1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome to the program that keeps you 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: up to date with your Houston Texans. It is Texans 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: All Access. It's Mark Van Damer and John Harris with 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: you from the Green Briar and we are ready to 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: roll tonight. We've got Jenny Vrentiss on the show from 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: MMQB Sports, illustrated what she sees with the Texans and 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: other teams that she's been following around as she makes 8 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: the training camp tour. A little bit of Brian Gaine 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: reloaded as he gave us so much great information on 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: wide receivers and tight ends. You want to hear this. 11 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: That'll be in the final segment tonight. So, Johnny, how 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 1: are you doing. We're back at practice tomorrow morning. It's 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: a day off of the team today and I think 14 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: they needed it. Not that they're worn out or anything, 15 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: but you don't want to get them worn out at all. No, absolutely, 16 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: And after four days two really good padded practices we've 17 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: talked about on Texas Training Camp Live this morning. Talked 18 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: about the goal line trail, which I know a lot 19 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: of people have talked about. You know one thing we 20 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: haven't talked about. Mark will Fuller went to the podium yesterday. 21 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: I think it was yesterday or maybe arending together, but 22 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: they are. He did go to the go to podium 23 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: and he talked about his weaken He's now up to 24 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: one eighty five. And I know that a lot of 25 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: people in Houston have been talking about that. I saw 26 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: it on Twitter. Obviously haven't heard it because we're up here, 27 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: but I've I've seen it on It was a lot. 28 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: There were a lot of conversation, not just in Houston, 29 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: but there was a lot of conversation nationally about oh 30 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: my gosh, if you five now and he's put on 31 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: ten or fifteen pounds, what was he prior to We've 32 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 1: seen Will out here a practice, and I know people 33 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: are concerned, Oh, he's put on fifteen pounds, he's gonna 34 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: be slower. If there's one thing Will Fuller is not, 35 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: he is in this camp. He is not slow by 36 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: any means. There's no change in his speed at all. 37 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: Upper body, he's much more filled out, if you will. Yeah, 38 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: we've seen that up close, but we've also seen it, 39 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, through his Instagram page, etc. But I I 40 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: feel like it's such a non story because we've seen 41 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: him make the deep ball plays. We've seen him run 42 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: by guys here, We've seen him be very difficult to 43 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: cover for the defensive back. So I have so little 44 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: worry about that. I like the fact that he's put 45 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: on weight. You know, Will Fuller ends up being a 46 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: four three eight guy instead of a four three two guy. 47 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: Is that that big a problem. No, I'd rather have 48 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: the thick mass because then he can absorb some blows. 49 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: He's gonna take hits. He's had a problem staying healthy. 50 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: You know, we all remember what happened here with the 51 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: collar bone last year. And then he makes it onto 52 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: the field for the regular season four touchdowns or seven 53 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 1: touchdowns in four games, and then he's out again. So 54 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 1: you really can't afford to lose him. We were talking 55 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: about wide receivers this morning. How deep this group is 56 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: when you have healthy Hopkins and healthy Fuller. I'm not 57 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: gonna say it almost doesn't matter who else you have, 58 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: but it's really great to see Kiki Qt doing what 59 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: he's doing, Bruce Ellington doing what he's doing, Sammy Coats, 60 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Brian Gaine. And you're gonna hear this in 61 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: the final segment mentioned about yeah, if you keep six 62 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: or seven wide receivers. You gotta have guys play special 63 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: teams six or seven. Say what you're gonna I mean, 64 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: the number seven, I doubt it, but I guess anything's 65 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 1: possible because the defensive backs. I mean, you got to 66 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: keep six corners right, at least five probably Now you 67 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: do some versatility about there. That's a whole other topic. 68 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: Yeah it is. But if you started looking at the 69 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: strength of position groups on this roster, mark wide receivers 70 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: gotta be up there. When you start looking at all 71 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: things considered. You got a high profile player in Hopkins. 72 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: You got that was ultra productive and going down the 73 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: field and the other thing, and Fuller. But the other 74 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: thing that I like about this group is there's so 75 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: many different pieces too. I mean, Hopkins does it all. 76 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: Fuller has been the deep threat, Kiki Qt in the slot, 77 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: Sammy Coats can do. He can be that deep ball guy. 78 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: You know, will does go down Seamy Coach is a 79 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: guy that can go way down the field, but he's 80 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: also making a lot of intermediate catches. I've seen Brandy 81 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: Weed and Sammy Coats hook up. I don't know how 82 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: many times. Yeah, during during team drills. I've seen at 83 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: least four times during team drills where they've hooked up. 84 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: And then you've got a guy like Bruce Ellington, who's 85 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: a true slot. Then you got Braxton, you can play 86 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: insider outside. To me, you look at the wide receivers 87 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: that might be that might be the deepest and most 88 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: complete position maybe on the entire squad. I think it's 89 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: the best group they've ever had as a group. Yeah, 90 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: because look we get debate Andre Johnson probably going to 91 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame DeAndre Hopkins on a Hall of 92 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: Fame track. Okay, so you have an outstanding number one 93 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: wide receiver, then let's go to number two Kevin Walter, 94 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: who was a pretty good pass catcher. There's no question 95 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: about that. Great blocker, and Gary Kubiak always talked about 96 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: all the other things he did, and I know some 97 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: people pooh pooed that, Well, let me see him make 98 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,239 Speaker 1: big plays. Well, Will Fuller makes huge plays, and maybe 99 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: he's not all that Walter was in other ways, but 100 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: it's a different kind of offense also not as not 101 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: the same stuff as asked of him. But then you 102 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,119 Speaker 1: go to the next layer. What was a better group 103 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: than that? For the Houston Texans in their history. You know, 104 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: David Anderson was a pretty good, complimentary guy once upon 105 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 1: a time. Jacobe Jones was pretty good but inconsistent. If 106 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: they can get consistency out of the slot guys and 107 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: Fuller stays healthy, I think there's no question it's the 108 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: best group they've had. And then you know, we talk 109 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: about guys like you know, Vincent Smith, we mentioned him 110 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: this morning, and we mentioned de Andrew White and oh, 111 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: Jester Wea. I mean, they have some guys and everyone's saying, 112 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: who believe me, You're gonna see these guys in preseason 113 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: games and you're gonna concur that this is a super 114 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 1: talented group they have. They just have to keep everybody upright. Yeah, 115 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: that's exactly. And last year it was on this Monday 116 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: or Tuesday, whatever our off day was last year, where 117 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: we were sitting here doing the show and they've got 118 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: workouts going on, and we're trying to figure out, like, okay, 119 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: what are they? Who you know? Who is that? Oh, 120 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,239 Speaker 1: we find out it's Bruce Sllington. It was Deandrew White 121 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: and Bruce Ellington working out and de Andrew White gets 122 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: signed and then Bruce Ellington gets claimed, and I mean 123 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: we're watching those workouts on this day last year. So 124 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: those guys are now worked into the fold and hope 125 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: we don't we won't see those days. But when you 126 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: go from Hopkins all the way down to whoever you 127 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: think the final receiver is on the roster, if you 128 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: were to just rank them, it's it's as complete a group. 