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Apparently so yeah, Sunday is 20 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: going to be an adventure, which at this moment in time, 21 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: the weather in Houston or excuse me, in Chicago shows Sunday. Oh, 22 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: we've gone up to thirty five degrees partly sunny. It's 23 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: gonna be awesome and I cannot wait. I am your 24 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: host for this evening. I've gone this far and I 25 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: told you John Harris, football analyst and sideline reporter, and 26 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: we have got a jam packed show for you this evening. 27 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: We are definitely gonna hear from Romeo Crenell early in 28 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: this hour. We also will have our deep Slant one 29 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: on one of the week, and that's gonna be with 30 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: John Grenard. Now, if you know the story of John 31 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: grena that's what's a player. He played Louisville, then he 32 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: transferred to Florida, played for his defense coordinator, Todd Grantham. 33 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: But you know the story of draft night, then you 34 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: know exactly what happened. Right before Grenard was picked Mark Vandermer, 35 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: And of course we're doing a draft from our different 36 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: houses at that point. And so Mark said, all right, Johnny, 37 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: give us your thought. This is ninetieth pick in the draft. 38 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: And I looked at my board and went, you know, 39 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: nobody's taking John Grenard yet from Florida, and I kind 40 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 1: of went into why I would make the pick, how 41 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: I loved Grenard, met him at the senior balls kind 42 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: of stuff, and all of a sudden, Marc goes, well, 43 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: Johnny called it, it's John Grenard. I was like, no, 44 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: it's not. He's like, it's John Grenard. So I always 45 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 1: will have a soft spot for John Grenard, just because 46 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: he was brought here to Houston and I sort of 47 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: called it. So that's pretty cool. So John Grenard, we'll 48 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 1: join us. We'll have my Keys to the game. We'll 49 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: go through those both offense, defense, and I do want 50 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: to bring up once special team's item, because well we'll 51 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: do that when I get there. But just know that 52 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: Errol Patterson as a Chicago Bear and when he was 53 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: drafted out of Tennessee, I man by the Vikings. I 54 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: believe I think he was a first rounder. His title 55 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: was receiver, but that's really changed, especially with the Bears, 56 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: and we'll go into that a little bit later. I 57 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: didn't put that my Keys to the Game. In fact, 58 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna add a six. I'm gonna give you a 59 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: bonus key to the game against the Chicago Bears, and 60 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: it will have to do with Cordero Patterson, but we'll 61 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: get to that in a little bit. It make me 62 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: it might just be an offshoot. Maybe maybe not a 63 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: full on another key, but it might be an offshoot 64 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: of one. I know. I've already got in there, so 65 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: I'll do my keys to the game. Then we'll hear 66 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: from the men behind the mike's for this one, you know, 67 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: for us is Mark Grandamare. Of course, Jeff Joniac, long 68 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: time Bears voice and one of the greatest dudes. Man. 69 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: We met him at the Combine and Mark knows him, 70 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: and it was my first time to meet him. And 71 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: I always find it interesting when I meet the meat 72 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: play by play voices. You meet him, you see him live, 73 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: and you're hearing the voice, and now you're putting a 74 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: face with a voice, and it's like, that's cool. But 75 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: the greatest dude, I mean, we must have talked to 76 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: half hour after we were done with the interview. I mean, 77 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: just a fantastic guy. So we'll have Jeff Joniac on 78 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: the show. We've also got a full slate of games 79 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: this weekend in the n f L, and so I 80 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: will make my predictions straight up and against the spread 81 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: in each and every one of those games. And then 82 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: the final segment is always the final word. But we're 83 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: gonna throw in the final word and Drew's dozen to 84 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: make it thirteen. I don't know is that the right 85 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: way of saying that now? Probably not, But for our 86 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 1: Drew's dozen and our final word, it is key key QT. 87 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: That's gonna be awesome. Can't wait for that. And then 88 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: I'll be in our final segment. So we have got 89 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: plenty to do. So let's kick off the show we 90 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: always do with our hot reads, and those are brought 91 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: to you by Geico, and they have some great news 92 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: this holiday season. Look, we're two weeks away from a 93 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: very big day Christmas. Hanuka is going on right now. 94 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: Gifts are being given all across the country, even during 95 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: the COVID season, and why not save a little bit 96 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: of money while you're giving those gifts? And you can 97 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: do that through Geico dot com. Fifteen minutes, canna say 98 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Go get to 99 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: Geico dot com and save some money this holiday season. 100 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: Now our first hot read, as it is every single 101 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: Friday or at least before a game. Is Mark van 102 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: Muer sitting down with the head coach of your football team, 103 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: and that is Romeo Crenell. Mark, take it away, coach. 104 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: Your defense is playing a lot better lately, there's no 105 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: question about that. But you're not taking the ball away 106 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: the way you want. What's it gonna take to do that? 107 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: I guess it's easier said and done. You can't just 108 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: press a button and force more turnovers. But how do 109 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: you go about improving in that category? Oh, generally, when 110 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,799 Speaker 1: you can put pressure on the ball whoever has the ball, 111 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: you know, to put pressure on that particular player, then 112 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: the opportunities for turnovers develop. You know, like if the 113 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: running back has the ball, you see a lot of 114 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: people try to punch the ball out or try to 115 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: rip the ball out. But in doing that you have 116 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: to be smart because if you try to punch or 117 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: rip it out and you miss it, then they gain 118 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: an extra ten or fifteen yards, and then we're talking 119 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: about the yardists that you give up. In the Russian game, 120 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: you know, you try to pressure the ball. When the 121 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: quarterback has the ball, you know, try to get him 122 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: off the spot, try to destroy the timing between the 123 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: quarterback and the route runners. And so sometimes it falls 124 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: into place for you. It just works perfectly and you 125 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: have the opportunity you intercept the ball or use stript 126 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: sack the quarterback, you know, things like that. Other times 127 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: you're close, but it doesn't work. You don't get to turnover, 128 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: you know. So sometimes, like I've said before that it 129 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: kind of goes in bunches, you know. And we had 130 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: talked about not having the turnovers, and then all of 131 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: a sudden, JJ has a pretty good game of knocking 132 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: the ball down and then intercepting it, and you know, 133 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: and all those kinds of things. So now that we're 134 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: talking about it, Mark, maybe you developed that Sunday. Yeah, 135 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: maybe it happens against the Bears, who had a late 136 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: turnover last week when they played Detroit. Coach, what do 137 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: you see it in this offense? Trubisky had a pretty 138 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: good game other than that late turnover. What do you 139 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: see in the assets of the Bears offense? Well, they've 140 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: had good ability. You know. The Robinson kid is a 141 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: good receiver, got size and length. They like to go 142 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: to him, all right. And in the passing game, they 143 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: like to spread the ball around a lot of intermediate routes. 144 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: You know, as supposed to throwing the ball deep down 145 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: the field all the time, but they still can throw 146 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: the ball deep down the field. So you know, you 147 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: have to cover everything, and that's the nature of this business. 148 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: They got a good running back who runs really hard. 149 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: I think that you're gonna have to do a good 150 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: job of tackling him because arm tackles they will not 151 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: get him down, you know. So, I mean every week, generally, 152 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: the game plan has to cover for the things that 153 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: happen all the time in football. You know, you got 154 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: to tackle the runner, the guy with the ball, you 155 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: gotta cover on the passage, You've got to get the 156 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: quarterback off the spot. All right, those things are almost 157 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: set in place every week. But now then as you 158 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: dig deeper into your opponent and the game plan, who 159 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: do they like to go to the most court? Plays 160 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: do they run the most? You know? And then let's 161 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: stop those plays. And so that's what we have been 162 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: looking at versus the Bears and seeing what they've been 163 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: doing and then plan to take away what they do 164 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: well and go from there. Coach, every week we talk 165 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: about running the football. You're throwing it very well. Second 166 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,719 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and you're running it a little bit 167 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: better lately. How close are you getting to where you 168 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,599 Speaker 1: want to be? No, I'm not where I want to 169 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: be yet. You know, we had put almost one hundred 170 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,839 Speaker 1: yards rushing last week. I think it was right around ninety, 171 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,239 Speaker 1: you know, So I would like to get to consistently 172 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: be able to run for a hundred yards every week, 173 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: and now then if you get more than that, that's 174 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: icing on the cake as a start. But I think 175 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 1: we've been working on place where we think we might 176 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to create space for the runners. And 177 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: if you can create space for the runners, then you 178 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: can gain some yards. So that's what we've been working on. Well, coach, 179 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,079 Speaker 1: that's a lot of the time and we appreciate it. 180 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: Best of luck against the Bears at Soldier Field. Hey, 181 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: thanks Mark, appreciating great stuff there from Romeo Cornell and 182 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,319 Speaker 1: of course the voice of the Texans, Mark vanim al R. 183 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: Let's get to our next hot read, and this one 184 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: might take a little while, and that is the status 185 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: report for the game on Sunday. Now, there's a lot 186 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: going on. In fact, a note that came from our 187 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: media PR department about three o'clock today. That is really 188 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: being it'll be thrown in and you'll see why in 189 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: just a second. But let's get to that Friday injury report, 190 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: which is also the one that is most important because 191 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: that's when we find out who's in, who's out, et cetera, 192 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: et cetera. So who's out for the Texas well, three 193 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: players in this one for the Texans. Pharaoh Brown is 194 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: out dealing with a concussion. On the bare side, Buster 195 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,599 Speaker 1: Screen is also out dealing with a concussion, as is 196 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: linebacker James Voters. So and he's out with a knee. 197 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: So two guys out, Pharaoh Brown out. Now. Darnell Mooney 198 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: has not practiced all week. Yeah, he's been out with personal. 199 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: We've been a personal situation going on. It's just helps 200 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: listening to the in the injury report and status report, 201 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: and it's been all week. So he did not participate practice. 202 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: Now there is no status next to his name, so 203 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: we'll see that could be decided upon obviously over the weekend, 204 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: and hopefully everything is okay with with Darnell Mooney. He's 205 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: a promising, promising rookie out of Tulane, so hopefully everything 206 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: is okay there now Earlier today, we when Romeo Cornell 207 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: went to the microphone to talk about situation with David Johnson. 208 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: He said, his personal he's dealing with something. He's not 209 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: a practice, we don't know, etc. What's going on. We're 210 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: waiting to hear he's trying to handle something. Well, we 211 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: found out at three o'clock this afternoon that David Johnson 212 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: is going on the COVID nineteen illness list. And it's 213 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,839 Speaker 1: it's been tough. You get David back for a week, 214 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: then he goes on the COVID nineteen list. And going 215 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: on that list, I mean the minimum he would be 216 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 1: out would be five days. So he is going to 217 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: be out of Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. Now 218 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: let's go even further with this. Today, in practice not 219 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: injury related, miss was quarterback AJ McCarron and now he 220 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: is listened as questionable. Now some of you will hear 221 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: that and go okay, And he's the backup quarterback. So 222 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: at this point I started thinking, oh my god, who 223 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: is the emergency. Oh then I thought about Josh McCown. 224 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: Josh McCown is still here, and hopefully he's here for 225 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: a long time because I think he can be a 226 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: really interesting and important piece to the Texas organization. But 227 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: that's for down the road. The present is that Aj 228 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: McCarron is listened as questionable, and if it comes to 229 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: Josh McCown would then be the backup to Deshaun Watson. 