1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to everybody through a Friday edition of Texas All 2 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your hostess evening, 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: John Harris joining me early on in the shows. My 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 1: man Drew Door. Did you how you doing? I'm good, John, 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: Good to see man. It is. It's a tough day 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: here in the building because of news that we were 7 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: given a short time ago about safety and one of 8 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: the best guys you're gonna find, Andrea Howe. Yeah, it's uh, 9 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: it's always hard to see that with anyone, much less 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: someone who's so talented, who's so young, and someone who 11 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: has already overcome a lot in life. You know, I did. 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: I did a summit about a month ago over at 13 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: the Houston Methodist Training Center and Andre Howe and his mother, 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: along with Hannah McNair she's a wife of calling near 15 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: the CEO of the Texans, and some other women were 16 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: kind of helping out youth moms that are trying to, 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: you know, have their sons play the game safely and 18 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: that he was on a panel. Andre and his mom, 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: and you know, he had a he had sometimes in 20 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: his his upbringing where you know, his mom had to 21 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: struggle to make ends meet, you know, and he overcame 22 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: that and he he has flourished. And then he was 23 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: a seventh round draft pick, and seventh round draft picks 24 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: typically do not go on to great success in the NFL. Well, 25 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: Andre how switched positions. He uh has was counted on 26 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: as as a key member of this team. So he's 27 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: overcome some things in his life, and um, you know, 28 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna overcome this. He's in the best 29 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: city possible for this treatment. Um. You know, the Texas 30 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: Medical Centers is a one A that the top notch 31 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: medical treatment facility area in the world. And so, um, 32 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: you know, we're with him, and he's got a team 33 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: behind him. And now I'm sure he's gonna have a 34 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: city behind him and a lot of other folks rooting 35 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: for him and pulling for him. And you know, I 36 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: know you and I are right there with it. I've 37 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: been a big fan of Andres time. Just a great 38 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: guy to talk with, such a lot of fun to 39 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: talk with. He's he's always trying to get better. He's 40 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: always trying to help brothers, um and he's that's been 41 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: the case since he joined this team, that has been 42 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: the case before that even so, um, yeah, we're pulling 43 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: form it. This is one that kind of hits you 44 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: on a day like this because everybody really likes Andre 45 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: Halle who's ever been around him? You know. It's one 46 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: of those things where the two guys that this has 47 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: happened too, and obviously you don't want this to happen 48 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: to anybody, but the two guys that's happened to, or 49 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: perhaps to the best guys you're ever gonna shou I mean, 50 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: David Qusenbury and Andre how So. But we're still gonna 51 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: do radio the way that we always do it. We're 52 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: gonna have Steven Anderson. Um, we got a chance to 53 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: talk to him during the offseason, so we'll have an 54 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: interview with Steven Anderson. But we'll start this evening with 55 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: something I wrote this morning. I had seen this actually 56 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: kind of I kind of put a couple ideas together. 57 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: I have always been a big fan Drew of reading 58 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 1: like news and notes, bullet Point, Peter Gammon's and Will 59 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: Mcdonoughston Globe. I used to love readings and on Sundays 60 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: I would go get the Boston Globe and they'd have 61 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: one whole page. It was just news and notes of Gammons, 62 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: and I would just everything when you're in college, because 63 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 1: you're you're human, you know, Yeah, exactly when I was 64 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: in college, and that's and they may have been done 65 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: here in Houston, but I was probably too young and 66 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: stupid to remember it, but I do remember it with 67 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: the Boston Globe, and I've always liked that sort of thing. 68 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: And so I start thinking about, wow, okay, for my 69 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: breakfast article, which we write every week, we all have 70 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: our particular days that were assigned, and so Friday's mine, 71 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: and so I was trying to think of what I 72 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: could do. All right, what can I do? And I 73 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: was like, oh, let me just do around the NFL 74 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: SEGMENTCA there's a lot of stuff happening, a lot of 75 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: news and notes. So look, what have I put together? 76 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: Kind of news and notes? And then off of that, 77 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: I'll build in something I came up with a long 78 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: time ago for me, which is the Ultimate eleven, which 79 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: essentially just a list, and then I gave it a 80 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: topic and then I filled in and people look at 81 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: it and say, you're an idiot. Oh I like that, 82 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: Oh that's stupid, all that kind of stuff, but it 83 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: does get people talking and get some thinking, So I 84 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: took news and notes. So I took like five different 85 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: NFL news and notes and I built an Ultimate eleven 86 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: around it. Okay, one of them that I did was 87 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: based around round. AJ Boyer talking to NFL Network and 88 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: he said, you know, I'm still disappointed that we the 89 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: Jaguars did not have both first team All Pro corners 90 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: AJ Boyer and Jalen Ramsey. I think Jalen made first 91 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: team and AJ made second. They didn't make both first team. 92 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,679 Speaker 1: And he was saying how frustrated he was that they 93 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: didn't both get first team, and I thought they should 94 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: have both got first team. But it got me thinking, like, 95 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: all right, let me do an all to the eleven 96 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: with this best duos in the NFL. Yeah, you had, 97 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: there's some, there's some salty ones. I'm not gonna give 98 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: it away who I have at number one because I'm 99 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: actually gonna go into that those duos later on. But 100 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: it got me thinking about the Texans, and it got 101 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: me thinking about you because I knew you were gonna 102 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: come down here for radio, and I was like, all right, 103 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: what can we talk about? And it wasn't so much 104 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: I didn't want you to talk about those duos. But 105 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: I was like, one of the Texans had really good duos, 106 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: and which ones would you say are the best Texans duo? 107 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: And not a lot of people say, well, well, Shop 108 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: and Andre. No, I'm not talking about quarterback, wide receiver. 