1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: What is up? Everybody? Welcome into a Friday edition of 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. I'm 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: your host, John Harris, Football Analyston side out of Reporter 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: and getting ready for the Jags to come to town. 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,479 Speaker 1: They'll be here tomorrow. They'll get ready to play on 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Sunday at noon against your Texans. Kind of had to 7 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: kick off. We'll start on Sports Radio six ten at 8 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: nine o'clock, kick at twelve with Mark Andre and myself, 9 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: and then the postgame show, which hopefully we'll be talking 10 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: about it. 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So let's 20 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: getting kicked off with our hot breeds presented to you 21 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: by Geike Go. Fifteen minutes can save you fifteen percent 22 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: or more on car insurance. And let's get to the 23 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: man himself, head coach, Well Brian mark Vandamer caught up 24 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: with him earlier today. Coach, when you play a team 25 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: for the second time, particularly if you won, how do 26 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: you change up what you might do based on what 27 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: you anticipate their adjustments to be. Yeah, that's a good question. 28 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: I mean, sometimes you play a team for the second 29 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: time in close proximity, you know, maybe it's a few 30 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: weeks after you played in the first time. In this case, 31 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 1: you know, we played him pretty early in the season, 32 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: and you know, now we're in the last game of 33 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: the season, so both teams have changed a lot. You know, 34 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: they have a different offensive coordinator, they're doing some different 35 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: things offensively. Blake's back in there as a starter. You know, 36 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: I think we've changed. You know, we're doing some different 37 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: things in all three phases. So you just try to 38 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: do at the end of the day, you know, what 39 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: you think is the best way to attack these guys 40 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: in all three phases, because they're very good, they're very 41 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: good in all three phases. What Blake tape? Do you 42 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: look at this year, last year? You have a lot 43 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: of video on this cut. Yeah, the years. Yeah, we 44 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: played against them a lot. Very competitive guy, very athletic guy, 45 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: guy that can move, you know. So you know, obviously 46 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: you look at the Miami game when he came in, 47 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: he sparked them, he did an next job. I'm sure 48 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: that's one of the main reasons why he's getting the 49 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: start this week. He's hot, you know, he's on a roll. 50 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: So we've got to understand that. Then. You know, obviously 51 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: you go back to other times we've played him and 52 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: maybe similar teams that have played him with similar defensive 53 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: schemes and things like that, and you just try to 54 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: study as much as you can. How important is setting 55 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: edge in a game? Yes, I mean that's that's Uh, 56 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: this is definitely a do your job type of game. 57 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: I mean you've got to set the edge. You've got 58 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: to play good gap control there. You know, they're they're 59 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: a team that is a very good running team. You know, 60 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: they can run the ball downhill, they can run the 61 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 1: ball to the edge, and uh, it sets up a 62 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: lot of things for them. So if their running game 63 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: gets going, you know, you're gonna have a lot of trouble. 64 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: What about blocking Kalaias Campbell and Gockway and those guys. 65 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: It's to pass rushing. Yeah, I mean two totally different guys. 66 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: You know. Campbell's a very big guy, very powerful guy. 67 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: Um and then Nagaquay is you know, a little bit 68 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: smaller than Kalaias, very athletic, very fast. Both guys are 69 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: having great years. You have to know exactly where they're 70 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: lined up. Sometimes they're on the edge of the defense, 71 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: sometimes they're inside. You have to know where they are, uh, 72 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 1: because they can really ruin a game. And so we've 73 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: we've got to do a great job of understanding that 74 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: and and uh, you know, try to try to do 75 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: as good a job we can of battling with those guys. 76 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: I know, you want to run the ball better with 77 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: the running backs. But Watson's running ability has been very 78 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: helpful in recent weeks. Yeah. He's uh, he you know, 79 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: he's good with the ball in his hands. I mean 80 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: he's uh, he's instinctive, he makes good decisions. Um. You know, 81 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: I think for the most part, he knows when to slide, 82 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: when to get out of bounds. He's at it a lot. 83 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: You know, his his ability to create plays has helped us. 84 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: So yeah, no doubt about it. How about Westbrook, he's 85 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: dangerous turn Yeah, I mean he has I think six 86 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: six punts of twenty yards or more. Uh, he's done 87 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: a good job. He's he's quick, he's very strong, he's 88 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: got good vision. He's hard to tackle. You gotta wrap 89 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: him up. If you don't wrap him up, you're gonna 90 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: have a hard time getting him down. Very competitive guy. 91 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: He's very competitive at receiver too. I mean he he's 92 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: made a lot of plays for him at receiver, so 93 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: he's a tough matchup. So they're so good on defense. 94 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: I gotta think field position. It's important every week, but 95 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: extra important this week. Yeah, I mean we've got to 96 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: try to We've done a good job of that most 97 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: of the year. I mean we've we've been a good, 98 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: complimentary football team for most of the year, you know, 99 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: and that has to be the case on Sunday. We've 100 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: got to play good, good complimentary football. And you know, 101 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: I know our guys understand that we've got to go 102 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: do it, no doubt, let's go get it done. Coming 103 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: up in our next hot read. How about a little 104 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: Mark Vandemer with Frank Frangie, the voice of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Yeah, 105 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: we got a lot going on in this show. The 106 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: fact that Frank joins us during our hot reads, Mark, 107 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: take it away, Frank, Frank, Frank. It's been a while 108 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: since Week seven and things have not gone better for 109 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. I asked you then, I'll ask you now, 110 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: what's the key difference this year the last year when 111 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: you went to the AFC Championship game? And is most 112 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: of it injuries? You know what a lot of it is. 113 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: And I probably don't know anymore now than I knew then. Mark. 114 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: It's been a wild season of his art season teams. 115 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: A team that was five minutes from the Super Bowl 116 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: a year year ago, we were pretty proud of that 117 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: suddenly is loses nine out of ten before beating the 118 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: Dolphins last week. You know, there's multiple things, Mark, I 119 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: think more than anything else, this team was great on defense, 120 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: just st okay on offense going into the season. I 121 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: think that more than anything else, great on the defense, 122 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: just okay on offense, and then lost key offensive guys lost, Mark, 123 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: Marquis Lee lost, Austensinfai and Jenkins lost, Cam Robinson, Leonard 124 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: Fournett's down for half the season. They weren't good enough. 125 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: The roster wasn't good enough on offense to overcome that. 126 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: And that's oversimplifying it, but in a nutshell, that's what 127 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: it is. The offense wasn't good enough to overcome that. 128 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: Bordles is a good player, he's not good enough to 129 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: overcome all that, and I think he lost confidence. I 130 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: think the offense lost confidence. I think the defense lost 131 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: confidence in the offense, and the whole thing snowball. So 132 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: it's been a bizarre season that nobody can really put 133 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: their head around, Mark. I really mean that. All right. 134 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,799 Speaker 1: We'll get to the quarterback situation at a moment here, Frank, 135 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: but one thing I wanted to ask you is, how 136 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 1: do you explain the performances against Miami and Indie recently 137 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: where you hold those opponents to seven and six points respectively. 138 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: I mean, outstanding defense in those games and really kind 139 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: of perplexing considering what was on the line for the opponents. 140 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: You know, I think I think this defense is really good. 141 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: I'm a homer, maybe I think this defense is really legit. 142 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: I think klaias Campbell's playing as well as any defensive 143 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: lineman in the league without exception. I think Jalen Ramsay 144 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: is good as any cornerback in the league. I think 145 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 1: a J. Boyer, who you know from his days in Houston, 146 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: is a very good player. I think the defense has 147 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: lived you. They haven't had great games every time out. 148 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: The defense is legit. I think a few things that 149 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: are different. The offense didn't hurt itself to booth games well. 150 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: So many times this year the offense would make a 151 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: turnover or commit a turnover in Mima's territory and you 152 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: look up at seven nothing, it's ten nothing. They get 153 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: hit in the mouth and they never got off the deck. 154 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: I think the defense has been legits. Shouldn't be the Steelers, 155 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: the defense swallowed up their great Steelers offense, but the 156 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: offense was so bad they lost at the end of 157 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 1: the game. They're early in the season. They should have 158 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: beat The Titans lost nine to six. They swallowed up 159 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: that set offense. How they lost at the end of 160 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: the game because the offense couldn't do anything. I don't 161 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: think the Colts game or the Dolphins game were unusual defense. 162 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: I think they've played good defense. They're they're fifth in 163 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: the league in defense, booth, in scoring, in total defense. Mark, 164 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: that's not that's not a marage. There's fifth in the 165 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: league in defense. If the offense has just been so bad, honestly, 166 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: it's been so bad that in this day and age 167 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: of passing football, you know this. If your offense can't 168 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: do anything, if you can't move the sticks at all, 169 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: if you can't stay on the field at all, eventually 170 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: the defense collapses. If you look at the games where 171 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,559 Speaker 1: they want or the defense looked like they played even better, 172 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: it's really because, in my mind, the offense didn't turn 173 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: it over, stayed on the field a little bit longer, 174 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: and gave them a fighting change. Frank Frangie, voice of 175 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars, joining us on Texans Radio. The quarterback position. 176 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: When Bortles gets benched. Were you surprised they did that? 177 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: Where you surprised they stuck with Kessler as long as 178 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: they did because from afar it didn't look like much 179 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: was getting done with the backup. What are your thoughts? Yeah, 180 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: I knew I was not a bunch of questions there, Mark, 181 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: I was not surprised they made the move. When you're losing, 182 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: you're losing, you lose. Sometimes you make a move just 183 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: to just to shake things up a little bit. And 184 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: the first game Cody played it wasn't too bad. I 185 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,559 Speaker 1: was a little surprised they didn't go back to Blake 186 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: sooner when Cody started struggling the way he has, so 187 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: I was not surprised they made to change. I was 188 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: a little surprised they didn't go back to Blake sooner, 189 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: but I get it. It's almost like, you know what, 190 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: if you play, then you get Beans, then you play, 191 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: then you get Bens. I think they almost felt like 192 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: he can only changes so many times and then you've 193 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: moved on from your guy and again Doug Morle didn't 194 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: tell me that. I's me trying to just read the 195 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: pe League. But after it, Cody struggled so much. Clearly 196 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: this team has a better chance to win with Blake 197 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: Portals than Cody Cusser. There's one thing they learned, it's 198 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: Cody's probably not the guy here, and I think they 199 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: probably figured that part out. So if they clearly have 200 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: a better chance to win with Blade Portals in the game, 201 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: it's been a bizarre run for would you have thought 202 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 1: watching it from Afar at Houston that when they were 203 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: five finishing the Super Bowl that midway through the season, 204 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: Blake Portals would no longer be the future. We thought 205 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: he was good. He was twenty five years old when 206 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: all that was happening. Yeah, eight turns, twenty six and April. 207 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: We believe this guy was gonna be the portex for 208 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: the next five to six years and then an all 209 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: turn This year just a bizarre season with the Jaguars. Well, 210 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: you think about how many points they scored against Pittsburgh 211 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: and how he looked against the Texans. When we saw 212 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: him up close and personal, it seemed like he really 213 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: turned a corner. But look, stranger things have happened in 214 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: this league. What about Portals on Sunday though, Frank, what 215 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: can the Texans fans expect out of Portals who Let's 216 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: face it, this is a very important game in his 217 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: career on Sunday. That's exactly right. I think he's gonna 218 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: play very well. I think I think this is a 219 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: good game on Sunday. The Texans have a really good team. 220 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: We thought before the season they'd be good. I'm not 221 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: nobody in Jackson, but I can assure you, Marcus, surprised 222 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 1: the Texans are this good. Nobody nobody is surprised this 223 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: on in our neck of the woods, I assure you. 224 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: But I think the Jacks will play well in this game. 225 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:58,839 Speaker 1: I don't. I think this game is going to be 226 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: a close game. I think I think the Jaggs. I 227 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: think there are players on this team that have a 228 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: lot to play for individuals. The teams can't accomplish as 229 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,959 Speaker 1: much as a group, but Bortles is among the players 230 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: that has an awful There's an awful lot of guys 231 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: with fift year options coming up. There's an awful lot 232 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: of guys with potential extensions coming up. I think they 233 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: need to keep marsh Darius. I think they definitely need 234 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: to keep Calais. They've got to make a decision on Telvin. 