1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Hello every one, and welcome. It's the program that keeps 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: you up to date and informed on your Houston Texans. 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Here in the Hunday Texans Radio studio across the hall 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: from the Locker Room A at RG Stadium, it's Mark 5 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Vandermer on Texans All Access with the General Tonight John 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: McClain from the Houston Chronicle. General. Here we go week 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: five already and the Texans finally got to win last 8 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: week heading into the Dallas game. How are you doing. 9 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: I'm doing great, Mark, I'm pumped about this game. I'm 10 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: always pumped when the Texans and Cowboys played. They've been 11 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: that way since I came to Houston and started covering 12 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: the Oilers. And it's always funny me you as players 13 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: and coaches who are not from Texas, if they understand 14 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: how much this game means to the fans, and they 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: always say yes, But it doesn't mean anywhere near as 16 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: much as an AFC South game, and it doesn't mean 17 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: as much as an AFC game in the standings. But 18 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: I know, and I'm thinking you do too. I know 19 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: people who insist I don't believe them. They would rather 20 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: win this game and lose all the others just to 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: beat the Cowboys. They have bragging rights to their Cowboy 22 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: friends in the Houston area. I think psychologically it is 23 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: a big game for the fans, the biggest game of 24 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: the year, there's no doubt. And I feel that too 25 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: in some ways. But I can't agree with the AFC 26 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: South thing. I mean, you want to win your division 27 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: get to the playoffs, but this does take on a 28 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: different light. It's in its own special category. I'm gonna 29 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: go down memory laying with you right now. Okay, wait 30 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: a minute. Yeah, how many times on the AFC South 31 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: opponent have you guys done nine and a half minute 32 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: videos for your website? Not too many times. I'm thinking 33 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: it's not any Well, that was also the inaugural game. 34 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: But what made it so special It was not that 35 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: it was the first game necessarily, although that was that 36 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: was the Cowboys and it was the first game, and 37 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: if they had played the Chiefs in the first game, 38 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: you wouldn't be doing nine a half minute video on 39 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: your website. It was you guys did a great job. 40 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: Oh thank you, I told John, and we promoted it 41 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: on six ten. I've tweeted it two or three times 42 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: and the listeners haven't seen it gone Houston Texans dot 43 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: com and check it out because I got sad I 44 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: got when I was watching the stuff with the oilers, 45 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: and then I remember that game. I was covering the NFL. 46 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: I wasn't covering the Texans. I came over here a 47 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: lot during the week, but I didn't cover any games. 48 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: But I was there for that one because and I 49 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time with the oilers. Bob mcnaron 50 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: had a spot for them down in front of his suite, 51 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: and I was wandering the stadium. I would bump into 52 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: other exiler players that were so nny, not just ex 53 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: oilers but x NFL players who came to that game, 54 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: and and of course there were a lot of cowboy fans, 55 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: and so it was. It was such a great but 56 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: emotional moment because it was primetime. And I gotta tell 57 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: you one time when I was covering a Monday night 58 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: game at New England during my eight years of covering 59 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: the NFL, which was greatest job you could ever have, 60 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: and I put my stuff in the press box as 61 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: in New England, and I wandered around the parking lot. 62 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 1: All the fans were partying, having so much fun, and 63 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: I remembered how it used to be under the primetime 64 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: Monday night games would Love You Blue, and I thought 65 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: said to myself, we're never gonna have that again in 66 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: Houston because we're not gonna get another team. And then 67 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: when that game against the Cowboys at primetime was back, 68 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: I was so excited, and I know, you know there 69 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: are thousands and hundreds of thousands of Texans and Houstonians 70 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: who felt the same way. And then to win it, 71 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: and then, as Bob McNair said in your video, Jerry 72 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: Jones told him he cried two times in his life, 73 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: once when his parents got hurt in number two when 74 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: he lost that game. I do love that. I do 75 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: love that quote right there, all right. So five years 76 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: of that professional football before that game. Take me back, though. 77 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: We talk about love You Blue from time to time, 78 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: and this is Houston versus Alas. It's so big that 79 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: era the Oilers played the Cowboys and a Thanksgiving Day 80 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: twenty four and that I mean here there in Irving, Texas, 81 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: you're playing them and you win that game. How big 82 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,799 Speaker 1: was that at the time, Because we don't talk about 83 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: that one much, but to go up there and that 84 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: was a good Cowboy team that was a great Arrowboy team, 85 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: but that was what bum Phillips, Earl Campbell, Dan Pastor 86 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: and he love You Blue. And the Oilers were very 87 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: popular around the state because of Earl Heisman Trophy winner 88 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: for Texas State championship at John Tyler High School. Genuine 89 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: Texas legend like Davy Crockett and Alamo and so people, 90 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 1: even cowboy fans like the Oilers now, not when they played, 91 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: but when the Oilers won that game, it's the most 92 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: I've ever seen fans the a team from Houston cut 93 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: into their popularity and it didn't like it only lasted 94 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: one more year and then Bud Adams fired bum Phillips. 