230 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 1: Now let's go further for the Texans because there are 231 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: a half dozen players questionable, nearly every cornerback on the roster, 232 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: and two very important receivers on the roster. Those receivers, 233 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks was a limited participant. Deal with the foot, 234 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: still deal with that neck issue. He's questionable. The other 235 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: receiver is Kiqt. Now he was a full participant in 236 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: practice the last two days, so move that in the 237 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: right direction. That was good. He still lists this questionable, 238 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 1: but the fact that he fully participating in practice, that 239 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:45,719 Speaker 1: is a great great thing. Duke Johnson was back at 240 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: practice today full and CJ. Procie was back in full. 241 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: So Duke CJ back, David out, Kiki and Brandon both questionable. 242 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: My guess is Chad Hanson and Stevie Mitchell will come up. 243 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 1: We won't find that out till this weekend. Oh my goodness. 244 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: Let's continue with the questionables. Keon Crossing, Philip Gains, John 245 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: Reid all questionable. You're already missing and have missed Gary 246 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: on Connelly all year. You know that Bradley Roby is out. 247 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: The corners you have right now are Vernon Hargraves and 248 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: Cornell Armstrong. I think it's the only two that I 249 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: can think of on the roster as we speak now. 250 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: Manny Patterson is a practice squad player, so he better 251 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: get ready. Now those guys are all questionable. They're limited 252 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: participants in the last couple of days. Fingers crossed. Who 253 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: you will be able to see all three but a 254 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: couple of them at best. You know who's to say. 255 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: And finally, John Grenard was a limited participant in practice 256 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: today dealing with illness. He's also questionable, so this it 257 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: could get wild Sunday with all those players questionable. So 258 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: I think seven questionable in total. Mccaren, Cooks, Crossing, Gains, 259 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: Grenard read QT but at least due back at practice 260 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: with the illness CJ Back, that's good news. Questionable for 261 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: the Bears is one Khalil Mack. He practiced for the 262 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: first time all week today in a limited capacity, so 263 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: we'll see if Khalil's ready to go, and that would 264 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: be a big one if he is not ready to go. 265 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: But like I said, Buster Screen, James Waters both out 266 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: for the Bears. All right, man, that was a lot 267 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: to handle with the statished report, and I apologize for that. 268 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: But important stuff going on with David Johnson out, Farrell 269 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: Brown out, Duke Johnson, CJ Prosie back in Cooks and 270 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: QT questionable, along with seemingly about eight thousand other guys 271 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: as well, including most of the cornerback depth chart at 272 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: this point. So fingers crossed there will be enough on 273 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: the roster on day to go against the Bears and 274 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: Mitchell Trubisky. Of course, all right, we get back, Let's 275 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: do our deep slant one on one of the week 276 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: sponsored Bikes Affinity. It is Deep City with John Grenard. 277 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: That's next on Texans a Oxen. It's next on Texans Axen. 278 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: It's next on Texans Well Back. This went in wild 279 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: Friday edition of Texans All Access. Hopefully you guys are 280 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: staying dry wherever you are. I'm not getting quite a 281 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: gully washer, but it's raining pretty steadily where I am, 282 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: so hopefully you guys are all safe and sounds snuggle 283 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: on your couch watching the movie. Getting ready for the 284 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: Texans on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. I your host, 285 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 1: John Harris, Football Als SOCITHERN reporter will be there in Chicago, 286 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: and hopefully no rain. But that's it. It looks like 287 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: it's going to clear up here tomorrow. Hopefully it is. 288 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: Because I hate to fly in weather. I hate to 289 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: fly period, but I hate the flying bad weather. But 290 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: hopefully it'll be fine. And we get up to Chicago 291 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: and I think I'm gonna do the tempt Kelly jj 292 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: wat thing. I'm just gonna go Portillo's and luamal Natis, 293 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: get a little roast beef sandwich or tally beef sandwich, 294 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: and then get a little shock style pizza and just 295 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: gorge myself in my room. Why not? Why not? It's 296 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen, why not just do it my room. Anyway, 297 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: That's that's the plan I think for Saturday night. Because 298 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: God only knows what college football is gonna happen. Nobody 299 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: has any idea what's gonna happen with college football, none whatsoever. 300 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: But we'll work towards that on Saturday. But we gotta 301 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 1: get to our deep slant one on one brought to 302 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: you by Exfinity. Our good friend Deep City each week 303 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 1: gets to sit down with a player via zoom and 304 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: chat and talk about anything and everything, kind of a 305 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:51,239 Speaker 1: it's kind of a get to know and expand on 306 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: some things and hey, remember this moment, what were you thinking. 307 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,640 Speaker 1: It's kind of a mix of everything, which is why 308 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 1: I love it so much. And this week it's rookie 309 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: John on Grenard. Now I just mentioned a while ago 310 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,880 Speaker 1: John showed up on the injury report with an illness 311 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: and he is questionable, but Deep he was able to 312 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: catch up with him before he went on the injury report. 313 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: I think it was on when oh yesterday Thursday. So 314 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: caught up with him and then he got unfortunately not 315 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen but an illness, which obviously it can happen 316 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: this time of year, but either way, I interviewed John, 317 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:27,159 Speaker 1: and I was the first one in our building interviewed 318 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: John Grenard, I think even before the coaches interviewed him 319 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: and all the staff interviewed him and the personnel staff. 320 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: Because I caught up with him my senior Bowl and 321 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: dep gets to go. I only went a couple of 322 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: minutes with him. I could have gone longer, but I 323 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: went a few minutes with him because I didn't know 324 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: where were gonna pick him. It's glad we did. Didn't 325 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: know where we're gonna do it. Well, now he's here. 326 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: Now he's a Texan, and he sat down for a 327 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 1: deep slant one on one with our good friend Deep. 328 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: He sitter Deep. He take it away. It's a deep 329 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: slant one on one present by Exfinity of our guest 330 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: this week, outside linebacker John Grenard, and welcome and jump. 331 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: First of all, it's John and not Jonathan. I think 332 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: I've called you Jonathan for many, many months. I don't 333 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: know when we all started calling you John. But here 334 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: we are. It's John, right, Yeah, it's whatever I want 335 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: to call for. You know, everybody out here, they get lazy. 336 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: They don't want to say Jonathan. So John, So, how 337 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: is your rookie year gone so far? I know it's 338 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 1: just been a rookie season, unlike any other for NFL 339 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: rookies this year, but you know you've gone through three 340 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: or fourths of the year. What's it been like for you. 341 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: I know it's been full of ups and downs, but 342 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: you're out on the field, you're making some plays. How 343 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: are you feeling at this point in the season. I mean, 344 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: obviously we all know it's COVID is impacted us all, 345 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: but it's definitely different. I enjoy every moment of it 346 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,439 Speaker 1: just because you know, I would let to have a 347 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,239 Speaker 1: regular season, but this is also a difficult season as 348 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: it is, so you know, I feel like almost having 349 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: an off season prior to come into the game to 350 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: the season, they would be a lot difficult. But oh, 351 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: I'll just take the little small things that I learned 352 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: out of you know, learn how to still get a 353 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: routine for sixteen seventeen weeks season. You know, I'm in 354 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: college at this point, we're pretty much gett ready for 355 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 1: the bowl game, and now here we are, we got 356 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,439 Speaker 1: four more game flift. So to get my mind to 357 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: get my body right is one thing. I definitely just 358 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: looked up to the older guys and just to see 359 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: how do they make maintain throughout this whole process, you know, 360 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: on what they're doing in their free time, just to 361 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: make sure that their mind is fine or their body's fine. 362 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,199 Speaker 1: Just little things like that. So it's been difficult, but 363 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: I wasn't trade it for the world. I mean, it's 364 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: taught me so much, you know, to even have the 365 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: situation we're in with, you know, losing our coach and 366 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 1: stuff like that and not having a season that we 367 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: all were hoping to have. Um, it was also a 368 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,719 Speaker 1: lot humbling for us, and it was definitely made us 369 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: work a lot harder and puning them things that we 370 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 1: need to work on and get us fled over the home. Yeah, 371 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: just to really an up and down season all around 372 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: for twenty twenty. And this offseason everything was virtual. It 373 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 1: was OTAs it was rookie mini camp. Everything was virtual. 374 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: And then finally you start getting some reps in training 375 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: camp and you go out with an injury which sort 376 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: of sidelined you for the first three weeks of the season. 377 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: So what was your mindset at that point of the season, 378 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: because obviously you're trying to get healthy, but you're trying 379 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: to remain positive. You know, what were those few weeks 380 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: like for you going through that? It was it was difficult, mean, 381 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: because you know, anytime you're out from the game is 382 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: something you've been doing in your whole life is going 383 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: to take make you set back a little bit mentally 384 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: and physically. But my thing was just you know, I 385 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: was getting here. Obviously we didn't have an off season, 386 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,239 Speaker 1: so reptual limited. And then obviously with me going out 387 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: with the injury, um something that I kind of knew 388 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: it or not knew about, but something that I kind 389 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: of had an idea of already coming from an ankle 390 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: injury in college. Those are one of the things I 391 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: was like, all right, well, now I gotta sit makes 392 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: you I deal with this poorheartedly and wholeheartedly so that 393 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: way I can make sure I'm one hundred percent when 394 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: I come back. Mentally, it was definitely a setback, but 395 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, being around the game and seeing how the 396 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: guys working or just standing meet and stand active, it 397 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: isn't let you get into slumps. I mean, obviously you 398 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 1: can be worried about your independent goals that you want 399 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: to achieve, but once I've seen the team and how 400 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: we all just gel together throughout this whole process and 401 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: made it that much easier for when our time has 402 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: to come back. And well, you did come back, and 403 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 1: then you made the most of your opportunities. You got 404 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 1: your first career sack, your first career quarterback hit against 405 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: the Patriots in that win, and Romeo Cornell said that 406 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: you really pumped about getting that sack. So how does 407 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: that affect the confidence of a rookie. Obviously, you know 408 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 1: you can play ball, you can do some things on 409 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: the field, but to get a sack against a guy 410 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: like Cam Newton, does that sort of change your mentality 411 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: at that point in the season. It definitely did. It 412 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 1: really for me personally. Um, you know Cam, He's from Atlanta. 413 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 1: You know I'm I'm a hometown kid from Atlanta, Georgia, 414 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: and to be able to tackle him and I watched 415 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: him growing up, I'm going this high school games. It 416 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: was definitely huge honor. I'm I know he might not 417 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: like that a lot, but definitely for myself, it was 418 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: definitely it was refreshing and a lot of weight off 419 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 1: my shoulders in the sense because you know, they brought 420 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 1: they brought me here to help the team out and 421 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: I finally could do something that I was brought here 422 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: to do and help contribute to the team. Um, So 423 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: it was definitely humbling, It was exciting, It was a 424 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: rent full of emotions, but not once that once that happened, 425 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: I definitely know it was time to go back and 426 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: get some more. So now that all that did was 427 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: just made me more hungry to get another another sack 428 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: or anything I can do to help TfL. You know, 429 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: it's freeing up one of my teammates, anything, just being 430 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 1: out there, it's gonna be fun from me. Well, but 431 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 1: JJ Watt was at the podium a little bit earlier. 