WEBVTT - Training Camp Day 3: Stroud, Ersery Interviews 0:00:00.240 --> 0:00:04.040 What has happened? Everybody. Happy Friday to you wherever you are. 0:00:04.080 --> 0:00:07.880 Welcome into Texans All Access from the Hondai Texans Radio studio. 0:00:08.080 --> 0:00:10.880 Day three of training camp is. 0:00:10.840 --> 0:00:15.800 In the books and it was, well, I'll put it 0:00:15.840 --> 0:00:18.560 this way, I didn't even write Harris Hits for this 0:00:18.600 --> 0:00:21.880 one today. And I am your host, John Harris, the 0:00:21.920 --> 0:00:25.560 author of Harris Hits, author author football, and I saw 0:00:25.600 --> 0:00:28.040 that report for your Houston Texas Longside and you heard 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:30.640 the voice, the voice of the Texans, Mark Vandermier. But Mark, 0:00:30.680 --> 0:00:32.720 it was one of those days that you know, Harris 0:00:32.800 --> 0:00:34.320 Hits had to sit on the sideline. 0:00:34.400 --> 0:00:37.519 Yeah, because they were going kind of three quarters in 0:00:37.600 --> 0:00:40.960 the bubble. They went a little easier on themselves today 0:00:40.960 --> 0:00:43.280 after days one and two. Tomorrow is going to be 0:00:43.400 --> 0:00:47.680 heavy duty baby out in the outdoor elements in front 0:00:47.680 --> 0:00:49.720 of the fans for the first time, and I think 0:00:49.760 --> 0:00:52.440 this is a great time. The fans will give the 0:00:52.440 --> 0:00:57.520 players even more juice back outside high energy practice. You 0:00:57.520 --> 0:00:59.880 know they're gonna lay it all out there practice wise, 0:01:00.200 --> 0:01:02.760 practice context of laying it all out there, and then 0:01:02.840 --> 0:01:05.520 Sunday day off and then start the whole process again 0:01:05.560 --> 0:01:08.200 on Monday. So I like that they did that. I 0:01:08.200 --> 0:01:11.160 think it's smart. I taught to Frank Okam after practice. 0:01:11.160 --> 0:01:14.640 We'll probably play that next week. But a good interview 0:01:14.640 --> 0:01:17.520 with him because I said, how is camp different now 0:01:17.600 --> 0:01:19.080 than it was in two thousand and eight when you 0:01:19.080 --> 0:01:21.280 were drafted by the Texans as a defensive lineman? 0:01:21.480 --> 0:01:22.199 Plenty different. 0:01:22.240 --> 0:01:23.960 He had plenty to say about it too, and how 0:01:24.040 --> 0:01:27.000 they take care of themselves now? And I said, well, 0:01:27.000 --> 0:01:30.399 how do you build the intensity? The callousis that you 0:01:30.480 --> 0:01:33.640 have to build and the intensity and everything else. And 0:01:33.680 --> 0:01:36.000 he had some good answers about this, because you know 0:01:36.040 --> 0:01:38.360 what the D line calls themselves. 0:01:37.920 --> 0:01:39.320 Right, the engine, the engine. 0:01:39.440 --> 0:01:40.000 The engine is. 0:01:40.040 --> 0:01:41.880 If you're part of the engine, you got to be 0:01:41.920 --> 0:01:43.160 ready to go at all times. 0:01:43.319 --> 0:01:46.880 And those two and rod Right was on in the 0:01:46.920 --> 0:01:49.200 loop today with Reggie and John. I haven't a chance 0:01:49.240 --> 0:01:51.320 to talk to Reggie and John about it, but we 0:01:52.000 --> 0:01:55.320 love our time with rod Right. We'd love it. I 0:01:55.400 --> 0:01:59.240 know with Frank as well. We have absolutely enjoyed our 0:01:59.320 --> 0:02:04.520 time with them. But those guys get coached hard. Yep, 0:02:05.200 --> 0:02:09.680 they get coached hard. First day of OTAs, I think 0:02:09.680 --> 0:02:13.079 it was first day OTAs no pads. 0:02:13.639 --> 0:02:14.920 The contact has got to. 0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:20.280 Be day icy, don't hurt anybody, don't hurt anybody. 0:02:20.800 --> 0:02:22.960 You know you don't, you don't want to hurt anybody. 0:02:23.000 --> 0:02:26.200 But also that you know there's gonna be some bodies 0:02:26.200 --> 0:02:28.440 that run into each other because it's football, that kind 0:02:28.480 --> 0:02:32.080 of thing. So they get done with a period. And 0:02:32.120 --> 0:02:34.400 now keep in mind OTA's mini camp. Not everybody's there. 0:02:34.800 --> 0:02:39.000 I think Sheldon wasn't there. Uh, Tommy was in practice, 0:02:39.040 --> 0:02:41.720 but he was not in at the time whatever. And 0:02:41.800 --> 0:02:45.160 I happened to be floating by, and there was a 0:02:45.160 --> 0:02:47.720 special teams period and whoever was not on special teams 0:02:47.720 --> 0:02:50.520 from the D line was sitting on the bench and 0:02:51.880 --> 0:02:56.040 Rod right and they were getting the business handed to him. 0:02:56.240 --> 0:02:59.519 Oh, and I'm like, it's the first day of OTAs. 0:03:00.080 --> 0:03:00.280 Yeah. 0:03:00.440 --> 0:03:04.440 It isn't like you're let's ease into this thing. Is like, no, No, 0:03:04.840 --> 0:03:08.160 we have a standard. You meet the standard, whether it's 0:03:08.160 --> 0:03:11.280 a walkthrough, whether it's a meeting inside, whether it's a 0:03:11.280 --> 0:03:14.639 team meeting, whether it's one on ones, whether it's inside Drew. 0:03:15.080 --> 0:03:19.240 We have a standard and you better freaking match that 0:03:19.360 --> 0:03:20.800 standard every. 0:03:20.560 --> 0:03:22.920 Day and exceed it if you're gonna play for this team. 0:03:23.400 --> 0:03:27.880 That's the expectation and that's I'm just I don't know 0:03:27.880 --> 0:03:29.519 if that's what he said to him, but that's kind 0:03:29.520 --> 0:03:31.040 of in my mind what I was thinking he was 0:03:31.080 --> 0:03:35.800 saying to him. I just felt like, first day OTAs, man, 0:03:35.840 --> 0:03:37.440 we don't ease into this. And like, if you're not 0:03:37.480 --> 0:03:39.760 easing into it in the first day OTAs, you sure 0:03:39.760 --> 0:03:41.440 as hell are not easing into it on day three 0:03:41.480 --> 0:03:45.440 a training camp, even if you're not having all the contact, 0:03:46.280 --> 0:03:48.760 because when they're out without pads, it's a contact sport 0:03:49.080 --> 0:03:51.720 once if with the pads on, it becomes a collision sport. Yeah, 0:03:51.760 --> 0:03:56.560 but that that has that has stayed with me. I 0:03:56.600 --> 0:03:59.320 mean that was that was just this offseason. I remember 0:04:00.120 --> 0:04:04.400 I I've already I love Frank Okamp and Rod right, 0:04:04.440 --> 0:04:07.520 I love them both. When I saw that, I was like, 0:04:08.080 --> 0:04:13.640 hell yeah, because that's what other that's what non championship 0:04:13.680 --> 0:04:17.080 teams do. If here what championship, then the standard has 0:04:17.160 --> 0:04:20.680 to be at such a level that every rep, every 0:04:20.800 --> 0:04:24.599 practice you go out there. And that's why today watching 0:04:24.640 --> 0:04:26.320 over in the bubble and I thought that was another 0:04:26.320 --> 0:04:29.040 great thing. Look, we don't we play outside one time 0:04:29.080 --> 0:04:31.640 and that isn't it's all week five on the schedule, right, 0:04:31.680 --> 0:04:34.520 so let's we're gonna get plenty of work outside on 0:04:34.560 --> 0:04:38.520 the grass, but when we can take the load off 0:04:38.560 --> 0:04:43.120 getting him inside in the bubble, let's do it. That said, 0:04:43.240 --> 0:04:46.320 the expectation is still you better know what you're doing. 0:04:46.480 --> 0:04:48.200 You better go out on the field, know what your 0:04:48.240 --> 0:04:50.040 responsibility is, know what your role is. 0:04:50.600 --> 0:04:53.360 And go to the hilt. 0:04:53.880 --> 0:04:58.839 Just don't tackle anybody, don't hit anybody, don't collide with anybody, 0:04:59.160 --> 0:05:01.760 stay up and get a lot of work done. 0:05:01.800 --> 0:05:03.920 And I feel like that's what today was. Yeah, that's 0:05:03.960 --> 0:05:04.520 what it was. 0:05:04.600 --> 0:05:09.599 It was also choreography for situational stuff that last second 0:05:09.640 --> 0:05:12.240 field goal type stuff. Spike the ball, get it all 0:05:12.279 --> 0:05:15.040 done in time, get the guys acclimated to that day three, 0:05:15.160 --> 0:05:16.800 I thought it was pretty early to be doing stuff 0:05:16.839 --> 0:05:18.919 like that, but why not. Why not get it in 0:05:18.960 --> 0:05:23.000 their system early because every point is crucial, every possession 0:05:23.040 --> 0:05:23.440 is crucial. 0:05:23.440 --> 0:05:24.760 You've got to get points whenever you can. 0:05:24.920 --> 0:05:26.920 How many times at the end of the first half 0:05:27.320 --> 0:05:30.640 situation were they able to execute a lot, you know, 0:05:30.920 --> 0:05:33.600 and as to do it, they go after it, they 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:36.000 get after it. There have been teams here in the past, 0:05:36.360 --> 0:05:38.279 and I don't know, I don't know why the approach 0:05:38.360 --> 0:05:40.680 was this way, but you felt like there wasn't this 0:05:40.839 --> 0:05:43.920 sense of urgency or as much of one to get 0:05:43.960 --> 0:05:47.159 something done before the break, to get something really positive done. 0:05:47.160 --> 0:05:49.200 It was like, if it happens, okay, but if it doesn't, no, No, 0:05:49.279 --> 0:05:51.840 this is we need to get at least three here 0:05:52.240 --> 0:05:54.440 before halftime, and that's going to make a big difference. 0:05:54.600 --> 0:05:57.280 It's always brought up, you know, back in the day, 0:05:57.360 --> 0:06:02.240 Chris Berman and Tom Jackson NFL Time time and you know, 0:06:02.279 --> 0:06:04.120 the music and everything, and they would say, what do 0:06:04.160 --> 0:06:06.720 the good teams do? They end the first half, Well, 0:06:06.800 --> 0:06:09.880 they begin the second half, Well, they're really good in 0:06:09.920 --> 0:06:11.839 that middle part of the game. Look, I think the 0:06:11.839 --> 0:06:14.080 good teams do everything well, and you want to be 0:06:14.120 --> 0:06:16.240 one of those good teams. So this kind of work 0:06:16.400 --> 0:06:19.120 is really important early. Plus, I like the bubble, Johnny. 