1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: This is a young team. We're on the cuffs where 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: we got to ask some pieces to what we're doing here. 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: Pierce running Rice, he's been move Carrolls who's way out 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: of the forty one yard line? Who want to run 5 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: by Piers. The type of players that we're looking for 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: are players who are looking the swarms that accept that question. 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: Harris gain days every day picked up by State Lee Patrey. 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: Texans out the ball on the pit. The takeaway train 9 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: is rolling and if you want it, you gotta go work. No, 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: it's Texans all EXAs. Hello Texans, welcome to the program. 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: Great to be back in Houston. We are live, Mark 12 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: Vandermayer and John Harris with you. It's Thursday that means 13 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: Death of Texas and John McClain visits with us as 14 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: we've got the final four in town. Astro's opening night 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: just got done with the NFL annual meeting nicknamed the 16 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: Owners Meetings. The General was out there as well, and 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: we are privileged to have him aboard this evening. John, 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: I know you met with cal and Hanna McNair. We 19 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: had them on the show last night. You tell me 20 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: give me a big takeaway or two from your conversation 21 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: with them and the coverage that ensued as long as 22 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: Colin I've written for Gallery Sports and it's on Galery 23 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: sports dot com and it's all about Hannah's growing role 24 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: and influence in the power structure, sitting next to Call 25 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: and how he welcomes that partnership. He said that his 26 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: mom and dad were the model for that, and he 27 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 1: said that he is happy that she's there with him. 28 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: Talked to her and what ship. She had some really 29 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: good quotes, and one of them was that you don't 30 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: like to look at the past much, but when you do, 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: you have to learn from the past. And when you 32 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: learn just as much, you may learn more from from 33 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: losing and winning. And she said, we learned a lot. 34 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: And the fact is they did. And you know, they 35 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: won eleven games the last three years, forty nine ers, 36 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: one thirteen. Last year they had Damiko Ryan's offensive coordinator 37 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: Bobby Slowick, and it was I talked Cal and Anna 38 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: were real good together, and the fact is she has 39 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: been involved. I asked her about turning her back on 40 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: the Shaun Watson, who'll be back in Houston next season, 41 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: and she said that's in the past and we'll keep 42 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: it there and I asked her about her roles and 43 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: big decisions like not hiring Josh McCown and switching to 44 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: Lovey and the firing Jack used to be And that's 45 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: when she gave me the quote about the past. So 46 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: Anna's very sharp and she's funny, but she can be 47 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: tough and demanding, and I think she and cal McNair 48 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: make a really good pair. And the other thing I 49 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: thought was interesting, Kyle Shanahan said there's no doubt in 50 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: his mind Bobby Slowick was going to be a head coach. 51 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: And Kyle would not say this, but Bobby had a 52 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: better chance to be a head coach quicker had he 53 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: stayed with the forty nine ers. And he didn't say that. 54 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: What he said was he was on the path here, 55 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: but he wanted to call plays. He wanted to experience 56 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: the negative of that, the positive of that, because the 57 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: more experience he gets, the better of head coach. He 58 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: thinks that Bobby Slowick will be. And those were strong words. 59 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: I had talked to him about Bobby and wrote a 60 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: column about it after Demiko was hired, and he said 61 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: that Kyle Shanahan and He's had some good years as 62 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: a play caller, but he thought last year was the 63 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: best he had had offensively, and he couldn't overstate how 64 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: much Slow had meant to him. And he said being 65 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: the first time play caller him and we all assumed 66 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: to Miko is going to call the defenses over Matt. 67 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: They just had said, so he thinks both of them 68 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: will do a great job. General, I know the owners 69 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: meetings are about information gathering about about many different topics. 70 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: So how about this one. As you talk to your 71 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,559 Speaker 1: colleagues or you just listened to people discussed things this week, 72 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: how did you feel they felt about the Texans? What 73 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: was kind of the gist of what people were saying, 74 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: or in considering the Texans, where they were with things 75 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: they've done the offseason, with Demiko being hired, etc. What 76 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: was kind of your feel getting to talk with some 77 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: of your colleagues around the league. It was very positive. 78 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: I counted at one time the crowd around Demiko was 79 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: I think thirty reporters and quite a few of them 80 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: were from covering the forty nine ers, And it was 81 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: that way when we had him at the combat They 82 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: were still asking him a lot of things about the Niners, 83 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: the direction the Niners, are going and who's taking his 84 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: place in Slowe's place? And they got he brought quite 85 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: a few people from the forty nine ers between Tamiko. 86 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: People think Detexans have done a good job in free agency, 87 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: and everybody thinks they'll get their franchise quarterback, that franchise quarterback. 88 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: Everybody is now starting to think it'll be bryce young 89 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: people's choice here because they think C. J. Stroud is 90 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: going to Indy. And the main reason is twofold. He's 91 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: sixty three and Frank Reich has never had a regular 92 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 1: starting quarterback less than six to four. And they don't 93 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: think all of a sudden he traded dearly to get 94 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: up to the first pick. Take a five ten and 95 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: one eighth quarterback and the other one. And this is 96 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: the most ridiculous how well Stroud through the ball at 97 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: the combine in his pro day. You know, those things 98 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: are preposterous for people to put so much when you're 99 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: not being rushed, you're throwing against air. You think about 100 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: all the quarterbacks who had great combines who didn't do 101 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: Jack squad and but there I wouldn't have a problem 102 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: with either one of those guys. But I hope the 103 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: Texans get Young, who is still the most high, the 104 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: highest rated, most of the so called experts draft boards. John. 105 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: It might sound far fetched, but tell me what the 106 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: chances are, And give me a scenario where the Texans 107 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: would not take a quarterback at number two in this draft. 