1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:01,160 Speaker 1: What's happened? Everybody? 2 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 2: Welcome into a Wednesday edition of Texans All Access from 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 2: Monday Texans Radio Studio John Harris alongside Mark vandermir the 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 2: Voice of the Texans. 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 1: Mark. 6 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: First question of the day, Yeah, are we all alive 7 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 2: after today's practice? 8 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 3: Hey, we don't participate in football drills, so we really Yeah, anything, 9 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 3: I don't care. 10 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 4: Val. 11 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 3: It was terribly hot, and look, you were out in 12 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 3: the sun way longer. I was in the shade to 13 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 3: watch the first part of practice under the stands talking 14 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 3: to people. I said, you know, I'm gonna do a 15 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 3: lot of schmoozing here because it's cooler, and it's cooler. 16 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 3: But then I went out to the searing heat part 17 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 3: of the stadium, the facility, I should say and mail. Yeah, 18 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 3: that did have an effect because no wind, no clouds, 19 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 3: bad combination. 20 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was just absolutely brutal. So we got through it. 21 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: Though we got through it. Practice was good. There's plenty 22 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 2: of things we're gonna talk about that we're gonna talk 23 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 2: to a. 24 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: Little later the show, Kenyan Green. 25 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 2: We're also gonna talk to Solomon Byrd, and then we'll 26 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: also talk to Neville Hewittt. Mark and I had a 27 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: chance to catch up with those three gentlemen. I caught 28 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 2: up with Kenny and Green. It was cool to talk 29 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 2: to Kenyan. He's come definitely a long way. But tomorrow, 30 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 2: Mark is the very first joint practice of the year, 31 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 2: and it's also the last training camp practice of the year. 32 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: There's a beautiful symmetry in that. 33 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: Yes, I think, But I'm like, I got one more 34 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: Harris Hits to write. We got one really hot day 35 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: at practice, and then we're on, Well, we got the 36 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: game on Saturday, which is very, very important. That's gonna 37 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 2: be fun. But then it's onto the Colts. It's here, 38 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: it's time. We're ready to go. But your thoughts about 39 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: just looking forward to the joint practice tomorrow. 40 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 3: Am I emotionally ready for this? You're right, it is 41 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 3: the last training camp practice. We will not be attending 42 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 3: full blown practice anymore. We'll just go back to a 43 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 3: little beginning part of it. Then say bye, you guys, 44 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 3: work on your own now and do all the secret stuff, 45 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 3: put in the secret sauce, and we'll get ready for 46 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 3: the Colts. So yeah, I think I'm treating tomorrow kind 47 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 3: of like a game in terms of the way I'm 48 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 3: watching it. You know, that's as close as ones versus 49 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 3: ones as you're going to get this week, other than 50 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 3: your own intro squad stuff, because Saturday we're going to 51 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 3: see I don't know, do we even see Davis Mills. 52 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 3: Do we see Case Keenum and Tim Boyle instead of 53 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 3: Davis Mills. I don't know. Davis didn't play last week, 54 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 3: as we all know, and he was out there today 55 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 3: doing the hard stuff. I hope they play Davis Johnny, 56 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 3: that's somebody I'm watching tomorrow, among many others. But Davis 57 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 3: has taken some big steps forward here. I would like 58 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 3: to see him play in the final pre season outing. 59 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 3: I think it would be good for everybody. Now if 60 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 3: they don't play them, they've got their reasons, of course, 61 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 3: and they have more information than we do, but i'd 62 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 3: like to see that. Anyway. The point is this tomorrow, 63 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 3: it's on and we're going to be talking about it 64 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 3: tomorrow night. It is going to be. 65 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: Good, Okay. So I just start thinking about like different questions. 66 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: So I was like, let's do twenty questions. I'm going 67 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: to fire questions at you and you handle them however 68 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 2: you want. You can expand on some, you can push 69 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 2: back with another question. Do twenty questions? 70 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 3: First question, Davis Mills is without a doubt. 71 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: Oh, let mephrase. 72 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 2: That is Davis Mills, without a doubt, the number two 73 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 2: quarterback in your mind in twenty twenty four. 74 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 3: Well, he is in Nick Cassario's mind. So I would 75 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 3: take it that he's talked to the head coach a 76 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 3: little bit about that. He's not acted alone in this decision. 77 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 3: He is. He's the backup. Now we've talked about this. 78 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 3: Let's say it's week four, God forbid, knock wood, knock 79 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 3: on whatever you can knock on. Right now, it's week four. 80 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 3: Who are you playing Week four? The Jags? 81 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: That's the Jags here. 82 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 3: You're playing the Jags at home and CJ can't go 83 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 3: for whatever reason. Okay, do you start Mills or do 84 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 3: you say you know it's a one off he's and 85 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 3: you know CJ is back the following week and all 86 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 3: like against the Bills. Against the Bills, I don't know. 87 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 3: I might go with Mills now. I think it might 88 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 3: be Mills time. He looks better. The throws are sharp, crisp, 89 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 3: the knowledge of the offense it appears to be at 90 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 3: a very high level right now. I think if you 91 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 3: were getting this version of Mills two years ago in 92 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 3: twenty twenty two, his second season in the league, that 93 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 3: changes everything. That year. That's not a three win season, 94 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 3: that's a six to seven win season. Those games in 95 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter where he had the ball with a 96 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 3: chance to beat the Bears, you had to lead over 97 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: the Bears. Actually, uh, the game in Denver where you 98 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 3: had the ball late with a chance to do something, 99 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: I think you might be able to win those two 100 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 3: and numerous others. Johnny Chiefs, How does that change life 101 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: for this organization going forward? 102 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: Now? 103 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: That so, even though we didn't get that version of Mills, 104 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 3: I'm not upset because you got to meet co Ryans 105 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 3: at c J. Stroud. I'm not upset about that. I'm 106 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 3: just saying that he's playing that well right now. Yeah, 107 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 3: I think that would make a big difference. 108 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 2: Day in practice, there was a drive where he rolled 109 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: right through deep. 110 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 3: To Mechi for a touchdown. Fans weren't crazy. 111 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 2: A few they ran the ball like three straight times. 112 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: Then they just decided air it out and he threw 113 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 2: down the left side on the fans side to Exavier 114 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 2: Hutchinson touchdown. 115 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: So then I don't know if it's moved the ball 116 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: drill or what. 117 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: But then they put the ball inside and I don't 118 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,239 Speaker 2: know if they treated it like a two point play 119 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 2: with the touchdown before, I don't know, but they were 120 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 2: back inside like round a five yard liner. So goal 121 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: on fade, Hutchinson touchdown three absolute dimes and I just thought, 122 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 2: that's that. That's how he's different. He's making those throws 123 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 2: and I don't know that he's made those effectively before. 124 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: But man, he dropped the ball in the bucket to Metch. 125 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: You on our side, the one he throws to hutches 126 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: in a perfect spot. Same thing that over the defensive 127 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: back to hutch and then the goal li fade is 128 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 2: just perfect. 129 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: It's perfectly placed where a hutch is the only one 130 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: that's going to be able to kill us. Come he does. 131 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 3: All right, I've got a question for you. Okay, what 132 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 3: has John Metshi done. It's sort of an assumptive question 133 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 3: here to make himself a lock to make this team. 134 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: I don't know that I say his lock, but that 135 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 3: was gonna be my question, but I figured he could 136 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 3: says a lot at this point. 137 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, it pretty close to getting there. Like 138 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: he's showing up and playing the way that you would 139 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 2: like him to play. Now, the first two or three 140 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: weeks of training camp are more you would see some things. 