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Speaker 1: Hello Texans, Welcome to the show as we take you

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Speaker 1: inside inn RG Stadium, where the Rodeo is in its

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Speaker 1: final week here and the Texans are not done acquiring players,

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Speaker 1: because that's not gonna be done ever.

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Speaker 2: This goes on constantly.

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Speaker 1: I know there was a lot of activity last week

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Speaker 1: into the weekend, but you're gonna have continued activity throughout

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Speaker 1: the twenty twenty six offseason. And by the way, Johnny,

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Speaker 1: I listened to some of the show. I airchecked shows

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Speaker 1: on occasion. I picked yesterday's to aircheck, and I said

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty five season a couple of times, I think

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Speaker 1: more than once, referring to this upcoming season. So I

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Speaker 1: don't know that's weekend brain stuff. I don't know what

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Speaker 1: that was. But I apologize to all the listeners for

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Speaker 1: the confusion. But yeah, I think they can figure it out.

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Speaker 1: Like vandermir come on, get on your horse, get more

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Speaker 1: coffee in your system at six o'clock at night. I

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Speaker 1: don't know what I gotta do, but twenty twenty six offseason.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, twenty twenty six.

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Speaker 4: It's still taking me a little bit of time to

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Speaker 4: figure out twenty twenty six. I have thought twenty twenty

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Speaker 4: five often. Yeah, that I've said twenty twenty six, so

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Speaker 4: gonna be very intentional about saying that as we open

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Speaker 4: the show.

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Speaker 1: By the way, Mattress Firm, the official sleep partner of

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Speaker 2: Thank you very much for that too.

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Speaker 1: See, we're helping each other out here, right and that's

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Speaker 1: how we roll here on Texans Radio. And yesterday we

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Speaker 1: did a segment that was getting a lot of steam,

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Speaker 1: a lot of a play which was progress report on

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Speaker 1: the acquisitions, Progress report on how we're doing with all

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Speaker 1: these acquisitions the Texans have been making. And we did

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Speaker 1: the offense because that's where the bulk of the action

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Speaker 1: has been, or maybe I shouldn't say that, because there's

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Speaker 1: been plenty of action on the defensive side as well.

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Speaker 1: Because as you try to improve one area of your

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Speaker 1: team that seems like it needs more improvement, you cannot

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Speaker 1: ignore the other area of your team, which is elite,

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Speaker 1: which is outstanding, which is not getting the love that

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Speaker 1: they were getting going into the Patriots game, the divisional

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Speaker 1: playoff game, because I get it, you'll game and man,

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Speaker 1: I go back to that game. I don't want to

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Speaker 1: relive that game, but I will talk about this one

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Speaker 1: aspect of it, Johnny. That Drake may throw to Booty

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Speaker 1: was as good a play as you're going to see

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Speaker 1: in any of the playoff games this past season, right am,

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Speaker 1: I right? I mean, that was a dagger throw that

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Speaker 1: really put the game out of reach for the Houston Texans.

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Speaker 1: It made it a two score lead for the Patriots

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Speaker 1: at a time when man getting one score, getting over

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Speaker 1: the hump to get within or get erase that five

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Speaker 1: point deficit or if it was eight or whatever after

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Speaker 1: they would kick a would be field goal. Man, that

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Speaker 1: was a heck of a play right there, and they

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Speaker 2: But the coverage was good. It was got to give

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Speaker 2: credit to the Patriots for that play.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely.

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Speaker 4: I said at the time it's one of the great

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Speaker 4: a prisoner of the moment because when you think of

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Speaker 4: and score, it's you know, the Patriots turning this thing

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Speaker 4: will say, you know, Kaysehan talked throughout the week because

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Speaker 4: And finally he had kind of Joe name it it

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Speaker 3: And it was incredulous. It was like he.

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Speaker 4: Did he did catch this? How did he catch this?

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Speaker 4: And you watch the replay and you're like, he did

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Speaker 4: They still could have gone down and kick a field

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Speaker 4: that's why I said at the time, remem he threw

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Speaker 4: But Diggs made the catch that I don't think he

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Speaker 4: Douglas makes the catch on the slant round on fourth

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Speaker 3: So yeah, I mean it's it was.

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Speaker 4: A confluence of events at that point and if you

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Speaker 4: won that game. But I think to your point, and

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Speaker 4: we did our progress report in the offense. I you know,

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Speaker 4: I check out all the mock drafts just because I'm

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Speaker 4: curious what people what people say. Mel Kuiper says something

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Speaker 4: He's got his mock draft and he actually had his

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Speaker 4: taken a defensive player, and he said, why would the

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Speaker 4: Texans go defense? Yes, it's their strength, but they need

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Speaker 4: to keep it their strength. Smart teams plan ahead. Wow,

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Speaker 4: And it's it's exactly you know, it's exactly why those

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Speaker 4: to play totys forty. They were draft quarterbacks in second

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Speaker 4: you know, this guy's still great. But you know, it's

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Speaker 4: mel Kiper's first couple of sentences they're smart teams plan ahead.

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Speaker 4: That hit me when you were talking about that, because

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Speaker 4: I just read that this morning and it just made

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Speaker 4: me think that's exactly right. It might be offensively focused,

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Speaker 4: the way that it should be with what they've done

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Speaker 2: All right, so let's get to it progress report.

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Speaker 1: And you began this segment last night by saying you

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Speaker 1: used to have to do this as a player with

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Speaker 1: your teachers back in high school, maybe even college. Obviously,

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Speaker 1: they always checked the grades. Even in middle school, Little

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Speaker 1: Liam VanderMeer seventh grade basketball, they had grade checks. Baby,

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Speaker 2: You're on probation for a couple of weeks.

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Speaker 1: And I wanted to avoid that one, like the plague,

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Speaker 1: you know me, because it's all about me, Johnny, I said.

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Speaker 2: Don't embarrass me.

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Speaker 1: My kid will not be suspended from the team because

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Speaker 1: of grades. So get me those c's darn it anyway, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I have high standards.

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Speaker 5: All right.

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Speaker 1: Let's get to the defense here, and let's start with

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Speaker 1: the engine. That would be the defensive line. That's what

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Speaker 1: they call themselves. And I love that they have that

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Speaker 1: little I think it's more of an internal nickname, the engine.

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Speaker 2: Johnny, can we get that one to catch some steam here?

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Speaker 2: The engine?

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Speaker 1: Maybe the engine is getting after it because the orange

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Speaker 2: Wasn't that a reference kind of.

