1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: What's going on? Everybody. Welcome into a new week of 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: Texans All Access and a wonderful Monday. Addition, I am 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: your host, John Harris, Football Analside on a reporter from 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: the Hounday Texans Radio Studio. Glad to be with you 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: this evening. And we're gonna hear from a lot of 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: assistant coaches tonight. Some I think is the first you've 7 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: ever heard it. I know, the first couple interviews right 8 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: out of the gate. I know for a fact you 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: haven't heard those. A couple interviews that I was able 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: to do with a couple of assistant coaches. Will do 11 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: a little assistant Coach Texans Audio jukebox in our next 12 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: segment to squeezing a few things that I know I 13 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: heard during the assistant coach interviews that I did a 14 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: little doghead turn, not in a bad way, like interesting, okay. 15 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: And when you have new assistant coaches, you're hearing their 16 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: voices for the first time. Some of these guys I 17 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: haven't even met even the building, but I haven't a 18 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: chance to meet them. But two of them that I 19 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: was able to meet linebackers coach Miles Smith and d 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: line coach and former linebackers coach Bobby King. I had 21 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: an opportunity to go one on one with both of them, 22 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: and here's my discussion with Miles Smith, Texans new linebackers coach. 23 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: Joining me now on Texans Radio. Linebackers coach Miles Smith. 24 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: First of all, Coach, I say this, and I say 25 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: this with all due respect, Welcome to Houston. How does 26 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: it feel to be Houston, Texans? Uh? Couldn't be happier 27 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: about it? You know, I'm still getting getting used to 28 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: the weather a little bit, a little more humid than 29 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: I'm used to. But uh, very sad to be here. Now. 30 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: I know your dad is from Texas, so coming back 31 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: for him, That's that's a pretty cool thing. But where 32 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: does Texas kind of fit in your life? Have you 33 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: spent any time Here's? What does it feel like to 34 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: be here? To Houston's this is your first real allotment 35 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: of time you're in Houston. Yes, you know, I've never 36 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: lived here, however, because I've had so much family here. 37 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: You know, every year we know that we were taking 38 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 1: a trip down to East Texas. So been around generally 39 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: in the Texas area. But first time I've actually been 40 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: able to put our roots down. Well, I'm glad you're here, 41 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: and glad you got the linebackers, and coach, let's talk 42 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: about that group. Let's talk in general, just about the 43 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: linebacker group. You're going from the Texas three four last 44 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: year to a four three this year. What does that 45 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: mean for your linebacker group as far as changes, And 46 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: I know there's been a lot of changes in personnel, 47 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: but there obviously are some holdovers. Well, what's the biggest 48 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: change for them going from one scheme and three four 49 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: two a four three? In the end, I don't think 50 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: there's a whole lot of major changes. Football is still football. 51 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: We might call things different positions, but in the end, 52 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: we still have the same goal, you know, seaball get ball. 53 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: So I don't think there's a whole lot of huge 54 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: changes schematically. I think there are a couple different deals 55 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: there where you know, we're not gonna be blitzing as 56 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: much maybe, and some things like that, But as a whole, 57 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: I don't think there's a whole lot of difference when 58 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: you come into a new situation. Coach, and I asked 59 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: this about coach camp I asked this of coach camping. 60 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: You're totally new to the situation when you took over. 61 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: Did you want to have a complete clean slate when 62 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: you saw these guys didn't spend a lot of time 63 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: with the film, or did you want to dive into 64 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: the film and see what was already there and what 65 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: you were working with. How did you kind of approach 66 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: the offseason as you looked at the group you were 67 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: about to coach. Well, the first thing you have to 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: do is, you know, just dive into what's happened in 69 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: the past. We needed to evaluate the players that we 70 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: had before we made any additional decisions from there. You know, 71 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: the cover, to say the least, was not bear here. 72 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:46,839 Speaker 1: So the first thing we need to do is see 73 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: who we had, and then we just need to find 74 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: some other pieces to fit in. But and then you 75 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: definitely have to start off with what you had before 76 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: you got here. One guy that remains is Zach Cuttingham, 77 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: a guy that's had a lot of tackles, which coach 78 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: sometimes I say tackles aren't overage staff. But he's had 79 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: a lot of tackles. He's been around here for a while. 80 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: What does Zach mean to this defense in twenty twenty 81 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: one and beyond? You know, Zach is a special football player. 82 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: He's able to do a lot of things that quite frankly, 83 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: a lot of other linebackers can't do. So I think 84 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: he's going to have a huge impact on what we 85 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: do going forward. Obviously his stats are what they are, 86 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: kind of agree with you a little bit. I think 87 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: tackles sometimes could be a little overrated, But as a whole, 88 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: I think he has shown that he's as talented as 89 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: any other linebacker in the NFL. So for us going forward, 90 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: it's nice to have a piece in place that you 91 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: really could depend on like him, Because I don't know 92 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: if you've set goals for hey, we want to be 93 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: a top ten defense where we want to be this 94 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: or we want to be that. But I would imagine 95 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: that you have probably been beaten over the head with 96 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: the results of last year from a turnover perspective, because 97 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: it wasn't pretty last year from a turnover perspective. I know, 98 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: sometimes turnovers are a product of luck, sometimes preparation, opportunity, 99 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: all that kind of thing when it comes to turnovers. Coach, 100 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: what's your thought and is it something you can work on, 101 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: is it something you can emphasize, is it something that 102 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: you can improve on? Or is it really just a 103 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: product of luck and opportunity. To start off, I'm gonna say, 104 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: we don't want to call them turnovers. These are takeaways, 105 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: and I think that that kind of gives you the 106 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: mentality that we go into it. You know, takeaways don't 107 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: happen by luck, by chance. It has to be a 108 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: mindset on every given play. The goal of every play 109 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: is a score, and the only way to score is 110 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: to take the ball away. So whether we're on offense, 111 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,239 Speaker 1: we're on defense, we're on special teams, that goal stays 112 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: the same. And I think as long as we as 113 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: coaches coach it up every single play in practice, every rep, 114 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: we place that importance on it, naturally the takeaways are 115 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: going to come, and I think our history has proven that. 116 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: I love that answer, Coach. That's the best answer I've 117 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: gotten today. I absolutely love it. I've got to read 118 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: I do that a lot. I refer to over turnovers. 