1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Hello Texas, and welcome to the program that keeps you 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: in touch with your Houston Texans no matter what time 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: of year it is. And it is Christmas Eve Eve, 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: so it's great to have you with us tonight. It's 5 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: also Thursday, and that means that we have the General 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: John McLean with you, Mark Vandamer John Harris hosting General. 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: Good evening, Mary Christmas. How's it going, Mary Grosmos and 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: Happy holidays to you guys and all the listeners. It's 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: hard to keep up with the Texans because so many 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: people have tested posted for COVID nineteen and I'm trying 11 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: to keep a running count. It's twenty one. The league 12 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,639 Speaker 1: has no plans to move this game back a day 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: or two like they did to other teams. And of 14 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: the ones that me and I look at all these guys, 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: all the starters in the defensive line, key members of 16 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: the secondary, Kem Gruge Hill and Christian Kirksey are out 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: and I'm guessing Gruge the Hill might miss anyway because 18 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: of his new injury. They can test Friday, Saturday and 19 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: as late at Sunday morning. See they can get the 20 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: guys back. But to me, the biggest is Kayomi fairbar 21 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: because you know you got to go find a kicker 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: off the straight. And Kayimi has his last two games 23 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: stretch where he's been fantastic. Well, Justin Reid thinks that 24 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: he's going to kick, I would imagine. I mean, he tweeted, 25 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: I think yesterday he's gonna retire at some point and 26 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: then give kicking a try. And look in the preseason game, 27 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: he had to step up because Kaimy got dinged up 28 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: and he had he had to do it. John, I 29 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: gotta say, I mean, I wanted Justin to get back, 30 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: but now it's still a point where you almost have 31 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: to have Justin get back coming off the concussion because 32 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: you named it. I don't know who on the defensive 33 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: line has not tested positive for COVID. I know they've 34 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: got a couple of guys in the practice squad that 35 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: we're defensive lineman. I mean, they got to have those guys. 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: I think just to get four or five. I don't 37 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: know how it's gonna get done. But when Love Smith 38 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: know with the media today, he's like, man, it's a challenge. 39 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: We're gonna go forth and do what we gotta do. 40 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: So Love's at least I mean all four playing on Sunday. 41 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: I don't know how it gets done. Your thoughts about 42 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: the defense, in particular having enough guys to play. Hopefully 43 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: they can get guys back in time for the game. 44 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: But one of those guys they got last week, Chris Smith, 45 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: had a sack, playing well against his former team. The 46 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: Jaguars say got him they can elevate from the practice squad. 47 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: The two guys they signed, Xavier Williams and Ron delle Carter, 48 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: are NFL veterans. This means Ross Blacklock is gonna get 49 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: more playing time than any time in these two seasons, 50 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: and I'm eager to see what he can do in 51 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: this circumstance. It's amazing the discrepancy between the offense and 52 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,239 Speaker 1: the defense. Now. The offense is missing their best player 53 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks and Just McCray and Lane Taylor, but they 54 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: don't have it early is bad. I feel sorry for 55 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: Lovey Smith. I don't for Tim Kelly because he's still 56 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: got his two quarterbacks. Think about the Browns. They didn't 57 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: have their first two quarterbacks, Baker Mayfield and Case Keena, 58 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: and they went with Nick Mullins, who had only who 59 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: had not thrown a pass for them before the game. 60 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: He almost pulled out. But I feel sorry for what 61 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: teams are going through, and it's almost not fair if 62 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: the other team has very few Chargers have eleven as 63 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: we do this show, including Joey Bosa and Austin Ekeler. 64 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: Boza is not vaccinated. He will not be back that. 65 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: They're hoping that Austin Eckler can pass the two tests 66 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: within twenty four hours. Yeah, and reportedly Dominic Everley, the 67 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: kicker who was with the Raiders and Panthers for Cups 68 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: of Coffee, played at Utah States. So we'll see how 69 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: that goes. Practice squad guy, We'll see if he needs 70 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: to be elevated. In all likelihood you would think so. 71 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: But I think it affects the game, guys, because with 72 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: Baron hot in the last two games, that kind of 73 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: changes your coaching, right, It changes your play calling. You know, 74 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: you got a guy who can make it long distance, 75 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: late and a half that situation, they just get it 76 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: in range fifty plus. He's got it. You know, if 77 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: you have a new kicker out there, you might think 78 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: about going forward on fourth down a little bit more 79 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: general and let's be honest, in a position the Texans 80 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: around why not. I don't think anybody would hold it 81 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: against him. Now we know Chargers coach Brandon Staley will 82 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: go for it on fourth down because he's done it 83 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:36,119 Speaker 1: more than any coach, and sometimes it's backfired. Now John 84 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,559 Speaker 1: Harbaugh is getting a lot of great because he's gone 85 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: for two point conversion twice and they've lost two games 86 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: because of it. But the Chargers are going to come 87 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: into in our g stadium, very aggressive on offense. And 88 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: the Texans go back two games ago, remember when they 89 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: were going to kick a fifty nine yard field goal 90 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: with fair baron and then John Wiggs got penalized and 91 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: they couldn't do it, but they weren't hesitant if they 92 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: got within sixty yards. And the sixty one yarder was 93 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: on the last play of the first half. But in 94 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: earlier in the year, David Culley game a fifty six 95 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: yard opportunity, So that does change the strategy. You gotta 96 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: go for it on fourth down if you're within, say 97 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: say outside forty five yards. I know their new kicker, 98 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: if he's been a kicker, he ought to be able 99 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: to make a forty five yard field goal, But I'm 100 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: guessing he's not going to be anywhere near as effective 101 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: as Fairbaron has been. Well, the Texans obviously have a 102 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: number of COVID cases, but it's as that the Chargers 103 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: are off the hook. Joey Bosa looks like he will 104 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: be out of this game. Corey Lindsley is placing in 105 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: the COVID reserve list. Two of the six Pro Bowlers 106 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: the Chargers have, two of them are on that COVID 107 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: lest You mentioned Austin Neckler a little while ago, but John, 108 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: last I look, Justin Herbert is still playing in this game. 109 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: The second year star from Oregon has been outstanding and 110 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: helped the Chargers to get to eight and six. I 111 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: know we've seen a lot of good young quarterbacks in 112 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: this league. John, where would you kind of place Herbert 113 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: amongst the great ones in this league right now? Well, 114 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: remember Patrick Mahomes rookie year. He played one game at 115 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 1: the end of the year, so in his second season 116 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: he was tearing up the league. Herbert has thirty two touchdowns, 117 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: twelve interceptions, ninety nine point one rating. I wrote a 118 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: column for Thursday about Pep Hamilton's role in the development 119 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: of Justin Herbert last year from Davis Mills this year 120 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: and why David Culley likes him in that role and 121 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: what Mills says about him. But Herbert as a rookie 122 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: at thirty one touchdowns, ten interceptions and a ninety eight 123 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: point three rating playing for Hamilton is his quarterback coach 124 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: and as Cully pointed out, Pep he liked one reason 125 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: he liked him for as long as he asked. That's 126 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: what he did with Andrew Luck, you know, coach Luck 127 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: at Stanford. Then the Colts hired and he did a 128 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: really good job developing him. Then in the fourth year 129 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: he was fired. But watching Herbert, who's six sakes and 130 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: can run and is durable, and he's got Keenan Allen 131 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: and Mike Williams and ordinarily Austin Ekeler has six sixty 132 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: two catches out of the backfield. Then they got left 133 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: tackle who has done a great job. Thoughts later, they 134 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: just they've been building around him and that's wise. I'm 135 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: eager to see him play. He throws the ball deep. 136 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: You know they're gonna try to go deep early and 137 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: we'll get to seem a lot because they'll be going 138 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: forward on fourth down quite a minute. John and d 139 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: It's way too early to have this conversation department. The 140 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: Chargers as a franchise quarterback wise, they've got heritage here 141 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: because Philip Rivers Hall of Famer. I think you can 142 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: correct me on that if I'm wrong. Multiple AC Championship 143 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: Game appearances, Dan Founds Hall of Famer, multiple AC Championship 144 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: game appearances. You've got Herbert if he turns out to 145 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: be one of the great ones, this franchise can make 146 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: the argument they might have more great quarterbacks than any 147 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: other franchise as far as just guys who just shred 148 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,239 Speaker 1: in that department of the passing department. No championships because 149 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: the one Super Bowl they made with Stan Humphries. Talk 150 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,239 Speaker 1: to me about that a little bit about this take 151 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: I have. Well, first of all, you left out their 152 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: first grade when John Hadel throwing to Lance Alworth early 153 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: in the sixties in the AFL days, when the Oilers 154 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: won the first two championships. But the Chargers lost those 155 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: two games to them, and they were loaded with talent, 156 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: and it started with a quarterback and a skill position players. 157 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: While those guys are in the Hall of Fame. But 158 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: you're right, does run there on from Fouts to Rivers 159 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: and Rivers and Fouts were very durable. And now to 160 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert, who so far has been durable. And that's 161 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: a big key to it is making sure your quarterback 162 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: stays on the field. Philip Rivers I member when he 163 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: got hurt before the Patriot playoff game in Foxborough and 164 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: he had a scope on his knee, and then two 165 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: weeks later he's playing against the Patriots and the Patriots 166 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: didn't win it. But his not just his durability, but 167 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: his physical and mental toughness are are unbelievable. That's one 168 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: reason people respected him so much. And I still believe 169 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: even though he's been a great high school coach this 170 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: past season, I still think someday we might see Philip 171 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: Rivers in the NFL's coach interesting and that would be 172 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 1: fascinating watching and I'd love to see him miked up 173 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: at that point. John, Tonight, the Titans are leaking oil 174 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: and they take on a team that is starting to 175 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: get hot in the San Francisco forty nine Ers, your 176 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: thoughts about Tonight's matchup and if the Titans lose, Dot 177 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: dot Dot finished that sentence, Well, if the Titans lose, 178 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: they'll have a one game lead over Indianapolis with two 179 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: to play because they swept the Pages and how they 180 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: lost to the Texans and the Jets. But if you 181 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: take your lead, if you took say, Jonathan Taylor out 182 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: of the Cults lineup, and you took their best two 183 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: best receivers out, how good is that offense going to be. 184 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: It's not gonna be very good. Now. A j Brown 185 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 1: supposed to come back. Julio Jones has been a wasted 186 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: second round pick. He's been hurt. They can't count on him. 187 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: He's been hurt too much. And I'm guessing Mike Vrabel 188 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: will use as a little motivation. They're ninety five team 189 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: in first place in their division. They had one player 190 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 1: selected for the Pro Bowl. How Jeffrey Simmons, their great 191 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: defensive tackle, didn't get in there is beyond me. If 192 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: I am the forty nine ers, I am worried about 193 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons taking that out on me and the forty 194 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: nine ers. They won six to seven. They're eight and six. 195 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: They would be in the playoffs if they started tomorrow. 