1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,239 Speaker 1: Welcome to everybody through Wednesday edition of Texans All Access 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: from Monday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: football anal Siline reporter, fresh off a Bear Bryant Award 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: luncheon with my Man, I can say it now, Mark Vanimir, 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: my man, Luke Fickle, you talk about fun. That was 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: really fun. Yeah, Fickle is awesome. He is awesome. Had 7 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: a great job. He was our twenty twenty one Bear 8 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: Brian Award winner as the National College Coach of the Year. 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: But he couldn't make the trip and everybody was on zoom. 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: He couldn't make the trip. But when he got done, 11 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: he had told the Bear Brian where people He's like, man, 12 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: I feel really bad for not being there, and they're like, well, hey, 13 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: would you come back for a luncheon and mac it 14 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: absolutely took the flight this morning, got in, had a 15 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: great time talking to him, and that's where Landry and 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: John were this morning and this afternoon talked with Luke Fickle, 17 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: and of course it was awesome talking about We talked 18 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: about that debate for a long time, Sauce versus Stingley, 19 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: Stingley versus Sauce. To get his version of and get 20 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: his explanation of sauce. And it was so funny because 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: and he said this on the radio, and I told 22 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 1: Landry and John this before they told me that, because 23 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: I didn't hear their interview. I was already in getting ready. 24 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: He never called him sauce. Oh, he never called him solus, 25 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: not used the catchy nickname. He did not. And what 26 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: he told Landry and John was he never called him 27 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: sauce until he got drafted. When he got drafted, he 28 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: found that he called him sauce. He now call him. 29 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: He called him a mob the entire time. Now you're 30 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: a pro your sauce. Now you're sauce. It's like people 31 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: will call Magic Johnson Irvin Well. Irvin was a very 32 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,559 Speaker 1: good student athlete. Right. Well, people are ins interesting because 33 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: people will come up to me and I can tell 34 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: by how they address me where I know them from. 35 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: So if people call me John, I know it's it's 36 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: been okay. They know me from? They don't, they don't, 37 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: probably haven't listened to radio. But maybe they know me from, 38 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: you know, teaching or in Jacksonville or whereever. If people 39 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: come up and call me Jay Bird my nickname, I 40 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: know that's from you know, back home. If people call 41 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: me Johnny, then they've spent some time with me in radio, right, 42 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: because that's what you do, you know that. So that's 43 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: how I know people will refer to me. And so 44 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: when he calls him ahmad, he'll know those are because 45 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: of his days that since na. You know who has 46 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: that on steroids? Drew Doherty, who is also Andrew Yes, 47 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: and Andy to some oh Andy, to many Andy to 48 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: everybody in Houston who knew him growing up. In fact, 49 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: I saw somebody on the over the weekend. They're like, 50 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: you know, oh, you work with Andy. I'm like, who 51 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: the heck is? Oh, Drew, Yah? Gotcha got which is 52 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: dear Andy? Yeah? Who is? So? I get Vandy right here? 53 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: I got that in Miami. Before Miami, I never got that. 54 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: No one ever called me that. Well maybe a little 55 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: bit in school, but I got Vandy starting in Miami. 56 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: They just started calling me that and it just bled 57 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: over here. It's a pretty natural nickname, so that's how 58 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: it happened. I don't know, I don't like your Vandy. 59 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: I don't know why. I you know, I'm fine with 60 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: whatever people want to call me, as long as it's employed. 61 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: Ye you know, call me h Lloyd and that is 62 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: a good thing. And you are the voice of the Texans. 63 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: And we're gonna start thinking about We watched OTAs yesterday 64 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: and we got excited about some of the things that 65 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: we saw. And I start thinking about the fourteen different 66 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: opponents that we are are taking on this year. And 67 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: we did this a little We did this a little bit, 68 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: but not particular players. Okay, so I'm gonna hit you 69 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: with a team hit me. You tell me the player 70 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: and it's hard to say the player you're most excited 71 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: about seeing, but I'll say it this way, the player 72 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: you're most intrigued that we're gonna face, the player that 73 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: worries you the most. For each opponent, I'm just gonna 74 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: fire a team at you. You tell me the player 75 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: you're most intrigued to see and the player and it 76 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: might be the same guy, it might be the same person. 77 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: And you tell me the player that worries you the most. 78 00:03:56,040 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: So should we go non quarterbacks on quarterbacks? Quarterback? Because 79 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: obviously you know when you name certain teams, I'm gonna 80 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: name the quarterback. Now you can throw when we get 81 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: to those certain teams, you can throw the quarterback and 82 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: say this would have been the guy and I yeah, 83 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: I can tell you if definitively it's not the quarterback, 84 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: Like you know where I'm going here in the division 85 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: with this one. Yes, and maybe two teams, but go on. 86 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: And that's because with Tennessee, we're not gonna start Tennessee. 87 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: That would be easy, easy. Okay. So player you are 88 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: most intrigued to see. Yeah, it doesn't have to be 89 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: a new player. Could be a player's venor for ten 90 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 1: twelve years, could be a draft choice, play could be 91 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: that's a good one. Uh. Player you're most worried about facing. Okay, 92 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: all right, I'm gonna start out with probably the hardest 93 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: team to do this. Okay, do it over in the 94 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: NFC East, the New York Football Giants. Player you're most 95 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: intrigued to see. The player you're most worried about facing. Okay, well, 96 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: you know the Daniel Jones thing. Of course, I started 97 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: with the quarterback, but I'm not supposed to is intriguing 98 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: because I want to see if he survives the season. Yes, 99 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: and they didn't pick up year five, which is awkward. Okay. 100 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: It's kind of like saying, listen, we're gonna get a 101 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: divorce in a year, but we're gonna stick it after 102 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: this year to see if we can do that date 103 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: Anybody just yeah, we're not gonna date, but it's coming. 104 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: We might have a bit of a wandering eye, but 105 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: we're not dating. So I want to see how that 106 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: drama plays out. But I think sae Quon Barkley is 107 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: the player, Johnny, and I think he's the one I 108 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: might be most concerned with, you know, on defense, it 109 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: would be Thibodeau as far as the intrigue goes, how's 110 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: he doing by the time we get there, because it's 111 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: Chicago early, the Giants late. I finally got that straight 112 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: relatively early November. But to me, it's sae Quon Barkley. 