1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: What is up? Everybody? Welcome into a Friday edition of 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: Texans All Access and we are just one short weekend away, Saturday, 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: Sunday Monday night, New Orleans Saints in the Superdome. Let's 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: get it on. Welcome to the show, everybody. I am 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: John Harris Football and a Southern reporter in the Honday 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: Texans Radio studio with another two hours for you on 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: Texans football. And boy do we have a lot for you. 8 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: We've got my keys to the game. We've got Mark 9 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: Vandemir stopping by to talk about this battle with New Orleans. 10 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: I've got all of my NFL predictions or fourteen games 11 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,599 Speaker 1: this weekend, not counting to Texans. I will never pick 12 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:45,959 Speaker 1: those games. Hart and Head can't battle. I don't want 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: that to happen. So I pick all fourteen games against 14 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: spread straight up. I'll have that for you. We are 15 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: also going to have John the chasier of Saints dot 16 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: Com Dpcity will go behind enemy sidelines with John and 17 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: get the skinny on the same and then our final 18 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: segment we will have devoted to our players. I devote 19 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,639 Speaker 1: that last segment to the players, which means a little 20 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: player reporter. How about b Scar TV. You like that 21 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: B SCAR Is that Cajack TV? But b Scar TV? Interesting? 22 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: Oh and d W four it's gonna be on with 23 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: Drew with the last word. How about that? Boy? We 24 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 1: got plenty plenty to do tonight, and we're gonna start 25 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: with some hot reads. Hot reads brought to you by 26 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: Geico fifteen minutes because save you fifteen percent or more 27 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: on car In shirts. And our first hot read tonight, 28 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: as it is each and every Friday, is the headball 29 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: coach Bill O'Brien stepped into studio today spend a few 30 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: minutes with Mark Vandemir, coach. How is preparation for this one? 31 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: Getting ready to play in the super dumb tough building. 32 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: Yeah it was. It was good week. These guys, Uh 33 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: practice hard. They got better as the week went on, 34 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: and uh, you know we we piped into noise. You know, 35 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: it's never gonna really be actually like it will be 36 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: Monday night, but these guys put it, put in a 37 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: lot of effort, good preparation and uh, two good football teams, 38 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: so it'll be a fun night. And also getting the 39 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 1: new guys acclimated to playing in your system for this 40 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: open er. Yeah, that was that was a process, and 41 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: I think we have a really good process. You know, 42 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: we call it an onboarding process. And it started right 43 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: away the day they got here. And then uh, relative 44 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: to our assistant coaches and the guys that we we 45 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: we acquired in trades and things like that. You know, 46 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: our assistant coaches worked very hard. There were some carryover, 47 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: like with with LT and Kenny, those guys had, uh, 48 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: they were familiar with some of the things that we 49 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 1: do here relative to what they were doing in Miami. 50 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: So it was it was a good week. Drew Brees, 51 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: it seems like he's been playing since the beginning of time. 52 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: So how is he different at all? I mean, he 53 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: just gets better and better. I mean, these guys like 54 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 1: Drew and Tom and uh, you know, these guys that 55 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: are playing when they're forty years old, it's remarkable. I mean, 56 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: to be able to uh, you know, take care of 57 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: their bodies that way, prepare for each and every game, 58 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: the intensity of the week, the intense of the game, 59 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: and to be able to do that at forty years 60 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: of age, it is just it's incredible, you know. And 61 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: they've they've been fortunate because especially Tom, but also Drew, 62 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: they've been in the same system for for several several years, 63 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: and that's big when you have continuity of system and 64 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: you're not changing systems every couple of years, you know, 65 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: when you're when you're letting coaches go and things like that, 66 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: you know you're in the same system and that helps too. 67 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: But these guys, Drew's a Hall of Fame player and 68 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a big challenge for us. Everybody talks 69 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: about them throwing to Camara and everything, but how tough 70 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,399 Speaker 1: is the running game to stop for the Saints. Yeah, 71 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: they have a little bit of everything. I mean, they 72 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: throw the ball to Camara, they run the ball well, 73 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: they have a good offensive line that you know, good 74 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: screen game. You know, they have a lot of weapons. 75 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: And Drew's you know, he's the he's the conductor back there. 76 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: You know. He gets them going at a good pace. 77 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: And we've got to get lined up and really our 78 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: focus is to be fundamentally sound and do our jobs. 79 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: I think that's the big thing for us this week. 80 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: What about defensively, They've really ramped up the last couple 81 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: of years in that department. Yeah, I would say the 82 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: last half of last year they really they really did 83 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: a good job. They they were. They played a big 84 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: part in that team going thirteen and three and getting 85 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: to where they got to in the in the NFC 86 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: Championship game. That the defense played really well. They're good 87 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: on the back end. Cam Jordan, you know he can 88 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: he can ruin a game by himself upfront, So we've 89 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: got to do a good job of controlling that. And uh, 90 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: we got to try to stay balanced and do the 91 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: best we can to convert on third downs. And that's 92 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: gonna be big to try to stay on the field. 93 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: What about the special teams part of it? Special teams 94 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: is important. We feel really good about where we are 95 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: with our special teams units. Our coverage units have played 96 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: really well this preseason and practiced well, and we got 97 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: a lot of guys to take a lot of pride 98 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: in it. So you know those guys, they'll show up 99 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: Monday night and give great effort and and uh go 100 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: out there and try to make plays for us. All. 101 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: I know, you want to play clean, but biggest factors 102 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: and pulling out the victoria. I think in the first 103 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: game Vandy, it's always about tackling, you know, being able 104 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: to tackle well. You know, you haven't really live tackled 105 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: that much relative to the starters and things like that. 106 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: I think that's a big deal. I think penalties are 107 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 1: a big deal. I think turnovers. I think when you 108 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: look at the green Bay Chicago game, the first game 109 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: of the year, I mean, that's really what it came 110 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: down to. It was turnovers, it was miss tackles, it 111 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: was penalties. And I think that's that's something that the 112 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: team that does the league makes the least amount of 113 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: mistakes is the team that's gonna win. Coach, thanks a lot, 114 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: good luck, Thank you, Annie. Not that any NFL team 115 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: is easier to prepare for than any other, but man, 116 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: preparing for the Saints right out of the shoot, that's 117 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: that's a tough one. And on Monday night and in 118 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: their building when it's gonna be loud and rocks, I mean, 119 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough. There's no doubt. I don't end 120 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: the coach for having to prepare for this one. But 121 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: he's got some help. Let's get to our next hot 122 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: read and that means a little tex Let's write Texans 123 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: audio two box baby all right. On Thursday, Romeo Crennell 124 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: went to the podium and he was asked about a 125 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: guy that I think is one of the best players 126 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: in the league, and that is Alvin Camara. Here's rack 127 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: on Camaro. He's fast, he can run inside, you can 128 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: run outside, he can run routes, he can catch the ball, 129 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: he can outrun people. He's one of those that you 130 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: might have to consider putting two guys on. Yeah, and 131 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: I think I think rax on is something putting two 132 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: guys on or putting somebody different on. Like you wouldn't 133 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: think to put a cornerback on a running back, would you. 134 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: And you know what, that actually might not be a 135 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: bad idea because when Camara's out wide, if you have 136 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 1: a corner on him. A lot of times when running 137 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: backs out wide and there's a corner lined up opposite him, 138 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: teams know, okay, that's that zone because the big receivers 139 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: inside of his man and the corner will go with 140 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: the receiver in a linebacker more like we go to 141 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: the running back. But if you treat Camara like a receiver, 142 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: then maybe they're not going to be able to figure 143 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: it out. Corner on him that might mean zona might 144 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: mean mean that actually might play to your advantage in 145 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: all honesty, so that that could actually help you. Now, 146 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: the last time the Texans played the New Orleans Saints, 147 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: the Texas had a lot of success, and Rack talked 148 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: about why they were able to have that success against 149 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: Drew Brees and twenty. You know, sometimes there were one 150 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: or two unconventional calls that normally you didn't didn't expect 151 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: us to be playing that particular coverage on that particular 152 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: downing distance. And I think that that made a difference. 153 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: Plus we had a guy I think ninety nine was 154 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: going after him pretty good, and so I think that 155 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: helped as well. Yeah, I think it helps. Two sacks, 156 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: eight quarterback hurries, eight quarterback hurries. That's how good ninety 157 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: nine was. Like how coaches trying to downplay that a 158 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: little bit, like, yeah, you know, it's ninety nine was 159 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: pretty darn good. Uh, yeah, he was very good. Now, 160 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: when you play your first game of the year, that 161 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: can be tough, really really tough. You haven't seen the 162 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: Saints offense on films that show much in the preseason. Now, 163 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: at least with the Saints, you have something to go on. 164 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: But Rack said, that's still still tough. You better be 165 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: able to adjust on the fly. If a team has 166 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: been in place for a while, you kind of know 167 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: what their bread and butter is, all right, But then 168 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: there are other things that they might throw at you 169 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: just to try to confuse you, get to catch you 170 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: off balance. You don't know what those things are going 171 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: to be, and so early on it's hard to try 172 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: to figure those out. And so what you end up 173 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: doing is have to make adjustments on the sideline when 174 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: they show you something that you weren't expecting. And that 175 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: I think is the magic of football. As a coach, 176 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,079 Speaker 1: can you adjust on the fly? Guys injured? How do 177 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: you change They're doing something you haven't seen. How do 178 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: you adjust? That's the part of coaching that I actually 179 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: I liked. I liked a lot. I mean, you didn't 180 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: love to have one of your players hurt or see 181 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: something different. But I love the fact that, okay, how 182 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: do we adjust this? How do we play chess? How 183 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: do we play chess to their move? What do we do? 184 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: I love that. I absolutely love that. Now. Romeo talked 185 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: about Brendan Scarlett and we're gonna hear from b Scart 186 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: later on AKA B Star TV, and he said about Brennan, 187 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: here's his goal, this is what he wants from Brennan 188 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,559 Speaker 1: this year twenty nineteen. I expect for him to be 189 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: a consistent performer, you know, and do what we ask 190 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: him to do and do it on a consistent basis, 191 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: you know. And that's the biggest thing, because I think 192 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: he knows the system and understands what we're looking for. 193 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: Now it's just a matter of doing it on the 194 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:36,599 Speaker 1: field when you have a different ability level across from you, 195 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: and how you handle that and and the discipline that's 196 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: involved in doing what we ask and those kind of things, 197 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: and so you know, you have to put him in 198 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: the game and find out. Absolutely that's what you do. 199 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: You have to find out And that's a I know 200 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: you hear that last part. Will you have to find out? 201 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: I think coaches a lot of times they see things 202 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: in practice and they're like, oh, man, I'm just not sure. 203 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: I'm just not sure. But then you put a guy 204 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: in the field and you're like, man, I didn't really 205 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 1: know he could do that until I saw him do it. 206 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: He wasn't doing in practice. There weren't opportunities to see 207 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,599 Speaker 1: him do in practice. So maybe there's something like a 208 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: guy like brand Scarlett might do that we haven't seen 209 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: in practice because maybe he wasn't asked to do it, 210 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: or that situation didn't arise. I would say, I say 211 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: this all the time, just because you haven't seen a 212 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: guy to do it doesn't mean you can't do it. 213 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: And I think Brand's gonna be given an opportunity. I'm 214 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: money not looking forward to it all right. Next one 215 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: to jukebox is offensive coordinator Tim Kelly. Out of the shoot. 