1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Welcome and everybody to a Wednesday edition of Texans All 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I am your host, 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: John Harris, glad to be with you yet again as 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: we get ready for the Oakland Raider. Yes, I love it. 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: I love saying the Oakland Raiders. I love playing the 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: Oakland Raiders, and it will be the Raiders going forward, 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: but it will be the last time it will be 8 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: the Oakland Raiders at least, I guess for the foreseeable future. Now, 9 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: we thought that back in the eighties and then they 10 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: ended up moving from La back to Oakland in the 11 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: mid nineties and became Oakland again. So maybe they'll go 12 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: back to Oakland at some point. But Las Vegas is 13 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: going to be a pretty interesting experiment to say the least. 14 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: But it's the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, and unless there's 15 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: a playoff matchup between these two, it'll be last time 16 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: the Texans played the Oakland Raiders, and hopefully it goes 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: like the last time the Texas played the Oakland Raiders, 18 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: which was a wild card playoff game. At the end 19 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: of twenty sixteenth season, Texans one twenty seven to fourteen 20 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: to move on to the visional round, so hoping for 21 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: a similar result, I wouldn't mind like a forty seven 22 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: to three kind of game. That would be kind of nice, 23 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: not half the stress, but either way, we will just 24 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: take a w at any cost. So we're breaking it 25 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: all down tonight. We've got plenty for you. We got 26 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: Andre Ware on the show. My man Clint Sterner is 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: on the show as well. We're gonna go behind the 28 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: mics with Mark Vanimer, but this week it's with our 29 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: good buddy from preseason and also from Westwood One, and 30 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: he's also doing Fox play by play this weekend. I 31 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: think for the Buccaneers, I believe Kevin Coogler is gonna 32 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: be by, and Eddie Pascal from Raiders dot Com and 33 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: our in the Lab crew talks a little bit about 34 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: what we saw against the Colts and what to look 35 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: forward to against the Raiders. So we've got plenty on 36 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: the show for you tonight. That's right. And by the way, 37 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: I'm John Harris Football Anos in South Reporter and we 38 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: kick off each and every show with some hot reads, Yes, 39 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: hot reads, brought to you by Geico fifteen minutes can 40 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: say you fifteen percent or more on car insurance, and 41 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: tonight's first hot read is going to be not the 42 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: injury report, but transactions. We'll get the injury report in 43 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: just a second. But the Texans had a boatload, is 44 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: that the right way of saying it? A boatload of transactions, 45 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: a lot of them, and it starts with a trade. 46 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: Now you don't see the other half of the trade 47 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: on the transaction listing, but it was a trade. Gary 48 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: un Conley becomes a Texan six foot one ninety He's 49 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: been in the league since twenty seventeen. He's drafted, I 50 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: believe in number twenty four by the Raiders. Now that 51 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: was a different Raiders regime. Druden John Gruden came in 52 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen and then mcmayock was brought to the 53 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: Raiders to be the GM after Reggie McKenzie was let 54 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: go in twenty eighteen, So they did not draft Garrion Conley. 55 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: Gruden moved on from him. He had been starting for 56 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: the Raiders up until up until he was traded, and 57 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: now the Raiders are gonna go with a handful of 58 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: different guys at corner. It would be kind of interesting 59 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: that for the second year in a row, a player 60 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 1: that Texas trade for at the trade deadline plays his 61 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: former team right after being traded four and it's odd 62 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: in some respects. But Garyon Conley has been added. He 63 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: will wear number twenty two. And when you see him, 64 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: you're like, whoa, that's a big dude playing corner. He 65 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: is six ft one nine. He almost doesn't do it justice. 66 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: He looks like he's almost sixty one. He's a big guy. 67 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: He was standing next to keyon crossing day practice. I mean, 68 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: Kean's not the biggest guy in the world, but Keyon's 69 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: not a you know, little person. Garion was standing looking 70 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: down at him. So hopefully Garyan will come in here 71 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: help the Texas because they have been banged up at corner. 72 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: Bradley Roby with the hamstring. Jjo had been banged up 73 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: a little bit. We'll get the injury report and see 74 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: what the update is on those players. Philip Gaines was 75 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: hurt that left ankle from friendly fire. The last offensive 76 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: play the Colts ran on Sunday, the one, the only 77 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: the last offens play that mattered. When t Y Hilton 78 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,679 Speaker 1: cut the little screen passed a little hit screen and 79 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: Philip was making a tackle and then took kind of 80 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: fell underneath t Y and another Texan when I think 81 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: it was Bernardik who came over the top to finish 82 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,679 Speaker 1: the tackle, and so Philip ends up going to IR. 83 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: So that's the other side of this. So Connley added 84 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: at corner. Philip Gaines unfortunately goes to I R. I 85 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,119 Speaker 1: hate that because Philip was really really playing well, really 86 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: playing well. Now Connley comes in, Gains unfortunately goes to IR. 87 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: Jurrell Adams is added to the practice squad. Now Texans 88 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: had in opening on the practice squad because Stevie Mitchell 89 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: added to the fifty three man roster. That would mean okay, 90 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: we've got it. Now We've added Connley, we subtracted Gains, 91 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: we added Mitchell. The subtraction is at tight end with 92 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: Logan Pulson. He is released from the active roster. So 93 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: additions to the fifty three man roster, Gary On Connley, 94 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: viatrade the Raiders, Stevie Mitchell from the practice squad, de 95 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: Letians from the fifty three man roster. Unfortunately, Logan Pulson released, 96 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: and more unfortunately, Philip Gaines is placed on IR to 97 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: the practice squad is then Darrell Adams, who was here 98 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 1: throughout training camp, and I want I want to say 99 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: that the tight end room is now back again the 100 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: same five guys that it was back in training camp 101 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: with Darren Fells and Jordan Nakins on the fifty three, 102 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: with Darrell Adams now practice squad and then Collie wearing 103 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: a Jordan Thomas on I are and hopefully in due 104 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: time we'll see what's going to happen with the tight 105 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: end situation. They've played very very well. But do we 106 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: get to a point where Jordan Thomas and or Collie 107 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: Waring are going to be added to the roster at 108 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: some point We'll see. But good news, Garyan Conley is 109 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: added to the mix at corner. The Texans apparently worked 110 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: out according reports that the Texas did work out some 111 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: other corners, some other players, but there I guess at 112 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: this point set with what they're going to do. Add 113 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: in Garyan Connley, former first rounder played Ohio State, played 114 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: in the secondary with Marshawn Lattimore and Denzel Ward And 115 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: what I thought was interesting back in twenty sixteen when 116 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: they were all three together, Marshawn ended up being the 117 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:49,239 Speaker 1: higher of the three draft picks in twenty seventeen two 118 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: because Denzel Ward went fourth overall, but that was after 119 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: the twenty seventeen season. But warden Lattimore would trade off 120 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: at times, and it was Connley who stayed on the 121 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: field full time. He went to the combine ran four 122 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: to four, had a nearly forty inch vertical leap. He 123 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: had a six point six eight three corn which is 124 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: smoking quick. Now. I don't know that it's all come 125 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: together for Garrion Conny, but it's almost the futures bet 126 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: in some sets that you're taking a guy who's a 127 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: first round talent, has first round skills, body build, everything, 128 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: and you're getting him for a third rounder. Now, I 129 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: know a lot of people are like, whoa wait a second, 130 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: the Texans are gonna have any draft picks. Listen, They're 131 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: gonna be fine. They've got their second, they've got their third, 132 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: they will have a fourth, They've got Miami's fourth. Miami's 133 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: fourth is gonna be like a late third, and then 134 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: they've got a fifth to sixth and maybe I think 135 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: they've got their seventh and maybe a seventh or another 136 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: maybe two seventh. So they're gonna have seven or eight picks. 137 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: So the draft next year, he's gonna be first rounder, 138 00:07:55,080 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: Laremy Tunsil, second rounder Kenny Stills, and whatever second round 139 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: pick we make third rounder is gonna be the Seattle's 140 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: third is Garyan Connelly, Jake Martin and Barkivous Mingo. You 141 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: just you did. You made all those moves. Basically, you've 142 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: got experienced players and said draft picks. Look, is it 143 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: a different way of doing it? Yeah? Sure, everybody wants 144 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: draft capital, but this isn't a team really where there's 145 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: a lot of a room for a bunch of first, second, 146 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: third round picks. But I'd love to have him, sure, sure, 147 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: because then you can package him. If you get to 148 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: that point, then you can package him and move up 149 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: and get a better play all that kind of stuff. 150 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: But the Texans have done this and I listen, you 151 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: went on Gota learny Tutsill. I'm no problem with that, 152 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: none whatsoever. None. When you go get a premium player 153 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: at that position, got no problems with it. And that's 154 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: the thing. You traded to go get a corner and 155 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: you traded to go get a left tackle. Those are 156 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: two premium positions in the NFL. Premium positions. You traded 157 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: a six round or going keyan crossing he's been very 158 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: valuable to your team. So different strokes, different folks, But 159 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: that all said, and come from me who loves a draft. 160 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: I feel like the Texans have done things to bolster 161 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen team. But Garry Connolly's twenty four, Lemmy Tunsl's 162 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: twenty five. It's not as that they traded for Trn Williams, 163 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: who's nearly thirty two, or they traded for somebody that's 164 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: got a you know, two three years Jake Martin twenty four. 165 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: I think so you're talking about young guys have been 166 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: drafted or young guys have been traded for. So eitherway, 167 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 1: it's maybe a different story for a different day. The 168 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: whole deal is the transactions Connolly in, Steven Mitchell in, 169 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: Paulson out gains to ir Adams to the practice squad. 170 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: There you go, all right, next hot read, let's go 171 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: to what I just mentioned, the injury report, because it's 172 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: a little bit long today and I hate that, but 173 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: the Texans have suffered through some injuries and so well 174 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: gotta figure out, not yet who's in and who's out, 175 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: but it is always good to know what's been going 176 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: on through practice. So here you go on both sides 177 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: out for the Texans, and this is uh not not 178 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: not out of the game. I shouldnt say should say out. 179 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 1: That's the wrong way of saying it didn't not participate 180 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: in practice today. Will forward to hamstring, Titus Howard coming 181 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: back to the knee, and then Greg Mance dealing with 182 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: that concussion, still trying to come back from that limited today. 183 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: This is a little bit longer. Dylan Cole to Sean Gibson, 184 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: Roderick Johnson, Taiwan Jones, Jonathan, Joseph Bradley, Roby John Weeks. 185 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: So you're looking at Joseph, Joseph, Robie Gibson, three starters 186 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,479 Speaker 1: in the secondary. So you had a guy like garyon Conley, 187 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: you needed to add garyon Conny Weeks. He'd dealing with 188 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: that ankle. He has said all along, I'm gonna play, 189 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna fight through it. That ankle is bad. That 190 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: ankle is real bad. On Sunday, I don't know how 191 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: weeks he was able to run and he snap brilliantly 192 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: the whole game. Tough dude, absolutely tough dude. Full participants A. J. Moore, 193 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: Justin Reid and Kenny Stills. Now on the Raiders side, 194 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: they're not immune. They've been dealing with some injuries. And two, 195 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: actually all four of them are key. Three of them 196 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: in particular, three D four DMPs for the Raiders today, 197 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: Rodney Hudson, guard, Gabe Jackson. I'm sorry, Rodney Hudson, center, 198 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: Gabe Jackson right guard. Those are huge. I mean, those 199 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: guys are huge, but those injuries are massive. Those two 200 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: guys are hugely important to what the Raiders do offensively. 201 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 1: The other guy that's massively important is Josh Jacobs. Now, 202 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: I didn't sense and people that I followed from Oakland 203 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: that there was concern about any of these guys missing time. 204 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: But when you see him pop up as DMPs on 205 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: the injury report, boy, it's tough. And two interior linemen 206 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: and guard center guard for the Raiders very good incognito. 207 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: Hudson and Jackson are excellent, and Josh Jacobs is one 208 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: of the better running backs in the league already as 209 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 1: a rookie. The fourth one was Arden Key, edge rusher. 210 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: They're gonna need him back, they need some pass rushing presents. 