1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Kicking off the weekend. I'm Texans All Access. Hello Texans, 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Mark vandermar John Harris with you, soon to be joined 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: by Lovey Smith and Dez King Desmond King Corner. You've 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: heard of him later on in the program. A lot 5 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: to get to today, Johnny. Big weekend ahead, and I'm 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: sure you'll find sometime for R and R this weekend. 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: I'm hoping, well, I would think. So it is Father's Day, 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: it's also June teenth. It's juneteenth and Father's Day on 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: the same day, which is crazy in some sense, the 10 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: fact that's both on June nineteenth, but it is Juneteenth 11 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 1: and Father's Day. So I wrote my daily brew to day. 12 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: I told a story about my Pops. And I always 13 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: think about my dad for many reasons. But when I'm 14 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: in the building and I see Cal and I think 15 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: of you know, when Bob is still alive, how Cal 16 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: and Bob were always together there where you saw them together. 17 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: You see Lovey and Miles Smith together, So that always 18 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: makes me think about Pops. And of course going on 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: a Father's Day. And I've talked to Miles. We've talked 20 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: to Miles, I've talked to was about being a coach's son, 21 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,319 Speaker 1: and what's that like? Because I was a coach's son, 22 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: and I told a story about my dad coaching me 23 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: many many eons ago and me having talked back to 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: my dad during a game, and it didn't go well 25 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: for me. But in the end, he was right about 26 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: what he was trying to coach me on, and I 27 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: realized it pretty distinctly, and so I told his story 28 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: and just figuring, you know, it's Father's time, his Father's Day, 29 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: tell a little story time, you know, about my dad. 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: So it's it's gonna be an interesting weekend. So Happy 31 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: Father's Day. It's all the fathers out there. Juneteenth recognize 32 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: that on Sunday as well, which started in Galveston, one 33 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: of my favorite places in the world. So pretty interesting, 34 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: and I would think event filled weekend around here for sure. 35 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,559 Speaker 1: A lot of people getting Monday off for Juneteenth as well, 36 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: the day after Father's Day and the real Juneteenth, which 37 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: is June nineteenth. Anyway, a man who's a father, a grandfather, 38 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: and a head coach, Lovey Smith Johnny and I caught 39 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: up with him right after practice concluded because we knew 40 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: the big break was coming. Let's try to get the 41 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: Beard at the microphone one more time and he liked 42 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: the way things were going at practice. But great really 43 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: from start to finish. You know, first we asked the 44 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: guys to you know, a long time ago, to show 45 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: up every day and let us coach you. And we 46 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: had a lot of things to get done. Feel like 47 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: we did that. It all comes down, of course, to 48 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: that final practice and one last look as a coach. 49 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: You know, you want to want to be injury free. Yeah, 50 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: so we got a lot of things to compass throughout 51 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: and of course today we finished it up the right way. Coach, 52 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: getting back to I don't know if we'll ever get 53 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: back to normal after the pandemic, but it felt a 54 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: lot normal because it didn't have to be all zoom. 55 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: You could go out there and say, hey, this is 56 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: how you do it, and show the players and show 57 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: the young guys how you do it. How important was 58 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: it to be hands on? Yet again, it was very important. 59 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: It was good to get back to normal. Uh. I 60 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: don't think we we didn't. We didn't have a zoom 61 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: meeting uh this entire off season, so uh, to get 62 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: back to that. I think it's important too to look 63 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: at a you know, player and I and as you mentioned, 64 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: to get hands on him to show him exactly how 65 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: to do it. There were no restrictions on us, and 66 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: we had so many players that came the entire time. 67 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: I think we as it ends up, about thirty nine opportunities. 68 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: We had to get better this this all season, and uh, 69 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: that kind of shows the commitment that the players have. Well, 70 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: last year you couldn't have any real contact like full 71 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: eleven on eleven offense versus defense, Right, How strange was 72 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: that and how helpful is this especially for the young 73 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: players who're trying to develop these guys. It's it's it's 74 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: it's very important too. Um, you know, it's one thing, 75 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: you know, with the drills and all of that, and 76 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: that's that's really important. And of course none of all 77 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: season is in pads, but there are so many other 78 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: things that you can get done just lining up eleven 79 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: on eleven and teaching the guys of course all of 80 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: the drills. And it's been fun watching the new players, 81 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: you know, rookies come in and now you know, you 82 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: can't forget that they're rookies a little bit. Now they're 83 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: they're just blending in with the rest of the guys, 84 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: and we're seeing how they're gonna fit into the plans also, 85 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: and once you get to this mini camp over just 86 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: the only thing that's actually mandatory. So we have our 87 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: entire football team here, and that's of course a you know, 88 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: a good feeling as a coach, coach. A few guys 89 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: that got brought in after the draft, Mario Addison, Jerry Hughes. 90 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: Not not just those guys, but I use those guys 91 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: as an example because they're seasoned. Who won't call them old, 92 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: there's season, they've been around. But how valuable are they 93 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: to you in the coaching staff because they are leaders, 94 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: they are instructors. You're watching with some of the young guys, 95 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: and I've watched, you know, John Grenard go over and 96 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: talk with Jerry and Mario. How important are they to 97 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: you from that aspect? Yeah, they ain't gonna play, but 98 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: they can also deliver the message as the coaching staff 99 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: is trying to give it to them as well, kind 100 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: of be another voice for you in the locker room. 101 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: How important is that to use the coaching staff? It's 102 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: I think it's critical that you have a certain amount 103 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: of veterans on your football team. And I'm talking about 104 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: veterans that's done it a certain way, you know, been 105 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: true pros throughout. We just finish it with our last 106 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: defensive meeting today and that's one of the things I 107 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: talked about on you know, what some of the young 108 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: players can do, just you know, spend a little time 109 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: with Jerry Hughes. I mean Jerry Hughes, Mario Addison. I 110 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: think it's thirteen and twelve years they've been playing in 111 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: the league at a high level. I mean, it would help, 112 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: It would benefit a young player to see exactly how 113 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: they prepare for a season, see what they do. You know, 114 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: we as coaches are telling them what to do doing 115 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: this break, but exactly how guys that have played again 116 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: played at a high level, how they do it has 117 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: been great. The players coming in. You mentioned Darry Hughes, 118 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 1: I mean he got here a little bit later in 119 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: the offseason doing the off season program, but jump right 120 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: in and it's amazing how people will gravitate to certain players. 