1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Hello, everyone. Welcome, happy weekend to those of you who 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: have the weekend off, many of you working. I always 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: say this on a Friday night show, many of you working, 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: because I don't want to make people feel left out 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: because you used to work on the weekends early in 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: your career A lot I used to work on Yeah, 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: that's true, Jordy. By the way, I'm Mark vander Texans 8 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: All Access and welcome to the program. I used to 9 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: work my first radio full time job in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, 10 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: spending forty fives. It was an oldie station and they 11 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: had old technology. So I'm not that old, although I am. 12 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: We had to work six days a week. That was 13 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: the shift, if you will. I had Sunday mornings, so 14 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: I wasn't doing the morning show regularly. I did morning 15 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: news and I did the midday DJ show Sunday mornings. 16 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: Had to be there at six six till noon. Yeah, 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: and it was all this Newsy stuff and Paul Harvey's 18 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: weekend thing. You had Saturday's off. Saturday was my day off, 19 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: but I couldn't do anything Saturday night because I had 20 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: to be there at six am on Sunday morning. Yeah, 21 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: I was. I kind of had a similar setup when 22 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: I was in Lubbock, especially during football season. You anchor 23 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: five days a week. You have the game on Saturday, 24 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: all this stuff around the game, and then on Sunday 25 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: I'd have to go in for two or three hours 26 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: and voice stuff for the Mike Leach Show. So when 27 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: did you do the Spanish sportscasts? I did those at 28 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: five o'clock Monday through Friday. So Drew Doherty did sportscasts 29 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: in Spanish on television, Yeah, Telemundo. I'd do a four 30 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: o'clock hit, and then I'd do a five o'clock, like 31 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: a four fifty five twenty, and then your big one 32 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: was at like nine fifty. Was that difficult? So you 33 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: could write in Spanish too. I could write it out 34 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: and it wasn't I mean, it wasn't the it wasn't 35 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: the cleanest Spanish. It was. It was like very King's 36 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: English Spanish, you know. And then they would the producers 37 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: that I had, would clean it up the grammar that 38 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: was wrong, so it went to the prompter prompter perfectly, 39 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: and then i'd I'd get up and do it. But 40 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: basically they had me in because they had me to 41 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: do in that because I'd started at the Fox affiliate 42 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: six months before, and I would chit chat with the 43 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: folks in the Telemundo outfit. It was all the same 44 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: building in the hall, go back and forth because I 45 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: got a degree in Spanish, and um, I did not 46 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: know this about you agree. Yeah. The guy that was 47 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: doing he was on air for Telemundo did the news, 48 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: the sports, and the weather, and he was like, I'm 49 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: burnt out. Can you can you do the spit sports? 50 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: And I was like, I could do it. I don't 51 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,519 Speaker 1: think I'm gonna sound like, um, you know dress contour. 52 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: He's like, no, no no, no, no, just you write it. 53 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: We'll do the grammar and then you get up and 54 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: do it because you have a prompt and it gives 55 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: him a break. Yeah, it gives him a break. It 56 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: makes it looks more legitimate if there's more people doing 57 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: the news. Yea. Our TV shows on Telemundo here in Houston. Yeah, 58 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: and with Enrique, Oh yeah, they do a great job 59 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: of me. And you do a weekly video with Enrique. Yeah, 60 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: sometimes two times a week when we're at home. But yeah, 61 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: punts extra yeah, extra point, I know what that means. Yes, 62 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: he and I will just chop up two subjects basically 63 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: basically talk one thing about the offense, one thing about 64 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,959 Speaker 1: the defense, and preview the game, recap the game. So yeah, 65 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: very cool. All right, Well let's talk Texans and it's 66 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: Mark Fan of Aaron Drew Doherty with you. It is 67 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: Friday the thirteenth, so as we promoted, we will get 68 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: to it, probably starting in this segment. We will get 69 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: to the most horrifying games in Texans history. Because it's 70 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,839 Speaker 1: Friday the thirteenth, why not. I just thought of this 71 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: this morning. And look, we do have some to choose from, 72 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: there's no question about that. Every franchise does. We have 73 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: some special ones though, that we will get to. First 74 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: of all, you and I haven't talked on the year 75 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: about the preseason schedule. Look, I know this isn't exactly 76 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: earth shattering news on the preseason schedule comes out, but 77 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: there's an element of mystery to it, because a strong 78 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: element of mystery because you really don't know who you're 79 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: gonna play every year. It was I don't know the 80 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: first six seventy years where they played Tampa Bay in 81 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: Week four. Every preseason. They try to take on the 82 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: Cowboys every year, but that doesn't always happen. They're going 83 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: to take them on this here, and this is the 84 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: makeup game, if you will, from last year when they 85 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: take them on week four here. Yeah, no doubt. Usually 86 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: you get the Saints didn't happen this year. But I 87 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: love it because the third week you get to go 88 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: to Los Angeles. So I'm all about it's fun. Yeah, 89 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: it's it's more about a social planning thing when for 90 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: finding out the preseason schedule. Basically you want to see 91 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: where your August goes because and it's it's a little clearer, 92 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: not totally clear yet, But I love that the Texans 93 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: get to play at Los Angeles. I think that's gonna 94 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: be a lot of fun. Right, Kansas City should be 95 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: a good one, too, good young question. I mean, basically, 96 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: if you were to have all four starting quarterbacks play, 97 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: you're not gonna see Dak Prescott. So it's really the 98 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: three you get to see really good quarterbacks. I think 99 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: you do Garoppolo, Mahomes, not in this order, Garoppolo Mahomes 100 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: and golf. So you get a nice test a little 101 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: bit there for your defense. Yeah, and you're with me 102 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: on this, I'm sure because you were here in twenty 103 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: ten when the Texans beat the Cowboys in the preseason 104 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: with the starters, I think it was a Week three game, yeah, 105 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: and then in the regular season lost to them badly here. Yea, 106 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: both games were here preseason, regular season. I'm find the 107 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: Dallas was Week four, Week four great. Yeah, from an 108 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: organizational standpoint, when the Cowboys are in your building, you're 109 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 1: gonna get fans here because you have Dallas fans and 110 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: they're gonna want to see. Hey, look, you get to 111 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: see Not that this is a big selling point, but 112 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: you do see both teams warm up with the starters. 