1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome to the program that keeps you 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: up to date with your Houston Texans. Here from the 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Hunday Texans Radio studio, that would be Texans All Access 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: at It's Thursday. That means it's time for the General. 5 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: John mcclaimed from the Houston Chronicle joining us. General. How's 6 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: it going, Mark? I am doing very well. How are 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: you well. I'm looking forward to going to Nashville. I 8 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: know you know a lot about this city, so we'll 9 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: talk to you about how the Titans are feeling that 10 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: I know where you're going to dinner. I think you 11 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: do because I think you helped. I think you know 12 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: everybody in Nashville. So you helped with the reservation I appreciate. 13 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 1: I helped with two with you guys at the Southern, 14 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: which is one of the great restaurants there. And then 15 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: I helped Aaron Wilson at Kane Prime. Oh that's another 16 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: good one. Yep. I'm fortunate to know some people there. 17 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: In fact, the guy who owns Kane Prime, Jim Caden, 18 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: one of the greatest guys I've ever met. He do 19 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: a charity with him every year for the Shin Muscular Dystrophe. 20 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: In which it's uh fight dmd dot com is the 21 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: website of the family that I do it for because 22 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: it's an insidious disease that strikes only little boys, and 23 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: there isn't They don't survive awful. So I've been doing 24 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: it for a few years. Did it with Mike Rabel 25 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: and John Robinson at Jim Caden's Italian restaurant on that 26 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: same street to help them raise money. So you guys 27 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: are gonna have a blasted Southern Aaron's gonna have a 28 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: blasted Kane Prime, and I'm gonna be watching college football 29 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: all day and night at sports bar. All right, sounds good. Well, 30 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 1: it's a great city, I think in the AFC South. 31 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: If you have to ask me what's the best road trip, 32 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: that's got to be the best one. I mean, it's Nashville. 33 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: It's a great place to go. I think Indy has 34 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: its assets. Jacksonville certainly does. If you're gonna go for 35 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: a long weekend including golf, Jacksonville it's your place. There's 36 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: no doubt in my mind about that. But Nashville is 37 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: a special place. I just hate the Titans so much. 38 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: All right, let's start here, and it's people ask me, 39 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: and I know they do this with you. What's a 40 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: road trip to go to? I say, Nashville. It's short, 41 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: all the flights, it's one of the cheaper ones. Day Downtown. 42 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: Stay downtown, you can, you can walk everywhere. You have 43 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: great restaurants, clubs, music, anything you want. And I love 44 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: indeed because you can walk everywhere and they have great restaurants. 45 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: But uh, and in Jacksonville, I always I know where 46 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: y'all stay. I stay out at the airport. I used 47 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: to go there and we would stay in Sawgrass and 48 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: play the golf course there and it just killed me 49 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: so much. I got so frustrated on Alan Green one time, 50 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: with nobody behind me. We went up and hit from 51 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: the women's teath just so we could get on the green. 52 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: And uh, but it was so hard. I haven't played 53 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: there in years. But to me, I like going to 54 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: all our AFC South cities. Yeah. We stayed at the 55 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: TPC Sawgrass once, I think because we couldn't get any 56 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: other hotel. That was a nice miss. Actually I didn't 57 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: get to play the course that day. All right, Texands 58 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: and Titans. This Sunday General following the loss of the Patriots, 59 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: here are the Texans trying to regroup for a week two. 60 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: Are you with me that this is Bill O'Brien's strong point, 61 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: really dealing with adversity coming off a loss, You're going 62 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: on the road, circle the wagons, get everybody fired up, 63 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: and come away with a win. I mean, that's been 64 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: a formula for him throughout his time here to be 65 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: able to do that on some key occasions. He's got 66 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: to make sure Deshaun Watson plays this game like he 67 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: played in the second half in New England. It's so 68 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: funny to me, Mark that they were so bad on 69 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: the passing game in the first half and they still 70 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: lose by seven. You know, they struggle on the pass rush. 71 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: I think I tweeted the last time Brady got touched 72 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: was when Gizelle kissed him goodbye this morning, wished him 73 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: luck like that. And then in the second half it 74 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: got better. You know, they were a better team in 75 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: the second half. Watson throws an end zone interception and 76 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: they run out downs at seventeen, and they had some 77 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: blunders that and they still lose by seven. And some 78 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: players like Clowney and Merciless, you know, they didn't do much. 79 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: And so because they've been out so long, and so 80 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: now you know they're gonna get better. Watch showed it 81 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: in the second half. So this this game, you don't 82 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: want to start owing two. You don't want to lose 83 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: the divisional game. You know, Bill O'Brien's not thinking this way, 84 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: but and neither is Mike vrabel Build doesn't want to 85 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: lose to Mike. Mike doesn't want to lose to Bill. 86 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: That's not the case. They don't want to lose period 87 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: after starting losing twenty seven to twenty. And so I 88 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be fun. You think the last time 89 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 1: that Watson, the only time Watson played against the Titans, 90 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: he put up fifty seven. And I'm writing a column 91 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: for tomorrow, and I'd forgotten about this. In two games 92 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: the last two years against the Titans, Fuller has played 93 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: a huge role last year two touchdown catches the year 94 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: before seven for eighty one to touchdown, sixty seven yard 95 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: touchdown to beat the Titans. So he's coming back in 96 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: the nick of time. And so I look for a 97 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: whole lot better Texans offense, and I look for the 98 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: defense to be all over Marcus Mariota offensive line. John 99 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: Martinis ranking gets thrust into action at left tackle following 100 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: the injury to Henderson. They make the switch, and Ranking 101 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: really hadn't practiced much at all. But I guess he 102 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: did pretty well under those circumstances, and they're looking for 103 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: him to take a week one to week two jump. 104 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,919 Speaker 1: Julian Davenport had never played the