432 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: He said, every time he step out on the field, 433 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: it's an opportunity. So with all of your opportunities, where 434 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: do you think that you've seen the most improvement in 435 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: your game? I know it's still early, it's still your 436 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 1: one for you, but how have you seen some growth 437 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: or improvement and in what areas? I think just overall 438 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: the knowledge of the game and trusting to when you 439 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: when you study films so much and you want to 440 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: you get your tendensees on teams and stuff like that, 441 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: you're kind of somewhat second guests at times because it's 442 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: almost like it's too good to be true. You know, 443 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: when you have a test and you study for it 444 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: so hard, and all of a sudden you look at 445 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: the test and it's like you're gonna just give it 446 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,199 Speaker 1: to me like that. It's one of those with just 447 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: trusting your gut and understanding that when you prepare the 448 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 1: way you prepare, things are going to happen the way 449 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: you want them to happen, So stick with my gut. 450 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: I think just watching film, I've gotten a lot better 451 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: and I obviously just have more confidence. Like you said, 452 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: after I got the sack, it helped my confidence a lot, 453 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: just to know the stuff I've been working on has 454 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: definitely come to fruition. So I got a long way 455 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: to go. Um. I love how they how they how 456 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: they keep me humble, obviously with the older guys and 457 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: the coaches as well, but I just love the fact 458 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: that we're just still working instead of trying to get 459 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: to our common goal. I want to get to the 460 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: veterans in a second. But you mentioned watching film, and 461 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 1: and after you were drafted, you said something in your 462 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: introductory press conference. You just sort of said it in passing, 463 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: but it caught my attention. You said that you had 464 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: been watching film from a really young age with your dad, 465 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: And I want to say you said, like five or 466 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: six years old, your dad would make you watch film 467 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: of yourself. Is that? Am I remembering this? Correct? Perfectly correct? 468 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: Me and my brother we played rec ball since when 469 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: I started I was four, he started. It was about 470 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: six or seven. Um and from the time the first 471 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: year we didn't record it, but the next years after 472 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: that we he recorded every single game, whether it was 473 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: my dad or my sister, they recorded our games. I 474 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: played running back pretty much my whole life, so I 475 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: have been pretty much watching film with that. My brother 476 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: he played offensive line, so my dad was just working 477 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: on him with you know, technique, standing low and things 478 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 1: like that. So pretty much watching film was enorm to. 479 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, when if we didn't record 480 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: the game, I was pissed off because I wanted to 481 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: see you know, it was good times where film it 482 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: was really bad, you know, and my dad had to 483 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: get onto us. And I think that's what helped me 484 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: get to the player I'm now. I mean, it's just 485 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 1: and then to help my mom and she's she's sitting 486 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: right there. I mean, even though she might not know 487 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: a lot about the game at times, but she knows 488 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: when I'm doing something wrong, or she knows I didn't 489 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,200 Speaker 1: get my all or a certain place something like that. 490 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: She can tell. So whenever whenever they were in the 491 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: film room and we know it was time to get 492 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 1: to it. Are you sort of a film junkie now? 493 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: Because you've been doing it for so long. Oh yeah, 494 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's kind of like it's it's routine. 495 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: I mean when I just it's just something I'll just 496 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: be randomly just sitting there and I just click on 497 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: the film and just watch something, whether it's our game 498 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: or somebody else. You know, it could be a pass 499 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: rusher or offensive tendencies. I just cut it on, just 500 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 1: like watch ball. All right. So you were at Louisville 501 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: and then you transferred to Florida for a graduate year. 502 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: What what do you think you got out of that 503 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: extra year of playing in college and why did you 504 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: at that point not decide to come out into the 505 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,239 Speaker 1: NFL draft? Right? Um, So back in Louisville, mean pretty much, 506 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: Louisville taught me everything I knew. I mean it was 507 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: literally when I got to Florida, it was just icing 508 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,880 Speaker 1: on the cake. It was just my coach, coach grantham At, 509 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: my defensive coordinator and my position coach. He pretty much 510 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: was putting the finishing touches on myself pretty much to 511 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: elevate my game to that next level that where I 512 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: see myself going. Um, but being at Louisville, it was 513 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: just definitely coming in and red shirting. I didn't play 514 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: that first year. It was definitely new to me, humbling 515 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: for me, and that's when I started just to look 516 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: a look up to the older guys and see how 517 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: they how they did. We had a really good veteran 518 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: class at that time with a lot of guys getting drafted, 519 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: so I just looked up to them. And then when 520 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: I got to actually that twenty eighteen season when we 521 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,439 Speaker 1: weren't so good, I ended up going through a lot. 522 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,679 Speaker 1: It's kind of similar to hear. We were lost, our 523 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: head coach got fired, with coach to train them, and 524 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: then we had to go through that season, you know, 525 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: just understanding how to face adversity. And when I got 526 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: hurt in Tune eighteen actually was the first game of 527 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: my wrists, I pretty much missed it. Not pretty much, 528 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: I missed the entire season, and I was going to 529 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: come out initially after that season. I was going to 530 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: be that year. I pretty much played Tune eighteen and 531 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: solidify my status of what the scouts were seeing. And 532 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: then obviously Guy had a different plan for me and 533 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: I just basically followed it and once I got the call, 534 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: where I pretty much started looking looking elsewhere. When that 535 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: time was coming, I had to put myself and ask 536 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 1: that question, what school and what situation could I go into? 537 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: This gonna make me out my future what I wanted 538 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: to be. And I've seen coach Grantham had an opportunity 539 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:43,400 Speaker 1: down there and they having two guys leaving that elevated 540 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: my game as soon as I stepped foot down. And 541 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: when it came to workout, so I mean, how fast 542 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 1: these guys were, how strong these guys wore? Mean how 543 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: big these guys were. I mean, obviously I'm fitting in 544 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 1: with them size wise, but I had to catch up 545 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 1: with the speed, had to catch up with the strength. 546 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: And after day after day after day of just continuously 547 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,920 Speaker 1: grinding and work and and uh, it came to where 548 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,120 Speaker 1: I honestly didn't know. I didn't recognize myself when I'm 549 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 1: out there playing sixty seventy plays straight of no no 550 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,679 Speaker 1: breaks or none of that, and to be playing at 551 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: full strength come fourth quarter, that's when I knew that, Okay, 552 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: I've elevated my game, uh, to the place where I 553 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: think I can go even further from him. All right, 554 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: so you reunited them with your your former coach and 555 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 1: all's well, that ends. Well, what about now here? Because 556 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,199 Speaker 1: you said you you modeled your game a little bit 557 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: after JJ Watter you you watched him a lot in college, 558 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 1: So what's it like playing alongside him. I mean, he's 559 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,439 Speaker 1: in year ten, he's still making big plays. What have 560 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: you learned just from watching another veteran in the locker room? Mark? Yeah, 561 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: it was Even to this day you're saying that it's 562 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:41,880 Speaker 1: still crazy to even see beyond the field a certified 563 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: how gold jacket. So a guy like him, just watching 564 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: him a hype prepares you know. Um, that's a guy 565 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 1: that's it doesn't matter we're winning or losing, and he's 566 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: still foot to the gas. I mean, it doesn't matter 567 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: if we could have won, he's still angry. He still 568 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: could be thinking about something that happened and he could 569 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: have done this better, you know, And that mindset there, 570 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: even though he's own worst critic, And I think that's 571 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: one thing I like about him the most is no 572 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: matter what how many players made where they got a 573 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: hundred sacks and two hundred sacks or no sacks, he's 574 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: still gonna be going as if he's chasing his first sack, 575 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: or you know, if he's going for a run play. 576 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 1: He's still playing his run players. It's just the first 577 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: run game and he's seen this play multiple times, so 578 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: how he plays so hard? You know. Whitney Mercer is 579 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: another guy too that's kind of an unsung hero. A 580 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: lot of people don't talk about him, which the guy 581 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 1: that's respected well around his league. His pass rushing skills, 582 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: he's kind of a he's kind of a dual threat 583 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: almost in he can stop the run and he can 584 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: honestly obviously rushed the passer pretty well. But now he's 585 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: gotten older his game to where now he's digging in 586 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: his tool box and make sure these guys are standing 587 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: on their toes so they know he might not be 588 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: the fastest, but you have to worry about this movie 589 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: and he may hit you with a quickness. You know. 590 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: It's just guys like that, They open up their arsenal 591 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: so much because they prepared and they hone in on 592 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 1: a craft in the offseason. And guys like him and 593 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: JJ or people that I pretty much look up to 594 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: and have been looking up to since I've been playing ball. 595 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: All right, now, how about for yourself. You've gotten through 596 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: a big chunk of the season, now, but you've got 597 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: one quarter of it left. So what are some goals 598 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: that you've got just heading into this final month of 599 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: the season, just to put a bow on your rookie year. Yeah, obviously, 600 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: just I want to stay healthy as much as possible 601 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 1: and be the the best teammate. Honestly, I mean, whether 602 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: I'm get a lot more reps so I get less reps, 603 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter for me at this point. I'm just 604 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 1: trying to make sure that I do everything to solidify 605 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 1: what we have going on here and understand moving forward 606 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 1: how we want to be and how we want to 607 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: finish this season. So whether it's a hundred snaps or 608 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: no snaps, I'm gonna be going one hundred percent no 609 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: matter what, So whatever comes with it. As far as goals, 610 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: I haven't really set so many goals for myself. But 611 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: the main going to have is whatever opportunity I get 612 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: is to take full advantage of it. All right, looking 613 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: forward to it. Thanks so much for the time and 614 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: best of luck for the rest of the season. John, 615 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: Thank you again. Have a good one. I see John 616 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: play a number of times. I told the story before 617 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: when John was playing at Florida and this was after 618 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: when COVID hit. My family and I happened to be 619 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: down in Galaston and COVID hit. It was like, you're 620 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 1: gonna go anywhere. And luckily before we went down there, 621 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: I asked my body Tommy in our film department, if 622 00:29:58,040 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: he would load me up with some games. And so 623 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: there was one day We're down in Gapson. It is 624 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: a gorgeous day, and so I was like, you know 625 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,239 Speaker 1: what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna take advantage of this. 626 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: I went out to the porch, I grabbed the surface, 627 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: have my remote, had a glasses of ice water, and 628 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: I went. I was like, I'm gonna I'm gonna watch 629 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: John grenarm and so I watched him, and I had 630 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: seen him before and I was fairly convinced I liked him. 631 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: I watched that game against Missouri and I walked back in. 632 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 1: I was like, I absolutely want the Texans to draft 633 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 1: this guy. This guy is going to be a force 634 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 1: in due time. I want the Texans to draft him. 635 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,240 Speaker 1: And then they did. They did, and I was very 636 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: happy they did that. I picked number ninety in the 637 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 1: third round, and hopefully over these next four games, John 638 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: can get out there and show what he can do, 639 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 1: unfortunately dealing with the illness. But the one of the 640 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: things that told me about John was after I had 641 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: interviewed him, after I had said, you know, during COVID 642 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: had seen that, you know, I'd seen that game, something 643 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: popped up on YouTube. I want to go find something 644 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 1: on YouTube, and I think I put it in his names. 