235 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: They've got to make some fifth year decisions on Jalen 236 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: and other guys. I think it's an important game for 237 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: a lot of people. I think Blake will play well 238 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: in this game. I also think Leonard Fournette is healthy. 239 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: He hasn't run well because nobody respects that jag Wards 240 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: down until passing game. The receivers aren't very good. The 241 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: quarterbacks have been up and down, so nobody respects the 242 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: vertical passing game. If there's any passing game at all, 243 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: they hit any players down the field early on. I 244 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,559 Speaker 1: think it then helps that Leonard Fournette is back and 245 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: finally healthy. So, look, the Texans have a great season going. 246 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: You know this. Hope you guys go deeper than thing. 247 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: You've earned that. But I think the Jags are going 248 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: to play in post on Sunday. I don't think that 249 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,319 Speaker 1: game is gonna be easy, Okay, Frank, So let's talk 250 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: about some of the other games, because we've seen all 251 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: these teams, and you've seen the Cults recently, so of 252 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: the Texans. In fact, a week after the Jags beat 253 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: the Cult six nothing, the Texans lost to them twenty 254 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: four to twenty one. So the Colts at the Titans 255 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: on Sunday, what kind of shot do you give Tennessee 256 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: to pull this thing out? Oh, that's a close game too. 257 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: I look, teams like the Titans that are very physical 258 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 1: defense and the Jaguars, who are very physical defensively. Now 259 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: they don't have Casey, but have a very good defensive 260 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: front match up well with the Colts. The Jaguars played. 261 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: And I know you asked about the Colts and the Titans, 262 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: but I'll think it a point on this comment, Mark, 263 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: and because I think the Titans they like the Jaguars. 264 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,719 Speaker 1: The Jaguars match you up very well with quarterbacks stay 265 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: in the pocket. It's not a surprise to me that 266 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: the Jaguars beat the Patriots, that they beat the Colts 267 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: and the frank They should have beaten the Steelers because 268 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: those quarterbacks tren and beat you from the pocket. They 269 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: will have a tough time with the Shaun Watson. They 270 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: have a tough time with Mariota. They have a tough 271 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: time with quarterbacks you get out of the pocket. Well, 272 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: I think the Titans are built the same way. I 273 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: think the Titans are going to play the Colts very 274 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: close because they will get after a quarterback who tries 275 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 1: to win the game from the pocket. And that's when 276 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: a brew Luck is Having said all that, Luck is 277 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: so good. I don't know that he drives the ball 278 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: as well as he once did before the shoulder injury, 279 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: but he's pretty close to be in the same guy, 280 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: and he is so good. He is a quarterback league, 281 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,839 Speaker 1: and he's such a good quarterback that I think the 282 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: Colts are gonna win the game, but I think that's 283 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 1: a terrific game, and I think that thing goes down 284 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: to the wire. You think this is the best division 285 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: in football? Yes, I do. I said before. Look, other 286 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: than our team, everybody else has really held their weight 287 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: into this thing. I thought before the season the NFC 288 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: South would be the best division because I think the 289 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,839 Speaker 1: same super Bowl. I thought before the season of the 290 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: Saints of super Bowl caliber, and obviously they are. The 291 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 1: Falcons aren't that far removed from the Super Bowl. The 292 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: Panthers had a wonderful season last year. I thought if 293 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: Jameis Winston got it going at all market, that would 294 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: be the best division because I thought all four teams 295 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 1: to the competitive, and they and they weren't. Other than that, 296 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 1: three of the four teams in our division have been 297 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: to competitive. Look, three teams in our division are have 298 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: big aspirations. The other team, our team was five finishing 299 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,679 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl a year ago. So all four teams 300 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: are not that far removed from very good stuff. So yes, 301 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: I think this is the best division. Obviously, the AFC 302 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: West has two very good teams the top to bottom, 303 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: it isn't as good. I think this is the best 304 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: football Frank Frantie, voice of the Jaguars with us all right, 305 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: A game of great interest to Texans fans, especially if 306 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: they manage to beat the Jaguars. Is the Jets at 307 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: New England? Do the Jets have a chance to pull 308 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: off the upset in Foxborough? In your opinion, the Jags 309 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: beat both of these teams. No, I don't think so. 310 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: I think the Patriots are an interesting lot. They always 311 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: seem to be good when they need to be good. 312 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: Will you see them that during the year sometimes market 313 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: and you'll think, what in the world they're better than that? 314 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: But they always don't you think that? When the Patriots 315 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: need to be good, they're always good. They're in fact, 316 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: they're about as good as there's been in the history 317 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: of the league and being good when you need to 318 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: be good. They need to be good this week obviously 319 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: they're fighting for that two seed. It's a very important 320 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: game for New England. I think they rolled AGAFT this week. Yeah, 321 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: I'm afraid you're right, but I was hoping for better things, 322 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: or different things rather the Chiefs. What do you think 323 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 1: of the Chiefs going deep here? Are they the best 324 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: team in the AFC? Is it a surprise. Is that 325 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,839 Speaker 1: the Cults maybe rising up? Is it the Chargers? What 326 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: do you think? I think the Chiefs have to outscore 327 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: you because they're not very good undep. I do think 328 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: the Kareem Hunt thing hurts them. I think he would. 329 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: I don't think he was just a functional piece of 330 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: a very good offense. I think he was a big reason, 331 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: along with Tyry Hill and Mahomes of course that that 332 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: offense was so good. So the Chiefs have a very 333 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: good team, but they have to beat they have to 334 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: outscore you. They're not Chiefs. Not beating you ten to 335 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: seven sometimes ten to seven games rear their head if 336 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: it's me, even though they haven't looked like the best 337 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: team in football, if you ask me who is going 338 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: to advance out of the AFC, it's hard for me 339 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: to pick against Beljane Brady until they're not the team. 340 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: The most interesting team, and I think the way the 341 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: Shawn Watson has played, the most complete team is your team. 342 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: I think the Texans are the most complete group when 343 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: they're playing well, even when they lose. The Philadelphia was 344 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: a good game, and then that thing, that thing was 345 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: down that was twelve rounds, right, down to the wire. 346 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: So I think the most complete team is probably I 347 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: think the NFC is probably better tough about him than 348 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: the AFC. I think the most complete team is probably 349 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: the Texans. I think the most high flying team if 350 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: they're all at the things. These things are all tracked 351 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: me through the Chiefs. But if you ask me to 352 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: bet on one team, the Charges were disappointing last week 353 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: by the way they played small in a game at 354 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: home against the Rave that they needed to win that one. 355 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: That one really surprised me that they didn't find a 356 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: way to win at home in that game. So I'm 357 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: not betting against bella second Brady, Mark, I'm just not 358 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: until until they don't get there. It's hard for me 359 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: to vote to bet again. Objectively, I think I agree 360 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: with you, Frank. Great stuff there from two of my 361 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: favorite people in the world, Mark Vando Mayer boss and 362 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: good friend. And Frank Frances are a good friend of 363 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,239 Speaker 1: mine who I've known since my day's back in Jacksonville. 364 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: It's always kind of cool when those two get together. 365 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: All right, Let's get our final hot read is the 366 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: injury report, and it is the status report on Friday. 367 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: Who's in, Who's out. Let's hit it for your Texans. 368 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: Some good news. Only three year questionable Brandon Dunn, Jonathan Joseph, 369 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: and Kiki Qt. That's it. Everybody in That includes Lamar Miller. 370 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: That is great news. That includes Kreem Jackson who left 371 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: the game the other day. That's great news for your Texans. 372 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: For the Jaguars, a little bit more complicated. They're kicker 373 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: Josh Lambo's out. They're gonna have to find a new kicker. 374 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: AJ Boyer at the corner. Also out in Josh Wells, 375 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: who left the game against Miami with a concussion. He 376 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: is out as well, so that's gonna reconfigure the Jaguars 377 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: offensive line. Leonard Fournette is also doubtful. That will be 378 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: the third Texans Jaguars matchup he has missed in a row, 379 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: and Carlos Hide is questionable, So the running back situation 380 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: there in Jacksonville more than likely means a lot of 381 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: t J yelled in the Texans will see him yet again. 382 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: So there you go. Qt questionable, Joseph questionable, done, questionable 383 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: out for the Jags, A J Boyer, Josh Wells and 384 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: more than likely Leonard Fournette. So there you go. All right, 385 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: those are your hot representing you by Geico fifteen minutes 386 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: can save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. 387 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: Coming up, it's time for our Deep Slant Interview the Week. 388 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: This week DeAndre Carter Next on Texas All Access, it 389 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: is time for our Deep Slant Interview of the Week. 390 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: Each every week dp CIT who sits down with one 391 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: of the Texans kind of dives deeper into that particular 392 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: player's story, and this week it is DeAndre Carter, who's 393 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: got one hell of a story. Deep you take it away. 394 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: I've never had you in studio before. I want to 395 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: talk about the season you had because you started off 396 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,360 Speaker 1: Week one in Philadelphia. By week ten year here in Houston. 397 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: I know you've been in the league for a few years. 398 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: Did this season turn out even the way you would expect? 399 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: Had expected it too? Not exactly. I was happy, you know, 400 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: I made the team in Philadelphia for the first time. 401 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: I thought I was playing pretty well there, but you know, 402 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: had some injuries come up, some guys come back from injury, UM, 403 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,479 Speaker 1: so they let me go. Ended up here in Houston. 404 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: Didn't go exactly how I plan, but I'm glad it happened. 405 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: The way he did. We played Philly last week and 406 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 1: I saw in their stat sheet you were still the 407 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: lead returner for both the Eagles and the Texans even 408 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: though you were no longer on that Philadelphia roster. That's 409 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: got to feel good that what you were able to 410 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: do in your few games that you were there. Yeah, definitely. 411 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: I mean I just try to go out there and 412 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: try to make an impact for the team. Um. Felt 413 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: like I did a good job when I was out 414 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: there in Philadelphia, and you know, I've been doing a 415 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: good job here. I want to continue to do that. 416 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: When you came to Houston, did you have any connection 417 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: to any of the coaches or the players? Coach Seely 418 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: special change coach. I played for him in Oakland my 419 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: rookie year. Um, I mean some of the players you know, 420 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: I've been around. Okay, so Coach Seely and Tracy as well, 421 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: so they knew of you. Yeah, they already already played. 