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As we take you inside 10 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium and it's always fun to visit with the 11 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: General John McLean. It's going to come up in just 12 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: a few moments here, but first I want to introduce 13 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: you to the injury report for today. Not a whole 14 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: lot of breaking news here. Will Fuller to not participate 15 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: in practice with a groin injury. DeAndre Hopkins who had 16 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: a DNP yesterday if they had practiced with an illness, 17 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: was back at it today. Full participation yesterday and today 18 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: for Benardrick McKinney coming out the concussion protocol, so that's 19 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: good news. Limited for Bradley Roby with a hamstring and 20 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: a bunch of other guys limited today. We'll see how 21 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: it all shakes out for Sunday. It's a little early 22 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: to draw major conclusions from the injury report that Bradley 23 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Roby situation. Will be monitoring that for you. So they're 24 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: getting ready for Sunday three twenty five, kick for the 25 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans on Fan Appreciation Day. Get there early. It's 26 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: gonna be fun. Extra tailgating, Super Bowl giveaway, Pro Bowl giveaway, 27 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: It's gonna be fun. All right, Let's get to the general, 28 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: John McClain, Merry Christmas, General, Great to have your board. 29 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: How are you doing? Great, Mark, Merry Christmas. Nappy holidays 30 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: to you and your family and all your listeners. It's 31 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: great time of the year. I'm fired up about this 32 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: last game because it's the Titans, because the game's got meaning. 33 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: They're really fired up. What's gonna be probably the Buffalo 34 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: Bills coming in RG Stadium in a wild guard round, 35 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: all right, John. A lot of talk about the meaning 36 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: of the game, potentially seating if the Chiefs lose to 37 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: the Chargers, which could happen, right, that could happen. I 38 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: know it's kind of unlikely. To happen. But that could happen, 39 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: and then the Texans have some decisions to make based 40 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: on that. I'll tell you what, from a personal standpoint, 41 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 1: this is just me. They haven't said this, but I 42 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: don't want to see the Titans celebrate on the Texans field. 43 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: I mean, I'd like it for the AFC South to 44 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: get two teams in the postseason for the third consecutive 45 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: year because a lot of people sort of dismiss this division. 46 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: This is a good division, but I really don't want 47 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: to see the Titans happy. I want them miserable, and 48 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: I think this is gonna be fun if you can 49 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,119 Speaker 1: make that happen on Sunday. Mill O'Brien told us Saturday 50 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: after the Buccaneers victory. He told us Monday, told us, 51 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: he told us Thursday he's playing to win and some 52 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: people say, well, maybe he's going to play to win 53 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: with McCarron. No, their offense has not been playing well 54 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: enough to sit Watson and a couple of starters. Those 55 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: guys need to play. They need to get as we 56 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: talked about with him Sharper, because they've not been sharp. 57 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: It would be nice if they actually scored a touchdown 58 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: in the first quarter, scored a touchdown on the first 59 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: drive for the first time this season. So this game bless, 60 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: be honest. The Chiefs are on a roll. Their defense 61 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: is playing great, my homes is playing great. They're gonna 62 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: beat the heck out of the Chargers, and they're gonna 63 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: be the third seed. And when the Texans kick off, 64 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: they know the game is meaningless as far as standing 65 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: in the playoff. But you want to win three in 66 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: a row, go into the playoffs with some momentum. I 67 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: was on NFL Radio this morning and Charlie White said, 68 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: it's not momentum, it's confidence you want to go in with. 69 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: And I'm thinking, well, confidence comes from momentum. You're not 70 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: the Patriots, where Charlie coach and they want super Bowls 71 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: all the time. You're the Texans, And I don't think 72 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: you want to come off the loss where you're talking 73 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: about the laws. You want to go in eleven and five. Again. 74 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: Last year, they were not sharp in the first game, 75 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: especially in the first half defensively and through the whole 76 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: game offensively. You don't want to go in the playoffs 77 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: with this offense being inconsistent like last year. And remember 78 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 1: the twenty sixteen, he rested starters against the Titans, they lost, 79 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: and then they were not sharp against the Raiders and 80 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: didn't play well even though they beat a third string 81 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback. So Bill O'Brien knows this team and he 82 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: wants to win, and he wants them to look good 83 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: so they can go into the Buffalo playoff game with 84 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 1: some momentum. So you think it's all about the offense 85 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: and being in rhythm in the postseason as opposed to 86 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: the chance to improve your standing. Let's say the Chiefs. 87 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: I think it's both. I mean, but if you can't 88 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: improve your standing, I don't think it's going to change 89 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: the strategy. If you were going to play a J. Mccarrin, 90 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: he'd have to be starting all week. Can't install of 91 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: a sudden be second team and then Watson get all 92 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: the reps and then you go, Well, Kansas City wants, oh, Aj, 93 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna start right when you haven't worked with the 94 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: first team. So I think that they want to look 95 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: good because they have not looked good lately on offense, 96 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: consistently from start to finish like they had earlier. Well, 97 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,239 Speaker 1: they did score twenty fourth Tennessee. I know what you're saying. 98 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: And in the last game they got all those takeaways 99 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: and Mustard twenty three points was terrible at Tampa. Yeah, 100 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: they really didn't get it going, but I love the takeaways. 101 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a team game, as you know. Special 102 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: teams played well. They had two of the three phases. 103 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: But I'm talking about offense. Well, but let's say, I 104 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: think with some of the injury issues they have, they're 105 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: gonna play this one interestingly in that And this is 106 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: just my thought if somebody it's different if you're gonna 107 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: play a playoff game on Sunday as opposed to the 108 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: game you're about to play. Right, As far as the 109 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: injuries and how to handle it, I think there is 110 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: some sort of cause that could take place going into 111 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: this one. I still think there's a lot on the 112 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: line as far as momentum. Yes, I agree with you, 113 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: but it's pretty interesting. Now, excuse me. You said a 114 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: playoff game on Sunday. The Texans will play the early 115 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: playoff game on Saturday, because that's where they play every 116 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: time they're in the play You never know until you know. John, Well, 117 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: let's make a bad all right, So Bills Bill's Texans 118 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: all right, Maybe that doesn't bust the national marquee the 119 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: way Philly San Francisco would. Okay, but let me give 120 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: you another one. Minnesota, New Orleans better. Oh that's better 121 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: because people the Saints are kind of a South team. 122 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: I think, yes, they want a Super Bowl. They got 123 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: Drew Brees setting records. Oh yeah, New Orleans. Who's going 124 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: ahead of the Texans. And even if it's Buffalo, you know, 125 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: Buffalo's got fans and upstate New York. But maybe JJ 126 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: Watt coming back will help. But just every time they've 127 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: put them in Kansas City, Pittsburgh, if it turns out 128 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: to be that, oh no, Pittsburgh national following Patrick Mahomes, yeah, 129 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: big one. Yeah, I know even though Pittsburgh would have 130 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: Hodges playing quarterback, it doesn't matter matters. Their fans are 131 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: still gonna be interested in the duck. And if it's 132 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: Titans and Texans, no doubt. But I think there's no doubt. 133 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: Now they'd be shocking if they actually put them on 134 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: later and or put them on a Sunday slot. You're 135 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: looking at if that's the case, you're looking at a 136 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: short week to get ready for the game, and they 137 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: just went through this exercise last year, and I know 138 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: it's a completely brand new situation. They're gonna have. Listen, 139 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: they have a better offense than they did last year. 140 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: You can talk about numbers or whatever or rhythm, but 141 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: and I know they're coming off a big win last 142 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: year going into the postseason right at home. They got momentum. 143 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: It didn't turn out that way once they got to 144 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: the starting lot of the postseason. So I don't know 145 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: if that is going to figure into their thinking, John, 146 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: But let's talk about some of the things that they're 147 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: doing well, some of the things they want to improve upon. 148 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: I think defensively, it's interesting JJ Watt could be available, 149 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: he's track, he's practicing. Yeah, you're looking ahead. No, no, no, 150 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to look ahead. No. I'm talking about the 151 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: defense and how well they've been doing. You know, I 152 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: know Watt is coming back and that should be a boost, right, 153 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: But I think the d's been doing pretty well anyway. 154 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: I know, Denver it seems like an outlier. I'm hoping 155 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: it was. They played well against the Patriots. I know 156 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: they gave up a couple of touchdowns in the second half. 157 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: They played well against the Titans. I'll throw this number 158 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: at you. They held the Titans to twenty one, they 159 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: held the Bucks to twenty These were red hot teams 160 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: coming into that game, each of them seven and the 161 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: Bucks thirty four, each of them meta four game winnings, 162 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: and you hold them to twenty one or twenty at 163 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: their place in a really big game for each team, 164 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: especially for the Titans. I think that d is doing 165 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: a good job even though it's twenty eighth overall, twenty eight, 166 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: twentieth against the run and yard against the pass, and 167 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: they do not have to show you how man to 168 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: pass rushes. Watch still number two in sacks with four. 169 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: But so like you said, they've done well. When it 170 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: comes to points, you can't beat that. Since what went down, 171 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: they have plummeted in every stat but they're five and 172 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: two without JJ five and two. You know, it's funny. 173 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: Two of the quarterbacks you mentioned Denver, they lose to 174 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: Drew Locke, they lose to Kyle Allen, both of them 175 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: at home. Just think if they'd have won both those 176 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: games over those quarterbacks, where they'd be right now, even 177 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: one of those games, even one of those games, but 178 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: they'd beat they'd have they'd have with their first round back. Yeah, 179 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: because they tie New England, if they're able to beat 180 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: like last year, and they've beaten Philly in that game, 181 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: and they've beaten blank gabber. It's just it's maddening for 182 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: fans to think about games like that, but to be uh, 183 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: they are. Let's see, I wrote this yesterday and I've 184 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: got the number like five and one when they hold 185 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: the Holy quarterback less than one hundred on the ratings. 186 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,359 Speaker 1: Tannehill has been great and they had lost in New Orleans. 187 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: He was one hundred and thirty rating three touchdowns, no interceptions. 