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Speaker 1: been a wonderful day, not like Wednesday. Wednesday was bad,

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Speaker 1: in to Texans all access less than forty eight hours

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Speaker 1: away from the Texans facing the Denver Broncos in mile high.

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Speaker 1: It is literally a mile high because the entrance to

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Speaker 1: there's a sign that says you're in Denver, Colorado. The

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Speaker 1: sort of intimidating, but you can't be intimidated. On Sunday,

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Speaker 1: as I said, welcome in everybody. Glad you are here

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Speaker 1: with me for another edition. I am your host. John Harris,

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Speaker 1: football analyst and sideline reporter, geeked about going to Denver

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Speaker 1: and went there in fourteen for a preseason game. Actually

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Speaker 1: we could practice this, and then twenty sixteen went up

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Speaker 1: there for a Monday night game. Didn't go so well

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Speaker 1: twenty sixteen. Hopefully twenty eighteen is a different story. My

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Speaker 1: guess is it will be for a number of different reasons,

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Speaker 1: but we'll get into all of that. We've got my

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Speaker 1: Keys to the game, We've got my picks of NFL games.

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Speaker 1: We've also got Jordan Thomas who's gonna join us tonight

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Speaker 1: with our deep Slant interview of the week. We're gonna

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Speaker 1: go in the lab with Drew Doherty through eight games.

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Speaker 1: We did our podcast in the Lab and we talked

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Speaker 1: about some of the things that we've seen through half

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Speaker 1: a season, some of our favorite moments, some of the

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Speaker 1: more underrated moments would have been some of the biggest

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Speaker 1: surprises for the first half. So we'll have some of

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Speaker 1: that with you, and then we got our players segments tonight.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna get to know Deshaun Watson, who is who

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Speaker 1: took a college course that I guarantee you if I

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Speaker 1: it pretty awesome. So you're here from Deshaun Watson. We've

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Speaker 1: Kreem Jackson. Think of your playlist, Think of the playlist

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Speaker 1: be trouble. Kareem gets to the bottom of that in

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Speaker 1: the locker room. And then our final word of Drewe

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Speaker 1: Dorty is with Sneil Killamette. So good stuff from the

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Speaker 1: first year Texan who I think has done a really

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Speaker 1: last couple of weeks. But we're gonna start today with

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Speaker 1: our hot reads and they're brought to you by Geico

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Speaker 1: fifteen minutes, could say you fifteen percent or more on

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Speaker 1: with our good pal, the head coach in Houston, Texans,

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Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien. He sat down to preview the game with

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Speaker 1: Mark Vandermer, coach. What's it like to watch tape of

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Speaker 1: in the very last game they played. That's gonna be strange. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I'm sure it's a it's a it's an emotional week

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Speaker 1: And so this news come down today and I thought

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Speaker 1: Houston's Kareem Jackson named Week eight NFLPA Community MVP after

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Speaker 1: NFLPA Community Community MVP. Excellent stuff there. I've said it

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Speaker 1: Colvin Joseph, how do not play now? With Honor how

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Speaker 1: I think it's safety. The Texans, in fact, they got

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Speaker 1: even if Jjoe doesn't play. So Jjoe is questionable, but

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Speaker 1: most teams were saying, you're gonna We're gonna move you.

425
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Speaker 1: And were you okay with that? Was definitely okay with it?

426
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Speaker 1: You were you. You don't miss being I mean you

427
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Speaker 1: kind of get to have some of the same waters perks, Yeah,

428
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Speaker 1: just maybe not as many. Yeah, I don't miss it

429
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Speaker 1: at all. It's too much read, too much more blocking.

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Speaker 1: I think you probably are going to be a pretty

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Speaker 1: good blocker if size has anything with it. What do

432
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Speaker 1: you like off the football field? How would you describe yourself?

433
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Speaker 1: You seem like kind of a jokester. I don't really.

434
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Speaker 1: I mean, this is the first time I'm sitting down

435
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Speaker 1: and talking to you, so, like, what do you like

436
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Speaker 1: to do besides football? Jokester? Do you like to crack? You?

437
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Speaker 1: Have you called yourself a fat boy? I don't know

438
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Speaker 1: what do I like to do? I like to I'm

439
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Speaker 1: really a homebody, you know, I see it at home,

440
00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,960
Speaker 1: watch movies, watch TV, you know, relax. What kind of

441
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Speaker 1: movies like I have the whole thing of Fast and

442
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Speaker 1: a Furious collection. Okay, um, I have a collection of

443
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Speaker 1: Martin Martin Lawrence. Yes, the TV show US were action comedy. Yeah,

444
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Speaker 1: I'm big on com me. So see, I wasn't right

445
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Speaker 1: speaking of comedy. Your teammate kik Qt said you were

446
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Speaker 1: the easiest player on the team to prank. I feel

447
00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,679
Speaker 1: like there's a story here somewhere. Did he try to

448
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Speaker 1: prank you? Or were you pranks? Oh? Although some men

449
00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,800
Speaker 1: Hills roommates when we first got here for rookie minicamp

450
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Speaker 1: and in Virginia, so it was it was a lot

451
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Speaker 1: going on between me. You think he ever pranked you?

452
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Speaker 1: And you just don't know. I don't know. Maybe maybe

453
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Speaker 1: he's pulled some pranks. Maybe I don't know where he

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Speaker 1: gets that from. Maybe he had I don't remember. We've

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Speaker 1: Men and him laugh about a lot of things. So

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Speaker 1: I feel like man men and him has a have

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Speaker 1: a good connection with each other. You know, uh, with

458
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Speaker 1: movies too, So we watched a lot of movies when

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Speaker 1: we was in the OTAs and all that. So I

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Speaker 1: mean he's a he's a jokester himself too. Okay, I

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Speaker 1: would just watch out for him. I'm just saying, he

462
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Speaker 1: says that you're easy to prank. Aren't any more energy

463
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Speaker 1: leaps in your future? I'm sure you would have him

464
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Speaker 1: more touchdowns in your future, But do you think you're

465
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Speaker 1: ever going to do that or you've got something else

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Speaker 1: planned for the next time. Oh, we don't have to see,

467
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Speaker 1: you know, getting an end zone. It's pretty hard in

468
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Speaker 1: the NFL. It's not that easy. So we don't have

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Speaker 1: to see about that. I don't know yet. We got

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Speaker 1: some stuff up my sleeve, so all right, good stuff.

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Speaker 1: I can't wait to see what the second half of

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Speaker 1: the season holds. Free Jordan, thank you, thanks so much.

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Speaker 1: One of the things I immediately thought of Friday night,

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Speaker 1: well actually Thursday night, going into Friday morning after the

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Speaker 1: game against the Dolphins, having an idea that Will Fuller

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Speaker 1: was going to be injured just for the rest of

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Speaker 1: the year, given just based on what I saw some

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Speaker 1: on the locker room, et cetera, kind of feel like

479
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Speaker 1: Will's gonna be out for the year. And I thought, man, okay,

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Speaker 1: what are the options at wide receiver? And then it

481
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Speaker 1: popped in my head, Oh, you could put eighty three

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Speaker 1: out of wide receiver you could put that big joker

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Speaker 1: out there. You could do that like Missippi State did.

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Speaker 1: If you go back and watch Missisipi State last year

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Speaker 1: and you see eighty three and you're like, man, that's

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Speaker 1: a big tight end out wide. No. No, he played

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Speaker 1: wide receiver for Missisippi State. He's turned himself into a

488
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Speaker 1: pretty good tight end and did a great job on

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Speaker 1: Thursday getting the ends twice, getting loose on the bootleg

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Speaker 1: for the first touchdown, and then blocking and keeping his

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Speaker 1: block and then improvising with the Shaun Watson and I

492
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Speaker 1: said this in replay last Tuesday. Two of the Shawn's

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Speaker 1: best inside the five yard line plays I were sort

494
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Speaker 1: of improvisational, yes, but just the way he did it.

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Speaker 1: The one in Seattle to Lamar Miller where he spun around,

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Speaker 1: he got spun by through Marcus Smith the Seahawks, and

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Speaker 1: then Smith came back and had him after he missed

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Speaker 1: him the first time. Sean spun around and then was

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Speaker 1: going out the other way and Marcus Smith dove and

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Speaker 1: grabbed him, and as he was bringing him down to

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Speaker 1: Seawan fired at to Lamar Miller, and Lamar told him

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Speaker 1: in the huddle, hey, look if you need me I'm

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Speaker 1: just gonna I'm gonna make sure nobody's coming and then

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Speaker 1: circle up and he did hit him. Jordan Thomas was

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Speaker 1: blocking on that play, his second touchdown. He's blocking on

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Speaker 1: the play and then realized, Okay, the ball's not being thrown.

507
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Speaker 1: He looked back, saw the Seawan scrambling. He just went

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Speaker 1: found an open spot. When the Sean eventually found him

509
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Speaker 1: with one heck of a throw, Jordan snagged it for

510
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Speaker 1: hit the turf touchdown on a fourth and goal play.

511
00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,359
Speaker 1: Texans desperately needed that win over Miami need him on

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Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon against the Denver Broncos. Now the Texans are

513
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Speaker 1: gonna see Suet Cravens strong safety type, linebacker type, kind

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Speaker 1: of a hybrid guy. I imagine he's gonna see a

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Speaker 1: lot of Jordan Thomas in the passing game. So George's

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Speaker 1: gotta come up big. But Suet Cravens played his first

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Speaker 1: game since coming off IR. He's traded to the Broncos.

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Speaker 1: They immediately put him on IR as he had, you know,

519
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Speaker 1: a rough go of it at the end of his

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Speaker 1: career with Washington. At the end of his time with Washington,

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Speaker 1: at the end of his career and we haven't seen

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Speaker 1: him since, so he's ready to go and he'll be

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Speaker 1: activated from IR. So be interesting to see what Suet

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Speaker 1: Cravens brings to the party, but he will definitely see

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Speaker 1: I would imagine a lot of number eighty three, a

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Speaker 1: lot of number eighty eight, a lot of him. Brady Fource,

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Speaker 1: the tight End's gotta come up big and this one

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Speaker 1: all right, we get back. It's time for our first

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Speaker 1: Community Credit Union First Glance Keys to the Game Offense, Defense,

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Speaker 1: Special Teams. Texans have got five in a row. How

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Speaker 1: can they make it six? Well, I got those keys

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Speaker 1: for you next right here in Texans All Access, it

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Speaker 1: is time for our first Community Credit Union First Glance

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Speaker 1: Keys to the Game, brought to you by ACCU, the

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Speaker 1: Official Credit Union of the Houston Texans. Welcome back to

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Speaker 1: the show. I'm your host, Football and Listen silent reporter

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Speaker 1: for your Houston Texans, John Harrison. Glad to be with

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Speaker 1: you now each and every Friday, or I should say,

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Speaker 1: because we did a Thursday game last week, the day

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Speaker 1: before that would be a Wednesday. Luckily with games on

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Speaker 1: Thursday and on Friday. Oh I'm sorry, Thursday and Sunday

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Speaker 1: I have the pregame show, which is either Friday night,

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Speaker 1: Friday evening, is this tonight or Wednesday night, So the

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Speaker 1: work's either way. I do keys to the game I

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Speaker 1: go through and I've always done keys to the game.

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Speaker 1: I've been doing this for college football since I started

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Speaker 1: in two thousand and three and wrote them for Couge

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Speaker 1: Football News, Fox Sports, YAG Sports, you name it. I

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Speaker 1: did it, and I figured when I came out of

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Speaker 1: Texas I would continue to do that. But I just

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Speaker 1: do it in audio for him, and I'll do them

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Speaker 1: each and every week. This one Broncos Week nine, not

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Speaker 1: a team that we're totally familiar with. I'm not to

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Speaker 1: say the Dolphins, we weren't really familiar with them. The Jaguars,

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Speaker 1: I knew those jokers pretty well. First time we faced

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Speaker 1: the Broncos in two years. If you remember back to

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Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, oh, HARKing back on Monday night in Denver,

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Speaker 1: Man that you think back to that night, the Texans

559
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,760
Speaker 1: were coming off trying to remember they coming off a win.

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Speaker 1: I think they were coming off a win. Was it

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Speaker 1: the Colts win? It may have been, I can't remember,

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Speaker 1: but playing on a Monday night against Trevor Simeon. Texas

563
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Speaker 1: got off bang bang, I think to a ten nothing leader,

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Speaker 1: six nothing leading that game right off the bat, and

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Speaker 1: then the running game and Trevor Simeon just went crazy

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Speaker 1: and trying to get back in the ball game. I

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00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:56,560
Speaker 1: think it was twenty to nine, and the Texans were

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Speaker 1: moving the rock and taking up chunks of yards and

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Speaker 1: then fumbled the third quarter and then and it was

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00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,920
Speaker 1: not the thrumble. The thrumble also happened in that game too,

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Speaker 1: but that was that was a little later, so rough

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00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:09,880
Speaker 1: night in Denver, the last time they were there. Now

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Speaker 1: these are two different teams since then. That team was

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Speaker 1: quarterbacked by Trevor Simeon. This team quarterback by case Keenum.

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Speaker 1: That team had Emmanuel Sanders de Marius Thomas at wide receiver.

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Speaker 1: This will only have Emmanuel Sanders because they got a

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Speaker 1: rookie in Courtland sudden in one rookie they won't play

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Speaker 1: in Dayshawn Hamilton, Mary's Thomas now a Texan Texans on

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Speaker 1: the other side, very different as well. I remember in

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Speaker 1: that twenty sixteen game that was the night that Derek

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Speaker 1: Newton got hurt, actually hurt both knees early in that

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Speaker 1: game and was lost. Lessentially, we've we haven't seen Derek since,

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Speaker 1: so that was a that was a rough night. And

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Speaker 1: brockcasts while I was playing quarterback. He is another quarterback

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Speaker 1: down in Miami with Ryan Tannehill banged up. So two

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Speaker 1: different teams two years, a little over two years in

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Speaker 1: full time, actual time, and these teams have changed significantly

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Speaker 1: since then. Of course, Sean Watson quarterbacks this team. Now,

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Speaker 1: let's get into the keys of the game. No matter

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Speaker 1: how these two teams are different, Let's start with the

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Speaker 1: Texans offense in this one. Number one. I don't know

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Speaker 1: that I would have believed this in twenty sixteen. I

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Speaker 1: don't know that I would have said this, but I

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Speaker 1: think it's got to happen in twenty eighteen for sure.

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Speaker 1: The Texans must keep pounding the rock. Now, there are times,

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Speaker 1: and we've seen it over the years, where it's just

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Speaker 1: not gonna happen. Case in point Week three, Giants just

598
00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:37,160
Speaker 1: wasn't gonna happen. That day. Damian Harrison and Dalvin Thompson

599
00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:42,000
Speaker 1: were just eating alive the interior of the Texans offensive live,

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Speaker 1: just eating them alive. There was nothing, nothing in the

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Speaker 1: run game. But over the last couple of weeks from

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Speaker 1: that point forward. After the Giants game, they ran it okay,

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Speaker 1: Indianapolis ran it all right against Dallas. Then Buffalo is

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Speaker 1: a struggle for everybody. But then against Jacksonville kind of

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00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,920
Speaker 1: got cranked up one hundred and forty plus yards. Last

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Speaker 1: week against Miami, they just went nuts. Is one hundred

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Speaker 1: eighty eight hundred eighty nine yards. Keep the rock on

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Speaker 1: the ground, keep pounding the rock. A couple things that

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Speaker 1: ends up doing. Number one, it's gonna help you slow

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Speaker 1: it on the pass rush with Von Miller, Bradley Chubb,

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Speaker 1: they're gonna play the run, don't get me wrong. They're full,

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Speaker 1: complete players on on the edge. But you want to

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Speaker 1: slow them down if it all possible, even if it's

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Speaker 1: for a half second where they're bracing for the run

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Speaker 1: it's passed. It slows them down, that's great, but it

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Speaker 1: also wears them down too, not to a point where

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Speaker 1: they're gonna be grasping for air in the fourth quarter

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Speaker 1: like Jacksonville was, but you get them worn down in

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Speaker 1: a football sense, and that's kind of what what you

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Speaker 1: want to do and what you're looking for. So you

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Speaker 1: want to keep pounding it at fifty five and fifty eight.