108 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 1: What's the likelihood of that? If any zero, and you're 109 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 1: gonna have case kingom as your starting quarterback. I don't 110 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: think so. And but you take one down the line, 111 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,119 Speaker 1: case yeah, where Hendon Herndon. They're all gonna be gone 112 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: next year. If you fool around and say, well we'll 113 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: get one next year. What if they win six or 114 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: seven games, they believe they will never be in this 115 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: position again. They certainly hope they aren't in this position again. 116 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: Everybody loves Bryce Young. And if you got a good 117 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: coach and Bobby Sloan had brought Purdy who was almost 118 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: six to one and he threw on a run quite 119 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: a bit, they're going to take it now. If they didn't, 120 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: if they went brain dead and went against what all 121 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: the ticket holders, sponsors, sweetholders and everybody wants, they take 122 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: Will Anderson Juniors as a defensive end pass rusher. I 123 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: think they'll take the pass Rusher with the twelfth pick, 124 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: and there's I've had a different one than all my 125 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: Bob drafts, my third one to be on Guyery Sports 126 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: in the morning, and I think they'll do it there. 127 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: Most people have them taken a receiver. I just don't 128 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: think Damiko' Ryan's with the history of the forty nine 129 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: Ers loading up on the defensive line. It three number 130 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: one picks in the line last year, none in the 131 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: back seven. I think he's gonna want to pass Rusher. 132 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: We've heard him at the Combine and we heard him 133 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: and Phoenix talk about you had to build your lines 134 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: and dominate in the forty nine Ers sign John Hargrave 135 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: to go with a great defensive line they have right now, 136 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: and so I believe that's what will happen. But if 137 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: they stated too and took somebody else, it ain't gonna 138 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: be Jalen Carter tell you that it would be Will 139 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: Anderson Junior, and he'd be great picked for this organization. 140 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: He just would not be what they need. Yeah, I mean, 141 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: they do need edge Rusher, It's just they would need 142 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: a quarterback and that much more. In general, if you 143 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: were to handicap, do you we talked about Bryce Young 144 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: because we think Carolina is hotter on CJ. Stroud than 145 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: they are Bryce Young. But who knows how what was 146 00:08:55,800 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: the talk there in Arizona about Carolina and CJ. Stroud. 147 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: I don't want to say it's a fitter complete, but 148 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: did it feel like, yeah, they're on Stroud and then 149 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: the Texans obviously are and young at that point? Or 150 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 1: do you think I gotta Anthony Richardson, especially with this 151 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: protey today, could he get in the mix for Carolina 152 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: at number one? Boy, what a mistake that would be. 153 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: That guy's not even close to being ready to play. 154 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: I've talked to two former NFL people who went to 155 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: Florida and watch every game, every throw he made, and 156 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: they say he's not nearly ready. And they said one 157 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: of the reasons is he's not that he's immature. He 158 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 1: played one season and he's really hard on himself when 159 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: he'd make a mistake, and he needs to learn to 160 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: put it all behind him. Now. If they draft him 161 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: with the idea we'll play him next year and we'll 162 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: be bad next year while he learns, then do it. 163 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,839 Speaker 1: But I don't see them doing it. Stroud's ready to go, 164 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 1: just like Bryce Young is ready to go. Put him 165 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: in there and see how it goes. And yeah, well 166 00:09:56,920 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: Anderson would solve the second biggest need on team. But 167 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: it's clearly what the need is, and that is a quarterback. John. 168 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: The rules situation in Phoenix, a lot of stuff got 169 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: tabled or voted down. The Texans fourth down conversion automatic 170 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: review did pass, and that's cool stuff, But tell me this. 171 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: You have to put me at ease right now. They 172 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 1: are not going to eventually approve this fair catch on 173 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: the kickoff BS rule? Are they where you can fair 174 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: catch the ball at the five yard line? You get 175 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: it at the twenty five? That's ridiculous. Are they really 176 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: considering I know they're considering it. You think it has 177 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: a chance. No, it makes no sense. They tabled it. 178 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: The one that I was surprised they didn't do was 179 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: the third quarterback. They acted like it was too complicated 180 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: and they probably will prove it in May, and I'm thinking, 181 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: what's complicated about it? You get a guy off the 182 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: practice squad, he plays if the first two are hurt, 183 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: and maybe they won't have to use worn all year. 184 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: That's pretty simple. But they were, they were they were 185 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: overthinking it. They used to do it. I still don't 186 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: know why they didn't do it. They had to see 187 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers lose all their quarterbacks before they 188 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 1: would seriously consider it. It's just like I've never understood 189 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: why they don't let the fifty three suit up, and 190 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: they always try to make that too complicated. The one 191 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: that people talked about the most was that their table 192 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: was flexing the second game on Thursday night, which would 193 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: be awful for fans, and of course they you know, 194 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: they don't care about the fans. They care about making 195 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: money to consider something like that, Like Texans fans schedule 196 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: comes out. They all want to go to Las Vegas, 197 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: and they pay for the hotels and astronomical prices and 198 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: the flights rental card, and then all of a sudden 199 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: finding out they're not going to be there on Sunday. 