0:06:19.279 --> 0:06:21.440 Whenever I'm in the bubble, and this being the twenty 0:06:21.440 --> 0:06:24.159 fifth year, it just reminds me of year one so 0:06:24.279 --> 0:06:25.919 much because that's the first time I ever saw a 0:06:26.000 --> 0:06:28.400 practice was in the bubble in the offseason, So it 0:06:28.440 --> 0:06:32.320 always brings me back to that that moment. For some reason, 0:06:32.400 --> 0:06:34.839 the smell of the bubble is the same as it 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:39.600 was twenty four years ago. It's the same smell and 0:06:40.000 --> 0:06:42.560 it hasn't changed that much at least to me, but 0:06:42.600 --> 0:06:44.359 it probably has over the years. I mean it's a 0:06:44.360 --> 0:06:48.080 new bubble. I think they flipped the bubble twice. Probably 0:06:48.120 --> 0:06:50.600 new air conditioning, I know, new lights and things like that. 0:06:50.920 --> 0:06:54.680 Any case, in any case, the bubble is a good 0:06:54.720 --> 0:06:57.200 place to watch because the visual is different in there 0:06:57.279 --> 0:06:57.720 and when the. 0:06:57.720 --> 0:06:58.520 Lighting is different. 0:06:58.560 --> 0:07:00.640 I was talking to our videographers about this. They don't 0:07:00.680 --> 0:07:02.800 like it, a little different than they like. The photographers 0:07:02.800 --> 0:07:04.880 hate the bubble. Yeah, the bubble's not but the lights 0:07:04.920 --> 0:07:07.200 are better now than they used to be. They used 0:07:07.240 --> 0:07:09.479 to really hate it. But I think that it's a 0:07:09.480 --> 0:07:13.480 good place to watch things. And for the guys, Johnny, 0:07:13.520 --> 0:07:16.320 you tell me because you played this game when you're 0:07:16.320 --> 0:07:19.360 going that three quarter, Yeah, it's not about intensity, it's 0:07:19.400 --> 0:07:21.360 about precision. It's a good time to work on your 0:07:21.400 --> 0:07:22.800 precision on things. 0:07:23.000 --> 0:07:25.480 Do you have pep in your step? This is I heard. 0:07:25.600 --> 0:07:29.400 I heard this when I heard I heard Dimika Ryan 0:07:29.520 --> 0:07:33.360 say it. And I'm always in tune to. I'm in 0:07:33.400 --> 0:07:35.880 tune listening to for those sort of things like how 0:07:36.240 --> 0:07:39.280 you know, like what's the acronyms, and then Nick. 0:07:39.160 --> 0:07:40.360 Cassio said it the other day. 0:07:40.440 --> 0:07:44.120 Precision effort, physicality, PEP, pepping your step. 0:07:44.240 --> 0:07:45.000 That's what I call it. 0:07:45.120 --> 0:07:50.720 You got pepping your step, precision effort, physicality. And I've 0:07:50.760 --> 0:07:53.520 asked this question of both of them over the years, 0:07:53.880 --> 0:07:56.080 because I know I definitely have asked it of Nick, 0:07:56.920 --> 0:08:00.600 what's a non negotiable as it pertains to when you're 0:08:00.640 --> 0:08:04.560 doing player evaluation, be it free agents or rookies coming 0:08:04.560 --> 0:08:07.080 to the Texans, what are your non negotiables? I've asked 0:08:07.080 --> 0:08:09.520 that of Demko. To be on this team, to be 0:08:09.600 --> 0:08:12.000 on this defense, to be part of the offense, what 0:08:12.120 --> 0:08:16.720 are your non negotiables? And it feels like those three 0:08:16.720 --> 0:08:19.480 things stand out. You must be precise in what you're 0:08:19.480 --> 0:08:22.240 doing everything. You're not just gonna go willy nearly fly 0:08:22.280 --> 0:08:24.200 out there and like things are going to happen for you. 0:08:24.520 --> 0:08:25.240 Effort. 0:08:25.720 --> 0:08:28.200 We know this team, we know it's effort. And then last, 0:08:28.200 --> 0:08:29.880 it's certainly not least its physicality. 0:08:30.360 --> 0:08:33.280 I feel like those three letters, the accron and pep 0:08:33.760 --> 0:08:36.400 pep in your steps. I'll say it, that seems to 0:08:36.520 --> 0:08:39.959 fit almost even better than swarm because it encompasses everybody, 0:08:40.200 --> 0:08:42.640 but it feels like those are these are. 0:08:42.480 --> 0:08:43.800 The non negotiables. 0:08:44.280 --> 0:08:47.199 If you don't have those three, if you're not precise 0:08:47.200 --> 0:08:48.959 in what you do, you don't show the right kind 0:08:49.000 --> 0:08:52.360 of effort or enough effort, and you were not physical, 0:08:52.720 --> 0:08:53.440 you're not a Texan. 0:08:53.760 --> 0:08:53.960 Yeah. 0:08:54.160 --> 0:08:58.719 And I feel like that encapsulates even more than the 0:08:58.960 --> 0:09:01.520 smart dependable they've come up with in the past. I 0:09:01.520 --> 0:09:04.079 feel like I feel like Pep, especially for this team, 0:09:04.080 --> 0:09:06.480 this coaching staff, this personnel group, Nick, et cetera. 0:09:06.760 --> 0:09:07.880 I feel like it fits that much. 0:09:07.880 --> 0:09:09.719 If somebody asked me about this kind of stuff. You know, 0:09:09.760 --> 0:09:12.840 every coach has their thing, I mean some more than others. Yeah, 0:09:12.840 --> 0:09:15.800 and Demiko a swarm in this now and everything that 0:09:16.000 --> 0:09:17.000 Nick added to it. 0:09:17.720 --> 0:09:19.720 I think it's important to have these things. 0:09:20.000 --> 0:09:21.680 It's important, you know, do your job. 0:09:21.920 --> 0:09:29.200 These cliches or acronyms, phrases, mantras, mantras very important because 0:09:29.240 --> 0:09:31.520 you want to simplify it and you want to give 0:09:31.559 --> 0:09:33.680 the guys something to go back to. This is the 0:09:33.720 --> 0:09:35.160 religion of football right here. 0:09:35.200 --> 0:09:35.840 In sports. 0:09:36.120 --> 0:09:38.320 You need to be able to have that to rely 0:09:38.440 --> 0:09:41.760 on to push you through those hard moments because this 0:09:41.960 --> 0:09:44.520 is a grind and this time next week we'll be 0:09:44.559 --> 0:09:47.400 talking about Okay, we're in game week Monday. Oh no, 0:09:47.559 --> 0:09:49.640 Friday's game week Monday. John, Oh no, so you're not 0:09:49.720 --> 0:09:53.040 gonna start with that, but no, it's gonna be also, 0:09:53.360 --> 0:09:55.760 Oh wow, we've been in camp for a whild out 0:09:55.960 --> 0:09:58.120 and they're gonna feel it. They're gonna feel it because 0:09:58.120 --> 0:10:01.640 they have a day off Sunday, O day off Thursday, 0:10:01.920 --> 0:10:03.760 and then probably the Sunday after that. If I'm not 0:10:04.400 --> 0:10:06.400 that's right, both because a Saturday night practice a week 0:10:06.400 --> 0:10:09.040 from tomorrow. Anyway, well, let's not too far ahead of 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:12.120 ourselves other than to say that you need things to 0:10:12.160 --> 0:10:14.440 carry you through this time. And today it was just 0:10:14.440 --> 0:10:17.079 great to see the guys inside run of those routes, 0:10:17.200 --> 0:10:21.240 being precise defensive players, not lighting guys up at all, right, 0:10:21.400 --> 0:10:24.200 and seeing some execution in the bubble. I can't wait 0:10:24.240 --> 0:10:27.880 for tomorrow won't be padded in all likelihood correct will pass. 0:10:28.080 --> 0:10:29.600 These came out in full pads today. 0:10:30.040 --> 0:10:30.600 That's disease. 0:10:31.240 --> 0:10:32.000 I'm not surprised. 0:10:32.120 --> 0:10:33.000 That's so cool. 0:10:33.080 --> 0:10:36.040 I'm not surprised he comes out in full pads today. Well, 0:10:36.080 --> 0:10:37.600 because it's because it's a walkthrough. 0:10:37.640 --> 0:10:39.360 They know he's not gonna you know, he's not gonna 0:10:39.400 --> 0:10:41.840 hit anybody, shouldn't hit anybody at that point. 0:10:41.880 --> 0:10:43.560 Maybe he just wants to like call us up. I 0:10:43.559 --> 0:10:43.920 don't know. 0:10:44.080 --> 0:10:46.520 Yeah, I'm who's to say. I mean, it's disease. 0:10:46.600 --> 0:10:49.079 I mean he's the he's the leader of that defense 0:10:49.360 --> 0:10:51.880 in it, and it shows. But because they did a 0:10:51.920 --> 0:10:53.960 lot of walkthrough stuff, we got a chance to see 0:10:53.960 --> 0:10:56.680 Tank with with the offense. 0:10:56.360 --> 0:10:58.280 At this speed, you can just throw them right out there. 0:10:58.320 --> 0:11:01.319 Yeah, in the in the choreography everything. And Dimko talked 0:11:01.360 --> 0:11:02.080 about it yesterday. 0:11:02.120 --> 0:11:02.880 He talked, He. 0:11:02.840 --> 0:11:06.439 Said, Tank is just chomping at the bit. 0:11:06.840 --> 0:11:10.280 He just wants to be out there and and and 0:11:10.800 --> 0:11:11.760 totally understand it. 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:13.560 I mean, you want to be out there with your guys. 0:11:13.600 --> 0:11:14.560 You want your guys CJ. 0:11:14.679 --> 0:11:16.640 Stroud, you want to be out there with you, you 0:11:16.640 --> 0:11:17.720 want to be catching passes. 0:11:18.600 --> 0:11:21.400 But I felt like it was you talked about the 0:11:21.800 --> 0:11:22.280 very end. 0:11:22.320 --> 0:11:25.679 They did a little bit of some situational work, and 0:11:26.320 --> 0:11:29.720 I love and I think I think about if I 0:11:29.760 --> 0:11:32.920 were coaching, I would mix in situational work with every practice. 0:11:33.440 --> 0:11:36.000 Yeah, because to pay attention to it. 0:11:36.360 --> 0:11:38.520 It forces guys to pay attention and forces him to 0:11:38.600 --> 0:11:41.440 learn a little bit about football. You'd be surprised how 0:11:41.480 --> 0:11:46.439 many guys might think they know the situation, but they 0:11:46.440 --> 0:11:46.720 may not. 0:11:47.200 --> 0:11:49.200 I mean, these things are really difficult. You're watching TV 0:11:49.320 --> 0:11:50.600 or like, oh yeah, I just get the field goal 0:11:50.600 --> 0:11:53.080 team out there spiked. You have to work on it. 0:11:53.080 --> 0:11:56.239 It's too many moving parts. You have eleven guys, everybody's 0:11:56.240 --> 0:11:59.600 got to be going. Even today, looking at getting up 0:11:59.640 --> 0:12:02.800 to the line spiking the football, it was really interesting 0:12:02.840 --> 0:12:05.920 to watch them practice this. Yes, you have to do 0:12:05.960 --> 0:12:08.800 this well, and it's it's fun for us to be 0:12:08.840 --> 0:12:10.520 able to observe it and relay it to you. 0:12:10.679 --> 0:12:11.400 Yeah. Absolutely. 0:12:11.440 --> 0:12:14.320 And the guy that is charged with doing it on 0:12:14.400 --> 0:12:18.320 the field, being the maestro getting everybody in position in 0:12:18.360 --> 0:12:22.920 those situations is one ce J Stroud, our buddy having 0:12:22.960 --> 0:12:26.199 Washedburn from CBS Sports, sat down with CJ, and it 0:12:26.240 --> 0:12:27.320 is wonderful. 0:12:27.320 --> 0:12:28.679 Take a listen well, CJ. 0:12:28.920 --> 0:12:31.440 First of all, great to see you. Always appreciate your time. 0:12:31.920 --> 0:12:32.120 Man. 0:12:32.120 --> 0:12:34.960 We're kicking off training caip year four for you, it 0:12:34.960 --> 0:12:36.800 feels like you've been in the league a lot longer 0:12:36.800 --> 0:12:39.600 than that. Has this time flown by or does it 0:12:39.600 --> 0:12:40.920 feel like it's been four years? 