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Speaker 1: The flip side of that of this is the Broncos

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Speaker 1: run defense has been abysmal this year has been abismal.

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Speaker 1: They no longer have Malite Jackson inside. They don't have

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Speaker 1: Danni tre Athon or Wesley Woodyard at linebackers. Those are

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Speaker 1: three very important parts of their twenty fifteen defense. They

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Speaker 1: don't have a DeMarcus Ware who could play the run

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Speaker 1: pretty well. Now, Bradley Chub's pretty good against run and passed,

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Speaker 1: his ninth game, is that right, ninth game of his career.

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Speaker 1: So the twenty fifteen Dever defense that was a rock

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Speaker 1: star defense and maybe one of the best we've ever seen.

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Speaker 1: Completely difference now completely different. Now. One other area where

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Speaker 1: they got a lot of help in the run game

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Speaker 1: was also from their safety from Darry and Stewart in particular,

636
00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:34,840
Speaker 1: Darry and Stewart gonna be out of this one, so

637
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,080
Speaker 1: we may see a lot of Stuart Craven's, who's gonna

638
00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:38,760
Speaker 1: be playing for the first time this year in twenty

639
00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,720
Speaker 1: eighteen after being traded for the Washington Redskins. So these

640
00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:46,600
Speaker 1: defenses from twenty fifteen to twenty sixteen with the Texans

641
00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:48,920
Speaker 1: saw then and what they're seeing now are totally different.

642
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,560
Speaker 1: I don't think they're as good inside. Derek Wolf is

643
00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,240
Speaker 1: still there and he is a big concern to me.

644
00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,479
Speaker 1: But with fifty eight and fifty five, you gotta run

645
00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,120
Speaker 1: the football at them every single play. There's got to

646
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:02,520
Speaker 1: be a guy or two or even three just physically

647
00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:06,240
Speaker 1: wearing down fifty eight and fifty five that puts the

648
00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:09,600
Speaker 1: ball in twenty six twenty eight hands and Lamar Miller

649
00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,200
Speaker 1: and Alfred Blues hands and I'm fine with that. Keep

650
00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:14,760
Speaker 1: running the rock. A coach of Brian will tell you

651
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:17,400
Speaker 1: he looks for a line of scrimmage. Is it moving?

652
00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:19,520
Speaker 1: Are they moving the line of scrimmage? Is it a

653
00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:24,440
Speaker 1: stalemate or are they the Broncos winning that stealemate? Because

654
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,360
Speaker 1: if the Broncos are winning it, then you know he

655
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,560
Speaker 1: might get away from it like they did against the

656
00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:30,320
Speaker 1: New York Giants. They were forced to get away with it,

657
00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,880
Speaker 1: get away from it. But if they're moving a line

658
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,760
Speaker 1: of scrimmage, they're moving guys off the ball, then he's

659
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,240
Speaker 1: going to continue with it, no matter whether they have

660
00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:42,560
Speaker 1: success early on or that success comes later on. If

661
00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:44,360
Speaker 1: he's moving the line of scrimmage. That they're moving it,

662
00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:45,880
Speaker 1: then they're going to continue to run it. And I

663
00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:48,240
Speaker 1: like coach Philosphy on that, which leads me to point

664
00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:51,840
Speaker 1: number two. Get the second or six or less. Keep

665
00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,360
Speaker 1: the Broncos off track. Get the second and six. And

666
00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,120
Speaker 1: if you went back and looked at the last two

667
00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,800
Speaker 1: weeks in particular, I guarantee you were in second and

668
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:03,520
Speaker 1: havn second in six something less than that a majority

669
00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,720
Speaker 1: of the time. And that's really helped. When you get

670
00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:07,440
Speaker 1: the third down, you're looking at third and two, you're

671
00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,120
Speaker 1: looking at third and one, you're looking at third and four.

672
00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:10,839
Speaker 1: You're not looking at third and fifteen. You're all look

673
00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:14,960
Speaker 1: at third twenty. You've limited the penalties, you've limited the turnovers,

674
00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,680
Speaker 1: you've limited the mistakes such that you can get into

675
00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:19,920
Speaker 1: makeable down at distance. But you've got to be really

676
00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:22,840
Speaker 1: good on first down. If you are really good on

677
00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,479
Speaker 1: first down, you don't let fifty eight and fifty five

678
00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,360
Speaker 1: Miller and Chubb just load up and start coming after you.

679
00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:31,080
Speaker 1: So if you can get them to second and six,

680
00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:34,440
Speaker 1: then you're forcing them to play the run first and

681
00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:37,160
Speaker 1: then rush after that, and that's all really you need

682
00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:38,880
Speaker 1: is to slow them down for a little bit, so

683
00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:40,960
Speaker 1: get the second or six or less. That's got to be.

684
00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,560
Speaker 1: The goal on first down is to pick up four

685
00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:45,839
Speaker 1: yards or more. And if you do that, you're gonna

686
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:48,160
Speaker 1: be sitting in a pretty good situation. Now, one of

687
00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:51,640
Speaker 1: the things I noticed for keen number three was against

688
00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:56,360
Speaker 1: the Rams. Now, the Rams are potent, very potent offense,

689
00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:59,319
Speaker 1: no doubt. Jared Goff, good off. It's a line, Todd

690
00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:01,960
Speaker 1: Gurley in about field. At that time, the Rams had

691
00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:06,520
Speaker 1: had all the receivers available, Cooper Cup, Robert Woods, Brandon Cooks.

692
00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:08,759
Speaker 1: They had all the receivers available, so they were full go.

693
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:14,160
Speaker 1: And so when the Rams would come out in either

694
00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:18,919
Speaker 1: eleven or even twelve personnel, eleven personnel will be one back,

695
00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,160
Speaker 1: one running back, one tight end, three wide receivers. Twelve

696
00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,680
Speaker 1: personnel will be one running back, two tight ends, two

697
00:35:24,719 --> 00:35:28,560
Speaker 1: wide receivers. Either they were eleven or twelve personnel, the

698
00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:31,760
Speaker 1: Broncos would go nickel, and in going nickel, the Rams

699
00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:34,279
Speaker 1: would check the line, scrimmage, golf would check to a run,

700
00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,440
Speaker 1: and they had success running. Now, Girly had two hundred

701
00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:39,160
Speaker 1: and seven yards that day, not all of it against nickel.

702
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,240
Speaker 1: But there are plenty of times that saw the Broncos

703
00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,040
Speaker 1: and nickel and the Rams would check to a run.

704
00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:47,040
Speaker 1: So if they're nickel, do the same thing. Run they

705
00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,800
Speaker 1: check in the nickel, and or they're in nickel and

706
00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:53,080
Speaker 1: you're in not in like second and fifteen, your first

707
00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:55,560
Speaker 1: and tend and they're in nickel, and you've got your

708
00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,239
Speaker 1: one tight ends. You're eleven personnel as long as you're

709
00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:00,800
Speaker 1: not ten personnel, which Texas don't get in a lot anyways.

710
00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:02,600
Speaker 1: In fact, I don't think they do that at all,

711
00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:04,560
Speaker 1: especially with some of the receivers they've had banged up.

712
00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:07,480
Speaker 1: Ten personnel would be no tight ends with one running

713
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:08,960
Speaker 1: back and four wide receivers, and they don't get in

714
00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:12,040
Speaker 1: that set a lot. So if you're an eleven personnel

715
00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:13,919
Speaker 1: or you're a twelve personnel and they get a nickel,

716
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,360
Speaker 1: just run the rock, just run right at him. I

717
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,239
Speaker 1: think you have success. The Rams did. I think other

718
00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,000
Speaker 1: teams have done that. The Jets did that as well.

719
00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:23,719
Speaker 1: I think you have success doing that. Keen number four,

720
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,239
Speaker 1: get the Marrius to catch early, get him something early

721
00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:30,440
Speaker 1: in the game, just to get his just confidence, just

722
00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:33,399
Speaker 1: get his feet underneath him. Just let his teammates pat

723
00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:34,919
Speaker 1: him on the back. One of the things he talked

724
00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:36,880
Speaker 1: about in the locker room on Friday was what a

725
00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:40,000
Speaker 1: family atmosphere this really is with the Texans. He just

726
00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:42,080
Speaker 1: really got that good vibe in the locker room from

727
00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:44,200
Speaker 1: the guys this week. And that's something I've been talking

728
00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:46,439
Speaker 1: about for a while. Get him a catch and you'll

729
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:49,000
Speaker 1: see kind of more of that fostered. I think for

730
00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:51,040
Speaker 1: the Marius Thomas, you don't have to be a touchdown,

731
00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:52,839
Speaker 1: but just get him something he can do. He can

732
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,280
Speaker 1: do something with it, whether it's a little quick screen,

733
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,359
Speaker 1: whether it's a slant route, just something maybe a one

734
00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,440
Speaker 1: on one route just on an out route. What Get

735
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:02,800
Speaker 1: to marries the ball early, just to get his confidence,

736
00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:05,319
Speaker 1: just to get his feet underneath him and let him

737
00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,759
Speaker 1: realize that the guys love having him on his team

738
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:10,960
Speaker 1: and they need him to be on his team. Keen

739
00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:15,200
Speaker 1: number five on offense. If there's no key kiqt, they

740
00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,399
Speaker 1: get the tight ends involved in the inside passing game.

741
00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:20,319
Speaker 1: Get them involved. Jordan Thomas had two touchdowns and four

742
00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:23,960
Speaker 1: catches last week. Keep getting Jordan Nakins involved. Ryan Griffin's

743
00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:26,359
Speaker 1: gonna be back, Get him involved. Get the tight ends

744
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:30,080
Speaker 1: back involved and the keen number five, No done, Keen

745
00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:33,560
Speaker 1: number six, sorry, play action off run early. Maybe you

746
00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:35,960
Speaker 1: steal one if you start running the rocket. They know

747
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,680
Speaker 1: you're gonna run the ball. They know that the Texans

748
00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:40,920
Speaker 1: want to run the football and you don't have Will Fuller.

749
00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:43,839
Speaker 1: So they're thinking, look, even if they run play action,

750
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:45,759
Speaker 1: we're still good. But they're gonna sell it to stop

751
00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:49,239
Speaker 1: the run. So maybe play action early get you one

752
00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:51,960
Speaker 1: down the field. So don't be afraid to go to

753
00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,160
Speaker 1: play action early on in this one. All right, let's

754
00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:55,520
Speaker 1: go to the defensive side of the ball, and I'll

755
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,319
Speaker 1: start with number one. And this goes for any week,

756
00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,280
Speaker 1: but I think in particular this week it's to tackle

757
00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:05,840
Speaker 1: inside linebackers with know Zach Cunningham could be Brian Peters,

758
00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:09,880
Speaker 1: that could be Josh Kais, That could be Peter Calmbadi,

759
00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:11,680
Speaker 1: could be a number of different guys that are playing

760
00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:14,640
Speaker 1: in stide linebacker. Those guys have got to tackle, They've

761
00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:17,320
Speaker 1: got to tackle well. B Mac is a really good tackler.

762
00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:20,160
Speaker 1: He doesn't allow much in space. But Philip Lindsay runs hard.

763
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:24,960
Speaker 1: Race Freeman runs hard. These guys run hard. They're not

764
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,960
Speaker 1: the most polished running backs yet, but they run no

765
00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:32,040
Speaker 1: rock hard, so you've got to tackle and tackle well.

766
00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:34,879
Speaker 1: Second and seven and they run it for two yards

767
00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:37,200
Speaker 1: and guys meet him and he turns that into a

768
00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:39,399
Speaker 1: six yard game to set up third and one when

769
00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:41,520
Speaker 1: it really could be third and five. I mean, that's

770
00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,680
Speaker 1: a huge difference. The hidden yards in this game. You

771
00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:46,279
Speaker 1: can't allow to them because you tackle poorly. And the

772
00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:50,160
Speaker 1: Texas they're not a bad tackling team. However, against Frank Gore,

773
00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:53,160
Speaker 1: he was able to pick up some additional yards after contact.

774
00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:55,480
Speaker 1: That can't happen this week against Lindsay and the Bronco

775
00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:59,120
Speaker 1: running backs. Number two D line was listening miked up

776
00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:02,239
Speaker 1: this week and they had about a five to six

777
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:03,840
Speaker 1: minute and they kind of bounce around. The league have

778
00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:06,799
Speaker 1: different things, and the mics caught some cool stuff from

779
00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:08,680
Speaker 1: JJ Watt on the sideline. But then they caught a

780
00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:11,520
Speaker 1: shot of Romeo Cornell talking to the defensive line and

781
00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:15,080
Speaker 1: he said, get off your blocks. Get off your blocks,

782
00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:17,200
Speaker 1: don't get hung up on blocks, and hope that the

783
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:20,880
Speaker 1: referees are gonna holding for you. Get off your blocks,

784
00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,560
Speaker 1: use your hands, be strong. Anthony Weaver does a great

785
00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,440
Speaker 1: job at teaching handwork, and those guys that gott to

786
00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,879
Speaker 1: re apply it this week, really apply it this week.

787
00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:30,360
Speaker 1: The lines gotta stay fresh, they gotta rotate, and they

788
00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:34,120
Speaker 1: gotta get off blocks. Number three, Cortland Sutton is the

789
00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:36,360
Speaker 1: main reason to marry as Thomas is here in Houston.

790
00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:39,520
Speaker 1: They want to see what the rookie's got. He's uber

791
00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:43,719
Speaker 1: talented six four two twenty basketball playing in his background.

792
00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:45,440
Speaker 1: They will throw the ball up to him and let

793
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:48,920
Speaker 1: him go get it. He is a big, physical, poor

794
00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,640
Speaker 1: man's Julio Jones. You cannot allow him to go get

795
00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:54,840
Speaker 1: one down the field. Defensive backs gotta be in great position.

796
00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:56,800
Speaker 1: They gotta make plays on the ball, and they cannot

797
00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,959
Speaker 1: allow Courtland Sutton to do anything deep down the field.

798
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:01,759
Speaker 1: Case will take a shots and he'll take him by

799
00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:03,120
Speaker 1: just throwing it up to him and let him go

800
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:07,480
Speaker 1: get it. Number four. That leads me to Case. Case keen.

801
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:09,880
Speaker 1: Him as a quarterback has generated a lot of big plays.

802
00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,560
Speaker 1: The Broncos are thirty the NFL with plays of twenty

803
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:16,120
Speaker 1: plus yards or more, third in the NFL, So they've

804
00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:18,359
Speaker 1: created some big plays, and a few of those they've

805
00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:22,120
Speaker 1: gotten because Case has made time in the pocket and

806
00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:25,320
Speaker 1: then got gotten out of the pocket and made a

807
00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:30,520
Speaker 1: play down the field. We must must keep casing the well.

808
00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:32,719
Speaker 1: Talked about this the last couple of weeks. Did a

809
00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:35,200
Speaker 1: pretty good job with Brock, keeping Brock in the well.

810
00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:38,719
Speaker 1: In fact, no touchdowns, one interception. The only big play

811
00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:41,560
Speaker 1: they had was dating him Adola throwing it Case. You

812
00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:44,279
Speaker 1: got to keep them in the well. If you keep

813
00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:47,200
Speaker 1: him in that pocket, and he's gonna take a while

814
00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:49,520
Speaker 1: to throw the football, but what Case would like his

815
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:51,560
Speaker 1: sight lines and so a lot of times he wants

816
00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:53,600
Speaker 1: to get out of there and so he can see

817
00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:56,040
Speaker 1: he see a little bit better and see what's going on.

