1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the program that keeps you 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: up to date with your Houston Texans. It's Texans All 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Access and it's great to have you with us here 4 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: in the Hunday Texans Radio studio as the General. John 5 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: mcclan pays us a visit tonight for Thursday Evening. A 6 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: bunch of things coming up on the program a little 7 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 1: bit later on doctor Kenneth Padel with concussions. That's in 8 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: the final segment, plus a Texans fireside chat with me 9 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: on the only time the Texans beat the New York 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: Giants there one and three all time against them. General, 11 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: Good evening. How are you you have a fireside chat 12 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: in the middle of September? Yep, I do. I was. 13 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: It's by popular demand, and by popular I mean my 14 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: crew wants me to do it because I'm always telling 15 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: stories like sit back, children, I've got a bedtime story 16 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: about yes, Yes, so let's light a fire. Quite an 17 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: air conditioning chat. It's not exactly the FDR fireside chat, 18 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: but it'll do. Any people listening to us have a 19 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: clue what we're talking. FDR used to do fireside chats 20 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: on the radio. There was no TV, there was no TV, 21 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: and the radio was ever thing. It was king people 22 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: used to huddle around their radio in their living room. 23 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: But radio is so alive. Radio is more alive than ever, 24 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: not only here in terrestrial radio. But podcasting is just 25 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: incredibly booming. So it's a great media. But two of 26 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: those a week. See there you going Thursdays and right 27 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: after the game, and as you can imagine, the one 28 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: right after the game that gets posted immediately gets quite 29 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: a few hits. It probably does along with their post 30 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: game show. And it's not something I want to hear 31 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: again because it was you know when you hear it 32 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: instantly in the aftermath, and you'll if you hear that 33 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: audio a few days later out it just hurts so much. 34 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: You know, you need a couple of days to get 35 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: over a loss. And here we are doing two with 36 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans, John and the Giants come in. So 37 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: what do you make of it? The Giants not exactly 38 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: setting the world on fire either, but the Texans playing 39 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: a couple of close games, and at home for the 40 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: first time this year. Giants loss by five at home 41 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: to the Jaguars, and then they go to Dallas Arlington 42 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys defense looks great sex Eli Manning six times. 43 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: Giant's offense is really struggling despite having Odell Beckham junior 44 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: back in sae Quon Barley second Barkley second overall pick 45 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: in the draft. But the Texans defense has given up 46 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: one touchdown in the last six quarters. And the key 47 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: is the defense needs to force some turnovers. Eli Manning 48 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: is not a three step drop guy get rid of. 49 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: He's not a rollout guy. He is a pure pocket 50 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: bezzer with a bad right side of his offensive line, 51 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: so the center's out, you've got other offensive line issues. 52 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: He's been holding the ball, but he's also been at 53 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: times getting rid of it quickly in the checkdowns to 54 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: sae Quon Barkley, like you mentioned, I mean last week 55 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: fourteen catches for Barkley. That's an all time Giant single 56 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: game record. What do you think here? Is this the time? 57 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: But the Texans pass rush can really get going. It 58 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: should be, It should be, But you have J. J. Watt, 59 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: Whitney Merciless to dev Young Clowney. They have let's see, 60 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: they've combined for no sacks and they've all been rehabbing 61 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: for so long and have been out. But they have 62 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: to round into football's shape, and with Eli Manny being 63 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: a pocket passer, you would think this is the time 64 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: they would get two of them Cowboys, as I mentioned, 65 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: at six sacks, so they ought to be able to 66 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: capitalize on that poor pass protection, and they have to 67 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: stop the run with Barkley. I'm really fired up to 68 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: see Barkley. Yeah, I think that'll be fun. And I'm 69 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: fired up to see Beckham Jr. Now, you know, he 70 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: fares against the Texans secondary compared to the way DeAndre 71 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: Hopkins will fare against the Giants secondary. So there's a 72 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: lot of interesting things about this game. But if the 73 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: Texans win, as they should now I picked them to 74 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: beat the Titans as well. But if they win and 75 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: then you go to Indy, somehow you beat Indy, come 76 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: back to Houston two two, the Cowboys come down out 77 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: forty five Sunday night, National TV. People are gonna forget 78 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: about this poor start. If you are two and two 79 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: going in that Cowboy game, and then if you win, 80 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: everybody's gonna be talking about playoffs again. Well, that's certainly 81 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: what your hope happens. But talking about the game against 82 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: the New York Giants, you know, after watching last week 83 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 1: in Tennessee. You look at the assets running game, you 84 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: have a passing game that does work and spurts. It 85 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: looked really good, but they did not put it in 86 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: the end zone enough. And I think that's the biggest 87 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: problem with this offense right now, along with the penalties. 