1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: What is up? Everybody? Welcome in to a new week, 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: a Monday of Texans All Access from the Hounday Texans 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, football anast a 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: silent reporter for your Houston Texans. And when I tell 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: you I am in the Honday Texans Radio Studio, I 6 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: meet it and I say it with such excitement because 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: we're home. We got home on Friday, and we did 8 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: do All Access on Friday from here. But it's just 9 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: so good to be back home and not be on 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: the road. Look, the trip to Lambo and the trip 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: to Green Bay was fantastic. It was one of my 12 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: favorite trips of all time that I've taken with the team. 13 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: It was great, got to see family, got to see 14 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: Frans people I haven't seen in a long time. And 15 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: of course being able to broadcast do what we do 16 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: in Lambo was really really special. And we'll always be special. 17 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: And look, especially where we go wouldn't really matter whether 18 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: we started in Kansas City that we did last year, 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: or Carolina the year before that, or wherever. It's always 20 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: special to do these games, but Lambo, no one's a 21 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: little that's a little different, so it's it was fun. 22 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: But we're back home. I cannot begin to tell you 23 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,199 Speaker 1: how much I love one hundred two degrees. Baby. Yeah, 24 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if I love that, but it is 25 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: good to be home. All right. The lines are coming 26 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: into town. There's play talking about tonight. So here's we're 27 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: having a show this morning. We had yet to catch 28 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: up with Andre Howe. If you missed that, you've got 29 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: to hear it because Dre is and always will be 30 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: one of my favorites. Let's come into this building. I 31 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: was a huge fan of his before the Texas drafted him, 32 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,839 Speaker 1: and probably even big bigger fan now following excellent five 33 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: year career here with the Houston Texas. Look, if you 34 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: get a year out of a seventh round pick, we 35 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: got five excellent years out of Dre Howe. The man 36 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: fought back from a sort of tough rookie year, took 37 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: over the starter at safety in twenty fifteen on a 38 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: playoff team, picked off Tom Brady in the playoff game. 39 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: I'll never forget in twenty sixteen was such a great moment. 40 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: And then twenty eighteen he fought back from cancer and 41 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: got back on the field. I'd never forget that day. 42 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: Week seven last year and I was getting ready to 43 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: do my pregame hit with the guys back in studio 44 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: pregame show, and Dre was warming up. He wanted to 45 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: go around the field, and I just saw him in 46 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: a game a big hugging. They're literally introducing me and 47 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: I'm giving him big hug, and I just was like, man, 48 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: I gotta collect myself because I was so emotional for Dre. 49 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: And he finished out the year and he then retired 50 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: this offseason, and it caught a lot of us off guard. 51 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: But when Drey spoke, he spoke volumes and he talked 52 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: with us about it today and I thought he was 53 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: on point. He had plenty of great things to say. 54 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: So you hear from Dre Howe, you will also hear 55 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: from coach Andre Johnson. Yes, I said coach Andre Johnson. 56 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: But there's a lot going on in Dre's world, not 57 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: just even the coaching part of it, and he's doing 58 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: a really nice job. So I'm curious to hear what 59 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: he has to say about being out on the field 60 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: and coaching, because you know, he played played with DeAndre Hopkins, 61 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: he played with some of these guys at are that 62 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: are on this team. But Also, there were some news 63 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: today from the Advocate of Texas kickoff the twenty nineteen 64 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: class of Texas Bowl Gridiron Legends was named David Klingler, 65 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: the Lost Dodds, Jared Dillard, Ray Seals m a longtime 66 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: high school coach here, Richmond Webb, and Andre Johnson. So yes, 67 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: coach Johnson goes into the Gridiron Legends gang. So there's 68 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: a bunch that Mark Vandemer had a chance to talk 69 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: to with Andre. So we'll have Drey Day on Monday, 70 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: as we'll have Drey Howe and Andre Johnson both on 71 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: this show. Looking forward to getting both of them. But 72 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna kick off tonight's show with a little texanss 73 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: audio juke Bucks and yes that was me singing. So 74 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: I apologize if your dog started barking, or I broke 75 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: glass or whatever the case might be. But the assistant 76 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: coach has had the floor today, not the podium, per se, 77 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: but they had the flour and a few of them 78 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: had some well that's some good work, some good things 79 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: to say. So let's start with offensive coordinator Tim Kelly. 80 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: He talked, of course about his quarterback, this Shawn Watson, 81 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: and he said he is definitely a focus for everything 82 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: that we do. We always want to put our players 83 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: in a position where they're going to be successful. You know. 84 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: Fortunately for us, Sean's a great player and he can 85 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: do a lot of really good things, you know, in 86 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: a wide variety of skill sets. So um, you know, 87 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: as as far as that's concerned, you know, tailoring things 88 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: to him, he can do it all. So we just 89 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: gotta make sure we put him in a position to 90 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: be successful, no doubt. If there's one thing that a coach, 91 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: every future coach out there listening, if you're saying, you 92 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: know what, I want to be a coach, I want 93 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: to be a coach with my life. I want you 94 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: to listen to what coach Kelly just said right there 95 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: and tailored to your talent. Yes, you can go out 96 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: when you can become a college coach and well, you know, 97 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: I'll just do what I do. Then you're gonna go 98 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: find players that are gonna help you do what you do. 99 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: But if you're gonna be a great program, you're gonna 100 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: take and Daniel Hooks is a great example of that, 101 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: I think of the University Houston. You know, he's an 102 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: air aide guy and he got to West Virginia, and 103 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: he taylored his offense a much different way than just 104 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: as an air raid guy. They started tweaking a little 105 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: bit star running the ball a little bit more. Keep 106 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: that in mind, future coaches, Taylor, your schemes to your talent. 107 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: Got it all right? Good, Let's talk a little tight 108 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: Ends because one of the biggest pieces of news was 109 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:40,679 Speaker 1: that JT was back today. That's right. Jordan Thomas, obviously 110 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: a guy that Tim coached last year, is the tight 111 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: Ends coach and he's still coaching him as the offensive coordinator. 