1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: To be able to take it to that next level. 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: That's what I'm excited about. Mills, brick Past and Grenard 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: with the sacks back at the twenty five yard line touchdown. 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: You're standing rock and roll. Trey lansaid, Coast to coast. 5 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: There is no off season for your Houston Texans. Game 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: day is every day. No, it's Texans All Excess, Yes, sir, 7 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: it is Texans All Access. John Harris here a man 8 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: the voice of the Texans. Mark Vandermere, there Mark nothing 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: like working on your spring break. How are you doing, 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: my friend, Johnny, It's not work. It's free agency. Now 11 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: spring break is weird because it's free agency time. It's 12 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: spring break. The kids are off. I remember being at 13 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: disney World a couple of years ago. Maybe it was 14 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: more its two. It was three years ago online for 15 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: the Avatar ride. Some of you know what I'm talking about. 16 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: That's the longest line in the history of lines. I 17 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: think it was three hours, and I said, you guys, 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: go have fun. I'll be here reading my phone for 19 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: the next two and a half and then join me 20 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: for the last thirty minutes. And that's exactly what happened. 21 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: I didn't mind at all just reading Twitter all day, 22 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: fast and furious transactions like we were getting today. Of course, 23 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: nothing official till Wednesday at three. But this is fun 24 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: to watch everything unfold. It certainly is that, and we're 25 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: gonna try and bring everything to you as close to 26 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: the action as it happens, as we get the news, 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: whether it's a text we get or whether it's something 28 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: on Twitter or social media. This weekend there was plenty 29 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: of emoji use by players, whether they were free agents 30 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: or they were waiting free agents, and some of those 31 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: came to fruition I e. J. C. Jackson, who is 32 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: going out to the LA Chargers mark we have, so 33 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: we have so many things to get to just from 34 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: a Texans standpoint that happened today. We'll try and go 35 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: around the league at some point because I'm sure this 36 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: will all sort of bleed into many of the things 37 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: that happened today, including what's going on in Jacksonville. But 38 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: we gotta start right here. Two tweets, two tweets. One 39 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: I will paraphrase and it comes from one of the 40 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: hosts at w FNZ for those that are don't know 41 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: those numbers. That is in Charlotte, the General John McClain 42 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: said to them that Deshaun Watson and his team have 43 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: essentially narrowed the list down to two, that being Carolina 44 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: and New Orleans. Now that has been out there for 45 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: a little bit, it's been reported by a few. It 46 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: doesn't seem as if that's it, though. There are a 47 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: few others that think that Cleveland might still be in 48 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: the mix. I have seen one that's at Philadelphia might 49 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: still be in a mix. It is very fluid. And 50 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: then this tweet came out Mark about an hour ago. 51 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: Houston has declined Indianapolis's attempt to speak with the Shawn Watson. 52 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: Houston comfortable trading Watson, just not in the AFC, seth Mark, 53 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: There's so much that we have to talk about. I'm 54 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: gonna end every sentence with you with gut reaction to 55 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: the fact that Carolina New Orleans seemingly the two that 56 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: are vying for the Shawn's services, and be the fact 57 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: that the Texans, now Adam Schefter put here, didn't want 58 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: to do an AFC South Art. He may have been 59 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: just tagging that in as his information or him reading 60 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: into it. They could have been the cultures don't have 61 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: a package because they don't have a first round pick 62 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: this year, and that doesn't help the Texans at all. 63 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: So it could be the cultures can't put together at 64 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: package that's good enough at that particular point. But Indianapolis, 65 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: out Carolina and New Orleans still in maybe Cleveland, your 66 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: gut reaction to all this is going on? All right? Well, 67 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: the Colts thing first of all jumped out at me, 68 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: of course, and in the things that would never happen department. 69 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: If I happen to be manning the switchboard at the 70 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: Houston Texans and a call came in from the Indie 71 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: area code and it was for Nick, and I said, 72 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: may I take your call? Oh, it's Chris Ballard for 73 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: Nick as Sereo. Look, I would never interfere in company 74 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: business on the football ops side, but I would have 75 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: taken the call and said, listen, listen, this ain't happening. Okay, Now, 76 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: I'm not putting this call through. That's a hard no 77 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: on any kind of interaction with the Colts, on shipping 78 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: anybody of value there. I don't care who it is. 79 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: It's not happening. I'm not helping out the Colts, but 80 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: we'll trade you the entire roster well, maybe that, but seriously, 81 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: you're not gonna get that, and you said it. They 82 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: don't even have a first round pick this year. I 83 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: don't care what they give you. You can't do that. 84 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: The other thing is this, as far as Watson's camp reported, 85 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: everything is reportedly. Look like we said on Friday, there 86 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: are no facts here. It's all reports from different people. Right. 87 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: It might be true, it might not be true. It's 88 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: just reports. That's all we're talking about. It's just conversation. Right. 89 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: So if that's true, that has camp reportedly rejected everybody 90 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: but Carolina and New Orleans. All right, that's one thing. 91 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: But who's leaking that? I hope nobody on the Texan side, 92 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: because my gosh, I want leverage. Right. What if one 93 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: of those teams bails and now you're down to one, Well, 94 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: you know what, we'll give you a bag of chips, 95 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: no I and by the way, I'll you know, I'll 96 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: ride that out as long as I have to. But again, 97 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: I'm not handling those negotiations. So I found that to 98 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: be interesting. I thought that based on reports that made sense. 