1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: Hello, Texans Game Day Eve here at NRG Stadium and 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: the Hunday Texans Radio studio, and things are buzzing around 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: the building as the Texans start the preseason tell tomorrow 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: and night against the New Orleans Saints. I can't wait. 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: Saints moving their stuff in as we speak. Very cool stuff, Johnny, 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: you're ready, of course, You've been ready for weeks and months. 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: Is come on, man, I look for we go through 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: our training camp, so I kind of break things up. 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: I try and compartmentalize them in my brain. If I 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: can't like our Texas training camp, live shows, training camp practices, 11 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: all my observations, all the film watching, like all they 12 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: just have like little compartments in my brain. And there's 13 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: one over here of the three of us getting back together, 14 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:45,959 Speaker 1: do the radio broadcast, and how much fun it is 15 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: in Energy Stadium that'll happen on Saturday night. Just absolutely pumped. 16 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see the Saints too. I always like, 17 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: what does the other team have? Yeah, we know this 18 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: team inside now, but how about the Saints. We're gonna 19 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: see everybody, probably not, but maybe get a chance to 20 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: share a second with Tyran Matthew, who I gotta when 21 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: he was in Kansas City. I got a chance to 22 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: see before a couple of games there and it was 23 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 1: always nice to see him. So seeing the Saints will 24 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: be You'll be fun. And of course the Saints have 25 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: plenty of fans here in the area. My former neighbor 26 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: was a big, big Saints fan. And of course when 27 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: I got back late, I got back late. Remember twenty 28 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: nine we played on Monday night. We get back not 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: too too late, but I got late. I pulled it 30 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: into the driveway and he and his wife were outside 31 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: smoking cigars and celebrating his Saints win. I just was 32 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: like this one time, and I want you to his neighbors, 33 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: so there'll be fun with the Saints fans to being 34 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: here on Saturday night. Was she smoking a cigar? He was? 35 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: I don't remember she was. Email smoking a cigar is 36 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: a rarity of sorts, but I like it. It's a 37 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: power move. Yeah, that's a flex move for sure. Okay. 38 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: Also a flex move is Lovey Smith existing. He exists 39 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: and that's his flex move. The head coach of your 40 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: Houston Texans pregame interview, I visited with him coach before 41 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: we get into the game itself, leading up to this one. 42 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: You had that Thursday night game simulation type practice. How 43 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: did that go? How do you feel preparation has gone 44 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: for the preseason opener? I think preparation Mark has gone 45 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: well throughout, all throughout training camp, situations when we wanted 46 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: to get things in a part of the preparation, Oh 47 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: final preparation is our my game that we have before 48 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: the and then my game consists of, you know, as 49 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: some young player has never been in an NFL game, 50 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: just what you do on game day. I'm talking about 51 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: pregame routine, our pregame warm up routine that we go through, 52 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: how what we do at the half, and then situations 53 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: on the field. You know, we went through about as 54 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: many kicking situations as we can. And for a second third, 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: our game planning that we'll be using for this game. 56 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: Besides winning, what constitutes success in a preseason game. I 57 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: know you want to win every game you play, but 58 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: what else defines it as being successful? What you do 59 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: want to win every game you play, But it's someone's 60 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 1: bigger than that. Everything we do in a preseason is 61 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: prepared for the regular season. Andy's coming into town. But 62 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: for us, you know, training camp, there's not a lot 63 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: of live work that we do nowadays. Numbers just want 64 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 1: to allow us to do it. So what we would 65 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: like to do as a coaching staff is see guys 66 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: phinish plays and and I'm talking about quarterbacks throwing the 67 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: balls when you know that the opponent can sack you 68 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: a lot of times. You know, linebackers and safeties, defensive 69 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: players say hey, I had him with that tackle. Finishing plays. 70 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: That's what the preseason is about. We have a starting rotation, 71 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: but the depth chart didn't really start to really mean 72 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: anything until you play against someone else. Sunday's depth chart 73 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: would mean a lot more than Saturday's depth chart. Coach 74 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: Davis Mills, we're going to see him a bit then, 75 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: Jeff Driscoll, probably for a lot of playing time. What 76 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: are you expecting from the offense led by Driscoll in 77 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: this situation with no Kyle Allen available, Well, you know, 78 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,119 Speaker 1: during the season, you know, injuries happen, so we could 79 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: be in this situation. You just never know, so you 80 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: prepare that way. But normally our third team quarterback does 81 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: not get an opportunity to get as many plays as 82 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: he would like. I know Jeff is really excited about playing, 83 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: and it's good for us to see him. We're gonna 84 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: run our offense and to see him run it, and 85 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: you know, whether it be running, throwing passes, whatever, just 86 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: that part. It's what we're excited about. Do you look 87 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: at the Saints at all prior to this game, just 88 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: to see a few things that they do? How do 89 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: you approach that? I mean very little. We don't gain 90 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: playing a lot in the season. Second preseason game we'll 91 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: do a little bit more than third, but first preseason game. No. 92 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: We move to the Saints last night a little bit, 93 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: so we're not gonna watch it allf a lot, but 94 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: it's about what we do more so than about the 95 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: opponent at this stage. Coach, thanks a lot of good 96 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: luck anytime at all. Take Johnny, He's ready. You know. 97 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: We had the TV production meeting today for the ABC 98 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,679 Speaker 1: thirteen broadcast tomorrow with Kevin Coogler, Spencer Tillman, Drew Jordy 99 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: on the sideline. J Joe's gonna appear in the third 100 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: quarter as well, and then we're gonna bring him up 101 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: to the radio booth to say hello for a few 102 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: minutes because that's fun. You know, he's here, so might 103 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: as well get him on the air and have some 104 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: fun with Jonathan Joseph. Anyway, but loving the production meeting 105 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: was terrific. You just since the years of experience, he's 106 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: been through it all, and he's about as pumped as 107 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: anybody for a preseason game. You want to get fired 108 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: up for a preseason game, Lovey Smith. He's ready for 109 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: this one and eager to see everybody play. All right, 110 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: let's go over some things here. No, Kyle Allen. That 111 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: means Davis Mills does start, but he's not gonna play forever. 