129 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: Like you said, If God, if Braxton Miller is consistent, 130 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: if Bruce Ellington stays healthy, if Kiki QT is all 131 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: that and a bag of all dressed chips, They're gonna 132 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: be completely fine. They're not only gonna be completely fine, 133 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna be as dominant explosive at that position as 134 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: they've been since I've been here. I think the best 135 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: crew they ever had that I can think of, what 136 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: the Texans was that group that you just mentioned it. 137 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: It was Dre it was Kevin Walter, it was Jacoby, 138 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: and it was David Anderson. I thought that was the 139 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: best group that that got you, that got you four deep. 140 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: I think you could go six even seven deep, as 141 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: Brian said, with this group and feel good about it 142 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: and feel good. And I think one of those back 143 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,359 Speaker 1: end guys is gonna end up somewhere and look Vincent 144 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: Smith was the talk of draft Twitter throughout his the 145 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 1: entire offseason and the fact he ended up here with 146 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: the Texans, I thought, man, I love it. I love 147 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: it because he's not editing up somewhere else, but I 148 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: think this guy can make a fifty three man roster. 149 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: He sort of this year's Dylan Cole in some sense. Yeah, 150 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: well that's I mean that that is saying something right there, 151 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: because Cole is an important part of this football team. 152 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: And you know, I know it's not the topic that 153 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: we're on right now, but when you look at Cole 154 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: and Cunningham in year two and their vets, now what 155 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: they can do for this team, Oh my gosh. I mean, 156 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: we talked about what they did last year, but now 157 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: they have that year under their belt in an offseason 158 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: and all of that. Let me go here for a moment. 159 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: We mentioned secondary briefly, and I know this is something 160 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: we talk about. You're gonna hear from Justin Reed in 161 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: just a moment here. Get to know him with Drew Doherty. 162 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: But when you look at that secondary, Johnny, we talk 163 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: about how much they might end up with in terms 164 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: of volume of players, it's such a help that Kareem 165 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: can play slot corner or safety, that Matthew can play 166 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: slot corner. For you, I mean, this leads you to 167 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: believe that maybe they can get by with I'm not 168 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: gonna say eight guys, but nine guys, they might not 169 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: need ten defensive backs. How do you see it? That's 170 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: a great question. I haven't really thought about it from 171 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: that perspective. I keep wondering. I feel like they have 172 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: to keep four guys that can absolutely play outside corner, 173 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: and so to me, that ends up being Johnson Joe 174 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: of Colvin. Now, Colvin has spent a majority of the 175 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: time on the inside because as they match up with 176 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: the Texans offense, they're playing a lot of nickel and 177 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: and that's the thing. When people ask me what's the 178 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: base defense for the Texans, a lot of times I 179 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: just tell him nickel. So they're they're playing those three 180 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: corners a lot. Well. Obviously, when you put three guys 181 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: on the field, they're more apt to get dinged up. Right. 182 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: That's the next quarner. Is it Kareem? Is it somebody else? Yeah? 183 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: And the thing is is if you I've said, I 184 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: don't think it should be Kareem. I think Kareem has 185 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: the versatility inside. But I mean with Matthew, Kareem and 186 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 1: Justin Reid, there are three guys that could do a 187 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: lot of things for you. We'll talked about the three 188 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: corners just the second ago, Johnson, Joseph and Colvin. So 189 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: that's six right there. Corey Moore has been really good 190 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: through four days at camp. Yeah, been very good. He 191 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: has started, he started in a playoff game. He has 192 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: had some really good moments. Now. I know people will 193 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: refer back to the Patriots game last year and one 194 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 1: interception didn't hang on to and the other one and 195 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: he is the one knocking Brandy Cooks out of bounds, 196 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: but he got no help from Kareem on that side 197 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: of that place, so that made him look bad. But 198 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: either way, Corey Moore has looked really good. So that 199 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: to me, I don't know how you couldn't have Corey 200 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: Moore back there. That's seven. So then does d Virgin 201 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: become the fourth true corner on the outside. That's eight. 202 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: Now the spots start becoming, you know, pretty limited, but 203 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: that's where the competition is. To me, I think is 204 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: d Virgin at that fourth corner spot? Is there another 205 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: corner that needs to step Yeah, Checha has been in 206 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: the mix, slays rookie from San Jose State, and obviously 207 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 1: Kelly the draft pick has not been able to take 208 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: part yet. He's on the pup to Star camp. So 209 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: ye see what happen. And I thought I thought Kelly 210 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: would have a really good shot of getting in the mix, 211 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: of course because of his his desire to be on 212 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: special teams and wanting to be on special teams. But 213 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: let's not forget one other guy that has been very good. 214 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: And I'm doing the same thing that I have cautioned 215 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 1: myself against this entire time. We have forgotten about Johnson Batimosi. 216 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: Johnson Adamosi has been very good and he's a guy 217 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: that could very easily be that fourth corner. And I 218 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: remember when he went to the Patriots from the Lions. 219 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: I remember reading a lot of stuff about the Patriots 220 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: and You're like, well, we got a special team's demon, 221 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 1: we got a guy for special teams. Belichick went on, 222 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: I got a guy for special teams. And then in 223 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: week four, week five, after we had played them, Johnson 224 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: Batimosi is starting at corner instead of Eric Rowan in 225 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: front of fun Gilmore because Gilmore, I think was banged up, 226 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: and so they're starting Johnson. Batimosi was sort of the 227 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: same thing where everybody thought him a special teams guy 228 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: and he comes and he starts making plays and you 229 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:32,719 Speaker 1: can't deny a guy like that. Well, it's gonna be 230 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: fun to watch now. We talked about rookies. The highest 231 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: profile defensive rookie note doubt Justin Reid and Drew Dorty 232 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: does a thing on Houston Texans dot Com. It's called 233 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,439 Speaker 1: Drew's Dirty Does and a dozen questions for a player 234 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: to get to know him better. And he's a rookie, 235 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: So let's get to know Justin Reid Withdrew twelve questions. 