109 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about quarterback, running back. I'm not talking 110 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: about safety corner. I'm talking about two safeties, two corners, 111 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: two stack linebackers, two defensive lineman, two defensive vans, those 112 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: kind of things in Texans history. And you obviously knew 113 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: right away what I was talking about, because the very 114 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: first one I got back was Eric Dickerson and Craig 115 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: James I and you had in all caps, and you 116 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: were messing with me, and I understand I said your 117 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: name after that, But no, you know the first thing 118 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: that I thought of, the first duo that I thought 119 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: of Arian Foster and Ben Tate in two thousand and eleven, 120 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: and it's because in two thousand and ten, Texans take 121 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: Ben Tate in the draft, and I remember a lot 122 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: of folks saying it's gonna be Slate and Tate in 123 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: two thousand and ten, meaning Steve Slayton, Yeah, and Ben 124 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: take because Arian had two really nice games and it 125 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: had a solid December on the whole. Yea. But the 126 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: general public was not aware of or thinking that Arian 127 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: Foster was going to be Arian Foster, who was the 128 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: guy who became just so great. So in two thousand eleven, 129 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: Foster misses some time, but he still winds up gaining 130 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 1: over a thousand yards. Tate chips in with nine hundred 131 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: and change, and he probably could have gotten a thousand, 132 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: but you know, some stuff fell the way it fell, 133 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: and you didn't get the chance. But man, you have 134 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: two one thousand yard rushers, and the way area was 135 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: running when he ran. I mean, he was in his 136 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: prime in that ten eleven twelve area. He was in 137 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: his prime. And he still missed I think two three 138 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: four games because of a bulky hamstring and some other things. 139 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: So that was the first combo that really jumped out 140 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: to me, the Foster Tate combo of eleven. Yeah, there 141 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: was one that I thought of right away, and then 142 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: the second one I thought it was that one. Yeah, 143 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: I think running backs, it's maybe natural to think of 144 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: a running back duo right, especially now, because there are 145 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: very few teams where it's one running back and that's it. 146 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: But but you don't see Foster production I saw that. Yeah, Foster, 147 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: Foster Tate together was left hand, didn't get your right handed, 148 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: but both of them catch the ball in the backfield too. 149 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: There's so many That was such a good combination with 150 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: Foster and Tate. Uh, what was your first combo that 151 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: you thought of? Then? Well, the very first one I 152 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: thought of. What you guys that haven't actually played together 153 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: too much, and that's what clowney? Yeah, those I mean 154 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: that's for for defensive ends. Now, the thing about it 155 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: is you could say what merciless fourteen and fifteen merciless 156 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: clowney in sixteen? Yeah, those are maybe is as good 157 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: as you get as it pertains to edge guys. But 158 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: I still want to see like you, oh yeah, I 159 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: want to see all three clowny But yeah, to me, 160 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: what clowney is that? That's we've talked about. That's in 161 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen. Let's see him together. And so if you 162 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: can put together a what a what fourteen fifteen with 163 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: a clowney sixteen seventeen along with a healthy merciless and 164 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: eighteen man, what can you do? Might be this year 165 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: might be this year, But that was that was the 166 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: first one. That came to mind for me. You know what, 167 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: another one that's a little bit more obscure linebackers, Demiko Ryan's, 168 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: Brian Cushing two thousand and nine. Both of them were 169 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: Pro Bowlers that year. Cushing, I think it was. I 170 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: think it was Cushing his best season. He was a 171 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: team MVP in two thousand and eleven. It had a 172 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: great season that year, but it seemed like in two 173 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: thousand and nine he had more splash plays. Yeah, so yeah, 174 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: And Demiko Ryans was what year four, six, seven, eight, nine, Yeah, 175 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: of his of his tenure here, and he was an 176 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 1: absolute leader of that defense. And it was before the 177 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: knee injury, excuse me, the the achilles injury. So yeah, 178 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: that that Cushing, Ryan's and O nine. There was also 179 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: the first winning season in team history for some year 180 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: above five hundred. That one jumped out to me. If 181 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 1: if I had to go behind the foster tape one, 182 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: here's another one for me, and I guess you could 183 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: say eleven and twelve. Sometimes you don't think of offensive 184 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: tackles as a duo, yep, But when I think about 185 00:08:56,520 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: Eric Winston and Dwayne Brown right tackle, left tackle, those 186 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: guys are pretty darn good and very good. Winston left 187 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: before twelve, Yeah, and I think eleven. I think ten 188 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: and eleven, and I say ten and eleven because I 189 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: felt a peak. Yeah, I felt Eric was was pretty 190 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: consistent over those years. Dwayne obviously was dealing with being 191 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: a rookie left tackle or a young left tackle. I 192 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: thought by two thousand and ten, I thought, at the 193 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: end of nine, okay, he's getting it. Twenty ten, I 194 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: thought he was extraordinary and should have made the Pro 195 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: Bowl for that year. Didn't make it till after eleven 196 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: because obviously the Texans got some love being a playoff 197 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: team for the first time. But I felt like ten 198 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: and eleven, Winston and Brown were phenomenal at tackle. Well. 199 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: And you know what, you also got to throw in 200 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: the guards too. Yeah, I mean Wade Smith and Brizel 201 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: those in eleven and ten. I think those are good ones. 202 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: You know, uh, you know another one that's that's probably 203 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: it's like a micro duo. October twenty seventeen, DeAndre Hopkins 204 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: will Fuller seven touchdowns a piece catching catching that. I mean, 205 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: I think just that that month alone almost eclipses anything 206 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: and Johnson and Kevin Walter would have done together not 207 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: just not dislike them, but just that that one month alone. 208 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: It's almost like Tortoise and the Hair. Yeah, in some sense, 209 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: because you have that which is sort of like the 210 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: hair jumping out there so fast, and then you've got 211 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: Kevin Walter Andre Johnson who did it year after year, 212 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: just steady consistent, year after year. They did it together. 