right side in a 105 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: regular season game going back to college. He's always a 106 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: left tackle, so he moved over. Both gave up a 107 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: sack in the game, and but you could see that 108 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: both getting more comfortable as the game went on. Rank 109 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: they drafted him to compete to start at left tackle, 110 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 1: you know, not right tackle Davenport. They always knew if 111 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: indeed that Ranking could win that job. Then Davenport moved 112 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: to the right side. Could happen this year, could happened 113 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: next year. So it's not surprising. It's just another of 114 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: many changes they've had to make up front. The best 115 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: thing about the offensive line, despite all the chain and 116 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: poor pass protection at times, the run blocking was good. Yeah, 117 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: they did run the ball well, John, I was gonna 118 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: ask you about that as well. Looks like Alfred Blues 119 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: really running with that style. We've seen it the last 120 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: couple of years that hit the hole. Just go and 121 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: Lamar Miller, the slim down version, Miller light. He looks 122 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: like he's good to go as well. They really need 123 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: these two to keep going in that drest. It's so 124 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: funny Miller light like it's me losing one hundred and 125 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: fifty pounds, lost like seven pounds. The thing about Alfred, 126 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: they gave him a hole and he got through it. 127 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: You know, he doesn't waste any motion. He's two hundred 128 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: and twenty nine. We just got accurate last week. We 129 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: got accurate weights that where guys are now with Luke ritchardson, 130 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: and it's amazing where they all are. You know, Green 131 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,559 Speaker 1: Jackson's playing safety one eighty two, and yet he played 132 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: one of the best, maybe the best game of his career. 133 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: Tyron Matthews one eighty five. That's got to be the 134 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: lightest safeties in the league. And both of them had 135 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:01,679 Speaker 1: tremendous games. So I look at the backs and Alfred 136 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: actually gained a pound, but he hit the whole herd 137 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: an average on five carries, what was seven point two 138 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: yards of carrying Miller average four point that they would 139 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: take that any day of the week. Absolutely behind that 140 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: line running the ball like that. It bodes well for 141 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: the future. Now, the tight ends, Ryan Griffin not a 142 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: great game, but not all on him. Of course, the 143 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: passing game sort of discombobulated. I liked what I saw 144 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: of the rookies. I think that that's gonna be interesting 145 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: to watch develop that position group. We talked to Tim Kelly, 146 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: the tight ends coach, today, and I say, is it 147 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: hard to get all three of those guys playing time? 148 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: Because Jordan Thomas looked like a big time receiver. The 149 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: best throw that Watson made in that game was what 150 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: was the twenty six yards toward the sideline? Twenty seven 151 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: perfectly thrown? Thomas called it Thomas six to five. Let's 152 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: see two sixty six or seve seventy seven to seventy seven, 153 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: which I was surprised about because Brian Gamee told me 154 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: on the air two seventy he was listed at two eighty. 155 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: But here he is at two seventy seven. I guess 156 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: it's not that support. He moves well, and he played 157 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: some wide receiver two eighty in Mississippi States, So looking 158 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: at him, I'm thinking, okay, they got to get the 159 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: sky in the fields. He didn't have a catch in preseason, 160 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: Jordan Nakin's courses are really good receiver. And then Griffin, 161 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: if he just had one catch, it would have been 162 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: that fourth down play in which he was wide open 163 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: over the midland and Watson overthrew it. But they're gonna 164 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna be dangerous. That group is, and having Fuller 165 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: back to opposite Hopkins, and especially considering he is the 166 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: first receiver in history that in a season his first 167 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 1: eleven catches seven went for touchdowns every twenty eight yards 168 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: and Rabel knowsbel knows exactly what that speed is capable of. 169 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: All right, john what about the defense here? It's Kevin 170 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: Johnson goes on ir they have to replace him and 171 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: sort of shuffle the deck in the defensive secondary. What 172 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: do you think? First of all, Bill is not going 173 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: to give any secrets. Of course about the possibility of 174 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: moving Kaream back. Kareem have been covering slight receivers. But 175 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: so as in Covin and Colvin had a good game, 176 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: I would leave. I would put Covin out there opposite 177 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: Jonathan Joseph. And when they run three wives not who 178 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: do you think it's going to be the third corner? Eventually, 179 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: He's going to be Kevin Webster when he's ready. So 180 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: are they gonna put a safety down there? If you 181 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: want your five best on the field, it's got to 182 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: be Kareem, Joseph Covin, Matthew and Read. Those are your 183 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: five best, and they can all They're all versatile. So 184 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: I'm thinking that Kaream will be playing corner in nickel 185 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: situations and safety in the base defense. Well, I think 186 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: that you just mentioned those five. We'll see how they 187 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: handle it. And they don't have to deal with the 188 00:09:58,200 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: Lenny Walker, by the way, which I think is a 189 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: big boost for them going into the onlyess five games 190 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: in his career. Marcus Mariot his most reliable target, a 191 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: very popular guy up there. I think he blew out 192 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: his knee and his ankle, so he's gone, and Taylor 193 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: Lwan's out the left tackle with a concussion. Jack Conklin 194 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: their other tackle. Both of those guys were number one picks. 195 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: He's still coming back from torn ACLT in the last season, 196 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: and their top two picks linebackers were Shaun Evans and 197 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 1: Harold I keep thinking Honor Landry because that's what vinch 198 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 1: Young announced at the draft when he read the thing. 