196 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo is playing really well. It's Dan healthy. They've 197 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: done a great job with an ingenious running attack like 198 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: using a receiver running back and Garoppolo. I'm guessing we'll 199 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: get traded because you didn't trade all those number one 200 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: picks for Trey Lance to have Garoppolo start the first 201 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: two years. But the better he plays, the more likely 202 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: the chance they have a getting something because with a 203 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: quarterback crop being average for guys at the top, to me, 204 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: it makes guys like John Watson, Jimmy Garoppolo, maybe Aaron Rodgers, 205 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: maybe Russell Wilson even more valuable. And I count eleven 206 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: teams that should need quarterbacks well, John, how do you 207 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: think the Texans are feeling about Davis Mills now? With 208 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: three games to go? After the good start he had 209 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: against Jacksonville last week in the winning What does he 210 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: need to show to make them sort of back off 211 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: a possibility of drafting a quarterback HI this offseason? Loneons 212 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: send him drafting a quarterback Y. I think they're going 213 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: to build him around it and go with him next year. 214 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: His eighty two point two rating, second, sixty five point 215 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: six completion percentage, second, ten touchdowns, second, six point four 216 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: four average per temph third, and all he rookie quarterback 217 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: played better than him is mac Jones with New England, 218 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 1: and he should because he's playing Bill Belichick, Josh McDaniels 219 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: and a team with a running game and a defense. 220 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: People don't seem to take into account when they're talking 221 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: about Mills the fact that he has no running game. 222 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: If he had a running game that was just fifteenth 223 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: in the league, that would help it. And Kelley is 224 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: not shied away from talking about that. But I think, 225 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: as Tim Kelly toold us on Thursday morning, that since 226 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: Mills came back, you can see his pre snap recognition 227 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: and looking at what the defense is planning. That's improved, 228 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 1: and that sometimes happened when you get a different perspective 229 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: of watching from the sideline while another player plays. And 230 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: he's got three good teams he's going in as Chargers 231 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: eight and six, eight and six on the forty nine Ers, 232 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: nine to five on the Titans, all competing for the 233 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: playoffs Disney, Jacksonville, and I think it's great for him 234 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: to finish against those teams to give Nick Cassario and 235 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: his personnel department in the coaches and even better opportunity 236 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: to Judge's progress. John I saw a tweet today and 237 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: I don't remember it verbatim. But I'm paraphrasing when I 238 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: say this, but it was something to this extent. Hard 239 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: Knocks is going to cost the Colts because more people 240 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: are getting an opportunity to see players up close than 241 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: they normally would during a season. The level of vs 242 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 1: in that statement on a scale of one to ten, 243 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: one being nobs at all, ten being absolutely total bs. 244 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 1: What do you think about that? Ten? So you're large 245 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: and Hard Knocks and you see Jonathan Taylor and you go, wow, 246 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: we better do something to stuff this guy like you're 247 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: figuring it out from Hard Knocks. Give me a break. No, 248 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: people have tried to say that about Hard Knocks all along. 249 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: Texans that were all there went nine and seven won 250 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: their first division title, I believe. So No, I don't 251 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: buy that at all. Last year, the Rams and the 252 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: Chargers room there, and I watched every episode and the 253 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: only thing that I thought stunt was stunning was how 254 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: much grief Justin Herbert took about his hair and his hairband, 255 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: John picking AFC North winner for me. You have the 256 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: Ravens and Bengals getting together this Sunday. They're both eight 257 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: and six. Instance, Daddy Browns are at Green Bay are 258 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: a good luck with that, and where are the Steelers guys? 259 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: Let's see seven six and one. I've got the Ravens 260 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: winning this game. I don't see them getting swept by 261 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: the Bengals. I don't see Zach Taylor sweeping John Harball. 262 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: So I have the Ravens winning. They've lost three in 263 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: a row by four points, lost by one to the 264 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: Packers with a backup quarterback and this guy playing Handley, 265 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: he's been better than Mark Jackson. Jackson has been hurt. 266 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: And that kid was an undrafted free agent last year 267 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: from Utah. And it's amazing the job that Harball has 268 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: done under the circumstances this year. I think the Ravens 269 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: are gonna win this I think the Ravens are gonna 270 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: end up winning that division. And I have the Bengals 271 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: not making the playoffs, and I think, and I just 272 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: think their schedule is tougher and there's some teams that 273 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: have easy schedules from here on now. And I did 274 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: a column about this this week about who's got the 275 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: tougher schedule, Who's going to end up what and where? Like, 276 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: I think the Rams are gonna win the NFC West 277 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals will be a wild card team and 278 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: and I think the Saints are going to overtake the 279 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: Vikings for the last spot in the in the NFC 280 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: wildcard race with Ian Book at quarterback. By the way, 281 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: the Steelers are at the Chiefs on Sunday afternoon. That's 282 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: a tough one, but it's a tough division and they 283 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: all play each other in the last couple of weeks. 284 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: It's great. I love crunch time in December now the 285 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: first two weeks of January as well, best time of 286 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: the year of regular season. And I'm pumped And I 287 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: told people I've said this on talk shows, I'll never 288 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: complain about Bill O'Brien's coaching because other than two thousand 289 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: and seventeen when Watson went down for the season and 290 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: twenty two players were on I are you know, they 291 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: were in all the races and that was exciting. And 292 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: right now with extra team fan bases are so fired 293 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: up right now because of their team having a chance. 