1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and it's such a pleasure to be with 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: you this evening because it's the launch of the NFL season, 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: and more importantly, the General John McClain joins us in 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: the Hunday Texans Radio studio as it is our first 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,319 Speaker 1: regular season Thursday I visit. John, Welcome to the show. 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: Great to have you here. Thank you very much. Mark. 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: I'm really fired up about the season. Think the offense 8 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: is going to be great, especially the passing game with 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. And I think the Saints and Texans are 10 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: gonna light it up before ESPN's national television audience. So 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: you expect to shootout in this one. I do. And 12 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: here's why. Both teams were awful on pass defense last year. 13 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: Both were great against the run. Saints were second, Texans third. 14 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: Saints were twenty ninth against the past Texans twenty eight. 15 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: He go, Watson and Breeze. You got the Texans receivers. 16 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: There's not enough footballs to go around to take care 17 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: of all these receivers. Now, injuries will play a role, 18 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: but the Saints have Michael Thomas and he's great. You know, 19 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: he's average one one under seven catches, seven point seven 20 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: touchdowns in one thousand, two hundred forty six yards in 21 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: his first three seasons. So to me, you got to 22 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: double him and make Breeze throw to other people. But here, 23 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: if you try to take out Hopkins, you got Fuller. 24 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: Now you got Kenny Steeles, who's almost as fast as Fuller. 25 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: Duke Johnson, he's fast and quick. Of all the players 26 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: we I just mentioned, I would expect, I believe, and 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: I'll predict this. I think Duke Johnson's gonna have a 28 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: heck of a season as a runner and as a receiver. 29 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: As a runner too. As a runner, two people go, well, 30 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: he's small, he's short five nine, but he's two ten. 31 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: Terrell Davis was two o five, Marshawn Lynch was two 32 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: oh five, Marshall Falk was two hundred. So there have 33 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: been some backs that people didn't consider big. I think 34 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: where his lack of balk, say, will hurt him most 35 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: is when he has to do what Lamar Miller did 36 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: so well, which is blocked pick up pass rushers who 37 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: get past the pass protectors and pick up guys blitzing 38 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: off the slot. That's what Lamar was so smart and 39 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: so good at. And Duke Johnson. If he hasn't do 40 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: that much he's and running received, he's gonna get beat up. 41 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: That's why they got Carlos Eide in here. Yeah, how 42 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: do you think hide figures into the equation. He's two 43 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: hundred twenty nine pounds. He's smart, and he's picked up 44 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: a lot of systems because he's played with so many teams. 45 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: But the last three seasons he's averaged eight hundred and 46 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: thirty two yards a game rushing. I'll guarantee you y'all 47 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: be happy right now if he can get six or 48 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: seven hundred and Duke Johnson getting that neighborhood to maybe more. 49 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: And then Duke who's average seven point four and six 50 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: point seven yards per touch the last two years, they're 51 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: gonna get him the ball. He can line up outside, 52 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: in the slot, in the backfield, go in motion. They've 53 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: never had a back who could do what Duke Johnson 54 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: could do as a receiver. And when you see what 55 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: he averaged when he did touch the ball, and he's 56 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: got a chance to be a breakout player to me, 57 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:14,119 Speaker 1: and he was the only reliable weapon for Cleveland some situation, 58 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: some years, some games. Of course, with all the struggles 59 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: they've had. Duke Johnson's been so productive for them. John 60 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: what about the tight end position? And I'm not going 61 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,119 Speaker 1: to cloat, but I guess I just did. You said 62 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: they were gonna keep four. I said they were gonna 63 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: keep three. You were right. Why in the world they 64 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: signed Logan Paulson as the fourth win is beyond me 65 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: tenure veteran because neither of the tight ends his heart 66 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: Badkholly wearing as a concussion and then Jordan Thomas has 67 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: a broken rib. We saw Deshaun Watson play with a 68 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: broken rib, So you can bring back two players from 69 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: injured reserve. And I think that Darren Fails has earned 70 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: that starting spot. But I'm guessing you'll agree with me. 71 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see Jordan Nakins based on what 72 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: we saw him in the offseason program, training cam in preseason. 73 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: The way they move him around, He's like Duke Johnson, 74 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: you'll play outside, inside, he may start in the backfield, 75 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: go in motion. I'm really eager to see how Bill 76 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: O'Brien and Tim Kelly used Duke Johnson and Jorge Nakeds 77 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: and Fellas. I think too, because we know he's a blocker, 78 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: but he can catch and he showed us that already 79 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: this preseason. He's shown it in his career. But you 80 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: look at him and how he might mix with this 81 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: offensive line. John I've been saying this, and you're right. 82 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: The receivers, they have a lot of options, but they 83 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: still do want to run the football. I mean, it's 84 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien after all, so fells By figure into that. 85 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: How do you think they get that done? Working tounsil 86 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: in as quickly as possible, and no matter what they 87 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: put out there, it's a new line combination. Of course, 88 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: think about what they did last year. They didn't get 89 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: squat out of Deontaye Foreman. Their backup was Alfred Blue. 90 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: Alfred Hadwood for undered something yards and then Watson contributed 91 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: five hundred and something. And I'm pretty sure Watson will 92 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: run for several hundred yards this year. You hope that 93 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: he's very smart about it and doesn't get a collapse 94 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: long or broken rib trying to hit a pilot. And 95 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: between Johnson, Watson and Hyde, I'm guessing they're gonna be 96 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: in the same neighborhood for yardage. They were eighth. Something 97 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: that's interesting to me. Mark during the nine game winning streak, 98 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: Texans average hundred and fifty yard games rushing. When they 99 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: were nine and three. After the winning streak, they average 100 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty three, which is third in the league. 