1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: It's going on. Everybody. Welcome in to a Monday edition 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: of Texas All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter for 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: this evening's proceedings. A little over twenty four hours from 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: the Texans beating the LA Chargers for the second time 6 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: in a row, beat them in twenty nineteen in Carson, Aka, 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: LA and doing it again yesterday, now twenty nineteen. I 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: think he could say, yeah, could see that happening in 9 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. I don't know that anybody saw it coming yesterday, 10 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,959 Speaker 1: and it was absolutely glorious. Another as I would call 11 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: it three unit win. And I know a lot of 12 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: you gamble and you hear three units. It's not that kind. 13 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: I'm talking about offense, defense, special teams. I mean even 14 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: special teams. Yesterday, Dominic Eberley hitting a fifty one yard 15 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: fuel on his first field goal attempt in the NFL. 16 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: I mean when he was trotting out there, I know 17 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 1: Mark and Andre we're kind of talking on the air 18 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: like this is the first attempt. I'm running back behind 19 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: the goalposts and I'm like, oh my goodness, is this 20 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: gonna work? And he just nailed it. Just nailed it. Now. 21 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: I missed one later, but didn't matter. Special teams had 22 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: a great day. They didn't kick the Tremont Smith. We 23 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: didn't punt hardly at all, which was great, and then 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: offense defense took care of business. Defense gave up a 25 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: few points and obviously they gave up point at the 26 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: end there that you know, would wouldn't have mattered had 27 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: things been different a little bit before that, but they 28 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: held strong when they needed to that gave up some 29 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: field goals to keep them out of the end zone. 30 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: Thought the defense did a really nice job, created three turnovers, 31 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 1: scored on interception, and then the offense behind Davis Mills 32 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: and that running game really got it going on Sunday. 33 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: That was a three unit win and a great one 34 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: at home. And if you were there, you know exactly 35 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: what I'm talking about. Mark mentioned it to on the air. 36 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: He just talked about getting text from people that were 37 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: watching that at home and they just the joy, the 38 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: ocean they had watching that game. It was just incredible. 39 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: And the fans that were in the stands at the end, 40 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: it was it was just great. They will live they're 41 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: feeling it. It was really really cool. It's a great 42 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: afternoon and as tough as it will be in Santa 43 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: clar on Sunday. You do the same thing you've done 44 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: in the last two weeks. You go and you play, 45 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: and you just play. Who's available, who's ready to go? 46 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: Raise your hand and let's go and see what you got. 47 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: No harm in that. Just go compete, Just go compete. 48 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: All right, Tonight, we're gonna hear from John mcclan In 49 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: our next segment, I will take you through the NFL 50 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: Week sixteen. But coming up right now, it's our opportunity 51 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: to talk with Andre where we had a lot of 52 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: things to discuss, including a little either or that popped 53 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: into my head. And it's funny because it popped into 54 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: my head as I was watching some highlights of the 55 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: Bengals and the Ravens on Sunday, and so I asked 56 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: both market Andre Burrow or Herbert and why. We'll get 57 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: to that in a little bit. Here's Andre ware. We 58 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: had a nice win yesterday. That was that was I 59 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: think that was the best performance they've had in a 60 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: couple of years. Really, I mean last year they won 61 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: four games. I don't think any win was as good 62 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: as this one beating this kind of team. What did 63 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: you make of what you saw yesterday? The performance top 64 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: to bottom. Yeah, I thought all three phases and I 65 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: heard coach Culley talk about it, all three phases performed yesterday, 66 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: from the standpoint of the offense being consistent for sixty minutes, 67 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: the defense when they were on the field, they were 68 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: consistent that the entire time they were there, and then 69 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: special teams made plays as well. So I think from 70 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: top to bottom it was over an overall performance. To 71 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: think with Davis Mills, when you're looking to assess a 72 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: quarterback to Steve, you know, where is he going to be? 73 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: How does he project into the plans, the future plans 74 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: of the franchise. He he fared well for himself yesterday. 75 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: I thought it was by far are the best performance 76 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: certainly of this season. You guys remember each and every 77 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: game in detail, but I know you know, looking back 78 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: on the games this year, this was by far the 79 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: best from the top to bottom standpoint. Drey stayed with 80 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: that with Davis for a second, and the numbers are evident. 81 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: He's five touchdowns one interception these last three games that 82 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: he started, five touchdowns to one interception, he said, at 83 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: ninety two point two rating or more. Yeah, I mean 84 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: yesterday was one hundred and thirty point six. But he's 85 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: had three ninety two point two plus ratings, two wins 86 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: as a starting quarterback. The numbers quantitatively you can see it, 87 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: But qualitatively, what can you see with Davis in the 88 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: improvement and what do you see as a quarterback from 89 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: him and as a leader? What are all the things 90 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: that you're seeing from him that makes you feel like, man, 91 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: he's making progress. Um, just his ability to see the field, 92 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: you can you can you can actually tell that he's 93 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: going through progressive You can see that he's moving defenders 94 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: with his eyes. It was one point yesterday when he 95 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: looked to the single receiver side the entire time, knowing 96 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: that based on the coverage he was going to go 97 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: to back. He was going backside. I think it may 98 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: have been Connley that he went backside to, and uh 99 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: it was. It was a thing of beauty watching it 100 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: from a court through