818
00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:59,960
Speaker 1: Scrambled drill kill you. So you've got to keep him

819
00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:03,440
Speaker 1: in the well. Close that well down on Case. I

820
00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:05,480
Speaker 1: don't know if it's so much about the pressure this week,

821
00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:10,200
Speaker 1: although pressure is something that Romeo Crenell does not back

822
00:41:10,239 --> 00:41:14,080
Speaker 1: away from. But keeping Case in the well, being smart

823
00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:16,239
Speaker 1: with your rush. If you get too far afield, he's

824
00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:18,480
Speaker 1: gonna sneak in and get back out, and now he's

825
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:21,000
Speaker 1: on the run, and that puts linebackers in trouble because

826
00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:23,799
Speaker 1: linebackers are like, wait a second, he's scrambling. I gotta

827
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:25,520
Speaker 1: go get him. But then again, if I leave my post,

828
00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:27,960
Speaker 1: he's gonna throw this crossing route to the receiver that's

829
00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:31,200
Speaker 1: joining him in the scramble drill, So don't put your

830
00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:34,000
Speaker 1: linebackers in peril. Did a pretty good job against Blake

831
00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:36,400
Speaker 1: Bortles with this. You gotta do a similar job with

832
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:38,680
Speaker 1: Case keym this week in case he'll throw it a

833
00:41:38,719 --> 00:41:40,640
Speaker 1: little bit better than Blake does. So you got to

834
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,040
Speaker 1: eliminate those big plays. But you gotta keep him in

835
00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:45,719
Speaker 1: the well that I think is the biggest thing that

836
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:49,560
Speaker 1: to me is the biggest keys. That is the biggest key.

837
00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:53,400
Speaker 1: Show them some different looks, change things up a little bit,

838
00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:56,640
Speaker 1: but you've got to keep Case in the well. My

839
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:59,080
Speaker 1: own my key on special teams, and this one is

840
00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:02,719
Speaker 1: gonna be kind of interesting. But the altitude, How much

841
00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:05,760
Speaker 1: does the altitude play a factor? Especially on long field

842
00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:09,680
Speaker 1: goal attempts? Will you take a shot with Kaymie Fairbairn

843
00:42:09,920 --> 00:42:12,719
Speaker 1: from a little bit longer distance than beforehand? That's something

844
00:42:12,760 --> 00:42:14,719
Speaker 1: that Brad Celia and Tracy Smith will get to handle

845
00:42:14,760 --> 00:42:17,760
Speaker 1: on early in warm ups and then relay that information

846
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:21,440
Speaker 1: to Bill O'Brien because that's gonna be hugely important. Hey, coach,

847
00:42:21,640 --> 00:42:24,840
Speaker 1: I think that Kayami can do it in this altitude

848
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,880
Speaker 1: from fifty nine, maybe even sixty, So don't be afraid

849
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:30,880
Speaker 1: to give him a shot, especially if it's end of

850
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:35,160
Speaker 1: half and definitely end of game. Let the altitude work

851
00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:37,640
Speaker 1: for you. Trevor Daniels gotta picked it up as well.

852
00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:41,160
Speaker 1: I used to love talking to both Kayami and Shane

853
00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:44,080
Speaker 1: Leckler about kicking in Denver and what it was like

854
00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:48,120
Speaker 1: and Shane Shane's eyes a lit up. I love punting here.

855
00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:51,560
Speaker 1: I love it. So take advantage of that altitude. Make

856
00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:54,279
Speaker 1: it your friend if you will. On Sunday. All right,

857
00:42:54,320 --> 00:42:56,560
Speaker 1: those are you first Community Credit Union, first glance keys

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Speaker 1: to the game? Coming up next? How about my picks

859
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Speaker 1: of all NFL games against the spread? And straight up

860
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Speaker 1: you got your Texas pick them that you can go

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Speaker 1: own Texas pick them next right here in Texans All Access.

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Speaker 1: Welcome back to the second hour of Texans All Access

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Speaker 1: on this Friday evening. Glad you are spending it with me.

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00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:22,200
Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst and sideline reporter

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00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:26,560
Speaker 1: for your Houston Texans, and it's time to go around

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Speaker 1: the NFL and by going around in the NFL, I

868
00:43:28,880 --> 00:43:31,719
Speaker 1: mean we're gonna make some picks, baby, That's what we

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Speaker 1: are going to do. And I would encourage you to

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874
00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:52,400
Speaker 1: owing one already. I picked these games straight up and

875
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:54,879
Speaker 1: against the spread. That's how I do it. I think

876
00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:57,160
Speaker 1: Texans pick them. You just gotta pick. You gotta pick

877
00:43:57,239 --> 00:43:59,759
Speaker 1: win us. You gotta pick win US. I don't think

878
00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:02,640
Speaker 1: you're about to spread at that point. Todd Gurley probably

879
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:04,239
Speaker 1: messed you up last week if you had gone with

880
00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:08,480
Speaker 1: the spread. It did for me. But I actually appreciated

881
00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:11,120
Speaker 1: what Gurley did last week against the Packers. If you

882
00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:14,799
Speaker 1: missed it, the Rams I believe were a nine. Maybe

883
00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:17,800
Speaker 1: it wasn't that many, maybe seven seven, eight point favorite

884
00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:21,480
Speaker 1: had a two point lead against the Packers and Gurly

885
00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:24,560
Speaker 1: breaks a run and he very easily could have sprint

886
00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:26,440
Speaker 1: it in the end zone. An extra point would have

887
00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:28,560
Speaker 1: made it a nine point lead. Run two scores. But

888
00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:32,080
Speaker 1: here's the thing. And I thought about this after a while,

889
00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:33,520
Speaker 1: I was like, well, I would have put him up nine.

890
00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:36,560
Speaker 1: But then again, extra point is not a given. What

891
00:44:36,719 --> 00:44:38,440
Speaker 1: if you miss the extra point when it gets blocked

892
00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:41,080
Speaker 1: and run back, anything can happen on the extra point.

893
00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:44,719
Speaker 1: If something does happen, now it's only eight point lead

894
00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:47,200
Speaker 1: and you give the ball back Daron Rodgers, there's still

895
00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:49,719
Speaker 1: a chance. So Gurley took that out of there. But

896
00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:51,840
Speaker 1: there were a lot of betters who took the Rams

897
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:55,560
Speaker 1: to win that and cover the spread that we're none

898
00:44:55,640 --> 00:44:58,239
Speaker 1: too happy with Todd Gurley. I thought it was great.

899
00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:00,600
Speaker 1: Even though I picked the Rams to win, picked them

900
00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:02,759
Speaker 1: to win, and picked him to cover. I thought it

901
00:45:02,840 --> 00:45:04,759
Speaker 1: was a brilliant move for Todd Gurley. So I was

902
00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:07,120
Speaker 1: very I was very pleased with that, just to see

903
00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:13,440
Speaker 1: football situationally played perfectly. Now, last night's game missed it completely.

904
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:16,600
Speaker 1: I had the Raiders plus two and a half and

905
00:45:16,719 --> 00:45:20,040
Speaker 1: I thought, yeah, forty nine are starting third string quarterback,

906
00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:23,200
Speaker 1: No way not gonna happen. Raiders are gonna roll. This

907
00:45:23,360 --> 00:45:25,560
Speaker 1: is not a long road trip for them. They're gonna

908
00:45:25,640 --> 00:45:29,640
Speaker 1: roll Derek. And that's the worst defense I've ever seen.

909
00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:31,880
Speaker 1: I don't know that I've seen the worst defense. It

910
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:36,399
Speaker 1: is brutally bad, brutally bad. Now, the Raiders are gonna

911
00:45:36,440 --> 00:45:38,120
Speaker 1: have a lot of picks and drafts coming up, but

912
00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:41,279
Speaker 1: it's gonna take a little while to fix, especially all

913
00:45:41,360 --> 00:45:43,760
Speaker 1: that ails them on the defensive side. They gave away

914
00:45:44,440 --> 00:45:47,720
Speaker 1: by giveaway, they traded away one of the best defensive

915
00:45:47,719 --> 00:45:51,000
Speaker 1: players in the league, Cloe Mac. They have and drafted

916
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:53,880
Speaker 1: a bunch of rookies on the defensive line and waiting

917
00:45:53,960 --> 00:45:56,680
Speaker 1: for those guys to kind of get it really going.

918
00:45:57,080 --> 00:46:00,799
Speaker 1: But other than that, they don't have anybody. And Nick

919
00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:03,560
Speaker 1: Mullins put it on them last night. So miss that one,

920
00:46:03,680 --> 00:46:06,320
Speaker 1: but got plenty of them. So let's dive into these games.

921
00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:11,280
Speaker 1: But before we do that, I need my game picking music.

922
00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:14,759
Speaker 1: And there it is. Oh, it's soothes the soul, the

923
00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:19,960
Speaker 1: NFL films music. All right, Let's start with the Carolina

924
00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:23,720
Speaker 1: Panthers taken on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers down to Carolina

925
00:46:23,840 --> 00:46:27,239
Speaker 1: Panthers coming off a scintillating win last week over the

926
00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:31,000
Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens. Thirty six points the Panthers scored showed all

927
00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:34,840
Speaker 1: the different layers to their offense. The Panthers are favored

928
00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:39,120
Speaker 1: by six and a half. The Buccaneers will start Ryan Fitzpatrick,

929
00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:43,399
Speaker 1: and the Buccaneers are all over the map. But going

930
00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:48,240
Speaker 1: to Carolina starting fitzye, I think that's turnovers waiting to happen.

931
00:46:48,760 --> 00:46:51,560
Speaker 1: I think that the Panthers will win this one by

932
00:46:51,640 --> 00:46:54,800
Speaker 1: at least seven. So let's give Carolina the win and

933
00:46:54,960 --> 00:46:58,279
Speaker 1: the cover. In Charlotte, the Panthers will move to six

934
00:46:58,400 --> 00:47:02,080
Speaker 1: and two. How about that? And depending on what happens

935
00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:04,160
Speaker 1: with Rams and Saints, and we'll get to that in

936
00:47:04,200 --> 00:47:06,600
Speaker 1: a little bit. That I'll take place in New Orleans,

937
00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:10,080
Speaker 1: they could be tied at the top the NFC, south

938
00:47:10,120 --> 00:47:11,920
Speaker 1: of the Saints if the Rams end up knocking off

939
00:47:11,960 --> 00:47:15,560
Speaker 1: the Saints. So Panthers get it done early. The new

940
00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:20,040
Speaker 1: offensive coordinator, North Turner, Cam Newton, and some very interesting

941
00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:24,319
Speaker 1: offensive pieces. They don't all fit into perfect. Christian McCaffrey's

942
00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:28,680
Speaker 1: not your prototypical running back, Chris Samuel's not a protypical receiver.

943
00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:31,960
Speaker 1: Devin Funchis is almost like a tight end, but he's

944
00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:35,520
Speaker 1: playing receiver. But they all fit together pretty well. So

945
00:47:35,840 --> 00:47:37,960
Speaker 1: give the Panthers to win and the cover of that

946
00:47:38,120 --> 00:47:41,320
Speaker 1: six and a half points. Let's go to Atlanta. The

947
00:47:41,480 --> 00:47:44,440
Speaker 1: Falcons are taken on the Redskins. Now, this one will

948
00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:48,520
Speaker 1: take place in Washington, but I just have this hunch

949
00:47:48,760 --> 00:47:51,359
Speaker 1: Atlanta coming off of bye I just had this hunch

950
00:47:51,640 --> 00:47:55,120
Speaker 1: that Atlanta has got something for the Redskins. The Redskins

951
00:47:55,840 --> 00:47:59,600
Speaker 1: had thereby and there They've got the Falcons, and then

952
00:47:59,600 --> 00:48:03,400
Speaker 1: they've got the Texans coming up very soon. Adrian Peterson's

953
00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:06,480
Speaker 1: a little banged up in this one, but the Falcons

954
00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:10,200
Speaker 1: starting to get some guys back on the defensive side. Offensively,

955
00:48:10,239 --> 00:48:11,759
Speaker 1: I think they can put up points to anybody. That's

956
00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:14,880
Speaker 1: gonna be a great match up the Falcons offense against

957
00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:18,000
Speaker 1: the Redskins defense. We'll really see what the Redskins defense

958
00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:20,960
Speaker 1: is made of facing Matt Ryan and the boys from Atlanta.

959
00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:22,600
Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with the Falcons and this one. The

960
00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:25,319
Speaker 1: Falcons are a point and half underdog on the road

961
00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:28,960
Speaker 1: in Washington. I'm gonna go with the Falcons one and

962
00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:30,640
Speaker 1: a half. It's pretty much straight up. I'm picking the

963
00:48:30,680 --> 00:48:33,320
Speaker 1: Falcons to win this thing straight up against Washington in

964
00:48:33,600 --> 00:48:39,279
Speaker 1: the Nation's capital. The Minnesota Vikings are straga lang at home.

965
00:48:39,840 --> 00:48:43,040
Speaker 1: Had an opportunity last week against the Saints thirteen ten

966
00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:47,239
Speaker 1: ball game they could have made it a seventeen ten

967
00:48:47,960 --> 00:48:51,759
Speaker 1: seventeen thirteen game going into the half. Instead, amathy the

968
00:48:51,880 --> 00:48:54,720
Speaker 1: fubbles Saints going down to score. They make it twenty

969
00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:57,400
Speaker 1: to ten. So instead of the Vikings being up seventeen thirteen,

970
00:48:57,480 --> 00:48:59,400
Speaker 1: they're down twenty ten going and a half. And then

971
00:48:59,440 --> 00:49:01,760
Speaker 1: it was a turn fest in the second half. Vikings

972
00:49:01,800 --> 00:49:04,720
Speaker 1: took one on the chin against the Saints. The Lions

973
00:49:04,760 --> 00:49:07,040
Speaker 1: come in here, up and down and up and down

974
00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:09,279
Speaker 1: and up and down and all over the map. I

975
00:49:09,360 --> 00:49:11,160
Speaker 1: don't really know what to expect from the from the

976
00:49:11,200 --> 00:49:13,160
Speaker 1: Lions at that point. They don't really know what to

977
00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:15,439
Speaker 1: expect from the Vikings. But the Vikings are playing at home.

978
00:49:16,160 --> 00:49:18,000
Speaker 1: So I'm gonna give the Vikings a four and a

979
00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:20,080
Speaker 1: half point favorite. I'm gonna give them the win and

980
00:49:20,239 --> 00:49:23,560
Speaker 1: the cover in this one against Detroit. Detroit no longer

981
00:49:23,640 --> 00:49:26,960
Speaker 1: has Golden Tate, so they're gonna have to get contributions,

982
00:49:27,160 --> 00:49:29,560
Speaker 1: probably more so from the running game. Carry On Johnson

983
00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:32,359
Speaker 1: has been a big time player for them. The Garrett Blunt,

984
00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:35,080
Speaker 1: They're gonna pound the rock against Minnesota. I think Minnesota

985
00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:38,759
Speaker 1: is able to handle that and stop the Lions at

986
00:49:38,840 --> 00:49:40,960
Speaker 1: least slow the Lions down and the Vikings will get

987
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:43,040
Speaker 1: to win and cover that four and a half. Buffalo

988
00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:46,440
Speaker 1: gets a visit from the Bears. Now, the Bears haven't

989
00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:51,360
Speaker 1: been to Buffalo since two thousand and two. Yeah, you

990
00:49:51,480 --> 00:49:55,480
Speaker 1: heard that, since two thousand and two. Every eight years

991
00:49:55,560 --> 00:49:58,840
Speaker 1: you go to AFC plays. But in two ten the

992
00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:01,879
Speaker 1: Bears and Build played in Toronto, so it's the first

993
00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:05,800
Speaker 1: time the Bears have been in Buffalo. And this is

994
00:50:05,840 --> 00:50:09,320
Speaker 1: sort of a homecoming for clill Mac if he plays.

995
00:50:10,320 --> 00:50:12,879
Speaker 1: If he plays, and that's a big if he is missed.

