WEBVTT - QB Coach Jerrod Johnson joins in | Texans All Access

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, Texans, Welcome to the program big Thursday night edition

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<v Speaker 1>of Texans All Access. As we have John McLean coming

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<v Speaker 1>up in the next segment, John Harris and I though,

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<v Speaker 1>we had a chance to visit with the quarterbacks coach

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<v Speaker 1>for your Texans, a guy who played at Humble High School,

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<v Speaker 1>Texas A and M. He's been around the NFL and

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<v Speaker 1>now he's the QB coach here in Houston. Gerard Johnson.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, coach, let's talk a little bit about the Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>But first wrap up week one for us, good quarterback play.

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<v Speaker 1>You've seen it all camp really and into week one

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<v Speaker 1>that has to be gratifying to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it's always good to come out with

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<v Speaker 2>the win, especially week one. I mean for us, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean for most teams in the NFL, it's the first

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<v Speaker 2>time that that group is together, you know, and so

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<v Speaker 2>say with us, we have a lot of guys coming back.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, he has a new addition, and so really

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<v Speaker 2>you don't really know what it's going to be like

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<v Speaker 2>until you get out there and battle together, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>So for us to come out with the win was huge,

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<v Speaker 2>But there's definitely a lot to clean up. Definitely a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things that we can do better. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought CJ played well, We played well enough for

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<v Speaker 2>the win, but at the same time, we know there's

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<v Speaker 2>things we can do to kind of make us a

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<v Speaker 2>little more efficient so we can keep pushing along.

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<v Speaker 3>Coach.

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<v Speaker 4>Before the game, I was talking to Matt a little bit,

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<v Speaker 4>Matt Burke, and he felt pretty confident about the plan

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<v Speaker 4>they had, But then he said something that kind of

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<v Speaker 4>resonated with me. We've talked about this a little bit

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<v Speaker 4>going into week one, and that is it's kind of

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<v Speaker 4>a mystery, you know, you kind of get that Scooby

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<v Speaker 4>Doo mystery machine, like you might see something a little different.

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<v Speaker 4>Even though we see these guys a lot, it might

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<v Speaker 4>see a little bit different. How long did it take

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<v Speaker 4>in week one? How long does it usually take kind

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<v Speaker 4>of week one to go Okay, they're doing this. They

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<v Speaker 4>did this in week eighteen, but now they're looking at

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<v Speaker 4>like this. I would imagine as part of the thrilling

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<v Speaker 4>job of being a coach to kind of figure that out.

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<v Speaker 4>But how long does that kind of take as you're

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<v Speaker 4>on the sidelines trying to figure that all?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I will say at least.

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<v Speaker 2>By halftime we can all sit down and have conversations

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<v Speaker 2>about what we're seeing and at least at the very

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<v Speaker 2>least you see like how they're trying to attack us,

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<v Speaker 2>we can try to anticipate what type of game?

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<v Speaker 3>Is this going to be a man game? Is it

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<v Speaker 3>a zone game?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they trying to pressure us, Like what exactly

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<v Speaker 2>do like big picture we think they're trying to do.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do think that's why training camp are so important.

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<v Speaker 2>At the end of the day, I think you're only

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<v Speaker 2>as good as your core plays, the things that you

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<v Speaker 2>do and you know in and out where it's a

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<v Speaker 2>base base defense for us and offense. Just the core

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<v Speaker 2>concepts of things we do. That's what you lean on

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<v Speaker 2>when times get tough. So going into week one, you

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<v Speaker 2>want to put a lot of things out there that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you have confidence that if we see anything

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<v Speaker 2>that that you know, anything that may surprise us, we

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<v Speaker 2>know that we can fall back on our training. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the play that we just execute really well. I

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<v Speaker 2>think our guys did a good job of that.

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<v Speaker 1>We see practice during training camp and it's ones versus ones.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really healthy competition. You get a lot of simulations

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<v Speaker 1>of oh that pocket is collapsing, got to get.

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<v Speaker 3>The ball out.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you work on that in the regular season

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<v Speaker 1>during the week, how do you simulate those things so

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<v Speaker 1>you can continue to be good at it?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's just you.

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<v Speaker 2>You get good looks from your scout team, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think Demico really demands that our guys practice hard or

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<v Speaker 2>there's our scout players. We have a couple periods a

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<v Speaker 2>week where we go good on good. Still of course

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<v Speaker 2>we're never going to the ground. It's in the pretty

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<v Speaker 2>control setting. But at the same time, like you want

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<v Speaker 2>to keep you know, Demikos want to keep your iron sharp,

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<v Speaker 2>but making sure we're still even we're going to scouts team,

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<v Speaker 2>we're giving good looks. But you just try to be

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<v Speaker 2>intentional in everything that you do. And you just still

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<v Speaker 2>trying to find ways for me, whether it's an individual period,

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm just trying to find ways to keep the

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<v Speaker 2>quarterbacks uncomfortable so we can kind of manage and function

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<v Speaker 2>in an uncomfortable setting because at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>when when the pockets burning down, it's uncomfortable and we

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<v Speaker 2>got to thrive in that setting.

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<v Speaker 4>Coach, I want to ask you about both your quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 4>because it felt like watching your training camp that we

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<v Speaker 4>saw a lot of growth in Davis Mills as much

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<v Speaker 4>as we saw growth in CJ.

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<v Speaker 3>Strouts.

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<v Speaker 4>I want to ask you about the growth of both guys.

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<v Speaker 4>What have you seen in your quarterbacks and CJ and

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<v Speaker 4>Davis from gear one a.

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<v Speaker 3>Year or two for CJ, but year three to year

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<v Speaker 3>four for Davis.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, I think for CJ, it just starts with,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just the challenge of from a leadership standpoint

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<v Speaker 2>on and off the field. He's always been abbing the

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<v Speaker 2>guy's rally around him. But as far as on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>just like be a fixer out there, Like what can

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<v Speaker 2>you do to make someone else's job easier?

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<v Speaker 3>How can you help you know, some.

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<v Speaker 2>Of our newer players with the scheme, what can we

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<v Speaker 2>do from a cadence standpoint? We can use more cadences

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<v Speaker 2>now so the D line didn't get a jump on us.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we can do different things in motions, We

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<v Speaker 2>can add more shifts, just kind of putting more on

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<v Speaker 2>him from an operational standpoint to find ways to gain

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<v Speaker 2>that extra edge, all while him still getting you know,

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<v Speaker 2>trusting his eyes and getting the ball out on time

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<v Speaker 2>and just playing at a high level like he did

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<v Speaker 2>last year. And you know, I think as a quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>you're constantly chasing that perfect game.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's really hard to do. It's a hard

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<v Speaker 3>position in sports.

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<v Speaker 2>And I got a lot of respect for both of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys on just kind of their temperament and how

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<v Speaker 2>they've improved. And then Davis, I was just it was

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<v Speaker 2>cool to see Davis. I mean, like I said, I

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<v Speaker 2>think Davis has started talent in the NFL. I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>the first to say that I'm a champion of Davis,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think he's a really good player.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a great person.

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<v Speaker 2>He works really hard, and I think that he's put

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<v Speaker 2>in a lot of work for him to his reaction time,

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<v Speaker 2>his ball placement, his accuracy, his base, his footwork, all

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<v Speaker 2>the different things that allows his ability to come out.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's my biggest thing for him is you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's an extremely talented quarterback, one of the

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<v Speaker 2>top end talents in the NFL. But consistency come from

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<v Speaker 2>efficiency and what can we do to where that.

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<v Speaker 3>Talent can be on display over and over and over again.

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<v Speaker 2>Because the league isn't about who's good, is who's good

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<v Speaker 2>the most right? Who can we call tim plays? Can

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<v Speaker 2>we on point nine out of ten times, if not

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<v Speaker 2>ten out of ten times. And it's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>hard work that goes into that. And to his credit

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<v Speaker 2>and CJ's credit, they put a lot of hard work

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<v Speaker 2>in their fun to coach.

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<v Speaker 3>Gerard Johnson with us.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, So if you're gonna be a good quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to take advantage of all the opportunities to

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<v Speaker 1>get better, and sometimes you have to create them for yourself. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>Like a basketball player can shoot jumpers in the gym.

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<v Speaker 1>As a quarterback, what can you do? What should you

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<v Speaker 1>do away from the building, off season, whatever the case

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<v Speaker 1>may be, to continually improve.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I mean I think what I love is man.

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<v Speaker 2>Our guys love football, you know, so even in their

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<v Speaker 2>off time, I mean, those guys are always doing things,

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<v Speaker 2>try to get themselves better, whether it's their body, their diet,

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<v Speaker 2>getting the guys to get or to throw. I know,

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<v Speaker 2>both of them go, you know, like CJ. Gosa to

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<v Speaker 2>his guys in California who just really fine tuned by

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<v Speaker 2>mechanics and those things.

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<v Speaker 3>And those guys at three d QB do a really

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<v Speaker 3>good job.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I just try to keep challenging them to

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<v Speaker 2>try to find drills and for me, a reactive state,

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<v Speaker 2>Like we're constantly a reactive state at quarterback, and so

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<v Speaker 2>I try to add a reactionary element to as many

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<v Speaker 2>drills as I can that they don't know what's coming

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<v Speaker 2>next while why while still being able to maintain their fundamentals,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's to me, that's the best you can do.

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<v Speaker 2>To try to simulate a game and try to put

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<v Speaker 2>them in as many really bad situations as possible and

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<v Speaker 2>see if they can find their way out of it

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<v Speaker 2>in a drill setting to try to, you know, prepare

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<v Speaker 2>them for the game.

