1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, Welcome Texans All Access on the air here 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: from the Hunday Texans Radio studio at NRG Stadium, where 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: the team is in session as far as offseason conditioning 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: and OTA's about to get rolling with the full uniform 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,319 Speaker 1: on and offense against defense, but not yet, not yet, 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: still doing the exercises if you will, out of the 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: fields of the Houston Methodist Training Center. Mark Vandermer with 8 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: you tonight, joined by the General John mcclan. It's Thursday. 9 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: We haven't talked for a couple of weeks. Actually, John, 10 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: last week we had our draft show. You're on with DP. 11 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: We had the entire draft. Here we are. We haven't 12 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: talked for two weeks. So the draft is done. Let's 13 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: talk about how this team shapes up following the eight 14 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: selections and undrafted free agents, which have not been announced 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: yet but information does get out. First of all, how 16 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: you doing, John, I'm doing great. And we had all 17 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: those undrafted guys plus to try out guys on our website. 18 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: We're in the chronicle both. But I don't know if 19 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: I don't know enough about them yet to see a 20 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: Dylan Coal or an Arian st A J. Boyer or 21 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: Brian Brayman or Steven Anderson. But you know, somebody will 22 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: make that team, maybe more than one who will come 23 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: from that list, although there's a lot of competition now 24 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: because of what Brian Gaines done in free agency, and 25 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: then with eight draft choices, usually the Texans will sign 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: twenty something undrafted free agents. This year, I believe it 27 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: was twelve. Well, they just didn't have the room, or 28 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: you did have the room if you would start cutting 29 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: a lot of guys. But I think they want to 30 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: have a look at a lot of the guys they 31 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: have already, and they and they did cut a few 32 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: guys too, and which is to be expected. But I 33 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: remember it was Mike Mayock or Todd McShay, and both 34 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: of everybody that I saw that I trust their opinion, 35 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: and this is what summed it up. One of them, mcshayer. 36 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: Mayock said the Texans did more with less than any 37 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: team in the league. In other words, didn't have a 38 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: number one and number two big, but still had a 39 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: good draft, especially filling needs. And we talked about this 40 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: before and I've written it, tweeted it. I thought it 41 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: was very refreshing for Brian Gaine to admit I've never 42 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: heard of general manager admit this, he was gonna take 43 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: the best athlete in combination with needy. They act like 44 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: before the draft that need is a four letter word. 45 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: They won't admit to it. And so, oh no, we 46 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: only take the best athlete. And then they take the 47 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: best athlete based on need, and Brian said it and 48 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: admitted afterward. And so the biggest need was offensive tackle. 49 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: But nobody expected Justin Reed to be there. The guy. 50 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: I had seen him going in the second round. A 51 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: few people thought he would go at the bottom of 52 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: the first. So he's there. They had to take him. 53 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: And then Martinez Rankin was right behind that first group 54 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: and it was not a good group of tackles for 55 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: the first round. But as we talked about the last 56 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: time we were together, starting about midway through the second 57 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: round through the fourth round, there were a lot of 58 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: prospects for value and Ranking will come in and compete 59 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: with Chantrell Henderson at right tackle. And a good thing 60 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,679 Speaker 1: is say next year, when you got a one in 61 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: two two, say you drafted a tackle, then rankings always Martinez, 62 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: Ranking has what it takes to play guard as well. 63 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: Or yeah, you don't need a center, you got plenty 64 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: of centers, but the fact is they liked him and 65 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: they got a really good pig for value there. Well, 66 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: we could talk more about all of this stuff, but 67 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: since we're on the subject of offensive line, I want 68 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: to start there because at left tackle Julian Davenport, you 69 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: got the feeling they like Julian davin him. But the 70 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: thing is they're very thin there. They're incredibly think they're 71 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: thin at tackle period. Yeah, they look pretty thick at 72 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: guard right now. They have a lot of options and center, 73 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: so they have a lot of different combinations. They can 74 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: play with the interior. Three on the outside. It's a 75 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: little iffy. Now, maybe you can move somebody out from 76 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: the interior. You mentioned it. Ranking does have the ability 77 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: to play guard. That's nice. I want to see more 78 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: guards with the ability to play tackle, maybe because they 79 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: might need some of those options. They are one Davenport 80 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: injury away from what's planed B. Now I'm sure they 81 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: have Plan B, but they don't go around publicizing these things. 82 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: I'm just curious to all where they're headed here. As 83 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: far as the depth department goes, there is one guard 84 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: on the roster who played tackle. YEP, that would be 85 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: Jeff Allen, I think I told you people can't see 86 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: told me they thought right tackle was his best position, 87 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: and well, it look pretty good at right tackle then, 88 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: and Jeff right now, I don't know. Julian is under 89 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure to stay healthy and to news 90 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: things that everybody talks about for an offensive tackle going 91 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: into the draft, specially the left tackle. They want to 92 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: know size, athleticism, feet, wingspan, arm length. His wingspan was 93 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: eighty seven and a half and I don't know many 94 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: have ever been longer. He's six seven three twin He 95 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: played basketball. If he hadn't gone to Buck now he 96 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: people would think more highly of him. But at the 97 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: end of the year, when he started those two games 98 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: at left tackle, all of a sudden he looked good 99 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: enough for them to say, all right, he's the left tackle. Now. 100 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: You know another thing, Mark, and you know this. You 101 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: see it every year, the fifty three men roster that 102 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: goes into the New England game, there will be a 103 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: lot of changes from what it is right now, because 104 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: they they'll probably there's a lot of free agents out 105 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: there that haven't signed right that you could sign a 106 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: couple of them. You can when they start making a 107 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: big cut from what is it? Oh, is it one 108 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: cut now after the fourth preseason game cut. That's a 109 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: lot of players to look at your The Texan's one 110 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: of the worst teams in the league, so they'll get 111 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: a high claim, right So I wouldn't surprise me at 112 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: all if one of the backup tackles doesn't is not 113 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: with another team right now, it's a possibility. I mean, 114 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: you need some depth over there. We'll see what they 115 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: add to that position as we move on. But in 116 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: your mind, Fulton, Nick Martin, Seneo Callamette, that looks like 117 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: the interior the starters man's is the backup center. Some 118 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: people in Kansas City think Fulton's a better center than guard. 119 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 1: Could always move Nick Martin. Nick played guard in Notre 120 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: Dame as well as center, but they don't want to. Well, 121 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: maybe Martin's a better center than guard. Also, Bill Bill 122 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: Broach the subject at the Brett Coach's breakfast. You were 123 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: there in Orlando. He just kind of casually threw out 124 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: about Martin the possibility. But I know they wanted him 125 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: to play center and the key inside is and he 126 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: got a lot of options. You still got Jeff Allen, 127 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: Jeff's starter in the last two years. Kyle Fuller. They're 128 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: very high on him. Man's a very solid center who 129 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: has started before, so that's not an issue. But depth, 130 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: you got Kendall Lamb and you got Martine's ranking and 131 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: ranking as a two year starter. In two thy sixteen, 132 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: his first year year after he came to Mississippi State 133 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: from junior college, he had a really good game against 134 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: Miles Garrett. All of a sudden, people started talking about 135 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: it and we asked him about it. He said that 136 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: was the first time he really thought of himself as wow, 137 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: I might be able to play this game on a 138 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: big time level. He said, That's where my career took 139 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: off and I started getting some no riety and the 140 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: Texans followed him, worked him out, liked him a lot. 141 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: He's versatile, you know. Gaining O'Brian are always talking about versatility, 142 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: but when rankings comes in, they don't want ranking to 143 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: play more than one position right away. Put him somewhere 144 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: right tackle and show us what you can do, and 145 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: then if he got that locked down, then maybe then 146 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: we'll see what you can do. But the Texans have 147 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: to they have Somebody asked me, what has to happen 148 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: for this draft to be considered successful. I said the 149 00:07:54,880 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: biggest need was offensive tackle. Martinis. Ranking has to start 150 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: at some point. At some point. Yeah, that don't mean 151 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: next year. Now, Chantrell Henderson, he was on a one 152 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: year prove it contract. If he plays well, you know, 153 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: his futures on the line, then that would be great. Yeah. 154 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: If he can hold off ranking, that would be tremendous. 155 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: But at some point, Rankin's gonna have to start, start 156 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: for multiple years and be a good player. Well, if 157 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: he's your backup right tackle, that means he's your backup 158 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: left tackle maybe, or Henderson becomes your backup left tackle, 159 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: he's just gonna have to move over and rank and 160 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: stays there. Right. We'll see how they handle it. And 161 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: I know this, no matter what they do in OTA's, 162 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: it's probably going to be different or it's going to 163 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: evolve in training camp because that's when they can put 164 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: the pads on, and that's when they'll get a clear 165 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 1: look at the offensive line. In OTA's they're going to 166 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 1: get a look at Oh, you know where to line up, 167 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: you know when to go left and right and whatever 168 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: we tell you to do. But the physical part of it, 169 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: you just can't get a look at yet and really 170 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: and truthfully, when you get to camp until another team comes, Yeah, 171 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: like till the forty nine ers year before the game 172 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: and you're hitting somebody else you don't really know. I 173 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 1: like the way they do it, no tas it's about 174 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: mental And then the coaches love to watch tape of 175 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 1: seeing guys explode in and out of their cuts, back pedal, 176 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: way they use their hands and things. But when you 177 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: don't have the pad zone, it's basically mental for the 178 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: players and the coaches seeing what they can do. And 179 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: a lot of teaching goes into that. I know that 180 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien always says it would be great to have 181 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: more time with the players, but what coach is not 182 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: going to say that, And they have a nine week 183 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 1: program going on right now. Yeah, they can't do anything 184 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: with the ball. They can't go offense against defense right now, 185 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: but they can do a lot of the lining up 186 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: and what's your assignment and you go here, I go there. 187 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: So you get nine weeks of that. That's a pretty 188 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: decent education, especially for the guys who have been through 189 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: the system at least a year leading into this. The 190 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: rookies aren't even here yet. Then, you go to training 191 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: camp for six weeks, that's a lot of work as well, 192 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: should get you ready for the season. But I get it. 193 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: Coaches are always going to want more time with the players, 194 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 1: and they always hear the stories from the older coaches 195 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: back of the Hey, we had six weeks of training 196 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: cap we went away. It was terrific. We learned a 197 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: lot to put on the pads anytime. I do think 198 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: for offensive linemen and quarterbacks because and the receivers, because 199 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: of the way the college game is played today, how 200 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: different it is unless they come from a pro style system, 201 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: but it's so different they would like to have the time. 202 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: And it's not just the mental You know, you'd love 203 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: to be able to see guys hitting, but how much 204 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: can you see if it's just one on one. They 205 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: want to teach those players earlier. They'd like to see 206 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: have them in earlier. Like if the system goes ever, 207 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: if the schedule ever goes to eighteen games, then every 208 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,559 Speaker 1: coach is gonna want more time with them. In the offseason. 