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Speaker 1: What is happening? Everybody. Welcome into a Friday edition of

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Speaker 1: Texans All Access, a holiday edition of Texans All Access.

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Speaker 1: Happy holidays everyone, No matter what you celebrate, it's about family,

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Speaker 1: sharing some time with the people that you love, and

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Speaker 1: also a lot of football, and that is what we

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Speaker 1: are going to talk about tonight. And I am your host,

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Speaker 1: John Harris, Football and US siloded reporter for your Houston

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Speaker 1: Texans and I can tell you right now and look,

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna get you peep behind a curtain. It's a

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Speaker 1: Friday show, right we play on Saturday. It's a road game,

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Speaker 1: so Friday we are in that city, or the game

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Speaker 1: the day before we're in that city. So I am

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Speaker 1: in Nashville right now doing this show for you. How

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Speaker 1: about that? Yeah, in Nashville, producing, writing, editing, all that

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Speaker 1: goes with this show. So hopefully you not only enjoy it,

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Speaker 1: but you're respected. No, I'm kidding. I'm just glad that

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Speaker 1: you are here with me, and we got plenty to do.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna have a Texas Audio jukebox a little later,

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Speaker 1: and here from Ju Dorty you Scott as he calls it,

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Speaker 1: He's got some Texans cutlets, little tiny cuts from guys

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Speaker 1: that he ran into in the locker room this week,

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Speaker 1: so we'll have that a little later in the show.

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Speaker 1: We also Ju Dorty and I did a little in

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Speaker 1: the lab where well, it was Drew's idea and I

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Speaker 1: was all for it. How could Santa help the Texans

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Speaker 1: beat the Titans? I e. If you put Santa out

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Speaker 1: on a field, where would you play him? It was

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Speaker 1: a very fun discussion, So you hear that a little

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Speaker 1: later in the show as well. We're gonna have jud

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Speaker 1: Dorty's final word this week with Desmond King, which is

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Speaker 1: gonna be very, very fun, which also means we're here

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Speaker 1: a little later in this segment Desmond King playing Jenga

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Speaker 1: with Drew, so that's gonna be fun. Then Dpcity's gonna

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Speaker 1: stop by and she is going to chat with Jim Wyatt.

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Speaker 1: It's an annual tradition two times a year. So does

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Speaker 1: that make it buying? I don't know either way. We

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Speaker 1: do it every time. dB dolls up Jim Wyatt, senior

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Speaker 1: writer and editor for Titans dot Com. Jim, you come

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Speaker 1: on and talk about Titans. Absolutely He joins us every

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Speaker 1: time and it is absolutely awesome. So we'll go behind

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Speaker 1: it to me sidelines with Deep City and Jim Wyatt.

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Speaker 1: Then I gotta do my keys and my predictions as well,

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Speaker 1: so we'll have all of that going on in tonight's show.

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Speaker 1: So let's kick off a Friday show like we always

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Speaker 1: do with the head coach of your Houston Texans, Lovey Smith,

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Speaker 1: who spent a few years where it's very, very cold,

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Speaker 1: and that could come in handy this weekend. Mark take

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Speaker 1: it away, coach. We're gonna talk about the weather in

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Speaker 1: a moment, because I know that subject has come up.

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Speaker 1: But before we get there, Laramie Tunsel makes it to

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Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl. I know you like seeing that, and

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Speaker 1: what a phenomenal campaign he's having. Yes, you know, you

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Speaker 1: get awards and sometimes it's who voted you, who voted

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Speaker 1: by the guys that he's played against. Of course, if

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Speaker 1: they asked me, I'm gonna say it's the best offensive

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Speaker 1: tackle in football. But the guys that he played against,

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Speaker 1: He's played against some great players in the National Football League,

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Speaker 1: and he's everything, got excellent size, athletic ability, he's a

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Speaker 1: tough guy, shows up every day, good teammate well deserved,

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Speaker 1: and today he'll be called upon along with the rest

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Speaker 1: of the line to try to create that ground attack

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Speaker 1: that you're looking for. Last week got some yards out

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Speaker 1: of Royce Freeman. I know it's a by committee sort

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Speaker 1: conditions and all, but even in conditions were ideal, it

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Speaker 1: would still be about who can run the football. They

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Speaker 1: have a commitment to the run. We have a commitment

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Speaker 1: to the run. And yes, we got some valuable snaps

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Speaker 1: from Royce last week. Dre Rex will need all of

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Speaker 1: to beat them. As far as the conditions go, you're

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Speaker 1: very familiar with these kinds of conditions. What's important besides

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Speaker 1: just staying warm the warm up? Is there more emphasis

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Speaker 1: How do you handle those things? It's gonna be cole

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Speaker 1: for both teams as kind of as simple as that.

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Speaker 1: knowing exactly what the conditions will be. But football has

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Speaker 1: been played in the coal for many years, football, NFL

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Speaker 1: football around Christmas, It's a good chance it'll be coal.

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Speaker 1: I've had some all time coal games, and I know

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Speaker 1: our guys are excited about playing this all right here

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Speaker 1: we see Derrick Henry again, coach, So what do you change?

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Speaker 1: If anything? I know you want to execute better? Do

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Speaker 1: you just wanted another opportunity. We didn't execute well. As

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Speaker 1: we feel pretty good about. Not pretty good. We feel

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Speaker 1: All those things that never change is based on who

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Speaker 1: back in football right now and look forward to that opportunity. So,

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Speaker 1: Malik Willis, is it a different Malik Willis this time around?

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Speaker 1: You think more of the same. I mean he played

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Speaker 1: he faced the Texans last time. Yeah, we played you know,

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Speaker 1: Mark a lot of young players, and what I know

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Speaker 1: from young players they get better is they continue to play.

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Speaker 1: So he'll be he'll play better than he did early on.

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Speaker 1: That's how everyone is. But again he did, he's done

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Speaker 1: some good thing, has a strong arms, he's mobile, There's

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Speaker 1: I always ask you about special teams, but the kicking

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Speaker 1: game in these conditions more important than ever. There's going

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Speaker 1: the very least. Yes, the kicking game is always important,

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Speaker 1: We got to really protect that football as much as

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Speaker 1: us defense lit of course, to try to take it away. Coach,

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Speaker 1: good luck and Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas to you, Mark,

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Speaker 1: all right, great stuff there from Lovey and from Mark

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Speaker 1: as usual. Now, I typically will play my jews dozen

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Speaker 1: a little later in the show, but Tyliday edition, so

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Speaker 1: I know you want to hear Desmond King, right, and

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Speaker 1: Desmond King playing Jenga. There's nothing better. So you got

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Speaker 1: a jews dozen with Drew playing Jenga with Desmond King. Awesome? Right, Yeah, absolutely,

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Speaker 1: all he's done is make plays. And he's my daughter's

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Speaker 1: First question is who is your favorite teammates sitting next

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Speaker 1: to on the plane Right now? I sitting next to

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Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks on the plane. Okay, pretty funny dude. Actually, oh,

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Speaker 1: here's a good one. Who is your celebrity look alike?

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Speaker 1: Celebrities liqually? I don't know, but Titus, he keep calling

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Speaker 1: this with Chris Moore. When he answered that question, he

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Speaker 1: When I was like, naturally, I mean, he plays defense,

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Speaker 1: That's a good game. And it's not surprising. Okay, which

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Speaker 1: teammate is the best hype man? Who gets you amped up?

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Speaker 1: J Yeah? Yeah, young energy man. I think that's what

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Speaker 1: That's that's what it's about. When you out there on

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Speaker 1: I think it's contagious. All right, so you and Petrie

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Speaker 1: you'll bring bring the energy favorite potato chip. Have you

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Speaker 1: had to mesquite barbecue cuttle cuttle cut? Yeah? Between now

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Speaker 1: I've done that before, mainly on bologna sandwiches back in

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Speaker 1: the day. Oh what would your walk up song be?

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Speaker 1: You heard that song? I'll be feeling like the man

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Speaker 1: when I walked through. How's it go? I think that's

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Speaker 1: who as Rich old me? Anybody no Marvel or DC?

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Speaker 1: Oh comics you like? I'm going with Marvel. I used

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Speaker 1: here's a good one. What's your first memory as a

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Speaker 1: you guys thought about this weather workhouse for Saturday? Well,

426
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Speaker 1: it's crazy because you know, usually I start looking at

427
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Speaker 1: weather when we're going to Green Bay and where we're

428
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Speaker 1: going to Roborough, we're going to Buffalo. But and you're

429
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Speaker 1: asking guys about the weather there. That doesn't happen in

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Speaker 1: Nashville often. But as you were talking, I was pulling

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Speaker 1: up the weather appen. It was beautiful in Nashville day.

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Speaker 1: It's fifty three degrees and sunny, but then it's also

433
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Speaker 1: gonna be fifty two degrees on Thursday, but by Thursday

434
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Speaker 1: night it's gonna be five degrees. Friday it's fifteen high

435
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Speaker 1: seven as the low. It looks to me like, uh,

436
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Speaker 1: you know, pregame, it will be in the in single

437
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Speaker 1: digits and it kickoff, it's gonna be in the teams

438
00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,880
Speaker 1: and wind chills gonna make it, you know, frigid. So

439
00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:46,200
Speaker 1: you know, Roger McCurry, the team's talented young cornerbike, was

440
00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,120
Speaker 1: kidding about, you know, today about when he goes to sideline,

441
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Speaker 1: he's gonna be playing. He's gonna find the heater and

442
00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,680
Speaker 1: stand close to it, you know, and they'll put icy

443
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Speaker 1: high or violining on their arms to kind of keep

444
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Speaker 1: it from their skin from cracking. Some guy was, we'll

445
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Speaker 1: put on extra layers or clothing. I mean, it's it's

446
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Speaker 1: gonna be seriously cold. I'm already dreading going down to

447
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Speaker 1: do some pregame TV before the game on Sunday. On Saturday,

448
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Speaker 1: I should say, so, I'll be curious to see how

449
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Speaker 1: the fans, you know, coming out of Christmas or on

450
00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,760
Speaker 1: Christmas Eve, I should say, is when that game is

451
00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,359
Speaker 1: just see how many people will turn out. I'm sure

452
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Speaker 1: there'll be a few sat guys just in Santa costumes

453
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Speaker 1: and they gotta need lead that beard and every lady

454
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Speaker 1: they can get that day. I'm sure a Santa suit

455
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Speaker 1: does keep you warm with the hat and the beard

456
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Speaker 1: and all yes, trying to show up at the game.

457
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Speaker 1: And if you see Jim Wyatt doing a free game

458
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Speaker 1: hit in a Santa suit, you all know why. Yeah,

459
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Speaker 1: but I won't be giving at any gifts. Yeah, I'll

460
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Speaker 1: just be clue to stay warm. All right, Jim, appreciate

461
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Speaker 1: the time, stay warm, thanks so much, and a pleasure

462
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Speaker 1: is always catching out. Thank you. All right, that's great

463
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Speaker 1: stuff there from DBCU and Jim Wyatt about this game

464
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Speaker 1: against the Tennessee Titans. And it's probably why is right

465
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Speaker 1: now to go through the injury report because this is

466
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Speaker 1: going to impact that game. You heard Deep you ask

467
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Speaker 1: about Malik Willis, who more than likely will start at quarterback.

468
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Speaker 1: Would imagine he'll go in front of Keith Woodside, But yeah,

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Speaker 1: I think so, So let's go with that because Ryan

470
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Speaker 1: Tanhill is out of this game, so there's some significant

471
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Speaker 1: situations injury wise in this game. So here's the status

472
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Speaker 1: report for this game for the Texas, Nico Collins, Kenyon

473
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Speaker 1: Green for two second straight week. For the third straight

474
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Speaker 1: week for Kenyan Uh. Sorry for Nico. That's he's out.

475
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Speaker 1: Deal with that foot issue. Now he's not been put

476
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Speaker 1: on IR so hopefully you get him back for the

477
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Speaker 1: last couple of games, but he is out. Kenyan Green

478
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Speaker 1: also out with that ankle injury. He's battled injuries all year,

479
00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,679
Speaker 1: so he is out as well. Questionable for the Texas.

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Speaker 1: Justin McCray, Chris Moore, they were both limited participants on

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Speaker 1: Thursday and practice full participants. Christian Kirksey, Obo Coronquo Laramie Tunsil.

482
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Speaker 1: Kirko with an elbow, Obo Laramie both illness. They are

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Speaker 1: full participant, were full participants today in practice. They're good

484
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Speaker 1: to go. Stephen Nelson was back at practice. He was

485
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Speaker 1: a full participant on Thursday. He's questionable. That's at least

486
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Speaker 1: moving the right direction. So you've got that going on.

487
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Speaker 1: Brandy Cook's questionable. All right, Let's talk about the Titans

488
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Speaker 1: because this is one of the most significant injury reports

489
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Speaker 1: I've seen. I mentioned Ryan Tannehill. He is out. Do

490
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Speaker 1: you want that ankle? We had talked about that earlier

491
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Speaker 1: in the week that a source close to the Titans

492
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Speaker 1: thanks Ryan Tannehill's out for the year, so it's Malik

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Speaker 1: Willis's show. So that might be the best of all

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Speaker 1: worlds for the Titans to be able to see what

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Speaker 1: Malik wills can do and get some positive assurance or

496
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Speaker 1: negative assurance that he's the guy or he's not the guy.

497
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Speaker 1: So they'll have a nice audition for him over the

498
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Speaker 1: last three massively important weeks for the Titans. So Ryan

499
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Speaker 1: Tannehill out. Also out, Ben Jones starting center, former Texan.

500
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Speaker 1: He was placed on IR as was former Texan tarn Mitchell.

501
00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:05,800
Speaker 1: So Ben Jones ir so he's obviously out. Terrence Mitchell out.

502
00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:10,520
Speaker 1: Dylan ray Duns injured his knee. So Dylan ray Duns

503
00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,840
Speaker 1: started left tackle last week against the Chargers and left

504
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Speaker 1: tackle that key position because Dennis Daily has been a

505
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Speaker 1: disaster really over at left tackle, played about fifteen twenty

506
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Speaker 1: snaps and then Dylan ray Duns injured his knee. He

507
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Speaker 1: was placed on IR so expecting Dennis Daily to go

508
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Speaker 1: back to left tackle. That'll be one of our keys

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Speaker 1: to the game here in a little bit. Dylan Cole

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Speaker 1: also out. He has been starting at linebacker for them.

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Speaker 1: Nate Davis starting guard out, Christian Fulton starting cornerback groin

512
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Speaker 1: issue out, Daniel out, Josh Thompson defensive back concussion out.

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Speaker 1: So that's two offensive linemen, sorry, three offensive linemen that

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Speaker 1: are out. Three starters because Ray Duns had jumped into

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Speaker 1: the starting lineup. Limited participants in practice in questionable. Aaron

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Speaker 1: Brewers starting guard, Amani Hooker, starting safety Nicholas Petite ferrere

517
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Speaker 1: ankle issue also questionable. That's an entire starting offensive line

518
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Speaker 1: for the Titans that's questionable. Also questionable Trey Avery backup

519
00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:19,200
Speaker 1: corner and special teams guy. And Trey Lan Burkes, who

520
00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,560
Speaker 1: took a shot a few weeks ago against Philadelphia. He

521
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Speaker 1: has been out with a concussion since he was a

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Speaker 1: full participant on Friday. Expectations he plays, but he is

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Speaker 1: also questionable. So to reiterate for your Texans, Nico Collins

524
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Speaker 1: and Kenyan Greene two massive pieces of the offense out. McCray, Moore,

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Speaker 1: Nelson questionable, Cooks too all out for the Titans. Starting linebacker,

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Speaker 1: Dylan Cole, starting guard, Nate Davis, starting corner Christian Fulton,

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Speaker 1: starting center, Ben Jones backup corner, Terrence Mitchell, starting tackle,

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Speaker 1: Dylan raid Uns, starting quarterback, Ryan Tannehill, backup dB, Josh

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Speaker 1: Thompson questionable starting guard, Aaron Brewer, starting tackle, Nicholas petite

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Speaker 1: Frere starting safety, and many hooker and starting wide receiver

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Speaker 1: Trey LM. Burke's in addition to Trey Avery a backup corner.

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Speaker 1: That is a mouthful. Now, with all of that going on,

533
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Speaker 1: what are the keys to this game and what happens

534
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Speaker 1: in the other games in the NFL? I'll do all

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Speaker 1: that keys and predictions together next right here on Texans

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Speaker 1: All Access. Welcome back to this Friday edition of Texans

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Speaker 1: All Access from the day Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host,

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Speaker 1: John Harris, Football and us. We have a lot to

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Speaker 1: do in this segment. So get my music and let's

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Speaker 1: rock because it's time for my keys to the game. Now.

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Speaker 1: A lot of things to keep in mind, and we'll

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Speaker 1: talk about this. We talked about this a little bit

543
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Speaker 1: in the last segment. A lot of injuries, especially on

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Speaker 1: the Tennessee side since Week eight. Check this out. The

545
00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:01,399
Speaker 1: Titans have lost Dontrell Hilliard, Ben Owns, Dylan ray Duns,

546
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Speaker 1: trailing Burkes. I can't remember Trayling Burks played that game

547
00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:09,920
Speaker 1: or not, Christian Fulton, David Long, Zach Cuttingham, Tayer tart

548
00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:13,640
Speaker 1: Amani Hooker, Nico Autry. Now Cuttingham could be coming back.

549
00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,440
Speaker 1: But again I'm saying this a few times, the Titans

550
00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,960
Speaker 1: need to win one game the rest of this year,

551
00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,040
Speaker 1: and it's not this one. Now. I'm not saying that

552
00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:24,280
Speaker 1: the Titans are gonna mail it in, but the actual

553
00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:28,200
Speaker 1: results of the next two weeks don't matter. Mark and

554
00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,560
Speaker 1: I went over this on Wednesday. The Titans just need

555
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Speaker 1: to win Week eighteen. I don't know if that means

556
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,280
Speaker 1: the whole guys back, but they've got a lot of

557
00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,320
Speaker 1: guys out of this one that they need to get

558
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Speaker 1: ready for Week eighteen. Now, if they win these next two,

559
00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:48,120
Speaker 1: given what the Jets did, it's all about Week eighteen.

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00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,640
Speaker 1: Right now, the Jaguars are seven and eight, the Tits

561
00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,200
Speaker 1: are seven and seven. They lose to us, they'll be

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Speaker 1: seven eight. They're both seven and eight with two games

563
00:28:56,320 --> 00:29:01,280
Speaker 1: left to go. But because of the division record, the

564
00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,640
Speaker 1: Titans can still lose these next two but win the

565
00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,600
Speaker 1: final game and win a division. So all that being said,

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Speaker 1: number guys being out, However, there's one guy that is

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Speaker 1: ready to go, and that's Derek Henry. Now I don't

568
00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:19,280
Speaker 1: need to remind people, but I will four straight two

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Speaker 1: hundred yard rushing games, four straight, four straight two hundred

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Speaker 1: yard rushing games, four in a row. I feel like

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Speaker 1: I can't say that enough. That's what Derrick Henry has

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Speaker 1: done to his run defense. Now, I feel like the

573
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Speaker 1: run defense has gotten better. I think the biggest key

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Speaker 1: as it pertains offensively with Molik willis there's one key

575
00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:39,440
Speaker 1: will get to out of the second. But the biggest

576
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Speaker 1: key is kill the engine. Killed the engine. Derek Henry

577
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Speaker 1: gets runway, he is hard to bring down as soon

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Speaker 1: as you can slow the runway or in the runway,

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Speaker 1: and Derrick Henry's got to slow down before he approaches

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Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. I'm not gonna say you've won,

581
00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:59,440
Speaker 1: but you've got a big leg up. Now. You gotta brings.

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Speaker 1: We've talked everybody all weak. You gotta bring eleven hats

583
00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,680
Speaker 1: to the ball. That is true, But the biggest thing

584
00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,240
Speaker 1: has killed the engine. You cannot tackle him up high.

585
00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:08,720
Speaker 1: You cannot go above the waist and think you're gonna

586
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Speaker 1: slow down Derrick Henry. Christian Harris in his second game,

587
00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,440
Speaker 1: I think had a solid game against the Titan's not

588
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,600
Speaker 1: a great game, but a solid game. He's much better now.

589
00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,600
Speaker 1: But I remember him going high on Henry and thought,

590
00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:22,840
Speaker 1: then he teach you that at Alabama school. You should

591
00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,560
Speaker 1: have known that. Anyways, Christians much better. You gotta kill

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00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,479
Speaker 1: the engine. You gotta think waste and below. You've got

593
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Speaker 1: to take out the legs. Wrap the legs. You wrap

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00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:35,120
Speaker 1: the legs, you slow him down. You kill the engine. Now,

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00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:37,680
Speaker 1: the other key is you've got to be in position

596
00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:40,320
Speaker 1: to make those plays. You have to violently get off

597
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Speaker 1: blocks up front, and hopefully that's what the Texas defensive

598
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Speaker 1: line and linebackers are able to do. Henry has just

599
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Speaker 1: killed this organization the last four times he has played.

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00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:51,720
Speaker 1: I'm ready for that to stop now. The Titans are

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Speaker 1: average one hundred twenty two yards in the game. In

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Speaker 1: the last couple of games, Henry has been over one

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Speaker 1: hundred yards, but it's been a little bit more of

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Speaker 1: a struggle to get there. He had four games right

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00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:05,600
Speaker 1: after ours where he averaged three point one yards a

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00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:11,200
Speaker 1: carry or less or less. That's the area that Texans

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00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,440
Speaker 1: have to live in if they have him at three

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Speaker 1: and a half or less or just anything less than

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Speaker 1: four yards a carry. If they give it to him

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00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:21,760
Speaker 1: forty times and he's and he's you know, less than

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Speaker 1: four yards a carry, it will be one hundred and

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Speaker 1: fifty yards. But it's the yards per carry that I'm

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00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:30,520
Speaker 1: concerned about. And then you got Malik Willis. Willis will

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00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:34,600
Speaker 1: start Ryan Tannehill out in this game, more than likely

615
00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:36,680
Speaker 1: out for the season. But we'll see what that means

616
00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,360
Speaker 1: in a couple of weeks. But the thought is that

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Speaker 1: ankle injury and he's already gotten beaten up this year,

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Speaker 1: that Ryan Tannehill will not play the rest of the year.

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Speaker 1: We'll see how that goes. The rest of year doesn't matter.

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Speaker 1: What matters is this one Sunday, and Leek Willis would

621
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Speaker 1: take over as a starter. I think they will scheme

622
00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,640
Speaker 1: things up to run Malik Willis more than he did.

623
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Speaker 1: He threw it I think nine times. He may throw

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Speaker 1: it more than that, and I hope that the Texans

625
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:01,760
Speaker 1: can get a lead and force him to throw it

626
00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,000
Speaker 1: a little bit more than that. But they are going

627
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Speaker 1: to run him because of the Texans selling out to

628
00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:10,040
Speaker 1: stop Derrick Henry. He is going to pull it a

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Speaker 1: couple times on zone read on the backside, and it's

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Speaker 1: going to be a problem, So a kill the engine

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Speaker 1: Henry's legs. Be disciplined about Malik Willis pulling it on

632
00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,520
Speaker 1: zone read and make sure that you have a plan

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Speaker 1: for when he does, whether that's slow playing with your

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Speaker 1: backside defensive end or gap exchanging or scrape exchanging with

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00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:35,280
Speaker 1: your linebacker where the defensive van follows Henry, but the

636
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:40,640
Speaker 1: linebacker then accounts for Malik Willis on the zone read pull.

637
00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,640
Speaker 1: Those two things happen have to happen on the defensive

638
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,560
Speaker 1: side or it's trouble. Now one of the guy in

639
00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:50,280
Speaker 1: the offense that could be a problem, and he is.

640
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,440
Speaker 1: His impact has grown by week. Now. That was with

641
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:56,440
Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill, but each week Chego Conquo, the tight end

642
00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,560
Speaker 1: slash h back for the Titans, has been that much

643
00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,280
Speaker 1: more important in the Titans offense. He is not as

644
00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,600
Speaker 1: important as Henry. He is not as important as Malik

645
00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:08,560
Speaker 1: Willis pulling the ball and running the ball. But Chaka

646
00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:11,840
Speaker 1: Kokwo's impact has grown significantly the last few weeks. So

647
00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,360
Speaker 1: she's got to be aware of where eighty five is

648
00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:16,720
Speaker 1: on the field. All right, let's flip it over the defense. Now,

649
00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:21,440
Speaker 1: this unit was banged up, but Denico Autry should be back.

650
00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,360
Speaker 1: They have Jeffrey Simmons. He's been banged up, but he

651
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:28,600
Speaker 1: did practice this week. No David Long at linebacker. He

652
00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:31,640
Speaker 1: was a menace against us. The whole defense was, but

653
00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,800
Speaker 1: Simmons was the biggest one. So let's talk about the

654
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:38,800
Speaker 1: key against this Titans defense. It's as simple as Jeffrey Simmons. Now,

655
00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,400
Speaker 1: I don't know how the Texans will attack this, whether

656
00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:44,920
Speaker 1: they will keep Titus Howard at guard or not. And

657
00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:47,880
Speaker 1: I know Titus really doesn't want to play inside. It's

658
00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:49,680
Speaker 1: a lot like J. J. Watt. J J. Watt didn't

659
00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,560
Speaker 1: love playing inside, and he would would tell the team

660
00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:53,840
Speaker 1: that I want to play outside. I want to be

661
00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:57,560
Speaker 1: an outside pass rusher. But when it got to crunch time,

662
00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:00,600
Speaker 1: JJ is like, y'all go inside because he knew he

663
00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,920
Speaker 1: could work guards. It's the same with Titus. He has

664
00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:07,200
Speaker 1: better studed to be a tackle. But in this game

665
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:10,239
Speaker 1: against Jeffrey Simmons, Simmons is not gonna take Titus and

666
00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:12,480
Speaker 1: you know, throw him into a ball carrier and make

667
00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:15,879
Speaker 1: a tackle like he did back here in Houston. We'll

668
00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:17,520
Speaker 1: see how the Texans go about doing that. But I

669
00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:21,239
Speaker 1: think Titus Howard plank guard might be best for the

670
00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:26,040
Speaker 1: long run. For this game. I should say that he's

671
00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:27,759
Speaker 1: best for this game, maybe not for the long runs.

672
00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:30,360
Speaker 1: Put that way, but we'll see what happens. But Simmons,

673
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,360
Speaker 1: without a doubt, is that guy. The secondary for the

674
00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:38,000
Speaker 1: Titans is all kinds of banged up. Bayard is the

675
00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:41,040
Speaker 1: only one that doesn't show up on the injury report.

676
00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:45,520
Speaker 1: Moni Hooker is questionable. Already, got Christian Fulton out, You've

677
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,880
Speaker 1: got Trey Avery, who's hurt. Terrence Mitchell went on ir

678
00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,400
Speaker 1: You've got opportunities to throw the football against him no

679
00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:56,880
Speaker 1: matter how cold it is and have success. But you

680
00:34:57,040 --> 00:35:00,320
Speaker 1: have to block Simmons. And if you can block sit Emmons,

681
00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,880
Speaker 1: then you've got an opportunity. It's as simple as that.

682
00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,799
Speaker 1: Kill the engine, Henry block Simmons effectively, you have an

683
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:12,279
Speaker 1: opportunity to win this game. It's really that simple. Those

684
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:15,520
Speaker 1: two keys. It comes down to that, all right. So

685
00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:19,239
Speaker 1: as your Keyston game against the Tennessee Titans. So let's

686
00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:24,919
Speaker 1: flip it and let's go predictions for this weekend. Man,

687
00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,560
Speaker 1: what a weekend it's gonna be in the NFL. When

688
00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:31,440
Speaker 1: A massive weekend started last night up in New Jersey

689
00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:37,400
Speaker 1: as the Jets. The Jets are imploding, one win in

690
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,520
Speaker 1: their last five games, or seven and eight now, and

691
00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:44,840
Speaker 1: it's not well in New Jersey. Zach Wilson was replaced

692
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:47,440
Speaker 1: in the third quarter last night and it was ugly

693
00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:53,520
Speaker 1: nine of eighteen ninety two yards interception. Meanwhile, meanwhile, back

694
00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:56,560
Speaker 1: at base camp, Trevor Lawrence for the Jaguars twenty one

695
00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,239
Speaker 1: twenty nine in the rain, didn't have any touchdowns, but

696
00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,360
Speaker 1: didn't need him. Honey Patterson just kicked all kinds of

697
00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,920
Speaker 1: field goals and Trevor had a one yard sneak when

698
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,560
Speaker 1: the Jaguars dominate nineteen to three. Jags now seven and

699
00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:09,239
Speaker 1: eight have as many wins right now as the Titans do.

700
00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,880
Speaker 1: And we'll see what the Titans do against us on Sunday.

701
00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:15,759
Speaker 1: But big win for the Jags. They need to win out.

702
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,359
Speaker 1: I says to Mark the other day. If they win

703
00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:20,560
Speaker 1: seven in a row, they're world champs. Well, now it's

704
00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,359
Speaker 1: down to six in a row and they're capable. They've

705
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:26,200
Speaker 1: now won four in a row. I think it's what

706
00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:28,080
Speaker 1: it is, four in a row, five in a row.

707
00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,360
Speaker 1: They've been outstanding. And give give a lot of credit

708
00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:36,279
Speaker 1: to to Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars for pulling out

709
00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,239
Speaker 1: of that hole and getting some big wins, including that

710
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:39,960
Speaker 1: one on the road. All right, let's get to our

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00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,440
Speaker 1: predictions though. All right, here we go. Let's start with

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00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:48,000
Speaker 1: Bears Bills. Buffalo is an eight point favorite in Chicago.

713
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:52,440
Speaker 1: Chicago not playing for much. Chicago is actually in some sense,

714
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,760
Speaker 1: they're kind of playing for number one pick. So Texans,

715
00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,560
Speaker 1: how about this. The Texans win a couple of games

716
00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:01,800
Speaker 1: and the Bears don't, the Bears end up with the

717
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:06,040
Speaker 1: number one overall pick. So we'll see. Justin Fields has

718
00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:10,160
Speaker 1: been banged up, but he'll play and he'll play well. Chicago,

719
00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:12,239
Speaker 1: excuse me. Buffalo is eight point favorite in Chicago. I

720
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:16,319
Speaker 1: think with the weather, Chicago really doesn't have any any advantage.

721
00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:18,600
Speaker 1: Josh Allen has played in all kinds of weather and

722
00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:21,040
Speaker 1: all kinds of places. It's a big game for the Bills.

723
00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:23,359
Speaker 1: They with the way the Chiefs are playing, winning games,

724
00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,600
Speaker 1: basically finding way to win, the Bills just have to

725
00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,120
Speaker 1: keep winning out including this game. They'll win and they'll

726
00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:29,920
Speaker 1: cover the eight. They'll win this one. Thirty one twenty

727
00:37:29,960 --> 00:37:33,640
Speaker 1: one Bills win and cover. Saints taken on the Browns

728
00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,680
Speaker 1: and Cleveland should be awful awful weather for a team

729
00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:41,200
Speaker 1: that plays inside. But then again, Browns Nick Chubble a

730
00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:43,920
Speaker 1: little banged up, but I'm gonna give the Browns. They ed.

731
00:37:44,239 --> 00:37:46,640
Speaker 1: Browns are favored by three. I can't believe. I don't

732
00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:48,759
Speaker 1: want to do it. I don't want to do it,

733
00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,680
Speaker 1: but I have to Browns win and cover the three.

734
00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:55,000
Speaker 1: The Browns moved to seven and eight with that win.

735
00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:58,480
Speaker 1: The Saints, though, they need to have it too, because

736
00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:01,480
Speaker 1: with a little bit of magic and the Buccaneers losing,

737
00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:03,960
Speaker 1: the Buccaneers play on Christmas Day, they played the Cardinals.

738
00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:09,320
Speaker 1: The Buccaneers were losing Arizona, which not not probable. The

739
00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,800
Speaker 1: Buccaneers lost in the Saints won. The Saints in the

740
00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:16,160
Speaker 1: Bucks will be tied a top the NFC South bleed

741
00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:20,360
Speaker 1: at oh Man anyways, but I'm going Browns. It's not

742
00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:22,359
Speaker 1: gonna be. The Saints won't make it happen. I think

743
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:26,160
Speaker 1: the Browns. Sean gets just enough in bad weather to

744
00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:30,520
Speaker 1: get the Browns a let's say fourteen to nine win.

745
00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:34,040
Speaker 1: That'll get a cover and a'll win for the Browns.

746
00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:35,920
Speaker 1: All right's go to Kansas City. We just got through

747
00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:37,920
Speaker 1: seeing the Chiefs. The Chiefs go back home for the

748
00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:41,719
Speaker 1: first time, like four weeks. They had three straight road

749
00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:45,279
Speaker 1: games and came through that pretty well. Actually, eleven and

750
00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:48,040
Speaker 1: three Seaks are seven and seven. Sehawks starting to fade

751
00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:50,040
Speaker 1: a little bit. Kansas City is a ten point favorite.

752
00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:53,759
Speaker 1: I think Seattle plays with all it's got, but in

753
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:57,279
Speaker 1: all honesty, they just can't play with the Chiefs. So

754
00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,799
Speaker 1: Chiefs will win, but the Seahawks will get inside that ten.

755
00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:03,080
Speaker 1: They got enough ammunition to at least keep it close.

756
00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,799
Speaker 1: They kept it within eight with San Francisco last week

757
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,120
Speaker 1: at home, and I think kNs City will score, but

758
00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:11,040
Speaker 1: I think KNSC will give up some points too, so

759
00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:12,680
Speaker 1: I think the Seats get in enzos. So this will

760
00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,680
Speaker 1: be a high scoring game, and I think the Chiefs

761
00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:16,200
Speaker 1: will get the win, but the Seahawks will get the cover,

762
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:21,719
Speaker 1: getting side the ten. Big one in Minnesota, Vikings coming

763
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:25,720
Speaker 1: off they come back against the Colts, taken on the Giants,

764
00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:29,000
Speaker 1: Minnesota's favorite by four at home. I think the Vikings

765
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,359
Speaker 1: will win and cover that. They'll play better than they

766
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:33,880
Speaker 1: did in the first half. I think they'll play like

767
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,400
Speaker 1: they did in the second half. For the full game.

768
00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,320
Speaker 1: So gave the Vikings to win and they'll move to

769
00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,840
Speaker 1: twelve and three. Great game here in New England. The

770
00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,680
Speaker 1: Patriots taken on the Bengals. The Patriots had that lost

771
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:46,120
Speaker 1: last week and Belichick didn't even say it. I'm very

772
00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:48,799
Speaker 1: disappointed he did not say we're onto Cincinnati, but they

773
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:52,240
Speaker 1: are onto Cincinnati and Cincinnati's roland sas a three point favorite.

774
00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:54,120
Speaker 1: I'm gonna take the Bengals to win and cover that

775
00:39:54,239 --> 00:39:56,960
Speaker 1: three To'll be close, but I'm going Bengals to stay

776
00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,640
Speaker 1: hot and move to eleven and four. Lions and Panthers.

777
00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:02,200
Speaker 1: This one massive actually for both teams, believe it or not.

778
00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:04,600
Speaker 1: Lions go to Carolina Detroit to two and a half

779
00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:06,840
Speaker 1: points favorite on the road, and I'm going with the Lions.

780
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,200
Speaker 1: They're hot, the feeling good win last week against the Jets,

781
00:40:10,239 --> 00:40:13,640
Speaker 1: are gonna get another one here against the Panthers and

782
00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:17,480
Speaker 1: a cover. They'll cover that two and a half. Falcons

783
00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:21,080
Speaker 1: Falcons taken on the Ravens again, another big one. Even

784
00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:22,600
Speaker 1: the Falcons are five and nine. This is a big

785
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,120
Speaker 1: one for the Falcons because one game behind the Tampa

786
00:40:25,239 --> 00:40:27,360
Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers. But the Ravens are favored by six and

787
00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,279
Speaker 1: a half. That's too rich. The Falcons are gonna go

788
00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,759
Speaker 1: and get inside the sixth nap, but give the Ravens

789
00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,719
Speaker 1: the win. They'll move to ten and five, but the

790
00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:37,040
Speaker 1: Falcons get a cover. Commanders taken on forty ninety nine

791
00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:39,560
Speaker 1: Ers is just too good. That Commander's defense is nasty.

792
00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:42,520
Speaker 1: We saw it. But that is a nasty, nasty defense

793
00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:45,200
Speaker 1: for Washington. The forty nine Ers are just too good.

794
00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:47,200
Speaker 1: Forty nine Ers are gonna get that win and cover

795
00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:48,799
Speaker 1: the six and a half. I'm gonna go twenty four

796
00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:51,880
Speaker 1: to seventeen to move the forty nine Ers two eleven

797
00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:56,400
Speaker 1: and four. Big Ones. Sunday, Saturday Afternoon, Eagles taken on

798
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Speaker 1: the Cowboys. Eagles go to Gardner Mitchew, Dallas's favorite by

799
00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:01,440
Speaker 1: four and a half. As a result, I'm gonna go

800
00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:03,200
Speaker 1: with the Cowboys on this. Cowboys need it more than

801
00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:07,439
Speaker 1: Philly does. Dallas wins and covers the four and a half.

802
00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:13,800
Speaker 1: Then oh Man Christmas Eve Night, fiftieth year anniversary of Raiders.

803
00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,400
Speaker 1: Steelers r I Pete Franco Harris. He's one of the

804
00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:18,680
Speaker 1: great players I remember growing up. They're both sixth and eight.

805
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,760
Speaker 1: Big game here I think Pittsburgh rides an emotional wave,

806
00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:24,800
Speaker 1: gets the win and covers that two and a half

807
00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:28,400
Speaker 1: point spreads. Sunday we got three games. Packers taking on

808
00:41:28,440 --> 00:41:30,680
Speaker 1: the Dolphins down a great weather in Miami. I think

809
00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:32,719
Speaker 1: the Packers will appreciate being a good weather, but the

810
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:35,200
Speaker 1: Dolphins are just too good. They will cover the three

811
00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:38,000
Speaker 1: and a half wind cover Dolphins. Broncos taking on the

812
00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:42,640
Speaker 1: Rams with oh yikes, Denver favored by two and a half.

813
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,279
Speaker 1: Out on so far, you know I'm going with the Rams.

814
00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:48,640
Speaker 1: I'm going with the Rams upset and cover. Buccaneers taking

815
00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:50,719
Speaker 1: on the Cardinals. Buccaneers have got to win the favored

816
00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:52,239
Speaker 1: by seven and a half. I think they'll win by

817
00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:55,480
Speaker 1: ten with no Kyler Murray, no Colt McCoy and it's

818
00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:59,200
Speaker 1: a Tracy McSorley joint. And finally, Chargers Colts Monday night,

819
00:41:59,239 --> 00:42:01,239
Speaker 1: we gotta watch the cold again on a Monday night.

820
00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:05,239
Speaker 1: You're killing me, NFL schedule makers. Chargers of favored by

821
00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:07,560
Speaker 1: four and a half. I think Nick Foles and the

822
00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:10,919
Speaker 1: Colts are going to surprise and get inside the four

823
00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,720
Speaker 1: and a half, but the Chargers are going to eventually

824
00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:18,239
Speaker 1: pull us one out because they needed more on Monday night.

825
00:42:18,280 --> 00:42:20,400
Speaker 1: All right, those are your predictions. It ends our first

826
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Speaker 1: hour to kickoff for a second hour little Texans Audio

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Speaker 1: choo box next on Texans All Access. We got one

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Speaker 1: hour down, one hour left to go. Right here on

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Speaker 1: a Friday edition, a holiday Friday edition of Texans All Access.

830
00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:39,080
Speaker 1: So happy holidays, no matter what you celebrate, celebrated with

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Speaker 1: your family, watch a little football this weekend because there

832
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:44,680
Speaker 1: will be a lot of football on, as I just

833
00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:47,520
Speaker 1: pointed out with my predictions, and of course the one

834
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Speaker 1: we care about the most, Texans, the Titans in Nashville.

835
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:54,920
Speaker 1: Kickoff is at noon. Temperature expected to be nine, yes,

836
00:42:56,280 --> 00:43:01,919
Speaker 1: nine degrees and when apparently, but we'll see what about

837
00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:03,400
Speaker 1: the win? But it's gonna be sunny, so that's at

838
00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:05,600
Speaker 1: least goods. You might have moments of a little bit

839
00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:08,959
Speaker 1: of sun bearing down on you, which is okay, I guess,

840
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,960
Speaker 1: but nine degrees is very very cold. Trust me. The

841
00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:17,000
Speaker 1: Harris suitcase has been backed very well. Handwarmers, body warmers,

842
00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,920
Speaker 1: toe warmers, you name the warmer. I think I've got

843
00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:22,280
Speaker 1: it in my bag. So I gotta keep the microphone

844
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Speaker 1: warm two and keep my hands warm. You know, all

845
00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:27,440
Speaker 1: that kind of stuff, And the most important thing is

846
00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:29,560
Speaker 1: I got to keep my jaw loose. That's the one

847
00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:31,279
Speaker 1: thing about the cold that you don't think about, the

848
00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:34,200
Speaker 1: the jaw, especially for well somebody that talks. All right,

849
00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:38,040
Speaker 1: Speaking of talking, let's do what Texans audio Jute box

850
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:41,040
Speaker 1: with Drew Door. He went on locker room and got

851
00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:43,680
Speaker 1: a few, as he calls him cutlets a little tiny

852
00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:46,480
Speaker 1: one on ones with a few of the players. Let's

853
00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:50,680
Speaker 1: start with tiguing Quit Torriano, the rookie tight end alongside

854
00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:53,600
Speaker 1: Drew Doherty. Drew, you got it. The matchup this weekend

855
00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:56,200
Speaker 1: with the Titans. Just from a blocking standpoint, what do

856
00:43:56,239 --> 00:43:58,000
Speaker 1: you guys have to contend with? What do you specifically

857
00:43:58,040 --> 00:43:59,960
Speaker 1: have to worry about? Oh, I mean, they're they're really

858
00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:02,239
Speaker 1: physical team, you know. I think that's what kind of

859
00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:05,520
Speaker 1: what they pride themselves on their running football team. We're

860
00:44:05,560 --> 00:44:07,320
Speaker 1: from running football team, so I think it's gonna be

861
00:44:07,640 --> 00:44:10,359
Speaker 1: It's gonna be a physical game. Their edges are big,

862
00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:12,920
Speaker 1: physical players, so that's what we're getting ready for. And

863
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,080
Speaker 1: then from a secondary standpoint, when you go out to

864
00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:18,160
Speaker 1: you know, run routes and whatnot, They've got a safety

865
00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:19,640
Speaker 1: back there and buyed he's one of the best to

866
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:21,000
Speaker 1: do it. But on the whole, what do you see

867
00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:23,520
Speaker 1: from that group? I think they're they're they're really solid,

868
00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:28,000
Speaker 1: they're disciplined, play a lot of zone coverage, and it'll

869
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:29,320
Speaker 1: be it'll be a tough test for us, but I

870
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:31,440
Speaker 1: think we'll be ready to go. On an individual level.

871
00:44:31,480 --> 00:44:34,440
Speaker 1: What have you been focusing on improving the most? You're

872
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:36,399
Speaker 1: just really knocking rust off, you know, I didn't haven't

873
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:38,480
Speaker 1: got as many reps as as I wanted to, missing

874
00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:40,279
Speaker 1: camp and missing the first part of the season. I'm

875
00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:43,280
Speaker 1: just improving on, you know, my footwork, getting more comfortable

876
00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:47,120
Speaker 1: in the past game and finding my open spots, understanding it,

877
00:44:47,239 --> 00:44:49,200
Speaker 1: understanding coverage a little bit better. That's what I've been

878
00:44:49,239 --> 00:44:51,000
Speaker 1: trying to improve on the most. You think you've knocked

879
00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:52,600
Speaker 1: some of that rust off though, Yeah, yeah, I think

880
00:44:52,600 --> 00:44:54,600
Speaker 1: for sure, for sure, I've I've gotten more into the

881
00:44:54,680 --> 00:44:57,719
Speaker 1: groove and gotten more comfortable to the speed, the speed

882
00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:00,719
Speaker 1: of the NFL game compared to the college. What's next

883
00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:03,920
Speaker 1: for you? Three more football games and then a nice

884
00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:06,200
Speaker 1: little break with my family, and then we'll go from there.

885
00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:08,240
Speaker 1: We'll go, We'll go from there. Played up at Oregon

886
00:45:08,320 --> 00:45:10,719
Speaker 1: State guests, and he played in some cold situations. It's

887
00:45:10,719 --> 00:45:12,719
Speaker 1: still the coldest game you've ever played in your I'll

888
00:45:12,760 --> 00:45:14,799
Speaker 1: tell you what. I've never played in a game as

889
00:45:14,840 --> 00:45:16,920
Speaker 1: cold as they say it's gonna be on Saturday. So

890
00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:18,920
Speaker 1: I'm a little nervous for that. Not gonna lie, But

891
00:45:19,400 --> 00:45:21,040
Speaker 1: I played in a lot of cold games, a lot

892
00:45:21,080 --> 00:45:24,000
Speaker 1: of rainy, wet games. I remember in twenty eighteen, I

893
00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:26,920
Speaker 1: played in the game against Verca, Oregon, and it was

894
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:30,360
Speaker 1: very cold. It poured rain the entire game, and on

895
00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:32,440
Speaker 1: top of that, we lost by about forty points. So

896
00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:34,880
Speaker 1: it was, Yeah, not a great memory for me. I

897
00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:37,000
Speaker 1: hope this times a little different. You wear sleeves and stuff,

898
00:45:37,480 --> 00:45:39,399
Speaker 1: No way, I'll be. I'll be sleeveless, I'll be I'll

899
00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:41,040
Speaker 1: be looking the same as same as if it was

900
00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:43,000
Speaker 1: one hundred degrees, So I'll be ready, I'll be. There'll

901
00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:47,239
Speaker 1: be a good time taking Guatorono team. No sleeves, huh. Absolutely.

902
00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:50,520
Speaker 1: Another rookie that's seen a lot of time on the

903
00:45:50,680 --> 00:45:54,520
Speaker 1: field lately is Jake Hanson. Drew caught up with him

904
00:45:54,560 --> 00:45:56,440
Speaker 1: to talk about his role in defense and what they

905
00:45:56,480 --> 00:46:00,239
Speaker 1: expect against Derrek Henry. What's the challenge in stopping Derek Henry.

