1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome to the program that gets you 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: inside NRG Stadium. Mark Vandermer with you, joined by Deep 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: Sidu tonight as well, have Tavier Thomas on the show, 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: and we'll have thoughts on the picks from guys who 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 1: know them best, experts who covered these draft choices when 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: they were college players. Looking forward to hearing a whole 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: bunch of that right now, Let's start with Deep. We 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: were out there at the practice field today for OTAs 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: and it felt good. It felt great, the weather was amazing. 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: This You and I were talking about this. This might 11 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: be the earliest that we've ever been out there, although 12 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: I do think that one year we had some sort 13 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: of mini camp that was the week of the draft 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: under Bill O'Brien, when it wasn't rookie camp. It wasn't 15 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: it wasn't rookie camp. It was one of those maybe 16 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: it was the first year he was coaching. You could 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: have an extra yeah, an extra mini camp. I remember 18 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: that it was the week of the draft. You're right, 19 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: I don't think we've been out there this early for 20 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: a long time. First year franchise history, yes, new team, 21 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: new coach, all that, in different rules. I mean that 22 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: was two cbas ago, but yeah, this was early and 23 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: it was such a breadth of fresh share a nice 24 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: surprise really to be out there watching the guys doing 25 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: their thing. Usually you're waiting till I don't know, a 26 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: couple of weeks after the draft to get out there. 27 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: This is a new coach set up. Of course, the 28 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: Texans are a little bit ahead of everybody else, and 29 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: it just felt refreshing. That's the best word I can 30 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: say to see the team on the field, because we 31 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: can see the roster anytime we want, We know some 32 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: of the signings in free agency, we know that the 33 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: draft is coming, but hey, they got a squat out 34 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: there working out getting ready for twenty twenty two. It 35 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: was nice. I think with COVID the last two years 36 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: as well, we haven't really seen it's been a weird 37 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: offseason program. But what I thought was really interesting was 38 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: seeing Levy Smith watching the offense at work because he 39 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: was over with the defense and you just want to 40 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: forget that, like Levey is going to be watching the 41 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: offense and the defense. And then we saw Pep Hamilton 42 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: running the drills vocal like I have not seen a 43 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: vocal Pep Hamilton out at practice or because now he's 44 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator. That was kind of cool to see too, 45 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: as well as all the new assistant coaches that were 46 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: out there. That's a great point about Pep. That's a 47 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: good takeaway because we've heard him before, but not this much. 48 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: He's coaching the entire offense. And look, we're just watching 49 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: some drills here, not even the full setup and install 50 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: and everything like that. So to hear him be so 51 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: involved was very cool. Davis Mills, I heard some people 52 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: say Davis Mills look sharp. Look, Davis Mills looked sharp, 53 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: but you're throwing on air and everything. You're in shorts. Okay, 54 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: let's not send him to Canton yet. But it was 55 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: nice first day out there that we saw. I thought 56 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: all the quarterbacks looked pretty good. Driscoll looked pretty accurate today. 57 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: I mean, they had a bunch of drills. They were 58 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: running with the receivers, with the running backs, just trying 59 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: to get that crispness you need to execute football plays. 60 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: All right, I'm gonna give you a takeaway here, and 61 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: I'm just going to go in no particular order. Okay, 62 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: Philip dor Set, I know he's on the football team 63 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: and he's out there wearing number four, which is just 64 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: notable hoodie. It's like a hoodie and four and I 65 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: had to do a double take. Good thing we had 66 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: a roster with numbers out there, But I like that 67 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: Philip door set us on his football team had a 68 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: couple of big catches last year and got hurt. He's 69 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: one of those if he can only stay healthy guys. 70 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: And I know there are a lot of players like 71 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: that in football. It's not a moral or ethical issue. 72 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: A lot of guys put the time in rehab recover, 73 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: but they have bad luck. And I hope he has 74 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: really good luck this year because I think he can help. 75 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: I'm not saying he's going to the Pro Bowl or anything, 76 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: but he can help this attack. All right, I'll go 77 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack wearing number two, mark Ingram's old number. I 78 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: was very curious to see him out there, and you know, 79 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: I mean they were it's obvious, like you're saying, they're 80 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: just out there in shorts. But I just think that 81 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: the running back room, I mean, it's gonna need an overhaul. 82 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: It has had an overhaul. We had Rex Burkehead resigned. 83 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: But it's kind of interesting to see Marlon Mack is 84 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: another veteran in that backfield. You know, we saw what 85 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: he could do with the Colts, so I'm very curious 86 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: and intrigued to see how he sort of fits into 87 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: this puzzle that's going to be the running game, because 88 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: we were Titus Howard talk about it earlier. I mean, 89 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: they're putting an emphasis on the run game and running 90 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: the ball better. I know we heard that last year. 91 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: But this year, you've got a new coaching staff in place, 92 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: You're gonna get some new pieces in the draft, and 93 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: let's see how they get it off the ground this year. 94 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: I'll go back to Mills Mills as the man. Right 95 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: last year, Mills a rookie, Mills learning his way. We 96 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: didn't see a whole lot of OTAs, like you said, 97 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: because that was I call that the soft COVID year 98 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: two years ago as the hard COVID year when everything 99 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: was wiped out in the offseason up until training camp. 100 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: But this year feels more normal, and just to see 101 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: Mills out there as the starter, there's nowhere else to 102 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: go now. Kyle Allen has started games in this league, 103 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: started a good one against the Texans actually in twenty nineteen, 104 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: but we all know Mills as the guy. You do 105 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: have the insurance policy at Allen, And I don't know 106 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: what you're going to get out of Driscoll, but he 107 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: started games in this league as well. But there's no 108 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: Tyrod Taylor. There's no elder statesman here really above da 109 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: Davis is the guy and it's neat to see it 110 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: that way and see the kind of command he as 111 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: out there with his teammates. Now again, you're in April, 112 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: still here. We got a long way to go, but 113 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: this is all you got right now. This is what 114 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: we're going to evaluate. Yeah, I mean, it's it's a 115 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: lot to take in. And Lovey Smith talked about having 116 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: a cheat sheet of everyone's numbers out there, because I 117 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: feel like, even though there's a lot of guys that 118 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: are returning from last year, it's it's still quite a 119 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 1: few new players. And then you got players that have 120 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: changed numbers like Philip door Set. So I'm very curious 121 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: to see how the puzzle pieces come together. I'm super 122 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: excited to see when the draft picks get here, because 123 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: they're going to be a lot more of them. And 124 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: Nick Kassirio said it too that this year's team is 125 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: going to be really dependent on some of these younger 126 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: guys and some of those these drafted players. Yeah, there's 127 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement Thursday night, Miller Outdoor Theater. That's 128 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: where the draft party is. Houston Texans dot Com and 129 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: the Texans app has info on that, and of course 130 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: we'll be live all weekend long with every pick. You're 131 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: going to interview players as they're picked. We're gonna hear 132 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: that on Sports Radio six ten, Texans Radio, the Texans App, 133 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: and you'll also be able to see it later on 134 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: on social digital media. So we've got the whole thing covered. 