216 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: Everybody wants to know about new players. My offense has 217 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: got plenty of new players, and Tim said, you know what, 218 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: Kenny Stills Duke Johnson pretty impressive with how they've learned 219 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: our system thus far. In time, you get players that 220 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: can run like those two and definitely helps the cost. 221 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: You know, the thing that's been impressive is that Kenny 222 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: and Duke could both come in and really tried to 223 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: learn the offense. So you know, their ability to run, 224 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: their ability and make plays pair with everybody else on 225 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: the offense. You know, it's a good thing right now. 226 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: Earlier this week I did a telestrator on the growth 227 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: of Deshaun Watson and how far he's come in his 228 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: three years. At two and a half years, pretty much 229 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: as the starting quarterback for your Houston Texans, and coach 230 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: Kelly described what he's seen in the development in Deshaun 231 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: Watson's game with his experience in the offense coming in, 232 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: being able to command everybody, not just his position now, 233 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: but being able to understand what everybody's doing on the field. 234 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: Really working towards understanding what all twenty two were doing 235 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: has really helped his leadership grow. So, you know, as 236 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: rookie yeary's worried about what he was doing, but now 237 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: he's able to go out there and really firmly command 238 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: the huddle, knowing falling well what everybody's supposed to be 239 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: doing on every single play. If there's one key point 240 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: in development of a quarterback, it's that last thing, he said, 241 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: knowing what everybody has to do, what everybody has to do, 242 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: including the left tackle. Now the new left tackle, Leremie 243 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: Tunzel is learning what he needs to do. But coach 244 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: Kelly said that he's been impressed thus far and with 245 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: his ability and he has a welcome addition for this 246 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: offensive line. He's good, he's tough, he's smart, and he's 247 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: depending on Again, just like all those guys. If you 248 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: look at the guys that have come in come in 249 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: the building, especially during training camp. They've all come out 250 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: with the right mindset, trying to trying to learn the 251 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: offense and trying to help the team win. No doubt, 252 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: Larrymy Tunsilo has definitely done that. How about Carlos Hide. 253 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: He's a guy maybe overlooked in all of this because 254 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: of Duke Johnson's addition and Larry Ye Tunsel and Kenny Steals, 255 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 1: but Carlos Hide traded for Martinez Rankin, has come in 256 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,719 Speaker 1: and Tim said, like what I've seen from the guy 257 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: so far, Carlos has come in. He's done a good 258 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: job with Danny trying to learn the offense and trying 259 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: to catch up, because that's a tough thing right now. Right, 260 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 1: So he's coming in working every day, being a good 261 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 1: pro and doing a good job. Yeah, and that's what 262 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: you want from a guy. It's not gonna be your 263 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: top guy. Wouldn't think as running back. Maybe we'll develop 264 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: that way, but I'd imagine that Duke Johnson being the 265 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: first guy I would get the majority of the touches. 266 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: But if Carlos High gives you something downhill running game, boy, 267 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: you absolutely gotta love that. Now, one of the new 268 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 1: guys we talked about is Duke Johnson. Coach emphasized, for 269 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: as much as we all talk about boy, Duke can 270 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 1: go on the slot, he can do all these things. 271 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 1: Duke is a running back. Get that through your thick 272 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 1: skulls Now. He didn't say that, I'm saying that, but 273 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 1: here's what coach said about it. Duke has some very 274 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 1: unique skill sets. But again, I wouldn't consider him to 275 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: be a wide receiver. And thing's a running back. He's 276 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,839 Speaker 1: who like all of them, like Taiwan Carlos, you know, 277 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: they offer a wide variety of skills in that role. 278 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: And that's what you want from a modern day running back. 279 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: The ability to do different things. I just think would 280 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: Duke Johnson. He has such good receiving skills that sometimes 281 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: you forget. Oh yeah like guys running back. Yeah, he 282 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: can run through. I think he can run. I think 283 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: he's gonna be given the opportunity to run it and 284 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna show. Yeah, I could. I could 285 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 1: tote the rock, Baby, give me the rock. I'll handle it. 286 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: So there you go, there well us And of course 287 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: that was Hot Reads brought to you by Geico. Again, 288 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on 289 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:15,199 Speaker 1: car insurance. All right, this game against the Saints. From 290 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: the day the schedule was announced until now, we have 291 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: all been building up to this. Oh man, it's gonna 292 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: be so exciting. So now that we're here, how do 293 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: you beat the Saints? What are the keys to the game. 294 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: We'll have your FCCU first Glanced Keys to the Game 295 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: next right here on Texans Access. We might have to 296 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: wait an extra day in some change for this Monday 297 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: night opener against the New Orleans Saints, but it's very, 298 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: very close. I think seeing the Packers and Bears on 299 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: Thursday night play real football, and some would argue it 300 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: was real football, but I get it that, yes, the 301 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: season is here, so maybe that makes us a little 302 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: bit more anxious. But either way, Monday night six, a 303 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: little after six o'clock, Texans kickoff against the New Orleans Saints. 304 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: So it's time for my keys to the game. This 305 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: week's first Glance Keys to the Game brought to you 306 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: by First Community Credit Union FCCU, the official credit union 307 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: of the Houston Texans. Now each and every Friday, as 308 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: long as there's a game, sometimes we'll have a Friday 309 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: show when there's a bye week all that we won't 310 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: do it then, but as long as we're doing a 311 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: Friday show, we I will always do my keys to 312 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: the game, always offense, defense, and if the special teams 313 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: make sense, then I'm gonna do special teams as well. 314 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: Special team is pretty easy. Put them down deep, don't 315 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: make any mistakes, don't give up any blocks like you 316 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: did against the Dallas game. Gonna tackle guys to the ball, 317 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: give him a drive, start inside of twenty five yard line, 318 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: and don't make a massive mistake. And if you can 319 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: do that, that's pretty easy. And I think I mentioned 320 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: don't make a massive mistake a few times. So special 321 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: teams in this one. I know that's not what Brad 322 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: Seely's telling us. Guys. That's gonna be a little more involved. 323 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: But you get the point. So let's jump in. Let's 324 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: start with the Texans defense and what the Texans defense 325 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: needs to do to get a win against the New 326 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: Orleans Saint started. Number one, you've got to figure out 327 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: the right way to stop the Album Camara option route. 328 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: Now here's what I mean by that. In the NFC 329 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: Championship game, Camara was used primarily as a receiver, but 330 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: it was clear that game that he was the focus 331 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: of the offensive game plan. Now they want to throw 332 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: the ball to Michael Thomas, there's no question about that. 333 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: But Camara is the straw sturn a drink. Camara is 334 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: the Saints offense. And in that MC Championship game, they 335 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: would manipulate the Rams by taking Camara, starting him out wide, 336 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: motioning him into a stack, and that would get him 337 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: matched up on a linebacker one on one. So did 338 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: a matter where they were playing zone or man behind it, 339 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: it was essentially man and man. The way that the 340 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: Saints were using their formations and the way the Rams 341 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: were scheming up against him, it was one on one 342 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: for Camara the entire time. And it's an option route. 343 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: I mean what he's got an option out or in 344 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: or out. And the first time they ran this, Mark 345 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: Baron kind of just faced him up and Camara's like, 346 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take him inside, jabbed out, Baron went with him. 347 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 1: He ran inside wide open, breeze hit him. Next time, 348 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: Baron's like, no, no, you're not going inside, So he 349 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: jumped inside and Camara just went right to the flat 350 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: completion easy and they did that throughout the first two 351 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: and a half three quarters and killing the Rams with it, 352 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 1: but they couldn't put the Rams away. And then finally 353 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,719 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter over time they got some heat 354 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: un Drew Breeze, they took that away and they had success. 355 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: The Texas have got to find a way to do it. 356 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: I don't exactly know what that's gonna be. Whether it's 357 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: Zach Cuttingham, whether it's double team, whether it's in and 358 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 1: out where it's brackets, whether it's with the slot corner 359 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: on Kamara, not even putting a linebacker, putting a slat 360 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: corner him, maybe putting in a corner on him. I 361 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: don't know. Maybe Camaro's is a good enough receiver that 362 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: you put Bradley Roby on him. I don't know. But 363 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: you've got to slow that down. You have to. Number two, 364 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: the Saints and Drew Brees have had a number of 365 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 1: different tight ends, a lot of them you don't even 366 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: know by name. But the last one he had that 367 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 1: you knew the name of was Jimmy Graham, and Jimmy 368 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 1: was a nightmare for teams to stop. Well, now he's 369 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: got Jared Cook, not quite Jimmy Graham, but still a 370 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: tremendous weapon. Early in training camp when I was reading 371 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: about the Saints, that was the one pitch catch combination 372 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: that they talked about. It wasn't breezing Thomas, wasn't breezing Kamara. 373 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: It was breezing Jared Cook. Got to slow down. Jared Cook. 374 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: To Sean Gibson, his history has slowed down tight ends. 375 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: Can he do it against Jared Cook? That is a 376 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: must win situation for the Texas defense and Sean Gibson 377 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: number three. A lot of people don't know this about 378 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: the Saints, but last year the Saints were sixth in 379 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: the NFL, sixth in the NFL in what in rushing 380 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: yards per game? So stopping the run is important, no doubt. 381 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: But how being discipline gap discipline against the Saints is 382 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:06,959 Speaker 1: a must. You know, JD and JJ could make up 383 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: for some of the things by making flashy plays, jumping 384 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: around a guard, drop around tackle, go making plays in 385 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: the backfield. I think this group is gonna be a 386 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: little bit more discipline, So they might give up a 387 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: two yard gain, a three yard gain, but they're not 388 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: gonna give up the fifteen eighteen yard gains much because 389 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: they'll be more gap discipline, and they've got to be 390 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: to stop the Saints offense. Number four, Drew Brees is 391 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: a legit six feet if not a shade under You've 392 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: got to push the pocket at his feet and make 393 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: him throw over that. That screws up his vision. It 394 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 1: forces him to have to work on his mechanics and 395 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: adjust his mechanics to get over. They've got to get 396 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: rushed at his feet. If you get rushed from the edge, 397 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: that's great, but he just steps up in the pocket 398 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: him throws if you don't get anything at his feet. 399 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: There are some quarterbacks you want to get at their feet. 400 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: All quarterbacks you want to get at their feet, but 401 00:19:58,040 --> 00:19:59,719 Speaker 1: they can kind of step up boom. They're six four 402 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: or six five, and they can just deliver it right 403 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: over the line. But if that line is pushing it 404 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: Drew and you cut down on what he can visually see, 405 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: that's when you're gonna have success. Number five Michael Thomas 406 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,959 Speaker 1: is one heck of receiver, but you can be physical 407 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: with him. Marshall Lattimore proved that in training camp when 408 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: Thomas came back off as a little mini holdout. Thomas 409 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: struggled against Lattimar's physicality. You gotta gotta bust him up 410 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: like a boxer wood. You gotta bust him up with 411 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: you gotta be physical. Now, Thomas is an excellent route runner, 412 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: great hands, He's a lot like hopping that he can 413 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: handle all that and still catch football. But you got 414 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:41,360 Speaker 1: a better opportunity to doing that than anything else. Number six. 415 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: You've got to know if Taysom Hills in the game, 416 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: Taysom Hill in the game, backup, quarterback, running back, tight end, 417 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: eight back, special team star. You've got to know on 418 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: offense when he is in the game, where he is 419 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: lined up in the game, and what is responsible. He 420 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: probably is because more than like, he's gonna get the 421 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: football and he's gonna do something with it. So you've 422 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: got to know where number seven is at all times. 