141 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: But you just didn't. 142 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 2: It just felt kind of disjointed, like you just maybe 143 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 2: see it catching one on ones and then you get 144 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 2: in team and he dropped one. 145 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: You know. 146 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh Steeos game great example of that. They run that 147 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 2: kind of boot where he kind of has to work 148 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 2: his way across. They hit him. It's a ball, he 149 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: could catch it, turn up doesn't catch it when he 150 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: made to catch against the Giants. Ironically, that game is 151 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 2: on NFL Network right now and so we're watching at 152 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 2: the studio. But he made it catch down down the field. 153 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: I think it was Case. Case threw it down the 154 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 2: Texas sideline and met She makes a really difficult over 155 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: the shoulder catch and it was out of bounce. But 156 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 2: I went back to a story about my dad long 157 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 2: time ago, my senior year. I mean, I had great hands, 158 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: I could catch anything. I couldn't run at all, but 159 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: I could catch everything. But I was dropping everything in scrimmages, 160 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 2: like I couldn't catch anything in scrimmages. And my dad 161 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 2: was like, look it doesn't matter what happens in this 162 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 2: first game. You make sure the first ball that's thrown 163 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 2: to you, you absolutely, without a doubt, catch it. If 164 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 2: you got to dive, if you have to jump up 165 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 2: and cradle it with two arms, you have to catch it. 166 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 3: In your teeth. You make sure you catch it. And 167 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 3: then watch what happens. 168 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 2: I'm like, oh, okay, Mechi day makes that catch. Now 169 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 2: it's out of bounce. But I just remember my dad's 170 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: thoughts flashing in my head, like now watch. 171 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 3: I'm like, okay, so let's see what happens. And then 172 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 3: you saw the confidence start to grow. Well, then in practice, 173 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 3: he's going deep. He's making that catch down the field. 174 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 2: Because I think when when a lot of people think 175 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 2: of Mechi and when Mechi was drafted, I think a 176 00:07:58,600 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 2: lot of people are like, oh, you got the perfect 177 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 2: slow receiver of the slot receiver, and we really don't 178 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 2: we put guys in the slot. But I don't know 179 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 2: if we look at it like we got to have 180 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,679 Speaker 2: a Wes Welker. All he does is that Julian Edelman 181 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 2: type that just runs those kind of you know, those 182 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 2: inside routes. 183 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: I don't think they ask that a receiver to do that. 184 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 2: They line up a guy there and they'll do some things, 185 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 2: but they don't say you're just a slot receiver. So 186 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 2: I don't know that that was ever the thought once 187 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 2: this coaching staff took over, so they wanted to see John. 188 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:29,679 Speaker 1: Make some explosive plays. 189 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 2: And I think the confidence you got in that giant's 190 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 2: game started carrying over to practice. And now I look 191 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 2: at him and think, man, is it all enough? No, 192 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 2: you combine that with Xavier Hutchinson continues to do some 193 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 2: good things, but now some other guys have been banged up. 194 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: Ben Scaronick's been banged up a little bit. No Brown 195 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: has been banged up for a while. 196 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 2: Now you start doing a math on that, and you're like, 197 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna come down to six receivers. The 198 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 2: tricky one that I have is Steven Simms. Oh yeah, 199 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 2: that's the trick you want to have. Like if I 200 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 2: if you keep him and you keep Mechi, Now you're 201 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 2: looking at seven receivers because I don't think there's any 202 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: way in the world you don't keep Exavor Hutcheson. He's 203 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 2: been he's been excellent all throughout camp. I mean, if 204 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 2: you're Demiko Ryans I think you this is going to 205 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 2: happen to Cap. But there's there's kind of a credibility 206 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 2: issue if you talk about iron sharpening iron, and you know, 207 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 2: competition and cream rises at the top and all that, 208 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 2: and all of a sudden, a guy that did that 209 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 2: all throughout training camp doesn't make your team. 210 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: It's like, whoa wait a second. So that that's gonna be. 211 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 2: Something that I think I find interesting And I don't think, 212 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 2: you know, CAP's going to do that. 213 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: I don't think Demko is going to do that. 214 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 2: I think he is going to reward those guys that 215 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: have had great camps that show they can be an impact, 216 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 2: impactful players going into the season. 217 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 3: If you got a number of situation and wide receiver, 218 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 3: now there you go. That becomes a much tougher thing. 219 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 3: That's exactly right now to Mechi. When you look at that, uh, 220 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 3: it's like when you were taking piano lessons when you 221 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 3: were a kid. If you don't practice, you're not going 222 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 3: to get better. You go to the next lesson and 223 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 3: the teachers like, you haven't practiced, right, But Mechi's been 224 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 3: practicing And guess what. You practice something over and over again, 225 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 3: you tend to get better. And these things happened to 226 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 3: the good ones, and he's a good one. We all 227 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,839 Speaker 3: know he was drafted for a reason. And what you're seeing, 228 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 3: we're five weeks in. Now, we're five weeks into camp. Yes, 229 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 3: it began five weeks ago exactly, so now you're looking 230 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 3: at it. Oh wait a minute, five weeks later. It 231 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 3: was really four when you count the game. But for 232 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 3: five weeks later, it's really taking to jump forward. Not 233 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: everybody's going to do that, right, but he has and 234 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 3: I love it. 235 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's what you have to do with that opportunity. Okay, 236 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 2: my question when it's all said and done, and there 237 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 2: are a lot of layers to this very simple question, Okay, 238 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 2: how many running backs are you keeping? 239 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: And the sub question, you know what. 240 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 3: It is, is Andrew Beck healthy, That's one of my questions. 241 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 2: Well, my sub question is has Damian Peers done what 242 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 2: you want him to do to put him on his team? 243 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: Oh? 244 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 3: I think Look, I think it's tough for Damien. I 245 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 3: think damiens still going here. You know, I want to 246 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 3: see that jump that Mechi took. I know it's a 247 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 3: different situation, different circumstances, different position, different different different, but 248 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,599 Speaker 3: you want to see Pierce, who did not have a 249 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 3: good year last year and got hurt. You want to 250 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 3: see Pierce take that jump that Mechi's taken right now. 251 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 3: You've seen Pierce do it at the NFL level, it 252 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 3: just hasn't done it lately, and you want to see 253 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 3: him do it. So he'll have an opportunity against the 254 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 3: Rams and enjoint practice. 255 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: Yep. 256 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 3: I would assume he's gonna play on Saturday. If Pierce 257 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 3: does not play on Saturday, it means one of two 258 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 3: things they've already decided. Actually, it means one thing. They've 259 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 3: already decided one way or another. 260 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: And I think performance isn't gonna change their mind. 261 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that. You know, you want to see 262 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 3: more here because everybody else is showing you something right now, 263 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 3: and he hasn't been able to do it. And Dimiko 264 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 3: Rimes was asked about it, talked about blocking and whatever. 265 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: I think, Johnny, here's my thing. I play him Saturday. 