906
00:46:00,239 --> 00:46:02,120
Speaker 1: How do you guys kind of reverse what's been going

907
00:46:02,200 --> 00:46:04,880
Speaker 1: on them? I think just matching their physicality. The Titans

908
00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:08,160
Speaker 1: are a super physical group and start with Derrick Henry,

909
00:46:08,239 --> 00:46:10,240
Speaker 1: and he does a great job for him and setting

910
00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:12,680
Speaker 1: that tone. So matching their physicality is something we're gonna

911
00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:14,520
Speaker 1: have to do to have a chance on Sunday. What

912
00:46:14,600 --> 00:46:16,799
Speaker 1: do you make of their group upfront? I mean they're

913
00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:20,439
Speaker 1: very powerful, They get movement and they get knocked back.

914
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:23,200
Speaker 1: So being able to set the tone the line of

915
00:46:23,239 --> 00:46:25,200
Speaker 1: scrimmage is gonna be a big part of our game plan.

916
00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:28,080
Speaker 1: So matching what they bring is is gonna be the

917
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:30,359
Speaker 1: challenge this week. So you bring up the game plan,

918
00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:33,040
Speaker 1: how tricky is it? How not tricky is it? When

919
00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:35,520
Speaker 1: you have possibility of two different quarterbacks to get ready for.

920
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:37,759
Speaker 1: It helps that we played them earlier in the year,

921
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:40,400
Speaker 1: play one of them earlier in the year, and guys

922
00:46:40,440 --> 00:46:42,840
Speaker 1: on the team last year have played Tannehill, So I

923
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:44,720
Speaker 1: think it does create a little bit of a challenge.

924
00:46:44,719 --> 00:46:46,040
Speaker 1: But at the same time, they're gonna hand the ball

925
00:46:46,120 --> 00:46:47,760
Speaker 1: twenty two. They're gonna give him a lot of carries.

926
00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:49,920
Speaker 1: It's gonna be cold they're gonna run the ball, and

927
00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:52,080
Speaker 1: we know they're gonna run the ball, so that's what

928
00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:54,640
Speaker 1: we're expecting, and that's kind of our mentality going into

929
00:46:54,640 --> 00:46:59,279
Speaker 1: the game. Would you ask Santa for for Christmas? Ask

930
00:46:59,320 --> 00:47:02,080
Speaker 1: Sama for a new iPad and a w on a

931
00:47:02,160 --> 00:47:07,040
Speaker 1: Christmas Eve? The man himself, John Garnard, returned last week,

932
00:47:07,239 --> 00:47:10,960
Speaker 1: and I think even though maybe the numbers, you know,

933
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:14,040
Speaker 1: the sack numbers and all those sexy numbers that go

934
00:47:14,120 --> 00:47:17,400
Speaker 1: with playing the edge weren't quite there for John, I

935
00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:19,560
Speaker 1: felt like his presence in setting the edge in the

936
00:47:19,680 --> 00:47:22,719
Speaker 1: run game were very, very important. And Drew caught up

937
00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:24,759
Speaker 1: with j G in the locker room as well. How

938
00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:26,960
Speaker 1: big a challenge is it when you might have one

939
00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:28,960
Speaker 1: quarterback might have another quarterback to get ready for it.

940
00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:32,480
Speaker 1: They're kind of different for sure, but we obviously know

941
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:35,200
Speaker 1: what the man objective is too too back there, twenty

942
00:47:35,239 --> 00:47:37,480
Speaker 1: two back there. But ultimately they do have do some

943
00:47:37,560 --> 00:47:39,759
Speaker 1: similar things about the Obviously with seven, I'm more of

944
00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:42,279
Speaker 1: a running game, you know, reason type deal. I'm of

945
00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:44,640
Speaker 1: ten years back. There's more obviously non podcat past the

946
00:47:44,719 --> 00:47:47,120
Speaker 1: type deal. But yeah, they definitely throw a little curse. Well, ultimately,

947
00:47:47,160 --> 00:47:48,320
Speaker 1: We'll all know what they want to do at the

948
00:47:48,360 --> 00:47:50,200
Speaker 1: end of day. So whether it's him or whoever, they're

949
00:47:50,200 --> 00:47:52,359
Speaker 1: back there, our first man priority is stopping twenty two.

950
00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:54,200
Speaker 1: What do you have to do differently to limit what

951
00:47:54,320 --> 00:47:57,080
Speaker 1: Henry can do? Well aware, but pretty much it's got

952
00:47:57,160 --> 00:47:58,480
Speaker 1: to continue to do what we used to do, just

953
00:47:58,520 --> 00:48:00,120
Speaker 1: getting our outs and made the players when there when

954
00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:02,120
Speaker 1: they drove to us, just as a good game plan.

955
00:48:02,280 --> 00:48:04,000
Speaker 1: How are you feeling a week or not a week,

956
00:48:04,040 --> 00:48:05,560
Speaker 1: but a few days after the game, for sure, I

957
00:48:05,600 --> 00:48:07,440
Speaker 1: feel pretty good. Just gotta make sure we get we're

958
00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:09,480
Speaker 1: on a shorter week. Obviously one day earlier. But as

959
00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:11,120
Speaker 1: much as that one day doesn't seem as a lot,

960
00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:13,160
Speaker 1: it definitely is for some people who have a regiment

961
00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:15,160
Speaker 1: all they've been doing all year, So just turning that

962
00:48:15,239 --> 00:48:17,200
Speaker 1: over somewhat of a quick turnover, just making sure that

963
00:48:17,280 --> 00:48:19,680
Speaker 1: we are holding our details and make sure bodies are

964
00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:21,239
Speaker 1: feeling right going into this week. So that way, I mean,

965
00:48:21,239 --> 00:48:23,000
Speaker 1: it's still a pretty big game. I mean, I don't

966
00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:24,839
Speaker 1: care everybody says despite of the season, I mean it's

967
00:48:24,880 --> 00:48:27,719
Speaker 1: still Tennessee. I mean, this is nothing but bragging rights

968
00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:29,960
Speaker 1: and the opportunity to go out in an obviously upset

969
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:31,680
Speaker 1: some guys and make that season a little bit more difficult.

970
00:48:31,719 --> 00:48:33,279
Speaker 1: So we're just gonna go out and play hard. It's

971
00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:35,400
Speaker 1: good our game plan and uh and let the results

972
00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:37,680
Speaker 1: happen when they live Now. One of the things I

973
00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:42,440
Speaker 1: absolutely love to do every single week is sit out

974
00:48:42,440 --> 00:48:44,400
Speaker 1: with Nikissaria because we get him every single week, and

975
00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:46,719
Speaker 1: we talked to him. About halfway through the interview, I

976
00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:49,320
Speaker 1: get to my favorite part. Nick, tell us about the

977
00:48:49,480 --> 00:48:52,359
Speaker 1: team this week, give us the scouting report. Well, it's

978
00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:56,440
Speaker 1: a little different when you've played this team before. So

979
00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:59,719
Speaker 1: I presented the question to Nick for this week. How

980
00:48:59,880 --> 00:49:03,640
Speaker 1: they changed? How are they different from eight weeks ago? Yeah,

981
00:49:03,680 --> 00:49:05,239
Speaker 1: I think the big thing they've had a lot They've

982
00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:06,680
Speaker 1: had a deal with a lot of injuries, and they've

983
00:49:06,719 --> 00:49:08,840
Speaker 1: had a deal with adversity kind of in adult with

984
00:49:08,920 --> 00:49:10,640
Speaker 1: a couple of different areas. So you know, made the

985
00:49:10,719 --> 00:49:13,279
Speaker 1: change there. You know John Robinson, who have a lot

986
00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:16,840
Speaker 1: of respect and appreciating admiration. You know John personally and professionally. So,

987
00:49:17,560 --> 00:49:20,520
Speaker 1: but every team, every situation, every organization is kind of

988
00:49:20,520 --> 00:49:22,120
Speaker 1: gonna be a little bit different. Um, They've had a

989
00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:23,560
Speaker 1: lot of players that have kind of been in and

990
00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:25,120
Speaker 1: out of the lineup, you know, have been hurt. I

991
00:49:25,200 --> 00:49:27,480
Speaker 1: think the core of the group, Henry's been kind of

992
00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:30,839
Speaker 1: available every week. Simmons has been available. I think he's

993
00:49:30,920 --> 00:49:33,279
Speaker 1: gut it out. I mean, and he's still playing at

994
00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:35,919
Speaker 1: a high level. And even though he might be hurt.

995
00:49:36,280 --> 00:49:38,600
Speaker 1: M Dupree's kind of been in and out. I mean,

996
00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:40,080
Speaker 1: Autry's kind of been in and out. They've had a

997
00:49:40,120 --> 00:49:41,440
Speaker 1: lot of guys that have been and out. They've kind

998
00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:43,239
Speaker 1: of had some guys a linebacker. But the core of

999
00:49:43,320 --> 00:49:45,000
Speaker 1: what they are and who they are are a good

1000
00:49:45,080 --> 00:49:47,440
Speaker 1: run defense. They played good on third down. They're a

1001
00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:49,439
Speaker 1: good running team. Is good running team in the league,

1002
00:49:49,440 --> 00:49:51,960
Speaker 1: and they're committed to the run. And they've gotten good

1003
00:49:51,960 --> 00:49:54,479
Speaker 1: production in a kicking game. Um, you know, rookie punter

1004
00:49:54,520 --> 00:49:55,880
Speaker 1: has done a nice job. I think he leads the

1005
00:49:55,920 --> 00:49:58,200
Speaker 1: league and punning or top of the league and punning,

1006
00:49:58,880 --> 00:50:00,719
Speaker 1: and some of their core players, I mean, Dylan Cole

1007
00:50:00,760 --> 00:50:02,719
Speaker 1: has actually done you know, a lot of Texans fans

1008
00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:04,879
Speaker 1: are familiar with, but Dylan's done a really good job.

1009
00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:07,120
Speaker 1: He's I think he leads him in special teams tackles.

1010
00:50:07,200 --> 00:50:10,200
Speaker 1: So an offensive line is probably where they've been the

1011
00:50:10,280 --> 00:50:13,359
Speaker 1: most impacted, you know, losing Lawan. They've had a lot

1012
00:50:13,360 --> 00:50:15,520
Speaker 1: of guys kind of in another lineup receiver, kind of

1013
00:50:15,560 --> 00:50:18,640
Speaker 1: same situation Burkes has been in. Burkes has been out.

1014
00:50:18,719 --> 00:50:21,000
Speaker 1: So they've had a lot of i would say transition,

1015
00:50:21,080 --> 00:50:22,919
Speaker 1: a lot of turnover, a lot of players, So maybe

1016
00:50:22,960 --> 00:50:25,680
Speaker 1: the consistency hasn't quite been to what they would have hoped.

1017
00:50:26,120 --> 00:50:28,400
Speaker 1: They've kind of had a deal with some adversity, but

1018
00:50:28,600 --> 00:50:30,600
Speaker 1: you know, there's certainly a mentally tough team that has

1019
00:50:30,760 --> 00:50:33,440
Speaker 1: enough weapons that can do enough things to totally disrupt

1020
00:50:33,480 --> 00:50:35,480
Speaker 1: the game. So we've got to make sure we take

1021
00:50:35,560 --> 00:50:37,520
Speaker 1: care of the things that are important and prepare for

1022
00:50:37,600 --> 00:50:39,719
Speaker 1: their style of play how they want to I want

1023
00:50:39,719 --> 00:50:42,239
Speaker 1: to attack the other team. All right, great stuff there

1024
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:47,239
Speaker 1: from Teging Jake Hanson, John Grenard and Nick Cassario. We

1025
00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:52,960
Speaker 1: get back Ho Ho Ho Santa Claus playing for the Texans.

1026
00:50:53,520 --> 00:50:56,200
Speaker 1: What would he do against the Titans and where would

1027
00:50:56,239 --> 00:50:59,879
Speaker 1: he play? A very fun discussion in the LABA Drew

1028
00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:04,960
Speaker 1: already next right here on Texans All Access. Welcome back

1029
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:08,200
Speaker 1: this edition of Texans All Access from the Hunday Texans

1030
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Speaker 1: Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris football in a

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Speaker 1: I love Jude Doherty. He's one of my great friends.

1044
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Speaker 1: He's become a younger brother than me. He's fantastic. Well,

1045
00:51:53,600 --> 00:51:55,239
Speaker 1: he came up with this idea for in the lab,

1046
00:51:56,160 --> 00:51:59,640
Speaker 1: if Santa Claus could play for the Texans dot dot dot.

1047
00:52:00,239 --> 00:52:02,480
Speaker 1: This got interesting and fun. Let's go to in the

1048
00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:05,399
Speaker 1: lab with Drew right now. And I'm Drew. You're John,

1049
00:52:05,600 --> 00:52:08,680
Speaker 1: How are you pal? I'm doing okay, I'm doing all right,

1050
00:52:08,800 --> 00:52:10,800
Speaker 1: hanging in there. And you know, the last two weeks

1051
00:52:10,840 --> 00:52:14,600
Speaker 1: of the endings haven't been fun, I'll put it that way.

1052
00:52:15,040 --> 00:52:18,520
Speaker 1: But there's been about every game this year except for Jacksonville.

1053
00:52:18,640 --> 00:52:21,520
Speaker 1: So I went through this, Drew, I wonder if I can.

1054
00:52:21,880 --> 00:52:24,440
Speaker 1: I did this in my Harris Hits this week and

1055
00:52:25,080 --> 00:52:27,319
Speaker 1: which you can always read on Houston Texans dot com.

1056
00:52:27,440 --> 00:52:30,080
Speaker 1: Absolutely in the news section. Take a listen to this.

1057
00:52:30,360 --> 00:52:37,480
Speaker 1: And just this year alone, the Texans had a seventeen

1058
00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:40,719
Speaker 1: point lead versus the Colts, finishing the tie. Texans led

1059
00:52:40,719 --> 00:52:43,880
Speaker 1: the Broncos nine to six starting the fourth quarter, tied

1060
00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:45,839
Speaker 1: the Bears twenty to twenty start in a fourth quarter.

1061
00:52:46,280 --> 00:52:49,160
Speaker 1: They trailed the Chargers by three with eight thirty left

1062
00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:51,600
Speaker 1: in the fourth. They trailed the Raiders by four with

1063
00:52:51,840 --> 00:52:54,080
Speaker 1: the ball with eleven minutes left in the fourth quarter.

1064
00:52:54,520 --> 00:52:57,440
Speaker 1: Trailed the Eagles by four starting the fourth quarter, Trailed

1065
00:52:57,480 --> 00:53:00,400
Speaker 1: the Browns by six starting the fourth quarter, led the

1066
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:03,440
Speaker 1: Cowboys by six starting to fourth, led the Chiefs by

1067
00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:06,799
Speaker 1: five starting to fourth, and finished with nine gut punch

1068
00:53:06,880 --> 00:53:09,560
Speaker 1: losses in a tie against the Colts. Yeah, that's the

1069
00:53:09,600 --> 00:53:12,120
Speaker 1: way this season has been. That's what what are we now?

1070
00:53:12,320 --> 00:53:15,279
Speaker 1: One twelve and one. That's what twelve lost teams do.

1071
00:53:15,719 --> 00:53:17,759
Speaker 1: They don't close out, they don't find a way to win,

1072
00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:20,880
Speaker 1: and that's unfortunately been the case. You know, in the

1073
00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:25,239
Speaker 1: fourth quarter, like you said, with that lead, did you

1074
00:53:25,360 --> 00:53:27,960
Speaker 1: really feel confident that the texts were going to close?