99 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: Those two NFC South teams. I think the Brady News 100 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: ties in because hey, the Buccaneers had to do something 101 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: right if they were really in this mix. They needed 102 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: Brady's answer now before the sweepstakes really get revved up. 103 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: So they got it and they move on with their 104 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: transactions because if Brady took another week, they might have 105 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: made a deal, who knows, if not for Watson for 106 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: another quarterback. So they're okay. So I think it's you 107 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: know that reportedly it's going to come down to those 108 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: two NFC South teams, but you never know, like you said, Johnny, 109 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: because the other reports are still alive, and Philadelphia quote 110 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: actively monitoring. What does that mean. I'm actively monitoring this too. 111 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: Doesn't mean I can make a deal. I mean I'm 112 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: more than actively monitoring it. I mean I'm hitting refresh. 113 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: I'm hitting refresh every five minutes. I mean I've gotten 114 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: to a point where I'm so add with it. I 115 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: started an article today because one of the signings, and 116 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: I think we talked about this on Friday. I can't 117 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: totally remember, but Christian Kirksey is resigning with the team. Now. 118 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if we've made an official, but it's 119 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: been out there. The numbers of the contract have been 120 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: out there, and so I sat down to do a 121 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: football one I want on Kirksey and I found what 122 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: I was doing, and those things take a long time. 123 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: I mean it took me three times to pick up 124 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: my phone and cycle through. Did anything happened, anything happened, 125 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: anything happened? Okay? Good. I went back to writing anything happened, 126 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: anything that happened, anything happened, okay, But went back The 127 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: article took me forever. It took me like three and 128 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: a half hours because I kept checking Twitter in between, 129 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: and they normally take me about an hour and a 130 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: half to two, but it was ridiculous how often I 131 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: was hitting refresh. So, Carolina, New Orleans, if you are wondering, 132 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: and I know that you are here, here are the 133 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: If you want to look at it this way, Carolina 134 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: has the sixth overall pick in this draft. So Mark, 135 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm gonna pitch it to you just based 136 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: on this year's draft alone. Carolina has the sixth overall pick. 137 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: But here's what, it doesn't have a second or a 138 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: third in this draft. They pick sixth overall, then they 139 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: don't pick until the one hundred and seventh pick, and 140 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: ironically that came from us. The Houston Texans, so that's 141 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: the next time that they pick, and that one pick, 142 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: one of seven was in the Nico Collins deal from 143 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: last year. So if my math is correct, they pick sixth, 144 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: but there's no second or third, which I know you 145 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: would like to have, presumably a second, but you have 146 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: a third. New Orleans picks eighteen overall, but they also 147 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: have a second round pick their own number forty nine. 148 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: They do not have a third round pick because that 149 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: goes to us in the Bradley Robat deal, but they 150 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: do have what looks like a compensatory pick at the 151 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: end of the third round. I think, here, if I'm 152 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: looking at this right, pick number one hundred, and I 153 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: don't know if that's a set one. So they have 154 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: a second and a third round pick. It's a way 155 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: late third round pick, which package just based on twenty 156 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: twenty two alone. Would you want sixth overall but no 157 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: second and no third or eighteen overall and they do 158 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: have forty nine and one hundred, what would you do? Well? 159 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: I want to know what other players are coming, right, 160 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: because with the Carolina deal, you would assume that there's 161 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: some players that are coming your way. That's maybe not 162 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: a good assumption. But I would think that there would 163 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: be somebody, and it could be somebody really good. I 164 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: know they have numerous guys who could possibly help your team, 165 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: So I think that plays into it. Johnny. I mean, 166 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: as far as the package is, that's one thing what 167 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: fascinates me. And we touched on this on Friday. I 168 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: know this has been discussed, but it's takes two to 169 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: tango situation because the Watson camp with the no trade clause, 170 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: they have a vote here and it's a very significant one. 171 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: And you want to handle this correctly. And you know, 172 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly how Nick's handling it, but I 173 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: assume it's correctly and there are numerous ways. I get 174 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: that also, but you want to make sure that you 175 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: have the most possible value coming back. And then I 176 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: see all these other tweets about well, he wants to 177 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: go to a team where they're not going to be 178 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: so depleted. But here's the thing about the Texans situation. Yes, 179 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: we all know what happened in twenty twenty one, right, 180 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: I'm not saying the same thing's going to happen in 181 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. But look at this point, that's leverage, right, 182 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: that that kind of thing could play out again. So 183 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: that's how you have to approach it. And I'm sure 184 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: that you know it's the best interest of everybody that 185 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: a deal gets done right, and Watson wants to play football, 186 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: so you know, and I know they're very serious charge 187 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: it's not charges, but accusations are still out there with 188 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: the civil suits, and that's not another matter. That's a 189 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: very significant matter. But I think this thing is coming 190 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: down to the wire as far as the league years start. 191 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: Reportedly there are meetings tonight. I don't know how they're 192 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: doing that. You're in room A and you're in room being. 193 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go back and forth. I don't know how 194 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna do that, or if it's zoom or whatever, 195 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: but they'll figure out a way, and that's their problem, 196 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: and then we'll see if a deal can be struck. 