1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: What's going on? Everybody. Welcome into a Monday edition of 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: Texans All Access. Yes, I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst, 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: sideline reporter, and we are seventeen days away from the 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two NFL Draft, the Houston Texans Draft party 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: at mill Artdoor Theater. That is going to be a blast. 6 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: I will be with you that entire weekend on radio 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: talking about all the Texans draft picks, all the draft 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,159 Speaker 1: picks that are going throughout the NFL. We've got the 9 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: Harris one hundred and check out the Harris or check 10 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: out the Harris one hundred on the Texas app. That's 11 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: the best way to do it. I have made a 12 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: few changes, so hopefully and the next week or so 13 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: we'll get another update on the Harris one hundred. But 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: if you another one football takeover dot com. I've got 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: that up to date scotting reports, everything there. That thing 16 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: is as current as it could possibly be, and I 17 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: gotta say it's pretty solid. I've made a few movements 18 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: here there. A player had to move, which moved a 19 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: bunch of numbers, but it didn't change a whole heck 20 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: of a lot. But that was about it. It's It 21 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: feels pretty good. Feels like we're in the right spot 22 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: where we need to be for draft weekend, at least 23 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: from my angle. What Nikosserio and company are doing well, 24 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: we'll find out very very soon. Now. We're not gonna 25 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: hear from Nikos Sarrio tonight, but we are gonna hear 26 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: from head coach Lovey Smith just a little bit. Pep 27 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: Hamilton is not gonna not so much gonna join us. 28 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a little audio jukebox from Pep, and 29 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 1: I wish we had Frank sound. I couldn't. I could 30 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: not get Frank Ross's sound today, so we need to 31 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: get Frank on the show. Frank is just awesome. I 32 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: love Frank Ross. He's one of my favorite people I've 33 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: met that have come into that building. So we'll have 34 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: a little Texas audio jukebox with Pep Hamilton in our 35 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: next segment that we'll go around the NFL to close 36 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: it down. And the Texans made a signing, so we'll 37 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: hit that. It became official today. I put it that way, 38 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: but today was the first day of the official conditioning 39 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: period starting today. Six teams started today. The Texas started today, 40 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: Jags and a few others started, which meant players back 41 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: in the building and coaches talking at the mic. Well, 42 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: I had the opportunity to go mano almano with my 43 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: new best friend, head coach Lovey Smith. We talked about 44 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: any number of things in this interview, talking about getting 45 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: too players back and when you have that, and all 46 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: coaches have this. All coaches have this in their bag 47 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: of tricks. They watch a game, they're thinking about something, 48 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: and they grab a napkin they start doodling. So how 49 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: does coach handle doodling some new plays and then putting 50 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: them into his famous scheme for the Houston Texans. Let's 51 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: hit it me Lovey Smith? All right? So started the 52 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 1: offseason April eleventh. We've all been looking forward to this day, 53 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: John Harris alongside the HBC headball coach of the Houston Texans, 54 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: Love Smith coach. And it feel like the first day 55 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: of school, bringing you guys back. Yes it did. Yeah, 56 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: I guess it had a little Christmas field to it too, 57 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: you know, John, you know, gifts underneath the Christmas tree 58 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: and just really excited about seeing the players. Of course, 59 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: there's some communication that goes on throughout, but to have 60 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: our first meeting together, see their faces and excitement seeing them. 61 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: They haven't seen each other for a while, so just 62 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: getting it, you know, starting those relationships again. It's pretty special. 63 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: We have a great group of men, so it's good 64 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: to get that first meeting under our belt. Coach, how 65 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: much meeting time do you get with them and how 66 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: much can you talk ball with them? How much you 67 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: just getting to know them? How much is that part 68 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: of it right now? Well, there's three different phases, I 69 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: guess you could say to the all season program, and 70 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: for the first two weeks, John is be phase one 71 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: of the all season program. We can have the guys 72 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: in our building four days a week, maximum of four 73 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: hours per day, and in that amount of time the 74 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: first two weeks, two of ours would be strength and 75 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: conditioning and the other two hours would be meeting. So 76 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: there's a lot of video to go over from last year, 77 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: so it's a lot we can get done that way. 78 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: I've thought about this a lot, Coach, because you you 79 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: talked about your scheme and what you've done and what 80 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: you've been comfortable with over the years. During the offseason, 81 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: you're watching tape and you're watching something you're like, hey, 82 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: kind of I kind of like what they're doing, kind 83 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: of jot it down on a napkin. How do you 84 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: incorporate some of the new things that you see that 85 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: you see some teams do, whether it's all the way 86 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: done the high school level, if the college level, or 87 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: some teams are on the league, how do you kind 88 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: of incorporate that into a scheme that has become so 89 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: ingraining what you've done in the last couple of decades. Well, 90 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: I think a lot of it goes on while you 91 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: go while you playing. Going through the season too. Yeah, 92 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: you know, you're watching a lot of video of different 93 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: teams and seeing, you know, how offenses are attacking certain 94 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: defense and things like that. I think it starts then, 95 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: but yeah, there has been an awful lot going on. 96 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: You evaluate even more, you know, doing this all season, 97 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: and then you keep your core and our core has 98 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: been a certain way for a long period of time. 99 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: But you just try to add a few little tweaks 100 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: to it every year, and that's just a base part 101 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: of the all season as far as evaluating what you 102 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: do all three phase a special team, offense and of 103 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: course defense. Even though it's the first year for year 104 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: as head coach, you obviously we're here as a defensive coordinator. 