1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: What's going on? Everybody. Welcome to a Friday Nation of 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: Texans all Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio mobile version. However, 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: I will say we're moving ever so closer to having 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: our studio back with us on a daily basis, but 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: for right now, it's still mobile. And that's cool because 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: we can do radio wherever the radio takes us, if 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: you will. I mean, Mark and I did radio from 8 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: a closet in Denver the first year when we went 9 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: out and watched practice against the Broncos in twenty fourteen. 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: So we'll do radio anywhere anytime. It just so happens 11 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: that tonight's from my crib and I am John Harris, 12 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: your host, football analyst, sideline reporter, and we got plenty 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: for you on the show. In our next segment, we're 14 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: gonna talk to the GM of Lo Star Sports Entertainment, 15 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: David Fletcher, an exciting announcement about football is soccer and 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: also some college football stuff too that we're gonna talk about. 17 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: Fletch I get together. It's always a good time. He 18 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: is one of the he's one of the he's one 19 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: of the good ones. He's one you want to have 20 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: on your side and he is on our side and 21 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: love having him. So we got a lot to talk 22 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: about in the LSS world. It's been a year without events, 23 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: which has been really, really tough, and I think Flex 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: and his group have handled it extremely, extremely well. So 25 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: we'll talk about what's coming up this summer with this 26 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: fall is gonna be really fun. So we'll do that. 27 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: In the next segment, we'll go around in the NFL. 28 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: There's a big trade today in the NFL for Zeus 29 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: or Zeus Junior. I guess I should say we'll get 30 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: to that a little bit later, but we are going 31 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: to kick off tonight's show with a visit with one 32 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: of Actually he's very important to defense, there's no doubt. 33 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: But he's also applicable in some sense to this draft 34 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: because how many times have we said two responses to people, 35 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: you don't him first signing room pick. Yeah, Well, the 36 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: last time Texans didn't have a pick until the third round, 37 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: they picked Justin Reid at number sixty eight, and that 38 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: was a pretty darn good pick and has been actually 39 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: a great pick. To get justin there at sixty eight. 40 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: You gotta got him at twenty eight or eighteen or eight, 41 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: and you still would have fella, you got great value. 42 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: We were lucky to get him at sixty eight. Hopefully 43 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: we can find a player of his ilk at number 44 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: sixty seven next week. At this time, oh my gosh, 45 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: the draft is less than a week away, but it's 46 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: a week away from your Texans selecting. We had an 47 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 1: opportunity today to catch up with one Justin read and man, 48 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: we hit on a number of things with him. Mark 49 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: and I caught up with him today. How's the off season, Ben? Justin? 50 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: Because I know it's a little crazy, COVID is still 51 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: going on off season workouts. Not the same as previous years, 52 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: of course. How have you been and how's it going 53 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. Yeah, I'm doing great. Man. I'm 54 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: a proud father of a brand new baby. Shout baby, 55 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: Giant schnauser. He's sing week sold. He takes him a 56 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: lot of my time right now. But the all season 57 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: has been going really good. My body feels great, better 58 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: than last year. Now that we've had a year on 59 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: our belt, kind of have a better plan for this 60 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: situation that we're in, not just getting thrown into it. 61 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: So it's been going well. I've been traveling to a 62 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 1: couple of different guys an off season. Jay Glazier do 63 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: some UFC training, Ryan Clark, Will Sullivan are my main 64 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: guys that go to to work my craft. And I've 65 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: been in the building here too of my U banks. 66 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: Really focusing on getting my legs strong and h Yeah, 67 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: like I said, I physically feel great, all right, Jessin, 68 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask the question. I think I know the 69 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: answer to this, but I think a lot of people 70 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: would hear Jay Glazier UFC. What are you learning to 71 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: throw hands? Why would you train with Jay Glazier? Yeah, Man, 72 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: whether UFC training, there's a whole lot of fun, man, 73 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: there's actually a lot, a lot that transfers to the 74 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: football field too. A lot of it is having a 75 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: strong base, being in balance. You can't be too out 76 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: of whack throwing your punches or anything like that, or 77 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: us it's gonna lose your balance, which translates to say 78 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: you're locked up on a guy, you're trying to defeat 79 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: a block. They taught me some new moves just to 80 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: make it a little more painful for the other guy 81 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: instead of just you know, shedding or you know, ripping through. 82 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: How about what that ripped through you throw a punch 83 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: into it, you know what I mean, and really hit 84 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: him in the former and the bicep, you know, just 85 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: make them feel a little bit more So, some of 86 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: those things I thought was actually some pretty good ideas 87 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: and a lot of fun. Justin the draft is coming up, 88 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 1: can you share some pre draft memories with us, how 89 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: it felt when you were getting ready for the draft 90 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: and how it felt to wait into the third round 91 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: when you were selected by the Houston Texas. Man the 92 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: NFL Draft is one incredible experience. Bro It's like no other. 