209 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: They're gonna want more mini camps. They're gonna want more 210 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: mandatory mini camps. And maybe in the next CBA. Remember 211 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: the owners, we say the owners got the money and 212 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: the players got the time off. Are making more money 213 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: today than they've ever They make fifty five percent of 214 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: the gross revenue. The road fits are better than they've 215 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: ever been. But the fact is the money that was 216 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: saved on the draft was supposed to go to veterans, 217 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: and the fact is a lot of veterans are down 218 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: working on minimum contracts or get cut. But maybe the coaches. 219 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: Now the owners don't really listen to the coaches, but 220 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: maybe the next time they give them a little more 221 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: money and get say, okay, you give us, give us 222 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 1: those four OTA's back. It used to be fourteen nights ten. Well, 223 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: we solved that eighteen game thing. You could have eighteen 224 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: weeks and just go double buys, like we said, which 225 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: is the way it should be. Yeah, two buys. I 226 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 1: think everybody could live through that. Your team having two 227 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: buys a season, and you have eighteen weeks of professional 228 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: football on television, which is what the net works on 229 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: Thursday night game, you're off before and after. Go to London, 230 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: you're off before and after. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, the 231 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: international game factors into the equation. While we're on the subjects, 232 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: we'll get to the m nobody. It's not like baseball 233 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: and you say, oh my god, you're gonna put the 234 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: World Series deeper into November when it's clover. Who would 235 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: care if the Super Bowl was February twelfth instead of 236 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: February fifth. Well, by the way it's played, it's got 237 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: to be played indoors. I know they did the New 238 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: York Super Bowl, but come on, you cannot do that, 239 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: especially when the next day you had a catastrophic style 240 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: snowstorm that could have turned that Super Bowl into a disaster. 241 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 1: I don't think they'll ever try that again. Well, I 242 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: shouldn't say never, but it's a likelihood that they play 243 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: indoors always. They just played the thing in Minnesota. You're right, 244 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: there's no difference between February fifth and February twelfth in Minnesota. 245 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: Nobody would complain, but it would certainly there couldn't be 246 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: any complaining about Thursday night or the travel in Europe? Right. 247 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: How about the draft ratings? John pretty high? Well, they 248 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: should have been hired Mark for several reasons. Number One, 249 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: Fox broadcast, that's it's not a gable outlet. Number Two, 250 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 1: you had to quarterbacks, but you also had the largest 251 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: market the Jets and the Giants for New York, New 252 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: Jersey both picked second and third, and they both needed quarterbacks. 253 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,439 Speaker 1: Even though Giants took sa Quon Barkley, there was still, 254 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: you know, quarterbacks, sexiest position in sports. There was uncertainty 255 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: going into that night, a lot of and it was 256 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: a lot of hype about the quarterbacks. And then when 257 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: your largest market both teams are in it, I'm not 258 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: surprised at all. The ratings weren't great. Yeah, they were fantastic. 259 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: The NBA that night slightly over two million viewers, the 260 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: NFL that night over eleven million viewers. So that was 261 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: phenomenal stuff. What was it Daryl Morey said about the 262 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: NFL and the NBA during the season. It wasn't good. 263 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: Now he was like, I can't remember what Darryl said, 264 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: but it was like echoing Mark Cuban. Yeah, all these 265 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: people that are naysayers when the ratings are down, Yet 266 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: when Fox wants to puny up another one hundred million, 267 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: when Amazon wants a two year contract to stream, and 268 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: then you see the ratings of the draft. The NFL's 269 00:13:56,679 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 1: not in trouble. They're in trouble from a public relations standpoint, 270 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: but from a popularity standpoint, you can be mad at 271 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: them and still watch them. You can be infuriated by stuff, 272 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: but we still watch the NFL. It's still by far 273 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: the most popular sport. And remember the ratings for the 274 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. Yeah, the Pro Bowl still rates pretty high, 275 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: considering it's the worst event on TV in sports and 276 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: there are a lot of bad events, and the ratings 277 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: still out and draw the other sports. All right, John 278 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: McClain sticks around. Let's talk tight ends next. What about 279 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: the defensive backs? As Justin Reid is now a Texan 280 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: third round draft choice, how does the secondary shape up? 281 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: I wrote about it. I'm sure the General did too, 282 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: and we'll talk about it. Names you know could be 283 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: on the bench. That is just wild stuff. It's Texans 284 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: Radio having fun on a Thursday evening with the General 285 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: John McClain from the Houston Chronicle here on Texans Radio 286 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: in the Hyundai Texans Radio Studio at NRG Stadium. Mark 287 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: Vandermayer with you, and let's talk more NFL draft stuff 288 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: with the General. John Justin Reid third round raft choice. 