266 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: Now. 267 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 3: I'm out there with whatever version of the twos I have. 268 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: Other guys have made plays with the twos, cam Akers, 269 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 3: et cetera. Yep, Pierce gets a chance with the twos 270 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 3: now things should sort of even out. If you will. 271 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 3: If the run blocking hasn't been there with the ones, 272 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 3: maybe it's more there with the twos. Maybe I'm crazy, 273 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 3: but I want to see him. I want to see 274 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,719 Speaker 3: more of Peers before I make that decision. But as 275 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 3: far as how many running backs I keep, I'm keeping 276 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 3: at least three plus a full back. Now, this Nick 277 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 3: Boden they just sign. I think that says more about 278 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 3: Beck possibly than anything else, because Dalton Keene went on 279 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 3: eye off, that's right, and dalt Key's a tight end, slash, 280 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 3: full back, h back whatever, he's the Andrew Beck guy. Yeah, yeah, 281 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 3: And I don't know about Beck. I saw Beck walk 282 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 3: off the field last week. I haven't seen him at 283 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 3: practice since. I hope to see him tomorrow. But if 284 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 3: you don't see Beck, now you're wondering, well, is Harrison 285 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 3: ready to take that role or do they want Nick 286 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 3: Boden to try to take it, or is there somebody 287 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 3: else in the wind. I don't know, but I think 288 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 3: full back. I know they like a fullback, full back 289 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 3: plus three. I got four running backs. 290 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,079 Speaker 2: Okay, total, so running backs, three running backs, one full back. 291 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 3: Yeah. 292 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 2: I thought it was interesting today who they used at 293 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 2: full back. Something that we talked about on the broadcast. 294 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 3: Hello, yes, it's in British. 295 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 2: And when I know it sounds kind of weird, like, hey, 296 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 2: wait a second, this guy ran for a bunch of 297 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 2: yards and a bunch of touchdowns for the tailback spot 298 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 2: while you're play him at fullback because you're probably not 299 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 2: going to have those reps at the tailback spot during 300 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 2: the season. Yeah, that Joe Mixon, Damian Pierce, whomever are 301 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 2: going to be taking. 302 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: So how do we find a role. 303 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 2: For a guy that's been really really impressive in camp? 304 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 2: And it might ultimately be something that this staff looks 305 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 2: at it and says, hey, we're out San Francisco. 306 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: But Kyle Eustchick, now EUSt Check is not. 307 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 2: He's not a two hundred and fifty like two hundred 308 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 2: and fifty pound hammerhead. That's a dude with some good agility, 309 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 2: some good quickness, some good hands out. 310 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: Of the backfield, and he wears forty four. That's it. 311 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 1: Could you see British Brooks doing. 312 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 2: I know he's a rookie's probably never played fullback or 313 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 2: played it much at all, but he's got the body type. 314 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 2: So maybe you could take a look at it and 315 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 2: you think Okay, this is something we can maybe show 316 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 2: the Rams and we can show with British Brooks playing 317 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 2: full back, Hey, this might be something we need to 318 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 2: think about. 319 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: And if anything else. 320 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 2: If britsch Brooks plays full back to a point where 321 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 2: they're like, hey, we need to think about this, I 322 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 2: mean that that's a win. That's a win because are 323 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 2: a lot of teams going to be giving up when 324 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 2: I think about at the end of roster cuts, are 325 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 2: a lot of teams going to give up a roster 326 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: spot for an undrafted rookie that may be shined a 327 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 2: little bit in the preseason somewhere else. I mean, now, 328 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 2: if you had a really high grade on a guy, 329 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 2: if you had high grade on me, you had him 330 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 2: like a third round. 331 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 3: But they didn't. 332 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: But I'm sure they did agent right. 333 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 2: My thought is you probably are gonna be able to 334 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 2: get britsch Brooks probably back through the waiver process, and 335 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 2: then I would love to bring him back because now, hey, 336 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 2: we're gonna teach you full back and along the way, 337 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 2: keep eating that barbecue and keep eating those tech max meals, 338 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 2: and let's let's get you up to two thirty two 339 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 2: to two thirty five. 340 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 3: How many fullbacks Johnny are made not born. Okay, ooh, 341 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 3: good question. Because it's a certain mentality. There's a little 342 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 3: bit of honorary offensive lineman in there, there's a little 343 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 3: bit of tight end in there. These are the ingredients. 344 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 3: There's running back in there. You stir it up, or 345 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 3: you put it in a Queens and Art, cut it 346 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 3: all up, mix it and then it comes out full back. 347 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: Yep. 348 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 3: So look, Harrison's a converted defensive end from college. We've 349 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 3: seen Patrick Ricard, you we see guys like that. You know, 350 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 3: it's and there aren't that many. It's kind of a 351 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 3: dangered species in the league. We've talked about this, and 352 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 3: you've got to be able to play emergency tight end. 353 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. 354 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 3: Now, I was going to say, hey, two years ago, 355 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 3: Damian Pierce was a little thicker. He's dropped some weight. 356 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 3: You know, he's strong. Yeah, but could he have been 357 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 3: that guy for you? I don't know. You've talked about it. 358 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 3: I thought you talked about it last year a little bit. Hey, 359 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 3: could you run it full back a little bit? I 360 00:15:58,640 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 3: don't know. 361 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 2: I mean I think maybe you could. I mean the 362 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: way that he the way that he hits. I mean, 363 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 2: you said it fullback is this amalgamation of so many 364 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 2: different parts and pieces, and every full back has every 365 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 2: fullback is a little more tailback than he has full back. 366 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: He's a little bit more tight end than he is 367 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: full back. 368 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 2: You know, he's a little bit more of flying to 369 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 2: tackle like Patrick Ricard is than anything else. Here's one 370 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 2: thing I thought about Patrick Card. We played D line. 371 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: He's got he's got sacks on his ravens. 372 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 3: Where are you going with this? I don't know. 373 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 2: Maybe you've got a defensive lineman. I mean, look all 374 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 2: those defensive linemen that you have, you know, Khalil Davis, 375 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 2: Kurt Heinisch, Marcus Harris, they kind of all look a. 376 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 3: Little like Patrick Ricard in some sense. You know, it's wild. 377 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 3: I think he could work in spots. I'm having Vince 378 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 3: will Fork's flashbacks right now. I think it could. It 379 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 3: could work, But on a consistent basis in this off 380 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 3: what you need to know. You have to know that 381 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 3: whole position the offense and still play D line maybe 382 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 3: unless you're fully converted, unless you come all the way over. 383 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 3: I think you could have a package, a goal line 384 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 3: package where you used a couple of them, something like that, 385 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 3: a goal line package or a short yardage package. 386 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: You could do something. 387 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 3: You're gonna have to get through the offensive line room 388 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 3: first of people who want that job. 389 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: That's true. That's true. Which leads me to the offensive line. 390 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 2: Is this offensive line fifty three man roster is every 391 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 2: single player on the fifty three man roster on the 392 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:41,360 Speaker 2: roster currently? 393 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: I e. 394 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 2: Will the Texans look to add to the offensive line 395 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 2: through the waiver process, trade process, whatever it is. After 396 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 2: the Rams games, you work to fifty three man roster. 397 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 3: It depends on who's healthy after this week. Okay, so 398 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 3: you lose a guy this week, I think it becomes 399 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 3: a parent because they're already pretty thin at tackle. You know, 400 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 3: I think they're good up top, Yeah yeah, you know 401 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 3: with Titus, with Blake obviously Jeremy one of the best 402 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 3: in the league, if not the best. It drops off 403 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 3: after that. Broker's proven he can go out there in 404 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 3: a pinch. But who do you have Sharp as he 405 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 3: banged up right now? Sharp was not a practice today 406 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 3: and they were running Cam Irving at tackle. That could 407 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 3: really help them because he's playing he's been playing guard too. 408 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 3: He could really come in handy. I don't know what 409 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 3: they think though, Johnny, I'm going to say, no, I'm 410 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 3: gonna say they've got what they like and they're gonna 411 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 3: go with it. Still somebody intriguing comes up. But remember waivers, 412 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 3: you've got to go through that first. Last year they 413 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 3: had the number three pick or the pick. 414 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: It's a great point. 