213 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 1: I thought that was a pretty solid combination. And I 214 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: know a lot of people will say, well, hey, what 215 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: about twenty thirteen when Andre Johnson and and DeAndre Hopkins 216 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: were doing it? I would counter with twenty fourteen. Ye. 217 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: Even though Andre wasn't as great, he still had what 218 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: eighty five catches I think, and DeAndre at that point 219 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: it had caught in the seventies. I think he had 220 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: seventy six. Ye. So to me, twenty fourteen with DeAndre 221 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: and Andre together, I thought that would that was a 222 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: pretty good one, that fourteen season. Yeah, and before we go, 223 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: because I know we do need to hit a break 224 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 1: here soon, I'd be remiss if I didn't bring up 225 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: the tanem of Sean Cody and Connor Barwin for Off 226 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: the Field Antics and Fun and eleven and twelve running 227 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: with on the Nose and coming up with that, and uh, yeah, 228 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: that was that was always that was always a good one. Yeah, 229 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: that's uh. Off the field duos, that's a that's a 230 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: good one because then you got to throw j Kareem Jackson, 231 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: excuse me, Kareem Jackson and Johnathan josephine because those guys 232 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: are those guys are buddies. You could also throw them 233 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: in for twenty eleven as well. I mean that that 234 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: defense in twenty eleven obviously was J Joe got here. 235 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 1: I mean that would be a pretty solid one. I 236 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: think that what gets hard about corners in some sense 237 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: because I thought about one of them I thought about 238 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: was twenty seventeen or twenty sixteen, We like, which two 239 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: corners do you use? Because early on it was AJ 240 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: A J Boy, Kevin Johnson, Jonathan Joseph. Then Kevin goes 241 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: out in week six, I guess you could say A 242 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: J and Jonathan Joseph because those they they're balling out 243 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: in twenty sixteen, those two together. But corners sometimes that 244 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: third guy gets in there and gets in the mix, 245 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: which actually makes it better. But that said, when Kevin 246 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 1: went out, you still had a pretty good commodation with 247 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: again sort of to your uh Andrea and Will Deondre 248 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: will Fuller comparison last year, which duo do you pick 249 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: for all sixteen? It was kind of it was kind 250 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 1: of Kevin, A J and J Joe and then it 251 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: was AJ and J Joe going forward. So that's a 252 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: tough one. My best safety duo clearly eleven and twelve 253 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: Glover Quinn, Daniel Manning. Oh, that's a good one. See, 254 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: I was trying to think of what safety duo would pick. 255 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: I don't I think the list starts after those guys, 256 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: I think so. I don't think there's I don't think 257 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: you could come up with a group that's even close 258 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 1: to that. Yeah, I don't. I don't think so. Yeah. 259 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: I mean it's not as if the Texans have been 260 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: teaming with safeties, if you will, for all these years. 261 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: So Daniel Manning and Glover Quinn. Yeah, when you think 262 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: about the eleven twelve defense, there's a lot of different 263 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: a lot of different combinations that you can you can 264 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: start putting together. I know Seth Painton is driving going, 265 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: Hey John, what about Seth Paint and Gary Walkers, very 266 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: very valid one. That's the best interior you know right there? 267 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: I think one of the best interiors you've ever had. Yeah, 268 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: that was a that was that was a pretty good one. 269 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: You can also say Jay Foreman and Jamie Sharper solid 270 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: two linebackers together with that early group. Yeah, I mean 271 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: there are a lot of different Texans duos when I 272 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: started thinking about it, but the first ones that stood 273 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: out to me were the Foster Tate and I guess 274 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: me it was just because yes, Arion was as great 275 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: as he was, but you had Ben Tate when he 276 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: came in and was like, I'm not taking a backseat 277 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 1: to anybody. Forget about that. Forget about that. Drew, appreciate it, brother, 278 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: any time. Man. All right, Coming up next, Stephen Anderson. 279 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: He will join us. He joined Mark and I during 280 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: media days, will interview the Bay Area's finest right here 281 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: in Texans All Access. Welcome back, everybody to this Friday 282 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: edition of Texans All Access from the Hyunday Texans Radio Studio. 283 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: I'm your host this evening, John Harris. We just had 284 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: on Drew Dorri a little while ago. And to reset 285 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: the news if you haven't seen Andre how safety for 286 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans has been diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma, which 287 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: is as I've been doing my research from the time 288 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: that I saw this news today. Hodgkins lymphoma is I 289 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: believe the one that ailed Mario Lemieux and Le Mario 290 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: Hot great hockey player was able to come back from 291 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: this from this disease. And it's a cancer to olymphatic system, 292 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: which is part of your immune system. It may affect 293 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: people of any age, but it is common and people 294 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: between twenty and forty and those over fifty five. Now 295 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: it's one of the two common types of cancers of 296 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: the olymphatic system. The other type, non Hodgkins lymphoma, is 297 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: far more common, and that is one that obviously David 298 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: Quizenberry had to battle. So that news we found out 299 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: today from Andre How he is. As most of the 300 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: players in this locker room, you get to know them 301 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: a little bit. He is one guy that I've gotten 302 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: to know more than a little bit over the years, 303 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: just playing that safety position. Coming from a school like Vanderbilt, 304 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: I'd like to think that I see a little bit 305 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: of John Harris and Andre how what I would have 306 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: been if I were an NFL player. But he is 307 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: salt of the earth people. He's one of the best 308 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: dudes you're ever going to meet. There are a lot 309 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: of NFL players in this world that when you meet them, 310 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: you go, man, not a good dude. This is quite 311 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: the opposite. Andre Howe is one of the best guys 312 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: you were ever going to find. And if I were 313 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: ever in a position to run a business or coach 314 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: a team be in charge, Andre how would be one 315 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: of the first calls that I would make when his 316 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: NFL career is over. So hopefully Andre, we'll get back 317 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: on a field soon. Mainly, the biggest thing is just 318 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: to get him healthy, and that's obviously what we're hoping 319 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: for right here, all of us here with the Texans 320 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: media department, we're all cheering for Andre Howe on the field, 321 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: off the field at all times, but especially in this 322 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: case with Andre Howe. So that news came out today, 323 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: so there'll be more I would imagine over the next 324 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: few days and weeks. As a Britain's Hondre Howe, but 325 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: he's always had a big fan and this guy right here, 326 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: so everything goes well, We'll be cheering for you, no 327 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: question about that. All right, Le's get back to the show, 328 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: and that means it's time for our interview with Steven 329 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: Anderson joining us right now in the Hunday Texans Radio studio. 