1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Considering who the Texans sat today, and it was a 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: lot of guys. I think the story of the game 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: has to be the running back performances and how that 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: weighs into roster decisions because Damian Pierce did start and 5 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: play in that game. Now, the numbers aren't gonna look great, 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: but he looked like he had a little bit of pop. 7 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: Weren't a lot of holes there. Seven of seventeen or 8 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: seven four to seventeen. Six yards was the long run 9 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 1: for Damien. But Woody Marx really showed out with the 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: nine yard touchdown run and looked good in spots. Even 11 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: though the average is only three point two. He looked 12 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: good and Jaward Jordan as the game wore on, led 13 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: everybody with fifty five yards on thirteen carries your thoughts 14 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: on what you saw with the ground game. 15 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's apples to apples because all three 16 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: guys that you mentioned ran behind the same offensive line 17 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 2: for the most part. I thought Jordan as well as Marx, 18 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: really kind of said a lot for the mide a 19 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: case for themselves and this one to kind of jockey 20 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: for position. I like Jordan a lot. I think he 21 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: adds some pop and he's a good receiver of the backfield. 22 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: I think March is the same thing. And when you 23 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 2: start to boil it down, the room shrinks in a 24 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: hurry for guys like Damian Pierce real fast as a 25 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: matter of fact, because you know, seven carries, he had 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: about half of what you gave Jordan, but he was 27 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 2: running the game out and still with everybody knowing exactly 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: what the Texans were doing to run the football, He's 29 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 2: still averaged over four yards per carry, which tells you 30 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 2: it would have been way a lot more had it 31 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: not been that situation, or had it been somebody different 32 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: in the game under those circumstances. But I love these 33 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: young backs. I think they've done a heck of a 34 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 2: job in terms of scouting and developing. And that room 35 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 2: is so close. And I keep saying this because good 36 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 2: coaching is it's a lost art in a lot of play. 37 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: Trust me, I played for some staffs in this city 38 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: that I can tell you it was tough, and you 39 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 2: wonder if they knew what the hell they were doing 40 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: half the time. Danny Barrett knows exactly what he's doing. 41 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: Danny Barrett can develop young running backs, and you see 42 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 2: that across the board, which is why the competition is 43 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: so close between this group of running backs. 44 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: Well, here's what we don't know. Joe Mixon's health situation 45 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: and how that affects opening day. Is he on IR 46 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: or NFI or some sort of long term list like 47 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: POP or is he available week one or week two 48 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: to three in the season. We don't know, because let's 49 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: just say he's not available. Nick Chubb, what he marks? Dariganbowale? 50 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: He looked good today too. British Brooks. Is he a 51 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: full back? Is he a running back? Is he something? 52 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: Short yardage guy? Yakub Johnson played well. They've got some 53 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: really tough decisions and if Damian Pierce among them, this 54 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 1: is going to be interesting in the next forty eight hours. 55 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: I think if Brooks makes this roster, he makes it 56 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: as a full back. And I don't think Johnson makes 57 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 2: the team. 58 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: It's one of those two, right, no doubt about it. Yeah, 59 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: And you have to look at the tight end picture 60 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: as well. Do you keep three? Does Bryant make it? 61 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: Because IRV Smith? To me, I hate to say the 62 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: word lock, but I think he's pretty safe here. He's 63 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: a good blocker. You need that. He could also catch 64 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: the football. But obviously Caate's dover and doll. 65 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 2: Closer than you think. Yeah, maybe with Bryant and Irv 66 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: Smith because they gave up something in order to get 67 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 2: him into the building, right, and Irv Smith is just 68 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 2: kind of a guy that was signed. So you know, 69 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 2: you look at how though, how that plays itself out. Yeah, 70 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: most times, if you give up something to get a player, 71 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: he's pretty safe. 72 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. Interesting when you look at the John Metshi trade 73 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: with the Philadelphia Eagles. So it's gonna be fun to 74 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: watch them boil it down to the initial fifty three. 75 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: On Tuesday we talked about it. Probably keep two quarterbacks 76 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: and keep one on the practice squad. Also back to 77 00:03:58,040 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: the tight ends for a moment. Good to see Luke 78 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: Lahem gets a place today to make his case for 79 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: at least a practice squad. 80 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 2: There's not another draft pick. Yeah, it was just brought in. 81 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: You know, he didn't have the knee injury a couple 82 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: of years ago. Two years ago, he may have been 83 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 2: a much higher drafted player. Iowa puts out a lot 84 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 2: of good tight ends. He's one of them, and when 85 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: you look at what he did in this one today, 86 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 2: he's a solid player. With great hands, good route running ability, 87 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 2: and he finishes, and so at the very least, I 88 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 2: think he's a practice roster player. 89 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: And quickly the receiver is the big two with Nico 90 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: and Kirk, and then you have the Cyclones. And by 91 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: the way, the Texans triple A affiliate in ames Iowa, 92 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 1: I they won today. They won today, they beat Kansas 93 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: State and Dublin. But you look at five right there, 94 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: and then you're wondering, well, how many more do you 95 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: keep than five? His barrio is definitely a return guy. 96 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:50,119 Speaker 1: Did one of these guys? 97 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 2: What was last year? 98 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: It was seven because they kept Sims as a return man, 99 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: so they might keep seven again. But then you have 100 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: other cuts to make in other areas and other position groups. 101 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: The conversation we had about do they he three quarterbacks 102 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 2: or just two? Yeah, I think it's two because of 103 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: what we discussed in terms of the running back. But 104 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 2: it opens up a spot and then you keep Mertz 105 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 2: or Slovas, whichever one you choose. I think it's going 106 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 2: to be Mertz because he was the draft pick. He 107 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 2: makes the practice squad. 108 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, and Slovas played pretty well, had a good camp, 109 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: looked good in the OTAs and mini camp and all that, 110 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: and he goes eleven of sixteen in the second half. 111 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: Here today, lots of tough decisions coming your way for 112 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans.