1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: This is a young team. We're on the cuffs where 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: we got to ask some pieces to what we're doing here. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: Pierce running, Rice Spen, move Carroll's way out of the 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: forty one yard line? Who want to run by Pierce? 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: The type of players that we're looking for, our players 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: who are looking to Swans better scept that Christian Harris 7 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: game day he is every day picked up by Stanley Patred. 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 1: Texans have the ball on the pit, the takeaway train 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: is ruling, and if you want it, you gotta go work. No, 10 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: it's Texans, all Exans. The answer is good evening, Hello Texans. 11 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: Mark thanremre with you with John Harris. And because it's Thursday, 12 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: it's John McClain. So we have a lot to get 13 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: to tonight. The draft has three weeks from tonight. Three 14 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: weeks from right now, we will be live at Miller 15 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: Outdoor Theater for the Texans Draft Party. It is going 16 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: to be awesome. Our coverage presented by Mattress from the 17 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: draft party by Medello. It's gonna be great. Tons of 18 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: stuff out there. Log out of Houston Texans dot com 19 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: for all the information you could possibly need on that 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: as we will be talking about an awful lot and 21 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: everybody on Sports Radio six ten. It will be. But 22 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: let's welcome aboard here the General John McClain, and it's 23 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: a pleasure to catch up as usual. General, and I 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: know that you and Sean Pendergast talked about this on 25 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: your Utopia podcast. What happens if the Texans don't draft 26 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: a quarterback at two? What's going to happen? Will the 27 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: world stop spinning on its axis? What will occur? General 28 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: tell us? After the Fans burned down NRG Stadium, the 29 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: world will stop spinning on its axis? When people think 30 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna have case Keenum and Davis Mills as our 31 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks, no offense to case Keenum. He wasn't signed 32 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: to be the starter. He was signed to be the 33 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: backup and mentor to the new quarterback. And if they 34 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: did by past quarterback, they get a really good edge 35 00:01:56,160 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: rusher in guests and Will Anderson Junior imagine they would 36 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: bring Jalen Carter in here to have a luggage tailors 37 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: because of all the baggage he's got. But then people 38 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: are like, okay, I'll tell him. I said, okay, now 39 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: where they gonna get a quarterback? Well, they can get 40 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: one next year. No, there's no guarantee you could get 41 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: one next year. Well, they could trade back and get 42 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: trade back up and get them. Well, they don't want 43 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: to give up draft choices. Why would they do that. 44 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: If there's a quarterback they like, just take them. In 45 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: my most recent mod draft last week, I had them 46 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: taking Bryce Young and then I had them taking Lucas 47 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: van Ness edge rusher at twelve, even though I think 48 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: Cassario would trade down a little like he did last 49 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: year with Philadelphia and took Kenyan Greene, and in this one, 50 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: I have him taking a wide receiver Jackson Smith and 51 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: the Jakebuck and then I in a column my Road 52 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: yesterday on Yallery Sports, I looked at the thirty third pick. 53 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: If they tell a quarterback and edge rusher in first round, 54 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: there's a really good value for wide receivers starting at 55 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: thirty three. But if they take a wide receiver at twelve, 56 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: there's really good value for edge rushers at thirty three, 57 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: So they're in a really good spot. Also, think somewhere 58 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: in there they got to get a center, and there's 59 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: good value of centers in the third round. Five picks 60 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: of the top seventy three three of the top thirty 61 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: three that creates excitement among fans and media. I can't wait, general, 62 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: are you I know, how do I put this? I 63 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: know some people don't. I don't want to say, aren't 64 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: totally all in on CJ. Strout? I mean they want 65 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: Bryce Young, it's Bryce Young or bus How would you 66 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: feel about the Texans moving up one spot to make 67 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: sure that they got their guy if it is Bryce Young, 68 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: if they move up to number one? Or are you 69 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: okasing at two and taken either of Young or Stride 70 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: which everyone doesn't go number one? John, I'm okay with 71 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: number two. Some people as CJ. Strout is a better 72 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: prospect if and I'm doing a column tomorrow about the 73 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: strengths and weaknesses of Bryce Young and c J. Strout 74 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: based on everybody else, talked to people, I've read whom 75 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: I trust and listened to whom I trust. And if 76 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: Bryce Young were four inches taller, he'd be looking at 77 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: looked at like Trevor Lawrence and Andrew generational quarterbacks who 78 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: without a doubt, would be the first overall pick. But 79 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: that's the one thing that he cannot do anything about. 80 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: And Demiko said last week when we were in Phoenix 81 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: for the NFL meetings. He did not see his size 82 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: being an issue and he had watched his tape in 83 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: the SEC. In let's face it, he played in the 84 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: best conference in the country and this past season he 85 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: didn't have the talent around him. Seems hard to believe 86 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: at Alabama like he did the year before when he 87 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: watched the Heisman. So some people think his performance was 88 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: even more impressive. But if you watch C. J. Stroud, 89 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: who had much better receivers, and people talk about his 90 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: last game against Georgia, and yes, he was fabulous, but 91 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: he had great days at his pro day to combine 92 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: as he should have considering the circumstances. Shorts and T shirts. 