1075
00:53:28,280 --> 00:53:31,440
Speaker 1: And that's most of that's dude to Pat Mahomes, but

1076
00:53:31,560 --> 00:53:34,719
Speaker 1: a lot of that's due to the the book that

1077
00:53:34,840 --> 00:53:38,120
Speaker 1: we've seen this team right throughout the season. I started

1078
00:53:38,239 --> 00:53:43,439
Speaker 1: feeling confident when Blake Cashman through Patrick Mahomes to the ground. Yeah, sack.

1079
00:53:43,640 --> 00:53:47,839
Speaker 1: That's when I was like, our weekend, do this. We've

1080
00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:49,319
Speaker 1: got to go. I don't know where we're gonna get

1081
00:53:49,360 --> 00:53:51,440
Speaker 1: the ball, but we could go down and kick a

1082
00:53:51,480 --> 00:53:54,000
Speaker 1: field goal. We can at least go down. All we

1083
00:53:54,080 --> 00:53:55,480
Speaker 1: got to do now is just kick a field We

1084
00:53:55,600 --> 00:53:57,959
Speaker 1: can do that. And for the record, that Cashman sack

1085
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:02,040
Speaker 1: and the Kirksey sack earlier in the game, gorgeous, gorgeous Blitzer,

1086
00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:05,920
Speaker 1: I mean, just so well designed plays. He and Mahomes

1087
00:54:05,960 --> 00:54:07,520
Speaker 1: even talked about it. He's like he didn't he didn't

1088
00:54:07,560 --> 00:54:10,839
Speaker 1: expect what he saw from this defense, which you gotta

1089
00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:12,600
Speaker 1: give Lovey Smith a lot of credit for drawing up

1090
00:54:12,600 --> 00:54:14,800
Speaker 1: what he drew up, because it's not easy to limit

1091
00:54:14,920 --> 00:54:18,440
Speaker 1: that crew to that low and output. Kelsey still got

1092
00:54:18,600 --> 00:54:22,160
Speaker 1: his like you know he's going to but yeah it um,

1093
00:54:23,080 --> 00:54:26,000
Speaker 1: it was no fun, all right. It's gotten me thinking

1094
00:54:26,120 --> 00:54:30,680
Speaker 1: we're gonna be flying home from Nashville kind of alongside

1095
00:54:30,840 --> 00:54:33,879
Speaker 1: Santa Slay. Yeah, the big guy will be uh maybe

1096
00:54:33,960 --> 00:54:36,320
Speaker 1: right out the window next to us, ho ho ho,

1097
00:54:36,480 --> 00:54:39,800
Speaker 1: and along with the reindeer. And it got me thinking,

1098
00:54:40,520 --> 00:54:43,960
Speaker 1: if you could suit Santa Claus up on this Texans team,

1099
00:54:44,800 --> 00:54:48,080
Speaker 1: at what position would you play him? And how badly

1100
00:54:48,440 --> 00:54:50,480
Speaker 1: would we beat the rest of the folks on our

1101
00:54:50,480 --> 00:54:52,840
Speaker 1: schedule the rest of this year? Well, I think the

1102
00:54:52,960 --> 00:54:56,320
Speaker 1: initial inclinations you can put him at quarterback. Yep, but

1103
00:54:56,520 --> 00:55:01,359
Speaker 1: that's that's probably the first one. Just because he's leader. Um,

1104
00:55:01,840 --> 00:55:05,000
Speaker 1: he's gonna keep everybody happy and jolly and and everybody

1105
00:55:05,080 --> 00:55:08,440
Speaker 1: wants to please him. And he's a magician too, absolutely

1106
00:55:08,600 --> 00:55:12,120
Speaker 1: so he can you know, end up in one spot

1107
00:55:12,160 --> 00:55:13,920
Speaker 1: and go to the others. He's always got gifts, he's

1108
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:17,279
Speaker 1: always delivering, always jolly, he's everybody. Yeah, you want to

1109
00:55:17,320 --> 00:55:19,560
Speaker 1: have an energy lift, Yeah, you want you want a

1110
00:55:19,680 --> 00:55:22,600
Speaker 1: joyful leader on the team that everybody responds to. So

1111
00:55:23,160 --> 00:55:26,719
Speaker 1: that's just a natural fit. You would think at quarterback.

1112
00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:31,719
Speaker 1: Running back might be one two. Now he's not, you know, swift,

1113
00:55:32,280 --> 00:55:35,279
Speaker 1: but he can be. I'd play him a QB man,

1114
00:55:35,320 --> 00:55:37,919
Speaker 1: he can levitate. I'd play him a QB on offense,

1115
00:55:37,960 --> 00:55:40,120
Speaker 1: and then I'd definitely have him go both ways because

1116
00:55:40,120 --> 00:55:41,880
Speaker 1: you know he can. I mean, the guy, think about it.

1117
00:55:41,920 --> 00:55:44,839
Speaker 1: The guy goes all night long about delivering presence around

1118
00:55:44,840 --> 00:55:47,120
Speaker 1: the world. Occurrence is off the chart. He could certainly

1119
00:55:47,160 --> 00:55:48,440
Speaker 1: play on the defensive side of the ball. So where

1120
00:55:48,440 --> 00:55:52,040
Speaker 1: you're gonna put him on defense? You know, the first thought,

1121
00:55:52,160 --> 00:55:55,600
Speaker 1: because of the just girth, is you play him a

1122
00:55:55,640 --> 00:55:58,200
Speaker 1: nose tackle. Okay, play him next to the Mally Collins

1123
00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:01,200
Speaker 1: and it gets interesting. Now Roy's done a really nice job.

1124
00:56:01,239 --> 00:56:04,000
Speaker 1: But I mean it's Santa. You put him in the

1125
00:56:04,080 --> 00:56:06,839
Speaker 1: middle just causing havoc. I mean Santa, I mean he's

1126
00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:09,360
Speaker 1: beefing up the four hundred lbs and you're you're not

1127
00:56:09,480 --> 00:56:12,400
Speaker 1: moving him. And the other thing is if an offensive

1128
00:56:12,440 --> 00:56:15,880
Speaker 1: line see Santa, you're gonna double team Santa. He's split

1129
00:56:15,960 --> 00:56:18,279
Speaker 1: that double team. You're getting coal in your stock. Yeah,

1130
00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:21,239
Speaker 1: you don't want You're not gonna double team Santa. I mean,

1131
00:56:21,640 --> 00:56:24,320
Speaker 1: Ben Jones is gonna have to go single block Santa.

1132
00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:27,000
Speaker 1: He's not gonna get some help from his guards. There's

1133
00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:30,720
Speaker 1: no way. Absolutely that said, I do think that Santa

1134
00:56:31,200 --> 00:56:33,440
Speaker 1: would split a double team pretty pretty well. I think

1135
00:56:33,480 --> 00:56:36,399
Speaker 1: he's still got even though he's girthy. I still think

1136
00:56:36,440 --> 00:56:37,839
Speaker 1: that he would be able to split a double team.

1137
00:56:37,880 --> 00:56:39,279
Speaker 1: But you know he would what he would not do.

1138
00:56:39,480 --> 00:56:41,960
Speaker 1: He would not split any double team with Ben Jones.

1139
00:56:42,080 --> 00:56:44,319
Speaker 1: He would not. He loves Ben Jones so much because

1140
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:46,920
Speaker 1: Ben Jones is such a lovable guy and has been

1141
00:56:46,960 --> 00:56:49,800
Speaker 1: a good boyl season. Love point, he'll he'll take it

1142
00:56:49,840 --> 00:56:51,800
Speaker 1: out on somebody else just because of his love for

1143
00:56:51,880 --> 00:56:55,000
Speaker 1: Ben Jones. So yeah, and then, hey, we love you

1144
00:56:55,080 --> 00:56:57,640
Speaker 1: Kaymie Fairburn, We love you Cam Johnson. You guys have

1145
00:56:57,760 --> 00:57:00,560
Speaker 1: been really good this year. You guys have to the mail,

1146
00:57:00,719 --> 00:57:03,480
Speaker 1: so to speak. And we also love Desmond King and

1147
00:57:03,560 --> 00:57:07,680
Speaker 1: Tremont Smith. But Santa is handling the return duties. Santa's

1148
00:57:07,760 --> 00:57:10,200
Speaker 1: kicking and punting as well, guys, So you guys just

1149
00:57:10,320 --> 00:57:12,640
Speaker 1: take a breather help out on the rest of the way.

1150
00:57:13,120 --> 00:57:16,560
Speaker 1: And here's the stat line for the game against the Titans,

1151
00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:21,160
Speaker 1: Santa in the mix John, Okay, Santa completes all ten

1152
00:57:21,240 --> 00:57:26,200
Speaker 1: of his passes ye ten for seven hundred and fifty

1153
00:57:26,240 --> 00:57:32,720
Speaker 1: five yards, nine touchdowns on point, and then he runs

1154
00:57:33,840 --> 00:57:37,960
Speaker 1: for five scores okay, and gets three hundred twenty yards

1155
00:57:38,040 --> 00:57:41,760
Speaker 1: rushing and would beat the Titans. Well, I haven't gotten

1156
00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:48,960
Speaker 1: to the defensive I'm done. Santa also has seven sacks,

1157
00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:52,720
Speaker 1: all of which are striped sacks, all of which are

1158
00:57:53,040 --> 00:57:57,560
Speaker 1: fumbles recovered by Santa and taken back for touchdowns. And

1159
00:57:58,080 --> 00:58:00,840
Speaker 1: then he kind of played possum and he intercepts two

1160
00:58:00,880 --> 00:58:03,960
Speaker 1: passes takes him back for scores as well. Okay, yeah,

1161
00:58:03,960 --> 00:58:08,400
Speaker 1: I think he probably intercepts three, you know, depending on

1162
00:58:08,520 --> 00:58:11,080
Speaker 1: where he wants to where he wants to play. I

1163
00:58:11,160 --> 00:58:13,280
Speaker 1: still think nose tackle. That's a pretty good spot for him.

1164
00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:15,120
Speaker 1: And wait one more, one more, Oh we forgot. He

1165
00:58:15,160 --> 00:58:17,680
Speaker 1: returns the one kickoff for one hundred nine yards for

1166
00:58:17,760 --> 00:58:20,160
Speaker 1: score because he doesn't get any punts because the Texans

1167
00:58:20,200 --> 00:58:22,520
Speaker 1: don't get punt of two because their scores defense. Here's

1168
00:58:22,560 --> 00:58:25,080
Speaker 1: the other thing too, You're playing up in Nashville where

1169
00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:28,200
Speaker 1: apparently the fuels like temperature for this game is gonna

1170
00:58:28,200 --> 00:58:31,240
Speaker 1: be five. No problem, degrees. That's where he's from the Arctic.

1171
00:58:31,320 --> 00:58:33,640
Speaker 1: I mean he's gonna be out there, no sleeves, belly

1172
00:58:33,720 --> 00:58:36,960
Speaker 1: hanging out. He don't care. So he's just gonna he's

1173
00:58:37,000 --> 00:58:39,439
Speaker 1: gonna work his deal. That's that's nothing. You can see

1174
00:58:39,440 --> 00:58:42,400
Speaker 1: everybody bundled up. I'll have like eight layers on down there.

1175
00:58:42,720 --> 00:58:45,160
Speaker 1: I've grown soft in my old age. Uh yeah, I'm

1176
00:58:45,200 --> 00:58:47,440
Speaker 1: gonna try and be warm. He's just like, this is

1177
00:58:47,480 --> 00:58:50,440
Speaker 1: a day, this is training camp day. I mean, he's

1178
00:58:50,480 --> 00:58:53,600
Speaker 1: gonna be totally fine against the Titans, and we come

1179
00:58:53,640 --> 00:58:57,160
Speaker 1: home with aw like we did last year without Santa Claus. Yes,

1180
00:58:57,440 --> 00:59:01,280
Speaker 1: in Tennessee last but an equally ugly weather. Yeah. Yeah,

1181
00:59:01,320 --> 00:59:03,680
Speaker 1: I don't know how Sanda does in the rain. He's

1182
00:59:03,720 --> 00:59:06,760
Speaker 1: probably figures it out. It rains in the rainforest. He

1183
00:59:07,080 --> 00:59:11,280
Speaker 1: delivers toys there too, and and gifts of all kinds.

1184
00:59:11,320 --> 00:59:14,720
Speaker 1: He delivers toys of Seattle. That's true. And it's got

1185
00:59:14,800 --> 00:59:17,040
Speaker 1: I mean it's got a rain on Christmas and Seattle.

1186
00:59:17,080 --> 00:59:18,400
Speaker 1: I mean it has to, it's got to be. It's

1187
00:59:18,440 --> 00:59:20,120
Speaker 1: a must. So yeah, I would imagine he can handle

1188
00:59:20,120 --> 00:59:22,440
Speaker 1: any kind of any kind of weather. I don't know

1189
00:59:22,720 --> 00:59:26,040
Speaker 1: where is it. It's got to be warm somewhere around

1190
00:59:26,040 --> 00:59:28,880
Speaker 1: a country right now, Australia, maybe somewhere around the world.

1191
00:59:28,880 --> 00:59:30,800
Speaker 1: I should say, yeah, yeah, maybe it's so he can

1192
00:59:30,880 --> 00:59:33,000
Speaker 1: handle all kinds of weather. But I just see him

1193
00:59:33,040 --> 00:59:35,560
Speaker 1: out there. He's got the fingers taped up. It's kind

1194
00:59:35,560 --> 00:59:37,440
Speaker 1: of belly hanging out. He's got the jersey like Zeke

1195
00:59:37,480 --> 00:59:40,920
Speaker 1: Elliot's probably nice and warm in the seashells in Hawaii

1196
00:59:41,200 --> 00:59:43,880
Speaker 1: it's always warm, as the sayshells. Yeah. I when I

1197
00:59:44,040 --> 00:59:46,400
Speaker 1: was working in Jacksonville, we're talking about Jacksonville before he

1198
00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:48,960
Speaker 1: started the podcast. I went over and I taught at

1199
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:51,800
Speaker 1: a boarding school for a year, a place called Bowls

1200
00:59:52,240 --> 00:59:55,200
Speaker 1: where Chipper Jones had played, where Hayden Hurst, who's a

1201
00:59:55,240 --> 00:59:58,000
Speaker 1: tight end for the Falcons. No, I can't remember where

1202
00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:00,440
Speaker 1: Hayden Hurst is. I think he's the Falcons. Anyways, they

1203
01:00:00,840 --> 01:00:03,760
Speaker 1: all went to Balls. Bowls are really good academic athletic

1204
01:00:03,920 --> 01:00:08,240
Speaker 1: combination private school, and when I got over there, they

1205
01:00:08,320 --> 01:00:10,160
Speaker 1: made me the assistant dean of the dorms, which is

1206
01:00:10,200 --> 01:00:12,320
Speaker 1: interesting because I lived in the dorms. We had kids

1207
01:00:12,320 --> 01:00:14,280
Speaker 1: from all over the world, and I had at that point,

1208
01:00:14,520 --> 01:00:16,440
Speaker 1: I don't even know that it heard of the say Shells,

1209
01:00:16,480 --> 01:00:19,280
Speaker 1: And we had three kids really say Shells that came

1210
01:00:19,360 --> 01:00:22,880
Speaker 1: over because they wanted to swim for the Olympic swimming

1211
01:00:22,920 --> 01:00:25,840
Speaker 1: program that they had built at Balls. They had players,

1212
01:00:25,880 --> 01:00:28,120
Speaker 1: They had swimmers from all over the country or from

1213
01:00:28,120 --> 01:00:31,440
Speaker 1: all the world Blasia. We had three or four from Japan.

