1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome to the program that gets you 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: inside at RG Stadium Texans. All accents. Mark Vandermayer, John 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: Harris with you tonight as Johnny will rip me for 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: my training camp questions that were way too early that 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: I did without him last night, and we'll review what 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: we talked about with John McClain maybe a little bit, 7 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: and Johnny, I begged you to get therapy, but you 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: did it anyway. Eighteen game schedule product projection, eighteen week 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: schedule projection. That's anything wrong with that? Uh yeah, nothing 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: wrong with that at all. Certainly nothing wrong. Geez, Thursday night. 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: It comes out at seven pm Central, So we'll see 12 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: how that goes. But you've got to how many you 13 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: think you get right when it comes out. I'm hoping 14 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: for three because obviously it's a it's a domino effect 15 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: of well have you got this one here, and now 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: one there, and then that one's wrong, then obviously that 17 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 1: one's wrong, so they're all sort of tight. I'm hoping 18 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: to get three. Yeah, that'd be huge. I'm hoping to 19 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: get three. Now I bet you get more than that. 20 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: I bet you get four. I'm got to go four. 21 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: So we did our top five, and you know I 22 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: had the top two weeks. So the first two weeks 23 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: we had those the same. We had Indianapolis at home, 24 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: and then we had at the Giants and then uh 25 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: and then at that point we diverge. Oh, we both 26 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: picked the Giants as well. We did pick Huge. We 27 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: did we too. The first two we didn't even talk 28 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: about that. Yeah, can you imagine if we're write about that, 29 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: I know someone's gonna think, wait a second, wait a second, 30 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: we did. It would be easier for people to point 31 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: to figure out me because well, you know Blake Jones too. Um, 32 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: but Blake was my quarterback way way way back when 33 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: when I was coaching, and he is on the schedule. 34 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: I think he's one of the five or six people 35 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: that come up with the schedule to do all the 36 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: different algorithms and all that kind of stuff. Now, what 37 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: I didn't predict was any primetime games or whatever. I 38 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: just went with, these are the games per week, by 39 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: the week, and I put the week, put the buye 40 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: at week eight. We've gotten kind of I would say lucky. 41 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: I don't if that's right away saying it, But last 42 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: year I think the bye week was week ten, right, 43 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season, right in the middle, 44 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: because it's eighteen close enough, and the week before that 45 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: it was week nine in a seventeen week season, it 46 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 1: was right smack dab in the middle. So we've had 47 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: the bye right in the middle. I put it at 48 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: week eight, which is a little a little before half 49 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: the season, but I figured we probably weren't gonna get 50 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: as lucky to have it stuck right in the middle. 51 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: WA's this get like a week five by Oh, that 52 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: would be just brutal. Yeah, you don't want that anymore. 53 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: With the four preseason games. You used to kind of 54 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: not mind as much because you went through all those 55 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: weeks camp and you know now they kind of they 56 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: all get a bye Labor Day weekend, right, Yes, that 57 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: pre Labor Day Thursday night preseason games. Yeah, and then 58 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: then a bye. It's a bye, right, And it was 59 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: weird last year, Johnny, I knew this would happen. That 60 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: was the first year without that fourth preseason game or 61 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: that week open. We should say college foot ball loved 62 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: it because they owned the whole weekend. Everybody ended up 63 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: playing on Thursday night in the last ten fifteen years 64 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: or whatever, So it was really Thursday night. That was 65 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: interfering with that college schedule. They would kick off their 66 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: season on Thursday night, but the NFL in each local 67 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: market that it exists, would crush that college game. There 68 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: was no NFL national game, but in your local market, 69 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna crush any college game. If the Texas would 70 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: pull a fifteen rating, which is just okay for a 71 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: preseason game. Hey, I don't care who else is playing 72 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: Aggie's Longhorns whatever, They're not going to come close to 73 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: that in this market. So you were crushing college football 74 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: and it happens in every NFL market. Now it's wide open, 75 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: and it feels I don't know how you felt last year, 76 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: but I felt the void of that, and I remember 77 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: talking about that. Anyway, go ahead, Yeah, you're right, But 78 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: I didn't mind the way that it went because it 79 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: was training camp, grind, three preseason games, bye week essentially. Yeah, like, okay, 80 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: get yourself kind of geared up for the start of 81 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: the season, play roughly half the season, bye week, Yeah, 82 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: finish up second half of the season. Some of those 83 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: poor teams, and I can, I want to say the 84 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: forty nine ers, that was one team I couldn't I 85 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: thought it was that had like a week twelve week 86 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:17,799 Speaker 1: thirteen buy. That's a long long road. Yeah, to play 87 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: three preseason games, had the bye week. Can they go 88 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:24,559 Speaker 1: thirteen straight weeks of a game? Wow? I mean that's tall. 89 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: Probably have a thirsty night in there with the mini buy, 90 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: but that doesn't really hit Yeah, and that, but that's that's, 91 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: that's it. But to go that And I'm understand they've 92 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: got to spread the buys out. I get. I mean, 93 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: I get that part of it, but um, I don't 94 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: know if there's anything that really kind of stood out. 95 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: I mean I tried to spread out as much as 96 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: I could. I had one, two, three, four, four road 97 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: games in the first seven before the bye, and then 98 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: I had this is where when I looked up, I 99 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: was like, WHOA, Okay, maybe they got a little crazy here. 100 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: The three of the last last four I have on 101 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: the road. That is a little crazy. I don't like 102 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: that at all. Who were there at Denver week fifteen? 