112 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: So you get a big, healthy, heaping dose of Jeff 113 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: Driscoll and you do not have talked about him. He's 114 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: having a sort of sneaky good camp. I know he 115 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: had the tight end conversion last year, but back at quarterback, 116 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: he's done some things. What an opportunity for Jeff Driscoll 117 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: game tomorrow to really get things going for himself. Yeah, 118 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: and he'll see a lot of time. I mean it's 119 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: not gonna be quite Joe Webb esque like it was 120 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 1: up in twenty nineteen when AJM mccarren busted his hand 121 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: and you weren't gonna play the Sean So Joe Webb 122 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: with the entire way. I don't think it'll be that, 123 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be close. It's going to be awfully 124 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: close in that regard, because I don't really and honestly 125 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 1: want to see Davis any more than two series. I mean, 126 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,239 Speaker 1: if the first series is a seven to eight series 127 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: play series and it ends up with points, that might 128 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,799 Speaker 1: be enough for me. Yeah, that might be enough to say, 129 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: let's put let's put it up now. For some reason, 130 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: he goes oh for three on that drive and it's 131 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: just a running game that's gashing him and that's how 132 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: they get to score. Then maybe I come back with 133 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: him with the second drive, kind of get him a 134 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: couple of completions under his belt and then just that's it, 135 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: and then wrap him up getting ready to go to LA, 136 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: get some workout in LA, and then figure out what 137 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna do for game three. I don't remember last 138 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: year's Game three against the Buck. I feel like it 139 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: was a Davis Mills joint. I feel like it was 140 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: a Game four type situation. Like Advan. I don't remember 141 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: Game three much, but point being Brady played, I do, Yeah, 142 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: that's true. Oh man, remember the first series, I do 143 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: remember this. Now, the first series they had slowed him down. 144 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: The second series he went to worst. Oh yeah, he 145 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: had that one tremendous t He just going zipp and 146 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: he was not really going Nascar tempo, but he was 147 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: going a little bit faster. I do remember that. He's like, 148 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: I need a little work here, so let's go. And 149 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: he made fast too, because he's going up tempo quick. 150 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: He was out of there in about two and a 151 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: half minutes. Texas played their guys. Cooks played Tyrod, Taylor played, 152 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: Britt played. I mean, obviously Taylor is with the New 153 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: York Giants. Now, I don't think you're gonna see Britt tomorrow. 154 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: We'll see. But I think they're gonna rest a bunch 155 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: of guys, not everybody, but some players who it's not 156 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: just that. Yeah, I don't want to see them get hurt, 157 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: but these are veteran players. I believe some veteran guys 158 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: will get a little bit of arrest. Coach talked about 159 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: Derek Stingley last night, Right, I mean, why why press it? Right? 160 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: You've got a couple of games to get them going. Sure, 161 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: and take it from there. And remember you opened four 162 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: weeks from now against the Indianapolis Colts, and I think 163 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: that it's great to see Mills out there a little bit, 164 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: but don't turn it over. Play clean and Johnny. I'm 165 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:34,239 Speaker 1: as fired up as anything to see this defense tomorrow. 166 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: I want to see all layers. I don't care who's 167 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: in and who's out. I want to see how the 168 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: defense performs. You know, usually with me, you'd be saying, oh, 169 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: he only cares about offense and he wants to see No, 170 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: I want to see this defense go to work. I'll 171 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: be like you, looking forward to get them getting back 172 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: out of the field to see if they can make stops. Yeah, 173 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: the defense is I don't want to say defense, the offense, 174 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. But second year, second year 175 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: in this system. But it just think on that defensive 176 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: side of the ball. They have added some really imbressive 177 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: athletes Obo o'caron, Quo Raschim Green. They have added some 178 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: real athletes play cashman linebacker. I wrote my daily brew 179 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: to day and essentially I took a look at each position. 180 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: I tried to pinpoint, Okay, I don't know that these 181 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: guys might play, so that's gonna put the highlights on 182 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: these guys and kind of highlighting a guy at each 183 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: or guy or two at each position to watch, and 184 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: I think defensively, I'm excited about Rashim Green obviously play 185 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: Cashman has been really good and the linebackers have been 186 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: a little bit banged up. I don't know about Wallow, 187 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: and Christian Harris has a practice for about two weeks. 188 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,239 Speaker 1: I don't think we'll see him. But in the secondary, 189 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: the group that I'm most excited to see, really excited 190 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: and nervous, anxious, I guess is are the corners that 191 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: are not named Stephen Nelson and Derek Stingley. Tremont Smith, 192 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: I think he's had a really good camp. I think 193 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 1: Fabian Moroe is had some moments where he's been very 194 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: very good. Kendall Sheffield is just working himself back into 195 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: the mix, and then you got Kobe Francis, the Rockietta 196 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: Memphis who has shown some good things at times. Those 197 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: guys at corner beyond Stephen Nelson and Derek Stingley will 198 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: definitely have my attention for sure. Can't wait to see 199 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: them play. Also, following action around the league this weekend, 200 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a lot of talk radio topics after 201 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: the games are played, on other games tonight. Obviously, there 202 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,679 Speaker 1: are some games that people are looking at very closely 203 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: Fall County, and there's also a bunch of stuff tomorrow, 204 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: of course, and then we'll get a short week because 205 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: Monday is going to be Wednesday. Oh no, yes, it's coming. Yeah. 206 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: Not that Tomorrow is Sunday because it's Saturday, but it's 207 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: more like a Sunday on a regular Sunday, because you 208 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: get a Monday Wednesday, and then the following Friday is 209 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 1: a Sunday, and your travel day, which is normally a Saturday, 210 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: is going to be next Thursday, right, but you're gonna 211 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: finish the game that starts on Friday actually on a Saturday. 212 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: So then when you say Tomorrow is Sunday, then you 213 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: play Thursday, which is actually going to feel like a Sunday, 214 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: and then the season starts. All over all, that's good. 215 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:01,719 Speaker 1: This is who on first for sure. I like this 216 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: a lot. I was like, if you're gonna tango, I'm 217 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: gonna dance too. Okay, all right, I know you never 218 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 1: used to dabble in the game days me so much, 219 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: and now you are, all right, what else are we 220 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: looking at? I think it's pretty clear, play clean, get 221 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: a turn over too if you can, and walk out 222 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: of their healthy learn something about the football team success. 