1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: To be able to take it to that next level. 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: That's what I'm excited about. Rose over the metal, wide open, 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: across the five peason touchdown, Houston fires somebody. This is intercepted. 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: Back to back possessions with picks for this Texas defense. 5 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: Takeaway number three on the day. Game day is every day, 6 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: five nights a week. The hits keep on coming. No, 7 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: it's Texans all excess, Yes it is. Hello, Jackson's Mark 8 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: vandermar with you, John Harris and the General John McClain 9 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: from Sports Radio six ten dot com and Gallery Sports 10 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: dot Com. Great to have you gentlemen with us tonight 11 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: as always as we huddle up and talk about what's 12 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: gonna go down this weekend, and we got so much 13 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: to get to. But General, I want to start right here. 14 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: Andy Reid is coming into the building on Sunday for 15 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: the first time in a little bit here because the 16 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: Texans took him out twice in twenty nineteen, but those 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: were on the road twenty eighteen, twenty seventeen. First time 18 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: since twenty seventeen. So you tell me, Andy Reid, where 19 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: do you rank them in the Super Bowl era among 20 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: head coaches? And I'll give you all right, go ahead, 21 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: You don't need to give any names. Um. First of all, 22 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: while I've been sitting there preparing to go on with 23 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: you guys, I've thought of two things. Number One, I 24 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: am fired up about the Tagsact Texas Bowl coming up 25 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: because I get to come back it was one of 26 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: the great iron legends and hang out with some of 27 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: the greatest football players in our city, some of the 28 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: greatest coaches, administrators, and we have our own suite and 29 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: it's so much fun to be with those guys. Go 30 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: down to feel before the game, participate in the luncheon 31 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: and the dinner and chairman's reception. And I'm really fired 32 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: up about that. In with Kansas City and Patrick Mahomes 33 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: and Andy Reid coming to town, I just thought of something. 34 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: If the Chiefs go to the Super Bowl, it means 35 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, mister State Farm salesman, will be playing in 36 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: State Farms Stadium. Do you think State Farm might have 37 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: something they've already prepared for that just in case? Wow? 38 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: All right? Hold on, Andy Reid. Andy Reid is until 39 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: he won the Super Bowl with Mahomes. Andy used to 40 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: get ripped all the time because it's clock management. He 41 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: was so defensive about it, and since he won the 42 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: Super Bowl as Patrick Mahomes, he didn't get criticized anymore 43 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: for bad clock management because Mahomes has bailed him out 44 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,399 Speaker 1: so many times, and because they is such a popular guy, 45 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: respected by everybody, and because of what he put up 46 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: with as a head coach at Philadelphia. I'll never forget 47 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: the first game at Lincoln Financial Field. I was there 48 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: because I covered the NFL then, and they lose to 49 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: Tampa in Alamist demanded he be fired the next day 50 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: after starting oh and one, and I think that might 51 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: have been I can't here if they went back to 52 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs, of course, but he has one of the 53 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: greatest personalities, and because he's so popular and so funny, 54 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: and he's in a state farm commercial it's hilarious. I 55 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 1: think people will rate him high as a Super Bowl coach. 56 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: You know, you've got to go. He's won one, he's 57 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: been two. There's a lot of one more than one. 58 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: Would he be be in the top ten, I'd say, yet, sorry, 59 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: isn't it three? Yeah? He's been in three and one 60 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: one yeah, and there's others that one multiple, So I 61 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: would think he might be about number ten. Somewhere in there. 62 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: And there's guys who want two that don't get any love, 63 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: like Saint George Seyfert, who had the difficult to sigmon 64 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: of replacing Bill Walsh. But to me, Belichick is obviously 65 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: number one. He got Lombardy because Schuela, you know, you 66 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: don't even named Walls. You didn't need to name these 67 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: landry parcels to say who they are the first names 68 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: because we all know the last ones. But any reason 69 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: I walking away anytime soon, and neither is Patrick Malmes 70 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: and no telling him any Those guys will win together, 71 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: and if they get back this year, they will be 72 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: highly motivated to rebound from losing the MC Championship game 73 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: last year to Cincinnati. All right, general, So that hit 74 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: my I don't know why it hit me. When when 75 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: you start going through the coaches, I'm like, wait, there's 76 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: one that you left. And I didn't expect you to 77 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: name them all. But if you've got to win one 78 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: game and you get to pick either any Read or 79 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: Joe Gibbs, who you're taking, Boy, that's a great question. 80 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna take Gibbs because he won his 81 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: Super Bowls with different quarterbacks and none of them are 82 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,119 Speaker 1: in all of fame, and Andy one with a great 83 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: quarterback who's gonna go down, is one of the best 84 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: in history. Gibbs won throwing the ball with Doug Williams, 85 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: he ran, he won running the ball with John Riggins. 86 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: He won with every style in the Super Bowl he 87 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: needed to based on the talent he had. And Doug 88 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: Williams had one of the all time great performances because 89 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: you know, we've all been to the dentist and when 90 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: he got out of the dentist chair and he came 91 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: out there and drilled four touchdown fastest, that's pretty impressive 92 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: to me. Wow. You know, Joe Gibbs has the highest 93 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: playoff winning percentage of any coach in NFL history, but 94 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: just barely over Bill Belichick. But it's seventeen and seven 95 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: versus thirty one and thirteen. Has been in the playoffs 96 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: a whole lot more. And it's amazing to see Parcels, 97 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: who has one hundred and seventy two total wins and 98 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: that ranks him thirteenth on the all time list. So 99 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: a Rita's fifth, by the way, behind Landry, Belichick, Hallis, 100 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: and Shula. And this does not include the playoff wins 101 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: that list. I know Belichick has past Hallis, so he's 102 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: right up there, and he's one of the best in 103 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: the history of this game. And the Chiefs are in 104 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: town on Sunday. In general, how are the Texans gonna 105 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: do this? Trying to piece together a running game with 106 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: no Damian Pierce And it's so heartbreaking that he's not 107 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: part of this thing on Sunday as he's sixty one 108 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: yards away from a thousand and we'd love to see 109 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: him get it. You talk about heartbreaking, You guys, weren't 110 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: the ones before training camp who bet Landry Locker a 111 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: hundred dollars then Pierce Wood rush for a thousand yards? 