197 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,319 Speaker 1: Because you know what's gonna happen tomorrow depositions, and that's 198 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting as well. And you know who nobody 199 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: in the Texans camp, but you know it's because they 200 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: don't have access to it. But somehow that stuff's gonna 201 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: get out right the contents of such meeting of such 202 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: a meeting, So there are a lot of things to 203 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: consider here. It's drama playing out in real time. It 204 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: is absolutely I mean, there's so many things that are 205 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: happening so fast and furious with this, And just because 206 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: it's talk radio, I'm gonna hit you with one that 207 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: our man, Tyler Suttarth hit me with because we were 208 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: talking about that Carolina situation and he said, would you 209 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey back as one of the players, And I 210 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: thought for it. I thought about it for a second, 211 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: and then I went to something and said something that 212 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: I've thought and I think about Christian McCaffrey, and I 213 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: said it when he was drafted, and I he's one 214 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,959 Speaker 1: guy that I think could do this and probably should 215 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: think about doing it sooner than later. I think Christian 216 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: McCaffrey's days at running back are numbered, but I think 217 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey the slot receiver could end up being a 218 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: very interesting sort of piece going forward because he has 219 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: those skills. I mean his past receiving skills and being 220 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: in the slot. I mean that's I mean, he's totally 221 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: comfortable with that. I mean he did it at Stanford 222 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: and so from that stampoint, I thought, yeah, maybe I 223 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: get a year or two of them out of running back. 224 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: But when he's done taking twenty five hits a game, 225 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 1: he just slides right over to slot receiver. I pay 226 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: him like a slot receiver, and I throw in the 227 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: ball like a slot receiver, and he's taken fewer hits, 228 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: he's just as productive, and as a slot receiver, maybe 229 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: I'll pay him as much as a running back. So 230 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: I of that was a pretty interesting thought. If Christian 231 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: McCaffrey's in the deal, does that entice you at all? 232 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: If that deals with Carolina? Of course, he's in the 233 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: midst of a four year, sixty four million dollar contract, right, 234 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: so he's two years into that. And I you know, 235 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: I'm not a capologist, but I've got a bad feeling 236 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: about you have him on your team. And I know 237 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: what you just said about slot receiver, but didn't we 238 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: say that about Hey, Arian Foster can extend his career 239 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: that way, Hey, David Johnson should be a receiver more 240 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: than a running back. These guys you tend to want 241 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: to just hand them the football and throw it to them. 242 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: You tend to want to keep them at their position group. 243 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: I don't know too many times it's actually totally worked. 244 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: I think he's a tremendous weapon. Yeah, when healthy, And 245 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: are you taking that contract off their hands? Is it 246 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: a David Johnson type situation where it's Okay, we're gonna 247 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: make this deal, but we're gonna take this contract and 248 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 1: you know, maybe the player can help us. Maybe that 249 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: will see. I'm sure obviously can if he's healthy. Uh, Look, 250 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: David Johnson. Even in the twenty twenty David Johnson averaged 251 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: over four yards per carry, which right now seems like 252 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: the moon right when you look at the lack of 253 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: running production overall in twenty twenty one. But I don't 254 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: know that cannot be even close to a centerpiece. It 255 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: has to be an order of a side dish and 256 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: contractual situation and you just did it to make the 257 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: thing work, and there's and it cannot be the most 258 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: or even among the more attractive elements of a deal 259 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: in my opinion, And I don't think it will be. Yeah, 260 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: I agree, I absolutely. I was not even thinking about 261 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: him as as the flaman yawn. I was thinking about 262 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: him as a potential puzuki at the end of the 263 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: meal sort of thing. You know, Brussell sprouts like the 264 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: good ones like, oh, no, no, I refuse. I refuse. 265 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: You don't think they're good enough. I refuse to talk 266 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: to you about Brussels sprouts. Never. No, I had him 267 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: one time and I gagged and said one time. Yeah, 268 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: I never would have them again. Never. No, Oh my gosh. 269 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: I always asked for them because I'm in charge of 270 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: sides when we go out for our big combine dinner. 271 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: And then he's like, yeah, try to get the Brussels sprouts. 272 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, no, I don't even eat that. Everybody else does. 273 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. Maybe they got to be almost burnt. 274 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: They gotta be almost burnt. And that's the that's in 275 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: the category of vegetables that were big when you were 276 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: growing up, and then they go out of style, but 277 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: they come back in and now people are eating beats. 278 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:42,359 Speaker 1: That baffles me. Why are you eating beats? They're worthless. 279 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: They must be very healthy. I don't need anither one 280 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: of them. So here we go. More Texans news. I 281 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: don't know if I'm going chronologically, because probably not. This 282 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: is probably I think the latest thing that happened. The 283 00:15:56,080 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: Texans have cut veteran offensive tackle Mark is Cannon. Cannon 284 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: thirty three years old. Yeah. Yeah, reportedly we have not 285 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: announced it, but I've seen it in many places. The 286 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: Texas will save five point two million dollars in cap savings, 287 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: won't take on any dead money hits by releasing him. Mark. 288 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: I will say it, and then I'll let you give 289 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: me your gut reaction to it. I didn't have any problem, 290 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: and I never have any problem with bringing in capable, 291 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:32,479 Speaker 1: experienced and good offensive lineman. So I didn't have any 292 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: real issue with bringing in Marcus Cannon to see what 293 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: he had after a year of opting out at twenty twenty. 294 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: It was just unfortunate he could not stay healthy. I 295 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: hate it because it looks like a bad deal, but 296 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: taken a shot on alignement that's been successful in the NFL. 297 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: I didn't really have too big a problem with And 298 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: if those guys up front could have stayed healthy, you know, 299 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: who knows what could happen had they stayed healthy and 300 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: they just couldn't. Laramie's out by week five, Marcus was 301 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: out I think by week four, and those are your 302 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 1: starting tackles. But Marcus Cannon cut today, your gut reaction 303 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: worth the shot. It didn't work out. It's too bad. 304 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: You move on. It's not like you gave up the 305 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: world to get them. It's not like you're cutting Laramie here. Right, 306 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: it's Marcus Cannon. And like you said, if it had 307 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: all worked out, even if nine eighty percent of what 308 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: they planned offensive lineman wise had worked out, they should 309 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: be able to run the football. Actually, earlier on in 310 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: the season, you know, with full health, they were having difficulty. 