1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: What's going on? Everybody, Welcome into a Wednesday. It is 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: should Texans All Access from the Hodday Texans Radio Studio. 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: I am your host, John Harris, glad to be with 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: you and we are okay, So it's it is Wednesday, 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: there's it Friday, Saturday. Okay. At the end of this show, 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: there'll be seventy two hours from kickoff, oh man, seven 7 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: o'clock in Green Bay on Saturday. Just think at the 8 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: end of the show, So it's basically seventy three hours 9 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: from now, the Texans will be kicking it off against 10 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers preseason Game one. No idea, really, 11 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: who's gonna play? Who's not gonna play? Except for Aaron Rodgers. 12 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: Every Daron Rodgers won't play. But I don't know who else. 13 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: I just don't know. I mean, I was asked today, Hey, 14 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: are you gonna do no your foe for this game? 15 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: And because I usually do that during the season, I'm like, well, 16 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: consider we don't even know who's playing. We have no idea. 17 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: It probably not wise to do it till the regular season. 18 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: Narrow this thing down at least to get a kind 19 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: of a decent read on what's going to happen this year, 20 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: this season, this regular season, but seventy three hours away 21 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: from kickoff against the Green Bay Packers. That will be 22 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: David Culley's maiden voyages head coach for your Houston Texans. 23 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: We're gonna hear from David Culley in a forum I 24 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: like to call Texans Audio Jukebox today aka Cully Audio Jukebox. 25 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: He met with the media today, so we'll hear some 26 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: of the things that he had to say. A couple 27 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: additions to the team. He'll talk about those as well. 28 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: Ben I end an opportunity to catch up with a 29 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: couple of guys after practice the last few days. A. J. Moore, 30 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: one of my favorite players on this team. Smiler lights 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: up the entire building. He is a really fun guy 32 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: to talk to. I can talk with him about anything, anything, 33 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: but you know, I'm gonna talk to some some college football 34 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: with him. That's always some good fun. And then Julille 35 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: Johnson somebody I talked to. Man. We had him back 36 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: in our Texas Media day, so it was probably two 37 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: weeks a day from when I talked to him because 38 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: it was a Tuesday. It was yes, say yeah, I mean, 39 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: it was really fun stuff talking to Jalil Johnson. So 40 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: A J. Moore, Jalil Johnson in our middle segment, and 41 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: then we'll close down well Drew and Mark with MALIEK. 42 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: Collins and John Reid, respectively. So Drew does a little, 43 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: Drews doesn't. With MALIEK. Collins and Mark. Chet's up John Reid, 44 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:33,119 Speaker 1: the former Penn State cornerback, former All Big Ten defensive back, 45 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: John Reid. Big stage for him on Saturday against the 46 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers. So that's on the show. A. J. Moore, 47 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: Jalille Johnson, Malie Collins, John Repoy. I didn't realize that's 48 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: all defense. That's all defense. Oh well, that's kind of 49 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: the way it goes. We're good with it. So let's 50 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: get it going here with me your host John Harris, 51 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 1: So I didn't say that football Anal Southern Report. I 52 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: don't know if I did or not. I'm getting up 53 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: in up in the age, and it's been a very 54 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: long day. I'm going about two hours sleep, so bear 55 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: with me. Sometimes you go on a couple hours sleep 56 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: does end up being some of your best shows. So 57 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: let's rock and roll. We're a little Texans audio jukebox, 58 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: and here from David Kelley, Now I just mentioned we're 59 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: gonna have four guys from the defensive side of the 60 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: ball join us. But the first question that coach Coully 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: was asked was about his offensive line and what he's 62 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: actually looking for in that group. Consistency. I mean, I'm 63 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: talking about coming off the ball, communicating, everybody being on 64 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: the same page. And here's the thing about that being 65 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: our first game is we've been moving those guys all 66 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: across all during training camp. I mean, guy's been playing 67 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: different positions, and so now once we get in there, 68 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: obviously the communication has to be really really good because 69 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: guys maybe playing one position a little bit longer than 70 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: what he's been doing in practice. And the communication is 71 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: the big thing with the offensive line is as far 72 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: as us doing the things that to do in a 73 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: run game and in a pass game, they're communication is critical. 74 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: You hear that word a lot. Communication. Communication. Yeah, look 75 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: at every single level, communications massive, But the offensive line. 76 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: You blow communication, your quarterback gets drilled, you mess up 77 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: your communication, you're running back takes a TfL and takes 78 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: a big shot. You miscommunicated a secondary. Yeah, you give 79 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: up a touchdown, but you know there's an opportunity for 80 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 1: a quarterback, We're gonna get hurt if you end up 81 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: blowing an assignment up front, so that communication is vital, 82 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: and Coach Kelly discussed that with his offensive line. Now 83 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: Saturday becomes a really interesting task for the coaching staff 84 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: led by David Kelly. How do you divide up the 85 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: reps something that we sort of touched on a little 86 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: bit on Tuesday when I sat down and Mark and 87 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: I sat down with coach Cully. Here he is answered 88 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: that question about dividing up the reps for Saturday night. 89 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: As far as dividing up the reps, we haven't really 90 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: decided yet how we want to divide up those reps, 91 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: and we're just gonna wait at the end of this 92 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: week when we practice tomorrow and kind of sit on 93 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: and see how the situation is with injuries and situation 94 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: as far as who's available and who's not available in 95 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: who we may not play and we're not sure that yet, 96 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: and then we'll gauge it on that one guy who 97 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: I hope gets a bunch of reps on Saturday is 98 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: the rookie out of New Mexico State Slash Arizona spent 99 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: the majority of the screwed in Mexico State one year 100 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: at Arizona where he's from, and that is Roy Lopez Junior. Now, 101 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: some fans have been out to practice, so they've had 102 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: a chance to see him, but seem on TV as 103 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: a little different see him in person. Sometimes the way practices, 104 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: you can't really find where he is well. Coach was 105 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: asked about him because Lopez is making a significant impact 106 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: on this camp, on this defensive line. Here's where Coach 107 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: Coully had to say about Roy Lopez his day three rookie. 