1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: It's the Demico O Ryans Podcast, brought to you by 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: AMIG Bank, the official business bank of the Houston Texans. 3 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 2: Joining us in studio, it's head coach Jamiko Rans coach. 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 3: Great to see you, hey, Great to see you guys 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 3: as well. 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: All Right, so a little water under the bridge since 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: the game took place with the Lions, and obviously disappointing 8 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: to lose that game. 9 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: But coach, a lot went right that night. 10 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: So how do you as a coach take what went 11 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: right and use it for the team moving forward? 12 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: As you played Dallas on Monday. 13 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 4: Night, Right, you look at that first half, A lot 14 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 4: of things did go right for us, A lot of 15 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 4: positive things went well. But the thing about football is 16 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 4: you have to you have to finish right right, and 17 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 4: I always highlight the positive things that our guys did defensively. 18 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 3: To be able to take the ball away like we did. 19 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 4: Five times, that's huge, right, most I've ever had, you know, 20 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 4: coaching or playing. To get five takeaways in a game, 21 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 4: that's really big for us. I thought we played the 22 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 4: run will up until like when we needed the most 23 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 4: and the fourth course, so you highlight and I show 24 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 4: the guys when we play it right, and we do 25 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 4: it well, like the team's gonna struggle running the ball 26 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 4: against us. Also, offensively, we had some explosive plays, right, 27 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 4: explosive plays on the screen, some third down plays Dall 28 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 4: and match e. 29 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 3: Beating man coverage. 30 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 4: Really it's something we've been harping on and how we 31 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 4: have to beat man coverage and some really good route running, 32 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 4: really good protection from our offensive line. CJ had time 33 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 4: to deliver the football. So a lot of positive things 34 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 4: that we can continue to see and build on because 35 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 4: we do it right. 36 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 3: Right. 37 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 4: We went and compete it versus one of the top team, 38 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 4: one of the top teams in the NFL, right, and 39 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 4: this team and a lot of people are choosing to 40 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 4: go all the way. And we had control of that game, 41 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 4: you know for most of the game, you know, for 42 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 4: three quarters we had control of the game. And then 43 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 4: you know it flipped on us. So for us, and 44 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 4: my message to our guys is like when you go 45 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 4: through this little tough passes, tough times, it's not just 46 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 4: about getting through it, right, it's about growing through it. 47 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 4: So through this difficult time, like can we grow through it? 48 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 4: Like what lesson are you learning? How is that shaping 49 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 4: your character? How is that strengthening your your resolve? Like, 50 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 4: how is that really strengthening your focus when you're you're 51 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 4: lined up and you have to dial in a little 52 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 4: extra like how locked in are you to make that block? 53 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 4: How locked in are you to make that right read 54 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 4: and be in the right spot versus up a past concept? 55 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 4: Like That's what I want our guys to take away 56 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 4: from it, like and to go higher to sort of 57 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 4: new heights, like there is as you know, everybody heard 58 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 4: the adage where taking the stairs or taking the escalator, right. 59 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 4: I told our guys today were we're taking the stairs, right, 60 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 4: We're taking the hard way, but it's okay because we're 61 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 4: we both get to the top. But by taking the stairs, 62 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 4: we're going to be a little stronger. And our team 63 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 4: right now, we need to get stronger, we need to grow, 64 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 4: We need to some things. We need to have that 65 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 4: championship mindset and you got to see what it takes 66 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 4: to win games. And our guys, I feel like they've 67 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 4: learned that over the past couple of weeks, going through 68 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 4: some tough losses, some difficult times. Like you see how 69 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 4: the extra and how the little things right really shape 70 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 4: up to be big things. Because that's where our misku 71 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 4: were miscues were in the game. It's all those little 72 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 4: things like whether it's snap timing or cadence or being 73 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 4: like its eyes and just being in footwork. Like it's 74 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 4: all those little things that add up to show you like, 75 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 4: oh man, I really have to be on it if 76 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 4: we're gonna go play playoff football and beat playoff teams, 77 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 4: like those little things have to be like, we have 78 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 4: to knock those out. 79 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 5: One coach, every time I hear somebody say five interceptions 80 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 5: and you mentioned a second ago, I think we should 81 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 5: have it's six. 82 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 2: I mean, hangs onto that that one. 83 