112 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: And I did, and he goes, no, he's not. I said, 113 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: you want to bed sure, what do you want to 114 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: bet one hundred dollars? And so I'm gonna end up. 115 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: I think I don't expect Pierce back. He's got a 116 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: high ankle sprain. You don't get over those quick and 117 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: why I put him out there for the last game. 118 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna Landry a hundred bucks. He's given me 119 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: a chance to get out, but I can't. I think this. 120 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: I think you know you stick with that the back rotation, 121 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: because love he praised it all after Sunday and Monday, 122 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: so why would he get away with it? So Jeff 123 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: Fiscal can run a lot either that or like Driscal, 124 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: play running that because right now, if you look at 125 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: what REGs, Burkhead and Daru and Bawally have done, they're 126 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: in big trouble when it comes to running game. They're 127 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: twenty ninth anyway with Pierce, So I think they're gonna 128 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: have to mix it up. I think Driscoll, who is 129 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: not afraid to take it yet you know, on that 130 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: last series down to go line, I would have given 131 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: him the run pass option four times. An option was 132 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: him to run, not hand it to Burkhead or pitch 133 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: at the Birkhead. And so I believe that those guys 134 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: will play, and Driscoll he probably should run at least 135 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: ten times. General thinking ahead like way ahead to twenty 136 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: twenty three, So wa't your practice the other day they 137 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: got be thinking about looking at who is that practice, 138 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: who is practicing and wondering which guys will be on 139 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: the roster in twenty twenty three. So from a running back, 140 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: wide receiver, tight end standpoint, how many of those guys 141 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: do you think are back in twenty twenty three, and 142 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: there'll be one running back and there'll be peers. I 143 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: think wide receivers. Like if I were Pet Hamilton, I 144 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: would start Chris Moore he deserves it, and I would 145 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: start Nico Collins when he's ready to come back. I'd 146 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: give him, Marie Rogers a chance. I want the hungry 147 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: guys out there, and Marie Rodgers deserves another chance to 148 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: catch the ball after the way he played against Cowboys. 149 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: Now Nico is I was sure to come in back 150 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 1: next year. Chris Moore is gonna have to earn it. 151 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: Marie Rogers has a chance to prove himself to Nick 152 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: Serio down the stretch. And I think Brandon Cooks is gone. 153 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: And what strange is I'd want Jordan Nakin's back. And 154 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: I've said this now for weeks on sixteen and I've 155 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 1: written it. I think they need to have Jordan Nakins 156 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: touching the ball at least five times a game because 157 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: he's made plays. We've all seen it. He can break tackles, 158 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: he can run, and he can't do it if he 159 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: doesn't have the ball. John McClain joining us, John, what 160 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: about this Texans defense. You know, we talked about the 161 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: lack of touchdowns allowed over a three game span last week, 162 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: and I think it was three allowed by the defense 163 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: itself over a three game span. Then you get into 164 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: the Dallas game and I know it didn't go as well, 165 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: but you saw some moments still they kept it close, 166 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: They kept things quote within striking distance. Could would have 167 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: should have won that game. What do you make of 168 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: the defense overall? As we come down the stretch here 169 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: and moving into the future. Texans have given up to 170 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: NFL few as passing touchdowns in the NFL eleven the 171 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: team's right behind them. Three of them are playoff teams. 172 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 1: Now I expect that to change with Patrick my Home's 173 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: coming in because he burns everybody. But that first game, 174 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: the first series against Dallas, they went down the season, 175 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: down the field and scored with Pollard and Elliott. I thought, man, 176 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna give up two hundred and fifty yards rushing. 177 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: And then they got good and they worked till the 178 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: last series, and if the offense had scored from the four, 179 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: it wouldn't have mattered what they did on the last series. 180 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: And I think when you've done it without Derek Stanley 181 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 1: don't know we're gonna see him or not. And Jalen 182 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: Petrie has really improved since they moved him back to 183 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: free safety. They lost Stephen Nelson. It's amazing you don't 184 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: have Stingley, you lose Nelson, who's played well, been a 185 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: really good free agent addition. And Jonathan Owens put on 186 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: the biggest hit of the year that's prevented a touchdown. 187 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: So in Christian Hairis, even though he's told missing tackles 188 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: now he's got talent, But thinking how tempting it's going 189 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: to be. You got the first pick, and Jalen Carter, 190 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: a humongous defensive tackle who they say is going to 191 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: be ist rated in a long time, can stop the 192 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: run and he can get after the quarterback up the middle. 193 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: Or Will Anderson the best edge rusher. How tempty it 194 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: would be to take one of those guys, and maybe 195 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: because Ario will But I think this defense is going 196 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 1: to get better. And that three game stretch allowed three touchdown? 