121 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: So he stepped in that role right away. And we 122 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: have a lot of that on the on the offensive 123 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: side of the football too. So you want a little 124 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: bit of old and of course a lot of out 125 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: of the young players coach As a head coach, how 126 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: difficult is it to watch the players and mark their 127 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: development yet also keep it on your assistance and how 128 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: they are coaching, because I gotta imagine that's a big 129 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: part of the job, coaching the coaches. We've discussed that 130 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: kind of thing before, but so much goes into it 131 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: from you down to the players performance. Yeah, it does. 132 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: A lot does go in with the coaches, But keep 133 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: in mind, we've spent a lot of time together, okay, 134 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: and the found part. I mean, we've been on the field, 135 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: We've been to walk through the sales, so we pretty 136 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: much know how we're gonna you know, we go out 137 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: on the football field, you know. Of course, coaches have 138 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: to be on the same page, and we are that way. 139 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: But it's still good to see, uh, you know, a 140 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: new group of guys coming in and see how they're reacting, 141 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: how they're responding to our coaching. And I love what 142 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: we're able to do. Of course, Peth Hamilton leading an 143 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: offensive group, you know, Frank Ross leading of course our 144 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: special teams, and I've seen the guys just get better 145 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: and better. It matters when you stay here in the 146 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: off season, you keep putting in that work, and so 147 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: today it is the final product a little bit. And 148 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: I just like where we're we have a long way 149 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: to go. We're not put you know, game ready yet, 150 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: but we're a lot closer. You mentioned last year when 151 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: we get it, didn't get a chance to even line 152 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: up and do any of these things. And that's why 153 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: you know, of course, there's a buzz going around along 154 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: around here, and I think is warrant you talked about 155 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: taking the coaches out. I would come down the hallway 156 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: in February. I've becoming a work and I would see 157 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: this throng of people. I'm like, hey's coaching, there's coaching. 158 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: There's coach y'all going out the practice field early in 159 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: the morning, going to get it done. And one of 160 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: the guys that is hugely important to all of that, 161 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: the guy you coach at quarterback and Davis Mills And 162 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: I know you know Kyl and Kevin and Jeff did 163 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: a nice job, but Davis is one A lot of 164 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: people focus on coach. What'd you see from Davis this 165 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: time around or the offseason after playing as a rookie 166 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: worked out like you said, and that was a big deal. 167 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: He mentioned it too being here for the offseason before 168 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: the program started. What did you see from him during 169 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: that period? During OTAs in mini camps, we saw growth throughout. 170 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: He's one of the players that every day of the 171 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: building has opened, he's been here. There's a lot that 172 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: goes into them and for him to move into that 173 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: role quarterback is going to be one of your leaders 174 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: on every football team. And guys have gotten a chance 175 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: to see him. And I've seen him, you know, last 176 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 1: year and then here him. You know, he wasn't leading 177 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 1: an awful lot, you know, but now his voice when 178 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: he's weeks we all listening to team listens and for 179 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: him though, to just go through each day and get 180 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: more and more confidence and being able to work with 181 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: the receivers, the tight ends, the running backs, getting more 182 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: and more control of the offense daily. Finishing right up 183 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: with a good two minute drill. Last thing we did today, 184 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 1: well we noticed that of course, and the situational work 185 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: in general, coach red area two minute drill clock situations, 186 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: can you discuss what goes into deciding what you do 187 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: in practice? And I got to imagine a training camp, 188 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: you're gonna have even more of that, more of that well, 189 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: what goes into our practice practice in general, all the 190 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: situations that come up in a game. You know, the 191 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: first couple of weeks, of course, we concentrate a lot 192 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: on first, second, down in and third down. You mentioned 193 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: reds on work. It's critical, it's important, and we've done 194 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: a lot of it, especially lately. But games, you know, 195 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: if you look at games, I mean, it's how you 196 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: handle situations at the end of the game, end of 197 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: the half the game. And believe me, no one will 198 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: work on those more than we will. And we got 199 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: a chance to do a little bit right now. But 200 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: this is just you know, an interest to training camp 201 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: where we really get a chance. There's so many other 202 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: things that we're able to introduce to our players. We 203 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: will practice. All of our workouts that we've done so 204 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: far have been at eight am in the morning. We'll 205 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: continue to do that in training camp, which is a 206 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: little different than probably you know, past years. We'll practice 207 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 1: every morning at eight am, and I think it's good 208 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: for young people to learn how to start the day earlier, 209 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: get up early in the morning, you know, and get 210 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: to work in and then have the rest of the 211 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: day of course, to see exactly what you're able to do. 212 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: There so many things we're able to establish this offseason. 213 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: We appreciate the eight am starts. Coach, well, our coach. 214 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: I am a little mad at you about this though, 215 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: and there's only one reason. I mean, I love you 216 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: to death. But we go on radio live at eight o'clock. 217 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,199 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna be on radio and our practice is 218 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 1: going on. We'll give you a little break. Job, So 219 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm gonna have to take a little break. 