103 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: Then home to Tennessee. I just figured, I don't know. 104 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: The more I thought about, I was like, man, we've 105 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: closed We've closed the season with them the last two 106 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: weeks or the last two years. I don't think we're 107 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: gonna do it again. And so the way I kind 108 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: of had to spread out, I'm like, all right, I'll 109 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: put it here. But then a Florida finish at Miami 110 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: at jackson last two weeks of the season, can we 111 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: stay down there? That nice? Because my comment was Week 112 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: seventeen at Miami, hey, nothing like seventy two and Sonny 113 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: in January hopefully at Jacksonville nothing like. Well, there's no 114 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: telling what we could see in Jacksonville in the vitell No. 115 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: I mean last year's Last Years finale and Jacksonville was 116 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: against the Colts and it was gorgeous. Yeah, I mean 117 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: it was a gorgeous day. It was like seventy to 118 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: seventy five, just the kind of day you absolutely love. 119 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: Much better than the day that we had there, although 120 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: we won, it was If I'm your buddy Blake Jones, 121 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: I am not putting in Mike North, I am not 122 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: putting the Texans and the Titans and last week of 123 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: the season again, yeah, put the Colts and the Titans together. Yeah. Look, 124 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: I know who the favorites are. I'd love to be 125 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: in that mix and have that game be meaningful for 126 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: the Texans to win an AFC South Championship. Believe me, 127 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: sign me up for that. But if I'm objectively setting 128 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: up the schedule and Colts and Titans together, what's the problem. 129 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: Just set it up that way, and I mean, that's 130 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: what I have here at four point in Jackson. With 131 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: that means then the Colts are playing the Titans that 132 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: particular point. By the way, Blake does not like me anymore, 133 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: would do well be he and Mike North they're broadcasting 134 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: gurus of the league. Well, because we had all these 135 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 1: radio calls last year in television for preseason calls, and 136 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: I kept on harping on for the crews that are 137 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: not traveling for radio that they need that all twenty 138 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: two live, and they all twenty two is the wide 139 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: angle shot, folks. And the league did not want to 140 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: give it. They wanted to give it, but the competition 141 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: committee did not want to give it. So Blake and 142 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 1: Mike were fine with giving it, but they couldn't do 143 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: anything about it. But I kept on bringing it up 144 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: and they didn't like that. After a while, kept counting, 145 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: yeah I did. And I tell him that was revenge 146 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: for all the things that Blake did when he was 147 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: playing for me and he did right what I was 148 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: what I was saying. So I got to use that weapon. Yeah, exactly, 149 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: you got you gotta weaponize. But yeah, three or four 150 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: to finish the season. That and so the middle part 151 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: is chock full of home games. Philly Week nine, Jackson 152 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: Week eleven, Washington week twelve. If you just joined us, 153 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: this is Johnny's eighteen week scheduled projection. This is not 154 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: the real one that's on Houston Texans dot com if 155 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: you want to see if Johnny's right now. We did 156 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: have a contest out there for the first five, so 157 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: we'll see if that goes. And you and I guess 158 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: the first two. I don't know if it's going to 159 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: be correct ORed out, but that would be something home 160 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: to Indie Road, to the New York Giants. I said 161 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: last night too, Johnny. If I had a wish, it 162 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: would be to play the Colts first. It really would be. Yeah, 163 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: I want to rip off that band aid. I want 164 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: to see Matt Ryan. If I can't get that, I 165 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: want to see Washington with Carson Wentz because I have 166 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: revenge on my mind from last year's two blowout losses 167 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: to the Colts, engineered by Wentz. Played well, in those games, 168 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: I want to beat him badly. Or maybe the Eagles 169 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: at home. It's too much to ask to have the 170 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: Jags at home again, although that would be nice too, 171 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: to start it off with a bang. Maybe you can 172 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: beat the Jags one more time and get your season 173 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: started on the right foot. I don't know what's going 174 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: to happen. So in nineteen we played in week two. 175 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 1: Week in twenty twenty, we played them at home in 176 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: Week four. In twenty twenty one, we led the season 177 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: with them. Seventeen we led the season twenty twenty. Week 178 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: four was the Vikings Week We five? Sorry, we five, Sorry, 179 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: we lost four in a row. How do you not 180 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: remember Week four? The eventful Okay Vikings at the end 181 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: of the game, could not get it in the end 182 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: zone and then O'Brien fired after the game. How do 183 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: you remember anything from twenty twenty? I don't know. I 184 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: remember a lot from twenty twenty. It's funny, I remember 185 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: a lot that I don't want to remember. I was 186 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: thinking about twenty twenty coming in here today, just in 187 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: general terms of I still went to restaurants, right, I did? 188 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: I remember going to restaurants and doing a lot of things. 189 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 1: Eventually after the initial oh my gosh, what is this phase? 190 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: And uh, you know it, we lived our lives. But 191 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 1: the stadium it was a weird place to be a 192 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: weird place for a place everywhere you went, it's every 193 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: now and again, you know, NFL Network will pop up 194 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,719 Speaker 1: highlights or or even there in the draft too, there 195 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: would be highlights of a particular player and then you 196 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: would look up and go, why are they showing spring 197 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: game highlights? And you realize, oh no, that's a game 198 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: from twenty twenty when there was nobody in the stands 199 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: at all, and you just watching, go wow. And then 200 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: you fast forward one year and you see the crowds 201 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: that were back in the stands and you just think 202 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: about how strange that was. And I go back to 203 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: that Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh one was the weirdest one. 204 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: It was. I was that the weirdest because because you 205 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: went to all of them, and I gave most of them, 206 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:07,319 Speaker 1: well all, but there were three places. Pittsburgh was one, 207 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 1: Detroit was another. In Chicago is the other three places 208 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: where there were there was absolutely no one in the stands, 209 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: no one bizarre. And so in Pittsburgh, what I remember 210 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: the last time we had been in Pittsburgh's twenty fourteen 211 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: and it was a Monday night, and I just remember 212 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: it was not because there was I remember driving in 213 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: the cab over to the game and our cab driver 214 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: was just ripping the stealers because Steelers were not playing 215 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: well at that point. So it wasn't a complete and 216 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 1: total packed house. But Ben got hot after an offside penalty, 217 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, a place just turned to 218 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: a different level. It went it went crazy week and 219 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:48,839 Speaker 1: I just remember the environment, like, but this is a 220 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: really cool environment in Pittsburgh. It was a night, Monday, 221 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: it was a Monday night game, so there was something 222 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: different to it. So we walk in and there's nobody 223 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: and I remember twenty one twenty one and James counter scorers. 