423 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: All right, Texans offense facing the Saints defense, Number one, 424 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: peel back, the layers. In the passing game, you have Fuller, 425 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: you have Hopkins, you have Kenny Stills, Kiki, I would 426 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: imagine not in this one. We have not gotten any 427 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: official report. We had the injury report earlier in the show, 428 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: but we have not gotten a one hundred percent that 429 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna be in. We won't know that until Saturday, 430 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 1: when they've got to declare that forty eight hours for 431 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,959 Speaker 1: the game when that injury report comes out. So typically 432 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: it's on Friday, but because of Monday night game, it 433 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: comes on Saturday. But you can get to different areas 434 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: on the field with those guys and your tight ends 435 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: and your running backs. Right, middle, left, short, medium, long. 436 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,439 Speaker 1: That's nine boxes, nine Sudoku boxes. Hit them all. Hit 437 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: them all because you can hit him all. Because you 438 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: can't and do it with different people. That will make 439 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: things that much more difficult for the Saints to cover everybody. 440 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: Number two, it's going to be loud, statement of the 441 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: obvious captain obvious right, It's gonna be loud. Communicate, I'm 442 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: talking everybody. Deshawn's got to communicate with his line. Nick's 443 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: gonna have to be able to communicate with him at center. 444 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: Nick's gonna have to be able to communicate down the 445 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. Hops or excuse me, Deshawn's gonna have 446 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: to be able to communicate with Hop and Will out 447 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: on the edges. Everybody's got to be on the same page. 448 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: Communication is maybe the most important thing in this entire game. 449 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: Number three, take a shot early, Will Flow's back, take 450 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: a shot early. Put those safeties Marcus Williams and vom 451 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: bell on Nottice. We are not scared to throw it 452 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: down a field. We don't care if you're there. We're 453 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 1: gonna challenge everybody, Eli Apple, Marshall, Lattimore. We're gonna let 454 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 1: it fly and hopefully it's fuller. But if it stills 455 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: or hop don't care. Go deep. Let the sharget all 456 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: that angst out. One deep throw and just like in 457 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 1: Seattle in twenty seventeen, if you hit it all of 458 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: a sudden, you put a stake in the ground and say, 459 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: I guess what, boys, we'll be here all day. That's 460 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: what you gotta do. Take a deep shot early. Number 461 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,360 Speaker 1: four Sheldon Rankins more than likely won't play in this game. 462 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 1: He had an achilles tendant tear in December. He has 463 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 1: been taken off Puplist because he's rehapped to a point 464 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: that he can get back sooner than going on IR 465 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 1: or PUP to start to stamp pup to start the year. 466 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 1: They'll get him back at some point, but I don't 467 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:32,959 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be ready to go on this one. 468 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: He is the saints best run defender, and the Saints 469 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: were phenomenal against the run last year, second the league, 470 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: better than the Texans, so very good. Rankins was a 471 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 1: big reason why. If you're like let Sheldon Rankins, I 472 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,479 Speaker 1: don't really know him. I think DJ Reader against the run. 473 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: Y'all know about DJ, right, that's the Saints version. He 474 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: may not be in this game. So test the middle 475 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: early with Duke, with Carlos Hide, test them early and 476 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: see how they react and if that means they've got 477 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: to go from two high safeties a single. Also, that 478 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: helps up your passing game because now they're gotta be 479 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: threatened by the run. So test the middle of that 480 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: run game early, or that defensive tested Saints middle early 481 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: with the run game and the last one it's New Orleans. Right, 482 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna play the slots, play the slots. And what 483 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: do you do when you play the slots? Hold the 484 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: handle and they spin right, you spin them. Coach talks 485 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: about that a lot. Gotta spin it, gotta spin the dial, 486 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: spin the dial, spin the dial with the slots. What 487 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,199 Speaker 1: do I mean by that? Just know that every receiver 488 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: that you have can go into the slot. Everyone that 489 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: you have. You don't have to be status quo with 490 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: fuller hop outside, stills inside. All of them can play inside, 491 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: all of them can play outside. Spin the dial because 492 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: the guy that gets into slot, that guy might have 493 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 1: a ton of success play the slots in New Orleans. 494 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: It was your first community Credit Union First Plants Keys 495 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: to the Game a SCU, the official Credit Union of 496 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans. How the Voice of Texas Mark Vannimer. 497 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: During the week, we don't get a lot of time 498 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,880 Speaker 1: to share on each other's show. He does some stuff 499 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: from a Wednesday show. I do some stuff for his 500 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: other shows, but I don't really get a chance to 501 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: jump on with him, and he doesn't get a chance 502 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: to jump out with me. We're gonna change down on Fridays. 503 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 1: We're gonna have Mark jump in and he does that 504 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 1: next right here in Texas Axis. Welcome back to a 505 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: Friday edition of Texans All Access from the Honday Texans 506 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: Radio Studio. I am John Harris, football analyst and Salad reporter, 507 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: and you will hear me hosting the show every Friday 508 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: from sixty eight Monday Wednesday Friday six to seven Monday, 509 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: sixty eight Wednesday, six to eight Friday, and on Tuesday 510 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 1: and Thursday. Well you'll hear this next guest on every 511 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: one of those shows. But it's good. We always get 512 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: a chance. We don't get a chance to be in 513 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 1: each other shows during the weekends of the season. So 514 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: Mark Vannimber decided to jump on with me on Fridays. Yes, 515 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: I did, and I think it's great because we got 516 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: to get together. We talk a lot on Monday, we 517 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: talk a lot on Sunday, and I know I'm doing 518 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 1: elements of those shows that you host on Wednesday. Got 519 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: Andre on the opposing play by playvoice when he's gracious 520 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:04,840 Speaker 1: enough to join me, like Zach Streef was this week. 521 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: That was great. I want to talk to you about 522 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: that because that when he was named a play by 523 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: play voice, like I ran your office playing did you 524 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 1: see this? Shocking? Matthew? You talked with him, how did 525 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: how did you feel? All right? You know what was 526 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: interesting to me because I asked him what the bigger 527 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 1: challenges were and he said, actually, the things that you 528 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: would find easy, like throwing it in and out of 529 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 1: the break and the break and out a break. And 530 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,120 Speaker 1: you know, he actually says he found the football part 531 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: of it easy. I'll say this about Streef. I have 532 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:37,200 Speaker 1: listened to him, and the call is not bad, it's solid. 533 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: You know, he's not a seasoned guy doing this just 534 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: for years, but he's a Saints veteran and legend if 535 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: you will. And he knows football clearly, so he calls 536 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: the balls and strikes and you can follow the game. Now. 537 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: My biggest problem, and it's not just Zach Streep or whatever, 538 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: but and I don't want to get off my long guy, 539 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: but I'm about to be Johnny. That's fine. I like guys, 540 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: and again Streef, I think we'll get there. But I 541 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: want to hear the energy, you know, and I want 542 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 1: to hear a commanding presence at the mic. And I 543 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: think that's what we all want on the radio. We 544 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: want to tune in and something special is going on there, 545 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, you know it's great at that was Milo Hamilton, 546 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 1: a long time ASCROS broadcaster. I think you'd be down 547 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: nine to one in the eighth and it's like, well 548 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: this has happened. The drama, the tension. Now, you don't 549 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: want to oversell it. You can't overstate it. You can't 550 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 1: pretend that something's going on that's not. But his voice 551 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: had so much command it kind of made just feel 552 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: like I want to listen to this. I don't know, 553 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: it might be a blowout, but I still want to 554 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: listen to Milo's voice. He had that kind of presence, 555 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 1: and I think Jean did too, Geen Peterson, and you 556 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 1: know some of the other legends that we've heard from 557 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: time to time. You know, baseball, you always go back 558 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: to baseball. You know, Ernie Harrowell. You know, obviously Vince Scully, 559 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: Vin's a little different, but Ernie Harrowell, so many of 560 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: these other guys. I used to love Rick House, Oh 561 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: my gosh, how about Jack Buck? All right? Jack? I 562 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 1: thought Jack Buck called a terrific football game. He used 563 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: to do Monday night football for the Mutual Broadcast Network 564 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: or system and then Westwood One with Hank Stram, and uh, 565 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: so many of these guys are so good. But you know, 566 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 1: there are a lot of new guys who are really good. 567 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: You know, Paul Allen and does the Vikings, and Wayne 568 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: Larrabee does the Packers, and I could go on and 569 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 1: not Mitch Holt this of the of the Chiefs. There's 570 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: so many good ones out there in the National Football 571 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: League and beyond that, you know, I think it was 572 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 1: interesting that Zach got that job, and I think it 573 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: does open doors for former athletes to be able to 574 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:36,959 Speaker 1: do it. And I caught up with Bobby Aber yesterday 575 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: and Bobby is interesting to me too because he played 576 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: quarterback there. Now he's a member of the media, and 577 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: I asked him what's it like to criticize athletes and 578 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: he said, I'm old enough to be their dad. They 579 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 1: don't even some of them don't even know what I 580 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: did here. They don't know how to play a quarterback 581 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: because I this is me talking, not him. You know, 582 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: he doesn't look like a quarterback anymore. Maybe you know, 583 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like he used to know who he is. 584 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: Drew Breese definitely knows that a bear every time Breeze 585 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: breaks one of his records. And they're very few left. 586 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: I think they're they're all go well, the least sacked. 587 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: And he credited Tator Carl Smith. He said, you gotta 588 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: ask Tayter about this. That's the nickname of Carl Smith, 589 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 1: the Texans quarterbacks coach, so you know, and he faced 590 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: Tater in the USFL. I thought that was a fun interview. 591 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: And that's all gonna be up on the Vandermeer's view podcast. 592 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: By the way, it's interesting you mentioned that about Carl 593 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: Smith about Taytor When I was on with w WL Wednesday, 594 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: I think I was on with them. He was maybe 595 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: the second or third question that I asked that they 596 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: asked me about about Carl Smith and his impact on 597 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: DeShawn Watson and about holding football, getting the ball out, 598 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: find the right guy and I and I said, look, 599 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: I'm playing the games and Den played fourteen plays. But 600 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: I'm curious to see how Carl, who has such a 601 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 1: great reputation with all the court, everybody, everybody we talked 602 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: to that has played for Carl or knew of Carls, 603 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 1: like oh yeah, he's he's really gonna help with the SEAWAN, 604 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: Like he's really gonna help with him. And I'm curious 605 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 1: to see it. But they they were They asked me 606 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,959 Speaker 1: that question within two or three questions of the interview, 607 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: and I was like, nobody's asked me about. Then I 608 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: of course put it all together about the connection with 609 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: Bobby Abaron and it made it made sense. But I 610 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: think he's a big figure for this offense with the 611 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: SEAN this year and what they're able to do. And 612 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: I just I think when when you you have a 613 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: head coach like like Bill and a play caller like Bill. 614 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: And we know Bill can get very excitable, very emotional. 615 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: He's got a lot of juice. DeShawn does too, but 616 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: it's in a different way. I think Carl's a guy 617 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: that can kind of be in between, whereas Bill can 618 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: work with Carl, and Carl's like, Okay, I can filter 619 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,280 Speaker 1: the message maybe by the time it gets to the 620 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: seawan if if needed, you can filter the message. So yea. 621 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: So I think Carl ends up being a pretty big 622 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: factor for this offense. Yeah, I think he will be. 623 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: He's uh, he's got a wealth of experience. Look, I 624 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: love talking to him about his history. I love talking 625 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 1: to him about what he's been through in this league 626 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 1: and other leagues, all of it. So I really enjoy it. 627 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: And we just were presented with cookies here from some 628 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: of our guy Jesse Clark in social media. Just it's 629 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: gonna ruin my dinner, Johnny, But I don't care. That's okay, 630 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 1: that's I don't care. Cares have it? Have it for dinner? Yeah, 631 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: but Jeff for dinner, cookie cookies. It's got flower eggs. Listen, 632 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: I got problem. I got my run in this morning. 633 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get one before I'm gonna get two before 634 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: we go to Dragos in New Orleans, and uh there 635 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,200 Speaker 1: we have to try to secure some hoops in Medory. 