88 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: That wasn't the problem when Deshaun Watson was playing last year. 89 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: He had two hundred yard receivers and Will Fuller and 90 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins, and I would imagine this is what will 91 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: this be? A is less Sammy starts to have last 92 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: year six so this will be the ninth start of 93 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: his career and you won't see him letting the clock 94 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: run out again. That is a rookie mistake and he 95 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: made it and he learned from it. Now he's got 96 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: to stop throwing deep into double coverage. If you see 97 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: one guy running with DeAndre Hopkins or Will Fuller, throw 98 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: it as he did last year, because a lot of 99 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: times they're gonna catch him. If you see two, do 100 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: not throw it. And so I don't think we'll see 101 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: that anymore. I look for Watson have a big breakout game. 102 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: He was better in the second half against the Patriots 103 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: than the first. Last week, he improved. A lot of 104 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: it has to do with the pass protection as well. 105 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: The line has been sporadic as pass protectors, and that's 106 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: to be expected when you have four to guys and 107 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: you have rank and missile three months of the off 108 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: season program Davenport playing right tackle for the first time. 109 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: People look, well, those are excuses. Well, they are also facts. 110 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: That's in my opinion, those are facts. So I think 111 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: the offensive line will get better. And the fact they 112 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: lead the NFL and rushing without Deanta Foreman. A lot 113 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: of that is when Watson is playing, the defense can't 114 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: jam the middle. They're worried about him running. So the 115 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: thread of him running, whether he does or not, is 116 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: good for Lamar Miller Alfred Blue. It is and I 117 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: think that's the most pleasant surprise so far. If there 118 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: is one at OZ and two is that they can 119 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: run the football well and Deonta Foreman is not a 120 00:05:58,520 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: part of it. I mean, if you told me back 121 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: in May they'll be first in the league and rushing 122 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: after two weeks, I would say, well, Foreman, it's really 123 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: doing well. Uh he's not even out there. He's on pop. 124 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: So that does say something about Miller. The new Miller 125 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: Miller Light sort of seven pounds later and the way offered. 126 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: Blue runs and andre Ware is always quick to point out, 127 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: you know, this guy doesn't get talked about much, but 128 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: he's been running them all better the last couple of years. 129 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: When he gets in there, he punches it. He doesn't 130 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: mess around, he doesn't tiptoe around. He just hits the 131 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: hole and goes. And that's good to see from the 132 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: LSU product. And that's good that he has holes to 133 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: run through. And Alfred is two twenty nine. He gained 134 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: one pounding off season under the weight program, the new 135 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: weight program of Luke Richardson. A lot of guys fluctuaiting 136 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: gained or lost ten pounds, and Blue for two twenty nine, 137 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: and you know he's what six two? He hits that 138 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: hole and goes, no wasted motion in the backfield, and 139 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: they are leading the league and rushing without benefit of 140 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: a long run. You know, most teams that have that, 141 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: they might have a sing seventy yard run. Their longest, 142 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: I believe was thirty one by Miller. A running game 143 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: makes your football team healthy. It's one of the best 144 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: things to have for a squad. Now back to the defense. 145 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: Here for a moment, john when you look at the secondary, 146 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: what are you seeing so far here? No, Kevin Johnson 147 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: obviously exited the game against New England last week, didn't play. 148 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: He's on IR and maybe he comes back. I don't know. 149 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: But what do you think of the back end? Kaem Jackson? 150 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: Out of necessit, he went back to corner a lot 151 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: playing outside so Covin could play inside. Covin was not 152 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: having a success. They wanted outside, and he's been a 153 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: really good slot corner. That means Justin Reid's gonna be 154 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: back there Retyre and Matthew and he's got to make 155 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: big plays. Those are the best five defensive backs. At 156 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: some point, when Kevin Webster's ready to go recovered from 157 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: his Achilles surgery, he'll be part of the rotation at corner. 158 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: And they're constantly looking at the waiver wire, looking at 159 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: who gets cut, who's available in free agency, because at 160 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: some point you would think Jonathan Joseph, who's thirty four, 161 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: is gonna get banged up, Kareem who weighs one eighty 162 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: two is gonna get banged up, So they get you 163 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: can't have too many. But with those first five guys 164 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: are pretty good. I just think that defensively last week, 165 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: when you look at the yardage totals, they look pretty good. 166 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: They didn't get the stops they needed at the end 167 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: of the game, and they'll be the first ones they 168 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: have been saying it. Those two drives by the Titans 169 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: for the two final field goals, that was crunch time 170 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,559 Speaker 1: stuff and the Texans weren't able to execute. Blaine Gabbert 171 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: did a really good job with those quick screens, getting 172 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: rid of the ball in a hurry. Texans helped him 173 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: with penalties like the taunning columns. Jadevion Clowney on the bench, 174 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: Romeo Canal told us today it was definitely taunting based 175 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: on the rule, and so you can't have penalties like that, 176 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: and that's another thing. You know, Clowney's not gonna do 177 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: that again. But he picked the wrong time to do it, 178 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: and it was on the time field goal drive and 179 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: penalties are not always not ordinarily issues with this team, 180 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: but Levin for eighty or eighty eight, whatever it was, 181 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: certainly was four on the offensive line and three owned 182 