330 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: Steven Anderson, how's it going, Steven? Pretty well? I feel good. 331 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: Third year. You know, you're you're smarter, you're stronger. I 332 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: feel like a year better completely. What's the off season 333 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: been like for you? Man? You get away at the 334 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: end of the season and then you come back in April. Woo? 335 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: Was the off season been like relaxing? Every off season, 336 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: I'm making the point to kind of get away, you know, unplugged, 337 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: you know, find find my hobby and stuff like that. 338 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: And so, yeah, I just went back home or lag 339 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: saw family. Uh took a vacation. So nice. Where'd you go? 340 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 1: I just went back. I went back home and then 341 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: I uh, I went to Scottsdale a couple of friends. Uh, 342 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: I went to I'm from northern California and went to 343 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: southern California a couple of times and just hung out. Really, 344 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: it wasn't anything too extravagant. It was just simple. You 345 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: didn't do the Shawn Watson Germany thing something like that. No, 346 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,119 Speaker 1: you just hanging out in southern California. That's not a 347 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: bad place to be if you're somewhere and your mom 348 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: is there too, Like you're at a big store and 349 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 1: she's looking for you. Does she make the noise that 350 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: she makes at the stadium when she's watching you from 351 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: the stands Um, it's usually usually just the stadium thing 352 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 1: usually had large crowds. I think I think the store 353 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: kind of scene is a little tough animal do that 354 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:48,680 Speaker 1: as a kid, when you were a kid, she didn't 355 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: make that noise and you're like, oh yeah, I gotta go, 356 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: oh yeah for sure, Um, she she mainly did it outside. 357 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 1: I think inside will be be a little too alarming 358 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: for the people. It would it would, it would be 359 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: pretty larging for the people. Stephen the when I didn't 360 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 1: think about you going to your third year, it's amazing 361 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: to think about that. When I think about your career, 362 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: I think about the game last year against Tennessee. It 363 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: felt like that game against Tennessee was really where you 364 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 1: became a big time weapon in this particular offense. I mean, 365 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: you've caught the ball throughout, but in that game against Tennessee, 366 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 1: it was like Tom was looking for you in that 367 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: game and then you make that fourth down catch. Take 368 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: us through that fourth down catch that you made against 369 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 1: Tennessee last year where it's fourth to nineteen. You've had 370 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: the false starts, and now it's fourth to nineteen, You're like, okay, man, 371 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: are they gonna get this thing? And then you end 372 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: up making that catch. Take me through that play because 373 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: that was that was an unbelievable play. And Mark's call 374 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: was did he catch that? Did you know right away 375 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: you caught that ball? Yes? I did know I caught 376 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 1: the ball, But just kind of taking you through what 377 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: was going on. I think when I'm playing at my best, 378 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: I'm unplugged. I'm not really noticed in the situation. So 379 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: I didn't feel the fall starts like you guys did. 380 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:00,439 Speaker 1: I was just trying to be a football player, you know. 381 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: I had the middle of the field of work and 382 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: it was to really find the space. Tom stepped up 383 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: to the ride and we kind of found the gap 384 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: in between the linebackers and safeties and he made a 385 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 1: great throw where only I can catch it and made 386 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: it play for the team. So you have to read 387 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: that situation. Sometimes you gotta get open to the open spot. 388 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 1: It's not just about the route you're running. You have 389 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: to adjust on the fly. Yeah, there's a there's an 390 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: art to it. You know, we can have you know, 391 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: you can have all the pictures that you want to, 392 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: but I feel like a good football player can improvise 393 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: on the on the run and make quick, good decisions 394 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: for the team. Stephen Longos lines, third year, do you 395 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: feel like the game has slowed down? You talk with 396 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: Vets about that, where you're playing the game at the 397 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: same rate of speed, but it just feels like everything's 398 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: slowing down because you're seeing things. Oh okay, I'm seeing 399 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: this coverage. I'm seeing how this guy's covering me. Do 400 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: you feel the games slowing down? Did you feel that 401 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: throughout your second year? Absolutely? I felt, you know, the 402 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: jump from first year in the second year. My first 403 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: offseason was you know, shocking because usually I'm in college, 404 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: we're doing spring ball stuff like that. And then this 405 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: offseason I said, Okay, I know what kind of time 406 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 1: I'm going to have, so how what can I do 407 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: to one relax and get my mind right and then 408 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,719 Speaker 1: to improve on my game. So this offseason I was 409 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: really studying myself more than I did usual, see how 410 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 1: I can improve, and I was, you know, it was 411 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: unfortunate that the injuries happened last year at the tight 412 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: end position. But it allowed me to see what entirely 413 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: what I need to work on as a player, because 414 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: if I were going to get the reps I was 415 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: getting before all the injuries, then I wouldn't be able 416 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: to see, like everything I need to work on. Now 417 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: I have a better idea of everything I need to 418 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: work on. Steven Anderson with us, it had to feel 419 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: horrible in many ways for a lot of reasons to 420 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: see what CJ went through last year and Ryan as well. Yeah, 421 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: it was it was tough, you know, towards the beginning 422 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: of season, we were all excited. They were coming off 423 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: the best seasons of the career of the year before, 424 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: and you know, I'd want to to, you know, add 425 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: to the bunch as well. Um, so it was tough 426 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: with all that happening, and um, you know, just great 427 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 1: guys that work hard, and you know, the injuries is 428 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: something that's out of out of their control, but that's 429 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: the reality of the game and the next man up. 430 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: And I'm glad I was able to get the opportunity 431 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: to get on the field and show what I can do. 432 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: And the room's going to be very different this year 433 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 1: with those new guys. Yes. Um, so I'm you know, 434 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: a little older in the room, a little more experience 435 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: in the room. So I have to, uh, you know, 436 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: kind of set the tone and set the set the 437 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: culture in the room, or be part of setting the 438 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 1: culture me and Griff. So you know, that's what I'm 439 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: really looking forward to, and helping the new guys improve 440 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: and kind of showing what we do here in Houston. 