1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to everybody to a Wednesday edition of Texas All 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I am your host, 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: John Harris, so glad to be with you this evening 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,959 Speaker 1: to break it all down. And as I said on 5 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: replay last night Patriots game in the rear view, it's 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: all about the Denver Broncos with one I was gonna 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: about to say minor exception, but actually major exception, and 8 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: I'll explain what that is in just a second, but 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: we gotta move on to the Broncos. So we got 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: plenty of Broncos info tonight. We're gonna have our men 11 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: behind the Mike's segment with Dave Logan, play by play 12 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: voice of the Denver Broncos, long time play by play 13 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: voice of the Denver Broncos, and Mark will catch up 14 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: with him. One of the things I love about Dave 15 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: Logan is he's also a highly accomplished high school football 16 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: coach in the state of Colorado in Denver. He's done 17 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: it at a few different schools. He actually is the 18 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: state championship game on Saturday and then gonna fly to 19 00:00:57,480 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: Houston to be with the team and call the game 20 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: on Sunday, fascinating high school head football coach played by 21 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: Plague Guy. Broadcast sounds kind of interesting, kind of like it. 22 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: Then we'll go behind enemy sidelines with Dbcity and this 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: week it's Phil Malani, who is a senior writer for 24 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos dot com and those the Broncos in and out, 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: so we'll learn about the Broncos. We've got our guys, 26 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 1: Andre Ware gonna join us talk a little bit about 27 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: what he saw on Sunday for just a little bit, 28 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: and then start looking ahead at the Broncos. I got 29 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: my man Clint Sterner joining me, and you cannot miss that. 30 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: Clint is absolutely fantastic. If you haven't heard him talk quarterbacks, 31 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: talk offense, talk football, just talk in general, you're missing out. 32 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: Clint Sterner is absolutely fantastic. And then Texas Bowls coming up. 33 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 1: The Academy Sports Outdoors Texas Bowl is coming up December 34 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: twenty seven on a Friday night. Secne versus Big twelve. 35 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: It's coming and decision time is this weekend. So my 36 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: man general manager of Lone Star Sports Entertainment, David Fletcher, 37 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: gonna join me to talk all about the bowl selection process, 38 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: what teams could be in play, for this game, and 39 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: no Texas and Texas in and will not be here together. 40 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: It would be fantastic not happen. Not going to happen. 41 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: Too much politics at play for that to happen this 42 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: bowl season. So we're gonna end up with a great 43 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: matchup because it's sec in Big Twelve to the best 44 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 1: conferences in college football. And we'll get that on December 45 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: twenty seven. So flets he's gonna join me to talk 46 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: all about that, now, says we set up the show. 47 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: Let's dive into the show with our hot reads. Hot 48 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: reads brought to you by Geico. Fifteen minutes could save 49 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: you fifteen percent or more on car and or motorcycle insurance. 50 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna start with that one item I just 51 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: mentioned about looking back, Deshaun Watson got the notice this morning. 52 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 1: Great news about Deshaun Watson. He is named AFC Offensive 53 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: Player of the Week for the third time. Third time. Now, 54 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: just to give you a little bit of a background 55 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: on that accomplishment. Looking at just going back and looking 56 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: at Texans that have one Player of the Week awards 57 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: in the same season, I first thought, okay, well, JJ 58 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: Watt did it well in twenty twelve. JJ won it 59 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: in Week three in Week fifteen. In twenty fourteen, he 60 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: won Defensive Player of the Week in Week four in 61 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: week eleven. In fifteen he won at eleven seventeen. But 62 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: JJ never won it three times in a season. Shaun 63 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: Watson has now done that. He has done it three 64 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: times in actually eleven weeks. He won it in Week 65 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: three that was out in LA when we beat the Chargers. 66 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: He won it for Week five, that was his game 67 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: against the Atlanta Falcons, and he did it for this 68 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: win over the New England Patriots in Week thirteen. He 69 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: recorded the highest passer rating by an opponent against the 70 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: Patriots since Alex Smith in Week one of twenty seventeen. 71 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: That doesn't happen often. He was eighteen to twenty five 72 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: for two thirty four With that one forty point seven rating. 73 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: The Patriots had given up four passing touchdowns all year. 74 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: They gave up four on Sunday to Shawn through three 75 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: of them and then caught the other from DeAndre Hopkins. 76 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 1: A fantastic, fantastic effort by to Shaun Watson. He is 77 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: three time twenty nineteen season AFC Offensive Player of the Week. 78 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: Congratulations in fact, as I look at it, that's a 79 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: first for the Texans that has never been done. One 80 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: player winning Player of the Week three times in any 81 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: one season. You're a man to Shaun Watson has done 82 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: just that. That's fantastic stuff. All right, Next Hot read 83 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: Texans audio juke box. Here we go. Let's hear from 84 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien. How about that. We start with the head 85 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: coach of your Houston Texans, And of course he strode 86 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: to the podium and he was asked, how will Fuller 87 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: changes things for this offense? He had a dimension to 88 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: the offense. You know that helps him both phases, like 89 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: you're saying, I mean, obviously in the passing game, it's 90 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: obvious how he helps us. You know, he's good route runners, 91 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: get great speed. But then that can help in the 92 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 1: running game depending on how they play the side that 93 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: he's aligned on, you know, it can help you run 94 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: the ball over to that side a little bit better. 95 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, there's a lot of things that having him 96 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: in the lineup does to help the offense. Now, this 97 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: weekend's gonna be a pretty interesting one for two players 98 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 1: in particular, one for the Broncos, one for the Texans 99 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: because they used to be a Texan and a Bronco, 100 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: and Krean Jackson is one of those. A's a guy 101 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: that we got to know very very well in his 102 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 1: time here in Houston. He is now he's starting safety 103 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: for the Denver Broncos, and coach talked about what he's 104 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: seen from the former Texan now playing safety. He's playing well. 105 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: He's playing safety, he's playing aggressive, good tackler. He's doing 106 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: a good job in coverage. He plays in a deep 107 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: part of the field, he plays down near the box. 108 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: He's he's he's playing at a really high level. He's 109 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: playing very well. A guy that has played very well 110 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: for the Texans is Bradley Roby. He had a tremendous 111 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: night on Sunday with the pick, had a sack. He 112 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: covered anybody and everybody, but mainly James White, the dangerous 113 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: running back out of the backfield, and coach talked out 114 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: the impact that Robe has had here for Houston. He's 115 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: got a lot of a lot of talent, right He's 116 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: he's got a good speed, good feet, good ball skills. 117 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: The big big thing with Bradley's been health, you know, 118 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: just making sure that he can be available to the team. 119 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: That's the big thing, and in a feast, stays available 120 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: to the team. He's healthy, then he can help. He 121 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: can help us, and this defense led by Bradley Roby, 122 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: is gonna have to face a rookie and only his 123 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: second star. He's only been active for a couple of weeks. 124 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: He was on injured reserve to start the year, and 125 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: that's Drew Locke and coach talked about what he's seen 126 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: from the rookie out of Missouri. He played well last week. 127 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: I mean he made good descisions for the team and 128 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: he got him into the right plays. You could tell 129 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: he knows who to go to with the ball. He's 130 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: got Sutton, he's got Fant, got a lot of good 131 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: receivers and you know, tight ends, and then he's got 132 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: the ability to hand it off to Philip Lindsay. He 133 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: was really good, very good back. So he's doing a 134 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: good job. You know. I think these guys come into 135 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: the league and they're ready to go. They've been well 136 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: trained and they're ready to go. You heard one of 137 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: those names that coach mentioned, Courtland's Sutton. I called him 138 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: a poor man's young man, Julio Jones. That's kind of 139 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: who I would compare him to big, physical, fast, that's 140 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: pretty much everything. Here's what stood out the coach. Sixty four, 141 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: two hundred and sixteen pounds. I mean, very good player, 142 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: very physical guy, can run routes. The fifty fifty ball 143 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: is tough to defend with him. He's really good at 144 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: contested catches. So yeah, he's a He's a very difficult 145 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: challenge for us this week, no doubt. Oh yeah, Courtland 146 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: Sutton is what I like to call it, dude. But 147 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: the Texans secondary has been up to the task lately 148 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: and they should have everybody healthy, which would be really 149 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: nice to take on a guy like Courtland Sutton. Now, 150 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: your coach say, it's a big challenge. One of the 151 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: challenges is getting back to running the football, and coach 152 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: obviously was not please with the way the run game 153 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: performed on Sunday Night against the Patriots and said, yeah, 154 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: there's no doubt it's got to be better. We have 155 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: to improve in a running game. We're gonna work hard 156 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 1: on that this week and see if we can get 157 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: it better. I mean, this is a very challenging team 158 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: the Broncos to run the ball against, but we have 159 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: to coaches and players alike, we've got to We've got 160 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: a coach coach a better and you know, the players 161 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: have to work hard to execute it better. But we've 162 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: got to try to improve in a running game. There's 163 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: no question that is one of these aspects. And I've 164 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: actually looked at that because it was about this time 165 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: last year. I think this is my right. Week fourteen, Yeah, 166 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: four week four team the Texas took under the Innapolis Colts, 167 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: ran it for less than ninety yards, did not run 168 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: it exceedingly well. Over the last four weeks of the year. 169 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: They went over one hundred against the Jags, but a 170 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: good portion of that was Deshaun Watson. So running the 171 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: ball at this time of year is huge. What do 172 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: they say, running game and defense travels and if you 173 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: got to go on the road the playoffs, that's what 174 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: you've got to have for sure. So running game got 175 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: to pick up. All right, Let's get to DeShawn Watson. 176 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,599 Speaker 1: He went to the podium today to final handle a 177 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: number of different things, and he of course was asked 178 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: about will Fuller see what Shaun Watson had to say 179 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: about his buddy at wide receiver, what impact he makes 180 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: on the offense. You have to respect everything that Will 181 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: is capable of doing, especially speak, and that's one of 182 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: his best traits. You know, like you said, I just 183 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: in a past game, but if you want to include 184 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: the run game, you know it pissed the dvs and 185 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: the safety's back a little bit more, you know for 186 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: run fits and so you know a stet of you know, 187 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: gaining you know, for safety's supposed to runfit and being 188 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: gap instead of gaining you know, three yards, you know, 189 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: the running backs gaining seven and those four est of 190 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: yards are big, you know, especially you know with this 191 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: you know Dan age of football, where you know, defensive 192 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: front's a very very stout in the run game. So everybody, 193 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: you know, opens up a lot of different things. One 194 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: of the key guys in that offensive front to open 195 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: things up in the run game is Nick Martin. Sign 196 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: the extension in the off season. It's been good to 197 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: see Nick continue develop fully healthy this year. Is the guy, 198 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: the man in the middle. And I remember talking about 199 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: this for a number of years up up until twenty seventeen, 200 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: there was always a different quarterback center combination. It was 201 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 1: Brock with Nick, and then it was Brock with Mans, 202 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: it was Hoyer with Ben Jones, it was fifty with 203 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: Chris Myers, and finally the Texans got settled in twenty 204 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: seventeen on the Shawn Watson and Nick Martin and Nats 205 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: what it needs to be going forward, and Deshaun spoke 206 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: about how Nick is such a key part of their offense. 