188 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: They didn't lose because of him, and they kept him 189 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: to a ninety two. And it's the only time now 190 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: in his last six games he'd been below one thirty. John, 191 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: if I told you after the Texans come home from 192 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: Baltimore they lost forty one to seven up there, if 193 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: I told you they would win four of the next 194 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: five and they'd beat the Patriots and the Colts and 195 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: the Titans, you would have taken that every which way 196 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: you pass way I possibly could. After that game, I thought, man, 197 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: oh man, this team is going nowhere. And I thought 198 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: the same thing about Denver. Then they go beat two 199 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: red eye teams on the road. This Tennessee game's first 200 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 1: time they've been homes as that Bronco game. Yep, and 201 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: I think you're talking. The defense has played better than 202 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: expected considering last year they'd got twenty five sacks from 203 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: White Clowney and this year they've gotten four from that 204 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: twosome because Clowney's gone and Watts had his four because 205 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: of the injury. And so yeah, except for the Denver game, 206 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: I think Romeo Cornell is not a terrific job. But 207 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: writing you know, if you'd pick an assistant coach of 208 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 1: the Year, it'd be Brad Seeley because of the outstanding 209 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: job he's done with the special teams, which are better 210 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: by far than any time in Texans history. I love 211 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: forcing the return on kickoffs and I like it too, 212 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: and we all blasted fair baron early. But the way 213 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,199 Speaker 1: he is placing the ball, Texans the number one in 214 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: kickoff coverage or number one in punt coverage there DeAndre 215 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: Carter's number two, and punt returns. The only thing they're 216 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: not ranked in the top three or four is kickoff 217 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: returns in twenty two yards is not too bad. And 218 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 1: then Anger has been unbelievable. And fair Baron has been 219 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 1: good except early in the year. Every time he missed 220 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: an extra point early they won the game. He did 221 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: not miss an extra point in the victory, I mean 222 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: in a loss. That's saying something right there. Their special 223 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: teams have been tremendous. Carter's still not a great returner, 224 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: but he's good enough. But boy, they're winning the field 225 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: position game from both of those guys, and fair Baron 226 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: they had a good punt too. John Titan's perspective, two 227 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: games at home, big ones, they lose them both to 228 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: good teams. Just taking things from their point of view 229 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: here for a moment, how are they feeling coming into 230 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: this one? Now? I know they got to feel pretty 231 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: good that despite those two losses, if they win, they're in. 232 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: So that's something right there. But they can't feel happy 233 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: about blowing those two opportunities in their own gym. Obviously not. 234 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: But they've got Derry Henry back now. He missed that 235 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: New Orleans game because of a hamstring injury that was 236 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: bothering him against the Texans in a game before, so 237 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: he's back. And if they lose or in these last 238 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,719 Speaker 1: two losses, they haven't lost because of the quarterback. Right 239 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: when they've lost in the past, it's usually been because 240 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: of the quarterback. Marcus Mariota. Tannyell is playing great yea, 241 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: and he played really well against the Texans, so he's 242 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: not the issue. They're still trying to sign him to 243 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: a new contract. I believe they will. They give up 244 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: thirty eight points against the Saints, and then they gave 245 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: up twenty four against the Texans, so their defense, which 246 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: had been their strength for a long time, is not 247 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: playing as well. And of course like the Whitney Merciless, 248 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 1: a six yard reception that was so big. Think about 249 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: that they could have at least kicked the field goal 250 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: in a three point game. And then Anaze little Blackson 251 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: the first player to blockfield goaling back to back game 252 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: since two thousand and twelve. Both blockfield goals and three 253 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: point games. Those things were huge. There's one thing I 254 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: know about this game. Mike Rabel's not going to try 255 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: fake field goal, fake punt. It worked last year, now 256 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: worked this year. I can't imagine he tried it again 257 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: now he should just kidding about that. Nobody's thinking about it. 258 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: Who concerns you more, Derrick Henry or a J. Brown 259 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 1: and or John Who spent some kination of those other 260 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: two guys well ahead and John who Smith. Come on, 261 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: I mean that guy. I remember last year they gave 262 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 1: a ball to Luke Stocker in a short yard in 263 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: situation on a goal line. He's gone. John H. Smith 264 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: one of the most impressive plays I've ever seen when 265 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: he ran down Whitney Merciless from the position where he 266 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: was in. Then he had to fifty seven yard run. 267 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: He had some long run against the Saints. But still, 268 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, you know you could double a J. Brown. 269 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: Brown leads the NFL with seven plays of forty five 270 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: or more yards, and six of them receptions. One was 271 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: a run, Dave had a run by him and a 272 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: run by John who Smith the last two games. You 273 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: gotta be aware of all kinds of things with our 274 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. And as we've seen Derreck Henry before, 275 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: he's a good receiver who can take it to the 276 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: house coming out of the backfield. But to me, he 277 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: is the most important player on that offense. All right, Well, 278 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 1: what makes the play action go? What is it going 279 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: to take to run the football better? They did it 280 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: well against the Titans, A couple of weeks ago. Yet 281 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: Carlos Hide go over one hundred yards the day he 282 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: went over a thousand oh mark. You're going against Tampa's 283 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: giving up seventy three yards of game rushing. The Buccaneers 284 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: front seven is great. They're inside linebackers Von David and 285 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: David White. Those guys are tremendous, both number one picks. 286 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: So say, I think it was eight first down runs 287 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: in the first half for eleven yards. Come out in 288 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: the second half, first down pass complete, first down pass complete, 289 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: first down run, Carlos side and zero yards. You don't 290 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: want to continually put Deshaun Watson in second long situations. 291 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: The General stays with us. Next up, we'll go around 292 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: in the league a little bit on the Chiefs situation, 293 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: John Harris. After that, more likely to happen, including Texans 294 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: touchdown passes. You'll want to stick around for that. It's 295 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: Texans Radio keeping your company the day after Christmas with 296 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 1: the General John McLaine, I'm Texans all Access with the 297 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: Texans facing Tennessee. Don't forget three twenty five kick. I 298 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: have still run into some people who don't know that 299 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: or didn't know that until I told them. One of 300 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: them was missus Vandermere. I said, come on, you get 301 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: the notifications. You don't. Why didn't you tell me you 302 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: get all the news? Are you not followed? See? People 303 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: need to know. Three twenty five kicks Sunday Texans Titans 304 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: light start from a workstandpoint, you know, I don't like that. 305 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: A noon kick is beautiful from a work standpoint for 306 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: us for what we do. I think it's better for 307 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: the fans though, to have a three twenty five kick, 308 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: I think it's great for it. Or three Z five 309 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:41,239 Speaker 1: would probably be ideal as far as possible kickoff times 310 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: because you get a longer morning, you're still back in 311 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: time for a little dinner, and you get to bed early. 312 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: So that's a great thing. And I think it's great 313 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: for the Tailgators and all of that. So this is 314 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: a cool thing to have the regular season finale. And 315 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: by the way, Pro Bowl tickets given away, Super Bowl 316 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: tickets given away at the game, giveaways galore at the game. 317 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: Virtually every time I'm out and tire Rose winning things 318 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: and sections, they have a lot of stuff to get away, 319 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: give it away. Super Bowl tickets can't get in on that, No, 320 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: you're ineligible. General so the Dolphins. You know, if this 321 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: game were in Miami, you'd almost say there's a shot, 322 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: because the Dolphins beat the Patriots in Miami a lot 323 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: late in the season. But they flipped this. Now they're 324 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 1: at Foxborough. Probably no shot for Miami, and by probably 325 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna say no chance. In no chance because New 326 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: England needs to win to get the second seat. If 327 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: they lose in Kansas City wins, then Kansas City gets 328 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 1: the second set, and the Patriots don't know how to 329 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: act having to play in the first round. Yeah, they 330 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,640 Speaker 1: wouldn't understand how to handle that. Okay, General, you got 331 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: the Bears at the Vikings. Never mind the Viking situation 332 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: there in the postseason. But the Bears, John, where do 333 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: they go from here? Is it possible that after two 334 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: years they say, you know what, it's really not working 335 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: out as well as we had hoped. We made a mistake. 336 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: We're gonna move on from triples key. I'm just asking. 337 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: I was thinking about this because I thought, you know, 338 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: when you draft a quarterback in the first round and 339 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: you don't like it after two years, that might be 340 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: enough time. You cannot sit there and hope that he's 341 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: going to become as good or even seventy five percent 342 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: as good as Mahomes or Watson. Well, the guy that 343 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: Por traded up to get him, GM, Ryan Pace, may think, well, 344 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: the problem's not him, the problems Mike Nagee and the 345 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: coaching staff, because obviously he should be a great quarterback 346 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 1: like all these guys I passed up to get him. 347 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: So no, Mitchell Trubisky will be back. Is their starter? 348 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: All right? So the Chargers at the Chiefs any chance? 349 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: All right, you don't get the Chargers a chance. They're 350 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: not afraid of Kansas City, but they are afraid of 351 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: missing their tea time on Monday, so that could be 352 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 1: a problem. Okay, Jets at the Bills. Now, if it 353 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 1: is the Bills and that's the chalk pick for the 354 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: Texans first round playoff opponent, how tough is Buffalo John 355 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: The defense is great, the offense is not very good, 356 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 1: just like when it was here last year. The Bills 357 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,479 Speaker 1: were at Josh Allen as a rook key. You know, 358 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: he's a good runner, he's not accurate down the field, 359 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: but their defense was great. Ed Oliver think Ed Oliver 360 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: be fired up to come to play an energy stadium 361 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: in the first round the playoff. The running game is 362 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: not real good. I think the Texans will beat them 363 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: less they come out flat as a pancake like they 364 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 1: did against Indie last year. But this is an interesting game. 365 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: The Jets have been playing really well and it makes 366 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: you wonder if Sam Darnold hadn't missed those games with 367 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: Mono early in the season, would they be playing for 368 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: a winning record. But Josh Allen going up against Greg Williams. 369 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: Greg Williams just did a great job against Hoges, but 370 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: he's a rookie. Greg Blitz is like crazy and that 371 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: means he's Alan's probably gonna get hit quite a bit, 372 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: and they've said Alan's gonna start, so they want I'm 373 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: taking Buffalo at home. But it wouldn't surprise me if 374 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: the Jets win, because the Bills may pull some guys. Okay, well, 375 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: they want Allen to get in rhythm or whatever, but 376 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: Alan does sacrifice the body on occasion. They better be 377 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 1: careful with this. And by better be careful, I mean 378 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: take all the chances you need to. Bill's all right, 379 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: So the Packers are at the Lions. I'm only bringing 380 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: this one up because you mentioned Matt Lafleur as Coach 381 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: of the Year today on Sports Video six ten with 382 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: the Morning Show Seth and Sean, and I kind of 383 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: agree with this. I mean, I'm not gonna say not 384 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: a ton was expected, but not this. This was unexpected, 385 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: this kind of performance on the Packers. You still have 386 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,160 Speaker 1: a chance to be number one and get the number 387 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: one seed, and my choice is Kyle Shannahead, but Matt 388 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: Lafleur is close behind, like John Harball. And when we 389 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: were up there to Texans, played and practiced against them, 390 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: I thought they were based on what I saw and 391 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: what do I know? I thought, well, this team's gonna 392 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: miss the playoffs three years in a row, and match 393 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: done a tremendous job with a quarterback with a huge ego. 394 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: And Rogers hadn't played great, but They're defense has been good, 395 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: the running game has been good. They're not totally reliant 396 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,880 Speaker 1: on Rogers as they have been in the past. And 397 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 1: I think that's a testimonial to Matt the floor and 398 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: Mike Petton the defensive coordinator. I think Mike Patton should 399 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: be a candidate for another possibility here. I don't think 400 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: he got a fair shake. Just always look at those 401 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: at the coordinators, the teams that are doing well, and 402 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: a lot of coaches get a second shot. Nobody holds 403 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: it against you if you've been fired by the Browns. Right, 404 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: it was the Browns and ed Brian Hoyer and it 405 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 1: just did not go well. There were six and three 406 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: at one point. John matt Patricia with the Lions. What's 407 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: the situation. He's got a built an excuse with Matthew 408 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: Stafford missing all these games for the first time. So 409 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: he'll be back for his third season and if they 410 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: don't get a lot better, he'll be going next year. 411 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: Panther's hosting the Saints. Any thoughts on who's next in Carolina? 412 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,360 Speaker 1: Said they interviewed Mike McCarthy. If I'm Cleveland, I'd want 413 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: a veteran coach like that coach and all those big 414 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: egos that I have in Cleveland. Not to mention all 415 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: that talent, but they may go to the college ranks. 