1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Welcome and everybody to a Wednesday edition of Texans All 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I am John Harris, 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: alongside the Voice of the Texans, Mark Vanimir, and we 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: have got plenty to discuss tonight. None of it will 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: None of it will be the legal wranglings and discussions 6 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: that have taken place throughout the day across the city 7 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: of Houston. That is something that Mark and I have 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: talked about often. You bringing a legal expert to talk 9 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: about that, and we've never had a legal expert on 10 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: the show, so we're gonna avoid having legal experts on 11 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: the show. And Mark and I are not legal experts, 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: so we're not going to discuss that situation at all. Yes, 13 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: how about that? Yes, that's probably the best way. No, 14 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: I think it's you know, look, it's Nick said it 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: well earlier on in the offseason. You know, we're all 16 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: hoping for a resolution, but you're not getting one anytime 17 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: soon with everything that's going on, and all you have 18 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: to do is read what's happening, and it's one at 19 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: a time, as they say, no doubt. Now, we have 20 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: got a really cool segment coming up. In our second segment, 21 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: Mark's going to stick around because he sat down with 22 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: Cal McNair to talk about his football memories on the 23 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: Texans at Football Feeling TV specials. So you definitely want 24 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: to stick around for that. Plus Anthony oh Claire, I 25 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: stick to h and there. I don't mean to Anthony 26 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: oh Claire's I gotta had a chance to catch up 27 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: with him Scottie Phillips Withdrew. But I'll say this, Mark, 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 1: and I think you maybe interviewed Anthony oh as well. 29 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: He laughed at every single question I asked. That's like 30 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: the nicest thing that he could have done. He made 31 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: me feel like I was asking good questions because I 32 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: felt like I was funny and he laughed. That's always good. 33 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: I felt like, so that's gonna be a fun interview. 34 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: But I asked him right out of the shoot, Mark, 35 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: I had to. I had to ask him that ring 36 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: is ridiculous. Have you seen the ring that the Tampa 37 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers for winning the Super Bowl? I was wondering, 38 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: what ring is he wearing to practice? All right? So 39 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl ring? Yeah, it's it's unbelievable. I think 40 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: it's got it's like a two one it's two bedrooms 41 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: one bathroom. Yes, it's got a garage. It's huge. It's huge. 42 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: Usually I joked that some rings can be coffee tables. 43 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: This could be an actual home. Yes, you could get 44 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff in there. Don't you open it up? 45 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: And yeah, it's got it. It's got like a flip 46 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: top or a screw top or whatever. And yeah, there's 47 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: like a stadium inside of it. I mean it's Raymond 48 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: James where they ended up winning the Super Bowl, which 49 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: I always thought it was interesting that they went on 50 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: the road for three games and then come back and 51 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: play the Super Bowl at home. But yeah, I asked 52 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: him about that, and of course he thought it was funny. 53 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: I was asking him about that. But we're talking about 54 00:02:55,560 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: any number of things with Anthony eau Claire and Scottie Phillips. 55 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: That'll be in our final segment. But Mark, we gotta 56 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: hit some news, and I think we'll just turn this 57 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: into kind of a gut reaction situation. But this came 58 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: down probably about four o'clock today. The Texans activated two 59 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: players off of COVID nineteen, Titus Howard and Roderick Johnson. 60 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: And then there was another transaction that the Texans had 61 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: actually waved tackle Roderick Johnson. Now, we did not see 62 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: Rod at practice today, but we did see Titus and 63 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: we'll talk about that in just a second. But your 64 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: level of I don't want to use the word shock 65 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: because it's probably not the right word to use, but 66 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: surprise that Rod was waved today. What was your level 67 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: of surprise of that happened. There's gotta be something going 68 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: on that we don't know about, and maybe it's a 69 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: health thing, maybe it's something else. Maybe he just hasn't 70 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: been performing the way he had in the past because 71 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: Charlie Heck has locked it down as a swing type guy, 72 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: if not the right tackle starter right with Titus Howard 73 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: playing a lot of guard in camp anyway, and you know, 74 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: maybe that's an ongoing experiment, but you're starting to get 75 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: the feeling. Look, we're getting later and later into camp here, 76 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: you're starting to get the feeling that that could be 77 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: the way it goes. And maybe Heck it his second 78 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: year draft choice, fourth round North Carolina in twenty twenty, 79 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: turns out to be your starting right tackle. We don't 80 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: know this for sure, but we're just observing. I'm thinking 81 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: that the Jared Christians performance on Saturday, and maybe throughout 82 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: camp has something to do with this as well, Johnny. 83 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: Where look, the Texans ran for one hundred and seventy 84 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: yards and Christian played left tackle most of the evening. 85 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 1: It looked pretty good. I mean, nobody got that rattled right, 86 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: and I know that you're playing against reserves for the 87 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: most part with Green Bay, but still it was a 88 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: nice performance and maybe they feel good about the depth 89 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: situation now you include him in that along with Charlie 90 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: Heck and Titus as a possibility because he could always 91 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: go back over and you still love Laramie Tunsel. I 92 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: think Rod it's too bad, Johnny, because look, we liked 93 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: him and he was a good story in that he 94 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: really developed himself. You know, when he came in here, 95 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: he wasn't what he would eventually be. He improved as 96 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: a lot of guys do. And I think that if 97 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: he's healthy, he's gonna end up as a spot starter 98 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: somewhere because that's just what he does. You know, you 99 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: have tackle problems, Rod can start for you, but maybe 100 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: it's a health thing. I don't know. And it's still 101 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: pretty early relatively in camp because you have two preseason 102 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: games left. But they made the move today and we'll 103 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: see where it goes from here. There's got to be 104 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: more to this story. It's incomplete. If you're asking me 105 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: to grade it or whatever, I'm giving it an incomplete 106 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: because we don't know the rest of the story. As 107 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: Paul Harvey would say, well, I hope you know. I 108 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: wasn't asking for it A great just your level of 109 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: surprise because I saw it, and it's interesting because there's 110 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: a part of me I was like, whoa, And then 111 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,559 Speaker 1: I thought about any number of things, and you brought 112 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: up health. You know, Rod got got banged up at 113 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: the end of the year. I think that last game 114 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: of the year against the Titans, he was he was 115 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: fighting through something. I don't know what, but he was 116 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: fighting through something and I saw him, you know, the sauce. 