311 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,719 Speaker 1: But we don't have to address that right now. Twenty 312 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: twenty two is a new year. But I wasn't surprised, 313 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,959 Speaker 1: and I think that it enables both parties to move on. 314 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: So why not the Texans? Allegedly, according to Drew Rosenhouse, 315 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: super agent, the Texans have resigned Terrence Brooks. Your gut reaction. 316 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 1: I think Brooks helps the team. He makes you deeper. 317 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of these Texans signings, like we 318 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: said on Friday, and I don't expect it to be 319 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: any marquee busting stuff, you know, I think a lot 320 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: of people are pointing out, a who these guys. It's 321 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: not like they're moving the needle with Pro Bowl signings. Really, 322 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 1: what were you expecting here? Right? You're trying to build 323 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: a solid team. You have to feel a team, you 324 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: have to feel a ninety man roster here. Everybody they're 325 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: signing right now doesn't mean they're even gonna be on 326 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: the final fifty three. And Brooks helps your squad. He 327 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: makes you a little bit better, okay, but you're gonna 328 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: get a whole lot better through the draft, through maybe 329 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: some other free agent signings as this thing goes on. 330 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,679 Speaker 1: Because we're only in day one here of this legal 331 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: tampering negotiating period. The league here begins Wednesday. So it's fine. 332 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:45,439 Speaker 1: I like it, but you and I talked about this. 333 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: It's not like you're getting a lot of sexy signings. 334 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: I know you're gonna mention Antony, and it is Antony, 335 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: not Anthony, Anthony A Claire, who they also reportedly signed. 336 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 1: Hey another solid guy. They need tight ends, bring them back. 337 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 1: See what happens right right. So I'm glad you handled 338 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: that because that was basically what I would say. Look, 339 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: he's a why tight end. He puts his hand at 340 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: dirty blocks people. That's not anything they have on the 341 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:12,439 Speaker 1: roster at this particular moment. Brevin would do it. I 342 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: don't think he's built for it, and I think he's 343 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: probably better served than the role that he is and 344 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: more of a kind of pass catching, kind of f 345 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: tight end role. But Anthony fits in well this one. 346 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 1: Neither one of us can really say too much on 347 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 1: I will say I did study him back at Tulsa. 348 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: The Texans claimed, allegedly, the Texas claimed at cornerback Reggie 349 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: Robinson off raivers waivers from the Cowboys. He's a fourth 350 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: round pick in twenty twenty. Height, weight, speed six one 351 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: two oh five and can run. So Reggie Robinson is 352 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: claimed off waivers. And that's one thing Mark and I 353 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 1: don't even know because we'd happened during the period in 354 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: which we were dark off the air. We talked about 355 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: it maybe a little bit during one of our podcasts, 356 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: But the Texans made a big claim waiver claim back 357 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: in January, and I don't know how many people paid 358 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: attention to it. But Kingsley Keiki, who had played at 359 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: Texas A and M and had a really good career 360 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: Texas A and M, had gone to the Packers, kind 361 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 1: of got lost in the shuffle amongst some high profile 362 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: defensive line players in Green Bay kind of had a 363 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: little running with management. For what I've heard behind the 364 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: scenes about just something that happened about whether he was 365 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: gonna play one week and they didn't communicate to him, 366 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: and it just got it got to a point where 367 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: he needed a break, and that break came and the 368 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: Texans claimed Kingsley Kekey off of waivers. I think he 369 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 1: can play, and I think his defense actually suits him 370 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: pretty well. I'm curious to see what he has when 371 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: we see him. But that's These are two waiver claims 372 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: that I gotta say, Mark, They're gonna fly well under 373 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: the radar screen. But I think teams that use the 374 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: waiver wire to their advantage it ends up paying off 375 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: in a big way. And hopefully these guys will end 376 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 1: up turning out to be contributs on this team. Well, 377 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: when I think about waiver claims, I think about the 378 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: Colts claiming Kenny Moore off of waivers from the Patriots. 379 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: Patriots just had too many in the back end and 380 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: they said, now you know what, five nine, one nine, 381 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: and we just can't do it. The Colts said, we'll 382 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 1: take him, took him off waivers, and he ends up 383 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: being a Pro Bowl after four years. So these waiver claims, 384 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 1: that's another way to build your team. And they've done 385 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: that with Reggie Robinson and also Kingsley Keiki. Now that 386 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: was back in January. Now over the weekend, we've not 387 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: heard this to be again one hundred percent. We had 388 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: not gotten it from the team. I'm imagine Nicko Sario 389 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: and company have got things going on right now they're 390 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:46,120 Speaker 1: thinking about But Chris Moore and Chris Connolly apparently I've 391 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: resigned with the Texans. Mark your gut reaction to the 392 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: two Chris is staying here, Well, we saw both of 393 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: them make plays this year, right, they both made big 394 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 1: plays at times and again just trying to round out 395 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: that position group. You expect him to dip into the 396 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: draft for that, right, and who else, I mean, who 397 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: knows who else comes along? Nico Collins has to rise 398 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 1: up here in year two and take that next step. 399 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: You still have Brandon Cooks on the team, so all right, fine, 400 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 1: but you want to add another youth piece here, another 401 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: rookie to see how he could develop along with Nico 402 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: and really build that solid unit for years to come. 403 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: Conley and more keep you going for a while. We've 404 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: seen good things out of both of those guys, so 405 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: I'll see it, and I love that Kingsley Kiki point 406 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: you just made because that was under the radar George 407 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: Ranch High School. Good to have him aboard again. Trying 408 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: to fill out that roster. Wait for the draft. You're 409 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: gonna get more picks once this deal is done. Let's 410 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 1: get the deal done, get some high picks and add 411 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: to it that way, based on the five players you 412 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: drafted last year. Pretty good track record so far, small 413 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: sample size. Got to continue that into year two in 414 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: the Cassario era. Look, this is not happening overnight, but 415 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 1: I think you can get a whole lot better. I 416 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: thought last year's team could have won two or three, 417 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: maybe four more games, you know, with better play, better moments. 