294 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: It is great for the NFL and I look forward 295 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: to the time when the Texans are part of that 296 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 1: race again. John, what did you make last week? After 297 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: the Chargers Chiefs game, It felt like social media was 298 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: a divided area, not that it always is, isn't, but 299 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: it felt even more divided on the fourth down. Go 300 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: for a situation of Brandon Staion and Sunday Jim Harbaugh, 301 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: Jim harbaught John Harbaugh, excuse me, goes for it to 302 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: win the game against the Green Bay Packers. There's more 303 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: uproar about it on social media. What do you make 304 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: of those situations? And how would you coach McClain handle 305 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: fourth down situations in the NFL? First of all, I 306 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't go for it on my side of the field. 307 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: I'm old fashioned. Unless I had a great running back 308 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: or a great quarterback, and it was late in the game. Now, 309 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: once I across midfield, go for it if I got 310 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: a good quarterback or a great running back. When Harball 311 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: went forward against the Steelers and he had he had 312 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 1: a healthy Lamar Jackson, if he wanted to win that 313 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: game with Jackson having the option of running or throwing, 314 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: and he had an option to throw to Mark Andrews, 315 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: just missed it. I don't blame him, but when you 316 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: got a guide in his second season, he was undrafted. 317 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: That's putting an awful lot of pressure on him to 318 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 1: produce against a team like that, but maybe he thought, 319 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: you know, we're just not good enough to beat them 320 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: at overtime, so we got to go for it right now. 321 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: And Harball has been such a great coach. People make 322 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: complain about it, but he's tell John Harball. And as 323 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: far as Brandon Staley, you know he's been maniacal I 324 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: think five times and it doesn't make it. It It doesn't matter, 325 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: and I would expect him to do it a lot 326 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: for the Texans. Texans had fourteen reds and touchdowns fears 327 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: in the league to the second worst team in the 328 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: red zone. So if you do it and it doesn't work, 329 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: odds are you think you're going to be able to 330 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: keep the Texans from scoring a touchdown? And ordinarily they 331 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: would have to settle for a field goal, but with 332 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: timi Fairbaron out, you know they might not get anything. 333 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: So I think we will see them go for a 334 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: lot of fourth downs. John. The Patriots are hosting the Bills. 335 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: What level of surprise would you have if the Bills 336 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: win that game? And if they do, there's still a 337 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: live for that division, no doubt they'll both be tied. 338 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,919 Speaker 1: I picked the Bills, and I did I picked Bills 339 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: to win because I don't see a rookie quarterback sweeping them, 340 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 1: and I think they'll have a better offense than they 341 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: had in that game in the snow, and I think 342 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: Buffalo will win it. And I think the Bills after 343 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: that they have home games against the Falcons and Jets. 344 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: So if they win this game, they're gonna end up 345 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: eleven and six. I think they're gonna win the division. 346 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: The Patriots are going to be a wild card. And 347 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: if if Sean McDermott loses two games to a rookie 348 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: quarterback when he's got Josh Allen, shame on him, well, 349 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: I wonder if he's gonna feel some heat from that too, 350 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: if that ends up happening, losing to a rookie quarterback. 351 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: Along those lines, John Bill Belichick and the Patriots lost 352 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: to the Indianapolis Colts last week. He was not surprisingly 353 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: short in his postgame press conference. Then when he did 354 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: his Monday meeting with the press, he apologized, what in 355 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 1: the sam you know what is happening in New England? 356 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: For Bill Belichick to apologize to the media, well, there 357 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: was speculation that his girlfriend had gotten through him and said, 358 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: you know how bad you looked up there. You need 359 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: to apologize. She might be the only one to tell 360 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: Bill what to do, and you would expect him to 361 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: be short after a loss like that. But I think 362 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: he got more attention apologizing than he ever has done 363 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: when he's talked to the media on Monday. John, you've 364 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: covered the NFL for a long time. What is weirder 365 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: this COVID situation and covering this or say nineteen eighty 366 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: seven strike season with the replacement players, what's weirder? Weirder 367 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: is boy, that's a great question. Mark. I covered that 368 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: every day and players were coming and going, but you 369 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 1: know what they're coming and going now. They had a 370 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: strike in eighty two seventy seven, they didn't play replacement football, 371 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: and that was strange. But man, this virus which can 372 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: hit anybody anytime and you can't really prepare for it. 373 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: Texans can have more guys as positives, So to me, 374 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 1: the virus is the strangest. John, you mentioned the Texans 375 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: having more players. Do you mean I don't know how 376 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: many more players it would take, but I think the 377 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: Browns were twenty or twenty one, and they ended up 378 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: moving that game a couple days they were playing Saturday, 379 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: played it on Monday. Do you think the NFL would 380 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: think about moving the Texans game from Sunday at all? 381 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: I think this. There was a lot made about Browns 382 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: center JC Tretter, who was the president of the union 383 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: and hid them, showing favoritism to the Browns. He tested 384 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 1: positive today, and I think the NFL says the reason 385 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: you have sixteen players on a practice squad is I 386 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: think the only way you wouldn't play is if you 387 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: can't field a team. Now, the Browns didn't add the 388 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 1: first two quarterbacks, the Texans two. I think the NFL 389 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: has said they don't discriminate against teams, but if the 390 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: Texans end up with more than twenty, what kind of 391 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: response could the NFFL give for postponing those games to 392 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: Tuesday and Monday and not doing it here when they 393 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: could have more positive tests than any of those teams did. 394 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: The Rams, the Browns, and the Washington football team and 395 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: the Chargers have eleven as we speak, and that could 396 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: improve it or it could not. So I think I 397 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: think one of those teams last week was on the 398 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 1: tarmac ready to go when they got the word it's 399 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: being put back, So go back and they turned around 400 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: and went back to the terminal. Unbelievable that, I mean, 401 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: that's got to be a gut wrenching time. General is 402 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: Diehard a Christmas movie. It's a third time I've been 403 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: asked about that today. And obviously as a Christmas movie. 