1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Rick Bolepside has the first Animore or up the side 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: by forty thirty donty ten five touchdown Johnston, there is 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: no off season for your Houston Texans. Game day is 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: every day. No, it's Texans, all Exans. Welcome to everybody 5 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: to a Wednesday Night, a nation of Texans, All access 6 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I am your host. 7 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: Wednesday is my night. When you say Wednesday, you say 8 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: John Harris because I'm gonna be here except after the 9 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: season's over, in between the super Bowl. But Wednesday nights 10 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: by night. But it's always a night that I get 11 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: to share with the voice of the Texans, Mark Vanimir Mark, 12 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: Happy Wednesday. How are you doing, my friend, Johnny, I'm 13 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: doing well. You know, it's uh here we are free agencies. 14 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: Kind of you feel it not drying up. I hate 15 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: to use that term, but yeah, I feel it winding 16 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: down a little bit, this initial burst with all the teams. 17 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: There's still stuff going on. There's a lot going on, 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: but you're kind of you know, the big storm has 19 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,559 Speaker 1: blown in and you're still getting some rain drops here 20 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: and now we're getting ready for the draft. Right. I 21 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: think I used too you think I used too many 22 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: metaphors and analogies. I wrote about this in Daily Brew 23 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: Today it's upout Houston, Texans dot Com and the Texans app. 24 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: But I wrote a story called Roster Remake, and I 25 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: compared trying to evaluate where the Roster is now with 26 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: trying to project Lewis and Clark's route when they were 27 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: in Iowa, and I actually looked it up on Google 28 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: and Lewis and Clark. You know, they didn't go straight west. 29 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: It wasn't like let's get on I eighty and go west. 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: You know, they had to go over a lot of 31 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: rocky terrain. That's what I compared what the Texans have 32 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: to do here. But they're doing it, they're the process 33 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: of doing it. That's the best thing I've ever I 34 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: swear to you, I did not expect to be talking 35 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: about Lewis and Clark on the radio this evening. I 36 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: can promise you that you can get this kind of 37 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: stuff anywhere else, these kind of analogies, metaphors, ze, No, 38 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: this is exclusive material, Yes, absolutely, Also exclusive is Judorti 39 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: and John Harrison in the lab. You' here that in 40 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: our next segment, as Drew and I, we took both 41 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: sides of the ball and discussed a newcomer, if you will, 42 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: that we were most excited about. And there have been 43 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: plenty of we're gonna get that in a little bit 44 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: and then we'll finish up going around the league late 45 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: in the show. But more we got to start off 46 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: with a little bit of news and one I think 47 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: that broke publicly about one thirty today. We found out 48 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: this morning, but the Houston Texans have a new team president. 49 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: It's a guy we know very very well, and his 50 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: name is Greg Grissom. How how did you take the news? Mark? 51 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: How excited were you? You You know Greg pretty well, You've 52 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: been on a lot of leadership committees with him for 53 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: a number of years. Your overall thoughts of Greg stepping 54 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: in to follow in the footsteps of Jamie Roots as 55 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: our new president, Yeah, I look, and I think people 56 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: need to understand the role of the president. You're basically 57 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 1: running the business part of the business, right, the business operations. 58 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 1: Cal McNair oversees everything. He's the leader of the organization. 59 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: He's the CEO, the chair all of that. And you 60 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: have football and you have the business and the businesses ticketing, marketing, 61 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: PR what we do and hr accounting at all reports 62 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: to him. And you know, Greg just does such a 63 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: tremendous job in corporate development, which is sponsorship sales. He 64 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: does the suite sales. But it's more than that, really, 65 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: it's it's finding ways to really connect businesses in the community, 66 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: not only with the Texans, but with each other. John 67 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: and he's done a great job at that, and that's 68 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: why a lot of businesses love being involved with the Texans. 69 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: It's not just being involved with the local NFL team, 70 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: it's being involved with each other. It's kind of a club, 71 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: if you will, in a good way. And they've all 72 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: like with our help, with their help, it's been a collective, 73 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: collaborative thing. We've done so much for Houston with these partners, 74 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: right h B Houston Methodist. I mean, I don't want 75 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: to miss anybody as the list goes on and on 76 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: and on about doing great things for Houston, being able 77 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: to fulfill those aspects of the mission statement of the 78 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. And I'm not just blowing smoke here. This 79 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: is really important to cal McNair and the McNair family 80 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: since the get go to do great things for the city. 81 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: In addition to providing NFL football, Let's be honest. But 82 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: they want to do that. And I think Greg is 83 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: so perfect for this role. And I know that it's 84 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,679 Speaker 1: something that I'm not gonna say, like he's been carrying 85 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: up with the day that Jamie leaves and he can 86 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: try to know it's not like that. But I really 87 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: felt like when I joined the organization almost ten years ago, 88 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: and even before that, because I've been friends with Greg 89 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: for a long time. I mean Greg and I used 90 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: to live a few streets apart the same neighborhood and 91 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: and we you know, have cookouts and stuff like that, 92 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: and our kids friends and you know, I live in 93 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: sugar and now and he lives, you know, closer to 94 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: the stadium. So uh, we don't see each other quite 95 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: as often, but we see each other at work a lot, 96 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: and so I've known it for a long time. He's 97 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: a tremendous guy. He bleeds Texan and he is a Texan. 