1214
01:00:31,960 --> 01:00:33,400
Speaker 1: I think we had two or three from Asia. And

1215
01:00:33,480 --> 01:00:36,160
Speaker 1: then there was a guy named Anthony I want to

1216
01:00:36,200 --> 01:00:38,760
Speaker 1: say Nesty, it was his name, and he ended up

1217
01:00:38,760 --> 01:00:41,680
Speaker 1: winning an Olympic gold in nineteen eighty eight from Surnom.

1218
01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:46,160
Speaker 1: And because he had won that, he was a Surnom

1219
01:00:46,480 --> 01:00:49,680
Speaker 1: national hero. And was he the guy that swam for

1220
01:00:49,800 --> 01:00:54,120
Speaker 1: UT when they're a guy from Asia, I can't remember.

1221
01:00:54,120 --> 01:00:56,280
Speaker 1: I want to say University Florida, but I can't remember. Anyway,

1222
01:00:56,520 --> 01:00:58,560
Speaker 1: he's from Cernom. We ended up having two or three

1223
01:00:58,640 --> 01:01:02,320
Speaker 1: kids from Cernom almost every single year because they that

1224
01:01:02,560 --> 01:01:04,680
Speaker 1: he was the guy. He was there, that he was

1225
01:01:04,720 --> 01:01:06,800
Speaker 1: like nine years prior he'd won the Olympic medal, and

1226
01:01:06,960 --> 01:01:10,480
Speaker 1: so everybody wanted to follow his um, follow his footsteps.

1227
01:01:10,560 --> 01:01:13,560
Speaker 1: And there was a young kid from um from Malaysia.

1228
01:01:13,640 --> 01:01:17,640
Speaker 1: His name was Alex Lamb and after Alex was a

1229
01:01:17,720 --> 01:01:19,760
Speaker 1: national here in Malaysia he want all kinds of Southeast

1230
01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:23,520
Speaker 1: Asian medals, all that kind of stuff. Kids followed his footsteps,

1231
01:01:23,560 --> 01:01:25,000
Speaker 1: like they all went the bowls because they were like,

1232
01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:26,800
Speaker 1: I want to be like Alex Lam. It was amazing.

1233
01:01:26,880 --> 01:01:30,240
Speaker 1: How so that was the dorm, So Saychelles was, you know,

1234
01:01:30,400 --> 01:01:32,200
Speaker 1: I'm sure Sana has been there. You're right. I'll see

1235
01:01:32,200 --> 01:01:35,280
Speaker 1: your Sayshell's story and I'll raise you because my best

1236
01:01:35,360 --> 01:01:37,480
Speaker 1: friend growing up in elementary school was a guy named

1237
01:01:37,560 --> 01:01:41,480
Speaker 1: David Watson, and David's mom, a Nick, was from the Saychelles.

1238
01:01:41,520 --> 01:01:44,160
Speaker 1: So David and his little brother Nick and his big

1239
01:01:44,240 --> 01:01:47,120
Speaker 1: sister care out good friends of mine. I don't get

1240
01:01:47,120 --> 01:01:48,440
Speaker 1: to keep in touch with them as much. We're on

1241
01:01:48,520 --> 01:01:51,560
Speaker 1: Facebook friends and everything. But yes, I heard all about Saychelles.

1242
01:01:51,600 --> 01:01:54,440
Speaker 1: They go there for like a month, yeah, over Christmas

1243
01:01:54,600 --> 01:01:56,600
Speaker 1: and always have a good time. And they were just

1244
01:01:56,880 --> 01:02:00,240
Speaker 1: people come in, you know and visit around this time

1245
01:02:00,240 --> 01:02:02,240
Speaker 1: of year. And I always have wanted to go to

1246
01:02:02,280 --> 01:02:06,080
Speaker 1: the say Shechells because it looks like paradise. And Nick

1247
01:02:06,200 --> 01:02:08,200
Speaker 1: is actually Nick is living there. He's a year or

1248
01:02:08,200 --> 01:02:10,720
Speaker 1: two younger than me, and he's he's married with children

1249
01:02:10,760 --> 01:02:13,400
Speaker 1: over living in the Sayshells living it up and they're good,

1250
01:02:13,440 --> 01:02:16,560
Speaker 1: strong Houston sports fans. So yeah, shout out to the

1251
01:02:16,600 --> 01:02:19,440
Speaker 1: say Shechells, shout out to the Watsons, and shout out

1252
01:02:19,440 --> 01:02:22,440
Speaker 1: to Santa Claus because if you're on our team, Santa,

1253
01:02:22,840 --> 01:02:27,919
Speaker 1: we would be undefeated, but you aren't, and we're sad

1254
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:30,120
Speaker 1: for that. Also, want to finish this off. You know,

1255
01:02:30,840 --> 01:02:33,640
Speaker 1: we love all of our listeners, and we love hearing

1256
01:02:33,720 --> 01:02:36,520
Speaker 1: from our listeners. We've not heard from any of our

1257
01:02:36,560 --> 01:02:40,840
Speaker 1: listeners as much as we've heard from Dave Howard, our

1258
01:02:40,920 --> 01:02:43,720
Speaker 1: guy in Central Texas. Dave had a nice message to

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Speaker 1: us last week. He's a loyal listener of the program.

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Speaker 1: He liked the leech stories you and I told Dave

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Speaker 1: it really means a lot to hear from you, and

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Speaker 1: we love to hear from all of our listeners. So

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Speaker 1: shoot us a note on Twitter, shoot us an email.

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Speaker 1: It's all good. We love hearing from you, but David

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Speaker 1: meant a lot to hear from you, and I appreciate

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Speaker 1: what you said, and we hope all of you have

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Speaker 1: a very merry Christmas. John and I love doing this

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Speaker 1: podcast every single week and having fun and chit chat around,

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Speaker 1: and we'll do another one next week. Heading into the

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Speaker 1: game against a red hot Jacksonville Jaguars squad, so buckle up.

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Speaker 1: But until then, Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas. Yeah, there

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Speaker 1: are a lot different ways that we can take in

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Speaker 1: the lab, and that was just one of them. Of course,

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Speaker 1: it's the holidays, so why not get excited about that.

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Speaker 1: Speaking of Drew, we gotta get to Drew's final word next,

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Speaker 1: but we also got to talk a little Texas Bowl.

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Speaker 1: We'll do all that in our final segment right here

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Speaker 1: on Texans All Access. We're gonna want final segment of

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Speaker 1: this edition of Texans All Access gonna have a blast

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Speaker 1: December twenty eighth. I will I'm John Harris, Football Anas

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Speaker 1: side of the reporter. Why because I'll be doing some

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Speaker 1: video board stuff which Drew for the Texas Bowl Texas

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Speaker 1: Tech versus Old Miss. But I'll also be calling the

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Speaker 1: game for Sports Radio six ten alongside Brett Doolan. So

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Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to that. So we got that to

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Speaker 1: talk about, which GM I'm allissc and Executive director of

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Speaker 1: the Tax Act Texas Bowl, David Fletcher and Fletch. I

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Speaker 1: know you got to be excited, my man, you know what? Yeah, Johnny,

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Speaker 1: it's it's the most wonderful time of the year. Bowl

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Speaker 1: season is here, and we got a great one here

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Speaker 1: on Wednesday, the twenty eighth, between the Texas Tech Red

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Speaker 1: Raiders and the Old Miss Rebels, the twenty twenty two

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Speaker 1: Tax Act Texas Bowl right here at NRG Stadium. Okay,

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Speaker 1: let me start there. Because there were so many different

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Speaker 1: matchups that we had tossed a rout. In fact, we

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Speaker 1: had talked about so many different matchups. Fletch that during

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Speaker 1: the game on Sunday when it was announced, I remember saying, Oh, yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's Texas second Arkansas because I had screwed up because

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Speaker 1: we talked about so many different matchups, and I was like,

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Speaker 1: oh wait, no, it's Old Miss. So you get Texas

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Speaker 1: Tech and Old Miss. It's a heck of a matchup,

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Speaker 1: my man, getting Lane kiff in here. From the Old

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Speaker 1: Miss side, you get Joey McGuire, who understands the state

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Speaker 1: of Texas because he grew up as a Texas high

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Speaker 1: school coach now taken over Texas Tech. First, of all

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Speaker 1: the coaches you got in this matchup, you couldn't have

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Speaker 1: asked for a better matchup. From that perspective, I mean,

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Speaker 1: these are high energy, big time offenses. You've got the

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Speaker 1: only matchup in the country of two top twelve offenses

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Speaker 1: right here in Houston. Texas Tech known for their passing assault,

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Speaker 1: they led the Big twelve in passing again as expected,

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Speaker 1: throwing the ball around. Took three different quarterbacks this year

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Speaker 1: to do it, given all the injuries, but they made

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Speaker 1: it through, coming in on a hot streak, three game

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Speaker 1: winning streak down the stretch, wins over Texas and Oklahoma

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Speaker 1: for the first time ever. Joey McGuire's got it, got

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Speaker 1: it rolling out there in the planes and then look

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Speaker 1: laying Kiffin on the other side of the ball. One

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Speaker 1: of the most creative offensive minds in the game. The

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Speaker 1: third best rushing attack in the country led the SEC

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Speaker 1: two horses in Judkins and Evans. They're gonna run the

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Speaker 1: spread like nobody else in the country. I don't know

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Speaker 1: if our stadium guys are gonna be able to keep

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Speaker 1: up on the scoreboard with enough points. I mean, it's

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Speaker 1: gonna be electric in here, a ton of energy, and

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Speaker 1: that's something that's great for the fans, especially this time

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Speaker 1: of year when you've got matchups like like we see

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Speaker 1: in the bull season where teams that don't get a

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Speaker 1: chance to play each other very often, different styles, different

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Speaker 1: types of mentalities. You know that that great makes for

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Speaker 1: great football. This one here two different ways to do it.

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Speaker 1: But the thing that both of them are gonna be

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Speaker 1: doing is putting up some points, and that would be

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Speaker 1: a lot of fun. I think, what's ironic. Everybody thinks

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Speaker 1: about Lank Kiffin and think, oh, he throws it around

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Speaker 1: the yard. They're up tempo, they're slinging it all over

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Speaker 1: the place. You're gonna be further from the truth. They

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Speaker 1: run the rock a lot, and they'll do it out

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Speaker 1: up tempo. But Old Miss will running. Like you said

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Speaker 1: with Judkinson Evans, I mean, they run the rock about

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Speaker 1: as well as anybody runs it. But everybody thinks they

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Speaker 1: want to throw the football, and yet they just pound

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Speaker 1: the rock and make you like it. And if you don't,

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Speaker 1: they're gonna run for three hundred fifth yards. Well look,

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Speaker 1: and they can throw it. I mean Jackson Dart, you

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01:06:59,360 --> 01:07:02,200
Speaker 1: know trans in there is uh has come in and

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Speaker 1: really added an element to the offense that he can

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Speaker 1: throw the ball around. Um, we all know that Old

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01:07:07,360 --> 01:07:09,920
Speaker 1: Miss can can, can recruit and has some great receivers.

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Speaker 1: Look at the history of guys like DK Metcalf and A. J.

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Speaker 1: Brown that that played there in recent years. I mean,

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Speaker 1: they know what they're doing. Treadwell another one, so you know,

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01:07:18,240 --> 01:07:20,680
Speaker 1: but but dark can run it or throw it. You

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Speaker 1: combine it with those two backs um and and a

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Speaker 1: really good young offensive line and uh, to your point, Johnny,

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Speaker 1: I mean, you know, just because they're high powered doesn't

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Speaker 1: mean they're throwing the ball. They're putting it on They're

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Speaker 1: putting it on the ground and they're pounding you. What

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Speaker 1: is Joey McGuire done at Texas Tech? Fletch, because it

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Speaker 1: feels like Tech has there's more juice, there's more momentum.

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Speaker 1: I know, this state can be very provincial about its

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Speaker 1: coaching spots and coaches, etc. The fact that Joey McGuire

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Speaker 1: was a high school coach in this state and then

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Speaker 1: obviously knows how to recruit this state, it feels like

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Speaker 1: that has made it a pretty big impact that Texas Tech.

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Speaker 1: How do you see what he's done for Texas Tech,

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Speaker 1: and not only this year but going forward as well. Well.

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Speaker 1: I think you know the thing that Joey's brought more

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Speaker 1: than anything, and I've seen it firsthand and and any

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Speaker 1: Red Raider fan has seen it as well. I mean,

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Speaker 1: he's brought the energy. I mean, the guy is relentless.

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Speaker 1: He is so positive, he's focused on really trying to

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Speaker 1: build something out there at Texas Tech. He's got the

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Speaker 1: great roots here in the state as a high school coach,

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Speaker 1: coached at Baylor as well, had some high success there

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Speaker 1: here in the state. But fundamentally he's got such an energy.

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Speaker 1: I love to tell this story, and I know it's

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Speaker 1: one that's been out there before, but I don't even

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Speaker 1: know if Joey MacGuire was on the radar at Texas Tech.

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Speaker 1: But Kurby Hokutt, the ad there, a good friend of mine,

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Speaker 1: and shared that Joey just kept calling and calling and

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Speaker 1: calling and calling, you know, and he eventually, you know,

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Speaker 1: I mean, he knew he'd had success, but he didn't

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Speaker 1: know much about him, he said. He said the relentlessness

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Speaker 1: was one of the big reasons because he just kept

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Speaker 1: calling him, and when he got a chance to actually

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01:09:01,120 --> 01:09:03,439
Speaker 1: visit with him, you know, they made all the sense

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01:09:03,479 --> 01:09:05,439
Speaker 1: to the world. A great fit. So that's the kind

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Speaker 1: of guy that he is. With the relationships that he's built,

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Speaker 1: he could certainly take Texas Tech to a place they

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Speaker 1: haven't been in in a little while now, and that's

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Speaker 1: a that's a place where they're competing um for the

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Speaker 1: Big twelve, competing um potentially especially with the expanded playoff,

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01:09:21,360 --> 01:09:24,120
Speaker 1: or a spot spot in in what what could be

1395
01:09:24,160 --> 01:09:27,120
Speaker 1: a fun tournament going forward. And they're just unique. You know,

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Speaker 1: there are those teams in college football, Navy, Georgia Tech,

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01:09:31,720 --> 01:09:34,280
Speaker 1: and i'd say Texas Tech that you just plan for

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01:09:34,439 --> 01:09:36,880
Speaker 1: that are different. Yeah, you know, because they throw the

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Speaker 1: ball around. Everybody's throwing the ball around a lot, but

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Speaker 1: they throw the ball around. It's such a pace with

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01:09:42,360 --> 01:09:46,040
Speaker 1: such precision um, no matter who's in that system. And

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Speaker 1: having that energy from a guy like Joey McGuire to

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Speaker 1: help elevate the the the program, elevate them you know,

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01:09:54,479 --> 01:09:58,519
Speaker 1: the pace and and ultimately you know, deliver the results

1405
01:09:58,520 --> 01:10:00,200
Speaker 1: is something that I think a lot of people up

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01:10:00,200 --> 01:10:03,080
Speaker 1: there in Lubbock are really excited about. Yeah, it's that

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01:10:03,479 --> 01:10:06,680
Speaker 1: program I think is definitely definitely on the rise. I

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Speaker 1: think Joey McGuire, when it's interesting hearing that story about

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01:10:10,000 --> 01:10:12,400
Speaker 1: McGuire just hey, I'm gonna keep calling and you're gonna