117 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 1: He was here in Houston the whole time, and I 118 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: think he was rehabbing the whole time. But to be 119 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: Rod is the type of guy you want to have 120 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: on the team. Maybe not exactly Rod Johnson, but you know, 121 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: Rod was highly decorated at Florida State. A lot of 122 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: people thought very very highly of him. He ends up 123 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: being draft in the fifth round, and I think people 124 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: were like, wait a second, how how did he go 125 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: in the fifth round with all these different awards and honors. 126 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: You know, Rod was just pretty much an incomplete player 127 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: at that point. I mean, he was not really ready 128 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: for the NFL. But the Texans got him here in eighteen, 129 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: I believe it was, and put a lot of work 130 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: into him, and I just started seeing a difference in 131 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen with him, I mean just as a player, well, 132 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: he had come a long long way continue to do 133 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: that was an extremely reliable step in got to start. 134 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,239 Speaker 1: If he got to start, you know, be the swing tackle. 135 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: But I think you hit it mark with Christian Christians, 136 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: a guy that I think started six games. I think 137 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: that was the number. I saw that He started six 138 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: games last year for the Washington football team. And look 139 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: six stars versus three starts, you know whatever, I mean, 140 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: you you know there's not you're not gonna I'm not 141 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: gonna get all you know, hot bothered about that. But 142 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: he did start six last year to the year before, 143 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: so he's got some experience. And beyond that, he looked pretty. 144 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: I don't want us to wear decent, but I thought 145 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,119 Speaker 1: he looked good the other night against the Packers, didn't 146 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: give up pressures, seemed to be kind of a lockstep 147 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: with everybody else. And I could almost imagine before Laramie 148 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: and Titus and Rod did go on COVID nineteen, I 149 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: don't I wasn't. I wasn't sure what you'd get from 150 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: from Christian because he had been on COVID nineteen and 151 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: missed the first ten days I think it was, and 152 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: then the next couple of days they're trying to ramp 153 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: him up, so he'd practice a little bit and then 154 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: and then they'd kind of back off the second half 155 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: of practice, and so he was really out in full, 156 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: practicing in full for not a significant stretch of time. 157 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: But when he was out on the field, I thought 158 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: he did some good things. I think another guy to 159 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: keep an eye on and all this, and I've liked 160 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: what I've seen. But he's done a lot of it 161 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: at guard. But in the program, I think he's listened 162 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: to tackle. And that's Jordan Steckler, number seventy. So we've 163 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: seen some guys that have and he's a Northern Illinois guy. 164 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: There are four of them the other night, which is 165 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: kind of interesting. But but Steckler has done some good 166 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: things at guard, and I don't know if they'll take 167 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: a look at him at tackle. You know, a guy 168 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: that can kind of be a versatile piece that could 169 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: play guard and tackle. So you just mentioned it, you know, 170 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: Laramie Tunsel. Hopefully get Laramie back sued. First of all, 171 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: we gotta get Laramie healthy. I mean, that's the most 172 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: important thing here, is getting Laramie healthy, and then we'll 173 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: worry about getting him on a football field. The other 174 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: piece in this and this was I've seen this news 175 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: and my mind goes a mile a minute. So the 176 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: first thing I thought of was whoa man. I wasn't 177 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: expecting that right now. I wasn't one hundred percent convinced 178 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: Rod was making the team, but I was just right now, 179 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: that's kind of interesting. My second thought was, ooh, does 180 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: this mean that maybe Marcus Cannon's coming back anytime soon? Oh, 181 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: that would be convenient, that would be very kind of 182 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I can't believe I didn't even mention him 183 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: when I spoke about this earlier. But you know, until 184 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: somebody's healthy and out there, right, I'm not gonna say 185 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: I don't believe it, but you can't plan for it. 186 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: But maybe they know something that all right, he's just 187 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: about ready, he's a week away, he's two weeks away. 188 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: He's good for a week one. However they want to 189 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: deem it, maybe there's something there with Marcus Cannon, because 190 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: that would certainly be terrific. That's how you kind of 191 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: wrote this thing down in pencil when you were putting 192 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: this thing together in the offseason, right, at least it 193 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: is one of the ways that you could do it. 194 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: So that would be really terrific to see him come back, 195 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: and you know what he's coming off of. So look, 196 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: I think they have some insurance there. I just thought 197 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: Rod was part of the depth. But they know more 198 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: than we do about these players. I always say that 199 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: about every kind of transaction or any kind of player move. 200 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: The coaches and the administration they have the information, you know, 201 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: no one else does, so they make decisions based on that. 202 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: They don't always make the right decision. It's the NFL. 203 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: I mean, there are lots of wrong decisions made every day, 204 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: but they have better information with which to make a decision. 