996
00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:14,560
Speaker 1: The last couple of weeks kind of been up and

997
00:50:14,640 --> 00:50:16,640
Speaker 1: down deal, and I believe with an ankle injury, the

998
00:50:16,760 --> 00:50:19,480
Speaker 1: Bills are a mess. They're gonna start it looks like

999
00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:25,640
Speaker 1: Nathan Peterman, but playing in Western New York, the Bills

1000
00:50:25,680 --> 00:50:28,160
Speaker 1: can keep it closer than ten and a half, So

1001
00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:31,720
Speaker 1: I think the Bears will eke one out against that defense.

1002
00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:34,839
Speaker 1: It's gonna be tough, but the Bills will get under.

1003
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:37,000
Speaker 1: It's ten and a half point spread. The Bills will

1004
00:50:37,040 --> 00:50:39,680
Speaker 1: get inside that, So give the Bears the win. The

1005
00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:43,920
Speaker 1: Bills to cover up in Western New York, the site

1006
00:50:44,280 --> 00:50:47,280
Speaker 1: of Bears, Bills and clil macwill see if he plays

1007
00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:50,760
Speaker 1: where he spent his four college years at the University

1008
00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:55,600
Speaker 1: of Buffalo Miami. The Dolphins taken on the Jets. I

1009
00:50:56,520 --> 00:50:58,680
Speaker 1: have no idea what to expect from either team. We

1010
00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:03,439
Speaker 1: sell the Dolphins last Thursday. Defense couldn't stop us at all.

1011
00:51:03,680 --> 00:51:07,320
Speaker 1: Now we were firing all cylinders. Jets not gonna be

1012
00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:10,600
Speaker 1: firing all cylinders, not at that point yet. Sam Donald's

1013
00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:12,359
Speaker 1: gonna be the right fit for the New York Jets.

1014
00:51:12,680 --> 00:51:14,640
Speaker 1: Jets of three and five and again, so like a

1015
00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:16,799
Speaker 1: few other teams that we talked about, up and down

1016
00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:18,680
Speaker 1: all over the map, Dolphin's kind of the same way.

1017
00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:21,640
Speaker 1: But the Dolphins playing at home, I'm gonna give them

1018
00:51:21,719 --> 00:51:24,320
Speaker 1: the edge. Dolphin's favored by two and a half Vegas

1019
00:51:24,360 --> 00:51:27,480
Speaker 1: at that point. Thinks they're probably even maybe a little

1020
00:51:27,680 --> 00:51:29,320
Speaker 1: edge straight up to the Jets. But I think the

1021
00:51:29,360 --> 00:51:32,040
Speaker 1: Dolphins are gonna get this done and win and cover

1022
00:51:32,360 --> 00:51:35,920
Speaker 1: the two and a half. Kansas City goes to Cleveland.

1023
00:51:36,840 --> 00:51:39,520
Speaker 1: Greg Williams will be the interim head coach for the Browns.

1024
00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:42,840
Speaker 1: Freddy Kitchens will be the offensive coordinator for the Browns.

1025
00:51:43,160 --> 00:51:45,759
Speaker 1: They seemingly don't like each other, which I think is

1026
00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:47,680
Speaker 1: gonna make for interesting watching the rest of the year.

1027
00:51:47,719 --> 00:51:50,840
Speaker 1: With the Browns Hugh Jackson out this week, the Chiefs

1028
00:51:50,880 --> 00:51:53,399
Speaker 1: are rolling at seven and one. They scored thirty last

1029
00:51:53,440 --> 00:51:56,920
Speaker 1: week and ran the ball for forty nine yards. Now,

1030
00:51:56,960 --> 00:51:59,080
Speaker 1: if the Chiefs don't turn it over, they're gonna blow

1031
00:51:59,120 --> 00:52:02,760
Speaker 1: out Cleveland if they don't turn over. But the Browns

1032
00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:05,719
Speaker 1: have been so good creating turnovers, that's what's kept them

1033
00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:09,000
Speaker 1: in games. I don't think this is the week it happens.

1034
00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:11,560
Speaker 1: I think the Chiefs will cover that they'll win by

1035
00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:14,640
Speaker 1: ten to fourteen. I think at a minimum. So let's

1036
00:52:14,640 --> 00:52:17,359
Speaker 1: go Chiefs with the win and they'll cover the eight

1037
00:52:17,440 --> 00:52:19,000
Speaker 1: and a half point spread. So the Chiefs are eight

1038
00:52:19,040 --> 00:52:21,240
Speaker 1: and a half point favorites on the road. That seems

1039
00:52:21,239 --> 00:52:22,960
Speaker 1: a little low. I'll go to Chiefs to win this

1040
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:26,160
Speaker 1: by more than eight and a half. So Chiefs win

1041
00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:30,400
Speaker 1: and cover. The Baltimore Ravens four and four and the

1042
00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:34,160
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers four two and one. These two teams, I

1043
00:52:34,200 --> 00:52:36,800
Speaker 1: don't say they don't like each other, but they definitely

1044
00:52:36,840 --> 00:52:38,800
Speaker 1: respect each other. And this is one of those battles

1045
00:52:38,840 --> 00:52:43,160
Speaker 1: in the AFC North you always want to see always.

1046
00:52:43,239 --> 00:52:45,000
Speaker 1: This is a game you always want to see they

1047
00:52:45,120 --> 00:52:47,800
Speaker 1: beat them, you know what, out of each other. Steelers

1048
00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:51,400
Speaker 1: Ravens Baltimore playing at home, cut off a tough loss

1049
00:52:51,480 --> 00:52:54,040
Speaker 1: last week to Carolina. I think this will be kind

1050
00:52:54,080 --> 00:52:56,200
Speaker 1: of a for lack of a better phrase, come to

1051
00:52:56,320 --> 00:52:59,600
Speaker 1: Jesus moment for the Ravens. How are they going to respond?

1052
00:52:59,719 --> 00:53:01,360
Speaker 1: Is this gonna be a season that goes down to

1053
00:53:01,440 --> 00:53:03,920
Speaker 1: seven and nine eight and eight path? Or can they

1054
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:07,200
Speaker 1: beat up the division league Steelers and get a win

1055
00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:09,960
Speaker 1: that they desperately need to get the five and four

1056
00:53:10,080 --> 00:53:12,480
Speaker 1: and at a minimum stay in a wild card hunt.

1057
00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:15,120
Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be the case. I think Baltimore

1058
00:53:15,160 --> 00:53:17,800
Speaker 1: plays desperate. They are two and a half point favorite.

1059
00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:21,560
Speaker 1: The Ravens are over the Steelers. I'm gonna roll Baltimore

1060
00:53:21,920 --> 00:53:25,680
Speaker 1: to win this one. Beat the Steelers at home, get

1061
00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:28,160
Speaker 1: the season sweep over Pittsburgh. So if they can get

1062
00:53:28,239 --> 00:53:30,600
Speaker 1: it close at the end and tie, well they won't.

1063
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:32,560
Speaker 1: I would say tie this thing, but the Steels are

1064
00:53:32,600 --> 00:53:34,239
Speaker 1: gotta tie, so I don't think on the same record

1065
00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:36,400
Speaker 1: unless the Ravens get a tie. But I'm gonna go

1066
00:53:36,440 --> 00:53:38,560
Speaker 1: with the Ravens to win this and cover that two

1067
00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:40,719
Speaker 1: and a half that'll give them the season sweep over

1068
00:53:40,719 --> 00:53:44,440
Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, which would be huge for Baltimore having

1069
00:53:44,440 --> 00:53:46,960
Speaker 1: an opportunity to win this division and potentially get a

1070
00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:51,040
Speaker 1: wild card. The LA Chargers visit the Seattle Seahawks. Now

1071
00:53:51,080 --> 00:53:53,560
Speaker 1: a few weeks ago, I told you this game, but

1072
00:53:53,719 --> 00:53:56,839
Speaker 1: these two teams coming in relatively hot. The Chargers had

1073
00:53:56,880 --> 00:53:59,800
Speaker 1: a bye week after coming home from London with a

1074
00:54:00,040 --> 00:54:02,440
Speaker 1: one point win over the Titans. The Seahawks have been

1075
00:54:02,560 --> 00:54:06,120
Speaker 1: running the ball much much better, Bryan Schadheimer doing a

1076
00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:11,200
Speaker 1: really good job the Seahawks offense. Seattle at home is

1077
00:54:11,239 --> 00:54:13,920
Speaker 1: a one and a half point favorite, But I like

1078
00:54:14,040 --> 00:54:16,440
Speaker 1: the Chargers. I'm gonna go Philip Rivers and the boys

1079
00:54:16,719 --> 00:54:19,040
Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon to go up to Seattle. It's not a

1080
00:54:19,120 --> 00:54:21,400
Speaker 1: far trip for them to go up to Seattle and

1081
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:23,879
Speaker 1: get to win. The Seattle Seahawks favorite, like I said,

1082
00:54:23,880 --> 00:54:26,000
Speaker 1: by a point and a half, essentially straight up, I'm

1083
00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:29,200
Speaker 1: gonna take the Chargers to win, and if it ends

1084
00:54:29,239 --> 00:54:31,120
Speaker 1: up twenty twenty seven the Seahawks win by one, I

1085
00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:32,759
Speaker 1: still get to win. So I'm gonna taking Chargers to

1086
00:54:32,800 --> 00:54:37,160
Speaker 1: win and cover over the Seattle Seahawks. The Saints in

1087
00:54:37,360 --> 00:54:39,760
Speaker 1: Rams the game I mentioned the game of the weekend

1088
00:54:39,840 --> 00:54:42,200
Speaker 1: eight No Rams, six and one Saints down in New Orleans.

1089
00:54:42,280 --> 00:54:47,040
Speaker 1: Places is gonna be crazy and the Rams are favored.

1090
00:54:47,320 --> 00:54:50,000
Speaker 1: Excuse me, the Saints are favored by two and a half.

1091
00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:53,600
Speaker 1: He wouldn't think that, would you, But An ain't no team.

1092
00:54:54,200 --> 00:54:57,160
Speaker 1: But the Saints have been playing some pretty good football,

1093
00:54:57,160 --> 00:54:59,520
Speaker 1: and they're coming off the thumping of the Vikings last

1094
00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:02,640
Speaker 1: Sunday night, and now they're getting another Sunday night game

1095
00:55:02,680 --> 00:55:05,800
Speaker 1: down and sorry, Sunday afternoon game down in New Orleans.

1096
00:55:05,960 --> 00:55:08,000
Speaker 1: This is gonna be a fantastic football game. I'm going

1097
00:55:08,040 --> 00:55:10,239
Speaker 1: to New Orleans at home. I think the Rams have

1098
00:55:10,360 --> 00:55:12,040
Speaker 1: just kind of been sitting on the verge of getting

1099
00:55:12,120 --> 00:55:14,680
Speaker 1: knocked off here or there. That a close one with Seattle,

1100
00:55:14,880 --> 00:55:16,960
Speaker 1: that are close to one last weekend with Green Bay,

1101
00:55:17,480 --> 00:55:20,120
Speaker 1: and I think this is gonna be the opportunity for

1102
00:55:20,160 --> 00:55:22,160
Speaker 1: the Saints to knock them off. I think the Saints

1103
00:55:22,160 --> 00:55:24,000
Speaker 1: will score them. I think this will be a wonderfully

1104
00:55:24,080 --> 00:55:26,879
Speaker 1: high scoring game. But take the Saints to cover and win.

1105
00:55:27,239 --> 00:55:29,640
Speaker 1: Saints got a two and a half point advantage heading

1106
00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:31,680
Speaker 1: in it, or so Vegas says, So I'll take the

1107
00:55:31,719 --> 00:55:34,520
Speaker 1: Saints to win and get the cover over the Rams.

1108
00:55:34,719 --> 00:55:39,480
Speaker 1: Then your Sunday Night game Packers Patriots, Rogers, Brainy, it's

1109
00:55:39,480 --> 00:55:41,920
Speaker 1: gonna be awesome. New England's only favored by five and

1110
00:55:41,920 --> 00:55:44,279
Speaker 1: a half. I just don't think the Packers. I think

1111
00:55:44,400 --> 00:55:47,080
Speaker 1: Rogers will score, He'll put some points up on the board,

1112
00:55:47,480 --> 00:55:51,440
Speaker 1: but I think the Patriots at home are such a

1113
00:55:51,520 --> 00:55:54,200
Speaker 1: difficult power, especially at this point of the season. I

1114
00:55:54,320 --> 00:55:56,840
Speaker 1: think the Packers and Patriots for the first three quarters

1115
00:55:56,880 --> 00:55:58,480
Speaker 1: of maybe be back and forth a little bit. The

1116
00:55:58,520 --> 00:56:01,520
Speaker 1: Patriots will pull away went by I think they'll win

1117
00:56:01,600 --> 00:56:03,160
Speaker 1: by ten, which covers the five and a half. So

1118
00:56:03,200 --> 00:56:05,440
Speaker 1: it's getting New England to win and the cover at

1119
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:08,120
Speaker 1: home over Green Bay. And then you got the Dallas

1120
00:56:08,200 --> 00:56:11,040
Speaker 1: Cowboys taking on the Tennessee Titans. The Titans coming off

1121
00:56:11,080 --> 00:56:15,279
Speaker 1: a bye after losing in London, and they're three and four.

1122
00:56:15,600 --> 00:56:19,640
Speaker 1: Cowboys three and four, but those three wins at home

1123
00:56:20,160 --> 00:56:24,279
Speaker 1: decisive four losses on the road. This one's in Jerry world.

1124
00:56:24,560 --> 00:56:26,400
Speaker 1: Cowboys are faired by six and a half. Let's give

1125
00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:28,320
Speaker 1: Dallas to win at six and a half to Tennessee,

1126
00:56:28,360 --> 00:56:30,120
Speaker 1: who play a little better after the bye, but the

1127
00:56:30,200 --> 00:56:34,000
Speaker 1: Cowboys will get it done at home on Monday night.

1128
00:56:34,239 --> 00:56:36,000
Speaker 1: And how about the Titans having to come to Texas

1129
00:56:36,719 --> 00:56:40,080
Speaker 1: for both games against Texas teams Houston and Dallas and

1130
00:56:40,120 --> 00:56:42,359
Speaker 1: both playing them on a night very interesting. Cowboys win,

1131
00:56:42,520 --> 00:56:46,680
Speaker 1: Cowboys cover. And those are your NFL picks. People, hope

1132
00:56:47,080 --> 00:56:49,560
Speaker 1: you hope you find some winners and hopefully enjoyed us

1133
00:56:49,600 --> 00:56:52,600
Speaker 1: just talking about the NFL games. All right, Coming up next,

1134
00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:54,960
Speaker 1: we're gonna go in the lab. Drude, Dorry and I

1135
00:56:55,080 --> 00:56:57,279
Speaker 1: go in the lab. And this week we got a

1136
00:56:57,320 --> 00:56:59,080
Speaker 1: little well we got a couple of things for you,

1137
00:56:59,239 --> 00:57:02,920
Speaker 1: but I'm gonna play for you. Is getting through eight games?

1138
00:57:03,800 --> 00:57:08,440
Speaker 1: What were the surprises thus far? What were our favorite

1139
00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:11,719
Speaker 1: moments through eight games? We'll have that for you. Next.

1140
00:57:11,800 --> 00:57:13,120
Speaker 1: Right here is Drew Dorty and I go in the

1141
00:57:13,239 --> 00:57:18,640
Speaker 1: lab on Texans All Access. The Choose Fun Moment of

1142
00:57:18,800 --> 00:57:22,440
Speaker 1: the Week is brought to you by Carnival. I got

1143
00:57:22,520 --> 00:57:25,520
Speaker 1: some input from the people and they said that the

1144
00:57:25,600 --> 00:57:28,560
Speaker 1: fun moment of the week was right here, second and

1145
00:57:28,680 --> 00:57:31,720
Speaker 1: five at the Dolphin fifteen. Oswiler with a play fake

1146
00:57:31,840 --> 00:57:35,600
Speaker 1: throws downfield at it's intercepted Justin Reid across the twenty

1147
00:57:35,640 --> 00:57:38,120
Speaker 1: five breaks a tackle, twenty hen he's brought out of

1148
00:57:38,200 --> 00:57:41,640
Speaker 1: the eleven yard line. That was justin Reid's interception against

1149
00:57:41,720 --> 00:57:45,040
Speaker 1: brock Oswiler reads second on the year, and that was

1150
00:57:45,040 --> 00:57:46,440
Speaker 1: our Choose Fund Moment of the week, brought to you

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00:57:46,520 --> 00:57:48,280
Speaker 1: by Carnival. Don't forget to answer for your chance to

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00:57:48,360 --> 00:57:51,080
Speaker 1: win a cruise every week if the Texans catch touchdown

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Speaker 1: Carnival the official cruise line of the Houston Texans. Choose Fun.