200 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: That just would be so unfair. Yeah, it certainly would be. 201 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: I'm glad table that for now, and hopefully that just 202 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: eliminates the discussion and we move on general. One discussion 203 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: that is going to permeate all of our discussions. And 204 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: we've asked you about this before, but it really came 205 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: to a head at the owner's meetings because Lamar Jackson, 206 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: right as John Harball was going to the podium or 207 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: sitting down, he tweeted out that he had asked for 208 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: a trade. Then it was tweeted later on that he 209 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: was actually negotiating with the Ravens last week. It gets 210 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: really confusing with Lamar Jackson. What is going on? And 211 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: where do you think he ends up? Is it still Baltimore? 212 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: Do you still believe it's Baltimore? I do thirty two 213 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:43,319 Speaker 1: millions the franchise tag. I don't know who. I'm more 214 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: tired of hearing about Lamar Jackson or Aaron Rodgers, you know, 215 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: both of them. Please just get it over, make d 216 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: trade Rogers and then have Jackson. Nobody's going to give 217 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: him that guaranteed contract, you know, if Joe Burrow got one, 218 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: Hey for him at Jalen Hurds are justin Herbert. Lamar 219 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 1: Jackson's not going to get it now. Larger Blanc was 220 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: honest about injuries and Jim Rsey was honest to guarantees. 221 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: So that's the bottom line, and he's best in Baltimore. 222 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: They've been very, very careful to handle it the right way, 223 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: not to say anything publicly that would infuriate him. It's 224 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: kind of been a disaster. His MoMA is his agent. 225 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: Now these guys that are not agents or his agent, 226 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: and he just insists he doesn't need an agent. And 227 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: everybody believes that if he had a legitimate agent, there 228 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: would be more clarity to this situation. And the bottom 229 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: line is he's not going to sit out the year 230 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: than he'd have to come back under the same thing. 231 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 1: But he should have taken that. He said they offered 232 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: him three years guaranteed almost forty a year. Should have 233 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: taken it with a stipulation, do not tag me. They 234 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: just said okay, and the next thing you know, he'd 235 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: be twenty nine years old and totally unrestricted. Interesting. Did 236 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: anything you hear or heard anything that you heard at 237 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: the league meetings? John, Did anything change your opinion of 238 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: how things might shape up in the AFC South, particularly 239 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: with the Titans and the Colts. Anything you heard change anything? 240 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: It's interesting you say that, Mark, because I didn't hear 241 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: anybody talking about THEFC South. I went over to Mike Rabel, 242 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: you know, he said to rebuild his offensive line. He 243 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: lost five starters. They've done something in free agency. A 244 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: lot of monk drafts have them taking a tackle with 245 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: the first pick. Others have them taken a receiver. They 246 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: have one receiver trailing birds From last year, he didn't 247 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: do much, so they got a lot of issues. And 248 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: then of course, and he's got issues and Jacksonville, you know, 249 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: people pick him to win the division. But if somebody 250 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: else gets hot, like if the Texans or the Colts 251 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: get the right quarterback and new coaches come in and 252 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: all of a sudden they do something special, you know, 253 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: they could put some heat on Jacksonville. Jacksonville has been 254 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: favored to win the division before, and I think if 255 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: they if they do this year, it won't be because 256 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: they're a great team. It's just because the division is 257 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: still bad. Along those launch general I heard Landry the 258 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: other day talking about this. I think he was gonna 259 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: talking about the saying that Las Vegas has put the 260 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: number for over under wins for Jacksonville ten and a half. 261 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: Are we buying too much into Doug Peterson and Trevor 262 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: Lawrence with Jacksonville? I mean, I would make them the 263 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: favorite in the division. I don't think there's any question. 264 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: But you gotta figure out who the Texas quarterback is 265 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: gonna be. You gotta figure out the Colts quarterback is 266 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: going to be and then obviously what's gonna happen in Tennessee. 267 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: I think Tennessee is sort of resetting in some sense, 268 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: kind of getting ready for twenty twenty four. But are 269 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: we given Jacksonville too much credit at ten and a 270 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: half over under in Vegas for their win total. The 271 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: oddsmakers usually know what they're doing. Last year, when they 272 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: said it with the Texans at what was it four 273 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: or four and a half, I thought there's no way 274 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: they weren't going to win more games than that. In 275 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: this case with the Jaguars, I think the reason they've 276 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: done it they think the Jaguars are going to whip 277 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: up on the division. And then they play the worst 278 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: division in football, the NFC South, So really they're playing 279 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: the two worst divisions in the NFL. If they were 280 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: playing the NFC West again, I'll guarantee it wouldn't be 281 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: ten and a half m that's a good way to 282 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: put it general. Before we move on to other football topics, 283 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: what is your prediction for the local baseball team that 284 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: begins at season this evening. Are you expecting another World 285 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: Series appearance? Appearance and or championship anything less you tell me, Well, 286 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: nobody's been a repeat champion since the Yankees in two thousand, 287 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: So the odds are against them in the season without 288 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: Al two Ba and Michael Brantley and and uh Lands 289 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: mcculler's junior. But they still got five starters. They've got 290 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: the best bullpen in baseball. Again, everybody's back. And at 291 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: first five, you know the way they moved Pinia the 292 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: first fragment, in the second Alvarez, third Batty Clean oppose Bray, 293 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: and then fifth Kyle Tucker. Other than the Padres, nobody 294 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 1: can match that first five. But after that they're not 295 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: impressive at all. Hiner Diaz is play as the DH 296 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: and he's a third catcher, So um, I pitching wins 297 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: and I think Big killed b What when uh Al 298 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: two Bay comes back as he plays, So they should 299 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: win the division to battle for second place. And but 300 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: I saw today, uh they're they're a lot of people 301 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,719 Speaker 1: are going with the Padres, and the Padres are all 302 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: about hitting. You guys know, ites like defense and pitching, 303 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: defense and football pitching in baseball. Yeah, you better have 304 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: it or you're in trouble. General speaking, of in trouble. 