113 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: It's sae Quon Barkley healthy. Is he finally doing everything 114 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: that you've wanted him to do if you were a 115 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: Giants fan? And I want to see how that plays out. 116 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: And I think if you're able to slow down that 117 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: running game, this pass rush can get after the Giants. 118 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: I kind of look, who knows what the Giants are 119 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: gonna look like and the Texans are gonna look like 120 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: by the time you face them. But as far as 121 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: where we sit right now. That's how I'd break this 122 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: thing down and go ahead. You gotta protect the quarterback 123 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: Davis Mills against his defense, especially if Tibodeau turns out 124 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: to be something in his rookie year. It's hard for 125 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: a rookie pass rusher, especially one with the kind of 126 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: the kind of credibility and cache that Tibodeau comes in with, 127 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: because you know he's gonna attract a lot of attention. 128 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: But by then they're gonna have it all sort it 129 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: out whichever way they can. They'll have it. I shouldn't 130 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: say sort it out. They'll have it figured out. Whether 131 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: they haven't figured out execution wise is another thing. But 132 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: it's Barkley, am I Right? Yeah? I think the intrigue 133 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: of sequon Barkley just there's a video posted by the 134 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: Giant Social team the other day just showing him at 135 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 1: practice and he was just running a drill, but one 136 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: of those where you have to go under You've got 137 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: the kind of upside down you shaped device and you 138 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 1: got to go underneath it, so basically pad level and 139 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: shoot through it and then kind of duck through some bags. 140 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: And they showed him doing that and it just looked 141 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: way too easy, because that's not an easy thing to do, 142 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 1: and he just flew through it. I thought, Wow, he's healthy. Wow, 143 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: Holy smoke. And we saw him as a rookie in 144 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,799 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen and he didn't do a ton in that game, 145 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: but he did enough that worried all of us and 146 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: they ended up walking out of there with a w 147 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: and gave us a third straight loss. So I think 148 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: I think Barkley. Barkley is definitely the play Thibodeau. I'm 149 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: curious about, very curious about how that goes with the 150 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: New York Giants. The player that worries me the most play. 151 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: You're probably right, it's probably Barkley, And I think that 152 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: just goes to show the Giants. There aren't very many 153 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: other options that I thought about where I go, Yeah, 154 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: these other no, I think it would have to be Barkley. 155 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,239 Speaker 1: Maybe Leonard Williams inside, depending on how our interior comes together, 156 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: Leonard Williams could end up being a problem for the Giants, 157 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: all right. The week after we play the Giants, we 158 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: will play the Artist formerly known as the Washington Football 159 00:07:55,040 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: Team at noon on November twentieth. Washington Commanders player that 160 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: intrigues you, the most player that worries you. And I 161 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: can't do quarterback. Uh. I mean, look, Carson Wentz is 162 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: that definition concerns me? Yes, and he also intrigues me 163 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: to a high degree. He's fascinating though when he's on 164 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: and the kind of team leader he is. But I'll 165 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: also go Antonio Gibson. Isn't he one of the seven 166 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: players to rush for over one thousand yards last year? 167 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: He was? Yeah, So the running game for the Washington 168 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,079 Speaker 1: football team now known as the Commanders or the Commandos 169 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: that Seth Payne would say, has a running game and 170 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: oh J. D. McKissick is there. They've got some guys, 171 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: so this is interesting to slow down that ground game. 172 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,599 Speaker 1: But look, let's be honest here. We all want to 173 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: see Taylor Heinekey play. We all want to see we 174 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,319 Speaker 1: all want to see Carson Wentz Heineke. By the way, 175 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: is he won for one is a Texan or something 176 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,839 Speaker 1: like that or one for two and a sack and 177 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: a concussion? Those are a stats. He hit all the 178 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: different boxes like one possession one series. Yes, I think 179 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: the coaches were really sad because he came in with 180 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: a little spark and then left just as fast. But 181 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: let's be honest, we all want to see how the 182 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz drama plays out in the nation's capital or 183 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: a southern Virginia or wherever they might be. By the way, 184 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: you got me down a wormhole here because you brought 185 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,319 Speaker 1: up that Week three loss to the Giants in twenty eighteen, 186 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: and that was a year before Daniel Jones. But it 187 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: was Eli Manning. It was Eli Manning throwing two tds, 188 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: no picks. He twenty nine he was on that day. Boy, 189 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: he's had some good games against the Texans. I hate that. 190 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: How about this stat Okay, the Texans have never beatn 191 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: Eli Manning, and the Texans have only beaten the Giants 192 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: without Eli Manning with Kerry Collins first year franchise existence, 193 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: and they've beaten Kerry Collins on other occasions and lost 194 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: to him on other occasions. Yes, never beatn Eli Manning. 195 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: And six up there, ten here, that was a blood bath. 196 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: That was really horrible. Fourteen up there with the Hopkins 197 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: catch that didn't count. And then eighteen yes, he was 198 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: such a ridiculous catch. Okay. September eighteenth, at three twenty five, 199 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: the Texans first road game of the season will be 200 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: against the Denver Broncos. Now, there are plenty of players 201 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: and the Broncos that we know, one in particular that 202 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: we still miss in loving this' Kreem Jackson. He is 203 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: still there playing safety alongside Justin Simmons. But Devin, you 204 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: had coach Nathaniel Hackett. Devin your quarterback who I know 205 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: will intrigue and worry us, Russell Wilson, So we don't 206 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 1: even have to mention him. But the Denver Bronco that 207 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: intrigues you, the Denver Bronco that worries again, we can't 208 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: go quarterback here, Russell Wilson. We know it's Russell, we 209 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: know it's Russell. I think Courtland Sutton is always interesting, yes, 210 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: as far as intrigue maybe, and somebody to worry about downfield, right, 211 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: somebody will be concerned about does Elevin Gordon have anything 212 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: left for you at all? Bradley Chubb rushing the passer? Yep, 213 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: that's a concern as well. So I think if he's healthy, 214 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: if he's healthy, ends up being a problem off the edge. 215 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: Justin Simmons. To me, it's weird because Justin Simmons, I'm 