101 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: Then the run went straight down the tubes. I checked 102 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: on why the run went straight down the tubes and 103 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: they says because all alignement, especially the interior guys were 104 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: beaten up physically. They had injuries and they just couldn't 105 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: perform down the stretch against the run like they had before. 106 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: And that was with Miller, Blue and Watson. And you know, 107 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: defenses have to worry about Watson taking off and run. 108 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: So between Watson and Johnson and Hide, I think they'll 109 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: be in that same neighborhood. O'Brien loves to run the ball. 110 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: He always will second long if it's incomplete on first down, 111 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: he'll run on a second. But Johnson is a legitimate 112 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: breakaway threat. I can't wait to see him get the 113 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: ball about fifteen times a game. Well, we'll see how 114 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: that goes. John will Fuller coming back from the injury. 115 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 1: When you look at what you see on the field 116 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: with will Fuller, when you have been able to see 117 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: him in these joint practices or whatever, what are you 118 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: expecting from him this year. Same thing he showed the 119 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: last two years when he played thirteen games, only thirteen 120 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: games with Deshaun Watson at thirteen touchdown? How many would 121 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: he have if he played sixteen games? Would he have sixteen? 122 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: I'll take it. Who's to say he wouldn't. Those two 123 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: have a really good connection, especially on deep passes day 124 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: something i'd Legacy Marko Agacy Hopkins in the slot but 125 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: still's wide left, but Fuller wide right. He steals, and 126 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: Fuller just straight down to feel like you're spreading hundred 127 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: yards for on the track and see how many players 128 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: have to turn and run with them. Yeah, you know, 129 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: he ran four to three five coming out Oklahoma. Fuller 130 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: ran four two nine coming out and odor name steals. 131 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: Has been durable. That's one reason they liked him. He 132 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: has not been He doesn't miss games, and he's average. 133 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: Let's see sixteen yards of cadge floor to fourteen seven, 134 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: and he played here last year. He'd been second to 135 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: Fuller with his average, and he's got twenty one touchdowns 136 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: the last three years with their quarterbacks. Imagine what he 137 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: can do playing with Watson. Wow, all right, let's see 138 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: what he does, because this is gonna be fun on 139 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball. Chime J. J. Watt. 140 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: You've got the lux pale crew on the D line, 141 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: but we all know it's a three man front and 142 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: maybe less than some cases with nickel or whatever the 143 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: sub packages dictate. How do you think that outside linebacker 144 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: spot opposite Whitney Merciless goes with his football team, Well, 145 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: whenn't he got to go back to his the jack 146 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: linebacker where Clowney played, which is natural position. And then 147 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: Brennan Scarlett is six four, two sixty three. He's gonna 148 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: be on the strong zone. He's good against the run, 149 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: plays already smart, He's not gonna gamble get caught trying 150 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: to set the edge. And I'm not saying he's gonna 151 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: be Clowney. But here's how I think losing Clowney will 152 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 1: hurt the run defense more than the past rush because, 153 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: say Whitney, he's one hundred percent playing for a new 154 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:42,439 Speaker 1: contract back at his natural position. Say he gets six 155 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: or seven the new kid, Jamie Martin, Jacob Martin, excuse 156 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: me from Seattle. I talked to Baylor coach Man Rule, 157 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: who coached him three years at Temple, and after listening 158 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: to Rule, I'm like, this kid's got potential. The Seahawks 159 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: told me when I talked to him that he has 160 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: pass rush skills, work ethic attitude. He in their last 161 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: six games he played, he had three sacks that would 162 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: have tied him for fourth on the Texans No, third, fourth. Yeah, 163 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 1: And so I think and the Seahawks think that once 164 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: he gets used to the system and the coaches, you know, 165 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: John Bogano coaching him and then having Romeo trying to 166 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: figure out exactly how to use him, they think that 167 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: he can end up with five or six sacks. That'd 168 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: be nice. That'd be nice. And let's see how many 169 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: snaps he gets to get those sacks. That's gonna be fun. 170 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: You know one other thing, Angelo Blackson, who got a 171 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: new contract and all seasons earned a starting job. Blackson 172 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:46,559 Speaker 1: is playing right end, opposite way DJ Reader goes from 173 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: right end. When Brandon Done was on the nose, DJ's 174 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: back on the nose. Donald's still play a lot. Those 175 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: guys are good against the run. And if I'm a 176 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: Texans fan, I'm thinking, Okay, without Clowney, how much attention 177 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: is going to be? How much more attention is going 178 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: to be directed at what. Well, probably some because say 179 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:13,959 Speaker 1: are running back. Say a running back is back in 180 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: the shotgun with a quarterback and he's on the left 181 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: side to worry about Clowney. If Clowney beats a tackle, well, 182 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,839 Speaker 1: now he can go to the right side, and then 183 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: you got what going up against a tackle this week. 184 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: Ryan Ramchick, their former number one pick, could be the 185 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: tight end as well, although Jared Cook is their main 186 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: tight end and he's like gonna be like George Nakin's 187 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: gonna be like him. A move tight end could be 188 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: Larry Warford the right guard, but the back could stay 189 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: over there all the time. Now knock Camara, he's gonna 190 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: be out on routes. But I just kind of think 191 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: somehow not even Clowney will affect attention directed what. And 192 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: I wrote about this today in a column and JJ said, Hey, 193 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: they're not gonna be doing anything. I'm already seen. Sure, 194 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: I'd love to be fantastic to be blocked by one guy, 195 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: but that's just not it. And I expect to be 196 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: two and three all the time, and I'm ready for it. 197 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 1: And Whitney he's gonna be ready for it too. Single block, 198 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: try to get through there last year of his contract. 