236 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: What was the must pack item in your suitcase for 237 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: training camp? The must pack item, ah, my normal Tech. 238 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: A normal Tech is a therapeutic machine that I used 239 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: every night, and note to help with recovery. That's much 240 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: better than an Xbox, which if your teammates have said 241 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: that that's what their main pack item was, No, I'm sure, 242 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure. I'm actually I kind of wish I did 243 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: bring my PlayStation, but I'm not hurting too bad without it. 244 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: Switching gears what's your best football trade? Speed, especially when 245 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 1: I'm in the middle of the field, to be able 246 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: to get from sideline to sideline and use what I 247 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: see to my advantage. What's been your most improved football 248 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: trade this offseason? This off season, I would say getting 249 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: out of breaks whenever I'm in an unfavorable position, when 250 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 1: I'm out of position and still being able to get 251 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: out of those tough breaks. Teammate who gets you most 252 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: amped up? Me get see most amped up? Who would 253 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: that be? Might be drum Curtis Drumming. I like him, 254 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 1: we vibe together. Well, what's he do to get you 255 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: jamped up? I don't know. It's just as personality anytime 256 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 1: now around him, the smile he has on his face. 257 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: I just feel like he always brings energy on the 258 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: other side of things, which teammate calms you down the most. 259 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: Jonathan Joseph easily, just that veteran experience and having him 260 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: as resource just to be able to slow things down. 261 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 1: He always drops helpful hints all of the time. It's 262 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: one of those guys. Is pricene and done just about everything, 263 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: everything everything on the field. He's been in the league 264 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: thirteen years going in the year fourteen. All Right, your 265 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: most underrated teammate is most underrated teammate. I'll say I'm 266 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: speaking strictly with the DV, so I spend so much 267 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: time with him, but I would say Kevin Johnson. You know, 268 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: people haven't been able to see what he is able 269 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: to do because he's had he struggled with some injuries. 270 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: But man cannot cat play. He's very very good. Your 271 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: breakfast at camp is I do eggs. I get a 272 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: fruit bowl of strawberries, blueberries, a banana and raspberries. I 273 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: have oatmeal, steel cut oatmeal with brown sugar in it. 274 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: That's usually it. I'll do some water with it. It's 275 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: a good healthy breakfast. I like it. Your favorite part 276 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: of training camp here at the Greenbrier is really just 277 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: having to pass back on. This is the first time 278 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: I put pads on since December of last year, so 279 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: it's been a long time and it's been really exciting 280 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: just to be on the field again and be able 281 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 1: to just stop watching other will play and be able 282 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: to go play myself. All Right, the best hair on 283 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: the Texans belongs to might be hot. It might be hot. 284 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: He has I've never seen he has a good thickness 285 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: to his drugs, all right. The best dresser on the 286 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: Texans is Tyrant. Really he comes in the locker room 287 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 1: with swag every day and if you notice him on 288 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: the field, he has these custom cleats that he wears 289 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: all the time. That's pretty cool. Your favorite all time 290 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: NFL player that's retired is Sean He's just a bad 291 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: dude man him playing in the middle of the field 292 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: and the things he's done, and it's such a tragic 293 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: way you know of what happened to him, but he's 294 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: one of the players that I looked up to as 295 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: a kid. Toughest part of training camp is, oh, the 296 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: way the wear and tear on your feet because you're sprinting. 297 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: Guys are working really hard. A lot of guys are 298 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: trying to make the team be prepared for the game 299 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: that's coming up really fast, and that puts a lot 300 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: of pressure on your feet. So just being able to 301 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: take your cleats at being able to just recover those 302 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: and get him ready for the next day. It's been 303 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: the most chung apart. Last one is do you send 304 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: postcards from training camp? And if you were to send 305 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: a postcard, who would you send to too? I don't 306 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: I have sent postcards before before I came to training camp. 307 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,719 Speaker 1: I send one to my appearance. I send one to 308 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: my donor family that I have back at Stanford that 309 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: housed me whenever I came back to go train. I 310 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: send one to specifically coach Turley, who's a strength coach 311 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: I as Stanford because he's done such an amazing thing 312 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: for me. And then Ryan Clark, I send one to 313 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: the former safety for the Steelers because he trained me 314 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 1: back in Louisiana. Okay, you brought up a strength coach. 315 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: Strength and condition coaches could probably fall under that most 316 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: underrated part, couldn't They? Yeah, one hundred percent, because we 317 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: spend more time with them sometimes in our own coaches, 318 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: because we're always in the train, especially in the all season. 319 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: And it's not just what they're doing for you physically, 320 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: it's right, they've got the pulse of the team. Yeah, 321 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: it's how they recover you. They set the attitude for 322 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: the whole team. They get everyone set up in Ampton 323 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: ready to go. Justin Reid, thanks so much for the time. 324 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: Best of luck throughout camp and into the season. I 325 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thanks for having me. Threw Doherty with Justin Reid, 326 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: and I think we got to rerun some of that 327 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: tomorrow morning to comment on some of the things Reid 328 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: had to say. Coming up next, Sammy Coates DBCITU does 329 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: a training camp diary and this is really funny stuff 330 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: with Sammy Coats and then Jenny vrent Is from MMQB 331 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: and Brian Gaine as the show continues. Here, it's Texans 332 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: All Access. We're at the Greenbrier, West Virginia for Houston 333 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: Texans training Camp twenty eighteen. Now let's get to it. 334 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: Jenny vrent Is from MMQB and Sports Illustrated visited here 335 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: over the weekend. She's on a training camp tour and 336 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: John Harris and I visited with her and we started 337 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: off asking her about the Greenbrier. Yeah, this is my 338 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: first time actually, so I'm happy to be out here. 339 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: Lots of exciting storylines going on with the Texans year, 340 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: you know, Deshaun Watson, JJ Watt coming back. So excited 341 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: to see those guys in the practice field. Jinny, not 342 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: that we don't like seeing you here, but is that 343 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: the big reason to Shaun Watson for you being here? 344 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: Is there or is there a particular reason you're just 345 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: kind of making different camp jaunts along the way. Yeah. Well, 346 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: my coworker Connor Or and I were sort of doing 347 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: a little East Coast area swing, so we started in 348 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: Jacksonville and sort of working our way up, but we 349 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: definitely made our point to come out to West Virginia. Okay, Jacksonville. 350 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: There's a lot of talk last year about Jacksonville and 351 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: the physical practices and Doug Moros setting a tone. Did 352 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: you get the same vibe this year with Jacksonville and 353 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: that kind of physical tone that kind of really set 354 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: the tone for the entire year they had last year? Yeah, 355 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: same thing this year. I mean it was the longest 356 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: practice we've seen so far, two and a half hours. 357 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: We were there on day one, so we weren't in 358 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: pads yet, but still two and a half hour long 359 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: practice sprince at the end. And I think that's kind 360 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: of it's unusual in Jacksonville that there's actually high expectations now, right, So, 361 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: but I think they're keeping everything the same as they 362 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: had done last year and were first year to say 363 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 1: we built from you know, training camp up through the season. 364 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 1: That's how we got to last year's AFC Championship games. 