135 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: Drew is already in Vegas, right, He's already out there 136 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: in Vegas as he's covering the first round. Now, previous years, 137 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: many of them we wouldn't go out to Vegas or 138 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: wherever the draft would be held because didn't have a 139 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: first round pick. Now you have three and thirteen. You've 140 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: interviewed a lot of people who have covered these draft choices, 141 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: and does it give you any more of an idea 142 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: of who the Texans might want at number three? I 143 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: know number thirteen it's more difficult to predict here, but 144 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: everybody's in the prediction business, right now, deep, how has 145 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: it been for you? Because I know everywhere you go 146 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: people are asking you who are they going to test? 147 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: So what do you say? What do you tell people 148 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: when they ask? You know, I think after talking to 149 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: the Beat reporters, I'm actually more confused about who the 150 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: Texans are going to take because you see the I 151 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,239 Speaker 1: think when you're looking at it from like ten thousand feet, 152 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: you have your opinions of who you like and who 153 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: you don't like. But when you talk to all these 154 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: different Beat reporters who've covered these players day in and 155 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: day out, you can see the merits and you can 156 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: sort of make the argument for any one of these players. 157 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: Like I was like, there's no way they're going to 158 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: take an offensive lineman. They've got Laramie tuns Will, they've 159 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: got Titus Howard. You know they don't need a tackle. 160 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: But then you talk to some of these Beat reporters 161 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: about the tackles in this draft class and how they 162 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: could kick inside for the first year, then you could 163 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: move them out and then you know, you start sort 164 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: of grooming them to be a starter eventually on the 165 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: old line, or you look at the secondary you think, oh, 166 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: there's no way the Texans, we're going to take a 167 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: lockdown corner in this Lovey Smith defense. But then you 168 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: hear about the merits of Sauce Gardner and you see 169 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,119 Speaker 1: what Derek Stingley did it as Pro Day and you think, okay, 170 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: well I could see that too. I mean it just 171 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: there's a case for any one of these positions. And 172 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: it's I love watching on Twitter with the the analysts 173 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: are saying that the betting the betting analysts, because it 174 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: keeps changing, no one has any clue who there Texans. 175 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: This reminds me so much of twenty fourteen when the 176 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: Texans had the number one pick. Do you remember, Like now, 177 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: it seems like, of course they were going to take Clowney, 178 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: but it was not that clear even on the day 179 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: of the draft. To the Texans, we're going to take 180 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: well and we were used to the last time before 181 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: that that they had the number one pick, which was 182 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: all right, you're gonna take Reggie Bush for sure, and 183 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: then it's definitely not Reggie. Yeah, the night before the 184 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: draft you find out it's Mario Williams. And I'm not 185 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: saying we're gonna have something like that here with the Jaguars, 186 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: although the Jack. All right, so what you just said 187 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: about the Texans at number one in twenty fourteen, the 188 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: Jags have that now, you know, is it Trayvon Walker? 189 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: Is it Aiden Hutchinson? Do they take one of the tackles? 190 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: Who's it going to be a lot of unpredictability there, 191 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: and then there was this assumption that the Lions would 192 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: definitely take Hutchinson. But now it seems like, well, Walker's 193 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: too good a prospect to pass up. But wait a minute, 194 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: they could possibly use some old line help. Why not? 195 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: What about Sauce Gardner? Everybody wants him or Stingley because 196 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: he's better, even though he hasn't played much since twenty nineteen. Again, 197 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: you're just stirring the pot here, not you, but everybody 198 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: with confusion. But that's what makes the draft fun. And 199 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: by the time these names come off the board on Thursday, 200 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna say, oh, yeah, of course, of course that's 201 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: who they're going to take. I don't know, I just 202 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: feel like everyone. It seems like now everyone's saying Hutchinson 203 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: is the number one overall, like I would be surprised 204 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: if he didn't go number one overall. I'm not gonna 205 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: be that surprised, but but you know what, We've been 206 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: surprised before. So I could see the Jaguars deciding to 207 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: get hute and do something completely different from what everyone expects. 208 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: But I think that Nick Zerio and Lovee Smith, it's 209 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: always such a smoke screen who the Texans are going 210 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: to take. I felt like, was it last week or 211 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: the week before where Lovey said we can't play the 212 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: sort of defense we want to play without improving at 213 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: the cornerback position, and then today today was the D 214 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: line right. I was like, what are okay? Now, I'm 215 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: really confused. Yeah, well, and Seth went nuts. Seth Payne 216 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: tweeted all of the picks with the Bears, or many 217 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: of them when Lovey was there. I don't have it 218 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: in front of me, but d L d L D 219 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: lion the majority were D Lineman. And look, the Bears 220 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: were really good on defense for the better part of 221 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: Love's tenure there, and I'd love to be great on defense. 222 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: That's awesome, So maybe that happens here. Maybe it's automatically 223 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: a D Lineman. No, you can't say that. You don't know, 224 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: but a lot of people are reading into that what 225 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: he said today, and maybe he's just having fun because love. 226 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: He's the kind of guy, yes, who would do it. 227 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: He's probably thinking because you know he's he's like, they 228 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: do all this and they're going to take like a 229 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: tackle an offensive time. We have stuff on the cutting 230 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: room floor from when he's miked up that we're not 231 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: going to put out there on social media. But he 232 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: likes to have a good time sometimes and clown around. 