199 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: That's his nickname up there, Honor Landry. So Honor didn't 200 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: play either. Rashaun Evans, who's been out a long time, 201 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: he is supposed to play in this game. Derek Morgan 202 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: only played like fourteen plays at defensive men, so they've 203 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: had those issues. I look for the Texans defense to 204 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: play really well. I think what picked it up in 205 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: the second half. He's got a lot more confidence in 206 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: what he can do. Yeah, he can say he's confident, 207 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: but will you once you get out there and all 208 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,439 Speaker 1: of a sudden you're beating double teams and you're getting 209 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: after Tom Brady and helping DJ Reader get a sack 210 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: by tripping Brady falling down and DJ falling on him 211 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: and getting the sack. He's back, and we know Clowney 212 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 1: is gonna be better. He got hell several times from 213 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: behind him wondering what are those officials looking at? And 214 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: Whitney of course hadn't played since the fifth game the 215 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 1: last season, nothing in preseason, so he got off to 216 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: a slow start. But yeah, I'll tell you somebody, they 217 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: got to get on the field, and I don't know 218 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: how they can do it. But asked Bill O'Brien about this. 219 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: Dylan Cole makes plays him, Cole cunning him and McKinney. 220 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: How do you get him on the field at the 221 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: same time when you still got merciless and you still 222 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: got Clowney and Romeo Caredell comes up with some exotic 223 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: formations with only one lineman. But man on man, those 224 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: those guys make plays and I can't wait to see him. 225 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: Zach Cunningham was involved in a lot and I mentioned 226 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: Kareem Jackson earlier. Eight unassisted tackles, two forced fumbles, Tyrn 227 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: Matthew fumble and an interception. Their safety, The safety is 228 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: the most improved position on this team by far. John 229 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: What kind of heat is Marcus Mariota under in Nashville? 230 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: He has not played well going back to the start 231 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: of six preseason. They changed the system. Matt Lafleur, who 232 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: was here for two years under Kubiak and quality Control 233 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: is the offensive coordinator brought in the Rams offense. And 234 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: we saw last year when the Rams exploded in the 235 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: second half against the Texans. They like to throw the 236 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: ball downfield. They got to protect the quarterback at Mariota 237 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: has always been more of a guy he'll throw from 238 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: the pocket a lot, but he also likes to throw 239 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: on the move, and that's not what they're doing. It 240 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: seems to me Matt la flour is gonna have to 241 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: just what he calls or what he puts in the game. 242 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: Clad because before he got hurt, before he hurt his 243 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: elbow and had to leave, and he's back. He had 244 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: two interceptions, no touchdowns. His rating was horrible. He was 245 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 1: not good, and so he just doesn't look comfortable. Derrick 246 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 1: Henry had like a sixty five yard touchdown called back 247 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: like he had against the Texans last year. Dion Lewis 248 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: ended up as the leading rusher, but you know they 249 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: want to pound Henry between the tackles and used Dion 250 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: Lewis like James White and dare the Texans to cover. 251 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: What about their receivers Davis and Matthews and that Richard Matthews, 252 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: I mean, he is what he is. And but Corey 253 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: Davis their number one picked last year, it was hurt 254 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,559 Speaker 1: in a disappointment. Everybody said he's been healthy, he's since 255 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: getting there. I think he had six catches. You know, 256 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if they're still using a corner of 257 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: Dorry Jackson at receiver like they did a little bit 258 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: last year. He got hurt and had to lead again. 259 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 1: I tell you something, Mark, It's gonna be fun to 260 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: watch special teams. I thought Tyler Irvin was the biggest 261 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: surprise in this game. I just wonder why they kept him. 262 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: He averaged thirty one point five I think on kickoff returns, 263 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: ten on a punt return gave him field possession, and 264 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: Titans average let's see sixty point five on a kickoff 265 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: return to Various Jennings at a ninety six yard touchdown, 266 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: and then the punt returners or Dorry Jackson and Rashard 267 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: Matthews average twenty two yards on punt returns, and then 268 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: they gave up one hundred and two yards that cost 269 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: him the game at Miami. So and then Kern as 270 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: Rex Kern's a great punter, is I noticed that his 271 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: gross forty seven at forty three against the Texans Ryan 272 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: suck up. I believe his nine of ten field goals 273 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: against the Texans. So special teams are gonna be big 274 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: in this game. And Trevor Daniel going he's from Dixon, 275 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: which is about oh yeah, thirty forty minutes outside Nashville, 276 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: played at the University of Tennessee. So he's got family 277 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: for ends, former teammates, coaches, and Dixon's gonna have to 278 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: have to shut down to everybody come to see Trevor Daniel. 279 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: Let's go around and talk about some of the other 280 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: action in the AFC South. As the Jacksonville Jaguars will 281 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: host the New England Patriots. What do you make of 282 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: this one? This is gonna be a huge game for 283 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: both teams. Really, this may be the best weekend of 284 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: the season for matchups if you go over individual matchups 285 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: are going Wow, how did they get so many good games? 286 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: Now this one they knew that they're probably both going 287 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: to be unbeaten. And as the matchup of the SC 288 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: Championship game in which Jacksonville was ahead and Tom Brady 289 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: brought them from behind to win, that's very unusual, of course, 290 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: ed Gillette Stadium, Brady doing that. I don't know. The 291 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: Jaguars struggled to beat the Giants. Leonard Fournette went out 292 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: with a hamstring injury. They said it was not serious. 293 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: Bortles didn't throw for two hundred yards. Well, we don't 294 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: know how good or bad the Giants are. Maybe they're 295 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: better than we thought, and the defense played really really well, 296 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: So they won fifteen to ten at the Giants. Maybe 297 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: they're looking ahead to the Patriots. I don't know, but 298 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: I do know this, Mark, I never picked the Patriots 299 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: to lose. That's just been something I've been doing now 300 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: for a long time, and I'm right almost all the time. 301 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: So I'm picking Patriots to win. But if Jacksonville does 302 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: win and get revenge to start to and oh, that 303 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: boats very well for them for the rest of the season. 