1154
00:57:55,080 --> 00:57:56,480
Speaker 1: What's fun for me is doing the In the Lab

1155
00:57:56,560 --> 00:57:58,760
Speaker 1: podcast with my buddy Drew Dorty. This week we did

1156
00:57:58,800 --> 00:58:01,360
Speaker 1: two things. Number one, we broke down the matchup and

1157
00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:05,120
Speaker 1: that you can hear on iTunes, on Stitcher, wherever you

1158
00:58:05,160 --> 00:58:07,360
Speaker 1: get your podcasts. You can check out in Lab podcast.

1159
00:58:07,440 --> 00:58:10,440
Speaker 1: You check out Vandermeer's view, Deep Slant, all of that.

1160
00:58:10,800 --> 00:58:12,960
Speaker 1: You'll get the full podcast and you go there so

1161
00:58:13,120 --> 00:58:15,200
Speaker 1: you can hear what we think about the match up

1162
00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:17,840
Speaker 1: against Nevern Broncos. But the part I wanted to play

1163
00:58:17,880 --> 00:58:20,880
Speaker 1: for you hear this snippet is halfway through the year,

1164
00:58:21,160 --> 00:58:23,120
Speaker 1: what are some of our surprises? Would have been some

1165
00:58:23,200 --> 00:58:25,360
Speaker 1: of our favorite items from the first eight games of

1166
00:58:25,400 --> 00:58:27,320
Speaker 1: the year. We did that in the Lab because it's

1167
00:58:27,360 --> 00:58:30,640
Speaker 1: the halfway point. That's snuck up on me very very quickly.

1168
00:58:31,160 --> 00:58:35,120
Speaker 1: Wait wait, wait, you mean after the Texans play this

1169
00:58:35,240 --> 00:58:38,160
Speaker 1: Thursday nighter, it's gonna be eight games in Holy Moley.

1170
00:58:38,240 --> 00:58:41,120
Speaker 1: It feels like we just left for the Greenbarn, West Virginia. Yeah,

1171
00:58:41,400 --> 00:58:44,200
Speaker 1: it feels like yeah. I mean I looked up like,

1172
00:58:44,240 --> 00:58:45,920
Speaker 1: all right, five and three halfway I mean I just

1173
00:58:46,000 --> 00:58:49,080
Speaker 1: immediately just doing the math as soon as I saw eight, like, oh,

1174
00:58:49,160 --> 00:58:53,720
Speaker 1: halfway through. Wait, wait, halfway through. It's interesting. I always

1175
00:58:53,760 --> 00:58:56,280
Speaker 1: think of halfway through once we're at the Open Week,

1176
00:58:56,440 --> 00:59:00,200
Speaker 1: and we have not gotten there yet. We'll be there

1177
00:59:00,240 --> 00:59:03,080
Speaker 1: after nine weeks. But most of the time the Open

1178
00:59:03,240 --> 00:59:06,200
Speaker 1: the Open Week has come right after eight games. I

1179
00:59:06,280 --> 00:59:10,000
Speaker 1: think I think fourteen, fifteen and sixteen it was week nine,

1180
00:59:10,400 --> 00:59:12,560
Speaker 1: so it was like right smack dab in the middle.

1181
00:59:12,600 --> 00:59:15,760
Speaker 1: So it literally was the halfway point. Very s yeah,

1182
00:59:15,880 --> 00:59:17,960
Speaker 1: and which was great for me. But then last year

1183
00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:20,680
Speaker 1: it came in week seven, so it was early. Then

1184
00:59:20,760 --> 00:59:23,480
Speaker 1: this year coming in hey when there, that's like a

1185
00:59:23,600 --> 00:59:25,600
Speaker 1: disservice when you have them in week four. I know,

1186
00:59:25,680 --> 00:59:27,720
Speaker 1: we haven't seen that in a while here. We haven't

1187
00:59:27,720 --> 00:59:29,960
Speaker 1: in week ten this year. And I think what's even

1188
00:59:30,080 --> 00:59:33,400
Speaker 1: more like that odd is we played three games in

1189
00:59:33,480 --> 00:59:37,760
Speaker 1: twelve days and now we're gonna play one in twenty

1190
00:59:37,800 --> 00:59:41,600
Speaker 1: four So it's just a little it's a little strange,

1191
00:59:41,680 --> 00:59:45,200
Speaker 1: but it allows guys hopefully to get healthy and get

1192
00:59:45,280 --> 00:59:47,960
Speaker 1: ready for this. It's not really a sprint down the stretch.

1193
00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:50,360
Speaker 1: I compared it to like the four hundred meters because

1194
00:59:50,400 --> 00:59:54,240
Speaker 1: the fournerd meters is a sprint, but not really. It's

1195
00:59:54,280 --> 00:59:56,840
Speaker 1: not like one hundred or two hundred. It's a little

1196
00:59:56,960 --> 00:59:59,760
Speaker 1: it's a little different from that. I mean, you're you're sprint,

1197
01:00:00,280 --> 01:00:03,520
Speaker 1: but it's such a long sprint. Yeah, you gotta paste

1198
01:00:03,520 --> 01:00:06,680
Speaker 1: that sprint. So from that perspective, these last seven games

1199
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:11,040
Speaker 1: are just it's different. It's not like the marathon that

1200
01:00:11,120 --> 01:00:13,520
Speaker 1: the season is, but just having a Thursday night game

1201
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:16,240
Speaker 1: and those three and twelve days that you win and

1202
01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:18,880
Speaker 1: you get through those and you win, and now you've

1203
01:00:18,880 --> 01:00:22,400
Speaker 1: got one game in twenty four days, and the thing

1204
01:00:22,560 --> 01:00:25,600
Speaker 1: is you'll still be in first place no matter what happens.

1205
01:00:25,880 --> 01:00:28,480
Speaker 1: Right after this game in Denver. Doesn't mean that you

1206
01:00:28,600 --> 01:00:30,880
Speaker 1: just go out there and slough it off, obviously, because

1207
01:00:31,400 --> 01:00:34,200
Speaker 1: you want to continue to just keep building momentum and

1208
01:00:34,320 --> 01:00:37,240
Speaker 1: keep playing well. And stacking w's as you stack them,

1209
01:00:37,280 --> 01:00:39,400
Speaker 1: and you know, who knows what you're able to do.

1210
01:00:39,680 --> 01:00:42,960
Speaker 1: And I looked at the rest of the schedule going forward.

1211
01:00:43,360 --> 01:00:46,240
Speaker 1: You know, week nine, we got the Broncos. The Titans

1212
01:00:46,320 --> 01:00:48,280
Speaker 1: go to Dallas on a Monday night, and Dallas has

1213
01:00:48,320 --> 01:00:49,959
Speaker 1: been all kinds of good. Now the Colts and Jags

1214
01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:51,440
Speaker 1: are a buy, so they're gonna be at three and

1215
01:00:51,520 --> 01:00:53,800
Speaker 1: five and three and five, right, So by the time

1216
01:00:53,800 --> 01:00:55,400
Speaker 1: you get in week ten, let's say you win, you're

1217
01:00:55,440 --> 01:00:58,840
Speaker 1: six and three, the Jags and Colts are both three

1218
01:00:58,880 --> 01:01:03,200
Speaker 1: and five, and as you go into your buy, and

1219
01:01:03,280 --> 01:01:05,360
Speaker 1: then the Titans got Dallas, and then the Titans get

1220
01:01:05,440 --> 01:01:08,280
Speaker 1: the Patriots the following week. That's a that's a nasty

1221
01:01:08,440 --> 01:01:10,600
Speaker 1: two step right there, with the Cowboys away they're playing,

1222
01:01:10,640 --> 01:01:12,600
Speaker 1: and then the Patriots being the Patriots, and then the

1223
01:01:12,680 --> 01:01:15,520
Speaker 1: Jags play the Colts during the Texans by So you

1224
01:01:15,640 --> 01:01:17,480
Speaker 1: win and lose actually a little in that one. So

1225
01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:19,640
Speaker 1: we'll tell you how. We'll talk about this at another time.

1226
01:01:19,720 --> 01:01:23,040
Speaker 1: But two things. I think the Colts are all the

1227
01:01:23,120 --> 01:01:26,040
Speaker 1: way back despite that record, and that's gonna be the

1228
01:01:26,120 --> 01:01:29,120
Speaker 1: team you're gonna have to worry about this season, not

1229
01:01:29,240 --> 01:01:31,000
Speaker 1: just down the line for shut down the line. But

1230
01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:33,439
Speaker 1: I think this season. But I want to talk about

1231
01:01:33,440 --> 01:01:36,160
Speaker 1: the Texans, John, and I want to talk about since

1232
01:01:36,200 --> 01:01:39,560
Speaker 1: it is the halfway point and we're looking back, I

1233
01:01:39,800 --> 01:01:45,880
Speaker 1: want the most pleasant surprise of the first eight games

1234
01:01:45,960 --> 01:01:49,360
Speaker 1: for the Texans. And before you answer, I'm gonna steal

1235
01:01:49,400 --> 01:01:53,280
Speaker 1: it because I'm going with Kareem Jackson. Good one. Kareem

1236
01:01:53,600 --> 01:01:56,240
Speaker 1: has been consistent in his time here as a Texan.

1237
01:01:57,680 --> 01:02:00,800
Speaker 1: I think he's been an above average defender year. However,

1238
01:02:01,240 --> 01:02:04,920
Speaker 1: I think he's been more of a playmaking defender. And

1239
01:02:05,360 --> 01:02:08,320
Speaker 1: it's pretty amazing because he switched his positions, but then

1240
01:02:08,400 --> 01:02:10,360
Speaker 1: he kind of has to switch back to what he was,

1241
01:02:10,640 --> 01:02:13,120
Speaker 1: which was a corner and he's been playing in a

1242
01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:15,320
Speaker 1: lot of different spots. But look at this. In six

1243
01:02:15,440 --> 01:02:17,959
Speaker 1: of the eight games this year, John, he's had either

1244
01:02:18,120 --> 01:02:21,640
Speaker 1: an interception and or a forced fumble and or a

1245
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:24,680
Speaker 1: fumble recovery and or a tackle for loss. He's had

1246
01:02:24,760 --> 01:02:27,320
Speaker 1: one of those in six of eight games. He's got

1247
01:02:27,400 --> 01:02:31,560
Speaker 1: forty seven tackles on the year, four TFLs. He's still

1248
01:02:31,720 --> 01:02:34,840
Speaker 1: a shure tackler, but he's making plays on the ball.

1249
01:02:35,120 --> 01:02:40,400
Speaker 1: He's around the ball. I have loved his impact on

1250
01:02:40,520 --> 01:02:45,360
Speaker 1: this defense. John Well, people notice what Kream has done.

1251
01:02:46,080 --> 01:02:49,800
Speaker 1: Dave damashek who writes for NFL dot com dot com,

1252
01:02:49,920 --> 01:02:51,960
Speaker 1: and that's very funny. He's always kind of off the

1253
01:02:51,960 --> 01:02:55,280
Speaker 1: beaten path a little bit. He's got a wacky bone. Yeah. Well,

1254
01:02:55,320 --> 01:02:57,760
Speaker 1: he decided to do a serious bone, if you will,

1255
01:02:58,120 --> 01:03:01,520
Speaker 1: and he came up with his top one players right now,

1256
01:03:01,720 --> 01:03:03,880
Speaker 1: and he said he's gonna update it throughout the year,

1257
01:03:03,920 --> 01:03:07,720
Speaker 1: but he decided to do it as we approached week eight,

1258
01:03:07,800 --> 01:03:11,040
Speaker 1: so he hadn't He hasn't updated it since, but he

1259
01:03:11,080 --> 01:03:15,880
Speaker 1: says he's gonna update it as we go. And J. J.

1260
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Speaker 1: Watt comes in at fifteen. Okay. DeAndre comes in at

1261
01:03:19,640 --> 01:03:21,960
Speaker 1: twenty one, which that was he put this out the thing.

1262
01:03:22,960 --> 01:03:24,960
Speaker 1: He put this out the day before Tandra mid at

1263
01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:29,520
Speaker 1: catch which got everybody's attention. Which catch take your pickat?

1264
01:03:29,960 --> 01:03:33,440
Speaker 1: Like the spin one or the uh between the legs last? Yeah,

1265
01:03:33,480 --> 01:03:35,040
Speaker 1: between the legs is the one I was thinking of.

1266
01:03:36,560 --> 01:03:41,240
Speaker 1: He's got clowney at fifty two. He's got the shawn

1267
01:03:41,280 --> 01:03:44,960
Speaker 1: of fifty six, which I think is low higher. He's

1268
01:03:44,960 --> 01:03:47,600
Speaker 1: got tiring at fifty seven. So as I was kind

1269
01:03:47,640 --> 01:03:49,240
Speaker 1: of firing through and the way he's got this thing

1270
01:03:49,400 --> 01:03:51,880
Speaker 1: he's got, like the first name is kind of kind

1271
01:03:51,920 --> 01:03:55,240
Speaker 1: of bold and big, and then it kind of goes

1272
01:03:55,320 --> 01:03:57,880
Speaker 1: down and down and down, and so I just was like, well,

1273
01:03:57,880 --> 01:03:59,880
Speaker 1: I guess, okay, that's kind of it. And so I

1274
01:04:00,040 --> 01:04:01,919
Speaker 1: started going through there, I was like, you know, there's

1275
01:04:01,960 --> 01:04:05,440
Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley, Levant Day David, There's Kareem Jackson, there's Jassa. Wait,

1276
01:04:05,880 --> 01:04:08,800
Speaker 1: Kareem Jackson. He's got Creem Jackson's number seventy four. Yeah,

1277
01:04:08,880 --> 01:04:11,080
Speaker 1: And I thought that was pretty it was pretty interesting.

1278
01:04:11,200 --> 01:04:14,680
Speaker 1: Deserves it. Yeah, he's been a playmaker. Absolutely, that's the

1279
01:04:14,680 --> 01:04:17,520
Speaker 1: way you describe it. Okay, so this is our this

1280
01:04:17,680 --> 01:04:21,120
Speaker 1: is our surprise. Most play doesn't have to be a play,

1281
01:04:21,760 --> 01:04:26,400
Speaker 1: could be something else to me. Special teams. Yeah, that's

1282
01:04:26,440 --> 01:04:28,880
Speaker 1: a great one. I think if you take away which

1283
01:04:28,920 --> 01:04:32,480
Speaker 1: I know you can't, but just the brain cramp that

1284
01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:36,080
Speaker 1: was against Tennessee and that punt thing. Ye, and then

1285
01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:38,280
Speaker 1: Trevor Daniel in that game had one point. We've talked

1286
01:04:38,280 --> 01:04:40,640
Speaker 1: about this plenty, especially after that week when Trevor had

1287
01:04:40,680 --> 01:04:42,840
Speaker 1: that punt that went into the end zone that could

1288
01:04:42,880 --> 01:04:45,720
Speaker 1: have it could have pinned Tennessee down in deep it

1289
01:04:45,840 --> 01:04:48,560
Speaker 1: didn't and that that was That was a tough, tough moment.