105 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: As the defensive guys are coming in for a meeting, 106 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: how much easier is it to be able to look 107 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: at them and go, hey, remember we did this against Tennessee, 108 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 1: or hey, this is how we do this. And the 109 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: guys already sort of know, Hey, I know what to 110 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: expect from coach. I know to expect from the scheme. 111 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 1: I see that it's not complete and total Greek to 112 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: me when they see it. How important is that for 113 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 1: them as they sit in there with the meetings with 114 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: you staff. I think it's very important. I think you 115 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: can look at that, look at it that way down 116 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: with all three phase is of course special team wise, 117 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: Frank raw Steele coordinating our special team Pep Hamlets. And 118 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: even though he was in a different position last year 119 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,119 Speaker 1: was you know, we've you know, it's our offense still 120 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: that we're running for the most part, and he was 121 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: and he was a big part of that. So the 122 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: transition has been pretty good for them too, and and 123 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: of course defensively it helps an awful lot. So we 124 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: feel like we're a couple of steps ahead. You know, 125 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: last year too, you know we had COVID, so we 126 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: weren't meeting in person. Just to be able to meet 127 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: in person, is you know, kind of putting you a 128 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: lot for the head. How's your frequent flyer account to growing? 129 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: The miles are going up and up and up. How 130 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: has that been in this draft season? To get out 131 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: there see prospects up close and personal, it's a must 132 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: and I love doing it. First off, a few tank things, 133 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: uh we got. I got a chance to watch spring practice, 134 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: padded practices, real football being played. But to go to 135 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: their environment. I'm talking about the draftbull seniors, juniors and 136 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 1: see them. You didn't get aso much information as you can. 137 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: Has been pretty neat. There are a lot of great 138 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: programs around and guys have really worked out well and 139 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: we've gotten a lot of information to be able to 140 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: make some good decisions. You know, we have a little 141 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: bit of draft capital going into this draft and to 142 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: use it wisely, we'll be able to make a lot 143 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: of good decisions. How's that process been with Nick? As 144 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: you guys go through Because during the season, you guys 145 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: are locked in on Our opponent is the Washington Commanders. 146 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: We are locked in the Commanders. I don't really care 147 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: what the House state is doing at this point. But 148 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: obviously that's what Nick's group, the scouts are doing. They're 149 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: focused on what those college players are doing, and the 150 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: coaches get involved obviously when they're seasons over. How's that 151 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: process been for you and Nick to kind of merge 152 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: the scouts and the coaches together to be cohesive in 153 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: that draft approach. It's gone well. And as you mentioned, 154 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: I mean, we're not watching except for being a casual fan. 155 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: We haven't had a chance to watch a lot of 156 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: the guys as they played in college. But that process 157 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: started right away, you know, for me getting the staff 158 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,040 Speaker 1: in place, and then it was a little bit a 159 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: free agency, but everything has been towards the college guys 160 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: since then. You mentioned our personnel department. They do an 161 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: excellent job. They caught us up, you know, started with 162 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: the combine a little bit and we've been just uh, 163 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: it's been rapid fire since then. And as I mentioned earlier, 164 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: we've had a chance to see workouts. Can tell you 165 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: so much more too. We've even had a chance to 166 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: go through our local workout, so we've gotten most of 167 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: the major things done. We continue to bring guys in 168 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: for the pre draft visits and that has really been good. 169 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: There's one thing. You go to the workout, everybody's trying 170 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: to grab guys and get their questions. But when you 171 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: bring them on, you know, to your facility, we have 172 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: them all day and you you you're able to find 173 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: out a lot more. Yeah, no doubt. And you've been 174 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: through a number of Pro days. You've seen a number 175 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: of those as you're gone, but you were in Illinois 176 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: before that where there were a lot of Pro Days 177 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: that were going on. You got a chance to see it. 178 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: But how much is that process change, coach, if at all? 179 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: That Pro day process after having gone through COVID and 180 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff, has it changed much over 181 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: the years that you've been doing it and going to 182 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: Pro days as a head coach? Well, a few years 183 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: back asked when it really started to change where it 184 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: became more of a production. Yeah, you know, the spotlight 185 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: on it, and that's not all bad. I mean, the 186 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: colleges put an awful lot into that day of showcasing 187 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: their facility, how they do things, and just seeing their 188 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: products they put on the football field. So it has 189 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: changed quite a bit, But eventually get down to a 190 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: lot of the same drills that are being run. We've 191 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 1: tweaked the drills a little bit that we do, but 192 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: for the most part, we know we want to see 193 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: by position from the guys and that hadn't changed a 194 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: lot one of the things you mentioned. And I think 195 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 1: our fans don't know a lot about it because they 196 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: know about the pro days, they know about the combine, 197 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: and they know about on campus workouts. But the local workout, 198 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: that's a really important one. I know a few years 199 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: ago we had running back that had gone through that 200 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: local workout and pressed a little bit, and that was 201 00:09:58,200 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: a guy that we ended up drafting. What is that 202 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: cool workout all about? Our fans may not know a 203 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: lot about that. What can you inform them about on 204 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: that process? Well, it's exactly you know how we described 205 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,719 Speaker 1: as a local workout of you know, colleges that are 206 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: close to our you know, Houston Texan football team. So 207 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: surrounding guys get a chance to come for