1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, welcome to the program. Great to have you 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: with us tonight for another big show as we have 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: the longest tenured textan available with us tonight. That would 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: be long snapper John Weeks. What is he up to 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: heading into twenty twenty four? A lot of years with 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: this team, played with Demiko Ryans, now plays for Demiko Ryans. 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: Later on Giselle Strong from Sports with Strong. She was 8 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: with us last week for some topics. She's going to 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: be back with us this week for some fun. And 10 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: then later on a little best of Nick Casserio on 11 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: with Sean and Seth. This morning, let's kick it off 12 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 1: with John Weeks. 13 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: It's a man who really needs no introduction, but we 14 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 2: introduced you anyway. John. How's it going? 15 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 3: God around? 16 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: Since twenty ten? I have been and it's twenty twenty four, 17 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: just like yesterday twenty ten. 18 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 4: Mark Mark likes to bring up some not so cool things, 19 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 4: but I appreciate it. 20 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 3: Thanks' cool though it is cool? No, it's great, it's great. 21 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: If I told you it's twenty ten, we're sitting down 22 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: right here, and I'm saying, John, you're gonna be sitting 23 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: here in twenty twenty four and not. 24 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 3: Miss a beat now taking it in a second, you would. 25 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 2: Definitely take it. 26 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: What would your reaction be though, as far as that's 27 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: pretty amazing, would that be it? 28 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 5: Or no? 29 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 4: What? I think my my initial reaction, because of how 30 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 4: I was back then, probably would have been like, well, 31 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 4: at least that means I'm doing a good job. 32 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 3: That's true, you know. I think that's kind of where 33 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 3: it would have been. 34 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 6: Okay, let me ask the Texas historian or the longest 35 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,839 Speaker 6: tenured textan ever correct ever? 36 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 5: Yeah? 37 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, by games and seasons close? Yeah, I think right. 38 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: No, that's it. 39 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 3: Andre Johnson's got twelve thirteen. 40 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: He was twelve twelve. Yeah, so here it goes. 41 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 3: Going into fifteen. Yeah. There. 42 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 6: I want to ask you about a specific moment from 43 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 6: last year. 44 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 3: That I so great moments so many. 45 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 6: Game is tied thirty to thirty, yep against Tampa Bay 46 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 6: and you've been they've been going for two because Kymie 47 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 6: gets hurt. Now it's thirty to thirty, it's fourth down 48 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 6: and you're going out there and Darya goombu walle he's got. 49 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: To kick a field goal. Yeah that's fun. 50 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 6: What do you guys think, Like, you obviously start the 51 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 6: operation then you had Cam and then Darry's got to 52 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 6: kick this thirty yard field goal for us? What was 53 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 6: kind of that whole situation? Like, what were y'all thinking about? 54 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 6: What was going through y'all's minds? Like me and Cam, Yes, 55 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 6: I'll tell y'all. So we were excited. Listen, you know 56 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 6: we had the inside scoop. We all know darr could 57 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 6: kick the football. D's kicked their practice and all that 58 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 6: kind of stuff. Well, me and Cam tried to do 59 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 6: and I think we did an okay job of it. 60 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 6: As we just went up to him. We said, we 61 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,839 Speaker 6: don't need anything that you haven't done before. I said, 62 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 6: we will take care of everything else. The ball will be. 63 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 4: There all you all we need to do is swing 64 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 4: that same kick that you've done in practice, right when 65 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 4: we've been on the side messing around, And I said, 66 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 4: and everything is going to be great and it's going 67 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 4: to be a fun moment to look back on. And 68 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 4: credit to Darry that's what he went out and did 69 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 4: you know anyone else heart could have been pumping a 70 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 4: little bit, he could have swung too hard, but he 71 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 4: went out and he just same swing he had been doing. 72 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: You know, when we've done it on. 73 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 4: The side and put it through in a huge moment 74 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 4: for us and a really cool memory to look back on. 75 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: I like the way you put that John, the way 76 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: you put him at ease with that kind of dialogue. 77 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 4: You know, yeah, I mean it's just he's already got 78 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 4: so much pressure on the table as it is, right, 79 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 4: I mean, running back going out there kick his first 80 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 4: NFL kick. We all knew he could do it. But 81 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,279 Speaker 4: you know, I'm sure you got maybe some thoughts. 82 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 2: Amazing to think about, but you didn't have just that moment. 83 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 6: Then go to Cincinnati the next week with a new kicker, 84 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 6: Matt Avendola. You got to step up and hit the 85 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 6: game winner now and now it should have never come 86 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 6: to that, but it did. And Matt's now got to 87 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 6: kick a game winning field goal. This is the second 88 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 6: week in a row. First it's Darre right, now it's 89 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 6: Matt Avendola. Agree, and now it's the last play of 90 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 6: the game against Cincinnati to win the game. 91 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 2: Take us through that situation. Was it any different or 92 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 2: do you kind of have the same approach? 93 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 4: Now? 94 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 3: The great thing about is the exact same approach. You know. 95 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 4: We went up to Matt and said, hey, this isn't 96 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 4: something you've not done a million times. 97 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 3: Just swing your swing. 98 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 4: Let me and Cam take care of the rest, and 99 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 4: we'll celebrate after as a team. 100 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 3: And that's what we did. 101 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: Well, and you and Cam at the time, Cam, and 102 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: we'll get to in a moment. But taking care of 103 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: the rest, as you said, that is something that's so 104 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: taken for granted, but you guys put a lot of 105 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: time into making sure that that is crisp and on 106 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: the money every single time. 107 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know that's something that that you know, me, 108 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 4: Emy and Cam at the time, we put a lot 109 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 4: of a lot of work into, you know, and I 110 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 4: think we worked really well as unit because we all 111 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 4: trusted each other. Emi knew the ball was going to 112 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 4: be down the laces, We knew where they the laces 113 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 4: were going to be where they needed to be. Cam 114 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 4: knew I was going to give him a good ball, 115 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 4: and you know, he knew how the rotation on my 116 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 4: ball worked, something we had talked about a million times, 117 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 4: so you know, it made the operation nice and smooth, 118 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 4: and that's all we can ask. We've got to give 119 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 4: Emy the best operation because he's got the hardest job 120 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 4: of the three of us. 121 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 6: We joked a little bit earlier about how long you've 122 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 6: been around. We joke about that, but I think there's 123 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 6: ultimate respect for that because you've seen this organization in 124 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 6: every single phase. 125 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 3: Something go down. 126 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 6: Yes, yes, when twenty three starts to turn around and 127 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 6: go in the other direction. Having seen all that you've 128 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 6: been around, job, what was that you're like for you 129 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 6: to be able to experience that after obviously the three 130 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 6: before weren't very good, but what was it like to 131 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 6: kind of experience that after the tough years that you've had. 132 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, last year was special, you know, and we had 133 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 4: a lot of fun, and I think that was the 134 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 4: best part about it was we were having fun doing it, right. 135 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 4: I mean, listen, you want to win games by thirty points. 136 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 4: You don't want those nail biers at the end. But 137 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 4: there's some fun about those nail biders, right, and we 138 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 4: were in. 139 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 3: Them and that was that was just fun. Man. 140 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 4: It makes football so much fun to be in it 141 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 4: and be in the moment, and that's kind of all 142 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 4: it was. I was just trying to be in the 143 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 4: moment with the guys and the team, and you know, 144 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 4: twenty twenty three was really special and I had a 145 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 4: lot of fun with it. 146 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 2: What about dimiico coaching? 