223 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: Who's the one player you are most excited to see, 224 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: most excited that we think we're going to see And 225 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: you can't say Davis Mills, which you know that, you 226 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: can say h Petrie. Yeah. I don't think we're gonna 227 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: see Petree for too long too. I mean, I think 228 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: he's gonna I think he's gonna play, but I don't 229 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: think we're gonna see him for for all that long. 230 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: To be honest, I would like to see Chris Moore 231 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: play a big chunk of this game. Yeah, I think. 232 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: I think maybe a couple of the other young receivers 233 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: we've been talking about, Johnny Johnson, who's been making something there. 234 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: And of course when you look at the Stanford product, Yeah, 235 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: Davis Mills and on our Weddington with cardinal chemistry, although 236 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: I doubt they're in the game together at the same 237 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: time tomorrow. We've seen them practice with the same unt 238 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: in camp. You never know. Ye, we'll see how that goes. 239 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: Brevin Nico, you know the usual. I want to see 240 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: those guys, but again, I want to see the defense 241 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: do some damage here. Get some turnovers. The guys up front. 242 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: You know, we talk about all the d lineman they 243 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: have and all the linebackers. They want to get a 244 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: long look at these linebackers. Everybody in the front seven 245 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: who's not even on the bubble necessarily, but guys who 246 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: are not locks to make the team. Can you rise up? 247 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: Can you solidify your position? We'll see. Yeah. Absolutely, And 248 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: I think on the offensive line, it feels like they 249 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: have about four or five guys you can play at center. 250 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: So I don't know if Justin Bridge gonna play. My 251 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: guess is no, But they have some dudes Jimmy morrisey 252 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 1: and Justin McCray and Scotty Quisenberry that can all play center. 253 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: So I think all those guys will get reps at center. 254 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see Austin Deculus at our offensive tackle. 255 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. I think he's a really, really good camp 256 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: I think he has been I don't want to use 257 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: the word exceptional, but I mean for a rookie kind 258 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: of learning the ropes. He's been more impressive in person 259 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: then he was at the Texas And look, the Texas 260 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 1: Bowl was kind of an odd duck as it was 261 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: because half Elas who's team wasn't even there, but just 262 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: seeing him in camp, I'm like, boy, he's really just 263 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:14,439 Speaker 1: everything about him has improved. Everything's quicker, faster, a little 264 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: twitch years. So I'm excited to see Deculus. I don't 265 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: know how much Titus will play, but this should give 266 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of reps to Deculus, to 267 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: Charlie heck out of tackle and look, the biggest thing 268 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: what you want to come out of there? And you 269 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: know this, You just want to be healthy. Absolutely, you 270 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: want to play well, but you want and you want 271 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: some coaching moments like Kay, these are teaching moments that 272 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: we can have with these guys, but we want to 273 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: come out of their healthy. If you get those three 274 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: things to come out of there, you're gonna feel pretty good. 275 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: All right, Monday morning, looking forward to Texans Monday eight 276 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: to ten am. As we recap some of the game, 277 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: will have Andre where on for a visit and the 278 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: general John McClain. But next a special visit Dre in 279 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: studio Andre where we get the broadcast crew together. It's 280 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: coming up next here on Texans Radio. It's Texans Radio, 281 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: Mark Van, Mary John Harris with you very busy this 282 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: week getting ready for the opener. But Johnny and I 283 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: took some time to visit with an old friend and 284 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: somebody we've been working with for a long time, in 285 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: my case twenty years. Okay, andre Ware joining us in 286 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 1: studio right now? All right? First of all, how's the 287 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: off season? Pen've gone too quick? But here we are 288 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: and the fund's about to start. So looking forward to it, 289 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: looking forward to a good, prosperous long NFL and college season. Yeah, 290 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: college season, you do a lot for that. ESPN This 291 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: time a year has to be really interesting because you 292 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: have the Texans to get ready for and you have 293 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: every college team you're gonna broadcast. Do you have your 294 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: assignments yet or is it a vague idea? How does 295 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: that work? I've got the first two I think I'm 296 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: at in New Mexico State against Nevada, Nevada coming to 297 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: Las Cruces, and then that's week zero Week one that 298 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 1: the twenty seventh of August is considered week zero, and 299 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: then she get into the real need of the schedule 300 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: Week one with a trip to Michigan State. So the 301 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: first two I know, and then it's pretty easy to 302 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: kind of pick or figure out which ones after that 303 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: having the Friday Night package again. So I was sitting 304 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: there with my fingers crossed. When the assignments came down, 305 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: I knew I was on Friday Nights again. I could 306 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: breathe a little easier. Michigan State melt Tucker, Yeah, that 307 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: guy is I don't know if I mean, I don't 308 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: know if you know him, Dre, but he's a really 309 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: impressive guy. I mean really impressive. He and a few 310 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: of his Michigan State spartans went down to sell Alabama, 311 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: went across the Pettis Bridge and I saw, I think 312 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: that Michigan State did on him, and I just thought, 313 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: it's a really interesting guy. I mean, he's been around, 314 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: he's in a lot different things. College NFL man. Michigan 315 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: State hit on the right guy for sure. Yeah, they did, 316 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: and they kind of, you know, he kind of gets it. 317 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: He spent some time obviously with coach Saban and kind 318 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: of learning the Alabama ways, and he kind of incorporated 319 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: that once he got to Michigan State. He knows the 320 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: lay of the land there as well. And I thought, 321 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: you know, or the first breakthrough season for Michigan State, 322 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: he's done a heck of a job. All right, when 323 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: we get on the air Saturday night, we'll talk a 324 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: lot more about the Texans, but let's talk about the Texans. 325 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: So you've been out of practice and it's year two 326 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: for Davis Mills. So what should be happening for him? 327 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: Processing wise, execution wise, because this time of year last 328 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: year was a little rough for him in training camp 329 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: at times rookie and now he's played here, he is 330 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: going into a sophomore season. What are you thinking? Yeah, 331 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: I think all the things that should be happening for 332 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: him are happening. Which you know, you're you're coming back 333 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: to an offense where there's some foundations, so that gives 334 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: you a chance as a second year quarterback. And having 335 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: Pep there and who was his quarterback coach last year 336 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: now in the offensive coordinator's chair makes it makes it 337 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: a ton easier for Davis Mills. So you're you're starting 338 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: to see anticipation, You're starting to see, you know, chemistry 339 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: with wide receivers, even though a lot of them are new, 340 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: he has had some of them in this building where 341 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: you can read body language where a guy's going to 342 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: break a route off, what's he gonna do against press coverage? 