one day 208 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: and we get a chance to meet with them and 209 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: of course take them and work them out here at 210 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: our facility, which we were able to hold this pass 211 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: on Friday and again just more hands on to get 212 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: one final look of course at the guys that and 213 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: a lot of them that know everything about us. We 214 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: need local of course, you know all about our football 215 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: team and found a lot more out that way. Yeah, 216 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 1: guys that were rookies last year, Damos Nico brev those 217 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: guys from year one to year two, the expectations, I 218 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: would imagine that we're gonna go through the roof. I mean, 219 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 1: we're pretty realistic about the expectations. Well, what are your 220 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: expectations for those guys going from a rookie coming in 221 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: here clean, knowing nothing about the NFL for the most part, 222 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: to you're now coming back in here for a year two. 223 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: Our expectations have definitely changed. What are your thoughts about 224 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: going from your one to year two for those guys? Well, 225 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 1: I think you mentioned the you know, the rookies last year, 226 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 1: but for our football team, we should see improvement with 227 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: a lots further longest we talked about earlier with our system. 228 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: But for you, for young players, you're right, there's a 229 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: lot of things going on when you're rookie. It's trying 230 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: to figure out how to you know, get around Houston 231 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,959 Speaker 1: and trying to find your place. Now when you know 232 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: and you know what you need to do, my time 233 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: in NFL. I've seen from your first year to your 234 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: second year major improvements at all positions, and that's where 235 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: we're expecting right now. You know, these guys get a 236 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: chance first to a lot of them have been around, 237 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, working out on their own. Now to get 238 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: a chance to go through all season program. I'm talking 239 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: about lifting, strength and condition and getting stronger, being able 240 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: to really study the playbook a lot more so you 241 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: have time, really, so we should really see who these 242 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: players are, even more so than we're able to this 243 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: past season. How about you talking about getting around in Houston, 244 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: You getting rond Houston a little bit better, getting to 245 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: know it a little bit more. Yes, I am, and 246 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: loving everything about it. You know, I used to recruit 247 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: the Houston area for a long time, but now to 248 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: get a chance to to you know, favorite eating spout 249 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 1: in each town. Yeah, and just everything that goes along 250 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: with being down here is pretty neat where you have 251 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: a little bit of time to do that. Also, when 252 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: you walk in, you kind of treated like the king 253 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: around town. When you walk in, I mean you are 254 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: somewhat recognizable in this town. Uh yeah, yeah, I'm probably 255 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: you know, I look a little different than probably other 256 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: coaches that have been in my seat here, but not 257 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: a whole lot of dark guys with great beards, you know, 258 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: leading teams. But I people know, they're sports fans here 259 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 1: and they love sports, whether it's basketball, baseball, whatever, and 260 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: of course football. So I think it's just really neat 261 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: uh to listen to our fans and they're excited. They're 262 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: with us every step alone. The way. We've gotten a 263 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: lot of advice on who we should gig, number three, 264 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: number thirteen, and what we should do at all the position. 265 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: And I love talking football, especially from them, and just 266 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: can't wait to, you know, get back in the stadium 267 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: and see them. So it's Frank offered to cut your 268 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: hair or your beard? Has he offered at some point 269 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: to do it? Yes, he has earlier. Frank's pretty busy 270 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: his reputation. Again, as you go along, when you get 271 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: you know, your reputation comes become more and more, yeah, 272 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: you know, more visible out there. And that's definitely the 273 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: case with him. But I have a routine that I 274 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: go through. I have my own barber and all that. Well, 275 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: that's probably better than he's. He's offered to through my hair, 276 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: and I'm not I'm not all the way in yet 277 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: on it, Coach, So I'm gonna take your advice. I'm 278 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: gonna wait just I'm gonna give him till through OTAs 279 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: in minicamp, and then then I might do it at 280 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: that point, Coach, really appreciate your time. Thank you so much. 281 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: Coach Smith is quickly becoming one of my favorite people 282 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: to sit down on a chat with talk with. I 283 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: was at A and M Pro day and they had 284 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: everybody kind of sectioned off by media, and the coaches 285 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: were out on the field, the scouts are out in 286 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: the field, and we're all kind of cordoned off in 287 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: different areas, and Coach just kind of made his way 288 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: over to me and we just started chatting about seven 289 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: eight minutes. We started talking about that pro day of 290 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: Johnny Manzel, of course being at A and M. I mean, 291 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: he'll always bring it up, and he was there that 292 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: day because he was scouting one Mike Evans, the wide 293 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: receiver who we ultimately took I think at number six 294 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: and ended up. I think Mike Evans is putting together 295 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: a Hall of Fame career. The guy's been a Pro 296 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: bowler every every year he's been in the league. I 297 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: think Mike is one of the more underappreciated receivers in 298 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: this league. Thankfully because he is from Galveston. We give 299 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: him enough credit, and we should give enough credit. He's 300 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: been fantastic. But love he was there that day. Love 301 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: he came over. We started talking about that. We started 302 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: joking about President Bush bringing his wife and HW and 303 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: then his dog who happened to go to the bathroom 304 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: on the turf. It was crazy that day at a 305 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: m pro day, but it was great to chop it 306 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: up with Lovey Smith. First day of conditioning today back 307 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: in the building and you heard him talking about it 308 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: goes in different phases. Now we've talked to the coaches 309 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: over the years about the different phases, but you know, 310 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: different listening