207 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: If the quarterback and center is don't have that great relationship, man, man, 208 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: they can be a lot of bad things happening, for sure, 209 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: because he controls everybody up front and as he go, 210 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: I go. And you know, we do only two guys 211 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: that touch the ball every every single place, So we 212 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: have to be on the same plage with the with 213 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: the run points, the past protestions, seeing it through the 214 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 1: same set of eyes. And you know, teams do different 215 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: fronts each and you know, different you know disguises where 216 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: they can you know, move and things like that. So 217 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: if he's thinking one thing, I'm thinking one thing, you know, 218 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 1: I might be thinking, you know, I'm I'm you know, 219 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: picked up and really I'm hot. You know, I can 220 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: get hit in the back of the head or something 221 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: like that. So we just gotta be on the same 222 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: page and we continue to work on that. Yeah, we 223 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: don't need Deshan get it hit in the back of 224 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: the head. I think everybody knows that, including Deshan. We 225 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: don't need him getting hit in the back of the head. 226 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: A guy that Deshan will be facing for the first 227 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: time is the guy that he was in the locker 228 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: room with, and that is Kareem Jackson. Of course, a 229 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: big point because he was a Texan here for nine 230 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: seasons and now he is leading to secondary for the 231 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos. And Sean said, I got a lot of 232 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: respect for that guy. I call him to og him 233 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: and Jjoe. But when I first got here, he was 234 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: a guy that I looked though too, you know, gained 235 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: a lot of information from, you know, owning off the field. 236 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: We still communicate and talk and support each other. He's 237 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: been having a hic of a year. It's gonna be 238 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: fun to, you know, see what he did because when 239 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: he was here, you know, he was very physical, mate 240 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: a lot of plays in the passing game, and he 241 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: was that leader. He was that heart and soul. So 242 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: he can see, you know, that's what they wanted in 243 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: Denver for him, and he's been given, you know, everything 244 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: he had you know and have, you know, for that 245 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: defensive for that team. So it's gonna be fun to 246 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: be able to go against him in compete. Yeah, I'm 247 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: just hoping that Koreer. I hope they don't meet on 248 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: the field, if you know what I mean. Kareem can 249 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: be a ruthless hitter man. He can bring the funk 250 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: and he will not hold back in this game. There's 251 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: no doubt. Now, when you have a big win like 252 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: the Texans did on Sunday against the New England Patriots, 253 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 1: it's right to ask if there will be any bit 254 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 1: of a hangover if you will, and Deshan said, do 255 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 1: not happening. That's not the type of guys we have 256 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: in that locker room. And then the leadership we have, 257 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: we're not gonna allow it. You know, Denver is a 258 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,719 Speaker 1: great for an eight team if you want to look 259 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: at the record, but we don't look at the record. 260 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: Every team is really good, and you got to turn 261 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 1: the page and be prepared each and every week. You 262 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: can't have the let ups because you will get embarrassed. 263 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: And you know, we gotta come out there. You know, 264 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: just how we prepared last week. We got to prepare 265 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: the same way and try to go out there and 266 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: make plays. They're gonna come in ready to go, and 267 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: you know, we gotta come ready to go and bring 268 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: a lot of energy and it's gonna be a great 269 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: you know, AFC December game, So it's gonna be good. 270 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: Deshan got his first win as a starter back in 271 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen that Week two game at Cincinnati on a 272 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: Thursday night. Drew Locke got his first win last week 273 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: in a crazy ending against the LA Chargers, and Seawan said, man, 274 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: it means a lot to get a win in your 275 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: first start. It builds a lot of confidence within that 276 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: locker room, within yourself. Um, and that's where I got 277 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: to start. That confidence with yourself knowing that you can 278 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: can play at this level, you can win at this 279 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 1: level because it's hard to do, especially on a consistent basis. 280 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 1: So um yeah, man, it just changes everything. And you know, 281 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: everyone is a good spirits. You know, no one likes 282 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: to lose, and you know, if you're winning as a 283 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 1: young guy, it builds that trust and that the carabiti 284 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: around the locker room where you can just you know, 285 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: continue to you know, bring guys along with you and 286 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: guys are supporting you and things like that. But if 287 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: you're losing, then you know, you can have a lot 288 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: of different egos and a lot of guys turn the 289 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: different ways. And that obviously is what Drew Locks trying 290 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: to avoid in Denver with that obvious particular situation there 291 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: as he starts, he's want to know as a start 292 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: of the Broncos four and eight overall, but want to 293 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: know as a starter hopefully one and one after Sunday. 294 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: So there you go. That's your Texas Audio jukebox and 295 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: your hot reads brought to you by Geico fifteen minutes 296 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: to save you fifteen percent or more on motorcycle and 297 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: or car in shirts. We get back, it's time to 298 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: talk to our good friend. Andre gives a few final 299 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: thoughts on the win over the Patriots, looking forward to 300 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: the Broncos and a trip that Andrea has taken to 301 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: New York City, not this weekend but next weekend. Why 302 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: is he doing that? We'll discuss all that next on 303 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. Happy Wednesday, everybody, And I know my 304 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: teachers are all back at work after a long Thanksgiving 305 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: holiday break, but I got some relief where you have 306 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: some help for you. You want to bring a little 307 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: Texans football to your classroom and sign up for Toros Matros, 308 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: presented by Conico Phillips. 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All right, 318 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday afternoon, I'll have the opportunity to be down 319 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: on the sidelines with these next two gentlemen in my ear. 320 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: And that's a good thing. Mark Vannimirs, Voice of the Texans, 321 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: caught up with our good friend and game analyst Andre Ware, 322 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: who's gonna be taking a pretty special trip next weekend 323 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: up to New York City. Take a listen, all right, 324 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: before we talk about Denver, a little final thought here 325 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: on what went down Sunday night when the Texans knocked 326 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: off the Patriots, and even though they didn't clinch anything 327 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: that night. Andrea, what does the win do for this 328 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: team in your opinion moving forward? Well, I think it 329 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: gives them confidence. I mean when you have when you 330 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: win a game like that against one of the better 331 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: franchises in the entire NFL, I think it goes a 332 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: long way for your confidence. And so they're they're gonna 333 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: play with a different swagger, a different and a different 334 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: manner in which they take the field from now to 335 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: the end of the speed, even having that big time 336 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: win under their belt, especially with it being on Sunday 337 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: night football. Well, now they have the Denver Broncos here, 338 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: and I might weave in some Patriots topics into these questions, 339 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: but you mentioned it, they'll play maybe differently. So what 340 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: does that look like here as you play a team 341 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: that's four and eight coming into the game on Sunday, 342 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 1: what do you think that's where you're at the highest 343 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 1: of highs after beating the Patriots and then you can't 344 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: really allow yourself to be a little bit overconfident with 345 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: a four and eight team coming into your building. It's 346 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: the four and eight team that's extremely young, A first 347 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,360 Speaker 1: year head coach a rookie quarterback at the helm now 348 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 1: and Drew Lot, so it's easy to you know, to 349 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: kind of get the feeling that this is when we 350 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 1: should win, and so on and so forth. That's when 351 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: you actually the concentration level of a team really has 352 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: to be at its peak, at its best. So don't 353 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: overlook the Broncos coming in here, because obviously they've proven 354 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 1: the last couple of week that they can play with 355 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: just about anyone. Andre where ruining us Andre. When you're 356 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: playing a rookie quarterback, you often say the veteran quarterbacks 357 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: don't mind being blitzed because they know where it's coming from. 358 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: They know where to put the football quickly. What about 359 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: a rookie, do you want to come after him, bring 360 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 1: some extra heat after him? You do if you can 361 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: hold up on the back end, because he's gonna find 362 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: and that's what he'll be coached up This week is 363 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,919 Speaker 1: when you see certain blitzes and you've got to identify 364 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: where the blitz is coming from, try to protect yourself, 365 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: but then find the matchup that you feel like favors 366 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: you on that particular play, and all you're looking for 367 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: is to hit one of them. And so you can't 368 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: allow explosive plays, and I think that'll be one of 369 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: the keys to the game for the Texas defensively is 370 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: to not allow explosives over the top that twenty five 371 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: yards or more. And certainly you can't allow big, big 372 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: time deep scores in the passing game. Otherwise you give 373 00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: a rookie quarterback confidence. And that's why he's in the 374 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: NFL as well. He's got some talent, he's got some 375 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: arm strength. You can't make it easy for him by 376 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: allowing him to just drop back three quick steps and 377 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: let the ball fly and have a completion happen on 378 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: the other end of it. Andrea, without Titus Howard at 379 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: right tackle, do you think the Texans are going to 380 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 1: settle on Chris Clark or Rod Johnson or continue to 381 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: sort of rotate them as they look for the right 382 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: mix up front? How do you think they handle that 383 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: moving forward? Well, it looks like it's going to be 384 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 1: a rotation until one guy really steps up and actually 385 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: takes the job. That's how it was last week, That's 386 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: how it was in a prior game when Titus was out. 387 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: So until somebody just steps up and claims the job, 388 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: I think it'll be on a rotational basis, all right, Andrea. 389 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: Around the league here, the Tennessee Titans are a big 390 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: problem all of a sudden, and they knocked off the Colts. Indeed, 391 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 1: that was a good win for them. Now they have 392 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: the Raiders out on the West Coast, and the Raiders 393 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: have back to back lopsided losses now one of them 394 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: is to the Chiefs. What do you think of the 395 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: Titans at Oakland this week? Yeah, I fully expect the 396 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: Titans to go in there and win that football game. 397 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: They're playing with some swagger now, they're they're they're feeling 398 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 1: pretty good about themselves. And we both agreed that it 399 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 1: was consistency at the quarterback position that was really missing 400 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: from that roster. Tanny Hills got a few a couple 401 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: of starts, a number of starts under his belt now 402 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: and he is playing with tremendous confidence. I think the 403 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,959 Speaker 1: team is responding as an no manner on which detectives 404 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: are Defensively, they're Tennessee's defenses to responding the same way 405 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: because they know that they're going to get rested when 406 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: they come off the field. They're being rewarded for the 407 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:44,360 Speaker 1: turnovers and they're turning them in two scores. That's a game. 408 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: I think Tennessee goes in and beat the Raiders. Andre 409 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: give me your thoughts on the Chiefs and the Patriots 410 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: playing in Foxboro. Brady and company didn't look so hot 411 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: when they were here offensively until the end of the game, 412 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: of course, but they're back at home now. But the 413 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: Chiefs has started to get it repped up on offense again. 414 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: What do you think, Yeah, that's gonna be a tough 415 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: game from New England when you when you sit and 416 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: look at how they played and how they looked for 417 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: you basically three quarters h and then you've got a 418 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: hot team coming in that can really cause some problems. 