113 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: You know, you'll see Watson warm up that day and 114 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: then they'll set them down. See JJ Watt out there. Yeah, 115 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 1: you'll see Dak Prescott out there because they want to 116 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: stay in that kind of game rhythm because they don't 117 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: play for another ten days till the regular season begins. 118 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: And one thing to remember this year that's different than last. 119 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: You'll have the full compliment of ninety guys at suppose 120 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: you're not cut down to seventy five, which is big 121 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: on depth, especially for this game, that fourth game, because 122 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: sometimes you have to rely on guys that you didn't 123 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: really want to rely on, right and you know that 124 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: that's a good thing because like one year, you had 125 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: to see Ryan Mallett play quarterback because the starting quarterback 126 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: for that game got knocked out, Tom Savage, Right, he 127 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 1: was the third stringer, so they were starting him. You 128 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: wanted him to go. The whole was kind of the 129 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: emergency backup and exactly, and you didn't want to see 130 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: him at all, but you had to. And that was 131 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: the Mallet Hoyer year. But yeah, it was what it was. 132 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: But it's a good point. You didn't get to see 133 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 1: Game four last year because of the hurricane. But now 134 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: you can play everybody. You don't have to play anybody 135 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna keep. Virtually you could make that happen. It 136 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: might be a guy or two. And there might be 137 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: a guy or two actually that you were gonna cut 138 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: that was out the window. That has an absolutely remarkable 139 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: game that it makes you think, why are we doing this? Well, 140 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: we better keep this guy. Yeah, why are we jettisoning 141 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: this guy from our building? Exactly, go ahead and keep 142 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: him or hope that you can sneak him on to 143 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: the practice squad. That's the other thing with Game four, 144 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: because you're hoping to cut a guy and then you 145 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: can get him back on the practice squad, but somebody 146 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: can pick him up. So now he has a good 147 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: game four and there goes your practice squad opportunity. So 148 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: it kind of backfires on you. You had to play 149 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: him because you didn't want to play somebody you were 150 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: definitely gonna keep. Now this guy is a great game 151 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: and you feel like, oh, if we really want him, 152 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna keep him on the fifty three. It makes 153 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 1: me think about Dick Vermeil came and spoke at the 154 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: Texans Houster in the Super Bowl years ago. He did 155 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: a really cool event with Bill O'Brien, and one of 156 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: the things that really stuck out with me and has 157 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: stayed with me from what Vermil said is Kurt Warner 158 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: would not have made it in the current NFL because 159 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: back then, with longer practices for opportunities, you got to 160 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: see him. But Warner probably would have been cut, according 161 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: to Vermil because in the current climate, because you don't 162 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: have as much time with the guys. So this is 163 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: kind of this fourth game and having these these extra 164 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: fifteen guys, there might be I'm not saying to Kurt Warner, 165 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: but there might be a guy that winds up contributing 166 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: to your team other teams down the line that you 167 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: would not have seen previously. Well, you might not have 168 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: seen case Kingdom in twenty thirteen, which meant you might 169 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: not have seen him the following year twenty fourteen, which 170 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: means he might not be where he is right now 171 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: with a big contract. I mean, it means so much 172 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: to have those opportunities in week four. But to go 173 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: back you're right to the nineties and the Warner era, 174 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: if you will, that is huge. Now Warner, I want 175 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: to say he did that Iowa Barnstorm and football. Did 176 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: he do Europe as well? To me, to have Europe 177 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: was big for certain players. You just need to find 178 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: a way to develop these guys totally more. And maybe 179 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: that's what's coming with these these spring leagues. Yeah, I've 180 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: seen Johnny manziel was playing one less night. Yeah, I mean, 181 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: Manzille having this opportunity is big for him and who 182 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: knows who else might emerge from that. How many players 183 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: do you get from the CFL. Not many, but there 184 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: have been a few. Uh. Sometimes I think it's just 185 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: it's good to have another place where you can play 186 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: professional football and get a whiff. All right, some other 187 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: things happened a little bit more on the preseason schedule. Here, 188 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna play Kansas City on the road and the opener. Yeah, 189 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: so you'll fly from the Greenbriar there and presumably they 190 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: haven't announced this yet, but back to the Greenbriar and 191 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: then back home to face San Francisco probably so, yeah, 192 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: I think that's how it's gonna go. So you'll have 193 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: three weeks at the Greenbriar. In a decent chance, you 194 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: practice here a day or so, maybe more, or against 195 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: San Francisco. I don't know a chance. Look, if I'm 196 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan, I know what it's like in Houston in 197 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: the summer, so he'll have a great base of knowledge 198 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 1: to make that decision with. Maybe he wants to because 199 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: it's so nice up there in northern California. Maybe he 200 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: wants to get a tough day or two in just 201 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: just to see. You know, I don't know why you would, 202 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: but maybe you never know. And I think we're all 203 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: eagerly awaiting. Hey, do they get an opportunity to practice 204 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: against the Rams in LA. Wouldn't that be something? Yeah, 205 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 1: that'd be fine with me too. I think we'd make 206 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: that more time in Los Angeles, more time. Good. All right, 207 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: let's get to this now. This could take a couple 208 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: of segments. Fair enough. It's Friday the thirteenth. I am 209 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: not I want to make it clear. I am not 210 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: a Friday the thirteenth. Guy. I don't believe in this stuff. 211 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 1: I'm not superstitious. I think there should be a thirteenth 212 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: floor in every building. There should be a thirteenth row 213 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: in the airplane. Who are we fooling here? If there's 214 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: no thirteenth floor or thirteenth row, guess what row fourteen is? 215 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: The thirteenth one? Oh, it's about the number. Oh please, really, 216 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: I don't believe in any of this stuff. Mark. I 217 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: met my beautiful wife, Vita on a Friday the thirteenth 218 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: in June of two thousand and eight. Shout out to 219 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 1: Helen Young, Shout out to Mike Drone. They were there 220 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 1: helping facilitates. Yeah, so I'm fine with Friday the thirteenth. 221 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: It was a happy day for me. Happy day. You 222 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: met your beautiful wife, you have beautiful children. Everything's great. Yeah, 223 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,199 Speaker 1: all right, So that that disproves everything about Friday thirteenth. 224 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: The movies whatever. But since it is Friday the thirteenth, 225 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: let's just have some fun. The most horrifying games in 226 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: the history of the franchise. And I'm not going to 227 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: start with number one or number two, okay, And I 228 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: think people out there who have heard me and us 229 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: really for a long time know what those might be, right, 230 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: But I'll start farther down on the list here, okay. 231 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: So you give me one, you give me one somewhere 232 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: on the list, Okay, I'll give you. I'm not going 233 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: to rank them just yet, all right. Instead of giving 234 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: you one, I'm gonna give you a trio a season. No, 235 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:02,719 Speaker 1: because they all happened at New England in succession at 236 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: New England. And that means at New England regular season 237 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football twenty twelve, you get smoked. At New 238 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 1: England playoffs a month later, two early thirteen, from the 239 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: twelfth season playoffs smoked. Next time you go to New 240 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: England week three, you're facing the third string quarterback Jacoby Brissette, 241 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: you get shut out. So that's in two out sixteen. 242 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: Those are my three right there. It's New England. Though 243 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 1: it was a house of horrors, it was, it got 244 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: a little bit better in the playoffs in sixteen, but 245 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: not much, and they got a lot better last regular season. 246 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: When you get close to beating him. Landry Locker this morning, 247 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 1: every time I visit with the morning guys on six ten, 248 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: he plays this obscure highlight. It could be one time 249 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: it was a Phil Dawson extra point. Another time, well, 250 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: this morning it was Aaron Hernandez. Okay, listen on Friday 251 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: the thirteenth. Wow, Anyway, I like this. That's a good pick. 252 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: That horrible trip of New England games and this past 253 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: year manned the offensive showdown it was. It was terribly 254 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: frustrating loss, yes, but at least Jay left there with 255 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: great feelings about the offense. I was so scarred from 256 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: those three games that I just mentioned, as well as 257 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: the playoff game in sixteen, that I normally leave the 258 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 1: press box with about eight minutes to go and get 259 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: down on the field on the road, regardless of road game. 260 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: So I'd done that every time, and it seemed like 261 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: every time in New England, I'd done that for those 262 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 1: four The Texans are scratching and clawn to get back 263 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: within about twenty five points. You know, they're just out 264 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: of it. This year I got to the field. The 265 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: Texans were up and they extended their lead while I 266 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: was down there, and then they lost the lead. So 267 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: it was just such a weird Okay, Friday the thirteenth, 268 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 1: the most horrifying games and a history of the franchise. 269 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: This one, to me is in the top five. Okay, 270 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: it's not one or two, but it's in the top five. 271 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: Seattle twenty thirteen. Absolutely, you're two and one. You've got 272 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: the game in hand almost almost. It's what third and two, 273 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: it's third, third and four, Yeah, third and four. So 274 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a tough get. It's a tough get, 275 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: and it's the it's the second guess. Should you have 276 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: run arian file? Yes, you should have. And if you 277 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: don't get it, you've got the Shane Leckler was painting 278 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: the inside of the five yard line, I mean he was. 279 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: He was like dropping it with a viper bite. Wedge 280 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: just brings up a whole other topic to me, and 281 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: I can't I must have thought of this. But when 282 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: we're talking about say, I don't know New England for instance, 283 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: last year or Seattle last year. Now you have Seattle 284 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: in twenty thirteen, you have third and four, and everyone's 285 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: saying you should have run arian like it's so obvious. 286 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: But if Aaron gets stuffed right there, they're saying, you 287 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: got to throw the ball, right. I mean, you have 288 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: match shop. This is your multi million dollar quarterback. You've 289 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 1: you've got the best punter ever that you can and 290 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: you can pin it, So be conservative right there. Yeah, 291 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: you've got the league though Russell Wilson was not. Russell 292 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: Wilson just scored though on that this where he's running 293 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: around like dogs on that defense again that late in 294 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: the road. Probably not, That's what I'm saying. Instead, you 295 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: gave the ball to Richard Sherman and he did it himself, 296 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: so their defense scored, and then the game's tied and 297 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: it feels like it's over. And actually in overtime, I 298 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: think you stopped them. You had the ball, but you 299 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: still couldn't win the football game, or at some point 300 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: you had the ball in overtime couldn't. I'm with you, though, 301 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: that that definitely belongs in there, totally. That that totally 302 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: belongs in there. It starts off a whole other conversation, though, 303 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: doesn't it. We're gonna keep this conversation going most horrifying 304 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: Games and franchise history on Friday the thirteenth, because it 305 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: is the weekend and we're having a little fun here. 306 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: It's tech Sans Radio tech sins all access here from 307 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium, Mark Vandermarin, Drew Doherty and the Hyunday Texans 308 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: Radio Studio. And since it's Friday the thirteenth, we were 309 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: doing most horrifying games in the history of the franchise, 310 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: and so far on the list, I'm not gonna do 311 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: number one or two yet because to me, those are etched. 312 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: I cannot be talked out of those positions just yet. 313 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: We will get to them during this segment, but we've 314 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: already brought up. Drew brought up the three games at 315 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: New England, the two in two thousand and twelve and 316 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: the one and two thousand and sixteen. I left out 317 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: that playoff. It wasn't a good one, but it wasn't 318 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: playoff loss. But you know, you were down one in 319 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: the second quarter. I'm not saying you left there with 320 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: a good feeling, but you left there with a feeling 321 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: of man, just get a little more offense, you might 322 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: be able to win this football game. At least have 323 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: the lead in the second half see where it goes. 324 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: So we didn't include that one in that trinity. We 325 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: also had the Seattle game in twenty thirteen. That was 326 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: the poster child game for what would become a two 327 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: and fourteenth season. I think that game sort of encapsulated everything. 328 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: You had the lead, you lost it on a pick 329 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: six to tie it, and then eventually lost it in 330 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: ot That was a close one and you give it up. 331 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: That's like the fulchrome for everything going south in thirteen. 