audiences over the years, and they're in a 311 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: phase one. An opportunity to sit and chat with the players, 312 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: see him up close, and I can imagine as he said, 313 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: and you think about your your businesses and the things 314 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: that you do seeing people again, it's it's now. I 315 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: will say, it is anxiety written for some people and 316 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: it can be sort of tough, like, hey, I've been 317 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: doing my job for two years at my house away 318 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: from the away from the business, whatever the case might be. 319 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: But I think in a situation like education, in this 320 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: case football, where you're doing a lot of stuff in 321 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: the classroom, that face to face contact can be hugely, 322 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: hugely important. I'm not saying that for every single occupation, 323 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: but in this case coach talking about being able to 324 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: see the players up close doing demonstrations. They need to 325 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: see that. Sometimes that's hard to get across on zoom. 326 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: So this hopefully will be a much better offseason than 327 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: we've had. We didn't even have one in twenty twenty. 328 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: It's some version of it in twenty twenty one. And 329 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: I actually we're able to get on the grass for 330 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: a little bit during twenty twenty one and hopefully it 331 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: will have a somewhat and I say this in air quotes. 332 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: My fingers are going up in the air quote symbol 333 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: a normal off season, in a normal April through June, 334 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: when the players go off for the break come back, 335 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: it's training camp. Man, that break is awesome, I will 336 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: tell you it is. It's nice to have a little 337 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: quiet before training camp kind of gears up because there's 338 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: so much that goes on. But man, it's good to 339 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: have the players back in the building now a player 340 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: who was going to be in this building. It was 341 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 1: announced officially today that running back Marlin Mack is now 342 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: joining the Houston Texans. That's been it was news probably 343 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: I think a couple of weeks ago. I want to 344 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: say it was at least at least ten to twelve 345 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 1: days ago when it was announced that Marlin Mack was 346 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 1: signing with the Texans. Travel schedules, physicals, all the things 347 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: that go into making a signing official. Well, they went 348 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: into play today and the Texans announced it earlier today 349 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: that Marlon Mack, running back formerly of the Indianapolis Colts, 350 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 1: would be joining the Houston Texans six foot two twelve 351 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: and I think in the twenty eighteen season, Mac was 352 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: a big reason why the Colts made that run the 353 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: way they did, why they beat the Texans to end 354 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: the nine game winning streak at twenty eighteen, why they 355 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: beat it Exans in the playoff game. If I remember right, 356 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack went too large in that game. I think 357 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: he went two bills in that game. I still see 358 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: him in my nightmares, and he just he ran he 359 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: oh wow, he ran rough shot and then nineteen got 360 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,159 Speaker 1: a little banged up twenty twenty, Jonathan Taylor came in 361 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: and all he's turned into arguably the best or the 362 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: second best running back in the league, depending on whether 363 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry is on the field or not. And so 364 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack became expendable. The Texans were able to snatch 365 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: him up, and hopefully they're gonna be able to find 366 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: out what they've got in Marlon Mack as they go 367 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: towards the draft. And I think this is something that 368 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: I would I would say for everybody on this roster 369 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: because you start thinking, oh, they got Max, so that 370 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: means they don't need a running back, or they got Um, 371 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,120 Speaker 1: or they got Jalen Reeves maybe at linebacker, that means 372 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: they don't need They don't it's not really at this point. 373 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: The Texans just need to keep bringing in elite football players, 374 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: that's the point. And if you bring in a running back, 375 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna come peat with Marlon Mack, with Rex Burkhead, 376 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: with Scottie Phillips, with Royce Freeman. He's gonna compete with 377 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: all of those guys. So it doesn't preclude the Texans 378 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: from snatching a Kenny Walker at number thirty seven or 379 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: a Breeze Hall at number thirty seven, or a Damien 380 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: Pierced a little bit later in a draft, or a 381 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: Kyran Williams maybe early on Day three. It doesn't preclude 382 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: them from doing that. But what it does is it 383 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: puts more more bodies in the room to sort of 384 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: figure out, especially had a position like like running back. 385 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: That's one where we've seen it so many different injuries. 386 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: Guys go down for a few weeks, you gotta have 387 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: somebody to step in and do some good things. I 388 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: remember that Jets game the Jets ended up and now 389 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 1: the name escapes, you do have to look it up 390 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: during a break, but they had a running back I 391 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: think it was his name is Walter. He went to Rice, 392 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: Austin Walter I think went to Rice really hang out 393 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: on a field. But Michael Carter, the rookie who'd had 394 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 1: a great rookie year, he got banged up before a 395 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: game and so they had to turn to Walter. He 396 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: has to scoring a touchdown back at his hometown where 397 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: you're going to college. It was a big day and 398 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: they had Jets ended winning the game. So the more 399 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 1: bollets in the holster, if you will, the more shots 400 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: the more darts you have in your hand throwing out 401 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: the dartboard. A better opportunity you have now would be awesome. 