1410
01:10:12,400 --> 01:10:14,640
Speaker 1: have to tell me no, and eventually they didn't tell

1411
01:10:14,720 --> 01:10:16,760
Speaker 1: him no. And I think it's it's paying off for

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01:10:16,840 --> 01:10:19,799
Speaker 1: Texas Tech the way that he is. He has marketed

1413
01:10:19,840 --> 01:10:21,720
Speaker 1: and and every time you use the word marketing you

1414
01:10:21,800 --> 01:10:23,800
Speaker 1: feel like, oh, they're trying to they're you know, trying

1415
01:10:23,840 --> 01:10:25,800
Speaker 1: to pull the wool over people's eyes. It's not really that,

1416
01:10:26,320 --> 01:10:29,400
Speaker 1: but how you market and package the program can be

1417
01:10:29,600 --> 01:10:33,240
Speaker 1: very attractive to recruits nowadays. Look, and he's done a

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01:10:33,320 --> 01:10:35,839
Speaker 1: great job in doing that, and he's got full support

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01:10:35,960 --> 01:10:38,400
Speaker 1: up there, just like like Kiffin does as well at all,

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Speaker 1: miss I mean, you know, both are investing heavily into

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01:10:41,600 --> 01:10:46,240
Speaker 1: UM the the facility side. Ye. Both both have very

1422
01:10:47,000 --> 01:10:50,680
Speaker 1: aggressive um uh plans around nil and transfer, which you

1423
01:10:50,800 --> 01:10:53,600
Speaker 1: have to in this environment. And UM there two there

1424
01:10:53,640 --> 01:10:56,519
Speaker 1: are two programs we talked about this UM when when

1425
01:10:56,720 --> 01:10:59,080
Speaker 1: this announced. These are two programs over the last three

1426
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Speaker 1: years that are really on the rise. And that's something

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01:11:01,439 --> 01:11:03,920
Speaker 1: about this particular game, Johnny, that I think it's really

1428
01:11:03,960 --> 01:11:06,400
Speaker 1: intriguing to fans. It's why it's always one of that

1429
01:11:06,680 --> 01:11:09,880
Speaker 1: people like to watch. Is teams that win this game

1430
01:11:10,400 --> 01:11:14,200
Speaker 1: are setting themselves up for success next year. The last

1431
01:11:14,360 --> 01:11:17,280
Speaker 1: five winners of the TAXAC Texas Bowl have played in

1432
01:11:17,320 --> 01:11:20,360
Speaker 1: the New Year's Six the next season, and so look,

1433
01:11:20,760 --> 01:11:26,040
Speaker 1: both of these teams know that they're not necessarily focus exclusively.

1434
01:11:26,040 --> 01:11:28,000
Speaker 1: I'm trying to win this game. They're trying to win

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01:11:28,120 --> 01:11:30,320
Speaker 1: this game so they can set up that momentum for

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01:11:30,400 --> 01:11:33,080
Speaker 1: next year. And both of them have been on a

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Speaker 1: track to do that the last three years. Yeah, Texas

1438
01:11:35,479 --> 01:11:38,160
Speaker 1: Tech last time, if my math is correct, that they

1439
01:11:38,200 --> 01:11:42,120
Speaker 1: were in the Taxac Texas Bawl, some dude named Mahomes

1440
01:11:42,600 --> 01:11:45,759
Speaker 1: was the starting quarterback for them back then. Accurate assessment.

1441
01:11:46,920 --> 01:11:50,559
Speaker 1: That was the first time that night watching Mahomes, I'm like, Yo,

1442
01:11:51,160 --> 01:11:55,120
Speaker 1: that guy special, that dude is on a different different level.

1443
01:11:55,200 --> 01:11:57,800
Speaker 1: And having seen him up close and seeing what he

1444
01:11:57,920 --> 01:12:00,920
Speaker 1: was doing up close out on a limb, and said

1445
01:12:00,960 --> 01:12:02,600
Speaker 1: that guy could play in this league. In fact, I

1446
01:12:02,720 --> 01:12:05,360
Speaker 1: was in my mock drops early saying I saw him

1447
01:12:05,360 --> 01:12:08,320
Speaker 1: at Texas Bowl do things I don't know that a

1448
01:12:08,360 --> 01:12:10,800
Speaker 1: lot of quarterbacks can on this planet can do, and

1449
01:12:10,880 --> 01:12:12,360
Speaker 1: now he's doing them at the NFL level. And I

1450
01:12:12,400 --> 01:12:14,640
Speaker 1: think that's one of the other things too. Fletches. For

1451
01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:17,120
Speaker 1: some people that obviously you know, kind of live in

1452
01:12:17,200 --> 01:12:20,240
Speaker 1: my world, sometimes they come just to see players they

1453
01:12:20,320 --> 01:12:22,439
Speaker 1: want to see. Guys. Now, you won't see Tyree Wilson,

1454
01:12:22,680 --> 01:12:24,760
Speaker 1: who arguably is going to be a top twelve pick

1455
01:12:24,880 --> 01:12:27,400
Speaker 1: at worst, maybe a top ten pick. The defensive van

1456
01:12:27,479 --> 01:12:29,360
Speaker 1: for Texas Tech, who you saw a couple of years ago.

1457
01:12:29,600 --> 01:12:31,719
Speaker 1: I saw a couple of years ago Mit Texas Kickoff.

1458
01:12:31,960 --> 01:12:33,720
Speaker 1: But there are also stars in this game too. You

1459
01:12:33,800 --> 01:12:36,320
Speaker 1: met to Jackson Dart, He's gonna be in that class

1460
01:12:36,360 --> 01:12:40,599
Speaker 1: at twenty twenty four quarterbacks after transferring from USC. Quinshawn Judkins,

1461
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Speaker 1: the running back who might be when it's all said

1462
01:12:44,640 --> 01:12:48,040
Speaker 1: and done. B Shawn's pretty good at Texas. Quinshawn Judkins

1463
01:12:48,240 --> 01:12:50,160
Speaker 1: is in the team picture as one of the top

1464
01:12:50,240 --> 01:12:53,280
Speaker 1: five running backs in the country as a true freshman.

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Speaker 1: And of course Zach Evans. I hope we get a

1466
01:12:54,920 --> 01:12:57,880
Speaker 1: chance to see Zack Evans coming back home to play

1467
01:12:58,240 --> 01:13:02,360
Speaker 1: North Shore High School. Having those star players in this

1468
01:13:02,560 --> 01:13:05,040
Speaker 1: game has always been great because we've seen Mahomes, we

1469
01:13:05,200 --> 01:13:10,080
Speaker 1: saw Miles Garrett Um, Jamal Adams, Jamal Adams playing, I mean,

1470
01:13:10,320 --> 01:13:12,519
Speaker 1: Leonard Furnett, I mean all those guys have played in

1471
01:13:12,600 --> 01:13:16,120
Speaker 1: this game. Fletch, and that's a massive feather in your cap.

1472
01:13:16,240 --> 01:13:18,400
Speaker 1: To bring them all here, but then those guys to

1473
01:13:18,439 --> 01:13:20,160
Speaker 1: show it off once they get here. Yeah, I mean

1474
01:13:20,240 --> 01:13:22,599
Speaker 1: you look, you look at you look at the type

1475
01:13:22,600 --> 01:13:25,400
Speaker 1: of talent that's that's in college football right now. Um,

1476
01:13:25,680 --> 01:13:28,160
Speaker 1: it's certainly it's certainly amazing to see the type of

1477
01:13:28,240 --> 01:13:32,360
Speaker 1: guys that we have been able to fortunately, um have

1478
01:13:32,520 --> 01:13:35,519
Speaker 1: it our game each year, even last year's game. Scott Thompson,

1479
01:13:35,560 --> 01:13:38,120
Speaker 1: you know, the MVP for Kansas State by the Wildcats.

1480
01:13:38,240 --> 01:13:39,600
Speaker 1: Awesome to see what they've been able to do. They

1481
01:13:39,680 --> 01:13:41,599
Speaker 1: got a great matchup with Alabama and the Sugar Bowl

1482
01:13:41,600 --> 01:13:43,960
Speaker 1: after winning the Big twelve, and so you know, again,

1483
01:13:44,240 --> 01:13:46,560
Speaker 1: that's that's fun. There's a lot of fun reasons to

1484
01:13:46,640 --> 01:13:49,280
Speaker 1: come out here next Wednesday night, uh and uh and

1485
01:13:49,439 --> 01:13:52,599
Speaker 1: and catch this game eight o'clock on ESPN if you're

1486
01:13:52,600 --> 01:13:54,759
Speaker 1: not able to make it out to the stadium. Tickets

1487
01:13:54,760 --> 01:13:57,799
Speaker 1: still available handful of them at least at taxac Texas

1488
01:13:57,840 --> 01:14:00,519
Speaker 1: Bowl dot com. But there's something for every bunny. There's

1489
01:14:00,720 --> 01:14:03,560
Speaker 1: there's the fun and the passion and the pageantry of

1490
01:14:03,600 --> 01:14:06,040
Speaker 1: college football with the spirit groups and the bands and

1491
01:14:06,120 --> 01:14:09,160
Speaker 1: the mascots and the cheer and and everybody tailgate and

1492
01:14:09,240 --> 01:14:11,800
Speaker 1: heavy um, you know, you've got You've got a full

1493
01:14:11,880 --> 01:14:14,479
Speaker 1: day of college football next Wednesday, four games and we're

1494
01:14:14,560 --> 01:14:18,120
Speaker 1: the primetime headliners. So um, you know, if you're a

1495
01:14:18,160 --> 01:14:21,240
Speaker 1: college football fan, this is a fun time of year. UM.

1496
01:14:21,400 --> 01:14:23,640
Speaker 1: And so you know, I just you know, you can

1497
01:14:23,720 --> 01:14:26,320
Speaker 1: watch the stars of the future. You can come out

1498
01:14:26,360 --> 01:14:28,479
Speaker 1: and have a great time with your family. I know

1499
01:14:28,560 --> 01:14:30,400
Speaker 1: at that point a lot of us probably, I know

1500
01:14:30,479 --> 01:14:32,120
Speaker 1: my family is going to be tired of seeing me.

1501
01:14:32,280 --> 01:14:34,120
Speaker 1: So you know, come out and get out of the house,

1502
01:14:34,160 --> 01:14:36,680
Speaker 1: go have some fun. UM ticket starting as low as

1503
01:14:36,720 --> 01:14:39,040
Speaker 1: twenty five bucks. So um, there's a little bit of

1504
01:14:39,120 --> 01:14:41,720
Speaker 1: something for everybody. But UM, that's that's what makes this

1505
01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:44,479
Speaker 1: event so much fun for our group here in the

1506
01:14:44,560 --> 01:14:47,479
Speaker 1: building and for those in the community that helps support

1507
01:14:47,560 --> 01:14:50,519
Speaker 1: it is it is a true celebration of the culture, heritage,

1508
01:14:50,520 --> 01:14:53,120
Speaker 1: and football tradition of the Lone Star State. UM. There's

1509
01:14:53,160 --> 01:14:56,200
Speaker 1: fan events throughout the week taxac Texas Bowl dot com

1510
01:14:56,280 --> 01:14:58,759
Speaker 1: where you can you can find out those full schedules

1511
01:14:58,800 --> 01:15:01,040
Speaker 1: and get your tickets for those. Um. There's a lot

1512
01:15:01,080 --> 01:15:04,080
Speaker 1: of ways to interact with the teams while they're here,

1513
01:15:04,320 --> 01:15:06,880
Speaker 1: and it all benefits a great charity and de Pelchian

1514
01:15:06,960 --> 01:15:09,600
Speaker 1: Children's Center. So you look at all the things that

1515
01:15:09,720 --> 01:15:12,200
Speaker 1: you could do during the holiday season, not a whole

1516
01:15:12,240 --> 01:15:14,080
Speaker 1: lot else that I can come up with that that

1517
01:15:14,160 --> 01:15:17,559
Speaker 1: has more variety and a bigger impact on our community

1518
01:15:17,640 --> 01:15:20,160
Speaker 1: than coming out for this event. Amen, brother, Now what

1519
01:15:20,400 --> 01:15:23,800
Speaker 1: impacts your bowl game starts at the top. So I'll

1520
01:15:23,840 --> 01:15:29,080
Speaker 1: just ask this very simply, your college football analyst hat On.

1521
01:15:29,920 --> 01:15:33,920
Speaker 1: Did the CFP get it right? Georgia taken out Ohio State,

1522
01:15:34,040 --> 01:15:38,080
Speaker 1: TSU taken on Michigan. Did they get it right? Yes?

1523
01:15:39,000 --> 01:15:42,439
Speaker 1: I mean appearing simply, Yes, I mean you've got the

1524
01:15:42,520 --> 01:15:46,040
Speaker 1: four best teams in the country, um and and they

1525
01:15:46,120 --> 01:15:51,559
Speaker 1: get an opportunity this year to play for the chance

1526
01:15:51,600 --> 01:15:53,680
Speaker 1: to win it all. In la UM we've got a

1527
01:15:53,800 --> 01:15:56,639
Speaker 1: keen eye on that event obviously, right, not only as

1528
01:15:56,760 --> 01:15:59,320
Speaker 1: part of the bowl season universe and being a big

1529
01:15:59,360 --> 01:16:02,599
Speaker 1: college football market. But we are on the clock next

1530
01:16:02,720 --> 01:16:07,160
Speaker 1: come to January tenth, as NRG Stadium in Houston will

1531
01:16:07,200 --> 01:16:11,479
Speaker 1: host the twenty twenty four College Football Playoff National Championship Games.

1532
01:16:11,520 --> 01:16:13,840
Speaker 1: So a lot of planning has been already been going

1533
01:16:13,920 --> 01:16:16,120
Speaker 1: on around that certainly would be something fun to talk

1534
01:16:16,160 --> 01:16:17,880
Speaker 1: about over the next year as we lead up to it.

1535
01:16:18,000 --> 01:16:20,320
Speaker 1: But as you look through this season, look, I mean,

1536
01:16:20,680 --> 01:16:22,719
Speaker 1: you've got the four best teams based on the resumes

1537
01:16:22,760 --> 01:16:25,960
Speaker 1: from the year, and it should be a fantastic showcase

1538
01:16:26,600 --> 01:16:29,280
Speaker 1: as we go down from four to two to one.

