1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: What is up? Everybody? Welcome in to a Wednesday edition 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: Open week edition or bye week, although I think bye 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: week is used incorrectly, but either way, it's an open 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: week for the Texans. No game this weekend, no Thursday, 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: no Sunday, no Monday. Everybody gets a chance to breathe 7 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: a little bit, especially after that last one against Denver, 8 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: oh Man. How exciting was that. But it's good to 9 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: be with you. Nonetheless, we'll have our normal shows Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: so I'll be here for the next couple of hours 11 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: and we've got plenty for you. We're gonna hear from 12 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: a few of the assistant coaches over the next few days. 13 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: Tonight we're gonna hear from John Perry. We're gonna hear 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: from Danny Barrett. Jump Perry, the watershiever's coach, Danny Barrett, 15 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: the running backs coach. So it's more of an offensive 16 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: night tonight. And then on Friday, we're gonna hear from 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: Brad Seeley, special teams coordinator. We're gonna hear from Anthony Weaver, 18 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: defensive line coach and former Texan. Anthony Midget. We're gonna 19 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: hear from him as well on Friday. So we're gonna 20 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: spread out some of the great stuff that we got 21 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: from the assistant coaches, some one on ones or I 22 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: guess two on ones that Mark and I were able 23 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: to spend some time with the coaches in here in studio. 24 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: We'll also hear from a lot of the assistant coaches tonight, 25 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: especially in this segment and just a little bit what 26 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: else is on tonight's show. Well, we're gonna play back 27 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: one of I thought the best deep slants that we've had. 28 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: Our Deep Slant Interview of the Week is so good 29 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,279 Speaker 1: with Deep City, and I think it's apropos to play 30 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: the deep slant that Deep did with Kareem Jackson, because, 31 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: first of all, Kreem's great second of all cream is 32 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: coming off what I thought was one of his best 33 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: all time games I think twenty seventeen against Cincinnati Week 34 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: two and then this one against Denver. He was phenomenal, 35 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: just flat out phenomenal in that game against the Denver Broncos. 36 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: So I think we'll hear from Kareem Jackson with our 37 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: Deep Slant Interview of the Week talks a little bit 38 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: about Kjack TV in that is definitely a talking point 39 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: in the locker room on Monday. The players in here 40 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,239 Speaker 1: on Monday, and then they're out for a few days, 41 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: the coaches getting some rest for a few days. They'll 42 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: reconvene over the weekend. The players will come back in 43 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: to start next week and get ready for Washington. But 44 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: it's kind of a quiet building right now, given the 45 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 1: fact that everybody is out and about. But on Monday, 46 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: when the players were in the locker room, we presented him. 47 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: By we, I mean deep and everybody that works with 48 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: Kjack TV. Our whole department got T shirts. The Kjack 49 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,839 Speaker 1: TV T shirts came out and Kareem knew they were coming, 50 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 1: but he didn't know when, and so he was It 51 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: was the hottest item in the locker room, the hottest 52 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: item because he got the T shirt and he was 53 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: just floored. I wish I could have been in there 54 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: because I was tape in Tellstrator, So how did I 55 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: know this is going down? Jay mc DEVI was shooting 56 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: Tellstrator and Jay we finish up and Jay's like, I'll 57 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: go break all the equipment down. Later he goes, I 58 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 1: gotta go, and I was like, what is it? He 59 00:02:56,120 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: goes the Shawn wants a Kjack TV shirt, so you 60 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: had to go get one for the Shaw Watson. So 61 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: everybody wants a Kjack TV shirt. Everybody wants to be 62 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: on the show Kjack TV. It's absolutely great stuff. So 63 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: I figured, with all that swirling around, why not have 64 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: our Deep Slant interview with Kareem Jackson. So John Perry 65 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: Deep Slant with Kareem Jackson, Danny Barrett, running Backs coach 66 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: Mark just stop buying and kind of give his thoughts 67 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: about the first nine weeks of the year. I would 68 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: say first half, but the first nine weeks of the year, 69 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 1: and then talk about projecting into the final seven weeks 70 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: of the year. And then I'll have a little snippet 71 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: from our in the Lab podcast that Drew Doherty and 72 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: I do that you gotta check out. Our podcasts are 73 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: great Deep Slant podcast in the Lab Van Meer's view, 74 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: great podcasts that we put together, so the you gotta 75 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: check those out. So we'll have a little snippet that 76 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: Drew and I did from our in the Lab podcast. 77 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: So plenty of stuff going on, but start it off 78 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: as we always do with our hot Reads and Hot 79 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: reads brought to you by Geico. Fifteen minutes could save 80 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: you fifteen percent or more on car insurance and our 81 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: high reach. Today, let's hear from both players and coaches, 82 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: and by coaches, I mean assistant coaches talking about the season, 83 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: talking about the game in Denver, talking about getting to 84 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: the bye week. Let's talk about all that, and let's 85 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: start with Tyron Matthew at Owen three. This team was 86 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: seemingly on paper, much better than an Owen three record, 87 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: but they had to get it turned around. And Tyrn 88 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: said the team always thought that he could do that. No, 89 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: we had a good group. No, we have a good team. 90 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: I think anytime you could look in your locker room 91 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: and know you have quality players, you know, guys that 92 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: are really good at their position, I think it always, 93 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: you know, gives you, you know, that sense of you know, 94 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: we could turn things around. And Tyrann is the one 95 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: guy that really kind of took over in that time 96 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: frame of talking to team beforehand, talking to him afterwards, 97 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: really taking on a leadership role, which we had talked 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: about before the season. That would be something that he 99 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: that was a huge asset that he was bringing to 100 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: this team. There's no out about it. And when you 101 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: have guys locker room like that, you have the leadership, 102 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: then you have the ability to win some close games. 103 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: And Tyren said, yeah, that's our identity. We can win 104 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: a close game. Well, I think especially you know, going 105 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: into the bye week, going into the second half of 106 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: the season, I think you want to have that kind 107 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,559 Speaker 1: of identity. Um, you know, obviously the team with grit fight, 108 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: one that could really overcome adversity, you know, played good 109 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: football and tough situations. Obviously, take care of football and 110 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: critical situations. I think that's the kind of formula you know, 111 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: you want to have going down to stretch, you know, 112 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: hopefully playing the playoffs. Yeah, no doubt, because you are 113 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: gonna have to win some close games in the playoffs, 114 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,119 Speaker 1: There's no question about that. But I think this team 115 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: also has the ability to run away in a game too. 116 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: They showed that against Miami and I think they've got 117 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 1: the ability to do that now as we get to 118 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: the bye week. There's no doubt for players. You're nine 119 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: games in last year, we're only six games in that right, 120 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: I think we had six games, Yeah, six games in 121 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: because game seven was in Week eight. Yeah, so we 122 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: had to Buy Week much earlier last year. Now you're 123 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: nine games in. Tyrant said, gotta get some rest, gotta 124 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: get your bodies right for the second half. Obviously, winning 125 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: six games in a row, it's hard in the NFL. 126 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: Not many teams do it. The thing is important for 127 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: us to kind of, you know, look back at the 128 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: first half of the season, get a graphs on the 129 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: things that we need to improve on, and then just relax. 130 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: I said, I think six games in a row, you know, 131 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: I think we deserve a couple couple of days off. 132 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: There no doubt you had six and a row. He deserved, 133 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: You deserve a few days off, There's no question about that. 134 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: All right, Let's hear from one of the guys that 135 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: is becoming one of the more versatile pieces on this 136 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: team and has been gotta played outside linebacker. He's played 137 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: some defensive in his career, play some defensive tackle even 138 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: at Stanford, but he's really become a special teams marvel. 139 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: And that's Brennan Scarlett, And he said, it feels good 140 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: to be on this sixth game winning streak, especially heading 141 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: into the Buy feeling good, won six in a row, 142 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: rolling teams coming together nicely, and so now got a 143 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: week off, recovered the body. You know, get away for 144 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: a little bit. It'll be good. Same thing. Get your 145 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: body right, but also get your mind right. There's no 146 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:15,239 Speaker 1: question about that. Brand also talked about the close games. 147 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: They were really close. When they lost those first three. 148 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: They knew they were close. It was just a matter 149 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: of doing some of the little things. We knew we 150 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: were just we were just a little bit away, you know, 151 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: And it was just a couple of plays here and 152 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: there to bring us over the top. And I think, 153 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: like you said, we're kind of developing to figure out 154 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: how to fix those little things and get there. All right, 155 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: we've heard enough from the players, right, we've heard enough 156 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: for the players. Let's hear from some of the coaches. 157 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: Let's start with outside linebackers coach defensive assistant John Pogano. Yeah, 158 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: I know that name sounds weird. Pogano man, Chuck Pogano cults. 159 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: But John Pagano has done a really nice job with 160 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: this coaching staff. It's great to have him here. And 161 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: he talked about the front seven, how unique it is, 162 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: but these guys up front are winning their one on 163 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: one matchups. Well, I think that you have production always 164 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: comes to what we talk about what Rack really stresses 165 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: and winning those one on one matchups and anytime you 166 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: get those opportunities between you know, nine fifty nine inside 167 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: linebackers coming up in the middle of one on one 168 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: with the backs, I think that you got to be 169 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: pleased with it. So moving forward, it's it's been good 170 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,559 Speaker 1: for us. Yeah, there's no doubt. It definitely has been good. 171 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: And one of the guys that he mentioned, and of 172 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: course around here we mentioned him by number because we've 173 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: gotten so used to it, but he talked about number 174 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: numbers ninety nine, fifty nine and ninety and ninety is 175 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 1: Devian Clowney and he moves around so much. And we 176 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: talked about this is Anthony Weaver, and you'll hear that 177 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: with our interview on Friday. Is JD and Lineman. You 178 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: get him in your lineman room, Anthony, he kind of 179 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: smiled and John Pagano gets him sometimes, So which one 180 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: is he? But that fact that he can move around, 181 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: Coach Pagano said, is what makes him so good and 182 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: very disruptive. What rac does to move him around and 183 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: not not get a true beat on where he lines up. 184 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: He's he's a very disruptive player, and I think, you know, 185 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 1: move a Howard. You always want that guy to have 186 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: that disruption and to be able to truly come up 187 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: the you know, the different alignments of where he aligns. 188 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 1: So that's been good. It definitely has been good when 189 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: you think about what the where j D has picked 190 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: up his sacks. He got one the other day just 191 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: blasting up the middle. He's got He's gotten them on 192 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: loop stunts he got one't where he blasted quinnin Nelson 193 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: he got One't worry, he came around the edge. There's 194 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: so much that you can do with JD. There's no 195 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: question about that last one from coach Ergano. Again, the 196 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: players were asked about it, the coaches were asked about it. 197 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: You're alling three, What are you thinking at that moment? 198 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: And now you're six and three when you look back, 199 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: what was the key stay in the course of truly 200 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: truly stay in the course and just putting your head down. 201 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: And there was no panic, there was no understanding that 202 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: we had these wholesale changes. We had to just go 203 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: out there and make plays and keep working together. And 204 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: that's one thing those guys did. They fought and it's 205 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: it's it's really a you know, a tribute to those 206 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: players of truly buying into it as as coach always 207 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: talks about how close they are, that togetherness and fighting together, 208 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: it's been good for him. Yeah, there's no doubt. You 209 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 1: gotta have that fight. All let's move all. Let's go 210 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: to Tim Kelly tight ends coach who had I don't 211 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: say he had his hands full. He's got a guy 212 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: in Ryan Griffin that has got a lot of experience 213 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: and Tim has been with him before. But now he's 214 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: got two tight ends, two rookies, Jordan Nakins and Jordan Thomas. 215 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: And he talked about Jordan Thomas being a pretty unique 216 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: tight end in that he is massive, but he got 217 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: the skill set of a wide receiver. Jordan's doing a 218 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: good job executing the things that that we're asking to do, 219 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: and he's got really strong hands and obviously I think 220 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: his background as a wide receiver ELPs. But really he's 221 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: not doing anything that different from from the first couple 222 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: of weeks. It's just the balls have coming his way 223 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: in the past couple, you know, the two weeks especially, 224 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: and he's been able to go up and make a 225 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: play on it. Yeah, He's been going up and making plays. 