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Speaker 1: To the line doomsday even reference to the line, I mean,

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Speaker 4: So, I mean I could see the engine. I could

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Speaker 4: see the engine working. I mean, like you said, the

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Speaker 4: steam picking up steam the engine. Yeah, I could definitely

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Speaker 4: see that. I mean, it's maybe not the sexiest name,

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Speaker 4: but you know it, it's probably better than the nickname

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Speaker 4: they liked for the defense. They call themselves the kill Zone.

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Speaker 4: The upfitsive players talk about that all the time, and

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Speaker 4: I'm like, yeah, I'm kind of glad that one hasn't

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Speaker 4: caught on, even though that would be probably symbolic of

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Speaker 4: this defensive line is the engine. It's the engine not

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Speaker 4: only for the defense, it's the engine for this team.

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Speaker 4: Rod Wright and Frank o'cam know the buttons depressed for

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Speaker 3: They know what's going on. It's a fun group to watch.

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Speaker 1: They have high standards, they live up to them. They

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Speaker 1: hold each other accountable. That position group and look, it's

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Speaker 1: not the only good one on this team, but that

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Speaker 1: well when we get them in studio. All right, so

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Speaker 1: you clearly have Will, Sheldon, Tommy and Daniel as your

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Speaker 1: front four. Daneil gets extended. Tommy was already under contract,

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Speaker 1: thank goodness. Rankins signs a deal to remain a Houston Texan.

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Speaker 1: Will Anderson we'll let you know soon enough. He's gonna

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Speaker 1: be around here for a long long time. But Sheldon Rankins,

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Speaker 1: I thought, great, get him back in here that front four.

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Speaker 1: Let's cook from day one. Now, let's go depth. Dylan

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Speaker 1: Horton on the edge, Dominique Robinson, who you will hear

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Speaker 1: other end. So no Derek Barnett. I'll say yet with

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Speaker 1: a question marks because maybe he's back, maybe he's not.

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Speaker 1: He hasn't signed anywhere yet, right, He's the kind of

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Speaker 1: guy who might be able to.

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Speaker 3: Hang around out there.

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Speaker 2: Okay, Ye, he's still there.

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Speaker 1: Nay Kwan Jones who they re signed, Logan Hall who

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Speaker 1: they acquired from Tampa Bay. And then to further the depth,

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Speaker 1: Solomon Byrd still here. You get Xavier Thomas at end,

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Speaker 1: Junior Tifuna still on the roster along with Keante Hamilton, so, Johnny,

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Speaker 1: you are pretty deep here. I don't know if they're

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Speaker 1: gonna add another guy or not. Maybe they draft somebody.

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Speaker 1: I don't know if it's high those who have the

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Speaker 1: Texans still taking a defensive tackle high I'm thinking, but

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Speaker 1: you know, you're one injury away from Nay Kwon playing

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Speaker 1: some big reps. If Tommy or Sheldon can't go for

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Speaker 1: Maybe Junior can improve in year two as a college

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Speaker 1: free agent. Hamilton was a seventh round draft pick. What

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Speaker 1: D line so far this offseason and where might they

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Speaker 4: Well, I think the biggest piece they had to have

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Speaker 1: I don't know if that's possible or not, But I'm

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Speaker 4: I say it depends, and I and I take it

435
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Speaker 4: even further. You may not know that until you get

436
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Speaker 4: into the season, too, because as you get into the season,

437
00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,399
Speaker 4: you might see more twenty one personnel. Hey, we're seeing

438
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Speaker 4: from the Ravens more twenty one personnel. We're seeing more

439
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Speaker 4: from the Giants, more twenty one personnel. You know, the

440
00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,000
Speaker 4: teams you're facing, you're seeing more twenty one. So, hey,

441
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Speaker 4: we want to be in our our traditional four to

442
00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:50,360
Speaker 4: three base alignment. Okay, we might need another linebacker at

443
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Speaker 4: that point, But I think what they did last year.

444
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Speaker 3: They brought in EJ.

445
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Speaker 4: Speed and everybody thought, well, where's he gonna play, how's

446
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Speaker 4: he gonna fit in? He's fitting like a hand and

447
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Speaker 4: a glove.

448
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Speaker 2: Man.

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Speaker 4: I don't think they're going to do that, but I

450
00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:05,240
Speaker 4: do think they will maybe draft somebody late or bring

451
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Speaker 4: in like they did last year, a couple undrafted free

452
00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,240
Speaker 4: agents to go with what they got, and that will

453
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Speaker 4: provide plenty of depth. Jamal got plenty of experience last

454
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Speaker 4: year special special especially on special teams.

455
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Speaker 3: Jake is always there on special teams. We missed him

456
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Speaker 3: because of the injury, but I think he'll be back.

457
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Speaker 4: So I feel like with Jake Hummell coming in, all right,

458
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Speaker 4: that's pretty solid. But do you bring in a Jackson

459
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Speaker 4: Woodard or a case O Site type in the undrafted

460
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Speaker 4: free agent for world?

461
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Speaker 3: I think that's a possibility.

462
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Speaker 1: For camp for sure, because and this is where I

463
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Speaker 1: went last night with the tackle position and some other

464
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Speaker 1: positions that we were talking about on offense, that hey,

465
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Speaker 1: just to fill out the roster for training camp, you

466
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Speaker 1: need bodies.

467
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Speaker 2: You got three deep in there.

468
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Speaker 1: You got all these reps, you got all this contact,

469
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Speaker 1: all this wear and tear, You need guys. And we've

470
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Speaker 1: seen those days in camp where you have six running

471
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Speaker 1: backs and you're down to one because and it's not

472
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Speaker 1: career ending or season ending injuries. The other guys out,

473
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Speaker 1: but they're bagged up, so you got to go with

474
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Speaker 1: one guy. And we've had that time and time again.

475
00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:06,520
Speaker 1: All of a sudden, British Brooks is out there as

476
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Speaker 1: your starting tailbag because everybody else is dinged up a

477
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Speaker 1: little bit. So that could happen at any spot. So yeah,

478
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Speaker 1: I agree with you Woodren type of player, that kind

479
00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,840
Speaker 1: of thing could definitely happen, It should happen, but something

480
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Speaker 1: more you never know. And let's go to the secondary

481
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Speaker 1: because we want to give this fair time here with

482
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Speaker 1: the progress report in the secondary, which is just an

483
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Speaker 1: elite secondary, it's just ridiculous. It's an embarrassment of riches

484
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Speaker 1: in some cases. When you look at some other teams

485
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Speaker 1: and then you look at the names that the Texans

486
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Speaker 1: have compiled in this secondary, it just makes me smile.

487
00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,159
Speaker 1: I'm just like, you know that dog meme where the

488
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Speaker 1: dog is just smiling with its eyes you know, closed,

489
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Speaker 1: It just looks like the dog is on gummies or something.