95 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: But it was electrifying to win that game. It was 96 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: a great game. And then it was kind of like 97 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: the first game here. You know, that game didn't mean 98 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: anything of the playoffs up there. The Oilers went to 99 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: the NFC Championship game for the second year in a row. 100 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: But the electricity, the excitement on the part of the fans, 101 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: and to put it in primetime of course makes it 102 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: even better. And this is NBC's game every Sunday night 103 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: is the highest rated show them television, and so the 104 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: Texans are going to be playing in the highest rated show, 105 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: and the fact that's Cowboys it makes it even more. 106 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 1: And I've told you this story and I got to 107 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: tell it again because it's so appropriate. At the end 108 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: of that game in two thousand and two, I went 109 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: down to the sideline with about five minutes left, right 110 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: outside the tunnel, and Bob McNair and Chuck Watson, who 111 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: was one of his minority partners, the one that had 112 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: the biggest stake there there and I stood between them 113 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: and looked. We looked across the field. There's Jerry Jones, 114 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: been over with hands on both knees, Dave Campo, their coach, 115 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: bent over, hands on both knees, and Chuck goes, this 116 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: is the biggest thing in Texas since the Alamo. So 117 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: we're standing there and the fans behind us started channing, 118 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: thank you Bob, thank you Bob, and it started to spread, 119 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: thank you Bob, Thank you Bob, and it got louder. 120 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: And I looked at McNair and I said, you hear that, 121 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: and he knocked and I said, what does it feel 122 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: like to have the fans doing that? And he started 123 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: getting tears in his eyes, and I looked at Chuck 124 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 1: and he had tears in his eyes, and I started 125 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: feeling tears in my eyes, and I'm like, I'm not 126 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: supposed to have this. And then here comes a bunch 127 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: of TV stations with their cameras and I said, guys, 128 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: I got to get out of here. I can't let 129 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,239 Speaker 1: these guys shoot me tear you eyed, and so I 130 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: took off. But that moment, hearing those fans chanting thank you, Bob, 131 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: I just can't imagine a better feeling for Bob McNair 132 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: because nobody, nobody was interested in bringing a team to 133 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: Houston other than McNair, and he made it happen. And 134 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: what a great first game it was against the Dallas Cowboys. 135 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: This is only their third ever visit to NRG Stadium. 136 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: So if that's gonna be cool, I mean, you have 137 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: them here in your place. They were here in twenty 138 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,559 Speaker 1: ten that did not go well, and now they're here again. 139 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: So before we get back into that, and I think, 140 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: to answer your question earlier, yeah, the AFC South games 141 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: are more important. But look at the conversation we're having 142 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: right now. These are the conversations around town about this 143 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: particular contest. It goes beyond football, beyond the xs and 144 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: o's of this particular outing. It's about Dallas versus Houston. 145 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: The people in the Metro plays. They don't acknowledge there's 146 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: a team here, but they consider themselves like a Ferrari 147 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: and the Texans are like a Volkswagon. But boy, if 148 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: that Volkswagon beat you in a raise, you don't want 149 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: that Volkswagon to be But if it does, you're embarrassed. 150 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: You're the elitist. You know, you're You're the America's team. 151 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: And so that's why right now they don't really care. 152 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: But if they lose this game, they're gonna care. Oh, 153 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna care a lot. Well, what do you think though? 154 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: Going in here? John? Obviously, Elliott is the big focus 155 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: for the Dallas Cowboys. This is almost old school running 156 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: back stuff where he's the guy. I mean, Dak Prescott's 157 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: a good quarterback. I know he's had some ups and downs. 158 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: They went nine and seven last year with him. Elliott 159 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: didn't play as much, but Elliott is so much a 160 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: part of their offense more than any other non quarterback 161 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: player in the league now percentage wise. I begged them 162 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: to win the division and people thought I was nuts 163 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: picked Philadelphia to win the Philly's gonna win it. And 164 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: the reason I said that Ezekiel Elliott would lead the 165 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: league in Russian again. They would play old fashioned football. 166 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: They would run, run, and run some more by the 167 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: best offensive line in the league. Now they've had Travis 168 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: Frederick or I mean, yeah, what's his first name, Travis, 169 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: Travis Frederick. He's out for the year with that that 170 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: I can pronounce it, and hopefully he'll be able to 171 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: come back. And they've had other injuries. And it's not 172 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott's fault that they haven't given him receivers and 173 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,719 Speaker 1: tight ends. But they have a great running back. He's 174 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: coming off a career I eighty eight yards receiving two 175 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: hundred forty yards from scrimmage, and the Texans have to 176 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: contain him. If he runs a lot, it's not going 177 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 1: to be a blowout. You know, I'm not gonna throw 178 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: for four and sixty four yards. So when you run 179 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: a lot, you're gonna play a lot of close games. 180 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: And even though Ezekiel Elliott came off his best game 181 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: and Dak Prescott had not thrown but one pass of 182 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: thirty yards and he threw three or four against the Lions, 183 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: they still had to go to a winning field goal 184 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 1: at the end to beat the Lions at AT and 185 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: T Stadium. So I'm the wrong guy to ask the 186 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: question that you ask because I picked the Texans to 187 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 1: beat the Titans and beat the Giants and I was wrong. 188 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: Then I picked him to lose to the Colts and 189 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: I was wrong. So I figured out I'm gonna pick 190 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: him to lose the Cowboys too. Okay, well it works 191 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: out well. Should Texans should win this game? You're at home, now, 192 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: what did you make of the performance now that it's 193 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: in the rear view mirror? The win over Indianapolis when 194 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: you had the lead, you lost the lead, but you're 195 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: able to eke it out. You're able to come from 196 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: behind it overtime, get a couple of stops on defense, 197 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: one result to get a field goal, one resulting in 198 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: that fourth down stop played by Jonathan Joseph, and you're 199 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: able to get the field goal off. And that was 200 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: actually a very big chore for them a couple of 201 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: weeks before that. So obviously they're making progress, but is 202 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: it in time to make a run their Texans have 203 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: been behind it every game including Indianapolis. And then they 204 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: come storming back to go up twenty eight ten, and 205 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna blow them out. They're finally going 206 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: to play the way they're supposed to. And then Andrew 207 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: Luck the sore armed not being able to throw the 208 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: ball down the field. Andrew Luck, we'd heard about four 209 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: point one average per tempt the game before five yard 210 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,439 Speaker 1: average per tenth for the season, comes out throwing down 211 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: the field to t Y Hilton four and sixty four 212 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: yards and four touchdowns. He's back, like J. J. Watt. 213 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: He's back. That's good for the division, it's good for football. 214 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: And I felt bad for Frank Wright a little bit, 215 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: not a lot considered what I saw him due to 216 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: the oilers after the NAST two season. And but he 217 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: got universal praise for the decision with ex players on 218 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: NFL Network, NFL dot Com, and ESPN. But the fans 219 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: and media killed him because a tie is better than 220 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: a loss. But I guess he figures they're not going 221 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. He's trying to instill an attitude. Andrew 222 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: Luck said, let's go forward. Luck was hot, but he 223 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: didn't have t Y Hilton and Jonathan Joseph made a 224 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: big play and then you know almost lost over. That 225 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: was Deshaun Watson led two scoring drives in overtime. You 226 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: don't see that a lot. Yeah, No, he in those situations, John, 227 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: I have utter confidence in him. I know it didn't 228 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: work out against Tennessee lead, but I have utter confidence 229 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: in him keeping his calm. He's done it before at 230 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: a high level in college. He's put up a lot 231 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: of points in this league. I loved seeing him do 232 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: that to a team on the road, a team that 233 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: was so desperate to wit. The great things on the 234 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: internet right now, and number one is you have to 235 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: throw the ball. You can't work on the running game 236 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: in the offseason because of the rules. A lineman can't 237 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: work because of the rules. But what you can do 238 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: is have a quarterback throwing to his receivers and tight ends. 239 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: You call the time a lot. So the smart teams 240 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: now are throwing more on first down. The rules have 241 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 1: changed to help the offense. TV ratings are up because 242 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: you have record numbers at this point through four games, 243 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: you have record numbers of touchdown yards, quarterback rating, everything 244 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: you can do offensively. You've got these young guns. I 245 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: wrote about this week, nine of eleven quarterbacks taken in 246 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 1: the first round of the last three drafts are starting. 247 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: The only ones that aren't Paxton Lanch who's out of ball, 248 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: and then Lamar Jackson, who's playing behind Joe Flacco. But 249 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 1: these guys like Golf and Watson and Mahomes and Trubisky, 250 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: and you got to trade up to get him unless 251 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: you got the first pick. Every one of those guys 252 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: other than Golf and Mayfield, who were the first picks overall, 253 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: you have to trade up dearly. So at the time 254 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: the media go, oh my god, I can't believe that 255 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 1: you are trading that many picks. You think anybody regrets 256 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: wins Trubisky what the Chiefs paid member Chiefs paid like 257 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: a three and a four and a one, and then 258 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: looking back for Rick Smith to swap ones and only 259 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 1: give up one one for Watson A good deal. That's 260 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: a good deal. And so it's so exciting to watch 261 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: right now. That's why I think Dak Prescott, they are 262 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: seventeen and four when he throws for just two hundred 263 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 1: yards and the Texans, of course, the way it's almost 264 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: guaranteed to win is to lead at halftime because Bill 265 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: O'Brien has the best winning percentage when his team leads 266 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 1: at halftime over any other team in the league. New 267 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: England second, and they actually lost the lead last week 268 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: but got it back, lost it by three points. It 269 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: over time, that's it. I think this game is going 270 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: to be a classic case of old fashion running game 271 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: versus the Texans with Watson. Is there anybody we want 272 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: to have the ball in their hands? It wouldn't bother 273 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: me if they never hand it off and just let 274 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: Watson throw all the time, kind of like they're talent. 275 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: Big twelve football. That's what the NFL is now, Big 276 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: twelve football, and it's exciting. It is exciting. But even 277 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: in the Big twelve, even Texas Tech would hand off 278 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: and run. You know those good crashing plays when dbs 279 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: were retreating, linebackers were retreating into coverage. They had punched 280 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: holes through they find the mark of the running shoot 281 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: the Oilers always had when Warren Moon, Bruce Matthews, and 282 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: Mike Mutcheck where here within half a thousand yard rusher, 283 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: all the yards were on draw plays that because the 284 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: defense would just retreat. And I think that's what we're 285 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: coming to. And so I think I think Watson's gonna 286 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: get better and better. And I know some of the 287 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: sacks six a pace for sixty eight, a pace for 288 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy two hits beyond the sixty eight 289 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: that will slow down. He knows that he's doing it. 290 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: He does. And you know there were twice in that game, 291 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: and I heard one with Andre going throw it, throw it, 292 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: throw it, and we're up there, throw it, throw boom yea, 293 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: and he doesn't shot. It's like he told us, I 294 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: don't shy away from that. Well, sometimes you got to, Yeah, 295 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: you gotta know. And but watching him after what we 296 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: saw off Kiki QT, the idea of having Hopkins, QT 297 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: and Fuller together, is there a better threesome in the NFL? 298 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: Backtracking a bit though, John the overtime game the Texans 299 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: played with the Colts. They used every second of overtime 300 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: to win that contest. Are you okay with the overtime 301 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: rule right now? Ten minutes and the other team gets 302 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: the ball if you get a feel going fine with 303 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: that part. I don't like the ten minutes. You know, 304 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: we've already had twice as many over times as last year. 305 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: I wish it was fifteen minutes. And use those same rules, 306 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: and it's exciting the part in it, and we don't 307 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: have to worry anymore about too many quarterback roughing the quarterbacks. 