636 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 1: Yea on Monday morning. I'm a little worried that you might, 637 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: you know, be incarcerated. Okay, So here's this. Okay, so 638 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: Marks mentioned this a few times. So here's what happened 639 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 1: when we went to go play the Cowboys. When when 640 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 1: we have a night game on the road. Now, we 641 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: didn't have any last year, right, but in twenty seventeen, 642 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: we played that Thursday night game in Cincinnati. Yep, And 643 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: so you want to play ball. So we got Jesse, 644 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: We got me SuDS Tyler Suddarth, who works and who 645 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: does all of our great great features, the fifty three, 646 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: he does all of those, and you and it was 647 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,720 Speaker 1: the four of us, and we went over to a 648 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: twenty four our fitness and they were playing five on five, 649 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: full court, and so we joined them. We joined him, 650 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: and then we ran him off the court. Yeah, we did. 651 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 1: And so we felt like we owned Cincinnati. So we decided, 652 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: when we have a primetime game at night, let's go 653 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: play some ball. The day of the game, and so 654 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 1: that's what we did. We own up the Dallas and 655 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 1: we were playing and we were running dudes off the court. 656 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: So this new four came out and there was a 657 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: guy at some point that had said first day out, 658 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: first day out, and everybody in our group I didn't 659 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,239 Speaker 1: hear him say it, so I didn't know everybody says, oh, 660 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: first day out of what out of prison? Well, not 661 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: the stereotype, but he did look like he might have 662 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 1: before he ever said that. I was thinking, that guy 663 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: just has the look about him like he was do 664 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: you know. And again I might be totally wrong about that, 665 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: and I probably should have asked him, because he did 666 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: say something to me afterwards. And I'll tell you what 667 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: that was. At a moment, but you got into a 668 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: little not a skirmish, but a little disagreement on about 669 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: a foul call. Yeah, I got I got fined. I 670 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: got hit right in the mouth, and I wasn't able 671 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: to say until I landed on the ground, like foul. 672 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: And I wasn't looking to see if the ball went in. 673 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: And he was like, you can't wait for the ball 674 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: go in or out and then make a call. And 675 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,960 Speaker 1: I was like, dude hit me in the mouth, and 676 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: so I started pushing back, and you guys were like, yo, Johnny. 677 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: I just thought, we gotta win this baby as quickly 678 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:35,560 Speaker 1: as possible and get out right dodge right. We don't 679 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: want him to go back in for doing something to 680 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: you or to I don't care. I was like, I 681 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: don't care, as like I got fouled, and finally I 682 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 1: was just like, shoot for it. I was like, fine, 683 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: you want the ball, will beat you that way. They 684 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: shot for it, they missed. We ran off the next 685 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: couple of points. One a game, I had a Bruce 686 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: Willis in the sixth sense type moment because he said 687 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: to me afterwards, he said, Hey, when i'm your age, 688 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: I want to be like you. And I thought, my age, 689 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: Wait a minute, my my age? Anyway, what is that about. 690 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 1: I'm young like everybody here. Everybody there was under thirty 691 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:11,719 Speaker 1: except for you with me. So yeah, exactly. Um, And 692 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:13,840 Speaker 1: so we're going to New Orleans and we might be 693 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: looking for some ball. Yeah yeah, that'll be fun. Yeah. 694 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: And you know that's a little glimpse into our lives. 695 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:19,800 Speaker 1: You know it's funny because I'm gonna do a podcast 696 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: soon about our weekly routines and game day routine because 697 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 1: I can ask that as much as anything else. What 698 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,320 Speaker 1: you know, you and I were talking to the Limited Partners, 699 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 1: uh not too long ago, and we were asked about 700 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:34,279 Speaker 1: our routines and everything. Wait, were they just trying to 701 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: check to see if we actually work? I think so, Oh, 702 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 1: I think that's what it was. Yeah, yeah, we do. 703 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:41,759 Speaker 1: Uh you know, it doesn't feel like work because you're 704 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: you're talking about football, you're studying football, and look, I 705 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: mean we got a lot of other things going on 706 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 1: here too as well. I'm yeah, there's no question about that. 707 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: But people ask me and I'm like, I just I 708 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,760 Speaker 1: put the film on bro. Like that's literally my saying, 709 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 1: but it's it's what we do. Yeah, when I when 710 00:34:57,719 --> 00:35:00,280 Speaker 1: I put the film on these guys and obviously watching 711 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: the preseason, there's not a whole lot there, but watching 712 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: them in the last game they played in last year 713 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game Mark They're they're distinct worries you have 714 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: facing them. I think one of the worries is a 715 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: guy that wasn't even on their roster last year that 716 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 1: joined them, Jered cook End And when the fact that 717 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: I've got an answer for him, Johnny, I've got an answer. 718 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: What's your answer for them? My answer for him is 719 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:26,439 Speaker 1: to Sean Gibson. And look, I'm not saying he's gonna 720 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 1: be the Cook killer or the Cook neutralizer necessarily. And 721 00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:32,400 Speaker 1: maybe they have somebody else cover him. I don't know, 722 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 1: But all I know is that Gibson has a reputation 723 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: to being good at covering tight ends. This cannot be 724 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:41,440 Speaker 1: unfamiliar to the Saints. And Cook is a good receiving 725 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: tight end. And you know, Breeze is gonna look for him. 726 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: Breeze is gonna look for Camara, Breeze gonna look for 727 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas. Look, those three guys right there you have, 728 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:49,919 Speaker 1: and I know you have more than that, but those 729 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:53,520 Speaker 1: three guys right there, you're not. It's like basketball. You're 730 00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:56,000 Speaker 1: not gonna shut them down. You can't stop them. You 731 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,279 Speaker 1: only hope to contain them. And it's kind of like that. 732 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:00,800 Speaker 1: You'll hope to contain them. You hope to make some 733 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:04,319 Speaker 1: big plays on third dan, stop some drives, maybe get 734 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 1: a turnover too. Maybe you can do it and just 735 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,800 Speaker 1: slow them down. I mean, they're at home, they're on 736 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: their track, they've got their quiet. When they need it 737 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 1: to operate their offense. I just think there's a lot 738 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: going for them in this one. We talked about the 739 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:22,359 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game. I asked Aber about that. Yeah, I said, 740 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: look after they kick it, isn't that kind of over? 741 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:26,240 Speaker 1: He said, Well, it's never gonna be over for the fans, 742 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,439 Speaker 1: you know. And the fans bring it twenty four to seven, 743 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: three sixty five in that building, so they're gonna be 744 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:34,720 Speaker 1: loud the whole way through. Let's just see how it goes, Johnny, 745 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 1: I mean maybe if you can get Here's you have 746 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: to agree with me on this. You I mean, you 747 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 1: gotta get on top of them. You have to find 748 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:44,719 Speaker 1: a way to grab the early lead. You know, I'm 749 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,359 Speaker 1: not saying it's impossible if you don't, but boy, how 750 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,520 Speaker 1: smooth would it be if you could go up seven nothing, 751 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 1: fourteen to three, fourteen, ten even and just you know, 752 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: kind of stay ahead of them in the race, just 753 00:36:56,719 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: to keep putting the pressure on them, because if he 754 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,480 Speaker 1: has to keep putting that ball up, if he's dealing 755 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:04,200 Speaker 1: with a lead, you're dead, right, you know, you gotta 756 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:07,000 Speaker 1: I'm not dead, but I'm you know, I'm sports speak here. 757 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: You gotta find a way to slow them down and 758 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: get on top of them and keep the pressure on them. 759 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: I think it is of the utmost importance to put 760 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 1: the pressure on the Saints because of that building. And 761 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 1: what I mean by that is those fans are coming 762 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:24,319 Speaker 1: in there. First of all, they're gonna be pretty gassed up. 763 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 1: It's a night game. I mean that that's first informant. 764 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,560 Speaker 1: Wouldn't have mattered what happened in the FFC Championship game. 765 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:32,719 Speaker 1: It's a night in New Orleans, so they're gonna be 766 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: They're gonna be gassed up. Every time the official turns 767 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:38,760 Speaker 1: on his mic. The place is gonna boo yep every flag. 768 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 1: But if you strike first, and you strike hard, and 769 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,680 Speaker 1: you continue to strike, this camp be Rocky versus Apollo, 770 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: and he knocks him down in the first round and 771 00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:51,400 Speaker 1: it doesn't do anything for ten rounds. You've got to 772 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: knock him down. And then you've got to stay on 773 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 1: them because the more that you are that crowd gets 774 00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:00,800 Speaker 1: more anxious and you feel the angst. You can feel 775 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,480 Speaker 1: it when it's on them, and that's what you have 776 00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: to do. But if you let them play loose and 777 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:10,160 Speaker 1: free and fast, you're in a world to hurt, Johnny, 778 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: what do you think of this? Abar brought up a 779 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: point to me, And this is a number I always 780 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 1: like to look at when I'm thinking about how the 781 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: Texans offense can do against a certain opponent, and that 782 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:23,360 Speaker 1: is opponent quarterback rating. And the opponent quarterback rating for 783 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,880 Speaker 1: the Saints last year was one hundred plus. All right, 784 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:30,160 Speaker 1: So anytime you have that against the defense, you might 785 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:33,080 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to do some damage with the passing game. 786 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:35,400 Speaker 1: And based on the weapons the Texans have now, I 787 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:37,319 Speaker 1: know they got to put it together quickly with whatever 788 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,320 Speaker 1: they do with Stills with however, tounsil fits in. But 789 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:43,440 Speaker 1: I'll take tonsil over a lot of things, even on 790 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 1: short notice to be productive in this environment. Look, I 791 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 1: don't think it's gonna be perfect on offense, but Jav 792 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,399 Speaker 1: Watson and he is the eraser of mistakes very often. 793 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:54,719 Speaker 1: Let's see how it goes. Yeah, that's you. You're absolutely right. 794 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:58,359 Speaker 1: How about this? How about this number? Sixty point six 795 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:03,439 Speaker 1: verse is one hundred seven point six? What's that? Back 796 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 1: when the Texans played the Saints in twenty fifteen, sixty 797 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,720 Speaker 1: point six was Drew brees Is rating that day. She's 798 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: you know what one hundred and seven point six was 799 00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 1: Brian Hoyer's rating. That that's crazy, and that shows you 800 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,360 Speaker 1: how great that defense was that day in twenty fifteen, 801 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:21,439 Speaker 1: and in twenty fifteen you got a lot of the same. 802 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,640 Speaker 1: You still have JJ Watt, you still have Witting by 803 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:26,120 Speaker 1: the way, by the way, I thought about this too. 804 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:31,040 Speaker 1: JJ Watt played the first two years of Jadeveon Clowney's 805 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:35,160 Speaker 1: career here in Houston pretty much without JD. Right, right, 806 00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:38,480 Speaker 1: and fourteen and fifteen right, yea, And what was defensive 807 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:40,800 Speaker 1: player of the year in those two years? Right, yep? Okay, 808 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 1: just just checking, yeah, just checking. I mean, yeah, we 809 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:45,720 Speaker 1: haven't had that for a while. You know, we always 810 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:47,840 Speaker 1: talked about the big three and having them on the 811 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:50,160 Speaker 1: field at the same time, Clowney, Watt, Merciless. We had 812 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:51,960 Speaker 1: it last year. Let the defense did some good things 813 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:55,080 Speaker 1: with no doubt, and there were some takeaway opportunities, no 814 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,640 Speaker 1: question about that. But you know, you don't have JD. 815 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,279 Speaker 1: So here, let's see what they do moving merc. Listen 816 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:03,760 Speaker 1: to the other side, having what read look at safety 817 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:07,840 Speaker 1: now and they've looked when Demps had seven interceptions and 818 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,840 Speaker 1: all of that. But Reid has a chance to be 819 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:14,120 Speaker 1: better than any safety they've ever had had a chance too. 820 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna put them there yet, but he's got 821 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:17,919 Speaker 1: a chance to be that, Jotny. Yeah, it's a good group, 822 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:20,880 Speaker 1: and I think it's a good group buying large, right, 823 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:23,920 Speaker 1: So let's just see him. We talk about the linebackers. Look, 824 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:26,120 Speaker 1: everybody's gonna have their hands full, Camara, all the guys 825 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:28,359 Speaker 1: I mentioned this is it's gonna be tough. Like I said, 826 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: they're gonna get there's they're gonna get some points. The 827 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,600 Speaker 1: thing is, can you have more than they do at 828 00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:36,920 Speaker 1: the end of the night. How many points does it 829 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:39,680 Speaker 1: take to beat them? We talk about this a lot. Ye, 830 00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: give me the number, Okay, I set the number. I'm 831 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:49,960 Speaker 1: setting the number at thirty four. Thirty four. You gotta score. 832 00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:52,400 Speaker 1: You're going over undered. You have to get more than 833 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 1: thirty four to beat them. I think you can beat 834 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 1: them with less than thirty. Yeah, but I think does 835 00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:59,680 Speaker 1: have to be the thirties most NFL games, Like, I 836 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:01,640 Speaker 1: don't have this in front of me, but I think 837 00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:05,120 Speaker 1: the NFL average and throughout the entirety of the league 838 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,960 Speaker 1: is around twenty. By the way, Johnny, I'm sure this 839 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:09,880 Speaker 1: has been brought up, but isn't it weird how the 840 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:12,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl was thirteen to three and last night you 841 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:16,200 Speaker 1: have ten to three. What is going on? Is something 842 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:18,400 Speaker 1: happening here? I said earlier in the show. I know 843 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,719 Speaker 1: exactly what's happening, and I watched it last night. I 844 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,839 Speaker 1: said earlier in the show. Defenses are showing a lot 845 00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:27,839 Speaker 1: more different looks than they've ever shown before, but none 846 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:30,759 Speaker 1: of that spread formation running game. You know, I'm not 847 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:34,560 Speaker 1: fooled when Trubisky's not keep garbage on offense? All right, Yeah, 848 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:37,560 Speaker 1: I guess they're garbage on offense. But the Rams and 849 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:40,920 Speaker 1: Patriots are not, and the Packers are, and they're instilling 850 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:42,200 Speaker 1: a new offense. So I kind of I kind of 851 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:45,520 Speaker 1: get last night. But what I saw from the Patriots 852 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:48,560 Speaker 1: and what I saw from the Bears and Packers, I 853 00:41:48,719 --> 00:41:52,440 Speaker 1: feel like there are such different looks on defense than 854 00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:54,600 Speaker 1: we've seen, and I think that's contributing. My number is 855 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:56,719 Speaker 1: gonna be around thirty for this one, all right, Look, 856 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:59,440 Speaker 1: I hope it's less. I think if you get turnovers, 857 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:01,440 Speaker 1: there's a chance it can be less. So let's see 858 00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:03,640 Speaker 1: how it goes. Let's see won't be six we know 859 00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,400 Speaker 1: that Mark appreciate it. Thanks shotting. Now, this is one 860 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:09,640 Speaker 1: game I won't predict, but I will predict fourteen others. 