365 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: We've got to do the same thing again this season. 366 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: Jenny Frentis from MMQB and Sports Illustrated. So, when you 367 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: looking for a story angle you want something unique, how 368 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,239 Speaker 1: do you go about your business that way? Yeah, you know, 369 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: it's it's it's the NFL is really well covered, right, 370 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: so it's hard to find things that are different. I 371 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: think training camp is a great chance to see people 372 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: that you know you haven't seen in a while. Everyone's 373 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: in a good mood in training camp, so that's a 374 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: great time to make visits and stop to camp to camp. 375 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 1: It's also a good opportunity if you're writing stories that 376 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: touch many different teams league wide topics, to talk to 377 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: players on different teams. I try to use the camp 378 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: tour for that, and then also just kind of get 379 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: a sense of what the vibe is on teams to write. 380 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: You know, you write something small, but you also might 381 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: bank something for later and remember it down the line 382 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: later in the season. Jenny, we saw Andy's article the 383 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 1: other day talking about kind of ten notes on the Texans, 384 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: and you talked about how this offense could be really 385 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: explode seven. We obviously follow his team closely. We're in 386 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 1: the same building with them. So we see them every day, 387 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: but we're intrigued by the national perspective of this team 388 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: going to twenty eighteen. You being one of those members 389 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: that we all read a lot, is what are your 390 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: thoughts about this team and what do you think that 391 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: the national pundits really feel about this team in twenty eighteen. Yeah. Well, 392 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: obviously what de Shaun Watson did in a short time 393 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: last season was so exciting, So I think that's what 394 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: everyone's interested to see, you know, coming off the injury, 395 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: and how much the offense will kind of open up. 396 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's hard sometimes when a players coming 397 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: off an injury to take the normal year one to 398 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 1: year two steps, but they also have the opportunity now 399 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: to kind of build the offense around him, knowing what 400 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: he did last year, and so I think I'm really 401 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: going to be interested to see just how the offense 402 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: changes from with him in it from year one to 403 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: year two. Jenny Frentis from mmqbat Sports Illustrated joining us. 404 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 1: Guy used to be with the Newark Star Ledger right 405 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: right back in the day, and you were on the 406 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: Jet Speed or the Giants b I covered both covered. Yeah, okay, 407 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: all right, So you were with the Jets and Rex Ryan, right, correct? 408 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 1: What was that like a daily basis to deal with Rex? 409 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: You know, it was great from a reporter's perspective. You know, 410 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: one thing that was awesome at Rex was he appreciated 411 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: our job. He recognized the role of the media, and 412 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 1: he went out of his way to explain things. But 413 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: one of the biggest differences, I would say, like, so 414 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: I covered the Giants under Coughlin and the Jets under Rex, 415 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: And so with the Giants, you would go into a day, 416 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: you'd have to have a very clear plan for your story. 417 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,640 Speaker 1: You've probably had to do pre reporting. If you needed 418 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: to get anything you could get the Jets, you might 419 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: have a plan and then Rex would say something and 420 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: your plan for the day would be scrapped and whatever 421 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: he said in his pre practice press conference would be 422 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: the story of the day. Jenny, as you gone along, 423 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 1: you talk about two guys that are very interesting and 424 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: almost polar opposites in some sense. Has there been a 425 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: player or coach that maybe didn't know a lot about, 426 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: but as you started to cover a team or a 427 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: particular story that you found out more about a guy 428 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 1: that you went you know, I didn't know a lot 429 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: about this guy, but man, he's one of the my 430 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: favorites taff covered. Is there anybody say out in your 431 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: mind from that perspective around like, well, you know one thing, 432 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 1: it's interesting when you see coaches start off and they 433 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: work their way up the coaching ladder. So that's been 434 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:10,719 Speaker 1: really enjoyable for me. So like, for instance, I did 435 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 1: a story this offseason Chargers head coaching Infidily Lynn graduate 436 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: from college at age forty nine. Well, I first got 437 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: to know him when he was the running backs coach 438 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: on the Jet, So a little bit different story. You 439 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 1: sort of know the person in a different role and 440 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: you see them ascend to the head coach. I know 441 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: his son is here working on the texts and staff too. 442 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: But that's pretty neat to me to see like kind 443 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: of coaching trees build out and guys rise the ranks 444 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: and you can kind of remember it's just a reminder 445 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,439 Speaker 1: that there's so many great coaches who are position coaches 446 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: all around the league and they're just waiting for opportunities. 447 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: And so when I go stop to stop, you ask, 448 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: you know, who's a really good position coach that could 449 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 1: be a coordinator and a head coach candidate in five 450 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: years because they're they're waiting, they're just kind of under 451 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: the radar. What about Bill O'Brien compared to other coaches 452 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: dealing with him and interacting with him. I've always enjoyed 453 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: talking to Bill. I think he's great at, you know, 454 00:20:56,320 --> 00:21:01,400 Speaker 1: explaining things. I feel like he's always very engaging. And 455 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: I was at the joint practices a couple of years 456 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: ago Texans Washington, and we talked a little bit about 457 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: um JJ Watt then and how he was being used 458 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 1: in the defense and sort of the creative ways that 459 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: they were they were moving him around and so. And 460 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: I also, I'm a Penn Stater, so I remember the 461 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: fantastic job that he did with the Nitney lines. And 462 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: I think he's that strong presence that he was on 463 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: State College. He's definitely carried that to the Texans. Jenny, 464 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: as you go stop to stop, as you go to 465 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: different teams, and we mentioned we talked about Jacksonville and 466 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: how they do things, and then obviously the Texans do things. 467 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:34,959 Speaker 1: How difficult is it as a media member to kind 468 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,679 Speaker 1: of know, Okay, we're in Jacksonville, this is how they 469 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: want the media to do things. And you come to 470 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: the Texans and well, you go to some teams and 471 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: you may have more free run, and then you go 472 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: to New England you may not have as much. How 473 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: difficult is that to kind of negotiate to be able 474 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: to find the story you want because all teams are 475 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 1: so different in the way they allow media to cover 476 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: the team. Yeah, you're We're right, it is very different. 