416 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: Nobody has any idea they got to bring in a 417 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: football guy and run the show. But they're saying there 418 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 1: keeping Marty Herny. If you're a guy who goes in here, 419 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 1: do you want to work with the general manager? I 420 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: don't think so. I'm gonna depend on what kind of 421 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: coach will kind of experience the coach has John and 422 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: the Falcons, the best losing team in the NFL, have 423 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: got to be right. Everybody's pulling for the Falcons because 424 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: everybody likes Dan Quinn. It's his fifth year. He's a 425 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: class guy. They started one for seven. They've won in 426 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: San Francisco, they won in New Orleans. People may think 427 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 1: that if they win this finish on a role Quinn 428 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:41,959 Speaker 1: might be back for a sixth season. All right, So 429 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,959 Speaker 1: the NFC East will be decided this weekend. The Eagles 430 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 1: are gonna be at the Giants. Let's start with that one. 431 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: Who wins that game. Daniel Jones had five touchdowns last week, 432 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: more than three hundred yards. First rookie in history that 433 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: five touchdowns, three hundred yards and no interceptions. But I 434 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 1: think Philadelphia playing for so much is gonna win. Wouldn't 435 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: it be something if they got beat Cowboys, beat Washington, Cowboys, 436 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: host the playoff game, win the playoff game. Jerry Jones says, 437 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: you know what, we'll bring Chase Jason back one more year. 438 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 1: It's not gonna happen. He's gone. But I think Philadelphia 439 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 1: and Dallas will both win and Eagles and win the division. Okay, 440 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 1: so the Steelers are at the Ravens and Pittsburgh still 441 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: lie R three. He's announced he's holding out a lot 442 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: of his starters, but only one offensive lineman. So Steelers, 443 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: do you go with RG three or Duck Hodges who 444 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:39,719 Speaker 1: is not playing well? I think the Ravens are really good. 445 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: They're gonna win that game. Think the Ravens are gonna 446 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,640 Speaker 1: win that game too. Yeah, they want to win that game. 447 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: It's gonna be interesting the cut, Well, maybe not that interesting. 448 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: The Colts at the Jacks. Why am I bringing this up? 449 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: Your level of surprise? That Morone is back with Caldwell 450 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: at least for now. That's according to some reports. Ian 451 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: Rapp Reports said that, and I'll believe it when I 452 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: see it that they just think Coughlin was the problem 453 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: and they fired him. Old Moron gets to come back. 454 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: Doug's a good guy, fun guy. People over there like him. 455 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 1: He started his news conference on Wednesday apologizing for not 456 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: getting a team to be better, which some people thought 457 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: sounds like a guy on his way out the door. 458 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:18,919 Speaker 1: Sounded me like a guy who doesn't want to go 459 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,159 Speaker 1: out the door, So I think Indy will win the 460 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: game to finish a Nate Nahim Heinz just had two 461 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: point returns for touchdowns and a forty yard to set 462 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: up a touchdown. When I saw the cold score thirty 463 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: eight points, I said, wow, Brisette had another great game 464 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: like he had against the Texans in October, and turned 465 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 1: out he was terrible. They won because special teams in defense. 466 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: What are they going to do there at quarterback? And 467 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: Indy if they believe this is because of a knee 468 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: injury he had earlier that he's off targeting, not throwing 469 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: the ball much because of his knee. Remember, he's signed 470 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 1: a multi year deal. The best game he's ever played 471 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: was against the Texans when they had four touchdowns passes 472 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 1: and over three hundred twenty six yards and a one 473 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty five rating. He's never come close. Sense, 474 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: if I'm them, I'm looking for another quarterback unless they 475 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: could convince Andrew Luck to come back. John likelihood of 476 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: that happening, I'm gonna say, no, peep, it's wishful thinking. 477 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: Andrews just doesn't seem like the guy that would take 478 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: a year off, disappeared and come back. Yeah, because the 479 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: reasons that he gave for walking away that could crop 480 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: up instantly. Oh now I got a hamstring, Now I 481 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: gotta this, and his injuries, the paint he was in 482 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: all the time was beginning to effect him away from football, 483 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: and I'll guarantee he's missed the game. But he's a 484 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: really smart guy who's got a lot of interest, just 485 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: like his dad. So I think maybe he'll pop up 486 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: on TV in a studio show or something like that. 487 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,439 Speaker 1: But I don't see him coming back with a new 488 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: lease on life at thirty, as much as I'd love 489 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 1: to see it. John Gruden as the Raiders in the 490 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: playoff hunt going into the final weekend, Snowball's chants, that's it. 491 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: But what do you think they're facing the Broncos in 492 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: the regular season finale. I would rather see the Titans 493 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:11,959 Speaker 1: or Steelers than the Raiders. The Raiders, to me, just 494 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: don't deserve to be in the playoffs. Eight things have 495 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: to happen over the last two weeks. Four of them 496 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: already have. They've got to have four more, and they're 497 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: not out of the realm of possibility. It's not like 498 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: Detroit's got to beat Green Bay, which is something that 499 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 1: could change in the NFC if it happens, but I 500 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: think they're not. But I'll tell you what, Mike Mayock 501 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: having him there, and even though he's getting a lot 502 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 1: of credit, Gruden signs off. Gruden is the boss. Just 503 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: like if the Texans bring makes somebody a general manager, 504 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: they might as well just go ahead and name Bill 505 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: give him the general manager title, because Bill makes those decisions. 506 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 1: But if Mayock has done a good job recommending things to, 507 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: Gruden will put it like that. Niners at the Seahawks 508 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: Big one Sunday night, Boy, how in the world at 509 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: Arizona go up there and win that one? Just blows 510 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: me away and beat them bad. Now they've got injuries. 511 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,360 Speaker 1: They got to sign Beast Mode. San Francisco. I think 512 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 1: will win because Seattle won its San Francisco and the 513 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: forty nine ers will beat them and win top seed 514 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: in the NFC. Kyle Shannon to be named coach of 515 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: the Year. John, what do you have going out on 516 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: the Chronicle? Got a story for Friday about the inconsistency 517 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: of the offense and things going on on that side 518 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 1: of the ball. Head one today that's on Houston Chronicle 519 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,119 Speaker 1: dot com about how great the special teams have been 520 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 1: and yesterday I did one about the defense. John. Thanks 521 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: for joining us very much, Mark, and happy New Year. 522 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: We are not quite there yet, but getting there soon enough. 523 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:48,879 Speaker 1: Remember food Rutgers Texans players show Monday at six. Special 524 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: Day Monday at six with Cecil Shorts the third looking 525 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: forward to a visit with him coming up, John Harris 526 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: will play more Likely to Happen. Then we'll have predictions 527 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: his version coming up at it as we have the 528 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: two hour edition tonight. Then Zach Cunningham at seven twenty 529 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:08,120 Speaker 1: and the final segment Jim Wyatt of the Tennessee Titans 530 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,919 Speaker 1: formerly of the Tennessee and he'll talk about what is 531 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,719 Speaker 1: to come with the Titans visiting NRG Stadium Sunday at 532 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: three twenty five. It's Texans Radio. I think Henry comes back. 533 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 1: It's not gonna be an excessive number, I don't think, 534 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: but I think it's gonna be a decent enough number. 535 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: I think the Texans will try and I don't split 536 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 1: carry share carries amongst the guys. I mean, there's this 537 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: game next week. The Titans don't know if they have 538 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: a game they're playing for their football twenty nineteen lives. 539 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: They gotta go all in on this, and the last 540 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: couple of games they have not fared well in losing 541 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: to the Texans and the Saints, and this is it 542 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: the last house on the left, although they can still 543 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: get in with some help, which is bizarre. How about 544 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: that if you lost three in a row and could 545 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: still get into the posts. I mean that. Look, I'm 546 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: not big on this backing into the postseason thing if 547 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: that's the way it works out, because it did the 548 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 1: work to get the nine wins if you're the Titans, 549 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: and if it holds up, it holds up. But that's 550 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: going in with zero momentum. I mean, mcleayn and I 551 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,959 Speaker 1: have this debate about momentum earlier, like what does it 552 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: really mean? Well, that would be zero, that's negative momentum. Well, 553 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: here's the thing about momentum going into the playoffs. This 554 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: is a side note. Yea, the Patriots have gone to 555 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl how many times in a row and 556 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: they've always had that buy in the first week. Yeah, 557 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: so whatever momentum you have sort of stops and then 558 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: it takes a break. It doesn't really carry over to 559 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: the divisional round. And in fact, last year they didn't 560 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: really do a ton of the end of the year. 561 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 1: What they did do at the end of the year 562 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 1: was they sort of found the running game. So they 563 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: sort of found something went okay, and he ended up 564 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: using that Josh mccaions did when they got to the playoffs. 565 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: So what they did was it wasn't the way they 566 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: had momentum, but they sort of found something that they 567 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: felt like they were gonna go to and then all 568 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:58,479 Speaker 1: a sudden they started pounding the rock to get themselves 569 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl, and they did enough in that game. 570 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: So I don't know if that I don't know if 571 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: momentum plays a row. Two thousand and nine, Yeah, the 572 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: Saints win thirteen games in a row. Yeah, thirteen games 573 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: in a row, l l L to finish the year 574 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: when we went a Super Bowl. Yeah, So that's a 575 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: good point. I think it can go. I think momentum 576 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: can go any number of ways. I think the biggest 577 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 1: thing is you've got to be healthy. You've got to 578 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: be you've got to be healthy. You've got to be healthy, 579 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: you have to have a good game plan, and you 580 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: just have to do some things well early. I think 581 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: because in baseball, what he say momentum is only as 582 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: good as your next starting pitcher, right, and in football 583 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: might be Hey, this drive just gave us some momentum, right, 584 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 1: you know, we strunk some first halfs. Together we scored, 585 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, the whole world seems different 586 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 1: to you, and in one game, that could certainly be 587 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: the difference. Look at this team. Look at the way 588 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: they lost the Denver after beating the Patriots. Then they 589 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: come back and win a really important game after that, 590 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 1: winning on the road against Tennessee. Anything's possible. And if 591 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: it's Heidens ended up losing three in a row, it's 592 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: still got in the playoffs. Think about who they have 593 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: lost to. They were lost to US, to US eleven 594 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: win team, right, they would have lost the Saints at 595 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: least the right twelve win team right now, So they 596 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: would have lost to both conference champions. So it's not 597 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 1: that they lost to you know, some slappies. They lost 598 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: to a couple of really good teams down the stretch 599 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,239 Speaker 1: and would have finished eight and eight. Now, if that 600 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 1: happens and the Texans were to win, what about that? 601 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 1: If the Texans were to them beat them and get 602 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: them to eight and eight and the Chiefs somehow stubbed 603 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: the toe against the Chargers. Guess who would be coming 604 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: here again? Gosh, that so it would be weird and 605 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: didn't all the things start coming out even start with 606 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: me about about the scenario. I mean, you lose three 607 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: in a row. You haven't, but that would be the 608 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: worst thing in the world. Don't think it would be 609 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: too It would be awful, think it would. I don't 610 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: want to see it. Let's just see how it goes here. 611 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: I definitely want to beat them on Sunday. Let's see 612 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: how you progress from there. That story is short. Derrick 613 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: Henry to have more yards in the Texans top rusher, Okay, 614 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 1: I I'm not ready to sign up for that, just 615 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: I don't want it to happen. More likely to happen, 616 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: all right, that number is still out there. As far 617 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 1: as touchdown passes for this team, the team record is 618 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: twenty nine. They're twenty seven right now, all right. Watson's 619 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: touchdown pass would be touchdown passed that Darren Fells was not, 620 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 1: and that's the only one you were going to have 621 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: that day, so it didn't occur anyway, So thirty would 622 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: be the record. They're at twenty seven. As a team 623 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: right now. More likely to happen they get to thirty 624 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: or they win, which is more likely to happen. Both 625 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: could occur, but which is more likely to happen. They 626 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: win the game on Sunday, or they get to thirty win. 627 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: I think a win. I think three touchdown passes is 628 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: a lot to ask, especially who knows how the thing 629 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: is going to shake out and how they would score. 