224 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 1: And they take the lead and all you can hear 225 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: in the in the entire building is just the coaches 226 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 1: and the players on the other side. In the fourth 227 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: quarter of an NFL game, no matter where it is, 228 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: but especially in Pittsburgh, if they take the lead, the 229 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: place is gonna go ballistic. Oh yeah, and you sense it, 230 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: you feel it. It's just nothing. It was just all 231 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: I could hear was just the other side, the other 232 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: side of the I wonder if TV was. It was strange, 233 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: like I can't even you know, it was just odd. 234 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: And then you go to Detroit again Thanksgiving Day seeing 235 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: that game. How many times in my life seeing that 236 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: game in Detroit Thanksgiving Day and it's packed no matter 237 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: what the records are sure, and there's nobody, nobody, and 238 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 1: fourth Field is gorgeous. I mean, it's a really cool stadium. 239 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: Nobody in Chicago. Finally I got smart in Chicago. I'm like, well, 240 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: there's nobody here. I was just gonna sit the fifth 241 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: yard line, like sitting, I can't get down on the field. 242 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: I'm gonna sit the fifth yard line. And I got 243 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: a great seat either way. Nobody can mess with me. 244 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: I'll just was having the best seat in the house. 245 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: But there was nobody there was odd that that was 246 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: the part. And it reminded me watching the draft of that, 247 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: of watching how how do we pull that off? But 248 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: then there's no fans in the stands and you see 249 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: these highlights and it's just really strange to see that. 250 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: But it stands out so much because you're like, oh yeah, 251 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: that's certain things like the draft went well and looked 252 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: it was different, but it looked good. It looked good 253 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: the way they did it, and godell in his basement 254 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: with the fans cheering on zoom or howherever they put 255 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: those screens together. There are still some TV shows that 256 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: are doing things that way. America's Funniest Home Videos. I 257 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: don't really watch that much, but we were eating at 258 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: a restaurant on Sunday and it was on it was 259 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: Sunday night, and my nine year old, Yeah, that's great 260 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: stuff for him, right, you know, it's all people falling 261 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: down or whatever, and you know they cut back to 262 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: the crowd, but the crowd here was still on zoom 263 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 1: or something. And they might be doing it that way 264 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 1: for good because I guess it's cheaper, easier. They can 265 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: coordinate the cheers, if you will, of the crowd. So 266 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: I find that some of the innovation from the COVID 267 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: year carrying over is really notable in broadcasting and in life. 268 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,439 Speaker 1: Of course, you know, we're all used as Zoom. We're 269 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: all Zoom experts now and Microsoft teams and everything like that. Anyway, 270 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: So your eighteen game schedule projection is up at Houston 271 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: Texans dot com. Yes, we'll see how correct we are. 272 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: Thursday night, seven o'clock, we're gonna be live here leading 273 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 1: right up to it. I know the six ten guys 274 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: have something planned at seven, and then we're gonna jump 275 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: to digital. We're gonna be a digital TV on all 276 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: our platforms, Twitter, Facebook, Spacebook, snap Face, all of it. 277 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: Those are the O'Brien names for those, and of course 278 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: the Texans app at Houston Texans dot com. As we 279 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: will unveil the twenty twenty two schedule when it comes 280 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,599 Speaker 1: to the schedule. As I was kind of writing, I 281 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: had had a paragraph of the things that I look 282 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: for in the schedule. What's the very first thing you 283 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: look for in the schedule? Opener? I always go to 284 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: the opener and then I go to prime time, Like 285 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: what are the crooked crooked numbers? You know, the numbers 286 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: that aren't every week or for the name of the day, 287 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: like they'll say Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, Thursday, Sundayday. Right, 288 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: are we gonna get any of those? I doubt it. Yeah, 289 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: I guess possibly a Monday. You're gonna get a Thursday. 290 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: Everybody gets a Thursday, So you're gonna get that. But 291 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: when I said any of those, I meant Monday. You know, 292 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: I'm not expecting any Sundays unless it's late in the 293 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: season somehow you have in the kind of season where 294 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: you get flexed. I wanted to bring this up because 295 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: it's it's really not related to schedule projection, but just 296 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: projection in general, and I think it gets lost. I 297 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: know some people have hinted on it. Maybe guys on 298 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: six ten have talked about it. I just missed it. 299 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: But you and I really haven't discussed this. Johnny. When 300 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: you look at the mock draft for twenty twenty three, 301 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: who's got the number one pick in just about every 302 00:14:56,280 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: single one? I've seen? This bothers the daylights out of me, 303 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: you know. I know. And look, if I just zoom 304 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: out and take my Texans hat off, which is surgically 305 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: attached here, metaphorically surgically attached, I can get it, I guess. 306 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: But so I'm looking at the New York Giants. They 307 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: didn't pick up Daniel Jones option. Are you saying that 308 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: the Giants are better than the Texans? Really? Have you 309 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: looked at that division? I forget about last year? Have 310 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: you looked at the division. Let me ask you this, Johnny, 311 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: you're an objective general manager of team thirty three. All right, 312 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: you're starting a team. I'll give you the choice of 313 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks, Davis Mills or Daniel Jones. Who are you taking? Oh? 314 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: I know exactly who I'm take, all right? You know it. 315 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: On draft night I was I was not a fan 316 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: of Daniel Jones, especially going number six. I have him 317 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: in second round. So yeah, I'm not been a fan 318 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: of Daniel Jones. And I've seen more in Davis's progress 319 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: than I've seen in Daniel jones progress. Now, Daniel did 320 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: show a little bit of that in his rookie year, 321 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: and you thought, okay, on in the year two, we'll 322 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: see what he's gotten. Yes, and looks that could happen 323 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: to Davis too. You don't want it too, But Davis 324 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: asked to get better. I've been very clear on that 325 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: everybody has to get better, the whole team, everybody, everybody 326 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: in the league has got to get better. This is 327 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: hardly breaking news, Detroit. I guess I understand it a 328 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: little bit better. You have a veteran quarterback. I know 329 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: that the Rams gave up on him. Blah blah blah, 330 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: I know all that they've added the talent. They've played 331 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: a lot of close games. If they can flip that 332 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: script in a few of them, well, all of a sudden, 333 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: you're dealing with six seven wins maybe with the Detroit Lions. Okay, 334 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: great Jaguars, Okay, But you beat him twice, and you 335 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: beat him with Mills to Lawrence head to head at 336 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: their place, and beat him by two touchdowns both times. 