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<v Speaker 4>You brought up something, Mark just brought it up. You

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<v Speaker 4>brought it up, the three QB. The private quarterback coaches tutors.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I've heard over the years, you know about

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<v Speaker 4>you know, there are certain quarterback tutors that are like, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>you know you should be listening to us versus your coaches.

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<v Speaker 4>And there are some that are like no, no, no, your

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<v Speaker 4>coaches want you to do this. We're just working on

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<v Speaker 4>the mechanics. How do you kind of look at that

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<v Speaker 4>that balance between you being the quarterback coach here with

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<v Speaker 4>you with Houston Texas, but you got your private quarterback

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<v Speaker 4>guys that are working with your quarterbacks throughout the offseason

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<v Speaker 4>that kind of thing. How do you kind of kind

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<v Speaker 4>of you kind of manage it, how do you kind

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<v Speaker 4>of see that relationship.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I think that you know, it's all about trust

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<v Speaker 3>first off.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do think that you know, one, I lived

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<v Speaker 2>in that world right trying the quarterback guru space for

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<v Speaker 2>lack of a better term, for a while, and so I

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<v Speaker 2>have a respect for what they do. I do think

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<v Speaker 2>also me being a high school coach and my parents,

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<v Speaker 2>my dad being a coach, like al out of respect

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<v Speaker 2>for coaching, and it's not mutually excluded, like we're doing

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<v Speaker 2>two different things. But I think if there's a healthy

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<v Speaker 2>respect amongst each other to where like I understand, their

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<v Speaker 2>whole job is to get make their client happy and

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<v Speaker 2>to get their quarterback to throw the ball better. And

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<v Speaker 2>then for us as coaches is what can we do

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<v Speaker 2>to get our team better? And that fits our scheme

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<v Speaker 2>because I think that's the that's the defining defining factors,

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<v Speaker 2>the combination of technique versus scheme.

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<v Speaker 3>Does this technique match what we're asking you to do

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<v Speaker 3>from a play standpoint. I do think we're professionals.

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<v Speaker 2>It's easier because we just tell the quarterbacks look like

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<v Speaker 2>you guys are in control, right, You're paying someone to

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<v Speaker 2>help to train you. So just go there with it,

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<v Speaker 2>awareness stuff, what we're asking to do from a technique standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you know, go get the training.

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<v Speaker 3>Because we don't have the time here to sit and just.

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<v Speaker 2>Work on purely getting the ball to spend two more

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<v Speaker 2>revolutions tighter. That's just not what we do as position coaches.

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<v Speaker 2>So I do think there's a place forward. Those guys

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<v Speaker 2>really good job, But I think it's up to the

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<v Speaker 2>player to really kind of set up the boundaries of

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<v Speaker 2>here's what I'm willing to fix, here's the non negotiable.

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<v Speaker 2>And but at the same time I talk to those guys,

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<v Speaker 2>they talk to me. I think we all have trust,

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<v Speaker 2>we all communicate with each other. At the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the day, we all want what's best for the player,

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<v Speaker 2>and whatever we got to do that, we'll get that done.

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<v Speaker 1>Gerrod, you were with multiple NFL teams as a player.

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<v Speaker 1>How did that help you become a good coach, being

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<v Speaker 1>around a lot of different quarterbacks, different systems, different coaches

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<v Speaker 1>speak to that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it just gave me my perspective. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>every every team is different, every organization is different. Every

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<v Speaker 2>quarterback room is different. I've seen so many players play,

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen so many different ways to throw on the ball.

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<v Speaker 3>I've seen so many different quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 2>Process, I mean, or how they process the game week,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's Roethlisberger or Cutler or even Russell when I

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<v Speaker 2>was in Seattle when he was you know, young in

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<v Speaker 2>the league, and Flakka when I was in Baltimore, and

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<v Speaker 2>then just also quarterback coaches. So like for me as

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<v Speaker 2>a quarterback, like you get access to a lack of

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<v Speaker 2>our term, the c suite of any organization, right, you

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<v Speaker 2>get access to management, whether it's you get acts to

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<v Speaker 2>the quarterback coach, the coordinator, the head coach, the moment

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<v Speaker 2>you put on your red jersey. And so I was

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<v Speaker 2>able to be around a lot of really good guys,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just think my perspective and you just you

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<v Speaker 2>do things long enough, you just run into a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of experiences that kind of shape the way you think

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<v Speaker 2>about things to where that ideally, when something comes across

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<v Speaker 2>my desk or a situation happens, I can pull from

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<v Speaker 2>some some experiences of mind and maybe give some insight

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<v Speaker 2>that can you know, give a solution to the situation.

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<v Speaker 4>Coach who played some big games last year at the

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<v Speaker 4>end of the year, Indie playoff games, et cetera. But

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<v Speaker 4>a Sunday night game in Houston, how cool is that?

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<v Speaker 4>And getting ready for the Bears? What do you see

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<v Speaker 4>on tape? And how excited are you for this one?

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<v Speaker 4>Obviously with a big challenge against Chicago.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm super excited. You know, I have a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>respect for the Bears.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got a lot of respect for you for even

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<v Speaker 2>flues To their head coach, and a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>guys on that staff. We were in Indie together, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>over three years with coach flues Man, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's a heck of a Coach's defense is fast, they're opportunistic.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they they're going to try to make things uncomfortable.

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<v Speaker 2>But at the same time, I think that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think Bobby came up with a really good plan

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<v Speaker 2>this week and we'll see what happens on Sunday. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I expect the app your atmosphere to be great.

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<v Speaker 2>I think night games are always a special special on

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<v Speaker 2>national TV. That's the ones you dream about as a kid.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think our city is going to show up

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<v Speaker 2>and show out and I'm looking forward.

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<v Speaker 3>To it, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>George had your number retired by the whole high school. Congratulations?

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<v Speaker 3>What was that like for you?

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<v Speaker 2>For me, it was just full startle man. I spent

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<v Speaker 2>my childhood at that school. You know, my late father,

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<v Speaker 2>Larry Johnson, was a coaching principal. They're an educator for

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<v Speaker 2>over twenty years. So I was a ball boy.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of my fondest memories are being three four years old,

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<v Speaker 2>terrorizing that gym and all the staff and Umble High School.

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<v Speaker 2>I was probably annoying the heck out of but I

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<v Speaker 2>think that the first off coach Robert Murphy at Humble

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<v Speaker 2>High School. I mean, it was his vision to bring

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<v Speaker 2>us all back and kind of honors in that way,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I got to give him all the credit.

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<v Speaker 2>It was such a I didn't really know what to expect, man,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was blue all expectations out the water. I

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<v Speaker 2>think our families, all of us, and our families can

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<v Speaker 2>say that we really enjoyed it, and it's we appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>it because we poured so much into Your high school

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<v Speaker 2>experience is special to everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>So I know obviously your dad ranks high in this,

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<v Speaker 1>but coaches who have had a big influence on you.

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<v Speaker 1>And where does John Lopez rank in that he stopped ten?

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<v Speaker 3>No, no doubt, you know he's top ten.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I've had some good coaches, man, But like some of

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<v Speaker 2>my best experiences was AU basketball.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a huge part.

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<v Speaker 2>How passionate in the Hoaston Hoops and John Lopez and

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<v Speaker 2>I think Christian Beg is running it now, man. And

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<v Speaker 2>but just those AU experiences taught me a lot about life, Yeah, traveling,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, playing competition. I mean, so I love playing

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<v Speaker 2>for the Houston Hoops and John was our coach, and

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<v Speaker 2>me and Jacob and and Vince and our whole crew

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<v Speaker 2>from I think eighth grade on. We played a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of basketball games. But I just want to touch one

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<v Speaker 2>more thing on the humble deal, man. Like the coolest

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<v Speaker 2>thing for me was also the guys I went in with.

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<v Speaker 2>So my dad coached it either was a coach or

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<v Speaker 2>a principal with majority of the guys who also went

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<v Speaker 2>in with me. So like David Gibbons, David Boston, bertrand

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<v Speaker 2>Barry I were the number one. Because David Gibbons were

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<v Speaker 2>the number one and his nickname was the Bullet. So

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<v Speaker 2>my little League Football, Jersey was number one and I

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<v Speaker 2>wore throughout my career. And then to hear Sammy Davis

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<v Speaker 2>say that he wore thirty four because of David Boston

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<v Speaker 2>he was playing. And then to hear David Boston say

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<v Speaker 2>he worked thirty four because of bertrand Barry. It was

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<v Speaker 2>a generational kind of thing that kind of went on

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<v Speaker 2>as we all got to talking and Jackie Battle and

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<v Speaker 2>all the other guys. Man, it was cool to see

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of how we all had somebody to look

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<v Speaker 2>up to, and I mean shout out to Humble, Texas,

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<v Speaker 2>my hometown and the village of people that had helped

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<v Speaker 2>raise all of us. Man, we're a product of that,

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<v Speaker 2>and we couldn't be proud of to be from there

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<v Speaker 2>and to be honored.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, congratulations on that. In best of luck Sunday, Thanks jro.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate Johnny that young man has head coach written

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<v Speaker 1>all over him.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh. I think he has a hat that says future

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<v Speaker 3>head coach.

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<v Speaker 1>No, he doesn't, but I feel like he should, because

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<v Speaker 1>clearly you are looking at a future head coach in

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<v Speaker 1>this league.

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<v Speaker 3>You just feel it. Maybe college too. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>what he wants to do.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't talk to him about that, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>you and I are in agreement on this.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's no question. My son and I Jack.

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<v Speaker 4>We were getting caught up on thirty Rock and one

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<v Speaker 4>of our favorite characters, Jonah Friedlander, wears a hat, like

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<v Speaker 4>a different hat of a different.