205 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: And this is the one they've made today, or one 206 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: of them, and we opine on it. We don't have that, 207 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: you know, they don't sit down and go, hey, we 208 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: waived Rod Johnson today, and you know this is why 209 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: you know that that information doesn't float to our years 210 00:10:55,800 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: at all. Why don't they ask me even if even 211 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: if it did, it definitely wouldn't wouldn't make the air 212 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: make the airways at all. There no doubt about that, 213 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: Mark about that. But Mark, I was thinking, you know, 214 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: kind of with these moves and thinking about this offensive 215 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: line and where it goes, what's your gut tell you 216 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: about Titus and where you think it makes the most 217 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: sense or is that still in your mind up in 218 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: the air because we don't have everybody back completely healthy. 219 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: The two I'm talking about, Marcus Cannon and Lane Taylor. 220 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:39,959 Speaker 1: Do you still think it's kind of up in the air. 221 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: Do you think Titus stays at guard like he's been 222 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: in camp or goes back out the right tackle where 223 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: he started last year? Well, I think the question is 224 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: when you see them line up in practice and Titus 225 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: is playing guard and Heck is at right tackle, are 226 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: you thinking, well, if it was week one, is Heck 227 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: starting at right tackle or is Heck They like him? 228 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: But is he the placeholder right now for Cannon? So 229 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: Titus can really focus on guard and learn that. Because 230 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: you know Titus has experience at right tackle, you can 231 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: always put him over there if you need to. So 232 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: if Cannon, let's say, let's say this is week one, Johnny, 233 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 1: are they gonna say, you know, James Campin's looking at 234 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,079 Speaker 1: this line, Hey, I'd really like to have Titus back 235 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: and right tackle, Laramie left tackle. Let's go with that, 236 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,439 Speaker 1: right I want to go with that unit? Or is 237 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: he gonna say no, we're good? I like heck. You know, 238 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: I'd rather have a healthy Cannon, you know, three times 239 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champ. I'd rather have that. But I like heck, 240 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,839 Speaker 1: and I'll leave Titus at guard. So again, more things 241 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: we don't know, but my gut tells me that I 242 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: think if it was week one, they would feel pretty 243 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: good with what they've been trotting out there in practice, 244 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: the way they've been doing it. You know, obviously they 245 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: want Laramie out there left tackle. This is a big 246 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: news breaker right here, breaking news. They like Laramie and 247 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: left tackle. So that's how I feel. How do you feel? 248 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: How do you see it? What I just describe, because 249 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: I think it's you know, if this wasn't week two 250 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: of the preseason. If this was week one, I think, 251 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: you know, you have to kind of apply that to 252 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: what they're ultimately thinking. Well, a couple of thoughts. Number one, 253 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: where is where is Laramie in his return from COVID 254 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: And the reason that I asked that is if Lara 255 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: and and that's one of those things you're just You're 256 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: just not gonna know. So it throw its kind of 257 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: a monkey wrench into maybe what I'm saying. But we've 258 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: had this conversation about quarterbacks. Now I'll get to where 259 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: I'm going while means something in a second. But we 260 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: talked quarterbacks over the years. You know, backup quarterbacks. You know, 261 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: there are some quarterbacks you get and you're like, man, 262 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: if I just got to get through that game, I 263 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,319 Speaker 1: would use this backup quarterback. But if it looked like 264 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 1: an injury was going to keep my starter out and 265 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: then I had to go another three, four or five weeks, 266 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with this quarterback. And my point in 267 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: that is is if it looks like Laramie is not 268 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: going to be able to be fully and completely healthy 269 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: by the time you come around a week one, and 270 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: that means he might miss you know, a few weeks 271 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: at the start of the year, is it conceivable that 272 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: you might look at moving Titus to left tackle where 273 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: he played in college? Now, I played both left and 274 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: right in college because he essentially protected the quarterback's blind side, 275 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: and so they had a lefty quarterback and they had 276 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: a righty quarterback, So he moved depending on what the 277 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: quarterback was. So he was protecting the blind side. So 278 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: if you're gonna be out for a significant stretch, do 279 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: you move or do you think about moving Titus out 280 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: to left tackle because you know he can handle that 281 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: tackle position and could he handle left tackle better than 282 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: anybody else you have on the roster. Now, if it's 283 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: just gonna be a game, or it's just gonna be 284 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: the next couple of preseason games, and you know you're 285 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: gonna get lar back, and you know Laramie's gonna step 286 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: right back into a left tackle spot, then Titus I 287 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: think at Garden. I was so mad listening to Clinton 288 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: Ron today driving because Clinton told me he stole my 289 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: complete thunder on this. I was like, man, I can't 290 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: this is what I want to talk about. And he 291 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: mentioned it. He said, you line up Farrell Brown next 292 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: to Laramie next to Titus, next to Justin Britt and 293 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: you run the football. WHOA, Like that's I mean that? 294 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: I mean it kind of shocks your system. Like those 295 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: are some dudes and really good athletes. So there's a 296 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: part of me that's like, you know what, I want 297 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: to see that. Yeah, I want to see that, because 298 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: that isn't completely and totally bullyball, but it gets pretty 299 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: darn close. And I don't think it means you're just 300 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: gonna run off the left side all the time, but 301 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: in fact, I think there's a way you run off 302 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: the right side, but because your left side is so good, 303 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: it just caves in that side and where you go. 304 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: So there's a part of me that selfishly would love 305 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: to see Laramie, Titus, and Justin Britta next to each other. 