93 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: But I would love to have either one of those guys. 94 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: I have a column today on Gallery Sports with Greg 95 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: Grissom that Tagson's president talking about the excitement over the 96 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: hiring of Demiko and getting a franchise quarterback hopefully. And 97 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: it affects the administrative side as well as the personnel side. 98 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: You think about what Greg and all the departments had 99 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: been going through trying to sell seats and club seats 100 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: and sponsorships and eight tickets. With what they've gone through 101 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: the last three years compared to the exhilaration everybody in 102 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: the stadium is feeling now. Nobody is happier about the 103 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: buzz that's being created right now than the president of 104 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: the organization. Not to mention Hanna and Cal and Janie McNair, Yep, 105 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: we had them on the show last week. We had 106 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: Greg and also Cal and Hannah. Over ninety percent renewal 107 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: rate for them with the season ticket members. It's awesome 108 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: and they're making progress day by day. LUX is going well, 109 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: so really good news. They're lots of excitement. But like 110 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: you said, if you don't try to quarterback, I'm just 111 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: kidding around here, we'll see out all plays out. I'm 112 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: not kidding. I'm not kitty. You can be kidding. I'm 113 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: not kidding. Yeah, I understand what you're saying. Well, it's 114 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: funny because there's the excitement of draft weekend and then 115 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: there's whatever happens in reality once you start playing games 116 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: and you hope that one leads to the other with wins. 117 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: But we'll see. General, is there a quarterback that you 118 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: like in this draft outside of the top two, and 119 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: maybe even outside of Levis or Anthony Richardson is there 120 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: somebody that sort of peaks your fancy just as a 121 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: football mind, as you observe some of these other players, 122 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: like I handed Hooker or Jake Hanter Fresno State, or 123 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: one of these other guys out there just handing Hooker 124 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: acause had he not blown at his knee, he might 125 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: be right, might be ready ahead Will Levis and Anthony Richardson, 126 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: you know, another SEC quarterback. He was playing great, you know, 127 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: and people. I was asked, I think by John Lopez 128 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, why is docs going up? And I said, well, 129 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: it's because people are talking to him. You know, They've 130 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: got to tape before he was hurt, and they talked 131 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: to him at the combine, they talked to him at 132 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: the Pro day, and they're really impressed. And he is 133 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,559 Speaker 1: twenty five years old. He's more experienced, so he should 134 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: be a little more mature, but he is very impressive 135 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: his knowledge and they see him I'm talking about teams 136 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: when they see him behind the scenes, and he's getting 137 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: top thirty visits. And it wouldn't surprise me. Last week 138 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: I had him going to Washington. This week, I hadn't 139 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: going to Seattle with Seattle's second pick. He could go 140 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: to any team that needs a quarterback but doesn't have 141 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: to play this season. Could he last into the second round, 142 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: Sure he could, but some teams may cross him off 143 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: because the earliest he would play would be twenty six, 144 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: going on twenty seven. But considering quarterbacks play so long now, 145 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: I think ten years from now people would forget about 146 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: when he started. And I think Seattle is a great 147 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: spot for him. Geno Smith turns thirty two in October, 148 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: signed a new two year contract. He can go up 149 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: there and and get healthy this season and learn, learn 150 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: one warmer year and be ready to rock and roll 151 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: for the Seahawks. I've got handing hooker going somewhere before Seattle. 152 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: Do you have to Let's stick around later on. We'll 153 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: tell you about it later. John, Hey, I showed you mine, 154 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: so why can't you show me yours? Because I'm gonna 155 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pull a John McClain special. I am doing 156 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: your life tonight. You can find out then. Um And 157 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: because maybe I'm not as proud of mine as you 158 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: are of yours, John Up, Oh, of course you are. 159 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: Yours is better than mine. You spend a lot more 160 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 1: time watching take than I do. I just read and 161 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 1: listen to people I respect who have NFL backgrounds. Well, 162 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: I hope you've been listening to me along those launch, John, 163 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: I always listen to you, not the specific odds, but 164 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: do you think the odds are good, decent or very 165 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: very low that quarterbacks could go one, two, three, four 166 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: in this draft? Oh? Boy? Then in Indianapolis trades with 167 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: Arizona and Arizona who lost both defensive ends, is going 168 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: to take Will Anderson Junior. And then somebody pops up 169 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: and says, well, you know you got the worst roster 170 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL. We'll give you a couple of picks 171 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: to let us have that fourth spot to take the 172 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: quarterback who's left over. It's not out of the question, 173 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: because the Colts need a quarterback, and then the Cardinals 174 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: need prospects. Although Will Anderson Junior could be a cornerstone 175 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: for them, it's not out of the question. But I 176 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: think it's it's not likely. I've been thinking the rate 177 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: of the Raiders would be a good spot for a 178 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: fourth quarterback, but once they signed a Warrior to go 179 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:50,839 Speaker 1: with Jimmy Garoppolo, and even though Garoppolo's quarterback contract they 180 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: can get out of with no big problem after one year. 181 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: But it just doesn't seem like they'd have a rookie 182 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: quarterback taking seventh overall as which means he would never 183 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: be active most of the time. So I've gotten off them, 184 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: and I can't even remember I had Richard and going 185 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: to Indianapolis. O Levis. I think I had him going 186 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: to Atlanta because I don't buy the Falcons already saying 187 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: Desmond Ritter is our quarterback after playing a little bit 188 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: as a rookie. So general, we played this game called 189 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: more likely to happen, more likely to happen. The Cardinals 190 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: trade the pick or not at number three, which is 191 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,599 Speaker 1: the likeliest thing to happen with that third pick. A 192 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: trade or not, well, I would say more likely as 193 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 1: they trade because their roster. The odds are right now, 194 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: the only team with worse odds to make the playoffs 195 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 1: in the Texans is Arizona and Kyler Murray's not coming 196 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: back anytime soon, so I'm gonna think they're gonna trade 197 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: that pick. If they trade that pick. General, I've thought 198 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,599 Speaker 1: about Arizona and making a trade seemed to me. I 199 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: don't know. There are a few teams that are mysterious 200 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: in this whole thing. But one may have gotten outed 201 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: by Daniel Jeremiah last weekend. That was Tennessee moving from 202 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: eleven to three. When you heard that, does it jib 203 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,839 Speaker 1: Do you think that makes sense for Tennessee to give 204 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: up what they've got to get up to go eight 205 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 1: spots up? There is zone I mean the mane ASA 206 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: for connection that's there, so they know each other. So 207 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: I could see it happening. But is it realistic to 208 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: think that the AFC South could be going two, three, 209 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,599 Speaker 1: and four in this draft if Tennessee moves up to 210 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: three when I don't think that for a second. And 211 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: the reason is people cover the team don't think that 212 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,319 Speaker 1: they've got so many needs. They lost every starter in 213 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: their offensive line. They don't have one wage receiver that 214 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: they know they can count on. They hope they can 215 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: count on Jaylon Burke's last year's number one pick, but 216 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: they're desperate. They can't afford to, say, give up three 217 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: draft choices to move up that Hi. That's like, that's 218 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: the same number of spots at the Panthers moved up 219 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: to and moved up that many places, and they don't 220 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: have a dj more wide receiver to throw in there, 221 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: so I just don't see it now day Derry. Henry's 222 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: twenty nine years old. He had a really good year 223 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: last season. They're not rebuilding, They're not trading him, I 224 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: don't think, although I never thought they'd trade a J. 225 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: Brown either. And everybody thinks it's the last year they're 226 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: gonna have Ryan Tannehill. But man for them to trade 227 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: up to number three, they're gonna be paying dearly general. 228 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: It's interesting with the Colts last year when you had 229 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: we presume ownerships step in and decide Sam Ellinger would 230 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: start the rest of the games. At one point that 231 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: didn't happen, but then he ends up starting in the 232 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,839 Speaker 1: regular season finale. As we all know, Frank Ryk got fired. 233 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: I don't have to repeat the entire history of the 234 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: Colts in twenty twenty two, but do you think there's 235 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: more alignment between ownership, management and coaching with the Cults 236 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: or with the Titans at this point? Because there's talk 237 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: about talk, whatever, reports, stories, allocations that the Titans might 238 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,079 Speaker 1: move up in this draft. It doesn't seem like a 239 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: Vrabel like thing to do. But you tell me which 240 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: organization seems to have more alignment at this stage cults 241 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: or Titans. Well, first of all, Mike Rabel and their 242 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: new general manager, Ran Calthorn, who came from the forty 243 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: nine ers, they're running the show. Like Hannah Callan, James McNair, 244 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: Amy Adams Trunk likes to know what they're doing, and 245 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: if they're going to make a controversial pick like Jeffrey 246 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: Simmons who had off the field issues, they made sure 247 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: to go to Amy Adams Trunk and explain everything to 248 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: her and get her on board. And so but this 249 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: is going to be Ran Calthorn's first pick, and Mike 250 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: Rabel is going to have to sign off on it. 251 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: And Mike is very influential in the organization, as you 252 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: guys know, a very forceful personality. Shane Styken is on 253 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: the first year of a contract. He was an offensive 254 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: coordinator in Philadelphia. He's got a veteran general manager, Chris Ballard, 255 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: who everybody says jobs on the line. And he's got 256 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: Jim Mursey who would cave the easiest a proven coach 257 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: like Mike Rabel or a first year of coach on 258 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: a first year of his contract. I'm guessing that would 259 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: be Styking. If Jim Mursey said you know, I really 260 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: want Anthony Richardson or I really want Will Levis, And 261 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: even though styke In would say what he thinks, I'm 262 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: pretty sure they'd probably do what Jim Mersey wanted general 263 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: the team. That kind of has me a little bit baffled, 264 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: and I've been trying to figure this out all day. 265 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: The Washington Commanders, I don't know why. I just feel 266 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: like Washington has been really really quiet on the football 267 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: side of things. Obviously, the other side of things a 268 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: little different, but the football side of things, it just 269 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: feels quiet. And I cannot, for the life of me, 270 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: believe that they feel great about going into a year 271 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: with Sam Holland to Kobe Brissette. I just feel like 272 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: Washington getting into this quarterback mix in some way, shape 273 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: or form. What are your thoughts about that? I agree 274 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: with you, John a hundred percent. That's why I had 275 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: him taking hind and Hooker last week. They've got a 276 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: really good running game, they got two good backs, They've 277 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: improved their line, their pass rush, their depth in the 278 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: defensive line is the best in the NFL. They are 279 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: just a quarterback away from maybe supplanting the Giants as 280 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: the second best team in the NFC East. Sam Al 281 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: played one game. Patrick Mahomes played one game. I'm not 282 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: saying Sam als Patrick Mahomes, but sam Al's next to 283 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: last year at North Carolina, he was great. Then he 284 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: lost his coach, he lost his players, and he wasn't 285 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: the same and they got him cheap. But you know, 286 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera, if it was Andy Reid saying I believe 287 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 1: in this guy, I would trust it more than Ron Rivera. 288 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: So it wouldn't surprise me at all if they didn't 289 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: take In and Hooker. See what sam House got for 290 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: a year before they have to make the other decision. 