645 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to find something that I was looking for, 646 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 1: and what I found was then interview that he did. 647 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: I believe it was with the Offensive Line. I think 648 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: it was Matt Stinchcomb who works for SEC Network, and 649 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: they did a video about eight to ten minutes just 650 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: talking pass rushing and it was phenomenal. I watched it 651 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: and I was like, Wow, this guy John Grenard. He's 652 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: got a fascinating approach, like he is scientific and artistic 653 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: and how he goes about I was blown away. I 654 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 1: was like, that guy. Let's get some of that guy 655 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 1: here in Houston, and thankfully is and he'll take some 656 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: strides and be the player that we'd like him to 657 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: be down the road. All right, we get back. What 658 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: are the keys to the game to a win over 659 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears? Why my first community to create Union 660 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 1: first glance keys? The game next right here in Texans 661 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: All Access flex Us, flex Us. Welcome to Texans All Access. 662 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 1: We are brought to him apart by apatche Corporation. 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All right, everybody, buckle up, buckle in, 672 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: let's go. It's time for the First Community Credit Union, 673 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: First Glance Keys to the Game FCCU, the official credit 674 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: Union of your Houston, Texans. Each and every Friday, I 675 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: give you the keys to a win over our opponent. 676 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: Now I do it within an article I call know 677 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: your Foe. So if you read on your Foe, you 678 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:56,719 Speaker 1: kind of know where I'm going. But I like to 679 00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: expand a little bit as I'm doing this because from 680 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 1: the time I right know your foe, watch a little 681 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: bit more film on the team. Sometimes No, I don't 682 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: think things change, but there might be a nugget or 683 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: two to add. There's definitely one tonight, and I'll get 684 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: to that in just a second, but let's dive right in. 685 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 1: We're taken on the Chicago Bears. Six losses in a row, 686 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 1: six losses in a row. It's been tough. They're five 687 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:28,720 Speaker 1: and one and I was listening to John Jerkovich on 688 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: with Sean and Seth this morning and he was just like, Ah, 689 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 1: you kind of knew it was coming. You kind of 690 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:36,560 Speaker 1: knew that the offense was just gonna circle to drain. 691 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: I mean the first they won five of the first six. 692 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 1: The only lost add was the Colts. They scored twenty seven, seventeen, thirty, eleven, 693 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, and they won those games. So you 694 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: think about the Texans season, they scored thirty six and lost. 695 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 1: They scored twenty the day and lost. They scored twenty 696 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 1: in the first game and lost. Bears won was seventeen, 697 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. Now they've also lost, scoring ten twenty three, seventeen, thirteen, 698 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,359 Speaker 1: twenty five, and last week, they finally got on track 699 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: playing the Lions. They scored thirty yet they lost one 700 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: of the main reasons why turnovers they fall on at 701 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:19,880 Speaker 1: the end of the game Lions turned into a game. 702 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: When he touchdown, away we go. The Bears have eighteen 703 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: turnovers lost this year minus six, and two years ago 704 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: that was completely the other way around. They were one 705 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: of the hottest teams in the league where a million 706 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: turnovers caused. Now this Bears offense thirty first in the 707 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,720 Speaker 1: NFL and rushing eighty seven yards a game, twenty third 708 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,479 Speaker 1: in the league, and passing at two twenty five a game. 709 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: Total offense three hundred twelve yards a game. That's thirtieth. 710 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: This is not an offense that has produced at a 711 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 1: high rate. However, I will warn you last week, Mitchell 712 00:34:56,640 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: Trubiski through for two sixty seven and David Montgomery and 713 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: Cordarrell Patterson will get to that in just a second 714 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 1: ran the ball very well together. In fact, Montgomery had 715 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: two big touchdowns. So how does that play in? All right, 716 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: let's get to the keys to beating the Bears offense. 717 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: Number one rap up. David Montgomery in particular, will not 718 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: go down one on one Now that all said, Zach 719 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:32,560 Speaker 1: Cuttingham has made some tackles this year against running backs 720 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,359 Speaker 1: where you're like, oh, that guy can't go down one 721 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: on one, and then all of a sudden, Cuttingham just 722 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 1: faces this guy up and that guy's done. However, Montgomery 723 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 1: is a different breed. He's like five nine, as they say, 724 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:48,320 Speaker 1: built differently or built different either way, five nine, about 725 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,520 Speaker 1: two twenty two, twenty five. Yeah, a touchdown and run. 726 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: In fact, that is for Telestrator. You'll see it on 727 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:57,360 Speaker 1: KPRC game day in the morning on Saturday. He bounced, 728 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 1: he burst through the line, he bounced off, and then 729 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: the safety came over to try and tackle him, and 730 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 1: Montgomery basically straight armed him for seven yards and dove 731 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:12,080 Speaker 1: for the pylon. I got it in for a touchdown. 732 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 1: You must wrap up David Montgomery in particular. Now adding 733 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: to that, and I did put this in here, so 734 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: I'm glad I did that. Cordill Patterson has played more 735 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:28,360 Speaker 1: running back than anywhere else. He's got how should I 736 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,959 Speaker 1: say this, He's got bad hands, so he never should 737 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: have been a receiver in the first place. So you'll 738 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: see him wearing number eighty four. And I'm telling you 739 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 1: he has got really good running back skills. He's also 740 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 1: six three two twenty five, so wrapping him up is 741 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 1: going to be a big deal as well. And he's 742 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 1: got speed and if you miss the tackle, he is gone. 743 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,880 Speaker 1: Montgomery not so much. He broke one against the Packers 744 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:57,799 Speaker 1: and then got yoked from behind. Rap up number two. 745 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 1: Window dressing is just that. Nothing to see here now. 746 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:05,839 Speaker 1: My point here is an offensive coordinator, Bill Laser, who 747 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:08,800 Speaker 1: I played against in college. He was quarterback at Cornell. 748 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:13,440 Speaker 1: I think he was quarterback for maybe sets either freshman 749 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 1: year or his lash I can't remember either. They may 750 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: crossed over one year. Either way. I love Bill. He's 751 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:22,320 Speaker 1: a really super guy and even that the best quarterback 752 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: in the world, but he was good enough to be 753 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: I think a three year starter for Cornell, which is 754 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,320 Speaker 1: a pretty big deal. He has got a good quarterback mine, 755 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: and he'll use a lot of window dressing. He kind 756 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:36,880 Speaker 1: of has that. You know, he's taking Matt Naggie's thoughts, 757 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:38,839 Speaker 1: kind of put him in. And one of the things 758 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: they want to do is shift motion, move guys around, 759 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,719 Speaker 1: and then pop you with a player that's you're familiar with. 760 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,080 Speaker 1: And one of the things they did in the touchdown 761 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: run of Montgomery's was to shift a couple of guys 762 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:53,280 Speaker 1: around and they motioned the receiver back in the backfield 763 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:56,000 Speaker 1: kind of give a jet sweep action, and Alliance kind 764 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: of got kind of lost and looking at all that 765 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:01,840 Speaker 1: window dressing, and then Montgomery burst right through him. Window 766 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:04,359 Speaker 1: dressing has to be just that. Your eye discipline has 767 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 1: got to be on point, and if you get passed 768 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 1: the window addressing, it's pretty much the same stuff you've 769 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:12,400 Speaker 1: seen from every team, just without it. Number three, be 770 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 1: physical through the catch point bears hi round. Robinson's a stud. 771 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,040 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna throw. He's a stud. I have always 772 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 1: loved that guy from his days at Penn State on 773 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:27,720 Speaker 1: into the league with Jacksonville. He's played the Texans four times. 774 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: In twenty fifteen twenty sixteen, he miss his rookie year, 775 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:32,120 Speaker 1: and then he got hurt early in the game in 776 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:34,720 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen and didn't play in either one of those games. 777 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,439 Speaker 1: When the Jaguars were good, he had in the first 778 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:39,560 Speaker 1: three games he had like twenty catches for three hundred 779 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:41,719 Speaker 1: plus some odd yards and two touchdowns. In the last 780 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:44,719 Speaker 1: game he had two catches for fifteen yards. So the 781 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,920 Speaker 1: Texans have corralled him before. The twenty sixteen defense was 782 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,920 Speaker 1: different now this one not as much. And if the 783 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 1: corners are banged up, hey, However, if there's a key 784 00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 1: with Alan Robinson, he's not gonna run away from you. 785 00:38:57,600 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 1: But he's very acrobatic with the ball in the air, 786 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,320 Speaker 1: he can make some serious plays. You've got to fight 787 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:05,359 Speaker 1: through that catch point, no matter who's covered him. Number 788 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:08,440 Speaker 1: four Attack. The right side of the Bears offensive line 789 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:13,640 Speaker 1: from center on out is sam Us step Mustafer Alex Bars. 790 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,840 Speaker 1: I think they both played together at Notre Dame and 791 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:19,640 Speaker 1: relatively inexperienced, and then Jermaine Efetti has been coming off 792 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:23,880 Speaker 1: an injury. That's the side the Texans have to attack. 793 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:25,759 Speaker 1: They have to attack to be able to get to 794 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:29,800 Speaker 1: Mitchell Trubisky, which leads me to number five. Mitchell Trubisky 795 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:32,160 Speaker 1: is going to see the Shawn Watson on the field 796 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:34,920 Speaker 1: during this game. And we all know the story of 797 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:38,840 Speaker 1: Trubisky going second, Deshaun coming at at number twelve, and 798 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:42,600 Speaker 1: Trubisky kind of not playing with as much confidence in 799 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:46,320 Speaker 1: large part the last couple of years. Who knows why, 800 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:48,480 Speaker 1: but he hasn't. And then he sees to Shaun Watson 801 00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:50,560 Speaker 1: and Patrick Mahomes tearing the league up, and it's like, 802 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:54,760 Speaker 1: oh man, that erodes a guy's confidence. So if Deshaun 803 00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 1: Watson can continue to have success early and Trubisky's trying 804 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:01,880 Speaker 1: to match him, that's gonna put him more pressure on 805 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,239 Speaker 1: him to make plays. That's where the defense can take advantage. 806 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:08,560 Speaker 1: Continue to put that pressure on him, let him put 807 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 1: it on himself, and then you take advantage of and 808 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,839 Speaker 1: hopefully his confidence will wane and the defense can take advantage. 809 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,000 Speaker 1: All right, we'll flip it over to the Bears defense. 810 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:22,319 Speaker 1: Two years ago this unit was lights out. This year, 811 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:24,880 Speaker 1: not as much, but a lot of the same names. 812 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:27,920 Speaker 1: They give up one hundred and sixteen yards per game 813 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,960 Speaker 1: on the ground, it's seventeenth in the league. They give 814 00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 1: up two hundred and thirty eight point four yards per game. 815 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,319 Speaker 1: That's seventeenth in the league. In totally. They give up 816 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:36,399 Speaker 1: three hundred fifty four point five yards per game. That's 817 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:39,520 Speaker 1: fifteenth in the league. They've only generated twelve turnovers. They're 818 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:43,720 Speaker 1: minus six in turnover margin. So what are the keys 819 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:47,319 Speaker 1: to winning versus the Bears defense? Number One, Keep Mac 820 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:50,480 Speaker 1: out of the backfield. Now, a lot of interesting in 821 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,560 Speaker 1: three games against the Texans, Colo Max had a total 822 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 1: of one sack, and it was Chris Clark that shut 823 00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 1: him down in Mexico City and then shut him around 824 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:01,840 Speaker 1: in a playoff game. And Clarke he was not fleet 825 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:05,400 Speaker 1: of foot and nor was he young of age, and 826 00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 1: did a good job holding back out of the backfield. 827 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:09,600 Speaker 1: Now can you do that with him with the Bears. 828 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:12,520 Speaker 1: He's been banged up and that is going to play 829 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:15,360 Speaker 1: a role, But you cannot allow him to get in 830 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:17,840 Speaker 1: the backfield because if he starts feasting early, that confidence 831 00:41:17,960 --> 00:41:19,439 Speaker 1: is gonna be there and he's just gonna keep tearing 832 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:23,640 Speaker 1: it up. Number two, a Keem the Chicago Nightmare. Yeah, 833 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:25,040 Speaker 1: I couldn't give him a key in the dream, but 834 00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:28,040 Speaker 1: a Keem Hicks is a dominant force on the inside 835 00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:33,120 Speaker 1: and when he is turned up, he is phenomenally good 836 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:36,600 Speaker 1: and difficult to block. He is not the Forrest Buckner, 837 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:40,120 Speaker 1: but he's pretty similar to Jeffrey Simmons, probably a little 838 00:41:40,120 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: bit bigger, but not as twitchy. If that if you 839 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:47,720 Speaker 1: follow that, but if you're anywhere between the Forest Buckner 840 00:41:47,880 --> 00:41:50,759 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons, you're pretty darn good player. The Texans haven't 841 00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:54,000 Speaker 1: seen him. I don't believe since twenty sixteen. I think 842 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:56,359 Speaker 1: he's going to be a problem on the inside. They've 843 00:41:56,400 --> 00:42:01,399 Speaker 1: got to find a way to double every play. They've 844 00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:03,120 Speaker 1: got to find a way to keep a cheam Hicks 845 00:42:03,160 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 1: out of the Texas backfield making plays. That's gonna be Oh, 846 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:09,960 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a problem, all right. Number three, Be sure, 847 00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:12,840 Speaker 1: be right, And what I mean by this is Deshaun 848 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:18,120 Speaker 1: Watson reading the bear secondary they play games. Eddie Jackson 849 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:21,759 Speaker 1: in particular, likes to bait Deshaun Watson and likes to 850 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: bait quarterbacks and throwing him the football. Luckily, Deshaun Watson 851 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:28,080 Speaker 1: has faced these two safeties last year all the time 852 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:31,960 Speaker 1: practice to Shaun Gibson and Eddie Jackson in two championship 853 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,920 Speaker 1: games while Jackson's at Alabama and Deshaun was at Clemson. 