147 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: What have you observed about his style and the effect 148 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: it has on the team. And you've been around every 149 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: head coach and seeing them conduct meetings and there's been 150 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: a lot of success here. I mean you've been around 151 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: since the team started winning division titles and they've won 152 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: seven now. But what was it about Demiko specifically that 153 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: stood out to you? 154 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 2: John? 155 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think Dimikos just has been and always will 156 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 4: be just the leader of men. He knows how to 157 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 4: lead in the right you know, he knows how to 158 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 4: lead properly. He knows what he needs to say to 159 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 4: get guys motivated, how to motivate people. 160 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 3: The right way. 161 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 4: And you know, I think that's something he had as 162 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 4: a player and something now he has even more as 163 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 4: a coach, something he's evolved with. And it's uh, it's 164 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 4: been a pleasure to uh to play with the player, 165 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 4: but it's been a player to a pleasure to uh, 166 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 4: you know, be one of his players as a coach, 167 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 4: and it's been fun to watch him. 168 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 6: So, Kayimi, we know Tommy Townsend, we don't. What can 169 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 6: you tell us about the Texans new punter? 170 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 3: Oh? Okay, let's see, tom you get better hair than you. 171 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 3: Tommy has fantastic hair. He has much best. 172 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 2: Hair of anybody in the operation. 173 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 4: It has now We've warned him, like listen, long hair, 174 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 4: Kansas City gets cold. Like we get that, but like 175 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 4: you haven't experienced the training camp, and he's I don't know, 176 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,119 Speaker 4: if you're gonna want to you might want to shorten 177 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 4: it up a little bit. 178 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 3: Because it's gonna getna. So uh, you know, we'll see. 179 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 4: But Tommy, a great, great young man comes in here, 180 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 4: has worked his tail off. You know, we're we're working 181 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 4: hard to get at chemistry that we talked about earlier 182 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 4: with the operations. I'm trying to pick his brain, see 183 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 4: how he likes to snap on different situations with different 184 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 4: punts and that kind of stuff. And you know, it's 185 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 4: just grown together and that's you know, that's what we're 186 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 4: trying to do right now. And we've done a good 187 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 4: job of it so far. 188 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: And how is the family tell us about being a Hustonian, 189 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: being here for so many years and being part of 190 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: the fabric of this community. 191 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: Other Yeah, my girls are fantastic. You know, my wife 192 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 3: is my rock. 193 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 4: And Amanda just holds down the fort while I'm busy 194 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 4: coming and talking to you guys. And you know, I 195 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 4: have a little six year old who just graduated from kindergarten. 196 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 4: So I got a first grader. Now I got a 197 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,679 Speaker 4: three going on four year old who's got more energy 198 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 4: than any little girl I've ever seen in my entire life. 199 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 4: And they're both enjoying some summer camps before I whisk 200 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 4: him off to sunny San Diego to get ready for 201 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 4: training camp. 202 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: Very nice, they're going to San Diego. 203 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, so there's a bunch of a bunch of specialists 204 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 4: to go out to San Diego and we all get 205 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 4: some work together. So for the next four and a 206 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 4: half weeks, I'll go out to San Diego. I'll get 207 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 4: some good work in with some guys out there, and 208 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 4: then if you guys want to wish him congratulations, I'll 209 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 4: be headed to mister Merciless's wedding on July thirteenth. 210 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 2: Oh well, congratulations. 211 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 6: That's the thing, when you're around for a while, you 212 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 6: have all this. So in twenty twelve, were you married, 213 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 6: Were you not like you've experienced all this as. 214 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 4: You think me and me and my wife started dating 215 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 4: my rookie year twenty ten, right, out the gate and 216 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 4: then we were engaged in twenty twelve, married in twenty thirteen. 217 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 3: It's amazing to watch that career arc. 218 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 2: Nice job, John Weeks. 219 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I got lucky. Wow kicked. 220 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 5: Well. 221 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: Do you have a fraternity all the people in the 222 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 1: operation of the team, meaning place kicker, long snapper, and 223 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: holder punter, And I notice you guys fraternizing before games 224 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: sometimes because you're you're the first ones to warm up, 225 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: right officially. 226 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 3: Formally our little fraternity throughout the league. 227 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I mean I think obviously you know one 228 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 4: of us on each team. 229 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 3: We all know each other. 230 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 4: And you know, I'm fur sure enough to be able 231 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 4: to work with some of these guys outside of football 232 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 4: when we are all getting ready for training camps. So 233 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 4: you build those relationships, and you know, it's it's a 234 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 4: great thing. I get to pick brains of you know, 235 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 4: other snappers and other punters and other kickers and see 236 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 4: how they handle themselves, and you know, maybe there's a 237 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 4: little knowledge that I can gather, maybe a little knowledge 238 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 4: I can pass on to the guys I'm working with, 239 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 4: you know. But it's fun. It's a great little fraternity 240 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 4: to be a part of. And I'm proud to be 241 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 4: a part of it. 242 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: It's hard for me to see you talking to guys 243 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: like Luke Rhodes or people like that. 244 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 2: On occasion, I'm. 245 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 5: Like, are the enemy. 246 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 3: But I get it. 247 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: I get you got to share. It's still early, way 248 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 2: before the game. 249 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 3: Appreciate you having me. 250 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: All Right, Johnny, here we go. 251 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,199 Speaker 1: I want to do this now under the radar at 252 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: different position groups. Don't be surprised if this guy makes 253 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: some noise and makes the roster category. Is that too 254 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: wordy perhaps, but you get my drift right, Yeah, I I. 255 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 5: Totally you know, look, we've done this for how many years. 256 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 6: I know how to speak vandermere Ease, just like you 257 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 6: know how to speak Harris Ish. So I know totally 258 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 6: where you're going with this, and I love it. I 259 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 6: love this category because Nick Cassaria always says, with the 260 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 6: you know, everybody wants to talk about the fifty three 261 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 6: man roster, who makes the cuts, all that kind of stuff, 262 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 6: and it's like, now we think in the ninety man 263 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 6: roster because you've got your practice squad and that's like 264 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 6: seventy and then you know you're gonna have injuries, so 265 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 6: you'd like to bring some guys back. So you guys 266 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 6: that are the ninety man roster end up making some 267 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 6: sort of impact on this team at some point. So 268 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 6: no matter who it is, it's gonna be fun to 269 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 6: talk about and think about those guys that can make 270 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 6: an impact that might not be at the tip. 271 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 5: Of everybody's tongue and kind of low under the radar. 272 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, how about this, These players could be bubble fifty 273 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 1: three or practice squad with great elevation potential players. Yes, 274 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: how about that for a word, Salid Half. 275 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 3: I like that? 276 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, Salad nice. 277 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 2: So let's start with Let's start with receiver. 278 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: And if I bring up Ben Scernik, I think that 279 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: a lot of football people would say, well, yeah, I 280 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: think he's got a shot here. Of course, they acquired 281 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: him for a reason, all of that stuff, But I 282 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: think a lot of casual fans and maybe not so 283 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: casual fans, would say, whoa, this is gonna happen. 284 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 2: If it does happen, you know what I'm saying. 