308 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: Those were down considerably after the clarification. Same way the 309 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: leading in your leading with the helmet. But it's just 310 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't like the college overtime rule 311 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: because you scored too many times. They count the yard, 312 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: they count the statistics, which is crazy to me. So 313 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: if you play five overtimes, you may have and it 314 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: might help you win the Heisman compared touchdowns. Yeah, yeah, 315 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: it's crazy, but it's everybody likes overtime better when your 316 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: team wins, and nobody likes the tie. Well. I know 317 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: that it helped the Texans, no question, to have the 318 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: rule where you get the ball back after the other 319 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: team scores a field goal on their first possession. However, 320 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: I don't like that rule still. Overall, I just think 321 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: it should be sudden death the way it used to be. 322 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: Forget about the ten minutes, just making sudden death. These 323 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: games will end, believe me, they will end. We're getting 324 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: these two field goal. Each team gets a field goal 325 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: that we played deeper into overtime. Texans had one of 326 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: those in the Thanksgiving game in twenty twelve against Detroit, 327 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: and used up almost all of overtime against the Jacksonville 328 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: Jaguars a couple of days earlier, four days earlier, they 329 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: actually almost ran out of time, and that overtime as well, 330 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: and that was a fifteen minute overtime. It's just strange 331 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:26,479 Speaker 1: how this is going. They're always worried about sixty minutes 332 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: right getting into that primetime schedule, which is the highest 333 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: rated primetime schedule of the week, but the extra five 334 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: to make it fifteen. And it was always funny because 335 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: when a team got the ball and scored and it's over, 336 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: everybody's oh gods, overtime rules so unfair, But statistically showed. 337 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: Statistics showed that if you got it first, it was 338 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: not a guaranteed to win. More often than not the 339 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: other team got the ball. The statistics were that the 340 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 1: team that had the first possession would win more than 341 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 1: the other team, but they wouldn't win it on that 342 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: first possession necessarily, so they were actually punting sometimes getting 343 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: it back then winning. Well, that's fine, because they got 344 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 1: two possessions and they made a stop. They played special 345 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: teams the other team played well enough on d to 346 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: get the ball. I'm fine with that. I think it 347 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: should be sudden death. This is an easy solution to me. 348 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: I was fearing that the Cults are going to march 349 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: right down the field and get a touchdown. When they 350 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: got stopped for that field goal, I thought, this is 351 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: huge obviously, and the Texans had a chance to win 352 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: it on a touchdown, but they weren't able to do 353 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 1: it at that At the other point, a god dropped 354 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: a pass for the Colts. What was his name was Johnson? Yeah, Longhorn. 355 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: The way Andrew Luck was throwing the ball, and I 356 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: don't know if all of a sudden the Cowboys will 357 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 1: come out throwing a lot, considering the way the secondary's 358 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: been just been torched by Eli Manning and Andrew Luck 359 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: the last two weeks, or if they're going to continue 360 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 1: to do what they do best, which is Ezekiel Elliott 361 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: running in Zack Cunningham or the safety whoever's gonna have 362 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: to cover him. Now the backfield's gonna have their hands full. 363 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: But the two things, it's something I'm writing about tomorrow. 364 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: The victory, it's great, but you still got issues. Watson 365 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: getting hit so much in the coverage. Right now, you 366 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: lose Kevin Johnson, Aaron Colvin. People always complaining about Kevin. 367 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: Kevin looked pretty good back here right now, wn't he? 368 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: And then you got Chari's right signed off the street 369 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: playing a lot. And now you're gonna get Kevin Webster, 370 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: who blew out as achilles last year, and he's gonna 371 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: play quite a bit. But he's when you have an 372 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: achilles mark, and you've seen this those guys subconsciously, I'm 373 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: not sure everybody's different. Dean think Foreman is going to 374 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: have this too. They've got to get over the fact 375 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: that they're They got to get over the fact and 376 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: know they're all the way back. And so Webster, you 377 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: hope that if he's in there, they don't go right 378 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: after him because he needs to run and cut, break 379 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: up a pass. And remember, hey, that's the way I 380 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: played for Wade Phillips and the Rams and the Broncos. Yeah, 381 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: he did play at a high level too, So let's 382 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,239 Speaker 1: hope he can get back to that quickly. All right, 383 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 1: Let's go around in the league a little bit, the 384 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: Patriots and the Colts. The Colts with that ugly trip 385 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: to New England or Patriots are going to beat them 386 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: by Twinny. Colts got a short week, they still got 387 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: a lot of injuries off and the Patriots wanted. They're 388 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: tired of people acting like they should be written off. 389 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: What about the Titans going to the Bills. Give the 390 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: Bills a snowballs chance here now, Titans play five and 391 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: seven on the road. That's why this game is so 392 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: important to the Texans. If they beat the Cowboys, they'll 393 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: beat the Bills and beat three three going to Jacksonville. 