441 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: Stephen is an amazing in some sense that you're talking 442 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: about going into your third year and yet you're the 443 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:53,120 Speaker 1: second most senior person in that room. I mean, it 444 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: just feels like you just got here, and yet here 445 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: you are, going into your third year. You're the vet, 446 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: You're the guys showing these guys around. How valuable is 447 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: that for you that you know everything within the offense, 448 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: You know where you're supposed to be, that when you 449 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: hear a play, you can just go out and do it. 450 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,959 Speaker 1: Where as the young guys are should they're going, oh man, 451 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: where do I line up? Where I have to be? 452 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: How much of an advantage in some senses that give 453 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: you to be able to get on the field because 454 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: you know those things already that you are and have 455 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: been in that role before this well, it's definitely an advantage. 456 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 1: Has definitely advantage being able to know what I need 457 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,679 Speaker 1: to do, know what we're trying to get done. But 458 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: I think what makes me even better or having young 459 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: guys they're having inexperienced guys in there, is being able 460 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: to take what I know of the playbook of the 461 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: offense of the team, put it into different words, and 462 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: teach it to the younger guys. And I feel like 463 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: that will improve my knowledge as well as their knowledge 464 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: and doing that. Stephen, thanks a lot for joining us. 465 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: Good luck, absolutely, thank you very much. We had a 466 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: long conversation with Steven Anderson afterwards about in and out 467 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: versus Waterburger. Now he's Californian, so we always ask that 468 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: question to put people on the spot, and he was 469 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: very diplomatic about it, but you know, he's in and 470 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,719 Speaker 1: out guy. People that come from California, they're all in 471 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: and out people. They love it. I'm Waterburger all the way, 472 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 1: and look, I love in and out. I love in 473 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: and out. I think in and out it's great. Water 474 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 1: Burger twenty four seven, three sixty five. That's the place 475 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: you go you get breakfast. My son will eat Waterburger 476 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: all day long, but you want to create a fight. 477 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 1: Create a fight getting a conversation with people from the 478 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: state of Texas about Waterburger and you will. It will 479 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: be a nightmare for you. It'll be a nightmare for 480 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: you. You You may, you may lose badly, and it's it's 481 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: not gonna be pretty. Texans and water Burger very similar 482 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: to Hib. It's funny we had we were thinking about. 483 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 1: I was talking to my son yesterday about Hib and I. 484 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: Waterburger gets hooked up Hib, and I was like, what 485 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: took so long? Like those are two of the most 486 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 1: Texan things ever being put together, HB and Waterburger, and 487 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: they make sweet music and I love it. I go, 488 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: I've gotten everything that water Burger sells in HV. I 489 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: think I have every condiment in my house, from the 490 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 1: honey mustards and honey butter, the spicy catch up to 491 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: the mayo. I have everything, so I said, shows that 492 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: I'm become a true Texan since moving here in nineteen 493 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: eighty three. So big thanks to Stephen for joining us. 494 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: It is gonna be an interesting position to watch in 495 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: a training camp just due to the bodies, just the 496 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 1: guys that are there, the different types you've got Met Lengos, 497 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:34,680 Speaker 1: a little bit closer in size to c J. Fiedorwitz. 498 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: Do you think about him as a run blocker, but 499 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 1: then you watch catch the ball and go, man, he's 500 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: pretty good doing that. They got Steven Anderson, and we 501 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 1: know what Stephen can do in the receiving game for sure. 502 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: Then you got Ryan Griffin, who has done a little 503 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: bit of everything for the Texans since joining him in 504 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: the sixth round in twenty thirteen. And then you throw 505 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 1: in these rookies Jordan Thomas Jordan Nakins, which one of these, 506 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: if not both, could get up to speed the quickest. 507 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: And then you have Giovanni Robinson, a small forward. And 508 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: then you got Michael prud. This is a really intriguing 509 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: I know there was a lot of panic about the 510 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: tight end position after CJ retired, but the Texans couldn't 511 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: have attacked it in a more They just they've thrown 512 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: everything at it now. They didn't throw Jimmy Graham, and 513 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: they didn't throw which is gonna be way too cost prohibitors. 514 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: They didn't go after Eric Ebron either, which I don't 515 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: think which would have been a solution. They decided to 516 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: throw rookies, waiver claims and two guys that already have 517 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: on campus. In addition to two guys, they had a 518 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: practice squadro of Bonnie Robinson and Michael Pruitt that could 519 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: develop into players they could see playing for them. HADS 520 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:38,199 Speaker 1: conversation today when I was over at Sports RAO six ten, 521 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: I was on with the Mad Radio guys in the morning, 522 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: and then the in the loop guys were Fred Davis, 523 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: Lanry Locker, and John Lopez, and we were all kind 524 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: of talking about Texans. We got talking about free the 525 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,160 Speaker 1: tight end position, and I think it was Fred brought 526 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: up the tight ends and I just thought, Man, this 527 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: is this is gonna be a really tough cut because 528 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:56,679 Speaker 1: you're not You're not bringing all those guys in the 529 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: fifty three. He just can't. Last year, there were three 530 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: and it was clear cut no matter who's that training camp, 531 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: you knew it was gonna be Griffin, Anderson, Fedorwitz. Now 532 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: if one of them got hurt or two or three, 533 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: what were you gonna do? That became a valid question. 534 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: Became a valid question when they were all healthy, which 535 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,199 Speaker 1: they weren't. When two of them were healthy, which was 536 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: typically Griffin and Anderson. You're ready to rolle those two. 537 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: It's a matter of keeping that group healthy. But man, 538 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: you've got a lot of interesting athletic combo options. Young, 539 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: a little bit older, nobody ancient in this one and 540 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: this tight end group, which I think is going to 541 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: make for a very fascinating group to watch. There's no 542 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,640 Speaker 1: question about that. As we get closer to training camp now. 543 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: When Drew was on the show earlier, we went through 544 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: the best Houston Texans duos in history. Two linebackers, two 545 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,719 Speaker 1: wide receivers, two tight ends. You know, that was one 546 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:59,680 Speaker 1: we didn't talk about. Did we talk about that? Griff 547 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: in Fedorowitz in twenty sixteen? That was a mean one 548 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 1: hundred and four catches between them, fifty four for CJ, 549 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: fifty for Griffin. They're outstanding, which I believe is one 550 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 1: of the both of them are up there. I know 551 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: Owen Daniels for tight ends, he set the bar. But 552 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: CJ and Griff, that's one of the better Texans duos, 553 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: no doubt. You could say Garrett Graham and Owen Daniels 554 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: as well, but I think Garrett has stepped up when 555 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 1: Owen got banged up. So I don't know if I 556 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: crossed them over too much, but CJ and Griff in 557 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, they would definitely be on the list. Now 558 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: that's all, let's talk about duos. Stem from an article 559 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: I wrote this morning about what Jalen Ramsey and A. J. 560 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: Boyer actually aj talking about the two of them, but 561 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: at Jalen would tell you the same thing what they 562 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: think about themselves, the best corner duo in the league. 