1539
01:16:29,479 --> 01:16:33,120
Speaker 1: So as difficult as that process is, I do think

1540
01:16:33,160 --> 01:16:36,040
Speaker 1: they got I think they got the four best teams too,

1541
01:16:36,240 --> 01:16:38,360
Speaker 1: and I think they got the four most deserving teams,

1542
01:16:38,600 --> 01:16:41,040
Speaker 1: which oftentimes don't always line up, but I think they

1543
01:16:41,120 --> 01:16:43,640
Speaker 1: ended up getting those four and the way that they

1544
01:16:43,760 --> 01:16:45,880
Speaker 1: matched them up and how they got one through four,

1545
01:16:45,960 --> 01:16:48,280
Speaker 1: and maybe this played a role as well, but I

1546
01:16:48,360 --> 01:16:52,200
Speaker 1: think TCU taken on Michigan, has got a shot. With

1547
01:16:52,320 --> 01:16:54,479
Speaker 1: Max Duggan, you got a shot doing anything. And then

1548
01:16:54,520 --> 01:16:57,160
Speaker 1: you've got Ohio State, who the last time we saw

1549
01:16:57,240 --> 01:16:59,920
Speaker 1: Ohio State was taking one on a shin against Michigan,

1550
01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:01,800
Speaker 1: and so you know they want to come make a

1551
01:17:01,880 --> 01:17:04,519
Speaker 1: statement with as powerful on offense as there is in

1552
01:17:04,600 --> 01:17:07,120
Speaker 1: the country. Taken on Georgia. So that's gonna be one

1553
01:17:07,760 --> 01:17:11,720
Speaker 1: heck of a college football playoff season. And like you said,

1554
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:14,600
Speaker 1: one year from now, and I'll end with this, I

1555
01:17:14,800 --> 01:17:17,040
Speaker 1: don't know if it happens next year, but we're going

1556
01:17:17,120 --> 01:17:20,479
Speaker 1: to twelve teams fletch thumbs up, thumbs down, thumbs up

1557
01:17:20,560 --> 01:17:23,360
Speaker 1: all the way. Look, it's what, it's what, it's what

1558
01:17:23,479 --> 01:17:27,120
Speaker 1: the sport needs. You know, as a person who works

1559
01:17:27,160 --> 01:17:30,439
Speaker 1: in the college football postseason and and um, you know

1560
01:17:30,680 --> 01:17:33,160
Speaker 1: obviously been around the game a lot, it's it's something

1561
01:17:33,240 --> 01:17:36,320
Speaker 1: that certainly is great for the fans, for the institutions,

1562
01:17:37,400 --> 01:17:40,120
Speaker 1: and ultimately I think it's something that will work really

1563
01:17:40,200 --> 01:17:42,519
Speaker 1: well for the college football postseason. Look, this this is

1564
01:17:42,560 --> 01:17:46,040
Speaker 1: such a unique industry. There's so many things that um,

1565
01:17:46,560 --> 01:17:50,639
Speaker 1: you know, uh, have happened because of what bullseason has done,

1566
01:17:50,760 --> 01:17:52,400
Speaker 1: you know, over the course of the college history of

1567
01:17:52,439 --> 01:17:55,840
Speaker 1: college football. Um, we're excited for that next chapter being

1568
01:17:55,880 --> 01:17:57,479
Speaker 1: a part of what we can continue to do here

1569
01:17:57,520 --> 01:18:01,400
Speaker 1: in Houston to elevate college football. And it's something that's

1570
01:18:01,439 --> 01:18:03,800
Speaker 1: really important to our stakeholders, is really important to the

1571
01:18:03,840 --> 01:18:07,280
Speaker 1: fans here. There's no more important college football market in

1572
01:18:07,320 --> 01:18:10,599
Speaker 1: the country than Houston. And with that, we've had great

1573
01:18:10,600 --> 01:18:13,479
Speaker 1: support from this community. We're going to continue to have

1574
01:18:13,560 --> 01:18:15,280
Speaker 1: great support, and we're gonna try and continue to be

1575
01:18:15,280 --> 01:18:19,759
Speaker 1: aggressive in elevating this game and all of our events

1576
01:18:19,800 --> 01:18:22,240
Speaker 1: that we do here at NRG going forward, which is

1577
01:18:22,280 --> 01:18:24,080
Speaker 1: a win for Houston and a win for everybody here,

1578
01:18:24,360 --> 01:18:27,600
Speaker 1: no doubt, my man, David Fletcher. When you get to

1579
01:18:27,680 --> 01:18:30,040
Speaker 1: the Texas Bowl and you get great seats and you

1580
01:18:30,160 --> 01:18:32,200
Speaker 1: see a great game, I want you to keep that

1581
01:18:32,600 --> 01:18:35,640
Speaker 1: name in mind because he and his staff provided for

1582
01:18:35,920 --> 01:18:38,439
Speaker 1: everyone walking into that stadium or come to an event.

1583
01:18:38,960 --> 01:18:42,840
Speaker 1: December twenty eight, Texas Tech versus Old Miss Big twelve

1584
01:18:42,960 --> 01:18:46,040
Speaker 1: versus SEC. Doesn't get much better than that. Fletch, you're

1585
01:18:46,040 --> 01:18:48,160
Speaker 1: the man, my friend. Thank you for joining me. Thanks Johnny.

1586
01:18:48,200 --> 01:18:52,280
Speaker 1: All right, that's great stuff from Fletch. As always, but

1587
01:18:52,479 --> 01:18:56,880
Speaker 1: we always say the final word for Drew Doherty. This week,

1588
01:18:57,439 --> 01:19:01,559
Speaker 1: Desmond King facing one of the former teams at Tennessee Titans.

1589
01:19:01,680 --> 01:19:03,840
Speaker 1: Drew take it away. So we've got Desmond King. The

1590
01:19:03,960 --> 01:19:07,599
Speaker 1: second you played defensive back, your return punts, you could

1591
01:19:07,640 --> 01:19:10,080
Speaker 1: do kicks. You could probably play some offense too. Let's

1592
01:19:10,120 --> 01:19:13,000
Speaker 1: talk about facing the Titans the second time you get

1593
01:19:13,360 --> 01:19:16,040
Speaker 1: a divisional opponent. What's it like when you actually see

1594
01:19:16,080 --> 01:19:19,200
Speaker 1: somebody from the AFC South that second go round, it's

1595
01:19:19,240 --> 01:19:21,280
Speaker 1: a good feeling, man like. Like you said, it's the

1596
01:19:21,360 --> 01:19:24,519
Speaker 1: second time around. We didn't accomplish what we wanted to

1597
01:19:24,560 --> 01:19:26,720
Speaker 1: accomplish the first time. So it's kind of like these

1598
01:19:26,800 --> 01:19:29,160
Speaker 1: goals that you want to set for that second game,

1599
01:19:29,240 --> 01:19:31,400
Speaker 1: and like for yourself as well, for the team and

1600
01:19:31,560 --> 01:19:33,519
Speaker 1: for yourself, you want to see, like, Okay, what could

1601
01:19:33,520 --> 01:19:36,000
Speaker 1: I have had done better from the first game that

1602
01:19:36,120 --> 01:19:37,760
Speaker 1: I can do this game. So I think that's something

1603
01:19:37,800 --> 01:19:40,080
Speaker 1: that I'm going to focus off for myself. Seems like

1604
01:19:40,120 --> 01:19:43,200
Speaker 1: you're having a pretty darn good season individually. How tough

1605
01:19:43,360 --> 01:19:45,680
Speaker 1: is that when the team is not experiencing it's for

1606
01:19:45,800 --> 01:19:48,120
Speaker 1: the same successes that you are just doing your job.

1607
01:19:48,200 --> 01:19:50,479
Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's simple. Like love, you always say,

1608
01:19:50,520 --> 01:19:52,639
Speaker 1: as long as we go out there and just every

1609
01:19:52,720 --> 01:19:55,080
Speaker 1: single person do their job, can't really mess up. So

1610
01:19:55,240 --> 01:19:57,040
Speaker 1: I mean that's I kind of take that with me

1611
01:19:57,200 --> 01:19:59,120
Speaker 1: each and every week. As long as I do my job,

1612
01:19:59,240 --> 01:20:01,360
Speaker 1: I can't I can't mess up. And then I'm doing

1613
01:20:01,439 --> 01:20:03,439
Speaker 1: my job. That mean I'm helping the team. So um,

1614
01:20:03,479 --> 01:20:05,160
Speaker 1: as long as I keep doing that, I'm gonna be fine.

1615
01:20:05,280 --> 01:20:07,160
Speaker 1: As somebody who grew up in Detroit who played his

1616
01:20:07,280 --> 01:20:09,800
Speaker 1: college ball at Iowa, do you kind of giggle at

1617
01:20:09,840 --> 01:20:11,880
Speaker 1: this talk about the cold weather that the Texans are

1618
01:20:11,920 --> 01:20:13,559
Speaker 1: going into or is it is it kind of serious

1619
01:20:13,560 --> 01:20:15,720
Speaker 1: and you gotta ticket into and I actually don't like

1620
01:20:15,800 --> 01:20:18,080
Speaker 1: the code. You don't like I'm from Detroit, so it's

1621
01:20:18,160 --> 01:20:20,040
Speaker 1: code too, and I went to Iowa and his code.

1622
01:20:20,560 --> 01:20:23,080
Speaker 1: I don't like the code, right. I mean, I'm gonna

1623
01:20:23,080 --> 01:20:25,360
Speaker 1: do my best to focus on the game and try

1624
01:20:25,400 --> 01:20:27,840
Speaker 1: to stay warm, but I just can't let that kind

1625
01:20:27,880 --> 01:20:29,800
Speaker 1: of thrown me off. So I know, I gotta gotta

1626
01:20:29,840 --> 01:20:32,479
Speaker 1: suit up properly. Tell me about the guys catching passes

1627
01:20:32,640 --> 01:20:35,040
Speaker 1: for the Titans. How good are I know they got

1628
01:20:35,080 --> 01:20:37,680
Speaker 1: a rookie he didn't play the first time we played him,

1629
01:20:37,720 --> 01:20:40,640
Speaker 1: so I'm very interested in seeing how that matchup is

1630
01:20:40,680 --> 01:20:43,519
Speaker 1: going to be with him and Rod Woods. You know,

1631
01:20:43,880 --> 01:20:46,400
Speaker 1: a vet there's been in the lead for ten years now.

1632
01:20:46,600 --> 01:20:48,320
Speaker 1: Good guy. You know he's still I feel like he

1633
01:20:48,439 --> 01:20:50,800
Speaker 1: still have the same abilities that he had before. And

1634
01:20:50,920 --> 01:20:53,720
Speaker 1: then you got Westbrook, Okina. I mean that's the guy

1635
01:20:53,800 --> 01:20:56,160
Speaker 1: that I that I actually played with on Tennessee when

1636
01:20:56,200 --> 01:20:58,800
Speaker 1: I was there, so I know his capabilities and what

1637
01:20:58,880 --> 01:21:00,560
Speaker 1: he can do as well. What's it like when you

1638
01:21:00,600 --> 01:21:02,760
Speaker 1: go back and play a place where you've played before

1639
01:21:02,760 --> 01:21:04,800
Speaker 1: because you've you haven't been back to La to play

1640
01:21:04,800 --> 01:21:06,200
Speaker 1: the Charges but you played them, and now you've been

1641
01:21:06,240 --> 01:21:08,160
Speaker 1: back to Tennessee to play the Titans. Yeah, I mean

1642
01:21:08,240 --> 01:21:10,679
Speaker 1: it's it's always a good time to you know, play

1643
01:21:10,760 --> 01:21:13,200
Speaker 1: famier faces. This is going to be a great game,

1644
01:21:13,240 --> 01:21:14,800
Speaker 1: and they know who I am. I know who they are.

1645
01:21:15,120 --> 01:21:17,439
Speaker 1: I'm just excited to go back out there and just

1646
01:21:17,720 --> 01:21:20,240
Speaker 1: play him again. Last thing you enjoy playing against a

1647
01:21:20,320 --> 01:21:23,160
Speaker 1: rookie quarterback. Last last time we played him, I feel

1648
01:21:23,200 --> 01:21:25,160
Speaker 1: like he had an exceptional game. You know, he did

1649
01:21:25,200 --> 01:21:26,680
Speaker 1: what he had to do, manage the game and get

1650
01:21:26,720 --> 01:21:29,080
Speaker 1: to them win. The second time around, hopefully he is

1651
01:21:29,120 --> 01:21:31,880
Speaker 1: out there and we gotta take advantage of him being

1652
01:21:31,920 --> 01:21:34,439
Speaker 1: at rookie. Desmond King the second thank you so merry

1653
01:21:34,479 --> 01:21:36,439
Speaker 1: Christmas tea as well. Hope Santa brings you everything you

1654
01:21:36,520 --> 01:21:38,840
Speaker 1: want and I hope it's a win in the in

1655
01:21:38,880 --> 01:21:42,639
Speaker 1: the Sacatoyo right for sure. Absolutely tremendous stuff there from

1656
01:21:42,800 --> 01:21:46,439
Speaker 1: Drew and from Desmond King. Appreciate them for being on

1657
01:21:46,479 --> 01:21:49,000
Speaker 1: the show. I know Desmond last year in this game,

1658
01:21:49,240 --> 01:21:52,759
Speaker 1: remember he had two interceptions, one of the best ones

1659
01:21:53,040 --> 01:21:55,679
Speaker 1: I've ever seen on a deep ball down the field

1660
01:21:55,840 --> 01:21:58,760
Speaker 1: in the rain. Somehow came up with that one and

1661
01:21:58,800 --> 01:22:02,439
Speaker 1: then he had one to essentially seal the game because

1662
01:22:02,640 --> 01:22:04,599
Speaker 1: Kemmi Frebrand hit a field goal a few plays later,

1663
01:22:04,640 --> 01:22:07,479
Speaker 1: making twenty two thirteen Tits n two scores at that

1664
01:22:07,560 --> 01:22:10,200
Speaker 1: point and they were dead dead. It was nice and

1665
01:22:10,280 --> 01:22:12,760
Speaker 1: Desmond King played a big role in that. He spent

1666
01:22:12,800 --> 01:22:15,040
Speaker 1: a year with the Titans, so I know he wanted

1667
01:22:15,080 --> 01:22:17,800
Speaker 1: to go to Tennessee and make a play and well

1668
01:22:18,000 --> 01:22:21,000
Speaker 1: he ended up making a number of them. So we

1669
01:22:21,120 --> 01:22:28,360
Speaker 1: appreciate Drew and Desmond for stopping by game tomorrow. Now,

1670
01:22:28,479 --> 01:22:30,879
Speaker 1: typically on our Friday All Access show, it's on Sunday,

1671
01:22:30,920 --> 01:22:34,920
Speaker 1: so we are less way less than twenty four hours

1672
01:22:35,240 --> 01:22:38,360
Speaker 1: away from kicking it off against the Tennessee Titans on

1673
01:22:38,560 --> 01:22:43,080
Speaker 1: Christmas eve Day. There have been some great Christmas Eve games.

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Speaker 1: I could think of one in my being down on

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Speaker 1: the sidelines. That was twenty sixteen beat the Bengals. That

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Speaker 1: was incredible. Also clinch DAFC South in twenty sixteen on

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Speaker 1: that particular day, so that was a really really good day.

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Speaker 1: Hopefully this one will be just the same against Tennessee.

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Speaker 1: It's a team as I mentioned, no Ryan Tannehill offensive

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Speaker 1: line is banged up, but they still have Derek Henry

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Speaker 1: and Jeffrey Simmons and Kevin Bayard, and in some cases

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Speaker 1: that might be enough. Kickoff's at noon. Pregame show with

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Speaker 1: Sean and Seth Payne will start at nine. Then you

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Speaker 1: have Mark Andre myself taking you through the game, and

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Speaker 1: then you'll have Sean taking a post game. I think

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Speaker 1: this a whole different postgame alignment for this weekend, I believe,

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Speaker 1: but I'm totally sure about that. But either way, you're

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Speaker 1: gonna listen to all that right there at Sports Radio

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Speaker 1: six ten hopefully, and we appreciate that. And getting to

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Speaker 1: win is gonna be fun. Mostly, this is a holiday weekend,

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Speaker 1: and I give thanks to all of you for being

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Speaker 1: a huge part of our family, of our shows, everything

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Speaker 1: that you all the support you've brought to it. I

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Speaker 1: can't thank you enough. May your holiday be absolutely fantastic.

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Speaker 1: May your family just love everything that you got them

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Speaker 1: for the holidays. You guys have a great time watching

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Speaker 1: a game on Saturday. Kick off at noon, and hopefully

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Speaker 1: the Texans will bring home a W and that plane

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Speaker 1: ride will be nice and toasty and warm with a

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Speaker 1: W by our side. We'll see you on Saturday, and

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Speaker 1: there's always go Texans.