108 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: He's jumped into a group of guys as a rookie 109 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: with some veteran guys that know how to practice, they 110 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: know how to play, and he has failed right in there. 111 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: And you know what, there are times when I don't 112 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: even know that he's a rookie with that group, you know, 113 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: when he's out there. And again coming from where he 114 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: comes from, the way he played when we drafted him, 115 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we knew what we were getting when we 116 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: got him, and he's been everything that we wanted him 117 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: to be from that standpoint, and he's just falling right 118 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: in with those guys. He never says a word, He 119 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: never says a word. I like the fact that he's tough, 120 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: he's aggressive, he's a grinder. I mean he's grinding every play, 121 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: every play that he's out there. I appreciate Coach Coully's 122 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: saying that about Roy. There's no doubt. I mean he grinds. 123 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: He plays hard, don't get me wrong on that. But 124 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: you said, hey, give me a couple of words about 125 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: Roy Man grinder almost is kind of a backhanded compliment. 126 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: Some sense, athletic quick, explosive, short area quickness, just impressive 127 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: leverage winner. He dominates with his leverage and he's really 128 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: fun to watch. He's gonna throw a guy or two 129 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: around like a throw pill on Saturday. I trust me, 130 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: there's gonna be somebody up front of the packer that 131 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: doesn't know what he's dealing with against seventy nine, and 132 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: seventy nine is going to take him to the woodshed. 133 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: So that's gonna be really fun to watch Roy Lopez 134 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: making a significant impact and hopefully that continues on Saturday. Now. 135 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: I said earlier there were a couple of players added 136 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: to the roster, same name, Drake Jackson, Darius Jackson. Here's 137 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: Coach Culley talking about those two arriving today. Yes, you know, 138 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: basically we added some depth right there. We've got some 139 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: guys that are that are a little nicked up right 140 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: now and some guys that may not be able to 141 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: play in the game, and we wanted to make sure 142 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: that those guys were available, and Nick did his due 143 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: diligence in making sure the availability with the backs and 144 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: old line that were available out there to be able 145 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: to help us at this point with the situation that 146 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: we're in now. I know a lot of you have 147 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: listened to our Texas Training Camp live shows, You've listened 148 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: to Texas All Acts shows, You've listened to our podcast, 149 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: You've listened to a lot of things that we've talked 150 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: about it, and we've talked about the running backs a bunch. 151 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: Oh man, they got four running backs, you know, the 152 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: four veterans, David Johnson, Philip Lindsay, mark Ingram Rex, Burkhead. Oh, 153 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: the two guys behind dontrelle I said, two guys behind 154 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: the two backs that make six Dontrell hill heard Scottie Phillips, 155 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: Why do they need another running back? Well, we haven't 156 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: seen Dontrell Hilliard in practice, so I don't know what 157 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: that could mean. And even at that point, even if 158 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: Dontrelle he said he's banged up or not or whatever's 159 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: going on with him. You go into a preseason game, 160 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: those four running backs presumably are not gonna get a 161 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: lot of time unied running back on the field for 162 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: the last three quarters. And you can't leave it to 163 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: one guy. You can't leave it to just two guys. 164 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: You'd like to have two or three. Now, the fact 165 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: that Buddy Howell is back from COVID nineteen testing positive 166 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: for that, he's back for that was on the reserve 167 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen list, that's huge because you know, Buddy knows 168 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: a lot of this offense. There was a lot of 169 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: the verbiage, so he can step right up. He knows 170 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: the blitz protection and all that kind of stuff. So 171 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 1: you got Scottie Phillips, who, by the way, speaking of 172 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 1: blizz protection, one of my favorite players from today's practice, 173 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: Davis Mills through an absolute dart of a first down throw, 174 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: and we're gonna hear from Davis Mills here in a 175 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: little bit. Give him the little Texas Audio two box 176 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: Flavor two, and Scottie Phillips stepped up and made one 177 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: whale of a block on blitz and that gave Mills 178 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: just another six inches kind of move up in a 179 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: pocket and delivered Alex Ericson for a first down. Really 180 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: good stuff from Scottie Phillips. I can I really am 181 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: excited to see what he does. I hope Dontrell is 182 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: ready to go for Saturday as well. And now we 183 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 1: get a chance to see Darius Jackson in the backfield 184 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: Drake Jackson. If Drake Jackson were six three, say six 185 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: four three oh five three ten, I don't think there's 186 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: any way that Drake Jackson is here with the Texans 187 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: after having been claimed no waivers by the Alliance. He 188 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 1: went undrafted. Was an excellent player at Kentucky. But he's 189 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: two ninety two. He might be a little heavier than 190 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: that now that he's gotten, you know, to the NFL, 191 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: trying to put weight on. But when you see him 192 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: standing amongst the lineman, you're like, man, he's short. And 193 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: everybody else tell you this though, that dude is manimal. 194 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: He is h He's a guy you don't want to 195 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: mess with. That's like a wild boar and tough, tough 196 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 1: as nails. Tough as nails, got dinged up at the 197 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: senior ball, didn't miss a dim miss a beat, dim 198 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: miss a play. I mean, he is one tough character. 199 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: And the funny thing is I actually throned a draft 200 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: process because he was only the two ninety two at 201 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 1: his pro day or whatever it was, I kind of 202 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: glossed over, like, you know, look, I've seen him play. 203 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: He's you know, okay, whatever. But I was like, I'm 204 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: gonna take another look just because I'm watching Kentucky NCY 205 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: State in the ballgame, and Kentucky NCY State have got 206 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: a couple of dudes up from both sides of the ball, 207 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: and so I was watching NC States defense tackle trying 208 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: to watch a Lee McNeal, but he didn't play that game. 209 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: So I'm like, all right, whatever, I'll keep watching and 210 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: just see who they got out there. And Kentucky has 211 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 1: a run play I want to say, it was like 212 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: a zone play to the left, and Drake Jackson just 213 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: absolutely torques this dude a lot of scrimmage. I'm like, yo, wow, 214 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: I need to watch continue to watch that game. Just 215 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 1: really liked what I saw and thought this guy should 216 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: get drafted at a minimum. And then I watched another 217 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: couple games. I'm like, well, I really kind of like 218 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: this guy. Now he ends up here with the Texans. 