289 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody would have been shocked if a 290 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: team in need of a safety took him late first round, 291 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: early second round, but there he wasn't the third The 292 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: Texans grabbed him with the fourth pick in the third round, 293 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: and he reshapes that secondary even more. You know, you 294 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: look at what they have back there, John when they're 295 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: in Nickel. I said this before, even before read got here. 296 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: A lot of people think Reid might start for this 297 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: football team. I don't know how you feel about that. 298 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: But now, if I'm in Nickel, I've got two big 299 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: names on the bench, and I don't know who they are. 300 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: Is it Kareem? Is it j Joe? Is it Kevin Johnson? 301 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: Is it Justin Reid? Is it Andre? How two big 302 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: names are gonna be on the bench when you're in 303 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: nickel defense? And couple may have trouble making a team too. Well. 304 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: I looked at guarantee. It's not guaranteed, but I looked 305 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: at those numbers and I thought, man, I mean, if 306 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: you're keeping ten defensive backs, I easily have six corners. 307 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: And everybody makes it comfortably right now the way it looks. 308 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: And then you look at safety and you tweeted something 309 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: about safety earlier in the day today, but at safety 310 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: and you have the honey batcher, you have Justin Reid. 311 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: You have Andre how Corey Morris still on this football team, 312 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: Curtis Drummond, Curtis Drummond, you have options on this football 313 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: team at that spot. First of all, universally, everybody loved 314 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: the read pick, and that wasn't your biggest need. Offensive 315 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: line was your biggest need. But I'll guarantee you you 316 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: guys had him raided his second round pick, and when 317 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: he was there in the third fourth pick in the 318 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: third round, he had to take him. Everybody that I 319 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: have seen talk to or read thinks that was a 320 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: really good pick. He's six one, he's two ten. He's 321 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: really smart. He can play up, he can play back, 322 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: he can cover tight ends, he can cover a slot receiver. Now, 323 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: he's not the play he's not quite the talent that 324 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: his brother Eric was coming out of LSU when he 325 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: was a first round pick of the forty nine ers. 326 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: But he's close. And I don't think he'll be playing 327 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: around the line of screamage because you got the honey 328 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: badger to do that. I think he'll be or he'll 329 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: be played deeper and Andre Howe, we'll have to worry 330 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: about his job. Teams play a lot of three safeties 331 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: now Romeo is back out there as a coordinator and 332 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: he will find a way to take advantage of Justin Reid. 333 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: He can cover tight ends now. Really, since AJ Boyer 334 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 1: left last year, didn't really have anybody do as good 335 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: a job on tight ends as he did. But the 336 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: red Pick was tremendous well, and he'll be dynamite on 337 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: special teams. I mean, if you look at three safeties, 338 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: okay and Dime, that's good and Dime by the way, 339 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: six defensive backs, Nickel, five defensive backs. Just for those 340 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 1: who don't know, you look at the corners here, you 341 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: think Aaron Colvin plays inside or outside on this team. 342 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: I think a healthy Jonathan Joseph's gonna play and he's 343 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: gonna play outside. Obviously, the reason that Colvin came here 344 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: was he's not gonna play outside in Jacksonville because Ramsay 345 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: and Boyer. But he may have been the best slot 346 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: corner in the league last year. Pro Football Focus says 347 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: he's never given up a touchdown. He Pro football Focus 348 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: hays I wrote him at the time, I can't remember 349 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: him now all these things where he ranked among the 350 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: top corners in the league and the top slot corners. 351 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: So maybe he can start outside right away. I think 352 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: J Joe and Kevin Johnson would and he would be 353 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: the slot corner. But he came here to compete outside, 354 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,919 Speaker 1: so maybe he wins a starting job and then he 355 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: moves inside and when the third receiver comes in. They 356 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: like versatility, like options. They've got him. Trusting Decus moved 357 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: to safety. You know, he looks like we said last year, 358 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: he looks like a safety six and over two hundred. 359 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: He's smart, he works hard, He's got to contribute on 360 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: special teams. So that gives them even more options at 361 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: safety to go with all those corners we've talked about, 362 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: and I think it's good because they need them. And 363 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: last year when they didn't have a pass rush from 364 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: any player other than Clowney, those guys they're lack of speed. 365 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: They couldn't cover as long as they needed to. And 366 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: but with Matthew and Reid and Colvin, this secondary should 367 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: be so much better. And the resigning of J Joe, 368 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: I think when you factor all that stuff in, this 369 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 1: is the most stacked position unit on the team baby 370 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: the secondary. And I know it was not a great 371 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: year for them. Injuries obviously contributed to that, and also 372 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: lack of a pass rush because two of your three 373 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: top guys were out. I don't know, is it front seven? 374 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,119 Speaker 1: And again I know we're talking about I agree with 375 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: you about the secondary. There's so many options, you know. Yeah, Jonathan, 376 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: Joseph Kraam, Jackson, Kevin Johnson, those have been the big 377 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:40,479 Speaker 1: three and then now you add Aaron Colvin that's four 378 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: and the seventh round pick, Jermaine Kelly. Jermaine Kelly I 379 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: think is a really good special teams player. It'd be 380 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: real hard for him to make the team, probably make 381 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: the practice squad. But the fact is, and they get hurt. Yeah, 382 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: you know, Kaream and Jonathan, they'll miss a game or 383 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 1: two every year, so you gotta of depth and Covin 384 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,199 Speaker 1: other than he was suspended once, I don't know if 385 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: he's missed any time at all for injuries at Jacksonville. 386 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: But set people ought to be fired up because number 387 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: one secondary's more talented. Number two the pass rush should 388 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: be back. With Watt and Merciless looking so good, does 389 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: Duke Etcha four show up as a rookie. Duke Ja 390 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: four was to me and everybody I've talked to the 391 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: guy from our lads that runs the Hour Lads Service. 