220 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do a drum solo. But Coach mar put 221 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: up something talking about situations, and I want to ask 222 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 1: you about that because it feels like as a coach, 223 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 1: it's the one thing is you're going kind of up 224 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: the ranks and you're becoming a position coach and then 225 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: maybe even a coordinator. You're worried about the access nos teaching, 226 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: the techniques and all those things. When for you did 227 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: it really become well, I gotta learn how to manage 228 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: the game and manage the clock. Was it really when 229 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: you became a head coach or did you start working 230 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: on those things when you were a coordinator. No, long 231 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: before you become a head football coach. These situations come 232 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: up when you get into football, like, we're gonna expect 233 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: our football team if you're out on the football field, 234 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna expect our guys to know how to handle 235 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: those situations. So I think they start then. And so 236 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: we're asking our football players every position coach needs to 237 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: kind of know we have a game plan about everything. 238 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about them in meetings, and Dan, of 239 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: course go out on the football field and put the 240 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: players and let them actually do it. But that's what 241 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: it's all about. And it's just not into the game situations. 242 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: It's uh, you know, just third downs or second and 243 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: long second and short on just tendencies that teams do, 244 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: just what people do in certain situations. And I know, 245 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: as you just watch games, seem like more teams lose 246 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: games each week than actually doing an awful lot to 247 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,719 Speaker 1: win them. What about the offensive line. We talked to 248 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: you a few weeks ago about the progress. Now that 249 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: the mini camp is in the books, what did you 250 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: make of how things went up front? A lot of 251 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: Mixican matching up there. He had Laramie back for camp, 252 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 1: that was nice. What about the old line, Well, we 253 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: like we did. We looked at a lot of different combinations, 254 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: which is good, which we planned to do and in 255 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: all season that's what you want to do. Also, you know, offense, defense, 256 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: special teams. We're going to look at new things we 257 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: may want to do, but then looking at players in 258 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: different positions and a little you know, Laramie Tonsil wasn't 259 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: around a few few days, so that allows does but 260 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: to me, when when one of your your star players 261 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: isn't around, that's what happens during a season. Injuries come up. 262 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: You have to have a plan for all different things. 263 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: So we're able to look at the players in a 264 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: lot of different position justin Bread of course, didn't do 265 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: an awful lot the last couple of days to see 266 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: what that plan would be. But what we want to do, 267 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: you know, we're gonna address eight offensive linemen, so we 268 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: need some of the guys need to have flexibility on 269 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:29,079 Speaker 1: what they can do. Coach Warhop of course, coach Honner 270 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: both did a great job coaching the players and we'll 271 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 1: be ready. Coach, seventeen defensive linemen are on this roster. 272 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you've got any more stashed like 273 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: in the woodworks, you know, somewhere, but obviously running a 274 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: fourm in front is as we've talked a lot about, 275 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: you've got to have some guys up front, even though 276 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: you didn't hit, and you can't be totally you know, 277 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: you can't be collisioning people. The growth of that group 278 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 1: up front, what did you think about that in the spring? 279 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: Like what they're able to do? Also, and you can 280 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: never have too many good defensive linemen. Of course we're 281 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,320 Speaker 1: a four man as you mentioned, a four man front. 282 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: We'll address at least eight, so guys know that they're 283 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: going to play an awful lot. But even though you 284 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: can't you know, hit, tackle and go full speed, there's 285 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: so much good drill work that you can get done. 286 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 1: And that's where we're able to do. There would be 287 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: great competition, you know. We we talked about some of 288 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: our you know, Mario Addison of course, Jerry Hughes adding 289 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: some you know, some of the players that have been 290 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: stars in the league. But we have a good group 291 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: of young players and to watch their development. You know 292 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: Roy Lopez being a rookie last year playing Malie Collins 293 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: of course second year with US Ross Blacklock. We have 294 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: so many players like that Sheet Green, I mean you 295 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: look at what he was able to do. Jonathan Renard, 296 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: of course, is coming off an injury even though he 297 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: wasn't doing an awful lot of physical stuff. Just him 298 00:14:55,520 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: getting into football, seeing him coach the players and he 299 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: will take another big step this year or too. Coach, 300 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: how do you handle where the rookies go group wise? 301 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: And I know the depth chart is very fluid this 302 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: time of year, Like we were discussing, and I got 303 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: to think that it almost doesn't matter because you're out 304 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: there with players and you can get better at your 305 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: craft no matter what level you're playing at. And I 306 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: hate to call it a level, but how do you 307 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: handle assigning that well? For you know, depth chart in general, 308 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: we don't name starters really in the all season and 309 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: as much as anything, we just want guys to get reps. 310 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: We will do a lot of different combination. We have 311 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: a rep count, We keep track of hominy reps each 312 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: players getting. So that's all we're promising guys. We will 313 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: put you on the football field to give you an 314 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: opportunity to show us exactly who you are, and all 315 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: of our players that have been here of a guy 316 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: and a chance to do that. So it's more that 317 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: as opposed to know what team you're working with right now, 318 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: all of you want to see them in a lot 319 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: of different situation. We're able to do that coach for 320 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: a lot of people. When they get this, everybody's like, 321 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: well I'm gonna I'm gonna go home. A lot of 322 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: guys from all over the place. And I would imagine 323 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: when you coaching other places, you come home to Texas. 