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<v Speaker 3>Saying on it. Oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Immediately when you said that, that came to mind, like,

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<v Speaker 4>oh yeah, future head coach, because it's we sat in

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<v Speaker 4>here with a lot of coaches that were like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>that guy's going to be a head coach one day.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll give you one that fits that. That realm too,

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<v Speaker 4>and he's very relevant right now in college as Dan Lynn. Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>Anthony Lynn's son. We had him in here and I

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<v Speaker 4>remember when he left our interview, were like, oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>there's a future there and not just because his dad

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<v Speaker 4>was head coach, but he's gone to USC as a

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<v Speaker 4>defensive coordinator at USC and pitched a shut out against

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<v Speaker 4>Utah State. Now you tos date it was the first

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<v Speaker 4>shutout for USC since twenty eleven?

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<v Speaker 3>How many eleven of any a shutout?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, a shutout the first time they pitched the shutout

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<v Speaker 4>in thirteen years, Daniel in and they got it. Done

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<v Speaker 4>against LSU, got it done against Utah State. Now they're

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<v Speaker 4>going into the Big ten. So there's gonna be some

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<v Speaker 4>some hiccups.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's just sounds so so not right, so weird us.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they're gonna be play there Big ten schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah what Yeah, they're supposed to be sworn enemies the

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<v Speaker 1>PAC ten, the Big ten, Pack ten mark. Yes, it

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<v Speaker 1>used to be called the PAC ten. Wasn't it the

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<v Speaker 1>Pack eight? It was the pack It went to the

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<v Speaker 1>PAC ten. Then it grew to twelve, but it stayed.

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<v Speaker 4>Then it was the PAC twelve, but then it dissolved

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<v Speaker 4>and became the PAC two. But now they're pulling in

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<v Speaker 4>four for the Mount West and now it's a six pack.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, So you and I I think it are also

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<v Speaker 3>an agreement on this. Give it up. Yeah, I just

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<v Speaker 3>come on, what are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>You're not who you were in their press release and

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<v Speaker 1>the Pack twelve has been this, they go through their history. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to talk about all the teams that left you.

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<v Speaker 4>It's crazy to do that. Here's what they're This is

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<v Speaker 4>my thought. They're not going to be a power conference.

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<v Speaker 4>It's not going to it's the power for now. It's

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<v Speaker 4>the acc SEC, Big ten, Big twelve, right done.

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<v Speaker 3>The Pac twelve is not going to be a power conference.

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<v Speaker 3>So what's the attraction Boise joining them? Here's what they want,

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<v Speaker 3>the name, the brand name.

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<v Speaker 4>Keep in mind that they the Football Playoff takes the

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<v Speaker 4>top hot the highest ranked team from the lower conferences

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<v Speaker 4>into the playoff automatical, right, the conference champion highest ranked. Well,

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<v Speaker 4>if you have those teams Washington State, Oregon State and

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<v Speaker 4>they're all playing each other, that conference starts moving to

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<v Speaker 4>the forefront above some of the other conferences in college football.

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<v Speaker 1>So just because you have Washington State and Oregon State,

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<v Speaker 1>that's all you're getting.

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<v Speaker 3>If you're those schools, well, Boise State, yeah, Fresno State.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm trying to think who all that.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that those schools already have a situation where

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<v Speaker 1>you could say join the Mountain West.

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<v Speaker 3>I let's stick together. I'm with you on that. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>with you on that.

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<v Speaker 4>So again, that's the only that's the only positive that

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<v Speaker 4>I can see out of this, is that the perception

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<v Speaker 4>of whatever this new Pac ten Pack eight whatever becomes,

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<v Speaker 4>that perception moves that champion up in the rankings traditional

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<v Speaker 4>year and year out, and so they're gonna get a

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<v Speaker 4>pseudo automatic bid to the playoff.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the only thing I can I can think of,

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<v Speaker 4>because they're not gonna get a massive TV deal.

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<v Speaker 3>That's not gonna happen. No, they're not going that.

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<v Speaker 4>They might get ESPN in the c like the Washington

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<v Speaker 4>State Organs, they have the CW now, so it's cool

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<v Speaker 4>that they got a deal. Now, the ACC has some

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<v Speaker 4>of the CW two. But if you pull in those schools,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe you get the ESPN and CW money and the

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<v Speaker 4>conference has a higher profile.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. It's I've gotta have.

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<v Speaker 1>If I'm a college conference, I gotta have ESPN or five.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I got CBS. I gotta have one of those.

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta have somebody who's having capabilities has something.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's come on, I mean even ESPN plus for

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<v Speaker 4>people to go back and watch it later, especially out

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<v Speaker 4>there games that start at nine o'clock at night, like

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<v Speaker 4>if we're for an East Coast or we're an Eastern

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<v Speaker 4>time on the road, I mean we go to I

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<v Speaker 4>mean I go to bed ten fifteen, ten thirty games

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<v Speaker 4>just kicking off. I missed all of the Texas Tech

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<v Speaker 4>Washington State game the other night. Had to go back

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<v Speaker 4>and watch it and watch Washington State's quarterback run run

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<v Speaker 4>for one hundred ninety seven yards, which is weird to say.

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<v Speaker 4>But I didn't see any of that game. I gotta

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<v Speaker 4>get to bed, get ready for our game in the morning. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>and you don't see anything. But I can go back

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<v Speaker 4>and I can watch that game, and I think that

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<v Speaker 4>was on Fox. But I can go back and watch

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<v Speaker 4>the games in the ICPN Plus. But that's what you're

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<v Speaker 4>gonna have to do. So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>The whole realignment thing is just it's and the.

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<v Speaker 1>TV landscape is crazy because ESPN itself, wait what service?

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 1>So now they have Plus. They used have ESPN three,

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<v Speaker 1>now it's Plus. The venue thing got derailed, but they're

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<v Speaker 1>still gonna come out with another one. Like I can't

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<v Speaker 1>keep track of it all. And I'm in this business

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<v Speaker 1>in a big way and it's still difficult to keep

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<v Speaker 1>track of it. Is nuts. They're making it very difficult

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<v Speaker 1>on the consumer. Now, speaking of TV, the number one

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<v Speaker 1>television show in the country is Sunday Night Football. The

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<v Speaker 1>Texans are, of course part of it, facing the Chicago Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>How big this is a rhetorical question, but I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to expand on this.

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<v Speaker 3>How big is this game? I think for the fans, this.

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<v Speaker 1>Is a humongous game primetime first time in a long time. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>we had primetime in twenty two, in primetime in twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's not the same. This is Sunday night football,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Carrie Underwood, this is all of it. And

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<v Speaker 1>there's just something very special about that. And even though

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<v Speaker 1>the Bears are not they're not the eighty five Bears,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not Jay Cutler's Bears.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not a great football team, but they're the Chicago Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>They're historic, they're one of the oldest teams in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>along with the Packers, and they're from the number three

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<v Speaker 1>market in the country. All of that adds up to special.

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<v Speaker 1>They're in your building.

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<v Speaker 4>So to that end, you and I would have this conversation,

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<v Speaker 4>well a few years ago, Oh man, how much Chicago

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<v Speaker 4>Bears blue are we going to see in the crowd?

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<v Speaker 4>How much Chicago Bears orange are we going to see

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<v Speaker 4>in the crowd? I think we'll see some Sunday Night,

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<v Speaker 4>but I got a feeling that we're not going to

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<v Speaker 4>see too much of it. But I also like this

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<v Speaker 4>from a Jersey game. We're going liberty white. They're going

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<v Speaker 4>full on orange. They're wearing all orange.

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<v Speaker 3>That's great, get them out of their tradition. Pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 3>So from that standpoint, but to your point.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, that is one of the most badass uniforms in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, except when they wear orange.

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<v Speaker 3>So go ahead wear orange. I've been thinking about this

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<v Speaker 3>since the schedule came out. I'll never forget you called me.

0:18:37.200 --> 0:18:39.000
<v Speaker 3>You called me. I was in ChB. It was with

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<v Speaker 3>my son Jack and we're rolling through GB and I.

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<v Speaker 4>See you call on the day they were supposed to

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<v Speaker 4>get the schedule, and You're like, are you sitting down?

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm like no, I'm in HB and walking around

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<v Speaker 4>and so I'm literally an HB with the phone up

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<v Speaker 4>to my ear and you're you're kind of outlaying some

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<v Speaker 4>of the things that you know, and you said week

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<v Speaker 4>two Sunday night Bears, and I that was the one

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<v Speaker 4>that stood out to me more than anything, because I'm like,

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<v Speaker 4>week two after Colts.

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<v Speaker 3>On the road.

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<v Speaker 4>Man, If we beat the Colts, oh man, this place

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<v Speaker 4>is gonna rock. So for months I've been looking forward

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<v Speaker 4>to this, and then we beat the Colts like okay,

0:19:13.240 --> 0:19:14.719
<v Speaker 4>and then we beat the Colts in a way that

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<v Speaker 4>it didn't anticipate us running the ball the way that

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<v Speaker 4>we did and really kind of being the big bully

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<v Speaker 4>on the block, like man wanted to be that bully

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<v Speaker 4>on the block for a long time. Like when we

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<v Speaker 4>walk in a stadium, the other team is like, oh boy,

0:19:27.119 --> 0:19:29.320
<v Speaker 4>we better hitch up our breches because here they come.

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<v Speaker 4>It's the Houston Texans, And I think, I hope that's

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<v Speaker 4>the case on Sunday night, Like we walk in that

0:19:35.800 --> 0:19:39.520
<v Speaker 4>building and there's just this collective we are the badasses,

0:19:40.080 --> 0:19:42.600
<v Speaker 4>not them, and we take it to them. And then

0:19:42.720 --> 0:19:46.399
<v Speaker 4>just letting his crowd eat, just letting them explode on

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<v Speaker 4>every big play that happens, getting loud on third down,

0:19:49.600 --> 0:19:51.600
<v Speaker 4>seeing Caleb with his hands up against his ears. That

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<v Speaker 4>these rookie quarterbacks now it's changing college, but I watched

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<v Speaker 4>it all throughout college. I'm watching these quarterbacks that have

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<v Speaker 4>never dealt with this coach comsystem and their hands are

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<v Speaker 4>by their ears and they just look like they're so miserable.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the way it needs to be for Kayleb Williams.