306 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: And then of course you can put you know, Pharaoh 307 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: there if you want to line up with a close 308 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: set or you know, whatever you want to do with him. 309 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: But I would love to see what that looked like 310 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: for a significant period of time and let those guys 311 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: all kind of work together, because that would be really 312 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: fun to watch. And then if you can get Marcus 313 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: Cannon back healthy, then you see where he is but 314 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: I think the key in this is also Charlie Heck 315 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: because we've seen Charlie really improved. He is much much 316 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: improved over last year. He has come a long long way, 317 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: and I thought he fared pretty well the other night 318 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: against the Packers. They like it's a preseason game, but 319 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: Charlie got two starts last year, and I know there's 320 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: one he gave up sack to Sam Harbard at the 321 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: end of the game. I mean, he's the rings please 322 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: started for the first time. But even in those two games, 323 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: I felt like Charlie had come a long way. He's 324 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: coming even further. So I think there are options that 325 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: James Camping in this and this offensive staff have that 326 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: are that are good options. I mean, this is what 327 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: we've talked about. There's depth. Now that depth becomes even 328 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: stronger if and when or when or if you can 329 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: get Lane Taylor and Marcus Cannon back, That to me 330 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: is when that goes to just a different level because 331 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: now you got competition for those two other right sides 332 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: of spots. I want to see what you described on 333 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: the left side with Farrell Brown, Laramie, Titus brit and 334 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: then I want to see Taylor pull the ball out 335 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: bootleg and throw to Brandon Cooks who cut across the 336 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: whole pattern on a deep pass. You know, you could 337 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: run a lot of that zone stuff. You could have 338 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: some Kubiaki in type plays where you get a tight 339 00:17:56,440 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: end or a receiver just wide ages open down field 340 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 1: and get some big gains that way. But you have 341 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: to have success with that ground game. In order to 342 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: make people bite, you have to make them respect it. 343 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: It has to look the same way every way, every day, 344 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: every play. And I see them working on that kind 345 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: of stuff. I mean, not exactly, but those elements are 346 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: in this offense. So look, I want to see it 347 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: continue to develop. I think you have a lot of 348 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: possibilities up front. That's the thing you just mentioned. A 349 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: lot of different things. You have a lot of possibilities. 350 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: It's a pretty deep, thick group, and I think the 351 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: tight end group with Pharaoh Brown and Jordan Nakens was 352 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 1: back at practice today. Great to see that you can 353 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 1: do a lot of damage there. Maybe it's not as 354 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: deep as some of the other groups, but with those 355 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: two leading the way, there's room for a third or 356 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: maybe fourth guy also to make some noise. But those 357 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,479 Speaker 1: two are gonna grab they're just gonna gobble up every 358 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: throw to the tight ends. Not everyone, but virtually everyone 359 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: and have a big year. I just feel that way 360 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,959 Speaker 1: with Torod Taylor throwing the rock. Yeah, you mentioned tight end. 361 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: I still think this is gonna be. It's going down 362 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: to the final day for what do you who they're 363 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: gonna keep? But Farrell Brown has been expends. I got 364 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: the tight you want him, you got you keep in 365 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: three or four? Well, if it's three, it's Faraoh, Jordan 366 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: and Brevin. You're gonna keep the rookie he just drafted, right, yea, 367 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: and he looks pretty good catch of the football, and 368 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: he's gonna get better and better and better. If he doesn't, 369 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: well then you get a problem, right, So you have 370 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 1: to he's gotten better. He's gotten better, which is kind 371 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: of nice to see. You have to assume an ascension. 372 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: I think a fourth guy makes it, and I think 373 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: Quisenberry is interesting because he's the fullback type and he 374 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: could play tight end. You get into a pinch one, 375 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 1: but one guy gets hurt, you want to go double 376 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: tight end set. Maybe he's one of the guys. I 377 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: don't know how they're gonna set all that up, but 378 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: look It's not like Ryan Is who has done badly. 379 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: It's not like your boy, Oh Claire, who you're gonna 380 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: hear from tonight. It's not like he's done badly. You know, 381 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:59,239 Speaker 1: if he starts playing Canadian football during a game, it's 382 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 1: gonna be very bad, like trying to get a running 383 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 1: start or something like that. That's gonna be awful for 384 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: this team. All right. We can't afford sloppy Canadian football 385 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 1: type penalties in an NFL game. So I'm really actually, 386 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about that at all. But you know, 387 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: I think that obviously Jordan's gonna be a big factor 388 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 1: here along with the other guys. I just see him being, 389 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: you know, an occasional playmaker and the other two getting 390 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: the bulk of the work. But you never know, maybe 391 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: he's a superstar and as a rookie he shines brighter 392 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: than you were expecting. I am the tight end position 393 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: the offensive line. Those two actually have me more excited 394 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: about this offense seeing it all come to fruition. It's 395 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: really not even all the way there yet because Lane 396 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: Taylor and Marcus Cannon haven't taken a snapping training camp, 397 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: and hopefully that is on the horizon. All right, Coming 398 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: up next, Mark Vanimer, the man himself you just heard, 399 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: sat down with cal McNair to talk about his football 400 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: memories on the Texans That Football Feeling teav special. That's next. 401 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: I'm Texans Boxis, I'm Texans boxis of Texans Axis. Welcome 402 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: back to this Wednesday edition of Texans All Access. I 403 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 1: am your host John Harris and as its at the 404 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 1: end of last segment, Mark Vannemer had a chance to 405 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: sit down with cal McNair for our TV special called 406 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 1: That Football Feeling. It is a great, great special. You 407 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: definitely got to check it out. But he sat down 408 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: with cow to talk about some of his football memories. 409 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: And here we go. How does it feel to be 410 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,439 Speaker 1: in the building feeling the buzz that's in the building 411 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: right now? Well, you do feel a little bit of 412 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: a buzz, a little bit of excitement in the building. 