490
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Speaker 1: That's what I am when I'm thinking about this secondary,

491
00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:52,640
Speaker 1: it's so good. And then you add read blanketship. Are

492
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Speaker 1: you kidding? Yes you did, and it's beautiful. And you

493
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Speaker 1: resigned MJ.

494
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Speaker 2: Stewart. That is a beautiful thing.

495
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Speaker 1: And you get hell wealthy jail and Reed who missed

496
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Speaker 1: a lot of time, but at least he got his

497
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Speaker 1: feet wet at the very least, and we'll see what

498
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Speaker 1: he can do with safety. And then the corner situation.

499
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Speaker 1: Now I'll go here, Johnny, because of course Stingley Lassiter,

500
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Speaker 1: I get it, you're Nicholas Petree. But I still say

501
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Speaker 1: that they could draft a corner kind of high. Not

502
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Speaker 1: first round high, but maybe Friday Night high. Because you

503
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Speaker 1: get Jalen Smith coming back. He missed the season with

504
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Speaker 1: an injury, and you'll hope he's really good. But I

505
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Speaker 1: still think that they think we could be deeper. You know,

506
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Speaker 1: we can't take any dings. We saw what happened. You

507
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Speaker 1: always bring to some We saw what happened when certain

508
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Speaker 1: guys were out, even for a stretch of plays. Wasn't

509
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Speaker 1: the same thing because that front line is so elite.

510
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Speaker 1: Thoughts on the secondary and what might be added, either

511
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Speaker 1: free agency, draft or whatever.

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Speaker 4: I think what they've done in free I would say

513
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Speaker 4: free agency, but this offseason, re signing JaMarcus Ingram was

514
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Speaker 4: a big one because JaMarcus is heck of a special

515
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Speaker 4: teams player, but I think he gives you something at

516
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Speaker 4: corner or even nickel. Jalen Smith coming back when he

517
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Speaker 4: was playing in training camp as the third corner, he

518
00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,639
Speaker 4: looked pretty aren't good, and that was as a rookie,

519
00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,240
Speaker 4: but his season cut short by injury early in the year.

520
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Speaker 4: Bringing back MJ. Stewart at safety, the depth you now

521
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Speaker 4: have at safety, adding in even a guy like Keevon

522
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Speaker 4: Merriweather who was added to the team way late in

523
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Speaker 4: the process, I feel like there's a potential for a

524
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Speaker 4: for a young corner to come in and maybe challenge

525
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Speaker 4: to be the third corner, challenge to be the fourth corner.

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Speaker 4: I don't know if I would go high though, Mark,

527
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Speaker 4: I don't know if I would do that because I

528
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Speaker 4: feel like on defense, I could make a case for

529
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Speaker 4: the other positions bringing in a young, talented guy and

530
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Speaker 4: having an opportunity to make an impact. I think if

531
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Speaker 4: you did that in the secondary, it really is just

532
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Speaker 4: drafting in insurance, and I feel like there's a limit

533
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Speaker 4: to which I want to pay for insurance. And I

534
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Speaker 4: feel like that maybe now Day three and again the

535
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Speaker 4: corners in this draft. As I've gone through these corners

536
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Speaker 4: and I haven't spent as much time on corners. I'm

537
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Speaker 4: kind of saving them for the end because I know

538
00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,440
Speaker 4: it's probably not going to be the priority for the Texans.

539
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Speaker 4: But as I've watched them and as I've gone through this,

540
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Speaker 4: I'm like, man, there are a lot of corners that

541
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Speaker 4: I think are going to get drafted, and that just

542
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Speaker 4: pushes a few down into Day three, where I think

543
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Speaker 4: you can get a day to talent on Day three

544
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Speaker 4: and that's just the best.

545
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Speaker 3: Of all worlds. But I feel like it's still looking

546
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Speaker 3: for insurance.

547
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Speaker 4: Especially if you believe in Jalen Smith Smith, which I

548
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,719
Speaker 4: think they do, then I feel like that's what it is.

549
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Speaker 4: Then you're drafting that insurance. Look, if stinger last er

550
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Speaker 4: go down, then okay, you may have to look to

551
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Speaker 4: a different market other than the draft, which if they

552
00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,199
Speaker 4: got hurt during the season, you might be looking for

553
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Speaker 4: a trade, or you might be looking for a waiver

554
00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,160
Speaker 4: claim with somebody that's you know, sort of surprising that's

555
00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,440
Speaker 4: out there. You might have to do that to fill

556
00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,080
Speaker 4: in one of their spots. So from that perspective, I

557
00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,840
Speaker 4: feel solid about the three or the four the Texans have,

558
00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:13,600
Speaker 4: but I feel like it would be insurance, and so

559
00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,119
Speaker 4: I'm only willing to go insurance on day three. But

560
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,280
Speaker 4: I still feel like on day three you can find

561
00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,679
Speaker 4: a rock solid corner. You're looking for a guy with

562
00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:26,000
Speaker 4: some length or some guys like that in his draft

563
00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:29,280
Speaker 4: on day three. To Carrio Davis from Washington, he's a

564
00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,960
Speaker 4: guy that always pops to mind. Julian Neil on Arkansas,

565
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Speaker 4: those are a couple of Day three guys bordering on

566
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Speaker 4: day two that I think you could get day three

567
00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:39,960
Speaker 4: that would come in and give you something and something

568
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Speaker 4: a little different because of length and size and all

569
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Speaker 4: that kind of stuff. So it's insurance, but I would

570
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Speaker 4: imagine there's some teams at some point they have drafted

571
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Speaker 4: guys to be insurance and they stepped up to be

572
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Speaker 4: big time players.

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Speaker 1: Well, we're gonna hear from a player next to I

574
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Speaker 1: think is more than insurance. He's gonna be in a

575
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Speaker 1: rotation at defensive end. That would be Dominic Robinson. So

576
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Speaker 1: let's check in with him and maybe if there's time,

577
00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:05,520
Speaker 1: our conversation with Dalton Schultz. We played you the interview

578
00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,440
Speaker 1: he did with Jim Rome last week, but we've got

579
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Speaker 1: one of our own, so we'll try to get to

580
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Speaker 1: that before the close of business today. I'm Texans Radio.

581
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Speaker 1: We jump right back into the hun day Texans Radio

582
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Speaker 1: studio and catching up with a couple of Texans here.

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Speaker 1: Let's start with Dominique Robinson, new Texan, former Chicago Bear.

584
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Speaker 1: Now he spent his entire career there so far, from

585
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Speaker 1: twenty two to twenty five, and he hails from Canton

586
00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:33,520
Speaker 1: McKinley High School, so we'll get into that in this interview.