119 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: But you're right, there are takeaways because you're going you're 120 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: doing it, you're taking away. I love that answer. Similar question, 121 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: the run defense last year not very good. What's the 122 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: biggest thing that's got to change in your group to 123 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: be better against the run? Games, and obviously six of 124 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: our games are against three of the better run games 125 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: in the NFL and Jacksonville, Indianapolis and Tennessee. What's the 126 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: biggest thing that's got to happen to help the linebackers 127 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 1: and the entire defense be better against the run. You know, 128 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: I don't know as much of what's happened in the past, 129 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: because you know, since I've gotten him, just looking at 130 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: what we're going to do in the future. What I 131 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: do know is that as a defense, we're gonna run 132 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: our bus off for the football. No, in the end, 133 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: there's not a whole lot of difference in schemes and 134 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: what people are trying to do. I think the biggest difference, 135 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: as some teams have worth others, is just the simple things. 136 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: The fundamentals. Run to the ball, be fundamentally sound. If 137 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: you do those things, ultimately the stats are gonna show it, 138 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: all right. I gotta ask this for people that don't know. 139 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: Your dad has love you. He's a defensive coordinator. I 140 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: grew up with also a dad as a coach, but 141 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: I never coached with him, and I guarantee at some 142 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: point we would have thrown hands on the sideline knowing 143 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: my dad and myself. What is it like to coach 144 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: with your dad? You know, in the end it's I'm 145 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: hesitating a little bit because I don't really think of 146 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: it as me coaching with my dad. Yeah, No, I 147 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: think of it as me coaching with a man who 148 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: has a lot of football knowledge to give, and I 149 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: try to take as much advantage of it day after day, 150 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: just trying to learn as much football from him as possible. 151 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: You know, we're blessed to be around a lot of 152 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: different good football coaches around this building, and he's one 153 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: of those. He's seen a lot of football and I'm 154 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: just trying to learn from all the things that he 155 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: has learned over the over the years. That's as good 156 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: an answer and as PC and answers you could have 157 00:07:55,560 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: given him a coach. I love I love it. One 158 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: last thing, you spent the last few years in the 159 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: college game at University Illinois. College game different from the 160 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: NFL game. Some of the things you can do hash 161 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: marks three yards downfield for offensive lineman, which I know 162 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: for defensive coaches just makes you pull your hair out. 163 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: But because some of that stuff is moving towards the NFL, 164 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: I would imagine there's some crossover that can help you. 165 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: How do you feel like the college game and being 166 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: in the college game, we will help you moving forward 167 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: and moving back into the NFL. Well, as we're seeing 168 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: with the evolution of offensive football, a lot of college 169 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: aspects are now you know, they're getting to their migrating 170 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: to the NFL. So I think our defense as a 171 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: whole has been able to make certain adjustments over the 172 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: past couple of years that are going to play a 173 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: little bit more importance going forward. A lot of option things, 174 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: stuff like that. You know, we've been able to develop 175 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: some rules to deal with those where now when they 176 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: eventually come up in the NFL, we're gonna be ready 177 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: for him. Coach, I can't thank you enough for your time, 178 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: my friend. Thank you very much. Best of luck this year. 179 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: I appreciate thank you very much. Gotta admit Miles is 180 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: a really, really good sport having to deal with me 181 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 1: asking him questions about being Lovey Smith's son. Look, there's 182 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: no question he's very proud of being Lovey Smith's son. 183 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: But I think Miles definitely wants to make his own 184 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: way as a coach. And oh, by the way, he 185 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: just happens to be Lovey Smith's son, and I hope 186 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: for him that's gonna be what happens as a linebackers 187 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: coach here in Houston. But it wouldn't have mattered whether 188 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: his dad was Lovey Smith or he had played for 189 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: his dad a long time ago. I'm always intrigued by 190 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: guys that have played for their dad, but even more 191 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: so coached with their dad. I told Coach Smith afterwards. 192 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: I saw him in the hallway and I just said, man, 193 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: I know that I had I coached in my pops, 194 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: and of course yesterday was Father's Day and had a 195 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: good conversation with him. I called him he's watching the Astros, 196 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: which is awesome. He's now back in wiscons and him 197 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: my mom are back in Wisconsin and they're watching the Astros. 