404 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: The whole thing was a Christmas theme. And the whole 405 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: reason John McLean went to LA was because it was 406 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: Christmas and it was started with a Christmas party. And 407 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 1: I will and I will tell you guys the story 408 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: of the others were coached by Jerry Glanville and they 409 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: had a night off. The next day at this news conference, 410 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: media said, what'd you do on your night office? And 411 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: I went to the movie? Oh what'd you see? He said? 412 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: I saw something I thought I'd never seen. Everybody gets 413 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: real quiet. What he goes John McClaine with cuts, and 414 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: I'll leave you guys with this hippie kaya. He dropped off. Generally, 415 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: you have going on to the chronicle I'm writing for 416 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: Friday about the coaches and players preparing as the life 417 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: in the NFL goes on, because COVID nineteen is the 418 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: world in which we live in. For Friday Brooks Caman 419 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: has got a story about David Culley. On Sunday, we 420 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: got a podcast at a podcast too. Thank you guys 421 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: very much, Mary Christmas, Happy holidays, and I will see 422 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 1: you soon. Mary Christmas, Hippie Kaya, Thank you General. And 423 00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: coming up John Harris and I play Who's Better Lost. 424 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: We'll have some keys to the game as we get 425 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: ready for Sunday. It's Texans Radio. It's Texans All Access. 426 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: Mark vandermar John Harris with you. Marry Christmas, Christmas Eve 427 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: Eve Show Eve Eve. That's right, and we're doing it here. Johnny, 428 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: you're ready to play Who's Better Man? It's Chris. That's right. 429 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 1: It's a twenty third. I have wholly lost on what 430 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 1: data is because I'm in still football mode. So I'm thinking, Okay, 431 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: today's Thursday. That's That's all I'm concerned about right now. 432 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: It's just football mode. But yeah, thankfully, thankfully, all the 433 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: taking care of business stuff as you would as you 434 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: would call it is already in the books, except for 435 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: a big grocery store run for the eating part of Christmas. Well, 436 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: I need to start my Christmas shopping very soon. I 437 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: mean it's getting it's getting a little late here, even 438 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 1: for me. So yeah, I think it's time, Johnny, it's 439 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: time that I dove in here. Let's see how that goes. 440 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: All right, let's play who is better? Okay, we're gonna 441 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: start with the draft, because the Texans currently are what 442 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: third right third the order? Yes, okay, So the teams 443 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: in front of them, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Detroit Lions. 444 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: Who's better Jacksonville or Detroit Lions two eleven and one 445 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:14,119 Speaker 1: Jacks two and twelve. The Detroit Lions have been better 446 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: throughout the year. I think the Jaguars have just not. 447 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: You know, they had kind of a stretch in the 448 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: middle where they went to London, they beat the Dolphins 449 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 1: and you thought, okay, maybe they'll get it turned around. 450 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: They went to Seattle, got house and thought, oh okay, 451 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: same old Jacks. Then they beat the Bills nine to sixty. Thought, boy, 452 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's ready to turn the corner. You know, maybe Urban's 453 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: got something here. And then it was just circling the 454 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: drain again. The Lions have played well all year long. 455 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: Look yeah, you know, you look at the record, go 456 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: to two ten and one. But they had the Ravens 457 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: game one Justin Tucker had his sixty six yard field 458 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 1: goal they had. I think it was the Vikings Game one, 459 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: they got beat and Tucker Field was gonna last play 460 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: the game. They got beat by the Viki's in a 461 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: fifty five yard field goal. That should have been two 462 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 1: wins that I mean, it's right there. Yeah, they should 463 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,440 Speaker 1: have beat the Steelers even though they got to tie 464 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: out of that, so they should have four or five wins. Look, 465 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 1: I'm not sending the Lions to the playoffs, but the 466 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: Lions have played well. They have played hard for Dan 467 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: Campbell and they continue to be a thorn in the side. Now. 468 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: They didn't play well. I think it was against the Broncos. 469 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: They did not play well in that game. But last week, 470 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 1: last week, a week before Jared Golf was outstanding. Twenty 471 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: one to twenty six gets a win over the Cardinals. 472 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: I mean the Cardinals will road warriors, and then of 473 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: course golf tests is positive for COVID. But wenty of 474 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,640 Speaker 1: twenty six or two and sixteen yards I think three 475 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: touchdowns and they housed the Cardinals the number three cedafs 476 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 1: in the NFC. So I think the Lions right now. 477 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 1: If golf were healthy, to me, it would be the 478 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: Lions that would beat the Jaguars. I would make the 479 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:58,719 Speaker 1: Lions a six point favorite on a neutral field. Wow, 480 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: all right, very nice. The Jaguars were favored over the 481 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: Texans last week. We know how that went. All right, 482 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 1: I've got three eight and six teams. Let's just go 483 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:08,919 Speaker 1: with two of them right now. One of them is 484 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: here on Sunday. The Chargers are eight and six. The 485 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: Cults are also eight and six. Who's better the Cults 486 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: or the Chargers. Oh well, I'm glad you left the 487 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: third team out, which is the San Francisco forty nine Ers, 488 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: because to me, the Colts and the forty nine Ers, 489 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: although they played earlier this year, the Colts and forty 490 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 1: nine Ers to me, are on a similar trajectory, and 491 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 1: that is the team you don't want to see in 492 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs. The Chargers, to me, can be sort of 493 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: hit or missed. The Chargers can't stop the run. So 494 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: if you've got