861 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:12,120 Speaker 1: I'm already owing one for the week, so I gotta 862 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:15,320 Speaker 1: make it up all my NFL predictions against the spread 863 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:18,359 Speaker 1: and straight up. Next right here in Texans Alexis, we've 864 00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:20,680 Speaker 1: got one hour in the books. On this Friday edition 865 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:25,480 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access, our last show before your Texans 866 00:42:25,719 --> 00:42:28,279 Speaker 1: kickoff the year against the New Orleans Saints on The 867 00:42:28,320 --> 00:42:30,160 Speaker 1: game will be on Monday, and typically we have Texans 868 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:35,120 Speaker 1: Monday on that Monday after the first game, but because 869 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:37,640 Speaker 1: the first time since twenty thirteen, we're playing on Monday night, 870 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:42,279 Speaker 1: we will have a excuse me, modified Texans Monday that 871 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,360 Speaker 1: we have the game Monday night, and then we'll go 872 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:47,840 Speaker 1: into our all of our regular shows next week, so 873 00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:49,960 Speaker 1: we'll have all that. So this is the last show 874 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:53,680 Speaker 1: that we will have before that game on Monday Night 875 00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:57,320 Speaker 1: against the Saints. Rimmer kickoff six ten lo after six o'clock. 876 00:42:57,360 --> 00:43:00,160 Speaker 1: I think six ten is the actual time that the 877 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:04,960 Speaker 1: ball will be kicked off by either either Kymie Fairbairn 878 00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:08,759 Speaker 1: or Thomas Warstead. So you've got that to look forward 879 00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:11,160 Speaker 1: to of course, I'm Monday and Boy's coming. I can't wait, 880 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:14,319 Speaker 1: cannot wait. Had a game on Thursday night last night. 881 00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:19,200 Speaker 1: Here's what I find interesting about I enjoyed the game. 882 00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:23,040 Speaker 1: I listen. I don't always love fifty four fifty one. 883 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:26,920 Speaker 1: I like games being ten to three. Sometimes defense make 884 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:29,800 Speaker 1: it some plays. There were some defenders making some great 885 00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:34,680 Speaker 1: plays last night. I do find this interesting. Everybody talking about, oh, 886 00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:36,560 Speaker 1: this new world that we live in the NFL, this 887 00:43:36,719 --> 00:43:40,600 Speaker 1: new world. The last two games that have counted in 888 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:45,360 Speaker 1: the NFL thirteen to three, ten to three, twenty nine 889 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:52,600 Speaker 1: total points, twenty nine total points. So not a whole 890 00:43:52,640 --> 00:43:55,399 Speaker 1: lot going on in those two games offensively, But that's 891 00:43:55,440 --> 00:43:57,600 Speaker 1: okay because defensively, it's all right if you have a 892 00:43:57,680 --> 00:44:01,880 Speaker 1: defensive game. I like defensive games every now and again. 893 00:44:02,120 --> 00:44:04,200 Speaker 1: And look, the offenses are gonna get cranked up and 894 00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:06,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna get going. You're not gonna have a thirteen 895 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:08,920 Speaker 1: to three Super Bowl again. But I think it just 896 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:11,080 Speaker 1: goes to show that, yeah, maybe the defenses are catching up. 897 00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:13,920 Speaker 1: I told you this earlier, as we recorded are in 898 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,080 Speaker 1: the lab Our bonus in the lab for the number 899 00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:19,000 Speaker 1: one Texans moment, and we were recording it. After I 900 00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:20,440 Speaker 1: got thought, I said, you know, one of the things 901 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:22,320 Speaker 1: you're starting to see, I feel like I'm seeing a 902 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:24,440 Speaker 1: little bit more of the defenses. How much more creative 903 00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:29,360 Speaker 1: teams are getting defensively, Where guys are lining up pre snap, 904 00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:32,920 Speaker 1: where they're going pre snap, what they're doing. I mean, 905 00:44:33,239 --> 00:44:36,560 Speaker 1: it's not just spot drop zone. We're gonna we're gonna 906 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:38,880 Speaker 1: show this look and it's man, there are a lot 907 00:44:38,920 --> 00:44:42,560 Speaker 1: of different things that we're seeing from defenses that it's 908 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:45,400 Speaker 1: making it. It's making it pretty fun, making it very 909 00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:48,759 Speaker 1: very fun. Now, what's fun is a full slate of 910 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:53,560 Speaker 1: games in the NFL that count in Week one counts baby. 911 00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:58,600 Speaker 1: So on this show, we always spend the first segment 912 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:01,440 Speaker 1: of the second hour going through each game. I give 913 00:45:01,480 --> 00:45:03,960 Speaker 1: you my predictions. I go on the record and tell 914 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:08,480 Speaker 1: you who's gonna win and who is going to win 915 00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:12,680 Speaker 1: or lose against the spread. Yes, look, it's not meant 916 00:45:12,719 --> 00:45:16,239 Speaker 1: to be a gambling segment, quote unquote, but it's just 917 00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:18,839 Speaker 1: the way to talk about the games. Hey, Vegas has 918 00:45:18,920 --> 00:45:21,799 Speaker 1: put this line out here, Here's how I feel about it. Now. 919 00:45:21,840 --> 00:45:24,080 Speaker 1: When it comes to the Texans, I never picked those 920 00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:26,399 Speaker 1: because I don't go against my heart in my head, 921 00:45:26,719 --> 00:45:30,439 Speaker 1: So I'm not ever gonna pick the Texans game. I'll 922 00:45:30,440 --> 00:45:32,239 Speaker 1: just always tell you they're gonna cover, they're gonna win. 923 00:45:32,320 --> 00:45:34,160 Speaker 1: How about that. That's the way I always That's the 924 00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:36,800 Speaker 1: way I always feel about it. But that's so I 925 00:45:36,920 --> 00:45:40,359 Speaker 1: leave the Texans out. But there are fourteen other games 926 00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:43,560 Speaker 1: this weekend, including the other Monday night game, which is 927 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:45,960 Speaker 1: the Raiders and the Broncos, which is gonna follow the 928 00:45:46,040 --> 00:45:50,239 Speaker 1: Texans game on Monday Night. So we're gonna pick them all. 929 00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:53,959 Speaker 1: We're gonna pick them against spread. But we need my music, 930 00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:57,080 Speaker 1: and I think I hear it, and there it is. 931 00:45:57,200 --> 00:46:00,600 Speaker 1: That's my music. So let's get kicked off. Noon games. 932 00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:05,759 Speaker 1: On Sunday, the Cleveland Browns hosts the Tennessee Titans. It 933 00:46:06,040 --> 00:46:10,320 Speaker 1: is the offseason Darling in the ball the Cleveland Browns, 934 00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:13,799 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, O BJ Jarvis, Landry, Miles Garrett, a ton 935 00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:17,480 Speaker 1: of talent, Cleveland new head coach, and a ton of 936 00:46:17,560 --> 00:46:22,640 Speaker 1: expectations that sometimes can be the most difficult opponent. The 937 00:46:22,760 --> 00:46:26,160 Speaker 1: actual opponent in this one of the Tennessee Titans. Now, 938 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:28,319 Speaker 1: we want the AFC South teams to lose. I think 939 00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:30,080 Speaker 1: there's a part of me that wants the Titans to 940 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:31,719 Speaker 1: go in there and kick the Browns right in the teeth. 941 00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:35,439 Speaker 1: And so all this preseason hype sort as it wants 942 00:46:35,480 --> 00:46:37,839 Speaker 1: for the Bears. All is hyper about the Bears. Oh 943 00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:39,680 Speaker 1: they've got a kicker. The kicker made a field will 944 00:46:39,680 --> 00:46:41,320 Speaker 1: to start the game. These guys are going to the 945 00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:45,480 Speaker 1: super Bowl and they got smacked right in the teeth. 946 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,400 Speaker 1: Now will that happened for the Browns? I don't think so. 947 00:46:48,480 --> 00:46:50,560 Speaker 1: The Browns are favored about five and a half. I 948 00:46:50,680 --> 00:46:52,640 Speaker 1: think the Browns win this one by a touchdown, which 949 00:46:52,719 --> 00:46:56,040 Speaker 1: is more than the spread. So we're going Browns to 950 00:46:56,200 --> 00:46:59,960 Speaker 1: win outright, Browns to cover that five and a half. 951 00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:02,360 Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna end up being pretty. This 952 00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:06,240 Speaker 1: feels like a I don't know, a twenty one twelve, 953 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:09,640 Speaker 1: twenty four thirteen kind of game. But I do you 954 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:10,920 Speaker 1: think the Browns are gonna win this? And I think 955 00:47:10,920 --> 00:47:14,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna cover the spread. I just am not a 956 00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:16,919 Speaker 1: believer in the Titans. I haven't been for a couple 957 00:47:16,920 --> 00:47:20,440 Speaker 1: of years. And they got to the playoffs one year, 958 00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:23,280 Speaker 1: one a wild card game, and they've they've been surprising 959 00:47:23,320 --> 00:47:25,160 Speaker 1: at times. You know, they beat the Patriots, but I 960 00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:27,440 Speaker 1: just haven't been impressed. They're not a team that I 961 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:29,640 Speaker 1: think can get beyond. They have a certain ceiling, a 962 00:47:29,680 --> 00:47:31,840 Speaker 1: ceilings nine and seven, and they're not gonna beyond it. 963 00:47:32,719 --> 00:47:36,120 Speaker 1: So Browns beat Titans in Cleveland, then the Ravens and 964 00:47:36,239 --> 00:47:38,920 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. Ravens go down to Miami to take on 965 00:47:39,080 --> 00:47:42,279 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. No Larmie Tounseil, no Kenny Steals, but they 966 00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:46,680 Speaker 1: do have a Ryan Fitzpatrick and Ryan Fitzpatrick history has 967 00:47:46,719 --> 00:47:51,640 Speaker 1: been to play very very well in Week one in Baltimore, 968 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:56,760 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson leads that offense. I'm gonna give Lamar Jackson 969 00:47:57,120 --> 00:47:59,680 Speaker 1: and Baltimore the edge in this one. I think the 970 00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:02,319 Speaker 1: raven will go on to Miami and win this game. 971 00:48:03,320 --> 00:48:05,279 Speaker 1: I don't think they will cover six and a half 972 00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:07,960 Speaker 1: point spread on the road. I don't like that. Even 973 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:09,640 Speaker 1: though I don't think the Dolphins are gonna be good, 974 00:48:10,120 --> 00:48:12,320 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens are gonna have to do a 975 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:15,280 Speaker 1: little work to find their pass rush. I think Lamar 976 00:48:15,360 --> 00:48:18,120 Speaker 1: might struggle a little bit. He's going back near home 977 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:20,360 Speaker 1: for him, so I think you should be a lot 978 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:21,800 Speaker 1: of pressure. But in the end, the Ravens will have 979 00:48:21,800 --> 00:48:24,280 Speaker 1: a little bit much again. Another ugly game. This feels 980 00:48:24,320 --> 00:48:28,239 Speaker 1: like twenty to eighteen, you know, fifteen to twelve sort 981 00:48:28,280 --> 00:48:30,719 Speaker 1: of game. But I'm gonna give the Ravens the edge 982 00:48:30,719 --> 00:48:32,839 Speaker 1: in this one to win. The Dolphins are gonna get 983 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:34,800 Speaker 1: inside that six and a half point number. Falcons go 984 00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:36,279 Speaker 1: to the Vikings. This is the one I struggled with 985 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:38,839 Speaker 1: probably a lot, because I think the Falcons are gonna 986 00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:41,359 Speaker 1: surprise teams this year. I think the Falcons are gonna 987 00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:43,920 Speaker 1: be better now, they're healthier on the defensive side of 988 00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:48,040 Speaker 1: the ball. Minnesota's favored by four at home. But my 989 00:48:48,120 --> 00:48:50,239 Speaker 1: other surprise team and a surprise team, I just think 990 00:48:50,239 --> 00:48:52,120 Speaker 1: the Vikings are the better team and the best team 991 00:48:52,200 --> 00:48:55,280 Speaker 1: in the NFC North. I think they've got the most weapons, 992 00:48:55,960 --> 00:48:59,000 Speaker 1: not and have never been the biggest believer in Kirk Cousins, 993 00:49:00,120 --> 00:49:02,600 Speaker 1: but I do think with Feeling and Diggs, with Dalvin 994 00:49:02,680 --> 00:49:05,960 Speaker 1: cookback healthy, with Garret Bradberry out center, They've got some 995 00:49:06,120 --> 00:49:08,839 Speaker 1: help up front. The defense you know, is always there. 996 00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:11,200 Speaker 1: So I think Minnesota's gonna win this game. I think 997 00:49:11,200 --> 00:49:12,719 Speaker 1: they're gonna win by more than four. I'm gonna take 998 00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:15,600 Speaker 1: Minnesota to win and cover against the Atlanta Falcons. It 999 00:49:15,719 --> 00:49:17,719 Speaker 1: would not shock me at off Atlanta win in there 1000 00:49:17,760 --> 00:49:19,560 Speaker 1: and put a number on the Vikings. I just feel 1001 00:49:19,560 --> 00:49:23,880 Speaker 1: like with Atlanta's firepower offensively and Guy's healthy defensively, Grady 1002 00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:26,120 Speaker 1: Jarrett back in the fold, They're gonna be a tough 1003 00:49:26,280 --> 00:49:27,800 Speaker 1: nut to crack. They're gonna be tough for us on 1004 00:49:27,840 --> 00:49:31,880 Speaker 1: Founders Day here on October sixth. That said, the Vikings 1005 00:49:32,320 --> 00:49:34,440 Speaker 1: their pre stout team, especially playing at home. Taking the 1006 00:49:34,520 --> 00:49:36,560 Speaker 1: Vikings to win and to cover that four the bills 1007 00:49:36,560 --> 00:49:38,560 Speaker 1: of the Jets. Boy went back and forth on this one. 1008 00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:41,279 Speaker 1: The Jets are two and a half point favorite at home. 1009 00:49:41,840 --> 00:49:45,800 Speaker 1: Typically home favorites or home teams get three points, so 1010 00:49:46,719 --> 00:49:51,440 Speaker 1: Vegas feels like Buffalo's not a bad pick here. And 1011 00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:54,040 Speaker 1: I think Buffalo is gonna be very very good defensively. 1012 00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:57,840 Speaker 1: I think they're going to be excellent, But this feels 1013 00:49:57,840 --> 00:50:00,040 Speaker 1: like a low scoring game. I think Levion bell It 1014 00:50:00,120 --> 00:50:01,439 Speaker 1: is going to be a factor. It's his first games 1015 00:50:01,520 --> 00:50:03,680 Speaker 1: is twenty seventeen. I'm gonna roll with the Jets on 1016 00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:06,840 Speaker 1: this one. Very close, as in three points close, but 1017 00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:08,480 Speaker 1: three is more than two and a half. So I 1018 00:50:08,520 --> 00:50:10,640 Speaker 1: got the Jets to win and to cover at home 1019 00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:15,120 Speaker 1: in Week one over the Buffalo Bills. Philadelphia gets a 1020 00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:17,799 Speaker 1: visit from the Washington Redskins. The Redskins will have case 1021 00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:20,720 Speaker 1: Keendom starting. It doesn't sound like they'll have Trent Williams 1022 00:50:20,719 --> 00:50:23,520 Speaker 1: in the starting lineup. They've settled on Darius geist as 1023 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:26,319 Speaker 1: they're running back. Adrian Peterson may be inactive in this one, 1024 00:50:27,719 --> 00:50:31,720 Speaker 1: and the Redskins defensively will be okay. They've ad Atlantic Collins, 1025 00:50:31,800 --> 00:50:34,239 Speaker 1: so I think the Redskins are gonna be a tough 1026 00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:38,080 Speaker 1: out at times. I think Philadelphia is way too good. 1027 00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:41,440 Speaker 1: I think Philadelphia has weapons all over the field. I'm 1028 00:50:41,480 --> 00:50:44,600 Speaker 1: going Philadelphia to win this and I never like to 1029 00:50:44,680 --> 00:50:46,880 Speaker 1: do this in the NFL. A double edged spread, I 1030 00:50:47,040 --> 00:50:50,200 Speaker 1: hate those. But Philias favery by ten. I think they 1031 00:50:50,239 --> 00:50:53,080 Speaker 1: win by a couple of touchdowns. I think Washington is 1032 00:50:53,120 --> 00:50:55,920 Speaker 1: going to struggle all year long. I think offensively it 1033 00:50:56,080 --> 00:50:58,960 Speaker 1: is going to be a nightmare. I think Philadelphia wins 1034 00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:02,880 Speaker 1: this thing. It might be heck, it might be twenty 1035 00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:04,919 Speaker 1: one to seven, but they're gonna win by a couple 1036 00:51:04,920 --> 00:51:07,440 Speaker 1: of touchdowns. Take the Eagles to win and cover in 1037 00:51:07,560 --> 00:51:09,879 Speaker 1: that twelve o'clock game. Another twelve o'clock game, the Rams 1038 00:51:09,920 --> 00:51:11,520 Speaker 1: go to the Panthers. Now, the Rams are favored by 1039 00:51:11,600 --> 00:51:15,239 Speaker 1: one and a half at Carolina at new That's a 1040 00:51:15,320 --> 00:51:17,520 Speaker 1: body clock game, as a buddy of mine used to 1041 00:51:17,560 --> 00:51:19,640 Speaker 1: put it. But I still think the Rams are a 1042 00:51:19,719 --> 00:51:23,919 Speaker 1: better team. They're arrested, they should be fresh. You still 1043 00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:27,200 Speaker 1: don't know exactly what you have with Cam Newton. The 1044 00:51:27,320 --> 00:51:29,520 Speaker 1: Panthers playing at home. They've got some guys you look 1045 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:31,000 Speaker 1: at and say, he could be a good weapon, he 1046 00:51:31,040 --> 00:51:33,440 Speaker 1: could be a weapon. You know, Christian McCaffrey's a weapon, 1047 00:51:34,360 --> 00:51:37,600 Speaker 1: but where is Cam and his health? Defensively, I think 1048 00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:42,160 Speaker 1: the Panthers are going to be very very tough, very tough, 1049 00:51:42,280 --> 00:51:44,000 Speaker 1: especially in the front seven. I think they can be 1050 00:51:44,080 --> 00:51:46,240 Speaker 1: hadding a secondary a little bit, even though Eric reads 1051 00:51:46,239 --> 00:51:48,359 Speaker 1: back there and I think he adjusted his brother. Those 1052 00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:50,000 Speaker 1: are two of the better safeties in the league. Dante 1053 00:51:50,160 --> 00:51:52,120 Speaker 1: Jackson's emerging gab But I still think you can attack 1054 00:51:52,160 --> 00:51:54,239 Speaker 1: them throwing the football, but can you get it off? 1055 00:51:55,040 --> 00:51:57,480 Speaker 1: I think the Rams will do enough, a little Girly, 1056 00:51:57,560 --> 00:51:59,719 Speaker 1: a little Darryl Henderson. I think they'll run the ball 1057 00:52:00,239 --> 00:52:02,719 Speaker 1: enough to beat the Panthers by a few. So let's 1058 00:52:02,719 --> 00:52:06,040 Speaker 1: go Rams to get a road win and to get 1059 00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:10,160 Speaker 1: a road wind cover over the Carolina Panthers. Then your 1060 00:52:10,239 --> 00:52:13,400 Speaker 1: last twelve o'clock games, the Chiefs and the Jacks, Jags 1061 00:52:13,560 --> 00:52:16,960 Speaker 1: at home. Nick Foles will start. He's fine. Apparently the 1062 00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:18,759 Speaker 1: oblique was a little bit of an issue, but he's 1063 00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:21,279 Speaker 1: a full participant in practice. He should be okay. And 1064 00:52:21,360 --> 00:52:24,080 Speaker 1: the Chiefs come call him. With that offense, with Tyreek, 1065 00:52:24,239 --> 00:52:27,839 Speaker 1: with me, Kole Hardman, with Sammy Watkins, they're gonna put 1066 00:52:27,880 --> 00:52:32,760 Speaker 1: the Jaguars all blast. But can the Chiefs protect against 1067 00:52:32,800 --> 00:52:37,479 Speaker 1: one of the best pass rush trios Clays Campbell, Josh 1068 00:52:37,560 --> 00:52:41,440 Speaker 1: Allen and Yannick and Gockway, the guy that scares me 1069 00:52:41,560 --> 00:52:44,880 Speaker 1: to death. I think the Chiefs can. Can they win 1070 00:52:44,920 --> 00:52:46,440 Speaker 1: about three and a half? Yeah, I just don't know 1071 00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:48,360 Speaker 1: that the Jacks are gonna score. I don't think the 1072 00:52:48,440 --> 00:52:50,919 Speaker 1: Chiefs defense is all that in the bag of chips. 