394 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: Jacksonville could lose at Kansas City Sunday, and it means 395 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: the Texans a good chance, have a chance to tie 396 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. And with the Titans playing five of seven 397 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: on the road, this is the time to make a 398 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: move on them. Playing three at first, four on the road, 399 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: and I think it's three of next four at home. 400 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: You got to take advantage of this and starting right 401 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: now with the Cowboys. All right, So, but you don't 402 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: how much faith in the Bills pulling it out against 403 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: the Titans. All right, Jaguars, chiefs, let's talk about it here. 404 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: What a game? Yeah, Mahomes is unbelievable. I mean, we've 405 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: all seen him he's absolutely incredible. I don't know how 406 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: long that lasts. I mean, I think he's gonna play 407 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: very well throughout his career based on what he's done 408 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: so far. He can't just go through the year without 409 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: an interception, although you know Nick falls through two in 410 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: his what rookie year with the Philadelphia wasn't a rookie 411 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: it was a second year once Jim Kelly had. He 412 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: had twenty seven touchdowns, two interceptions, They went to the playoffs, 413 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: an MVP type year. He was the highest rated quarterback, 414 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: number two though the number two quarterback through fifty two 415 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: touchdown passes. It was MVP and that would have been 416 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: paid many And the most remarkable thing about Mahomes in 417 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: his fourteen touchdowns or his left handed throw. What you said, 418 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: though no interceptions, he has only made five starts in 419 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: his NFL career, and he was always mobile at Tech, 420 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: had a great arm. Everybody said he was a product 421 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: of the system. But they've done a great coaching job 422 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: with him and he's not getting them beat. And it's funny. 423 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: He's mobile, but he hasn't run nearly as much as 424 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: Watson or Trabisky. I did a thing on column on 425 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,400 Speaker 1: them this week about how do you think those three 426 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: teams are happy that they traded up to get them. 427 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: They've all won, They've all got so many things going 428 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: for him, and at some point, to Mahomes, bubble is 429 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: gonna burst. He's gonna have a bad game, and I 430 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 1: don't know if it'll be an arrowhead. Of course, Texans 431 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: fans want the Chiefs to win. Where there are a 432 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: lot of intriguing games here in the AFC and some 433 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: stories that are developing, and you wonder, for instance, the 434 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos, they had a good shot at beating the 435 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs, and now they're gonna hit the road 436 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: and I'm not so sure how they're gonna be when 437 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 1: they visit the Jets. The Jets shouldn't be that difficult, 438 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: but you are at their place. It's a long trip. 439 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 1: Jets have stunk it up since they won that first 440 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 1: game in Detroit. The Broncos have played three or four 441 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: at home. All three of their two of their wins 442 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: were home, and they lost the Chiefs case. Keenam is 443 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 1: not playing early as well yet for the Broncos, as 444 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: he played for Minnesota. Minnesota as a losing record wonder 445 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 1: it's too early, of course, but I wonder if there's 446 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: anybody going, why now, why don't we give Cousins all 447 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: this guaranteed money? Well, we could have kept Keenam for 448 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: third of that, but I think Denver is gonna bounce 449 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: back and win. All right, So you have the Steelers 450 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: who are hosting the Falcons, and this is by no 451 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: means uneasy. There'll be a big twelve game. Yeah, lots 452 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,640 Speaker 1: of scoring. The last two games. Atlanta is lost at home. 453 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: They're giving up thirty six point three points a game, 454 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: and their defense is terrible. They lost to the Bengals 455 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: on that final play. Pittsburgh's defense is terrible. I'm picking 456 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: the Steelers, but that'll be a fun one to watch 457 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 1: because they'll be throwing it all over the place. How 458 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: good are the Ravens? John They're going to visit the Browns. 459 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 1: Can Joe Flacco keep this up? Can they be so 460 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: great a scoreing touchdowns in the red zone? They were 461 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: one hundred percent last week and they go to Pittsburgh 462 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: and they win. Their defense is playing really well right now. 463 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: It looks like it's gonna come down to Baltimore and Cincinnati. 464 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: I'm not ready to write off the Steelers, but they 465 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: got the Levion Bell issues. Antonio Brown's always involved in controversy. 466 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: Riethlisburgers saying some things they don't like. Mike Tomlin looks 467 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: like he's losing control. I think I picked Baltimore to 468 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: win that game. What's going on with the Cincinnati Bengals? 469 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: Why are they so good this year? They've been good 470 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: early before. Andy Dalton is playing very well, and they 471 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: got a really good defensive line. There was receivers are good. 472 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: They I don't Joe Mixon has been heard, but Dalton's 473 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 1: not turned it over and they're winning close games. They 474 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: have the Dolphins this weekend. Miami was the team that 475 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 1: I picked to have a losing record. They started three 476 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: and oh I still didn't believe in him. I still don't. 477 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: I think they'll lose to Cincinnati and come back down 478 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,239 Speaker 1: to Earth. Well, they already did at Gilette Stadium, but 479 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: that one shocked to me. I mean, I'm not saying 480 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: Miami is a great team or anything, but how are 481 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: you not ready for New England? You know they're ready, 482 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 1: and that's the real Patriots stepping up. Remember the Patriots 483 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: had lost two and a round the road. Then they 484 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: go back to Gillette Stadium, and we ought to know 485 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: more than anybody about how hard it is for a 486 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: team to win. It's hard to play there. The Texans 487 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: lost by a touchdown there and made self inflicted errors too. Well, 488 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: aren't all errors like that? Self inflicted wounds led to 489 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: that one. The thing about the last two Texans losses, 490 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 1: you'd like to see teams make big plays go down 491 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: the field. They beat you physically, they beat you on 492 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass or a run. You're not making mental 493 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: errors and false starts and penalties in the red zone 494 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: and sacks in the red zone. That's why it's a cliche. 495 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,120 Speaker 1: But the fact is you were there while I was there. 496 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: The Texans beat themselves in Tennessee and against the Giants, 497 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 1: and if they don't, they're gonna be pretty good, all right. 