93 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: And I really got the chance to almost feel like 94 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: I went through it twice once in twenty thirteen when 95 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: my brother went through it and I got to do 96 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: the New York experience being in the green room. And 97 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: then for my personal draft, I just did it at home, 98 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: invited like a hundred family members out and just you know, 99 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: had had a nice old school draft block party at 100 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: the house. But you truly don't know where you're gonna go. 101 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: Like I had no idea I was going to the 102 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,799 Speaker 1: Houston Texas. I didn't talk to the X and staff, 103 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: front office, coaches or anything one time before, not at all, 104 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: not once before I ended up getting drafted here, so 105 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,119 Speaker 1: it really came as a surprise. I was excited though, 106 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: and still, you know, somewhat close to home, and I 107 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: was excited to be at a team that I knew 108 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: I can come in and contribute early on. Justin I'm 109 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: asking a question that I don't want to take offense to. 110 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: But last year was the first for you. It was 111 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: the first since you did not have an interception in 112 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: a while. I don't even know, maybe going back to 113 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: you high school there, I don't even know about that. 114 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: It was a point of emphasis market I talked about 115 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: about during the season. I would imagine that it's a 116 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: point of emphasis now for you. Is there anything in 117 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: the off season in which you can kind of get 118 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: your mind wrapped around what happened last year and how 119 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: you can make it better going forward where you guys 120 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: are a little bit more ballhawkers. You're going get into 121 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: football as opposed to last year when you guys didn't 122 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: get it. Yeah, Well, number one, Number one, first and foremost, 123 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: we got to do a better job stopping to run 124 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: because teams aren't going to throw the ball if they 125 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: feel like they can run the ball to day, and 126 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: that's an eleven man job. That's on everybody, you know what, 127 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: I mean to go and do that, and whenever we 128 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: force teams into passing situations, there'll be more opportunities to 129 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: make plays on the ball, make interceptions. I was really 130 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: disappointed to myself that didn't have one last year. You know, 131 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: It's like you said, it's the first time since probably 132 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: not even my freshman year of college, since high school, 133 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: that I didn't have one. So it's big emphasis for 134 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: me this year too. I'm excited about the schemes that 135 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: we're putting in with coach Smith and coach Brig Jackson, 136 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: my dB coach. The defense feels a lot tighter. It 137 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: feels like there'll be more traps that were able to 138 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: put in to try and make plays on the ball. 139 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: And they've really been emphasizing turnovers and whatever shaping form 140 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: it comes and picks, interceptions, fumbles, whatever we can do. 141 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: The emphasis has been get the ball, and I'm been 142 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: a big fan of that. How do you think this 143 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: is gonna be getting to know all your new teammates 144 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: because we're still in the sort of hybrid virtual, sort 145 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: of non virtual world working out. I know what's going 146 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: on with the offseason program. How's that process going to 147 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: play out? In your opinion, this is just a projection 148 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: because we don't really know. Yeah, it's it's it's it's harder. 149 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: It's harder, especially since we have so many new guys 150 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: and a completely new coaching staff. UM. You would really 151 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: like to be able to have those personal relationships in 152 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: that chemistry that you get to build an offseason. UM. 153 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: But it's it's just a different situation that we're in 154 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: right now, and that's what the whole league is going through. 155 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: UM with the virtual OTAs, UM and what have you. 156 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: But we started some text message change, been given them, 157 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: no guys over the phone, a little bits, you know, 158 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: the best that we can do at the momentum. But 159 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: I'll be really excited when I get to see these 160 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: guys in person and building get to know them a 161 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: little bit, their story, their family, their background, how they 162 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: got here, UM, and start to build that chemistry and 163 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: build that um that unity between each other. Justin we 164 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: talked to veterans all the time and we ask them, 165 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: you know, what's the biggest thing I'll be successful in 166 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: the NFL. And the first thing I say is taking 167 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: care of your body. Yeah, I find you on Instagram 168 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: and every single day you post a picture of what 169 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: you're eating, and it makes me want to throw up 170 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: because there's so much green and I'm allergic to vegetables. 171 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: So I'm like, what is this that he's eating? And 172 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: I gotta think you're a guy from Baton Rouge. I 173 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: gotta think you didn't always eat that way? So how 174 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: is the kind of played a role in building your body? 175 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: And basically what those veterans that have said, is it true? 176 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: And it is this one of the main ways you're 177 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: doing it? Yeah? It was different, um from when I 178 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: was a kid, and my mom was a great cook too, 179 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: but she was really we were into the soulful man 180 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:44,199 Speaker 1: from Balnace, South, Baton Rouge, crawfits, dirty rice, uh kyla 181 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: Green's all of that. And I still I still love 182 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: that stuff. But now I get to afford a chef 183 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: silver Whist. My chef Jake. He's awesome, man, Um, he 184 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: really throws down. He just takes things that I like, 185 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 1: um and just makes them healthy. So I told another 186 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: night I wanted like a Hamburger health and he came 187 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: in and substituted all the ingredients and made it as 188 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: healthy as possible, and I love it because it really 189 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: helped me because of the couple of injuries I've had 190 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. It's become an emphasis to 191 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 1: get back from those and my best way to do 192 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: that is sleeping nutrition. So it's become emphasis for me 193 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: and it's paid dividends. How will the workouts you're doing 194 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: justin change as you get closer to training camp and 195 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: then into training camp, because I gotta imagine at some 196 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: point it's you're not building it up anymore, but you're 197 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: trying to maintain. How do you work all that as 198 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: you ramp up for the twenty twenty one season. Well, 199 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: right now, it's about building the foundation. It's about right now, 200 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: it's like a game, a game period. For me, it's 201 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: high intensity, high workloads, not necessarily the conditioning part, although 202 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: I am running, but it's not the high volume conditioning. 