343 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: How he gets himself open, all those things that make 344 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: you a better quarterback. You're starting to see that, along 345 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,679 Speaker 1: with the anticipation and body language is a totally different 346 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: deal this year as well. You're not seeing him really 347 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 1: think his way through it. It's just reactionary skills and 348 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: then getting the ball out, which is how exactly this 349 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: point in the season you want to see him playing 350 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: dred I think everybody that stands will have somebody that 351 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: they're watching, but the group that always stands out for 352 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 1: preseason games or rookies. Thinking back to your first preseason 353 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: game as a rookie, how much pressure did you feel. 354 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: What do you remember about playing in your first preseason game, 355 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: and what lessons do you think Texans rookies can take 356 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: from that. Yeah, I was nervous, is all get out. 357 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: And then I think it was in Kansas City. We 358 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: go there and actually threw a touchdown pass to James 359 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: Wilder my first first game. What a name, but yeah, 360 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 1: James Wilder of all people, A little route nine to 361 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 1: sixty out of the backfield and him hit him going in. 362 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: But you're nervous, You're nervouses all get out. As a rookie, 363 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: you don't know what to expect. You've got grown up 364 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: watching a lot of these guys that you're you're getting 365 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 1: ready to face, or that you see warming up and 366 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: are going to participate in a game against you. I 367 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: may line up against this guy if you're a certain position, 368 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: but quickly you shake all that off. After you get 369 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: your bell rung once or twice, Hey, you just start 370 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: to play. But it's it's it's a game that is 371 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: a lot faster than you expect it to be, even 372 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: in the even in the preseason. It's going to be 373 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 1: faster than any college game you've ever played in. And 374 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: then it gets faster even even more so when the 375 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 1: regular season starts. Yeah, is that what they mean? When 376 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: the game slows down? For him? You just start to 377 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: see it better. Your process see it better, You anticipate 378 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 1: a little better. You learn to play faster, and you 379 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: learn to play faster with in terms of uh, not 380 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: so much saving your body, but you know what level 381 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: of shape you need to get in to play at 382 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: that speed for an entire sixteen seventeen week schedule. Now, okay, 383 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: I got one for both of you guys. I've been 384 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: thinking about this one for a while, and we're gonna 385 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: say Davis Mills out of this conversation. Okay, who is 386 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: the absolute one person that has to play seventeen games 387 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: where they're about sixteen seventeen games for the Texans this year, 388 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: absolutely without a doubt, for this team to be successful. 389 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: This player cannot for any reason anything happened. Let me 390 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: ask you this before. We know Davis Mills, because he's 391 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: obviously important, but but Davis Mills has to be taken 392 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: into this equation. So we're saying that he's playing all 393 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:42,719 Speaker 1: seventeen games equation, he's good, healthy, We're good to go. 394 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: What player is arguably the most indispensable you're gonna have 395 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: for seventeen weeks. I watched the offensive line mix and 396 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: match last year to a point where they could still 397 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 1: run the football and still be serviceable upfront with changes, 398 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: So we saw that that's usually the first place I go. 399 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: But I'll go Brandon Cooks because of what he gives 400 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: in terms of production. Not the biggest guy, probably the 401 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: fastest guy, but what he means because he's a one 402 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: thousand yard walking machine. He just seems to spit out 403 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: one thousand yard for seasons every single year, no matter 404 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 1: who the quarterback is a couple of them last year 405 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 1: and he still gets to a thousand yards. So for me, 406 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: it's Brandon cooked well. I think they can have some success. 407 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: And however, we wanted to find that as another conversation 408 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: without having everybody available other than the quarterback for seventeen games, 409 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: I think it would really help to have Petree available 410 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: for seventeen games. Okay, because Petree to me, Andre, I've 411 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: been talking about this on the year, I get in 412 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: a safety sense, a Demiko Ryan's kind of vibe from him, 413 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: you know, the way Demiko was an instant leader at 414 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: the linebacking Corps when he was a rookie and O six. 415 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: I get that feeling in the secondary with Petree and 416 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 1: that he can really be one of those guys on defense. 417 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: I'm also really encouraged by what I'm seeing him by 418 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: Stay by the way out of practice lately because it 419 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: just continues to rise for him. But I think Petrie 420 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: would be one. I do like the Cook's pick, although 421 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: they beat the Chargers without cooks, but that's a lot 422 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: to ask for. Cooks is so valuable, and I'm looking 423 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: at this receiving core no Metchi. We wanted to see 424 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: what he could do. So that's a pretty good pick. 425 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: I was gonna say Stingley just looking at the corner Stingley, 426 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 1: or you could say even Stephen Nelson. I just think 427 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: those two corners have to be on the field. I 428 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: think some guys behind them have done some things. Tremont. 429 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 1: I think it has had a really good camp, but 430 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: Kenneth Sheffield has been banged up. He just go back 431 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: and practice on Wednesday today whatever today. This is um 432 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 1: and I just don't know that I trust all the 433 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: depth behind them. But what I've seen from Stingley is 434 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: every single day it's getting to a point where you 435 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,199 Speaker 1: see that's a dude. Like you see him and go, 436 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: that's that's a dude. We cannot go without that particular 437 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: guy for a sixteen seventies. We've got we gotta have 438 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 1: that guy with that. And the thing is that we 439 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: haven't brought up the offensive line. I mean last year, 440 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: I was almost gonna say Titus Howard because if something 441 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: happened to Laramie, Titus could go to left tackle. Yeah, 442 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,400 Speaker 1: so what they do that would they move them over? 443 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 1: Let's say it's a game or two. If if it's 444 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: a game or two, no but if it looked like, okay, 445 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: six week a longer one than yeah, I think I 446 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 1: think Titus would would maybe go over to the other side. 447 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: So I thought about Titus, thought about Laramie. But I 448 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 1: think in the end, slowing down the offense as they 