233 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: He knows what, he knows exactly what he's doing. He's 234 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: not letting anything slip by mistake. And I think the 235 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: other day was it this morning they were playing in 236 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: the morning a cut from Nick saying, however many players 237 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:23,719 Speaker 1: we draft in the first round they were trading to 238 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: get into that? Yeah, And I thought, well, I mean 239 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: to me, that's him just basically saying player or players, 240 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: we're open for business, like we can take one, or 241 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: we could take two, or I mean what or three? 242 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: I guess what. I don't understand why that is a surprise, 243 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: because we know I think that's the one. That's the 244 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: one thing that Nick Kasser has been very forthright about 245 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: is that we are going to trade these picks, this 246 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: number three pick or the thirteen or both of open 247 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: for business. But the number three pick, there are not 248 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 1: a lot of askers right now, so we're probably going 249 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: to trade the number thirteen pick if we get some 250 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: maskers there. So I thought, what's the surprise there. I 251 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: think he's been actually quite forthright about that. He's announcing 252 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: to the world they're willing to do it. The question 253 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: is for who for what and who wants to move 254 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: up and for what player because you just don't know 255 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: until you get there, right the player you really want 256 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: might have been grabbed at twelve and I don't know. 257 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: There's so many different ways for it to play out. Now. 258 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: To me, love he's saying. He said that about the 259 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: d lineman. He also said regarding Titus Howard, he will 260 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: be on the field because he was asked point blank 261 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: is he a left tackle? I mean is he a 262 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: tackle or is he a guard? And he basically said, yes, 263 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 1: he's going to be on the field, but he wouldn't 264 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,839 Speaker 1: commit to what position he would be playing. Now, is 265 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: this a smoke screen? Is it real? Is it both? 266 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: What is it? Because does it make people think, oh, 267 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: the Texans are definitely interested in a tackle or maybe 268 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: they are, maybe they're not. We got to move up 269 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: to two to grab Ikey and make a deal with 270 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: Detroit so and then so and so's left over either 271 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: Walker or Hutchinson or whoever might be. I don't know. 272 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: It's more confusing than ever, but I think this is 273 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: how I feel on Tuesday, heading into the draft. Take 274 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: who you think is best, the best available player at 275 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: whatever position of need you have. In other words, you're 276 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: not going to take Malik Willis at number three and 277 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: Sean Peddergast where did this really well? The other day? 278 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: If the best corner is on the board and the 279 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: number two offensive lineman is on the board, doesn't mean 280 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: you take the best corner, even though you might be 281 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: looking at a corner, because he might not be nearly 282 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: as good a football player as the number two old lineman. Right, 283 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: just because you're number one in your class, the class 284 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: might not be that good. I'm not saying this particularly 285 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: about corner, but that could play out at certain position groups, 286 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: so you never know what they're thinking. I kind of 287 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,719 Speaker 1: like taking a variety of positions, and I really want 288 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: to see I mean, I said this a while back. 289 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: I really like Sauce Gardner because he wears the necklace 290 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: with the sauce and I feel like we got we 291 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: gotta look at entertainment values sometimes too much. I agree. 292 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you can take two offensive linemen, no offensive 293 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: offensive lineman, but it'd be nice steps someone with a 294 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 1: little bit of swag. Yeah, I mean, I think Ikey 295 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: has it, though it seems like he's lineman who's got 296 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of swags. All right, Well, let me 297 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: ask you this. So we had a few DBS with 298 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: some swag here over the year, which right, DJ Swag 299 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: as a matter of fact, was here. I was like, 300 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: are you gonna really go there? Yeah? I was gonna 301 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: go there. Yeah, okay, But I do like it as well. 302 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: And people have question, well, what do you think of 303 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: the nickname Sauce? He's had it forever. First of all, 304 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: it's not like they just gave it to him in college. Well, 305 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 1: let me just say, in in interviewing and finding out 306 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: more about Saucecoer, I thought the same thing. He's, you know, 307 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: your prototypical cornerback, just super swaggy, has a lot of attitude. 308 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: But just in learning more about him, I mean, he 309 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: they say that he has that on the outside, but 310 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,839 Speaker 1: he just has a really good work ethic, doesn't drink, 311 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: doesn't smoke. It is not on the sauce for someone 312 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: whose nickname sauce. Right, he is very disciplined in his 313 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: body and how he is. And he was like six 314 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: on the depth chart when he started and then worked 315 00:13:55,920 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: his way up and then became Sauce. So there, he's 316 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: worked for it. He's worked for whatever he got, had 317 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: a great play, moved his way up. What's wrong with 318 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: the safety was he was somewhere on the depth chart. 319 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: I don't quote me on that, but I feel like, 320 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: you know, he didn't he wanted to be called Sauce 321 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: when he stepped on the field. He didn't until he 322 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: earned it. He had like a big play in a 323 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: big game, and then they started calling him Sauce. But 324 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: I feel like I kind of like that. I kind 325 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: of like that. He played for Cincinnati. A lot of 326 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: people think that, hey, you know what, that's not the SEC, 327 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: but Cincinnati was in the playoffs. He played against the 328 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: SEC level competition and look they got every making Why 329 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: how did I get into making a case for Sauce 330 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: Gardner in this in this whole segment. Now Sauce's agents, well, 331 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: I know nothing, but hey, I wouldn't I wouldn't be mad. 332 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: One thing about Cincinnati is they get everybody's best game. 333 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: It's not like they're sneaking up on anybody in their 334 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: league or in the country. And he's played in some 335 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: big games, so he's got big game experience, if that's 336 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: important to you, Because Sauce could have played for a 337 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: smaller school, and if you could run like the wind 338 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: and make plays, you'd say, all right, now quite the 339 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: level of competition, but there are a lot of raw 340 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: skills there. Johnny talks about all these guys in the 341 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: corner at sam Houston State who had the best combine 342 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: athletic performance in the history of the event. But ye 343 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: show up in the first round, we'll see that would 344 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: be great in some of the later rounds. We saw 345 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: him here at the Battle of the Piney Woods, so 346 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: you know there's there's some local kids that might really 347 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: surprise us in the later rounds. I think running back 348 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: is really intriguing Mike Renner from Pro Football Focus. I 349 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: asked him, you know, when would be a good round 350 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: to sort of target of running back because the Texans 351 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: run game has really struggled in the last few years. 