203 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: It's more the high value weight with stuff right room 204 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: stuff in order to build my body, masks and physique 205 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: to get ready for the year. Then as we approached 206 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: training camp more I transition more into conditioning. Slim down, 207 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: maybe a couple of pounds, like three or four pounds, 208 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: really take my body fat down. Low and be ready 209 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: to run, because that's what that's how I make my money, 210 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: is to be able to run all day. And at 211 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: that point, too, is whenever I want to really start 212 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: honing in on working with Ryan Clark and Will Sullivan 213 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: in order to work on my technique and craft to 214 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: play dB justin You know this as well as anybody. 215 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: To get ready for the NFL Draft, you gotta take 216 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: the wonder Lick test. It's time for your defensive back 217 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: wonder Lick. But it's more like word association. So I'm 218 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: gonna ask you about quarterbacks that you've faced, and I 219 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: want you to just give me a snippet about that 220 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: particular quarterback and what it's like to face him. All right, Okay, 221 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: so we're gonna start with Tom Brady. Tom Brady, the 222 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: greatest of all time. That's a hell of a way 223 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: to start. Man. When you play Tom Brady, like everything, 224 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: you just paid attention to the details with everything more 225 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: because you know, if there's anything wrong with your coverage, 226 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: there's any hole in the defense, there's no doubt about it, 227 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: he is going to find it, you know what I mean. 228 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 1: So it's very difficult to play his own coverage against 229 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: him because he knows how to pick it apart. A 230 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: lot of teams. You basically have to play man. You know, 231 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: that's that's your best option against him in order so 232 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 1: he can't just find the windows and pick you apart 233 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: down field. Patrick Mahomes Pastril Mahomes, He's a he's a magician. Man. 234 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: If he scrambles out of the backfield and you're not 235 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: able to keep him in the pocket, you're in trouble. 236 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: So the biggest thing with him on the defense side 237 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: of the balls, you've got to keep him in that 238 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: cave man. You have to because when he gets to 239 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: run around and start side arm and then jumping in 240 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 1: everything like that, and he has four guys that all 241 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: run four one, you know, running down the field alone, 242 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey gets hard, so you really want to speed 243 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: him up and keep him in the pocket. Two more. 244 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger, big Ben uh Well, big Ben is gonna 245 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 1: be able to see the whole field. There's not gonna 246 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: be much he can't see, just purely because of his hype. Um. 247 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: He loves throwing the fadeball. I think Chase Claypool and 248 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: Juju really came into his own this year for him. 249 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: As far as j Drew being there too, But he's 250 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: just the old Timmy Wally Vette. You're not going to 251 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: see him move around too much in the pocket. But 252 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: he's a purebred passer. All Right. You face this guy 253 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: just one time. But I got a feeling that you 254 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: grew up in bat rougely watched him a budge Drew Brees. 255 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: Drew Brees. Um, yeah, man, I remember when I was 256 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: a kid. I've seen him when he run the Super Bowl. 257 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: That was a big moment for the entire state of Louisiana. Um. 258 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: But Drew is just another guy that's just efficient. Man. 259 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: You're not gonna see You're gonna see maybe three or 260 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: four passes to every run, even though they have album Kamara. 261 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: But he's a guy that really loves the mid range 262 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: of the field. He's not really much of a deep 263 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: ball guy, not the same way that used to be. 264 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: But those short, um, you know, two to twelve yard 265 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,679 Speaker 1: pass is really where he lives in and worse his 266 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,079 Speaker 1: craft at. And he's and he's obviously been very successful 267 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: at it. Breaking I don't know how many records justin 268 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 1: What do you think of the number rule and are 269 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: you tempted? Nah? I'm sticking with twenty. Man. I really 270 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: grew into twenty twenties where I feel like I'm home 271 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: at I think it's a cool thing that they're doing 272 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: allow guys to have some more flexibility. For me myself, though, 273 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: I'm going to stick with twenty one. Last one, I 274 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: gotta war number six in college. He's talking about bringing 275 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:34,959 Speaker 1: out of retirement. Maybe number two because he were in 276 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: high schools. Lonnie Johnson, you start a transition from corner 277 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: to safety for him. What do you think about that 278 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: and what do you think his future projects? The transition 279 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 1: from corner of the safety was big time for him. Man. 280 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: I really seen his confidence. Bro. I think he's more 281 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: comfortable in a position. He's a big, strong, physical guy 282 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: who loves contact. And I think him getting to learn 283 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: you got a special guest that's showing up. Getting to 284 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: learn the position really paid dividends for him. I'll say 285 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: hello to my son, Rambo. He's a ten week old 286 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: giant Schnauzer. He's calm right now, but just wait until 287 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: he gets home. He's gonna be a tornado. Yeah right, 288 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: Lonnie is really coming to his own I'm excited for 289 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: him to build on the confidence and the foundation that 290 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: he built last year. I think him playing safety and 291 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: getting to learn the playbook better has helped him just 292 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: play football better as a football player. So I'm excited 293 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: for him and uh what his future holds. We got 294 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: the Evil Twins coming at you in the backfield. Nice, 295 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: the Evil Twins. I'm used again, Justin, thanks so much 296 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: for joining us. Appreciation. All right, thank you guys. I 297 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: remember the night that Justin got drafted and I'm worried 298 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: about a guy getting on that thought maybe he could 299 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: go in the first round, definitely, the second falls all 300 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: the way to third. I thought, Man, we get him 301 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: on the air, he's gonna be, you know, disappointed. He's 302 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough interview because he's just gonna have 303 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: this kind of endearing chip on his shoulder which he 304 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: plays with that on the field. But he got on 305 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: with us that night he was drafted and could not 306 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: have been more gracious, more excited. He was awesome that night. 