477 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: I mean all of our stops so far, everyone has 478 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: been great. They you know, welcoming and want to just 479 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: sort of let the media know what's going on with 480 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: their team. Like I feel like this is a great 481 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 1: time of a year because people want to share. But 482 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,679 Speaker 1: you're right, I mean there's there's different ends of the spectrum, 483 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 1: and so I think what I just try to focus 484 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:09,440 Speaker 1: on is what can you get from each stop. Maybe 485 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: it's a really good interview from a player. Maybe at 486 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 1: one stop, you know, it's a good interview with a 487 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: head coach. We got to sit down with Dan Quinn 488 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: in Atlanta and he kind of showed us this catch 489 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: no catch reel that he'd made for his team to 490 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: explain to them these were plays that were not catches 491 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: last year, they'll be catches this year. So that was 492 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 1: educational and interesting and also the same thing he was 493 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: showing his team, So that was a cool opportunity. What 494 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: about the helmet rule, though, Yeah, it's going to be interesting. 495 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,159 Speaker 1: The helmet rule will be very interesting. I you know, 496 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,479 Speaker 1: this is what's been called for by doctors for a 497 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: long time for the NFL to take the next step, 498 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: remove any of the protections of where and when you 499 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,360 Speaker 1: can lower your helmet and just say it's not okay anywhere. 500 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: I don't think the impact this year is going to 501 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 1: be as major in the sense I don't think we're 502 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: going to see a huge spike in suspensions. I don't 503 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: think we're going to see any of that. But I 504 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: do think, you know, there's going to be a greater 505 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: awareness and the worst play are going to be the 506 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: emphasis in year one. So the ones where players are 507 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: lowering their head into a position like a battering ram, 508 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 1: that's the focus in year one. Get those out of 509 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 1: the game, where players have time and space to make 510 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: a decision. Maybe down the line, we'll see an impact 511 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: on the interior line play. I don't think there's going 512 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: to be as much of an emphasis on that in 513 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: year one. I think it's gonna be interesting. With all 514 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: the referee changes too that we've had. We've had a 515 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: number of officials step away and have some new ones 516 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 1: coming in. And now you're throwing in a very subjective 517 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,719 Speaker 1: rule into all this. I'm fascinating and it's already had 518 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: an impact. We haven't even gotten through training camp. Roquan 519 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:36,400 Speaker 1: Smith apparently with the Chicago Bears hasn't signed his contract 520 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: because that apparently is a sticking point, that helmet rule, 521 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: which is fascinating. And Jenny, the other one is Sam Donald. 522 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: You covered the Jets for a while. Sam Donald not 523 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: in camp. I can't imagine that Jets fans I gotta 524 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: be happy with this. And I know there's some I 525 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: don't know what's going on there, but the fact that 526 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 1: he's not in camp with a great opportunity to win 527 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: that job, with how much the Jets loved and you 528 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,159 Speaker 1: guys on an MMQB had a great story about the 529 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: Jets wanting Sam Donald and now he's not even in camp. 530 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,479 Speaker 1: How much does that set him back? How much does 531 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: that set them back this year? Yeah? I mean obviously 532 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: as a rookie year learning curve is so steep anyway 533 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: that any misstime is not a positive, but you know, 534 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 1: it's hard not to think of it from the player's 535 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: perspective here that you want every assurance you can you 536 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: you don't want to be discarded. And you know, if 537 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: the Jets are worried about offset and you know, payments 538 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: in the last year, like if he's your top first 539 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 1: round pick and you know you don't you're trying to 540 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: discard him early, then you have bigger problems, right, So 541 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully that situation gets resolved. But you know, 542 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: I always side with the players. They're just trying to 543 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: take care of themselves and protect themselves. Here Jenny vrent 544 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: Is from MMQB and Sports Illustrated. All right, let's get 545 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,880 Speaker 1: the Sammy Coats. Now you've heard about him. He's a 546 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: huge wide receiver. He used to play with Cleveland and 547 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and I think we played a bit of an 548 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: interview last week. But we have some new stuff here 549 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: and it's good. Dpcito does a training camp diary with 550 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: a few players. Sammy is one of them. Let's check 551 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: in with Deep and Sammy. Your first camp with the Texans, 552 00:24:58,359 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: so you're sort of new to the Greenbrier and I 553 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: want to get a sense of what training camp. A 554 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: typical day for you looks like. So lead me through 555 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 1: the day. What it's like for you. Um. I used 556 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: to wake up around about five thirty sis o'clock, try 557 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: to get myself going, take a shower, you know, sitting 558 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: in bench, just think about how this day's gonna play out. 559 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,159 Speaker 1: You know it's use. It a long day, so I 560 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: gotta get my mind set for it. Um, I get 561 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: out of bed, come eat breakfast, probably get some eggspanich. 562 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: It's about it. I don't try to eat too much 563 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: in the morning because you don't want to go out 564 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: there heavy, you know, So let's use it how my 565 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: morning start. Then practices what time eat breakfast? Eat breakfast 566 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: around about seven? You eat by yourself. Where you go down, 567 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, it depends, you know what I schedule. Sometimes 568 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: I go and sit in my locker and eat and 569 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: just hang out and think about what's gonna listen to 570 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: music and just get my mind right for that day. 571 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: What do you listen to? What would you listen to 572 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 1: you today? Tom, I had a mister of everything. I 573 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: listened to a little rap, a little country, um, a 574 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:52,159 Speaker 1: little pop. I listen to everything. I'm one of them. 575 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: Guys that will come on my playlist as don't listen 576 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: to it at the moment, so I'm not a spectator. 577 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,639 Speaker 1: I got one song I listened to I Love Country 578 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 1: like before a game because it mills me out. Give 579 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 1: me coming. Oh yeah, I love it. I need some 580 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: concerts to go to too, So okay, I think we 581 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 1: can hook you up with that. Be awesome. So music 582 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: after after after breakfast? What time? What time is it then? 583 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: And then do you what do you do after that? 584 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 1: After breakfast? I used to try to get in a 585 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 1: hot tub or get a little rollout in. I'm trying 586 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: to time. It's trum about right before we have meets. 587 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: We usually have meets around eight, so brown about seven thirty, 588 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm in a hot tub, get a little warm body up, 589 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:26,959 Speaker 1: you know, and about that and go to meets and 590 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: get some coffee. Gotta have a coffee. Gotta get me going. 591 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: Oh man, I can't. My day's terrible without coffee. But 592 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 1: what about the meetings? What are the meetings like for you? 593 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: Because you're still a little bit new, but you have 594 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: the off season. What is that like? Do you feel 595 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: like sort of the new kid in the classroom? You know, 596 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: I've been in. It's going on my fourth year. So 597 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: it's like when you and meets, you just try to 598 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: listen to your part, you know, rookie is when you rookie, 599 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: try to listen to everything, you know what's going on. 600 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: So being four years then you're like, I only need 601 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: to listen when you're talking to my group of guys, 602 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: you know, So that's it's easy for me. It means 603 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 1: where are you sitting in the meeting room? Where are 604 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: you sitting and who's who's next year? Are you moving around? 