305 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: The New England Patriots were rumored to be in the 306 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: trade suite stakes for DeAndre Hopkins, and then I saw 307 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: a couple of reports they're saying, Oh, it won't happen 308 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: because Bill Obrian's offense accordinator. I'm reading like, well, no, duh. 309 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,479 Speaker 1: So if it's not the Patriots, what do you think 310 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: happens with DeAndre Hopkins going forward? People in Cleveland were 311 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: wanting Hopkins to come there to be reunited with Watson. 312 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: I personally be shocked if Hopkins ended up being reunited 313 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: with Bill O'Brien based on how that fell apart. And 314 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: there's a lot of teams that need receivers and d 315 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: hop I think is thirty one? Are gonna be thirty one? 316 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: You know used to he never missed games. Na's miss 317 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: games last two seasons with injuries plus the suspension. But 318 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: he's hungry, you know, he's hungry. So whoever gets him 319 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: gonna get a receiver who is hungry to prove that 320 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: the last two seasons were an aberration. John speaking of well, 321 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: John Harris brought it up. But the Patriot situation with 322 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien as the offensive coordinator, what are you expecting there? 323 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: Do you expect that to work? Last time he was there, 324 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: they had another quarterback who I think we've all heard of. 325 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 1: So it's a little bit of a different situation and 326 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: he might be a different coach at this point, might 327 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: be better. Maybe he doesn't like being a coordinator, although 328 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: he was for the last two years at Alabama, So 329 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 1: what are you expecting out of him as an addition 330 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: to that organization? This year, Bill Belichick did something highly unusual. 331 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: Last year he wasted the season was second year quarterback 332 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,360 Speaker 1: back Jones. You know when you got a former defensive 333 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: coordinator and special teams coach, coach and a quarterback that 334 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: he regressed big time, and just like Davis Mills regress 335 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: from where he was in those last five games of 336 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: his rookie there, they need O'Brien to come in and 337 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: straighten mac Jones out, help him rebuild his confidence. Problem 338 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: is is, you know his best receiver is going to 339 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: be Juju Smith Schuster and they have really fallen off 340 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 1: when it comes to personnel, and uh, you know, maybe 341 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: he did. Nick Sarrio has something to do that when 342 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: he left because he was not part of their last 343 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 1: two drafts. So It was very interesting that Robert Kraft 344 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: was asked about Belichick's future and he didn't. All he 345 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: said was I'm looking forward to him breaking Don Shula's 346 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: all time record. But he didn't say that he'd be 347 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: back beyond this year. Can you imagine that if Belichick 348 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: he wouldn't get fired. I think they'd let him resign. 349 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 1: But that was that people in Boston made a huge 350 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: deal out of Kraft not giving him that commitment he'd 351 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: always done in the past. Oh boy, well that would 352 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: get interesting. That would make for a nice thirty for 353 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: thirty NFL like to be the next head coach there. Yeah, 354 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 1: good luck, Bill O'Brien. At that point, the Dallas Cowboys 355 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: John made the deal for Brandon Cooks. They also made 356 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: a deal for us to find Gilmore. I believe it's 357 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: the two deal. They obviously didn't re up with Ezekiel Elliott, 358 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 1: but they bring in Brandon Cooks, that receiver where they 359 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: needed him. They brought into find Gilmore, who could play 360 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: opposite Trevon Diggs. He still got a lot of game 361 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: left because twenty twenty two he was really good, but 362 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: nobody knew it because the Colts stunt. Those two moves. 363 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,439 Speaker 1: How good does that make the Cowboys over in the 364 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: NFC where it feels like it is wide open for 365 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,439 Speaker 1: the number one team in the NFC considering the Niners 366 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: have issues at quarterback with injuries. You have the Eagles, 367 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,400 Speaker 1: but they've had a ton of personnel losses lately. Where 368 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: do you put the Cowboys After the moves of Cooks 369 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 1: and Gilmore. I think it's really interesting that the Eagles 370 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: let their lady rush or get away and he went 371 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: to Carolina, and I have I think they'd be smart 372 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: to take be Jean Robinson. Think about what that would 373 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,120 Speaker 1: do for their offense and Jalen Hurt if they got 374 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: the best running back in one of the top three 375 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: or four prospects. And I still think Philadelphia and San 376 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: Francisco are the best teams. Cowboys won twelve games the 377 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: last two years, stunk it up in the playoffs when 378 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: they had to win, and you know they beat the 379 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: fucking Ears. They did. They run the ball and right now, 380 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: you know Tony Pollard's coming off of a knee injury, 381 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: they need another running back. You know that. They all 382 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: say that Zeke Elliott just lost it and uh, but 383 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: they didn't offer him a backup money. He'll end up 384 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: somewhere really cheap. But man, oh man, they got to 385 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: get somebody to run the ball. You don't want Prescott 386 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,399 Speaker 1: throwing the ball forty times a game. And right now, 387 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,479 Speaker 1: if Pollard's not one hundred percent when the season starts, 388 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: who they're gonna they need to find another Tony Pollard? General? 389 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: Who's your Final four team? I think you is the 390 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: best team. John Lopez had a great column on Gallery 391 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 1: Sports today. He said, if he said it's a new 392 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,199 Speaker 1: era of Final four us here, and he had a 393 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: great paragraph. He said, if you're playing shirts and skins, 394 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: read these four statistics he had and tell me what 395 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: you think. And he went over each of the four teams, 396 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: didn't say who they were, told what they've done the 397 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: last couple of years, and then Yukon going back with 398 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: multiple championships, and you look at it and you go, wow, 399 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: they got great teams in the Final four. But because 400 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: they're not big names, people are saying it's going to 401 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: be the lowest rated in the TV and you can 402 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:44,199 Speaker 1: get tickets for cheap, but it could turn out to 403 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: be great games. But Yukon looks to be the best 404 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: team in college of basketball right now, and I hate 405 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: Yukon My gosh, it's like the cults for me on 406 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 1: a college level. I don't like Hukan at all. I'm 407 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: going I want Amy to win for Alonzo heist Man, 408 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: who is their general manager or whatever they all let means. 