630 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:49,800 Speaker 1: I do think they can throw the ball. I think 631 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: teams can't throw the ball on The Titans had not 632 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: had a Dory Jackson. Now he's been trying to practice 633 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: and get back, but I don't think the Titan secondary 634 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: is that good with him or without him. I do 635 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: think there is an opportunity to put some points on 636 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: the board throwing the football. But the Texans have done 637 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: a really good job getting inside the five and turning 638 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: and handing out ball to Carlos Hide. Yeah, that's so. 639 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: I think Carlos is gonna get it in the end zone. 640 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: They've also run to Shaun Watson. I don't know if 641 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: I would expect that as much this week as the 642 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: Titans have seen in the past, but I think I've 643 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: put winning above getting to the three Okay, I don't 644 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 1: want it to be. I don't want it to be 645 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 1: a situation in which, you know, maybe Deshan throws one 646 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: or two and then somebody carries it over, you know, 647 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 1: A J. McCarran goes in and throws a couple of 648 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: So I'm sort of picking winning as what i'd like 649 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: to see. And then Deshaan goes back in twenty twenty 650 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: shatters and he goes for like forty five touchdowns. Yeah, 651 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: because they're gonna have one of those years at some point. 652 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: That's just this, this enormous amount of touchdown passes and 653 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: they'll race right by. That's what it looked like, yes, 654 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen. All right, next one more likely to happen, 655 00:33:56,200 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: more likely to happen Doug Marone back or Jason Garrett. 656 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: Oh it took Maron back. I know the report is 657 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 1: out there, Johnny, but it's not so much. I'm going negative, 658 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:11,719 Speaker 1: negative as shirts. Just a sigh on the radio. Did 659 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:15,360 Speaker 1: that even happen? I'm going negative as shirts. It's to me, 660 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: which one do I think is more likely to be? Yeah, 661 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: I think that's Jason Garrett. I think it's I think 662 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:26,359 Speaker 1: it's Jason Garrett. I I wouldn't be totally surprising both 663 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: of them go, right, but I think one of them 664 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: is definitely gonna go, and I think it's Garrett. I 665 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,799 Speaker 1: don't think there's anyway Garrett gets back. I just don't. 666 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: I don't even I don't even care. If they win somehow, 667 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: the Eagles get beaten, the Cowboys beat the Redskins, and 668 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:41,799 Speaker 1: the Cows getting playoffs and even get to the MC 669 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: Championship game, I still don't think that'll be enough. I 670 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,360 Speaker 1: think Jerry's just like, no, this team is too talented. 671 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 1: We gotta do some things. We got somebody that's gotta 672 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 1: we gottat somebody's gonna take us to a different level. 673 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: So I think they're gonna go a different direction. I 674 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: know what the report that Rapp Report had the other 675 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:01,720 Speaker 1: day about shot maybe keeping David Caldwell and Doug Marone. 676 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 1: I was that a market research questionnaire? I don't know 677 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 1: what that was, because did shot con crazy like a fox, decide, hey, 678 00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: float that one out there, see how that goes, and 679 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,319 Speaker 1: if it's enormously negative, and then you say, all right, 680 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: forget about it, let's just move on. Maybe So I mean, 681 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 1: if I'm shot I probably cleanse the whole thing. It 682 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:24,799 Speaker 1: was Coughlin the problem in Jacksonville. Look, I think Doug 683 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: Marron's a good coach, I really do. I don't know 684 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:29,399 Speaker 1: why it's not going better. In fact, the very thing 685 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 1: that you think plagues the Jaguars is the thing that 686 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,839 Speaker 1: shouldn't be happening under Coughlin in my own because those 687 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: guys run a tight ship and everything like that. I 688 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: forget about Caldwell for a moment because I don't know 689 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: who's making the decisions there as far as players. But 690 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: I think Maron's proven to be a pretty good coach. 691 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,359 Speaker 1: But it hasn't gone well the last couple of years, 692 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 1: and they have had some good players. So let's just 693 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:54,640 Speaker 1: see what happens. What happened though in both eighteen and 694 00:35:54,880 --> 00:36:01,320 Speaker 1: nineteen what happened, complete and total meltdown? Yeah from quarterback again? 695 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:05,359 Speaker 1: Yeah again? Minshoe kept them around. Look, there's enough talent now. 696 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: DJ Chark is evolving into one of the better receivers 697 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,760 Speaker 1: in the league. Leonard Fournette. I was watching Leonard Fournete 698 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 1: against the Falcons the other day. He's starting to show 699 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: a little bit of shake in his run. He's a 700 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 1: little bit more disciplining what he's doing. You know, there's 701 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:22,520 Speaker 1: there's now more there to deal with, but they've got 702 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: to do it consistently, and they're not doing it consistently now. 703 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,439 Speaker 1: The other thing I will tell you is I don't 704 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:29,120 Speaker 1: think defensively. I mean in twenty seventeen, I remember seeing 705 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: them here and I was like, that team is nasty, 706 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:33,760 Speaker 1: Like I don't want to see them in a bar fight. 707 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:38,719 Speaker 1: Not at all. This year, we in both games physically 708 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: beat them up for at least six or seven of 709 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:43,279 Speaker 1: the eight quarters. The fourth quarter they kind of got 710 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:45,919 Speaker 1: on us a little bit here, but we physically beat 711 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:49,160 Speaker 1: them up. Defensively. They don't scare anybody anymore. They don't 712 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:51,760 Speaker 1: scare anybody anymore. And so now you got this offense 713 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:54,839 Speaker 1: where the quarterback is, and defensively you look out there 714 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,799 Speaker 1: and go, well, we're just gonna pounding right down your throat. 715 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: Good luck. And that's what we did in London. What 716 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: do they do at quarterback? I think he draft one. 717 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: I think they got a draft one and keep Minshew around. 718 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,279 Speaker 1: I think you can keep Minshew around. Minshew. I think 719 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:13,399 Speaker 1: starts as your start. The Nick Foles thing failed that spectacularly. Yeah, 720 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:16,880 Speaker 1: it really did. I think so, Yeah, it's I hate 721 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,000 Speaker 1: it because I liked Nick Foles. I like all he 722 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:22,720 Speaker 1: stands for. But he was going to situation in Jacksonville 723 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:25,520 Speaker 1: where he didn't have Dallas, Goddard and zach Ertz. He 724 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:28,000 Speaker 1: didn't have the three running backs that he had to 725 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:30,319 Speaker 1: throw too, he didn't have all those receivers to throw too. 726 00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:34,600 Speaker 1: He didn't have that at all. And because he didn't 727 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:36,439 Speaker 1: have that and he didn't have great protection, he didn't 728 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: have that offensive line. That's proba of the biggest thing Nick. 729 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,400 Speaker 1: Just Nick's not going to be a guy to carry 730 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 1: your team. And if Philly fans are honest with themselves, 731 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:46,080 Speaker 1: they realized that and said, yeah, Nick was the right 732 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: guy at the right time for that team because he 733 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,319 Speaker 1: understood the offense, he could get the ball to all 734 00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 1: those different pieces. He wasn't gonna happen like that in Jacksonville. 735 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to the last one here. More 736 00:37:56,880 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 1: likely to happen, more likely to happen, the combine moves. 737 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:03,759 Speaker 1: So the combine stays. Combine moves. We've booked our trip 738 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: YEP for Indie this year. Okay, now, now when are 739 00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 1: you talking combine moves? Like just in the new year, 740 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:10,560 Speaker 1: next year or two. Yeah, I think it. I think 741 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,279 Speaker 1: it moves. I think it stays Indie for a little bit. 742 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,960 Speaker 1: Here's the thing. I love Indie for the combine. I 743 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,920 Speaker 1: love it. I think it's perfect because you don't have 744 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:22,400 Speaker 1: a bunch of distractions. It's a lot like an NFL reunion. 745 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 1: It's a great work environment. It's right, It's exactly it is. 746 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:29,279 Speaker 1: It's perfect. You know, Scouts and coaches and all that. 747 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:32,799 Speaker 1: They all get together in Indianapolis. You're not tempted by, 748 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,600 Speaker 1: you know, the trappings of LA and being out in 749 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:37,440 Speaker 1: LA and all that. It's the Senior Bowls kind of 750 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:40,439 Speaker 1: like that too, where you're not a mobile and it's 751 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 1: just great southern town, but you're not There's not a 752 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:47,440 Speaker 1: whole lot to do there other than go go watch ball, 753 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:52,880 Speaker 1: go watch film, get your staff together, just have interviews, 754 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff and and be together. And 755 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:58,920 Speaker 1: it's kind of this big reunion for you know, scouts 756 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 1: getting together and watch I just think Mobile and indiappos 757 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,600 Speaker 1: are great from those perspectives, for the Senior Bowl and 758 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:07,680 Speaker 1: for the Combine. I just we know the power of television. 759 00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:10,360 Speaker 1: We know it in our world we know that, you 760 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,880 Speaker 1: know what, put the forty yard dash. Put that in 761 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:15,359 Speaker 1: prime time and let let some of these guys that 762 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:19,279 Speaker 1: have gotten some real acclaim for what they're doing. Can 763 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: imagine will fully Runner of forty three one on you know, 764 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:25,640 Speaker 1: a Wednesday night or a Thursday night when they're playing 765 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:28,480 Speaker 1: to combine. I've always said it. Look, I want credit 766 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:30,640 Speaker 1: for that idea of putting the forties in prime time. 767 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: You're genius and I call it the forties. You're absolutely 768 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:37,960 Speaker 1: the forties. Yeah, absolutely, it's like the Olympics, the forties. 769 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:41,440 Speaker 1: But people want to see the fastest guys, and these 770 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,839 Speaker 1: are among the fastest guys in the world. Yeah, even 771 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:46,360 Speaker 1: though the saying bolt can show up at the NFL 772 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,800 Speaker 1: experience and in a socks run of forty that's like 773 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:51,080 Speaker 1: a four one something or whatever it was. I mean, 774 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,799 Speaker 1: think about it this way. The fans can only get 775 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:57,280 Speaker 1: in to see one thing. That's the bench press and mark. 776 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:02,680 Speaker 1: Every seat is filled, yes, everything, it's filled, and there 777 00:40:02,719 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 1: are people lined up. It's ridiculous deep where you're standing 778 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:08,760 Speaker 1: to watch. Where we can watch because we obviously have credential, 779 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:12,120 Speaker 1: but the fans fill the stance to watch guys do 780 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,000 Speaker 1: bench press. You don't love it. You know what the 781 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:17,360 Speaker 1: funny thing is, people say, oh that, yeah, they'll watch that, 782 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,040 Speaker 1: and then people pooh poo a preseason game. I'm like, 783 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,919 Speaker 1: you're wait a minute, you'd rather watch a guy lift 784 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,640 Speaker 1: weights than play an actual football game. And these are 785 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:29,680 Speaker 1: the players we're talking about, the rookies, the guys who 786 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:33,320 Speaker 1: need some development, and you're not watching them lift weights 787 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:37,920 Speaker 1: or run a cone trill. They're actually playing the sport. No, no, no, 788 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,360 Speaker 1: I'm good, I'm watching. I'm good watching the bench press. 789 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:43,000 Speaker 1: This is what I want to be seeing now. Obviously, 790 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:45,440 Speaker 1: the TV ratings don't reflect that. The TV ratings are 791 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:47,880 Speaker 1: still huge for preseason compared to other sports and all that. 792 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:49,279 Speaker 1: I don't have to get into all that right now. 793 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:53,240 Speaker 1: Is the Senior Bowl unmined territory. As far as entertainment 794 00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:56,040 Speaker 1: for the mass audience or more of a mass audience. 795 00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:59,040 Speaker 1: You go every year you see this stuff. I think 796 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:03,840 Speaker 1: it's still fairly niche. I think it's an audience that 797 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:08,719 Speaker 1: it's growing. It's definitely grown, but I don't think it's 798 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:10,719 Speaker 1: you're gonna put all that stuff in prime time. I 799 00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:13,759 Speaker 1: don't think it's gotten that level because you're getting you're 800 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:17,320 Speaker 1: getting the great seniors. The problem is you don't have 801 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:19,640 Speaker 1: the underclassmen. The names that people are gonna know, the 802 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:21,480 Speaker 1: names are gonna be first rounds. Because you think about 803 00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:24,520 Speaker 1: the NFL Draft, what does everybody get really excited about 804 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,440 Speaker 1: the excited about the first round? I mean, that's that's 805 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:28,320 Speaker 1: the one that's in prime time that they want to 806 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,880 Speaker 1: see Fridays in prime time. But Thursday night, that's the 807 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,080 Speaker 1: first time. A lot of those guys are are juniors 808 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:37,480 Speaker 1: or they're underclassmen, So you don't get those players. If 809 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: you got everybody that you do with the combine right, 810 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:42,960 Speaker 1: and you got an opportunity to see some of these underclassmen, 811 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:45,960 Speaker 1: you know, quarterbacks throw it down at the Senior Bowl. Yeah, 812 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:48,720 Speaker 1: And that's the other thing the Senior If they're quarterbacks 813 00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:50,920 Speaker 1: there like the one year that Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen, 814 00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:54,120 Speaker 1: that would have been a year you wanted to see 815 00:41:54,239 --> 00:41:55,680 Speaker 1: that a lot of fans would have wanted to see. 816 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 1: But when you don't have a year that's kind of 817 00:41:57,560 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 1: dominated by quarterbacks, then I think fans would be like, 818 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:04,120 Speaker 1: you know what they really need the Junior Bowl. Yeah, 819 00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:07,440 Speaker 1: come out early. If there's a way they could throw 820 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,279 Speaker 1: them all together. Yeah, but they're never gonna get there 821 00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 1: because a lot of if you know your first round pick, 822 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:14,440 Speaker 1: you're just not going to participate. That'd be huge, all right. 