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: special teams. It was just a bad day for the 183 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: special teams. Hoping for better things against the Giants, back 184 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: to the Titans for a moment. What do you think 185 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: of them moving forward here? Because they do have some defense, 186 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: and when you look at their defensive numbers over the 187 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: Lebaux Era and now belongs to Dean Pas and they've 188 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: done some decent things on that side of the football, 189 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: I'll just use that word decent. They do have some 190 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: talent there and if they can get it together on 191 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: offense with their tackles at any time, you get the 192 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: feeling that they've got some things going for them with 193 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: Henry and Lewis and obviously Corey Davis looks like an 194 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: emerging weapon in this division. They swept Jacksonville last year, 195 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: and they go to Jacksonville and I'm guessing the Jaguars 196 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: are gonna whip them up, whip up on them pretty good, 197 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: get a little revenge last year, put a little more 198 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: distance between them and the other teams an AFC South, 199 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: especially Blaine Gabbertson. It would be a big deal for 200 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: him to go back and play against the team that 201 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:11,839 Speaker 1: drafted him. And I don't see Gabbert doing against the 202 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: Jaguars what he did against the Texans, meaning no turnovers, 203 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: all safe passes. He played a really smart game. That 204 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: play where he caught his own pass and then threw 205 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: it again because he knew it would be a shorter loss. 206 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: I don't believe that. I don't believe he said, it's 207 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: not my first rodeo, and I saw it happen, and 208 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: he told when it had happened. But it makes a 209 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: great story that everybody for the whole story. It's not 210 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:44,719 Speaker 1: he threw it out of reflex like, oh, I got 211 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: the ball in my hand, I guess I'm supposed to 212 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: throw it, and ended up being about a five yard 213 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,679 Speaker 1: difference and he looks like a genius. What a horrible penalty, 214 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: by the way for the Texans side of things, because 215 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: five yards and no loss of down for that, that 216 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: should be definitely a major, not major, but more of 217 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: an infraction than it was. What am I saying here? 218 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: You know, sour graves whatever? After that, Corey Davis eighteen 219 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: yard passed most of it because of his legs able 220 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: to get them in field goal range, and the rest 221 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: is history. Actually fumbles the football. Texans chan't get to it. 222 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: Don't even get me started here. In general, you asked, 223 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: are the Jaguars the best team in the AFC? I 224 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: would not. I wouldn't you like to do they play 225 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: Kansas City? Yes, they do. Wouldn't you like to see 226 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 1: won't you like to see my homes going against their 227 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: deepend Well you will, and it'll be the day that 228 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: the Texans play the Cowboys. That's when the Jaguars visit. 229 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: You can see it, Yeah, you'll see it at noon 230 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: right now. The best offensive team versius the best defensive team. 231 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: If Blake Bortles plays like he did Sunday, then yes, 232 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: Bortles played really, really well against the Patriots. So I 233 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 1: would have to say Jacksonville one, Kansas City two, although 234 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: in my rankings I think I have the Rams first. 235 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: I can't remember if it's Kansas City or Jacksonville. Second. Well, 236 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: a lot of people are giving the Rams not grief, 237 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: but they're sort of devaluing their start because it occurred 238 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: against two teams that are combined ohing four. And I 239 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: know that's nitpicking at this stage. I mean, you've only 240 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 1: played two games. You have who you have on your schedule. 241 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: Think about how many points they would be averaging, Yeah, 242 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: instead of thirty three point seven if they had played 243 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: golf and girly and some of those starters in preseason 244 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: they might be averaging sixty points. Oh geez, here we 245 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: go with the preseason thing. I did play a lick. 246 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: I don't even know how to quantify all this stuff. 247 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: This is it's hard to say. What do you think 248 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: of this? I mean, do you think that Let's put 249 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: it in perspective here with the Texans defense, and Romeo 250 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: talked about it today. With Whitney in particular, he was 251 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 1: asked about his performance. He says, he's getting better, but 252 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: he's knocking to rust off and I think that is 253 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: only natural. Hasn't really played since Week five last year. 254 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: Same thing with Watt. You know, Clowney's been battling this 255 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: and that he's only played in one game. I think 256 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: there is rust there and they have to learn how 257 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: to play together again, especially with Watt, who really hasn't 258 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: played a bunch of two years. Really, people say, well, 259 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: what about the Rams? They didn't play. I so, yeah, 260 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: but they weren't rehabbing, and a lot of how you 261 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: do it looks like how did the Rams practice? Did 262 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: they have the pads on a lot? I have no clue. 263 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: All I know is are off to a good start. 264 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: Now they're who they are. The Chargers in the Battle 265 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: of Layah, and so if the Chargers win that game, 266 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: they're going to be even more unpopular in Los Angeles. 267 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 1: So I think it has to do with the Texans 268 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: had all their key guys were rehabbing instead of going 269 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: full board and practice. Cleveland lived without pro football for 270 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: three years when the Browns moved to Baltimore, and then 271 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: they started up again in ninety nine, but they knew 272 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: they were getting another team with Houston. When the Oilers moved, 273 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: you weren't sure you were getting another team. So here 274 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 1: you were in this city. I know you were covering 275 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: the NFL at Large City Houston Chronicle and traveling every weekend. 