409 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: And Andre Johnson. You know, Andre's gonna be their front center. 410 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 1: And if not them Florida Atlantic. One of my best friends, 411 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 1: Mark Waltz went there and he's really fired up. They 412 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:23,120 Speaker 1: won thirty five games in that coach only makes three 413 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: hundred and eight thousand a year. I'm thinking he's going 414 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 1: to get a really big race. Thank you so much, guys, 415 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 1: my pleasure, Thank you very much. That's the general. John McClain, 416 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: John Harris sticks around. We're not gonna do who is 417 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: better tonight. We're doing yes or no, and Johnny has 418 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: to answer these questions and put on his car knack 419 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: hat dated reference. Yes, I know, find me all right, 420 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna gout next here on Texans Radio. Stay tuned 421 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: for more on the Houston Texans and the NFL on 422 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: Texans All Excess. Texans Radio is back. Oh yes, it 423 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: is Mark Vanderman. John Harris with you all right, Johnny. 424 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 1: Here we go. It's you and me for the first 425 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: time in a number of days. Here it's yes or no, 426 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna make this not that easy. But you 427 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: just have to say it will happen, or it won't, 428 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: or however it applies, yes or no. Four quarterbacks in 429 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: the top ten of this year's draft, Yes or no? Yes, Yes, 430 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: why not? I think I would say why not? Actually 431 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: I think my mock draft I had four in the 432 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 1: top fourteen. In fact, I had the Vikings moving up 433 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,440 Speaker 1: with the Patriots to make the draft play for Will 434 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: Levis at fourteen. So I had three in the top four, 435 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: but I had Levice falling to fourteen. I just didn't 436 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: like any of the other fits. Levis kind of moving 437 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: down the board a little bit, although he's posting pictures 438 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: of himself, so let you move him up into the 439 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: top three. I but I could see Levice. I could 440 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: see somebody making a movement to the top. Tend to 441 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: go get Levis. Make sure that they snatch him up, 442 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: because after that, you know, you got Hindon Hooker, who 443 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: I like, but he's coming off the ecl and he's 444 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: twenty five. Jake Haner I like from Fresno State. But 445 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: he's six foot so people are not gonna like how 446 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: small he is. And oh he played at Fresno State. 447 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 1: Although I think he's a very good quarterback. Tanner McKee Stanford, 448 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:22,919 Speaker 1: you know, miss me with that. So I think that 449 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: there's a possibility that it absolutely could happen. The number 450 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 1: of teams that need quarterbacks would like to have young quarterbacks. Yeah, 451 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: I could. I could see four happening in the top ten. Yeah. Absolutely. 452 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: Brandon Whedon called and said, twenty five is young to 453 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,959 Speaker 1: be drafted in the first round. By the way, he 454 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: was twenty eight. Yes, so there's that. All right, So 455 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 1: wait a minute, do you think it happens via trade 456 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: that you get four in there? Because Eagles, no Bears. No, 457 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: I'm going in reverse order here in the top ten, Falcons, 458 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 1: maybe Raiders. Perhaps there's gonna have to be a trade 459 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: or two to make that happen interesting, all right? Yeah 460 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 1: or no? Okay, yes or no. Texans draft a wide 461 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: receiver at twelve or thirty three. You don't have to 462 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: say which one, but they will with one of those picks. 463 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: Yes or no, the Texans will draft a wide receiver. Yes, 464 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: I think they will. Now here's I've been thinking about 465 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,119 Speaker 1: this because I had a lot of time driving both 466 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 1: the Baylor and the Texas A and M for Pro days, 467 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: and so I had a lot of time to think 468 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 1: about this. I think that the two positions that make 469 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:29,400 Speaker 1: sense at twelve. The general talked about one of them. 470 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: That's defensive end, pass rusher, you know, edge players at 471 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: the edge, etc. There's more needed on the outside. I mean, 472 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: Jerry Hugh's the thirty five, John Grenard's gotta stay healthy. 473 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: You brought in Chase Guinovic, you brought back Derek Rivers, 474 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,959 Speaker 1: but you still need you need more. I mean, you 475 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: could even convince me you need more an interior. You 476 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: just need more dudes on the interior, on both sides 477 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:54,399 Speaker 1: of the ball. So I do think though they're going 478 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: to be because the quarterback run will happen and that's 479 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 1: just gonna push guys down. And Nick talks about this 480 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: supply and demand. I think Nick is going to trade 481 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 1: down out of twelve because the two positions are edge 482 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: rusher and wide receiver. I think there's a possibility that 483 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: they could have multiple options that they could move down 484 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: four or five spots and then get some draft capital 485 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 1: with that they then use with thirty three sixty five 486 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,119 Speaker 1: seventy three to kind of move around, and so I 487 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 1: think they end up drafting like sixteen, seventeen thirty three 488 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: and then sixty five. I think could turn into something 489 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: in the low forties or the fifties like it did 490 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: last year where they went up and they got John Mechi. 491 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: So I think that's what they end up doing. I 492 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: think it ends up being instead of two twelve thirty 493 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: three sixty five seventy three, I think it ends up 494 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: being two sixteen or seventeen thirty three fifty one seventy three. 495 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: So they moved down a little bit in one, but 496 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: they move up significantly from sixty five up into the 497 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: middle of the second round because I think that's where 498 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,959 Speaker 1: they can still get some value at both wide receiver 499 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: and edge rusher. Boy, I hope there's not a quiz 500 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: on this later with all those numbers, Johnny, if somebody 501 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: moves up to twelve, who are they getting? Don't you 502 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: don't have to tell me what the team is, But 503 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: who's gonna be that attractive at twelve to make somebody 504 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: want to jump up and do a deal with the Texans? 