419 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: The thing about it is u and we mean and 420 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: I mentioned it during the game. We talked about it 421 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: during the game that when you play them in a box, 422 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: which is just you know, running into their seven and 423 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 1: eight man fronts, that's how they want to play. They 424 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: got big linebackers and high power and the rest of 425 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 1: that core. What they don't want to play is in 426 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: space with those big linebackers and they try to keep 427 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: base personnel on the field at all times. Bring exotic 428 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: blitzers from that base personnel. Kansas City's got some electricity 429 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 1: and fast players that can take certainly take advantage of it. 430 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:56,880 Speaker 1: Lashaw McCoy out in space against linebackers, and Williams Kid 431 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 1: at running back certainly can make some plays out in 432 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: space against linebackers. So that's gonna be a tough tough 433 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 1: matchup for New England defensively against Kansas City, and they 434 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: can strike quickly and so with one of the better 435 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: young quarterbacks in the entire NFL and Pat Mahomes, that's 436 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: going to be a tough tough tour. I actually look 437 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,880 Speaker 1: for New England to drop its second game in a row, 438 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: the Ravens taking on the Bills, and Buffalo did a 439 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 1: good job at Dallas. They've got a really good defense 440 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: and the Ravens look. San Francisco did a nice job 441 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: on them. I know Weather had a lot to do 442 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: with that, but what do you think is this game 443 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: is going to be played in Buffalo? Yeah, you know 444 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: what's impressive and mom, until you gave me the opponent 445 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: for Baltimore this week that I really even quickly think 446 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: about it. They've got to have one of the toughest 447 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 1: schedules in the entire league. If you just go back 448 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: and look at who they're playing when they're facing them 449 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: the road schedule, and then here you have Buffalo up next, 450 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: after you've played the Texans, you've played New England prior 451 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 1: weeks before that chanceas City game against the forty nine ers, 452 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,640 Speaker 1: and now up here comes Buffalo, who is a good 453 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: team right now, kind of controlling their own destiny in 454 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: terms of a wild card race or in the wild 455 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: card race. It's a tough schedule, but I expect Baltimore 456 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: to win that football game. But it's still going to 457 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: be a hard fought game for them to win after 458 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: just going through what they did against San Francisco. All right, 459 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: college football, note here Oklahoma and Baylor the rematch this weekend. 460 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: What do you think her neutral feel. Baylor seemed to 461 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: have their number until the fourth quarter, and then they 462 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 1: gave up what was it a twenty five point lead, 463 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: twenty five unanswered points which scored. If they just score anything, 464 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: they win the game, it may be a little bit different. 465 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: I just don't know that Oklahoma is playing their best 466 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: football right now. Seem they seem to have hit a 467 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: stumbling block along the way in the latter part of 468 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: the year. I don't know if that's just you know, 469 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: injuries or what you may call it, But this one, 470 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: I'm gonna favor the Bears in it. They kind of 471 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: have the recipe. They know what they need to change. 472 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that Oklahoma changes a whole lot. They 473 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: say they are and what I've read that it's an 474 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: entirely different game and they'll take a different approach to it. 475 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: But Baylor seems to have the right ingredients to pull 476 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: off an upset. So I'm gonna go with the Bears. 477 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: LSU and Ohio State are they the two best teams 478 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,400 Speaker 1: in the country in your opinion? Yeah, I think there's 479 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 1: no doubt, and I think that's the game that we're 480 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: gonna get a chance to watch watch the two teams 481 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: play for the national championship. They're both They've got a 482 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: lot of firepower on offense, they both have dynamic playmakers 483 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. It is they're 484 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 1: clearly heading heels above the rest of the field in 485 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: my opinion. But don't sleep on Clemson. Dabbo will have 486 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: his team ready and they'll play hard, But I just 487 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: don't think that they're on the level this year with 488 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: those two in Ohio State and LSU. So you're going 489 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: up to New York next week and for the Heisman 490 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: Trophy ceremony thirty at anniversary after you want it in 491 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty nine. What's that going to be like for you? 492 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: I mean, just going back every year especial and getting 493 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: a chance to visit with we're the guys there and 494 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: and just you know, the brotherhood that we have. The 495 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: ceremony is always great because there's you know, there's build 496 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: up to the announcement of who's going to actually win 497 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: and he really nobody knows until it's actually read that night, 498 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 1: so it's always a special evening. New York is always special. 499 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: So that'll be a good time, all right, Trey, Well, 500 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: thanks a lot for the time, and we look forward 501 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: to seeing you on Sunday against Denver here at NRG Stadium. 502 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: All right, buddy, we'll see you there. I would so 503 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: want to be on that trip to go to the 504 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: Heisman ceremony. Would absolutely love it. Then again, Nashville is 505 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: one of my favorite trips that we make each and 506 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: every year, so U and Drey will find his way down. 507 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: He does it every single Saturday Sunday we're on the road, 508 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: he flies somewhere, has a game, flies that night back 509 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: to wherever we are. It's amazing, it's amazing. I don't 510 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: know how he does it, but he pulls it off 511 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: each and every week. He's always in that boothcome game time, 512 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,679 Speaker 1: and he will be there this Sunday, next Sunday, and 513 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: every Sunday after that or Saturday, depending on when we're playing. 514 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: That's andre where all right? Coming up next, it's our 515 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,439 Speaker 1: pal Clint Sterner gonna join us and talk about what 516 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: he saw from the Texans off fans. We saw from 517 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 1: the Shawn Watson and is Tom Brady the same Tom 518 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: Brady Clinton will give us his thoughts after the break. 519 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: Welcome back to a Wednesday edition of Texans All Access 520 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: from Monday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harrison. 521 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: It's that time in the show. We do this every 522 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: single week. We talked to my good friend from Sports 523 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: Radio six ten, former razorbackstar quarterback played for Dallas Cowboys. 524 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: Man knows ball. That's why we have man. He is 525 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: Clint Starner. Clint, how you doing my man? Man? I'm 526 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: doing well. I'm doing well. Another another week after a 527 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: Texans victory makes for a good week for a man 528 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 1: in the you know, sports stock world. My man, that's 529 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 1: very true. There's definitely a lot to talk about. Clinton. 530 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,679 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask you a question, and I want to 531 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: I want you to elect your experience to this that 532 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: I'm about to ask. The Texans get this big win 533 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: against the Patriots, and for years the Patriots had just 534 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, warned them down and found ways to win games, 535 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: and then they get this win. And I happened to 536 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: as I was calling it, happen to think about this 537 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,919 Speaker 1: aspect of things. In nineteen ninety eight, you have the 538 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: situation at Tennessee where you guys play one of the 539 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 1: great college football games all time, but it doesn't go 540 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: your way. The next year you play Tennessee and you 541 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: sort of get that monkey off your back, if you will, 542 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: by having that great throw at the end of Lucas 543 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 1: for the touchdown. You get the win when you get 544 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,360 Speaker 1: that win against the team that maybe people didn't think 545 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: you would beat, or you have this monumental win. What's 546 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 1: the biggest key about bouncing back or coming back to 547 00:27:56,920 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: next week after that win to make sure that you're 548 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 1: focused and don't get beat by the next team because 549 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: you're still thinking about that great win you had. When 550 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: you have such a victory like that, well, I mean, 551 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 1: I think the big thing is is that there's an 552 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: instant release, you know. I mean, it's it's there's so 553 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: much build up emotionally that goes into a game like 554 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: the Texans just played. I mean, Bill O'Brien can avoid 555 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: the question, but we all know that game meant a 556 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 1: little bit more than the games before. The New England 557 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: matchup means a little bit more. Deshaun Watson can be cool, 558 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: calm and collected as he always is, but that game, 559 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: that opportunity versus Tom Brady, was a little bit bigger 560 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: than the other games leading into it. So that that 561 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: call it anxiety, if you want to call it antistipatition, 562 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: call it's an emotion. That's a build up to a 563 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: game on Saturday or Sunday, and when you're able to win, 564 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: it's an instant relief. If you lose, obviously, um you know, 565 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: you go back to the drawing board. If there's no 566 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: rest for the weary, you get right back on it. 567 00:28:58,080 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: You try to figure out how to win. But when 568 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: you in there's an instant relief and so, you know, 569 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: I think bouncing back from a big victory, obviously there's 570 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 1: some there's some stained ground that there's some getting back 571 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: to the grind aspects of it, man, But when it's 572 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 1: a game that was that big, the relief in itself 573 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: allows you to go back to work with a little 574 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: bit extra pepping your step the next day, two days later, 575 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: you want to watch the film, you want to get 576 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: back to work. You're more confident. And so for me, man, 577 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: the key was just getting back on the horse and rolling. 578 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: You know, it wasn't It was not difficult at all. 579 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,479 Speaker 1: In fact, I think the team was able to build 580 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: off of it from a sense of confidence and a 581 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: sense of the longing and knowing you can compete and 582 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: beat the best of the best. What do you think, Clint, 583 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: of the way DeShawn Watson played on Sunday? I had 584 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: heard to talk about the Shawn in the game against Indianapolis, 585 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: and he talked about, you know, he was probably a 586 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 1: little quicker in that game to get out of the pocket, 587 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: maybe happier feet in the pocket than you wanted to see. 588 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: It felt a little different on Sunday. It felt like 589 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: his recognition was quick. It felt like he was nice 590 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: and starting in the pocket where he needed to be. 591 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: There was one time when he obviously had to get 592 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 1: out of the pocket and throw that ball to Kenny Stills. 593 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: But overall, what'd you see from the Sean this week 594 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:22,239 Speaker 1: that you like? What are some of the things that 595 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: you still feel like? Okay, he's only his third years, 596 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: still work in progress. Where the things that he still 597 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: needs to improve upon? But what did you see Sunday 598 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: night from him? Well, I think it's a it's a 599 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: constant effort, right, I mean, it's a constant learning curve. 600 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: There's gonna be setbacks, and I think Indy was a setback. 601 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: I think Carolina earlier in the year was a setback. 602 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: Baltimore was a little bit of a setback. But there's 603 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: a lot of good in between. Man and what you 604 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 1: saw Sunday was, to me was a great game plan. 605 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: First and foremost, the plan of attacking the attacking their second, third, 606 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: and fourth cover guys, whether that's the linebacker or nickel, 607 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: the fender, attacking those particular players on a defense that 608 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: likes to play a lot of man attacking those particular players. 609 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: With the tight ends with Duke Johnson and with Kenny Steeles. 610 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: I think you could see that was a priority. I 611 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: think you could see that Deshaun Watson early in the 612 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: game was seeing things very clearly. He was getting through 613 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: progressions and finding the open receiver very quickly. The primary 614 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 1: receiver was there a lot, so that helps. But I 615 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: think he had a great game, you know what I mean. 616 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: I think in the second half, he comes out and 617 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,479 Speaker 1: they obviously want to take some shots, try to extend 618 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 1: the lead a little bit and pat and get a 619 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: little bit of a cushion there for the fourth quarter, 620 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: and they were able to do that. I mean, you know, 621 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: he can throw the mid range game and the deep 622 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: ball really really well. From an accuracy standpoint, when he 623 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: sets his feet, he throws the football is accurately and 624 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: as powerfully as anybody in the game. It's a matter 625 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: of when he sets his feet, does he set his 626 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: feat he is he comfortable and now sometimes the defense 627 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: is gonna push him off his spot. But when he's 628 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: comfortable and when he's anchored, boy, he's dangerous and he's lethal. 