1290
01:04:49,440 --> 01:04:52,600
Speaker 1: Other than that, I feel like the special teams have

1291
01:04:52,800 --> 01:04:57,080
Speaker 1: been really solid to a point where kickoff return they

1292
01:04:57,120 --> 01:04:59,600
Speaker 1: don't even give Tyler Irvan kickoff returns anymore because he

1293
01:04:59,720 --> 01:05:02,520
Speaker 1: was good getting out beyond the twenty five, just like,

1294
01:05:02,600 --> 01:05:04,640
Speaker 1: just take the ball at twenty five. I don't I

1295
01:05:04,680 --> 01:05:06,919
Speaker 1: don't know if he's had a return in the last

1296
01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:08,760
Speaker 1: few weeks. They're just kicking it through the end. But

1297
01:05:08,840 --> 01:05:12,160
Speaker 1: whenever he does, he always gets plus twenty five yards,

1298
01:05:12,640 --> 01:05:15,800
Speaker 1: gets beyond the twenty five, and so they're just saying, hey, look,

1299
01:05:15,840 --> 01:05:17,440
Speaker 1: your returns are so good right now, we're just not

1300
01:05:17,480 --> 01:05:18,880
Speaker 1: eve gonna take a chance. Just give you the ball

1301
01:05:18,880 --> 01:05:21,120
Speaker 1: at twenty five. His punt returns I think have been

1302
01:05:21,240 --> 01:05:22,800
Speaker 1: really good. He had one the other day he got

1303
01:05:22,840 --> 01:05:25,440
Speaker 1: the blocking the back. But he's getting more and more

1304
01:05:25,480 --> 01:05:28,640
Speaker 1: confident with the punt returns. I think the coverage has

1305
01:05:28,680 --> 01:05:31,440
Speaker 1: been really good. You think about a J. Moore and

1306
01:05:31,640 --> 01:05:33,800
Speaker 1: Jacksonville pinning that ball at the one with the way

1307
01:05:33,840 --> 01:05:36,720
Speaker 1: Trevor's punted it, think Cayami has kicked the ball very well. John,

1308
01:05:36,720 --> 01:05:39,280
Speaker 1: you bring up the pin it's it's rare that you

1309
01:05:39,360 --> 01:05:41,960
Speaker 1: see a return get past the twenty five too. Yeah,

1310
01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:44,200
Speaker 1: they had They've been great about that. The one return

1311
01:05:44,320 --> 01:05:48,920
Speaker 1: that Jacksonville got Jacksonville, Yeah, Jacksonville got a decent return

1312
01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:52,560
Speaker 1: or trying to remember that was aunt and that's really

1313
01:05:52,600 --> 01:05:56,040
Speaker 1: the only return that they've they've given up of any

1314
01:05:56,120 --> 01:05:58,200
Speaker 1: kind of substance. Tamon Austin had one that was a

1315
01:05:58,280 --> 01:06:02,000
Speaker 1: decent one, but the defense a big right after that, Uh,

1316
01:06:02,080 --> 01:06:03,720
Speaker 1: to get the ball back at that point in the

1317
01:06:03,760 --> 01:06:06,800
Speaker 1: game against Dallas. But I think overall, the special teams,

1318
01:06:06,840 --> 01:06:08,360
Speaker 1: and one of the things I love about the special

1319
01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:13,000
Speaker 1: teams is the fact that these are guys that understand

1320
01:06:13,360 --> 01:06:17,480
Speaker 1: what their role is and not only accept it, but

1321
01:06:17,640 --> 01:06:20,840
Speaker 1: they accept the fact that they can impact the game.

1322
01:06:21,280 --> 01:06:23,479
Speaker 1: On special teams. They know that. Oh and we forgot

1323
01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:26,280
Speaker 1: the block punt. I mean, the game against Buffalo is

1324
01:06:26,320 --> 01:06:28,520
Speaker 1: basically one on special teams. They force a fumble and

1325
01:06:28,560 --> 01:06:32,800
Speaker 1: the kickoff, they get the muff punt, they fall on that,

1326
01:06:32,880 --> 01:06:35,480
Speaker 1: Brent Scarlet gets that, then Terrell Adams blocks the punt

1327
01:06:35,880 --> 01:06:38,200
Speaker 1: and brand Scott picks up. Special teams won that game

1328
01:06:38,200 --> 01:06:42,360
Speaker 1: against Buffalo basically. So to me, the pleasant surprise is

1329
01:06:43,120 --> 01:06:45,680
Speaker 1: and a surprise is maybe the strong strong word with

1330
01:06:45,760 --> 01:06:47,919
Speaker 1: this because we thought that. I don't think, I don't

1331
01:06:47,920 --> 01:06:49,560
Speaker 1: think this is a surprise at all. But I thought,

1332
01:06:49,560 --> 01:06:51,280
Speaker 1: I don't think that's a stretch to use that word

1333
01:06:51,280 --> 01:06:53,960
Speaker 1: at all, because we are conditioned and have been conditioned

1334
01:06:54,360 --> 01:06:56,280
Speaker 1: to see what we've seen in the last decade. Well

1335
01:06:56,600 --> 01:07:00,400
Speaker 1: that from that, I think it's from that. From that standpoint, yeah,

1336
01:07:00,440 --> 01:07:03,400
Speaker 1: I think I think because of what it's been, if

1337
01:07:03,400 --> 01:07:07,240
Speaker 1: you're anticipating it's staying the same, you know, then yes,

1338
01:07:07,320 --> 01:07:09,240
Speaker 1: it is a surprise. But I think we saw that

1339
01:07:09,360 --> 01:07:11,960
Speaker 1: it was going to change, but I don't know that

1340
01:07:12,080 --> 01:07:14,040
Speaker 1: we thought it would have kind of a sea change. Yeah,

1341
01:07:14,040 --> 01:07:16,320
Speaker 1: I thought this. We thought it'd be better because Brad

1342
01:07:16,400 --> 01:07:19,280
Speaker 1: seeling Orth. But I mean he has just turned it

1343
01:07:19,360 --> 01:07:22,919
Speaker 1: on its ear, like look at okay, your your place.

1344
01:07:23,160 --> 01:07:25,640
Speaker 1: Shane Leckler one of the greatest punters ever. Guy we

1345
01:07:25,800 --> 01:07:28,959
Speaker 1: love with a rookie punter. This guy's tied for fourth

1346
01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:31,520
Speaker 1: in the NFL John Yea with punts inside the twenty.

1347
01:07:31,640 --> 01:07:34,920
Speaker 1: I mean, just about every punt he drops is inside

1348
01:07:34,920 --> 01:07:37,640
Speaker 1: the opponent's twenty. He's done a great job of flipping

1349
01:07:37,640 --> 01:07:40,280
Speaker 1: the field position and it's not just him. It's a

1350
01:07:40,320 --> 01:07:43,600
Speaker 1: guy's around him. But yeah, it's been really impressive. Yeah,

1351
01:07:43,680 --> 01:07:47,160
Speaker 1: he's been he's been good. The special teams have been good.

1352
01:07:47,280 --> 01:07:50,520
Speaker 1: Kimi's kicked it. And now you're going to Denver, where

1353
01:07:50,760 --> 01:07:53,160
Speaker 1: special teams can be the feast. Yeah. Yeah, with the

1354
01:07:53,280 --> 01:07:55,320
Speaker 1: altitude and and that kind of thing. Would be very

1355
01:07:55,360 --> 01:07:58,800
Speaker 1: interesting to see what the the the process is now

1356
01:07:58,840 --> 01:08:02,160
Speaker 1: in that game. Issam Kenzie's a punt returner for Denver

1357
01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:05,840
Speaker 1: who is is a mighty might but he's got some

1358
01:08:05,880 --> 01:08:08,480
Speaker 1: good returns because he was hurt on a return. So

1359
01:08:08,920 --> 01:08:11,320
Speaker 1: I don't know what that will mean. I don't I

1360
01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:13,400
Speaker 1: saw him go down. I was watching the game and

1361
01:08:13,440 --> 01:08:15,160
Speaker 1: I saw him go down. I saw them deal with him,

1362
01:08:15,160 --> 01:08:16,600
Speaker 1: and then they went to a commercial, came back and

1363
01:08:16,600 --> 01:08:19,519
Speaker 1: they didn't really they didn't really go back to what happened.

1364
01:08:19,600 --> 01:08:20,880
Speaker 1: So I don't know if he'll be in the game.

1365
01:08:21,080 --> 01:08:23,360
Speaker 1: He can be dynamics, that's gonna definitely be a key,

1366
01:08:23,439 --> 01:08:25,680
Speaker 1: But I just feel like special teams overall, I think

1367
01:08:25,680 --> 01:08:27,920
Speaker 1: Brad Seely and Tracy Smith done a great job with it.

1368
01:08:28,479 --> 01:08:31,000
Speaker 1: Going with Trevor Daniel or Shane Leckler was controversial for

1369
01:08:31,040 --> 01:08:33,679
Speaker 1: a lot of people, but I think that's he's proven

1370
01:08:33,880 --> 01:08:36,240
Speaker 1: his worth with what he's been able to do. I think, Kim,

1371
01:08:36,280 --> 01:08:37,880
Speaker 1: he's done a really nice job. And I think cover

1372
01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:39,880
Speaker 1: units have really taken a lot of pride in how

1373
01:08:39,920 --> 01:08:41,960
Speaker 1: they're doing things, and they understand their role, they're impact

1374
01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:43,599
Speaker 1: in the game. And I think that's exactly what you want.

1375
01:08:43,640 --> 01:08:47,679
Speaker 1: So that's my pleasant surprise, excellent surprise. John, I like it. Okay,

1376
01:08:48,800 --> 01:08:53,760
Speaker 1: favorite moment from the first half. Go ahead, you sure

1377
01:08:53,800 --> 01:08:55,360
Speaker 1: you don't want to do snake and you can stay

1378
01:08:55,439 --> 01:08:58,360
Speaker 1: on it, so you go, all right. I'm gonna let

1379
01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:02,679
Speaker 1: you in on a little secret. Since two sixteen, every

1380
01:09:02,760 --> 01:09:06,840
Speaker 1: time the Texans are at home and trailing and within

1381
01:09:07,000 --> 01:09:10,720
Speaker 1: striking distance late, say five minutes to play, I will

1382
01:09:10,760 --> 01:09:14,519
Speaker 1: head down to the Southwest Tunnel because I finished my

1383
01:09:14,600 --> 01:09:16,479
Speaker 1: last hit up on the video board here at home

1384
01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:19,320
Speaker 1: around like the six minute mark, head down to the tunnel,

1385
01:09:19,640 --> 01:09:22,479
Speaker 1: and if they're trailing late, I stand on the tunnel

1386
01:09:22,520 --> 01:09:25,120
Speaker 1: with John Shreever, who's in charge of ticketing here does

1387
01:09:25,160 --> 01:09:28,400
Speaker 1: an excellent job, and then Blaine Foreman with LSSC the

1388
01:09:28,479 --> 01:09:31,040
Speaker 1: Texas Bowl Advocate Texas kickoff and the three of us

1389
01:09:31,439 --> 01:09:32,880
Speaker 1: will kind of stand there and watch the end of

1390
01:09:32,920 --> 01:09:35,760
Speaker 1: the game and the Texans invariably wind up winning. They

1391
01:09:35,840 --> 01:09:38,840
Speaker 1: pull it out. Well, let's let's go back to the

1392
01:09:38,920 --> 01:09:42,639
Speaker 1: game against Buffalo. Texans are two and three, still kind

1393
01:09:42,720 --> 01:09:48,519
Speaker 1: of wobbly, you know, and they're it's tied up and

1394
01:09:48,680 --> 01:09:51,519
Speaker 1: you don't know what's going on. Bills get the ball

1395
01:09:52,520 --> 01:09:55,760
Speaker 1: and Jonathan Joseph ins a pick six comes right into

1396
01:09:55,840 --> 01:09:58,960
Speaker 1: the corner and I was having a fun time. I

1397
01:09:59,080 --> 01:10:01,639
Speaker 1: love that. It was just exhilarating. I tellustrated you into

1398
01:10:01,680 --> 01:10:04,280
Speaker 1: you tellustrated it, and I was very flattered by that.

1399
01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:07,040
Speaker 1: But it was just such a fun moment. And I

1400
01:10:07,160 --> 01:10:12,519
Speaker 1: know people say you're the game gifted to you by Nathan.

1401
01:10:12,920 --> 01:10:15,800
Speaker 1: I don't give a rats ass. I mean, I had

1402
01:10:16,600 --> 01:10:19,880
Speaker 1: a really fun time. We love what we do, and

1403
01:10:20,040 --> 01:10:22,360
Speaker 1: that's like game days are the best part of our job,

1404
01:10:22,400 --> 01:10:24,720
Speaker 1: even when you lose. And that was a big win.

1405
01:10:25,280 --> 01:10:28,880
Speaker 1: It was a fun moment. It was a late clinching interception.

1406
01:10:29,320 --> 01:10:32,679
Speaker 1: That was my fun moment of the first half. John, Okay,

1407
01:10:32,760 --> 01:10:34,479
Speaker 1: I got one on the field. I got want off

1408
01:10:34,520 --> 01:10:39,960
Speaker 1: the field. Okay, that's allowed here. Off the field. I

1409
01:10:40,160 --> 01:10:45,320
Speaker 1: think my favorite moment and none of us, nobody, nobody

1410
01:10:45,360 --> 01:10:47,479
Speaker 1: in this building was a part of it really other

1411
01:10:47,560 --> 01:10:50,800
Speaker 1: than maybe about five people, and that was the twelve

1412
01:10:50,800 --> 01:10:53,280
Speaker 1: and a half hour bus ride one way to Jacksonville.

1413
01:10:53,400 --> 01:10:59,240
Speaker 1: DeShawn wattson, I just feel like that moment was just there.

1414
01:10:59,400 --> 01:11:01,800
Speaker 1: There's there's a lot that goes with that moment. First

1415
01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:07,200
Speaker 1: of all, him deciding to play. Yep, how are you

1416
01:11:07,280 --> 01:11:10,080
Speaker 1: gonna get there? Ye well, I don't know. Y'all get

1417
01:11:10,160 --> 01:11:12,320
Speaker 1: me there and I'll play, And they get this rock

1418
01:11:12,400 --> 01:11:14,880
Speaker 1: and roll tour bus. He goes with a few of

1419
01:11:14,920 --> 01:11:19,679
Speaker 1: the guys. He's got security detail, he's got a trainer,

1420
01:11:19,800 --> 01:11:22,600
Speaker 1: he's got I think there, he's got a little bit

1421
01:11:22,720 --> 01:11:25,400
Speaker 1: everybody on there. And he just gets in the bus

1422
01:11:25,479 --> 01:11:27,760
Speaker 1: and he drives and he beats all of us to Jacksonville.

1423
01:11:28,040 --> 01:11:30,840
Speaker 1: He's in the production meeting before anybody wakes up. The

1424
01:11:30,920 --> 01:11:34,519
Speaker 1: next day beat Jacksonville. Doesn't have a statistically great day,

1425
01:11:34,640 --> 01:11:37,320
Speaker 1: but made key throws a key chops throughout the day,

1426
01:11:37,520 --> 01:11:40,960
Speaker 1: got the job done. Hot back in the bus, drove

1427
01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:43,760
Speaker 1: back here and we found out before the game. Now

1428
01:11:43,840 --> 01:11:46,719
Speaker 1: we knew beforehand. We knew what the deal was because

1429
01:11:47,080 --> 01:11:49,320
Speaker 1: obviously we traveled the team playing, so we knew what

1430
01:11:49,439 --> 01:11:52,840
Speaker 1: the deal was. But it became publicly know when Jay

1431
01:11:52,840 --> 01:11:55,880
Speaker 1: Glazer reported, and so it became this talking point after

1432
01:11:55,960 --> 01:11:58,960
Speaker 1: the game, and everybody was asked about it, and it

1433
01:11:59,120 --> 01:12:01,800
Speaker 1: was just the reactions to we're just sort of hilarious.