823 00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: So John Harris stays with us. We'll do his predictions 824 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:19,480 Speaker 1: and we'll do the college football playoffs stuff too, and 825 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:22,440 Speaker 1: the Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl, which is tomorrow 826 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:26,960 Speaker 1: right here in this building, NRG Stadium. It's Texans Radio 827 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:31,520 Speaker 1: Bonus time here on Texans Radio Texans All Access Today, 828 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:34,160 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermyer with John Harris here in the Hunday Texans 829 00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:37,200 Speaker 1: Radio studio across the hall from the locker room Texans 830 00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:40,319 Speaker 1: working out today. They had Christmas off? Are they ever 831 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:43,240 Speaker 1: really off? I don't know if O'Brien had the coaches 832 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:46,040 Speaker 1: coming on Christmas, not sure about that, but probably because 833 00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:47,480 Speaker 1: there's a lot of work to do to get ready 834 00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 1: for the Titans and also whoever you might face after that, 835 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,520 Speaker 1: because there are a lot of different options there, and 836 00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:58,360 Speaker 1: Buffalo probably the odds on favorite to be the playoff opponent, Johnny, 837 00:42:58,719 --> 00:43:01,319 Speaker 1: but you definitely have some other options and they gotta 838 00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:04,360 Speaker 1: be ready for everything. They can't just Sunday afternoon, you know, 839 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:07,359 Speaker 1: who are we playing. Yeah, I forgot. Oh yeah, okay, 840 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:09,719 Speaker 1: let's just get ready for that. Anybody have YouTube video? No, 841 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:11,719 Speaker 1: they get ready for this stuff. They gear up or 842 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,000 Speaker 1: they have to have all this information at their fingertips. Well, 843 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:17,040 Speaker 1: there's anybody understands that. The Harris family definitely understands that 844 00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:21,560 Speaker 1: because my dad for a long time when he was 845 00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:24,719 Speaker 1: he was the sophomore and JV team coach, and so 846 00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:28,719 Speaker 1: on Friday nights, he very rarely got a chance to 847 00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:31,440 Speaker 1: see me play because he would be out and about 848 00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:33,799 Speaker 1: doing advanced scouting, like they would be three and four 849 00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:37,000 Speaker 1: weeks ahead. And once they got the playoff time, I mean, 850 00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:40,120 Speaker 1: my dad saw games like why are you going to 851 00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:41,920 Speaker 1: see that game down? Why are you scouting that game? 852 00:43:41,960 --> 00:43:43,320 Speaker 1: It's like, well, you know we might face them in 853 00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:46,640 Speaker 1: the third, fourth round. So they they did the advanced 854 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:49,239 Speaker 1: scouting thing, and I mean it's it's obviously doing then 855 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:52,520 Speaker 1: fail you dude everywhere, But they were scouting games that Okay, 856 00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:55,080 Speaker 1: well you know the bracket could go this way, so 857 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:58,680 Speaker 1: you gotta be ready for whatever happens in the playoffs. 858 00:43:58,760 --> 00:44:02,200 Speaker 1: So that whole advance scouting thing that the Harris family 859 00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:05,360 Speaker 1: definitely knows that, and he's been. He did that for 860 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:08,600 Speaker 1: a long long time. I mean seeing games Thursday night, 861 00:44:08,719 --> 00:44:12,400 Speaker 1: sometimes Thursday night, Friday night, even Saturday night, getting ready 862 00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:16,160 Speaker 1: for opponents down the road. So you got Buffalo, you 863 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:18,239 Speaker 1: got Pittsburgh, got Tennessee, you got Oakland. Those are the 864 00:44:18,280 --> 00:44:21,120 Speaker 1: teams that you possibly could play. You played Tennessee twice, 865 00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:23,680 Speaker 1: you played Oakland earlier in the year. You haven't seen 866 00:44:23,719 --> 00:44:25,480 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh in a couple of years, and you saw Buffalo 867 00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:29,560 Speaker 1: last year. But these teams changed so often. But at 868 00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:34,680 Speaker 1: least in Buffalo and Pittsburgh, similar coaching staffs, the personnel 869 00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:37,000 Speaker 1: has changed. Not a whole lot in Buffalo, so that 870 00:44:37,120 --> 00:44:39,800 Speaker 1: kind of helps you a little bit. Pittsburgh might be 871 00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:41,640 Speaker 1: a completely different animal if you get a chance to 872 00:44:41,719 --> 00:44:44,000 Speaker 1: see them. But a lot to play out this weekend. 873 00:44:44,080 --> 00:44:47,160 Speaker 1: But I love that aspect about it, like looking ahead 874 00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:49,600 Speaker 1: to see who you've got to be ready for and 875 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:51,719 Speaker 1: start looking at teams. In fact, I was watching a 876 00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:54,480 Speaker 1: little bit of Buffalo earlier today against the Patriots, just 877 00:44:54,520 --> 00:44:56,160 Speaker 1: watching a little bit of that game going back, and 878 00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:57,840 Speaker 1: I didn't get a chance to see much xs We 879 00:44:57,880 --> 00:44:59,640 Speaker 1: were flying home on Saturday, so I didn't see much. 880 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:01,520 Speaker 1: So I was going back and looking at that game, 881 00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:04,759 Speaker 1: and and I saw him play against the Bills on 882 00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:08,040 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving and you're like, whoh man, that's that's a that's 883 00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:10,279 Speaker 1: a tough ball club. It's a really tough ball club. 884 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:12,799 Speaker 1: But I got to thinking about this. I've we've talked, 885 00:45:13,320 --> 00:45:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, I'm Mark. I don't know if we talked 886 00:45:14,600 --> 00:45:16,719 Speaker 1: too much about this person per se about you know, 887 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:18,600 Speaker 1: do you rest guys, do you not? You know, rest 888 00:45:18,719 --> 00:45:21,040 Speaker 1: versus rust, all that kind of stuff. I do believe 889 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:23,239 Speaker 1: you've got to be, you know, as healthy as you 890 00:45:23,360 --> 00:45:25,799 Speaker 1: can be going into that game to end up making 891 00:45:25,840 --> 00:45:27,680 Speaker 1: it what's best for the team. You have to decide 892 00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:29,759 Speaker 1: what's best for the team even if the Chiefs win. 893 00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:34,040 Speaker 1: And that's a good point. They're gonna be some teams 894 00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:38,960 Speaker 1: in which they could probably handle not playing everybody like 895 00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:40,839 Speaker 1: the team could handle it, because you know, the next 896 00:45:40,920 --> 00:45:43,719 Speaker 1: week they're gonna come back and whoever didn't play because 897 00:45:43,719 --> 00:45:45,320 Speaker 1: you're resting him is gonna come back ready to go. 898 00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:47,120 Speaker 1: And they're gonna be some teams where maybe you can't 899 00:45:47,120 --> 00:45:48,759 Speaker 1: do that with right, you know, They're gonna be some 900 00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:52,120 Speaker 1: teams that maybe they need to keep playing, They need 901 00:45:52,200 --> 00:45:54,320 Speaker 1: to kind of find their rhythm or energy whatever it 902 00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:57,920 Speaker 1: might be. Um, but it's a fun time. At least 903 00:45:57,920 --> 00:45:59,960 Speaker 1: we're talking about that. We are at least we're talking 904 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:03,000 Speaker 1: about that. How many teams, every team goes to training camp. 905 00:46:03,120 --> 00:46:05,319 Speaker 1: Let's make the playoffs, right, I mean, the Patriots say, 906 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:07,840 Speaker 1: let's win the Super Bowl. But and some teams have 907 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:11,399 Speaker 1: that because they've been deep numerous years or a lot 908 00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:14,520 Speaker 1: of years. But most teams, you go in, let's go 909 00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:16,640 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. Let's see what, Let's make a run. 910 00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:20,080 Speaker 1: It's such a privilege to be in the postseason, and 911 00:46:20,320 --> 00:46:22,440 Speaker 1: it's something that we're not taking lightly here. All right, 912 00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:25,319 Speaker 1: let's get to your predictions here now normally because we're 913 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:27,520 Speaker 1: not having a Friday show because the Academy supported out 914 00:46:27,520 --> 00:46:29,320 Speaker 1: there Texas Bowl. So when you do your predictions, do 915 00:46:29,360 --> 00:46:32,640 Speaker 1: you do all the games? Because it's just me. So 916 00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:36,440 Speaker 1: you rifle through rifle because I went through some of 917 00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:38,680 Speaker 1: these with the general. All right, So the Patriots hosting 918 00:46:38,719 --> 00:46:42,360 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. Any shot for Miami? No, okay, no, whatsoever? 919 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:45,239 Speaker 1: The number and I can both. You're here, you're gonna 920 00:46:45,280 --> 00:46:48,399 Speaker 1: do the I don't think there's any what's the number 921 00:46:48,440 --> 00:46:50,800 Speaker 1: on it? By the way, I mean, it's it's obscene. 922 00:46:52,239 --> 00:46:53,560 Speaker 1: I'll let you put it. Where would you put it. 923 00:46:54,360 --> 00:46:57,480 Speaker 1: I'd put it Patriots by thirteen and a half, sixteen, Okay, 924 00:46:57,760 --> 00:47:00,080 Speaker 1: I think they'll I think they'll obliterate the Dolphins. I 925 00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:03,080 Speaker 1: don't think that, No, I think they will. I think 926 00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:04,600 Speaker 1: that the Dolphins will play. It is like a playoff, 927 00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:07,759 Speaker 1: and the Dolphins will play hardy. Dolphins will play. They'll 928 00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:10,040 Speaker 1: be within a couple of touchdowns. I think they'll they'll 929 00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:13,279 Speaker 1: get inside that number. I think the Patriots will get 930 00:47:13,320 --> 00:47:15,759 Speaker 1: to a point where they're significantly ahead. This is where 931 00:47:15,800 --> 00:47:18,640 Speaker 1: the backdoor cover comes in, because you'll they'll get significantly 932 00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:20,200 Speaker 1: aheaded in the second half. To let off the gas 933 00:47:20,239 --> 00:47:22,040 Speaker 1: a little bit, maybe pull some guys. Now, they do 934 00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:23,919 Speaker 1: have a bye week. Do you have a bye week 935 00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:26,439 Speaker 1: coming up? If they, you know, finish the win, which 936 00:47:27,120 --> 00:47:29,040 Speaker 1: I here's one thing I was I was watching the 937 00:47:29,120 --> 00:47:31,520 Speaker 1: day Mark. I love that show Turning Point. You ever 938 00:47:31,560 --> 00:47:35,959 Speaker 1: seen it, You've seen it Turning Point. So I pulled 939 00:47:36,040 --> 00:47:37,480 Speaker 1: up last week's I watched a little bit of that, 940 00:47:37,520 --> 00:47:39,440 Speaker 1: and then I went to the week before that. It 941 00:47:39,640 --> 00:47:43,279 Speaker 1: was the game that the Patriots played the Chiefs. We 942 00:47:43,440 --> 00:47:46,040 Speaker 1: are so close to playing this game on Sunday, just 943 00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:49,680 Speaker 1: a win would give us the third seed beltchecking. That 944 00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:52,440 Speaker 1: game against the Chiefs runs out of challenges because the 945 00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:55,920 Speaker 1: officials completely screwed that game up. And nikkil Harry catches 946 00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:58,719 Speaker 1: that ball on the sideline and scores, he can't challenge it, 947 00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:01,279 Speaker 1: and he can't challenge it. Yeah, and they end up 948 00:48:01,400 --> 00:48:03,239 Speaker 1: not putting the ball in the end zone at that point, 949 00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:07,080 Speaker 1: and that was a killer. That play is really the 950 00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:10,880 Speaker 1: difference amongst a million others, but that play particular goes 951 00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:13,080 Speaker 1: the other way. The Patriots got opportunity tie and going overtime, 952 00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:16,040 Speaker 1: maybe win, and then we've got a better record than 953 00:48:16,040 --> 00:48:17,480 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and all we have to do because we 954 00:48:17,560 --> 00:48:19,920 Speaker 1: meet them. But I think the Patriots will get to win, 955 00:48:20,040 --> 00:48:22,200 Speaker 1: and I think they'll win by seventeen or more. Okay, 956 00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:24,320 Speaker 1: let me pick out another one here. Well, the Chiefs. 957 00:48:24,400 --> 00:48:27,239 Speaker 1: This is very relevant to the Texans situation hosting the 958 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:31,560 Speaker 1: LA Chargers. Any shot for the LA Chargers. Their cars 959 00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:34,400 Speaker 1: are running the Dolphins. I don't think that they've got 960 00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:36,840 Speaker 1: too many young guys. They're they're they're playing hard at 961 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:40,160 Speaker 1: the end of this thing. So I do think that 962 00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:44,319 Speaker 1: they'll they'll play hard in Foxborough. The Chargers, those vets 963 00:48:44,320 --> 00:48:47,040 Speaker 1: are ready to go. Their cars are packed. That bus 964 00:48:47,239 --> 00:48:50,960 Speaker 1: is packed outside Dignity Healthcare Stadium or whatever it is 965 00:48:51,120 --> 00:48:53,480 Speaker 1: in LA. And when they get off that plane, Phillip 966 00:48:53,600 --> 00:48:57,160 Speaker 1: his head into San Diego and he's done. He's done. 967 00:48:57,280 --> 00:49:00,200 Speaker 1: They're they're all done. And I know they they might 968 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:01,680 Speaker 1: PLAYFF a little bit now. The Chiefs are gonna win 969 00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:03,440 Speaker 1: a thing that the line is nine. I think they're 970 00:49:03,480 --> 00:49:05,560 Speaker 1: gonna obliterate that. How do you think the Bills hand 971 00:49:05,600 --> 00:49:08,279 Speaker 1: a life against the Jets this weekend? Well, there's nothing 972 00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:10,360 Speaker 1: for the Bills to gain. So the Bills are actually 973 00:49:10,680 --> 00:49:13,160 Speaker 1: they can rest guys. Yeah, there's nothing for them to gain. 974 00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:14,880 Speaker 1: They can't move up to the top four because they 975 00:49:14,920 --> 00:49:17,280 Speaker 1: win in division and they're not gonna finish six because 976 00:49:17,320 --> 00:49:19,520 Speaker 1: the wild card winner will fin with finish no better 977 00:49:19,560 --> 00:49:21,719 Speaker 1: than nine. And they've got ten wins. So the Bills 978 00:49:21,719 --> 00:49:24,680 Speaker 1: are just gonna They're looking to get out at Dodge healthy, right, 979 00:49:24,760 --> 00:49:27,279 Speaker 1: So I would actually fire into Jets. Then this is 980 00:49:27,320 --> 00:49:29,680 Speaker 1: where I point out with everyone talking about the Texans too, 981 00:49:29,960 --> 00:49:33,040 Speaker 1: I remind everyone that it's not like it's a college 982 00:49:33,080 --> 00:49:36,200 Speaker 1: football roster where you can put an entire extra platoon 983 00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:39,399 Speaker 1: in there, right, you are playing starters, no matter why, 984 00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:42,800 Speaker 1: because that's how you got Mathematically. You can't sit twenty 985 00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:45,640 Speaker 1: two starters, right, don't. You don't have it. I mean 986 00:49:45,719 --> 00:49:48,040 Speaker 1: you have forty three players. You don't have ten offensive 987 00:49:48,080 --> 00:49:50,239 Speaker 1: line and let's put them the next five, right, you can't. 988 00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:53,279 Speaker 1: You're you're hamstrung in that way. But you can rest 989 00:49:53,320 --> 00:49:55,319 Speaker 1: some key guys. If guys have been injured or kind 990 00:49:55,320 --> 00:49:57,400 Speaker 1: of on the brink, then maybe you don't play them 991 00:49:57,440 --> 00:49:59,279 Speaker 1: as much. The Bills have nothing to gain with the win. 992 00:49:59,360 --> 00:50:01,560 Speaker 1: They have nothing to news with a loss. I would 993 00:50:01,640 --> 00:50:03,520 Speaker 1: think the Jets are gonna go in there and play 994 00:50:03,560 --> 00:50:05,040 Speaker 1: pretty well. They played a one point game at the 995 00:50:05,120 --> 00:50:06,680 Speaker 1: beginning of the year. Actually, it's kind of the one 996 00:50:06,719 --> 00:50:08,680 Speaker 1: that spurred on the Bills to kind of get started. 997 00:50:09,280 --> 00:50:11,040 Speaker 1: But I think the Bills will wrest some guys and 998 00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:13,400 Speaker 1: try to get out of there as healthy as possible 999 00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:15,880 Speaker 1: to get ready to probably come here to face the Texans. 1000 00:50:15,920 --> 00:50:20,000 Speaker 1: So I think the Bills will get upset. What about 1001 00:50:20,040 --> 00:50:23,959 Speaker 1: the Packers at the Lions. The Packers at this point 1002 00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:27,400 Speaker 1: they've got a ton to play for, and the Lions stink. 1003 00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:30,600 Speaker 1: The Lions stink, And I remember in training camp. We 1004 00:50:30,680 --> 00:50:33,520 Speaker 1: were watching the Lions. We were here against the lines 1005 00:50:33,560 --> 00:50:35,640 Speaker 1: and we faced the Packers up there. And I came 1006 00:50:35,719 --> 00:50:38,000 Speaker 1: home and I was like, man, the first day, I 1007 00:50:38,120 --> 00:50:40,480 Speaker 1: was like, the Lions are better the Packers, like point blank. 1008 00:50:40,560 --> 00:50:43,080 Speaker 1: Then the second day I watched the lines like I 1009 00:50:43,120 --> 00:50:45,040 Speaker 1: don't know, and then I remember, oh, you know what, 1010 00:50:45,400 --> 00:50:47,920 Speaker 1: we didn't see Aaron Jones or Jamal Williams, the running 1011 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:50,759 Speaker 1: backs for the Packers. We didn't see them. They could 1012 00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:52,960 Speaker 1: make a difference. And Aaron Jones has been unbelievable. I mean, 1013 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:55,319 Speaker 1: he's been fantastic. He's really kind of been the guy 1014 00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:58,480 Speaker 1: driving that engine. But yeah, really, who knew they'd do that. 1015 00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:01,040 Speaker 1: I knew they were good, didn't realize they'd go that far. 1016 00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:03,200 Speaker 1: I think the Packers go to Detroit and they just 1017 00:51:03,239 --> 00:51:06,200 Speaker 1: blow up Detroit twelve and a half. The Lions, the Lions, 1018 00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:08,960 Speaker 1: they're done. I'm gonna stay away from Saints Panthers. I'm 1019 00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:11,440 Speaker 1: gonna stay away from Falcons Buccaneers. I asked mcclaan to 1020 00:51:11,480 --> 00:51:13,400 Speaker 1: the Falcons the best losing team in the league. I 1021 00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:16,120 Speaker 1: think there's no doubt, right, Ye're the most talented for sure. Yeah, 1022 00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:18,680 Speaker 1: I mean has gotten them to play hard. They're winning 1023 00:51:18,719 --> 00:51:21,600 Speaker 1: some big games even though they have a terrible record 1024 00:51:21,719 --> 00:51:24,440 Speaker 1: for a team that's playing that well on occasion. Eagles 1025 00:51:24,520 --> 00:51:26,319 Speaker 1: at the Giants. Let's get to the NFC East here. 1026 00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:29,240 Speaker 1: So the Giants do play well on occasion, and Jones 1027 00:51:29,280 --> 00:51:32,360 Speaker 1: played well last week. This is huge for the Eagles. 