392 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: He just went on and on on Twitter when the 393 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: Texans got Edge of four. Let's be honest, if he 394 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: hadn't suffered a torn laboram and had surgery and he 395 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 1: couldn't work out, he would have gone probably in the 396 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,360 Speaker 1: third round, maybe slipped to the fourth. Texans get him 397 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: into six. He's almost six four two sixty five. Of course, 398 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: he's from a Leif Taylor. He's gonna Romeo's gonna get 399 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,719 Speaker 1: him an outside linebacker, and he looks like one on 400 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: the strong side. They'll see if he can rush the passer. 401 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: They've put him through the ringer at the medical center 402 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: with all the doctors, and they think he'll be cleared. 403 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: If not at the start of training camp. During training camp, 404 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 1: not going to rush him. He's got all the time 405 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: in the world. But what a great addition Duke Edge 406 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 1: four could be when he's healthy and he's he was 407 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: a four three end, but you see they take those 408 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: ends and make them into linebackers all the time. Him 409 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: and a guy from Stanford, Peter Callum Bay callum how 410 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: he pronounced ca callum bay, callum bay, Peter callum Bay. 411 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: He's more like a week side outside guy. But edge 412 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: of four's got talent and he was there only because 413 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: of the injury. Well, the kid from Stafford could be interesting. 414 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: He had two players from Stanford here, and you know, 415 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: John Harris was saying he does a lot of things. Well, 416 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: you know he might not be you know, first round talent, 417 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: second round talent, but the guy can contribute. It looks 418 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 1: like and on paper in the NFL, anyway, that's all 419 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: we have right now is on paper. I asked him 420 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: about this in our interview. He was a captain in 421 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: the last two years at Stanford and those are voted 422 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: on by the teammates. Bill O'Brien's always thought talking about 423 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: good teammate, good teammate, good teammate and so. And he 424 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: even though he was drafted low, he's the kind of guy, 425 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: a leader type. He's another smart guy. Getting those two 426 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: Standford guys. They're smarter. The only way they could have 427 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 1: been even smarter as if they drafted Baylor people, but 428 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: they didn't. And so I like that. I like competition. 429 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: You know, you always need linebackers in the three to four. 430 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: They're set with the first three inside barring injury, and 431 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: there's gonna be competition outside. The key is does Romeo 432 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: Crenell put Clowney back at end some time a lot? 433 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: But Vrabel liked him a linebacker. He dropped down in 434 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: passing situations. But will we list him as an end 435 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: or an outside linebacker? And what would that open up 436 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 1: for another player? Last year, Mike Vrabel told me and 437 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 1: maybe O'Brien, Brandon Dunne as the season went on, played 438 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: better than any time as they were playing here. It 439 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: was that about opportunity to nose tackle. Remember they move 440 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,479 Speaker 1: Reader to in because Dunn was playing so well at 441 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 1: nose tackles. So you think, with what and Covington and 442 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: Reader back off our and Brandon Dunn playing wells should 443 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,120 Speaker 1: pick up where he left off. And Carlos Watkins got 444 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: a lot of playing time because of the injuries. That 445 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 1: gives you some depth up front this defense, and you 446 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: know this, it's gonna be good. It was good two 447 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: years ago. The only reason it gave up the most 448 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: points in the league was because of injuries. Yeah, yeah, 449 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 1: you can't have all those guys hurt. We all know this. 450 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: So it looks like they can bounce right back. But 451 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: that's a lot to ask because you're gonna have to 452 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: make sure everybody is fully healthy when the season begins. 453 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: All right, let's flip it back to offense. Here, you've 454 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 1: got the tight ends. You've got Jordan Atkins, and you 455 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 1: have Jordan Thomas. Adkins was the biggest surprise of the draft. 456 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 1: You know, he's twenty six years old. If you're gonna 457 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 1: play center fielder, he was a third round pick in 458 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: both sports. If you're gonna play center fielder for four 459 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: years and Rangers system, that's covering a lot of ground. 460 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: You know, he's six three and two fifty and he 461 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: moves really well, and he's a good receiver. He averaged 462 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 1: fifteen one and fifteen three per catch the last two 463 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: years at Central Florida. He also has the attitude. Brian 464 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: Gaine told me we were in Orlando. He said he 465 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: was talking about tight ends and college football. He said, sometimes, 466 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, you'd like to have a guy who's a 467 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,200 Speaker 1: really good blocker. And maybe he didn't have to catch 468 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: because he wasn't asked to. But if he has the 469 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: characteristics and the capacity to become a good receiver, will 470 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: like him. If he's a good receiver and he wasn't 471 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: asked to block, but we think he has the characteristics 472 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 1: to become a blocker, will do that and we might 473 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: end up having to take two. So I really, Jordan 474 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:59,159 Speaker 1: akens there's a good chance Steven Anderson's jobs. He's the 475 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: jobs in jeopard because he's the tight end. It does 476 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: the same thing Anderson does, and he's bigger and he's 477 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: probably a better blocker. And then Jordan Thomas, who said 478 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: he played at two eight. He weighs two seventy. Now, 479 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,439 Speaker 1: y'all listen, h at two sixty five, which is what 480 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: they want him. He played outside because of injuries. Well, 481 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: he's strong. They's got really powerful hands. The reason he 482 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: wasn't playing in in blocking is out of necessity. So 483 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: they think here he can move inside and be that 484 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: tight end who provides the blocking that's missing. Well, maybe 485 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: Anderson gets the Bryce McCain factor applied to him. You 486 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: know what that is, right, I've said that many times 487 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: plays ten years now somewhere I know that's another factor. 