337 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: And I know they have a new coach, well, so 338 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: to the Texans. They have an experienced coach, so to 339 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: the Texans. Right, they added talent, so did the Texans. 340 00:16:56,440 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: So I can't automatically say that the jag are better 341 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: than the Texans if I take off my Texans hat metaphorically, surgically. 342 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: So I don't know what to say about it. I 343 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 1: guess they have to come up with somebody who's number one, 344 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: and maybe it's a good thing. Right, Hey, guys, this 345 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: is what they're saying about you, that you're gonna be 346 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: the worst team in the league. Prove them wrong. Now, 347 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: we're not gonna throw a parade if it's Hey, we're 348 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: only the third worst team in the league. That's not 349 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: exactly something to hoist the banner about maybe the Colts 350 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 1: will do it. That's not something to hoist the banner about. 351 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: I get it, but I want to use it as 352 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: a motivator. Here's the thing. They're half right, half wrong 353 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: kind of it's a it's a it's obviously projection. But 354 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: here's the thing. If the Texans do end up with 355 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: the number one overall pick, then how do you think 356 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: the season has gone more than likely bad Davis badly? 357 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: And at that point, if the season has gone badly 358 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: for Davis, what are the Texans gonna do? So either 359 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 1: he got hurt or he didn't play well. I think 360 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: in both cases they're thinking quarterback, because if he gets hurt, 361 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: you're thinking, well, you know, we can't wait another year. 362 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: So that's we've got this opportunity here. We got to 363 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: go ahead and draft, especially in a quarterback. And that's 364 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:20,959 Speaker 1: I've been working on that a little bit today. Just 365 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: looking at I mean, Mark, it's been a long time 366 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: stuff seen. Two things stand out to me. Number One, 367 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: the college season is going to be tremendous because to 368 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks are unbelievable. All the big programs have got 369 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: either a great quarterback or they've got a transfer that's 370 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 1: come in that's really intriguing. So like Texas, even though 371 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,479 Speaker 1: they didn't have anybody drafted this last draft, Quinn Ewers, 372 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 1: who was from South like Carroll, transferred back to University 373 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: of Texas from Ohio State. Well, our state's got a quarterback. 374 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 1: He's an established guy. C J. Stout, Alabama's got a 375 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 1: quarterback and sunk. Clempson has got a quarterback who's got 376 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: to bounce back in DJA. Texas m got an LSU transfer, 377 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: Max Johnson. The great programs all have an established quarter 378 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,640 Speaker 1: in Georgia. I don't think Stetson Ben is a guy 379 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: that is gonna get drafted, get a lot of acclaim. 380 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: He's a really good college quarterback. Oklahoma's got um Glahoma's 381 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: got dealing Gabriel from uh UCF. Like all the big 382 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 1: programs have a top notch quarterback, the US guy named 383 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: Tyler Van Dyke, who could be a top He could 384 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: be a top five pick. He's an amazing athlete and 385 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: really over the last eight nine weeks of the year 386 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: was phenomenal quarterback. When Garrett King got hurt. So my 387 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: point in all that is, if there is something that 388 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: does happen to Davis be an injury or the play 389 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 1: just drops off significantly. This is the year having multiple 390 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 1: first round picks. I mean we said it a lot, 391 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: you have it. So those projections of us being number one, 392 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: if we are the number one team, then like you said, 393 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: one or two things have happened. Davis has gotten hurt 394 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: or he's been in effective, and it is time to 395 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: go get a quarterback in and at the top pick. 396 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: The thing that bothers me, I really really wish that 397 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: Davis could pan out and we could have the number 398 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: one pick because in that we could bring in Will 399 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: Anderson yea outside linebacker from Alabama who's absolute dude. Wait wait, wait, 400 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: wait dude, I'm not signing up for that. I know 401 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: he might be a great player. No, no, I don't 402 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 1: want the number one pick and whatever scenario, But there 403 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: are different ways to get the number one pick. You 404 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: could trade if Mills, Yeah, that's not gonna happen. Don't 405 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: you know the demand for the number one pick next year? 406 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: I mean you just it's laid it out there, ridiculous 407 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: because I don't want to see the scenario where, yeah, 408 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: Mills is working out great, but we still have the 409 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: number one pick. What did that? I don't know how 410 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: that matters. He's Archie Manning all of a sudden, not 411 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 1: arch but Archie. I don't know how that works. Especially, 412 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:59,719 Speaker 1: I don't know how that happens. I do know how 413 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:01,919 Speaker 1: it works. I don't know how it happened, especially with 414 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: the town. I think that's part of it too. Mark, 415 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: we talked about this last year was a team that 416 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: had a lot of veterans on it. This year, I 417 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: mean they're still gonna have veterans. Don't get me wrong. 418 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: I mean the math can only you can only hold 419 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: so many rookies and young guys. But you're gonna be 420 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: younger obviously the guys that came in from the draft. 