219 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: Look you come in the third week of training camp 220 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: as a rookie. I mean, who knows, But I said 221 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,959 Speaker 1: this about Rod Johnson. The Texans claimed him on waivers 222 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: back in twenty eighteen. I believe was spent the rest 223 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: of that year working with and working with and working 224 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: with him. Came back to twenty nineteen, totally different player, 225 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: got himself on the field, played some big downs for 226 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: this team over the last couple of years, made starts 227 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: for this team the last couple of years. So you 228 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: never know what you're gonna end up finding if you 229 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to claim a guy on waivers and 230 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: bring him in, especially in a place at a spotlight 231 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: center where if you have a guy with pretty high 232 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 1: football like you, you you never know. So Darius Jackson, running back, 233 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,719 Speaker 1: been around the league, said a cup of coffee with 234 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: a lot of for teams and Drake Jackson, the rookie 235 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: claimed off of waivers from the Detroit Lions. Okay, coach 236 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: Culley still at the mic, still positive. Sometimes It's amazing 237 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: how he is so positive. This man just has juice 238 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: for days. He talked about it with us and said, look, man, 239 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: I'm coaching football. That's the most important thing. Here's what 240 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: we have to said for the media this morning. I 241 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: know this is a marathon. You know that the NFL 242 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: is not a sprint. It's a marathon. And the thing 243 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: about it is when you love what you do and 244 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: you have passion and what you do, those things never 245 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: come into fact. I have a job to do. I 246 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: have a job to run this football team. I have 247 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: a job to every day to come to work and 248 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: be what they expect me to be. And from then 249 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: my entire career to now, from college to this point. 250 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't feel like that's an issue. I 251 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 1: feel like it's gonna help me because again, the longer 252 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: you play, the better. You know, the longer you go 253 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: into the season, the better. And that's our plans and 254 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: that's how we approach it, and that's how I am 255 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: every day. I don't know any better. Maybe you'll hit 256 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: me later on, we'll see. I gotta feel and it's 257 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: not gonna hit him. I really don't. Going through the 258 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: season is interesting now that you add another week. Now 259 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: it's eighteen weeks. Everybody that's there feel you feel it, 260 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: you really do feel it, and it's sometimes it's the 261 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: back to back road trips, Like I'm telling you the 262 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:27,079 Speaker 1: Tuesday after the second road trip on a consecutive road trip. 263 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it is a it's a it's a monster. 264 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: It's like, man, I gotta I gotta try and make 265 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 1: it through this day. Oh good grief. So um, there's 266 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: there's there's that. But at some point you kind of 267 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: get your second wind, you hope to the seasons that 268 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: end up being really really difficult or when you don't 269 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: get that second win and you're just dragging tail at 270 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: the end of the year. Last year was kind of 271 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: like that for a number of reasons for me, you know, 272 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: back surgery, all that went on with you know, the 273 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: head coaching position, team not playing exceedingly well and then 274 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: losing gut punch games two to Tennessee to the Indianapolis. 275 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, the game just sits down. It 276 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: was like, oh my god, this thing is just draining. 277 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: Hopefully twenty twenty one going to be a different story. Okay, 278 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:21,359 Speaker 1: let's go to Davis Mills. He met with the media 279 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: on I think I can't remember if it was today 280 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: or yesterday. Either way, I don't know that we've had 281 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: an opportunity to play some of those things that we 282 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: heard from Davis Mills. Obviously his first time at the microphone, 283 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: and you gotta really step up and get his assessment 284 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: of what's really been going on for him. Here's what 285 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: he had to say. I'm gonna give it a little 286 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: self assessment of Davis Mills. I think I've done pretty 287 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: well so far. Obviously there's still a lot to learn. 288 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: It's a new offense for me, so I'm just trying 289 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: to study as much as I can learn from the 290 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: older guys and pick up and improve every day. And 291 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: we haven't had chance to sit down and pick the 292 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: brain at Davis Mills hopefully were going to throughout his 293 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: Texans career. But I'm not surprised when it came to 294 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: a self assessment time that he's just like, yeah, fine, 295 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: let's move on. He doesn't he doesn't spend a ton 296 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: of time dwelling on how he's done, what's happened, et cetera. Now, 297 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: this next clip, I'm gonna follow up with what I 298 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: wrote today, and it was about how do you respond 299 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: when you have a bad day, bad game, etc. And 300 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's probably you know, in his mind, probably 301 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: some canned answer, but I'm gonna give you the actual 302 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: answer once we hear from what David Smiles had said. 303 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: But how you bounce back from a bad performance. I mean, yeah, 304 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: we're still early on in camp. Obviously, I'm still learning 305 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: the offense. But I mean something that always stuck with 306 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: me is the little quote, you're never It's never as 307 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: bad as you think it is, and it's never as 308 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: good as you think it is. So that's time I 309 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: try to keep my head up. I'm just continually improved. 