197 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: Was it three three touchdowns and three games same as 198 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: as the offense allowed. I think that things are looking 199 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: good for this defense. It's been good in the red zone. 200 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 1: You know, Lovey Smith's too deep coverage will give up 201 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: a lot of yards in the middle, but they're not 202 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: giving up a lot of touchdowns. That could very well 203 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: change Sunday if it does. Hey, there's no shame in 204 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: giving up touchdowns to the Chiefs and Patrick Malms general, 205 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: it's difficult to win a Defensive Player of the Year, 206 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: Defensive Rookie of the Year, Offensive Rookie Year, whatever, one 207 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,839 Speaker 1: of those big awards. It's hard to win that being 208 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: one eleven and one if my math is correct. But 209 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: Janlen Petrie sure deserves to be in consideration, especially the 210 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: way that he's played the last three weeks. He seemed 211 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: to hit kind of a wall in and around maybe 212 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: the Giants game, and I don't think the Giants game 213 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 1: was his greatest effort. Then he gotta moved back to 214 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: free safety, and all of a sudden he starts seeing 215 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: him make a ton of plays against Miami. You saw 216 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: him the other day against Dallas. You've been telling us 217 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 1: about Janlen Peatrie for a long time because he's obviously 218 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: a Baylor Bear. But is there a small, small chance 219 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: that he can win Defensive Rookie of the Year. Do 220 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 1: you think it's going to Sauce Gardner no questions asked. Oh, absolutely, 221 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: he has no prayer. The kid from Seattle, he has 222 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: a better chances gonna be Yeah, quill and they're gonna 223 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: have they'll be the first team corners. Not sure. There's 224 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: a lot of really good rookie defensive backs and that 225 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: are playing well. And Petrie, I'm hoping that the all 226 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: Rookie team, which is voted on by the Pro Football 227 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: right it was America, will have him and one of 228 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: the safety spots and not the first team and the 229 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: second team. And Jalen went through a stretched miss to 230 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: too many tackles. At one point he was one of 231 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 1: the leading guys for missing tackles. And then when they 232 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: moved him, it didn't happen again, and that was not 233 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 1: an issue. And Baylor, I think he's turned a corner 234 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: and I think he's gonna be a great player. He's 235 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: a really good one right now. And if you look 236 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: at them and the record of the team and everything, 237 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: he's one of the few bright spots general. If the 238 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 1: Titans have a total meltdown from here, and it's in 239 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: progress with three consecutive losses, the firing of John Robinson. 240 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: They just lost to the Jaguars, they're visiting the Chargers 241 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: this weekend. Then they have the Texans, Cowboys and Jaguars again. 242 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 1: If they have a total meltdown win maybe only one 243 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: more the rest of the way and somehow missed the playoffs, 244 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: well that would take a miracle for Jacksonville to catch 245 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 1: them at this point. But anyway, they have him meltdown 246 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: early exit from the playoffs. Is there any any danger 247 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: for Mike Vrabel in Nashville? None, none, wassoever. No, And 248 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 1: I'll tell you something else about them. A lot of 249 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,719 Speaker 1: people around the league say, well, they're gonna go one 250 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: and three, they'll be dust and they could lose the 251 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: other three. Now they should lose to the Chargers, but 252 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: the Chargers are woefully inconsistent seven and six, but they're 253 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: playing for something Jacksonville. I was listening to a show 254 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: today saying a great way to bet your money three 255 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: to seven and better dollar for a chance to win 256 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: three hundred and seventy six. You know, bet a hundred. 257 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: It's the odds of the Jaguars winning the division. Now, 258 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: the odds are bigger than making the playoffs. They're not 259 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: going to make the playoffs. There's too many good teams 260 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: in the AFC that are's seven and six, but winning 261 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: the division based on what's going on in Tennessee with 262 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: the injuries, the controversy that lingers over the John Robinson firing, 263 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: and the fact that the offense has just has not 264 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: been very good and they haven't been able to come close. 265 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: For policy A. J. Brown, I'm not a betting man, 266 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: but I told my wife Carol, if we were, I 267 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: might put something on the Jaguars. Even though right when 268 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: you think Trevor Lawrence has turned a corner because he 269 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: had a great game, then he has a bad one. Well, 270 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: he's coming off a great one. If he could have 271 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: as a second consecutive great one, then he may really 272 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: have gotten over the hump with Doug Peterson and they 273 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: could be a factor. I don't think they're gonna win 274 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: the division because like Detroit, I think Detroit's gonna miss 275 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: out on by one game. Think how fired up the 276 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: Detroit fans are going to be. Detroit last won a 277 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: playoff game in nineteen ninety one. Before that, you guys 278 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: weren't even born. It was in the six years old 279 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: in the fifties, and so you know why their fans 280 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: are going to be so fired up next year about 281 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: what's in store, especially them getting a high number one 282 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: picked game from the Rams. And so I think Jacksonville 283 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: is going to be in the same boat. They're They're 284 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: gonna look good down to stretch and their fans are 285 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: gonna get really fired up based on what they've gone through. 286 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: They deserve it. Now. If they lose a tenth consecutive 287 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: game to the Tenksans with the worst record in the league, 288 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: then those fans are gonna want to vomit. Yeah, no doubt. 289 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: All right, General, let's talk about the one team that 290 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: we have yet to talk about in the FC South. 291 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: It's I don't want to say it's team dysfunctioning because 292 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: it feels like the FC South has got a lot 293 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: of that going on. But the Indianapolis Colts and what 294 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: they've got going on. And Jeff Saturday was interviewed last week, 295 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: I think, and he said, oh, sure, yeah, I want 296 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: this job full time going forward. So it might be crazy, 297 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: but it's Jim Mercy. Is there a possibility that after 298 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: going through the Rooney rule and satisfying that General, that 299 00:16:55,800 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: Jeff Saturday remains the permanent head coach in Indiapolis? I'd 300 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: be shocked. Jim Mersey was asked about it at the 301 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: NFL Owners meeting Tuesday or to Wednesday in Dallas, and 302 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: he said he really liked Saturday, but there's a lot 303 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: of good coaches out there, and I'd think he's gonna 304 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: start over. Have no clue he's gonna go after And 305 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: I wouldn't surprise me if Saturday he didn't stay somewhere 306 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 1: in the organization because they think he's handled it very professionally. 307 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: He and Rsey had become tighter than they were before, 308 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: so I could see him still being in the organization general. 