211 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: He did not play. He was not active against the 212 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: Packers and he was out again with that knee. Trent 213 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: Brown did not play against the Packers. Now, there was 214 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: some off the field concerns with Trent earlier in the week. 215 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: I don't know if that played into why he didn't 216 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 1: play against Packers, but he's been dealing with the calf issue. 217 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: He was limited today, so has Tyrelle Williams, who's been 218 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: banged up and caught I think touchdowns in the first 219 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: four games for the Raiders coming over from the Chargers, 220 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: those are bit I mean, Trent Brown's maybe the biggest 221 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: human being we've ever seen. Tyrelle Williams is very important 222 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: on the offense. And then full participant was Dwayne Harris, 223 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 1: return guy, kind of a jack of all trades, offensive weapon, 224 00:12:55,800 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: if you will. So both teams dealing with injury situations, 225 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: which at this point in the year it's not unexpected 226 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: at all, not unexpected at all. I think the concerns 227 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 1: for your Texans end up being Robie Joseph Gibson, even 228 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 1: though Garrion Connley has been added. I would love to 229 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: see a backfield that had Jjoe, Lonnie Johnson, Garyon Connley 230 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 1: and Bradley Roby that have four guys that can run 231 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: and cover a little bit. But that would be kind 232 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: of nice, but you don't have that luxury right now 233 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: because Robes banged up with that hamstring and then j 234 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: Joe and to Sean. Getting Sean back would be big 235 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: against Darren Waller, huge, and that was one of the 236 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: things I don't think we made enough of that. When 237 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: Gibson went out of the game early in the second quarter, 238 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: I believe it was that's when Eric Hebron started to 239 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: kind of go off and he had four catch five catches. 240 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: I mean I think he had one or maybe none 241 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: up that point. So losing Gibson big, that's a big deal, 242 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: and it was a big deal on Sunday. So hopefully 243 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: he's back. But for the Raiders, three off, it's alignment 244 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: on an injury report and three massive guys. These three 245 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,199 Speaker 1: guys I think set the tone. Hudson, Jackson, and Trent 246 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: Brown along with Incognise, those guys set the tone. I 247 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: think Colton Miller is still developing as a left tackle, 248 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: but those four guys set the tone that they're gonna 249 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: mash you in the mouth and physically try and take 250 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: over the game, try and run you out of the building. 251 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: The Raiders were able to do that against the Colts. 252 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: Let's hope they're not able to do that against your Texans. 253 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: So there you go, injury report and those are your 254 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: hot reads, presented to you by Geico fifteen minutes to 255 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. All right, 256 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: rest this hour, we turn it over to our quarterbacks. 257 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: We will have Clint Sterner at the bottom of the 258 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: hour with me. But coming up next it's Andre Ware, 259 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: our game analyst, Heisman Trophy winner nineteen eighty nine college 260 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: football analysts. He sat down with the Voice of Texans 261 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: Mark VanderMeer. That is for you after the break. What's up, everybody? 262 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Wednesday edition of Texas All Access from 263 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: the Honday Texans Radio studio. 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It's time to talk 271 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: to our good friend Andre Where, game analyst, nineteen eighty 272 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: nine Heisman Trophy winner and just all around great guy. 273 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: He sat down with Mark Vanimir earlier today, joining us 274 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: right now, Andre Where, So dre coming off that loss 275 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: to the Cults. Here we have the Raiders in town, 276 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: and I want to start right here Derek Carr because 277 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: I find his career interesting. Of course, he was a 278 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: little kid here when the Texans started out, and when 279 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: he started out in the NFL, rose up pretty quickly. 280 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: Twenty sixteen, Mexico City has a really good game against 281 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: the Texans. Looks like he's one of the best young 282 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the league. What's happened since then? In your opinion, 283 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: as he gets ready to come in here on Sunday, 284 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: too much disconnect. I mean, I think Reggie McKenzie was 285 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: doing a heck of a job of surrounding him with 286 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: talent as a young player, and then all of a sudden, 287 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: you know, you look at it, there have been players 288 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: that are taken away from him. I'm aark Cooper was traded. 289 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: A playmaker on the defensive side of the ball that 290 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: can help you get the ball back and more possessions 291 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: that he was traded to Chicago. I mean it was 292 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: just one after the other that were you know, escorted 293 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: out of town. I actually think he has done a 294 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: heck of a job with only Josh Jacobs behind him. Essentially, 295 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: I bet there aren't many people that could name one, 296 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: needless to say, two Raider receivers. It is tough to 297 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: go down to listen to name a playmaker on that 298 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Yet he's throwing, you know, completing 299 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: passes at a very high percentage, playing some of the 300 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: best football of his career, and that not a lot 301 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: is around Derek Carr. So I think it just shows 302 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 1: you what type of player he actually is. Well. And 303 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 1: also they are winning some games. They beat the Colts 304 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:12,959 Speaker 1: in Indy, they beat the Bears in London. What are 305 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: they doing well? In your opinion, Tray Well, I think 306 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 1: when they're winning it's is that, you know, the things 307 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: normal teams do is taking care of the football, not 308 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: turning it over. The running game, is working with Josh Jacobs, 309 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: who's a three down back. You can leave him in 310 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,199 Speaker 1: the game. You really don't know what they're gonna do 311 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: because they don't take him out. He's a good receiver 312 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: out of the back feeling a tough, tough, hard runner. 313 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: So with that being said, it's just, you know, the 314 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 1: simple things that it takes to win in in the NFL, 315 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: running the football and not turning it over. Well, Trey, 316 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: the Texans are trying to cut down on the penalties. 317 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: What do you think they need to do to do that? 318 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: And how can they take better care of the football 319 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: in these games because that's been a bit of an issue. 320 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: They're even in the turnover margin right now. Yeah, I 321 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:04,360 Speaker 1: think it's just a matter of discipline. You gotta kind 322 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: of be a little bit discipline. The presnap penalties are 323 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: really coming at some inopportune times that that really hurt you. 324 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: There they're drive starters or when you're in first down, 325 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: you're living in first and fifteen because the false starts, 326 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: you could take the effort penalties. They're gonna be holes 327 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 1: during the game. They're gonna be passed interference play and 328 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: so on and so forth. But when you look at it, 329 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,360 Speaker 1: you can't have on a critical third down where you're 330 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: getting off the field all of a sudden there's holding 331 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: in the secondary. You gotta play better in that regard. 332 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 1: But on offense, the penalties that happened before the ball 333 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: is snapped will drive coaches crazy and those absolutely have 334 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: to stop. Okay, So Raiders in Texans this Sunday at 335 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium around the division, the Titans get a win 336 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: over the Chargers and that was a bit of a 337 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: surprise really, Chargers unable to get the ball into the 338 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,439 Speaker 1: end zone late. The Buccaneers are gonna be a Tennessee. 339 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: What do you think of Ryan Tannehill with the Titans 340 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: right now? Is this a bit of a resurrection for them? 341 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: How long do you think it lasts? What do you 342 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: think overall? It seems to be that way. I mean, 343 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: I think, uh, he kind of fits what Mike vverybel 344 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: wants to do. He's given him a spark, which is 345 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: what coach Veribel was looking for when he inserted him 346 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: into the lineup. And I think he gives him an 347 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: element of consistency where they can actually throw the football 348 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: and uh and do it in an effective way throughout 349 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: the course of a game. I think he threw for 350 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: over over three hundred yards in his first start there 351 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: and and uh and then was a difference in in 352 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 1: beating the Chargers and defensively, you flip it over there. 353 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: They've got some talent on that football team on both 354 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, Melvin Gordon fumbling and from the 355 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: one yard line that really feel the deal for for Tennessee. 356 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 1: But tanniill is a guy that has had some talent. 357 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: He's had a moment, he had moments when he was 358 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: in Miami. I think the team believes in him, and 359 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: and that's half the battle right there, is when you 360 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:01,919 Speaker 1: can go into a game and you believe in the quarterback, 361 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 1: you'll play hard for that guy, for the guy under center. 362 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: I think that's what happened last week. Andre where with 363 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: us Dray. How good are the Patriots in your opinion? 364 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: Is this the best Patriot team we've seen since oh 365 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: seven or in a long time, or is the schedule 366 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: just too much in their favor right now to make 367 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: that determination? What do you think? Yeah? I don't. I 368 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: don't think it's the best Patriots team we've seen in 369 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: a while because they keep adding components to it, especially 370 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: at the receiver position, where they you know, they they've 371 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: made a trade for Mohammed Sanu, who obviously before the 372 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: draft they were trying to trying to acquire as well 373 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: to bolster a receiving corps, but I'm not sure it's 374 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: the best best version of them. I mean the tight 375 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: end position without Gronk. They still would like to have 376 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: Gronk come out of Ironman and and uh and put 377 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: pats and a helmet back on it and help them out. 378 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: I think it's it's everything to do with with the 379 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: schedule and where they're catching people. And they play in 380 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 1: a division where you know you're gonna win. You're gonna 381 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: be Buffalo every year, You're gonna beat the Jets every year, 382 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: you know. So that's that's four wins right there before 383 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: you even even take a snap. And you know you 384 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: got Miami on the schedule as well, so a week 385 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: division and others that they played outside of the division 386 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 1: they've they've been able to take care of as well. 387 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 1: So I think it has every bit this early in 388 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: the season to do with the with the with the schedule. 389 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Andre, Where with us are? I want to 390 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,959 Speaker 1: transition to you and the nineteen eighty nine Houston Cougars 391 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: football team being honored thirty at the anniversary the Thursday 392 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: night ceremony. I always thought it was very interesting and 393 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: it says a lot about you that winning the Heisman 394 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: Trophy to you was a team thing. It was a 395 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,719 Speaker 1: team award. Can you speak to that a little bit? 396 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: And I'm sure your teammates really appreciate that because you 397 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: guys weren't able to get to a bowl that year 398 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: because of things that happened in the program long before 399 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 1: you were there. You know, it was we were just 400 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: a close knit bunch and it's something that we all 401 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 1: share in and I may reside at my house, but 402 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: you know, those guys know that they each and every 403 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: one of them have a piece of it, and we 404 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: couldn't go to a bowl game that year, as you mentioned, 405 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: for things that happened to the program long before we 406 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: stepped foot on campus. But it was always a close 407 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: knit bunch. Nobody transferred the NC Double A. It was 408 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,119 Speaker 1: almost like they were trying to destroy programs in the 409 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: Southwest Conference at that point in time because it was 410 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: so long before we got there. Yet we couldn't play 411 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: on television, couldn't go to a bowl game. They gave 412 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: us the option or every player or one time transfer option, 413 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,479 Speaker 1: and not one single player left. And so you know, 414 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,199 Speaker 1: it's just a brotherhood that we've always been able to 415 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: kind of keep and there's a lot of respect in 416 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,479 Speaker 1: the locker room. And I realized as well that I 417 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,640 Speaker 1: could not have done my job without the help of 418 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 1: the other guys. And people forget just how how good 419 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: we were on the defensive side of the ball. With 420 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 1: a number two ranked defense in the country, they got 421 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: tons of turnovers. I think Cornelius Price led the nation. 422 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: I know he led the nation that year, but I 423 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 1: think he had somewhere around twelve interceptions that year. So 424 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: we were getting the ball back a lot on the 425 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 1: offensive side of it because of the success that our 426 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 1: defense had. So we we played off one another, and 427 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: it was just a fun, fun team to play on 428 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: and a fun group of guys to suit up with 429 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: each and every weekend, each and every day for that matter. 