587
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:36,560
Speaker 1: Went to Miami of Ohio, a team that's in the

588
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,600
Speaker 1: NCAA playing games today. Oh my gosh, don't get me

589
00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,400
Speaker 1: started on that. I think I ranted about that yesterday.

590
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Speaker 1: But let's get to it. Dominique Robinson joined us last

591
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Speaker 1: week in studios, so no one's heard this yet. Fresh

592
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Speaker 1: material from a brand new Texan who's all fired up

593
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Speaker 1: to be here.

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Speaker 5: Phil's phenomenon. I can't wait.

595
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Speaker 6: I mean, I'm here now, I can't wait to be

596
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Speaker 6: here for for But yeah, I'm excited.

597
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Speaker 1: You are part of a special defense in Chicago. What

598
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Speaker 1: does it feel like to be part of this defense.

599
00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:07,960
Speaker 1: I know you haven't met everybody yet, but you will

600
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Speaker 1: soon enough. What are your thoughts?

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Speaker 6: Like I said, I'm excited, you know, can't wait to

602
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,520
Speaker 6: meet everybody. See how you know, get click with the

603
00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,320
Speaker 6: with the with the team and with the guys in

604
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Speaker 6: the room and stuff like that. So I can't complain, no,

605
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,520
Speaker 6: no doubts as of now.

606
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Speaker 1: What do you know about the defense and about Matt

607
00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:32,160
Speaker 1: Burke the coordinator and Demiko Ryan's the way he coaches

608
00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:32,680
Speaker 1: this team.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I do know that the D line is ferocious.

610
00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:39,320
Speaker 6: They get after it, and you know that I want

611
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Speaker 6: to be a part of that. You know, That's that's

612
00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:44,800
Speaker 6: how we make our money. That's how you know, guys win,

613
00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,120
Speaker 6: That's how we win games. Is that D line. When

614
00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,840
Speaker 6: the D line is eating, everybody eats so and it

615
00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,680
Speaker 6: showed here late in the season, you know what I mean.

616
00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:58,240
Speaker 6: So it means everything to to defenses is when the

617
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Speaker 6: when the front is on point.

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Speaker 1: We saw a lot of the Bears in recent years

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Speaker 1: in twenty four Week two, the Hall of Fame game

620
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Speaker 1: in your hometown, saw them there. But what for the fans,

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Speaker 1: what kind of player are they getting in Dominique Robinson.

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Speaker 6: You're getting a smart, aggressive player, willing to do it all.

623
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Speaker 6: Play the run, play the pass, pass rush, you know

624
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Speaker 6: what I mean. But there's nothing that I can't do.

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Speaker 1: So what about So we mentioned the Hall of Fame game?

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Speaker 1: What was that like for you being back in your

627
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Speaker 1: hometown and what is it like to grow up in

628
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Speaker 1: the town or the Hall of Fame is.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, it's a blessing.

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Speaker 6: So I actually that was my first time being able

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Speaker 6: to play in the new stadium. I played in a

632
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Speaker 6: former stadium which was Tom the Fawcett Stadium. Yeah, so

633
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Speaker 6: that's where we played our high school games. And then

634
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Speaker 6: the second the year after I left, they built they

635
00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:54,640
Speaker 6: finished building Tom Benson And in my head, I was like, man,

636
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Speaker 6: I just want to go back and play one game

637
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Speaker 6: one time. And I ended up getting the opportunity a

638
00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,200
Speaker 6: couple of years ago, so it was fun. The Bears

639
00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,000
Speaker 6: elected me to be a captain of that game, so

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00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,920
Speaker 6: it was it was it was a blessing.

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Speaker 1: When you're playing for Kenton McKinley and we saw how

642
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Speaker 1: it was all laid out there. Do you feel the

643
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,240
Speaker 1: buzz of the Hall of Fame? Does that motivating you?

644
00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:17,400
Speaker 1: And inspire you as a player.

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Speaker 5: It does.

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Speaker 6: It's it's phenomenal. And when I was my junior year,

647
00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:26,840
Speaker 6: before they finished construction, they had the whole one side

648
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,920
Speaker 6: tour down so you could just see the top of

649
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Speaker 6: the Hall of Fame. So literally the home side was

650
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Speaker 6: facing the Hall of Fame. You could see that on

651
00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:35,800
Speaker 6: the sideline and it was It's pretty cool. So it's

652
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Speaker 6: definitely motivating.

653
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Speaker 5: All right.

654
00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:39,960
Speaker 1: So you go to Miami of Ohio, and I know, look,

655
00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:41,480
Speaker 1: I was in the MAX, so I shouldn't say of

656
00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:46,000
Speaker 1: Ohio's Miami. It's Miami University, right, and you're a quarterback,

657
00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:47,960
Speaker 1: So take us through that journey bit. I know you've

658
00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:49,920
Speaker 1: talked about this a lot, but for the Texans fans

659
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,040
Speaker 1: who don't know, you were a quarterback at Miami, then

660
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,160
Speaker 1: you searched a wide receiver.

661
00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,160
Speaker 2: Here you are playing of the NFL. But how did

662
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:57,040
Speaker 2: all that go down?

663
00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:02,720
Speaker 6: So long story short, our quarterbacks coach came in the

664
00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,880
Speaker 6: room jokingly saying, we might need some guys to play

665
00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,800
Speaker 6: receiver today. I wasn't getting any reps. I graduated early.

666
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,720
Speaker 6: My roommate was a quarterback. He played their style of quarterback.

667
00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:14,800
Speaker 6: I was just an athlete in the quarterback room. I

668
00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,160
Speaker 6: was in you know, in there for about a month.

669
00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,400
Speaker 6: I took it serious. I went and played receiver for

670
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,840
Speaker 6: the day. Head coach comes to me, Chuck comes to me,

671
00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,880
Speaker 6: and he's like, if you want to play receiver, you

672
00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,960
Speaker 6: look good, We'll keep it there. I said, that's fine

673
00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:27,720
Speaker 6: with me, as long as I'm able to get on

674
00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:29,320
Speaker 6: the field. You know, I wasn't getting any reps, so

675
00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:32,320
Speaker 6: I just wanted to play football. End up doing that

676
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,040
Speaker 6: for three years. Got to a point where I end

677
00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:36,560
Speaker 6: up turn you know, turning a ligament in my froot

678
00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:41,000
Speaker 6: at Lisz frank surgery. And it was, you know, another

679
00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,400
Speaker 6: situation where I wasn't playing as much throughout the season.