352 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: He said, not before the fourth round, So I don't know. 353 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: That seems kind of late Mike Runner. But I'll we'll 354 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: see what happens with running backs in the Texans. They 355 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: don't really generally draft running backs. Well, they're going to 356 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: be a while. I might be the year they do it. Yeah, 357 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: and I hope there's not too much on the guy. 358 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: I hope think guys awesome. I hope think that turns 359 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: out to be, you know, Walter Payton, But we'll see. 360 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: I do like that they brought in Mac. Obviously, you 361 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: need Mac to stay healthy. Max still got some juice, 362 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. And I still want to 363 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 1: see what Scottie Phillips can do if he says healthy. Boy, 364 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: I have a lot of that going around, don't I. 365 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: And they have some other guys who can help, no doubt, 366 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: But those two in particular intrigue me. Of who's on 367 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: the roster right now. Then you draft somebody and maybe 368 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: it undrafted free agent. That's gonna be a lot of 369 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: running backs. I mean, they have a big running back 370 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: room already. So we said that last year. I know 371 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: that year because I thought last year, well, one of 372 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: these guys is bound to work out. One or two 373 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: didn't really happen that way. You know, they all had flashes. 374 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: Burkehead had flashes, no doubt. There were some other moments. 375 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: The first game, I thought, Okay, Ingram looking pretty good. 376 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: They ran that wild Ingram as well. That was cool. 377 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: Lindsay got in the act, David Johnson got in the act. 378 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: They all did something in the opening game against Jacksonville. 379 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: But it kind of went downhill from there as far 380 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: as run game production. So I just want to see 381 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: what they can do with that. But back to the 382 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: corner situation, you have Stanley who hasn't done much since 383 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. You have Sauce, who has the nick name. 384 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: Look Primetime had a nickname worked out pretty well for him. 385 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 1: I'm not comparing Sauce to Primetime, but that's not exactly 386 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: something to eliminate him from consideration. And nobody's talking about 387 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: Kyle Hamilton anymore since the pro day slow time, however 388 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,479 Speaker 1: you want to describe it. But that is still a 389 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: very intriguing player to me as well. Maybe at thirteen, 390 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,679 Speaker 1: I don't know, his stock has dropped. Hey, if you 391 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: love him more than everybody else, you think he's going 392 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: to be a great leader in your secondary make plays 393 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: and just be the backbone you need back there. I 394 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: know it's covered too. It's a little bit different, but 395 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: he can certainly help take him if that's the guy 396 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: you want take him. But why what if the Texans 397 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: trade back from thirteen and they'd say they're picking like 398 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,360 Speaker 1: nineteen twenty somewhere, Hamilton dropping that much? Do you think 399 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: Hamilton is still around? I mean, I was looking at 400 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: the stats for safety's taken in the first round. It's 401 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 1: it's like sub five percent, right, right, It's super low, 402 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: like it does not happen. So maybe teams are like 403 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: they like Kyle Hamilton a lot, but not not a 404 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: great pro day performance. Plus you're you're sort of hesitant 405 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: to take a safety with your first round pick. Maybe 406 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 1: he does slide a little bit and then that's a 407 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: bargain for you. It looks like it, it looks like 408 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: maybe there's a way to make it all work. But 409 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: you don't have to reach from at number three. How 410 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 1: many players, through all these mocks and everything, have been 411 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 1: jammed into the top ten, right, It's like Dick Vitels 412 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: at a tournament field with one hundred teams making it. Yeah, 413 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: they probably have twenty players. So people people. Players are 414 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: gonna drop on Thursday. Its two three names are gonna drop. 415 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: Teams are gonna have a shot at them. Some teams 416 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: will try to trade up maybe late in the first 417 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: round and get him, maybe two thirds of the way 418 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: through the first round and get him. It's gonna be fun, drama. 419 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: We'll have it all for you. Covered. You had a 420 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 1: chance to catch up with Tavy or Thomas after practice, 421 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: and he's always interesting to hear from Nickel Cornerhood a 422 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: good year last year, Tavier, it's first day you guys 423 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: are out there with coaches. We heard Lovey Smith talk 424 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: about it earlier that it was a great feeling to 425 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: be out there with the players. How about for yourself, 426 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: You guys been getting some work in, but what is 427 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: this offseason being out there on the practice field with 428 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: your teammates. What's that like for you? Um, it was great, 429 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 1: just meeting all the new guys on offense and defense, 430 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: just everybody coming together. And we got a lot of 431 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: guys out there and as many people is here are 432 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: we're getting to work in and as long as we 433 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: continue to come and be out there with the coach, 434 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna learn and continue to get better each and 435 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: every day. A year ago, you were one of those 436 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 1: new faces. So now your second year with the Texans, 437 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: does it feel like a lot different than it was 438 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: where you were a year ago? I imagine last year 439 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 1: your head's probably still sort of spinning. You're getting used 440 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 1: to moving back to Houston. How much more comfortable are 441 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: you this year? I know things are changing on the 442 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: defensive side, there's some new coaches in place, But how 443 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: about for you personally? How different is this year from 444 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: last year? For you personally, it's like I love it now, 445 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: Like I'm comfortable now, like with my teammates and then 446 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: all the coaches with love E and Dino. This is 447 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: the first year that I'm coming back in the same defense. 448 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,679 Speaker 1: For the football aspect, this the first year in my 449 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: five years I have the same defensive coordinator, same defensive 450 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: back coach, so that's great with that. And then at home, 451 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 1: like the family is all good and comfortable. So we're 452 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: getting everybody down here and we just we love it 453 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: down here. So hopefully I'm staying here for the long run. Yeah, 454 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 1: that would be nice. I know last year when you 455 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: signed on, Lovey Smith was defensive coordinator. Now he's the 456 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: head coach. I imagine that's going to be pretty special 457 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: for you because you had talked to us about it 458 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: last year. How you really worked a lot one on 459 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: one with Lovey just as your nickel coach. So what 460 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: was it like for you hearing that he was the 461 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: head coach and how does that change your relationship with him? 462 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: On the defense, It was amazing, Like I when I 463 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: first seen it, like its potential he can be the 464 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: head coach. I was happy. I called him, I'm praying 465 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: for you, like prayer our works. And then the next 466 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: day told him like they put it out that he 467 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: was the head coach. I was super happy. Like me 468 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: and him got a personal relationship and a full bar relationship. 