198 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: He doesn't miss an Astros game. I love it. He 199 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: doesn't watch the Brewers unless they're on at a different time. 200 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: If it came down to Astros or Brewers, he would 201 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: be watching the Astros. Then he had the US Open 202 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 1: on and he's got the volume blaring so I can 203 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 1: hear all the golf in the background while he's got 204 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: the Astros game in the iPad. Anyhow, I know that 205 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: we would have butted heads pretty hard. When he coached me, 206 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: we butted heads. One of my favorite stories was when 207 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: he coached me. He was a defensive coordinator, but for 208 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: some reason, he had a play in a game and 209 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: he drew it up for me to go catch a touchdown, 210 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: and I didn't do what I was supposed to. He 211 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: told me literally, run this route to the post because 212 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 1: he saw something. So head coach slash office coordinators like, 213 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: all right, let's do it. So I go out there 214 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: and I run my route and I cut it off 215 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: short because I saw the safety back there, So I 216 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: cut it off short, quarterback through it to the goal, 217 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,479 Speaker 1: pub incomplete, call time out, go over to the sideline 218 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: and he is standing there and I'm the last one 219 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: to get over there because I'm on the fall I'm 220 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: all the way back in the end zone coming, so 221 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: I'm the last guy to get over there. So he 222 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: turns to me and goes run the right route. And 223 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: of course, being I don't know fifteen fourteen fifteen, your 224 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: dad tells you to do something, you and carries a 225 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: coach You dad tell you, and you're like the words 226 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: came out of my mouth, and I was like, oh, 227 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: and I was like, I did, and then I was like, 228 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: oh no, and he took his Manilla his Manila folder, 229 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: you know those the little minile folder of Manifolder whatever 230 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: you call him, the you know, just a little full 231 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: you make play cards out of. They're nothing in it. 232 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: So there was nothing there. And he turned and he 233 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: used that play card, and thank god it wasn' laminated. 234 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: He just smacked me right in a phase. I mean, 235 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: it didn't hurt, but it got my attention, and I 236 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: was just like, all right, watch this all right, And 237 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: I mean I didn't say anything. I was like, you know, 238 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: but as I'm going out to the huddle for the 239 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 1: next play, which is going to be the same play, 240 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm gonna show him. I'm gonna read the 241 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: same exact way. I read the same exact way, and 242 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: I catch a touch now. And I learned a lesson 243 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: that day that fathers usually no best. But that story 244 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: illustrates just how difficult it sometimes can be in a 245 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: competitive situation with your father. So hopefully Miles and Lovey 246 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: will have a great relationship and I know they do, 247 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: and have a great coaching relationship and help this defense 248 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: get out of the doldrums where it was last year 249 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: and make it a respectable unit one that we're used 250 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: to seeing here in the city of Houston. Now Miles 251 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: coaches linebackers. Now Guy coach linebackers. Last year it was 252 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: Bobby King, and I love Bobby. He is one of 253 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: my favorite assistant coaches. We always never fails six thirty 254 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: seven o'clock in the morning, maybe earlier, maybe six to 255 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: six thirty in the morning on a Sunday game day, 256 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: you can count on seeing Bobby King in the workout room. 257 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: You know. I know this because every game that we 258 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: are on the road, we are working out next to 259 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: one another. He's gonna work out. I'm just getting to 260 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: run in. But were they always there? We always, you know, 261 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: kind of chit chat beforehand. Great guy, now defensive line 262 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: coach for your Houston Texans. And I thought it was 263 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:25,439 Speaker 1: interesting because I asked him about being a defensive line 264 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: coach after being a linebackers coach, and he had to 265 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: well kind of put me in my place a little 266 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: bit because he reminded me that he's going back home. 267 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: If you will. Back on Texans Radio, John Harris here 268 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: alongside new defensive line coach, former linebackers, so he's been 269 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: around changing a little bit. My man, Bobby King coach. 270 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: First of all, how are you doing, my friend? How's 271 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: this offseason been outstanding? He's great to have the players 272 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: here and couldn't be more fired up about the group 273 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: I'm working with. So oh well, right now, John Coach, 274 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: I know when people here linebackers and you moved the 275 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: defensive line, that's a it seems like a big transition. 276 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: I know it's got to be. What's been the biggest 277 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: factor for you this offseason and kind of making that 278 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: transition from coaching guys standing up playing linebacker to hands 279 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: on the ground playing defensive line. Don't tell anybody it's 280 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: a big seeker, but I'm a d lamon at heart. Now, Okay, 281 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: that's what I played. And to be honest with you, 282 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: besides these last couple of years, I've always been involved 283 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: with the pass rush, you know, because you know when 284 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: we go nickel defense back in the day. You know 285 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: what I'm saying that you're working with the olb's, they 286 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: become defensive ends. So I've always been involved, but couldn't 287 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: be more fired up. It's got it because you got 288 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: a number of different players added to the scheme. Malie Collins, 289 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: Vincent Taylor, what have you seen from the veterans that 290 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: have been added? I'll ask you about your rookie in 291 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: a second, but what about the veterans that have been added? 292 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: What are they bringing to the defensive line? Booya Base, 293 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: if you will, you know what it's since day one 294 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: with these guys I'm talking about, even with the zoom 295 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: calls before we met in person. I mean, it's been 296 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: a hungry compa ditive group in a good way, and 297 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: they go out there in battle. I don't have to 298 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: tell them to work. Some groups with that's and stuff 299 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: you got to kind of brought them alone. Not this group. 