216 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: madly respect. I don't know if I worry about it. 217 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: Maybe it's just a position he plays at safety. But 218 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: we're flowing the ball in the middle of the field, 219 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: He's gonna go get it. I mean like, we can't 220 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:26,599 Speaker 1: float the ball in the middle of the field. We 221 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: can't be laid down the middle. We got to be 222 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: very sure about where we're throwing the ball because he's 223 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: gonna go find it. He's a really good player. Weird 224 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: things have happened at Denver, win and lose. For the 225 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: Houston ten rumble, the thromble happened. Tim Tebow throwing for 226 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: three hundred yards happened. Yeah, twenty's a rookie. That's a 227 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: forgotten game in Texans history. That Tebow actually threw for 228 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: three hundred yards against you. And I was there, of course, 229 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 1: and I couldn't believe it. None of us could believe 230 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: it is Tim Tebow just torching your defense as a 231 00:11:55,760 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: passer ouch that hurt a lot. Twenty twelve was not 232 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: a weird win. It was a great win that day. 233 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: Week three shop looking good early. Broncos coming back on 234 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: you a little bit late here, but you held them 235 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: off nice. Two thousand and four, that was another strange 236 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: day because you played them in the preseason a game 237 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: that was actually colder than the regular season game you 238 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: played in October. It was weird. Twenty eighteen, we're forgetting 239 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: about the greatest preseason game in Texans history and the 240 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: game winning touchdown passing two point conversion. Yeah, Travis Labhart 241 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: ended up being on one end of that. I think 242 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: Ryan Griffin was on the end of one. Yes, it 243 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: was Griffin and his Labhart, I just can't remember. Might 244 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: be the greatest preseason game, but it's a memorable one 245 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: as far as preseason context goes twenty eighteen, going up 246 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: there and we're growing up there one week after DTS 247 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: shaded it to us. Yes, and we see him on 248 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: the on the scoreboard that was where a t And 249 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: it's so odd because there are Bronco people, Bronco like 250 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: employees like standing by our our our our tunnel to 251 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: like wait to see him. His family is seeing him 252 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: play for the first time, and I don't know how 253 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: long it's nutso and he has three catches in the 254 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: first like quarter and the first drive, and they got 255 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: two on the first drive and then all of a sudden, 256 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: this thing turns into an absolute slugfest. And what I 257 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 1: remember more than anything was Kaymie Fairbaron hitting a field 258 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: goal in the third quarter and the wind is going. 259 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: It was going like thirty five forty miles an hour. 260 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: It was like blowing things sideways, and he somehow stuck 261 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: a field goal in that gave us the lead. And 262 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 1: then mcmannus missed one late wide right, and that was 263 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 1: so good. It was just and we went into the 264 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: buy that way. Every week of that winning streak felt like, 265 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: oh they did it again, franchise record. But we ended 266 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 1: up losing, Oh No, to the Indianapolis Colts. That happened 267 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,719 Speaker 1: a few times in franchise history. We will book in 268 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two season against the Colts at home 269 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: and then on the road. Who is the player that 270 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: intrigues you the most? The Colt? Who is the player 271 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: that worries you the most? As a cult? I have 272 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 1: so many worries on this team, Kenny. They have stuff 273 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: on Gilmore. I keep forgetting that. I said that the 274 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: other dayd Deep. We we're talking about the moves that 275 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: opponents made that concern us the most. Gilmore. Gilmore popped 276 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: up from me and I'm like, I don't think enough 277 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: to being made of this. Now, they don't have Xavier Rhodes, 278 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: but they have Gilmore. I have Gilmore's better. If Gilmore's 279 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: got a year left, that's twice ye were gonna face 280 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: that joke. Kennymore. Oh, you know, I love me some, Kenny. 281 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: I know, I know he might be my favorite. Bucking 282 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: or off front Rereeking havoc Ouch, Darius Leonard, the turnover machine. 283 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: He is no longer tackling people. He just punches the ball, 284 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: but he guys go down because of the force of them. 285 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: How many did he get against us last year? Turnovers? 286 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: At least two, at least at least one each game. 287 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna say he's my biggest concern still because 288 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: without him, he's a leader type two. You feed off 289 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: of him. Oh, Darius, he just fires every buddy up, 290 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: so does Buckner. At all three levels, they have a 291 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: total stud right of the defense, line, linebackers, and secondary 292 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: total stud leader at all three position groups. Dom Capers 293 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: once told me that's what you're really looking for here, 294 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl caliber at least one guy in all position 295 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: groups now Matt Ryan obviously, but we're not talking quarterbacks here. 296 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: And Jonathan Taylor who. By the way, did you read 297 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: that Athletic article on pulling the Pro Bowl players anonymously 298 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: and getting their MVP and some other things like favorite 299 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: city to travel to? Houston actually got a couple of votes, 300 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: which might not sound like much, but it was good 301 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: for second on favorite cities to go to for players, 302 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: and it had nothing to do with playing there. It 303 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: was all about traveling to there, So good for Houston anyway. 304 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: But Jonathan Taylor was the MVP last year according to 305 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: these players, anonymous Pro bowlers. He was in in terms 306 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: of valuable He was that guy. It was interesting watching 307 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: the in season hard knocks last year, the lead up 308 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: to the Patriots get their their Patriots game, and they 309 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: talked about JT and they talked about what he could 310 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: do and how they thought he could do it. And 311 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: then he has that run at the end of the 312 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: game where he just kind of he slams the door on. 313 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: He's a backbreaker runner. He hits that dagger backbreaking run 314 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: and games he did that against the Texans too. He 315 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: worries me the like Darius does. But if you have 316 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: good if you have good ball security, I don't worry 317 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: about that too much. But man, it's way easier to 318 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: slip a gap and miss a gap and that joker's gone. 319 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: Remember he did, I mean in the game at Andy 320 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: last year, and he's controlled the game, but we're not 321 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: dead yet. And then they're backed up and then pops 322 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 1: the seamen all the way down the field and they're like, great, 323 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: that's that, And I think is why he worries me. 324 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: They have so many You're right, there's so many players 325 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: on that team that worry me. I look at the 326 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: Titans and I'm like, other than twenty two, I mean, 327 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. None of these other guys really worry me. 328 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: Even Landry Simmons does. Inside the Colts, I'll look at 329 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: like the guys you mentioned, Kenny Morena, you cannot be 330 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: flipping with the ball to twenty three. He's gonna find 331 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: it there is, and then Buckner at all three levels. 