332 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: The next week also has to be on the list. 333 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: You go out to San Francisco, you're on Sunday Night Football, 334 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: if you are in embarrassed from the outset, from the outset, 335 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: first throw of the games a pick six, And that 336 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: was a game where all right, you gotta remove doubt. Now, okay, 337 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: y had a loss at Baltimore which was not good, 338 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: and you had to pick six in that game. You 339 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: actually had to pick six in the win over Tennessee 340 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: in Week two, but you were able to overcome it 341 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: with the DeAndre Hopkins touchdown. And your first passive Week 342 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: one was picked off and it was scored after that, 343 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: so it wasn't a pick six. But anyways, yikes, that 344 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: was just such a It wasn't a roller coaster. It 345 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: was a toboggan ride down into the abyss, that's what 346 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: it was. So anyway, Yeah, that San Francisco game was 347 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: another blowout from the get go. Was it was horrifying. 348 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: You lost it when Daniels for the year in that game. 349 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: That year, they just kept on losing guys as the 350 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: year went out. It wasn't as bad an injury season 351 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: as it was in twenty seventeen four and twelfth campaign 352 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: seventy eight players. But yeah, those were two awful ones. 353 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: Let's go to two ten because two thousand and ten, 354 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: when we're talking Friday the thirteenth most horrifying games, it's 355 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: hard for me to pick what was the most horrifying 356 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: of that year because there were so many to choose 357 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: From San Diego, wasn't it, But that was pretty horrifying. 358 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: Here at home that was bad too, because Arian scores 359 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: a touchdown that kind of puts you in command with 360 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: a really commanding you already had the lead. I think 361 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: it put you up further in that stupid bobble rule. Yeah, 362 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: overrules a touchdown and then it's just south. After that, 363 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: it was south the Jet game. That's really bad. That's 364 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: my two from that season. At New York in twenty ten. 365 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: You got the lead with what forty seconds? Yeah, and 366 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: you got the lead on a Sanchez pick. You had 367 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 1: great field position, you score, but he leads them right 368 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,959 Speaker 1: down the field and inside a minute it felt like 369 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: inside of six seconds, it sound like a bull ride. 370 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: It was like bang bang, and there was nothing you 371 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: can do to stop it, like it was pre determined 372 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: that the Jets were gonna win the game. And they 373 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: throw a long pass and then a short pass to 374 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: Santonio Holmes. Yeah, that's up there, and I'll add to 375 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: this list that at Jacksonville game with that Glover bats 376 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: it somehow the hail mary into Michael Thomas's hands. That's 377 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: the one. That's the one because David Ard throws that pass. 378 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: You could break it up and you would have gone 379 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: to overtime. I think the game was tied at that point, 380 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: right to lose it in that fashion. The look of 381 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: disbelief on the players faces after that, that one was 382 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: That's the poster child game of that season. Now, and 383 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: that season was one in which you were four and 384 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: two and looking pretty good. Then Demiko goes out of 385 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: the year and at Snowballs from there. Uh, there were 386 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 1: more that year though. Baltimore. Here the pick six and overtime, 387 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: come all the way back and tie it up to 388 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 1: go to overtime. Unbelievable drives to tie it up, I mean, 389 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: ninety plus yard drives, versions down sixteen, you tie the game. 390 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 1: Amazing catches by Dre and Jacobe Jones. Yeah, yeah, that 391 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: was true. Friday the thirteenth stuff that game. All right, 392 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: So that season was horrible at six and ten. Now, 393 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: what about earlier? I know there's one earlier, Actually there's 394 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,360 Speaker 1: two because number one and two are in earlier seasons. 395 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: Is there something from two thousan nine? Perhaps? Yeah, you 396 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: don't have to go far mark open season opener New 397 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: York Jets in town. You've got all this enthusiasm. You 398 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: think that's one of the worst ones. I think so. 399 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: I mean you're facing a rookie quarterback too, and they 400 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,719 Speaker 1: came in and you were never in that game. I mean, 401 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: the Jets just smoked them. That was also my first 402 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: regular season game, and in the fourth quarter, I get 403 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: a text from one of my friends saying, Doherty, did 404 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: you give the Texans diabetes or something? And so I 405 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: was like, so I can make that joke, but uh, 406 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: yeah it was. It was ugly. That was an ugly one. 407 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: I think two thousand and nine was one of those 408 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: those years. It was the first ever winning season for 409 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: the franchise at nine and seven, but it could have, 410 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 1: would have should have been a lot better. They were 411 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: five and three at the halfway point. They did lose 412 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: Owen for the year. Here's another Owen injury. Owen for 413 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 1: the year in that game. And they go on a 414 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: losing streak. They lose four consecutive games, and two of 415 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: them off the foot of Chris Brown unable to connect 416 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: on game time field goals at the end against the 417 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: coltson against Tennessee at home. They have another game against 418 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: the Colts of that stretch, and I want to say, 419 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 1: they were up seventeen in that game. I think, yeah, 420 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: it was here deep steel Blue. Yeah, yeah, they were 421 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 1: up seventeen in that game and they lost it. Yea. 422 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: And they lost at Jacksonville on the Chris Brown running 423 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: back Chris Brown the running back halfback option interception in 424 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: the end zone. It wasn't the only play that lost 425 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 1: them the game, but that was a big loss. I 426 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: remember match Job went out for that game for a 427 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: stretch in that game. Yeah, but he came back and 428 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: I thought, well, there goes the season. You're you're done now, 429 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: Rex Brosman comes in, but Shob comes right back and 430 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: they lose that game. But then they went four consecutive 431 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: to end the season, so they finished nine and seven. 432 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: But man, you win any one of those games, you're 433 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: going to the playoffs at ten and six. Yeah, it 434 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: is amazing. Okay, Bill O'Brien, Arrow, you know, since we're 435 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: on this Friday, the thirteenth subject of most horrifying games 436 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: in Texans history, what's the most I got a most horrifying. 437 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: I gotta go with the Chief's playoff loss. I guess 438 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: you have to. It's a playoff game, you're at home, 439 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: and it was just so demoralizing. It really was. The 440 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: opening kickoff returned for a touchdown against you, the fever 441 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: pitch excitement, the fans going nuts. You're back in the playoffs. 442 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: My gosh, it was twenty fifteen, right, You're back in 443 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: the playoffs for the first time since two thousand and twelve. 