300 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: They come out there and they are fired up, radar role, 301 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: wanting more and it's it's been a joy so far, 302 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: and look forward to training camp. Obviously from the past 303 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: more coach, I've asked Lovey about this about a three 304 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: four defense last year and like I know, and you 305 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: know as well, in the NFL things are you know, 306 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: they kind of blur the lines at three four four three, 307 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: the whole thing. Love He said to me that that 308 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: really stood out. He said, I'm really a believer in 309 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: a four man down line. How does that How does 310 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: that play with the group? How does that play for you? 311 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: How does that make things different? The fact that is 312 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: going from a three four to a four three, and 313 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: does that make coaching that group that much more different 314 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: because the scheme is different from what it was last year? 315 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: You know what, Like like you just said at the 316 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: beginning of question, you know, we've we've done a lot 317 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: of this stuff, but you know our base defense was 318 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: a three four, there's no doubt about that. But the 319 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: big stain, John, is we're gonna be in three point 320 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: stance as a majority of the time, and that's gonna 321 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: be the big thing for the defensive ends. And they're 322 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: hungry to do it and they're loving it so far. 323 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: So you two point stance, you know, it's you know, 324 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: it's not it's not gonna be around, Yeah, no doubt. 325 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: Guys putting their hands in the dirt, literally putting their 326 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: hands in the dirt. It is kind of nice. Coach. 327 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: You saw it from a different perspective last year, but 328 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: now you see it up close with Ross Blacklock, he's 329 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: going into his second year, the twenty twenty COVID year. 330 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: It was different for everybody. I would imagine for rookies 331 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: it was a wild thing going on. How do you 332 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: feel like Ross is acclimated to the new system and 333 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: what do you want to see from Ross Blacklock in 334 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: year two? You know what I've told Ross, this is 335 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: pretty much his first off season in the NFL. It's 336 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: not pretty much. It is because just because of last 337 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: year and so he's learning the fly. He's getting better 338 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: every day and I'm expecting big things from Ross. I mean, 339 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: he's a great kid. He's got a lot of ability, 340 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: and now we gotta tap into it and look forward 341 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: to what he's gonna do for us this year. Coach 342 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: is always a fun question because in the offseason, you 343 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: guys don't get to put pad on, and so you 344 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: hear coaches say, well, you know, it's seven on seven time, 345 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: and it's this, it's that. But there's still a lot 346 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: to get done at every single position even if you're 347 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: not putting on the pads. What's the focus for you 348 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: with the defensive line this offseason when you can't put 349 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: the pads on, you can't just go bang and hit 350 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 1: and do those things. What are you focused on with 351 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: this defensive line during this offseason period? Obviously, learning the 352 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: scheme is a number one thing. You know, you have 353 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: to learn all that's a new language. We've done most 354 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:29,959 Speaker 1: of a lot of these blitzes in the past, but 355 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: it was called something different. So it's like knowing English 356 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: and learning Spanish, so they have to learn the whole 357 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: new language. And then with me, John, it's all technique, 358 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: and it's all fundamentals, learning how to win, learning how 359 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: to pass rush, learning how to defeat a block. So 360 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: that's what we've been Concentrate on those things, and you 361 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,400 Speaker 1: get a draft pick added to the mixed two Roy Lopez. 362 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: I know rookies obviously don't have anything guaranteed to them, 363 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 1: but you got a young man that grew up as 364 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: a wrestler, You grew up a coaches kid. There are 365 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: a lot of things to like about Roy. What have 366 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: you seen early from Roy in his early career here 367 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: with the Texans? So far, Roy has been great. He's 368 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: a smart kid, like you talked about. He's got some 369 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,679 Speaker 1: big legs. He's strong lower half, I mean huge legs, 370 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: So you're not you know, I'm hoping once the pads 371 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: get on what I'm thinking right now, he's gonna be 372 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 1: a tough guy to move and he's a great kid. 373 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: He's a sponge, he's he's a guy that's not saying 374 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: a whole lot right now. He's just he's a he's 375 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: a man of action, and I think some good things 376 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: are in the future for Roy coach. I appreciate your time, 377 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: Thank you very much, and hopefully we've got a chance 378 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: to do this in person down the road. You got 379 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 1: a jump. I love that Coach King gets the opportunity 380 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: to get back to what he's most comfortable coaching, that 381 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: being a defensive line where he cut his teeth, if 382 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: you will. And nickos Saria talked about this with Sean 383 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 1: and Seth and mentioned Coach King by name and said, 384 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: Bobby's done a great job of these defensive linemen and 385 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: there are a lot of them to choo shrump and 386 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: a lot of them that have got a ton to prove. 387 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: I don't think there's anybody on that it's a line 388 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: where you go, okay, yeah, this guy's he's proved everything 389 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: he's needed to prove. I mean, Roy Lopez, rookie Malee 390 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: collins Man, can he get back to any kind of 391 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: form that he had two years ago, because last year 392 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 1: was not a very good year for him? Can he 393 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: prove that that's behind it? Charles a man who can 394 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 1: he step into that role of being the top Russian 395 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: witty merciless. Can he bounce back from a rough twenty 396 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 1: twenty Ross Blacklock, what's he made up this? He gets 397 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,120 Speaker 1: a line has got question I would say question marks, 398 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: but it's got guys that have got a lot to prove. 399 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: Shack Lawson, what can you do in the first year 400 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: here for the Texans? Can you be that bona fide 401 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: star that you're expected to be after being a first 402 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 1: round pick? So it's gonna be very, very interesting to 403 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 1: see this defensive line group led by Bobby King. So 404 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,239 Speaker 1: big thanks to Coach Smith. Coach King for joining me 405 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: on the show We Get Back. We're gonna do a 406 00:19:55,800 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: little assistant coach audio jukebox. We're gonna hear from Coach Jackson, 407 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: among others. Coach to actually talking about the safeties, so 408 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: I thought he had some interesting things to say. We'll 409 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: get to those next right here in Texans All Access 410 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,640 Speaker 1: BOXSS BOXSS Welcome back. It's Monday edition of Texans All 411 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: Access from the Monday Texans Radio Studio. I am your host, 412 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: John Harris, football analyst, sidelined reporter glad to be with 413 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: un It's time for a little assistant coach audio jukebox. Now, 414 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: some of these interviews had a chance to hear some 415 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: of them. I didn't because I was doing interviews, as 416 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: you heard the first segment with Bobby King defensive line coach, 417 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: Miles Smith live backers coach, even Robert Prince wide receivers coach, 418 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: and James Camperdow of Funds Lone coach. We were doing 419 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: interviews with them, so I didn't get to hear a 420 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 1: lot of these these cuts. So it's kind of the 421 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: first time for me, so I can imagine it maybe 422 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: the first time for you. One that stood out just 423 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: when reading a transcript, one that stood up that I 424 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: definitely wanted to hear was Greg Jackson, the new safeties coach. 