854 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:38,840 Speaker 1: They know each other, So be sure, be right, and 855 00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:40,799 Speaker 1: then when you make the read, let it rip. And 856 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:43,680 Speaker 1: when you make the read that gets this number four. 857 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:47,360 Speaker 1: Can Hanson and QT repeat those performances. Hopefully Key's going 858 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:49,120 Speaker 1: to be on the field healthy enough to do it. 859 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:52,040 Speaker 1: But Jadi, Chad Hanson and Kiki Qt to keep matching 860 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:54,600 Speaker 1: what they did against the Colts you need it. You 861 00:42:54,640 --> 00:42:56,279 Speaker 1: don't need him to go both over a hundred, but 862 00:42:56,360 --> 00:43:00,600 Speaker 1: you need him to match quality responses in this week 863 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:06,440 Speaker 1: against the Bears and five. Leave it all behind. You 864 00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:10,000 Speaker 1: can't let the Colts beat you twice. This is my 865 00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:15,120 Speaker 1: famous Michigan versus app State theory. App State beat Michigan 866 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:18,319 Speaker 1: twice back in two thousand and seven. The way that 867 00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:21,479 Speaker 1: game ended on Sunday against the Colts, it's very easy 868 00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:24,359 Speaker 1: to let that thing linger, but they can't. They've got 869 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:26,480 Speaker 1: to leave it behind. They cannot let the Colts beat 870 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:30,080 Speaker 1: them twice by showing up and not being ready to 871 00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:32,320 Speaker 1: go because they're still wallowing. And that loss of the Colts, 872 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:34,520 Speaker 1: I don't think it'll happen. They've gotta make sure it 873 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:37,359 Speaker 1: doesn't happen, all right, One hours down, one hour left 874 00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:38,799 Speaker 1: to go. We're gonna kick it off with our men 875 00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:42,040 Speaker 1: behind the mics. It's our good pal Mark Vandermer with 876 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:44,920 Speaker 1: the what's the Bears? Jeff Joniac Next, I'm Texans Access. 877 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:50,359 Speaker 1: We've got one hour down in one hour left to go. 878 00:43:50,520 --> 00:43:53,200 Speaker 1: Right here, and it's Friday edition, and wet and wild 879 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:56,040 Speaker 1: Friday Edition. Not in my studio, of course. I'm just 880 00:43:56,120 --> 00:44:01,360 Speaker 1: saying outside. It's been crazy, crazy day here in Houston. 881 00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:04,400 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris, Football and Elston's sideline reporter, 882 00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:08,439 Speaker 1: and it's time for our men behind the mikes. These 883 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:11,680 Speaker 1: two guys, they'll get wet and wild on their broadcast, 884 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:15,600 Speaker 1: no question about that. Mark vander Meer, Jeff Joniac. I 885 00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:17,480 Speaker 1: told the story earlier. I met Jeff Joniak at the 886 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:19,239 Speaker 1: Combine and that was the first time I got a 887 00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:21,960 Speaker 1: chance to meet he and Paul Allen from the Vikings. 888 00:44:22,440 --> 00:44:25,200 Speaker 1: It was such a blast getting to meet them. They're great, 889 00:44:25,320 --> 00:44:28,360 Speaker 1: great dudes. And I love here Jeff Joniac's voice because 890 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:31,640 Speaker 1: it's got that little Chicago twang thing in there, and 891 00:44:31,680 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of cool. So here it is maybe 892 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:37,400 Speaker 1: hind of Mike's Mark Manimir with Jeff Joniac joining us 893 00:44:37,480 --> 00:44:39,799 Speaker 1: right now in Texans Radio's Jeff Joniac Voice up the 894 00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:43,359 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears. Okay, my friend, it's great to catch up. 895 00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:46,319 Speaker 1: And how are you doing. I mean, five and one 896 00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:48,920 Speaker 1: and six in a row has got to be not 897 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:52,560 Speaker 1: only heartbreaking, frustrating, but also bizarre. Really, I mean, that's 898 00:44:52,600 --> 00:44:54,759 Speaker 1: just strange. It's just you just never see that kind 899 00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:57,520 Speaker 1: of thing. Yeah, I believe me. You've been there, so 900 00:44:57,600 --> 00:44:59,879 Speaker 1: you know how I feel. I mean, you feel, you know, did, 901 00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:03,960 Speaker 1: Jack did, disturbed, disappointed, all the words you can possibly 902 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:06,600 Speaker 1: come up with to describe it. Because five and one, 903 00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:09,400 Speaker 1: you know, from a media perspective, the outside looking in, 904 00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:13,200 Speaker 1: they never bought it. I did buy it because I think, 905 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:16,160 Speaker 1: you know a couple of things. One, I do believe 906 00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:18,359 Speaker 1: that they had a running game that was efficient enough 907 00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:20,839 Speaker 1: to get the job done, and it travels well as 908 00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:24,759 Speaker 1: does a great defense, and the defense was playing extremely well. 909 00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:29,319 Speaker 1: And it just the quarterback change did not prove to 910 00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:32,640 Speaker 1: be successful. Let's just call it what it is. It 911 00:45:32,719 --> 00:45:35,239 Speaker 1: was not successful. That's not to say Nick Foles is 912 00:45:35,239 --> 00:45:38,600 Speaker 1: not a good quarterback. It's just what was working did 913 00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:42,920 Speaker 1: not work, and we just didn't rebound from it. So 914 00:45:43,360 --> 00:45:46,479 Speaker 1: Mitchell Trubisky comes in the last couple of games and 915 00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:52,120 Speaker 1: he's been efficient and effective, but too many turnovers three 916 00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:54,600 Speaker 1: and one game against the Packers and then last week 917 00:45:54,680 --> 00:45:59,160 Speaker 1: a major turnover at the end, not entirely on him, obviously, 918 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:02,000 Speaker 1: the pressure came him and Jermaina Fetti got beat. The 919 00:46:02,040 --> 00:46:06,319 Speaker 1: ball comes out and boom, the game changes like deck 920 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:09,799 Speaker 1: quick and the Lions punch it in defense at their 921 00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:11,879 Speaker 1: worst game of the year, though they really did. They 922 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:13,800 Speaker 1: gave up a lot of big plays, nine plays of 923 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:17,080 Speaker 1: twenty yards or more and eighteen plays of ten yards 924 00:46:17,160 --> 00:46:20,560 Speaker 1: or more. So that's not Bears defense for sure. All right. Well, 925 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:22,799 Speaker 1: andre Ware, who I do the games with, really likes 926 00:46:22,840 --> 00:46:26,040 Speaker 1: Trabisky and says that it's just a matter of building 927 00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:28,400 Speaker 1: up his confidence. And he's got a lot of ability. 928 00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:30,080 Speaker 1: What do you see in him? What does he do 929 00:46:30,239 --> 00:46:32,680 Speaker 1: well and where does he need the improvement? Jeff, So, 930 00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:35,600 Speaker 1: what I think he does well is he's got a 931 00:46:35,719 --> 00:46:39,399 Speaker 1: leadership gene to him, and so he is. He never 932 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:42,520 Speaker 1: did and won't ever say this is not my team, 933 00:46:42,520 --> 00:46:44,920 Speaker 1: and that's a great place to start in that locker room. 934 00:46:44,920 --> 00:46:47,920 Speaker 1: I think the players do love Mitch. They like playing 935 00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:51,600 Speaker 1: it for him. Does his accuracy at times fade Yes? 936 00:46:52,080 --> 00:46:55,880 Speaker 1: Does he sometimes not make the right read? Yes, But 937 00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:59,120 Speaker 1: these are all things that you know obviously need work. 938 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:02,439 Speaker 1: But he is able to move the team. He's got 939 00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:05,600 Speaker 1: the legs to move out of the pocket and create 940 00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:09,239 Speaker 1: some things. You're able to incorporate a few more rpo 941 00:47:09,320 --> 00:47:11,640 Speaker 1: and things that you trust him running the football with. 942 00:47:11,719 --> 00:47:13,680 Speaker 1: For a time, he had the longest play of the 943 00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:15,680 Speaker 1: year for the Bears in a forty five yard run 944 00:47:15,800 --> 00:47:18,520 Speaker 1: up the middle. So there are things that you can 945 00:47:18,560 --> 00:47:20,719 Speaker 1: do with him. And I do think they run the 946 00:47:20,719 --> 00:47:24,239 Speaker 1: ball better with Mitchell Trubisky. And so David Montgomery coming 947 00:47:24,280 --> 00:47:26,480 Speaker 1: off his best game of the year the week prior, 948 00:47:26,719 --> 00:47:29,439 Speaker 1: they average seven point three yards to carry, So there's 949 00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:32,279 Speaker 1: a lot of good things that he does. He does 950 00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:34,319 Speaker 1: see the middle of the field well, so there's things 951 00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:37,640 Speaker 1: that he takes advantage of in that regard in the 952 00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:41,440 Speaker 1: slant game. And I just I see some progress here 953 00:47:41,440 --> 00:47:44,320 Speaker 1: in the last couple of weeks, and from embarrassed perspective, 954 00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:48,840 Speaker 1: hope it continues. Yeah, what about Montgomery, what he's going well? 955 00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:50,920 Speaker 1: What is going well for the Bears? How's it all 956 00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:53,960 Speaker 1: working together? Well, you know you're getting first downs, you know, 957 00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:55,880 Speaker 1: you're staying out of They didn't have a lot of 958 00:47:55,920 --> 00:47:57,919 Speaker 1: third downs. They think they only had three or fourth 959 00:47:57,960 --> 00:48:00,479 Speaker 1: third downs in the first half. So that that gives 960 00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:02,960 Speaker 1: the play caller and the place sheet a good workout. 961 00:48:03,360 --> 00:48:05,520 Speaker 1: And you know against the Packers that was just the 962 00:48:05,560 --> 00:48:08,680 Speaker 1: opposite the week before. I mean they ran thirty six 963 00:48:08,760 --> 00:48:12,040 Speaker 1: plays overall in the first half, I believe, and that 964 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:16,200 Speaker 1: just wasn't enough. So it's it's it's a time when 965 00:48:16,320 --> 00:48:19,000 Speaker 1: you can really start to let the running game set 966 00:48:19,080 --> 00:48:21,080 Speaker 1: up the passing game, and if he choose to switch 967 00:48:21,120 --> 00:48:23,080 Speaker 1: it up, then vice verse. Have the passing game set 968 00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:25,919 Speaker 1: up the running game. But building the play action, which 969 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:28,280 Speaker 1: is the you know, the traditional way of doing it, 970 00:48:28,360 --> 00:48:31,680 Speaker 1: is effective. And Montgomery is just a he doesn't go 971 00:48:31,719 --> 00:48:34,239 Speaker 1: down easy period. I mean, you go back and watch 972 00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:36,920 Speaker 1: the tape if you haven't already. There's several runs where 973 00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:39,160 Speaker 1: they're just tearing at his jersey and it's stretching out 974 00:48:40,080 --> 00:48:42,680 Speaker 1: like like Superman. It's not. He's just not going down. 975 00:48:42,719 --> 00:48:47,239 Speaker 1: And he for his overall production this year, he's still 976 00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:51,520 Speaker 1: among the league leaders in broken tackles, and so it 977 00:48:51,680 --> 00:48:54,160 Speaker 1: is a testament to his desire. He wants to be great. 978 00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:57,240 Speaker 1: He's a very ferocious run. Doesn't have the greatest speed, 979 00:48:57,800 --> 00:49:00,440 Speaker 1: but he can rip off chunks for you. All right, 980 00:49:00,520 --> 00:49:03,359 Speaker 1: So tell me about the defense here. I look at 981 00:49:03,560 --> 00:49:05,560 Speaker 1: I'm looking at some of these point totals and they're 982 00:49:05,560 --> 00:49:08,120 Speaker 1: not bad at all. So what do you see there? 983 00:49:08,120 --> 00:49:10,440 Speaker 1: I mean, not everyone, And I know lately forty one 984 00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:12,120 Speaker 1: points against Green Bay, and that's going to happen in 985 00:49:12,200 --> 00:49:14,319 Speaker 1: thirty four against Detroit, but a lot of the other 986 00:49:14,320 --> 00:49:17,560 Speaker 1: games are certainly within striking distance single digit losses and 987 00:49:17,800 --> 00:49:20,759 Speaker 1: some closed victories earlier on in the season. Yeah, the 988 00:49:20,760 --> 00:49:23,120 Speaker 1: defense kept them in games of the offense, you know, 989 00:49:23,160 --> 00:49:26,759 Speaker 1: sputtering away. I mean, they really held it together and 990 00:49:26,840 --> 00:49:29,760 Speaker 1: they bent, but they didn't break. Their red zone defense 991 00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:32,960 Speaker 1: prior to these last two weeks was you know, near 992 00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:35,120 Speaker 1: the top of the league. They were great on third down. 993 00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:38,840 Speaker 1: They were giving up some ten yard chunks, but you know, 994 00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:41,719 Speaker 1: making some big plays that clutch times and holding teams 995 00:49:41,719 --> 00:49:43,960 Speaker 1: the field goals. I think going into last week's game, 996 00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:46,959 Speaker 1: they were still a number they're given up the most 997 00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:50,400 Speaker 1: field goal attempts, which tells you they're not giving up touchdowns, 998 00:49:50,400 --> 00:49:53,719 Speaker 1: which is a win. So the offense just wasn't giving 999 00:49:53,760 --> 00:49:56,919 Speaker 1: them an ad support, not enough complimentary football this year 1000 00:49:56,920 --> 00:49:59,640 Speaker 1: to take the advantages of the defense. And they're great 1001 00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:03,440 Speaker 1: talent and marrying it all together. That's been the biggest bugaboo. 1002 00:50:03,480 --> 00:50:05,560 Speaker 1: And then this week when the offense does some good things, 1003 00:50:06,160 --> 00:50:08,719 Speaker 1: the defense just just did not. They just did not 1004 00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:11,200 Speaker 1: have a good game miss Keem Hicks for a couple 1005 00:50:11,160 --> 00:50:14,759 Speaker 1: of weeks. So that was that was rough because he's 1006 00:50:15,160 --> 00:50:18,759 Speaker 1: a monster in there. The pass rush, it could be better. 1007 00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:22,720 Speaker 1: They are continuing to double team Khalil Mack and chipping 1008 00:50:22,760 --> 00:50:25,239 Speaker 1: him and doing whatever to slow him down. I think 1009 00:50:25,239 --> 00:50:28,840 Speaker 1: it happened on twenty seven of thirty seven pass rushers 1010 00:50:28,920 --> 00:50:31,319 Speaker 1: last week, So somebody else has got to step up 1011 00:50:31,360 --> 00:50:33,120 Speaker 1: and make something happen. We're not getting a ton of 1012 00:50:33,120 --> 00:50:37,680 Speaker 1: takeaways like you guys, so that's another area that is concerning. 1013 00:50:37,719 --> 00:50:41,040 Speaker 1: But overallther a good tackling team for the most part, 1014 00:50:41,800 --> 00:50:44,360 Speaker 1: with the exception of a couple of games, and they 1015 00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:46,759 Speaker 1: do have star talent right down the middle of the field, 1016 00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:49,799 Speaker 1: Roquan Smith having a great year in my opinion, and 1017 00:50:50,120 --> 00:50:52,319 Speaker 1: you got a Keem Hicks and a Khalil mac That's 1018 00:50:52,360 --> 00:50:55,200 Speaker 1: that's enough right there to worry about for an offense. Jeff, 1019 00:50:55,239 --> 00:50:58,320 Speaker 1: you know, we are all sticklers for pronouncing names properly. 1020 00:50:58,480 --> 00:51:01,120 Speaker 1: And the head coach, the Chica I Go Bears, it 1021 00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:04,839 Speaker 1: is naggy, right is that the proper pronunciation, Not not 1022 00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:11,600 Speaker 1: naggy or naggy, it's the Pennsylvanian version. Okay, there you go, 1023 00:51:11,760 --> 00:51:14,879 Speaker 1: you got its four letters. Never could be more challenging, right, Well, 1024 00:51:14,920 --> 00:51:17,200 Speaker 1: I know, really there's so many different versions of it. 1025 00:51:17,239 --> 00:51:21,120 Speaker 1: But tell me this because after the last game, I 1026 00:51:21,239 --> 00:51:23,200 Speaker 1: liked one of his comments. I'll paraphrase, but he said 1027 00:51:23,239 --> 00:51:25,640 Speaker 1: something like, that's sports, you know, losing a six in 1028 00:51:25,640 --> 00:51:28,839 Speaker 1: a row. And you know he knows the pain the 1029 00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:31,560 Speaker 1: fans are feeling and everybody around the Bears are feeling 1030 00:51:31,560 --> 00:51:33,960 Speaker 1: with the losing streak. What kind of pressure is he 1031 00:51:34,160 --> 00:51:36,560 Speaker 1: under to get this thing turned around? And what about 1032 00:51:36,600 --> 00:51:39,400 Speaker 1: employment possibilities and all of that, right, I mean, the 1033 00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:43,320 Speaker 1: media is speculating is really started even before the season. 1034 00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:46,480 Speaker 1: What if scenario? You know, because they felt that they 1035 00:51:46,480 --> 00:51:49,320 Speaker 1: were a Super Bowl contender a year ago? The Bears 1036 00:51:50,080 --> 00:51:54,120 Speaker 1: uh from a media perspective, and you know that's that's 1037 00:51:54,160 --> 00:51:55,880 Speaker 1: always a big thing, you know. They build, you have 1038 00:51:55,920 --> 00:51:59,200 Speaker 1: to tear you down, right, That's that's the that's the theme. Um. 1039 00:51:59,239 --> 00:52:02,920 Speaker 1: And and that's has happened. Um. Yes, there is a 1040 00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:06,360 Speaker 1: ton of this conversation, and it's I can't stand it 1041 00:52:06,440 --> 00:52:08,760 Speaker 1: when it happens. I would like to complete the story 1042 00:52:08,800 --> 00:52:11,879 Speaker 1: before you start going through all these center scenarios. But 1043 00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:15,400 Speaker 1: I'm used to it. You're used to it. It happens. 1044 00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:18,680 Speaker 1: It's part of the NFL. It's what you've done for 1045 00:52:18,719 --> 00:52:20,440 Speaker 1: me lately, and the coach of the Year in twenty 1046 00:52:20,480 --> 00:52:25,440 Speaker 1: eighteen has now answering questions about his job security, his future. 1047 00:52:25,640 --> 00:52:30,360 Speaker 1: To his credit, he's an extremely talented speaker and is 1048 00:52:30,400 --> 00:52:35,520 Speaker 1: able to navigate that without getting sucked into that dark hole, 1049 00:52:35,560 --> 00:52:39,200 Speaker 1: so to speak. And he's managed death quite well and well. Unfortunately, 1050 00:52:39,640 --> 00:52:41,680 Speaker 1: if it doesn't get better, will continue to have to 1051 00:52:41,719 --> 00:52:44,920 Speaker 1: answer those questions for another month, and so that that 1052 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:47,480 Speaker 1: can get old. I mean, I've seen it get to 1053 00:52:47,719 --> 00:52:51,040 Speaker 1: the strongest of men and it begins to chip away. 1054 00:52:51,080 --> 00:52:54,560 Speaker 1: But you know, it's it's only a media speculation at 1055 00:52:54,640 --> 00:52:57,000 Speaker 1: this point. So it's a it's a it's an organization 1056 00:52:57,080 --> 00:52:59,919 Speaker 1: that the executive of the Year and the NFL Coach 1057 00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:02,640 Speaker 1: of the year just in twenty eighteen and things are 1058 00:53:02,680 --> 00:53:07,160 Speaker 1: going well, and what's happened since has obviously not ideal 1059 00:53:07,200 --> 00:53:09,839 Speaker 1: for the organization or its fan base. But you just 1060 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:15,439 Speaker 1: try to look at it from a very constructive eye 1061 00:53:15,440 --> 00:53:19,480 Speaker 1: because they've changed the culture in that building. They inherited 1062 00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:22,959 Speaker 1: a really difficult situation and they took a long time 1063 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:26,640 Speaker 1: to get it to twenty eighteen, and so some decisions 1064 00:53:26,680 --> 00:53:29,960 Speaker 1: that were made in the quarterback situation is not what 1065 00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:33,400 Speaker 1: they may be envisioned or hope to get to in development. 