469 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: So with him, me and him just gonna continue getting 470 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: better with our relationship and the sky's the limit. How 471 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: much did that relationship with him really help you out 472 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: last year? And you had you had to pick six, 473 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: you had interception. I mean you were playing some really 474 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: meaningful snaps towards the back end of the season. How 475 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: much of that would you say was just based on 476 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 1: that relationship with love and how much work you got 477 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: in with them, Um, it was a lot. It had 478 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: a lot to do with it because me and him, 479 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,359 Speaker 1: he taught me everything, and he was like one of 480 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,880 Speaker 1: the first coaches that actually believed in me to play defense, 481 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,719 Speaker 1: even though I love special teams like love. He gave 482 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: him my chance on defense, and he just told me 483 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: what to do and if I do it this way 484 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: every time, that I will continue to get better. And 485 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: I listened to everything he said, and I continue to 486 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 1: get better and hopefully I'm even better this year. So 487 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:26,919 Speaker 1: we've got the NFL Draft coming up. I know you 488 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 1: were undrafted out of twenty eighteen, but when you sort 489 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: of look back at your career and just how much 490 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 1: you really grew last year, I mean, what do you 491 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: think about just your journey in the NFL, just these 492 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: past five years. It just feel like I'm back in 493 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: college all over again, starting as a freshman. When he 494 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 1: come to the NFL, you got to start and work 495 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: your way up, no matter where around you're drafted in, 496 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: just work and just continue to get better and learn 497 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: from the older guys. And that's what I did each 498 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: and every year, and when my opportunity came, I took off. 499 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: So hopefully I continue taking off. Yeah, you know, it's 500 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: it's funny you're back here for us, You're love You 501 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: talked about all the new faces. You talk about all 502 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: the new faces, but a couple of familiar faces coming 503 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: back to the Texans. The defense gets some guys back 504 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,480 Speaker 1: maliek Collins coming, Gruga Hill, Christian Kirksey and and you're 505 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: guy Desmond King, a guy that you grew up with. 506 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: Both of you are back together again. You know, what 507 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 1: do you think about seeing some of the guys that 508 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: you had joined here the Texans with sort of come 509 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 1: back for a second year and and what you guys 510 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: were able to do last year? I mean, how much 511 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: do you really feel like you can build on some 512 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 1: of that and what do you hope to do differently 513 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 1: this year? I feel like we get a second chance 514 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: that life for a lot of us, like a lot 515 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: of guys sorry one or two years this coming back 516 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: or whatnot. I was on two years. So I feel 517 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: like with all of us coming back, we can build 518 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 1: off of what we ended towards, Like we were playing 519 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: really good defense. So if we can continue to build 520 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: off of that, then the skuys and limit, like I 521 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 1: always say, the guys and so how about you? How 522 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: about for offseason workouts? I know you guys can't really 523 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: do a lot of hitting or stuff like that just yet. 524 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: You know, no tage, you'll have some more team stuff. 525 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: But what about for you personally, like this time of 526 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: year or what do you want to work on and 527 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: how do you get better? Just my man progressions and 528 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: watching film, learning route combinations because last year with my 529 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: first year ever, like actually watching defensive film. So with 530 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: me learning that with Lovey like he taught me well 531 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: how to how to watch defense and watch plays or whatnot. 532 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: We just man progression and learning route combination and communicating 533 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: better without the whole team. So long as I continue 534 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: to do that, I feel like I'm continue to get better. 535 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: And what about when you're off on your own? You 536 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,959 Speaker 1: got any big plans for the off season? I know 537 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: you'll get a little bit of time off after the 538 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: off season program, but what about like workouts and you know, 539 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: what do you what do you do when you're away 540 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: from the facility, You have anything special planning? Sometimes guys 541 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: change up their workouts, they're diet. Do you have any 542 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: big plans for yourself? So for me, I'm trying to 543 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: stop eating a lot of snacks, so I'm trying to 544 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: get into different I'm trying to get into like different, 545 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: um what's it called, like different foods or whatnot? Like 546 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: we don't eat port no more or beef, so we're 547 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: trying to get into the fish and chicken world. Okay, 548 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,160 Speaker 1: So we're just trying to do that and just continue 549 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 1: to work in my body and be up here with Mike. 550 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 1: Mike and those guys are giving me right together and 551 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: keeping my body healthy. So love it all right, Better 552 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: diet and back out here with the Texans. Tavy, You're 553 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: always a pleasure. Can't wait to see more of you 554 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: here in your second year with the Texans. Thank you. 555 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: There's dpcity with tavyer Thomas coming up. Writers from around 556 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: the country who covered the top prospects quick soundbites Texans 557 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: Audio Jukebox. What these writers think of these players? This 558 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,400 Speaker 1: gets you ready for Thursday in a big, big way. 559 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: Let's hear it next on Texans Radio. All right, Texans. 560 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: Great to have you listening on a Tuesday night here 561 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: to Texans Radio with the NFL draft forty eight hours away? 562 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: Did I say that? My goodness, that's a little over 563 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: forty eight hours away, but who's counting? It's gonna be awesome. 564 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: On Thursday night, we're gonna get to money quotes from 565 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: writers who covered the top prospects in this draft. Great 566 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: way to learn about the draft. That's all coming up. 567 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: Earlier today at NRG Stadium, we mention into practice. Great 568 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: to see the team working out, doing their thing, getting 569 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: ready for twenty twenty two. And obviously that roster will 570 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: get a lot of additions over the next weekend, and 571 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: maybe some free agency along the way as well, and 572 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: who knows, maybe a trade or two. But in the 573 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: press box today and we'll talk more about this as 574 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 1: the week continues. John mclin was honored by the Texans 575 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 1: with the John McLean Media Wall of Fame. He's the 576 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: first one in it's named after him. No one could 577 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: be more suited to have the Media Wall of Fame 578 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: named after him, as McClean to me, is the most 579 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: beloved and most influential sports media figure in the history 580 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: of this city. And I've had this debate with a 581 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: few of the old timers or discussion. It's not really 582 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: a debate and there's a lot of agreement here. I 583 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: don't think you can come up with anybody else who 584 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: is higher in that regard. Than John mcclin. To me, 585 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 1: he's the man. Anyway, let's get to this and congratulations. 