449 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 1: got to face, in particular AFC West, if they don't 450 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: have Stingley and Nelson on the field, Wow, up, we 451 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: have Drey here. So we talk about the AFC South 452 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: the lot. But your thoughts on what the Colts might 453 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: look like with Matt Ryan. They're the opening day opponent 454 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: here we go. You know the Texans remember last year. Well, 455 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm hoping the Colts do and they're kind of like, 456 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, this is gonna be no problem. We'll 457 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: see anyway, your thoughts on that mix. I think the 458 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:53,959 Speaker 1: Colts were the only team that, in my opinion, they 459 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: got better in the division in the off season by 460 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: the addition of Matt. Right, they get they get consistent 461 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,439 Speaker 1: and see there at that position, guid I'd love to 462 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: see Wentz back twice a year. But uh, but with 463 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 1: with Ryan, they get some consistency at the position. They're 464 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: talented everywhere else around him. Who knows what Ty is 465 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: gonna do in terms of you know, how much they 466 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: utilize him from from a receiver standpoint, But they've got backs. 467 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna run it with Taylor. Uh, he's one of 468 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: the best, i'd say, top two or three backs in 469 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: the league right now, and we know what he's capable 470 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: of doing. So you add that piece at quarterback, then 471 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: it becomes a special group and we know defensively they're 472 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: gonna they're gonna meet every challenge. Uh, don't feel that 473 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: way about Tennessee. I think that was a knee jerk 474 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 1: decision to make the trade of A J. Brown right 475 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: to Philadelphia UM and drafting Willis and then drafting Willis. 476 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: You know, you think you're you're replacing a a type 477 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: of player, And we just talked about speed of the game. 478 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: It happens so fast for receivers, and it's you're you're 479 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: gonna try to insert a younger receiver to replace Brown. 480 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: Not gonna happen this year, So there there's gonna be 481 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: a drop off. They get Derek Henry back, that's always 482 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: a tough chore. But you know, I think you know 483 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 1: some defenses, they're gonna see a lot of eight man 484 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 1: boxes when you can't soften it up with somebody on 485 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: the outside like an A J. Brown And then with Jacksonville, Yeah, 486 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: they've got some components back. They get a running back 487 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: back that was out at ten from last year who 488 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,919 Speaker 1: was out all season long. I don't know that you 489 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: know it's gonna make much of a difference within the divisions. 490 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: So I think it's there a lot of youngs the 491 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: out of a lot of youth from three of the 492 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: four teams that are in the division, and then the 493 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: Colts obviously being the more experienced, sneakier, hot team in 494 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, Baltimore with Lamar coming back or Philadelphia 495 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: with Channel Views Chalan Hurtz at quarters, I think Philadelphia. 496 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: I will go Philadelphia. I like Philadelphia. Baltimore has kind 497 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: of been on the I don't know that they would 498 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: surprise anybody. They've kind of been knocking maybe with Hollywood 499 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,239 Speaker 1: Brown now in Arizona and they're doing some things if 500 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: they're able to sneak through and maybe make a Super 501 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 1: Bowl appearance. But from what Philadelphia has done this offseason, 502 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: we just talk about A J. Browne and you talk 503 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: about the running backs that room, the other receivers that 504 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 1: they've They've brought in tight ends to surround Jalen Hurts 505 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: with and then another year in a system for Hurts 506 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: and being the starting quarterback. That's a scary thought. I 507 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: actually picked them to win the NFC East this year, 508 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: but I'll see you. I think that could absolutely happen. 509 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: And if Jalan doesn't take the strides, they could also 510 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: be seven and ten. I mean, they could happen for 511 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: any team, But I think Baltimore. Baltimore in the AFC 512 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: North is a team that I look at and think, 513 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: boyf Lamar's healthy. If Lamar Lamar's healthy, I think he 514 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: changes that that entire division and maybe the AFC as 515 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 1: a result of he's healthy. I mean, you could flip 516 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: a coin in that division this year. Pittsburgh without Ben Roethlisberger, 517 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen there? Coming quarterback lead? What's going on? 518 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,719 Speaker 1: You know? Who plays quarterback for Cleveland start in the season, Um, 519 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Joe Burrow sitting some time out here early in camp, 520 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: and do they get off to the start that they 521 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: need to make another playoff maybe Super Bowl run. So 522 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of a toss of the coin, flip 523 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: of the coin in that division. Mark and I were 524 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 1: talking about this a little bit, and we both know 525 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: how much. I mean, we've all talked about Matt Stafford, 526 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 1: and I think Matt Stafford for a long time didn't 527 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: get a lot of credit deserved because he's playing Detroit. 528 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: They weren't going to playoffs, they weren't getting to that 529 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 1: level that maybe we thought as talent of anyway, I 530 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: think he got credit, but not the opportunity, right. I 531 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 1: think it's a differently. He gets the opportunity and you 532 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: started to get a little bit more credit going the rams. However, 533 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: you've played that position and we are in that city, 534 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: in that city, right, Bobby Lane. But the elbow, I 535 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: worry about that because he has such a strong arm 536 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 1: to put such torque on his elbow. If you're dealing 537 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: with anything elbow wise, dre, how tough is that playing 538 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 1: at this level with anything going on elbow shoulder to 539 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: It's tough. It's tough because it's not a sport where 540 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: they can where you can afford to just kind of 541 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 1: shut it down for a number of number of weeks, 542 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: and you're not in the playoffs, right, So if he 543 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: gives them the best option to win, and he feels 544 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: like he can get it done on any given day 545 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: of the week that you're playing on from Thursday through Monday. 