505 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: If you are accurate in Cassario, perhaps trading down from twelve. 506 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: It could be one of those defensive ends. It could 507 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: be Jackson Smith and Jigbook. Oh. I know that there's 508 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 1: been a lot of there's been a lot of talk 509 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: about that lately. It's interesting how that's kind of caught fire. 510 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: But there's you know, I don't even know Jfsen gets there. 511 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: I think I got j San go in top ten, 512 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: ten or eleven. I think I think I gotta have 513 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: a Tennessee because Tennessee added a couple of players in 514 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,720 Speaker 1: free agency on the offensive line. They got had Andre Dillard, 515 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: they got Daniel Brunskill the forty nine ers, so they've 516 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 1: kind of discussed and handled their starting offensive linement. So 517 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: I think they could go wide receiver because they desperately 518 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: need to put another pass catcher playmaker alongside Treylon Burke's 519 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: for Ryan Tannehill in an offensive Derrick Henry. So I've 520 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: got Jason going eleven. So at that point, I think 521 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: you can get Quentin Johnston, you can get at Jordan Addison, 522 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: you could get even at Jalen Hyatt four or five 523 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: picks down the road. But if Jasen is there and 524 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: a team is like, look, Nick, we'll give you whatever. 525 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: We'll give you a pick next year, Like we'll give 526 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: you our first round pick next year, Like okay, all right, 527 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: we'll take it. We'll think I picked a pick next year. 528 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: But you also want to get something this year too, 529 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 1: So we'll see if team gets desperate. But I think 530 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:28,560 Speaker 1: it could be desperate to go get a wide receiver. 531 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: I also think it could be for one of the 532 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: left tackles, or for one of the tackles. I think 533 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: Skrosky Bears. I think Paris Johnson could be available if 534 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: a team wants to come up and get a left tackle. 535 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: And there's possibility that if Levis gets out of the 536 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: top ten, they call the Texans, and you know, maybe 537 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: it's the Commanders, and the Commanders like, look, we can't 538 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: go to the season with Sam Howe. I think the 539 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: Commanders are at sixteen they need a corner. But if 540 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: they could get up to twelve and Levis is still there, man, 541 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 1: you might be able to get a decent return from 542 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: the Commanders for that because it's for a quarterback. So 543 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 1: I could see them going up from Levis or maybe 544 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: in Richardson, depending on which one it maybe both, But 545 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: I do think that Richardson will end up going going 546 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: forward to the Colts. If not sooner, somebody might trade 547 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 1: up to three. But I think it could be Levis. 548 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:15,959 Speaker 1: I think it could be Jas and then moving up 549 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: for I think you could be one of the tackles 550 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: that a team would move up for with the Texas 551 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: at twelve. All right, continuing yes or no here and 552 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: I heard kirk ference on Sirius XM with Pat and Jim, 553 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: and the way they were talking about Iowa prospects, you 554 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 1: would think this is the greatest NFL football factory ever. 555 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: But I knew, I know that some good prospects do 556 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: come out of there and C. C. J. Fedorowitz was 557 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: one of them. Here with the Houston Texans anyway, yes 558 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: or no, the Texans will draft a player from Iowa. 559 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: I think NFL coaches do like that program. Yes or no, 560 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 1: it will happen. There will be a Hawkeye on the 561 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. Yes, I think so. I mean you look 562 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: at it. Okay, what they've already got, I mean Desmond King, 563 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: They've got Christian Kirksey, those players to come out of 564 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: the Irawad program. Oh yeah, jeff Orwitch was a guy 565 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: that that I know a lot of people loved, and 566 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 1: of course head he stayed healthy and didn't have the 567 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: concussion issues. I think CJ would have been a tremendous 568 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: why tight end for this team for a long time. 569 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: He was just coming into his own in twenty sixteen, 570 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: and then the concussions hit in seventeen and he's done 571 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: at that point. So it was a shame. The IRA 572 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 1: program has got three defensive players. It won't come from 573 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: the well, I take it back. They have four players. 574 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 1: They have a tight end, Sam Laporta, who I think 575 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:34,239 Speaker 1: is way underrated. I think Sam Laporta is tremendous and 576 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: it just goes along with what this tight the tight 577 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: ends are on this class. So Sam laport is a 578 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 1: tight end. Lucas van As is a guy that's been 579 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 1: you know, long talked about long, former hockey player, very 580 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: violent football, violent, physically dominant front I mean inside outside. 581 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 1: I think he needs to play more outside, but his 582 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: power is what you want. Jack Campbell at linebacker is 583 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 1: the guy that I've circled this entire time six five, 584 00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: two forty eight. He's built like Tremaine Edmonds for the Bills, 585 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: who just signed with the Chicago Bears. He's built like that. 586 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: I think you could find a spot for Jack Campbell 587 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: on this defense, no doubt about it. I think Campbell 588 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: could come in and be a player for you as 589 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:15,959 Speaker 1: long as he stays healthy very early on. I think 590 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: Christian Harris would have started for this team very early 591 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 1: in his career he not got hurt. I think Jack 592 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: Campbell doesn't get hurt. He could start for his defense 593 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,479 Speaker 1: very very early on, as soon as he catches on 594 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: to what's happening. And the fourth guy is Riley Moss, 595 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: the corner who at six one one ninety can fly 596 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: and great ball skills at the Senior Bowl man, he 597 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: can move. I was really impressed with how he was 598 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: able to cover. A lot of people want to put 599 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: him at safety because he doesn't look like the other corners, 600 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 1: if you know what I mean. So everybody wants to 601 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: put him in safety, but he could play corner. So 602 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: you got a tight end, a corner, an inside linebacker, 603 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: and in inside outside defensive lineman. One of those four 604 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 1: I think can absolutely be with the Texans in twenty 605 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: twenty three for sure. Continuing with yes or no, yes 606 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: or no, the Jaguars will win more than nine games 607 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: this year. I heard you talking with the General about 608 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,640 Speaker 1: ten and a half in Vegas and Landry bringing that up, 609 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:12,840 Speaker 1: and maybe that was wild to have ten and a 610 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: half as the over under number for the Jags in 611 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 1: terms of wins. What are your thoughts? Yes or no? 612 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:23,320 Speaker 1: They will win more than nine games? Yes, barely, barely. 613 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,719 Speaker 1: I think ten and seven. I think the Jags are 614 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: ten and seven, and I think that's the difference. They're 615 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:30,960 Speaker 1: not going to get over ten and a half. I 616 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: don't think they get to eleven and six. I think 617 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 1: that's a little rich. So to win that bet, you 618 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 1: got to get to eleven. But ten and seven makes sense, 619 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: and it goes to the General's point. You got six 620 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:43,919 Speaker 1: games against the Titans, the Colts, and the Texas. Now 621 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 1: we know power rankings are pretty much useless for the 622 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 1: most part, but if you went by power rankings, the 623 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 1: Titans right now are twenty eighth, the Texans are thirtieth, 624 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 1: and the Colts are thirty first. So the Jags have 625 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: six games against bottom five teams in the league as 626 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: it's sits right now. Then they've got four games against 627 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:06,320 Speaker 1: the NFC South. And which team in the NFC South 628 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:10,919 Speaker 1: is gonna win over ten games, So you've got ten 629 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 1: games against that string. Now the flip side of that 630 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 1: is you got to play the Chiefs, you gotta play 631 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,879 Speaker 1: the Bills, you got to play the Bengals. Well you're 632 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:22,879 Speaker 1: gonna to play Bengals anyways, but you got to play 633 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,440 Speaker 1: those three first place teams. I don't think the Jaguars 634 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 1: are better than any of them. I think they lose 635 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: all three of those games, so that takes away from it. 636 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:34,560 Speaker 1: But can they go basically ten and four in the 637 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:37,319 Speaker 1: other fourteen games. I think they can. Yeah, so that's 638 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,319 Speaker 1: all I'm gonna say. They get to ten wins, but 639 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,920 Speaker 1: it's a nine to eight, ten and seven team. I 640 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:43,880 Speaker 1: think that gets it done in Jacksonville. But I think 641 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: it's over nine. It's not over ten and a half though. Okay, 642 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 1: all right, yes or no? Continuing with this, the NCAA 643 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:55,799 Speaker 1: Tournament is a better postseason than the college football Playoff. 644 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: Tournament is better than the college football playoff. Absolutely, there's 645 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 1: no doubt now until until college football gets twelve in 646 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,879 Speaker 1: and you know, look, this this past year was maybe 647 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: not indicative of that um because you ran into the 648 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:15,799 Speaker 1: buzz saw that was Georgia. But the semifinal games this 649 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 1: year in college football were tremendous with Georgian, Ohio State, Michigan. 650 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:22,680 Speaker 1: I mean, they were incredible. The championship game was just 651 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:26,080 Speaker 1: hot garbage because TCU just run out of gas and 652 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:31,319 Speaker 1: Georgia was that much better than everybody. UM, And so 653 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,240 Speaker 1: this year was it was a little a little different. 654 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:37,319 Speaker 1: I just the reason I liked the NCAA tournament a 655 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 1: little bit better is everybody gets a shot. I mean, 656 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 1: obviously you can see that in the final and you 657 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: know this final four. UM, everybody gets an opportunity to 658 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:47,359 Speaker 1: get in that tournament and and then have to win 659 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 1: six games to win it all. I just feel like 660 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,799 Speaker 1: you get four teams. I mean, if you get if 661 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:57,399 Speaker 1: you like TCU got a great matchup with Michigan because 662 00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 1: Michigan just couldn't run with TCU, S got that got 663 00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: TCU to the championship game. What happens if you expand 664 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: this to eight twelve teams and you get a few 665 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:08,359 Speaker 1: of those bad matchups. You know what happens if one 666 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:12,240 Speaker 1: year Alabama gets against a really fast Coastal Carolina team 667 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: and Coastal Carolina upsets them, maybe we'll get a better 668 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 1: representation of the full view of college football, as opposed 669 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 1: to well there's the Power five and then well there's 670 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:26,560 Speaker 1: everybody else. But I just think right now college basketball 671 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 1: at least gives every team the opportunity to win that championship, 672 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:34,239 Speaker 1: so that you know, in some conference. In some conferences 673 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: got to win the conference tournament to get in. Some 674 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: are gonna get in by virtue of the conference they're in, 675 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:40,640 Speaker 1: but then they've got to prove it. Then they've got 676 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: to win six games to win it all. So I 677 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:46,279 Speaker 1: just think the NCAA Tournament has it down. They've got 678 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: their their sixty eight teams. Now that's the way they 679 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 1: should do it and go with it. I mean, I 680 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: just think that's a really good representation of the full 681 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,840 Speaker 1: view of college basketball. I feel like cod football we 682 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 1: don't get that. I feel like going in there like 683 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,319 Speaker 1: ten to twelve teams every year that can win it, 684 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: and the rest of them are just playing for a 685 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:04,719 Speaker 1: really cool bowl game. Okay, cool. Next up, Johnny gives 686 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:07,760 Speaker 1: quick thumbnails on the Baylor and Aggie Land pro days, 687 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:12,920 Speaker 1: and I will talk about how the NRG stadium situation 688 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,439 Speaker 1: is very unique right now with the Rodeo having moved 689 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:16,879 Speaker 1: out just a week and a half ago and it's 690 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 1: all Final four decked out now. It's kind of cool. 691 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:21,200 Speaker 1: In fact, I walked into the building with the Miami 692 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:25,279 Speaker 1: Hurricanes today just in happenstance, and that was pretty neat 693 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:31,279 Speaker 1: for me. It's Texans Radio, Texans All Access continues in 694 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:35,480 Speaker 1: a moment, back to the show that keeps you plugged 695 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:40,239 Speaker 1: in with the Houston Texans. All right, we're running out 696 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:43,160 Speaker 1: of show, but we gotta do this. So Final Four 697 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,319 Speaker 1: at NRG Stadium this weekend going to be interesting with 698 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:51,000 Speaker 1: the semifinals on Saturday and teams having open practices tomorrow. 