430 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 1: All Right, I want to take you through, Just give 431 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: me a thumbnail on some of these games that took 432 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: place that season. First of all, you beat UNLV in 433 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 1: Vegas to start the campaign. That must have been fun. 434 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 1: And then you go to Arizona State. So he had 435 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: two games. I got to imagine it was not exactly 436 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 1: cool autumn weather, and either of those two do you 437 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 1: remember that one of the two of the hotter games 438 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: that we played in and I remember, I can't remember 439 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:00,199 Speaker 1: that the young man's name, the guy's name that late 440 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: quarterback in UNLV, but I know he went to Jackieates 441 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: High School and he provided some some really bulletin board 442 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: material before that game, which you know, I think the 443 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: final score, I know the final score was sixty nine 444 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: to nothing though the season, but it was it was 445 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: very motivating. A guy that was right from from down 446 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: the street that went went to school in UNLV. That was, 447 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: you know, talking a lot of trash and and uh 448 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: we just we just had to go in and take 449 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: care of business. In the Arizona State game, it was 450 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: as hot as a guy, all packed twelve officials. We 451 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 1: had a ton of yards and penalties because every time 452 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: we made a play it seemed like there was a 453 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 1: flag on the field. We still still beat them pretty good. 454 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 1: I think it was thirty six to seven somewhere around there. 455 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: But uh yeah, those were two two of the hotter 456 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 1: games that I've ever played in Okay University of Texas 457 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: at the Astrodome forty seven to nine. The Cougars beat 458 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 1: the Longhorns. That had to be memorable, to say the least. Yeah, 459 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: it was, and one of my favorite players of these 460 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: favor play of my college career happened in that game 461 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: where I, uh, we we we well, we worked on 462 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: at all game all week long and practice a sneak 463 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: and David Klingler into the huddle and direct snapping to 464 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: him as I was audible and uh pretending to audible 465 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 1: and then walked out, ran a switch route down the 466 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: sideline and caught a pass along pass in that in 467 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: that ballgame that was. It wasn't a throw that I 468 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: made that I remember most, but it was it was 469 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: catching that pass against Texas in the Dome that that was. 470 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: That turned out to be my favorite player in college. 471 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:39,160 Speaker 1: Thirty at anniversary celebration, You're at Rice to cap off 472 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,199 Speaker 1: the season sixty only sixty four to nothing. The victory 473 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: now the Bayou bucket you win. It was that the 474 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: day you won the Heisman. It was. And uh, the 475 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: thing about that is they had us in this small 476 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: room at Rice Stadium, and uh, you know, big ups 477 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: to Rice for allowing the announcement to take place there, 478 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: and they made certain, you know, the accommodations they made 479 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 1: for us to get that taken care of. Was. It 480 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 1: just shows the class in which they operate there. But 481 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 1: we we were we were all in this room and 482 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: the offensive line and some of the receivers, coach party 483 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 1: and myself, and when they announced it, it was just, uh, 484 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: it was just crazy. You wouldn't have had I wouldn't 485 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: have had it happen any other way where I got 486 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: to actually spend that time, that special time and the 487 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: announcement with with my my h my teammates. It was 488 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: like I like we just talked about it was every 489 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 1: bit a part of theirs is his mind and to 490 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: have it work out that way where the way it 491 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: was announced was was second or none, and it was 492 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,679 Speaker 1: December second, my gosh, that's like mid season now, it 493 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 1: feels yeah, it was. That's probably the last time it 494 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: will will have or was the last time where they 495 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: moved it back a week to make sure that all 496 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: games in the regular season have been played and it's 497 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 1: now the second week of December to make sure that 498 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: that all finalists are in New York and seated for 499 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 1: the for the presentation. So that was it was. It 500 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 1: worked out exactly like it Well, congratulations once again. Thirty 501 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 1: At the anniversary celebration of the nineteen eighty nine Cougars 502 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: and the Heisman Trophy year. Drey, It's uh, it's wonderful 503 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: to talk about it. Thanks so much for being with us. 504 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: We look forward to seeing you Sunday. Awesome. Thanks buddy, 505 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: I'll see you there. Great stuff from one quarterback, so 506 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,199 Speaker 1: it's spend time with another quarterback. Clint Starner joins me 507 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: next on Texans a acxis. Welcome back to a Wednesday 508 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 1: edition of Texans. All acxis from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. 509 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: I am joined now, but I'm a good friend. You 510 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: hear him on Sports Radio sixteen for two to six 511 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: in the afternoon. Hear him covering Arcas our Razorback football. 512 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: He's Alma mater. You hear him on our post game 513 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: show on Sundays and Thursdays and Mondays whenever we're playing. 514 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: He's doing postgame show with Sean Penergast. They do a 515 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: great job. And my good friend Clint starting. Clint, what's 516 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,680 Speaker 1: going on, brother? How you doing? Man? Not much? Just 517 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: just onto the next man. Tough week, Lass week for protection, 518 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:01,399 Speaker 1: but onto the neck and just so you know, it 519 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: was a tough week from a Razorbacks as well. Brother, 520 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: So you're all gonna lay around a while, We're gonna 521 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: bleed a little bit, we're gonna lick our wounds, and man, 522 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: we'll go back at it next Saturday, next Sunday. It's 523 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: all we're into rock and roll. Well, Clint, uh, don't 524 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: worry about it. Because Myoma matter gave up fifty one 525 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: before halftime to Princeton, so it happens. We understand that. 526 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: So maybe Arkansas has can give up fifty one before halftime. 527 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:26,439 Speaker 1: But we had a tough time with Princeton. But Clint, 528 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: I know there's been a lot of there's been a 529 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: lot of World Series talk, so maybe not as much 530 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: focus on the Texans, But obviously football runs through our blood. 531 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: So I'm sure you've talked about it this week, and 532 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: I'm sure there are probably some things that people are 533 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: concerned about, things that maybe they're not as concerned about. 534 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: What's kind of your overall thought process after seven games, 535 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: after what you saw on Sunday against the Colts, is 536 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 1: there's something that really concerns you and there's something that 537 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 1: maybe doesn't concern you as much as maybe it does others. 538 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: How do you look at where this team is right 539 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: now coming out of that loss to Indianapolis. Well, I 540 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: think the biggest concern is injuries, you know, I mean, 541 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: you've got the secondaries obviously depleted in that game. That 542 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: Indie game is totally a different outcome if if you 543 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: don't have second and third string um dvs in the game, 544 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: and and and you don't get all of the whether 545 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: it was illegal contact or passing affairance or a hold 546 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: or whatever you want to call it. You know that 547 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: cleary um that clearly was a problem Sunday and allowed 548 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts a very run dominant uh play clock 549 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: tom you know, game clock chewing offense, um it. You 550 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: know it allowed them to be effective through the air 551 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: and convert third downs. And it's hard to overcome that, man, 552 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: and so uh you couple that with the fact that 553 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: you're the tightest Howards down you got it. You gotta 554 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 1: right tackle issue. Even though Rodert Johnson's playing well, will 555 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: Fuller goes out early. I mean, you just got some 556 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: some injury problems, which everybody has, but but those those 557 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: are the biggest concerned for me. I mean, everybody has 558 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: the some teams have the ability to overcome them with 559 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:06,719 Speaker 1: personnel and and creativity in the play calling. And and 560 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: maybe changing the defensive scheme a little bit, but um, 561 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: it's so that's the concern John, for me is what 562 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,719 Speaker 1: do the Texans look like moving forward as they're hit 563 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: with with an issue that everybody deals with. How do 564 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: they handle it? And can they win games? You know, 565 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: and and really just just hold down the fort until 566 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: guys get back. Clint, I know, on Sunday I was 567 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: I guess frustrated is probably the right word watching the 568 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: Texans offense, because I felt like there were times when 569 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: they just decided, Okay, we're gonna go down a score 570 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: on this drive and you guys aren't gonna be able 571 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:39,760 Speaker 1: to stop us. And I think a great example of 572 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: that was the five play, seventy five yard drive in 573 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: a third quarter after the Colton made it twenty one nine. 574 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: The Texans just went five plays, went up tempo, and 575 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: just went right down into the end zone. But it 576 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: felt like there were times where they were just shooting 577 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: themselves in the foot, and obviously the first drive I 578 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: think was a great example of that. But it feels 579 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 1: sort of frustrating watching the offense kind of they get 580 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 1: in the left lane and then they go one hundred 581 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: miles an hour and all of a sudden, they stubbed 582 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: their toe and they're kind of stuck behind traffic. One 583 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: of your thoughts as you watch this offense look great 584 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: at times and then at other times it's like, what 585 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: are we doing? Guys? We can't get lined up? I mean, 586 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: that's what's killing us here. What do you think about 587 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: the overall the way the offense kind of stubbed its 588 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: toe a little bit on Sunday, yet still has as 589 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:25,479 Speaker 1: much explosiveness as it could possibly have. Yeah, I mean 590 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 1: when you talk about the penalties, the red zone issues, 591 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean those are all um, they're they're 592 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 1: they're unacceptable. That they can they can be corrected. Um, 593 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 1: whether it's just by the players buckling down and and 594 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: and and not jumping early, or are are you know, 595 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: getting their nose in the playbook a little bit a 596 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: little bit more and and having a little sense of 597 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 1: our little more of a sense of urgency and how 598 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: they get aligned and assigned and how they move free staff. 599 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: I mean that stuff can be cleaned up with a 600 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: with a with a large amount of focus throughout the week, 601 00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: and so it's it's not a major concern. Look, John, 602 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: I mean, here's to me, this is what we're watching. 603 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 1: You've seen some really really good offensive football. And when 604 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 1: I say good, I don't just mean production. I'm talking 605 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: about the communication and consistency and the red zone. Uh, 606 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: the red zone good and the third down conversion good. 607 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: And then you've seen some really really bad of those 608 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: same those same scenarios. Last week it was a red 609 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: zone versus Carolina. It was third downs and getting stuck 610 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: in third and long ten plus time. Um. You know, 611 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: so you've seen some really good and some really bad. 612 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: But I tell you when you when I look at 613 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: the product that's on the field last week was frustrating, 614 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: but it was not Carolina Jacksonville frustrating. So when when 615 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: I when I look at this offense, John to me, 616 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 1: it's about a head coach that's developing the head coach 617 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 1: and a play caller. Let me say that, I'm talking 618 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: more with play callers. It's about a play caller developing 619 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: both both with just his his ability to to to 620 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: call plays as as well as his ability to cater 621 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 1: and and and really scheme around what Deshaun Watson does well. 622 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: And you're watching a quarterback develop and learn what he 623 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: has to do to win versus versus top tier opponents, 624 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 1: and and unfortunately that's not always a seamless process. Unfortunately, 625 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: there's there's gonna be some struggles. What I can do 626 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: is I can live with red Stone struggles here and there. 627 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: I can live with penalties being a problem here and there. 628 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 1: Those are all football things that everybody in the game, 629 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: UH struggles with from time to time. What you can't you, 630 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: what I can't live with, is the inability to adjust, 631 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: the inability to move the football, the zero resemblance of 632 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,640 Speaker 1: an identity of a football team. And and those are 633 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: the things you saw the season. Tay Indy was none 634 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: of that concerning, yes, but it was none of that 635 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 1: that old stuff that you saw earlier in the season. 