309 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: What do you think happens to the Dolphins from here? 310 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: They're gonna be visiting Buffalo. It's gonna be snowing. It's 311 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: not gonna be as bad as it was a few 312 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: weeks ago when they had to go to Detroit. But 313 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 1: here are the eight and five Dolphins in need of 314 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: a victory at Buffalo, ouch and down the stretch for 315 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: the Dolphins, it's the Packers at home at New England 316 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: and against the Jets divisional games. Who knows, but at 317 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: New England has always been a tough task for the Dolphins. 318 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: Your thoughts A tough schedule the only one not in 319 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: the playoff race is Green Bay, which sounds weird. So 320 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: they've lost two in a row. Two has not played well. 321 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 1: Two had a great quote he got tired of the 322 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: media continuing to ask him about playing in snow, and 323 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: he said, well, it's snow in Alabama, and people are like, 324 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: what dad got it dust and somewhere in northern Alabama. 325 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: And in Buffalo, people of course just eat that up 326 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: because they love the snow and the bad weather, like 327 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: when the Texans were up there last year and it 328 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: was cold and raining and the wind blew and everybody 329 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: is miserable in the press box just thinking about what 330 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: it's like out there. The fans ate it up. I 331 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: can't wait for that game. I love snow games. I 332 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: love Saturday games during December when the NFL finally does that. 333 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: They got a tough sledding year. I thought for a 334 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: while they might be in the run for a bybe 335 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: but they're not. Buffalo as the advantage over the Cheese 336 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: because they beat the Cheese and the red hot team. 337 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: The red hot team is Cincinnati ninety two. After their 338 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: O two start in which they lost about three to 339 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: both times, and now they've won five in a row, 340 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: and they got at Tampa, at New England, Buffalo, and 341 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: Baltimore at home. What a closing stretch for the Bengals. 342 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: And Joe Burrows playing great, but he's got all kind 343 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:41,679 Speaker 1: of injuries as skilled position players, but he is playing great. 344 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: You look at my homes, you look at you look 345 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 1: at him, and you know Lamar Jackson is out and 346 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and you see those three quarterbacks. They're head 347 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 1: and shoulders above everybody. And I'm include to a tongue 348 00:19:56,080 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: of about loam and it's it's the AYFC playoff race 349 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: is gonna be so much fun because you know this 350 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: is December. You separate the pretenders and the contenders, and 351 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: I just don't see Miami being one, all right, General 352 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 1: General Mark, and I do this thing where I hit 353 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: him with a hot take, and then I want to know, 354 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: on a scale of one to five sizzle fires, how 355 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: hot the hot take is. So I'm gonna give you 356 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: one that I actually read somewhere and I don't know 357 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 1: if it popped up on a tweeter or article or whatever. 358 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 1: I want you to sess the sizzle fires on this 359 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: hot take. At the end of the twenty twenty two seasons. 360 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh will retire, as will Matt Stafford. With the 361 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: La Rams I get Veggy, I forgot wrong. So well yeah, well, 362 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh makes too much money. He used the TV 363 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: to get the contract. D watch, he bought a new 364 00:20:56,560 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: house and got married. You know the competitive competitiveness in him. 365 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: He's not going to go out with perhaps the worst 366 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: record of any defending champion. He'll be back, and I 367 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 1: can't imagine Matthew Stafford is gonna want to hang him up. 368 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: And people say, boy, Jared gosplaying better than he is. 369 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: I think both of them will be back. If Stafford 370 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:23,959 Speaker 1: plays when he's hurt going back member in the off season, 371 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: he had to elbows. He's one tough solb. He proved 372 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: that all those years in Dallas. I think both of 373 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: them will come back with a vengeance. What's gonna happen 374 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: in Arizona with Steve Kim taking a leave of absence? 375 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 1: Ooh boy that I hope it's not as hard. I 376 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: watch all those in season hard knocks and everybody just 377 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: sums that Cliff Kingsbury's dead man walking. Kyler Murray may 378 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: not be back for the starting next season because of 379 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: his torn ACL. You see how long and people act 380 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 1: like Odell Beckham Junior is going to come back. The 381 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: only guy I've seen come back early from a torn 382 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: ACL and'd be great was Adrian Peterson. You know, if 383 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: I got torn ac, Yell, I'm calling him. I'm saying, 384 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: who did your surgery? In your rehab? Well, that was 385 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: right here in Houston, And then I'd like to see 386 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 1: if I ever had Tommy John surgery, I'd call justin Berlinard. 387 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, who did your Tommy John? And who 388 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: did your rehab? And so I'm guessing Murray, we may 389 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: not see him in September. We may not be seeing 390 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: him until October and midway through the season. So whoever 391 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: comes in there is going to have a really difficult 392 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: to signment. Not as bad as Denver. You know, you 393 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: think it doesn't matter how much money the Walmart owners 394 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: pay them when you come in with a team that 395 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: has very little talent on offense. Got some, but they 396 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: don't have the draft choices and they lost, they gave 397 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: away players, and you have a window with a great defense. 398 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: The defense is playing so well and that is to 399 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: me going to be the toughest rebuild in the NFL 400 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 1: for the coach that takes the job at at Denver. 401 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 1: Would Sean Payton roll up as sleeves with like a 402 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 1: seven or eight year contract and dive in and think 403 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 1: he can turn around Russell Wilson Generally, they don't have 404 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:21,479 Speaker 1: the best record in the NFC. But if you had 405 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: to pick it right now, would you say to San 406 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 1: Francisco forty nine ers or the one team you wouldn't 407 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: want to play an NFC regardless of Brock Purty starting 408 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: or not, you say Wood or wouldn't? Would would No, 409 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: I wouldn't want to play him because he got the 410 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: best defense in the NFL in every statistic. The coach 411 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: by Damiko Rans They have the guy that should be 412 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: the defensive player of the year, Nick Bosa, who blows 413 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 1: away Michael Parsons in every stat and you get Michael 414 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: Parsons because he plays for the Cowboys, continues to get 415 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: more publicity than Bosa does. Their defense is great, they've 416 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 1: won six games in a row. They they're down to 417 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: their third quarterback again. It pretty gets hurt tonight. Josh Johnson, 418 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: who's been with like forty eight teams, He's gonna be playing. 