199 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: You know he's ready for it and he's healthy. Secondary 200 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: John jott ofthan Joseph. I got ask a lot of 201 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: questions about J Joe because they look at how many 202 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: years he's been in the league. But he could still 203 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: run and that's big. And I think Roby Bill Little 204 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: Bryan's talked about Robie having a good camp, so that's 205 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: encouraging going into the regular season. When Jonathan Joseph came 206 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: out as South Carolina as a number one pick and 207 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: though six was Cincinnati, he ran a four three two, 208 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: So what is he now? Four four eight four four 209 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: nine something like that. The key in this game, Michael Thomas, 210 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: do you try to let Roby cover him by himself? 211 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 1: Do you have J Joe and his safety covering or 212 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: do you have Roby in his safety? How much man? 213 00:11:55,160 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: How much zone does Romeo play? But I'd like to 214 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: I want to see how Roby plays one year deal. 215 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: He got ten million. He sees how Tyrn Matthew cashed 216 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: in with fourteen million a year from Kansas City. So 217 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: he knows he's under pressure, he knows he didn't play well. 218 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: And I'll point out something about him at Denver last 219 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: year when Wade Phillips was there, he played really well. 220 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: Now it was coming off the bench as the third 221 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: corner with the keep to leave and Chris Harris Junior, 222 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: and then when he started under advanced Joseph he did 223 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: not play well. It was a disastrous season for the 224 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: Broncos overall. How much could that have had to do 225 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 1: with the new system with new coaches and not have 226 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: him Wade. So I'm excited to see how Roby bounce 227 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: his back and if he plays like the first round 228 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: pick he was with the Broncos. And also curious about 229 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: Aaron Colvin as the slot guy, and because he's got 230 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: to play better than last year. He's out of year. 231 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: And and then I think the safeties with Justin Reid 232 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: having another year of second having a year of experience 233 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 1: into Sean Gibson. I went back and checked when the 234 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,959 Speaker 1: Jaguars played New England and Philadelphia. Now he hadn't covered 235 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: Gronkowski and ERTs by himself when ever play, but they 236 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: said that he covered him a lot. Neither one of 237 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: them did anything against Jacksonville. Gronk and ERTs and they 238 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 1: both killed the Texans last year. So I think Gibson 239 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: is an upgrade. All right, Well, let's see against these 240 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: tight ends that they're about to face, and there are 241 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: a number of good ones, especially in the early part 242 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: of the schedule. All right, general, one more for in 243 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: special teams this segment, Trevor Daniel won the punny job 244 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: over Brian Anger. We surprised at all about that. What 245 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: do you think of special teams going in to this season? 246 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: In this game? They made dramatic improvement last year under 247 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 1: Brad Seeley. That's why he was hired. Brad's one of 248 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: the all time best. Improved in six categories. They became 249 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: impactful on coverage and returns. Now, especially coverage. You'd like 250 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: for them to have a dangerous return guy. I don't 251 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: think DeAndre Carter is a dangerous return guy, but he's 252 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: good enough and he doesn't fumble. So the field position 253 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: ought to be good, not great. But the coverage teams, 254 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: I think they're going to be even better than last year. 255 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: They've got guys on this team. Seely's been able to 256 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: convince O'Brien to keep these guys like Buddy Hall again. 257 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: You know, they let Johnson Batimosi go in that trade 258 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: because they got Keon Crossing from New England, who's really 259 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: good special teams player, Jacob Martin from Seattle, really good 260 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: special teams players. Matt Rules said he is a great 261 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: hit and run guy on special teams. So they've they've. 262 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: I think they're going to be even better. Commie Fairbaron 263 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: led the league in scoring, and and then Daniels you'd 264 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: think should be better than his second year. John McClean 265 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: stays with us Who's gonna win tonight in the NFL 266 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: regular season opener, plus the AFC South takes the stage 267 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: on Sunday? Who's going to do what? The general sticks 268 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: around here on Texans All Access. John McClean is with 269 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: us here on Texans All Access in the Hunday Texans 270 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: Radio Studio, Texans and Saints on Monday Night, it's live 271 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: right here, six ten kickoff. It'll be a three o'clock 272 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: start time for Texans countdown and of course kickoff shortly 273 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: after six. Then the post game show and that we 274 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: cannot wait. We cannot wait for this deal. General. Now. Tonight, 275 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: the NFL season begins as the Packers take on the 276 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. One hundred. Season begins with 277 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: the oldest teams that are one hundred year old years 278 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: old each. What do you think? I think that based 279 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: on what I saw in two joint practices in a 280 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: preseason game, just watching and talking to people, that Aaron 281 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: Rodgers doesn't have a lot of talent around him. So 282 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: the Bears, of course, the defending division champions. They took 283 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: hits in the secondary. I think Vic Fangio leaving their defense, 284 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: even though they replaced him with Chuck Bigano, I think 285 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: that they're not gonna be as good. People never pay 286 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: much attention to Mike assistant coaching moves like Gary Kubiak 287 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: and Mike Munchak. Kubiak to Minnesota, Munchak to the Broncos. 288 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: I think we're the two most impactful assistant coaches moving 289 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: off season. But Fangio leaving the Bears, I think will 290 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: hurt them. But I'm still picking them because I think 291 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: they're a better team. They're at home, so I'm going 292 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: with Chicago the Bears. All right, we'll see all that 293 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: shakes out tonight. Job before we get to the AFC South. Now, 294 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: the Readers and Broncos will swear off and the second 295 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: half of that in the dressing room. Yeah, so you 296 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: have the Raiders who have all that they have going 297 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: on with Antonio Brown right now, and all my goodness 298 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 1: your thoughts on the saga. Well expected him to be 299 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: suspended and if they were to get rid of him, 300 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,360 Speaker 1: they could now have conduct detrimental to the team where 301 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,399 Speaker 1: they could get back their money. But he got in 302 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: a verbal altercation with Mike Mayock after Mayok find him 303 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: and he put it on social media. So then they 304 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: get in an argument, and according to reports, he picked 305 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: up a ball after he threatened to punch Mayhawk in 306 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: the face, picked it up and punted it in the 307 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: dressing room, said find me for that, stormed away. They 308 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: the Raiders deserved exactly what they get taking on players 309 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: like him and Richie Incognito. And every time I see 310 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: a controversy with him, it makes me appreciate DeAndre Hopkins, 311 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: Will Fuller, Keikiqt, all those receivers here, but especially the professionalism, 312 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: not to mention the greatness of DeAndre Hopkins. And you 313 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: know Mark right now, Mike Tomlin's up there going yep. 314 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: Got them out of their hair. They have juju and 315 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: they are subtly going to have a very good season. 