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<v Speaker 4>Make it miserable for him to hear anything from Shane Waldron.

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<v Speaker 1>How will the Texans respond to all this? We'll discuss

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<v Speaker 1>next with the General. John mcclan joins us on Texans Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Texans All Access. Mark Vandermer, John Harris with you

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<v Speaker 1>joining us now the General, John McLain, John Sunday Night Football,

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest show on television.

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<v Speaker 3>There's nothing like it. Are you ready?

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<v Speaker 5>I think the Texans are ready? And that's the key.

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<v Speaker 6>And I've gone back and watched the Bears and the

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<v Speaker 6>Titans and how will Levis just gave that game to

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<v Speaker 6>Chicago with three turnovers in the fourth quarter, including one

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<v Speaker 6>of the maybe the dumbest decision I've ever seen on

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<v Speaker 6>an interception. And you know, NBC loves it because they

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<v Speaker 6>can say this game features the unbeaten Bears versus.

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<v Speaker 5>The unbeaten Texans.

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<v Speaker 6>Just About everybody that I have seen on Digson spread

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<v Speaker 6>is six. Everybody is taking the Texans about seven or more.

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<v Speaker 3>M That's not good. I hate that, Marvi, I absolutely

0:21:10.640 --> 0:21:11.320
<v Speaker 3>hate that. General.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't like to see unanimous across the board for

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<v Speaker 4>the Texans for a win by by any means.

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<v Speaker 3>But General, we'll start. We'll start here.

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<v Speaker 4>We talked a little bit Monday about this, but we

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<v Speaker 4>don't think Joe Mixon is gonna end up with thirty

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<v Speaker 4>carries again. However, the run game was too good to

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<v Speaker 4>get away from. How do you think the run game

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<v Speaker 4>split will go amongst the running backs and what do

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<v Speaker 4>you expect to see kind of from the run game

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<v Speaker 4>On Sunday night against the Bears.

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<v Speaker 6>When Damian Bears got his three carries, Bobby Sloy did

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<v Speaker 6>something he didn't do last year. He called it straight

0:21:45.520 --> 0:21:49.119
<v Speaker 6>ahead runs. He didn't require him to do his own scheme,

0:21:49.240 --> 0:21:52.000
<v Speaker 6>which is good because Damien got to get it the

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<v Speaker 6>ball go straight ahead. They had some holes and you

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<v Speaker 6>didn't know Matt Eberflus is a really good defensive coach,

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<v Speaker 6>and so they had to go back to the drawing board.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, they've been looking at this game plan since

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<v Speaker 6>the offseason, and I'm sure it was all about CJ.

0:22:08.080 --> 0:22:11.080
<v Speaker 6>Stroud in the passing game as it should have been.

0:22:11.680 --> 0:22:14.240
<v Speaker 6>And then the way the offensive line blocked for the

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<v Speaker 6>run and the tight ends moving Cage Stover to full

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<v Speaker 6>back for fifteen snaps a fullback was a genius. And

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<v Speaker 6>so the Bears will be all geared up to stop

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<v Speaker 6>the run. Whether they can do it remains to be seen,

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<v Speaker 6>but that just opened up the passing game. And I'm

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<v Speaker 6>sure NBC would love to see the Texans throw the

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<v Speaker 6>ball because CJ's Stroud is a star. They want to

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<v Speaker 6>see the great receivers they have, and because if you

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<v Speaker 6>run it all the time, as you guys know, most

0:22:48.800 --> 0:22:50.200
<v Speaker 6>of the time, the game is going to be close.

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<v Speaker 6>That game against Colts was close and shouldn't have been.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, giving up those three long pass plays at

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<v Speaker 6>average fifty something yards was ridiculous. And safety's got to

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<v Speaker 6>play better fighting for the ball at coverage, and I'm

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<v Speaker 6>pretty sure they're not going to be doing that again.

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<v Speaker 6>But after watching Caleb Williams and I was watching Mark

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<v Speaker 6>Sanchez and Greg Cosell break down the Bears offense and

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<v Speaker 6>specifically Caleb Williams, and neither was complimentary of Caleb Williams.

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<v Speaker 6>Everybody's gonna make mistakes, but they talked about his eyes

0:23:32.640 --> 0:23:36.320
<v Speaker 6>were never down the field, his head was always running arounds,

0:23:36.320 --> 0:23:38.520
<v Speaker 6>almost like he didn't want to be in the pocket.

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<v Speaker 6>And I would guess I would think there's a good

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<v Speaker 6>chance that will Anderson Jr. And Daniel Hunter are not

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<v Speaker 6>gonna get shut out on sacks a second consecutive game,

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<v Speaker 6>because you know Williams.

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<v Speaker 5>Is going to be on the move and vulnerable.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let me ask both of you this, and

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<v Speaker 1>I've got a back part of this question as well

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<v Speaker 1>a follow up. But did NBC put this game on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday Night Football because of CJ. Stroud's success last year?

0:24:06.520 --> 0:24:10.159
<v Speaker 1>Not for the texans sake, but because they feel like, hey,

0:24:10.680 --> 0:24:14.000
<v Speaker 1>Stroud was successful as a rookie. Caleb Williams can be too.

0:24:14.320 --> 0:24:16.200
<v Speaker 1>Is that a big reason why they put this game

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<v Speaker 1>on the schedule.

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<v Speaker 6>Absolutely? And I think it was. And I talk to

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<v Speaker 6>you guys I talked to on every show I did

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<v Speaker 6>weekly about it was so unfair for people to pick

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<v Speaker 6>the Bears to go to the playoffs with a rookie quarterback.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, what Stroud did is unusual. You know, there

0:24:33.960 --> 0:24:37.360
<v Speaker 6>have been some quarterbacks that played great as rookie, Russell Wilson,

0:24:38.400 --> 0:24:42.919
<v Speaker 6>Andrew Luck, Dak Prescott, but that's rare. I think all

0:24:42.960 --> 0:24:47.440
<v Speaker 6>the rookies that have played so I think that Stroud's

0:24:47.440 --> 0:24:51.760
<v Speaker 6>performance last year and the Texans performance in general, lifted

0:24:51.840 --> 0:24:55.199
<v Speaker 6>the bar for rooky quarterbacks. That was unfair and Caleb

0:24:55.200 --> 0:24:58.080
<v Speaker 6>Williams look lost. Now they got to be able to

0:24:58.160 --> 0:25:02.840
<v Speaker 6>run the ball better. The Titans totally shut that offense

0:25:02.960 --> 0:25:06.040
<v Speaker 6>down if will Lews just didn't give trapped the game

0:25:06.080 --> 0:25:09.080
<v Speaker 6>for him in the fourth quarter. But I think they're

0:25:09.080 --> 0:25:13.160
<v Speaker 6>gonna have big time trouble against Texas defense if I'm

0:25:13.320 --> 0:25:16.600
<v Speaker 6>in Caleb Williams, and you know, NBC would love this

0:25:17.119 --> 0:25:20.600
<v Speaker 6>if Caleb Williams comes out on the first series, doesn't

0:25:20.600 --> 0:25:23.879
<v Speaker 6>play fake, goes deep seeing if they can have the

0:25:23.920 --> 0:25:26.640
<v Speaker 6>same results as Anthony Richardson did, even though he can't

0:25:26.680 --> 0:25:29.320
<v Speaker 6>throw the ball as far as Anthony richards But I

0:25:29.359 --> 0:25:32.040
<v Speaker 6>think early in the season this is a great young

0:25:32.160 --> 0:25:35.640
<v Speaker 6>quarterback matchup. Later in the season, I don't think you'd

0:25:35.640 --> 0:25:40.000
<v Speaker 6>walk Caleb Williams in there because by then people could realize, oh,

0:25:40.119 --> 0:25:42.800
<v Speaker 6>he's a rookies playing like most rookies.

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<v Speaker 4>So to your question mark, I was listening in fact

0:25:47.480 --> 0:25:51.040
<v Speaker 4>our buddy Sockapaco Silom, reporter for the Buffalo Bills WGR.

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<v Speaker 3>You can hear him there during mid days.

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<v Speaker 4>He sent me a clipp's of, Hey, I think you

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<v Speaker 4>might like listening to this, and it was about a

0:25:58.440 --> 0:26:00.920
<v Speaker 4>two minute clip. They had Mike North, Oh, yeah, who

0:26:00.920 --> 0:26:02.920
<v Speaker 4>you know very well, and it was a two minute

0:26:02.920 --> 0:26:06.720
<v Speaker 4>clip talking about they were asking him about the Digs

0:26:06.880 --> 0:26:11.200
<v Speaker 4>Bills Texans kind of, you know, did that game need

0:26:11.240 --> 0:26:13.399
<v Speaker 4>to be in primetime because of all the storylines that

0:26:13.440 --> 0:26:14.879
<v Speaker 4>are there and all that kind of stuff, And so

0:26:15.359 --> 0:26:17.439
<v Speaker 4>Mike kind of took it in a Texas direction. And

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<v Speaker 4>one of the things that I heard in that interview

0:26:21.320 --> 0:26:24.879
<v Speaker 4>that stood out to me was, and this happens I

0:26:24.920 --> 0:26:26.040
<v Speaker 4>think for a lot of different things.

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<v Speaker 3>It was like when you're.