415 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, the last couple of years, number three and the 416 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 3: number two. Now you wherever you are, right, So you 417 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 3: got to wait for other teams to pick, and some 418 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 3: of these teams are probably paper thin at certain spots 419 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 3: on the line. 420 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're probably right. 421 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 2: And that's that's a great point about the waiver process, 422 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 2: like being at the number one or number three team 423 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 2: as we've been the last few years. And I've talked 424 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 2: to some people around the league and they're like, man, 425 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 2: you should treat that like a second draft in some sense, 426 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 2: and teams. 427 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: Don't typically do that. But I want to. 428 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 2: Say every single year we've had somebody added to the 429 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 2: team through the waiver process after the fifty three man 430 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 2: roster cut down, Like there's been a player too, like 431 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 2: Nick Broker Dieter Iceland. 432 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: They were both added to the team last year. 433 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 2: And I do think that I think there's maybe one 434 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 2: on the offensive line. I think there's one on the 435 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 2: offensive line, but it's got to be somebody that they 436 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 2: really like. 437 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 3: Now here's the thing, like you said, because you have 438 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 3: such you're so low on the order. That's gonna be 439 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 3: a little bit dicey too. 440 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 2: How many claims you end up making because you might 441 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 2: throw you might throw five claims in there, because whether 442 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 2: they or not all to. 443 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 1: Get to you. 444 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're not all going to go. Oh, they're all 445 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 2: gone by the time they get to us. 446 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 3: How long do you have to cut somebody once you 447 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 3: claim somebody? Yeah, because you don't know you can claim them. 448 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 3: You don't know if you get them right, right, you're 449 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 3: awarded them right, and then you gotta cut somebody within 450 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 3: what ten minutes from now? 451 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 2: It's it's a pretty quick turnaround, if I remember, they 452 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 2: got to call the guy up. 453 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 3: And just say I'm sorry, we don't have time to 454 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 3: call you in here, but you're no longer with the team. 455 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: I mean, they that. That's why this part of year 456 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: I hate. 457 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 3: I mean, I love it to see the team, you know, 458 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 3: really come into shape, but I hate the fact that 459 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 3: those things happen. Especially guys are like, you know, man, 460 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 3: they didn't call me, they. 461 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: Didn't call me. Okay, I think that's good. I think 462 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: I'm on this team. 463 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 2: And then all of a sudden, oh man, we got 464 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 2: a couple of waiver claims that we've made. Sorry, but 465 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 2: because of these expanded practice squads. 466 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 3: That to me is you're gonna get a job. You're 467 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 3: gonna get an opportunity. If you're the last guy that 468 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 3: you're geting three on the end, fifty three among the last, 469 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 3: and you get released by your team, you don't get 470 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 3: picked up. They're gonna bring you back. Yeah, unless they 471 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 3: really found gold at your position on the waiver wire 472 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 3: or wherever they get the player. So I think you're 473 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 3: gonna get on the practice squad, but you'd rather be 474 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 3: on the fifty three. I get it. 475 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: Okay. 476 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 2: Who is one player I'll go first to kind of 477 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 2: give you a mind, to give you a second to 478 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 2: think on this one, because I do think this question 479 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 2: takes a second. 480 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: What player. 481 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 2: I'll say, whether you like or your respect or whatever, 482 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 2: what player do you feel like? 483 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: Man? 484 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 2: This guy in other years may have made the roster, 485 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 2: and I really like this guy, but I just don't 486 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 2: know if I can get the math to work for 487 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 2: this particular player. Hope we can bring him back on 488 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 2: practice squad. Which is a player for you that fits 489 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 2: that category. I'll give you mind so you can think 490 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 2: about it. Mine is Miles Bryant. He is not the 491 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,719 Speaker 2: biggest guy, but that guy makes plays. You watch him 492 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 2: at practice, you watch him for thirty at practice, and 493 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 2: he just does football stuff that other guys can't do. 494 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,920 Speaker 2: He had two interceptions before the what you call game, 495 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 2: the Giants game and the practice. Then today Robert Woods 496 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,479 Speaker 2: just ran a little snagger out caught the ball and 497 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 2: Miles Bryant was coming from the other side of the 498 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 2: field and literally just walked up as Woods was catching 499 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 2: the ball and just walked in and just said, no, 500 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 2: I'll take that from you, and just took the ball 501 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 2: away from him. Now, Woods was fighting back because that 502 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 2: the ball fell to the turf. Well, Miles Bryant is 503 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 2: one of those guys that's just a really good football 504 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 2: player who happens to be five to eight and a 505 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: buck eighty five. 506 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, but I could see him making it depending on 507 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 3: how he's graded out on special tens. And he's also 508 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 3: returned some punts in games, yeah, and in practice obviously, 509 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 3: So let's just wait and see him. 510 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: I hope that. I hope he is a guy. 511 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 2: I'm worried about it just because of the numbers in 512 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 2: the secondary and how that's. 513 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 1: Going to go. 514 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 3: But I just I keep seeing him get reps with 515 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 3: the threes, and man, I'd love to see him get 516 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 3: more with the twos. 517 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 2: But he is so he's such a good football player 518 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 2: and that nickel position is really really made for him. 519 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 2: But how the Texans are playing it a little bit 520 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 2: differently with Petrie. Can he play outside? I mean, if 521 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 2: you ask him, he'd tell you could play anywhere. Yeah, 522 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 2: But I don't know. I think that would be that 523 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 2: would be trouble because he's He's five eight, and I 524 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 2: think that would be a problem. 525 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 3: Chris Boyd's gonna make it probably, I think he's going 526 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 3: to Okay, that's three on the outside, right. 527 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: So you've got staying lassiter. 528 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 2: Let's say, Chris Boyd, Yeah, Okay, you probably gonna carry four, 529 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 2: So you gotta go Henderson. 530 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 3: Akuda has been hurt for a while, been hurt for 531 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 3: a while, then it was Okuda. So Henderson's out there today. 532 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 2: Though Henderson out there today had a PBu I almost 533 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 2: feel like you you either go with Henderson, or you 534 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 2: go with somebody you're gonna pick up and put on 535 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 2: the roster. 536 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 3: That could be another position where they're looking. But DB's 537 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 3: it's like throwing away left handed pitching that he's not 538 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 3: like the part with good corners. 539 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 2: They do not, they do not, and especially guys like 540 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 2: Chris Boyd made a pepu in front of me today 541 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 2: and I just remember watching him leap to knock it down. 542 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 3: I'm like, oh my god, I saw the play. It 543 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 3: was holy cow, goody. 544 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 2: So and he's been a guy that has made some 545 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 2: plays on special teams, even late in a year for 546 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 2: the Texans. He made some plays last year on special teams. 547 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:26,120 Speaker 2: Incredible athlete. I going to your word lock. I don't 548 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 2: want to say Chris Boyd is a lock, but virtual lock. 549 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 2: He's been pretty darn good and he's great in special teams. 550 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 2: You know, D'Angel Ross has been in that mix. I've 551 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 2: seen him have some really good practice days as well. 552 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: So I think it's gonna be a really it's gonna 553 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 1: be a tough cutdown. 