0:12:41.120 --> 0:12:41.240 Uh? 0:12:41.320 --> 0:12:43.200 Good to see you, man. I appreciate you having on 0:12:43.240 --> 0:12:46.920 the show. But it's been been quick. Yeah, it's been 0:12:46.920 --> 0:12:48.680 a blessing. You know, I'm very grateful to go on 0:12:48.679 --> 0:12:50.880 a year four because, like yesterday, I was a rookie, 0:12:50.920 --> 0:12:53.040 so you know, it does seem like I've been in 0:12:53.080 --> 0:12:56.400 the league a lot longer. But you know, still you know, 0:12:56.440 --> 0:12:58.960 early in my career and I've been able to you know, 0:12:59.000 --> 0:13:01.720 have some meaningful years, but has gone by fast. 0:13:01.840 --> 0:13:05.160 Biggest difference when you start a camp like today as 0:13:05.160 --> 0:13:07.400 opposed to year one and year two for you. 0:13:08.679 --> 0:13:11.920 Definitely just like the comfortability of you know just what 0:13:12.040 --> 0:13:14.920 to expect, especially you know, being on the same team 0:13:14.960 --> 0:13:18.000 for this long and with the same head coach. And 0:13:18.240 --> 0:13:20.160 I think, you know, he's he's done a good job of, 0:13:20.400 --> 0:13:22.800 you know, trying to make everything everybody won, you know, 0:13:22.880 --> 0:13:25.560 from offense, defense, special teams, and you know, making sure 0:13:25.600 --> 0:13:26.720 we're competing at a high level. 0:13:26.800 --> 0:13:30.040 So and then you know, just learning every day. 0:13:30.200 --> 0:13:32.880 I think, you know, just because I am getting it 0:13:32.920 --> 0:13:34.480 down better doesn't mean I know everything. 0:13:34.480 --> 0:13:35.600 So I'm trying to learn every day. 0:13:36.320 --> 0:13:39.960 Specific to your offense. Nick Keley takes over offensive coordinator 0:13:40.040 --> 0:13:42.880 last year. Inevitable growing pains, you seem to figure it 0:13:42.920 --> 0:13:44.600 out towards the back end of the season, you guys 0:13:44.679 --> 0:13:46.960 go on that run. Where have you seen the growth 0:13:46.960 --> 0:13:49.679 in terms of the relationship you have in the command 0:13:49.800 --> 0:13:51.120 you have of this offense. 0:13:51.480 --> 0:13:54.600 Yeah, you know, early on, you know, has some some 0:13:54.679 --> 0:13:56.319 things that I feel like we knew. We're just figuring 0:13:56.360 --> 0:13:59.520 each other out on playing styles, on system, you know, 0:13:59.520 --> 0:14:01.679 trying to keep been in the system but also make 0:14:01.720 --> 0:14:03.719 it tailored to the guys. And I think he's done 0:14:03.720 --> 0:14:05.200 a great job, you know, I mean me and his 0:14:05.240 --> 0:14:08.199 relationship has grown. Uh, we talk a lot. We try 0:14:08.240 --> 0:14:09.800 to communicate as much as we can. I'm in his 0:14:09.920 --> 0:14:13.160 office a bunch, So M's nice man to uh. You know, 0:14:13.200 --> 0:14:15.280 have somebody who you know wants to see you succeed 0:14:15.320 --> 0:14:17.440 and that wants the best for you. So, you know, 0:14:17.440 --> 0:14:19.440 I think this year we'll take another step and you know, 0:14:19.600 --> 0:14:20.960 uh be better than we were last year. 0:14:21.120 --> 0:14:23.320 It feels like from the outside, you have what most 0:14:23.320 --> 0:14:25.960 teams in this league hope for continuity both sides of 0:14:26.000 --> 0:14:29.280 the ball and offensively, it's more about sprinkling in things 0:14:29.320 --> 0:14:32.520 to tweak and improve. I wanna start with the offensive line. 0:14:32.600 --> 0:14:35.200 It's probably been a a conversation point you've had to 0:14:35.240 --> 0:14:38.080 answer over the first three years in this league. What 0:14:38.080 --> 0:14:40.520 do you like about the group that this front office 0:14:40.560 --> 0:14:41.840 put together for you this year? 0:14:42.240 --> 0:14:43.160 Yeah, I think they're tough. 0:14:43.280 --> 0:14:45.640 You know, I think you know, uh, you know, it 0:14:45.680 --> 0:14:48.840 starts with you know, car r r o line coach. 0:14:48.880 --> 0:14:51.600 He's a tough guy, you know, definitely, you know, it's 0:14:51.920 --> 0:14:54.400 very opinionative and lets you know how he feels and 0:14:54.560 --> 0:14:57.480 he's gonna be brutally honest with you. But also, you know, 0:14:57.480 --> 0:14:59.080 I think the guys you brought in, you know, like 0:14:59.160 --> 0:15:01.920 whyt I thought, you know, I think he's very tough. 0:15:01.920 --> 0:15:03.640 He's played a lot of meaningful ball in his career, 0:15:03.680 --> 0:15:05.360 and you know, it's one of to get on the 0:15:05.400 --> 0:15:06.880 team where he can you know, make a run. So 0:15:06.920 --> 0:15:09.440 I'm happy to have him. I think Keeling brings a edge. 0:15:09.560 --> 0:15:11.280 You know, he's a dog young guy, but you know, 0:15:11.360 --> 0:15:14.600 takes command. Uh Braydon has been doing great. Trench's doing great, 0:15:14.720 --> 0:15:19.000 Tay you know, Jake Ed you know, uh Ed got paid, 0:15:19.000 --> 0:15:21.320 but he's working even harder now. So super proud of 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:23.440 that guy. But you know, I like where we're going, 0:15:23.480 --> 0:15:24.880 and I you know, like the guys you brought in. 0:15:25.040 --> 0:15:28.120 I'm curious what's the process if Keeling's your center to 0:15:28.280 --> 0:15:31.240 kind of developing that chemistry necessary to play such a 0:15:31.280 --> 0:15:31.720 key role. 0:15:33.000 --> 0:15:35.160 I think first he has to be himself, you know. 0:15:35.640 --> 0:15:37.400 I know it's different, it's new for him, but he 0:15:37.440 --> 0:15:39.800 has to find, you know, things that that he's comfortable 0:15:39.840 --> 0:15:42.480 with doing, and I think, you know, uh, but also 0:15:42.520 --> 0:15:45.040 pushing itself to know and try new things. But I 0:15:45.080 --> 0:15:46.560 think most of all, he has to be himself. Like 0:15:46.600 --> 0:15:49.040 he got drafted in the first round for a reason, 0:15:49.160 --> 0:15:51.480 you know, and everything I've seen, you know, he's he's 0:15:51.480 --> 0:15:54.400 the first round talent. He's tough, he's he reminds me 0:15:54.440 --> 0:15:55.880 of my guys that I had in college, is like 0:15:56.600 --> 0:15:57.440 doesn't stop playing. 0:15:57.800 --> 0:15:58.480 Here's a whistle. 0:15:58.600 --> 0:16:00.840 Yeah, like he but just more than just talent, just 0:16:00.880 --> 0:16:03.200 like effort and you know, trying to like you know, 0:16:03.520 --> 0:16:04.280 play with the Wiston. 0:16:04.320 --> 0:16:06.440 Even if he's wrong, he's going a thousand percent. 0:16:06.520 --> 0:16:09.440 So you know, he's a great guy, somebody who you know, 0:16:09.520 --> 0:16:12.000 faith based, guy who relies on God. So I think, 0:16:12.040 --> 0:16:14.360 you know that definitely help him in in his rookie season. 0:16:14.360 --> 0:16:15.080 And I'm here for. 0:16:15.080 --> 0:16:18.400 Him and David Montgomery, a name in this league that 0:16:18.400 --> 0:16:21.240 that has so much respect that he brings here to Houston. 0:16:21.680 --> 0:16:24.120 How do you see him fitting in to the run game? 0:16:24.840 --> 0:16:26.800 Uh, He's gonna be perfect for us. 0:16:26.800 --> 0:16:29.000 So I think you look at this system, you know, 0:16:30.480 --> 0:16:32.080 you know kind of we have a New England style 0:16:32.240 --> 0:16:36.520 Slash Rams type of running running games. So you look 0:16:36.520 --> 0:16:38.400 at the guys that have had success in those systems, 0:16:38.480 --> 0:16:41.240 or guys like David Montgomery. So I see nothing but 0:16:41.560 --> 0:16:44.680 success for him. I think he's super tough, very quick feet, 0:16:45.360 --> 0:16:47.000 you know, is a one one cut guy. 0:16:47.360 --> 0:16:47.520 Uh. 0:16:47.560 --> 0:16:49.520 But he'll also run through your face. So you know, 0:16:50.360 --> 0:16:52.320 I'm a big fan of him since he was in Chicago. 0:16:52.720 --> 0:16:55.760 And for you, it's always fun talking to you the 0:16:55.800 --> 0:16:58.880 beginning of a season, obviously throughout the year, just your 0:16:58.920 --> 0:17:01.720 growth both on and off the field. And in preparation 0:17:01.840 --> 0:17:04.080 for this, I saw a quote you had the beauty 0:17:04.200 --> 0:17:07.240 is in the struggle As a guy on the outside, 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:09.879 it seems like you've had a lot of success. Where's 0:17:09.920 --> 0:17:12.160 the struggle been for you that you've had to kind 0:17:12.160 --> 0:17:12.760 of navigate? 0:17:13.080 --> 0:17:13.240 You know? 0:17:13.320 --> 0:17:16.440 I think everybody you know, and even myself, you think, 0:17:16.960 --> 0:17:18.520 whenever I end the game, I don't ever think about 0:17:18.520 --> 0:17:20.479 the good players, think about the bad and same thing. 0:17:20.480 --> 0:17:21.960 I don't ever think about the good games, think about 0:17:21.960 --> 0:17:24.480 the bad. So but for me, I mean, I have 0:17:24.640 --> 0:17:27.120 had a lot of success, a lot of wins and 0:17:27.200 --> 0:17:29.520 a lot of you know, playoff wins, which is I'm 0:17:29.520 --> 0:17:32.080 been grateful for. But I'm ready to take a step, 0:17:32.200 --> 0:17:34.760 you know, and and go even farther than that. You know, 0:17:34.880 --> 0:17:37.280 not only is you know, as a team, but personally 0:17:37.320 --> 0:17:39.640 as well. So I think I put in the work 0:17:39.640 --> 0:17:41.960 of off season. Now it's just you know, doing it now. 0:17:42.440 --> 0:17:44.359 But yeah, I mean, I'm I'm grateful for, you know, 0:17:44.400 --> 0:17:47.800 the success I had. So I'm not you know, naive 0:17:47.880 --> 0:17:50.000 or you know, dumb that I don't think I'm a 0:17:50.000 --> 0:17:52.119 bad football player, but you know, I definitely not. 0:17:52.200 --> 0:17:53.080 Can I can take better. 