421 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: You're gonna have at least three, three or four of 422 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: those guys at the least that are gonna end up 423 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: being starters for you at some point. I think it's 424 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: gonna end up being a good mix of youth and 425 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: veterans that will lead two wins down the road. Another 426 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: year the draft in twenty twenty three, and now you 427 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: might start kind of leaning towards were more younger than 428 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: you are veteran laden, if that makes sense. But I 429 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: think this will be kind of split down the middle 430 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: in some sense. I said this last night. They could 431 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: be a lot better as a team, and the record 432 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: could be not that much better because last year four wins, 433 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: some of the losses were really bad. Could have better 434 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: losses this year, more competitive but still not able to 435 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: get over the hump, down the stretch, crunch time. You 436 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: could have those kinds of issues. Who knows how it's 437 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: gonna play out, but that happens, right because look at 438 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. That's a good example. Very close games, 439 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: lots of losses. With the Texans. They had some close games, 440 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:24,400 Speaker 1: all right, but they also had what four monster blowouts 441 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 1: where they weren't even in the building. I mean, it 442 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 1: was just terrible. So you cut down on those, fine, 443 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna win a couple more maybe, And I don't 444 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: know how it's gonna go. I just want to see. Look, 445 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: if I had to say a number, what's an acceptable number. 446 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: It's not just the number, it's being more competitive in 447 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: all games. And like I said last night, everyone's gonna 448 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: throw in a stinker every once in a while. Good 449 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: Texans teams playoff. Texans teams have thrown in stinkers. We've 450 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 1: all seen it with our own eyes, right, it happens, 451 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 1: It happens. So look, the twenty eleven team lost to 452 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: dan Orlovski and the Colts. Don't get me started. Nineteen, 453 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: I'm thirty eight to three against the Denver Brunk at 454 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 1: home after beating the Patriots, Like, what the hell? I 455 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: still can't explain that one. I still cannot explain that one. 456 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: But you're right. The thing about last year was the 457 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: games against Buffalo and the Cardinals and the Rams, in 458 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: which it's over before it really even got started. And 459 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: in each one of those games, not the Rams, the 460 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: Rams from jump was just dead. They started running the 461 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: ball and Stafford's you know, spitting around, and it's like, whoa, 462 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 1: these guys are on a different level right now. And 463 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,360 Speaker 1: then they added Van Miller and Obich after that. So 464 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 1: point being, you're right, it could be four at thirteen again, 465 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 1: it I mean it could. I don't. I don't think 466 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: it will be. I feel like five or six wins 467 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: is realistic given the talent level rising increase that they've had, 468 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: even though it's young play. That's why part of me, 469 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: as I went through this, this this schedule process, kind 470 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: of hoping that we would get Jacksonville later in the 471 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 1: year that we would get Tennessee, and we'll I think 472 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: we'll always get Tennessee a little later in the year anyways, 473 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: now that I think Tennessee is gonna be great, But look, 474 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: who knows what happens with Ryan Tannehill. You know, maybe 475 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 1: they maybe they desire to fire on him. It's a 476 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: fire on Malik Wills at some point you face him. 477 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: So you've got a team that's got to grow up 478 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: and get to a point where it matures, and then 479 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: you maybe take on some teams like Jacksonville that you 480 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:34,880 Speaker 1: can beat. Boy, it would be really nice to come 481 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 1: out of the shoot and get hot and win two 482 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 1: out of three or three out of four or whatever 483 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: to start the season. But I think the biggest thing 484 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:44,160 Speaker 1: is just to consistently get better that by the second 485 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: half of the season. Doesn't matter who's on the schedule, 486 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: You're going toe to toe with the Chiefs, the Chargers, Raiders, 487 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: whomever you've got on that schedule at that point. See 488 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 1: if they can be competitive in those games and pull 489 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 1: them out all right. Next up, Johnny critiques my way 490 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: too early training camp questions that I threw you last 491 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: night I'm gonna throw you a couple more as well. 492 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: Right here on Texans Radio, headed into the weekend here 493 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: Texans All Access, Mark Vandermeyer and Joan Harris with you, 494 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: all right, Johnny. A few things about the team getting 495 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: back on the practice field, which they have been, and 496 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: rookie camp is going to be next week. Looking forward 497 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: to that. But I'm gonna throw some things at you here, 498 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: in no particular order. Weirder number on a player, four 499 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:33,959 Speaker 1: on Philip doors Set or two on Marlon mack Ooh. Now, 500 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: if I remember correctly, Philip door set were for at Miami. 501 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: I believe so that I can get I can get 502 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: accustomed to. Would not Drey Johnson were five? If the 503 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,439 Speaker 1: rules were this way, when, I would hope you would have. 504 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: I would think so, I would hope you would have. 505 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: Sure they'll be weird if he's allowed. I mean, I 506 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: don't know who went in two thousand and three. Was 507 00:25:55,800 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: anybody wearing number five? They were gone, Punter, somebody, I 508 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't remember when raccon War, I don't know. 509 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: You don't even have if he was there in two three. 510 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: He didn't even have too many quarterbacks wearing single digitsy, 511 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: I mean you had some at car War eight and 512 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:13,199 Speaker 1: shop eventually made Alway War seven. I did that, but 513 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: I would have I would much rather Dre have warn't five. Yeah, 514 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: absolutely know. One time Drey was signing, I didn't know this. 515 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: I was pretty naive in some ways back of the others. 516 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: I was so young, Johnny, I was probably in my forties. Anyway, 517 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: he signed a Miami helmet and I'm reading the number 518 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: and I'm like, what is this squibble? This this scribbling, 519 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: like I can't read that. It doesn't look like eighty 520 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 1: to me. Yeah, and then somebody told me it's five. 521 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: It's five. You signed your college number in the college helmet. 522 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: I thought, I like it. O. I like it things 523 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:52,719 Speaker 1: I need to learn. I like it. Um Marlon Mack two, though, 524 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: is gonna take a second. So I'm trying to remember 525 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,400 Speaker 1: Marlon max college. I thought it was number five at USF. 526 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: So two. Remember that doesn't bother you. Well, it's funny 527 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 1: because Ingram wasn't here that long. But I just got 528 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: so used to it that that was his number. So 529 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: Marlon mac wearing it, I'll get used to it. But 530 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: Dorset were two last year, so that's gonna throw you 531 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: off a little bit. It's also who War four here, 532 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: But it's just one of those things. I talked about 533 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: it last night. How fifty nine going from Whitney to 534 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: I mean, going from Demiko to Whitney was strange. Um, 535 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 1: you know, eight going from car to shop was kind 536 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:30,199 Speaker 1: of strange. The fan base was really disturbed by this. 537 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: Wait a minute, you cannot wear eight. You gotta go 538 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: to seven? What are you doing? I thought he would 539 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:38,479 Speaker 1: go back to this college number when he got here 540 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: shop War seven at Uva. I thought he would go 541 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 1: back to number seven. Somebody had it the Chad Stanley 542 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 1: was he Stanley War seven? He even buy it off 543 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: the punter off from a couple of cases some beer. 544 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: And didn't Vic wear seven? Wait? What if Vick was 545 00:27:55,280 --> 00:28:01,479 Speaker 1: wearing seven? Atlant eighty Maybe maybe liked eight and David 546 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: car war eide because of Troy Aikman. Okay, like Troy 547 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: Aikman as a kid. But I can I can get 548 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: with Philip at four number two. I'll look at I'll 549 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: I will think Marlon mack is Philip Dorp said for 550 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: a while. Where two? I'll tell you look out there? 