98 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: His his family's terrific. He's a ut guy, um and 99 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: you know, so forgive him for that if you're not. 100 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: But I just think he's gonna do a tremendous job here. 101 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,239 Speaker 1: He he loves what we do. You know, Greg actually 102 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: has some pipes and I think he could broadcast. You know, 103 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: we've talked about this kind of thing, and that ship 104 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: is sailed for him. But um, he's he is good 105 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: on the air and stuff and he and he's a 106 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: he's a P one and radio you call him a 107 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: P one sports radio six ten die hard listener. Okay, 108 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: all the time, I mean all the time. He consumes 109 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: the content and um, and so he's a big not 110 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: only consumer, but fan of what we do. But he'll 111 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: give his opinion. Hey, you know, you guys need to 112 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: you know, he'll tell me some stuff and he always has. 113 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: He's never been shot. That's one thing. He's not shy 114 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: about giving his opinion on things. And I think that, uh, 115 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: he's just gonna do a great job. So I know 116 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: I've rambled a bit, but I'm a big Greg fan. 117 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: So I'm happy for him that he's president and that 118 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: cal has made this move. And I just think that, 119 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of positive things are happening with 120 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: the organization to look I know, and you know, we 121 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: forgot to say it at the outside of the show. 122 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: We are not doing legal talk here on text. It's 123 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: all access. It's I know, it's a huge story, but 124 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: that's a legal matter and that's that's for another situation. 125 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: And I just think that, uh, you know, and that's 126 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: hard to ignore. I get it, but I think, you know, 127 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: aside from you know, things happening there, I think there's 128 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: so many positive things happening. We've got to keep that going, Yeah, 129 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: no doubt. And I remember when I first met Greg, 130 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: I didn't know who he was because I've gotten back 131 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 1: here in two thousand and seven and we were over 132 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: at another radio station, the one that I started with, 133 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: and of course it was Reheal and Hoffey if you're 134 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: if you listen to us on that station, and those 135 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: two had they always had crazier stuff going on, and 136 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: it was like anything that was kind of non sports 137 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: ish sports stuff went on their show. And so they 138 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: just used to bring in Houston Texans cheerleaders onto their show. 139 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: And so one day they were it was the last 140 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: segment of the show and going in and there were 141 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: a couple of Texas cheerleaders that were on their show 142 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: and sky Greg Grissom is there and at that point, 143 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: that's what he was in charge of what the Texans. 144 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: So fast forward seven years later, obviously he's moved up 145 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: the ladder a little bit when I get there in 146 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen, and I just was like, Wow, Okay, this 147 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: guy must be doing some great things to take the 148 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: steps to get where he was when I met him 149 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: in two thousand and seven to where he was in 150 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen to where he is now those seven year increments. 151 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: He's now the president of Texans, and we loved the 152 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: death and I thought that was just tremendous news for 153 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: Greg Grissom taking over as a new president of the 154 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. Mark, Let's get some transactional news out of 155 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: the way that became official today before we get to 156 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: some either ores that I think are pretty good. The 157 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: Texans signed the following four unrestricted free agents, Terrence Mitchell, 158 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: Chris Moore, Kevin Pierre Louis, and Andre Roberts. They also 159 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: resigned the following free agent, which I think we've talked about, 160 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: very excited about Farrell Brown, the tight end coming back. 161 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: And then the Texans signed the following two free agents. 162 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: And if you're wondering kind of how the layout is, like, 163 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: why couldn't you just say they're all they all fit 164 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,559 Speaker 1: into different categories based on vested years of service, etc. 165 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: So you would think, hey, these two two names should 166 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: be with the top, and they're kind of separated for 167 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: different reasons. But the Texans also signed the following two 168 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: free agents. I think two guys were excited about because 169 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: of the experience, because of the name value. Mark Ingram 170 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: running back joins the Texans, as does Christian Kirksey. Spent 171 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: some time with the brown spend some time with the Packers, 172 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: and he joined the Texans. You hear those names, Mark 173 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: and you're like, Okay, that's not all of them. That's 174 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: not all of them. But getting there to get the 175 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 1: full list of changes thus far, but I don't know 176 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: if any of that stands out, But just hearing that 177 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: that's all official, how does that make you feel? Voice 178 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: of the Texans? And I wrote about this today and 179 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: we've talked about it Johnny, that this team is going 180 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: to be so different, and I think you need players 181 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: like mark Ingram who command respect Ingram walks to the door, 182 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: and it's instant respect. It's that's mark Ingram over there. 183 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: You know he's done some things in this league, and 184 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: you know he's won the trophy and you got all that. 185 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: I mean when he was when the news broke by 186 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: whatever outlet broke it that Ingram was gonna be a Texan. 187 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: We heard from Andrea right away, who loves Ingram, and 188 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: I think everybody who gets to know him, even in 189 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: a social media way, kind of falls in love with 190 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: the guy. So look, I'm not saying that you're getting, 191 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: you know, Barry Sanders and his pro mark Ingram. You're 192 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: not getting that. You're getting mark Ingram a decade player, 193 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: and that's a good thing. And I think you need 194 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: guys like that. You're gonna need the young players, whoever 195 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: they are, to shine, and he's one who can help 196 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: them come along. But I think that he's a stabilizing force. 197 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: Kurtsey stabilizing force, Marcus Cannon stabilizing force, Tyrod Taylor stabilizing force. 198 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: You need a lot of stabilizing force kind of guys 199 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: who could play, but they're also stabilizers. And then you 200 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: continue to add to the mix because it's hard to 201 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 1: know what it's all gonna look like. They've created. They 202 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: say they like competition, and it's clear because you're gonna 203 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: see these position groups in training camp and I'm eager 204 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: to see because Johnny, we haven't seen this coaching staff, right, 205 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: you know, we're kind of used to things. You gotta 206 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: used to the koubi Ak way first. I got used 207 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: to the Capers way, which was you can set your 208 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,719 Speaker 1: watch to it, like if it's two h one, it 209 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: looks like I missed the first minute in practice, you know, 210 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: like you get everything. Uh, November practice, November thirteenth, afternoon 211 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 1: practice will be at two o'clock, and it was at 212 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: two o'clock. This is in September. He can tell you that. 213 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: You know, Kubiak would start to change things up a 214 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: little bit, Bill O'Brien would change things up a bit. 215 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: But the point is this, you get to know those 216 