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 5: And look, we've come to expect that from Sting because 84 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 5: that's a similar play that you made against Denver last year. 85 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: But the the one that stands out. 86 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 5: The most, I think to me because of our early 87 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 5: struggles this year with the deep ball, was the one 88 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 5: that Kaitlin made on JMO down the field where Williams 89 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 5: is running that route and it's like, man, that's a 90 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 5: route I guarantee he's opened nine out of ten times, 91 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 5: and yet Kln seemed to play that well. 92 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: So he gets a pick there. Kamara has two. 93 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 5: Your two rookies have seven picks between them, which I 94 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 5: think is an incredible number. And we've talked about this 95 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 5: a little bit, but I felt like that play that 96 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 5: Kaylan makes going over the top of Jamo to make 97 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 5: that deep interception, to take that away, and you took 98 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 5: away JMO's impact because of Stingley's play and of Kaitlyn's play. 99 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 5: What do you say about what Kaitlyn's given you in 100 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 5: that deep end right now, how he's playing, how he's 101 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 5: getting better and helping that whole secondary. 102 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, Kaitln has done an outstanding job and that's what 103 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 4: he exhales at. You talk about a guy playing in 104 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 4: the deep part of the field. What sticks out about 105 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 4: him as a young player. Sometimes you forget he's a rookie, 106 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 4: but he just doesn't panic when the ball is in 107 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 4: the air like he has. Really he plays a really 108 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 4: good depth and it allows him to actually play the football, 109 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 4: so he's not in a panic position where he's trying 110 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 4: to catch up to a receiver like he's on top 111 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 4: in good position. Now he's just able to play play 112 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 4: the football and go back to playing receiver, and he 113 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 4: does a great job of going up and catching the 114 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 4: ball at his highest point. What you try to teach 115 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 4: all DB's and you know he's made play after play 116 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 4: each game he finds a way to come up with 117 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 4: the football and so and even the one with Stingley, 118 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 4: like he's back there deep to help Stingley and Stingle 119 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 4: Like we've seen Stingley make that catch a ton of times, 120 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 4: not only in game but also in practice. And I 121 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 4: know Stingley would love to have that one back, But 122 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 4: it just show like when we're on the game plan 123 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 4: and we know their deep threat is jame O and 124 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 4: we're able to be on top and not give up 125 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 4: the deep ball, Like that's that's winning football. 126 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 2: So I Mark and I talked about this. 127 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 5: We wrote down Jared Goffs five games before this one, 128 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 5: and then you look at his numbers from this one. 129 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 5: You held him to fifty percent five interceptions in the game. 130 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 5: That's even lower than the percentage that you were giving 131 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 5: up in a completion percentage fifty four point nine. Do 132 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 5: you guys have a particular goal when you go into 133 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 5: the game, Hey, we want less than such and such percentage, 134 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 5: You guys have a goal, because I'd imagine you probably 135 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 5: reached it the other night. 136 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,679 Speaker 2: It was completely eighty percent of his fastest. 137 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 4: Oh man, I never put a put a number on 138 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 4: that goal. When it comes to completion percentage. Is my 139 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 4: main goal anytime, depending on the quarterback we're going against, 140 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 4: is how do I disrupt this process? So whatever, like 141 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 4: I've seen him excel at throughout, you know, the first 142 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 4: whatever five to last four games, I try to just 143 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 4: try to throw some different pictures at him right to 144 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 4: make him get off of his game right and not 145 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 4: give him the easy throws. And that's where Golf really 146 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 4: excelled when he had to play action. Throws like he 147 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 4: tried to throw on us, guys were just wide open. 148 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 4: So it starts with first off, guys, this we just 149 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 4: cover your guy, all right, and we cover our guys. 150 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 4: That's the start of it. And then when you mix 151 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 4: in different and different looks, different disguises, right, it just 152 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 4: throws them off of what we've been doing. 153 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 3: We just put a. 154 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 4: Different spin on it, right, to present it a different 155 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 4: way so our quarterback can't just sit back and know 156 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 4: exactly what coverages we're playing. 157 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: Coach with kenyan Att, you juggle things on the offensive line. 158 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: You move Juice over to guard and Patterson at center 159 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: who's played there before, So take the viewer listener through 160 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: how you make those decisions and what you look at 161 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: when you're recordinating things with positions. 