554 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 2: I got a text today from somebody asking, Hey, do 555 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 2: you think Okudah Henderson there's possibility that either one of 556 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 2: them could be cut and I'm like, yeah, absolutely everybody 557 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 2: because injury, you know injuries. I mean, Okudah, I don't 558 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 2: even I mean I haven't seen him in a while. Yeah, 559 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 2: I've seen him on the sidelines during the game, but 560 00:24:58,720 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 2: I haven't seen him. 561 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 3: In a while. Some of these guys you haven't seen 562 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 3: in a while. Now you have to start thinking about 563 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,919 Speaker 3: You're two weeks away right from game week Wednesday, and. 564 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: Here's another thing you got to consider too. 565 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, we think about this all the time, especially as 566 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 2: a Britain Is like Christian Harris, will Anderson. 567 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 3: Those guys have been banged up. When do you think 568 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 3: you can get them back? Because if you don't think 569 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 3: you can get them back before week four the season, 570 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 3: you got to look for some fortification. 571 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 2: Then you got it, then you got an ir I'm 572 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 2: and go get other bodies. 573 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 3: Well that's why the Nick Boden thing had me thinking, 574 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 3: what are they doing here? But we'll see. I mean, 575 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 3: I don't I don't want to read too much into it. 576 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 3: You can't really go all out with it. But with Harris, 577 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 3: I am concerned. You know, he came back for that 578 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 3: night practice, left during practice. I don't know what it is, 579 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 3: but we need him, You need him back out there. 580 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 3: That's another group though. Back Yeah, because you have disease. Obviously. 581 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 3: If Jake Henry's playing a lot with the Ones, yes, 582 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 3: Jake's been playing with the Ones too, the Ones too. 583 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 3: And del Sean Phillips another time that you're looking at. 584 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 2: He's been del Seun Phillips has been a part of 585 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 2: all the the special teams as well. I'll tell you 586 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 2: something to keep in mind as well, like if you 587 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 2: see guys that are starting on those special teams, keep 588 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 2: in mind Frank Ross is going to have a say 589 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 2: in all this as well, because his units end up 590 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 2: being impacted maybe more than anybody with who they're gonna 591 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 2: who they're gonna keep. And then the one thing we 592 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 2: never talked about until we get even closer is what's 593 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 2: the game day roster going to look like? You know what, 594 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 2: which guys end up being inactive and all that kind 595 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 2: of stuff. So to my point about Will Anderson and 596 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 2: Christian Harris. 597 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 3: Is can you carry them as a roster spot thinking, okay, 598 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 3: maybe not week one against the Colts, but we'll have 599 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 3: them week two against the Bears, or do we have 600 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 3: to ir them because we don't think they're gonna be 601 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,439 Speaker 3: ready within the first four weeks or whatever it is 602 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 3: of the season. 603 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 2: And we've done that before where a guy uh I 604 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 2: think it was Titus last year, will get tightus back. 605 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 2: He's not gonna be ready for the Ravens game, but 606 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 2: he can be back for week two or week three. Okay, 607 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:06,160 Speaker 2: let's carry him on the roster was make him inactive 608 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 2: on game days and then we'll have Josh Jones to 609 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 2: fill a spot for the time being. And then with 610 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 2: Titus his back, he's back. You have toye our guys. 611 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 2: It's gonna be a tough decision from that standpoint. 612 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,439 Speaker 3: Have they ever had a player who was healthy, like 613 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 3: all year long and they carry him on the roster 614 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 3: but he never plays? Oh, never mind, Oh, I know 615 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 3: where you're going. I can't believe Dad. In twenty twenty 616 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 3: one with a player who was eating up a roster 617 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 3: spot all season long, Nick Cassio deserves the medal of 618 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:47,479 Speaker 3: Honor or whatever for GMing his team through. Look, they 619 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 3: only won four games that year, but they were in 620 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,400 Speaker 3: a lot of games that year. Yeah, and he had 621 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 3: a roster spot that was completely unavailable to him. He 622 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 3: had to donate a roster spot just to hang on 623 00:27:57,840 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 3: to a player that he knew he was going to 624 00:27:59,040 --> 00:27:59,959 Speaker 3: trade after the season. 625 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: That is just crazy thinking back to that. 626 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 3: Every single week, like we would get the inactive lists 627 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 3: before the game and then you would just see his 628 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 3: name and you're. 629 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: Like, oh my god. 630 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 3: But but you know as well as I do. 631 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 2: That turned out to be one of the best things 632 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 2: for the organization because they wrote it out. 633 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: Nick was patient as he could have been. 634 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,920 Speaker 2: Yep, rode that thing out, made the trade, and then 635 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 2: that trade turned into potentially I mean, Nick spun so 636 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 2: many different trades off of that, but that trade has 637 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 2: tentacles to Will Anderson tanked Dell Kenyan Green, amongst others, 638 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 2: and it's one that you're going to look back and 639 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 2: it's changes franchise. 640 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: It may have changed the Browns in the bad way. 641 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: But to stay the course. I just remember every every. 642 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 2: Week like, Okay, I can't believe this, but yet he 643 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 2: stayed strong, made the trade and it was like, holy cow, 644 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 2: look what this has now opened up. And that that 645 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 2: was a you know, but I don't I would have 646 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 2: been so impatient. When the Miami thing came up in 647 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 2: the middle of that year and it was like, oh, 648 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 2: there's a trade with Miami. 649 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 3: Maybebably would have been like, Philly, do it, do it 650 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 3: now now? 651 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: But he waited. He waited, he waited. 652 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 2: And then he got three number ones from Dan Brown's 653 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 2: for it, and it's turned this whole. It's not the 654 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 2: only thing that's helped turn this thing around. 655 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 1: It help man, it was. It was a nitrous booster 656 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: in the gas tank for sure. 657 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 3: You know it really will. He did that that training camp. 658 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 3: I remember thinking, this is really the most important thing. 659 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 3: How you handled this, how this pays off. This situation 660 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 3: is highly awkward, terrible football situation. How do you parlay 661 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 3: this into something good? And clearly he did. So that's 662 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 3: very cool stuff right there, very cool stuff, you know. 663 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 3: I and I also think that it'll be interesting to 664 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 3: see how their season goes. We'll be monitoring everything obviously. 665 00:29:58,360 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, by the. 666 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 3: Way, he left practice today apparently with some arm trouble. 667 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 3: I did not know this. Okay, yeah, okay. 668 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: With some armed trouble. 669 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 2: Right wow, So they don't know whether he actually is 670 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 2: going to play in a preseason game or not. 671 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 3: I think their defense is going to be really good. 672 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:16,719 Speaker 3: I know they struggled here last year, but you got 673 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 3: two offensive or he got two defensive touchdowns last year 674 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:21,959 Speaker 3: in that playoff game, and you still torch them anyway. 675 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 3: But I think their defense is good enough to win 676 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 3: them a lot of games as long as the quarterbacking 677 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 3: is okay. They were trying to trade DTR I guess 678 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 3: maybe not anymore. Who knows, But because they have Huntley 679 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 3: and they have who else do they have? Oh W 680 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 3: Winston of. 681 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: Course, yeah, James. 682 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 2: So yeah, they've got to do they think maybe get 683 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 2: an asset for him. I don't know now is the 684 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 2: time to shop him, but I would imagine they'll get 685 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 2: they'll get something for him. 686 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: But who knows. 