546 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 1: Then he's gonna line up and play. Whether it's you know, 547 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,640 Speaker 1: a shot or will medicate, whatever it is, he's gonna 548 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,959 Speaker 1: try to get through it. And at that point you 549 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: run a career risk and trying to push through something 550 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: like that. Yeah, it's gonna be tough. Did you ever 551 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: have elbow problems? No, I haven't, but a lot of prevention, 552 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: a lot of massage, all of that stuff that you 553 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: you need to to have to try to get through 554 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: it from week to week. What about Baker and Carolina, See, 555 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 1: this is a team that I think could. I'm not 556 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: saying they're gonna go to the playoffs. Just don't see 557 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 1: Baker beating out saying I'm doing I'm watching some stuff 558 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: on them yesterday and last night and through their camp, 559 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,199 Speaker 1: and I just don't says, Darnald looks like he you 560 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: know what you look like at the position for me? Right, well, 561 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: remember what he looked like here on that Thursday. It 562 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: looked really good. Early on last year, it looked really good, 563 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: and then it's early on maybe just what he needs 564 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 1: to have somebody come in and push it, because he's 565 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 1: never really had that. Even with the Jets, he was 566 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: the guy right away, and then he goes to Carolina, 567 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 1: he's the guy right away. Now he's got to he's 568 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: got to compete for it, and I think he's They're 569 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: gonna get the best out of him. Joy. I don't know. 570 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if we've had a chance to talk 571 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: about this. I just made me think about that because 572 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: I don't even want to tell you how my brain 573 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: went there. But I was thinking about Donald with the 574 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,959 Speaker 1: Jets and the quarterback that he was next to, and 575 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: how that guy was rumored to be the head coach. 576 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 1: But then the Texans hired Lovey Smith as the head coach. 577 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: Very I don't want to say mild mannered, but guy's 578 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: been around, He's seeing some things and don't fly off 579 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: to handle. It just feels like, as Marcus called it, 580 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: kind of good vibes. How much does that matter to 581 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 1: a football team to have that sort of demeanor or what? 582 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: It matters a bunch, But what really matters is that 583 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: the team likes the coach, They want to play for 584 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: the coach, They respect the coach because of what his 585 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: resume brings, and so with that, you get you get 586 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: all that with Lovey Smith. You talk, you listen to 587 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: some of these defensive guys and how they talk about 588 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: their how they love working with Lovey last year, and 589 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 1: how they're looking forward to coming back and playing for 590 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: him as a head coach. That's a tremendous amount of respect. 591 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: And I just think they that bleeds into all aspects 592 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: of the team, the organization, everybody that that touches this 593 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: football team in some way, shape or form. There's a 594 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: calming in that that you know, you have a leader 595 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: that has done it before and had a great deal 596 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: of success and knows how to treat people, knows how 597 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: to get a team ready to play, and I think 598 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: he feels he checks every one of those boxes. Well, 599 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: I like that you brought up the defense, the fact 600 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: that you have the same system, same coordinator. You know, 601 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: I was talking with Kevin Pierre Lewis, same linebacker coach 602 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: for him, right, you have the secondary situation very similar. 603 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: So Johnny, you rate how many sizzle fires this hot take? 604 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: Help boy? Here we go? All right? Ready, defense finishes 605 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,479 Speaker 1: if the offense, if there's a little disclaimer, no, no no, no no, no, 606 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: you just have to make the hot take. Hot take 607 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: rules are you just say it? No caveats, no asterisks, 608 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 1: noster you just have to say it. This defense will 609 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: finish sixteenth or better. That's like a two and a half. 610 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: That's a two and a a half fire a half sizzle fire. Look, 611 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: you're going way over my head with sizzle fires. But 612 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: that's that's our new ranking system for hot takes. You 613 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: make a hot take. For example, I think that the 614 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: scale of what watch one to five, I think the 615 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions are going to the playoffs. That's my hot take. Five. 616 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: That's five sizzle fires. That's five sizzle fires, right that 617 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 1: the best close to one is like, it's not that outrageous. 618 00:30:56,480 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 1: Five is outraged. Yeah, it's hot takes all, no doubt. Yeah, 619 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: that's a five. Although you know, it's funny because Jared 620 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: Goff went to a Super Bowl and not only did 621 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: they have him in their building, they rewarded when rewarded 622 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: him with a huge contract, right because they really thought 623 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 1: he was the guy. And then he said, you know what, 624 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: he's not. Really The guys said let's make a trade 625 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: for Stafford, and credit to them they made the trade, 626 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: won the Super Bowl, so Ade Hutchinson, Jamison Williams. If 627 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: they can start that, they can just I don't know. 628 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: I just think they're building a little something that I'm 629 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: not believing they're going in the playoffs just yet, but 630 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: I just think they're they're gonna get things going. To 631 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 1: Dan Campbell as he's kind of interesting as a former player, Trey, 632 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 1: when you had coaches that were former players, did it 633 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,719 Speaker 1: matter more that they played because they've been there, They 634 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: could say, Hey, man, I know what you're going through. 635 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 1: I empathize with you on a training camps hard Did 636 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: that Did that matter to you as a former player 637 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: that you had a coach that was a former player 638 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: that had been through it like you? I think so. 639 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: I don't know that I had many that were I 640 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: don't know that I had a whole lot that actually 641 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: played the position a quarterback. Yeah, but um, it matters 642 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: because from a standpoint of if they used it and 643 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: used it in the right way. Sometimes players get sick 644 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 1: of hearing, uh, you know, well I did it this 645 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: way and such as, and you just don't want to 646 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: hear that. But I can tell you from standpoint of 647 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: being at the University of Houston, it mattered to every 648 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: player that we had a pro coaching staff, that we 649 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: had pro coaches that had been in on the professional 650 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: level at some point or another, and they understood how 651 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: to take care of us as players. So you know 652 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: that that's the benefit of having a guy that as 653 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,479 Speaker 1: a decision maker that has been been a player himself. 654 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: Did Jack Party ever tell Junction Boys stories? I don't 655 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: remember that. I don't remember if he did. But you know, 656 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: and you rarely heard coach Party say that, you know, 657 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: talk about his his his playing career, right, you just 658 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: he just commanded respect by just the individually. Was Okay, 659 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 1: how are the Kogs going to be this here? I 660 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 1: think they've got a chance to be really really good, 661 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: really good. Some good young receivers, Um Tank del is back. Yeah, 662 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 1: uh god, I wish that the young running back with mccaskell. Mccaskell, 663 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:17,440 Speaker 1: my goodness. But paired with that receiving Corn and Clayton too. 664 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: Now as a fifth year senior coming back, they got 665 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: a chance to be pretty good. They're gonna have some 666 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 1: pieces on the defensive side. Mutan is back as well. 667 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: They're gonna be all right, preach that defense. That defense 668 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: is he related to former Mark and Andre morning show 669 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: caller mutan, I think it's Mutton okay, but uh but 670 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: he's a good leader, was a captain last year. He's 671 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 1: back on that