276 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: But what was that like before you knew that another 277 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: NFL team was going to come to this city. Well, 278 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 1: I never thought another one would really. You know, they 279 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: wanted to put the team in La Game LA the 280 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: exclusive time period, and I told Bob McNair, is no 281 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: way you're getting the team, and he was sure because 282 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: we know who the owner is, the stadium, the money, 283 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: we have everything ready to go. But they were The 284 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: league wanted LA to get that team so bad. Roger 285 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: Goodell moved out there to spearhead the effort and got 286 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: to hang around with all the Hollywood stars and then 287 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: but they couldn't get the stadium, They couldn't get the financing, 288 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: they couldn't agree on the location of the stadium. And 289 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: then when that thing expired, then Bob McNair and Houston 290 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: had it ready to go. Boom. We got the team 291 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: and it was It was fun. But one of the 292 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: things when when I would go to Monday night games, 293 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: I would go the press box, I put my stuff up, 294 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: and I'd walk around the stadium and parking lots and thinking, 295 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: We're never gonna have this in Houston again, and it 296 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: was sad. And then of course Bob McNair stepped up 297 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: and people listening, nobody else stepped up. We have the 298 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: NFL in Houston because Bob and Janie McNair, and I 299 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: will always be grateful to them for that, because I 300 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: thought we will be uh uh. Looked at his minor 301 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: league city without an NFL team, Well got one now 302 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: and hoping for big things this year, hoping abouts out 303 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: of an O and two starters, the Giants invade on Sunday. 304 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: Now John Eli Manning Hall of Famer, no question right, 305 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: He's six games over five, he's six on the last 306 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: time they won a Super Bowl. They're like twenty games 307 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: under five. Let me throw this one out. Any stats 308 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: are not better, much better than Ryan Fitzpatricks. So I'll 309 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: have to weigh the evidence when the time comes. Let 310 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: me throw it to you like this. He's sixth on 311 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: the all time passing list right now, six and completions 312 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: and he's got two Super Bowls. Don't you think that 313 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: that's Nope? Do you think it's a borderline or gets 314 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: a borderline? Okay, another one. Look at Eli and say 315 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: that is like one of the greatest quarterbacks in history 316 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: and he should be in a hall. You know who 317 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: he is. To me, he's the quarterback equivalent of Art Monk, 318 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: who I know you always said, well, Gary Clark was 319 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: the better wide receiver when the Redskins were winning all 320 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: the championships, but Monk hung around long enough, won titles 321 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: and got up there on all the lists, and longevity 322 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: kind of helped him. And I think that's what's happening 323 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: with Eli Manning here, because he's ahead of Rivers, he's 324 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: ahead of Roethlisberger in yards, he's ahead of all these 325 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: guys because he hasn't missed any games, so that really 326 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: helps his case. I think it's a longevity thing, plus 327 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: the titles. But maybe I'm wrong. I'm not an Eli 328 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: Manning proponent. Playing as long as you'll play in Dirab building, 329 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: I may be dead when he's ill. What about Philip Rivers, 330 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: I don't think so, right. I think Philip Rivers is 331 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: a great quarterback, but his teams have not one enough. 332 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: He's from the same class. That's why I bring him 333 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: up to a championship game in New England. I was 334 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: there and he had the knee surgery scope and out 335 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: and played, which was along with t O and the 336 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowls and one of the cuts the performances I've 337 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: ever seen Roethlisberger, no question. Right. First Super Bowl Ben 338 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: was awful. He had nothing to do with winning. At 339 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: the second one, he made a pass that was as 340 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: as incredible as any pass that's ever been made. But 341 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: he doesn't get publicity for that throat of san Antonio Holmes. 342 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: If it had been one hair longer, Arizona would have 343 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: won the Super Bowl. But so no, I don't think 344 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: he's an automatic. Oh interesting. I love the quarterbacks. Quarterbacks 345 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,680 Speaker 1: mark when they've come up. They got to be automatic. 346 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: They seem to be held to a higher standard. You 347 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: don't have to win a Super Bowl. I counted if 348 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: you do. Those guys have two rings each. But you 349 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 1: have to look at their role. But I don't hold 350 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:54,440 Speaker 1: it against quarterbacks like Dan Fouts or Warren Moon who 351 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: didn't get to play in the Super Bowl, because you 352 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 1: know they're both in. Warren didn't get it to play 353 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: the comic get to planing a conference championship game? Warren? 354 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: What I think Warren did? No, it wasn't his fault, right, 355 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: I covered defense blowing three years in a row. I 356 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: was having a debate with a Charger fan, but they're 357 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: a new age Charger fans, so they said, oh, River's over. 358 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: You know, since Fouts's in, Rivers has to get in 359 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: because he's passing him on the list. But I'm like, 360 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: the lists are irrelevant in this argument because the numbers 361 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 1: are inflated versus years got by, and Fouts was a 362 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: pioneer who practically invented the three hundred yard game on 363 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: a regular basis. Eric COREYEO, Yeah, so to me, that's 364 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: obvious that he belongs. All right, let's get to some 365 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 1: other games around the league. This week we mentioned the 366 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:38,479 Speaker 1: other AFC action with the Titans and Jags getting together Sunday. 