304 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: To spite Mottles. I mean, I can't believe how big 305 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: those games with the Jags are this year. But let's 306 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: focus on Tennessee. If you're a Texans coach or player 307 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: right now. However, we're not, so we'll focus on some 308 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: of the other games. Colts at the Redskins General all right, 309 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: So Andrew Luck comes back, throws a couple of touchdowns, 310 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: Colts lose because the defense can't stop people. They lose 311 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: to the Bengals at home. Now they go to Washington 312 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: to square off with the Redskins. I have no idea 313 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: what to make of this one other than Alex Smith 314 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: and the Redskins I kind of like their chances in 315 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: this one. What about the Colts though, as they enter 316 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: week two, thirty nine and fifty three. It's most completions 317 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: he's ever had. He knock down nine times, he was 318 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 1: sacked twice, and he said later he felt like he'd 319 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: been in a car wreck. That's good because he needed 320 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 1: to know he could get hit like that. So did 321 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: the coaches, fans and teammates. They're gonna be better. But 322 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: Washington goes to Arizona. New coach Steve Welkes, I picked 323 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 1: the Arizona to win, thought Sam Bradford would play well. 324 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 1: Stunk it up. Washington wins twenty four to six. Alex Smith, 325 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 1: you know, it was a really good regular season quarterback, 326 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: but not in the playoffs. Can you imagine if the 327 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: Redskins start two and oh, which they should you Andrew 328 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: luck is basically all they got. He threw a pass 329 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: to tight end Jack Doyle. They had a chance to 330 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 1: go back ahead even though they've been leading midway through 331 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: the third quarter into a fumbled on the run. And 332 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: so they played I think better than the final score indicates. 333 00:17:56,760 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: And in Washington, I'm just I'm stunned. Adrian Peterson shocked everybody, 334 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: but he had a couple of great games last year too, 335 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: and then he ran out of gas. So Washington and 336 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: Peterson are fun stories to keep an eye. All right, 337 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: I'm gonna bounce around to the NFC now with the 338 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: I know we talked about the Redskins in the NFC, 339 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: but we were talking about an NFC South game right there. 340 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: But the Giants next up for the Texans next week, 341 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 1: and the home opener will be at Dallas this Sunday night. 342 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: So back to back trips to Texas for the New 343 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: York Giants in store. But what's going on with the Cowboys? 344 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: They lost to Carolina and the Giants. As you mentioned 345 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: felt in the Jacks last week, Carolina is pretty good. 346 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:39,400 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera's defense is great. Cowboys scored eight points. Dak 347 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: Prescott look lost, Ezekiel Elliotts shut down. I don't know 348 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: what they're thinking about Alan Hearns being able to step up. 349 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: They just didn't have weapons and they're missing two starters 350 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: in their offensive line, so they just were not good offensively. 351 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 1: Their defense look good, you know they I think the 352 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: Cowboys should win this game, but if the Giants were 353 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: to escape with a win, it wouldn't surprise me because 354 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 1: the Giants have had a habit of winning at het 355 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: and T Stadium. Not to project or anything, John, but 356 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 1: if the Cowboys have an off year, and that's entirely possible. 357 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: They did go nine at seven last year. A lot 358 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: of people don't really remember that it was a non 359 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: playoff here, but they had a winning record. But is 360 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: Garrett in any kind of trouble there? If they pull 361 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: up a six and ten or seven to nine, everybody 362 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: thinks he's in trouble every year and what if they 363 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: start off bad? He fired Wade Phillips early in the 364 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: season and Wade had one a playoff game. Yeah, you 365 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: look back. The Wade Phillips era was short lived. As 366 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: it was, it was the best since Barry Switzer left 367 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: and when and I say Switzer because he won a 368 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: Super Bowl with Jimmy Johnson's players. But Jason Garrett has 369 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: not been successful as a Cowboys coach. But it's pretty 370 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: obvious to everyone. Jerry Jones loves him, and Jerry spends 371 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: a lot of money. You know, they keep getting guys 372 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: that gets suspended and maybe that's Jerry's philosophy, but I 373 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: could see him getting fired during the season if they 374 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 1: get off to a bad start. I think this Broncos 375 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: Raiders game is interesting in the sense that you want 376 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: to see if the Raiders really do have anything, and 377 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: you want to see that Derek Carr John Cruden relationship 378 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: fleshed out one more time on the field and then 379 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: the Broncos case, Keenham throws three picks but they win. Anyway, 380 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: What do you make of this one Sunday afternoon? I 381 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,199 Speaker 1: picked Denver. The Raiders I don't think are very good. 382 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: Car had three interceptions and like Kaysey, didn't throw three 383 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: touchdown passes. Gruden said this week, we didn't find that 384 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: open receiver. We didn't do this, But obviously he's taking 385 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: shots at Car yea and Gruden's success in Oakland and 386 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: with Tampa with older quarterbacks Rich Gainnon and Brat Johnson. 387 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: Mccarr is more talented than any quarterback he's head since 388 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: he was a Gopher in Green Bay and Bret Brett 389 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,679 Speaker 1: Farr was the quarterback. So actually when he was in 390 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: Philadelphia came Ram it was Donovan McNabb was there. And 391 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 1: so people are wondering about Willie scream and yell and 392 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: go ballistic become chucky on Car like the others or 393 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: as he thinks the car needs to be handled in 394 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 1: a different manner. But they were certainly off to a 395 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: bad start after getting blown out in the second half 396 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: at Home of the Rams. You mentioned lots of good matchups. 