586 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: General will talk more about that at as the week 587 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: continues and into next week. I am sure, but let's 588 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: get to this as medium members around the country discuss 589 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: these prospects. Let's go to Aiden Hutchinson, who might be 590 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: the number one pick in the draft. We don't know 591 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: the edge player for the University of Michigan. Isaiah Hole 592 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: covers you have app for USA today. He also hosts 593 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: the On Wolverines podcast, and he had this to say 594 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: about Hutchinson. He's got the motor, he's got the physical tools. 595 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 1: A lot of times people would would look at someone 596 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: like him and say, well, he's just gritty. No, he's 597 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: he's just as talented. It's not he's not just out 598 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: working everybody. He is out working everybody. But he is 599 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: just as physically talented as anybody out there who plays 600 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 1: the edge rusher defensive end position. So whoever gets him 601 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:52,880 Speaker 1: is gonna really get a complete package because he's got 602 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 1: the personal aspect, he's got the physical tools, everything you 603 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: really kind of want. Michigan wouldn't have been Big tenampions, 604 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: Michigan wouldn't have gone to college football playoff semifinals, it 605 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: wasn't for Aiden Hutchinson. He's the glue guy. He's the 606 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 1: guy that gets everyone hyped, everyone fed off of him. 607 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 1: When asked about what was the game that really sent 608 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: it over the top for Hutchinson, Isaiah Hole said it 609 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: was the Buck Eye Game. A lot of people thought 610 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: that game might derail Hutchinson's hype, but it did nothing 611 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: of the sort. I just remember reading a lot of 612 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: the stuff that my colleagues down there were saying, and 613 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: they thought that Aiden was going to be rendered essentially 614 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: moot by what they thought was an incredible offensive line. 615 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: They were saying, this is like the best offensive line 616 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: Ohio States had since their twenty fourteen national championship game. 617 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: And he goes out there and has three sacks and 618 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 1: all very crucial moments. I mean, you know, that's the 619 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: big rival I mean, he didn't shy away from, you know, 620 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: talking about it being the big rivalry. And he went 621 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: into that week saying we're not scared of them. You know, 622 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: we're not going to bow down to them, none of that. 623 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: And then he went out there and did exactly kind 624 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: of what he said, and ultimately they Ohio State's offensive 625 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,959 Speaker 1: line coach got fired. I mean they were talking a 626 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, you know, not even a couple weeks 627 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:13,159 Speaker 1: a week before the game, the whole week of the game. Wow, 628 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: that was a strength that that was not going to 629 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 1: be an issue, that they were going to neutralize Aidan Hutchinson. 630 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: Three sacks later, their offensive line coach is looking for 631 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: a new job. I mean, that tells you a lot 632 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: about his ability, his production, and what about David a 633 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 1: Jabo also getting a lot of pub out of ann 634 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: Arbor as a good player. Try to get into the backfield. 635 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: He's just incredibly athletic. You know, his flexibility is top notch. 636 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: So his ability to kind of bend at the waist 637 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: and get low and get around the edge is, you know, 638 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: unlike anything I've really seen before covering a player day 639 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: to day. Let's move on now to Cavon Thibodeau. I'm 640 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: not going in order of the Harris one hundred or 641 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: anybody's particular rankings, but Cavon Thibodeau, a much discussed player 642 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: entering this draft. Beat reporter Rob Mosley, who covers Ducks 643 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 1: football for Go Ducks dot Com, had this to say, 644 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: about Thibodeau, Katie, there may not be an equal to 645 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: him in terms of a guy with that ability off 646 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: the edge, that kind of explosive athleticism off the edge. 647 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: I remember against Wisconsin and the Rose Bowl, you know, 648 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago. You know, he moved inside 649 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: and was taken on, you know, a big ten center 650 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: and winning battles at the line of scrimmage. So he 651 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: really showed at different times that he could do a 652 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: little bit of everything when asked. If you turn on 653 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: the film, you see him come through play after play 654 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: after play, and you see the attention he commands again 655 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: from from opposing offenses in terms of the way they, 656 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: you know, their blocking schemes direct attention to him. There 657 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: are some thoughts on Thibodeau. Now let's talk about Kyle Hamilton. 658 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,959 Speaker 1: Some people had him number one of their mock drafts early. 659 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: The stock dropped to the pundits, to the media after 660 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: a slower that expected forty time at his pro day. 661 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:55,959 Speaker 1: But he's got a lot of range, a lot of 662 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 1: positives here for the safety from Notre Dame, Pete Sampson, 663 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: who covers the Irish for The Athletic, had these thoughts 664 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: on Kyle Hamilton's I think he almost allows you to 665 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: play eleven and a half on eleven defensively, And this 666 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: is something that I think Hamilton's potential as yet to 667 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: be unlocked. You can make him whatever you want to 668 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: make him at the next level, and that's that I 669 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: think is going to be fascinating to see wherever he goes. 670 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: How do you maximize a guy like this? His first 671 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: snap in Notre Dame Stadium was a pick six. Wow. 672 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: That was the second game of his career. And it 673 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: wasn't like he made an amazing play. It was the 674 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: ball got deflected from a defensive end and it came 675 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: right to him. But like, at some point you're like, 676 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: wait a minute, why does the ball always seem to 677 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: come right to you? He's just in the right place 678 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: at the right time. In addition to being a great athlete. 679 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: So if you're if you want versatile safety, who ups 680 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: your turnover rate? Like this is the guy? All right, 681 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: let's go back to the offense. After those thoughts on 682 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: Kyle Hamilton, Evan Neil, you've heard a ton about him 683 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: from the Cribson Todd What about Charlie Potter, who covers 684 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: Bama for Obama Online and twenty four seven Sports Potter 685 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: on Neil the tackle Alabama. A lot of the times, 686 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: they didn't want to tip their hand and say, hey, 687 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: we're going to run it to the left every time. 688 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: But it was a good bet that Brian Robinson and 689 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: these running backs in Alabama had, we're going to run 690 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: off of Evan Neil's left or right hip. Coming in 691 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:24,239 Speaker 1: as a true freshman, you guys don't really start a 692 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: lot as freshman in Alabama. I mean, it's it's notable 693 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: when it happens. Guys like you. Andre Smith has done it, 694 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: Cam Robinson who's with the Jaguars, Jonah Williams who's left 695 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: tackle for the Bengals and played for the Super Bowl 696 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: this year. But the list isn't very long, and so 697 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: for him to come in and nab a spot at 698 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: left guard in twenty nineteen on an offensive line with 699 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 1: a lot of big names, he says a lot. Everything 700 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: I've gathered is he's just a guy that players like 701 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: to be around. Again, he stepped into a leadership role 702 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,840 Speaker 1: this year and he's probably a little more quiet, but 703 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: you know, he has a deep voice and when he speaks, 704 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: people listen. I think that's a reason why they voted 705 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: him as a team captain this year. And I know 706 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 1: we had some more to say after that, but these 707 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: are sound bites, and sometimes you have to cut him short. 