310 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: I love his approach, man, I really do. I'd love 311 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: his approach and I think you see that in the 312 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: way that plays. And I bring this up because I 313 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: know Saturday, not this past Saturday night. Practiced the week 314 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: before Trod Taylor had the day off, he had an 315 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: excused absence, he had the day off, and so Davis 316 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: moved up and did a lot of stuff with what 317 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: we would presume as the starting crew. And it's probably 318 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: been well talked about, not only on our flagship Sworts 319 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: Ray six tenth. It's been written about, it's been twitterized 320 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: and was talking about other stations. It's talked about nationally 321 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: about Oh, Davis Mills and the struggles and everything that 322 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: went on on that particular Saturday. Well, here's the here's 323 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: the dangerous thing about narratives, Especially if you're not somebody 324 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: that's out there every day that you see every single 325 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: rep that you're around him all the time, your narrative 326 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: is eventually going to be proved proved wrong. And I've 327 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: seen you go both ways. I've seen guys come out 328 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: and they say, you know, make that first impression. You 329 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: make that first impression. There's a reason for that. You know, 330 00:16:57,160 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: there's no such thing as a bad first suppressed way. 331 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: I remember how it goes. But anyway, you want to 332 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: leave a really nice first impression because that's what people 333 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: are left with. So you could come out at day one. 334 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: You could say, your receiver and you catch everything. You 335 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: catch everything, and you look great, and there are a 336 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 1: bunch of fans there watching the media is like, yo, man, 337 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 1: John Harris caught everything at practice, and then his practice 338 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: goes on. You stop catching everything, you can't get open, 339 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: drops kind of dinged up a little bit, you're slowing 340 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: out of your breaks, all those kind of things. Well, 341 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: man in the media talked about your first day. People 342 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: talk people the fans talked about your first day, like, yo, 343 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,239 Speaker 1: John Harris has got it. And also you look up 344 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: preseason game John Harrison with the third string you're like, 345 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: what wait a second. Our narrative was that he was really, 346 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: really good. Well, obviously for Davis it went the other way, 347 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: because I even heard today I wrote about this, and 348 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: I hope that my guy's Landry and John will take 349 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: this the wrong way because there really is nothing on them. 350 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 1: But it proves my point, and that is we don't 351 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: see everything these guys do. Now mark myself, we an 352 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: opportunity DP Drew. We get a chance to see them 353 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: a lot more than other people. But there are some people, 354 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: even in the media that come out to a practice 355 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: that's it. So if you saw that Saturday practice, you'd 356 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: walk out of there going man. Davis was and he 357 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: struggled that day. He struggled mightily. There were a lot 358 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: of things going on. I've talked about that fast forward 359 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: to today, and I really don't want to fest forward 360 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: through those days because from that Saturday, they came back 361 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: on Monday. Yeah, they came back on the Monday. That 362 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: led all the way through the Saturday night practice and 363 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 1: you just saw Davis start to climb just one step 364 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,439 Speaker 1: at a time, one step at a time. It just 365 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: was get It was getting better. Things were happening faster, 366 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: but yet people were still hanging on at that satall. 367 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: I mean, he was so bad on that Saturday. Oh man, 368 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: you know, they kept hanging on to that narrative. And 369 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: I even heard it today. Landry and John were transitioning 370 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 1: out of a break and they were teasing the next 371 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: segment and Landry the way he was as Davis Mills 372 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: still the guy from that Saturday that you didn't have 373 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: a lot of success. And they weren't able to be 374 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: there today because they had to do their show and 375 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: practices at nine fifteen, and they weren't doing a show 376 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:14,199 Speaker 1: out the field, so they were in studios, so they 377 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 1: see the practice Davis Mills today was unbelievable. He was 378 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: unbelievably good. Go read my hair's hits. He threw darts. 379 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: It was to a point where Mark and I were 380 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: sitting in different areas and I'm sitting there writting in 381 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: my book, like, yo, Davis is dealing today. He looks good. 382 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,959 Speaker 1: Mark's texted me like, are you seeing the same thing 383 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: I am with Mills? I'm like, yes, Davis has been very, 384 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: very good. So the narrative, though, is going to be 385 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 1: in and just wait to hear it. Oh yeah, but 386 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: Mills has struggled in camp. I'm telling you it's coming, 387 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:52,959 Speaker 1: and I'm telling you as soon as you hear it, 388 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: you'll know those people will out themselves for not knowing 389 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 1: what truly has been going on with that young man 390 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: from Stanford, because every single day it's getting better and better. 391 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: But they're gonna be those that are like, yeah, but 392 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 1: you know, he's still gonna gets the threes. Nope, today 393 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: he went first. Now I don't know if that was 394 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: the first complete group, but it looked like a lot 395 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: of guys I'm used to seeing with the starting group 396 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: on both sides. Oh yeah, but you know, but Brandy 397 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: Cooks is back today too, Like he wasn't on that Saturday. Nope, 398 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: Brandy was back. But Brandy really wasn't that drill for 399 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 1: maybe one or two plays, maybe at the beginning of 400 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: a two minute drill at the end of practice. Yeah, 401 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: but that Saturday, Yeah, that Saturday is way behind Davis Mills, 402 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: way behind him. Yet it's probably at the forefront of 403 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: his mind because he's going to keep that day in 404 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 1: mind because that will drive him towards success. And he 405 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: just talked about the bad performance. You're not as bad 406 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: as it's not as bad as it seems. It's not 407 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: as good as it seems. Well, where he has gotten 408 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: to is that's progress. He's made a ton a ton 409 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: of progress from that Saturday to this practice today. And 410 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: the quarterback I saw today was one that I will trust. 411 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: He was making quick decisions, he made beautiful throws. He 412 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: ran a two minute drill like a champ up and 413 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,679 Speaker 1: down a field. He threw dimes. I mean, it was 414 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: a complete, in total reversal from that Saturday. However, you're 415 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: gonna hear it. You're gonna hear those narratives, Oh yeah, 416 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: but he's had a terrible camp. No. You hear those words, 417 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 1: and you can circle whoever said that and go that 418 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: person has no idea what they're talking about. Now, I 419 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 1: will make this very clear. I am not putting him 420 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: in Canton. I am not making him all pro. I'm 421 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: not even making him a starting quarterback on his team. 422 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: But what I am doing is shooting down the narratives 423 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: of oh, Davis's at a terrible camp. No, Davis had 424 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: a terrible day and he didn't have great practice leading 425 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: up to that day and after that, but after that 426 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: you could see the steps. Today was one giant, massive leap. 427 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:08,959 Speaker 1: Now he's got to continue that in Saturday. Is going 428 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: to be that big measuring stick for Davis Mills. Let's 429 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 1: get one more Texas Audio jukebox from Davis Mills, and 430 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: let's talk about the advice he's gotten from some of 431 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: the other quarterbacks in this building. Number of vets they've 432 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 1: been around. Tim Kelly's been around, Pep Hamilton's been around. 