418 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: But as I say that, Johnny, some of the moments 419 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: we had were made by players who weren't exactly a 420 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 1: household names or anywhere on anyone's radar as far as 421 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: the Texans go prior to the legal tampering period last year. 422 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: So let's see how it plays out. Yeah, no doubt. 423 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: We told you earlier in the show that news. I 424 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: don't know if breaking news, but we were trying and 425 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: give it to you as much as we possibly could. 426 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Wilson, who everybody knows here in Houston is one 427 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: of the best in the business when it comes to information. Man, 428 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: he's got it. He tweeted this about two minutes ago. 429 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: Sean Watson has completed his meetings with the New Orleans 430 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: Saints and Carolina Panthers. According to the the League sources, teams 431 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 1: sent their top people, including Mickey Loomis, the GM of 432 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: the Saints, Dennis All and the head coach Panthers owner 433 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: David Tepper head coach Matt Rule. And this is one 434 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: interesting piece at the end. More teams to follow. Huh. So, well, 435 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: there we go. Let's just see somebody somebody replied this 436 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: ratio it's got you know, and you know, it was 437 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:21,640 Speaker 1: just a couple of minutes ago, a few minutes ago, 438 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: and it's got already two hundred and eighty four retweets. Yeah, 439 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: and six hundred forty nine likes and one hundred twelve 440 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: quote tweets. So look, this thing can happen tonight. It could. 441 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: Remember on Friday, you asked me to predict, you know, 442 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: would you said, would it be done by the time 443 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: we get on the air Monday? And I thought it 444 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: would because I knew there was a sense of urgency. 445 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: But I didn't take into account the possibility of actually 446 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:50,679 Speaker 1: meeting of his camp meeting with the prospective teams. But 447 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: here we are. It's uncharted water city. I'm mixing metaphors. Now, 448 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: we'll see how it goes. All right, Well, we're gonna 449 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 1: take a mild break from We're gonna let that action 450 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: play out, and we're gonna learn about a potential Texan. 451 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: He played at LSU. He didn't play a whole heck 452 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: of a lot. But dpcit who set down with Tyler 453 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 1: Natuno from LSU USA today, their site's managing editor there. 454 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: He has watched SEC football. He knows Derek Stingley inside 455 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: and out. Could he become a Texan? And if he does, 456 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: what will look like? We'll have that next on Texans 457 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: All Access. Texans All Access continues in a moment. 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Back to 467 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: the show that teach you plugged in with a Houston 468 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: Texans All this free agency talk, trade talk, Oh man, 469 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: how about some draft talker. You got a little lull 470 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: in the action, if you will. We just had Aaron 471 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 1: Wilson reporting that Sean Watson has finished his meetings with 472 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers and in New Orleans Saints, and he 473 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: said more teams to come, and teams plural, so two 474 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: more teams. This could get interesting. Well, a guy that's 475 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: very interesting that could end up with Texan is Derek Stingley. Junior. 476 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: Tyler ATUNO covers LSU for LSU Tigers Wire. Now, he 477 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: did cover the Gators for Florida and just got to LSU, 478 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: but he certainly knows a lot about the SEC and 479 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: heals a lot about Derek Stingley DPC who sat down 480 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: with Tyler to find out what Derek Stingley was all about. 481 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: We're continuing our Top NFL Draft Prospects series. And next 482 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: cornerback Derek Stingley out of LSU, and we have got 483 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,919 Speaker 1: Tyler Natuo. He's managing editor and writer for the LSU 484 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 1: Tiger's Wire and USA Today. Tyler, thanks so much for 485 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: joining us as we sort of uncover more of the 486 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: draft prospects, and let's talk some Derek Stanley. I'm very 487 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: intrigued by him, and we saw him at the Combine. 488 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 1: He didn't really do much. He's been battling with injury. 489 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,959 Speaker 1: But thanks first of all for joining us and your 490 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: thoughts on Derek Stanley where he might actually land in 491 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: the draft. Yeah. Absolutely, I'm happy to be here. And 492 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 1: so I think with Stingley is he's in kind of 493 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: an interesting position because you're talking about a guy with 494 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: all the athleticism in the world. I mean, he's a 495 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 1: really special player. Just just watching you know what he's 496 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: done when he's healthy. But you know, as you mentioned, 497 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: he didn't participate in the combine this week. He's coming 498 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: off he's still recovering from Liz Frank fracture in his foot, 499 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 1: which I'm not a doctor, but have heard that can 500 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: be a tough one to come back from. So you know, 501 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: he's still kind of recovering, hoping to be able to 502 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,440 Speaker 1: be a full participant at the Pro day on April six, 503 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: So we may get to look at him and run 504 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 1: through some drills next month, but for the time being, 505 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, he's a guy that came in 506 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: as a as a true freshman, was a five star recruit, 507 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: started every game for LSU and during that national title run, 508 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: and I mean he had some absolutely unreal production that year. 509 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: I mean six interceptions and fifteen pass breakups, I believe 510 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: for a true freshman in the SEC, pretty unbelievable and 511 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:26,360 Speaker 1: as much, you know, as much talk as that offense 512 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: gets with Joe Burrow, you know, the defense and Derek 513 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 1: Stingley's play was a big part of that team's success. 514 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I think you look at him, he's a 515 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: really long player, he's got good size, he's crazy athletic. 516 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a clip I've seen him going around 517 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: Twitter this week of him in practice in twenty nineteen 518 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: going up against Jamar Chase, and I mean he's staying 519 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: with him step for step, breaking up balls like he's there. 520 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: So I mean, I think I don't think there's any questions, 521 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: assuming he's got a clean bill of health. I don't 522 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: think there's any questions about his athleticism, his ball skills. 