629 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: And this was a week when early in the game 630 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: the game plan was special man, get it out of 631 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: his hand. The primary was there, and then in the 632 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: second half, they were able to extend that lead with 633 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: a couple of throws, the wonderful that got overturned, the 634 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: wonder steals, and then when they started chipping away with Hopkins. 635 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 1: That was some big time quarterback play there. That that 636 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,000 Speaker 1: was processing pre snap, knowing where you want to go 637 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 1: with the football, anchoring down in the pocket, and delivering 638 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:37,480 Speaker 1: a good, accurate throw, you know, in some critical situations. 639 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: And so I thought he had a hell of a game. 640 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: I think it was his most complete game to this point. 641 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: But it doesn't surprise me, John, I mean, he's a 642 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: guy that he can do that. It's it's about consistency. 643 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: It's about in a sixteen game season, do you do 644 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 1: it fourteen games or do you do it ten games? 645 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: And that's that's the secret to Deshaun Watson's success is 646 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: making that turn in that ten or eleven game quality 647 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 1: play into fourteen or fifteen And that's that's just how 648 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: good the guy is and how dolly and he has 649 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 1: to be on his development. And the guy that has 650 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: done that for twenty years is Tom Brady. And we 651 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: talked about it during the breaks of the game, watching 652 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: him in pregame, watching him during the game, Clint, I'm 653 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: always fascinated to watch Brady and I'm it's great now 654 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 1: that I get the opportunity and everybody does when the 655 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 1: Texas play the Patriots to see our quarterback to Shawn 656 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: Watson and watch him and what a joy he is 657 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: to watch, but also to watch Brady because you're watching 658 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: the greatest quarterbacks seemingly of all time. And I know 659 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 1: people after the game, all the Patriots offense, a lot 660 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 1: of people want to point the finger at Brady. I 661 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: trust your quarterback knowledge more than anybody. What did you 662 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: see from Brady on Sunday? Do you feel like he's 663 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: lost it or is losing it, or do you feel like, 664 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 1: hey man, there's really nobody around him to help him. Well, 665 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: there's definitely nobody around him to help him. I mean, 666 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: look all these folks that want to say that Brady's 667 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: done and Brady's aging, and I can see it just 668 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: because he struggles in a game or the offense is 669 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 1: struggling this season. Eventually, they've been saying that for about 670 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: eight years now. Eventually somebody's gonna be right, There's no 671 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,560 Speaker 1: doubt about it. But but when it's all said and done, 672 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: there is a problem in New England with particularly the 673 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: pass catchers on that football team. You take Edelman away, 674 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: and they don't have a difference maker at all. They 675 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 1: don't have a guy that can create separation and versus 676 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: man demand. They don't have a real good grasp on 677 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: what they want to do versus some of the different 678 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 1: zone coverages. And so much of what Brady has had 679 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: success with is having one or two guys that can 680 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 1: be a man and then having two or three or 681 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:51,239 Speaker 1: even four guys that know the game inside and out 682 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: the same way that he does, and their chemistry is 683 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,800 Speaker 1: how they win. And and so you see, they have 684 00:34:56,880 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: a real problem outside of Edelman and the Texans. The 685 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 1: personnel that the Texans have on the defensive side of 686 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 1: football are going to allow them to do something to 687 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:09,880 Speaker 1: teams like New England that quite frankly, there's just a 688 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 1: handful of teams in the league have the ability to do. 689 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: And so that was a perfect storm for the Texans 690 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 1: defense in a good and positive way, and the perfect 691 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: storm for Tom Brady and Juwian Edelman in the opposite direction. 692 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 1: I mean, they've got to find they have got to 693 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:30,720 Speaker 1: find some way to threaten the defense outside of Julian Edelman, 694 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:32,839 Speaker 1: and if they don't, it's gonna be a short run 695 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 1: in the playoffs this year. And I don't think it 696 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: has anything to do with Tom Brady being older than 697 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,359 Speaker 1: he was a year ago. That guy can still play. 698 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: He can still win football games the way he's always 699 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,040 Speaker 1: won football games. The problem is is he does not 700 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:50,320 Speaker 1: have an X factor outside of Edelman, and nobody in 701 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: this league, young or old, fast or a pocket or 702 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,399 Speaker 1: duel thread or pocket passing guy. You're not gonna win 703 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: if that is your only weapon, in your best weapon. 704 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,400 Speaker 1: Talking with our buddy Clint Starter for Sports Radio six ten, 705 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: you can hear him every single afternoon two to six, 706 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 1: Clint staying on that same theme, but flipping the sides 707 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,960 Speaker 1: of the ball on the Patriots offense to the Texans defense. 708 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: Of course, going into this game, everybody was worried. Okay, 709 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,800 Speaker 1: you haven't though JJ watt Man. You haven't gotten the 710 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,720 Speaker 1: pressures and the hurries and all that kind of stuff 711 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: since watt has been out. But you knew where Tom 712 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 1: Brady was gonna be. He was gonna be in that 713 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 1: pocket and he was rarely gonna scramble. And then of 714 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: course he proved everybody wrong, running about thirteen yards in 715 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:33,920 Speaker 1: about ten seconds. But it felt like defensively they had 716 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:38,040 Speaker 1: a lot of different answers than when they've had when 717 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: they faced the Patriots before. They had Bradley Roby on 718 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 1: James White a lot of the time. They had a 719 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: good double on Julian Edelman a few key times, including 720 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,879 Speaker 1: on the Bradley Roby interception where they really took Edelman away. 721 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: With Jonathan Joseph and Bernardick McKinney. What did you think 722 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 1: overall of how the defense played up until it got 723 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:58,600 Speaker 1: to be garbage time and Brady was piling up some 724 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 1: stats with those final two stout them. But it's a 725 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,759 Speaker 1: lot like the offices side of the football, man. I 726 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 1: thought the game plan was phenomenal. I thought the execution 727 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 1: was phenomenal, and more importantly, I thought the adjustments that 728 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 1: were made off of their early success was was big time. Man. 729 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:18,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, here's the deal, John is. I 730 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: think you know they gotta get creative upfront and how 731 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 1: they how they get pressure. And I thought they did 732 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:27,239 Speaker 1: it great with personnel with dropping Benardrick McKinney into a 733 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:31,920 Speaker 1: defensive line position and coupling him with Jacob Martin, Whitney 734 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: Merciless and Charles o'mena who when you put those four 735 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: across there, you got what I referred to as a 736 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,000 Speaker 1: speed rush across the board. Not a lot of size, 737 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 1: but in obvious passing situations, you've got some shut tacklers. 738 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:47,480 Speaker 1: You've got some speed that you can both play the 739 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:50,600 Speaker 1: run and you can pressure the pastor. And so I 740 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,560 Speaker 1: like that package. I like that adjustment up front when 741 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:57,919 Speaker 1: they got away from DJ Reader and uh, I guess 742 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,320 Speaker 1: it was Doney inside. So I like that show makeup. 743 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: But man, I tell you what, John, the six defensive 744 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:08,920 Speaker 1: facts that the Texans can throw out there allows them 745 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,440 Speaker 1: to be so multiple on the defensive side of the 746 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,719 Speaker 1: ball that they're gonna give offenses fits. Man. They can 747 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:16,879 Speaker 1: get back, they can play zones, they can play cover 748 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: two man with four cover guys underneath that are as 749 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 1: as good four now. And I know there's no top 750 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:28,279 Speaker 1: end Gilmore, there's no top end Sherman, there's no top 751 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:32,359 Speaker 1: end Corner right now. Um that proven that that can 752 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 1: that can compete with those guys. But four deep they 753 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 1: are damn good, and I'll put them up against anybody 754 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:40,239 Speaker 1: in the league. Four deep as far as the four 755 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:42,800 Speaker 1: cover guys go when they're healthy, and so when you 756 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: have the afbility to do that, put those four guys 757 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 1: across the board and then put Read and Gets in 758 00:38:48,719 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: over the top in a two man situation, and then 759 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:55,800 Speaker 1: do anything below that in a man or blitz or 760 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:59,440 Speaker 1: any kind of package underneath that. Boy, you've got some 761 00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 1: You've got some weapons. Man, I know you don't have J. J. Watt. 762 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:04,600 Speaker 1: You don't ask you, Davian Clowne. You would like to 763 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:07,600 Speaker 1: have those caliber guys up front. But if you don't 764 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:10,919 Speaker 1: have them, you better have a second day that's gonna 765 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:14,560 Speaker 1: allow you to be multiple and bring pressure from different angles. Man. 766 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: And these six dvs that the Texans have, I'm anxious 767 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,440 Speaker 1: to see them play moving forward because I think the 768 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:23,040 Speaker 1: sky's the limit for these guys that they can stay healthy. Well, 769 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:25,440 Speaker 1: it's been pretty interesting to watch, There's no question about that. 770 00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:29,040 Speaker 1: All Right, Clint, let's dive into your college knowledge this weekend. 771 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,239 Speaker 1: You got championship weekend, but I want to focus on 772 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 1: Georgia v. LSU Jake from and at George Offense, and 773 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:38,600 Speaker 1: they put some points up against Georgia Tech. But I 774 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:40,720 Speaker 1: think you and I could have played quarterback and receiver 775 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:43,239 Speaker 1: and scored thirty on Georgia Tech. That's not a very 776 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:47,359 Speaker 1: good program. But now it's LSU and Joe Burrow has 777 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:49,400 Speaker 1: been hot all year. They're coming off a fifty to 778 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: seven win over A and M. Georgia v. LSU. You 779 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 1: got LSU's offense against George's defense, which maybe one of 780 00:39:57,239 --> 00:39:59,920 Speaker 1: the better matchups you're gonna see unit wise all year. Law, 781 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:02,960 Speaker 1: how do you see this one coming out in Atlanta 782 00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:07,440 Speaker 1: with those two teams squaring off. I believe LSU skull 783 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:10,080 Speaker 1: drags Georgia, you know, I mean, it's it's tough to 784 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:12,239 Speaker 1: say that about a championship game, and George is a 785 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,759 Speaker 1: good football team. But when you just talk about the 786 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:17,920 Speaker 1: ability to put points on the board, there's nobody in 787 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:20,759 Speaker 1: this country's gonna doubt LSU's ability to put points on 788 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,040 Speaker 1: the board. They're they're averaging up around the forty eight, 789 00:40:23,239 --> 00:40:25,719 Speaker 1: forty nine, maybe even higher than that after last week. 790 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:29,399 Speaker 1: They're and they're doing it convincingly, and so they're gonna 791 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:32,319 Speaker 1: score points. Jake Frym, I believe he's missing his number 792 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:36,080 Speaker 1: one receiver, his number two receiver, his got I believe 793 00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:37,839 Speaker 1: he got in the fight last weekend in the end 794 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:40,560 Speaker 1: zone U and with one of the Georgia Tech players, 795 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:43,560 Speaker 1: and I believe he's out for the first half. DeAndre Swift, 796 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,880 Speaker 1: that they're big time running back, is banged up. I 797 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:51,239 Speaker 1: just don't know that Georgia has enough firepower to keep 798 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:54,440 Speaker 1: up with LSU's offense. And here's the other thing is 799 00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:57,239 Speaker 1: I think LSU's defense they've had some they've got some 800 00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:00,279 Speaker 1: young guys playing, they've had some of their veterans and 801 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:02,760 Speaker 1: their key players, a couple of them throughout the season, 802 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:05,520 Speaker 1: you know, miss some time here and there for personal 803 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:09,800 Speaker 1: reasons or for injury. When they get everybody back healthy, man, LSU, 804 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:11,759 Speaker 1: who is gonna be back to They always help me 805 00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:15,919 Speaker 1: back to the old school LSU dominant defense. But they'll 806 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:19,680 Speaker 1: be much better than what you've seen throughout the season. 