433 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: There are guys that have seen a thing or two. 434 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 1: How are they helping Davis Mills And what's the advice 435 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: he's getting from those guys right now? A lot of 436 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: it right now is we're kind of all new here, 437 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,360 Speaker 1: so we're all trying to learn the offense. So we're 438 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: just bouncing ideas off each other. Tim Kelly's really and 439 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 1: Pepper are both really opened ideas and what we've kind 440 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: of thought about in the past and how we think 441 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: about different things to try to become universal in it. 442 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 1: But I mean, they're helping me out of time, if 443 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: any questions. That's kind of an open room where We're 444 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: just bouncing, bouncing around ideas, and they're all all right, 445 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: there's our Texans Audio jukebox for tonight. All right, we 446 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: get back, Let's get defensive A. J. Moore, Jalil Johnson. 447 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: They both joined me next right here in Texas Access. 448 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: Welcome back this Wednesday edition of Texans All Access from 449 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 1: Monday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, football 450 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: Analysts sideline reporter, and I forgot to mention this in 451 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: the first segment. I got carried away with trying to 452 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: squash narratives and all the different things that were going 453 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: on and talking about Davis Mills. So I got a 454 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: little carried away with that, so I failed this. Actually, 455 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: one of these is a pretty big one. I talk 456 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: about Derris Jackson joined the team. Six foot two hundred 457 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 1: and twenty pound back, big dude. When he was at 458 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: Eastern Michigan, he was a he's a bowling ball. I mean, 459 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 1: he just ran through dudes. They've signed him. I mentioned 460 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 1: that the Texans have also waived Damon Hazelton, rookie wide 461 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: receiver Virginia Tech before he ended up with Missouri in 462 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. But this one, the Houston Texas placed the 463 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: following player on the reserve COVID nineteen list. Bradley Robi 464 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: going on that list, Hey man, that's that's tough. I 465 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: don't think Robe was gonna play much Saturday against the Packers, 466 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:29,400 Speaker 1: but you just you just hate seeing First of all, 467 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 1: I'll say this, I hate seeing anybody in the COVID 468 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 1: nineteen list. Yeah, that a few guys to start off with, 469 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: Buddy Howe, Geron Christian, a few guys that started off 470 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: on the COVID nineteen list. Those guys that gotten back 471 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,959 Speaker 1: and watching a practice. I mean, if you didn't know, 472 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: you wouldn't know. So it seems like they're making their way. 473 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: But either way, hate seeing guys having to go through that, 474 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: especially at this point after everything we've gone through since 475 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 1: March and twenty twenty. But Bradley Robi going on the 476 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: reserve COVID nineteen list, A lot of people have talked 477 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: about back the last couple of days. He hasn't been 478 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: there and so that probably gives an indication of what's 479 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: happening with Robe. He's gonna miss Game one regardless, but 480 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 1: just want to get him back healthy so he can 481 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: have a great season for the team. He did a 482 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: great interview with Landry Johnny other day talking about what's 483 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: different about this particular team. And I think you'll robe 484 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:26,919 Speaker 1: is a guy that he'll tell He will straight up 485 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: honestly tell you how things are going good, bad, or otherwise. 486 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: And just listening to him talk, you can tell he's 487 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: got a little bit more juice than he's had because 488 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: of what he sees here and what's going on here. 489 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: So hopefully Bradley will get back in due time. Okay, 490 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: let's get to our interviews each and every day after practice. 491 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 1: I got a chance to catch up with a player 492 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: I don't know that that's been you know, defense, offense. 493 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think I just happened to be a 494 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: bunch of defensive guys that I've had a chance to 495 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 1: catch up with. One guy new to the team in 496 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one. One guy got here in twenty eighteen 497 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 1: and has been a stalwart on special teams. And we're 498 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: gonna start with him. Let's talk with A. J. Moore 499 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: and see if he's got something nice to say about 500 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: the Mississippi State Bulldogs. All right, John Harris out here 501 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: at Taxi's training camp Houston, met his training Center. I'm 502 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: alongside one of my favorite guys, a guy who's smile 503 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: brightens up the entire room. That's my man, a Jay Moore. 504 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: We were ag we were talking about this earlier, and 505 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: we're talking about the wayward claim process and how you 506 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: got here in twenty eighteen. It feels like it's eons ago, 507 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: but that's how you got here. But you're stuck in 508 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: the league with your energy and you're building on special teams, 509 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: your play at safety. In your mind, what has been 510 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: the key to your success after you've got here in 511 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, I would have to give out of most 512 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: of the credit two special teams. I just go out 513 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 1: there work hard man, trying to do whatever the team ats, 514 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: and I think special teams fit me best because I 515 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,439 Speaker 1: get to run fast and hit people, and that's what 516 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: I love to do. Your special teams, coach, you see 517 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: Sean Baker gone by Frank Ross. You've got a few 518 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: over the years. You're brat Seey is one of the 519 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,640 Speaker 1: best this leagues I've ever seen. What are you having 520 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: these two guys, Frank Ross and Sean Baker with special 521 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 1: teams this year? Man a lot of energy, They're creative 522 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: and uh. Man, they do things the right way, and 523 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 1: they they believe in us and they would they like 524 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 1: us to just go out and do our stuff. They 525 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: don't hold us back, man, they let us turn in 526 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: loose and I like that the most about him. How 527 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: about the safety position. You also got a new coach 528 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,120 Speaker 1: back there and Greg Jackson. Oh yeah, now you're talking 529 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 1: about pelts up the wall. He's got he's playing this league, 530 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: he's got rings. Right. What about coach Jackson and what 531 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: does he mean for those safeties back in the back ends? Man, 532 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:50,160 Speaker 1: we love coach jack Man just the house. A guy 533 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: that that, like you said, has has all the pets, 534 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 1: the what did you call it? The pelts on the wall? 535 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 1: Pelts on the wall and twelve years I believe, yeah, 536 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: play that SEC football. So he's done it the right 537 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 1: way for sure, man. And he's a player coach. He 538 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: takes care of, takes care of us. He's very detailed. 