0:17:52.960 --> 0:17:56.040 Steps And it's the reality of the job. But when 0:17:56.119 --> 0:17:58.800 you're as highly touted as you are and productive as 0:17:58.840 --> 0:18:00.359 you are, people want to know, all right, when's he 0:18:00.800 --> 0:18:03.200 can be locked up for the long term? And here 0:18:03.240 --> 0:18:06.240 in Houston, how do you manage that noise? And just 0:18:06.320 --> 0:18:08.679 what's the human nature of wanting to know where you're 0:18:08.720 --> 0:18:10.040 gonna be beyond next year? 0:18:10.359 --> 0:18:12.760 Yeah, I mean, you know, first, you know, my my 0:18:12.760 --> 0:18:14.840 my faith is in God, and you know, I've been 0:18:14.840 --> 0:18:17.320 brought to this great city of Houston. You know, when 0:18:17.320 --> 0:18:19.440 I was twenty twenty one years old as a young kid, 0:18:19.480 --> 0:18:22.200 went behind the ears and the city has taught me 0:18:22.200 --> 0:18:24.080 how to be a man. And you know, I've made 0:18:24.280 --> 0:18:29.840 plenty of mistakes, had a lot of successes, but they've 0:18:29.920 --> 0:18:32.080 rooted me on, you know, and I just really appreciate 0:18:32.160 --> 0:18:34.520 being here, so you know, right now and focus on 0:18:34.520 --> 0:18:36.760 football and letting my agent and you know, our front 0:18:36.800 --> 0:18:39.520 office handle it. But you know, everything's moving forward, and 0:18:39.560 --> 0:18:42.080 you know it seems like you know, everything's moving moving up. 0:18:42.119 --> 0:18:44.760 So we're we're I'm happy where I am, and I 0:18:44.800 --> 0:18:46.160 want to be here, you know, as long as I can. 0:18:46.480 --> 0:18:50.560 And and lastly, see JA, what gives you confidence in yourself? 0:18:50.720 --> 0:18:53.600 But more importantly the collective that this is the group 0:18:53.680 --> 0:18:56.520 that can push through, get past that divisional round and 0:18:56.520 --> 0:18:58.240 and reach the goals that not only are you guys 0:18:58.280 --> 0:18:59.960 capable of that, but that I know you're death. 0:19:00.840 --> 0:19:03.520 Yeah, personally, I would say, you know, just the work 0:19:03.520 --> 0:19:05.480 that I've put in over the years, that versity that 0:19:05.480 --> 0:19:07.720 I've been through, Like I, this isn't new to me. 0:19:07.840 --> 0:19:09.679 You know, I've been through a bunch of my career 0:19:09.760 --> 0:19:12.120 from high school to you know, playing out of high 0:19:12.160 --> 0:19:14.719 state now playing here in the NFL, and I'm used 0:19:14.760 --> 0:19:17.480 to adversity. I'm used to you know, you know, people 0:19:17.600 --> 0:19:19.760 not believing in me, So you know that's kind of 0:19:20.080 --> 0:19:21.000 something that I'm used to. 0:19:21.080 --> 0:19:22.600 But you know, I also know that people do. 0:19:22.720 --> 0:19:24.760 So, uh, then the work that I put in, I'm 0:19:24.840 --> 0:19:26.679 I'm proud of myself on the off season I've had 0:19:26.760 --> 0:19:29.040 and the steps that I've taken. And then as a group, 0:19:29.200 --> 0:19:31.320 you know, the work we put in together. I think 0:19:31.359 --> 0:19:34.480 you know where a group that you know has seeing 0:19:34.480 --> 0:19:36.639 what it looks like when we're rolling and you know 0:19:36.680 --> 0:19:38.880 those games we're like a little bit off is where 0:19:38.920 --> 0:19:40.320 you know, we we dropped some games. 0:19:40.320 --> 0:19:42.160 So I think if we go back. 0:19:41.960 --> 0:19:43.320 And we look at, you know, some of the games 0:19:43.320 --> 0:19:45.240 we had a lot of one score games, we win 0:19:45.280 --> 0:19:47.280 those games, we you know, we could be on top 0:19:47.280 --> 0:19:49.399 of the AFC, maybe even the best team in the league. 0:19:49.440 --> 0:19:52.359 So that's definitely in and just capable for it. 0:19:52.480 --> 0:19:54.679 So I believe, you know, the work that we put 0:19:54.720 --> 0:19:57.280 in their OTAs and now going into training camp, you 0:19:57.280 --> 0:19:58.760 know we'll be able to take that step. 0:19:58.840 --> 0:20:01.120 Awesome man, always great team. I appreciate your talking about 0:20:01.200 --> 0:20:02.000 see a week once, sir. 0:20:02.520 --> 0:20:04.960 Great stuff from those two happen to see two days later, 0:20:05.600 --> 0:20:07.880 Evan Washburn up with Josh Allen. I was like, yep, 0:20:08.040 --> 0:20:10.879 Van Washburn's gonna be in the building for Bill's Texans, 0:20:10.920 --> 0:20:13.359 which he thought that was going to be the case. 0:20:13.400 --> 0:20:16.080 So we'll see them again at some point. 0:20:16.160 --> 0:20:16.360 Now. 0:20:16.520 --> 0:20:18.359 I had a chance a couple of days ago to 0:20:18.440 --> 0:20:20.919 catch up with one of my one of my new favorites. 0:20:20.960 --> 0:20:24.000 It's been around here for a year plus, he's going 0:20:24.000 --> 0:20:28.480 into year two. It's ariantae Urserie. Stick around for his 0:20:28.640 --> 0:20:32.080 answer to who he would want at dinner with him. 0:20:32.480 --> 0:20:33.720 It's a bunch of Michaels. 0:20:34.040 --> 0:20:36.480 Here's Tay with me, all right, standing with a guy 0:20:36.520 --> 0:20:39.040 hasn't been here all that long. He's one of my faves. 0:20:39.160 --> 0:20:41.879 Arianta Ersrie Tay. I wants you to think back to 0:20:42.040 --> 0:20:44.960 day one last year as a rookie. I want you 0:20:45.040 --> 0:20:47.120 to think about today, your first day in year two. 0:20:47.720 --> 0:20:50.000 How different of a player are you from year one 0:20:50.000 --> 0:20:50.399 a year two? 0:20:50.880 --> 0:20:54.560 Yeah, man, I will say, you know, mentally, physically, I 0:20:54.560 --> 0:20:57.199 feel like I got it stronger, I gotten better, you know, 0:20:57.359 --> 0:20:59.800 just with the help of my peers. Taking a time 0:20:59.800 --> 0:21:01.960 out of my own to find out what I need 0:21:02.000 --> 0:21:04.240 to work on, what's things I need to tighten up 0:21:04.320 --> 0:21:07.320 so I can be ready to propel for my second year. 0:21:07.400 --> 0:21:10.800 So just coming out here today, man, was it was 0:21:10.800 --> 0:21:12.239 a hell of a feeling be out here, back out 0:21:12.280 --> 0:21:14.679 here with the gods. It was just con continue to 0:21:14.680 --> 0:21:15.240 get better. 0:21:15.080 --> 0:21:16.440 Man comfort level. 0:21:16.440 --> 0:21:18.000 When you can walk in a huddle and you hear 0:21:18.160 --> 0:21:20.600 a full play call, you're like, hey, I'm accustomed to 0:21:20.600 --> 0:21:21.960 hearing that as opposed to a rookie. 0:21:21.960 --> 0:21:25.160 What's that been like? Just absorbing the play call all 0:21:25.200 --> 0:21:26.520 that kind of stuff? You second year? 0:21:26.720 --> 0:21:29.960 Yeah, man, I say, I'll say, like, definitely, the the 0:21:29.960 --> 0:21:32.840 difference between last year and this year is just the tempo, uh, 0:21:32.960 --> 0:21:36.000 being more confident, hearing the play before the play even 0:21:36.000 --> 0:21:37.480 comes out of CJ mem I already know what you 0:21:37.560 --> 0:21:40.119 gonna say, so uh being the first guy to the ball, 0:21:40.560 --> 0:21:42.600 uh getting down, getting ready to get, you know, and 0:21:42.720 --> 0:21:44.359 just ready to ball, ready to play fast. 0:21:44.680 --> 0:21:47.080 Mindset of the offensive line in twenty twenty six and 0:21:47.200 --> 0:21:49.920 fuse like they're being some guys at it to the room. 0:21:50.119 --> 0:21:52.240 You like to say, the glass eaters, all that kind 0:21:52.240 --> 0:21:54.800 of stuff, and of course people point to you and say, yeah, 0:21:54.840 --> 0:21:56.000 that guy's a glass eater as well. 0:21:56.040 --> 0:21:58.040 What's the the culture of been talented the offensive line 0:21:58.080 --> 0:21:58.560 room this year? 0:21:58.720 --> 0:22:03.520 I would say nasty, tough, and you know it's gritty. 0:22:03.680 --> 0:22:05.959 Those three words right there, Just nasty, tough and gritty 0:22:06.240 --> 0:22:08.640 boys that want to work, Guys that push each other, 0:22:08.720 --> 0:22:11.119 Guys that hold each other accountable. No matter who you 0:22:11.119 --> 0:22:13.240 who you are, and where you at on depth chart, 0:22:13.320 --> 0:22:13.960 it doesn't matter. 0:22:14.359 --> 0:22:15.600 Everybody works hard. 0:22:15.840 --> 0:22:16.000 Uh. 0:22:16.119 --> 0:22:18.639 Summer got a chance to get away from here for 0:22:18.760 --> 0:22:20.080 Minnie Camp. I knew you were here for a bit 0:22:20.119 --> 0:22:21.680 because I would see you. But what was the summer like? 0:22:21.720 --> 0:22:23.800 In between Mini camp and between the started training camp. 0:22:23.880 --> 0:22:26.119 I talked to Will, and you know he talked about 0:22:26.400 --> 0:22:28.679 it's all about having that balance, you know, Uh, spending 0:22:28.720 --> 0:22:31.040 time with your family, making sure that you're working out 0:22:31.080 --> 0:22:33.119 so you can stay in shaven. Uh, you know, just 0:22:33.160 --> 0:22:34.800 be ready to come back for camp. 0:22:35.280 --> 0:22:38.639 She get home against some barbecue, second rate go barbecue. 0:22:38.760 --> 0:22:41.000 I was down there in Dallads eight hunches of bunch. 0:22:41.119 --> 0:22:43.800 Okay, but you know where the best barbecue is right 0:22:43.840 --> 0:22:44.440 kids in city? 0:22:44.440 --> 0:22:44.720 Baby? 0:22:44.760 --> 0:22:47.879 No, Okay, see this debate, have this debate that started 0:22:47.960 --> 0:22:50.479 production meetings that I still can't get my man around. 0:22:50.560 --> 0:22:53.240 So my Houston barbecue people. You've got to bring my 0:22:53.320 --> 0:22:56.800 man around. Okay, So let's go away. 0:22:56.600 --> 0:22:57.480 From football for a little bit. 0:22:57.480 --> 0:22:59.320 We talk about football day. Let me go away for football. 0:22:59.320 --> 0:23:02.000 So this summer I had an opportunity. I don't say 0:23:02.000 --> 0:23:03.440 we called it an opportunity, but I had to go 0:23:03.520 --> 0:23:05.199 to La. My wife had a bunch of stuff in LA. 0:23:05.280 --> 0:23:07.280 That had to drive back from LA all the way 0:23:07.320 --> 0:23:09.560 back to Houston. It's about twenty four hours. I did 0:23:09.600 --> 0:23:10.159 by myself. 0:23:10.200 --> 0:23:10.600 I like that. 0:23:10.640 --> 0:23:12.080 It's fine if. 0:23:11.960 --> 0:23:13.679 You had to make that trip, but you had to 0:23:13.680 --> 0:23:17.080 pick one teammate to go with you for that whole trip. 0:23:17.280 --> 0:23:20.760 One teammate. Who would it be? What one teammate? Would 0:23:20.800 --> 0:23:21.480 it not be? 0:23:21.840 --> 0:23:22.560 Who you want? 0:23:22.600 --> 0:23:24.239 Who would you want to have on a trip? Who 0:23:24.280 --> 0:23:25.080 would you know? 0:23:25.200 --> 0:23:28.480 I'm not taking love everybody, but one teammate probably yeah, 0:23:28.560 --> 0:23:32.600 probably probably Kamar just because he on defense. But one guy, 0:23:32.640 --> 0:23:34.959 what take with me is why telling him? 0:23:35.000 --> 0:23:36.480 Yeah, what's he been like? To have him in the 0:23:36.560 --> 0:23:36.960 room to share? 