687 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 2: Maybe teams just wait out and said, well, you're gonna 688 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 2: have to cut somebody, we'll just take the guy you cut. 689 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 3: I think there might be a team or two that's 690 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 3: highly interested in DT his upside, develop him, Yeah, that 691 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 3: kind of thing. Atlantic can wait on Penick somebody. Yeah, 692 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 3: he's going on with Pennix. It's ridiculous. 693 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 2: Now, one of the guys that ends up being a 694 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 2: piece of that trade we just talked about is Kenyan Green. 695 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 2: He's coming up next. So is Solomon Byrds. So is 696 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 2: Neville Hewitt. Exclusive one on ones with me and Mark 697 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 2: next right here on Texans All Access. 698 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: What's happened everybody? 699 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 2: Welcome back to a Wednesday edition of Texans All Access 700 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 2: from Monday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, 701 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 2: football analy sideline reporter for your Houston Texans, and on 702 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 2: Saturday you can well, you can see me early in 703 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 2: the broadcast, a little promo the open, and then you 704 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 2: can hear me as I'm with my buddy Indy Kalu 705 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 2: and play by play exhordinair Kevin Coogler alongside Shelby compete 706 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 2: down in the sideline. So we're gonna have a good 707 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 2: time on Saturday. It's tough, it's hard to say goodbye, 708 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 2: but it has been really, really fun. So looking forward 709 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 2: to our third broadcast together, the fourth preseason game being done, 710 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 2: and then it's time to get ready for the Indianapolis Colts. 711 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 2: There'll be a lot of trash talking, I'm sure during 712 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 2: the week, a lot of guys with a lot of 713 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 2: things to say, and then we'll fly up there and 714 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 2: hopefully knock them off and start closing mouths about what 715 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 2: they have versus what we have, et cetera, et cetera. 716 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 1: But that's down the road. Now. 717 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 2: One guy I think it's gonna play a big, big 718 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 2: role figuratively and literally for the Texans during that Colts 719 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 2: game and beyond. Left guard Kenyon Green, former Aggie, I 720 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 2: ain't never former Aggie for me, former Aggie All American 721 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 2: task to seat high school local guy. Everybody I think 722 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 2: has wanted to see Kenyon do well. Last year obviously 723 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 2: was a big disappointment for everybody, mostly for Kenyon. But 724 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 2: that man has done what he has needed to do. 725 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 2: He reshaped his body, he reshaped his mind. I remember 726 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,880 Speaker 2: talking to him as a rookie and then I compared 727 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 2: it to talking with him yesterday, and I thought, boy, 728 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 2: he is a changed guy and that is a good, 729 00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 2: good thing. 730 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: Here is my one on one with Kenyon. 731 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 3: First of all, I always wonder this at this time 732 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 3: of training camp. 733 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: How's the body feel. You're going through a bunch of practices, 734 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 1: few games. How's the body feel right about now? 735 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 4: You know it's a little weird and terror but definitely 736 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 4: staying in the training room, making sure I'm taking care 737 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 4: of my body, make sure I'm I'm ready for the 738 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 4: next practice, anything we have going on, and making sure 739 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 4: that I'm there after this. You know, I'm going to 740 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 4: the treatment room after this, so making sure I'm on 741 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 4: top of that. 742 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 2: How do you feel as far it's gone for you 743 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 2: this year? Watching you out there, you look a lot 744 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 2: more comfortable, feel like you know what you need to do, 745 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 2: You're going out and execute. How do you feel thus 746 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 2: far going through training camp? 747 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 4: I feel great. It's just been a blessing, you know, 748 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:42,560 Speaker 4: being back out there, you know, especially with my teammates. 749 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 4: You know, right now I'm just focused on, you know, 750 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 4: my technique and my assignment, making sure I'm taking care 751 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:52,239 Speaker 4: of business, you know, doing everything I need to do, 752 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,040 Speaker 4: you know, to be the best I can to help 753 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 4: the team. 754 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 3: Okay, give me a quick film review game against your giants? 755 00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: How'd you do? 756 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 4: I did pretty good. I feel like I need to, 757 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 4: you know, still work on my hands, you know, technique, footwork, 758 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 4: you know, just tighten everything up. But overall, I feel 759 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 4: like I had a good game. 760 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: From college to the NFL. 761 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:11,800 Speaker 3: What's probably the biggest thing when you mentioned hands that 762 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:12,759 Speaker 3: kind of stood out to me. 763 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: What's the biggest thing kind of the change from. 764 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 3: Going from college to the NFL that you found out, 765 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 3: Oh man, I gotta do this better. 766 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: Than I ever thought about doing it in college. 767 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 4: And my hands, yeah, I feel like a hand placement 768 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 4: and you know, comeback. You know in the inside is 769 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 4: very important, especially getting your hands inside because you know 770 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 4: in the NFL from college, the difference is that Mardie 771 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 4: Limen can do more moves. So now you know you 772 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 4: got to be ready for everything. 773 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,240 Speaker 2: One of the things that I said on the broadcast 774 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,880 Speaker 2: was in your rookie year, you faced Dexter Lawrence. 775 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:49,879 Speaker 1: Now you see him a couple of years later. 776 00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:51,880 Speaker 3: I know it's difference between regular seas and preseason I 777 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 3: get all that, but you had seen him a couple 778 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 3: of times before and now you could see in your 779 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 3: third year. 780 00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:59,800 Speaker 1: Okay, now I'm ready to roll against that. 781 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 2: And I know he's a tough guy to go against, 782 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:04,320 Speaker 2: But did you feel your confidence kind of rising a 783 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 2: little bit as your facing a guy that as a 784 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 2: rookie it was tough to block, But now you're like, hey, man, 785 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 2: I'm hanging in there, I'm fist fighting with this guy. 786 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 2: Do you feel kind of good about going against a 787 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 2: guy like that? 788 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:15,760 Speaker 4: Definitely? You know he's a great player, future Hall of Famer, 789 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 4: all that first team everything. Yeah, he's a dog so 790 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:24,120 Speaker 4: going against him especially helped me, you know, to work 791 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 4: with my hands, you know, just helped me with my 792 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 4: stopping the bull and everything, just putting an anchor down. 793 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 4: I was truly blessed, you know, to get to go 794 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 4: against him, you know, get reps against him, because I 795 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 4: definitely needed, you know, just to progress and to progress 796 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 4: in my game. 797 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:42,800 Speaker 1: Have you thought forward? 798 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:44,400 Speaker 2: I know, you still got a week of work and 799 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 2: there's some time before we go to Indianapolis and all that, 800 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,120 Speaker 2: but have you kind of thought forward to what that 801 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 2: first regular season game is going to be like going 802 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:53,440 Speaker 2: to Indianapolis and playing up there. You're kind of giving 803 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:54,280 Speaker 2: that thought at all. 804 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:56,480 Speaker 4: A little bit, but you know, I'm just trying to 805 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:58,399 Speaker 4: take it day by day. You know, it's training camp, 806 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 4: so I'm just still focused on just getting better as 807 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,560 Speaker 4: much as I can before the season. But definitely I'm 808 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 4: excited for the game. You know, I've been out for 809 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 4: a whole season and just seeing how that you know, 810 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,360 Speaker 4: became a big arrival when I was going and the 811 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,480 Speaker 4: last game of the season is getting in the playoffs, 812 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,520 Speaker 4: So they're definitely gonna be ready to play, and we're 813 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:17,359 Speaker 4: gonna be ready to you know, to get out there. 