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Visit Nextgenstats 10 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: dot NFL dot com for all things stats next Gen 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: Stats powered by AWS. Now here's the show. What's happening everybody? 12 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: Welcome into your Wednesday edition of Texans All Access from 13 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: Nonday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris Football 14 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: and Elston Southern Report. I'm glad to be with you 15 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: on this wonderful, wonderful evening. This might have been the 16 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: prettiest day of all of twenty twenty. Hopefully you were 17 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: able to enjoy it. Hopefully the night for you is 18 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:17,919 Speaker 1: just as nice as the afternoon was, because man, it 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: was gorgeous, gorgeous, and hopefully it'll be that way in 20 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 1: Chicago on Sunday. But the last I look, let's take 21 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: a look at the weather in Chicago right now, right now, 22 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: it's just gorgeous, it is. It says it's sixty six, 23 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: it's probably like sixty seven sixty eight because it feels 24 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: a little bit warm. Chicago on Sunday will be thirty 25 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: two degrees with a low of twenty three. It's gonna 26 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,199 Speaker 1: be awful. In two thousand and four is I think 27 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: the coldest game or one of the coldest games in 28 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: Texas history. In two twelve it was in the fifties, 29 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: but it was pouring down rain the entire time. So 30 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: imagine forties and fifties in rainy entire time. I mean, 31 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: just miserable. But hopefully there'll be no rain. It looks 32 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: like it'll be partly cloudy, but it will be cold, 33 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: very very cold. I am. I am definitely packing every 34 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: warm thing that I've got to be ready for this 35 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: one on Sunday. But we will be ready, will definitely 36 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: be ready, There's no question about that. All Right. We 37 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: got plenty on the show tonight. We're gonna hear from 38 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermary. He's gonna join me for a little bit 39 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: on the show. We've got our behind Enemy sidelines interview 40 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: this week with dep City of course Adam Johns from 41 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: The Athletic, who knows the Bears very very well. And 42 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: I sometimes like when she when Deep gets interviews from 43 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: outside the building, sometimes they're a little bit more candid 44 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: and can be I kind of do that feeling of 45 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: doing interviews being inside the building and not being as 46 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: potentially candid as you could be. But that said, DP 47 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: City sits down with Adam John's and when you don't 48 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: play a team, it's kind of revealing in some sense 49 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: to hear what the writers have to say about their 50 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 1: particular team. And I would imagine with the quarterback rotation 51 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: that they've had, and it has been good, the Ferris 52 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: Wheels just kept going, and now it's Foals, and now 53 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: it's Trubisky, and then it's back the Foals and it's Truisky. 54 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: It's been a nightmare. So I would imagine this one 55 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: for Chicago Bears fans is interesting, to say the least 56 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: frustrating because they look across the field and they go, hey, 57 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: that guy number four, he would have been with us. 58 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: I actually tweeted today I went back and I was 59 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: actually have a discussion with my buddy Nick Patterson, whos 60 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: an intern for US, tremendous videographer, gonna have a great future. 61 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: And I was talking to him and we were talking 62 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: about this game, and I said, you know, or when 63 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: we're talking about this game and we're also talking about 64 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, and I said, you know, I kind of 65 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: made some waves back in twenty seventeen when I put 66 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes at number three in my twenty seventeen mock draft. 67 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: It was February fifteenth, twenty seventeen, like well before, well before, 68 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: like most of the mock drafts were done well before 69 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: the analysis, the over analysis, and putting the Homes the 70 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: number three was shocking to a point that my editor 71 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: from the Washington Post called me and said, are you sure. 72 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: I said, yeah, go with it, because I think it 73 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: can happen. And who was sitting at number three at 74 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: the time. The Chicago Bears. Yeah, the Bears. If you 75 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: remember what happened on draft night, the Bears went up 76 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: to number two making a trade because the forty nine 77 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: ers fleeced them, and I think they had been a 78 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: third rounder for that and the forty niners were taking 79 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: a quarterback, and they were taking Solomon Thomas the whole time, 80 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: but they were able to procure a pick. And when 81 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: they moved up, I thought, oh man, that's the Shawn. 82 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: It's gotta be They're going up for the Seawan. Nope, 83 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: Mitchell Trubisky. I was like, whoa baby? That leaves all 84 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,119 Speaker 1: kinds of options. Kansas City traded up to get my homes, 85 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: Texas traded up to get Sean and the rest is history. 86 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: And Trubisky might be history after his the rest of 87 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: this season, but we'll see, and I'm imagine we're gonna 88 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: see plenty of him. On Sunday. Put up thirty points 89 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: against the Lions, but in the Lions defense, we saw 90 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving and that's what great either way. Well here from 91 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: Adam Johnson give us the inside skinny on the Chicago Bears. 92 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: We'll also go in the Lab with my man Drew 93 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: Doherty later in the show, and we spent the entire 94 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: Into Lab podcast talking about the Committee of six individuals. 95 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: Am I'm missing one may five individuals. I think it's five. 96 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: RC Buford, Andre Johnson, Jimmy Johnson, Rod Graves, and I 97 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: know I'm missing at least one. And I apologize for that. Oh, 98 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: Tony Dungee, I gonna forget Tony Dungee. So that's a committee, 99 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: it's not the search committee. Search firm. Corn Ferry is 100 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: gonna help with the search ultimately, as Keil McNair put 101 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:02,799 Speaker 1: in his letter to the season ticket members, that that 102 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: decision was ultimately gonna be his mothers and the families. 103 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: That the committee of five an corn Ferry were there 104 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: to guide in this process, to help in this process, 105 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: and to give information as much as possible to cal 106 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: McNair in particular on this search for GM and head coach. 107 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: So Drew and I spent some time talking about that, 108 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: because when we did the in the Lab yesterday, it 109 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: was probably about an hour after that committee had been 110 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: unveiled in that letter to the season ticket members. So 111 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: we'll have our thoughts on that later in this show. 112 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: Because I thought it was pretty cool to include Andre Johnson. Obviously, 113 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: somebody knows the Texas very well. Tony Dungew coached against 114 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: the Texas, knows the league knows coaching. It was positive leadership. 115 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: Jimmy Johnson, who obviously built the Cowboys. Jerry watch credit, 116 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: but Jimmy built the Cowboys when the cowboys were rock Bottom, 117 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: Odd Graves who's from Houston, straight Jesuit is now the 118 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: chairman of the Fritz Polar Alliance. And then RC Buford, 119 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: who has done it in a different sport, looking outside 120 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: the box a little bit hey or something. Here's some 121 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: of the things you might need to think about. So 122 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: we talked about that later on in the lab. But 123 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: it's Wednesday and we're kicking off the show. So that 124 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: means Hot Rens brought to you by Geico, and Geico 125 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: is great news for you. Fifteen minutes is all it 126 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: takes to say fifteen percent or more on your car 127 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: insurance dot Com and take care of that at the holidays. 128 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: I mean, saving some money on holidays. Come on, man, 129 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: gotta do it. All right. We're gonna start with the 130 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: injury report today and then we're gonna get to some 131 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: Romeo Crenell audio jukebox. Save a little to Shaun Watson 132 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: JJ wat audio jukebox for later in the show. But 133 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: the injury import I want to hit that first. I 134 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: want to say, get the bad news out of the way. 135 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: Is that the right way of saying it. I don't know, 136 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: but it's not great news. I'll put it that way, 137 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: and you'll see what I mean in just one second. 138 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: The DNPS for the Texans Pararell Brown and I didn't 139 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: expect Farah Brown to be back this week dealing with 140 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: a concussion because he took a shot on the sidelines 141 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: before they were it was it was not great. So 142 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: Pararell Brown was not surprised to see him on that 143 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: list due to concussion. And then not one, not two, 144 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: but three cornerbacks for the Texans. Look, they're already down, 145 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: Bradley Roby. You knew about garyon Conley a week or 146 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: two ago. So those are supposed to be your two starters. 147 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: Well those two not in the building due to suspension 148 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: and injury. Then you started the other day Vernon Hargraves 149 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: and Philip Gaines. As you're outside corners, and Philip Gaines 150 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: is on this list. Kean Crossing dealing with a foot, 151 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: Philip Gaines dealing with a knee and his shoulder. And 152 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: John Reeve who has come in and given some good 153 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: things on special teams and then come in and specialized 154 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: situations to rush the quarterback and blitz he's dealing with 155 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: a neck. Three corners. So the depth chart at corner. 156 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think is Vernon Hargraves And who am 157 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: I'm missing? I think that's it. N I know, I 158 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: know I'm missing somebody in that list. I know I'm 159 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: missing what the corn I mean corner depth chart, Vernon, 160 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: phil Philip, John Reid, Cornell Armstrong, Keion Crossing. I mean 161 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: that's we haven't seen much of Corning Keyan want at 162 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: the game the other day when Philip got banged up 163 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: for a little bit. So oh boy. Now, if there's 164 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: good news on the other side of this, it's the 165 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: fact that the Bears don't throw for a ton of yards, 166 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: although I do think Mitch Drubisky can throw it and 167 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: throw it decently enough to put pressure, especially if you 168 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: don't have corners out there, And how are you going 169 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: to handle Alan Robinson. Well, that's not gonna be fun. 170 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: Limited participants. Brandon Cooks dealing with the foot and neck. 171 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: Obviously he was valued for evaluated for a concussion, and 172 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: the loss of the Colts. Kiki Qut dealing the knee 173 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: and CJ Procice those he has an illness. He's coming 174 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: back from that. Hopefully they were limited in practice. Hopefully 175 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: that does not get worse. Now, the Bears have their 176 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: own set of issues as well. Jimmy Graham, mckem, Hicks, 177 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 1: Danny Trevathan. They were all resting Vet's non injury DNPS, 178 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: but there were a few that were not, including one 179 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 1: of the best ed drushers in the game, Khalil Mack, 180 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: dealing with his shoulder, did not participate, Darnell Mooney for 181 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: personal reasons, the rookie wide receiver Buster Screen, one of 182 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: the corners, has a concussion, and James Vaughters linebacker, dealing 183 00:10:56,040 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: with a knee issue. Now, Graham, Hicks, and Dreathan I 184 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,239 Speaker 1: expect to play. They'll be back in practice on Thursday. 