a quarterback's eyes and being able 101 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: to take a safety and move him to open up 102 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: a throwing lane for your receiver. That's that's what you want. 103 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: That's playing at the at the top of your game. 104 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: And so when you get to that point, now it's 105 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: just reps. And I always felt like when he got in, 106 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: when Tarad was hurt, that they should have just left 107 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 1: him in because that, you know, you you grow by playing, 108 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: and you can tell in these last couple of weeks 109 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 1: that the growth is certainly there in every aspect of 110 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: his game. All right, So, Drey, they were able to 111 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: run the ball like as usual for you know, over 112 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: a buck fifty plus. What was it about a buck 113 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 1: ninety and Burkehead Yeah, Burkhead at his usual one forty nine? Uh, 114 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: now what'd you make? What where? They were able to 115 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: do it these offensive lineman, Drey, you're looking at three 116 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: new starters from two weeks ago, and never mind what 117 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: they had out there opening day, I mean opening day 118 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: they had Marcus Cannon and Laramie Tunsul and they were 119 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: able to run the ball pretty well on opening day 120 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: against the Jaguars. This is the Chargers we're talking about, Yeah, 121 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: it is. And I mean they just bullied the Chargers, uh, 122 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: you know, at the in the trenches on both sides 123 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: of the ball at times, certainly with the offensive line. 124 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: And just I was joking with you guys, I'm like, hmm, 125 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: you know, all these guys that are supposed to be 126 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: better and starters when they were in, we didn't see 127 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: this kind of performance. And these are guys, some of 128 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: them coming in and you know, having to learn it 129 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: on the run and not getting you know, the benefit 130 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: of going through training camps and things of that sort. 131 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: And they pick it up and it's it looks as 132 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: good as it did yesterday. It makes you wonder, It 133 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: makes you scratch your head. But uh, you know when 134 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: when Burkhead, when you watch this perform he ran angry yesterday. 135 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: There were times around the in the red zone and 136 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: around the goal line he wasn't gonna be denied. And uh, 137 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: you know when you see that type of performance, he's 138 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: rewarding the offensive line and uh, and the job that 139 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: they're doing up front. I think all of it helps 140 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: Davis Mills to open up things. When you had play 141 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: action into that, you can't teams just can't sit in 142 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: there and play the run on first and second when 143 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: you're having that type of success. And it wasn't like 144 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: late in the game, it was early on and throughout 145 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: the game that they were gouging him for four or 146 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: five yards a run. H It was, it was. It 147 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: was a pretty thing to watch. Drey Mark and I 148 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: talked throughout the week. I mean all three of us 149 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: talked about every every day there would be transaction report 150 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: and you're like, oh, man, who's going on the COVID 151 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: list now? And I remember thinking at one point it 152 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: just can't be branded. It just you can't put just 153 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: it cannot be Brandon Cooks. I mean, he's that important 154 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: to this offense. I mean he's coming off that great 155 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: game at Jacksonville. I mean, obviously Davis loves throwing the 156 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: football and I would too. I mean, everybody loves strowing 157 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks the football because he's gonna get open, he's 158 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: gonna make something happen. You know, he's one of the 159 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: great receivers in this league. And then you see him 160 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: going COVID and you're like, man, where's the ball gonna 161 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: go in the air? And then Nico Collins has three 162 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: receptions and a touchdown. Brevin Jordan has four catches for 163 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: sixty yards, all four of them went for first downs. 164 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: The two rookies really shine in the receiving game with 165 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: Nico and Brevin. What are you seeing as far as 166 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: growth and what are you seeing as far as playmaking 167 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: abilities from those two stepping up in the void of 168 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks. Yeah, I'll start with Brevin Jordan because I've 169 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: been a fan of his since the day, you know, 170 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: since they brought him in here and with the draft, 171 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: or when he was drafted and was excited because I 172 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: had a couple of Miami games that when he was 173 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: playing there. But you're starting to see a guy that 174 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: now knows the system. That's the thing about watching this 175 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: team at this point. Now, the guys that have been around, 176 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: you can tell that they are there in tune with 177 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: what's going on with the system. They know exactly, you know, 178 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: where to be on certain routes and things of that 179 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: sort of. Nico Collins, he's starting to use those physical 180 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 1: traits that we saw when the Texans drafted him. A 181 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,599 Speaker 1: big receiver with some speed to cambody guys up. The 182 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: slanting cop for a touchdown was was great, set it 183 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: up well, an outside move and just bodied himself between 184 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: the corner and the football and the timing of everything 185 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: lets you know that they're starting to get in tune 186 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: with one another. There's chemistry being built there, so that 187 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: from that standpoint is fun to watch. The growth of 188 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: young players is always fun to watch, and it certainly 189 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: sets things up for the future or things down the road. Well, draft, 190 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask coach Culley this question, and he joked yesterday, 191 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: you know, he wasn't at Thursday's practice because of a funeral, 192 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: and he said, maybe I'll miss every Thursday practice from 193 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: now on the way things went. But all kidding aside, 194 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: you know, you're dealing with a COVID situation where for 195 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: the last two weeks, these two wins they've met on Zoom. 196 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,040 Speaker 1: They haven't even been here really, they've been in the 197 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: building sporadically and they've just been at practice and they've 198 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: been meeting virtually from their homes. I find that fascinating 199 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: considering what they've been going through and the new guys 200 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: they've added through Zoom. You don't even have time to 201 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: really bond with your new teammates and things like that. 202 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: Now you are getting on field practice, but that's it. 203 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: That doesn't last forever. That really is interesting considering the 204 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 1: results you're getting. Yeah, it is. I mean, it really 205 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: tells you something about the staff from a standpoint of 206 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: One of the things that it is hard for a 207 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: staff to do is make it make sense. And it's 208 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: especially with players that haven't been in the building. You know, 209 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: you've got a tough enough job with the veterans that 210 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: you brought out a camp and guys that have been 211 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: around for a while to make it make sense to them, 212 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: but new guys coming in on a whim because of COVID. 