699 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: More information on that somewhere, not on Houston Texans dot com. 700 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 1: Usually that's the website I promote like a religion, But 701 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,279 Speaker 1: I don't know. I guess at NCAA dot Com. Just 702 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,680 Speaker 1: google it and maybe you'll find it. But Johnny, give 703 00:39:02,719 --> 00:39:05,600 Speaker 1: me a quick thumbnail. Aggie Pro Day, Baylor Pro Day. 704 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 1: How did you enjoy those events? You know, I always 705 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:10,759 Speaker 1: enjoy the Pro days, Mark, but it was it was 706 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:16,320 Speaker 1: weird because there, you know, the two players really Baylor 707 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 1: had for everybody to see worked out the combines Siak 708 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:24,279 Speaker 1: Yaka and Connor Galvin from a Katie. They both worked 709 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 1: out the combines so they really do anything. They did 710 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: like five minutes of position drills and that was that. 711 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:32,560 Speaker 1: A and M had five guys total, four guys doing 712 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,200 Speaker 1: the majority of the testing. Debonna A Chain did the 713 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:39,439 Speaker 1: short shuttle and the three cone and then they because 714 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:42,160 Speaker 1: they're doing construction out of the indoor facility, they had 715 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:45,120 Speaker 1: to do it on the band drill field. Well, the 716 00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:47,880 Speaker 1: field was all undulating and it was not good, so 717 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: then they had to go from there over to the 718 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:52,759 Speaker 1: practice field and then back into the media. It was 719 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 1: just kind of a It was a little bit of 720 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: a mess. And I had seen Debonna A Chain a 721 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:59,160 Speaker 1: million times, so I'm like, all right, I've seen enough. 722 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,800 Speaker 1: It was like forty something. But I saw buddy bas 723 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 1: Matt Bazergan who's now at the Bills. It was good 724 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:06,480 Speaker 1: to see him and the scouts that were there. So, um, 725 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:08,560 Speaker 1: it's good just to get out of dodge and see 726 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,839 Speaker 1: see those things. Next year. Next year, for a M, 727 00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: that thing is going to be loaded with players, or 728 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 1: at least it should be. It should be loaded. If 729 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,680 Speaker 1: it's not, then we're probably talking about a new AM 730 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:22,359 Speaker 1: coach um next year. But it should be loaded Laden 731 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,319 Speaker 1: Robinson off, it's at guard, Bryce Foster at center. Um, 732 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:28,839 Speaker 1: They've they've got some dude, Jedge Cooper, Demanti Richardson. They've 733 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,440 Speaker 1: got some guys coming back. Um, that should make Pro 734 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,279 Speaker 1: Day next year that much more exciting this year, you 735 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:37,279 Speaker 1: know it's Pro Day. But I was, okay, Johnny, are 736 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:40,200 Speaker 1: you with me that this fair catch kickoff rule has 737 00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:43,520 Speaker 1: got to be stopped. I don't think they can do it. Mark, 738 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:47,359 Speaker 1: I hate that. I hate it in college football. Um, 739 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:50,320 Speaker 1: I understand how teams are are using it in college football. Basically, 740 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:53,680 Speaker 1: they're telling the returners just don't don't return it. You 741 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:55,719 Speaker 1: catch it a field to play put it twenty five. 742 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 1: We'll get it, you know, one first down and we're 743 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:01,799 Speaker 1: you know, beyond the minus forty yard liner. So I mean, 744 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:05,360 Speaker 1: it's just that's crazy. I don't think they can go 745 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:07,439 Speaker 1: to this. I mean, I understand safety in the game. 746 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:09,880 Speaker 1: I'd get that they're doing everything to keep it safe. 747 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:13,520 Speaker 1: That one is just I'd much rather than see them 748 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 1: go to the XFL kickoff rule and where they've got 749 00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:20,359 Speaker 1: them lined up as opposed to doing this. I think 750 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:22,839 Speaker 1: I think this would be just ridiculous. I hope this 751 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:24,839 Speaker 1: doesn't happen. I don't like it in college at all, 752 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,760 Speaker 1: and I definitely would not want to see an NFL. 753 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:29,160 Speaker 1: Well to me, if you do this, why would you 754 00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:33,759 Speaker 1: ever actually tempt a return, right? And why would you 755 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 1: ever return it? To your point, you know they're telling 756 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 1: the kids just just do the fair catch. I mean 757 00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:42,640 Speaker 1: if they can't, if they kickoff very short for some reason, Oh, 758 00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:45,399 Speaker 1: I've got it at the twenty. But then it would 759 00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:47,520 Speaker 1: be such a pooch. But what if they just screw 760 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:50,880 Speaker 1: up a kickoff In the rare instance that they completely 761 00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:53,520 Speaker 1: botch a kickoff and you could feel it at the 762 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:56,839 Speaker 1: twenty or twenty three. All right, have at it, but 763 00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:59,960 Speaker 1: that's gonna be so rare, So why bother with the kickoff? 764 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:02,480 Speaker 1: I think there might be a time in our lifetime 765 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:04,640 Speaker 1: where we don't see any kickoffs at all. I mean, 766 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:07,560 Speaker 1: we've thought about this before. I thought they were saved 767 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:09,400 Speaker 1: for a while when they had the touchback to the 768 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,240 Speaker 1: twenty five. They thought it would cut down on returns. Okay, 769 00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:14,200 Speaker 1: but a lot of teams tempt the return, just like 770 00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:17,200 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans kickoff to the one, get great field 771 00:42:17,239 --> 00:42:20,200 Speaker 1: position defensively by stopping them at the fifteen or inside 772 00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:23,000 Speaker 1: the twenty anyway, and that's how they roll. So I'm 773 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,480 Speaker 1: wondering if this is going to happen or not. They've 774 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:28,839 Speaker 1: tabled it until the May meetings where the owners will 775 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:31,839 Speaker 1: reconvene and vote on a bunch of things once again. 776 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:33,719 Speaker 1: All right, that's gonna do it for the show. This 777 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:36,400 Speaker 1: evening tomorrow. We'll have another one, a good one. Getting 778 00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:39,120 Speaker 1: ready for the weekend. We are a month away, well 779 00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:41,760 Speaker 1: four weeks away from draft nights, so that is awesome 780 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:45,280 Speaker 1: stuff to think about. As the Texans will pick second 781 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:46,799 Speaker 1: and twelve. I don't know if you're aware, but that 782 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:49,720 Speaker 1: is happening in a few weeks here, all right, Thank you, Johnny, 783 00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:52,600 Speaker 1: Thank you Chris for producing. This show will be up 784 00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:57,799 Speaker 1: on Houston Texans dot com soon enough, Go Texans. This 785 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:00,879 Speaker 1: is Texans Radio on Sports Deo six ten.