636 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: TYLD Clint started everybody from Sports Radio six ten covers 637 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 1: the Texans cover as all he used sports from two 638 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 1: to six and also are because razorback football, where he 639 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: established a standard for all razorback quarterbacks there while he 640 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:07,320 Speaker 1: was there in a late nineties, Clint. One thing that 641 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien told us, I think it was it was 642 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:11,880 Speaker 1: probably two years ago, maybe it was two years ago, 643 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: maybe it was last year. We were in here and 644 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 1: we were talking about we're talking about just quarterback play 645 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 1: in general, and we were talking about the red zone 646 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:21,359 Speaker 1: and the Texans had been struggling in the red zone 647 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,399 Speaker 1: last year. They getting down they've been getting down there 648 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:27,239 Speaker 1: pretty readily and they but they were struggling to put 649 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: the bond the end zone. He said. I talked to 650 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: Brady and Brady said in his quarterback development, he said 651 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: the red zone and being effective in the red zone 652 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: was the last piece to the puzzle. He felt like 653 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:42,400 Speaker 1: he had kind of mastered everything else up to a 654 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: particular point, but red zone really kind of gave him 655 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 1: some issues. You've played the position, you kind of want 656 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:53,399 Speaker 1: to I want to get your thoughts about that. And 657 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 1: then is that true? Was that the case for you 658 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: when I got down in the red zone that that 659 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:00,839 Speaker 1: was the most difficult area to kind of master in 660 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: your career? Did you kind of have the same thing 661 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 1: And why is that for a quarterback to get all 662 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: the way down into the red zone and then have 663 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: that be such a difficult area for them to execute 664 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: on a consistent basis. Well, no, there's no doubt about it. 665 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: That's one hundred percent accurate red zone third downs. Um, 666 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,560 Speaker 1: you know it's it's very easy for experienced quarterbacks and 667 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:24,320 Speaker 1: and play callers for that matter. Well, let me say it, 668 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: it's never easy. It's less difficult to to to execute 669 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 1: between the twenties. It's less difficult to execute the shot 670 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: plays um. And when you get down inside the red zone, 671 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 1: the windows are extremely extremely narrow. That the that the 672 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:45,120 Speaker 1: the the opportunity is very very swim. The opportunity to 673 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:48,320 Speaker 1: have success is very very swim. And when you throw 674 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:51,359 Speaker 1: the ball um, you know it's it's it's should You's 675 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: got to be a very very well designed play. Uh. 676 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: It takes a lot of creativity and and when you 677 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,439 Speaker 1: get down there, you've got to have a different frame 678 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: of mind. I mean when I watched the Seawan and 679 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: Watson right now, one of the most difficult things are 680 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 1: not difficult, but one of the most frustrating things is 681 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: understanding he's a young quarterback and right now things are 682 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: moving extremely fast for him, particularly in the red zone. 683 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 1: And so the simple things of like no penalties, no turnovers, 684 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: no sacks in the red zone. You know, when you 685 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,840 Speaker 1: get in the red zone, you've got points. You cannot 686 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: take sacks. It's okay to throw the football away if 687 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 1: you've got a clear escape escape. But if you're in trouble, 688 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:32,320 Speaker 1: it's chaotic. Throw the football away, throw it out of 689 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: the back of the end zone. The simple things that 690 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:39,959 Speaker 1: Brady he executes on a daily basis because he's seen 691 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: everything a million times. One it's completing balls and throwing touchdowns. 692 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:47,400 Speaker 1: But two it's the simple things that throwing the football 693 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: away when it's not there, checking into a run play 694 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:53,400 Speaker 1: when you when you really want to throw the football, 695 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:56,040 Speaker 1: checking it down to your back, when when you really 696 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:57,960 Speaker 1: want to get the ball to Hopkins, and getting through 697 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 1: your progressions really really fast. The end turn o'clock that 698 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 1: a quarterback has has to speed up in the red zone. 699 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:06,239 Speaker 1: It has to be quick at all times. It has 700 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:08,800 Speaker 1: to speed up in the red zone. And so and 701 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 1: I'll add this to that, John, it's exponentially more difficult 702 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: for a quarterback in the red zone when there's when 703 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: they're you're not a run first football team. Brady's not 704 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,200 Speaker 1: a run first football team. Deshaun Watson is not a 705 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 1: run first football team. That they've got to set the 706 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:28,280 Speaker 1: tone in the past game. And so therefore the creativity's 707 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:31,319 Speaker 1: more important, the internal clock is more important. Staying in 708 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,480 Speaker 1: good situations is more important. So so yeah, there's no 709 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:36,840 Speaker 1: doubt about it, man that when that piece comes together, 710 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 1: I believe de Sean Hotson will be complete the written 711 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:41,399 Speaker 1: The Texas have been very good in the red zone 712 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: up until this game against Indianapolis, but I know that 713 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: would have been one and obviously they should have a 714 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: touchdown on the end of the grass penalty and that's 715 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:50,160 Speaker 1: a that's a whole different story coming in on Sunday, 716 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: Clint is Derek Carr and the Oakland Raiders and watching 717 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:57,120 Speaker 1: the Raiders in twenty eighteen, John Gruden's first year, and 718 00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: watching Derek trying to manage that offense the first year 719 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:03,000 Speaker 1: and watching him at twenty nineteen. Now, they've got a 720 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: little bit more run game in the offense this year 721 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: because they're big upfront. Josh Jacobs is doing a good 722 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,839 Speaker 1: job running the football and doing actually doing a great 723 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:11,800 Speaker 1: job run the football. He's fifth in the NFL and 724 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:14,759 Speaker 1: yards per game up over ninety things like ninety three 725 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:18,920 Speaker 1: a game. Derek Carr looks like a different quarterback. Clinton. 726 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:22,960 Speaker 1: When you go through a system change, how long does 727 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,040 Speaker 1: it typically take? How long did it take you? And 728 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:27,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if you went through multiple uh, you 729 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 1: know systems as you went through your career, But how 730 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: long does it take for a quarterback to kind of 731 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,400 Speaker 1: you grasp a system, especially one like Gruden's where you 732 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 1: can have eighteen nineteen words and a play call huff tough? 733 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: Can that be? And what have you seen from Derek 734 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:44,120 Speaker 1: making it the transition from first year in the system 735 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:46,439 Speaker 1: to second year in the system? Yeah, I mean he's 736 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,080 Speaker 1: he's obviously playing a cleaner style of football. I mean, 737 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:51,799 Speaker 1: they're they're they're using Josh Jacobs. And there's nothing better 738 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:54,680 Speaker 1: than a than a good solid run game that you 739 00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: can depend on, a game plan that's designed around getting 740 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:00,760 Speaker 1: that guy touches. That's quarterback. Friend. A lot of quarterbacks 741 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,320 Speaker 1: don't like it because they want to throw it seventy 742 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 1: times a game. But boy, that's it's a lot easier 743 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:07,040 Speaker 1: to play quarterback. Again, let me say it's a lot 744 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:10,479 Speaker 1: less difficult to play quarterback when when that's the plan. 745 00:39:10,719 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 1: And I think that took a little bit of an 746 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:15,399 Speaker 1: adjudgment for for Gruden too, not just not I mean 747 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,600 Speaker 1: not just Car but Gruden too to really commit to 748 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:20,480 Speaker 1: the run game, uh, and and center your offense around 749 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:23,520 Speaker 1: that guy and and so um, you know. Look, I'm 750 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,640 Speaker 1: a big Car fan. Man. I thought when he came out, 751 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:28,440 Speaker 1: I thought it was highly underrated. Um. I love what 752 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:31,760 Speaker 1: he brings to the table as far as throwing the football. Um, 753 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's going to have a big day. 754 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 1: I mean, they're they're gonna put up numbers man, that 755 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: they're the Romeo Cornel's Ben Don't Break. You know. Mentality 756 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:44,600 Speaker 1: between the twenties is a lot of what when I 757 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 1: hear on the radio, we get callers about complaining. A 758 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:50,960 Speaker 1: lot of what I hear is hell, it's part of 759 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,319 Speaker 1: the plan, you know. It's one of those the Ben 760 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 1: Don't break grow Milcrenel doesn't care how many yards he 761 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:58,560 Speaker 1: gives up. It's just it's it's all about point and 762 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:00,800 Speaker 1: they're gonna buckle down and in the red zone and 763 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,279 Speaker 1: things get tight down there. I just don't know that 764 00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: the Raiders have a ton of weapons outside that Derek 765 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:08,680 Speaker 1: Carr is completely comfortable with right now. And so I 766 00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 1: think they're gonna be a little bit handcuffed versus Texans 767 00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:15,000 Speaker 1: defense in third and longs in the red zone, and 768 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,400 Speaker 1: so you know, you gotta give the Texans the advantage. 769 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:21,960 Speaker 1: But Derek Carr is dangerous. John Gruden is dangerous. You 770 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:25,439 Speaker 1: throw Jacobs in the mix. These guys are dangerous. They're 771 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:28,560 Speaker 1: not consistent enough right now to win consistently throughout the 772 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:33,240 Speaker 1: season and win consistently versus the top tier NFL teams. 773 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 1: But man, they're dangerous. They sure are trending upward. And 774 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,200 Speaker 1: the Texans need to be careful this week because they 775 00:40:39,239 --> 00:40:41,400 Speaker 1: got a lot of skill, they got a good plan 776 00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:44,360 Speaker 1: and U and now bite you if you're not careful. 777 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: All right, I'm gonna ask you this one, Clint, and 778 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:50,200 Speaker 1: you can reserve judgment until April. But I got a 779 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:53,719 Speaker 1: feeling that the Miami Dolphins or one of these oh 780 00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 1: and whatever teams are gonna have an opportunity to look 781 00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:59,000 Speaker 1: at two quarterbacks coming from the SEC, the conference that 782 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:02,640 Speaker 1: you played in many many years ago. Alabama's to a 783 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:05,759 Speaker 1: tongue of ioloh ls used Joe Burrow. Now there are 784 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:08,960 Speaker 1: some others that are in that mix. Justin Herbert from Oregon, 785 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:11,319 Speaker 1: maybe Jake from from Georgia, and we'll see who else 786 00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:15,080 Speaker 1: declares in that. Obviously Jordan Love from Utah State as 787 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,480 Speaker 1: a guy that I really like as well. But if 788 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:20,319 Speaker 1: you're sitting there and you've got the choice between two 789 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:22,520 Speaker 1: a tongue of Violoha and Joe Burrow. What you know 790 00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:24,719 Speaker 1: right now, what you've seen of them from last year, 791 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:28,359 Speaker 1: this year, all told which quarterback would you take going 792 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 1: forward with the better NFL future? Well, you know the 793 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 1: NFL futures are tough. Now he's talking about the draft. 794 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:40,240 Speaker 1: I gotta go with two in that situation, simply because 795 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,759 Speaker 1: I believe that that I've heard from enough people that 796 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:47,200 Speaker 1: his intangibles are extremely elite. They're Jalen Hurts like that's 797 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 1: important in the first round draft pick. And quite frankly, 798 00:41:50,520 --> 00:41:52,400 Speaker 1: I'm just not Roal High and Joe Burrow, you know. 799 00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he's a great college quarterback. I 800 00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:57,200 Speaker 1: respect the hell out of him. I think I think 801 00:41:57,239 --> 00:42:01,200 Speaker 1: the transition he's made, the improvement he's made, is unbelievably 802 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 1: respectable and admirable. I mean, he's looked. I mean, the 803 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:06,960 Speaker 1: guy's doing doing big, big things. But when I watch 804 00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:09,560 Speaker 1: him play, I don't see any lead arm um. You know, 805 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:12,360 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't. I haven't seen enough of the 806 00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: success this season versus high tier, top top quality opponent 807 00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:19,760 Speaker 1: to buy into it. Hell of a season. The stock 808 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:21,759 Speaker 1: is rising, He's gonna make some money where before I 809 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:23,919 Speaker 1: don't know if he's even gonna make any money. But 810 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:25,759 Speaker 1: but when I what I know about the draft, I 811 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:28,319 Speaker 1: think the hype around two of is gonna put him 812 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:30,160 Speaker 1: in the mix. I'm not sold on to it either 813 00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:32,960 Speaker 1: as far as as just being an elite talent at 814 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:35,839 Speaker 1: the NFL level, uh and and and me. The way 815 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:38,880 Speaker 1: that the NFL that falls in love with big, big, 816 00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:42,720 Speaker 1: big guys that can move and have a big arm, 817 00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:45,000 Speaker 1: I would expect Herbert to be the guy that everybody 818 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 1: and of course there's a lot of hype around him 819 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:48,480 Speaker 1: on already, but I would expect him to be the 820 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 1: guy that everybody just builds up throughout the draft because 821 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:53,360 Speaker 1: he can throw at eighty and he can rip it 822 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:56,200 Speaker 1: through a wall, and he can he moves well, he's big, 823 00:42:56,239 --> 00:42:57,839 Speaker 1: he looks good when he walks through the door. He's 824 00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,799 Speaker 1: gonna win the beauty pageant. Um. You know. I think 825 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:02,560 Speaker 1: the NFL will hype that guy up and end up 826 00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:04,960 Speaker 1: making him to the number one quarterback. I don't know 827 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:07,120 Speaker 1: when he's gonna go, but but the top quarterback that goes, 828 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:09,040 Speaker 1: I must have been in the NFL way too long 829 00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:12,040 Speaker 1: because I Herbert. It's been my guy the whole time. 830 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:14,480 Speaker 1: But I just figured you be an SEC guy. Gave 831 00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:16,520 Speaker 1: me an opportunity to pump up your SEC guys. But 832 00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:19,040 Speaker 1: well said man, I appreciate clinch Stern. You can hear 833 00:43:19,120 --> 00:43:21,839 Speaker 1: him two to six and every single weekday. You can 834 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:24,000 Speaker 1: hear him on our postgame show as well. And if 835 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 1: you're an Arksas razorback fan, you better be following him 836 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:30,800 Speaker 1: for the best damn college football coverage anywhere on your school. Clinton, 837 00:43:30,800 --> 00:43:33,000 Speaker 1: You're the best. Man. Appreciate it, brother, You got it. Brother, 838 00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:36,080 Speaker 1: Y'll be good. Okay, when we get back, let's talk 839 00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:38,880 Speaker 1: a little Raiders. Eddie Pascal it covers the Raiders for 840 00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:41,800 Speaker 1: Raiders dot Com will join dep Sitters. We can behind 841 00:43:41,880 --> 00:43:45,680 Speaker 1: Enemy sidelines next on Texas All Access. As we kick 842 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:48,120 Speaker 1: off the second hour of the show, it's time for 843 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:50,960 Speaker 1: this week's stats Challenge, brought to you by Schlumberge. Visit 844 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,680 Speaker 1: Houston Texas dot com today and registered to take the 845 00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:58,240 Speaker 1: stats challenge. Now, two guys that I'll go under center 846 00:43:58,320 --> 00:44:01,680 Speaker 1: for the respective squad, Shawn Watson for your Texans and 847 00:44:01,719 --> 00:44:05,120 Speaker 1: Derek Carr for the Raiders, both right now with one 848 00:44:05,239 --> 00:44:10,280 Speaker 1: hundred plus passer ratings. If that holds. For Derek Carr, 849 00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:15,040 Speaker 1: it will be the highest passer rating in his career. 