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: coaches and the way they do things and the rhythm 217 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: of it all. We don't know what this is gonna 218 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: be like, and especially in camp OTAs whatever, how they're 219 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: gonna set it up with who's on the what team? 220 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 1: Can you imagine the media going crazy with who's running 221 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: with the ones? But it's gonna because the next day 222 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: it's gonna be completely flipped. I think. I think they're 223 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: just gonna create competitive situations and see what cream floats 224 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: to the top and make decisions on that. So I 225 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: know it's a long way to answer to your question, 226 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: but I think those guys, it's exciting to me to 227 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: see veterans come in like that. And you know, we 228 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: haven't seen the draft yet, the undrafted free agents and 229 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: everything else they can add to this mix. But it's 230 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: gonna be eighty percent, you know, a minimum. I think 231 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: eighty percent turnover on this roster. I think I think 232 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: you're dead on. I think the one thing about mark 233 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: Ingram that stands out for me is the fact that 234 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: in New Orleans he had to share the backfield with 235 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara and he did it and then he excelled 236 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: doing it. In Baltimore, he had to share the backfield 237 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: not only with the Are but then JK. Dobbins comes in, 238 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: He's got to share it with Gus Edwards as well, 239 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: and he did it and he was their biggest fan, 240 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: which I loved, And I think it just goes to 241 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: that whole point of great teammate. That's what you want 242 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: to have, and I think mark Ingram will definitely be that. Okay, 243 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: I love either or I think it's time. Are you 244 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: ready ready? Okay, here we go. Number one, they've been 245 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: a lot of college pro days going on or NFL 246 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: Pro days, I guess, but at at colleges throughout the country, 247 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: A lot of them been on tv USC's today, Mark Vannimer, 248 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: You going to your pro day and you can either 249 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: run a four two nine in the forty or you 250 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: can put up thirty eight plus bench press reps of 251 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: two hundred and twenty five pounds. What position do I play? Linebacker? 252 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do the you said bench press, right, I'm 253 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: gonna do the bench press. I think that the bench 254 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: press is the way to go. Now, all right, well 255 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: maybe linebacker. I want to run a four two nine, 256 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 1: But a linebacker run a four two nine. They're like, 257 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,439 Speaker 1: what are you doing as a linebacker? True? True, but 258 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: that's your true It's up to you. It's up to you. 259 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: Do you want to be a four two nine forty 260 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: or you want thirty eight plus reps on the bench press? 261 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,199 Speaker 1: All right, I'm switching. I'm going four two nine four. 262 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: That's a head turner right there. You know the bench 263 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: press numbers. To the average fan, it's like, is that 264 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: a lot? Is that a little? Sounds like a lot? 265 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: But four two nine? Everybody goes what that means? Everybody 266 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: who ran the four two nine Oh, there have been 267 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: some guys that I just I don't know. There have 268 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: been some guys Anthony Schwartz from Auburn and wide receiver 269 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: in four two nine. There are a couple others. Oh, 270 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: Eric Stokes, a dB from Georgia ran I think of 271 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: four two nine somewhere in that range. Now, they're prota time, 272 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: so you take it with a grain of salt. But 273 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: is what it is? All right, here's one Okay, you've 274 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 1: got to put one win in the time capsule. You're 275 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: gonna bury that sucker years from now. Now, there are 276 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: already a number of great wins that are already in 277 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: the capsule, So you get to add one more to 278 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: it before it's buried and put away the win at 279 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: Indie in twenty fifteen or the overtime win against Indie 280 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: home twenty sixteen. Which one you put in the capsule? Oh, 281 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: come on, I'm not going I'm not. The most embarrassing 282 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: call ever was twenty sixteen game. I mean, I nailed 283 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: the call, but I didn't nail the call, you know 284 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. I didn't flub the words. I got 285 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: the words right. I almost wish I flubbed the words 286 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: of you. I wasn't even thinking about that that has 287 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: I'm just talking about, like I think of games in 288 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: two ways, like the quality of victory. Absolutely, But did 289 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: I do a good job that day myself? Not that 290 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: it's all about me, but let's be honest here. Uh well, 291 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: look I evaluate things in a broadcast sense. So twenty sixteen, 292 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: I actually thought that was a hell of a win. 293 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: And if Rock had gone on to be a really 294 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: good I'm not gonna put great on him, but how 295 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: about really good Texas quarterback? We would have pointed to 296 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: that night as the turning point because they were down. 297 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: It wasn't gonna happen. And he hits Lamar Miller inside 298 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: the ten and Lamar Miller does you know, he does 299 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: the Lambada or winner or whatever on his way to 300 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: the end zone, gets in, it's like, all ry, well, 301 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: maybe get a shot, and then they get the ball 302 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: back and then he hit c J Fadorwoz for the equalizer, 303 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: and then he hits jail and Strong on left sideline 304 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: with a nice pass. It really was to set up 305 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: the winning field goal and the Texans get out of 306 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: there with a really improbable victory over their nemesis. They 307 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: don't pick the Colts that often. So winning on Sunday 308 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: Night primetime was huge at the time, and that's why 309 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: I went over the top with the call. So that 310 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: was a good moment. But the twenty fifteen win, john 311 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: he first ever win an India. You know, I've talked 312 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: about that many times that that might be my favorite 313 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: all time Texans win period period. That might be it. 314 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: Over It's hard to say over twenty eleven clincher, but 315 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: it's it's really up there. It's really up there because 316 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: of the frustration that the guys in't blew the cults. 