814 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: Okay. 815 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,800 Speaker 2: You know I've got some A and M t's that 816 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 2: do some stuff on tech sacs. You know, I've been 817 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,919 Speaker 2: following for a long time. How do you feel about 818 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:26,880 Speaker 2: the baggies this year with Mike Elko coming back to 819 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:29,000 Speaker 2: play Notre Dame. I think you know a few guys 820 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 2: on your offensive line that played the Notre Dame A 821 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,399 Speaker 2: and M Notre Dame August thirty First, how you feel 822 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 2: about your baggies and how do you feel about that game? 823 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:36,239 Speaker 1: I feel good. 824 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 4: You know, Elcho gonna have the defense rolling, so that's 825 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:43,080 Speaker 4: gonna that's gonna take care of itself. And you know 826 00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:46,359 Speaker 4: they come to Kyle, so they're not they're not used 827 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,879 Speaker 4: to that, definitely, they're not used to that. So it's 828 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 4: gonna be an exciting game. You know, I talked, you 829 00:36:51,239 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 4: know to a few teammates, got a few wagers going on, 830 00:36:54,760 --> 00:37:00,879 Speaker 4: you know, wearing you know, apparel of and stuff, so 831 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,400 Speaker 4: you know, we making sure we got that lock in. 832 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:07,320 Speaker 4: And yeah, I feel like a couple of my teammates 833 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 4: gonna be out there, you know, to see the game. 834 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 4: So it's gonna definitely be an exciting game. And plus 835 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:14,839 Speaker 4: it's a night game, so we're gonna see if they 836 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,920 Speaker 4: really got a chance out there. I know they ranked high, 837 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 4: but we're gonna see who who's ready for it. 838 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, Kyle Field is gonna be rocking. 839 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:23,000 Speaker 2: And I don't know what Jared Patterson and Blake Fisher 840 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 2: looked like in Maroon, but I think we're about to 841 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:24,799 Speaker 2: find out. 842 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:26,719 Speaker 1: Kenny. I appreciate it, man, Thank you, thank you God. 843 00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 3: The man's come a long way, and now it's time 844 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,400 Speaker 3: to reap the rewards of that work. 845 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:37,560 Speaker 2: Here in twenty twenty four. Now, speaking of reaping the 846 00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:42,279 Speaker 2: rewards of work, Solomon Bird, rookie defensive end. There were 847 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:46,400 Speaker 2: some up and down moments early in training camp, and 848 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 2: I kept wanting there to be a little bit more like, 849 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 2: come on, man, come on, let's go. I know you 850 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:53,839 Speaker 2: can rush. I know you can rush the quarterback. I 851 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:56,440 Speaker 2: know you can do some things. But it just really 852 00:37:56,520 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 2: wasn't coming together. And then last week you started to 853 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,440 Speaker 2: see him practice. Man, It's true, it's started to come 854 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 2: along a little bit. I kind of like this. I 855 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:06,840 Speaker 2: like what he's doing, all right. I see what happens 856 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:09,440 Speaker 2: in the games, any game. Early, some good rushes, and 857 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,479 Speaker 2: then finally it happens he gets the strip sack, Malik 858 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 2: Fisher falls on the ball, and I just remember, yeah, man, 859 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 2: this is awesome. That's continued today in practice, really really good. 860 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:21,760 Speaker 3: So I have a chance to catch up with Solomon Bird, 861 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 3: talk about practice, talk about the games, talk about the opportunity, 862 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 3: and of course talk about how hot it's been. 863 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:31,120 Speaker 1: But the rookie has a plan, all. 864 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 3: Right, walking and talking with Solomon Bird. Solomon, first of all, 865 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 3: is a hot one of to day? Is this one 866 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:37,879 Speaker 3: of the hotest ones you've ever been through? 867 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:38,960 Speaker 1: I think it is. 868 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:39,839 Speaker 4: I'm feeling good. 869 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 3: I'm hydrated in a world rested, So I'm feeling good. 870 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 3: How big a lesson is that when you come here? 871 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 3: Now you obviously played your college ball in LA. 872 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: It's a little different here. 873 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:50,120 Speaker 3: How much has that been a part of your daily 874 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:51,160 Speaker 3: routine to be hydrated? 875 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: Make sure you're hydrated. 876 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:53,919 Speaker 3: Oh, it's the big part of it. It's like part 877 00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 3: of the lifestyle living out here, so as more than 878 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 3: just football. 879 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,640 Speaker 5: You know, you can't even go to the museum without hydrated. 880 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:02,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, how do you feel your games coming together? It 881 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:05,120 Speaker 3: was a tremendous strip sack the other day. I know 882 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:06,960 Speaker 3: you had to be really excited about that. But how 883 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,000 Speaker 3: do you feel your games coming together and improving each 884 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:09,480 Speaker 3: every day. 885 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 4: Yes, it's always been, There's been there since college. For me, 886 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,560 Speaker 4: is just you know, taking my seatbelt of I'm not 887 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 4: worrying so much about scheme or or messing up or 888 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:18,840 Speaker 4: what my coach is. 889 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:19,239 Speaker 3: Going to say. 890 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:20,640 Speaker 1: Is just it's just being me. 891 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 3: And going so on our walk back here to the 892 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 3: locker room. You got some shoulder pads, you got some helmet. 893 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:30,400 Speaker 3: It's typical rookie stuff. What's the most rookie thing that 894 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:33,040 Speaker 3: you've been made to do that you can stay on radio? 895 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,719 Speaker 4: The most rookie thing, I would just say all all 896 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:39,879 Speaker 4: the little rookie stuff like paying a rookie fun or. 897 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:42,840 Speaker 5: Carrying pass, telling jokes and singing in front of the 898 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:46,280 Speaker 5: team stuff like that, you know, just singing happy birthday 899 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:47,759 Speaker 5: to people are getting the cakes and stuff like that. 900 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 1: What did you Okay, don't answer that. Are you a 901 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 1: good singer? 902 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:53,520 Speaker 3: Did you feel comfortable singing to the team. 903 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:56,279 Speaker 4: No, I'm not a good singer, and I did not 904 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:57,920 Speaker 4: feel comfortable, but I still did it because that's what 905 00:39:57,960 --> 00:39:58,279 Speaker 4: we do with. 906 00:39:58,239 --> 00:39:59,560 Speaker 1: Some brother solid. 907 00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 3: Tomorrow, you get the rams in here for a joint practice, 908 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:04,040 Speaker 3: so you get the rams in here for a game. 909 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:06,600 Speaker 3: I know there's an excitement level to that, but what 910 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:08,520 Speaker 3: really are you kind of looking to accomplish over the 911 00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:11,399 Speaker 3: next two days. Well, it is the same thing every day. 912 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:14,279 Speaker 5: My stands, my technique, hog get off the ball. 913 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 3: It's the same thing every day. 914 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:17,400 Speaker 1: It's not who comes to here, Solomon. 915 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:19,320 Speaker 3: I appreciate your time, man, Thank you for walking and talking. 916 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:20,640 Speaker 4: Thank you appreciation. 917 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:25,800 Speaker 2: Good stuff there from the rookie from USC Solomon Bird. 918 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:27,880 Speaker 2: All Right, Mark had a chance to catch up with 919 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,880 Speaker 2: a special team star, one of the best there is 920 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,640 Speaker 2: and stuff in the run that is Neville Hewitt. 921 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,359 Speaker 1: Let's take a listen to Mark and Neville right here. 922 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:38,359 Speaker 1: Neville Hewitt joining us. 923 00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 3: All right, Neville, hot weather, good camp building, toughness, how 924 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:43,239 Speaker 3: do you see it? 925 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:45,239 Speaker 5: And so we gotta do these These are the type 926 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 5: of days you gotta you gotta fight through, you know, 927 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:49,319 Speaker 5: these are the days you work on your technique, you 928 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 5: strain and we'll be going to ac at home. That's 929 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:53,680 Speaker 5: gonna be fining around and we'll get tired. 930 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:57,240 Speaker 3: How much are you looking forward to facing the rams 931 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:58,560 Speaker 3: out here on this fields? 932 00:40:58,600 --> 00:40:59,480 Speaker 1: Some good work with them? 933 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:01,879 Speaker 5: A great to give us an opportunity to work against 934 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:07,440 Speaker 5: somebody else, practice against somebody else's offense, somebody else's defense, 935 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 5: and special team. So it'll be fun. I think it'll 936 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:11,919 Speaker 5: be fun. They're gonna have a hard time. 937 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,760 Speaker 3: And is he I've called you a special team superhero. 938 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:19,280 Speaker 3: What makes you good on special teams? How important is practice? 939 00:41:19,320 --> 00:41:21,080 Speaker 3: Because I know that's not full speed, but you gotta 940 00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:22,440 Speaker 3: learn technique. How do you see it? 941 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:24,760 Speaker 5: Well, if you see there's just now all them guys 942 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:28,560 Speaker 5: down there working extra that's what separates us from other teams. 943 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:30,239 Speaker 5: You know, at the end of a hard practice like this, 944 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:32,759 Speaker 5: most guys are gonna run inside, but we out there 945 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:33,359 Speaker 5: get at. 946 00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:36,560 Speaker 1: One percent, one percent age to get better. 947 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:39,080 Speaker 5: And uh, for me, I just you know, Coach put 948 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 5: me in the right position, and throughout the week we 949 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:43,759 Speaker 5: work our techniques and just executing the game. 950 00:41:44,120 --> 00:41:46,720 Speaker 3: You got here during a tough time in franchise history. 