413 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: And we showed the locker room to the couple of 414 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: players to give them a preemptive strike, you know, kind 415 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: of look at the locker room because we readed that 416 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: for them, because we know that's an important part of 417 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: a lot of their memories. A lot of the time 418 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: they spend in there, with their teammates in bonding and 419 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: those things. So it's important to them. We wanted to 420 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: show it's important to us because they're important to us. 421 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: So we got to spend a few minutes with them 422 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: down there in the locker room, which was a lot 423 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: of fun. But you can feel the excitement is building 424 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: and can't wait to get everybody in here and playing 425 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: some football. Everybody's looking forward to having that football feeling again. 426 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: This is Houston Texans the twentieth season. I wanted to 427 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: take you back a bit to what it all means 428 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: to you this sport, this game we love so much 429 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: so in your lifetime, take me back to some of 430 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: your earliest football memories, where of it may be watching 431 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: a game, playing the game. What stands out to you 432 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: about the early part of your life in this sport. 433 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 1: How far back do you want me to go? All 434 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: the way you can? Well, I remember watching TV and 435 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: Jim Brown running the ball and just how much fun 436 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 1: it was to watch him run and nobody could tackle him. 437 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: So I grew up, you know, kind of wanting to 438 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: be that, you know, and so that was a great, 439 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: great memory watching Then when I played football early is 440 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,479 Speaker 1: with a little church league, and my dad was one 441 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 1: of the coaches, and so I think I pestered him 442 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: enough to allow me to play a year early. So 443 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,159 Speaker 1: I played a year earlier than I was supposed to, 444 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: and they kind of hid me along the defensive line 445 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: because I guess with all the pads, I didn't look 446 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: as little as I was. And I remember either as 447 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 1: first or I remember it as a first game. I 448 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: was in there and they dropped back to pass and 449 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: the ball got deflected and I caught it and I 450 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: ran it in for a touchdown. And so that's one 451 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: of my very first memories is running a touchdown in 452 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: and like my first game ever, I remember going in 453 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: and it was just like like that. We have a 454 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: picture over there in the corner where we have one 455 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: of our former players doing this in the end zone, 456 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: and I was kind of doing that same thing, and 457 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: the crowd was going wild too, but it wasn't quite 458 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: as loud because there weren't as many there. But it 459 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: was a vivid memory of um, you know, the lot 460 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 1: of a lot of the joy and how much fun 461 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 1: it is to play the game, even at that very 462 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 1: low level. So when you'd watched JJ get a couple 463 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: of pick sixes like that one of the playoff game. 464 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 1: You've done that? That was me? That is phenomenal. So 465 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: you your father, your family? How important was football growing up? 466 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: Just watching it on tv? You mentioned Jim Brown. But 467 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: as the years go by, cow you get into high school, 468 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: obviously you played in college. What do you remember about that? 469 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: What can you share with us? Just a lot of 470 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: fun on game day, a lot of work on not 471 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,679 Speaker 1: game day, and how that discipline sort of helped shape 472 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: shape you as a person, and sort of working with 473 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: teammates and and all those life lessons were really important. 474 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 1: But the joy of the game is what I really remember. 475 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 1: And the guys that have left the game, they all 476 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: talk about the locker room and missing their teammates and 477 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: how much they miss that camaraderie and sort of working 478 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 1: together as a unit is what they really miss. And 479 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: that's what you know that It really meant that to 480 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: me when I was playing, and I enjoy so much 481 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 1: watching our guys come together as a year goes through 482 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: the season, how they come together as a team, and 483 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: it's just a lot of fun for me to see 484 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: that and watch it on the field and just being 485 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: a part of it in the community is one thing, 486 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: but being a part of it at University of Texas, right, 487 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 1: that's another. So tell us about that experience a little 488 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 1: bit and how that helped you as an adult. Yeah, 489 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: I M so it was quite a feeling. Trotting out 490 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 1: on the home home field with seventy plus thousand people 491 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: in orange and white, you know, as part of the team. 492 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: Was just really fun. And having those games was just 493 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: really an incredible experience. And playing against some really good people. 494 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 1: I don't know if you want me to mention any 495 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: of the folks, but yeah, we played against Lawrence Taylor 496 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: here in in our Bowl. That was a different name, 497 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: but played against him. We played against Jim Kelly when 498 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: he was at Miami, and um, I like to say 499 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: I played behind some really good players, but most of 500 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 1: the guys I played behind were drafted and played several 501 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: years in the league with the Eagles, with Miami, with Seattle, 502 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: even Kansas City and so in some with the Oilers 503 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 1: were drafted by the Oilers. So it was fun to 504 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: play on those teams. And one year we played in 505 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 1: the Cotton Bowl against Paul bear Bryant in Alabama and 506 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: beat them, And so that's really an incredible memory because 507 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: he was leaning against the goalpost like this, like the 508 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 1: like they say he did. He actually did that before 509 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: the game, sort of watching his team warm up. It 510 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 1: was kind of a little bit historic looking back at 511 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: playing them and playing him in particular. So a lot 512 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: of great memories. What do you remember about your father 513 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: and his reaction and interaction with you as you were 514 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: playing high school and college football and how he felt 515 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: about all of that. Well, I think he enjoyed it. 516 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: He I don't think he missed a game. They would 517 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: drive up to Austin and you know, whenever they could, 518 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: and we're there at all the high school games and 519 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: all those things, and so it was always a big 520 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: part of Friday night lights. You know, in high school 521 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: went to Cypress Fairbanks High School and back when there 522 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 1: was only one SI fair So, but yeah, it was 523 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 1: it was Friday night lights and we were all there 524 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:53,959 Speaker 1: and all through high school. Really, when you sit at 525 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium these days, do you hearken back to those 526 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: days a little bit? I got to imagine the feeling 527 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: the spirit of football in this area, in this region, 528 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: in the Lone Star State. It's got to be a 529 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: feeling that's in your DNA from now all the way back. Yeah. 530 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 1: I think if you're in the stands at high school 531 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: in the with the boards and just sitting in there, 532 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: or if you're you know, at ut with a little 533 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: nicer seat and still a seat in a stadium and 534 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 1: you're watching, you know, it's really the same game. It's 535 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: in between the chalk lines. It's a hundred yards, it's 536 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: one team against the other, and each team is trying 537 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: their hardest, you know, to win the game and putting 538 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: out this effort and just to be able to watch 539 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: that here in the stadium with the fans that really 540 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: have a lot of the same background where they have 541 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: Friday night lights where they played, a lot of them 542 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: played when they were younger and had all those experiences, 543 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: and they bring all that here and they kind of 544 00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: put it all together and it just makes for to me, 545 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: it can be a little bit emotional when you feel 546 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: the fans and that excitement that they have for the 547 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: game unfold. Is just really very gratifying and a lot 548 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: of fun and yes, sometimes emotional. Yeah. Well, flag football 549 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 1: is so big now, the Texans are so heavily involved 550 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: and you and Hannah your kids play, So what is 551 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 1: that like watching this sport because flag football wasn't as 552 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: big when we were kids, but now it's huge, and 553 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: I know your family's a big part of it. Yeah, 554 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: flag football is really kind of blossom for us in 555 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: the last few years, with two of three of our 556 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: kids playing in the last year and just having a 557 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 1: lot of fun with it. And it's still football, you know, 558 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: there's still one team versus another team, and they're in 559 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: between the chalk lines and doing battle and working hard. 560 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 1: It's just a lot of fun to watch them do that. 561 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 1: And I will say they had some good coaches in 562 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: the past year with Kevin Walter coach in the offense, 563 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: who as a former receiver that have some great memories 564 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: of him playing playing for US, and another guy named 565 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: Brian Cushing coaching the defense. It took these teams to 566 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl, and so it's a lot of fun 567 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: reconnecting with these guys as we do so often, and 568 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: you know, football tends to bring folks together like that. 569 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 1: So it's just all around a really great feeling to 570 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 1: watch the kids and watch the adults get involved. And 571 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: again there's fans that are coming to watch the game 572 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: and they get just excited at those games as we 573 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: do here on our games on Sunday, So it's really 574 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: just a lot of fun. What do you remember about 575 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 1: your family bringing professional football back to this city and 576 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: there's a five year drought of no NFL football in 577 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: the city of Houston all of a sudden, well not 578 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, it was a process, but the 579 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 1: Texans start play in two thousand and two. What do 580 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: you remember about that and the feeling, the excitement, the 581 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: anticipation of actually landing a franchise and being able to 582 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: put this whole thing together. Well, um, yeah, when the 583 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: former team left, there was like a hole and we 584 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: felt I felt like a hole in my heart, you know, 585 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: not half football? Are you kidding? How can that be? 586 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: We're one of the biggest cities and we're in the 587 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: heart of football country and to not have an NFL team, 588 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 1: which is a hole we felt. And Dad felt like 589 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: he would have a chance at bringing it back, and 590 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 1: so he worked very hard and I helped him do that. 591 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: And it was funny because no one really gave him 592 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: a shot because they felt it was going to la 593 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:44,080 Speaker 1: and they came in for a final vote and he said, 594 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: I think I got it, and they were saying, no, 595 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 1: I think you lost it. He goes, no, let me 596 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: tell you why, and he told him why, and by golly, 597 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: he got it. And so it was just really exciting 598 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: to be able to bring it back and then create 599 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: the uniforms and the colors, to go through that process, 600 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: and the emblem and the logo on the side of 601 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: the helmet and putting all those things together. We're really 602 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 1: really exciting times. And then to come out and play 603 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: our first game, just to kick things off, was just 604 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 1: tremendous and so really a lot of excitement and a 605 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 1: lot of emotion. But he really felt a hole in 606 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 1: his heart when there was no team, and so he 607 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 1: wanted to he wanted to fix that and he went 608 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: about and he did. Man, I gotta tell you, I 609 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: really enjoyed listening to cal wax poetic, especially about his 610 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 1: father talking about the void in Houston football. That was 611 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: really really good stuff there from cal McNair and Mark Vanomir. 612 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: Now I've got two guys joining me on the other side. Well, 613 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 1: one who joined me Anthony oh Claire. One that joined drew. 614 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: His name is Scottie Phillips. Scotty Phillips does a Drews doesn't. 615 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: Anthony O Claire does a little walk and talk with me. 616 00:32:56,160 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: That's next on Texans All Access. All right, we have 617 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: one found segment this Wednesday, Nation of Texas All Access. 618 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris, and I caught up with 619 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: Anthony eau Claire at the end of practice. A little 620 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: walk and talk with my new pal Anthony all Claire. 