422 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: So was it a pretty easy transition once you got here? 423 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: Really easy? Really? And parm return is I mean Parma 424 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: turn kick returner. It's really just catch the ball round 425 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: where nobody's at. Yeah, a lot. Sometimes they split those 426 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: duties up. You'll have one guy do kickoff returns and 427 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: one guy do puns, but you do both. Yeah, definitely. Um. 428 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I just think that position flexibility is something 429 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: that will help you, you know, throughout your career. The 430 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: more you can do, more to talk, you know, more 431 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: opportunities you get to make place. Bill O'Brien, I asked 432 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: him about you the other day. One of the things 433 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: that he always mentions, he mentions your toughness, and he 434 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: mentioned your work ethic. So I know that you used 435 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: to be a substitute teacher. The story's been sort of 436 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: out and about, but I've never talked to you firsthand 437 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: about it. Tell us how you got into substitute teaching, 438 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:28,360 Speaker 1: because it was during your NFL career, right right right, 439 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: So after my rookie season, I was in camp with 440 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots. They let me go coming at 441 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: the end of the preseason, and I was looking for 442 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: a job or do something that I could do that 443 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: will allow me to have some flexibility to go out 444 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 1: and go to workouts if I had to fly, you know, 445 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: to a different state. And I have a you know, 446 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 1: a longtime friend kind of like my older brother coach, 447 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: a mentor. He's a head counselor at Martin ludu King 448 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: Middle School in Hayward, California, and I was tell him 449 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: about the situation, how I needed some flexibility. He said, man, 450 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: just comes other two at the school. Uh. And the 451 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: principle there was great allowed me to come and go 452 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: when I needed to. Um, and anytime you get to 453 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: impact kids or you know, help kids especially, you know 454 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: a rough area that I was in. Uh, definitely a 455 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: great thing. You're pretty young yourself. So how old were 456 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: you when you were doing that. I was twenty two, Okay, 457 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: so you're not that much older than some of these 458 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: high school kids. Yeah, right. So what were you like 459 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: as a substitute teacher, because I remember when I was 460 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: in high school, the substitute teacher just sort of came 461 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: in and put on a movie and nobody really did 462 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: anything right, But you were not that type of substitute. No, 463 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I came in m and the 464 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: kids kind of knew, you know, I played football in 465 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: the NFL things like that. So, UM, I would say 466 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 1: I had a little bit easier than a lot of substitutes, 467 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: you know, having a little bit of instant respect, a 468 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 1: little bit of respect from the kids, but you know, 469 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: just having the platform that we have. Um, kids are 470 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: gonna listen to what you gotta say and the knowledge 471 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: that you can you know, in part on their lives. 472 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: So UM, you know, I just look at this opportunity 473 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: to you know, to help kids. I would push them on, 474 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: push them, you know, towards your dreams, whatever it is 475 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: that they want to do. Um. And seeing you know, 476 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 1: somebody like me that's reached you know, some of the 477 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: level that they're trying to get to, or you know 478 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: I had a certain level of success. Uh, they're gonna 479 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: listen to it. So so what did you teach? Because 480 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: it seems like you taught a lot of different things. 481 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: You weren't just specializing in one subject. Yeah. Different. I 482 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: had history classes, English classes, h a couple of math classes. 483 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 1: That was all over the place. Was that hard to do? 484 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: Were you always a good student? Uh? It was. It 485 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: wasn't as hard as I thought it was gonna be, 486 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,439 Speaker 1: because you know, you go to you know, whatever the 487 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 1: lesson plan is for the day, you go over the information. 488 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: You know that you know that stuff, and then you 489 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: you know, teach it to the kids. Um. But I was, 490 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: I mean I was an average student. In school. Honestly, 491 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: you're just subbing for the deck. Did you have a 492 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: subject that was your favorite when you were like, oh, 493 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: I like teaching history. History was pretty fun. Um, just 494 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: because where we're at, you know, in our country right now, Um, 495 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: you can come up, you can come up with a 496 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: lot of great debate topics, you know, with the kids, 497 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: and you get to see what their perspective is on 498 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: the different issues that are going on you know today, 499 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: and you know, you might not think that kids pay 500 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: attention to those things, but you know, listening to them, 501 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: they have interesting perspectives on you know, what's going on. 502 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: Oh that's it's like a little bit of a current 503 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: events mixed with history as well. All right. I read 504 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: somewhere that you also got some kids ready for a 505 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: speech competition. Yeah, so you know, we had a we 506 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: had a couple of kids, um at the school who 507 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: were you know going I had to had to write 508 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: a speech right to you know, a speech about you know, 509 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: they're pretty much their life growing up. An opportunity to 510 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: help them, you know with the you know, the grammar 511 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: of their speech and you know, getting their points across um, 512 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: you know, which is pretty good and you know the 513 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: kids did a great job. It was a great experience 514 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: for me. All right. So then while you're doing all this, 515 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: you're still trying to get a try out in the NFL. 516 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: So how did that work? So I would work out, 517 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: you know in school is eight to three. Um. So 518 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: it gave me, like the flexibility I was talking about, 519 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 1: gaving an opportunity to go and still be able to 520 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: work out after school got out. Um. And then when 521 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,360 Speaker 1: teams called, you know for a workout, I would fly 522 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: out you know, that day or the next day. Um. 523 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 1: And Miss Fernandez, the principal at the school, UH, was 524 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: really great about letting me leave when I needed to 525 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: and will all right. So then you get the call 526 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: from the Texans. You were not substitute teaching. Actually you 527 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: were with Philadelphia. You were released and then you got 528 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: picked up by the Texans pretty quickly. What was that 529 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 1: like for you coming to Houston. Uh, it was a 530 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: great opportunity. Now I looked at it as a great opportunity. Um, 531 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: it was kind of you know in the middle of 532 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: the season. You know, it gets kind of dicey with 533 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: you know, moving to a whole other state, you know, 534 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season. But um, I was excited, 535 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, when I came here, they were on a 536 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: winning street and I was decided to be, you know, 537 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: a part of a playoff continuing team and be able 538 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: to get out there and contribute. And it was good 539 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: to know that, you know, the team had the confidence 540 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: in me as a player to bring me in like 541 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: that in the middle of the season. So, um, I 542 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 1: was excited for the opportunity and ready get to work. 543 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: I would imagine your subs to teaching and steady skills 544 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: sort of helped you get get caught up on the 545 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: playbook or whatever the play the plan, the game plan 546 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: for the week was too. Yeah, definitely, definitely. Um, you know, 547 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,439 Speaker 1: study skills. I mean that's any player you know coming up, 548 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: you know, you go through college, you go to school, Um, 549 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: you learn those different study skills and it helps you 550 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: learn the playbook wherever you end up. Um, you know, 551 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: quicker and uh you know, I kind of feel like 552 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: I got a pretty high football IQ. So that helps 553 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,159 Speaker 1: supply too. I know John Harris had mentioned to me 554 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 1: once he was noticing before a play you came in 555 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: on offense and the way the receivers were lined up. 556 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,159 Speaker 1: I think DeAndre he might not have been in on that, 557 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: so everything was shifted a little bit. But you were 558 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 1: telling guys where they needed to go, like who was 559 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: out of position. But you seem to have gotten a 560 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 1: really good grasp of picking things up, even quicker than 561 00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: some of the guys that had been here for a while. Yeah, 562 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: you know, I've you know, being through a few systems 563 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You know, it's some of the younger guys. Um, 564 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: you know, if this, you know, whether it be your 565 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: first offense, first year in the NFL, you know, it 566 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: can be difficult. It's you know, the substantial, substantial amount 567 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,199 Speaker 1: of information more than you got in college. Um, you know, 568 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: so when whenever, if I know something, I'm able to 569 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: help you know, another guy out on the field, I'm 570 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: gonna do that, make sure the play goes well. How 571 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: did it feel going back to Philly? You put up 572 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty two receiving yards on five kickoffs, 573 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 1: best game yet of the season. Must have felt good 574 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: to go back to Philly and put up numbers like that. 575 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 1: It was good. It was good. You know, it was fun, 576 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: you know to get out there and play against you know, 577 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: some of the guys that you know play with UM 578 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: throughout the year and then you know being out there. 579 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: Philly has a great crowd, great fans, and it was 580 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: an important game, you know, for both teams UM. So 581 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: you know, the game was fun, you know happy I 582 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,479 Speaker 1: was able out there, go out there and play well hopefully, 583 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I wish we got the win, but it was, 584 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: you know, a good feeling that go out there and 585 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: play well. All right. You had also six catches on offense, 586 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: and now with Demari's tone us going on IR, they 587 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: may use you more on offense. I was asking Bill 588 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 1: what some of your strengths were in the receiving game. 589 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 1: He said that you play mostly inside, but you're you're 590 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: a smart player and you can do some things with 591 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: de Marius going on IR, even though you guys play 592 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: a little bit different position. Well, what do you think 593 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 1: that are your best assets as far as the receiving games? 594 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: For me, I think it's just knowledge of coverages, defensive coverages, 595 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: and then you know, speeding quickness, being able to get 596 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: in and out of breaks UM and separate from guys, 597 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: and man coverage nowhere the hole is right in his 598 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: own coverage. All those things help me succeed. So the 599 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 1: Texans have a secure to playoff spot. I know they're 600 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: they're still looking for Week seven teams that win against Jacksonville, 601 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: but they know they're in the postseason for sure. How 602 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 1: is it? How does that feel? As you know, this 603 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: is your first year that you're starting games and playing 604 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,439 Speaker 1: games in the NFL. To be able to have that 605 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: opportunity and to really make an impact both on special 606 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: teams and on offense, it's exciting. You know, we secured 607 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: to playoffs spot. You know, we gotta go out here 608 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: and get to win against Jacksonville this week. Try to 609 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: you know when the AFOC south outright. But it's exciting, 610 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: you know, to being able to at this is why 611 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: you play football. This is why you know you're a 612 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: little kid in the backyard playing by yourself. You know, 613 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 1: pretend like even a Super Bowl and stuff like that, 614 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: but you know, big meaningful games, you know, late in 615 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 1: the year, this is why we do it. So it's exciting. 616 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 1: I hope some of those kids at Martin Luther King 617 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: High School are watching you right now. I'm sure there's 618 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: no question in my mind that they are. They got 619 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: to be very very proud of that man right there, 620 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: DeAndre Carter, All right, coming up, it's my first Community 621 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 1: Credit Union First Glance Keys to the Game. Where did 622 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 1: Texans have to do to get this dub against the 623 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars? Do that next right here in Texas All Access. 624 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: It is time to take a deep dive into this 625 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 1: one on Sunday as we were less than forty eight 626 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: hours away from Texans V. Jaguar's new kick right here 627 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: and Energy Stadium, and it is Texans All Access from 628 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: the Honday Texans Radio studio. So glad to be with you. 629 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: It's time to get into our first Community Credit Union 630 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:58,120 Speaker 1: First Glance Keys to the Game FCCU, the official credit 631 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: Union of the Houston Texans. Each and every week, I 632 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: your host, John Harris, football annists and salary reporter try 633 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: to break down each team kind of just give you 634 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 1: some of the keys I think to victory. Sometimes we 635 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,560 Speaker 1: get a little granular. Sometimes we take a fifty thousand 636 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: foot view at the game and we do it on 637 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:18,680 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. And then if there's a 638 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: key special teams wise, I bring that to the front. 