285 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: He's I'm not going to put him there just yet, 286 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: but I think that he'll fit in that slot for 287 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: a lot of people. A lot of people are going 288 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: to be surprised, maybe and maybe they shouldn't be. How 289 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 1: do you feel about him? 290 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 6: Well, here's here's one thing to consider with I think 291 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 6: all of these players that we're going to talk about 292 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 6: and that we're gonna mention, one of the things that 293 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 6: stands out amongst these guys that we're talking about is 294 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 6: they're going to understand their role. 295 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 5: And I think that's big. 296 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 6: Whether it's a special team's role, whether it's a third 297 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 6: down running back role, whether it's a third down pass 298 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 6: rush role, they know what their role is and they're 299 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 6: going to play it to the maximum. I think for 300 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 6: Ben Skeronic, the one thing that I gathered at talking 301 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 6: to him is you could put me at center, you 302 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 6: could put me a nickel, you could put me at safety. 303 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 6: I'm gonna make an impact on this particular team, and 304 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 6: I think those are the. 305 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 5: Guys that excel in these particular situations. 306 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 6: It was why he was able to stay with the 307 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 6: Rams for three years and contribute on special teams. When 308 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 6: Robert Woods Bobby Trees goes down in twenty twenty one 309 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 6: with the ACL, Skeronics stepped up and took some of 310 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 6: those reps, playing in the Super Bowl, doing both special 311 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 6: teams and third and fourth wide receiver stuff. He's gonna 312 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 6: know the Bok playbook, He's going to know every position 313 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 6: on special teams. He's probably gonna learn defense at some point, 314 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 6: so he can contribute in any way, shape or form. 315 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 6: So I don't know, and I know people say, well, 316 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 6: you traded for him. Of course he's gonna make the roster. 317 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 5: We don't know that. I mean at receiver, it's so 318 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 5: jam packed. 319 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 6: But he's been available and he plays through whatever injuries 320 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 6: or ailments he's got. If he is getting banged up, 321 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 6: he makes an impact on a team. You look up 322 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 6: and it's like one special team's tackle, one catch for 323 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 6: twelve yards, maybe a carry for seven yards. He might 324 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 6: touch the ball once in a game, but he's doing 325 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 6: other things. He's downing the ball at the one yard line. 326 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 5: Those are the. 327 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 6: Guys that you've seen in the NFL stick around for seven, eight, 328 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 6: nine years, and they definitely stick around here for a 329 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 6: special teams group that's been number one in the league 330 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 6: the last two three years under Frank Ross. So I 331 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,599 Speaker 6: think Ben Skernick is definitely somebody to watch. Yes, wide 332 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 6: receiver competition, he's gotta get in and figure in in 333 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 6: some way, shape or form. But if he shows that 334 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 6: he can just do the basic things, know all the positions, 335 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 6: know how to get open from all the positions, you 336 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 6: know he's gonna give you in special teams, it's gonna 337 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 6: go a long way and making him either the fifth, sixth, 338 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 6: seventh wide receiver. 339 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 5: On his team. 340 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: Okay, so that could be a good guy for that 341 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: particular position group. What about offensive line? Do you want 342 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: to put Nick Broker and Dieter Eisland in that bunch together? 343 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: Does one belong ahead of the other when we talk 344 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: about under the radar guys who could make the fifty 345 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 1: three but certainly would make the practice squad with a 346 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 1: chance for multiple elevations. 347 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's funny. 348 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 6: I don't I think about them similarly, but they're kind 349 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 6: of different. In college at Ole, Miss Nick Broker was 350 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,959 Speaker 6: a tackle than a guard. Deeter Isisland has been guard center, 351 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 6: so you know then kind of they overlap at guard 352 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 6: and obviously Deeter's got maybe a little bit of an 353 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 6: advantage because he could snap. And you know, Mark, it's funny, 354 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 6: I've watched so many games be at NFL college this offseason, 355 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 6: how many times I've seen bad snaps? I mean, it 356 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 6: was an epidemic last year, and you can't run this 357 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 6: precise of an offense with bad snaps. You can't have CJ. 358 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 6: Benning over at bad snaps. So my point in that 359 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 6: is Deeter Isisland might have a little bit of a 360 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 6: leg up in some sense because he can play center 361 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 6: and those guys that can play it and have good snaps, 362 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 6: that's the first thing. Then obviously what they can do 363 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 6: in protection. But those who I kind of think about similarly. 364 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 6: But the thing is is we really we haven't seen 365 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 6: either one of them. To be honest, I can't remember 366 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 6: when Deeter got here, but I I know Nick was 367 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 6: a waiver claim right at the end of training camp, 368 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 6: So we really haven't seen them as Texans. 369 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 5: Now. 370 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 6: I watch Broker pretty extensively at All Miss and watch 371 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 6: him at the Senior Bowl, and he's one of those 372 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 6: guys that he reminds me of Mike Brizell in a 373 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 6: sense that and you remember Mike. There was nothing he 374 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 6: lead about Mike really other than just his grit and 375 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 6: his toughness, but he got guys blocked and eventually he 376 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 6: got better and better and he fit really well into 377 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 6: this offense. 378 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 5: I kind of look at Nick Broker. Similarly, I don't 379 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 5: know if there's anything elite about Nick. 380 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 6: But man, you look up and somehow he's got his 381 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 6: guy blocked and that guy's not getting to the quarterback, 382 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 6: or he's blocking a guy at the line of scrimmage 383 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 6: and he's opening a hole for the running back. 384 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 5: So those two, that's gonna be I think. 385 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 6: I don't want to say it comes down to those two, 386 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 6: but I do think the offensive line may come down 387 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 6: to those two making a decision of which one makes 388 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 6: the fifty three man roster. Again, Eisler might have the 389 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 6: advantage because he could play a little bit of center. 390 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 6: I know Nick has kind of dabbled with it a 391 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 6: little bit to show some versatility. That's gonna be really 392 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 6: fun these preseason games, and seeing those two go out 393 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 6: it next to one another, more than likely a lot 394 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 6: of the time, is going to be really big for 395 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 6: this offensive line. 396 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: I'm not going to include tight end in this conversation 397 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: because the bodies are few and they're all names, you know, 398 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: and tiaguing to Quatoriano would be the guy because he's 399 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: got to stay healthy. If he could stay healthy and 400 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: sustain his participation for a length of time, you get 401 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: the feeling that he could do some good things, but 402 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: he's got to stay healthy. So he's been a little 403 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: nicked up or whatever. They held him out of a 404 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: lot of OTA stuff, So we'll see how that goes 405 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: for him. Let's move right into the running back position. 406 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: And you mentioned this guy. We've talked about him a bit, 407 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: but JJ Taylor has to be the guy. 408 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 2: I think he's the. 409 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: One that could do some things and people aren't really 410 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: talking about him, and I get it why because no 411 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: one's really seen the team and JJ Taylor joined the 412 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: team during the season, so he was practicing. No one 413 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: has really seen what he could possibly do for an 414 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: NFL team, but they will see him this preseason. He's 415 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: gonna get a lot of reps in these preseason games, yeah. 416 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 5: No doubt. 417 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 6: And he's got a little bit of experience with this offense, 418 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 6: having joined probably sometime in November, I believe of last year. Now, 419 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 6: when you see him in the hallway and we see 420 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 6: so many people in the service level, sometimes it's hard 421 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 6: to figure out, like, Okay, that's a player. Sometimes not 422 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 6: that difficult to figure out. Okay, that's a player that's 423 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 6: you know, somebody in business ops. Okay, that's somebody in 424 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 6: football ops. Sometimes you see JJ and you're not really sure, 425 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 6: but then you see him on in a field and 426 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 6: you're like that dude's built like a brick house. 427 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 5: I mean, he is stout. 428 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 6: He's five six if he's lucky, and I'm telling you 429 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 6: watch him in Arizona. 430 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 5: He was really fun to watch. 