402 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: If Marlin Mack was healthy for all seventeen games and 403 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 1: we saw the old Marlin Mac for seventeen games, Hell yeah, 404 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 1: that would be awesome. But chances are that's not gonna 405 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: happen every single game. So you gotta have some youth 406 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: at the position too. So this signing of Marlin Mack 407 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: doesn't preclude them from going out and drafting and running back. 408 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: Maybe you drafted two. It doesn't at all, and it 409 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: doesn't for any of the positions. Texas are gonna have 410 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:39,919 Speaker 1: a lot of draft picks, and they've signed a lot 411 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: of different players at different spots. But they're not gonna say, well, no, 412 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 1: we can't draft the running back because we want signed 413 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: Dario go Boa and they resigned Race Freeman, and we 414 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: already resigned Rex Burke had back during the year, and 415 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: now we bring out Marlin Mack. They're gonna bring in 416 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: talent and let it compete at every position, every single position, 417 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: maybe including quarterback. Well let's talk a little bit more 418 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: about quarterbacks and the offense, and we're gonna let the 419 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,880 Speaker 1: man say it for himself, Pep Hamilton. A little Texans 420 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:15,239 Speaker 1: Audio jute box with the Texans offensive coordinator next right 421 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: here in Texans All Access Welcome Backs Monday edition of 422 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from the Hunday Texans a Radio STUDEO. Yeah, 423 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,639 Speaker 1: I started singing because I can't sing, so I always 424 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,640 Speaker 1: like to kind of just belt it out, just kind 425 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: of let it go. I'm your host of Stevie John 426 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: Harris Football. I know a sideline report. It's time for 427 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: a little Texans audio juke box. It's been a little while. 428 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: I always do this. With press conferences, we did this, 429 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: and this kind of gives you where the idea came from. 430 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: Back my old radio station. We used to have a 431 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: boss who would go over to Texans press conferences and 432 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: he would get all the sad sound and he would 433 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: bring it back to our afternoon show, which just happened 434 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: to be me and Trump Pendergast, and so he would 435 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,719 Speaker 1: come in. He would play the sound, and then we 436 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: would react to it, and then he would play more sound. 437 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: We'd react to it even more, and I was like, huh, 438 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: I kind of liked this idea. So then I started 439 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,199 Speaker 1: this a few years ago. Where I would take the 440 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: sound from the press conference and get the key notes 441 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: and then either decipher what coaches saying or just give 442 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: me the information straight out. So here we go. Texans 443 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: Audio jukebox offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, Lovey, Pep Frank Ross 444 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: All went to the podium at the press box in 445 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: the press box today and of course right off the 446 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 1: bat PEPs stepped up there. The first question was about food, No, 447 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 1: no vacation, No Davis Mills. Yes, of course, you know 448 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: it had to be about Davis Mills, and it was. 449 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: Here's what Pep had to say about Davis making the 450 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 1: leap from year one to year two heading into the 451 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: second season. I think, you know the simple fact that 452 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: you know we're talking about Davis. You know it's potentially 453 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: being our starting quarterback. It's going to be really important 454 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:16,439 Speaker 1: that he brings a certain level of consistency every day 455 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: in the meeting rooms, in the weight room, out on 456 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: the field with our guys and the strength coaches, as 457 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 1: well as continue to work to understand NFL defense so 458 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: that he can go out and play faster and be 459 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: a better decision maker with the football. Now, I have 460 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: been around, I've been around these parts since two thousand 461 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: and seven or a lot of coaches go to the 462 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: mic and they talk about things very vague ambiguous. If 463 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 1: you will, Hey, what does guy have to work on 464 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 1: to get better? Well, you know, we just want to 465 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: see him make strides in year two and just become 466 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: the type of quarterback that we all think he can be. No, like, specifically, 467 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: what do you want that guy to work on? Well, 468 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's something that we're all gonna have to 469 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: work for. We're all gonna have to work together to 470 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,640 Speaker 1: make it better. I get so frustrated listen to press 471 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: conferences when coaches are asked about things that a player 472 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: can work on, and then you get that was not 473 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: the case for Pep Hamilton when he was asked today, 474 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,159 Speaker 1: what are the specific things that Davis Mills needs to 475 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: work on going forward? First and foremost, we have to 476 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: speed up our drops. We have to speed up our drops. 477 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: That's a big part of staying on schedule in the 478 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 1: passing game. We have to continue to work on managing 479 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,679 Speaker 1: the pocket and keeping our eyes down feel you know, 480 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: there's a lot of times when we get off schedule 481 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: and we moved off our spot. You know, there's a 482 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: spot that we typically set up at at the top 483 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: of our drops. Well, you know, if you have to 484 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: move off your spot, you know, you just want to 485 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: maintain your throwing posture, keep your eyes down, feel and 486 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: continue your progression. And if it means find your checkdown, 487 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: we'll do. Just when he mentioned right off the bat 488 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: about its drops, that was really interesting And I didn't 489 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: mean to do this, It just it just sort of happened. 490 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: I had been up there for the press conference, came 491 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: back down and I was looking for something onto YouTube's 492 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: Can you find everything onto YouTube's? And I came across 493 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: Davis Mills's Best Plays in twenty twenty one. Okay, this 494 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 1: makes for a good munch fodder video to watch. So 495 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: I'm eating lunch and I'm watching, and I thought back 496 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: as I'm watching, I thought back to what Pep had 497 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: to say, and I was like, man, he's right on. 498 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: It's something you don't think about. Oh man, the pass 499 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: drop's got to be quicker, but it does. It really 500 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 1: does need to improve if things get a little bit 501 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: quicker and faster. So I'm watching this and as we 502 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: got to the second part, you know, obviously after David's 503 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: head gone back to the bench, but then came back 504 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: and started the Seattle games, you started seeing things speed 505 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: up a little bit. His drop was faster, decisions were 506 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: made faster, he threw the ball. Maybe it was a 507 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,239 Speaker 1: little bit more zip too, because he knew where he 508 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: was wanting. He knew where he wanted to throw the football. 