112 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: He said, it's good to have good old number eighty 113 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: three back, but that spot is highly competitive. That whole 114 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: position group, you know, is it's a really competitive group. So, 115 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: you know, getting JT back out there today, it was 116 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: good to get him out there and um, you know, 117 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: have him working and on the things that you know 118 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: he needs to get better at, which which is right now, 119 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: I'm knocking off a lot of rust and going out 120 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: there and playing football. But that whole group has been 121 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: doing a good job, Jordan Nakins and Darrell and fellas 122 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: in particular going out there and really working hard. I 123 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: think the one thing about the tight ends, and some 124 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: people have talked about something that if you were in look, 125 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: you don't do this, you don't give training camp trophies 126 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: at all. It would be awesome. Hey, coach O Brian, 127 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: We're gonna give out training camp trophies. How would you feel? 128 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I get the biggest ey roll, but if 129 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: you were, you probably would give the unit MVP to 130 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: tight ends. Those guys have been phenomenal the start of 131 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: camp till now, whether it was Jordan Thomas, first couple 132 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: of days, Jordan Nakins, every day since Collie Waring and 133 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: Green Bay was phenomenal. Darren Fells one day, we're some drops. 134 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: Other than that, he's been great. Drell Adams touchdown in 135 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 1: the game the other night against Green Bay. They've awe 136 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: at the tight end position been really really good, really good. 137 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: So yes, there's a lot of competition at that position, 138 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: and I think it's probably where the toughest cut will 139 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: be because you can't keep five, you're pushing it to 140 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: keep four. I think they'll do it because I just 141 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: feel like I feel like with a veteran presence like 142 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: Darren Fells, you almost don't want him to go anywhere else. 143 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: When you love having him in the locker room, and 144 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: you're not getting rid of your two second year guys 145 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: or you're rookie, you're drafted, so it's gonna be tough, man, 146 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: But all five of them. I mean, for any guy 147 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: that doesn't make the team, I think they could find 148 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: a spot somewhere else on a fifty three. That's how 149 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: good that tight end group has been. There's no doubt now. 150 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: Tydys Howard drafted with the twenty third pick in the 151 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen NFL Draft, and he has been mainly at guard, 152 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: but he obviously can also play tackle. Here's what coach 153 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: Kelly had to say about his first round offensive lineman. 154 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: He's putting all the time with coach Devon, you know, 155 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: and TJ really trying to learn the whole offense right, 156 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: not just one position. So he's doing a good job. 157 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: There's obviously things he can improve on, but the efforts 158 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: always there. Fau. You know. The one thing that that 159 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: coach said there, he's that Titus is looking to learn 160 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: the entire offense, which I find fascinating. Now, first of all, 161 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: Titus was a quarterback when he was in high school, 162 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: and I can guarantee you as a quarterback in high school. Yeah, 163 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: it's maybe not as complex, but you want to know 164 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: what everybody's doing on the field. That just gives you 165 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: a better knowledge of what's going on around you. When 166 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: you get a rookies, a lot of times they just 167 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: got to figure out what they need to do. Okay, 168 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: what route am I running? I don't care what the 169 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: offenis line is doing. I know I'm up the ex 170 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: receiver and I'm running this particular route and if I 171 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: see this, then I'm going to convert it to this. 172 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: So and I'm not just using receivers, but that's all positions. 173 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: So I thought it was really interesting that Drey Howe 174 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: and you'll hear this later on, he talked about the 175 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,319 Speaker 1: playbook and wanting to learn the entire playbook when he 176 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: got here as a rookie and he was playing corner. 177 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: He said it paid off because the next year he 178 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 1: d the safety and he knew the whole defense. He 179 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: knew what everybody was doing, and that's safety. You've got 180 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: to know what everybody's doing. You've got to communicate with 181 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: my backers. You gotta communicate with the corners. You gotta 182 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: communicate with each other. You know, the fellow safeties, so 183 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: you gotta know what's going on, Andre said, because he 184 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: had gone through and knew every position and what everybody 185 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: was doing with the entire call meant he said he 186 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: was much better off. I thought it was interesting that 187 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: Coach Kelly said that right there about Titus Howard. Now, 188 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: one of the guy that I love in this building, 189 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: quarterbacks coach Carl Smith. He's been around the block. He 190 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,839 Speaker 1: has seen it all. He's coached in college's coach in 191 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: the NFL in the last seven years. He was coaching 192 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson with the Seattle Seahawks. He's come to Houston, 193 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: he's coaching the Shawn Watson and Coach Kelly said, cors 194 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: Smiths been awesome. The ant of experience that he has, 195 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: you know, in all the different situations and you know 196 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: the intricacies a quarterback play. He's been a great resource. 197 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: He definitely has There's no doubt about that. All right, 198 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: let's move on to Romeo Crenell. He got offensive coordinator 199 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: Tim Kelly. How about defensive coordinator Romeo Crenell. Now a 200 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: lot of people are asking him about should have meon Clowney? 201 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 1: Everybody wants to know. Look, i'd like to know. We 202 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 1: all would like to know. Of course, Rak would like 203 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: to know. Rack even said, you know what, I want 204 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: Clowney here, but you know what we've just got to do. 205 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: We gotta do without him for the time being. You'd 206 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 1: like to have him here, but he's not here, So 207 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: we got to work with the guys that we have. 208 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: And you know what he brings to the table, you know, 209 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: and you don't have that ability that he brings or 210 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 1: the flexibility that he brings, so we have to work 211 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 1: around it and do the best we can. That's what 212 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: every single coach will tell you, I mean publicly, of course, 213 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: they'll tell you that we've got to do what we 214 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: have to do to be successful. So yes, we would 215 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: we would love to have Clowney here. Every coach thinking, man, 216 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: I need to have him here, and he'd have him here. 217 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 1: We got to go through our stuff. Publicly, they'll tell you, look, 218 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: we've got a coach who we got because that's the 219 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: reality situation, because yes, I'd like to see him, we'd 220 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: all like to see him, but he won't come in. 221 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: I mean allegedly, he won't come in till after the 222 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: third game. You got a couple of weeks to work 223 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,079 Speaker 1: with him and getting ready for Money Night against the Saints. 