498 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: What about the Raiders and the Chargers getting together, even 499 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 1: though it'll be all Raider fans there every time the 500 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: Chargers play at home, I'm blown away by pictures on 501 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: the Internet of the opposing fans taking over that twenty 502 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: five thousand seat stadium. You know, there'll probably be twenty 503 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: four thousand Raider fans there and one thousand Charger fans, 504 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 1: but I'm still picking the Charger. Well, you know who 505 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: visits there next year, The Texans. They had the Chargers 506 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 1: here in twenty sixteen. That means they'll be at San 507 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: Diego next year in that rotation with the AFC West, 508 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: and you'll be playing a traveling Texans will buy out 509 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: that state. They will everybody. Yet, I'm actually looking border 510 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: calling a game in that stadium because it's so small. 511 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: You know, you'll be it'll be cozy to get in 512 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 1: and out of. You know, i'd fight as many fans. 513 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: It'll be cool to call an NFL game in a 514 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: stadium that small. I haven't called an NFL game in 515 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: a stadium of that size since the Hall of Fame. Game. 516 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 1: Over to the Dynamo and do a game over there, soccer. You'll, well, 517 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: it's a soccer stadium they're playing in. Yeah, so you'll 518 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: get used to the smaller stadium with your fans if 519 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: you go over. In practice, John, the Eagles not very 520 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: good this year. You just said you picked the Cowboys 521 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 1: to win that division, so they're going through some pain. 522 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:08,679 Speaker 1: They have the vikings in for a game this weekend. 523 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: You talk about a team not very good. Minnesota's great defense, 524 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: it was number one over the Jaguars last year. Is 525 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: not playing like it. They got problems and it's not 526 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: because of injuries, and I'm not really sure what it is, 527 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: but the Eagles have lost both games on the road. 528 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: I picked them to win this game over the Vikings. 529 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: But Philadelphia is not a dominant team like it was 530 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 1: last year. What about the forty nine ers hosting the Cardinals. 531 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,400 Speaker 1: They want to spend too much of time on this one. 532 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: C J. Bethard played so much better than he did 533 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: last year as a rookie. I think they're gonna win 534 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: the Cardinals under first year coach Steve Wilkes or averaging 535 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 1: nine points a game. You never gave your final thought 536 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 1: on the Jags and the Chiefs. I'm going with the 537 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: Chiefs because they're playing at home, all right. You don't 538 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,880 Speaker 1: believe in the Jackson on the road here. Well, if 539 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 1: I was going to pick them anywhere, be Kansas City 540 00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 1: because they've they've been Indy Reid has been ter in 541 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs, has two playoff wins like last year, getting 542 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: beat at home by Tennessee, and people in Kansas City 543 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: are holding their breath. They could be sixteen and ozer. 544 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: But until they get to the playoffs and actually do something, 545 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna be skeptical. What's going on with the Redskins. 546 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 1: I look at them and it's interesting to me because 547 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: you know, you beat Arizona, big deal. They beat Green Bay. 548 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 1: They lost to the Colts twenty one to ninety. Yeah, 549 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: at home. Now they're gonna be in New Orleans this week. 550 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: The New Orleans is gonna smack them around. New Orleans 551 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 1: offense and number two in the NFL scoring wise, they're 552 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: number two and rams and it's close. Drew Brees is 553 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: gonna pass Peyton Manning for the most yardage in history, 554 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be a big time in party town, 555 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: all right. I had Brad Sham on the show, and 556 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: I know you're not a cowboy expert, although you pretty 557 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: much are. I mean, you follow that team closely enough, 558 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:53,959 Speaker 1: you follow the whole league. I'm an expert on the 559 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: old days. I asked him about Tony Romo and the 560 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor because I said, you know, when Romo retired, 561 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: everybody was talking about is he in the Hall of Fame? 562 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: Is he a Hall of Famer? That was the question 563 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: I thought I was asking, I was a Texas Sports 564 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: of Fame. Yeah, I was thinking, are we talking about 565 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: the Ring of how about the Ring of Honor? I 566 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: don't even know if he belongs in there for them. 567 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: I know he put up a lot of numbers, John, 568 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: But did you see the Tony Romo Football Life? It 569 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: was really good and you know what I enjoyed about it. 570 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: It highlights all the Cowboy failures throughout the Romo era. Oh, 571 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: we blew this playoff game this way, we lost that 572 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 1: playoff game that way. You know Romo, Really, I think 573 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: he was a really good quarterback, and yes, the team 574 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: should have would have could have been better around him, 575 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: especially with the running game over the time the length 576 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: of his career. But Brad Sham brought up the name 577 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: I was thinking of, Danny White. Danny White is not 578 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: in the Ring of Honor. He went to three NFC 579 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: championship games in a row with that team, three NFC 580 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: championship games. Romo never got out of the divisional round. 581 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: If Romo got into three NFC championship games, the Cowboy 582 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 1: fans would be calling for a new wing in Canton 583 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 1: for him. He's very popular and the fact that he's 584 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: on TV with jim Nance as enhanced his popularity, and 585 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: I think Johnson ought to be in there. But as 586 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: somebody said, if Jerry Jones puts him in there, it 587 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: puts the attention on Jimmy for doing what he did. 588 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: When Jerry insists he was in charge making all those 589 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: how could Jimmy Johnson not be on the Ring of 590 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: Honor for the Dallas Cowboys. But I'm happy, Romo, and 591 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: I think I believe that he'll be going into Texas 592 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:24,000 Speaker 1: Sports Hall of Fame. And uh, uh got to pick 593 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: the right day so we can make it. Yeah, and uh, 594 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: let's see if I could say this on this show. 595 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: There's a chance that he could be going in with 596 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: a receiver who used to play here. Oh oh, that 597 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: would be nice. Jabar Gaffney just kidding folks, And what 598 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: do you have? Oh, Corey might be uh might be 599 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: there on Sunday Night. We might say a lott of 600 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: Corey and by say hello, I mean seventy two thousand 601 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: people might say a little Corey Bradford because he had 602 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: a huge role in that show. It's gonna be a 603 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: fun night. I'm going one of my oldest friends, Tony Peterson, 604 00:30:57,560 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: who was editor of the Chronicle for years. Putting me on, 605 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: got me hired, put me on the others moved up 606 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: the ranks. Now, as I hit of communications at SMU, 607 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 1: he's coming down and sitting with me, and I told 608 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: him we're gonna get over here about four hours early. 