431 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 6: He gave the Patriots a lot of regular season reps 432 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 6: and I you know, he also fits in that category 433 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 6: mark of don't forget about me. You know, we talk 434 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 6: about mixing and Damion, and obviously we love Darry because 435 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 6: of what he's brought to this team in so many 436 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 6: different levels, but Jake and Dward Jordan. 437 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 5: Is the guy that we really enjoyed interview. 438 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 6: And he's a rookie, a lot of expectation for him, 439 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 6: even though he was a sixth rounder. And there's a 440 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 6: little I say little, he's small short, I should say 441 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 6: JJ Taylor, but he's not small, he's not little. He 442 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,479 Speaker 6: stick And I got a feeling in these preseason. 443 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 5: Games he's gonna make noise to a point where fans 444 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 5: are gonna be like, hey, hey, hey, hey, thirty eight. 445 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 6: He's pretty good. Yeah, he is pretty good. I remember 446 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 6: see him in Arizona, and that dude can really scoot. 447 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 6: So he's gonna make life tough on defensive guys because 448 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 6: what are the things teams struggle with the preseason mark tackling? Well, 449 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 6: JJ is one of the worst because he's so quick 450 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 6: and you can't see him a lot of times, so 451 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 6: linebackers and safeties go up to tackle him and they 452 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 6: can't see him, so they're kind of kind of up 453 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 6: looking for him. And also boom, he scoots out of 454 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 6: there and you can't get a hand on him strong 455 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 6: lest you get it. Yeah, you get a hand on 456 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 6: him and he runs right through you. So the preseason 457 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:41,919 Speaker 6: games are really a good opportunity for JJ Taylor. I 458 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 6: think to really show it off and show what he 459 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 6: can do and get in that mix. It's gonna be 460 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 6: I think he's really gonna have a good preseason. 461 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 5: He's gonna be fun to watch. 462 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: I don't think we need to do quarterback, but I 463 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: am curious as to when there is a cutdown to 464 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: three and how they handle it and what Boil is 465 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: going to do in the preseason games, and is there 466 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: actually competition for that third spot or however they look 467 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: at whoever is in there. 468 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 2: Other than CJ. Stroud. 469 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 1: This is going to be fun to watch. And this 470 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 1: is why the preseason games are must sy TV. That 471 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: and the kickoffs and yeah, numerous other things we'll get into, 472 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna be curious about that. No comment there, 473 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: I would imagine. But let's move on to the secondary here, 474 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: because Mike Ford at cornerback. 475 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, he played for Cleveland. 476 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: You talked about him the other day and he was 477 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: one of those guys that we penciled into this category 478 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: of we think he has to make the team, but 479 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:35,439 Speaker 1: I'm not sure about that. But Mike Ford can play, 480 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 1: and he's one of those guys. He's the kind of 481 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: guy they might have signed two years ago or three 482 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: years ago. You know, he's available. Let's get him on 483 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: the team and he might have started for the twenty 484 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: twenty one Houston Texans, but he could find a role here. 485 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: Is there somebody else I'm not thinking of who could 486 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: fit into this category? 487 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 5: Yeah, definitely, Chris Boyd. 488 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:59,199 Speaker 6: Yeah, joined us what late last year, got on a 489 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 6: field probably I think a couple of games. 490 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 5: And you know, play the University of Texas. 491 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 6: He's a good sized corner but he really values special 492 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 6: teams that's that's really where he's kind of kind of 493 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 6: made his mark. 494 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 5: Now it may come down to those two. 495 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 6: You know which one you know, look, they're both gonna 496 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 6: be really good special teams players, but which one. 497 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 5: Actually plays defensive back a little bit better? 498 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 6: I know that sounds ridiculous in subsets like their defensive backs, 499 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 6: of course, that would be the determining factor. But I 500 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 6: think it goes the other way on this one. I 501 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 6: think it's which guy do you think? Okay, guys are 502 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 6: banged up, we have to go with another corner. You 503 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 6: know we saw that. 504 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 7: What was it. 505 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 5: I think it was the Atlanta game. 506 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 6: I think we saw two corners get banged up, and 507 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 6: you know, Carl Holman's got to go in the game 508 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 6: for a reper two. You know, he's got to go 509 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 6: in for a series. You know, we saw that throughout 510 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 6: the year. So you know, which of those guys do 511 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 6: you trust to go out there and play corner if 512 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 6: if it comes down to it, because you know you're 513 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 6: gonna get eight and a half, nine, nine and a 514 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 6: half level out of ten on Special teams. You un 515 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 6: say take it for granted, but you know you're gonna 516 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 6: get it from those two guys, they're excellent, But which 517 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 6: guy is you're gonna carry on the game day roster? 518 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 5: Do you go, okay? That guy could step. 519 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 6: In at corner and and and survive and and give 520 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 6: us what we're looking for to get us through that 521 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 6: particular game. 522 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 5: That to me could end up being the determining point between. 523 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 6: Those two because if you end up, say Kamari Laster 524 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 6: continues on the ascent that he's on, you obviously have 525 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 6: staying and he stays healthy. 526 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 5: Then after that you got Akuda and you got Henderson. 527 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 6: You know those guys I think, you know, I thought 528 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 6: Jeff Okuda had his best of his best. 529 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 5: Practice in the offseason the last practice. 530 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 6: That we saw. I mean, he was incredible. He made 531 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 6: all kinds of breakups either a really great job. But 532 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 6: you know, those guys are gonna get banged up. I 533 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 6: mean that there's history there unfortunately, So which one of 534 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 6: four to Boyd can really kind of get themselves in 535 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 6: that fifth maybe even sixth corner. You know, he's gonna 536 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 6: be on all four special teams mix which guys are 537 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 6: gonna be So I think it's gonna down. 538 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 5: To Ford Boyd for those two. 539 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 6: And obviously, you know Mike Ford stay healthy through the offseason. 540 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 6: Christmased a couple of practices at the end, So health 541 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 6: is gonna maybe be the separator there. 542 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,679 Speaker 5: So we'll see. That's gonna be a heck of a competition. 543 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 6: At the corner spot to be that kind of full 544 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 6: time special teamer. 545 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 2: Uh at safety? 546 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: Just real quick, here a Brandon Hill at a pit 547 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: seventh round draft choice in twenty twenty three. Look, safety 548 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: is pretty thick right now. He's got an uphill battle. 549 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: But Hill battle right there might be injuries, there might 550 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: be a situation. Nick Cassio mentioned him by name. I 551 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 1: didn't hear him talk about him this morning. I didn't 552 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: hear the whole Casario interview yet from this morning with 553 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: Sean and Seth. But what do you make of Hill 554 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: and his uphill battle to make this fifty three? 555 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:47,479 Speaker 5: Well, you said it. 556 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 6: I mean Nick Caseio pointing him out, and that's that's 557 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 6: a that's a massive thing. When the GM is pointing 558 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 6: you out at his press conference and you're one of 559 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 6: the few that's named, I think that. 560 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 5: That goes a long way. But I think it is 561 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 5: it's a tough hill to It's tough hill to climb. 562 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 5: Fordon Hill. 563 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 6: I guess, I guess pun intended, but but he's got 564 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 6: some flexibility. You know, last year they were trying to 565 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 6: teach him Nickel and so he's learned a little bit 566 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 6: of that. He is tough, he's physical, he's you know, 567 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:18,719 Speaker 6: he's a Florida He's a Floridian. And those guys that 568 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 6: you know come out of that area where he's from, 569 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 6: they love to play man. 570 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 5: They love ball. 571 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 6: So you know it's not gonna be well, you know, 572 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 6: I make a check and I'm in the NFL that 573 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 6: he is, I want to go out there and play ball. 574 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,640 Speaker 6: So I think it's gonna be pretty interesting to see 575 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 6: him in the special teams and how they use everybody. 