563 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: And I got me thinking about something I actually wrote about. 564 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: We'll talk about that next right here in Texans Boxes 565 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 1: one final segment of Texans All Access from the Honday 566 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: Texans Radio studio on this Friday evening. I'm your host, 567 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: John Harris. Glad to be with you. Tough day here 568 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: in the building as news of Hodgkins lymphoma that word again, 569 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: lymphoma rearing its ugly head for Andre Howe. Obviously something 570 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: we went through, the Texans went through and David Quisenberry 571 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: had to fight and overcome, and I know Andre Howe 572 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 1: we'll do the same. But that news coming down today 573 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: for one of my favorite guys in the building, Andrea Howe, 574 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: So thoughts gonna be with him throughout his fight, and 575 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: obviously we're gonna do well. We have always done here 576 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: as Texans fans, as Texans band together and help out 577 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: a guy that we have adopted as our own. Yeah, 578 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: he might be Louisianian by birth, but he has definitely 579 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: become a Texan over the last five years. So we're 580 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 1: hoping all will go well for Andre Howe. So let's 581 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: get back to our radio action, if you will. Now 582 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: we have heard from Drew Doherty. It was great to 583 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: catch up with Drew. We also heard from Stephen Anderson, 584 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: who I gave a hard time too. I saw Stephen Gosh. 585 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: I think it was after game six. Maybe maybe he 586 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: was after Game seven, I can't remember. I keep in 587 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: mind Stephen is from the San Jose area and I 588 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: saw him wearing a Steph Curry the town Jersey and 589 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: I just saw him and I just went, I can't 590 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: even be friends with you anymore. And he was. He 591 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: was so funny. So Stephen Anderson about it. He was 592 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: just like, man, I'm sorry, I just got to represent. 593 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: That's where I'm from, and I totally understand. I'm glad 594 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: that he gets an opportunity for his teams are growing 595 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: up that the Warriors were nothing when he was at 596 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: cow The Warriors are okay, and he gets here to Houston. 597 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: They've won two out of the two out of the 598 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: last three, looking to make it three out of four 599 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: with a win on Friday evening, Warriors looking to close. 600 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 1: Was this thing out in Cleveland again, oh man? A 601 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:07,480 Speaker 1: lot of talk about Lebron, Chris Bosh said on The 602 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: Herd with Colin Cowherd said that he expected Lebron Sywath Houston, which, 603 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: by the way, you already think of the star power 604 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: in this town, and you think of the Rockets Harden 605 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: and Paul in particular. You think about the Astros with Springer, Correa, Altuve, Verlander. 606 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: You think about the Texans with Clowney, Watt, Watson, Hopkins, 607 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: Tyrn Matthews. A lot of star or star power in 608 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: this town. You bring Lebron James here, oh man, goodness 609 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: sakes live. Maybe you can play like tight end too. 610 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. Maybe he Deem Anderson could be on 611 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: the field together. Anyhow, that that was fun. So we 612 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 1: had Teman Anderson, we had Drew on and one of 613 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 1: the things I asked Drew to do was talk about 614 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 1: the most and best duos Texans duos, the reason I 615 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: did that, I wrote an article this morning, my Breakfast 616 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: with the Bulls on I just did a bunch of 617 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: altimate elevens, which for me, if you don't know, it's 618 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: just my way of compiling a list. So I took 619 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: some of the news and notes i'd seen around a 620 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: league and constructed an altimate eleven around it. And one 621 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: of them that I pulled out, I saw this. I 622 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: think it was on Tuesday. AJ Boyer was on one 623 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 1: of the NFL Network shows. I think it may have 624 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: been just Total Total Access, and they were asking him 625 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: different questions and they got to a point and I've 626 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: seen AJ's highlights of AJ Boya and this was after 627 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: this was during the Seattle game, and I remember being 628 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 1: on the field at ever Bank now TIAA Bank Stadium 629 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: down in Jacksonville, and I'm watching the highlights and you 630 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: can hear him, and you hear AJ say something to 631 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: the extent of, we've got both all pro corners on 632 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:55,239 Speaker 1: this roster, and he's pointing at Jalen Ramsey and so 633 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: they're of course celebrating and all that kind of stuff, 634 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: and so AJ reiterated the fact that the Jacksonville Jaguars 635 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: have two first team All Pro corners, but they weren't 636 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: both voted First Team All Pro last year, and so 637 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: he was lamenting the fact that the writers did not 638 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: choose those two as the top corners. I gotta be thinking, 639 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good duo. Is it the best duo 640 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:21,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL? And so I came up with this 641 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 1: ultimate eleven. See how you think I did the ultimate 642 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: eleven duos in the NFL. Now, when it comes to duo, 643 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 1: I thought about it as positions. I didn't think about 644 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: it as quarterback wide receiver duo. I didn't think about 645 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: it running back wide receiver. I thought about running backs, 646 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: pass rushers, interior d lineman, stack linebackers. I thought about 647 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: them playing similar positions. So I did not put Watson 648 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 1: and Hopkins. I didn't do anything like that. And of 649 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,920 Speaker 1: course I don't won't have any quarterbacks because that's not 650 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: a position that lends itself to having two quarterbacks. So 651 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: here are my ultimate eleven was in the NFL. You 652 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: can see how I did number eleven. Those two stack linebackers, 653 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: Bobby Wagner and kJ Wright of the Seahawks. Now I 654 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 1: have another group of linebackers coming up in a little bit, 655 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: and they're very similar, but I think those two overall 656 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: have been a little bit more productive. We saw Wagner 657 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:21,040 Speaker 1: and Right last year, and Bobby Wagner is a dude, 658 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: a complete total dude, And I've always been a kJ 659 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: Wright fan. I