397 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is a good one, but 398 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: it's always a good rivalry. The Jets and the Dolphins 399 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: get together at the Metal Lands and both teams are 400 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: on the Texans schedule. Undefeated showdown, Yeah they're both one 401 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: and oh the Dolphins and that weird one with Tennessee 402 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 1: which took all day long, and the Jets and a 403 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: surprising blowout on the road Monday night. Again, that was 404 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: the biggest ted scratcher. The worst coaching job first year 405 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: in coaches row and seven. The worst job was turned 406 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: in by Matt Patricia, defensive genius. They were horrendous offensively, 407 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: defensive leading. They fired Jim Calwell had gone nine seven 408 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: last year. He'd also finished eleven and five and nine 409 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: and seven. Matthew Stafford looked horrible. And the best coaching 410 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: job of those those seven coaches was Mike Nagis. Chicago 411 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,959 Speaker 1: took a miracle for by Aaron Rodgers for the Bears 412 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: to lose, but I just, I just I can't believe it. 413 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: I saw a great tweet by one of the Pro 414 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 1: Football talk guys making up imaginary conversations in either with 415 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 1: Belichick or Robert Kraft. Okay, it was quotes that said, Okay, Josh, 416 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: we don't want you to go to Indianapolis, so we're 417 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: gonna pay you like a head coach. Here's four million 418 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: a year. Okay, Matt, thank you for your service. Nice going, 419 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: good luck. Oh that's funny. They let him go, and 420 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: look what's happening, right, chats jet as to go to 421 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: and oh and all those media people already compared him 422 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: to Namath will look even more foolish. Well, the thing is, 423 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 1: Jim Caldwell has actually won games in this league three years, 424 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: winning record. Yea. Sometimes you just better be careful what 425 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 1: you asked for. You might get it and you might 426 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: not like what you get. Okay, let's go to Buffalo 427 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: where the Bills are hosting the Chargers, and the Chargers 428 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: are surprising. Oh, in one A lot of people thought 429 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: they'd beat Kansas City, although you and I talked about 430 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: this last week, and I picked the Kansas City Chiefs 431 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: to win this game, and the Bills are awful and 432 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: intentionally awful. John, I mean, how surprised are you that 433 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: they're going this path? I picked him as them as 434 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: my worst team in my first ranking, and you said 435 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: the Bills really And I said yeah, And I knew 436 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna be terrible. They lost three starters in their 437 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: offensive line. But the intent Nathan Peterman is awful. Josh 438 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: Allen's gonna get beat up and it'll be baptism by fire. 439 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: And I still feel they'll be the worst team in 440 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 1: the league. And the Chargers after losing to the Chiefs, 441 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: Mahomes looked really good last week. He did. Now they're 442 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: going to Pittsburgh right, Pittsburgh coming off at time despite 443 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: committing what six turnovers? That was a weird game. And 444 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,239 Speaker 1: James Conner has almost two hundred yards total offense, one 445 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty five Russian, a couple of touchdowns and 446 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 1: they still get tied by the Browns. If Mahomes can 447 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: go to Heinz Field, it won't be like he was 448 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: in LA because the stands, all of the twenty five thousand, 449 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: it looked like twenty we're wearing red. Sure, a small 450 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: sea of red. Chie's Kingdom and up there, it's gonna 451 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: be black and gold, not a sea of red. So 452 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:31,640 Speaker 1: if he can go in there and help them start 453 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: to know, I'm gonna get really pumped about what Patrick 454 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: Mahomes can do. But I think the Steelers are gonna 455 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: bounce back in that game. Think the Chargers will win. 456 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: But I feel so bad for Philip Rivers and those 457 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: players to play what's supposed to be home games and 458 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: the stands are full of opposing Jersey. The whole thing 459 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: doesn't make any sense to me at all. Why then, 460 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: how much money are they gonna make in Cronky Stadium anyway, 461 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 1: They're gonna be a tenant, I don't get all right, 462 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: So the Buccaneers hosting the Eagles, John and the road 463 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl goes after what they did to 464 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: the Saints. My goodness, but this is a surprising thing. 465 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick can still play. Obviously the Eagles can too. 466 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: What do you think of this one? Nick falls hops 467 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: when he grows up, he's Ryan Fitzpatrick. Falls is a 468 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:25,399 Speaker 1: backup quarterback. He's a quality backup quarterback. And if the 469 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: defending Super Bowl champions lose to Fitzmagic, the Bugs will 470 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: be the story of the season, and then they play 471 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh after that. What if they go three and Winston's 472 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 1: ready to come back. I don't think he's starting. I 473 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: think they're keeping him out and they're going with Fitzpatrick. 474 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: You know that Ryan will come crashing down to Earth 475 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: at some point, maybe Sunday. But what an incredible story 476 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: put How when do you score forty points at home 477 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: and lose by eight? Now the Saints, I thought they 478 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: had defense. They had defense last year, but clearly they 479 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: don't have defense. They had trade it up. You get 480 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: Marcus Davenport the defensive end, and they got good pass rushers, 481 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:09,360 Speaker 1: and he just lit up their secondary. Now the Browns 482 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: are coming to town, and I think Drew Brees is 483 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: going to take it out on the Browns. And I 484 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: believe to Rod Taylor, who is nineteen to forty, this 485 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: could be his last start because it's only matter of time. 486 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 1: Board Baker Mayfield is playing. You don't draft a guy 487 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 1: first overall, And I don't care what you Jackson said 488 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: about Taylor's going to be the starter this year. If 489 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna lose and your offense is going to be 490 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 1: bad and can't capitalize on six turnovers, then you might 491 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: as well go with the rookie. But I think the 492 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: Saints are gonna light it up and get gonna look 493 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: like we thought they would look a week ago, John, 494 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: what do you have going out of the chronicle. I 495 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: have a thing about Will Fuller and his importance of 496 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: coming back to the lineup, and now he's had two 497 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 1: great games against the Titans. We'll have stories through the 498 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,040 Speaker 1: weekend and we'll all be up there covering it and 499 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 1: is always Mark, Thank you very much, Thank you general. 500 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: Now it's our Choose Fun Moment of the week, brought 501 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: to you you by Carnival. Don't forget to enter for your 502 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: chance to win a cruise every week if the Texans 503 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: catch up touchdown Carnival official cruise line of the Houston Texans. 504 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: Choose Fun and I choose to visit with John Harris. 505 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: Don't get a chance to visit with him. As the 506 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 1: week progresses much we do Texans Monday together and then 507 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: a segment on Wednesday. But I thought i'd get you 508 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 1: on here tonight, Johnny, to talk about some of the 509 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 1: developments with the Houston Texans heading into Week two as 510 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: they take on the Tennessee Titans. Some of the nuances 511 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,640 Speaker 1: first of all, and I had Mike Keith on the podcast, 512 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: and I know you'll have him on the show tomorrow. 