576 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 5: In the third fourth quarters of preseason. 577 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 6: You know, Kaylen Bullock and Brandon Hill together, you know, 578 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 6: there's essentially two rookies because Brandon didn't do a whole 579 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 6: lot last year because the injury. It's almost like two 580 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 6: rookies being back there. So it's gonna be really fun 581 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 6: to watch in the back end. With Brandon Hill, I 582 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 6: think he's got a shot. There's a reason they drafted 583 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 6: that guy. He he loves playing ball, he's got great spirit. 584 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 6: I think he's exactly what they're looking for. And you know, 585 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 6: special teams are gonna be what he does all day long. 586 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,639 Speaker 1: Johnny Defense, I'm gonna jump over linebacker here. I'm going 587 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: to go right to defensive tackle because there are names 588 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: on this roster and I'm thinking, what's gonna happen with 589 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: these guys? But Calvin Aijiem and Marcus Harris pronounced that correctly, 590 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: dead on with that, Faldarius Payne. So we have a 591 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: defensive lineman named Payne. 592 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 2: No relation. We have those guys. 593 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,679 Speaker 1: We have the guys that everybody knows, of course, like 594 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: Flrenzo Fatacasi and Kurt Heinisch and Khalil Davis and Tim Settle. 595 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: We mentioned him the other day. We heard from him 596 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: the buff former Buffalo Bill. But what do you make 597 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: of anybody having a shot from the other names I mentioned? 598 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,479 Speaker 6: So I walked past Marcus Harris the other day at 599 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 6: practice and I saw him at the Senior Bowl up close, 600 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 6: and I was like, man, he's pretty stout. 601 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 5: He's undersize, there's no question, six one and. 602 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 6: A half maybe, but he's thick and the line, the 603 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 6: line is very short for undersized defensive tackles to succeed 604 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 6: in this league, Aaron Donald, at Oliver and you know, 605 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 6: maybe before them, John Randall. 606 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 5: It's it's not a long line. 607 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 6: However, I think Marcus Harris has got what those guys have. 608 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 6: He's got quickness to get upfield and penetrate. He has 609 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 6: got mint strength, He's very strong, So he's got the 610 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 6: formula that those guys had now to live up to. 611 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 6: That's that's big. But the style of play is very similar. 612 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 5: But that's what it's gonna be. His body's got to 613 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:24,640 Speaker 5: hold up playing inside. 614 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 6: But what he's gotta be is that gnat that just 615 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 6: is you know, kidding in everybody's mess. 616 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 5: You know, there are pulling. 617 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 6: Guards and tackles, and he's getting in the way of 618 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 6: those guys and disrupting run games in the preseason, and 619 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 6: all of a sudden, you go, hey, wait a second. Yeah, 620 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 6: he might be undersized, but his strength and quickness really 621 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 6: give us an opportunity to do some different stuff. So 622 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 6: I'm really curious to see I thought it's Senior Bowl. 623 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 5: I thought he's okay. 624 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 6: He really stand out to me when I saw him 625 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 6: at the Senior Bowl. But I went back and I 626 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:53,719 Speaker 6: watched some of the Auburn film. I thought Oh, He's 627 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 6: first step is juicy man, he gets off the ball, 628 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,440 Speaker 6: So Marcus Harris's gonna be fun to watch. Fidlarious Pain 629 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 6: unfortunately was injured during your offseasons. We didn't get a 630 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 6: chance to see him a lot. But they're can put 631 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 6: the pads on July and that's when it matters. So 632 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 6: I'm looking forward to seeing them getting a competition with 633 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 6: Heinis and Khalil Davis and obviously full Runzo and Tim Settle, 634 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 6: who seemingly had a lot of defensive guys who went 635 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 6: to the mic. They talked about Tim Settle and how 636 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 6: important he's gonna be for this team. 637 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 2: Boy defensive end. 638 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: You'd love to see Dylan Horton back to the potential 639 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: that they were hoping for when they drafted him, coming 640 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 1: off of obviously all the treatment with leukemia. It is 641 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: going to be a battle for him, but we're pulling 642 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 1: for him big time. 643 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 2: Ali Gay. 644 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: You look at the depth they have here. It's interesting 645 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:42,679 Speaker 1: because you have Octre you can go outside inside. You know, 646 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,199 Speaker 1: we talked about Barnett previously. What do you make of 647 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: a diamond in the rough there at defensive end? With 648 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,199 Speaker 1: Solomon Byrd a draft choice as well, and they have 649 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: other players. 650 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean you mentioned Dylan Horton. 651 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 6: I think it's what's going to be interesting is the 652 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 6: path that they take with Tylan. I mean it's gonna 653 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 6: be tough, I think to get on the field this year. 654 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 6: But I mean, who's to say you put him on puff. 655 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 6: You'll let him work out the rest of this summer 656 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 6: and just look, keep ramping up and ramping up and 657 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 6: ramping up and ramping up, and who knows, by the 658 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 6: time you get to maybe November December, somebody's banged up 659 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,640 Speaker 6: and Dylan's maybe ready to go, and you got a fresh, 660 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 6: long limb, two hundred and sixty five pound defensive end 661 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 6: who is giving you some really good snaps before he 662 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 6: had to step away last year. So Dylan Horton gets 663 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 6: really really exciting to me, But I'm not. It's one 664 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 6: of those where Mark, if it happens, it's twenty found 665 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 6: dollars in your pocket, you know what I mean. That's 666 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 6: not one that you're banking on. That's one Oh hey, 667 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 6: look I found twenty bucks in my pocket. And you 668 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,239 Speaker 6: think about how good you feel when that happens. Well, 669 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 6: that would be if Dylan hord is able to come back. 670 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 6: But man, that position is so strong, especially the fact 671 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 6: that you can have Mario Edwards and Denico Autry bounce 672 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 6: in and out, which gives you more depth of that position. 673 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 6: And we know obviously what's at the high end. Solid 674 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 6: Bird is pretty excite as a pass rusher. It's gonna 675 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 6: be really, I think, intriguing to see what he's able 676 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 6: to do. 677 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 5: They've been using him on a lot of special teams. 678 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 6: But man, he's got some bounce off off the snaps, twitch, 679 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 6: he's got his past rush moves are pretty good, but 680 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 6: they just he needs to hone them a little bit 681 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 6: more like he knows how to use them. I shouldn't 682 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 6: say he knows them. He doesn't really know how to 683 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 6: use them just yet. So I think he's gonna be 684 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 6: fun to watch in the preseason. And look if all 685 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 6: that he does is rush the quarterback as a rookie 686 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 6: and learns everything else, fine, he said, what seventh round pick? 687 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,880 Speaker 5: Okay, just just go rush the quarterback when you get 688 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 5: that opportunity. 689 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 6: But man, if Dylan Horton were to come back, oh 690 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,959 Speaker 6: my goodness, that would be fantastic. But it might work 691 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 6: out that way. Hey put him on pupp Let him 692 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 6: work out. Let him continue to work out all the 693 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 6: way through July, August, September, October, what's that four months, 694 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 6: four and a half months, whatever it is, and then 695 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 6: see what he's got in November December, and see if 696 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 6: he can help you at that point. 697 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 5: And that'd be great. 698 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 6: But if not, look nobody's expecting it, but boy, it 699 00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 6: would be really great if it happened. 700 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 1: Uh, Tariq Barnes, Jamal Hill, I'm gonna skip over that 701 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: because I want to go back to offense here for 702 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: a second, because we didn't talk about Troy Harriston getting 703 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: all the reps at full back with Andrew Beck. I 704 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: don't know if he's rehabbing or not participating in OTA's 705 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: mini camp. 706 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 2: It's got to be something injury related. Beck would be 707 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 2: out there. 708 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: But this is good for Hairston to get all the 709 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: reps and really get back into the groove after missing 710 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: last year. 711 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 5: Because you know what Troy is, what you and I 712 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 5: have both said it hammer. 