224 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: But JD knows the defense, he knows the calls. He's 225 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,199 Speaker 1: been here for six years, he knows what's going on. 226 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 1: So I think he's going to hop right in, just 227 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: get himself football shape and he'll know what to do. 228 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about that. Jad's as smart football player 229 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 1: as there is. But Rex's right, you gotta go with 230 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: what you have right now. One of the guys that's 231 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: here right now is a guy that I think is 232 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: one of the more unnoticed I guess I don't know 233 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 1: that's right way of saying it, but I know our 234 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: guys in the Loup Landry Lopez, they talk about something, 235 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: something nobody's talking about. Well, you know somebody who nobody's 236 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 1: talking about is Whitney Merciless. I think he's had a fantastic, 237 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: fantastic camp. And Rax said, you know what, we got 238 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: an ace up our sleeve with this Whitney Merciless guy. 239 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 1: We might move him around a little bit this year. 240 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: Whitney is one of those guys that he had twelve 241 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 1: s a couple of years ago. He's an ultimate team guy. 242 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: He'll do whatever we ask him to do, and I 243 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,439 Speaker 1: think that we're gonna try to move him around a 244 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: little bit more this year than we did last year 245 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: and see what there does for I think he has 246 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: rushed off the edge better than I've seen him in 247 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:19,439 Speaker 1: Green Bay's phenomenal On Sunday when they were pads, he 248 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: threw a six spin move. I mean, just sick. He 249 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: is absolutely in mid season for him, and I think 250 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: that is one of the more noticeable storylines not written 251 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: to me, because I think Whitney has been fantastic. I mean, 252 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: I think he has just really been good. And here 253 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: Rack talked about what he has seen from Whitney. It's 254 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: really good. And obviously they moving him around can be good, sorry, 255 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: could be bad because he's gotta drop. Sometimes we want 256 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: to see Whitney rush. I think what he's gonna rush 257 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: a little bit more because he has been phenomenal rushing. 258 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. Now. One guy a lot 259 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: of people want to talk about that new secondary is 260 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: rookie Lonnie Johnson. And I said this morning on Texas 261 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 1: Monday that I thought the trip to Green Bay was 262 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: absolutely needed for Lonnie. He was geared up and jacked 263 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: up all week and then Monday at a good practice 264 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: before he was asked to leave. Tuesday in practice Thursday, 265 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: he come moments earlier. Then he got beat for the touchdown. 266 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 1: I think the whole thing was because when he came 267 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: back over the weekend, he just looked like a different player. 268 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: He looked like a different player. And that's learning. And 269 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: Rax says he's seen that from Lonnie. He's learning along 270 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: the way. He's like most rookies, they don't know what 271 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: they don't know, and so he has to learn something. 272 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: And he learned something new every day. And he learned 273 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: a little bit in the game the other night. He'll 274 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,599 Speaker 1: learn something this week as we go against Detroit and 275 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: in that game, and so every game he should learn something. 276 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: And he's a competitive guys. Some signs got some land, 277 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 1: and you know, if if he continues to improve, then 278 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: we'll have a decent guy, no doubt. I think Rack 279 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: said it best. He absolutely said it best. Now on 280 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: the other side, you got Jonathan Joseph, but you've also 281 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: got Bradley Roby, and I think that Bradley's done some 282 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: really good things in coverage. And Rax said, you know what, 283 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: I really like what I see with Bradley Roby. He's 284 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: got a tremendous amount of ability, and I think that 285 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: when he gets on the football field, he enjoys the 286 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: game of football. He likes competing, and I think that 287 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna help us and rac I wanna have one 288 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: other thing in there. He kind of alluded to it lisability. 289 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: He can run. He can absolutely fly. One other cornerback 290 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: that people have asked me a lot about is cornerback 291 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: slash nicole slash slot corner pitting on how you want 292 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: to classify him. A as Aaron Colvin and last year 293 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: was a tough year. Aaron got hurt in Week four, 294 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: was hurt the rest of the year. But I didn't 295 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: even before that. It wasn't it wasn't really coming together 296 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: for Aaron. It definitely has sense, and Rax says he 297 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: looks way better than he did this year and last year. 298 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: Last year, coming in to a brand new system different 299 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: than the one he had been in was a little 300 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: shock to his system and it took him a while 301 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: to adapt. He's adapted much better now and I think 302 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: that he's gonna make a contribution. Aaron Covin right there, 303 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: being spoken about by Romeo Crenell. All right, audio jewbox 304 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: from your two coordinators, or as I would say, Texans 305 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: audio jew boxs coordinator style. All right, see put a 306 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: little flash at the end here from Tim Kelly and 307 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: Romeo Crenell. Now it's time to hear from another coach 308 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: on the staff, a guy that a lot of people 309 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: call the goat, so I just call him Dre, but 310 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: now you gotta call him coach. And today we found 311 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: out y'all start to call him a gridiron legend. Andre 312 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: Johnson sat down with his buddy Mark Vannimur. They go 313 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: all the way back to their days at the U. 314 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: Will have that for you next, Andre Johnson. Right here 315 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: in Texans all access, Keenham shotgun, second down and three 316 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: at the Jacksonville eight. Here's the snap case fakes to 317 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: get flows to the nfone. HiT's Upray Johnson, touchdown Kingston. 