419 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: But Kyle Shanahan does such a great job and maybe 420 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: they lose to Seattle, but they can clinch. They can 421 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 1: cleanse the division tonight. And I just that defenses, you 422 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: don't see many that are number one in every key 423 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: stat general. What about what's going on on? As Sean 424 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: Pendergast awards it your various platforms dot com, Glory sports 425 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 1: dot com, thank you for listening to our Hugh Fourian podcasts. 426 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Utopia. I keep saying you que Fouria because 427 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: because I'm waiting for it to come back. Cutopia. Um, 428 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 1: I've got a playoff column on Gallery sports dot com 429 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: and that I went over everything about who's what and 430 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,479 Speaker 1: what could happen, and then I love doing those things. 431 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: And then I have on Sports Radio six ten a 432 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: column on the Texans, and I'm going to write another 433 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: column for Sports Radio six ten tomorrow own the Texans, 434 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: and tomorrow's to day I put post my five plot 435 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: lines for the Texans Chiefs game. Thank you guys for asking, 436 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:17,640 Speaker 1: and Merry Christmas, well, thank you for being on Merry Christmas. 437 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas. John all right, coming up? Yeah? Yeah, oh good? 438 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,239 Speaker 1: Ho ho ho I had to get that one in 439 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: as well. Sounds pretty authentic with the general there. Let's 440 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: get to Who's Better. It's coming up next. We do 441 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: it every Thursday at six thirty ish. It's Texans Radio. 442 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: More Texans Radio is on the way. Texans Radio's back. 443 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Mark Badger mayor John Harris with you, and 444 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:51,880 Speaker 1: we're going to play Who's Better as we do every Thursday, 445 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: just about every Thursday. And here we go, Johnny, I 446 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: know you're ready, so let's have it. Better Quarterback prospect 447 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 1: of the upcoming NFL Draft. I'm not gonna go with 448 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: the very top top here. I'm gonna go a little 449 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: deeper and I'm gonna put two players against each other. 450 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: Better QB Prospect twenty twenty three Will Levis from Kentucky 451 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: or Anthony Richardson from Florida. I made it too easy, 452 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: didn't I? No, not really. I actually think these two, 453 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 1: you know, I've gone back and forth on them pretty 454 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,400 Speaker 1: much all year because unfortunately that's the way they play. 455 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: And so some days you see him and you go, WHOA, Okay, 456 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: that that works, let's go. But then some days you 457 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: see him You're like, man, it's like a stinky sock like, no, no, 458 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: get it away from me. I watched I was studying 459 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 1: actually guard from Florida yesterday O Cyrus Torrence, and you 460 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 1: just can't take your eyes off Richardson. You really can't. 461 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: And so there's a ton of upside there. I feel 462 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: like almost Richardson. If Richardson could fall into a situation 463 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: that's like Mahomes, where Mahomes didn't have to start right away, 464 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: he could sit and he could watch, he could get 465 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: some work against the chief defense was pretty solid at 466 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: the time, this whole rookie year and then let that 467 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: bleed into a second year. And I don't know what 468 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: team can afford that, to be honest, but that's kind 469 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: of what I think he would need. Levis. I think 470 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: it started as a rookie, but I don't think his 471 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 1: ceilings is as high. So I'm gonna go with with Richardson. 472 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,239 Speaker 1: But I understand why people look like Levis. It's not 473 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: hard to see it, and Richardson can spray it. But man, Mark, 474 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:29,400 Speaker 1: if you can, if you can rain that in, you've 475 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: got Josh Allen. And that's the problem. You've got Josh 476 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: Allen as the only outlier or the only one. I 477 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: don't know how many other quarterbacks you look at and go, well, 478 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,640 Speaker 1: did it happen for Blaine Gabbett? Did happen for Jake Locker? No? 479 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: And no, those are all quarterbacks that had a ton 480 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 1: of talent a Kille Smith, go back to nineteen ninety nine, 481 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 1: ton of talent, great size, all the traits and just 482 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: didn't come together. I would roll with Richardson, though I 483 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 1: really wouldn't. I know a lot of people are high 484 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: on Levis. I just think Richardson's got a higher ceiling, 485 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 1: and at this point, I think I want the guy 486 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: with the higher ceiling of those two. Okay, well said, 487 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: who's better number two on this list? Better GM job? 488 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: The Titans or the Cardinals? Both are open, with Steve 489 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,199 Speaker 1: Kahn taking a leave of absence in Arizona and the 490 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: Titans having dismissed John Robinson. Better GM job, Johnny i 491 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 1: oh Man Now not knowing Tannie Hills. I know Tannye 492 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: hills salary cap hit this year was enormous. In fact, 493 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: I think it was the highest salary cap hit in 494 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: the NFL. It was like thirty nine million or something 495 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: like that. So I don't know what his contract situation 496 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: is I think it's gonna be eighteen next year. Well, 497 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 1: I think that's something that's maneuverable. And I think the 498 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: one thing I don't like about the Cardinals, and whether 499 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: it was whether it was Kyle Murray getting hurt or 500 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: just underperforming, I just I don't like all the money 501 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: that's tied up into a few guys. You know that 502 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: they've got tied up into JJ in the hop and 503 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: those guys are producing, But then you've got all that 504 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: money tied up into Kyler, And do you even believe 505 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: that ky there's the guy? At least if I don't 506 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 1: think that Ryan Tannehill is the guy, I'm not gonna 507 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: I'm not locked into him for the next what three 508 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: to four years. So from that perspective, I think I'd 509 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: much rather be in Tennessee. You know, by the way, 510 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: I think the FC South is easier to win, and 511 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: if you want to invite to the dance, you just 512 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: have to take care of that. I think doing it 513 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: NFC West is a little bit more difficult. I think 514 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: the Rams will get back on track and then that 515 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: division becomes a monster. Now if we get our act 516 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: together and the Jaguars do as they're doing, and who 517 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: knows what the cults are gonna do. Then