307 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: We had an opportunity and when we drafted him and 308 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: then talk to him, and he has been that way 309 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: ever since. Justin Reid looking for a big year in 310 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: year number four. Wow, he's been around here four seasons 311 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: all ready. Now, a guy that's been around for a 312 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: while but was put on the essentially the COVID DL 313 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: last year was our GM of Loadstar Sports Entertainment, David Fletcher. Now, 314 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: he wasn't injured, although he has come back from a 315 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: torn acl over the last twenty four months, but COVID 316 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: shut down all the different events and the great events 317 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: that he and his group put on, the Bowl Game, 318 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: the kickoff, soccer matches, all that kind of stuff. Well, 319 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: we're back in twenty twenty one and the summer has 320 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: got a beautiful, beautiful game announcement. How about that the 321 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: beautiful game, a beautiful game announcement that Fletch will give 322 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: us Next, David Fletcher joins me right here in Texans. 323 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: All accent, right here in Texans, all accent right here 324 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: in Texans. Welcome to Texans, All Access. We are brought 325 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: to you in part by Apatche Corporation. Nearly three billion 326 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: people worldwide live in energy poverty, meaning they lack access 327 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: to reliable electricity or clean cooking fuels. 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Joining me right now on a 335 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: Texans All access of very good friend of mine, and 336 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 1: I'm able to see him, and it's so good to 337 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 1: see him, to be able to do this interview because 338 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 1: you don't get to see a lot of people now 339 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: in the building, but my man from LSSC lone Star 340 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: Sports Entertainment who does events better than anybody I've ever seen, 341 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: my man, David Fletcher fletch A. It's great to see you, 342 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: b How are you doing the man? Great to see 343 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: you too, Johnny, And uh, we're doing great, man. You know. 344 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: It's uh, it's fun to be talking about doing our 345 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: jobs again. And I know that that it's been such 346 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: a challenging um stretch here for everybody. Uh and certainly 347 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: you know we're we're very blessed to be healthy, happy 348 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: and rolling along. But um, you know the thought of 349 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: coming back to a summer and a fall with some 350 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 1: some major events at NRG Stadium. You know, the energy 351 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: that that happens around that is is definitely something that 352 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: I'm excited to be thinking about again, and with good reason. 353 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 1: We've got a major announcement here today about the blockbuster 354 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: summer ahead. I want to get to that in just 355 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: a second, but flets you talk about the summer and 356 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: fall full of events. And obviously last year, at this time, 357 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: we didn't know anything that was going on, and when 358 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: we got our hopes up, then there would be a 359 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: ramp up in cases of COVID all that kind of stuff. 360 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it was you know, you don't even have 361 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: to go into how rough that was. But now you're 362 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: coming back and obviously there are certain things you can 363 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: just hop right back on, like a bike and ride 364 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: and you're fine. But as you get into a summer 365 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: and fall, the focus on safety is now thrown in there. 366 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: Not that it wasn't there before, but it's even more 367 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: so now. I know, you don't have trepidation about the 368 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: summer and fall, but are there still some sort of 369 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: hurdles that you know you've got to consider as you 370 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: get ready for events in the fall. In the summer 371 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: and the fall, no question, no question, I mean that 372 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: the world has changed, you know, and we would be 373 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: naive to think that what we have done historically is 374 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: the way things are going to be going forward. UM. 375 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 1: So we've worked really hard as a team to to 376 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 1: focus on number one, doing it safely, putting it in, 377 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: putting our consumers in, our and our fans and and 378 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: the people who UM make make these memories happen out 379 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: here at NRG Stadium. Put them in the best possible situations. UM. 380 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,399 Speaker 1: We've got a lot of things that have changed in 381 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: the consumer behaviors over the last fifteen months. People are 382 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 1: doing things different than they were, a lot more outdoor stuff. 383 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: You know. Technology has certainly UM made its impact as 384 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: exponentially big as it possibly could have on society and UM. 385 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: And you've also got you know, for a variety of reasons, 386 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: whether it be health or UM you know, UM, you know, 387 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: just just the idea of getting back in You've got 388 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: some some some people that are still thinking about, UM, 389 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: how is the best way to get back into UM 390 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: these social settings. So, you know, what we're really focused 391 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: on and what we've been focused on as a team throughout, 392 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: just like the Texans were throughout the fall, is first 393 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 1: make it a safe environment, provide the forum for those 394 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: that want to be out here to be able to 395 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: do it in safe and fun manner. Um, we've had 396 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: that planning process rolled through just like everybody else, and 397 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: feel really good about how we're approaching things for this year. Um. 398 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: And and then it's really crafting the message. It's really 399 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: creating an environment that that people want to come and 400 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: be a part of. And and and really that's that's 401 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 1: our focus now, executing that plan so that as we 402 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: get back into international soccer and college football and major 403 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: events as a whole, you know that that we're creating 404 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: something that people want to come be a part of, 405 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: They want to make memories around and represent our community 406 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: in a in a very very positive way. So, um, 407 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: we've got a big task ahead to do that, just 408 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: like we did in our previous lives. And um, you 409 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: know we're excited for the challenge and looking forward to 410 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: uh to the opportunities to do that. Okay, you use 411 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: two words that I know everybody likes to hear, major 412 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: an announcement. So the floor is yours major announcement. Here 413 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: we go. What you got for us? Well, obviously we 414 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: know Houston has been one of the world class destinations 415 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:21,919 Speaker 1: for international soccer and NRG Stadium has been a focal 416 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: point of that. Incredibly excited to announce that Gold Cup 417 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: Concacalf Gold Cup will be returning back to NRG Stadium 418 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: this summer and an NARG Stadium will be playing host 419 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: to the event here for the sixth time. That's that's 420 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: among the most of any venue in the country. For 421 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: those not familiar with Gold Cup, it is the North 422 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: American Championships Great International Soccer. Mexico is the defending champion. 