367 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: What about the Colts at the Eagles? Do the Colts 368 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: have a snowball's chance in Philly? No, Carson Wentz is back. 369 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,640 Speaker 1: I don't know what he'll do, but people are so 370 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: excited his teammates fans. It's not a good time to 371 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 1: be going to the link. All right, Let's get to 372 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: the next game on the schedule here. I'm looking around 373 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: the AFC here trying to find something really juicy. How 374 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: City is at home? Can you imagine the excitement when 375 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes runs out on that field for the first 376 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: time against Jimmy Garoppolo in the forty nine Ers. That's 377 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting after winning at the Chargers, winning at 378 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 1: the Steelers and then coming home, I think, and against 379 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: Garoppolo's coming off his first bad game right there. Everybody's 380 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: eager to see how he will respond to his first 381 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: bad game. That would be a fun one to cover. 382 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: If you're a Chiefs fan, they'll be frothing at the 383 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: mouth seeing Mahomes with ten touchdown passes in two games. 384 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,479 Speaker 1: Next up, I think the Cowboys are getting kind of pesky. 385 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 1: They beat the Giants, and I know the Giants might 386 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: be a little bit better than we think because they 387 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: played the Jags close and they kind of got close 388 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: enough to the Cowboys toward the end. Maybe I'm overreaching there, 389 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: but the Cowboys they weren't blown out at Carolina. They 390 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: just couldn't get the offense going. They're gonna be at 391 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: Seattle this week. What do you think? I just realized 392 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: Mahomes on pace for eighty touchdowns. All right, on pace guy, 393 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: says DJ reader. Well, last week was on pace for 394 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: thirty two sacks. He's still on pace for sixteen. So 395 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: the UM I don't think Seattle's very good. And but 396 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: they are at home. It's twelfth man. Cowboys offense does 397 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: not looked good. Eight points at Carolina. I mean they 398 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: get against the Giants at home. I don't know, not many. 399 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: I think Seattle's gonna pull it up. Set all right, 400 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 1: Patriots get well at Detroit probably um well Detroit so 401 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 1: and two people are killing Matt Patricia. Yes, I mean 402 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: what does of course the Patriots are gonna win. They're 403 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: not gonna lose two in a row when it wins. 404 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: The last time they lost two in a row in 405 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: regular season Falcons hosting the Saints. Another good game for 406 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: the Falcons. Uh. I think Atlanta's gonna win it. What 407 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: about the Dolphins. I'm not gonna ask you are they 408 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: for real? But are they a legitimate team to have 409 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: a winning season? By it? I thought they were gonna 410 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 1: step back. Look at all the players they got rid of. 411 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: Who are they playing this week? Raiders at the rate? 412 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: No Raiders. I think they'll win and be three and 413 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: oz and be one of the early success stories. That's 414 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: a tough trip for the Raiders to go cross country 415 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: and playing the heat in Miami. I mean it is 416 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 1: still very warm as we know here in Houston. In 417 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: September in Miami, Broncos at the Ravens now Denver a 418 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: surprising two and oh star very close, both of them 419 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: at home. I think the Ravens will win this. Okay, 420 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: Bengals at the Panthers and the Panthers beat the Cowboys 421 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: on opening Day? Hey what about Cincinnati at two? And oh? 422 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: Give me the Panthers. I just don't think the Bengals 423 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: are for real. Okay, we've seen it before, but I 424 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: just I just don't buy it. Bears Mitchell Trubisky. John, 425 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: are the Bears fans kind of killing the organization? I 426 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: know they won a Monday Night that was great for 427 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: them and all of that, but they had Mahomes and 428 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: Watson right there ready to draft Trubisky. It's his second year. 429 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: It's way too early. I don't know if the guys 430 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: coaching them are any good. They got a good defense, 431 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: everybody's fired up about that. They have a good running 432 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: game they got to rely on. When does fitz magic 433 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 1: runout in Tampa? I'm guessing Monday Night against the Steelers. 434 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: Can we imagine the Steelers going O two and one? Gosh, 435 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: I mean, the Ties are just killing me here. I 436 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,880 Speaker 1: just can't pick against the Steelers starting O two and one. 437 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna even though the Steelers defense has not 438 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: been good. You got my Homes throwing six touchdowns against him. 439 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 1: Then here's comes Fitzpatrick, who's thrown four in a row. Now, 440 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: if God, what are the odds that he would start 441 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: three and oh? We all thought they're gonna be oh 442 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 1: and three. I was sure they were gonna be oh 443 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: and three. That's the beauty of the National Football League. General, 444 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: what do you have going on on the chronicle. I 445 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 1: am writing about how important it is to have Jadevion 446 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 1: Clowney back. He told us today he will play Romeo 447 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: Carnal said, he goes by what the trainers tell him. 448 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: It's too early to say so if he doesn't the 449 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: Duke of a Leaf, Duke Casual four, he'll play. He's 450 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 1: second on the team in sacks