850 00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:17,400 Speaker 1: He's been in the ninety six range, but at one 851 00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:22,040 Speaker 1: hundred point two currently, that would be an all time 852 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:25,920 Speaker 1: high for him. His second year in the John Gruden offense. 853 00:44:26,040 --> 00:44:29,600 Speaker 1: Derek Carr at one hundred point two having a having 854 00:44:29,719 --> 00:44:32,520 Speaker 1: up standing year really with the Oakland Raiders. Struggled a 855 00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:34,600 Speaker 1: little bit last week ainst the Packers, and hopefully that 856 00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:39,640 Speaker 1: continues for the former Clements High School Ranger starting quarterback 857 00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:42,799 Speaker 1: Derek Carr. There you go, this week's stats talent brought 858 00:44:42,800 --> 00:44:44,959 Speaker 1: to you by Slumbers. All right, let's get back into 859 00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:47,920 Speaker 1: it and go behind enemy sidelines with DP City this 860 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,600 Speaker 1: week and every week that we have faced the Oakland Raiders. 861 00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:54,239 Speaker 1: DP spends time with Eddie Pascal of Raiders dot Com. 862 00:44:54,320 --> 00:44:55,960 Speaker 1: Been a while since I talked to you, Eddie. How's 863 00:44:55,960 --> 00:44:57,719 Speaker 1: it going. I know it's been a long time, but 864 00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:01,560 Speaker 1: everything's good. Another beautiful, unse he's warm day here in 865 00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:04,480 Speaker 1: northern California, but I have known complaints and we're looking 866 00:45:04,520 --> 00:45:06,480 Speaker 1: forward to heading down to Texas. Yeah, it's been an 867 00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:09,319 Speaker 1: unusual news week. Let's get started for the big news 868 00:45:09,360 --> 00:45:12,120 Speaker 1: of the week. Garyon Conley gets traded from Oakland to 869 00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:15,960 Speaker 1: the Texans. The timing of it, does it surprise you? 870 00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:18,040 Speaker 1: And what can you tell us about Conley what he 871 00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:21,440 Speaker 1: brings to this Texans secondary? The timing surprises me maybe 872 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,160 Speaker 1: like a one on a scale of one to ten. 873 00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:25,799 Speaker 1: Not really. I think it's kind of funky obviously, just 874 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:27,640 Speaker 1: the fact that we're headed to Houston. We're gonna play 875 00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:30,319 Speaker 1: you guys on Sunday afternoon or early evening, whatever it 876 00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:32,920 Speaker 1: is over there. But Coach Gruder said, look, we have 877 00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:35,080 Speaker 1: a lot of young corners, a lot of young defensive 878 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:37,480 Speaker 1: backs that we need to get rest. And he's looking 879 00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:40,239 Speaker 1: down the road twenty twenty one and beyond. He goes, 880 00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:42,560 Speaker 1: we need to get these guys on the field, and 881 00:45:42,680 --> 00:45:44,960 Speaker 1: unfortunately Garyon was kind of the cog that was preventing 882 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:46,600 Speaker 1: a lot of that from happening. And that's no shot 883 00:45:46,600 --> 00:45:48,400 Speaker 1: at gary On at all. You guys are getting you 884 00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:50,960 Speaker 1: really really good defensive back, a guy who can do 885 00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:54,240 Speaker 1: a lot of things, highly touted coming out of Ohio State, 886 00:45:54,560 --> 00:45:58,000 Speaker 1: and it's had moments, obviously had a pretty injury played 887 00:45:58,080 --> 00:46:00,680 Speaker 1: Rickie season here with us, but after that bounced back 888 00:46:00,719 --> 00:46:04,000 Speaker 1: in a big way. Last year and has shown he's 889 00:46:04,040 --> 00:46:06,920 Speaker 1: shown glimpses that he can really be a you know, 890 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:09,759 Speaker 1: a standout lockdown corner. I mean, he he was out 891 00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:12,279 Speaker 1: standing last year against Antonio Brown when the Steelers came 892 00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:14,640 Speaker 1: to town. But I think that when you know, Coach 893 00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:16,840 Speaker 1: Gruden's looking at it was kind of that consistency for 894 00:46:16,920 --> 00:46:18,880 Speaker 1: Garyon and being able to do it week in and 895 00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:21,200 Speaker 1: week out. And then also you know the fact that 896 00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:23,879 Speaker 1: we do have two young corners that they drafted this year. 897 00:46:24,080 --> 00:46:25,640 Speaker 1: They really want to see what they can do. So 898 00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:28,000 Speaker 1: the timing of it surprises me a little bit, but 899 00:46:28,120 --> 00:46:30,640 Speaker 1: the fact that Garyon is now wearing a different not 900 00:46:30,719 --> 00:46:33,319 Speaker 1: so much. Yeah, it's a little awkward, but we've dealt 901 00:46:33,320 --> 00:46:35,640 Speaker 1: with that before. Demarius Thomas traded to the Texans right 902 00:46:35,640 --> 00:46:38,440 Speaker 1: before the Texans play played the Broncos, so it'd be 903 00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:40,279 Speaker 1: a little bit of a weird scenario. What can you give? 904 00:46:40,360 --> 00:46:43,040 Speaker 1: Give me a fun fact about Garyon Conway that most 905 00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:45,080 Speaker 1: fans may not know about him. Oh, A fun one 906 00:46:45,080 --> 00:46:48,560 Speaker 1: about gary On. Garyon is Gary's He's a pretty soft 907 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:50,480 Speaker 1: spoken guy, so you're gonna have to kind of throd 908 00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:52,560 Speaker 1: and push and pull to get some stuff out of him. 909 00:46:52,960 --> 00:46:55,279 Speaker 1: But he's he's a really nice kid and he's really 910 00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:57,239 Speaker 1: into gaming, and I know it's kind of like the 911 00:46:57,320 --> 00:47:00,000 Speaker 1: de facto you know everyone these days, especially for corner 912 00:47:00,239 --> 00:47:04,120 Speaker 1: defensive backs. Yeah, yeah, and so there, but that's I mean, 913 00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:07,160 Speaker 1: Garyon is like really really into it. One of our 914 00:47:07,160 --> 00:47:09,839 Speaker 1: guys here on staff, Coles, who's our resident esports guy, 915 00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:13,600 Speaker 1: has actually delved into Gary on the gaming career and 916 00:47:13,600 --> 00:47:16,200 Speaker 1: he's like, yeah, this guy's that's pretty legit. So he's 917 00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:17,680 Speaker 1: just said he can be just stead on the field 918 00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:19,919 Speaker 1: and he's just set in in the virtual space as well. 919 00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:22,759 Speaker 1: So gaming career. I love it. All Right, let's talk 920 00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:25,680 Speaker 1: about the Raiders twenty nineteen season. We watched a little 921 00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:27,799 Speaker 1: bit of it play out on a Hard Knocks and 922 00:47:27,880 --> 00:47:30,600 Speaker 1: John Gruden's really had to work through some adverse times 923 00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:33,840 Speaker 1: and distractions this year. Talk to me about Hard Knocks. 924 00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:38,000 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown, Vantez Burfet getting suspended would have been the 925 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,280 Speaker 1: biggest challenges off the field, and how has John Gruden 926 00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:42,200 Speaker 1: been able to sort of rally the troops in the 927 00:47:42,239 --> 00:47:44,680 Speaker 1: locker room and get them going each week. Yeah. I 928 00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:46,080 Speaker 1: mean I think you mentioned two of them, and I 929 00:47:46,080 --> 00:47:47,920 Speaker 1: think the third one that not as many people are 930 00:47:47,920 --> 00:47:50,560 Speaker 1: talking about is the road schedule, the road stretch that 931 00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:52,320 Speaker 1: we're in right now. I think this is our fifth 932 00:47:52,400 --> 00:47:54,560 Speaker 1: road game in a row. You know, we've we've kind 933 00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:56,319 Speaker 1: of lost track. We went to London for a week. 934 00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:58,920 Speaker 1: The scheduling gods were not very kind to us in 935 00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:01,839 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, and obviously coach Gruden has no control over 936 00:48:01,920 --> 00:48:04,239 Speaker 1: that or how the schedule gets made. But I mean, 937 00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:06,080 Speaker 1: you look at the stress if this team has been 938 00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:08,000 Speaker 1: on and I don't know if you're gonna see a 939 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:09,719 Speaker 1: lot of teams in the NFL that have traveled as 940 00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:12,759 Speaker 1: much and as often and as far as this team has. 941 00:48:12,840 --> 00:48:14,680 Speaker 1: But I think coach Juden has really done a heck 942 00:48:14,680 --> 00:48:17,560 Speaker 1: of a job keeping these guys not only motivated but 943 00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:20,359 Speaker 1: really together because you know, as you mentioned, there's been 944 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:23,560 Speaker 1: no shortage of surprises and bumps along the way of 945 00:48:23,600 --> 00:48:27,000 Speaker 1: this twenty nineteen season. But you know, you talked to 946 00:48:27,040 --> 00:48:29,680 Speaker 1: coach Gruden. The guys an ultimately the ultimate motivated or 947 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:32,239 Speaker 1: the ultimate players coach guys you know, talk to him 948 00:48:32,239 --> 00:48:33,839 Speaker 1: for ten minutes, then they come out saying, Hey, I'm 949 00:48:33,840 --> 00:48:36,040 Speaker 1: ready to run through a wall for this guy. So 950 00:48:36,080 --> 00:48:37,680 Speaker 1: he's really done a good job, and I think that 951 00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:40,160 Speaker 1: I think the best thing, or one of the best 952 00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:42,320 Speaker 1: things I should say that he's done in twenty nineteen. 953 00:48:42,520 --> 00:48:44,360 Speaker 1: If you look at this Raiders team now and it 954 00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:46,799 Speaker 1: has an identity. They know who they want to be, 955 00:48:46,960 --> 00:48:49,440 Speaker 1: they know how to win. They've shown the blueprint of 956 00:48:49,480 --> 00:48:52,600 Speaker 1: how they can be successful on Sundays, and you know, 957 00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:55,600 Speaker 1: excluding twenty sixteen, that really wasn't the case the past 958 00:48:55,640 --> 00:48:57,719 Speaker 1: couple of years. But now this team has a vision 959 00:48:57,760 --> 00:49:00,200 Speaker 1: of who they are, who they want to be. Coach 960 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:02,000 Speaker 1: Gruden and Mike may have come on and gotten those 961 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:04,680 Speaker 1: players that can fill fill the roles that they need 962 00:49:04,680 --> 00:49:06,960 Speaker 1: to build and kind of take that that vision to life. 963 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:09,879 Speaker 1: So you know, sitting at three and three, I think, 964 00:49:10,080 --> 00:49:12,520 Speaker 1: you know, because Gruden deserves a ton of ton of 965 00:49:12,560 --> 00:49:14,560 Speaker 1: credit for keeping these guys motivated. And you know, I 966 00:49:14,600 --> 00:49:15,879 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a heck of a ball game 967 00:49:15,880 --> 00:49:19,040 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Yeah, that road schedule. You bring up a 968 00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:21,640 Speaker 1: good point because where the Texans are going to London 969 00:49:21,760 --> 00:49:24,360 Speaker 1: after this Raiders game? And I saw that the Raiders 970 00:49:24,760 --> 00:49:27,880 Speaker 1: went Indianapolis and immediately from Indianapolis went to London, and 971 00:49:27,960 --> 00:49:30,359 Speaker 1: I just thought that stretching itself must have been tough, 972 00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:32,400 Speaker 1: but they came back with a wind. It was working 973 00:49:32,480 --> 00:49:36,040 Speaker 1: for them. So good for the Raiders especially for being 974 00:49:36,080 --> 00:49:38,760 Speaker 1: able to pull that off. Let's talk about Josh Jacobs. 975 00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:41,840 Speaker 1: He's quietly been breaking some rushing records four touchdowns on 976 00:49:41,880 --> 00:49:44,800 Speaker 1: the year. How much of a surprise has his success 977 00:49:44,880 --> 00:49:47,000 Speaker 1: been this early on? What does he do well and 978 00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:50,920 Speaker 1: what's made him so successful? Man? I mean, what does 979 00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:52,960 Speaker 1: he do? Where to begin? I mean, he really is 980 00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:55,600 Speaker 1: kind of that complete three bound back. I actually talked 981 00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:57,480 Speaker 1: to him after the game on Sunday, you know, after 982 00:49:57,520 --> 00:50:00,000 Speaker 1: another one hundred and twenty four yards effort I think 983 00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:02,000 Speaker 1: it was, and I was like, hey, man, like, are 984 00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:04,200 Speaker 1: you surprised at how well this has been going for you? 985 00:50:04,239 --> 00:50:06,320 Speaker 1: Like you're draft in the first round, so people expect 986 00:50:06,320 --> 00:50:08,160 Speaker 1: you to come in and contribute right away. But this 987 00:50:08,320 --> 00:50:11,040 Speaker 1: is going like, really really well. And he kind of 988 00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:13,200 Speaker 1: laughed and he said, He's like, honestly, man, like, I 989 00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:16,440 Speaker 1: don't come in with like expectations. He goes, I didn't 990 00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:19,000 Speaker 1: think that. He's like, I never doubted myself that I 991 00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:20,520 Speaker 1: could do it on the NFL level. But he goes, 992 00:50:20,560 --> 00:50:22,040 Speaker 1: I'll be honest with you. He's like, it is a 993 00:50:22,040 --> 00:50:25,000 Speaker 1: little surprising how well it's gone in the early goings. Uh, 994 00:50:25,120 --> 00:50:28,040 Speaker 1: there's really not much that this guy doesn't do. And CoA. 995 00:50:28,080 --> 00:50:30,759 Speaker 1: Scruben is actually talking yesterday, he said, you know, the 996 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:32,919 Speaker 1: way that he's playing, the fact that he's playing so 997 00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:35,239 Speaker 1: well and he's so dynamic, he goes, it's hard to 998 00:50:35,239 --> 00:50:37,080 Speaker 1: take him off the field. There's not a lot of 999 00:50:37,080 --> 00:50:39,640 Speaker 1: instances where Josh on the field is not going to 1000 00:50:39,680 --> 00:50:42,160 Speaker 1: be a you know, a net positive for this team. 1001 00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:45,120 Speaker 1: But as you said, you know, he's breaking records every week. 1002 00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:47,280 Speaker 1: I think it was two weeks ago he had eclipsed 1003 00:50:47,320 --> 00:50:50,240 Speaker 1: Marcus Allen in terms of rushing yards in a first 1004 00:50:50,360 --> 00:50:53,560 Speaker 1: in his first five games. Last week he'd eclipsed his 1005 00:50:53,640 --> 00:50:56,640 Speaker 1: Boat Jackson through his first six games. So, you know, 1006 00:50:56,680 --> 00:50:58,320 Speaker 1: you look at some of the guys that Josh is 1007 00:50:58,360 --> 00:51:01,040 Speaker 1: now in the Raiders record book with and it's some 1008 00:51:01,080 --> 00:51:04,080 Speaker 1: pretty good company. Let's talk about Derek Carr. He's now 1009 00:51:04,080 --> 00:51:06,480 Speaker 1: in year six. What are your thoughts on his progress 1010 00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:08,480 Speaker 1: so far? He's dealt with so much in his career, 1011 00:51:08,600 --> 00:51:11,920 Speaker 1: from injuries to the rebuilding over there in Oakland, a 1012 00:51:11,960 --> 00:51:14,320 Speaker 1: new coaching staff. How has he been able to adapt 1013 00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:16,400 Speaker 1: and bounce back and what do you see out of 1014 00:51:16,440 --> 00:51:19,080 Speaker 1: him this year? You know, I think Derek deserves a 1015 00:51:19,120 --> 00:51:21,959 Speaker 1: ton of credit in twenty nineteen for how this team 1016 00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:24,280 Speaker 1: is playing. I mean, one thing you mentioned the coaching 1017 00:51:24,280 --> 00:51:27,440 Speaker 1: staff changes, the fact that you know he's dealt with injuries. 1018 00:51:27,440 --> 00:51:28,960 Speaker 1: I mean, Derek, you know, must like this team in 1019 00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:31,320 Speaker 1: journal has had no shortage of adversity through his career. 1020 00:51:31,360 --> 00:51:33,759 Speaker 1: But another thing that's happened this year is his wide 1021 00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:36,560 Speaker 1: receiving corps has literally changed from week to week to week. 1022 00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:39,040 Speaker 1: Tyro Williams has been down the past couple of weeks, 1023 00:51:39,040 --> 00:51:41,799 Speaker 1: who was at the facto number one coming into into 1024 00:51:41,800 --> 00:51:44,279 Speaker 1: the regular season, and he hasn't been able to go. 1025 00:51:44,719 --> 00:51:46,880 Speaker 1: Coach Cruden sounded hopeful that he might be able to 1026 00:51:46,920 --> 00:51:48,799 Speaker 1: go this week. We probably won't know a little later 1027 00:51:48,840 --> 00:51:53,000 Speaker 1: in the week with Tyrell statuses, But without Tyrrell, Dwayne 1028 00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:55,560 Speaker 1: Harris has been heart You know, a ton of guys 1029 00:51:55,560 --> 00:51:57,200 Speaker 1: have been here. J. J. Nelson was hurt a lot 1030 00:51:57,200 --> 00:51:59,800 Speaker 1: before he was ultimately released from the team. But each 1031 00:52:00,040 --> 00:52:02,800 Speaker 1: week Derek has had a different set of receivers throwing 1032 00:52:02,840 --> 00:52:04,759 Speaker 1: the ball too. And I think he deserves a ton 1033 00:52:04,760 --> 00:52:06,920 Speaker 1: of credit and credit that I honestly don't think he's 1034 00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:09,200 Speaker 1: getting right now for being able to move this off 1035 00:52:09,480 --> 00:52:12,080 Speaker 1: up and down as effectively as he has been. And 1036 00:52:12,120 --> 00:52:14,640 Speaker 1: you know, the numbers aren't you know, the crazy four hundred, 1037 00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:17,120 Speaker 1: five hundred yard performances that we've seen from DC in 1038 00:52:17,120 --> 00:52:19,520 Speaker 1: the past. But I mean, he's doing exactly what he 1039 00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:21,959 Speaker 1: needs to do. He's been very for the most part, 1040 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:25,560 Speaker 1: careful with the football, protecting the rock, putting the team 1041 00:52:25,560 --> 00:52:28,400 Speaker 1: in the right positions to get points. And you know, 1042 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:30,879 Speaker 1: he's been stellar. And like I said, the stats might 1043 00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:33,000 Speaker 1: not be there, but make no mistake about it, Derek 1044 00:52:33,160 --> 00:52:36,640 Speaker 1: is really still the stir the spoon that stirs the 1045 00:52:36,680 --> 00:52:38,360 Speaker 1: drink for this Raiders offense in a lot of ways. 1046 00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:41,560 Speaker 1: Let's talk about that Raiders offensive line signed a Richie 1047 00:52:41,600 --> 00:52:45,480 Speaker 1: Incognito this offseason. We're wondering how that project was gonna go. 1048 00:52:45,560 --> 00:52:48,080 Speaker 1: Panned out well, it seems because the old lines played 1049 00:52:48,080 --> 00:52:50,759 Speaker 1: pretty well. And that's without Trent Brown, who a lot 1050 00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:53,680 Speaker 1: of Texans fans were very interested in. And he goes 1051 00:52:53,719 --> 00:52:56,279 Speaker 1: to the Raiders, but he's playing on the right side 1052 00:52:56,280 --> 00:52:59,080 Speaker 1: of the line. How close I know, I know he 1053 00:52:59,080 --> 00:53:01,160 Speaker 1: didn't play last week Green Bay. How close is hen 1054 00:53:01,200 --> 00:53:03,359 Speaker 1: returning in and talk to me about that transition that 1055 00:53:03,400 --> 00:53:06,160 Speaker 1: he had to make. Oh man, I mean, I think, 1056 00:53:06,200 --> 00:53:07,959 Speaker 1: you know, kind of like Tyrell will learn a little 1057 00:53:08,040 --> 00:53:11,200 Speaker 1: later in the week. Exactly where Big Trent tack coach 1058 00:53:11,239 --> 00:53:14,720 Speaker 1: said yesterday, is that, you know, it's he's about fifty 1059 00:53:14,840 --> 00:53:17,840 Speaker 1: fifty somewhere in that in that ballpark to see if 1060 00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:19,480 Speaker 1: he's able to go. But I mean, Trent has been 1061 00:53:19,520 --> 00:53:22,000 Speaker 1: everything and more that I think the Raiders hope that 1062 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:24,480 Speaker 1: he would be when they signed him during free agency. 