423 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: They played a just an unbelievable match in the quarterfinal 424 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: and twenty nineteen against Costa Rica went to extra penalty kicks, 425 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: one of the most exciting moments I've ever seen in 426 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: my career and we're really thrilled to be able to 427 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 1: safely bring that back to our community for the sixth time. 428 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: Very equally as excited Johnny that Houston will be one 429 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: of the seven markets that that's hosting the event and 430 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: BBVA Stadium, our friends down the road with a Dynamo FC, 431 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: will also be a part of the mix. So two 432 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: world class venues Houston on the biggest stage once again 433 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 1: bringing back major international soccer to Houston, and I know 434 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: that fans are going to be very excited to see 435 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: how that unfolds as details come available over the next 436 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. I don't think they've cleaned all the 437 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: beer off all the steps and seats from when the 438 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,199 Speaker 1: Mexican national team one Night came back in twenty nineteen. 439 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: But that was just a phenomenal event. And if you 440 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: haven't been to international soccer match, my goodness, you've got 441 00:22:56,320 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: to be there now, Fletch. From a detail standpoint, do 442 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: you have do you know what type of game it 443 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: will be that comes in there, like what the four 444 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: teams that play, you know, play in a little pod 445 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 1: that might get to you. How many games you're gonna have? 446 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: Do you know any of the particulars on that aspect 447 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: of things for this match. Well, we're still working through 448 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: all of that. The the announcement here in a couple 449 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: of weeks on the full schedule, and I would encourage 450 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,479 Speaker 1: you to go to LSC dot net to sign up 451 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 1: for the wait list so you can get those details. 452 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: But but Houston will be one of the seven markets. 453 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: There'll be ten venues around the country that are part 454 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 1: of it. As was announced and for US, Houston has 455 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: been really the standout market for for Conquercalfe Gold Cup 456 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: all the way back to nrg's first involvement in two 457 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: thousand and three. We've hosted every single year since then 458 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: that the tournament has has has occurred and it's a 459 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:59,959 Speaker 1: biannual tournament. So every two years um the North America 460 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: in Central American Championship comes to life and between BBVA 461 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: Stadium and NRG, Houston has been a part of it 462 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: every single year since two thousand and three. No other 463 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: market can say that, and it's something that we're really 464 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: proud of as as we look to the importance of 465 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: the beautiful game in our community, how we're such an 466 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:23,479 Speaker 1: international and diverse community, and how we have been able to, 467 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: more than any other market really bring the game of 468 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: soccer to life here on the biggest of stages. So 469 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: just another great opportunity for our community to showcase itself 470 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 1: on the biggest stage. And that's really important now, Johnny, 471 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: because as we've talked about before, and I know a 472 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: lot of soccer fans know, Houston is vying to be 473 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: a participant in the twenty twenty six Feeful World Cup 474 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 1: and We're one of the finalist markets, one of seventeen 475 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 1: that will be narrowed down to ten by the end 476 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: of the year that will be the final hosts and 477 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: hosting events. Having the opportunity to show case not only 478 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: what we can do for the community around these events, 479 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: but to the key stakeholders in soccer that that Houston 480 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: is the place they need to be for the biggest 481 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: of events. UM is something that we're really really excited 482 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: to be able to have the chance to do. And 483 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: credit to our sports authority Janis Burke and her team 484 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 1: and our partners over at the Houston Dynamo FC on 485 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: really working collaboratively to make this the best possible case 486 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: for Houston as we head into this critical time in 487 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: that World Cup decision. This is gonna sound like a 488 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 1: weird question, Fletch, but have you thought in your mind 489 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: as you drive to and from work and just drive 490 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: around and you think about that event. Have you thought 491 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: about what and where your emotions might be when you 492 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:47,400 Speaker 1: see the first event in Gosh, I don't I can't 493 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 1: remember the last LSSC event. I guess it was maybe 494 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: the Bowl Game nineteen Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl yep, yeah, 495 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: A and m against Oklahoma State. Have you thought, for 496 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: the first time in ten months May, we're gonna have 497 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: an event. Have you kind of pictured what it'll look 498 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 1: like in your mind, because it'll probably look similar, but 499 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: it will probably look a thousand percent different. Have you 500 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: kind of thought about what that's gonna feel like when 501 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: you walk in and go, Wow, we've got fans, we've 502 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: got soccer, we got events. We're back, baby. Have you 503 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 1: kind of thought about that moment? You know, I can't 504 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: say that it's it's gotten too far away from my mind, Johnny. 505 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it's what I love to do, It's what 506 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: our team loves to do, It's what our organization loves 507 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: to do. I mean, we really focus our energy, our time, 508 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: our resources around being able to do great things here 509 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 1: in the community that we live in and serve, and 510 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: so events are a critical part of that. Mean we 511 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: we've talked about it on countless mediums and forums over 512 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: the last fifteen months. How how the social elements of 513 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: being able to go and create those memories and to 514 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: have those exciting experiences in our lives come back. It's something, Yeah, 515 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,239 Speaker 1: we take great pride in being able to do and 516 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 1: being able to do it right, you know. So, Um, 517 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: we've got some work to do. We've got great partners 518 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: between Soccer United, Marketing, Conkacalf, you know, the Sports Authority 519 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: and rg Park, all of all the people that are involved, 520 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: obviously the Texans UM and and we're gonna have a 521 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,880 Speaker 1: great game plan to make sure that it is a fun, 522 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: safe environment if people come back to do these events 523 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: and uh, and then we're gonna do it again, and 524 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:31,640 Speaker 1: then we're gonna do it again, and then we're gonna 525 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: do it again. We have a full calendar for lone 526 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:37,400 Speaker 1: star events this year and and Conkacalf Gold Cup will 527 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 1: be the start of that. But it's not the only 528 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: thing on the horizon. We got a lot of fun 529 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 1: in the college football space this year too. Yeah, no doubt. 