1073 00:52:51,239 --> 00:52:54,759 Speaker 1: I think the Chiefs defense is still a shade a 1074 00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:58,920 Speaker 1: shade under average. So I do think the Jags might 1075 00:52:59,040 --> 00:53:01,000 Speaker 1: do a few things. Ornette is gonna get the rock 1076 00:53:01,080 --> 00:53:03,040 Speaker 1: and he's gonna pound a little bit, and they control it. 1077 00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:05,279 Speaker 1: But I think big place for the Chiefs is gonna 1078 00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:08,399 Speaker 1: get them a win. And a cover of that three 1079 00:53:08,440 --> 00:53:10,839 Speaker 1: and a half point spread on the road. Let's get 1080 00:53:10,840 --> 00:53:13,000 Speaker 1: to the three oh five games and start with the 1081 00:53:13,120 --> 00:53:17,520 Speaker 1: Colts and the Bolts. It should rhyme, right, Colts, but 1082 00:53:17,640 --> 00:53:20,759 Speaker 1: they're not. They don't Colts. Bolts. They don't Colts and 1083 00:53:20,840 --> 00:53:23,439 Speaker 1: Chargers out in La. Chargers will not have Melvin Eagle, 1084 00:53:23,600 --> 00:53:26,000 Speaker 1: the Chargers will not have Derwin James. The Chargers will 1085 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:28,719 Speaker 1: not have Russell Okum. But the Chargers will have Joey 1086 00:53:28,840 --> 00:53:32,239 Speaker 1: Bosa and Melvin Ingram. That is gonna be a problem 1087 00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:35,320 Speaker 1: for the Colts. Jacobe Brissette has stepped in signed a 1088 00:53:35,360 --> 00:53:38,200 Speaker 1: two year, thirty million dollars deal. He is ready to roll, 1089 00:53:39,360 --> 00:53:42,640 Speaker 1: but can the Chargers put heat on him. He likes 1090 00:53:42,680 --> 00:53:45,080 Speaker 1: to hold the football, and I say likes he holds 1091 00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:47,800 Speaker 1: the football. I think he likes dude. He holds the football, 1092 00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:50,000 Speaker 1: and I think the Chargers secondary is very good even 1093 00:53:50,080 --> 00:53:53,080 Speaker 1: without Derwin James. I'm gonna give the Charges the edge 1094 00:53:53,120 --> 00:53:55,320 Speaker 1: in this one. The Chargers are favored by six and 1095 00:53:55,360 --> 00:53:57,400 Speaker 1: a half. I think they win this by a touchdown. 1096 00:53:57,520 --> 00:53:59,480 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a close game throughout, but 1097 00:53:59,560 --> 00:54:02,560 Speaker 1: it feels like a thirty four to twenty seven. That's seven. 1098 00:54:02,680 --> 00:54:04,120 Speaker 1: That's more than six and a half. I'm gonna take 1099 00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:07,040 Speaker 1: charges to win and cover at home in front of 1100 00:54:07,080 --> 00:54:10,759 Speaker 1: twenty eight thousand strong. Yeah, those sarcasm fun Bengals taking 1101 00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:14,239 Speaker 1: on the Seahawks. I think the Bengals are in a 1102 00:54:14,440 --> 00:54:18,439 Speaker 1: lot of trouble this year. I think the Bengals could 1103 00:54:18,440 --> 00:54:22,000 Speaker 1: be one of the worst teams. Andy Dalton at quarterback, 1104 00:54:22,120 --> 00:54:24,440 Speaker 1: I don't think he's the issue, but I don't know 1105 00:54:24,520 --> 00:54:27,680 Speaker 1: how much he's around him. With Aj Green out defensively 1106 00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:30,400 Speaker 1: and have not buying any of it, the Seahawks added Clowney. 1107 00:54:30,920 --> 00:54:33,560 Speaker 1: They are very good on the offensive front. They can 1108 00:54:33,640 --> 00:54:35,400 Speaker 1: run the ball. Russell Wilson signed a big deal in 1109 00:54:35,440 --> 00:54:38,000 Speaker 1: the offseason. They've added a couple of weapons at receiver, 1110 00:54:38,120 --> 00:54:40,040 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf being one of them. If he plays. He's 1111 00:54:40,040 --> 00:54:42,520 Speaker 1: been banged up. But defensively, the Seahawks are as good 1112 00:54:42,560 --> 00:54:45,879 Speaker 1: as it gets. I think they make life miserable for Cincinnati. 1113 00:54:46,120 --> 00:54:49,279 Speaker 1: Seahawks will win and cover the nine and a half 1114 00:54:49,440 --> 00:54:51,440 Speaker 1: Giants and Cowboys. I went back and forth on this one, 1115 00:54:51,560 --> 00:54:54,400 Speaker 1: not because I think the Cowboys could lose. I absolutely 1116 00:54:54,400 --> 00:54:56,080 Speaker 1: feel that the Cowboys gonna win this game. That's seven 1117 00:54:56,120 --> 00:54:58,680 Speaker 1: and a half spread is getting me a little bit 1118 00:54:59,200 --> 00:55:01,359 Speaker 1: because I do think the Giants will surprise people at 1119 00:55:01,400 --> 00:55:04,480 Speaker 1: some point. Sa Quan might be the best back in 1120 00:55:04,520 --> 00:55:07,399 Speaker 1: the league in his second year, and I know Zeke 1121 00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:12,080 Speaker 1: comes back for the Cowboys. Where is he in his conditioning? 1122 00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:15,080 Speaker 1: Can he carry it eighteen to twenty times? Can he 1123 00:55:15,160 --> 00:55:17,680 Speaker 1: get eighteen to twenty touches? I don't know, so I'm 1124 00:55:17,719 --> 00:55:19,440 Speaker 1: going back and forth. I do think the Giants are 1125 00:55:19,440 --> 00:55:21,280 Speaker 1: gonna get inside the seven and a half. The Cowboys 1126 00:55:21,280 --> 00:55:24,440 Speaker 1: is gonna win. That defense is nasty. I think Cowbo's 1127 00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:26,440 Speaker 1: gonna be very good this year, much as it pains 1128 00:55:26,480 --> 00:55:29,520 Speaker 1: me to say Cowboys will be good. The Cowboys are 1129 00:55:29,640 --> 00:55:30,960 Speaker 1: very good, but the Giants. I think he will keep 1130 00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:33,959 Speaker 1: this one close close inside that seven and a half, 1131 00:55:34,160 --> 00:55:36,680 Speaker 1: Lions go to the Cardinals. I struggled with this one. 1132 00:55:37,440 --> 00:55:40,120 Speaker 1: I have no idea what they expect for the Cardinals. 1133 00:55:40,200 --> 00:55:42,399 Speaker 1: I mean, I kind of do, but I'm not sure 1134 00:55:42,440 --> 00:55:46,320 Speaker 1: that Cliff will go full Texas Tech air raid buy in. 1135 00:55:46,520 --> 00:55:48,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think the Cardinals will put up 1136 00:55:48,040 --> 00:55:49,640 Speaker 1: some points. I don't think the Lions are very good, 1137 00:55:50,080 --> 00:55:52,560 Speaker 1: but the Lions are favorite, so you know what let's 1138 00:55:52,600 --> 00:55:56,200 Speaker 1: go with the Cardinals to upset the Lions and Cliff 1139 00:55:56,280 --> 00:55:59,120 Speaker 1: Kingsbury's debut. How about that? So obviously Arizona will cover 1140 00:55:59,160 --> 00:56:00,799 Speaker 1: the two and a half. Caylin Murray is gonna put 1141 00:56:00,880 --> 00:56:02,520 Speaker 1: up some points, third the ball over a few times, 1142 00:56:02,800 --> 00:56:04,360 Speaker 1: but I think the Cardinals will do just enough to 1143 00:56:04,400 --> 00:56:07,560 Speaker 1: win this one, and that as a dog will give 1144 00:56:07,640 --> 00:56:10,120 Speaker 1: them a cover and win. How about that? Forty nine 1145 00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:12,600 Speaker 1: Ers go to Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay's favorite by one. 1146 00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:16,160 Speaker 1: I think this is Vegas's way of saying, they just shiit, 1147 00:56:16,239 --> 00:56:19,520 Speaker 1: just made it pick him. San Francisco's got across country 1148 00:56:20,239 --> 00:56:23,160 Speaker 1: the Bucks with Bruce Arians now Jameis Winston, who knows 1149 00:56:23,239 --> 00:56:25,080 Speaker 1: what he does, but he's got Mike Evans. He always 1150 00:56:25,120 --> 00:56:27,320 Speaker 1: can rely on Evans, and offensively, I think they'd be 1151 00:56:27,400 --> 00:56:29,160 Speaker 1: very good. I don't know where the pass rush comes, though, 1152 00:56:30,440 --> 00:56:32,880 Speaker 1: So you know what, Let's go San Francisco in a 1153 00:56:33,320 --> 00:56:36,759 Speaker 1: mild upset to win and obviously to cover Tampa Bay 1154 00:56:36,800 --> 00:56:40,080 Speaker 1: favorite by one. George Kittle is big for the Niners 1155 00:56:40,560 --> 00:56:43,560 Speaker 1: and good Niners behind Jimmy Garoppolo do just enough with 1156 00:56:43,760 --> 00:56:46,120 Speaker 1: no pass rush really from the Bucks to get that win. 1157 00:56:46,200 --> 00:56:50,120 Speaker 1: Steelers Patriots Patriots at home. Steelers a five and a 1158 00:56:50,120 --> 00:56:53,480 Speaker 1: half point dog in this one. And every year I 1159 00:56:54,960 --> 00:56:58,239 Speaker 1: hear people the Patriots are dead, They're too old, they 1160 00:56:58,320 --> 00:57:02,360 Speaker 1: can't do it. Not again. That defense is what and 1161 00:57:02,520 --> 00:57:04,200 Speaker 1: this is the one thing I've said about that defense. 1162 00:57:04,840 --> 00:57:07,160 Speaker 1: It's almost that the Patriots kind of shed their own 1163 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:10,960 Speaker 1: skin last year when they became an information power run 1164 00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:12,560 Speaker 1: team and relied on their defense, kind of like they 1165 00:57:12,600 --> 00:57:14,360 Speaker 1: did back in two thousand and one. They kind of 1166 00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:17,080 Speaker 1: went full circle, and I think the Patriots defense will 1167 00:57:17,120 --> 00:57:19,520 Speaker 1: do that again. The Steelers will score a few, but 1168 00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:22,480 Speaker 1: with no ab got relied to Juju and Jude is 1169 00:57:22,480 --> 00:57:24,760 Speaker 1: a great player, but you just take one weapon out. 1170 00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:26,560 Speaker 1: I think the Steelers are going to do a great 1171 00:57:26,640 --> 00:57:29,160 Speaker 1: job in finding a way to take away Juju Smith Schuster. 1172 00:57:29,360 --> 00:57:31,680 Speaker 1: I think that might open some things up for James Washington. 1173 00:57:31,920 --> 00:57:33,200 Speaker 1: But I think the run game will work for the 1174 00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:37,320 Speaker 1: Steelers to a point. They'll keep it close, as in 1175 00:57:37,880 --> 00:57:40,000 Speaker 1: under the five and a half when we're gonna get 1176 00:57:40,040 --> 00:57:43,240 Speaker 1: the win at home, but the Patriots will not get 1177 00:57:43,240 --> 00:57:45,000 Speaker 1: the covers. The Steelers will cover that five and a 1178 00:57:45,040 --> 00:57:47,560 Speaker 1: half and then Monday night the Broncos and Raiders Denver 1179 00:57:47,720 --> 00:57:49,440 Speaker 1: has moved to a two and a half point favorite 1180 00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:53,400 Speaker 1: vic Fangio in his first game as a head coach. 1181 00:57:54,080 --> 00:57:57,440 Speaker 1: I do not believe in Joe Flacco at all. The 1182 00:57:57,560 --> 00:58:00,479 Speaker 1: Raiders are a mess with Antonio Brown thing I should 1183 00:58:00,480 --> 00:58:03,080 Speaker 1: say once you take Antonio Brunt out of it. They 1184 00:58:03,120 --> 00:58:05,760 Speaker 1: don't have a ton of talent, but they're probably a 1185 00:58:05,840 --> 00:58:07,760 Speaker 1: little bit more cohesive and on the same page more 1186 00:58:07,760 --> 00:58:11,440 Speaker 1: so than were last year. Let's go with the Broncos 1187 00:58:11,760 --> 00:58:14,200 Speaker 1: to cover that two and a half and win at home. 1188 00:58:14,280 --> 00:58:17,280 Speaker 1: All right, those year game day predictions coming up. Next, 1189 00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:19,880 Speaker 1: We've got John de Chaser, senior writer for the New 1190 00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:24,000 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints at Saints dot Com. He talks with dpcity 1191 00:58:24,120 --> 00:58:26,000 Speaker 1: about this one on Monday night. 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All Right, it's time to go behind enemy sidelines, 1199 00:58:48,320 --> 00:58:51,320 Speaker 1: as we do each and every Friday, This week, dpcity 1200 00:58:51,680 --> 00:58:54,600 Speaker 1: sits down with John de Chaser, senior writer for Saints 1201 00:58:54,800 --> 00:58:57,400 Speaker 1: dot Com, to learn a little bit more about Monday 1202 00:58:57,440 --> 00:58:59,840 Speaker 1: Night's opponent. Well, we are super excited about heading to 1203 00:58:59,880 --> 00:59:03,000 Speaker 1: the Superdome, which from what I remember, is really really cold, 1204 00:59:03,480 --> 00:59:05,680 Speaker 1: so I'll be sure to bundle up, bring some coats 1205 00:59:05,720 --> 00:59:08,560 Speaker 1: and jackets for that first Monday Night game. I would 1206 00:59:08,600 --> 00:59:11,400 Speaker 1: recommend that, yes, very much. All right, it is such 1207 00:59:11,400 --> 00:59:14,160 Speaker 1: a big game for both teams. Let's talk about the Saints. 1208 00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:16,480 Speaker 1: What the buzz has been like in the building and 1209 00:59:16,560 --> 00:59:19,280 Speaker 1: in the city. Obviously, everybody remembers what happened the last 1210 00:59:19,280 --> 00:59:22,960 Speaker 1: time the Saints took the field, that NFC Championship loss. 1211 00:59:23,440 --> 00:59:25,520 Speaker 1: How much has that been a storyline in the off season. 1212 00:59:25,560 --> 00:59:27,520 Speaker 1: Are people still talking about that game or if they 1213 00:59:27,560 --> 00:59:29,960 Speaker 1: sort of move forward towards the twenty nineteen season, Well, 1214 00:59:30,000 --> 00:59:31,840 Speaker 1: people are still talking about it. I mean that's natural. 1215 00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:33,760 Speaker 1: I mean you can't have that kind of ending to 1216 00:59:33,840 --> 00:59:37,280 Speaker 1: a season and not talk about it or try to 1217 00:59:37,320 --> 00:59:40,720 Speaker 1: gloss over it. It's obviously a storyline. Now, you know, 1218 00:59:40,840 --> 00:59:43,480 Speaker 1: the team says they're pasted, and of course that's what 1219 00:59:43,520 --> 00:59:45,240 Speaker 1: they're going to say, that's what they're supposed to say, 1220 00:59:45,560 --> 00:59:48,520 Speaker 1: but you can't be human and that not affects you somewhat. 1221 00:59:48,600 --> 00:59:51,520 Speaker 1: So I'm sure they're drawing some kind of inspiration off 1222 00:59:51,600 --> 00:59:54,000 Speaker 1: of it. I'm certain I would, I mean, use it 1223 00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:56,480 Speaker 1: for as much hue as you possibly could. I think 1224 00:59:56,520 --> 00:59:58,680 Speaker 1: that's what they're in the process of doing during this 1225 00:59:58,800 --> 01:00:03,080 Speaker 1: off keep and during the Yeah, it's it's been a fuel, 1226 01:00:03,160 --> 01:00:05,760 Speaker 1: and yet it hadn't been overwhelming. I mean, I think 1227 01:00:05,760 --> 01:00:08,440 Speaker 1: they've done as your job of pushing it into the 1228 01:00:08,520 --> 01:00:12,200 Speaker 1: background and not letting get dominant their headlines. I mean, 1229 01:00:12,240 --> 01:00:14,920 Speaker 1: they want to create their own narratives and they understand that, 1230 01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:18,080 Speaker 1: you know, following in that from last season isn't going 1231 01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:20,240 Speaker 1: to help them this season. Stuff. You know, they're trying 1232 01:00:20,280 --> 01:00:21,720 Speaker 1: to move on as best they can, and I think 1233 01:00:21,760 --> 01:00:23,720 Speaker 1: they've done a pretty good job of it. If they're 1234 01:00:23,720 --> 01:00:25,360 Speaker 1: trying to move on, it certainly doesn't help it. In 1235 01:00:25,440 --> 01:00:27,760 Speaker 1: Week two, they face the Rams. Has anyone really been 1236 01:00:27,800 --> 01:00:29,800 Speaker 1: talking about the fact that they're going to turn around 1237 01:00:29,840 --> 01:00:33,320 Speaker 1: have to play that same team in a week Not really. 1238 01:00:33,400 --> 01:00:35,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure it's going to be a dominant 1239 01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:38,080 Speaker 1: storyline during that week. But I mean, you know, as 1240 01:00:38,120 --> 01:00:39,880 Speaker 1: best they can to trying to take it one segment 1241 01:00:39,920 --> 01:00:41,600 Speaker 1: at a time, one unit at the time. I guess 1242 01:00:41,680 --> 01:00:43,640 Speaker 1: they would call it. But you know, I know it's 1243 01:00:43,640 --> 01:00:45,520 Speaker 1: going to come up a lot and and they're gonna say, 1244 01:00:45,560 --> 01:00:47,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's a different team and a different season, 1245 01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:50,400 Speaker 1: and it pretty much is a lot of it. You know, 1246 01:00:50,680 --> 01:00:53,720 Speaker 1: you can't ignore the obvious storylines. I mean, it's going 1247 01:00:53,800 --> 01:00:55,840 Speaker 1: to be a difficult game. You're playing against the team 1248 01:00:56,520 --> 01:00:58,600 Speaker 1: that you know came unto your building one the NSC 1249 01:00:58,720 --> 01:01:01,320 Speaker 1: Championship game, and you feel like you're a team that 1250 01:01:01,400 --> 01:01:03,680 Speaker 1: were that was good enough to go to the Super 1251 01:01:03,720 --> 01:01:07,880 Speaker 1: Bowl and win it, and yet dwelling on last Eaton's 1252 01:01:07,920 --> 01:01:10,400 Speaker 1: outcome even going to do a melodic good this year, 1253 01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:12,640 Speaker 1: and I get you'll use it for some shoel I 1254 01:01:12,680 --> 01:01:15,320 Speaker 1: would imagine, but you know, again, that's a really good 1255 01:01:15,360 --> 01:01:17,400 Speaker 1: team and if you're worried about what happened last year, 1256 01:01:17,440 --> 01:01:19,520 Speaker 1: then you'll get punched in the mouth this year and 1257 01:01:19,640 --> 01:01:21,640 Speaker 1: can have it, you know, just kind of the multipile 1258 01:01:21,760 --> 01:01:23,400 Speaker 1: and yourself. You know, the best thing to do is 1259 01:01:23,440 --> 01:01:26,360 Speaker 1: just concentrated as best they can on the beginning of 1260 01:01:26,440 --> 01:01:28,520 Speaker 1: the season and they can't really be looking past the 1261 01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:31,640 Speaker 1: text at the RAMS because they have a really difficult 1262 01:01:31,680 --> 01:01:34,800 Speaker 1: to getting a seatsons schedule. Those first four games are 1263 01:01:34,880 --> 01:01:37,480 Speaker 1: pretty stout, and you throw in Seattle and you throw 1264 01:01:37,560 --> 01:01:40,560 Speaker 1: in Dallas. Also, they're trying to separate them as best 1265 01:01:40,600 --> 01:01:43,440 Speaker 1: they can. Let's talk about Drew Brees. He's heading into 1266 01:01:43,480 --> 01:01:47,040 Speaker 1: his nineteenth season. Has his approach to the game change 1267 01:01:47,080 --> 01:01:48,880 Speaker 1: it all? I'm sure you've had your share of training 1268 01:01:48,920 --> 01:01:51,440 Speaker 1: camps and off seasons watching him work, But do you 1269 01:01:51,480 --> 01:01:54,400 Speaker 1: see anything different about him? And what is this key 1270 01:01:54,520 --> 01:01:57,160 Speaker 1: to longevity? I'm sure that's something everybody wants to know 1271 01:01:57,200 --> 01:01:59,640 Speaker 1: that they could bottle up. They probably could, They probably would. 