1028 00:51:32,440 --> 00:51:34,480 Speaker 1: And I think the Giants they look at this as 1029 00:51:34,520 --> 00:51:36,640 Speaker 1: a bowl game. They're at home, it's a playoff game 1030 00:51:36,719 --> 00:51:38,719 Speaker 1: for them. This is all they got the chance to 1031 00:51:38,840 --> 00:51:41,840 Speaker 1: make the Eagles miserable. You'll make the Cowboys happy possibly 1032 00:51:41,960 --> 00:51:44,640 Speaker 1: by doing that. But they want to win. They do. 1033 00:51:44,840 --> 00:51:46,960 Speaker 1: And they've got a young quarterback in Daniel Jones. And 1034 00:51:47,080 --> 00:51:49,200 Speaker 1: and here's the other aspect that people I think forget 1035 00:51:49,239 --> 00:51:51,640 Speaker 1: about a lot of times. Oh what do the Giants 1036 00:51:51,719 --> 00:51:54,200 Speaker 1: have to play for? Well, head coach of the Giants 1037 00:51:54,239 --> 00:51:57,279 Speaker 1: could presume be coaching for his job. You don't think 1038 00:51:57,360 --> 00:51:59,320 Speaker 1: he wants to put in the time and get that 1039 00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:03,040 Speaker 1: effort from his players to keep his thinking job. Heck yes, 1040 00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:06,960 Speaker 1: So I think the Giants are gonna play this that's 1041 00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:09,160 Speaker 1: gonna be a knockdown drag out that has a feel 1042 00:52:09,200 --> 00:52:13,640 Speaker 1: of like thirty four thirty one, And I mean or 1043 00:52:13,800 --> 00:52:15,840 Speaker 1: maybe like a twenty seven, twenty four. I don't know 1044 00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:17,960 Speaker 1: if maybe not in the thirties, maybe not in the thirties, 1045 00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:22,600 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be a rough, rough contest. I do 1046 00:52:22,719 --> 00:52:25,440 Speaker 1: think the Eagles win and Eagles win a division. But 1047 00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:27,359 Speaker 1: the Giants are gonna play the hard. They've got nothing 1048 00:52:27,360 --> 00:52:30,000 Speaker 1: to pull back from. I mean Sequon Barkley, Daniel Jones. 1049 00:52:30,080 --> 00:52:32,120 Speaker 1: They've got a little bit of talented offensive side. The 1050 00:52:32,200 --> 00:52:35,520 Speaker 1: defense made some plays against the Redskins the other day. 1051 00:52:35,800 --> 00:52:37,080 Speaker 1: Then they got a little bit of they got a 1052 00:52:37,080 --> 00:52:38,920 Speaker 1: little bit of confidence booster the win of the Redskins. 1053 00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:40,239 Speaker 1: So I think the Giants can go in there and 1054 00:52:40,239 --> 00:52:41,960 Speaker 1: play well, but the Eagles will end up getting that win. 1055 00:52:42,040 --> 00:52:46,120 Speaker 1: Should never base NFL thoughts on vibes, but my vibe 1056 00:52:46,200 --> 00:52:47,880 Speaker 1: is the Ravens, I don't care who they're playing, are 1057 00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:50,600 Speaker 1: gonna be the Steelers on Sunday in Baltimore. I mean 1058 00:52:50,719 --> 00:52:52,799 Speaker 1: RG three getting a shot. That's the other thing too. 1059 00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:55,360 Speaker 1: Some of these guys that get a shot might be 1060 00:52:55,440 --> 00:52:57,640 Speaker 1: their last shot. It might be the last shot. Now, 1061 00:52:57,640 --> 00:52:59,279 Speaker 1: I do think that RG three will get brought back 1062 00:52:59,320 --> 00:53:02,440 Speaker 1: as a as a backup, but you know, the Ravens 1063 00:53:02,520 --> 00:53:06,640 Speaker 1: have gotten to this point because they were not afraid 1064 00:53:06,840 --> 00:53:09,680 Speaker 1: of letting guys that were familiar with that organization walk 1065 00:53:09,880 --> 00:53:13,399 Speaker 1: to rrell sugs, go ahead, Eric Weddle, go ahead, We'll 1066 00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:16,600 Speaker 1: go find Earl Thomas. We know Matthew Judon's a dude. 1067 00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:18,719 Speaker 1: We'll let him play, so they're not scared. So RG 1068 00:53:18,840 --> 00:53:21,040 Speaker 1: three is looking at this going, I got an opportunity 1069 00:53:21,080 --> 00:53:23,520 Speaker 1: to show what I can do, right, So he's gonna 1070 00:53:23,560 --> 00:53:25,719 Speaker 1: play his guts out. I'm with you. I think the 1071 00:53:25,840 --> 00:53:30,440 Speaker 1: Ravens end up making that very, very difficult, and that's 1072 00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:33,719 Speaker 1: a rivalry. Like you said, you don't want to see 1073 00:53:33,760 --> 00:53:36,880 Speaker 1: them dancing on your turf because they've beaten you. Now 1074 00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:39,279 Speaker 1: the Steelers do need a little bit of help, and 1075 00:53:39,360 --> 00:53:42,440 Speaker 1: they need some help from us. That is a bitter rivalry. 1076 00:53:43,000 --> 00:53:47,520 Speaker 1: Say so first favored, though Pittsburg's favored by two. I 1077 00:53:47,600 --> 00:53:50,359 Speaker 1: have never seen a backup quarterback play as much as 1078 00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:53,440 Speaker 1: RG three in wins with a healthy starting quarterback. Right, 1079 00:53:53,920 --> 00:53:56,480 Speaker 1: It's like every week he's playing the entire fourth quarters. 1080 00:53:57,480 --> 00:54:00,400 Speaker 1: He's getting a lot of action, and he's eager for 1081 00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:02,880 Speaker 1: this opportunity. All right, Colts at the Jags, do we 1082 00:54:02,960 --> 00:54:05,239 Speaker 1: need to talk about this one? No, Colts, I mean, 1083 00:54:05,719 --> 00:54:09,000 Speaker 1: the Raiders need the Colts to win, but because they 1084 00:54:09,080 --> 00:54:13,120 Speaker 1: need to create a four way tie. But you know again, 1085 00:54:13,400 --> 00:54:14,960 Speaker 1: that's right. They need the Colts to win to get 1086 00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:17,920 Speaker 1: to eight and eight to mucky up the strength of victories, 1087 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:21,160 Speaker 1: strength of whatever potion that they have in the tiebreaker format, 1088 00:54:21,320 --> 00:54:25,160 Speaker 1: the Raiders need a four way tie. They cannot have 1089 00:54:25,239 --> 00:54:28,560 Speaker 1: a three way tie that doesn't include the Colts because 1090 00:54:28,560 --> 00:54:30,759 Speaker 1: then they get knocked up by the Titans. But the 1091 00:54:30,880 --> 00:54:34,000 Speaker 1: Raiders they also need one other victory with strength of victory. 1092 00:54:34,480 --> 00:54:37,680 Speaker 1: So the Raiders end up playing at three twenty five 1093 00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:39,839 Speaker 1: against the Broncos. Here's the flip side of that. If 1094 00:54:39,880 --> 00:54:43,719 Speaker 1: the Raiders lose and the Broncos win, the Broncos, after 1095 00:54:43,840 --> 00:54:46,520 Speaker 1: that miserable start, end up seven to nine just like 1096 00:54:46,600 --> 00:54:48,880 Speaker 1: the Raiders, and the Broncos would then go to second 1097 00:54:49,080 --> 00:54:53,160 Speaker 1: in the AFC West. Wow. So if Caroncos could finish 1098 00:54:53,239 --> 00:54:56,120 Speaker 1: second in the West, Broncos could finish second in the West. Seven. 1099 00:54:56,640 --> 00:54:59,120 Speaker 1: That's really amazing stuff, right there. Seven to nine? All right, 1100 00:54:59,160 --> 00:55:01,759 Speaker 1: Cardinals at the ram Amps. Who cares? Forty nine ers 1101 00:55:01,800 --> 00:55:05,360 Speaker 1: at the Seahawks Big one Sunday night Boy, Here we go. 1102 00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:10,640 Speaker 1: The forty nine ers can be anywhere from the first, 1103 00:55:11,160 --> 00:55:15,680 Speaker 1: the second, or the fifth. The first, second, or fifth. Now, 1104 00:55:16,080 --> 00:55:18,960 Speaker 1: as of Sunday, before the Packers played the Vikings, they 1105 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:20,560 Speaker 1: could have been the first, the second, to third, or 1106 00:55:20,600 --> 00:55:23,040 Speaker 1: the sixth. They can't be the sixth because the Vikings 1107 00:55:23,080 --> 00:55:25,920 Speaker 1: are gonna finish with ten wins. But if the Seahawks 1108 00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:27,839 Speaker 1: end up winning this, the Seahawks will be twelve and four, 1109 00:55:27,920 --> 00:55:30,880 Speaker 1: the Niners will be twelve and four. The Saints win, 1110 00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:32,719 Speaker 1: they'll be thirteen and three. So the Saints would be 1111 00:55:32,760 --> 00:55:35,160 Speaker 1: the one. Then the Seahawks would be the two because 1112 00:55:35,160 --> 00:55:36,680 Speaker 1: they would have beaten the forty nine ers twice. But 1113 00:55:36,760 --> 00:55:38,359 Speaker 1: jas guys, see what happens with green Bay. I don't 1114 00:55:38,360 --> 00:55:41,120 Speaker 1: have green Bay factors into all that, So it's a 1115 00:55:41,200 --> 00:55:47,360 Speaker 1: wild but in century link with everything on the line, 1116 00:55:48,200 --> 00:55:51,200 Speaker 1: I am more apt in this one to trust the Niners. 1117 00:55:51,719 --> 00:55:54,640 Speaker 1: The Niners because the Seahawks are banged up. Dwayne's out 1118 00:55:54,680 --> 00:55:56,360 Speaker 1: for the rest of the year or not out of 1119 00:55:56,400 --> 00:55:58,040 Speaker 1: the rest of the year, but next two or three weeks, 1120 00:55:58,719 --> 00:56:01,640 Speaker 1: Clowney has been banged up. They've lost all their running backs. 1121 00:56:01,719 --> 00:56:04,800 Speaker 1: They just brought back Marshawn Lynch, Robert Turbin, they just 1122 00:56:04,920 --> 00:56:07,480 Speaker 1: went back to the future, and I think the Niners 1123 00:56:07,680 --> 00:56:10,759 Speaker 1: Sean Alexander not available. No, he's yeah. I think he's 1124 00:56:10,800 --> 00:56:14,759 Speaker 1: calling games somewhere. I just think the Niners Kurt the 1125 00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:16,960 Speaker 1: other Kurt Warner, the other Kurt Warner. I think the 1126 00:56:17,080 --> 00:56:19,239 Speaker 1: Niners are ready to kind of turn. They had a 1127 00:56:19,400 --> 00:56:21,560 Speaker 1: nice win against the Rams that come from behind win. 1128 00:56:22,000 --> 00:56:23,800 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna help them a little bit. I 1129 00:56:23,840 --> 00:56:26,160 Speaker 1: think the Niners end up getting an upset win in Seattle. 1130 00:56:26,280 --> 00:56:28,799 Speaker 1: All Right, you have fifteen seconds for each of these games, 1131 00:56:29,040 --> 00:56:32,320 Speaker 1: Academy Sports and Outdoors, Texas Bowl, Aggies, and Cowboys. I 1132 00:56:32,440 --> 00:56:35,800 Speaker 1: am gonna go with I'm gonna go with the Aggies, Texas, 1133 00:56:36,120 --> 00:56:38,680 Speaker 1: the Texas Aggies. I think that Kellen Mond will do 1134 00:56:38,840 --> 00:56:41,000 Speaker 1: enough against Oklahoma State Secondary. This is gonna be a 1135 00:56:41,040 --> 00:56:44,720 Speaker 1: fun ball game, I do. I like that Tube Hubbard's 1136 00:56:44,760 --> 00:56:46,759 Speaker 1: playing for Oklahoma State. I think Ainam will help slow 1137 00:56:46,880 --> 00:56:49,279 Speaker 1: him down. But I think Kellen Mond he's gonna have 1138 00:56:49,360 --> 00:56:51,239 Speaker 1: a ball gain. He needs to propel himself into the 1139 00:56:51,280 --> 00:56:53,440 Speaker 1: twenty twenty season five forty five kick at at rg 1140 00:56:53,560 --> 00:56:56,560 Speaker 1: S State of Friday Night, Okay o U and LSU 1141 00:56:56,640 --> 00:56:59,920 Speaker 1: with a Peach Bowl National Semifinal who do you got 1142 00:57:00,320 --> 00:57:03,080 Speaker 1: LSU in a route? Yeah, it's gonna be a route. 1143 00:57:03,560 --> 00:57:06,000 Speaker 1: I mean Jalen Hurts is gonna do some things. It is, 1144 00:57:06,080 --> 00:57:08,840 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be funny route. It is possible that 1145 00:57:08,960 --> 00:57:11,680 Speaker 1: OU could do something here, but the crowd, the whole thing, 1146 00:57:11,800 --> 00:57:14,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be ridiculous. But OU is banged up defensively. 1147 00:57:14,840 --> 00:57:18,160 Speaker 1: They had three guys get hurt. Yeah, three guys ended 1148 00:57:18,200 --> 00:57:20,919 Speaker 1: up getting hurt. I think a fourth just got named 1149 00:57:21,040 --> 00:57:24,240 Speaker 1: yesterday that got hurt. LSU has been on fire all year. 1150 00:57:24,640 --> 00:57:27,320 Speaker 1: I think you will, Well, we'll do some things early. 1151 00:57:27,920 --> 00:57:30,240 Speaker 1: LSU will just that second half to run away with 1152 00:57:30,280 --> 00:57:33,000 Speaker 1: it and in the Fiesta. What a punishment for Ohio 1153 00:57:33,080 --> 00:57:35,200 Speaker 1: State as a two seed to have to play Clemson here. 1154 00:57:35,360 --> 00:57:38,320 Speaker 1: I think Clemson wins. Yes, I think Ohio State has 1155 00:57:38,600 --> 00:57:41,800 Speaker 1: watched a talent a lot of different places. Ohio State 1156 00:57:41,840 --> 00:57:43,960 Speaker 1: has not played a Clemson this year. Now you'll say, 1157 00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:47,040 Speaker 1: whoa Who's Clemson played this year? This Clemson team has 1158 00:57:47,160 --> 00:57:49,600 Speaker 1: beat all comers. I mean, this is a pretty similar 1159 00:57:49,640 --> 00:57:51,440 Speaker 1: team to the one that ended up beating Alabama. There 1160 00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:53,120 Speaker 1: are a lot of guys on that team last year 1161 00:57:53,120 --> 00:57:55,320 Speaker 1: that beat Alabama that make key plays will be there 1162 00:57:55,320 --> 00:57:57,400 Speaker 1: against Ohio State to make key plays against Ohio State. 1163 00:57:57,520 --> 00:57:59,760 Speaker 1: Clemson will win that football game. Johnny, thanks a lot, 1164 00:58:00,320 --> 00:58:03,200 Speaker 1: Thank you. That's John Harris coming up. Zack Cunningham joins 1165 00:58:03,280 --> 00:58:06,280 Speaker 1: Depcitu in the Deep Slant Interview presented by Axfinity. So 1166 00:58:06,440 --> 00:58:09,240 Speaker 1: let's have that, and then let's have a conversation with 1167 00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:12,080 Speaker 1: Jim Wyatt. He used to be with the Tennessee and 1168 00:58:12,280 --> 00:58:14,439 Speaker 1: now he's with the Tennessee Titans. He's a great writer, 1169 00:58:14,600 --> 00:58:17,280 Speaker 1: and let's get a little scouting report on their situation. 1170 00:58:17,360 --> 00:58:21,040 Speaker 1: It's all coming up on Texans Radio. Continuing on the 1171 00:58:21,080 --> 00:58:24,280 Speaker 1: program hour number two Bonus Radio. Note Thursday Night Football 1172 00:58:24,320 --> 00:58:26,720 Speaker 1: for the second consecutive weeks, so we have two hour 1173 00:58:26,920 --> 00:58:30,400 Speaker 1: Texans All Access Thursday Night programming for you and another 1174 00:58:30,520 --> 00:58:33,439 Speaker 1: show next week with obviously no Thursday Night football because 1175 00:58:33,440 --> 00:58:36,840 Speaker 1: it's playoff week right now, regular season finale. We're getting 1176 00:58:36,840 --> 00:58:40,400 Speaker 1: ready for three twenty five kick on Sunday, Texans Titans 1177 00:58:40,480 --> 00:58:44,280 Speaker 1: Fan Appreciation Day, giving away Super Bowl tickets, giving away 1178 00:58:44,360 --> 00:58:46,960 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl tickets, giving away a lot of stuff. So 1179 00:58:47,160 --> 00:58:49,360 Speaker 1: check it all out. Houston Texans dot com has that 1180 00:58:49,560 --> 00:58:53,280 Speaker 1: information for you now. Extra tail getting time too because 1181 00:58:53,320 --> 00:58:56,040 Speaker 1: of the three twenty five kickoff. Let's get into this. 1182 00:58:56,400 --> 00:59:00,240 Speaker 1: Zack Cunningham is having an amazing year. He is third 1183 00:59:00,280 --> 00:59:03,240 Speaker 1: in the league and combined tackles he's first in the 1184 00:59:03,320 --> 00:59:07,200 Speaker 1: league and solo tackles. He's having a monster campaign and 1185 00:59:07,480 --> 00:59:09,600 Speaker 1: DPCITU had a chance to sit down with him. The 1186 00:59:09,680 --> 00:59:13,440 Speaker 1: Exfinity one on one Deep Slat Interview with Depsitu and 1187 00:59:13,600 --> 00:59:19,120 Speaker 1: Zach Cunningham. Welcome in. I know you just love doing interviews. 1188 00:59:19,600 --> 00:59:21,920 Speaker 1: Of course, of course you're not a big media guy. 1189 00:59:21,960 --> 00:59:23,320 Speaker 1: You don't like to get in front of the camera. 1190 00:59:23,400 --> 00:59:26,120 Speaker 1: You kind of play it low key. So yeah, yeah, yeah, 1191 00:59:26,160 --> 00:59:28,280 Speaker 1: that's pretty much since I was a kid, that's I'll 1192 00:59:28,280 --> 00:59:31,440 Speaker 1: always been. I just want to say, we put this 1193 00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:35,080 Speaker 1: interview up on YouTube and a lot of people commented 1194 00:59:35,120 --> 00:59:37,440 Speaker 1: they wanted to have you on here, So better late 1195 00:59:37,480 --> 00:59:39,760 Speaker 1: than ever, You're on here. All right. You don't like 1196 00:59:39,840 --> 00:59:41,760 Speaker 1: interviews and attention, but you have been getting a lot 1197 00:59:41,800 --> 00:59:44,000 Speaker 1: of attention for your play on the field and also 1198 00:59:44,240 --> 00:59:47,400 Speaker 1: the game day outfits. And I know that you're sort 1199 00:59:47,400 --> 00:59:51,920 Speaker 1: of the mastermind behind the coordinated outfits of the inside linebackers. 1200 00:59:52,000 --> 00:59:54,120 Speaker 1: So this year, you guys have done let's see space 1201 00:59:54,240 --> 01:00:01,960 Speaker 1: jam Mario Brothers, Mortal Kombat, Dodgeball, Ninja Turtles and we 1202 01:00:02,040 --> 01:00:06,120 Speaker 1: did an all black outfield one time and sure were 1203 01:00:06,160 --> 01:00:11,120 Speaker 1: those are the ones with the triangular hats that yeah, okay, yeah, 1204 01:00:11,280 --> 01:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Because I have a lot of questions about this. When 1205 01:00:14,160 --> 01:00:15,640 Speaker 1: do you come up with the idea for what you're 1206 01:00:15,640 --> 01:00:18,160 Speaker 1: gonna wear for that week? Is it like spontaneous or 1207 01:00:18,240 --> 01:00:20,160 Speaker 1: do you have this sort of mapped out. No, it's 1208 01:00:20,160 --> 01:00:23,640 Speaker 1: always sometime before the game starts. Like most of the time, 1209 01:00:23,680 --> 01:00:25,600 Speaker 1: it's been like the day before the game. I'll come 1210 01:00:25,680 --> 01:00:28,320 Speaker 1: and like the day before the game where I decided, 1211 01:00:28,360 --> 01:00:30,320 Speaker 1: but why, Like they don't even know what what I 1212 01:00:30,440 --> 01:00:32,880 Speaker 1: have for them to wear until like the night before 1213 01:00:32,920 --> 01:00:34,720 Speaker 1: the game. I'll bring us to the hotel and like, okay, 1214 01:00:34,800 --> 01:00:37,760 Speaker 1: this is what we're wearing for them all. But there 1215 01:00:37,840 --> 01:00:39,640 Speaker 1: were a couple of couple of weeks where like I know, 1216 01:00:40,040 --> 01:00:42,160 Speaker 1: had him prepared beforehand, let them know what we're gonna 1217 01:00:42,160 --> 01:00:44,120 Speaker 1: be wearing for the week. It's a bit I mean, 1218 01:00:44,200 --> 01:00:46,960 Speaker 1: as far as me deciding when or what we're gonna wear, 1219 01:00:47,680 --> 01:00:50,600 Speaker 1: it's been kind of random, not really planned it out. 1220 01:00:50,960 --> 01:00:52,760 Speaker 1: I've had this discussion with John Harris. I'm like, do 1221 01:00:52,840 --> 01:00:54,880 Speaker 1: you think he orders on Amazon Prime like he does 1222 01:00:54,920 --> 01:00:57,120 Speaker 1: two days shipping, because if you come up with the 1223 01:00:57,200 --> 01:01:00,240 Speaker 1: idea to get everything else after the game for guys, 1224 01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:02,160 Speaker 1: you guys are big guys, so I'm sure finding sizes 1225 01:01:02,200 --> 01:01:06,480 Speaker 1: aren't easy. Yeah, you shopping for outfits. I've actually been 1226 01:01:06,520 --> 01:01:08,960 Speaker 1: on Amazon Prime for the foremost of the outfits. Some 1227 01:01:09,080 --> 01:01:11,360 Speaker 1: of them had to actually go go to the stores 1228 01:01:11,360 --> 01:01:13,280 Speaker 1: and find the stuff, but most of them has been 1229 01:01:13,320 --> 01:01:16,520 Speaker 1: Amazon Prime. All right, Dodgeball you had from dying I 1230 01:01:16,640 --> 01:01:18,760 Speaker 1: was I was really fascinated by this. I was like, well, 1231 01:01:18,800 --> 01:01:21,880 Speaker 1: he's very organized, he's got it together. Dodgeball. You had 1232 01:01:21,960 --> 01:01:24,920 Speaker 1: Dylan Cole in the wheelchair. Yeah, that worked out very 1233 01:01:24,960 --> 01:01:28,439 Speaker 1: perfectly because not for Dylan he was injured. It worked 1234 01:01:28,440 --> 01:01:30,800 Speaker 1: out well that he was the coach. So when did 1235 01:01:30,840 --> 01:01:33,680 Speaker 1: you have that idea already planned or you're waiting for 1236 01:01:33,800 --> 01:01:36,200 Speaker 1: someone to go on ir to play? Oh no, I 1237 01:01:36,280 --> 01:01:40,760 Speaker 1: definitely that happened. This is I guess after Dyling got 1238 01:01:40,840 --> 01:01:44,960 Speaker 1: hurt um that week or the week before. Well, one 1239 01:01:44,960 --> 01:01:46,240 Speaker 1: of the actually one of the guys in the training 1240 01:01:46,320 --> 01:01:49,280 Speaker 1: room had suggested that we should do should do that. 1241 01:01:49,720 --> 01:01:51,720 Speaker 1: I was like, yeah, that's actually a really good idea. 1242 01:01:52,040 --> 01:01:54,919 Speaker 1: So you want to, uh, went with it very clever. 1243 01:01:55,560 --> 01:01:57,880 Speaker 1: Can you give us any idea of what you might 1244 01:01:58,000 --> 01:02:00,640 Speaker 1: do in the future or is still we like to 1245 01:02:00,720 --> 01:02:02,040 Speaker 1: we like to keep that a secret. Well, I mean, 1246 01:02:02,040 --> 01:02:06,000 Speaker 1: I guess if your teammates don't even insider information, cider information, well, 1247 01:02:06,040 --> 01:02:08,080 Speaker 1: we can't wait to see what you pull up. All right, 1248 01:02:08,160 --> 01:02:10,840 Speaker 1: the average Joe's that was the gym in Dodge. You've 1249 01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:13,560 Speaker 1: been playing nothing like an average Joe this season. So 1250 01:02:14,120 --> 01:02:17,080 Speaker 1: year three, you lead the AFC and tackles you've set 1251 01:02:17,120 --> 01:02:20,880 Speaker 1: like single season career highs in a number of categories. 