324 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: But now you're home in Texas. So what's your plan 325 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: for the break? You can just stay home, You're gonna 326 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: get away. What's the plan for the break for you? Well, 327 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: I think it is important doing this break. Just keep 328 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: in mind some of the you know, some of us 329 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: have been here an entire time. So what we do. 330 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: I think it's important for you to get away. We're 331 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: getting ready for a long stretch and I'm gonna come 332 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: back in July when we get started again. So what 333 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: do we do? I mean, I'm gonna you know, we 334 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: have me, Rand and I are getting ready to have 335 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: our tenth grandchild, So we're gonna do a lot of 336 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: grandchildren visits. Looking forward to that. Do you love soccer, flag, football, 337 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: all those different things? Looking forward to a lot of that. 338 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: But I like the players. I'm gonna get away too, 339 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: and looking forward to it a couple more for you, 340 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: you open up against the Colts. Yes, how much I 341 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: hate took all a game planning, But how much planning 342 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: do you do for the opponents? Research on what they're 343 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: doing this time of year or what you've already done, 344 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: because you can't wait till the week of I get that. 345 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: But how's that handled with you and Nick or however 346 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: has handled well? We keep track of what's happening, especially 347 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: in the AFC South, and of course, you know, opening 348 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 1: up with an AFC South opponent, but at the same 349 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: time we know quite a bit. You know, of course 350 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: Tennessee and the Colts keeping the same staffs in place, 351 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,959 Speaker 1: we're pretty familiar with them, but there's a lot that 352 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: goes in long before you know, we get the preseason 353 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: games and the regular season. We're always kind of paying 354 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: attention to what's going on with them. Coach, thanks a 355 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: lot for joining us, a great break. We will thank you, Johnny, 356 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: and you and I had a chance to visit with 357 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 1: him even more after our interview, and you just get 358 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: the feeling that he legitimately genuinely likes the progress, but 359 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: like anybody else would recognize this is a process. You 360 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: got to get the training camp. They've got to get 361 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: better in camp. You know, I don't think a coach 362 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: and Bill O'Brien once told us something like this, and 363 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: Gary Kubiak as well, you don't really know what you 364 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 1: got until you get deep in the weeds and training 365 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: camp and really on the way out of training camp. Yeah. Absolutely. 366 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: I mean as you go in, you when you put 367 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: the pads on, that's whenever the changes, of course, because 368 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 1: you can look you look great as always, everything looks 369 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: super and tremendous without pads on. You put the pads on, 370 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: you're like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. We did not see this, Kevin. 371 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,919 Speaker 1: We didn't think this was gonna happen. Or and go 372 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: the other way too, like wow, we're really surprised by 373 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: that guy. I mean, like Roy Lopez last year. Did 374 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: we have any idea that Roy was gonna have kind 375 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: of the training camp we thought he was that he 376 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: could be a regular in this lineup by week two? 377 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:45,400 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think that. So once you put 378 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: the pads on, you kind of get an idea, and 379 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: then you get into preseason games. You see how some 380 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: guys react to that. I'm glad we have preseason games 381 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: back again, as opposed to was it twenty twenty, dude, 382 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: we shouldn't know that by now twenty twenty when you 383 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 1: just had to dive right in by the way, you're 384 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: diving right against the Chiefs. Good luck. You have the 385 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: three preseason games which will help, and I hope we 386 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: don't go to two. But you get it. You get 387 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: into training camp and guys start getting in routines, but 388 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: once you put the pads on, you can truly see 389 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:19,239 Speaker 1: what you have, not just I mean speedwise, but just 390 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 1: physicality wise, like, is this what we expected? Is this 391 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: what we thought? And then of course you deal with 392 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: injuries and all that kind of stuff. So here's the 393 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 1: one thing I thought about the other day. We go 394 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: into training camp every single year and we look at 395 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: the ninety man roster and we talk. We obviously offseason 396 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: that's all we do. We talk and well, which guys 397 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: will do this, which guys will do that? And then 398 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: we go to week one and who had the most 399 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: catches for the team in week one? Last year it 400 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 1: was Danny Ammondola in week one. I think it was 401 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,400 Speaker 1: a Week one. Wow, even if it wasn't the highest, 402 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: it was pretty close. He had had he had had 403 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: a pretty solid ball game in that ball game. And 404 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: at any point during the off season did we ever 405 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:00,919 Speaker 1: bring up to him at Dola's name, Like, No, there 406 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: was no reason to we had We had no idea. 407 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: I was thinking about this when I was driving the 408 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 1: other day. Mark the fact that they're gonna be probably 409 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: at least five to seven guys names we call that 410 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: put on a Texans jersey in the fall, that we 411 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: had no idea this offseason we're even a consideration for 412 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: the Texans in any way, shape or form, like who's 413 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: gonna be the Danny A Mandola, Because there will be one. 414 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: There will be one. Twenty fifteen, Quentin Demps comes from 415 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: out of nowhere a third week like, oh, Quentin Deps' 416 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: is back, and then he becomes a big factor on 417 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: this defense for the rest of fifteen. And that was 418 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: incredible in twenty sixteen before going to the Chicago Bears 419 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: taking a big free agent deal. But there will be 420 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 1: four or five guys that end up coming in that 421 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 1: we had no idea at this time of year we're 422 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: gonna be a part of this team. I can't remember 423 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 1: a year where it wasn't like that, but last year 424 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: in particular with Dania A Mandola, like we never saw 425 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 1: him coming. We who do we even have an inkling 426 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: that Daniy A Mendola, Your guy Philip door Set that 427 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: goes through the year. He comes later into year and 428 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: you're like, oh, we got Philip door Set. Now he 429 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 1: ends up making big plays in the Jags game and 430 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 1: against the Chargers in two wins for the Texans. So 431 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: I'm always curious about that. Where did those four or 432 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:21,360 Speaker 1: five six guys come from that end up making an 433 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: impact that really nobody saw coming because they weren't on 434 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: the roster going into training camp or coming out offseason, 435 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: and they weren't even on the roster to start the year. 436 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: But somehow along the way, guy got hurt, they gotta 437 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: make an acquisition and incomes Danny A Mendola, incomes Philip Dorset. 