316 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: Well maybe not so subtle once they start to play. 317 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: But I just believe that the Steelers are going to 318 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: have a good year. Everyone's on board that brand's bandwagon, 319 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: it seems. And the Browns will open up against the 320 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: NFC South opponent, the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon. So 321 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:25,919 Speaker 1: what do you think here? A lot of people I 322 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: think devalue the Titans. I'm not saying they're a great team, John, 323 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: but you have to acknowledge that they've been able to 324 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 1: win more than they lose, and that is saying a 325 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 1: lot in this league. That's saying more than the then 326 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: I can say for the Cleveland Browns. So what do 327 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: you think of that match up on Sunday? Do you 328 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: know any games the Browns of I mean openers? The 329 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: Browns of one since they came back in nineteen ninety nine, 330 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: yess zero zero, Give me a break, that's nineteen ninety nine, okay, one, okay, one, 331 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: the number ninety seven, three years in a row. But 332 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: the reason people don't seem to respect him as a 333 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: quarterback situation, It's amazing how many people not just around 334 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: the country but in Nashville or expecting Ryan Tannehill end 335 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: up the quarterback because they're down on Mariota. He's on 336 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: it's a make or break season for him and Jamis Winston, 337 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,400 Speaker 1: former first and second picks overall, and they didn't get 338 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: their options picked up, so they're playing for new contracts 339 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: from their team or being unrestricted free agents after the season. 340 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: And of course Tannehill has never played. I mean, Mariota 341 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: has never played sixteen games, so they kind of think 342 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 1: if he gets hurt, then Tannehill gets his foot in 343 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: the door. Tanny Hills on a one year contract, trying 344 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: to get a starting job in a big contract like 345 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: his first, like his second one with Miami. So I 346 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: think they'll be good, they'll be competitive, they'll have an 347 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:53,439 Speaker 1: influence on the division. But I'm picking the Texans with 348 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck gone, and a lot of people are picking Jacksonville, 349 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: and I just don't see it. Nick Foles has played 350 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: ten games twice in his career. He has been great 351 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: off the bench the last two years. He's got Leonard 352 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 1: for Ned who didn't do squad last year. He's got 353 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: very average receivers, and he has a left tackle coming 354 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 1: back from a knee injury and a rookie right tackle. 355 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: Their defense though will be great again. Okay, so we'll 356 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: see how that goes. But I just don't see how 357 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: you can pick so many people jumping on the Jaguars bandwagon. 358 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: It's not like the Texans have gotten worse, right, the 359 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: Texans should be better and the should be better too. 360 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: And they'll host the Chiefs this weekend. That is a 361 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: tough opener for them. They're open that because it's outside 362 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: that the Chiefs will get worn down. And I'm thinking 363 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes grew up in Texas. He's not gonna get tired. 364 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 1: I think that's overblown. If the Jaguars beat them, it's 365 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,719 Speaker 1: because they're better than they were last year when they 366 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: were five and eleven. Okay, wait, do you have the 367 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: Browns beating the Titans this weekend? What will your offense? 368 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: I do just because they're at home and it's a 369 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: dawn of a new era, not R R O R, 370 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: and I think they're gonna be really good. The reason 371 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: I didn't pick them as a Super Bowl contenders because 372 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: Freddy Kitchens is a first year coach who was never 373 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: mentioned as a head coach in candidate until he was 374 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: promoted defensive coordinator last year, and he did a great 375 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: job with Baker Mayfield. So he's the head coach. Got 376 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: a lot of the big egos on that team. They 377 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: start slow, he could have problems in you know, being 378 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: danger of and bloating. If they're gonna be fun to watch. 379 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: I can't wait to watch the Browns just because I 380 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: feel so bad for the fans and all my long 381 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: suffering buddies in the Cleveland media. Well, I forgot, where 382 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: do you have them in the division? Where do you 383 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: slap them? I believe I thought I was gonna pick Pittsburgh, 384 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: and I think I actually did pick the Browns just 385 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 1: to be different. I don't think Baltimore will win it again. Okay, 386 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: all right, we'll see how that goes in the AFC North. 387 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: Now the Colts at the Chargers. The Jacoby Brissette era 388 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 1: really good started. I know he started two years ago 389 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,880 Speaker 1: when Andrew luckamis the entire season, But here you go, 390 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 1: he's the guy now, the Texans killer how well, yeah, 391 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: I know he is. The Colts at LA. I almost 392 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: said San Diego again. But the Colts at LA and 393 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: the Chargers have a lot of issues injury wise, but 394 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: they still let Philip Rivers in California. They're they're injury 395 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: wise and hold out wise with Melvin Gordon, who has 396 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: a really if he's being offered ten million a year, 397 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: he should take it. But Zeke Elliott contract hurt them 398 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 1: because maybe he was closed. Now he's gonna think he 399 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,479 Speaker 1: deserves right behind Elliott and he's not gonna get it. 400 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 1: But that team has revolved around Rivers for so long. 401 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: His durability has been remarkable, and they've still got a 402 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 1: good defense, and they were twelve and four last year. 403 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: They want a playoff game with great strategy, and I 404 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: think