551 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: Oh no, fourst doors Okay, it'll take a second of 552 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 1: seeing it, but I'm I'm okay with that. Okay, Johnny, 553 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: Who's gonna be your camp darling, your camp fave? And 554 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: who will be mine? You have to guess who will 555 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: be my camp favorite among the new guys, among the 556 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: new particularly rookies. Who's gonna be my camp favorite? Your 557 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: camp favorite will be Damian Pierce because he will be 558 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 1: fantastic on the radio. So, and I don't know if 559 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: we'll get to talk to him on the radio. I'm 560 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: really looking forward to that. I loved when he was 561 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: talking with DP. He was like, Hey, it's DP talking 562 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: to DP, and I was like, wait what Oho. So 563 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: Damian Pierce I could see being yours. It wouldn't be 564 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: Kenyan Green because you follow the ball with your brnocks, 565 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: so you follow the ball, so it wouldn't be Kenyan. 566 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: It'll never be an offensive with respect, I followed the 567 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: ball evaluate offensive. That's that that's not gonna happen out 568 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: and so Deculus and Kenyan Green are out. Um. Now 569 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: I could see Christian Harris being at because my name 570 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: is John Harris, so it's a Harris. So he's in 571 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: the family. So I could see that. What about if 572 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: he's healthy. John Metchi, Yes, John Metchi, you know it's 573 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: gonna be my camp favorite. I was watching SEC Championship 574 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: game today and there's a point in that game it's 575 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: ten nothing, no Alabama score. Oh yeah, now it was 576 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: ten nothing. Bryce Young hit Jamison Williams on a blown 577 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: coverage by Georgia. He scores his ten seven to get 578 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: the ball back. Bryce makes this incredible no look option 579 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: pitch to get some a first down. So they're down 580 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: in the red zone and Metchi runs met She's in 581 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 1: the number two spots, so he runs a curl where 582 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: Jamison's running out and Bryce before Bryce even points, like 583 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: Bryce points for Metchi to go to like go to 584 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: the back corner of the end zone. Before he even 585 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: does that, Metchi spins and sees the opening and goes 586 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 1: and Bryce points and he throws it to him, And 587 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: I just thought, man, having that understanding as a young 588 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: receiver of where the coverage void was and knowing what 589 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: it was and knowing to get in that spot was 590 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: pretty interesting. And then Bryce just threw a dime. I 591 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: mean just he threw an absolute dime. Metchi makes a 592 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 1: catch touch down and Alabama took a fourteen ten lead 593 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: at that point it changed, But it just got me 594 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: thinking about Metchi in how many different ways he can 595 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: be used. And a little while later, I see the 596 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: play where he gets hurt. It's just I mean, just 597 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: such a gut punch. Oh, it's you see it. He's 598 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 1: like because he's having such He had such a great 599 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: game against Auburn, And that was something I talked about 600 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: with Nickossara last night, Just the game that he had 601 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: against Auburn, against Roger McCreary, who was the second round pick, 602 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,719 Speaker 1: when a few picks ahead of Jalen Peacher. I think 603 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 1: it was the thirty five the Titans took him. Now, 604 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: McCreary's a good player, you're gonna be wrong, but he's short, 605 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: he's short armed, so that's gonna make it a tough matchup. 606 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: But he and Metchi went to work against each other 607 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: in fourth quarter, overtime and MATCHI got the best of him. 608 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: So just thinking about Metchie out on the field and 609 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: what he can do. Now it's gonna be strange because 610 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: he's not wearing I don't think he's gonna wear his 611 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: number eight, and I don't know. I there's three guys 612 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: that got drafted with number eight. Eight. Yeah, so yeah, 613 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: TV still got number eight. So that'll be okay because 614 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: I'm used to that, but it'll be interesting to get 615 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: used to what these other guys at wore number eight. 616 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: What they're gonna wear and that's gonna that's gonna take 617 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: a second. And Jalen Peachri, I think he ended up 618 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: wearing twenty four early in his Baylor crewe. He's not 619 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: wearing that because I think that's I think Stingley's wearing that. 620 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: I think there was an Instagram post or something with 621 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 1: him in twenty four and he was I don't know 622 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: what he said. I don't know. I don't read Instagram 623 00:31:58,160 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: all that much. I just look at it. We're gonna 624 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: release the rookie numbers next week, by the way, But 625 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: Stingy were twenty four is good because he went to 626 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: number seven. You know, it's the Seven's a big number 627 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: at LSU. You know, Tyrn wore it and then a 628 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: bunch of other people wore it. He wore it for 629 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: those two years after We're in twenty four. But I 630 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: was glad he went back to twenty four. I mean, 631 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: that's my number, So I'm like, yes, you were talking 632 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: about met you going to the corner in that game. Yeah, 633 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 1: that's the hardest thing to coach the flag football kids 634 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: on go to the corner of the end zone. It 635 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 1: is wide open, I mean meaning there's a lot of 636 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 1: land there. Obviously the quarterback drops in the bucket background, 637 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 1: but that's a hard thing to teach him. And to 638 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 1: throw it before they get there, that's difficult. Often they 639 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: throw it while they're there and then okay, now you 640 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 1: have the defense able to do something about that. You 641 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 1: throw it before they get there. It is really tough 642 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 1: to defend against. I'll tell you this, I want Davids 643 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 1: Mills to be the quarterback here for as long as 644 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: humely possible, because that means he's being