708 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: And sometimes sound bites don't really end the way you'd 709 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: want them to. But that was Potter on Evan Neil 710 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: another tackle getting a lot of pre draft pub Ikey Aquatu. 711 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 1: You've heard of m David Thompson. Boy, that's a famous 712 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 1: name in NC State history. David Thompson, NC State Athletics 713 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: for USA Today has this to say about Ikey Aquantu. 714 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: You know, I've talked to him a lot off the field, 715 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: and he's just like the gentlest, sweetest, funny guy. You know, 716 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: likes to prank his roommates. But when he gets on 717 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: the field, and I think you see this with the 718 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: top prospects, the best guys in the league, Like it's 719 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: a it's a switch that flips right, and he just 720 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: kind of likes to I don't want to say hurt people, 721 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 1: but he likes to put people on the ground. His 722 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: big thing at NC State was pancakes, and after every pancake, 723 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 1: the coaching staff would give him a bottle of syrup. 724 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 1: And I think he left with one hundred twenty. I 725 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: mean it was a ridiculous amount of syrup. There's the intangible, right, 726 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: the size, the stuff that you can't coach. But I 727 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 1: think his mental fortitude as well of his quickness and 728 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: strength is just going to make him, you know, one 729 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: of those potential ten to twelve year pro Bowl guys 730 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: that are really kind of a foundation of an offensive 731 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: line and potentially a team like the Texans that are 732 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: really trying to rebuild from the ground up. All right, 733 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,480 Speaker 1: maybe not the ground up, geez, a little more going 734 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 1: on here than that, but I get it. We're getting 735 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: the writers from out of town and want to focus 736 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 1: on their prospects. And the next one is Derek Stingley. 737 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 1: A lot of talk about him. I heard people talking 738 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: themselves into him being the number one overall pick in 739 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 1: this draft. Hey, you never know, Is anything going to 740 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: surprise you that much among any of these prospects on 741 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: Thursday night? I don't think so. But let's get to this. 742 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: The LSU product did a whole lot of good work 743 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. Since then, it's slowed down a bit. 744 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 1: So let's hear from a reporter who knows Tyler Natuno 745 00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: from USA Today also writes for LSU Tigers Wire what 746 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: he thinks of Derek Stingley Junior. He's a guy that 747 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: came in as a as a true freshman, was a 748 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:09,080 Speaker 1: five star recruit, started every game for LSU and during 749 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,840 Speaker 1: that national title run, and I mean he had some 750 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,360 Speaker 1: absolutely unreal production that year. I mean six interceptions and 751 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,319 Speaker 1: fifteen pass breakups, I believe for a true freshman in 752 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:21,480 Speaker 1: the SEC, pretty unbelievable and as much, you know, as 753 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: much talk as that offense gets with Joe Burrow, you know, 754 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: the defense and Derek Stingley's play was a big part 755 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: of that team's success. He really does have everything you 756 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 1: look for in a corner. You just hope that he 757 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:35,320 Speaker 1: can develop, you know, become a more consistent all around player, 758 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,399 Speaker 1: because in terms of coverage, I mean, I think you'd 759 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,360 Speaker 1: be hard pressed to find a better coverage corner in 760 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: this draft. I don't think there's really anyone that as 761 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 1: good as some of the other prospects are. I don't 762 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 1: know if there's anyone that's just quite as talented as 763 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 1: he is across the board there. I know you've been 764 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,840 Speaker 1: hearing a lot about Treyvon Walker might be the number 765 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:52,239 Speaker 1: one pick. Why I've said down about a lot of 766 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:56,720 Speaker 1: guys right well. JC Shelton, who writes for UGA Wire 767 00:34:56,760 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: and hosts the UGA Football Live podcast, talked about Walker 768 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 1: to dpcito. He's in the number one Georgia defender as 769 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 1: far as defensive line. In playing time this year, fifty 770 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 1: six percent of his plays he was on the field 771 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:12,239 Speaker 1: from the defense, which is tops the defensive line. He 772 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: led the team thirty six QB hurries, and then one 773 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: of his best games was that National Championship versus Obama. 774 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: Seven pressures. So he's two seventy two, but the way 775 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,960 Speaker 1: he could outrun guys we saw four or five one 776 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 1: in the forty at two seventy two is absolutely ridiculous. 777 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: I mean that's scary. If I'm a running back or quarterback, 778 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: I'm scared for my life if that guy's running for 779 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,760 Speaker 1: me right there. He was one of the best tacklers 780 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 1: on the team. I mean, he doesn't miss tacklers because 781 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:36,680 Speaker 1: he has that speed, in the size, in the reach 782 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 1: to get guys on. Once he gets you, you're going down. 783 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: JC Shelton is super colorful, right all right, we need 784 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: some sauce on this Meal Sauce Gardner. You want to 785 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: hear about him, but the Cincinnati Bearcats, the talented corner, 786 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 1: very high draft choice prospect. Justin Williams, who covers the 787 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 1: Bearcats for The Athletic, on Sauce Gardner. He didn't allow 788 00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: a single touchdown pass and average at Cincinnati over his 789 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,040 Speaker 1: three years, and a reporter asked him at the combine, like, 790 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:05,879 Speaker 1: what are you gonna do, you know, when you give 791 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:08,520 Speaker 1: one up in the NFL a touchdown and his response was, 792 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 1: I don't plan on giving one up. And like that. 793 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: You know that encapulates Sauce in the sense that he 794 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 1: totally believes in himself. He has that confidence in that swag, 795 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 1: but he also has the work ethic and in kind 796 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,239 Speaker 1: of the personality trades to back all that up. It's 797 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:25,760 Speaker 1: hard to say that he gambles. I remember the defensive 798 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:29,080 Speaker 1: coordinator for Cincinnati, Mike Tressell, talking about how instinctive he is. 799 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 1: You know, he had an interception at Notre Dame in 800 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:35,440 Speaker 1: the red zone, not because like it wasn't where he 801 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: was supposed to be on the play, but he just 802 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: kind of understood all right, based on the formation in 803 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 1: the way Notre Dame's lining up here. I know where 804 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,719 Speaker 1: this pass is going to go. From the sound of 805 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 1: all these writers and reporters who covered these prospects, it 806 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:50,360 Speaker 1: sounds like Nick Assaria have some good choices tough choices 807 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: to make, and that's a luxury problem. Really. Let's get 808 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: to some more after the break here, including Jordan Davis, 809 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:02,080 Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson, and some others on Texans Radio. Right back 810 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: to it here at Texas Radio getting to reporters who 811 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 1: have covered the top prospects in the draft, and Jordan 812 00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:11,239 Speaker 1: Davis is one of them. We've already done a ton, 813 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:13,759 Speaker 1: by the way, so if you've just joined us, you 814 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 1: can go back to the app later and hear this 815 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 1: show again. But Jordan Davis JC Shelton, we heard from 816 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:23,759 Speaker 1: him previously from UGA Wire and UGA Football Live podcast 817 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,839 Speaker 1: talking about Trevon Walker. Well, what does he have to 818 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: say about Jordan Davis, Who's the size of a vending machine. 