539 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: Um and man, we got a lot of respect for 540 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: him and we're looking to do great things for coach Man. 541 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: I mean something at that CEC football. Hum, yeah, of 542 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 1: course it does. But he played for an LSU. Oh 543 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: so yeah, yeah, we kind of got a little love 544 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: hate thing going on in there, and so but it's cool. Man. 545 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: I respect coach and I'm gonna get my hall for him. Okay, 546 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: now you took me in that Cops football direction, and 547 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: now we could be here for a while because I 548 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: got to ask you about your guys at Old Miss 549 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: this year. Lane Kiffin's gone down there and he's kind 550 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: of turned it up a little bit. I mean the 551 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: way that he is made Old Miss this attractive destination. 552 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 1: He's got Matt Carroll. We saw you a lot of 553 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: more going to meal last year. He's got things going 554 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: down to us. Man, big shout out to Lane Kiffin. Man, 555 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: he's doing things the right way down there. Um. It 556 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: definitely looks and it feels like oh Miss foot ball 557 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: again man, Um, So big shout out to those guys. 558 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: And I'm um hoping that helping them, praying that they 559 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: have a successful season to show the Powder Blues or 560 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 1: the reds powder Blue the best uniform out without a doubt. 561 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: I am so into that. Okay. I started this with 562 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: Max a few about a week ago. Say something nice 563 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: about it's always good to have a positive thought about 564 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,719 Speaker 1: somebody right about who. That's exactly what I'm gonna give 565 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: to Okay, say something nice about Jay Reid, Justin Reid, 566 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: Justin read Oh, man, Uh, something nice. There's so many things. Man, 567 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: he's a great guy, a great teammate, great energy man, 568 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: and he's a even better player. Man Like he's a 569 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: he's a leader by his performance and man, I like 570 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: going a ward with that guy. Man, I can count 571 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: on him and he can count on me. Say something 572 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: nice about another fellow sc SEE football player, Lonnie Johnson 573 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: junior Lennie Johnston. First of all, Oh, missus better than Kentucky. 574 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: But I love you man, but no man, Uh, big 575 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: boy safety too now big boy safety so but great, 576 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: great teammate, great player. Man, Like I said, love going 577 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: award with all those guys. Man, but shout out to Lenny. 578 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: Say something nice about John Weeks's tenure Texan. Man. That's 579 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: big bro. That's big bro. That's the OG, the longest 580 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: team here at the Texas. Uh, that's a that's that 581 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: says a lot man and he does. He definitely leads 582 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: the right way by his performance and vocally. Uh. He's 583 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: a great leader, great teammate, great even better person. Um 584 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,320 Speaker 1: worked out with him in the offseason. Great dude, say 585 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: something nice about C. J. Moore. Oh my good. Now 586 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: this one, it's gonna be hard, it's gonna be tough. Yeah, 587 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 1: you might have to reach for this a little right, Nah. 588 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: But man, I definitely wouldn't be in this position that 589 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: I am in, that I'm in today if it wasn't 590 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: for that guy. And Dad says enough right there, he 591 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: means everything to me. I love him. That's my twin brother. 592 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: Shout out to that guy. Man. I hope he's working. 593 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 1: I know he's working hard up there in de short 594 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: he's doing things the right way. Lay what say something 595 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: nice about the Mississippi State Bulldogs. No, No, you're not 596 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: saying that. I'm not putting that position. Yes, Sarah, thank you. Man. 597 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: I always try to catch somebody with my very last 598 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: say something nice about. And it's so funny how a 599 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: segment good, bad or otherwise, it just comes to be 600 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: how it organically comes to be. And I was doing 601 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,280 Speaker 1: that interview with Max Sharping and I happened to see 602 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: somebody going off the field and I just was like, hey, man, 603 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: say something nice about And that's kind of become the 604 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: end of my interviews, and they're always kind of fox 605 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: ass guys about the position groups, and then I throw 606 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: them a little curveball at the end. And of course 607 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: aj Moore was not gonna bite. He went to old 608 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: miss Missisipi State, the big rival. He's not gonna say 609 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: anything nice about Mississippi State at all. See what Julil 610 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 1: Johnson has to say and who I asked him to 611 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: tell me something nice about? All right, John Harris out 612 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: here day number twelve, I think it was, Gee, little Johnson. 613 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: Has it felt like day one thousand, two hundred and 614 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: thirty six. Oh, it feels like we've been going for 615 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 1: an entire year. No, But you know, you know, no 616 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 1: matter what day it is, you know, we still try 617 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: to come out and compete, you know, at the Hodge level, 618 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 1: and you know, you try to stop for perfection every 619 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,760 Speaker 1: single day. So it's been two weeks since you and 620 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: I first met, and we talked a lot about the 621 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: fact that this is really your first practice down in 622 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 1: the South. Has the heat lived up to every ounce 623 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 1: of hype that you expected? Honestly, I thought it would 624 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 1: be a lot more hotter than this. I don't know 625 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: if it's because I'm a customed to it now I've 626 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: been out here for a while, sou, But no, it's 627 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 1: it's not as bad. I think I'm doing pretty well, 628 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: and as heat you are doing pretty well. I was. 629 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to say I was surprised, but I 630 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: know that a lot of people come here and they 631 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: have some trouble adjusting to it and worry about it. 632 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: But watch you every day. Man, it looks like you 633 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: got the juice. You've got everything that we expected you 634 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: to have. How do you feel like campus gone for 635 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: you this far? Um? No, I think it's going pretty well. 636 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 1: You know, just you know, the entire defensive line, you know, 637 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 1: I think you know, we're coming out here every single 638 