1063 00:53:24,840 --> 00:53:27,319 Speaker 1: Really locked down. The right side of that line has 1064 00:53:27,360 --> 00:53:29,520 Speaker 1: been stellar. Obviously didn't play last week dealing with the 1065 00:53:29,600 --> 00:53:32,279 Speaker 1: calf injury, but when he's when he's healthy and he's 1066 00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:35,000 Speaker 1: ready to go, Coach Gruden. Mike Mayaka said, I don't 1067 00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:36,920 Speaker 1: know if there's a better right packle in the NFL 1068 00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:39,960 Speaker 1: than Trent, and I'm pretty inclined to believe them, but 1069 00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:43,120 Speaker 1: that offensive line, that unit upfront in general has been really, 1070 00:53:43,160 --> 00:53:47,520 Speaker 1: really good the entire year. Without Trent, David Sharp steps 1071 00:53:47,600 --> 00:53:50,560 Speaker 1: up and he takes over right tackle, and really, you know, 1072 00:53:50,600 --> 00:53:52,640 Speaker 1: it's hard to replace a guy like Trent. I mean, 1073 00:53:52,680 --> 00:53:54,759 Speaker 1: he's he is who he is. But you know, David 1074 00:53:54,760 --> 00:53:58,160 Speaker 1: Sharpe steps in and played really admirably, no sacks, no 1075 00:53:58,280 --> 00:54:01,080 Speaker 1: quarterback hits, and the team ran for over one hundred 1076 00:54:01,080 --> 00:54:03,760 Speaker 1: and fifty yards last week. So, I mean, this offensive 1077 00:54:03,800 --> 00:54:06,560 Speaker 1: line has really kind of the catalyst for what this 1078 00:54:06,560 --> 00:54:09,919 Speaker 1: team wants to do offensively. Coach Gruden has stressed time 1079 00:54:09,960 --> 00:54:12,000 Speaker 1: and time again, you know he wants to play that 1080 00:54:12,080 --> 00:54:15,759 Speaker 1: smash mouth control, the control of the clock, established the tone, 1081 00:54:15,840 --> 00:54:17,960 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage football and if you want to 1082 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:19,680 Speaker 1: do that, and if you want to do it really well, 1083 00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:22,640 Speaker 1: unity beast offensive line. And that's exactly what the Raiders 1084 00:54:22,680 --> 00:54:24,799 Speaker 1: have in twenty nineteen. The Raiders have faced a lot 1085 00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:28,040 Speaker 1: of different types of quarterbacks this year. Veteran quarterbacks, young quarterbacks. 1086 00:54:28,040 --> 00:54:31,680 Speaker 1: They've played Patrick Mahomes earlier, Jacobi Purcette defeated the Colts. 1087 00:54:32,120 --> 00:54:34,440 Speaker 1: How has the Raiders defense fired against these sort of 1088 00:54:34,520 --> 00:54:36,960 Speaker 1: dual threat quarterbacks that they faced this year? Obviously they're 1089 00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:40,200 Speaker 1: going to be facing Deshaun Watson for the first time. Yeah, 1090 00:54:40,239 --> 00:54:41,839 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's been kind of a mixed bag. 1091 00:54:41,880 --> 00:54:43,759 Speaker 1: I think that when you look at the Raiders as 1092 00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:48,160 Speaker 1: they stand right now, they need help in numerous areas. 1093 00:54:48,320 --> 00:54:51,840 Speaker 1: I think obviously, the linebacking corps is not as not 1094 00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:53,319 Speaker 1: as stacked as you would like. I don't know if 1095 00:54:53,320 --> 00:54:56,480 Speaker 1: the death is there at this moment, but it's been 1096 00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:59,000 Speaker 1: a mixed bag. They've taken advantage of some opportunities that 1097 00:54:59,080 --> 00:55:02,959 Speaker 1: teams have given them. They've had timely turnovers which helped immensely. 1098 00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:05,680 Speaker 1: And even if you're not playing the type of complete 1099 00:55:05,680 --> 00:55:07,239 Speaker 1: devens that you want, if you're able to take the 1100 00:55:07,280 --> 00:55:11,200 Speaker 1: ball away and enforced turnovers, that goes a really, really 1101 00:55:11,239 --> 00:55:13,960 Speaker 1: long way. And the ways that this offense wants to 1102 00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:16,200 Speaker 1: play if they want to control the clock, they want 1103 00:55:16,239 --> 00:55:18,560 Speaker 1: to keep the opposing offense on the sidelines as much 1104 00:55:18,600 --> 00:55:20,600 Speaker 1: as possible. I think that goes a long way in 1105 00:55:20,920 --> 00:55:23,200 Speaker 1: helping your defense as well. But I think that there's 1106 00:55:23,239 --> 00:55:25,239 Speaker 1: definitely some bright spots on this defense. You look at 1107 00:55:25,239 --> 00:55:28,319 Speaker 1: a guy like Max Crosby, a Day three pick in 1108 00:55:28,320 --> 00:55:31,040 Speaker 1: the NFL draft last year, who has really turned it 1109 00:55:31,120 --> 00:55:33,560 Speaker 1: up as of late saxon back to back weeks, a 1110 00:55:33,640 --> 00:55:35,560 Speaker 1: high motor guy, a guy who can do a lot 1111 00:55:35,640 --> 00:55:38,160 Speaker 1: of things on that defensive line, and there you know 1112 00:55:38,200 --> 00:55:41,720 Speaker 1: there is reason to be optimistic for this Raiders defense. Obviously, 1113 00:55:41,760 --> 00:55:45,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers was Aaron Rosters last week at Lambeau and 1114 00:55:45,239 --> 00:55:46,719 Speaker 1: you know, you look at his stats and there's really 1115 00:55:46,719 --> 00:55:49,400 Speaker 1: no explaining those away. But you know, the Raiders are 1116 00:55:49,400 --> 00:55:51,200 Speaker 1: going to have a tough one again this week and 1117 00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:53,040 Speaker 1: with your guy to Sean, but I'm excited to see 1118 00:55:53,040 --> 00:55:54,799 Speaker 1: how they fare, no doubt. All Right, the Raiders are 1119 00:55:54,800 --> 00:55:57,480 Speaker 1: moving to Vegas, not quite yet. But how has the 1120 00:55:57,560 --> 00:56:00,560 Speaker 1: fan reaction been there? We played against the Chargers a 1121 00:56:00,560 --> 00:56:02,279 Speaker 1: few weeks ago and it's been a little bit of 1122 00:56:02,320 --> 00:56:03,799 Speaker 1: a rough go for them, But it seems like there's 1123 00:56:03,840 --> 00:56:05,560 Speaker 1: not really been too much of a drop off with 1124 00:56:05,640 --> 00:56:08,560 Speaker 1: Raiders fans, has there? No. I mean, granted, Weedland played 1125 00:56:08,600 --> 00:56:10,440 Speaker 1: a home game and which seems like four months at 1126 00:56:10,440 --> 00:56:13,200 Speaker 1: this point, but in the early goings, yeah, I mean, 1127 00:56:13,200 --> 00:56:14,960 Speaker 1: the energy of the college game has still been great. 1128 00:56:15,000 --> 00:56:16,440 Speaker 1: I mean whenever we go on the road, and I'm 1129 00:56:16,480 --> 00:56:18,880 Speaker 1: sure it'll be the same case Sunday down in Houston, 1130 00:56:19,200 --> 00:56:22,040 Speaker 1: Raider Nation shows up. They've been very excited, and I 1131 00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:24,960 Speaker 1: think that, you know, having a team playing football the 1132 00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:27,439 Speaker 1: way that the Raiders are currently playing football also helps 1133 00:56:28,080 --> 00:56:29,880 Speaker 1: you know. There's reason to be excited, there's reason to 1134 00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:34,360 Speaker 1: be united, and obviously this organization is very, very excited 1135 00:56:34,360 --> 00:56:36,879 Speaker 1: about the next chapter coming in twenty twenty for this team. 1136 00:56:36,920 --> 00:56:39,200 Speaker 1: But I think the focus for Coach Cruden, for the players, 1137 00:56:39,200 --> 00:56:41,320 Speaker 1: and kind of all of us collectively is here in 1138 00:56:41,360 --> 00:56:44,080 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen and trying to get business done right now. 1139 00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:46,640 Speaker 1: All right, good stuff, Eddie Pascal, team reporter for the 1140 00:56:46,640 --> 00:56:49,319 Speaker 1: Oakland Raiders. Eddie, thanks for the time, and we'll see 1141 00:56:49,320 --> 00:56:51,640 Speaker 1: you here in Houston on Sunday three, twenty five. Kick 1142 00:56:52,080 --> 00:56:55,120 Speaker 1: absolutely can't wait. Looking forward to seeing you guys. Excellent 1143 00:56:55,160 --> 00:56:59,280 Speaker 1: stuff there from Eddie Pascal who covers the Raiders. Four Raiders, 1144 00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:02,799 Speaker 1: and of course our good friend Dpcitter coming up next, 1145 00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:06,759 Speaker 1: We're gonna go behind the mics, but not with Oakland's 1146 00:57:06,760 --> 00:57:09,719 Speaker 1: man behind the mic, but with our man behind the mike. 1147 00:57:10,200 --> 00:57:13,399 Speaker 1: Well yeah, Mark Vannomer two. But Kevin Coogler. He calls 1148 00:57:13,400 --> 00:57:17,880 Speaker 1: our preseason broadcasts and he does Westwood once Sunday night broadcast. 1149 00:57:18,040 --> 00:57:21,360 Speaker 1: He is also doing a Sunday game for Fox Television. 1150 00:57:21,520 --> 00:57:24,360 Speaker 1: This week. They talked about a lot of different things. 1151 00:57:24,400 --> 00:57:27,680 Speaker 1: It's our men behind the Mic segment with Kevin Kugler 1152 00:57:27,840 --> 00:57:31,080 Speaker 1: and Mark Vanimber. Next, I'm Texans All Access. It's time 1153 00:57:31,120 --> 00:57:33,800 Speaker 1: for one of my favorite segments all week long. It's 1154 00:57:33,800 --> 00:57:37,520 Speaker 1: our men behind the mics segment. Now, typically Mark catches 1155 00:57:37,600 --> 00:57:40,280 Speaker 1: up with the play by play voice of the other side, 1156 00:57:40,560 --> 00:57:42,880 Speaker 1: And unfortunately Brent Musburger has got a lot going on 1157 00:57:43,520 --> 00:57:45,320 Speaker 1: and he's getting ready for that team to move to 1158 00:57:45,400 --> 00:57:48,520 Speaker 1: Las Vegas, so he was unable to join. But Kevin Coogler, 1159 00:57:49,080 --> 00:57:52,480 Speaker 1: our preseason TV voice and play by play man. You 1160 00:57:52,480 --> 00:57:54,760 Speaker 1: can hear him on Westwood One on Sunday nights. You 1161 00:57:54,760 --> 00:57:58,480 Speaker 1: could hear him Sunday also on a Fox game. I 1162 00:57:58,480 --> 00:58:01,600 Speaker 1: think he's got the Buccaneers game this week. Kevin Coogler 1163 00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:04,760 Speaker 1: joins us. How about that? So, Kevin Coogler and Mark VanderMeer, 1164 00:58:04,920 --> 00:58:07,360 Speaker 1: it's our men. Yeah, the mis joining us right now 1165 00:58:07,360 --> 00:58:11,800 Speaker 1: in Texans Radio, Kevin Coogler preseason TV voice of the Texans. Boy, 1166 00:58:11,880 --> 00:58:14,200 Speaker 1: sounds weird to say that about somebody else, but he is. 1167 00:58:14,320 --> 00:58:18,400 Speaker 1: And Kevin also does Big ten Network stuff, Fox for 1168 00:58:18,560 --> 00:58:22,439 Speaker 1: the NFL and Westwood one Sunday Night NFL Football, among 1169 00:58:22,520 --> 00:58:25,360 Speaker 1: many other things. So Kevin, tell me something. You just 1170 00:58:25,400 --> 00:58:28,560 Speaker 1: had the Cowboys and the Eagles on Sunday Night, And 1171 00:58:29,120 --> 00:58:32,439 Speaker 1: are the Cowboys back where they ever? Hear? Where are 1172 00:58:32,480 --> 00:58:35,200 Speaker 1: they at? That's a good question because if you'd asked 1173 00:58:35,240 --> 00:58:38,120 Speaker 1: me that before that Eagles game, I would have said, 1174 00:58:38,680 --> 00:58:40,720 Speaker 1: I don't know where they are. They lost three straight, 1175 00:58:40,800 --> 00:58:43,880 Speaker 1: they looked terrible in doing it, and then this past 1176 00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:47,360 Speaker 1: weekend they put consistent pressure on Carson Wentz. He never 1177 00:58:47,400 --> 00:58:50,160 Speaker 1: had a chance to breathe. The offense was going at 1178 00:58:50,200 --> 00:58:53,440 Speaker 1: a high pace. I think you have to say they've 1179 00:58:53,480 --> 00:58:57,600 Speaker 1: figured something out based on that one game. Now we'll 1180 00:58:57,600 --> 00:58:59,840 Speaker 1: see if they figured something out and back to that 1181 00:59:00,200 --> 00:59:03,440 Speaker 1: to back games, but at least for the moment, the 1182 00:59:03,480 --> 00:59:06,600 Speaker 1: Cowboys appeared to have figured something out and they've given 1183 00:59:06,640 --> 00:59:08,439 Speaker 1: the Eagles a lot to think about because the Eagles 1184 00:59:08,480 --> 00:59:11,120 Speaker 1: are a little trouble right now. Well, you had Kansas 1185 00:59:11,120 --> 00:59:12,760 Speaker 1: City a few weeks ago, and you don't happen this 1186 00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:14,960 Speaker 1: Sunday because you're going to do a Fox TV game. 1187 00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:16,560 Speaker 1: But what do you make of what the Chiefs are 1188 00:59:16,600 --> 00:59:19,840 Speaker 1: going through overall? With Matt Moore playing quarterback for a while, 1189 00:59:20,680 --> 00:59:23,840 Speaker 1: Well that's and they got lucky because with the Mahomes injury, 1190 00:59:23,840 --> 00:59:25,920 Speaker 1: you thought this can be season ending. Sounds like it's 1191 00:59:25,920 --> 00:59:27,480 Speaker 1: just going to be a few weeks. They may get 1192 00:59:27,560 --> 00:59:30,120 Speaker 1: him back as early as their game in Mexico City 1193 00:59:30,160 --> 00:59:33,320 Speaker 1: against the Chargers in mid November. But they've got to 1194 00:59:33,320 --> 00:59:36,120 Speaker 1: just figure out a way to hold this thing together, 1195 00:59:36,280 --> 00:59:39,600 Speaker 1: kind of bailing wire and straying and just sort of 1196 00:59:39,640 --> 00:59:43,280 Speaker 1: tie everything together to try to hang on until Patrick 1197 00:59:43,320 --> 00:59:46,480 Speaker 1: Mahomes gets back. Maybe it's that defense that will be 1198 00:59:46,520 --> 00:59:49,600 Speaker 1: able to handle the load. If you can limit what 1199 00:59:49,800 --> 00:59:52,320 Speaker 1: is going to happen to you on the offensive side 1200 00:59:52,320 --> 00:59:54,320 Speaker 1: from the other team, makes the job a lot easier 1201 00:59:54,320 --> 00:59:56,680 Speaker 1: for Matt Moore. At least he has experience. He looked 1202 00:59:56,840 --> 00:59:59,720 Speaker 1: decent in the opportunity he had last week after the 1203 01:00:00,240 --> 01:00:02,400 Speaker 1: his injury, but now it's a different animal. Now you 1204 01:00:02,480 --> 01:00:05,440 Speaker 1: have to come out and start against one of the 1205 01:00:05,440 --> 01:00:08,240 Speaker 1: hottest teams in football in the Green Bay Packers, and 1206 01:00:08,280 --> 01:00:10,480 Speaker 1: certainly one of the best quarterbacks of the game's ever 1207 01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:13,280 Speaker 1: seen in Naron Rodgers. Kevin Cooler joining us. All right, 1208 01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:16,000 Speaker 1: I'm Fox. You have Tennessee at Tampa Bay, right, and 1209 01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:19,040 Speaker 1: this could have been number one versus number two quarterbacks 1210 01:00:19,080 --> 01:00:23,720 Speaker 1: drafted in twenty fifteen, but Ryan Tannehill has taken Mariota's spot. 1211 01:00:23,760 --> 01:00:26,400 Speaker 1: What do you think of this one going in? Well, 1212 01:00:26,440 --> 01:00:28,960 Speaker 1: it's an interesting matchup and there's a lot of storylines 1213 01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:32,479 Speaker 1: because for Tampa The question is at two and four, 1214 01:00:33,040 --> 01:00:35,800 Speaker 1: where are they going and are they really going to 1215 01:00:35,800 --> 01:00:37,600 Speaker 1: go anywhere this year with Thruce arians in his first 1216 01:00:37,640 --> 01:00:39,120 Speaker 1: year or is he just going to decide at some 1217 01:00:39,160 --> 01:00:41,440 Speaker 1: point before the trading deadlines to get rid of what 1218 01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:44,120 Speaker 1: they can and start to rebuild for next year or 1219 01:00:44,200 --> 01:00:46,800 Speaker 1: years down the road. Tennessee clearly isn't giving up, and 1220 01:00:46,840 --> 01:00:50,120 Speaker 1: their offense was as good last week with Ryan Tannehill 1221 01:00:50,400 --> 01:00:52,920 Speaker 1: as it's been at any point in this season. He 1222 01:00:52,960 --> 01:00:55,600 Speaker 1: had his best quarterback rating in twenty four games. He 1223 01:00:55,800 --> 01:00:59,080 Speaker 1: really distributed the ball well, got his receivers involved, and 1224 01:00:59,160 --> 01:01:02,080 Speaker 1: there's some talent fever, as you know with that Tennessee team. 1225 01:01:02,240 --> 01:01:05,440 Speaker 1: If they're able to get that kind of offense, then 1226 01:01:05,480 --> 01:01:08,880 Speaker 1: maybe they can turn things around as this season goes along. 1227 01:01:08,920 --> 01:01:11,720 Speaker 1: They're clearly still in contention in the division. You guys 1228 01:01:11,840 --> 01:01:14,880 Speaker 1: know that better than anybody. But this is a Tennessee 1229 01:01:14,880 --> 01:01:17,320 Speaker 1: team that I think this is a big crossroads game 1230 01:01:17,520 --> 01:01:19,680 Speaker 1: for both of these teams. Who comes down on top 1231 01:01:19,720 --> 01:01:22,360 Speaker 1: of this one it may determine what their outlook is 1232 01:01:22,560 --> 01:01:24,480 Speaker 1: for the good portion of the remainder of this season. 1233 01:01:24,800 --> 01:01:27,760 Speaker 1: All right, Kevin, you do NFL games everywhere and You've 1234 01:01:27,800 --> 01:01:30,160 Speaker 1: done some in this building preseason is one thing. I know, 1235 01:01:30,200 --> 01:01:32,880 Speaker 1: you've done some regular season here at NRG Stadium. And 1236 01:01:32,920 --> 01:01:36,960 Speaker 1: so aside from this NFL atmospheres, what do you like, 1237 01:01:37,200 --> 01:01:40,080 Speaker 1: what really captivates you as an announcer, What do you 1238 01:01:40,120 --> 01:01:44,520 Speaker 1: find really moving an atmosphere to be in around this league? Well, 1239 01:01:44,560 --> 01:01:47,800 Speaker 1: I enjoyed. I enjoyed when the crowd gets involved. I 1240 01:01:47,840 --> 01:01:50,840 Speaker 1: grew up in a college football world, and so when 1241 01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:54,200 Speaker 1: you can find a crowd that really gets involved in 1242 01:01:54,240 --> 01:01:57,760 Speaker 1: the game, they're not just It's not some NFL cities 1243 01:01:57,800 --> 01:02:00,200 Speaker 1: have a corporate feel to their game. You know a 1244 01:02:00,280 --> 01:02:02,200 Speaker 1: lot of folks that are there, you know, just to 1245 01:02:02,240 --> 01:02:04,440 Speaker 1: hang out and be seen. Houston is not one of 1246 01:02:04,440 --> 01:02:06,840 Speaker 1: those places. Green Bay is not one of those places. 1247 01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:11,840 Speaker 1: Kansas City, Seattle, those are some loud, engaged environments. For 1248 01:02:11,880 --> 01:02:14,840 Speaker 1: me as a broadcaster who goes in most of the 1249 01:02:14,880 --> 01:02:16,960 Speaker 1: time without any rooting interest one way or the other, 1250 01:02:17,280 --> 01:02:21,040 Speaker 1: it's it's better and it's more entertaining for me when 1251 01:02:21,080 --> 01:02:23,360 Speaker 1: you've got a crowd that's into the game, that's living 1252 01:02:23,400 --> 01:02:26,160 Speaker 1: and dying with every play, and there are that's not 1253 01:02:26,240 --> 01:02:28,720 Speaker 1: always the case around the league. There are a select 1254 01:02:28,760 --> 01:02:31,720 Speaker 1: few cities that the crowd really does a good job 1255 01:02:31,720 --> 01:02:34,440 Speaker 1: of becoming engaged in that game. And that's to me. 1256 01:02:34,520 --> 01:02:37,280 Speaker 1: As a broadcaster, you can kind of feed a little 1257 01:02:37,280 --> 01:02:39,840 Speaker 1: bit off the excitement of the crowd, their energy, they're 1258 01:02:39,920 --> 01:02:42,000 Speaker 1: buzz in the stadium, kind of gets you ribbed up 1259 01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:44,800 Speaker 1: a little bit. Kevin Coogler joining us. All right, so 1260 01:02:44,920 --> 01:02:48,560 Speaker 1: you're from Nebraska and you're not old, but you're not 1261 01:02:48,720 --> 01:02:52,439 Speaker 1: gen Z either. So you tell me, is Nebraska does 1262 01:02:52,440 --> 01:02:57,080 Speaker 1: it feel like a Big ten school now? In your opinion? 