behind nose tackle DJ Rada. 451 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 1: Very cool, John, thanks a lot for joining us. Thank 452 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: you very much. Mark. Don't touch the dial because we're 453 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: not going to break yet. In a second, I'm gonna 454 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: tell you who the only Texan is who will have 455 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: a chance as a Houston Texan to play against the 456 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: Giants three times, three times. The only Texan to be 457 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 1: able to do this. Texans fans, this season, you'll be 458 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: cheering for even more Texans touchdowns because when they score two, 459 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: you'll get a free Monster Taco with any purchase from 460 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: Jack in the Box the next day. Thanks Jack, and 461 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: go Texans, all right. Jack's son, Kareem Jackson will be 462 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,360 Speaker 1: the only Texan other than John Weeks. Now, I say 463 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 1: position players, and John Weeks knows that I love him 464 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: because he's so reliable and wonderful, and he along with Kareem. Actually, 465 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: John Weeks is the longest tenured Texan because he was 466 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: signed before Jackson was drafted in two thousand and ten. 467 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,919 Speaker 1: And the Texans took on the Giants in two thousand 468 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: and ten and again in fourteen and now in two 469 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: thousand and eighteen, and Kareem Jackson and John Weeks will 470 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: be the only Texans who ever play against the Giants 471 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: three times. A little trivia for you. Here's Kareem Away 472 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: who was a corner, was a safety and now is 473 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: a corner again? Or is he a corner and the safety? 474 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,199 Speaker 1: But he talks about switching back and forth. For me, 475 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: is just you know, just kind of switching my mindset, 476 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 1: you know, man, I'm able to do that throughout the 477 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: week in practice, so you know it's not too And 478 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: all three times Kareem has faced the Giants, he has 479 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: faced Eli Manning me lies Eli. You know, he's you know, 480 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: he's he's a good quarterback, you know, you know, I mean, 481 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: he's done some great things in this league. So you know, 482 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: he's got to have a great wak of practice. That 483 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: week of practice also includes getting ready for Odell Beckham Junior. 484 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: Of course, as you'll see two of the best wide 485 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: receivers in the NFL squaring off on Sunday with DeAndre 486 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: Hopkins and Beckham, and it's a mutual admiration society, of course, 487 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 1: says DeAndre knows full well of the work of Odell 488 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: Beckham Junior. He's a great wide receiver, all right, he's 489 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 1: going He's wanting the best to do it. You know, 490 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: I will be for a while. One more practice for 491 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: the Texans this week, then the walkthrough on Saturday, then 492 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: game time Sunday. Now injury report information today. Hopkins did 493 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: show up again as a limited participant, but there was 494 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: a new injury added. Yesterday, it was limited with a 495 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: thumb and an ankle problem. Today they added hamstring to 496 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: the list. So I'm hoping that that didn't show up 497 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: during practice and it's something to be concerned with going forward. 498 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: We'll find out. And Ryan Griffin a full participant today 499 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: with a hip injury that had him limited yesterday. Still 500 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: limited with hamstring problems. Sammy Coats junior kiki Q team 501 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: and Will Fuller, who was listed as limited yesterday. I 502 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: think Fuller's fine. I think Sammy looked pretty good today. 503 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: Kiki QT continues to do stuff. He saw the little 504 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: videos we put out of whatever they allow us to 505 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: shoot last week, he looked pretty good. So let's hope 506 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: Keki can get out there soon enough for his debut. Now, 507 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: what about Jedeveon Clowney who was limited yesterday? Clowney again 508 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: limited with a back injury today, but he does say 509 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: he's going to play and he said he will not 510 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: be limited in the game on Sunday at noon on 511 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: the who they pass on a limited stuff in the 512 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 1: game and a thing, So that's crazy to me. Are 513 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 1: you ready to go? Gotta get Clowney, want and Merciless 514 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: on the field for an extended period of time so 515 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: they all learn how to play together. They just haven't 516 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: had enough time together on the field. Let's make this 517 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: happen and get this d really cranked up. That's just 518 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:18,880 Speaker 1: my little cheering moment of the day. All right, let's 519 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: get to this now. I promise this and by semi 520 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: popular demand, it's your Texans fireside chat. Now. I know 521 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: it's not cold enough to build a fire, but let's 522 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,479 Speaker 1: just pretend for a moment, because here at NRG Stadium, 523 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: the air conditioner is on full blast, as it is 524 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,199 Speaker 1: in many of your homes. So I'm just gonna go 525 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: with it fireside chats. So cue the music and let's 526 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: roll as I will tell you about the first time 527 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: the Texans and the only time the Texans defeated the 528 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,640 Speaker 1: New York Giants. Why am I doing a fireside chat? Well, 529 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: everyone says that I always talk about Texans history. So 530 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: let's just make it a thing, shall we. Now, the 531 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,360 Speaker 1: thing about the New York Giants is this is the 532 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: first team of any kind the Texans played in a game. 533 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: It was a Hall of Fame game in Canton. Now, 534 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: they scrimmage the Cowboys three days before. How about that 535 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 1: three days before, but they scrimmage the Cowboys. That's a scrimmage. 