444 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: Let's rock at home. Let's go. You're playing the team 445 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: you lost to on opening day. Guess what terrible You know, 446 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: it might seem like it was just an on slop 447 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: on the get go, which it kind of was with 448 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: a kickoff, but you were still you still had chances. 449 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,439 Speaker 1: You're sort of in it when you had that drive 450 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 1: where Alfred Blue had to think about forty fifty yards 451 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: rushing and then you get close Watton will fork. Yeah, 452 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:48,120 Speaker 1: you put the quake formation in and yeah, you know everybody, look, 453 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: I know that that was not you know, Bill O'Brien 454 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: would have been it. It's not a great call because 455 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: it didn't work, you know, but that was one of 456 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: the plays in the set of downs you had. It 457 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: was only one. They didn't have them in there for 458 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 1: three downs and trying to pound it in with those guys. 459 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: All right, it didn't work. They could have scored on 460 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: that drive and they didn't despite that play not working. 461 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: But I get it in hindsight, whatever that didn't work. 462 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: It was thirteen nothing at that point. If they score 463 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: a touchdown right there, let's say Watt is able to 464 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: run it in somehow, you're down thirteen and seven, the 465 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 1: place is erupting, you're down six. You got a good 466 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: chance to win that football game. Totally and then compounding 467 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: this whole thing and making that loss even worse. You 468 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: lose JJ, You lose JJ. That's in the game, and 469 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: he's played a total seven games since. So yeah, that's 470 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 1: that's a tough one. Oh, you just depressed me even more. 471 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: That one just took me down a few notches. That 472 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: sad game started at all really the indestructible JJ, because 473 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: even that year he had the club on his hand. 474 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: Then you get the club off of his hand and 475 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: JJ's back, and then you know, he's just been a 476 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: little window there of disappointment. Could be back this year, 477 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: could be backing the whole thing, I know, ye know, 478 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: And I would not, like Bill O'Brien says, I would 479 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: not bet against Watt, I would not bet against him. 480 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,439 Speaker 1: I think that everything he's hearing out there is such 481 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: a motivator for hat that he needs more. But you know, 482 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: the great ones always find a way to get even 483 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 1: more motivated. So let's see what happens. You also got 484 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 1: from that season at Miami at Atlanta, not necessarily in 485 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:17,640 Speaker 1: that order, but those were two pretty awful, awful, awful 486 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,959 Speaker 1: same season. Friday, the thirteenth most horrifying games Atlanta Miami 487 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 1: will live forever in infamy in this franchise's history. Miami 488 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: was worse. Oh yeah, it was worse. That doesn't mean 489 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta was a walk in the park, but Miami was 490 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: horrible because of the Mallet situation. It just felt like 491 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 1: everyone was standing still. Now in the second half, I 492 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: know they were competitive or whatever. They didn't, you know, 493 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 1: like lay down in the second half. Great. You know, 494 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 1: Hoyer had three touchdown passes in the second half of 495 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: each of those blowout losses. Whatever, you know, and you 496 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: know those were you know, people accuse the Hoyer proponents 497 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: of that of inflating his numbers based on those TV passes. 498 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: What even if you take those out, he was still 499 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: positive in the touch down to interception ratio that year. 500 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: But anyway, not that he had a great year, because 501 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: in the playoff game it was terrible. Buck Well, four 502 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: interceptions and a fumble. He keep going down to rabbit holes. 503 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: I do, but this is what I do. You know this, 504 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: You know this about me by now. But the Miami 505 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,479 Speaker 1: game to me was worse. It just felt the season 506 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: was over. You were done. You were two and five. 507 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: You just lost like that. There's no way you're coming 508 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: back from that, there's no way three games under five hundred, 509 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: there's no chance, forget it. The season's over yet they 510 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: made the playoffs for the first time in three years. 511 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: And on a personal note, the outcome of the game 512 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: was insult to injury. Because I was riding up pregame 513 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: on the elevator, right. I was in the elevator by myself, 514 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: and it starts shaking as it's going up, and the tiles, 515 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: like the plexist tiles from above. Did I know this 516 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: fall down? It took a chunk out of my head 517 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 1: to the point where I had to go to First Aid. 518 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 1: But they're like, oh, yeah, you're okay. I didn't need 519 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,679 Speaker 1: stitches or anything. But I was like, there's blood, blood 520 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: on the back of my shot. Yeah. So anyways, that 521 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,479 Speaker 1: stated not exactly brand taking the stairs there from now on, 522 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: and that was they had renovated it, but they weren't 523 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: done yet or something. That old elevator, no, not at all. 524 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: Rickety bucket up all right. So look, we could go 525 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: on and on about this. I could go on about 526 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: let's see two thousand and three, fourth and ten against 527 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 1: the Titans here on Christmas Eve or right around Christmas 528 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: and Steve McNair hitting Rude Bennett on fourth and ten 529 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: for a touchdown to win the game of the Titans. 530 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 1: Uh that year. Also Peyton manning late field goal and 531 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: when you had them not beat but you know, sort 532 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: of on the ropes a little bit. Ye, But number 533 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,239 Speaker 1: one and two. Since it's Friday the thirteenth, we're doing 534 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: this most horrifying games in Texas history just for fun, 535 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: just to get it out of our system. I'm gonna 536 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: say the second most horrifying game is rosen Coopter. Yeah, 537 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: that's that's valid. It's gotta be. I mean, you're up 538 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: so big in a season. Yeah, you go five hundred 539 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: that season, and that's that's a chance you had to 540 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: go above five hundred if you win that game. You 541 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: were oh and three. You're coming home to play the 542 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 1: Bolts shop has some sort of virus and can't go. 543 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: He wants to play, but they won't let him because 544 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: he's two weak Rosenfell starts and you're up seventeen rosen Fells. 545 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: I think where did it occur? Around midfield or maybe beyond, 546 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: And I talked to him about it recently. I interviewed 547 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 1: him during the season because he was at Andrey Johnson's 548 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: big weekend and everything, and he said, he's just trying 549 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: to make a play, you know, He's just trying to 550 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 1: make a play. And yeah, and he did, and he 551 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: got spun around. Gary Brackett recovers the fumble and brings 552 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: it into the end zone and then Rosenfels has said 553 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: many times he was done after that because even though 554 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: they're still up. He yeah, they were still up three 555 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 1: at that point. They got the ball around the twenty. 