488 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: But the factor was this that in twenty ten McCain, 489 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: who was a draft choice of this team sixth rounder, 490 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: eventually deactivated towards the end of that twenty ten season. 491 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: And then they get all the corners, they get J Joe, 492 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: and free agency, they draft Brandon Harris, did draft Rock Carmichael. 493 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 1: But Bryce McCain sees that and he ups his game 494 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: and he becomes the starting nickel corner on a really 495 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: good defense. So I think that that could happen with 496 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: some guys at various position groups that you address in 497 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 1: the draft. All of a sudden, this alarm goes off. 498 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: Maybe it was gonna go off anyway. Anderson's not as 499 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: big as Aikins even but we'll see if this does 500 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: anything for him. And he's done some things already for 501 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: this team, but you'd like to see a progression. Stevens 502 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: a big receivers what he is, he's an h back. 503 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: And Tim Kelly tight ends coach, is a really good coach. 504 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: People are very is he coaching tight Ends? Yeah? Is 505 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: he Tim Kelly? Yeah? His star is on the rise, 506 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: and so I can't wait to see what he can do, 507 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: not just with Steven Anderson, but with two rookies, Ryan Griffin. 508 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: You know, Ryan's got one problem, can't stay healthy. If 509 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:55,200 Speaker 1: Ryan could play sixteen games, I'll guarantee you he'd catch 510 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: fifty passes, he'd catch five, six touchdowns. He could be 511 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,959 Speaker 1: a good Player's a big target, he's smart, he can 512 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: play the middle of the field, but he just can't 513 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: stay healthy. He's had twenty more than twenty catches one time, 514 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: and so you're looking at four to make three, and uh, 515 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 1: I like, I didn't know Aikins and I thought twenty 516 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 1: six years old, I had to grade each player. I 517 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: gave him a deep plus on him. I think that 518 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: was too tough general and D plus deep plus. I 519 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: think Jordan Thomas I may have given him a D 520 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: because of him on end too. But um, I think 521 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 1: now knowing how they want to throw the ball at 522 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: the tight ends and take the pressure off of the whiteouts, 523 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 1: I think that he could be the surprise. Age of 524 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: four would be the steal. He would be the surprise, 525 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: all right. Some people think Reid is a steal in 526 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: the third round, but I don't care he is. But 527 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: I don't count a guy who going in a third round, 528 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 1: who's highly thought of. But age of four going into six, 529 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,360 Speaker 1: when at the lowest he would have been a four 530 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: and maybe a three, that's the guy that could be 531 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: the steel, all right. My favorite pick might be Kiki 532 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: Qt the wide receivers. He can help you in two 533 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: different ways. Yeah, special teams return guys really good kickoff returner, 534 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: they gonna be kickoffs. Yeah, well that's good point. Then 535 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: maybe they'll move him a punt returner. Will Fuller's too 536 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 1: good as a punt returner. But you don't want to 537 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 1: expose the guy gets hurt a lot there hits, but 538 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 1: you know, I mean want a game. Last year he 539 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 1: averaged fifteen yards per return. They'd love to have somebody 540 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: else pop up. You know, Tyler. Irvan's returning from the 541 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,880 Speaker 1: tell attended surgery and he's gonna be needed. They really 542 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,360 Speaker 1: didn't do much in running. At some point he could 543 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: be back. You know, I was wondering why didn't they 544 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: take him back? Now we know they brought back Alfred 545 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,959 Speaker 1: Blue and Irvan will be coming off that surgery some 546 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: He'll be back at some point. But Qutie playing inside. 547 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: He's really fast and he's really quick. And Bruce Ellington's 548 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: been hurt each year he's he I thought Ellington was 549 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: a great pickup, but he got hurt. Needs some inside 550 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: depth and he's Wes. Welker is very high on Kiki 551 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: Qti and maybe it's because he went to Tech. But 552 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: the people that watched him think he was a really 553 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: good pig because of his speed, his quickness. He'll have 554 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 1: a lot to learn coming from the offense. Sure at 555 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: teg but but he did run some of that end 556 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: a round stuff. I know it's different here. Of course, 557 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: he's very He gives them some big play capability inside 558 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: all over the field. All right, John mcclin sticks around 559 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: more on the Texans draft, What about the rest of 560 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,719 Speaker 1: the AFC South? How does it reshape the division? This 561 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 1: past weekend's draft and other news from around the league, 562 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: including a great receiver really not a receiver, but a 563 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: guy who catches a lot of passes. Retiring, It's Texans 564 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: All Access. Our program continues with John McClain from the 565 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: Houston Chronicle. Our final segment Here, let's talk more NFL 566 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: Draft Texans. We've given you our rundown of their picks 567 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 1: and what we think is gonna happen with some of 568 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 1: them this year. But John, what about the rest of 569 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: the AFC South? Who stood out to you? What team 570 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: stood out to you the most in this past weekend's draft. 571 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: I gave Houston, Tennessee and Indianapolis B minuses, and I 572 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: gave Jacksonville a bat the Jaguars as teams picking at 573 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: the bottom of the first round with now we might 574 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 1: say they need a quarterback, but they don't think they did. 575 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: They stayed stood pat They let the draft come to them, 576 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: and like Tavin Bryan from Florida, they don't need him now. 577 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,479 Speaker 1: But Malik Jackson will probably be gone after this season, 578 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 1: but as it is, he can slide into their defensive 579 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: line and contribute make that defense even better. Yea. And 580 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: then Ronnie Harrison is safety from Alabama. He's a strong safety. 