807 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:21,839 Speaker 1: And so I think as this thing rolls along, man, 808 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:25,680 Speaker 1: when you got when you got uh you know Jefferson 809 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:30,480 Speaker 1: and Chase that receiver, uh Clyde Edwards, Hilaire at that 810 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 1: little running back they've got reminds me of Andrew Andrew 811 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:38,640 Speaker 1: Jones and and uh and then like a Sproles type 812 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 1: of player. Uh. Man, they're gonna be tough to stop, 813 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:43,799 Speaker 1: and I just don't see Georgia keeping up with him. 814 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:45,800 Speaker 1: There is Clint Turney. You can hear him two to 815 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,920 Speaker 1: six on our flagship sports tray of six ten. You 816 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,319 Speaker 1: can hear him our postgame show, along with my buddy 817 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:52,279 Speaker 1: Sean Pendergass, who does the hell of a job. Clint, 818 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:53,920 Speaker 1: you're the best man. Appreciate it, brother, with tuck you 819 00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:56,000 Speaker 1: next week, you got it, be good brother, Take care. 820 00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:57,680 Speaker 1: So we put one hour in the books. We got 821 00:41:57,760 --> 00:41:59,440 Speaker 1: one hour left to go. We're gonna kick it off 822 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:03,080 Speaker 1: with our men. Behind the Mike's Mark Vandermer catches up 823 00:42:03,080 --> 00:42:05,440 Speaker 1: with the play by play voice and one of the 824 00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:10,480 Speaker 1: better high school football coaches in the Denver area, Dave Logan, 825 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:13,239 Speaker 1: joins us right here in Texans All Access after the break. 826 00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:17,400 Speaker 1: The Denver Broncos are coming to town on a Sunday afternoon, 827 00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:21,839 Speaker 1: and with them will not be their play by play voice, 828 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:26,360 Speaker 1: Dave Logan. Why well, Dave Logan's high school team, Cherry 829 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:29,200 Speaker 1: Creek High School, is playing the state championship game in 830 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:32,759 Speaker 1: Denver or in Colorado. I think it's in Denver on 831 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:36,040 Speaker 1: Saturday evening and or Sunday afternoon. And he's gonna have 832 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:39,080 Speaker 1: to fly his way to Houston to be ready to 833 00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:43,960 Speaker 1: go by noon. Central does play by play for the Broncos. 834 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:47,719 Speaker 1: Coaches high school football for one of the better programs 835 00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:50,200 Speaker 1: in the state of Colorado. He's already won championships I 836 00:42:50,239 --> 00:42:53,080 Speaker 1: think in twenty twelve and twenty fourteen. This guy can 837 00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:56,560 Speaker 1: double dip better than anybody throughout the league. So let's 838 00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 1: meet our man behind the mic. With our man behind 839 00:42:59,719 --> 00:43:04,080 Speaker 1: the that is Mark Vandermer. Here is Dave Logan, Broncos 840 00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:08,000 Speaker 1: play by play man. Dave. Welcome back to Houston, as 841 00:43:08,080 --> 00:43:10,200 Speaker 1: you guys haven't been here for a while. Texans played 842 00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:13,239 Speaker 1: in Denver last year. How you doing, Hey, Mark, Great 843 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:15,440 Speaker 1: to be with you. It's it's it's good to be 844 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:20,000 Speaker 1: back in Houston, for sure. It's I wish the circumstances 845 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:23,920 Speaker 1: were a little bit different. Obviously. Houston's playing really good football. 846 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:27,000 Speaker 1: The Broncos are once again sort of trying to find themselves, 847 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:29,759 Speaker 1: but always great to come back, all right, So Dave, 848 00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:32,239 Speaker 1: tell me what the Broncos are doing well right now 849 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:33,879 Speaker 1: this year. I know the record is not at all 850 00:43:33,960 --> 00:43:35,359 Speaker 1: where you want it to be at four and eight, 851 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:36,839 Speaker 1: but I see a lot of games that have come 852 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:39,920 Speaker 1: down to the wire. So there are some good things happening. 853 00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:44,120 Speaker 1: What are they Well, I think that you you look 854 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:46,719 Speaker 1: at this team defensively, and you would say they have 855 00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 1: been a pretty good defense. They certainly have not given 856 00:43:50,800 --> 00:43:54,319 Speaker 1: up a lot of points. You know, they've been able 857 00:43:54,440 --> 00:43:58,279 Speaker 1: to stop the run for the most part. You're gonna 858 00:43:58,320 --> 00:44:00,600 Speaker 1: lose Derek Wolf now with that dislo kid at elbow 859 00:44:00,719 --> 00:44:04,279 Speaker 1: for the remaining four games of the season. But and 860 00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:07,359 Speaker 1: I also think that from time to time they've they've 861 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:11,400 Speaker 1: had a good rushing attack, not a consistently good running attack, 862 00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:14,920 Speaker 1: but they have shown signs in certain games of being 863 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:17,279 Speaker 1: able to run the ball. But it's it's it's not 864 00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:21,319 Speaker 1: been enough. They've not generated enough points. Their their third 865 00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:24,360 Speaker 1: worst in the league in terms of scoring. And in 866 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:27,280 Speaker 1: today's football, you've you've got to be able to score. 867 00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:31,400 Speaker 1: You've got to be able to at times create dynamic 868 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:34,440 Speaker 1: plays on offense, and they just with the exception of 869 00:44:34,520 --> 00:44:37,279 Speaker 1: Courtland Sutton and Philip Lindsay, they just haven't been able 870 00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:40,000 Speaker 1: to do that on a consistent basis. Well, tell me 871 00:44:40,040 --> 00:44:42,920 Speaker 1: about Lindsay, because here he is having another nice year. 872 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,719 Speaker 1: What does he bring to the table. You know, Mark, 873 00:44:45,800 --> 00:44:48,759 Speaker 1: I think, and I'm biased in this regard because I 874 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:51,640 Speaker 1: went to the University of Colorado and grew up in Denver, 875 00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:54,719 Speaker 1: same as Philip Lindsay. So I've watched this kid ever 876 00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:57,640 Speaker 1: since he was probably nine or ten years old play football. 877 00:44:57,680 --> 00:44:59,879 Speaker 1: I think, pound for poundy may be the toughest player 878 00:45:00,320 --> 00:45:02,879 Speaker 1: in the league. And you know, he's whatever he's listed at. 879 00:45:03,160 --> 00:45:06,359 Speaker 1: He's about one eighty, but he runs like he's about 880 00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:09,360 Speaker 1: two fifteen. Every time he carries the ball. Some of 881 00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:12,440 Speaker 1: the things he does just amazes me, and I wonder, 882 00:45:12,640 --> 00:45:14,040 Speaker 1: is this the play that he's not going to be 883 00:45:14,120 --> 00:45:16,959 Speaker 1: able to get back up from. But he's a dynamic player. 884 00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:20,919 Speaker 1: He's got very quick feet, as I said, exceptionally tough 885 00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:26,040 Speaker 1: runs with great pad level. And he and Courtland Sutton 886 00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:29,759 Speaker 1: really are there too, Maine and maybe even take out 887 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:33,040 Speaker 1: the word Maine. They're they're two threats on offense. There 888 00:45:33,080 --> 00:45:36,400 Speaker 1: are guys that I think are young emerging stars in 889 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:39,520 Speaker 1: this league. The Broncos just need more of a complimentary 890 00:45:39,960 --> 00:45:42,239 Speaker 1: cast to help those guys out. All right, What about 891 00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:45,279 Speaker 1: Drew Locke start number two coming up this weekend? What 892 00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:48,799 Speaker 1: do you think? Yeah? I liked him in the first start, 893 00:45:48,920 --> 00:45:51,919 Speaker 1: I thought, as much as we could tell. I thought 894 00:45:51,960 --> 00:45:55,239 Speaker 1: he was very composed. He's got a big arm, nice 895 00:45:55,360 --> 00:45:58,520 Speaker 1: quick release. It didn't look like it was too big 896 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:02,239 Speaker 1: for him, which I think the Broncos were somewhat concerned about. 897 00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:05,719 Speaker 1: I think that there was hesitancy to really put him 898 00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:09,080 Speaker 1: out there and to give him a shot, And that 899 00:46:09,239 --> 00:46:11,399 Speaker 1: tells me. The club never said it, but that would 900 00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:13,680 Speaker 1: tell me that that maybe they didn't think he was 901 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:17,680 Speaker 1: mentally quite ready with all the verbiage involved in this 902 00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:22,080 Speaker 1: particular offensive system. Him coming from Missouri, and he told 903 00:46:22,080 --> 00:46:24,000 Speaker 1: me last week that some of his calls were two 904 00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:27,200 Speaker 1: and three words, and he said that in some of 905 00:46:27,239 --> 00:46:30,560 Speaker 1: the Bronco terminology used five or six words simply to 906 00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:33,760 Speaker 1: describe the formation. So it's a lot. It's been intensive 907 00:46:33,840 --> 00:46:36,879 Speaker 1: for him in terms of learning that. But I liked 908 00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:39,439 Speaker 1: what I saw. I think, you know, I'm not ready 909 00:46:39,480 --> 00:46:41,480 Speaker 1: to say that he's going to be the quarterback of 910 00:46:41,560 --> 00:46:43,479 Speaker 1: the future, but I'm not ready to say he won't. 911 00:46:43,560 --> 00:46:45,880 Speaker 1: I think it was a good starting point for a 912 00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:49,360 Speaker 1: really talented young guy. Dave Logan, voice of the Broncos, 913 00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:51,760 Speaker 1: joining us on Texans Radio. What's it like being around 914 00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:54,839 Speaker 1: Vic Fangio as a head coach. I remember him here 915 00:46:55,000 --> 00:46:58,200 Speaker 1: as a defensive coordinator in the early days of the Texans. Yeah. 916 00:46:58,360 --> 00:47:01,640 Speaker 1: I really have enjoyed Vic this year. He's a football 917 00:47:01,680 --> 00:47:05,080 Speaker 1: guy twenty four to seven. He's an old school football coach. 918 00:47:05,360 --> 00:47:09,960 Speaker 1: He believes in playing good defense. He believes in all 919 00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:12,520 Speaker 1: the things that I think a lot of coaches believed in, 920 00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:14,880 Speaker 1: you know, twenty twenty five years ago. And it's not 921 00:47:14,960 --> 00:47:17,120 Speaker 1: to say that he can't relate to some of these 922 00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:19,600 Speaker 1: younger guys, but I mean, this is a guy that 923 00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:22,600 Speaker 1: you know, he doesn't have many hobbies. He's a guy 924 00:47:22,719 --> 00:47:28,000 Speaker 1: that lives and breeds football. Really smart man. Defensively, he's 925 00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:29,960 Speaker 1: done a nice job. They've done a number of injuries, 926 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:33,040 Speaker 1: for sure. They signed Bryce Callahan the offseason, one of 927 00:47:33,120 --> 00:47:36,279 Speaker 1: their big free agent acquisitions. He hasn't played it down 928 00:47:36,840 --> 00:47:38,960 Speaker 1: because of a foot injury. They lose, as I said 929 00:47:39,040 --> 00:47:41,560 Speaker 1: Derek Wolfe, they lost Bradley Chubb early in the season, 930 00:47:41,840 --> 00:47:43,680 Speaker 1: who I think is one of the best young pass 931 00:47:43,800 --> 00:47:46,680 Speaker 1: rushers in the game to a torn ACL So he's 932 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:51,600 Speaker 1: had a compromised set of defenders. But I think Vixed 933 00:47:51,600 --> 00:47:54,719 Speaker 1: done a nice job given the cast that he adhered it. 934 00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:57,400 Speaker 1: Dave I know we've talked about this a little bit before, 935 00:47:57,480 --> 00:47:59,600 Speaker 1: but what the listeners might not know about you is, 936 00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:01,560 Speaker 1: in addition to being the voice of the Broncos, you 937 00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:05,080 Speaker 1: coach high school football in Colorado. So tell me where 938 00:48:05,120 --> 00:48:10,360 Speaker 1: you're at at this stage of the season. Well, we've 939 00:48:10,440 --> 00:48:12,960 Speaker 1: made it to the state championship game that comes up 940 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:16,600 Speaker 1: on Saturday, so we're excited about that. We play a 941 00:48:16,680 --> 00:48:21,920 Speaker 1: really good team in Columbine. I will miss the Broncos 942 00:48:22,080 --> 00:48:24,560 Speaker 1: charter and there's no way for me to get to 943 00:48:24,680 --> 00:48:28,520 Speaker 1: Houston other than to catch a flight to Dallas Saturday 944 00:48:28,600 --> 00:48:32,360 Speaker 1: night late and then to drive. So I'm warning everybody 945 00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:35,760 Speaker 1: on the highway, whatever highway that would be, that sometime 946 00:48:35,880 --> 00:48:39,040 Speaker 1: late or early Sunday morning, at about two or three 947 00:48:39,080 --> 00:48:41,080 Speaker 1: in the morning, there'll be a car cruising down the 948 00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:42,920 Speaker 1: highway trying to get to Houston to get set to 949 00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:45,080 Speaker 1: do the game. But it's been a great runs twenty 950 00:48:45,120 --> 00:48:47,239 Speaker 1: seven years as a high school head high school coach, 951 00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:49,800 Speaker 1: and I've really enjoyed it. Well, you're in the Colorado 952 00:48:49,840 --> 00:48:51,640 Speaker 1: Sports Hall of Fame, which is very cool for a 953 00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:53,840 Speaker 1: variety of reasons. I mean, I got to imagine that 954 00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:55,840 Speaker 1: was you had a lot of ground to cover in 955 00:48:55,880 --> 00:48:59,600 Speaker 1: your acceptance speech with the playing days, the broadcasting at 956 00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:02,239 Speaker 1: high school coaching. But tell me, how how is it 957 00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:07,040 Speaker 1: coaching these kids when you're also so connected with an 958 00:49:07,160 --> 00:49:10,920 Speaker 1: NFL team and the contrast involved and all that goes 959 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:14,080 Speaker 1: into it. Dave, Yeah, it's you know what, Mark, this 960 00:49:14,239 --> 00:49:17,600 Speaker 1: is my thirtieth year broadcasting the Broncos game. So I 961 00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:20,640 Speaker 1: started a little bit before I became a head football coach. 962 00:49:20,719 --> 00:49:23,239 Speaker 1: But what I have found is I tried simply to 963 00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:26,640 Speaker 1: separate my two lives, so to speak. I really don't 964 00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:31,000 Speaker 1: ever talk about with my kids my playing days, what 965 00:49:31,160 --> 00:49:35,160 Speaker 1: happens in terms of calling NFL games, because I want, 966 00:49:35,680 --> 00:49:38,799 Speaker 1: you know, I want that interaction to be about them. 967 00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:41,919 Speaker 1: It's it's their time. My time has come and gone 968 00:49:41,960 --> 00:49:45,880 Speaker 1: as a player, and certainly you know it does. However, 969 00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:48,560 Speaker 1: I think because I'm still very close to the game, 970 00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:51,800 Speaker 1: it enables me to sort of see, whether with my 971 00:49:52,040 --> 00:49:55,680 Speaker 1: eyes in person or on coach's tape, it enables me 972 00:49:55,760 --> 00:49:58,239 Speaker 1: to see some of the things that you might be 973 00:49:58,360 --> 00:50:02,400 Speaker 1: able to transition into some of the ideas that you 974 00:50:02,520 --> 00:50:04,800 Speaker 1: implement with your high school kids over the years. But 975 00:50:05,239 --> 00:50:08,279 Speaker 1: it's it's it's been a great, great run and you 976 00:50:08,360 --> 00:50:10,440 Speaker 1: know what it's It's one of the things that I 977 00:50:10,560 --> 00:50:12,200 Speaker 1: think as we start to get a little bit older, 978 00:50:12,920 --> 00:50:16,560 Speaker 1: involvement with youth and trying to impact young people, especially 979 00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:19,359 Speaker 1: young boys, I think is really important and it also 980 00:50:19,480 --> 00:50:22,280 Speaker 1: for me, keeps me young. What have you noticed about 981 00:50:22,320 --> 00:50:25,280 Speaker 1: the way kids have changed over the span of time 982 00:50:25,400 --> 00:50:28,200 Speaker 1: that you've been coaching. Are there a lot of differences 983 00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:30,600 Speaker 1: or our kids kids? How do you look at that 984 00:50:30,719 --> 00:50:32,879 Speaker 1: side of things? Yeah, I think it's I think it's 985 00:50:32,880 --> 00:50:37,200 Speaker 1: an interesting question. I think I think kids still want discipline. 986 00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:42,160 Speaker 1: To me, kids still want structure, and maybe there's less 987 00:50:42,239 --> 00:50:45,120 Speaker 1: of that now than there was a quarter of a 988 00:50:45,239 --> 00:50:48,280 Speaker 1: century ago when I first started coaching high school football. 989 00:50:48,360 --> 00:50:51,000 Speaker 1: But I think the two biggest things that I have 990 00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:54,560 Speaker 1: since that have changed over a long period of time. 991 00:50:54,880 --> 00:51:00,319 Speaker 1: I mean social media obviously has impacted a lot of people. 992 00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:02,279 Speaker 1: And we talk all the time I do as a 993 00:51:02,360 --> 00:51:04,920 Speaker 1: head coach to my players in terms of listen, you 994 00:51:05,040 --> 00:51:08,960 Speaker 1: got to be careful what you post because in ten years, 995 00:51:09,080 --> 00:51:11,799 Speaker 1: when you're done with your college and you're out there 996 00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:14,279 Speaker 1: in the real world trying to seek employment, everything you 997 00:51:14,440 --> 00:51:17,840 Speaker 1: post today as a sixteen year old is going to 998 00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:19,920 Speaker 1: come back and somebody's going to be looking at that, 999 00:51:20,040 --> 00:51:22,879 Speaker 1: and that's that's hard for high school kids to sort 1000 00:51:22,920 --> 00:51:25,920 Speaker 1: of wrap their head around, right and so, and I 1001 00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:29,239 Speaker 1: think parents' involvement is is different. I do think that 1002 00:51:29,400 --> 00:51:31,359 Speaker 1: I've been blessed to have some pretty good parents over 1003 00:51:31,719 --> 00:51:35,040 Speaker 1: twenty seven years. But you do find the parent that 1004 00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:38,520 Speaker 1: thinks his son should be recruited by USC when he 1005 00:51:38,600 --> 00:51:41,120 Speaker 1: was in eighth or ninth grade. I mean, that's just 1006 00:51:41,280 --> 00:51:43,799 Speaker 1: sort of the world in which we live. I don't 1007 00:51:43,880 --> 00:51:46,800 Speaker 1: like it. I certainly don't like the colleges can offer 1008 00:51:47,200 --> 00:51:51,440 Speaker 1: e eighth graders and ninth graders scholarships. Makes absolutely no 1009 00:51:51,600 --> 00:51:53,680 Speaker 1: sense to me in that regard. But you know it, 1010 00:51:53,800 --> 00:51:57,120 Speaker 1: Mark that ever asked me. So that's well to your 1011 00:51:57,200 --> 00:51:59,759 Speaker 1: point about the permanency of things. When you and I 1012 00:51:59,840 --> 00:52:02,280 Speaker 1: were kids, they said, that's going on your permanent record, 1013 00:52:02,440 --> 00:52:04,640 Speaker 1: and there was no permanent record. Really that's right, but 1014 00:52:04,760 --> 00:52:08,800 Speaker 1: now there is digitally. That's exactly right. And again, you know, 1015 00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:10,759 Speaker 1: when you're you think when you and I back in 1016 00:52:10,840 --> 00:52:13,520 Speaker 1: the day sixteen seventeen, we did some dumb things, but 1017 00:52:14,440 --> 00:52:18,319 Speaker 1: it wasn't chronicled. You know, we were able to sort 1018 00:52:18,360 --> 00:52:20,839 Speaker 1: of learn from that. We either got disciplined by our 1019 00:52:20,920 --> 00:52:24,759 Speaker 1: parents or teachers or administrators. You know. Nowadays when kids 1020 00:52:24,840 --> 00:52:28,800 Speaker 1: do those things, unfortunately, it's there and it's there forever. 