639 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: I think special teams wise. While I'm thinking about it, 640 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: I just think the biggest thing is as simple as 641 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,479 Speaker 1: DEDI Westbrook as a part returner, I think he can 642 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: be dynamic. Look, Kamie Fairbaron can put it through the 643 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: end zone anytime they want, and I think that's what's 644 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: gonna happen. I think they're gonna force the Jaguars to 645 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 1: start at the twenty five yard line, have to go 646 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: the distance and not give any of the Jaguars returners 647 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 1: an opportunity. Now, I do think that the Texans kickoff 648 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 1: cover teams have been very very good. Now there's no 649 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: Brian Peters, but Terrell Adams came back into the fold, 650 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: and also so did Josh Kais. Those two guys are 651 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: phenomenal special teams players. So I think even if they 652 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: want to take I don't say risk, but if they 653 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: wanted to give the Jaguars returners a shot, they kickoff 654 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: return coverage has been very very good, but they can 655 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: they can bang it through the end zone. Kind he 656 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: can bang it through the end zone eight time he 657 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: wants and put the Jaguars into twenty five and make 658 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: Blake and company have to go to the full field. 659 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: But the party return game is a little different. DD 660 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: Westbrook is pre dynamic in space and last week we 661 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: had about fifteen seconds left the Dolphins in the first half. 662 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: The Dolphins punted the ball to Westbrook and he took 663 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: off on a long return. He got tackled with about 664 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 1: three seconds left, but he had had about a forty 665 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: five fifty yard return, and that gave the Jaguars an 666 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: opportunity for a field goal right at the end of 667 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: a half. Now, it was probably the worst field goal 668 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: attempt that may have ever seen. It was not it 669 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 1: was not good. It was not good, and it was 670 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: not good if you catch my drift. But dd Westbrook 671 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 1: can make plays in the party return game. He's scary. 672 00:29:56,840 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: He's not Darren Sproles Dedarren Sprowls. Westbrook he could take off. 673 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: He's got the speed, he's got the juice. So that 674 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: would be your one special teams one. Now, let's last week. 675 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: We started with the Texans offense. This week, let's start 676 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: with the Texans defense. And these are in no particular order, 677 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: but number one stop Blake Bortles, the running back. Now, 678 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:24,239 Speaker 1: I if all the games that I have covered of 679 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: Jags Texans, there's only been one and out, so that 680 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: goes back to twenty fourteen, So this will be number ten. 681 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 1: I think that's right, number ten. And when I started 682 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen, Blake Bortles was the rookie starter for the 683 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars. At no time, except for one game, did 684 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: Blake Bortles hurt the Texans throwing the football. Only one 685 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: and that was December of twenty seventeen down in Jacksonville 686 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: when the Jags clinched AFC South and Bortles had a 687 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: massive day against the Texans that day. He hit everything. 688 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: He dropped deep overball, deep over outs, just dropped the 689 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: ball right in a bucket, the keeling cole. He threw 690 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: DP at Jadon Nickins. He threw everything right and on 691 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: point now along the lines. Blake has kept Jacksonville in 692 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: a lot of games against the Texans because of his 693 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: ability to scramble. Twenty fourteen, I remember late in the game, 694 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: he got a scramble and got the ball down inside 695 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 1: the ten yard line. From about the forty He's kept 696 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 1: going and going and okay, is anybody gonna stop the 697 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: m gonna tackle this guy? Oh'm like, oh, he could 698 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: win the game right here, We'll stop him. And eventually 699 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: somebody did tackle him. But then when he had to 700 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 1: throw the ball in the end zone four times. They 701 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: all went incomplete. In twenty fifteen in Jacksonville, same thing. 702 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,479 Speaker 1: He had some plays that he made with his legs 703 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: and that kept things going. The Texans would end up 704 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: winning that game, but he kept things interesting. Twenty sixteen 705 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville, he kept it interesting with his scrambles. Blake Bortles, 706 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: the running back, or I should say, the scrambling quarterback, 707 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: is a problem. It can be a problem now in 708 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: Jacksonville this past year, Week seven, the Texans did a 709 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 1: heck of a job spying on him, and then when 710 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: he decided to scramble, they were ready. It was one 711 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: linebacker at times, it was two at times. Whenever he 712 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: scrambled and didn't want to throw, they had linebackers ready 713 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: to go. I don't imagine there's gonna be a similar 714 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: game plan, but there's Jaguars will runs own read. They 715 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: will run it, and they will run it a few 716 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 1: times just to get Blake out on the edge. Now, 717 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: the Texans have some techniques that they can use to 718 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: defense that, but that's gonna be a problem. So stop 719 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 1: Blake Bortles the running back Number two. Bring your big 720 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,959 Speaker 1: boy pads and stop Leonard Fournette. Now he's been banged up, 721 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: he's been dealing with an ankle or foot. But whether 722 00:32:56,040 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: it's Fournette or whether it's High, those guys run hard 723 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: in their big backs. As his blake, You're gonna have 724 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 1: to bring your big boy pads. You're not just gonna 725 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: have to do a little rugby tackle and old wrapping 726 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: him up. You're gonna have to bring your pads, and 727 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to bring a lot of guys to 728 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: the party. Step up to the challenge. Hit them right 729 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: in the mouth. The last time and the only time 730 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: the Leonard Fournett has played against the Texans, he rammed 731 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: it right down their throat Week one, twenty seventeen. It 732 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: was his first game as an NFL player and he 733 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: wanted to make a statement and he did. Now it's 734 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: time for the Texans to return to favor number three. 735 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: Keep the deep threats in front of all at all times. 736 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: If there's one thing that Jaguars do have, it is 737 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: speed at the white out position. Now, DJ Chark was 738 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:43,120 Speaker 1: inactive last week, but they still have Keelan Cole who 739 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: didn't play a whole lot last week against Miami. And 740 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 1: then they've got Ddy Westbrook. Those guys can all run 741 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: by everybody in the league, including the Texas defensive backs 742 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 1: thought they Moncrief probably not gonna go buy you. But 743 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 1: those three guys all of an opportunity. Now don't know 744 00:33:56,840 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: if Chark will be inactive, don't know, but those guys 745 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 1: can all get by you. And if there's one thing 746 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: after last week, Nelson Aguilar went deep. T Y Hilton 747 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: went deep. Those guys can smoke. These guys can all 748 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: run for the Jaguars. Do not let them behind. Keep 749 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: it in front. Make Bortles have to be accurate and 750 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 1: on time with all of his throws for ten to 751 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 1: twelve players at the time. They've done that one time. 752 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:26,759 Speaker 1: That was Week one, and I don't know if they 753 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,359 Speaker 1: can do that consistently, especially with the offensive line that's 754 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 1: in front of Blake at this point now. Bortles keen 755 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: number four. Bortles in the well versus Bortles on the 756 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: run is two different things. When Blake has to throw 757 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 1: from the pocket, mechanics are just all over the place, 758 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 1: his feet are all jacked up. When he gets on 759 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: the run, that's when things get kind of creative and 760 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 1: they get a little better for the Jacksonville offense. Blake 761 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:58,680 Speaker 1: on the run is tough to stop. He throws a 762 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 1: good ball on the run. He has vision when he's 763 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,880 Speaker 1: out and about. But if you contain him in the 764 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:07,840 Speaker 1: well on drop back throws, he's not gonna be as accurate. 765 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: He's gonna give you the football, and he's not gonna 766 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: be able to keep drives going when he escapes. It's trouble. 767 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:19,840 Speaker 1: He bordles in the well when he escapes. Have the 768 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 1: spies and be ready to go. And number five, I 769 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: can't emphasize this. Snuff bubble screens, slip screens, any kind 770 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:30,719 Speaker 1: of smoke screens, any kind of screen you can think of. 771 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,919 Speaker 1: The Jaguars will run it against Miami. I think Blake 772 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:38,800 Speaker 1: was five or six three of them, if I remember correctly. 773 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:40,799 Speaker 1: We're just bubble screens. Just throw it out to a guy, 774 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: can let him go get it. They're gonna run bubble screens. 775 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: They're gonna run screens. Those are seemingly easy throws. They 776 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:51,920 Speaker 1: take advantage of aggressive defenses, but they also take advantage 777 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:56,840 Speaker 1: of undisciplined defenses, and the Texans are not an undisciplined defense. 778 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 1: But the first part is true. They're easy your throws typically, 779 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: and they're they're not really risky throws. You get it 780 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:06,520 Speaker 1: to your speedy guys out in space and you let 781 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: them see what they can do. So expect the screens. 782 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:15,520 Speaker 1: If Blake rolls one way, screens coming back, if a 783 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:17,479 Speaker 1: running back kind of goes through the line, oaks pass, 784 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 1: keep an eye on them because they could be setting up. 785 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: Like I said, the Texans read those pretty well. The 786 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: interior guys, DJ Reader does a heck of a job 787 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: reading the screens. He's very important stopping him. I remember 788 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 1: him making a play in the Jacksonville game on a screen. 789 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 1: So that's what Texas defense has got to do. Now. 790 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: The Texans offense has a huge challenge on its hands. 791 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,839 Speaker 1: So let's start with facing this Jaguars defense number one. 792 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,399 Speaker 1: And I said it in Week seven and it came 793 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 1: to fruition and the Texas won the game twenty seven. 794 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:55,720 Speaker 1: And I'm convinced a lot of this is why please 795 00:36:56,200 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: contain block, stop harass, getting the face of whatever you 796 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 1: gotta do to stop him Yannick and got way he 797 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 1: can wreck the game. Week one, twenty seventeen, he went 798 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:13,720 Speaker 1: full game wrecker and changed everything coming off the edge 799 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: he's awkward the way that he kind of approaches the 800 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:24,240 Speaker 1: tackles when he rushes. He's got blazing speed. He is strong, 801 00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:27,040 Speaker 1: and he is relentless. Do not let him wreck the game. 802 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: Number two DJ Hayden Nickel has been better. He has 803 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: been a lot better. We have faced him before. I 804 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: remember in Mexico City in twenty sixteen, DeAndre Hopkins went 805 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,799 Speaker 1: into the slot and the Raiders are stubborn. They left 806 00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:42,839 Speaker 1: Hayden on him all night and Hopkins at a huge night. 807 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:48,080 Speaker 1: He's better, but he's not Boyer and he's not Ramsey. 808 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 1: So you have a decent opportunity of going at DJ 809 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: Hayden in the slot when he's playing a Nickel. I'd 810 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:58,399 Speaker 1: rather do that than attack those other two. You can't 811 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: go away from the other two, but you can't have 812 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,359 Speaker 1: some success I think throwing away from them. Number three 813 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 1: running game. Run downhill and right at those fast linebackers. 814 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:12,279 Speaker 1: Telvin Smith and Miles Jack run sideline. The sideline as 815 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 1: well as any group you're gonna find in the league. 816 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,240 Speaker 1: Jayalen Smith and Laton vander esh and Dallas Kelvin Smith 817 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 1: and Miles Jack and Jacksonville, Roquan Smith and Danny Treveton 818 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: in Chicago. Those are the groups that I think of 819 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:27,879 Speaker 1: when I think of linebackers that just go. Of course 820 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:30,799 Speaker 1: the Texans Zach Cunning, m B Mack as well, but 821 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 1: these guys are fast. The difference with Zach and b 822 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: Mack and with Roquan and Danny, and also Layton Vander Esta, 823 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:42,080 Speaker 1: Jayalen Smith. Who's those guys? They can plug gaps. Are 824 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: good size guys, so they can plug gaps. Who can 825 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:46,799 Speaker 1: run power, you can run side inside zone, those kind 826 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:50,400 Speaker 1: of things. Telvin Smith and Miles Jack are in safety bodies. 827 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:56,200 Speaker 1: Run right at them, run downhill and at them. Occupy them. 828 00:38:56,600 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 1: They won't have a chance. Number four, speaking occupy occupied, 829 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:04,279 Speaker 1: Klais Campbell with a man in a half or two 830 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:07,360 Speaker 1: men each time Sean Watson goes back to pass. I 831 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: had this vivid memory of Week one, twenty seventeen, and 832 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:14,480 Speaker 1: it's the first time I had seen Klaiss Campbell other 833 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 1: than a preseason game for I don't even know that. 834 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 1: I don't even remember him playing in that game in 835 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen, my very first game on the sideline, and 836 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:24,120 Speaker 1: I saw Clays Campbell upfront for the first time. I 837 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:28,720 Speaker 1: just want, oh, my god, he's the most He's massive. 