819 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:36,080 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy is unbelievably big and fast, three 820 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 1: forty six six. He can take up double teams all day. 821 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: Right in the run game, He's one of the best 822 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 1: run stoppers in the SEC. The last two seasons we 823 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,440 Speaker 1: saw him run down running backs from across the field 824 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:49,560 Speaker 1: a couple of times. One time he was clocked over 825 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 1: twenty miles an hour, and that was incredible as a 826 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:54,760 Speaker 1: three hundred playing it round three fifty during the season. 827 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,440 Speaker 1: It's an incredible story, to be honest with you, because 828 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: a three star recruit, people forget that. So humble beginnings 829 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,319 Speaker 1: for Jordan. Here, three star recruit coming into Georgia at 830 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: George Defense. That's loaded year to year with four star, 831 00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,279 Speaker 1: five star guys, blue chip guys, and he from day one. 832 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:12,680 Speaker 1: I mean he's a freshman All American SEC All American 833 00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 1: as well. There's JC Shelton on Jordan Davis and what 834 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:19,839 Speaker 1: did I put in my vandermoket pick number thirteen? Anybody 835 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:23,399 Speaker 1: from Georgia? All right, Garrett Wilson, there's some rumors out 836 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 1: there that the Texans might be interested in him. There 837 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:28,880 Speaker 1: are also rumors that the Texans are interested in player 838 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 1: ABC d all of them. Okay, this is the draft. 839 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:34,760 Speaker 1: Don't believe everything you read. Just tw it in Sunday 840 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:38,400 Speaker 1: seven o'clock. Right here, here's Phil Harrison, who writes for 841 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: Buckeye Wire and USA Today's Sports on the receiver. Garrett 842 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: Wilson More than anybody I think I've seen it Ohio Seed. 843 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:48,160 Speaker 1: He's fast, but he also has the ability to go 844 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:50,480 Speaker 1: up in traffic. He has really good body control and 845 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,520 Speaker 1: really good hands. I mean he'll go over top of 846 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:55,000 Speaker 1: guys that are taller than him and be able to 847 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:56,839 Speaker 1: bring balls down. He's done a time and time again 848 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: with big plays in his career Ohio State. You know, 849 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 1: I don't know that he's going to jump in his 850 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:04,080 Speaker 1: rookie season and be a number one maybe a number 851 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:06,839 Speaker 1: one guy. I think eventually he will be. But I 852 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 1: do think in the NFL, even though you can use 853 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,360 Speaker 1: him money outside or the inside, I think the inside 854 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense just because of his ability 855 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 1: to create mismatches over the middle and separate and get 856 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:19,359 Speaker 1: the ball and then make plays after the catch. Now, 857 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:21,640 Speaker 1: and Garrett Wilson will tell you fill that out. Christal 858 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:24,480 Speaker 1: Lobby's faster than I am, even though he had a 859 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 1: little bit faster time in the NFL combine. So to me, 860 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: he's the more polished, right now ready guy when he's 861 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:35,880 Speaker 1: coming out of college. But Wilson has, in my opinion, 862 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:39,520 Speaker 1: the bigger upside. Interesting stuff there on. Garrett Wilson, the 863 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:43,160 Speaker 1: receiver from Ohio State. Now another tackle, Charles Cross. You've 864 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:45,439 Speaker 1: heard some about him. He's not gonna go that high, 865 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:49,800 Speaker 1: but hey, you never know. Chrissy Freud covers Mississippi State 866 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: for Sports Illustrated's cow Bell Corner. He's the lead editor there, 867 00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:58,000 Speaker 1: and she explains Cross's nickname and why he's a high 868 00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:01,319 Speaker 1: prospect in this year's NFL Draft. Well, they nicknamed him 869 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:03,840 Speaker 1: sweet Feet because his footwork is so good. That's an 870 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:06,560 Speaker 1: area that he's really solid, and I think that it's 871 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,279 Speaker 1: really important, especially at the next level when you're going 872 00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:12,840 Speaker 1: up against these really talented edge rushers who can change 873 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:15,799 Speaker 1: direction on you. I think his athleticism is probably the 874 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:18,280 Speaker 1: thing that you hear the most about, because you can't 875 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:21,799 Speaker 1: be an offensive lineman in the air raid without athleticism. 876 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:24,880 Speaker 1: I think it's important to note that Charles Cross committed 877 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:27,640 Speaker 1: to Mississippi State in twenty eighteen, and his true freshman 878 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 1: season was in twenty nineteen. So you'll notice that that's 879 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 1: when Joe Moorehead was here, and that's someone who ran 880 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:37,959 Speaker 1: the ball a lot, used the quarterback power run quite 881 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,879 Speaker 1: a bit, really utilize his running backs. They had Kyle 882 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: and Hill here, and so this wasn't a team that 883 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: passed the ball much and really did not do well 884 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:48,520 Speaker 1: through the year at all. So that's what Charles Cross 885 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:51,879 Speaker 1: was recruited to come do. So that means they saw 886 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:54,400 Speaker 1: him as a good run blocker, and he was actually 887 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:58,320 Speaker 1: praised for his abilities as a run blocker in high school. 888 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:00,399 Speaker 1: But then whenever he starts to take off is when 889 00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:02,520 Speaker 1: Mike Leach gets here, and he's doing a lot more 890 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:05,160 Speaker 1: in pass protection. So I think, really you have with 891 00:41:05,239 --> 00:41:09,040 Speaker 1: him a much more well rounded player than people realize 892 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: that is not only versatile, but that could possibly be 893 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,080 Speaker 1: equally as good and run blocking as he is in 894 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 1: pass blocking. And there's one of those soundbites that doesn't 895 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:18,719 Speaker 1: end that well, But that was good stuff from Chris 896 00:41:18,719 --> 00:41:21,600 Speaker 1: sy Freud. Thanks very much to Dibbi Sidu who put 897 00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:24,000 Speaker 1: all of that together, did all those interviews which you've 898 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,319 Speaker 1: been hearing here on Texans All Access. But we got 899 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,840 Speaker 1: the money quotes from the money prospects in the draft. 900 00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 1: We get a couple of others and maybe we can 901 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:34,840 Speaker 1: get to before the draft. On Thursday night, six o'clock 902 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:37,359 Speaker 1: will be live from Miller Outdoor Theater, a bunch of 903 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:40,920 Speaker 1: different guests. They're gonna bring out the five rookies to 904 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:43,160 Speaker 1: the stage at Miller Outdoor Theater, so we'll get at 905 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:46,120 Speaker 1: least a couple of those guys on the show leading 906 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 1: up to the Draft, which starts at seven. The big highlight, 907 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 1: of course, Johnny Harris every hour of draft coverage Thursday 908 00:41:53,239 --> 00:41:56,239 Speaker 1: through Saturday night. Andre Ware joins us Thursday night to 909 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:58,480 Speaker 1: kick it off. I want to thank everyone for listening 910 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:01,480 Speaker 1: to the show tonight, Thank you for producing. Have a 911 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:04,120 Speaker 1: great evening everyone, and go Texans.