951 00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:49,400 Speaker 3: Now it's a good time in franchise history. Good opportunity. 952 00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:52,640 Speaker 3: What has that been like for you in this transitional period. 953 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:54,560 Speaker 5: It's a it's a blessing to still be a part 954 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:58,799 Speaker 5: of the transition. And uh, you know, and just keep 955 00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:01,719 Speaker 5: on working, keep on building culture that we created and 956 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:03,840 Speaker 5: just keep on beilding it and work on our precision 957 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:06,719 Speaker 5: and just keep on getting better. We get better every day. 958 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:09,600 Speaker 5: You know, when by the time game day, they'd be easy. 959 00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 1: You started with the Dolphins. 960 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 3: What if I told you then that a decade later 961 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:15,359 Speaker 3: you're still in this league, what would you say? 962 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:17,480 Speaker 5: I know it happened a lot of people within it, 963 00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,319 Speaker 5: but uh, you know, just one day at a time, 964 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:21,560 Speaker 5: one year at a time, and you know, make the most. 965 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:22,319 Speaker 1: Of every opportunity. 966 00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:25,200 Speaker 3: Beautiful, Thanks a lot, Thank you, all right, Kenyan Green, 967 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:27,520 Speaker 3: Solomon Byrd, and Neville Hewitt. 968 00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 2: Great job, guys, excellent, excellent job. All Right, we get back. 969 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:32,080 Speaker 2: We'll go around the NFL. 970 00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:35,040 Speaker 3: We'll start in Houston with some news that happened last 971 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:36,160 Speaker 3: night after our show. 972 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:38,879 Speaker 1: Then we'll go to Denver, and then we'll hit. 973 00:42:38,760 --> 00:42:41,920 Speaker 2: Some other places, maybe including New England, where some quarterback 974 00:42:41,960 --> 00:42:47,320 Speaker 2: decisions are being made and considered as we speak. 975 00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:48,800 Speaker 1: That's next on Texans All Access. 976 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:52,040 Speaker 2: Welcome back everybody through Wednesday edition of Texans All Access. 977 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:54,480 Speaker 1: Appreciate you being here with me. John Harris, foot Plaanalfals 978 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:55,680 Speaker 1: Sideline reporter. 979 00:42:55,760 --> 00:42:57,680 Speaker 2: Go check out my hairs hits that have been posted 980 00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:02,759 Speaker 2: at Houston Texas dot Com from practice two day. Kind 981 00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:05,319 Speaker 2: of sad because we've only got one more, but I 982 00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:09,560 Speaker 2: can promise you tomorrow's Harris Hits will be loaded because 983 00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:13,360 Speaker 2: the Rams are here on site. Well I don't know 984 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:15,040 Speaker 2: if they're here just yet, but I think they're on 985 00:43:15,080 --> 00:43:18,520 Speaker 2: their way. They'll be here tomorrow for joint practice will 986 00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:21,000 Speaker 2: start at nine am. It's a fans practice, so it's 987 00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:24,440 Speaker 2: the last one for that too, So take down all 988 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:25,439 Speaker 2: stuff the Teal A lot. 989 00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:27,359 Speaker 1: We'll all be able to park back into Teal A lot. 990 00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:29,439 Speaker 2: That'll be kind of fun instead of having them walking 991 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:31,319 Speaker 2: on a hundred degree heat or the purple lot. Either way, 992 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:34,160 Speaker 2: not spoiler or anything, but that's just the way it goes. 993 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:34,520 Speaker 1: Now. 994 00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:36,839 Speaker 2: One guy you might see tomorrow is gonna be wearing 995 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:38,799 Speaker 2: number eighty three, at least that's what he was wearing today. 996 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:42,960 Speaker 2: Is Nate Bowden, full back played for the Jets formerly 997 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:45,839 Speaker 2: of San Diego State. Was at the twenty eighteen Senior Bowl, 998 00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:48,520 Speaker 2: and that matters a little bit because the Texans were there. 999 00:43:48,600 --> 00:43:48,799 Speaker 1: Now. 1000 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 2: I know it's been a different regime and all that 1001 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:53,560 Speaker 2: kind of stuff, but Danny Barrett was the running backs 1002 00:43:53,560 --> 00:43:58,360 Speaker 2: coach back then, and I believe he was coaching the 1003 00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:01,680 Speaker 2: running backs and full back at that particular Senior Bowl 1004 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,200 Speaker 2: Nick Bowden, So imagine they got a little bit from 1005 00:44:04,239 --> 00:44:05,919 Speaker 2: him and a little bit throughout the league. 1006 00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:08,279 Speaker 1: And Nick Bowden now jumps into. 1007 00:44:08,239 --> 00:44:13,840 Speaker 2: A really intriguing, interesting, kind of wild situation at fullback. 1008 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:18,560 Speaker 2: Because Andrew Beck banged up a little bit, Don Keene 1009 00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 2: was put on IR. That's that's the subsequent move. He 1010 00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:24,320 Speaker 2: goes to IR or it goes yeah, he goes to IR, 1011 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:27,440 Speaker 2: and then you've got Bowden coming in. So Bowden probably 1012 00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:30,680 Speaker 2: more fullback than he is tight end h back, but 1013 00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:32,960 Speaker 2: wearing eighty three, he could see he's got some receiving 1014 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:35,200 Speaker 2: skills as well, So it's gonna be interesting with his 1015 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:35,879 Speaker 2: fullback thing. 1016 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:38,239 Speaker 1: You know, British Brooks took some reps today. At full back, 1017 00:44:38,280 --> 00:44:39,360 Speaker 1: you still got Troy Harrison. 1018 00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:44,040 Speaker 3: He's a classic old school full back, hammerhead lead blocker. 1019 00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:47,560 Speaker 1: Kate Stover he played there in the game against the Giants. 1020 00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:49,440 Speaker 3: He had a nice block on came on Thimbdeau and 1021 00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:51,360 Speaker 3: the catch that Nico Collins had on the sidelines. 1022 00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:53,319 Speaker 2: So there's a lot of different ways you can dress 1023 00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:55,319 Speaker 2: up that fullback position. You know, Dalton lines up there 1024 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:58,280 Speaker 2: some so you can do a lot of different things 1025 00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:00,839 Speaker 2: at that particular position. Andrew Beck, it's some really great 1026 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:02,960 Speaker 2: things for this team last year. Hate the fact he's 1027 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:07,319 Speaker 2: banged up. So Nick Bowden is now added to the mix, 1028 00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:11,279 Speaker 2: so we'll see how that goes for him. Okay, let's 1029 00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:14,160 Speaker 2: get some news around the league and let's go to 1030 00:45:14,440 --> 00:45:18,040 Speaker 2: like I said, Denver, where Sean Payton has made a 1031 00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:21,799 Speaker 2: decision on QB one and in really no surprise, it's 1032 00:45:21,840 --> 00:45:25,440 Speaker 2: bon Nicks, number twelve overall pick in the draft named 1033 00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:29,800 Speaker 2: the number one quarterback. QB one in Denver said Peyton 1034 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:32,239 Speaker 2: Bonnicks is gonna be our starting quarterback. I felt like, 1035 00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:34,799 Speaker 2: and I said this to you guys two weeks ago. 1036 00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:36,360 Speaker 2: You know that room has been outstanding. 1037 00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:39,040 Speaker 3: Stidham certainly his experience, and then being able to work 1038 00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:40,759 Speaker 3: with Zach Wilson, all three of those guys. We've got 1039 00:45:40,760 --> 00:45:42,960 Speaker 3: some tough decisions to make as we get into the roster. 1040 00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:50,080 Speaker 3: But bon Nicks taken over as rookie starter in Denver. 1041 00:45:50,520 --> 00:45:54,520 Speaker 3: He is the first rookie starter to start Week one 1042 00:45:54,800 --> 00:45:58,040 Speaker 3: for the Broncos since a guy named John Elway. 1043 00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:01,760 Speaker 2: That's pretty amazing. Bonnicks take over in Denver as the starter. 1044 00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:05,279 Speaker 2: Will Drake May be the starter in New England when 1045 00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:08,920 Speaker 2: we see them in week six. It's moving ever so closely. 1046 00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:11,800 Speaker 3: Drod Mayo said, you're coming to camp, you want to 1047 00:46:11,800 --> 00:46:14,600 Speaker 3: have an idea it's going. It's still a competition, and 1048 00:46:14,719 --> 00:46:17,040 Speaker 3: Jacoby Brissett it's still quarterback one. 1049 00:46:17,080 --> 00:46:18,799 Speaker 2: It's competition. A books all the guys in the field, 1050 00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:24,160 Speaker 2: including the quarterback spot. Mayo said, though May's confidence is growing, 1051 00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:27,480 Speaker 2: Drake May could be the starter by week six, he said, 1052 00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:30,400 Speaker 2: and I quote one hundred percent. I think he's ready 1053 00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:34,080 Speaker 2: to run a huddle that matters. It matters a lot. 1054 00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:36,120 Speaker 2: You could see that with CJ. Stroud from day one 1055 00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:38,399 Speaker 2: and then that just grew and grew and grew and grew. 1056 00:46:38,600 --> 00:46:42,239 Speaker 2: So there you go. New England not there yet with 1057 00:46:42,360 --> 00:46:48,240 Speaker 2: Drake May. Denver names bow Knicks quarterback one in Denver. 1058 00:46:48,360 --> 00:46:51,080 Speaker 2: So you got Kayla Williams QB one Chicago, Jayden Daniels 1059 00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:54,680 Speaker 2: QB one in Washington, bow Nicks QB one in Denver, 1060 00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:59,560 Speaker 2: Drake May waiting. JJ McCarthy would have been, but he's hurt, 1061 00:46:59,800 --> 00:47:01,359 Speaker 2: and you've got Michael Pennix. 1062 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:02,239 Speaker 1: And nobody knows what's going on. 1063 00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:04,000 Speaker 2: There in Atlanta because they won't play him in a 1064 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:06,040 Speaker 2: preseason so all of that is kind of weird. 1065 00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:09,319 Speaker 1: If you ask me, that's gonna do it for this show. 1066 00:47:09,360 --> 00:47:13,120 Speaker 2: Big thanks to Kenyan Green, to Neville Hewitt, and to 1067 00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:15,600 Speaker 2: Solomon Byrd, all of you for listening to my guys 1068 00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:18,040 Speaker 2: back at six ten Studio. 1069 00:47:18,120 --> 00:47:20,040 Speaker 1: You guys are the best. We'll see you guys tomorrow. 1070 00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:24,720 Speaker 3: Joint practice, last training camp practice of the year is tomorrow. 1071 00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:27,240 Speaker 3: We'll have it all for you at six o'clock tomorrow, 1072 00:47:27,239 --> 00:47:28,760 Speaker 3: and I thank you for listening. 1073 00:47:28,840 --> 00:47:30,880 Speaker 1: We'll see you tomorrow and there's always go Texans.