185 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: Cleil mac is one to keep an eye on. Obviously 186 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: he's dealing on the shoulder issue, and if he didn't 187 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: participate on Wednesday, you never know. You never know. But man, 188 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: I would love to face the Bears without Khalil Mack. 189 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: That would be kind of nice. Limited participants the big 190 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: one here, two of them, Allen Robinson deal with a 191 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: knee and Charles Leno dealing with a toe. Also, JP 192 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:26,719 Speaker 1: Holtz is a tight end, but the two big ones 193 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: are Charles Leno, starting lineman, Alan Robinson, one of the 194 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: better receivers over in the NFC. So those are names 195 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: to watch an injury report, especially those corners for the Texans, 196 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: Oh boy, and then seeing Cooks and Qt on that list. 197 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: I mean, my goodness, corner and wide receiver have just 198 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 1: been under siege lately. And hopefully that that changes over 199 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: the course of the next couple of days before we 200 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 1: fly off to Chicago on Saturday. All right, let's move 201 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: on to our next high read, and that is gonna 202 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 1: be Romeo Crennell with the audio ju Bucks. All right, 203 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: let's go. We're gonna start with Romeo Cornell talking about 204 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: Sean Watson dealing with some new targets yet having a 205 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: bunch of success with said targets, or John I hope. So, 206 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: you know, anytime somebody's got to throw the ball, somebody's 207 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:29,599 Speaker 1: got to catch the ball, and then they had to 208 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: be on the same page, find an open spot in 209 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: the zone, or somebody's got to beat man to man 210 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 1: coverage and the quarterback has got to anticipate and then 211 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: make the throw. And so you know, they have to 212 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: work together to make it successful. And so hopefully that 213 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: will continue. You know, I mean, I think we all 214 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: know what watching them rings to the table. And now 215 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: then when you put new guys in with him and 216 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: he's still bringing that to the table, I think that 217 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: says a lot about him. And then I said something 218 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: about the guys, the new guys who are in there 219 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: and who are operating with him. You know, so I'm 220 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: expecting it to continue, and I'm looking forward to continue. 221 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: Look at that. I got a personalized response with that. 222 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: How about that? That was kind of nice. All right, 223 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:23,199 Speaker 1: let's talk a little defense, and we'll talk defense. We're 224 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: talking about a guy that's stepped up lately and that 225 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: has been Terrell Adams. The way he's playing, the fact 226 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: he's helping lead that defense. I mean that fourth and 227 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: one stopped the other night was just the other day, 228 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: was just ridiculous. I mean, what a great, great play. 229 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: Here's Romeo talking about the success that Ta has been having. 230 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: I'm glad that he is leaving the NFL and tackles 231 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: and you know, when you don't get to see a 232 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: guy in the games as much, you really sometimes you 233 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: don't know what you're gonna get. But he's in there 234 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: and he's producing, he's running to the ball, he's making 235 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: tackles in the cocoon that I live in, John. I 236 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: didn't even know he's leading the NFL and tackles and 237 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: that's a that's pretty good for him. It really is 238 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: amazing to think about a guy and Terrell Adams who's 239 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: been such a great contributor on special teams. And then 240 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: I said this last year after Tampa Bay game he 241 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: had to replace Bernja McKinney got thinged up in the 242 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: Titans game the week before, and I felt like, you know, 243 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: I think Darrell do okay does a really good job 244 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: and special teams. I realized when he was out there 245 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: was like he's got the coach comp system in his helmet. 246 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: They're talking to him that he's gonna play a role 247 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: in this m down the road. And when McKinney went 248 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: out with an injury, which I believe was against the Packers, 249 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: and maybe I think it was a Packers, could be wrong, 250 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: but I think it was the Packers. Maybe the Vikings 251 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: Ta has stepped in and done a whale of a 252 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: job in his stead. So Darrell Adams doing great things 253 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: and hopefully he will continue to do eight things down 254 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: the road. Now, I got it. The tremendous things on 255 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: Sunday was Chad Hanson And I got this question from 256 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: text from Twitter. I believe about putting Hanson back on 257 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: the practice squad because I know people saw them win. No, 258 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: here's why. Well, that's part of this business that we 259 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: live in, and I think that they understand that and 260 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: they know that probably you know, he doesn't like that possibility, 261 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: but he had an opportunity to show what he could do, 262 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: and the NFL world saw what he could do, and 263 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: so he has to take some kind of solace in 264 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: the fact that he produced in a game, you know, 265 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: and he's working with the top ranked quarterback and can produce, 266 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: and so I think he has to feel like going 267 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: forward that will vote him well. I think the one 268 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: other thing to add to that is the fact that 269 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: Chad Hanson going to the practice squad was more procedural, 270 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: just based on the fact I believe he was a 271 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: quote unquote COVID nineteen call up. I think is kind 272 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: of the There is some language about the call ups, 273 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: and that when he went reverted back to the practice 274 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: squad in some sense, I think that was required. After 275 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: the game, He's protected for Tuesday. It would be a 276 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: shock if Chad Hanson's not back in this lineup, and 277 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: again just going to the practice squad. It is more 278 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: about a procedural thing than it is anything else. All Right, 279 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: the loss of the Colts was it was pretty pretty tough. 280 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: But what can be even worse is if you let 281 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: it linger and it beats you. Twice. Romeo talked about 282 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: not letting that linger. I started with after the game, John, 283 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: and I told him to hold that heads up, that 284 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: I was proud of the way they played because they 285 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: had a will to win and they displayed it in 286 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: the game. And one play doesn't define an individual or 287 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: doesn't define the team. And then this morning I showed 288 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: them one play from the Pittsburgh game where Pittsburgh they 289 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: got the ball, they got to go seventy five yards 290 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: and they got two minutes to do it in and 291 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: on the third first play, the ball gets tipped, gets 292 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: in the steptick, and then they end up losing the 293 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: game because they don't get the ball back until seventeen 294 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: seconds to left, and then they still got seventy five 295 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: yards to go. And then the Buffalo game, Okay, the 296 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: Buffalo game, they had a group goal line stand, a 297 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: goal line stand. Buffalo got the ball at the one 298 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: yard line and they know they need to get the 299 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: ball off the goal line and hand the ball off, 300 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: and it's fumbled and San Francisco recovers and San Francisco 301 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: scores after that, and so those are that's one play 302 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: in three different games that didn't It doesn't define the 303 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: team because in Buffalo's case, they had enough time that 304 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: they can get something done about it, and so they 305 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: go win the game. Pittsburgh they didn't have enough time, 306 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: all right to get anything done about it, and then 307 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: the undefeated record is no longer standing. All right, we 308 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: didn't get into the end zone to win that game. 309 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,199 Speaker 1: But that doesn't define the team. And so that's what 310 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: I'm telling them, and I'm telling them We're still capable 311 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: of having a good last quarter of the season, and 312 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: then we just got to have to go and continue 313 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,920 Speaker 1: to play with that will to win that they displayed 314 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: in the last game. I couldn't agree more. I was 315 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: really proud of the guys on that field that day. 316 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: I mean, they took on what some people think is 317 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: one of the better teams in the league. They didn't 318 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 1: have Fuller, they have Robie than McKinney, They Gary and Conny. 319 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: I mean they were deficient, really, And I said deficient, 320 00:18:56,080 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 1: just embodies all across the all across us, the team, 321 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: and yet two yards away and could have finished that thing, 322 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, two yards away at Tennessee. I mean, like 323 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 1: I've said, two yards away against Tennessee, two yards away 324 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: against Indianapolis. Win both of those games. You're six and six, 325 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: and both those teams are seven and five, and you 326 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: would own the tiebreaker over both of them, and you 327 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: would play both of them again this year, but didn't happen. 328 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: And now we get you're ready for the Bears, and 329 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,479 Speaker 1: hopefully we can get to win number five on the year. 330 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: All Right, that's gonna do it for our Hot Reads, 331 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: brought to you by Geico. When we get back, it'side 332 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: four hour Behind Enemy Sidelis Interview of the Week, and 333 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: this week it is Adam Johns from The Athletic who 334 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 1: covers the Bears right there at Chicago. The next Texans 335 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: All Access Texans All Access Texans will Access. Welcome back 336 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: this ondnes edition of Texans All Access from Lounday Texans 337 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, and we will 338 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: go behind enemy side lines with Deep City this week 339 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: and talk about these Chica Ago Bears. And the last 340 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: time the Texans saw the Chicago Bears that was twenty sixteen, 341 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: four years ago. It was the opener of that year. 342 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: Will Fuller came out of the gates, great brock Oswaller 343 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: looked good and we felt like, yeah, maybe we got 344 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,400 Speaker 1: something here and the Texans started off one and oh 345 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 1: after beating the Bears. The last time the Texans were 346 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: in Chicago now eight years ago. I can't wait to 347 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: get soder Field. I've never been there. It's the last 348 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: stadium other than the two just completed stadiums in the 349 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: NFL that I needed to see. Detroit was one of 350 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: them this year, Chicago was another one. Have not been 351 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, have not been to 352 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: Sofi Stadium in La Looking forward to that down the road. 353 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: But Soldier Field completes the set if you will. So 354 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: I am absolutely thrilled about going to Chicago. So what 355 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: will I and other seat on Sunday from the Chicago Bears. Well, 356 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: dpcity was set with Adam Johns at the Athletic to 357 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: find out. So here's are behind enemy sidelines. Interview with 358 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,320 Speaker 1: Adam Johns. Welcome into Enemy sidelines presented by Microsoft Teams 359 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: at my guest this week, Chicago Bears beat reporter Adam 360 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: Johns he covers the Bears for the Athletic Up in Chicago. 361 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 1: Welcome in, Adam. It's great to have you. I know 362 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: it's not the season either of these two teams wanted, 363 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: but here we are in December. So let's talk about 364 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: these Bears, shall we. Because five and one to start 365 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 1: the season and now they're in the midst of a 366 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: six game losing skid. I mean, what's the attitude like 367 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: in Chicago and what's that roller coaster been like. I 368 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: actually think the Bears are should be thankful right now 369 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: that there are no fans allowed in Soldier Field because 370 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 1: they would be being they would be booed quite harshly. 371 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: Right now. It's gotten that bad. DP. I think we 372 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: all expect some offensive struggles this season, but at least recently, 373 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: it's been the defensive decline. The lack of production from 374 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: Khalil Mack and Eddie Jackson, the superstars of this team, 375 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: that's been really frustrating for the organization right now. Two 376 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,920 Speaker 1: very bad losses against the Lions and Packers, especially on defense, 377 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: definitely gonna get to you more about the defense. But 378 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: you know what's the attitude like, Now you've got four 379 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: more games left in the season, the Bears can try 380 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,120 Speaker 1: to turn the losing skit around. The probably playoffs maybe 381 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: out of reach, But what's just the general attitude now 382 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: in December. Yeah, Bears coach Matt Naggie has been using 383 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: this message personal pride. Let's have some personal pride and 384 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: how we prepare, how we coach this team, how we 385 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: play on the field, everything we do. Let's have some 386 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: personal pride. And really that's what it's come down to. 387 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: The playoffs don't look like a realistic possibility. Even though 388 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 1: the Bears are one game out. It's going to take 389 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: a lot of help for that to have to really 390 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: come to fruition. So have some personal pride. Let that 391 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 1: show and every action that you have. That's been message 392 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: right now for Matt Naggie. We'll see what that comes 393 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: to be on the field against the Shaun Watson. All right, Well, 394 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 1: let's talk about the Bears quarterback situation, because we've all 395 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: watched it rather closely this offseason. They bring in Nick Foles, 396 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: its arts off with Mitchell Trubisky, then he gets benched 397 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: Foles comes in. There's been injuries between the two of them, 398 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: and now it looks like that Mitchell Trubisky is the 399 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 1: starter once again. So how did he do? I know 400 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:12,679 Speaker 1: the Bears lost on Sunday against the Lions, but it 401 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: seemed like the offense was moving the ball doing some things. Well. 402 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:21,120 Speaker 1: What does Trubisky offer the offense maybe that Fools doesn't well. 403 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: Matt Naggie called that Lion's loss, as bad as it was, 404 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 1: especially in those final five minutes, the best game by far. 405 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: That's by far for the offense. So that's a significant 406 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: statement considering he benched Trubisky all the way back in 407 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: week through and he stuck for Nick and he stuck 408 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: with Nick Foles for that long for seven starts that 409 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: weren't very good for Foles whatsoever. So he brings a 410 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: little bit more in terms of athleticism. The offense does 411 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 1: look different in terms of play calls, in terms of 412 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: getting him on the move, doing things more with his feet. 413 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: The run game is a bit different too. That's been 414 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: productive with Trubisky under center. That was true in the 415 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: beginning of the season and it's true right now in 416 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: the past two games. Is past two starts against the 417 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: Packers and the Lions, so that should still stay the 418 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: same against the Texans. But yeah, I think right now, 419 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 1: the storyline in Chicago with this game, especially with Trubisky 420 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 1: getting it at this start, it's it's what we all wanted. 