1066 00:53:33,480 --> 00:53:37,480 Speaker 1: So once you have that situation, that's an area where 1067 00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:40,839 Speaker 1: that you have to answer that before you can answer 1068 00:53:40,880 --> 00:53:43,400 Speaker 1: anything else. Jeff joni Ac, Voice of the Bears with 1069 00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:45,799 Speaker 1: US on Texans Radio. All right, so tell me what 1070 00:53:45,920 --> 00:53:49,799 Speaker 1: Chicago is like as a city during the pandemic, the 1071 00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:53,040 Speaker 1: sports landscape, just being in the city, in the Greater 1072 00:53:53,120 --> 00:53:56,879 Speaker 1: Chicago land area during this time. And I know you're 1073 00:53:56,920 --> 00:53:59,080 Speaker 1: involved with a lot of different sports reporting an addition 1074 00:53:59,120 --> 00:54:01,200 Speaker 1: to the Bears, but what has it been like for 1075 00:54:01,280 --> 00:54:04,399 Speaker 1: you and the Chicago people. Well, you know, I'm seeing 1076 00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:06,320 Speaker 1: it through my house. I got a front window on 1077 00:54:06,360 --> 00:54:08,560 Speaker 1: a back window, and that's I don't have very far 1078 00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:10,239 Speaker 1: to go from either, you know, I get out of bed, 1079 00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:12,279 Speaker 1: I go to my office, or I know, it's just 1080 00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:15,520 Speaker 1: very as most people are. And so I have not really, 1081 00:54:15,600 --> 00:54:18,799 Speaker 1: you know, since March, I have not been downtown but 1082 00:54:18,880 --> 00:54:21,440 Speaker 1: for the games to do from the studio for the 1083 00:54:21,480 --> 00:54:23,799 Speaker 1: home games and then Soldier Field. But like you know, 1084 00:54:24,120 --> 00:54:26,920 Speaker 1: like last week for example, you know it's it's a 1085 00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:29,640 Speaker 1: division game, it's against the Detroit Lions. I'm going to 1086 00:54:29,719 --> 00:54:33,360 Speaker 1: be in the building with my guys, and you're driving 1087 00:54:33,400 --> 00:54:37,560 Speaker 1: down the highway and it's starting to snow, and I'm thinking, oh, 1088 00:54:37,600 --> 00:54:39,759 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a good old fashioned black and blue 1089 00:54:39,880 --> 00:54:42,960 Speaker 1: NFC North game. And then you get to the city 1090 00:54:42,960 --> 00:54:46,200 Speaker 1: and there's nothing there. It's pin drop quiet. There's nobody 1091 00:54:46,239 --> 00:54:49,480 Speaker 1: walking around. There's You go into the stadium and you know, 1092 00:54:49,640 --> 00:54:52,040 Speaker 1: you take a picture of the nice green field, but 1093 00:54:52,080 --> 00:54:54,600 Speaker 1: you know no fans are going in there, and you 1094 00:54:54,640 --> 00:54:58,040 Speaker 1: know it's contrived sound and they did. They do have 1095 00:54:58,080 --> 00:55:01,520 Speaker 1: a PA guy who's belting out whatever. But it's just 1096 00:55:01,719 --> 00:55:04,960 Speaker 1: if you take your headset off during a game, it's depressing. 1097 00:55:05,600 --> 00:55:07,680 Speaker 1: And I try not to take my headset off in 1098 00:55:07,719 --> 00:55:11,240 Speaker 1: the stadium because if there's no music, there's no sound. 1099 00:55:11,680 --> 00:55:15,360 Speaker 1: And I'm telling you, you know the great people with 1100 00:55:15,560 --> 00:55:18,320 Speaker 1: NFL Films who took the motion picture and then married 1101 00:55:18,320 --> 00:55:21,040 Speaker 1: it with the highlights of what we do and have 1102 00:55:21,480 --> 00:55:23,960 Speaker 1: the guys before us have done for all these years, 1103 00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:28,040 Speaker 1: that made magic. The fans make magic. There's no longer 1104 00:55:28,080 --> 00:55:30,680 Speaker 1: a home field advantage, and for a team like the Bears, 1105 00:55:30,680 --> 00:55:34,040 Speaker 1: with their defense, I really feel is a negative because 1106 00:55:34,960 --> 00:55:37,040 Speaker 1: they were in a lot of close games. They could 1107 00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:39,759 Speaker 1: have used the crowd and feed off the crowd and 1108 00:55:39,800 --> 00:55:42,480 Speaker 1: really make things uncomfortable for the offense. And that's missing, 1109 00:55:42,480 --> 00:55:45,759 Speaker 1: and that's missing for all thirty two teams. But you know, 1110 00:55:45,920 --> 00:55:49,160 Speaker 1: over all the city, you know, it's you know, you'd 1111 00:55:49,200 --> 00:55:50,919 Speaker 1: go down there a couple of times to drive around 1112 00:55:50,920 --> 00:55:52,480 Speaker 1: to pick up some food or something and bring it 1113 00:55:52,560 --> 00:55:55,640 Speaker 1: back home at your favorite restaurants, and it is just eerie. 1114 00:55:55,719 --> 00:55:58,719 Speaker 1: It's a very eerie, quiet place and it should be 1115 00:55:58,719 --> 00:56:02,560 Speaker 1: a bustling place. But no American city is any different 1116 00:56:02,640 --> 00:56:05,360 Speaker 1: right now. Unfortunately, all right, I have a food question 1117 00:56:05,400 --> 00:56:08,800 Speaker 1: for you because Tim Kelly, the Texans offensive coordinator, is 1118 00:56:08,840 --> 00:56:12,080 Speaker 1: from Chicago, from the area and went to Eastern Illinois 1119 00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:15,120 Speaker 1: and we threw this atam deep Dish Pizza. Are you 1120 00:56:15,160 --> 00:56:18,240 Speaker 1: gonna go with it or against it? Being a Chicago native? 1121 00:56:18,920 --> 00:56:20,960 Speaker 1: And he said, are you kidding? I mean, I'm a 1122 00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:23,960 Speaker 1: Deep Dish guy all the way. So is it really 1123 00:56:24,040 --> 00:56:27,960 Speaker 1: sacrilege to go against Deep Dish Pizza if you're from Chicago? Well, 1124 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:30,360 Speaker 1: you know, I guess, I guess you know either that 1125 00:56:30,560 --> 00:56:32,920 Speaker 1: or you know, you know, don't put a ketchup on 1126 00:56:32,960 --> 00:56:34,919 Speaker 1: a hot dog. One of the two. You can tell 1127 00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:38,920 Speaker 1: Big Tim, you know that one you know, I in 1128 00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:41,120 Speaker 1: my older years now I have to shove aside the 1129 00:56:41,160 --> 00:56:43,640 Speaker 1: deep dish and go with the fin So I'm not gonna, 1130 00:56:43,960 --> 00:56:45,880 Speaker 1: you know, if that makes me a bad Chicago and 1131 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:48,080 Speaker 1: so be it. But I can't do all the dough 1132 00:56:48,640 --> 00:56:51,960 Speaker 1: and so yeah. But primarily it's it's known for that, 1133 00:56:52,280 --> 00:56:54,640 Speaker 1: and you'll get your Easterners to come in here and 1134 00:56:54,680 --> 00:56:57,239 Speaker 1: say New York's got us on that. But I think 1135 00:56:57,239 --> 00:56:59,319 Speaker 1: if you're a true blue Chicago and like Big Tim, 1136 00:57:00,120 --> 00:57:03,000 Speaker 1: got it figured out all right. So you covered the 1137 00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:06,359 Speaker 1: Jordan era very closely, did pre a post game? Very 1138 00:57:06,360 --> 00:57:08,719 Speaker 1: involved with what the Bulls were doing in the nineties 1139 00:57:08,840 --> 00:57:11,680 Speaker 1: And what was your reaction when you saw the Last Dance? 1140 00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:16,000 Speaker 1: How did you like that that documentation of that era. Well, 1141 00:57:16,040 --> 00:57:17,920 Speaker 1: here's the thing I did, and we talked about this 1142 00:57:17,960 --> 00:57:19,920 Speaker 1: before we got on the air. I have two daughters. 1143 00:57:20,120 --> 00:57:22,880 Speaker 1: One was born in nineteen ninety eight, the other in 1144 00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:25,360 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety nine, so that was at the end of 1145 00:57:25,400 --> 00:57:28,120 Speaker 1: the Jordan era, and they had no idea what it 1146 00:57:28,160 --> 00:57:30,320 Speaker 1: was like. Obviously they knew I did it. I was 1147 00:57:30,360 --> 00:57:33,200 Speaker 1: pre a post game for all those Jordan years in 1148 00:57:33,360 --> 00:57:36,200 Speaker 1: some former fashion, and was courtside for a lot of 1149 00:57:36,600 --> 00:57:41,440 Speaker 1: unbelievable moments. So I watched every one of the episodes 1150 00:57:41,440 --> 00:57:43,800 Speaker 1: with my oldest daughter, Kelly, who was now twenty two, 1151 00:57:44,280 --> 00:57:48,240 Speaker 1: and that was a thrill for me. But sadly, you 1152 00:57:48,280 --> 00:57:50,400 Speaker 1: would have thought, out of all those episodes, that'd be 1153 00:57:50,440 --> 00:57:53,400 Speaker 1: just even a glimpse of a Jeff Joniac. To prove 1154 00:57:53,560 --> 00:57:57,360 Speaker 1: that I was actually there, I would scour the screen 1155 00:57:57,440 --> 00:58:00,800 Speaker 1: in slow motion pause whether her sitting there, and she 1156 00:58:00,960 --> 00:58:04,240 Speaker 1: was bustling over in tears, laughing so hard because not 1157 00:58:04,360 --> 00:58:07,479 Speaker 1: once was there a Jeff Joni exciting even I thought 1158 00:58:07,520 --> 00:58:09,800 Speaker 1: at time, that's got to be me on the sidelines. 1159 00:58:10,320 --> 00:58:12,480 Speaker 1: Couldn't prove it, can't prove it, so could you just 1160 00:58:12,600 --> 00:58:17,760 Speaker 1: be all hearsay? But I loved it because she loved it, 1161 00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:21,959 Speaker 1: she got new appreciation from somebody that would be our 1162 00:58:22,080 --> 00:58:25,880 Speaker 1: Babe Ruth because we didn't know. Is that is that fictional? 1163 00:58:26,320 --> 00:58:28,800 Speaker 1: You read stories, you see a couple pictures of Babe Ruth, 1164 00:58:28,840 --> 00:58:32,240 Speaker 1: but he's almost, like, you know, a fictional character, and 1165 00:58:32,360 --> 00:58:33,880 Speaker 1: to a lot of young people who never got to 1166 00:58:33,880 --> 00:58:37,520 Speaker 1: see him play unless they punch YouTube, he's a fictional 1167 00:58:37,600 --> 00:58:39,800 Speaker 1: character in many senses, even though he's still alive and 1168 00:58:40,280 --> 00:58:44,680 Speaker 1: is involved with the NBA. She understands now with a 1169 00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:48,560 Speaker 1: competitor means what an assassin is on the basketball court 1170 00:58:48,600 --> 00:58:50,880 Speaker 1: and in sports. And she's a competitive person as well. 1171 00:58:50,960 --> 00:58:54,280 Speaker 1: So I enjoyed seeing it through her eyes and her reaction. 1172 00:58:54,960 --> 00:58:59,080 Speaker 1: We birth a new Jordan fan in the house after 1173 00:58:59,080 --> 00:59:01,880 Speaker 1: watching it. But I loved I knew all of the stories. 1174 00:59:01,880 --> 00:59:04,720 Speaker 1: There were some things and I don't recall now exactly 1175 00:59:04,760 --> 00:59:06,760 Speaker 1: what that I was not aware of, but it was 1176 00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:09,560 Speaker 1: hard for me not to know all the background. I mean, 1177 00:59:10,320 --> 00:59:12,800 Speaker 1: I mean the times I went out with Dennis Rotten 1178 00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:15,320 Speaker 1: and after a game with a bunch of people, it's 1179 00:59:15,360 --> 00:59:18,520 Speaker 1: just a weird time. I mean, celebrating with Steve Kerr 1180 00:59:18,520 --> 00:59:21,640 Speaker 1: and Will Purdue in Miami after sweeping the heat until 1181 00:59:21,760 --> 00:59:23,760 Speaker 1: Jackson said, you guys, we're gonna stay in the night 1182 00:59:23,800 --> 00:59:25,360 Speaker 1: if you guys sweep the heat and they did. And 1183 00:59:25,400 --> 00:59:27,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it was things that weren't even in there 1184 00:59:27,640 --> 00:59:30,200 Speaker 1: that I experienced. So it was fun for me because 1185 00:59:30,200 --> 00:59:31,480 Speaker 1: there were a lot of good guys and a lot 1186 00:59:31,480 --> 00:59:34,800 Speaker 1: of great memories. That's great, though, Michael Jordan's like Babe 1187 00:59:34,880 --> 00:59:37,360 Speaker 1: Ruth to kids. That's so right. I mean, I'm talking 1188 00:59:37,360 --> 00:59:39,320 Speaker 1: about Larry Birds sometimes to my kid, I feel like 1189 00:59:39,320 --> 00:59:41,680 Speaker 1: I'm talking about Julius Caesar, you know, I mean, it's 1190 00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:46,120 Speaker 1: prehistoric times one more probably even you know what what 1191 00:59:46,240 --> 00:59:47,760 Speaker 1: you know, let me just add this, people, because in 1192 00:59:47,800 --> 00:59:49,520 Speaker 1: the Bear's locker room when you were able to you know, 1193 00:59:49,720 --> 00:59:51,919 Speaker 1: not this year, but we got a lot of guys 1194 00:59:51,920 --> 00:59:54,960 Speaker 1: that love the NBA. Alan Robinson and Charles Lenno Junior 1195 00:59:54,960 --> 00:59:58,600 Speaker 1: are huge NBA fans, and those guys used to get 1196 00:59:58,640 --> 01:00:02,240 Speaker 1: into big discussions in the locker are about today's players. 1197 01:00:02,280 --> 01:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Who's the greatest, who's this? And anybody you're throwing Jordan, 1198 01:00:05,200 --> 01:00:08,600 Speaker 1: They're like, I mean we got we got Lebron, we 1199 01:00:08,920 --> 01:00:12,040 Speaker 1: got Durant, Yeah, we got you know, Curry. And it's 1200 01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:14,520 Speaker 1: not the same. You have to tell them about them, 1201 01:00:14,520 --> 01:00:17,120 Speaker 1: and it's it's odd for me because it makes me 1202 01:00:17,160 --> 01:00:21,280 Speaker 1: feel very old. Let me tell you about Michael Jordan. Right, yeah, 1203 01:00:21,320 --> 01:00:23,320 Speaker 1: that's tough. All right, So we all know the Bears 1204 01:00:23,360 --> 01:00:26,120 Speaker 1: are number one. Who's number two now because the Bulls 1205 01:00:26,160 --> 01:00:29,880 Speaker 1: are not the Jordan Bulls And wellst theo just left 1206 01:00:29,920 --> 01:00:32,880 Speaker 1: and the Blackhawks, who's number two in the city of 1207 01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:36,120 Speaker 1: Chicago and the pecking order of sports franchises. Well, I 1208 01:00:36,120 --> 01:00:38,160 Speaker 1: would have to say, you know, from a fan, it's 1209 01:00:38,200 --> 01:00:40,160 Speaker 1: still got to be the Cubs. They get they get 1210 01:00:40,160 --> 01:00:42,160 Speaker 1: a lot of juice, and they're not that far removed 1211 01:00:42,160 --> 01:00:44,600 Speaker 1: from a championship. So but you know, the screw is 1212 01:00:44,640 --> 01:00:47,200 Speaker 1: turning a little bit. I think there was a ranking 1213 01:00:47,200 --> 01:00:49,840 Speaker 1: out the other day from a sports radio station there 1214 01:00:49,840 --> 01:00:52,520 Speaker 1: in town. You know, now the re ranking of the 1215 01:00:52,560 --> 01:00:55,240 Speaker 1: most popular teams, and the Bears are at the bottom 1216 01:00:55,320 --> 01:00:58,600 Speaker 1: given their situation, and look out, here come the White Sox. 1217 01:00:58,680 --> 01:01:01,200 Speaker 1: They are loaded. They are White Sox are loaded, and 1218 01:01:01,240 --> 01:01:03,760 Speaker 1: they are prime for something big with Tony Lerousa coming 1219 01:01:03,800 --> 01:01:06,640 Speaker 1: over as manager. The Cubs in a bit of a 1220 01:01:06,720 --> 01:01:10,000 Speaker 1: rebuild mode maybe, but still talented. The Bulls there's a 1221 01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:12,800 Speaker 1: ton of excitement with Billy Donovan as the new head 1222 01:01:12,800 --> 01:01:15,680 Speaker 1: coach and a lot of young talent there, but with 1223 01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:20,400 Speaker 1: void of a you know, a major superstar. Zach Levine 1224 01:01:20,520 --> 01:01:24,920 Speaker 1: is about very close to that though, And the Blackhawks 1225 01:01:24,960 --> 01:01:27,400 Speaker 1: are in the rebuilding mode. They are changing the direction 1226 01:01:27,400 --> 01:01:30,120 Speaker 1: of the franchise, still having two great players in Jonathan 1227 01:01:30,200 --> 01:01:32,840 Speaker 1: Taves and Patrick Kane. So it is a bit of 1228 01:01:32,880 --> 01:01:36,200 Speaker 1: a up for Graham's landscape right now until further notice, 1229 01:01:36,240 --> 01:01:39,040 Speaker 1: who's the next title contender. That that's really the big question, 1230 01:01:39,480 --> 01:01:41,360 Speaker 1: all right, Jeff, Well, thanks so much for the time, 1231 01:01:41,360 --> 01:01:43,080 Speaker 1: and I look forward to the game on Sunday. Thanks 1232 01:01:43,080 --> 01:01:45,880 Speaker 1: a left for the visit. Thank you. I always appreciate it. 1233 01:01:46,280 --> 01:01:48,320 Speaker 1: I just wish we played the Bears more. I mean, 1234 01:01:48,360 --> 01:01:50,479 Speaker 1: first of all, weren't defeated against them in our history, 1235 01:01:50,520 --> 01:01:54,000 Speaker 1: which hopefully won't change on Sunday. But I love that guy. 1236 01:01:54,040 --> 01:01:55,920 Speaker 1: I love Jeff Joniak. I love getting a chance to 1237 01:01:55,920 --> 01:01:57,720 Speaker 1: catch up with him and he and Mark. That was 1238 01:01:57,720 --> 01:02:01,040 Speaker 1: a really really fun interview question about it. All Right, 1239 01:02:01,080 --> 01:02:03,959 Speaker 1: we get back. I gotta make predictions, right, I gotta 1240 01:02:03,960 --> 01:02:06,240 Speaker 1: get my predictions in straight up against the spread. You 1241 01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:08,840 Speaker 1: wait for it all week. I will give it to 1242 01:02:08,880 --> 01:02:15,200 Speaker 1: you next right here in Texans All Access. Welcome to 1243 01:02:15,240 --> 01:02:17,720 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. We are brought to you in part 1244 01:02:17,800 --> 01:02:20,600 Speaker 1: by dyke In. Hey, Texans fans, get a home field 1245 01:02:20,600 --> 01:02:24,480 Speaker 1: advantage this summer with dyke In Air Intelligence tips you 1246 01:02:24,520 --> 01:02:27,360 Speaker 1: can use to beat the heat in your home. Learn 1247 01:02:27,400 --> 01:02:30,280 Speaker 1: how to lower your energy costs, reclaim your outdoor space, 1248 01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:34,360 Speaker 1: and breathe easier by improving your indoor air quality. It's 1249 01:02:34,360 --> 01:02:36,960 Speaker 1: all part of dyke In's Air Intelligence and you can 1250 01:02:37,040 --> 01:02:40,440 Speaker 1: learn all about it by visiting dyke In loves Houston 1251 01:02:40,920 --> 01:02:44,320 Speaker 1: dot com. As one of Houston's largest employers, dyke In 1252 01:02:44,520 --> 01:02:47,520 Speaker 1: is doing big things for your fellow Texans. Check out 1253 01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:51,960 Speaker 1: their outstanding limited warranties and financing options at your local 1254 01:02:52,080 --> 01:02:57,400 Speaker 1: dealer today. Now back to the show. All right, let's go. 1255 01:02:57,440 --> 01:03:01,680 Speaker 1: It's time from my favorite segment of the entire week. 1256 01:03:01,840 --> 01:03:04,760 Speaker 1: I love this segment because I'm absolutely perfect with a 1257 01:03:04,840 --> 01:03:07,400 Speaker 1: segment and I get another opportunity to stay perfect, straight 1258 01:03:07,480 --> 01:03:09,720 Speaker 1: up and against the spread. And if you believe that, 1259 01:03:10,200 --> 01:03:12,360 Speaker 1: I've got some riverfront property to sell you right in 1260 01:03:12,360 --> 01:03:14,960 Speaker 1: the city of Houston. And by that I mean I 1261 01:03:15,080 --> 01:03:18,680 Speaker 1: am not perfect at all. But I love talking about 1262 01:03:18,720 --> 01:03:22,920 Speaker 1: these NFL games and predicting them. A nice little competitive 1263 01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:25,960 Speaker 1: thing that I've got going on a Friday night, and 1264 01:03:26,040 --> 01:03:27,960 Speaker 1: it's a great way to talk about the games. Now, 1265 01:03:28,040 --> 01:03:30,760 Speaker 1: I'm not going to be like Stufina, I don't have 1266 01:03:30,800 --> 01:03:33,160 Speaker 1: the Lock of the Year every single week. You're gonna 1267 01:03:33,200 --> 01:03:34,720 Speaker 1: do this and then you ask them about the game 1268 01:03:34,760 --> 01:03:36,200 Speaker 1: and they're like, I don't know, I'm just picking this team. 1269 01:03:36,240 --> 01:03:39,640 Speaker 1: This is why either way, I like doing this segment. 1270 01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:43,880 Speaker 1: In fact, I love doing this segment, I John Harris 1271 01:03:43,880 --> 01:03:48,280 Speaker 1: Football and Knowlton Side, the reporter and prognosticator of NFL games, 1272 01:03:49,200 --> 01:03:51,560 Speaker 1: love to get it done in this segment, but I 1273 01:03:51,680 --> 01:03:57,280 Speaker 1: need my music, and there it is that allows me 1274 01:03:57,400 --> 01:04:00,960 Speaker 1: to get started. So if you're just listening, I almost 1275 01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:03,560 Speaker 1: forgot to play my music, but I got it in. 1276 01:04:03,640 --> 01:04:05,480 Speaker 1: I almost as I started the segment, I was like, man, 1277 01:04:05,560 --> 01:04:07,880 Speaker 1: I remember your music. I got it in, all right. 1278 01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:11,320 Speaker 1: So first game off the list, Texans Bears. You know 1279 01:04:11,440 --> 01:04:13,840 Speaker 1: I never picked that game hard and head I can't 1280 01:04:13,840 --> 01:04:16,200 Speaker 1: go against regardless, I do think the Texans will win. 1281 01:04:16,360 --> 01:04:18,200 Speaker 1: They'll cover the one and a half. I think that's 1282 01:04:18,200 --> 01:04:19,840 Speaker 1: what it is. One and a half kind of interesting. 