1272 01:02:00,280 --> 01:02:02,160 Speaker 1: You know, the thing about him is, you know, he's 1273 01:02:02,200 --> 01:02:05,400 Speaker 1: the same. He's the same every year and that probably 1274 01:02:05,560 --> 01:02:08,240 Speaker 1: is why he is, you know, as great as he 1275 01:02:08,400 --> 01:02:11,320 Speaker 1: is and the first ballot Hall of Famer um. He's 1276 01:02:11,320 --> 01:02:14,560 Speaker 1: a guy who approaches it the exact same way mentally, 1277 01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:17,400 Speaker 1: and you know he's had to make some confessions physically outviously, 1278 01:02:17,520 --> 01:02:19,880 Speaker 1: because you can't be the same guy you know at 1279 01:02:19,960 --> 01:02:22,320 Speaker 1: thirty nine or forty as your word twenty nine or thirty, 1280 01:02:22,360 --> 01:02:24,560 Speaker 1: So you know, he's had to modify his diet, he 1281 01:02:24,680 --> 01:02:27,320 Speaker 1: had to modify his workout regiment. You know, he's on 1282 01:02:27,320 --> 01:02:29,400 Speaker 1: a little bit of a pitch count during training camp. 1283 01:02:29,760 --> 01:02:32,400 Speaker 1: But he's a guy also who when he has those 1284 01:02:32,440 --> 01:02:35,640 Speaker 1: fit days during training camp, they bother him. He doesn't 1285 01:02:35,680 --> 01:02:38,760 Speaker 1: like to miss work. And you get to you know, 1286 01:02:38,880 --> 01:02:40,680 Speaker 1: you don't get to be as great as your breath 1287 01:02:40,840 --> 01:02:42,880 Speaker 1: is without being a little bit selfish that way. You know, 1288 01:02:42,960 --> 01:02:44,160 Speaker 1: you want to get all the reps, you want to 1289 01:02:44,160 --> 01:02:45,480 Speaker 1: get all the first team reps, you want to get 1290 01:02:45,480 --> 01:02:47,040 Speaker 1: all the third team rerets. If you can get him 1291 01:02:47,640 --> 01:02:50,080 Speaker 1: as much work as you can possibly get. And that's 1292 01:02:50,120 --> 01:02:53,040 Speaker 1: the approach he's always had. He's a guy who who 1293 01:02:53,480 --> 01:02:57,520 Speaker 1: doesn't cut corners. He takes the long way and whatever 1294 01:02:57,600 --> 01:02:59,800 Speaker 1: the right way is, if it's the long way, that's 1295 01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:02,360 Speaker 1: the round he's gone. He's really been good about that 1296 01:03:03,000 --> 01:03:06,560 Speaker 1: in his NFL career and so it's benefited him greatly 1297 01:03:06,600 --> 01:03:08,680 Speaker 1: for the Saint Again, you know, you make some concessions 1298 01:03:08,720 --> 01:03:11,600 Speaker 1: to what happens physically, so you know, but what he's 1299 01:03:11,640 --> 01:03:15,200 Speaker 1: made the concessions too, is he's now sharper mentally. He 1300 01:03:15,440 --> 01:03:18,680 Speaker 1: knows what's happening before it happens, and so he's made 1301 01:03:18,920 --> 01:03:22,200 Speaker 1: able to take advantage from that standpoint. So there's really 1302 01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:24,240 Speaker 1: been a great process to see, you know, and a 1303 01:03:24,320 --> 01:03:28,640 Speaker 1: lot of athletes don't necessarily age gracefully. He has aged 1304 01:03:28,880 --> 01:03:32,400 Speaker 1: quite gracefully. I think a big story of the off 1305 01:03:32,480 --> 01:03:35,000 Speaker 1: season we were all watching during training camp was getting 1306 01:03:35,000 --> 01:03:38,120 Speaker 1: his favorite target, Michael Thomas, the wide receiver, signed to 1307 01:03:38,160 --> 01:03:39,920 Speaker 1: a long term contract. Now he's going to be the 1308 01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:42,760 Speaker 1: highest paid wide receiver in the NFL. What sets Michael 1309 01:03:42,800 --> 01:03:44,880 Speaker 1: Thomas apart from the other receivers and makes him so 1310 01:03:45,040 --> 01:03:50,240 Speaker 1: hard to cover he is foracious. He's a guy who's 1311 01:03:50,720 --> 01:03:55,080 Speaker 1: he wants every ball. He's extremely physical. If he sees 1312 01:03:55,160 --> 01:03:57,960 Speaker 1: one on one coverage in his mind and in the 1313 01:03:58,040 --> 01:04:01,760 Speaker 1: same mind, I think that's a win because he's extremely physical. 1314 01:04:01,800 --> 01:04:04,360 Speaker 1: It's it's a center back one to put his hands 1315 01:04:04,360 --> 01:04:06,400 Speaker 1: on Michael Thomas, He's going to end up paying a 1316 01:04:06,480 --> 01:04:08,840 Speaker 1: price playing a man to man. You know, he might 1317 01:04:08,960 --> 01:04:11,600 Speaker 1: not run a four three forty, but by the end 1318 01:04:11,640 --> 01:04:13,960 Speaker 1: of the game you will feel his presence because he 1319 01:04:14,040 --> 01:04:16,360 Speaker 1: will have bruised you up if you're going to play 1320 01:04:16,360 --> 01:04:18,600 Speaker 1: a man to man and he's got some fantastic hands, 1321 01:04:19,080 --> 01:04:20,800 Speaker 1: you know. The Saints always call it a strong hand. 1322 01:04:21,160 --> 01:04:23,040 Speaker 1: You can call it whatever you want to strong, sticky, 1323 01:04:23,120 --> 01:04:25,520 Speaker 1: whatever you want to call it. It's Walton his ascenity. 1324 01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:27,680 Speaker 1: And if it's been his catch radius, he's pretty much 1325 01:04:27,680 --> 01:04:29,680 Speaker 1: gonna come down with it. And that's been a great 1326 01:04:29,760 --> 01:04:31,600 Speaker 1: luxury for Drew Brees to have. I mean, he's got 1327 01:04:31,640 --> 01:04:35,160 Speaker 1: a guy who is a legitimate bone aside number one receiver, 1328 01:04:35,880 --> 01:04:38,200 Speaker 1: another guy that's a lot of fun to watch, Alvin Kamara, 1329 01:04:38,640 --> 01:04:41,240 Speaker 1: that Saint Sin Latavius Murray in the offseason sort of 1330 01:04:41,280 --> 01:04:43,960 Speaker 1: give that one two punch to the ground game. Does 1331 01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:48,280 Speaker 1: that change Kamara's role? Not at all? I mean, And 1332 01:04:48,400 --> 01:04:50,560 Speaker 1: then the thing about him is, you know the samet 1333 01:04:50,640 --> 01:04:53,280 Speaker 1: one they want to try to keep album. Probably they're around, 1334 01:04:53,960 --> 01:04:57,720 Speaker 1: you know, sixteen eighteen touches a game, a certain amount 1335 01:04:57,720 --> 01:04:59,600 Speaker 1: of runs, a certain amount of reception, and you know 1336 01:04:59,640 --> 01:05:02,280 Speaker 1: he's called eighty one passes the previous two seasons, his 1337 01:05:02,360 --> 01:05:05,680 Speaker 1: first two NFL season, eighty one passes eighty running recessions 1338 01:05:05,800 --> 01:05:08,520 Speaker 1: each season. They want to keep him to a certain 1339 01:05:08,560 --> 01:05:12,080 Speaker 1: amount of touches to keep him fresh. And yet we 1340 01:05:12,240 --> 01:05:14,320 Speaker 1: saw at the beginning of the last season, Mark everyone 1341 01:05:14,400 --> 01:05:16,960 Speaker 1: was suspended the first four games of the season. I 1342 01:05:17,040 --> 01:05:19,160 Speaker 1: want to see Alvin's touches the world up around the 1343 01:05:19,280 --> 01:05:22,960 Speaker 1: mid twenties, you know, maybe twenty six such as per game. 1344 01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:26,080 Speaker 1: He's able to handle that kind of load. Would it 1345 01:05:26,160 --> 01:05:29,960 Speaker 1: show up later in the season, Probably would, But because 1346 01:05:30,040 --> 01:05:32,240 Speaker 1: he's a guy who you know, you don't want to 1347 01:05:32,520 --> 01:05:35,840 Speaker 1: have him running between the tackles all game long, but 1348 01:05:35,960 --> 01:05:39,240 Speaker 1: he's capable of doing that. He's a guy who canst balance. 1349 01:05:39,320 --> 01:05:43,080 Speaker 1: His phenomenal. He's got receivers hands. They say he's one 1350 01:05:43,080 --> 01:05:44,960 Speaker 1: of the smartest people in the room in terms of 1351 01:05:45,440 --> 01:05:48,840 Speaker 1: adapting and learning what you want to do offensively. He's really, 1352 01:05:49,560 --> 01:05:52,320 Speaker 1: really a good player. I mean, you know, watching him 1353 01:05:52,800 --> 01:05:54,280 Speaker 1: is a treat. Watching people to try to get him 1354 01:05:54,280 --> 01:05:56,960 Speaker 1: off his feet is a treat because he's the guy 1355 01:05:57,000 --> 01:05:59,520 Speaker 1: who is balance is phenomenal. I don't know if you've 1356 01:05:59,560 --> 01:06:01,840 Speaker 1: seen some of the YouTube videos of him or some 1357 01:06:01,920 --> 01:06:04,040 Speaker 1: of the videos that have been on Twitter of him 1358 01:06:04,560 --> 01:06:07,600 Speaker 1: exhibiting his balance, but you know, he's a phenomenal guy. 1359 01:06:07,640 --> 01:06:10,480 Speaker 1: He's a he's a freakish type athlete. Doesn't look like 1360 01:06:10,520 --> 01:06:13,760 Speaker 1: he's moving real fan, but people really catch him from behind, 1361 01:06:14,600 --> 01:06:19,280 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like he's over thirting himself. He removes 1362 01:06:19,400 --> 01:06:24,280 Speaker 1: real mood, but he's extremely effective. He's stronger than he looks. 1363 01:06:24,960 --> 01:06:27,400 Speaker 1: When it's time, he'll he'll get skinny. So you know, 1364 01:06:27,800 --> 01:06:31,400 Speaker 1: people don't really get good, solid square hits on albun Kamara, 1365 01:06:31,880 --> 01:06:34,360 Speaker 1: which is phenomenal for a guy who who touches it 1366 01:06:34,640 --> 01:06:36,520 Speaker 1: and is in a lot of traffic when he touches 1367 01:06:36,600 --> 01:06:38,680 Speaker 1: a lot of time. We're talking with John Dashesier of 1368 01:06:39,040 --> 01:06:43,040 Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints dot Com. John a lot of transactions 1369 01:06:43,120 --> 01:06:46,640 Speaker 1: over the weekend. The Texans added a few former Miami Dolphins, 1370 01:06:46,720 --> 01:06:48,560 Speaker 1: and it looks like the Saints did too. They added 1371 01:06:48,920 --> 01:06:52,440 Speaker 1: Kiko Alonso, the former Dolphins linebacker via trade. Do you 1372 01:06:52,560 --> 01:06:54,760 Speaker 1: expect him to play on Monday Night? And if so, 1373 01:06:54,920 --> 01:06:57,320 Speaker 1: what does he bring to that Saints defense? Well, I 1374 01:06:57,320 --> 01:06:58,960 Speaker 1: think he's gonna play. Now, I don't know how much 1375 01:06:58,960 --> 01:07:00,160 Speaker 1: of a role he's going to play, but of the 1376 01:07:00,200 --> 01:07:04,800 Speaker 1: Saint starting linebackers should be intact, and that's a J. Klein, Da, 1377 01:07:04,840 --> 01:07:08,800 Speaker 1: Mario Davis, and Alex Denzeloni. Alex Denzeloni was injured for 1378 01:07:08,920 --> 01:07:11,200 Speaker 1: the latter part of pre season, so he missed some work. 1379 01:07:11,840 --> 01:07:14,880 Speaker 1: Bringing in Alonzo is an insurance policy for him. But 1380 01:07:14,880 --> 01:07:16,360 Speaker 1: I think he's going to play something. How much that 1381 01:07:16,360 --> 01:07:19,280 Speaker 1: I don't know, because Rick Robertson is the main backup 1382 01:07:19,320 --> 01:07:22,480 Speaker 1: for that three linebackers. Also there's a rookie Kate Nellis, 1383 01:07:22,640 --> 01:07:25,160 Speaker 1: who makes the fifty three Mayor roster. He also is 1384 01:07:25,200 --> 01:07:27,000 Speaker 1: the backup. I think Alonso is going to get some 1385 01:07:27,040 --> 01:07:29,160 Speaker 1: stuffed It might be primarily special teams here in his 1386 01:07:29,320 --> 01:07:32,280 Speaker 1: first game for him, because he's trying to learn the system. 1387 01:07:32,560 --> 01:07:35,080 Speaker 1: But we know he's a guy, he's a veteran, he 1388 01:07:35,360 --> 01:07:39,120 Speaker 1: knows defenses. He's seen the Saints play defense, and so 1389 01:07:39,560 --> 01:07:42,120 Speaker 1: he's able to play all three positions. And during the 1390 01:07:42,160 --> 01:07:44,040 Speaker 1: amount of time that the Saint have had him, they 1391 01:07:44,240 --> 01:07:47,280 Speaker 1: probably just isolated on a position for him to play 1392 01:07:47,400 --> 01:07:50,040 Speaker 1: right now, whether it be Fam or Mike or Will, 1393 01:07:50,360 --> 01:07:53,560 Speaker 1: but they've probably isolated on a position and a few 1394 01:07:53,600 --> 01:07:55,800 Speaker 1: assignments for him. In that way, he can work him 1395 01:07:55,840 --> 01:07:58,200 Speaker 1: in slowly at the poster, trying to have him learn 1396 01:07:58,280 --> 01:08:00,280 Speaker 1: all three positions. But I expect him to get some 1397 01:08:00,360 --> 01:08:02,240 Speaker 1: staff at linebacker. I expect him to place on on 1398 01:08:02,360 --> 01:08:05,360 Speaker 1: special teams. He's a guy who's got a reputation as being, 1399 01:08:05,720 --> 01:08:08,439 Speaker 1: you know, a pretty physical player. He's a guy who 1400 01:08:08,600 --> 01:08:11,520 Speaker 1: whose motor runs pretty high, so he'll be a good 1401 01:08:11,560 --> 01:08:14,760 Speaker 1: addition to that linebacking corps. It seems like a lot 1402 01:08:14,800 --> 01:08:17,120 Speaker 1: of continuity for the Saints offense. I've got a lot 1403 01:08:17,160 --> 01:08:20,679 Speaker 1: of starters returning from last year. How does this Saints 1404 01:08:20,720 --> 01:08:24,160 Speaker 1: team compare to the one that you saw last year? Well, 1405 01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:26,960 Speaker 1: on paper, it looks pretty good, but you know, you 1406 01:08:27,000 --> 01:08:31,120 Speaker 1: don't get anything, anything handed over, and nothing leaks over 1407 01:08:31,200 --> 01:08:33,120 Speaker 1: from last year to this year. They've got a new center, 1408 01:08:33,240 --> 01:08:34,920 Speaker 1: a rookie Eric McCoy, and that's going to be a 1409 01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:37,120 Speaker 1: challenge a little bit, especially when you're talking about a 1410 01:08:37,120 --> 01:08:40,280 Speaker 1: guy like JJ White along Houston's defensive line, because we 1411 01:08:40,400 --> 01:08:42,600 Speaker 1: know JJ wat moves up and down that line, and 1412 01:08:42,720 --> 01:08:44,760 Speaker 1: so you know there's some times he'll line up over 1413 01:08:44,840 --> 01:08:46,600 Speaker 1: the guards and you know he'll move in at the 1414 01:08:46,640 --> 01:08:48,200 Speaker 1: sense of tackle, and that's going to be a challenge 1415 01:08:48,200 --> 01:08:50,760 Speaker 1: for a rookie center. Fortunately for him, he's got some 1416 01:08:50,960 --> 01:08:54,479 Speaker 1: veteran guards next to him. But JJ a lot doesn't 1417 01:08:54,520 --> 01:08:56,559 Speaker 1: care for you, a veteran or a rookie. He's going 1418 01:08:56,640 --> 01:08:58,960 Speaker 1: to play well anyway. So that's gonna be something for 1419 01:08:59,040 --> 01:09:01,080 Speaker 1: the thing to contend with. But for the most part, 1420 01:09:01,160 --> 01:09:04,320 Speaker 1: there's a lot of continuity on this team, there's few 1421 01:09:05,160 --> 01:09:10,200 Speaker 1: people moving into a starting role, and really beside that 1422 01:09:10,360 --> 01:09:12,720 Speaker 1: that rookie center. So you know, you expect to see 1423 01:09:12,760 --> 01:09:15,920 Speaker 1: some continuity, and yet you know you're not guaranteed anything 1424 01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:18,040 Speaker 1: by what's on paper. You just hope those guys, they 1425 01:09:18,160 --> 01:09:20,519 Speaker 1: hope that they're able to start fast. They really played 1426 01:09:20,560 --> 01:09:23,400 Speaker 1: well as a unit the number one offense and defense 1427 01:09:23,560 --> 01:09:27,479 Speaker 1: during preseason, but we know how those stats in those 1428 01:09:27,560 --> 01:09:30,000 Speaker 1: games can be a bit misleading. So now you want 1429 01:09:30,040 --> 01:09:31,559 Speaker 1: to see how it happens when you're going out there 1430 01:09:31,560 --> 01:09:34,040 Speaker 1: against a team that's really scheming against you and see 1431 01:09:34,080 --> 01:09:36,560 Speaker 1: if you can execute. All Right, John, we've had to 1432 01:09:36,600 --> 01:09:38,519 Speaker 1: wait all offseason per Week one. We got a few 1433 01:09:38,560 --> 01:09:40,400 Speaker 1: more days that we're gonna have to wait. So what 1434 01:09:40,520 --> 01:09:42,360 Speaker 1: are some of the top storylines that you're gonna be 1435 01:09:42,400 --> 01:09:45,240 Speaker 1: covering for the Saints this week? Well, I mean, you 1436 01:09:45,320 --> 01:09:47,040 Speaker 1: obviously have to look at the at some of the 1437 01:09:47,080 --> 01:09:49,320 Speaker 1: guys who are receiving, specifically who's going to be some 1438 01:09:49,400 --> 01:09:52,000 Speaker 1: of the backup receivers, because if they've had some nice 1439 01:09:52,200 --> 01:09:55,200 Speaker 1: young guys flashed during the preseason, but they've pretty much 1440 01:09:55,240 --> 01:09:57,720 Speaker 1: stuck with the units that they had last year. A 1441 01:09:57,760 --> 01:10:00,240 Speaker 1: couple of guys backing up in Austin carr As as 1442 01:10:00,640 --> 01:10:02,840 Speaker 1: well as Keith Kirkwood, and those two guys are gonna 1443 01:10:02,840 --> 01:10:04,400 Speaker 1: have to show a pretty big ball. I'm looking forward 1444 01:10:04,400 --> 01:10:06,760 Speaker 1: to seeing Jared Cook at tight end because I think 1445 01:10:06,840 --> 01:10:10,400 Speaker 1: Jared Cook at tighter and could be a real weapon 1446 01:10:10,520 --> 01:10:14,840 Speaker 1: for the Saints offensively. He is a big target and 1447 01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:17,840 Speaker 1: he's when I say big, he's six four six five 1448 01:10:17,960 --> 01:10:21,240 Speaker 1: six six two thirty two forty and he looks at 1449 01:10:21,280 --> 01:10:23,439 Speaker 1: the part. I mean. He is a guy who had 1450 01:10:23,479 --> 01:10:26,040 Speaker 1: a great season for Fokland last year, and he can 1451 01:10:26,120 --> 01:10:29,040 Speaker 1: give this offense the kind of weapon at tight end, 1452 01:10:29,080 --> 01:10:31,360 Speaker 1: that guy who runs down that scene and he's opposite 1453 01:10:31,400 --> 01:10:33,880 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas that they probably hadn't had in a couple 1454 01:10:33,880 --> 01:10:35,880 Speaker 1: of years, so he could be a big factor. I'm 1455 01:10:35,920 --> 01:10:37,800 Speaker 1: looking forward to seeing him work with Drew Brees. He 1456 01:10:37,840 --> 01:10:39,160 Speaker 1: didn't get a chance to work with him at all 1457 01:10:39,200 --> 01:10:43,599 Speaker 1: during the preseason because both guys were pretty much held 1458 01:10:43,640 --> 01:10:45,920 Speaker 1: out for the majority of preseason. Then when Brees did 1459 01:10:46,040 --> 01:10:48,360 Speaker 1: go into the third preseason game, Cook was a little 1460 01:10:48,400 --> 01:10:50,160 Speaker 1: bit thing though, so the Saints didn't risk it. But 1461 01:10:50,439 --> 01:10:52,240 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to seeing him out there in this 1462 01:10:52,360 --> 01:10:54,679 Speaker 1: offense because I think he can give you a lot 1463 01:10:54,800 --> 01:10:57,160 Speaker 1: of mismatches. Whether it be against a linebacker or a 1464 01:10:57,240 --> 01:11:00,240 Speaker 1: safety or a corner, it really doesn't matter enough to 1465 01:11:00,280 --> 01:11:02,400 Speaker 1: win it. If he's covered. Drew Brees is going to 1466 01:11:02,479 --> 01:11:04,840 Speaker 1: throw it and he's gonna trust Jarrett Cook to go 1467 01:11:04,960 --> 01:11:07,519 Speaker 1: up and get it because of that size advantage, because 1468 01:11:07,560 --> 01:11:09,920 Speaker 1: of that physical advantage, whether it be speed or wherever 1469 01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:12,519 Speaker 1: it is. He's a guy who he didn't have to 1470 01:11:12,600 --> 01:11:14,760 Speaker 1: be open to be open, since you know what I mean. 1471 01:11:14,880 --> 01:11:17,320 Speaker 1: So I'm really looking forward to seeing him in this offense. 1472 01:11:17,840 --> 01:11:20,840 Speaker 1: Great stuff there from John the Chaser of Saints dot 1473 01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:23,719 Speaker 1: Com and of course our own DPT suo. Coming up next, 1474 01:11:24,120 --> 01:11:26,120 Speaker 1: it's our players segment. I always save this for the 1475 01:11:26,280 --> 01:11:29,679 Speaker 1: very end. Drew Doherty has a player interview this week. 1476 01:11:30,280 --> 01:11:33,680 Speaker 1: It's number four. That's right. DeShawn Watson joins us, and 1477 01:11:33,760 --> 01:11:37,960 Speaker 1: we also have b Scar TV. Huh yeah, I'll explain 1478 01:11:38,040 --> 01:11:41,000 Speaker 1: next right here in Texans Access, we got one falls segment. 1479 01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:46,000 Speaker 1: There's Texans All Access on his wonderful Friday evening. Well, 1480 01:11:46,040 --> 01:11:47,559 Speaker 1: I would love to tell you the game is on Sunday. 1481 01:11:47,960 --> 01:11:49,960 Speaker 1: That would be fun, but what plenty of those? We 1482 01:11:50,120 --> 01:11:52,400 Speaker 1: got a Monday night opener against New Orleans Saints in 1483 01:11:52,880 --> 01:11:56,479 Speaker 1: the Mercedes Benz Superdome and looking forward to that. I'm 1484 01:11:56,520 --> 01:11:58,240 Speaker 1: your host this evening as I am each and every 1485 01:11:58,280 --> 01:12:01,800 Speaker 1: Friday evening, Monday Wednesday, those are mine Monday six to seven, 1486 01:12:02,200 --> 01:12:04,880 Speaker 1: Wednesday six Today tonight six to eight, So we'll take 1487 01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:07,320 Speaker 1: you right up to eight o'clock on our flagship Sports 1488 01:12:07,439 --> 01:12:10,120 Speaker 1: Radio six ten. I am John Harris, Football Yolis and 1489 01:12:10,439 --> 01:12:14,200 Speaker 1: sideline Reporter for your Houston Texans. Now I started this, 1490 01:12:14,360 --> 01:12:17,120 Speaker 1: I think the last couple of years. The last segment 1491 01:12:17,160 --> 01:12:19,640 Speaker 1: of the show I turn over to the players. Now 1492 01:12:19,680 --> 01:12:21,360 Speaker 1: we talk about the players, and we talk about the games, 1493 01:12:21,400 --> 01:12:23,760 Speaker 1: and we talk about all kinds of other things. So 1494 01:12:24,680 --> 01:12:26,519 Speaker 1: we do that. So I say this last segment for 1495 01:12:26,560 --> 01:12:31,760 Speaker 1: the players, because we always have Drew's final word. He 1496 01:12:31,920 --> 01:12:34,800 Speaker 1: has a pregame player interview. We always have that, and 1497 01:12:34,880 --> 01:12:36,840 Speaker 1: we've got a special one today and I'll get that 1498 01:12:36,920 --> 01:12:39,400 Speaker 1: in a second. And we also have Player Reporter, which 1499 01:12:39,400 --> 01:12:41,479 Speaker 1: has brought to you by Arctic Deficial Coolers and Tubers 1500 01:12:41,520 --> 01:12:44,160 Speaker 1: of the Houston Texans. This is RTIC Coolers dot Com 1501 01:12:44,320 --> 01:12:47,519 Speaker 1: artic coolers, overbuilt, not over priced, so we've got that 1502 01:12:47,720 --> 01:12:51,200 Speaker 1: as well. Now, if you remember over the last few years, 1503 01:12:51,840 --> 01:12:55,479 Speaker 1: Player Reporter turned into Kjack TV. But you know Kareem 1504 01:12:55,760 --> 01:12:59,240 Speaker 1: moved on to the Denver Broncos. So we put our 1505 01:12:59,280 --> 01:13:02,240 Speaker 1: heads together, Man, what are we gonna do for Player 1506 01:13:02,360 --> 01:13:05,120 Speaker 1: Reporter this year? And we thought, well, there's some good 1507 01:13:05,160 --> 01:13:08,160 Speaker 1: personalities in the locker room. But who's the first one 1508 01:13:08,200 --> 01:13:10,280 Speaker 1: who's gonna be the guy that breaks the seal on 1509 01:13:10,400 --> 01:13:16,759 Speaker 1: Player Reporter? And we thought, perfect Brendan Scarlett. It's perfect 1510 01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:20,920 Speaker 1: b SCAR TV. Wait, b scar TV is that kind 1511 01:13:20,920 --> 01:13:22,960 Speaker 1: of It's gonna take a little while to get used to, 1512 01:13:23,720 --> 01:13:26,559 Speaker 1: but I kind of like it. Here's Player Reporter, brought 1513 01:13:26,560 --> 01:13:30,320 Speaker 1: to you by Arctic. It's b scar AK Brandon Scarlett TV. 1514 01:13:31,360 --> 01:13:36,960 Speaker 1: Brandon Dunne aka DJ Dunney, Welcome to b SCAR TV. 1515 01:13:37,120 --> 01:13:40,240 Speaker 1: Thanks for coming on the show. Excuse we got some 1516 01:13:40,439 --> 01:13:43,000 Speaker 1: interference in the back. Which teammate would you want to 1517 01:13:43,040 --> 01:13:52,479 Speaker 1: swap closets with? Come on, baby, this is easy. Lea night. 