the AFC 518 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: South gets better. But I think for the interim, I 519 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 1: think the Titans job. To me, I feel like the 520 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: defense needs a little work, but it's not anywhere near 521 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: like Arizona. I don't look at Arizona and think it's 522 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: a finished product even close in any aspect. Offensive line 523 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: is not good. They're very similar. Legie brought them up 524 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: because they're very, very similar to one another. But I 525 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: think I would think I think I would go with 526 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: the Titans job that I would want just because I'm 527 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: not hamstrung by a quarterback contract and I can make 528 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: that work. Whether it's in a draft or trying to 529 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: make Leik Willis work. Given Ryan Tanny a one more year, 530 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, but I would rather have the Titans 531 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:22,960 Speaker 1: job because I feel like there's too much money tied 532 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: up until a lot of guys in Arizona that are 533 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: gonna hit their cliff sooner than later. All Right, who's 534 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 1: better continues here? Better chance to win the Super Bowl? 535 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: Would it be Dallas who we just saw a ten 536 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: win team? Now, neither of these teams lead their division, 537 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: Dallas or the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals are tied with 538 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: the same record as the Ravens, but they have it 539 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: in hand right now with the game that they want 540 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: against Cinci earlier. Those two teams will hook up in 541 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: the regular season finale. So, Johnny, you tell me better 542 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: chance to win the Super Bowl Bengals or Cowboys. I 543 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: do think the Cowboys have got an easier path. As 544 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: crazy as that sounds, I just don't think the NFC 545 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: is as good. You got the Eagles, and I think 546 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: you have the Niners and you have the Cowboys over 547 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: in the AFC. I think there are any number of 548 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 1: teams that could that could win that thing, or at 549 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: least come out of there and get to the Super Bowl. 550 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: So I think the Cowboys have an easier path. And 551 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: it sounds nuts, but the Cowboys went out which is 552 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: not inconceivable. That means they're gonna beat the Eagles. And 553 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 1: if the Eagles lose one of the time outside of 554 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 1: that Dallas game, the Dallas wins division and I think 555 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 1: would be the number one seed if if my math 556 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 1: is correct, and that would make it that much easier. 557 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be tougher for the Bengals because 558 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: I think the AFC is just that much tougher. Plus 559 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 1: going back to the Super Bowl and winning it the 560 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: year after you lost it, you got to go back 561 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: to nineteen seventy two for that to have happened. Yeah, 562 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: seventy two, so fifty years and there's a reason for that. 563 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: I think the Bengals are probably the more dangerous team 564 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: to me, But I do think that even though you 565 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: know they struggled with US, I feel like that Dallas 566 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: team is a little bit more complete as long as 567 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: they can get Tyrant Smith back. If they can get 568 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 1: Tyrant Smith back and move Tyler Smith over the right 569 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: tackle to replace Terrence Steele, then I think the Cowboys 570 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: offensive line is where it wants it to be. I 571 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: think they've got the weapons of the receiving game, running 572 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 1: game I think is there. Defensively, they do have to 573 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 1: shore up up front a little bit, but they at 574 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: least have some depth. They've got depth up front, and 575 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: then Parsicans can turn the game into his own highlight reel. 576 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: So I think the Cowboys have got that. The Bengals 577 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: are surprisingly better defensively, but I just feel like going 578 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: back and winning it is that much more difficult I 579 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 1: think the Cowboys, I'll trust them. I don't know that 580 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: I trust Mike McCarthy because I really like Zach Taylor 581 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 1: and I love the way he's approached. Have you heard 582 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: what he said? Mark? Every time that the Bengals play 583 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: a game and it's like, oh, it's a big game, 584 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: and they say because they've got to play us. I 585 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: love that mentality. I love it. It's like the Cincinnati 586 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: Bengals are in a big game. They got to play us. 587 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: That's what makes the game big. I love that approach 588 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: by Zach Tao. I think he's done a really, really 589 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: great job. But I'm gonna go. I can't believe I'm 590 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 1: doing this, but I'm gonna go with the Dallas Cowboys, 591 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: though with a slightly better chances because I think the 592 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: NFC is just not as good. You know, I could 593 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,719 Speaker 1: hear you talking yourself out of it as you were talking. Yep, 594 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 1: because Dallas. Listen to this. Now, Dallas is unlikely to 595 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: win the division? Right? Less likely? Right? I think Dallas 596 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: doesn't win that division, so they'll have to go on 597 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: the road week one. Now, the Bengals, it's not an 598 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: easy path, but the Ravens have quarterback issues with the 599 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 1: health department, and you know, Huntley's coming back from the 600 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:53,720 Speaker 1: concussion great, but is he really gonna be all that? 601 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 1: Who knows? And they get to play in the regular 602 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: season finale, like I poured out. So let's say the 603 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 1: Bengals play that first week at home and Dallas has 604 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 1: to go on the road. That right there evens it 605 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: out in if not tipping the scales towards Cincinnati, a 606 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: team that's hot right now, and I know Dallas is 607 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,320 Speaker 1: pretty hot too, but they struggle to beat the Texans. 608 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give the Texans some credit for that. The 609 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: Texans made life difficult for them, So I think that's 610 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting. Anyway, Let's get to this one. Pick 611 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:25,320 Speaker 1: your six and seven seeds in the AFC playoff picture. 612 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 1: This is who's better, but we're revising it a bit. 613 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: You're division leaders right now, Buffalo, Kansas City, Baltimore, and Tennessee. 614 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: Then you have the Bengals' you know, so the Bengals 615 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:41,399 Speaker 1: Ravens loser still makes it as the five seed. Let's 616 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:45,319 Speaker 1: just say right now, the Patriots, the Chargers, and the 617 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:48,520 Speaker 1: Jets are all at seven wins. Patriots swept the Jets 618 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 1: Chargers are the Chargers. You know, the Jags are hoping 619 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 1: for a miracle finish here so they can crash the 620 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 1: party and everybody else has a meltdown. But let's not 621 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: talk about that. So you tell me Jets, Chargers, Patriots 622 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:06,320 Speaker 1: who's better? I mean automatically defaulted Chargers just because of Herbert. 