0:23:37.040 --> 0:23:37.200 Man? 0:23:37.320 --> 0:23:40.840 Super fun god, that brings energy, the same guy every day, 0:23:40.920 --> 0:23:43.439 you know, loves family and he introduced me to his family, 0:23:43.880 --> 0:23:46.760 introducing him on my family. So relationship in the bond 0:23:46.760 --> 0:23:48.560 that we built, so quick, it's been good. 0:23:48.760 --> 0:23:50.199 Okay, I like it. 0:23:50.480 --> 0:23:50.600 Uh. 0:23:50.880 --> 0:23:52.680 This is when I asked the coach assistant coaches in 0:23:52.720 --> 0:23:53.560 the off season. 0:23:55.200 --> 0:24:00.320 For person dinner. You're one four person dinner dinner live. 0:24:00.400 --> 0:24:02.439 You could pick any other three to join you at 0:24:02.440 --> 0:24:05.240 a dinner. You can talk about anything, you ask anything. 0:24:05.600 --> 0:24:09.680 What three individuals, people, entities would you want with you 0:24:09.800 --> 0:24:10.320 at dinner? 0:24:11.359 --> 0:24:12.360 You can pick to anybody. 0:24:12.840 --> 0:24:16.080 I'm gonna say Michael Jordan, Okay. 0:24:15.800 --> 0:24:16.240 I like it. 0:24:16.760 --> 0:24:20.200 I like it, uhcause. 0:24:19.000 --> 0:24:21.040 You're you're a hooper. I mean you you played balling, 0:24:21.119 --> 0:24:22.320 you played bowing high school, you know. 0:24:22.320 --> 0:24:23.359 And I love his story. 0:24:23.440 --> 0:24:26.359 Yeah, Jordan's with you for sure. 0:24:26.920 --> 0:24:29.840 Michael Jackson. Okay, Michael B. Jordan. 0:24:30.480 --> 0:24:33.560 Wow, that's so you're staying straight. 0:24:33.560 --> 0:24:36.399 Michael, I like you. Michael B. Jordan, Yeah, okay, favorite actors. 0:24:36.400 --> 0:24:39.280 It's me this what you've been watching lately, TV movies, 0:24:39.320 --> 0:24:39.920 what you've been on. 0:24:40.560 --> 0:24:43.560 I just got into The Odyssey, okay. 0:24:44.440 --> 0:24:46.560 Thoughts Film review thumbs up, thumbs down. 0:24:46.840 --> 0:24:48.760 It was a great movie, ten out of ten. It's 0:24:48.800 --> 0:24:51.800 a little long, but you know, it's it's worth it 0:24:52.000 --> 0:24:55.280 and it's very interesting. Yeah, you know, I think you 0:24:55.320 --> 0:24:56.320 know you should go watch it. 0:24:56.400 --> 0:24:58.600 Okay, I'll definitely, I'll definitely go watch it. 0:24:59.040 --> 0:25:03.440 You're two expectations for you, but just for yourself, what 0:25:03.600 --> 0:25:05.400 do you what do you want to accomplish? I mean, look, 0:25:05.440 --> 0:25:07.320 the team wants to do great things and win a 0:25:07.320 --> 0:25:09.399 lot of games and go win championships and such, but 0:25:09.560 --> 0:25:11.760 just you in focusing on year two, what is it 0:25:11.800 --> 0:25:14.880 that you want to do? What's your goal trying. 0:25:14.680 --> 0:25:16.480 To accomplish in year two? Man? 0:25:16.560 --> 0:25:20.240 I think just the intentionality to really really get better, 0:25:20.520 --> 0:25:22.760 Like I'm talking about owning off the field. 0:25:23.040 --> 0:25:25.120 I'm talking about, you know, changing. 0:25:24.800 --> 0:25:28.560 Your lifestyle, just wanting to be better, you know, just 0:25:28.600 --> 0:25:31.199 being better than everybody around you and you know, and 0:25:31.359 --> 0:25:34.720 hopefully that elevates everybody else. So I think every day 0:25:34.840 --> 0:25:38.160 just trying to push myself. You know, I'm not trying 0:25:38.200 --> 0:25:40.560 to always be perfect, but I'm aiming to be perfect 0:25:40.600 --> 0:25:42.399 and I feel like if I'm doing that, then I'm 0:25:42.440 --> 0:25:43.399 hitting the right direction. 0:25:44.119 --> 0:25:46.520 It's the man ariatte Er, Sri, keep your eyes on 0:25:46.560 --> 0:25:46.960 the folks. 0:25:47.000 --> 0:25:49.440 He's the best, Yes, sir, Thank you all right? Great 0:25:49.440 --> 0:25:52.920 stuff from Tay and CJ and Evan. We get back. 0:25:53.040 --> 0:25:56.119 Jonathan Alexander from the US to Chronicle joined US gave 0:25:56.200 --> 0:25:59.400 us his thoughts and what he's seen thus far in camp. 0:25:59.440 --> 0:26:01.000 It's next Texans All Access. 0:26:01.600 --> 0:26:04.240 Welcome back, everybody to a Friday editione of Texans All 0:26:04.280 --> 0:26:07.280 Access from not at Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, 0:26:07.359 --> 0:26:11.879 John Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter for your Houston Texans. 0:26:11.880 --> 0:26:13.760 It's time to catch up with our good friend from 0:26:13.760 --> 0:26:16.639 the Houston Chronicle, Jonathan Alexander Tredy. 0:26:16.640 --> 0:26:17.320 Camp has started. 0:26:17.359 --> 0:26:21.399 He's got thoughts, Jonathan, our first official visit of the 0:26:21.400 --> 0:26:22.400 twenty twenty sixth season. 0:26:22.440 --> 0:26:22.880 How's it going. 0:26:23.600 --> 0:26:25.399 It's going well, and I'm glad to be back. Glad 0:26:25.440 --> 0:26:28.800 football is back. It was too long of a break, for. 0:26:29.000 --> 0:26:31.359 Too long a break. How'd you fill that break? 0:26:32.200 --> 0:26:34.160 Yeah, I mean I took a few days, a couple 0:26:34.200 --> 0:26:38.240 of weeks off, went to Puerto Rico, went to Galveston. 0:26:38.480 --> 0:26:39.960 Worked on me and Dalveston. 0:26:40.040 --> 0:26:43.800 Yes, working on some bigger projects, so I ken't be 0:26:43.880 --> 0:26:44.480 pretty simple. 0:26:44.840 --> 0:26:47.080 Yeah, you did work on a lot of things. Give 0:26:47.119 --> 0:26:50.000 us a couple of highlights off season stories that you 0:26:50.040 --> 0:26:52.359 really liked, one or two that you really liked, because 0:26:52.359 --> 0:26:53.879 I know you did some features and things. 0:26:53.960 --> 0:26:56.960 Yeah, I think my favorite one was the story on 0:26:57.040 --> 0:27:00.159 Keeland Red ledge and really just finding out about his 0:27:00.280 --> 0:27:04.040 journey and how he got to this point in his 0:27:04.160 --> 0:27:06.639 life and how he almost lost his foot, how he 0:27:06.680 --> 0:27:10.399 almost didn't played football, and really kind of how he 0:27:10.800 --> 0:27:12.840 was able to overcome a lot of the things in 0:27:12.880 --> 0:27:16.679 it's earlier life that allowed him to overcome a new amputation. 0:27:16.800 --> 0:27:18.400 So that was one of my favorite stories. It's funny 0:27:18.400 --> 0:27:21.040 because I asked Keelan did he read it yesterday? And 0:27:21.080 --> 0:27:22.639 he was like, nah, damn read it. He was like, 0:27:22.640 --> 0:27:24.320 but my wife read it and she said it was good. 0:27:24.400 --> 0:27:26.840 And I said, Okay, I guess that's good enough. 0:27:26.920 --> 0:27:28.679 I mean the player giving your thumbs up, He's like, 0:27:29.280 --> 0:27:32.520 but family members mostly the wife giving you your thumbs up. 0:27:33.240 --> 0:27:34.720 That's one of the things that Mark and I talk 0:27:34.760 --> 0:27:35.320 a lot about. 0:27:35.640 --> 0:27:39.080 At least I said to Mark Jonathan, is I get 0:27:39.080 --> 0:27:40.480 a chance to sit down or we get a chance 0:27:40.480 --> 0:27:42.880 to sit down with players? Yeah, there are new whether 0:27:42.960 --> 0:27:45.400 free agent's, rookies, et cetera. And they leave, walk out 0:27:45.400 --> 0:27:46.560 of the building and look at market. 0:27:46.440 --> 0:27:47.240 Like I get it. 0:27:47.359 --> 0:27:50.000 I get it. And what I mean is I get. 0:27:49.840 --> 0:27:53.560 Why the Texans made him a draft pick or went 0:27:53.600 --> 0:27:57.760 out and sought him in free agency. As you got done. 0:27:57.840 --> 0:27:59.880 Speaking with Kielan, did you go, oh, yeah. 0:27:59.680 --> 0:28:01.960 I told get why the Texans drafted this. 0:28:01.920 --> 0:28:06.040 Guy, because you know, the with the culture of Demiico 0:28:06.080 --> 0:28:09.159 Ryans has Bill exactly along with Nick ca Sarrio. You know, 0:28:09.240 --> 0:28:13.480 they want guys who are football focused, guys who may 0:28:13.520 --> 0:28:15.800 have a little ads to them but keep it about football, 0:28:15.840 --> 0:28:18.000 who are going to stay clean off the field and 0:28:18.160 --> 0:28:19.200 keeling religion. 0:28:18.960 --> 0:28:19.400 Is all of that. 0:28:19.480 --> 0:28:21.960 He he is the type the guy who's going to 0:28:22.040 --> 0:28:25.000 push you into the ground. He's going to play to 0:28:25.080 --> 0:28:27.920 the end of the whistle. He's going to focus on football. 0:28:28.040 --> 0:28:31.359 He's football the main thing. You know, that's his primary focus. 0:28:31.400 --> 0:28:34.119 He wants to be the best that he can be 0:28:34.240 --> 0:28:38.160 to protect quarterback c J. Stroud And you know everything 0:28:38.240 --> 0:28:41.440 he said, everything he's about is what the Texans want 0:28:41.440 --> 0:28:41.960 to be about. 0:28:42.120 --> 0:28:43.600 So didn't surprise me at all. 0:28:43.880 --> 0:28:47.720 Early observations about the offense through two days. I know 0:28:47.720 --> 0:28:49.680 they're not in pads, but here we are. We got 0:28:49.720 --> 0:28:51.680 to talk about it. What do you think of Jonathan. 0:28:51.640 --> 0:28:54.920 Yeah, I think compared to last year, they are definitely 0:28:54.960 --> 0:28:57.320 ahead of where they were. They seem a little bit 0:28:57.360 --> 0:29:01.440 more calm. You know, obviously with Nico Collins, in the lineup. 0:29:01.840 --> 0:29:04.240 You know that that offense is always going to be 0:29:04.800 --> 0:29:06.600 dangerous when you have a guy like him, But now 0:29:06.600 --> 0:29:10.600 you're adding guys like Jayden Higgins, who who appears to 0:29:10.640 --> 0:29:12.720 be taking a step in my opinion, even though it's 0:29:12.720 --> 0:29:15.680 only two days. He made some nice plays and everything 0:29:15.680 --> 0:29:18.160 I've heard from people inside the building is like he 0:29:18.280 --> 0:29:20.240 came back different like that. 0:29:20.400 --> 0:29:21.400 Confidence probably helps. 0:29:21.440 --> 0:29:24.800 But he's bigger, he's faster, like you know, and he's 0:29:24.840 --> 0:29:27.760 been working hard. So if you could get him, and 0:29:27.800 --> 0:29:30.600 then whatever you can get from Tank, you know, hopefully 0:29:30.760 --> 0:29:32.520 is you know, the old Tank. 0:29:32.600 --> 0:29:34.360 But even if you get you. 0:29:34.240 --> 0:29:37.000 Know, three fourths of what he was, and then you 0:29:37.120 --> 0:29:39.480 add a lot to your offense, which was very much 0:29:39.480 --> 0:29:40.320 needed last year. 0:29:40.400 --> 0:29:43.320 So I think right now it's on the right path. 0:29:43.760 --> 0:29:45.880 We had this conversation at the end of the last segment. 