a decent run game, you can control 495 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: the clock, you can control the game, because the Chargers 496 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: really aren't. I mean they're the fourth worst run defense 497 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: in the NFL. So you can move the ball. So 498 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: if the Cults are playing the Chargers, forget about it. 499 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: The Cults are gonna hammer Jonathan Taylor until the cows 500 00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: come home, and I don't know the Chargers could stop 501 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: it said. The Chargers can score in a blink because 502 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: all they have. I think the Colts are better than 503 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: the Chargers. I think the forty nine Ers and the 504 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: Colts are pretty much on the same kind of same 505 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: kind of line. They're very similar teams. Colts can hurt 506 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: you with Jonathan Taylor, forty nine can hurt you with 507 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 1: a combo run game. Garoppolo Wentz are kind of the 508 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: same guy. Really good offensive lines for both groups and 509 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:27,239 Speaker 1: the defense, albeit not a ton of guys that you go, 510 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: oh man, there are superstars all over the place. They've 511 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: got the Forrest Buckner on the Colts, They've got interior 512 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: guys and Nick Bosa for the forty nine Ers, and 513 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: they got Fred Werner, they got Darius Slender. I mean, 514 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 1: they're very similar teams. To me, the Colts and forty 515 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: nine Ers are very similar, and I think both of 516 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: them are better than the Chargers. Okay, which this is 517 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: a who's better? Which seven and seven team comes out 518 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: of the pack and does something in the playoffs if 519 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: they get there at all. Seven and seven Raiders, seven 520 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: and seven, Broncos seven and seven Browns Saints or seven 521 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: and seven. Dolphins are seven and seven, and the Vikings 522 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: are seven and seven. Pick one, Johnny, Who's gonna do it? 523 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: I think I think it's the Browns and it's not. 524 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: It's not because of what they did last year, but 525 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: it is kind of what they did last year. I 526 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: just think when you have Nick Chubb available, you know, 527 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: Case Keenum said it's good to have a full and 528 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: healthy Nick Chubb in the backfield, and that's very true. 529 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: And I think when they have that and everybody's healthy, 530 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: I think the Browns offense is very tough to stop. 531 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: And if Baker can play like he did in the 532 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 1: playoffs last year, the Browns are really tough out. I 533 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: look at the other seven and seventeams. I'm like, I 534 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: don't trust any of the Saints quarterbacks at all. I 535 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: really don't. I mean Kirk Cousins of the Vikings. I mean, 536 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: the Vikings have been all over the place. Lebroncos, Teddy 537 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: Bridgewater just got banged up, and I don't know that 538 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: I completely buy TB five. So to me, it's the Browns. 539 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,719 Speaker 1: Other think the Browns are the most talented team now. 540 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: To that end, I think they probably have underachieved this 541 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: year being seven and seven. I mean that should be 542 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: a nine and five team right now, but it's not. 543 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 1: But that also scares me because I know that team 544 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 1: can catch fire, and we also know how talented that 545 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 1: team is. So I would say seven and seven the Dolphins. 546 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: I know they're hot. No, I was thinking a playoffs situation. 547 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: They don't. They don't scare me, not a playoffs, not 548 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:33,480 Speaker 1: yet anyway. I do like what two is doing, but 549 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: I'm not doing it. So I'm going Browns at seven 550 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: and seven. I just think the Browns are gonna have 551 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: a hard time getting there. You know, that's the hard 552 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: player at Green Bay. On Christmas, they'll go to Pittsburgh, 553 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: which you know for them, they can do it, but 554 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: it's such an emotional lift for them to win in Pittsburgh, 555 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:52,160 Speaker 1: and Pittsburgh is speaking of as a seven, seven and 556 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: seven teams. They're seven six and one, and then they 557 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: host the Bengals in the regular season finale. That AFC 558 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: North is a mosh pit right now, and it's really 559 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: enjoyable to watch them fight it out. I think the 560 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: Browns really needed to beat the Raiders the other night. 561 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 1: Had they been able to do that, you know, mall 562 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 1: Santa almost got it done at quarterback, Johnny mall Santa, 563 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: just call him mall Santa. Yes, that's his nickname. You 564 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,719 Speaker 1: didn't know that mall Santa. The forty nine ers gave 565 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: him that nickname. I've never heard that larious name. That's 566 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:27,000 Speaker 1: a great nickname. That's up there with clipboard. Jesus. I mean, 567 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: that is so mall Santa. Nick Mullins, Yes, I mean 568 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: he kind of looks like he beats somebody and then 569 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: I think it caught fire because somebody tweeted your team 570 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: just lost to a squad that was quarterbacked by a 571 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: mall Santa, and because you know, he came off the 572 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: bench for them whatever spot starter and he got the 573 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 1: job done. I mean, I just thought that was so good. 574 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 1: I just that's funny. I love that. I have not 575 00:32:56,240 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: heard that. That is hilarious. Okay, who's better Christmas movies? Okay? 576 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: Oh boy, who's better It's a Wonderful Life or any 577 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 1: other Christmas movie ever? All Right, I know, I know 578 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: you're laughing, but you're about to get really really mad 579 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: at me. Oh my gosh, you've never seen It's a 580 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: wonderful life? Are you serious? I have my daughter. My 581 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 1: daughter has seen it. My daughter has seen it. Why 582 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: why are you opposed to seeing this film? It's not 583 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:31,959 Speaker 1: that I'm opposed to it. I just I just haven't. 584 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: I just haven't seen it. I mean, by accident, you 585 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: would think you would have seen it. You would think 586 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:41,960 Speaker 1: you would think. But when it comes to Christmas movies, look, 587 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 1: my family and I have put every Christmas movie you 588 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: can think of, written it on a piece of paper, 589 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: and we've got it sitting in a mug and we 590 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 1: just pick one out, like, okay, is it Christmas movie time? Yeah? 591 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: And we go pick one out and we let the 592 00:33:56,120 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: mug decide. Oh lug. Besides, so there there are some 593 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: I the Home Alone, I mean I love Home Alone 594 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: and Home Alone two. Actually that was the first one 595 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 1: that came up, was Home Alone two. But when it 596 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: comes to Christmas movies, this is the one we put 597 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 1: on the other night. This wasn't even mug a mug choice. 