before they're probably twenty five thousand fans, they will 405 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: win this one. All right. The Cowboys are hosting the 406 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: New York Giants. Why are we even talking about this? 407 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: The Cowboys are kind of loaded here and the Giants 408 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: are kind of not loaded. It's gonna be fun to 409 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: watch the Giants. All the controversy about Daniel Jones replacing 410 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: Eli Manning the quarterback they didn't want. Now that the 411 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 1: fans and media love and the Dallas in Philadelphia are 412 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 1: gonna have a great two team race in the NFC 413 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: East and Philadelphia two years ago Dallas last year. They 414 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:30,159 Speaker 1: haven't had a repeat winner in like fifteen years. So 415 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: that means Philly will beat the Cowboys. So you have 416 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: no doubt the Eagles are gonna be good again because 417 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: they are loaded. They got talented, skilled positions. The key 418 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 1: is Carson Wentz has been hurt three of the last 419 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: four years, going back to his last year in North 420 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: Dakota State. What are the odds he's gonna play sixteen games? 421 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: I'll give you a good game here, a subtle good 422 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: game to use that word again. Bills at the Jets, 423 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: and I don't think Buffalo is any stranger to good 424 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: defense here and the Jets. Look it's happening on paper 425 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: maybe with darn Old and Yon Peal and everything, but 426 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: what do you think going into that matchup two second 427 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: year quarterbacks. Darnold was better than Alan as a rookie, 428 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: but they redid their offensive line in Buffalo. They added 429 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 1: Levion Bill. That's the one I'm most interested in seeing 430 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 1: With the Jets. I think I'm going to pick the 431 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: Jets because they're at home. If it was in Buffalo, 432 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: I'd pick Buffalo. I'm eager to see Ed Oliver begin 433 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: his career, and because I would pick he would be 434 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:30,159 Speaker 1: my favorite for NFL Defensive Rookie the Year. What's your 435 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: latest thought of when the reign of terror ends for 436 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots? When Brady and Bellichick aren't there? 437 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 1: Now something weird. I've been watching all these shows on 438 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:43,640 Speaker 1: the networks, beginning with Inside the NFL, and so many 439 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: are saying they think the Patriots are better. And then 440 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: last night I watched part three I've Just do your 441 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: Job on the NFL network. It was fascinating Bellichack and 442 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: Josh Daniel sitting there before a big screen talking about 443 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 1: their strategy last season and in the playoffs and how 444 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: many great plays in the playoffs and Super Bowl Rob 445 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 1: Gronkowski made? How can they be better without him? Interesting? 446 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: Just because George Josh Jordan, Josh Gordon is back. What 447 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: are the odds that Josh Gordon's gonna be there for 448 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,119 Speaker 1: a full season? Contri He hadn't been there for a 449 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: full season since his second year in Cleveland. I hate 450 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: to say that I wish he would be, but you 451 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:28,360 Speaker 1: can't pin your hopes on Josh Gordon based on his 452 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 1: history of getting busted for smoking pott and doing other drugs. 453 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 1: And on that note, will remind you that we will 454 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 1: continue with John McClain from the Houston Chronicle talking a 455 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 1: little bit more about what the Texans have brewing against 456 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,640 Speaker 1: the Saints. And speaking of New Orleans, what about Bobby 457 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 1: Aber He played quarterback with him. He's on the air 458 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,919 Speaker 1: in New Orleans and he was also coached by a 459 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: Texans assistant coach. You're gonna want to hear this. Hey, 460 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: We'll remind you right now. If the Texans score two 461 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: or more touchdowns, head to your closest Jack in the 462 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,440 Speaker 1: box the next day for your free Texans jumbo jack 463 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: with large to drink purchase. Just thought i'd point that out. 464 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: It's Texans Radio continuing on Texans All Access. John McLean 465 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 1: stays with us Bobby Abear coming up on the show, John, 466 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: are you surprised Miami did what they did with the 467 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: two first rounders that can help them rebuild and a 468 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: second rounder? And no doubt, but it's a tough sell 469 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: in South Florida. I live there. It's got to be 470 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: difficult to convince the fans that this is a good 471 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: thing in this world we live in of instant gratification. Well, 472 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: what happened with them when this came out a month 473 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: ago about the Texans interest and Laramie Tonsil. The media 474 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: there said there's no way he's untouchable. They get two 475 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: untouchable Tonsil in cornerback Zavian Howard, and so they said 476 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: that what they want to inquire. They're not giving up 477 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: a number one because they're gonna use it, try to 478 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: trade up and get a quarterback or right now, they 479 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 1: may not have to trade up to get p attack 480 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: of Bloa or Justin Herbert or Feels, whatever Phil's name is. 481 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: And because they're gonna be awful, I think they're gonna 482 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: be right there, right there with Arizona as the two 483 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: worst teams in the league. How do you think that 484 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,479 Speaker 1: offense goes for Arizona? Though? Well, the same people I 485 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 1: was watching make their predictions on the networks, almost all 486 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: of them picked in online Kyler Murray is offensive rook 487 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: of the year. I'm not. He's a quarterback. I don't 488 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be as good as Baker Mayfield would. 489 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 1: I just wouldn't pick him. His offensive lines terrible. I 490 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be running an awful lot. John One 491 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 1: more for you, where do you put last weekend's activity historically? 