291 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: How much of a surprise would it be to you 292 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: if the Texans took Hendon Hooker at twelve. Well, that 293 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 1: means they would think and Will Anderson Junior whether the 294 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: second overall pick or Dick Cassario would have traded out 295 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 1: Becassario has twelve pigs last year, would he have Levin 296 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: ended up with nine? I don't think he wants twelve 297 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: rookies on his team. I think when he makes trades, 298 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: and you guys know he will make trades next year 299 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: he has eleven that he might be trading two years 300 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: down the road or a couple more next year or 301 00:17:55,000 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: moving up. So if indeed, say he did bypass Bryce 302 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: Young and took Will Anderson Junior, and Demiko said, hey, 303 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: we won with mister irrelevant and we got mister irrelevant 304 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: on this team too. But I think and if he 305 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: took Hooker, that's who he wanted, and he went with 306 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 1: case Keenum and Davis Mills for a season, at least 307 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: there would be hope at quarterback. But I don't know 308 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: anybody that has Hendon Hooker rated on a level with 309 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: Bryce Young and c. J. Stroud. He may go to 310 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: go to the Hall of Fame. But I'm just talking 311 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: about now, Yeah, that that age difference. I mean the 312 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: offense he came from. I mean, I love Hendon Hooker, 313 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: I do. I mean he was on track for me 314 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: to be no, No worse than quarterback three until he 315 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: towards the ACL and then I worry about that combined 316 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: this age. Ye, how is he going to come back 317 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: from that? All that kind of stuff? Regardless general pick 318 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 1: number twelve, pick number thirty three, more likely to happen. 319 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: This is what Mark asked me. You'll probably put this 320 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: down because we could talk about this more likely to happen. 321 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: The Texans straight down from twelve or up from thirty 322 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: three into the first round down from twelve. You know, 323 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: Damiko Ryan's has told us every time we've interviewed him, 324 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: you have to dominate up front. They got everything they 325 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 1: need in the offensive line except the dominating center. Defensive line, 326 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: they need an edge rusher. I think because they've signed 327 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: Sheldon Rankins and a signed Ridgeway to co rotate opposite 328 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: MALIEK Collins, and then with MALIEK Collins needs a rest, 329 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: they're more likely to go for an edge rusher. Jonathan 330 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: Gannar going in the last year of his contract, but 331 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 1: he's had injury issues. Jerry Is even though he played 332 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: really well for a guy that's fifty five, he's back, 333 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: but you've got to have another edge rusher. You let 334 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: Obo get away in free agency to Cleveland, so that 335 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: to me is their second big need. I think they'll 336 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: take an hedge rusher at twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. Wherever 337 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: he is. Could be a guy like Smith from Georgia, 338 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: could be my Murphy from Clemson, Keon White from Georgia Tech, 339 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: could be any of those guys. But that's why I 340 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: think with a thirty third they take a wide receiver, 341 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 1: and because I just don't see him, even though in 342 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: my current mark draft I have him taken Jackson Smith 343 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 1: and jakeba at twelve, I still think Miko will tell Casario, 344 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: we got to get a pass rusher there unless they 345 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: have somebody on their board that is really highly rated 346 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: that they thought was going in the top five and 347 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: he just had to take him John. The afternoon guys 348 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 1: were featuring audio from Sylvester Turner who said that the 349 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: governor of Connecticut apologized for his remarks calling Houston but ugly. 350 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: So that's a good thing. What was your reaction to 351 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: that whole story? I mean, I think that this sort 352 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: of galvanized Houston in a way, and nobody in Connecticut 353 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: who cares what they think, and nobody else heard it 354 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: because nobody cares about Connecticut and even in the Northeast. 355 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: So what's your reactions. I had a tweet in which 356 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 1: I said to Connecticut governors an income poop and is, 357 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 1: as Matt Young pointed out in the Chronicle, went over 358 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: at social media. He is a diehard Yankees fan. It 359 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: was all about the Astros owning the Yankees. He made 360 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: a fool out of himself. He took the spotlight away 361 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: from the best college basketball program in the country, better 362 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: than Duke Kansas, Kentucky. It's right there. Five national championships 363 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: going back to ninety nine. And I think the governor 364 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: made a fool out of himself. And I expected more 365 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: politicians from here, like our governor, to speak up, and 366 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: so Turner put that out and I said it. I 367 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: tweeted the Turner you should have gone up there and 368 00:21:55,440 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: pulverized him the way the Astros do. The Yankees. Know, 369 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 1: if somebody came to you and said, hey, you could 370 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: be mayor of Houston, would you ever do it? Are 371 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: you kidding me? Number One, I would hate to replace 372 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: Sylvester Turner, who I think has been a terrific mayor 373 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 1: because he and his people understand social media better than 374 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: any mayor that we've had, and everywhere Sylvester goes. Plus, 375 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 1: you know, he tried to be mayor, he didn't get it, 376 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: and then he got it, and he was so happy 377 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: to get it and to represent Houston and his beloved Cougars. 378 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 1: And I think he's done an outstanding job. And there's 379 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: no way I'd want to follow in his footsteps because 380 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: He's been tremendous at promoting Houston. I wish he'd just 381 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: put on the gloves instead of taking them off with 382 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: his knitwit in Connecticut. John. A lot of people listening 383 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: right now have had their faces buried in their desktop 384 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: monitors today, not because they were working so hard, but 385 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: because they were on Masters dot Com watching four screen 386 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 1: cover including Amen Corner exclusivity. Not that I was, but 387 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: your thoughts on this is this maybe your favorite nine 388 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: one of the four major sports sports events? How do 389 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 1: you rank it in the pantheon of what's available outside 390 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: of football, basketball, baseball, and maybe hockey. I don't know. 391 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: You tell me, well, first of all, I don't put 392 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: it up with the NCAA Basketball tournament. I think the 393 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: NCAA Tournament, not just because of here, is incredible every year, 394 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: and you get people don't care about college basketball getting 395 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: involved because of betting and this year, now, this is 396 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 1: just this year. The content. I'm congratulating Kim mcmulki for 397 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: winning national championship like she did three times at Baylor, 398 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: and the controversy between Angel Racing Caitlin Clark is the 399 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: best things ever happened to women's college basketball. They're still 400 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: talking about it on national talk shows because I heard 401 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: them day when I was in the car, and I 402 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: think that is great for the sport. But I love 403 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: the Masters. I watch all the Majors. I watch the 404 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: TPC and the Fifth Major, and I watch a lot 405 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: of golf and the Masters and to me, my favorite 406 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: golfing event. But I've never been to any of the tournaments. 