425 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: He played safety for the New York Giants late eighties 426 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: early nineties, championship in nineteen ninety and was a key figure. 427 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 1: It's funny because Greg Jackson, I'm trying to place the name, 428 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,360 Speaker 1: and then I was like, oh, wait, hold on number 429 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: forty seven New York Johns something that's just the number, 430 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: and then I can picture who that Who that is well, 431 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: he's now coaching the safeties and he was first asked 432 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: about Lonnie Johnson. And I think if you made you 433 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: made a list of all right, these players have got 434 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:45,399 Speaker 1: to beat players like these players lowercase have got to 435 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: be players upper case. Lonnie Johnson is certainly certainly one 436 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: of those guys. Here is safeties coach Greg Jackson talking 437 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:01,719 Speaker 1: about Lonnie Johnson with a world of potential can he 438 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: hit it? In twenty twenty one? The first thing I 439 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: saw was a length tall, how long he was, And 440 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing when you look at a 441 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: player like that and he's got the size, the first 442 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: thing you think about is, man, that would be great 443 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: looking safety. You know. One of the things about him 444 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: is that you know he has all the ability to 445 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: come inside and play. The problem with that sometimes with 446 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: corners moving to safety is that you have those guys 447 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: that are usually playing everything from outside in. And I 448 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: think he's done a tremendous job at moving to the 449 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: safety position and start to understand how to take the 450 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: proper angles as a safety. It's a little bit different, 451 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: you know, playing the corner position because you're, just like 452 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 1: I said, you're just playing everything from outside in with him, 453 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: it's more of the just repetition for him and being 454 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: consistent at what he does. I mean, he's a really 455 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: good player. He's athletic, but I think the biggest thing 456 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: with him is just understanding the concept of the safety 457 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: position and how to just take proper angles and how 458 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 1: to be a better tackler. And I think one of 459 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: the things with him just doing this ota campus that 460 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: he's been doing a pretty good job at doing those things. 461 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 1: He's been focused, he's been concentrating. You know, he's been here, 462 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: and that's the first step that he must, you know, 463 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: must take. I'll add on top of that just a 464 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: little bit when the pads go on the tackling part. 465 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: I think Lonnie has always been able to move. There's 466 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: no doubt about that. I Mean, you can see him move. 467 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: He's a pretty fluid He's pretty fluid at corner. He 468 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: need more fluid at safety. But it's just a matter 469 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: of being a better tackler. He's a willing hitter. He's 470 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: scared of no one and nothing, and he comes for 471 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: Gary and Yanna not scared at anything. But he's got 472 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: to be a better tackler. That's something that absolutely has 473 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: to happen in twenty twenty one. Here's Coach Jackson talking 474 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: about Justin Reid. And I mentioned earlier there were certain 475 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: points and listen of the assistant coaches are or reading 476 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: the transcripts where I was like, WHOA, I kind of 477 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: I want to hear this because when I saw the 478 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: transcript very intriguing. This is one of those moments of 479 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: Coach Jackson talking about Justin Reid. I love him as 480 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 1: a player. I think he has all the ability in 481 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: the world to be that safety that's a leader back there. 482 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: I think he's a good tackler just from watching on tape. 483 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 1: I think he's a guy that can play from sideline, 484 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: the sideline versus the pass. And I think he is 485 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: a really good communicator back there. It's really smart, really bright. 486 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: And one thing about Justin He's always going to ask 487 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: you the difficult questions in the classroom. So I like 488 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: all those things about him. I think it's just a 489 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: matter of him and all the other guys just being 490 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 1: consistent on a daily basis in order to get better. 491 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: He hit that one on the nose. He was asked 492 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: a little later about Justin and kind of diving in 493 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:57,479 Speaker 1: further into Justin's play last year in particular, he hit 494 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: something to say I thought was pretty interesting because if 495 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 1: you think about the previous coaching staff, there's something that 496 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: they've valued, and I think all NFL teams value and 497 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:07,959 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question in that, because Jackson 498 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: brings up a great point about Justin Reid and not 499 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: doing too much, not having to think about being versaile, 500 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: just being focused on one particular job. When I watched 501 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: to tape, the first thing I thought about is he's 502 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: thinking too much and not just playing football. When I 503 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,719 Speaker 1: say that, I say he's making a lot of different checks, 504 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: communicating with different guys rather than just trying to focus 505 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: on playing the free safety position, which is just looking 506 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:39,159 Speaker 1: at the formations, looking at tendencies, you know, out on 507 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: the field, following the quarterback. And I think in this 508 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: system here, I think he's gonna rise up and I 509 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: think he's gonna do some good things for us, because 510 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: this defense is simple but as fast, and it allows 511 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: you to play football. And that's what we try to 512 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: instill in our players is that we're not going to 513 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: make anything difficult for you. We're gonna try to make 514 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: it as simple as possible, and we're going to allow 515 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: you to play football. And I think that's what you 516 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: see in air, I mean in Justin when you watch 517 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: the tape, is that he's going to improve. You just 518 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: need to take a whole bunch of the thinking out, 519 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,919 Speaker 1: you know, because even though he's a smart player, when 520 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: you get out on that football field, it's all about 521 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: playing fast. And I think you know in this system 522 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 1: it's going to allow him to do that. I really 523 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:24,439 Speaker 1: loved what coach Jackson had to say about his safety group. 