581 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: They don't need a safety right now because of Tayshaun 582 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: Gibson and Buryed Church, but he could play. He can 583 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: help special teams. I thought he was a really good pick. 584 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: And then getting dj Hr the best combination of speed 585 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: inside a big play capability to come in to replace 586 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: Alan Robinson. It may take him a year, like most 587 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 1: receivers it does, but I thought those three picks were 588 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: really good for where they were picking. And they did 589 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 1: take a quarterback, but later in round six ten or 590 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: leave from Nebraska. All right, so the Cults Quinton and Nelson, 591 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: the guard from Notre Dame. Everybody thinks he's gonna be 592 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: all world for a decade. He's one of those All 593 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: World for a decade. Guys. Braydon Smith was a good pick. 594 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: You know they as Quinnon Nelson told us when we 595 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 1: were to combine, he said, I don't understand why teams 596 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: don't put more emphasis on the inside lineman because it's 597 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 1: the shortest path to the quarterback. Now had a good point, 598 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: So Chris Ballad of general manager, takes him. He was 599 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 1: the second highest rated prospect of se Quon Barkley. Texans 600 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: will see both up. Texans play the first seven picks 601 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: in the draft. I thought that was great and and 602 00:31:57,240 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 1: then Braden Smith is good. Didn't they drafted the linebacker. 603 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: I'm not very high him going that high. But then 604 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: they go for two pass rushing defensive ends. So therefore 605 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: their first five picks were in the trenches. Ultimately, that's 606 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: probably smart, but they got a lot of weaknesses. If 607 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: they don't have Andrew Luck and they say they are, 608 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: they drafted as if they're gonna have Andrew back, and 609 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: that would be tremendous for the league in the division 610 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: if he is. I thought Nelson's by far their best pick, 611 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: but the first two were good and questionable. After that 612 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: how do the people in Nashville feel about the Titans draft? 613 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: They go defense, defense, defense to start it out. Well, 614 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: in my ten mock drafts, Aaron and Wilson and I 615 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: did ten, and in my ten I had them taking 616 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 1: linebackers in eight and I had them taking Roushshaan Evans 617 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 1: and Harold Landry in seven of those eight because I 618 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 1: knew Evans was a good value picking low. He can 619 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: play inside, he can rush from the outside, and they 620 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:04,320 Speaker 1: needed an inside linebacker to replace h Witherspoon who left 621 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: in free agency. Then both of their outside linebackers, Morgan 622 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: and a rock Po I think or in the last 623 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 1: year their contracts close. They're getting up in age. So 624 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: Aaron Landry from Boston College where Mike Vrabel's son is 625 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: going to go to college. Uh, he is your guy. 626 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: You moved from defensive end outside linebacker. They had a 627 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: league love four picks after they traded up in both 628 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 1: rounds to get those guys. But for those two, they 629 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: drafted a safety. I can't pronounce his name, but I 630 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: thought both those linebackers are good. Process. Crukshank from Arizona. 631 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: Well close enough right now, I'll learn it before I 632 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,479 Speaker 1: have to go on the air doing a Tennessee Titans 633 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: game in Week two of this upcoming season. You may 634 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: not have to learn it. I might not have to. 635 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,160 Speaker 1: He you will have to learn. Yeah, they're gonna be 636 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: heard from all right, other NFL stuff from around the draft. 637 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 1: What do you think of Cleveland taking Baker Bakefield considered it. 638 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: Never had him taking him in my tin mock drafts. 639 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 1: I had him going to the Jets at three, And 640 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 1: when it came out, Adam Schefter had it the day 641 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: before the draft that he was in the picture, still 642 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: in the running. I didn't believe it. And then when 643 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: they took him, and then it came out they had 644 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 1: their sights set on him all the way back to 645 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: the combine. I thought, great, you know, he was the 646 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: best quarterback last season. He's certainly going to get a 647 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: lot of attention. He should be able to handle the pressure. 648 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: And why not. Who can say one of those other 649 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: guys is going to be better than Baker Mayfield. You 650 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: just don't know right now. Darnald looked like the safer pick, 651 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: but maybe Mayfield. Lights of fire for the Cleveland Browns 652 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: who will be here at n RG Stadium on that 653 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: short Monday night week after Tennessee comes calling on a 654 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 1: Monday night and then starting by then, as will Sam Darnold, Yeah, 655 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 1: and the kids. Will Josh Allen be starting by when 656 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 1: Buffalo comes first week of October? I'm thinking probably all 657 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback palooza. Let's go. So the Texans are going 658 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: to play the top seven pigs and three of them 659 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 1: are quarterbacks. In those three and then I thought Cleveland 660 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:13,840 Speaker 1: did well. Okay, all right, overall? What about Lamar Jackson 661 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: going to Baltimore and Joe Flacco is apparently not thrilled 662 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: with it. But you have RGIE three in Baltimore, you 663 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,280 Speaker 1: have Lamar Jackson in Baltimore, and you have Joe Flacco. 664 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: They're all so similar in style. Not really RG three 665 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,799 Speaker 1: will help Jackson. He's that kind of guy. He just 666 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: he will. I'm not sure about Joe Flacco, but everybody 667 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,840 Speaker 1: says gonna be his last year there. But Ozzie Newsome's 668 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: last draft. Ozzie will retire after the season. I gave 669 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:45,360 Speaker 1: him a B plus. I got two tight ends. I 670 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 1: thought maybe he took second. When Mark Sanders, who's like 671 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 1: a big receiver from Oklahoma, he's one of Baker Mayfield's 672 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:53,960 Speaker 1: favorite targets, and I thought they had a really good draft. 673 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 1: I'm so glad Lamar Jackson went in the first round 674 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: so we didn't have to see all these media people 675 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 1: whining about the injustice of it all. And I had 676 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:07,440 Speaker 1: him going in the first round and ever mocked draft 677 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,479 Speaker 1: and I didn't never thought he would last that long. 678 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,919 Speaker 1: But boy, he's going to be a change of pace 679 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: from Flacco when he plays John Let's go around the 680 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 1: NFL here for a moment. Jason Witten is retiring to 681 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: join the Monday and Football Booth. I have no idea 682 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: how he's gonna do with the Monday Night Football Booth. 