421 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: It's mister Trubisky versus the Shawn Watson because we know 422 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: that's a big storyline here in Chicago, both of those 423 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: quarterbacks coming out in the same draft, and there was 424 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: a lot of chatter about them that offseason. I remember 425 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: it well and it will be fund those the first 426 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: they face off for the first time really in their 427 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: NFL careers. You mentioned play calling, so let's talk about 428 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,640 Speaker 1: that because I know Matt Naggie handed off the play 429 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: calling duties to his offensive coordinator, Bill Laser. Does the 430 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: offense look much different with Laser calling the plays? How 431 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: has it changed? It looked different against the Lions, And 432 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: maybe that's Trubisky and him getting comfortable with each other. 433 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 1: Maybe it's more input from Trubisky after you know, him 434 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: coming back from a shoulder injury as well. So there's 435 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: a lot of layers to that Trubisky conversation that you 436 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: have to get through. But yeah, the whole decision to 437 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: give that play calling, those play calling responsibilities to Bill Laser. 438 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: That's that was an effort from Matt Naggie, maybe a 439 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: desperate effort from Matt Naggie to really fix this offense 440 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 1: where change is just needed, Where enough is enough, it's 441 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,439 Speaker 1: time to try something different. What's going on is not working. 442 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,920 Speaker 1: So let's give Bill Laser. Who is play calling. Who 443 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: is a play calling history with the Dolphins in the Bengals, 444 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: Let's give him a shot. It was better against the Lions, 445 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: significantly better against the Lions than it was against the Packers. 446 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 1: But sometimes the opponent matters too. The Lions don't have 447 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: the best defense in the NFL right now. The Packers 448 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 1: are a tadbit better, and they do have Aaron Rodgers, 449 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: So there's other factors to take into account, especially when 450 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,439 Speaker 1: looking at the Bears offense and who's calling plays all right. 451 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: The run game it suffered its own share of injuries. 452 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: Twreet Cohen went out on injured reserve early on in 453 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: the season, but it seems like second year back David 454 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: Montgomery's really stepped up nicely in his place and been 455 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: kind of a bright spot for that offense. He's averaging 456 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:55,400 Speaker 1: four point one yards per carry. What does he bring 457 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 1: to the run game. He's a very violent runner. You're 458 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,479 Speaker 1: gonna have to come after him in waves to get 459 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: him down. He doesn't go down easily, doesn't go down 460 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: with arm tackles, very violent and most everything he does, 461 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: like every carry he has, there's a there's a tad 462 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: of violence to it, and Bears fans love that, especially 463 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 1: with Walter Peyton, you know, being such a legend here 464 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: having that statue outside social fields. So David Montgomery has 465 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: really endeared himself to a lot of fans for his 466 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: running style. He'll definitely bring that against the Texans. To me, 467 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: the biggest takeaway in terms of Montgomery's production over the 468 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: past couple of weeks is actually having some stability and 469 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: some continuity and that offensive line. They finally found something 470 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 1: that works. It's been a big problem all year long, 471 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: a lot of injuries, some COVID nineteen concerns as well, 472 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: but they finally have a combination up front where it 473 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: all starts. We know that DP up front where things 474 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: are clicking, where there's some continuity, where there's some chemistry 475 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: working in the trenches. All right, Well, let's stick with 476 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: the offense a little bit longer because Alan Robinson, he's 477 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 1: really led the team as far as receiving yards nine 478 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: hundred four receiver yards, five touchdowns. Even with all the 479 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: quarterback changes, he's been really productive on the field. So 480 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: what has really stood out to you about Alan Robinson 481 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 1: this year? Yeah, well, there's a couple ways I could 482 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: go with this, Like he's coming off a game where 483 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: he made a four yard reception on a third and 484 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: five play in the final seconds against the Lions, where 485 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: if he makes that first down, the Bears get a 486 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: couple of shots at the end zone. Or maybe having 487 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: a different conversation right now, maybe the Bears some way, 488 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: somehow plauda miraculous victory against the Lions, but instead he 489 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: gets four yards when the first down was there. So 490 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: right now in Chicago, I think fans are kind of 491 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 1: upset with them because they missed an opportunity there. But overall, 492 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 1: he's probably been their most consistent threat offensively. I think 493 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: that's actually safe to say. He's been that reliable no 494 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: matter who's at quarterback, he's been their best player on offense. 495 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: But he does leave you wanting more a little bit more, 496 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: whether it's that third down play against the Lions, whether 497 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: it's losing a jump ball in the end zone against 498 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: the Packers. He's lost a couple of jump balls this 499 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:07,200 Speaker 1: season where defenders have made interceptions by actually pulling the 500 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 1: ball away from him. So even though he is the 501 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: bears best player by far offensively, maybe one of their 502 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: best players overall in this team, he's still had a 503 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: season that leaves you wanting a bit more because of 504 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: close calls like that, close plays where it could have 505 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 1: gone either way. All right, well, let's switch gears and 506 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: talk about that Bears defense because you alluded to it 507 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,239 Speaker 1: a little bit earlier. They've just not really stood up 508 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 1: some of the expectations, and they had a lot of 509 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: high expectations. That pass rush led by Clil Mack and 510 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: Akeem Hicks and Robert Quinn. They've struggled in the past 511 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: two games. But was there something different in that five 512 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: and one stretch where they were playing so well? I mean, 513 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: what seemed to have changed over the course of this 514 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: season for them. Yeah, it's quite the mystery because they've 515 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: invested so much money in this defense, really at all 516 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: three levels draft capital too. They this is where the 517 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: team is built, Like this is supposed to be their strength. 518 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 1: Clear Mac is a superstar, one of the best defenders 519 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: in the league, but his numbers just aren't there. He's 520 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: not close to the leading the league in sacks. Right now, 521 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: Robert Quinn hasn't had a sack, hasn't touched the quarterback really, 522 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: I don't think since his first snap for the Bears, 523 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: hopefully going back to Week two. So that's a baffling 524 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: stat especially when you see, you know, Leonard Floyd, who 525 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: who Robert Quinn replaces, having a big season for the 526 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Rams right now. So there's a lot of 527 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: questions about this defense because there's a lot of money 528 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: spent on this defense. And Chuck mcgano, the defensive coordinator, 529 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: is undersa fire right now. But Matt Naggie's undersa fire 530 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: right now in Chicago. So I don't know if he's 531 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: getting a pass, but there is some added scrutiny to 532 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: what he's doing in terms of his play calls, in 533 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 1: terms of his game plans, in terms of how aggressive 534 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: he's getting after quarterbacks right now, especially after what the 535 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 1: Lions and Packers have done to that defense. All right, 536 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about inside linebacker ro Kuan Smith. 537 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: He's actually part of our next Gen stat presented by AWS. 538 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: He's top five in the league amongst tacklers. He has 539 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 1: a one hundred and ten heading into Week fourteen, So 540 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: just a top ten draft pick a few years ago. 541 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,479 Speaker 1: How does his presence affect the middle of that defense 542 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: and what does he bring? Yeah, Deby, this is the 543 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: feel good story this year for the Bears. This is 544 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: a player who who had some questions about his first 545 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: two years trying to find his way in the NFL. 546 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: Did He looked lost at times? And last year he 547 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: missed a game because a personal reasons and it took 548 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: him a couple of games to get back into the 549 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: flow of the game. This year, he's been one of 550 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,959 Speaker 1: the bears best defenders. He's taken over the play calls 551 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: in the middle of the defense. He's on the field 552 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 1: for every single play in every single game. He's been 553 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 1: good too, a lot of tackles for loss, a lot 554 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 1: of impact places. He's had some sacks too. All over 555 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 1: the field. He's got that sideline the sideline speed that 556 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: you want out of modern day linebackers. He's great in 557 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: coverage as well. So if you're ranking the feel good 558 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 1: stories for the Bears right now, it's real quant Smith 559 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: number one because the Bears, they love their linebackers, Dick Buckets, 560 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:00,120 Speaker 1: Brian R. Locker, Mike Singletary. This is a franchise that 561 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: loves its line blackers, and Roquat Smith just happens to 562 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: be the next Greade one. Well, another field good story. 563 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: I think it's got to be the specialist your return teams. 564 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: In Cordarol Patterson, he's just had an outstanding season. I've 565 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: only caught a few Bears games this year, but it 566 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: seems like whenever he's returning the ball, it's always a 567 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: big play with a big game, a lot of yards. 568 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: What makes him so elusive? And are you surprised that 569 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:26,719 Speaker 1: teams continue to kick to him? He's had a few teams, 570 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: He's scared a few teams. Let's say that every week 571 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: you see the short kick, you see the long kicks 572 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,239 Speaker 1: out of the end zone. He's that good. He's one 573 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: of the best returners of all time. And we know 574 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 1: returners well in the city because we've had Devin Hester, 575 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 1: like he was the superstar of superstars when it comes 576 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,600 Speaker 1: to kick returners. So we know what we're talking about 577 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: here in Chicago and Cordella Patterson. He's right up there. 578 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 1: He may not be as good as Hester, but he's 579 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: up there. In terms of the kick return game. Devin 580 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: Hester was a great punt returner. Cordella Patterson might be 581 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 1: the better kick returners, so obviously the Texans should be 582 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: scared of him. The stats speak for themselves, the production 583 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: speaks for themselves. He opened the game against the Lines 584 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: with a big return, and he's turning out to be 585 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: quite the productive running back as well. The Bears found 586 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,719 Speaker 1: a role for him in that situation, at least in 587 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 1: terms of having him be the backup for David Montgomery. 