318 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: The Texans retake the lead, and that would be Andre 319 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: Johnson's last touchdown is the Texan twenty fourteen against the 320 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars Week seventeen. Case Keenum little zone red pop 321 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: pass over to middle to Andrey Johnson, and that was 322 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: one of many great moments in the career of Andre 323 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: Johnson bounced around to a couple of teams, but then 324 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: he came back home home being Houston. I mean his 325 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: adopted home. How about that. Because he's from Miami, that's home, 326 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: but his adopted home here in Houston and join the 327 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: staff in twenty nineteen and does a little bit of 328 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: everything coach Andre Johnson. I know he's gotten used to 329 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: the coach part, but he's been great with the wide receivers, 330 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: with the players. It's so interesting to see people come 331 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: here to camp for whatever reason. Ethan Hughes, who was 332 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: here a couple days ago, was yesterday, I think it 333 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: was yesterday maybe, and he was just a breath of 334 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: fresh air and his young man fighting through leukemia seventeen 335 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: years old. And I had a buddy of mine when 336 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: I was in high school who had testicular cancer and 337 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: we found out late in our senior year. And it's 338 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: just when you're that age and you hear that, you're like, oh, man, 339 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: so what Ethan's going through? Man? I just know that 340 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: he's so tough. But I saw him with the Shawn, 341 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: I saw him with DeAndre, and then I saw him 342 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: talk with Andre Johnson, and I just realized what a 343 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: great resource it is to have a guy like Andre Johnson, 344 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: who knows the game, who works hard, who has done 345 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: everything in his chessional career to make the Texans a winner. 346 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: He's great to have on this staff around this team. Well, 347 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: today he was also named a Academy Sports Outdoors Texas 348 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: Bowl Gridiron Legend, and that is was tremendous news. Tremendous news. 349 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: He was in a great class of Ray Seals, who 350 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: was a longtime high school coach, Richmond Webb, Jared Dillard. 351 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: Great class that he is amongst in there are a 352 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,919 Speaker 1: few oys David Klingler played his ball at University Houston. 353 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,680 Speaker 1: So a great class and Andre Johnson is part of that. 354 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: He sat down with Mark Vandermere. Both of them have 355 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: been together dating all the way back to their years 356 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: at You The only the only year that they worked 357 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: together was two thousand and two, Andre's last in Miami, 358 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: Mark's first. Here they've been together ever since. Here's Mark 359 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: with Andre welcoming into the Hyunday Texans Radio studio. It 360 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: is Andre Johnson who is going to be at Academy 361 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: Sports at Outdoors Texas Bull Gridiron Legend, the class of 362 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. You are in it, Andrea with Jared de Los, Dodds, 363 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 1: David Klingler, Richmond Webb, and Ray Seals. And before we 364 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: get it to the nitty gritty of that, coach Johnson, 365 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: how's this going for you? You're part of the staff, Now, 366 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: what's that like? It's good, man, It's just great to 367 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: be back around the game, be back around the guys, 368 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: m and just you know, to be here and just 369 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: help out, you know. So I'm enjoying it as different 370 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: being on this side of it. Yeah, you know, you 371 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: get to being the staff meetings and hear things that 372 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: are going on, and um, get the experience how coaches, 373 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 1: you know, pick ten, you know, pick the fifty three 374 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: man roster and uh you know sometimes you know sometimes 375 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: they said come down, comes down to a numbers game 376 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 1: and just making sure you have the right amount you 377 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: know that at each position and stuff like that. So, um, 378 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: it's a cool experience because special teams factors and so 379 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: much ye which didn't really come into play during your 380 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,679 Speaker 1: NFL career, right right, but it did at college. I mean, 381 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: Miami always took all those great athletes and early on 382 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: special teams and then you sort of evolve into a 383 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,639 Speaker 1: position player exclusively, right, Yeah. I mean it's different in 384 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: college too, because you know, you don't have you know, 385 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: in the league, you only have forty six guys you 386 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: can dress out, you know, my game day, and you 387 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 1: only can keep fifty three. So in college you got 388 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 1: a hundred guys. Yeah, so it doesn't really matter and 389 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: you only can travel sixty five. I don't know if 390 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: that's still the rule that it was at the time 391 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: when I was there and when when you were at 392 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: the University of Miami. All right, so you're a gridiron legend. 393 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: Now you're gonna be inducted this year, recognized at the 394 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: at K and then in the bowl game, the Texas 395 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: Ball you will be honored as an inductee. And you've 396 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: been in some halls of fame already, but what does 397 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: this one mean to you? To be with this group? 398 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: It's great. Um. I think anytime you can get recognized 399 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: for you know, what you've done, you've accomplished over your 400 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: career is truly awesome because it just doesn't happen to everybody. 401 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: So for you to be selected, it is truly amazing. 402 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: And you know the ultimate goal is hopefully to get 403 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 1: in the Hall of Fame one day. Yeah, I just 404 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, I'm just very thankful and bless um, you know, 405 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: for everything that comes my way, and you know, I'm 406 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,360 Speaker 1: just happy. I'm happy about it. I asked Anthony Midgett 407 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: what you and TJ and Brian are maybe going through 408 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: right now having played the game and now coaching or 409 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: helping it out whichever way you can. What do you 410 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: think the biggest adjustment is a lot of hours. It's 411 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: a very different kind of mindset. You mentioned it. You're 412 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: in the meetings now, you're not in the locker room, 413 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: you're with the management of the team. Really, I will 414 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: probably say because at the end of the day is 415 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: still football. You know, you're still studying film and stuff 416 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: like that. The only thing you're just not playing. But 417 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: as you know, being on this side of it, you 418 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: do put in more hours than the players. So we're 419 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: here longer than the players are, right, So I would 420 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: probably say that's probably the biggest thing, Um. And I 421 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: think you know, as a player, you know you're out 422 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 1: there doing it. You know you're out there going through 423 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: the plays, and now you're trying to teach guys how 424 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: to do things that you used to do, or you 425 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: see things that guys may not see, and you try 426 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: to help them understand. You know, you see different defenses 427 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 1: and things like that, so you just try to give 428 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 1: them tips and stuff to help them see what's going on. 429 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 1: Maybe they can recognize it earlier, you know. So well, 430 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: you've always been helpful with the younger players, but this 431 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: is a different deal now, right, and you've got so 432 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: many all and what are some of the things that 433 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: are more difficult for the younger players to pick up 434 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: when they first come into the league. I think now, 435 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: especially because of how wide open um a lot of 436 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 1: these college teams are with this spread offense, they don't 437 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: really have like adjustments. Whatever route is called, that's what 438 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: they ran, all right, Whereas in the league, in the NFL, 439 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 1: if you get certain coverages, certain routes, you know, you 440 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: have side adjustments of different