407 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: Everybody says, oh, you gotta go to Augusta. There's nothing 408 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: like it. But I love watching it, and I love 409 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: watch it. Excuse me. I love the reverence that they do. 410 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: They talk in such hush tones, like you're in church, 411 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: the cathedral, and I just like there's somebody treat it 412 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 1: like they do when Americans are playing in Europe. Very 413 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 1: nice general, nothing's like the writer all with People ask me, 414 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: would you're right to go to Kentucky Derby? Would you 415 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: like to go to Indy five hundred? What would you 416 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: like to go to? And I think, to me, the 417 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: Ryer Cup would be one of the most fun advans 418 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: because the fans are like they are in other sports, 419 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: and I think that's tremendous. Guys, thank you very much 420 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: for having me. As always, I look forward talking to 421 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 1: you next week, John, I will be listening, of course. 422 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 1: All right, sounds good, General, And tell your tryst O 423 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: friends they should get Ashley and Caitlin to do an 424 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: autographed sitting together. That'd be awesome for so many people, 425 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: and more great publicity, because there's no such thing as 426 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,959 Speaker 1: bad publicity. Sometimes you're exactly right. Really actually been very 427 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: good for the women's game. Yep, all right, have a 428 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: great night, General, We appreciate it. Coming up, we're gonna 429 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: play yes or No with Johnny. Also a little bit 430 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: of a deeper dive. Look at Hendon Hooker. He's gonna 431 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: go higher than a lot of people think in this draft. Johnny, 432 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: I've got the numbers here. Not that I've been to 433 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:51,880 Speaker 1: bog people down with numbers, but some of them are 434 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: really jaw dropping. And we'll get to that among other 435 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: things next here on Texans Radio. More Texans Radio is 436 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: on the way back to the show that keeps you 437 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 1: plugged in with the Houston Texans. All right, we're gonna 438 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: just what we were going to do because I was 439 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 1: gonna play yes or No, John Harris, but I want 440 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: to play what are people thinking? What are people thinking? 441 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 1: I'm looking at Anthony Richardson's numbers here, and then I 442 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 1: look at Handon Hooker. Did Handon Hooker play for a 443 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: pretty good school with a pretty good record? Yes? Or no? 444 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: Yeah he didn't. He beat Anthony Richardson in Florida too, Okay, yeah, okay, 445 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: And listen to these Listen to these numbers. Twenty seven 446 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: touchdown passes, two interceptions, and an average yard per completion 447 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: of nine point five number, almost seventy percent completion rate 448 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 1: the year before, sixty eight point two percent completion rate 449 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 1: through for three thousand yards in twenty one, thirty one 450 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,719 Speaker 1: hundred yards in twenty two, So not a ton of 451 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: yards on the college level. If those are NFL numbers, 452 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: they're even a little little light. You know, sometimes in 453 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 1: college you get this massive inflation even though you have 454 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: fewer games with some of these signal callers. But you're 455 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: in the SEC, right, so you're gonna play some tight 456 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: games and everything. But I'm just looking at the last 457 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: couple of years here. Thirty one tds, three picks in 458 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,719 Speaker 1: twenty one, twenty sevent tents two picks in twenty two. 459 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: I know he tore the ACL and he's twenty five 460 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: years old. People are acting like that's forty five, he's 461 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 1: twenty five. And the ACL situation. You know a quarterback 462 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 1: who tore the same ACL twice just last year picked 463 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: up two hundred and thirty million dollars guaranteed. I'm not 464 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: saying he's not accomplished already in the NFL with the 465 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 1: numbers and everything, but this headed hooker, Johnny, this could 466 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: be a crazy like a Fox pick for a team 467 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: to pick up a little bit higher than people expect. 468 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 1: Thoughts a couple of things. One now, I'm gonna preface 469 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 1: what I'm about to say with I absolutely love handed 470 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: Hooker and I would be a o k with him 471 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 1: being in Houston if I felt like he could be 472 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,120 Speaker 1: ready for Week one, because I think if I'm gonna 473 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: drap him in Round one, I had to get him 474 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: on the field as soon as possible, or I'd like 475 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: to see him on the field as soon as pot 476 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 1: as soon as he's comfortable. I put it that way. 477 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 1: I love everything about him. I saw him at Senior 478 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 1: Bowl and he couldn't practice, but he was at every session, 479 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 1: every unit drill, he was watching every drill. He was 480 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: talking to the quarterbacks, talking to the coaches. The entire 481 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: time here's what's being held against Hended Hooker and well 482 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: out in the in the media world in particular. Oh, 483 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: he came from an offense that manufactured that the receivers 484 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: weren't even on the screen. They had so much space 485 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 1: and they took advantage of it. I have a Mark, 486 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: you know, I've watched probably I don't know, four or 487 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: five games. I watched three last summer of handed Hooker, 488 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: and I'll be honest, I almost didn't, Mark. I almost 489 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: didn't because at Virginia Tech, and I learned my lesson 490 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: with Virginia Tech prospects, if you know what I mean. 491 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: I watched the Virginia Tech and I thought, he's Jack. 492 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: He's just a guy. Okay, he goes to Tennessee and 493 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 1: he ends up he's behind Joe Milton, strong arm, big 494 