317 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: I just want to, you know, metaphorically, it's a sports 318 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: and strangling thank you. Okay, speaking of the cults, Oh boy, 319 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: did this? They did resign t Y Hilton. I knew 320 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: this was coming tonight. Okay, they did resign him. Apparently 321 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: he had one other offer that he was considering that 322 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: was better, apparently, which would have been worse the Chiefs 323 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: or the Patriots. Honestly, I don't think he's gonna do 324 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: that much damage this year, but that's a good question, 325 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: you know, Johnny, I'm looking at the Patriots and maybe 326 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: we don't have time for this tonight, but it's it's 327 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: looking a little concerning to me what they're doing. They're 328 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: starting to look a little very good with some you know, 329 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: very concerning. What are you talking about? Very concerning. I 330 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: always say this about high price free agents, and you know, 331 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: they're spending a gargantuan amount of money on free agents, 332 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: and I always say this like, Okay, yeah, maybe it's 333 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: gonna come back and bite you, but you gotta deal 334 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: with them right now, right, no matter what happens in 335 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: the future, you gotta deal with these guys this year. 336 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: And we're playing them right, so get ready. And I'm 337 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: not sure about the quarterback situation. We can talk about 338 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: that another day. I think in this case, the Chiefs 339 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: would have been worse for me. You don't play the 340 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: Chiefs this year, but that would have felt awful to 341 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: see t Y Hilton making big plays for the Kansas City. Yeah, 342 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: I think I'm with you. I think he goes to 343 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: New England. I mean, he's a piece, but I think 344 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: with Cam throwing the football, I'm just not totally convinced 345 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a great piece, to be honest. Okay, 346 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: last one, and it's basketball. Now. This is the way 347 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 1: I phrase this so you can take it however you want. 348 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: You get to relive the tourney magic. So it's just 349 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 1: the tournament. Would you to go back and relive nineteen 350 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: eighty eight Kansas Jayhawks Danny and the Miracles or nineteen 351 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: eighty five Villanova that upset Georgetown to win it all? Oh, 352 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: there's no question. Villanova at Georgetown, there's no question in 353 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: my mind. I want to see that game. I want 354 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: to see that game replayed. I watched that game. I 355 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: might have watched that on a black and white television 356 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: in my apartment at school. All right, I was still 357 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 1: I must it was eighty five, right, ye, all right, 358 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: so I know exactly. I was still living in the 359 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: apartment where I lived my senior year, because I graduated 360 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: in eighty four December, all right, three and a half 361 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: years and I finished early, and I was still living 362 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: in that apartment and in my bedroom at a black 363 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: and white set. And that's how I watched Ed Pinckney 364 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: and the Villanova Wildcats defeat Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas, 365 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: that tremendous upset. Who is the kid Jensen making those 366 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: free yeah? Yeah? And they shot went over seventy percent 367 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: or something I mean nine of ten in the second half. 368 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: It's crazy. It's crazy, sou that was a trip. Why 369 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: you think Danny of the Miracles? Huh? I love that 370 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: run because I feel like Villanova Georgetown were actually closer 371 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: than people thought, and they played the same conference, so 372 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 1: they had played already three times that year. It gets 373 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: the same with Kansas in Oklahoma. But nobody saw Kansas cup. 374 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, Danny and Danny Manning and he was tremendous, 375 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: But the other guys around him were so so good, 376 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: Chris piper, Um Pritchard, Kevin Pritchard who's now a GM, 377 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: and the NBAM trying to think who he's with now, 378 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: but they just played a brilliant and the first half 379 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: of that championship game against Oklahoma was fifty to fifty 380 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: and it was one of the great halves of college basketball. 381 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 1: Defense was phenomenal defense. Defensefen who cares about defense? Which 382 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: I know sounds weird coming from me, but all right, 383 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: uh yeah, I'd probably go eighty five Villain. That was 384 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: a pretty special I just love the sporting moment. I 385 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: love the old Big East. You know, I'm not a 386 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: Big East snob, Johnny, but I appreciate the Big East. 387 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: I love the thirty for thirty of the Big East. Now, 388 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: as I say that, when I moved here and I 389 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 1: learned more about a guy v Lewis, I thought, this 390 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,479 Speaker 1: is freaking crazy that this guy's not in the Hall 391 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: of Fame. And now he is. But it took forever 392 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: to get a guy who's been the five final fours 393 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: in the Basketball Hall of Fame. What are you crazy? 394 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: But that shows you the East Coast buyas and the 395 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: Big eastest part of that. So I recognized my previous 396 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: snobbery of being an East Coast basketball guy. But you know, 397 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: what are you gonna do? Yeah, no doubt. All right, 398 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna go in the lab next one player, one 399 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: edition on both sides of the ball. 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I'm Drew Dorty and waving 427 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: at you like a I don't know, he's just waving. 428 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: It's John Harris. Yeah, it's good to see you. Man. 429 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: How are you? How you been? I'm doing okay. How 430 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: are you pops getting some sleep? I am? I am? John, 431 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: of course, is referencing a week ago Friday. My lovely 432 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: wife Vita had a baby, Lucy Lorrange, a sweet, healthy 433 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 1: baby girl. It's got lots of hair like a game 434 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: show host. It's dark, very pretty, and she's doing great. 435 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: Vita's doing great. So we've got five children now at 436 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: home and um, one of these bags out of my eyes. 437 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: Aren't too too heavy? Are they put at the start 438 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: of this? So now you're good. The fact that you 439 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: got away to five though, it might kill you in 440 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: the next ten years. But you know, I mean, I've 441 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: got my hands full with two, so I mean if 442 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 1: I were, if I were Yo, I would have stopped 443 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: after the twins. Boy girl done. So Yeah, I love 444 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: you though, man, it sauce. That's awesome news. I was 445 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: sad for you guys. Um, you know it's it once 446 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: they get older and they kind of you know, I know, 447 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: you're living through some of the fun stuff now, But 448 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: once they get older, it's gonna be really cool. You have, 449 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: you know, dinner and you've got all these different adults 450 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: at the table with all these different uh, you know, 451 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: thoughts and ideas and all that kind of stuff. It's 452 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: it's gonna be really really cool as you as they 453 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: grow up and uh grow old together, it's gonna be 454 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: really cool. We got all sorts of different thoughts and 455 00:23:55,640 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: ideas at the dinner table right now. So anyway, that's 456 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: another that's another story. We'll do that some other time. 457 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,360 Speaker 1: But the last month or so, you and I have 458 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: because of all the uncertainty within the organization, lots going on, 459 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: negative that we know about obviously, you know, and we 460 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 1: can't talk about it. You and I, so to kind 461 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: of reroute. We talked about and did a vintage in 462 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: the lab all time all thirty two draft. It was 463 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. It's the most fun I've ever 464 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: had on this podcast. And we each had one player 465 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 1: per NFL franchise all time that we could choose, and 466 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: we went back and forth and did that and we 467 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: had some awesome teams and since then, since it's finished, 468 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: here and there on Twitter, you'll see stuff about NFL legends, 469 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,959 Speaker 1: and just last night there was a tweet and it 470 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: was these are the top ten football players in NFL history, 471 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh, who they have? Number one 472 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: was Jerry Rice, so you've got and then I had three, 473 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: four and five, which I think was LT or Jim 474 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: Brown LT and somebody else else. And then I had 475 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: one more guy, so I had like four, you had three. 476 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning was in that's your quarterback, and yeah, yeah, 477 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 1: it was just a lot of fun. Oh mean, Joe 478 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 1: Green was one of mine. That was all yeah, So yeah, 479 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: it was. It's fun seeing this and it's it's fun 480 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: to to chit chat about it and debate about it. 481 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: But we're gonna talk about the current situation because there 482 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: have been a boatload of signings, trades, transactions here with 483 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: your Houston Texans. And today I'm gonna get one player 484 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: from offense, one player from defense that's got you really excited, 485 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: who's been added to the mix and got you really 486 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: excited about the future here for the Texans. And let's 487 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: start on offense. Johnny, all right, you go first. Okay, Well, 488 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: I'm kind of I'm kind of interested in Chris Conley, 489 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 1: the wide receiver that comes to the Texans from the Jaguars. 490 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: Now you look at the stat sheet and you see 491 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 1: forty receptions and that's kind of a good barometer, and 492 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: that's kind of a good median line for me. I 493 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 1: think I wasn't expecting Megatron. I wasn't expecting Andre Johnson. 494 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: But this is a guy who's contributed. We've seen him 495 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: contribute against the Texans in the past, and he's very, 496 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,920 Speaker 1: very fast, and he Like every other transaction on the 497 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: roster aside from the kicker position, it's all been about competition. 498 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: I mean, there are going to be a lot of 499 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 1: these guys that have been signed that you know they 500 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: won't make it past September first, but the competition level 501 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: has been bounced up, and I'm pretty excited about Connley. 502 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: Heard him talking about his excitement and coming to the team. 503 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 1: He mentioned specifically the coaching staff that's been assembled under 504 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: head coach David Culley. And you know, I've had a 505 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: chance to meet a few of him or a few 506 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: of them out here in the hall over the last 507 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: week or so, and these guys are excited. These guys 508 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 1: they've known a lot of football, they've forgotten more football 509 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: than I could ever hope. And you know, I just 510 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: for example, I saw the offensive line coach camp and 511 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 1: a moment ago, and he's settling into Houston. He's excited 512 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,199 Speaker 1: about things. They were on things, but he was on 513 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,199 Speaker 1: a break from a staff meeting a moment ago. But 514 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: Conley's got me excited just because I know a little 515 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 1: bit about him after seeing him twice a year over 516 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: the last few years. And this guy's got some speed 517 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: and he I think he adds to a mix with 518 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks there at the front and Q and Chad Hansen. 519 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: It's gonna be fun to see what becomes of this 520 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: roster because it's a real big blob right now. That's 521 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: gonna get refined at the end of trading Cannon. Yeah, 522 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 1: no doubt. And I was not surprised, or it shouldn't 523 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 1: have been surprised that Coney was signed because you have Cobb, Cooks, 524 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: QT Coulter and stick with the CS. Conley, Yeah, I mean, 525 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 1: you gotta stick with it. I was pretty excited to 526 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 1: see that. Did that happened just Monday, I think, And 527 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 1: it was like, Okay, is it gonna stop? And not 528 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: that's a bad thing. But I think offensively, for me, 529 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 1: it was the trade that that Nick made with the 530 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: trade the Patriots to get Marcus Canning. Yeah, we talked 531 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: about this at this time last year. We're talking about 532 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,719 Speaker 1: this offensive line, and we were really excited about it. Man, 533 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: that's the first time we've had five starters coming back, 534 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: all in the same position. This is going to be great. 535 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,400 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty was not great on the offensive line. Didn't 536 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: run it well, didn't It just felt this jointed. I 537 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 1: thought the interior guys were not excellent in any way, 538 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: shape or form, and I thought Titus played well at times. 539 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 1: I thought Laramie did very well. Didn't look Laramie is 540 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: the gold standard. I think I left tackle and I 541 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: thought he did very well. I still think that the 542 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: run blocking across the board was not great. It didn't 543 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:38,720 Speaker 1: feel like there were guys that were wanting to finish blocks, 544 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 1: no matter whether it was zone or power or whatever 545 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: they were running. This didn't come together well. So then 546 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 1: Snail Calamette released, You have Nick Martin released, Zeke Fulton released, 547 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 1: You bring in Justin britt Now, who hasn't played since 548 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. But then you also bring in Marcus Cannon. 549 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: Now Marcus Cannon hasn't played since twenty nineteen, either because 550 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: he opted out due to COVID and for good reason. 551 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: He's a cancer survivor. This guy's a Texan through and through. 552 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: I mean he loves, he lives on or he has 553 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: a ranch, does all the work by hand. I mean 554 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: he's a massive guy at six five six six three 555 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: thirty five. The only question to me is what position 556 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: does he play? The flip side of that is, I 557 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: don't really care because I want these five guys that 558 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: step in up front to be able to mash. We 559 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: got to run the football is run the football. And 560 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: I think the other one that people will get excited 561 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: about just because they know his name is Philip Lindsay. 