524 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: He mentioned a little while later about Eric Murray and 525 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: just said, we want to focus on one position. Let's 526 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: just fly in the face a little bit of the 527 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: versatility argument of previous stass whatever the case might be. 528 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: But I cert of like t hearing that, because even 529 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: though guys have been in the NFL, Oh you shouldn't 530 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: know this. You shouldn't know that sometimes guys play slower 531 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: because they're thinking through okay when it might stronger. I'm 532 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 1: at free and might star where am I? Okay, wait, 533 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: what's the scheme? And you're thinking and you're not playing. 534 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: And he said that about Justin Reid, So I think 535 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: not that the scheme is going to be any easier. 536 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: But if you're focused on one to get a position 537 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: that's your home, then you can focus on that and 538 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: that job alone, and you end up being a faster 539 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: player out on the field and a better player at 540 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 1: that point. All right, let's hear from Pep Hamilton, quarterbacks coach, 541 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,919 Speaker 1: passing game coordinator. I don't think we've had Pep on 542 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 1: the show. I'd love to get an interview with Pep, 543 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: but well, I have to settle for some of his 544 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: cuts for now with the media in Houston. And the 545 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 1: first question, of course, what's your philosophy and coaching quarterbacks? Well, 546 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: I think you know, Coach Culley has mentioned quite often 547 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: that hey, we're going to be a fundamental based team 548 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 1: and that's that's collective throughout the organization. You know, we 549 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: want to start by doing things the right way and 550 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: we'll see, we'll see what that ultimately is. I mean, 551 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: what do we have to do to win games is 552 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,919 Speaker 1: yet to be determined. You know, we're still in the 553 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 1: stages of not evaluating players but just teaching and really 554 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: you know, just trying to give them a fundamental base 555 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: that's going to help them play winning football. During the 556 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: upcoming season of course, the point has been made often 557 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: every time you turn into radio, TV read something. All 558 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 1: the Texans have got a lot of new players, they 559 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: got a lot of new coaches. Yeah, it's called change. 560 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: Now is it more change than we've seen? Probably? Well, 561 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:22,959 Speaker 1: definitely are on here, but they're all hot of new players, 562 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 1: a lot of new faces. And pet Hamilton's really in 563 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: charge of kind of leading that group, and he talked 564 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: about what the philosophy is for the coaches in dealing 565 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: with so much change. You know what it's It hadn't 566 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: been very difficult at all, I think, you know, when 567 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: you consider what we had to deal with last offseason, 568 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 1: just having the opportunity to share the field with our 569 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: guys has has really been a plus for us. It 570 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: gives us an opportunity, as I mentioned before, to really 571 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: get our players ground in fundamentals. You know, that's the 572 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: thing that coach Culley has emphasized. And U you know, 573 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: having the players in the building, the players that are 574 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: here in the building, it's been great. One of my 575 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: favorite answers came to a question that I think every 576 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: coach gets at some point when they take over the job, 577 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: whatever the case might be, and it essentially becomes kind 578 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: of the chicken of the egg yard argument, which you 579 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: know which one comes first. And for football and for 580 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: football coaches, it is this is my system, I will 581 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: shoehorn you into it, or these are my players and 582 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: I will shoehorn them into the system. There's there's a 583 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 1: different way of thinking for some people, and there's you know, 584 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: different ways of thinking. I mean you can look at uh, 585 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: you know, previous staff with Bill o Brian it was 586 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: we're going to do offensively what it is that I do, 587 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 1: and we'll make everybody adjust and oh we might put 588 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: a few wrinkles in because now we got de Shaun Watson, etc. 589 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: But it was, no, we're running this particular system whether 590 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: it fits the players or not. And there's good and 591 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: bad to both. There's good and bad to having your 592 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: system what you're comfortable with. Then there's the flip side 593 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: of hey, look we've got these particular players. We're gonna 594 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: make the most out of that particular system. So Pepp 595 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: was asked about Rod Taylor in this offense led by 596 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Tim Kelly. I thought Pep's answer was fantastic. 597 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: You know, I think, I mean, first and foremost, you know, 598 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:23,959 Speaker 1: when you look at you know, coach Culley's background as 599 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: an offensive head coach. I think, without a doubt, our 600 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: staff understands that it's our job to do whatever it 601 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 1: is our players do well and to ultimately put them 602 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: in a position to be successful and score as many 603 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 1: points as we can, in particular, one more point than 604 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: the opponent this upcoming fall. But you know, I think, 605 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: you know, we have enough experience and creativity on the 606 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: offensive staff to come up with ways to give our 607 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: guys strategic advantage. And of course you heard coach Hamilton 608 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:56,800 Speaker 1: there refer to coach Kelly. Here what Pep had to 609 00:30:56,840 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: say about the head coach your Houston Texans, David Cully 610 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 1: High energy, UM, I think more importantly positive energy and UM. 611 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: And the players, you know, they're working hard, their attitudes 612 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: have been great, and coach has been very specific and 613 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 1: and and just making the point that you know, fundamentals 614 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: are going to be the key to our success, and 615 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: we're excited to uh to do just that, you know, 616 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: put our guys in a position to have a chance 617 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 