1518 01:13:52,800 --> 01:13:57,400 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins or Deshin Watson one or the two. That's 1519 01:13:57,400 --> 01:14:00,400 Speaker 1: some swag on him. Hop got all Day exclusive brand 1520 01:14:00,520 --> 01:14:04,320 Speaker 1: name everything. Give a smaller guy with the effect like 1521 01:14:04,360 --> 01:14:07,719 Speaker 1: the sizes and stuff, or like they're clothes automatically figure 1522 01:14:09,120 --> 01:14:13,519 Speaker 1: DeShawn Watson. Oh my gosh, Default, welcome to be Scar 1523 01:14:13,640 --> 01:14:16,439 Speaker 1: TV man. I appreciate you coming on, appreciate you having me. 1524 01:14:17,000 --> 01:14:20,639 Speaker 1: So we've been asking a question. I'm who who would 1525 01:14:20,800 --> 01:14:23,760 Speaker 1: want to swap closets with? Which teammate? You have been 1526 01:14:23,840 --> 01:14:26,080 Speaker 1: the answer for the majority of the people to come 1527 01:14:26,120 --> 01:14:29,080 Speaker 1: on the show. I can see that you know, you 1528 01:14:29,120 --> 01:14:32,559 Speaker 1: know you gonna be dripped out, something like drifted out. 1529 01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:37,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with you, man. Yeah, I'm gonna You're 1530 01:14:37,320 --> 01:14:38,760 Speaker 1: the first one. I'm gonna keep it real. I'm gonna 1531 01:14:38,800 --> 01:14:42,920 Speaker 1: keep it real. Everybody said D four and I totally 1532 01:14:43,000 --> 01:14:45,720 Speaker 1: understand because Default got some swat. But I've just been 1533 01:14:45,840 --> 01:14:48,720 Speaker 1: waiting on somebody's to say me, which one would you 1534 01:14:48,840 --> 01:14:55,400 Speaker 1: not want to swap closets for? Who's the answering? Who 1535 01:14:55,520 --> 01:14:59,400 Speaker 1: is it? Hey? I would not shop, I mean s 1536 01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,920 Speaker 1: I just or work. There's no shot I have the 1537 01:15:04,040 --> 01:15:07,120 Speaker 1: worst closet in this locker room. I think that's an 1538 01:15:07,120 --> 01:15:10,639 Speaker 1: outrage be back, I take that, okay, I probably well 1539 01:15:10,680 --> 01:15:17,759 Speaker 1: with PK. It might be it might be pekk nasty. 1540 01:15:18,439 --> 01:15:20,200 Speaker 1: I have some bad news that I gotta break to you. 1541 01:15:21,800 --> 01:15:25,240 Speaker 1: We have this question where it's been which teammate would 1542 01:15:25,240 --> 01:15:28,320 Speaker 1: you want to swap closets with? Right, like a lot 1543 01:15:28,320 --> 01:15:31,519 Speaker 1: of people saying defaut and hop and one person to 1544 01:15:31,600 --> 01:15:35,360 Speaker 1: send me. Then there's also the follow up question which 1545 01:15:35,439 --> 01:15:39,560 Speaker 1: teammate would you not want to swap closets with? And 1546 01:15:40,840 --> 01:15:44,519 Speaker 1: you've been brought up as bad person? Wow, they said that. 1547 01:15:45,800 --> 01:15:47,599 Speaker 1: You know, we live in this Instagram world right now, 1548 01:15:47,720 --> 01:15:50,080 Speaker 1: so you know everything everybody's just worried about. You know 1549 01:15:50,240 --> 01:15:53,440 Speaker 1: what are you're wearing? Who's got Gucci shoes and the balenciagas? 1550 01:15:53,479 --> 01:15:55,439 Speaker 1: But you know what about the good old Night PC? 1551 01:15:56,479 --> 01:15:59,559 Speaker 1: And that will be wrapping up uh this week's show 1552 01:15:59,600 --> 01:16:03,600 Speaker 1: of be Scar TV. Please drop a comment, tell us 1553 01:16:03,640 --> 01:16:06,880 Speaker 1: what you think, give me some feedback, constructive feedback. I 1554 01:16:07,120 --> 01:16:09,799 Speaker 1: prefer not to be critical, but if it is, that's okay. 1555 01:16:10,080 --> 01:16:11,880 Speaker 1: We want to improve, we want to get better, and 1556 01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:16,000 Speaker 1: you guys have a great day. We're out of here now. 1557 01:16:16,040 --> 01:16:17,920 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's a way that you can leave comments. 1558 01:16:17,960 --> 01:16:20,400 Speaker 1: I have no idea how I think Brandon did a 1559 01:16:20,479 --> 01:16:23,400 Speaker 1: fantastic job. He did a great job. The only thing 1560 01:16:23,479 --> 01:16:27,160 Speaker 1: he's got to do is when his compadre is speaking, 1561 01:16:27,240 --> 01:16:28,760 Speaker 1: put the mic in front of him. That's it. That's 1562 01:16:28,760 --> 01:16:30,519 Speaker 1: the only thing other than that, I want more b 1563 01:16:30,640 --> 01:16:33,360 Speaker 1: Scar TV. I think that was excellent and a really 1564 01:16:33,400 --> 01:16:36,680 Speaker 1: good question. Of course, everybody's saying the Sean. I love 1565 01:16:36,760 --> 01:16:38,519 Speaker 1: the Sean. Yeah, I'm dripped out. I mean to have 1566 01:16:38,640 --> 01:16:42,639 Speaker 1: a quarterback with swag and dripped like that, dah Man, 1567 01:16:43,360 --> 01:16:45,360 Speaker 1: do you know how many years we did not have 1568 01:16:45,920 --> 01:16:50,920 Speaker 1: a quarterback like that? And speaking of d four, Deshaw 1569 01:16:51,000 --> 01:16:55,960 Speaker 1: Watson is our final word with Drew Dorty. I can't 1570 01:16:56,000 --> 01:16:57,920 Speaker 1: wait to hear this. Drew got a chance to catch 1571 01:16:57,920 --> 01:16:59,760 Speaker 1: you up with Sean a couple of days ago, and 1572 01:17:00,040 --> 01:17:02,880 Speaker 1: and I Drew just walked out of studio just all So. 1573 01:17:03,120 --> 01:17:05,639 Speaker 1: I think that's what happens when you talk to de Sean. 1574 01:17:05,720 --> 01:17:08,000 Speaker 1: You just walk away with smiles, feeling good. I know 1575 01:17:08,080 --> 01:17:11,799 Speaker 1: we all feel good about having DeShawn as the starting 1576 01:17:11,840 --> 01:17:13,720 Speaker 1: quarterback as the face of the franchise. And I thought 1577 01:17:13,720 --> 01:17:16,000 Speaker 1: about this, and I'll drop this little nugget on you. 1578 01:17:16,080 --> 01:17:17,320 Speaker 1: One of my favorite things to do is to look 1579 01:17:17,360 --> 01:17:19,240 Speaker 1: at the media guide, and I look at how a 1580 01:17:19,320 --> 01:17:22,600 Speaker 1: team was built. And I've looked at NFL teams over 1581 01:17:22,640 --> 01:17:24,760 Speaker 1: the years, how teams were built, how many draft picks 1582 01:17:24,800 --> 01:17:26,640 Speaker 1: have they had. How long have those players been with 1583 01:17:26,720 --> 01:17:29,400 Speaker 1: the team. How many free agents have they signed? They 1584 01:17:29,520 --> 01:17:33,040 Speaker 1: trade guys and so. Looking at our hour how this 1585 01:17:33,160 --> 01:17:35,240 Speaker 1: team was built. It got me thinking the other day, 1586 01:17:35,560 --> 01:17:37,880 Speaker 1: But Sean got here in twenty seventeen, Right, it's only 1587 01:17:37,960 --> 01:17:42,600 Speaker 1: two years ago. Only fourteen players are still on this 1588 01:17:42,840 --> 01:17:47,400 Speaker 1: roster that were added to the team before DeShawn got here. Wow. 1589 01:17:47,680 --> 01:17:50,800 Speaker 1: I was like, man, he's gonna turn twenty four in 1590 01:17:51,080 --> 01:17:54,960 Speaker 1: September and he is one of the senior members of 1591 01:17:55,160 --> 01:17:58,320 Speaker 1: this fifty three man roster. He's the leader of this team. 1592 01:17:58,600 --> 01:18:01,479 Speaker 1: He's dripped out, as he said, he's got swag, he's 1593 01:18:01,520 --> 01:18:03,479 Speaker 1: everything you want a quarterback to lead you in a 1594 01:18:03,560 --> 01:18:07,080 Speaker 1: game at the Superdome, and he has the final word 1595 01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:09,120 Speaker 1: with your doherty. Thank you so much, fellas. We've got 1596 01:18:09,280 --> 01:18:12,559 Speaker 1: quarterback to Shawn Watson with us and to Shaun, game 1597 01:18:12,640 --> 01:18:17,320 Speaker 1: day is finally here, twenty nineteen, finally here. How excited 1598 01:18:17,439 --> 01:18:20,840 Speaker 1: are you to actually get to play a regular season game. 1599 01:18:21,040 --> 01:18:23,200 Speaker 1: I'm very excited just to be able to, you know, 1600 01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:24,840 Speaker 1: put all the work that we put in an off 1601 01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:26,280 Speaker 1: season to kind of go out there and show what 1602 01:18:26,360 --> 01:18:28,800 Speaker 1: we got. It's a new opportunity. It's a gray opportunity 1603 01:18:28,880 --> 01:18:31,000 Speaker 1: for the Houston Testins to be able to show what 1604 01:18:31,280 --> 01:18:33,479 Speaker 1: you know, what two Doyen nineteen is gonna bring. You know, 1605 01:18:33,680 --> 01:18:35,880 Speaker 1: this is what we prepare for all off seasons. So 1606 01:18:36,200 --> 01:18:38,280 Speaker 1: it's finally here. Does it seem like it's been an 1607 01:18:38,320 --> 01:18:40,360 Speaker 1: eternity since you were last on a football field. I 1608 01:18:40,400 --> 01:18:42,880 Speaker 1: mean it's technically been nine months, but it seems like 1609 01:18:43,000 --> 01:18:45,360 Speaker 1: so much longer than that in many many ways, right, 1610 01:18:45,439 --> 01:18:47,120 Speaker 1: A little bit, a little bit, but as far as 1611 01:18:47,200 --> 01:18:49,519 Speaker 1: like training account, training account flew by. You know, before 1612 01:18:49,560 --> 01:18:51,880 Speaker 1: training account it took, you know, forever, everyone was, you know, 1613 01:18:52,120 --> 01:18:54,040 Speaker 1: ready to kind of get things kicked off and going. 1614 01:18:54,160 --> 01:18:56,479 Speaker 1: But been a while, and uh, you know, we fins 1615 01:18:56,520 --> 01:18:58,720 Speaker 1: finally here and you got a pretty salty opponent. This 1616 01:18:59,040 --> 01:19:01,080 Speaker 1: Saints defense. They can do some things right. You know, 1617 01:19:01,080 --> 01:19:03,400 Speaker 1: they're let up front by Cameron Jordan. They've got Marshawn 1618 01:19:03,479 --> 01:19:06,360 Speaker 1: Lattimore out on the edge. Identity wise, when you think 1619 01:19:06,400 --> 01:19:08,400 Speaker 1: of the Saints defense, what's one of the first things 1620 01:19:08,439 --> 01:19:10,240 Speaker 1: that comes to mind? How would you describe them? Some 1621 01:19:10,400 --> 01:19:13,040 Speaker 1: guys that play hard, play, physical, play, discipline. They do 1622 01:19:13,120 --> 01:19:15,200 Speaker 1: what they do, they play together and they bring a 1623 01:19:15,240 --> 01:19:17,760 Speaker 1: lot of energy to the team to that Superdome. How 1624 01:19:17,840 --> 01:19:20,720 Speaker 1: much of a challenge does this defense present for you, guys? Man? 1625 01:19:20,800 --> 01:19:22,479 Speaker 1: Every week, He's gonna be a challenge. It's a different 1626 01:19:22,520 --> 01:19:24,640 Speaker 1: type of challenge, and you know we're gonna be up 1627 01:19:24,720 --> 01:19:26,960 Speaker 1: for that challenge and and ready to go. They're gonna 1628 01:19:26,960 --> 01:19:29,479 Speaker 1: make plays, We're gonna make plays. We're both pros, two 1629 01:19:29,640 --> 01:19:31,680 Speaker 1: very good teams going ahead ahead on Monday Night and 1630 01:19:32,240 --> 01:19:33,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a fun time. Okay, let's talk about 1631 01:19:33,960 --> 01:19:37,800 Speaker 1: this offense. Many many changes, many constants still, but let's 1632 01:19:37,840 --> 01:19:40,280 Speaker 1: start with Larry may Tunsell. He's your left tackle out there. 1633 01:19:40,600 --> 01:19:42,880 Speaker 1: What was it like when you heard this guy's coming 1634 01:19:42,920 --> 01:19:44,680 Speaker 1: to town and this guy's gonna be out there for you? 1635 01:19:44,920 --> 01:19:46,599 Speaker 1: Very sad and just being able to get a new 1636 01:19:46,760 --> 01:19:49,120 Speaker 1: edition to come help this team, especially this offense, you know, 1637 01:19:49,240 --> 01:19:51,759 Speaker 1: take it to another level. And he's a great addition, 1638 01:19:52,040 --> 01:19:55,280 Speaker 1: very quiet, hard working guy who you know, he's kind 1639 01:19:55,320 --> 01:19:57,479 Speaker 1: of adapted to the team very very quickly. You know, 1640 01:19:57,560 --> 01:19:59,040 Speaker 1: he's a guy that's going to help this offense. In 1641 01:19:59,120 --> 01:20:01,280 Speaker 1: line to help myself about that future. You've had new 1642 01:20:01,320 --> 01:20:04,600 Speaker 1: teammates come to the squad during the season. Before the 1643 01:20:04,680 --> 01:20:07,040 Speaker 1: season what's it like when somebody like that comes into 1644 01:20:07,120 --> 01:20:08,800 Speaker 1: the locker room? What do you do as one of 1645 01:20:08,840 --> 01:20:10,439 Speaker 1: the leaders of the team, the leader of the team, 1646 01:20:10,800 --> 01:20:12,519 Speaker 1: and making him feel welcome, making him feel like a 1647 01:20:12,560 --> 01:20:14,479 Speaker 1: part of the squad, just make him feel comfortable and 1648 01:20:14,479 --> 01:20:16,360 Speaker 1: figure out what things he'd like to do with just 1649 01:20:16,439 --> 01:20:18,400 Speaker 1: kind of just casual talk. Honestly, I'm the type of 1650 01:20:18,479 --> 01:20:20,960 Speaker 1: person that goes off energy, and you know, I just 1651 01:20:21,040 --> 01:20:23,439 Speaker 1: trying to ask regular questions, not so much about football 1652 01:20:23,840 --> 01:20:26,000 Speaker 1: because I know he's a professional and he you know, 1653 01:20:26,080 --> 01:20:27,840 Speaker 1: we traded for him for a reason, you know, so 1654 01:20:27,960 --> 01:20:30,080 Speaker 1: he got the football party, just really trying to get him, 1655 01:20:30,120 --> 01:20:32,160 Speaker 1: get to know him as a person. Pass protection on 1656 01:20:32,240 --> 01:20:34,960 Speaker 1: the whole. You're pretty positive and pretty optimistic about where 1657 01:20:34,960 --> 01:20:36,960 Speaker 1: it was headed even before Tunsel came in, weren't you 1658 01:20:37,280 --> 01:20:39,720 Speaker 1: for sure? Yeah, I'm always gonna be positive, always, you know, 1659 01:20:39,840 --> 01:20:41,960 Speaker 1: looking on the right track. And those guys up front 1660 01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:44,439 Speaker 1: knowe that too. You know. I'm always gonna keep you know, Craig, 1661 01:20:44,479 --> 01:20:46,080 Speaker 1: you those guys to continue to get better and they're 1662 01:20:46,080 --> 01:20:47,759 Speaker 1: going to be the same for me as a quarterback, 1663 01:20:47,880 --> 01:20:49,519 Speaker 1: you know, and being the leader of this team in 1664 01:20:49,600 --> 01:20:51,960 Speaker 1: this offense, so we all on the same page, and 1665 01:20:52,040 --> 01:20:54,640 Speaker 1: we hold each other to a higher standard, and we're 1666 01:20:54,680 --> 01:20:58,160 Speaker 1: gonna contain a guy that you have a variety of 1667 01:20:58,280 --> 01:21:00,920 Speaker 1: pass catchers both at receiver and tight end and even 1668 01:21:00,920 --> 01:21:03,400 Speaker 1: at running back as well. Gotta be licking your chops 1669 01:21:03,439 --> 01:21:05,840 Speaker 1: with all the different things you guys can do on 1670 01:21:05,960 --> 01:21:08,519 Speaker 1: offense throwing the ball around right, No, for sure, you 1671 01:21:08,560 --> 01:21:10,599 Speaker 1: know my job is just a fine open guy. Make 1672 01:21:10,680 --> 01:21:14,040 Speaker 1: sure you know I protect the ball throwing in the pocket, 1673 01:21:14,320 --> 01:21:15,760 Speaker 1: but also just trying to get the ball to the 1674 01:21:15,800 --> 01:21:17,680 Speaker 1: playmakers and let them may play. That's what they get 1675 01:21:17,720 --> 01:21:19,760 Speaker 1: paid for. So you know, my job is trying to 1676 01:21:19,760 --> 01:21:21,280 Speaker 1: get the ball out quick and give it to those 1677 01:21:21,320 --> 01:21:22,840 Speaker 1: guys and let them do the thing you talk about. 1678 01:21:22,840 --> 01:21:24,360 Speaker 1: One of those playmakers, Will full Or You guys have 1679 01:21:24,439 --> 01:21:27,439 Speaker 1: played eleven games together in your career, eleven touchdowns in 1680 01:21:27,520 --> 01:21:30,200 Speaker 1: eleven games. When he catches a touchdown from you, it 1681 01:21:30,320 --> 01:21:33,840 Speaker 1: goes for on average thirty yards a pop. You gotta 1682 01:21:33,880 --> 01:21:36,080 Speaker 1: love having will Fuller back. What's he mean to this offense? 1683 01:21:36,080 --> 01:21:37,400 Speaker 1: What's he mean to you? I mean he's a lot. 1684 01:21:37,439 --> 01:21:40,519 Speaker 1: I mean he's another dynamic guy that anytime he touches 1685 01:21:40,560 --> 01:21:42,160 Speaker 1: the ball, you never know what's gonna happen. He's a 1686 01:21:42,200 --> 01:21:44,880 Speaker 1: great route runner, great teammate, and he's smart. He has 1687 01:21:44,920 --> 01:21:47,679 Speaker 1: a great football IQ, and he brings a lot of energy, 1688 01:21:47,840 --> 01:21:50,200 Speaker 1: silent energy as I like to call it, because he 1689 01:21:50,200 --> 01:21:52,000 Speaker 1: don't really say too much, but you can tell when 1690 01:21:52,040 --> 01:21:53,960 Speaker 1: he's on the field. So the guy that's gonna help 1691 01:21:54,000 --> 01:21:55,680 Speaker 1: this offense to do a lot of things. You need 1692 01:21:55,720 --> 01:21:57,800 Speaker 1: some guys that are silent though, because there's some other 1693 01:21:57,840 --> 01:21:59,920 Speaker 1: guys that can talk on this team now for sure. Yeah, 1694 01:21:59,920 --> 01:22:02,280 Speaker 1: you let the guys that that like to talk and 1695 01:22:02,360 --> 01:22:03,960 Speaker 1: can back it up and let them do their thing, 1696 01:22:04,080 --> 01:22:06,080 Speaker 1: and that other guys just kind of just sit back 1697 01:22:06,080 --> 01:22:08,360 Speaker 1: and watch. Hey, let's wrap this up. You got another 1698 01:22:08,680 --> 01:22:10,640 Speaker 1: new pass catcher and Kenny Stills. You got a new 1699 01:22:10,720 --> 01:22:12,840 Speaker 1: running back and Duke Johnson. Those guys are both pretty 1700 01:22:12,880 --> 01:22:14,680 Speaker 1: dynamic in their own rights. How do they fit in 1701 01:22:14,920 --> 01:22:17,200 Speaker 1: early on? You think in this offense fit in well, 1702 01:22:17,360 --> 01:22:19,719 Speaker 1: especially with Kenny, He's done a lot of similar things 1703 01:22:19,800 --> 01:22:22,040 Speaker 1: and in previous offenses being able to, you know, get 1704 01:22:22,160 --> 01:22:25,840 Speaker 1: him going and around. You know, two professionals, really three 1705 01:22:25,920 --> 01:22:29,240 Speaker 1: professionals with you know, I'm DeAndre Carter, you know, Will 1706 01:22:29,320 --> 01:22:31,559 Speaker 1: Fuller and DeAndre Hopkins. They all in the same room, 1707 01:22:31,600 --> 01:22:34,240 Speaker 1: so they're bringing them along well. And then Duke Keith 1708 01:22:34,320 --> 01:22:36,160 Speaker 1: right when he got here and once we traded for him, 1709 01:22:36,200 --> 01:22:38,439 Speaker 1: he's kind of picked up everything from the get go. 1710 01:22:38,600 --> 01:22:40,600 Speaker 1: He's always been a guy that you know, picked up 1711 01:22:40,640 --> 01:22:43,280 Speaker 1: football stuff and he's IQ is on top level. So 1712 01:22:43,640 --> 01:22:45,880 Speaker 1: those two guys are doing a great job and gonna 1713 01:22:45,880 --> 01:22:47,720 Speaker 1: be ready to play. The lights will be bright, the 1714 01:22:47,920 --> 01:22:50,120 Speaker 1: crowd will be loud, and you're gonna be loving it all, 1715 01:22:50,160 --> 01:22:53,280 Speaker 1: won't you. For sure? This is what I do. DeShawn Watson, 1716 01:22:53,320 --> 01:22:55,400 Speaker 1: many thanks, best of luck in twenty nineteen, and best 1717 01:22:55,439 --> 01:22:57,280 Speaker 1: of luck on Monday night football against the Saints. I 1718 01:22:57,320 --> 01:23:00,400 Speaker 1: appreciate that something about hearing that man's voice get ready 1719 01:23:00,400 --> 01:23:02,080 Speaker 1: for a big game like the one we're gonna have 1720 01:23:02,479 --> 01:23:05,880 Speaker 1: on Monday night against the New Orleans Saints. You feel good, 1721 01:23:06,560 --> 01:23:09,519 Speaker 1: You feel good, you feel confident. I know he feels confident. 1722 01:23:09,560 --> 01:23:11,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if there's ever a time when he 1723 01:23:11,640 --> 01:23:14,880 Speaker 1: does not feel confident. I remember that first start against Cincinnati, 1724 01:23:15,360 --> 01:23:17,880 Speaker 1: that Thursday night game. We had twenty one guys and 1725 01:23:17,920 --> 01:23:21,200 Speaker 1: the injury report that Monday after the Jags game, he 1726 01:23:21,360 --> 01:23:24,240 Speaker 1: just got beat up. He's starting for the first time. 1727 01:23:24,320 --> 01:23:27,479 Speaker 1: It's his birthday, just turned twenty two, and he's got 1728 01:23:27,600 --> 01:23:30,840 Speaker 1: to start a Nashville TV on the road without a 1729 01:23:30,960 --> 01:23:35,160 Speaker 1: tight end. And it wasn't a night in which we 1730 01:23:35,320 --> 01:23:38,360 Speaker 1: put up huge numbers. We definitely did not do that. 1731 01:23:39,160 --> 01:23:42,599 Speaker 1: But he plays all game long. And I just remember 1732 01:23:42,720 --> 01:23:44,760 Speaker 1: him getting on the bus and he had on this 1733 01:23:44,880 --> 01:23:48,160 Speaker 1: kind of lure tuxedo and he had his headphones on. 1734 01:23:48,240 --> 01:23:49,280 Speaker 1: He was kind of the last one to get in 1735 01:23:49,360 --> 01:23:50,840 Speaker 1: the bust and there was one spot and it was 1736 01:23:50,960 --> 01:23:53,200 Speaker 1: right behind the driver, and he sat there and he 1737 01:23:53,360 --> 01:23:55,040 Speaker 1: was just listening to his music and every so often 1738 01:23:55,040 --> 01:23:56,400 Speaker 1: I would look up and I would just see him 1739 01:23:56,479 --> 01:23:58,360 Speaker 1: kind of his head kind of going side to side 1740 01:23:58,400 --> 01:24:00,120 Speaker 1: with the music, and it was like there wouldn't hair 1741 01:24:00,200 --> 01:24:02,200 Speaker 1: in the world. It was just football. It was just ball. 1742 01:24:02,760 --> 01:24:05,200 Speaker 1: That was all it was. And then he gets nailed 1743 01:24:05,240 --> 01:24:08,519 Speaker 1: by Geno Atkins. It's third and fifteen. He runs forty 1744 01:24:08,600 --> 01:24:10,880 Speaker 1: nine yards for the touchdown, and you fell like working 1745 01:24:10,920 --> 01:24:13,240 Speaker 1: to be all right, boys. He has a great last 1746 01:24:13,320 --> 01:24:15,439 Speaker 1: drive that led to a field goal clinched that win. 1747 01:24:15,560 --> 01:24:17,800 Speaker 1: The next week in New England, he just completely had 1748 01:24:17,840 --> 01:24:20,920 Speaker 1: them off kilter. I mean, it was just amazing. And 1749 01:24:21,040 --> 01:24:23,439 Speaker 1: when you have him at the Helm. You feel good. 1750 01:24:24,240 --> 01:24:26,320 Speaker 1: You feel good, and we should all feel good about 1751 01:24:26,400 --> 01:24:28,519 Speaker 1: going to New Orleans and taking on one of the 1752 01:24:28,600 --> 01:24:30,360 Speaker 1: better teams in the NFL. And that's the hard part. 1753 01:24:30,400 --> 01:24:31,920 Speaker 1: You're taking on one of the better teams in the NFL. 1754 01:24:31,960 --> 01:24:33,720 Speaker 1: You'd like to start off with, I don't know, a 1755 01:24:33,760 --> 01:24:36,080 Speaker 1: team maybe at the bottom where you could maybe get 1756 01:24:36,120 --> 01:24:37,840 Speaker 1: a sure win at home. And then I feel good 1757 01:24:37,920 --> 01:24:40,640 Speaker 1: and all the fans feel good. But we'll go right 1758 01:24:40,680 --> 01:24:44,960 Speaker 1: into the lines, damn baby, going right in and we're 1759 01:24:45,000 --> 01:24:47,800 Speaker 1: gonna be led by number four and number ten and 1760 01:24:47,960 --> 01:24:51,000 Speaker 1: ninety nine, and we got one shot to take these guys. 1761 01:24:51,120 --> 01:24:53,240 Speaker 1: And when you walk in that Superdome and you take 1762 01:24:53,280 --> 01:24:55,240 Speaker 1: on the big bully, you bust them right straight in 1763 01:24:55,280 --> 01:24:58,080 Speaker 1: the face. And hopefully that's what the Texans do on 1764 01:24:58,240 --> 01:25:00,400 Speaker 1: Monday Night. A big thanks to everybody for this show, 1765 01:25:00,439 --> 01:25:03,040 Speaker 1: to Drew dorty De Shaun Watson, to Bestcar TV and 1766 01:25:03,160 --> 01:25:05,840 Speaker 1: everybody on it, the dp C, to John Chaser, to 1767 01:25:06,040 --> 01:25:09,320 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermer, to all of you for listening. Thank you 1768 01:25:09,439 --> 01:25:12,200 Speaker 1: so much and we will see you on Monday night. 1769 01:25:13,000 --> 01:25:14,200 Speaker 1: And as always, go Texas.