713 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 6: And you were hammerhead. He mean he that's what he is. 714 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 6: He's a lead blocking hammerhead. He played defensive end at 715 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 6: Central Michigan. They turned him into a full back. Well 716 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 6: the more time that Troy spends getting reps and learning 717 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 6: this offense and catching the football, that is going to 718 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 6: really work to Troy's advantage. And I think that's the 719 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 6: one thing that he should spend every single day. Look, 720 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 6: there is no question he is going to blow somebody up. 721 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 6: But if he can show that he can catch the 722 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 6: football at a pretty good clip. He knows you to 723 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 6: block in pass protection, but he catches the ball in 724 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 6: the flat, he can turn up and make something happen. 725 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 5: Man, that adds to his value, It really does. 726 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 6: But I know, if there's anybody that wants to prove something, 727 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 6: that dude wants to prove that. 728 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 5: You know, his rookie year as a lead blocker wasn't 729 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 5: a fluke. 730 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 6: He wants to go right back to that in this 731 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 6: offense and show how he can impact it. So that's 732 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 6: gonna be a really good little battle there at fullback 733 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 6: with with those guys. And look, there's so many different 734 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 6: guys that you can put it full back, don't keen 735 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 6: you could put it full back. Yeah, you can put 736 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 6: brevet full back. We saw that in the Titans game 737 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 6: at home last year. But Troy Harriston being that lead 738 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 6: blocker could be really interesting. Can you imagine being a 739 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 6: linebacker and here comes Troy Harriston downhill and then right 740 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 6: behind him comes Joe Mixon, and the same goes for 741 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 6: Andrew Beck. I mean what Andrews two fifty five? I mean, 742 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 6: be going downhill and then here comes Mixing. 743 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 5: You'll run in four to four right behind him. So 744 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 5: that's gonna be fun to get that running game going. 745 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 2: That's very cool. 746 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: All right, So some under the radar guys there, we 747 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: will check our work during training camp when they start practicing. 748 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot, Johnny Mark. That's the one and only 749 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: John Harris. Of course, coming up the questions we've been 750 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: asked the most following mini camp. Let's get to it 751 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: with a good friend of ours, Jazelle Strong from the 752 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: Sports with Strong podcast, and Nick Cassirio was on the 753 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: morning show. Some best of Nick for you in the 754 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: next half hour as well here on Texans Radio. All right, Texans, 755 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: I hope everybody's off to a great start this weekend. 756 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: Doesn't almost every summer weekend feel like a holiday weekend, 757 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: even if you're working, it just feels like somebody's having 758 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: fun out there. Maybe it's you, Maybe it's not you. 759 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: Maybe you're working. Whatever the case is, we talk football 760 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: here twenty four to seven, and I say twenty four 761 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 1: to seven because even though this show is six to 762 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: seven weeknights on Sports Radio six ten, it's always available 763 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: in podcast form on Spotify, Apple, Houston Texans dot Com, 764 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: the Texans App, all of it. Speaking of podcasting, Giselle 765 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: Strong Sports with Strong. We had her on last week. 766 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: She's gonna throw us some questions that we're getting following 767 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: mini camp. We're not gonna get to everything but some 768 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: stuff and it's gonna be fun. So let's get right 769 00:31:57,240 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: to that one more time with Giselle Strong from Sports 770 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,479 Speaker 1: with Strong. You get the name right, this time something 771 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: with Strong and Sports and a podcast there. So we 772 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: had so much fun last time we decided to have 773 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: you back. Thank you to Talk Texans. I know you're 774 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: following the Texans closely. You're a big Cougar fan too, 775 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: because you went there, so that's a good reason. So 776 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: did Andre Ware who I've worked with for a long time, Jazelbs. 777 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 7: So great people come from that university. 778 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: It's all absolutely great people. I think it was Kevin 779 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: Sumlin when he was coaching. You said, you know, you 780 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: can't it's something like one degree of separation. Like everybody 781 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 1: you know in Houston has some sort of association with 782 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: the University of Houston. 783 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 2: So that's pretty cool, very good. 784 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: All right, So this is called things that are being 785 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,720 Speaker 1: asked following Mini Camp. Here we are on the big 786 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: break between Mini camp and training camp. 787 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 2: I call it the desert. 788 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: But it's a fun desert with plenty of oasis, and 789 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:50,600 Speaker 1: we are the oasis here. 790 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 2: So what do you got for me today? Oh? 791 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 7: I got plenty for you. 792 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 8: All right, Let's beak in with Stefan Diggs because he's 793 00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,959 Speaker 8: our new incoming diva and I'm excited to have him. 794 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 2: Wait did you say diva? You can't do that. 795 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 5: Now. 796 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: You could probably get away with saying that, but he's 797 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:05,760 Speaker 1: not possible. 798 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 8: He's great. I like his spunk. I think he's gonna 799 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 8: give us a lot. 800 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 7: Of energy and a lot of good media. For sure. 801 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:15,479 Speaker 1: You're saying divas the way, Remember they had that singing show. 802 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: They had specials with Mariah Carey and this is before 803 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 1: your Time, but they called it the Divas and they 804 00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: all got out there and sang yeah, all. 805 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 2: The singing divas. 806 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:27,080 Speaker 1: Whitney might have been involved with that too at the 807 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 1: time anyway, So you're saying it in a positive way. Yeah, 808 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 1: we usually don't do that, but anyway, he's one of 809 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: the very best in the league. 810 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 2: Put it that way. 811 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: That's what jumps out to me about him watching him 812 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: in practice. I'm watching one of the best receivers in 813 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:43,120 Speaker 1: the league here, and we were already looking at a 814 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: very good group here, and then you add him. It's amazing. 815 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: It's funny because I saw that justin Jefferson. The rumors 816 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: were that maybe they were going to trade him the Vikings, 817 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: perhaps to the Colts, and I was thinking, imagine if 818 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: the Texans didn't have Digs and you said, well, the 819 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 1: Texans were in the for a Digs trade, you would say, oh, 820 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 1: that's amazing. 821 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 2: That sounds so far fetched, though it's not. He's here. 822 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 2: It's incredible. It's wonderful. 823 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:10,839 Speaker 7: Yeah, he wants to come into h. 824 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 2: One other observation I had. 825 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: They were in the bubble the other day because it is 826 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: a big storm, and he was kind of coaching up 827 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:17,799 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon with something. I don't know if he was 828 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: coaching or they're having a discussion, but it was definitely 829 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 1: mentor kind of stuff coming from Diggs. Even though mixing 830 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:26,919 Speaker 1: has been around for a while. Now, Diggs is taking 831 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,880 Speaker 1: everybody sort of under his wing, for lack of a 832 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:31,040 Speaker 1: better way of putting it. Talked about he said, little 833 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: Metchi and Tank and like they're his little kids, kid 834 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: brothers or whatever. And I think he likes that role 835 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:38,879 Speaker 1: and maybe we'll see some of that this year. 836 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 7: I think that's great. 837 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:43,799 Speaker 8: That would put a hush onto any negative reports on him, 838 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:44,239 Speaker 8: for sure. 839 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 7: I think if he comes in. 840 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 8: With the leadership type role, I think he will not 841 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,719 Speaker 8: only gain a lot of respect from media personnel, but 842 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 8: especially within this team. 843 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:56,320 Speaker 2: We mentioned this too, the group is eight nine deep. Anyway. 