609 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: Wander around the parking lots, soak up the atmosphere. I 610 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: can't wait for this game, Mark, I just I've been 611 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: excited about it ever since schedule came out. What do 612 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 1: you have going on to the Chronicle Chime, Well, I'm 613 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: writing for tomorrow about things they have to improve to 614 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: win this game. Aaron Wilson has a story on the 615 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: secondary for Friday, and a big everything you want to 616 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: know about Kiki QT for Sunday, and we'll have about 617 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: eight people out there working on the game. Thank you 618 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: very much. Randy mckelvoy was telling me they got these 619 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: calls from Lufkins saying everybody's pronouncing Q wrong. It's Kiki 620 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 1: kuti or whatever, and I said, no, I've asked him 621 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: personally QT. You know, I mean Omar, the pr people 622 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: here do a great job with the pronunciation guide, but 623 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: I actually went out of my way to ask him 624 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 1: because I was like, this still doesn't feel right based 625 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: on the way it's spelled. But QT did say it's QT. 626 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: It's like the last guy I asked him yesterday, he 627 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: said QT, Yeah, you want to be right. They need 628 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: to learn up in love can how he pronounces his name, 629 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: holy name. They know how to play pronounce up. There 630 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: is Dez Bryan and the Panthers of course, general. Thank you, 631 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: very thank you, very much. Mark. Jerry Jones is a 632 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: weekly guest on one oh five point three The Fan 633 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: in Dallas. Program director there Gavin Spittle, who used to 634 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: be at Sports Radio six ten or flagship station, of course, 635 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: but the guys have Jerry on every week, and they 636 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: asked Jerry about the rivalry Houston versus Dallas, and in 637 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: particular the very first game these two teams ever played 638 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: in two thousand and two. Here's Jerry, Houston's one of 639 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: my favorite places in the country. No one worked or 640 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: stood in a harder on the table to have the 641 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 1: Houston Texas return to Houston. As a matter of fact, 642 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: I actually had the rights to the name Texans one 643 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:59,200 Speaker 1: Houston game, and Bob McNair wanted to that name, and 644 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 1: I agreed to stand down. And that'd be great if 645 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: for him to call the Texans. He's one of the 646 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: favorite people of mine in the NFL, Bob McNair, so 647 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: all of that is a big plus. And it is like, 648 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: oh home week when we go to Houston and we 649 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: have so many thousands of fans there, So I really 650 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: enjoy going out there and playing a football game. What 651 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: I didn't enjoy about it in two or two I 652 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: was just so sad that we'd lost that opening game 653 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: for Houston. And consequently, it's like a play a relative 654 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 1: or a brother or somebody like that. You want to 655 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: beat them as bad as you do, almost worse than anybody. 656 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: So I'd like to go down and come out there 657 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: to win for all those reasons, but mainly because it'd 658 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: give us three and two. And I have a lot 659 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: of respect for them. I have a lot of respect 660 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 1: for that quarterback, and we all know the guest defensive 661 00:33:56,760 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: players that are really phenomenal. So you know, it's just 662 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: going to be another game that we're going to have 663 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 1: to be ready to go right down to the war. 664 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:11,400 Speaker 1: You didn't make Bob McNair trade or give up anything 665 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 1: for his team name. You just let him have and 666 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:18,080 Speaker 1: stood down like that. Absolutely. I look back at down 667 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:22,880 Speaker 1: the numb things I've done the week, sister things I've done, 668 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:27,760 Speaker 1: and I'm just I'm basically weak. Try to have Jerry 669 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: Jones on one oh five point three the fan in 670 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:33,320 Speaker 1: Dallas this week talking about the game. So he says 671 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 1: he owned the rights to the name Texans, And it 672 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:39,320 Speaker 1: makes sense because the Dallas Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs. 673 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 1: So maybe that name stayed in Dallas and somehow the 674 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:44,919 Speaker 1: Cowboys owned it. Who knows, we'll find out more. I'll 675 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:47,919 Speaker 1: do some digging for you. How about this. You saw 676 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: a video If you haven't, you got it. John McClay 677 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 1: mentioned it earlier. Houston Texans dot Com has it, the 678 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:55,320 Speaker 1: fifty three. That's the video series we do on different 679 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 1: Texans players and things. Well, the thing this time is 680 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 1: the inaugural game. And you've heard the highlights before, the 681 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:05,719 Speaker 1: touchdown pass to Billy Miller, the sack by Seth Payne, 682 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 1: Corey Bradford's touchdown catch which was the second touchdown in 683 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: team history. But to me, this might be the play 684 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: of the game, and it was a play that was 685 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,720 Speaker 1: a penalty. I feel like John Harris now doing Texans 686 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,759 Speaker 1: replay on Tuesday Nights. It was a play that was 687 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:21,320 Speaker 1: a penalty, but it got the ball deep in Dallas territory. 