side of the ball, and there they're 672 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: They've got enough, I think, at the trenches to get 673 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 1: it done in the American All right, you played at 674 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: the highest level, you won the Heisman Trophy, and now 675 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 1: you see what's happening with college football. I was talking 676 00:33:55,560 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: with Andre john I was talking about Drey Johnson, and 677 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:04,120 Speaker 1: I said, Tray, can you imagine if they had the 678 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 1: nil stuff with the Hurricanes and early And I'm thinking 679 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: about you, you know, having Heisman Trophy success, and I mean, 680 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: you could have at least pilated into somebody. You would 681 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: have had to have gotten on Twitter to do that, 682 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:22,759 Speaker 1: and you're not on Twitter. On Twitter, so you would 683 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: have had to make that's to take all of the 684 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:27,399 Speaker 1: cents and dollars that I could have with not being 685 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 1: on Twitter. Just about all right with me? But you're 686 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: eating free on campus everywhere. I'd been okay too. And 687 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 1: I was reading this story about a defensive lineman that's 688 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,600 Speaker 1: coming out of high school. I think in twenty three, 689 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 1: that's like a man child and already you know, up 690 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 1: to upwards of three million in nil money that that's 691 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: possibly out there, which we know is probably out there 692 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:54,280 Speaker 1: already getting there. But he's unblockable. Just watching the getoff 693 00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: tapes now there when I was watching was not padded practices. 694 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: But he's gonna be a he's gonna be tough block. 695 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: I read where USC is starting its own collective in 696 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 1: which every single player at USC will be on salary, Like, 697 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:12,880 Speaker 1: there will be a salary. That's the way to do it. 698 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 1: Someone else is doing that too, that just signed a 699 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:19,920 Speaker 1: deal at three and a half million. That, yeah, everybody's 700 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:24,879 Speaker 1: gonna get a piece of that. But when But when 701 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: it's just individuals, um, I think you run the danger 702 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: of losing the sports, so to speak. And there's a 703 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:35,320 Speaker 1: lot of envy that will be merged in their players, coaches, 704 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 1: all of it. When you use it from a team concept, 705 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:42,319 Speaker 1: it seems the right thing to do. I just don't 706 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 1: know how um, you'll be able to recruit because some 707 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 1: players just submit it. They're just selfish as hell, so 708 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 1: they want it all for themselves rather than sharing it 709 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 1: with their teammates. And parents are selfish too, That's who's 710 00:35:57,120 --> 00:36:00,799 Speaker 1: really driving and so I don't know that you're gonna 711 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,479 Speaker 1: get a whole lot of what USC's doing across the board. 712 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:06,720 Speaker 1: What about conferences, I mean, I'll ask where are we headed? 713 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:08,960 Speaker 1: But it's hard to preday. Yeah, I think we're headed 714 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,360 Speaker 1: to that that the old words of super conferences, and 715 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,000 Speaker 1: they're well on their way. The Big Ten leading the 716 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:18,839 Speaker 1: way right now along with the SEC, and both those 717 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 1: two are thin sitting at sixteen. They could they could 718 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 1: get to wherever, whatever number they really wanted to get at. 719 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: With all these new TV deals coming up, the rumor 720 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 1: having I guess a three network billion dollars deal for 721 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 1: the Big Ten is they're closing in on was I 722 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 1: was reading yesterday. It's it's it's gonna be tough to compete. 723 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,760 Speaker 1: I don't know some of these schools. It blows my mind. 724 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,359 Speaker 1: USC and UCLA and the Big Ten and the Big Team. 725 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 1: But what is this You imagine you know, at some 726 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: point whenever volleyball season tips, and you got UCLA flying 727 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:54,360 Speaker 1: all the way to Rutgers for a volleyball game for 728 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: one night, and then you gotta fly all the way 729 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,319 Speaker 1: Now that we have n I L you do we 730 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: even care about the words student athlete anymore. What I 731 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 1: thought was interesting was reading about that move UCLA. I 732 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:06,920 Speaker 1: don't know if USA may have it, but UCLA in 733 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 1: particular said, yo, they asked that question, like hold up 734 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 1: that exact thing, like, we got a volleyball game in Rutgers. 735 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 1: How are we going to do that? That's a long flight. 736 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:20,319 Speaker 1: And apparently the Big Ten set to him, we're gonna 737 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 1: make so much money it won't matter. You're gonna be 738 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:25,439 Speaker 1: able to charter. Everybody was essentially the charter, we have money. 739 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:29,080 Speaker 1: What about the tennis You're not making very many classes 740 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: if you're flying commercial, that's what about the tennis team? 741 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: What about the whoever? Exactly I didn't I'm just telling 742 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 1: you that's where UCLA found out from the Big Ten, 743 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:41,440 Speaker 1: because the Big Ten was saying, we've got billions of 744 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 1: dollars coming from this new TV contray. Scheduling is gonna 745 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: be don't sweat it. We'll get you from LA to 746 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:56,839 Speaker 1: Pascatani or wherever Rutgers is. Pataway trying to get there Rutgers. Sorry, Dre, 747 00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: it's so great to visit. We look forward to kick 748 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:02,240 Speaker 1: off ways. Man can't wait. There's our visit with Andre 749 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:05,600 Speaker 1: Ware and we will visit with him again on Monday mornings, 750 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 1: nine o'clock on Texans Mondays, right after weekend games. Looking 751 00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:13,279 Speaker 1: forward to that one as John McClain will join us 752 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,280 Speaker 1: and the rest of the crew as well Spencer Tillman. 753 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 1: It's gonna be fun, all right. Also fun catching up 754 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: with Desmond King on the practice field. And that's what 755 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: Deep Citu does in this training camp clearinghouse interview. Fun 756 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 1: with des It's happening next year on Texans Radio Fun 757 00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:32,319 Speaker 1: Show today already as we've heard from Andre Ware and 758 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 1: of course Lovey Smith and our pregame interview. And let's 759 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:37,239 Speaker 1: get back to the practice field here for a moment, 760 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,839 Speaker 1: because Deep City had a fun visit with former All 761 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:44,719 Speaker 1: Pro Desmond King right after a training camp practice the 762 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: Exfinity Deep Slant Interview. Let's listen, it's a Deep Slant 763 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: one one presented by Xfinity. Joining me, Desmond King, you're 764 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:53,560 Speaker 1: two with the Texans, welcome back. I love the Blaine. 765 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 1: You've got the new twenty. They're new, right, the brand 766 00:38:57,040 --> 00:38:59,279 Speaker 1: new man. My lady got him for me actually, so 767 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:01,880 Speaker 1: it was a good like them. You can't change your number, 768 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:04,239 Speaker 1: but you just say you could get new earrings. No, 769 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:07,360 Speaker 1: I can't change money. You're not going to change your number. 770 00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:09,600 Speaker 1: I won't be able to. Those are very expensive earrings. 