162 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, the first thing we look at is, you know, 163 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 4: you want first and foremost who can be dependable and 164 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 4: who's going to be a great communicator. On the offensive line, 165 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 4: there's a lot of communication that goes on when it's 166 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 4: ID and guys of which linebacker are we going to 167 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 4: in the run game or which d tackle or d 168 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 4: n are we sliding to, So there are a lot 169 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 4: of communications. Having that past experience with Patterson know, it 170 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 4: felt like he would be better, you know, and he 171 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,239 Speaker 4: would help us with our communication up front, So putting 172 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 4: him at the center spot and then moving Juice over 173 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 4: right to left guard. Juice play guard for us when 174 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 4: he came back at the end of last year. He 175 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 4: played some guards, so it wouldn't be new to him, right, 176 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 4: he played it before, so felt more comfortable with him 177 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 4: and having him and Patterson in there, felt like our 178 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 4: communication would be really good and those guys did a 179 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 4: really good job when it came to the protection, and 180 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 4: we had one miscue, but the overall the protection was 181 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 4: better from the offensive line standpoint, and the run game 182 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 4: it wasn't our best day running and shy away from that. 183 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 4: We got to do a better job of just running 184 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 4: off the football. So we can't improve there with running 185 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 4: as being more physical, attacking the line of scrimmage and 186 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 4: really dominating playing on their side of the line of scrimmage. 187 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 3: We can improve there. 188 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 4: But I really like those five guys, and you want 189 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 4: to get your best five guys. 190 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 3: That's another thing that goes in, you know, when you're evaluating. 191 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 5: And Joe, like you said, because you a great game, right, 192 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 5: but he finds a way to impact in the screen game. 193 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,319 Speaker 5: He has another catch across the middle of thing is 194 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 5: eight yards, so he helps you in the in the 195 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 5: receiving game. I'm gonna ask you about a decision that 196 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 5: came later in the week before the game, and name 197 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 5: it Joe Bixon a captain of the team. How important 198 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 5: of a decision you think that was to have Joe 199 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 5: become a captain? He showed a lot of leadership, but 200 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 5: just being named a captain putting in a seat on 201 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 5: the chest. You've had that situation before where you've had 202 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 5: that responsibility of wearing to see what do you think 203 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 5: that meant to Joe? 204 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: And could you take us through that decision of naming 205 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 2: him a captain. 206 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, as as I continue to just I always just 207 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 4: watch our guys and I did this last year as 208 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 4: well and named Robert Woods a captain mid season. It's 209 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 4: just as I go through the season. Sometime when you 210 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 4: start the season and training camp, everybody kind of picks 211 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 4: the guys who they think are captains, and they're spot on. 212 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 4: And I think Joe by him missing time during our 213 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 4: training camp, he missed a lot of time with injury, 214 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 4: and I just felt like with him not being around, 215 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 4: he still had a lot of votes for a captain. 216 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 4: But I just seen Joe from the time he came 217 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 4: back right up until you know, this week, I just 218 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 4: see a guy who goes out and he exhibits like. 219 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 3: Everything that I believe in. 220 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 4: You talk about working hard in practice and not just 221 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 4: talking but doing it the right way, like motivating his teammates, 222 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 4: like always encouraging this guys like and. 223 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 3: It's not all talk. 224 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 4: He does it like and he when he gets in 225 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 4: the game, he finishes in a physical man. 226 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 3: He plays hard, he plays the right way. 227 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 4: And I just want to show our guys like, man, 228 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 4: this is like, as we're going through the season. This 229 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 4: is what a captain is like this, Joe Mixon represents 230 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 4: what a captain is and a guy you look to 231 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 4: be a captain. He's very deserving of it, and I 232 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 4: was able to do it in a in a team 233 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 4: meeting setting and just give him, you know, the honor. 234 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 3: That he deserves. 235 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 4: And one thing about it is, I think all of 236 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 4: our guys understood that right and they were probably more 237 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 4: happy for Joe than Joe was. You know, Joe has 238 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 4: been a captain when he was with Cincinnati, so it's 239 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,439 Speaker 4: not new to him. But just want to show the guys, man, 240 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 4: you you earn that respect in this in this league, 241 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 4: and Joe's definitely earned the right to be a captain 242 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 4: for US coach. 