213 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: To make it make sense so that you can put 214 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 1: a game plan together and go out and actually execute it. 215 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 1: And I thought it was a variety of things. It wasn't. 216 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 1: You know. They were motioning, they were getting in and 217 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: out of different sets, using sets to set up something else. 218 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: And that's just flat out coaching. When you can make 219 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: it make sense, especially in a short period of time, 220 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: you give yourself a big time advantage. And that's that's 221 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: what coaching really is all about, trying to get the 222 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 1: best out of players. Make it make sense so that 223 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: they can follow the game plan and we can call 224 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: what we want during games and not really have to 225 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: hold back. And it seemed that the playbook was open yesterday. 226 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: I don't know that I saw a bunch of plays 227 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: in a row unless they were big time successful plays 228 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: or plays that you know, you felt like you had 229 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: the advantage on this this down and distance with this 230 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: kind of coverage, and we didn't execute well. The next time, 231 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: Let's take advantage of it and let the football go 232 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: where it's supposed to. But top to bottom, I thought 233 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,559 Speaker 1: it was a heck of a job from the coaches. Yeah, 234 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: and to that end, Trey, you know, sometimes coaches plant 235 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,719 Speaker 1: seeds for players and it's it's that point in a 236 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: game where the players like, huh, I remember what coach 237 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 1: said on this And Davis talked about the touchdown to Nico. 238 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: I think that was a great example because he said 239 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: he had a run tag, right, he said he had 240 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: a pass tag. It was a run play and he 241 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: had a pass tag. And sometimes I'm like, I don't 242 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: know that a veteran quarterback might have remembered that seed 243 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 1: that was planted, like, hey, you've got this pass tag 244 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: here that hey, if that safety gets too close, you'll 245 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: do this. In the heat of the moment, Davis didn't 246 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: even bat an eye. He knew I don't even and 247 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: you knew it was a run and then he just 248 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: steps back and fires that one a Nico. But the 249 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: young players are taking to that coaching I think that's 250 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: one of the things that they called him masterful game yesterday. 251 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: But they're also taken to the coaching and it may 252 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: not have been something they talked about yesterday. It may 253 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: have been something that, you know, weeks ago they talked about, 254 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: But in Davis's case, he remembered it, applied it, and 255 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: then threw a pass which, by the way, I know 256 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 1: I played that be user Scrooge with that whole thing. 257 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: But I know if you had the under, you were 258 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 1: really really mad about that. No doubt that guys with 259 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: the under were mad. But you know, there's a trust 260 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: that needs to be built between players and the coaching 261 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: staff to go out and execute certain things, because if 262 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: if the players don't believe in, certainly the quarterback don't 263 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: believe in what you're doing offensively, pretty good chance it's 264 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: not going to work. And you can start to see 265 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: that Davis is getting comfortable, the other guys are getting comfortable. 266 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: I don't know if there was a signal given to Nico, 267 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: but he was certainly alert for what was going on 268 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: and and was there for, you know, to catch catch 269 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass. It's it's fun to watch and when 270 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: you get on that page with the coaches and there's trust. Uh, 271 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: it's a fun fun game to play. It's no fun 272 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: when you don't believe in what is, what it's being 273 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: run or called, or how it's being called. But you 274 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: can start to see that these guys, especially the younger 275 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: players um, are starting to really adapt and execute well. 276 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: The Texans are obviously not going to the playoffs, but 277 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: the Chargers still hope to. They're on the outside looking 278 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: into that playoff picture right now, what about from their perspective? 279 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: You know, a friend, uh texted me about this. Chargers 280 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: didn't have Bosa. The Texans don't even have a Bosa 281 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,199 Speaker 1: to lose, right, you don't even have somebody like that 282 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: to lose. So I mean, what about that? Okay, great, 283 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: good for you guys. But Herbert Drey to me, look, 284 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 1: he didn't have a good game yesterday. We all know that. 285 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: I think he's a really talented quarterback. They have a 286 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 1: chance to bounce back here. But what do you think 287 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: of them and their perspective from what happened yesterday? I 288 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: think they got to figure out how to stop the 289 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: run before they can even consider themselves a playoff team. 290 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: And I think that's why they're gonna that's why they're 291 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: on the outside looking in. They just can't stop teams 292 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: from running the ball. When you're giving up one hundred 293 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: thirty six a game and four point six yards per carry, 294 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: that's that's tough to faith. You can't outscore that every week. 295 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: And so you're gonna find yourself about a five hundred 296 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: ball club, maybe a game or so above it with 297 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: now the seventeenth game, but uh, that's that's about where 298 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: you're going to be until you can you can defend 299 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: the run. Now, Bosa, how much does he help him 300 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: in that regard? I would say he does, But you 301 00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: gotta keep in mind. I text your friend back and 302 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: tell yeah, we had about, you know, three fifths of 303 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line out or reshuffled as well. So guys 304 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: that are you know playing that we we uh, we didn't. 305 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: We don't know who they are until they show up 306 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: that day. But it's it's crazy. But I think with 307 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: the Chargers they are very talented offensively, especially with a 308 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: full compliment with Mike will add Mike Williams to that 309 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: that that receiving corps, and then you add as well 310 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: ecker the the running back Eckler to that that equation. Uh, 311 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: then they become almost unstoppable on offense. But until they 312 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: can stop the run, they're gonna be about the middle 313 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: of the road team. Okay, we have not seen one 314 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: of these guys. I'm about to ask you all. There's 315 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: questions for both of you. Dre you go first. We 316 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: have not seen one of them up close impersonal in 317 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: the NFL. We just saw one yesterday. But you've got 318 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. Let's just say you've got one hundred 319 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: million dollars to spend and you have to pick one 320 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: of these two guys to be your starting quarterback face 321 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: your franchise. And I know how they were drafted. I 322 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: get it, but we've seen how they've developed, which has 323 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: been good. Are you picking either Joe Burrow or Justin 324 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: Herbert Drake go? Oh we um. That's a tough one. 325 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: It really is. Because both are big, both are athletic. Oh, 326 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: both have one mmmmm, I gotta go with my friend brother, 327 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: you know, with Burrow, and for for maybe that reason 328 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: and that reason alone, because the talent levels are so close. Uh. 329 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: They both spread the ball around. Both are just gym 330 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: rats in terms of you know, their their need for 331 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: for knowledge to get better each and every week. But 332 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: I would probably go Burrow. Healthy Joe Burrow would would 333 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: satisfy me for for many, many years. I think I'll 334 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: go with Burrow too, because I think he's got a 335 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: little more juice. He's got a little bit more of 336 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: that you know, chip on his shoulder kind of thing. 337 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: That's exactly what I was say. Yeah, he's got a 338 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: little bit more are edge to him, at least from 339 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 1: my perspective sitting here in Houston watching these guys on 340 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: television or you know, seeing them on the field a 341 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: little bit. I mean, do you see him get upset 342 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: about Wink Martindale yesterday? Oh? Yeah, apparently during the week 343 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: Wink Martindale is like Aaron Rodgers is an whole fame 344 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: quarterback and this guy we're about the face, he's not that. 345 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: And then he lit him up for five to twenty five. 346 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: I'm well, what about what about throwing throwing deep late 347 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: when they're up to twenty and John Harbon not liking that? 348 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: And then yet he runs against Denver trying to set 349 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: this rushing record. Yes, like, you know you cannot do that. 350 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: You cannot complain about that Harbor. You know what you 351 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 1: should complain about losing football games. Yeah, I mean absolutely, yeah, 352 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: all three of us, I think, and for that reason, Drey, 353 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,360 Speaker 1: we take, we take Burrow. I mean they both It's 354 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: interesting because they both have pretty similar sort of offensive situations. 355 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: They've got big time receiving talent they've got. I mean, 356 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: I think Maxon's probably a little bit better than Akler, 357 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: But you still have got running back, kind of a 358 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: run pass threat in the backfield, and an offensive line. 359 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: And I think that's the one thing Slater with the 360 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: Chargers I think you can build with going forward the Bengals, 361 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: I think you still have to put something in front 362 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: of Burrow for him to get where he ultimately can 363 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: go with all the talent around him. Yeah, I think 364 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: that's the next step for Cincinnati is to build the 365 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: offensive line because they've got skilled position players. I mean 366 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: te Higgins, we don't know, you haven't even talking about him, 367 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: and he goes for one ninety four and two touchdowns 368 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:27,479 Speaker 1: and CHASEU Burrow is is really kind of on the 369 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: same page with so I think it kind of a 370 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: it's a wash when you talk receivers of the Bengals 371 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,679 Speaker 1: and the Chargers. If you're comparing apples to apples. I 372 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: certainly like Mixing more than I like Eckler. But the 373 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: defense of Cincinnati as well, I think is a little 374 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: bit better at this point in the game than the Chargers, 375 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: and both are kind of vying for the playoffs spot 376 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: because it's still in the air whether Cincinnati can win 377 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: the North or not or who's gonna come out of 378 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 1: the North. But I expect them to at this point. 379 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: But who knows what two games left on the schedule. 380 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: But Burrow, what's the NFL wreck passing yards record for 381 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: a game? He had to be close with five twenty five? No, no, 382 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: he was fourth because match shob and Warren Moon are 383 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: tied for second with five twenty seven. Yeah shob all right, 384 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: So Shobu did it in the overtime, went over Jacksonville 385 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: here in two thousand and twelve, and I'll never forget that. 386 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, he tied Warren Moon for second in 387 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: this uh in this passing record for one game, Norm 388 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: Van Brocklin has the all time record, which is ridiculous. 