blitzes and things like that. 441 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: So I remember just sitting in the meeting and coach 442 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 1: John Perry asked the receivers. He was like, this was 443 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: doing like when just the rookies were here, And he 444 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 1: asked me, he was like, well, what coverage is that? 445 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: And they just automatically assume it was a man coverage 446 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: because they've seen a single high safety, right and that 447 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: wasn't the case, you know. So, um, it's just getting 448 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: them to understand coverages and things like that. At the 449 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: end of the day, they can play football, because that's 450 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 1: that's why they're here, because they've they've done something to 451 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 1: show that they can play the game. But I think 452 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: just getting the understanding of it and understanding coverages and 453 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: things like the ins and outs of the game. How 454 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: tough is the blocking part of it to teach these 455 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: guys That's another thing. A lot of them don't really 456 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: they don't block either, right, you know, they're they're they're 457 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: a little more timid, you know, to some of them 458 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: are not. Some of them are, um because you you 459 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: have it sometimes you have a safety flying down to 460 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: fill a gap and you know you gotta you know, 461 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 1: stick your you know, put your pads in there, you 462 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: drop your showed on them. So you know, a lot 463 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: of those guys haven't done that either. So, um, it's 464 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: it's that I think that's a tough part too, because 465 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 1: you know, a lot lot most receivers don't like contact, right, 466 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: you know, that's a that's a that's another part of it. 467 00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: What do you see Watson out there? What do you 468 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: think here? He just got through his first full season 469 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: as a starter. Now he's going into it's really I 470 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: would say it's a year two, but it's really, you know, 471 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: one and a half that he's played in this league 472 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: and now he's ready to going to year three. I 473 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: think he's, uh, you know, he's getting better. When you 474 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: say a guy like that is getting better, you know, 475 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: some people are probably like, well, what more can you 476 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: get better? But he's just like taking control. I think, uh, 477 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: you know, he knows everything. You know, you can see 478 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: the confidence in him when he's out there. Um, I 479 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: think I think he's gonna have a great year. You know, 480 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: we can keep him healthy and you know if he 481 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: slides sometimes on some of the runs taking hits, but 482 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: other than that, no, I think he's gonna be great. Man. 483 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,639 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be a great um quarterback in 484 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: this league for a long time. The Texans Legends were 485 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: at practice on Monday, and I saw you talking to 486 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: some of the guys. What's that like for you to 487 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: be able to see some of those guys who you 488 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: played with and have been they've been around Houston. But 489 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 1: it's not every day you all get together. It's amazing. Uh. 490 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 1: It's funny because like when you get together, it's just 491 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: all the old stories and things you talk about. So 492 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: it's always great to be around them. Um. It's just 493 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: always a great time. It's fun. Um, it's a lot 494 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: of laughing. Um. And I think it kind of puts 495 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: you back in that like that locker room feel. Yeah, 496 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: where you're you're back around the guys and you know, 497 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: you just out there just you know, just talking and 498 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: having fun and enjoying life. So it's always great to 499 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 1: see those guys. Was that one of the best things 500 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: about that Ring of Honor weekend for you? When that 501 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: Saturday night was so special getting all the guys together. 502 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: That was crazy, like you had like I think we 503 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: said it was like seventy five guys or something that 504 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: came back. I mean the night at the was it 505 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: the Marriott, Yeah, I think j W Downtown. When I 506 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: came downstairs, I was like, whoa, this is crazy, you know, 507 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: like and it just shows you, like, uh, just shows you, 508 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: like what you know, what you meant to the organization, 509 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: what you meant to the guys. And I was just like, 510 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: you know, all these guys came out for me, you know, 511 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: just to see this, so uh but it was it 512 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 1: was amazing. I enjoyed more being around them than being 513 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: around me, So I think they liked it all. Right. 514 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: So you're a Texas Gridiron legend. But and I know 515 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: you went into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, but 516 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,959 Speaker 1: this part of it, you get drafted by the Texans 517 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: and oh three, just a couple more quick ones for 518 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: you here, oh three? And then you are a Texan 519 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: And what were your thoughts about going to Texas versus 520 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,400 Speaker 1: now you live here? Is your mom still here? Yeah? 521 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 1: I mean that's pretty incredible that you know, the family 522 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,400 Speaker 1: migrates to Texas and uh and and makes life here. 523 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: What about that part of it? I remember when when 524 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: I was in college and they used to have that 525 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: commercial with David Carr ye no offensive line. And there 526 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 1: were a few girls from Houston that I ran track 527 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: with at Miami and they used to play this. I 528 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 1: guess they called it like Choppington screwed music because they 529 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 1: kind of slowed their music now, And to be honest, 530 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: I had never heard it before, and being from Miami, 531 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: I was just like man like. They played it all 532 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: the time. It was just like, man, like, I hate that. 533 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: Like and they used to always be like, boy, you 534 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: don't know nothing about Agetown. This just that. I was like, man, whatever, 535 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: I don't care about Houston. And one of the girls 536 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 1: I never forget she told me, she was like, you 537 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: need to stop saying that because you might end up 538 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: going there, and I was like, whatever, I'm not going there, 539 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna behold, I ended up here, so and 540 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: now you live here, Yeah, I live here. I can't 541 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: leave it for some reason. So well, we're happy about that. 542 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for joining us. Andre appreciate that story 543 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: is awesome. I mean, that story is just fantastic. That 544 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 1: they're playing some chopped and screwed music, It's like, I 545 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: hate that. And he ends up in Houston. I mean, 546 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: the man is he's a legend. He's a good art legend, 547 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: but he's just he's a legend. He's the goat. Andre 548 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: Johnson coach. Andre Johnson's so good to have him still 549 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: around the organization. All Right, we're gonna finish with a 550 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: guy that played his career