332 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: And then Jonathan Taylor up front. I mean Nelson worries me. 333 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: He's just gonna probably too. It's up front. I mean, 334 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: he's just but I don't really worry about that because 335 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: I know he's gonna do that. Taylor. It's one cut 336 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: into the house and it can be I've always worried 337 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,880 Speaker 1: about it got way. This is all these guys, all 338 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: these guys are on the same daggum team. But but 339 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: but if Matt Ryan is tripping all over himself, Yeah, 340 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 1: but he he doesn't, you know what, with everything else 341 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: going well, like you give him last year's Colts team, 342 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna go pretty well for them. They're 343 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: certainly making the playoffs. They might lose the playoff game, 344 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: because that could happen to anybody, but I think they're 345 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: certainly making the playoffs. Look at this team they're putting together. 346 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: It reminds me. Look, I'm not gonna go crazy here, Folks, 347 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: bear with me. It's ram like in the sense that 348 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: they're loading up. They're loading up people. See Taylor. You 349 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 1: just heard how the Pro Bowlers, the anonymous Pro Bowlers 350 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: pulled by the athletic feel about Taylor. So that means 351 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: the word is at around the league. This guy is 352 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: somebody who can really carry a football team on the ground. 353 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,239 Speaker 1: You had Matt Ryan. You have receivers. They're a little light. 354 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: You like Alec Pearce as a rookie. Maybe he can 355 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: do some things. Michael Pittman, Maybe they need some working receiver. 356 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: Paris Campbell. Oh, they got our buddy, Kiki QT. But 357 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: when you look at the ground game, when you look 358 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: at what they offer up on defense with Gilmour and 359 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 1: Gockway DeForrest Buckner, Darius Leonard, ouch, they're a problem. Let's 360 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: go to the Titans opening day, Johnny, Let's kill them. 361 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: Let's go to the other team in the division. Fired up. 362 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: I need to play now, coach. October thirtieth at three 363 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: oh five in the afternoon, a late home game. I'll 364 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 1: tell you this. I like the newon home games. I 365 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: like the privetime home games. You don't like the late 366 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: home game Afterwhy? I just because I like when our 367 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 1: game is over and then I get to watch the 368 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: rest of the act. I know, I know, And now 369 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: all a sudden, I gotta be stressed watching the early games, 370 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 1: worried about what's gonna happen. So we played the Titans 371 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: October thirtieth at three o'clock in the afternoon here and 372 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: then December twenty fourth, will flay them at noon there. 373 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:25,239 Speaker 1: What player worries you the most? What player intrigues you 374 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,880 Speaker 1: the most? With the Tennessee Titans, Well, you know who 375 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: worries me the most, and He's not a quarterback. He's 376 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:31,959 Speaker 1: Derek Henry and how's he gonna be? And I'll tell 377 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: you another thing that worries me a little bit with them, 378 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: Don Trill Hilliard played well for them last year and 379 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 1: it made me regret that the Texans let him go 380 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: when they did, considering the problems Houston had with the 381 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: running game. Although I don't know if any back would 382 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:45,640 Speaker 1: have made a difference. Who knows, but that Hassan Haskins 383 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: draft choice they got that bothered me a lot. You know, 384 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: I liked him and I had him in a vander 385 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: mock going to the Texans. I like this back and 386 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: I really think he's a great insurance policy for Henry. 387 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: No more Deante Foreman for them. We'll see how it goes. 388 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: Robert Woods on the team, Nick west Brook a Keene 389 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 1: is a good receiver as well. We saw him put 390 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: up big numbers against Houston and other teams. Austin Hooper 391 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:10,959 Speaker 1: at the tight end and then defensively, Jeffrey Simmons ouch, 392 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: he's hurt you. Harold Landry double digit sack guy. And 393 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: the only one of the AFC South is that it 394 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 1: I believe. So Gockrey's coming over, but Harold Landry, as 395 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 1: far as incumbents go, he was the one. So, yeah, Johnny, 396 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: they all concern me. I guess I got to name 397 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: a guy here. I'll name Henry intriguing and a concern. 398 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons also a concern. Yeah, I would go to Simmons. 399 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:45,400 Speaker 1: Simmons is my concern. We've struggled. We've struggled really containing him. 400 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: I don't contain the right word. We've struggled doing much 401 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 1: effectively against him in the running game in particular. And 402 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: he's made a couple of massive plays. The two point 403 00:20:56,680 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: conversion that he tipped in twenty twenty that was that 404 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: was a massive play. He's always around the boy, he's 405 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: always gonna be a problem. And he's the guy that 406 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 1: Titans took a risk on. Hits him off the field 407 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: issues and he tores acl They took him nineteen and 408 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: so we'll be okay with him. And he has been 409 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,400 Speaker 1: a model citizen. He's been great in the city in Nashville. 410 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: I think the intriguing player to me is Westbrook a 411 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:21,360 Speaker 1: Kine because I look at him and think he's got 412 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: wide receiver too talent, if not better. Are they gonna 413 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: use him as wide receiver. Three, how do they fit 414 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: Burkes into that? When Taniel gets in trouble and like 415 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: he did last year, he went he went to Nick 416 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: Westbrook a kine even with a J. Brown and with 417 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: Julio Jones, he went to west Riokini. The escape he 418 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: had against US, who do you find on the sidelines? 419 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: He found fifteen. He's gone him in big spots. So 420 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 1: he's a guy that intrigues me just because he always 421 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: finds a way to make a play in a game 422 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: against US. And you're like, dang it, that's not their 423 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: best receiver, and yet he's making a big play against US. 424 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: So I would say, Nick Westbrook KINI in treg me, 425 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: But you're right. I mean it's twenty two and ninety eight. 