523 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: Everyone talks about how fluid his hip movement is, stuff 524 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: like that's he's he's all there and he's got the 525 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: NFL skill set there. I think there are questions about 526 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: him a little bit when it comes to his effort 527 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: in the run game. His tackling numbers have never been 528 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: great and they dropped off with really all of its 529 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: production the last two seasons. He didn't hasn't had an 530 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: interception since his first year in twenty nineteen, you know, 531 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: missed a couple games in twenty twenty, only played in 532 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: seven of the ten games with some injuries and an illness, 533 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: and then missed all but three games this past season 534 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: with that injury. So, I mean, we really haven't seen him. 535 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: And he didn't get targeted a lot as a sophomore either. 536 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: He didn't get I think he said at the combine 537 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: this week he was targeted ninety times as a freshman 538 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: in thirty times as a sophomore. That's exactly what he said. Yep. Yeah, 539 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, how much does that figure into 540 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 1: the lack of interceptions? Just that and is there something 541 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 1: that can be read into it that he wasn't targeted 542 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: this much after having such a great freshman campaign for sure. Yeah, 543 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: I think that always plays into it. It's really hard 544 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: to keep up production like that as a corner because 545 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: I think you see it in the NFL a lot too. 546 00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:59,479 Speaker 1: You know, once a guy gets a reputation, is just 547 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: a lock down guy, like you're not going to test him, 548 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,719 Speaker 1: Like you know, when you're playing LSU, you just know 549 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: you're not going to throw Distingley side of the field 550 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: when he's there. So I think that definitely, Like I 551 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 1: wouldn't personally be too worried about the production as much 552 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 1: the last two years because between his health and his reputation, 553 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: I think it makes a lot of sense why that 554 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: dropped off. I think, like I said, I think just 555 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: with him, the biggest question is we haven't really seen 556 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: this guy do it on the field in two years 557 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 1: and more than two years so or almost I guess 558 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: almost three years. So um, you know, I think there's 559 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 1: a lot of questions there. But like I said, I mean, 560 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: if if he's recovered from that foot fracture and he's 561 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: ready to go and can put up some good numbers 562 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: at the at the Pro Day. I don't. I mean 563 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: it might, you know, maybe he'd be a top five 564 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: pick if he had been completely healthy the last two years. 565 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: But I still think there's a good chance he's top 566 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: fifteen kind of guy. All right. He was the number 567 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: one recruit in the country coming to LSU. How did 568 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: he manage those expectations and really deliver and and and 569 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: make such a big impact in his first season. I mean, 570 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,719 Speaker 1: I think it really just I think it really just 571 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: boils down to just how talented he is and how 572 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: confident he is. I mean, you hear him, you know, 573 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: he said he's the best corner in this draft. Um, 574 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: he's got a strong you know, Sauce Gardner's really good. 575 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: But he's got an argument for sure. You know. I 576 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: think he just came in and I think he was 577 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 1: just one of those guys that's too talented to not 578 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: be on the field, like, you know, even when he's 579 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: raw and rough around the edges in some ways. And 580 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: I think from from I think that there's I think 581 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: he could do for some improvement in terms of like 582 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: play to play consistency, and like effort. I guess you 583 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: could say, like especially like I said, especially with the 584 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: tackling game. But I think he's just one of those 585 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: guys that you know, he can cover any receiver that 586 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: you're going to line him up against in the college game, 587 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: um and probably most in the NFL too. So I 588 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: think I think it was just mostly that I think 589 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 1: he was too good to keep off the field, and 590 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: I think we saw I mean, just how when when 591 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 1: you know you you you're scouting a team and you 592 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: see they've got a true freshman playing at corner, You're like, okay, 593 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: we'll test that, and then that just didn't go very 594 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: well whenever they tried. Yeah, I love that he said 595 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: he's the best corner back in the draft class when 596 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: he's playing at his best, and he said it with 597 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,479 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence. So what does set him apart 598 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: from some of the other cornerbacks in this draft class? 599 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: You know, what is the case for him being the 600 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: best cornerback? Tell us some of the strengths of his game. 601 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it really just comes down to the fact 602 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: that he's just very unique in his skill set. It's 603 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: really rare that you find someone that's you know, he's 604 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: he's got good size, he's six feet I think he 605 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 1: plays a little bit longer than he is, Like, I 606 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: think he's got he's got a really good wingspan, he's got, 607 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: you know, just very fluid movement. He's so he's got 608 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: the athleticism, he's got the size, he's got the ball skills. 609 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: I mean, he really does have everything you look for 610 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: in a corner. You just hope that he can develop, 611 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, become a more consistent all around player, because 612 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: in terms of coverage, I mean, I think I think 613 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: you'd be hard pressed to find a better coverage corner 614 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: in this draft. I don't think there's really anyone that 615 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 1: as good as some of the other prospects are. I 616 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 1: don't know if there's anyone that's just quite as talented 617 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: as he is across the board there, right, he was 618 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: a two time first team All as he Sees selection, 619 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: And you mentioned him going up against mar Chase in practice. 620 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: I'd seen those clips as well. They really had gone viral. 621 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,719 Speaker 1: How well he covered Jamar Chase back in twenty nineteen. 622 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: What can you tell us about maybe the best game 623 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: or the best matchup that you've seen of his during 624 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: his time at LSU. Well, So, the one I can 625 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: say is that I covered him in person for the 626 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: game against Florida in twenty nineteen when I was working 627 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: on the Gators beat so I saw him in that game, 628 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: and I mean, Florida had offensive success in that game, 629 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: but I mean, just throwing on him, he's just crazy. 