for twenty fourteen through twenty eighteen, 551 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: one of my personal favorites. We are immortalized together in 552 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: a big photo that's in my office that I just 553 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: absolutely love. It's Dre how next on Texans alecxis third 554 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: and ten. Cults at the Houston thirty lucking up gone, 555 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: here's the snap pocket collapsing, lock throws over the metal 556 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: tip Dan better something Dre hell at the fifteen yard line. 557 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: He's got the ball and the text sens turned back. Indeed, Man, 558 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,239 Speaker 1: I guess we goosebumps to here. It's but man. Dre 559 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 1: Howe the pick against the Colts in the second regular 560 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 1: season game at home. He didn't play the first one 561 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: because he was just beating cancer, and then came back 562 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: in weeks seven against Jacksonville. Had a really good twenty 563 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: eighteen season. He tied for the team lead in interceptions 564 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: and then surprised. I know I was surprised. I know 565 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: that people in the building were surprised that he decided 566 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: to retire in the spring of this year. But he 567 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: did it in time. You know, before the draft, that 568 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: the team could make decisions on what they were gonna 569 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: do with OTAs and mini camps, how they're gonna build 570 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: this team. He gave them plenty of time and we 571 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: talked with Dre this morning. It was such a great surprise. 572 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 1: But today was a Legends community day, so it was 573 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: all the Texas coming back, saw Cecil Shorts, Kylie Wong, 574 00:30:56,280 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: Chester Pitts, many many guys were there to day to 575 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: watch practice. Guys that have been there, that had done that, 576 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: that are watching practice going. Yeah, man, I don't miss that. 577 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: And one that I didn't know it was coming with 578 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: Dray how Mark told me about half an hour before 579 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: the interview that hey, we might get Dre Howe. I 580 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 1: was like, what really, and had a chance to talk 581 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: to him since he had retired to send him a note. 582 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: He sent me a nice note back, and he just 583 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: a guy that I connected with for a very long time. 584 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: And we asked him a number of things. But how's 585 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:31,479 Speaker 1: it going? What really was the reason why? But you're 586 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: talking about a guy that's seemingly at peace with a decision. 587 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: I know that how to be difficult for him? It's 588 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: stray how we caught up with him this morning. Take 589 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: a listen. It's good to see you, all right. So 590 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: how is retirement for you? This kind of took us 591 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: by surprise, by the way, But how are you enjoying it? So? 592 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: Far Oh, I'm enjoying it. Man, I'm learning by myself, 593 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 1: you know, learning about life. Kind of missed out on 594 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: a bunch of life, you know, playing football. He's so 595 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: involved in the football. He missed out on life. But 596 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: I'm feeling great man, working out, keep my body and 597 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: shafe Fan healthy. So you know that the normal trade 598 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 1: was there was there a moment where it became crystal clear, 599 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 1: like Okay, I'm done. Yeah, I'm done. I think the 600 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: last game, man, I just felt like I don't know 601 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: if I can keep on doing this. Yeah, Like it's 602 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: hard to fake it, you know what I mean for me, 603 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: of course, it's hard to fake it. And uh, you know, 604 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 1: as my dad passed, you know, like the love of 605 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: football kind of passed with him because that's all we had. 606 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: So just kind of going through that transition made me realize, Okay, 607 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: I think I'm done, so let me let me kind 608 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: of take this off season to make sure. And that's 609 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: why I did Well. You recovered from your illness so quickly, 610 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: went through that, and you worked so hard to do that. 611 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: Do you think that amount of work, that effort you 612 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: made to get back out of the field took a 613 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: toll mentally or something. I mean, how do you define that? Yeah, definitely, 614 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: definitely I did. I was doing so much, man like, 615 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: doing so much to get back on the field. But 616 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: then I realized that, you know, football, it was very 617 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: important to me, and I realized like it kind of 618 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: brought me through. I used football to bringing me through, 619 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: and I guess I was so focused on it it 620 00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 1: kind of burnt myself. I'll kind of burnt myself out 621 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: also kind of going so I trying to get back 622 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: on the field, and then once I got back, I 623 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 1: was like, Wow, I did all this but for this, 624 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: and I don't really even want to be here right now. 625 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: It's crazy. If you never get the diagnosis, if that 626 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: never happens, do you think you're still playing? Definitely? Okay, Yeah, 627 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,520 Speaker 1: definitely I think I feel playing. Uh, you know, you 628 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: go through something like that kind of it kind of 629 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 1: changed your mindset. My mindset totally changed. My mind changed 630 00:33:19,640 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: about how how I live, on how I think about life. Drey. 631 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: I remember the day that you got drafted, and I 632 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: guess that's how long that I've been here now, because 633 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 1: we were doing a draft show and I remember we 634 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:32,240 Speaker 1: were calling our draft picks and I remember I was 635 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: very high and you come out of Vanderbilt. Man and 636 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,080 Speaker 1: Andre Ware were like charter members of the drey Hou 637 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: fan club. And I just remember talking to you that 638 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: day and the one thing that stood out was I'm 639 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: gonna prove everybody wrong. Like I'm gonna prove them all 640 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 1: wrong because they all missed on me. They missed on me. 641 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 1: I went way late. Do you feel like after your 642 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: career is over that I don't And you're not the 643 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: kind of guy to say, hey see, I told you so, 644 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,440 Speaker 1: But do you feel in some sense, maybe not validation, 645 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: but do you feel like, yeah, you people that that 646 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 1: you know, let me get all the way to late 647 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: rounds in this draft. You all missed out on me. 648 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: You guys, you guys blew it. Do you kind of 649 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 1: look back on it and look at it a little 650 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 1: bit that way? Yeah, definitely. I would have had that 651 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: chip from my shoulder even going into Vannerville, you know what. 652 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:11,320 Speaker 1: I kind of built that chip on my shoulder, and 653 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 1: then going so late, I was like, Wow, all these 654 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 1: guys went ahead of me, and I played against these guys, 655 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: So I had a chip on my shoulder when I 656 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 1: came into the league, and uh, Like I said, it 657 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 1: carried me through and I appreciate it. I'm glad I 658 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: went seventh round because I've probably been, you know, one 659 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 1: of these guys that played one or two years and 660 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: been out the league. But it motivated me, it kept 661 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 1: me going. Uh, I'm thankful for Andre how joining us 662 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: field side here at the Houston Methodist Training Center. So 663 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,520 Speaker 1: these rookies right now, yeah, what are they going through? 