509 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: But the drop was the one that got me because 510 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: I watched these college prospects as college quarterbacks, and they 511 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: are so slow, especially if they've never taken a snap 512 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: under center. If they have never taken a snap under center, 513 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: you can absolutely forget them getting away pushing away from 514 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: center quickly, and then guys just kind of take their 515 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: time going back. So it's one of those fundamental things 516 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: that quarterbacks should be much better. At the fact that 517 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: that coach Hamilton had pointed that out, I thought was 518 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:30,439 Speaker 1: really really interesting about Davis Mills. That was it was 519 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,920 Speaker 1: really kind of it was kind of cool to hear 520 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 1: him go into specifics of the things that Davis has 521 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: to do better. And it isn't as if Davis is 522 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: gonna hear that and go coach, you don't believe it. No, 523 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: I think those are all very constructively spoken by Pep 524 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 1: about his quarterback Davis Mills. Now, if Davis is gonna 525 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 1: do things in year two and be successful at those things, 526 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:01,360 Speaker 1: he's going to need the running game to step up big. 527 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,719 Speaker 1: Here's Pep on the importance of said running game. We 528 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 1: feel like it's really important. We feel like, you know, 529 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, you want to present 530 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,959 Speaker 1: balance to your opponent. It's tough enough to defend the 531 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: pass rushers that we face on a week to week 532 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: basis in the National Football League, so you would like to, 533 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: you know, especially on first and second down, just forced 534 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: our defense to I mean, the defense is to play 535 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:28,080 Speaker 1: us on this and you do that by having balancing 536 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: your attacks. So we want to improve our running game. Look, 537 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: this running game for the last couple of years has 538 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: just been I mean, you guys, you guys have seen it. 539 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,199 Speaker 1: I don't have to sit there and tell you this 540 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 1: running game has not been good. The coaches know the 541 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: running game wasn't good. Everybody knows the running game wasn't good. 542 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: One year, I think it was thirty first in the league. 543 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: One year I think it was thirty second in the league. 544 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 1: May have been both years, thirty for either way. When 545 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 1: the number starts with a three and there are two digits. 546 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: It's not good. Thirty to thirty first, thirty second doesn't 547 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: matter when you for two years cannot run the football 548 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 1: effectively against good defenses and just take the pressure off 549 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: your quarterback. That's too much, man, and it was. It 550 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 1: was too much Undershaw Watson twenty twenty was too much 551 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: on Tyrod and Davis in twenty twenty one. The run 552 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: game has got to get better. We all know that 553 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: we talked earlier, Lovey Smith. We're talking about running backs. 554 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 1: Marl the Mac added to the roster today. If you 555 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: missed the news, it is Old Fisciale, Marlin Mack. Part 556 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: of the roster that makes the running back room Rex Burkhead, 557 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: Scottie Phillips, dary Ogenwalle, Royce Freeman, Marlon Mack as it 558 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: stands today. And of course fullbacks Paul Quisenbury and Andy Janovic. 559 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if they're in the full back I 560 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 1: don't know if they're in the running back room or 561 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:47,760 Speaker 1: if they're in the tight end room. Either way, their fullbacks, 562 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 1: they kind of split both nowadays. But that's your ball carrying, 563 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: ball catching backs if you will. Those five doesn't mean 564 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: they're not going to add more to it, but it 565 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: is going to be hugely important for those backs to 566 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: have a good year. And if the backs are gonna 567 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: have a good year, the offensive line has to have 568 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: a good year. Now. I don't think we have it 569 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: into clips here, but Pep was asked about Titus Howard, 570 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: Titus Howard guard tackle, Titus Howard guard tackle, and Pep 571 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: Hamilton answered it about the way you would expect, and 572 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: that was we'll tell you later. I don't have that sound, 573 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: but that's essentially what he said. And there's been so 574 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: so much talk about Titus going back to tackle. We 575 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: saw him at left tackle when Larrmy was out last 576 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: year and there were some struggles in the left tackle position. 577 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:48,480 Speaker 1: We'll see how that plays out. My gut tells me 578 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: that Titus will end up at right tackle, Laramie back 579 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 1: at left tackle, justin Brittt's center, and we can feel 580 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: pretty solid about those three. Then you're gonna have competition 581 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: at the guard spots, which Max Sharping, AJ Cann some 582 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: rookies where who else you're gonna throw into that mix. 583 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: There may be another signing at some point that we're 584 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: not thinking about, but my gut has set all along 585 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: at Titus will go back to tackle, and George Warhop 586 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: will have those three on the out outside Britta in 587 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: the middle, and then rock and roll. Now, Jimmy Morrisey 588 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: did some good things at center last year, and hopefully 589 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 1: he continues that this year that if if Britt does 590 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: go down for some reason, Jimmy can step in like 591 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: he did in parts of games this year, and he 592 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: can rise to the occasion and do some good things 593 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: now in his second year and getting a full year 594 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: here with the Texans, unlike last year when he got 595 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 1: thrown into the fire. I think he'd been here like 596 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: three or four weeks. Go to Miami. We don't have Britt. 597 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: You Now, Jimmy's got to step up against Raekwon Davis 598 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: and actually did a decent job against him. So you've 599 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: got all that going on the offensive line and so 600 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: the running game with that offensive line and the running backs. 