680
00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:44,920
Speaker 6: As the season went on, it I just my rep

681
00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:46,840
Speaker 6: start going down get you know, lower and lower. I

682
00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:50,600
Speaker 6: didn't I miss camp stuff like that, so wasn't playing.

683
00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:52,959
Speaker 6: Made a decision I'm going to move to d N

684
00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:57,240
Speaker 6: with X you know, more factors than that, you know,

685
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,920
Speaker 6: taking my coach, I starting MAC Championship game, sat down

686
00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,200
Speaker 6: with him, was like, yoh, I think I want to

687
00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,680
Speaker 6: play the end. He said, that's fine with me.

688
00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:09,560
Speaker 2: So what did you have to do physically to adjust

689
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:10,480
Speaker 2: to the new position?

690
00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,120
Speaker 5: I started. I had started bulking up throughout that sit.

691
00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,680
Speaker 6: I was playing receiver at like two thirty five, so

692
00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,720
Speaker 6: I was already a big Yeah, I was exactly so

693
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,000
Speaker 6: I was. I was a jump ball guy. I wanted

694
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:25,280
Speaker 6: to you know, nobody could out physical meal in that aspect, so.

695
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:28,560
Speaker 5: I didn't have to do much.

696
00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:31,320
Speaker 6: I did start bulking up, and I got up to

697
00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,600
Speaker 6: two fifty towards the start of the next season.

698
00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:38,360
Speaker 2: So who inspired you at that position?

699
00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:40,680
Speaker 1: Guys who were maybe in the league already while you

700
00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,800
Speaker 1: were still in college players you looked up to that

701
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,320
Speaker 1: motivated you to be like that, yeah, if possible.

702
00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:49,600
Speaker 6: This is a this is a stupid and slightly cocky,

703
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:54,000
Speaker 6: you know statement, But I just remember watching Chase Young

704
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,959
Speaker 6: run around people, right, and I was like, it can't

705
00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:01,240
Speaker 6: be that hard, you know what I mean? Sure enough,

706
00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:04,800
Speaker 6: it is. It is definitely that hard, you know. Uh,

707
00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:08,600
Speaker 6: that switch was not I stayed on tape. I looked

708
00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:12,120
Speaker 6: like I fit, But I'm you know, it's still a

709
00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:17,279
Speaker 6: work in progress in terms of learning and being a

710
00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,520
Speaker 6: d N. But yeah, it definitely is not. It's not

711
00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:21,000
Speaker 6: as easy as I thought it was gonna be.

712
00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:22,759
Speaker 1: Who are some of the guys on the Bears that

713
00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,080
Speaker 1: helped you along, veterans that helped you along when you

714
00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,080
Speaker 1: were a rookie and the league.

715
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,520
Speaker 6: Robert Quinn watching him, he was a quiet guy that

716
00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,360
Speaker 6: don't get me wrong, like he didn't say much, but

717
00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:38,360
Speaker 6: just watching him, watching him work his moves, it helped

718
00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,920
Speaker 6: me a lot. Justin Jones was was around that my

719
00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:48,120
Speaker 6: rookie year, and then uh later on, I think Jake

720
00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:51,399
Speaker 6: Martin he just signed with I think the Titans.

721
00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:53,560
Speaker 5: He helped me out a lot. That was just a

722
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:54,279
Speaker 5: couple of years ago.

723
00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:56,440
Speaker 6: So I've had I've had a few people that I've

724
00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:58,319
Speaker 6: been able to watch or sit down and talk to

725
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,600
Speaker 6: and just be able to and take in and learn.

726
00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:04,719
Speaker 1: Do you know much about Houston? What are your impressions

727
00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:07,120
Speaker 1: of Houston so far? I know it's very early. It

728
00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:07,640
Speaker 1: is early.

729
00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:12,520
Speaker 6: It's a rodeo here, so I know, I know, I know.

730
00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,439
Speaker 6: I think food is big, right even you know eat

731
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:23,480
Speaker 6: uh rodeo. That's really about it, just being here. Yeah,

732
00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:25,840
Speaker 6: second time being Yeah, So we came out we played

733
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:28,440
Speaker 6: I think what years.

734
00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:31,040
Speaker 2: Ago before, Yeah, we too football.

735
00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,200
Speaker 1: Yeah, but you had a great year with the Bears

736
00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:36,759
Speaker 1: this past season. What can you take with you from

737
00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:39,640
Speaker 1: your experience in Chicago that you could use here individually,

738
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,560
Speaker 1: and and things you just want to see happen for yourself.

739
00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,160
Speaker 6: Just that confidence, especially towards the playoffs. When then playoffs

740
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,040
Speaker 6: kicked in, it was like my back is against the wall,

741
00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:50,840
Speaker 6: you know. So being able to play with that, with

742
00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:54,279
Speaker 6: that kind of back against the wall mentality and just

743
00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:57,720
Speaker 6: let it loose, that was. I mean, it was reaching

744
00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,160
Speaker 6: the playoffs and playing those two games were amazing Like

745
00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:04,640
Speaker 6: that honestly, truly was. It was a different kind of vibe,

746
00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:07,600
Speaker 6: and I think I understand why people will say like

747
00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:09,920
Speaker 6: you live or ohdough, that is a moment you live,

748
00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:14,440
Speaker 6: or that electric stadium, the crowd into it just it

749
00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,440
Speaker 6: was you know, it brings it brings chills.

750
00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:18,200
Speaker 2: Well, we can't wait to see in action. Thanks a

751
00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:19,120
Speaker 2: lot to appreciate it.

752
00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:23,200
Speaker 1: There's Dominique Robinson and brought in for that edge depth

753
00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,680
Speaker 1: that the Texans are looking for. Johnny and I talked

754
00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,000
Speaker 1: about this in segment one. When you look at defensive

755
00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,480
Speaker 1: end and of course you have the two killers at

756
00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:33,120
Speaker 1: each side, Will Anderson Junior and Daniel Hunter, and then

757
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:38,040
Speaker 1: Dylan Horton helping out coming off the pine and Dominique Robinson.