438 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 1: Just so happened those guys ended up at a receiver, 439 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: but it could be at any particular position at that 440 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: point where they pick somebody up off the street and 441 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: that guy steps in and ends up doing a good 442 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: job for him that week. One stat sheet from last 443 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: year is pretty interesting. So Amandola and Cook's actually tied 444 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: for the team lead and catches with five, and yeah, 445 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: Amndola had a touchdown. Cared to guess who was third 446 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: on that pass receive eaving stat sheet from week one 447 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: last year. It was Faraoh. It was Faraoh. Very good, Johnny, 448 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: that's amazing that one handed catch, didn't he Yeah, four 449 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 1: grabs and then David Johnson with three, Connley with two 450 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: along of seventeen. It's funny because that day the Texans 451 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: ran the ball a lot, forty one carries for one 452 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 1: sixty as a squad three point nine. Though they were 453 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: they were committed to the run. Ingram led the way 454 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 1: with eighty five yards three point three per carry, and 455 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 1: they still threw it thirty three times. It's not like 456 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: they threw it twenty times. They threw it thirty three times. 457 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: That's a lot of plays. Okay, seventy four snaps on offense? 458 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, domination, I mean seventy four. I know college 459 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: fans are like, my team runs one hundred, which is 460 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: true in college, but it's college. It's college in the NFL. 461 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 1: You're on seventy four. That's a pretty high number. Yeah, 462 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: that's a really high number. Actually, so you get to seven, 463 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: you get to seventy four every single week. Oh this 464 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 1: is I was gonna say something. But if you get 465 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: the seventy four sometimes that means you're just giving a 466 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: big plays. On the other side, you can't. You're just 467 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: having a dink and dug down the field against seventy 468 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: four plays. But typically you get to seventy four plays, 469 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: now you're doing something well. You're rocking. If you're not smart, 470 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 1: If you're not turning the ball over and you have 471 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: seventy four plays, you're doing pretty well. And Trevor Lawrence 472 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: threw for over three hundred yards. Buddy did throw the 473 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 1: three interceptions last year and that definitely hurt them. So 474 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: you're getting turnovers and you ran it or held the 475 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: ball for seventy four plays, thirty three of them passes. 476 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: Let's do that again against the Colts on opening day 477 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two. I can't wait. By the way, 478 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 1: last night, you know I should save this for another 479 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: segment because it was really special last night. The season 480 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: ticket members of the first year who are still with us, 481 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: and they were offered a chance to go to a 482 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: town hall with Nick as Sario and Lovey Smith. So 483 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: two og season ticket members at NRG Center last night 484 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: in a town hall. It was packed, and I know 485 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:04,199 Speaker 1: Larry Larry and Stafford tweeted about tweeted something. He showed up, 486 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 1: but he got on the mic and he was very good. 487 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,959 Speaker 1: He was very good talking about you know, disappointment from 488 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: the fans, passion of the fans wanting more, you know, 489 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: hoping that this is the time that this is going 490 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: to happen, that this this is the rise of the Texans. 491 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: And it was it was heartfelt. You know, a lot 492 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 1: of the fans had great questions. They opened it up. 493 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 1: Nick and Lovey wanted to take all the tough questions. 494 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 1: Go ahead, rain them down and they were wonderful. Nick 495 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: and Lovey were terrific last night. The fans were amazing. 496 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: The energy in the room was fantastic. I loved getting 497 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 1: up on that stage because I said, you are my people, 498 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: you know they were. The Harrison's O two is terrific. Okay, 499 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 1: So this, I mean, we're sort of in a that's 500 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 1: right way of saying this in a unique situation, mark 501 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 1: because no other team in the league, well maybe maybe 502 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. The Jaguars and the Panthers started in ninety five, 503 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: just seven years before the before the Texans. But we're 504 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: in uni situation in that those people were there from 505 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: the beginning. They know the entire team history that goes 506 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: with the Texans, so knowing every single in and out 507 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: when Nick and Lovey are up there, and I'm not 508 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: sure exactly how to ask this question, but how do 509 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: you think Nick and Lovey were able to receive or 510 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: understand the fans angst Because they've been here a couple 511 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: of years. They've obviously seen what they've seen from Afar. 512 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: They've coached against or in this case, worked against, the 513 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: Texans for a number of different years. But you and 514 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: everybody in that room has experienced every single thing of 515 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: the Texans. Yeah in here in Nick and Lovey, they've 516 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: just gotten here in twenty and twenty one, respectively. I 517 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: can imagine that's probably difficult for them to understand, but 518 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: they also need to understand it in some sense to 519 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: hear the fact that, oh man, okay, I haven't been 520 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: here for nineteen of the twenty some odd years. But 521 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: I get where the fans are coming from on this. 522 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 1: I think they totally understand. They're smart enough to understand love. 523 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: He's been with the Bears, so he gets the history 524 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 1: of things and the frustration that the Bears had not 525 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: being able to match the eighty five season. Yet he 526 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: was the guy to take them back to the super Bowl, 527 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: even though they didn't win it. Nick obviously has enjoyed 528 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,199 Speaker 1: some very good times with the New England Patriots. But 529 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: Nick understands the league and what's going on. And I 530 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: think they've gotten into this thing and really soaked up 531 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: a lot of the history and what it is about 532 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: the Texans that occurred prior to them that you know, 533 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 1: it has some people longing for Hey, great times under Kubiak, 534 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,640 Speaker 1: the good times we did have under Bill O'Brien, who 535 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: the dive that took place in twenty twenty to where 536 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: we are now coming out of that. And we got 537 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: the right guys. You know, I think everybody felt that 538 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: in the room last night. We have the right guys. 539 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: The right men are in charge, the right men are 540 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: in the room to get the job done and bring 541 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: the Texans to where they need to go. And does 542 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: it happen this year? I'd love it too. We'll see. 543 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: We're all in this together, all right. Let's get to 544 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: the next segment where we will feature Desmond King, former 545 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: All Pro, a lot of good stuff to say about 546 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 1: what's going on in the practice field, and then some 547 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: here on Texans Radio inside in our g stadium. It's 548 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: Texans Radio. Mark Vanderman or John Harris with you and 549 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: our visit a couple of days ago with Texans dB 550 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 1: Desmond King joining us right now Texans Radio, the Pride 551 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 1: of Detroit, Michigan. Desmond King, how's it going good? Thank 552 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: you guys for inviting me again, the Pride of Detroit. 