588 00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: So he's been a good free agent signing for Ryan 589 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,479 Speaker 1: Pas and the Bears. And yeah, safe to say he's 590 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: one of the best returners of all time. So don't 591 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: kick to him, Texans. I was gonna say, I don't 592 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: know why anybody's been kicking to him, but maybe there's 593 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 1: something out there that I'm missing. All right, Adam, I 594 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: know it's a busy week for you all. What stories 595 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: are you working on for the Athletic this week? Yes, 596 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: you know right now. The scrutiny of Matt Nagge and 597 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: his play calls are definitely a big storyline, But to me, 598 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: it's the DeShawn Watson Mitch Trubisky storyline that I think 599 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: takes precedence over everything. We all know the story here 600 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 1: very well. In Chicago. The Bears traded up to number two, 601 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 1: not to draft de Shaun Watson was coming off in 602 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: the National title and a successful career at Clemsion, not 603 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: to draft Patrick Mahomes, but the draft Mitchell Trubisky, whose 604 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 1: head is ups and downs here in Chicago. Obviously we 605 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: just talked about him being benched in favor of Nick 606 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: Foles this year. Deshaun Watson is one of the best 607 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 1: young quarterbacks in the game going right now. He's one 608 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: of the most exciting players, one of the best leaders 609 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: in the NFL right now. Different stories unfolding right now 610 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: here for the Bears. I think the Bears would love 611 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 1: to have with Deshaun Watson, but obviously they got quarterback concerns, 612 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: So that Deshaun Watson mister Trubisky storyline is number one 613 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: here right now in Chicago. It certainly is a good one. 614 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: But I gotta say people in Houston and Texans fans 615 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: are very happy that that unfolded. The weight in twenty 616 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: seventeen because the team's gone through its own chair of 617 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: quarterback struggles. Adam, thank you so much for the time. 618 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: Always a pleasure to look forward to seeing you soon. Yeah, 619 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: good help. Yeah we'll say the Texans did have match shop. Yeah, 620 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: we've had our quarterback issues. You know when Shabby was 621 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: just done, which was the first year was twenty fourteen. 622 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: Well look we have for three years fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, 623 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: and then the savior came in, Deshaun Watson coming in 624 00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: and oh my gosh, I mean, oh that was so awesome. 625 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:06,520 Speaker 1: The Bears of bad quarterback issues forever forever named the 626 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: last great Chicago Bears quarterback. I mean Jake Cutler. I 627 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 1: guess he wasn't even that good. I mean, that's that's it. 628 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 1: That's why they drafted a quarterback. I'm trying to remember. 629 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,320 Speaker 1: I guess, oh yeah, I was Cutler in twenty sixteen 630 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: that played against us, and you wouldn't even call him great, 631 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: I don't think. But that was it. And Cuyler was 632 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,359 Speaker 1: there for three or four years if that. I mean 633 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: the day's way back in the day Bob Avellini and 634 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: Vince Evans cade McNown I mean all the different players 635 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: they've drafted to play that position, they've not gotten it right. 636 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: And it's frustrating. And especially when their fans are going 637 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,200 Speaker 1: to see a guy that they could have drafted, but no, 638 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: they drafted Mitchell Trubisky. It's got to be so incredibly frustrating. 639 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: I do think that Mitchell's got something. Drake Andre where 640 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: and I we've talked about this. He's got skills. He's 641 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:04,359 Speaker 1: got skills. Maybe it's just not a fit for Matt 642 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: Nagge potentially, who knows. But the Shaun Watson's our guy. 643 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 1: He's not in Chicago, and that makes all of us 644 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: very very happy. All Right, we get back. We'll talk 645 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:17,280 Speaker 1: to our good pal, Mark Vanermer right here on Texans 646 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: All Access. 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That's a patche Corp dot com. Now 656 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:07,760 Speaker 1: here's the show. Welcome back to Wednesday edition of Texas 657 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 1: All Access from Monday Texans Radio Studio. I look down 658 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 1: and saw its December ninth, and you look outside and 659 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 1: it's nighttime, and it's like you're sweating when you go outside. 660 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: That will not be the case Sunday when I your host, 661 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 1: John Harris, football Alston side the reporter walking the Soldier 662 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 1: Field for the very first time in my forty eight 663 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 1: years on this planet and cannot wait. Somebody who's been 664 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:37,240 Speaker 1: there a couple other times before me is the voice 665 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:41,360 Speaker 1: of the Texans. Mark Vandermarini joins me. Now, Mark, Soldier Field, 666 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: is it? Is it worth it? Is it one of 667 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,440 Speaker 1: those stops that like, yeah, you really gotta make it 668 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: to go to Soldier Field to feel kind of history 669 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: of the NFL at Soldier Field. Look, Johnny Lambo, I'm 670 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 1: gonna be honest here. Lambo's better a lot. But there's 671 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:06,040 Speaker 1: something about being in Chicago and being outside of Soldier Field, 672 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:08,440 Speaker 1: because as we were discussing with Tim Kelly, you know, 673 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: he called it a spaceship, so I'm glad he said 674 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:13,640 Speaker 1: that as a Chicago in because that's what it looks like, 675 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 1: a spaceship landed inside an old building. And I just 676 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: think that it doesn't hold the weight of lambeau Field 677 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: even close. Apparently, Hollis Hall, where they practice, is a 678 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 1: remarkable place with their Hall of Fame or whatever they 679 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:32,400 Speaker 1: call it, and they've got an incredible studio where you 680 00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:35,239 Speaker 1: can move. They have movable walls and it's huge, and 681 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: they have events there and I'm not sure you know, 682 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 1: that's not obviously what the building is. So they've really 683 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:42,000 Speaker 1: done a great job with that. But that's not a 684 00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:46,080 Speaker 1: historic site. Soldier Field is. I just think going to 685 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,719 Speaker 1: Chicago and playing the Bears in the Windy City. And 686 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,280 Speaker 1: by the way, does anybody really call it that in Chicago? 687 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:53,399 Speaker 1: Is that one of those things where the outsiders call 688 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:55,840 Speaker 1: it that? Kind of like Happy Valley. I used to 689 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,520 Speaker 1: live in State College. Nobody called it Happy Valley, But 690 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:02,200 Speaker 1: I digress. I just think it's not quite the same. 691 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:04,839 Speaker 1: But there's something about being on the turf there because 692 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,719 Speaker 1: you know what's gone down there historically. You know, that's 693 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: a great topic for an offseason show because in North Carolina, 694 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 1: nobody ever calls it the Dean Dome. And nobody and 695 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 1: if you remember a long time ago was named after 696 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:22,320 Speaker 1: Dean Smith, everybody in North Carolina calls it the Smith Center. 697 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,439 Speaker 1: If you say they don't know what you're talking about, 698 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:28,360 Speaker 1: they're like, what the Dean What? Oh the Smith Center? 699 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah, we know where that you know, So 700 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:33,799 Speaker 1: it's that's that's a very interesting one. We can do that, 701 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:38,000 Speaker 1: uh down the road. One of the things, Mark, I 702 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:42,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna miss and I this this kind of bothers me, 703 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:44,919 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna miss it. I mean, obviously I'll be there, 704 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:48,160 Speaker 1: but because all the different COVID restrictions such I don't 705 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:52,520 Speaker 1: go to the press box, I don't go up. When 706 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:58,719 Speaker 1: we've gone to places like MetLife, playing the Giants, um, 707 00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:02,680 Speaker 1: you know, going to Arlington, even to take on the Cowboys, 708 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: going to Cleveland, when you see all the different historical 709 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:11,240 Speaker 1: pictures that are, you know, up on the press box 710 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:15,040 Speaker 1: that you get a chance to see, and you realize 711 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 1: this is one of the oldest franchises in the NFL. 712 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,200 Speaker 1: It's so cool to end up playing them and obviously 713 00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 1: we are the youngest franchise, and so it's the oldest 714 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: verses the youngest, and I just I find that so 715 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: fascinating Mark, and I don't know if there'll be another 716 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: franchise that comes in and maybe this way forever that 717 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: the Texans are the youngest and the Bears are the oldest. 718 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:42,200 Speaker 1: But to me, there's something so romantic about that with 719 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:45,560 Speaker 1: the Texans young taking on the old the Bears, but 720 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,560 Speaker 1: just a history of the Bears when you were up there, 721 00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:50,800 Speaker 1: when you went up there in old four in twenty twelve, 722 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:52,759 Speaker 1: do you get that feeling when you're up in the 723 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: press box when you're walking around, You get that feeling 724 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,480 Speaker 1: as you're walking around, even though it's been renovated over 725 00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:01,280 Speaker 1: the last how many every years. Well, it's a weird 726 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 1: booth in Chicago. I hate to ruin that because and 727 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:07,279 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna ruin it. I do feel the same way. 728 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:11,560 Speaker 1: You know this, and I can validate that. But there 729 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:15,000 Speaker 1: is a big difference between this and the other press boxes. 730 00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:18,239 Speaker 1: The radio booth is on the opposite side of the 731 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: stadium as the press box, and the radio boots are 732 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:26,200 Speaker 1: weird because you can't see the scoreboard they have their 733 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 1: you have your own little scoreboard that they park on 734 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:35,239 Speaker 1: the overhang because you can't see high in the air. 735 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:38,640 Speaker 1: You can't even see the punts. Johnny from It reminds 736 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:41,000 Speaker 1: me of some weird college press boxes I've been to. 737 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:44,799 Speaker 1: It's like, here's Brian Ager with the punt. I guess 738 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,040 Speaker 1: it's pretty good, and now it's coming down, it's gonna 739 00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:49,319 Speaker 1: be caught, you know, like you don't know if it's 740 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 1: a wounded duck or if it's a beautiful you know, 741 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 1: Shane Leckler Hall of Fame type punt. You just gotta 742 00:40:56,239 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: go with it. So it's just But the rest it is, 743 00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:05,080 Speaker 1: oh four was remarkable because there we were in December. 744 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 1: It was only year three of the franchise. I looked 745 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,719 Speaker 1: it up today. It was eleven degrees. But that's come 746 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:13,839 Speaker 1: out that's on the stat sheet. It was minus eight 747 00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:16,600 Speaker 1: windshill and the winds coming out of the north, and 748 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,920 Speaker 1: the only thing north of Chicago is like Santa Claus, 749 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 1: Okay and lambeau Field. That's it. Those are the only 750 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:24,560 Speaker 1: two things north of Chicago. The wind is coming from 751 00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:29,319 Speaker 1: there and it's brutal. And we had a ball. I mean, 752 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:32,279 Speaker 1: it was David Carr throwing a TV to Corey Bradford. 753 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 1: It was the Texans getting turnovers, winning twenty four to 754 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:38,120 Speaker 1: five that day. By the way, Lovey was coaching, and 755 00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:41,040 Speaker 1: I've told the story many times about how my water 756 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:44,400 Speaker 1: bottle kept freezing up, my pen froze up, had to 757 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:47,360 Speaker 1: do push ups. It was literally ten degrees in our booth. 