605 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 1: I used to sit by Jay Prize. You know, we 606 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,360 Speaker 1: played at Arbor together, so us Jay is a good 607 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:04,920 Speaker 1: guy to sit by. He get a little he get 608 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 1: a little bored, so he just tap you something. So 609 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: he's a great guy to be around. Keeps you up 610 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 1: up up to date on the meeting and stuff like that. 611 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:12,919 Speaker 1: So I like been around him all right. After meetings. 612 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: What happens then, you know, you try to get you 613 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 1: a massage, and um, I gotta get my body worked 614 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: on somehow. You're get a lot of working before practice 615 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: even starts. Sounds like I have to Oh my god, 616 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: your body is the most important thing in this sport. 617 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: So my body's hurting. That means I gonna have a 618 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: terrible day. If my body feelsn't good, It's gonna be 619 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: money day, all right, money day? And what was today like? 620 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: Because then you have practice right after you have activation 621 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 1: and your practice. Um, you know, we get up practice 622 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: like it's like right after meeting. So we get ready 623 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: to go to meet. We get out of means to 624 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: go right to practice, you have to get taped. I 625 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,120 Speaker 1: get back in the hot to get scratched out, roll out, 626 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 1: do my little pregame rituals I do before practice. Um 627 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: that's about it. Did you go after the practice? Is 628 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: all let loose full pads today? So anything really that 629 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 1: stands out to you about today's practice. Oh man, to 630 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,120 Speaker 1: see these guys out here physical. You know, we didn't 631 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 1: supposed to be like, oh, all the way live, so 632 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 1: guys were still excited. It was still a thug, but 633 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: gass was like going at it. So that was excited, 634 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: you know, to be to be back out here. The 635 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: last time it was in passes like January, so to 636 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: get back on it and people was excited. Everybody's moving 637 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,679 Speaker 1: fast with a lot of competition, So that's what it's 638 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: all about. You're making some pretty big catches today. Anyone 639 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: that stands out in your mind that you want to 640 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: go back and look at again, you know, I'm gonna 641 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: look at all of it, even the ones that I 642 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: didn't finish. So the most ones that stand out to 643 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: me is the one that I didn't finish. That's like 644 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: the worst. And you don't finish your play, So m 645 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:30,239 Speaker 1: I go look at the ones I didn't catch and 646 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 1: go see how K can make that play. What happens 647 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: after practice? After practice? Um, I usually try to eat dinner. 648 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: Let me go get a massage, like right before bad time. 649 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: I try to get themslage around about nine so you 650 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: get it. So that's massage number if we're keeping track, 651 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: like three, that's massage number three. Around nine pm PM, 652 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get that masage. And can't you get downe 653 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: a boy like nine thirty nine forty five? Oh, you 654 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: go straight to sleep, straight to sleep. You don't watch 655 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: a TV. Actually, I get into tug with a salt 656 00:28:55,880 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 1: with bath salt and just relax, warm, warm, warm to 657 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 1: help you sleep better. Weren't wait massage warm bath with 658 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: up some soult. Yeah, And then then I'm watching little 659 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: watching the little comedies. I love watching comedies. I'm a 660 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: big comedy fan. Would you watch last night? I watched Nextflix. 661 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: I was watching episodes of Friends. I love Friends. It's 662 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: one of my favorite It's one of my favorite shows. 663 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: UM and I watched it a lot, Sea. I watched 664 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: all of them. So it's like, what episode were you 665 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 1: last watching? Which one? UM? Episode six? It's right when 666 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: Um who was a Monica and cheller guy started getting together, 667 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: when it was in France for UM for the wedding 668 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: with Ross, and Ross said Rachel Ama back at the podium. 669 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: Then yeah, yeah, I went from that Joey and Rachel apart. 670 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: It's fun. I don't watch like eight times, so I 671 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: can tell you whatever everything you know. I don't watch 672 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: the all of the episode. So watch a little bit 673 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: of Friends and that gets you ready for sleep. Yeah, 674 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: I get a good laughing and I just started getting 675 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: mellow out. Drink a few I drink by three balls 676 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: of water and I go to bed. What looked like 677 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: it's pretty clean. I got everything organized. I got my 678 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: my study cards here, my my play book here in 679 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: the middle on the table. So it's like a routine 680 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: and go watch TV down. He didn't go over notes 681 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: real quick, then go lay down. That's good. I was 682 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: more asking about like the wallpaper, and the wallpaper is 683 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: pretty pink with flowers, kind of beautiful, you know, a 684 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 1: little piece at mine. You know, yeah, this is good. 685 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: Sleep right here, I get the relaxing, some pink flowers. 686 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:21,719 Speaker 1: All right, good stuff seem well. We'll hit you up 687 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: next week for another entry of training camps. Thank you 688 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: so much. Deep City with Sammy Coats. That whole thing 689 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: can be seen on Houston Texans dot com. Brian Gaine 690 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: next up, lots of information about wide receivers and tight ends. 691 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: A little readload from this morning's program. You want to 692 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: check out what he has to say about Will Fuller, 693 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins and the rest of the guys. It's coming 694 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: up on Texans All Access. Always a pleasure to have 695 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: if you're listening to Texans All Access every night six 696 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: o'clock virtually every night of the year. And here we 697 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: are at the Greenbrier, West Virginia for Houston Texans training 698 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: camp and John Harrison I will be back live tomorrow 699 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: morning eight to ten am for practice number five of 700 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 1: training camp. And don't forget the Texans start out the 701 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: preseason a week from Thursday. That's right, We're almost there. 702 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: A week from Thursday against the Kansas City Chiefs at 703 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: Arrowhead Stadium, seven o'clock kickoff for that game. And by 704 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: the way, all the games live on ABC thirteen, live 705 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 1: right here on Sports Radio six ten, and all the 706 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: Texans affiliates around the lone Star State and beyond. Now 707 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 1: we have a remarkable opportunity the first week of camp 708 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,719 Speaker 1: to catch up with Brian Gaine every single day, So 709 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: we do a little reload at night, and today's topic 710 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: wide Receivers and tight ends. Gain happened to play the 711 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: position at the University of Maine. He was a black 712 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: bear in the Yankee Conference. What's that, you ask, Well, 713 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,959 Speaker 1: it's a conference of North Northeast. Don't get me started. 714 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: My alma Monter Boston University part of that league a 715 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: long time ago. It no longer exists, but Maine does 716 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: still play football anyway. Brian Gaine played tight end at Maine. 717 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: Try it out for the NFL. He talks about that briefly, 718 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 1: but I asked him about playing the position, evaluating the position. 719 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 1: Does having played it help him at all? As far 720 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: as observing tight ends strengths before we get into the 721 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: wide receiver stuff. Having played the position, how did that change, 722 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: if at all, how you evaluate tight ends. Well, it 723 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: really doesn't change. We have our critical factors and position 724 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: specifics for the tight end position as a whole, and 725 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: I would use the term that I played loosely although 726 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: I had a chance to compete for a roster spot 727 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: in the league. At least it gives me a perspective 728 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,440 Speaker 1: on what these guys are dealing with and what the 729 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: expectations are from the coaches and maybe with the training 730 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: camp experience and how to prepare for a game is 731 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: for the tight ends. But in our offense, the tight 732 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: end position is critically important because we have really different 733 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: positions within that subgroup, and it's you have the Y position, 734 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,960 Speaker 1: we have the F and both of those positions require 735 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 1: are a lot of a lot of intelligence, a lot 736 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: of adaptability on the fly, a lot of versatility. We 737 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: asked him to line up in line, we asked him 738 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: to line up in the backfield, We asked him to 739 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: detach from the formation. They have to be able to 740 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:13,920 Speaker 1: react to the fronts. They even need to be able 741 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: to read coverages and react to the coverage and do 742 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: it fast at the same time. So versatility is a 743 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: unique skill set at that position. And from an intelligence standpoint, 744 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 1: we ask our tight ends to do a lot of 745 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: different things. Ryan Griffin seems like one of those guys 746 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: who could do both, and he's played a lot of 747 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: football for this organization. He's the old guy, now he's 748 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: the veteran. So how does he fit into this mix? 749 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 1: What are you looking for him in twenty eighteen. What 750 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: I like about Ryan as he can line up in 751 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 1: a lot of different places. You can put him in line, 752 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: he can move away from the formation, he can motion, 753 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: he can play in space, he can play at the 754 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. So Ryan offers a lot of versatility 755 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: in that regard. He also leads by example. I also 756 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: like the fact Ryan's a big man like you from Afar. 757 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: You maybe not realize how big he is, but when 758 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: you get next to Ryan, he's all about sick foot six, 759 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty something pounds. He moves well, he 760 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 1: runs well. You know. The other thing I would add is, naturally, 761 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: we're all disappointed that we lost CJ for Dorwooz and 762 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: CJ was a good pro for for us, and we 763 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 1: wish him well. You know, he made that decision for 764 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:15,240 Speaker 1: his future. But you know, Ryan's got some big shoes 765 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: to fill with CJ. And we have expectations that he will. Well, 766 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,560 Speaker 1: you have Steven Anderson, but he seems like more of 767 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 1: the receiving type for sure. So you're looking for your 768 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:24,600 Speaker 1: rookies to help out as well. And I know you 769 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:26,319 Speaker 1: have a lot of other guys as well, So let's 770 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: discuss the rookies maybe first before we get back to Anderson, 771 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: because Jordan Thomas is impossible to ignore. He's huge, and 772 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 1: Jordan Nakeds looks like he's fitting it well so far. 773 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: I'll start with Jordan Nakens. We selected him in the 774 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 1: third round. A unique pedigree in skill set because he 775 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: was a minor league baseball player. I believe he was 776 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: drafted in the third round by an organization and was 777 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 1: in the minor league. So he's a little bit older 778 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,800 Speaker 1: in terms of coming into the league, but certainly presents 779 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: pass game value. He's a willing blocker. We're going to 780 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 1: try to develop him in that phase so that he 781 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 1: can be a fully dimensional player at the position, and 782 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 1: he's caught on well to the offense. Jordan Thomas you 783 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:04,919 Speaker 1: can't ignore the size. Now. The one thing to remember 784 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: about Jordan is he played wide receiver and lined up 785 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: as a receiver at Mississippi State, so he is learning 786 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:14,279 Speaker 1: a new position here, but he's made some place for us. 787 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 1: He's a naturally big man. He can catch the contested ball. 788 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: He's got a very good catch radius. He's been a 789 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: factor for us in the passing game, but we're gonna 790 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:24,839 Speaker 1: lean on him in the run game as well. So 791 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: both those guys are young players who are gonna have 792 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 1: to earn their reps and earn their opportunities here. And 793 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: it's good competition at the position. And with Steven Anderson, 794 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:34,880 Speaker 1: he's had production for us in the past game in 795 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:38,240 Speaker 1: recent seasons, and a guy that's been a contributing player 796 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: for us so comparatively to previous years, I feel like 797 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 1: the depth and the competition at that position has exponentially 798 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: increased this offseason. I think it's worth bringing up with 799 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:49,920 Speaker 1: Thomas when the fans see and they're gonna see how 800 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,720 Speaker 1: huge he is, and they might mistake him from offensive lineman. 801 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: You'd never know. But do you like the body the 802 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 1: way it is at around two eighty or whatever the 803 00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: weight is do you like this him coming in like this? 804 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 1: Jordan Thomas is about two hundred and seventy pounds. He's 805 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 1: a very good example of everything that we change this offseason, 806 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:09,480 Speaker 1: from our sports performance element, to our strength and conditioning 807 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 1: to our nutritional element. A young player like him, with 808 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: his body type of the position he plays, from a 809 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 1: mobility stampoint, from a flexibility stampoint, all those things, he 810 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,240 Speaker 1: is one of the probably ideal players that will benefit 811 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:25,080 Speaker 1: from the type of program that we run in our 812 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:28,319 Speaker 1: sports performance element. Here who stands out among the rest? 813 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: I know you have a lot of guys vying for 814 00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: a positions, including Matt Lengelo has played some football for 815 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,279 Speaker 1: the Patriots and Browns. Sure, so Matt's a big man. 816 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:36,720 Speaker 1: He's had history in the running game as a blocker. 817 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: He plays more or less the why position for us, 818 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:41,959 Speaker 1: but he has the ability to go out and catch 819 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,399 Speaker 1: passes as well. So we're looking for him to kind 820 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:45,920 Speaker 1: of earn a role and earn a spot as it 821 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,279 Speaker 1: relates to playing a blocking role and whatever you can 822 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:51,360 Speaker 1: give us in the passing game, that's great. And the 823 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 1: rest of the group really I would say, like McCole 824 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: prewitt offers us the versatility and the utility skill set 825 00:36:57,680 --> 00:37:00,120 Speaker 1: to line up in the backfield, to play out the 826 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:03,279 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. He's had some active roster snaps in 827 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:06,279 Speaker 1: his career. He's also been a practice squad player. His 828 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: versatility is attractive to us, and we're looking for him 829 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: to compete in that role or for the ability to 830 00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:13,880 Speaker 1: play in line out, in space or in the backfield. 