623 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:12,439 Speaker 1: But that team is so confusing. It's so confusing Mark, 624 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: and I don't care who's coaching. I think Brandon Staley 625 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:17,320 Speaker 1: is a really good coach. It doesn't matter who's coaching. 626 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter even when those Philip Rivers, there'd be 627 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,640 Speaker 1: that at what term it was? Eighteen? Was twenty eighteen 628 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 1: when the Chiefs and the Chargers, I can't remember seventeen 629 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 1: or eighteen, and both teams were just awesome. And the 630 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: Chargers get to the playoffs and just lay an egg 631 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:37,399 Speaker 1: can't do anything. Then the next year they're like five 632 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: and eleven, and you're like, man, I keep figuring these 633 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:41,919 Speaker 1: guys out, and then Herbert takes over and it's still 634 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:46,280 Speaker 1: the same thing. But they're they're a mega talent a team. 635 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:49,120 Speaker 1: If they could get everybody healthy and make a run, 636 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:51,839 Speaker 1: I think they could be scary Eckler's playing as well 637 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 1: as any running back. I remember seeing him thinking in 638 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: Week four, like, Okay, maybe we're getting a little bit 639 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:58,279 Speaker 1: of a break because he's not like Derek Henry. He's 640 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: not like you know, Javonte Williams. You know, he's a 641 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 1: little bit more scatback is man, I do put on 642 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 1: a show against us. He's continue to do it all 643 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: year long. So I would say the Chargers, but the 644 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: Patriots find a way. It's not pretty offensively, but man, 645 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 1: that defense is no joke. But I gotta say the 646 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:17,360 Speaker 1: Chargers of those three, and I'm not saying the Jets 647 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 1: because I just Mike White's gonna get beat up a 648 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: little bit more. And when he does, I gotta go 649 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 1: back to Zach Wilson. And I don't know what Zach. 650 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody knows. I don't think anybody knows 651 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,080 Speaker 1: what Zach Wilson's bringing back to the party. So I'm 652 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 1: just I'm discounting them and taking him out of the 653 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 1: equation because of that alone. So I'm going Chargers because 654 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:39,480 Speaker 1: I just think that team is that much more talented. 655 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: They could go on the road, They could go on 656 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 1: the road and beat anybody. In AFC because Herbert could 657 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 1: get hot and just knock them out no matter who 658 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,279 Speaker 1: it is. So I'm gonna give the Chargers a little 659 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 1: bit of a leg up in that whole situation. I 660 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: can't trust Mac Jones, not what Matt Patricia Colin plays, 661 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,239 Speaker 1: and I certainly don't trust Zach Wilson. So I would 662 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: say the next two teams after the Bengals would be 663 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: the Dolphins and Chargers. Man, the Dolphins could possibly drop 664 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 1: out of the race here in the coming weeks. They've 665 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:11,960 Speaker 1: got Buffalo on the road, Green Bay at home at 666 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 1: New England, and then the Jets at home, and you know, 667 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:19,120 Speaker 1: any one of those games could go either way. It's 668 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:21,759 Speaker 1: gonna be really interesting to see how Mike McDaniel and 669 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:23,959 Speaker 1: his crew. It was a big party earlier, a big 670 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,160 Speaker 1: love affair, and I'm not saying it's gonna be over 671 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,360 Speaker 1: even if they have a tough finish and missed the postseason. 672 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:32,240 Speaker 1: But man, what a really difficult time for them right now. Okay, 673 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:36,080 Speaker 1: something popped up on the injury report, and I know 674 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: you saw too, and it's just sneaky concerning, and we're 675 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:42,919 Speaker 1: gonna talk about it next along with your big key 676 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: just a preview of the Keys from tomorrow night as 677 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:48,759 Speaker 1: the Texans take on the Chiefs Sunday at noon. It's homecoming. 678 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:51,439 Speaker 1: I'd love to get into that some more. It's Texans Radio. 679 00:37:53,680 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 1: Happy Holidays from Texans Radio. Back to the show they 680 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:07,160 Speaker 1: teach you. Plugged in with the Houston Texans. Mark Vanhamer 681 00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:09,880 Speaker 1: and John Harris with you as we go over the 682 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:13,240 Speaker 1: injury report just briefly. Here Texans playing the chief Sunday 683 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: at noon, and Johnny, I don't like this at all. 684 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:19,480 Speaker 1: Limited yesterday Taylor Stalworth with a calf. Now d and 685 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:23,640 Speaker 1: Pete today did not practice with that calf, and I'm 686 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:25,960 Speaker 1: not happy with this one. I don't need this in 687 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,640 Speaker 1: my life right now. I'm not saying he's Warren Sap, 688 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:31,960 Speaker 1: but he was welcomed to the party on Sunday with 689 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 1: some playmaking against the Dallas Cowboys, and I wanted to 690 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:38,400 Speaker 1: see more you already don't have. Let's see. I mean 691 00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:40,759 Speaker 1: Michael dwam four. I know he's not the same kind 692 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,399 Speaker 1: of player. It's more of a pass rusher, but you 693 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:47,399 Speaker 1: cut him and brought Stalworth a board, and now he's hurt. 694 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:49,400 Speaker 1: And look I get it because he's been sitting a 695 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,840 Speaker 1: bit and it's just difficult. I'm not blaming him, but 696 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:55,719 Speaker 1: I'd love to see him play other notables. Let's see, 697 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: I don't really see much. Brandon Cooks was limited today 698 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 1: after not practicing yesterday with that calf injury. And the 699 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:07,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs are just maddeningly healthy, right yeah, I mean, my gosh, 700 00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:11,480 Speaker 1: They've got everybody available except for oh limited, Kadarius, Tony 701 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:15,560 Speaker 1: Big Whoopedie do everybody else is a full go and 702 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: they list their injuries. Mahomes, how long has he had 703 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 1: this right hand situation on the injury report? It's been 704 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,080 Speaker 1: it's been a little while. I'm trying to remember when 705 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:25,120 Speaker 1: you heard it. I want to say the Chargers game, 706 00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 1: but I don't recall for sure. But yeah, I don't 707 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,840 Speaker 1: think the hand is much of an issue if you 708 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:35,680 Speaker 1: know what he showed against the Broncos. Now, he did 709 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: have a couple of throws that were a little off 710 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 1: the target, and you might think, well, pretty picks. Yeah, 711 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:45,440 Speaker 1: but now I think that's just more him taking a 712 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:48,880 Speaker 1: few more risks than he probably probably should have or 713 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,480 Speaker 1: should which hopefully he does against us. Here's the one thing, 714 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,239 Speaker 1: you know, Margot, and you're gonna ask me about a 715 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,480 Speaker 1: key I think with the Chiefs. I don't want to 716 00:39:56,520 --> 00:39:59,680 Speaker 1: say you kind of bore them to death, but they 717 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:02,440 Speaker 1: kind to play to a point where like they did 718 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,360 Speaker 1: against the Broncos. They got a big lead against the 719 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,280 Speaker 1: Broncos and they kind of put it in cruise control 720 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,200 Speaker 1: and before you know it, they're letting the Broncos back 721 00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: in the game. It's like, well, wait a second, le 722 00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:12,279 Speaker 1: Broncos got the ball. I think it was early in 723 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:15,479 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter or late in the third down twenty seven, 724 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 1: twenty one, and all of a sudden, you're going, oh 725 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:18,960 Speaker 1: my gosh, the Broncos gotta right back in this thing. 