think if anybody holds that duo down, 660 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: it's probably probably kJ Wright just a little bit. But man, 661 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: you're talking about long athletic oo Wagner man. Both those 662 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: guys actually Right Is he didn't even look like and 663 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: it's a linebacker, but he and Wagner together, that's a 664 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: tough duo. Number ten US might be a little bit 665 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 1: of a stretch because one guy has been traded through 666 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 1: this group and the other one is coming off a 667 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: number of years of being suspended or so it feels, 668 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: but I think these two could end up being a 669 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: lot higher when all of a sudden, dumb number ten, 670 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 1: I've got wide receiver from the Browns, Jarvis Landry and 671 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: Josh Gordon. And we know all about Josh Gordon's travails 672 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 1: and things that he's gone through. And Baker Mayfield said 673 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 1: when he was asked about this receiving corps, he got 674 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 1: the Josh Gordon. He said I've never seen anybody like 675 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: this guy, and it Josh Gordon is at that level, 676 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:14,439 Speaker 1: plays at that level that he was a few years ago, 677 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: and Jarvis Landry is doing his thing and from the 678 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: inside on the slide, you could talk about as good 679 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,520 Speaker 1: a wide receiver duo. In fact, I don't have another 680 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: wide receiver duo on this on this ultimate eleven, So 681 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: I guess that's what I'm saying. It's the best duo 682 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: in the league. Jarvis Landry and Josh Gordon. Number nine. 683 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: Two edge players from the Raiders, Bruce Irvin and Khalil Mack. 684 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,240 Speaker 1: Now we all know about Khalil Mack, but I remember 685 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: that game in Mexico City in twenty sixteen and Bruce 686 00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: Servant was the guy that was hurt in the Texas. 687 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 1: It was Bruce Servant, not Khalil Mac. That night, Mac 688 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,160 Speaker 1: got a sack right before half on. I think what 689 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: was gonna be a like a Hail Mary play right 690 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: for that? That was it. That was all Cuil Mac 691 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,879 Speaker 1: did in that game. Now, in the playoff game later 692 00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:59,839 Speaker 1: that year, Mac had a few I think he had 693 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: a uple tackles for loss, but did not have a sack. 694 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,759 Speaker 1: I don't believe he had a bunch of tackles, but 695 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: he didn't have a bunch of He didn't have a 696 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 1: bunch of impact tackles eat sacks in that game. But 697 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:10,840 Speaker 1: those two together now, obviously Clomax is looking for a 698 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:12,839 Speaker 1: new deal. But Bruce Ervant is a guy who doesn't 699 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: get a lot of credit, but man, the players respect 700 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: the heck out of him. He was the top one 701 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,799 Speaker 1: hundred players. So Bruce Irvan and Clomack at number nine, 702 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 1: number eight. Two defensive lineman from the Philadelphia Eagles, Fletcher 703 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: Cox in Brandon Graham. I think Fletcher cos could be 704 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 1: one of more underrated elite players in the league. And 705 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,439 Speaker 1: Brandon Graham obviously had that play in the Super Bowl 706 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:33,080 Speaker 1: where he knocked the ball out Tom Brady's hands with 707 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:36,280 Speaker 1: striped sack, and that was a player that really turned 708 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: up back and forth game completely in favor of the 709 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:43,359 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles. But Brandon Graham, it's been I want to say, 710 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: career kind of career death by paper cuts. But it's 711 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:47,480 Speaker 1: just a little bit at a time, a little bit 712 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 1: of time, a little bit of time, a little bit 713 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: of time before people go hey man, Brandy Graham's a 714 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 1: pretty good football player. He's just had to do it 715 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:55,799 Speaker 1: a little bit at a time. Has it been this 716 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: this aha moment of oh my gosh, she's dominant. It's 717 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:02,360 Speaker 1: just been getting better eat in every year. Brandy Graham 718 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 1: to me, is sort of like the Whitney Merciless of 719 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:06,520 Speaker 1: the Eagles. He just each year he just gets a 720 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:08,960 Speaker 1: little bit better. I think Whitney's better overall. He's more 721 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: dynamic than Brandon. But I think it's hard to turn 722 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:17,319 Speaker 1: away from or to deny what Brandon Graham has done 723 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,720 Speaker 1: with the Eagles. Number seven, those two other stack linebackers 724 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: are talking about, luke Keickley and Thomas Davis of the 725 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers. Now, Thomas Davis gonna miss some games because 726 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,880 Speaker 1: of the peed suspension, but those two on the field 727 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: as good as it gets. You throw Shaq Thompson in there. 728 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:33,760 Speaker 1: It's a pretty decent linebacker trio, maybe the best linebacker 729 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:36,520 Speaker 1: trio there is in the league. But Luke Keickley, Thomas 730 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 1: Davis the Panthers come at number seven. Now, at number six, 731 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:47,279 Speaker 1: this feels low, as in it could be a little 732 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:50,479 Speaker 1: bit higher on the list, meeting somewhere between one and five. 733 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: The only reason that I have it at number six 734 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:57,480 Speaker 1: is because we've never really seen these two players on 735 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:01,320 Speaker 1: the field together. They've been dominant different years, one in 736 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:05,080 Speaker 1: fourteen and fifteen, one in sixteen and seventeen. And the 737 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:07,320 Speaker 1: third guy, if you wield that list, has been really 738 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,840 Speaker 1: good fourteen through sixteen, was injured last year. And you 739 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: know I'm talking about JJ Watt, Jadeveon Clowney with a 740 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: Whitney Merciless chaser. Now, you could put a merciless combo. 741 00:37:17,320 --> 00:37:21,680 Speaker 1: You can put a Clowney Merciless combo, but what in 742 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: Clowney can be completely dominant. Now they've got to do 743 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,239 Speaker 1: it together. And in the last two years they've only 744 00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 1: played seven what is it you three and four? Yeah, seven, 745 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:35,399 Speaker 1: they've played seven to sixteen games together. So it's time 746 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 1: to get them all sixteen games and see what those 747 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,840 Speaker 1: guys are able to do. But number six, Watt and 748 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 1: Clowney even events for the Houston Texans with Whitney Merciless. Now, 749 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: if I extended this to trios, I don't know if 750 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:50,040 Speaker 1: there's any better pass rushing trio than Wat, Clowney and Merciless. 751 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:55,400 Speaker 1: Again with the caveat if everybody's healthy, Number five running 752 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:59,280 Speaker 1: backs for the New New Orleans Saints, Alvin Kamara mark 753 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:01,839 Speaker 1: Ingram Ingram will start the season with a four game 754 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:06,160 Speaker 1: suspension like Thomas Davis. But when those two are right 755 00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: and those two are together like they were last year, 756 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:14,760 Speaker 1: mayn now was an incredible marriage. Kimara offensive star rookie. 