226 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. Coach Kelly asked where the 227 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: areas the tight ends need to improve. I mean, I 228 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: think they've done a pretty good job. There's pretty good 229 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: run blocking from all three of them. What areas do 230 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: the tight ends need to improve upon their knowledge of 231 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: the offense? It's well, you know, it's it's been good. 232 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: They can always be better, and then really just coming 233 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: in and working on working on the skills and doing 234 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: the things that we're asking Drifted. You know, I'm gonna 235 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: ask Drift to come in and get better blocking in 236 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: different route techniques and things on those lines. And that's 237 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,319 Speaker 1: why Ryan such a great pros because he comes in 238 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,719 Speaker 1: and he puts in the work, puts in the time, 239 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: and so I'm gonna ask all three of them to 240 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: come in and continue to get better and work on 241 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: those things. All right, Let's talk a little bit more 242 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 1: offense with Sean Ryan, quarterbacks coach who deals a lot 243 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: with the Sean Watson and Coach Ryan was asked about 244 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: offensive blence and how that's been a key for this team. 245 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: We're balanced. I think we've had some some success and 246 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: I think, you know, we're we need to continue to 247 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 1: kind of grow our you know, looking at the different 248 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: packaging we're running to row on the go from there. Now. 249 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: One of the things that Texans have done the last 250 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: three weeks and I thought this was pretty interesting. Omar Majubar, 251 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: media pr guru, who is our go to. He's always 252 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: pumping us full of stats and we've been talking to 253 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: the last three weeks about man no turnovers, no turnovers. Well, 254 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: he investigated, this is the first time in Texans history 255 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: that they have not turned the ball over three straight games. Now, 256 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: there have been games in which the offense has not 257 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: done it in history for three games, but there would 258 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: be special teams turnovers. This is the first time ever 259 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: no turnovers for three games and that has been a 260 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: huge boost for this team. And Sean Ryan said, yeah, 261 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: DeShawn in particular has been a good job of keeping 262 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: the ball protected, the turnovers and the importance him understand 263 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: the importance and ball scary and you know, his decision making, 264 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: which obviously helps the ball security, is a direct result 265 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: of him playing more, you know, having more experience and 266 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: real had spent a lot of time you know when uh, 267 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: you know, studying defenses and understanding defenses, So I think 268 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: all of that plays into it. Yeah, when people at 269 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 1: the beginning of the year panicked when Deshan's face of 270 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: the Patriots and the Titans, two pretty good defenses, and 271 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: at that point those are only his i think seventh 272 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: and eighth career starts, and people were panicking like, oh, man, 273 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: it's over. He's regretted. Man. He hasn't regressed. He's gotten 274 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,599 Speaker 1: better and better every single week. And the fact that 275 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: he's not turning the ball over I think has been 276 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 1: a huge, huge thing for this entire team, and coach 277 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: Ryant said that Deshan's done a good job taking care 278 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: of the ball but also taking care of his body. 279 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: He's been aware of that, and I think, you know, 280 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: it's been a it's been a big positive for him 281 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: and it's paying off for him too, you know what 282 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 1: I mean. I think he's feeling better and he knows 283 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: he's taking care of the football, which is helping us 284 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: win games. So it all kind of plays into each other. 285 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: You know, it's being reinforced by the by the outcome, 286 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: So I think that that all helps. But he's definitely 287 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: taking care of himself. He's making good decisions right now. 288 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: We just got to keep going with that. Yeah, there's 289 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: no doubt he's got to keep going with that. All right. 290 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: Let's here from West Welker offensive assistant and he deals 291 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: and works with tight ends. He works with party turners, 292 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: he works a lot with the offense. And he knows 293 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: Damarius Thomas having played with Damarius Thomas in Denver, and 294 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: he said, hey, thus far in the situation he's been 295 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: put in, Demarrius has done a pretty good job. Demarius 296 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: is a you know, he's he's a sharp guy and 297 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's a real pro and been around 298 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: the league for a long time. So he's actually been 299 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: in this system, although things have changed a little bit, 300 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: but some of the terminology was the same from his 301 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: rookie year and some of his early years there in Denver. 302 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: So um, you know, he's done a great job of 303 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: you know, stay on till the the game playing and 304 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: I hope I should gets better as we go. He 305 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: was sort of fascinating after the game on the bus 306 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: outside the buses we're getting ready to leave to see 307 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: Peyton and his twin kids, his kids with them, and Marshall, 308 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: his youngest wearing a Amarius Thomas Jersey, and there's Wes 309 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: and Damarius and Peyton and all together. Just it was 310 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: just it was interesting to see all of them in 311 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: different phases. You know, they were all together with the Broncos, 312 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: and now Wes is a coach for the Texans and 313 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: the Marius place for the Texans, and Peyton is you know, 314 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: he's retired, and I don't know what he's doing right now, 315 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: but man, he's staying around the game. Oh I do 316 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: know what he's doing. He's doing an ESPN Details show 317 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: that Kobe Bryant started, and it's fabulous. And I told 318 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: you about that after the Dolphins game. There were there 319 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: were I watched that about two hours before the Dolphins game, 320 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: the one on Matt Stafford, and some of the things 321 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: that Peyton talked about in there, I actually picked up 322 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: from Brock Osweiler, And there were a couple times where 323 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: I knew exactly where the ball was going based on 324 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: some of the hand signals that Brock was giving that 325 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: I learned from that detail. So thank you, Peyton. I 326 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: appreciate that. West also talked about DeAndre Hopkins and what 327 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: makes him so special. I think just the way he competes. 328 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: You know you know day and day out, especially on Sundays, 329 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: and then you know his hands and you know his 330 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: belief in himself and knowing that, you know he's gonna 331 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: make the play whenever it's getting the opportunity. I think 332 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: it's something that gets glossed over a little bit is 333 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: how competitive DeAndre is. But that to me is an 334 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: element in the locker room that is plentiful. There are 335 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: some very competitive dudes in that locker room. Look, you 336 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: get this level. Everybody's athletic. They've got all the skills, 337 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: I got the size, they got all that. But that 338 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: competitive nature is what sets you apart. In this group's 339 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: got a bunch a bunch of competitors that all look 340 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: out for each other. Is very special, no doubt. All Right, 341 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: Coming up next, we've got Wide Receivers coach John Perry. 342 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: We'll talk a little bit more about hop We'll talk 343 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: about KIKIQT and what was the week like the Marriest 344 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: Thomas his first week as a Texans John Perry next 345 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 1: right here in Texans All Access. Welcome back to Texas 346 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, 347 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: John Harris, and it's time to get into our interview 348 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 1: with assistant coaches, and we're gonna start with wide receivers 349 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: coach John Perry, who's one of my favorite people in 350 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: this entire building. You never see that guy without a smile, competitive, tough, 351 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,479 Speaker 1: love everything about John Perry coaches the wide receivers. So 352 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 1: we asked a little bit about DeAndre Hopkins QUT and 353 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: of course what was the week like with the Marrius 354 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: Thomas all right? Coach, what's it like when you don't 355 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,480 Speaker 1: have the same guys out there every week? You have 356 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: to adjust. I know that happens in a lot of 357 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 1: position groups, but this is very precise stuff we're dealing with. 358 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: So how is that for you? It's always a challenge 359 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: to get those guys right because during the week, you know, 360 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: for DeShawn to really you know, be on the same 361 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: page with those guys and no, I mean, you can 362 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: draw up an out route, but you know, have four 363 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 1: different guys run it and it's gonna look for different 364 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: ways a lot of times, so you know that timing 365 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: and everything like that. You know, So that's a real 366 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:12,199 Speaker 1: tribute to the Shaun that he's able to adjust to 367 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: these guys because you know, you try to get them 368 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: all on the same page in a short period of time, 369 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: and it's difficult during the season. Coach, I know, you've 370 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: had a short time with Damarius, I mean maybe not 371 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: even a week at this point, but which had been 372 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: like getting him kind of up to speed and what 373 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,679 Speaker 1: was Sunday like trying to figure out, especially in the 374 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 1: second half, like where are you supposed to go? And 375 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: how did you manage through that second half? In particular, 376 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: he did a great job all last week. You know, 377 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: he came in from day one. I mean I was 378 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 1: impressed with him from the second we found out about 379 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: the trade. He called me and you know, reached out 380 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: to me and just told me he was excited about 381 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: coming and how we wanted to approach the week. So 382 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: that was great. He came in early every morning, we 383 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: went over things, We stayed after practice and did walk 384 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: throughs just with him, and you know, so he did 385 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: a great job with that. And then moving into the game, Yeah, 386 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 1: there was certainly some challenges because you know, anytime you 387 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 1: go into a game, you have an idea of how 388 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: you want to play the game early on, and certainly 389 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: the players know that as well. So he was really 390 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: up to speed with all that and you sorry, he 391 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 1: didn't miss a beat because he's such a you know, 392 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: great professional. But you know, as the game goes on 393 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: and you start getting into more schematics and game plan 394 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: plays and stuff like that, uh, you know, that's where 395 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: the challenges arise. And but he handled it like a 396 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: you know, like a professional the whole time, and um, 397 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: you know, it was just it was just great that 398 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: it worked out. Um, he's you know, he's such a 399 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: tremendous talent, you know that it's just really fun to 400 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: work with him. So Coach O'Brien said that early on 401 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: with Josh McDaniel, he was able to you know, get 402 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 1: some of that of the base of what you guys 403 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: work on. There's some similarities in the terminology and everything. 404 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: What about that part of it Now that you go 405 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,479 Speaker 1: into the buy the foundation trying to get more of 406 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 1: that in there are we still pretty much go ago 407 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: game game plan to game plan. We're hoping not to 408 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: go game plan to game plan. That was one of 409 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: the things I talked with DT about yesterday. Um, you know, 410 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: he's got his plans to get away as everybody needs 411 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: to do here in the bye week, but you know, 412 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 1: he asked me. He's like, I'm going to be back 413 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 1: on this day. You know, you think we could, you know, 414 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: get down, so uh, you know, we plan on getting 415 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: together and doing some things. So it's it's great that way, 416 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: because our approach right now is to get the foundation 417 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: really in place so that he's able to adjust to 418 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: some of the game plan plays and stuff like that. 419 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: So this week, in the early part of the next 420 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 1: week that that'll be between DT and I. That'll be 421 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: our approach, you know, trying to get the real strong 422 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: foundation of what we're trying to do and and not 423 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:52,120 Speaker 1: just survive the day. So speak, Yeah, coach, we know 424 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: you're you're a fabulous coach. We know that, there's no question. 425 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: I mean, to be able to tell Billy that, Yeah, 426 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: to be able to teach a receipt ever to catch 427 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: the ball with one hand and then pin it to 428 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: his leg was I mean, I don't. I mean, that's 429 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 1: just that's an incredible coaches don't work on that. I know, 430 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,199 Speaker 1: we see you guys all the time. I mean, you 431 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: have a guy like Hopkins that could pretty much catch 432 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:20,360 Speaker 1: everything under the sun. What's what what do you want 433 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: to try and help him with? On a on a 434 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 1: day to day, week to week basis, when you have 435 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: a guy that catches the ball so well, but yet 436 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: there's still a lot about the game you have to 437 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: learn what is what's the key role for you in 438 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: dealing with a guy like Hopkins as good as he is. 439 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: The biggest thing with DeAndre is, you know, something we've 440 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 1: talked about from training camp on is is really understanding 441 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: the learning curve and and certainly he's at the top 442 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: of the learning curve. So each you know, each way 443 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: to get better is so small incrementally that he needs 444 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: to understand that that, you know, if he wants to 445 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 1: be the best, which I know he does, he needs 446 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: to he needs to keep putting that work in that 447 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: that got him to be an elite receiver. So you know, 448 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 1: whether it's catching the ball, releases, all those things, the 449 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: fundamentals are all the same. It's just making sure we 450 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: put those to the test of what he's actually gonna see. 451 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,360 Speaker 1: So my approach during the week is like, Okay, hey, 452 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna see Harris this week. This is how he's 453 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: gonna play, how you're gonna release him, how you're gonna 454 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: run your top of the route against him. You know 455 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: and then you know him. Now we're playing Jalen Ramsey. 456 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: You know, how are we going to approach it against 457 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: this particular guy? And I think that's where he's accelerated 458 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: the learning curve even being at the top of it, 459 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: because it's very precise and he's very precise about his 460 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: approach receivers coach John Perry joining us on Texans Radio. 461 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: All right, so what about Kiki QT? Because he's looked 462 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: very good when he's been out there, but he's been 463 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:46,919 Speaker 1: banged up a little bit. Can he still get something 464 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: out of these weeks of preparation without being out there 465 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: mentally anyway as he mends well. One of the things 466 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: that's been really impressive about Kiki is he missed a 467 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: lot of training camp, and when he came back, he 468 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: didn't miss a beat because in the meetings he's very 469 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: focused for a young guy, that's unusual and he's really 470 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: taken a great approach. So he's been in all the 471 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: meetings and he's been in all the game plan meetings 472 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: all the way through. Now that in the in these 473 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 1: games that he's missed, so I'm hoping that he has 474 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 1: the same kind of success mentally that he had when 475 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: he came out in the in the first game that 476 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: he returned, you know, and obviously did really well. So 477 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: I you know, I would expect him to have that approach. 478 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: I mean, he's had that approach, so I expect him 479 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: to have the similar results moving forward, you know, translating 480 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,400 Speaker 1: it onto the field quickly. Just from a mental standpoint, 481 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: coach we've talked with with coach O'Brien about this, But 482 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: when you guys are sitting at oh and three, and 483 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: I would imagine you looked around your receiving room and 484 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 1: you're like, I got one of the best receivers in 485 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 1: the league, if not the best receiver in league. I 486 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: got some young bucks in here. They're pretty good. Will 487 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 1: Floors come along? Did you have kind of the same 488 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: thing we did in some sense, like we just kind 489 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: of need a break here to kind of get going 490 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: past oh and three and then we do that. Man 491 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: who knows what we can do. What was your feeling 492 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: as you're sitting there kind of owing three and you 493 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: gotta sit in front of your guys and say, all right, 494 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: Indiapolis is up next? What kind of your thought at 495 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: that point of the season. I think the first thing 496 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: was you know, you know, and this is this comes 497 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: from coach O'Brien. It's just the consistency. Nothing really changes 498 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: whether your own three or six and three. You know, 499 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,880 Speaker 1: our approach is always the same, and that consistency helps 500 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: the players, it helps coaches, and and so in our room, 501 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, we were we really felt like we were 502 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: close on a lot of things, especially you know, coming 503 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: off you know, a couple of those games where you 504 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: know in Tennessee where you know, we had so many 505 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: explosive plays but just couldn't find a way to get 506 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,679 Speaker 1: into the end zone type of thing. So you know, 507 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 1: we really felt like we were close. And uh, you know, 508 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: the guys in my room are extremely confident. You know, 509 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: it's just really you know, that was a breath of 510 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: fresh ye had to see how will Fuller. You know, 511 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: it's unfortunately that he's dealing with what he has to 512 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: deal with now, but you know, his approach on the 513 00:24:56,520 --> 00:25:00,479 Speaker 1: sidelines and in practice was all about, like, you know, 514 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: he really felt confident. He was really at a very 515 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: high point confidence wise, and you know felt like, you know, 516 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: basically nobody can cover me type of which is what 517 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: you want from a from a receiver and certainly from 518 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: a number two receivers. So you know that's why, you know, 519 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: DT even coming in here's a breath of fresh year 520 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: because you know, he's he's really embraced his role here 521 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: as as a counterpart to DeAndre and and hopefully that's 522 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: going to help us, you know, moving forward. So I 523 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: think it's a great point about Fuller because he has 524 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: gotten so much better since he's gotten into the league, 525 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: and it's great for young guys like Benson Smith for instance, 526 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: or QT to see that. No question, Um, I've given 527 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: all the credit to you know, Will because like he 528 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: said two years ago, when when I got moved to 529 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: the receivers, he came to me and he said, I 530 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: want to work on this, this and this. What do 531 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: you have for me? And you know, so he kind 532 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: of tested me, like, hey, let's go out and do 533 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: these things. So we constructed some drills, try to make 534 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: them as life like and game like as we could, 535 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: because that's what he wants to do. He wasn't just 536 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, one of the things I had told him. 537 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: You know, I thought he had great hands. You know, 538 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: it was just a matter of you know, there was 539 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 1: some situational things where like hey, there's a distraction at 540 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: the last second, or there's a guy grabbing me on 541 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: the side that I'm not ready for, and those were 542 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: some of the things and he worked really hard on that, 543 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: whether it was having managers grabbed me and stuff like that. 544 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: So it was really good. I give a lot of 545 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: credit to Will all Right, coach, thanks a lot for 546 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: joining us and go Rangers. Clement. So why did Mark 547 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 1: mentioned Clements High School? John perry Son is the starting 548 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: quarterback over at Clements High School in the Fort Bend District. 549 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 1: So my mom first got a high school teaching job 550 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 1: was at Clements High School many many eons ago. I 551 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 1: almost went there but died to stay with my homeboys 552 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: over at La Market Solidad. We did some good things 553 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: in football over there, so I was very happy to 554 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: do that. But I kind of got some familiar ties 555 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: to Clements. So really cheering for John Perry's son and 556 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: Clements Rangers at this point of the year. All right, 557 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: we get back. It's out for a deep sunt Interview 558 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: of the week, and this week it is Kareem Jackson 559 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: and you're gonna learn a little nugget about Kajack TV 560 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: that just came up in the last twenty four hours. 561 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: Kjack TV going national. Oh yeah, that's next on Texans Access. 562 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: The Choose Fun moment of the week is first down 563 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: Broncos at their forty five keenom to throw and he 564 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: swings it out of the backfield and landsay with that 565 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 1: catch by Jackson jarred at Louise so it's ain completion. 566 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 1: Another big hit by kareeb What a day he's having. 567 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: That was not very fun for Phil Lindsay, but it 568 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: definitely was fun for everybody else. Don't forget to answer 569 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: for your chance to win a cruise every week if 570 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 1: the Texans catch a touchdown, not if they make a 571 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: big hit like that from Kareem Jackson. But it's a 572 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: reminder Carnival has been given out a lot of cruises 573 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: lately because Deshaun Watson has been throwing a lot of 574 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: touchdown passes. It's been great. Carnival, the official cruise line 575 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: of the Houston Texans, Choose Fun now when it comes 576 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: to Kareem Jackson, He's a lot of fun, no doubt 577 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: about it. In fact, one of the more fun moments 578 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: this week in the locker room was when Dpcitu and 579 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: Company presented Kareem Jackson with Kjack TV t shirts. It 580 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 1: was the hot item in the locker room. In fact, 581 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: I was recording Telestrator on Monday and we got done 582 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:24,439 Speaker 1: and Jay mcdevid was like hauling out of there and 583 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: I said, see what's going on? Like where are you 584 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 1: going to go? I have to go get to Shaun 585 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,399 Speaker 1: a kjack TV shirt. They were the hot item. Kjack 586 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: TV is the absolute best. And Kareem joined DP City 587 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago to talk about where he 588 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: is in his career, what he's been doing, how this 589 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: year has been so successful for him, and the impact 590 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: of kjack TV and what has meant to him and 591 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: his teammate joining me today, starting safety, starting cornerback, host 592 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: of Kjack TV, Kareem Jackson, I gotta say my ratings 593 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: are going to go through the roof today having you on. Okay, 594 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: I want to get to the Kjack heaving a bit. 595 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: You're having so much fun, ton of fun both on 596 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: and off the field. So let's start on the field. 597 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: How much fun you're having had the interception against Dallas. 598 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 1: You now lead this franchise. What was your favorite interception? 599 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: Probably probably my first pick six? Just you know, that's 600 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: pretty memorable for me. You know, my first time getting 601 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: an end zone in NFL, so that would probably be 602 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: my favorite game was out again. It was Tennessee. I 603 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: actually don't remember the year, but I remember the play though. Okay, 604 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: what was the play? Um? I remember the route they ran. 605 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 1: They ran double in, and I remember what covers we 606 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: was in. It was in cover eight. This was when 607 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: way Phillips was here, and it was in cover eight 608 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: and I got a good jump on it and picked 609 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: it off and ran it back for a testdown. Did 610 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: you high step your way into the end zone that scenes? Yeah? 611 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: I did. What's inspired you to do that? Is it dead? Definitely? Okay? 612 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: Definitely growing up Deon one of my favorite players, you know, 613 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: just seeing him high step, you know, every time he 614 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: got interception, so you know, it's almost you know, instincts 615 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: and it just kind of kick in and just instantly 616 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: go to that. You had the interception in the Dallas game, 617 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: but you also had nearly that walk off pick six. Yeah, 618 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 1: walk us through what your emotions were like after that. 619 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: I think the entire stadium just sighed because it was 620 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it was a tough play to make regardless, 621 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: but Yeah, what was your emotion. I think I definitely 622 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: should have made it, um, if you can, if you remember, 623 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: I just laid there for a little while and I 624 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: was just like, I can't believe I just dropped that. 625 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: But um, for me making that play, you know, it's 626 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: kind of getting us out of that situation without you know, 627 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: not having to go in until overtime. You know, definitely 628 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 1: would have been huge for us as a team. But 629 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: didn't make it. But you know, we we finished a 630 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: game and overtime, you know, we was able to get 631 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: a win. So that's you know, that's the only thing 632 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: that matters right now, That's true. I saw stat in 633 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: that game that when Dash Prescott targeted you, his passer 634 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: rating was five point six and Pro Football Focus graded 635 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 1: you fifth in the league in your run defense grade. 636 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 1: So nine years in the league, now, do you think 637 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: this is the best that you've ever played? Um? So far? 638 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: I think I think it's probably, Yeah, so far. Still 639 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 1: got a long season to go, you know. Um. Um, 640 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 1: For me, I want to constantly, you know, improve each 641 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: and every day. I still feel as though, you know, 642 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 1: I got a little bit more out there I can 643 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: go get, you know, And for me, I just want 644 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: to be a big part of the team, you know, 645 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: an NBA piece of the posits that, you know, going 646 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,280 Speaker 1: out and being consistent day in and day out, you know, 647 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: and helping us win games. How much was moving to 648 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: safety part of the fact that you've been playing so well, 649 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: because first people thought it was that they thought, oh, 650 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: he's moved to safety, looked so comfortable. But even when 651 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: you switch back to corner, there's no drop off in 652 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,080 Speaker 1: your level of play. You just seem to be playing 653 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: like your hairs on fire this year. Did you do 654 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: something different this offseason? I actually did, and I actually 655 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: did the same stuff, you know, Um, physically, I feel 656 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 1: a lot better than I felt, you know in previous 657 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: in previous years, you know, UM and UM coach Luke, 658 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: you know, and their trainings and their staff coming in 659 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: you know, with this into condition, it's been a big 660 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: part of that, you know. But UM, I actually did 661 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: the same stuff I did in the off season, you know. 662 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: I mean, for me, I just try to I just 663 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: want to improve every year, you know. I go into 664 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: every year and I approach it differently, you know, from 665 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: a mental aspect, you know, But at the same time, 666 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: I still want to get better in every aspect of 667 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: my game. So, um, there's been in some great positions 668 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: this year, you know, whether it's play calling or whether 669 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: you know, just technique. While I put myself in you know, 670 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: good position to be able to make some plays, and 671 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: I mean I've just been able to, you know, make 672 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: the plays. DJ Reader called you a Swiss army knife. 673 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: He said, You're able to do everything. And I feel 674 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: like every year in OTAs we would see you line 675 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: up at safety at some point in the off season, 676 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: but this was the year that you officially made the switch, 677 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: that the team actually moved you to safety. How did 678 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: that decision go down? When did you find out that 679 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: you were making the move? Kind of right out the 680 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: OTA's and I had a conversation with my dB coach, 681 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: coach Rat and coach O'Brien, and it was basically, you know, 682 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: what was best for the team. You know, Andre Howe 683 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: going into his situation and you know him not being 684 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 1: being able to play, so that was, you know, pretty 685 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 1: much the best move for the team. So you know, 686 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: they told me I was going to move me to safety, 687 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:07,479 Speaker 1: and you know, for me, I just wanted to embrace 688 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 1: that that move and still be able to go out 689 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: and compete and play at a high level. I felt 690 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 1: I could do it just because, you know, from a 691 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 1: mental aspect, I pretty much knew every spot in the 692 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: secondary already because in previous years I play a little 693 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 1: bit here and there in certain games at safety, but 694 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 1: full time moving there, you know, I felt like it 695 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: wouldn't be a problem. So, you know, I've been able 696 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: to go out and I learned the defense inside and out, 697 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: and I've been able to go out and you know, 698 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: and being consistent in some of the things that I've 699 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: been doing. It's not even even just learning the defense. 700 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: I think what I hear about you the most is 701 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: your tackling ability, your ability to bring down guys. Do 702 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: you think that's your strength of your game? Yeah, I 703 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,240 Speaker 1: probably myself won't being able to tackle. Definitely a tough league, 704 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:46,840 Speaker 1: and you know, having being out there in space with 705 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: guys and being one on one playing the safety spot, 706 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 1: you gotta be able to get them down. So I 707 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: definitely probably myself on my tackling. You had j Joe 708 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: at corner. Now you've got Tyron Matthew. What's it like 709 00:33:57,320 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 1: having him as your tag team at safety? Got another 710 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 1: SEC guy back there? Definitely definitely sec guys. Man. We 711 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: even if we were not, we don't play together right 712 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 1: off the bat, and some some years down the line 713 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,359 Speaker 1: we eventually get on the same team. As always. It's 714 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:15,400 Speaker 1: it's like we already brothers though, but you're always enemies 715 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 1: in college and it seems like everybody comes here and 716 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 1: then everybody gets along. It's been great having a tie here. 717 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:23,280 Speaker 1: You know, he's been He's a huge part of our teams, 718 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: a great leader in the locker room, you know, on 719 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: the field as well, play a ton of ball, has 720 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: a ton of experience, you know, Pro Bowl, all pro 721 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: all that, you know, all the accolades. But um, I 722 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: guess that's the thing for me, you know, that's most 723 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,319 Speaker 1: impressive a bottom is just the way he's a pro 724 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,120 Speaker 1: pro to every day you know, it comes in, he works, 725 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: you know, just like he's a young guy like he 726 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 1: you know, he still has a ton to prove. But 727 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: um that that's probably what impressing me about the most 728 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 1: about him. But like I say, it's been great, you know, 729 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,799 Speaker 1: just a communication wise with him in you know, just 730 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: seeing them going out and playing and and just having 731 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: them here. Everything's been great. You now have two girls you. Yes, 732 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 1: I to the Jackson clan this offseason. Actually was it 733 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: training camp or right before training camp? Right before training camp? 734 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 1: Right before training what's it like having two little ones? Now? 735 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: I want to know what you're like as a dad. 736 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:14,359 Speaker 1: I bet you're so much fun. I don't have any 737 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:17,360 Speaker 1: say soho at my house the girls about number one. 738 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: It goes my two year old daughter, which will be 739 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: three on Sunday. It's my wife, and then my three 740 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 1: month old daughter. Yeah, she she can't even put together 741 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: words right now, and she still has more say soho 742 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:36,359 Speaker 1: than me. So it's I told my wife, yeah, just 743 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: yesterday that I was going to move upstairs permanently. And 744 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:44,719 Speaker 1: if you guys need me, just hollow. Yeah, because their 745 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: hand for um, especially my oldest daughter is just like 746 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:51,279 Speaker 1: she's about to turn fifteen and she's only about to 747 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: be three. Yeah. Those the terrible twos are one thing, 748 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: but I think there's a terrible two that goes all 749 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 1: the way to their five because terrible threes. And then 750 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 1: I was listening to a last night in my head, 751 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,439 Speaker 1: I'm saying, how are you even saying some of this stuff? 752 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,800 Speaker 1: You're not even supposed to know any of this stuff, 753 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:09,800 Speaker 1: And it's just like it's just like talking to another adult. 754 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,840 Speaker 1: And I can't believe it. She's growing so fast and 755 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,879 Speaker 1: she's so smart, and it's scary because, like I say, 756 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: I don't have any say, so, Okay, do you think 757 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 1: you'll ever make it to Jackson five? Um, I don't. 758 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 1: Probably I'm probably asking too soon, right, I should give 759 00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:29,040 Speaker 1: it some time before I ask you. Not five, possibly four, 760 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: But we gotta get three first, five meaning like three 761 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,399 Speaker 1: kids and the two you and your wife. I thought 762 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,960 Speaker 1: you were saying, Say Jesus that a lot of that's 763 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 1: a lot of kids. Yeah, eventually it will definitely be Yeah, 764 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 1: it'll definitely be the Jackson five eventually, you think. So, yeah, 765 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:48,360 Speaker 1: that's good to hear. K Jack TV. Everybody knows about it. 766 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: Ratings are through the roof. You've got sponsors, you've got guests, 767 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 1: you've got players. Everybody wants to be on your show. 768 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:56,960 Speaker 1: People really get to see your personality, and that I 769 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 1: think I'm very proud of the fact that people get 770 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,360 Speaker 1: to see, like how we see you right on the show. 771 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:03,359 Speaker 1: What do you think you want people to get out 772 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: of that? Just pretty much just to just to see 773 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: the guy's personality. For us, it's you know, when we're here, 774 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:12,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's all about football. Everybody outside of outside 775 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: of the locker room only sees us and our help 776 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 1: mits and you know, and when we out there running 777 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:18,759 Speaker 1: around on the field and stuff, I want everybody to 778 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: see that, you know, we have another side, you know. Um, 779 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:23,000 Speaker 1: you know, we got some funny guys and there. We 780 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 1: got guys that you know, don't talk much. We got 781 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: guys that can't shd up. You know, we got guys 782 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: that like to sing like the dance. So you know, 783 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: I just want everybody to be able to see a 784 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: different side of us and definitely and enjoy it, you know. 785 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:38,279 Speaker 1: So I mean and for us, you know, we we 786 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:42,360 Speaker 1: we're not just football players. We're husbands, we're dads, brothers 787 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,320 Speaker 1: and all the other stuff. So I just want everybody 788 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: to be able to see, you know, more than the 789 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: football side. I wasn't here when you first got here 790 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 1: in twenty and ten. But has your personality always been 791 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:55,360 Speaker 1: like this or has it come out more in the 792 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:59,160 Speaker 1: last few years. I've always been like this, but more 793 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:03,000 Speaker 1: so I outside of the building. But I think the 794 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:06,640 Speaker 1: more and more, you know, I kind of I say, 795 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: became a veteran. You're the most veteran guy in the 796 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:13,759 Speaker 1: locker room. Yeah I am. Yeah, John Weiks is the 797 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: same year. Okay, So, um, I just think, you know, 798 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 1: the more the older kind of guy, and you know, 799 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,880 Speaker 1: and Coach O'Brien allowed me to kind of, you know, 800 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:25,480 Speaker 1: let my head down a little bit. Then I just 801 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: got to a point where I guess I'm one of 802 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:30,399 Speaker 1: the guys that can't shut up, but you just kind 803 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:32,759 Speaker 1: of just let it out everywhere. You know. It's for me, 804 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,720 Speaker 1: it's all about having fun. I don't look at coming 805 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: coming here every day as just a job. You know. 806 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: I like to come over here. I like to have 807 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 1: fun with the guys. You know, we we we you know, 808 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: we laugh, we joke. You know, we gotta have fun 809 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:47,719 Speaker 1: because the minute it gets to a point where we 810 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,640 Speaker 1: look at it like it's just a job, then you 811 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:52,839 Speaker 1: know we're not gonna enjoy it anymore. But um, for me, 812 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:54,680 Speaker 1: it's just all about having fun. And you know, the 813 00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:57,720 Speaker 1: day I'll stop having fun, then it'll be a problem. 814 00:38:57,760 --> 00:38:59,640 Speaker 1: But so, like I said, I just I just love 815 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,880 Speaker 1: to have on even when I'm at home, and you know, 816 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:03,719 Speaker 1: wherever I'm at, you know, I'm i like to be 817 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:06,080 Speaker 1: the same person every day. So it's going to be 818 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:08,480 Speaker 1: some fun you know, if I'm if I'm involved in it, well, 819 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:10,680 Speaker 1: we're having a lot of fun watching you on Kjack 820 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:13,239 Speaker 1: TV and on the field. I hope you keep it 821 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,640 Speaker 1: going all time Leader and Interceptions, Kareem Jackson and you 822 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:19,400 Speaker 1: can catch Kjack TV. It's pretty much everywhere. It's on 823 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:22,400 Speaker 1: Houston Texans dot com. It's on Instagram, it's on Facebook, 824 00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:26,759 Speaker 1: it's on Twitter. Definitely weird, right, Yeah, we're all over 825 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,800 Speaker 1: the place, man. We um we're thinking about taking kjack 826 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 1: TV on the road in the all season. That's a 827 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:34,279 Speaker 1: long time for now. We're gonna be playing for a 828 00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:38,080 Speaker 1: long time. Yes, but um, we we got some more. Um, 829 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 1: some people we're going to go out and we're going 830 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:41,880 Speaker 1: to bring on to this show. And let me take 831 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: your time time out right now to think my sponsors. Uh, 832 00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:47,560 Speaker 1: I'd like to think, you know, Arctic for being a 833 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:52,440 Speaker 1: great sponsor. You know, Artic also sponsors. I see that. 834 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:56,880 Speaker 1: I see that, so we both shit tell yeah, I 835 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: think Arctic. You know, Um, you guys are great. You know, 836 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,520 Speaker 1: we we definitely appreciate you guys support and all. There's 837 00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:06,160 Speaker 1: the fans out there that love Kjack TV. You know, 838 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:07,680 Speaker 1: we do it for you guys, and we hope you 839 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:11,200 Speaker 1: guys are enjoying it, and um, yeah, I guess that's 840 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:13,120 Speaker 1: it right now. Yeah, but okay, well you just wrapped 841 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:15,319 Speaker 1: up the show for me. You're just a natural. I'm 842 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: just a natural, all right, Cream Jackson, thanks so much, 843 00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:20,160 Speaker 1: thank you. You know, last night, as I was scrolling 844 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:23,640 Speaker 1: through my timeline on Twitter's mid term nights, so a 845 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: lot of political tweets, but I'm kind of firing through 846 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:27,759 Speaker 1: making sure that I don't miss anything. It's Tuesday nights. 847 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:30,759 Speaker 1: There's not a tongue going on football wise, but I 848 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:34,800 Speaker 1: happened to roll through Rich Eisen. His Twitter feed popped 849 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:38,200 Speaker 1: up and I see a Twitter handle like, whoa, I 850 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: recognize that at mboy twenty five. Rich Eisen had on 851 00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:44,160 Speaker 1: Cream Jackson yesterday, Cream out in La to do show. 852 00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:46,360 Speaker 1: I thought it was awesome that Kaream was getting some 853 00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:48,000 Speaker 1: natural run. But I listened. It was about four and 854 00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:50,840 Speaker 1: a half minutes, five minutes, but they never brought up 855 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:54,399 Speaker 1: kjack TV. I was so disappointed. And then I got 856 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 1: this email from DP today. She said, you may want 857 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,360 Speaker 1: to add in if you're playing a deep st interview, 858 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: which I did that Kjack TV is going national. It 859 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:07,120 Speaker 1: will be featured regularly on the Kyle Brandt Football Experience 860 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:10,800 Speaker 1: show on NFL Network starting this week. Kjack's going national. 861 00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:15,200 Speaker 1: This is absolutely fantastic. He is a gem and he 862 00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 1: is so good and I play the audio for you 863 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,000 Speaker 1: every single Friday. The last segment of the show, he 864 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:23,080 Speaker 1: called the players segment. I always have the most recent 865 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:26,440 Speaker 1: episode of KJACKTV, so you get to hear it, but 866 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,520 Speaker 1: you gotta see it too, because you gotta see some 867 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:32,360 Speaker 1: of the reactions of the players, some of the questions 868 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,520 Speaker 1: that we think Kareem has for them and how they respond, 869 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:37,680 Speaker 1: and then to see Kareem's reaction to it as well. 870 00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:42,000 Speaker 1: Fantastic stuff. It's going Nashville. We got T shirts. Kareem 871 00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:43,800 Speaker 1: was so thrilled when he got the T shirt. I 872 00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 1: got one that I'll be sporting. I don't know, maybe 873 00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 1: I'll work at Washington, we'll see. But Kareem was so 874 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:49,800 Speaker 1: excited to have that. It was a hot item in 875 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,680 Speaker 1: the locker room. DeShawn wanted one and kind of messed 876 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,920 Speaker 1: up my telestrator because Jay McDevitt was like running out 877 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:58,120 Speaker 1: of running out of the tour theater where we're shooting 878 00:41:58,120 --> 00:42:00,360 Speaker 1: telestrate because he had to go give the Shawn lots 879 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:05,040 Speaker 1: and a KJACKTV shirt, so everybody wants them. Everybody wants KJACKTV. 880 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:07,760 Speaker 1: And now you'll see it going national on NFL Network. 881 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:10,800 Speaker 1: That is awesome, awesome stuff speaking awesome. Mark Vandermer is 882 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:14,000 Speaker 1: gonna stop by and talk about the first nine weeks 883 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,719 Speaker 1: and then the last seven weeks. Can this be a 884 00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:20,960 Speaker 1: special season? Can the Texans get to double digit wins? 885 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 1: Can they move further in the playoffs? Then maybe they've 886 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,920 Speaker 1: ever been a lot of questions, Mark, and I'll talk 887 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:28,560 Speaker 1: about the second half of the season next right here 888 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:30,920 Speaker 1: on Texans All Access. Welcome back to Wednesday edition of 889 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:35,400 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. Here's 890 00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:40,520 Speaker 1: your Slumberja stats challenge. Six is greater than three? And 891 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:45,279 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermer, I'll ask you this, does the gator eat 892 00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:49,000 Speaker 1: the six or eat the three? Does the gator? Yeah? 893 00:42:49,080 --> 00:42:52,600 Speaker 1: You never learn this in mathat oh oh the Gator 894 00:42:52,840 --> 00:43:00,239 Speaker 1: the Gator heard that before the sideways V called the Gator, Yeah, 895 00:43:00,239 --> 00:43:01,759 Speaker 1: it's greater than or less than. But I used to 896 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:04,359 Speaker 1: always tell my kids, no matter how the gator eats 897 00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:07,280 Speaker 1: the larger one. That's how you know six gator eats 898 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:10,680 Speaker 1: the bigger one. Yeah, use that with Liam. Lee will 899 00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:13,480 Speaker 1: get that. Yeah, you're right, that's a good idea. We'll 900 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:15,359 Speaker 1: get that. That's how you learn less than greater than 901 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:18,239 Speaker 1: That's how you learn it. That's very good. I'm gonna 902 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:20,160 Speaker 1: use this. I'm gonna because you know, he's five years old. 903 00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:22,879 Speaker 1: He's gonna learn this stuff. Six is greater than three. Mark. 904 00:43:23,120 --> 00:43:26,279 Speaker 1: We've gone through nine weeks already, and Drew and I 905 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:29,160 Speaker 1: talked about this a little bit. But I'm curious because 906 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:31,799 Speaker 1: you obviously have called every single play of this year, 907 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:35,600 Speaker 1: every single play of this organization's history. But these nine 908 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:38,839 Speaker 1: weeks have been they've been something else. Man. Yeah. They 909 00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:42,719 Speaker 1: have been stressful, they have been fun, they have been 910 00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:47,200 Speaker 1: disappointing at times. What's been your favorite moment? You can 911 00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:48,640 Speaker 1: be on the field, off the Field's up to you. 912 00:43:48,719 --> 00:43:51,040 Speaker 1: What's your favorite moment thus far through nine weeks. I 913 00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:53,960 Speaker 1: think Hopspans. I think beating Dallas. I think I think 914 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,799 Speaker 1: that was the one, because you know, the Cults game 915 00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:59,560 Speaker 1: was Thank goodness, it was such a relief to get 916 00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:01,919 Speaker 1: the first win, you know, and then you're coming home 917 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:03,640 Speaker 1: and playing Dallas, and you knew that was gonna be 918 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:05,800 Speaker 1: a big game, no matter what the situation was, because 919 00:44:05,800 --> 00:44:08,719 Speaker 1: it's Dallas and for four years, if you win, you 920 00:44:08,719 --> 00:44:10,600 Speaker 1: get to say that you beat Dallas and it's a 921 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:12,560 Speaker 1: big deal. And they hadn't beaten them since opening day 922 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:16,359 Speaker 1: of franchise history. So to me, that overtime and the 923 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:19,680 Speaker 1: ability to get the ball downfield with Hopkins with the 924 00:44:19,719 --> 00:44:22,080 Speaker 1: catch and run and the double spin move and then 925 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:24,360 Speaker 1: winning that, to me, that's that's the moment of the 926 00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:26,160 Speaker 1: year so far, because I was thinking about it was 927 00:44:26,200 --> 00:44:29,719 Speaker 1: so big when McManus missed the fifty one yarder. But 928 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:32,600 Speaker 1: when we look back that, you know, and it's it's 929 00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:35,239 Speaker 1: almost it's not easy to forget the Dallas game, but 930 00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:37,200 Speaker 1: you know you're in it right now. So I think 931 00:44:37,239 --> 00:44:39,239 Speaker 1: when we look back on the regular season and there 932 00:44:39,239 --> 00:44:41,759 Speaker 1: are moments to come, there's no question about that. But 933 00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:44,200 Speaker 1: the first nine games, I would point to that one 934 00:44:44,320 --> 00:44:47,440 Speaker 1: as a memorable one that that's gonna live for a while. 935 00:44:47,800 --> 00:44:49,960 Speaker 1: I was thinking about that. In fact, I said that 936 00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:52,680 Speaker 1: the other day when I was doing replay that I 937 00:44:52,719 --> 00:44:56,000 Speaker 1: thought there was a chance. Considering where this team can 938 00:44:56,080 --> 00:44:58,759 Speaker 1: go with this that there are some key games coming up. 939 00:44:58,840 --> 00:45:01,640 Speaker 1: There's some games that hopefully there will be an AFC 940 00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:04,319 Speaker 1: South clinching game, and there will be a moment that 941 00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:08,520 Speaker 1: maybe the Denver game gets overshadowed in some sense. Maybe 942 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:12,480 Speaker 1: it does, but the way it ended going into the bye, 943 00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:14,920 Speaker 1: I don't really I'll ever forget it because you've got 944 00:45:14,920 --> 00:45:17,719 Speaker 1: the the Marius Thomas situation. Yeah, he gets traded and 945 00:45:17,800 --> 00:45:21,560 Speaker 1: he goes back to Denver. Then you get the early lead. 946 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:24,360 Speaker 1: Then you've got case Keen, a former Texans quarterback, bringing 947 00:45:24,400 --> 00:45:28,879 Speaker 1: him back. It all comes down to one moment, and 948 00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:31,399 Speaker 1: then there's this unbridled joy of six in a row. 949 00:45:32,080 --> 00:45:35,080 Speaker 1: We'd beat Denver in Denver, and now we're going into 950 00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:38,359 Speaker 1: the bye with three wins on everybody in the FC South. Now, 951 00:45:38,360 --> 00:45:40,120 Speaker 1: Tennessee did get a win the other night against Dallas, 952 00:45:40,560 --> 00:45:43,360 Speaker 1: but I thought the game would be overshadowed, and I 953 00:45:43,360 --> 00:45:46,160 Speaker 1: thought that was gonna be that that would be foolhardy 954 00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:48,160 Speaker 1: in some sense to overshadow it, because I think it 955 00:45:48,239 --> 00:45:51,719 Speaker 1: ends up being one of the more point more outstanding 956 00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:55,279 Speaker 1: afternoons because we've had such great wins and the way 957 00:45:55,320 --> 00:45:57,480 Speaker 1: they've happened, Like Dallas, I think that's the one everybody 958 00:45:57,480 --> 00:46:00,200 Speaker 1: will remember, of course, and Jacksonville was no slouch when 959 00:46:00,280 --> 00:46:02,680 Speaker 1: either being able to go there when they were desperate, 960 00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:04,520 Speaker 1: they were coming off a couple of losses, and you 961 00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:07,800 Speaker 1: go to their place and, as Deep said, crushed their souls. 962 00:46:08,440 --> 00:46:12,560 Speaker 1: I do like that. But I'll say this against Denver. 963 00:46:12,600 --> 00:46:15,600 Speaker 1: When that thing ended, I had a very dangerous feeling. 964 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:19,880 Speaker 1: And I only say dangerous because how could I possibly 965 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:23,400 Speaker 1: feel this? But I felt like, maybe it's finally their time, 966 00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:26,360 Speaker 1: you know, maybe it's finally the Texans year. And I 967 00:46:26,400 --> 00:46:28,480 Speaker 1: don't know what that means. I'm not saying all the 968 00:46:28,520 --> 00:46:32,399 Speaker 1: way necessarily, but maybe maybe the luck has changed. After 969 00:46:32,440 --> 00:46:34,960 Speaker 1: all the horrible Lucky had last year with injuries, maybe 970 00:46:34,960 --> 00:46:37,040 Speaker 1: you are getting you know, people say, oh, Lucky win, 971 00:46:37,239 --> 00:46:39,479 Speaker 1: Look you fought for it, you got it. You weren't 972 00:46:39,560 --> 00:46:41,879 Speaker 1: lucky to miss that extra point. You know, if if 973 00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:43,880 Speaker 1: he makes that, maybe the field goal at the end 974 00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:45,279 Speaker 1: is for a tie and you'll take it from there 975 00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:48,239 Speaker 1: until overtime. And Texans have looked good and overtime this year. 976 00:46:48,280 --> 00:46:50,560 Speaker 1: But the point is this, maybe it's just that kind 977 00:46:50,560 --> 00:46:52,640 Speaker 1: of situation, It's that kind of year where we're gonna 978 00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:55,320 Speaker 1: get more of these moments because it felt like, Wow, 979 00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:58,160 Speaker 1: we're piling up these moments now. And you brought it up, 980 00:46:58,200 --> 00:47:00,160 Speaker 1: how many games, three games have come down to the 981 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:02,239 Speaker 1: final kick. You've made two of them, and you've gotten 982 00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:03,799 Speaker 1: a miss out of the opponent in one of them. 983 00:47:03,840 --> 00:47:06,600 Speaker 1: They're all wins. That's cool stuff. And you could would 984 00:47:06,600 --> 00:47:09,240 Speaker 1: have should have got an overtime kick against the Tennessee 985 00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:11,400 Speaker 1: Titans week two, had you been able to get the 986 00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:14,880 Speaker 1: ball into range for Kymie Fairbar. So maybe it is 987 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:16,879 Speaker 1: that kind of season. But you know, look, you got 988 00:47:16,920 --> 00:47:19,399 Speaker 1: seven games left in the regular season. That's a that's 989 00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:21,560 Speaker 1: almost fifty percent of your season right there. It's a 990 00:47:21,560 --> 00:47:23,560 Speaker 1: big chunk. So we'll see how they handle it. We'll 991 00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:25,320 Speaker 1: see how it goes. I think one of my favorite 992 00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:29,080 Speaker 1: moments has actually one that nobody nobody saw, but the 993 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:31,960 Speaker 1: game you mentioned, Indianapolis game, I think there was more 994 00:47:32,040 --> 00:47:35,439 Speaker 1: relief than anything else. There was joy, don't get me wrong, 995 00:47:35,480 --> 00:47:37,840 Speaker 1: but there was like, oh, he finally got off the schneide, 996 00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:39,800 Speaker 1: because fourth and fourth, if he makes that, I know, 997 00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:42,799 Speaker 1: my gosh. I mean, at that point, at some point 998 00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:44,840 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis game, did you kind of come to grips 999 00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:48,000 Speaker 1: with we're gonna get a tie? Are we really gonna 1000 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:50,520 Speaker 1: get it? Well? I was at one point. I was 1001 00:47:50,600 --> 00:47:52,360 Speaker 1: kind of I hate to say, I was hoping for 1002 00:47:52,400 --> 00:47:55,319 Speaker 1: a tie, but I thought if he punched the ball there, 1003 00:47:55,360 --> 00:47:58,640 Speaker 1: how much time was left? Was not much? If he 1004 00:47:58,719 --> 00:48:01,520 Speaker 1: punched the box, yeah, I think you know you're looking 1005 00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:04,000 Speaker 1: at a time if he punts the ball, If he 1006 00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:06,600 Speaker 1: makes it, you know, a couple of more plays you 1007 00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:09,320 Speaker 1: got out of Vita Terry, the greatest kicker of all time, 1008 00:48:09,880 --> 00:48:12,440 Speaker 1: set to win the game for the Cults. So it 1009 00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:15,160 Speaker 1: was a real touchy situation right there, and I thought, 1010 00:48:15,400 --> 00:48:17,759 Speaker 1: all right, we're staring at Owen four oh and four 1011 00:48:17,800 --> 00:48:20,239 Speaker 1: in the face, and either any one of these games 1012 00:48:20,239 --> 00:48:23,439 Speaker 1: could have gone the other way. Now, the Patriots game, 1013 00:48:23,560 --> 00:48:26,040 Speaker 1: you could argue, but look, you handed them in early 1014 00:48:26,120 --> 00:48:28,680 Speaker 1: touchdown with the turnover in the first play from scrimmage 1015 00:48:28,719 --> 00:48:32,080 Speaker 1: this season, you know, the Giants, he scored to make 1016 00:48:32,120 --> 00:48:33,719 Speaker 1: it a one score game, but then you gave up 1017 00:48:33,719 --> 00:48:36,120 Speaker 1: a seventy five yard touchdown drive. You couldn't get the 1018 00:48:36,120 --> 00:48:37,960 Speaker 1: ball back to try to get some more heros out 1019 00:48:37,960 --> 00:48:40,520 Speaker 1: of the Shawn Watson. So there have been a lot 1020 00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:43,600 Speaker 1: of really, if he could have gone either way situations 1021 00:48:43,640 --> 00:48:46,240 Speaker 1: this season, and in the last six games, you've prevailed, 1022 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:49,080 Speaker 1: and I hope they keep prevailing. You know, I'm not one, 1023 00:48:49,160 --> 00:48:52,160 Speaker 1: I'm a little I'm a little superstitious. I don't believe 1024 00:48:52,200 --> 00:48:55,880 Speaker 1: in omens in any sense. But I remember when in 1025 00:48:55,920 --> 00:49:00,160 Speaker 1: that Patriots game when the Shawn and lamar Fa, well, 1026 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:01,719 Speaker 1: I don't know who is at fault, but when they 1027 00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:06,000 Speaker 1: fumbled the first snap, I'm like, Oh, that's that's foreboding, 1028 00:49:06,120 --> 00:49:09,719 Speaker 1: something that's telling us something about this year, Like oh man, 1029 00:49:09,920 --> 00:49:11,759 Speaker 1: what kind of years are gonna be? Yeah, And then 1030 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:14,040 Speaker 1: we lose three in a row, and I'm like, oh man, 1031 00:49:14,120 --> 00:49:18,400 Speaker 1: like the omens are. But then it's it's interesting because 1032 00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:20,959 Speaker 1: Sunday we go to Denver and I had a little 1033 00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:23,359 Speaker 1: thing happened with my my credit card, which I was like, 1034 00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:26,520 Speaker 1: something got screwed up in my bank and it messed 1035 00:49:26,560 --> 00:49:28,000 Speaker 1: up my credit card. And I'm always trying to do 1036 00:49:28,040 --> 00:49:30,400 Speaker 1: is get some snacks I could eat at halftime, you know, 1037 00:49:30,480 --> 00:49:32,080 Speaker 1: down on the sidelines because I don't get a chance 1038 00:49:32,120 --> 00:49:34,920 Speaker 1: to go to the press box or anything. So I'm like, 1039 00:49:35,000 --> 00:49:37,080 Speaker 1: oh man, this isn't omen this is this is not 1040 00:49:37,160 --> 00:49:39,360 Speaker 1: gonna go well. And then I had forgotten like a 1041 00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:41,359 Speaker 1: pair of socks or something something stupid. But I'm like, 1042 00:49:41,560 --> 00:49:43,640 Speaker 1: oh man, this is not gonna go well today. And 1043 00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:45,719 Speaker 1: then I got all these these and then all of 1044 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:48,040 Speaker 1: a sudden, all they win the game, and I'm like, 1045 00:49:48,080 --> 00:49:51,640 Speaker 1: all those things that I thought were omens or you know, 1046 00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:55,000 Speaker 1: previewing bad things for the Texans turned out to not 1047 00:49:55,080 --> 00:49:59,080 Speaker 1: be that. I was like, maybe, okay, maybe there's something there, 1048 00:49:59,160 --> 00:50:01,160 Speaker 1: maybe there's something with the team. I have those thoughts 1049 00:50:01,200 --> 00:50:02,600 Speaker 1: and this is all. We could do a whole show 1050 00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:06,200 Speaker 1: on this in the offseason. You know, personal superstitions and 1051 00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:10,239 Speaker 1: feelings about along those lines, and they're really so narcissistic 1052 00:50:10,239 --> 00:50:12,600 Speaker 1: in a way to think that, like any fan or 1053 00:50:12,640 --> 00:50:15,080 Speaker 1: anybody any one of us not playing the game, like 1054 00:50:15,560 --> 00:50:18,120 Speaker 1: you know, anything we endure or go through or experience 1055 00:50:18,239 --> 00:50:20,160 Speaker 1: is going to have an effect on the outcome of 1056 00:50:20,200 --> 00:50:23,120 Speaker 1: the game. Really really, you know, yeah, I should all 1057 00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:25,200 Speaker 1: live in Las Vegas if that's the case. Well, we 1058 00:50:25,320 --> 00:50:27,359 Speaker 1: have a friend. It's Lancer A Line y'all know, Yea 1059 00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:29,359 Speaker 1: and Lance I used to go to games together and 1060 00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:31,399 Speaker 1: his brother Mike. Mike's my age and Lances a couple 1061 00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:33,120 Speaker 1: years older. But we used to go to Houston Cougars 1062 00:50:33,120 --> 00:50:34,839 Speaker 1: games because her dad used to be there. And so 1063 00:50:34,920 --> 00:50:38,320 Speaker 1: when the Cougars weren't playing well, Lance would in the astrodome. 1064 00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:40,719 Speaker 1: They had these huge concourses on all the levels, and 1065 00:50:40,840 --> 00:50:42,960 Speaker 1: Lance would just he would just start walking, like if 1066 00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:45,480 Speaker 1: that would work. He just couldn't watch it. And then 1067 00:50:45,480 --> 00:50:47,879 Speaker 1: the Cougars would start playing well. And I'll never forget. 1068 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:49,239 Speaker 1: There was one time we're playing well. I think it 1069 00:50:49,280 --> 00:50:51,000 Speaker 1: was Baylor. They got it within a touchdown or a 1070 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:52,880 Speaker 1: fuel goal, and Lance came to sit back down, like 1071 00:50:52,920 --> 00:50:55,239 Speaker 1: what are you doing? Yeah, no, you keep walking. He 1072 00:50:55,320 --> 00:50:59,359 Speaker 1: kept walking and they won, and come on, they did. 1073 00:51:00,120 --> 00:51:01,839 Speaker 1: I swear. It was the weirdest thing. It was like, 1074 00:51:02,040 --> 00:51:04,160 Speaker 1: all right, so I just to build up superstitions. But 1075 00:51:04,760 --> 00:51:06,680 Speaker 1: I walked into the men's room before the game at 1076 00:51:06,719 --> 00:51:08,720 Speaker 1: Denver and I thought, I'll be here at the half 1077 00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:12,960 Speaker 1: and the Texans will be leading. And then at halftime 1078 00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:15,560 Speaker 1: I got in there, I'm like, hmm, yeah, see what's happening. 1079 00:51:16,120 --> 00:51:18,720 Speaker 1: And then in the second half, when it was looking 1080 00:51:18,760 --> 00:51:20,960 Speaker 1: touchy at the end, I thought, I thought, I forgot 1081 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:23,919 Speaker 1: to remind myself to have a good feeling after the game, 1082 00:51:24,400 --> 00:51:28,320 Speaker 1: because the cults that stadium I just I'll never forget 1083 00:51:28,320 --> 00:51:29,840 Speaker 1: the first time they beat the Colts at Indian I 1084 00:51:29,880 --> 00:51:31,560 Speaker 1: just left the press box and on my way to 1085 00:51:31,600 --> 00:51:34,280 Speaker 1: the restrooms a common theme here. You can get my drift. 1086 00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:36,879 Speaker 1: But on my way there and I'm just thinking, this 1087 00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:40,080 Speaker 1: is the happiest day ever in this city for anybody. 1088 00:51:40,239 --> 00:51:42,480 Speaker 1: Maybe not anybody, but I just felt like, again, it's 1089 00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:45,560 Speaker 1: all about me. Yeah, here's one thing about that Indie game. 1090 00:51:45,760 --> 00:51:47,759 Speaker 1: Nobody knows this because it happened in the locker room. 1091 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:49,840 Speaker 1: I'll tell it because I think it. It sort of 1092 00:51:49,880 --> 00:51:52,200 Speaker 1: told the story, and it tells the story I think 1093 00:51:52,239 --> 00:51:54,279 Speaker 1: of this team and what it was thinking at the time, 1094 00:51:54,320 --> 00:51:57,000 Speaker 1: because they've been asked so often this week. On Monday 1095 00:51:57,040 --> 00:51:59,160 Speaker 1: when they were here, what were you thinking at Owen three, 1096 00:51:59,320 --> 00:52:01,279 Speaker 1: I'll never forget coming into locker room. There was a 1097 00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:03,040 Speaker 1: lot of joy. I think there was more joy in 1098 00:52:03,080 --> 00:52:04,680 Speaker 1: the Denver lock in the locker room in Denver than 1099 00:52:04,719 --> 00:52:06,120 Speaker 1: it was at Indy. But I think there was more 1100 00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:09,080 Speaker 1: relief in Indy. But I'll never forget this because as 1101 00:52:09,120 --> 00:52:12,560 Speaker 1: I'm going to the locker room before Obi talks to everybody, 1102 00:52:12,560 --> 00:52:14,680 Speaker 1: they're waiting for everybody to come in and Ryan Griffin 1103 00:52:15,080 --> 00:52:17,960 Speaker 1: the Colts locker room. You go through the door to 1104 00:52:18,040 --> 00:52:19,759 Speaker 1: the locker room where the players come in from the field, 1105 00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:22,719 Speaker 1: and it's this long corridor and then you get into 1106 00:52:22,760 --> 00:52:26,239 Speaker 1: the locker room, so there's this long walk and so 1107 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:28,520 Speaker 1: I usually kind of hang out there, so I'm not 1108 00:52:28,600 --> 00:52:30,160 Speaker 1: kind of like in the locker room mix. So the 1109 00:52:30,160 --> 00:52:31,719 Speaker 1: player of the game comes to me over there, so 1110 00:52:31,719 --> 00:52:33,160 Speaker 1: we're kind of out of the way of everybody. So 1111 00:52:33,160 --> 00:52:35,319 Speaker 1: I'm kind of standing over there and I see I 1112 00:52:35,320 --> 00:52:38,399 Speaker 1: see Ryan Griffin and as everybody's walking in, he's saying 1113 00:52:38,440 --> 00:52:40,720 Speaker 1: the same thing to everybody. He's like, all we needed 1114 00:52:40,800 --> 00:52:43,399 Speaker 1: was that one. All we needed was that one. All 1115 00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:45,919 Speaker 1: we needed was that one. We got that one. All 1116 00:52:45,920 --> 00:52:47,759 Speaker 1: we needed. That's all we needed. And I talked to 1117 00:52:47,840 --> 00:52:51,000 Speaker 1: him afterwards about it, and he goes, that's all we needed, John, 1118 00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:52,960 Speaker 1: we just needed to get rolling. He goes, that was 1119 00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:55,600 Speaker 1: just needed to get it going, and he was. He 1120 00:52:55,640 --> 00:52:57,799 Speaker 1: was kind of shaking hands with everybody as they're walking in. 1121 00:52:57,840 --> 00:52:59,360 Speaker 1: It was just like, we just needed that one. We 1122 00:52:59,400 --> 00:53:02,000 Speaker 1: just needed that one, And it really was. It was 1123 00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:03,960 Speaker 1: like they just needed to get that one to kind 1124 00:53:03,960 --> 00:53:05,640 Speaker 1: of break the seal. And we talked about it that 1125 00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:08,839 Speaker 1: week break, the seal, get the win, Okay, enough start 1126 00:53:08,840 --> 00:53:11,480 Speaker 1: stacking him. And I remember Tyran saying that when he 1127 00:53:11,520 --> 00:53:14,520 Speaker 1: talked to the team afterwards, like let's just start stacking 1128 00:53:14,520 --> 00:53:17,920 Speaker 1: these things now, and they have. They're stacking. There's no doubt. Now. 1129 00:53:18,040 --> 00:53:21,799 Speaker 1: Seven games left, Yeah, seven games left. The biggest key 1130 00:53:21,840 --> 00:53:25,520 Speaker 1: in your mind, outside of health, take health, Health is 1131 00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:28,800 Speaker 1: out biggest key going into the second half of the season, 1132 00:53:28,880 --> 00:53:31,719 Speaker 1: not quite half, but you get my drift, the last 1133 00:53:31,719 --> 00:53:33,480 Speaker 1: seven games of the year. What's the biggest key for 1134 00:53:33,480 --> 00:53:35,319 Speaker 1: this team to get to double digit wins, to get 1135 00:53:35,360 --> 00:53:37,719 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, to get to where it wants to go. 1136 00:53:38,600 --> 00:53:41,879 Speaker 1: I still think it's offensive line. I still think it's 1137 00:53:41,960 --> 00:53:46,239 Speaker 1: their continued development and working with these young tackles and 1138 00:53:46,440 --> 00:53:49,760 Speaker 1: finding a way. It's interesting because we had John Perry 1139 00:53:49,760 --> 00:53:52,800 Speaker 1: in here talking about it. Bill O'Brien's talked about it, 1140 00:53:52,840 --> 00:53:55,760 Speaker 1: just the way that they've had to coach with these guys, 1141 00:53:55,880 --> 00:53:58,200 Speaker 1: using the tight ends and the backs to chip against. 1142 00:53:58,239 --> 00:54:00,719 Speaker 1: You mentioned it. The great pass rushers they've facing. They've 1143 00:54:00,719 --> 00:54:03,000 Speaker 1: only had a total of two sacks in the recent games, 1144 00:54:03,520 --> 00:54:06,120 Speaker 1: some of these outstanding pass rushers, So that's that's really 1145 00:54:06,120 --> 00:54:08,320 Speaker 1: good for the Texans, they'll take on Ryan Kerrigan in 1146 00:54:08,360 --> 00:54:11,200 Speaker 1: the next outing. I think that's gonna be big, Johnny, 1147 00:54:11,200 --> 00:54:14,720 Speaker 1: because you know, it's the healthiest thing for a football 1148 00:54:14,760 --> 00:54:16,520 Speaker 1: team to be able to run the ball and have 1149 00:54:16,640 --> 00:54:19,080 Speaker 1: good offensive line play. I mean, it's just what it's 1150 00:54:19,120 --> 00:54:21,720 Speaker 1: all about. If you had to pick one position group, 1151 00:54:22,120 --> 00:54:24,359 Speaker 1: you know, other than quarterback, I get it. But they're 1152 00:54:24,360 --> 00:54:26,120 Speaker 1: gonna make the quarterback better. And you got a really 1153 00:54:26,120 --> 00:54:28,640 Speaker 1: good quarterback and he's only gonna be better with that. 1154 00:54:29,080 --> 00:54:32,520 Speaker 1: And then as Watson, I know you didn't say you 1155 00:54:32,520 --> 00:54:33,920 Speaker 1: didn't want health to be a part of it, but 1156 00:54:33,960 --> 00:54:36,400 Speaker 1: I think as Watson continues to play here, you know, 1157 00:54:36,440 --> 00:54:38,480 Speaker 1: the little Spencer brought it up the other day, the 1158 00:54:38,520 --> 00:54:41,319 Speaker 1: little blessing in disguise is that Watson's been learning to 1159 00:54:41,360 --> 00:54:44,879 Speaker 1: take care of himself on the field, not be so 1160 00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:47,920 Speaker 1: reckless with his body. And you want to get him 1161 00:54:47,960 --> 00:54:50,280 Speaker 1: into the postseason where you know he can be reckless 1162 00:54:50,320 --> 00:54:52,120 Speaker 1: with the body, because at that point, it's, hey, there's 1163 00:54:52,120 --> 00:54:54,000 Speaker 1: no tomorrow, let's go let me run with the ball. 1164 00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:55,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go make plays with my legs if I 1165 00:54:55,680 --> 00:54:57,760 Speaker 1: have to. And he still does that now to a degree. 1166 00:54:58,360 --> 00:55:00,279 Speaker 1: But I think the old line is the one, and 1167 00:55:00,880 --> 00:55:04,160 Speaker 1: I know, the toughest game. Who knows what it is 1168 00:55:04,160 --> 00:55:06,360 Speaker 1: because it could be unexpected. You could go face the 1169 00:55:06,440 --> 00:55:07,880 Speaker 1: Jets and all of a sudden, the Jets are just 1170 00:55:07,960 --> 00:55:11,840 Speaker 1: having a ball game that day, whatever, But the Cults, 1171 00:55:11,920 --> 00:55:15,400 Speaker 1: to me, you know this is gonna be really interesting. 1172 00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:18,080 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck is throwing the bejeebers out of the ball. 1173 00:55:18,280 --> 00:55:20,160 Speaker 1: You know, he's second in the league in passing yards, 1174 00:55:20,200 --> 00:55:22,640 Speaker 1: I believe. And you know the Tennessee Titans winning the 1175 00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:25,000 Speaker 1: other day in Dallas, even though Dallas is awful in 1176 00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:27,920 Speaker 1: that game, and the Titans than Cowboys. Yeah, thank you. 1177 00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:31,000 Speaker 1: Don't send a cowboy to do a Texans job. But 1178 00:55:31,520 --> 00:55:33,560 Speaker 1: to me, that one was like a sifth lord on 1179 00:55:33,600 --> 00:55:36,480 Speaker 1: a distant planet rising up and doing something like, oh, 1180 00:55:36,560 --> 00:55:39,360 Speaker 1: keep your eye on that little sphere. I think I 1181 00:55:39,360 --> 00:55:41,640 Speaker 1: said this last night and the broadcast as well from 1182 00:55:41,640 --> 00:55:44,080 Speaker 1: fund Rutgers, but it doesn't matter. It's worth repeating. You 1183 00:55:44,120 --> 00:55:46,440 Speaker 1: gotta be careful. You're still in a fight here in 1184 00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:48,239 Speaker 1: the AFC South. Even though you have the lead, you 1185 00:55:48,239 --> 00:55:50,960 Speaker 1: have a little padding, but look a loss in one 1186 00:55:50,960 --> 00:55:52,760 Speaker 1: of them continues to win, and all of a sudden, 1187 00:55:52,960 --> 00:55:55,160 Speaker 1: any one of these division games down the stretch could 1188 00:55:55,160 --> 00:55:59,000 Speaker 1: be a problem for you, no doubt. I mind very 1189 00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:01,000 Speaker 1: similar to yours, but on the other side of the ball. 1190 00:56:01,360 --> 00:56:02,799 Speaker 1: I'll go on the other side of the ball. Since 1191 00:56:02,800 --> 00:56:06,480 Speaker 1: you went offense, I think the ability to be camouflaged 1192 00:56:06,480 --> 00:56:09,600 Speaker 1: on defense, and what I mean by that is, where 1193 00:56:09,640 --> 00:56:11,319 Speaker 1: do you line up Clowney, where do you line up Watt, 1194 00:56:11,320 --> 00:56:13,880 Speaker 1: Where do you line up Merciless? And then it changes 1195 00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:16,560 Speaker 1: the next play, and then it changes the next play, 1196 00:56:16,920 --> 00:56:19,000 Speaker 1: and it changes the next play. And I think that 1197 00:56:19,120 --> 00:56:21,880 Speaker 1: to me, defensively, we've always seen this with the Romeo 1198 00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:26,120 Speaker 1: Carneal defense second half of the season, Salty, and that's 1199 00:56:26,160 --> 00:56:29,200 Speaker 1: kind of my hope is that because they they're really 1200 00:56:29,200 --> 00:56:31,799 Speaker 1: in a group of playing together. Now you can play 1201 00:56:31,840 --> 00:56:33,879 Speaker 1: any of those guys front seven and move them around 1202 00:56:33,920 --> 00:56:36,479 Speaker 1: to different spots, and now you can show them different things, 1203 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:39,560 Speaker 1: and they're preparing for something during a game that they 1204 00:56:39,600 --> 00:56:41,759 Speaker 1: never saw during the week going in. But Rack is 1205 00:56:41,800 --> 00:56:43,799 Speaker 1: kept in his back pocket because he's got so many 1206 00:56:43,840 --> 00:56:46,840 Speaker 1: different moving chess pieces on defense, and that makes it 1207 00:56:46,880 --> 00:56:50,239 Speaker 1: that much more difficult for offense. Get cutting hand back, 1208 00:56:50,520 --> 00:56:53,920 Speaker 1: get coleback. Eventually, that's gonna help you know you're not 1209 00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:55,600 Speaker 1: gonna go injury free the rest of the way, but 1210 00:56:56,000 --> 00:56:58,560 Speaker 1: maybe you know, you get lucky again and keep most 1211 00:56:58,600 --> 00:57:00,960 Speaker 1: of your body's healthy if out all the key ones, 1212 00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:03,799 Speaker 1: and then take it from there, baby, seven games to 1213 00:57:03,840 --> 00:57:06,080 Speaker 1: go in the regular season. There you go, Mark, appreciate it. 1214 00:57:06,120 --> 00:57:08,600 Speaker 1: Thank you, Johnny. Next up, my man Drew Dorty comes 1215 00:57:08,600 --> 00:57:11,200 Speaker 1: in here as we go in the lab on Texans Access. 1216 00:57:11,520 --> 00:57:13,960 Speaker 1: It's time to go in the lab with Drew Dorty 1217 00:57:14,080 --> 00:57:16,919 Speaker 1: and myself John Harris. This week we talked a little 1218 00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:19,560 Speaker 1: bit about number ninety nine. I want to start off 1219 00:57:19,760 --> 00:57:23,560 Speaker 1: with number ninety nine. Number ninety nine has nine sacks 1220 00:57:23,600 --> 00:57:26,880 Speaker 1: through nine games. It's all very symmetrical, right, he has 1221 00:57:26,880 --> 00:57:30,480 Speaker 1: eighty five in his career and he's now their career 1222 00:57:30,520 --> 00:57:33,360 Speaker 1: wise where you got to start looking at the list 1223 00:57:33,960 --> 00:57:38,560 Speaker 1: because he was tied on the all time sacks list 1224 00:57:38,720 --> 00:57:43,040 Speaker 1: before the game started with Howie Long and Greg Ellis. Wow, 1225 00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:47,040 Speaker 1: okay with that sack. It was one whole sack, and 1226 00:57:47,080 --> 00:57:48,880 Speaker 1: you can have a half sack with that whole sack. 1227 00:57:48,920 --> 00:57:51,960 Speaker 1: He passed James Harrison who was a half sack ahead 1228 00:57:51,960 --> 00:57:55,200 Speaker 1: of him, and James Harrison played for ever. That's right, 1229 00:57:55,880 --> 00:58:01,200 Speaker 1: and he tied Ocumnora, pretty darn good player. There's a 1230 00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:03,000 Speaker 1: lot of pretty good names ahead of him. He's like 1231 00:58:03,040 --> 00:58:04,800 Speaker 1: around fifty third on the list, fifty second on the 1232 00:58:04,800 --> 00:58:07,640 Speaker 1: list all time. But he picks up like three or 1233 00:58:07,640 --> 00:58:09,800 Speaker 1: four more sacks, which I think he's gone. And we're 1234 00:58:09,800 --> 00:58:11,680 Speaker 1: gonna get into that in a moment. He's gonna pass 1235 00:58:11,680 --> 00:58:13,320 Speaker 1: some more big names. It's really gonna be fun to 1236 00:58:13,320 --> 00:58:15,960 Speaker 1: see who he passes once the season, who he's passed 1237 00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:20,040 Speaker 1: once the season is over. But John, we can both agree. 1238 00:58:20,120 --> 00:58:24,480 Speaker 1: Twenty twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen the zenith of his career, 1239 00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:26,840 Speaker 1: the sweet spot of his career. He was a rookie 1240 00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:29,160 Speaker 1: and eleven was figuring things out, and in December of 1241 00:58:29,160 --> 00:58:31,880 Speaker 1: eleven it all came together and he started on his 1242 00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:35,600 Speaker 1: upward ascent. Yep, okay, but full seasons. It was that 1243 00:58:35,680 --> 00:58:38,920 Speaker 1: four year span because in sixteen and seventeen left about 1244 00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:42,320 Speaker 1: five six games in because of injury. Greatest defensive player 1245 00:58:42,360 --> 00:58:44,360 Speaker 1: on the planet, maybe the best player on the planet 1246 00:58:44,360 --> 00:58:47,320 Speaker 1: in that four year span. But after nine weeks, John, 1247 00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:50,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna break things down here. In twelve he had 1248 00:58:50,600 --> 00:58:52,520 Speaker 1: ten and a half sacks, he's got nine now. He 1249 00:58:52,600 --> 00:58:55,040 Speaker 1: finished with twenty and a half sacks, so he's a 1250 00:58:55,040 --> 00:58:58,040 Speaker 1: sack and a half back. In thirteen had six and 1251 00:58:58,040 --> 00:59:00,440 Speaker 1: a half sacks at that point, finished with ten and 1252 00:59:00,480 --> 00:59:04,240 Speaker 1: a half sacks that year. That was a low year statistically, 1253 00:59:04,240 --> 00:59:06,600 Speaker 1: but he was still just a dominant force. I think 1254 00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:09,040 Speaker 1: he was even better in thirteen. Was amazing. I think 1255 00:59:09,040 --> 00:59:10,880 Speaker 1: he was even better in thirteen than he wasn't twelve. 1256 00:59:10,920 --> 00:59:12,880 Speaker 1: And I know it sounds weird. He had twenty sacks 1257 00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:15,640 Speaker 1: and twelve. Listen, it's not really all about the sacks, 1258 00:59:15,640 --> 00:59:18,720 Speaker 1: but by twenty thirteen, everybody knew you better block ninety 1259 00:59:18,760 --> 00:59:20,960 Speaker 1: nine or you're not moving to football at all. If 1260 00:59:20,960 --> 00:59:22,960 Speaker 1: you'd have given him the Defensive Player of the Year 1261 00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:25,360 Speaker 1: award that year, you wouldn't have been off, No, you would. 1262 00:59:25,760 --> 00:59:28,000 Speaker 1: He was very deserving. If if you wanted to say, 1263 00:59:28,040 --> 00:59:29,640 Speaker 1: if you wanted to argue, well, how could he be 1264 00:59:29,640 --> 00:59:31,440 Speaker 1: the MVP or two and fourteen team? Okay, I can 1265 00:59:31,600 --> 00:59:33,240 Speaker 1: understand that, But if you want to give the most 1266 00:59:33,280 --> 00:59:36,479 Speaker 1: outstanding defensive player, I can absolutely we have a questions. 1267 00:59:36,480 --> 00:59:38,400 Speaker 1: I thought in twenty thirteen he was even better at 1268 00:59:38,400 --> 00:59:40,440 Speaker 1: times he was in twenty twelve, and that defense as 1269 00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:43,600 Speaker 1: a whole played pretty well, you know that the problems 1270 00:59:43,640 --> 00:59:46,600 Speaker 1: that year were pick six is turns on offensive certa, 1271 00:59:47,200 --> 00:59:49,080 Speaker 1: closing out games, things like that. So ten and a 1272 00:59:49,120 --> 00:59:51,439 Speaker 1: half six and a half at the nine week point 1273 00:59:51,560 --> 00:59:55,080 Speaker 1: at in fourteen eight and a half sacks, so he's 1274 00:59:55,080 --> 00:59:58,439 Speaker 1: a half sack ahead of the year he was an 1275 00:59:58,480 --> 01:00:01,520 Speaker 1: absolute alien and he finished with twenty and a half. 1276 01:00:01,560 --> 01:00:04,040 Speaker 1: And then he also called he scored five touchdowns that year. 1277 01:00:04,080 --> 01:00:08,360 Speaker 1: It was a phenomenal year, fifteen nine and a half sacks, 1278 01:00:08,360 --> 01:00:11,360 Speaker 1: so he's a half sacked behind that pace, and he 1279 01:00:11,400 --> 01:00:14,560 Speaker 1: finished with seventeen and a half sacks. So in his 1280 01:00:15,480 --> 01:00:17,959 Speaker 1: four year stretch where he was at his peak, which 1281 01:00:18,040 --> 01:00:20,720 Speaker 1: is the way he's playing right now, he averaged eight 1282 01:00:20,760 --> 01:00:23,040 Speaker 1: point seven five sacks after nine weeks, so he's a 1283 01:00:23,080 --> 01:00:27,160 Speaker 1: little bit ahead of that schedule. On the whole, he 1284 01:00:27,200 --> 01:00:31,360 Speaker 1: would finish that four year on average was seventeen point 1285 01:00:31,400 --> 01:00:35,520 Speaker 1: two five sacks. So if he just kind of holds 1286 01:00:35,520 --> 01:00:37,960 Speaker 1: with what he's doing, you're gonna see him probably get 1287 01:00:37,960 --> 01:00:40,640 Speaker 1: about seventeen and a half sacks. But you also got 1288 01:00:40,640 --> 01:00:45,320 Speaker 1: to remember John, he's playing Andrew Luck once more, he's 1289 01:00:45,320 --> 01:00:50,240 Speaker 1: playing Blake Bortles probably once more, yea, And those are 1290 01:00:50,240 --> 01:00:52,600 Speaker 1: the two quarterbacks that he sacked the most in his career. 1291 01:00:53,080 --> 01:00:56,480 Speaker 1: So good chance he's right around twenty sacks again if 1292 01:00:56,520 --> 01:00:59,200 Speaker 1: he keeps up what he's been doing. Okay, first of all, 1293 01:00:59,520 --> 01:01:01,520 Speaker 1: let's just say that JJ gets a double. I mean, 1294 01:01:01,880 --> 01:01:04,959 Speaker 1: but I don't want to put the car. I mean, yeah, 1295 01:01:04,960 --> 01:01:06,640 Speaker 1: we are. But that's the thing is the thing that 1296 01:01:06,680 --> 01:01:08,920 Speaker 1: we're The thing that we're doing with JJ Watt now, 1297 01:01:08,960 --> 01:01:14,240 Speaker 1: which I think is insane, is we bring up a 1298 01:01:14,320 --> 01:01:18,880 Speaker 1: twenty six season like that's the norm. Twenty six seasons 1299 01:01:18,920 --> 01:01:22,200 Speaker 1: are not the norm. No, JJ Watt has made it 1300 01:01:22,240 --> 01:01:24,400 Speaker 1: the norm for him. The guys that have done that, 1301 01:01:24,480 --> 01:01:29,080 Speaker 1: it's strayhand what Lawrence Taylor, I believe think Justin Houston 1302 01:01:29,120 --> 01:01:31,960 Speaker 1: did it once. It's it's what it's a small list. 1303 01:01:32,280 --> 01:01:33,840 Speaker 1: Those guys did it all once. He's the only going 1304 01:01:33,880 --> 01:01:36,640 Speaker 1: to do it twice, right exactly, And so he has 1305 01:01:36,640 --> 01:01:39,080 Speaker 1: set a bar like, oh, twenty six, I mean twenty sacks? 1306 01:01:39,360 --> 01:01:42,840 Speaker 1: Good grief or did? I mean? It's amazing to think about. 1307 01:01:42,920 --> 01:01:45,640 Speaker 1: And you just said go back to your note, Drew, 1308 01:01:45,680 --> 01:01:49,080 Speaker 1: if you don't mind. You just said he passed, how 1309 01:01:49,080 --> 01:01:53,080 Speaker 1: he longed? He was tied? How long? And Greg ellis 1310 01:01:53,160 --> 01:01:55,640 Speaker 1: who was it he put together? Was coveled together a 1311 01:01:55,640 --> 01:01:58,200 Speaker 1: good song. But he passed hall of he was with 1312 01:01:58,320 --> 01:02:00,440 Speaker 1: how hall of Famer, how he long had passed him? 1313 01:02:00,480 --> 01:02:03,880 Speaker 1: He passed James Harrison, and now he's tied with those 1314 01:02:03,880 --> 01:02:07,240 Speaker 1: of human eure. Okay, now, James Harrison. It took a 1315 01:02:07,280 --> 01:02:09,240 Speaker 1: little while for James Harrison to get his career going, 1316 01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:11,520 Speaker 1: but then it felt like James Harrison played for about 1317 01:02:11,600 --> 01:02:13,880 Speaker 1: eight thousand decades and he was a one time at 1318 01:02:13,960 --> 01:02:15,760 Speaker 1: least defensive Player of the Year. And how he long 1319 01:02:15,920 --> 01:02:20,560 Speaker 1: was more DT than he was D. So his so 1320 01:02:20,560 --> 01:02:22,640 Speaker 1: sacks sometimes where a DT look at and go, wow, 1321 01:02:22,680 --> 01:02:24,640 Speaker 1: he was that good playing day. Now he did play 1322 01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:27,720 Speaker 1: some defensive and defense tech you know whatever. I just 1323 01:02:27,800 --> 01:02:29,800 Speaker 1: wrote down as you were talking. I was writing down 1324 01:02:29,840 --> 01:02:33,080 Speaker 1: the number of games that JJ played. So he played 1325 01:02:33,120 --> 01:02:36,320 Speaker 1: the first eleven through fifteen. So those first one, two, three, four, 1326 01:02:36,480 --> 01:02:39,840 Speaker 1: five years, he played sixteen games. I'm not the kind 1327 01:02:39,840 --> 01:02:42,160 Speaker 1: of playoff games because playoff games don't count on our numbers. 1328 01:02:42,320 --> 01:02:44,680 Speaker 1: They played three and sixteen, four and seventeen and nine 1329 01:02:44,720 --> 01:02:47,080 Speaker 1: and eighteen, so that comes out to our perfect sixteen. 1330 01:02:47,120 --> 01:02:52,320 Speaker 1: So he's only played six full seasons, six full seasons. Now, 1331 01:02:52,360 --> 01:02:55,840 Speaker 1: I know the injuries take their toll. I get all that, 1332 01:02:55,880 --> 01:02:59,040 Speaker 1: but in six full seasons, he has gone past a 1333 01:02:59,120 --> 01:03:02,240 Speaker 1: guy like how He who played a decade or more. 1334 01:03:02,280 --> 01:03:04,360 Speaker 1: I'm trying to I can't remember exactly how long you played. 1335 01:03:04,600 --> 01:03:06,640 Speaker 1: Greg Ellis played for at least a decade. And then 1336 01:03:06,680 --> 01:03:09,760 Speaker 1: you had a guy like James Harrison who played forever. 1337 01:03:10,400 --> 01:03:12,640 Speaker 1: So he's only played six years and he's done all 1338 01:03:12,640 --> 01:03:15,200 Speaker 1: of that, and he's set a standard up. Well, yeah, 1339 01:03:15,240 --> 01:03:17,880 Speaker 1: you get to twenty sacks. That's the company that he 1340 01:03:18,000 --> 01:03:21,520 Speaker 1: keeps Now, last year, the sack leader I believe was 1341 01:03:21,640 --> 01:03:24,120 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones. I believe it was Chandler Jones. I know 1342 01:03:24,200 --> 01:03:26,920 Speaker 1: he was a tackle for loss leader. Yeah, I think 1343 01:03:26,640 --> 01:03:30,200 Speaker 1: I think that he was. U it may have been. 1344 01:03:30,960 --> 01:03:34,880 Speaker 1: I don't think Aaron Donald actually was the guy, but 1345 01:03:35,480 --> 01:03:38,800 Speaker 1: he I think it was. I'm pretty sure it was 1346 01:03:38,840 --> 01:03:41,240 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones with the sacks. But either way, it was 1347 01:03:41,280 --> 01:03:45,800 Speaker 1: like a sixteen or seventeen. It was not. It was 1348 01:03:45,840 --> 01:03:48,320 Speaker 1: not a twenty number. I know. I know, it's very impressive. 1349 01:03:48,360 --> 01:03:50,880 Speaker 1: It's still a pretty impressive number. It's a sacond game. 1350 01:03:51,040 --> 01:03:55,600 Speaker 1: But if JJ is in stays on average, yeah, Chandler 1351 01:03:55,640 --> 01:03:59,680 Speaker 1: Jones lad with seventeen seventeen great season. I mean he 1352 01:03:59,840 --> 01:04:02,760 Speaker 1: is a heck of a player. That's what JJ average 1353 01:04:02,800 --> 01:04:04,960 Speaker 1: better than that over that four year span. Yeah, So 1354 01:04:05,200 --> 01:04:08,240 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones got the seventeen second place was a tie 1355 01:04:08,280 --> 01:04:11,640 Speaker 1: between Clais Campbell and DeMarcus Lawrence at fourteen and a half. 1356 01:04:12,920 --> 01:04:15,760 Speaker 1: So JJ gets the seventeen seventeen and a a half. There's 1357 01:04:15,800 --> 01:04:17,880 Speaker 1: a good chance he's gonna lead the league in sacks. Again. 1358 01:04:18,120 --> 01:04:20,360 Speaker 1: That's coming off what he had to deal with in 1359 01:04:20,360 --> 01:04:22,560 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen with the back and the corps, what he 1360 01:04:22,560 --> 01:04:24,240 Speaker 1: had to deal with with his leg injury last year. 1361 01:04:24,280 --> 01:04:27,920 Speaker 1: In twenty seventeen, it's been phenomenal. And not only that, 1362 01:04:28,400 --> 01:04:31,640 Speaker 1: when he had that run against the Giants of three sacks, 1363 01:04:32,000 --> 01:04:34,440 Speaker 1: and then the next week was Indianapolis and he had 1364 01:04:34,440 --> 01:04:36,120 Speaker 1: another couple where he stripped the ball, he got the 1365 01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:39,640 Speaker 1: injured luck. Teams started saying, well, okay, we've been double 1366 01:04:39,680 --> 01:04:41,560 Speaker 1: team Mclowney and now we got to go double team 1367 01:04:41,600 --> 01:04:43,840 Speaker 1: Watt and now all of a a sudden, here comes clown 1368 01:04:43,920 --> 01:04:45,880 Speaker 1: and now they're going kind of back and forth, and 1369 01:04:45,960 --> 01:04:48,120 Speaker 1: so the other day Watch gets one, Clowney gets one 1370 01:04:48,200 --> 01:04:51,120 Speaker 1: merciless gets pressure. It's kind of that's gorgeous. The jam 1371 01:04:51,200 --> 01:04:56,000 Speaker 1: band is working altogether twenty fourteen. But to think about 1372 01:04:56,200 --> 01:04:59,560 Speaker 1: JJ Watt doing it after those two injuries, and that's 1373 01:04:59,600 --> 01:05:02,600 Speaker 1: the thing. Clowney had two years of injuries. Then he 1374 01:05:02,680 --> 01:05:06,040 Speaker 1: had to prove it after that, and he was the 1375 01:05:06,040 --> 01:05:08,560 Speaker 1: opposite where JJ proved it, and then it was like, 1376 01:05:08,560 --> 01:05:10,520 Speaker 1: oh man, the injuries where they gonna take away from 1377 01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:12,880 Speaker 1: Clowney had two years where people were still questioning him, 1378 01:05:13,200 --> 01:05:15,160 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden he turned it on. 1379 01:05:15,320 --> 01:05:17,440 Speaker 1: So you got the two working together. I thought there 1380 01:05:17,480 --> 01:05:18,840 Speaker 1: was a really cool moment the other day in a 1381 01:05:18,880 --> 01:05:22,320 Speaker 1: game when Clowney got his sack. The work the way 1382 01:05:22,360 --> 01:05:23,960 Speaker 1: they worked at sack. JJ was coming off the left 1383 01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:27,960 Speaker 1: side and they chipped on JJ and Clowney went inside 1384 01:05:28,080 --> 01:05:31,160 Speaker 1: and he just whipped Max Garcia and the center couldn't 1385 01:05:31,200 --> 01:05:32,959 Speaker 1: get over fast enough because I think they were gonna 1386 01:05:32,960 --> 01:05:36,280 Speaker 1: double team Clowney. And then Clowney went from beating Garcia 1387 01:05:36,400 --> 01:05:38,800 Speaker 1: to Keenum like in a quick minute. It was the 1388 01:05:38,800 --> 01:05:41,760 Speaker 1: fastest I've ever seen. So Clowney makes the sack and 1389 01:05:41,760 --> 01:05:43,960 Speaker 1: then you see watch just throw his arms up in 1390 01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:47,160 Speaker 1: the air and like as excited for him as he 1391 01:05:47,200 --> 01:05:49,360 Speaker 1: would be if Jjo got the sack, And then when 1392 01:05:49,440 --> 01:05:51,439 Speaker 1: JJ got his sack, Clowney went over like the first 1393 01:05:51,440 --> 01:05:53,200 Speaker 1: one to pat him on the head. I just I'd 1394 01:05:53,200 --> 01:05:55,000 Speaker 1: love the way that they're playing together. I'd love the 1395 01:05:55,000 --> 01:05:56,840 Speaker 1: way that Whitney fits into all this and how he's 1396 01:05:56,840 --> 01:05:58,760 Speaker 1: been playing. Even though the sack numbers haven't been there, 1397 01:05:58,880 --> 01:06:02,040 Speaker 1: Whitney has been getting any need his steadiness like that. Yes, 1398 01:06:02,120 --> 01:06:05,200 Speaker 1: and what he's doing absolutely absolutely, and I love it. 1399 01:06:05,240 --> 01:06:08,400 Speaker 1: But to think about the number of sacks that they've 1400 01:06:08,440 --> 01:06:11,880 Speaker 1: they've they've come up with, especially JJ, and to think 1401 01:06:11,880 --> 01:06:14,720 Speaker 1: of the standard that he is set where people go, 1402 01:06:15,120 --> 01:06:17,720 Speaker 1: they didn't get to twenty. It's not a great year. Okay, 1403 01:06:17,880 --> 01:06:19,600 Speaker 1: are you kidding me? I got two more numbers for 1404 01:06:19,600 --> 01:06:21,720 Speaker 1: you go talk about standards he's set. So you you 1405 01:06:21,800 --> 01:06:25,040 Speaker 1: brought up a very key point there with if he's 1406 01:06:25,080 --> 01:06:30,000 Speaker 1: played essentially six seasons because of games played, So if 1407 01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:33,720 Speaker 1: you take out if you if you make it those 1408 01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:36,040 Speaker 1: six seasons, he has eighty five career sacks. You divide 1409 01:06:36,040 --> 01:06:38,880 Speaker 1: that by six, that's fourteen and change per season. Yeah, 1410 01:06:38,880 --> 01:06:41,280 Speaker 1: so obviously that the number goes down because it's actually eight. 1411 01:06:41,400 --> 01:06:45,080 Speaker 1: So it's really he's still averaging ten sacks, ten plus 1412 01:06:45,080 --> 01:06:47,920 Speaker 1: sacks this season, but if it's really just in a 1413 01:06:47,960 --> 01:06:50,760 Speaker 1: per season, on a per sixteen game basis, he's averaging 1414 01:06:50,760 --> 01:06:53,200 Speaker 1: over fourteen sacks year. And then on top of that, 1415 01:06:53,960 --> 01:06:56,560 Speaker 1: if you take the three seasons in which he won 1416 01:06:56,600 --> 01:06:58,280 Speaker 1: the Defensive Player of the Year award, Yeah, which is 1417 01:06:58,320 --> 01:07:01,840 Speaker 1: twenty twelve, twenty fourteen, I was fifteen, he averaged nineteen 1418 01:07:01,880 --> 01:07:04,880 Speaker 1: and a half sacks those years. So he and he's 1419 01:07:04,920 --> 01:07:08,080 Speaker 1: on kind of on a pace to come right right 1420 01:07:08,120 --> 01:07:10,560 Speaker 1: at that. Okay, so let's play football. Let's play football, nerd. 1421 01:07:10,680 --> 01:07:13,440 Speaker 1: Let's go in the labor. That's what we've been doing. No, no, no, 1422 01:07:13,600 --> 01:07:15,400 Speaker 1: I know we have I want to I want to go, 1423 01:07:15,680 --> 01:07:19,760 Speaker 1: but we were playing numerical nerds. Let's do it point dexter. Okay, 1424 01:07:19,880 --> 01:07:23,160 Speaker 1: let's go XS and O nerds. Okay, Okay. So you're 1425 01:07:23,160 --> 01:07:27,960 Speaker 1: facing the Texans and you're you're You're You're the Redskins, 1426 01:07:27,960 --> 01:07:31,000 Speaker 1: You're the Titans, You're the Browns, You're the Colts. Sagetti here, 1427 01:07:31,000 --> 01:07:37,080 Speaker 1: the Jets, you're the h Eagles, you're the Jacks. One 1428 01:07:37,160 --> 01:07:42,400 Speaker 1: game with those seven teams going through, which which guy 1429 01:07:42,440 --> 01:07:47,400 Speaker 1: do you double team? Which guy do you double team? What? Clowney? Merciless? 1430 01:07:47,480 --> 01:07:49,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it doesn't matter because it's I don't think 1431 01:07:49,880 --> 01:07:52,320 Speaker 1: teams are gonna I don't think teams are gonna double 1432 01:07:52,480 --> 01:07:56,080 Speaker 1: Whitney um, And I think that's gonna be foolhardy because 1433 01:07:56,080 --> 01:07:57,960 Speaker 1: I think Wit can then pile up sacks. I think 1434 01:07:58,000 --> 01:08:00,120 Speaker 1: Wit gets his pressure in sacks and bunches, Like do 1435 01:08:00,120 --> 01:08:01,760 Speaker 1: you want to get shot by a machine gun or 1436 01:08:01,800 --> 01:08:03,320 Speaker 1: do you want to get shot by a sniper rifle? 1437 01:08:03,440 --> 01:08:06,200 Speaker 1: That's asking which one you're dead? Either way? Which one 1438 01:08:06,240 --> 01:08:08,680 Speaker 1: do you want? Do you want? Do you want the gun? 1439 01:08:08,720 --> 01:08:10,600 Speaker 1: You want the clowney gun, you want the merciless gun? 1440 01:08:10,760 --> 01:08:12,640 Speaker 1: Like which one? Which one do you want? Which one 1441 01:08:12,720 --> 01:08:15,600 Speaker 1: do you okay? Which one do you have to double? 1442 01:08:15,840 --> 01:08:19,000 Speaker 1: That's that's the beauty of your question, because there's each 1443 01:08:19,080 --> 01:08:21,920 Speaker 1: answer is wrong. You know, each answer is wrong, and 1444 01:08:21,960 --> 01:08:26,679 Speaker 1: that's that's the beauty of this question. So I don't 1445 01:08:27,000 --> 01:08:29,680 Speaker 1: mean it's kind of gone back and forth because what 1446 01:08:29,800 --> 01:08:33,879 Speaker 1: we saw earlier in the year was I think teams 1447 01:08:34,080 --> 01:08:37,680 Speaker 1: wanted what almost to prove it, and I think from 1448 01:08:37,720 --> 01:08:39,559 Speaker 1: the second half of the New England game going forward, 1449 01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:42,400 Speaker 1: even the Tennessee game. I mean, Tennessee just realized we're 1450 01:08:42,439 --> 01:08:43,960 Speaker 1: not gonna get the ball off if we if you, 1451 01:08:43,960 --> 01:08:45,439 Speaker 1: if we got to send Blaine Gabber back in the 1452 01:08:45,479 --> 01:08:49,160 Speaker 1: pocket five seven steps, five or seven steps, he's gonna die. 1453 01:08:49,479 --> 01:08:51,800 Speaker 1: So we've got a quick and so they they dropped 1454 01:08:51,800 --> 01:08:53,400 Speaker 1: back like four or five times in that game, which 1455 01:08:53,439 --> 01:08:56,960 Speaker 1: JJ pointed out in that game the next week, JJ 1456 01:08:57,080 --> 01:08:58,760 Speaker 1: gets the three sacks, and a lot of times the 1457 01:08:58,800 --> 01:09:01,920 Speaker 1: Giants were devoting to Clowney and then Watt just went, 1458 01:09:02,360 --> 01:09:04,600 Speaker 1: you know, ape nuts over on Chad. Whether him was 1459 01:09:04,600 --> 01:09:07,479 Speaker 1: like WHOA. So Indianapolis at that point is like, how 1460 01:09:07,520 --> 01:09:10,640 Speaker 1: are we gonna do this? Indianapolis went a little bit 1461 01:09:10,720 --> 01:09:13,400 Speaker 1: more one on one with with both of them actually, 1462 01:09:13,640 --> 01:09:16,280 Speaker 1: and then they started chipping on Clowney a little bit more, 1463 01:09:16,320 --> 01:09:18,840 Speaker 1: and then obviously Watt got back there and made his place. 1464 01:09:18,880 --> 01:09:21,280 Speaker 1: From that point forward, I think Watt has gotten a 1465 01:09:21,320 --> 01:09:23,800 Speaker 1: lot of the double teams, but Clowney gets them just 1466 01:09:23,840 --> 01:09:26,160 Speaker 1: because he lines up in a lot of different spots 1467 01:09:26,240 --> 01:09:27,479 Speaker 1: and they don't know what to do, and they're not 1468 01:09:27,520 --> 01:09:30,120 Speaker 1: totally sure what to do, and so it creates confusion. 1469 01:09:30,160 --> 01:09:32,040 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, a lot of two interior guys are 1470 01:09:32,040 --> 01:09:35,559 Speaker 1: gonna are gonna stop Clowney and and try and try 1471 01:09:35,560 --> 01:09:37,439 Speaker 1: and stop Clowney. And I think that that, to me 1472 01:09:37,560 --> 01:09:39,040 Speaker 1: is kind of the fun and all this is that 1473 01:09:39,560 --> 01:09:44,200 Speaker 1: JJ JJ likes rushing from the the the outside, which 1474 01:09:44,640 --> 01:09:47,280 Speaker 1: is completely fun. He'll rush from the inside when needed, 1475 01:09:47,320 --> 01:09:50,040 Speaker 1: but he'll rush from the outside. But Clowney and Merciless 1476 01:09:50,080 --> 01:09:52,120 Speaker 1: they can swap and they can do some different things. 1477 01:09:52,720 --> 01:09:55,840 Speaker 1: And the thing I love about it, Drew, is when 1478 01:09:56,479 --> 01:09:58,160 Speaker 1: you do that and you're like, Okay, well, Clowny's gonna 1479 01:09:58,240 --> 01:10:00,280 Speaker 1: rush from the inside, whitness gonna be on the side, 1480 01:10:00,280 --> 01:10:01,800 Speaker 1: And you think, oh yeah, but what if they run 1481 01:10:01,840 --> 01:10:06,280 Speaker 1: the ball? Okay, and they're right there. Connie can clock 1482 01:10:06,360 --> 01:10:08,040 Speaker 1: things up and play the run inside as well as 1483 01:10:08,040 --> 01:10:13,040 Speaker 1: anybody embarrass you in the run game, Clowney will embarrass you, 1484 01:10:13,240 --> 01:10:15,240 Speaker 1: so we'll JJ, but it's it's like a different type 1485 01:10:15,280 --> 01:10:18,040 Speaker 1: of embarrassment with Clowney. Yeah, because I'm not just embarrass you. 1486 01:10:18,080 --> 01:10:20,120 Speaker 1: There's a good chance you're gonna get hurt. Yeah, there's 1487 01:10:20,160 --> 01:10:21,960 Speaker 1: a really good chance you were gonna get hurt. Yeah. 1488 01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:23,680 Speaker 1: And that goes for the running backs carrying the ball. 1489 01:10:23,760 --> 01:10:26,080 Speaker 1: That goes for the fullback who's trying to block that 1490 01:10:26,120 --> 01:10:28,960 Speaker 1: goes for the offensive lineman up front. He will embarrass you. 1491 01:10:29,240 --> 01:10:33,360 Speaker 1: These three guys playing together. I think it's made. It's 1492 01:10:33,360 --> 01:10:36,320 Speaker 1: made the first nine weeks when the defense goes on 1493 01:10:36,360 --> 01:10:40,760 Speaker 1: in the field, I'm so curious as to where everybody 1494 01:10:41,080 --> 01:10:44,160 Speaker 1: lines up and how they're lining everybody up. There was 1495 01:10:44,200 --> 01:10:47,320 Speaker 1: a set the other day they lined up and it 1496 01:10:47,400 --> 01:10:51,120 Speaker 1: was What on the outside, and then it was b 1497 01:10:51,280 --> 01:10:54,000 Speaker 1: Mac on the outside, so its what and b Mac 1498 01:10:54,080 --> 01:10:59,559 Speaker 1: on the outside, and then the inside was Reader and 1499 01:11:00,040 --> 01:11:01,799 Speaker 1: can't remember who else it was. May have been Reader 1500 01:11:01,920 --> 01:11:05,559 Speaker 1: and Cuve, and the inside linebackers were Clowney and Peters. 1501 01:11:06,400 --> 01:11:09,439 Speaker 1: Now that typically would be Zach, but Zach's been hurt 1502 01:11:09,439 --> 01:11:13,479 Speaker 1: and hopefully would get him back, because I think Zach's 1503 01:11:13,479 --> 01:11:15,639 Speaker 1: as much as Swiss Army Knife for what he can do, 1504 01:11:16,720 --> 01:11:18,880 Speaker 1: not so much lining up and rushing off the edge 1505 01:11:18,880 --> 01:11:20,760 Speaker 1: and things like that, but Zak and Blitz. He can 1506 01:11:20,800 --> 01:11:22,880 Speaker 1: match up with running backs, and so to me, Zach 1507 01:11:22,960 --> 01:11:25,439 Speaker 1: ends up being a really interesting peg in this off 1508 01:11:25,479 --> 01:11:29,719 Speaker 1: in this defense. But what I have said, I said 1509 01:11:29,720 --> 01:11:32,519 Speaker 1: this a couple of years ago, and I emphasized it 1510 01:11:32,520 --> 01:11:35,640 Speaker 1: even more this past year. I feel like this is 1511 01:11:35,680 --> 01:11:40,360 Speaker 1: a positionless defense. Which that's all I've ever want that 1512 01:11:40,439 --> 01:11:43,920 Speaker 1: in the secondary, you're seeing that up front, that's all 1513 01:11:43,960 --> 01:11:46,840 Speaker 1: I've ever wanted is and I thought it could be. 1514 01:11:47,200 --> 01:11:51,759 Speaker 1: And hopefully years down the road, some brilliant sage wise 1515 01:11:53,040 --> 01:11:57,320 Speaker 1: football writer will look back at this defense and say, 1516 01:11:57,360 --> 01:11:58,960 Speaker 1: you know what, that was the defense that sort of 1517 01:11:59,040 --> 01:12:02,240 Speaker 1: changed things because none of them have a position. It's 1518 01:12:02,240 --> 01:12:05,680 Speaker 1: a positionless at least from the front seven perspective. But 1519 01:12:05,720 --> 01:12:09,280 Speaker 1: even in the secondary, Tyrant Kareem, none of them have 1520 01:12:09,320 --> 01:12:12,360 Speaker 1: a set position. They all have a slash in the name. 1521 01:12:12,400 --> 01:12:16,240 Speaker 1: It's like the slash defense corner slash safety, safety slash 1522 01:12:16,360 --> 01:12:19,479 Speaker 1: nickel defensive van slash outside linebacker. And then Clowney doesn't 1523 01:12:19,479 --> 01:12:22,160 Speaker 1: even have a position at all. You just put front 1524 01:12:22,280 --> 01:12:25,400 Speaker 1: seven and that works for a clowning. So great stuff 1525 01:12:25,400 --> 01:12:27,400 Speaker 1: on the In the Lab podcast with Drew and myself. 1526 01:12:27,439 --> 01:12:29,519 Speaker 1: Go check it out iTunes, stitch, or tune in, however 1527 01:12:29,560 --> 01:12:31,760 Speaker 1: you get your podcast. We've got plenty of more in 1528 01:12:31,800 --> 01:12:34,599 Speaker 1: the podcast. That was just a snippet of it right there. 1529 01:12:34,640 --> 01:12:39,559 Speaker 1: So however you consume your podcasts iTunes through Apple or 1530 01:12:39,840 --> 01:12:41,880 Speaker 1: tune in or stitcher or wherever however you do it. 1531 01:12:42,280 --> 01:12:44,960 Speaker 1: Just go check out a podcast that's in the lab. 1532 01:12:45,040 --> 01:12:46,880 Speaker 1: We also have Deep Slant with Deep City. We've got 1533 01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:49,640 Speaker 1: vander Meer's view obviously, Mark, We've got all our All 1534 01:12:49,680 --> 01:12:52,040 Speaker 1: Access shows, all of our replay shows are on the 1535 01:12:52,120 --> 01:12:54,720 Speaker 1: podcast to go check them out. Really appreciate it and 1536 01:12:54,760 --> 01:12:56,760 Speaker 1: appreciate Drew for stopping by. All Right, we get back. 1537 01:12:56,880 --> 01:13:01,400 Speaker 1: It's time for our interview with running backs coach Danny Barrett. 1538 01:13:01,800 --> 01:13:03,640 Speaker 1: Spent a lot of his time in the CFL, so 1539 01:13:03,680 --> 01:13:05,719 Speaker 1: this is gonna be really fun to talk with coach 1540 01:13:05,720 --> 01:13:08,080 Speaker 1: Barrett about his time in the CFL and how that 1541 01:13:08,200 --> 01:13:11,120 Speaker 1: has helped him as NFL coach and where there any oh, 1542 01:13:11,200 --> 01:13:15,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, interesting moments early in his American football 1543 01:13:15,120 --> 01:13:17,120 Speaker 1: coaching career once he got back to the States. We'll 1544 01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:20,280 Speaker 1: talk about all that next with Danny Barrett on Texans Access. 1545 01:13:20,680 --> 01:13:23,760 Speaker 1: We've got one final segment of Texans All Access from 1546 01:13:23,800 --> 01:13:27,479 Speaker 1: the Hunday Texans Radio studio. I am your host, John Harris, 1547 01:13:27,800 --> 01:13:29,799 Speaker 1: glad to be with you, and I want to remind 1548 01:13:29,880 --> 01:13:32,439 Speaker 1: all Houston area teachers if you want to bring a 1549 01:13:32,479 --> 01:13:34,920 Speaker 1: little Texans football to your classroom, then sign up for 1550 01:13:35,040 --> 01:13:39,280 Speaker 1: Toros Mathrils presented by Conico Phillips Toros Matrils is a 1551 01:13:39,360 --> 01:13:42,240 Speaker 1: video series design help third and fourth graders learn how 1552 01:13:42,240 --> 01:13:45,320 Speaker 1: to tackle math in the classroom. Go to Houston Texans 1553 01:13:45,400 --> 01:13:49,280 Speaker 1: dot com slash Toros Mathrils to learn more. It's time 1554 01:13:49,320 --> 01:13:53,559 Speaker 1: to have a little discussion with running backs coach Danny Barrett. 1555 01:13:53,600 --> 01:13:55,960 Speaker 1: Now a little little background. Not coach Barrett. He got 1556 01:13:56,000 --> 01:13:58,080 Speaker 1: here last year, had been in Miami for a couple 1557 01:13:58,120 --> 01:14:00,120 Speaker 1: of years. He had been in the college game for 1558 01:14:01,160 --> 01:14:04,200 Speaker 1: a few years, but he had spent the majority of 1559 01:14:04,280 --> 01:14:09,400 Speaker 1: his adult playing and coaching life in the CFL, playing 1560 01:14:09,520 --> 01:14:12,599 Speaker 1: up in Canada. Here's a guy from Florida, played at 1561 01:14:12,560 --> 01:14:15,720 Speaker 1: the University of Cincinnati as a quarterback, went up to Canada, 1562 01:14:15,960 --> 01:14:18,559 Speaker 1: played for a long time, and then end up coaching there. 