838 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 1: I've never seen anybody make JJ Watt look somewhat tiny. 839 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:36,560 Speaker 1: But what JJ goes out for the captains for the 840 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:38,080 Speaker 1: coin flip, and the captains go out there and he 841 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:40,560 Speaker 1: shakes hand with him, like, oh, my god, Clais is massive, 842 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:44,719 Speaker 1: and then he flipped the switch and it was like, Oh, 843 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 1: he's unbelievable. He still is that way. He's thirty two 844 00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:51,319 Speaker 1: years old, he's gonna be thirty three in September, and 845 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:55,080 Speaker 1: he can still turn the game at the drop of 846 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:59,520 Speaker 1: a hat. He can be still dominant because of his size, 847 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:02,120 Speaker 1: because of his his length, because of his intelligence, because 848 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:04,719 Speaker 1: of the full package. You gotta occupy him with a 849 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,080 Speaker 1: man and a half, with chips, with tight ends, and 850 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: if the tight ends are gonna chip, they gotta chip. 851 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,640 Speaker 1: The tackles are expecting you to chip, you gotta do it. 852 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,800 Speaker 1: The fumble in Philadelphia came off a play where a 853 00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: tight end was supposed to chip on Chris Long and 854 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:24,479 Speaker 1: he never did, and that left Candle in a really 855 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:28,000 Speaker 1: bad position in scrambling because he expected the chip so 856 00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:31,000 Speaker 1: that Kendall could could move to a particular spot and 857 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,759 Speaker 1: then handle the block from there. But with no chip, 858 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 1: Kendall was expecting him at one spot, but when no 859 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:40,680 Speaker 1: Chip Long was running in, Lamb had no chance. So 860 00:40:40,719 --> 00:40:43,000 Speaker 1: if you gotta chip Chip, but you gotta do it 861 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:47,600 Speaker 1: on Clay's campbell, you must a number five. A lot 862 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:52,240 Speaker 1: of people talk about smoking mirrors, jet motions, orbit, motions, shifts, 863 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:55,480 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. That kind of stuff can 864 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: work against undisciplined eyes. And what I mean by that 865 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:02,160 Speaker 1: teams that watch that smoking mirror stuff, they kind of 866 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:03,759 Speaker 1: get lost in it and then they don't know where 867 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:06,280 Speaker 1: they're dropping. They don't know where they're going. That stuff 868 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:10,920 Speaker 1: can work against an undisciplined defense. Jacksonville is wildly aggressive 869 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: and they can be undisciplined at times, and that smoking 870 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 1: mirrors can kind of get them. So use that stuff, 871 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:24,160 Speaker 1: jet motion, ball fakes, play action, any and all that 872 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:29,239 Speaker 1: stuff will take advantage of overaggressiveness and undisciplined nature. In 873 00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:33,960 Speaker 1: Jacksonville is not an undisciplined defense across the board. They're 874 00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:36,600 Speaker 1: very physical, they run fast, they get to the football. 875 00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: They're more overaggressive than they are on discipline. But the 876 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:45,840 Speaker 1: smoking mirrors can take advantage that too, ball fakes, motions, shifts, 877 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:48,840 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff can take advantage of Jacksonville, 878 00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:51,320 Speaker 1: so don't be afraid to use it. I think you 879 00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:54,200 Speaker 1: take advantage of any any defense as a matter of fact, 880 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:57,080 Speaker 1: because every defense, at some point, no matter how good 881 00:41:57,080 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 1: it is, no matter how discipline it is, they can 882 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:02,600 Speaker 1: get lost in that stuff. Your eyes get stuck with Okay, 883 00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:04,719 Speaker 1: this guy's going over here. Okay, Now in your mind, 884 00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:06,920 Speaker 1: you're thinking if he shifts over, I now have to 885 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:09,000 Speaker 1: change my coverage. If I'm playing the secondary, if from 886 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:10,960 Speaker 1: a linebacker, I'm looking at it going Okay, Well, he 887 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:14,000 Speaker 1: just went from number four to number three. If he 888 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:15,600 Speaker 1: motions out, I gotta go with him because he might 889 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:17,239 Speaker 1: be number two at the end of it. There's a 890 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:19,759 Speaker 1: lot of things that go on for a defense. It 891 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:22,600 Speaker 1: makes him think a little bit. When you're over aggressive, 892 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:25,160 Speaker 1: you're just playing fast and you're just going, but you 893 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:26,640 Speaker 1: see all that stuff and it kind of slows you 894 00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 1: down a little bit. Don't be afraid to use that stuff, 895 00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:32,720 Speaker 1: all right. Those are your first community crede Union first 896 00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:36,120 Speaker 1: plans Keys to the Game. Coming up next, it's our 897 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:40,080 Speaker 1: good friend Russell Baxter, NFL analyst at Backs Football Guru 898 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:43,520 Speaker 1: on Twitter. He'll break down this important week seventeen that 899 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:47,120 Speaker 1: we have coming up next on Texans All Access, calling 900 00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:48,959 Speaker 1: all Houston area teachers. You want to bring a little 901 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:51,640 Speaker 1: Texas football to your classroom, then sign up for Toros 902 00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:54,799 Speaker 1: Matros presented by Conico Phillips. Toros Matris as a video 903 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:57,160 Speaker 1: series designing helped third and fourth graders learn how to 904 00:42:57,160 --> 00:42:59,520 Speaker 1: tackle math in the classroom. Go to Houston Texans dot 905 00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:03,680 Speaker 1: com slash Toros Matrials to learn more. Welling back to 906 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:06,080 Speaker 1: a Friday edition of Texans All Access from the Honday 907 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: Texans Radio Studio, I am John Harris and I've joined 908 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:12,319 Speaker 1: by my good friend Russell Baxter. You can follow him 909 00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:16,120 Speaker 1: on Twitter at Backs Football Guru. You definitely want to 910 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:19,839 Speaker 1: go find them on NFL Vibe on Facebook. NFL Vibe 911 00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:22,879 Speaker 1: on Facebook doing a great job fanside of NFL spin Zone. 912 00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:25,680 Speaker 1: A man Russell knows everything about the game and he 913 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:29,440 Speaker 1: proves it each and every week. Russell, Happy holidays to you, 914 00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:33,640 Speaker 1: my friend. How are you? I'm doing terrific? How how 915 00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:38,760 Speaker 1: was your Christmas? And any big New Year's resolution? Except 916 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:42,120 Speaker 1: getting the Texans to the Super Bowl? Well, yeah, that's 917 00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:44,799 Speaker 1: that's number one. I would I wish I had a 918 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 1: lot of control on that one, Russell. But I think 919 00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:50,319 Speaker 1: it's probably the same one as always, and that is 920 00:43:50,360 --> 00:43:52,799 Speaker 1: to lose a little bit of weight. I think I'm 921 00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:54,480 Speaker 1: like a lot of people that say, all right, you 922 00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:56,800 Speaker 1: know the holidays, I'll just get to my new news resolution. 923 00:43:57,719 --> 00:44:01,160 Speaker 1: So losing a little weight as a is a resolution, 924 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:04,520 Speaker 1: but that usually lasts until about February and March, and 925 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:06,120 Speaker 1: then I go to the combine and I eat like 926 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:08,040 Speaker 1: a horse, so then it all changes at that point. 927 00:44:08,120 --> 00:44:13,399 Speaker 1: So uh, yeah, not to go. Will you beat the combine? Yes? Problem, Yes, 928 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:17,200 Speaker 1: we will always be at the combine. Yes, that's nice 929 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 1: to hear, because, ah, well, you definitely will have to 930 00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:23,200 Speaker 1: join us, for sure. We'd love to have you on. 931 00:44:23,239 --> 00:44:26,200 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. And Russell, the combine is 932 00:44:26,200 --> 00:44:29,919 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis, watching me segue into this in Indianapolis, will 933 00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:33,879 Speaker 1: play in Tennessee for a spot in the playoffs. Now, 934 00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:35,920 Speaker 1: there's a lot of different things that have to happen. 935 00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:39,800 Speaker 1: If the Texans win on Sunday afternoon, then that Tennessee 936 00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:43,240 Speaker 1: Indianapolis game ends up being only for a wild card, 937 00:44:43,320 --> 00:44:45,799 Speaker 1: but it would be the second year in a row 938 00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:47,479 Speaker 1: that the Titans had got a wild card. It would 939 00:44:47,480 --> 00:44:50,200 Speaker 1: be the first in a while for the Colts, coming 940 00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:52,799 Speaker 1: off a dreadful season last year and out of the 941 00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:55,960 Speaker 1: playoffs a few years before that. As you dive into 942 00:44:55,960 --> 00:44:58,759 Speaker 1: this Indianapolis at Tennessee game, there's a lot, there's a 943 00:44:58,760 --> 00:45:02,800 Speaker 1: lot there. Drell Casey out for the Titans, Marcus Mariota 944 00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:07,160 Speaker 1: presumably in don't know, it feels like a beat up 945 00:45:07,160 --> 00:45:09,279 Speaker 1: Titans team, but yet the Titans keep winning and play 946 00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:12,919 Speaker 1: very well at home Indianapolis. Oh, it was tight last 947 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:15,680 Speaker 1: week against the Giants, but they found a way. What 948 00:45:15,760 --> 00:45:18,520 Speaker 1: are you overall thoughts about this one Colts and Titans 949 00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:21,200 Speaker 1: on Sunday night in Nashville. Well, a lot of this 950 00:45:21,239 --> 00:45:24,680 Speaker 1: will be built about Andrew Luck against Tennessee's defense, but 951 00:45:25,480 --> 00:45:27,800 Speaker 1: I think the key to the game for the Colts 952 00:45:29,040 --> 00:45:32,880 Speaker 1: is to out tighten the Titans, and you know, lost 953 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:37,279 Speaker 1: in some ways with Luck's amazing season has been the 954 00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:40,560 Speaker 1: revival of the running game for the Colts. Ranked twenty first, 955 00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:42,720 Speaker 1: but you know, you got to look at the Colts 956 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:46,320 Speaker 1: rankings a little differently since that one in five start. 957 00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:51,520 Speaker 1: Ye persistency with that offensive line certainly a Frank Reich state. 958 00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:54,839 Speaker 1: While going back to the Eagles last year. You know, 959 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,359 Speaker 1: you think about what Philadelphia did in the Super Bowl 960 00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:01,560 Speaker 1: and in the postseason, able to run the football, able 961 00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:04,359 Speaker 1: to overcome the loss of Jason Peters the second half 962 00:46:04,360 --> 00:46:05,960 Speaker 1: of the year and in the playoffs as well. The 963 00:46:06,040 --> 00:46:09,960 Speaker 1: left tackle a Quintin Nelson has made an enormous difference 964 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:12,520 Speaker 1: on the Colts offensive line. You're a little more power 965 00:46:12,600 --> 00:46:14,480 Speaker 1: football and I think the people give them credit for. 966 00:46:14,920 --> 00:46:16,760 Speaker 1: And I think they'll try to take advantage of Darrell 967 00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:19,359 Speaker 1: Casey not being there. Yeah, And I think that's to me, 968 00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:21,360 Speaker 1: that's the one. That's why I mentioned in Russell, I 969 00:46:21,360 --> 00:46:23,760 Speaker 1: think that's the biggest piece. Having watched that Tennessee defense 970 00:46:24,120 --> 00:46:27,000 Speaker 1: over the years, them not having Darrell Casey, I just 971 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:29,120 Speaker 1: don't know where their playmakers come from. I mean, they're 972 00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:32,560 Speaker 1: gonna have to generate it through scheme and eventually Andrew 973 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:35,319 Speaker 1: luck Is gonnah boy, he's gonna He's probably gonna pick 974 00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:37,520 Speaker 1: up a part. But I you know, with Derrick Henry, 975 00:46:37,719 --> 00:46:39,759 Speaker 1: you know, the whope is that they can get a 976 00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:42,760 Speaker 1: running game going and the Titans can make this one close. 977 00:46:42,840 --> 00:46:45,440 Speaker 1: But I just look at it from this perspective. Russell 978 00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,479 Speaker 1: I said before the year, I thought the AFC South 979 00:46:47,520 --> 00:46:50,680 Speaker 1: had a chance to be the best division in football, 980 00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:52,880 Speaker 1: and now you look at it, at least three teams 981 00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:56,320 Speaker 1: are gonna finish with winning records. Two teams will finish 982 00:46:56,360 --> 00:46:58,839 Speaker 1: with at least ten wins and the other one will 983 00:46:58,840 --> 00:47:01,319 Speaker 1: have nine. And then the fourth team was jacksonvill who 984 00:47:01,320 --> 00:47:03,960 Speaker 1: won the division last year. BFC South has come a 985 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:07,120 Speaker 1: long way, seemingly since years of twenty fifteen, twenty sixteen 986 00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:09,719 Speaker 1: when the Texans one it at nine and seven. Yeah, 987 00:47:09,719 --> 00:47:12,120 Speaker 1: there's no question about it. And the irony of this 988 00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:17,239 Speaker 1: Colts Tennessee game with a little fun historical look is 989 00:47:17,320 --> 00:47:20,160 Speaker 1: kind of interesting. Me. You've got a Colts team that 990 00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:23,640 Speaker 1: was one in five and now on the verge of it, 991 00:47:23,719 --> 00:47:27,239 Speaker 1: if they win getting into the playoffs, you would that 992 00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:30,280 Speaker 1: would be quite the comeback, wouldn't you say, John, Yes, definitely, 993 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:33,560 Speaker 1: And how ironic the name of their head coach is 994 00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:38,719 Speaker 1: Frank Wright does know anything about comeback? Yeah, he certainly does. 995 00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:41,520 Speaker 1: I saw this one Russell the other day, and I 996 00:47:41,560 --> 00:47:46,239 Speaker 1: don't remember the numbers exactly, but when the Texans were 997 00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:51,400 Speaker 1: oh in three, there was like a point zero something 998 00:47:51,480 --> 00:47:56,279 Speaker 1: percent chance of them making the playoffs, right the Indianapolis 999 00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:58,800 Speaker 1: Colts when they were one in five they were, the 1000 00:47:59,239 --> 00:48:03,080 Speaker 1: chance of them making playoffs was even more minuscule. So 1001 00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:06,600 Speaker 1: there's a strong possibility that with the Colts win and 1002 00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:09,880 Speaker 1: the Texans win, that those two will meet in the playoffs. 1003 00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:14,960 Speaker 1: And the chances of that were completely infinitesimal back at 1004 00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:17,520 Speaker 1: one in five and oh and three. It's amazing to 1005 00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:20,120 Speaker 1: think what these two teams have done to turn it around. 1006 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:23,640 Speaker 1: And it could be in Indianapolis, the game could end 1007 00:48:23,719 --> 00:48:26,640 Speaker 1: up being in could end up being in Houston, depending 1008 00:48:26,680 --> 00:48:28,560 Speaker 1: on some of the things that happened throughout the league. 1009 00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:32,200 Speaker 1: So the fact that Houston and Indianapolis could end up 1010 00:48:32,239 --> 00:48:34,319 Speaker 1: meeting in the playoffs for the third time would be 1011 00:48:34,360 --> 00:48:37,520 Speaker 1: the first time ever that that would happen, that those 1012 00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:40,040 Speaker 1: two division opponents would meet each other in the playoffs. 1013 00:48:40,320 --> 00:48:43,200 Speaker 1: I look, I don't know that anybody really wants to 1014 00:48:43,200 --> 00:48:45,080 Speaker 1: play the Colts, but I'd be curious to see what 1015 00:48:45,120 --> 00:48:47,880 Speaker 1: happens because the teams are even at this point fifty 1016 00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:51,000 Speaker 1: eight and fifty eight, thirty seven, thirty four, and then 1017 00:48:51,080 --> 00:48:53,400 Speaker 1: twenty four twenty one they're tied at fifty eight, So 1018 00:48:53,440 --> 00:48:55,800 Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe the third one breaks all ties, 1019 00:48:55,840 --> 00:48:57,960 Speaker 1: but there's some other things that could happened, Russell, that 1020 00:48:58,120 --> 00:49:01,279 Speaker 1: changed things. And one is the Jets going to beat 1021 00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:04,879 Speaker 1: the Patriots in Gillette. Now my gut tells me that's 1022 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:07,760 Speaker 1: not going to happen. But do you give the Jets 1023 00:49:07,840 --> 00:49:10,279 Speaker 1: at all a shot considering the way the Jets have 1024 00:49:10,360 --> 00:49:16,480 Speaker 1: played the last three weeks. I give the Jets a shot, John, 1025 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:18,879 Speaker 1: because of the way the Patriots are paid the last 1026 00:49:18,920 --> 00:49:22,200 Speaker 1: three weeks. Good point, great point. Yeah, I mean, I 1027 00:49:22,239 --> 00:49:26,200 Speaker 1: think it's less about New England. I can safely say 1028 00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:28,799 Speaker 1: even in years where they weren't you know, one of 1029 00:49:28,840 --> 00:49:31,480 Speaker 1: the top seeds, you go back to two thousand and nine, 1030 00:49:32,120 --> 00:49:34,240 Speaker 1: you know when they got bounced in the wildcard playoff 1031 00:49:34,280 --> 00:49:36,960 Speaker 1: game by Baltimore at home, and some of their other 1032 00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:41,040 Speaker 1: years and so on. During this dynastic run of THEIRS, 1033 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:45,520 Speaker 1: I can't remember a more erratic season by the Patriots. 