1021 00:52:29,120 --> 00:52:31,520 Speaker 1: So I think it's much tougher, honestly, growing up today 1022 00:52:31,560 --> 00:52:34,360 Speaker 1: as a fifteen or sixteen year old as compared to 1023 00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:36,600 Speaker 1: what it was twenty five years ago. Dave won more 1024 00:52:36,680 --> 00:52:38,759 Speaker 1: for you. What are people in Denver saying about the 1025 00:52:38,840 --> 00:52:42,200 Speaker 1: Houston Texans heading into this weekend's game. Well, I mean 1026 00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:44,560 Speaker 1: they know that Houston. I mean, I think most people 1027 00:52:44,640 --> 00:52:49,960 Speaker 1: here watched the Patriots Texans game over the weekend and 1028 00:52:50,360 --> 00:52:53,239 Speaker 1: they know they know that Houston's one of the I 1029 00:52:53,320 --> 00:52:56,000 Speaker 1: think one of the emerging teams in the AFC. I 1030 00:52:56,080 --> 00:53:01,160 Speaker 1: mean Deshaun Watson, I love his game. He's surrounded with 1031 00:53:01,360 --> 00:53:03,919 Speaker 1: good receivers. You know, to me as a former wide 1032 00:53:03,960 --> 00:53:06,759 Speaker 1: receiver in the league, I look at Hopkins and his 1033 00:53:06,840 --> 00:53:09,560 Speaker 1: ability to catch the ball, and that's the kind of 1034 00:53:09,640 --> 00:53:12,239 Speaker 1: guy that you think back in terms of and you 1035 00:53:12,360 --> 00:53:14,520 Speaker 1: call the games mark. But he reminds me of an 1036 00:53:14,560 --> 00:53:17,520 Speaker 1: old school guy too many times now because the balls 1037 00:53:17,560 --> 00:53:20,520 Speaker 1: in the air all the time, you know, players don't 1038 00:53:20,680 --> 00:53:23,600 Speaker 1: value catching the ball when the ball is thrown to 1039 00:53:23,680 --> 00:53:27,040 Speaker 1: you catch the ball. But DeAndre Hopkins, at least from 1040 00:53:27,120 --> 00:53:30,320 Speaker 1: my point of view watching him casually, he reminds me 1041 00:53:30,520 --> 00:53:32,319 Speaker 1: of guys that, you know, back in the day when 1042 00:53:32,320 --> 00:53:34,040 Speaker 1: I played in the eighties, if you've had four or 1043 00:53:34,080 --> 00:53:36,480 Speaker 1: five ball thrown to you, you know you basically give 1044 00:53:36,560 --> 00:53:38,479 Speaker 1: up your soul to make a catch because you weren't 1045 00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:40,640 Speaker 1: going to get another pass thrown to you if you didn't. 1046 00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:43,640 Speaker 1: He's that guy, So I have great respect for him 1047 00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:47,319 Speaker 1: and love how Deshaun Watson is playing too. Excellent points. Dave, 1048 00:53:47,400 --> 00:53:49,560 Speaker 1: thanks so much for joining us. Good luck getting here, 1049 00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:52,799 Speaker 1: be safe, and we look forward to Senior on Saturday. Mark, 1050 00:53:53,120 --> 00:53:55,839 Speaker 1: that is absolutely fascinating to have a state championship game 1051 00:53:56,200 --> 00:53:59,799 Speaker 1: on Saturday as a coach and turn around and call 1052 00:53:59,840 --> 00:54:04,160 Speaker 1: a Broncos game on Sunday. Who quite the life for one, 1053 00:54:04,560 --> 00:54:07,800 Speaker 1: Dave Logan, all right, we return. We're gonna go behind 1054 00:54:07,880 --> 00:54:10,640 Speaker 1: enemy sidelines kind of again, but we're gonna do it 1055 00:54:10,719 --> 00:54:13,120 Speaker 1: in a different way with tib Sidu, who caught up 1056 00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:17,239 Speaker 1: with Phil Milani from Denver Broncos dot com. What are 1057 00:54:17,239 --> 00:54:19,600 Speaker 1: the writers there? He will join us and give us 1058 00:54:19,800 --> 00:54:22,640 Speaker 1: his thoughts on this one on Sunday when we get back. 1059 00:54:22,920 --> 00:54:25,920 Speaker 1: This week's Stats Challenge is brought to you by Schlumberge. 1060 00:54:26,680 --> 00:54:30,040 Speaker 1: Visit Houston Texas dot com today to register to take 1061 00:54:30,360 --> 00:54:35,440 Speaker 1: the stats Challenge Today, it's all about passer rating. I 1062 00:54:35,520 --> 00:54:39,759 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier in the show, Deshaun Watson named AFC Offensive 1063 00:54:39,840 --> 00:54:42,920 Speaker 1: Player the Week. That's the third time that it has 1064 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:48,239 Speaker 1: happened this year. Through three touchdowns, caught another through for 1065 00:54:48,360 --> 00:54:51,359 Speaker 1: two hundred and thirty six. I think somewhere in that range. 1066 00:54:51,960 --> 00:54:54,319 Speaker 1: He's thrown for more this year. He's thrown for more 1067 00:54:54,440 --> 00:54:57,279 Speaker 1: in losses actually this year, but his rating against the 1068 00:54:57,320 --> 00:55:02,040 Speaker 1: Patriots is one forty point seven. That was the highest 1069 00:55:02,200 --> 00:55:05,560 Speaker 1: rating yielded by the Patriots all year long. And it's 1070 00:55:05,600 --> 00:55:08,920 Speaker 1: not even close. Lamar Jackson was in the hundreds range. 1071 00:55:10,160 --> 00:55:13,279 Speaker 1: The only other time that anybody had been anywhere near 1072 00:55:13,800 --> 00:55:17,920 Speaker 1: the ninety mark, Lamar Jackson went over one hundred. But 1073 00:55:18,040 --> 00:55:23,640 Speaker 1: the Shawn Watson passer rating one forty point six against 1074 00:55:23,680 --> 00:55:26,640 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots. That is a stat that I 1075 00:55:26,719 --> 00:55:30,640 Speaker 1: don't know if it'll be topped this year against that defense. 1076 00:55:30,719 --> 00:55:34,360 Speaker 1: But that's how good Deshaun was on Sunday night against 1077 00:55:34,360 --> 00:55:36,680 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots. Okay, it's time to go behind 1078 00:55:36,800 --> 00:55:41,080 Speaker 1: enemy sidelines with dpcity. In this week, Denver Broncos dot 1079 00:55:41,160 --> 00:55:44,359 Speaker 1: com writer Phil Malanney gives his thoughts about what he's 1080 00:55:44,360 --> 00:55:47,879 Speaker 1: seen from the Broncos. Philip lindsay, what they see in him, 1081 00:55:47,960 --> 00:55:50,439 Speaker 1: and of course Big Fangio's the first year coach. Both 1082 00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:53,120 Speaker 1: these teams coming off big wins, the Broncos coming off 1083 00:55:53,160 --> 00:55:56,520 Speaker 1: at twenty three to twenty win to their division rival Chargers. 1084 00:55:56,640 --> 00:56:00,320 Speaker 1: Let's talk about Drew Locke in his debut two touch downs, 1085 00:56:00,320 --> 00:56:03,200 Speaker 1: an interception, no sacks in the win. What did he 1086 00:56:03,320 --> 00:56:05,279 Speaker 1: do well? Where can he improve? What do you think? 1087 00:56:05,800 --> 00:56:08,520 Speaker 1: Guys were really excited. They were feeding off his energy 1088 00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:11,879 Speaker 1: that first drive he went out there, I'm a little 1089 00:56:11,880 --> 00:56:13,960 Speaker 1: bit of those dinners. But then he settled down and 1090 00:56:14,520 --> 00:56:16,480 Speaker 1: you know, I think that everybody was pretty happy with 1091 00:56:16,600 --> 00:56:19,680 Speaker 1: how he played. They kind of minimize the playbook a 1092 00:56:19,719 --> 00:56:22,400 Speaker 1: little bit for him. They let him do what he 1093 00:56:22,560 --> 00:56:25,120 Speaker 1: does well, got outside of the pocket a little bit, 1094 00:56:25,520 --> 00:56:27,280 Speaker 1: and then it helps to have a guy like Courtland 1095 00:56:27,360 --> 00:56:30,120 Speaker 1: Sutton who just goes up and makes some huge patches 1096 00:56:30,160 --> 00:56:32,920 Speaker 1: for him. I know last week Vic Fangio said that 1097 00:56:33,040 --> 00:56:35,720 Speaker 1: both it could be Locke, it could be branded Allan. 1098 00:56:35,800 --> 00:56:39,440 Speaker 1: What was the deciding factor in going with Locke over Allan? 1099 00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:42,160 Speaker 1: And do you think that this is who the starting 1100 00:56:42,200 --> 00:56:45,200 Speaker 1: quarterbacks can be for the foreseeable future or could we 1101 00:56:45,320 --> 00:56:48,000 Speaker 1: still see some more changes with Denver. No, Locke is 1102 00:56:48,040 --> 00:56:49,440 Speaker 1: going to be the guy. He went out there and 1103 00:56:49,520 --> 00:56:51,680 Speaker 1: he did enough. You know, during the week they wanted 1104 00:56:51,719 --> 00:56:54,120 Speaker 1: to see how Locke practiced. He did well enough. He 1105 00:56:54,239 --> 00:56:57,680 Speaker 1: had commanded the huddle, he could do the pok you know, 1106 00:56:57,760 --> 00:57:00,600 Speaker 1: those kind of things. So he showed enough in practice. 1107 00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:04,279 Speaker 1: They didn't name a starter until when he ran out 1108 00:57:04,280 --> 00:57:06,239 Speaker 1: there on the field. I mean, so that was a 1109 00:57:06,320 --> 00:57:09,640 Speaker 1: little bit of a strange situation, but they saw enough 1110 00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:11,840 Speaker 1: from him and he said, hey, you don't need to 1111 00:57:11,880 --> 00:57:14,880 Speaker 1: wait anymore. Next week, Locke is definitely the starter, and 1112 00:57:15,239 --> 00:57:16,680 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be the start of the rest 1113 00:57:16,680 --> 00:57:19,000 Speaker 1: of the way. You mentioned Courtland Sutton. He had those 1114 00:57:19,080 --> 00:57:22,720 Speaker 1: two touchdowns in the win over the Chargers. What makes 1115 00:57:22,800 --> 00:57:25,520 Speaker 1: him so hard to defend? And how is it that 1116 00:57:25,640 --> 00:57:28,160 Speaker 1: he's able to develop that chemistry so quickly, especially with 1117 00:57:28,200 --> 00:57:31,240 Speaker 1: all the different quarterbacks that you've had under center this year. Yeah, 1118 00:57:31,320 --> 00:57:34,720 Speaker 1: Locke is the third quarterback that they've started this year 1119 00:57:34,800 --> 00:57:37,400 Speaker 1: or so he's cycled through him. But you know, suddenly 1120 00:57:37,400 --> 00:57:39,320 Speaker 1: I think he's really taken a big step. This is 1121 00:57:39,360 --> 00:57:42,400 Speaker 1: the second season. You know, we saw some flashes of 1122 00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:44,720 Speaker 1: that as a rookie. The thing that makes him so 1123 00:57:44,840 --> 00:57:48,280 Speaker 1: hard to defend is his size and his stride. I mean, 1124 00:57:48,360 --> 00:57:50,560 Speaker 1: his first couple of steps off the line of scrimmage, 1125 00:57:50,720 --> 00:57:54,360 Speaker 1: he really drives into the defensive back and then it 1126 00:57:54,480 --> 00:57:56,959 Speaker 1: gets them off balanced a little bit, and then he's 1127 00:57:56,960 --> 00:57:59,160 Speaker 1: been able to make some incredible catches this year. I 1128 00:57:59,240 --> 00:58:02,200 Speaker 1: mean the touchdown he had on that first drive that 1129 00:58:02,400 --> 00:58:04,960 Speaker 1: was so big because they let everybody calm down a 1130 00:58:05,040 --> 00:58:08,000 Speaker 1: little bit. Lot kind of settled in after that, and 1131 00:58:08,080 --> 00:58:12,240 Speaker 1: then you know they were often running. But he's really 1132 00:58:12,280 --> 00:58:14,520 Speaker 1: been able to make these big plays down the field. 1133 00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:17,160 Speaker 1: Last season, he was more of like a fifty fifty 1134 00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:19,240 Speaker 1: kind of guy. He'd go up and just you know, 1135 00:58:19,360 --> 00:58:21,880 Speaker 1: high point the ball. Over the offseason, he said he 1136 00:58:21,960 --> 00:58:24,160 Speaker 1: worked on his route running. His whole route tree is 1137 00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:27,720 Speaker 1: complete now and he's really been able to play what 1138 00:58:28,240 --> 00:58:29,720 Speaker 1: a lot of people around here think is a Pro 1139 00:58:29,800 --> 00:58:32,200 Speaker 1: Bowl level. Speaking of the Pro Bowl, I saw Philip 1140 00:58:32,280 --> 00:58:34,200 Speaker 1: Lindsay there last year, even though he was out for 1141 00:58:34,280 --> 00:58:36,800 Speaker 1: the season. By the time the Pro Bowl came around. 1142 00:58:37,120 --> 00:58:39,040 Speaker 1: He was really just setting the world on fire as 1143 00:58:39,040 --> 00:58:42,120 Speaker 1: an undrafted Ricky running back last year, and it doesn't 1144 00:58:42,120 --> 00:58:44,920 Speaker 1: seem to be slowing down much in his second season, 1145 00:58:45,040 --> 00:58:46,760 Speaker 1: even with all the changes that going on there in 1146 00:58:46,800 --> 00:58:49,560 Speaker 1: the offense. Where have you seen the most growth from 1147 00:58:49,640 --> 00:58:52,800 Speaker 1: lindsay this year just being able to do it more 1148 00:58:52,840 --> 00:58:55,760 Speaker 1: on a consistent basis. Last year he would bust a 1149 00:58:55,800 --> 00:58:58,520 Speaker 1: couple of big plays law you know, down the field, 1150 00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:01,480 Speaker 1: would he catch the ball melton space and then take off. 1151 00:59:01,840 --> 00:59:04,680 Speaker 1: This year, he's really developed his running game a little 1152 00:59:04,720 --> 00:59:07,440 Speaker 1: bit more. He's more patient to let the blocks develop 1153 00:59:07,480 --> 00:59:09,640 Speaker 1: and then once he sees the whole he can burst 1154 00:59:09,720 --> 00:59:12,640 Speaker 1: through it. He's so fast, his feet are so quick. 1155 00:59:13,160 --> 00:59:15,600 Speaker 1: And then on top of all that, he's still got 1156 00:59:15,680 --> 00:59:18,200 Speaker 1: this chip on his shoulder from being an undrafted guy. 1157 00:59:18,880 --> 00:59:23,040 Speaker 1: He just plays with such tenacity, and he just changes 1158 00:59:23,080 --> 00:59:25,240 Speaker 1: when he goes on the field, because in the locker 1159 00:59:25,320 --> 00:59:28,000 Speaker 1: rooms such a nice guy. Once he steps onto the field, 1160 00:59:28,040 --> 00:59:30,880 Speaker 1: he becomes this other guy and you know, he runs hard. 1161 00:59:31,320 --> 00:59:34,000 Speaker 1: Rarely does he just go out of bounds. When he's 1162 00:59:34,040 --> 00:59:36,480 Speaker 1: taken one to the sideline, he puts his foot in 1163 00:59:36,520 --> 00:59:40,080 Speaker 1: the ground and makes you tackle him. So he just 1164 00:59:40,240 --> 00:59:43,919 Speaker 1: brings a different energy and attitude to that running back room. 1165 00:59:44,560 --> 00:59:46,800 Speaker 1: I know when the season started for the Broncos is 1166 00:59:46,840 --> 00:59:48,960 Speaker 1: a bit of a rough go. They went oh and 1167 00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:52,080 Speaker 1: four before winning back to back games against the Chargers 1168 00:59:52,120 --> 00:59:54,400 Speaker 1: and the Titans. It's the first season for Vic Fangio 1169 00:59:54,480 --> 00:59:56,280 Speaker 1: as the head coach. What do you think was the 1170 00:59:56,400 --> 00:59:58,600 Speaker 1: key to really turning things around for the Broncos this 1171 00:59:58,720 --> 01:00:02,680 Speaker 1: year and overcoming some diversity early on? It was sort 1172 01:00:02,720 --> 01:00:04,880 Speaker 1: of a strange start to the season. The Broncos lost 1173 01:00:04,920 --> 01:00:07,560 Speaker 1: on Monday Night Football in Oakland and then they lost 1174 01:00:07,600 --> 01:00:10,240 Speaker 1: on a last second field goal to the Bears, So 1175 01:00:10,400 --> 01:00:12,880 Speaker 1: then you know they were owing two and you know, 1176 01:00:13,040 --> 01:00:15,439 Speaker 1: he heard all these statistics about how ohen two teams 1177 01:00:15,480 --> 01:00:17,760 Speaker 1: will make the playoffs and that sort of thing. And 1178 01:00:17,840 --> 01:00:20,800 Speaker 1: then once they became Owen smart, I think they just said, 1179 01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:23,320 Speaker 1: let's forget about you know, what's at the end of 1180 01:00:23,360 --> 01:00:25,640 Speaker 1: the season and that type of thing. Just focus on 1181 01:00:25,720 --> 01:00:27,640 Speaker 1: a week to week type of thing. They were able 1182 01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:29,880 Speaker 1: to win two games in a row, but really this 1183 01:00:30,040 --> 01:00:33,120 Speaker 1: whole season has been a roller coaster for them. Joe 1184 01:00:33,240 --> 01:00:36,800 Speaker 1: Flacco gets injured against the Colts, he's done for the season, 1185 01:00:36,880 --> 01:00:39,600 Speaker 1: and then they didn't feel like Drew Lock was quite 1186 01:00:39,640 --> 01:00:43,200 Speaker 1: ready enough to go. Right after that, Locke hurt his 1187 01:00:43,320 --> 01:00:45,280 Speaker 1: thumb in the preseason, so he had been on a 1188 01:00:45,920 --> 01:00:49,520 Speaker 1: r for the whole time. So then they start Brandon Allen. 1189 01:00:49,920 --> 01:00:53,360 Speaker 1: He beat the Browns and they were able to get 1190 01:00:53,440 --> 01:00:55,760 Speaker 1: something rolling a little bit. Then they go on the road, 1191 01:00:55,800 --> 01:00:59,000 Speaker 1: there's two games, they start Drew Lock, and then they 1192 01:00:59,080 --> 01:01:01,520 Speaker 1: have a big win against Chargers. So it's it's really 1193 01:01:01,560 --> 01:01:04,760 Speaker 1: been this up and down season. The one constant throughout 1194 01:01:04,800 --> 01:01:07,360 Speaker 1: all of that, though, has been the defense. This Broncos 1195 01:01:07,440 --> 01:01:10,640 Speaker 1: defense is pretty tough. They're top five and a lot 1196 01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:14,200 Speaker 1: of categories, and they're the that's the side of the 1197 01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:16,880 Speaker 1: ball that's really been keeping the Broncos in some of 1198 01:01:16,960 --> 01:01:19,520 Speaker 1: these games. On the offensive side of the ball, they 1199 01:01:19,560 --> 01:01:21,600 Speaker 1: haven't been able to score more than twenty four points 1200 01:01:21,680 --> 01:01:25,920 Speaker 1: all season, so that's been an area where they keep 1201 01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:29,200 Speaker 1: getting into fourteen twenty points or so and then the 1202 01:01:29,320 --> 01:01:33,080 Speaker 1: offense stalls out. So the defense has been the side 1203 01:01:33,080 --> 01:01:35,640 Speaker 1: of the ball that's really been keeping the Broncos around 1204 01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:39,280 Speaker 1: all season on. It's even more impressive considering early on 1205 01:01:39,360 --> 01:01:42,600 Speaker 1: in the season, the Broncos lost Bradley Chubb for the year, 1206 01:01:42,680 --> 01:01:44,720 Speaker 1: who really stepped up in his place, and how can 1207 01:01:44,840 --> 01:01:46,880 Speaker 1: you replace a guy like that that's just so talented 1208 01:01:46,920 --> 01:01:50,400 Speaker 1: as a past. Yeah, there were so much expectations for 1209 01:01:50,480 --> 01:01:54,160 Speaker 1: Bradley Chubb this season, especially because of what Vic Angel 1210 01:01:54,280 --> 01:01:57,280 Speaker 1: was able to do last year with Claire Mack in Chicago. 1211 01:01:57,760 --> 01:02:01,040 Speaker 1: The expectations were through the roof for him. Similar body 1212 01:02:01,120 --> 01:02:04,360 Speaker 1: type to Khalil Mack. And you know the book ends 1213 01:02:04,400 --> 01:02:06,720 Speaker 1: there with Bradley Chubb on one side and bon Miller 1214 01:02:06,800 --> 01:02:09,360 Speaker 1: on the other side. They thought that those two were 1215 01:02:09,400 --> 01:02:11,720 Speaker 1: just going to put up huge numbers this season. And 1216 01:02:12,160 --> 01:02:14,760 Speaker 1: you know, when Chubb went down, that was tout to 1217 01:02:14,800 --> 01:02:18,080 Speaker 1: the shock to the locker room. And then they've really 1218 01:02:18,120 --> 01:02:20,959 Speaker 1: been doing it by committee replacing his side of the ball. 1219 01:02:21,560 --> 01:02:25,040 Speaker 1: They have an undrafted free agent in Malik Reid. He's 1220 01:02:25,080 --> 01:02:28,200 Speaker 1: stepped up as a rookie. He's played some big minutes 1221 01:02:28,280 --> 01:02:31,600 Speaker 1: down the stretch, justin Hollins as a rookie out of Oregon. 1222 01:02:32,040 --> 01:02:34,520 Speaker 1: They just had him in there and they just sort 1223 01:02:34,560 --> 01:02:38,200 Speaker 1: of cycled through through guys in spot trying to get 1224 01:02:38,280 --> 01:02:42,120 Speaker 1: some some sacks or some Kuoby pressers there on the 1225 01:02:42,200 --> 01:02:44,640 Speaker 1: other side of the ball, Von Miller has not put 1226 01:02:44,760 --> 01:02:47,640 Speaker 1: up the huge numbers that we've expected. You know, he's 1227 01:02:47,680 --> 01:02:49,840 Speaker 1: had double digit sacks in the last I think it's 1228 01:02:49,880 --> 01:02:53,800 Speaker 1: five years straight. M not been able to quite get 1229 01:02:53,920 --> 01:02:57,560 Speaker 1: back to that level so far this season. He missed 1230 01:02:57,600 --> 01:03:00,920 Speaker 1: the game last week against the chart Jeers, and his 1231 01:03:01,120 --> 01:03:04,040 Speaker 1: status for this this upcoming game against Affectives is really 1232 01:03:04,120 --> 01:03:06,320 Speaker 1: up in the air. Yeah, I was gonna ask you 1233 01:03:06,360 --> 01:03:08,640 Speaker 1: about von Miller because it seems like he never misses 1234 01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:11,480 Speaker 1: any games. It's been years since he's missed a game. Also, 1235 01:03:11,800 --> 01:03:14,360 Speaker 1: defensive end, Derek Wolf went down with the elbow injury. 