530 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 1: I asked that because I've envisioned I don't know how 531 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: many times Fletch being backed down on the field and 532 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 1: just as that booth doing those uh Southland games this fall. Man, 533 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 1: No exactly that was. I'll tell you what. That's been 534 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: so so much fun. But I made a comment the 535 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: other day on the air. I was like, you know, well, 536 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: you know how it is with aate for football, right, 537 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: and my partner Tom Frank looked at me and he 538 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 1: just I paused and he just started chuckling, laughing, which 539 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: is what I was going for, because you just you 540 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: just don't know, but we do know about football in 541 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 1: the fall, and you know, you and I can't get 542 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:27,199 Speaker 1: on the horn and not talk about the slate of 543 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: college football. And it starts with guns up and eating 544 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: him up Coogs to get Texas Tech and you of 545 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: h Man, that is just such a home run to 546 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: get those two in the kickoff game. And obviously ben 547 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: have the bowl game last year, which I would have 548 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: been great with TCU and Arkansas. Maybe we'll get them 549 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: at the end of this year. But you're college football 550 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: slate this year, Fletched. Let's go through that and just 551 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: let me know how excited you are about Texas Tech 552 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: and in Houston to kick it off. By man, I'm 553 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: just couldn't be more thrilled. I mean, it's it's just 554 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 1: it's so siting. Obviously, the Texas Kickoff, having two Texas 555 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,479 Speaker 1: teams showdown Labor Day weekend, It's gonna be a lot 556 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: of fun. All the details for these events are at 557 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,959 Speaker 1: LSSC dot net. You can get there off of the 558 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: Texans website as well, Houston Texans dot com. But um, 559 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: you know we start, Johnny, We actually start a little 560 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: bit before that, as we get back into college. We're 561 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: once again hosting the Cracker Barrow National Battle of Bands, 562 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 1: an incredible HBU showcase of the drum lines and the 563 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: music community. More details to follow on that event as 564 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: we announced the participants, but that's a really awesome event 565 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 1: for our community. Gets the juices flowing, and then we 566 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: roll into Labor Day weekend with Texas Tech and U 567 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: of H. Look, both teams did not have the seasons 568 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: that they wanted to have the last couple of years 569 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 1: underdue coaches. So you know, Dana and Matt, Dana Holgerson 570 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: and Matt Wells, you've got two really good coaches that 571 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: are gonna have to get out of the gate strong, 572 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 1: and I think that's gonna bring a lot of energy 573 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,959 Speaker 1: to that game. You know, we've talked about Sam Houston 574 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: State and won an incredible run there on right now, 575 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 1: it's number two seed in the FCS playoffs and coach 576 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: Ksey Keeler having arguably his best team yet in Sam 577 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:19,719 Speaker 1: Houston and they'll be facing a very energized SFA lumberjack 578 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: team in the ninety fifth Battle of the Piney Woods. 579 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: You know what you saw out of um Cody Carthol 580 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 1: and the and Kobe Carthol and the and the SFA crew, 581 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 1: and the fall was fun to watch, not only him 582 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: ripping off his shirt and breaks of energy as a 583 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: top ten Sports Center moment. They played some really good 584 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: football against the really good teams. And I'm telling you 585 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: that rivalry coming back to NRG for the second decade 586 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 1: is just something I can't be I couldn't be more 587 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 1: fired up about. And then he mentioned at the bowl game, 588 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: Johnny and the Texas Bowl, our fifteenth year of that event, 589 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: and hard to believe we've been rolling along, but big 590 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: twelve sec to close out the year. UM. Get we'll 591 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: get more details on kick times and game dates for 592 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: the bowl game here in the next thirty or forty 593 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: five days. UM. But if you if you want to 594 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: get details on those events, you want to get signed 595 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 1: up for the waitlist LSSC dot net or just go 596 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: to Houston Texans dot com and check out the ticketing page. UM, 597 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a full fall. Really thrilled to be 598 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: able to really bring some major events back to Houston 599 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: and to have some fun with people again. And you know, 600 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: I just I know you've been working so hard to um, 601 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: to keep us all informed through all this Johnny and 602 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:33,480 Speaker 1: keeping things fun and light and UM, you know, I 603 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 1: appreciate what you're doing. Man. It's it's gonna be uh, 604 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a very uh unique fall as well 605 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: for that other day job that we both have, which Texans. 606 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 1: And I know you've got a big week ahead with 607 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 1: the draft, so UM looking forward to here in all 608 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: eight hundred hours of programming on Texans Radio and and 609 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: and across all the channels. It's gonna be a fun 610 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: week coming up next week. So I know you got 611 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: to prep for that, man. Yeah, it's it's been I've 612 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 1: been prepping for I think about eighteen months. I've already 613 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: started on my class of twenty twenty two, and I've 614 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: got a couple of Same Houston State Bearcats that are 615 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: ending up in that twenty twenty two draft prospectus list 616 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 1: I put together every year. So I think of all 617 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: the things you mentioned, that's the one I look forward 618 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: to the most. And I've done all of Same Houston's 619 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 1: games I've done some SFA games. I just love that rivalry. 