389 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: It's sad to think this passing league we've become, and 390 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, it's this guy, Norm Van Brocklin 391 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: who did it back in the I think it was 392 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 1: back in the fifties. Five. It's nineteen fifty one, five 393 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty four yards for what happened. But the 394 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: Dutchman did it. It must have been a lot of 395 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: catching runs, you know, and he had a received that 396 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: nobody could could maybe cover or something, because they just 397 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: didn't throw the ball like that back then. No, they 398 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: didn't crazy legs. That was crazy legs hurst days, I think, 399 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: I think, I don't know. Yeah, that was before NFL 400 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: films even had the I mean, that was long time ago. 401 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: Back then, NFL highlight videos were liked do do Do 402 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: Do Do? They didn't know that they should marry that 403 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: kind of music, the Bavarian marching music to the NFL 404 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: video stepwell films and create what they did in the sixties. Anyway, Dre, 405 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: you wouldn't happen to know anything about bowl game cancelations 406 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: and what's that? What that is like? Or have any stories, 407 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: would you? Yeah? I gotta yeah, one that I certainly 408 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: didn't expect. I got all the way to Hawaii, UM 409 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: on Thursday for a bowl that was to take place 410 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: on Friday Friday. The Hawaii ball at three o'clock, uh 411 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: local time there, which would have been about seven years 412 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: seven pm here, and was on the ground for about 413 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,479 Speaker 1: an hour and forty minutes, and then all of a sudden, 414 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 1: my phone started buzzing that, you know, hey, sorry that happened, 415 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,359 Speaker 1: and this, that and the other, and I was like, 416 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: wait a minute, what's going on? And I was out 417 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: with Jason Vanetti, my play by play announcer, and Paul Karcatara, 418 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: who does a great job from the sideline, and he, 419 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: you know, all of us started getting it at the 420 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: same time, and we kind of looked at each other 421 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: and like, you gotta be kidding me. We all got 422 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: there to Hawaii from you know, different parts of Paul 423 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:32,639 Speaker 1: coming from New York, myself from Houston, and Jason from Chicago, 424 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: and then the game cancels. So the next day I 425 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,879 Speaker 1: turned right back around to fly to Houston, which was 426 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: part of the plan anyway, but I expected to call 427 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: a game in between, and that game just didn't happen. 428 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: So you go about as far away as you possibly 429 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 1: can only to have a game cancel by I mean, 430 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: that's just crazy. And Sun Bowl is off too, by 431 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: the way, Miami pulled out because of COVID issues, and 432 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: I think I just read notification that ten thousand flights 433 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: have already been canceled since the start of the omicron waves. 434 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: So that was we were texting back and forth about that, 435 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,719 Speaker 1: and you know, about flights being canceled, and we were 436 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: texting the three of us, and Tray's like, oh man, 437 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: and that's what it hit me, like, holy craps, Tray 438 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: gonna get back because you said you're in Hawaii. I 439 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: was like, man, Ballard went between games to Hawaii, and 440 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: then I forgot you were doing a Bowl game. It's 441 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: not like I could hop in a car and you know, 442 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: drive to an airport in a different city and take 443 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 1: off from there. It's you know, you're in Hawaii, halfway 444 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 1: over the Pacific. So it's like, well, you know, let's 445 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: just keep our fingers crossed. And I knew I had 446 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: a pretty good chance of getting back because my flight 447 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: was the only non stop on United from Houston to 448 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 1: Hawaii and then back Hawaii back to Houston. So I 449 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: thought there was a pretty good chance that it would 450 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,120 Speaker 1: stay and not cancel. And obviously that's what happened, but 451 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: otherwise we'd have been scrambling boys, I've been coming in hot. Well, 452 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: we're going in hot to wait. Wait, what's your next 453 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:08,120 Speaker 1: bowl though? Wednesday? Oregon Oklahoma and the Alamo. So I'm 454 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: looking forward to that one. Two really really good quarterbacks 455 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 1: and Anthony Brown and Caleb Williams for Oklahoma and Anthony 456 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: Brown for Oregon respectively. They both have played well this season. 457 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: Both teams are I think very well matched. That it 458 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: could be one of the more interesting games bowl games 459 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: of the bowl season. Heck yeah, it's gonna be interesting, 460 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be interesting for Anthony Brown next year 461 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: because bow Knicks transferring from Auburn Oregon man Dre. This 462 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: transfer portal quarterback movement in college football is absolutely it's nuts. 463 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,880 Speaker 1: So to see what's going on, You think it's good 464 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: for the sport, you think it's not good. Oh, I 465 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: think coaches are gonna adapt to it. So I don't 466 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 1: know that it's necessarily bad. It's bad from a standpoint 467 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: of you know, what are you really teaching, guys? What 468 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: do you teach? Are you teaching life skills? Because everything 469 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: I approach, especially with young men or young younger players 470 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: my basketball team, I'm trying to teach life skills. In 471 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: the process of sports as well. And I just don't 472 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:20,159 Speaker 1: know what you're learning by not competing competition in life, 473 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: in everyday life, it's everything you're going to compete in 474 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: some way, shape or form for jobs, for whatever it is. 475 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: And what are you really teaching when you open it 476 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: up like that where a guy can just hey, I'm 477 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: gonna transfer and not be able to sit out and 478 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: and uh and keep it moving. But it is what 479 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 1: it is. Coach college coaches referred to it as as 480 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: free agency. That's how they approach it. They are, you know, 481 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: band aiding their their rosters through it. I know Dana 482 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: Holgerson at the University of Houston believes in it wholeheartedly, 483 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: and so do a lot of coaches around the country. 