688 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:24,879 Speaker 1: First play from scrimmage, as the Texans went on the 689 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 1: move through the air, car looks it over, drops it 690 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: back in the pocket, David throws a long right sideline pass. 691 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 1: Interferts called Corey Bradford the intended receiver, double coverage. The 692 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: Texans are gonna get the ball deefen Dallas territory. A 693 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:45,400 Speaker 1: couple of plays later, the Texans are in the end 694 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 1: zone and with the first touchdown and team history. Eventually 695 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: that game would be tied, but the Texans would get 696 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:53,439 Speaker 1: the Bradford touchdown later in the second half and then 697 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,880 Speaker 1: the big sack by Seth Payne and Gary Walker to 698 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: put the icing on it. Nineteen ten inaugural game. Now, 699 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: I asked brad sh this weak voice of the Cowboys 700 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,240 Speaker 1: about the rivalry. What did he have to say about 701 00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:07,319 Speaker 1: Houston versus Dallas and the way the Dallas people think 702 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:10,960 Speaker 1: of this game, transcending football, having nothing to do with 703 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: it but having everything to do with it. And I 704 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:18,800 Speaker 1: say this as objectively and lovingly as I can, and 705 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:20,719 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about the Cowboys. I'm about the city, 706 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,840 Speaker 1: the area. There's an arrogance to Dallas. It's new money, 707 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 1: it's a tech shram. When he ran this franchise, was 708 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 1: accused of being arrogant, and he said, you're damn right, 709 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:33,320 Speaker 1: I am, and I intend to be. And he wanted 710 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:35,520 Speaker 1: to have a team that he could be arrogant about 711 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: and a franchise that he could be arrogant about. And 712 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:42,280 Speaker 1: they had a lot of winning when the Oilers weren't 713 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,880 Speaker 1: getting the same kind of notice. And I think, based 714 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 1: on years of doing I've done a lot of college 715 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:54,360 Speaker 1: sporting events and professional sporting events besides the NFL games 716 00:36:54,440 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: in Houston, I think that for whatever reason, I do not, 717 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: I don't endorse or claim this is my attitude. I do. 718 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:08,239 Speaker 1: I do say this is my opinion of the attitude 719 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:14,719 Speaker 1: in Houston. They don't like Dallas. They don't like anything 720 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:18,360 Speaker 1: about Dallas, and they especially don't like the Cowboys. And 721 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:22,760 Speaker 1: it's a big flipping deal if a w NBA team 722 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:26,600 Speaker 1: beats the Dallas w NBA and if the Texans beat 723 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:31,320 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, that's a big deal. And in Dallas, yeah whatever, 724 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:34,879 Speaker 1: who were playing Cincinnati? Oh, Houston, Okay, that's just how 725 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:38,800 Speaker 1: they are, not the club, not the team, the people. 726 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:42,760 Speaker 1: That's to me a sociological fact of life in our state. 727 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 1: And I don't I don't endorse it. I can't explain it. 728 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,520 Speaker 1: I just think that's how it is. Brad Sham the 729 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: voice of the Cowboys on the Rivalry. It's always great 730 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: to visit with Brad. I don't like the Cowboys, but 731 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: I really do like Brad an awful lot, and I 732 00:37:56,719 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 1: do like Houston Methodist. Minutes now, let's catch up, doctor 733 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:03,799 Speaker 1: Tejel Patel of Houston Methist. Doctor, how are you pretty good? 734 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: How are you doing very well? Getting ready for the 735 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,879 Speaker 1: big game? Sunday? And it's pink ribbon Day, So it's 736 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:13,440 Speaker 1: Breast cancer Awareness Month. And I always see the statistics, doctor, 737 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:16,000 Speaker 1: and it's frightening. One in eight women in the US 738 00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: will develop some form of breast cancer in her lifetime. 739 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 1: Are these numbers going up over time? More people are 740 00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:26,320 Speaker 1: getting breast cancer. No. Actually, Initially, in with the advent 741 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:29,400 Speaker 1: of momography, when it first started in nineteen sixties, we 742 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,440 Speaker 1: saw that the rates of cancer were going up. But 743 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,440 Speaker 1: since two thousand and three, the rates of breast cancer 744 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: has actually steadily gone down, probably because less women are 745 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 1: using hormone replacement therapy and there's some lifestyle changes as well, 746 00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 1: So that number has stayed pretty constant, this one in 747 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: eight number, and we call them average risks. So there 748 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:54,560 Speaker 1: are some women out there that may have a mother's 749 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: sister aunt with breast cancer and their risk of developing 750 00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:01,320 Speaker 1: breast cancer is actually higher than that. How often should 751 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,719 Speaker 1: women get examined, get checked out to make sure that 752 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:07,760 Speaker 1: nothing is developing. Yeah, it's a very good question. So 753 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:11,719 Speaker 1: in general, most women do see their primary care and 754 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:14,640 Speaker 1: have breast exams once a year. There is a little 755 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:18,680 Speaker 1: bit of controversy about the age that everyone has to 756 00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:21,960 Speaker 1: start mammograms, but generally there is a consensus that at 757 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:25,920 Speaker 1: age forty there should be a discussion about starting mammogram 758 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:28,799 Speaker 1: and the risk and the benefits of starting a mammogram 759 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:33,600 Speaker 1: with the primary physician, and at forty five everyone should 760 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:37,720 Speaker 1: be starting the momography once a year. Our self examinations 761 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:42,360 Speaker 1: effective and finding out potential problems. Yeah, so that's a 762 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 1: very very interesting question. So we you know, we've advocated 763 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,280 Speaker 1: for self breast exam for so long, but it turns 764 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:51,719 Speaker 1: out that you know, when you look at statistics and 765 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:55,720 Speaker 1: when you do a study on this, they have found 766 00:39:55,760 --> 00:40:00,160 Speaker 1: that self breast exam can cause a lot more anxiety, 767 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,279 Speaker 1: can bring the patient in for a lot more lumps 768 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: and bumps. So for average ristations, currently the guidelines are 769 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:11,480 Speaker 1: that self breast exam is not necessary. Great information, doctor, 770 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:14,000 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us today. No problem. 771 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:17,480 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, doctor Tajel Patel. Houston Methodist has 772 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:21,080 Speaker 1: breast cancer centers in the Texas Medical Center, Sugarland, Willowbrook, 773 00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:24,319 Speaker 1: West Houston, Baytown, the Woodlands, and clear Lake. To learn more, 774 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: log out to Houston Methodist dot org. Slash pink the 775 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:32,040 Speaker 1: official healthcare provider of the Houston Texans. Houston Methodist Leading Medicine. Hey, 776 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:34,800 Speaker 1: one more reminder for you sign up for Toro's Math 777 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,600 Speaker 1: Drills if you're a teacher. Toros Math Drills, presented by 778 00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:39,960 Speaker 1: Cottaco Phillips, is a video series designed to help third 779 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:42,120 Speaker 1: and fourth graders how to tackle math in the classroom. 780 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:45,200 Speaker 1: Go to Houston Texans dot com slash Toros Math Drills 781 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:47,560 Speaker 1: to learn more. That's going to do it for the show. 782 00:40:48,080 --> 00:40:50,600 Speaker 1: Great program tonight with the General with all the comments 783 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:53,879 Speaker 1: from Jerry Jones at Bradsham. Thanks for listening, Let's get 784 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:56,719 Speaker 1: it on Sunday Night seven twenty Texans All Access back 785 00:40:56,760 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 1: tomorrow at six Go Texans