620 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: I love that it's in our house basically, and I 621 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: think you guys do such a fabulous job. But I 622 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: know the two schools love having that rivalry as well. 623 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: I think it's been tough actually on both of them 624 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 1: for as good as a year as Sam Houston State 625 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: has had to not play each other in the twenty 626 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: twenty season. I say an Air quotes, you know though 627 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: it's been in the spring that I think that's been. 628 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: That's been tough to at least not have that rivalry 629 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: game that you're so accustomed to having. But it will 630 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: be back in the fall and can't look can't wait 631 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 1: for that, fletch. You are the best one man. I 632 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 1: know this has been a long, long year for a 633 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: lot of people. I know it's been tough for you because, 634 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,080 Speaker 1: like you said, you do events better than anybody. There 635 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 1: are no events. It's it's tough, but you guys have 636 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: to stay positive and stay strong through the whole thing. Man, 637 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: You guys the absolute best. Repeat again, for the people, 638 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: how they can go look for information and get information 639 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: about any of the events, Soccer, Battle of Bands, college football. 640 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 1: Give the people one more time that information so they 641 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: can go check it out absolutely, Johnny l s SE 642 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: dot net, Lone Star Sports and Entertainment website or Houston 643 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: Texans dot com slash ticketing. You'll find the college football 644 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: button there and again, Johnny, thanks so much. I know 645 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:35,800 Speaker 1: you got a big week ahead and we look forward 646 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: to seeing how things unfolds as we get here into 647 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,479 Speaker 1: the summer and get back to football or in our 648 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: case with soccer football. There you go here it is 649 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: David Fletcher LSS, the absolute man. Appreciate your flesh. Thank you, 650 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 1: brother boll. It's gonna be exciting fall in winter back 651 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: at energ Stadium, our offices where we live, with all 652 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: these different events that are going on. I love having 653 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: the international soccer up there. Of course, you know I 654 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: feel about the college football that happens up there, which 655 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 1: is such a treat to be a part of it 656 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,640 Speaker 1: and be up on a big board Withdrew for those games. 657 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 1: And Texas Tech University Houston is gonna be a big 658 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: one right out of the shoot. So can't wait for 659 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 1: those events. And of course it starts, as Fletch said, 660 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: this summer with international soccer, which I know if you 661 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:29,359 Speaker 1: haven't seen it. It is unbelievable, unreal. Hopefully we get 662 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,840 Speaker 1: Mexico in this building in an RG stadium, because it 663 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: is a it's a it's an event, to say the least. 664 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 1: It's an event. Wow. Also an event that took place today. 665 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 1: It was a trade in the NFL and it happened 666 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 1: in AFC. Surprised not. We'll see what happens when the 667 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: Chiefs and the Ravens make a deal. We'll talk about 668 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: that next right here in Texas Axis artexansoxis, artexansoxis. Welcome back, 669 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:01,480 Speaker 1: those final segments of this Friday edition of Texans All 670 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio Mobile version aka 671 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: the Crib. I'm your host, John Harris, Football and Sideline Reporter, 672 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:12,680 Speaker 1: and let's go around the NFL. And I think the 673 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: biggest story in the NFL is both figuratively and literally. 674 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 1: And I say figuratively and literally. And I'll tell you 675 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 1: what a second today this morning, I was doing an 676 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 1: interview with my friend Aaron Hogan in Austin about the 677 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,920 Speaker 1: draft and the Longhorns and just college football in general. 678 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:35,840 Speaker 1: And I've never had this happen to interview. I wanted 679 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 1: to say figuratively, but I couldn't remember the word. I 680 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: couldn't get it out, and then I kept trying to 681 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: say proverbially, and I was like, no, it's figuratively. And 682 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:48,160 Speaker 1: in my mind, this is like going like five to 683 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 1: seven seconds of dead eric because I can't come up 684 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: with the word figuratively, So I say figuratively and literally. 685 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:59,919 Speaker 1: Because this big deal in the NFL includes I think 686 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:04,640 Speaker 1: the biggest man in the NFL. His nickname is Zeus 687 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,960 Speaker 1: Junior because his dad, Zeus was a monster. Orlando Brown 688 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 1: Senior was one of the biggest individuals I'd ever seen 689 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,479 Speaker 1: in a football field. Well, Orlando Brown Junior is not 690 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 1: not far behind. He spent twenty twenty as the left 691 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:24,320 Speaker 1: tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. Proved his worth. He felt 692 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 1: like in place of Ronnie Stanley, who had gotten hurt. 693 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:29,839 Speaker 1: Ryan Stanley had signed a big deal in the off 694 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:33,719 Speaker 1: season twenty twenty, but then he got hurt. Zeus goes 695 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: over there, Zeus Junior goes over to left tackle, proves 696 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:38,799 Speaker 1: his worth and says, I don't want to come back 697 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:42,440 Speaker 1: to Baltimore if I'm not the left tackle, and the 698 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 1: Ravens were like, okay, didn't do anything for the longest time, 699 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:49,800 Speaker 1: and then Zeus said, well, you need to trade me 700 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:51,800 Speaker 1: if you're not gonna play my left tackle, and they said, okay, 701 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: didn't do anything for a long time. Today it finally happened. 702 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: Kans City Chiefs had been looking for tackles. So the 703 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 1: Chiefs traded pick number thirty one overall. That's their first rounder, 704 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:13,840 Speaker 1: third rounder number ninety four overall, and a fourth round 705 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: pick one thirty six overall in this draft, plus a 706 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:23,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two fifth round. A selection going to the 707 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 1: Chiefs from the Ravens will be Zeus Brown junior number 708 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 1: fifty eight overall in this draft. That's a low second 709 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:38,799 Speaker 1: rounder and a twenty twenty two sixth round pick. So bo, 710 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: there's a lot of a lot of moving pieces in there. 711 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: A couple of things. Number One, the Chiefs took a 712 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 1: look at this tackle class and went, Okay, the guys 713 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:55,600 Speaker 1: that we like, no chance, bar saw Virginia Tech not 714 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: gonna be there, reshawn S later, Northwestern not gonna be there. 