553 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: I've seen this a lot about you, Desmond. Is this 554 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: true or not? I feel like you play with a 555 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: little bit of a Detroit size chip on your shoulders. 556 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:49,360 Speaker 1: That true? Um, I mean, there's never is never a 557 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: moment where you know where I'm from, It doesn't you know, 558 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't show I play every time I step on 559 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 1: the field. Everybody know he's a tough guy. You know. 560 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: Everybody know like Detroit. They say, you know Detroit is tough. 561 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: You know it's hard. But I mean, it's just where 562 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 1: I'm from. How you know I was raised. It's just never, 563 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 1: you know, never to back down from nothing. Hey. In 564 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, the defense made a lot of plays, 565 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: all right, and you among the players made a lot 566 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: of plays as well. I know the numbers didn't always 567 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: bear that out, and it wasn't a great year for 568 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 1: the team overall, but there was a lot to build on. 569 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: How is this year's Texans d look it? Because I 570 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,719 Speaker 1: know you added some new guys, but you have a 571 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 1: lot of the guys who made plays last year coming back. Um. 572 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,360 Speaker 1: I mean to me, from what I've seen so far, 573 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: no tas um. We got guys that can play in 574 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: any spot that you need them to play and in 575 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: the secondary. Um, the defense total as a total, you know, 576 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: as a group, I feel like, you know, we got 577 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 1: we got veteran guys that's that's here to step up, 578 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: you know, in each each position, you know, down the line. 579 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: So then we got some younger guys that's out there 580 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: that's just making plays, you know what I'm saying. They 581 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: just have that that ability, that knack for the ball. Um. 582 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: I saw Jalen out in practice just making plays all 583 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: over the field. So it's it's good to see the 584 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: young guys get out there and get active. So I'm 585 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: definitely excited to see where it Texas this year. Does. 586 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: But for you, last year you played some inside, you 587 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: played some outside. People think, yeah, you know, it's it's cornerback. 588 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's pretty the same thing. But it 589 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: could be night and day different, right for you For 590 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: a guy that does have to play both, or does 591 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:27,320 Speaker 1: play both, how different are those two positions and how 592 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: difficult is it for you to kind of learn the 593 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: intricacies of playing both. Um, I just got to remember, 594 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: you know, you know, as as also playing the inside, 595 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: you gotta be more patient. You know, the inside is 596 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: a lot more about you know, patience, knowledge. You know, 597 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: you have to really think, you know, and I'm not 598 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 1: trying to say like you don't have to think a corner, 599 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: but it's really it's a different. It's a different position 600 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: than I playing outside corner and me just having those 601 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 1: conversations with my coach, he asked, you know, like, what's 602 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: the difference of you playing man outside and playing man 603 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: in the inside. I was just saying, like, I don't know. 604 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 1: He was like, well, I've been watching you know, the 605 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: film and watching your practice. I think you know, when 606 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: you get back inside playing inside corner, you need to 607 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: be more patient, you know, play how you used to 608 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: play more patient and just you know, don't kind of 609 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: like get the two mixed up. So I mean I 610 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: definitely took that and kind of you know, put that 611 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: out there on taping, and I kind of saw the 612 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: difference night and day, like you said, and playing those 613 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: two positions. Desmond King joining US, Okay, so he came 614 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: into the league twenty seventeen. How have you changed as 615 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: an athlete as far as how you take care of 616 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: your body and handle the personal side of things as 617 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: you evolve here in the NFL, Because I know early 618 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 1: on it's got to be a whirlwind you're coming into 619 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: the league, and oh my gosh, how is it different 620 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: for you now? If at all, um, I would I 621 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: would just say, like, you know, coming in as a rookie, 622 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: especially in the town that I came, Man, I mean, 623 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: it wasn't it. It's about having fun, you know what 624 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: I mean, Like just going out there and just just 625 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: keep doing what you've been doing since what peewee little league. 626 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:09,719 Speaker 1: So I was just out there having fun, you know, 627 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 1: and just not really knowing how to take care of 628 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: my body. So you know, and throughout the years, you know, 629 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: this year six now, um, it's it's very important to 630 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: take care of your body. It's about you know, what 631 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: you eat, what you're putting in your body, all of 632 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: that type of stuff. And that's that's something that I 633 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: definitely kind of want to get better at. I feel 634 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: like I need to get better at UM and I will. 635 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: But it's definitely important to know what you're putting into 636 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: your body. Can it can affect your gameplay as well? 637 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: Is it hard to stay in tip top shape between 638 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,480 Speaker 1: mini camp and training camp over the years? H It's 639 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: a it's a choice, you know, It's it's really it's 640 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: really how you, uh, how you take it, you know 641 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. Some people, you know they're going vacation, 642 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 1: you know, they do this, do that. And some guys 643 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: you know they're going vacation and still be active, you know. 644 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: So it's really like your decision, know what you do 645 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: when when you got that time off? Does when you 646 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: and Tad grew up together? Correct? Correct? What was the 647 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: light going through last year together on the same team, 648 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 1: both y'all making plays? What was what was that like 649 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: somebody that you grew up with, that you've known for 650 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: a long long time. Now you guys are on the 651 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: same NFL team, you're both making plays. What was that like? Um, 652 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,520 Speaker 1: it was fun, you know, And like I said you 653 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: know before, it's it's kind of like how we were 654 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: when we were younger, just going out there and just 655 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 1: having fun. Just different level. And so every time, you know, 656 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: me and him on the field, it's it's something good. 657 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:36,720 Speaker 1: It's going to happen, Like something good is going to happen, 658 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 1: but me and him on the fat the same time. 659 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 1: And uh, that's something that you know, Coach Levy you know, 660 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 1: talked about when we just have meetings with just him 661 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: by ourselves and he would just say, like my two 662 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: Detroit guys, they're both on the same side of the field. 