771 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,680 Speaker 1: How has it been six days with pads on? And 772 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:14,440 Speaker 1: now you head into game week? You know, what's it 773 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 1: been like with the pads on out in camp? Sort 774 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:19,399 Speaker 1: of getting the chemistry and the communication going out here. Um, 775 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:21,680 Speaker 1: it's just a phase, man, This is another phase that 776 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 1: we add and going into the preseason and we just 777 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 1: I heard just putting the pieces together and I feel like, 778 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: you know, it's all coming along. Like you said, it's 779 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,400 Speaker 1: what day seven? So we got another day eight? But 780 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:34,919 Speaker 1: who's yeah, we got less than a week now until 781 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: our first preseason game. So it's good to just come 782 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,960 Speaker 1: out here and get a look at guys and watch 783 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 1: everybody move around and just put the pieces where they lay. 784 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: You got a core group of guys that are coming back, 785 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:48,560 Speaker 1: you Taviier, Thomas, Traymont Smith, and then you add new 786 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,359 Speaker 1: players to the mix. But what's it like just having 787 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,239 Speaker 1: the core group of you guys coming back for a 788 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:54,600 Speaker 1: second year with Love's defense. Um, just knowing that we 789 00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:56,480 Speaker 1: know we got guys coming back in the defense that 790 00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:58,719 Speaker 1: know what it's about. And you know, you can teach 791 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:01,479 Speaker 1: the newcomers about the defense. So I mean I feel 792 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:04,879 Speaker 1: like that's where how to jel everybody together, and that's 793 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:06,760 Speaker 1: that's that's I mean, that's what this phase is about. 794 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: Training camp is all about just working out the cranks 795 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:13,160 Speaker 1: and getting them all together. What about Stephen Nelson. You 796 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:14,880 Speaker 1: bring in a guy who's a veteran, he's doing a 797 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 1: lot of nice things out and practice lately. What about 798 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:19,759 Speaker 1: his experience just with different teams and different systems. How 799 00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:22,239 Speaker 1: does that really help your career? Yeah? Just having him 800 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:25,399 Speaker 1: I'll say, like a vet a ten year, nine year 801 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 1: I think this year what ten for him or nine? 802 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:29,480 Speaker 1: One of those? Um, just having him out there again, 803 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:31,640 Speaker 1: like it's just a it's an extra hand for us, 804 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,439 Speaker 1: you know, Like like you said, you know, that's bringing 805 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:37,239 Speaker 1: in a veteran that's been in multiple systems that can 806 00:40:37,239 --> 00:40:39,680 Speaker 1: still come here and learn this system and then teach 807 00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:42,480 Speaker 1: the other younger guys that's up under us. And of 808 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:44,400 Speaker 1: course Derek Stingle, we didn't really see too much him 809 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:46,360 Speaker 1: and OTS, but he's been out here steadily getting more 810 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:48,440 Speaker 1: and more reps. What have you thought about him? I 811 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,600 Speaker 1: know there's one expectation for rookies. But when you see 812 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,520 Speaker 1: him out here and with the time he's had, what 813 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:54,319 Speaker 1: have you thought about what you've seen so far? Right now? 814 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:57,880 Speaker 1: I was just about establishing him being comfortable on the field. 815 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,560 Speaker 1: You know. That's you know, like you says rookie, you know, 816 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:04,520 Speaker 1: coming to a new system, a whole new defense, and 817 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,120 Speaker 1: you know, and him just you know, going through those 818 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,200 Speaker 1: rookie phases. So it's just about him just being on 819 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:11,799 Speaker 1: the field and being comfortable right now. All right, you 820 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:13,600 Speaker 1: and him. One thing that you have in common. You 821 00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: guys are on the kick return team. You're a punt 822 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,839 Speaker 1: on the punt side. What's it been like out there 823 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 1: just feeling some punts and getting to sort of build 824 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 1: on what you just started last year? It feel good, man, 825 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: And I'm excited this year. I haven't returned front return 826 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:28,920 Speaker 1: for a touchdown in like three years now, so it's 827 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:32,640 Speaker 1: going to be my first actual chance again to get 828 00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:34,759 Speaker 1: that opportunity. Last year, I felt like I had a 829 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:36,960 Speaker 1: couple of good returns, but this year I gotta take 830 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 1: them all away. I was talking to Traymon. We were 831 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:40,799 Speaker 1: talking about some of the drills that Frank Ross does. 832 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:42,879 Speaker 1: Do you have a favorite drill? He's always I feel 833 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:45,000 Speaker 1: like he's always throwing stuff at you to distract you. 834 00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:46,719 Speaker 1: But you have a favorite drill of his that you 835 00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: like to do. This This one drill we do off 836 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:51,719 Speaker 1: the return jugs and it's I forgot what it's called. 837 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:54,279 Speaker 1: Is like whiskey roulette or something like that. So he 838 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:56,360 Speaker 1: has catch the ball with our right hand only, and 839 00:41:56,400 --> 00:42:00,200 Speaker 1: then left hand only, and then only fingertips. Then he 840 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:03,440 Speaker 1: make a spin around and then it's another one where 841 00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:05,959 Speaker 1: when the ball is shot, you got to like catch 842 00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:08,840 Speaker 1: it behind your back. I actually finished that. I'm probably 843 00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:11,400 Speaker 1: the only one that finished, So that's got to be hard. 844 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:13,920 Speaker 1: That's probably I think that's probably the most challenging one, 845 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 1: but it's it's a favorite for me. Is that just 846 00:42:16,239 --> 00:42:18,279 Speaker 1: to sort of have your ball awareness, like at full 847 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:20,719 Speaker 1: speed or and get your Yeah, definitely just about us 848 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:22,799 Speaker 1: focusing on the ball. That's what it's really about, just 849 00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:24,799 Speaker 1: kind of logging in on the ball and looking it 850 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:26,560 Speaker 1: all the way through. I was talking to Tommy or 851 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:28,200 Speaker 1: Thomas the other day. I know everyone knows that you 852 00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:30,960 Speaker 1: guys are good friends. So in high school, he played quarterback, 853 00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:33,440 Speaker 1: you played running back. Who was the better high school athlete? 854 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:37,440 Speaker 1: And what did he say. I didn't ask him ask 855 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:40,239 Speaker 1: him that I should. Yeah, you probably you probably sha 856 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:41,640 Speaker 1: ask him that he came to a lot of my 857 00:42:41,719 --> 00:42:44,760 Speaker 1: games when when he got eliminated out of the playoffs. 858 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 1: So he did say that you put you got you 859 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:50,040 Speaker 1: your stats were better because you played a lot more games. Na, na, No. 860 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:52,520 Speaker 1: I just every time I toust the ball, I scored. 861 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:55,160 Speaker 1: So that was the running back thing offense that was 862 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:57,200 Speaker 1: back in the day. Well used to ask him, though, 863 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,480 Speaker 1: I will ask him, Desmond, thanks for the time pressure. 864 00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:03,000 Speaker 1: Probably thank you. There's DP sitting with Desmond King right 865 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:06,520 Speaker 1: off the practice field. All right, this is it, folks, tomorrow, 866 00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:10,000 Speaker 1: seven o'clock, ABC thirteen, and right here you're gonna hear 867 00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:12,200 Speaker 1: the Texans take on the New Orleans Saints and the 868 00:43:12,280 --> 00:43:16,319 Speaker 1: preseason opener. Can't wait. I'll be on the air with 869 00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:18,840 Speaker 1: John Harris andre Ware. Of course, we're gonna have j 870 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,640 Speaker 1: Joe in the booth for a bit in the fourth quarter. 871 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 1: He'll be in the booth with the TV guys Spencer 872 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:26,920 Speaker 1: Tilbo and Kevin Coogler in the third quarter tomorrow with 873 00:43:27,080 --> 00:43:29,680 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty on the sideline. It's gonna be fun. Johnny's 874 00:43:29,680 --> 00:43:32,360 Speaker 1: doing some sideline work on TV Man. We got a 875 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:35,040 Speaker 1: lot of fun stuff going on. It's game day. Some 876 00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:38,560 Speaker 1: tickets remain. Houston Texans dot Com and the Texans App 877 00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:41,360 Speaker 1: have a great night. Everybody, Go Texans.