715 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,640 Speaker 1: Prena Sewell not gonna be there. What they were looking 716 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:04,439 Speaker 1: at a thirty one more than likely was if they're 717 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 1: maximizing value potentially with Tevin Jenkins. There's no guarantee that 718 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 1: Tevin's gonna play left tackle. I would think he plays 719 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: a right tackle, but they needed a left tackle, and 720 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: I think the next the next person would be Leam 721 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: Eikenberg but for Notre Dame, and he's probably better served 722 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 1: either playing guard or right tackle. Then Jalen Mayfield is 723 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:32,600 Speaker 1: down the road a tackle, He's probably better served playing guard. 724 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:34,960 Speaker 1: And I just don't know how good he actually is, 725 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:38,239 Speaker 1: to be honest, He's very athletically gifted, but I think 726 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: he's a guard. So the Chiefs looked at it and said, man, 727 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:44,400 Speaker 1: we're not going to be able to get what we 728 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 1: want with pick number thirty one. Now Tevin Jenkins is 729 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:50,040 Speaker 1: gonna be a wailable player. I just don't think that 730 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,200 Speaker 1: he is going to fit on the left side where 731 00:38:52,239 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 1: the Chiefs needed someone. So they looked at it and said, hey, 732 00:38:56,680 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: wait a second, Orlando Zeus Brown Junior, he wont to 733 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:04,320 Speaker 1: play the left tackle spot. And at this point, after 734 00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 1: seeing him for three years in the league and seeing 735 00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:09,560 Speaker 1: him for the majority of twenty twenty play the left side, 736 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:12,319 Speaker 1: Chiefs like he's better than anybody in the draft. Let's 737 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 1: go ahead and make this deal. Now the Chiefs are 738 00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: gonna have to give up that first round pick, a 739 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: third rounder, and fourth rounder to be able to do it. Essentially, 740 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:22,919 Speaker 1: then they're swapping fifth and sixth round picks in twenty 741 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: twenty two, So there's a price to pay kind of. 742 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:30,360 Speaker 1: I mean, you're giving up a third to fourth, but 743 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:33,399 Speaker 1: you're getting a second back that second from this year 744 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:38,480 Speaker 1: at number fifty eight. So it's essentially, as I look 745 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 1: at this, this is Orlando Brown for the number thirty 746 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: one pick. That's if you take the other stuff out 747 00:39:46,680 --> 00:39:48,960 Speaker 1: or look at it as the third rounder and the 748 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: fourth rounder you're getting, you're getting a second back for that, 749 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,520 Speaker 1: So that that kind of washes itself to twenty twenty two. 750 00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:59,680 Speaker 1: So there's almost like three trades in one. It's like 751 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:04,360 Speaker 1: or Orlando for the first round pick, the second for 752 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:07,800 Speaker 1: the third and the fourth, and then they're gonna swap 753 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:10,440 Speaker 1: picks in twenty twenty two, basically the fifth and six rounders. 754 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 1: So they get Orlando Brown at pick number thirty one, 755 00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:15,120 Speaker 1: and I think that's a I think it's a great 756 00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:17,280 Speaker 1: move for them. Orlando got in the league in twenty eighteen. 757 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:20,640 Speaker 1: Everybody remembers that horrible combine everybody was down on him. 758 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:23,120 Speaker 1: I wanted the text and still to take him at 759 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:26,120 Speaker 1: right tackle, and he ended up going into third round 760 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:31,160 Speaker 1: and turned himself into a really, really good offensive lineman 761 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,640 Speaker 1: at the next level. We seen him twice in nineteen 762 00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 1: and twenty playing for the Baltimore Ravens. We won't see 763 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:38,920 Speaker 1: him this year unless we make the playoffs against the Chiefs, 764 00:40:39,239 --> 00:40:42,800 Speaker 1: but he is going to be the Chiefs left tackle 765 00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:47,160 Speaker 1: going forward. Now. I don't think the Chiefs are completely done, 766 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:49,799 Speaker 1: but they've made some moves on that offensive line. Joe 767 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 1: Tuney added to the interior, Orlando Brown added at left tackle. 768 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:58,560 Speaker 1: They're going to shore up that offensive line in front 769 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:06,240 Speaker 1: of Patrick Mahomes at all costs and they should. However, 770 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:12,680 Speaker 1: similarly to the La Murtutzel deal here in Houston, they 771 00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:16,360 Speaker 1: did not get an extension done for Orlando Brown, which 772 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:19,440 Speaker 1: is the other thing he asked for. I want to 773 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:22,560 Speaker 1: play left tackle, and I want money, and I want 774 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:25,239 Speaker 1: a new contract, and now the Chiefs are going to 775 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:31,960 Speaker 1: be on the docket for that. Here's the problem, Patrick Mahomes. 776 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:34,960 Speaker 1: Big money kicks in in twenty twenty two. You still 777 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:40,560 Speaker 1: got Kelsey Tyreek. Those two big deals you've got Tyrn Matthew, 778 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:43,200 Speaker 1: who is, as Brett Veach said today when he met 779 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:45,919 Speaker 1: with the media, he's looking for an extension to remain 780 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:48,799 Speaker 1: a Chief for the remainder of his career. Now, if 781 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:50,960 Speaker 1: you do that with him, you can obviously do some 782 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,239 Speaker 1: different things financially to kind of make it all work. 783 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,319 Speaker 1: They paid Joe Tuney a lot of money to come 784 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:59,320 Speaker 1: in and play for the Chiefs. They're gonna start running 785 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:02,719 Speaker 1: into some financial difficulties at some point. I don't know 786 00:42:03,160 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 1: how they're going to be able to pay everybody that 787 00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to pay in Kansas City. But that 788 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:14,880 Speaker 1: is Brett Beach's problem to have to figure it out. 789 00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:18,680 Speaker 1: But the news of the day Orlando Brown is the 790 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:24,880 Speaker 1: new left tackle in Kansas City. That offensive line is 791 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:28,520 Speaker 1: gonna be fairly stout if Zeus stays healthy, if Dune 792 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 1: he stays healthy, if they can get something out of 793 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:34,840 Speaker 1: Kyle Long, and if Mike Remmers is absolutely not horrible 794 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:37,760 Speaker 1: on the other side, which he wasn't great in the playoffs, 795 00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:39,920 Speaker 1: especially in the Super Bowl. So that offensive line is 796 00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:42,360 Speaker 1: gonna be much much better. But the big trade today 797 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:46,320 Speaker 1: essentially Orlando Brown going from the Ravens to the Chiefs 798 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:49,920 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs number thirty one picking a draft. It's 799 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:51,840 Speaker 1: the second out of three years that the Chiefs have 800 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:53,799 Speaker 1: done it. Did it for Frank Clark a few years ago. 801 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:56,719 Speaker 1: They did it now for Zeus Brown. All Right, it's 802 00:42:56,719 --> 00:42:59,880 Speaker 1: gonna be the show. Appreciate Mark for stopping by, Appreciate 803 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:02,720 Speaker 1: j Reid for being here. But man, David Fletcher dropping 804 00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:06,000 Speaker 1: knowledge on LSSE, and you guys listening, you're all the 805 00:43:06,120 --> 00:43:08,480 Speaker 1: very best. Be you're the best back in studio. Man, 806 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:11,399 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. We'll see you on Monday's Draft week. 807 00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:14,360 Speaker 1: Starting on Monday, We'll see you that everybody, it's always 808 00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:14,960 Speaker 1: go Texans.