758 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:50,120 Speaker 1: It was amazing to do that game, and to come 759 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:52,560 Speaker 1: out of there with a wind just felt like, you know, 760 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,640 Speaker 1: you really celebrated the history and the Texans history of it. 761 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:57,120 Speaker 1: To be able to go up there and get that 762 00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 1: victory in O four. How did you make it back 763 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:07,440 Speaker 1: without our partner Andre where not losing his mind with 764 00:42:07,560 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: it being that cold. Well, all right, that's a great 765 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:13,440 Speaker 1: question because when we go to Lambeau at oh eight, 766 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:17,439 Speaker 1: it's three degrees and Andre brought his own space heater, 767 00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:21,120 Speaker 1: right so, and I think he purchased it on the 768 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:25,160 Speaker 1: trip or something like that. So he was so ready 769 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:27,600 Speaker 1: for that one. And at Lambeau it's different because the 770 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:31,239 Speaker 1: booth is heated, it's nicer. They renovated it, you know, 771 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:34,560 Speaker 1: the Bears. They might have renovated the stadium, but you're 772 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:37,680 Speaker 1: still in this kind of concrete it's like Hannibal elector cell. 773 00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:41,640 Speaker 1: You know, you just it's not very cozy and it's 774 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:44,279 Speaker 1: not warm at all. I mean you a barely have 775 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:46,799 Speaker 1: a window, like well Hannibal didn't have a window. The 776 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:50,680 Speaker 1: point is this, so Andre, to answer your question, Andre, 777 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,000 Speaker 1: here's the thing about are He doesn't like the cold, 778 00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:56,080 Speaker 1: but he geared up for that Chicago Bears trip. I 779 00:42:56,239 --> 00:42:59,719 Speaker 1: had electric socks, and I think he might have too. 780 00:42:59,719 --> 00:43:03,480 Speaker 1: We hadn't electric socks. That helps if your feet are cold, 781 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:07,839 Speaker 1: along with everybody else, you're dead, as you know. But 782 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:10,880 Speaker 1: even with all that stuff, you know what people don't. 783 00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:12,920 Speaker 1: And look, this is not woe is me. I'll call 784 00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:15,680 Speaker 1: a game in anything. The coldest games I've ever called 785 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:18,000 Speaker 1: were the ones where you saw you're sort of caught 786 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:21,879 Speaker 1: off guard, like baseball in Michigan in the spring. There 787 00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:24,759 Speaker 1: is nothing colder than that. I'm sorry, because you're thinking 788 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:26,920 Speaker 1: it's baseball, it'll be nice. Then you're there for a 789 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:30,239 Speaker 1: seven hour double header and you have hypothermia. You know, 790 00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:33,440 Speaker 1: the Bears game and the Packer game. I was layer 791 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:35,960 Speaker 1: upon layer upon layer upon layer. It was still hard 792 00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:38,480 Speaker 1: to keep warm in Chicago because that was just brutal 793 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,759 Speaker 1: and you're talking for three hours, so you can hear 794 00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:42,920 Speaker 1: it in your voice, which I like. There was no 795 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:45,000 Speaker 1: option to close the windows, by the way, in Chicago, 796 00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:49,320 Speaker 1: no option because it was like a garage door, a 797 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:51,480 Speaker 1: sort of thing, you know, like you slide it down. 798 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:53,640 Speaker 1: It was not glass. You couldn't see through it, so 799 00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:55,640 Speaker 1: you had to open it and call the game. And 800 00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:59,080 Speaker 1: here we go, and I'll never forget that day. When 801 00:43:59,160 --> 00:44:02,240 Speaker 1: we get back, Mark and I will continue our conversation 802 00:44:02,440 --> 00:44:07,640 Speaker 1: talking about one of the greatest wins in Texans history 803 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:11,200 Speaker 1: that happened the last time the Texans were at Solderfield. 804 00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:13,000 Speaker 1: We'll do that next right here in Texas All Access. 805 00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:16,360 Speaker 1: We got one hour down at one hour left and 806 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:20,720 Speaker 1: go right here on Texans All Access John Harris with 807 00:44:20,880 --> 00:44:24,720 Speaker 1: Mark Vanimir and Mark, I gotta tell you the weather. 808 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:27,399 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. It was the first thing I looked at 809 00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:29,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday after we played our game, like, okay, thinking 810 00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:33,120 Speaker 1: head to Chicago, all right, what's the temperature. Thirty five 811 00:44:33,239 --> 00:44:35,319 Speaker 1: is a high, twenty three is a low. And I'm like, 812 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:39,520 Speaker 1: I think I think I can make that. I think 813 00:44:40,680 --> 00:44:44,520 Speaker 1: that I'll be okay. But the one thing that you 814 00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:49,239 Speaker 1: had in twenty twelve was the rain mark. I can't 815 00:44:49,239 --> 00:44:51,280 Speaker 1: even imagine now that the game was also played earlier 816 00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:54,080 Speaker 1: in the year two. So that was like week what ten, 817 00:44:54,840 --> 00:44:57,680 Speaker 1: nine or ten because we were seven and one. Both 818 00:44:57,680 --> 00:45:00,480 Speaker 1: teams are seven and one going in. Yeah, so it 819 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:02,719 Speaker 1: was probably a bit better. The stat sheet said like 820 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:06,160 Speaker 1: in the fifties. But mark the pouring down rain during 821 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:08,080 Speaker 1: that game. And I was going back. I did this 822 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:11,080 Speaker 1: on Texans replay the other day, and I was looking 823 00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:14,480 Speaker 1: back at that game, and yes, the rain was a 824 00:45:14,560 --> 00:45:19,280 Speaker 1: huge factor. Mark. It was a turnover fest. I totally 825 00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:24,120 Speaker 1: completely had forgotten that there were turnovers left and right. 826 00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:26,680 Speaker 1: And here's the other thing that stood out. Obviously, rain 827 00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:30,759 Speaker 1: was a big factor, but the high mark, high water 828 00:45:30,840 --> 00:45:35,120 Speaker 1: mark for the quarterbacks was mattch Shobs ninety five yards. 829 00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:38,880 Speaker 1: Cutler was like forty something then he got knocked out. 830 00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:43,319 Speaker 1: Jason Campbell was ninety four. Nobody threw for more than 831 00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:46,520 Speaker 1: ninety five yards in this game. What stood out to 832 00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:49,839 Speaker 1: you about that twenty twelve trip to Chicago. Well, it's 833 00:45:49,840 --> 00:45:51,400 Speaker 1: funny because I looked at the same thing and it 834 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:53,520 Speaker 1: was like fifty three degrees and I'm like, hang out 835 00:45:53,520 --> 00:45:57,760 Speaker 1: a second, that is not how I remember this game. 836 00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:01,200 Speaker 1: Because I, first of all, fifty three Houston feels. You know, 837 00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:04,080 Speaker 1: we've had a few fifty threes lately. It's not warm, right, 838 00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:08,920 Speaker 1: But when it's raining and windy in Chicago and getting 839 00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:12,840 Speaker 1: dark and getting colder as the game goes on, in 840 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:15,800 Speaker 1: the rain and the wind, it's getting a little chilly. Okay. 841 00:46:16,080 --> 00:46:19,080 Speaker 1: So that was a chilly game. And here's what else happened. 842 00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:23,160 Speaker 1: I'll never forget this. Getting on the plane after we 843 00:46:23,239 --> 00:46:26,279 Speaker 1: won the game, the temperature dropped like, I don't know, 844 00:46:26,320 --> 00:46:28,480 Speaker 1: I felt like twenty degrees in five minutes. It was 845 00:46:28,640 --> 00:46:31,520 Speaker 1: something was coming in from the north pole and it 846 00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:35,120 Speaker 1: was not good. And I'll never forget that. But during 847 00:46:35,160 --> 00:46:38,160 Speaker 1: the game, you're right, it was a sloppy game. It 848 00:46:38,239 --> 00:46:40,959 Speaker 1: was thirteen to seven, right, it was a sloppy game. 849 00:46:41,400 --> 00:46:45,040 Speaker 1: And Daniel Manning's playing against the Bears, and you know, 850 00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:48,640 Speaker 1: he's this is his what his third year with the Texas, 851 00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:52,200 Speaker 1: his second year with the Texas, and he's playing against 852 00:46:52,239 --> 00:46:54,480 Speaker 1: the Bears. And there's a lot of talk all week 853 00:46:54,520 --> 00:46:56,680 Speaker 1: about Manning and they let him walk and all this 854 00:46:56,760 --> 00:46:59,600 Speaker 1: other stuff. And I love it when guys play their 855 00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:02,160 Speaker 1: former team, because you know, sometimes it doesn't matter much 856 00:47:02,280 --> 00:47:05,320 Speaker 1: I remember, like Robert Smith for the Texans playing against 857 00:47:05,360 --> 00:47:09,360 Speaker 1: the Titans. He would play lights out against the Titans. 858 00:47:09,600 --> 00:47:12,920 Speaker 1: So here's Daniel Manny against the Bears. He forces a fubble, 859 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:15,680 Speaker 1: he picks off a pass, and the statue doesn't really 860 00:47:15,719 --> 00:47:17,880 Speaker 1: tell the whole story. You just had this, like Forrest 861 00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:20,800 Speaker 1: Whittaker fast times at Ridgemont High feeling from Daniel Manny 862 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:23,520 Speaker 1: that night where he was not gonna let the defense 863 00:47:24,200 --> 00:47:26,640 Speaker 1: allow a score, you know. And then they had seven points. 864 00:47:26,760 --> 00:47:29,719 Speaker 1: Jason Campbell came into the game for Cutler, and I'm thinking, well, 865 00:47:29,840 --> 00:47:33,600 Speaker 1: Jason Campbell, and we're looking at his numbers. He had 866 00:47:33,760 --> 00:47:37,440 Speaker 1: seventy starts under his belt when he entered the game, 867 00:47:37,480 --> 00:47:39,440 Speaker 1: and I was like, this is no easy pickings here. 868 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:42,640 Speaker 1: This guy started seventy games, you know, and I very 869 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:45,279 Speaker 1: always liked him, and you know, and I understand. I mean, 870 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:46,719 Speaker 1: the guy's got a lot of talent. You know, it 871 00:47:46,840 --> 00:47:50,000 Speaker 1: starts seventy games in the NFL unless your talented. But 872 00:47:50,360 --> 00:47:53,120 Speaker 1: the defense was so good. You remember Johnny and Arian 873 00:47:53,200 --> 00:47:56,760 Speaker 1: Foster had that diving touchdown reception which I'll never forget, 874 00:47:56,760 --> 00:48:00,479 Speaker 1: which I think is the best touchdown reception of his career. 875 00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:02,799 Speaker 1: You could probably think of another one, correct me, But 876 00:48:03,080 --> 00:48:06,080 Speaker 1: I wrote that today and I just think that's the 877 00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:10,520 Speaker 1: memorable thing Arian and the slapfest and Manning about that game. Yeah, 878 00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:14,719 Speaker 1: I still think I said this on replay. Not only 879 00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:17,800 Speaker 1: is it one of the better receptions or one of 880 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:19,920 Speaker 1: the better reception touchdowns, I just feel like it's one 881 00:48:19,960 --> 00:48:24,160 Speaker 1: of the better individual efforts for a touchdown. I mean, obviously, 882 00:48:24,200 --> 00:48:27,360 Speaker 1: since Deshan has been here, we've seen a few just 883 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:30,160 Speaker 1: from him. I mean the Buffalo game, obviously, carrying guys 884 00:48:30,200 --> 00:48:34,759 Speaker 1: into the end zone and such. But that catch in 885 00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:39,160 Speaker 1: that weather at that point, that's that's not an easy 886 00:48:39,200 --> 00:48:42,920 Speaker 1: catch to make, and then it's pouring down rain in 887 00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:45,759 Speaker 1: that picture it had been it was a frame picture. 888 00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:48,840 Speaker 1: It was somewhere in our offices for a while, so 889 00:48:49,280 --> 00:48:52,560 Speaker 1: you would we would see that picture and I still would. 890 00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:55,560 Speaker 1: I would just marvel at what he did to be 891 00:48:55,680 --> 00:48:59,520 Speaker 1: able to make that catch in that particular weather. And 892 00:48:59,640 --> 00:49:02,759 Speaker 1: it was like the guy was such and we've said 893 00:49:02,800 --> 00:49:05,360 Speaker 1: this before numerous times, he was so good down on 894 00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:08,480 Speaker 1: a goal line running the ball. But then you can 895 00:49:08,520 --> 00:49:11,080 Speaker 1: throw him that sort of pass and he could catch 896 00:49:11,080 --> 00:49:13,600 Speaker 1: it and make a play and make a touchdown, in fact, 897 00:49:13,600 --> 00:49:14,920 Speaker 1: the only touchdown on that night, because I think it 898 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:18,279 Speaker 1: ended up being thirteen to six. But what a what 899 00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:22,719 Speaker 1: a win that was. And Market also says this OH 900 00:49:22,800 --> 00:49:25,919 Speaker 1: four at Chicago win, OH eight back home, A win, 901 00:49:26,440 --> 00:49:30,080 Speaker 1: twelve at Chicago, win twenty sixteen at home, a win 902 00:49:30,719 --> 00:49:35,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. I mean, if things hold, I mean, is 903 00:49:35,400 --> 00:49:38,960 Speaker 1: it is it the only franchise I mean, I think, right, 904 00:49:39,160 --> 00:49:43,839 Speaker 1: the only franchise that we are undefeated against. Yeah, you 905 00:49:43,840 --> 00:49:45,400 Speaker 1: know what, You're putting me on the spot, and I 906 00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:47,840 Speaker 1: believe so. I thought. I looked it up in the 907 00:49:47,920 --> 00:49:51,239 Speaker 1: offseason because one thing got found interesting about this was 908 00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:54,320 Speaker 1: that the Texans have never beaten the Vikings and they've 909 00:49:54,360 --> 00:49:56,719 Speaker 1: never lost to the Bears. Yeah, and they still have 910 00:49:56,880 --> 00:50:00,640 Speaker 1: never beaten the Vikings. And I'm and they still will 911 00:50:00,680 --> 00:50:03,160 Speaker 1: have not lost to the Bears, you know. So you know, 912 00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:06,320 Speaker 1: when you only play these guys every you know, four years, 913 00:50:06,840 --> 00:50:09,799 Speaker 1: it's pretty easy to keep track of the history there. 914 00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:13,760 Speaker 1: But I got I have to say that's right, because 915 00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:16,160 Speaker 1: it was Miami for so long until fifteen when they 916 00:50:16,239 --> 00:50:19,640 Speaker 1: you know, put that Horizon job on them um down 917 00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:22,279 Speaker 1: in South Florida. Uh, and then when it went right 918 00:50:22,320 --> 00:50:24,640 Speaker 1: back to beat the Dolphins when they took on Brock 919 00:50:24,840 --> 00:50:27,040 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen and got the job done. It was 920 00:50:27,040 --> 00:50:32,279 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, right, so I believe it is. I'm thinking here, 921 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:37,040 Speaker 1: it's gotta be It's gotta be. Division. The other thing 922 00:50:37,080 --> 00:50:42,960 Speaker 1: I can think of is the the Artists formerly known 923 00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:47,879 Speaker 1: as the Redskins. Maybe no, no, no, because they beat uh. 924 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:52,080 Speaker 1: They they beat Kubiak early on in his first year, 925 00:50:52,200 --> 00:50:55,160 Speaker 1: and that was when Mark Brunell set the record for 926 00:50:55,680 --> 00:50:59,759 Speaker 1: consecutive completions, breaking cars record that he said a week 927 00:50:59,800 --> 00:51:03,000 Speaker 1: or two earlier. So that was you know, that was 928 00:51:03,080 --> 00:51:06,280 Speaker 1: Mark Brunelle playing for Washington at the time and beating 929 00:51:06,360 --> 00:51:09,680 Speaker 1: koby Ak's Texans. Kubiak didn't get his first win until 930 00:51:09,880 --> 00:51:12,839 Speaker 1: Week three or four against the Dolphins his first year here. 931 00:51:13,320 --> 00:51:17,520 Speaker 1: Wow wow, well, Mark, I you know, I thought about 932 00:51:17,560 --> 00:51:20,919 Speaker 1: this this game obviously, and you know you and I've 933 00:51:21,160 --> 00:51:22,640 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time looking back at the history 934 00:51:22,680 --> 00:51:25,480 Speaker 1: of it because I think they're I think it's a 935 00:51:25,520 --> 00:51:27,759 Speaker 1: fascinating history in the fact that a the Texans have 936 00:51:27,800 --> 00:51:30,359 Speaker 1: never lost the Bears. The games that they have won, 937 00:51:30,520 --> 00:51:36,080 Speaker 1: especially in Soldier Field, have been incredibly memorable. And now 938 00:51:36,080 --> 00:51:40,840 Speaker 1: you're taking on a team that features Mitchell Trubiski and 939 00:51:40,920 --> 00:51:46,160 Speaker 1: Mark how about this. I went back today because I 940 00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:50,120 Speaker 1: was talking to our intern, our buddy Nick Patterson. We 941 00:51:50,120 --> 00:51:53,359 Speaker 1: were talking about Patrick Mahomes and I don't know why 942 00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:55,040 Speaker 1: we got on Mahomes. We got on Mahomes for something, 943 00:51:55,040 --> 00:51:56,480 Speaker 1: and we got to thinking about this game, and I 944 00:51:56,520 --> 00:51:58,799 Speaker 1: was like, you know, I did a mock draft. I 945 00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:00,720 Speaker 1: was telling the story about how I did mock draft 946 00:52:00,760 --> 00:52:05,080 Speaker 1: back in twenty seventeen for the Washington Post about two 947 00:52:05,120 --> 00:52:07,320 Speaker 1: and a half months before the draft, in which I 948 00:52:08,360 --> 00:52:13,719 Speaker 1: projected Patrick Mahomes to go number three. And at the time, 949 00:52:13,719 --> 00:52:16,560 Speaker 1: my editor was like, are you crazy? Are you sure? 950 00:52:16,840 --> 00:52:19,799 Speaker 1: And I'm like, book it, just do it. I guarantee 951 00:52:19,800 --> 00:52:22,960 Speaker 1: you a we'll get clicks and be when it's all 952 00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:26,600 Speaker 1: said done, it may not be that far off. And 953 00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:30,200 Speaker 1: so I went to go find that mock draft and 954 00:52:30,560 --> 00:52:32,640 Speaker 1: I looked at it went, oh, my gosh, how are 955 00:52:32,719 --> 00:52:36,040 Speaker 1: things different? All right, So let's play this out. The 956 00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:38,400 Speaker 1: number one pick was Myles Garrett. It didn't change that. 957 00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:42,560 Speaker 1: The number two pick, if you remember, was San Francisco 958 00:52:43,080 --> 00:52:45,479 Speaker 1: and they worked a deal with Chicago to move down 959 00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:48,080 Speaker 1: a spot. And we were all like WHOA, what's going on? 960 00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:50,239 Speaker 1: This is crazy? The Bears have got to be going 961 00:52:50,280 --> 00:52:53,560 Speaker 1: to get a quarterback. Well, in my mock draft, San 962 00:52:53,600 --> 00:52:57,799 Speaker 1: Francisco was at number two. They had just hired Kyle Shanahan, 963 00:52:58,200 --> 00:53:02,080 Speaker 1: and I projected a young quarterback from Clemson named to 964 00:53:02,160 --> 00:53:07,120 Speaker 1: Shawn Watson to go to San Francisco at number three. 