1236 01:03:14,680 --> 01:03:17,240 Speaker 1: What can you tell us about his status? Looks like 1237 01:03:17,440 --> 01:03:20,280 Speaker 1: he may be done for the season. Is that correct? Yeah, 1238 01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:23,200 Speaker 1: Victor and Dia said that Derek Wolf most likely done 1239 01:03:23,240 --> 01:03:26,080 Speaker 1: for the season. He dislocated his elbow on such a 1240 01:03:26,120 --> 01:03:29,160 Speaker 1: fluke play. It was a false start by the Chargers 1241 01:03:29,600 --> 01:03:32,560 Speaker 1: and half the guys were still playing. They didn't hear 1242 01:03:32,600 --> 01:03:36,080 Speaker 1: the whistle and a teammate rolls up into a fell 1243 01:03:36,120 --> 01:03:39,560 Speaker 1: over hurt his elbow. So he has done for the season. 1244 01:03:39,600 --> 01:03:42,640 Speaker 1: I don't think he's gonna need surgery, But for Derek 1245 01:03:42,680 --> 01:03:45,600 Speaker 1: Wolf personally, this was the final year of his contract, 1246 01:03:45,680 --> 01:03:48,000 Speaker 1: so his future and demor is sort of up in 1247 01:03:48,040 --> 01:03:50,880 Speaker 1: the air right now. As for von Miller, he has 1248 01:03:50,920 --> 01:03:54,400 Speaker 1: played in ninety one consecutive regular season game. He had 1249 01:03:54,400 --> 01:03:57,600 Speaker 1: a long streak of ninety five games, including a playoffs, 1250 01:03:57,680 --> 01:04:00,360 Speaker 1: so that was a surprise to see him not be 1251 01:04:00,360 --> 01:04:02,800 Speaker 1: able to go last week. He's dealing with a bit 1252 01:04:02,840 --> 01:04:06,120 Speaker 1: of a knee injury. He went out there during pregame 1253 01:04:06,160 --> 01:04:10,080 Speaker 1: warm months and tried to test it out and ultimately decided, hey, 1254 01:04:10,760 --> 01:04:14,080 Speaker 1: it's not worth it. Um Sangio or Monday said that 1255 01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:16,560 Speaker 1: he thinks that he'll be able to play this week, 1256 01:04:16,640 --> 01:04:19,440 Speaker 1: but he was not able to say that with one 1257 01:04:19,520 --> 01:04:23,400 Speaker 1: hundred percent certainty. A reporter asked him if surgery was 1258 01:04:23,480 --> 01:04:26,400 Speaker 1: going to be needed, and he said he didn't think so. 1259 01:04:26,720 --> 01:04:29,760 Speaker 1: So sort of up in the air right now. And 1260 01:04:30,040 --> 01:04:32,760 Speaker 1: in fact, I think that the last time von Miller 1261 01:04:32,800 --> 01:04:35,040 Speaker 1: missed a game, it was because he toured acl and 1262 01:04:35,160 --> 01:04:37,600 Speaker 1: that happened the last time the Broncos played a regular 1263 01:04:37,640 --> 01:04:40,760 Speaker 1: season game in Houston. Yeah, I thought that was what 1264 01:04:40,920 --> 01:04:43,760 Speaker 1: twenty thirteen or so twenty thirteen, Yeah, towards the end 1265 01:04:43,760 --> 01:04:46,080 Speaker 1: of the season. That was a game when that was 1266 01:04:46,120 --> 01:04:49,440 Speaker 1: the Peyton Manning game. I was there exactly. Yeah, that's 1267 01:04:49,440 --> 01:04:52,160 Speaker 1: a season to forget. But yeah, wow, that's amazing. Ninety 1268 01:04:52,200 --> 01:04:55,600 Speaker 1: five straight games for von Miller, tremendous. All right, let's 1269 01:04:55,640 --> 01:04:59,000 Speaker 1: talk about Kareem Jackson. How has he adjusted to life 1270 01:04:59,040 --> 01:05:01,360 Speaker 1: in Denver? I see the he's continued his success with 1271 01:05:01,520 --> 01:05:05,080 Speaker 1: Kajack TV over there. What do Broncos fans like about 1272 01:05:05,080 --> 01:05:08,800 Speaker 1: seeing Kajack out there? Yeah, Kajack has been a tremendous 1273 01:05:08,800 --> 01:05:11,280 Speaker 1: addition to the locker room. All the guys love his 1274 01:05:11,440 --> 01:05:16,200 Speaker 1: veteran presence. He's just a funny guy in the locker room. Yeah, 1275 01:05:16,200 --> 01:05:18,600 Speaker 1: we tried to keep we saw the Kajack from you guys. 1276 01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:22,440 Speaker 1: Really a funny guy in the locker room and then 1277 01:05:22,760 --> 01:05:26,240 Speaker 1: out on the field, a serious, no nonsense kind of guy. 1278 01:05:26,960 --> 01:05:28,800 Speaker 1: At least he has been so far here in Denmo 1279 01:05:28,920 --> 01:05:33,080 Speaker 1: because he doesn't miss tackles. He brings a physical presence there. 1280 01:05:33,280 --> 01:05:35,840 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, the one game he missed for 1281 01:05:35,960 --> 01:05:40,320 Speaker 1: the Broncos this season against the Jaguars, Leonard Fournette ran 1282 01:05:40,440 --> 01:05:44,120 Speaker 1: for more than two hundred yards and you plug him 1283 01:05:44,120 --> 01:05:46,600 Speaker 1: back in the next weekend, the running game goes away. 1284 01:05:46,760 --> 01:05:51,840 Speaker 1: So he's been tremendous. The safety position in Sanjio's scheme 1285 01:05:52,040 --> 01:05:54,360 Speaker 1: is so important. They have to come up and stop 1286 01:05:54,440 --> 01:05:57,160 Speaker 1: the run. They played deep, they get a lot of 1287 01:05:57,240 --> 01:06:01,520 Speaker 1: freedom to operate, and they hopped out his fellow safety 1288 01:06:01,600 --> 01:06:05,160 Speaker 1: and Justin Simmons. Simmons is having a career season this year, 1289 01:06:05,720 --> 01:06:07,640 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of that has to do 1290 01:06:07,760 --> 01:06:10,040 Speaker 1: with just what Kate jack has been able to bring 1291 01:06:10,120 --> 01:06:13,120 Speaker 1: to that that secondary. I'm glad to see he's having 1292 01:06:13,240 --> 01:06:16,320 Speaker 1: success on TV. We've continued as legacy with b scar 1293 01:06:16,400 --> 01:06:19,520 Speaker 1: TV with Brennan Scarlett. So all's well, that ends well. 1294 01:06:19,560 --> 01:06:24,040 Speaker 1: And two former two players facing former teams this week, 1295 01:06:24,120 --> 01:06:27,400 Speaker 1: Bradley Roby facing the Broncos and Kareem Jackson facing the 1296 01:06:27,480 --> 01:06:30,720 Speaker 1: Texans for the first time in their career should be interesting. Yeah, 1297 01:06:30,800 --> 01:06:34,040 Speaker 1: all right. We talked to Justin Simmons today and he 1298 01:06:34,240 --> 01:06:37,240 Speaker 1: was saying that jack was got up in front of 1299 01:06:37,320 --> 01:06:39,960 Speaker 1: the Yard movies and said, Okay, here's some of these 1300 01:06:40,040 --> 01:06:43,440 Speaker 1: guys tendemcs, here's what to look for. So you know, 1301 01:06:43,520 --> 01:06:46,959 Speaker 1: I'm sure that happens everywhere when you're facing your former team. 1302 01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:49,480 Speaker 1: And yeah, Bradley Roby, we miss him around here. He 1303 01:06:49,600 --> 01:06:53,440 Speaker 1: was a great guy. Of course, no flies on secondary win. 1304 01:06:53,760 --> 01:06:56,040 Speaker 1: The Broncos went on and won Super Bowl fifties. So 1305 01:06:56,880 --> 01:06:58,600 Speaker 1: I saw that he had a big game last week 1306 01:06:58,640 --> 01:07:02,400 Speaker 1: against the Patriots in interception and a sack, so I'm 1307 01:07:02,400 --> 01:07:05,160 Speaker 1: sure he'll be hungry to face his former team too. Well, 1308 01:07:05,240 --> 01:07:07,680 Speaker 1: he's dead on. Bradley Robia has been fantastic for us, 1309 01:07:07,800 --> 01:07:10,320 Speaker 1: the former Bronco. Of course, you got Cream Jackson, the 1310 01:07:10,360 --> 01:07:13,280 Speaker 1: former Texans. That Texas offense will have to face. The 1311 01:07:13,360 --> 01:07:15,640 Speaker 1: interesting day for those two gentlemen for sure. All Right, 1312 01:07:15,640 --> 01:07:17,600 Speaker 1: we get back. It's time to talk Academy Sports and 1313 01:07:17,600 --> 01:07:20,040 Speaker 1: Outdoors Texas Bowl with the GM with old Star Sports 1314 01:07:20,040 --> 01:07:23,080 Speaker 1: and Entertainment David Fletcher coming up after the break. Welcome 1315 01:07:23,120 --> 01:07:25,400 Speaker 1: back to Wednesday addition to Texas All Access from the 1316 01:07:25,480 --> 01:07:28,800 Speaker 1: Honday Texans Radio studio. I am John Harris, Paul Hilson, 1317 01:07:28,840 --> 01:07:32,080 Speaker 1: silent reporter for your Houston Texans. I am joined now 1318 01:07:32,280 --> 01:07:36,440 Speaker 1: because we could talk Texans. Well, my friend David Fletcher 1319 01:07:36,480 --> 01:07:39,280 Speaker 1: comes by. That means we're talking about the Academy Sports 1320 01:07:39,280 --> 01:07:43,800 Speaker 1: and Outdoors Texas Bowl and it's coming soon. Fletch. I 1321 01:07:44,040 --> 01:07:47,520 Speaker 1: feel the excitement you sitting five feet away from you, brother, 1322 01:07:47,560 --> 01:07:49,880 Speaker 1: How do you feeling I'm feeling excited, Johnny. You are 1323 01:07:50,080 --> 01:07:53,960 Speaker 1: right on, man. It's a great time a year. Man, 1324 01:07:54,080 --> 01:07:56,800 Speaker 1: it's the most wonderful time of the year. As the 1325 01:07:56,880 --> 01:08:00,240 Speaker 1: great ESPN commercials have put in our heads for years 1326 01:08:00,280 --> 01:08:02,400 Speaker 1: and years. It's bowl season. We're right around the corner 1327 01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:05,600 Speaker 1: and we're excited about this weekend because we're gonna find 1328 01:08:05,640 --> 01:08:07,800 Speaker 1: out who's gonna play in this year's Academy Sports and 1329 01:08:07,840 --> 01:08:13,080 Speaker 1: Outdoors Texas Bowl on Friday, December twenty seventh. I'm gonna 1330 01:08:13,080 --> 01:08:15,439 Speaker 1: ask you this question, and you don't have to say 1331 01:08:15,720 --> 01:08:19,560 Speaker 1: what you want to happen, but do you watch Championship 1332 01:08:19,680 --> 01:08:24,880 Speaker 1: weekend hoping certain things happen to maybe put certain teams 1333 01:08:24,920 --> 01:08:27,439 Speaker 1: in position to come to the Bowl? Do you have 1334 01:08:27,640 --> 01:08:29,599 Speaker 1: that or you just kind of watch it and as 1335 01:08:29,600 --> 01:08:32,000 Speaker 1: a college football fan and just with the chips fall 1336 01:08:32,040 --> 01:08:35,360 Speaker 1: where they may. Oh, I'm definitely a little bit of both. 1337 01:08:35,520 --> 01:08:37,960 Speaker 1: You know, we go the middle road there. Certainly, you know, 1338 01:08:38,520 --> 01:08:40,680 Speaker 1: um there there are matchups this week and still a 1339 01:08:40,680 --> 01:08:44,280 Speaker 1: lot of football lef be played. Definitely impacts how things 1340 01:08:44,479 --> 01:08:46,120 Speaker 1: shake out for us in Houston. But at the end 1341 01:08:46,120 --> 01:08:47,800 Speaker 1: of the day, it's just fun to see, you know, 1342 01:08:47,920 --> 01:08:50,559 Speaker 1: these great teams they've played all regular season long. Now 1343 01:08:50,600 --> 01:08:52,400 Speaker 1: we've got a chance to kind of crown our first 1344 01:08:52,640 --> 01:08:55,720 Speaker 1: round of champions and see how it plays out on 1345 01:08:55,840 --> 01:08:58,880 Speaker 1: the CFP side and beyond. So you know, for us, 1346 01:08:59,560 --> 01:09:02,400 Speaker 1: we definitely have an eye on it, but control, we control. 1347 01:09:02,439 --> 01:09:04,160 Speaker 1: We're just gonna have some fun, watch some great football 1348 01:09:04,160 --> 01:09:09,080 Speaker 1: this weekend. Now, for those people that sometimes pay attention, 1349 01:09:09,240 --> 01:09:14,400 Speaker 1: sometimes don't, but may not be totally clued into how 1350 01:09:14,560 --> 01:09:17,800 Speaker 1: it actually works, you have the Big Twelve in the SEC, 1351 01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:21,479 Speaker 1: which is a tremendous matchup to have. How do the ball? 1352 01:09:21,640 --> 01:09:25,120 Speaker 1: How do the teams get selected for the ball? How 1353 01:09:25,200 --> 01:09:27,360 Speaker 1: does it happen? Because I know I know how it goes, 1354 01:09:27,439 --> 01:09:29,280 Speaker 1: but I know the fans are probably listenable. Well you 1355 01:09:29,360 --> 01:09:30,800 Speaker 1: pick this one, you pick that one, right, you get 1356 01:09:30,800 --> 01:09:32,519 Speaker 1: the matchup you want. It isn't quite like that. How 1357 01:09:32,560 --> 01:09:34,439 Speaker 1: does it work? Not quite that way? You know, it's 1358 01:09:34,479 --> 01:09:38,360 Speaker 1: almost nowhere close to that way, right, but it is, 1359 01:09:38,520 --> 01:09:40,400 Speaker 1: But it is, you know, for us, a great opportunity 1360 01:09:40,439 --> 01:09:42,800 Speaker 1: to have, as you mentioned, Big Twelve in SEC, to 1361 01:09:43,600 --> 01:09:48,280 Speaker 1: two elite conferences, to very geographically regional conferences and to 1362 01:09:48,439 --> 01:09:50,559 Speaker 1: the best in the country. So you know, for us 1363 01:09:50,680 --> 01:09:53,120 Speaker 1: on the Big twelve side, we have a selection here 1364 01:09:53,160 --> 01:09:57,200 Speaker 1: in Houston. That is the third selection after the New 1365 01:09:57,280 --> 01:10:00,960 Speaker 1: Year's six games, including the CFP, So your final four 1366 01:10:01,360 --> 01:10:05,360 Speaker 1: after those are slotted. The Alamobol, the Valero Alamobole in 1367 01:10:05,439 --> 01:10:10,280 Speaker 1: San Antonio, the Camping World Bowl in Orlando, and then 1368 01:10:10,880 --> 01:10:13,439 Speaker 1: the Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl get to select 1369 01:10:13,520 --> 01:10:16,920 Speaker 1: their teams on the big twelve side. So that's pretty 1370 01:10:16,920 --> 01:10:18,840 Speaker 1: cut and dry. You look at the board, you see 1371 01:10:18,840 --> 01:10:21,600 Speaker 1: who's there, You move forward. On the SEC it's a 1372 01:10:21,600 --> 01:10:25,240 Speaker 1: little bit different, the same process with the New Year's 1373 01:10:25,320 --> 01:10:30,439 Speaker 1: six games, the CFP, they picked their teams. The Citrus 1374 01:10:30,560 --> 01:10:36,080 Speaker 1: Bowl in Orlando then selects the next team, and then 1375 01:10:36,800 --> 01:10:40,160 Speaker 1: our game here in Houston joins five other games where 1376 01:10:40,240 --> 01:10:43,320 Speaker 1: the conference selects the participants, and that's based on a 1377 01:10:43,400 --> 01:10:48,519 Speaker 1: variety of things, matchups and geography and previous histories and 1378 01:10:48,920 --> 01:10:51,240 Speaker 1: rivalries and everything else. They just kind of look at 1379 01:10:51,280 --> 01:10:53,559 Speaker 1: the pie and they take input from us, They take 1380 01:10:53,640 --> 01:10:55,679 Speaker 1: input from the schools, and they try and put together 1381 01:10:55,760 --> 01:10:58,320 Speaker 1: a puzzle as best they can. So it's a little 1382 01:10:58,360 --> 01:11:01,320 Speaker 1: bit different, a little bit more nerve racking for us 1383 01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:03,400 Speaker 1: on the SEC side because we're just sitting here like 1384 01:11:03,439 --> 01:11:05,599 Speaker 1: everybody else waiting to see what we get. Yeah, exactly. 1385 01:11:05,920 --> 01:11:09,240 Speaker 1: So you have input on the Big twelve side to 1386 01:11:09,560 --> 01:11:11,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure you haven't put on the SEC side. 1387 01:11:11,240 --> 01:11:14,160 Speaker 1: But it's just a it's a different animal because I 1388 01:11:14,200 --> 01:11:15,720 Speaker 1: think a lot of people hear about the Bowl and 1389 01:11:15,760 --> 01:11:19,400 Speaker 1: they're think, well, you're selecting this and you're selecting that. 1390 01:11:19,640 --> 01:11:23,680 Speaker 1: It's like, not quite sparky, you just hang on. So, 1391 01:11:24,120 --> 01:11:28,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a really it's a really interesting aspect 1392 01:11:28,680 --> 01:11:32,439 Speaker 1: of the bulls. The whole bowl season to me is 1393 01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:35,519 Speaker 1: that part of it. Obviously, once the CFP gets slot 1394 01:11:35,600 --> 01:11:37,679 Speaker 1: up with those four teams and then the new Year's 1395 01:11:37,680 --> 01:11:40,200 Speaker 1: six bowls and then at that point it's like, okay, 1396 01:11:40,200 --> 01:11:41,760 Speaker 1: well who's got a choice? Sees in the pool? All 1397 01:11:41,760 --> 01:11:43,519 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. It's fascinating me. So on the 1398 01:11:43,560 --> 01:11:48,200 Speaker 1: Big twelve side, So possibility of teams that could be here. Now, 1399 01:11:48,280 --> 01:11:51,960 Speaker 1: one thing you did say about matchups, because when I 1400 01:11:52,040 --> 01:11:55,200 Speaker 1: think of teams that could be the egg ball with 1401 01:11:55,280 --> 01:11:58,439 Speaker 1: how that one ended, Mississippi State got Bowl eligible. They did, 1402 01:11:58,760 --> 01:12:02,080 Speaker 1: but they played Kansas State this year, so you can't. 1403 01:12:02,160 --> 01:12:06,639 Speaker 1: Can you put that matchup together? It would be highly unlikely. Okay, 1404 01:12:06,680 --> 01:12:08,800 Speaker 1: that's what I thought. So it is something that they've 1405 01:12:08,840 --> 01:12:12,320 Speaker 1: factor in is trying to not have repeats from the 1406 01:12:12,479 --> 01:12:15,679 Speaker 1: from the season or repeats from previous you know, most 1407 01:12:15,760 --> 01:12:17,760 Speaker 1: recent years. Right, you don't want to send a team 1408 01:12:17,760 --> 01:12:21,040 Speaker 1: to the same place, um if if the system allows it, 1409 01:12:21,439 --> 01:12:24,240 Speaker 1: but certainly with the selection we do have some say 1410 01:12:24,320 --> 01:12:26,360 Speaker 1: in how that works out. And so you know, when 1411 01:12:26,400 --> 01:12:27,960 Speaker 1: you look at the Big Twelve, you've got a great 1412 01:12:28,000 --> 01:12:32,120 Speaker 1: matchup this Saturday morning, Baylor and Oklahoma the rematch up 1413 01:12:32,160 --> 01:12:35,479 Speaker 1: in Dallas. Um, I think those two, yes, it is, 1414 01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:38,080 Speaker 1: it is. I think those two are gonna put on 1415 01:12:38,120 --> 01:12:40,800 Speaker 1: a heck of a show. Don't feel we're gonna have 1416 01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:43,040 Speaker 1: any opportunity for either one of them. It's just not 1417 01:12:43,160 --> 01:12:46,640 Speaker 1: a reality, right Yeah. So, um, but stay tuned. You're 1418 01:12:46,680 --> 01:12:48,400 Speaker 1: Baylor Bears are going to be back here to start 1419 01:12:48,439 --> 01:12:51,120 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty season right here at NRG Stadium. And 1420 01:12:51,120 --> 01:12:53,479 Speaker 1: we'll talk more about that down the road as they 1421 01:12:53,520 --> 01:12:56,400 Speaker 1: face the old Miss Rebels on the On the rest 1422 01:12:56,400 --> 01:12:57,840 Speaker 1: of the conference, you've got a really a kind of 1423 01:12:57,840 --> 01:12:59,800 Speaker 1: a log jam for the remaining six teams that were 1424 01:13:00,080 --> 01:13:03,000 Speaker 1: um that were eligible this year. You got Texas, you 1425 01:13:03,080 --> 01:13:05,280 Speaker 1: got Kansas State, you got Oklahoma State and you got 1426 01:13:05,320 --> 01:13:08,280 Speaker 1: Iowa State. So you know each of those have have 1427 01:13:08,600 --> 01:13:11,760 Speaker 1: their strengths and their weaknesses for each of the matchups. UM. 1428 01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:16,480 Speaker 1: As I mentioned, Once those UM CFP games are selected 1429 01:13:17,000 --> 01:13:19,400 Speaker 1: and we see what's left in the pool, UM, that's 1430 01:13:19,439 --> 01:13:22,760 Speaker 1: when the selections start to play out. So I look 1431 01:13:22,760 --> 01:13:26,040 Speaker 1: at that board, it's certainly possible that the loser of 1432 01:13:26,160 --> 01:13:30,040 Speaker 1: the UM the Big twelfth Championship game could be left 1433 01:13:30,120 --> 01:13:33,920 Speaker 1: out UM and if so, they'll enter that that that 1434 01:13:34,120 --> 01:13:36,560 Speaker 1: ranking as well. But I think we're really seeing that 1435 01:13:36,640 --> 01:13:39,840 Speaker 1: the most likely scenario is four teams could potentially be 1436 01:13:39,880 --> 01:13:42,000 Speaker 1: available to us, and you've got some great, great teams. 1437 01:13:42,040 --> 01:13:45,679 Speaker 1: They're great brands between those four, and so UM really 1438 01:13:45,720 --> 01:13:48,760 Speaker 1: excited to see how that plays out, UM and UM 1439 01:13:49,080 --> 01:13:51,559 Speaker 1: and I think anyway you shake it up, it's gonna 1440 01:13:51,560 --> 01:13:52,920 Speaker 1: be a lot of fun to see what one of 1441 01:13:52,960 --> 01:13:55,200 Speaker 1: those four teams has on the field. Now, those teams 1442 01:13:55,240 --> 01:14:00,639 Speaker 1: that you mentioned, Kansas State, Texas those to have both 1443 01:14:00,880 --> 01:14:04,439 Speaker 1: been here. I was State as I was. I don't 1444 01:14:04,479 --> 01:14:06,160 Speaker 1: think I was State's been here in the state, has 1445 01:14:06,200 --> 01:14:08,200 Speaker 1: not been to the to the Academy Sports and Outdoors 1446 01:14:08,280 --> 01:14:10,280 Speaker 1: Texas Bowl. They have not been here, having Matt Campbell 1447 01:14:10,320 --> 01:14:12,320 Speaker 1: here would be very very interesting. That's a really interesting 1448 01:14:12,360 --> 01:14:14,840 Speaker 1: football team to watch. It's a great team to watch Matton, 1449 01:14:14,960 --> 01:14:18,599 Speaker 1: and congratulations to him an extension yesterday, and great work 1450 01:14:18,680 --> 01:14:21,640 Speaker 1: by Jamie Pollard and UM the Iowa State administration. You know, 1451 01:14:21,760 --> 01:14:24,599 Speaker 1: he he's built an unbelievable machine up there in names. 