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: day and we're putting our best food forward. You know, know, 639 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: whether if it's raining or whether it's you know, one 640 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: hundred plus degrees. You know, you know we're gonna come out, 641 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna we're gonna give our best every single day. 642 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: It's a very interesting D line group. You got a 643 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: rookie and Roy. You've got a guy that's kind of 644 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: like a rookie and Ross because he really didn't have 645 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 1: a rookie year last year. It seems like we got 646 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,719 Speaker 1: a mix of veterans, some guys that have been around 647 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: some guys. It's a really interesting defensive line group. What 648 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: do you make of that group though? I think it's 649 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: a it's a I think it's pretty interesting. You know, 650 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: You've got young guys you know, that are willing to 651 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 1: learn from older guys, you know, and then you have 652 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: guys who are like in the middle, who are willing 653 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: to learn from younger guys and teach the younger guys. 654 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: And then you have veterans who've been there for a 655 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: while that are willing to teach everyone down the line. Um. 656 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: You know, I think we all appreciate that. The younger players. 657 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 1: I think we all appreciate that, you know, guys like 658 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 1: with you know, guys like uh, you know, be Done 659 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 1: who's been in the system for a while. Um. So, 660 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 1: you know, I think every day, you know, as young 661 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:16,839 Speaker 1: guys where we're constantly absorbing their knowledge and what they're 662 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: what they bring to the room. Do you share much 663 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:21,399 Speaker 1: with the offensive line, Like you go over and talk 664 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: to the offensive line and say, hey, man, I threw 665 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: this move on you next time if you did this, 666 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: you would have got me you talked about with the 667 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 1: offensive line at all? Or is that something that that 668 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 1: isn't really done that the lines that really kind of 669 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:32,839 Speaker 1: kept separate. No. I mean, I'm pretty sure someone we're 670 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:34,560 Speaker 1: in the rule book, you're not supposed to share secrets 671 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: with the old line. No. But you know we're all 672 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: out here competing. You know, we're all trying to get 673 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: each other better. Um. You know, I'll explain to a 674 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: guard or a center like, you know, I use this move, 675 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 1: you know, and he'll tell me like, yeah, you know, 676 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 1: I use this pass set or you know, what have you. So, 677 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:49,799 Speaker 1: you know, I think we're all competing by the same time, 678 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: we're all trying to help each other out. Okay. I 679 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 1: started this about ten to twelve days ago with Max Sharpink, 680 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: so I'm gonna do the same for you. Questions. Hey, 681 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 1: well it's called say something nice about Okay, ready, okay, 682 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: say something nice about the Og Whitney Merciless. Oh man, 683 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 1: I mean, what can you say the Og? You know, 684 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: he you know, he's like the he's the number one 685 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 1: guy in that room. You know he can we can't 686 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:17,080 Speaker 1: have a better guy than him in that room. Say 687 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:21,440 Speaker 1: something nice about a rookie. Roy Lopez, Oh man, Roy Lopez, 688 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 1: you know he's uh, you know, he comes in every day. 689 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: He grinds hard. You know, he's you know, he's a grinder. 690 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:29,839 Speaker 1: You know, I respect that. Okay, there are I think 691 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:31,839 Speaker 1: fourteen or fifteen year in the defense line. Y'all given 692 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 1: him a hard time every day. Absolutely, it's tradition. He 693 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,319 Speaker 1: has to go through it. We all went through it. Absolutely, 694 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:42,440 Speaker 1: it is definitely a traditional. Say something nice about Ross Blacklock, 695 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 1: Oh man, athletic quick. You know, he's like a how 696 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 1: much you did work? He's like a you know, he's 697 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,600 Speaker 1: like a snake out there. He's just quick. No one 698 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 1: can block him. Don't worry. I didn't the word you're 699 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 1: about to use, and I use that word too. I 700 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 1: gotta be careful on the radio, all right, say something 701 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: nice about the Green Bay Packers. No, I'm kid. I 702 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:02,839 Speaker 1: wouldn't put you up to that. You appreciate your time, man, 703 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:05,359 Speaker 1: Thank you, No, thank you so much. For those that 704 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:07,759 Speaker 1: don't know, Julil had spent his entire career with the 705 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings prior to joining the Houston Texas, and we're 706 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:14,480 Speaker 1: facing the Packers in the first preseason game, so he 707 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 1: knows all about going to Lambeau and what that game 708 00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: is all about. Even though it's a preseason game. It's 709 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: a big one for all these defensive alignment for sure. 710 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:24,800 Speaker 1: It is a big one for these defensive alignments. Speaking 711 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 1: of we're gonna hear from Elite Collins. He did a 712 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: little Drew's dozen. That's next right here in Texas Access. 713 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 1: We got a final segment of this edition of Texans 714 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:42,680 Speaker 1: All Access. I am your host, John Ris, football analyst, 715 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:46,160 Speaker 1: soider reporter, and I lied to you. I mean, I 716 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: didn't really mean to, but I kind of did because 717 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,360 Speaker 1: I told you at the beginning of the show that 718 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:55,840 Speaker 1: we were gonna have Leek Collins and John Reid in 719 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,200 Speaker 1: the final segment. And then I get to the final 720 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: segment and I'm like, oh, I've got only time for 721 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 1: Malik Collins, so we'll save John Reid. We're gonna have 722 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 1: a Jampack Friday show. We will be in Green Bay 723 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:10,799 Speaker 1: getting ready for the game, but we'll have a show 724 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:15,280 Speaker 1: for you detail and everything that we've done throughout training camp. 725 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,279 Speaker 1: You're gonna hear from a lot of guys, a lot 726 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:20,319 Speaker 1: of guys I spent time talking to, had a really 727 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:23,680 Speaker 1: good time that maybe you haven't heard from. Tabier Thomas 728 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:28,319 Speaker 1: was as fun interview as I've done from Detroit Nose, 729 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 1: Desmond King grew up at Desmond King a lot of 730 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:33,600 Speaker 1: fun stuff and you're gonna hear from him, Alex ericson 731 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:36,520 Speaker 1: Eric Murray and many many more, and of course the 732 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:41,360 Speaker 1: afromentioned John Reid will have all of those interviews and 733 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:47,080 Speaker 1: thoughts on Friday before the first preseason game against the 734 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:52,319 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers. But before we get there, we gotta 735 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: get through Wednesday show, which means we got to hear 736 00:37:54,560 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: from Malik Collins. A little Drew's dozen with Malik it 737 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,360 Speaker 1: number ninety seven, Malique College is with me Drew Doherty 738 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:06,360 Speaker 1: here after practice. Malique, First