426 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: Those are the two guys that worry. I mean, I 427 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: worry about buy Art a little bit. But Bayart has 428 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,199 Speaker 1: never had great games against US. I love him as 429 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: a player, I don't think he's ever had great games 430 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: against US. He's never come away with the ton interceptions 431 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: or made a ton of plays in the game, going 432 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: dang it, why are we testing that guy? Um? But 433 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: I would say I would say it's twenty two and 434 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: ninety eight. Guys, Johnny, if he didn't know anything about 435 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 1: these teams other than maybe some individual performance stuff, Tennessee 436 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: cults and you just looked at them on paper. Right now, Colts, 437 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: it's the cult long. But you know, the Titans are 438 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: a team. Even though the Texans beat them once and 439 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: came pretty close to being able to upset them again 440 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 1: the regular season finale, which would have cost the Titans. 441 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: Oh no, the division. Now, they would have won a division, 442 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: but they would have played the first game at home, 443 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: and they would have played the dang it who played well. 444 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: The irony is this might have been better off be 445 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: week off. Then Derrick Henry was able to come back, 446 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: and they handed the ball to him way too many times. 447 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: He wasn't himself. And we know the rest of the story. 448 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I'd really love to have that. Listen to 449 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: me little this year, Johnny's thinking that we got a 450 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: good shot at the bye. That's the headline, that's the 451 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 1: tweet he's getting. Twenty eighteen dead gum it eighteen? What 452 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: about twenty twelve? What about? Don't get me started on 453 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 1: missed opportunities. We had a better opportunity in twenty eighteen 454 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: if we would have gotten the buy what's the best 455 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: non playoff team? Not? All right? No, all right, that 456 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,199 Speaker 1: that doesn't work because you make the playoffs anyway. All right, 457 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 1: So I'm thinking two thousand and nine and two thou fourteen. 458 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: Those are two Texans teams that barely missed the playoffs 459 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 1: that I think. I'm not saying could have got to 460 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: the super Bowl, but could have done a little damage 461 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: in the postseason. Two thousand and nine was on a 462 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,959 Speaker 1: hot streak going into the postseason. Had they made it, 463 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: they went four straight, we would have been taken. I 464 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: would have been taken. The guy that was two down 465 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: to stretch into the playoffs and you were starting to 466 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: feel like a team. I think Keenum coming back. They 467 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: knew him, a lot of the guys. It felt good. 468 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: They won those last two games. They beat a hot 469 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: Ravens team at the time, Raves team that went into 470 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs, that was in the playoffs the next week 471 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: yep or two weeks I guess weeks later because Jacksonville 472 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: was the finale. Mayah, whatever missed opportunities, it's okay. Every 473 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: team has them, and I want to have some opportunities 474 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: and make them this time. Okay, give me one team 475 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: from the team. Give me one player from each of 476 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: these teams. You can throw a quarter rapid fire. You 477 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:44,160 Speaker 1: want rapid fire, here we go. Okay, Bears, Fields, Chargers, Uh, 478 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: Eckler Uh, Jaguars obviously it's Harber Chargers. Oh. I'll give 479 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,640 Speaker 1: you one for the Chargers et N because the Jaguars 480 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: because you said Jaguars, right, So Jaguars ETN because he's 481 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: coming back to see him in practice healthy. I'm curious 482 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: about him. It's all right. Raiders, let's say Kaepernick because 483 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: it's not I understand the coach McDaniels very nice. Eagles hurts. Uh. 484 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: Let's see who we miss o Dolphins. But who's the Dolphins? Well, 485 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 1: I know, but you think it's too Uh. I want 486 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: to see Hill. I think it's Tyreek. Yeah, I think 487 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: it's Hills, the guy Hill, Wattle, Gasecki ouch Um Browns Yeah. 488 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: Please next Cowboys. Well, it's the whole package here. When 489 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:41,359 Speaker 1: you look at pay and Zeke, Dak Dak is dak Okay, 490 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: I get it. You gotta put your quarterback that pay 491 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: and Zeke decision is not working out the way they want, 492 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:49,560 Speaker 1: you know, and they like Pollard too, and we'll see 493 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: where it all goes. I'll give you the one name. 494 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: It's local guy, okay, CD. CD is a dude, he is, 495 00:25:55,760 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 1: he's a problem, he's tough. Chiefs uh. You know the 496 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: obvious there. But how about Edwards Hilaria, can they run 497 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: the football? See what they do with him? Yep? And 498 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: then Titans Jaguars, Colts we talked about though, Mark very nice. 499 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: All right, we get back. Drew Doherty is gonna join 500 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: me and it's time for in the lab next right 501 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: here Texans Axis. Yes, yes, yes, so up everybody. Welcome 502 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: back to this Wednesday issue of Texans All Acts. It's 503 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: been a fun one from me. I'm your host. John Harris, 504 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: football analyst, side bond reporter had a chance to meet 505 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: into a Q and A with University of Sits down. 506 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: He had coach Luke Fickle, he was our twenty twenty 507 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 1: one Bear Bryan Award National Coach of the Year. That 508 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: was fun to do earlier in the day, really good 509 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 1: stuff and he was also on with John Landry. So 510 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: check out the Odyssey apps so you can get that interview. 511 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: But really really fun stuff this afternoon, and fun stuff 512 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: with my man Drew Doherty. Let's do a little in 513 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: the lab, and it just so happens that we did 514 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 1: talk about defensive back Derek Stingley, chosen at number three 515 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: by the Texans, and this wide receiver group that we 516 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: saw at OTAs. Here we go. We're gonna talk about 517 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 1: defensive backs and wide receivers today because we were out 518 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 1: at OTAs. That's really the matchups that you closest to 519 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 1: a regular game. But you still gotta put an astroisk 520 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: bit there because down in the trenches you're not hitting 521 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: and you're not doing all the swanging and banging that 522 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: you watched a lot of work today, I know, but 523 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 1: there's not the full contact that you would have. It's 524 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: a little closer of an approximasion, but still, you know, 525 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: but let's chit chat about Steven Nelson, kind of the 526 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: marquee addition via free agency. Defensively Stingley, who was out 527 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: there for much of today, not all of today, but 528 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: he's the Marquie edition. Through the draft. I was pretty 529 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 1: encouraged by what I saw. Both sides of the ball, 530 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 1: made plays. It's the first day of OTA, so you know, 531 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 1: look into that and dive into that what you will. 532 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: But Stephen Nelson, Derek Stingley, Desmond King, Tavier Thomas, Tremont Smith. 