484 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: So it's not going anywhere anytime soon. The nc DOUBLEA 485 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: did it, and so now we all have to kind 486 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: of live with it. They've they've they've asked up a 487 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: couple of things that I probably would have done differently, 488 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 1: Johnny that I don't know. I'm not sure we have 489 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: enough time in that shows to discuss. Oh, we're gonna 490 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 1: in a few days for that, There's no doubt about that. 491 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: Appreciate Dre for stopping by. Coming up next, some words 492 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: of wisdom from John McClain, the General right here at 493 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: Texans All Access, The Access, The Access, the Access. Welcome 494 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 1: back to money edition of Texas All Access from the 495 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: Hunday Texans Radio Studio. I am John Harris Football. I 496 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: know a Sideline reporter, and I know we've got some 497 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: big fans out there, but I gotta give some props 498 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 1: to today's biggest fan, and that's Dyking. These guys are 499 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: doing big things in our city of Houston, from comfort 500 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 1: and convenience to air quality. 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We had a number of things, 510 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: but the word that came up most with John was shocked. 511 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: Weren't we all general? What do you make of it? 512 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: What do you make of what you saw yesterday? Because 513 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: I was stunned, I picked the Chargers by twenty saw 514 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 1: no reason to pick the game closer because of all 515 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: the players. The Texans had out worst running game in 516 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 1: the NFL, wors roster, wors passing game in the NFL 517 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 1: thirty first in passing, and then of course the worst 518 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: run defense. And what they do. I look back, I 519 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 1: cannot remember a stranger game other than the victory at 520 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh in O two. What was it? Forty six yards 521 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: and they can be returning with some touchdowns? That was 522 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: you know? That was another one that was a headshaker, 523 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: And so was this. And the thing that was the 524 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: most unbelievable with all those starters out in the offensive 525 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: line to run the ball the way they did one 526 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty nine yards five point three a carry, 527 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 1: and then Rex burkhead, how do you figure one hundred 528 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: forty nine yards in two carries? And people say, well, 529 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: the Chargers run defense wasn't good. Neither was the Jets. 530 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 1: The Jets run defense was second worst in the league 531 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 1: at the time, So Burkhead was unbelievable. I figured up 532 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter he had eight carries for sixty 533 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: four yards when they were trying to stay ahead and 534 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: run the clock, and he had eighty yards on four 535 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: carries twenty five, fifteen, thirty six and fourteen. And so 536 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: those offensive lineman, I wrote today, those are the guys 537 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: that should be praised before anybody is the offensive lineman 538 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,120 Speaker 1: and James Camp and the line coach and the players 539 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: he was using who were let's see, I mean none 540 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: of them was a regular starter. Even Charlie Ack wasn't 541 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 1: the starter. Beginning of the year, mag Sharping had been benched. 542 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: So it was an unbelievable job starting with the offensive life, John, 543 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: I think what's different, Well, now that I think, I know, 544 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: it's different from that Steelers game was the offense might 545 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: as well just staying on the sideline that day. They 546 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: didn't do anything. The defense handled its business yesterday. You 547 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: had all three units contributing to the win. You had 548 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: the offense being effective and efficient at all times. And 549 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 1: by the way, in the fourth quarter, run here the 550 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: four drives in the fourth quarter thirteen place seven yards, 551 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,479 Speaker 1: Burkehead touchdown eight place forty yards, thirty yard Eberley field goal, 552 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: seven place seventy two yards, Mills to Collins thirteen yard touchdown, 553 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: one play victory formation. And John, I think that might 554 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: be one of the most mystifying things to me that 555 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: in the second half this year, we've seen this team 556 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 1: do I almost say almost nothing, virtually nothing, and then 557 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: yesterday when it was time that fourth quarter, they really 558 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: took over. To you, what's the one thing that stood 559 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: out more than anything else? Was it the run game? 560 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: And if it was the run game, what would you 561 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: say is next? Because you did talk about the offensive 562 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: line how great it was. Well, first of all, the 563 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: run game, it was the worst in the NFL, so 564 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: the worst I've ever seen in forty five years of 565 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: covering the NFL. And then all of a sudden they're great. 566 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: That's why I say it starts up front. Burn had 567 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: did a tremendous job. Even Royce Freeman at thirty four yards, 568 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: they were able to run the ball, control the clock, 569 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: second most dominant time of possession this season to that 570 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 1: opening game Jacksonville. They scored on the first series of 571 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: touchdown three games in a row when they were so 572 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: touchdown challenged in the first quarter for the longest time, 573 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: and somebody may say Davis Mills, No, I've been writing 574 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: and broadcasting on six ten for weeks now. He's going 575 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: to be the quarterback next year. I'll see his people 576 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 1: having him to take a quarterback in the first round. 577 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: That was never gonna happen. You know. They like what 578 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: they've seen the Mills behind the scenes and practice as 579 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: a leader, the way he interacts with his teammates and meetings. 580 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: They just like everything about him. Now they're not saying 581 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: he's Deshaan Watson or he's a franchise quarterback, but they 582 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: like where Mills is right now and they're going to 583 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: build around him and then if he can handle it 584 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: next year, he's the guy. If not, the Nicks Sarreo 585 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: will start to get someone else. Now, we've got to 586 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: be fair to the Chargers. I mean, they were missing 587 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: Austin Ekeler seventeen touchdowns, Mike Williams seven touchdowns. But on 588 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: defense they were missing Joey Bosa's unvaccinated and his nine 589 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 1: and a half sacks. But they didn't have out nearly 590 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: as many players as the Texans did. And that's another 591 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 1: thing coaches. First of all start with the serio and 592 00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: the personnel people. They're dealing with an unprecedented situation and 593 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: it's almost hourly that you have to work. They've done 594 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: a tremendous job. Then you go to the coaches. You 595 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: know they got players coming in and out even more 596 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: than they have been because of COVID nineteen. They've done 597 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: a tremendous job. And then the players have done a 598 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: tremendous job. The player that I was happiest for was 599 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: Jonathan Owens, and I tweeted this and I use this 600 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: on a Chronicles TV show Channel two last night for 601 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: this week. At least he is not Simone Biles's boyfriend, 602 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: she's his girlfriend. That is awesome. Jonathan Owens second start 603 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: and two takeaways yesterday General. The San Francisco forty nine 604 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: Ers are next. They're coming off a loss at Tennessee. 