630 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 1: He made a great play at the end. He forced 631 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: he intercepted Kyle Trask. It was really the only mistake 632 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 1: Trask made all game, and it cost him to win. 633 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: I mean, just to see a true freshman in a 634 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: game like that, like high scoring offensive game, make a 635 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: play at the end, it was pretty It was pretty spectacular, 636 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: all right. What about adversity. I like to find out 637 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: about these prospects, any adversity they've they've gone through, and 638 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 1: how they've handled it and come out on the other side. Um, 639 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, I'm sure he's had some some 640 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: you know, some issues along the way. Obviously, injuries are 641 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: a major one. I mean, it's tough, you know, to 642 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: have such a big debut season and then limited to 643 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: ten games over the last two years. You know, I 644 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: think that's been tough. And obviously, you know, for a 645 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: guy that was a former five star recruit, number one 646 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: overall recruit, I'm sure, you know, being sidelined and not 647 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: being able to quite you know, I'm sure he thought 648 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:14,480 Speaker 1: his college career was going to pan out a little 649 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,799 Speaker 1: bit differently after the way it started. So I think injuries, Yeah, 650 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,799 Speaker 1: injuries is a fair amount of adversity, especially what he's 651 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:24,520 Speaker 1: gone through. All right, So what about personality wise? I mean, 652 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 1: obviously the world Gussie Derek Stanley at the podium and 653 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 1: he's full of confidence, But what about cover in your 654 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 1: time covering him, what has really stood out to you 655 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: about what he's like off the field or his personality? 656 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: You know, I think he's I think he's kind of 657 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,319 Speaker 1: got that that kind of I guess edge you look 658 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:43,719 Speaker 1: for from a corner. Like I think when when I 659 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: think of like the personality of a corner, I guess 660 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:48,800 Speaker 1: like my mind goes right to someone like Jalen Ramsey 661 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:51,719 Speaker 1: or something like that, and I think that he's maybe 662 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 1: a little bit more reserved than that. But I think 663 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 1: he's got that that edge and that that kind of 664 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:59,319 Speaker 1: confidence and he'll he'll know, he'll he'll gas himself up 665 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 1: and he'll some trash if maybe I think what about 666 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: other prospects out of LSU that Texans fans can keep 667 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,800 Speaker 1: an eye out for, because if it's not Derek Stingley, 668 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: maybe it might be somebody else in a mid or 669 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 1: later round. Are what are some of the other players 670 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 1: that we should be watching out for? You know? I 671 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 1: think that a player that has kind of been overshadowed 672 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: this whole this whole draft cycle, kind of maybe by 673 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:23,719 Speaker 1: Stingley is linebacker Damon Clark. He's projected as a like 674 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:26,759 Speaker 1: Day two maybe early Day three kind of guy, but 675 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: he was insanely productive. He had one hundred thirty five 676 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: tackles at LSU this year, which was first in the 677 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:36,680 Speaker 1: SEC and second nationally, I believe, and uh, you know, 678 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,600 Speaker 1: he's just a guy, you know, and he tested really 679 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 1: well at the combine. He was in the upper half 680 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:43,399 Speaker 1: among linebackers. He's got good size, so I mean he's 681 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:46,360 Speaker 1: he's got all the production to to you know, to 682 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 1: go with what you like to see from a college linebacker. 683 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:51,839 Speaker 1: And then he tested pretty well athletically. So I think 684 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:54,360 Speaker 1: he's a guy that maybe he's a bit of a 685 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: project player, Like I don't know if he's a Day 686 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: one starter at linebacker, but I think he's a Day 687 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: one contributor, and I think that he's someone that could 688 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:05,160 Speaker 1: end up being viewed as kind of a steal in 689 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: this class. Also got to give some credit to kicker 690 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: Kade York. If there's any kicker that's going to get 691 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:11,879 Speaker 1: drafted this year, I think he's got a good chance 692 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: of being that one. You know, one of the better 693 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 1: kickers in SEC history and did pretty well at the 694 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:19,839 Speaker 1: Combine too. So I love seeing kickers getting drafted. Yeah, 695 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:23,200 Speaker 1: that's that's pretty baller when a kicker gets drafted. All right, 696 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,399 Speaker 1: We're looking forward to seeing the rest of your work. 697 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 1: That's Tyler Natuno, managing editor writer for LSU Tigers Wire 698 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: in USA Today. You can follow him at Tyler Natuno 699 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:35,359 Speaker 1: and et tu n O for all of his work. Tyler, 700 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: thanks so much for the time and we look forward 701 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:39,840 Speaker 1: to seeing more of your work in the future. Yeah. Absolutely, 702 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 1: all right, DP, you're kicked out of the French Chet. 703 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: You're you're out. Kicker. Really would be fun to draft 704 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: a kicker. I don't even know you anymore now. You 705 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: did get a great answer about them, Clark, And I'm kidding, 706 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: of course, you know how I feel about kickers like 707 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:59,800 Speaker 1: kind you mean, that's about it. Themal Clark is a dude, 708 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,440 Speaker 1: absolute dude. I was talking to my buddy Austin Mendez, 709 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: who's producing and doing a great job for me. We're asking. 710 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 1: He asked me about Troy Anderson from Montana State. I 711 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 1: brought up Chad movement from Wyoming to mont Clark is 712 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:14,279 Speaker 1: kind of that same mold from LSU. Brian Asimoa is 713 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: a little different than those guys, Smaller, faster, quicker, more explosive. 714 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:21,880 Speaker 1: The Texans are gonna have to get some young linebackers. 715 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,920 Speaker 1: They've got four unrestricted free agents in the linebacker and corps. 716 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 1: They just restructured with Kevin Pierre Louis Kemp, Pierre Lewis, 717 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: and they resigned Christian Kirksey and they have Garrett Wallow. 718 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 1: They've still got to get younger at that particular position. 719 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 1: They stead up Taate Davis and I know I'm missing 720 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:40,839 Speaker 1: one guy in that group as I ripped it off 721 00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: the top of my head, Connors Trahan and Josh Watson. 722 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,680 Speaker 1: They have to get younger at that position, and you 723 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:49,360 Speaker 1: can get younger and more explosive in this draft. To 724 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: mont Clark is definitely a guy to watch now. As 725 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 1: we were playing an interview and nothing happened, believe that, 726 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:01,439 Speaker 1: but man day one of free Agents has been, as 727 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,719 Speaker 1: they say, off the chain. As the young kids like 728 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:08,279 Speaker 1: to say, we will look at all the things that happen, 729 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:14,240 Speaker 1: including the changes in one particular place in the AFC South. 730 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, Jacksonville wants to win March again. That's 731 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 1: next of Texans All Access More Texans Radio is on 732 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 1: the way. 