492 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: How do you sort of categorize it because to me, 493 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: it felt like, in a positive way, it felt like 494 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,719 Speaker 1: Jonathan Joseph Daniel Manning signing in one night prior to 495 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: twenty eleven, because he really traumatically upgraded the secondary. But 496 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: this is very different because it's trades and a lot 497 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: of evan flow, the reaction all of it. What did 498 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: you think in my four decades, I've never had a 499 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,879 Speaker 1: day like that. A day that got a lot of 500 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: attention was when the Oilers signed Warren moon Is an 501 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: unrestricted free agent eighty four because he had traveled all 502 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: over the league doing visits with the Giants or the 503 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: New York media was in it, and then he cut 504 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: it down to the Giants Bucks Seattle and Houston in 505 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,199 Speaker 1: Seattle and Houston, so there was so much build up. 506 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: Then he got the biggest contract in history and it 507 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: was big, big news all over the country. But this 508 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:24,119 Speaker 1: dwarfs everything Draft day. You know, Jimmy Johnson used to 509 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: make so many trades, and I asked Bill O'Brien about 510 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: being aggressive. He said, we'll let your word, and I'm thinking, well, 511 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: what other word do we call it? But I'm guessing 512 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 1: because of that, when the draft and free agency, we're 513 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: gonna see Wheeler and dealer Bill O'Brien doing a lot 514 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 1: of deals being aggressive at those times too. And one 515 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: of the things about giving up draft choices in this 516 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: age of the salary cap and free agency, the Mconnaires 517 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: have spent a lot of money throwing in seven million 518 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: of Jadevion Clowney's contracts. It gives us an example. And 519 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: so I think the Texans figure those picks are going 520 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: to be in the twenties like they were this year, 521 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 1: and if you're going to get a franchise tackle, you 522 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: don't know if you're going to get one, and you 523 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: might have to trade up a one or two to 524 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: trade up to get one, and so Tounsil is a 525 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: sure thing. So I don't knowing about free agency and 526 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: knowing what everybody says about Tunsil, I don't have a 527 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: problem with those draft choices. As like the players, they 528 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: don't care about the draft in two thou twenty. In 529 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: two thousand and twenty one, they're fired up now. And 530 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: in two thousand and twenty one, maybe they moved back 531 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: in the first round. Maybe they draft guys like Justin Reid, 532 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: Jordan Nakins and KIKIQT without a first and second round pick. 533 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: Well put, John, what do you going on to the Chronicle? 534 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: I have a column on Houston Chronicle dot com about 535 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: J J. Watt today and him without a clowney, and 536 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: also about his first sack in the NFL, Drew Brees 537 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: and the Superdome, and I'll have my advanced page on 538 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: Monday Sunday. I'm doing them behind the scenes. We called 539 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: timeline about kind of the anatomy of the trades, and 540 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: I'm having fun coming up with information about that from 541 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: the teams that were involved, and so I'm fired up 542 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: about it. And then we'll have columns. Brian Smith's got 543 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: a columns Sunday, Aaron Wilson writing everyday Texas SportsNation dot com, 544 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: Houston Chronicle dot com. Thank you very much. John McClean 545 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: from the Houston Chronicle. Now on the line. Bobby Abear 546 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 1: played quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, and we welcome 547 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: him and and Bobby, I love playing the Saints because 548 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: that means I get to talk with you. We met 549 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: a long time ago when the Texans were practicing against 550 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 1: the Saints in two thousand and eight. Always a pleasure 551 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:46,959 Speaker 1: of my friend. What do you think of this one? 552 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: Coming up? The one hundredth season of NFL football, Monday 553 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: Night Football launching with the Saints and the Texans. Well, 554 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: i'll tell you what, Well, what a great you know 555 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 1: start to the season. I wish they'd get to play 556 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 1: more off and considering the proximity, you know, I think 557 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: we could have a good while we're going ten rivalry, 558 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: but uh, you know, obviously NC NFC we can't have that. 559 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: But you're looking at two playoff teams, So Mark, I 560 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: don't know. I think it's going to be a shootout 561 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: and it's going to come down the fourth quarter who's 562 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 1: making plays. And I mean I could see the Shaun 563 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: Watson or I should say I can. I don't see 564 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: how he cannot have success against the Saints. Uh. You 565 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: know when I when I look at the Saints that 566 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 1: they gave a quarterback rating average of like one hundred 567 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: point three. So any quarterback that was playing the Saints, 568 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 1: they in they're burning the secondary. Now I think Drew 569 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 1: briees be able to take advantage of the Texans secondary. 570 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 1: So I'm looking at kind of a shootout considering you know, 571 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: when you look at where they were ranked, what Houston 572 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 1: was twenty eight and the Saints of twenty ninth. As 573 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: far as pass defense, Bobby A bear with us, Bobby. 574 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: So much has been said about what happened in the 575 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game and what the effect might be from that, 576 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:04,760 Speaker 1: and that the Saints will be mad, the fans are mad. 577 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: Does that go away after kickoff or what do you 578 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: think of that effect on this game and maybe the 579 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: whole season for the Saints. Well, the fans will always 580 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: be mad. I think the players, you've got to get 581 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: over They got over to Minneapolis miracle the year before. 582 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: How did they lose that game? And then when you 583 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: have the nine call no. As players, you got to 584 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:28,239 Speaker 1: compartmentalize and you move on. Now. The fans don't have 585 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: to get over it. That's why you know we're fans. 586 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: And I look at the it's going to be somewhat motivating, 587 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: but that will have nothing to do whether they beat 588 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: the Texas and you look right after that, they have 589 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: to travel to Los Angeles to play the Rams. Again. 590 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: They can stay on the West coast and they have 591 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 1: the Seahawks and they have the fourth game is Dallas 592 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 1: at home, and the Mercedes been supernown so that's a 593 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: big challenge. I'm trying to tell the fans. I think 594 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: the Saints can still be off to a great start, 595 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: and when I think Las Vegas got it right eleven 596 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 1: games and could start off two and two and still 597 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: be in good shape considering their strength of schedule. Bobby 598 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: Drew Brees has been playing forever. In fact, he's the 599 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: first quarterback to ever beat the Texans as a Charger 600 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 1: Week two of two thousand and two. Now, what is 601 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: the secret to success? Why has he lasted so long 602 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: and played so well for so long as a man 603 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: who played the position. Your thoughts on that subject, Well, 604 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: I think he always has had a chip on his shoulder, 605 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: and I mean in a positive way. Look, he's from Austin, Texas. 