1252 01:02:20,880 --> 01:02:22,680 Speaker 1: I mean, let me just rattle these off tackles for 1253 01:02:22,760 --> 01:02:26,640 Speaker 1: lost fumble, recovery, sacks, quarterback hits. What's been different for 1254 01:02:26,720 --> 01:02:30,160 Speaker 1: you this year? Um? I guess for me, just getting 1255 01:02:30,200 --> 01:02:33,680 Speaker 1: more acclimated to the game, you know, a year to year, 1256 01:02:33,680 --> 01:02:36,480 Speaker 1: a week to week, just getting more in tune with 1257 01:02:36,800 --> 01:02:38,080 Speaker 1: you know, I had the play of the game that 1258 01:02:38,200 --> 01:02:41,240 Speaker 1: I had, my role that fit into the defense and 1259 01:02:41,640 --> 01:02:43,200 Speaker 1: just the way they get that the game goes. Just 1260 01:02:43,240 --> 01:02:46,760 Speaker 1: getting more aclimated into it. And then this year you've 1261 01:02:46,800 --> 01:02:49,600 Speaker 1: had some pretty big plays on the field. Your speed 1262 01:02:49,760 --> 01:02:53,080 Speaker 1: is something else like that Whitney merciless interception. I know 1263 01:02:53,200 --> 01:02:54,800 Speaker 1: that he gave you a hard time, he said, Zach 1264 01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:59,120 Speaker 1: should have given or something. But to watch you run 1265 01:02:59,200 --> 01:03:02,960 Speaker 1: across the field sport you. I mean you were moving Yeah, 1266 01:03:03,080 --> 01:03:06,600 Speaker 1: yeah that day? Yeah, I see, And I are you 1267 01:03:06,680 --> 01:03:09,480 Speaker 1: the fastest linebacker you think of the group? Oh? I mean, 1268 01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:12,120 Speaker 1: I wouldn't know. I know dealing, dealing is pretty fast. 1269 01:03:12,520 --> 01:03:15,360 Speaker 1: I would say, definitely be between me and dealing. All right, 1270 01:03:15,400 --> 01:03:18,280 Speaker 1: you recovered the fumble on the Angelo blocks and second 1271 01:03:18,400 --> 01:03:20,560 Speaker 1: blocked field goal right right right? How cool was it 1272 01:03:20,600 --> 01:03:22,040 Speaker 1: to be on the field for a moment like that? Yeah, 1273 01:03:22,040 --> 01:03:24,560 Speaker 1: that was that was crazy, dealing crazy. I didn't even 1274 01:03:24,600 --> 01:03:26,120 Speaker 1: think I was gonna get to the ball first because 1275 01:03:26,160 --> 01:03:28,240 Speaker 1: there was one of the guys. I think Mingo was 1276 01:03:29,160 --> 01:03:31,640 Speaker 1: going to the ball before me. So that was definitely 1277 01:03:31,640 --> 01:03:33,680 Speaker 1: a crazy moment. Though. When a fuel goal gets a 1278 01:03:33,680 --> 01:03:36,080 Speaker 1: blocked like that, I mean, it's happened two weeks in 1279 01:03:36,160 --> 01:03:39,320 Speaker 1: a row for this team. Is it something that you're 1280 01:03:39,360 --> 01:03:41,080 Speaker 1: just sort of blays on the lookout for it or you? 1281 01:03:41,200 --> 01:03:42,920 Speaker 1: I was asking Angela why, I said, does it surprise 1282 01:03:42,920 --> 01:03:44,440 Speaker 1: you would have happened? He said, he still gets sort 1283 01:03:44,440 --> 01:03:47,040 Speaker 1: of surprised. Yeah, yeah, it's still a surprise for me 1284 01:03:47,080 --> 01:03:50,000 Speaker 1: because I'm not used to that always happening, you know, 1285 01:03:50,680 --> 01:03:53,600 Speaker 1: especially like two weeks and runs something like that. But yeah, 1286 01:03:53,600 --> 01:03:55,480 Speaker 1: it was definitely a surprise. Like when I picked up 1287 01:03:55,520 --> 01:03:58,040 Speaker 1: the ball, I wouldn't even share exactly where the run. 1288 01:03:58,080 --> 01:03:59,840 Speaker 1: I just went to the side. He made some head 1289 01:04:00,120 --> 01:04:02,800 Speaker 1: on that plane. Yeah, what about some face? Some tough 1290 01:04:02,880 --> 01:04:04,640 Speaker 1: running backs and this team has been pretty good against 1291 01:04:04,640 --> 01:04:07,920 Speaker 1: the run this year. Who has been do you think 1292 01:04:07,960 --> 01:04:12,760 Speaker 1: the toughest challenge for challenge? Uh? For me, I would 1293 01:04:12,760 --> 01:04:16,880 Speaker 1: definitely say McCaffrey. He definitely had a lot of surprising 1294 01:04:16,920 --> 01:04:19,439 Speaker 1: power that I wasn't expecting when he ran the ball. 1295 01:04:19,920 --> 01:04:22,880 Speaker 1: You can tell he works hard and he runs the 1296 01:04:22,920 --> 01:04:26,400 Speaker 1: ball hard. Yeah, and then you've faced like Derrick Henry. 1297 01:04:26,400 --> 01:04:29,640 Speaker 1: You'll face him again obviously. When you are working in 1298 01:04:29,720 --> 01:04:31,440 Speaker 1: the off season, what are some of the things that 1299 01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:33,120 Speaker 1: you have to work on to get better at what 1300 01:04:33,200 --> 01:04:35,440 Speaker 1: you do as a linebacker? As far as being a 1301 01:04:35,520 --> 01:04:38,280 Speaker 1: linebackers is a lot of just sticking with a lot 1302 01:04:38,320 --> 01:04:41,480 Speaker 1: of the fundamentals, like just going through drills, you know, 1303 01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:45,520 Speaker 1: foot working on footwork, I guess for me in the defense, 1304 01:04:45,640 --> 01:04:47,920 Speaker 1: working on pass coverage as well. So I'm you know, 1305 01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:49,960 Speaker 1: working on my drops and stuff like that. You and 1306 01:04:50,080 --> 01:04:51,919 Speaker 1: b Mac, you guys have been like a tag team 1307 01:04:51,960 --> 01:04:54,160 Speaker 1: duo over the last few years. How how much have 1308 01:04:54,320 --> 01:04:56,880 Speaker 1: your has your chemistry really developed over the last few 1309 01:04:56,960 --> 01:04:58,560 Speaker 1: years just having him next to you and the two 1310 01:04:58,600 --> 01:05:00,600 Speaker 1: of you seem to be pretty of friends off the 1311 01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:02,680 Speaker 1: field too, but just the two of you together, what 1312 01:05:02,760 --> 01:05:05,280 Speaker 1: you guys have been able to do. Yeah, we've definitely 1313 01:05:05,280 --> 01:05:07,040 Speaker 1: been together for us since I've been here for a 1314 01:05:07,080 --> 01:05:08,680 Speaker 1: good amount of time. We spend a lot of time 1315 01:05:08,760 --> 01:05:10,840 Speaker 1: together on and off the field, So that's definitely helped 1316 01:05:10,880 --> 01:05:13,960 Speaker 1: us as far as on the field, you know, you know, communication, 1317 01:05:14,120 --> 01:05:16,640 Speaker 1: not not even just verbal, just knowing you got to 1318 01:05:16,680 --> 01:05:18,560 Speaker 1: feel for what you know, the other guy's gonna do, 1319 01:05:18,720 --> 01:05:21,120 Speaker 1: what's gonna do. He has a good field for how 1320 01:05:21,120 --> 01:05:23,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to play a certain play, So that's that's 1321 01:05:23,320 --> 01:05:26,160 Speaker 1: definitely something that's helped us. Well, you I mentioned that 1322 01:05:26,240 --> 01:05:28,520 Speaker 1: you leave the AFC and tackles. Do you think that's 1323 01:05:28,560 --> 01:05:31,560 Speaker 1: something where you're seeing the game differently. I mean, You've 1324 01:05:31,600 --> 01:05:34,320 Speaker 1: always been a good tackler on this defense obviously, but 1325 01:05:34,440 --> 01:05:35,800 Speaker 1: to be able to get to where you need to 1326 01:05:35,840 --> 01:05:38,160 Speaker 1: be as the plays developing, is that sort of like 1327 01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:40,880 Speaker 1: things the instinct has sort of taken over for you 1328 01:05:41,080 --> 01:05:43,440 Speaker 1: in the game now in year three, Yeah, i'd definitely 1329 01:05:43,440 --> 01:05:46,520 Speaker 1: sell a lot of instinct has uh take taken, the 1330 01:05:46,560 --> 01:05:49,120 Speaker 1: too effect taken into account in the way I play. 1331 01:05:49,200 --> 01:05:52,080 Speaker 1: I play a lot of off of instinct, and I 1332 01:05:52,200 --> 01:05:54,280 Speaker 1: feel like that's that's gotten Ben and Burry as I've 1333 01:05:54,280 --> 01:05:57,400 Speaker 1: progressed to my years of playing here, what's your favorite 1334 01:05:57,440 --> 01:05:58,919 Speaker 1: part of playing in this defense? I know you guys 1335 01:05:58,920 --> 01:06:00,360 Speaker 1: are asked to do a lot of different things and 1336 01:06:00,880 --> 01:06:03,160 Speaker 1: to be pretty versatile, but what do you particularly like 1337 01:06:03,280 --> 01:06:05,840 Speaker 1: doing in marmee o Cornell's defense. I mean, for me, 1338 01:06:05,960 --> 01:06:07,920 Speaker 1: just a favorite part of being with the defense is 1339 01:06:08,080 --> 01:06:12,080 Speaker 1: making plays, being around guys who also make plays, and 1340 01:06:12,320 --> 01:06:14,440 Speaker 1: you know, we both you know, feed off that energy. 1341 01:06:14,720 --> 01:06:17,480 Speaker 1: Being able to one thing that we stressed all the time, 1342 01:06:17,520 --> 01:06:19,360 Speaker 1: and stopping the run, being able to go into every 1343 01:06:19,400 --> 01:06:21,640 Speaker 1: week and being able to actually stop the run and 1344 01:06:21,720 --> 01:06:25,160 Speaker 1: actually make those plays. That's something that I take pride 1345 01:06:25,200 --> 01:06:27,840 Speaker 1: in as far as me and far as the defense. Obviously, 1346 01:06:27,920 --> 01:06:29,920 Speaker 1: this team is headed to the playoffs now back to 1347 01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:32,880 Speaker 1: back years. How different are those games compared to regular 1348 01:06:32,960 --> 01:06:35,280 Speaker 1: season games? I know you guys take every regular season game, 1349 01:06:35,880 --> 01:06:38,480 Speaker 1: Like it's a big challenge, but there's something extra special 1350 01:06:38,560 --> 01:06:41,040 Speaker 1: knowing that you're in a postseason when a lot of 1351 01:06:41,080 --> 01:06:43,720 Speaker 1: teams obviously are eliminated and it's just a few teams 1352 01:06:43,800 --> 01:06:46,840 Speaker 1: left out there competing, all right, And I guess for me, 1353 01:06:46,880 --> 01:06:48,520 Speaker 1: I haven't really had that much of an opportunity to that. 1354 01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:50,880 Speaker 1: We had that the one game last year. That's my 1355 01:06:50,880 --> 01:06:52,960 Speaker 1: first playoff game in the NFL. So it's like, you 1356 01:06:53,000 --> 01:06:55,480 Speaker 1: obviously want to build on it. Yeah, you definitely want 1357 01:06:55,520 --> 01:06:58,600 Speaker 1: to take it further than than last year, wanna you know, 1358 01:06:59,160 --> 01:07:02,560 Speaker 1: just taking that preparation going into it is definitely a 1359 01:07:02,560 --> 01:07:04,400 Speaker 1: lot more serious, you know, is you win to go home? 1360 01:07:04,520 --> 01:07:07,600 Speaker 1: So that's basically my mentality going into it, all right. 1361 01:07:07,640 --> 01:07:09,760 Speaker 1: So with all the stats that you put up this year, 1362 01:07:09,800 --> 01:07:13,320 Speaker 1: have you surprised yourself in how your year three has 1363 01:07:13,360 --> 01:07:15,720 Speaker 1: gone for you? Is there anything that you want to 1364 01:07:15,760 --> 01:07:17,880 Speaker 1: continue to improve? You've got just a little bit of 1365 01:07:17,960 --> 01:07:20,600 Speaker 1: time left now here for the regular season. I think 1366 01:07:20,640 --> 01:07:24,480 Speaker 1: there's a definitely she's game. Even the games, like all 1367 01:07:24,520 --> 01:07:26,200 Speaker 1: the tabs and stuff like that, there's plays that I've 1368 01:07:26,240 --> 01:07:28,600 Speaker 1: left out there on the field. So I wouldn't aloys 1369 01:07:28,640 --> 01:07:30,520 Speaker 1: say I'm more surprised myself. Versions like, no one I 1370 01:07:30,560 --> 01:07:33,200 Speaker 1: could have made more plays out there there. You're pretty 1371 01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:35,120 Speaker 1: hard on yourself. You watch the film and you're like, 1372 01:07:35,160 --> 01:07:37,960 Speaker 1: I should have done this right all right, Zach, thank 1373 01:07:37,960 --> 01:07:41,040 Speaker 1: you so much. Don't be a stranger comment you. People 1374 01:07:41,120 --> 01:07:44,160 Speaker 1: want to see you on here. Mark all right, thanks, Zach, 1375 01:07:44,240 --> 01:07:47,520 Speaker 1: thank you very much. The pride of the Vanderbilt Commodoors. 1376 01:07:47,720 --> 01:07:51,680 Speaker 1: That's the Commodores with that Lionel Richie, Zach Cunningham jointing 1377 01:07:51,760 --> 01:07:55,040 Speaker 1: Deep Slant, Deep Situ joining the deep Slant. That's not 1378 01:07:55,160 --> 01:07:57,440 Speaker 1: really her nickname, it's the nickname of stuff she does. 1379 01:07:57,480 --> 01:07:59,800 Speaker 1: That's her brand name, presented by Expendity by the way. 1380 01:08:00,080 --> 01:08:02,320 Speaker 1: All right, So Zach doing a great job this season. 1381 01:08:02,720 --> 01:08:05,440 Speaker 1: As we said, I remember when he got drafted, Andrey 1382 01:08:05,440 --> 01:08:07,400 Speaker 1: Ware was so excited. At the time, he was the 1383 01:08:07,520 --> 01:08:10,640 Speaker 1: unofficial voice of the Vanderbilt Commodorees because he did so 1384 01:08:10,720 --> 01:08:13,040 Speaker 1: many of their games for ESPN out of the SEC. 1385 01:08:13,560 --> 01:08:16,680 Speaker 1: Johnny was excited. And he's really coming into his own 1386 01:08:16,720 --> 01:08:18,880 Speaker 1: this year. He's played well before this, but this year 1387 01:08:18,960 --> 01:08:21,839 Speaker 1: he's taken it to another level. He's a Pro Bowl alternate. 1388 01:08:22,120 --> 01:08:24,920 Speaker 1: Really great stuff to see from Zach Cunningham. Now we're 1389 01:08:24,960 --> 01:08:27,880 Speaker 1: gonna bring Deep back because she'll go one on one 1390 01:08:28,120 --> 01:08:31,520 Speaker 1: with Jim Wyatt. Let's get some in depth inside information 1391 01:08:31,960 --> 01:08:35,240 Speaker 1: on the Tennessee Titans, the opponent that invades on Sunday. 1392 01:08:35,280 --> 01:08:37,000 Speaker 1: And I've said it before, I'll say it again. I 1393 01:08:37,160 --> 01:08:41,240 Speaker 1: do not want to see the Tennessee Titans celebrating on 1394 01:08:41,400 --> 01:08:43,519 Speaker 1: the NRG Stadium turf. I just don't want to see it. 1395 01:08:43,600 --> 01:08:45,879 Speaker 1: I know it'd be kind of good for the division, 1396 01:08:46,280 --> 01:08:48,680 Speaker 1: but in the NFL, good for the division doesn't mean much. 1397 01:08:48,720 --> 01:08:51,600 Speaker 1: It's not like college, where somebody that does well in 1398 01:08:51,680 --> 01:08:54,400 Speaker 1: your conference is really good for recruiting overall. In the 1399 01:08:54,520 --> 01:08:56,840 Speaker 1: NFL is just sort of a feather in your cap 1400 01:08:56,920 --> 01:08:58,760 Speaker 1: kind of thing, and who cares at this point. It 1401 01:08:58,760 --> 01:09:01,080 Speaker 1: would be kind of cool the AFC South to have 1402 01:09:01,240 --> 01:09:04,960 Speaker 1: two playoff teams out of the division for three consecutive years, 1403 01:09:05,320 --> 01:09:08,080 Speaker 1: But really, you want to see the Tennessee Titans celebrate 1404 01:09:08,200 --> 01:09:11,360 Speaker 1: on your field? No? I don't. So let's just move on. 1405 01:09:11,920 --> 01:09:13,720 Speaker 1: Get him out of here with the loss, and they 1406 01:09:13,760 --> 01:09:16,080 Speaker 1: could still actually make the postseason with a loss, but 1407 01:09:16,400 --> 01:09:19,240 Speaker 1: I'll take my chances doing that anyway. Jim White with 1408 01:09:19,360 --> 01:09:22,719 Speaker 1: Info on the Titans coming up next as Dpcito visits 1409 01:09:22,760 --> 01:09:26,160 Speaker 1: with him. It's all happening on Texans All Access. It's 1410 01:09:26,200 --> 01:09:28,960 Speaker 1: our final segment of the program, a two hour stretch 1411 01:09:29,040 --> 01:09:31,840 Speaker 1: of Texans Radio on a Thursday night with the big 1412 01:09:31,920 --> 01:09:34,960 Speaker 1: one coming up on Sunday, the Tennessee Titans coming into 1413 01:09:35,120 --> 01:09:38,880 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium AFC South. Now the Texans get this one, 1414 01:09:39,400 --> 01:09:42,200 Speaker 1: they will have lost only one game in the division 1415 01:09:42,280 --> 01:09:44,800 Speaker 1: all year. They'll go five and one in the AFC South, 1416 01:09:44,880 --> 01:09:47,759 Speaker 1: which is really cool stuff. And even with the loss 1417 01:09:47,800 --> 01:09:51,120 Speaker 1: four and two, that's why it's so important to win 1418 01:09:51,160 --> 01:09:53,639 Speaker 1: your division games. This thing. If it had come down 1419 01:09:53,680 --> 01:09:56,120 Speaker 1: to a tiebreaker, the Texans would have won it against 1420 01:09:56,160 --> 01:09:58,559 Speaker 1: the Titans because they would have only two division losses 1421 01:09:58,800 --> 01:10:01,519 Speaker 1: had they lost the an Alley, and the Titans would 1422 01:10:01,560 --> 01:10:03,599 Speaker 1: have had three. So the Titans couldn't have touched them 1423 01:10:03,680 --> 01:10:06,599 Speaker 1: for the division championship. Got to do well in the division. 1424 01:10:06,640 --> 01:10:10,400 Speaker 1: That's job one. The Patriots, it's funny the Patriots, and 1425 01:10:10,520 --> 01:10:13,720 Speaker 1: it's not funny, but they celebrated that afc'st title. I 1426 01:10:13,760 --> 01:10:16,519 Speaker 1: mean they really did. You saw that locker room speech 1427 01:10:16,560 --> 01:10:18,800 Speaker 1: from Bill Belichick. They took pride in that they know 1428 01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:21,200 Speaker 1: that that is job one for them. This is a 1429 01:10:21,240 --> 01:10:23,479 Speaker 1: team that wins multiple Super Bowls, but they know they 1430 01:10:23,520 --> 01:10:26,360 Speaker 1: don't go anywhere without first winning the division. It's your 1431 01:10:26,400 --> 01:10:28,840 Speaker 1: first goal. Texans got it done last week with the 1432 01:10:28,920 --> 01:10:31,479 Speaker 1: victory at Tampa Bay, and now they look to improve 1433 01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:33,640 Speaker 1: their standing if at all possible. If the Chiefs are 1434 01:10:33,680 --> 01:10:37,160 Speaker 1: able to lose, able to lose to the Chargers on Sunday, 1435 01:10:37,160 --> 01:10:39,880 Speaker 1: and the Texans win, then they get that three seed. Now, 1436 01:10:39,960 --> 01:10:41,519 Speaker 1: even without the three seed, you want to go in 1437 01:10:41,560 --> 01:10:43,720 Speaker 1: with the momentum we've been talking about it the whole show. 1438 01:10:43,760 --> 01:10:46,600 Speaker 1: You want to go in with something positive going for 1439 01:10:46,720 --> 01:10:49,240 Speaker 1: your squad. Also, health would be a big positive to 1440 01:10:49,439 --> 01:10:54,000 Speaker 1: getting healthier. So we'll see how they possibly arrive at that. Anyway, 1441 01:10:54,080 --> 01:10:58,000 Speaker 1: let's get to it. Jim Wyatt, senior writer for the 1442 01:10:58,320 --> 01:11:00,960 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans, used to be with the Tennessee and always 1443 01:11:01,280 --> 01:11:04,120 Speaker 1: does a great job covering this team, whether it was 1444 01:11:04,160 --> 01:11:07,600 Speaker 1: for that paper, whether it's for the team website. Dpcity 1445 01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:11,000 Speaker 1: who caught up with the Tennessee Titans writer joining us 1446 01:11:11,120 --> 01:11:13,439 Speaker 1: this week. Jim Wyatt, senior writer and editor for the 1447 01:11:13,600 --> 01:11:16,439 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans. Just a few weeks ago Jim that we spoken. 1448 01:11:16,520 --> 01:11:18,760 Speaker 1: Here we are again. How's it going. I'm doing great. Yes, 1449 01:11:18,880 --> 01:11:22,720 Speaker 1: crazy to have two games within its close proximity, but 1450 01:11:23,680 --> 01:11:25,760 Speaker 1: that's what we're faced with, and certainly a big game 1451 01:11:25,840 --> 01:11:28,840 Speaker 1: for the Titans. End of the week seventeen. Yeah, I 1452 01:11:28,920 --> 01:11:30,880 Speaker 1: wanted to talk to you about the Titans. Obviously they're 1453 01:11:30,920 --> 01:11:33,800 Speaker 1: in a win or go home scenario, so it is 1454 01:11:33,840 --> 01:11:36,360 Speaker 1: sort of like a playoff game for them. What can 1455 01:11:36,439 --> 01:11:39,639 Speaker 1: you tell us about the other playoffs scenarios for Tennessee 1456 01:11:39,760 --> 01:11:44,280 Speaker 1: if they don't win. Yeah, the most important one is 1457 01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:47,160 Speaker 1: for them to win. And and so if you bring 1458 01:11:47,280 --> 01:11:50,960 Speaker 1: up anything but that, you're certainly people are gonna get 1459 01:11:51,000 --> 01:11:53,439 Speaker 1: their feathers ruffle to Ryan here. But there is and 1460 01:11:53,520 --> 01:11:57,240 Speaker 1: it's something fans could talk about obviously, but there's a 1461 01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,920 Speaker 1: scenario where they could still get in if they lose. 1462 01:12:00,200 --> 01:12:03,960 Speaker 1: As long as Pittsburgh loses and the Colts lose, you know, 1463 01:12:04,240 --> 01:12:07,200 Speaker 1: there's some ties that factor into the scenario. But really, 1464 01:12:07,640 --> 01:12:11,080 Speaker 1: the Titan that had really hoped to be in a 1465 01:12:11,200 --> 01:12:14,320 Speaker 1: situation where it was a winner end game, and it 1466 01:12:14,520 --> 01:12:18,719 Speaker 1: wasn't like that until the Titans got alongside of Pittsburgh 1467 01:12:18,840 --> 01:12:21,400 Speaker 1: last week. This is a third in a row that 1468 01:12:21,520 --> 01:12:23,320 Speaker 1: has been like this, or the Titans. Two years ago, 1469 01:12:23,360 --> 01:12:26,760 Speaker 1: they faced the Jaguars in Week seventeen and they won 1470 01:12:26,920 --> 01:12:28,799 Speaker 1: to get into the playoffs, and then the Big Kansas 1471 01:12:28,840 --> 01:12:31,920 Speaker 1: City in Kansas City before losing to the Patriots. Last year, 1472 01:12:31,960 --> 01:12:34,120 Speaker 1: they were in a winning in scenario in Week seventeen 1473 01:12:34,560 --> 01:12:37,240 Speaker 1: and they lost the game Marcus Mariota could not play 1474 01:12:37,320 --> 01:12:41,640 Speaker 1: in and their season ended. So it certainly be a 1475 01:12:41,680 --> 01:12:45,800 Speaker 1: lot better if if they had things clenched and were 1476 01:12:45,960 --> 01:12:48,400 Speaker 1: in a position where there were questions about who was playing, 1477 01:12:48,560 --> 01:12:50,720 Speaker 1: kind of what Houston faced with this week. But that's 1478 01:12:50,720 --> 01:12:53,280 Speaker 1: where the Titans are in Week seventeen, and they got 1479 01:12:53,400 --> 01:12:55,000 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to make the most of it. 1480 01:12:55,479 --> 01:12:58,439 Speaker 1: It is such a strange situation to be in for 1481 01:12:58,520 --> 01:13:01,040 Speaker 1: the Like you said, the last three years, Week seventeen 1482 01:13:01,240 --> 01:13:03,800 Speaker 1: is a win or go home game. How does Mike 1483 01:13:03,960 --> 01:13:07,599 Speaker 1: Rabel handle the Week seventeen games. I mean, obviously it's 1484 01:13:07,640 --> 01:13:09,200 Speaker 1: not his first time that he's had a game with 1485 01:13:09,360 --> 01:13:12,600 Speaker 1: so much pressure with everything writing on it, But is 1486 01:13:12,640 --> 01:13:14,559 Speaker 1: there anything different in how he's handled it this year 1487 01:13:14,600 --> 01:13:17,680 Speaker 1: as opposed as previous years. Well, one thing they did 1488 01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:20,280 Speaker 1: do this year, and I think last year it was 1489 01:13:20,600 --> 01:13:24,040 Speaker 1: obviously different because it had a quarterback or starting quarterback 1490 01:13:25,640 --> 01:13:28,599 Speaker 1: was not able to play, and really that news didn't 1491 01:13:28,640 --> 01:13:33,040 Speaker 1: surface until I think the day before the game. And 1492 01:13:34,400 --> 01:13:37,559 Speaker 1: they've tried to win a game with Blaying Gabbert didn't 1493 01:13:37,600 --> 01:13:40,479 Speaker 1: go so well. Season ended with a bad taste in 1494 01:13:40,560 --> 01:13:43,599 Speaker 1: a lot of people's mouths. This year, it is different. 