1283 01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:22,480 Speaker 1: I do think the Texans will win. I hope they win. 1284 01:04:22,640 --> 01:04:25,120 Speaker 1: I want them to win. They need to win. But 1285 01:04:25,960 --> 01:04:29,480 Speaker 1: I don't pick those officially because my stance has always 1286 01:04:29,480 --> 01:04:30,880 Speaker 1: been a nu't go against my heart in my head. 1287 01:04:31,080 --> 01:04:35,080 Speaker 1: So that leads me to twelve noon, well at least 1288 01:04:35,080 --> 01:04:38,880 Speaker 1: here in Houston, the Cowboys taken on the Bengals. That's 1289 01:04:38,920 --> 01:04:42,440 Speaker 1: the first game, John, I can't do anything about it 1290 01:04:42,480 --> 01:04:44,680 Speaker 1: is just go by the list of the games. I 1291 01:04:44,840 --> 01:04:47,480 Speaker 1: think it's the return of any Dalton to Cincinnati. They 1292 01:04:47,560 --> 01:04:50,040 Speaker 1: drafted Joy Burrow. They wanted any Dalton to have an 1293 01:04:50,080 --> 01:04:53,880 Speaker 1: opportunity elsewhere. He moved on to Dallas when Dak Prescott 1294 01:04:53,920 --> 01:04:56,800 Speaker 1: got hurt and Jalton stepped in. This year, Annie Dalton 1295 01:04:56,840 --> 01:04:58,560 Speaker 1: was gonna play. It just doesn't matter whether he was 1296 01:04:58,560 --> 01:05:00,800 Speaker 1: doing it for the Cowboys the Bengals, because both starting 1297 01:05:00,880 --> 01:05:03,680 Speaker 1: quarterbacks have been hurt. Well, Brandon Allen has stepped up 1298 01:05:03,680 --> 01:05:06,360 Speaker 1: for the Bengals. Andy Dalton stepped up with the Cowboys, 1299 01:05:06,920 --> 01:05:09,600 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys last played on Tuesday. Gotta get back 1300 01:05:09,640 --> 01:05:12,000 Speaker 1: on the plane and the bus and the plane and 1301 01:05:12,040 --> 01:05:14,320 Speaker 1: the bus to go take on the Bengals, and I 1302 01:05:14,320 --> 01:05:16,360 Speaker 1: think the Bengals are gonna win. I think Brandon Allen's 1303 01:05:16,360 --> 01:05:17,960 Speaker 1: gonna upset them. Dallas is a three and a half 1304 01:05:17,960 --> 01:05:20,200 Speaker 1: point favorite. I'm gonna with the Bengals at home in 1305 01:05:20,360 --> 01:05:23,240 Speaker 1: an upset at least to get inside the three and half. 1306 01:05:23,280 --> 01:05:25,400 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna win straight out. Brandon Allen, go 1307 01:05:25,760 --> 01:05:29,960 Speaker 1: get it done, all right. This game does have some 1308 01:05:30,080 --> 01:05:33,200 Speaker 1: sex appeal and that will take place down in Miami. 1309 01:05:34,280 --> 01:05:37,160 Speaker 1: The Kansas City Chiefs, as I saw on the twitters 1310 01:05:37,200 --> 01:05:40,800 Speaker 1: earlier today, posted a picture of hard Rock Stadium and said, 1311 01:05:40,840 --> 01:05:44,440 Speaker 1: we've missed you, my friend. That's where they won the 1312 01:05:44,440 --> 01:05:46,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl last year, and now they're taking them the 1313 01:05:46,200 --> 01:05:51,640 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins. A few less fans in the stands. However, 1314 01:05:52,080 --> 01:05:53,920 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna come to a sin to a 1315 01:05:53,960 --> 01:05:57,040 Speaker 1: similar result. That game was thirty one to twenty Chiefs 1316 01:05:57,120 --> 01:05:59,680 Speaker 1: over the Niners, and the Super Bowl, I think it's 1317 01:05:59,680 --> 01:06:02,160 Speaker 1: exactly what happens here. I think it's thirty one twenty 1318 01:06:02,240 --> 01:06:04,440 Speaker 1: Chiefs over the Dolphins. The Chiefs are favored about seven 1319 01:06:04,520 --> 01:06:07,680 Speaker 1: and a half. So take the Chiefs, lay the seven 1320 01:06:07,680 --> 01:06:11,480 Speaker 1: and a half, and enjoy your biscuit with your winnings. 1321 01:06:12,240 --> 01:06:14,720 Speaker 1: I guess I don't know what do you eat, biscuits, chips, whatever, 1322 01:06:14,800 --> 01:06:19,120 Speaker 1: whatever you celebrate with. That's good. Let's get the Cardinals 1323 01:06:19,160 --> 01:06:25,120 Speaker 1: giants this game. Okay, it's in them, it's in MetLife, 1324 01:06:25,120 --> 01:06:29,720 Speaker 1: so it's in Jersey. The Cardinals when they had the 1325 01:06:29,760 --> 01:06:31,320 Speaker 1: Hail Marry again, they're five and four and they had 1326 01:06:31,320 --> 01:06:33,680 Speaker 1: the hail Marry game where Hawk caught it from Murray 1327 01:06:34,120 --> 01:06:36,680 Speaker 1: that put them at six and four. Then they played 1328 01:06:37,240 --> 01:06:40,600 Speaker 1: they played two games since lost both of them. They're 1329 01:06:40,600 --> 01:06:43,880 Speaker 1: sitting at six and six. They're not out of the 1330 01:06:43,880 --> 01:06:47,600 Speaker 1: playoff mix in the NFCAT at all. But there was 1331 01:06:47,680 --> 01:06:50,680 Speaker 1: so much hype when they won that game, and for 1332 01:06:50,760 --> 01:06:52,360 Speaker 1: good reason. Look, they caught a Hill Marry pass, I 1333 01:06:52,400 --> 01:06:54,760 Speaker 1: mean hot made an unbelievable play. But there's been so 1334 01:06:54,840 --> 01:06:58,480 Speaker 1: much hype about the Cardinals that they lose this one 1335 01:06:58,520 --> 01:07:00,280 Speaker 1: to the Giants, and Giants are one of the hottest 1336 01:07:00,280 --> 01:07:02,040 Speaker 1: teams in the NFL, and I can't believe I'm saying it. 1337 01:07:03,280 --> 01:07:07,400 Speaker 1: The Giants went to Seattle and just curbstop Seattle for 1338 01:07:07,400 --> 01:07:09,360 Speaker 1: the most part, and one day that came on the 1339 01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:14,040 Speaker 1: road with Cote McCoy playing quarterback. Arizona is a three 1340 01:07:14,120 --> 01:07:17,280 Speaker 1: point favorite going to the Giants, and I have every 1341 01:07:18,560 --> 01:07:21,600 Speaker 1: every ounce of my being tells me fight it, take 1342 01:07:21,640 --> 01:07:25,920 Speaker 1: the Giants, but I just can't. I feel like the 1343 01:07:25,960 --> 01:07:29,439 Speaker 1: Cardinals will right the ship and go get a win. 1344 01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:35,600 Speaker 1: So I'm taking the Cardinals in a relatively low scoring game, 1345 01:07:36,320 --> 01:07:38,440 Speaker 1: but they'll cover the three. This is gonna be like 1346 01:07:39,080 --> 01:07:44,720 Speaker 1: seventeen thirteen, twenty to fourteen, something like that, somewhere in 1347 01:07:44,800 --> 01:07:47,760 Speaker 1: the three to seven range. That's more than the three. 1348 01:07:48,160 --> 01:07:52,320 Speaker 1: So I'm going Cardinals to win and cover. But the 1349 01:07:52,440 --> 01:07:56,360 Speaker 1: Giants are scary it's not gonna surprise. If I missed 1350 01:07:56,400 --> 01:07:59,000 Speaker 1: one game this week and it's this one, I totally 1351 01:07:59,080 --> 01:08:03,840 Speaker 1: would not be surprised. Another interesting game with a team 1352 01:08:03,920 --> 01:08:05,880 Speaker 1: that has, I don't want to say come out of nowhere. 1353 01:08:06,680 --> 01:08:10,120 Speaker 1: But when we played them in Week four, the Vikings 1354 01:08:10,120 --> 01:08:13,640 Speaker 1: were a mess, an absolute mess. I think we were 1355 01:08:13,720 --> 01:08:15,000 Speaker 1: rolling three at the time too. I think they were 1356 01:08:15,040 --> 01:08:17,559 Speaker 1: owing three at the time if I remember correctly. And 1357 01:08:17,640 --> 01:08:21,240 Speaker 1: they have turned it around. Dalvin Cook has gotten healthy, 1358 01:08:21,840 --> 01:08:24,839 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins is making just enough plays, are doing timely 1359 01:08:24,920 --> 01:08:27,360 Speaker 1: things at the end of games. Against the Panthers, it 1360 01:08:27,479 --> 01:08:29,760 Speaker 1: was Chad Beatie who came up with a big play 1361 01:08:29,840 --> 01:08:33,080 Speaker 1: after fumbling a punt. The Vikings are getting it done. 1362 01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:36,160 Speaker 1: The Vikings are six and six. All that hype about 1363 01:08:36,160 --> 01:08:38,519 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, They're six and six. The Vikings are six 1364 01:08:38,560 --> 01:08:42,720 Speaker 1: and six. However, Minnesota's got to go down to Tampa Bay, 1365 01:08:43,400 --> 01:08:45,759 Speaker 1: and Tampa Bay's favoring this one by six and a half. 1366 01:08:45,800 --> 01:08:48,000 Speaker 1: I think the Bucks win this thing by a touchdown. 1367 01:08:48,600 --> 01:08:51,280 Speaker 1: I'm very curious how Dalvin Cook does in a return 1368 01:08:51,320 --> 01:08:53,960 Speaker 1: to his home state, but I don't think it'll be 1369 01:08:54,080 --> 01:08:57,240 Speaker 1: enough for the Vikings. I do think the Vikings will 1370 01:08:57,240 --> 01:08:58,840 Speaker 1: get onside that six and a half. I think this 1371 01:08:58,960 --> 01:09:01,160 Speaker 1: is going to be the type of game that is 1372 01:09:01,320 --> 01:09:04,400 Speaker 1: somewhat tooth and nail. Vikings can score when they need to, 1373 01:09:04,479 --> 01:09:05,680 Speaker 1: and they can move the ball on a Tampa A 1374 01:09:05,800 --> 01:09:10,240 Speaker 1: defense as good as it is. I'm going Bucks close 1375 01:09:11,320 --> 01:09:14,000 Speaker 1: Bucks to win, Vikings to get inside that six and 1376 01:09:14,040 --> 01:09:16,920 Speaker 1: a half. The Broncos are taken on the Panthers, and 1377 01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:19,280 Speaker 1: the Panthers haven't got all kinds of guys on COVID 1378 01:09:19,400 --> 01:09:23,560 Speaker 1: nineteen yet they're a three point favorite at home. The 1379 01:09:23,680 --> 01:09:29,360 Speaker 1: Broncos finally have quarterbacks back, but four and eight. I'm 1380 01:09:29,439 --> 01:09:32,960 Speaker 1: torn on this one, I really am, because with the 1381 01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:36,240 Speaker 1: players out for Carolina, your first thought is, see, that's 1382 01:09:36,400 --> 01:09:38,760 Speaker 1: kind of the spot. I want to go with the 1383 01:09:38,840 --> 01:09:41,960 Speaker 1: Buck but the Broncos to upset them, but I don't 1384 01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:45,120 Speaker 1: see it happening. I just something about this Broncos team 1385 01:09:45,160 --> 01:09:47,320 Speaker 1: all year hasn't set right with me. And then obviously 1386 01:09:47,360 --> 01:09:49,400 Speaker 1: it loads of that game of the Saints with no quarterbacks. 1387 01:09:50,040 --> 01:09:52,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna roll with the Panthers to win this one, 1388 01:09:52,120 --> 01:09:54,840 Speaker 1: and the number to me is right, is absolutely right 1389 01:09:54,920 --> 01:09:56,360 Speaker 1: right at three, because that's what I would have said 1390 01:09:56,400 --> 01:09:58,760 Speaker 1: Panthers Broncos. Pick at John you got ten seconds, I 1391 01:09:58,760 --> 01:10:03,360 Speaker 1: would have said twenty seventeen, that's right at three, but 1392 01:10:03,439 --> 01:10:06,760 Speaker 1: I can't do that. So I'm gonna say Panthers to 1393 01:10:06,880 --> 01:10:10,639 Speaker 1: win and to cover. I think t Bridgewater will get 1394 01:10:10,640 --> 01:10:15,840 Speaker 1: it done at home. Titans and Jags, oh boy. Now 1395 01:10:16,080 --> 01:10:19,800 Speaker 1: the Titans two weeks ago look phenomenal to win over 1396 01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:24,760 Speaker 1: the COVID and injury ravaged Colts. Then they played the 1397 01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:26,720 Speaker 1: Browns last week at home and it was thirty eight 1398 01:10:26,760 --> 01:10:29,920 Speaker 1: to three and a a half and ended up losing that 1399 01:10:29,960 --> 01:10:33,720 Speaker 1: game forty one thirty five. I believe this the Jaguars, 1400 01:10:35,160 --> 01:10:38,479 Speaker 1: and that makes it easy. It isn't do all county, 1401 01:10:38,479 --> 01:10:41,000 Speaker 1: but the Titans are gonna wax the Jaguars. Titans are 1402 01:10:41,040 --> 01:10:44,160 Speaker 1: favored by seven and a half. I will lay that 1403 01:10:44,240 --> 01:10:46,040 Speaker 1: seven and a half. The Titans are gonna win this 1404 01:10:46,120 --> 01:10:50,400 Speaker 1: by two touchdowns at a minimum. Although for the most 1405 01:10:50,520 --> 01:10:54,240 Speaker 1: part is that true. AFC South games have been pretty 1406 01:10:54,320 --> 01:10:58,160 Speaker 1: darned close this year, I guess. I mean Jacksonville in 1407 01:10:58,320 --> 01:11:02,040 Speaker 1: Jacksonville beat the Colts by seven, We beat them by two, 1408 01:11:02,560 --> 01:11:04,720 Speaker 1: and now they get the Titans, so you expect it 1409 01:11:04,720 --> 01:11:06,519 Speaker 1: to be pretty close. But I think this is one 1410 01:11:06,560 --> 01:11:09,600 Speaker 1: in which the Titans get right. Mike Vrabel gets it 1411 01:11:09,680 --> 01:11:12,439 Speaker 1: going in the right direction again. Titans get to nine 1412 01:11:12,439 --> 01:11:14,519 Speaker 1: and four, Jags fall to one in twelve, and then 1413 01:11:14,520 --> 01:11:18,400 Speaker 1: the watch is on what happens with the Jets in Seattle. 1414 01:11:18,920 --> 01:11:20,920 Speaker 1: The Jets are owing twelve, the Seahawks are eight and four. 1415 01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:24,519 Speaker 1: Seahawks coming off a horrid loss the Giants at home. 1416 01:11:24,880 --> 01:11:28,200 Speaker 1: Jamal Adams looking forward to seeing his team without formerd 1417 01:11:28,240 --> 01:11:32,160 Speaker 1: Evens coordinator Greg Williams. Seattle's favorite by thirteen and a half. 1418 01:11:32,400 --> 01:11:37,439 Speaker 1: I think it'll get ugly, ugly, ugly. Jacksonville stays at 1419 01:11:37,479 --> 01:11:39,680 Speaker 1: number two. The Jets hang on to number one in 1420 01:11:39,720 --> 01:11:43,719 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty one draft. The Seahawks win this one big. 1421 01:11:44,000 --> 01:11:47,360 Speaker 1: This could be like thirty five to two. Let's go 1422 01:11:47,479 --> 01:11:52,240 Speaker 1: that score, thirty five to two, Jets lose, Seahawks cover. 1423 01:11:52,360 --> 01:11:55,240 Speaker 1: That makes sense. Seahawks win, Seahawks cover. All right, this 1424 01:11:55,280 --> 01:11:58,639 Speaker 1: game is gonna have my interest. Once our game is done, 1425 01:11:58,680 --> 01:12:00,280 Speaker 1: that we won't have a chance to see it because 1426 01:12:00,280 --> 01:12:02,800 Speaker 1: we'll be on the plane coming home. But the Cults 1427 01:12:02,840 --> 01:12:04,479 Speaker 1: are taking on the Raiders now. We haven't seen the 1428 01:12:04,520 --> 01:12:07,840 Speaker 1: Raiders this year, but perhaps no team has ridden the 1429 01:12:07,960 --> 01:12:14,080 Speaker 1: wave all year long, Like the Raiders knock off the Chiefs, 1430 01:12:14,720 --> 01:12:19,879 Speaker 1: then get blasted by the Falcons, almost lose to the Jets. 1431 01:12:20,520 --> 01:12:22,519 Speaker 1: That's what makes me think the Raiders in this one 1432 01:12:23,120 --> 01:12:27,360 Speaker 1: are our primed to get a win. Colts, we saw 1433 01:12:27,439 --> 01:12:31,040 Speaker 1: him last week, are vulnerable. It's not a great football team. 1434 01:12:31,439 --> 01:12:33,599 Speaker 1: I mean, they played at home against the Titans, got waxed. 1435 01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:36,439 Speaker 1: We should have beaten them last week, and I think 1436 01:12:36,479 --> 01:12:38,719 Speaker 1: the Raiders have a great opportunity to beat them this week. 1437 01:12:39,640 --> 01:12:41,200 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna pull the trigger on I'm gonna pull 1438 01:12:41,200 --> 01:12:44,000 Speaker 1: the trigger on the Raiders getting right. That win against 1439 01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:46,439 Speaker 1: the Jets gives them some momentum. The Raiders move to 1440 01:12:46,439 --> 01:12:48,559 Speaker 1: eight and five with the win. Colts fall at eight 1441 01:12:48,560 --> 01:12:51,360 Speaker 1: and five even though India's favored on the road in 1442 01:12:51,520 --> 01:12:56,799 Speaker 1: Vegas by three. Raiders win and obviously cover over the Colts. 1443 01:12:57,439 --> 01:12:59,000 Speaker 1: That's not why I'm set specially the week, but it's 1444 01:12:59,000 --> 01:13:01,639 Speaker 1: pretty aren't close, like guess, but I think the Raiders 1445 01:13:01,640 --> 01:13:03,360 Speaker 1: is gonna win that game. I think they kind of 1446 01:13:03,439 --> 01:13:06,680 Speaker 1: ride the wave. That ending against the Jets, I think 1447 01:13:06,800 --> 01:13:09,720 Speaker 1: is gonna give them some momentum. And I think if 1448 01:13:09,800 --> 01:13:12,360 Speaker 1: Derek Carr can get the ball off against the Colts. 1449 01:13:12,840 --> 01:13:16,080 Speaker 1: He just has to put it into areas on the 1450 01:13:16,160 --> 01:13:20,920 Speaker 1: field quickly and accurately. I think he can do that. 1451 01:13:21,439 --> 01:13:23,599 Speaker 1: And then stretching with Henry Rhodes. All right, let's get 1452 01:13:23,600 --> 01:13:25,360 Speaker 1: to another afternoon game. This one is gonna be in 1453 01:13:25,400 --> 01:13:28,640 Speaker 1: Detroit where the Packers are taking on the Lions. The 1454 01:13:28,680 --> 01:13:31,120 Speaker 1: Lions got a good win last week against the Bears, 1455 01:13:31,280 --> 01:13:34,360 Speaker 1: came from behind, got a turnover from Trabisky late turning 1456 01:13:34,439 --> 01:13:39,400 Speaker 1: into the game winning touchdown, and that was that thirty 1457 01:13:39,439 --> 01:13:41,840 Speaker 1: four to thirty over the Bears. The Packers, well, they 1458 01:13:41,840 --> 01:13:44,080 Speaker 1: got off the sneid as well. They get a big win. 1459 01:13:44,200 --> 01:13:46,240 Speaker 1: They go went to nine and three with that win 1460 01:13:46,400 --> 01:13:50,919 Speaker 1: over the Eagles. The Packers are nine point favorites in Detroit. 1461 01:13:52,160 --> 01:13:54,960 Speaker 1: That actually feels dead on, but I'm gonna go with 1462 01:13:55,000 --> 01:13:56,720 Speaker 1: ten or more. I'm gonna say Packers are gonna win 1463 01:13:56,760 --> 01:13:59,360 Speaker 1: this thing on the road, and they're gonna cover that nine. 1464 01:13:59,520 --> 01:14:01,920 Speaker 1: The Lion they're a little bit of a mystery with 1465 01:14:01,920 --> 01:14:05,679 Speaker 1: with Darryl Bevilly. They played hard for Beville the other day, 1466 01:14:06,200 --> 01:14:09,120 Speaker 1: really hard, and when they got that fumbled, they celebrate. 1467 01:14:09,160 --> 01:14:11,719 Speaker 1: I mean, it was awesome really to see a team 1468 01:14:11,760 --> 01:14:13,800 Speaker 1: that had not mailed it in, and maybe they were 1469 01:14:13,800 --> 01:14:15,880 Speaker 1: excited just because Matt Patricia was not there anymore, and 1470 01:14:15,920 --> 01:14:18,840 Speaker 1: they were like, let's do this. They gotta win. I 1471 01:14:18,840 --> 01:14:20,479 Speaker 1: think the Lions will keep it close for a while, 1472 01:14:20,479 --> 01:14:23,320 Speaker 1: but the Packers Laron Rodgers will stretch that get it 1473 01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:26,080 Speaker 1: to get the Packers to ten and three, get them 1474 01:14:26,080 --> 01:14:27,960 Speaker 1: at least a ten point win that gets him a cover. 1475 01:14:28,000 --> 01:14:30,400 Speaker 1: All right, Saints taken on Eagles. I love that Jalen 1476 01:14:30,479 --> 01:14:33,320 Speaker 1: Hurts is gonna start in Philly. It'd have been very 1477 01:14:33,360 --> 01:14:35,320 Speaker 1: interesting if the Philly fans were in there for the 1478 01:14:35,360 --> 01:14:38,400 Speaker 1: rookie start. But they're not, and the Saints are playing 1479 01:14:38,640 --> 01:14:42,320 Speaker 1: really well, and the Saints are seven point favorite. My 1480 01:14:42,520 --> 01:14:46,280 Speaker 1: gut tells me that seven is not enough to lay 1481 01:14:46,320 --> 01:14:48,160 Speaker 1: the seven. Take the Saints to win in the cover. 1482 01:14:48,479 --> 01:14:50,719 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do that, but I do think Jalen Hurts 1483 01:14:50,880 --> 01:14:53,759 Speaker 1: will make a few plays. He'll go to Jalen Rieger 1484 01:14:53,840 --> 01:14:56,200 Speaker 1: at some point, who rely on zach Ertz. I think 1485 01:14:56,200 --> 01:14:57,760 Speaker 1: he'll do enough in the first half to keep it 1486 01:14:57,840 --> 01:15:00,760 Speaker 1: somewhat close, but the Saints will pull away in the 1487 01:15:00,920 --> 01:15:03,240 Speaker 1: second half and cover that seven and win and get 1488 01:15:03,280 --> 01:15:06,439 Speaker 1: to eleven. And two. The Falcons are taken on the Chargers. 1489 01:15:09,000 --> 01:15:11,719 Speaker 1: Do I say, who cares is that? I can't say 1490 01:15:11,720 --> 01:15:14,000 Speaker 1: that it's an NFL game. Falcons are going out to 1491 01:15:14,040 --> 01:15:15,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers. I think the Chargers get it right. They'll 1492 01:15:16,000 --> 01:15:18,400 Speaker 1: get to win, even though Atlanta's favored by three, Chargers 1493 01:15:18,400 --> 01:15:24,120 Speaker 1: to win in a mild upset at so Far Stadium. 1494 01:15:24,200 --> 01:15:26,479 Speaker 1: Another Sunday afternoon game. The last Sunday afternoon game is 1495 01:15:26,520 --> 01:15:29,160 Speaker 1: the Washington football team. Alex Smith is one heck of 1496 01:15:29,160 --> 01:15:33,000 Speaker 1: a story and the forty nine ers out in Glendale, 1497 01:15:33,040 --> 01:15:35,800 Speaker 1: still playing in Glendale. I think the forty Niners will 1498 01:15:35,800 --> 01:15:37,320 Speaker 1: get it right. They'll win this one. They lost the 1499 01:15:37,320 --> 01:15:39,120 Speaker 1: Bills on Monday night, but they'll get this one. They'll 1500 01:15:39,120 --> 01:15:42,080 Speaker 1: move to six and seven, Washington will fall to five 1501 01:15:42,120 --> 01:15:44,160 Speaker 1: and eight, and we'll keep our eyes on what's going 1502 01:15:44,200 --> 01:15:47,240 Speaker 1: on in the NFC East. And then Sunday night. Man, 1503 01:15:47,360 --> 01:15:50,799 Speaker 1: what a game. Steelers going to Buffalo. I'm so happy 1504 01:15:50,800 --> 01:15:53,160 Speaker 1: for everybody in Buffalo to get a Sunday night game. 1505 01:15:53,200 --> 01:15:55,080 Speaker 1: This game was on Sunday night in Pittsburgh. Last year, 1506 01:15:55,120 --> 01:15:58,439 Speaker 1: Buffalo upset them. I don't know what's gonna happen this year. 1507 01:15:58,520 --> 01:16:01,519 Speaker 1: My gut tells me to go Buffalo. I'm going Buffalo. 1508 01:16:01,560 --> 01:16:03,759 Speaker 1: I think Buffalo wins this thing and covers the three 1509 01:16:03,960 --> 01:16:08,439 Speaker 1: and the Steelers lose twice in a row. Let's go Bills. 1510 01:16:08,760 --> 01:16:10,880 Speaker 1: I just say that, Let's go Bills. Yeah, let's go Bills. 