663 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 1: Something's going to happen over there. That's gonna be good. So, 664 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: like I said, you know, it's fun and it's good 665 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:58,400 Speaker 1: that you know, have somebody out there that you know 666 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: that you have a relationship with over plus years. So 667 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: it's good to have him out there on the field. 668 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 1: Desmond King joining us, you had a great career at Iowa. 669 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 1: How would things be different for you now with all 670 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 1: this nil stuff going on? How closely have you followed 671 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: this because it's a completely different landscape now in college 672 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,719 Speaker 1: as far as recruiting and the way everything's being handled. 673 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 1: Honestly haven't been following us, Okay, Like I honestly don't know. 674 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 1: We could get you some deals. Yeah, I really want to. 675 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 1: I want to look into that stuff, man, because I 676 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: haven't really figured it out. I really don't know too 677 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: much about it. But I did you know I read 678 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 1: it like maybe a while ago. Bryce Young? Is that 679 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: the quarterback of Alabama? Yeah? Dude, made like I think 680 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: six figures just off. I don't even know. I'm like, like, wow, 681 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 1: I don't know either. I mean you did. I remember 682 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: we talked when you were on our Players show last 683 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: year about the Fab five and how you know they're 684 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: way before your time, but you know all about them 685 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: and everything. They would have rushington and and I l 686 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 1: I mean five freshman starting you would have crushed it. Iowa, 687 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: I mean after a return for a touchdown, I mean 688 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 1: just your career. Iwa. You would have been you and 689 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: I can't. Yeah, I mean you think so absolutely? You 690 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,719 Speaker 1: kid me you were. Weren't you the first freshman to 691 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: start there at dB and forever? Yeah? Okay, I mean 692 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 1: you think about you know why football better than we do. 693 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 1: What you think about how football crazy that place is 694 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:35,359 Speaker 1: and it's highest profile player. You know, Hey, we'll pay 695 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: you such you'll play however much just tweet about our 696 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: place or hey, you're gonna guys are getting deals that 697 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 1: are your back up offensive linement. You don't think Desmond 698 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:47,080 Speaker 1: king Ward wondered, Iowa would have been raking it in 699 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 1: not that you, I mean not did you put it 700 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: that way? Like I said, I haven't really like looked 701 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,239 Speaker 1: looked into it as much, but now did you put 702 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: it that way out honestly kind of thing? Yeah? I 703 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:58,879 Speaker 1: would have kind of I would have made it running. 704 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: I would have rented up out there, all right? You 705 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: ready for some either wars? Let all right? What you use? 706 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 1: iPhone or android phone? Would you rather be miked up 707 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 1: for an entire game or sing your favorite karaoke song 708 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:17,360 Speaker 1: at a karaoke bar? Some guys like being up to 709 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,640 Speaker 1: see me. I'm not the mic up type of person, 710 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 1: but what are you singing? I'm not singing, so I 711 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 1: would probably do the okay, Uh business dress, got to 712 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:33,839 Speaker 1: wear a suit? Uh? I don't. Tad's getting married, let's 713 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:36,359 Speaker 1: use that. And you're not in the wedding. You didn't 714 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:39,360 Speaker 1: put that on you you're wearing clean Jordans with the 715 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:43,399 Speaker 1: suit or you wearing some dress shoes. Really, more guys 716 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: are picking dress shoes. Yeah. Sure, I was talked into 717 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:50,759 Speaker 1: the Jordans with with mine and I was like, you 718 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: know what, it kind of changed my mind. It kind 719 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 1: of changed my thought if that. Yeah, I don't. I 720 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 1: don't think I can put I like you can't. I 721 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 1: like to look professionals. I got a pseudo. I got 722 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:06,320 Speaker 1: a little clean Okay. The favorite card game Spades or Hearts? 723 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:10,280 Speaker 1: Something else? Have you guys ever heard of Egyptian Rascal? 724 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: No looking to that? Okay, all right, all right wild card. 725 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:19,280 Speaker 1: You've been in Houston little a couple of years. Favorite 726 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,400 Speaker 1: Houston food but sometimes you're allowed to eat, sometimes not, 727 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: depending on whether the lad knows or not. Text Max 728 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 1: or brisket slash barbecue? Really yeah? Wow, I would have 729 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: thought brisket, you know, kind of Midwest. Yeah. No, I'm 730 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 1: not too big on the barbecue, and I mean I 731 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: love to barbecue myself personally. But um, i've been I've 732 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:47,240 Speaker 1: been killing the Mexican food. Yeah. What food is Detroit 733 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:53,080 Speaker 1: known for? Don't they have Laughet Coney Islands that in 734 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: Asian corn beef. Okay, all right, okay, corn beef eggros. 735 00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:00,320 Speaker 1: They've also got their quote unquote style of pizza, Detroit 736 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 1: style pizza. Yeah, they do it. Yeah, it's like it's 737 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: like a thick but it's not like heavy dough. It's 738 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: like a lighter dough. But then the the outsides get 739 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:15,359 Speaker 1: crusty from the they drop cheese down into corners as 740 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:18,359 Speaker 1: they bake it, so the out the crust is like 741 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:20,960 Speaker 1: this soft dough. But then it's like crusty on. This 742 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: is not keto friendly. No, it's not at all, not 743 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:26,839 Speaker 1: at all, it's not at all. All right, one more 744 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: for you, one hundred degrees or thirty degrees because you 745 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:33,720 Speaker 1: grow up with all that snow. Yeah, I'm going to hundred, 746 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:44,000 Speaker 1: all right, Desmond King on Texans Radio. All right, big 747 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:47,560 Speaker 1: announcement in town yesterday, the World Cup coming to Houston 748 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,920 Speaker 1: among other cities. But how does the NFL play into this? 749 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 1: Let's discuss next here on Texans All Access. Breaking toward 750 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:58,760 Speaker 1: the weekend here on Texans Radio, Mark Vandermer, John Harris 751 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:02,280 Speaker 1: with you, World Cup coming to Houston, Johnny, six games minimum, 752 