726 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:21,400 Speaker 1: The Chiefs will let you back in the game, but 727 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:24,359 Speaker 1: you have to force the issue and then maybe one 728 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:26,640 Speaker 1: mistake goes here or there and you're able to you know, 729 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:28,560 Speaker 1: you're able to get back in it all the way 730 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,759 Speaker 1: and really put some pressure on them and see what's 731 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:33,879 Speaker 1: gonna happen. But that's but you've got to be able 732 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 1: to force the issue a little bit against them. But 733 00:40:35,719 --> 00:40:39,600 Speaker 1: you're right about Taylor Stalwarth. Taylor Stalwarth was excellent last week. Now, 734 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:43,080 Speaker 1: if the injury reporters in the indication Kurt Heinisch was 735 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:45,279 Speaker 1: back at practice in a full capacity to day, So 736 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,000 Speaker 1: that's that's good. That would be good. So if you 737 00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:50,280 Speaker 1: can't have Taylor, and I'd like to have them both, 738 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,439 Speaker 1: But if you can't have Taylor, you can at least 739 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,839 Speaker 1: have Kurt Hinisch. And again, the Chiefs are gonna run 740 00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: the ball in a different way. You got to be 741 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,839 Speaker 1: able to rush the quarterback from the inside. That's that's 742 00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 1: one of the things you've got to be able to do. 743 00:41:02,719 --> 00:41:04,799 Speaker 1: And obviously Taylor Stalwars showed a little bit of that. 744 00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:08,120 Speaker 1: Kurt heinis has shown a little bit of that. But 745 00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:11,719 Speaker 1: if you don't have Stalworth, I don't want to say 746 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,520 Speaker 1: it's it's not a bad thing, but they're just not 747 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:16,600 Speaker 1: gonna grind you out. They're gonna run the ball a 748 00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:18,560 Speaker 1: few times here there, and they're gonna take the screen 749 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:20,800 Speaker 1: game and things like that, but they're not gonna grind 750 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 1: you out in the in the run game like the 751 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys could have. So if you don't have Stalworth, at 752 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:27,000 Speaker 1: least you have Heinich to come back, which would be 753 00:41:27,080 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 1: kind of good. That will be very nice. He was 754 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:33,600 Speaker 1: limited yesterday, Johnny. We did Who's better? But one more 755 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:36,640 Speaker 1: little note here is the forty nine Ers and Seahawks 756 00:41:36,680 --> 00:41:39,160 Speaker 1: play tonight. What do you think is the better story 757 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:41,120 Speaker 1: Brock Purty and what he's doing with the forty nine 758 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 1: ers or Taylor Heineke and what he's doing with Washington. 759 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:47,520 Speaker 1: I know Heineke's not a rookie, but it's kind of 760 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 1: a similar situation. And even though Heineke has been with 761 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:53,880 Speaker 1: the organization before, it's it feels like an out of 762 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:57,000 Speaker 1: nowhere kind of thing with Heineke doing this with Washington, 763 00:41:57,080 --> 00:41:59,520 Speaker 1: which is gunning for a playoff spot, and the forty 764 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:01,880 Speaker 1: nine ers the forty nine ers, but man Purdy is 765 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:04,839 Speaker 1: the third guy in and he's mister irrelevant, but he's 766 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:07,799 Speaker 1: very relevant right now, especially tonight. Yeah, I think the 767 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: difference marks at Heineke. He had at least one a 768 00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:14,120 Speaker 1: few games. I mean, he took he started the playoff 769 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:17,200 Speaker 1: game I don't never forget against Brady in twenty twenty 770 00:42:17,239 --> 00:42:20,319 Speaker 1: and he kept the Washington football team at the time, 771 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:23,400 Speaker 1: he kept him in the game, and in twenty twenty 772 00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:25,359 Speaker 1: one he got starts. He had at least shown it 773 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 1: for a few years. And yes, he did play in 774 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:29,239 Speaker 1: the XFL and you know had to you know, fight 775 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:32,360 Speaker 1: for that job. But brock Purdy was mister ir relevant. 776 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:35,600 Speaker 1: I mean, he's behind not only Trey Lance, then he 777 00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:39,239 Speaker 1: ends up behind Jimmy Garoppolo, but then he gets an opportunity, 778 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:41,440 Speaker 1: and then he's taken an opportunity. He's run with it. 779 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:42,840 Speaker 1: I hope he placed. To night. He's been dealing with 780 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:48,759 Speaker 1: an oblique slash rib issue in throwing the football in 781 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:50,879 Speaker 1: the torque. You gotta put on the football with that. 782 00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:52,759 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, So I don't know how the 783 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:54,319 Speaker 1: forty niners are gonna do it. But I just think 784 00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:59,200 Speaker 1: brock Purdy getting into these two games and doing what 785 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:01,359 Speaker 1: he's been able to do and keep the forty nine 786 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 1: Ers machine going, nothn keep it going, but actually take 787 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,960 Speaker 1: it another level up. I think it is a massive, 788 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:12,040 Speaker 1: massive story and the Commanders are winning and Heineken has 789 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:14,200 Speaker 1: been part of it. I think the forty nine Ers 790 00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:17,239 Speaker 1: have won and Brock Purdy has been a big part 791 00:43:17,239 --> 00:43:20,879 Speaker 1: of it. So I'd give Purdy probably edge in that 792 00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:22,879 Speaker 1: and I hope he placed. And I will you get 793 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:24,439 Speaker 1: a chance to see the full forty nine Ers squad, 794 00:43:24,440 --> 00:43:28,279 Speaker 1: because I think that team is absolutely scary. I think 795 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:29,960 Speaker 1: it is scary when They've got all their weapons and 796 00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:31,840 Speaker 1: I will have debo for a little bit, but man, 797 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:36,080 Speaker 1: that team is absolutely scary to watch. Yep, Chiefs are 798 00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:38,440 Speaker 1: pretty scary too, and we'll see them up closing personal 799 00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:40,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Looking forward to tomorrow's show where we go 800 00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:44,399 Speaker 1: over all the business associated with this matchup and it's 801 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:49,040 Speaker 1: homecoming with so many former Texans players, Texans legends in 802 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:52,359 Speaker 1: the building to take this one and take it. Still 803 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:55,080 Speaker 1: available at Houston Texans dot Com in some spots, so 804 00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:58,040 Speaker 1: get your seats, get in there. It's gonna be fun 805 00:43:58,040 --> 00:43:59,880 Speaker 1: to watch the Texans take on the Chiefs with all 806 00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:03,840 Speaker 1: the former Texans around to take it in as well. 807 00:44:04,080 --> 00:44:06,799 Speaker 1: We want to thank Jason for producing tonight. This show 808 00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:09,440 Speaker 1: will be available on the Texans app soon enough. Have 809 00:44:09,560 --> 00:44:15,720 Speaker 1: a great night everyone, Go Texans. This is Texans Radio 810 00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:17,560 Speaker 1: on Sports Radio six ten.