831 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 1: So we're happy about that. And then we have a 832 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,800 Speaker 1: young player, Giovanni Robinson, who was on our practice squad 833 00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:23,280 Speaker 1: last year. It's a former basketball player. He's not available 834 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 1: to us at the moment he's dealing with injury. But 835 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 1: when you see him out here in the practice field, behight, 836 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,520 Speaker 1: the length, the ball skills, just has a lot to 837 00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:33,520 Speaker 1: learn ahead of him. But he's but he's a project 838 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: for us, and we're optimist. Think about him presenting an 839 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:38,319 Speaker 1: element for us when he gets healthy here in the 840 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,799 Speaker 1: passing game when he returns. Brian Kamee with us. All right, 841 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 1: let's shift gears to wide receivers now. DeAndre Hopkins. It's 842 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: almost unfair that the quarterbacks get to throw to him 843 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: out here. He just seems to catch everything, and you 844 00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:50,319 Speaker 1: have to love having such a polished pro and a 845 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,160 Speaker 1: guy just shows up and does his job at such 846 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,400 Speaker 1: an elite level. The one thing that stands out to 847 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,440 Speaker 1: me now in the role that I'm here with the 848 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 1: team as a general manager is he is a very 849 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: competitive player, like he really works hard in practice for us. 850 00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 1: Talented as a guy he is. He sets a good 851 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:08,920 Speaker 1: example for his work ethic in practice, so we're excited 852 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:12,879 Speaker 1: about his quiet leadership in that regard. The other thing, too, 853 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,280 Speaker 1: is the chemistry he's able to build with the quarterback 854 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 1: and with Deshaun only being available to us six games 855 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:20,960 Speaker 1: last year, like the off season time that he's had 856 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,879 Speaker 1: with Deshaun and then now the time they're spending here 857 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 1: in training camp. You know, with last year where Deshaun 858 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:28,840 Speaker 1: was coming in as a rookie and Tom Savage was 859 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 1: still here kind of they're working through that starting role. 860 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,839 Speaker 1: This is really the first full off season and now 861 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,600 Speaker 1: first training camp where those two guys are working hand 862 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 1: in hand one on one chemistry, communication, body language, the 863 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:44,240 Speaker 1: subtleties of the position that is a critical element between 864 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:46,759 Speaker 1: a quarterback and receiver. And we feel like we're ahead 865 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:48,920 Speaker 1: of the game right now down the line with that relationship. 866 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: Will fuller runs like the wind. It looks like he's 867 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:53,360 Speaker 1: a little thicker or something. What did he do in 868 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:55,880 Speaker 1: the offseason? I know the perfect example of another player 869 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,160 Speaker 1: that's benefited from all the changes that we made in 870 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:01,360 Speaker 1: our strength and conditioning, new traition in sports performance, and 871 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,560 Speaker 1: he's taken full advantage of that. He's been explosive, He's 872 00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:08,600 Speaker 1: caught the ball well, showed good route running skill, He's 873 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:11,880 Speaker 1: shown improvement development takes to coaching, so we're happy with 874 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:14,360 Speaker 1: his progress. How about La Tenny making a lot of 875 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:16,720 Speaker 1: noise in this camp so far, making a lot of plays. Yeah, 876 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 1: I wasn't here last year, but I watched him from 877 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: AFAR and reviewed all the films. So a natural insight, 878 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 1: slot player, natural feel, natural instincts, a savvy player, very aware, 879 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,600 Speaker 1: can read coverage, read and react to coverage, and an 880 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 1: adjust the coverage. Good ball skills. He also presents some 881 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:36,000 Speaker 1: ability to contribute on special teams in the return game. 882 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 1: How's Kiki qt fitting and so far? Brian Kiki was 883 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:42,279 Speaker 1: our fourth round pick from Texas Tech, and he's had 884 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:45,440 Speaker 1: a very good camp so far, where we'll continue to 885 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,759 Speaker 1: hope that he continues to develop here. He's had a 886 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:51,600 Speaker 1: very good offseason for us. He's explosive, he's fast, he's sudden, 887 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 1: he's got twitch, he's got quickness, he's got rackability, ball skills, 888 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:57,719 Speaker 1: and he offers an element in the return game. So 889 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,720 Speaker 1: he has inserted some speed, explosive from this and space 890 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:03,440 Speaker 1: play makability for us. When you look at Sammy Coats, 891 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:07,040 Speaker 1: he's one of those impressive looking individuals, big, strong, fast, 892 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:09,520 Speaker 1: and it looks like he's having a pretty good time 893 00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: so far out here. So what are you looking for 894 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:13,520 Speaker 1: from him? Sammy is another player where you've heard me 895 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:18,360 Speaker 1: talk about prototypical standards heightweight, speed, the prototypical body type 896 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:20,400 Speaker 1: in terms of being six foot two, two hundred and 897 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:23,040 Speaker 1: ten pounds, he's a four to four guy. But Sammy 898 00:40:23,239 --> 00:40:26,160 Speaker 1: made his bread and butter last year in the league 899 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:28,640 Speaker 1: on special teams, right and we're hoping now we don't 900 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:30,560 Speaker 1: see as much of that. Right now, we're hoping that 901 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 1: Sammy can really be impactful in that area. But at 902 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:36,920 Speaker 1: the receiver position, his natural size and his natural speed 903 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:39,759 Speaker 1: presents an element that the defense has to be aware of. 904 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 1: And when we claimed him from Cleveland, I think it 905 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:45,360 Speaker 1: was Cleveland, we thought that he would add depth in 906 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,200 Speaker 1: competition to the reserve units. So it's all going to 907 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:51,240 Speaker 1: work itself out. But but competition is healthy for any position. 908 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:53,040 Speaker 1: All Right, it's a big year for Braxton Miller. I 909 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:55,000 Speaker 1: guess it's a big year for everybody every year. But 910 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,799 Speaker 1: what about Braxton Bribe. So Braxton Miller, you're hoping now 911 00:40:57,800 --> 00:40:59,880 Speaker 1: it's year three where perhaps you know he has that 912 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:02,160 Speaker 1: one to two years under his belt. We can't forget 913 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:05,080 Speaker 1: that he was a quarterback in college making the transition 914 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,760 Speaker 1: to a new position. I said, a very good offseason. 915 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,160 Speaker 1: Another guy that's benefited from all the changes that we had. 916 00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:13,080 Speaker 1: He does have height, weight, speed for the position that 917 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:15,879 Speaker 1: we look for. The unique skill set he has as 918 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:18,799 Speaker 1: he can play inside or outsider. Who although he might 919 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:22,759 Speaker 1: not be that you know, that starter that day that 920 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,720 Speaker 1: the play one starter, we think he offers the ability 921 00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,680 Speaker 1: to have a contributing skill set either outside or inside. 922 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:32,920 Speaker 1: And that's that's unique for us because if when adversity strikes, 923 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:35,600 Speaker 1: we want guys that have the versatility to play either 924 00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 1: or positions. Right, give me a little snapshot of the 925 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:39,360 Speaker 1: rest of the guys, because I know you have some 926 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 1: young talent. Deandrew White, who was in camp here last 927 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: year for a bit got hurt. But he's fast, and 928 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:46,399 Speaker 1: you got Smith who's fast. What about these other guys. 929 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:48,680 Speaker 1: Brian Deandrews made a few plays here and he stood out. 930 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: He's competing for a role as it relates to the roster. 931 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:54,360 Speaker 1: But when I think about the receiver position, like beyond 932 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:57,160 Speaker 1: the guys, you'll see kind of in the top top 933 00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:59,960 Speaker 1: three or four positions. The special team's element of scredit. 934 00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:03,200 Speaker 1: If you keep six or seven receivers, players six and 935 00:42:03,239 --> 00:42:05,920 Speaker 1: player seven really has to have an impact on special teams. 936 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: Player five has to have an impact on special teams, 937 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:11,560 Speaker 1: even player four. So the fourth down element of our 938 00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:14,560 Speaker 1: decisions in terms of how we shape out the receiver 939 00:42:14,719 --> 00:42:16,759 Speaker 1: units special teams is going to be a critical part 940 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:19,000 Speaker 1: of the evaluation. Brian, thanks a lot for joining us. 941 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:21,640 Speaker 1: Thank you. There he is Brian Gaine. We catch up 942 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:23,360 Speaker 1: with him every morning the first week of camp on 943 00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:26,960 Speaker 1: the different position groups with the Houston Texans again tomorrow 944 00:42:27,239 --> 00:42:30,680 Speaker 1: eight to ten am live here from the Greenbrier for 945 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:34,120 Speaker 1: our next Texans Training Camp live program, and the Triple 946 00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:37,160 Speaker 1: Threat will once again be here at two o'clock tomorrow 947 00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:40,279 Speaker 1: in the loop next week at ten am. A week 948 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:43,040 Speaker 1: from today. How about that. That's gonna do it for 949 00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:46,480 Speaker 1: the program tonight. Thanks everyone for listening, have a great evening, 950 00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: and go Texans.