664 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 1: What are they feeling for all the pre draft stuff, 665 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: OTA's rookie Mini camp, then you get here to training camp. 666 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:44,920 Speaker 1: These preseason games are so big for the rookies. So 667 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: what are they going through? Well, first all, they're going 668 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: through this heat. Yeah it's hot, you know what I mean. 669 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:51,440 Speaker 1: They had adjusted this heating and learn how to practice 670 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 1: this heating practice as a professor. But uh yeah, it's 671 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: it's tough man coming in as a rookie. You know, 672 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:57,920 Speaker 1: you go through all that pre draft stuff, go through 673 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,320 Speaker 1: all that training, and now you're playing football now. Now 674 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,839 Speaker 1: you gotta learn the playbook now. So it's definitely tough 675 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: for a rookie to come in and actually be super 676 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 1: successful unless they just come in and just kind of 677 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 1: get the playbookd real quick and our playbooks or the 678 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: texting playbook. Pretty toe, I'm saying, I like i'na steel playing, 679 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: but the texting playbooks a lot of stuff going on, 680 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:15,959 Speaker 1: and records are great coaching. But I know he's coaching 681 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:17,920 Speaker 1: those guys up to learn it. But you know, you're 682 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,080 Speaker 1: a rookie, it takes some time to kind of excel 683 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: in that program. Dre. How long did it take for 684 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 1: you because you played corner your first year and then 685 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 1: you moved to safety and obviously in the back you 686 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,279 Speaker 1: got a lot of sense that you gotta be in charge. 687 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: You gotta communicate with b Mac and Cush, you gotta 688 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,960 Speaker 1: make sure the corners are on point, you gotta safety. 689 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: How long did it take for you to get comfortable 690 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:37,799 Speaker 1: like you knew it like the back of your hand. Oh, 691 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 1: I think my second at the end of my second year, 692 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: I started kind of catching alone. And um, I guess 693 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: because because I try to learn the whole playbook rights 694 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: as a rookie. You know, as a rookie you kind 695 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 1: of just come in and you're trying to make a team, 696 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. You're trying to just learn 697 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: your position. Like I took to the next step. Let 698 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,839 Speaker 1: me learn what everybody else doing. I think that's gonna 699 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:55,719 Speaker 1: help me, right, and it actually did. I moved to 700 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 1: safety and I kind of sell that because I knew 701 00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: what everybody was doing, right, and I would like to 702 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,879 Speaker 1: communicate with all the guy so, uh like just kind 703 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 1: of I think I took the next step by just 704 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:05,839 Speaker 1: trying to learn multiple positions and that kind of helped 705 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:10,160 Speaker 1: me too. How much football are you watching? Right? Whenever 706 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: it's one? I watched the last game, Like I said, 707 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:14,080 Speaker 1: That's how I know I made the right de season. 708 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 1: Like I'm not like not like I'm not trying to 709 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 1: avoid football, right, you know what I mean? I still 710 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,319 Speaker 1: watched I still love the game. I still watched the game, 711 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: but uh, whenever a game come on, I watched it. 712 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,880 Speaker 1: I went to um Women justin Tuggle. He played here 713 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: a couple of years back. I went to Toronto to 714 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 1: watch him play and h and Role was there too, 715 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 1: and I was like, Okay, I still liked it. I 716 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 1: still like this game, but I just don't want to 717 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:33,440 Speaker 1: play it. So uh, I know I made the right 718 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:34,920 Speaker 1: de season by because I still don't see it and 719 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: not feel like bad about it. You could have spend 720 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: some time going to Vanderbilt baby checking them out. Oh yeah, definitely, definitely. 721 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: They play LSU this year and louis Anlas so I'm 722 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: gonna check that game out. And uh it's in Nashville, 723 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 1: so I'm excited about that. Dre. When you think back 724 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: to your career, went to the playoffs three of your 725 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,440 Speaker 1: six years, is there a moment for you that stands 726 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 1: out more than any other, Like, I mean, not that 727 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:58,719 Speaker 1: you think or dwell on all time, but it's just 728 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: one of you, like, man, that was really cool. Do 729 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: you have one of those moments? Uh, it's not a game. 730 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:04,840 Speaker 1: I think it's just uh like just being in the 731 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: locker room with Kareem, you know and j Joe, Uh, 732 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:10,840 Speaker 1: just all the DBS man just just laughing in the 733 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 1: locker room. You know. I remember when um, what's his name? 734 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: I forgot his name. So many guys come in and 735 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:17,880 Speaker 1: out of here, but we was in the in the 736 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:19,400 Speaker 1: locker room. We're about to go on the trip, and 737 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:21,640 Speaker 1: we all had our suits on and one guy had 738 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: this big, big old suit on and we were just 739 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:25,839 Speaker 1: grinding on the other so funny, and Kareem was talking 740 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,880 Speaker 1: about him. It was just it was just those moments. 741 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:29,800 Speaker 1: Was the moment that I'll probably miss about football, the 742 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:33,440 Speaker 1: moment Andrea how joining us? What about Jonathan Joseph? Here 743 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,040 Speaker 1: he is in his fourteenth year. What does that take? 744 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: That takes some love and dedication. Man, this this is 745 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: a tough game. And for him to go out the 746 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: for fourteen years and constantly do this like he's it's 747 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: it's it's different. You gotta be different to do that. 748 00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 1: And he's a different kind of guy though, Like he's smart, 749 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: you know, he he knows the game and he can play. 750 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:55,320 Speaker 1: It's not I'm not saying playing half feed, but he 751 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: don't got to go full speed to be great. If 752 00:37:57,920 --> 00:37:59,600 Speaker 1: you ever watched him, you can tell how he played. 