1263 01:02:57,200 --> 01:03:00,200 Speaker 1: What is the feel like in Lincoln, in Omaha, all 1264 01:03:00,200 --> 01:03:03,160 Speaker 1: around the state. I don't think it's quite there yet, 1265 01:03:03,160 --> 01:03:04,880 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, Mark, I mean it's it's 1266 01:03:05,240 --> 01:03:07,959 Speaker 1: it's getting there. It's better than it was five years ago, 1267 01:03:08,720 --> 01:03:14,320 Speaker 1: but it's still you know, I always enjoyed Nebraska Oklahoma. Heck, 1268 01:03:14,360 --> 01:03:17,600 Speaker 1: I enjoyed Nebraska Kansas State. I mean, those were those 1269 01:03:17,640 --> 01:03:20,680 Speaker 1: were games that you grew up on in college football, 1270 01:03:20,800 --> 01:03:23,160 Speaker 1: any of us at a certain age, the game was 1271 01:03:23,240 --> 01:03:27,120 Speaker 1: always Nebraska Claholma on Thanksgiving weekend. That sort of signaled 1272 01:03:27,160 --> 01:03:29,760 Speaker 1: the end of the year. It's signaled bowl season time, 1273 01:03:29,760 --> 01:03:32,800 Speaker 1: and it's signaled a great game. After you've stuffed yourself 1274 01:03:32,800 --> 01:03:35,920 Speaker 1: full of Thanksgiving turkey. That game doesn't happen anymore, and 1275 01:03:36,040 --> 01:03:38,320 Speaker 1: Nebraska plays the Iowa to day after Thanksgiving and we're 1276 01:03:38,360 --> 01:03:41,160 Speaker 1: actually broadcasting. They came a Big Ten network and it's 1277 01:03:41,360 --> 01:03:43,920 Speaker 1: getting there, and it will be twenty to thirty years 1278 01:03:43,960 --> 01:03:45,800 Speaker 1: from now. I think it'll be a great rivalry border 1279 01:03:45,880 --> 01:03:48,560 Speaker 1: states and all that. But it's still a work in 1280 01:03:48,680 --> 01:03:53,200 Speaker 1: progress trying to get that switch, and it's gonna take time. 1281 01:03:53,240 --> 01:03:55,600 Speaker 1: It's just gonna take generations growing up as a Big 1282 01:03:55,600 --> 01:03:57,800 Speaker 1: Ten school. And I think what would also help is 1283 01:03:57,800 --> 01:04:00,600 Speaker 1: if Nebraska became a little more than petitive in the 1284 01:04:00,600 --> 01:04:02,680 Speaker 1: Big Ten Conference. They have not exactly lived up to 1285 01:04:02,760 --> 01:04:05,160 Speaker 1: their end of the bargain as far as competing for 1286 01:04:05,360 --> 01:04:09,360 Speaker 1: Big Ten division or conference championships. Yet once they do that, 1287 01:04:09,880 --> 01:04:11,720 Speaker 1: I think you get all that tied together. But for 1288 01:04:11,840 --> 01:04:14,000 Speaker 1: right now, it just sort of feels like no, no, 1289 01:04:14,080 --> 01:04:16,320 Speaker 1: there's sort of a half hearted hug. It's like that 1290 01:04:16,520 --> 01:04:18,400 Speaker 1: second cousin that you see once a year and you 1291 01:04:18,480 --> 01:04:19,920 Speaker 1: kind of give them a hug at the reunion, but 1292 01:04:19,960 --> 01:04:22,480 Speaker 1: you're really not sure what they're doing or why they're there, 1293 01:04:22,480 --> 01:04:24,720 Speaker 1: and they're not sure about you either. It's kind of 1294 01:04:24,760 --> 01:04:27,120 Speaker 1: that feeling with Nebraska and the Big Ten still all right. 1295 01:04:27,160 --> 01:04:31,720 Speaker 1: Compare and contrast atmospheres Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State when 1296 01:04:31,760 --> 01:04:34,680 Speaker 1: they're good. When they're good. I'm not asking which one 1297 01:04:34,800 --> 01:04:37,320 Speaker 1: is the best necessarily unless you feel like answering it. 1298 01:04:37,360 --> 01:04:39,720 Speaker 1: But I gotta feel like I gotta think there's a 1299 01:04:39,760 --> 01:04:42,280 Speaker 1: difference between all these. I've been to Penn State when 1300 01:04:42,280 --> 01:04:45,600 Speaker 1: they're good, and that is special. What are your thoughts? Yeah, 1301 01:04:46,040 --> 01:04:49,080 Speaker 1: Michigan probably because of the build of the stadium, not 1302 01:04:49,120 --> 01:04:51,240 Speaker 1: because of the passion of the fan base. When they're 1303 01:04:51,240 --> 01:04:54,280 Speaker 1: all good and they're all packed in, Michigan's probably third 1304 01:04:54,280 --> 01:04:56,600 Speaker 1: on the list, even though it's the biggest. Because the 1305 01:04:56,680 --> 01:04:58,760 Speaker 1: way the bowl is built, the sound just sort of 1306 01:04:58,840 --> 01:05:01,600 Speaker 1: drifts up. It never really it feels like it's deafening. 1307 01:05:01,840 --> 01:05:04,240 Speaker 1: When you go to Penn State for a big game 1308 01:05:04,560 --> 01:05:06,360 Speaker 1: like they had this past weekend with the white out. 1309 01:05:06,800 --> 01:05:12,320 Speaker 1: That's loud and it's crazy, and it's it is it's 1310 01:05:12,560 --> 01:05:15,120 Speaker 1: nuts there. Ohio State is right there in the middle 1311 01:05:15,120 --> 01:05:18,200 Speaker 1: of my opinion. They are very loud. They're always there. 1312 01:05:18,360 --> 01:05:20,440 Speaker 1: I mean, no matter who they're playing or win the 1313 01:05:20,480 --> 01:05:22,840 Speaker 1: game is that place is going to be full. People 1314 01:05:23,080 --> 01:05:25,080 Speaker 1: because they know their team is likely going to win, 1315 01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:27,840 Speaker 1: especially these days. But for me, those three teams that 1316 01:05:27,840 --> 01:05:30,959 Speaker 1: you mentioned, I'll answer. I think Penn State. When they're 1317 01:05:31,000 --> 01:05:34,040 Speaker 1: good and when it's a big game, that place is 1318 01:05:34,080 --> 01:05:36,680 Speaker 1: as good as any place in college football. Outstanding. All right, 1319 01:05:36,840 --> 01:05:40,760 Speaker 1: what is your favorite place to broadcast a college basketball game? 1320 01:05:40,840 --> 01:05:43,600 Speaker 1: What's the best home court for you? Being objective as 1321 01:05:43,640 --> 01:05:47,640 Speaker 1: you are, I can be objective on this. Allen Fieldhouse 1322 01:05:48,120 --> 01:05:53,640 Speaker 1: University of Kansas is one of the best venues, regardless 1323 01:05:53,720 --> 01:05:57,120 Speaker 1: of sport to broadcast the game. You have all the history, 1324 01:05:57,600 --> 01:06:01,280 Speaker 1: you have the creepy rock chalk Jayhawk chance, you have 1325 01:06:01,880 --> 01:06:05,240 Speaker 1: all of the history and the and the talent that 1326 01:06:05,280 --> 01:06:08,600 Speaker 1: has played at and is currently playing at Kansas. They 1327 01:06:08,640 --> 01:06:11,040 Speaker 1: always seem to be having great games. The crowd is 1328 01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:14,560 Speaker 1: always into the game. For me, Allen Fieldhouse, if you 1329 01:06:14,560 --> 01:06:18,360 Speaker 1: were to rank basketball venues in college, it's probably number 1330 01:06:18,360 --> 01:06:20,360 Speaker 1: one on my list. That's my number one two. I've 1331 01:06:20,360 --> 01:06:22,280 Speaker 1: only done one game there, but it was definitely I 1332 01:06:22,320 --> 01:06:25,360 Speaker 1: could not hear myself and that was outstanding. You can't 1333 01:06:25,440 --> 01:06:27,360 Speaker 1: you can't ever hear yourself at that place. It's just 1334 01:06:27,560 --> 01:06:29,760 Speaker 1: deafening and you can feel the table shaking a little 1335 01:06:29,760 --> 01:06:32,120 Speaker 1: bit when they really get going. It's fantastic. And you're 1336 01:06:32,200 --> 01:06:34,520 Speaker 1: right when you walk the halls before the game and 1337 01:06:34,640 --> 01:06:38,040 Speaker 1: Wilt Chamberlain and I mean James Naysmith coach there. I mean, 1338 01:06:38,040 --> 01:06:42,520 Speaker 1: that's ridiculous. So you get that picture, all right, Kevin 1339 01:06:42,560 --> 01:06:45,920 Speaker 1: Coogler joining us. Now, tell me something about the College 1340 01:06:45,960 --> 01:06:48,520 Speaker 1: World Series. I know you're very familiar with this event 1341 01:06:48,560 --> 01:06:50,240 Speaker 1: because you've done it many times? Have you done it 1342 01:06:50,280 --> 01:06:53,560 Speaker 1: almost every time? Kevin, since you started doing it a 1343 01:06:53,600 --> 01:06:57,400 Speaker 1: long time ago? Them all, every game, every inning, and 1344 01:06:57,400 --> 01:07:01,000 Speaker 1: every I'm there for the whole, the whole kaboodle, all right. 1345 01:07:01,080 --> 01:07:04,000 Speaker 1: So what do people not know about this event that 1346 01:07:04,080 --> 01:07:06,720 Speaker 1: they need to if they've never been, What do they 1347 01:07:06,760 --> 01:07:10,120 Speaker 1: need to know about the College World Series? It's still 1348 01:07:10,160 --> 01:07:14,800 Speaker 1: the most laid back major NCAA championship. So what I 1349 01:07:14,840 --> 01:07:17,720 Speaker 1: mean by that is you can show up that day, 1350 01:07:18,120 --> 01:07:20,600 Speaker 1: you can find a ticket, you can wait in line, 1351 01:07:20,920 --> 01:07:23,720 Speaker 1: you can sit in the GA section, you can enjoy 1352 01:07:23,720 --> 01:07:27,000 Speaker 1: a game. It doesn't feel like it is, you know. 1353 01:07:27,400 --> 01:07:29,520 Speaker 1: And I love the Final Four. I've been fortunate enough 1354 01:07:29,560 --> 01:07:31,760 Speaker 1: to call the Final Four for a long time now, 1355 01:07:32,160 --> 01:07:34,840 Speaker 1: but it always has a little more of a corporate 1356 01:07:34,880 --> 01:07:37,720 Speaker 1: atmosphere too. It you're in a Giants football stadium, seventy 1357 01:07:37,760 --> 01:07:41,600 Speaker 1: five thousand people, lots of folks walking around. College World 1358 01:07:41,600 --> 01:07:47,040 Speaker 1: Series is much more of a still a relaxed summer event. 1359 01:07:47,480 --> 01:07:49,760 Speaker 1: And if l Shoes here, you can all you don't 1360 01:07:49,840 --> 01:07:51,800 Speaker 1: eat before you come to the ballpark. If LA Shoes 1361 01:07:51,840 --> 01:07:54,280 Speaker 1: in the College World Series, because they're gonna have food 1362 01:07:54,440 --> 01:07:56,640 Speaker 1: waiting for you in the parking lots. They bring their 1363 01:07:56,640 --> 01:08:00,000 Speaker 1: food up to tailgate and I promise you're gonna find 1364 01:08:00,440 --> 01:08:02,480 Speaker 1: some of the best gumbo and some of the best 1365 01:08:02,520 --> 01:08:04,960 Speaker 1: crawfish because they bring it with and they cook it 1366 01:08:05,080 --> 01:08:07,480 Speaker 1: right there in the parking lot. It's one of my 1367 01:08:07,520 --> 01:08:09,720 Speaker 1: favorite parts of the College World Series when LSU's here. 1368 01:08:10,000 --> 01:08:13,440 Speaker 1: I was lucky enough to be there when Nebraska was in. Gosh, 1369 01:08:13,480 --> 01:08:15,000 Speaker 1: I want to say it was for the first time 1370 01:08:15,080 --> 01:08:17,479 Speaker 1: or something like that. It was in the early os. 1371 01:08:17,720 --> 01:08:19,599 Speaker 1: It was maybe one of the only times, and it 1372 01:08:19,640 --> 01:08:22,840 Speaker 1: was nuts. I mean, it was like a football game 1373 01:08:22,880 --> 01:08:26,000 Speaker 1: there with all the tailgating and everything. When Nebraska's in 1374 01:08:26,040 --> 01:08:28,519 Speaker 1: They've been in three times, not since two thousand and five, 1375 01:08:28,680 --> 01:08:31,280 Speaker 1: but it's the loudest I've ever heard of the College 1376 01:08:31,280 --> 01:08:35,040 Speaker 1: World Series. Because it becomes a look. Nebraska football crowds 1377 01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:37,960 Speaker 1: are a legendary only good. They've shown up despite some 1378 01:08:38,120 --> 01:08:40,880 Speaker 1: seasons that really haven't rewarded them much over the last 1379 01:08:40,920 --> 01:08:43,120 Speaker 1: several years, they keep showing up to that stadium. They 1380 01:08:43,160 --> 01:08:45,920 Speaker 1: showed up in a big way and cheered like a 1381 01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:49,240 Speaker 1: football game in the College World Series. Pretty remarkable, excellent. Kevin, 1382 01:08:49,240 --> 01:08:51,720 Speaker 1: thanks so much for joining us as always and to 1383 01:08:51,800 --> 01:08:54,439 Speaker 1: have a great week of calls. I appreciate having me 1384 01:08:54,439 --> 01:08:56,519 Speaker 1: on Mark. Thanks so much. I'll be shy about it. 1385 01:08:56,640 --> 01:08:58,760 Speaker 1: You guys know how much I think if markets a 1386 01:08:58,760 --> 01:09:01,040 Speaker 1: play by play man, I am as Kevin Coogler fan. 1387 01:09:01,400 --> 01:09:04,679 Speaker 1: I love listening to him do Sunday night games. Listen. 1388 01:09:04,680 --> 01:09:06,720 Speaker 1: I know you're supposed to say that you love Kevin 1389 01:09:06,800 --> 01:09:10,760 Speaker 1: Harland and Kevin's Kevin's Okay, and the Indies great basketball, 1390 01:09:11,080 --> 01:09:14,000 Speaker 1: But I love listening to Kevin Coogler do play by 1391 01:09:14,040 --> 01:09:20,280 Speaker 1: play football. I think he has the right mix of information, excitement, infotainment. 1392 01:09:20,320 --> 01:09:22,400 Speaker 1: I love listening to him, So it's great to catch 1393 01:09:22,479 --> 01:09:25,679 Speaker 1: up with him for our men behind the Mike's segment. 1394 01:09:25,760 --> 01:09:29,559 Speaker 1: Now when we get back, it's our in the lab crew. Boy. 1395 01:09:29,600 --> 01:09:31,639 Speaker 1: We had a lot to break down from last Sunday. 1396 01:09:31,640 --> 01:09:35,599 Speaker 1: We're gonna do that next Texans Access. We've got one 1397 01:09:35,960 --> 01:09:39,800 Speaker 1: final segment of this edition of Texans All Access from 1398 01:09:39,840 --> 01:09:43,400 Speaker 1: the Hyunday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, 1399 01:09:43,439 --> 01:09:46,559 Speaker 1: football analyst and salary reporter and one half of the 1400 01:09:46,600 --> 01:09:49,920 Speaker 1: tag team that makes up the In the Lab podcast 1401 01:09:50,080 --> 01:09:53,879 Speaker 1: along with Drew Doherty. Now you can go to iTunes 1402 01:09:53,920 --> 01:09:57,479 Speaker 1: you can hear the podcast in its entirety, but usually 1403 01:09:57,520 --> 01:09:59,120 Speaker 1: on a Wednesday, I try to give you a little 1404 01:09:59,120 --> 01:10:03,360 Speaker 1: snippet of what we talked about during that particular podcast, 1405 01:10:03,520 --> 01:10:05,920 Speaker 1: and we went back and looked at the Colts game 1406 01:10:06,240 --> 01:10:10,000 Speaker 1: at what we felt like were the turning points and 1407 01:10:10,240 --> 01:10:11,920 Speaker 1: who also were the cream of the crop players were 1408 01:10:11,960 --> 01:10:14,799 Speaker 1: your Texans in that matchup? Plus a quick look ahead 1409 01:10:15,040 --> 01:10:18,000 Speaker 1: at what we're watching against the Oakland Raider. Let's talk 1410 01:10:18,040 --> 01:10:21,240 Speaker 1: turning points. We each have one that we want to discuss, 1411 01:10:21,320 --> 01:10:24,840 Speaker 1: but there were turning points in the game and the 1412 01:10:24,920 --> 01:10:30,599 Speaker 1: loss at Indianapolis. We're gonna start with yours because usually 1413 01:10:30,640 --> 01:10:33,519 Speaker 1: I hog it. I'm a ballhog on the I go first, 1414 01:10:33,560 --> 01:10:36,439 Speaker 1: but um, that's what we're gonna do. We're gonna We're 1415 01:10:36,439 --> 01:10:38,240 Speaker 1: gonna start with our turning points, we're gonna get into 1416 01:10:38,280 --> 01:10:39,720 Speaker 1: the cream of the crop, and then we're gonna get 1417 01:10:39,720 --> 01:10:42,839 Speaker 1: into this raider matchup or at least a key matchup 1418 01:10:42,880 --> 01:10:45,760 Speaker 1: within the game to keep an eye on. But Johnny, 1419 01:10:45,960 --> 01:10:49,200 Speaker 1: there were I would say, there were many many turning points. Yeah, 1420 01:10:49,720 --> 01:10:52,040 Speaker 1: but if you had to pinpoint one, which one are 1421 01:10:52,080 --> 01:10:54,720 Speaker 1: you choosing? I got one. This, This to me was 1422 01:10:56,439 --> 01:10:59,200 Speaker 1: I wanted to say when when you when you first 1423 01:10:59,400 --> 01:11:01,400 Speaker 1: texted me, said how do you feel about this? And 1424 01:11:01,439 --> 01:11:02,680 Speaker 1: I was like, yeah, I think this should be a 1425 01:11:02,720 --> 01:11:07,600 Speaker 1: good one. I immediately thought about the first drive of 1426 01:11:07,640 --> 01:11:12,920 Speaker 1: the game, because you line up in illegal formation because 1427 01:11:12,960 --> 01:11:17,760 Speaker 1: Will Fuller's out. Then Dan Skipper gets called. They get 1428 01:11:17,760 --> 01:11:21,120 Speaker 1: called for illegal formation again because Skipper didn't He did 1429 01:11:21,760 --> 01:11:23,599 Speaker 1: brush the chest like he's supposed to, but he didn't 1430 01:11:23,600 --> 01:11:26,360 Speaker 1: get Tony Crinton's attention to do it. Yeah, and so 1431 01:11:26,680 --> 01:11:28,280 Speaker 1: I felt like that first drive, if you go down 1432 01:11:28,320 --> 01:11:30,679 Speaker 1: and put points on the board, and maybe it changes 1433 01:11:30,720 --> 01:11:32,599 Speaker 1: a little bit that you're putting the pressure on the Colts, 1434 01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:35,160 Speaker 1: maybe the Colts, And with that little bit pressure, I 1435 01:11:35,200 --> 01:11:37,559 Speaker 1: just felt like Colts, the Colts felt a little bit 1436 01:11:37,600 --> 01:11:40,920 Speaker 1: like they're playing with house money all day. Maybe Um, 1437 01:11:42,120 --> 01:11:44,880 Speaker 1: so I thought about that drive. It's safe to say 1438 01:11:45,400 --> 01:11:47,120 Speaker 1: the Texans are gonna go out of their way now 1439 01:11:47,160 --> 01:11:50,040 Speaker 1: to make sure that the ref sees the brush of 1440 01:11:50,040 --> 01:11:52,400 Speaker 1: the chest. Yes, right, yeah. I would imagine they're gonna 1441 01:11:52,439 --> 01:11:55,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna get in their face and like like yeah, 1442 01:11:55,240 --> 01:11:58,040 Speaker 1: I mean they get up and hey ref, Hey reff, 1443 01:11:58,120 --> 01:12:01,439 Speaker 1: and they're gonna stand there and keep jumping Jack. Yeah. Well, 1444 01:12:01,439 --> 01:12:03,400 Speaker 1: the thing that was frustrating was I saw I saw 1445 01:12:03,439 --> 01:12:05,519 Speaker 1: Skipper go in there later and I realized what the 1446 01:12:05,520 --> 01:12:08,320 Speaker 1: problem was. The refere is not paying attention. Yeah, he's 1447 01:12:08,360 --> 01:12:10,519 Speaker 1: not paying attention. Skipper was standing in front of him 1448 01:12:10,520 --> 01:12:13,240 Speaker 1: for like five seconds and then he finally said always eligible. Yeah, 1449 01:12:13,680 --> 01:12:16,280 Speaker 1: And so it was frustrating. It's almost like you're guarding. 1450 01:12:16,280 --> 01:12:18,160 Speaker 1: You gotta be guarding a guy in basketball where you 1451 01:12:18,200 --> 01:12:20,720 Speaker 1: put your hand in his face and wave it. So anyway, 1452 01:12:22,920 --> 01:12:26,880 Speaker 1: I thought there were two. I thought there were two 1453 01:12:26,960 --> 01:12:30,040 Speaker 1: pretty big moments. But the Texas it made it twenty 1454 01:12:30,080 --> 01:12:31,960 Speaker 1: one sixteen. So coming out of half, the Colts go 1455 01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:36,639 Speaker 1: down score maybe twenty one nine, I'm like, oh boy, 1456 01:12:37,360 --> 01:12:40,479 Speaker 1: we're in trouble. But then we go five plays, seventy 1457 01:12:40,479 --> 01:12:43,320 Speaker 1: five yards gorgeous drive don't face a third down. We 1458 01:12:43,439 --> 01:12:45,680 Speaker 1: did it a minute forty six. Yeah, I mean it 1459 01:12:45,840 --> 01:12:49,639 Speaker 1: was like bang bang bang. It was fun to watch. 1460 01:12:50,479 --> 01:12:53,240 Speaker 1: So now that's twenty one sixteen. We've answered that touchdown 1461 01:12:53,479 --> 01:12:56,800 Speaker 1: with a touchdown on her own. Okay, defense, do your 1462 01:12:56,800 --> 01:12:59,200 Speaker 1: second half thing. You get him to a third and eleven, 1463 01:12:59,640 --> 01:13:02,240 Speaker 1: take it, am, I taking yours. That's all right, though, 1464 01:13:02,840 --> 01:13:07,400 Speaker 1: I got another one. Okay, third and eleven. They force 1465 01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:11,439 Speaker 1: it's code Brossett with pressure. He basically throws the ball 1466 01:13:11,479 --> 01:13:15,479 Speaker 1: away and it was third and eleven at the right, 1467 01:13:16,320 --> 01:13:24,000 Speaker 1: you're off the field. Third and eleven. Defensive holding five yards. Okay, 1468 01:13:24,040 --> 01:13:27,360 Speaker 1: so that's that's part A, part five yards. But it's 1469 01:13:27,360 --> 01:13:33,479 Speaker 1: a first, it's a killer. So they continue on and 1470 01:13:34,400 --> 01:13:38,120 Speaker 1: they get They pick up another third down by hitting Ebroun. 1471 01:13:38,400 --> 01:13:43,080 Speaker 1: They pick up another third down hitting Hilton, they get um. 1472 01:13:43,200 --> 01:13:47,240 Speaker 1: Then they get the second and fifteen, third and twelve. Third, 1473 01:13:47,320 --> 01:13:51,480 Speaker 1: actually it's third and goal at the twelve. It's part B. Yeah, 1474 01:13:51,760 --> 01:13:54,400 Speaker 1: I know where this is. Incomplete past the Zach Pascal, 1475 01:13:54,600 --> 01:13:58,000 Speaker 1: perfect coverage, Philip gains in position, going to force into 1476 01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:00,720 Speaker 1: the field goal. Now kick the field goal. Minitarry has 1477 01:14:00,760 --> 01:14:02,599 Speaker 1: been you know he struggled early. But you know, look 1478 01:14:02,600 --> 01:14:04,280 Speaker 1: it's a chip shot. It's at the twelve. It's twenty 1479 01:14:04,320 --> 01:14:06,599 Speaker 1: nine yards less than extra point he makes. That's twenty 1480 01:14:06,600 --> 01:14:11,439 Speaker 1: four to sixteen. Now, okay, you held them, go down 1481 01:14:11,479 --> 01:14:13,639 Speaker 1: and score and then you can decide whether you want 1482 01:14:13,640 --> 01:14:15,519 Speaker 1: to kick the extra point or not. But instead of 1483 01:14:15,560 --> 01:14:18,760 Speaker 1: being twenty eight to three, it's twenty you know, or 1484 01:14:18,880 --> 01:14:20,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three later in a game, it's twenty four 1485 01:14:20,880 --> 01:14:24,400 Speaker 1: twenty three. So now there's a little bit of a 1486 01:14:24,439 --> 01:14:28,439 Speaker 1: situation there. But nope, Part B, you get called for 1487 01:14:28,520 --> 01:14:34,960 Speaker 1: unnecessary roughness, unnecessarily and not by the refs call the 1488 01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:38,000 Speaker 1: rough made the right call. So the replay is clear 1489 01:14:38,040 --> 01:14:40,000 Speaker 1: he made the right call. Give them the first down 1490 01:14:40,040 --> 01:14:43,600 Speaker 1: and goal. They score. But the little shovel past to 1491 01:14:43,720 --> 01:14:47,880 Speaker 1: Zach Pascal, those Part A and Part B defensive holding 1492 01:14:48,160 --> 01:14:52,679 Speaker 1: on the third and eleven, that unnecessary roughness that ended 1493 01:14:52,720 --> 01:14:54,960 Speaker 1: up giving them a touchdown and made it twenty eight 1494 01:14:55,000 --> 01:14:57,479 Speaker 1: to sixteen. Because what's been the hallmark of this Texans 1495 01:14:57,520 --> 01:15:00,360 Speaker 1: team over the last month or so in the third quarter, 1496 01:15:00,560 --> 01:15:03,599 Speaker 1: dominating the third quarter exactly, both second half. I mean, 1497 01:15:03,600 --> 01:15:05,920 Speaker 1: the Texans are they're one of the leaders in the 1498 01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:08,439 Speaker 1: second half scoring points start the league. They might be 1499 01:15:08,439 --> 01:15:09,960 Speaker 1: the leader at this point. I know a couple weeks 1500 01:15:10,000 --> 01:15:12,640 Speaker 1: ago they were second. Yeah, I think going into the 1501 01:15:12,720 --> 01:15:14,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs game, they were second, and they scored how many 1502 01:15:14,720 --> 01:15:16,679 Speaker 1: of the second half? They scored a bunch in the 1503 01:15:16,680 --> 01:15:18,080 Speaker 1: They just scored a bunch of the second half of them. 1504 01:15:18,080 --> 01:15:19,519 Speaker 1: They scored a bunch of the first half. They scored 1505 01:15:19,600 --> 01:15:23,719 Speaker 1: eight in the second half, and then they scored fourteen. 