556 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:44,239 Speaker 1: He fumbles again. Oh my gosh, he fumbled again, and 557 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: then they take the lead and it's game over. That 558 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 1: was awful, and you go, oh and four. And then 559 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: the next week it was about to be owing five, 560 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: but fourth and ten against Miami year Amiabelle Andrey Johnson 561 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: match shab runs it in boom and you go five hundred. 562 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: They went five and one down the stretch. But rosen 563 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: coopter no question about it. Definitely the number two most painful, 564 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: most horrifying game in the history of the franchise. And 565 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: Friday the thirteenth to cap it off, he should have 566 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: I'm hoping you're editing in the casey case some top 567 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: forty number one where they have the people all shouting, uh, 568 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: let's do this the number one game. Is there any 569 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:26,640 Speaker 1: Is there any doubt in your mind? Is there any 570 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: doubt in the mind of any diehard Texans fan? What 571 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: the most painful, horrifying game was in the history of 572 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: the franchise? Two thousand and five, you go to no listen, 573 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: I'm saying two thousand and five, you go two and fourteen, 574 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: you get the number one pick. Talk radio in Houston. 575 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: A lot of people saying Vince Young, some people saying, 576 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: Reggie Bush. You wind up take in Mario Williams, which 577 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 1: was the right decision, by the way. The Titans take Young, 578 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: he comes to town, yep, and wins it on a 579 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: walk off. That's your worst that's the worst one, most nightmares, 580 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: thirty nine yard run it over time. It was awful, 581 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:07,679 Speaker 1: It was painful, It was unforgettable. It was stopped of insanity. 582 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 1: It was so terrible at the time because you felt 583 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: like you made the wrong decision. And we all like 584 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: Vince now, like it's all in the past. Vince is 585 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: a Texas legend, just got into the Texas Sports Hall 586 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: of Fame. Long orn, great, whatever, But that was so 587 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: miserable a day. That's the one yeah, all right, so 588 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: we got that out of our system. Let's cleanse ourselves. 589 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: Let's bring in the president of the Texans, Jamie Roots. 590 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,159 Speaker 1: Coming up next, we'll talk about some happy things happening 591 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: here at NRG Stadium Draft party in a couple of weeks. 592 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: Kids tryat alt a whole bunch of great stuff and 593 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: then some tru Thanks a lot for joining us. There's 594 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty, you know him from Texans TV. And don't 595 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: forget to catch Texans three sixty tomorrow night. That's ABC 596 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: thirteenth Saturday night, eleven o'clock after the late news. And 597 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: read all this stuff on Houston Texas dot com. I 598 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: remind you of that all the time. And check out 599 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: Houston Texans dot com by the way to get the 600 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: priority wait list. Check out Houston Texans lux dot com 601 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: for sweet information, great website, wealth of information and all 602 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: the videos of last year's highlights to get you pumped 603 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: up for this next year. And guess what schedules coming 604 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 1: out next week? Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. I'm not sure. I'm 605 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: gonna bet Wednesday. I'll say Wednesday the schedule comes out, 606 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: I'm calling my shot. We'll see if I'm right. Next up, 607 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: we'll talk to Jamie Roots about some preseason actions, some 608 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: stuff going on here at NRG Stadium, the president of 609 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: your Houston Texans. And I got a text from DP 610 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: who disagrees with some of our most horrifying games and 611 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 1: team history selections. In fact, she says we left a 612 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: crucial one out. I'll tell you what that is next, 613 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: among other things on Texans Radio, Kicking it on a 614 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: Friday night here on Texans Radio in the Hunday Texans 615 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:52,000 Speaker 1: Radio Studio, Mark VanderMeer with you. Big weekend plans for me. 616 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: I got the boys to myself. The wife is out 617 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: of town. It's a bachelor party of my house. So 618 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: my five year old by twelve year old, we are 619 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 1: going to be partying big and by harding, I mean 620 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: ice cream, I mean cookies. We are going to have 621 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: a big time at the vander Meer household this weekend. 622 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 1: Plus flag football on Sunday. All right, this is something 623 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 1: I really look forward to, and I've mentioned this many times. 624 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 1: This is the greatest sport in the world, flag football. 625 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: It's five on five. I'm in the Texan Flag Football 626 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: League in Sugarland, New Territory. Texan Flag Football dot Com 627 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: for that, and there are great leagues all around the 628 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: greater Houston area, mostly through YMCAs. I believe Houston Texans 629 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: dot com has information on this. Now. We were doing 630 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: because it's Friday the thirteenth, we were doing the most 631 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: horrifying games in Texans history, just for fun. Come on, 632 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: it's not so serious. But Drew and I had the list, 633 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: and DP Sudu texted in to say, we forgot a 634 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 1: big one. And she's right. I mean, when you think 635 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: about it, because her version of horrifying could be a 636 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: little bit different. She actually has a win in there. 637 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 1: She thought that the game against the Bengals this last 638 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: year week, two Thursday night, with everybody heard, all the 639 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: tight ends out, get seven offensive lineman playing from time 640 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: to time, Watson's first start. She was scared during that game, 641 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: but they won the game. Watson had that big touchdown 642 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: run fifty one yards. But I get what she's saying. 643 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,719 Speaker 1: I mean, that's a different kind of that's scary, not horrifying. 644 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 1: I guess we have to establish the criteria. But she 645 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: did say we left one out that obviously belong. That 646 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: would be the Colts game in twenty thirteen. That horrendous season. 647 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 1: But that's when Gary Kubiak had to collapse at the half. 648 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: That was literally horrifying. I mean you really didn't know 649 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: what was going on with them healthwise, and it was 650 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 1: like another it went outside the world of sports. So 651 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: that certainly should go on the list. I don't want 652 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: to do that list anymore. Let's move on to more 653 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: positive things like bringing in to the Hyundai Texans radio 654 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: studio the president of your Texans, Jamie Roots. Jamie, how's 655 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: it going. I'm doing great, Mark, how are you doing well? 656 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: The preseason schedule is out, so we're happy we finally 657 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: have a slate of games in August. It's funny because 658 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: we know the opponents in the regular season, but you 659 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: never know the preseason really until it comes out. And 660 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: here it is, and it's exciting stuff because you know 661 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: that's the next time the Texans take the field. Yeah, 662 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: that's right, I mean, this is these are the dog days, right, 663 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: you don't have any football do enjoy and so we're 664 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: anxiously looking forward to anything. You know, Training camp and 665 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: preseason's always a lot of fun. You know. We start 666 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: off going to Ksey, an opportunity to square off in 667 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: their house at a with a playoff team and Patrick 668 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: Mahomes hopefully get a chance to see a little bit 669 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: of him. Then we play San Francisco. Here in Houston, 670 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: you've got Garoppolo, another young quarterback, and then you've got La. 671 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: We go to La and we play the Rams, another 672 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 1: playoff team, another young quarterback with golf, and then come 673 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: back here. It's always fun. I don't care what you're playing. 