753 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 1: Its like, wow, he's not even moving that fat, but 754 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:02,840 Speaker 1: he always in position, you know what I mean. But 755 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:05,319 Speaker 1: because over time you get older and older, you get 756 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: you know, you're not gonna have the atmospees you had. 757 00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:09,680 Speaker 1: So he Easton has that that savness and that that 758 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:13,719 Speaker 1: that intellected to be great and I respect that. Dan. 759 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 1: A lot of people are gonna want to know, you know, 760 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: when you retired, people like, oh, what's he gonna do 761 00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: with you? Yeah, what what have you been doing? What 762 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: are you gonna be doing. Uh actually got I got 763 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:23,400 Speaker 1: right into real estate. I have brightened to it when 764 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:25,680 Speaker 1: I got my license, started school, got my license, Um, 765 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: I bought a couple of properties, and then um, I'm 766 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:31,800 Speaker 1: actually I started school monday, Um getting my NBA. I 767 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: got into Houston University of Houston. Uh, thanksful, thanks for 768 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:36,960 Speaker 1: them but letting me in, and uh, well I got in. 769 00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:41,600 Speaker 1: I did that application process, but I got in. Yeah exactly, 770 00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:43,319 Speaker 1: I had to do all the application process. I got 771 00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: in and I started school on Monday, and I'm just 772 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:47,280 Speaker 1: trying to learn more about business man. It'd be interesting 773 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:50,520 Speaker 1: to go back to school, definitely, because I was like you, 774 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:53,600 Speaker 1: I went back seven years after I finished school, and 775 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:55,719 Speaker 1: so you have a different perspective on him when you 776 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:59,000 Speaker 1: go back. I mean, obviously here it's football school, so 777 00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: you're still learning, you do those things. But it'd be 778 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:02,960 Speaker 1: interesting to see the perspective you have when you do 779 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:04,640 Speaker 1: go back to school. You're sit in the classroom and 780 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,920 Speaker 1: you're looking around like much young bucks. You know exactly 781 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:09,480 Speaker 1: these guys were, you know, they were in middle school 782 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:11,560 Speaker 1: when I was going through Vanderbilt. It'd be interesting to 783 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,920 Speaker 1: see what it is like when you walk in that 784 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: room for the first time since being out of it 785 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:18,640 Speaker 1: when you left Landerbilt. Yeah, definitely, definitely. Even when I 786 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 1: just finished orientation, I wasn't like sitting in the classroom, 787 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 1: Like wow, I said, I know, back I'd never go 788 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:26,000 Speaker 1: back to school, but never say never. And now I'm 789 00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:27,880 Speaker 1: back any and I just want to learn, man. And 790 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:30,000 Speaker 1: like I said, it's different perspective now because I really 791 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: want to go there and learn and college. I was 792 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:33,840 Speaker 1: going to play football, Like even though I want to Vanderbilt, 793 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,440 Speaker 1: I still have to go to learn, but my main 794 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:37,839 Speaker 1: focus with football. So now my main focus at school now, 795 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:39,560 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So I feel like it's 796 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: a different perspective because I'm going in and just really 797 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:43,440 Speaker 1: want to learn and grow and like be the best 798 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,680 Speaker 1: I can be. There are some former Texans or in 799 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,960 Speaker 1: real estates, so if you have plenty of resources there now, 800 00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:52,200 Speaker 1: Andre Howard us. So we're gonna speak with Anthony Midget later. 801 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:54,600 Speaker 1: Do you have a question for us to ask him? 802 00:39:54,960 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 1: Any like inside stuff for what should it happened in 803 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 1: the meeting room? Anything? Oh? Man, he can't go to 804 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:06,399 Speaker 1: the meeting room. Yeah, what kind of stuff happening? Yeah, 805 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:09,320 Speaker 1: but what happens there stays there. But what kind of 806 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,799 Speaker 1: guy is he? Oh? Man? Great guy? Man? He uh, 807 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: very smart, you know what I mean? And he personable, 808 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:16,399 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. He knows he played before, 809 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:17,799 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So he knows the game 810 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,920 Speaker 1: better than like a coach that didn't play before. So 811 00:40:20,239 --> 00:40:22,719 Speaker 1: having a guy that played before and knows like what 812 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:24,920 Speaker 1: to expect and knows what happens on the field is way. 813 00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:26,200 Speaker 1: You better have a coach like that than have a 814 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 1: coach that just I'll detind you what to do. You 815 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:29,759 Speaker 1: kind of he got more. I think he gat a 816 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,520 Speaker 1: game with respect from the players because he did it before. Right. Yeah, 817 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:35,000 Speaker 1: and great, thanks so much for joining us. It's great 818 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: to catch up with you. Congratulations on pursuing your MBA 819 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:41,479 Speaker 1: and retirement and everything else. Thanks for having honest, fourth 820 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 1: right tough. He just everything you want and a football 821 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:48,600 Speaker 1: players that man. Great House. Seventh round pick in twenty fourteen, 822 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 1: and I told him a story when we drafted him. Well, 823 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:55,200 Speaker 1: every time we we have a draft pick, Mark and 824 00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:57,960 Speaker 1: I always are on the phone or whoever I'm doing 825 00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,400 Speaker 1: the draft shore with at that time. We're always on 826 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:00,959 Speaker 1: the phone. We get chance to talk to that player. 827 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:04,440 Speaker 1: The player calls into the radio show. There's only one 828 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 1: player over the years that we have not talked to 829 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:09,279 Speaker 1: him on draft night, and that players no longer no 830 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:12,600 Speaker 1: longer here. But either way, we talked to Dre and 831 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:15,759 Speaker 1: I remember that night feeling like when he was on 832 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:18,960 Speaker 1: the phone, he was just so hamped up, like I'm 833 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:23,239 Speaker 1: gonna prove everybody wrong. And as a seventh round pick 834 00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:28,520 Speaker 1: who turned into a starter on a playoff team, picked 835 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,640 Speaker 1: off Tom Brady in a playoff game, a man could 836 00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 1: hold his head high for a career, well well done, 837 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 1: And I just I love what he had to say. 838 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:40,080 Speaker 1: He said, you know what, I just felt out of 839 00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:42,960 Speaker 1: love with the game and you move on to something different. 840 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:46,959 Speaker 1: And that's the thing to keep in mind. These first 841 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:51,680 Speaker 1: of all, players play from like twenty one, twenty two 842 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:55,360 Speaker 1: years old to thirty. Great ones get to go beyond that. 843 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,840 Speaker 1: But that's such a small stretch of these players lives 844 00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:02,040 Speaker 1: that they play football. They're gonna be if they've done 845 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:03,759 Speaker 1: it right, They're gonna be known for a whole heck 846 00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:05,600 Speaker 1: of a lot more than just football. And Drey Howe 847 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:09,120 Speaker 1: always had that in his mind that he was gonna 848 00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:10,440 Speaker 1: be known for a whole heck of a lot more 849 00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:12,839 Speaker 1: than football, because real estate license. He's going to get 850 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:17,719 Speaker 1: his NBA. You've h fantastic stuff, fantastic player, heck of 851 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:20,320 Speaker 1: a leader. Was the kind of guy that you always 852 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:23,120 Speaker 1: wanted in the locker room. Drey Howe. I was so 853 00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:26,279 Speaker 1: happy to catch up with him this morning. So there 854 00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:28,640 Speaker 1: you go, all right. It has been a really great show. 855 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:31,640 Speaker 1: We had Drey Howe, we had Andre Johnson, we heard 856 00:42:31,719 --> 00:42:35,880 Speaker 1: from both coordinators and Texans Audio jukebox. Been a wonderful day. 857 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:38,239 Speaker 1: Thank you to everybody in this part of it. Thank 858 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:40,640 Speaker 1: you to Mark for sitting down with Andrey Johnson and 859 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,320 Speaker 1: also sharing that time with Drey Howe this morning, to 860 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,800 Speaker 1: the coaches, Tim Kelly and to Romeo Cornell and of 861 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:49,399 Speaker 1: course coach Johnson. We thank you all very much. Thank 862 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:51,320 Speaker 1: all of you for listening. We will see you tomorrow 863 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:52,400 Speaker 1: and as always, go Texans.