621 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: First of all, I gotta know, how does that ring look? Oh? 622 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: That ring is insane, man. I mean it's so huge. 623 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: It's so big, man, I know, I mean it's just 624 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 1: a blessing. Man. That ring is so nice. I gotta 625 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 1: ask just about that whole process, the Super Bowl and 626 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: you guys go in the road for three games and 627 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: you come back and play at home and the Super 628 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: Bowl and yet you don't have a full house. Did 629 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: that matter at all? I mean you still get the championship? 630 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: That matter at all to that team. I mean it 631 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: was kind of weird, you know, all year without the 632 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 1: fans and everything and all those protocols, and you know, 633 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: it was just different. Yeah, But at the same time, 634 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: a super Bowl as a super Bowl, right, So no 635 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: doubt the game's still the game, And I mean the 636 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,840 Speaker 1: experience was the same. Um, it's just like the media 637 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 1: and the fans around the game. Um, that wasn't the same. Yeah, absolutely, 638 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 1: I felt that the other night. I don't know if 639 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,479 Speaker 1: you felt that. Uh in Green Bad, I looked around 640 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:11,880 Speaker 1: and sell the fans in the stands and now I 641 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: almost started crying. It was really cool. How's your camp? 642 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: How's your camp? Bend not ites a little a little 643 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: different here than it is in Tampa. But how's your 644 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 1: camp been thus far? I mean it's it's a little 645 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:24,359 Speaker 1: bit different, but the weather is kind of the same 646 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: or worse, I don't know. Um, but um, yeah, it's 647 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: it's it's a grind man, I mean, you know, training camp, 648 00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: it's it's just good to have preseason games again. And yeah, 649 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 1: you know, get to play against another team. Um, it 650 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:40,320 Speaker 1: feels good. So I mean it's been good so far. Um. 651 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: You know, each day is just come here trying to 652 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: get better. Um, you do some good things, you do 653 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: some so you have some things you got to work 654 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:51,880 Speaker 1: on every day. So it's it's been good. What's the 655 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: one thing that gets you through training camp? Be it 656 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: a nap in the middle of the day, something specifically 657 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: you like to eat. What is the one thing that 658 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:04,319 Speaker 1: gets you through training camp, that you because nobody looks 659 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 1: for Danny thing at training camp, I mean even us. 660 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: But what is it for you? For me? Way back 661 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:10,840 Speaker 1: in the day, it was playing like an hour of 662 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:14,320 Speaker 1: Second Genesis. What is it for you? That's great. I'm 663 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 1: actually a gamer too, but I don't have any time 664 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:19,879 Speaker 1: to play the game right now. But for me, it's 665 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:24,399 Speaker 1: really getting next ice up after practice, you know, colt 666 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 1: up and get a massage, and then you know, trying 667 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: to carry my head a little bit. And that's that's 668 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: how that's how to do things. But I wish I 669 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: could play the game a little bit, but we don't 670 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:38,400 Speaker 1: have time. Man, No, I hear you, trust me. It 671 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: was way way back in the day, and I'm sure 672 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:41,920 Speaker 1: I had to blow into the cartridge actually get it 673 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: to work. I'm sold. That being said, I started a segment, Anthony. 674 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:46,799 Speaker 1: First of all, I got to ask you this before 675 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,480 Speaker 1: I get to say something nice about you're a vet. 676 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:51,239 Speaker 1: Why are you carring your gear? I saw a rookie 677 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:54,399 Speaker 1: Brevin Jordan, walking across. Why isn't he carrying your gear? 678 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: I just stayed after the practice, catch a couple of balls. 679 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,440 Speaker 1: I need my stuff, so all right, Okay, I'll go 680 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:04,400 Speaker 1: with that. Okay. I started a segment a couple of 681 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:07,880 Speaker 1: weeks ago. I've been told you're one of the nicest 682 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: guys on the team, so this might be a pretty 683 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: easy segment for you. It's called say something nice about, 684 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna start with the rookie. Say something nice 685 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:21,359 Speaker 1: about rookie Brevin Jordan Um brev a really cool kid. Um, 686 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 1: super fast. I mean, you know, it's always hard for 687 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: Rickie to come here and compete. Um, you know, in 688 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 1: his first training camp, right yeah, and I think he's 689 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: doing he's doing something some great things. Um, he's getting better. Um, 690 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: he's not repeating the same mistakes. And yeah, that's one 691 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 1: important thing for sure. And I think you know he's 692 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: gonna be good in this league. All right, Say something 693 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:49,759 Speaker 1: nice about quarterback to Rod Taylor, tyro Man, it's such 694 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 1: a nice guy. You know, I was with A Cody, 695 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,840 Speaker 1: one of his pile they played with in college with 696 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 1: him in Tampa. Yeah, and you know, Cody is a 697 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,799 Speaker 1: he's a fun guy. So we have fun to get her. 698 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:02,840 Speaker 1: And you know they played to get in college, so 699 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 1: we kind of made a connection there. And you know, 700 00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:11,360 Speaker 1: Tyrod is really good man, Um, really smart. Um. You 701 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,879 Speaker 1: know can night all the throws and he can run. 702 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 1: So he's a old dual threat quarterback for sure. Um, 703 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: it's good to have him on the team. Okay, last 704 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:25,239 Speaker 1: one say something nice about Ryan Izzo, rightan Iszzo is 705 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: a hard worker man, Um, you know, real smart comes here, 706 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:33,000 Speaker 1: study the game, works hard as his craft and a 707 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: good blocker too. Um. He's a really good tight end man, 708 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:39,239 Speaker 1: complete guy, I say, Um. And it's nice to having 709 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,319 Speaker 1: on the teams as well. That was a really fun 710 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 1: interview with Anthony oh Claire. Now Scottie Phillips had a 711 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,880 Speaker 1: chance to dive into the gauntlet that is drews does 712 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:50,879 Speaker 1: with Drew Dorry. Here we go. Well, if you see 713 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: us chuckling, it's because mark Ingram, one of your teammates, 714 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:56,320 Speaker 1: just said, Scotti too, Hottie. You need to let the 715 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 1: fans know this is we want people to know who 716 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:00,759 Speaker 1: you are. Scottie Phillips, Who are you? I mean, I'm 717 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:03,600 Speaker 1: no mark Ingram. I'm a quiet guy. I'm gonna leave 718 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:05,560 Speaker 1: buys upper type of guy. I'm not gonna see me 719 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: all the hooping holl And like Mark. But he's a 720 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:09,799 Speaker 1: good guy to have around to learn from. So I'm 721 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 1: just a quiet guy, hard workers. So I got it. 722 00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 1: You are a quiet guy. You didn't run quietly Saturday night. 