674 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 1: When you're playing Dallas, you played Titaly winks or preseason football. 675 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: It's a big deal and it's a big deal for 676 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: our fans. And one interesting thing you look at the 677 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: ratings of our preseason games. You know they're they're practice games, 678 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: they're preparation games, but our preseason games last year outrated 679 00:32:55,920 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: every series of the Astro's playoff run except for the 680 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:04,479 Speaker 1: World Series. The American League Championship series was not higher 681 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: than our preseason games. It's the second rated television program 682 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: in Houston's second only to our regular season games, and 683 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: number three is not even close. In fact, it's our 684 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 1: preseason games are two times higher than those than that 685 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: third program in Houston. So everybody's looking forward to football, 686 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: and unfortunately we got to wait a little while, but 687 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 1: we've got some excitement on the horizon. You know. You 688 00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: brought up TV ratings, and interestingly enough, even though there 689 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: was a little bit of a dip last year, you 690 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: look at the last ten years that are up overall, 691 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: and you look at primetime television, the gap has never 692 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: been greater between the NFL and primetime TV. No, that's right. 693 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: I mean, eventually it's going to kind of create some softness. 694 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: I mean, they talked about live sports events being DVR proof, 695 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 1: and I think that's true, but it's not proof to 696 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: the to the plethora of ways you can access games. 697 00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean you can get them on your phone, and 698 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: you give them on your tablet, out at home, etc. 699 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: So it's natural to see and it has kind of 700 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: ebbs and flows. But yeah, the GAP's never been greater 701 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 1: versus Prime. I don't know what it is, two or 702 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: three times higher than than Prime average ratings, and you know, 703 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: much higher than it was ten years ago. So we'll 704 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: continue to Hey, never waste a good crisis. So the 705 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 1: league has spent a lot of time thinking about the 706 00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: scheduling and the map matchups so they can create you know, 707 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: to turn that around. But I mean, at the end 708 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,359 Speaker 1: of the day. There's nothing like it on television. In fact, 709 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: we're at the owners meeting and had the head of 710 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 1: CBS Sports and had a Spox Sports, and they couldn't 711 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 1: be clearer how important the National Football League is to 712 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: them as a as an enterprise. Never waste a good crisis. 713 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: I like this. I always get a good nugget or 714 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:45,879 Speaker 1: two interviewing you here on Texans Radio with the schedule out. 715 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of people ask me anyway, and 716 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure they ask you about tickets, and that's always 717 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,600 Speaker 1: the big question. And with a slate, you know, the 718 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: regular season s late is unbelievable a lot by the way, 719 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 1: because you mentioned Dallas coming here in the preseason, they 720 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: come here twice. They're coming here in the regular season 721 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: as well. But what about people who want tickets? There 722 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 1: is a wait list, right, there's a pretty long wait list. 723 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 1: So what's the best way to do this? Well, Well, 724 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:08,400 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, we'll have all the 725 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 1: most all of our season ticket holders come back, but 726 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 1: there's some opportunities for the wait list to move into 727 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 1: being season ticket members. We have twenty eight thousand members 728 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 1: on that wait list and continues to grow every day. 729 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 1: There's also the secondary market. Certainly, you're going to pay 730 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: a significant premium over the regular season prices that our 731 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 1: season ticket members pay, but it gives you access to 732 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: games and you can. Ticketmaster is our official outlet, and 733 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: so those opportunities exist. And I tell you, in addition 734 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:41,480 Speaker 1: to the marquee teams that are coming in outside of 735 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:44,440 Speaker 1: our division, let me tell you, the ASC South is 736 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:48,760 Speaker 1: an incredibly competitive division. Each of those three other teams 737 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 1: are We're gonna be neck and neck. It's going to 738 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 1: be a dog fight. And so every game we have 739 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: at home and on the road, I think is going 740 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: to be pretty special this year. Yeah, no doubt about that. 741 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: All right. So it's a Texans tradition to do a 742 00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: draft party, right, And I've been to all of them. 743 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: I've done shows at all of them, dating back to 744 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: two thousand and two in the Astrodome and the West 745 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,280 Speaker 1: Club and then the Concourse. Because it's just gotten bigger 746 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 1: and bigger and bigger. And this year no first or 747 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,480 Speaker 1: second round picks. So what do you do about a 748 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 1: draft party? You move the day. Well, you know, we 749 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 1: have we cut off the distribution of tickets, right, So 750 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 1: it's kind of like a ten thousand person The only 751 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: we didn't know what to expect when we moved it 752 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:27,440 Speaker 1: to Friday, which we're going to do it on Friday night. 753 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,359 Speaker 1: We have three selections in the third round, which means 754 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 1: we'll be selecting three of the top one hundred players 755 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: in the NFL Draft. But once again the tickets went 756 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 1: in a flash, so and Deshaun Watson is going to 757 00:36:41,239 --> 00:36:43,839 Speaker 1: be making an appearance there at the draft party. So 758 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: for those that were lucky enough to get tickets, you 759 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,880 Speaker 1: might get a chance to get a picture with him 760 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,320 Speaker 1: or at least see him in person as he continues 761 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: his rehabilitation in preparation for twenty eighteen. That's gonna be fun. 762 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 1: Houston Texans dot com for more information on that. Now, 763 00:36:57,600 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: it's not really a tradition, but it often ends up 764 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:02,480 Speaker 1: on same weekend the Texans Care Volunteer Day, And I 765 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 1: know this is something that you're really proud of and 766 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 1: should be because the players get involved and fans get involved. 767 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: It's kind of something everyone could do together to help 768 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 1: the city of Houston. Yeah, I'm not sure on the 769 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:15,040 Speaker 1: date wise, but it is absolutely a tradition and something 770 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 1: that we're we're very committed to encouraging volunteerism in our community. 