965 00:53:08,160 --> 00:53:17,400 Speaker 1: I then put to Chicago Patrick Mahomes. How life different 966 00:53:17,760 --> 00:53:22,920 Speaker 1: in all of those places? If San Francisco drafts to Sean, 967 00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:26,680 Speaker 1: If the Bears draft Mahomes stay where they are in 968 00:53:26,760 --> 00:53:30,400 Speaker 1: draft Mahomes, we obviously have to go find a quarterback. 969 00:53:30,680 --> 00:53:33,960 Speaker 1: And Kansas City doesn't end up with either Patrick Mahomes 970 00:53:34,120 --> 00:53:37,880 Speaker 1: or to Shawn Watson. How is life completely different for 971 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:41,839 Speaker 1: all those franchises. It's a great question here. How far 972 00:53:41,920 --> 00:53:46,560 Speaker 1: does troubisky fall if Mahomes and Watson are gone early right, 973 00:53:46,680 --> 00:53:50,600 Speaker 1: and Chicago, still looking for a quarterback, doesn't have a 974 00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:53,560 Speaker 1: pick till who knows when? And what do they do? 975 00:53:54,440 --> 00:53:56,880 Speaker 1: I mean, do they trade for Garoppolo eventually? Because that 976 00:53:57,000 --> 00:54:00,719 Speaker 1: was pre Garoppolo San Francisco, right, Shanahan was hired there, 977 00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:04,319 Speaker 1: and you know, and you want to talk about a 978 00:54:04,360 --> 00:54:08,600 Speaker 1: quarterback who's kind of polarizing right now, Johnny, I mean, 979 00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:11,520 Speaker 1: this is a whole other subject, but think about you know, 980 00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:13,839 Speaker 1: what's what's the narrative on Garoppolo. I know he's hurt 981 00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:16,520 Speaker 1: right now, but Garoppolo and then you go to Carson Wentz, 982 00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:20,000 Speaker 1: He's got a bazillion dollar contract and he's benched. You know, 983 00:54:20,120 --> 00:54:23,440 Speaker 1: you have a lot of interesting situations here because in 984 00:54:23,480 --> 00:54:25,840 Speaker 1: the off season, I know there was some impiness about Wentz, 985 00:54:25,880 --> 00:54:28,520 Speaker 1: but and everyone made a big deal about Garoppolo missing 986 00:54:28,560 --> 00:54:31,080 Speaker 1: a throw in the Super Bowl. But coming into the season, 987 00:54:31,080 --> 00:54:34,440 Speaker 1: it was like Garoppolo, they'll they'll be fine. Wentz maybe not, 988 00:54:34,600 --> 00:54:37,360 Speaker 1: but he should be better. Come on. But look now, 989 00:54:37,560 --> 00:54:40,560 Speaker 1: I mean, if you have no sure things, that makes 990 00:54:40,600 --> 00:54:43,440 Speaker 1: you extra grateful for Watson, right and it makes you 991 00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:46,880 Speaker 1: extra upset if you're a bear fan about Trubisky. And 992 00:54:46,920 --> 00:54:50,400 Speaker 1: I know Andre LIFs Trubisky and thinks he's got moldability 993 00:54:50,440 --> 00:54:52,759 Speaker 1: and he and he you can develop him. But the 994 00:54:52,760 --> 00:54:55,120 Speaker 1: thing is you're running out of time. You know, it's 995 00:54:55,160 --> 00:54:59,799 Speaker 1: year four. He has turnover problems. Like last week, you know, 996 00:55:00,120 --> 00:55:02,239 Speaker 1: talking to Jeff Joniak and he's like, gosh, I mean, 997 00:55:02,239 --> 00:55:04,520 Speaker 1: the guy just he makes good plays. And he's a 998 00:55:04,520 --> 00:55:06,879 Speaker 1: good leader. They love him. But then he turns it over, 999 00:55:07,239 --> 00:55:09,440 Speaker 1: you know, and you can't do it. I know, like 1000 00:55:09,760 --> 00:55:13,000 Speaker 1: you don't always control the pass rush, but you got 1001 00:55:13,000 --> 00:55:14,279 Speaker 1: to find a way to hold out of the ball. 1002 00:55:14,360 --> 00:55:16,960 Speaker 1: It's just Daniel Jones, same thing with the Giants. You 1003 00:55:17,120 --> 00:55:20,600 Speaker 1: have to hold out of the ball the quarterback. Look, quarterback, 1004 00:55:20,680 --> 00:55:23,160 Speaker 1: what percentage is a quarterback of your football team? Johnny? 1005 00:55:23,239 --> 00:55:26,200 Speaker 1: What percentage just of the importance of the magnitude of 1006 00:55:26,239 --> 00:55:29,520 Speaker 1: the performance. It's like at least half, if not more, 1007 00:55:29,800 --> 00:55:33,360 Speaker 1: is your quarterback. And if you've got the right guy, 1008 00:55:33,480 --> 00:55:36,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's that much more. I mean, it's 1009 00:55:36,160 --> 00:55:41,040 Speaker 1: it's incredible to think about. And where I had Trubisky going. Actually, 1010 00:55:41,040 --> 00:55:43,279 Speaker 1: Trubisky is the fourth quarterback off the board on my 1011 00:55:43,400 --> 00:55:46,640 Speaker 1: first mock. The third quarterback was the Shawan Kaiser because 1012 00:55:46,640 --> 00:55:48,640 Speaker 1: that's how much people loved him. I had the Bills 1013 00:55:48,640 --> 00:55:52,840 Speaker 1: taking Kaiser at ten. I had the Browns at number 1014 00:55:52,880 --> 00:55:56,440 Speaker 1: twelve taking Mitchell Trubisky, in which we all know the 1015 00:55:57,440 --> 00:56:00,440 Speaker 1: up to number twelve to draft the Shawn when he 1016 00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:04,000 Speaker 1: was there. I had I had the Texans taking Garrett 1017 00:56:04,080 --> 00:56:07,680 Speaker 1: Bowls from the Broncos, who actually the last couple of 1018 00:56:07,760 --> 00:56:09,719 Speaker 1: years has turned it around and actually just got a 1019 00:56:09,760 --> 00:56:12,680 Speaker 1: big extension from the Broncos. The irony is that the 1020 00:56:12,760 --> 00:56:16,600 Speaker 1: pick right before I mocked the Oakland Raiders taking Zach 1021 00:56:16,719 --> 00:56:21,880 Speaker 1: Cunningham from right before that, So it was weird to 1022 00:56:21,880 --> 00:56:23,840 Speaker 1: look back at that. But I know the Bears fans 1023 00:56:23,880 --> 00:56:27,080 Speaker 1: look at that draft and go, are we ever gonna 1024 00:56:27,200 --> 00:56:31,879 Speaker 1: get it right? And thankfully, Mark, the Texans definitely got 1025 00:56:31,880 --> 00:56:34,239 Speaker 1: this one right with the Shawn Watson, no doubt about it, 1026 00:56:34,280 --> 00:56:37,440 Speaker 1: all right, Thanks Mark, Thanks she Speaking of Deshaun Watson, 1027 00:56:37,480 --> 00:56:41,600 Speaker 1: let's hear from he and JJ Watton. Next on Texans 1028 00:56:41,640 --> 00:56:48,839 Speaker 1: All Access. Welcome to Texans All Access. We are brought 1029 00:56:48,880 --> 00:56:53,280 Speaker 1: to you in part by AWS. Behind every incredible play 1030 00:56:53,440 --> 00:56:56,839 Speaker 1: are thousands of data points you might otherwise miss, such 1031 00:56:56,920 --> 00:57:01,279 Speaker 1: as a player's speed, field, location, and movement patterns. The 1032 00:57:01,400 --> 00:57:05,320 Speaker 1: NFL uses AWS to process this large and complex data 1033 00:57:05,360 --> 00:57:08,360 Speaker 1: in real time. It's called next Gen Stats, and with 1034 00:57:08,520 --> 00:57:13,200 Speaker 1: AWS machine learning and artificial intelligence technology, the NFL has 1035 00:57:13,200 --> 00:57:17,320 Speaker 1: developed ways to uncover deeper insights and expand the fan 1036 00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:22,240 Speaker 1: experience by offering a broader range of advanced stats and visualizations. 1037 00:57:22,600 --> 00:57:27,200 Speaker 1: Visit NextGen stats dot NFL dot Com for all things 1038 00:57:27,280 --> 00:57:32,600 Speaker 1: stats next Gen Stats powered by AWS. Now here's the show, 1039 00:57:36,200 --> 00:57:38,240 Speaker 1: all right, I got a little confession to make because 1040 00:57:38,280 --> 00:57:41,000 Speaker 1: we get back into this show this Wednesday edition of 1041 00:57:41,080 --> 00:57:45,640 Speaker 1: Texas All Access. I had planned to do Texas Audio Jukebox. 1042 00:57:45,680 --> 00:57:47,840 Speaker 1: I love Texas Audio Jukebox is one of my favorite 1043 00:57:47,880 --> 00:57:51,360 Speaker 1: segments to put together. So that's the bad news. No 1044 00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:54,680 Speaker 1: Texas Audio Jukebox. But here's the good news. Instead of 1045 00:57:54,680 --> 00:57:57,680 Speaker 1: getting just selected cuts, you're gonna get J. J. Watton 1046 00:57:57,760 --> 00:58:02,919 Speaker 1: Shaw Watson in it's entirety. How about that. Let's start 1047 00:58:02,920 --> 00:58:06,000 Speaker 1: with JJ Wat. We met with the media today, We 1048 00:58:06,080 --> 00:58:08,720 Speaker 1: asked you every week twice after games and hear about 1049 00:58:08,720 --> 00:58:11,760 Speaker 1: the run defense. But as the improvement a run defense 1050 00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:14,800 Speaker 1: more of an individual thing each guy takes it on 1051 00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:19,360 Speaker 1: himself or is it more of a defensive thing combination 1052 00:58:19,400 --> 00:58:24,080 Speaker 1: of both individuals doing a good job playing in their gap, 1053 00:58:24,360 --> 00:58:27,280 Speaker 1: shedding blocks and making tackles. I don't think we're missing 1054 00:58:27,280 --> 00:58:30,160 Speaker 1: as main tackles as we used to. But it's also 1055 00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:34,280 Speaker 1: a simplified scheme in some ways, switching some things around, 1056 00:58:34,320 --> 00:58:38,880 Speaker 1: putting guys in proper positions to be able to better 1057 00:58:38,880 --> 00:58:41,120 Speaker 1: stop the run. And I think that we've had some 1058 00:58:41,160 --> 00:58:44,600 Speaker 1: more success doing that. You mentioned after the game that 1059 00:58:44,680 --> 00:58:47,160 Speaker 1: you gave up more yards rushing than you wanted, but 1060 00:58:47,240 --> 00:58:50,080 Speaker 1: it was only on one series. When you went back 1061 00:58:50,520 --> 00:58:52,480 Speaker 1: and looked at the tape, were you happy with the 1062 00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:56,720 Speaker 1: way the run defense played overall? Yeah, yeah, besides that 1063 00:58:56,800 --> 00:58:59,040 Speaker 1: one series, the rest of the game, I definitely was 1064 00:58:59,080 --> 00:59:02,120 Speaker 1: happy with to run defense. And hopefully we can replicate 1065 00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:04,520 Speaker 1: that because it's that's what we need to do to 1066 00:59:04,560 --> 00:59:07,800 Speaker 1: have success on defense, and it shows that that's when 1067 00:59:07,800 --> 00:59:09,800 Speaker 1: we do that, um and then we're able to get 1068 00:59:09,840 --> 00:59:12,000 Speaker 1: off the field on third down. That's obviously how we're 1069 00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:18,640 Speaker 1: going to have success. Rush Verman, Hey j J. How 1070 00:59:18,720 --> 00:59:21,480 Speaker 1: much did Romeo talked about showing the team some clips 1071 00:59:21,480 --> 00:59:25,440 Speaker 1: of like what happened to Steelers? What have you? A 1072 00:59:25,480 --> 00:59:29,320 Speaker 1: single play? Not letting a single play define a game 1073 00:59:29,440 --> 00:59:32,720 Speaker 1: or a team. How much you Romeo help team bounce 1074 00:59:32,760 --> 00:59:36,720 Speaker 1: back after that difficult loss? Yeah, I mean it was 1075 00:59:36,880 --> 00:59:40,440 Speaker 1: It's a tough loss, There's no no two ways about it. 1076 00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:43,040 Speaker 1: But we all know we've been in this league for 1077 00:59:43,200 --> 00:59:45,560 Speaker 1: a long time. You know you know that it's never 1078 00:59:45,640 --> 00:59:49,520 Speaker 1: one play us as tough as one play maybe or 1079 00:59:49,520 --> 00:59:52,080 Speaker 1: maybe Look, it's never one play. I mean you have 1080 00:59:52,120 --> 00:59:53,960 Speaker 1: a chance to put it away earlier or whatever it 1081 00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:56,520 Speaker 1: may be. So um, we all we know that that's 1082 00:59:56,560 --> 01:00:09,440 Speaker 1: not how it goes. Phillip Thomas Okay, okay, Uh. There's 1083 01:00:09,480 --> 01:00:12,960 Speaker 1: a lot of fascination with the Sean and his draft class, 1084 01:00:12,960 --> 01:00:17,240 Speaker 1: obviously with Mahomes and Trubsky. Uh. And obviously that would 1085 01:00:17,240 --> 01:00:19,840 Speaker 1: be a lot of pressure for any of those three quarterbacks. 1086 01:00:19,880 --> 01:00:22,120 Speaker 1: How do you think he's handled and what do you 1087 01:00:22,120 --> 01:00:25,880 Speaker 1: think the fascination fans and media have with this this 1088 01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:30,600 Speaker 1: particular trio. I mean, he's obviously handled it well, he's 1089 01:00:30,600 --> 01:00:32,560 Speaker 1: a he's a great player. Um, he's going to have 1090 01:00:32,560 --> 01:00:36,160 Speaker 1: an unbelievable career. UM. I think the fascination with that classes, 1091 01:00:36,400 --> 01:00:40,600 Speaker 1: I mean, the assumption would be how it all has 1092 01:00:40,600 --> 01:00:43,040 Speaker 1: played out obviously, I mean Patrick Mahomes having won an 1093 01:00:43,120 --> 01:00:46,160 Speaker 1: MVP and a Super Bowl MVP already so early in 1094 01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:49,840 Speaker 1: his career, but but not being the first guy drafted. Um, 1095 01:00:49,960 --> 01:00:53,480 Speaker 1: and just how it all has shaken out from that standpoint, um, 1096 01:00:53,520 --> 01:00:56,040 Speaker 1: and moves to moves that were made. I mean, I 1097 01:00:56,040 --> 01:01:00,479 Speaker 1: think that anytime there's so many parts to pick guys 1098 01:01:00,520 --> 01:01:02,720 Speaker 1: and then seeing how it plays out. Obviously, the quarterback 1099 01:01:02,720 --> 01:01:06,320 Speaker 1: position and Natural Football League is is the most watched 1100 01:01:06,320 --> 01:01:08,440 Speaker 1: and talked about position by far, so there's plenty of 1101 01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:12,920 Speaker 1: intrigue swirling around that, no question, but I'm happy and 1102 01:01:12,960 --> 01:01:20,880 Speaker 1: fortunate with the guy we got here. Aaron Wilson JJ. Obviously, 1103 01:01:20,960 --> 01:01:23,880 Speaker 1: the most important thing is for the wins and the losses, 1104 01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:27,280 Speaker 1: and you have put that in perspective many times. How 1105 01:01:27,320 --> 01:01:29,920 Speaker 1: do you feel about how you've played and the season 1106 01:01:29,960 --> 01:01:32,479 Speaker 1: you're manufacturing because and how you're feeling at the stage 1107 01:01:32,480 --> 01:01:36,080 Speaker 1: in the season. Like you said, I mean, it all 1108 01:01:36,080 --> 01:01:38,240 Speaker 1: comes down to wins losses. So to me, it doesn't 1109 01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:40,240 Speaker 1: matter how I'm playing, it visually matters how we're doing 1110 01:01:40,280 --> 01:01:43,720 Speaker 1: as a team. Individually. I feel as though I, like 1111 01:01:43,720 --> 01:01:46,000 Speaker 1: I said last week, I've gotten stronger each week as 1112 01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:49,000 Speaker 1: it goes on, and I hope to continue that as 1113 01:01:49,040 --> 01:01:52,680 Speaker 1: we go and finish out strong. But as I've said 1114 01:01:52,760 --> 01:01:55,360 Speaker 1: many times before, individually nothing matters when you're not winning. 1115 01:01:55,480 --> 01:01:59,360 Speaker 1: So it really is a more point, right And when 1116 01:01:59,480 --> 01:02:04,080 Speaker 1: you look at at the way the defense has played lately, 1117 01:02:04,520 --> 01:02:07,600 Speaker 1: are you encouraged and sort of the way the direction 1118 01:02:07,680 --> 01:02:10,640 Speaker 1: now and guys have played together for a lot of snaps, 1119 01:02:10,640 --> 01:02:12,960 Speaker 1: and you know you had plugged in some new people. 1120 01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:14,960 Speaker 1: How do you feel like that's going just in terms 1121 01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:17,560 Speaker 1: of the chemistry with the defense right now? Yeah, I mean, 1122 01:02:17,600 --> 01:02:19,920 Speaker 1: I think we're playing better as of late than we 1123 01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:22,960 Speaker 1: were earlier in the year, no question. I mean I 1124 01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:25,560 Speaker 1: think that obviously we've been in a tough situation with 1125 01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:28,120 Speaker 1: guys going down injuries whatever it may be, and having 1126 01:02:28,120 --> 01:02:31,120 Speaker 1: to put other guys in those situations and moving guys 1127 01:02:31,120 --> 01:02:34,040 Speaker 1: into positions that they may not be in, etc. But 1128 01:02:34,080 --> 01:02:36,200 Speaker 1: that's National Football League. You know. Teams are dealing with 1129 01:02:36,200 --> 01:02:38,680 Speaker 1: that every single week, especially with COVID and everything. So 1130 01:02:38,720 --> 01:02:40,240 Speaker 1: you got to figure it out and find a way. 1131 01:02:40,960 --> 01:02:42,880 Speaker 1: I think some of the simplification of things and the 1132 01:02:42,920 --> 01:02:45,840 Speaker 1: ability to just focus on the things that we need 1133 01:02:45,880 --> 01:02:47,400 Speaker 1: to do as help and I think that we have 1134 01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:50,600 Speaker 1: improved over the season. I still don't think we're as 1135 01:02:50,600 --> 01:02:52,280 Speaker 1: good as we want to be on defense, but I 1136 01:02:52,280 --> 01:02:55,040 Speaker 1: think that we want to be in a position where 1137 01:02:55,040 --> 01:02:56,840 Speaker 1: we can help us give us a chance to win 1138 01:02:56,880 --> 01:02:58,840 Speaker 1: every game, and that's what we need to do for 1139 01:02:58,840 --> 01:03:03,919 Speaker 1: the last four weeks. The Plain Soldier Phil as kind 1140 01:03:03,960 --> 01:03:07,000 Speaker 1: of mistake in the NFL through the decades, even though 1141 01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:09,600 Speaker 1: it was rat Bill growing up a Packers fan and 1142 01:03:09,760 --> 01:03:12,920 Speaker 1: seeing them play every year? Is it special because you 1143 01:03:12,960 --> 01:03:15,480 Speaker 1: don't get to do it very much to play there 1144 01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:18,919 Speaker 1: after you watch the Packers play there so much. Yeah, 1145 01:03:18,960 --> 01:03:21,520 Speaker 1: you know. I mean it's a historic stadium, it's a 1146 01:03:21,880 --> 01:03:24,560 Speaker 1: historic franchise. I grew up playing hockey in the Chicago 1147 01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:28,760 Speaker 1: area in northern suburbs, you know when that Apriville Rockford. 1148 01:03:28,760 --> 01:03:32,440 Speaker 1: I played hockey all over Chicago, So I'm very familiar 1149 01:03:32,440 --> 01:03:34,400 Speaker 1: with it. Obviously, Like you said, hadn't washed the Packers, 1150 01:03:34,440 --> 01:03:38,360 Speaker 1: Bear's rivalry a ton growing up, and just just knowing 1151 01:03:38,360 --> 01:03:41,360 Speaker 1: the history and tradition that is there, Mike that Con 1152 01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:44,040 Speaker 1: and all the guys that have been through there before, 1153 01:03:44,120 --> 01:03:48,600 Speaker 1: Walter Payton, just it has a it's an incredible organization, 1154 01:03:48,600 --> 01:03:50,680 Speaker 1: and so it is cool to get a chance to 1155 01:03:50,720 --> 01:03:54,440 Speaker 1: play there. Um. I mean, I grew up stopping at 1156 01:03:54,440 --> 01:03:59,160 Speaker 1: the Lake Forest Oasis and rushing Auntie Ann's and Subway 1157 01:03:59,200 --> 01:04:03,760 Speaker 1: and and the Express and then I had Portillos and Louemel, 1158 01:04:03,880 --> 01:04:06,720 Speaker 1: Naughties and some of the staples down there. So I'm 1159 01:04:06,760 --> 01:04:09,000 Speaker 1: not gonna lie. I looked up where we're staying in Chicago, 1160 01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:11,440 Speaker 1: and there's a Portillo's like half a mile away, so 1161 01:04:11,480 --> 01:04:13,920 Speaker 1: it's going to be pretty dangerous for me. I think 1162 01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:17,720 Speaker 1: Louemel Natties is like another half a block, so my 1163 01:04:17,720 --> 01:04:20,160 Speaker 1: wife lives there now, and so I've I've obviously had 1164 01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:22,640 Speaker 1: a lot of the food in the area, so Robert's 1165 01:04:22,680 --> 01:04:24,600 Speaker 1: Pizza and Dough and there's a whole bunch of good, 1166 01:04:24,920 --> 01:04:26,400 Speaker 1: good places to eat there that it's going to be 1167 01:04:26,480 --> 01:04:29,360 Speaker 1: very difficult for me not to order the delivery service. 1168 01:04:29,400 --> 01:04:31,400 Speaker 1: But I am looking forward to playing in Soldier Field. 