0:29:45.880 --> 0:29:48.520 We're talking about David Montgomery, what he marks the running backs, 0:29:49.160 --> 0:29:49.680 et cetera. 0:29:49.920 --> 0:29:50.120 Job. 0:29:50.160 --> 0:29:53.520 How do you see that playing out? And include you 0:29:53.560 --> 0:29:55.200 are Jordan and that too, because I think you are 0:29:55.240 --> 0:29:58.080 is gonna have a role somehow with this offense in 0:29:58.120 --> 0:30:00.840 a ball carrying capacity, catching the ball back for whatever, 0:30:01.120 --> 0:30:04.120 how do you look the running back situation I know it. 0:30:04.040 --> 0:30:06.040 May not be the favorite for fantasy owners. 0:30:05.760 --> 0:30:08.520 Out there to not have total clarity every single week, 0:30:09.000 --> 0:30:11.240 But from your standpoint, how do you think the running 0:30:11.240 --> 0:30:13.680 back carries, touches, et cetera get divvied up? 0:30:14.360 --> 0:30:14.600 Yeah? 0:30:14.680 --> 0:30:16.920 I mean, I think David Montgomery is going to get 0:30:16.920 --> 0:30:18.680 the bulk of the carrieres, but that doesn't mean he'll 0:30:18.720 --> 0:30:20.960 get all of them, right, Like, they have trusting Woody 0:30:21.040 --> 0:30:24.160 marks and they think he definitely has big playability, particularly 0:30:24.200 --> 0:30:27.240 in the passing game. And then you have Jawar Jordan, 0:30:27.280 --> 0:30:32.280 who's a beast against whenever the Texas offense needs to 0:30:32.320 --> 0:30:34.600 run outside his own scheme. So I think you may see, 0:30:34.840 --> 0:30:36.920 you know, situations like that where they say, Okay, we 0:30:36.960 --> 0:30:39.080 need to do outside his own so we're gonna run 0:30:39.160 --> 0:30:39.920 him a little bit more. 0:30:39.960 --> 0:30:41.560 So I think you'll see them mixing match. 0:30:41.640 --> 0:30:45.080 But I do think, you know, David Montgomery, they brought 0:30:45.160 --> 0:30:48.400 him here to be the lead back, and when I 0:30:48.480 --> 0:30:50.680 watch him play, he reminds me a lot of Joe Mixing. 0:30:50.960 --> 0:30:55.080 And he's not trying to avoid any tacklers. He's trying 0:30:55.080 --> 0:30:58.080 to go through tacklers, right, And I think he's going 0:30:58.160 --> 0:31:02.720 to be critical in their red zone offense, and so 0:31:02.760 --> 0:31:05.040 they're gonna lean on him. But I think Woody Mars 0:31:05.560 --> 0:31:07.280 is also going to play a big role in Juar 0:31:07.360 --> 0:31:08.680 Jordan's gonna see some touches. 0:31:08.480 --> 0:31:11.800 To Jonathan Alexander of the Houston Chronicle joining us. So 0:31:12.320 --> 0:31:15.160 you're covering the whole team, and you're also covering the CJ. 0:31:15.240 --> 0:31:18.320 Stroud contract situation. I know these questions have come up 0:31:18.360 --> 0:31:21.760 press conferences with everybody. So how are you approaching that? 0:31:22.040 --> 0:31:22.480 What are you. 0:31:22.480 --> 0:31:26.000 Thinking moving forward here in the immediate future, Jonathan. 0:31:26.160 --> 0:31:28.360 Yeah, I mean this move. 0:31:29.880 --> 0:31:33.240 We'll play a huge part, or this potential move play 0:31:33.240 --> 0:31:35.800 a huge part in the future ramifications of the Houston Texans. 0:31:35.800 --> 0:31:38.120 So I'm always keeping my eyes on it because obviously 0:31:38.120 --> 0:31:40.400 he can break it any moment. I've been told by 0:31:41.200 --> 0:31:44.600 multiple agents that Nick Asiria is a guy who's gonna 0:31:44.640 --> 0:31:47.000 call you when he's ready to make a deal, and 0:31:47.400 --> 0:31:50.760 you know things can happen very quickly at any point, 0:31:50.960 --> 0:31:53.440 so you know, you know, it sounds like c J. 0:31:53.560 --> 0:31:57.400 Stroud and the Texans have had good conversations into me. 0:31:58.040 --> 0:32:02.320 Nickose Ario's comments really indicate that they are behind and 0:32:02.360 --> 0:32:03.480 committed to CJ. 0:32:03.560 --> 0:32:03.960 Strout. 0:32:04.320 --> 0:32:07.800 Now, whether that deal gets done before the season or 0:32:07.920 --> 0:32:12.000 next off season. You know it, We'll have to wait 0:32:12.040 --> 0:32:14.680 and see. But it's something that I'm always paying it. 0:32:14.760 --> 0:32:16.760 I'm always gonna be paying attention to because it'll be 0:32:16.840 --> 0:32:20.840 huge when it happens. In the meantime, balancing, balancing everything 0:32:20.880 --> 0:32:23.160 else that happens is along with cam. 0:32:23.400 --> 0:32:24.760 That was one of the things that Nick said. 0:32:24.800 --> 0:32:27.880 We got to talk about, not CJ in particular, but 0:32:27.960 --> 0:32:32.120 negotiating contracts, and he said, agents and people know I'm 0:32:32.160 --> 0:32:35.840 a bottom line person, like I this is what I think, 0:32:36.800 --> 0:32:39.640 and there's not gonna be wishy washy. It's like, that's 0:32:39.680 --> 0:32:41.240 what we think. The value is is what we think 0:32:41.280 --> 0:32:43.920 the contract is not so much take it or lead. 0:32:44.120 --> 0:32:48.440 But if we're not, okay, well let's reconvene later. Let's 0:32:48.480 --> 0:32:50.120 look at this at a at a different time. And 0:32:50.160 --> 0:32:52.960 I just thinking about it after he said it, was like, Yeah, 0:32:53.400 --> 0:32:56.040 that seems to make sense the way that he approaches 0:32:56.480 --> 0:32:56.960 his business. 0:32:57.040 --> 0:32:57.360 Jonathan. 0:32:57.440 --> 0:33:01.080 I know it's only been two days you've watched this team, 0:33:01.200 --> 0:33:06.000 but has there been anybody that you go that guy. 0:33:06.480 --> 0:33:08.240 I hadn't really been paying attention to that guy. 0:33:08.400 --> 0:33:10.640 That guy is standing out a little bit, or maybe 0:33:10.680 --> 0:33:13.440 it's a star that you think is you know, still 0:33:13.440 --> 0:33:15.600 playing at a pretty high level even through these first 0:33:15.600 --> 0:33:17.240 couple of days. Do you have a name or two 0:33:17.240 --> 0:33:19.400 that are kind of like, you know what, I really 0:33:19.400 --> 0:33:22.080 need to continue to watch this guy or these guys. 0:33:22.280 --> 0:33:22.480 Well. 0:33:22.520 --> 0:33:24.640 I talked a little bit about him earlier, like I 0:33:24.640 --> 0:33:28.120 got bogged down in the tank, Dell coming back, you 0:33:28.160 --> 0:33:31.120 know the noise which he is, but that I forgot 0:33:31.120 --> 0:33:33.920 about Jaden Higgins and the potential impact. 0:33:33.600 --> 0:33:35.040 That he can have one it's a great one. 0:33:35.160 --> 0:33:38.600 But outside of him, I don't know. Something is just 0:33:38.600 --> 0:33:40.800 telling me, like Camri Laster is gonna eat take it 0:33:41.160 --> 0:33:44.640 and even another step this year. Oh, one person I 0:33:44.640 --> 0:33:47.560 did say is already starting to show out. 0:33:48.240 --> 0:33:51.080 Henry Toto made a huge play in the backfield. 0:33:51.600 --> 0:33:56.360 He was great yes yesterday broke up that uh screens 0:33:57.440 --> 0:33:59.520 and I just I think this is the final year 0:33:59.560 --> 0:34:03.200 of his rookie deal as well. He's obviously motivated to 0:34:03.240 --> 0:34:05.280 earn a contract. I think he's gonna have a good 0:34:05.320 --> 0:34:08.640 years long as he stays healthy. But Kamaria Lassiter, I 0:34:08.680 --> 0:34:12.840 just think, you know, a lot of probably disrespect in 0:34:12.960 --> 0:34:16.960 the top one hundred player rankings and a lot of 0:34:17.000 --> 0:34:19.840 the other rankings he definitely should be in there. I 0:34:20.400 --> 0:34:22.960 think all of that motivates him. He might not say 0:34:22.960 --> 0:34:25.279 it publicly, but I think all of that motivates him, 0:34:25.320 --> 0:34:27.160 and he rises to the occasion every time. 0:34:27.200 --> 0:34:28.480 So I think he's gonna have another good year. 0:34:28.560 --> 0:34:31.480 He's one of those guys that he will put not 0:34:31.680 --> 0:34:34.040 just a chip on his shoulder, the whole damn bag's 0:34:34.080 --> 0:34:38.680 going on his shoulder, like every single practice, every single game, 0:34:39.320 --> 0:34:42.640 like it fuels as if he's got you know, Bobby 0:34:42.640 --> 0:34:44.680 Bouchet sounds going on in his head. 0:34:45.000 --> 0:34:47.000 He said, you're not good, You're too small. 0:34:47.200 --> 0:34:49.759 He ran four to six, and inside he's like, no, man, 0:34:49.800 --> 0:34:52.360 watch this, watch this bank Dereck Henry in the safety 0:34:52.480 --> 0:34:55.120 for safety against the rape like he does those kind 0:34:55.120 --> 0:34:55.560 of things. 0:34:55.800 --> 0:34:58.640 Nahgree, he's Jonathan. 0:34:58.719 --> 0:34:59.640 You brought up Henry. 0:35:00.200 --> 0:35:03.080 So the linebackers, you know here we are. We Gotasease Henry. 0:35:03.120 --> 0:35:05.000 Those are your top two and you're good to go. 0:35:05.440 --> 0:35:07.200 But the depth is taking a hit with the EJ. 0:35:07.360 --> 0:35:10.960 Speed in the offseason, obviously, and then you have Jake Hanson, 0:35:11.000 --> 0:35:12.600 who's your leading special teams tackler. 0:35:12.680 --> 0:35:14.279 He gets hurt. We don't know what the situation is. 0:35:14.280 --> 0:35:16.480 Hoping for the very best, but all of a sudden, 0:35:16.480 --> 0:35:19.320 that depth gets tested behind those top two guys. 0:35:19.360 --> 0:35:19.960 What about that? 0:35:20.880 --> 0:35:22.640 Yeah, you know, and I wrote a little bit about 0:35:22.640 --> 0:35:26.479 that yesterday that you know, the depth there is being 0:35:26.520 --> 0:35:30.680 tested right now because with E. J. Speed having suffered 0:35:30.680 --> 0:35:33.800 that injury in the offseason, you know, they really don't 0:35:33.880 --> 0:35:36.839 know whether he's going to return. Who knows how long 0:35:36.920 --> 0:35:39.840 Jake Hanson will be out, but any loss from any 0:35:39.920 --> 0:35:42.239 extended period of time puts a lot of pressure on 0:35:43.000 --> 0:35:45.800 you know, those rookies too. If he does have to 0:35:45.840 --> 0:35:48.040 miss time, well, they've got to perform. You know, that 0:35:48.080 --> 0:35:50.200 could be good and bad because now they have a 0:35:50.239 --> 0:35:53.879 better chance of making this roster. But you know they're 0:35:53.880 --> 0:35:57.480 gonna need those guys to play well because at some 0:35:57.600 --> 0:36:05.440 certain point Jamal Hill, Aidan Fisher, Wade Wood as Marte 0:36:05.920 --> 0:36:09.120 Mapu are going to be called apoing and who's going 0:36:09.160 --> 0:36:12.319 to stand out? And I think they'll be looking these 0:36:12.360 --> 0:36:14.120 next few days to see who that's going to be. 0:36:14.600 --> 0:36:16.200 Yeah, and the guy that enters that spot might end 0:36:16.320 --> 0:36:18.560 up having to do it on special teams first. Yeah, 0:36:18.680 --> 0:36:20.600 more than likely having to do it on special teams first. 