1506 01:15:23,880 --> 01:15:27,599 Speaker 1: So twenty two plus eighty seven eighty five I'm sorry, 1507 01:15:28,080 --> 01:15:29,760 Speaker 1: is one of They scored one hundred and seven points 1508 01:15:29,760 --> 01:15:32,800 Speaker 1: in the second half of games this year, which is 1509 01:15:32,840 --> 01:15:35,320 Speaker 1: pretty darn't salty. I mean, you're what is that like, 1510 01:15:35,400 --> 01:15:38,360 Speaker 1: fifteen points in the second half out on average? Yep, 1511 01:15:39,200 --> 01:15:42,559 Speaker 1: that was a long drive, John So twelve plays, seventy 1512 01:15:42,600 --> 01:15:46,600 Speaker 1: five yards, three penalties and yeah, and the conversions on 1513 01:15:46,680 --> 01:15:50,360 Speaker 1: third down that they ended up getting just brutal because 1514 01:15:50,400 --> 01:15:54,080 Speaker 1: guys were guys were wide open, unfortunately, but you should 1515 01:15:54,120 --> 01:15:55,600 Speaker 1: have never been in a situation it should have been 1516 01:15:55,640 --> 01:15:58,320 Speaker 1: a touchdown for the Texans of three and out. You're 1517 01:15:58,360 --> 01:16:00,920 Speaker 1: off the field, you get the ball back, and now 1518 01:16:01,040 --> 01:16:04,240 Speaker 1: Uncle Moe is all on your side. Part a defensive 1519 01:16:04,240 --> 01:16:08,080 Speaker 1: holding part b of the turning point is the unnecessary roughness. 1520 01:16:08,160 --> 01:16:10,680 Speaker 1: So it looks ugly. Man. It's twenty eight sixteen at 1521 01:16:10,720 --> 01:16:17,320 Speaker 1: that point. And then the next next drive, Hide gets 1522 01:16:17,320 --> 01:16:22,120 Speaker 1: stopped for a loss of one. You hit Hopkins for 1523 01:16:22,280 --> 01:16:27,000 Speaker 1: ten incomplete distills. Okay, Texans are going forward on fourth down, 1524 01:16:27,080 --> 01:16:31,400 Speaker 1: you get it, and then you gotta, h you gotta 1525 01:16:31,439 --> 01:16:34,599 Speaker 1: you got the fourth down and one at the forty eight. 1526 01:16:34,920 --> 01:16:38,040 Speaker 1: It's an incompletion that looks bad. Okay, So here's my 1527 01:16:38,120 --> 01:16:43,200 Speaker 1: turning point. Next drive for the Colts, it's basically three 1528 01:16:43,200 --> 01:16:48,439 Speaker 1: and out. They punt. After that, I said, I turned deep. 1529 01:16:48,560 --> 01:16:51,360 Speaker 1: I said, Texans score here and get one more stop. 1530 01:16:52,080 --> 01:16:54,200 Speaker 1: Game over. Texans run away with this thing. I think 1531 01:16:54,200 --> 01:16:57,920 Speaker 1: they absolutely run away. So following that three and out, 1532 01:16:58,479 --> 01:17:04,679 Speaker 1: what happens gets ten yards, oh, looking gorgeous, Hopkins fifteen yards, 1533 01:17:05,120 --> 01:17:09,599 Speaker 1: looking gorgeous, But then I good stuff for a loss 1534 01:17:09,600 --> 01:17:17,800 Speaker 1: of three. Then Deshaun scrambles for eleven and Hopkins you 1535 01:17:17,920 --> 01:17:20,080 Speaker 1: hit him for fifteen, and then the pass gets picked off. 1536 01:17:20,120 --> 01:17:22,519 Speaker 1: So I think that right there, that was a tough one. 1537 01:17:22,640 --> 01:17:28,040 Speaker 1: But but you still had chances because the defense four punts. 1538 01:17:28,120 --> 01:17:30,800 Speaker 1: John just getting the fourth quarter in the fourth quarter. 1539 01:17:30,960 --> 01:17:33,280 Speaker 1: Fourth quarter, you get you get a score after one 1540 01:17:33,280 --> 01:17:35,280 Speaker 1: of those punts, and I think the Texans it's like 1541 01:17:35,320 --> 01:17:37,479 Speaker 1: an avalanche and that the damn just breaks and they 1542 01:17:37,520 --> 01:17:41,000 Speaker 1: finally get going. Those were my turning points. There's kind 1543 01:17:41,000 --> 01:17:42,280 Speaker 1: of a few of them in the fourth quarter. My 1544 01:17:42,360 --> 01:17:44,320 Speaker 1: first one was the one you took because I think 1545 01:17:44,680 --> 01:17:48,160 Speaker 1: third quarter on they roll in this one. Yeah, NAT's 1546 01:17:48,200 --> 01:17:50,360 Speaker 1: IFFs and butts and candy nuts and we're all making excuses, 1547 01:17:50,400 --> 01:17:53,160 Speaker 1: but those are some turning points for us. Give credit 1548 01:17:53,160 --> 01:17:55,000 Speaker 1: to the Colts. You can't make mistakes against the Colts. 1549 01:17:55,000 --> 01:17:57,040 Speaker 1: They're gonna beat you that. It's a well coached team, 1550 01:17:57,120 --> 01:18:00,320 Speaker 1: it's a talented team. Um. But I like the Texans 1551 01:18:00,360 --> 01:18:03,000 Speaker 1: chances the next time they come here and get up 1552 01:18:03,080 --> 01:18:05,240 Speaker 1: cream of the crop. Who's your cream of the cropper? Oh, 1553 01:18:05,320 --> 01:18:08,040 Speaker 1: that's a good one. I think DeAndre Hopkins has to 1554 01:18:08,040 --> 01:18:09,640 Speaker 1: be the cream of the crop. On the day he was, 1555 01:18:09,760 --> 01:18:12,360 Speaker 1: he was phenomenal. Nine catches one hundred and six yards, 1556 01:18:12,439 --> 01:18:15,360 Speaker 1: should have been ten four hundred and ten and two touchdowns, 1557 01:18:15,360 --> 01:18:17,479 Speaker 1: but it was nine for one or six and one touchdown. 1558 01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:20,519 Speaker 1: I've never seen the Shawn so mad as he should be. 1559 01:18:20,640 --> 01:18:23,320 Speaker 1: He should have been. I mean because here's in funny 1560 01:18:23,360 --> 01:18:24,880 Speaker 1: because Mark and I talked about this, and this is 1561 01:18:25,000 --> 01:18:27,599 Speaker 1: very very clear. If the Shawn is in the grasp 1562 01:18:27,640 --> 01:18:30,160 Speaker 1: when the whistle is blowing, then when Sheard hits him 1563 01:18:30,240 --> 01:18:32,360 Speaker 1: up top, it should have been a four seniyard penalty. 1564 01:18:32,360 --> 01:18:33,960 Speaker 1: It should have been a fifteen yard penalty. You can't 1565 01:18:34,000 --> 01:18:35,880 Speaker 1: have it both ways. It's one or the other. If 1566 01:18:35,880 --> 01:18:38,479 Speaker 1: you're trying to protect him, then that shot should have 1567 01:18:38,479 --> 01:18:41,080 Speaker 1: been a fifteen yard penalty. Yeah, so that that to 1568 01:18:41,120 --> 01:18:44,960 Speaker 1: me is pretty clear. But that said that said, that 1569 01:18:45,000 --> 01:18:46,800 Speaker 1: should have been four points with more for the Texas 1570 01:18:46,840 --> 01:18:48,960 Speaker 1: because he ended up kicking a field goal. I think 1571 01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:53,080 Speaker 1: the DeAndre was fantastic. He took that shot right above 1572 01:18:53,120 --> 01:18:56,800 Speaker 1: the knee, got flipped over on that drive and that 1573 01:18:56,880 --> 01:19:01,519 Speaker 1: was such a great drive. But he he would be mine. Um, 1574 01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:04,639 Speaker 1: I was really hoping it was gonna be. I was good. 1575 01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:05,920 Speaker 1: I was hoping it was gonna be the Sean. I 1576 01:19:05,960 --> 01:19:09,680 Speaker 1: thought the interception in the first interception was one that 1577 01:19:09,720 --> 01:19:12,680 Speaker 1: he's like, you gotta have back, that he'd want that 1578 01:19:12,680 --> 01:19:14,880 Speaker 1: one back. That was him just trying to make a play, 1579 01:19:14,920 --> 01:19:18,240 Speaker 1: feeling like, hey, we don't have many more drives in us, 1580 01:19:18,280 --> 01:19:21,160 Speaker 1: and yet you still had two drives after that, so 1581 01:19:21,800 --> 01:19:23,439 Speaker 1: I wish they would have gone down and scored on 1582 01:19:23,520 --> 01:19:25,479 Speaker 1: that one and then maybe had more time at the end. 1583 01:19:26,040 --> 01:19:29,280 Speaker 1: But the second interception was not his. He put that 1584 01:19:29,320 --> 01:19:31,479 Speaker 1: ball on Key just unable to catch it, and Leonard 1585 01:19:31,479 --> 01:19:33,360 Speaker 1: made one heck of a play. But I would say 1586 01:19:33,360 --> 01:19:36,080 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins, he was exceptional all day. Pierre de Sierra 1587 01:19:36,160 --> 01:19:38,320 Speaker 1: is known as the Hopkins Killer. Well, he didn't kill 1588 01:19:38,479 --> 01:19:41,479 Speaker 1: much of nothing on Sunday against Hopkins, so I would 1589 01:19:41,479 --> 01:19:44,160 Speaker 1: say DeAndre Hopkins. Yeah, Pierre to Siri is a good player, 1590 01:19:44,200 --> 01:19:48,080 Speaker 1: but a good player, YEA down with that Hopkins killer. Nonsense, 1591 01:19:48,120 --> 01:19:52,320 Speaker 1: because Hopkins was playing without a shoulder with banged up 1592 01:19:52,400 --> 01:19:55,360 Speaker 1: legs last year when he did quote unquote shut him down, right, 1593 01:19:55,600 --> 01:19:58,800 Speaker 1: So let's just calm down their friends. Yeah, uh, not 1594 01:19:58,840 --> 01:20:00,920 Speaker 1: take anything away from de Sier. Nobody's gonna shut this 1595 01:20:00,920 --> 01:20:04,639 Speaker 1: guy down. If he's healthy, um My cream of the crop. 1596 01:20:05,439 --> 01:20:07,639 Speaker 1: I'm gonna giving him the two players you went with Hopkins, 1597 01:20:07,720 --> 01:20:10,320 Speaker 1: I'll go with Stills. Four catches, one hundred and five yards, 1598 01:20:10,720 --> 01:20:12,759 Speaker 1: had the forty five yard or had a forty one yarder, 1599 01:20:13,240 --> 01:20:15,719 Speaker 1: and then JJ Watt. Yeah, I was I was gonna 1600 01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:18,040 Speaker 1: say if we didn't we had mentioned him goodness, JJ 1601 01:20:18,160 --> 01:20:23,639 Speaker 1: Watt was whipping dude's asses, six quarterback hits, batted down 1602 01:20:23,640 --> 01:20:27,200 Speaker 1: the pass first play of the game. He looked good man, 1603 01:20:27,360 --> 01:20:31,280 Speaker 1: he was really really causing problems for the greatest offensive 1604 01:20:31,360 --> 01:20:36,240 Speaker 1: line ever constructed. And yeah, I thought, I thought he 1605 01:20:36,360 --> 01:20:39,240 Speaker 1: was really, really, really good. And I liked what the 1606 01:20:39,240 --> 01:20:43,240 Speaker 1: Texans did. Man. Defensively, I didn't like, you know, all 1607 01:20:43,240 --> 01:20:45,960 Speaker 1: the stuff over the middle, the crossing patterns, but this 1608 01:20:46,000 --> 01:20:47,960 Speaker 1: was a run the damn ball. They've got hats made, 1609 01:20:47,960 --> 01:20:49,960 Speaker 1: and they ran the damn ball for sixty two yards. 1610 01:20:50,120 --> 01:20:52,040 Speaker 1: As a side note, As a side note, I don't 1611 01:20:52,040 --> 01:20:56,400 Speaker 1: know if you could could hear this where you were, Drew, 1612 01:20:56,920 --> 01:21:00,320 Speaker 1: but when they announced the Colts starting lineups, I never 1613 01:21:00,360 --> 01:21:02,320 Speaker 1: in my life. I mean, we've been to how many 1614 01:21:02,360 --> 01:21:07,080 Speaker 1: NFL games seeing offensive defensive starters, you know, uh, coming out, 1615 01:21:07,240 --> 01:21:10,639 Speaker 1: crowd cheers from everybody usually cheers loudest for the last 1616 01:21:10,640 --> 01:21:14,479 Speaker 1: guy or whoever that last guys. I have never heard 1617 01:21:14,680 --> 01:21:19,200 Speaker 1: the crowd cheer loudest for a guard like they do 1618 01:21:19,320 --> 01:21:23,559 Speaker 1: for Quinn Nelson. I mean, it's it's unbelievable. I remember 1619 01:21:23,560 --> 01:21:26,680 Speaker 1: when when we were doing the mock draft survey, and 1620 01:21:26,680 --> 01:21:29,800 Speaker 1: you would ask me about that and ask me like, well, 1621 01:21:30,040 --> 01:21:32,000 Speaker 1: who would you mock and or who do you have 1622 01:21:32,040 --> 01:21:34,400 Speaker 1: a number one? My Harris one hundred that year I 1623 01:21:34,439 --> 01:21:37,240 Speaker 1: put it in September, I put Quinne Nelson number one, 1624 01:21:37,240 --> 01:21:39,200 Speaker 1: and I never and I never moved it. I never 1625 01:21:39,240 --> 01:21:41,439 Speaker 1: moved him. I mean, he's froominal, he's fun. But I 1626 01:21:41,479 --> 01:21:44,760 Speaker 1: will say, I will say the boys DJ rehear in 1627 01:21:44,800 --> 01:21:47,160 Speaker 1: particular on one on one point in particular, I saw, 1628 01:21:47,680 --> 01:21:52,080 Speaker 1: oh my goodness, he bent Nelson backwards, driving him right 1629 01:21:52,120 --> 01:21:54,360 Speaker 1: into Marlon mack enforcing mac right in the arms. Is 1630 01:21:54,439 --> 01:21:56,160 Speaker 1: that cutting in for a tackle for our loss? Reader 1631 01:21:56,160 --> 01:22:00,639 Speaker 1: gets no stat But football heads saw that like whoa? 1632 01:22:01,400 --> 01:22:03,760 Speaker 1: But I thought they weren't throwing the football down in 1633 01:22:03,800 --> 01:22:07,080 Speaker 1: the hand zone. But either way, we'll see them week eleven, 1634 01:22:07,160 --> 01:22:09,799 Speaker 1: Thursday night, November twenty first right here at Energy Stadium, 1635 01:22:09,840 --> 01:22:12,400 Speaker 1: got business take care before that. So um and the 1636 01:22:12,479 --> 01:22:15,640 Speaker 1: Raiders coming to town? Yes? So which Raider matchup do 1637 01:22:15,640 --> 01:22:18,040 Speaker 1: you care about? Most? Do not care about moch most? 1638 01:22:18,080 --> 01:22:20,519 Speaker 1: But which one are you watching the most? It's a 1639 01:22:20,600 --> 01:22:23,599 Speaker 1: good one. I think that Raiders have a very underrated 1640 01:22:23,640 --> 01:22:27,040 Speaker 1: tight end. Darren Waller he's a former wider sier at 1641 01:22:27,040 --> 01:22:30,080 Speaker 1: Georgia Tech turned tight end. You have to block a ton, 1642 01:22:30,600 --> 01:22:34,920 Speaker 1: but he is a big bad matchup and the Texans 1643 01:22:35,240 --> 01:22:38,240 Speaker 1: did not match up really well with Eric Ebron the 1644 01:22:38,280 --> 01:22:41,040 Speaker 1: other day, which is not surprising because Ebron and man 1645 01:22:41,560 --> 01:22:44,320 Speaker 1: going man coveragehn Ibron is not the easiest thing in 1646 01:22:44,360 --> 01:22:46,640 Speaker 1: the world. I thought, you know what, Ebron made a 1647 01:22:46,680 --> 01:22:48,400 Speaker 1: hell of a play on that touchdown catch. I thought 1648 01:22:48,400 --> 01:22:50,240 Speaker 1: the coverage was okay on that Oh, the coverage was 1649 01:22:50,280 --> 01:22:51,760 Speaker 1: good on that planet. He just wanted to be a 1650 01:22:51,800 --> 01:22:55,960 Speaker 1: phenomenal catch. The coverage was exception, wasn't It wasn't, But 1651 01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:57,880 Speaker 1: I just I want to make sure that that's pointed out, 1652 01:22:57,880 --> 01:23:01,599 Speaker 1: like because he also had the Shenanigans Quentin Nelson there, Yeah, yeah, 1653 01:23:01,680 --> 01:23:04,080 Speaker 1: because he's going to the flat. Yeah. They basically went 1654 01:23:04,120 --> 01:23:07,320 Speaker 1: to the same spot almost, which was weird. Nelson went 1655 01:23:07,360 --> 01:23:09,280 Speaker 1: to the flat and then Ebron. Well it's supposed to 1656 01:23:09,280 --> 01:23:11,000 Speaker 1: be as Nelson goes to the flat and Ibron goes 1657 01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:12,160 Speaker 1: to the back of the end zone to give you 1658 01:23:12,240 --> 01:23:14,759 Speaker 1: two options, and you know you're hoping that you're hoping 1659 01:23:14,760 --> 01:23:18,120 Speaker 1: that Nelson beats and Nelson did beat Gains off the 1660 01:23:18,160 --> 01:23:21,840 Speaker 1: ball at Gains I think realized, oh crap, that's my guy, 1661 01:23:21,960 --> 01:23:25,600 Speaker 1: and then gained spread out there and got there. But yeah, 1662 01:23:25,640 --> 01:23:27,559 Speaker 1: that was one fast moving dude getting into the flat. 1663 01:23:27,600 --> 01:23:30,120 Speaker 1: I'll say that if he who caught a touchdown past 1664 01:23:30,120 --> 01:23:32,960 Speaker 1: the place would have fallen down. That all said, I 1665 01:23:33,040 --> 01:23:35,719 Speaker 1: think Waller this week ends up being a tough matchup. 1666 01:23:36,200 --> 01:23:38,680 Speaker 1: But the biggest thing I think the Texans have got 1667 01:23:38,680 --> 01:23:42,559 Speaker 1: to be able to do this week is tackle Josh Jacobs. Now, 1668 01:23:42,560 --> 01:23:46,560 Speaker 1: the run the run defense was very, very good against Indianapolis, 1669 01:23:47,120 --> 01:23:50,560 Speaker 1: and I don't think Oakland's offensive line is quite like Indianapolis, 1670 01:23:50,600 --> 01:23:52,680 Speaker 1: but they got a couple of bare knockle brawlers up there. 1671 01:23:53,479 --> 01:23:56,839 Speaker 1: So the face Jared Carter has been sacked eight times 1672 01:23:57,080 --> 01:23:59,960 Speaker 1: in seven games, eight times John, So they've done it. 1673 01:24:00,400 --> 01:24:03,639 Speaker 1: They'll hit you in the mouth, they protect Derek pretty well. 1674 01:24:04,080 --> 01:24:07,240 Speaker 1: They they run the ball pretty well with Josh Jacobs. 1675 01:24:07,240 --> 01:24:09,519 Speaker 1: But the one thing I noticed the Packers, the Packers 1676 01:24:09,680 --> 01:24:14,920 Speaker 1: had guys at the ball, but Jacobs would run through 1677 01:24:14,960 --> 01:24:18,120 Speaker 1: those tackles. So I think Waller is a is a 1678 01:24:18,160 --> 01:24:23,120 Speaker 1: tough matchup, but Jacob's tackling him ends up being probably 1679 01:24:23,160 --> 01:24:26,479 Speaker 1: the biggest aspect of this game, if you tackle Jacobs 1680 01:24:26,479 --> 01:24:29,120 Speaker 1: and not allow him yards after catch, don't get him 1681 01:24:29,120 --> 01:24:31,120 Speaker 1: out in space where he's able to pick up two, three, 1682 01:24:31,200 --> 01:24:33,439 Speaker 1: four extra yards running through weak tackles or whatever the 1683 01:24:33,439 --> 01:24:35,320 Speaker 1: case might be, then you got a good opportunity to 1684 01:24:35,400 --> 01:24:38,120 Speaker 1: slow them down at least. But I think Waller at 1685 01:24:38,200 --> 01:24:40,760 Speaker 1: tight end, Jacob's running the football and how hard he 1686 01:24:40,840 --> 01:24:43,240 Speaker 1: runs the football end up being pretty big keys. So 1687 01:24:43,280 --> 01:24:45,519 Speaker 1: there you go. If you want to listen to our 1688 01:24:45,840 --> 01:24:50,200 Speaker 1: in Lab podcast in full, go to each Texas dot Com, 1689 01:24:50,280 --> 01:24:53,680 Speaker 1: go to iTunes or wherever you pick up your podcast. 1690 01:24:53,880 --> 01:24:57,560 Speaker 1: I will be honest, I am not the biggest podcast consumers, 1691 01:24:57,600 --> 01:24:59,880 Speaker 1: so I couldn't tell you, but I'm sure you know, 1692 01:25:00,600 --> 01:25:03,000 Speaker 1: and you can listen to the whole thing right there 1693 01:25:03,439 --> 01:25:05,640 Speaker 1: on our podcasts. And big thanks to our friends over 1694 01:25:05,680 --> 01:25:09,479 Speaker 1: at Redbox who make the in the Lab podcast. Passa 1695 01:25:09,640 --> 01:25:12,320 Speaker 1: bull possiblay? Is that how you say it? I know? 1696 01:25:12,360 --> 01:25:15,479 Speaker 1: I possible? Is it possiblay? It's possible? I don't know 1697 01:25:15,520 --> 01:25:18,200 Speaker 1: either way. Spanish isn't all that good, but hopefully we 1698 01:25:18,320 --> 01:25:21,360 Speaker 1: give you a few nuggets from the game against the 1699 01:25:21,439 --> 01:25:25,880 Speaker 1: Raiders to consider. Now, we did that podcast before, garyon 1700 01:25:26,000 --> 01:25:31,719 Speaker 1: Connley was traded to the Texans, which I think lessons 1701 01:25:31,720 --> 01:25:33,400 Speaker 1: the Raiders secondary a little bit. And that was one 1702 01:25:33,400 --> 01:25:35,760 Speaker 1: that gave up five touchdowns. And I know Raiders fans 1703 01:25:35,760 --> 01:25:38,080 Speaker 1: are like, well, hey, wait wait, Garyon Connley gave up 1704 01:25:38,360 --> 01:25:40,320 Speaker 1: one of those touchdowns when he slipped on making a 1705 01:25:40,360 --> 01:25:43,000 Speaker 1: tackle on a seventy four yarder. I think it was 1706 01:25:43,000 --> 01:25:46,920 Speaker 1: on Mark Quez Valdes scantling. But we've seen players come 1707 01:25:46,960 --> 01:25:50,680 Speaker 1: from other organizations and come here and play very very well. 1708 01:25:50,720 --> 01:25:53,400 Speaker 1: I mean, we saw Bradley Roby in twenty eighteen had 1709 01:25:53,439 --> 01:25:55,479 Speaker 1: some struggles with the Broncos kind of up and now 1710 01:25:55,760 --> 01:25:58,160 Speaker 1: it's inconsistent. Boy, he came here and he leveled off. 1711 01:25:58,200 --> 01:26:00,320 Speaker 1: It has been very very good. Before that hamstring injury, 1712 01:26:00,360 --> 01:26:02,720 Speaker 1: he was very good. And hopefully Garyon Connley will do 1713 01:26:02,760 --> 01:26:05,320 Speaker 1: the same thing. It was Ohio State corners. Man, there 1714 01:26:05,320 --> 01:26:09,200 Speaker 1: are a lot of first rounders. Roby and fourteen you 1715 01:26:09,280 --> 01:26:13,040 Speaker 1: had Eli Apple, you had Marshawn Lattimore at Denzel Ward, 1716 01:26:13,600 --> 01:26:17,840 Speaker 1: you had obviously gary On Connley, And I'm telling you 1717 01:26:17,880 --> 01:26:22,320 Speaker 1: maybe the best one is coming. Jeffrey Okuda. Some South 1718 01:26:22,360 --> 01:26:25,760 Speaker 1: Grand Prairie ends up South Grand Prairie up to your 1719 01:26:25,840 --> 01:26:28,280 Speaker 1: Dallas ends up in Ohio State. How are y'all letting 1720 01:26:28,320 --> 01:26:30,200 Speaker 1: that happen Texas at A and M and SMU and 1721 01:26:30,280 --> 01:26:32,720 Speaker 1: all you schools out there and get these kids to 1722 01:26:32,760 --> 01:26:36,000 Speaker 1: stay home. My goodness, jeffire Ocut is a dude, and 1723 01:26:36,080 --> 01:26:38,360 Speaker 1: Damian Arnett on the other side is really really good. 1724 01:26:38,760 --> 01:26:43,560 Speaker 1: How State boy, it's tough. LSU might be safety you, 1725 01:26:43,960 --> 01:26:47,320 Speaker 1: but man, LSU's had some players to pat Pete mo Clayborn. 1726 01:26:47,439 --> 01:26:51,040 Speaker 1: That's a good debate, DBU, Is it Ohio State or 1727 01:26:51,080 --> 01:26:53,840 Speaker 1: is LSU Texas can stay all at wants you're out 1728 01:26:53,840 --> 01:26:56,800 Speaker 1: of the mix. It's Ohio State or LSU, Especially in 1729 01:26:56,840 --> 01:26:59,280 Speaker 1: the last ten years, it's those two schools. So I'll 1730 01:26:59,360 --> 01:27:04,120 Speaker 1: let you debate at over breakfast or dessert tonight, breakfast tomorrow. 1731 01:27:04,160 --> 01:27:06,160 Speaker 1: Who knows whatever floats your boat. So a lot of 1732 01:27:06,200 --> 01:27:08,960 Speaker 1: people will thank for today's show. Gotta thank Andre Ware, 1733 01:27:09,120 --> 01:27:11,679 Speaker 1: I think Mark van Amer, Gotta think Clint Sterner, Gotta 1734 01:27:11,680 --> 01:27:15,720 Speaker 1: thank Eddie Pascal, DP City, Kevin Coogler, Drew Doherty, all 1735 01:27:15,760 --> 01:27:17,439 Speaker 1: of my guys were helping me back at Sports twenty 1736 01:27:17,520 --> 01:27:19,599 Speaker 1: six ten. All of you for listen. Thank you so much. 1737 01:27:19,680 --> 01:27:21,599 Speaker 1: We'll see you tomorrow. And it's always Go Texans.