605 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 1: We know who beat Tennessee at Tennessee. So what do 606 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: you think coming up? Obviously the forty nine Ers are 607 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,240 Speaker 1: fighting for their playoff lives here, but so were the Chargers. 608 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: Texans go on the road. What do you think Sunday? 609 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 1: Until yesterday, the Chargers had to second spot in the 610 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: wild card race behind Indianapolis, and now they don't have it. 611 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: They've got to earn their way back into one of 612 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 1: the wild card verse. San Francisco still has a spot 613 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: secured and they've got to win. And I'll guarantee you 614 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 1: and you guys know this. Kyle Shanahan and defensive coordinator 615 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: Damiko Ryans and those guys, this game got their attention, 616 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: and you know they're gonna be talking to their players 617 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: a lot. See what happened to the Chargers when they 618 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: weren't ready for the Texans. You can't be in that situation. 619 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: We got to be ready. They're gonna be hitting on 620 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: that haul week. And a big key, of course, is 621 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo. And Jimmy Garoppolo had two interceptions and one 622 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: touchdown in Tennessee. He missed some passes. People are saying, 623 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: start Trey Lance. I thought back early in the season, 624 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: by this time it'd be Davis Mills versus Tray lads. 625 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: And you know, Mills has beat Lawrence twice, barely lost 626 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: to Mac Jones. And it's interesting Mills is outplayed Trevor 627 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: Lawrence first overall pick and Justin Herbert, who's starting quarterback 628 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: in the Pro Bowl in the last two games. Now 629 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 1: he's got Garoppolo and Ryan Tannehill, and people in Tennessee 630 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 1: still have rumblings that Derrick Henry could be back. I 631 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: still think that's wishful thinking. When he broke his foot 632 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 1: had to have surgery. But I think that Mike Rabel 633 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: and Kyle Shannon will be talking about this Texans game 634 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: and what they did to the Chargers to their teams 635 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: a lot the next two weeks. John the Cardinals may 636 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: have gotten bailed out in some sense by getting a 637 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: playoff birth, even though I think the Rams ended up 638 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: sealing the division yesterday. But the Cardinals are heading downward 639 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: in a bad, bad way. If this thing continues going 640 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: badly for the car We had a game down the 641 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: stretch but kept bouncing the playoffs early. Could it cost 642 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury? What do you expect happens in Arizona? And 643 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: as you got Matt Rule, have anything to worry about 644 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: when the season's over in Carolina? No, Cliff Kingsbury is 645 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 1: going to come back, even if they do an alfoldo, 646 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:22,879 Speaker 1: because they remember how bad and non competitive they were 647 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: before he got there. And as far as Matt Rule, 648 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 1: he signed like a seven year contract and this is 649 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 1: only two years and he's had a lot of injuries. 650 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 1: That's going to be a team that's really going to 651 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: be an opt pursuit of Deshaun Watson. They were an 652 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:43,879 Speaker 1: ot pursuit of Deshaun Watson this past season and this year, 653 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:46,880 Speaker 1: and they don't have a quarterback and they got serious 654 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: financial issues and quarterback with based on what they gave 655 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:53,880 Speaker 1: up for Sam Darnel and her paying Sam Darneld. But 656 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: with a cap going up about twenty million, you can 657 00:34:57,120 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: work around it. So the key is, would Deshaun approve 658 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 1: of trade to a city that's two hundred miles from 659 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,280 Speaker 1: his hometown and close to a lot of his friends 660 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, which is one of his favorite cities. But 661 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: they have to get a quarterback issues solved. Their defensive 662 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,440 Speaker 1: played real good. Now it's gone down the tubes and 663 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 1: he needs another offensive coordinator and it's not his fault. 664 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey has been hurt for two years, but they 665 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:26,759 Speaker 1: is people over there say he is on the hot seat, 666 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: especially since he fired Joe Brady two weeks ago, and 667 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot of coaches got right now got to 668 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:38,279 Speaker 1: be kind of shifting in their seats, worried because you 669 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: can start interviewing people for coaching GM right now this week, 670 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 1: so people are wedding, Okay, we'll teams start firing him. 671 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:48,880 Speaker 1: He got two that are going to be able to 672 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:53,359 Speaker 1: look and get a head start. But will there be more? 673 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:56,279 Speaker 1: And there's some of them looking over their shoulder, that's 674 00:35:56,360 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: for sure. Dolphins and Saints tonight, general, who do you have? Boy? 675 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 1: The Saints starting in book. They talked to Philip Rivers 676 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:11,319 Speaker 1: about coming back since his high school season's over. They 677 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: checked with Drew Brees to see if he'd be willing 678 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 1: to come out of the NBC booth. I just we're 679 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:22,320 Speaker 1: gonna look back on these times of how COVID nineteen 680 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: reek havoc on the NFL Ian book, a rookie quarterback 681 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:30,359 Speaker 1: fourtheen is going to be starting now the Saints, if 682 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: anybody can overcome it. They got a running game, they 683 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,360 Speaker 1: got a defense. I picked him to win before I 684 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: knew it was in book, but I still think I 685 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 1: would pick them to win, and Miami courses on that role. 686 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: But I have the Saints getting the last wildcard spot 687 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 1: in the NFC last week, So I'm going with the 688 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:51,799 Speaker 1: Saints all right, General, thanks so much for the time. 689 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 1: We really appreciate it, and we'll catch up later. Thank you. 690 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: You heard early in that segment when John said he 691 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: predicted the Chargers by twenty I sort of, I don't 692 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: want to say I was taking a backgrounds kind of 693 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: like whoa and look. I think that was the general sentiment. 