1452 01:14:25,120 --> 01:14:27,960 Speaker 1: A team that was in every single game this year yea, 1453 01:14:28,120 --> 01:14:31,160 Speaker 1: every single game that they lost. UM and uh, you know, 1454 01:14:31,200 --> 01:14:33,640 Speaker 1: would be exciting to see them here. Last year they 1455 01:14:33,680 --> 01:14:35,519 Speaker 1: were back in Texas at the Valero Albuma Bowls. So 1456 01:14:36,040 --> 01:14:38,840 Speaker 1: you know, Iowa State has not been here. Oklahoma State 1457 01:14:38,840 --> 01:14:41,080 Speaker 1: has not been here either. They played they played in 1458 01:14:41,160 --> 01:14:44,560 Speaker 1: the kickoff game in twenty thirteen against Mississippi State and 1459 01:14:44,880 --> 01:14:47,680 Speaker 1: Prescott and dek Prescott, but have not been to the 1460 01:14:47,720 --> 01:14:50,680 Speaker 1: Academy Sports Outdoors Texas Bowls. Interesting, you know eight four 1461 01:14:50,840 --> 01:14:52,719 Speaker 1: they finished in the top twenty five of the final 1462 01:14:52,800 --> 01:14:56,040 Speaker 1: regular season ranking yesterday at twenty five. UM and a 1463 01:14:56,120 --> 01:14:58,400 Speaker 1: team that you know, Mike Gunny has been been around 1464 01:14:58,479 --> 01:15:00,559 Speaker 1: the block for a long long time. A great job 1465 01:15:00,600 --> 01:15:03,600 Speaker 1: building that brand up. A tremendous amount of cowboys in 1466 01:15:04,240 --> 01:15:07,479 Speaker 1: the in the drivable parts. So a team that high 1467 01:15:07,520 --> 01:15:10,240 Speaker 1: powered fun to watch and uh and uh got a 1468 01:15:10,280 --> 01:15:12,880 Speaker 1: lot of people around here. That's that's something that certainly 1469 01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:14,400 Speaker 1: is something the peaks our interest. Well, we don't have 1470 01:15:14,439 --> 01:15:16,200 Speaker 1: to dive deep in this. This is a weird question, 1471 01:15:16,320 --> 01:15:19,000 Speaker 1: but it got me thinking because I I'd like to 1472 01:15:19,000 --> 01:15:20,880 Speaker 1: see Oklahoma State here because I want to see Chuba 1473 01:15:20,920 --> 01:15:23,599 Speaker 1: Hubbard up close. Yeah. Would you ever pick a bowl game? 1474 01:15:23,640 --> 01:15:25,120 Speaker 1: And I know there's a lot of reasons why you 1475 01:15:25,160 --> 01:15:26,760 Speaker 1: would pick a team on the big twelfth side to 1476 01:15:26,800 --> 01:15:28,400 Speaker 1: be in there. Would you ever pick it based on 1477 01:15:28,479 --> 01:15:30,600 Speaker 1: a player, like you want to see that player in 1478 01:15:30,680 --> 01:15:32,880 Speaker 1: this game? I know I would like to see Chuba Hubbard, 1479 01:15:32,920 --> 01:15:34,360 Speaker 1: So I'd have to like step out of the room 1480 01:15:34,400 --> 01:15:37,280 Speaker 1: while you picked it because I'd be like, Fletchick State, 1481 01:15:37,320 --> 01:15:39,000 Speaker 1: I want Hubbard here. Would you ever do that for 1482 01:15:39,080 --> 01:15:41,519 Speaker 1: a player? Well, I think it's hard to just, especially 1483 01:15:41,520 --> 01:15:43,200 Speaker 1: in the sport like football, to tie it back to 1484 01:15:43,320 --> 01:15:46,360 Speaker 1: one player. I mean, we've had some great, great players 1485 01:15:46,360 --> 01:15:48,760 Speaker 1: on this game, from you know the Leonard Fournett's, the 1486 01:15:49,160 --> 01:15:52,840 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes, the Jamal Adams. Uh, you know 1487 01:15:53,040 --> 01:15:55,800 Speaker 1: Drew Locke, who we're going to see this weekend only 1488 01:15:55,840 --> 01:15:57,680 Speaker 1: through from about four hundred yards the last time he 1489 01:15:57,760 --> 01:16:00,360 Speaker 1: was in this building. So I know rome better not 1490 01:16:00,479 --> 01:16:03,479 Speaker 1: do that again. I know, I know Romeo is says 1491 01:16:03,560 --> 01:16:05,960 Speaker 1: looking at that, and uh probably got that tape up 1492 01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:08,360 Speaker 1: to see what he can can dissect from that. But uh, 1493 01:16:08,680 --> 01:16:10,600 Speaker 1: just a lot of great players have been here in 1494 01:16:10,680 --> 01:16:12,479 Speaker 1: this game, and that's a that's a big part of 1495 01:16:12,520 --> 01:16:14,920 Speaker 1: our tradition. So you know, we'll we'll have a lot 1496 01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:17,680 Speaker 1: of great players regardless of the matchup. Certainly exciting when 1497 01:16:17,680 --> 01:16:19,920 Speaker 1: you talk about certain ones like two behover that that 1498 01:16:19,960 --> 01:16:21,400 Speaker 1: would be fun to see on a on a Friday 1499 01:16:21,479 --> 01:16:23,679 Speaker 1: night here in Houston. Okay, let's go to the SEC side. 1500 01:16:24,680 --> 01:16:27,400 Speaker 1: The teams that are in the mix. I mentioned Mississippi State. 1501 01:16:27,400 --> 01:16:29,479 Speaker 1: I would think there they could be in the mix. 1502 01:16:29,560 --> 01:16:32,559 Speaker 1: It feels like what the SEC. It's maybe a little 1503 01:16:32,600 --> 01:16:36,880 Speaker 1: bit more tenuous, isn't the right word. But because you 1504 01:16:37,040 --> 01:16:40,439 Speaker 1: could have, you won't have two teams in the CFP, 1505 01:16:40,520 --> 01:16:42,400 Speaker 1: I would imagine. I don't think there's any way LSU 1506 01:16:42,560 --> 01:16:46,760 Speaker 1: and Georgia get in. I don't think, but George, if 1507 01:16:46,800 --> 01:16:49,200 Speaker 1: Georgia wins close, I mean, yeah, maybe l shoos the 1508 01:16:49,240 --> 01:16:51,800 Speaker 1: one that falls before. I don't know. I guess maybe 1509 01:16:51,800 --> 01:16:53,800 Speaker 1: It depends how that goes, so maybe they do get 1510 01:16:54,320 --> 01:16:57,000 Speaker 1: So my point with that is, if the Big Twelve 1511 01:16:57,080 --> 01:16:59,760 Speaker 1: gets a team in, it's totally gonna be one team 1512 01:16:59,800 --> 01:17:02,000 Speaker 1: and the CFP, if they get another team in the 1513 01:17:02,040 --> 01:17:04,439 Speaker 1: New York, they would get two there. The SEC. It 1514 01:17:04,520 --> 01:17:06,840 Speaker 1: feels like, well, you could have possibly two in the 1515 01:17:06,960 --> 01:17:09,200 Speaker 1: CFP and then a few others you're gonna get in 1516 01:17:09,240 --> 01:17:10,720 Speaker 1: New Year six. It feels like it's a little bit 1517 01:17:10,760 --> 01:17:12,840 Speaker 1: more kind of up in the air in the SEC side. 1518 01:17:12,920 --> 01:17:15,720 Speaker 1: But one are the teams that you're looking at potentially 1519 01:17:16,320 --> 01:17:18,880 Speaker 1: being here to oppose those Big twelve squads? Well, I 1520 01:17:18,920 --> 01:17:20,559 Speaker 1: think you start with who won't be here. I think 1521 01:17:20,600 --> 01:17:25,960 Speaker 1: we're very confident that that LSU, Georgia, and Florida, they're 1522 01:17:26,000 --> 01:17:28,479 Speaker 1: all based on their ranking in the great seasons they've 1523 01:17:28,520 --> 01:17:31,160 Speaker 1: had that they look to be prime candidates. Probably not 1524 01:17:31,280 --> 01:17:33,880 Speaker 1: those New Year's six games. Um, you know, Alabama and 1525 01:17:33,920 --> 01:17:36,400 Speaker 1: Auburn just had a heck of a game last weekend. Um, 1526 01:17:36,640 --> 01:17:39,240 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how the championship weekend plays out 1527 01:17:39,560 --> 01:17:42,719 Speaker 1: to fate for those schools. So then you start looking 1528 01:17:42,760 --> 01:17:46,439 Speaker 1: at who's left, and you've got a group of Kentucky, 1529 01:17:46,720 --> 01:17:51,280 Speaker 1: Tennessee Mississippi Stadies you mentioned, and the fight in Texas Aggies, 1530 01:17:51,360 --> 01:17:54,639 Speaker 1: Texas A and M. So we we think that those four, 1531 01:17:55,360 --> 01:17:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, again not having a selection, but but based 1532 01:17:58,040 --> 01:18:01,880 Speaker 1: on the conference's decision, are the for most likely plus 1533 01:18:01,960 --> 01:18:06,160 Speaker 1: whoever else works out based on how the weekend plays out. 1534 01:18:06,920 --> 01:18:08,519 Speaker 1: So when you start looking at those teams, you know, 1535 01:18:08,640 --> 01:18:12,280 Speaker 1: Kentucky and Tennessee, you know SEC East teams both seven 1536 01:18:12,360 --> 01:18:15,800 Speaker 1: and five finished strong on both sides. You know, it's 1537 01:18:15,800 --> 01:18:17,640 Speaker 1: been interesting to see what Jeremy Prude's been able to do. 1538 01:18:17,760 --> 01:18:21,320 Speaker 1: He was all but fired week six, you know, and 1539 01:18:21,479 --> 01:18:24,439 Speaker 1: yet they've stormed back at six and one, big wins 1540 01:18:24,520 --> 01:18:28,200 Speaker 1: over both Kentucky and Mississippi State, among others. So be 1541 01:18:28,280 --> 01:18:31,559 Speaker 1: interesting to see where they land. Mississippi State the Egg Bowl, 1542 01:18:32,240 --> 01:18:37,360 Speaker 1: quite an interesting finish to that. Joe mooreheads fired up 1543 01:18:37,439 --> 01:18:40,760 Speaker 1: to get into the bowl season again. And you know 1544 01:18:40,800 --> 01:18:43,360 Speaker 1: they're a team that's bendy Houston before playing Oklahoma State 1545 01:18:43,400 --> 01:18:45,960 Speaker 1: in the kickoff game in twenty thirteen. And then of 1546 01:18:46,000 --> 01:18:48,080 Speaker 1: course the Texas Saggy's you know, and what A and 1547 01:18:48,200 --> 01:18:49,880 Speaker 1: M has been able to do under Jimbo Fisher. They 1548 01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:53,599 Speaker 1: continue to build that program. Of course, have a long 1549 01:18:53,800 --> 01:18:57,600 Speaker 1: history of playing great events here in Houston, and a 1550 01:18:57,680 --> 01:18:59,600 Speaker 1: lot of Aggie alums right here in the area, so 1551 01:19:00,200 --> 01:19:01,960 Speaker 1: you know, it'll be interesting to see how it plays out. 1552 01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:03,840 Speaker 1: I mean when you look at THET, A and M 1553 01:19:03,880 --> 01:19:06,760 Speaker 1: in particular, I know that's that's certainly something that has 1554 01:19:06,800 --> 01:19:08,920 Speaker 1: come up a lot this week. I mean their five 1555 01:19:09,040 --> 01:19:11,960 Speaker 1: losses were to all top ten teams, right, yeah, and 1556 01:19:12,040 --> 01:19:13,360 Speaker 1: how many of them did they play that We're either 1557 01:19:13,439 --> 01:19:15,000 Speaker 1: one or two in a country, It's crazy. I mean 1558 01:19:15,000 --> 01:19:20,160 Speaker 1: at least three HM, Alabama, George, Alabama, Clemson, LSU. Georgia 1559 01:19:20,280 --> 01:19:22,840 Speaker 1: was number four when they played them, yeah, yes, And 1560 01:19:22,920 --> 01:19:25,080 Speaker 1: then the fifth loss was to Auburn at home, I 1561 01:19:25,120 --> 01:19:29,120 Speaker 1: mean Alabama. Oh yeah, Auburn Alabama. Sorry, you're right, yeah yeah. 1562 01:19:29,280 --> 01:19:32,240 Speaker 1: So I mean they lost to you know, top eleven teams. 1563 01:19:32,840 --> 01:19:35,600 Speaker 1: I think for and having you know, been on Texaggs 1564 01:19:36,040 --> 01:19:39,439 Speaker 1: for how many years I have losing the LSU, I 1565 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:42,400 Speaker 1: think fans, I think Aggies were kind of like, okay, 1566 01:19:42,479 --> 01:19:44,519 Speaker 1: we didn't really expect them to go in. We didn't 1567 01:19:44,560 --> 01:19:47,240 Speaker 1: expect them to lay a fifty to seven eggs either. 1568 01:19:47,760 --> 01:19:50,360 Speaker 1: But if you watched an m all year, you realize 1569 01:19:51,120 --> 01:19:55,439 Speaker 1: Jimbo's done really good things with that program. Weekend in 1570 01:19:55,560 --> 01:19:59,439 Speaker 1: week out. Yes, lost to Clemson, lost Alabama. If you 1571 01:19:59,560 --> 01:20:01,479 Speaker 1: get may be a call to go your way. You 1572 01:20:01,600 --> 01:20:04,320 Speaker 1: got a shot against Georgia at Georgia and the rain, 1573 01:20:04,400 --> 01:20:06,439 Speaker 1: but it didn't and then of course you ran to 1574 01:20:06,520 --> 01:20:08,800 Speaker 1: the bus others LSU that I have a feel in 1575 01:20:08,840 --> 01:20:11,640 Speaker 1: that game for LSU was circled all year after seventy four, 1576 01:20:11,800 --> 01:20:14,439 Speaker 1: seventy two, the year before. I'm just listening to the 1577 01:20:14,600 --> 01:20:17,000 Speaker 1: LSU players that burned a hole in them, I think 1578 01:20:17,080 --> 01:20:20,120 Speaker 1: all offseason. They lost that seven overtime game in twenty eighteen. 1579 01:20:20,800 --> 01:20:25,120 Speaker 1: But the benefit of having A and M. I won't 1580 01:20:25,160 --> 01:20:28,400 Speaker 1: even say and A and M or Texas in the 1581 01:20:28,520 --> 01:20:31,800 Speaker 1: bold just given the proximity of those teams, you know, 1582 01:20:31,880 --> 01:20:34,360 Speaker 1: having a team like Baylor here last year, the proximity 1583 01:20:34,400 --> 01:20:37,840 Speaker 1: of geography. How much does that play into for you, Fletcher, 1584 01:20:37,880 --> 01:20:39,639 Speaker 1: It's a great factor. I mean we are the Texas 1585 01:20:39,680 --> 01:20:42,960 Speaker 1: Bowl right, um, no question, and how you said it, 1586 01:20:43,479 --> 01:20:46,920 Speaker 1: we would absolutely love A and M versus versus Texas. 1587 01:20:47,000 --> 01:20:49,919 Speaker 1: There's no question that that would be a great rivalry 1588 01:20:50,040 --> 01:20:53,920 Speaker 1: to see renewed and two great institutions in our state. 1589 01:20:54,120 --> 01:20:56,599 Speaker 1: We don't have control over that. Sure, the SEC ultimately 1590 01:20:57,960 --> 01:21:00,680 Speaker 1: is selecting who comes to our game, and so UM 1591 01:21:01,160 --> 01:21:03,760 Speaker 1: putting that aside, though, anytime you can't have a Texas team, 1592 01:21:03,800 --> 01:21:06,920 Speaker 1: it's it's a great boost for our game. UM certainly 1593 01:21:07,000 --> 01:21:10,000 Speaker 1: welcome the opportunity though, to see some of the great 1594 01:21:10,080 --> 01:21:12,720 Speaker 1: teams around the country from other parts. You know, we've 1595 01:21:12,760 --> 01:21:15,920 Speaker 1: had Vanderbilt, We've had in Ury, We've had Kansas State, 1596 01:21:16,439 --> 01:21:19,640 Speaker 1: U had Arkansas, So you know, I think those are 1597 01:21:19,720 --> 01:21:22,400 Speaker 1: all Um. That's what's so much fun about this event 1598 01:21:22,560 --> 01:21:24,760 Speaker 1: is it's a true celebration of the culture, heritage and 1599 01:21:24,760 --> 01:21:28,400 Speaker 1: football tradition. You get all these people traveling in to 1600 01:21:28,520 --> 01:21:31,240 Speaker 1: our community during a period where there typically isn't a 1601 01:21:31,280 --> 01:21:34,439 Speaker 1: whole lot going on, and they're brought around the table 1602 01:21:34,479 --> 01:21:37,840 Speaker 1: by football and music. And you know, I know, I 1603 01:21:37,960 --> 01:21:39,720 Speaker 1: know many of the fans today. I saw it on 1604 01:21:39,800 --> 01:21:42,960 Speaker 1: social media. We're excited to see our Carback Love Street 1605 01:21:43,040 --> 01:21:46,000 Speaker 1: Tech fest artists. We announced it today Casey Donna Hue 1606 01:21:46,000 --> 01:21:49,280 Speaker 1: Band coming to NRG Stadium to kick off the festivities 1607 01:21:49,640 --> 01:21:52,479 Speaker 1: on the twenty seventh prior to the game. So you've 1608 01:21:52,520 --> 01:21:56,760 Speaker 1: got football, you've got music, you've got food, drinks, all 1609 01:21:56,800 --> 01:22:01,400 Speaker 1: the great passion and pageantry of college football underneath the 1610 01:22:01,439 --> 01:22:04,400 Speaker 1: Friday night lights right here at NRG. It's shaping up 1611 01:22:04,439 --> 01:22:06,400 Speaker 1: to be one of, if not our best game ever, 1612 01:22:06,479 --> 01:22:09,360 Speaker 1: and we're incredibly excited. Tickets are on sale, so you 1613 01:22:09,439 --> 01:22:13,400 Speaker 1: know you don't want to miss Academy Texas Bowl dot Com. 1614 01:22:13,520 --> 01:22:15,880 Speaker 1: You want to get them this week. Prices go up 1615 01:22:16,040 --> 01:22:20,360 Speaker 1: on Saturday, so get in now, come out here. It's 1616 01:22:20,400 --> 01:22:22,760 Speaker 1: one of the best best events we do in this 1617 01:22:22,840 --> 01:22:26,559 Speaker 1: community each and every year, a true celebration of college football. 1618 01:22:26,640 --> 01:22:29,280 Speaker 1: And let's not forget Houston is a pretty darn good 1619 01:22:29,320 --> 01:22:32,080 Speaker 1: place for college football. The recruiting aspects, all the alums, 1620 01:22:32,400 --> 01:22:35,080 Speaker 1: and that championship game coming here in twenty four. We're 1621 01:22:35,120 --> 01:22:37,320 Speaker 1: building our way up to it. It would not be 1622 01:22:37,439 --> 01:22:40,439 Speaker 1: possible without the continued support of this community and everything 1623 01:22:40,479 --> 01:22:43,439 Speaker 1: they do to support college football. So if you're a 1624 01:22:43,479 --> 01:22:45,080 Speaker 1: fan of one of the schools that end up here, 1625 01:22:45,920 --> 01:22:48,600 Speaker 1: that's awesome. We're looking forward to hosting you. If you're not, 1626 01:22:48,760 --> 01:22:50,920 Speaker 1: you just love college football, no better place to be 1627 01:22:51,000 --> 01:22:52,800 Speaker 1: than RG Stadium. And it'll be a big weekend for 1628 01:22:52,920 --> 01:22:56,200 Speaker 1: us because we got tight yeah, so huge. Why not 1629 01:22:56,280 --> 01:22:58,479 Speaker 1: get it kicked off in the right way? I know Sunday, 1630 01:22:58,520 --> 01:23:01,599 Speaker 1: we'll be busy, not only with our Texans get into 1631 01:23:01,720 --> 01:23:05,639 Speaker 1: WYE as they faced the Broncos, but mid afternoon we'll 1632 01:23:05,640 --> 01:23:08,120 Speaker 1: be announcing our our selections and our participants for this 1633 01:23:08,200 --> 01:23:09,880 Speaker 1: year's game. Yeah, so you definitely want to be tune 1634 01:23:09,920 --> 01:23:13,080 Speaker 1: in for that. I have. I remember in years past 1635 01:23:13,520 --> 01:23:17,040 Speaker 1: Mark has announced during the game what the game actually is. 1636 01:23:17,120 --> 01:23:19,000 Speaker 1: So you definitely want to be listening to radio broadcast 1637 01:23:19,040 --> 01:23:21,400 Speaker 1: if you don't, because you'll get that, and then I 1638 01:23:21,560 --> 01:23:24,960 Speaker 1: believe either you or Jamie talking after the game speaking 1639 01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:27,400 Speaker 1: of that or during the game will be available as 1640 01:23:27,479 --> 01:23:30,200 Speaker 1: much as y'all want to listen to us. You there 1641 01:23:30,280 --> 01:23:32,519 Speaker 1: you go. I can't wait. I mean, you know how 1642 01:23:32,560 --> 01:23:34,519 Speaker 1: I feel about Bowl season, Fletch, I absolutely love it. 1643 01:23:34,560 --> 01:23:37,040 Speaker 1: I know you guys, this is what you do, is 1644 01:23:37,080 --> 01:23:38,679 Speaker 1: what you live for us is such a marquee event 1645 01:23:38,720 --> 01:23:40,800 Speaker 1: for launch our sports and entertainment, and you guys do 1646 01:23:40,880 --> 01:23:42,160 Speaker 1: a hell of a job with it and every team 1647 01:23:42,200 --> 01:23:44,240 Speaker 1: that's come here. When I run through those people down 1648 01:23:44,240 --> 01:23:46,640 Speaker 1: the road, whether it's SEC media days or even at 1649 01:23:46,640 --> 01:23:48,560 Speaker 1: the Combine, you know, I see people that played in 1650 01:23:48,640 --> 01:23:50,120 Speaker 1: that Bowl game and they're like, man, that was fun. 1651 01:23:50,240 --> 01:23:51,920 Speaker 1: You know that was such a great time. And last 1652 01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:54,640 Speaker 1: year with all the bowl games out there were the 1653 01:23:54,880 --> 01:23:58,479 Speaker 1: best bowl game all year that was not a CFP 1654 01:23:58,560 --> 01:24:00,360 Speaker 1: or even in year's Day six. And you right, better 1655 01:24:00,400 --> 01:24:02,240 Speaker 1: than those games was the one you had right here 1656 01:24:02,280 --> 01:24:04,320 Speaker 1: with Baylor and Vanderbilt. And look where Baylor is now, 1657 01:24:04,600 --> 01:24:07,519 Speaker 1: exactly right. I was talking talking with Mac Roads and 1658 01:24:07,560 --> 01:24:09,960 Speaker 1: Matt Rule a couple of weeks ago, and that's exactly 1659 01:24:09,960 --> 01:24:12,120 Speaker 1: what they said. The win here in Houston was a 1660 01:24:12,200 --> 01:24:14,879 Speaker 1: catalyst for their success. You know, it just makes everybody 1661 01:24:14,920 --> 01:24:17,080 Speaker 1: feel that much better in the off season. You've got 1662 01:24:17,160 --> 01:24:19,960 Speaker 1: that story for recruits. You've got an opportunity to play 1663 01:24:19,960 --> 01:24:21,760 Speaker 1: on a big stage and you can talk about what 1664 01:24:21,880 --> 01:24:24,000 Speaker 1: you're doing and how you're building. I mean, we saw 1665 01:24:24,040 --> 01:24:25,880 Speaker 1: it with Texas two years ago and then they went 1666 01:24:26,240 --> 01:24:28,519 Speaker 1: into the Sugar Bowl last year. You're seeing it with 1667 01:24:28,560 --> 01:24:30,880 Speaker 1: Baylor this year. UM. You know that that's a great 1668 01:24:30,920 --> 01:24:33,640 Speaker 1: part about the college football postseason is that you know 1669 01:24:33,720 --> 01:24:36,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot of teams out there that will um 1670 01:24:36,280 --> 01:24:39,519 Speaker 1: use this as a catalyst from even better, better, better 1671 01:24:39,560 --> 01:24:42,280 Speaker 1: season next year. And you know, we're excited about this year. 1672 01:24:42,560 --> 01:24:45,559 Speaker 1: Kademy Texas Bowl dot Com Get your tickets now. Before 1673 01:24:45,600 --> 01:24:48,519 Speaker 1: they go up. Prices go up on Saturday, and tune 1674 01:24:48,520 --> 01:24:52,000 Speaker 1: in right here to UM Texans Radio on Sunday afternoon. 1675 01:24:52,120 --> 01:24:54,519 Speaker 1: Absolutely and uh we'll find out who's gonna be joining 1676 01:24:54,600 --> 01:24:56,599 Speaker 1: us come December twenty seven. That's gonna be fun. FLTs, 1677 01:24:56,640 --> 01:24:59,639 Speaker 1: appreciate your brother a huge show this evening. A big 1678 01:24:59,640 --> 01:25:02,599 Speaker 1: thanks to David Fletcher, to Mark Vandomir, to Dave Logan, 1679 01:25:02,640 --> 01:25:05,080 Speaker 1: to my buddy Andre Ware, of course our pal Clint 1680 01:25:05,120 --> 01:25:08,439 Speaker 1: s Turner, DPC do Filmlani, all of you for listening. 1681 01:25:08,520 --> 01:25:11,240 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. We will see you tomorrow and 1682 01:25:11,320 --> 01:25:12,360 Speaker 1: as always, go Texans