536 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: First game, Hall of Fame game. August two thousand and two. 537 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,880 Speaker 1: Texans out there against the New York Giants. They lost 538 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: that one, and it was Carry Collins. And Carry Collins 539 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: is not exactly a central figure in Texans history. But 540 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:21,199 Speaker 1: the Texans have faced Carry Collins eight times with four 541 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: different teams. Now, this is semi interesting as well, used 542 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: that semi word because I mean, how interesting is it really? 543 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: But it's just notable. It's kind of trivia. Last week, 544 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: the Texans played Blaine Gabbert. That was his third team 545 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: that he's played with against the Texans, and they faced 546 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 1: them numerous times with the Jags and then Arizona last 547 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: year and then the Titans last week. And we want 548 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: to forget about that one, but Carry Collins was the 549 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: quarterback in the Hall of Fame game and was the 550 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:49,719 Speaker 1: quarterback when the Giants visited narg then Reliant Stadium in 551 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: year one. Now, the expansion year we all remember began 552 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: with the Texans beating the Cowboys opening night. And since 553 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: the Texans are playing the NFC East, this is another 554 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: NFC East showdown year and that means it's your fifth 555 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: matchup ever with Dallas. It's your fifth matchup ever with 556 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: the Giants. I mentioned before that Kareem and John Weeks 557 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 1: are the only players to ever face the Giants three 558 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: times as Houston Texans, but the Giants did visit that year. Now, 559 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: the Texans already had two wins under their belt two 560 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 1: thousand and two. They beat the Cowboys opening night, and 561 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: they beat the Jaguars for their first road win. A 562 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: few weeks later, and this would be their third ever 563 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: victory of any kind. They beat the Giants at NRG Stadium, 564 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: and it was one to remember in that the defense 565 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: put up another dominant performance that day, one of several 566 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,479 Speaker 1: dominant performances that year for this defense. I mean nineteen ten, 567 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: they beat the Cowboys opening Day. You remember the game 568 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: with Pittsburgh that happened a few weeks after this Giants 569 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: game when they beat the Steelers with three defensive scores 570 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: in steel City. But here they are at home at 571 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium. And what are some of the highlights of 572 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 1: this one? Look, there weren't many. It was a sixteen 573 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: fourteen victory. David through for one hundred three yards. They 574 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: ran it for a buck twenty three. Now Car ran 575 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: it for fifty four yards. Little note on Car here. 576 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: David Carr's career in Houston went from O two through 577 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: O six. During that time, he was second in the 578 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: league in rushing among quarterbacks. You know who was number 579 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: one during that time, It was Michael Vick. So Carr 580 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: was the second leading rushing quarterback in the league throughout 581 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: his career with the Houston Texans. Another trivial note for you. 582 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: Billy Miller led the way with four catches for seventy 583 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: yards and the Texans would actually score first in this 584 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: game with a Chris Brown forty yard field goal, but 585 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 1: the Giants got on the board thanks to this run 586 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 1: by a very famous running back, big formation Barber and Stackhouse. 587 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: Collins tosses the ball to Barber running to the left 588 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: side looking for room, slides through a tackle across the 589 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: goal line. Touchdown Giants. That's right, Tiki Barber drawing blood 590 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: for the Giants. Fictional football blood seven three. The Giants 591 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: led in the second quarter, again a low scoring affair, 592 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: and the third quarter the Texas would start to get 593 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: things going on the scoreboard on the ground and a 594 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: guy named Jonathan Wells Buckeye did the job for Houston. 595 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: Handoff Wells over right, card, he's in ring it up. 596 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 1: Touchdown Houston. Now. One thing I will never forget about 597 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: this game is how many times the Giants had the 598 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 1: ball late. I mean, with six fifty seven ago after 599 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: the Texans took the lead. The Giants got it to 600 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 1: the forty one yard line. There, forty one yard line, 601 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:31,880 Speaker 1: but they had to punt. Texans got the ball back 602 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: three and out. Giants get it back again with plenty 603 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 1: of time to do something with it, and they actually 604 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: drove it down to the Houston thirty three yard line. 605 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 1: But the play of the game happened by a guy 606 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: who in the first year was kind of well known 607 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,160 Speaker 1: here in Houston. Colins under center, gets the snap, he's 608 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: being pressured onloads and it's intercepted the twenty eight yard line. 609 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: The Texans have the ball, Houston, Todd just a bullet. 610 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: Jeff Posey with the pick, and the Texans have a 611 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 1: football with one minute nineteen seconds to play in a 612 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: sixteen fourteen league. That's right. Jeff Posey, who had eight 613 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: sacks to lead the Texans that year and would go 614 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: to Buffalo the very following year, was only here one season, 615 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 1: but he had the big play of the game. Texans 616 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,479 Speaker 1: again a three and out after that, and the Giants 617 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: got the ball one more time, but they ran out 618 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: a time and that was it. The Texans beat the 619 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 1: Giants sixteen to fourteen, the first time they ever faced him. 620 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: I mentioned it before that the Texans have faced Kerry 621 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: Collins eight times. They are five and three all time 622 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: against them. I just think it's funny stuff. He was 623 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: with the Raiders after that, he was with the Titans 624 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: after that. They faced him a few times with Tennessee. 