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The limited time 750 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:22,920 Speaker 1: water Burger, Buffalo Ranch chicken strip sandwiches back just like 751 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:27,640 Speaker 1: you like it, Just like you like it, Je Texans Radio, 752 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: The drive continues, Oh does it ever right here? Texas 753 00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:38,880 Speaker 1: All Access John Harris here live in the Honda Texas 754 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:42,399 Speaker 1: Radio studio, and there's man, there's so much going on 755 00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 1: around the league. I mean, I just hear refresh. It's 756 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,359 Speaker 1: like another guy got a deal, another guy got a deal. 757 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 1: The Carolina Panthers. Every time you say Carolina panthership, it 758 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:54,120 Speaker 1: was like, whoah, no, this is for La Rams guard 759 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:57,400 Speaker 1: Austin Corbett. So the Panthers they needed to get that 760 00:39:57,480 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: offensive line right because it might be good a quarterback. 761 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:05,560 Speaker 1: So they needed to get that offensive line together. So 762 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:09,359 Speaker 1: there's that. Now I mentioned AFC South. This news came up, 763 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:14,800 Speaker 1: I think right before the show started. The Indianapolis Colts 764 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:18,719 Speaker 1: will be losing one major piece other offensive line. He's 765 00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:21,479 Speaker 1: been there's his twenty eighteen and been a really good guard. 766 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:26,080 Speaker 1: After getting waived by Seattle, Mark Lewinsky stepped in at 767 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:31,000 Speaker 1: right guard opposite Quentin Nelson. Glewinsky agreed to a deal 768 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: with the New York Football Giants. Glewinsky leaving Indianapolis, so 769 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:43,120 Speaker 1: one fifth of that offensive line. So that offensive line 770 00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 1: was so good for so long because Stunzo, Quentin Nelson, 771 00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:49,879 Speaker 1: Ryan Kelly, Glewinsky, Braden Smith, because stounds are retired last year, 772 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:55,560 Speaker 1: Glowinsky gone, there's more than just a quarterback needed in Indianapolis. 773 00:40:55,760 --> 00:41:03,439 Speaker 1: Now Jacksonville at this point doesn't need a quarterback. That's 774 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 1: their guy, Trevor Lawrence. They just needed to add pieces 775 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: around him. And oh my goodness that they come out 776 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:18,160 Speaker 1: and fire on tampering Monday. They gave a massive deal 777 00:41:18,719 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 1: to wide receiver Christian Kirk, who I know, Aggies. Remember 778 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:26,600 Speaker 1: he had played with Arizona in his career. He's had 779 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:31,560 Speaker 1: in his career four years, four yard games in his 780 00:41:32,239 --> 00:41:36,200 Speaker 1: career and he just got paid for for seventy two 781 00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:40,840 Speaker 1: can go to eighty four to be I would imagine 782 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:43,800 Speaker 1: if that money wide receiver one. I don't think the 783 00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,439 Speaker 1: Jags will bring it back. DJ Charks or Christian kirk 784 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:51,439 Speaker 1: added to the receiver corps. Before that, they threw down 785 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:56,160 Speaker 1: huge money for Brandon Sheriff, all pro guard from the 786 00:41:56,239 --> 00:42:01,040 Speaker 1: Washington Commanders. Sheriff steps in next to Lender at right guard. 787 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:05,200 Speaker 1: Juan Taylor's there, Andrew Norwell's unrestricted free agent. I don't 788 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:07,600 Speaker 1: think that worked out very well. I think it was okay. 789 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:10,160 Speaker 1: I don't think it was great for Norwell coming over 790 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:12,640 Speaker 1: from the Carolina Panthers, but he's an unrestricted free agent. 791 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:16,600 Speaker 1: But they add branded Sheriff to an offensive line that 792 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 1: I always thought under a chief, I always thought the 793 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:20,719 Speaker 1: talent was there at under chief. So Branded Sheriff next 794 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:23,879 Speaker 1: to Brandon Lender is a good center guard combination. Then 795 00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:29,640 Speaker 1: they added Evan Ingram, the life f tight end pass 796 00:42:29,719 --> 00:42:32,160 Speaker 1: catching tight end. He's as good a receiver at the 797 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:37,239 Speaker 1: tight end position if he's healthy, and that's a major peace. 798 00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:41,280 Speaker 1: So on offense, they add Christian kirkoo receiver, Sheriff at guard, 799 00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:47,120 Speaker 1: Ingram at tight end pretty salty. On defense. They then 800 00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:50,360 Speaker 1: got big. They went and got follow Fot Toukasi, the 801 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:54,399 Speaker 1: nose tackle interior defensive linement from the Jets. They then 802 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:59,280 Speaker 1: added Foy Lacon from the Atlanta Falcons, who I believe 803 00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:03,200 Speaker 1: led the league in tackles last year and incredibly incredibly 804 00:43:03,239 --> 00:43:05,480 Speaker 1: underrated player. I think it was a great pick to 805 00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:11,000 Speaker 1: put next to Miles Jackie Bolsters their linebacking corps on defense. 806 00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:14,160 Speaker 1: So fat kasi Olukun Mark is gonna have to say 807 00:43:14,200 --> 00:43:19,040 Speaker 1: those names this year. So good luck Mark. But the 808 00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:23,200 Speaker 1: Jags getting better at some key spots. They again are 809 00:43:23,320 --> 00:43:27,000 Speaker 1: looking to win in March, and they can because they've 810 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:29,880 Speaker 1: got a rookie quarterback. They've got to hit on some 811 00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:32,400 Speaker 1: of these they have to. For the Jacksonville Jaguars to 812 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:35,600 Speaker 1: turn to corner, obviously they have pick number one. I 813 00:43:35,640 --> 00:43:39,040 Speaker 1: think that will I think it's going to be Aiden 814 00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:42,600 Speaker 1: Hutchinson given the fact that they franchise Cam Robinson. They 815 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:45,680 Speaker 1: drafted you on Taylor in nineteen, so he's going on 816 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:50,640 Speaker 1: year number four. I think they will bypass tackle. They'll 817 00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:53,719 Speaker 1: take Aidan Hutchinson's my guests at number one, and then 818 00:43:53,760 --> 00:43:56,520 Speaker 1: we have to face him twice a year. So yeah, 819 00:43:56,560 --> 00:44:02,200 Speaker 1: But the Jacksonville Jaguars just through it down and they 820 00:44:02,239 --> 00:44:04,640 Speaker 1: had the money. They had the money so I mean 821 00:44:05,080 --> 00:44:07,480 Speaker 1: why not, why not? I mean, you go ahead, you 822 00:44:07,520 --> 00:44:12,080 Speaker 1: do that with Kirk, with Sheriff, with Ingram, Fatukasi Olukun. Again, 823 00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:15,440 Speaker 1: this is just a tampering period, so nothing is official 824 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:18,600 Speaker 1: until things are signed. On Wednesday, I believe it is 825 00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:22,600 Speaker 1: three o'clock Central time, is when the new league year begins. 826 00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:27,279 Speaker 1: That's when trades and signings all become official. Big shout 827 00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:30,880 Speaker 1: out to Keion Crossing. I don't do much on Instagram. 828 00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:32,960 Speaker 1: I just read everybody else's stories and look at all 829 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:34,799 Speaker 1: their other things. And I saw that he was in 830 00:44:34,840 --> 00:44:36,719 Speaker 1: Miami and I was like, oh man, that's cool. He's 831 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:40,800 Speaker 1: on vacation. No, no no, no, he negotiated his own deal 832 00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:43,320 Speaker 1: today with the Miami Dolphins, three years, ten and a 833 00:44:43,320 --> 00:44:45,960 Speaker 1: half million. So congratulations to one of my favorite guys 834 00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:49,359 Speaker 1: that's ever walked in that building. Keion Crossing pays off 835 00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:51,640 Speaker 1: to be a special team or big thanks to Mark, 836 00:44:52,200 --> 00:44:55,719 Speaker 1: to Austin Backing Studio, to DP, Tyler and Tune and 837 00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:57,440 Speaker 1: all you guys out there listening, thank you so much. 838 00:44:57,440 --> 00:45:01,759 Speaker 1: We see tomorrow has always go Texans. This is Texans 839 00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:06,720 Speaker 1: Radio on Sports Radio six ten. What if your preferred 840 00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:11,320 Speaker 1: hospital could also be your primary care provider. 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