844 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 1: You know, Noah Brown had some monster games for this team. 845 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 1: We're not even taught talking about him much. It's incredible 846 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: to see the depth of talent. So I think Diggs 847 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 1: is going to be a really great addition. I don't 848 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: know if anybody takes off it's fourteen fifteen hundred yards 849 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 1: because there's gonna be a mix, but we'll see how 850 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:12,400 Speaker 1: it goes. 851 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:15,760 Speaker 8: I think the most I'm going to project it now 852 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:20,800 Speaker 8: was going to be thirteen seventy two, three hundred and 853 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:21,399 Speaker 8: seventy two. 854 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 1: Right now, thirteen seventy two, says Giselle in June, and 855 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 1: we'll see if that's the number, because Nico had close 856 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,040 Speaker 1: to thirteen hundred last year exactly, and he didn't even 857 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:34,560 Speaker 1: play every game. So if somebody plays every game, I 858 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: don't know, we'll see. I always say in training camp. 859 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: We're not in training camp yet, but in training camp 860 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 1: when I watched Andre Johnson, when I watched DeAndre Hopkins, 861 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:44,319 Speaker 1: you know, these are two of the very best in 862 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:46,680 Speaker 1: the league, and Andre's going to Hall of Fame, they 863 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:48,800 Speaker 1: would have those practices where you just said. 864 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:49,280 Speaker 2: Bubble wrap. 865 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: I've seen enough put him in bubble wrapped till the 866 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,879 Speaker 1: start of the season, and I already feel that way 867 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 1: about Nico. What I'm saying from Tank obviously digs and 868 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,760 Speaker 1: we haven't even got the camp yet, so it's fun. 869 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:02,320 Speaker 7: To one amazing. 870 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:06,160 Speaker 8: I like that parallel there with Andre Johnson. Let's circle 871 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 8: back to that. Is there anybody on the team currently 872 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:13,880 Speaker 8: that showcases any type of resemblance to Andre Johnson's playing? 873 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 2: They're all different. 874 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: I love using metaphors, and this to me, the receivers 875 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 1: are like artists and they're all different, or dancers or guitarists. 876 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:28,960 Speaker 1: I mentioned DeAndre Hopkins. He's so different from Andre Johnson. Yeah, 877 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 1: you can't just look at numbers with these guys, the 878 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:36,280 Speaker 1: body type, the kind of catches they make. Andre Johnson 879 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:40,279 Speaker 1: was robo receiver. He was designed in a lab, two 880 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty pounds, could run a four to four, 881 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:48,080 Speaker 1: great hands, speed, tremendous route runner. He had everything you 882 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: could possibly want. I think that I'm so happy he's 883 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: getting in. He should have been a first ballot Hall 884 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 1: of Famer. You know, obviously we're in Houston, but that's 885 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: the whole point. Yeah, because the Texans weren't that good 886 00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:02,120 Speaker 1: for the first whatever years of his career. I mean, 887 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: they didn't get to the playoffs till twenty eleven. They 888 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,680 Speaker 1: didn't get to a winning season until two thousand and nine. 889 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: He was drafted at three. It took a long time 890 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,960 Speaker 1: to get on those big stages for Andre Johnson. 891 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:12,440 Speaker 7: To be seen. 892 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:13,799 Speaker 2: Had everybody watched him. 893 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: Every day like we did, I think they would have 894 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: automatically put him in. 895 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 2: He's that good. He's that great at what he does. 896 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,359 Speaker 1: Does anybody have no Nico has a little catch after 897 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:24,520 Speaker 1: the run like Andre, but his body type is different. 898 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 1: Nico reminds me of aj Green. I've always said that 899 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 1: nice so I don't think anybody really has that. 900 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 2: But they have elite. 901 00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: Playmaking ability as Steffan Diggs does. Who's going to the 902 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame out of this group. It's way too 903 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 1: early for a Nico or at Tech. For Diggs, you 904 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: could say, yeah, he's on his way, but he's got 905 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,000 Speaker 1: to continue to put up some big numbers for U. 906 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 8: Right, so it goes without question, right mark, that the 907 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 8: Texans are the best Texas team, the best, the best. 908 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: What do you think till further? No, look, I love 909 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 1: this to be. You want get to kill over Texas. 910 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about it. Oh yeah, the Cowboys have 911 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:01,240 Speaker 1: all that history, done anything in over a quarter century. 912 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:03,560 Speaker 7: They haven't done anything since before I was born. 913 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:05,240 Speaker 2: To talk about how great they've. 914 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:07,239 Speaker 7: I was born in ninety eight, guys. 915 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:09,879 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh yes, so was I, by the way, 916 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: or just slightly before that. I like how for them 917 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 1: they've won a lot of games in the regular season, 918 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: great regular I respect that, but it's all about the postseason, 919 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:24,399 Speaker 1: especially for them. If you're a Dallas fan, you have 920 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:29,719 Speaker 1: history that is magnificent. You have eight Super Bowl appearances, 921 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:33,440 Speaker 1: you have five Super Bowl victories, You've got all that history, 922 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: so you have to acknowledge that you are not even 923 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,400 Speaker 1: close to living up to your standards. 924 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:41,840 Speaker 2: Now. The Texans the youngest team in the league. 925 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,479 Speaker 1: This is the twenty third season of Texans football right now. 926 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:48,640 Speaker 1: Though the Texans are they better than the Cowboys? Good 927 00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:51,840 Speaker 1: thing we play. We'll see at what the hell's going 928 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 1: to be of these teams when you get there. How 929 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:56,560 Speaker 1: do you feel about it? Well, I mean, you're a Texan. 930 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,399 Speaker 8: I'm gonna go with what CJ said, and he said, 931 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 8: I don't play for the week ass Cowboys, and I 932 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:03,800 Speaker 8: agree with him on that. And and I've loved the 933 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:07,520 Speaker 8: rip between CJ and Micah Parsons on this offseason. They've 934 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:08,200 Speaker 8: just been going back. 935 00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 1: It's fun, right, they're friends. Oh yeah, it's friendly jabbing. 936 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: And I think that's why CJ said that. 937 00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 2: That was to. 938 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:18,919 Speaker 1: Micah more than the Cowboys themselves, the Cowboy fans, because 939 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: I don't see him saying that about a team. 940 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 7: Just No, he's a great guy. 941 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:26,000 Speaker 2: He's super hard and it's fun ribbing. 942 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:28,400 Speaker 7: He's like, don't get it twisted. Just because I'm young. 943 00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 8: A lot of my team, you know we're sophomores going in. 944 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,600 Speaker 8: He goes best believe we're here. 945 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:35,200 Speaker 2: That we're the team. 946 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:35,680 Speaker 7: Mm hmm. 947 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 2: It's funny because it brings up the Stroud top. 948 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:40,279 Speaker 1: You know, he's done a lot of talking Aaron Rodgers, 949 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 1: Colt's linebackers. But I think it's all fun and I 950 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:47,839 Speaker 1: think people genuinely and I've said this before, genuinely like him. 951 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:49,040 Speaker 7: Oh we love him. 952 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,080 Speaker 1: He's well respected. So I think they're taking it in 953 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:53,240 Speaker 1: the proper spirit. 954 00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 5: Now. 955 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 2: They want to beat him. You want to beat any. 956 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:57,919 Speaker 1: Quarterback who's really good like that. But we'll see where 957 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:01,720 Speaker 1: it goes. I love this between Houston and. 958 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:01,399 Speaker 7: It'll be fun. 959 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:03,440 Speaker 2: It's still a Dallas state, it is. 960 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: And I know this because I'm on the front lines 961 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: of the affiliates, of the radio and TV affiliates, and 962 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:10,920 Speaker 1: I know how they feel because well, because the Dallas 963 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:15,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys are polarizing, always going to get eyeballs because you 964 00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:18,279 Speaker 1: want to see them lose if you hate them in 965 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:21,880 Speaker 1: a big, big way, right, it's not just i'd like 966 00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:24,480 Speaker 1: it if I don't know the Eagles lost or whatever. 967 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:27,919 Speaker 1: He cares Cowboys either you love them or you hate them, 968 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:32,719 Speaker 1: and that sells that attracts eyeballs that clicks online. 969 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:35,880 Speaker 8: So everyone loves a good villain, Yeah, and I think 970 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:36,879 Speaker 8: the Cowboys fit that bell. 971 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:39,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, they're a villain or they're your favorite team, and 972 00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:41,719 Speaker 1: even the people who love them kind of hate them 973 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:44,160 Speaker 1: a little bit because they've frustrated that, you know what 974 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:46,759 Speaker 1: out of them since you know, before you were born. 975 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:51,399 Speaker 1: There's Giselle Strong with Sports with Strong, her podcast, and 976 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:53,080 Speaker 1: we bring her in every once in a while to 977 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:56,319 Speaker 1: do stuff like that. Coming up, Nick Cassio, he was 978 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:59,239 Speaker 1: on the Morning show with Seth and Sean and he 979 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:01,080 Speaker 1: was in studio. We had a lot of good things 980 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:03,840 Speaker 1: to say. Let's get to some highlights of Nick's visit 981 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:07,279 Speaker 1: the executive vice president and general manager. Next here on 982 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:11,160 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. All right, final segment on the show tonight, 983 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:14,319 Speaker 1: and we promised you the best of Nick Cassio, who 984 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:15,480 Speaker 1: was a guest on. 985 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,840 Speaker 2: The morning program with Sean and Seth today. 