601 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: I think on both levels, offensive line and running backs, 602 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: there will be new pieces that come in and you 603 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: will have significant impact on this twenty twenty two team 604 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: from a rookie at least one at each spot, old 605 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: line and running back. We'll let that happen, now, will 606 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 1: it happened at wide Receiver. Hard to say because Brandon 607 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: Cooks is coming back. There's been a lot of talk 608 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 1: about and calling noise or whatever you want to callers, 609 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 1: a lot of talk about Brandon Cooks being traded. A 610 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: lot people in the media nowadays, they know how to 611 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:30,680 Speaker 1: read a contract, they know how to look at things 612 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: and come up with their own thoughts, and a lot 613 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: of people thought there was a potential of Brandon Cooks 614 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 1: being traded. Instead, he signed a two year extension to 615 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 1: remain with the Texans, and Pep was asked about the 616 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: importance of having number thirteen back Brandon Cooks. That means 617 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,959 Speaker 1: a lot. I think when you look at just the 618 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: production that Brandon has been able to have over the 619 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: past a few seasons, but over the course of his career, 620 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: you know, he brings a certain level of paranoia for 621 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: our opponents, and that's going to open up the opportunity 622 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: for us to balance out our attack. You know, we 623 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: have to improve our run game. But at the same time, 624 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: you know, we go out with the objects in the 625 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: score we want to score. I'll score the opponent in 626 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: every game you play. That, of course, was one of 627 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: the talking points of Brandy Cooks was does he strike 628 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: fear in the heart of defenses? And look, he's not 629 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill. You know, he's different from Mike Evans, who 630 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: we talked about earlier. But teams have got an account 631 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 1: for Brandy Cooks. Maybe not the same way they account 632 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: for Tyreek Hill, Mike Evans, etc. But man, they got 633 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: an account for him in some way, shape or form, 634 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 1: and that puts a lot of pressure on a defense. 635 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: Hopefully in year two of their careers, defenses will have 636 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: to game plan at some point to slow down Nico 637 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: Collins and Brevin Jordan. Both of them over the last 638 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: half of the year showed some improvement. Brev got in 639 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: the end zone against the La Rams in his first 640 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: game action. That was great to see. Nico got an 641 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: the end zone against LA Chargers for his first touchdown. 642 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: They both down the stretch. We're instrumental for this team 643 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: in the passing game. Now in year two, it's time 644 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: for to take another step. Here's Pep Hamilton talking about 645 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: his two second year pass catchers, Nico Collins and Brevin Jordan. Yeah, 646 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 1: that's it's going to be important that you know Nico 647 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 1: and Brevin and some of the other you know, young 648 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 1: pass receiving threats that we have that they worked together 649 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: with our quarterbacks to just develop, to develop more of 650 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: a sense of continuity and uh and that trust, you know, 651 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: that level of trust that we're going to need to 652 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,719 Speaker 1: to be able to play fast and anticipate our throws 653 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 1: and to attack our opponent, our opponents with rhythm and 654 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: time and in our passing game. Now we've talked about 655 00:33:46,400 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: Davis and Brev and Nico right there, but year two 656 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: players in general have got to take significant strides, and 657 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: Pep sort of encapsulated all of those players when he 658 00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: was asked about making the strides from your one to 659 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 1: year two. Yeah, we expect, you know, for you know, 660 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,480 Speaker 1: some of our younger guys to take a step. You know, 661 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: we expect there to be a certain level of progress 662 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: for the simple fact that you've spent you've had time 663 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: on task. I think with any young player, not just 664 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: at the quarterback position, the more you have an understanding 665 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 1: of what the opponent is attempting to do to you 666 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:26,319 Speaker 1: or how they strategically trying to attack our offense or 667 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:28,719 Speaker 1: defend our offense, it's going to help, you know, it's 668 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 1: going to help us to make faster decisions, and that's 669 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,760 Speaker 1: what it's all about, just making fast decisions and executing 670 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 1: at a high level. It goes back to the very 671 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: first comment about Davis Mills, and it's drops to be 672 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:44,399 Speaker 1: able to make those faster decisions, getting to your drop 673 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: point faster. As you're dropping, your head is moving. You're 674 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:49,920 Speaker 1: trying to keep it still, but it's moving. But if 675 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 1: you get to your drop point and that head can 676 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:56,440 Speaker 1: get still, you're reading safeties, things happen faster. The game 677 00:34:57,160 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 1: starts to we say it's slowing down, but what it 678 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 1: is is you're getting more competent at making decisions because 679 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:09,440 Speaker 1: you're seeing things quicker faster. Your pre snap reads are 680 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:12,239 Speaker 1: all good, and as a second year player, you can 681 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 1: start to, hey, I remember this from last year. I 682 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: can do this. Hey I remember this coverage. I know 683 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,240 Speaker 1: what this coverage is. I'm gonna do this. You start 684 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,719 Speaker 1: seeing and doing those things that maybe you didn't think 685 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 1: you could as a rookie, or you look back as 686 00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:27,760 Speaker 1: a rookie and go, man, I can't believe I didn't 687 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: know to do this. But now in a second year 688 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: you can put all that into play and hopefully those 689 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 1: three in particular those three, Davis Mills, Nico Collins, and 690 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 1: Brevin Jordan. I mentioned Jimmy Morrisey him as well. In 691 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,880 Speaker 1: that second year, things just happen a lot faster because 692 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: they've seen it before. They are moving at a faster 693 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:49,759 Speaker 1: rate of speed. They've got some of those things that 694 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: bothered them as rookies where things are a little bit slower. 695 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 1: They're getting through them faster. Everything moves faster, they're executing better, 696 00:35:56,719 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: and this offense moves like Pep Hamilton and all of 697 00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: us wanted to move in twenty twenty two. So there 698 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: it is, Texans Audio juke box with Pep Hamilton. Now, 699 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:12,799 Speaker 1: one thing that I mentioned earlier was about Marlon Mack 700 00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: and I wish I had the sound for this. I don't. 701 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:18,720 Speaker 1: I don't know why. I don't know the Frank Ross sound, 702 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: but I wish I did because he was asked about 703 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:25,600 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack. Now Frank's special team's coach and Marlin Max 704 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,319 Speaker 1: and running backs. So you're like, wait, is Marlon Mack 705 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,919 Speaker 1: gonna return kicks? What's the connection? Well, Frank was in 706 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:34,880 Speaker 1: Indianapolis for two years while Martin Mack was on that roster, 707 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: and he spoke about Marla today, and I thought it 708 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: was very straight into the point. He said, Look, he's 709 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:46,319 Speaker 1: a pretty low key guy, quiet guy, but a good 710 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:50,759 Speaker 1: teammate will bust his butt and play hard for this organization. 