0:36:20.600 --> 0:36:23.680 And turning around, we talked about the contract with CJ. 0:36:24.239 --> 0:36:28.120 Let's talk about the ballplayerj And just two days in 0:36:28.800 --> 0:36:31.480 and we've seen every single rep he's had in practice 0:36:31.480 --> 0:36:33.400 since he's been here in games. We've been here for 0:36:33.440 --> 0:36:36.080 all that. Jonathan, you have as well your thoughts about 0:36:36.120 --> 0:36:37.800 the progress the maturation of c J. 0:36:37.920 --> 0:36:39.400 Stroud, at least early in camp. 0:36:40.280 --> 0:36:43.200 Yeah, you know, you know, first, I think it starts 0:36:43.200 --> 0:36:46.480 with like he had to be kind of coming in 0:36:46.719 --> 0:36:48.479 or you would think that he had to be coming 0:36:48.520 --> 0:36:51.080 into this season with a lot of pressure, just given 0:36:51.160 --> 0:36:56.360 how last season ended, the criticism, the heavy criticism nationally 0:36:56.920 --> 0:36:59.400 to him, and when I see him, he just it 0:36:59.440 --> 0:37:03.320 doesn't seem like it is violas him. He seems under control. 0:37:03.440 --> 0:37:07.240 He seems unbothered by it. And I think even David Montgomery, 0:37:07.239 --> 0:37:10.200 who's about to walk by soon, talked about it a 0:37:10.239 --> 0:37:10.640 little bit. 0:37:10.680 --> 0:37:12.719 He said, just not much phases him. 0:37:12.760 --> 0:37:15.120 And I think that's ideally what you want, because you 0:37:15.160 --> 0:37:18.080 want to see him move on from what happened, and 0:37:18.120 --> 0:37:20.520 so far I've seen him be under control, look a 0:37:20.560 --> 0:37:24.080 little bit more comfortable. Being this is second year in offense. 0:37:25.040 --> 0:37:27.640 You know, Demika Ryans talked about you know, they're trying 0:37:27.640 --> 0:37:31.640 to do a better job of being efficient, pre pre 0:37:31.719 --> 0:37:34.480 snap and that's going to handle a lot of issues. 0:37:34.560 --> 0:37:37.680 So so far the throws of you know, always throwing 0:37:37.719 --> 0:37:42.200 a nice ball. Now can the pieces around him help 0:37:42.280 --> 0:37:46.080 elevate him? I think you're starting to see that, and 0:37:46.920 --> 0:37:48.480 we'll see more of that in the coming days. 0:37:48.640 --> 0:37:52.480 Jonathan Montgomery has the wired ear pods as opposed to 0:37:52.520 --> 0:37:55.640 the wire less, and I'm back on the wired because 0:37:55.640 --> 0:37:58.160 a lot of guys are, actually, but that's not why 0:37:58.200 --> 0:38:00.480 I'm back on it. I'm just on them because I 0:38:00.520 --> 0:38:03.560 would lose the wireless, so I need the wire. 0:38:03.360 --> 0:38:05.200 To hang on to them. But this is a thing. 0:38:05.200 --> 0:38:05.680 What do you do? 0:38:05.920 --> 0:38:09.560 So they have become more in style yep, but you 0:38:09.640 --> 0:38:11.880 know what, I am so bad with Louis. I should 0:38:11.960 --> 0:38:16.719 do wired, but I'm I'm very obsessive about or not obsessive. 0:38:16.760 --> 0:38:19.200 I like to look at New York Times wirecutter and 0:38:19.239 --> 0:38:23.680 say what are the best earbuds to use? And right 0:38:23.680 --> 0:38:26.080 now I'm on wireless. Okay, soon I could go back 0:38:26.080 --> 0:38:26.560 to wired. 0:38:26.760 --> 0:38:29.239 All right, So never mind about that, So thank you 0:38:29.280 --> 0:38:33.239 for that information. Back to football. So here we are 0:38:33.280 --> 0:38:36.160 in camp and we haven't taught to you this offseason 0:38:36.239 --> 0:38:41.720 much at all. So AFC South Jags Colts. 0:38:42.200 --> 0:38:43.160 Who do you feel. 0:38:43.320 --> 0:38:46.280 I mean, obviously the Jags are the biggest challenge here. 0:38:46.760 --> 0:38:50.800 We looked at their offseason and said, you know, things 0:38:50.840 --> 0:38:53.720 have to go right for them because they lost formerly 0:38:53.760 --> 0:38:57.120 known as Etn now Itchen, but Travis who had a 0:38:57.160 --> 0:38:59.440 great year last year, and I don't know if Towton 0:38:59.480 --> 0:39:01.280 can have a great year for them like he did 0:39:01.320 --> 0:39:03.879 like him did. But what are your thoughts on them 0:39:04.239 --> 0:39:06.000 and what they did and didn't do and how they 0:39:06.080 --> 0:39:07.399 might be in twenty twenty six. 0:39:07.680 --> 0:39:10.600 Yeah, I was surprised that they didn't re up their 0:39:10.680 --> 0:39:14.560 running game, you know, on the same level as h M. 0:39:15.440 --> 0:39:16.719 You know, I thought he was such a big part 0:39:16.760 --> 0:39:19.000 of that offense. But I think they'll be solid team. 0:39:19.480 --> 0:39:22.879 I just think they'll probably struggle given that they're playing 0:39:22.880 --> 0:39:26.680 the first place schedule. Like I mean, their schedule isn't horrendous, 0:39:27.320 --> 0:39:29.600 but it is it is tougher than what they had, 0:39:29.600 --> 0:39:32.279 definitely tougher than what they had last year. Right, So 0:39:32.520 --> 0:39:34.440 I think they'll still be a good team. They have 0:39:34.520 --> 0:39:37.160 solid pieces. They'll be getting Travis Hunter back. You know, 0:39:37.239 --> 0:39:41.080 those head dressers on that team are really good. But 0:39:41.640 --> 0:39:44.040 you know, I do think that they'll they'll likely have 0:39:44.080 --> 0:39:46.000 some struggles with their schedule and getting past some of 0:39:46.000 --> 0:39:46.520 the guys they have. 0:39:46.719 --> 0:39:49.000 Okay, one of the stories and when Mark Roth daviously 0:39:49.040 --> 0:39:53.120 south and maybe think about it. Jonathan Taylor needs a deal. 0:39:53.520 --> 0:39:57.719 B Jon Robinson needs a deal. Jamior Gibbs needs a deal. Now, 0:39:57.760 --> 0:39:59.879 two of the three of those are hold ends. Yeah, 0:40:00.040 --> 0:40:03.040 they're there, so they don't get fine, but they're not 0:40:03.080 --> 0:40:05.080 doing anything until they end up getting a deal. Now, 0:40:05.080 --> 0:40:07.640 Taylor is doing work and he's convinced, Hey, yeah, I'm 0:40:07.680 --> 0:40:08.640 gonna be a cult for life. 0:40:08.680 --> 0:40:10.239 He's he went through this. 0:40:10.160 --> 0:40:12.920 Before with his second contract, he's about to go on 0:40:12.960 --> 0:40:13.319 a third. 0:40:14.320 --> 0:40:15.320 Do you think there's any. 0:40:15.120 --> 0:40:17.640 Possibility of any of those three moving on or do 0:40:17.640 --> 0:40:21.200 you think that teams will eventually find a deal for 0:40:21.280 --> 0:40:23.920 those three because they are that important to the offense 0:40:24.040 --> 0:40:26.360 even though they're running backs. 0:40:27.000 --> 0:40:29.080 Yeah, I think all three of those guys stay. 0:40:29.920 --> 0:40:32.279 Of those three that if there was one that was 0:40:32.320 --> 0:40:35.960 a go, you know, probably B John Robinson. But I 0:40:35.960 --> 0:40:38.160 don't think that's the case because I think they invested 0:40:38.239 --> 0:40:40.239 so much into him. But I think all of those 0:40:40.239 --> 0:40:44.680 guys make sense. You know, as you reference Jonathan Taylor's 0:40:44.680 --> 0:40:48.520 comments about want to stay there. You know, the Lions 0:40:48.600 --> 0:40:52.960 just traded away David Montgomery, so you know they're investing 0:40:53.000 --> 0:40:56.319 heavily on him, and then b John Robinson is is 0:40:56.800 --> 0:40:57.720 is what makes. 0:40:57.520 --> 0:40:58.160 Their engine go. 0:40:58.320 --> 0:41:00.959 So you know it's a good day for running backs, 0:41:00.960 --> 0:41:03.640 but particularly compared to how it was a few years ago. 0:41:03.719 --> 0:41:07.240 They're starting to get paid in its deserving because running backs. 0:41:07.440 --> 0:41:09.440 You know a lot of offenses are putting their focus 0:41:09.440 --> 0:41:10.120 on the running game. 0:41:10.440 --> 0:41:13.480 Yes, sir, that's the man, Jonathan Alexander Love get a 0:41:13.560 --> 0:41:16.240 chance to talk to him. Coming up, one of our 0:41:16.960 --> 0:41:19.600 good friends, one of my favorites. 0:41:19.600 --> 0:41:22.000 I get a chance to work with her on preseason games. 0:41:22.000 --> 0:41:26.359 Shelby Coppage TV sidelline reporter for your preseason games, will 0:41:26.400 --> 0:41:29.720 join us next right here in Texans All Access's and everybody, 0:41:29.840 --> 0:41:32.000 welcome back to this Friday is Year Texas All Axis. 0:41:32.040 --> 0:41:36.640 Jean Harris football and sideline reporter and TV preseason game 0:41:37.400 --> 0:41:40.439 analysts alongside my friend Indy Klue and play by play 0:41:40.440 --> 0:41:45.040 man Kevin Coogler for your Texans. Also joining us, Shelby Coppage, 0:41:45.120 --> 0:41:47.880 gotta be a great friend, does a tremendous job on 0:41:47.920 --> 0:41:49.080 the sidelines for TV. 0:41:49.600 --> 0:41:51.120 Shelby sat down with Mark and me. 0:41:51.400 --> 0:41:54.480 We talked about a number of different things, including her 0:41:54.680 --> 0:41:57.120 busy schedule this offseason. 0:41:57.440 --> 0:42:02.960 Shelby Coppage also national play by play announcer for Love Volleyball. 0:42:04.080 --> 0:42:04.840 Yes, how about it? 0:42:04.840 --> 0:42:06.919 How's it going to always random? For a ready throw 0:42:07.040 --> 0:42:07.200 to me? 0:42:07.320 --> 0:42:07.560 Mark? 0:42:08.000 --> 0:42:08.440 Love it? 0:42:08.440 --> 0:42:08.719 We go? 0:42:08.920 --> 0:42:09.520 Here, we go? 0:42:09.960 --> 0:42:11.600 So, yeah, you've done so much. 0:42:11.800 --> 0:42:13.480 I mean, how do you keep track of it all? 0:42:13.600 --> 0:42:17.680 Because national announcer for Love Volleyball and obviously the football 0:42:17.719 --> 0:42:20.480 stuff and everything else you do is so much. 0:42:20.760 --> 0:42:23.960 It's so much, but it sounds you and John understand it. 0:42:23.960 --> 0:42:26.959 It's so fun and so even on the days where 0:42:26.960 --> 0:42:29.360 I'm like ugh, I have to like get up in 0:42:29.400 --> 0:42:31.319 this hotel and go to work, like oh wait, my 0:42:31.560 --> 0:42:35.080 job is to cover League one volleyball or whatever team 0:42:35.160 --> 0:42:35.959 it is on the road. 0:42:36.000 --> 0:42:38.000 So it's so much fun. I'm so blessed. But it's 0:42:38.000 --> 0:42:40.319 definitely like it. It's it's a lot, as you know. 0:42:40.440 --> 0:42:43.360 So you do the astro studio stuff too sometimes, which 0:42:43.400 --> 0:42:45.319 is really interesting, and we'll forgive you for that. 0:42:46.600 --> 0:42:49.560 Hey, when you can't use me, I want someone else. 0:42:49.719 --> 0:42:51.560 But you know, right when the astros called me, I 0:42:51.600 --> 0:42:53.560 called Mark first. I was like, hey, Mark, can I 0:42:53.640 --> 0:42:56.480 still do the Textans games if I cover for the 0:42:56.480 --> 0:42:57.480 Astros here and there? 