1034 00:49:45,560 --> 00:49:48,959 Speaker 1: They've had two two game losing streaks. They were three 1035 00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:51,239 Speaker 1: and five on the road this year. They didn't even 1036 00:49:51,239 --> 00:49:55,000 Speaker 1: look that sharp last week against the Buffalo Bills. They 1037 00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:57,080 Speaker 1: turned over the ball three times. They got the running 1038 00:49:57,120 --> 00:50:00,640 Speaker 1: game going that, their passing attack doesn't look sharp. They 1039 00:50:00,680 --> 00:50:03,440 Speaker 1: don't look like they're heading into the playoffs with ed 1040 00:50:03,480 --> 00:50:06,040 Speaker 1: his team. But the bottom line is they are heading 1041 00:50:06,040 --> 00:50:09,920 Speaker 1: into the playoffs and always dangerous. I mean, I go back. 1042 00:50:09,920 --> 00:50:11,879 Speaker 1: I remember, listen, I remember in two thousand and six 1043 00:50:13,320 --> 00:50:18,840 Speaker 1: when you know they were the fourth seed and Indianapolis 1044 00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:22,960 Speaker 1: was the third seed. And back you'll remember the Chargers 1045 00:50:22,960 --> 00:50:25,799 Speaker 1: and the Raiders of the top two seeds. And this 1046 00:50:25,880 --> 00:50:27,799 Speaker 1: is why, listen, this is why you try to win 1047 00:50:27,840 --> 00:50:30,359 Speaker 1: all your games to get the higher seed. People who 1048 00:50:30,440 --> 00:50:32,279 Speaker 1: like to suggest, well, we're not going to play hard 1049 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:33,839 Speaker 1: this week. That way we don't have to face this 1050 00:50:33,840 --> 00:50:37,160 Speaker 1: team in the playoffs. It never worked. Never killing you. 1051 00:50:37,239 --> 00:50:40,560 Speaker 1: That never worked. You'll partly remember back ten years ago. 1052 00:50:40,600 --> 00:50:44,279 Speaker 1: Remember when the Cardinals reached the Super Bowl. Yes, they 1053 00:50:44,280 --> 00:50:47,080 Speaker 1: were the number four seed. They hosted the number six 1054 00:50:48,200 --> 00:50:53,359 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. Indianapolis the number three, 1055 00:50:53,400 --> 00:50:56,399 Speaker 1: hosted New England the number four, that great comeback by 1056 00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:58,919 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning all that, so you always get the higher seed. 1057 00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:01,640 Speaker 1: But to get back to your question, I think it's 1058 00:51:01,719 --> 00:51:03,399 Speaker 1: less about the Jets, and I think it's more about 1059 00:51:03,400 --> 00:51:06,439 Speaker 1: the Patriots. How is this Patriot team going to kind 1060 00:51:06,440 --> 00:51:09,359 Speaker 1: of try to find itself because it's been it's been 1061 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:11,880 Speaker 1: all over the map. It really has. They've lost some 1062 00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:15,040 Speaker 1: bizarre games this year. They've been blown out a few times. 1063 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:18,399 Speaker 1: You go back to the Tennessee game and again has 1064 00:51:18,520 --> 00:51:22,040 Speaker 1: not performed well on the road at all. But you know, 1065 00:51:22,120 --> 00:51:25,400 Speaker 1: you look at this entire playfield playoff field right now, 1066 00:51:26,160 --> 00:51:28,800 Speaker 1: and you know, frankly, no one's really scaring. You're probably 1067 00:51:28,800 --> 00:51:31,760 Speaker 1: with the exception of the Saints, who to me proved 1068 00:51:31,800 --> 00:51:33,799 Speaker 1: in a seven day span they can win an ugly 1069 00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:37,000 Speaker 1: game twelve nine and they can win a shootout thirty 1070 00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:39,000 Speaker 1: one twenty eight. Yeah, it's kind of amazing to see 1071 00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:41,879 Speaker 1: what Drew Breeze has done. They struggle to put points 1072 00:51:41,880 --> 00:51:43,520 Speaker 1: of the board, but that defense was saving them, and 1073 00:51:43,520 --> 00:51:45,640 Speaker 1: then the other day kind of both came to the 1074 00:51:45,680 --> 00:51:48,919 Speaker 1: forefront to end up saving them. Russell Kansas City took 1075 00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:51,239 Speaker 1: one on the chin last week, The Chargers took one 1076 00:51:51,239 --> 00:51:55,000 Speaker 1: on the chin last week. Both teams lose, creating a 1077 00:51:55,800 --> 00:51:58,880 Speaker 1: win for Kansas City wins a division, a win for 1078 00:51:59,080 --> 00:52:02,800 Speaker 1: LA plus a lost Kansas City gives LA the division. 1079 00:52:03,320 --> 00:52:04,960 Speaker 1: How do you make out what's going on in the 1080 00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:09,279 Speaker 1: West with do you give Denver a shot, you give 1081 00:52:09,320 --> 00:52:12,720 Speaker 1: Oakland a shot? Both teams well LA's gonna be in Denver, 1082 00:52:12,760 --> 00:52:14,560 Speaker 1: but Oakland's gotta be in Kansas City. How do you 1083 00:52:14,560 --> 00:52:17,640 Speaker 1: think that AFC West kind of pans out. I think 1084 00:52:17,640 --> 00:52:19,640 Speaker 1: that Chiefs take care of business, but I wouldn't be 1085 00:52:19,640 --> 00:52:22,959 Speaker 1: surprised if maybe they struggled the first half. They've lost 1086 00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:25,200 Speaker 1: two games in a row. I still wanted a more 1087 00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:27,719 Speaker 1: amazing stat of the year, and I'm sure for a 1088 00:52:27,760 --> 00:52:30,160 Speaker 1: lot of people this makes the case for Patrick Mahomes 1089 00:52:30,600 --> 00:52:34,400 Speaker 1: be in the MVP. In the four games the Chiefs 1090 00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:37,400 Speaker 1: have lost this year, John, they scored one hundred and 1091 00:52:37,440 --> 00:52:42,080 Speaker 1: fifty points. That's scary, right, scary that In a little 1092 00:52:42,120 --> 00:52:45,680 Speaker 1: mini perspective, the Arizona Cardinals, and I know they have 1093 00:52:45,680 --> 00:52:48,160 Speaker 1: the worst record in the league, the Arizona Cardinals have 1094 00:52:48,239 --> 00:52:53,800 Speaker 1: scored two hundred and one points in fifteen games. My goodness. 1095 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:58,120 Speaker 1: So that's just scary, it is. But let's be honest, 1096 00:52:58,680 --> 00:53:02,600 Speaker 1: this is what a lot of people, including myself, wondered 1097 00:53:02,680 --> 00:53:05,960 Speaker 1: about the Chiefs this year. They really did. How was 1098 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:08,480 Speaker 1: their defense going to go hold up? And they've now 1099 00:53:08,520 --> 00:53:11,720 Speaker 1: lost games this year in which they scored forty fifty one, 1100 00:53:11,719 --> 00:53:16,880 Speaker 1: twenty eight, and thirty one points, and they and the 1101 00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:20,160 Speaker 1: Jags won a game six to nothing, scoring six points. 1102 00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:23,080 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the beauty of the league, really, the 1103 00:53:23,160 --> 00:53:26,239 Speaker 1: beauty of the game. Yeah, and listen, we've seen the 1104 00:53:26,760 --> 00:53:31,319 Speaker 1: better running teams and better defensive teams excel down the 1105 00:53:31,360 --> 00:53:35,120 Speaker 1: stretch here. You know, it's scoring has been down a little. 1106 00:53:36,080 --> 00:53:39,200 Speaker 1: You know, again, we'reself out into Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Kansas, 1107 00:53:39,280 --> 00:53:42,120 Speaker 1: ad Seattle or great fun back and forth games and 1108 00:53:42,120 --> 00:53:45,000 Speaker 1: so on. But you're seeing teams getting their house in 1109 00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:47,840 Speaker 1: order in terms of defense. If they have a defense, 1110 00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:50,879 Speaker 1: they're going to use it. And that's why teams are 1111 00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:55,680 Speaker 1: scared of scared quote unquote the Ravens and the Bears. 1112 00:53:56,239 --> 00:53:57,880 Speaker 1: And I think the team that could be wind up 1113 00:53:57,880 --> 00:54:00,839 Speaker 1: being the scariest at least in the NFC that really 1114 00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:05,120 Speaker 1: bears watching are the Seattle Seahawks, very much so. And Russell, 1115 00:54:05,160 --> 00:54:07,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you one. I just don't think they're 1116 00:54:07,480 --> 00:54:10,280 Speaker 1: gonna get in. I just don't think it's gonna happen 1117 00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:15,319 Speaker 1: that Philadelphia gets in the playoffs. And I saw them 1118 00:54:15,400 --> 00:54:19,000 Speaker 1: up close and personal last week, and that that team, 1119 00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:21,440 Speaker 1: that offense in particular is pretty scary. The number of 1120 00:54:21,480 --> 00:54:23,760 Speaker 1: ways that they can hurt you, even with Nick Foles 1121 00:54:23,800 --> 00:54:26,759 Speaker 1: instead of Carson Wentz. I just don't think Philadelphia can 1122 00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:30,480 Speaker 1: get in because they're gonna need the Bears to beat 1123 00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:33,000 Speaker 1: the Vikings, and I haven't feeling the Bears are gonna. 1124 00:54:33,120 --> 00:54:35,120 Speaker 1: I think the Bears are gonna pull things off in 1125 00:54:35,120 --> 00:54:36,960 Speaker 1: the second half once they see the Rams ahead of 1126 00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:40,200 Speaker 1: San Francisco. So I think the Vikings. I'm sorry the 1127 00:54:40,280 --> 00:54:42,680 Speaker 1: Bears will get the Vikings in two straight weeks, but 1128 00:54:42,760 --> 00:54:44,920 Speaker 1: at that point, if I'm the Bears, I don't know 1129 00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:47,040 Speaker 1: that I want the Eagles. I think it's almost better 1130 00:54:47,080 --> 00:54:49,000 Speaker 1: for them to face the Vikings in two straight weeks. 1131 00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:50,799 Speaker 1: How do you think the NFC kind of pans out 1132 00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:54,359 Speaker 1: in that sixth seed? I like Minnesota on Sunday. I mean, 1133 00:54:54,640 --> 00:54:56,600 Speaker 1: you know, I keep on hearing all of this get 1134 00:54:56,680 --> 00:55:00,399 Speaker 1: thrown on kerk PUDs and listen, They're dee defense has 1135 00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:03,560 Speaker 1: been a little spotty. It's played better. They're obviously a 1136 00:55:03,600 --> 00:55:06,280 Speaker 1: better football team when they run the football, as most 1137 00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:10,279 Speaker 1: teams are. This was a team last year John was 1138 00:55:10,320 --> 00:55:12,800 Speaker 1: seventh in the league in rushing. This is a team 1139 00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:15,120 Speaker 1: this year it's thirtieth, and we've been rushing. That's a 1140 00:55:15,160 --> 00:55:19,319 Speaker 1: big dip. So not the dominant defense from a year 1141 00:55:19,320 --> 00:55:22,040 Speaker 1: ago better, like I said after, you know, I think 1142 00:55:22,040 --> 00:55:24,359 Speaker 1: they were a little shell shock after last year's NFC 1143 00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:26,880 Speaker 1: title game, and you saw that early in the season, 1144 00:55:26,920 --> 00:55:31,800 Speaker 1: but you know, settled in nicely when they played earlier 1145 00:55:31,840 --> 00:55:36,319 Speaker 1: this year in Chicago. The Bears won the game. I 1146 00:55:36,320 --> 00:55:38,120 Speaker 1: mean there was a pick sat Eddie Jackson had to 1147 00:55:38,120 --> 00:55:42,440 Speaker 1: pick six. But Mitchell Trubisky had problems against that defense. Okay, 1148 00:55:42,480 --> 00:55:44,360 Speaker 1: and you threw up a couple of balls and probably 1149 00:55:44,360 --> 00:55:49,560 Speaker 1: shouldn't have thrown up. Eventually, Minnesota had even more problems 1150 00:55:49,560 --> 00:55:52,080 Speaker 1: with the Bears defense. I think the Vikings will take 1151 00:55:52,320 --> 00:55:55,960 Speaker 1: care of business at home and Philadelphia, which it's still 1152 00:55:56,000 --> 00:55:59,600 Speaker 1: stays stround. I'm sorry it still sounds strange to say this. 1153 00:56:00,440 --> 00:56:03,040 Speaker 1: The Eagles will attempt to do something on Sunday. They 1154 00:56:03,040 --> 00:56:06,360 Speaker 1: haven't done the entire year. One year after the Super Bowl. 1155 00:56:06,560 --> 00:56:09,719 Speaker 1: They're trying to win their third straight game. That's amazing thing. 1156 00:56:10,040 --> 00:56:11,759 Speaker 1: And they shouldn't even have gotten two in a row 1157 00:56:11,960 --> 00:56:13,759 Speaker 1: if we could have held a lead with you know, 1158 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:16,560 Speaker 1: down two minutes left in a game. But you know what, 1159 00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:19,759 Speaker 1: I've left that one behind. I think I think I 1160 00:56:19,800 --> 00:56:21,200 Speaker 1: don't know that I'm all I don't know that I'm 1161 00:56:21,239 --> 00:56:23,120 Speaker 1: all the way there, but I think I've left it 1162 00:56:23,160 --> 00:56:27,120 Speaker 1: behind Russell. I'll make this one pretty simple. Baltimore wins 1163 00:56:27,120 --> 00:56:31,160 Speaker 1: the AFC North or Pittsburgh wins the AFC North. Which 1164 00:56:31,160 --> 00:56:33,840 Speaker 1: one you got? And as a side question, if Pittsburgh 1165 00:56:33,920 --> 00:56:36,240 Speaker 1: doesn't win the AFC North, is Mike Tomlin in trouble. 1166 00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:40,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if Mike Tomlin's in trouble, but I 1167 00:56:40,200 --> 00:56:43,080 Speaker 1: think the defensive coordinator, Keith Butler might take in trouble. Yeah, 1168 00:56:44,080 --> 00:56:48,040 Speaker 1: and I think I wrote a piece this week. I 1169 00:56:48,040 --> 00:56:51,000 Speaker 1: didn't make a prediction, but I'm not going to be 1170 00:56:51,239 --> 00:56:54,239 Speaker 1: surprised if we have a case of deja vu. A 1171 00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:58,720 Speaker 1: last year at this time that Baltimore Ravens were sitting 1172 00:56:58,719 --> 00:57:01,840 Speaker 1: at nine and six, winners of five of their previous 1173 00:57:01,840 --> 00:57:04,120 Speaker 1: six games. All they had to do was knock off 1174 00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:08,160 Speaker 1: Cincinnati at home and they were in the playoffs. They didn't, 1175 00:57:08,239 --> 00:57:11,040 Speaker 1: and the Buffalo Bills made Andy Dalton the national hero. 1176 00:57:12,840 --> 00:57:16,680 Speaker 1: At least Cleveland Browns might do the same thing to 1177 00:57:16,720 --> 00:57:19,440 Speaker 1: the b the Baltimore Ravens. And it's been more than 1178 00:57:19,480 --> 00:57:23,320 Speaker 1: just last year. The Baltimore Ravens in recent years have 1179 00:57:23,480 --> 00:57:26,400 Speaker 1: had problems closing the deal in terms of getting to 1180 00:57:26,480 --> 00:57:29,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and I just wouldn't be surprised at all. 1181 00:57:30,560 --> 00:57:32,880 Speaker 1: It's Cleveland who has a chance of their first winning 1182 00:57:32,920 --> 00:57:35,960 Speaker 1: season in eleven years, and who already beat the Ravens 1183 00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:39,440 Speaker 1: earlier this year. I know the different circumstances. I just 1184 00:57:39,480 --> 00:57:42,640 Speaker 1: won't be surprised if the Ravens, I mean, the Browns 1185 00:57:42,680 --> 00:57:47,320 Speaker 1: go in there and cool off a Baltimore team that 1186 00:57:47,520 --> 00:57:50,800 Speaker 1: is listen, They've run for over thirteen hundred yards the 1187 00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:53,440 Speaker 1: last six games. I don't know if they'll have the 1188 00:57:53,480 --> 00:57:57,320 Speaker 1: same success against the Browns. The Browns run defensesn't great. 1189 00:57:57,320 --> 00:58:01,000 Speaker 1: They're great enforce and turnovers not necessarily a great run defense. 1190 00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:03,880 Speaker 1: But I won't be surprised if Greg Williams says a 1191 00:58:03,880 --> 00:58:07,920 Speaker 1: few things to show themar JACKA. Yeah, he definitely. He 1192 00:58:08,040 --> 00:58:11,160 Speaker 1: certainly has those, There's no question about it. Follow Russell 1193 00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:16,120 Speaker 1: Baxter on Twitter at Backs Football Groof. Get on Facebook 1194 00:58:16,120 --> 00:58:19,440 Speaker 1: and follow NFL Vibe and give them a like and 1195 00:58:19,520 --> 00:58:22,080 Speaker 1: a follow on Facebook and check them out of fanside 1196 00:58:22,120 --> 00:58:24,800 Speaker 1: NFL spin Zone. Russell, you are the absolute best we 1197 00:58:24,880 --> 00:58:26,959 Speaker 1: will have next week for the playoffs, and that's gonna 1198 00:58:26,960 --> 00:58:28,920 Speaker 1: be great because we'll get a chance to catch up again. 1199 00:58:28,960 --> 00:58:30,400 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your time, A man in 1200 00:58:30,480 --> 00:58:33,360 Speaker 1: Happy holidays to you. You got it coming up. It's 1201 00:58:33,360 --> 00:58:36,840 Speaker 1: time to play Texans Pick Them presented by Train. I 1202 00:58:37,040 --> 00:58:39,800 Speaker 1: pick every NFL game, straight up and against the spread. 1203 00:58:39,840 --> 00:58:43,240 Speaker 1: You want winners, I got winners right here for you 1204 00:58:43,480 --> 00:58:46,880 Speaker 1: on Texans All Access. Step for our Choose Fun Moment 1205 00:58:46,880 --> 00:58:49,560 Speaker 1: of the week, as brought to you by Carnival. Don't 1206 00:58:49,560 --> 00:58:51,520 Speaker 1: forget to enter for your chance to win a cruise 1207 00:58:51,520 --> 00:58:55,800 Speaker 1: every week if the Texans catch a touchdown, Carnival, the 1208 00:58:55,840 --> 00:58:59,919 Speaker 1: official cruise line of the Houston Texans, Choose Fun now. 1209 00:59:00,120 --> 00:59:04,000 Speaker 1: The result was not fun obviously on Sunday, no doubt 1210 00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:08,320 Speaker 1: about that. But there were plenty of fun moments in 1211 00:59:08,320 --> 00:59:10,760 Speaker 1: that particular game, and I think this was one of 1212 00:59:10,800 --> 00:59:13,800 Speaker 1: those by a guy who was completely dominant throughout the game, 1213 00:59:13,880 --> 00:59:16,640 Speaker 1: Janemion Clowney. Here are the Eagles with a second and 1214 00:59:16,720 --> 00:59:20,280 Speaker 1: six at their fourteen yard line. A dozen feed Adams Instead, 1215 00:59:20,600 --> 00:59:23,480 Speaker 1: he gets sacked by Clowney. The ball is out and 1216 00:59:23,600 --> 00:59:27,360 Speaker 1: the Texans say they have it. They do. Jenemion Clowney 1217 00:59:27,400 --> 00:59:30,440 Speaker 1: with the triple crown right there, the sack, the strip 1218 00:59:30,840 --> 00:59:34,280 Speaker 1: the recovery. He got it all right there on one play. 1219 00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:37,400 Speaker 1: He stuffed the stat sheet On Sunday, that was our 1220 00:59:37,480 --> 00:59:39,680 Speaker 1: Choose Fun moment. The week has brought to you by Carnival, 1221 00:59:39,760 --> 00:59:43,400 Speaker 1: the official cruise line of the Houston Texans. Choose Fun 1222 00:59:43,480 --> 00:59:46,200 Speaker 1: and that whole thing about entering for your chance to 1223 00:59:46,280 --> 00:59:48,280 Speaker 1: win a cruise. Every week if the Texas catch a touchdown, 1224 00:59:48,400 --> 00:59:50,960 Speaker 1: the Texans have caught a touchdown. Deshaw Watson is throwing 1225 00:59:50,960 --> 00:59:57,200 Speaker 1: a touchdown every single week, so go ahead, check it out. Carnival, 1226 00:59:57,200 --> 01:00:00,400 Speaker 1: the official Cruise line of the Houston Texans Choose Fun. 1227 01:00:00,520 --> 01:00:03,480 Speaker 1: All right. That leaves us and leads us into our 1228 01:00:03,720 --> 01:00:08,680 Speaker 1: Texans Pick Them presented by Train. Now, you guys know 1229 01:00:08,760 --> 01:00:12,000 Speaker 1: I do this every single week, but I add a 1230 01:00:12,080 --> 01:00:15,280 Speaker 1: little rinkle, if you will. I picked these games straight 1231 01:00:15,360 --> 01:00:18,720 Speaker 1: up and against the spread. Now you can do it 1232 01:00:18,960 --> 01:00:21,880 Speaker 1: straight up with our Texans. Pick them presented by Train, 1233 01:00:22,160 --> 01:00:25,200 Speaker 1: and you can win great weekly prizes like autographs, Texas tickets, 1234 01:00:25,280 --> 01:00:26,960 Speaker 1: or even a cruise. All you gotta do is download 1235 01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:30,520 Speaker 1: the Texans mobile app and you can play. Now, put 1236 01:00:30,560 --> 01:00:33,760 Speaker 1: your skills up against everybody else. Now that little wrinkle 1237 01:00:34,040 --> 01:00:35,840 Speaker 1: is I pick them like I said, straight up and 1238 01:00:35,880 --> 01:00:39,160 Speaker 1: against the spread. This week, seven games at noon, eight 1239 01:00:39,160 --> 01:00:41,480 Speaker 1: games at three or three twenty fagus, they're all three 1240 01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:45,320 Speaker 1: twenty five. The reason they've done that is they don't 1241 01:00:45,360 --> 01:00:48,680 Speaker 1: want a situation like for a lot of their games, 1242 01:00:48,720 --> 01:00:51,640 Speaker 1: like the one that Houston had two years ago Nashville. 1243 01:00:51,720 --> 01:00:55,640 Speaker 1: If you remember that, the Texans could do no better 1244 01:00:55,720 --> 01:00:58,360 Speaker 1: than the four seed. They couldn't get to the three, 1245 01:00:58,400 --> 01:01:00,160 Speaker 1: they couldn't get a buy and they'd already in a 1246 01:01:00,200 --> 01:01:02,520 Speaker 1: division so they couldn't do any better than the four. 1247 01:01:03,520 --> 01:01:07,000 Speaker 1: So essentially, the Texans had I think eight guys, eight 1248 01:01:07,040 --> 01:01:08,760 Speaker 1: to ten guys in that game. It didn't even play 1249 01:01:08,880 --> 01:01:11,320 Speaker 1: They're even guys that suited out. I think Whitney played 1250 01:01:11,320 --> 01:01:13,800 Speaker 1: like three plays in that play in that game. There's 1251 01:01:13,800 --> 01:01:15,680 Speaker 1: only so many guys you can rest. But the game 1252 01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:18,400 Speaker 1: to Minithing it didn't mean anything at all, and the 1253 01:01:18,480 --> 01:01:21,520 Speaker 1: Texans actually made it close. If you remember that game 1254 01:01:21,640 --> 01:01:26,000 Speaker 1: in Nashville, the New Year's Eve actually is that New 1255 01:01:26,040 --> 01:01:27,920 Speaker 1: Year's Eve New Years Day? I can't remember either way. 1256 01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:31,240 Speaker 1: That's what the NFL tries to avoid. Now, there was 1257 01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:33,560 Speaker 1: no way out of it at that point. For example, Dallas, 1258 01:01:34,040 --> 01:01:37,520 Speaker 1: Dallas has got the four seed. There's nothing Dallas can do. 1259 01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:41,440 Speaker 1: Winning losing doesn't change a thing. They've won a division. 