513 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: But the offense with Matt Lafleur, how much did we 514 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: learn in game one of the Matt Lafleur Mike rabel 515 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 1: Dean P's era about the way this thing might run, 516 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: because his point was that even though Dion Lewis ran 517 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: for more yards, Henry had a big run called back 518 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: because of a holding penalty, and you never know that 519 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,399 Speaker 1: they think Henry's definitely going to be the guy the 520 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: stats were, I'm much skewed in one direction from Sunday's activity. Well, 521 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: I think there are a couple of reasons I don't 522 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: take a ton out of what happened. First of all, 523 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: you got a four hour four hour delay, four and 524 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: a half hour delays, two of one in the second 525 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: quarter and then one of the third quarter, so that 526 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: disrupt your rhythm. Then you're playing without Jack Conklin or 527 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,640 Speaker 1: right tackle. Yeah, and then at some point you lose 528 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: Taylor lu onto your concussion, so you lose both your tackles. 529 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: And then Mariota gets banged up, so he's kind of 530 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: in and out of the game in between the delays 531 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: and then you lose Delanny Walker at the end. So 532 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: watching their offense, you can see knowing that Lafleur came 533 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 1: from mcvay's rams, you can see that in the offense. 534 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: But they want to run the ball. There's no doubt 535 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: they want to run Henry and run Lewis and impound 536 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: those guys. It's not exotic smash mouth, but they want 537 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: to run the football. And by running footb I'm not 538 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: just talking about just handing the ball off to them, 539 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: throwing the ball out to Dion Lewis in space, throwing 540 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: screen passes Derek Henry, finding ways to run the ball differently. 541 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: So Texas front seven gonna get tested from that perspective. Now, 542 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: the key is what happens because Lady Walker's out for 543 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: the year. That's a big injury for them, big, big, big, 544 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 1: But what happens with Luan. If Luan is able to 545 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: get back, then the tackle situation is okay, not great, 546 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: But then as Kelly will be the right tackle and 547 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: then Luan will be the left. If it's not Luan, 548 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: then it's kind of icy for them. And I don't 549 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: know how much they're they're gonna have to do a 550 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: lot of quick game, a lot of quick stuff, and 551 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: then run the ball and hope they pop a couple 552 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: of runs against his run defense because they're not gonna 553 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: be able to hold up too long against this pass rush. Now, 554 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: what is the review of Mariota? Really? What's the prescription? 555 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: One game doesn't tell you a whole lot. As you 556 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: mentioned numerous delay well the two delays and the elbow 557 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: injury and everything like that, it's still being Mariota somehow 558 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 1: gets to Sunday healthy. What do you think, Well, I 559 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: think from a Texas standpoint, there's Mariota has always got 560 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: a little bit of an advantage because you can't just 561 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: send the house at him. Now you could against Brady. 562 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: You could send the house at Brady if you wanted to. 563 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: You know where he was gonna be Marioda. You could 564 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 1: send the house at him, send five or six guys 565 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: after him, and there's no telling that he'll be there, 566 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: because he could pop a seam up in the middle 567 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: and then boom, away he goes, and he's out the 568 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: gate running and you got your back to him because 569 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: you're playing man coverage. Aren't I better off to take him? 570 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 1: My chances that way, though, sometimes because sometimes Brady he'll 571 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: beat you because he knows where the open guy is. 572 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: Mariota might not, and yeah he might escape, but maybe 573 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: you take that risk. And to that end last year, well, 574 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: I think even more important is trying to utilize your disguises. 575 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: Last year utilize him very very well, and that led 576 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: to Andre House two interceptions. They were just disguised in 577 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: the secondary and he thought he had one thing, and 578 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: then they showed him something else post snap and he 579 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: missed it. So I think the thing with Mariota is, 580 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: as he's getting more accustomed to seeing different defenses, just 581 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: keep showing him different looks. Just keep showing him different looks, 582 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: and sometimes with the same personnel, show him different looks. 583 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: And he's not gonna be as pinpoint accurate as Brady 584 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: is gonna be. That, you know. But if you're gonna 585 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: give them Dion Lewis out in flat, he's gonna take that. 586 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 1: He's it's basically a long toss. Heydon take this, so 587 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,959 Speaker 1: I think, and DJ Reader talked about it yesterday. Stopping 588 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: the run his paramount. You get Henry, just shut down. 589 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: If you shut down Henry, Okay, let's you know, let's 590 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: focus on Lewis because I think they want to get 591 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: Lewis involved in the game plan. I think they like 592 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: what he brings to the offense. I think La Flora 593 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: wants to get him involved in the offense. But they're 594 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: gonna do different things if you think about a Shanahan 595 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: because this is kind of where it all stems from. 596 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: It stems from the Mike to Kyle Shanahan, to Sean 597 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: McVeigh to Matt Lafleur. It all kind of flows together. 