1511 01:16:10,920 --> 01:16:12,880 Speaker 1: That's for by Buddy Sou. I know he's listening. All right, 1512 01:16:13,280 --> 01:16:17,519 Speaker 1: we get back. It's time four drews Dozen't and the 1513 01:16:17,600 --> 01:16:20,240 Speaker 1: final Word with Drew Doherty all in the same segment, 1514 01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:23,200 Speaker 1: both the same guy QT next right here in Texans 1515 01:16:23,240 --> 01:16:29,200 Speaker 1: accesssesss we got one final segment of this Friday edition 1516 01:16:29,240 --> 01:16:33,080 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio studio. 1517 01:16:33,280 --> 01:16:35,479 Speaker 1: I am your host football anals. To side the reporter 1518 01:16:35,920 --> 01:16:38,280 Speaker 1: John Harris is so glad to be with you. It 1519 01:16:38,439 --> 01:16:43,320 Speaker 1: has been a crazy looking night outside. But I appreciate 1520 01:16:43,600 --> 01:16:47,360 Speaker 1: you guys being here. I've been here last seven years, 1521 01:16:47,400 --> 01:16:49,719 Speaker 1: I think, each and every Friday during the season, and 1522 01:16:50,000 --> 01:16:54,280 Speaker 1: love being here. And during those years, of course, you 1523 01:16:54,360 --> 01:16:57,439 Speaker 1: kind of kind of craft segments, I guess over the 1524 01:16:57,520 --> 01:17:00,200 Speaker 1: years or you have ideas, and so I think about 1525 01:17:00,200 --> 01:17:02,080 Speaker 1: three or four years ago Drew and I were talking. 1526 01:17:02,080 --> 01:17:04,960 Speaker 1: I said, you know, Drew, you do that interview with players. 1527 01:17:04,960 --> 01:17:07,280 Speaker 1: You know that pregame interview? Would you mind if I 1528 01:17:07,400 --> 01:17:09,120 Speaker 1: use that? And then it just hit me. I was like, 1529 01:17:09,160 --> 01:17:11,120 Speaker 1: I'll call it Drew's final word, like it'll be the 1530 01:17:11,200 --> 01:17:14,559 Speaker 1: last thing that people here on a Friday night edition 1531 01:17:14,720 --> 01:17:19,519 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access. He was like, dude, that sounds awesome. Well, 1532 01:17:19,640 --> 01:17:24,000 Speaker 1: then two years ago or maybe last year, Drew would 1533 01:17:24,040 --> 01:17:26,200 Speaker 1: then sit with either that individual or somebody else and go, 1534 01:17:26,280 --> 01:17:30,120 Speaker 1: you know what, I've got these twelve wacky questions that 1535 01:17:30,280 --> 01:17:32,360 Speaker 1: I can ask. We put it on the video, we 1536 01:17:32,360 --> 01:17:34,599 Speaker 1: put it on our TV shows, and I was like, dude, 1537 01:17:35,200 --> 01:17:38,080 Speaker 1: can I use the audio? Like? Can I have that? 1538 01:17:38,280 --> 01:17:43,040 Speaker 1: He's like absolutely. Now we don't usually playing together, but 1539 01:17:43,160 --> 01:17:45,720 Speaker 1: because we had Jeff Joni Act tonight and on on 1540 01:17:45,800 --> 01:17:50,240 Speaker 1: Wednesday figuring you out, what let's do Drew's dozen alongwood 1541 01:17:50,320 --> 01:17:54,240 Speaker 1: Drew's final word and this week it's with Key Key QT. 1542 01:17:54,960 --> 01:17:59,640 Speaker 1: So let's get Drew's dozen in with number sixteen. Get this. 1543 01:17:59,760 --> 01:18:02,240 Speaker 1: The very first Drews dozen we ever did was way 1544 01:18:02,240 --> 01:18:05,639 Speaker 1: back in late July of twenty nineteen. And the first 1545 01:18:05,640 --> 01:18:08,080 Speaker 1: guy to come on that there's a guy we're talking 1546 01:18:08,120 --> 01:18:11,920 Speaker 1: with right now, Key Keith QT. Key good to talk 1547 01:18:11,920 --> 01:18:15,040 Speaker 1: with you as always and let's get things going. What's 1548 01:18:15,080 --> 01:18:18,360 Speaker 1: the one app on your cell phone that you wish 1549 01:18:18,400 --> 01:18:21,160 Speaker 1: you would delete but you just can't bring yourself to 1550 01:18:21,200 --> 01:18:23,880 Speaker 1: do it. Well, I would say Twitter. You know, people 1551 01:18:23,880 --> 01:18:26,080 Speaker 1: would have a mindset our owns these days, just how 1552 01:18:26,160 --> 01:18:28,080 Speaker 1: social media is. You know. I try to stay away 1553 01:18:28,120 --> 01:18:30,280 Speaker 1: from social media as much as I can, but I 1554 01:18:30,760 --> 01:18:32,760 Speaker 1: wish there would be something that I could put to 1555 01:18:32,800 --> 01:18:34,680 Speaker 1: the side and stay away from. But I feel like 1556 01:18:34,720 --> 01:18:37,360 Speaker 1: in the way I do that you have to drive 1557 01:18:37,439 --> 01:18:40,080 Speaker 1: cross country, you're going to like Los Angeles or something, 1558 01:18:40,479 --> 01:18:44,400 Speaker 1: which three Texans teammates are gonna roll with you, Bibe, Mitchell, 1559 01:18:44,880 --> 01:18:47,760 Speaker 1: Jordan Nakens, I would say, Deshaun, you know those are 1560 01:18:47,760 --> 01:18:49,280 Speaker 1: my guys. They're on the team, so I feel like 1561 01:18:49,320 --> 01:18:51,240 Speaker 1: we have a strong bond, great connection outside of his 1562 01:18:51,320 --> 01:18:53,840 Speaker 1: building as well, So I can definitely see myself taking 1563 01:18:53,840 --> 01:18:57,040 Speaker 1: the road trip. Okay, we all know a lot about Deshaun, 1564 01:18:57,160 --> 01:18:59,320 Speaker 1: but for folks that don't know as much about Aikins 1565 01:18:59,320 --> 01:19:01,080 Speaker 1: and Mitchell, would they be good guys to be on 1566 01:19:01,120 --> 01:19:03,599 Speaker 1: the journey with you, just you know, just their humor. 1567 01:19:03,720 --> 01:19:05,519 Speaker 1: You know, there's their phone guys to be around. You know, 1568 01:19:05,560 --> 01:19:07,679 Speaker 1: I spent most of my time with that practice outside 1569 01:19:07,720 --> 01:19:09,840 Speaker 1: of here, you know, wherever. You know, those guys that 1570 01:19:09,920 --> 01:19:12,920 Speaker 1: have a great connection with you know, very good. So 1571 01:19:13,280 --> 01:19:15,519 Speaker 1: I feel like those are my goods together. Okay, who's 1572 01:19:15,520 --> 01:19:18,880 Speaker 1: the one textan that makes you laugh the hardest? I 1573 01:19:18,920 --> 01:19:22,280 Speaker 1: would maybe saying, man, you know it's the same man, Yeah, 1574 01:19:22,360 --> 01:19:25,519 Speaker 1: Greg Man, you know human. Yeah, let's see, you wouldn't 1575 01:19:25,520 --> 01:19:27,519 Speaker 1: know that. So because I'm around him every day, so 1576 01:19:27,560 --> 01:19:29,479 Speaker 1: you know, it's Christmas right now, So he's been coming 1577 01:19:29,520 --> 01:19:32,120 Speaker 1: in with the holiday spirit every single day. You know, 1578 01:19:32,160 --> 01:19:34,760 Speaker 1: he has a little Christmas joke here and there, maybe 1579 01:19:34,840 --> 01:19:37,559 Speaker 1: Christmas shoes the other week on Christmas shoes, so you 1580 01:19:37,640 --> 01:19:40,840 Speaker 1: never know. So Manson pretty cool. I've never heard about 1581 01:19:40,880 --> 01:19:42,640 Speaker 1: his humor, but I've always heard you talk about his 1582 01:19:42,680 --> 01:19:45,320 Speaker 1: holiday spirit. I've always Slady just has great spirit year round. 1583 01:19:45,560 --> 01:19:47,320 Speaker 1: And he's one of those guys that gets people amped up. 1584 01:19:47,360 --> 01:19:49,360 Speaker 1: So that kind of makes sense now that you say that. 1585 01:19:49,479 --> 01:19:52,479 Speaker 1: So it's right right, Yeah, he's one of those guys 1586 01:19:52,479 --> 01:19:54,160 Speaker 1: in there in the middle of the circle on game 1587 01:19:54,240 --> 01:19:57,120 Speaker 1: days banging his you know, you can bring that intention. 1588 01:19:57,760 --> 01:20:00,599 Speaker 1: Would you ever be one of those folks? No, sir, 1589 01:20:02,080 --> 01:20:04,000 Speaker 1: So listen, I get a bad headache, so I wouldn't 1590 01:20:04,000 --> 01:20:08,400 Speaker 1: do that, all right. What planet would you most like 1591 01:20:08,520 --> 01:20:14,920 Speaker 1: to visit? I was saying maybe Pluto, because there's a 1592 01:20:14,960 --> 01:20:17,479 Speaker 1: lot of sayings with Pluto for some reason, Duran this 1593 01:20:17,640 --> 01:20:19,640 Speaker 1: day and a, so I'll maybe say Pluto. It's the 1594 01:20:19,680 --> 01:20:25,519 Speaker 1: farthest away too, right, exactly right? Okay? Football side, What 1595 01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:30,600 Speaker 1: attribute or talent or skill or something about you do 1596 01:20:30,720 --> 01:20:35,879 Speaker 1: you most like getting complimented on? I would say dressed. 1597 01:20:36,960 --> 01:20:38,640 Speaker 1: A lot of people say I dressed different, you know, 1598 01:20:38,960 --> 01:20:40,439 Speaker 1: I was kind of doing the way. You know, I 1599 01:20:40,479 --> 01:20:42,600 Speaker 1: try to be different, try to very much stut. So 1600 01:20:42,720 --> 01:20:45,360 Speaker 1: just being able to people say company on the way 1601 01:20:45,360 --> 01:20:47,519 Speaker 1: I address and how I present myself, you know, kind 1602 01:20:47,520 --> 01:20:50,120 Speaker 1: of makes them feel good. Say, okay, you're fashioned like that, 1603 01:20:50,160 --> 01:20:53,839 Speaker 1: all right? Fashion, I would say, okay, what's your favorite 1604 01:20:53,880 --> 01:20:58,920 Speaker 1: Christmas song? I would say I wouldn't. I want to say, 1605 01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:00,800 Speaker 1: have any particular, because you don't have one, not a 1606 01:21:00,800 --> 01:21:04,479 Speaker 1: big Christmas Yeah. Do you have a favorite Christmas movie? 1607 01:21:05,600 --> 01:21:07,960 Speaker 1: Home Alone? All the Home Alone for me? So I 1608 01:21:07,960 --> 01:21:10,280 Speaker 1: can watch those? It is all right now, so I'm 1609 01:21:10,320 --> 01:21:13,000 Speaker 1: pretty cooked for those in Christmas. Home Alone is a 1610 01:21:13,080 --> 01:21:17,679 Speaker 1: good one. Okay. What's your go to meal? That you cook. 1611 01:21:19,240 --> 01:21:21,080 Speaker 1: I would say, maybe just some eggs in bacon. You 1612 01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:22,720 Speaker 1: know I'm a big breakfast guy. You know, I can 1613 01:21:22,720 --> 01:21:24,880 Speaker 1: eat breakfast all throughout the day. So if I can 1614 01:21:24,920 --> 01:21:27,799 Speaker 1: just do something simple. I'm not a real heavy cooker, 1615 01:21:27,840 --> 01:21:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, I'm still learning, so just the simple things 1616 01:21:29,800 --> 01:21:32,120 Speaker 1: for me. So I would say just something that small. 1617 01:21:32,200 --> 01:21:35,800 Speaker 1: How do you cook? Scramble? Scrambled sometimes where I may 1618 01:21:35,960 --> 01:21:38,000 Speaker 1: make a humble, you know, maybe just how I feel it. 1619 01:21:39,040 --> 01:21:40,960 Speaker 1: You mix it up? There you go. If you were 1620 01:21:41,000 --> 01:21:44,040 Speaker 1: an animal, what animal would you want to be? I 1621 01:21:44,160 --> 01:21:46,160 Speaker 1: would say the line If I can remember from the 1622 01:21:46,160 --> 01:21:48,599 Speaker 1: show you asked this the same questions, I would say 1623 01:21:48,640 --> 01:21:51,360 Speaker 1: a line still just what he presents. You know, he's 1624 01:21:51,360 --> 01:21:54,000 Speaker 1: not to be message so obvious, sleek for that. What 1625 01:21:54,160 --> 01:21:59,720 Speaker 1: animal terrifies you? I would say maybe an alligator just 1626 01:22:00,160 --> 01:22:02,960 Speaker 1: fast on uh fast on the ground as well, so 1627 01:22:03,040 --> 01:22:05,519 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know if I get with Yeah, 1628 01:22:05,560 --> 01:22:08,280 Speaker 1: he's no one to run into it, have those short legs, 1629 01:22:08,280 --> 01:22:10,680 Speaker 1: but they can run the thirty miles an hour. Yet 1630 01:22:11,200 --> 01:22:13,800 Speaker 1: I'm not into that. Who's the first person that you 1631 01:22:13,920 --> 01:22:16,879 Speaker 1: text or you call right after a game is finished? 1632 01:22:17,680 --> 01:22:20,360 Speaker 1: I would say my mom. You know she's loved my life. 1633 01:22:20,400 --> 01:22:22,400 Speaker 1: She's a big part of where I am today. Oh, 1634 01:22:22,479 --> 01:22:24,160 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of things to her. So 1635 01:22:24,240 --> 01:22:25,680 Speaker 1: you know, she's here most of the games, you know, 1636 01:22:25,840 --> 01:22:27,360 Speaker 1: me being from taking so they get to make a 1637 01:22:27,400 --> 01:22:29,400 Speaker 1: lot of the game. So she you know, she's in 1638 01:22:29,439 --> 01:22:31,400 Speaker 1: the football just in most I am. So anytime I 1639 01:22:31,400 --> 01:22:33,639 Speaker 1: get to talk to her about a football, it's really good. 1640 01:22:34,000 --> 01:22:37,280 Speaker 1: That's interesting. Does she uh does she compliment you? Does 1641 01:22:37,320 --> 01:22:40,800 Speaker 1: she criticize you? Where does she stand on that? She's 1642 01:22:40,880 --> 01:22:42,760 Speaker 1: kind of in both. You know, she's more on the 1643 01:22:42,760 --> 01:22:44,840 Speaker 1: good side of the last. You know, of course as 1644 01:22:44,880 --> 01:22:46,880 Speaker 1: a mom, you know, sit the good thing to fetter that, 1645 01:22:47,520 --> 01:22:49,880 Speaker 1: but sometimes she could be my worsch critic to girls. 1646 01:22:49,880 --> 01:22:52,280 Speaker 1: She's sad for like two three years. She know, I 1647 01:22:52,280 --> 01:22:55,040 Speaker 1: guess she's kind of over kind of player. That's what 1648 01:22:55,160 --> 01:22:59,120 Speaker 1: we need her. Mom's for the good. I did not 1649 01:22:59,320 --> 01:23:05,880 Speaker 1: realize Kiki qt was the very first Drew's dozen victim. 1650 01:23:05,920 --> 01:23:09,760 Speaker 1: I mean interviewee, Kiki's great. Man. That was awesome, and 1651 01:23:09,800 --> 01:23:12,000 Speaker 1: he's dead on about Twitter, man, that is the one 1652 01:23:12,040 --> 01:23:15,960 Speaker 1: that you absolutely without questions. I wake up and I 1653 01:23:16,040 --> 01:23:18,479 Speaker 1: have this. I have a ritual and one of them 1654 01:23:18,479 --> 01:23:20,920 Speaker 1: is Twitter. Like all right, who responded to me about 1655 01:23:21,000 --> 01:23:23,800 Speaker 1: something and so I checked that. I'm like, oh, good, 1656 01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:27,639 Speaker 1: notifications not horrible. All right, let's read what else happened. 1657 01:23:27,960 --> 01:23:32,240 Speaker 1: And but it's just Twitter. Can anyways? You know how 1658 01:23:32,240 --> 01:23:34,599 Speaker 1: I feel about Twitter. It could be tough, and obviously 1659 01:23:34,680 --> 01:23:37,759 Speaker 1: Kiki feels the same way. We can't quit you Twitter. 1660 01:23:38,200 --> 01:23:40,800 Speaker 1: Me and Kiki feel that same way. All right, let's 1661 01:23:40,800 --> 01:23:45,120 Speaker 1: get the Kiki on the flip side on Drew's final word, 1662 01:23:45,680 --> 01:23:50,120 Speaker 1: same interview, kind of same guy. Definitely, it's true Kiki 1663 01:23:50,479 --> 01:23:52,920 Speaker 1: the final words. So we've got wide receiver Kiki QT 1664 01:23:53,200 --> 01:23:56,479 Speaker 1: with us and the smile is back. The confidence looks 1665 01:23:56,479 --> 01:23:59,400 Speaker 1: like it's back as well. Kiki. What's different about you 1666 01:23:59,680 --> 01:24:02,600 Speaker 1: these last four or five weeks. I'm just still the 1667 01:24:02,640 --> 01:24:05,240 Speaker 1: same guy. Most importantly, you know, just being able to 1668 01:24:05,240 --> 01:24:08,200 Speaker 1: stick to my routine, seeking to band myself and just 1669 01:24:08,320 --> 01:24:10,200 Speaker 1: continue to work every single day just to get one 1670 01:24:10,200 --> 01:24:13,080 Speaker 1: percent better. So just to be able to be back 1671 01:24:13,080 --> 01:24:15,040 Speaker 1: out that the last three weeks has been very big 1672 01:24:15,080 --> 01:24:16,880 Speaker 1: to me, and I just continue to help to continue 1673 01:24:16,880 --> 01:24:20,479 Speaker 1: to improve. Yeah, how do you keep that that confidence up? 1674 01:24:20,479 --> 01:24:22,720 Speaker 1: How do you keep from getting discouraged because you were 1675 01:24:22,760 --> 01:24:26,519 Speaker 1: clearly ready to take advantage when opportunity called, and you 1676 01:24:26,600 --> 01:24:29,160 Speaker 1: never really got down, or at least you never got 1677 01:24:29,200 --> 01:24:31,519 Speaker 1: down enough to keep you from making an impact when 1678 01:24:31,520 --> 01:24:33,760 Speaker 1: he came back. Yeah, just what I just like I 1679 01:24:33,800 --> 01:24:36,080 Speaker 1: said before, you know, just trusting my abilities and believing 1680 01:24:36,120 --> 01:24:40,080 Speaker 1: in who I am always throughout his career football so far. 1681 01:24:40,280 --> 01:24:43,719 Speaker 1: So you know, just just continue to work. Bad things happening, 1682 01:24:43,880 --> 01:24:46,720 Speaker 1: you learn from those mistakes, did everything just continues to 1683 01:24:46,760 --> 01:24:49,479 Speaker 1: go forward. You get one hundred forty one yards on 1684 01:24:49,560 --> 01:24:52,479 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Colts, and we just heard from Deshaun 1685 01:24:52,520 --> 01:24:55,080 Speaker 1: Watson earlier in the week. He said that's not all 1686 01:24:55,120 --> 01:24:57,400 Speaker 1: he can do. He can even go hired. What's it 1687 01:24:57,439 --> 01:24:59,080 Speaker 1: like when you hear your quarterbacks say that? Because he 1688 01:24:59,120 --> 01:25:02,120 Speaker 1: said and keep He'll tell you that too, right. It 1689 01:25:02,240 --> 01:25:04,720 Speaker 1: just shows how much confidence he has in you know, 1690 01:25:04,920 --> 01:25:06,559 Speaker 1: I feel like maybe I could get more, you know, 1691 01:25:06,680 --> 01:25:09,040 Speaker 1: but you know, just making the routine plays and getting 1692 01:25:09,040 --> 01:25:11,320 Speaker 1: the WS is what's most important to me. What have 1693 01:25:11,360 --> 01:25:13,920 Speaker 1: you seen differently from your quarterback this year? All right, 1694 01:25:13,960 --> 01:25:15,960 Speaker 1: no doubt. You know he's taking control of our offense. 1695 01:25:16,040 --> 01:25:18,120 Speaker 1: You know, he's the quarterback for a reason. You know, 1696 01:25:18,200 --> 01:25:20,360 Speaker 1: he's uh a lot of things slowed down for him. 1697 01:25:20,360 --> 01:25:22,320 Speaker 1: You know, he's figuring out different coverages and getting us 1698 01:25:22,320 --> 01:25:24,680 Speaker 1: in the great looks against defenses. So this year he's 1699 01:25:24,680 --> 01:25:26,479 Speaker 1: done tremendous. Is just how you're in the past years. 1700 01:25:26,520 --> 01:25:28,360 Speaker 1: You know, he's one of the best quarterbacks to believe. 1701 01:25:28,960 --> 01:25:32,040 Speaker 1: All right, the Chicago Bears or the opponent on Sunday, 1702 01:25:32,200 --> 01:25:34,479 Speaker 1: tell me about the secondary you're gonna be matched up with. 1703 01:25:35,439 --> 01:25:39,800 Speaker 1: There's a good secondary, good front seven, great defense um 1704 01:25:39,880 --> 01:25:42,880 Speaker 1: that we'll played against the season, So you know we're 1705 01:25:43,280 --> 01:25:46,320 Speaker 1: familiar with to Sean. You know, Eddie Jackson's back there 1706 01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:48,600 Speaker 1: called Fool. You know, guys that got a lot of 1707 01:25:48,640 --> 01:25:50,719 Speaker 1: good talent, you know, but we have talent on outside 1708 01:25:50,720 --> 01:25:53,000 Speaker 1: as well, so we'll be ready for this Sunday as well. 1709 01:25:53,160 --> 01:25:55,839 Speaker 1: All Right, let's talk a little bit about special teams. 1710 01:25:56,080 --> 01:25:58,880 Speaker 1: You've been returning some punts. How crazy do you have 1711 01:25:58,920 --> 01:26:01,519 Speaker 1: to be to return a pun or a kickoff? You 1712 01:26:01,520 --> 01:26:03,200 Speaker 1: gotta be a little crazy, you know, just to tech 1713 01:26:03,240 --> 01:26:05,080 Speaker 1: goes here. So you know what those big guys find 1714 01:26:05,120 --> 01:26:07,080 Speaker 1: down there a hundred miles an hours, So you know 1715 01:26:07,080 --> 01:26:08,599 Speaker 1: you gotta be a tough guy for that, you know. 1716 01:26:08,680 --> 01:26:10,320 Speaker 1: But this is something you know that helps me to 1717 01:26:10,479 --> 01:26:12,519 Speaker 1: just showing another element of my game that I can 1718 01:26:12,560 --> 01:26:14,640 Speaker 1: take to the next Logan. All Right, it's gonna be 1719 01:26:14,640 --> 01:26:17,280 Speaker 1: a little chilly on Sunday, and there's always gonna be 1720 01:26:17,360 --> 01:26:19,639 Speaker 1: win in Chicago, but it's not gonna be a problem 1721 01:26:19,640 --> 01:26:21,240 Speaker 1: for you. You You played your college ball and love becks 1722 01:26:21,240 --> 01:26:23,200 Speaker 1: you're set for that, right all right? Yeah, I was. 1723 01:26:23,280 --> 01:26:25,120 Speaker 1: I'm prepared for the winning, So I love you. You You know, 1724 01:26:25,320 --> 01:26:28,200 Speaker 1: thirty miles an hour win things like that. But I've 1725 01:26:28,200 --> 01:26:30,360 Speaker 1: never been to Chicago, you know. So I'm a Texas 1726 01:26:30,400 --> 01:26:32,280 Speaker 1: kid and I used to the cold with it, you know, 1727 01:26:32,280 --> 01:26:34,720 Speaker 1: But I get accustomed to you. You'll be fine, man. 1728 01:26:34,800 --> 01:26:37,280 Speaker 1: Your Red Raider tough, so it'll be It'll be all right, 1729 01:26:37,360 --> 01:26:40,320 Speaker 1: all right, Kiki QT. We appreciate the time. Best of 1730 01:26:40,400 --> 01:26:42,599 Speaker 1: luck on Sunday, Best of luck the rest of the way. 1731 01:26:42,880 --> 01:26:44,720 Speaker 1: Can't wait to talk with you again very very soon. 1732 01:26:45,439 --> 01:26:47,320 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. Oh yeah, 1733 01:26:47,360 --> 01:26:50,080 Speaker 1: I always forget that about Drew. He was part of 1734 01:26:50,080 --> 01:26:52,680 Speaker 1: the Red Raider crew. Mike Leach was there, so yeah, 1735 01:26:52,720 --> 01:26:57,920 Speaker 1: there's definitely that Texas Tech Red Raider connection between those two, 1736 01:26:58,080 --> 01:27:00,920 Speaker 1: no doubt. And a big thanks to Kiki and the 1737 01:27:01,160 --> 01:27:04,479 Speaker 1: Drew two times over. A big thanks to Deepie and 1738 01:27:04,600 --> 01:27:07,560 Speaker 1: the John Grenard, to Mark VanderMeer and of course the 1739 01:27:07,640 --> 01:27:10,320 Speaker 1: voice of the Bears Jeff Joni Act. To Romeo Crenell 1740 01:27:10,360 --> 01:27:12,679 Speaker 1: for hopping in with Mark a little bit as well 1741 01:27:12,720 --> 01:27:15,400 Speaker 1: to preview this game on Sunday. To my guys back 1742 01:27:15,400 --> 01:27:18,760 Speaker 1: in the studio Sports Radio six ten, you are the best. 1743 01:27:18,800 --> 01:27:20,320 Speaker 1: You keep me on the air. You don't allow me 1744 01:27:20,520 --> 01:27:23,479 Speaker 1: to say anything I shouldn't say, so you are much 1745 01:27:23,600 --> 01:27:26,280 Speaker 1: much appreciated. And to all of you for listen. Thank 1746 01:27:26,320 --> 01:27:29,479 Speaker 1: you so very much. It means the world will see 1747 01:27:29,479 --> 01:27:33,479 Speaker 1: you on Sunday from Soldier Field. Thank you again and 1748 01:27:33,520 --> 01:27:38,200 Speaker 1: as always, go Texans. Let's go Texans. Welcome to Texans 1749 01:27:38,240 --> 01:27:40,760 Speaker 1: All Access. We are brought to you in part by 1750 01:27:40,920 --> 01:27:46,160 Speaker 1: apatche Corporation. 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