758
00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:40,520
Speaker 1: Now you have no Derek Barnett yet. We'll see if

759
00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:43,960
Speaker 1: that comes to fruition. Solomon Byrd still here twenty twenty

760
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:47,759
Speaker 1: four draft choice and Xavier Thomas, and again they might

761
00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:52,279
Speaker 1: add some pieces here. And remember Barnett and Horton would

762
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:54,440
Speaker 1: play a lot on first and second down, and they

763
00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:57,279
Speaker 1: would bring in Will and Daniel for pass rushing downs,

764
00:36:57,320 --> 00:36:59,040
Speaker 1: and if it was second and very long, they might

765
00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:01,800
Speaker 1: bring him in right away. They played it a variety

766
00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,120
Speaker 1: of ways. They were trying to preserve their bodies, willing

767
00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,680
Speaker 1: to kneels, and also get production out of the other

768
00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,480
Speaker 1: guys because they would produce. I mean, Derek Barnett iss

769
00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,880
Speaker 1: produced for this football team. So Dominic Robinson has a

770
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,040
Speaker 1: unique opportunity here to help out, and we'll see how

771
00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:17,560
Speaker 1: it all comes together. It's such a process. You know,

772
00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:19,879
Speaker 1: we're on the air every night here. We don't even

773
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:22,480
Speaker 1: have off season conditioning yet. That gets started April twentieth,

774
00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,880
Speaker 1: and OTA's a few weeks after that. So we just

775
00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:27,839
Speaker 1: go on what we have to go on right now.

776
00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:30,319
Speaker 1: It's like watching the meal being made. I've used that

777
00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:34,560
Speaker 1: metaphor many times, watching a construction project in progress. Oh,

778
00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,360
Speaker 1: they haven't put the foundation, and now they have the foundation,

779
00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,320
Speaker 1: and oh, now they have the wood floor. They're putting

780
00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:43,279
Speaker 1: up the wood frame, the wood beams. I've actually watched

781
00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,320
Speaker 1: a house being constructed by my dad when I was

782
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:47,200
Speaker 1: a kid, so I'm familiar with some of this stuff.

783
00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:50,399
Speaker 2: How about that my dad built a house with two

784
00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:51,400
Speaker 2: or three other guys.

785
00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:51,960
Speaker 3: That was it.

786
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,560
Speaker 1: They built it all together. I think the only time

787
00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:57,360
Speaker 1: they had extra people there was for the foundation. Poor

788
00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:00,920
Speaker 1: and when they put up the main being, they needed

789
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:03,239
Speaker 1: a little more help. Other than that, it was three

790
00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:06,239
Speaker 1: four guys hammer and nails, and not the nail guns either.

791
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:07,600
Speaker 2: They did it the old fashioned way.

792
00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:08,279
Speaker 5: I don't know.

793
00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,359
Speaker 1: I just had that memory. I'm glad you were here

794
00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:12,759
Speaker 1: with me so i could share something from my youth. Okay,

795
00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:15,880
Speaker 1: I'm gonna share something from Dalton Schultz coming up next

796
00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:19,000
Speaker 1: on the Way Out, among other things here on Texans Radio.

797
00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:24,040
Speaker 1: Our final segment is Action Packed tonight before we make

798
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:26,960
Speaker 1: way for Area forty five, and we'll hear from Dalton

799
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:31,080
Speaker 1: Schultz in just a moment, extended his deal last week.

800
00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:31,319
Speaker 5: Now.

801
00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:34,600
Speaker 1: One of the big stories this week, Jalen Wattle traded

802
00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:38,000
Speaker 1: to the Denver Broncos from the Miami Dolphins Episcopal and

803
00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:40,600
Speaker 1: that's right. He is the Houstonian and man, it basically

804
00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,320
Speaker 1: boils down to a one and a three for Wattle

805
00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:46,560
Speaker 1: to the Dolphins. Very interesting is the Broncos try to

806
00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,200
Speaker 1: beef up that receiving corps offense in general.

807
00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:49,640
Speaker 2: JK.

808
00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,520
Speaker 1: Dobbins coming back for them, and they'll still have our J.

809
00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,560
Speaker 1: Harvey run of the football as well. So a lot

810
00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:58,040
Speaker 1: of things to look forward to for Broncos fans. A

811
00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:01,520
Speaker 1: team that I don't like this is on the Vandermere

812
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:05,880
Speaker 1: don't like list. Aren't all thirty one other teams on

813
00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:09,359
Speaker 1: that list? Pretty much but varying degrees. Right, We've talked

814
00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:12,360
Speaker 1: about this from time to time. Colt's number one, Cowboys,

815
00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:17,120
Speaker 1: number two, Titans number three. We take it from there. Chiefs,

816
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:20,480
Speaker 1: they're on it. The Patriots of course, Look the Jags.

817
00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:24,319
Speaker 1: It's not pure sports hatred for the Jags. We'll do

818
00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,200
Speaker 1: this during another show. I don't want to get lost

819
00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:29,239
Speaker 1: on a tangent even though it's Tangent Radio six'. Ten all,

820
00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:32,520
Speaker 1: RIGHT nfl, network they're going to televise a couple OF ufl.

821
00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:36,840
Speaker 1: Games interesting, now remember ESPN's CONTROLLING nfl network now and

822
00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:41,440
Speaker 1: ALSO mlb. Network it's funny how THE nba network has

823
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:44,600
Speaker 1: been around longer than the other. TWO i guess longer

824
00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:48,680
Speaker 1: than THE nhl network as, well and they're not absorbed by,

825
00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:52,280
Speaker 1: anybody at least as far AS i. Know interestingly, enough,

826
00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:54,960
Speaker 1: Yesterday i'm Sure johnny hit on this That Christian kirk

827
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,440
Speaker 1: is now A San francisco forty nine or Former Houston

828
00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:01,120
Speaker 1: texan had that huge game of playoffs against The. Steelers

829
00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:03,439
Speaker 1: he came in, handy and this is another reason WHY i, Think,

830
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:07,000
Speaker 1: yeah you're gonna have the growth Of Jaden higgins And Jalen,

831
00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:10,799
Speaker 1: knowle and you're gonna HAVE x continuing to mature and

832
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:12,240
Speaker 1: grow as a, receiver even.

833
00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:13,439
Speaker 2: Though he's been around the block a. While.

834
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:15,000
Speaker 1: Now of course you Have, nico one of the best

835
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,600
Speaker 1: in the. League but you're also gonna Have Tank dell coming.

836
00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:21,720
Speaker 1: Back AND i think that tide rising with the rookies

837
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:25,120
Speaker 1: growing up And dell coming, back does that kind of

838
00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:27,719
Speaker 1: pick up the slack for whatever you Hoped kirk could

839
00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:28,000
Speaker 1: do for.

840
00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:30,239
Speaker 2: You he did some, things maybe not as much as you.

841
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:32,080
Speaker 2: Wanted or is there another guy.