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<v Speaker 4>Wrong about something, like I was wrong about Dwayne Brown,

0:26:30.600 --> 0:26:33.480
<v Speaker 4>and so you kind of almost go the absolute opposite

0:26:33.480 --> 0:26:36.679
<v Speaker 4>way and you become this big fan like I was.

0:26:36.760 --> 0:26:38.760
<v Speaker 4>I was down on Dwayne Brown and then I was like, Okay,

0:26:38.800 --> 0:26:40.800
<v Speaker 4>I was really wrong. Then you become this big fan

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<v Speaker 4>of Dwayne Brown.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 4>They knew they were wrong about the Texans last year,

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<v Speaker 4>the schedule makers, Mike North, Blake Jones.

0:26:47.200 --> 0:26:47.560
<v Speaker 3>Et cetera.

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<v Speaker 4>So I felt like listening to that, I was like, Okay,

0:26:50.880 --> 0:26:53.800
<v Speaker 4>they're gonna give us a pretty good allotment at primetime games,

0:26:53.840 --> 0:26:56.960
<v Speaker 4>like they there was some fomo about them not having

0:26:57.000 --> 0:27:00.720
<v Speaker 4>the Texans in prime time. So I wasn't too surprised

0:27:00.720 --> 0:27:03.400
<v Speaker 4>that we got this game with the Bears being early

0:27:03.440 --> 0:27:03.920
<v Speaker 4>in week two.

0:27:03.960 --> 0:27:06.600
<v Speaker 3>I was maybe a little surprised, but I think there.

0:27:06.560 --> 0:27:09.960
<v Speaker 4>Was some fomo from the schedule people last year that

0:27:10.040 --> 0:27:11.600
<v Speaker 4>they were like, man, we missed out.

0:27:11.680 --> 0:27:12.959
<v Speaker 3>We could have had CJ. Stroud.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes they got us in the Saturday night game on primetime,

0:27:16.520 --> 0:27:18.080
<v Speaker 4>but they're like, Okay, we missed out. So when I

0:27:18.119 --> 0:27:20.360
<v Speaker 4>heard that that interview, I was like, all right, we're

0:27:20.400 --> 0:27:22.840
<v Speaker 4>getting some primetime games and we may get them, you know,

0:27:22.920 --> 0:27:24.720
<v Speaker 4>get them early against the Chicago Bears.

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<v Speaker 1>General Monday morning, are we talking about what were they

0:27:27.960 --> 0:27:31.080
<v Speaker 1>thinking putting this game on the schedule or is it

0:27:31.160 --> 0:27:36.120
<v Speaker 1>a closer game than many expect, because hey it's the NFL.

0:27:36.200 --> 0:27:39.800
<v Speaker 1>It's week to week. Texans looked great on offense last week.

0:27:40.119 --> 0:27:42.520
<v Speaker 1>You know they could even look better on defense. Look

0:27:42.560 --> 0:27:45.520
<v Speaker 1>pretty good against the run, of course the deep ball.

0:27:46.440 --> 0:27:48.120
<v Speaker 1>But what do you think I.

0:27:48.080 --> 0:27:49.720
<v Speaker 5>Think the Texans are going to blow them out.

0:27:49.840 --> 0:27:53.400
<v Speaker 6>There's no reason to pick the Bears after that offensive

0:27:53.480 --> 0:27:56.560
<v Speaker 6>showing they couldn't run the ball, they couldn't basketball. The

0:27:56.640 --> 0:27:59.760
<v Speaker 6>only way they were gonna win that game is turnovers.

0:27:59.800 --> 0:28:04.919
<v Speaker 6>They had John Toanoen's who turned a block hunt for

0:28:04.960 --> 0:28:08.280
<v Speaker 6>a touchdown. Then they had that pick six that Will

0:28:08.359 --> 0:28:11.439
<v Speaker 6>Levis gift trap for him. Titans couldn't score in the

0:28:11.480 --> 0:28:14.240
<v Speaker 6>fourth quarter because they kept turning the ball over. The

0:28:14.400 --> 0:28:16.760
<v Speaker 6>Texans don't turn it over. That's one of the best

0:28:16.760 --> 0:28:20.640
<v Speaker 6>things about CJ. Stroud is he just doesn't turn it over.

0:28:20.960 --> 0:28:23.640
<v Speaker 6>I thought it's very interesting. I've been listening to all

0:28:23.680 --> 0:28:27.359
<v Speaker 6>these doomsday predictions that if you start zero and two,

0:28:28.040 --> 0:28:31.000
<v Speaker 6>there's only eleven percent gence you're going to make the playoffs.

0:28:31.480 --> 0:28:33.480
<v Speaker 5>And I don't hear anybody.

0:28:33.119 --> 0:28:35.720
<v Speaker 6>Say, oh, well, the Texans started oh to last year

0:28:35.800 --> 0:28:39.000
<v Speaker 6>won the division, won a playoff game. Twenty eighteen, he

0:28:39.120 --> 0:28:42.880
<v Speaker 6>started oh two won a division in a playoff game.

0:28:43.600 --> 0:28:45.080
<v Speaker 5>So it's not impossible.

0:28:45.120 --> 0:28:49.800
<v Speaker 6>Even though the statistics say, yeah, it's it's it's illogical

0:28:49.960 --> 0:28:50.960
<v Speaker 6>to expect it.

0:28:51.440 --> 0:28:53.400
<v Speaker 5>And I went back in a column that.

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<v Speaker 6>I have on Houston Texans dot com today, last time

0:28:57.640 --> 0:29:01.080
<v Speaker 6>Texas started two and oh it was two thousand and sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>And.

0:29:02.920 --> 0:29:05.040
<v Speaker 6>So I think they're gonna win this game. Anly one

0:29:05.040 --> 0:29:08.360
<v Speaker 6>thing this team has. You know, when Bill O'Brien was there,

0:29:08.440 --> 0:29:11.200
<v Speaker 6>nobody said Bill was a great coach. People think Demiko

0:29:11.280 --> 0:29:13.640
<v Speaker 6>is a great coach. He's gonna be You're going to

0:29:13.800 --> 0:29:16.560
<v Speaker 6>prove that he's a great coach, he's got a great staff,

0:29:16.960 --> 0:29:19.640
<v Speaker 6>and he's gonna lose Bobby Slowek after the season to

0:29:19.720 --> 0:29:23.080
<v Speaker 6>Rod Johnson can step up and replace him. They've got

0:29:23.360 --> 0:29:27.960
<v Speaker 6>Demiko's got a really good coaching staff, and we all

0:29:28.000 --> 0:29:30.880
<v Speaker 6>know how that's important. And not only that, he's got

0:29:30.920 --> 0:29:34.080
<v Speaker 6>the quarterback. He's got a good running back with a

0:29:34.120 --> 0:29:37.920
<v Speaker 6>lot to prove. I can't wait for the Buffalo game.

0:29:38.000 --> 0:29:41.000
<v Speaker 6>I don't know how that didn't end up in primetime.

0:29:41.040 --> 0:29:42.880
<v Speaker 6>I'm guessing there was a lot of fighting over it,

0:29:43.280 --> 0:29:45.440
<v Speaker 6>because you don't just take any game you want put

0:29:45.480 --> 0:29:49.800
<v Speaker 6>it on primetime. Can't wait for that one, and so

0:29:49.840 --> 0:29:54.080
<v Speaker 6>this one, I think that it could be lopsided. I

0:29:54.120 --> 0:29:57.080
<v Speaker 6>think it could be ugly, and I think the people

0:29:57.080 --> 0:29:59.840
<v Speaker 6>at NBC could be going, oh my god, what did

0:29:59.880 --> 0:30:02.560
<v Speaker 6>we tell you putting the Bears on. They bought into

0:30:02.560 --> 0:30:05.520
<v Speaker 6>the hype about Chicago and Caleb Williams.

0:30:05.600 --> 0:30:08.000
<v Speaker 4>Okay, let me ask both of you this, because I

0:30:08.000 --> 0:30:10.320
<v Speaker 4>feel pretty confident about this game too. And sometimes when

0:30:10.360 --> 0:30:12.520
<v Speaker 4>I feel over confident about a game, like last year

0:30:12.520 --> 0:30:15.440
<v Speaker 4>Week two against the Colts, Oh boy, I felt really confident.

0:30:15.600 --> 0:30:19.440
<v Speaker 4>Oh I felt really really confident going in and then

0:30:19.560 --> 0:30:22.200
<v Speaker 4>bang bang, it's fourteen nothing. So I'll ask you both,

0:30:22.680 --> 0:30:25.600
<v Speaker 4>what is the formula for the Texans to lose this game?

0:30:25.680 --> 0:30:25.760
<v Speaker 7>Like?

0:30:25.840 --> 0:30:29.080
<v Speaker 4>What should we be worried about heading into the game. Look,

0:30:29.120 --> 0:30:31.360
<v Speaker 4>I'm a Houston football fan. I've been a Houston football

0:30:31.360 --> 0:30:33.440
<v Speaker 4>fan for a long time, so there is still that

0:30:33.480 --> 0:30:35.440
<v Speaker 4>part of me that always is kind of like, all right,

0:30:35.480 --> 0:30:38.840
<v Speaker 4>we can't get too confident with anything. So what is

0:30:38.880 --> 0:30:41.520
<v Speaker 4>the formula for the Bears to win this game?

0:30:41.640 --> 0:30:42.000
<v Speaker 3>General?

0:30:42.080 --> 0:30:46.040
<v Speaker 6>You go first, block part returned for a touchdown or

0:30:46.320 --> 0:30:48.000
<v Speaker 6>a block part to set up a.

0:30:47.920 --> 0:30:49.720
<v Speaker 5>Short touchdown run.