1260 01:01:41,920 --> 01:01:44,000 Speaker 1: They're on the road at the Giants game doesn't matter, 1261 01:01:44,440 --> 01:01:47,160 Speaker 1: it doesn't it doesn't matter. They can't get to the three, 1262 01:01:47,320 --> 01:01:51,120 Speaker 1: and they won a division. So at that point Dallas 1263 01:01:51,600 --> 01:01:54,480 Speaker 1: may rest some guys as they get ready, presumably for 1264 01:01:54,680 --> 01:01:58,800 Speaker 1: Seattle for a rematch wild Card weekend. So you're gonna 1265 01:01:58,800 --> 01:02:01,920 Speaker 1: see a lot of guys for Dallas getting some rest. 1266 01:02:01,960 --> 01:02:04,760 Speaker 1: I would imagine, though, rest Jalen Smith, late Vander ash 1267 01:02:04,800 --> 01:02:08,000 Speaker 1: probably Zeke Elliott, maybe Dak who knows, but you kind 1268 01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:09,800 Speaker 1: of get the point. That's why, that's why these games 1269 01:02:09,800 --> 01:02:14,480 Speaker 1: are staggered as they are. And then there's one Sunday Night, 1270 01:02:15,240 --> 01:02:19,800 Speaker 1: which is pretty important to the Houston Texans given the 1271 01:02:19,840 --> 01:02:25,040 Speaker 1: results that I think will occur on Sunday. If things 1272 01:02:25,080 --> 01:02:29,360 Speaker 1: happen the way that they're projected to happen, then the 1273 01:02:29,400 --> 01:02:35,840 Speaker 1: Texans beating the Jags more than likely we'll end up 1274 01:02:35,840 --> 01:02:38,360 Speaker 1: playing the winner of Indianapolis Tennessee, which is on Sunday 1275 01:02:38,400 --> 01:02:41,320 Speaker 1: night and takes place in Nashville. And we'll talk about 1276 01:02:41,320 --> 01:02:43,480 Speaker 1: that in a little bit, but before we get to 1277 01:02:43,560 --> 01:02:48,000 Speaker 1: our picks, I need my music and boom, there we go. Okay, 1278 01:02:48,200 --> 01:02:52,280 Speaker 1: let's start with Miami going to Buffalo. Game doesn't matter 1279 01:02:52,320 --> 01:02:55,440 Speaker 1: on either side. Miami scored all seven points. There are 1280 01:02:55,520 --> 01:02:59,520 Speaker 1: changes coming in Miami. Kyle Williams just announced his retirement 1281 01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:03,840 Speaker 1: for the buff Litle Bills. Buffalo is favored by four 1282 01:03:03,960 --> 01:03:08,800 Speaker 1: and a half, a five and ten team favored by 1283 01:03:09,040 --> 01:03:12,880 Speaker 1: four and a half over Miami, and I'm gonna take 1284 01:03:12,920 --> 01:03:14,960 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills to win and cover that four and 1285 01:03:14,960 --> 01:03:17,560 Speaker 1: a half. I think Miami going out to Buffalo, it's 1286 01:03:17,560 --> 01:03:19,240 Speaker 1: not gonna be a horrible day. Apparently it's gonna be 1287 01:03:19,280 --> 01:03:22,479 Speaker 1: in the mid thirties. So yeah, look that's cold, but 1288 01:03:22,840 --> 01:03:25,000 Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna matter. I think Buffalo is 1289 01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:27,560 Speaker 1: gonna play hard for Kyle Williams. I think Buffalo has 1290 01:03:27,560 --> 01:03:30,720 Speaker 1: played better with Josh Allen at quarterback. I think Buffalo 1291 01:03:30,720 --> 01:03:32,200 Speaker 1: is gonna win that game. It's not gonna be pretty. 1292 01:03:32,200 --> 01:03:36,680 Speaker 1: It's gonna be seventeen ten, you know, twenty one thirteen 1293 01:03:36,760 --> 01:03:39,240 Speaker 1: kind of game, But Buffalo is gonna get to win 1294 01:03:39,280 --> 01:03:41,880 Speaker 1: and cover that four and a half. New England and 1295 01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:46,000 Speaker 1: the Jets, oh boy, this is a big one for 1296 01:03:46,040 --> 01:03:49,040 Speaker 1: the Texans. But unfortunately, I don't think it's gonna matter. 1297 01:03:49,080 --> 01:03:53,640 Speaker 1: The Jets are four and eleven, had a win in 1298 01:03:53,840 --> 01:04:00,600 Speaker 1: their sights against the Houston Texans, had to win in 1299 01:04:00,640 --> 01:04:03,520 Speaker 1: their sights even more so this one was it was 1300 01:04:03,600 --> 01:04:05,600 Speaker 1: right in her hands and it's slipped out against the 1301 01:04:05,600 --> 01:04:08,680 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers. So the last three weeks, the Jets 1302 01:04:08,680 --> 01:04:12,840 Speaker 1: went to Buffalo beat Buffalo, scored twenty seven points, played 1303 01:04:12,960 --> 01:04:17,240 Speaker 1: US on Saturday afternoon Slash Night, had a lead with 1304 01:04:17,280 --> 01:04:19,240 Speaker 1: five minutes left in the fourth quarter, lost twenty nine 1305 01:04:19,280 --> 01:04:21,760 Speaker 1: twenty two. Last week they had a big lead on 1306 01:04:21,840 --> 01:04:25,160 Speaker 1: Green Bay, lost overtime forty four thirty eight. So one 1307 01:04:25,200 --> 01:04:27,920 Speaker 1: of two things are gonna happen against New England. Either 1308 01:04:28,400 --> 01:04:30,560 Speaker 1: that's gonna give them confidence theyn't go to New England 1309 01:04:30,560 --> 01:04:33,560 Speaker 1: and at least compete, or it will have taken every 1310 01:04:33,680 --> 01:04:37,040 Speaker 1: ounce of energy possible to have gone through those three 1311 01:04:37,080 --> 01:04:41,840 Speaker 1: games and they'll just get drilled. I was thinking of words. 1312 01:04:41,880 --> 01:04:43,880 Speaker 1: I could say that the FCC won't find me for 1313 01:04:45,280 --> 01:04:47,800 Speaker 1: but they'll get drilled. So which one is it? I 1314 01:04:47,920 --> 01:04:51,280 Speaker 1: don't I think they're I would love to think that 1315 01:04:51,320 --> 01:04:54,440 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold will keep it interesting, but in the end, 1316 01:04:54,480 --> 01:04:56,720 Speaker 1: New England knows what it's playing for. It's playing for 1317 01:04:56,920 --> 01:04:59,760 Speaker 1: at least to buy. It still can get the number 1318 01:04:59,760 --> 01:05:03,320 Speaker 1: one seed, but I don't think that's gonna happen. Similarly, 1319 01:05:03,320 --> 01:05:05,040 Speaker 1: I don't think the Texas is getting a buy is 1320 01:05:05,040 --> 01:05:07,479 Speaker 1: gonna happen. I think Ingland wins this. I think they cover. 1321 01:05:07,600 --> 01:05:09,720 Speaker 1: I think they win this by seventeen. This fields thirty 1322 01:05:09,720 --> 01:05:12,760 Speaker 1: four seventeen. New England gets to win. The spread is 1323 01:05:12,800 --> 01:05:16,240 Speaker 1: thirteen and a half. Leingland wins, New England covers, they 1324 01:05:16,280 --> 01:05:19,280 Speaker 1: get to buy. Dallas goes to New York. This one 1325 01:05:19,320 --> 01:05:22,439 Speaker 1: doesn't even matter. I don't think either team I don't. 1326 01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:24,280 Speaker 1: I think New York just wants to seize them me 1327 01:05:24,320 --> 01:05:26,000 Speaker 1: over at this point. They got to figure out what 1328 01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:29,240 Speaker 1: they're doing with ELI going forward. I think sae Quon 1329 01:05:29,320 --> 01:05:32,320 Speaker 1: Barkley has had a really strong year. But I think 1330 01:05:32,320 --> 01:05:34,120 Speaker 1: the Giants are gonna lift to regret the fact that 1331 01:05:34,160 --> 01:05:36,480 Speaker 1: they did not draft the quarterback in this class that 1332 01:05:36,600 --> 01:05:40,080 Speaker 1: had five bona fide NFL starters, and they've all proven 1333 01:05:40,120 --> 01:05:43,240 Speaker 1: that this week or this year. I'm taking Dallas to 1334 01:05:43,320 --> 01:05:45,080 Speaker 1: one on the road. They'll cover the six and a half. 1335 01:05:45,400 --> 01:05:47,640 Speaker 1: You know, I was kind of torn on this one. 1336 01:05:48,520 --> 01:05:51,800 Speaker 1: Maybe we should go the other way. I don't think 1337 01:05:51,800 --> 01:05:53,960 Speaker 1: it matters. It doesn't even matter for both teams. But 1338 01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:55,920 Speaker 1: I think Dallas will have some guys sitting out on 1339 01:05:55,920 --> 01:05:59,520 Speaker 1: this one. Let's go to Giants to cover that number. Though, 1340 01:05:59,600 --> 01:06:01,400 Speaker 1: let's go the Johants to cover that number. But Dallas 1341 01:06:01,480 --> 01:06:03,240 Speaker 1: is gonna end up winning that game. Dallas get to 1342 01:06:03,280 --> 01:06:04,720 Speaker 1: ten and six and it'll be a good year for 1343 01:06:04,840 --> 01:06:07,040 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett and then they get ready for Seattle wild 1344 01:06:07,080 --> 01:06:09,400 Speaker 1: Card weekend. Detroit goes to green Bay. It doesn't matter, 1345 01:06:09,400 --> 01:06:13,160 Speaker 1: don't either side. Green Bay a rough year when they 1346 01:06:13,160 --> 01:06:16,680 Speaker 1: played in Detroit. Mason Crosby missed about eight million field goals. 1347 01:06:17,120 --> 01:06:19,240 Speaker 1: Green Bay's favorite by nine and a half. They'll beat Detroit. 1348 01:06:19,280 --> 01:06:23,520 Speaker 1: Detroit's quit they're there. It's not a good situation up 1349 01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:25,920 Speaker 1: there at Matt Patricia right now. It's kind of ugly. 1350 01:06:26,440 --> 01:06:28,200 Speaker 1: Green Bay's gonna get to win and cover that nine 1351 01:06:28,240 --> 01:06:31,320 Speaker 1: and a half. Atlanta Tampa Bay, same thing. Nothing really 1352 01:06:31,320 --> 01:06:34,040 Speaker 1: going on here. Atlanta is a better football team right now. 1353 01:06:34,080 --> 01:06:36,480 Speaker 1: Atlanta winning that so they're one and a half point favorite, 1354 01:06:36,560 --> 01:06:38,760 Speaker 1: and that's essentially a pick them. I'll take Atlanta to 1355 01:06:38,800 --> 01:06:40,840 Speaker 1: go to Tampa Bay and beat up Tampa Bay a 1356 01:06:40,960 --> 01:06:43,000 Speaker 1: name to watch the Shan Jackson said he wants out 1357 01:06:43,000 --> 01:06:48,920 Speaker 1: of Tampa Bay. He's expensive, though, he's very expensive. Carolina 1358 01:06:48,960 --> 01:06:51,960 Speaker 1: goes to New Orleans. New Orleans at thirteen and two 1359 01:06:52,480 --> 01:06:55,480 Speaker 1: doesn't have anything to play for. They have the number 1360 01:06:55,480 --> 01:06:59,320 Speaker 1: one seed in the NFC wrapped up. They are playing 1361 01:06:59,400 --> 01:07:03,320 Speaker 1: at home throughout. They will not play another game outside 1362 01:07:03,480 --> 01:07:06,440 Speaker 1: for the rest of the year because this one the 1363 01:07:06,440 --> 01:07:08,520 Speaker 1: playoff game. They won't play outside the rest of the year. 1364 01:07:09,000 --> 01:07:11,200 Speaker 1: That's a pretty cool thing for them, and they're really 1365 01:07:11,200 --> 01:07:14,200 Speaker 1: good in the Dome. Huge in last week. There's seven 1366 01:07:14,200 --> 01:07:16,680 Speaker 1: and a half point favorite over Carolina. I would have 1367 01:07:16,720 --> 01:07:20,520 Speaker 1: had them probably a fourteen point favorite. All things considered. 1368 01:07:21,080 --> 01:07:22,600 Speaker 1: New Orleans will probably rest of the guys, but in 1369 01:07:22,640 --> 01:07:26,120 Speaker 1: Atlanta's gonna start Kyle Allen at quarterback formerly of US, 1370 01:07:26,160 --> 01:07:27,960 Speaker 1: formerly of A and M. Either they still think New 1371 01:07:28,040 --> 01:07:30,240 Speaker 1: Orleans will cover that seven and a half. Oakland and 1372 01:07:30,320 --> 01:07:32,600 Speaker 1: Kansas City, now this is another one on the Texans radar. 1373 01:07:33,320 --> 01:07:35,200 Speaker 1: This shows you how and probably it will be for 1374 01:07:35,240 --> 01:07:37,480 Speaker 1: the Texans to get a buy. New England's favored by 1375 01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:40,200 Speaker 1: thirteen and a half, Kansas City's favored by thirteen and 1376 01:07:40,240 --> 01:07:43,080 Speaker 1: a half, and the Chargers are favored by six and 1377 01:07:43,080 --> 01:07:46,960 Speaker 1: a half on the road. Need all actually, you need 1378 01:07:47,000 --> 01:07:49,840 Speaker 1: either the Patriots to lose or Casey and LA to lose. 1379 01:07:50,600 --> 01:07:55,200 Speaker 1: Neither one. Neither one's good. Now Oakland will play hard. 1380 01:07:55,360 --> 01:07:58,400 Speaker 1: It's Kansas City. It's a rival for them. Cruden will 1381 01:07:58,400 --> 01:08:01,760 Speaker 1: treat it like a super Bowl. I would hope the 1382 01:08:01,880 --> 01:08:04,040 Speaker 1: Kansas City's favored by thirteen and a half, look in 1383 01:08:04,120 --> 01:08:07,320 Speaker 1: their wounds a little bit after last week's lost. I 1384 01:08:07,320 --> 01:08:10,120 Speaker 1: think Kansas City covers at thirteen and a half pretty easily. 1385 01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:13,600 Speaker 1: Forty two twenty eight. I mean that's not covering easily, 1386 01:08:13,640 --> 01:08:15,600 Speaker 1: but I think forty two twenty eight it's probably the 1387 01:08:16,800 --> 01:08:19,320 Speaker 1: smallest margin. It could be more than that, but I 1388 01:08:19,360 --> 01:08:22,200 Speaker 1: think Kansas City gets to win, and the cover in 1389 01:08:22,280 --> 01:08:25,160 Speaker 1: Kansas City will be the number one seed in the AFCAT. 1390 01:08:25,800 --> 01:08:29,880 Speaker 1: Cincinnati goes to Pittsburgh. Cincinnati opened up a cannon quit 1391 01:08:29,920 --> 01:08:33,719 Speaker 1: a long time ago. Pittsburgh has to have it, has 1392 01:08:33,880 --> 01:08:37,920 Speaker 1: to have it. They've got to also have Baltimore loose, 1393 01:08:38,360 --> 01:08:41,960 Speaker 1: and we'll get to Baltimore just a second. Pittsburgh's favored 1394 01:08:41,960 --> 01:08:43,880 Speaker 1: by fifteen and a half. I think Pittsburgh plays with 1395 01:08:43,960 --> 01:08:48,800 Speaker 1: a high level of urgency. Pittsburgh wins this game and 1396 01:08:48,960 --> 01:08:51,960 Speaker 1: covers the fifteen and a half, and then decision time 1397 01:08:52,000 --> 01:08:55,040 Speaker 1: at Cincinnati. What's Mike Brown gonna do with Marvin Lewis 1398 01:08:55,080 --> 01:08:58,000 Speaker 1: you Jackson? Everybody there is there a new quarterback coming in. 1399 01:08:58,080 --> 01:09:00,479 Speaker 1: There's all kinds of questions going on with cincinnat But 1400 01:09:00,560 --> 01:09:04,920 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh is gonna send them and send them out Sincenariel. 1401 01:09:05,280 --> 01:09:07,000 Speaker 1: They'll show up, but I don't know how much they'll play. 1402 01:09:07,320 --> 01:09:10,040 Speaker 1: Too many guys in your Jeff driscoad quarterback. Pittsburgh should 1403 01:09:10,040 --> 01:09:14,360 Speaker 1: win that one big. Cleveland then goes to Baltimore. Let's 1404 01:09:14,360 --> 01:09:18,639 Speaker 1: show you how far Cleveland has come this year. Had 1405 01:09:18,760 --> 01:09:24,599 Speaker 1: Cleveland made one field goal against Pittsburgh in overtime, they 1406 01:09:24,600 --> 01:09:28,920 Speaker 1: had an opportunity too missed the field goal had they 1407 01:09:28,960 --> 01:09:31,040 Speaker 1: made that field goal. Had the Browns made that field 1408 01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:35,479 Speaker 1: goal against Pittsburgh in Week one, Cleveland would be eight 1409 01:09:35,680 --> 01:09:39,559 Speaker 1: and seven, taking on Baltimore at nine and six, and 1410 01:09:39,640 --> 01:09:42,720 Speaker 1: since Cleveland had beaten Baltimore earlier in the year, had 1411 01:09:42,720 --> 01:09:45,439 Speaker 1: Cleveland beaten Baltimore in this one, Cleveland then would have 1412 01:09:45,439 --> 01:09:50,360 Speaker 1: won the AFC North. No, I'm not joking, but they 1413 01:09:50,360 --> 01:09:54,559 Speaker 1: didn't do that. So Cleveland's playing for pride and also 1414 01:09:54,560 --> 01:09:56,519 Speaker 1: to try and knock Baltimore from the playoffs for the 1415 01:09:56,600 --> 01:10:01,040 Speaker 1: second consecutive year. Last year, it was since Sinnati went 1416 01:10:01,080 --> 01:10:04,160 Speaker 1: into Baltimore and one on the last second play and 1417 01:10:04,280 --> 01:10:08,000 Speaker 1: knock Baltimore out of the playoffs that let Buffalo get him. 1418 01:10:08,040 --> 01:10:11,519 Speaker 1: Cleveland will not do that, but they will play it 1419 01:10:11,600 --> 01:10:14,040 Speaker 1: close to spend five and a half. I think this 1420 01:10:14,080 --> 01:10:16,719 Speaker 1: will be a three point game. I think Baltimore wins 1421 01:10:16,840 --> 01:10:20,719 Speaker 1: goes to the playoffs as the four seed. Cleveland does 1422 01:10:20,800 --> 01:10:25,000 Speaker 1: cover Chicago and Minnesota. Now I'm going Minnesota on this one, 1423 01:10:25,120 --> 01:10:27,000 Speaker 1: and I think here's what's gonna happen. Because this game's 1424 01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:29,400 Speaker 1: at three twenty five and store of the Rams, the 1425 01:10:29,479 --> 01:10:32,439 Speaker 1: Rams are playing in San Francisco. Mattnege has already said 1426 01:10:32,840 --> 01:10:35,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna keep an eye on that Rams game, and 1427 01:10:35,320 --> 01:10:38,280 Speaker 1: if it looks like the Rams are blowing out the 1428 01:10:38,400 --> 01:10:42,320 Speaker 1: Niners or making short work of the Niners, he's gonna 1429 01:10:42,320 --> 01:10:45,679 Speaker 1: pull some starters in the second half because at that point, 1430 01:10:45,760 --> 01:10:48,599 Speaker 1: Chicago with a Rams win, can't get the number two. 1431 01:10:48,600 --> 01:10:52,719 Speaker 1: They got to be number three and then Minnesota. Chicago 1432 01:10:52,760 --> 01:10:58,519 Speaker 1: would face Minnesota again, but here's the thought. If Chicago wins, 1433 01:10:59,640 --> 01:11:04,280 Speaker 1: Chicago faces Philadelphia. If Philadelphia wins, and I think Philadelphia 1434 01:11:04,360 --> 01:11:06,280 Speaker 1: is gonna hammer, Washington will get that one to second. 1435 01:11:07,280 --> 01:11:13,759 Speaker 1: Chicago does not want Philadelphia. Chicago would rather play a half. 1436 01:11:14,760 --> 01:11:17,160 Speaker 1: Look around in second half, CA we can't get to 1437 01:11:17,200 --> 01:11:19,240 Speaker 1: the two seed. Let's just play some backups. Let's keep 1438 01:11:19,280 --> 01:11:21,800 Speaker 1: Tribisky healthy, Let's keep some other guys healthy. Let's get 1439 01:11:21,800 --> 01:11:24,360 Speaker 1: through this and then get ready for Minnesota to come 1440 01:11:24,400 --> 01:11:28,679 Speaker 1: to our place the following week. At that point, I'm 1441 01:11:28,680 --> 01:11:30,840 Speaker 1: gonna take Minnesota to cover the four and a half 1442 01:11:31,120 --> 01:11:33,280 Speaker 1: and win this one by a touchdown to ten points. 1443 01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:36,920 Speaker 1: Speaking in Philadelphia, they go to Washington. They're six and 1444 01:11:36,920 --> 01:11:39,320 Speaker 1: a half point favorite at Washington. The Eagles will win 1445 01:11:39,400 --> 01:11:41,880 Speaker 1: that and win it easily. The Eagles are a very 1446 01:11:41,880 --> 01:11:44,400 Speaker 1: good team. Washington is not at this point of the year, 1447 01:11:44,760 --> 01:11:46,760 Speaker 1: even though they're both well. One's eight and seven one 1448 01:11:46,880 --> 01:11:49,880 Speaker 1: seven eight. No chance Philadelphi's gonna win that one by 1449 01:11:49,920 --> 01:11:52,280 Speaker 1: seven or more. In the spread six and a half. 1450 01:11:52,360 --> 01:11:56,240 Speaker 1: So get phillya cover on the road and the win. Unfortunately, 1451 01:11:56,240 --> 01:11:58,200 Speaker 1: Philly won't make it into the playoffs. And I say 1452 01:11:58,240 --> 01:12:00,400 Speaker 1: unfortunately because I think Philly can get in there is 1453 01:12:00,400 --> 01:12:02,559 Speaker 1: the number six seed and make all kinds of noise, 1454 01:12:03,240 --> 01:12:07,559 Speaker 1: all kinds of noise. Arizona goes to Seattle, Seattle's gonna 1455 01:12:07,600 --> 01:12:12,160 Speaker 1: get to win. Arizona's bad, bad, bad, and Seattle gets 1456 01:12:12,160 --> 01:12:14,360 Speaker 1: to win by more than thirteen and a half. Seattle's 1457 01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:16,960 Speaker 1: got the five seed locked up. They can't go any further, 1458 01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:19,600 Speaker 1: They can't change anything, so I wouldn't be surprised to 1459 01:12:19,640 --> 01:12:21,680 Speaker 1: see some guys rest in the second half. But I 1460 01:12:21,720 --> 01:12:24,280 Speaker 1: still think Seattle have a big lead and they'll get 1461 01:12:24,280 --> 01:12:26,920 Speaker 1: to win over Arizona. The Chargers go to Denver. Would 1462 01:12:26,920 --> 01:12:28,600 Speaker 1: love to see Denver pull us one out for the 1463 01:12:28,600 --> 01:12:32,519 Speaker 1: Texans sake. If they got a miracle from Oakland and Denver, 1464 01:12:33,320 --> 01:12:35,439 Speaker 1: then the Texas could still get to buy if they win, 1465 01:12:35,560 --> 01:12:38,000 Speaker 1: but I don't think that's gonna happen in Texas. I 1466 01:12:38,000 --> 01:12:40,439 Speaker 1: think will win, But the Chargers are going to Denver. 