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:07,040 Speaker 1: I guests could be more. Twenty twenty six thoughts fantastic, 753 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 1: absolutely love it. I don't know that I would have 754 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: said that five six years ago, when was the last 755 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:14,239 Speaker 1: World Cup we had in soccer eighteen, I don't know 756 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:17,880 Speaker 1: that I would have totally said that. But just my 757 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 1: love of Premier League soccer, man city, of just soccer 758 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:24,839 Speaker 1: around the world, Champions League, just everything has grown over 759 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: the years, and I think part of it is just 760 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:29,359 Speaker 1: knowing the players, you know, knowing you know a lot 761 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 1: of guys in the English squad, curious to see what 762 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:34,719 Speaker 1: the American squad will have. You know, who's gonna be 763 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:36,719 Speaker 1: around poola sitch and all that kind of stuff. So 764 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:40,319 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm curious, and I've always said, no matter 765 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 1: even before eighteen, I always said I wanted to go 766 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:45,920 Speaker 1: to a World Cup event. Here's your chance, I know, 767 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,399 Speaker 1: because just stay right in your seat right now, it's 768 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,200 Speaker 1: and wait till twenty twenty six and you can just 769 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:54,160 Speaker 1: walk out the door I go and listen, just listen 770 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:56,239 Speaker 1: to it and feel the passion of the fans. That's all. 771 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:58,319 Speaker 1: I'mos curious about it. And of course when Mexico's in here, 772 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:00,680 Speaker 1: you feel it. It's just a different it's just a 773 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: different feeling. It's like a it's like a playoff game, 774 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:08,840 Speaker 1: like an NFL playoff game. It's different than that though. 775 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:13,319 Speaker 1: It's it's hard to describe, isn't it. It's this constant noise. Yes, 776 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:17,879 Speaker 1: it just doesn't stop. Well, I remember the first time 777 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:21,919 Speaker 1: I saw USA Mexico here, it didn't stop. But I thought, 778 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,480 Speaker 1: can we get these people in here for the preseason, 779 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,239 Speaker 1: these fans because and I know some of them are 780 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:29,880 Speaker 1: our fans, but it's it's just a different vibe altogether, 781 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:34,000 Speaker 1: and different countries fans are gonna have different traditions and 782 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:36,160 Speaker 1: a different chance. That's the one thing I always blew 783 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 1: me away. When I was first watching a Premier League game, 784 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:43,279 Speaker 1: I'm like, why do I keep hearing? Like what is 785 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:46,319 Speaker 1: that They're chanting and trying to figure out what it 786 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 1: is they're saying, and they're and they're saying about fans 787 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:54,239 Speaker 1: or what they're saying about the players. It's fascinating, just 788 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:58,279 Speaker 1: absolutely fascinated to watch a game and the fan involvement. 789 00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:01,920 Speaker 1: So I'm curious, and I always like, you know, watching 790 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, Premier League, you see these guys they're they're 791 00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 1: club teams, they're professional teams. But then they go to 792 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:10,719 Speaker 1: their their back to their their national teams and it's 793 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,319 Speaker 1: just a different level of play. And I always love 794 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:17,680 Speaker 1: watching when guys that playing the same pro team or 795 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 1: club team then have to play against each other from 796 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,759 Speaker 1: a national standpoint, And I always find that fascinating, you know, 797 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:28,960 Speaker 1: when England has that, Yeah, I always think it's really 798 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:31,680 Speaker 1: really cool uh to see things like that when they 799 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:35,840 Speaker 1: get into their their their national uh kits and play 800 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:37,840 Speaker 1: and hear the fact that they're gonna have six games. 801 00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:40,160 Speaker 1: I don't know what six games they will be. It. Well, 802 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:42,359 Speaker 1: I don't think it'll matter. I don't care what what 803 00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 1: countries come through here. It won't matter. It'll just be 804 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:50,080 Speaker 1: awesome to be one of the cities involved, because in 805 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:52,520 Speaker 1: ninety four we missed it. Ninety four we didn't have 806 00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:54,880 Speaker 1: that opportunity. But now we've got it and shown that 807 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:57,520 Speaker 1: this is one heck of a soccer location and it's 808 00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:00,640 Speaker 1: gonna be really really cool. That was It's because all 809 00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:04,120 Speaker 1: the different football news that comes out. That was the 810 00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:07,040 Speaker 1: news I was waiting for yesterday. I was waiting for 811 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,680 Speaker 1: that yesterday, going all right, when's this coming out? Come on, 812 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:11,919 Speaker 1: We've got to have this, right, I watched it's got 813 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:13,759 Speaker 1: to have this. I watched the FIFA show. A lot 814 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:15,719 Speaker 1: of people saw it on Fox. Yeah, I didn't even 815 00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:17,279 Speaker 1: know it was on Fox. I was here in the 816 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,440 Speaker 1: studio and I just put it on the computer and 817 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 1: I watched the FIFA feed and it was really cool. 818 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,320 Speaker 1: It was in English. It was very cool to watch 819 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:26,480 Speaker 1: how they did their selection show. You know, it's gonna 820 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:29,759 Speaker 1: be cool keeping on that FIFA show. I know for 821 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:32,840 Speaker 1: Champions League, well, they do Champions League. So it's the 822 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:38,839 Speaker 1: top four from all the different European nations, right, and 823 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:41,920 Speaker 1: so what they do is they have a pool of 824 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, thirty two teams and they draw. So 825 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,799 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, they're doing a lottery and they're 826 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:51,360 Speaker 1: like in Group B, torture goal and so they do 827 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:53,840 Speaker 1: the draw that way. I can't remember how they do 828 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,319 Speaker 1: World Cup. I know it's something like that and it's 829 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:59,160 Speaker 1: really cool. Draw or the well, yesterday was just cities, 830 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:02,200 Speaker 1: Yeah yesterday, because we already know the draw for Connor 831 00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:08,920 Speaker 1: or Qatar. Yeah, it's not they the pronunciation. I've heard 832 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:11,920 Speaker 1: so many different versions. I don't know who to trust. 833 00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:13,239 Speaker 1: And all I know is they built a lot of 834 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:15,360 Speaker 1: stadiums there that might not ever be used again. But 835 00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:18,000 Speaker 1: that's just life in the World Cup, international circuit of 836 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:21,279 Speaker 1: all sports, really Olympics included. The only thing that I 837 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:27,120 Speaker 1: have a question about is just the timing because you're 838 00:42:27,160 --> 00:42:28,680 Speaker 1: gonna have a lot of preseason games. You got a 839 00:42:28,719 --> 00:42:31,120 Speaker 1: lot of NFL stadiums. I think they're done by July. 840 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:34,759 Speaker 1: But here's the thing. It's still going to impact. It's 841 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:37,520 Speaker 1: going to impact OTAs in mini camp and things like that. 842 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:40,200 Speaker 1: Oh boy, this will be interesting, but it's in twenty 843 00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:43,400 Speaker 1: twenty six. We don't have to worry about it just yet. Doe. 844 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:45,279 Speaker 1: That's going to do it for the show tonight. This 845 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:48,239 Speaker 1: will be up on Texans app and Houston Texans dot 846 00:42:48,239 --> 00:42:52,480 Speaker 1: com soon enough. Have a great weekend, everybody, Thanks for listening, 847 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:53,759 Speaker 1: and go Texans.