598 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: So if you think about a Shanahan coached offense, they're 599 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: gonna run zone. They gonna run zone. Oh, here comes 600 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 1: zone boot. Oh they just ran zone boot. Okay, here 601 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: comes zone boot throwback, which they used to throw to 602 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:49,959 Speaker 1: own Dan. Yeah, a lot. So there are a lot 603 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: of different things where guys have got to stay home. 604 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: They've got to be smart about the way they go 605 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 1: about this because if you don't stay home, if you 606 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: get away from your technique and your discipline, and they're 607 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 1: gonna end up pop in a big play. One of 608 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 1: the big plays in the game against Miami, they ran 609 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: zone boot and then threw it back. So Miami goes 610 00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: one way with the zone and then oh, he's booting, 611 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: and so everybody takes off the other way, and here 612 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: comes the tight end running a wheel rout on the 613 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: opposite side, and nobody picked him up. Mariota tosses it, 614 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 1: drops in the bucket. They end up scoring in a 615 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: play after that. Now, what they will do without delanney 616 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 1: Walker is to me very very interesting how they go 617 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: about it. General Smith is a good athlete, He's not 618 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: the player that delanney Walker is, right, So how they 619 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 1: figure out a way to take those seven eight targets 620 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: de Lanny Walker was absolutely guaranteed to get and spread 621 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: those out. I think some go to Dion Lewis. I 622 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 1: think some more are gonna go to Corey Davis. All Right, 623 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: So the Titans defense, coached by Dean Peas and Miami 624 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: didn't exactly light it up on the scoreboard, but they 625 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: won twenty seven twenty. They gotta return, each team gotta 626 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 1: return for a touchdown. Dolphins had like one really nice 627 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 1: drive in the whole game, but they were able to 628 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: piece it together in other ways. What do you think 629 00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: of the way the Titans defense might operate this year's version. Well, 630 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be very physical in the corners. 631 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: Think of that game at Baltimore last year, and one 632 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 1: of the images of that game is DeAndre Hopkins Jersey 633 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: completely ripped down the side. You know, Jimmy Smith and 634 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 1: Brandon car just beat the heck out of him. And 635 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: I think that's what you're gonna see from Logan Ryan 636 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: and Malcolm Butler to that extent, nout, Jimmy Smith and 637 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: Brandon car are much bigger corners than Malcolm Butler and 638 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 1: Logan Ryan are, but they're gonna try and beat him up. 639 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: And about Dorry Jackson, though man and a dory is 640 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: gonna be the guy that probably covers your guys in slot. 641 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: As my guest, Now, you might bump one of them inside, 642 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 1: Malcolm or Logan Ryan inside and they let a dory 643 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: on the outside, but they're gonna be as physical as possible, 644 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 1: and in look, a dory can run. We know that 645 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: we know we can't run with Will Fuller if Will's 646 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 1: one hundred percent healthy, because we've seen that dating back 647 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: to the days when both were at USC and Notre Dame, respectively. 648 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 1: But that's how I think how they're going to have 649 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 1: to try and attack this with a dory running with Will, 650 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: but I think that was one of the things that 651 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 1: the Patriots did a really good job against us, and 652 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: hopefully the Titans aren't able to do that. But they 653 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 1: mauled us. They balls, They were so physical, especially with 654 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 1: Ryan Griffith. Patrick Chung just obliterated Ry. I mean he 655 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: was grabbing and holding the entire I mean he's holding 656 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: fifteen yards downfield sometimes. So the Texans have got to 657 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: do a way to get the ball out fast, not 658 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: let that physicality be an issue. But I would I 659 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: would expect that that was Dean P's attack in Baltimore 660 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:23,239 Speaker 1: against against Hopkins and company. I would imagine it will 661 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,879 Speaker 1: be this week as well. But when you do that, 662 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 1: if you miss and it's Will Fuller, he's by you 663 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: see you, it's six. And that's the one thing they 664 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 1: got to take advantage of. But guys have got to 665 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 1: get open a little bit quicker this week. I think 666 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 1: that's gonna be the key, because you get two decent safeties, 667 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:40,879 Speaker 1: not decent, they're good safeties. Kenny Carr had to pick 668 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,240 Speaker 1: last week. Kevin Bayer led the league in the interceptions, 669 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:47,320 Speaker 1: So there's some ballhawks back there that can that will 670 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 1: maybe not be at a Chung mccordy level, notoriety wise, 671 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:54,760 Speaker 1: but those guys can play. They're gonna miss Johnson Sippre 672 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 1: and make it tackles near the line of scrimmage. So 673 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: if they can established the run and do that well 674 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,600 Speaker 1: and put one of those safe he's into the box consistently, 675 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: then I think they'll be able to get what they 676 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: want down the field. What does Bill O'Brien do with 677 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson week two to get them comfortable? If you 678 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,920 Speaker 1: even need to do that. I mean, I'm thinking you 679 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 1: might need to just get him some easy stuff early 680 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 1: just to get him going. But maybe I'm wrong about that. No, 681 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,919 Speaker 1: I think you're right. I think I think easy stuff. 682 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: And you know, I go back to last week against 683 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:23,800 Speaker 1: the Patriots. You know, throw to Ryan Griffin on third 684 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,840 Speaker 1: down after they had given up the touchdow to the 685 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: fumble and the touchdown, they get the ball back. It's 686 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 1: third down, a third and five, and Griff's open and 687 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: Deshan throws it right to the right spot and Griff stumbles. 688 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:39,040 Speaker 1: So from that standpoint, it wasn't as if he I mean, 689 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:41,719 Speaker 1: that's an easy throw to Sean. He had time over 690 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:43,959 Speaker 1: the middle. He threw he threw griff to an open 691 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: spot and Grift to stumble. He just didn't get there. 692 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 1: So I think you just have to do what it 693 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 1: is that you do well, and do it off and 694 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: do it fast and fast, I mean tempo wise. The 695 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 1: more that your tempo is picked up, I think the 696 00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:59,799 Speaker 1: better off this entire offense is going to be. I 697 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: think when this offense plays slow kind of slugster, I 698 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 1: think that ends up being a problem for them. But 699 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: when they're playing fast, guys get lined up fast there 700 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: where they're going, you don't have to worry about this. Hey, no, 701 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:11,279 Speaker 1: you go over here, You go over when they get 702 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: out of whatever huddle they're going to be in and 703 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 1: they just go just go. First play six yards, get 704 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:17,840 Speaker 1: up running the next play. Everybody's lined up ready to go. 705 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,919 Speaker 1: Let's go. When they play with up tempo, I think 706 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,400 Speaker 1: that's when Dashawan really shines. I think it's when this 707 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 1: offense really shines. All right, spotlight on DJ Reader for 708 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,400 Speaker 1: a moment. I don't want to get carried away with 709 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 1: two sacks. Great start for him, though, playing defensive end 710 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 1: or nose tackle or wherever they line them up depending 711 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: on need. But what are we looking at here? In 712 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 1: his development as a player. How good can he be? 713 