625 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: He actually played in that O seven Barnburner here when 626 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: the Titans beat the Texans with the eight field goals 627 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: by Rob Baronas. And he also played against the Texans 628 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 1: as an Indianapolis coult remember that one the opening day 629 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 1: game in two eleven when the Texans started that season 630 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: off with a bang. Bentate ran well that day. Arian Foster, 631 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 1: who ran for two thirty one against the Colts on 632 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: opening day of the year before, was sitting out with 633 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: a hamstring I believe some sort of injury. He came 634 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 1: back in a couple of games later, but bent Tate 635 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: was big that day. There's your Texans fireside chat. How 636 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: about that a little memory lane stuff involving your Houston Texans. 637 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 1: Now it's time for Methodist Minutes. Doctor Kenneth Pidell of 638 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 1: Houston Methodist is on deck. Doctor, How are you doing 639 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 1: very well? How are you Mark doing well? So let's 640 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: talk about concussions. And you and I chat every year 641 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 1: about this subject, and I know every year there's all 642 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: sorts of new stuff giving an idea of where we 643 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: are at now in terms of technology to evaluate, diagnose, 644 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: or any new developments in the world of concussions that 645 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: people might not know about. Here's a couple of developments. Absolutely, 646 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: we're advancing the technology and we're trying to use electronics 647 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: to help us. So there are a couple of neat 648 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 1: technology out there. One of them is looking at eye 649 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: movements and you kind of put on goggles and it 650 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: does it very very fine measurement of your eye movements, 651 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: and that seems to correlate with acute concussions. We're looking 652 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:08,239 Speaker 1: at blood flow in acutely concussed athletes to see if 653 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: that's a nice marker to do it. You know. Other 654 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: new things that we see in concussions are kind of 655 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: rule changes. That's a big thing that's been occurring over 656 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: the last couple of years is do we need to 657 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: modify their rules in football, for example, to kind of 658 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 1: reduce the risk of concussions unnecessarily? How does it work? Doctor? 659 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: When the symptoms don't appear for a few hours. That's 660 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: got to be tough to diagnose obviously if you're not 661 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,240 Speaker 1: having symptoms. But how often does that kind of thing 662 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 1: actually occur? Ye, the exact rate that it occurs, we're 663 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: not really sure, but it's a kind of a small number. 664 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: I'd probably put it in like two to five percent, 665 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: but it is very challenging and that's when we can 666 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: kind of run into a little bit of problems is 667 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: when they get a concussion and the symptoms take a 668 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:58,000 Speaker 1: couple of hours to evolve over time. You know. One 669 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: of the biggest concerns we have is allowing concuss players 670 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 1: to continue to play. We know for a fact that 671 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: they take longer to recover and they are at an 672 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: increased of vulnerability to brain injury if they continue to 673 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: play walk concuss. So it is it is a big issue. Now, 674 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: what about treatment. Where are we at right now in 675 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,720 Speaker 1: terms of recovery time that sort of thing. In terms 676 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 1: of screening and recovery time, you know, um, we do 677 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 1: some baseline assessments to look at players so we know 678 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:31,160 Speaker 1: where they're ats and when they if there is a concussion, 679 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: we can kind of compare it to their screens. That 680 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:36,240 Speaker 1: kind of helps us out a lot in terms of recovery. 681 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:38,239 Speaker 1: We're doing a very good job. And one of the 682 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:42,800 Speaker 1: things that I've noticed from from a treader's perspective is 683 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,360 Speaker 1: that we're being a little bit more aggressive with treatments 684 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 1: and concussions, and that in my opinion is really advanced 685 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,600 Speaker 1: concussion care and it's no longer we're just going to 686 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 1: rest you and wait and see what happens. We're actively 687 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 1: treating concussions. And that's a big, big mind shift. And 688 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: I and you know, it's important that the public understand 689 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: that concussions are treatable. So it's no longer just sitting 690 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,319 Speaker 1: in a dark room. It's all about certain level of 691 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,879 Speaker 1: physical activities and certain types of therapies that can get 692 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:16,040 Speaker 1: you better from concussions faster. In your position, doctor, what's 693 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,920 Speaker 1: your take on how far we've come on the sidelines 694 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:22,839 Speaker 1: and diagnosing and treating concussions as quickly as possible. It's 695 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 1: almost night and day and you know you have the 696 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,879 Speaker 1: stereotypic doctor holding up how many fingers do I have? 697 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 1: Type of thing to We have individuals that their sole 698 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,319 Speaker 1: job is to look for concussions on the field, whether 699 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: they're standing on the sideline, whether they're up in a booth. 700 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 1: The NFL has three people dedicated solely to look for 701 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,680 Speaker 1: a concussion on the field. In terms of the sideline, 702 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:53,919 Speaker 1: there's this extensive protocol that's been researched internationally that individuals 703 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: have to go through when they are suspected of having 704 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:01,840 Speaker 1: a concussion on the sideline. This technology that I previously 705 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:05,880 Speaker 1: talked about, when that kind of can be studied and 706 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: refined a little bit more, is really going to advance 707 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,280 Speaker 1: our ability to diagnose the concussion. And there's even people 708 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,839 Speaker 1: that are looking at blood markers or even saliva that 709 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 1: might have chemical changes in it that would diagnose a 710 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: concussion virtually immediately on the sideline. 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