606 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 1: University of Texas doesn't even recruit him. He ends up 607 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: going to Purdue and so always kind of that little 608 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: man syndrome. And he's a great athlete. He could play 609 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: any sport, and so I think he's hungry. I think 610 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 1: very similar to Tom Brady, just his work ethic, how 611 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: he treats his body. And I could even see him 612 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:53,160 Speaker 1: seeing playing him, you know, beyond this year, as long 613 00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: as he's healthy. Now, if he's all beat up at 614 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: the end of the year, that could be different, even 615 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: if he want a Suita bowl. I'm telling you, I 616 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:05,360 Speaker 1: think Drew Brees is a competitive if he's healthy, I 617 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 1: think he wants to continue to play because he loves it. 618 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 1: And there's not too many guys around that on Drew 619 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:14,920 Speaker 1: Brees's level that then you know, no cliche when you're here. 620 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,319 Speaker 1: He's definitely the first one in the building and the 621 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: last one to lead. And he's just an unbelievable leader 622 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: that you can't coach. That's just comes from within. And 623 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: the Saints are fortunate because he's been the difference. You 624 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:30,320 Speaker 1: think about thirteen seasons, you have success anywhere close to 625 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 1: double digit seasons. Thirteen seasons, and I would say ten 626 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: or eleven of those they've been in the top five offense, 627 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,719 Speaker 1: Like last year they were eighth offense. But less the 628 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 1: drews more. They want to be able to run the 629 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,920 Speaker 1: ball more and due play action. But you know, I 630 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: tell fans, don't worry about the future about who's the 631 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 1: next quarterback for those things, just living the moment and 632 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: embrace Drew Brees's greatness. Bobby Bear with us Bobby last 633 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: two years deep playoff runs. Before that, things were slowing 634 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: down a bit. It appeared what's the relationship like between 635 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: the fans and the team and the feeling about the 636 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,520 Speaker 1: whole Sean Payton administration. I know the last two years 637 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,439 Speaker 1: again deep playoff runs, but how has that been over 638 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: the years? They couldn't be any better? Right now, we're 639 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:21,320 Speaker 1: there at the hood that nation. They really right now 640 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: ready to build a statue's son Peyton and Drew brees Mouth. 641 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 1: They got to win that second super Bowl and that's 642 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: the ones I feel bad for last year because that 643 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:32,040 Speaker 1: nine call, that one play, you're going to be in 644 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. And one thing I told the fans 645 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:36,720 Speaker 1: they all I know is the same sort of scoring 646 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:40,239 Speaker 1: more than three points against the Patriots. And I don't 647 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: know if we're to beat the Patrons that maybe a 648 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:46,680 Speaker 1: twenty something twenty something type game, but definitely what again, 649 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:50,399 Speaker 1: Tom Brady Belichick to run for their money. But yeah, 650 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: they just got to win their second Super Bowl and 651 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: you know, for their legacy, because two Super Bowl wins 652 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:58,279 Speaker 1: is a lot for a quarterback, are especially a head 653 00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 1: coach like Sean Payton. As I think you know Bill 654 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 1: Walsh and you look back through the years. I think 655 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:07,720 Speaker 1: he is. He's in the conversation. He's not the greatest, 656 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: he's in the conversation. I'm not even talking about a 657 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:13,279 Speaker 1: head coach, just as a play caller and already has 658 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:15,720 Speaker 1: on his play to be the head coach and also 659 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:19,160 Speaker 1: really the offensive coordinator. Bobby AA here with us, Bobby 660 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:22,359 Speaker 1: being in the local media, being on WWL like you are. 661 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: Has that changed it all over the years? Having played 662 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:29,040 Speaker 1: in the NFL, having been in locker rooms, how you 663 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:32,680 Speaker 1: have to criticize athletes? Now, how has that gone for you? 664 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:36,320 Speaker 1: How has that evolved over the years. Well, it's evolved 665 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:39,480 Speaker 1: where now most of the fans don't even know me 666 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,759 Speaker 1: as a player, you know, I do Survey fifty nine. 667 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: They know me as you know, I've been doing this now, cowed. 668 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 1: I looked fourteen years. I did his seven years in 669 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,040 Speaker 1: Atlanta and came back home due to now fourteen years 670 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 1: here in New Orleans. So a lot of the you know, 671 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: the younger generation of millennial, they just look at or 672 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:58,719 Speaker 1: view me as being on the radio. Oh yeah, he 673 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,839 Speaker 1: used to play quarterbacks, saying they don't remember any of that. 674 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 1: But I think it's a lot easier to be totally 675 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 1: brutally honest, silly, because I mean a lot of these players, 676 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: you could be their dad, and so that they don't 677 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:17,239 Speaker 1: really look at me as a peer. They look at 678 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 1: me as a peer as far as a former player, 679 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,040 Speaker 1: but not someone like man, I can't believe you threw 680 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:25,399 Speaker 1: me into the bus kind of thing. No, they kind 681 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:29,280 Speaker 1: of respects. The one thing Coach Peyton respects it also 682 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:32,200 Speaker 1: that I'm gonna tell them like it is. And the 683 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:34,399 Speaker 1: Saints are good. They're good. When they're not, then I'm 684 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: gonna call them out. And they've just been real fortune 685 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 1: last two years. They're the Saints amongst the best. I'm 686 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:43,480 Speaker 1: not just blowing smoke there, amongst the best and the 687 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 1: whole NFL. And they have a chance to win, well 688 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 1: they go to the super Bowl. I don't know, but 689 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:51,799 Speaker 1: I'd be shocked if they only win nine games. To me, 690 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:54,879 Speaker 1: it's hard to win double digits. Uh. You know, Las 691 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:57,279 Speaker 1: Vegas has the over and under the eleven. I say 692 00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,799 Speaker 1: that's about right. And to me, even if you get 693 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,760 Speaker 1: to ten wins because the ball has to bounce away, 694 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:05,760 Speaker 1: that's that's hard to do in the National Football League. 695 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 1: And so you have a double digit wins you should 696 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: be a playoff teams and anything can happen from there. 