533 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: Those are guys that may he plays did things for 534 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: this defense last year that um on a defense it 535 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: lost thirteen games. Hey, it's tough to find many bright spots, 536 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: but in sections, in portions, they were bright spots. And 537 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: you think these guys added are gonna help make that 538 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 1: bright spot even brighter. Maybe? Yeah Stingley, UM, I mean 539 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: you've watched I've watched him since twenty nineteen, and I've 540 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: loved watching him play. I just the smooth aspect of 541 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 1: his game, his the explosivenicity has in his game. The 542 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: ball skills just bigger than six feet two. Yeah, yeah, 543 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: I've said that. When he was in college, I always 544 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: thought he was six one six two. They said he 545 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: was six lower six photos Like, I mean, I get 546 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: the whole, like you lie in the program, but the 547 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: combine the truth sort of thing. But he in today's game, 548 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: six one ninety is the perfect size to go against 549 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: the number of receivers, especially if you can adjust to 550 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: a guy like Tyreek Hill, and then you can adjust 551 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: to a guy like DK Metcalf and then obviously anybody 552 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: in between. But you know, watching those guys run around 553 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: a little bit today, it was good. It was competitive 554 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: to a degree. I mean, obviously even dbs can't go 555 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: full on to break up passes and do those kind 556 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 1: of things. But I just feel overall, just watching the 557 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: dB group, it feels like there's a high level of 558 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: athleticism in that entire group. Talking with the guys that 559 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: they brought back from last year, I think having a 560 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 1: guy like Stingly, having a guy like Nelson allows des 561 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: King to play a position he's more even more comfortable 562 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: than he was outside and that's stepping inside, playing the nickel, 563 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: and he could do some of that. You know, Tab 564 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:43,240 Speaker 1: played tremendously in the nickel spot. Jalen Peatrie is able 565 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: to do that. I'll tell you I really like watching 566 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 1: Jylen Petrie. I was a big fan of him coming 567 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: out of Baylor. You and I did, you know those 568 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: mock drafts, mock simulations all the time, and I don't 569 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: know how many of them that you and I both 570 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 1: had Jalen Petrie going there at number thirty seven, and 571 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 1: I was glad to see the Texas were trusted because 572 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: he just there's a different he adds something different. Yeah, 573 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: you know, it's not salt and pepper. There's this different 574 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: seasoning that's in there, you like you can't put. Yeah, 575 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: it's like you can kip your finger on it. It's 576 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: a combination of a lot of different things. But it's 577 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: really good. Yeah, and I really, I really like it. 578 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: One of my favorites guys on YouTube is uh, this 579 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: guy mad at meat Church. He does he does a 580 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: thing it's called holy voodoo and it's like that It's like, 581 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: I don't know what's all in that, and I use 582 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: it on everything. Right, It's really good. So hopefully Jane 583 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: Petrie can be holy voodoo. You know. He just he 584 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: just brought up something. It seems like there's a surplus 585 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: almost of guys who are capable of playing that nickel 586 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: position on this team at least. Yeah. I think I 587 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: think there are, and obviously with injuries and yeah, yeah, 588 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: I mean I think it's it's kind of like the 589 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:52,239 Speaker 1: slot receiver position in some sense. I mean, I think 590 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 1: this year probably more than any other year that i've 591 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: ever I've ever been here. I remember one year there 592 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: was a there was a key ute and there was 593 00:30:58,200 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: one other guy and I thought, Okay, these guys are 594 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: gonna kind battle it out and then either one of 595 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 1: them are really good. So I remember thinking at the time, Okay, 596 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: they'll get a slot receiver out of this, right, and 597 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:10,320 Speaker 1: then they really did. So my hope is you do 598 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: throw enough paint at the canvas that you'll find the guy. 599 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: And the thing is, I thought Tap did a great 600 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: job and Desmond, I thought played, you know, well on 601 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: the outside. They're gonna be times where Desmond's not going 602 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: to be the right guy on the outside because he's 603 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: five to ten, but he's got a thirty eight thirty 604 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: nine inch vertical or whatever it is, so that he 605 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: can't challenge taller receivers. But just god given traits, he's 606 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: five to ten, so that's gonna that's gonna hurt you 607 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 1: at some point, Whereas Stingley's got a couple of inches 608 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 1: that's gonna help him in that coverage. Stephen Nelson is 609 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: at least five eleven maybe bordering out six foot and 610 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: he's and Nelson seeing some things on the outside, and 611 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: he's played the majority of the outside, so I'm curious 612 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: how that all will come together. And then Corner, you 613 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 1: know you mentioned corner A is Stingley and Nelson being 614 00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: added to that, Fray Petrie being added at safety. But 615 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: how did the safety positions come together? Because last year 616 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: at times it was Justin Reid and Lonnie Johnson, which 617 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: was not a safety combination that really was successful. Eric Reid, 618 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 1: Eric Reed, Justin Reid and Eric Burray, we're back there. 619 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: There isn't Eric Reid, who's Justin's brother, but he just 620 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 1: wasn't back there, but Justin Reid, Eric Murray. I thought 621 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: that unit had some some synergy. I really liked when 622 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: Justin Reid was back there with Jonathan Owens and Jayo 623 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: was coming back from the injury he had against San Francisco. 624 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: But now you throw JP in the mix, Jaylen Petrie 625 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: in there with jo and Eric Murray is coming back, 626 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 1: as Levey Smith said on Tuesday, about some procedure or whatever. 627 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: So he's kind of working his way back. But I 628 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: look at that safety position and I'm intrigued by the 629 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: possibilities of what it could be from what it was 630 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: and some of the options we saw last year. Obviously, 631 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: Justin moved to Kansas City line is in Kansas City, 632 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: moved to corner at some point. But you got Jao 633 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 1: coming back, who I think there's a lot of tap 634 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: potential with you got Jane Petrie, who's a rookie who 635 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: we already talked about. And I still think that Eric 636 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: Murray plays good ball back there at safety. Just stuck 637 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: at safety, or I should when you're not moving him around, 638 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: really out of it, like yeah he is, but yeah 639 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: it's not. It didn't help. Obviously he gets his big 640 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: contract and oh Eric, and then the first thing they 641 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: do is instead of you're gonna play safety and you're 642 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: gonna make that money, it was like, well, he paid 643 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: you all this money, We're gonna move you all around. 