243 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: With the John Metchi story, it's interesting in so many 244 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: different ways. 245 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 2: Obviously we're very familiar with the story, but just. 246 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: The aspect of not being active earlier in the season, 247 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,439 Speaker 1: being active and being in a game with that kind 248 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: of production. It's such a great example for everybody, isn't it. 249 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 4: It's and that's what I believe in. It's just about 250 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 4: guys just keep working. And I always talk about, like 251 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 4: who's going to everybody? The question is always, oh, Nico, 252 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 4: who's gonna step up? Well, I don't know who's gonna 253 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 4: step up, but I know that if everybody whoever, it 254 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 4: is like if you attack it the right way and 255 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 4: you own your opportunity, like just by showing up and 256 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,719 Speaker 4: doing what's asked of you and doing it consistently the 257 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,599 Speaker 4: proper way, like you will make plays like CJ is 258 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 4: gonna throw it to the open guy and then the 259 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 4: guy he feels like he's gonna make the But over 260 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 4: the past few weeks in practice, I started to see 261 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 4: that connection between CJ and Matchi just continue to develop 262 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 4: and grow where he's giving him the football and practice 263 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 4: in Mechi was, you know, giving him that confidence to 264 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 4: know that, oh I can go up and catch the 265 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 4: football and fantas and Metsi's been practicing fast. 266 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 3: He showed up in a game. 267 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 4: He played fast, he played decisive, one of his routes, 268 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 4: very decisive beaten man coverage, like everything we asked him 269 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 4: to do. And for him to have his first touchdown 270 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 4: after all that Metsi's been through. We all know his 271 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,719 Speaker 4: story and what he's battled through. I couldn't be more 272 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 4: proud of a guy who's just kept his head down, 273 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 4: continue to work, continue to get better, and now it 274 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 4: shows up. You know here at this point in the season. 275 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: One thing you just brought up there practicing fast? And 276 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: how does that apply to everybody? I ask you from 277 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: time to time, how do you handle the practices as 278 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: the season goes on? But you still want that high 279 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: energy in practice to simulate game conditions? 280 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 2: Right? 281 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 4: For sure, we don't do a lot of reps, so 282 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 4: every rep is so valuable to me, right because if 283 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 4: you always look at it as you always are at 284 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 4: game speed, so that if we're walking through, we're walking 285 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 4: through and we're in teach mode, we're slow. We're walking 286 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 4: and we're teaching. But when we practice and the ball 287 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 4: is snap, always play fast. It's just what I believe in. 288 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 4: If you want to play fast on Sundays, you gotta 289 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 4: practice fast. So when the ball is snap, you only 290 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 4: know one speed, and that's fool speed. 291 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 2: You and my pops the same way. 292 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 5: I got a thirty minute lecture one time because I 293 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 5: went into batting cage and I just took kind of 294 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 5: a flippant bag batting swing. My dad jumped all over 295 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 5: me because for that same reason, he said, if you're 296 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 5: gonna play. You have to take every swing like you 297 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 5: would take it like you're playing. It's like that actually 298 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 5: makes sense. Seventeen it didn't, but now it does for sure, 299 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 5: because it was interesting being down on the field seeing 300 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 5: what I felt like were guys running to the football 301 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 5: and especially in the all red but from above watching 302 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 5: the video, it does look literally like a swarm of 303 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 5: these red ants like flying at the ball. It felt like, 304 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 5: especially early on that the swarm, and then we talked 305 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 5: about swarm has a lot of different tentacles to it, 306 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 5: but the football aspect of it, guys flying at the 307 00:13:56,360 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 5: football was certainly there. How did you feel about that aspect, 308 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 5: the energy your guys played with, especially defensively early in 309 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 5: that game. 310 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 3: I couldn't have said it better than that. 311 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 4: Just watching the film again like today, that's what I said, Man, 312 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 4: this is a we call this the red swarm, like 313 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 4: just seeing and that's where it comes in world. I 314 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 4: know we've been talking about miss tackles and got tackling better, 315 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 4: and this needed to be a great tackling game for us, 316 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 4: But I just love the fact that it shows up 317 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 4: even when you just shoot your gun and you play fast, 318 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 4: even if you miss and you got five six other 319 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 4: guys coming cleaning it up, guys finishing around the pile. 320 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 4: Like that's how great defensive football looks like. Guys, swarm 321 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 4: into the football and definitely love the Rids. 322 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, so more exes than those questions coming up. 323 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: But while we're on the topic, we've seen all the 324 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: uniforms down coach, see him in the flesh. 325 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 4: So what do we think, man, East Down Blue sas 326 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 4: Down Blue is still really nice? Yeah, and the red 327 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 4: for me, that was that was really cool to see you, 328 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 4: I think, I mean, I think the ast Town Blue 329 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 4: maybe crep up as the favor How was it for you, guys? 330 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 5: I still think Each Town blue, That's what I'm going 331 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 5: I still I still like that. 332 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 2: I like the red. 333 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: The red was really good now for the play by 334 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: playing out to the numbers on the red, but I'll 335 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: sacrifice that coach for that kind of swarm mentality. 336 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 3: Absolutely, my kids definitely love the East Town Blue. Yeah. 337 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 2: So playing Dallas now Dallas America's team. I put that 338 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 2: in air quotes or whatever. 339 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: But you know, you played for Alabama kind of the 340 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: college version of America's team. So what about this for 341 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: the team going up to play. I know it's another game, 342 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: and it's the next game, it's the most important game. 343 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: But there's something about playing Dallas, isn't there. 344 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's definitely something about playing Dallas. If you've been 345 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 4: around Houston for any time, you know there's some Dallas 346 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 4: fans that gotta. 347 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 3: Give you a hard time around here. 348 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 4: I can't you know, I go to church and I 349 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 4: got Dallas fans at church bugging me. 350 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 3: No, you're not getting tickets to the Dallas game. 351 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 4: But you know, it's just feeling that from the fans 352 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 4: and people around town who probably grew up when the 353 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 4: Cowboys were really good in the nineties and they still 354 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 4: you know, carry that with them, and so it does 355 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 4: add a little bit more to the game. 356 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 3: Being both teams. 357 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 4: Here in Texas, and you know, we have definitely something 358 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 4: to prove going up to Dallas. 359 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 3: We want to show. 360 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 4: All our Texas people that hey, the Texans are at 361 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 4: least Texas favorite team. 362 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 3: We got to go approve it against the Cowboys. 363 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, absolutely. And then playing on Monday Night. Yeah, now, Mark 364 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 5: and I have talked about this. We're a little older 365 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 5: than you, Coach. Monday night was always the special night 366 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 5: for people in our generation. Now, maybe some people say 367 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 5: Sunday night, but Monday night is still that one opportunity. 368 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 5: Just like Sunday night, you get the opportunity for everybody 369 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 5: to watch on that night. How special is it to 370 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 5: play on Monday night up in Jerry world. 371 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's very special and for me as well, growing up, 372 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 4: it was Monday Night Football or WWE, Like I was 373 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 4: going back and forth between both, but Monday night is 374 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 4: always always s always been special and you know it's 375 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 4: our guys will be fired up for the last It 376 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 4: was that Monday night I'm playing around with the kids 377 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 4: shooting basketball outside and my youngest son Mikey comes in like, Daddy, 378 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 4: we're watching Monday Night football. I was like, oh, I'm 379 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 4: sorry saying I forgot Monday in football was on. I'm 380 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 4: trying to give football a break for a little bit. 381 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 4: But Monday night football is definitely is huge, and you know, 382 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 4: we really look forward to playing on this national stage 383 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 4: again and now it's time for us to get on 384 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 4: the winnings on the national stage. 385 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 1: Well, third consecutive primetime games, so now you've been through 386 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: it three times this season. The day long wait for 387 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: the night game, which we talked about before. There's something 388 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: about that and now you're more used to it. That's 389 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: got to help a little bit as you take on 390 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: the Cowboy, it definitely helps. 391 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 4: Are you getting adjusted to get used to that schedule, 392 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 4: and you know it's it's hard now, it's hard sitting 393 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 4: around all day and being that last game, but you know, 394 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 4: guys get a little I look at it as our 395 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 4: guys get a little extra rests, probably a little extra 396 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 4: time to uplottle, extra time to review some notes, and man, 397 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 4: it's no better time to being the only show on 398 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 4: TV right that everybody's tuned in and watching all of 399 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 4: your peers get to watch like it's time for us 400 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 4: to go put on play winning football and go win. 401 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 3: You know, on prime Time. 402 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: You got the extra time after the Jet game with 403 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: the mini by, but with the Monday night game you 404 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 1: get one extra day, so I know you changed the week. 405 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 2: It's a really unique week. 406 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: With Tuesday being Monday of game week, you wanted to 407 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: start the clock on time. I'm not going to do 408 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 1: this to you, John West, where Saturday is Friday and 409 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: all that stuff, but you want to be in that 410 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: regular routine, right. 411 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 4: Try to keep our guys in as much of a 412 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,120 Speaker 4: normal routine as possible. So we gave them the day 413 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 4: off after our last game, and now we'll start our 414 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 4: week just a normal week. We just got an extra 415 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 4: day of rest, which our guys definitely would appreciate. 416 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, coach, I. 417 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 5: Thought about this because I was driving home the other night, 418 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 5: midnight or whatever it is whenever you're driving home from 419 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 5: a game or you're driving home from practice and idea 420 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 5: pops in your head. Whether it's a coverage, whether it's 421 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,640 Speaker 5: just a thought about a player, or it's you know, hey, 422 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 5: something I'm thinking about. Maybe it's something with the training staff, 423 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 5: or maybe something with nutrition. 424 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 2: How do you kind of handle that. 425 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 5: For yourself when you kind of have these like innovative 426 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 5: blasts of like, oh wait, man, I really like this 427 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 5: coverage against this play, or I'm thinking about something that 428 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 5: happened in the game. I want to make sure that 429 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 5: I make a point of that in a team meeting. 430 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 5: How do you kind of handle that as a coach? 431 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 5: Like when you're thinking about all that stuff, do you 432 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 5: kind of jot it down in notes? Do you kind 433 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 5: of just I got to mentally make a note, like 434 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 5: sometimes I talk into my phone. 435 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 2: How do you kind of handle that when you go 436 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 2: through something like that. 437 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 3: No, that's great, man. 438 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 4: So many different things running through my line, so many 439 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 4: ideas that pop up. So one thing I do, like, 440 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 4: I have a lot of ideas that pop up, so 441 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 4: I'll just try to write them down. So I write 442 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 4: them down on my board in my office, or like 443 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 4: you said, on the phone, I'll type some notes in 444 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 4: like I'll type the team, and I just start typing 445 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 4: different notes and things that I may want to do 446 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 4: during that particular week. And I always say, like I 447 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,239 Speaker 4: always try to make sure I sleep on those like 448 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 4: before it's like it gets around nine o'clock or something like, Man, 449 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 4: I'm not making any decision fast nine. I want to 450 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 4: sleep on it. And once I sleep on to get 451 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 4: a good night's sleep, come back in the morning. Some 452 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 4: come back with even more fresh ideas and trying to 453 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 4: figure out, just man, how can we put our guys 454 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 4: in the best spot so they can go make plays? 455 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: What about these Dallas Cowboys, No Dak Presscott, Cooper Rush. 456 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: You know they're coming off a tough outing, but they 457 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: have a lot of talent on the team. Still, what 458 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: can you tell us about your thoughts on this version 459 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: of the Cowboys. 460 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, still a lot of talent, right, and it starts 461 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,120 Speaker 4: with Ceedee Lamb. That's the one guy that sticks out 462 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 4: to me like explosive player and it's not just the 463 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 4: deep passes what he does with the football after he 464 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 4: catches it, like he has that ability right to make 465 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 4: you miss and go to the house. So we have 466 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 4: to be tight and covered on him and we have 467 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 4: to tackle him really well. Really impressed with the young 468 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 4: bat Rico that I would think he's doing a great job. 469 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 4: Explosive player that can make some plays. So probably see 470 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 4: them leaning more his sty direction and also a tight end. 471 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 4: Ferguson does a good job, know defensively getting Michael Parson's. 472 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:07,120 Speaker 3: Back, that's a big deal. 473 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 4: Gets he comes back and he's able to see, you know, 474 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 4: impact the game instantly, getting two sacks last week and 475 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 4: also just overshowing the rookie linebacker. He's flying around playing 476 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 4: fast guy I really like coming out of Texas. Thought 477 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 4: he would fit really well in our scheme just with 478 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 4: his scheme, his length, his speed, athleticism, He's going to 479 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 4: be a really big time playmaker for him. 480 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 3: So really good team. 481 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:35,199 Speaker 4: Never take any team likely they got playmakers digs at 482 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 4: the corner spot can take the ball away at any 483 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 4: given time. So it's going to be again. I know 484 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 4: I always say it, but it's about the Texans right 485 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 4: executing the right way. Texans. We got to make sure 486 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 4: we are getting out of our own way, like handling 487 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 4: all those little things a proper way, being on the 488 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,439 Speaker 4: details so we can go compete against the Cowboys and 489 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 4: not compete against ourselves. 490 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 5: When you mentioned Texas, it made me think, because you've 491 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 5: got the Alabama logo on Dad of the Night, there 492 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 5: was a lot of Bama on that field on both sides. 493 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,479 Speaker 5: I mean, there were some dudes on that field. I 494 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 5: know that you coach Alabama. Obviously you have a lot 495 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 5: of pride in Alabama, and I know it's a game 496 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 5: you want to win, but in some sense you look 497 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 5: at it and go, man, there's a lot of guys 498 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 5: from Alma Mater. I'm proud of what those guys are doing. 499 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 5: Even on the other side, I'm proud of them because 500 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 5: they came through the program that you came that you 501 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,239 Speaker 5: went through. What was that like kind of seeing all 502 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 5: those Alabama guys and we see a bunch of them 503 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 5: every day, but to see Gibbs and Jamo on the 504 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 5: other side, Brian Branch. All those guys from Alabama present 505 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 5: and you're presenting. 506 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 3: For your university. 507 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 4: It's really cool and it's really a proud moment where 508 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 4: you can see all those guys knowing you know, they 509 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 4: went to the same university, and seeing those guys make 510 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 4: it to the highest level in the NFL and seeing 511 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 4: them be successful on this level as well, it's makes 512 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 4: you proud. I felt that during the week, but during 513 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,439 Speaker 4: the game it's like, we gotta get these guys, you know. 514 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 4: But no, it's a really cool moment. And not only 515 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 4: just the players on the field, but also coaches Sean 516 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 4: Dion Hamilton's. 517 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, he's coaches. 518 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 4: A linebacker, Deshay Townsend, all right, So there's a lot 519 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 4: of Alabama connection is there with alliances. But it's really 520 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 4: proud of all those guys and what they've done. 521 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 2: Amig Bank asked coach question of the week. 522 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: Okay, your relationship with social media, coach, because you do 523 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 1: have an x account, a Twitter account that you don't 524 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: really use anymore. It's d Ryan's fifty nine. Now you 525 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: didn't tweet after the season last year? Thank you fans 526 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 1: or whatever you retweeted the Texans and you used to 527 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 1: back in the day tweet more. But what about your 528 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: relationship with social media? 529 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 2: You don't have time to be on social media, but 530 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 2: what do you think about all? 531 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 4: That's the thing now, I don't have time to be 532 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 4: on it, but I do think, you know, just with 533 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,959 Speaker 4: social media, it's such a cool way where everybody is 534 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 4: right at your fingertips, Like the world has become so 535 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,479 Speaker 4: much smaller, right because of it's easy to connect with 536 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 4: many different people all over the place. So and I 537 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 4: don't use it as much as I used to. May 538 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 4: scroll every once in a while, but really watching a 539 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,199 Speaker 4: lot of and trying to trying to stay locked in 540 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 4: on the film. But think for social media, use the 541 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 4: right way. It can't be very beneficial. It just thinks 542 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 4: it gets to be bad when it just like anything, right, 543 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 4: you do too much of it and it just consumes 544 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 4: your day. You find yourself just continuously scrolling, right, It 545 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 4: just takes you off of your focus what you need 546 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 4: to actually do to be productive during the day. 547 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 5: Okay, you got holidays coming up, so we always love 548 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,360 Speaker 5: the non football questions. We just saw him to ask 549 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 5: you a couple of either ors number one Christmas. 550 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,640 Speaker 2: Tree up before Thanksgiving or after. 551 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 3: Thanksgiving, after Thanksgiving. 552 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 2: Artificial or real tree? 553 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 3: Both really both do two trees. 554 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 4: My wife get one real tree and then one artificial 555 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 4: as well. 556 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 5: Okay, presence Christmas Eve night or Christmas Day or or 557 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 5: dependent on whether there's a game. 558 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,199 Speaker 4: Gotta do some, gotta let the kids open up some 559 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 4: on Christmas Eve and then Christmas morning. That's when they 560 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 4: get the big stuff. But don't we can't buy them 561 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 4: too much. 562 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: No, right, you're using up all my December questions. 563 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 3: There's more. 564 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 2: There's more where that came from. There's definitely more that 565 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 2: came from. All right, coach, thanks a lot, good luck 566 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:18,080 Speaker 2: this week. 567 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 3: Thank you guys enjoying it.