562 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: But I think what Philip brings, even though he's five 563 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: eight five nine a buck ninety, he's a he runs 564 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 1: like a mack truck. So you put his talents with 565 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: Mark Ingram and David Johnson, you start to feel like, Okay, yeah, 566 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: I kind of like the way that goes together. Crazily enough, 567 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: I still think a young running back to try and grow, 568 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: you know, like the Red I don't know if second 569 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: round obviously don't have a second rounder, but I don't 570 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 1: know a third round, but maybe the fourth round. I 571 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:09,760 Speaker 1: love this proper running back, so I really do. I 572 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: think they've got a lot. There's a lot of versatility 573 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: amongst this group, and so I think you can find 574 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: a good running back, a good young running back to 575 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: learn from these veterans that maybe by week thirteen, week fourteen, 576 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: kind like j K. Dvins did with the Ravens last year, 577 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: is ready to step up and be the guy or 578 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: at least contribute you six to eight carries a game. 579 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: I think you can find that in this rookie class. 580 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: I think it's imperative to find a young ball carry 581 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: in this rookie class. But most importantly, you got to 582 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 1: have the offensive line at it's going to mash and 583 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: when you add Marcus Cannon in that mix with Titus, 584 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: with Laramie, now with Justin Britt, presumably Max Sharping, maybe 585 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: a draft pick, maybe a rookie. I still think again 586 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: same to that same point. We could look at it 587 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: and say, hey, look, I think the Dolphins line set, 588 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 1: or you can go get some more competition. That's kind 589 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: of in the theme go find competition at all positions. 590 00:30:57,320 --> 00:30:59,719 Speaker 1: You find it the draft great, and so I think 591 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: interior offensive linement is going to be drafted, and there 592 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: are a few that I really like. And I've kind 593 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: of kept my eyes on interior offensive line because I 594 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: felt like that's a need for us, no matter how 595 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: many offensive linement we resigned. But to me, getting Marcus 596 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: Cannon kind of makes this offensive line, oh boy, and 597 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to bring you a lunch pail against them. 598 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,520 Speaker 1: And I felt like last year that wasn't the case, 599 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: especially in the run game. They're just it just wasn't 600 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: It just wasn't there. It didn't click. But maybe with 601 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: this group a little bit more at center, with Marcus 602 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: at guard or tackle, however, they're going to put that together, 603 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: maybe sharpening at left guard again after a tough year 604 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: last year, they should be able to run the football 605 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: a little bit better than they've run in the past, 606 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: and I think these running backs will benefit from that too. 607 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: So I would say Marcus Cannon, that trade I thought 608 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 1: was huge and it was totally completely unexpected. You see 609 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: coming to America too. I did, Yeah, I did. Okay, listen, 610 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: we all know it's not the first one, okay. Yeah. 611 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 1: The goldest of gold standards. It's like, I think, yes, 612 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: I think it's the greatest comedy of all time. I 613 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: still like Coming to America too. Okay, I did too, 614 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 1: I did too. Yeah. Absolutely, Just everybody calmed down. Shooting 615 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 1: out of the sky, shooting whatever. Al Right, it sounds bad. 616 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: It's a sequel, we know that. Just chill right, it's 617 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 1: still fun. But King is Oh, okay, there's you. He's 618 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 1: Eddie Murphy's now the King is Amunda. Yeah, Desmond King. 619 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: I just wanted to talk about coming to America because 620 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: it really is. It's not at me seeing all the 621 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 1: negative press about coming to America too. Like it was fun, 622 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: all right, it was just fun. It was fun. It 623 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: was very fun. I think it'd be fun with Desmond King. 624 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to what he can do. I know 625 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: at the trade deadline there are a lot of folks 626 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: that wanted him to come here. Not a lot, but 627 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: maybe there there were some that said, oh, that would 628 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: have been nice to see him here. I can't wait 629 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: to see what he does here defensive backwise for the Texans, 630 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: because that was a spot that sorely needed attention this offseason. 631 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: It's been you know, it's been tough. The last few 632 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: years or on here with regards to, you know, the 633 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: defensive backfield, there have been some struggles here and I 634 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 1: think he's a guy that can instantly help make it better, hey, 635 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 1: just by virtue of the competition level that he brings. 636 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: But I think he's going to be a contributor and 637 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 1: I think he's he's gonna do some good things to 638 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 1: help this defense and maybe give the pass rush a 639 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: little bit more time and vice versa. So I'm excited 640 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: about that. You know, he was with the Chargers, so 641 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: there's some familiarity coaching staff wise, there some guys that 642 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: have been there recently that know about him now. And 643 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: then he was with the Titans, so you see their 644 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 1: game film all the time and you get get a 645 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 1: little bit of a sense of that. So I'm excited 646 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 1: about that. What you did you like that move? I 647 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: mean that was kind of a we'd seen sort of 648 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: a wave of moves, and I think that was a 649 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: little bit of a surprise to some, wouldn't you say, yeah, 650 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: it was a little bit. I thought that he would 651 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,720 Speaker 1: have gotten a bigger, better deal. You know, Mark and 652 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 1: I had talked about this probably about a week or 653 00:33:56,840 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: two out, and I was looking at the pf F projections. 654 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: PFF projected, you know, contracts for the top one hundred 655 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: free agency and the guy they had a contract from, 656 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:13,280 Speaker 1: Mike Hilton that was listenist three years, twelve million dollars, 657 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: and I was like, man, if you can get Mike 658 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: Mike Hilton for three years and twelve million dollars, you 659 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 1: need to like run to him, take the private jet, 660 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: whatever you got to get him. He's the kind of 661 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 1: player you got to have. It's the smallest guy in 662 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,319 Speaker 1: the field, but yet he's the most impactful nickel in 663 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:29,919 Speaker 1: the league, right next to a guy like Desmond King. 664 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: But then Mike Hilton signed for four years and twenty 665 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,080 Speaker 1: four million dollars. I'm like, well, it's a little rich, 666 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:38,239 Speaker 1: probably a little bit more than I wanted to pay him. 667 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: But then I find out that Desmond King signed for 668 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: a little bit under what the apy would have been 669 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 1: that PFF suggested for Mike Hilton. I'm like, you're gonna 670 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: get me Desmond King at less than that money. Rock on, 671 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 1: let's go. I'll take it all day. Because he's a playmaker. 672 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 1: He plays an interesting position because not a safety, he's 673 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 1: not a corner. He's a nickel And even though we 674 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: have as an organization made a stance which I like 675 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 1: that you know what we're gonna list Malee Collins is 676 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,840 Speaker 1: just a defensive lineman and this guy is just a linebacker, 677 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,759 Speaker 1: and this guy is just a dB. When you get 678 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: into it a little bit more, there's a difference between 679 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 1: corner and nickel. And last year, unfortunately because an injuries outside, 680 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 1: it forced Vernon to have to go outside, and really 681 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,719 Speaker 1: Vernon should have been playing inside, that was his best option. Well, 682 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: now you have Vernon Hargraves back, you have Desmond King 683 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 1: in a mix, you also have John Reid. Those guys 684 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: are going to compete for that nickel spot. And I 685 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,920 Speaker 1: think that's gonna be a really good thing to have 686 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: guys compete for that particular spot sets that they can 687 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: find somebody that can cover some of the more difficult 688 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,879 Speaker 1: guys to cover inside, that can blitz off the edge, 689 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, like a Logan Ryan did with the Tennessee Titans, 690 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:52,840 Speaker 1: and do some of those things with the New England 691 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: Patriots to Logan Ryan. But those that's the kind of 692 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: player you want to have, kind of a a versatile 693 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 1: and I know people I've thought about this word a 694 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:03,560 Speaker 1: lot because people have they hear that word versatile and 695 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:05,840 Speaker 1: Bill Brown used to use it, and you know, guys 696 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 1: at six ten radio hosts on Versai Oversail. Here's the 697 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:13,160 Speaker 1: problem with versatility in some sense, and some of the 698 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 1: players that were asked about in the past, guys are 699 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 1: versatile because they could go to a different position and play. 700 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: Being versatile means you're good at those different positions that 701 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:27,360 Speaker 1: you play. There's a difference in just well he's versatile, 702 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,359 Speaker 1: he can go play tack or guard what he can 703 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 1: just step into those that's there's being able to play proficiently, 704 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:38,319 Speaker 1: and that's the right one. You don't want just there's 705 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,520 Speaker 1: doing your job, and then there's doing your job well. 706 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: And if you're versatile, if you're versatile, truly versatile, then 707 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 1: you can play those roles well. And that's not something 708 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:51,840 Speaker 1: that guys that were quote unquote versatile in the past 709 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 1: were able to do. There are two guys that really 710 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 1: I got excited on the defensive side. Number one is MALIEK. Collins. 711 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: I just think in your defensive players that can get 712 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 1: up the field, build like a brick house with his athleticism. 713 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 1: You just don't find that every day, and he got 714 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 1: him for a one year deal. It's a proved deal, 715 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 1: so he's gonna be every every single week looking to 716 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: prove what he's got and I think he's perfect for 717 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:22,280 Speaker 1: this particular defense. And at that point, it also puts 718 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:26,080 Speaker 1: pressure on some other players to you know, hey, you 719 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: had an opportunity last year. What did you show? You know? 720 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:30,400 Speaker 1: I got PJ Hawk coming back to the team. I 721 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 1: think PJA showed a lot Ross Blacklock, what did Ross show? 722 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 1: You know? There's a lot of there's there's gonna be 723 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure on Ross to show that he 724 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 1: can make that year one to year two leap, that 725 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:43,240 Speaker 1: he was worth the fortieth pick overall in that twenty 726 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:47,279 Speaker 1: twenty draft. He can be a game wrecker on the inside. 727 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:51,880 Speaker 1: Mollie Collins presence sort of gives you a little bit 728 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:54,680 Speaker 1: of a safety net if they don't do it, if 729 00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: PJ doesn't play at the level who was last year, 730 00:37:56,960 --> 00:38:00,200 Speaker 1: If Ross Blacklock doesn't take that step, Willie Collins I 731 00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:02,320 Speaker 1: think is sort of the filter for that. You know, 732 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:04,399 Speaker 1: by the way, if they're all playing at a high level, 733 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:08,440 Speaker 1: all the better, all the better. So he's one. The 734 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:12,520 Speaker 1: other is Kevin Pier Luis, linebacker from Washington Redskin excuse me, 735 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: Washington football team last year played a lot of snaps. 736 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:18,200 Speaker 1: I think he is a consummate four to three linebacker 737 00:38:18,239 --> 00:38:19,880 Speaker 1: that can do a lot of things. He goes sideline, 738 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:23,080 Speaker 1: the sideline, he can fly. I used to love him 739 00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:26,960 Speaker 1: at Boston College. Love him at Boston College. So I 740 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:29,960 Speaker 1: think he comes in if he's the tackle machine that 741 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:33,800 Speaker 1: I've seen before on tape that I remember from Boston College, 742 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:36,400 Speaker 1: and that guy steps next to Zach Cunningham and whoever 743 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:38,520 Speaker 1: else is going to start, whether it's Christian Kurtzire, whomever, 744 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 1: how they're going to play this KPL gives them a 745 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:44,520 Speaker 1: lot of different options defensively. And look, I've thought about 746 00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:48,560 Speaker 1: this a lot. In your Division six games you now, 747 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,360 Speaker 1: and I know the quarterbacks, I get it, but you 748 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:54,759 Speaker 1: gotta shut down James Robinson and Jacksonville, some guy named 749 00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:57,759 Speaker 1: Derek Henry in Tennessee and a Colts running game that 750 00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:02,560 Speaker 1: features four very capable running backs led by Jonathan Taylor. 751 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:05,520 Speaker 1: You better have guys that can tackle, and you better 752 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:07,759 Speaker 1: have guys that can get off blocks up front and 753 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: create issues. Last year we did not have those guys 754 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:13,160 Speaker 1: in this defense. We did not have them anywhere in 755 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:16,320 Speaker 1: this defense. So the front gets bols through with Vincent Taylor, 756 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,439 Speaker 1: Emily Collins. I think there's a draft pick that's also 757 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 1: going to be added to that makes you bring back 758 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:23,040 Speaker 1: PJ Hall, who I thought had a good year before 759 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:25,800 Speaker 1: he was injured. But then you add to the linebacker 760 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 1: crew and I there are a lot of a lot 761 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:31,320 Speaker 1: of people that talked about Tarrell Adams and look ta 762 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:35,120 Speaker 1: I felt like had for what was expected. He played 763 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:38,600 Speaker 1: above expectation, But I don't want that to be the standard. 