1434
01:12:02,439 --> 01:12:04,280
Speaker 1: And then the way that he reacted the next day,

1435
01:12:04,360 --> 01:12:06,400
Speaker 1: when you know they got back here dark thirty in

1436
01:12:06,439 --> 01:12:08,720
Speaker 1: the morning, you know, he's asked about it. He's like, yeah,

1437
01:12:08,840 --> 01:12:11,080
Speaker 1: we stopped him Tallassy Steakhouse. You know, I just I

1438
01:12:11,080 --> 01:12:13,880
Speaker 1: don't know. I watched the film and got it my questions. Ready,

1439
01:12:13,920 --> 01:12:17,400
Speaker 1: you started digging in for for Miami on Thursday night,

1440
01:12:17,439 --> 01:12:20,799
Speaker 1: and then five days later or four days later, against Miami,

1441
01:12:20,960 --> 01:12:23,280
Speaker 1: he throws five touchdowns a little bus, four in completion.

1442
01:12:23,320 --> 01:12:25,320
Speaker 1: So to me, the bus right off the field, on

1443
01:12:25,479 --> 01:12:30,320
Speaker 1: the field, on the field, it's the spin aamah against Dallas,

1444
01:12:30,720 --> 01:12:34,280
Speaker 1: because that was a game again sort of teetering on

1445
01:12:34,360 --> 01:12:39,680
Speaker 1: the brink of you won at Indian overtime, and you

1446
01:12:39,800 --> 01:12:43,120
Speaker 1: get that improbable win. Somehow you get that win. I mean,

1447
01:12:43,120 --> 01:12:44,840
Speaker 1: you got twenty into ten to lead, you're ready to

1448
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:47,679
Speaker 1: put them, you know, six feet under, and you can't

1449
01:12:47,720 --> 01:12:50,320
Speaker 1: finish them. But yet you somehow get you get a break,

1450
01:12:50,640 --> 01:12:52,960
Speaker 1: you make the play and I thought about that play too.

1451
01:12:53,160 --> 01:12:54,640
Speaker 1: I was down there in the tunnel for that one too,

1452
01:12:55,280 --> 01:12:58,760
Speaker 1: that play beforehand where before you kicked field gonna be Indie.

1453
01:12:58,800 --> 01:13:00,880
Speaker 1: So now you're sitting there at one and three and

1454
01:13:01,000 --> 01:13:02,920
Speaker 1: now you got Dallas and you've moved the ball all night.

1455
01:13:03,200 --> 01:13:07,280
Speaker 1: You've moved it all night long, but you just can't

1456
01:13:07,520 --> 01:13:09,880
Speaker 1: get the ball in the damn end zone. You just

1457
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:12,440
Speaker 1: can't do it. And then you're sitting there in overtime

1458
01:13:12,720 --> 01:13:17,920
Speaker 1: and Deshaun beat up beyond belief and you just had

1459
01:13:18,000 --> 01:13:20,479
Speaker 1: that up and down end of the fourth quarter where

1460
01:13:20,800 --> 01:13:23,960
Speaker 1: you hit QT and a third down with twenty seven

1461
01:13:24,040 --> 01:13:26,000
Speaker 1: seconds left, and you're thinking, man, just get this thing

1462
01:13:26,200 --> 01:13:28,240
Speaker 1: into you know, get this thing in a field goal range.

1463
01:13:28,280 --> 01:13:31,240
Speaker 1: Cameo Barry one and will win this thing and celebrate.

1464
01:13:31,360 --> 01:13:33,760
Speaker 1: And then the pick when he gets hit, and you're like,

1465
01:13:34,000 --> 01:13:36,120
Speaker 1: I gotta go to overtime. Then you stop him in overtime,

1466
01:13:36,120 --> 01:13:37,880
Speaker 1: you get the ball out second and nine, and you're like,

1467
01:13:38,439 --> 01:13:41,240
Speaker 1: how much time is left? Man? It's time a factor here, Okay?

1468
01:13:41,280 --> 01:13:43,880
Speaker 1: What can we do? And before you look, before you

1469
01:13:43,960 --> 01:13:46,760
Speaker 1: even kind of contemplate all that, he throws one to

1470
01:13:46,880 --> 01:13:50,639
Speaker 1: Hop and then Hop just starts spinning and breaking tackles

1471
01:13:51,320 --> 01:13:54,400
Speaker 1: and the crowd is just electric, and it was like,

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Speaker 1: oh my, oh holy crap. It's three successive weeks where

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01:13:59,320 --> 01:14:02,880
Speaker 1: he's head just a wild highlight. Did that one. Then

1474
01:14:02,920 --> 01:14:05,080
Speaker 1: he goes to Jackson and has the one hander against Ramsey,

1475
01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:07,400
Speaker 1: and then last week he does the catch doesn't count.

1476
01:14:07,439 --> 01:14:09,280
Speaker 1: That's the greatest catch we've ever seen. Yeah, I mean that,

1477
01:14:09,520 --> 01:14:11,560
Speaker 1: you know, I almost picked that one because it's just

1478
01:14:12,120 --> 01:14:14,479
Speaker 1: I think that I actually was upset with that one

1479
01:14:14,520 --> 01:14:17,559
Speaker 1: because they called offensive pass interference and then they kept

1480
01:14:17,600 --> 01:14:19,280
Speaker 1: showing the replaying the video board and I was just

1481
01:14:19,360 --> 01:14:21,840
Speaker 1: show we were all just kind of holy cow. But

1482
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:25,800
Speaker 1: to me, Spinnerama was was the That was my That

1483
01:14:25,920 --> 01:14:28,120
Speaker 1: was my favorite moment. Just first of all, the throw.

1484
01:14:28,760 --> 01:14:32,240
Speaker 1: The throw has got to be perfect, yep, on that

1485
01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:34,439
Speaker 1: kind of route in the way that he was running,

1486
01:14:34,479 --> 01:14:36,880
Speaker 1: and it was. And then hop then does the rest

1487
01:14:36,920 --> 01:14:39,880
Speaker 1: and then a kymie berries and beat in Dallas. It's

1488
01:14:39,960 --> 01:14:42,000
Speaker 1: and it's one of those feelings you have afterwards where

1489
01:14:42,080 --> 01:14:45,720
Speaker 1: you know the Sean was just beat too, you know what,

1490
01:14:45,960 --> 01:14:47,960
Speaker 1: and yet they still find a way to win that game.

1491
01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:50,200
Speaker 1: I mean, that was just that was incredible. The Jjoe

1492
01:14:50,280 --> 01:14:52,280
Speaker 1: moment would be up there. I mean trying to narrow

1493
01:14:52,320 --> 01:14:54,559
Speaker 1: it down for these eight games. It's really really tough.

1494
01:14:54,680 --> 01:14:56,719
Speaker 1: It is, I mean really tough, as I said earlier,

1495
01:14:56,720 --> 01:14:59,479
Speaker 1: and get in the lab. Bannemer's View, Deep Slant Houston

1496
01:14:59,520 --> 01:15:02,800
Speaker 1: Texans Podcast. You get All Access if you are maybe

1497
01:15:02,840 --> 01:15:05,800
Speaker 1: you're listening to this through the podcast ituned, Stitcher, tune in,

1498
01:15:05,840 --> 01:15:08,120
Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. That's where you can get it.

1499
01:15:08,160 --> 01:15:09,720
Speaker 1: All right, we got one final segment left and it

1500
01:15:09,880 --> 01:15:12,800
Speaker 1: is on a Friday, always the players segment. We're gonna

1501
01:15:12,800 --> 01:15:14,920
Speaker 1: get to note Shaun Watson, we got player reporter with

1502
01:15:15,040 --> 01:15:17,040
Speaker 1: Kreem Jackson, and we got the final word of Drew Dorty.

1503
01:15:17,080 --> 01:15:19,680
Speaker 1: This week it's Sanil Clemente all next right here on

1504
01:15:19,760 --> 01:15:22,360
Speaker 1: Texans All Access. We've got one final segment of Texas

1505
01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:25,200
Speaker 1: All Access from the Hounday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host,

1506
01:15:25,280 --> 01:15:27,800
Speaker 1: John Arris, football analyst and South One reporter. In our

1507
01:15:27,880 --> 01:15:30,479
Speaker 1: last segment on Friday, we always turn it over to

1508
01:15:30,600 --> 01:15:33,599
Speaker 1: the players, So let's get to note Sean Watson, let's

1509
01:15:33,640 --> 01:15:36,240
Speaker 1: hear from player reporter Kareem Jackson, and let's get the

1510
01:15:36,280 --> 01:15:39,280
Speaker 1: final word Drew Dorty with Sanil Clemente. We'll start with

1511
01:15:39,439 --> 01:15:53,840
Speaker 1: number four. Serve connect four. He doesn't just win on

1512
01:15:53,920 --> 01:15:56,360
Speaker 1: the field. It's time to get to note DeShawn Watson.

1513
01:15:56,880 --> 01:15:59,880
Speaker 1: I'll brought you a boy, I w marks Deshaun cookies,

1514
01:16:00,080 --> 01:16:02,840
Speaker 1: good brood. Yeah, you deserve a cooker. You know it's

1515
01:16:02,960 --> 01:16:06,719
Speaker 1: it's a good day, all right. Uh. Your your former

1516
01:16:06,760 --> 01:16:11,519
Speaker 1: head coach, Debo Swinney said that whoever doesn't draft to

1517
01:16:11,560 --> 01:16:13,400
Speaker 1: Sean is missing out on the next Michael Jordan's so

1518
01:16:13,920 --> 01:16:19,320
Speaker 1: naturally Michael Jordan or Lebron James. Oh, I think grew

1519
01:16:19,400 --> 01:16:21,680
Speaker 1: up watching Michael Jordan. So I'm kind of bias. I

1520
01:16:21,760 --> 01:16:24,639
Speaker 1: grew up watching Lebrons. I'm out to Lebron. Okay, Lebron's

1521
01:16:24,640 --> 01:16:27,639
Speaker 1: figure that's your generation. That's fair. I like that. I'll

1522
01:16:27,640 --> 01:16:31,240
Speaker 1: go with that too. Okay, Um, you just recently went

1523
01:16:31,280 --> 01:16:34,680
Speaker 1: to Germany. What was with those uh those weird and

1524
01:16:34,720 --> 01:16:38,240
Speaker 1: little shorts. Gum kind of called me up guard two.

1525
01:16:38,400 --> 01:16:41,800
Speaker 1: It was. I guess they're there their culture of the

1526
01:16:41,960 --> 01:16:44,439
Speaker 1: young boys whenever they go to work, right, they wear those.

1527
01:16:44,800 --> 01:16:48,400
Speaker 1: I'm at the certain restaurants and they called we're over here.

1528
01:16:48,439 --> 01:16:50,680
Speaker 1: We call them like George or whatnot. But over there

1529
01:16:50,680 --> 01:16:53,639
Speaker 1: I call them some it's real gold, yeah, gold skin

1530
01:16:53,720 --> 01:16:55,920
Speaker 1: and everything. So I was like, I might as well tried.

1531
01:16:56,040 --> 01:16:57,960
Speaker 1: You know, it was with the NFL stuff and we

1532
01:16:58,160 --> 01:17:00,320
Speaker 1: filmed it, so it was pretty cool. How much fun

1533
01:17:00,479 --> 01:17:02,439
Speaker 1: when you were at the draft a year ago you

1534
01:17:02,560 --> 01:17:04,640
Speaker 1: had the mike, you were interviewing people, you were on

1535
01:17:04,680 --> 01:17:06,000
Speaker 1: the other side of the thing. How much fun was that?

1536
01:17:06,120 --> 01:17:08,519
Speaker 1: But this is my number one? Yeah, this guy right here,

1537
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:14,559
Speaker 1: that's my number one. Yeah, definitely right. If they can

1538
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:17,120
Speaker 1: be quarterback just from being Q, you'd get it for that.

1539
01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:21,639
Speaker 1: It was awesome. It was kind of different, of course,

1540
01:17:21,920 --> 01:17:24,080
Speaker 1: um you know, trying to you know, ask the questions

1541
01:17:24,080 --> 01:17:25,600
Speaker 1: and things like that, because I wanted to ask some

1542
01:17:25,640 --> 01:17:28,559
Speaker 1: my own questions. But yeah, it was funny also because

1543
01:17:28,680 --> 01:17:31,200
Speaker 1: people the question I was asking us about about me,

1544
01:17:31,439 --> 01:17:33,720
Speaker 1: yea if people didn't really recognize me at the time,

1545
01:17:33,800 --> 01:17:36,080
Speaker 1: So it's cool. Did that surprise you or did you

1546
01:17:36,160 --> 01:17:37,720
Speaker 1: kind of know that's gonna be the case going in?

1547
01:17:38,040 --> 01:17:40,479
Speaker 1: I kind of knew, um, you know, Philly of course,

1548
01:17:40,680 --> 01:17:42,679
Speaker 1: being the you know, the new home of Carson Wentz

1549
01:17:42,680 --> 01:17:45,360
Speaker 1: some quarterbacks and um, you know, I came up the

1550
01:17:45,439 --> 01:17:48,960
Speaker 1: National Championship win in different things. But they wasn't expecting

1551
01:17:49,000 --> 01:17:51,920
Speaker 1: me to really beat in that CD at that time,

1552
01:17:52,040 --> 01:17:54,960
Speaker 1: so it was cool. Yeah, and you guys were helmets

1553
01:17:55,000 --> 01:17:56,760
Speaker 1: and you know all that stuff I got you. Yeah,

1554
01:17:56,880 --> 01:17:59,080
Speaker 1: you'll do that some other time, maybe down the line

1555
01:17:59,080 --> 01:18:00,920
Speaker 1: when the football curie, are you gonna You're gonna handle

1556
01:18:00,920 --> 01:18:03,519
Speaker 1: a Mikey thing? Maybe? So that was that's what I

1557
01:18:03,560 --> 01:18:07,200
Speaker 1: went in school for communication and sports broadcasting. But let's

1558
01:18:07,240 --> 01:18:10,920
Speaker 1: see what happens. What's your favorite class in school? Favorite class? Uh?

1559
01:18:11,320 --> 01:18:12,960
Speaker 1: I don't know if I should say this on camera,

1560
01:18:13,200 --> 01:18:16,559
Speaker 1: say it then you gotta say it. It was two

1561
01:18:16,560 --> 01:18:18,639
Speaker 1: of them. It was an English class, okay, and um,

1562
01:18:18,960 --> 01:18:21,120
Speaker 1: you know we watched thar Wars the whole time, so

1563
01:18:21,160 --> 01:18:23,320
Speaker 1: it's probably a mythology class. Yeah, I did that. We

1564
01:18:23,400 --> 01:18:24,960
Speaker 1: had to ride a paper on there. It was. It

1565
01:18:25,120 --> 01:18:27,360
Speaker 1: was pretty good, pretty fun. And then we had another class.

1566
01:18:27,439 --> 01:18:29,720
Speaker 1: It was a movie class and we watched the Sopranos.

1567
01:18:30,880 --> 01:18:33,120
Speaker 1: So I didn't know anything about the Sopranos until I

1568
01:18:33,120 --> 01:18:36,200
Speaker 1: got to that class. Did you watch the whole series?

1569
01:18:36,240 --> 01:18:38,720
Speaker 1: The whole series? Oh my god, real good. Who's your

1570
01:18:38,720 --> 01:18:43,080
Speaker 1: favorite soprano character? The main one? Uh, Tonyprano, Tony the Boss,

1571
01:18:43,840 --> 01:18:46,680
Speaker 1: yes man all the symbolism in that show. Can we

1572
01:18:46,880 --> 01:18:48,559
Speaker 1: take a time out and just talk about the Sopranos

1573
01:18:48,600 --> 01:18:51,920
Speaker 1: for like six hours? That? All right? Hey? Good playing

1574
01:18:51,920 --> 01:18:53,880
Speaker 1: Connect four even though we didn't play Connect four, but

1575
01:18:54,000 --> 01:18:56,040
Speaker 1: you got me on that first game. Always good seeing

1576
01:18:56,040 --> 01:18:59,839
Speaker 1: you show, Thanks man, thank you, Shaw Watson took a Sopranos.