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: arm dude from Michigan. Came from Michigan, from Florida, but 495 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: he came from the University of Michigan. And it was 496 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: Milton was going to be the guy. He's got the howitzer, 497 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: He's gonna be the guy in Tennessee's offense. So he 498 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: started a little bit. They eventually turned over to Hooker, 499 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: and then in twenty twenty one. The offense started kind 500 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 1: of taking off at that point because of Hooker and 501 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: what he did, But he didn't start at the beginning 502 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: of the year. Well, twenty twenty two, he's now the guy, 503 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: but then he doesn't finish the year. But that offense 504 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: is being held against him because there's so much space 505 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: and he had all these you know, top notch wide 506 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 1: receivers throwing too. That sounds familiar, right, didn't see j 507 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: Strout throwing some really really good wide receivers at Ohio 508 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: State too, So I don't I don't buy that argument. 509 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: If you watch, if you just watch handed Hooker and 510 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: you don't consider the age, and you don't look at 511 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: the office. You just look at him throwing the football, 512 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 1: and you look at where you know, his ball placement, 513 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: his accuracy, his understanding of when to run out of 514 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: the pocket. You realize that guy's a really good quarterback. Now, 515 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 1: how much does the ACL takeaway from him running? Hey? 516 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: Who knows. But I know, just watching the throws, it 517 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: wasn't just all day outside the numbers. His accuracy outside 518 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: the numbers is tremendous. But Mark, I remember we were 519 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 1: on a bus going to Chicago and we were on 520 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: a bus going to our hotel in Chicago. Oh no, 521 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,479 Speaker 1: I'm sorry in uh yeah, in Chicago, and I'm watching, 522 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: and you know me, I watch on the phone, and 523 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:48,959 Speaker 1: there's a drive right before half where he's backed up 524 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 1: two minute drive right for half, and he leads him 525 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: out of there with a couple of just genius throws, 526 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: I mean, brilliant throws, and he comes right back and 527 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: they doubled it because he has another couple throws after halftime, 528 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: and a game went for being to Tennessee taking a 529 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,479 Speaker 1: two touchdown lead at that point, and that was all Hooker. 530 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 1: So I think Hooker's Hooker's being short changed in some respects. Um. 531 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: I think that ACL kind of played with my mind 532 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: a little bit, like where I should put him. But 533 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: I'll put this way. I have him in my top 534 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 1: twenty in my mock coming up tonight. Okay, let's all right, 535 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: that's your YouTube program. Yeah, yeah, as long as I 536 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: don't screw it up, which I probably will, but you know, 537 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:35,479 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try eight o'clock, eight Central, eight o'clock. Yeah, Okay, 538 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: let's do it. You'll go, You'll be fine, Yeah, you'll 539 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: be fine. Look, if the kids can do it, you 540 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: can do it, all right, That's okay. Look, that's the 541 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 1: thing when it comes to technology nowadays, we can't say that. 542 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 1: Remember we were growing up. I mean, then again, one 543 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 1: of my favorite videos, and some of my favorite videos 544 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 1: are if you gave a kid a rotary phone from 545 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: the eighties and said make a call, call this number, 546 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:00,040 Speaker 1: call my cell phone, They'd have no idea how to 547 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,719 Speaker 1: do it. So you know, it's uh, I can at 548 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: least do that. So I think I'll I'll think I'll 549 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: be able to figure it out. But yeah, you know, Mark, 550 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: I'm with you. I think you know. I even batted 551 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: around would handed Hooker be more of a viable option 552 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: than Will Levis? Would that? And I was like, gosh, 553 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: you I think if Hooker had been fully healthy, I 554 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 1: think I might I might have done that. But I 555 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: don't know. I'm as I'm thinking through my mock I'm 556 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: going like, man, should I've done that? Should I not? 557 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: I don't know. It's gonna be close. I just think 558 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: teams are gonna fall in love with Handed Hooker. I 559 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 1: really do. Um. I think his dad was a coach, 560 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: if I remember correctly, so I think that adds to 561 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: his aura for me. At least um that helps. But 562 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: he's got rave reviews like an interviews and things like that, 563 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: So I think you're right. I think handed Hooker is 564 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:52,000 Speaker 1: kind of lying in wait for sure, for some team Johnny. 565 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: If Josh Allen was a bust right with his college 566 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: completion percentage and all of that, if he became a bust, 567 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:04,440 Speaker 1: does Anthony Richon project to go this high? Well, that's 568 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: a great question. I think No, I don't think he would. 569 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: I don't know. People hear that and go wait, wait, 570 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: wait a second, wait a second. You know these listen 571 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: NFL teams. You know the people that run them are human, 572 00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: they know like, wait a second. I learned from that 573 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: lesson like Buffalo took him, moved up to go take 574 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 1: him at number seven and knew he had flaws and 575 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 1: then he turned out to be a bust. I'm not 576 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,800 Speaker 1: making that same mistake. I'm not going to do that, 577 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 1: I think one of the things. And I don't know 578 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: the guy with the low completion percentage, and that's where 579 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: I'm coming from. Okay, that's that's where I want to 580 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: go to. And I've said this before. Mark Anthony Richardson's 581 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: percentage is like fifty three fifty four percent. Whatever it is, 582 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. But here's the thing, when it comes 583 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 1: to measuring accuracy. To me, completion percentage tells nothing of 584 00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: the story. Because I watched Richardson just east hold on, 585 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: let me, let me help. Here's where I'm going with this. 586 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: I'm a Matthew if you will. In the game against 587 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 1: which game did I watch? It was a Tennessee game. Yeah, 588 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: it was a Tennessee game. Mark, he has five throwaways, 589 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:19,399 Speaker 1: five because he rolls out because of the play call. 590 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: There's nobody there as an outlet. He's gotta throw away. 591 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 1: He had five throwaways. Now, if I'm doing a math 592 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:28,359 Speaker 1: for you, five throwaways in the game, So that means okay, 593 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:30,840 Speaker 1: let's say it was twenty for thirty. Just go with me. 594 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: He's twenty for thirty, right, that's sixty seven percent. But 595 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:39,319 Speaker 1: let's say he doesn't have those five throwaways and now 596 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: he's twenty at twenty five, that's eighty percent. So the 597 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:48,319 Speaker 1: difference in a few throwers in Mark. I'm not saying 598 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 1: it was just that game either. There were a number 599 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 1: of games where he was throwing the ball away multiple times. 