successful. Bryce Young, 645 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: I know, I know when I was talking about Trevor Lawrence. Yeah, 646 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: Bryce Young, I mean the thing about it is Trevor 647 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: such a physical free Trevor twenty five. Yeah, I'm telling 648 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: you Bryce is no bigger than Vander Kidd Won. Like, 649 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: he's not big at all. And Mark he just he's 650 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 1: so incredibly gifted throwing the football. It's unbelievable. I'm not 651 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: gonna I'm not gonna doubt it as much as I'll 652 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: have to say. It's the Missouri thing show men. I know, 653 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: I mean think about I heard this about not from you, 654 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: but I heard this about Tuah when he was playing 655 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: in college. That guy is gonna be forget about it. 656 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: You know. He derailed Jalen Hurt's career at Alabama. Look 657 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: at him now. He is gonna be phenomenal as a 658 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: p And he still might be okay, but we've seen 659 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 1: the early returns and they're okay. Played well second half 660 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:48,479 Speaker 1: of the year, but not unbelievably well. I want to. 661 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: I mean, when you think of the quarterbacks that have 662 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: had success that came into the league and had success 663 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 1: right off the bat, I guess as as rookies. Yeah, 664 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: so Joe Burrow obviously got herds of rookie but he 665 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 1: saw it. He had Zach Taylor as his coach, so 666 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: he's coming out of that Shanahan McVay system. So he 667 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,439 Speaker 1: had that to work with, and he had a tree 668 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: over receivers that were just incredible Mahomes and Andy Reid 669 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:17,720 Speaker 1: to work with, and Kelsey and Tyreek DeShawn came here. Now, DeShawn, 670 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:20,719 Speaker 1: you know they were scheming some stuff up. But when 671 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 1: the Shaffer's got of your head, Will Fuller and DeAndre Hopkins, 672 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: I mean he got some options throwing those those two guys. 673 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:29,759 Speaker 1: The tight ends were pretty good. Tight ends were pretty good. 674 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: Josh Allen got the buffalo and it took him a second. 675 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: I mean it took two years for Wyoming Josh to 676 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: really kind of move to the wayside, but Brian Dable 677 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:38,800 Speaker 1: got him going in the right direction. They added to 678 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: the talent wise too. Yes, they got Stefun Diggs, and 679 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 1: then they tailored the offense Lamar Jackson. They tailored the 680 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 1: offense to Lamar Jackson. Jacksonville never did that with Trevor 681 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: Lawrence never even came close to doing that with Trevor Lawrence. Well, 682 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,279 Speaker 1: Matt Naggie would not do that. What do you need 683 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: to do? What you need to do to Taylor the 684 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: offense to Trevor Lawrence. Well, I think you've got to 685 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 1: add a few more run game concepts. I think their 686 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: passing game concepts were just abysmal. And I don't think 687 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:06,640 Speaker 1: Jax's will let anybody throw it to Once DJ Chark 688 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:10,160 Speaker 1: went down, Yeah, Marvin Jones, Yeah, what was it? And 689 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: oh Dan Arnold, they got Dan Arland. I don't know 690 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:16,920 Speaker 1: some tiny that's it. Put some weapons now. I don't 691 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 1: know if Christian Kirk's the right weapon. But these young guys, 692 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: when you put them in a situation, you got to 693 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 1: give him an offense that fits their skill set, and 694 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:26,360 Speaker 1: you'll put some guys around him. You gotta put some 695 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: guys that can do some things around him, all right. 696 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:32,240 Speaker 1: Next up, a couple of more camp questions, including who's 697 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:35,360 Speaker 1: gonna be your don't forget about me guy? You gotta 698 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: predict this all right, as we clean up last night's 699 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 1: mess that I made. Oh my gosh, it's Texans Radio, 700 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: Mark Vanderman John Harris with you Texans all Access. Great 701 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,759 Speaker 1: to have you listening, okay for training camp and I 702 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,280 Speaker 1: was doing this last night way too early training camp questions, 703 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: so why not continue with it? Who do you have 704 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: for your don't forget about me guy? And I love 705 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:57,600 Speaker 1: this one, and we're gonna reset this one almost daily anyway, 706 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:02,400 Speaker 1: because guys have have training camp practices that seem to 707 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: announce don't forget about me. I'm still here, still on 708 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:08,279 Speaker 1: this roster. Don't forget you. Guys are setting up your 709 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 1: fifty three and I'm not on it. And by you guys, 710 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,400 Speaker 1: I mean media and people like us. Yeah, well I 711 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 1: got a couple, can I say, Larry Tutzel, Sure that's 712 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 1: not fair. No, that's that's not fair in the spirit, 713 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 1: I know, the spirit of what you're you're going for here, right, Well, 714 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: hopefully Larrymie's if he's out there, he's practicing at a 715 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:31,799 Speaker 1: high level. I anticipate that I got two offensive guys. Okay, 716 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 1: number one. So we talked about Brevin Jordan a lot, 717 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 1: and I think Brev's got a great future and drafted 718 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 1: TQ from out Oregon State, and I think he's got 719 00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: a future as a y tight end. But Farrell Brown, 720 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 1: fully healthy and fully engaged, can still be a problem 721 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: for teams. Okay, but he's got to have some of 722 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:57,319 Speaker 1: the kind of nonsense, you know, all the penalties he 723 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 1: was getting last year. He's got to be dialed in. 724 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:03,520 Speaker 1: When he has dialed in, he's involved in a passing game. Well, 725 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:07,840 Speaker 1: he's tough. He's really really tough. So I'm so don't 726 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:11,600 Speaker 1: I don't want to forget about him. Here's the other one. 727 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:17,359 Speaker 1: And I'm not totally convinced to this one just yet, 728 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,759 Speaker 1: because I do think that George Warhop will ask for 729 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 1: a different type of skill set with his offensive lineman, 730 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:29,279 Speaker 1: and I think Max Sharping can be that guy. Oh, 731 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 1: I think he can be that guy, and I think 732 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 1: it actually would help him. I think Max started to 733 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: get his confidence back a little bit at the end 734 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:40,239 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty one. Not that PF is the end 735 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 1: of all bo you know, I feel about them, But 736 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: his grade over the last five to six weeks was 737 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:45,600 Speaker 1: one of the better ones of the offensive line. Now 738 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:47,720 Speaker 1: that's not saying a lot, because not everybody was playing 739 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:50,600 Speaker 1: at a pretty high level and they didn't have obviously 740 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:53,760 Speaker 1: all their their top guns in the lineup at all times. 741 00:37:54,480 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 1: But Max just watching these eyes and not PF and lytics. 