0:42:57.840 --> 0:43:00.160 He said, yes, if the colts call, then they'll be 0:43:00.200 --> 0:43:01.160 a fight. Yeah, goodbye. 0:43:01.280 --> 0:43:02.160 I' not doing that. 0:43:02.800 --> 0:43:05.320 It will be a fight at that's totally understandable. What 0:43:05.360 --> 0:43:07.400 would you say, Shelby, is your downtime of the year? 0:43:07.400 --> 0:43:09.080 I think for Mark and I it's pretty easy. It's 0:43:09.080 --> 0:43:12.439 like when they leave for Ota mini camp until today. Yeah, 0:43:12.440 --> 0:43:15.080 that's called our downtime. If you will, what's your downtime? 0:43:15.160 --> 0:43:19.040 So I actually just got two puppies this time, so no, 0:43:19.360 --> 0:43:21.960 So basically even when I don't have calls or anything, 0:43:22.040 --> 0:43:24.279 I'm just with puppies all day. 0:43:24.560 --> 0:43:25.839 I'm stimulated all day. 0:43:25.880 --> 0:43:28.200 It's been so much fun and like good you know, 0:43:28.480 --> 0:43:30.800 timing for summer to be able to train them before 0:43:30.840 --> 0:43:31.760 the fall starts. 0:43:31.800 --> 0:43:33.480 So it's been a really fun summer. 0:43:33.880 --> 0:43:35.200 Wow, what kind of dogs? 0:43:35.560 --> 0:43:40.480 A German shepherd and then a mutt so kind of 0:43:40.600 --> 0:43:42.760 cane course so much he's huge. 0:43:43.960 --> 0:43:45.920 Now I know you lost your long time Yeah, I 0:43:46.000 --> 0:43:48.280 love it bad May this off season. 0:43:48.480 --> 0:43:50.080 Yeah, condolence is about that. 0:43:50.120 --> 0:43:51.040 I know that's very tough. 0:43:51.040 --> 0:43:52.520 And Johnny lost two dogs last year. 0:43:52.520 --> 0:43:55.279 I know it's very tough, but so you went to 0:43:55.360 --> 0:43:58.920 the well pretty quickly to get a new set. 0:43:59.239 --> 0:44:00.520 As it turns out, just one. 0:44:00.760 --> 0:44:04.239 I literally got uh the puppies the day after I 0:44:04.280 --> 0:44:08.919 was done traveling for the spring. So like I called breeders, 0:44:08.960 --> 0:44:11.000 like when do you have an eight week old ready? 0:44:11.120 --> 0:44:11.759 Like timed it. 0:44:11.800 --> 0:44:14.040 So I had a few months after padme just traveling 0:44:14.080 --> 0:44:18.120 and everything. But like you need your attention, you know, yous, 0:44:18.320 --> 0:44:20.680 Like he can't be at home doing nothing, you know 0:44:20.719 --> 0:44:23.680 when I'm waiting for my games and stuff. So uh, 0:44:23.880 --> 0:44:27.040 Leyah the German shepherd was a little expensive a breeder. 0:44:27.239 --> 0:44:28.560 Then Coop on the rescue. 0:44:28.600 --> 0:44:30.239 Is the joke is his name is Coupon because he 0:44:30.280 --> 0:44:32.520 was so cheap compared to leya coop. 0:44:32.760 --> 0:44:35.080 So you know, people like adopt don't shop. Well I 0:44:35.120 --> 0:44:35.680 did adopt. 0:44:35.760 --> 0:44:38.520 And also the ones that already bore need homes too. 0:44:38.760 --> 0:44:40.400 The breeders, what do you do with these puppies? 0:44:40.440 --> 0:44:42.120 They need homes to do point they exist. 0:44:42.400 --> 0:44:45.600 There's my there's my daughter and her little guy Domino 0:44:45.920 --> 0:44:46.200 that she. 0:44:46.400 --> 0:44:51.120 Just got was a rescue. 0:44:49.600 --> 0:44:54.759 He's tiny, tiny, but he he's a he's a sweetheart. 0:44:54.760 --> 0:44:59.640 And my daughter just she was she was fostering him yeah, 0:44:59.719 --> 0:45:01.319 and I he didn't realize they called it this a 0:45:01.360 --> 0:45:03.239 foster fail when she adopts, so she. 0:45:04.160 --> 0:45:06.440 In love with him and she's foster failed. 0:45:06.560 --> 0:45:09.400 She fell in love with him and so literally Saturday 0:45:09.960 --> 0:45:12.000 went in, signed the papers, paid her two nd fifty 0:45:12.040 --> 0:45:14.279 bucks and Domino is hers, and I'm like. 0:45:14.280 --> 0:45:17.200 And Domina is also yours too, whenever daughter is busy. 0:45:17.320 --> 0:45:18.080 Yes, that's exactly. 0:45:18.200 --> 0:45:21.520 And he she was worried about how and I never 0:45:21.520 --> 0:45:24.600 really thought about this, but how rescues in particular react 0:45:24.680 --> 0:45:27.840 to men, and so yeah. 0:45:27.400 --> 0:45:29.640 Because men could be jerks to drives or whatever. 0:45:29.960 --> 0:45:31.600 And so I walked in and he just kind of 0:45:31.640 --> 0:45:34.200 sniffed me and he jumped up on me. I was like, well, yes, 0:45:34.239 --> 0:45:35.759 we're all good because you're a you. 0:45:36.320 --> 0:45:36.560 Yeah. 0:45:36.719 --> 0:45:37.399 And also, like. 0:45:37.440 --> 0:45:40.040 Hats scare dogs two sometimes, so like if you're on 0:45:40.160 --> 0:45:42.040 a new adopt hat, don't worry like hotter sunglasses. 0:45:42.239 --> 0:45:43.359 Yeah, it's training caps. 0:45:43.360 --> 0:45:46.720 So we're talking about puppies, but' rame Mike Vrabel raybel 0:45:46.880 --> 0:45:47.200 so on you. 0:45:47.360 --> 0:45:48.840 That's all we'll say about that. Shelby. 0:45:49.400 --> 0:45:52.040 Let me ask you about League one volleyball. Yeah, all right, 0:45:52.080 --> 0:45:54.800 So we have the Houston franchise and going through a 0:45:54.840 --> 0:45:56.839 lot of different things with that. It's awesome. This will 0:45:56.880 --> 0:45:59.640 be the second season that the Texans have control of 0:45:59.640 --> 0:46:02.840 the France and things are evolving because you had six teams, 0:46:02.840 --> 0:46:06.239 now you're gonna have ten. And tell us I like 0:46:06.320 --> 0:46:08.879 to point this out about volleyball. Yeah, it's training camps 0:46:08.880 --> 0:46:11.319 that we're talking about volleyball. Just briefly though, tell me 0:46:12.080 --> 0:46:15.600 so it's important, tell me about the caliber of play, 0:46:15.640 --> 0:46:18.000 because what strikes me is you might think is this 0:46:18.040 --> 0:46:18.719 a minor league. 0:46:18.760 --> 0:46:20.360 That it's not a minor league. 0:46:20.400 --> 0:46:23.800 These are major league players, but you get that access 0:46:23.800 --> 0:46:25.560 that you have with minor league teams where they can 0:46:25.600 --> 0:46:26.880 sign autographs and things like that. 0:46:26.920 --> 0:46:27.359 Your thoughts. 0:46:27.520 --> 0:46:30.000 Yeah, so it has over twenty Olympians. 0:46:30.040 --> 0:46:32.080 That was just last season, so this year they've added 0:46:32.120 --> 0:46:35.120 even more. So imagine like the best players in the 0:46:35.160 --> 0:46:40.080 world overseas coming here so much less the USA Olympians, 0:46:40.120 --> 0:46:43.320 but we got the Brazil, the Japan like the best 0:46:43.360 --> 0:46:43.920 of the best. 0:46:43.960 --> 0:46:45.000 And the best thing. 0:46:44.840 --> 0:46:48.759 About volleyball is, unlike baseball, you can know when it's 0:46:48.800 --> 0:46:51.919 an awesome play. So you can walk in knowing zero 0:46:51.960 --> 0:46:55.680 about volleyball and know, dang, that was a crazy hit 0:46:55.840 --> 0:46:57.160 or a crazy. 0:46:56.760 --> 0:46:59.680 Dig like base. To me, all the pitches look the same. 0:46:59.800 --> 0:47:00.560 I can't tell. 0:47:00.840 --> 0:47:03.200 Like when Nico Collins makes a huge catch in the 0:47:03.280 --> 0:47:06.400 end zone, we can all appreciate how magnificent that is. 0:47:06.440 --> 0:47:09.480 That's volleyball, every single play, and so that's okay if 0:47:09.520 --> 0:47:11.719 no one really knows like League one, it's pretty new. 0:47:12.040 --> 0:47:14.160 But when you come to a game like you will 0:47:14.280 --> 0:47:17.960 understand how important this is. We have the best of 0:47:18.000 --> 0:47:20.480 the best athletes and also the Barry Center. I know 0:47:20.520 --> 0:47:22.560 the Texans are building a new place for the team 0:47:22.600 --> 0:47:27.040 to play, but it was insane, like thousands of people, 0:47:27.560 --> 0:47:30.239 hundreds of about thousands of girls waiting after the game 0:47:30.280 --> 0:47:32.560 was over to get autographs. Like this girl you know, 0:47:32.640 --> 0:47:35.880 might not know her Madison Skinner. She's gonna be an Olympian, 0:47:35.960 --> 0:47:39.480 played at Texas. She's everything. When she walked out, girls 0:47:39.480 --> 0:47:43.719 were screaming like their one direction, Like if you have 0:47:43.880 --> 0:47:47.600 daughters or whoever, like take them to these volleyball games, 0:47:47.640 --> 0:47:50.440 and especially like Texans. The Texans can see important. It 0:47:50.480 --> 0:47:53.040 is like they literally wanted in on this team. 0:47:53.160 --> 0:47:54.320 You have to go. It's awesome. 0:47:54.440 --> 0:47:54.640 Yeah. 0:47:54.719 --> 0:47:56.880 My thoughts on being here at camp and Texans pre 0:47:57.320 --> 0:47:59.560 TV rolling in two weeks from tomorrow. 0:48:00.040 --> 0:48:03.000 First thought was, it's kind of cool. There's a breeze, 0:48:03.920 --> 0:48:09.480 like I'm not I'm not you. You just got here, nice, 0:48:09.640 --> 0:48:11.799 I just got here. Yes, I did just get here. 0:48:11.800 --> 0:48:13.320 But like it's been a little cooler. 0:48:13.440 --> 0:48:13.960 I see. 0:48:14.680 --> 0:48:18.480 I'm really loving already seeing like CJ, you know, get connections. 0:48:18.480 --> 0:48:20.759 I love the handshakes, already excited to see him with 0:48:20.760 --> 0:48:24.000 the helmet off, the haircut, but the vibes are super high. 0:48:24.080 --> 0:48:26.840 Media is so excited to be here. Yeah, it's awesome. 0:48:27.120 --> 0:48:30.719 It is awesome. She's awesome, This show is awesome. You're 0:48:30.760 --> 0:48:31.720 awesome for listening. 0:48:32.040 --> 0:48:34.640 Everybody back at sports Radio six ten, Slash ninety five 0:48:34.719 --> 0:48:38.320 seven the Fan, They're awesome. Practice number four tomorrow, Harris 0:48:38.400 --> 0:48:40.719 Its will be up later in the day. Make sure 0:48:40.719 --> 0:48:42.080 you check it out. We'll see you then, everybody, and 0:48:42.120 --> 0:48:43.240 as always, go Texans,