757 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:16,719 Speaker 1: I almost say he was offensive Rookie of the year. 758 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:19,560 Speaker 1: Ingram probably one of the best seasons because he didn't 759 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:21,959 Speaker 1: have to carry it every single time. It wasn't all 760 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: on his shoulders. So from that perspective, Ingram and Kimara 761 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:29,840 Speaker 1: feed off one another. Now with four games without Ingram, 762 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:33,120 Speaker 1: will see how Kamara responds and what more camaras asked 763 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:35,600 Speaker 1: to do. But those two, Camara and Ingram at number 764 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:39,239 Speaker 1: five pretty stout. These two pass rushers, I don't think 765 00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 1: get enough credit for how good they are together, and 766 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: I think it's they're gonna be the two keys for 767 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:47,920 Speaker 1: the team. That I think is a sleeper, not only AFC, 768 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: but in the entire NFL, because if this thing clicks, 769 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:57,840 Speaker 1: they've got elite players at a number of key positions quarterback, wide, receiver, safety, 770 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:02,280 Speaker 1: with a rookie linebacker, corner, but then a pass rusher. 771 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:05,400 Speaker 1: I don't know that there is a better duo, better 772 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:08,239 Speaker 1: edge duo than Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram from the 773 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: LA Chargers. These guys are just completely home wreckers. Those 774 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:15,879 Speaker 1: guys are can do it from a lot of different sides. 775 00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:17,520 Speaker 1: They can do from both sides. They can do it 776 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: from insoth, they can do from outside. They can do 777 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,120 Speaker 1: it next to each other, they do it opposite sides. 778 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,879 Speaker 1: Bosa Ingram. Look, if the Texas is not playing at Chargers, 779 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:26,680 Speaker 1: that's great because it means they're playing in the playoffs. 780 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: But I think that team could be scary if all 781 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: things click as we think they could possibly do. Number three, 782 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:35,320 Speaker 1: Actually three and two are both Rams two different duos. 783 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,800 Speaker 1: Number three I put the corner duo a Keep Delete 784 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 1: and Marcus Peters of the LA Rams. And number two 785 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 1: I put the defensive tackle duo of a Dominican Sue 786 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 1: and Aaron Donald. Now, I'm not sure that there was 787 00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 1: really a deciding point between the two other than the 788 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:59,360 Speaker 1: fact that I think Donald not only is one of 789 00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:00,880 Speaker 1: the top defense the players in the league, I think 790 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:04,320 Speaker 1: he's one of the top players in the league just overall. 791 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:08,799 Speaker 1: No questions asked, and was Sue still in a dominant 792 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:12,360 Speaker 1: phase of his career. I just think those two end 793 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:16,520 Speaker 1: up being a bit better overall than to Leave in Peters, 794 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:19,759 Speaker 1: both Peters more so. It is just such a wild card. 795 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:21,440 Speaker 1: You just never know really what you're gonna get. To Leave. 796 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,280 Speaker 1: I think is gonna be a pretty consistent player. Obviously, 797 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:26,360 Speaker 1: he's done some things in the past off the field 798 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:29,320 Speaker 1: and on the field. Stealing crabtrees necklace comes to mind. 799 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 1: But I Keep to Leave and Marcus Peters, Sue and 800 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:37,960 Speaker 1: Donald make the Rams. Wow, they Oh goodness, just thinking 801 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,319 Speaker 1: about what that defense is going to be able to do. Now. 802 00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:42,160 Speaker 1: I would love for the Texans to play the Rams 803 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:44,839 Speaker 1: this year outside of a preseason game, because that would 804 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 1: mean they're meeting in the super Bowl in Atlanta, which 805 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:48,839 Speaker 1: would be all kinds of fantastic. But at number three, 806 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:51,839 Speaker 1: the corner duel of Keep to Leave, Marks Peterson, Rams, 807 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:55,560 Speaker 1: and number two the interior defensive line duo of Sue 808 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:59,600 Speaker 1: and Donald. And at number one, I hate even putting 809 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:03,400 Speaker 1: this there, but you got to. You gotta give respect 810 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:05,759 Speaker 1: to the number one due on the league. And I 811 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,400 Speaker 1: said this before and I'll say it again. It's the 812 00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:13,120 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars. Corner duo of aj Boyer and Jalen Ramsey. 813 00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:15,680 Speaker 1: Now they won't have a third piece, and I think 814 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:19,920 Speaker 1: that's what made them. That's what made that secondary elite 815 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:21,919 Speaker 1: was the fact that Aaron Colvin came in the game 816 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,239 Speaker 1: and he was able to lock down inside receivers. He 817 00:41:24,239 --> 00:41:25,799 Speaker 1: could go out to Chris Hogan as he did an 818 00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:29,520 Speaker 1: AMC Championship game. Aaron Aaron Colvin gave them a whole 819 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:33,520 Speaker 1: different look. Now, Ramsey and Boyer on their own good enough, 820 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:35,879 Speaker 1: but when you throw in the safeties as they had 821 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:40,120 Speaker 1: with Barry Church and Tayshaun Gibson, and then you throw 822 00:41:40,120 --> 00:41:43,279 Speaker 1: in Aaron Colevin, okay, that secondary was complete. Now there 823 00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:45,680 Speaker 1: might be some change at safety. Ronnie Harrison, the rookie 824 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:47,120 Speaker 1: out of Alabama, is going to be in a mix 825 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,319 Speaker 1: here pretty soon. I don't know who they'll end up 826 00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:52,080 Speaker 1: putting it as a third corner with Boya and Ramsey, 827 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:53,600 Speaker 1: but let does put a little bit more heat on 828 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:57,719 Speaker 1: both Boya and Ramsey. That said, those two should be 829 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:01,160 Speaker 1: the first team All Pro quarterbacks should have been after 830 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:03,160 Speaker 1: last year. And now we'll see if that continues on 831 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:05,040 Speaker 1: into this year, see if both of them can stay 832 00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:07,320 Speaker 1: healthy that's one thing for the Jacksonville defense. And I 833 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:10,839 Speaker 1: talked about this many times, that Jacksonville defense last year 834 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:13,080 Speaker 1: was able to stay healthy all the way through. I 835 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:15,160 Speaker 1: think Lvin Smith is two games, but it was a 836 00:42:15,239 --> 00:42:19,600 Speaker 1: sixteen game started, sixteen games played all year long for 837 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:23,600 Speaker 1: that Jacksonville defense, and that changes things. If you get 838 00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:27,879 Speaker 1: sixteen game, sixteen games started, sixteen games played for all 839 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:30,279 Speaker 1: the pieces that we think we'll be there for the 840 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:34,080 Speaker 1: Texans defense, You'll see this team with double digit wins 841 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:37,839 Speaker 1: and on into the playoffs, no questions asked. Now, it's 842 00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:39,680 Speaker 1: just a matter of Cannon Texans stay as healthy. It's 843 00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:41,520 Speaker 1: the Jags were able to do last year, and if 844 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,520 Speaker 1: they do, it's gonna be a really fun division this 845 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:48,320 Speaker 1: particular year. And that competition week seven, weeks seventeen Jacksonville 846 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:50,480 Speaker 1: Jaguars is definitely gonna be a fun one. But the 847 00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:52,839 Speaker 1: number one duo and my ultimate eleven ends up being 848 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:56,080 Speaker 1: Boyer and a Ramsey. All right, folks, that's going to 849 00:42:56,400 --> 00:43:00,280 Speaker 1: do it. Appreciate you guys listening big thanks to Drew Door, Play, 850 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:05,120 Speaker 1: Mark Van Amir, Steven Anderson and you guys for always listening. 851 00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:08,759 Speaker 1: That support means so much and Obviously, that support now 852 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:13,959 Speaker 1: must go to our good friend and Texans safety Andre How. 853 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:17,080 Speaker 1: Andrea will be thinking about you. Man. This news is 854 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:21,359 Speaker 1: very very disappointing and upsetting. But if there's anybody that's 855 00:43:21,360 --> 00:43:23,279 Speaker 1: gonna be able to get through it and get through 856 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,480 Speaker 1: it in a way that only a champion can, that 857 00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:28,360 Speaker 1: will definitely be Andre How. We'll see I'm on everybody, 858 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:30,080 Speaker 1: have a great weekend and go Texans.