644 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: It was like, yeah, the first year of a guy. 645 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 1: I hate seeing a guy have to do that because 646 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 1: I think that just it rodes a guy's confidence, Like Okay, 647 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: well now I'm at the star, so I gotta do this. Okay, 648 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: well now I'm back at safety. Saw him doing this, 649 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: So if I rotate, they you know, trade, I gotta shift, 650 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 1: just look like I play position. Let him play and 651 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,240 Speaker 1: see what he can do. Hey, And then on the 652 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: flip side, am I dumb for being really excited? And 653 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 1: almost I hadn't forgotten, but it was a nice reminder 654 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: scene him out there today Philip door Set. Yeah, he 655 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: didn't get to play much with the Texas last year, 656 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: but when he did, I mean, he was impactful. He 657 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 1: was a really he did a good job for the Texans. 658 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 1: And I thought he looked pretty nice today. And am 659 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:08,319 Speaker 1: I off base having some optimism there and thinking that 660 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,320 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a nice edition, because man, it was 661 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,439 Speaker 1: really good seeing Brandon Cooks and he is the lead 662 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: dog and I you know, we contend he's if not 663 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:18,640 Speaker 1: the most underrated, but one of the most underrated receivers 664 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: in the entire game. Great seeing him out there. But 665 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,520 Speaker 1: it was cool seeing door Set. He's a veteran, He's 666 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:26,240 Speaker 1: been around the block. He's somebody that I think Davis 667 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: Mills had a nice little connection with At times. I 668 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 1: think what happens with Brandon And I thought about this 669 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 1: a long time ago. I thought about Juwan Howard. I'm 670 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: going somewhere. Juan Juan was I thought a really good 671 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: NBA player, But I think Juan's legacy was that he 672 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: was really good, but he kept getting traded. So I 673 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 1: think the perception was, well, maybe he's not that good 674 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: because he keeps getting traded. I think maybe that Brandon 675 00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 1: kind of fell into that. In some sense, he was 676 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:55,799 Speaker 1: traded because teams wanted him. He got to Houston, and 677 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: now he's been able to establish himself for the last 678 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 1: couple of years. And he obviously had Shane's play with 679 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: twenty twenties playing with Davis last year. Now he's playing 680 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 1: with Davis again. You know, look, you create that synergy, 681 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:08,880 Speaker 1: and now there have been some other weapons add around 682 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 1: him that you know, maybe you're not going to roll 683 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:13,959 Speaker 1: your coverage to Brandon. Maybe it's not gonna be double 684 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:17,359 Speaker 1: teams all the time. Maybe there's gonna be opportunities. Hey, 685 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 1: Nico Collins really hurting us in this game, Maybe we 686 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: need to roll coverage there and take our chances with 687 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:24,320 Speaker 1: this corner against Brandon Cooks and see. You know, Brandon 688 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 1: then has a seven eight catch game. That San Francisco game. 689 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:29,320 Speaker 1: I think it was a great example how good Brandon 690 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:32,680 Speaker 1: really is because they were doing everything to stop him, 691 00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 1: because that day was like nobody else was really stepping 692 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:37,640 Speaker 1: up to make a play. It was Brandon. And there 693 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: were times where they would man up on Brandon and 694 00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 1: then try and roll the safety over and he'd beat it. 695 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:44,719 Speaker 1: Then down in the end zone. They've got him kind 696 00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:47,320 Speaker 1: of in a bracket coverage, he beats that for a touchdown. 697 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: I think Brandon, and of course we're biased, but I 698 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:53,879 Speaker 1: think him being traded I think perception wise to the 699 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: general public outside of Houston, they look at it, and 700 00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 1: even some in Houston the guy, well, you know, who's 701 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 1: that good? He would have stayed in one. Sometimes it 702 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:03,240 Speaker 1: doesn't work like That doesn't mean he's not a great player, 703 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 1: same as Joan Howard. Juan Howard is a fantastic NBA player, 704 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: But because he keptnt traded, I think it probably hurt 705 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:11,200 Speaker 1: his perception. I think it may be is that way 706 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:15,800 Speaker 1: for Brandon Cooks. But to your point about Field Dorsett, 707 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: that's kind of the same way. I'm watching Number four, 708 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: which last year one number two, and phillis never you know, 709 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,480 Speaker 1: he's been in situations where he's been part of the 710 00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:29,400 Speaker 1: band and but he's never really been kind of the 711 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 1: lead base or the lead guitar. And so maybe this 712 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:36,239 Speaker 1: opportunity here in Houston gives an opportunity to, you know, 713 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: have a few more solos at the concert in some sense, 714 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:40,080 Speaker 1: and I think that would end up being a good 715 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:43,439 Speaker 1: thing for him. Dude can smoke. I think he can fly. 716 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:47,400 Speaker 1: So it's just a matter of getting you know, things 717 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: to him, putting things and having things in the playbook 718 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:55,000 Speaker 1: that work for Dorset individually, that work for Brandon cooks 719 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:57,480 Speaker 1: that work for Nico Collins, and they all do different things. 720 00:36:57,760 --> 00:36:59,760 Speaker 1: And that's just the start, and at some point hopefully 721 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:01,880 Speaker 1: you'll it's something from Chris More and Chris Conley. And 722 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 1: then you got John Metchi. That and the thing with 723 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: Metchi because I know people were like, what about Metchi? 724 00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:11,239 Speaker 1: You drafted him, We just don't know. He towards a 725 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: CIL in December. So if the ACL surgery and rehab 726 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 1: is nine to twelve months, that puts him back anywhere 727 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: between mid to late September and early December. Now, come 728 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,759 Speaker 1: back in early December, you got probably five six games left. 729 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 1: You come back in September, You've got almost the whole season. 730 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 1: So that becomes interesting there as well. But I feel 731 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: better about the group they have, and maybe a large 732 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 1: part of that is because Philip Door sets in it 733 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: because he provides something that you just cannot coach. As 734 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:49,560 Speaker 1: they say, what's you can't coach speed? Well, it's nice 735 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,880 Speaker 1: to coach speed when you have it, because then you 736 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: can do some things. And I know this is a 737 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 1: long time ago, but I twenty some hour years ago 738 00:37:58,160 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 1: and I was coaching. I had a young name's an 739 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,200 Speaker 1: eighth great He's the fastest kid in the whole school, 740 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:05,480 Speaker 1: and we really never had any speed. And so I 741 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: pulled him up to the varsity because I'm like, I 742 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 1: got this toy, I got this kid that runs four three, 743 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:12,239 Speaker 1: I'm gonna use him. I was like, even if I 744 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: just use my go routes, like I want to use 745 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,280 Speaker 1: it right, And I did that, put him on probot 746 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,520 Speaker 1: why that he would be a wide receiver and it 747 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,120 Speaker 1: was like go route, man, go, and we did. We 748 00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:24,960 Speaker 1: hit some mobs we couldn't. We never had done that before, 749 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:26,360 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden we put him out there. 