723 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:17,359 Speaker 1: That had to feel nice getting a chance to get, 724 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:20,839 Speaker 1: you know, some some carries that you hadn't gotten since college. Right, Yeah, 725 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: it was a good feeling. I man, after the game. 726 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:24,400 Speaker 1: I wasn't that source since college. I mean, but it 727 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:25,800 Speaker 1: was a good feeling to get my feet wet and 728 00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: get a lot of carriers. Though I'm happy about that, 729 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:31,319 Speaker 1: It's it's been just a matter of you've needed some time, 730 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:34,600 Speaker 1: You've needed some marination, some experience in this system. You 731 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:35,920 Speaker 1: didn't get a lot of that, like a lot of 732 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 1: the rookies around the NFL last year because of COVID. 733 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,320 Speaker 1: For me, it was just trusting them, the coaching staff 734 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,560 Speaker 1: and the trainers and stuff that he didn't think I 735 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: was ready. I mean, I just trusted them, and my 736 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: time came and I took advantage of it. So how 737 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:50,040 Speaker 1: beneficial has maybe from January to now been for you? What? 738 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:51,920 Speaker 1: What'd you get better at? What would you learn the 739 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:55,120 Speaker 1: most about yourself? By myself? Just how the termined I am, 740 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: and just my work ethic. I know, I didn't get 741 00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,440 Speaker 1: many opportunities last year. I just kept my head down, 742 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 1: don't kept work. And this offensive line seems a little different, 743 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,720 Speaker 1: don't it. Oh yeah, a lot of new guys. I mean, gritty, nasty, 744 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 1: a lot of hard work. So you saw that Saturday 745 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:10,360 Speaker 1: gritty and nasty could be used to describe you. I 746 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,120 Speaker 1: mean mostly yards of you got Saturday night came after 747 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 1: somebody already touched it. Yeah, I mean I feel like 748 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:18,200 Speaker 1: I'm a hard runner. I've always been that way, I 749 00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: always will be, so nothing gonna change. All right, let's 750 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:22,960 Speaker 1: find out a little bit more about you. Back in 751 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 1: the day, Arian Foster was here. He's one of the 752 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,239 Speaker 1: greatest running backs in this franchise's history, and we asked 753 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 1: him one time, Hey, when you're in an airport or 754 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: in a mall and you're walking and there's a lot 755 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: of slow walkers in front of you, do you find 756 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:37,200 Speaker 1: yourself acting like a running back and weaving around him? Yeah, definitely, 757 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 1: I'm I'm that type of person. I mean, just I 758 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:41,640 Speaker 1: see that with a lot of athletes. I mean, just 759 00:39:42,239 --> 00:39:45,560 Speaker 1: always doing motions like running around, step and just doing 760 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:47,839 Speaker 1: stuff like that. So Ever, it looks from people when 761 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:51,279 Speaker 1: you do it crazy looks. But oh it's me, so 762 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: so are you. You're not a slow walker then, and no, 763 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:56,839 Speaker 1: I never I'm a slow I'm not a slow walk. 764 00:39:56,920 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 1: I'm not a slow runner. So everything's fast for me. Okay, 765 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:02,920 Speaker 1: let's talk about the Olympics. Did you watch any Olympics 766 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:05,520 Speaker 1: at all? I watched a little bit because my feelance 767 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,120 Speaker 1: is a big Simone Biles. They actually pretty good friends, 768 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:10,160 Speaker 1: So I watched a little bit of What's your favorite 769 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:13,279 Speaker 1: Olympic sport? Probably basketball? I was a huge basketball fan. 770 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:16,600 Speaker 1: I played au basketball up until like high school. So 771 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:20,400 Speaker 1: basketball position where I was a point guard? Yeah, a 772 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,960 Speaker 1: position I can't play it with my height. So were 773 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,160 Speaker 1: you vocal on the floor? I had to be been 774 00:40:25,239 --> 00:40:27,319 Speaker 1: a leader of the offense. But that's the only reason 775 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:29,879 Speaker 1: I was Who's your favorite basketball player of all time? 776 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:33,400 Speaker 1: I would have to go with Derek Rose. I was 777 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:36,880 Speaker 1: a big Bulls fan watching it well, watching highlights of 778 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan and just that Rose coming in and being 779 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:42,160 Speaker 1: that guy. He was that Rose fan all right. Back 780 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 1: to the Olympics. What Olympic sports should not be an 781 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:49,360 Speaker 1: Olympic sport? I don't want to say that. So you 782 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:51,240 Speaker 1: have one, but you just don't want to cast a spursion. 783 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 1: Some people don't. I don't want to do that. I 784 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:55,560 Speaker 1: understand that's a very that's a smart folks. If you're 785 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,880 Speaker 1: you're at home wondering, Hey, how should I answer questions? 786 00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:00,359 Speaker 1: Sometimes that's a good way to answer. And we got 787 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: we got mark Ingram and Philip Lindsay. Was my guys 788 00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:06,000 Speaker 1: over there? See all that holiday they do? I don't 789 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:07,880 Speaker 1: doing that. I'm quiet guy. They try to make me 790 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,399 Speaker 1: talk all the time. Just get by one word answer. 791 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:11,800 Speaker 1: This is the most I've talked to all years. So 792 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:13,960 Speaker 1: what's that like? Having a guy like I mean, you 793 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:16,000 Speaker 1: knew about him, everybody knows about him. I mean, you 794 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,640 Speaker 1: grew up in a state next to Alabama. What's it 795 00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:21,040 Speaker 1: like working the same meeting room as this guy? I mean, 796 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:23,399 Speaker 1: it's a blessing. He's a big character guy. I mean 797 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:26,160 Speaker 1: I grew up watching him Alabama, and my mom was 798 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:28,799 Speaker 1: a big Alabama fan and a mark Ingram fan as well, 799 00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:32,239 Speaker 1: So it's a blessing. She always wanted me to FaceTime 800 00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:34,799 Speaker 1: for him and stuff like that. So it's a really 801 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:36,239 Speaker 1: big blessing for him. Is that tough when your mom 802 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:37,759 Speaker 1: is trying to get on the FaceTime. Yeah it is. 803 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:39,800 Speaker 1: I mean I've been telling how to be patient. The 804 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:41,920 Speaker 1: time will come. He seems like the guy to be like, sure, 805 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,000 Speaker 1: let's talk. Yeah, I know, I know he'll be that 806 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:45,440 Speaker 1: type of guy, but I don't. I don't want to 807 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:47,879 Speaker 1: do that right now. All right, Mark Ingram, if you're watching, 808 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try and step in on behalf of Scotty Philips. 809 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:53,439 Speaker 1: Can you please chit chat with Scotty's mom. You heard 810 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:56,840 Speaker 1: it there, perfect Scotty Phillips. Meal is I go with 811 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:59,160 Speaker 1: some mistake and a baked with Tatum? Nice? What are 812 00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:02,000 Speaker 1: you putting on the bad potato? A little bit of everything, bacon, cheese, 813 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:05,759 Speaker 1: sour cream, thole, the wrench in there, just a little 814 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:08,759 Speaker 1: bit of everything. I like to cut a Scottie Phillips Jim, 815 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: No doubt about that. I vig Thanks to Scottie, to Drew, 816 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:15,160 Speaker 1: to Anthony, to Mark, to Kyl. See you guys tomorrow 817 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:16,280 Speaker 1: and as always, go Texans.