842
00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:34,239
Speaker 1: COMING i think there's another guy, coming maybe not to that,

843
00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:38,240
Speaker 1: degree maybe not of that, ilk but somebody via, draft

844
00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:40,320
Speaker 1: maybe a veteran coming. IN i think you need bodies

845
00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:42,759
Speaker 1: anyway for training. Camp but we've talked about that as

846
00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,520
Speaker 1: it applies to various position. Groups, well tight, end we

847
00:40:45,600 --> 00:40:48,400
Speaker 1: talked about that last. Night Foster. Moreau you're gonna hear

848
00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:52,360
Speaker 1: from him tomorrow night on the. Program but what about

849
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:55,719
Speaker 1: This Dalton schultz who had his contract. Extended we made

850
00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:57,440
Speaker 1: a video With, dalton SO i had a chance to

851
00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,920
Speaker 1: sit down with him for the. Video and here is

852
00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:01,319
Speaker 1: that interview on the way.

853
00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:03,520
Speaker 2: Out it's year nine in.

854
00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:05,960
Speaker 1: College IF i told you you're gonna be entering year

855
00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:09,160
Speaker 1: nine at some point signing a contract, extension what would that?

856
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:09,279
Speaker 7: Be?

857
00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:09,719
Speaker 2: Like it's.

858
00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:12,920
Speaker 8: Crazy this whole like journey of ball feels like a

859
00:41:13,719 --> 00:41:16,560
Speaker 8: kind of just like a happy accident in some. Ways

860
00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:19,279
Speaker 8: LIKE i didn't know what a scholarship was WHEN i

861
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:21,560
Speaker 8: got a scholarship in high. SCHOOL i wasn't a lot

862
00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:23,600
Speaker 8: of these guys like dream about, This LIKE i just

863
00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:28,439
Speaker 8: kind of found myself in the position to like be doing.

864
00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:30,840
Speaker 8: This and so like in, college if you would have

865
00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:32,680
Speaker 8: told me freshman year that i'd be nine years, IN

866
00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:34,600
Speaker 8: i don't know IF i to believe you you know

867
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:36,480
Speaker 8: WHAT i, Mean, like that's WHY i went To. STANFORD

868
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,000
Speaker 8: i was, like, well football doesn't work, out you, know

869
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,319
Speaker 8: at least at least school might.

870
00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:43,520
Speaker 7: So but, yeah, Dude i'm.

871
00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:47,040
Speaker 1: Ecstatic we got a lot of rookies coming, in young,

872
00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:50,480
Speaker 1: players guys who've maybe been here a. Year what advice

873
00:41:50,520 --> 00:41:53,440
Speaker 1: would you have for them to last as long as

874
00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:55,000
Speaker 1: you have and go beyond that as?

875
00:41:55,000 --> 00:42:00,400
Speaker 8: Well to longevity in this league is hard and that

876
00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:03,600
Speaker 8: AND i would say for, me what really helped, me

877
00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:07,279
Speaker 8: especially my first couple of, years was looking at the

878
00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:10,480
Speaker 8: people that have been there a, decade have been there

879
00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:12,880
Speaker 8: a long, time and literally ALL i try to do

880
00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:14,200
Speaker 8: is just do exactly what they.

881
00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:16,359
Speaker 7: Did pattern my habits exactly like they.

882
00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:20,879
Speaker 8: Did do the little things like the post practice work

883
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:24,600
Speaker 8: exactly like they, did do the pre practice activation, exactly

884
00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:26,839
Speaker 8: like they did watch film the same way as they.

885
00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:29,319
Speaker 8: DID i had a lot of people that were very

886
00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:31,160
Speaker 8: willing to like take me under their wing in a

887
00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:33,120
Speaker 8: sense WHEN i was young and kind of bring me

888
00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:37,520
Speaker 8: along and that helped me tremendously just to kind of

889
00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:41,120
Speaker 8: build that. Foundation and so that's kind of something THAT

890
00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:44,120
Speaker 8: i try to do, now because LIKE i had guys

891
00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:46,640
Speaker 8: doing that for me in you, know in this part

892
00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:46,920
Speaker 8: of my.

893
00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:49,480
Speaker 7: Career LIKE i would love to do that for.

894
00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:53,720
Speaker 8: Anybody that is, Willing and so, YEAH i think just be, open, listen,

895
00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:55,680
Speaker 8: listen and learn from the guys that have done, it

896
00:42:55,719 --> 00:42:56,120
Speaker 8: because it's.

897
00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:59,280
Speaker 1: Proven what's the hunger like for you and the team

898
00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:02,800
Speaker 1: having been so close to your, goals to your ultimate

899
00:43:02,920 --> 00:43:06,520
Speaker 1: goals right there and knowing, that, hey we're about to

900
00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:07,640
Speaker 1: settle up here for another.

901
00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:09,000
Speaker 2: Opportunity what's that like for?

902
00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:12,200
Speaker 8: You in the squad all time, High like you, know

903
00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:15,440
Speaker 8: going against our defense and practice all the, time LIKE

904
00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:17,080
Speaker 8: i know what we have on the defensive side of the,

905
00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:19,319
Speaker 8: ball and then being you, know next to the guys on,

906
00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:22,520
Speaker 8: offense LIKE i know what we have there, Too AND

907
00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:25,399
Speaker 8: i MEAN i feel like it's, cliche but like REALLY

908
00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:28,759
Speaker 8: i feel like we're really, close and you, know close

909
00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:30,960
Speaker 8: is never good, enough and obviously we fell, short but

910
00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,239
Speaker 8: like that makes me super excited to get back on

911
00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:36,480
Speaker 8: the horse and like go at it again because at

912
00:43:36,520 --> 00:43:39,560
Speaker 8: the end of the, day like you got twenty two

913
00:43:39,560 --> 00:43:41,440
Speaker 8: guys to step on the field each way that are,

914
00:43:41,880 --> 00:43:44,960
Speaker 8: competitors and like there's nowhere that we'd rather be than

915
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,400
Speaker 8: in between those white lines on A sunday. Afternoon So

916
00:43:48,080 --> 00:43:50,799
Speaker 8: i'm excited to saddle. Up and the more and More

917
00:43:50,840 --> 00:43:52,839
Speaker 8: i'm kind of in this, league the more and MORE

918
00:43:52,920 --> 00:43:55,600
Speaker 8: i just fall in love with the, work the off,

919
00:43:55,600 --> 00:43:58,920
Speaker 8: seasons the, training the training can the. OTAs everything is

920
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:02,439
Speaker 8: just that much more fun because it's like you get

921
00:44:02,440 --> 00:44:03,000
Speaker 8: a little.

922
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:04,440
Speaker 7: Bit more out of it the longer you're in. It

923
00:44:04,600 --> 00:44:07,320
Speaker 7: so every year that, passes, Man i'm just.

924
00:44:07,480 --> 00:44:07,759
Speaker 5: Up i'm.

925
00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:10,319
Speaker 7: Excited So i'm excited to get back on the worst

926
00:44:10,320 --> 00:44:10,560
Speaker 7: and do it.