711 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 1: I wish we had that sound, and I'll try and 712 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 1: find it during the break. If I can't find it tonight, 713 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 1: I'll end up having it for you tomorrow so we 714 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: can hear that. But Frank, I thought a great job 715 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,359 Speaker 1: encapsulating the effect of Marlan Mac and the impact Marlon 716 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: Mac can have on this roster in twenty twenty two. 717 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:07,399 Speaker 1: So that was good. Here there's a very last question. 718 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: I can't remember who asked that question. I think maybe 719 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:13,200 Speaker 1: Cole Thompson maybe who asked us a good question because 720 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:15,919 Speaker 1: Frank had that experience with Marlon. So I wish we'd 721 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:17,800 Speaker 1: had to sound from Frank, but we'll save it for 722 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: another time. We gotta get Frank on the show because 723 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 1: I know Frank can go a lot of different directions 724 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: and he would be really, really funny. You let me 725 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:27,839 Speaker 1: ask him, Lovey Smith about Frank Ross, about does he 726 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: cut your hair? Frank's offered to cut my hair. I'm 727 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,480 Speaker 1: not sure if I'm totally there yet, but I kind 728 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:35,400 Speaker 1: of want to do it. I've been balled before. I 729 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: can handle a bad haircut. I just don't think Frank 730 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,840 Speaker 1: will give me a bad haircut either way. That is 731 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 1: for a time down the road. All right, A lot 732 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:45,760 Speaker 1: of things happened this weekend and today in the NFL. 733 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 1: We'll go round the NFL and one of the more 734 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: tragic stories that happened this weekend down at South Beach 735 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 1: involved a former first round quarterback. We'll discuss that next 736 00:37:55,280 --> 00:38:01,480 Speaker 1: right here on Texas All Access. Well, I mean, we're 737 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,319 Speaker 1: looking at the roster right now and you see who 738 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: we have there, and you also see our play at 739 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 1: the cornerback position. Our play at the cornerback position last 740 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:15,560 Speaker 1: year was not good enough. It's as simply that if 741 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: we brought somebody back, we have faith in them, we 742 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 1: think that they can fit into the mix some kind 743 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:23,439 Speaker 1: of way. But as a position, will continue to look 744 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,600 Speaker 1: to improve. We can't play the type of football that 745 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:28,560 Speaker 1: we want to play until we get bad at the 746 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:32,480 Speaker 1: cornerback position. I will say that that was Lovey Smith 747 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 1: at his presser today talking about the corner cr any 748 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:42,240 Speaker 1: our cornerback position, depending on where you live in the world, 749 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 1: sometimes quarterback and Quantaback kind of sound the same that 750 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:51,279 Speaker 1: he's talking about corners, secondary past defenders. I don't think 751 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:53,600 Speaker 1: it's for those who watch the twenty twenty one and 752 00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:56,480 Speaker 1: I don't think that is a surprise. I think the 753 00:38:56,520 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 1: fact that Lovey did address that right there shows, Hey, 754 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:05,560 Speaker 1: the Texans could put a pretty high priority. I'm finding 755 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:08,880 Speaker 1: guys that cover. Is it a Derek Stingley, Is it 756 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:11,360 Speaker 1: a Sauce Gardner? Two guys that presumably we're going to 757 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:13,959 Speaker 1: top twelve? Is it somebody at thirteen like a Trent 758 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:19,560 Speaker 1: McDuffie and Andrew Booth mcduffietta Washington. Is it McDuffie's teammate 759 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:21,840 Speaker 1: Kyler Gordon. Maybe a little bit later in the draft, 760 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,880 Speaker 1: where do they look for corners? And one of my 761 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 1: favorites do they look on Day two? It's Zia McCullum 762 00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 1: out of sam Houston or Marcus Jones, the diminutive corner 763 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:33,799 Speaker 1: at the University of Houston, but one of the best 764 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,920 Speaker 1: football players I think I saw in twenty twenty one. 765 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:39,880 Speaker 1: So definitely something to watch for your Texans in twenty 766 00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:43,239 Speaker 1: twenty two, starting in this draft coming up at the 767 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 1: end of this month. Now, let's go around the NFL 768 00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:52,160 Speaker 1: with one of the saddest stories in most recent weeks. 769 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: There's a lot going on the NFL trades, a lot 770 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 1: of fun stuff to talk about. Probably the hardest thing 771 00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:03,080 Speaker 1: to talk about is losing a young person well before 772 00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:07,720 Speaker 1: they should pass, and that is Dwayne Haskins. Dwayne Haskins 773 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:09,799 Speaker 1: was down in South Florida. He was working out with 774 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:13,960 Speaker 1: the Steelers teammates and I don't and haven't heard the 775 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:18,239 Speaker 1: full gist of what exactly happened, but he was hit 776 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:22,840 Speaker 1: by a truck and unfortunately passed away at the age 777 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:26,640 Speaker 1: of twenty four. Just an incredibly sad story and one 778 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:31,680 Speaker 1: that I just hate to hate to bring up in 779 00:40:31,719 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: any way, shape or form. More tragic news in the NFL. 780 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: Garry Brown. For Houston fans, I go way way back 781 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:44,759 Speaker 1: to the Oilers days. You remember Gary Brown had a 782 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:47,400 Speaker 1: tremendous season at running back. I believe it was in 783 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:50,200 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety three. Gary Brown was outstanding. He had been 784 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:53,480 Speaker 1: the rain backs coach of Dallas Cowboys up until twenty twenty. 785 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:57,160 Speaker 1: Last year he spent it I believe, with the University Wisconsin. 786 00:40:57,719 --> 00:41:02,400 Speaker 1: Fifty two years old. He passed away over the weekend. 787 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:06,600 Speaker 1: He had been in hospice care had significant issues since 788 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:12,080 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. Gary Brown, former Houston Oilers running back, passed 789 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:16,319 Speaker 1: away at the age of fifty two. So just a 790 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:20,799 Speaker 1: sad weekend losing Dwayne Haskins and losing Gary Brown, and 791 00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:25,759 Speaker 1: thoughts and prayers to Gary Brown and Dwayne Haskins family. 792 00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:29,680 Speaker 1: They're gone both way too soon. All right, that's gonna 793 00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:32,360 Speaker 1: do it for tonight's show, A big thanks to a 794 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:35,640 Speaker 1: man Austin Mendez back in the studio for a coach, 795 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,480 Speaker 1: Lovey Smith who joined me. If you missed that interview, 796 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,279 Speaker 1: you going, oh man, I just got in a car. 797 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:42,680 Speaker 1: I'm just hearing this. Yeah, love you Smith. On Yeah 798 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:46,000 Speaker 1: Houston Texas dot com. 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We're probably an update coming 804 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:01,800 Speaker 1: within ek or so, which is probably news to my 805 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:05,440 Speaker 1: friend Amanda Kaffy, But either way, Texas app, get all 806 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,759 Speaker 1: of our podcasts, get all access there so you can 807 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:10,520 Speaker 1: hear my interview with Lovey Smith for earlier in the show. 808 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:14,120 Speaker 1: Right then, big thanks to you for listening, Thank you 809 00:42:14,120 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 1: so much. We'll see tomorrow and as always, go Texans.