0:30:49.880 --> 0:30:53.560
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I think Frank Ross probably well if he had Harry,

0:30:53.560 --> 0:30:56.480
<v Speaker 6>he'd been pulling it all out, and I think this

0:30:57.600 --> 0:30:59.560
<v Speaker 6>it would because Stroud dead.

0:30:59.800 --> 0:31:02.640
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, he had an interception of the day called back

0:31:03.240 --> 0:31:05.200
<v Speaker 5>and a tip ball. That's another thing.

0:31:05.240 --> 0:31:07.840
<v Speaker 6>He didn't have a lot of tip balls over the

0:31:07.840 --> 0:31:12.080
<v Speaker 6>middle at Rick Kochet into the hands of safeties or corners.

0:31:12.480 --> 0:31:15.360
<v Speaker 6>I think the only way it would happen is if

0:31:15.600 --> 0:31:20.000
<v Speaker 6>like defensive back slips and falls and somebody gets away

0:31:20.040 --> 0:31:26.080
<v Speaker 6>for a touchdown or turnovers or kick returns for touchdowns.

0:31:26.120 --> 0:31:26.880
<v Speaker 5>It's not going to.

0:31:26.920 --> 0:31:29.880
<v Speaker 6>Be the Bears lining up and beating the Texans on

0:31:29.960 --> 0:31:30.520
<v Speaker 6>both sides.

0:31:30.560 --> 0:31:31.960
<v Speaker 5>Of the balls. It's not going to happen.

0:31:32.760 --> 0:31:35.040
<v Speaker 1>I can't remember the last time the Texans went into

0:31:35.040 --> 0:31:37.480
<v Speaker 1>a primetime game and we were talking with this kind

0:31:37.520 --> 0:31:37.960
<v Speaker 1>of tone.

0:31:38.320 --> 0:31:39.080
<v Speaker 3>I can't remember.

0:31:39.240 --> 0:31:43.040
<v Speaker 1>I think actually it was twenty eleven going to Indianapolis

0:31:43.200 --> 0:31:46.080
<v Speaker 1>Thursday night football, second to last week of the season,

0:31:46.280 --> 0:31:47.240
<v Speaker 1>and they lost that game.

0:31:47.400 --> 0:31:48.120
<v Speaker 3>Was that Orlowski?

0:31:48.400 --> 0:31:52.680
<v Speaker 1>That was Orlowski Orlosky quarterback to the Colts to a

0:31:52.760 --> 0:31:55.800
<v Speaker 1>win that night, And it was just one of those

0:31:55.800 --> 0:31:58.000
<v Speaker 1>games where just nothing worked. And I think, Johnny, to

0:31:58.040 --> 0:32:01.480
<v Speaker 1>answer your question, it is something similar to what the

0:32:01.560 --> 0:32:05.000
<v Speaker 1>General said. You have a couple of turnovers, there's some sloppiness,

0:32:05.520 --> 0:32:07.880
<v Speaker 1>and it's the old Spencer Tillman. How do you run

0:32:07.920 --> 0:32:10.440
<v Speaker 1>with a full cup of success or don't drink the

0:32:10.520 --> 0:32:13.640
<v Speaker 1>rap poison or human nature. You're playing a team that

0:32:13.680 --> 0:32:16.800
<v Speaker 1>you quote should beat, But it's the NFL, and weird

0:32:16.800 --> 0:32:18.720
<v Speaker 1>things happen every single week.

0:32:19.080 --> 0:32:21.480
<v Speaker 3>I I'm sure that so.

0:32:21.520 --> 0:32:25.560
<v Speaker 1>Many survivor pools ended last week because people took the

0:32:25.560 --> 0:32:29.040
<v Speaker 1>Bengals over the Patriots, thinking no shot New England at

0:32:29.080 --> 0:32:33.080
<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati to open the season in Burrows allegedly healthy, There's

0:32:33.240 --> 0:32:36.600
<v Speaker 1>no way you're gonna lose that game, all right, general, that.

0:32:36.680 --> 0:32:40.920
<v Speaker 6>Was stupid, but because the Bengals are terrible starters. They

0:32:40.920 --> 0:32:43.640
<v Speaker 6>have been in since Zach Taylor and Joe Burrow got there,

0:32:44.000 --> 0:32:46.480
<v Speaker 6>So of course we thought they were gonna win. But

0:32:46.640 --> 0:32:49.880
<v Speaker 6>to say no way when they're such bad starters, Yeah,

0:32:49.960 --> 0:32:53.280
<v Speaker 6>that was because I think more about the Bengals playing

0:32:53.360 --> 0:32:56.680
<v Speaker 6>really bad, not having receivers at one hundred percent or

0:32:56.680 --> 0:32:59.880
<v Speaker 6>two Higgins at all, and I don't seem to make it,

0:33:00.720 --> 0:33:07.360
<v Speaker 6>and his staff, letting his team, letting this team have

0:33:07.360 --> 0:33:10.560
<v Speaker 6>have downers. Now they may turn the ball over, everybody

0:33:10.640 --> 0:33:13.880
<v Speaker 6>does at some point. They're not gonna come out flat.

0:33:14.040 --> 0:33:16.600
<v Speaker 6>You know, the crowd is gonna be like the Cleveland

0:33:16.640 --> 0:33:19.880
<v Speaker 6>playoff game. It's gonna be wild. It's gonna be crazy,

0:33:19.880 --> 0:33:22.040
<v Speaker 6>and you just hope everybody would get in their seat

0:33:22.080 --> 0:33:23.520
<v Speaker 6>when they's supposed to.

0:33:23.920 --> 0:33:28.440
<v Speaker 5>And uh, I can't wait to see it. It's exciting.

0:33:28.520 --> 0:33:30.600
<v Speaker 6>For the longest time, I thought we were never going

0:33:30.680 --> 0:33:33.320
<v Speaker 6>to have another primetime game in Houston because I never

0:33:33.400 --> 0:33:35.400
<v Speaker 6>thought we were gonna get the franchise, and the first

0:33:35.400 --> 0:33:38.040
<v Speaker 6>one they had they won. And now they're back in

0:33:38.120 --> 0:33:40.840
<v Speaker 6>primetime and I think people are just gonna I think

0:33:40.840 --> 0:33:44.200
<v Speaker 6>it's gonna get a really good audience because people want

0:33:44.240 --> 0:33:46.560
<v Speaker 6>to see Strout and so I think it's going to

0:33:46.640 --> 0:33:49.720
<v Speaker 6>have a great audience, and if it's close, it'll be

0:33:49.720 --> 0:33:52.280
<v Speaker 6>better for TV. But I don't think it's gonna be close.

0:33:52.600 --> 0:33:54.800
<v Speaker 1>Well, general, this is a weird week of the AFC

0:33:54.880 --> 0:33:58.480
<v Speaker 1>South because I really enjoy watching the Cleveland Browns and

0:33:58.520 --> 0:34:01.760
<v Speaker 1>the New York Jets lose football game. But the Browns

0:34:01.800 --> 0:34:04.360
<v Speaker 1>are playing the Jaguars and the Jets are playing the Titans,

0:34:04.400 --> 0:34:07.360
<v Speaker 1>So I guess I have to root for the opponents

0:34:07.400 --> 0:34:10.239
<v Speaker 1>in this situation. But let's start with the Jets at

0:34:10.239 --> 0:34:13.960
<v Speaker 1>Tennessee with Aaron Rodgers. Short week, a lot of travel.

0:34:14.040 --> 0:34:17.800
<v Speaker 1>You traveled to the West Coast, you got back Tuesday morning,

0:34:17.960 --> 0:34:20.320
<v Speaker 1>you got to get out of plane Saturday. Go to Nashville,

0:34:20.520 --> 0:34:22.799
<v Speaker 1>and they're desperate for a win after their opening day

0:34:22.840 --> 0:34:26.000
<v Speaker 1>debacle at Chicago where they blew the lead. What do

0:34:26.040 --> 0:34:27.839
<v Speaker 1>you think of the Titans hosting New York.

0:34:28.960 --> 0:34:31.680
<v Speaker 6>I think the Titans defense is good enough to keep

0:34:31.719 --> 0:34:35.360
<v Speaker 6>them in it. But if Will Levis plays anywhere close

0:34:35.400 --> 0:34:38.560
<v Speaker 6>to the will he played in that first game, it

0:34:38.640 --> 0:34:42.600
<v Speaker 6>could get ugly. And I think Aaron Rodgers for not

0:34:42.640 --> 0:34:45.719
<v Speaker 6>playing As long as he had not played, I thought

0:34:45.760 --> 0:34:48.720
<v Speaker 6>he was fine. The problem is that great quote unquote

0:34:48.800 --> 0:34:52.680
<v Speaker 6>Jets defense couldn't stop the run. But I think the

0:34:52.760 --> 0:34:55.640
<v Speaker 6>Jets were winning. And as far as the Jaguars and

0:34:55.680 --> 0:34:58.799
<v Speaker 6>the Browns, I want to see Watson lose. And so

0:34:59.239 --> 0:35:02.480
<v Speaker 6>you shouldn't fear of the Jaguars. Beat them twice. You know,

0:35:02.520 --> 0:35:04.480
<v Speaker 6>you beat them twice, you don't have to worry about them.

0:35:05.200 --> 0:35:08.759
<v Speaker 6>So I'm open that the Jaguars beat the Browns. The

0:35:08.800 --> 0:35:12.560
<v Speaker 6>brown start oh too. And I guess Watson couldn't say, Hey,

0:35:12.680 --> 0:35:16.399
<v Speaker 6>twenty eighteen, I did this. I had a good friend

0:35:16.440 --> 0:35:18.880
<v Speaker 6>of mine who covered the Browns for thirty five years,

0:35:18.880 --> 0:35:21.640
<v Speaker 6>say he's forgotten how to play.

0:35:22.239 --> 0:35:23.480
<v Speaker 5>And so I went back.