927
00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:13,359
Speaker 1: Again how about year four WITH cj year two With Nick,

928
00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:17,280
Speaker 1: caley the, CONTINUITY a lot of good playmakers coming.

929
00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:19,759
Speaker 8: Back, yeah there is a lot of good playmakers coming,

930
00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:22,839
Speaker 8: back And i'm excited just to see kind of Like

931
00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:27,000
Speaker 8: kale settle in and bring some new wrinkles in and

932
00:44:27,040 --> 00:44:28,520
Speaker 8: like see what see how.

933
00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:29,960
Speaker 7: We kind of develop this, stuff you know WHAT i.

934
00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:32,880
Speaker 8: Mean there's always a big jump from any offense from

935
00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:34,959
Speaker 8: the first year you do it to the second, year

936
00:44:35,680 --> 00:44:38,200
Speaker 8: And i'm Just i'm excited to see what kind of

937
00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:40,480
Speaker 8: what kind of comes out in these in these next

938
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:41,279
Speaker 8: few months as we get in.

939
00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:46,560
Speaker 1: OTAs setting the tight ends receptions record for The texans

940
00:44:46,760 --> 00:44:48,160
Speaker 1: and also leading the team in.

941
00:44:48,200 --> 00:44:49,360
Speaker 2: Catches what about.

942
00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:52,000
Speaker 1: THAT i know it's individual, stuff it's a team, effort

943
00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:53,000
Speaker 1: but that's a heck of an.

944
00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:56,040
Speaker 2: Accomplishment your thoughts as.

945
00:44:55,920 --> 00:44:58,719
Speaker 8: Far as like the record stuff like that's just kind

946
00:44:58,760 --> 00:45:01,640
Speaker 8: of a byproduct of WHAT i put, in which again

947
00:45:01,719 --> 00:45:04,080
Speaker 8: is like WHY i love the work BECAUSE i can

948
00:45:04,120 --> 00:45:05,880
Speaker 8: you can look at that after the season and go, like,

949
00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:09,480
Speaker 8: well that happened because of WHAT i did in, OTAs

950
00:45:09,520 --> 00:45:11,719
Speaker 8: WHAT i did In, march WHAT i did In, june

951
00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:15,000
Speaker 8: the work THAT i put in In, July, like that's

952
00:45:15,120 --> 00:45:19,440
Speaker 8: just that's a result of. That AND i think anybody

953
00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:22,239
Speaker 8: that kind of has things like, that the guys that

954
00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:24,360
Speaker 8: the guys that hit all Pro daniil and will, like

955
00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:26,919
Speaker 8: they'll tell you the same thing. Too it's the work

956
00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:28,400
Speaker 8: that you put in on the front. End that's just

957
00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:31,680
Speaker 8: that's a. Byproduct So i'm grateful that that.

958
00:45:31,719 --> 00:45:34,520
Speaker 7: Happened but like you, said, dude it's a new, year

959
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:35,759
Speaker 7: and now can you do it?

960
00:45:35,800 --> 00:45:39,000
Speaker 1: Again what is it like for you to see free

961
00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:42,239
Speaker 1: agency going on and Watch Nick cook and all of,

962
00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:45,040
Speaker 1: that seeing players add into the? Squad what is it

963
00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:47,000
Speaker 1: like for you being a veteran seeing new players come

964
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:47,279
Speaker 1: in like?

965
00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:50,759
Speaker 8: That, dude It's it's, fun especially just there's a lot

966
00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:53,200
Speaker 8: of guys that you, know you have an opportunity to

967
00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:54,800
Speaker 8: be on the same team with that you've been watching

968
00:45:54,840 --> 00:45:57,719
Speaker 8: around the league for years That i'm really excited to

969
00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:00,640
Speaker 8: like get in the building and like have them on

970
00:46:00,680 --> 00:46:04,480
Speaker 8: your side now you, know playing against. Them so, Yeah

971
00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:07,759
Speaker 8: I'm i'm always excited to see like good. Talent and

972
00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:10,480
Speaker 8: then obviously with the, draft everybody comes in the young

973
00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:13,719
Speaker 8: hungry rookies like almost like to fire and everybody just

974
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:16,239
Speaker 8: to you, know young guys come in the first, year

975
00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:19,000
Speaker 8: they don't they don't know any. Better they're just juiced

976
00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:20,640
Speaker 8: up to be, there and that's kind of you, know

977
00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:24,480
Speaker 8: it helps. Everybody so, Yeah I'm i'm excited at whenever

978
00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:26,440
Speaker 8: whenever we get new, Faces.

979
00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:27,560
Speaker 2: I'll stand and Congratulations.

980
00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:28,160
Speaker 7: Dalton thank.

981
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:31,560
Speaker 1: You there's our interview With Dalton Schultz and that was

982
00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:33,600
Speaker 1: really for a video that will be out soon.

983
00:46:33,719 --> 00:46:36,160
Speaker 2: Enough how's that for a release? Date when's it coming?

984
00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:37,160
Speaker 2: Out mark soon?

985
00:46:37,320 --> 00:46:42,000
Speaker 1: Enough keep checking The texans social and digital media channels

986
00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:44,839
Speaker 1: for the soon enough to be Released Dalton schultz, video

987
00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:47,040
Speaker 1: among many. Others because they shot a bunch of them

988
00:46:47,080 --> 00:46:49,920
Speaker 1: the video, guys they're hard at work putting together these

989
00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:53,480
Speaker 1: videos And johnny will have for you. Tomorrow how about

990
00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:59,480
Speaker 1: this for interviews E. J Speed, Read, Blankenship Foster, moreau

991
00:46:59,840 --> 00:47:04,359
Speaker 1: and And Evan brown among. Others that's pretty strong stuff right,

992
00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:06,839
Speaker 1: there AND i can't wait for tomorrow night's. Show they

993
00:47:06,840 --> 00:47:09,160
Speaker 1: should all be on and if, not they'll be on

994
00:47:09,239 --> 00:47:11,400
Speaker 1: later this. Week so we're gonna get everybody on who

995
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:13,880
Speaker 1: has either re signed or signed with the. TEAM i

996
00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:16,000
Speaker 1: think we got all the players except for maybe, one

997
00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:18,839
Speaker 1: so you'll hear from them and at some point we'll

998
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:20,799
Speaker 1: do a. Clearinghouse so just get them all on one

999
00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:23,000
Speaker 1: podcast or. Something all, right that's gonna do it for the.

1000
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:25,480
Speaker 1: Show area forty five is coming up. Next have a great,

1001
00:47:25,560 --> 00:47:26,880
Speaker 1: Night Go. Texans