1495 01:13:44,320 --> 01:13:46,200 Speaker 1: We know who the starting quarterback is going to be 1496 01:13:47,240 --> 01:13:49,320 Speaker 1: in Ryan Tannehill, and I think it's safe to say 1497 01:13:49,320 --> 01:13:50,960 Speaker 1: we know who the starting running back its goll be 1498 01:13:50,960 --> 01:13:53,600 Speaker 1: in Derrick Henry. But they did in leading up to 1499 01:13:53,720 --> 01:13:58,080 Speaker 1: Week seventeen. They rested Henry against the Saints in Week 1500 01:13:58,240 --> 01:14:01,280 Speaker 1: sixteen to try to get him I'm healthy and ready 1501 01:14:01,320 --> 01:14:03,120 Speaker 1: to go. It was kind of strange to have a 1502 01:14:03,200 --> 01:14:07,960 Speaker 1: Week sixteen game not really impact the playoffs scenarios that much, 1503 01:14:08,000 --> 01:14:10,080 Speaker 1: and that's why the Titans opted to do what they 1504 01:14:10,160 --> 01:14:13,080 Speaker 1: did last week. And the hope is that he'll be 1505 01:14:14,280 --> 01:14:17,200 Speaker 1: closer to one hundred percent and can get back into 1506 01:14:17,240 --> 01:14:18,960 Speaker 1: the form he was in when he ran for over 1507 01:14:19,000 --> 01:14:23,400 Speaker 1: one hundred yards four games in a row. But that's 1508 01:14:23,640 --> 01:14:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, that's been I guess the biggest build up 1509 01:14:26,040 --> 01:14:28,240 Speaker 1: to this thing. I think I think Mike Grabel's approach 1510 01:14:28,280 --> 01:14:30,720 Speaker 1: it like it's a playoff game. I mean, and I 1511 01:14:30,800 --> 01:14:33,160 Speaker 1: think all players are like that. They realized that, you know, 1512 01:14:33,200 --> 01:14:36,080 Speaker 1: if they don't take care of business on Sunday, uh, 1513 01:14:36,280 --> 01:14:38,519 Speaker 1: then season is going to end and they'll be, you know, 1514 01:14:38,600 --> 01:14:42,280 Speaker 1: clean out their lockers on Monday morning. Yeah. I think 1515 01:14:42,320 --> 01:14:44,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people were praising Mike Grabel and the 1516 01:14:44,360 --> 01:14:47,439 Speaker 1: Titans for resting Derrick Henry because they were playing the 1517 01:14:47,560 --> 01:14:50,599 Speaker 1: Saints and it didn't really impact the playoffs scenario. Knowing 1518 01:14:50,680 --> 01:14:54,160 Speaker 1: that the Texans had won on Saturday, Derrick Henry still 1519 01:14:54,200 --> 01:14:56,400 Speaker 1: second in the AFC in rushing yards even after the 1520 01:14:56,439 --> 01:14:59,040 Speaker 1: week off. What can you tell us how close would 1521 01:14:59,080 --> 01:15:02,080 Speaker 1: he have been to playing on Sunday had the Texans 1522 01:15:02,840 --> 01:15:05,519 Speaker 1: lost and that game would have been a clincher for 1523 01:15:05,640 --> 01:15:08,880 Speaker 1: the Titans. Do you think that Rabel or Dereck Henry 1524 01:15:08,880 --> 01:15:10,880 Speaker 1: would have been able to play or do you think 1525 01:15:10,880 --> 01:15:12,439 Speaker 1: they approach would be the same. I know I'm sort 1526 01:15:12,439 --> 01:15:14,599 Speaker 1: of asking you to sort of guess, but but how 1527 01:15:14,640 --> 01:15:17,479 Speaker 1: do you think that would have played out? I think 1528 01:15:17,520 --> 01:15:19,559 Speaker 1: you would have played. I mean, I think if if 1529 01:15:20,880 --> 01:15:23,920 Speaker 1: knowing that the Texans, if the Texans had lost in 1530 01:15:24,000 --> 01:15:28,080 Speaker 1: the game and the AFC South title hopes. We're going 1531 01:15:28,120 --> 01:15:29,920 Speaker 1: to be on the line if you went out and 1532 01:15:30,000 --> 01:15:31,920 Speaker 1: you controlled their own destiny, I don't I don't know 1533 01:15:32,080 --> 01:15:36,680 Speaker 1: how you could rest him, and I haven't asked that 1534 01:15:36,920 --> 01:15:41,439 Speaker 1: question specifically, but just knowing, you know, the way the 1535 01:15:41,560 --> 01:15:44,559 Speaker 1: practice week went last week and Derrick Henry was listed 1536 01:15:44,560 --> 01:15:47,800 Speaker 1: as a full participant on Friday, he said on Thursday, hey, 1537 01:15:47,880 --> 01:15:51,400 Speaker 1: I'm left, my leg is halfway off. I'm going to play, 1538 01:15:51,520 --> 01:15:53,639 Speaker 1: so and that's what he had said in previous weeks, 1539 01:15:53,640 --> 01:15:56,400 Speaker 1: and you played. But when the Texans, you know, they 1540 01:15:56,479 --> 01:15:58,680 Speaker 1: made a roster move on Saturday, they caught up Daily 1541 01:15:58,720 --> 01:16:00,920 Speaker 1: and Dawkus and the practice squad and it was done, 1542 01:16:01,360 --> 01:16:04,840 Speaker 1: you know, you know, during the first half of the day. 1543 01:16:04,880 --> 01:16:06,880 Speaker 1: It's not like they waited until the Texans had won 1544 01:16:06,920 --> 01:16:09,240 Speaker 1: and then made that move. It was it was in 1545 01:16:09,320 --> 01:16:12,080 Speaker 1: the process of being done before that game had started. 1546 01:16:12,320 --> 01:16:15,040 Speaker 1: But I think it was done just to protect themselves 1547 01:16:15,080 --> 01:16:17,960 Speaker 1: in the event they were going to rest Derek. And 1548 01:16:18,080 --> 01:16:20,639 Speaker 1: then I think when they realized, you know, the week's 1549 01:16:20,680 --> 01:16:25,680 Speaker 1: seventeen game is what's going to determine our fate, no 1550 01:16:25,840 --> 01:16:29,160 Speaker 1: questions asked. I think that's when they decided they were 1551 01:16:29,160 --> 01:16:31,640 Speaker 1: going to rest them and just try to get him 1552 01:16:31,680 --> 01:16:34,760 Speaker 1: ready for Sunday. I always find that so fascinating. Even 1553 01:16:34,840 --> 01:16:37,760 Speaker 1: this week, the two games that Tennessee sort of will 1554 01:16:37,800 --> 01:16:41,160 Speaker 1: be watching Pittsburgh in Indianapolis, They're both taking place at 1555 01:16:41,200 --> 01:16:43,560 Speaker 1: the same time, so they can't obviously make any decisions 1556 01:16:44,080 --> 01:16:46,240 Speaker 1: knowing the outcomes of those games because they'll be being 1557 01:16:46,280 --> 01:16:49,599 Speaker 1: played out at the same time. Let's talk about Ryan Tannehill. 1558 01:16:49,640 --> 01:16:51,719 Speaker 1: He threw for three touchdowns in two hundred and seventy 1559 01:16:51,760 --> 01:16:54,479 Speaker 1: two yards in that loss to the Saints, but he 1560 01:16:54,640 --> 01:16:57,479 Speaker 1: was also sacked five times. What can you tell us 1561 01:16:57,479 --> 01:17:01,920 Speaker 1: about the performance of the offensive line and Tannehill's progress 1562 01:17:02,000 --> 01:17:04,519 Speaker 1: even in the last two weeks since these two teams 1563 01:17:04,520 --> 01:17:09,759 Speaker 1: have met, well, he's been really good for the Titans. 1564 01:17:09,800 --> 01:17:13,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's it's has surprised me, and I 1565 01:17:13,280 --> 01:17:15,599 Speaker 1: think it's surprised a lot of people just how effective 1566 01:17:15,640 --> 01:17:17,719 Speaker 1: he's been. I watched him in training camp, I watched 1567 01:17:17,800 --> 01:17:20,559 Speaker 1: him in practice, and I certainly thought of something happened 1568 01:17:20,600 --> 01:17:23,320 Speaker 1: to Marcus Barriota at some point that he would step 1569 01:17:23,400 --> 01:17:26,120 Speaker 1: in and play well. But for him to be playing 1570 01:17:26,160 --> 01:17:28,160 Speaker 1: as well as he's playing, and to lead the league 1571 01:17:28,880 --> 01:17:33,560 Speaker 1: in pass already heading the week seventeen. It's pretty remarkable 1572 01:17:33,640 --> 01:17:36,560 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, around here, I mean, I 1573 01:17:36,640 --> 01:17:41,840 Speaker 1: think the conversation has gone away from which quarterback is 1574 01:17:41,880 --> 01:17:44,760 Speaker 1: this team going to pick in the draft to you know, 1575 01:17:45,120 --> 01:17:48,000 Speaker 1: as Ryan Tannehill going to be back on a franchise Tiger. 1576 01:17:48,160 --> 01:17:50,479 Speaker 1: Is he going to be back on a long term deal. 1577 01:17:50,560 --> 01:17:53,080 Speaker 1: Obviously some things have to be wornt out, but he 1578 01:17:53,200 --> 01:17:56,920 Speaker 1: has really established himself. You know, I was thinking the 1579 01:17:57,040 --> 01:18:02,200 Speaker 1: locker room and on the field protection wasn't as good 1580 01:18:02,439 --> 01:18:04,519 Speaker 1: on Sunday, and that's one of the reasons he's been 1581 01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:07,000 Speaker 1: so successful. He had time to throw an operating and 1582 01:18:07,040 --> 01:18:09,599 Speaker 1: he's hung in the pocket, but he was back five 1583 01:18:09,680 --> 01:18:14,360 Speaker 1: times on Sunday. I think part of that was because 1584 01:18:14,439 --> 01:18:16,240 Speaker 1: he held the ball too long and at least a 1585 01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:17,760 Speaker 1: couple of them. He's got to get rid of the 1586 01:18:17,840 --> 01:18:21,000 Speaker 1: ball quicker. I think part of it also was because 1587 01:18:21,120 --> 01:18:24,560 Speaker 1: they just you know, didn't have a threat in the 1588 01:18:24,680 --> 01:18:27,840 Speaker 1: run game like they had in previous weeks with Derrick Henry. 1589 01:18:27,880 --> 01:18:31,160 Speaker 1: I don't think play Axon was as effective. I don't 1590 01:18:31,200 --> 01:18:34,280 Speaker 1: think the Saints respected, you know, the run, and they 1591 01:18:34,360 --> 01:18:37,720 Speaker 1: maybe came after tanney Hill a little bit more. Uh, 1592 01:18:37,920 --> 01:18:40,439 Speaker 1: you know, the hope and the expectation is that maybe 1593 01:18:41,080 --> 01:18:44,360 Speaker 1: um with Henry back in there, it'll be better. But uh, 1594 01:18:44,680 --> 01:18:46,280 Speaker 1: you know, they can't afford him to take the hits. 1595 01:18:46,320 --> 01:18:48,080 Speaker 1: He's taking a lot of hits and and you know, 1596 01:18:48,200 --> 01:18:50,720 Speaker 1: credit to him for being able to stand a lot 1597 01:18:50,720 --> 01:18:53,600 Speaker 1: of that and keep keep it going. But you know 1598 01:18:53,800 --> 01:18:55,679 Speaker 1: that that's got to be an area that they limit 1599 01:18:55,760 --> 01:18:57,760 Speaker 1: the hits on him or he can have time to throw. 1600 01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:01,880 Speaker 1: I think one of the young players that has really 1601 01:19:01,960 --> 01:19:04,000 Speaker 1: impressed everyone on the league as a j Brown, the 1602 01:19:04,000 --> 01:19:07,080 Speaker 1: wide receiver last week, Marshall Lattimore was sort of his 1603 01:19:07,479 --> 01:19:09,479 Speaker 1: blanket the whole game, so we didn't get a lot 1604 01:19:09,479 --> 01:19:11,760 Speaker 1: of catches, but he had a really cool play where 1605 01:19:11,800 --> 01:19:14,000 Speaker 1: he got the pitch from the quarterback and then had 1606 01:19:14,040 --> 01:19:17,280 Speaker 1: a forty nine yard rushing touchdown. What about his versatility? 1607 01:19:17,360 --> 01:19:19,559 Speaker 1: How much has that surprised you? Do you foresee them 1608 01:19:19,680 --> 01:19:21,639 Speaker 1: using age run a little bit differently in the receiving 1609 01:19:21,720 --> 01:19:24,960 Speaker 1: game moving forward. Yeah, I mean, I think they're just 1610 01:19:25,040 --> 01:19:27,120 Speaker 1: going to try to get him the balls as many 1611 01:19:27,200 --> 01:19:29,760 Speaker 1: times as they possibly. Keen and Mistra Markle, some of 1612 01:19:29,800 --> 01:19:34,080 Speaker 1: the staff the team puts out the media relations called 1613 01:19:34,160 --> 01:19:36,759 Speaker 1: with the team comes up with a lot of nuggets 1614 01:19:36,840 --> 01:19:38,720 Speaker 1: each week going into games, and I was just kind 1615 01:19:38,720 --> 01:19:41,639 Speaker 1: of reading through some of the ones they have for A. J. Brown, 1616 01:19:41,800 --> 01:19:44,599 Speaker 1: just his big plays and how many I think it's 1617 01:19:44,640 --> 01:19:50,040 Speaker 1: forty five. I think he has more plays scrimmage plays 1618 01:19:50,080 --> 01:19:53,439 Speaker 1: of forty five yards from more than any player in 1619 01:19:53,520 --> 01:19:56,240 Speaker 1: the league. And he's done it as you mentioned running 1620 01:19:56,240 --> 01:20:00,280 Speaker 1: the ball, he's done it catching it. He's made multiple big, 1621 01:20:00,439 --> 01:20:03,840 Speaker 1: really big plays down field by getting open and getting 1622 01:20:04,280 --> 01:20:07,400 Speaker 1: passes defenderies also made catches in the open field and 1623 01:20:07,479 --> 01:20:11,000 Speaker 1: made guys miss. I've seen a lot of you know, 1624 01:20:11,560 --> 01:20:13,960 Speaker 1: early picks, and he was a second round pick, but 1625 01:20:14,280 --> 01:20:16,200 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of first round picks who have 1626 01:20:17,200 --> 01:20:21,920 Speaker 1: taken time to develop and certainly never developed the way 1627 01:20:22,000 --> 01:20:24,640 Speaker 1: he has so quickly. And that's from Kendall Wright to 1628 01:20:25,360 --> 01:20:29,679 Speaker 1: Corey Davis, you know, the tyrone calicode of Kenny Brett. 1629 01:20:29,720 --> 01:20:32,400 Speaker 1: I mean, a lot of these guys have flashed at 1630 01:20:32,400 --> 01:20:35,280 Speaker 1: the Titans, have taken early in the draft, but this 1631 01:20:35,439 --> 01:20:39,760 Speaker 1: guy has offered so much promise so soon, and when 1632 01:20:39,760 --> 01:20:42,680 Speaker 1: you start looking at the future, now, he's gonna be 1633 01:20:42,760 --> 01:20:44,960 Speaker 1: a huge part of it. You know. He kind of 1634 01:20:45,000 --> 01:20:48,800 Speaker 1: has changed their offense, and I think, you know, all 1635 01:20:48,880 --> 01:20:51,040 Speaker 1: of it works together. Tanny Hills having a really good year, 1636 01:20:51,080 --> 01:20:52,960 Speaker 1: Derrick Keenner's having a good year, Adrian Brown's having to 1637 01:20:52,960 --> 01:20:55,639 Speaker 1: give you. John hu Smith has really developed and become 1638 01:20:55,640 --> 01:20:57,559 Speaker 1: a weapon. To tied end. I think all of them 1639 01:20:58,320 --> 01:21:02,439 Speaker 1: their presence makes the other one more effective. Let's switch 1640 01:21:02,520 --> 01:21:05,360 Speaker 1: gears and talk defense in that secondary. Dory Jackson is 1641 01:21:05,880 --> 01:21:07,439 Speaker 1: sort of the name that we've come to know over 1642 01:21:07,520 --> 01:21:09,600 Speaker 1: the years. What can tell us about his status? I 1643 01:21:09,640 --> 01:21:12,280 Speaker 1: saw that he was not practicing this week. I know 1644 01:21:12,360 --> 01:21:15,720 Speaker 1: it's an estimation, but how ready do you think he'll 1645 01:21:15,760 --> 01:21:18,599 Speaker 1: be for Sunday's game? And what's the concern? Who steps 1646 01:21:18,720 --> 01:21:21,519 Speaker 1: up in case he doesn't? Yeah, I mean I think 1647 01:21:21,560 --> 01:21:23,559 Speaker 1: at this point it's a great bonus. It's to get 1648 01:21:23,640 --> 01:21:25,920 Speaker 1: him back. But he's been he has just been not 1649 01:21:26,080 --> 01:21:28,240 Speaker 1: a part of the equation here the last step of 1650 01:21:28,320 --> 01:21:32,400 Speaker 1: weeks he's suffered a foot injury and in Indianapolis earlier 1651 01:21:32,479 --> 01:21:36,479 Speaker 1: this month. He hasn't played since. He was on the 1652 01:21:36,560 --> 01:21:38,720 Speaker 1: practice field for one day leading up to the game 1653 01:21:38,760 --> 01:21:40,840 Speaker 1: against the Saints and then they kind of shut him down, 1654 01:21:40,960 --> 01:21:43,640 Speaker 1: and then here during a practice week. That's been a 1655 01:21:43,680 --> 01:21:46,920 Speaker 1: little bit different. They practice on Tuesday and then we're 1656 01:21:46,960 --> 01:21:50,840 Speaker 1: off Christmas Day, and then the practice schedule, you know, 1657 01:21:50,960 --> 01:21:53,599 Speaker 1: has had him on the field Thursday, and then they'll 1658 01:21:53,640 --> 01:21:56,519 Speaker 1: be on the field again on Friday. So it's been 1659 01:21:56,600 --> 01:22:00,320 Speaker 1: kind of tough to gauge whether he's made progress enough 1660 01:22:00,439 --> 01:22:05,040 Speaker 1: progress to play m I think how things go on 1661 01:22:05,280 --> 01:22:07,880 Speaker 1: Friday will kind of really give you a good feel 1662 01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:10,360 Speaker 1: or what his statstic gonna be. But you know, Tremaine 1663 01:22:10,439 --> 01:22:12,599 Speaker 1: Block has stepped in, a guy they you know, they 1664 01:22:12,680 --> 01:22:17,000 Speaker 1: acquired late in the season from the Cardinals, has played. 1665 01:22:17,040 --> 01:22:19,160 Speaker 1: I think he's played better in recent weeks. Top that's 1666 01:22:19,160 --> 01:22:22,680 Speaker 1: stepped up. Logan Ryan has been really the dependable, you know, 1667 01:22:22,840 --> 01:22:28,360 Speaker 1: cornerback for them, who's played in several different spots on defense, 1668 01:22:28,400 --> 01:22:30,360 Speaker 1: I mean, and been asked to do a lot of 1669 01:22:30,439 --> 01:22:32,280 Speaker 1: different things. I mean, they've had to make it work 1670 01:22:32,880 --> 01:22:35,200 Speaker 1: even with injuries that position. You know, they were down, 1671 01:22:36,080 --> 01:22:39,760 Speaker 1: they're down Malcolm Butler, who who suffered a season ending 1672 01:22:40,520 --> 01:22:43,920 Speaker 1: risk injury, you know, at the midway point, and now 1673 01:22:43,960 --> 01:22:46,759 Speaker 1: they've been playing without a Dory. They've had one Shawn Simms, 1674 01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:48,679 Speaker 1: a guy stepped up a play that he was hurt 1675 01:22:48,760 --> 01:22:50,760 Speaker 1: and now he's kind of back in. They've had to 1676 01:22:50,880 --> 01:22:54,800 Speaker 1: really shuffle a lot in the secondary and uh, and 1677 01:22:55,000 --> 01:22:57,960 Speaker 1: now the hope is a Dory's back at some point, 1678 01:22:58,040 --> 01:23:00,599 Speaker 1: but kind of remains that we see what's on Sunday, 1679 01:23:00,760 --> 01:23:04,400 Speaker 1: and if he's not back Sunday, then you certainly put 1680 01:23:04,479 --> 01:23:07,200 Speaker 1: yourself in a tougher spot. Yeah, what about for you? 1681 01:23:07,320 --> 01:23:09,559 Speaker 1: What stories are you covering as we get through these 1682 01:23:09,640 --> 01:23:12,200 Speaker 1: last few days of the week. I think just Derek, 1683 01:23:12,280 --> 01:23:15,679 Speaker 1: I think Dereck Henry obviously, just how how he looks 1684 01:23:16,360 --> 01:23:19,880 Speaker 1: leading up to the game compared to how he looked 1685 01:23:19,920 --> 01:23:23,000 Speaker 1: in previous weeks. I mean, that's, um, that's a big 1686 01:23:23,080 --> 01:23:25,160 Speaker 1: one from me and uh, and I think it's a 1687 01:23:25,200 --> 01:23:26,880 Speaker 1: big one for the Titans. And then just how the 1688 01:23:27,040 --> 01:23:29,600 Speaker 1: how the team handles, you know, the pressure at this 1689 01:23:29,720 --> 01:23:31,920 Speaker 1: time around. I think they I thought they handled it 1690 01:23:31,960 --> 01:23:34,960 Speaker 1: well going into last year's winning in game. It's just 1691 01:23:35,160 --> 01:23:39,400 Speaker 1: unfortunately without Marcus playing, Uh, it just was too much 1692 01:23:39,439 --> 01:23:41,639 Speaker 1: to overcome and made some turnovers in that game. They've 1693 01:23:41,640 --> 01:23:44,880 Speaker 1: got to stay on Sunday. I think the key is 1694 01:23:45,160 --> 01:23:47,400 Speaker 1: for them to get off to a good start and 1695 01:23:47,479 --> 01:23:50,439 Speaker 1: I turn the ball over kind of uh, you know, 1696 01:23:50,560 --> 01:23:53,799 Speaker 1: put some pressure on the Texans, and again, I'm curious 1697 01:23:53,880 --> 01:23:57,280 Speaker 1: to see how Bill O'Brien's going to approach things Ears. 1698 01:23:57,360 --> 01:24:01,200 Speaker 1: I think everybody is um because he's he certainly has 1699 01:24:01,600 --> 01:24:04,439 Speaker 1: made it clear he's playing to win, but which players 1700 01:24:04,520 --> 01:24:07,320 Speaker 1: he's playing with is to try to win. It is 1701 01:24:08,240 --> 01:24:11,080 Speaker 1: is gonna have an impact on this game as well. 1702 01:24:11,840 --> 01:24:14,240 Speaker 1: Certainly will and you go a lot of different directions. 1703 01:24:14,280 --> 01:24:15,840 Speaker 1: We'll all be watching. It should be a fun game 1704 01:24:15,880 --> 01:24:18,560 Speaker 1: on Sunday here at NRG Stadium. Jim Wyatt, thank you 1705 01:24:18,680 --> 01:24:20,599 Speaker 1: as always for the time and look forward to seeing 1706 01:24:20,640 --> 01:24:23,599 Speaker 1: you here on Sunday. Sounds good. Thank you. There's DPS 1707 01:24:23,720 --> 01:24:26,880 Speaker 1: do with Jim Watt of the Tennessee Titans, senior writer 1708 01:24:27,000 --> 01:24:30,920 Speaker 1: for Titans Online dot com. Yeah, that's their website anyway, 1709 01:24:30,960 --> 01:24:32,519 Speaker 1: that's gonna do it for the show tonight. Thank you 1710 01:24:32,640 --> 01:24:35,599 Speaker 1: to John Harris for being on Zach Cunningham with DP 1711 01:24:35,800 --> 01:24:38,799 Speaker 1: John McClain way earlier on in the show. And tomorrow 1712 01:24:38,880 --> 01:24:41,439 Speaker 1: night we'll have the Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl 1713 01:24:41,520 --> 01:24:44,240 Speaker 1: on the Sports Radio six ten airways Friday night kickoff 1714 01:24:44,640 --> 01:24:47,240 Speaker 1: five forty five. You want to listen in to that 1715 01:24:47,680 --> 01:24:50,080 Speaker 1: and be ready for the regular season finale with the 1716 01:24:50,160 --> 01:24:53,519 Speaker 1: Texans and Titans Sunday at three twenty five with the kickoff. 1717 01:24:53,600 --> 01:24:55,919 Speaker 1: Have a great night everyone and go Texans.