598 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: This was just our choice. A Christmas story. We watched 599 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 1: that from beginning to end. We were cackling, howling at it. 600 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:26,719 Speaker 1: Christmas Story. That's my favorite Christmas movie, Christmas story you 601 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:29,840 Speaker 1: got company. Yeah, it's it's a good one. I think 602 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: I think Elf is really good. I think they did 603 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 1: a great job because Elf has all the elements you're 604 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:40,319 Speaker 1: looking for. Right there's redemption and Christmas spirit and it's 605 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,759 Speaker 1: you know, the climax of the movies on Christmas Eve. 606 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: There's a lot of great elements to that. That's why 607 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: when you have a non Christmas Christmas movie like die Hard, 608 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 1: it's not quite the same. Yeah, Lethal Weapon. Is that 609 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: a Christmas movie? I don't know. It doesn't. It begin 610 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 1: with jingle Bell Rock and it's a really great movie. 611 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: But it's not a Christmas movie. Anybody Christmas movie? I 612 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 1: don't die Hard. I don't even think die Hard is 613 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: a Christmas movie. Although I will say the best argument 614 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,439 Speaker 1: I've ever heard was what John McClean said. Yes, Yes, 615 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: that's our John mcclin, Not die Hard, John mcclin, No, No, 616 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: not at all. Okay, and Coach Kelley agrees with you. 617 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 1: All right, coming out, give me a key or two 618 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 1: to the game on Sunday, as the Texans take on 619 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:23,640 Speaker 1: the Chargers at NRG Stadium noon kick, It's Texans Radio 620 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 1: Mark Vanderman, John Harris with you Texans Radio as the 621 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: Texans take on the Chargers Sunday at noon at NRG Stadium. 622 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: Can't wait for that. It's gonna be fun, I hope, Johnny. 623 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: The COVID situation, Oh my gosh. At practice today, we're 624 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: looking we're counting defensive lineman. It looks like we have 625 00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: enough to feel a team at the moment. Let's just 626 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:48,399 Speaker 1: see how it plays out the next couple of days, 627 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:51,479 Speaker 1: because guys can pop any time. I mean, I feel 628 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,719 Speaker 1: like saying stop testing, but that's not really the way 629 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: to do this, is it. Well, I thought that's what 630 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:01,680 Speaker 1: they were doing that with the protocols. But as I've reminded, 631 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 1: you know a few people this week, you know if 632 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,280 Speaker 1: you were deemed a close contact because that that's happened 633 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:10,439 Speaker 1: to me that I was deemed to close contact because 634 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,120 Speaker 1: I had spent a certain amount of time around somebody 635 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:15,239 Speaker 1: that had tested positive. I had to then test for 636 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 1: the next five days I think it was, which included 637 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: the day before we flew out or the day we 638 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 1: flew out, then the game that day at our hotel 639 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 1: on the road, and thankfully I tested negative and I 640 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 1: didn't have it. But that's how you know, that's how 641 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 1: I had to do it, and it was, and I'm 642 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: assuming that's how these guys had to do it. But 643 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,799 Speaker 1: it's just this change odd world we live in. The 644 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 1: biggest thing is just getting guys back healthy. Yeah, we 645 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:44,879 Speaker 1: want to him play football. But I saw Kendall Lamb 646 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 1: who played for the Texans back in twenty fifteen, played 647 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:48,960 Speaker 1: for about four years here with the Texans and just 648 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 1: a great guy. And he's talked about his history with 649 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 1: respiratory issues and he just said, y'all pray for me 650 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: because I got a feeling this is gonna be pretty tough, 651 00:36:57,680 --> 00:37:01,080 Speaker 1: especially on somebody with respiratory issues like myself. So you know, 652 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: that's the thing you hope for is that there isn't 653 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:07,400 Speaker 1: a condition that keeps a guy from playing, but there's 654 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: a condition that a guy has Mike Kendall Lamb is 655 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 1: speaking of, and that this COVID nineteenth thing hits them 656 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:16,560 Speaker 1: and it just is debilitating for them. So thoughts were 657 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 1: with Kendall and obviously everybody that has tested positive and 658 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:23,720 Speaker 1: hopefully they can just get back safe. Yeah, Look, respiratory issues. 659 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:26,959 Speaker 1: I get it because when I had COVID, the long 660 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 1: situation was very real for me, And I know it's 661 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:33,440 Speaker 1: different for everybody, but for me, I felt a tightness. 662 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:37,239 Speaker 1: It was not it was a very dry presence, and 663 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,240 Speaker 1: it was tight and it made it harder to breathe. 664 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:42,720 Speaker 1: And I just thought, Man, if I wasn't in good health, 665 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:44,719 Speaker 1: this would be a real problem or could be a 666 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 1: real problem. So you never know, But that being said, 667 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 1: based on what we know right now. Look, it's always 668 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 1: tough to run the football for his football team, and 669 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,479 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if they can get some of it done 670 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: because with Brandon Cooks on the list, Johnny, this is 671 00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:03,319 Speaker 1: a big absence for Houston. Got to find a way 672 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:06,239 Speaker 1: to piece things together. Am and Dola returning would be 673 00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: a big help, no doubt, But nobody is Brandon Cooks 674 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 1: on this team other than Brandon Cooks, So how do 675 00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: they do it? Yeah, you bring up a great point, Mark, 676 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 1: I think, and I mentioned this as we were talking 677 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: to John a little bit and talking about the Chargers 678 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 1: a little bit last segment, the fact that their fourth 679 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 1: worse than the league against the run the Jaguars. I 680 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: think we're twentieth in the league, and look, the Texans 681 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:30,160 Speaker 1: didn't set the world on fire, but they did enough 682 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 1: on first down and second down such that they could 683 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: get to third and six, they could get to third 684 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 1: and five, they got to advantageous situations on third down. 685 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:41,880 Speaker 1: I mean, the first touchdown came on a third and 686 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: one little rub route that Brandon sort of created. That, 687 