750 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: I was kind of like, this is kind of fun. 751 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:31,400 Speaker 1: Hey can you do a hitching Go? Yeah, okay, next game, touchdown. 752 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:34,320 Speaker 1: It was so fun because it's like I got speed. 753 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,000 Speaker 1: I was always slow. So it's like when you have 754 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:39,880 Speaker 1: speed and you know when you're matched up against a 755 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:42,160 Speaker 1: guy like that, and it wasn't. Your Jackson was a 756 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:44,040 Speaker 1: great example of that. And I can't remember who was 757 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:46,719 Speaker 1: matched up with him, but Door set the balls in 758 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 1: the air and doors, set is pulling away as David 759 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:52,319 Speaker 1: started a spot or sets pulling away and catching it clean, 760 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,880 Speaker 1: and you're like, just you didn't have other guys outside 761 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:57,680 Speaker 1: of Brandon that could that could do that. Well, now 762 00:38:58,040 --> 00:38:59,759 Speaker 1: you have that with Philip and hopefully he can stay 763 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:01,799 Speaker 1: hell and find a nice role and find a nice 764 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,440 Speaker 1: fit here Um that he has probably been looking for 765 00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:06,759 Speaker 1: for a long time. For the record, on Metchi, you know, 766 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,879 Speaker 1: he didn't didn't really practice day obviously because of the knee. 767 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 1: But Cooks when he was asked about Metchi, Cook's kind 768 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:14,520 Speaker 1: of lit up and and said really good things about 769 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:17,720 Speaker 1: him and said, oh, he's special. And he seems pretty 770 00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:20,560 Speaker 1: enthused about what Mechi will be able to do once 771 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:22,400 Speaker 1: he does come on the field. And there's no timetable 772 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:25,480 Speaker 1: on that, as we heard um, as we heard Nikossio 773 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:28,279 Speaker 1: say after the draft, because Metchi, Yeah, Metchi was like 774 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:31,400 Speaker 1: I'll be ready January July, and Stairs like, hold on, 775 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:34,839 Speaker 1: you know, you'll be ready when you're ready and then 776 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,320 Speaker 1: you'll go out there, which I think is the you 777 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:38,800 Speaker 1: want to be. You want to be very conservative with 778 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:40,480 Speaker 1: that and as far as getting back, because you're in 779 00:39:40,520 --> 00:39:41,759 Speaker 1: it for the long haul, you're not in it for 780 00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:45,319 Speaker 1: September and October Bingo, but you do want to win September, right, 781 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,800 Speaker 1: you do. Obviously, I want to sacrifice the future for it, 782 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:49,200 Speaker 1: and you want to get a rookie up to speed 783 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:51,000 Speaker 1: as much as you possibly can. I mean, the good 784 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:53,279 Speaker 1: thing is he has played in the SEC, so he's 785 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,200 Speaker 1: played some NFL defenses. Um, you know, some of those 786 00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:58,120 Speaker 1: guys probably took a pay cut coming from the SEC. 787 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:00,640 Speaker 1: I say that out loud, coming with an I else 788 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:04,600 Speaker 1: guys speaking of taking a pick cut jokes. One time 789 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:07,800 Speaker 1: I had a chance to talk on the phone with 790 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: Hack Saw Jim Duggan, deal wrestler. Yeah, I had a 791 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 1: two by four. He was really cool. Yeah. I went 792 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:18,520 Speaker 1: to SMU, graduated in the nineties. He went to SMU 793 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: and graduated in the seventies. And I brought that up. 794 00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:23,040 Speaker 1: I was like, hey, man, you played for Restum football. 795 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: I went there, and he's like, oh yeah, I mean 796 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: gene Ogerland one shot. I'm the only guy who came 797 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:29,839 Speaker 1: to w WF and took a pick cut. Oh man, 798 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,280 Speaker 1: there's nothing better to finish a segment talking about Hacks 799 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:35,400 Speaker 1: Saw Duggan. Oh boy, all right, we get back we 800 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:39,920 Speaker 1: go around the NFL, including in the news a former 801 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:43,399 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl quarterback getting another shot in the NFL out 802 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:46,160 Speaker 1: in Vegas. Will it work for Colin Kaepernick? That'll be 803 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:50,400 Speaker 1: next on Texas All Access box Ess, box Ess. We 804 00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:53,400 Speaker 1: want false segment of this Wednesday at Nation of Texas 805 00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:57,120 Speaker 1: All Access. Appreciate Drew Mark for being here and kicking 806 00:40:57,200 --> 00:40:59,879 Speaker 1: it if you will. I guess I'm used that phrase 807 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,320 Speaker 1: a lot because I've been watching the Wu Tang Bio 808 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:04,800 Speaker 1: pic on Hulu, which is very very good, and I 809 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:07,000 Speaker 1: hear kicking it and not I mean a lot. So 810 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:08,960 Speaker 1: I think I've said not. I mean. I said it 811 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,239 Speaker 1: to my son the other day and he looked at 812 00:41:10,239 --> 00:41:13,799 Speaker 1: me like what, So, yeah, it happens. All right, Let's 813 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:18,320 Speaker 1: go around the NFL and start with probably the biggest 814 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:21,120 Speaker 1: news as it pertains Colin Kaepernick that I can think of, 815 00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:25,080 Speaker 1: and that is he is going to have a try 816 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:29,080 Speaker 1: out with the I almost said the Oakland Raiders, but 817 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:31,560 Speaker 1: it's going to be the Lost Vegas Raiders. I think 818 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:34,480 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter was the first one that I saw with 819 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:39,160 Speaker 1: this news. It doesn't promise him spot on the roster, obviously, 820 00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:45,000 Speaker 1: but it does give him the opportunity to at least 821 00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:49,440 Speaker 1: get a workout in front of NFL eyes. Schefter tweeted 822 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:53,040 Speaker 1: this about I don't know about three or four hours ago. 823 00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:56,759 Speaker 1: Colin Kaepernick, who last played football in twenty sixteen, the 824 00:41:56,840 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 1: same year he started kneeling during the National Anthem protest Justice, 825 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:03,320 Speaker 1: is scheduled to work out this week for the Lost 826 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:06,799 Speaker 1: Vegas Raiders. It's a workout. You never know what's gonna 827 00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:10,200 Speaker 1: come of it. But I will say I'm curious what 828 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:13,600 Speaker 1: a guy has in the tank six years later, and 829 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,719 Speaker 1: I hope he gets a fair opportunity looking forward to 830 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers have named their general manager and it is 831 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:24,520 Speaker 1: VP Omar con So the Steelers do what's kind of 832 00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:27,720 Speaker 1: expected in some sense, they keep it in house, said 833 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:31,000 Speaker 1: Art Rooney, the second Steelers owner. Omar has been an 834 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:34,080 Speaker 1: integral part of our football operations department during his twenty 835 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:37,279 Speaker 1: one years with the team, and that experience will serve 836 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:41,480 Speaker 1: him well in his new position. Also news coming from 837 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:45,680 Speaker 1: the AFC North, the Browns announced the official signing of 838 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:49,000 Speaker 1: Jadevion Clowney to a one year contract. I don't know 839 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:50,759 Speaker 1: what Colney's gonna do in OTAs. Does he know what 840 00:42:50,840 --> 00:42:52,920 Speaker 1: to do. He hasn't been OTAs I think ever, but 841 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:55,680 Speaker 1: he is a Brown and we'll see him later this season. 842 00:42:55,719 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 1: A big thanks to Mark, to Drew, Chris Santiago and 843 00:42:58,239 --> 00:43:00,120 Speaker 1: all you for listen. We'll see tomorrowybody has always go 844 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:00,560 Speaker 1: Texans