1169 01:04:32,080 --> 01:04:33,680 Speaker 1: I wish they would cut the grass a little shorter. 1170 01:04:33,720 --> 01:04:41,520 Speaker 1: That's all say. Two more Cody Davis, Hey j J. 1171 01:04:41,680 --> 01:04:44,640 Speaker 1: How do you feel Romeo Canal has changed the outlook 1172 01:04:44,680 --> 01:04:47,560 Speaker 1: of this season for you guys, especially after that whole 1173 01:04:47,600 --> 01:04:51,160 Speaker 1: and four start. I think he's done a good job 1174 01:04:51,160 --> 01:04:52,560 Speaker 1: of saying in the past, I think he's done a 1175 01:04:52,560 --> 01:04:56,120 Speaker 1: good job of keeping guys and thoughs and keeping guys 1176 01:04:56,120 --> 01:04:59,520 Speaker 1: into it and practicing hard and playing hard. Obviously, we're 1177 01:04:59,560 --> 01:05:02,480 Speaker 1: still not where we want to be, we aren't gonna 1178 01:05:02,760 --> 01:05:05,800 Speaker 1: we aren't where we want to be in terms of 1179 01:05:05,840 --> 01:05:09,240 Speaker 1: obviously overall records and things like that. But Romeo is, 1180 01:05:09,840 --> 01:05:11,760 Speaker 1: like I've said before, a guy that you never leave 1181 01:05:11,800 --> 01:05:13,880 Speaker 1: a conversation with Romeo without a smile on your face. 1182 01:05:13,920 --> 01:05:15,520 Speaker 1: He's a guy who you want to play hard for. 1183 01:05:16,040 --> 01:05:17,919 Speaker 1: He's a guy you don't want to disappoint, you don't 1184 01:05:17,960 --> 01:05:20,560 Speaker 1: want to let down. So guys come and they work 1185 01:05:20,600 --> 01:05:22,880 Speaker 1: hard every single day because they respect him and really 1186 01:05:22,880 --> 01:05:26,560 Speaker 1: want to put the best foot forward for him. Last 1187 01:05:26,640 --> 01:05:31,800 Speaker 1: question for Aaron Wilson. When you look at the final 1188 01:05:31,880 --> 01:05:34,160 Speaker 1: stretch of the season, we've liked to head of this team. 1189 01:05:34,200 --> 01:05:36,400 Speaker 1: Some things that you guys want to try to get done. 1190 01:05:36,440 --> 01:05:37,680 Speaker 1: The record is what it is, But what do you 1191 01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:40,400 Speaker 1: guys hope for in the final quarter For yourself and 1192 01:05:40,440 --> 01:05:43,760 Speaker 1: for the rest of the guys, just try and play 1193 01:05:43,800 --> 01:05:46,560 Speaker 1: good football. I mean you just you got four games left. 1194 01:05:46,640 --> 01:05:47,880 Speaker 1: You want to go out there. You want to put 1195 01:05:47,880 --> 01:05:50,720 Speaker 1: good football on the field. You want to win. You 1196 01:05:50,760 --> 01:05:53,240 Speaker 1: want to give the city of Houston something to be 1197 01:05:53,240 --> 01:05:56,560 Speaker 1: proud of when they watch the games on Sundays. You 1198 01:05:56,600 --> 01:05:58,520 Speaker 1: want to put it forward, good effort. You want to 1199 01:05:58,560 --> 01:06:01,120 Speaker 1: continue to improve both into visually and as a unit. 1200 01:06:02,360 --> 01:06:05,240 Speaker 1: But every time you step on the field, it's an opportunity. 1201 01:06:05,480 --> 01:06:08,400 Speaker 1: So regardless of the situation that you're in, regardless of 1202 01:06:09,560 --> 01:06:11,960 Speaker 1: what can't happen, at the end of the year, you 1203 01:06:12,120 --> 01:06:15,040 Speaker 1: want to go out there better every single game. There 1204 01:06:15,040 --> 01:06:17,360 Speaker 1: are four chances to go out there and play National 1205 01:06:17,400 --> 01:06:20,280 Speaker 1: Football League games where you're getting reps against National Football 1206 01:06:20,320 --> 01:06:23,520 Speaker 1: League players, and you can get better from a technique standpoint, 1207 01:06:23,560 --> 01:06:25,840 Speaker 1: you get better from an education standpoint, you can get 1208 01:06:25,880 --> 01:06:28,920 Speaker 1: better and continue to improve it and grow as a player, 1209 01:06:28,960 --> 01:06:31,160 Speaker 1: as a unit and as a team, and you can 1210 01:06:31,200 --> 01:06:33,160 Speaker 1: also have some fun while doing it and give these 1211 01:06:33,200 --> 01:06:35,320 Speaker 1: people in the city of Houston something to smile. We're 1212 01:06:35,320 --> 01:06:37,400 Speaker 1: not going to finish where we want to finish this season, 1213 01:06:38,520 --> 01:06:40,800 Speaker 1: but we can still go out there and lay it 1214 01:06:40,840 --> 01:06:42,600 Speaker 1: all on the line for these people and try and 1215 01:06:43,240 --> 01:06:45,040 Speaker 1: try and bring a little bit of joy on Sundays. 1216 01:06:45,520 --> 01:06:49,560 Speaker 1: And that, my friends, is much appreciate it. All right, 1217 01:06:49,840 --> 01:06:53,400 Speaker 1: let's hear from the man himself to Sean Watson. He 1218 01:06:53,560 --> 01:06:56,560 Speaker 1: is going to be the focus of many conversations this 1219 01:06:56,600 --> 01:07:00,600 Speaker 1: week with the Bears on Sunday, and obviously the intersection 1220 01:07:00,640 --> 01:07:04,120 Speaker 1: of twenty seventeen with the Bears and Mahomes and Trubisky 1221 01:07:04,200 --> 01:07:07,120 Speaker 1: and all that kind of stuff. Well, it turned out 1222 01:07:07,120 --> 01:07:10,800 Speaker 1: the Texas we're gonna end up with Deshaun Watson. The 1223 01:07:10,840 --> 01:07:14,160 Speaker 1: Bears ended up with Mitchell Trubisky. They will meet on Sunday, 1224 01:07:14,640 --> 01:07:16,560 Speaker 1: So listen to Sean's here what he had to say 1225 01:07:16,560 --> 01:07:19,919 Speaker 1: about this one last week, Romeo said he didn't think 1226 01:07:19,960 --> 01:07:22,800 Speaker 1: the passing game would suffer despite the pull or suspension, 1227 01:07:22,800 --> 01:07:26,040 Speaker 1: because you're playing great and you had one hundred yard 1228 01:07:26,120 --> 01:07:31,880 Speaker 1: receivers with Kiki and Hanston. Are you confident they can 1229 01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:34,160 Speaker 1: continue to do that for the rest of the season. 1230 01:07:34,920 --> 01:07:37,320 Speaker 1: Most definitely. I'm confident in Chat. You know, I have 1231 01:07:37,360 --> 01:07:40,400 Speaker 1: expense with Chat over this whole COVID break. You know, 1232 01:07:40,440 --> 01:07:42,680 Speaker 1: he was with me every every pretty much every training 1233 01:07:42,760 --> 01:07:45,280 Speaker 1: throw session in all season. Saying with Kiki and both 1234 01:07:45,280 --> 01:07:47,760 Speaker 1: of those guys has been proven. It's just been you know, 1235 01:07:47,840 --> 01:07:50,120 Speaker 1: keeping their hands down and learning from all the older, 1236 01:07:50,280 --> 01:07:52,800 Speaker 1: older guys, and then their opportunities came and they're ready 1237 01:07:52,800 --> 01:07:55,080 Speaker 1: for that. So we're going to continue to you know, 1238 01:07:55,120 --> 01:07:56,840 Speaker 1: pass the balling and do what we do and try 1239 01:07:56,880 --> 01:07:58,880 Speaker 1: to get you know, a stead of yards, but you know, 1240 01:07:58,920 --> 01:08:00,840 Speaker 1: try to get more you know, points on the board. Also, 1241 01:08:01,880 --> 01:08:06,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Wilson, Hey just show during the draft, Rick Smith, 1242 01:08:06,120 --> 01:08:09,120 Speaker 1: who's the general manager here at the time, he felt 1243 01:08:09,120 --> 01:08:12,120 Speaker 1: strongly that he should move up trade up to get 1244 01:08:12,200 --> 01:08:14,120 Speaker 1: you what does that decision meant to you? And I 1245 01:08:14,280 --> 01:08:16,719 Speaker 1: was the decision that look at this franchise and also 1246 01:08:17,000 --> 01:08:18,640 Speaker 1: the other ones that that didn't wind up with a 1247 01:08:18,720 --> 01:08:24,720 Speaker 1: quarterback in that draft. Um yeah, I mean Rick, I 1248 01:08:24,720 --> 01:08:27,680 Speaker 1: can really just speak on Rack, but I appreciate Ray 1249 01:08:28,160 --> 01:08:30,960 Speaker 1: um Man. I appreciate you know, his his trusting me 1250 01:08:31,000 --> 01:08:34,920 Speaker 1: and and moving up and trying, you know, getting getting able, 1251 01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:36,880 Speaker 1: getting the pieces right for me to be able to 1252 01:08:36,920 --> 01:08:39,479 Speaker 1: be here, um in his organization, and um you know, 1253 01:08:39,520 --> 01:08:41,519 Speaker 1: I think him and I respect him for that, you know, 1254 01:08:41,600 --> 01:08:45,160 Speaker 1: and his gut feeling and trusting me. So um all 1255 01:08:45,040 --> 01:08:48,200 Speaker 1: all salute a salute to Rick and his family and 1256 01:08:48,200 --> 01:08:50,920 Speaker 1: and um you know to this day here whatever you know, forever, 1257 01:08:51,360 --> 01:08:54,439 Speaker 1: you know, have my respect for sure. And off topic, 1258 01:08:54,560 --> 01:08:57,760 Speaker 1: you're getting in the restaurant business. You're an owner. How 1259 01:08:57,800 --> 01:09:00,000 Speaker 1: important was it for you to not just being endorsed, 1260 01:09:00,040 --> 01:09:02,600 Speaker 1: sure on this one, but to have equity and to 1261 01:09:02,680 --> 01:09:04,639 Speaker 1: be a part of it. And what made the lefties 1262 01:09:05,360 --> 01:09:08,680 Speaker 1: you know, the right opportunity for you? It was just 1263 01:09:08,680 --> 01:09:11,280 Speaker 1: a vibe. It was Sam uh you know, the owner 1264 01:09:11,320 --> 01:09:13,120 Speaker 1: of it, you know, went up there and spend some 1265 01:09:13,160 --> 01:09:15,320 Speaker 1: time with him and his family and I just love 1266 01:09:15,360 --> 01:09:18,559 Speaker 1: their energy. Young entrepreneurs came from nothing that that word 1267 01:09:18,600 --> 01:09:22,200 Speaker 1: and hustle and still is and not stopping until you know, 1268 01:09:22,280 --> 01:09:24,280 Speaker 1: he at the top. And that's what That's the person 1269 01:09:24,320 --> 01:09:26,120 Speaker 1: I wanted to be, you know, in business with. That's 1270 01:09:26,120 --> 01:09:27,600 Speaker 1: the person I want to be around with. So I 1271 01:09:28,200 --> 01:09:31,760 Speaker 1: respect Sam and the whole Leftiest family, and you know, 1272 01:09:31,800 --> 01:09:33,240 Speaker 1: I just want to be a part. And I didn't 1273 01:09:33,240 --> 01:09:35,160 Speaker 1: want to just do like a little partnership and do 1274 01:09:35,200 --> 01:09:36,760 Speaker 1: a commercial with him. I want to be a part 1275 01:09:36,760 --> 01:09:39,080 Speaker 1: of the family. And he opened the doors and let 1276 01:09:39,080 --> 01:09:40,720 Speaker 1: me in, so you know, we're going to do this 1277 01:09:40,760 --> 01:09:44,320 Speaker 1: together and and make it the highest franchise in America. 1278 01:09:44,840 --> 01:09:49,040 Speaker 1: Daron Rees, Hey, Djean, what have you learned from j 1279 01:09:49,160 --> 01:09:50,760 Speaker 1: J at the time you've been his teammate about what 1280 01:09:50,800 --> 01:09:52,559 Speaker 1: it means to kind of be, uh the face of 1281 01:09:52,600 --> 01:09:56,040 Speaker 1: this franchise and what the responsibilities that requires and just 1282 01:09:56,240 --> 01:09:59,720 Speaker 1: how you have to carry yourself. Um, I mean just 1283 01:09:59,760 --> 01:10:01,800 Speaker 1: every damn. I mean just from the way you work, 1284 01:10:01,960 --> 01:10:04,360 Speaker 1: the way he you know, carry yourself as a professional 1285 01:10:04,520 --> 01:10:08,080 Speaker 1: on and off the field, the people you associate with, um, 1286 01:10:08,120 --> 01:10:10,719 Speaker 1: the way he does you know, business and talk to people, 1287 01:10:10,720 --> 01:10:12,600 Speaker 1: and the way you perform on the field. That's you know, 1288 01:10:12,640 --> 01:10:15,400 Speaker 1: all that stuff, all those things you know, he's doing 1289 01:10:15,439 --> 01:10:17,880 Speaker 1: at a high level. And um, you know, hopefully you 1290 01:10:17,920 --> 01:10:21,679 Speaker 1: know whenever, you know, um, later in my career, Um, 1291 01:10:21,720 --> 01:10:23,960 Speaker 1: you know, I have the same you know, mentality or 1292 01:10:24,120 --> 01:10:26,680 Speaker 1: impact you know for the next young guy that's coming up. 1293 01:10:27,600 --> 01:10:30,000 Speaker 1: I also want to ask you, David Johnson, he's putting 1294 01:10:30,040 --> 01:10:32,640 Speaker 1: up kind of the lowest numbers receiving for him of 1295 01:10:32,640 --> 01:10:34,920 Speaker 1: his career. What's been just the challenge of getting him 1296 01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:37,160 Speaker 1: involved in the passing game so far for you guys 1297 01:10:37,280 --> 01:10:41,080 Speaker 1: this season, man, he missed for four weeks I think 1298 01:10:41,240 --> 01:10:43,960 Speaker 1: three or four weeks for confession. And then I mean 1299 01:10:44,360 --> 01:10:47,360 Speaker 1: we have you know, four guys and you know and 1300 01:10:47,840 --> 01:10:50,559 Speaker 1: two running backs, So I mean, of course we want 1301 01:10:50,560 --> 01:10:52,320 Speaker 1: to get him active at the same time. You got 1302 01:10:52,320 --> 01:10:55,200 Speaker 1: will Fuller, you got Cookie, you got Carb, you got 1303 01:10:55,280 --> 01:10:57,519 Speaker 1: Stills who was here. You know, all those guys was 1304 01:10:57,520 --> 01:10:59,479 Speaker 1: here at the same time. So I mean we got 1305 01:10:59,520 --> 01:11:01,640 Speaker 1: a lot of we and so, um, you know, you 1306 01:11:01,640 --> 01:11:03,599 Speaker 1: don't want to just isolate him to do one thing. 1307 01:11:03,680 --> 01:11:05,760 Speaker 1: You try to move around and you know, move the 1308 01:11:05,760 --> 01:11:13,760 Speaker 1: ball around for sure. Grank Billy DaShan you mentioned too, 1309 01:11:13,880 --> 01:11:17,439 Speaker 1: is Sunday and post game that's kind of dealing with 1310 01:11:17,439 --> 01:11:20,240 Speaker 1: with a loss like that is something that you haven't 1311 01:11:20,280 --> 01:11:21,800 Speaker 1: done a whole lot of How did you kind of 1312 01:11:21,880 --> 01:11:24,599 Speaker 1: process what happened at the end of that game after 1313 01:11:24,640 --> 01:11:27,280 Speaker 1: we saw you and how do you turn things like 1314 01:11:27,360 --> 01:11:32,719 Speaker 1: that into motivation as you move forward. I just gotta 1315 01:11:32,800 --> 01:11:35,920 Speaker 1: be you know, attention to detail us all the way 1316 01:11:35,960 --> 01:11:38,439 Speaker 1: to the end and in the in the clutch, you know, 1317 01:11:39,080 --> 01:11:41,120 Speaker 1: moments like that, we just gotta be locked in all 1318 01:11:41,160 --> 01:11:43,760 Speaker 1: the way. So that's that's pretty much it. But once 1319 01:11:43,920 --> 01:11:46,799 Speaker 1: you know, Monday hit, it was overweight and on to Chicago, 1320 01:11:46,920 --> 01:11:49,599 Speaker 1: and you know, we just gotta keep pushing forward and 1321 01:11:49,720 --> 01:11:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, get ready for the next game and do 1322 01:11:52,120 --> 01:11:55,120 Speaker 1: the do the near missus fuel you to to get 1323 01:11:55,160 --> 01:11:58,000 Speaker 1: better and reach those ultimate goals that you talked about 1324 01:11:58,360 --> 01:12:00,760 Speaker 1: afterwards on Sunday of taking this you know where they 1325 01:12:00,760 --> 01:12:03,200 Speaker 1: want to go to the championship most definitely. Yeah, we 1326 01:12:03,280 --> 01:12:05,200 Speaker 1: just got to continue to charge it to the game 1327 01:12:05,240 --> 01:12:09,200 Speaker 1: and then um, you know, use that energy and motivation 1328 01:12:09,400 --> 01:12:18,679 Speaker 1: you know for the next opponent for sure. Happinely, Hey, 1329 01:12:18,720 --> 01:12:21,920 Speaker 1: de Sean, I covered the Bears for the Chicago Sun Times. 1330 01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:24,320 Speaker 1: Up here, I'm curious. You don't strike me as a 1331 01:12:24,360 --> 01:12:27,519 Speaker 1: guy who needs any added motivation, but is there any 1332 01:12:27,640 --> 01:12:31,040 Speaker 1: facing the Bears? And also can you appreciate why this 1333 01:12:31,120 --> 01:12:34,840 Speaker 1: is an important storyline for other teams who have watched 1334 01:12:34,840 --> 01:12:39,120 Speaker 1: their team, Uh not draft you or pass on you. No, 1335 01:12:39,320 --> 01:12:44,240 Speaker 1: that's no motivation. Um, you know that's what the organization 1336 01:12:44,320 --> 01:12:47,599 Speaker 1: went with. You know, I had no ties, nothing against 1337 01:12:47,600 --> 01:12:50,840 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears or the organization. I mean, of course, 1338 01:12:50,920 --> 01:12:53,680 Speaker 1: you know, the media is gonna make stories and like 1339 01:12:53,760 --> 01:12:56,080 Speaker 1: you said, you know, for those fans, they're gonna, of 1340 01:12:56,120 --> 01:12:58,799 Speaker 1: course say something about it. But you know, for me personally, 1341 01:12:58,840 --> 01:13:02,439 Speaker 1: it's no motivation and nothing like that. You know, they 1342 01:13:02,479 --> 01:13:06,439 Speaker 1: did what they did and um, and just keep pushing forward, 1343 01:13:06,640 --> 01:13:08,720 Speaker 1: you know, and that's that they thought that was a 1344 01:13:09,280 --> 01:13:11,760 Speaker 1: you know, the best situation for them themselves at that time. 1345 01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:14,160 Speaker 1: So for me it was there's no motivation. You know, 1346 01:13:14,240 --> 01:13:17,200 Speaker 1: I respect and got all the respect for those players 1347 01:13:17,200 --> 01:13:20,599 Speaker 1: and coaches and ownership at you know, all right, that'll 1348 01:13:20,640 --> 01:13:24,240 Speaker 1: do it for JJ Watt and the Shaun Watson from 1349 01:13:24,560 --> 01:13:27,160 Speaker 1: the podium, We get back Drew Dorty and I go 1350 01:13:27,280 --> 01:13:33,120 Speaker 1: in the lab. Next some Texans Alxis Zoxis Zoxis. We've 1351 01:13:33,120 --> 01:13:35,960 Speaker 1: got one final segment this Wednesday initiation of Texans All 1352 01:13:36,160 --> 01:13:40,439 Speaker 1: Access on a wonderful evening. This is why you live 1353 01:13:40,560 --> 01:13:43,000 Speaker 1: in Houston. And hopefully the second part of that is 1354 01:13:43,040 --> 01:13:45,519 Speaker 1: that eventually the Texans will win championship. So you live 1355 01:13:45,560 --> 01:13:48,559 Speaker 1: in Houston for great weather and that the Texas win 1356 01:13:48,640 --> 01:13:51,920 Speaker 1: championships behind the Shawn Watson. That'll be fun down the road. Now, 1357 01:13:52,160 --> 01:13:54,599 Speaker 1: to do that, they've got to find a general manager 1358 01:13:55,160 --> 01:13:59,639 Speaker 1: and a head coach. And Cal mcnara announced with the 1359 01:13:59,680 --> 01:14:03,240 Speaker 1: Sea and ticket members. He really sent it out to 1360 01:14:03,280 --> 01:14:05,599 Speaker 1: them to let them know that there is going to 1361 01:14:05,640 --> 01:14:09,680 Speaker 1: be a committee, not the search committee, but a committee 1362 01:14:10,040 --> 01:14:16,040 Speaker 1: to help provide information to Cal and the McNair family 1363 01:14:16,080 --> 01:14:20,080 Speaker 1: to help make this decision. So we got that news 1364 01:14:20,080 --> 01:14:22,280 Speaker 1: about forty five minutes or an hour before in the 1365 01:14:22,360 --> 01:14:26,840 Speaker 1: lab started and Drew before we started said you know what, 1366 01:14:27,120 --> 01:14:29,560 Speaker 1: that game was a kick in the backside. Do you 1367 01:14:29,600 --> 01:14:31,760 Speaker 1: want to talk about this committee? I said, sure, let's 1368 01:14:31,760 --> 01:14:34,240 Speaker 1: do it, and so we did, and here it goes. 1369 01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:37,439 Speaker 1: It's out here kind of like Dan Ackroids and Tommy Boy, 1370 01:14:37,960 --> 01:14:41,920 Speaker 1: Yeah a little bit. That's there is no there is 1371 01:14:42,040 --> 01:14:46,320 Speaker 1: no problem with that being the case Drue none whatsoever. 1372 01:14:46,439 --> 01:14:48,080 Speaker 1: Now you let it grow out, you get a little 1373 01:14:48,120 --> 01:14:51,519 Speaker 1: heat miser thing going. That still would be cool, though. 