986 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:19,800 Speaker 1: By the way, I'm going to be on six ' 987 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:23,719 Speaker 1: ten on Monday at ten to noon with John Lopez 988 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:27,160 Speaker 1: on six ' ten day, the thirtieth anniversary of the 989 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:27,839 Speaker 1: radio station. 990 00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:28,560 Speaker 2: Can't wait for that. 991 00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:32,000 Speaker 1: But here's Casario on the morning show talking about his 992 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:35,719 Speaker 1: feeling heading into a big summer, big fall for the 993 00:41:35,719 --> 00:41:36,480 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. 994 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:40,239 Speaker 9: I mean, we've had a productive offseason, so going back 995 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:43,040 Speaker 9: to the start of phase one, honestly, it goes back 996 00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:45,560 Speaker 9: to February. We had a number of players, probably twenty 997 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,719 Speaker 9: twenty five players February, middle of February, when kind of 998 00:41:48,719 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 9: the building was open and available to come in and 999 00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:52,080 Speaker 9: work out, they were in the building. 1000 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,520 Speaker 3: Players have had a great attitude. 1001 00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:54,960 Speaker 2: Put a lot of work. 1002 00:41:55,239 --> 00:41:57,080 Speaker 9: We've been able to get some things done on a field, 1003 00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:59,239 Speaker 9: and so I think it's a great group to work with. 1004 00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:03,160 Speaker 9: They're very professional, they care about winning, the very purposeful 1005 00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:03,919 Speaker 9: about their work. 1006 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:05,520 Speaker 3: So we're in a good spot. 1007 00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:07,360 Speaker 9: I mean, the big thing in the spring is just 1008 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:09,399 Speaker 9: trying to make sure you keep everybody as healthy as 1009 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,279 Speaker 9: possible to get them ready and available for training camp. 1010 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 9: So finished up here the other day, So these next 1011 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:19,359 Speaker 9: forty days it's paramount that players, you know, use them judiciously. 1012 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:21,920 Speaker 9: So but overall, I think we're pleased with where we are, 1013 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:23,960 Speaker 9: understanding that there's a lot of work in front of us. 1014 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:26,359 Speaker 9: Kind of lose a week and kind of both ends 1015 00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:28,240 Speaker 9: of it. So we're finishing up maybe a week early 1016 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:30,719 Speaker 9: and then come back a week early with the Hall 1017 00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:32,239 Speaker 9: of Fame game, which and we can get into some 1018 00:42:32,239 --> 00:42:34,799 Speaker 9: of the preseason stuff, but overall, the player has done 1019 00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:35,399 Speaker 9: a great job. 1020 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:36,400 Speaker 2: So we're in a good spot. 1021 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:39,400 Speaker 9: So you know, hopefully everybody can go and get some 1022 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:42,120 Speaker 9: time away. By the same token, the players are gonna 1023 00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:43,399 Speaker 9: have to put some work in to make sure they're 1024 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:44,359 Speaker 9: ready to go for training camp. 1025 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:47,719 Speaker 1: More from Nick Assario on the morning program as hes 1026 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 1: al Shire, he talked about the linebacker that was acquired 1027 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:53,960 Speaker 1: from the Titans, but of course played for Demiico Ryans 1028 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:54,799 Speaker 1: in San Francisco. 1029 00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:56,279 Speaker 2: He's been tremendous. 1030 00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:59,080 Speaker 9: I mean, I can't say enough great things about disease 1031 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:01,120 Speaker 9: and going back to last year as we were going 1032 00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:04,040 Speaker 9: through this, he was kind of in this transition period, 1033 00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:06,560 Speaker 9: if you will, because you know, they had Dre, they 1034 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:09,440 Speaker 9: had Fred Dizis was kind of the third linebacker. You know, 1035 00:43:09,480 --> 00:43:12,040 Speaker 9: when they played Nickel that their linebacker was off the field, 1036 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:14,359 Speaker 9: so his playtime kind of fluctuated a little bit. I 1037 00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:16,440 Speaker 9: think there was a period where Dray didn't play and 1038 00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:18,200 Speaker 9: as he's played more, maybe it was in twenty one 1039 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:20,839 Speaker 9: or twenty two, whenever it was, so it was just 1040 00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:23,040 Speaker 9: trying to threat going back to kind of the contract. 1041 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:25,240 Speaker 9: All right, we're trying to thread the needle here, right. Well, 1042 00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:27,839 Speaker 9: maybe we think it's this, maybe that they were maybe 1043 00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:29,920 Speaker 9: looking for something a little bit different, and that happens 1044 00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:32,160 Speaker 9: all the time. But this is somebody that we definitely 1045 00:43:32,440 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 9: tried to sign before the twenty three season. It didn't 1046 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:37,440 Speaker 9: work itself out and anyone out there, and he had 1047 00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:40,120 Speaker 9: a phenomenal year for Tennessee. I mean, he was amongst 1048 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:43,160 Speaker 9: the league leaders and tackles so and then we had 1049 00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:46,200 Speaker 9: the opportunity to discuss him again in the off season. 1050 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:48,920 Speaker 9: I mean, this is somebody that we targeted, and obviously 1051 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:52,160 Speaker 9: the history with Demiko and the system, but forget about 1052 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:54,520 Speaker 9: what goes on on the field, Like his impact off 1053 00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:57,040 Speaker 9: the field behind the scenes has been immense. 1054 00:43:57,320 --> 00:43:59,520 Speaker 1: And Nick Assario on the Morning Show was also asked 1055 00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:02,560 Speaker 1: about c J. Stroud his comments on Aaron Rodgers, the 1056 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:06,440 Speaker 1: Colts linebackers stuff about the Cowboys. We've been discussing this stuff. 1057 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:08,359 Speaker 1: What does the GM think of it all? 1058 00:44:08,680 --> 00:44:11,000 Speaker 9: In the end, it's about your commitment to football and 1059 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:14,640 Speaker 9: the off season. Players are going to earn opportunities because 1060 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:16,719 Speaker 9: of their performance on the field, and they have to 1061 00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:18,960 Speaker 9: pick and choose what they feel makes the most sense. 1062 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:22,640 Speaker 9: And I think we're an environment where there's more opportunities 1063 00:44:22,640 --> 00:44:24,640 Speaker 9: for players and they have to be judicious about what 1064 00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:28,120 Speaker 9: they do. So CJ communicates with us what he's doing, 1065 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:31,000 Speaker 9: and I think he's himself and we're going to support him. 1066 00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:32,719 Speaker 9: We're going to support all of our players as long 1067 00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:35,279 Speaker 9: as they're making the right decision and always going back 1068 00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:37,760 Speaker 9: to team rule number one that Dimiko has just protect 1069 00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:40,240 Speaker 9: the team, always thinking about the team first and foremost. 1070 00:44:40,680 --> 00:44:44,080 Speaker 9: Making sure your focus main is on football first and foremost, 1071 00:44:44,120 --> 00:44:47,480 Speaker 9: because your football is what leads to those opportunities. So 1072 00:44:48,360 --> 00:44:50,800 Speaker 9: hasn't affected his work in the off season, you know, 1073 00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:53,640 Speaker 9: but he works as hard as CJ. He's committed to winning. 1074 00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:55,440 Speaker 9: He wants to be great. I mean you all have 1075 00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:58,120 Speaker 9: heard him talk. I mean he's he cares a lot 1076 00:44:58,160 --> 00:45:01,160 Speaker 9: about winning, So you care a lot about winning. You're 1077 00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:03,080 Speaker 9: going to put a lot of work into football. So 1078 00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:07,040 Speaker 9: everybody's got their own personality and to your point, you know, 1079 00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:09,000 Speaker 9: that's something that Demiko and I have talked about. 1080 00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:09,760 Speaker 2: Just be yourself. 1081 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:10,560 Speaker 3: Just be who you are. 1082 00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:12,600 Speaker 9: We're not going to force feed you or force you 1083 00:45:12,640 --> 00:45:16,040 Speaker 9: to do something so there's some guardrails that you always 1084 00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:17,640 Speaker 9: want to make sure you have in place. But in 1085 00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:20,719 Speaker 9: the end, it's about performance on the football field and 1086 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:23,120 Speaker 9: we have to go out there and execute when the 1087 00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:24,000 Speaker 9: game is on the line. 1088 00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:26,600 Speaker 1: All right, there's some choice cuts from Nick Cassio, a 1089 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,719 Speaker 1: guest on the Morning Show with Sean and Seth, and 1090 00:45:28,719 --> 00:45:30,480 Speaker 1: I'm sure on the Odyssey app you can catch that 1091 00:45:30,760 --> 00:45:34,000 Speaker 1: entire visit as Nick was in studio. As I said, 1092 00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:37,080 Speaker 1: I'll be there on Monday with John Lopez and Faggi 1093 00:45:37,560 --> 00:45:41,520 Speaker 1: ten to noon on the thirtieth anniversary of Sports Radio 1094 00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:43,480 Speaker 1: six ' ten. That is just awesome stuff. And by 1095 00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:46,359 Speaker 1: the way, this weekend, you want to catch Texans three 1096 00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:50,080 Speaker 1: sixty every week, but especially this weekend eleven o'clock Saturday night, 1097 00:45:50,160 --> 00:45:53,560 Speaker 1: ABC thirteen, Andre Johnson and m D. Kalu a real 1098 00:45:53,600 --> 00:45:57,400 Speaker 1: special show. If you missed the podcast, you got to 1099 00:45:57,440 --> 00:46:00,520 Speaker 1: watch that show because it's great stuff with the goat 1100 00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:04,120 Speaker 1: Andre Johnson and the host of Texans OG's and dy 1101 00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:07,319 Speaker 1: Kalu and preseason color commentator as well, by the way, 1102 00:46:07,760 --> 00:46:10,280 Speaker 1: on Texans preseason TV broadcasts. 1103 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:12,120 Speaker 2: And we'll talk about that later. 1104 00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:15,959 Speaker 1: Have a great weekend everyone, and speaking of later, on 1105 00:46:16,120 --> 00:46:19,680 Speaker 1: late tonight Area forty five. Don't miss those guys, they're 1106 00:46:19,680 --> 00:46:22,280 Speaker 1: coming up next. Sean and Patrick have a great weekend. 1107 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:23,360 Speaker 1: Go Texans.