764 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:42,120 Speaker 1: The standard has to be well above not even expectation, 765 00:39:42,239 --> 00:39:45,120 Speaker 1: but well above the standard, well above the average. And 766 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:48,279 Speaker 1: watching the linebackers last year, they didn't play at that level. Now, 767 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,200 Speaker 1: some of that was because they had guys at their 768 00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:53,080 Speaker 1: feet that weren't very previous years. You missed b Mac 769 00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:57,759 Speaker 1: all year long, but zat Cuttingham, kpl Career, Gruccia Hill, 770 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:00,800 Speaker 1: Joe Thomas, those guys are take their game up to 771 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: a different level. But to at least have some help 772 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:05,160 Speaker 1: with the additions in man and a defensive line too, 773 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:08,279 Speaker 1: that's fun discussion. USOULD Texas dot Com for all of 774 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: our podcast Itune, Stitcher. How are you take in and 775 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,520 Speaker 1: absorb the audio information. 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It's been mobile for over a year now, 794 00:41:19,360 --> 00:41:22,560 Speaker 1: and you know it's interesting. I was reading a story 795 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:26,319 Speaker 1: today about Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell, and he 796 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,319 Speaker 1: was talking about spring practice and he said, you know, 797 00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:31,799 Speaker 1: we do spring practice at twenty twenty one. I don't 798 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:34,839 Speaker 1: want to just get back in the rut of fifteen practices. 799 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:38,080 Speaker 1: Schedule them out. You do this. He's kind of changed 800 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,960 Speaker 1: the whole way that they're going about their spring to 801 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:43,960 Speaker 1: get ready for the twenty twenty one season, and they're 802 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:47,359 Speaker 1: modeling it a lot after what they did last year. 803 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 1: And I got me thinking about doing Texans Radio. Maybe 804 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:55,439 Speaker 1: the mobile studio will be mobile for a whole lot 805 00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:59,520 Speaker 1: longer than whenever the COVID is done and the pandemic 806 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:02,120 Speaker 1: is over. I don't know. Let's you know, doing the 807 00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:06,240 Speaker 1: show from home isn't quite so bad. That commute after 808 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:10,880 Speaker 1: the show not so bad. It's okay. A few news 809 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:14,719 Speaker 1: and notes, and I think a lot of these have 810 00:42:14,760 --> 00:42:16,080 Speaker 1: to do with the the Texans. Are all find a way 811 00:42:16,080 --> 00:42:18,879 Speaker 1: to connect it as Landry Locker and John Lopez like say, 812 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:25,040 Speaker 1: localize it. Free agent pass Rusher Jedevion Clowney visited the 813 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,560 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns today and when I saw that. Of course, 814 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:31,359 Speaker 1: you see a headline and you just, oh, my god, 815 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:36,160 Speaker 1: clowney with Miles Garrett. Oh, shut it down. You know, 816 00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:38,400 Speaker 1: JD's not the guy he once was. I think the 817 00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:41,560 Speaker 1: injury had twenty fourteen took away some of it. I 818 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:45,680 Speaker 1: think just the injuries over the years, there was stuff 819 00:42:45,719 --> 00:42:48,960 Speaker 1: that JD was playing through that I don't think anybody 820 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:52,520 Speaker 1: really knew about. I remembered twenty when we go to 821 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:55,200 Speaker 1: Denver eighteen. I think it was twenty eighteen. Yeah, this 822 00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: is the last year with us. He was playing with 823 00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,360 Speaker 1: a groin injury out in Denver that he should have 824 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:03,799 Speaker 1: been out three four weeks and somehow got himself back 825 00:43:03,840 --> 00:43:05,719 Speaker 1: on the field and was playing and played through it. 826 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:07,400 Speaker 1: Had a bye week the next week, so he was 827 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:09,480 Speaker 1: able to come back healthy a few weeks after that. 828 00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:12,840 Speaker 1: But I think it's really kind of taken a toll 829 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:14,560 Speaker 1: on him. I think the other thing is taken a 830 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:17,200 Speaker 1: toll on JD is the fact that he never does 831 00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:22,000 Speaker 1: training camp. That just you can't work in your skills, 832 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:26,840 Speaker 1: your individual skills, and he's so gifted. But he left 833 00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:30,320 Speaker 1: Cleveland without a deal, So we'll keep an eye on that. 834 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:33,480 Speaker 1: We've got to play Cleveland this year in Cleveland, Oh 835 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:36,560 Speaker 1: Miles Garton, Devion Clown. It could be a duo. I 836 00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:38,640 Speaker 1: mentioned this to Mark earlier. We talked about this a 837 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:43,920 Speaker 1: little bit. T Y Hilton signs a one year, ten 838 00:43:44,239 --> 00:43:49,520 Speaker 1: million dollar deal to stay in Indy. Now, the scuttle 839 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:54,399 Speaker 1: butt was that he had gotten a better offer than that, 840 00:43:55,800 --> 00:43:57,839 Speaker 1: but he said he wanted to stay in Indianapolis. Now, 841 00:43:57,880 --> 00:44:00,600 Speaker 1: he tweeted something about I love the city Indie. I 842 00:44:00,640 --> 00:44:03,279 Speaker 1: want to finish my career here. Well. Also one year deal, 843 00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:07,200 Speaker 1: that bean that he's done after one year or he's 844 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:08,719 Speaker 1: gonna blow it out of the water and then that 845 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:11,759 Speaker 1: TV money kicks in and the cap goes up and 846 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:16,399 Speaker 1: he can reap the benefits potentially. But it does sound 847 00:44:16,440 --> 00:44:18,919 Speaker 1: as though Ty Watts to finish as a cult who 848 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:23,440 Speaker 1: at least I think finished twenty twenty one as a cult. 849 00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:25,560 Speaker 1: Of Texans have got to face t Y Hilton again. 850 00:44:28,680 --> 00:44:34,680 Speaker 1: Tennessee announced today Josh Reynolds. I know it's not a 851 00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:38,239 Speaker 1: highlight name. You go wait a second. Now, if you're 852 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:40,440 Speaker 1: if you went to Texas ATM, or you're an a 853 00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:42,239 Speaker 1: M fan, you recognize the name, like, hey man, I 854 00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:46,000 Speaker 1: remember Josh Reynolds Yeah, he's from San Antonio. Played texts am. 855 00:44:46,120 --> 00:44:50,080 Speaker 1: I think that could be an underrated signing for the 856 00:44:50,160 --> 00:44:53,200 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans. He lose Corey Davis, Josh Reynolds steps in 857 00:44:53,560 --> 00:45:00,880 Speaker 1: alongside AJ Brown. That could be quietly really good towsome 858 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:03,280 Speaker 1: because I don't think people understand how good Josh Reynolds 859 00:45:03,480 --> 00:45:06,359 Speaker 1: can be now going to Tennessee. I think he's more 860 00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:10,200 Speaker 1: accomplished as a receiver than Corey Davis was. Corey Davis 861 00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:14,320 Speaker 1: just could never put it all together with the size, strength, 862 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:17,640 Speaker 1: speed that he had in Tennessee. He's hurt, He'd be 863 00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:20,040 Speaker 1: in and out of the lineup. Then he'd have the drops. 864 00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:23,200 Speaker 1: They get the drops against us, and I think the 865 00:45:23,239 --> 00:45:26,040 Speaker 1: second game, the one at NRG, he just couldn't catch 866 00:45:26,040 --> 00:45:29,520 Speaker 1: a cold that day. It was ridiculous. But that said, 867 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:32,320 Speaker 1: he is now with the Jets, that being Corey Davis, 868 00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:35,160 Speaker 1: but the Titans signed Josh Reynolds. I think that could 869 00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:39,279 Speaker 1: be a sneaky out signing for the Tennessee Titans down 870 00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:41,640 Speaker 1: the road. Finally, I couldn't find a way to localize 871 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:43,840 Speaker 1: this other than to say I always wanted a Dominan 872 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:48,440 Speaker 1: sue to beat a Texan. He had opportunities, I think 873 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:53,240 Speaker 1: always signing one year deals, but the Texans were never 874 00:45:53,320 --> 00:45:55,200 Speaker 1: able to land him. I don't even know if they 875 00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:57,880 Speaker 1: tried to. But I love Dominan sue have for a 876 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:01,600 Speaker 1: very long time one year, million dollars deal to stay 877 00:46:01,640 --> 00:46:04,600 Speaker 1: with the Buccaneers, and oh my god, they kept the 878 00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:10,600 Speaker 1: band together in Tampa Bay. It's unbelievable what they were 879 00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:13,920 Speaker 1: able to do. My goodness, A big thanks to Drew Doherty, 880 00:46:14,360 --> 00:46:17,680 Speaker 1: to my man Mark vander Meer, to eddiep for keeping 881 00:46:17,719 --> 00:46:19,839 Speaker 1: me on the straight and narrow back at Sports Radio 882 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:23,640 Speaker 1: six ten. We will see you tomorrow. The General John 883 00:46:23,680 --> 00:46:26,960 Speaker 1: McClain will be with both Mark and myself. We'll see 884 00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:29,400 Speaker 1: you then. Everybody, have a great night and as always, 885 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:30,000 Speaker 1: go Texans.