0:35:23.320 --> 0:35:26.919
<v Speaker 6>In Washington and is does Watson does not bear any

0:35:26.960 --> 0:35:30.440
<v Speaker 6>resemblance to the quarterback who was here in twenty twenty.

0:35:30.760 --> 0:35:32.959
<v Speaker 6>Now it's been a while since he's played. Maybe he'll

0:35:32.960 --> 0:35:35.919
<v Speaker 6>play better, but he got boot at home. Now, he's

0:35:35.960 --> 0:35:40.440
<v Speaker 6>got more legal issues, and it won't be long before

0:35:40.560 --> 0:35:43.680
<v Speaker 6>they start chanting we want Jamis.

0:35:44.080 --> 0:35:46.000
<v Speaker 5>If they blow this game and start oh.

0:35:46.040 --> 0:35:48.360
<v Speaker 4>Two, it's not easier to say we want Flacco. We

0:35:48.400 --> 0:35:52.680
<v Speaker 4>want Flacco than we want Jamis. But yes, but either way, yeah,

0:35:52.719 --> 0:35:56.280
<v Speaker 4>you know, even Deshaun got the twenty eighteen season wrong

0:35:56.360 --> 0:35:58.120
<v Speaker 4>because he had us losing four in a row and

0:35:58.120 --> 0:35:59.320
<v Speaker 4>then winning eleven straight.

0:35:59.480 --> 0:36:00.600
<v Speaker 3>When either way, I don't know.

0:36:00.640 --> 0:36:02.560
<v Speaker 4>I guess it's six years ago, so it's hard to

0:36:02.600 --> 0:36:06.360
<v Speaker 4>find it find the right thing to happen. General, the

0:36:06.400 --> 0:36:09.640
<v Speaker 4>Packers more than likely will not have Jordan Love. It's

0:36:09.680 --> 0:36:11.520
<v Speaker 4>probably gonna be well, it's not probably, it's gonna be

0:36:11.640 --> 0:36:16.759
<v Speaker 4>Malik Willis and or Sean Clifford than terrible. Do you

0:36:16.840 --> 0:36:19.520
<v Speaker 4>give the Packers a shot of even beating the Colts

0:36:19.680 --> 0:36:22.239
<v Speaker 4>at Lambeau without Jordan Love?

0:36:22.760 --> 0:36:22.840
<v Speaker 3>No.

0:36:23.000 --> 0:36:25.239
<v Speaker 6>And I don't think for a second he's gonna play.

0:36:25.280 --> 0:36:29.040
<v Speaker 6>He's got a strained mcl Why I playing early in

0:36:29.080 --> 0:36:34.720
<v Speaker 6>the season when it's all about what you do in November, December, January.

0:36:34.719 --> 0:36:37.520
<v Speaker 6>It's just seventeen games you don't beat too. I don't

0:36:37.520 --> 0:36:41.279
<v Speaker 6>care what people say about oh and two. And he

0:36:41.360 --> 0:36:44.480
<v Speaker 6>can't play the leason hundred percent. You're just asking for

0:36:44.560 --> 0:36:48.279
<v Speaker 6>trouble now. Malik Willis has been awful. The other guy

0:36:48.360 --> 0:36:52.279
<v Speaker 6>hadn't even played. That's one reason Nick Casario was so

0:36:52.400 --> 0:36:56.719
<v Speaker 6>smart to extend Davis Mills for five million. That was

0:36:56.760 --> 0:36:59.839
<v Speaker 6>a great move because I think we all believe that

0:36:59.840 --> 0:37:03.400
<v Speaker 6>they're in good hands if something happens to Stroud like

0:37:03.480 --> 0:37:06.480
<v Speaker 6>it did last season. And I went back and was

0:37:06.520 --> 0:37:09.760
<v Speaker 6>looking at games that Davis had his first two years

0:37:09.760 --> 0:37:12.680
<v Speaker 6>and looking at the talent he played with compared to

0:37:12.719 --> 0:37:15.279
<v Speaker 6>what he would have now if he was playing and

0:37:15.280 --> 0:37:18.759
<v Speaker 6>there's no comparison. And so the quarterback year are in

0:37:18.800 --> 0:37:22.080
<v Speaker 6>good shape. They are not in good shape in Green Bay.

0:37:22.160 --> 0:37:25.160
<v Speaker 6>I think there's a chance Coults are going into Lambeau

0:37:25.560 --> 0:37:27.000
<v Speaker 6>and come away with a victory.

0:37:27.440 --> 0:37:31.160
<v Speaker 1>I just can't fathom why you would think Malik Willis

0:37:31.200 --> 0:37:33.920
<v Speaker 1>would be a capable backup. I get having him on

0:37:33.920 --> 0:37:36.840
<v Speaker 1>the team as a project, but look at the Browns

0:37:36.880 --> 0:37:40.000
<v Speaker 1>themselves in the preseason. They loaded up at the quarterback

0:37:40.040 --> 0:37:47.680
<v Speaker 1>position Huntley Winston, DR DTRTR get the initials mixed up, DTR.

0:37:48.040 --> 0:37:49.719
<v Speaker 1>I love it when a name is an acronym that

0:37:49.800 --> 0:37:51.200
<v Speaker 1>works out well for a lot of people.

0:37:51.480 --> 0:37:54.239
<v Speaker 3>General Tonight Bill's Dolphins, Who do you like.

0:37:56.200 --> 0:37:57.200
<v Speaker 5>Miami's at home?

0:37:57.280 --> 0:38:01.040
<v Speaker 6>Miami has the great offense. They got injuries and running back,

0:38:01.120 --> 0:38:05.080
<v Speaker 6>but their wide receivers are okay. Unless the police detain

0:38:05.800 --> 0:38:08.080
<v Speaker 6>Twrey Dale and he misses the game. I think the

0:38:08.160 --> 0:38:11.360
<v Speaker 6>Dolphins are gonna win this game, and then the Bills

0:38:11.400 --> 0:38:14.359
<v Speaker 6>will play them in Orchard Park in November and beat

0:38:14.400 --> 0:38:16.040
<v Speaker 6>the pants off of them when it's.

0:38:15.920 --> 0:38:16.760
<v Speaker 5>Cool and windy.

0:38:18.239 --> 0:38:20.800
<v Speaker 4>Beat the pants off and when it's cool and windy.

0:38:21.239 --> 0:38:24.239
<v Speaker 4>There's something about that that sounded not so good.

0:38:24.280 --> 0:38:27.960
<v Speaker 3>General. Okay, here we go, real fast, rapid fire.

0:38:28.960 --> 0:38:30.960
<v Speaker 4>It's a rapid fire part of the segment here with

0:38:31.040 --> 0:38:34.520
<v Speaker 4>the General and Mark. I'm gonna hit you. With the

0:38:34.520 --> 0:38:37.319
<v Speaker 4>one and O teams playing against each other. There are

0:38:37.360 --> 0:38:40.120
<v Speaker 4>six matchups. Okay, you give me the winner, just straight

0:38:40.200 --> 0:38:40.640
<v Speaker 4>up winner.

0:38:40.680 --> 0:38:41.040
<v Speaker 3>Okay.

0:38:41.200 --> 0:38:46.280
<v Speaker 4>Thursday Night Buffalo, Miami, General, Miami, Mark Bills.

0:38:46.400 --> 0:38:46.800
<v Speaker 3>Okay.

0:38:47.239 --> 0:38:50.520
<v Speaker 4>Next one, New Orleans goes to Dallas, both of them.

0:38:50.520 --> 0:38:51.760
<v Speaker 4>One and Oh General.

0:38:52.760 --> 0:38:55.480
<v Speaker 5>As much as I hate to say it, Cowboys.

0:38:55.560 --> 0:38:56.280
<v Speaker 3>I have to agree.

0:38:56.400 --> 0:38:59.520
<v Speaker 4>Okay, Tampa Bay's one and Oh goes to Detroit. That

0:38:59.560 --> 0:39:04.040
<v Speaker 4>was a great playoff game last year. Detroit eaked it out. Mark,

0:39:04.440 --> 0:39:05.920
<v Speaker 4>Tampa General.

0:39:06.760 --> 0:39:08.920
<v Speaker 5>Lions can't take against Detroit at all.

0:39:09.080 --> 0:39:11.879
<v Speaker 3>Oh, how about that? Okay, it's the Sam Donald Bowl.

0:39:12.800 --> 0:39:15.719
<v Speaker 4>San Francisco's one and Oh doesn't look like Christian McCaffrey

0:39:15.760 --> 0:39:18.000
<v Speaker 4>is gonna play take it on the Minnesota Vikings one

0:39:18.040 --> 0:39:20.880
<v Speaker 4>and oh this game is in Minneapolis. Does Sam Donald

0:39:21.000 --> 0:39:22.760
<v Speaker 4>stay hot before the Texans arrived?

0:39:22.840 --> 0:39:23.240
<v Speaker 3>General?

0:39:23.600 --> 0:39:26.759
<v Speaker 4>Niners or Vikings? Remember Vikings beat the Niners last year

0:39:26.840 --> 0:39:28.120
<v Speaker 4>in Minnesota? Does that happen again?

0:39:28.120 --> 0:39:28.560
<v Speaker 3>In General?

0:39:29.440 --> 0:39:30.640
<v Speaker 5>Vikings was the upset?

0:39:30.800 --> 0:39:31.160
<v Speaker 7>Oh?

0:39:31.280 --> 0:39:32.560
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and I want this to happen.

0:39:32.600 --> 0:39:34.839
<v Speaker 1>I want them fat and happy with the Texans come

0:39:34.880 --> 0:39:36.960
<v Speaker 1>in and just stab the goose.

0:39:37.360 --> 0:39:39.760
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, okay, let's go to Sunday.