1: to go out and play winning football. I know there's 618 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: been so much discussion this offseason about this coaching staff, 619 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 1: but David Kelley taking over as head coach. But coach 620 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 1: Hampton used two words there, positive energy and having you know, 621 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: been around in a lot of different places, whether it's 622 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: here with the Texans where there's playing, um, you know, 623 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: at Brown, where there's coaching myself down in Florida, I've 624 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: realized that positive energy is worth so much more than 625 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: you would ever thing. Now, does that mean that mistake 626 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: is made and it's a mistake that's repeated and you're 627 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: not going to get frustrated as a coach and you're 628 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: just gonna let it slide. No, not at all, that's 629 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 1: that's not the point. But you're also not going to 630 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: look at that player that makes that mistake, even if 631 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: it's happened a couple of times, and just shun and 632 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 1: move that player aside. And it's a consistent negative feeling 633 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: for those particular players. I mean, I could think of 634 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 1: handful of guys that I know lost confidence as young 635 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: players because they'd make a mistake and that was it. 636 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: Make one mistake, maybe make two mistakes, maybe make the 637 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: same mistake two three times. And yes, I'm well aware 638 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: it is the NFL and these are professional athletes and 639 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 1: they get paid, but there's still something to be said 640 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: for maintaining a positive energy. And I can tell you 641 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: a thousand percent that has felt through up the building. 642 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: That is absolutely felt throughout the building. I you know, 643 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: being out of the building for so long, you know, 644 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: new coaching staff comes in and you're still not really 645 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: you're seeing them every day because of the COVID stuff, 646 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: and then you start to with vaccinations, you start to 647 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: kind of open up a little bit in a building 648 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: and just you see assistant coaches and greet you going 649 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 1: on the hallway. You see the equipment guys and they're 650 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 1: greeting you going on a halla. Hey man, how you doing. 651 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: I mean, there's just a different vibe in the building 652 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: and that's emanating from up above and I love that. 653 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: And David Culley I think brings that. Now, will that 654 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: and can that be a detriment? Well, yeah, if a 655 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: coach is not doing his job and that is correcting mistakes, 656 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: making sure those things get fixed for the next time 657 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: the team goes out on the field, yes, it can 658 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 1: be a problem if you just gloss over it because well, 659 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, we've got a positive vibe. And yeah, you 660 00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 1: can have a positive vibe in the building and you 661 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: still can correct mistakes, you still can get on guys 662 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 1: a little bit because they're coachable and they want to 663 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:14,919 Speaker 1: be coached. Yeah, that's within the realm of positivity. Yes, 664 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: but over the years, I don't know that. I think 665 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 1: we sort of kind of. I've seen it, not only 666 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: the last few years here, I've seen it in other places. 667 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: When that vibe gets negative, forget it. It doesn't matter 668 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:32,239 Speaker 1: what what business it is. And I think it was 669 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: definitely in that crevass for a while and there's only 670 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:37,799 Speaker 1: so much that the guys can do to get it 671 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: out of there. So it just kind of needs to 672 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: be cleansed. And hopefully it is with coach Culley emidating 673 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: that positivity throughout the building and hopefully, you know, guys 674 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: feed off of that. They play for him, they play 675 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:52,319 Speaker 1: for the staff, they play for the organization and Nick 676 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 1: and Calan. They get it done in the right positive way. 677 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: I don't make everybody feel good if they can get 678 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,799 Speaker 1: it done. Now you get a bunch of good guys 679 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 1: in the building and not get any wins. That's not 680 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: good either. So you got to make sure this positive 681 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: energy is channeled in through the players out on the field. 682 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,160 Speaker 1: For a tremendous product that everybody can be happy with, 683 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: that generates w's. That ultimately is the goal. People get 684 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,920 Speaker 1: their different ways. I think the way that Coach Culley 685 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: is going to get there and the way that he 686 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 1: does it, I'm a little bit more of a fan of. 687 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 1: So we'll hopefully continue that down the road with a 688 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 1: positive energy. But I thought that Coach Hamilton point that 689 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: out was a really key instance in his press availability 690 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:41,319 Speaker 1: last week. All right, that's gonna do it for assistant 691 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:45,239 Speaker 1: coach Audio jukebox. A big thanks to coach Jackson and 692 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 1: to Coach Hamilton. Let's go around the NFL. There's still 693 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:54,120 Speaker 1: plenty happening, even when everybody's out of the building. There's 694 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:55,799 Speaker 1: still a lot going on in the NFL. We'll get 695 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: to all that next right here in Texans All Access. 696 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:03,800 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, we got one final segment of this initiation 697 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: of Texas All Access on a wonderful Monday evening. Glad 698 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:10,560 Speaker 1: you are with me this June twenty one, twenty one. 699 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 1: I like that. I'm gonna you know, I'm a numbers guy. 700 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:17,719 Speaker 1: It's sort of like alliteration, but with numbers, I guess 701 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: it's not really a rhyme scheme. It's six twenty one, 702 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 1: twenty one. I don't know. There's something about that that's 703 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: just it does my OCD. Right, all right, let's go 704 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: around the NFL. And by going around the NFL, we'll 705 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:37,880 Speaker 1: go to the NFL's farm system, aka the NC double A. 706 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: This one's massive. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the 707 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 1: NC double A can't enforce certain rules limiting the educated 708 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:57,719 Speaker 1: related benefits things like computers, grad scholarships that colleges offer athletes. Now, 709 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:02,080 Speaker 1: the case to the Supreme Court doesn't decide whether students 710 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:04,360 Speaker 1: can be paid salaries. Instead, the ruling will help determine 711 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:06,960 Speaker 1: whether schools decide to offer athletes tens of thousands of 712 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:11,320 Speaker 1: dollars in those benefits for things including tutoring, studying abroad abroad, 713 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:19,840 Speaker 1: and internships. Justice Kavanaugh really was he was. He was 714 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 1: the judge who really kind of laid the smack down, 715 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:27,399 Speaker 1: if you will, on the ncuble A. This is going 716 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:32,319 Speaker 1: to be groundbreaking. I don't know what it results in 717 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 1: right now, but that's massive because the ncuble A, whether 718 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: people look at it this way or not, that's the 719 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:44,759 Speaker 1: farm system for the NFL, the college football I mean 720 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: it's the second biggest sport in the United States. I mean, 721 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:51,239 Speaker 1: people love college football. We all know how much money 722 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:55,240 Speaker 1: college football has brought in, and the student athletes don't 723 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: see any of that. There's been a lot to talk 724 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:00,680 Speaker 1: about name, image, likeness. Then you have this came going down, 725 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:05,160 Speaker 1: uh the n Sean Alston and Ed O'Bannon versus the 726 00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:07,719 Speaker 1: NC double A. There've been a lot different plaintiffs seat 727 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 1: of joining in. This is a it's a really it's 728 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,080 Speaker 1: gonna be an interesting case to see ten years from now, 729 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: what this all, what it all means. What does it 730 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:22,120 Speaker 1: mean for student athletes at the collegiate level. There's been 731 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:26,040 Speaker 1: talk for years about paying in some way, shape or form, 732 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:29,239 Speaker 1: and I think over the years I've sort of changed 733 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 1: my I think changed my two and I think part 734 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:35,720 Speaker 1: of it was having, you know, having worked in business 735 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:38,879 Speaker 1: and just seeing you know, fair market value of things 736 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:41,719 Speaker 1: and realizing, you know what, Johnny Manziel people want to 737 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:44,839 Speaker 1: pay for his autograph. He should be able to give 738 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,719 Speaker 1: people to give him money for his autograph. You know, 739 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,839 Speaker 1: players produce billions and billions and billions of dollars. A man, 740 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:55,960 Speaker 1: wait till this new college football playoff twelve teamer comes 741 00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:58,960 Speaker 1: out and how much money that's gonna be. These players 742 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,760 Speaker 1: deserve a piece of the pie, if you will. Yes, 743 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: I know they're getting a scholarship. I mean I get 744 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,240 Speaker 1: all that, and I understand that is above and beyond 745 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:12,760 Speaker 1: what a normal student or a non student athlete is paying. 746 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 1: But those student athletes are producing so much money for 747 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:21,719 Speaker 1: the schools, they deserve a piece of the pie. So 748 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a case that watching it from 749 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:28,399 Speaker 1: afar of the next five to seven years, it's gonna 750 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 1: be really interesting how the shapes college sports going forward. 751 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:39,040 Speaker 1: A guy who was college football's best defensive player Negercy 752 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:45,040 Speaker 1: Award winner Zaving Collins from Tulsa, arrested over the weekend. 753 00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:48,600 Speaker 1: Just drafted number sixteen overall by the Cardinals of the 754 00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:53,439 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one draft. He had a famous I think 755 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:58,560 Speaker 1: it's gone viral on YouTube reaction to Steve Kim calling him, 756 00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: telling him what they were gonna do in the ring 757 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:03,160 Speaker 1: they were gonna get when they won a championship. Well, 758 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:08,160 Speaker 1: he was apparently arrested for excessive speed and reckless driving. 759 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,279 Speaker 1: He was driving seventy six and a thirty five. Now 760 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:17,880 Speaker 1: there's no apparent there's no apparent substance abuse or anything 761 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 1: like that. Just sounds like he was driving really really 762 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: fast where he shouldn't have been and got arrested for that. 763 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: Hopefully there's nothing more sinister there, but man, it's not 764 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:32,320 Speaker 1: a good look when your first rounder gets arrested. Asked 765 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:35,720 Speaker 1: the Titans and Isaiah Wilson. Now, I think Zavin Collins 766 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:40,560 Speaker 1: a way better football player than Isaiah Wilson. But don't 767 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:42,799 Speaker 1: find yourself in the hot water that Isaiah Wilson did 768 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:48,600 Speaker 1: right off the bat. But I please, please don't. I mean, 769 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: Zavin Collins is one of my favorite football players. I 770 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,560 Speaker 1: don't want to say of all time, but man, pretty close. 771 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:57,520 Speaker 1: I know twenty twenty I tried not to miss a 772 00:40:57,600 --> 00:41:00,840 Speaker 1: game when he was playing because he was a unicorn. 773 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 1: I mean he's the size of an old school linebacker 774 00:41:03,040 --> 00:41:04,839 Speaker 1: with the speed of a new school linebacker. I mean, 775 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:10,040 Speaker 1: he's phenomenal. I hate seeing him get himself in trouble 776 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:14,400 Speaker 1: at all. So hopefully this is lesson learned. Slow yourself 777 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: down in a thirty five and move on from there. 778 00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 1: The last note is a Manning note. I don't want 779 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,600 Speaker 1: to say unsurprisingly we had on the Mannings every now 780 00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:27,920 Speaker 1: and again. But this one's about Eli. I mentioned earlier, 781 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:29,720 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning is going to go into the Ring of Honor. 782 00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:37,160 Speaker 1: Eli Manning a on the business operations side now with 783 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:41,719 Speaker 1: the New York Giants, so he's gonna be on the 784 00:41:41,719 --> 00:41:43,880 Speaker 1: same side of the building that we are all on. 785 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:46,960 Speaker 1: I'm on the business operations side. It was gonna be 786 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:49,920 Speaker 1: kind of interesting to see. So he's gonna be over 787 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:53,040 Speaker 1: on that side, helping with sales, glad handing, whatever he's 788 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:57,360 Speaker 1: gonna do. And the second part is that his number 789 00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:02,799 Speaker 1: ten will be hired on September twenty six and he 790 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:06,239 Speaker 1: will be inducted into the Giants Ring of Honor when 791 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:10,239 Speaker 1: they play the Atlanta Falcons at MetLife Stadium. Eli. Congratulations 792 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:14,400 Speaker 1: man to do what Eli did in the shadow of 793 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: his brother Peyton. Really we probably should be tipping our 794 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:22,160 Speaker 1: cap a little bit more. Yes, I don't think he's 795 00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:24,680 Speaker 1: All of Famer, but he won two rings, and he 796 00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:26,760 Speaker 1: was one heck of a player for the Giants AND's 797 00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:28,239 Speaker 1: going up in the Ring of Honor. I do think 798 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,000 Speaker 1: you'll end up in the Hall of Fame. But that said, 799 00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:32,960 Speaker 1: that said argument for a different day. The fact that 800 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:34,799 Speaker 1: he did that following the shadow of his brother. I 801 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:41,200 Speaker 1: think it's just amazing, absolutely amazing. So congratulations to Eli Manning, 802 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:45,160 Speaker 1: seemingly a giant for life. A big thanks to everybody 803 00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:49,840 Speaker 1: on the show, Miles Smith, Bobby King, Pep Hamilton. We 804 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:54,520 Speaker 1: also had Greg Jackson's safeties coach speaking at Giants. All 805 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:56,440 Speaker 1: of you for listening, thanks so much. We'll see tomorrow 806 00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:57,600 Speaker 1: and has always go Texans.