600 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:57,359 Speaker 1: That offense last year did not help Anthony Richardson at all. 601 00:34:58,080 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: If you want to talk about his accuracy and his 602 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: ball placement, you've got to watch him throw watch him 603 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 1: throw the football, and you realize, okay, there are inconsistencies 604 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 1: in where he's throwing the ball, there's inconsistencies in his 605 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:15,399 Speaker 1: footwork and his mechanics. Those things rise up. But he 606 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: had such a bad number in large part because he 607 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,240 Speaker 1: had drive here. If you just want to go by math, 608 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 1: if you took away the drops and you took away 609 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 1: to throw it, he had more throwaways last year than 610 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: I saw. I don't think I saw from any other 611 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: quarterback even close. He used having to throw the ball 612 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: away a ton because he'd survive a rush. He'd go 613 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 1: he'd run to the right and he's like, I gotta 614 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:40,239 Speaker 1: throw the thing away. He saved the play, But yet 615 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 1: he goes oh for one, which obviously hurts his completion percentage. 616 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: And does that tell us how accurate or not he is. 617 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 1: I think he is inconsistently accurate. I think he is 618 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:56,240 Speaker 1: extremely accurate outside the numbers, on deep routes outside the numbers. 619 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: I think his accuracy can start to wane a little 620 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,399 Speaker 1: bit on shorter, immediate stuff. That's outside the numbers because 621 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 1: he's got to be more exactly with his footwork and such, 622 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,400 Speaker 1: and he can also spray it over the middle of 623 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,279 Speaker 1: the field basic routes, dig routes, in routes, things like that. 624 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: He tends to get up on his toes a little bit, 625 00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:15,720 Speaker 1: doesn't drive off the back leg, and the ball sails 626 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 1: on him. So to me, that's where the inconsistency and 627 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: his accuracy comes from. But the number, to me, doesn't 628 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:24,840 Speaker 1: tell me anything. In all honesty, it doesn't tell me 629 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:29,040 Speaker 1: anything because you factor in drops and you factor in throwaways. 630 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 1: You know, you could be talking about a guy that 631 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: was in the sixties. Would you feel better about Anthony 632 00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:35,080 Speaker 1: Richardson if his completion percentage was sixty one or sixty 633 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: two percent? Probably so, probably so you wouldn't be like 634 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,359 Speaker 1: yelling from the rooftops, but you'd feel better about it. Well, 635 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: that's probably what his true accuracy or completion percentage pretty 636 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:49,839 Speaker 1: much was interesting because he has a very similar number 637 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: of attempts as Hendon Hooker. He has two fewer attempts, 638 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:56,880 Speaker 1: three twenty seven to three twenty nine, but Hooker completed 639 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: fifty eight more passage over the course of a season. Now, 640 00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: that could be like three a game or something that 641 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: might back up your point. You have three more throwaways 642 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,720 Speaker 1: a game. I feel like Kevin Costner and Bull Durham 643 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,720 Speaker 1: right now. One hit a week, a groundball with eyes, 644 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:14,160 Speaker 1: something like that. Your average goes up to three hundred. 645 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: You go to the Hall of Fame as opposed to 646 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,319 Speaker 1: a two to fifty hitter and you're nobody. But I 647 00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 1: don't know, man, I don't know. The completion percentage to 648 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: me still is a very holy number. Maybe you're right, 649 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: Maybe we make too big a deal out of it. 650 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:31,800 Speaker 1: Richardson clearly has other attributes. He's a hell of a runner. 651 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 1: He really burst out of the scene. Good coaching. If 652 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 1: he's got the commitment, like a Josh Allen. If he's 653 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 1: got the commitment, he could become a really good quarterback. 654 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:47,279 Speaker 1: But speaking of Hooker, will he go before Richardson or 655 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:51,239 Speaker 1: even Levis? It could happen more on the draft. Three 656 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,879 Speaker 1: weeks from tonight, we get it rolling at Miller Outdoor Theater. 657 00:37:54,960 --> 00:38:00,719 Speaker 1: It's gonna be great. It's Texans Radio. Chickson's Radio continues 658 00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:08,439 Speaker 1: in a moment we returned to Texans All Access. Yeah, 659 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:10,759 Speaker 1: we do. Mark Vandimir and John Harris with you. It 660 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 1: is great to have the general on earlier. Three weeks 661 00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 1: from tonight the draft gets going. We'll be at Miller 662 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:18,440 Speaker 1: Outdoor Theater broadcasting. Andre Ware joins Johnny and me and 663 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:23,040 Speaker 1: Robert Hensley with the updates, and let's see what else 664 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:26,239 Speaker 1: Aaron is going to engineer. Now he might be in 665 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 1: Kansas City, so I think it'll be Matt Irvin if 666 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:31,040 Speaker 1: anybody wants to keep score of that at home. But 667 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 1: it'll be fun, Johnny to be out there, and you 668 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,000 Speaker 1: gotta eat your weedies of course as always, because you'll 669 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:40,640 Speaker 1: be on every single hour of the draft and it'll 670 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 1: be awesome. All right. So Steve Kim, I want to 671 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:45,760 Speaker 1: get to some other stuff here just for a second. 672 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:49,080 Speaker 1: Steve Kim former general manager of the Cardinals. Now that 673 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: he's not a general manager of the Cardinals, he's singing 674 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:54,000 Speaker 1: like a canary. Oh my gosh. He was on this 675 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:58,800 Speaker 1: Chris Long podcast and said, yeah, the DeAndre Hopkins contract, 676 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:01,759 Speaker 1: which he implement mented, by the way, makes it hard 677 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:03,600 Speaker 1: to trade him. Might have to go for a lower 678 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 1: pick than they would want. Oh. Plus, Kyler Murray, you 679 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:09,640 Speaker 1: know he works hard, but you know attention to detail. 