things first, ninety seven? You 739 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,800 Speaker 1: like this number? What's it's? The story behind it? I 740 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:10,840 Speaker 1: ain't got no story behind it for real, man. I 741 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 1: just I was in ninety six my rookie year in Dallas, 742 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,440 Speaker 1: So I would ever four years I want to take 743 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:19,080 Speaker 1: it up or not? So I just went ninety seven 744 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:21,920 Speaker 1: last year and it was the best number for me 745 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:24,319 Speaker 1: this week this year too. It's hot out here. How 746 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:26,399 Speaker 1: do you deal with the heat? And how come you're 747 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:29,480 Speaker 1: wearing a hoodie? My friend? I like to get nice 748 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:32,239 Speaker 1: and lane before the season. Come trade any any little 749 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:34,520 Speaker 1: fact that I got to get out here and be 750 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:35,919 Speaker 1: my best friend at the time. I'm when the season, 751 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: come tell me about your post practice work, because it 752 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 1: seems like every day after practice you're always working with 753 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:43,239 Speaker 1: one of your defensive linemen. It's always a different face. 754 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: How come they come to you? Why is that you've 755 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:46,759 Speaker 1: got six years in the league. Is it simply that 756 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: is something else? I don't really know why, man, I 757 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 1: just I like to work with guys even if I'm 758 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: even if I'm not physically doing it myself, I still 759 00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 1: get the mental reps of being right there with them 760 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: doing it and making sure they're doing it the right 761 00:38:57,200 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 1: way too. So I don't know they know. I'm not 762 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,239 Speaker 1: gonna sugar called him, though, Man, I'm gonna tell them 763 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 1: exactly how it is. Maybe that's why that's kind of 764 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:05,680 Speaker 1: how we get better, isn't it the truth? Straight up? Yeah? 765 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 1: Honest person? What's better about you? Now? I'm honest with myself, 766 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:11,640 Speaker 1: which I've always been. But I just feel like, I mean, 767 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:14,520 Speaker 1: it's like wine. Like wine, you know, get better with tom. 768 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 1: So I don't got more and more reps in this league, 769 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:18,600 Speaker 1: and I think I'm I'm getting better at every rep. 770 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: You got a favorite wine. Now, I don't drink. Now, 771 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 1: drink Okay. Tell me about this defensive line. What do 772 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 1: people on the outside maybe not know about you guys? 773 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:27,719 Speaker 1: I don't really know. I know it's a it's a 774 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: group that I want to be a part of. So 775 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:30,799 Speaker 1: that's why I come out here and our grind every 776 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:32,439 Speaker 1: day to make sure I'm a part of that group. 777 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: You're a hell of a wrestler in high school. How 778 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:37,160 Speaker 1: much does that background help you? Now? They help a 779 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 1: lot when it come to like leverage, but I mean 780 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:41,000 Speaker 1: that's probably pretty much it. I mean, I'm a shorter 781 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:43,400 Speaker 1: they say I'm a shorter guy. I feel like it's perfect, 782 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:45,959 Speaker 1: perfect hype for my for the leverage that I need 783 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 1: and the moves that I want to work in the 784 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:51,000 Speaker 1: center of gravity I want to have. So conditioning, what 785 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:54,680 Speaker 1: was tougher? High school football? High school wrestling? High school wrestling. 786 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:56,960 Speaker 1: For sure, it was the hardest part of it. It's 787 00:39:57,000 --> 00:40:00,400 Speaker 1: just pointless running and football. You know, you do football drills, 788 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,320 Speaker 1: you get tired during that, but it's still a football 789 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 1: and wrestling. Running has nothing to do with what you 790 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:06,680 Speaker 1: do on the match. So it's just like down but 791 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,760 Speaker 1: you never you I'm assuming you wrestled as a heavyweight. Yeah, 792 00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 1: you never had to cut weight, did you? Yeah? I did, 793 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:14,439 Speaker 1: I had you did it? Yeah? Why I was two 794 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 1: ninety eight. One time I had to cut it thirteen 795 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:18,920 Speaker 1: pounds in two days. They couldn't. I thought, if you're 796 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:20,600 Speaker 1: a heavyweight, you can. You could be like five hundred 797 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,719 Speaker 1: pounds and rustles two eighty five, two eighty five. Oh man, 798 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,800 Speaker 1: I don't want to get into any hip of violations 799 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:27,359 Speaker 1: and ask you what you had to do to cut weight, 800 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:29,719 Speaker 1: because that sounds scary. A lot of spitting in the bottle. Man. 801 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:32,640 Speaker 1: So you're such a great wrestler. I mean you went 802 00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:34,720 Speaker 1: what forty eight no, thirty eight no as a senior, 803 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:37,359 Speaker 1: forty eight nofa. So that's a lot of wins. How 804 00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:40,160 Speaker 1: many times in those forty eight were you truly challenged 805 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:42,239 Speaker 1: by the other guy? I was challenging all of them. 806 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:45,320 Speaker 1: I mean it was always a good competition. Some matches 807 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 1: you got out there you knew it was gonna be 808 00:40:46,520 --> 00:40:48,280 Speaker 1: a wash. But you can't never take none for granted. 809 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:50,239 Speaker 1: That's why I didn't win my junior year because I 810 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 1: took it for granted. And I learned that lesson early on. 811 00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:54,120 Speaker 1: It I can't. I can't go out there and act 812 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:55,960 Speaker 1: like I'm gonna beat the person in front of me. 813 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:58,400 Speaker 1: I gotta go no matter what. Learned that lesson, Junior, 814 00:40:58,400 --> 00:40:59,839 Speaker 1: and then you just peeled off all the wins off 815 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:03,120 Speaker 1: after that. Now that's wrestling. Did you have any interests 816 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 1: or have any interest in WWE that type of wrestling? Nah, 817 00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 1: it's fake, man, I think it's fake. I don't know. 818 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:10,920 Speaker 1: I really don't know, but I mean I heard this 819 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:13,280 Speaker 1: a lot of stunts me and pull it out there. Okay. 820 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:15,920 Speaker 1: Food wise, let's wrap this up. What's your go to 821 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:18,759 Speaker 1: perfect meal to cap a day? What do you eat 822 00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: leaving leaving like here, I'd rather go to Lotus. Give 823 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:25,360 Speaker 1: me some you know some friur rice, shrimp and chicken combination, 824 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:27,120 Speaker 1: f our rice. You know what I'm saying. They hit 825 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:30,560 Speaker 1: every time, So fried rice, chicken and shrimp. Let's see 826 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:32,560 Speaker 1: it happened, Willie Collins, we appreciate the time, best luck 827 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 1: Saturday night and beyond for someone. Man. I appreciate you. 828 00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:37,120 Speaker 1: Oh man, I thought Willie Consoles can go bang bang 829 00:41:37,200 --> 00:41:40,319 Speaker 1: chicken and shrimp like former texted Chris Polkedd and hard knocks. 830 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:42,319 Speaker 1: Speaking of hard knocks, man, I gotta get caught up. 831 00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,839 Speaker 1: It's the Cowboys. Oh. Should be fun. Heard some good 832 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,799 Speaker 1: reviews thus far, so maybe I have a chance to 833 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,799 Speaker 1: watch it in the next couple of days. Appreciate you 834 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:54,759 Speaker 1: guys for being here big thanks David Culley, Davis Mills, A. J. Moore, 835 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,560 Speaker 1: Jalil Johnson, Drew Doherty, and of course Billie Collins. So 836 00:41:57,680 --> 00:42:02,080 Speaker 1: you guys tomorrow and as always, go Texans.