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,759 Speaker 1: I think he's been exceptional. And when I think about DJ, 714 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: I can't. I can't help but think about the twenty 715 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 1: fifteen season at Clemson. His father had passed away. He 716 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: was having a tough time dealing with it. He stepped 717 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:53,120 Speaker 1: away from football, and I thought, man, what if he 718 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,040 Speaker 1: had just just decided not to go back. I'm just 719 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: not going back. His heart's not in it. But he 720 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:01,279 Speaker 1: ended up realizing that football that's where his family was, 721 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:03,839 Speaker 1: and he wanted to go back. And then from that 722 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:06,719 Speaker 1: point forward, he's gotten better and better every single rep. 723 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,360 Speaker 1: And it's funny because we hear JJ. He said it 724 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:10,959 Speaker 1: on Wednesday as well. He's like, you know, I've said 725 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,640 Speaker 1: that he's the best nose guard in the league, and 726 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: I'm nothing against JJ, but I feel like that's in 727 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:20,080 Speaker 1: some sense disingenuous because DJ can play. You mentioned it. 728 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:21,920 Speaker 1: He could play defensive end in the three four. If 729 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: you want to put Brandon Donne over the center, you 730 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:26,200 Speaker 1: can put DJ reader if you're play in your bass 731 00:37:26,239 --> 00:37:30,279 Speaker 1: at defensive end. But he on the first sack they 732 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: screwed up the blocking assignment, but still a reader. Blew 733 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: Right through Brady Nam time. He had no time to 734 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:38,800 Speaker 1: even well. I mean, Reader was on him. He's quick, 735 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,399 Speaker 1: he's strong, he knows how to use his hands. He's 736 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: getting better and better with how to use his leverage. 737 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,080 Speaker 1: He is very difficult and this is a good test 738 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:48,719 Speaker 1: for him against Ben Jones and Quinn Spain. This is 739 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:52,719 Speaker 1: a good test I think for DJ Reader. But DJ 740 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: is better than those guys that just mentioned. So he 741 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:56,880 Speaker 1: can dominate the game on the inside and a lot 742 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:58,680 Speaker 1: of those linebackers to go make plays. And I think 743 00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: that's the biggest thing, especially the run game, to dominate 744 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,480 Speaker 1: upfront such that they can't move you. They've got to 745 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 1: devote two even three blockers to you, and your linebackers 746 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: are going to make him place. That's what makes a 747 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 1: defensive tackle one of the best in the league. And 748 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:13,279 Speaker 1: I think he can be one of the best in 749 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,440 Speaker 1: the league. Johnny, thanks a lot, got Mark, thank you. 750 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 1: That's John Harris the hardest working, most knowledgeable sports media 751 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 1: member in the city of Houston, and it's not even close. Hey, 752 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,560 Speaker 1: calling all Houston area teachers, you want to bring a 753 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 1: little Texans football to the classroom, then sign up for 754 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 1: Toros Math Drills presented by Conico Phillips. Toros Math Drills 755 00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 1: is a video series designed to help third and fourth 756 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 1: graders tackle math in the classroom. Go to Houston Texans 757 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:41,399 Speaker 1: dot com slash Toros Math Drills to learn more. Now 758 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,960 Speaker 1: time for Houston Methodist Minutes. Let's learn about hamstrings with 759 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:47,760 Speaker 1: doctor David braun Rider from Houston Methodist. How's it going doctor? 760 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 1: Are you doing today? Mark? I'm doing well, And the 761 00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:53,520 Speaker 1: topic is hamstrings and this is sort of the injury 762 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:55,880 Speaker 1: de jure. A lot of Texans players suffering from this. 763 00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 1: So what happens when you have a hamstring injury? What 764 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 1: is technically going on there? Doctor, Well, hamstring is a 765 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:04,000 Speaker 1: really strong muscle. It's in the back of the side. 766 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,160 Speaker 1: It connects the hip to the knee and it helps 767 00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 1: extend the hip and bend the knee. And it's a 768 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:12,359 Speaker 1: very powerful muscle that's involved in decelerating and pushing off 769 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: when it gets injured. It it can actually happen when 770 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,640 Speaker 1: the foot's planted hard and as you're taking off of 771 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:22,719 Speaker 1: the knees fully extended, and it can do anything from 772 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:26,319 Speaker 1: a stretch to a thickness tear and create them from 773 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:29,800 Speaker 1: one to three with one being a very minor stretch 774 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:32,399 Speaker 1: in three being the worst case scenario. Most of them 775 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:33,520 Speaker 1: that we're going to see you're going to be in 776 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: this grade two category. So what's the recovery time from 777 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 1: a grade two type hamstring? I guess it varies on 778 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: the individual, right, Yeah, it's really difficult because it can 779 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 1: be it can look like it's healed from a physical 780 00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 1: point of view, but because the scar tissue needs to 781 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:52,399 Speaker 1: fill in, sometimes the scar tissue is different than they're 782 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:55,080 Speaker 1: typically in the four to six weeks time range. Now, 783 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: these athletes are so well conditioned, doctor, there's no question 784 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,399 Speaker 1: that they're in great shape. And I'm wondering why doesn't 785 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 1: the general public get more hamstrings because we're not pushing 786 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 1: off like they are. I mean, they're taking their body 787 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: to the greatest heights. What is happening there? Technically, I 788 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 1: think you're probably dealing with You're dealing with an activity 789 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: that puts you at risk. So typically this is an 790 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,040 Speaker 1: injury that requires a lot of high level stress or 791 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:19,600 Speaker 1: strength that is not really done when you're ringing on 792 00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 1: a treadmiller or working out in the gym. Is typically 793 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 1: an explosive sprint for the stop start or a jump. 794 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:28,279 Speaker 1: It's probably why we don't see it very often in 795 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:31,720 Speaker 1: the average person. What's the best prevention for a hamstring injury? 796 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:36,040 Speaker 1: Probably warming up properly and maybe having a good strengthening 797 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:39,600 Speaker 1: program in between events if you're participating in events, but 798 00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:43,319 Speaker 1: keeping up with a good flexibility and strength program is good. 799 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:45,719 Speaker 1: All right, doctor, We thank you so much for the time. 800 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,960 Speaker 1: Thank you Mark, Doctor David Braun writer if Houston Methodist. 801 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,880 Speaker 1: For the fall sports season, Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports 802 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:55,280 Speaker 1: Medicine is offering it's convenient sports injury clinics for student 803 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:58,360 Speaker 1: athletes around the Houston area and they're open Saturday mornings 804 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 1: in the Bay Area, Baytown, West, Houston, Sugarland, the Woodlands, 805 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:05,000 Speaker 1: and Willowbrook. 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