694 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:13,280 Speaker 1: I can't tell you the number of messages, dams, texts, 695 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 1: even calls in some cases that were like I didn't 696 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 1: see that coming. We didn't we didn't see that coming. Well, yeah, 697 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:24,279 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody did. Vegas had them as a 698 00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:27,800 Speaker 1: ten and a half point favoriteten and got beat by twelve. 699 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: I mean, look, it's you know, the NFL, this is 700 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:33,920 Speaker 1: one thing you definitely don't want to gamble on. I 701 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 1: can promise you that. It's just yeah, they showed up 702 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: yesterday and played their guts out and it was really 703 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: really fun to watch. It was really fun, I mean 704 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 1: just outstandingly fun to watch. So appreciate the general for 705 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:53,440 Speaker 1: stopping by now tonight was when to night football that 706 00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 1: means Dolphins and Saints. 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In some places, 725 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,040 Speaker 1: it was magical Houston. In some places it was a 726 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:04,840 Speaker 1: wee bit shocking kind of in Foxborough. We'll hit it 727 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:08,240 Speaker 1: all next right here on Texans All Access. Texans All Access, 728 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: Texans go on. Everybody, Welcome back to his final segment 729 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:13,640 Speaker 1: of a Monday edition of Texans All Access. I'm your host, 730 00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:17,120 Speaker 1: John Harris, football, anost and silad reporter and former teacher, 731 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 1: and I am calling all of my fellow teachers out there. 732 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:22,280 Speaker 1: You want to bring a little Texans football to your classrooms, 733 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,400 Speaker 1: then sign up for Toro's Math Drills, presented by Conico 734 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:28,239 Speaker 1: Phillips Toros Matris. His video series sign helped third and 735 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:31,040 Speaker 1: fourth graders learn how to tackle math in the classroom. 736 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:35,320 Speaker 1: Go to Houston Texans dot com slash Toros Math Drills 737 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,360 Speaker 1: to learn more. All right, let's go around the NFL, 738 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,839 Speaker 1: because there was plenty of that happened this weekend. Queue 739 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:45,440 Speaker 1: up my music and let's finish strong. Twenty two points 740 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:49,400 Speaker 1: was the theme on Saturday in the Browns Packers Colts 741 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 1: Cardinals game, twenty two points in a loss for the 742 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:55,040 Speaker 1: Browns to the Packers, as the Packers went twenty four 743 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,160 Speaker 1: twenty two. Twenty two was good enough for a win 744 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:01,719 Speaker 1: in Arizona for the Colts to get a win over 745 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. Carson Wentz with an unbelievable touchdown throw to 746 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:09,040 Speaker 1: beat the Cardinals. Cardinals still reeling, but they make the 747 00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:12,360 Speaker 1: playoffs due to the Rams getting a winning It's the Vikings, 748 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:15,279 Speaker 1: so the Rams win the NFC West. The Cardinals are 749 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:19,839 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Packers, they're in the playoffs already. They've 750 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:23,560 Speaker 1: they've secured the NFC North. They're not looking to secure 751 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:26,719 Speaker 1: the number one seed, and I think they'll do it 752 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:28,560 Speaker 1: one more win. I think that's all it's going to 753 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 1: take for them. Then on Sunday, the Falcons took on 754 00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:34,520 Speaker 1: Allions twenty to sixteen. Is the Falcons stay alive in 755 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:38,080 Speaker 1: the playoff race at seven and eight. Matt Ryan threw 756 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:40,839 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifteen yards and one touchdown. Kyle Pitts 757 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:44,440 Speaker 1: went over one hundred yards as the Falcons get a 758 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:49,080 Speaker 1: win as full Olkon had a pick late in the 759 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 1: game to seal it. Detroit falls to two twelve and one. 760 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:55,720 Speaker 1: The Bengals beat the Ravens and Joe Burrow went freaking 761 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:59,600 Speaker 1: crazy five hundred twenty five yards four touchdowns. They beat 762 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens one twenty one dropped the Ravens to eight 763 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:06,720 Speaker 1: and seven as the Bengals stay at top the NFC 764 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:10,680 Speaker 1: North at nine and six. The Vikings lose to the 765 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:15,440 Speaker 1: Rams at home. Not good in Minnesota. The Rams clinched 766 00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:19,280 Speaker 1: the NFC West at eleven and four. Rams thirty Viking 767 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:22,759 Speaker 1: twenty three. Vikings fallow seven to eight. Playoffs gonna be tough. 768 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:26,879 Speaker 1: The Bills beat the Patriots. Josh Allen went nuts three 769 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,440 Speaker 1: hundred and fourteen yards, passing three touchdowns twelve carries sixty 770 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:33,160 Speaker 1: four yards. He led the Bills in both categories. They 771 00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:36,359 Speaker 1: beat the Patriots. Bills and then moved to the top 772 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:38,720 Speaker 1: of the AFC East at nine in six. New England 773 00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:42,560 Speaker 1: is now nine and six. They split the games. It'll 774 00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,719 Speaker 1: be a great two game race down to the and 775 00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:49,520 Speaker 1: Jags lose on the final play of the game. They 776 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:51,760 Speaker 1: can't get it in from the half yard line. Jets 777 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:55,000 Speaker 1: win twenty six twenty one. Connor mc dermott offensive linement 778 00:41:55,239 --> 00:41:59,160 Speaker 1: caught a touchdown speaking offensive linement catching touchdowns. Lane Johnson 779 00:41:59,239 --> 00:42:01,759 Speaker 1: caught a touchdown for the Eagles as they moved to 780 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:05,280 Speaker 1: eight and seven, beating the gymn thirty four to ten. 781 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:08,680 Speaker 1: Philadelphia's eight and seven and Michael Irvin is looking that 782 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 1: much more smart we're smarter, however you want to look 783 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:14,399 Speaker 1: at it. Bucks beat the Panthers thirty two to six. 784 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,160 Speaker 1: It wasn't even close. The Bears went for two late, 785 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 1: Nick Foles makes the throat of the mire bird. They win. 786 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:23,040 Speaker 1: At twenty five twenty four. The Chiefs house the Steelers. 787 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:25,840 Speaker 1: The Steelers look like they want this season over. The 788 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:29,720 Speaker 1: Raiders kept the season live beating the Broncos in Las Vegas. 789 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:32,880 Speaker 1: And last night the Cowboys put it all over the 790 00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:38,840 Speaker 1: Washington football team fifty six to fourteen. And that was 791 00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:41,680 Speaker 1: Week sixteen in the NFL. With one to go. Tonight, 792 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:46,120 Speaker 1: Dolphins in New Orleans against Ian Book and the Saints. 793 00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:49,000 Speaker 1: Big thanks to Andre Ware, to John McLean, of course, 794 00:42:49,080 --> 00:42:51,600 Speaker 1: to Mapal mar Vander Meer. We will see you tomorrow. 795 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:53,040 Speaker 1: Everybody and has always go Texans