742 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,839 Speaker 1: I felt like Max was playing better than the last 743 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:06,399 Speaker 1: five to six weeks. Somebody coincided with Davis Mills. So 744 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:09,319 Speaker 1: don't forget about Max Sharping is a former second round pick. 745 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:13,239 Speaker 1: He's got size, he's incredibly smart one he's gonna he's 746 00:38:13,239 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 1: gonna learn this system and whatever changes have got to 747 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:17,839 Speaker 1: be and then if he can just lock in at 748 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:21,040 Speaker 1: one of those guard spots, rock him on. Let's go. Now. 749 00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: I've always have always the last couple of years I said, man, 750 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,680 Speaker 1: maybe Max should think about learning how to play center. Now. 751 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,680 Speaker 1: I know he's dabbled with it over the years, kind 752 00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:31,720 Speaker 1: of dabbled with taking some snaps and doing some things 753 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: just in case, justin were to go down. But I 754 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 1: think I think Jimmy Morrissey showed some things last year 755 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:39,520 Speaker 1: that Max wouldn't have to think about playing center. But 756 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:41,759 Speaker 1: don't forget about Max Sharping in this whole, in this 757 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,879 Speaker 1: whole thing on the interior, Kenny Green's gonna start one guard. 758 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:46,799 Speaker 1: There's no doubt. You don't draft the guy fifteenth and 759 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:49,400 Speaker 1: then uh, yeah, you're gonna send him on a bench. No, 760 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: if he doesn't work out, yeah, send him on a bench. 761 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: But I don't think that's gonna happen. So that leaves 762 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: the other There are other guards by A. J. Cann 763 00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:59,279 Speaker 1: played for George Warhop in Jacksonville. Max Sharping has been 764 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:02,600 Speaker 1: around as that's a competition, because there's no way. They 765 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 1: told Ken, yeah you're an automatic start you could start, 766 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 1: but Sharping could start too. I like Sharping as the 767 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:11,360 Speaker 1: Bryce McCain type, as the guy who says, don't forget 768 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:14,320 Speaker 1: about me. You know you drafted me for a reason. 769 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 1: What did Dwayne Brown tell me once upon a time 770 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:18,440 Speaker 1: about the old Lion. Took him almost four years to 771 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:22,080 Speaker 1: figure it out. Four years to figure it out. Okay, 772 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:27,120 Speaker 1: Sharping entering year one four. So let's see if some 773 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 1: things get figured out and he's able to take that leap. 774 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:33,759 Speaker 1: I think, don't forget about me, guy will steal at 775 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:36,799 Speaker 1: least a couple of spots. And by don't forget about me, guy, 776 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:38,920 Speaker 1: I mean, it's hard to predict right now who that 777 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:40,759 Speaker 1: might be. Maybe it's a Sharping. Who did you pick? 778 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 1: I picked Philip doors Set, Philip door Set. I got 779 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:50,040 Speaker 1: another one. Okay, I got another one. And this one 780 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:55,680 Speaker 1: when you when you bring him up, everybody's goes oh, 781 00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:59,279 Speaker 1: because they remember Lonnie's gone. They remember the contract that 782 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:03,880 Speaker 1: Eric Murray got back in and then and this happens. 783 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 1: We talked about during the draft. Number one pick. There's 784 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:10,400 Speaker 1: a perception of what that number one pick is supposed 785 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:12,319 Speaker 1: to do. And I think for fans a lot of times, 786 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:14,360 Speaker 1: the number one overall pick is supposed to have thirty 787 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,879 Speaker 1: five sacks in four games and win five Super Bowls 788 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:18,719 Speaker 1: in three seasons. That's the way it's supposed to be. 789 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 1: I mean, they're fans in Cleveland. Still don't think Miles 790 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,640 Speaker 1: Garrett was the right number number one overall pick. And 791 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:26,600 Speaker 1: he's arguably one of the top three edged players in 792 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:28,759 Speaker 1: the league. And it's not even I mean it's he 793 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 1: and I don't know Vaughan Max Crosby. I mean he's 794 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:35,000 Speaker 1: in that group. T J. Watt, He's in that top 795 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:38,279 Speaker 1: four or five. And I think it also happens when 796 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:40,240 Speaker 1: a guy gets a contract that's like, wait a second, 797 00:40:40,280 --> 00:40:42,520 Speaker 1: why did that guy get a contract? And then when 798 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:47,200 Speaker 1: he doesn't have quite the season that you think that 799 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:50,759 Speaker 1: contracts should bring on, then a narrative starts on a guy. 800 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:53,200 Speaker 1: And I think that happened with Eric Murray. I think 801 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 1: Eric the last There were parts of last season where 802 00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:58,600 Speaker 1: Eric Murray was playing as well as any defensive player 803 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:00,320 Speaker 1: out on the field. The Miami game him was a 804 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,279 Speaker 1: great example of that. Yeah, an interception in a Miami game. 805 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:05,319 Speaker 1: He played well for the next few weeks. I think 806 00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 1: he's banged up at some point, maybe COVID got him. 807 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:12,320 Speaker 1: I can't remember exactly. But with drafting Jalen Petrie, okay, 808 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:14,400 Speaker 1: there's another there's a safety in the mix. But you 809 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:17,640 Speaker 1: bring back jo who's recovering, you signed him J Stewart 810 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 1: this offseason, you bring back Terence Brooks. So you've got 811 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,160 Speaker 1: a lot of pieces now at the safety position. But 812 00:41:24,239 --> 00:41:26,399 Speaker 1: how they all go together. Well, Eric Murray, I think 813 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:31,560 Speaker 1: when he was allowed to just play safety in twenty twenty, 814 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:33,120 Speaker 1: they can move them all around because there were some 815 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:35,680 Speaker 1: injuries back there. They kept moving them all around, and 816 00:41:35,719 --> 00:41:38,360 Speaker 1: they didn't help him at all. Right, And so he 817 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:41,120 Speaker 1: comes into twenty twenty two now after a decent twenty 818 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:44,480 Speaker 1: twenty one, and I think he still has something that 819 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:47,160 Speaker 1: he can provide this team. Eric Murray does, whether it's 820 00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:49,960 Speaker 1: in rotation or whether it's as a significant starter. But 821 00:41:50,080 --> 00:41:53,040 Speaker 1: just leaving him at safety I think did a lot 822 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,239 Speaker 1: of good for Eric Murray last year. So I'm not 823 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:57,799 Speaker 1: forgetting about Eric Murray. All right, I'm writing these down. 824 00:41:57,840 --> 00:41:59,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna check our work. I'll meet you in August 825 00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:03,040 Speaker 1: at the Houston Methodist Training Center on the humid tundra, 826 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:05,319 Speaker 1: and we'll see if we're right. Like we won't do 827 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:07,480 Speaker 1: radio before them, Yeah, Like we're gonna do about a 828 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,520 Speaker 1: billion shows between now and then and during then, of course, 829 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:13,040 Speaker 1: but these things will come up. But we'll remember we 830 00:42:13,120 --> 00:42:17,200 Speaker 1: talked about these guys and we'll mark their progress. Rookie Camp. 831 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:22,040 Speaker 1: Next week's schedule comes out next week Thursday night, seven pm. 832 00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:25,239 Speaker 1: Be here as we lead you up to that, and 833 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:28,440 Speaker 1: then go live on all the platforms with the schedule revealed. 834 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,439 Speaker 1: We have a really cool schedule video going out as well. 835 00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:33,080 Speaker 1: This is gonna be fun. We have a couple of 836 00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:35,360 Speaker 1: them actually, because we want to just hit it on 837 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,399 Speaker 1: all cylinders here. It's gonna be great, Johnny, thank you. 838 00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:42,759 Speaker 1: Looking forward to Monday already, Texans Charity Golf Classic. That's 839 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:46,120 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting. You'll see lots of video and stuff 840 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:49,560 Speaker 1: from out there. Have a great weekend everyone, Thanks for listening, 841 00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:50,920 Speaker 1: and go Texans.