683 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 1: And good for him, for if he had played for 684 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,000 Speaker 1: New Orleans, would he be having this opportunity? No, And 685 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,560 Speaker 1: if Romo hadn't been so good on CBS, would he 686 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:33,920 Speaker 1: be having this opportunity. Because for me as a broadcaster, 687 00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 1: to get that job, I really feel like you should 688 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:40,319 Speaker 1: probably have some experience, but you never know. We thought 689 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:44,399 Speaker 1: about Romo, saw the same thing. But Cowboys have four 690 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,160 Speaker 1: now and they're people overlooking Moose Johnston, who's been an 691 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:49,959 Speaker 1: analyst longer than any of them, and he's really good. 692 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 1: He's polished. There's no doubt he's become a good broadcaster. 693 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:56,840 Speaker 1: Everybody loves Jason Witton up there, including all the media 694 00:36:56,920 --> 00:37:00,400 Speaker 1: that covers him, and it's great opportunity for him fourth 695 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 1: all time in receptions and John. The interesting thing is 696 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 1: that was the same draft in which the Texans took 697 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 1: Benny Jopru higher and Benny Jobrew another tight end from Michigan. 698 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 1: Benny Jopru was an injury bust. I call him an 699 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:16,960 Speaker 1: injury bust more than a bust. No, you can't be 700 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:20,239 Speaker 1: a buzzt if you had injuries, you're an injury buzz right, 701 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: different kind of busts like Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandridge. 702 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,279 Speaker 1: Not not for Benny Jopruho had Didn't he have two 703 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 1: serious injuries? Yeah, he did. He did, came back from 704 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:32,720 Speaker 1: the one and then promptly got hurt again. Fifteen years 705 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:36,239 Speaker 1: he's amazingly healthy. You know, will vote in Tony Gonzalez 706 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 1: first whenever he comes up. I'm pretty sure Jason Witton 707 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,440 Speaker 1: will be a first ballot Hall of Famer when the 708 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,239 Speaker 1: time comes, and everybody up there things he'll do a 709 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:49,160 Speaker 1: great job. Well, it'll be interesting Dallas to me, and 710 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:51,000 Speaker 1: you know, far be it from me to talk. I 711 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 1: can't talk trash considering the Texans haven't won a Super 712 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:56,840 Speaker 1: Bowl yet. But in the Texans era, the Cowboys have 713 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:58,520 Speaker 1: not won a super Bowl yet. They haven't even been 714 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,319 Speaker 1: to an NFC championship game. And it's funny how they 715 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:04,160 Speaker 1: regard players like Romo and Witton and Witten's a Hall 716 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,800 Speaker 1: of Fame tight end fourth all time and receptions. I 717 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: think you have to give that to them, right eventually. Yes, 718 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:14,000 Speaker 1: I get questions. I've had questions on radio shows, not 719 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: just in Houston, both other shows I do around the state, 720 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,719 Speaker 1: asking me if I think Tony Romo's a Hall of Fame, 721 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,840 Speaker 1: and I say Texas Sports Hall of Fame, yeah, and 722 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 1: they go no Pro Football Hall of Fame. You know, 723 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:32,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, uh No, I'm gonna say something that's probably 724 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: controversial for Dallas fans Romo. And I like Romo as 725 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:36,760 Speaker 1: a guy, I like if as an announcer, and everything 726 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: Romo to me is barely a ring of honor guy 727 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: in Dallas. I think you have to because of the numbers. 728 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 1: But in Dallas, this is Dallas. They've won super Bowls, 729 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 1: they go to Super Bowls, but they haven't done it 730 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:50,120 Speaker 1: for a long long time. Yet these guys are so 731 00:38:50,239 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: highly regarded around the league, and this team's done virtually 732 00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:56,360 Speaker 1: nothing compared to their past. I'll put it that way. 733 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: I guess I just talked trash about them. Far be 734 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:01,480 Speaker 1: it from me. I guess did it anyway? I'll tweet 735 00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:03,760 Speaker 1: it and stir up a little great please. Has David 736 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:07,000 Speaker 1: Akers pointed out Cowboys n't won a Super last time 737 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:10,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys won a Super Bowl? None of these draft pigs 738 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,000 Speaker 1: were born. Oh my gosh, Well, you can't put it 739 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:17,719 Speaker 1: any better than that. Danny White was a more productive 740 00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:20,800 Speaker 1: Cowboy quarterback than Romo has been. I know he was. 741 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:24,560 Speaker 1: Didn't he go to three consecutive NFC Championship games? I mean, 742 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,239 Speaker 1: if Romo had done that, they would be shouting that 743 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 1: he has to get for the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. 744 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:32,800 Speaker 1: I want to say he went to three consecutive This. 745 00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:36,480 Speaker 1: Did Staboch play against Vince Ferragamo and the Rams in 746 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:39,800 Speaker 1: that nineteen eighty NFC Championship game? I know White played 747 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:41,880 Speaker 1: the next two. White played against the forty nine ers 748 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:45,000 Speaker 1: in the Catch game, and White played against the Redskins 749 00:39:45,080 --> 00:39:48,640 Speaker 1: in the strikes shortened eighty two nine game. Season NFC 750 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:51,080 Speaker 1: Championship game and lost to Washington. Oh, I think he 751 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:54,759 Speaker 1: got hurt and Gary Hogeboom came into the game. How 752 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:59,399 Speaker 1: about that the bad bomber Clint Longley was the man. 753 00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:03,400 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, the yes Hoga Boom did John Central Michigan, 754 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 1: don't discount my Chippawas general. What do you have going 755 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 1: out of the Chronicle? Well, our news digital destination that 756 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: you can get for twenty nine ninety five a year, 757 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:15,799 Speaker 1: t xs in for Texas Sports Nation. We have so 758 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:19,160 Speaker 1: many stories we write just for that that you can't 759 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:22,000 Speaker 1: getting the Chronicle or on kron dot com. We're writing 760 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:26,640 Speaker 1: stories every day on Astro's Rockets columns, Texans colleges. Check 761 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:29,719 Speaker 1: it out Texas Sports Nation. Thank you Mark, I'll see 762 00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:32,120 Speaker 1: you next week. John, thank you so much, and thank 763 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 1: you everyone for listening. Thank you Edward for producing. And 764 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,160 Speaker 1: Galt at Night is coming up next tomorrow night. John 765 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:41,680 Speaker 1: Harris has Texans All Access and I'll be on as well. 766 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:44,239 Speaker 1: We'll have a good time heading into the weekend. You 767 00:40:44,239 --> 00:40:46,800 Speaker 1: could listen to this program on tune in on Houston 768 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:50,040 Speaker 1: Texans dot com, on iTunes, a whole lot of places. 769 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:51,760 Speaker 1: Have a great evening, go Texans,