1577
01:19:00,520 --> 01:19:02,599
Speaker 1: I know my man Sean Penner Gass is paying attention

1578
01:19:02,640 --> 01:19:04,880
Speaker 1: to that. There's no question. All right, it's T player Reporter.

1579
01:19:05,479 --> 01:19:07,719
Speaker 1: It is brought to you by Arctic, the official coolers

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Speaker 1: Artic Coolers overbuilt, not over priced. This week, Kareem Jackson

1582
01:19:16,120 --> 01:19:19,760
Speaker 1: wants to know what's on your playlist? Do you love me?

1583
01:19:20,640 --> 01:19:27,479
Speaker 1: You riding? Ain't it what you did when you go

1584
01:19:29,680 --> 01:19:33,720
Speaker 1: kat TV and we bang sixteen in the house? Key

1585
01:19:33,840 --> 01:19:37,840
Speaker 1: Key takes his take. If we're known for you? See

1586
01:19:38,080 --> 01:19:40,120
Speaker 1: you ain't from Houston? Where are you from? From the

1587
01:19:40,160 --> 01:19:43,360
Speaker 1: losing Texas? How far is that? About? An hour? Thirty

1588
01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:47,640
Speaker 1: close though? Kiki? All right, man, I just got a

1589
01:19:47,680 --> 01:19:49,080
Speaker 1: couple of questions for you. You know how we're doing

1590
01:19:49,160 --> 01:19:51,040
Speaker 1: on KJT TV. Is your first time on here? Don't

1591
01:19:51,080 --> 01:19:55,560
Speaker 1: make it to last. What's the most embarrassing song on

1592
01:19:55,720 --> 01:19:59,000
Speaker 1: artists on your playlist? The most embarrassing song, I guess,

1593
01:19:59,040 --> 01:20:01,400
Speaker 1: and it's out that worldwid you two to everybody's phone

1594
01:20:05,400 --> 01:20:12,559
Speaker 1: road am I line uh drake within my feelings, that's all.

1595
01:20:16,080 --> 01:20:18,320
Speaker 1: That's all. That's all. That last week when you score

1596
01:20:18,479 --> 01:20:20,280
Speaker 1: you did that. Yeah that was good, Dallas, But that

1597
01:20:20,360 --> 01:20:22,360
Speaker 1: was just the one time thing, Jack, So I ain't

1598
01:20:22,400 --> 01:20:25,400
Speaker 1: trying to do that, no know. All right, well, I'm

1599
01:20:25,439 --> 01:20:28,880
Speaker 1: gonna have to rock with Molly Cyrus. I gotta I

1600
01:20:28,920 --> 01:20:31,439
Speaker 1: got the joint where it's it's hard and Whiskalifa. I

1601
01:20:31,479 --> 01:20:34,360
Speaker 1: had to get that one. That ain't bad though you're

1602
01:20:34,400 --> 01:20:36,200
Speaker 1: the DJ in the locker room and you'd be spinning it,

1603
01:20:36,320 --> 01:20:39,360
Speaker 1: so your playlist went bad. That's when she was going

1604
01:20:39,400 --> 01:20:41,160
Speaker 1: on the Dawn on the Dawnhill. You know what I'm saying,

1605
01:20:41,200 --> 01:20:43,320
Speaker 1: wrecking ball type, you know what that is. But you

1606
01:20:43,360 --> 01:20:45,280
Speaker 1: know I had to that's on the playlist. So I'm

1607
01:20:45,280 --> 01:20:49,120
Speaker 1: gonna keep it that one. You know, it's not bad,

1608
01:20:49,560 --> 01:20:52,080
Speaker 1: that's not you know, the wrecking ball. I can, I can,

1609
01:20:52,320 --> 01:20:54,120
Speaker 1: I can dig with the wrecking dock. What's the most

1610
01:20:54,160 --> 01:20:57,439
Speaker 1: embarrassing song or artists on your playlist. I got a

1611
01:20:57,479 --> 01:20:59,800
Speaker 1: lot of Beaver on there. That's uh, that's probably pre

1612
01:21:00,200 --> 01:21:02,479
Speaker 1: high on there. We want give us a little a

1613
01:21:02,520 --> 01:21:04,600
Speaker 1: little snippet of one of those songs. I think you know,

1614
01:21:04,720 --> 01:21:08,800
Speaker 1: I don't just know, I don't. All right, Well, has

1615
01:21:08,800 --> 01:21:12,000
Speaker 1: anybody asks you what yours? No? Nobody asked. I gotta.

1616
01:21:12,120 --> 01:21:14,360
Speaker 1: I got a little bit of everything on my I

1617
01:21:14,400 --> 01:21:17,400
Speaker 1: got you got that Frozen on there? Right? Um, you

1618
01:21:17,520 --> 01:21:20,080
Speaker 1: want to go this home? Man? No, no, frozen. But

1619
01:21:20,160 --> 01:21:22,920
Speaker 1: she loves wheels on the bucks. They go round and round.

1620
01:21:23,240 --> 01:21:26,200
Speaker 1: So yeah, I found myself singing that all the time,

1621
01:21:26,240 --> 01:21:29,639
Speaker 1: even when she's not in the car. Ki No we done?

1622
01:21:30,280 --> 01:21:35,240
Speaker 1: You're happy to heavy? Okay? Jack t my gosh, hey

1623
01:21:35,479 --> 01:21:42,360
Speaker 1: keep me and it's closing my guy TV. We out now.

1624
01:21:42,400 --> 01:21:45,920
Speaker 1: You certainly want to check out that video on our site.

1625
01:21:46,000 --> 01:21:48,120
Speaker 1: Here's the Texas dot com or the Texas app because

1626
01:21:48,120 --> 01:21:51,559
Speaker 1: you can see Kiki QT as he's being interviewed by

1627
01:21:51,600 --> 01:21:54,680
Speaker 1: Creem Jackson. I don't know if he's amused or not

1628
01:21:54,840 --> 01:21:57,880
Speaker 1: happy about Kareem doing the dance or whatever. It's very

1629
01:21:58,280 --> 01:22:02,760
Speaker 1: very funny, funny stuff. They're from Kareem Jackson player reporter right,

1630
01:22:02,800 --> 01:22:04,479
Speaker 1: let's get to our final word with Drew Doherty. This

1631
01:22:04,520 --> 01:22:07,880
Speaker 1: week sin big challenge again. There are no easy weeks

1632
01:22:07,880 --> 01:22:10,320
Speaker 1: in the NFL, but this one, with this front, it's

1633
01:22:10,439 --> 01:22:13,080
Speaker 1: especially challenging, is it. Not? Like you said, it's it's

1634
01:22:13,080 --> 01:22:15,320
Speaker 1: a it's a good front. I mean they got von Miller,

1635
01:22:15,600 --> 01:22:19,400
Speaker 1: Nick Chubb. I mean they got some good, good secondary guys.

1636
01:22:19,479 --> 01:22:21,479
Speaker 1: So we have a big task in front of us.

1637
01:22:21,680 --> 01:22:23,880
Speaker 1: What makes them so tough? You mentioned two of them.

1638
01:22:23,960 --> 01:22:26,240
Speaker 1: You also got Derek Wolf there on the inside. Yeah,

1639
01:22:26,720 --> 01:22:29,120
Speaker 1: just I mean all their guys, I mean they can

1640
01:22:29,160 --> 01:22:31,400
Speaker 1: get to the quarterback. I mean you know they're outside.

1641
01:22:31,439 --> 01:22:34,320
Speaker 1: I dns Vaughan, you know, any chance he's out there.

1642
01:22:34,439 --> 01:22:36,400
Speaker 1: And like you said, the interior guys, I mean they're

1643
01:22:36,720 --> 01:22:39,880
Speaker 1: they're pretty pretty stout. Bulrush guys come right down the

1644
01:22:39,960 --> 01:22:42,439
Speaker 1: middle trying to um squeeze out pocket. So we got

1645
01:22:42,560 --> 01:22:45,080
Speaker 1: to do our job and staying firm, and the tackles

1646
01:22:45,160 --> 01:22:47,160
Speaker 1: need to run the ends around the corner. You get

1647
01:22:47,200 --> 01:22:48,920
Speaker 1: to win a week ago Thursday night, you get a

1648
01:22:48,960 --> 01:22:51,200
Speaker 1: weekend off. How beneficial was that for you guys? Oh?

1649
01:22:51,280 --> 01:22:53,479
Speaker 1: That was big time. I mean, especially for our bodies.

1650
01:22:53,680 --> 01:22:55,720
Speaker 1: It's like a little mini bye week. Just to um,

1651
01:22:56,200 --> 01:22:58,400
Speaker 1: you know, especially guys are a little banged up, were

1652
01:22:58,439 --> 01:23:00,559
Speaker 1: needed more time. That was a munch of the what's

1653
01:23:00,600 --> 01:23:02,800
Speaker 1: different with you guys over the last five games as

1654
01:23:02,840 --> 01:23:04,840
Speaker 1: opposed to those first three? Is it a lot? Is

1655
01:23:04,880 --> 01:23:07,599
Speaker 1: it a little? Where's the difference those first three games?

1656
01:23:07,880 --> 01:23:10,960
Speaker 1: Really we're just shooting ourselves in the foot, turnovers three

1657
01:23:11,120 --> 01:23:13,320
Speaker 1: now wasn't really helping the defense out. Just a lot

1658
01:23:13,360 --> 01:23:16,439
Speaker 1: of mistakes we were making on ourselves. It wasn't anything

1659
01:23:16,520 --> 01:23:18,720
Speaker 1: the defense is doing. Is just we're making mistakes and

1660
01:23:19,200 --> 01:23:21,080
Speaker 1: digging ourselves in a hole. And I think you know,

1661
01:23:21,160 --> 01:23:23,639
Speaker 1: this past couple of weeks, we've done pretty good job

1662
01:23:23,680 --> 01:23:26,919
Speaker 1: of not shooting ourselves in the foot and have having penalties.

1663
01:23:27,040 --> 01:23:28,280
Speaker 1: With all that in mind, how much fun is it

1664
01:23:28,320 --> 01:23:30,639
Speaker 1: this five games streak you're on. It's an amazing feeling.

1665
01:23:30,760 --> 01:23:33,200
Speaker 1: I mean, like you said, it's it's hard to win

1666
01:23:33,280 --> 01:23:36,479
Speaker 1: in this league, and to continue to stack these wins,

1667
01:23:36,680 --> 01:23:38,760
Speaker 1: I mean, you just gotta keep it rolling. How do

1668
01:23:38,840 --> 01:23:40,760
Speaker 1: you keep the run game rolling? Because the last two weeks,

1669
01:23:40,880 --> 01:23:43,639
Speaker 1: Lamar Miller's got in one hundred yards Blues doing nice things,

1670
01:23:43,720 --> 01:23:46,120
Speaker 1: chipping in as well, and then Deshaun when he decides

1671
01:23:46,160 --> 01:23:49,040
Speaker 1: to run gets some yardage to just staying ahead of

1672
01:23:49,120 --> 01:23:51,800
Speaker 1: the chains man and not taking any negative plays on

1673
01:23:51,920 --> 01:23:54,920
Speaker 1: first and second down. That way, third down could be manageable.

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01:23:55,040 --> 01:23:57,080
Speaker 1: So I think, like you said, these past two weeks,

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01:23:57,560 --> 01:23:59,680
Speaker 1: just that's what we've been doing, just staying in front

1676
01:23:59,680 --> 01:24:02,800
Speaker 1: of the chains and playing complimentary football. You got young

1677
01:24:02,880 --> 01:24:04,840
Speaker 1: guys on either side of you. What's it like seeing

1678
01:24:04,840 --> 01:24:06,759
Speaker 1: the guy to your left and how well he's been playing.

1679
01:24:06,880 --> 01:24:09,599
Speaker 1: I mean it's good. I mean, you know, sometimes guys

1680
01:24:09,640 --> 01:24:12,960
Speaker 1: are gonna face adversity, a tough series or a tough game.

1681
01:24:13,040 --> 01:24:15,519
Speaker 1: But I like the group of guys man, where you know,

1682
01:24:15,640 --> 01:24:17,960
Speaker 1: they're warriors. They're gonna come in battle every day, and

1683
01:24:18,360 --> 01:24:20,400
Speaker 1: that's that's what we need. Still a good group in

1684
01:24:20,439 --> 01:24:21,960
Speaker 1: the meeting rooms too. You'll have a little bit of fun,

1685
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:24,280
Speaker 1: don't you. Oh yeah, yeah yeah. I mean we're always,

1686
01:24:24,400 --> 01:24:26,559
Speaker 1: you know, clowning on each other. I mean that's why

1687
01:24:26,560 --> 01:24:29,439
Speaker 1: I love this group. No one takes it serious or sensitive.

1688
01:24:29,479 --> 01:24:31,760
Speaker 1: Everyone just takes it as a joke. Last thing, you've

1689
01:24:31,800 --> 01:24:34,439
Speaker 1: got a tough quarterback. How tough is he? There's no

1690
01:24:34,600 --> 01:24:37,080
Speaker 1: ways that I can that can say that he's a

1691
01:24:37,160 --> 01:24:40,080
Speaker 1: team guy. He's unselfish. I got took a freaking bust

1692
01:24:40,160 --> 01:24:43,120
Speaker 1: to Jacksonville. I mean that show. If that doesn't speak volumes,

1693
01:24:43,240 --> 01:24:45,280
Speaker 1: you know, I don't know what else he needs to do,

1694
01:24:45,520 --> 01:24:48,960
Speaker 1: but I know he's. Like I said, our guys are warriors.

1695
01:24:49,040 --> 01:24:51,639
Speaker 1: They have that mentality. Nothing's gonna stop and they're gonna

1696
01:24:51,640 --> 01:24:54,280
Speaker 1: If they're gonna play, they're gonna play. Snil killam Eddie,

1697
01:24:54,280 --> 01:24:56,160
Speaker 1: thanks so much for the time. Best of luck against Sobroncos.

1698
01:24:56,320 --> 01:24:59,519
Speaker 1: Thank you love our players segment get to know to

1699
01:24:59,560 --> 01:25:02,200
Speaker 1: Sean Wa some player reporter Kreem Jackson in the Final

1700
01:25:02,280 --> 01:25:06,160
Speaker 1: World Drew Doherty of saneil kilomette, Sunday is gonna be

1701
01:25:06,240 --> 01:25:08,120
Speaker 1: here before we know. People were less than forty eight

1702
01:25:08,200 --> 01:25:12,280
Speaker 1: hours away from kicking off with the Broncos. Gotta have

1703
01:25:12,439 --> 01:25:14,439
Speaker 1: this one to headed to the bye with some good feelings.

1704
01:25:14,520 --> 01:25:17,519
Speaker 1: You get this one, you're six in three. You get

1705
01:25:17,560 --> 01:25:21,160
Speaker 1: some help from the Cowboys, and you will be three

1706
01:25:21,280 --> 01:25:25,960
Speaker 1: wins up on everybody in the AFC South. That is

1707
01:25:26,000 --> 01:25:28,640
Speaker 1: saying something nine weeks through the year, tended to the

1708
01:25:28,720 --> 01:25:31,200
Speaker 1: bye with a w If you're in Denver, hey, don't

1709
01:25:31,200 --> 01:25:33,000
Speaker 1: be afraid to say hello or call my name. I'll

1710
01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:35,679
Speaker 1: come talk to you at any point, so enjoy the game.

1711
01:25:36,160 --> 01:25:38,679
Speaker 1: Hopefully a W is on its way and we'll talk

1712
01:25:38,800 --> 01:25:41,360
Speaker 1: all about it next week. Thanks so much for listening everybody.

1713
01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:44,719
Speaker 1: Huge thanks to everybody that participated on the show today.

1714
01:25:45,080 --> 01:25:47,839
Speaker 1: You guys are the best. We'll see you on Sunday

1715
01:25:48,320 --> 01:25:50,920
Speaker 1: in Denver in the Mile High City. Thanks for listening everybody,

1716
01:25:50,920 --> 01:25:51,799
Speaker 1: and has always go Texans.