771 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,040 Speaker 1: Texans Care Volunteer Day is that one singular day that 772 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: we use as a tent pole to raise the visibility 773 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: of the importance of volunteering within our community. Our players 774 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,320 Speaker 1: will be out out at a number of great locations 775 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 1: where fans can join them. You have to go to 776 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:39,320 Speaker 1: Houston Texans dot com and register for that opportunity. I believe, 777 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: I believe it's capped at about three thousand people that 778 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: have you know, are lucky enough to get that opportunity. 779 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,279 Speaker 1: But you'll spend the morning with Texans players making a 780 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 1: difference in the community, and then you know, an opportunity 781 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 1: to get pictures. I mean, it's fun where we're there 782 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 1: to see the interaction with fans and the players, and 783 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:57,719 Speaker 1: I go and there are other you know, members of 784 00:37:57,719 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: our front office staff and make an appearance. It's just 785 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:03,279 Speaker 1: it's fun. I mean, the offseason you kind of you 786 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: really do miss the fans. You miss that interaction that 787 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:07,960 Speaker 1: you have, the excitement, the energy, the passion that they 788 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 1: have for the game of football and for the Houston Texans. 789 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 1: And it's nice to touch it around Draft Day and 790 00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:17,240 Speaker 1: remind yourself of how special. This experience is Saturday, April 791 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 1: twenty eighth, that's coming up. Oh, one other event I 792 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:22,479 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you about, because this is a little 793 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,240 Speaker 1: bit different. It's not for everybody. It's certainly not for everybody. 794 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:28,080 Speaker 1: It's only for the kids. It's the Kid's Triathlon. It's 795 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,400 Speaker 1: the biggest one in the world, right Yeah, largest triath 796 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:33,560 Speaker 1: in on the world, and certainly our friends at at 797 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:37,760 Speaker 1: Texas Children's Hospital help us to put that together. Certainly 798 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:39,319 Speaker 1: the kids, I mean, they're just doing it because they 799 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: love to you know, run and swim and you know, 800 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: like a real triathlete. But more importantly is just instilling 801 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 1: them the importance of a healthy lifestyle. I think. You know, certainly, 802 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,359 Speaker 1: it's proven that your habits are developed at a very 803 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: early age and and once you develop good habits, it's 804 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:00,000 Speaker 1: very hard to break them. And if you develop bad habits, 805 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,520 Speaker 1: it's very hard to break them. So we're looking to 806 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:05,799 Speaker 1: you know, help kids get on the right path early on. 807 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,960 Speaker 1: Like I said, we're so fortunate to have Texas Children's 808 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,400 Speaker 1: and we have created what is right here in Houston, 809 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:14,400 Speaker 1: the largest event of its type on the planet. Wow. 810 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:19,000 Speaker 1: Advocate Texas Kickoff because this is going to happen soon enough. 811 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:21,200 Speaker 1: I mean, before you know, a college football season is 812 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:24,359 Speaker 1: here and it's Labor Day weekend, and I know we're 813 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:25,920 Speaker 1: gonna do it in Houston this year, right here to 814 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: do it, Yeah, I think that would be a great change. 815 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,480 Speaker 1: Moving back from New Orleans to Houston. That was quick. 816 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 1: Moving it to New Orleans, Yeah, but that was really 817 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:37,759 Speaker 1: it was surreal to be in New Orleans about a 818 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:42,360 Speaker 1: decade past Hurricane Katrina. The amazing hospitality that they showed 819 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:46,400 Speaker 1: us and our organizations stepping up and showing just really 820 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:51,040 Speaker 1: tremendous character and commitment. And even though there are folks 821 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:54,120 Speaker 1: homes may have been impacted by the storm, packing up 822 00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:56,600 Speaker 1: going to New Orleans and putting on a spectacular show. 823 00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:59,480 Speaker 1: But this year we're gonna be at NRG Stadium, all right, 824 00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:02,160 Speaker 1: we gotta make that happened. And we're so fortunate to 825 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:07,160 Speaker 1: have all miss and Texas Tech to outstanding football institutions 826 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:10,280 Speaker 1: and great fan bases that'll be competing Labor Day weekend 827 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:12,319 Speaker 1: and don't know the don't know the time yet, but 828 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,719 Speaker 1: we're on the Saturday, and that's really become a cherished 829 00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:19,080 Speaker 1: beginning of the college football season here in Houston. It 830 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:21,919 Speaker 1: has and the matchups have been amazing. So Texas Tech. 831 00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:23,799 Speaker 1: You know, they like to move the football, so that's 832 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:26,080 Speaker 1: always fun to watch. And you mentioned Mahomes playing for 833 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:28,960 Speaker 1: Kansas City, that's his alma mater. Absolutely, and Wes Welker, 834 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:30,960 Speaker 1: who happens to be here at the building. Yep. It's 835 00:40:31,239 --> 00:40:32,879 Speaker 1: it's one of those things. It's kind of like being 836 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:36,040 Speaker 1: in a this is Sports Center commercial living here working 837 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:39,080 Speaker 1: here at NRG Stadium. Yeah, well it is, and it's 838 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 1: fun that we don't just do NFL football, but we 839 00:40:41,719 --> 00:40:45,040 Speaker 1: do abroad portfolio of events. I mean it goes from 840 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:48,680 Speaker 1: the finest international soccer on the planet. Last year we 841 00:40:48,719 --> 00:40:51,640 Speaker 1: had the Manchester Darby. I saw it last weekend. Let 842 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:53,919 Speaker 1: me tell you that thing is special. And the game 843 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:57,200 Speaker 1: itself with spectacular at three to two win, come from 844 00:40:57,200 --> 00:40:59,560 Speaker 1: behind Manchester United, they don't even show up in the 845 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,080 Speaker 1: first half half and then they score three goals and 846 00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:06,239 Speaker 1: take the take the win and the Texas Bowl. The 847 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 1: Texas Bowl is now the fourth best attended bowl game 848 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:14,040 Speaker 1: in America, only behind the Rose Bowl, the Cotton Bowl, 849 00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:17,640 Speaker 1: and the and the Peach Bowl. But it's ahead of 850 00:41:17,719 --> 00:41:21,480 Speaker 1: three other New Year's Day games. Almost seventy thousand people 851 00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,920 Speaker 1: every time we play that game, and it's making a 852 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 1: tremendous difference in our community. From an economic impact perspective, 853 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:30,840 Speaker 1: we've generated well over a million dollars for the Belgian 854 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:33,680 Speaker 1: Children Centers. And again, that's what makes it fun is 855 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:36,160 Speaker 1: that you're not you don't always have the same jersey on. 856 00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:39,920 Speaker 1: All we're trying to do is create memorable experiences, whether 857 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:44,239 Speaker 1: that's NFL football, international soccer concerts which we have come 858 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:48,640 Speaker 1: in this uh this fall, or or college football, whatever 859 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,239 Speaker 1: it is, whatever the fans want to do, that's what 860 00:41:50,239 --> 00:41:51,839 Speaker 1: we want to give to him. Jamie, thanks a lot 861 00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:54,560 Speaker 1: for joining us. Thank you Mark, Jamie Roots, President of 862 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:56,319 Speaker 1: Your Texans. All right, that's going to do it for 863 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:58,400 Speaker 1: the show, tod I. Thank you to Drew Doherty for 864 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:01,680 Speaker 1: participating Jamie Roots, thanks for everyone for being a part 865 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:03,879 Speaker 1: of it this evening. You can check it out later 866 00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:07,399 Speaker 1: on iTunes or tune in or Houston Texans dot com. 867 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:10,239 Speaker 1: Have a great weekend and go Texans.