0:39:39.920 --> 0:39:44.560
<v Speaker 4>Still in the early games, the Seahawks negative bodyclock one

0:39:44.600 --> 0:39:47.440
<v Speaker 4>and oh going to plake on the Patriots a surprising

0:39:47.520 --> 0:39:50.400
<v Speaker 4>one and oh can the Seahawks stay two?

0:39:50.480 --> 0:39:50.680
<v Speaker 5>And oh?

0:39:50.800 --> 0:39:54.160
<v Speaker 4>Or the Patriots another upset? Mark Seahawks or Patriots in Foxboro?

0:39:54.200 --> 0:39:56.799
<v Speaker 3>I think New England wins it and kind of with

0:39:56.920 --> 0:40:02.520
<v Speaker 3>you General, Yah, Patriots trees. What's the line on that one?

0:40:02.560 --> 0:40:03.680
<v Speaker 3>Where Sean when you need them?

0:40:03.719 --> 0:40:03.879
<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

0:40:04.000 --> 0:40:04.520
<v Speaker 3>Never mind him?

0:40:04.640 --> 0:40:07.719
<v Speaker 4>Uh wait, what's the line on Patriots Patriots?

0:40:07.760 --> 0:40:11.319
<v Speaker 3>Seahawks Patriots Seahawks one Eastern? What do you think it is?

0:40:11.760 --> 0:40:13.719
<v Speaker 3>I think it's New England by one.

0:40:13.920 --> 0:40:18.040
<v Speaker 4>No, it's Seattle three and a half, Seattle three and

0:40:18.120 --> 0:40:19.080
<v Speaker 4>a half on the road.

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<v Speaker 1>They have no faith in the you know what the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not like the Patriots set the world on fire.

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<v Speaker 1>They just beat a bad Bengals effort, not a bad team,

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<v Speaker 1>make mistakes and ran the ball. Well yeah yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that works. And then the last one, uh, the

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago Bears. The Bears want to know, Texans want to know.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you picking against the Texans? Either one of you?

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<v Speaker 3>Come on, stop, General, one more for you Monday night.

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<v Speaker 5>Fu Wait, I don't get to pick if.

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<v Speaker 1>You pick the Bears dead. If you picked the Bears

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<v Speaker 1>your fire, General, Yeah you already dead. You already said

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<v Speaker 1>it's a blowout. So the Eagles and the Falcons hook

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<v Speaker 1>up on Monday Night. Kirk Cousins, this is weird. They

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<v Speaker 1>know his physical situation, They put him out there obviously limited.

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<v Speaker 1>What are they doing, General, they draft panics? What is

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<v Speaker 1>the deal? What is the plan here in Atlanta? It's

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<v Speaker 1>a mess already.

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<v Speaker 6>Apparently they're trying to justify bait him one hundred and

0:41:12.200 --> 0:41:14.840
<v Speaker 6>eighty million, and they played him in a shotgun to

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<v Speaker 6>protect him when most of his success has come under

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<v Speaker 6>center with play action and next gen stats, had every

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<v Speaker 6>movie made, they turned it and compared it the way

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<v Speaker 6>he was before he suffered the achilles injury and it

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<v Speaker 6>was not even close. He is so much slower in

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<v Speaker 6>every way.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, I don't want to see any next gen stats

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<v Speaker 1>on me ever. Okay, that's that's all I'm saying, because

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<v Speaker 1>you cannot.

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<v Speaker 3>Run hot again with I'm just talking about in life.

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<v Speaker 1>Because this league, everything is out there. Johnny's showing me

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL Plus plus package.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, the Pro package.

0:41:54.160 --> 0:41:57.839
<v Speaker 1>You can download every tackle that Petrie had. It's ridiculous

0:41:57.880 --> 0:41:59.800
<v Speaker 1>what you can get here. Anyway, general, what do you

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<v Speaker 1>have for us on Houston Texans dot com.

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<v Speaker 6>I've got a column that was posted this morning about

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<v Speaker 6>the running game, and only two times in team history

0:42:08.520 --> 0:42:11.600
<v Speaker 6>have they ranked in the top five, never number one.

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<v Speaker 6>Right now they're number one in rushing.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, thanks so much for joining us. We appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you guys very much.

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<v Speaker 1>As always, Coming up, let's stay Healthy with Houston Methodist Minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>What about Jordan Love's knee injury? How does that affect

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<v Speaker 1>an athlete? And we'll get into some other things as

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<v Speaker 1>well as Texans All Access continues. Back to it here

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<v Speaker 1>on Texans All Access. Mark VanderMeer with you and Houston

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<v Speaker 1>Methodist Minutes let's get to this on knee injuries, the MCL.

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<v Speaker 1>We heard about this with Jordan Love sprain. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>need surgery? How does all that work? What are some

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<v Speaker 1>of the nuances? Well, doctor nader Iu will tell us some.

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<v Speaker 7>Doctor yeah, Mark, So first off, the MCL, it is

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<v Speaker 7>a ligament and it's located more in the inside portion

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<v Speaker 7>of your knee, the side that we call the medial

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<v Speaker 7>side the MCL. When you have any kind of injury

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<v Speaker 7>to it, there are certain grades of sprains that are present,

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<v Speaker 7>and these can vary from grade one, two, and three.

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<v Speaker 3>One being the.

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<v Speaker 7>Least severe, where there's maybe just some tightness into the area,

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<v Speaker 7>and three whenever there's a complete tear of it. Typically

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<v Speaker 7>for grade ones and grade twos, this would require a

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<v Speaker 7>period of rest, rehabilitation, and perhaps some breaking, and this

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<v Speaker 7>can be variable on how long it would need to go. Typically,

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<v Speaker 7>for grade ones, these can go week to week, Grade

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<v Speaker 7>twos can be up to six weeks. For grade threes,

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<v Speaker 7>depending on the area where there is a big tear,

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<v Speaker 7>this may require some sort of surgical consultation and typically

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<v Speaker 7>for those that would mean something season ending.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I know that some weekend Warriors walk around for years,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe literally with a slight tear, and maybe some professional

0:43:57.040 --> 0:44:00.319
<v Speaker 1>athletes play with a slight tear. Is that possible? Talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that part of it. When you have just a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of a tear and you might be able

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<v Speaker 1>to live with it for a while.

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<v Speaker 3>How does that work?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, so there are incidents where you can have partial

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<v Speaker 7>tears in some of these soft tissues, and in some

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<v Speaker 7>cases it may be in an area which doesn't have

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<v Speaker 7>a very good blood supply that goes into it and

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<v Speaker 7>therefore it doesn't heal very well. So essentially, if it

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<v Speaker 7>is something that may not completely heal, you can still

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<v Speaker 7>do things like bracing and rehabilitation where you strengthen everything

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<v Speaker 7>else around that part of the knee to help with

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<v Speaker 7>offsetting some of the tension being placed onto there. Bracing

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<v Speaker 7>can also help with giving more stability to that area,

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<v Speaker 7>so that way you can still return back into activities

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<v Speaker 7>with a reduction of risk of re injury.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, this next one, there might not be a

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<v Speaker 1>simple answer to this, but could you explain why the

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<v Speaker 1>recovery time from an ACL surgery is so much better,

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<v Speaker 1>so much faster than it used to be.

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<v Speaker 7>Why is that, doctor, Well, you know, acls are a

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<v Speaker 7>knee injury that we have more studies on compared to

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<v Speaker 7>any other part of the knee, and so we have

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<v Speaker 7>a lot of resources devoted into figuring out why they

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<v Speaker 7>get injured and what we need to do for recovery.

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<v Speaker 7>We've also advanced technology and surgeries for these so that

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<v Speaker 7>way we can do things to get them back into play.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, years ago, it often meant that it was

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<v Speaker 7>something career ending and then eventually got to the point

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<v Speaker 7>where you could return in your career, albeit that it

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<v Speaker 7>may have persistent symptoms that go on when you return

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<v Speaker 7>to play, and the recovery time could have been many months. Nowadays,

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<v Speaker 7>we do have better technology with the understanding that we

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<v Speaker 7>know right now with ACLS, that we can get them

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<v Speaker 7>better faster, knowing that still with this type of injury,

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<v Speaker 7>it can be catastrophic and it can take a lot

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<v Speaker 7>of time for not just the actual surgery itself, but

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<v Speaker 7>for the recovery and being able to return back into

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<v Speaker 7>play at the level that they were at pre injury.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, great information, doctor, thank you very much for

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<v Speaker 1>joining us.

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<v Speaker 7>No problem, Thank you, Mark.

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Nader Ayub of Houston Methodist, the official healthcare provider

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<v Speaker 1>of the Houston Texans, Houston Methodist leading medicine. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>coming up on the Friday Night show, Dimiko Ryans right

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<v Speaker 1>out of the shoot. We will hear from him. Also

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit later on in the show, Jonathan Alexander

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<v Speaker 1>of the Houston Chronicle is going to join us. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to get together with Bears broadcasters, have a little

0:46:41.880 --> 0:46:44.719
<v Speaker 1>back and forth with them in advance of the Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>nighter with the Houston Texans taking on the Chicago Bears

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<v Speaker 1>at NRG Stadium. Remember, be early, wear white and give

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<v Speaker 1>the players a delight. Hey, that rhymes coming out of

0:46:55.880 --> 0:46:58.680
<v Speaker 1>the tunnel. Get there early if you're going to the game,

0:46:58.920 --> 0:47:00.799
<v Speaker 1>so you can greet that when they come out of

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<v Speaker 1>the tunnel and get this place so fired up in

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<v Speaker 1>a way that we haven't seen for a long long time.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't wait for that Sunday Night Texans Bears. Thursday Night

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<v Speaker 1>Football on the way on six to ten. Bills Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great night. Go Texans.