1563 01:14:19,320 --> 01:14:22,280 Speaker 1: And we talked a lot about that because we'll peep 1564 01:14:22,320 --> 01:14:25,320 Speaker 1: behind the curtain. Mark Andre and myself we have a 1565 01:14:25,400 --> 01:14:27,840 Speaker 1: text string going, especially during the summer that we always 1566 01:14:27,880 --> 01:14:33,200 Speaker 1: remind each other, Hey, Edmonton's playing Ottawa on ESPN. Of 1567 01:14:33,200 --> 01:14:35,000 Speaker 1: course we all go there and watching them. We're texting 1568 01:14:35,040 --> 01:14:36,679 Speaker 1: each other they you see that play, Oh my gods, 1569 01:14:36,720 --> 01:14:39,080 Speaker 1: look at us. So we're always watching CFL football together. 1570 01:14:39,160 --> 01:14:45,040 Speaker 1: So we're enamored with CFL and Lomhold, Danny Barrett, Andre 1571 01:14:45,120 --> 01:14:47,160 Speaker 1: Ware I've known each other for a good long time, 1572 01:14:47,840 --> 01:14:49,960 Speaker 1: so not to exclude Andre from the conversation, but Mark 1573 01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:51,719 Speaker 1: and I had a chance to catch up with Danny 1574 01:14:51,720 --> 01:14:54,920 Speaker 1: Barrett talking about the CFL, talk about this running back group. 1575 01:14:55,400 --> 01:14:58,479 Speaker 1: How do you split things up between Miller and Blue 1576 01:14:58,520 --> 01:15:00,360 Speaker 1: and what we've seen thus far? A lot of good 1577 01:15:00,360 --> 01:15:03,160 Speaker 1: stuff here from Danny Barrett, running backs coach. You're Houston 1578 01:15:03,160 --> 01:15:05,800 Speaker 1: Texas coach. All right, let's start here. You're at the 1579 01:15:05,880 --> 01:15:08,320 Speaker 1: University of Cincinnati. How did you get to the CFL 1580 01:15:08,400 --> 01:15:12,080 Speaker 1: from there? What happened? Well, that's a good question. My 1581 01:15:12,160 --> 01:15:14,880 Speaker 1: head coach at the time, Mike Gotfree, you know, was 1582 01:15:16,080 --> 01:15:19,920 Speaker 1: solid and instrumental in myself developing to be a quarterback 1583 01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:22,439 Speaker 1: that he thought had played the next level. He felt 1584 01:15:22,479 --> 01:15:24,519 Speaker 1: like if I wanted to continue to play quarterback that 1585 01:15:24,600 --> 01:15:27,160 Speaker 1: I would have to go to Canada, and I had 1586 01:15:27,200 --> 01:15:29,599 Speaker 1: no opportunities to stay south to do that at the time. 1587 01:15:29,600 --> 01:15:31,280 Speaker 1: And he was right. So I went to Canada in 1588 01:15:31,320 --> 01:15:34,040 Speaker 1: eighty three and spent twenty four years up there, twenty 1589 01:15:34,040 --> 01:15:37,919 Speaker 1: four years playing and coaching. And by the way, honorable 1590 01:15:37,960 --> 01:15:40,920 Speaker 1: mentioned All America selection at the University of Cincinnati, So 1591 01:15:41,240 --> 01:15:44,960 Speaker 1: that's that's no joke. The quarterback that you were in college, right, 1592 01:15:45,600 --> 01:15:49,040 Speaker 1: CFL and Johnny and I and Andre Ware who you 1593 01:15:49,120 --> 01:15:51,000 Speaker 1: know well because we were with him in Canada for 1594 01:15:51,040 --> 01:15:53,799 Speaker 1: a bit. We always talk about this is more difficult 1595 01:15:53,800 --> 01:15:55,920 Speaker 1: than you think to play football up there. What was 1596 01:15:55,920 --> 01:15:58,400 Speaker 1: that like for you as a player at a coach? Well, 1597 01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:01,519 Speaker 1: initially going up you know, you think it's football, it's 1598 01:16:01,600 --> 01:16:04,200 Speaker 1: just regular football, but you had to learn, first of all, 1599 01:16:04,280 --> 01:16:08,439 Speaker 1: three down football was was tough. Twelve guys on the field, 1600 01:16:08,600 --> 01:16:13,920 Speaker 1: another guy on the field, and cold weather. Yeah, cold weather. 1601 01:16:14,160 --> 01:16:16,160 Speaker 1: I mean it was this time of year, which is 1602 01:16:16,200 --> 01:16:17,559 Speaker 1: the end of the year for those guys they're geting 1603 01:16:17,560 --> 01:16:20,040 Speaker 1: in going into the playoffs. So starting October you started 1604 01:16:20,080 --> 01:16:22,000 Speaker 1: getting you know, a lot of cold weather. Not used 1605 01:16:22,040 --> 01:16:23,720 Speaker 1: to being from Florida, so I had to make that 1606 01:16:23,760 --> 01:16:27,040 Speaker 1: adjustment and just overall culture as a whole. You know, 1607 01:16:27,600 --> 01:16:30,120 Speaker 1: it was the first couple of years was tough, just 1608 01:16:30,240 --> 01:16:32,840 Speaker 1: learning the game. But once I can figure out that 1609 01:16:32,920 --> 01:16:35,120 Speaker 1: third down and where that twelfth that was, it became 1610 01:16:35,200 --> 01:16:37,160 Speaker 1: easy for me and it was a lot of fun. 1611 01:16:37,240 --> 01:16:39,160 Speaker 1: You know. The biggest thing is unlimited motion from an 1612 01:16:39,200 --> 01:16:43,719 Speaker 1: offensive standpoint unlimited motion, you know, bigger field, wider field. 1613 01:16:43,720 --> 01:16:45,000 Speaker 1: I mean it was great. I had a lot of fun. 1614 01:16:45,320 --> 01:16:47,559 Speaker 1: Do you if you ever in just kind of a 1615 01:16:47,600 --> 01:16:49,679 Speaker 1: quick moment, thinks they're flight a million miles a minute. 1616 01:16:49,760 --> 01:16:51,200 Speaker 1: Do you ever get the third down and go oh, 1617 01:16:51,240 --> 01:16:53,559 Speaker 1: I got a punt? Ye? Have you ever had that happen? 1618 01:16:54,280 --> 01:16:58,200 Speaker 1: It sent you late. When I first came back in 1619 01:16:58,280 --> 01:17:00,799 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven, my first year at the University 1620 01:17:00,840 --> 01:17:03,439 Speaker 1: of Buffalo, you know, it was it was a little 1621 01:17:03,479 --> 01:17:06,559 Speaker 1: touchy for me, you know, mainly because only one guy 1622 01:17:06,600 --> 01:17:09,280 Speaker 1: could be emotions. But I was like, why why is 1623 01:17:09,280 --> 01:17:12,559 Speaker 1: everything so slow? And that was the key for me. 1624 01:17:12,640 --> 01:17:16,000 Speaker 1: And the field seemed like it was so small. I'm like, whoa, 1625 01:17:16,360 --> 01:17:18,240 Speaker 1: you know, But you know, after a couple of years, 1626 01:17:18,240 --> 01:17:20,200 Speaker 1: I got used to it, and it took it took 1627 01:17:20,240 --> 01:17:23,040 Speaker 1: some readjustment to do, just like going the other way. 1628 01:17:23,240 --> 01:17:25,400 Speaker 1: But uh, it's it's come about, you know, in the 1629 01:17:25,479 --> 01:17:28,360 Speaker 1: right way. For me. Coach coaching running backs, we talk 1630 01:17:28,400 --> 01:17:30,439 Speaker 1: about this a lot of times. You got Lamar, you 1631 01:17:30,520 --> 01:17:32,800 Speaker 1: got Alfred. Hopefully at some point we see down there 1632 01:17:32,840 --> 01:17:36,639 Speaker 1: for me, what is it? Is there something to having 1633 01:17:36,680 --> 01:17:39,200 Speaker 1: the hot hand as it pertains to running back like 1634 01:17:39,280 --> 01:17:41,200 Speaker 1: this guy's really seeing it. This is the type of 1635 01:17:41,200 --> 01:17:43,160 Speaker 1: game for him, or this is the type of game 1636 01:17:43,200 --> 01:17:45,000 Speaker 1: for the other guy. Is there something to that having 1637 01:17:45,040 --> 01:17:46,680 Speaker 1: the hot hand? We talked about that basketball a lot 1638 01:17:46,720 --> 01:17:48,439 Speaker 1: of times. Oh, feed him, he's got the hot hand. 1639 01:17:48,760 --> 01:17:50,639 Speaker 1: The same way for running backs. For the most part, 1640 01:17:50,680 --> 01:17:53,320 Speaker 1: it is, you know, obviously, you know, we go into 1641 01:17:53,320 --> 01:17:55,639 Speaker 1: a game, you know, wanting to try to get both 1642 01:17:55,680 --> 01:17:58,120 Speaker 1: guys involved, and then it's just like playing I always 1643 01:17:58,120 --> 01:18:00,599 Speaker 1: tell him, it's like playing double debts. When did the 1644 01:18:00,640 --> 01:18:02,599 Speaker 1: next guy go? When? You always try to prepare him 1645 01:18:02,600 --> 01:18:05,599 Speaker 1: ahead of time. So we talk about this during the week. Hey, 1646 01:18:05,960 --> 01:18:10,840 Speaker 1: this certain offensive personnel grouping. You know, we're gonna utilize 1647 01:18:10,880 --> 01:18:14,760 Speaker 1: you here, let's say Blue or Lamar, and they do 1648 01:18:14,800 --> 01:18:17,559 Speaker 1: a great job as for as handling that situation. Always 1649 01:18:17,560 --> 01:18:20,599 Speaker 1: tell him too, you know, let's not be greedy. If 1650 01:18:20,600 --> 01:18:23,280 Speaker 1: you're tired, let us know because we want to be fresh. 1651 01:18:23,320 --> 01:18:25,000 Speaker 1: And I think that's the key for those guys. They've 1652 01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:28,080 Speaker 1: been together now for the third year together, so I 1653 01:18:28,080 --> 01:18:30,479 Speaker 1: think they feed off each other. You know, they always 1654 01:18:30,520 --> 01:18:33,720 Speaker 1: see him together, so they enjoy each other and I 1655 01:18:33,720 --> 01:18:36,400 Speaker 1: think they enjoy playing together. But for me, it's a 1656 01:18:36,479 --> 01:18:38,960 Speaker 1: matter of okay, what you know, he's feeling it right now, 1657 01:18:39,040 --> 01:18:40,519 Speaker 1: keep him on the football fear and I think the 1658 01:18:40,560 --> 01:18:43,040 Speaker 1: other guy agrees with that wholeheartedly as well. Lamar came 1659 01:18:43,080 --> 01:18:45,840 Speaker 1: in this year a little bit slimmer than previous seasons. 1660 01:18:45,840 --> 01:18:48,920 Speaker 1: And what are you seeing from him so far this season? Well, 1661 01:18:49,200 --> 01:18:52,160 Speaker 1: the key for himself one, you know, he took the initiative. 1662 01:18:52,200 --> 01:18:53,479 Speaker 1: I want to come back a little bit. Let him 1663 01:18:53,479 --> 01:18:57,919 Speaker 1: getting little bit older, but just you know, making that decision, 1664 01:18:58,479 --> 01:19:01,120 Speaker 1: very decisive in what he wants to do. I told him, 1665 01:19:01,120 --> 01:19:03,840 Speaker 1: when I see your feast pattern a little bit, it's 1666 01:19:03,880 --> 01:19:06,479 Speaker 1: not like you're being decisive. You know. He always wants 1667 01:19:06,479 --> 01:19:08,160 Speaker 1: to try to make sure he's doing the right thing. 1668 01:19:08,280 --> 01:19:10,360 Speaker 1: You know, he's a pro at it, and he always 1669 01:19:10,360 --> 01:19:12,320 Speaker 1: looking for that opportunity, you know, to try to take 1670 01:19:12,320 --> 01:19:14,559 Speaker 1: it to the house. And I said, sometimes that's not 1671 01:19:14,600 --> 01:19:16,639 Speaker 1: going to be there, so let's go just be decisive. 1672 01:19:16,680 --> 01:19:18,719 Speaker 1: You know, he's doing a great job as for as 1673 01:19:18,760 --> 01:19:21,519 Speaker 1: being coachable and taking that initiative, as for as hitting 1674 01:19:21,520 --> 01:19:24,120 Speaker 1: the holes when they're there. With Alfred, we've seen his 1675 01:19:24,800 --> 01:19:28,280 Speaker 1: maturation for twenty fourteen all the way through twenty eighteen. 1676 01:19:28,800 --> 01:19:31,920 Speaker 1: You've obviously been with him this year. What have you 1677 01:19:32,040 --> 01:19:36,559 Speaker 1: seen in Alfred this year that really? I mean he 1678 01:19:36,800 --> 01:19:38,640 Speaker 1: to us looks like a different running back. But to you, 1679 01:19:38,720 --> 01:19:41,439 Speaker 1: what have you seen with Alfred? Well, one, he's a 1680 01:19:41,439 --> 01:19:43,960 Speaker 1: big back and and that's the one thing we talk about. 1681 01:19:44,040 --> 01:19:45,680 Speaker 1: We want you to be a big back. And I 1682 01:19:45,720 --> 01:19:47,640 Speaker 1: think he's doing a great job as forwards, getting his 1683 01:19:47,720 --> 01:19:51,120 Speaker 1: pass down and again being decisive. You know, for a 1684 01:19:51,160 --> 01:19:53,280 Speaker 1: big guy, he is sniffy on his feet, but at 1685 01:19:53,320 --> 01:19:55,160 Speaker 1: times you know you want Alfred and he's done a 1686 01:19:55,160 --> 01:19:58,240 Speaker 1: great jobs again being coached, with being a pro as 1687 01:19:58,280 --> 01:20:00,640 Speaker 1: for as taking us there and just hitting and you 1688 01:20:00,680 --> 01:20:03,200 Speaker 1: can see it, you know, he's coming through those coming 1689 01:20:03,200 --> 01:20:05,400 Speaker 1: through those holes, very small holes for a big guy 1690 01:20:05,479 --> 01:20:08,000 Speaker 1: two thirty, and he's getting through those things because he's 1691 01:20:08,040 --> 01:20:10,640 Speaker 1: being decisive in what he's doing. But I think the 1692 01:20:10,680 --> 01:20:12,320 Speaker 1: biggest thing, and I told him about this when I 1693 01:20:12,320 --> 01:20:14,800 Speaker 1: first got here, I think he's having fun, you know, 1694 01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:17,680 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, you know, when I got here, you know, 1695 01:20:18,000 --> 01:20:19,600 Speaker 1: you know they say it was a quiet room, the 1696 01:20:19,680 --> 01:20:21,960 Speaker 1: r B room. It's not a quiet room. Those guys 1697 01:20:22,000 --> 01:20:24,479 Speaker 1: have a lot of fun. And he's the ring leader 1698 01:20:24,720 --> 01:20:27,360 Speaker 1: as for is keeping everything light and having fun. I 1699 01:20:27,400 --> 01:20:30,080 Speaker 1: think he's enjoying himself this year. Running backs coach Danny 1700 01:20:30,080 --> 01:20:32,880 Speaker 1: Barrett joining us. You've been a head coach before, How 1701 01:20:32,880 --> 01:20:36,160 Speaker 1: does that help you as an assistant coach? Well, you know, 1702 01:20:36,200 --> 01:20:38,040 Speaker 1: I can sit back here and lacks a little bit more, 1703 01:20:38,320 --> 01:20:40,400 Speaker 1: you know, and kind of the game has slowed down 1704 01:20:40,439 --> 01:20:43,400 Speaker 1: for me, and I'm always kind of thinking ahead, you know, 1705 01:20:43,439 --> 01:20:46,040 Speaker 1: as opposed to dealing with you know, this series of downs. 1706 01:20:46,040 --> 01:20:48,880 Speaker 1: I'm thinking ahead. You know, who's going to be the 1707 01:20:48,960 --> 01:20:51,880 Speaker 1: guy in the fourth quarter we need to finish strong 1708 01:20:52,160 --> 01:20:55,280 Speaker 1: or in situations on the sidelines. Talking to the other 1709 01:20:55,280 --> 01:20:57,920 Speaker 1: assistant coaches, you know, this is where we add here. 1710 01:20:58,000 --> 01:21:00,200 Speaker 1: Let's think about this and I think that you do 1711 01:21:00,240 --> 01:21:02,200 Speaker 1: as a staff. I know offense do a great job 1712 01:21:02,200 --> 01:21:05,320 Speaker 1: as forwards communicating. And for myself, you know, like I said, 1713 01:21:05,360 --> 01:21:07,839 Speaker 1: having a big Whilson before, it's more of a relaxed 1714 01:21:07,840 --> 01:21:10,599 Speaker 1: atmosphere for myself. You know, I'm looking at the clock. 1715 01:21:10,960 --> 01:21:13,600 Speaker 1: I'm always thinking about situations here. You know, it's the 1716 01:21:13,720 --> 01:21:15,439 Speaker 1: last two minutes of the game. What do we need 1717 01:21:15,520 --> 01:21:17,559 Speaker 1: to do here? And have ass on that head said 1718 01:21:17,560 --> 01:21:19,240 Speaker 1: bout Coach O'Brian want to be prepared to give an 1719 01:21:19,280 --> 01:21:22,080 Speaker 1: answer when we saw it as I want to say 1720 01:21:22,120 --> 01:21:23,840 Speaker 1: it was maybe the Buffalo game, maybe the Dallas game 1721 01:21:24,120 --> 01:21:26,400 Speaker 1: we saw I said, where you had both Alfred and 1722 01:21:26,760 --> 01:21:29,439 Speaker 1: Lamar on the field in large part because of what 1723 01:21:29,479 --> 01:21:31,600 Speaker 1: they do as a pass protector. How important does that 1724 01:21:31,720 --> 01:21:35,439 Speaker 1: aspect become in this offense? Coach, It's huge. You know again, 1725 01:21:35,479 --> 01:21:37,439 Speaker 1: I heard you guys talking with coach Devlan and prior 1726 01:21:37,479 --> 01:21:40,759 Speaker 1: to coming in, and we're young upfront in some areas 1727 01:21:40,800 --> 01:21:43,400 Speaker 1: and they're going against some tough guys off those edges 1728 01:21:43,560 --> 01:21:46,479 Speaker 1: weekend and week out. And I think coach O'Brien and 1729 01:21:47,040 --> 01:21:49,760 Speaker 1: the offensive staff, especially coach Obrian's doing a great job. 1730 01:21:49,840 --> 01:21:52,559 Speaker 1: Is how can we help the young tackles and our 1731 01:21:52,600 --> 01:21:55,720 Speaker 1: guys do a great job, Lamar, Alfred great job as 1732 01:21:55,760 --> 01:21:57,960 Speaker 1: forwards chipping and then be able to get out into 1733 01:21:57,960 --> 01:21:59,960 Speaker 1: the passing game wants they get the ball in their hands, 1734 01:22:00,080 --> 01:22:02,599 Speaker 1: they're getting first downs. But more importantly, you know, it's 1735 01:22:02,600 --> 01:22:05,840 Speaker 1: a game plan going in. Everybody's bought into it, and 1736 01:22:05,880 --> 01:22:07,680 Speaker 1: I can't say enough in the Dallars game, you know 1737 01:22:07,720 --> 01:22:09,640 Speaker 1: how they came in and kind of nullified that and 1738 01:22:09,680 --> 01:22:11,160 Speaker 1: gave us an opportunity to throw the ball down the 1739 01:22:11,200 --> 01:22:14,000 Speaker 1: field as a quarterback. What do you think of Deshaun Watson. 1740 01:22:14,120 --> 01:22:17,599 Speaker 1: You played the position, You're watching this guy and Lamar 1741 01:22:17,680 --> 01:22:20,120 Speaker 1: Miller has to mand Alfred Blue. They have to be 1742 01:22:20,160 --> 01:22:23,160 Speaker 1: ready to adjust and improvise when Watson does. You never 1743 01:22:23,200 --> 01:22:25,559 Speaker 1: out of a football game. That's all I know. You know, 1744 01:22:25,600 --> 01:22:28,800 Speaker 1: he has great skills set. But the biggest thing about 1745 01:22:28,960 --> 01:22:31,479 Speaker 1: you know, the shun that I've seen is just the 1746 01:22:31,560 --> 01:22:34,000 Speaker 1: person that he is. You know, from day one, he's 1747 01:22:34,040 --> 01:22:37,679 Speaker 1: been consistent, that same guy, and he's only getting better 1748 01:22:37,680 --> 01:22:39,519 Speaker 1: on the football field. You can just see it week 1749 01:22:39,560 --> 01:22:42,479 Speaker 1: in and week out. Just that maturity, you know, as 1750 01:22:42,520 --> 01:22:45,320 Speaker 1: for as taking care of football, being in the right play, 1751 01:22:45,400 --> 01:22:47,600 Speaker 1: calling the time out as opposed to taking it to 1752 01:22:47,680 --> 01:22:51,320 Speaker 1: lay a game. Those are some of the things that's uncoachable, 1753 01:22:51,640 --> 01:22:53,200 Speaker 1: you know. But he's starting to pick up all of 1754 01:22:53,240 --> 01:22:55,920 Speaker 1: those intangibles and he's running with it right now. Coach, 1755 01:22:55,960 --> 01:23:00,160 Speaker 1: the last three weeks zero turnovers. Is that something that 1756 01:23:00,280 --> 01:23:04,760 Speaker 1: you can teach, can preach? What when it comes to 1757 01:23:04,880 --> 01:23:08,200 Speaker 1: Paul security and running backs? You know a lot of 1758 01:23:08,200 --> 01:23:10,720 Speaker 1: guys just run the way they've always run, and some 1759 01:23:10,800 --> 01:23:12,680 Speaker 1: guys are just more prone to giving it up or not. 1760 01:23:13,080 --> 01:23:15,599 Speaker 1: Is that something that you can teach and work on 1761 01:23:16,080 --> 01:23:17,880 Speaker 1: or is that just something innate in the running back 1762 01:23:17,880 --> 01:23:19,040 Speaker 1: he's just not going to give it up when he 1763 01:23:19,080 --> 01:23:21,280 Speaker 1: gets hit. I imagine guys talk about it, but you 1764 01:23:21,280 --> 01:23:23,960 Speaker 1: guys really apply it. With the two guys you have, well, 1765 01:23:24,040 --> 01:23:26,479 Speaker 1: it's being applied, you know, from day one. You know 1766 01:23:26,680 --> 01:23:29,240 Speaker 1: the goals in our room. It's one hundred percent ball security, 1767 01:23:29,760 --> 01:23:31,439 Speaker 1: you know, And that's some of the things we talk 1768 01:23:31,479 --> 01:23:33,840 Speaker 1: about week in and week out. Every day I come in, 1769 01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:36,400 Speaker 1: it's in bold. Let us on the boy at ball security. 1770 01:23:36,479 --> 01:23:39,280 Speaker 1: Because we take care of football. We win football games, 1771 01:23:39,280 --> 01:23:41,080 Speaker 1: and it's showing, like you said, of the last three weeks. 1772 01:23:41,520 --> 01:23:43,479 Speaker 1: And then up front, you know, a coach of Brian 1773 01:23:43,520 --> 01:23:46,439 Speaker 1: starts at the top. We talk about it at team meetings, 1774 01:23:46,439 --> 01:23:49,680 Speaker 1: at offensive meetings. Let's take care of football. We do that. 1775 01:23:49,800 --> 01:23:52,560 Speaker 1: We have great success. But from a running back standpoint 1776 01:23:52,920 --> 01:23:55,120 Speaker 1: is then planning. We work on it every day at practice, 1777 01:23:55,200 --> 01:23:57,639 Speaker 1: you know, with our drills. Even though we go out 1778 01:23:57,680 --> 01:24:00,000 Speaker 1: for pregame warm ups, the first thing we talk about, 1779 01:24:00,040 --> 01:24:02,040 Speaker 1: the first thing we do is ball security. So it's 1780 01:24:02,040 --> 01:24:04,840 Speaker 1: a constant reminder and even in the course of the game, 1781 01:24:04,880 --> 01:24:08,160 Speaker 1: I'm always don't relax, take care of football, So you know, 1782 01:24:08,439 --> 01:24:11,280 Speaker 1: that's one of the things that's towards the experience of being, 1783 01:24:11,800 --> 01:24:14,559 Speaker 1: you know, a quarterback or a head coach. You talk 1784 01:24:14,600 --> 01:24:17,240 Speaker 1: about ball security and that's something that I priest as 1785 01:24:17,240 --> 01:24:19,519 Speaker 1: a running back coach from day one. Coach, thanks a lot, 1786 01:24:19,520 --> 01:24:21,280 Speaker 1: good luck the rest of the way. I appreciate you guys. 1787 01:24:21,360 --> 01:24:24,280 Speaker 1: Thank you. Had a great time with Danny Barrett. Of 1788 01:24:24,280 --> 01:24:27,360 Speaker 1: course with John Perry. Love talking to these assistant coaches 1789 01:24:27,360 --> 01:24:29,040 Speaker 1: that seem in the hallway every now and again, and 1790 01:24:29,200 --> 01:24:31,719 Speaker 1: because they see us, we see them. They've got him comfortable, 1791 01:24:31,760 --> 01:24:34,719 Speaker 1: especially Coach Perry because we've seen him since Bill O'Brien 1792 01:24:34,800 --> 01:24:37,280 Speaker 1: got here. And it's so much fun getting them on 1793 01:24:37,320 --> 01:24:39,280 Speaker 1: the air and talking about some of the things that 1794 01:24:39,320 --> 01:24:41,439 Speaker 1: they get a chance to do the players that they're coaching. 1795 01:24:41,600 --> 01:24:43,639 Speaker 1: It was a really good time and we really thank them, 1796 01:24:43,720 --> 01:24:45,920 Speaker 1: so John Perry and Danny Barrett, thank you very much. 1797 01:24:45,960 --> 01:24:49,240 Speaker 1: To Drew Doherty, to Mark Vandomir, thank you to DP Sitter, 1798 01:24:49,280 --> 01:24:51,320 Speaker 1: who did a tremendous job with a deep Slay interview 1799 01:24:51,320 --> 01:24:54,799 Speaker 1: with Kareem and k Jack. TV is going national, which 1800 01:24:54,840 --> 01:24:57,360 Speaker 1: I told you earlier in the show. Great stuff. There 1801 01:24:57,760 --> 01:24:59,519 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of fun doing this show. 1802 01:24:59,560 --> 01:25:01,400 Speaker 1: On today, we'll have a little bit more for you, 1803 01:25:01,600 --> 01:25:05,639 Speaker 1: brad Seely we'll have Anthony Weaver. Anthony Midgett also joined 1804 01:25:05,720 --> 01:25:07,760 Speaker 1: us as well. My man Russell Baxster will be here, 1805 01:25:07,760 --> 01:25:10,160 Speaker 1: so we got plenty for you on Friday. You guys, 1806 01:25:10,240 --> 01:25:13,280 Speaker 1: enjoy this night, enjoy the rest this week. A little 1807 01:25:13,439 --> 01:25:15,639 Speaker 1: less stressful over the weekend as we get a chance 1808 01:25:15,680 --> 01:25:18,200 Speaker 1: to watch the Titans of Jackson, the Colts all play, 1809 01:25:18,760 --> 01:25:20,519 Speaker 1: we get to sit back and watch the top the 1810 01:25:20,600 --> 01:25:24,160 Speaker 1: AFC self appreciate you guys listening. Thank you again and 1811 01:25:24,200 --> 01:26:04,479 Speaker 1: we'll see you tomorrow and as always, go Texans.