1467 01:12:40,800 --> 01:12:43,040 Speaker 1: They still got a lot to play for because if 1468 01:12:43,040 --> 01:12:47,400 Speaker 1: Oakland does be Kansas City, then the Chargers end up 1469 01:12:47,400 --> 01:12:49,040 Speaker 1: being the number one seed, so the Chargers can be 1470 01:12:49,160 --> 01:12:52,400 Speaker 1: number one or number five. Oh my goodness, So the 1471 01:12:52,479 --> 01:12:56,080 Speaker 1: Chargers beat Denver buy more than six and a half. 1472 01:12:56,120 --> 01:13:00,400 Speaker 1: I think Denver's. Denver is open to camp to quit. 1473 01:13:00,960 --> 01:13:03,720 Speaker 1: They're pretty much they're they're done, and I think it's 1474 01:13:03,720 --> 01:13:06,200 Speaker 1: gonna cost fans, Joseph's job. I think it could ultimately 1475 01:13:06,240 --> 01:13:09,200 Speaker 1: cost the case Keenan his job. Chargers to beat the 1476 01:13:09,200 --> 01:13:11,280 Speaker 1: Broncos by more than six and a half. The Rams 1477 01:13:11,280 --> 01:13:13,360 Speaker 1: in San Francisco talked about this one a little bit. 1478 01:13:13,439 --> 01:13:15,240 Speaker 1: The Rams are favored by nine and a half at home. 1479 01:13:15,400 --> 01:13:17,759 Speaker 1: I think the Rams, even though they're not playing great football, 1480 01:13:17,960 --> 01:13:19,880 Speaker 1: are gonna end up getting this win by ten or more. 1481 01:13:19,960 --> 01:13:22,160 Speaker 1: They're gonna lock up the number two seed, get a buy, 1482 01:13:22,360 --> 01:13:24,560 Speaker 1: get guys healthy, and then be pretty dangerous come to 1483 01:13:24,560 --> 01:13:29,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs and then Sunday night Indianapolis in Tennessee. Tennessee 1484 01:13:29,240 --> 01:13:32,720 Speaker 1: is already without Durell Casey. By Tennessee's playing at home. 1485 01:13:33,520 --> 01:13:37,559 Speaker 1: Tennessee could have Marcus Mariotta, but they've got to face 1486 01:13:37,680 --> 01:13:41,040 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck. Indianapolis is favored by three and a half 1487 01:13:41,439 --> 01:13:44,840 Speaker 1: on the road and beat Tennessee thirty eight to ten 1488 01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:48,360 Speaker 1: the last time they played them. I'm going Indianapolis on this, 1489 01:13:48,800 --> 01:13:50,880 Speaker 1: but I do think that Tennessee is gonna make this 1490 01:13:50,920 --> 01:13:53,360 Speaker 1: one tough. I think Tennessee is gonna try and hammer 1491 01:13:53,360 --> 01:13:56,280 Speaker 1: the rock with Dereck Henry. I do believe that Marcus 1492 01:13:56,360 --> 01:13:58,800 Speaker 1: Mariota will play, but it wouldn't be surprised to see 1493 01:13:58,840 --> 01:14:01,559 Speaker 1: them have to go to Gabet at point and Gabett 1494 01:14:01,640 --> 01:14:03,600 Speaker 1: keeps it close. But in the end, this is going 1495 01:14:03,640 --> 01:14:06,679 Speaker 1: to be Indianapolis. And if everything pans out the way 1496 01:14:06,720 --> 01:14:09,320 Speaker 1: we think it will, and as I've talked about, the 1497 01:14:09,360 --> 01:14:12,280 Speaker 1: Texans would then play Indianapolis in the first round of 1498 01:14:12,320 --> 01:14:17,240 Speaker 1: the playoffs here at NRG Stadium next weekend. Oh boy, 1499 01:14:17,960 --> 01:14:21,000 Speaker 1: now we'll be scoreboard watching as we watched the Texans 1500 01:14:21,040 --> 01:14:23,160 Speaker 1: take on the Jaguars. That's always kind of fun in 1501 01:14:23,200 --> 01:14:26,559 Speaker 1: Week seventeen. And this year it matters. Last year it 1502 01:14:26,600 --> 01:14:28,720 Speaker 1: was just let's get through this game. Let's get through 1503 01:14:28,720 --> 01:14:30,760 Speaker 1: this game, and let's get home and get this season 1504 01:14:30,800 --> 01:14:32,800 Speaker 1: over with and get the twenty eighteen. We got the 1505 01:14:32,840 --> 01:14:35,760 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen. It's been an unbelievable season and got an 1506 01:14:35,800 --> 01:14:38,680 Speaker 1: opportunity to close it out against Jacksonville and win the 1507 01:14:38,720 --> 01:14:41,160 Speaker 1: AFC cell. So there you go. There's your Texans. Pick 1508 01:14:41,200 --> 01:14:44,040 Speaker 1: them present it to you by train. We get back 1509 01:14:44,080 --> 01:14:47,160 Speaker 1: into our players segment, Go Little kay Jack TV. We 1510 01:14:47,280 --> 01:14:49,559 Speaker 1: got our final word with Rudherty. We got all that 1511 01:14:49,720 --> 01:14:53,599 Speaker 1: next right here in Texans All Access. We got one 1512 01:14:53,600 --> 01:14:57,000 Speaker 1: final segment of this Friday edition of Texans All Access 1513 01:14:57,040 --> 01:15:00,559 Speaker 1: from the Honday Texans Radio studio as we in ever 1514 01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:06,559 Speaker 1: so closely to a matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, 1515 01:15:06,640 --> 01:15:10,240 Speaker 1: Week seventeen, and in the regular season, the Texans are 1516 01:15:10,280 --> 01:15:13,320 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Have no idea who they'll play, where 1517 01:15:13,360 --> 01:15:17,120 Speaker 1: they'll play, what week they're playing, what day they're playing, 1518 01:15:17,160 --> 01:15:19,720 Speaker 1: what time, We have no knowledge of any of that. 1519 01:15:20,320 --> 01:15:22,479 Speaker 1: We just know that Texans are in the playoffs. We 1520 01:15:22,520 --> 01:15:24,720 Speaker 1: know where the win they can take the division where 1521 01:15:24,760 --> 01:15:29,000 Speaker 1: they lost more than likely on the road for the 1522 01:15:29,040 --> 01:15:33,879 Speaker 1: playoffs for Wildcard weekend. Oh my goodness. But I will 1523 01:15:34,160 --> 01:15:37,880 Speaker 1: give you something that I heard Deshaun Watson say and 1524 01:15:38,040 --> 01:15:41,600 Speaker 1: it gave me confidence. He said, no matter, we're in 1525 01:15:41,640 --> 01:15:43,479 Speaker 1: to dance. We just need to be in the dance. 1526 01:15:43,520 --> 01:15:47,960 Speaker 1: That's all we need. He's got confidence. He doesn't matter 1527 01:15:48,080 --> 01:15:51,040 Speaker 1: matter to him. He just want to take on anyone, anywhere, anytime. 1528 01:15:51,360 --> 01:15:54,840 Speaker 1: I am all about that. I appreciate that. I just 1529 01:15:54,880 --> 01:15:56,639 Speaker 1: would like to do it at home and a win 1530 01:15:57,080 --> 01:16:01,080 Speaker 1: over the Jaguars. We at least ensure a playoff game 1531 01:16:01,320 --> 01:16:04,320 Speaker 1: at home against whom and when all that, well, some 1532 01:16:04,400 --> 01:16:06,519 Speaker 1: of that depends on what else happens in the NFL, 1533 01:16:06,760 --> 01:16:09,160 Speaker 1: and we've talked about that throughout the show. In this 1534 01:16:09,280 --> 01:16:12,600 Speaker 1: final segment, we devoted to our players. We have a 1535 01:16:12,600 --> 01:16:15,719 Speaker 1: little bit of Kjack TV, brought to you by Arctic, 1536 01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:18,639 Speaker 1: and we've got a little final word with Drew Doherty. 1537 01:16:18,720 --> 01:16:20,960 Speaker 1: This week it's Christian Covington, but we are going to 1538 01:16:21,040 --> 01:16:24,160 Speaker 1: start with the aforementioned Kjack TV is brought to you 1539 01:16:24,240 --> 01:16:27,160 Speaker 1: by Arctic, the official coolers and tumblers. All the Houston 1540 01:16:27,200 --> 01:16:33,200 Speaker 1: Texans visit Urtic Coolers dot com. Arctic Coolers overbuilt, not overpriced. 1541 01:16:33,600 --> 01:16:36,960 Speaker 1: Which teammate would you want to run your Instagram? Kareem? 1542 01:16:37,000 --> 01:16:39,559 Speaker 1: Take it away? All right? Well then that jump right 1543 01:16:39,600 --> 01:16:41,840 Speaker 1: in a couple of questions, may not KJATV do it? 1544 01:16:41,840 --> 01:16:45,160 Speaker 1: Man trying to get on the TV for the longest. Brother, Brother, 1545 01:16:45,280 --> 01:16:48,559 Speaker 1: you are here, You are here, brother? Which teammate would 1546 01:16:48,560 --> 01:16:52,639 Speaker 1: you let it run your Instagram for a day? That's 1547 01:16:52,640 --> 01:16:55,160 Speaker 1: a good question, man, be honest, I'll probably let you 1548 01:16:55,240 --> 01:16:58,840 Speaker 1: run on my Instagram for a dat. That's a great choice. 1549 01:17:00,080 --> 01:17:02,920 Speaker 1: Why why did you say me down on Instagram. Man, 1550 01:17:03,200 --> 01:17:05,840 Speaker 1: you know, you know I should never seen Jack's posts. 1551 01:17:05,920 --> 01:17:11,560 Speaker 1: So this man suited and boarded. Uh it might it 1552 01:17:11,640 --> 01:17:14,519 Speaker 1: might be you. I've seen them on them kicks you 1553 01:17:14,520 --> 01:17:18,160 Speaker 1: out on the clothes. He got a magazine cover. Brian Peterson, 1554 01:17:18,280 --> 01:17:20,800 Speaker 1: Brian Peters. Somebody else said that to day too. What 1555 01:17:20,800 --> 01:17:23,040 Speaker 1: what's so interesting about Brian Peters? Man? He you know, 1556 01:17:23,200 --> 01:17:25,559 Speaker 1: he does a great job with like, you know, portrait 1557 01:17:25,600 --> 01:17:27,640 Speaker 1: mode on him, on him, sell on the phone. So 1558 01:17:27,640 --> 01:17:31,000 Speaker 1: he's so he got that, he got the filters all day. 1559 01:17:31,040 --> 01:17:32,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I could look jacked up something. He gonna 1560 01:17:32,880 --> 01:17:36,639 Speaker 1: edit that joint out. Probably Whitney. You let Whitney run 1561 01:17:36,680 --> 01:17:38,640 Speaker 1: your Instagram for a day? Why is that? Because he 1562 01:17:38,680 --> 01:17:43,200 Speaker 1: barely posts anything? So okay, that's smart. I literally running 1563 01:17:43,240 --> 01:17:45,639 Speaker 1: for a day, you let me run it. You're the 1564 01:17:45,640 --> 01:17:48,719 Speaker 1: third person that said that in the day. Who can't 1565 01:17:48,760 --> 01:17:51,840 Speaker 1: run you on Instagram? Man? Right there? But nargic McKinney, 1566 01:17:52,040 --> 01:17:54,519 Speaker 1: why why why did you say that? Man right over there? 1567 01:17:54,840 --> 01:17:57,120 Speaker 1: Because that's a that's a wow. That's a wow. Man. 1568 01:17:57,160 --> 01:17:58,800 Speaker 1: I don't know where he might try to put up. 1569 01:17:59,080 --> 01:18:01,400 Speaker 1: Who can't run in the ground for a day? Peters? 1570 01:18:01,920 --> 01:18:05,200 Speaker 1: Why is that it's my arts nemesis. Oh okay, okay, 1571 01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:08,840 Speaker 1: well that's that's a good reason. Why probably hot. You 1572 01:18:08,880 --> 01:18:12,280 Speaker 1: wanna let hot running hot? Pretty interesting against the ground. 1573 01:18:12,320 --> 01:18:15,720 Speaker 1: Why not? Because he go live every morning like everybody. 1574 01:18:16,360 --> 01:18:19,320 Speaker 1: He wakened everybody else with the notification. Yeah, he do 1575 01:18:19,479 --> 01:18:22,479 Speaker 1: stay live a lot. All right, man, Johnson bad the 1576 01:18:22,520 --> 01:18:25,559 Speaker 1: most right here. K Jack TV. We out, Baby. That's 1577 01:18:25,560 --> 01:18:28,120 Speaker 1: all the questions we had. Man, that was a short, 1578 01:18:28,160 --> 01:18:31,320 Speaker 1: and that was a pretty short. You ain't gonna I 1579 01:18:31,400 --> 01:18:33,240 Speaker 1: just had a couple that's all. Well, I'm gonna ask 1580 01:18:33,280 --> 01:18:35,639 Speaker 1: you some question. This is my show. You can't ask 1581 01:18:35,640 --> 01:18:38,200 Speaker 1: me questions on my show. Man only person control. This 1582 01:18:38,240 --> 01:18:40,519 Speaker 1: is me. I thought it would having a conversation. We 1583 01:18:40,640 --> 01:18:44,880 Speaker 1: had it now, so appreciate you. We we're gonna have 1584 01:18:44,920 --> 01:18:47,080 Speaker 1: you back on the Yeah, so we're gonna have you 1585 01:18:47,120 --> 01:18:54,479 Speaker 1: back on Yeah. Okay, all right, man, we out, I 1586 01:18:54,560 --> 01:18:57,760 Speaker 1: said every week and I mean it. I absolutely love 1587 01:18:57,880 --> 01:19:01,040 Speaker 1: k Jack TV. Just love it. I didn't. Kareem is fantastic. 1588 01:19:01,200 --> 01:19:04,760 Speaker 1: I think the guys play along perfectly. It's such a 1589 01:19:04,960 --> 01:19:08,120 Speaker 1: great segment. I would love a playoff edition of Kjack TV. 1590 01:19:08,280 --> 01:19:10,000 Speaker 1: So I gotta take care of some business and maybe 1591 01:19:10,000 --> 01:19:11,800 Speaker 1: we'll get Kream to do it during the playoffs. He 1592 01:19:11,840 --> 01:19:15,280 Speaker 1: will be available to play on Sunday and we'll play 1593 01:19:15,360 --> 01:19:18,680 Speaker 1: he is in. Missed him dearly last Sunday against the 1594 01:19:18,680 --> 01:19:22,200 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles, so desperately need him on Sunday against the 1595 01:19:22,400 --> 01:19:25,240 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars. Another player that has stepped up over the 1596 01:19:25,320 --> 01:19:28,880 Speaker 1: last probably five to six weeks is Christian Covington. So 1597 01:19:28,920 --> 01:19:30,760 Speaker 1: it's time for a final way with Drew Dorty in 1598 01:19:30,800 --> 01:19:35,240 Speaker 1: this week it is the aforementioned Christian Covington, the intangible 1599 01:19:35,280 --> 01:19:37,800 Speaker 1: C four. I wonder what that meant. Well, we found 1600 01:19:37,800 --> 01:19:41,080 Speaker 1: out last week in our Deep Slent interview. It's Christian's 1601 01:19:41,360 --> 01:19:46,559 Speaker 1: full name. They all start with C four C C four. Well, 1602 01:19:46,720 --> 01:19:50,400 Speaker 1: he sat down with Drew Dorty two ds about that 1603 01:19:50,800 --> 01:19:53,479 Speaker 1: final word. Drew Dorty, Christian Covington, go many, many thanks. 1604 01:19:53,520 --> 01:19:56,479 Speaker 1: We've got Christian Covington, defensive lineman. I say, defensive lineman. 1605 01:19:56,479 --> 01:19:58,240 Speaker 1: You're a defensive and you're a nose tackle. You play 1606 01:19:58,280 --> 01:20:01,720 Speaker 1: at all, big, big game on Sunday. It's good to 1607 01:20:01,720 --> 01:20:03,160 Speaker 1: be back in front of the home crowd, right. Oh, 1608 01:20:03,160 --> 01:20:05,080 Speaker 1: absolutely cannot wait. We know what it means to have 1609 01:20:05,200 --> 01:20:07,000 Speaker 1: you know, the home field advantage with the crowd that 1610 01:20:07,040 --> 01:20:08,519 Speaker 1: we have in the fans that we have, so to 1611 01:20:08,520 --> 01:20:10,519 Speaker 1: be able to you know, finish out the season, you know, 1612 01:20:10,600 --> 01:20:13,200 Speaker 1: with it being a home game, I'm looking forward to it. Yes, 1613 01:20:13,360 --> 01:20:15,559 Speaker 1: let's talk about your opponent. Blake Bortles is the guy 1614 01:20:15,600 --> 01:20:18,240 Speaker 1: under center no matter what, though, what have you seen 1615 01:20:18,240 --> 01:20:20,160 Speaker 1: at the quarterback spot when you look at this team 1616 01:20:20,200 --> 01:20:23,439 Speaker 1: on tape? You know, we we see we see guys 1617 01:20:23,439 --> 01:20:25,160 Speaker 1: that can you know, do it do it all. You know, 1618 01:20:25,200 --> 01:20:26,519 Speaker 1: they can make the throws when they need to make 1619 01:20:26,520 --> 01:20:27,960 Speaker 1: that those and they can make the plays with their 1620 01:20:28,000 --> 01:20:30,719 Speaker 1: legs when they need to run you know whatever QB 1621 01:20:30,840 --> 01:20:33,120 Speaker 1: replays they have set. You know, we know that this 1622 01:20:33,200 --> 01:20:35,120 Speaker 1: is a team that is going to want to run 1623 01:20:35,160 --> 01:20:37,720 Speaker 1: the ball, establish a run game with regards to who 1624 01:20:37,760 --> 01:20:40,200 Speaker 1: they have in that backfield. But at the same time, 1625 01:20:40,240 --> 01:20:43,479 Speaker 1: you know this, this uh, the Jaguars are a formidable opponent. 1626 01:20:43,520 --> 01:20:45,160 Speaker 1: We have to be ready. We have to be sure 1627 01:20:45,200 --> 01:20:47,240 Speaker 1: that we're ready to go. Yeah, you know you are 1628 01:20:47,280 --> 01:20:49,880 Speaker 1: what your record says you are. But in this case 1629 01:20:50,040 --> 01:20:51,840 Speaker 1: is a team that you can't fall asleep. Now, you 1630 01:20:51,880 --> 01:20:53,400 Speaker 1: never want to fall asleep on any team. I don't 1631 01:20:53,400 --> 01:20:55,519 Speaker 1: care if we're going to be playing a winless team. 1632 01:20:55,640 --> 01:20:57,680 Speaker 1: The teams like that are really the most dangerous. So 1633 01:20:57,920 --> 01:21:00,280 Speaker 1: and it's just like, you know, I've heard this a 1634 01:21:00,280 --> 01:21:02,160 Speaker 1: lot of times in my past, you know, with regards 1635 01:21:02,160 --> 01:21:03,479 Speaker 1: to the game. It's like, you know, when you want 1636 01:21:03,479 --> 01:21:05,920 Speaker 1: to if you disrespect the game, is the game is 1637 01:21:05,920 --> 01:21:07,880 Speaker 1: going to disrespect you right back. So you never want 1638 01:21:07,880 --> 01:21:11,439 Speaker 1: to take any opponent lightly or for granted, the record 1639 01:21:11,439 --> 01:21:14,760 Speaker 1: doesn't mean anything upfront. You guys have had quite a 1640 01:21:14,800 --> 01:21:16,880 Speaker 1: season stopping the run. You're fourth in the NFL. You 1641 01:21:16,920 --> 01:21:19,240 Speaker 1: only give up eighty six point two yards per game 1642 01:21:19,400 --> 01:21:21,960 Speaker 1: two opponents. You haven't really allowed anybody to get eighty 1643 01:21:22,000 --> 01:21:24,000 Speaker 1: yards since I think Sick won Barkley in Week three. 1644 01:21:24,240 --> 01:21:28,479 Speaker 1: Why is this Texans defense so good? It's stopping the run? Christian. 1645 01:21:28,800 --> 01:21:31,519 Speaker 1: This team knows what we have to do each each 1646 01:21:31,560 --> 01:21:33,840 Speaker 1: and every play. You know, every everybody knows their job, 1647 01:21:33,840 --> 01:21:36,160 Speaker 1: everybody knows their assignment. And you know, the one thing 1648 01:21:36,160 --> 01:21:37,880 Speaker 1: that's been preached to us, you know, over the course 1649 01:21:37,880 --> 01:21:39,600 Speaker 1: of time that I've been here, is you know the 1650 01:21:39,640 --> 01:21:41,120 Speaker 1: fact that you have to do your job first and 1651 01:21:41,160 --> 01:21:42,360 Speaker 1: then help out. You know, we have a bunch of 1652 01:21:42,439 --> 01:21:44,559 Speaker 1: guys obviously on this defense that are playmakers. They are 1653 01:21:44,560 --> 01:21:46,519 Speaker 1: going to be the ones in and around every play, 1654 01:21:46,600 --> 01:21:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, every single every single chance they are i'd 1655 01:21:49,040 --> 01:21:50,720 Speaker 1: been able to be on the field. But with that 1656 01:21:50,760 --> 01:21:54,040 Speaker 1: being said, you know, for basically everybody, even them included, 1657 01:21:54,080 --> 01:21:56,400 Speaker 1: everybody knows that to do your job first is the 1658 01:21:56,439 --> 01:21:58,479 Speaker 1: most important thing. And then from there that's when the 1659 01:21:58,560 --> 01:22:00,840 Speaker 1: extra kicks in and that's when the really the superstars 1660 01:22:00,840 --> 01:22:04,000 Speaker 1: really take over with this defense. Okay, you are in 1661 01:22:04,040 --> 01:22:07,679 Speaker 1: the playoffs, a new season is upon us soon. Don't 1662 01:22:07,680 --> 01:22:10,040 Speaker 1: know where you're gonna play, don't know who you're gonna play. 1663 01:22:10,240 --> 01:22:13,200 Speaker 1: But judging by the mood in this locker room, judging 1664 01:22:13,240 --> 01:22:15,240 Speaker 1: by you guys, you're a very confident bunch with what 1665 01:22:15,320 --> 01:22:17,479 Speaker 1: you have under center and Deshaun Watson, what you guys 1666 01:22:17,520 --> 01:22:19,640 Speaker 1: can do across the rest of the defense, aren't you. 1667 01:22:20,000 --> 01:22:21,840 Speaker 1: As long as we have four back there, we're not worried. 1668 01:22:22,560 --> 01:22:24,840 Speaker 1: It's as simple as that. Obviously, we know we're focused 1669 01:22:24,840 --> 01:22:26,840 Speaker 1: on this game at hand right now, but looking forward, 1670 01:22:26,840 --> 01:22:28,560 Speaker 1: I know it doesn't really matter what the situation is. 1671 01:22:28,600 --> 01:22:30,840 Speaker 1: I know this team and every team goes through their 1672 01:22:30,880 --> 01:22:33,080 Speaker 1: ups and downs in the season, but I mean with 1673 01:22:33,120 --> 01:22:35,240 Speaker 1: this team, This is a resilient group of guys. This 1674 01:22:35,320 --> 01:22:37,360 Speaker 1: is a resilient team that's been through the highs and lows, 1675 01:22:37,439 --> 01:22:40,320 Speaker 1: ups and downs. So you know, for us to be 1676 01:22:40,360 --> 01:22:42,439 Speaker 1: able to have that ticket punch as a blessing, it's awesome. 1677 01:22:42,720 --> 01:22:44,400 Speaker 1: But at the same time, we still know what's in 1678 01:22:44,400 --> 01:22:47,439 Speaker 1: front of us, and it doesn't matter what the road 1679 01:22:47,479 --> 01:22:48,800 Speaker 1: we want to take. We know what's at the end 1680 01:22:48,840 --> 01:22:50,240 Speaker 1: of the road. We know that that's where we want 1681 01:22:50,240 --> 01:22:51,960 Speaker 1: to go. It's the most wonderful time of the year, 1682 01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:55,080 Speaker 1: is it not, Amen, Brother Christian coming to the best 1683 01:22:55,080 --> 01:22:57,080 Speaker 1: of luck on Sunday. Best of luck in January and 1684 01:22:57,080 --> 01:23:01,080 Speaker 1: hopefully in February two. Yes, thank you. There is Covington, 1685 01:23:01,520 --> 01:23:05,040 Speaker 1: the defensivelignment for your Houston Texans and a guy that 1686 01:23:05,200 --> 01:23:08,760 Speaker 1: has played I think extremely well lately, especially in those 1687 01:23:08,760 --> 01:23:11,000 Speaker 1: pass rush situations. He has been working a lot of 1688 01:23:11,040 --> 01:23:14,439 Speaker 1: twists and stunts with j D and Watt and DJ Reader. 1689 01:23:14,439 --> 01:23:16,360 Speaker 1: I mean, they've been doing a really good job inside 1690 01:23:16,560 --> 01:23:19,680 Speaker 1: and a big challenge this week. Even though more than 1691 01:23:19,760 --> 01:23:23,920 Speaker 1: likely no Leonard Fournette Carlos Hide is questionable, it does 1692 01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:26,719 Speaker 1: mean t J. Yeldin's gonna play I think a significant amount. 1693 01:23:26,840 --> 01:23:28,840 Speaker 1: It does mean that Blake Bortles is going to carry 1694 01:23:28,880 --> 01:23:31,800 Speaker 1: the football a significant amount in this game. What do 1695 01:23:31,880 --> 01:23:34,240 Speaker 1: they got to lose. It's week seventeen. Let it all 1696 01:23:34,280 --> 01:23:36,400 Speaker 1: hang out. I do think there will be and I 1697 01:23:36,439 --> 01:23:37,920 Speaker 1: should have put some of my keys and want to 1698 01:23:38,000 --> 01:23:41,679 Speaker 1: think about this. There's gonna be some trick plays. There's 1699 01:23:41,680 --> 01:23:44,760 Speaker 1: gonna be some offensive trick plays. I would think Scott Milanovitch, 1700 01:23:44,800 --> 01:23:47,559 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator, is not gonna sit there and just 1701 01:23:48,080 --> 01:23:51,120 Speaker 1: let the Texans dictate defensively and go three and out 1702 01:23:51,160 --> 01:23:52,920 Speaker 1: and all that kind of stuff. He's gonna try and 1703 01:23:52,960 --> 01:23:56,800 Speaker 1: come up with something to steal points, to steal a 1704 01:23:56,920 --> 01:23:59,960 Speaker 1: short drive in some sense, like a get a big play, 1705 01:24:00,120 --> 01:24:02,040 Speaker 1: sixty seventy yard play that sets up a field, gore 1706 01:24:02,080 --> 01:24:04,960 Speaker 1: a touchdown. They're gonna throw everything in the kitchen sink 1707 01:24:05,000 --> 01:24:07,200 Speaker 1: at the Texans defense. I have a feeling, just my 1708 01:24:07,360 --> 01:24:10,120 Speaker 1: hudge why not. They've done it in years past, even 1709 01:24:10,120 --> 01:24:11,800 Speaker 1: when Doug Moron was not the coach. But I've seen 1710 01:24:11,840 --> 01:24:14,840 Speaker 1: Moron roll of dice a little bit. I think they're 1711 01:24:14,880 --> 01:24:18,040 Speaker 1: gonna throw everything they've got, every trick play they've been 1712 01:24:18,040 --> 01:24:21,760 Speaker 1: working on. It's coming on Sunday. The Jaguars would love 1713 01:24:21,880 --> 01:24:25,720 Speaker 1: nothing more in a season that's been dreadful for them, 1714 01:24:25,760 --> 01:24:28,160 Speaker 1: that had a seven game losing streak where they were 1715 01:24:28,200 --> 01:24:31,599 Speaker 1: eliminated from the playoff playoffs weeks ago, one year after 1716 01:24:31,680 --> 01:24:35,280 Speaker 1: almost going to the Super Bowl to ruin the Texans 1717 01:24:35,680 --> 01:24:39,840 Speaker 1: dreams of winning the division. And the only way the 1718 01:24:39,880 --> 01:24:42,519 Speaker 1: Texans can win a division if they lose, is if 1719 01:24:42,560 --> 01:24:45,120 Speaker 1: Indianapolis and Tennessee tie, and I don't think that's gonna happen. 1720 01:24:45,760 --> 01:24:49,000 Speaker 1: I don't believe that's gonna happen. So taking care of 1721 01:24:49,120 --> 01:24:53,160 Speaker 1: business the Texans must do. On Sunday, A lot of 1722 01:24:53,160 --> 01:24:56,000 Speaker 1: people are thank for tonight's show. Gotta thank Dbcity or 1723 01:24:56,040 --> 01:25:00,280 Speaker 1: DeAndre Carter, Mark Vanimir, thank Yourew Doherty, Christian Covington, Cream 1724 01:25:00,360 --> 01:25:03,559 Speaker 1: Jackson as always, but man Russell Baxter for being here 1725 01:25:03,600 --> 01:25:05,920 Speaker 1: as well. You guys are the absolute best. Thank you 1726 01:25:05,960 --> 01:25:07,880 Speaker 1: so much for listening. We will see you next time. 1727 01:25:08,680 --> 01:25:11,920 Speaker 1: And on Sunday, let's get it together Fan Appreciation Day 1728 01:25:11,960 --> 01:26:14,040 Speaker 1: one more time in the regular season. Let's go Texans.