680 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 1: That needs some work. The film study stuff, Yeah, that 681 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:15,480 Speaker 1: could use some improvement as well. Wait, wasn't he still 682 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 1: in the building when they put that clause in the 683 00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 1: contract and then they had to take it out. I 684 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,640 Speaker 1: mean that was his deal, right, So it is what 685 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:26,720 Speaker 1: it is. But it's interesting to hear him talk about 686 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:29,719 Speaker 1: his club right now, and it'll be really interesting to 687 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 1: see how they do in Arizona with Jonathan Gannon coaching 688 00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:36,960 Speaker 1: the show and Kyler Murray trying to prove himself as 689 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 1: we all are every single day of our lives. Yeah. 690 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:43,400 Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting when I saw the headline, like, 691 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:48,240 Speaker 1: wait a second, wait, is he talking about DeAndre Hopkins contract, 692 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:52,120 Speaker 1: the one that he came up with. He's talking about 693 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,319 Speaker 1: that contract? Yeah. I mean if he wants to get 694 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 1: hired again in the league at some point somewhere, that 695 00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: didn't a way to do it. Because if I were 696 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:01,120 Speaker 1: an own and I read that, I'd be like, wait 697 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:05,160 Speaker 1: a second, you admitted a couple of years after the 698 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 1: fact that that deal was a bad deal. Wait, huh? 699 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: I would It was just interesting to hear Steve Kime. 700 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,239 Speaker 1: And what I also find interesting is the fact that 701 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:23,680 Speaker 1: Steve Kim was talking a day or two after the 702 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:30,399 Speaker 1: Terry mcdonne allegations. I'm not conspiracy theorist, but conspiracy much. 703 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:34,799 Speaker 1: I don't know. It was kind of interesting to me. Yeah, yeah, 704 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,800 Speaker 1: that's interesting. And the other thing is the burner phones, 705 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:42,239 Speaker 1: which they basically admitted to. If I'm not mistaken. Where 706 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:44,160 Speaker 1: do you buy a burner phone? By the way, not 707 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: that I'm interested in one, I just think it's really 708 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:49,279 Speaker 1: you know, I watched The Wire, which is a great show. 709 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 1: Everybody should watch it. The technology part of it is dated, 710 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:54,439 Speaker 1: except they do use burner phones. But I think back 711 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:56,480 Speaker 1: then you just went to the store and bought a 712 00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 1: burner phone. I guess. I guess it's any kind of 713 00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: untraceable phone. You get a number whatever. Brandon cooks. By 714 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:05,560 Speaker 1: the way, also in the news on an Adam Schefter podcast, 715 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:07,719 Speaker 1: Sean and Seth played this audio this morning, so we 716 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:11,239 Speaker 1: don't have to revisit that, but he did indicating that 717 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: Week eighteen matchup. Yeah, the players are gonna play hard, 718 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:17,560 Speaker 1: try to win every game. Why not? And I kind 719 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:19,320 Speaker 1: of liked what he said about the Texans that you know, 720 00:41:19,320 --> 00:41:20,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna go all out to win a game, just 721 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:24,080 Speaker 1: like we always say about that game, Johnny, I never 722 00:41:24,239 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 1: thought in all my years of working with this organization, 723 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, I've had to talk about some losses. Let's 724 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 1: be clear. There have been some losses, some really hard 725 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:37,799 Speaker 1: losses that I've had to discuss on these airwaves. I've 726 00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:41,719 Speaker 1: never had to defend a victory. But here we are. 727 00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 1: They won the game. Okay, they they were not a 728 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:46,920 Speaker 1: very good team, but they won the game. You and 729 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:51,319 Speaker 1: I have had to defend ugly victories. They've had to 730 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:56,160 Speaker 1: do that before. But I don't think STU victory at all. 731 00:41:56,239 --> 00:42:00,680 Speaker 1: This is being the Colts in Indianapolis. That doesn't come 732 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 1: around very often. So listen, once this draft is over, 733 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:06,879 Speaker 1: I mean it'll be brought back up by somebody at 734 00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:10,440 Speaker 1: some point, but I mean, come on, man, give me 735 00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:13,000 Speaker 1: a break. But you're right. I heard I heard Brandon's 736 00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:16,719 Speaker 1: comments this morning talking about it, and you know, it's 737 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: good for Brandon. He is now in a place where 738 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:23,560 Speaker 1: he's gonna feel, you know, comfortable and feel wanted. Brandon's 739 00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:26,840 Speaker 1: also said that with all four stops, all four stops 740 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:30,160 Speaker 1: that he's been, he said those same things, and you know, 741 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:32,600 Speaker 1: we'll see how it works out for Dallas I thought 742 00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:36,719 Speaker 1: Dallas's moves. Mark, I'll admit Cookson Gilmore don't have much 743 00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 1: left in the tank. But if they've got a quarter 744 00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:43,200 Speaker 1: tank of their best left, then I think the Cowboys. 745 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:45,920 Speaker 1: As long as Dat keeps together and quits thrown interceptions, 746 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:48,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys could be a tough out. The Cowboys could 747 00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:52,000 Speaker 1: be a real tough out next year. I fully expect 748 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:55,279 Speaker 1: them to at least approach double jigit wins again, but 749 00:42:55,360 --> 00:42:57,400 Speaker 1: we all know what happens in the postseason. Although they 750 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:00,120 Speaker 1: did beat the Buccaneers this year on the road this 751 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:03,000 Speaker 1: past year, so good for them. With that man, we're 752 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:05,960 Speaker 1: running out of show here. Quickly tell me will Hendon 753 00:43:06,040 --> 00:43:08,720 Speaker 1: Hooker go ahead of Levis in this draft. I don't 754 00:43:08,719 --> 00:43:12,239 Speaker 1: think he will, but it'll be I don't think he will, Mark, 755 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:15,479 Speaker 1: but it would be a really long discussion I would 756 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:17,720 Speaker 1: want to have with my scouts if I'm a GM, 757 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:20,000 Speaker 1: with my assistant GM, whomever my team, I would have 758 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:25,560 Speaker 1: a long, hard discussion about it, because I believe in 759 00:43:25,600 --> 00:43:28,279 Speaker 1: Hendon Hooker, but I believe in Jake Hanner too. I mean, 760 00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,400 Speaker 1: there's some options. So this is gonna be a fascinated 761 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:33,040 Speaker 1: draft and it needs to get here a lot faster 762 00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:35,560 Speaker 1: than three weeks. Bro. I mean it's just ridiculous. I mean, 763 00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:38,040 Speaker 1: we gotta go. We gotta get this lying season over 764 00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:41,279 Speaker 1: with and see what's behind all those lies. All right, 765 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:43,880 Speaker 1: Tomorrow's good Friday. We got a Friday show for you 766 00:43:43,880 --> 00:43:47,640 Speaker 1: at six o'clock Johnny and I and also Brian bearfiere Field, 767 00:43:47,680 --> 00:43:49,719 Speaker 1: also known as Big Sarge. He's gonna be on the 768 00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:52,960 Speaker 1: program as well as we will continue to get you 769 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:55,600 Speaker 1: ready for the draft and whatever is next for your 770 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:58,960 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. Thank you very much Jason for producing. Thank 771 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:01,400 Speaker 1: you General, Thank you Joe Nie. Check out Johnny on 772 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:05,080 Speaker 1: YouTube at eight. Have a great night everyone, Go Texans. 773 00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:10,120 Speaker 1: This is Texans Radio on Sports Radio six ten.