1374 01:14:51,560 --> 01:14:55,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's all right, it's okay, it's okay. Hey, 1375 01:14:56,120 --> 01:14:58,960 Speaker 1: I'm I'm still not gonna ever really get over Sunday's loss. 1376 01:14:59,000 --> 01:15:02,439 Speaker 1: So let's not talk about it. Let's go and you know, 1377 01:15:02,520 --> 01:15:04,960 Speaker 1: let's not really talk about the Bears because earlier this morning, 1378 01:15:04,960 --> 01:15:08,120 Speaker 1: this is Tuesday, We're shooting it at about quarter after 1379 01:15:08,160 --> 01:15:11,519 Speaker 1: eleven on Tuesday morning. Let's talk about this committee that 1380 01:15:11,760 --> 01:15:16,080 Speaker 1: cal McNair announced that the Texans are using in conjunction 1381 01:15:16,120 --> 01:15:19,960 Speaker 1: with the corn Ferry Search committee. But some star studied 1382 01:15:20,080 --> 01:15:22,360 Speaker 1: names on this list. You got Andre Johnson. We all 1383 01:15:22,360 --> 01:15:24,960 Speaker 1: know who that is. Ring of Honor, greatest Texan ever, 1384 01:15:25,000 --> 01:15:27,759 Speaker 1: all that stuff, and he's kind of done some football 1385 01:15:27,760 --> 01:15:29,960 Speaker 1: ops things the last year or two. He stepped back 1386 01:15:30,000 --> 01:15:32,320 Speaker 1: from it this year, though, but he's got experience, he 1387 01:15:32,360 --> 01:15:34,760 Speaker 1: knows this organization, he knows the city. You also have 1388 01:15:34,960 --> 01:15:39,920 Speaker 1: Jimmy Johnson, maybe one of the greatest winners of all time. Yeah, 1389 01:15:39,920 --> 01:15:44,160 Speaker 1: I mean, he built a nice program there at Oklahoma State, 1390 01:15:44,200 --> 01:15:49,240 Speaker 1: then went to Miami, won one national title, probably should 1391 01:15:49,240 --> 01:15:52,960 Speaker 1: have won another. I mean Penn State really Anyways, that's 1392 01:15:52,960 --> 01:15:55,080 Speaker 1: another Anyways, he had it. He built a powerhouse, had 1393 01:15:55,080 --> 01:15:58,960 Speaker 1: a powerhouse at the U. Then he went to Dallas 1394 01:15:59,000 --> 01:16:01,920 Speaker 1: and this is where his greatest mark was made. Went 1395 01:16:02,720 --> 01:16:06,080 Speaker 1: one in fifteen, in nineteen eighty nine, traded away a superstar, 1396 01:16:06,240 --> 01:16:08,639 Speaker 1: got back a boatload of picks in return, and within 1397 01:16:09,040 --> 01:16:12,040 Speaker 1: a few years back to back Super Bowl champs. One 1398 01:16:12,040 --> 01:16:14,800 Speaker 1: of the greatest dynasties of all time. I'll put him 1399 01:16:14,840 --> 01:16:17,439 Speaker 1: up there with anybody. He did that free salary cap 1400 01:16:17,439 --> 01:16:21,120 Speaker 1: era left. Then he coached in the salary cap era 1401 01:16:21,640 --> 01:16:25,080 Speaker 1: with Miami four seasons, had no worse a record than 1402 01:16:25,120 --> 01:16:27,360 Speaker 1: eight and eight his first year, and then he was 1403 01:16:27,400 --> 01:16:29,800 Speaker 1: above five hundred. Went to the playoffs each of the 1404 01:16:29,840 --> 01:16:32,559 Speaker 1: last three years with the Dolphins, and for the last 1405 01:16:32,680 --> 01:16:35,160 Speaker 1: basically twenty years. He's been on TV since two thousand 1406 01:16:35,160 --> 01:16:39,600 Speaker 1: and two at Fox and another TV guy, Tony Dungee, 1407 01:16:40,160 --> 01:16:43,240 Speaker 1: built the Bucks. They let him go. Next year, Groom 1408 01:16:43,360 --> 01:16:45,800 Speaker 1: comes in wins a Super Bowl with that Bucks team. 1409 01:16:45,880 --> 01:16:48,800 Speaker 1: He goes to the Colts wins their only Super Bowl 1410 01:16:48,800 --> 01:16:53,280 Speaker 1: title with Peyton Manning. Now he's been on NBC Football 1411 01:16:53,360 --> 01:16:56,400 Speaker 1: Night in America, and you know, been a good one 1412 01:16:56,720 --> 01:16:59,200 Speaker 1: kind of the wild card I think is RC Beaufort. 1413 01:16:59,240 --> 01:17:02,040 Speaker 1: He doesn't have a background, but he's won. He's been 1414 01:17:02,080 --> 01:17:06,400 Speaker 1: a GM with the Spurs and they won in three 1415 01:17:06,760 --> 01:17:09,599 Speaker 1: you know, back to back, excuse me, every other year, 1416 01:17:09,680 --> 01:17:11,959 Speaker 1: oh three, oh five, oh seven, and then in fourteen 1417 01:17:12,200 --> 01:17:14,680 Speaker 1: and they did so with a superstar. He said, what 1418 01:17:14,720 --> 01:17:16,880 Speaker 1: the hell is RC bufor? Know? How hard is it 1419 01:17:16,720 --> 01:17:19,320 Speaker 1: to GM around Tim Duncan, Well, he did a lot 1420 01:17:19,360 --> 01:17:21,200 Speaker 1: of things, and that kind of applies to what the 1421 01:17:21,240 --> 01:17:24,160 Speaker 1: Texans have. They have a superstar into Shaun Watson. So 1422 01:17:24,520 --> 01:17:27,040 Speaker 1: I like that. And then the name on the list 1423 01:17:27,080 --> 01:17:30,960 Speaker 1: that probably the fewest people know is Rod Graves. And 1424 01:17:31,080 --> 01:17:35,360 Speaker 1: Rod Graves primarily is known for being the GM of 1425 01:17:35,439 --> 01:17:38,040 Speaker 1: the Cardinals for about a decade. They got to a 1426 01:17:38,080 --> 01:17:41,479 Speaker 1: Super Bowl with him as a GM. He's from Houston, 1427 01:17:41,520 --> 01:17:45,000 Speaker 1: what's straight, Jesuit College Preparatory, Go Crusaders. Then he went 1428 01:17:45,000 --> 01:17:48,360 Speaker 1: to Tech. He was with the Bears starting out, and 1429 01:17:48,400 --> 01:17:51,519 Speaker 1: he was there as a scout when they won it 1430 01:17:51,560 --> 01:17:53,719 Speaker 1: all in eighty five and probably should have won another 1431 01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:56,479 Speaker 1: two Super Bowl titles at least. So he's been around 1432 01:17:56,840 --> 01:17:58,879 Speaker 1: and now he's in charge of the Fritz Poler Alliance. 1433 01:18:00,120 --> 01:18:04,080 Speaker 1: So it's a really diverse group. It's a group that 1434 01:18:04,160 --> 01:18:07,120 Speaker 1: has seen the highest of highs, but it's also a 1435 01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:10,400 Speaker 1: group that's failed and learned from their failures and can 1436 01:18:10,479 --> 01:18:15,559 Speaker 1: tell you specifically about what the Texans are hiring and 1437 01:18:15,640 --> 01:18:19,320 Speaker 1: going through right now, what to avoid, what to accentuate, 1438 01:18:19,640 --> 01:18:22,439 Speaker 1: what to look for. I really like this mix. It's 1439 01:18:22,439 --> 01:18:26,200 Speaker 1: a very very diverse group of folks, and I can't 1440 01:18:26,200 --> 01:18:28,160 Speaker 1: wait to see what comes of it. I don't know 1441 01:18:28,200 --> 01:18:31,360 Speaker 1: how often they meet, what's the protocol, how they do this. 1442 01:18:31,400 --> 01:18:33,280 Speaker 1: We'll find out about that, I'm sure in the weeks come. 1443 01:18:33,320 --> 01:18:36,759 Speaker 1: But the names on this list are very intriguing to me, John, 1444 01:18:38,040 --> 01:18:41,320 Speaker 1: no doubt. And you know you mentioned Rod Graves. You'm 1445 01:18:41,320 --> 01:18:43,799 Speaker 1: going to jesuit. You know the Fritz Potter, a lines, 1446 01:18:43,880 --> 01:18:47,400 Speaker 1: Fritz Pollard Brian University graduate, So yeah, one of the 1447 01:18:47,439 --> 01:18:52,000 Speaker 1: first African Americans to be a vital figure in college 1448 01:18:52,000 --> 01:18:57,799 Speaker 1: of pro football. The thing I love about the makeup 1449 01:18:57,800 --> 01:19:01,400 Speaker 1: of this committee, and I know you didn't say it, 1450 01:19:01,600 --> 01:19:04,320 Speaker 1: will emphasize this is not a search committee. These aren't 1451 01:19:04,360 --> 01:19:07,080 Speaker 1: the guys doing that. We've got Corn Ferry to help 1452 01:19:07,120 --> 01:19:09,680 Speaker 1: with that. This is a group of people that have 1453 01:19:09,800 --> 01:19:12,800 Speaker 1: been very successful in professional sports. But like you said, 1454 01:19:12,800 --> 01:19:14,599 Speaker 1: I think it's a great thing that you brought up, 1455 01:19:15,240 --> 01:19:17,880 Speaker 1: because I think it's really easy to look at somebody 1456 01:19:17,880 --> 01:19:23,200 Speaker 1: that's been very successful and has always been successful and say, well, 1457 01:19:23,320 --> 01:19:26,000 Speaker 1: how did you do it? I think the bigger thing 1458 01:19:26,080 --> 01:19:29,120 Speaker 1: to me, and you hit right on it, and it's 1459 01:19:29,120 --> 01:19:33,240 Speaker 1: actually gonna be one of my points is adversity in 1460 01:19:33,320 --> 01:19:37,400 Speaker 1: this game comes quickly and you can't help but think 1461 01:19:37,439 --> 01:19:41,519 Speaker 1: about you know, last I think about last year, twenty nineteen. 1462 01:19:41,520 --> 01:19:44,520 Speaker 1: We have this big monument to win over the Patriots 1463 01:19:45,040 --> 01:19:47,799 Speaker 1: and you're sky high, and the next week at halftime, 1464 01:19:47,800 --> 01:19:50,479 Speaker 1: it's thirty one to three. You're down to a rookie 1465 01:19:50,560 --> 01:19:54,040 Speaker 1: quarterback and the Denver Broncos. And you know, I thought 1466 01:19:54,040 --> 01:19:57,759 Speaker 1: about that this week, you know, with the Tennessee Titans. 1467 01:19:58,040 --> 01:20:01,040 Speaker 1: The Tennessee Titans go to Indianapolis and blow the doors 1468 01:20:01,080 --> 01:20:04,200 Speaker 1: off the Colts. Then turn around the next week at 1469 01:20:04,240 --> 01:20:06,479 Speaker 1: home in a key game against the Browns and it's 1470 01:20:06,520 --> 01:20:09,519 Speaker 1: thirty eight to three at halftime, the Titans are down. 1471 01:20:09,840 --> 01:20:14,120 Speaker 1: And so this game is full of wild swings of 1472 01:20:14,439 --> 01:20:19,320 Speaker 1: adversity and success. And you talked about it. Tony Dungee 1473 01:20:19,479 --> 01:20:21,599 Speaker 1: took the Bucks, built the Bucks but he could only 1474 01:20:21,640 --> 01:20:26,280 Speaker 1: get them so far. The year he leaves, John Gruden 1475 01:20:26,920 --> 01:20:30,920 Speaker 1: wins a championship with that group, and you know, Tony Dungee, 1476 01:20:30,920 --> 01:20:33,640 Speaker 1: I'd imagine, Yeah, he went to Indianapolis, but at some 1477 01:20:33,640 --> 01:20:35,920 Speaker 1: point it's like, man, I've built that team. There's gonna 1478 01:20:35,920 --> 01:20:37,560 Speaker 1: be some frustration with that. How do you how you 1479 01:20:37,640 --> 01:20:39,639 Speaker 1: deal with that? Jimmy Johnson, you know when he went 1480 01:20:39,680 --> 01:20:42,240 Speaker 1: to Miami, like you said, with a salary cap. Now 1481 01:20:42,960 --> 01:20:44,880 Speaker 1: it was a whole different ball game. And by that 1482 01:20:44,960 --> 01:20:49,559 Speaker 1: point people had taken what the Cowboys had constructed, you know, 1483 01:20:49,560 --> 01:20:52,240 Speaker 1: the draft value chart, and they were using them for 1484 01:20:52,320 --> 01:20:54,040 Speaker 1: their own. So nobody was going to pull that sort 1485 01:20:54,040 --> 01:20:58,080 Speaker 1: of move anymore. That Jimmy pulled really to get the 1486 01:20:58,160 --> 01:21:00,479 Speaker 1: Vikings to Biden herschel Walker and then and he was 1487 01:21:01,360 --> 01:21:06,040 Speaker 1: very man that's sort of kind of sinister in a 1488 01:21:06,120 --> 01:21:08,880 Speaker 1: sense that he knew the rules that he could take 1489 01:21:08,920 --> 01:21:11,599 Speaker 1: the players the Vikings gave him, cut them and then 1490 01:21:11,600 --> 01:21:14,200 Speaker 1: get draft picks for it. And so I want to 1491 01:21:14,200 --> 01:21:16,200 Speaker 1: come back to that draft pick idea in just a second. 1492 01:21:16,600 --> 01:21:19,240 Speaker 1: Rod Graves been through it all, seen it all. The 1493 01:21:19,240 --> 01:21:21,320 Speaker 1: fact that he knows Houston, I think is a big 1494 01:21:21,360 --> 01:21:24,040 Speaker 1: I think It's a big part of this true understanding 1495 01:21:24,080 --> 01:21:26,320 Speaker 1: the city of Houston. Being from here and knowing what 1496 01:21:26,320 --> 01:21:29,120 Speaker 1: the city is about. I think that's absolutely massive. R C. 1497 01:21:29,280 --> 01:21:31,000 Speaker 1: Beauford is one. As soon as I saw it, I 1498 01:21:31,160 --> 01:21:35,840 Speaker 1: was like, yes, I excuse me, this is perfect because 1499 01:21:36,040 --> 01:21:40,400 Speaker 1: I've I've always said this about coaches, I feel like 1500 01:21:40,600 --> 01:21:43,200 Speaker 1: and I watched this documentary, kind of a short documentary 1501 01:21:43,200 --> 01:21:47,559 Speaker 1: on on Doc Rivers last night, and Doc went he 1502 01:21:47,600 --> 01:21:50,360 Speaker 1: talked about it a number of different things, and I 1503 01:21:50,400 --> 01:21:52,640 Speaker 1: thought it was really telling because Doc's one of the 1504 01:21:52,680 --> 01:21:55,439 Speaker 1: people that I think about and say, if you coach 1505 01:21:55,520 --> 01:21:58,400 Speaker 1: and you're you're a great coach in one sport, I 1506 01:21:58,439 --> 01:22:00,639 Speaker 1: think you would be a great coach and another sport. 1507 01:22:00,720 --> 01:22:06,559 Speaker 1: Now there are different rules that I think make things 1508 01:22:06,600 --> 01:22:08,960 Speaker 1: a little bit more difficult, Like trying to execute a 1509 01:22:08,960 --> 01:22:13,519 Speaker 1: trade in the MBA is probably the most difficult thing ever. 1510 01:22:13,600 --> 01:22:16,879 Speaker 1: In the NFL, it's fairly straightforward. You know, the salary 1511 01:22:16,920 --> 01:22:21,320 Speaker 1: cap differences in the NFL and the NBA are much different. 1512 01:22:21,360 --> 01:22:25,200 Speaker 1: But you can learn those things and do time. But 1513 01:22:25,320 --> 01:22:28,840 Speaker 1: if you can coach, or you can in Arcie's case, 1514 01:22:28,880 --> 01:22:33,720 Speaker 1: if you can manage people and build a winner, then 1515 01:22:33,840 --> 01:22:36,960 Speaker 1: you know the characteristics and people that you need to 1516 01:22:37,040 --> 01:22:41,639 Speaker 1: have in the organization to win games at a high rate, 1517 01:22:42,760 --> 01:22:45,480 Speaker 1: continue to win games at a high rate, and eventually 1518 01:22:45,880 --> 01:22:49,599 Speaker 1: win championships. And I think the final thing I would say, 1519 01:22:49,680 --> 01:22:52,160 Speaker 1: and I'm not sure on the committee who I would 1520 01:22:52,160 --> 01:22:55,599 Speaker 1: point to to say this is that person that helps 1521 01:22:55,640 --> 01:22:58,120 Speaker 1: you do this in time out, we gotta I gotta 1522 01:22:58,160 --> 01:23:02,559 Speaker 1: correct things. It's not a search committe. This group. Yeah, 1523 01:23:02,600 --> 01:23:05,560 Speaker 1: I'm just making sure people pop in sometimes and the 1524 01:23:05,680 --> 01:23:08,559 Speaker 1: other search. It's not a search committee, not a search committee. 1525 01:23:08,600 --> 01:23:12,320 Speaker 1: And if I said that, I said that, I'm making 1526 01:23:12,360 --> 01:23:14,000 Speaker 1: sure that you know you didn't say it. That's why 1527 01:23:14,000 --> 01:23:16,320 Speaker 1: I wanted to emphasize earlier that we didn't say that, 1528 01:23:16,360 --> 01:23:20,240 Speaker 1: because it's not what this is. This this really is 1529 01:23:20,720 --> 01:23:26,559 Speaker 1: an informational based opportunity for for the McNair family to decide. 1530 01:23:26,920 --> 01:23:30,080 Speaker 1: As he put very clearly in the statement that went 1531 01:23:30,160 --> 01:23:33,599 Speaker 1: to the season ticket holders, this committee is to help 1532 01:23:33,680 --> 01:23:38,200 Speaker 1: me ultimately, myself and my mom our family will make 1533 01:23:38,439 --> 01:23:42,200 Speaker 1: this decision. But the last thing I would say, and 1534 01:23:43,080 --> 01:23:46,000 Speaker 1: if I said, you drew right now, like what's the 1535 01:23:46,000 --> 01:23:49,559 Speaker 1: best team in the NFL. I A lot of people 1536 01:23:49,560 --> 01:23:52,400 Speaker 1: say the Chiefs. I think the one thing that Chiefs 1537 01:23:52,439 --> 01:23:54,360 Speaker 1: have done. And this is the one thing and I 1538 01:23:54,360 --> 01:23:57,559 Speaker 1: don't know, this is the part that I would I 1539 01:23:57,600 --> 01:24:01,320 Speaker 1: would give this committee the opportunity and I get feedback 1540 01:24:01,400 --> 01:24:05,920 Speaker 1: from is how do you adapt two changes in the 1541 01:24:06,120 --> 01:24:09,800 Speaker 1: game before those changes are made? If that makes sense? 1542 01:24:09,800 --> 01:24:11,760 Speaker 1: And what I mean by that, I go back to 1543 01:24:11,760 --> 01:24:13,880 Speaker 1: a quote I saw from Andy Reid. Andy Reid had 1544 01:24:13,920 --> 01:24:15,599 Speaker 1: this quote about I don't know, about four or five 1545 01:24:15,680 --> 01:24:19,480 Speaker 1: years ago. He was talking about college football in particular, 1546 01:24:19,840 --> 01:24:21,559 Speaker 1: and he said, you know what, the NFL is about 1547 01:24:21,600 --> 01:24:25,600 Speaker 1: five to seven years behind college football. He said, the 1548 01:24:25,680 --> 01:24:27,880 Speaker 1: NFL will catch up to all the things that colleges 1549 01:24:27,920 --> 01:24:31,040 Speaker 1: are doing. He said, but we're usually five to seven 1550 01:24:31,120 --> 01:24:34,080 Speaker 1: years behind. That curve. Thing was is Andy kind of 1551 01:24:34,120 --> 01:24:37,240 Speaker 1: sped that up. He got about three years behind that 1552 01:24:37,280 --> 01:24:40,000 Speaker 1: curve and started really doing some things in the NFL 1553 01:24:40,040 --> 01:24:43,200 Speaker 1: that others weren't doing. Now, obviously they had some talent. 1554 01:24:43,560 --> 01:24:45,720 Speaker 1: They went out on a limb on some guys that 1555 01:24:47,000 --> 01:24:49,320 Speaker 1: probably we're going to be drafted by a lot of teams. 1556 01:24:49,320 --> 01:24:51,559 Speaker 1: Probably we're off teams draftwards because of some stuff off 1557 01:24:51,600 --> 01:24:53,679 Speaker 1: the field. But they took a chance because they felt 1558 01:24:53,680 --> 01:24:59,599 Speaker 1: like these guys would eventually become really strong professional people. 1559 01:25:00,560 --> 01:25:02,400 Speaker 1: So you take some of the things that Andy kind 1560 01:25:02,400 --> 01:25:06,120 Speaker 1: of moved ahead with. Again, a guy in his sixties 1561 01:25:06,760 --> 01:25:10,680 Speaker 1: moving ahead with with the talent and then hitting it 1562 01:25:10,760 --> 01:25:12,840 Speaker 1: right with the quarterback, and away you go. And now 1563 01:25:12,840 --> 01:25:15,360 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you've got you've got a you've 1564 01:25:15,400 --> 01:25:18,679 Speaker 1: got you got something. You're building for a long time. 1565 01:25:19,400 --> 01:25:22,200 Speaker 1: So I think you have to have somebody that is 1566 01:25:22,240 --> 01:25:25,280 Speaker 1: always sort of ahead of the curve and where that 1567 01:25:25,320 --> 01:25:28,280 Speaker 1: comes in, whether it's just responding to changes in the game, 1568 01:25:28,360 --> 01:25:31,719 Speaker 1: like for example, you know, inside linebackers now in the NFL, 1569 01:25:32,800 --> 01:25:34,759 Speaker 1: you don't have to be two hundred and fifty pounds anymore. 1570 01:25:34,920 --> 01:25:36,360 Speaker 1: You don't even have to be two hundred and twenty 1571 01:25:36,400 --> 01:25:39,040 Speaker 1: five pounds. I've had I've had conversations with scouts or 1572 01:25:39,160 --> 01:25:41,840 Speaker 1: last five to seven years at a minimum, they're like, yeah, 1573 01:25:41,920 --> 01:25:44,040 Speaker 1: we can't our organizations won't let us look at that 1574 01:25:44,040 --> 01:25:48,160 Speaker 1: guy because he's not two forty. Well too late, because 1575 01:25:48,320 --> 01:25:50,120 Speaker 1: now all of a a sudden, somebody snapped up two hundred 1576 01:25:50,120 --> 01:25:52,880 Speaker 1: twenty five pound linebacker that can run and go make plays. 1577 01:25:53,160 --> 01:25:54,920 Speaker 1: You know, we got Zach Cuttingham at two hundred and 1578 01:25:54,920 --> 01:25:57,200 Speaker 1: thirty pounds come out of Vanderbilt. It was perfect because 1579 01:25:57,200 --> 01:26:00,960 Speaker 1: he can run and that was something you know, adapting 1580 01:26:00,960 --> 01:26:06,760 Speaker 1: to the changes of the game before they're really you know, 1581 01:26:06,760 --> 01:26:09,120 Speaker 1: other teams can take advantage of that, and that I 1582 01:26:09,160 --> 01:26:12,080 Speaker 1: think is where you know, whoever's brought in as gym 1583 01:26:12,080 --> 01:26:14,720 Speaker 1: and head coach can do that. And hopefully this committee 1584 01:26:15,000 --> 01:26:18,639 Speaker 1: will help Cal to see that. And maybe they don't 1585 01:26:18,640 --> 01:26:20,639 Speaker 1: know the answer that, maybe they don't know exactly where 1586 01:26:20,640 --> 01:26:24,760 Speaker 1: it's going, but they can have discussions with Cal to say, Cow, 1587 01:26:24,800 --> 01:26:27,519 Speaker 1: this is something unique to be alert for in your 1588 01:26:27,520 --> 01:26:29,800 Speaker 1: conversations for who's going to be the GM and the 1589 01:26:29,840 --> 01:26:34,200 Speaker 1: head coach going forward. I like it. I'm intrigued, yeah, 1590 01:26:34,280 --> 01:26:36,680 Speaker 1: very much, very minimal. I'm intrigued by this group of 1591 01:26:36,800 --> 01:26:40,800 Speaker 1: names that going to help advise the Texans moving forward. 1592 01:26:41,080 --> 01:26:45,000 Speaker 1: I think this whole process is completely and totally fascinating 1593 01:26:45,280 --> 01:26:49,640 Speaker 1: in of itself and how Cal McNair and if the 1594 01:26:49,720 --> 01:26:54,160 Speaker 1: McNair family came to the how have they found the 1595 01:26:54,240 --> 01:26:57,759 Speaker 1: names or thought about the names involved in this process, 1596 01:26:57,800 --> 01:27:02,760 Speaker 1: I think is just I think it's so intriguing and 1597 01:27:02,800 --> 01:27:04,840 Speaker 1: I'd love to know and maybe down the road we 1598 01:27:04,880 --> 01:27:08,479 Speaker 1: can put that question to Cal McNair on the radio. 1599 01:27:08,560 --> 01:27:12,479 Speaker 1: And say, hey, where did the idea of these particular 1600 01:27:12,479 --> 01:27:15,920 Speaker 1: individuals come to our? C Buford? I mean he's in basketball. 1601 01:27:15,920 --> 01:27:17,720 Speaker 1: I mean what did you see? So that would be 1602 01:27:17,760 --> 01:27:20,720 Speaker 1: kind of fun. But that was good talk Withdrew on 1603 01:27:20,760 --> 01:27:24,760 Speaker 1: our in the Lab podcast about the committee that will 1604 01:27:24,840 --> 01:27:27,960 Speaker 1: help help not do the search committee, not be the 1605 01:27:27,960 --> 01:27:31,840 Speaker 1: search committee, but help cal McNair and the McNair family 1606 01:27:31,880 --> 01:27:33,720 Speaker 1: in the search for a GM and head coach for 1607 01:27:33,760 --> 01:27:37,080 Speaker 1: this organization going forward. All right, that's gonna do it. 1608 01:27:37,120 --> 01:27:40,320 Speaker 1: For the show. 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