697 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:12,680 Speaker 1: Bobby A bear with us. Bobby. Carl Smith is the 698 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 1: new quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans, and I know 699 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: you've had many interactions with him, facing him in the 700 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,480 Speaker 1: USFL when you were a Michigan Panther and he was 701 00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 1: with the Philadelphia Stars and also as an assistant coach 702 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:28,359 Speaker 1: in New Orleans. What about your history with Carl Smith? Well, Mark, 703 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 1: you I played against coach of bar and Carl Smith 704 00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:33,839 Speaker 1: in two championships. We beat him in eighty three when 705 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:35,879 Speaker 1: I was in the Michigan Panthers. That an eighty five 706 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 1: way merges to open the Invaders. And then they were 707 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:42,319 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Stars and they beat us in that championship 708 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,520 Speaker 1: and then lo and behold. He was my officer coordinator 709 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 1: quarterback coach of the Saint And to me, that made 710 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: all the difference in the world as far as getting 711 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:54,680 Speaker 1: rid of football. I was either ninety one to ninety two. 712 00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:57,000 Speaker 1: I think it was ninety two. I was the least 713 00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:00,880 Speaker 1: sacked quarterback in the NFL. You know what everyone talks about, Oh, 714 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:02,759 Speaker 1: Dan Marino. You know he gets hurt of the ball. 715 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,920 Speaker 1: He didn't get sacked the year I got sacked fifteen times. 716 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: Dan Marino was sacked like twenty four and Carl Smith 717 00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:11,239 Speaker 1: had a lot to do that. Just that's where I 718 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:14,440 Speaker 1: think he's gonna help DeShawn Watson. And I'm not taking 719 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:18,640 Speaker 1: a stab at DeShawn Watson, but being sacked sixty two times, 720 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,320 Speaker 1: he's too good of an athlete for that to happen. 721 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:23,800 Speaker 1: Put it this way, the way Drew Brees gets twittered, 722 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:26,399 Speaker 1: the ball, breeched, stat breed, all that stuff. You put 723 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: Drew Brees under the theme offensive line as the Texas 724 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: last year, he gets sacked half as Mittie. So if 725 00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:35,600 Speaker 1: he got if the Shawn Watson got sacked sixty two times, 726 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 1: I think Brewer got sacked like thirty one. I mean, 727 00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: I think Drew's that good and he's done that over 728 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:45,080 Speaker 1: thirteen seasons. Either Drew's the least sack quarterback or he's 729 00:39:45,719 --> 00:39:48,480 Speaker 1: one or two. He's in the top two every year. 730 00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 1: And by the way, he ended up breaking my record 731 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:55,040 Speaker 1: for least sacks and said, man, I had this record, 732 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 1: I thought I was not gonna be broken and Drew 733 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 1: ing up, I forgot the year, but you got sacked. 734 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:02,959 Speaker 1: I want to say, like twelve times in sixteen games, 735 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:07,160 Speaker 1: which is unbelievable. And that's the strength of the Saints 736 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:11,720 Speaker 1: is their offensive line. And now obviously the textis getting Tunsil. 737 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:14,800 Speaker 1: I think you looking at two of the best left 738 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:18,560 Speaker 1: tackles in the National Football League. It's started for every team. 739 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:21,800 Speaker 1: Basically you got Larrymie Tunsio now for the Texas and 740 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 1: Toron Armstad with the Saints. Those left tackles are dominant. 741 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:28,160 Speaker 1: Did I even look at Ryan Ramchick, the right tackle 742 00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 1: for the Saints. Who's gonna go get? J? J. Watt? 743 00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:33,280 Speaker 1: I think the Saints have the best two old tackles 744 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,720 Speaker 1: in the league. Bobby one more for you. You You mentioned 745 00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:37,600 Speaker 1: the Texans and the Saints. It's too bad we don't 746 00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:40,319 Speaker 1: play each other more often. Would you sign off on 747 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:44,400 Speaker 1: seventeen or eighteen games and having a designated NFC rival 748 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:47,879 Speaker 1: for an AFC team, vice versa. Would you sign off 749 00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:50,360 Speaker 1: on something like that? What do you think? Yeah? I 750 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,880 Speaker 1: just think it'd be great for the fans whenever you 751 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:59,040 Speaker 1: have the proximity and more meaningful games. To me, they 752 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:02,120 Speaker 1: can because they train year around. You have OTA's mini camp. 753 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:05,800 Speaker 1: You don't need four preseason games. You can play two 754 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,160 Speaker 1: and they pretty much know who's going to make the 755 00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:10,360 Speaker 1: team or not. Because you're training, you around, you're in shape. 756 00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 1: Used to have training camp because players vat of shape 757 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 1: to get ashit. Now they come to training cabin shape. 758 00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:19,760 Speaker 1: I think more meaningful games they count, whether you expand 759 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 1: into playoffs or whatever direction. I think that would be 760 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,920 Speaker 1: part of the new collect the Fear Agreement. Whatever direction 761 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:26,800 Speaker 1: they go in, they'd be in the NFL and the 762 00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:31,440 Speaker 1: players that they have to understand. People want more meaningful football, 763 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:32,960 Speaker 1: and I don't know the networks will be all for 764 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,719 Speaker 1: actors that needs more money. Bobby, great to have you 765 00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:37,880 Speaker 1: with us. I really do appreciate the time and we 766 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:40,040 Speaker 1: look forward to seeing you on Monday night. All right, Mary, 767 00:41:40,080 --> 00:41:43,319 Speaker 1: take care man. Bobby Abert joining us, prominent member of 768 00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:46,359 Speaker 1: the New Orleans media now sports media. We caught up 769 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: with Zach Striefe last night. That was fun. I miss 770 00:41:48,719 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 1: hooky guy Johan, the late hooky guy Johan who was 771 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:54,359 Speaker 1: with LSU and the Saints. Of course, always will miss him. 772 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:57,080 Speaker 1: The great Jim Henderson was doing play by play for 773 00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:59,799 Speaker 1: the Saints before Streffe took over. Looking forward to catching 774 00:41:59,880 --> 00:42:02,719 Speaker 1: up with everybody in the Big Easy and I caught 775 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 1: up with Toro this morning. We shot a video at 776 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:06,680 Speaker 1: Houston I Associates. You know, if you want to bring 777 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,040 Speaker 1: Texans football into the classroom, you can sign up for 778 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:12,800 Speaker 1: Toro's Math Drills, presented by Conico Phillips. Toro's Math Drills 779 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:14,680 Speaker 1: is a video series designed to help third and fourth 780 00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 1: graders how to tackle math in the classroom. Go to 781 00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:20,640 Speaker 1: Houston Texans dot com slash Toro's Math Drills to learn more. 782 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:22,960 Speaker 1: I might need to do that for my six year old. Okay, 783 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:24,880 Speaker 1: just get them off to a good start here, all right, 784 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:27,080 Speaker 1: that's gonna do it. For the show tonight, we will 785 00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:29,720 Speaker 1: be live tomorrow at six. We have Texans extra Points 786 00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:33,520 Speaker 1: after Football after the News on ABC thirteenth Saturday night. 787 00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:36,480 Speaker 1: I'll be on with John Harris, then Texans Buzz season 788 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:39,480 Speaker 1: premieres of those shows. Actually, we had a soft opening 789 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:42,600 Speaker 1: of Texans extra Points last week and then the game 790 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:45,360 Speaker 1: on Monday. Can't wait for that. Have a great night everyone, 791 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:46,360 Speaker 1: and go Texans.