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:48,400 Speaker 1: to me is what's lost in the fact that Brandon 688 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 1: created that touchdown by just reading things and seeing things 689 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 1: that a veteran's going to see that guys that haven't 690 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:58,160 Speaker 1: played a lot, you know, may not see. But guys 691 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: got to step up and make plays. I mean, you 692 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,279 Speaker 1: know what the next man up. I mean, that's a 693 00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,920 Speaker 1: philosophy you always talk about. Nobody's gonna be able to 694 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:07,920 Speaker 1: step in for Brandon Cooks and be a one for 695 00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:11,239 Speaker 1: one exchange. But maybe Chris Moore steps up and has 696 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:13,360 Speaker 1: a game like you did against the Patriots. Maybe you 697 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: get that from Jordan VC steps up, makes a play 698 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 1: here or there. Who was acting last week? You never know, 699 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,120 Speaker 1: But it's an opportunity. And that's the only thing that 700 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:22,839 Speaker 1: I know. Some young players won't just give me an 701 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,440 Speaker 1: opportunity to go out there. They're not gonna be Brandy Cooks, 702 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:29,640 Speaker 1: but will just be clear. But just like Billy Bean 703 00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:32,680 Speaker 1: did in Moneyball. You couldn't replace Jason john Bes one guy, 704 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:34,840 Speaker 1: but maybe you can replace him with two or three guys. 705 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: And maybe that's what's gonna happen on Sunday, and hopefully 706 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:39,680 Speaker 1: it is what happens on Sunday. If I'm just drawing 707 00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:42,520 Speaker 1: stuff up on the white board without drawing up scheme, 708 00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:44,880 Speaker 1: one thing I want to see. Actually it's two things. 709 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:48,560 Speaker 1: Two jump balls fifty fifty well placed fifty fifty balls 710 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,800 Speaker 1: to Nico. You want to see him get a chance, 711 00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:53,520 Speaker 1: you know, maybe corner of the end zone. Maybe it's 712 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,960 Speaker 1: just on the sideline when you need a first down 713 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:58,799 Speaker 1: or something. But you gotta place it right, you gotta 714 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:01,880 Speaker 1: calculate it correct and let him fight for the football 715 00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,879 Speaker 1: and win that fight. And I'll take whatever's coming because 716 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:07,000 Speaker 1: I want to see him get that done. I want 717 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,040 Speaker 1: to see that element in this offense. I think he 718 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: can bring that to you. I think he can do 719 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 1: it not only down on the end zone and then 720 00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:15,560 Speaker 1: the red zone, but he can do it out on 721 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:17,319 Speaker 1: the field too. You get him in one on one 722 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 1: situations and you just let him go up and make 723 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:21,799 Speaker 1: a play. I mean, you know, I remember famously when 724 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:24,840 Speaker 1: Hop got here, He's like, yo, Shobby, just start up 725 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:26,560 Speaker 1: to me. I'll go get it. Well, yeah, I mean 726 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:29,320 Speaker 1: you can't subsist on that. You can't do that fifteen 727 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:32,440 Speaker 1: times a game. But you can put defensive backs on notice, 728 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:34,640 Speaker 1: like hey man, six four two fifteen is about to 729 00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:38,640 Speaker 1: go dunk on your head right here. That puts that 730 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: forces defenses to have to change, like, hey man, we're 731 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:43,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to give this corner over here, Michael Davis, 732 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 1: We're gonna have to give him some help with Derwin James. Well, 733 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:47,959 Speaker 1: what does that open up if you have to do 734 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 1: that and take that away? So I think there's a 735 00:40:50,719 --> 00:40:53,520 Speaker 1: lot of things that you can do with Nico, not 736 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:56,080 Speaker 1: only in the red zone, but also just go routes 737 00:40:56,080 --> 00:40:57,799 Speaker 1: where he can just go up over a dB and 738 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:02,400 Speaker 1: see what happens. Her is so good and you gotta 739 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:04,760 Speaker 1: hope that. Look, you don't have your regular D line 740 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:06,680 Speaker 1: out there, and I'm not sure how are you gonna 741 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:09,840 Speaker 1: get pressure. But Johnny, last week, I couldn't have predicted 742 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:13,480 Speaker 1: Derek Rivers and Chris Smith getting sacks and having big 743 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:16,840 Speaker 1: moments in the backfield. Look that, that, to me was 744 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:19,520 Speaker 1: a lovey Smith masterpiece last week. And I know, a 745 00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:21,160 Speaker 1: lot of guys played well and it was all three 746 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:24,440 Speaker 1: phases and all that, but man, you know, maybe maybe, 747 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,480 Speaker 1: just maybe he could find a way to get to Herbert. 748 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:29,880 Speaker 1: I don't know. Yeah, I think they're gonna have to 749 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:33,000 Speaker 1: be a little bit creative with it. And that's okay, 750 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: that's all right. But I'll tell you what when when 751 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence went back the past last week, guys were moving, stunting, looping, 752 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 1: doing different things, but they were coming relentlessly. That's what 753 00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:48,239 Speaker 1: stood out was how relentless they were getting after it. 754 00:41:48,280 --> 00:41:52,280 Speaker 1: And look, there's no Corey Linsley at center Pro Bowl Center, 755 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:56,160 Speaker 1: and Rashawn Slater's coming off being on COVID list last 756 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:58,640 Speaker 1: week and he missed the game. So you know, you 757 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:02,560 Speaker 1: hope with guy later that you know, being home, you know, 758 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:06,879 Speaker 1: be from Sugarland with Clemps High School, you know, play 759 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:09,440 Speaker 1: in front of everybody and maybe gets a little stressed. 760 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:12,080 Speaker 1: He hasn't played in a week. Lindsley's out. You know, look, 761 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:13,840 Speaker 1: you gotta take advantage of the best, you know, and 762 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:16,320 Speaker 1: he's a rookie and then Lindsley's out. You got to 763 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:18,160 Speaker 1: try and take advantage of it in some way. Shape 764 00:42:18,239 --> 00:42:20,000 Speaker 1: or for him. I don't think that offensive line for 765 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:25,280 Speaker 1: the Chargers is great, but with Lindsley and with Lindsley 766 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:27,919 Speaker 1: and Slater in the game, they're pretty it's pretty good. 767 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,640 Speaker 1: Well now Lindsley's out and Slater's just coming back, so 768 00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:34,560 Speaker 1: maybe there are some inadequacies with the other guys that 769 00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:36,560 Speaker 1: you can win some one on one matchups regardless who's 770 00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:39,120 Speaker 1: playing on his defensive lines. Very cool, Johnny, thanks so 771 00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:41,320 Speaker 1: much for the time looking forward to the game on Sunday. 772 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:44,120 Speaker 1: You got a marking forward to seeing you. That's the show. 773 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:46,399 Speaker 1: Thank you General for being on as well, and thank 774 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:49,279 Speaker 1: you all for listening. Have a great and merry Christmas 775 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:52,040 Speaker 1: from all of us with the Houston Texans and Texans Radio. 776 00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:53,440 Speaker 1: Go Texans.