1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Happy Friday, everybody. Welcome in to another edition of Texas 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: John Harris, Football Anos and Sideline reporter, and a belated 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: Happy Thanksgiving. Now I said it on Wednesday, and I'm 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: just reminding you. I hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving. 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: I always think of Christmas and Thanksgiving, and I mean 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: Spring breaks a whole week as it is, but I 8 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: always think of Thanksgiving as more than just Thursday. But 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: hopefully you guys had a chance to, at least on Thursday, 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: sit down with family, get some time away from whatever 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: occupation that you are involved in, and took some time 12 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: with family, with your faith. We had some fun, had 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: some great food. I did. I'd cook for myself because 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: my family's out of town. I was kind of hard. 15 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: That was hard. I appreciate my wife even more so 16 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 1: yesterday I'm like, man, I gotta cook all this myself. 17 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: I might as well just have gone to Popeyes had 18 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: chicken sandwich. Popeyes wasn't open. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. But yeah, 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: it was a good Thanksgiving and hopefully you guys had 20 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: one as well. The Texans Take on the New England 21 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: Patriots on Sunday evening, first time at Energy Stadium since 22 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: another Sunday night back in twenty fifteen. The Texans have 23 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: played the Patriots every year fifteen twice in sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, 24 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: will happen again in nineteen. The consistent theme in those 25 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: games Patriot wins. And what I remember most about twenty fifteen, 26 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: and this sort of sort of resonated in twenty seventeen. 27 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: Because I am Mark and I will talk about this 28 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: later in the show. I'm gonna get his thoughts on this. 29 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: But I really thought in twenty seventeen, when Kaye Fairy 30 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: Brandon kick the field able to put us up five, 31 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: I thought, Okay, this is it, finally gonna do it. 32 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: We're gonna beat these guys. We're gonna beat him up 33 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,639 Speaker 1: at Gillette. It's gonna happen. And then it didn't. Brady 34 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: found Brandy Cooks for the touchdown. They went thirty six 35 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: thirty three, like they have found all levels a way 36 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: to beat you. But in twenty fifteen, I remember the 37 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: Texans offensively. They were offensively challenged at twenty fifteen one 38 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: A division, but it's based on a defense that was fantastic, 39 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: and the offense would be opportunistic and score when they 40 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: had opportunities to score, maybe out for a turnover, etc. 41 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: It was not a great Texans offense. I just remember 42 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 1: that the Patriots defense being out of the field in 43 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen and just looking out there and they're thinking, 44 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: this is kind of easy. I could I could see 45 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: the look on her face. In the fact, at one point, 46 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: I could see them kind of chuckling about something that 47 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: was going on. And I guess for a good reason, 48 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: because that night they controlled it. Now, four years later, 49 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: I don't know that they'll be out there feeling that 50 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: way with the offense the Texans are about to throw 51 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: at them. But I just remember that moment. They were 52 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: so confident. They just knew on the field when we 53 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: got this, they were so under control. They're just kind 54 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: of like, these guys they're not They're not tonight. It 55 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: is not happening tonight, There's no question about it. But 56 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: on Sunday night, could it be the first time in 57 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: ten years? Man? I hope. So you know what that's 58 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: gonna feel like when the Texans finally get a win 59 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: over the Patriots, whether it's at you Lette Stadium, whether 60 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: it's I don't know, they won't play a neutral site. 61 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: Maybe they could play in London someday, I don't know, 62 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: or it happens to Energy Stadium on Sunday night. I 63 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: just want it to happen. I was here for that 64 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: two thousand and nine game. I saw it happen. I 65 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: know the Texans can beat the Patriots. It has happened 66 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: one time, but it has happened, and hopefully Sunday night 67 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: turns into attempt number two. Now on the show this evening, 68 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: we got plenty for you. Max Sharping is our deep 69 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: Slant one on one interview of the week sponsored by Exffinity. 70 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: So he's gonna stop by. I'm gonna give you my 71 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: keys to the game is brought to you by FCCU 72 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: the Fish, your Credit Union of the Houston Texans. Mark's 73 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,839 Speaker 1: gonna stop by. I'm gonna get his thoughts. I know 74 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: he cannot stand the New England Patriots. It's always fun 75 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: to talk to him heading into a game against the Patriots. 76 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: It's almost cathartic for him to kind of just let 77 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: it all out. So we'll do that. I will make 78 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: my predictions for all games this weekend twelve games plus 79 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: the Texans Patriots. That makes thirteen, but I never picked 80 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: that one. So twelve games. I gotta predict straight up 81 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: in against the spread, so I will do that. And 82 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: then in our final segment, it is our players segment, 83 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: I turn it over to your Houston Texans this week, 84 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: I turn it over to Taiwan Jones, who does a 85 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: Drew's dirty doesn't. I turn it over to Brandon's Brandon 86 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: Scarlett for b SCAR TV aka Player Reporters, brought to 87 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: you by our tick deficial Cooler and Tumbler of the 88 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. And then Drew's final word this week is 89 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: with tight end Jordan Aikens. So we have got all 90 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: of that to do tonight, Let's kick it off with 91 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: our Hot Reads. Hot Reads brought to you by Geiko 92 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes to save you fifteen percent or more on 93 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: car and or motorcycle insurance. And each and every Friday 94 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: before Sunday game, we get a chance to visit with 95 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: head coach Bill O'Brien and who faces his former squad 96 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: on Sunday night for the sixth time. Coach, since you've 97 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: come into the building here in twenty fourteen, you are 98 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: top five in third down defense, and I gotta think 99 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: third down defense it's gonna be huge in this game 100 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: against the New England Patriots. Got to get off the field. Yeah. Absolutely, 101 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: we have to do a good job of stopping the run, 102 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: and then it's gonna come down to third down. I mean, 103 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: you know, historically they've done a good job. The Patriots 104 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: have done a good job third down offensively. But you know, 105 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: like you just said, we're good on third down. We 106 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: have different schemes, different things that we do. We've got 107 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 1: to be ready for tempo. We've got to be ready 108 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: to get lined up and really match what they're doing. 109 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: I think the big key is to try to get 110 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: them in some third and longer situations. That's that's the 111 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: big key. When you study their running game, it seems 112 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: so diversified with the different backs they have. Can you 113 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: speak to that, Yeah, definitely. I mean James White, Sony, Michelle, Rex, 114 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: Burke Head, everybody's a little bit different back there. They 115 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: do a lot of different things. They'll run it out 116 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: of eleven personnel with James, They'll they'll run it downhill 117 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: with Sony and Rex. They'll use different fullbacks. They've used 118 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: the Land and Roberts at full back. University of Houston Guy, 119 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: They've used Brandon Bolden at fullback. They've used tight ends 120 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: at fullback. So they're they're really diverse, and we've got 121 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 1: to be really on top of who's in the game. 122 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: I think that's a great point you're making relative to 123 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: the backfield situation. How much of this prep has been 124 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: based on what they've done recently in games and what 125 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: they've done against the Houston Texans before. Yeah, I think 126 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: it's more about this year. I really do. I think 127 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: that every year they change. They're a lot different than 128 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: they've been in years past. Their offense, I mean, and 129 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: I think that everything is about this year. You know, 130 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: what they've done this year. We've gone back and looked 131 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: at certain things, No, no question about it, but it 132 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: But I think a lot of it is about what 133 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: they've done this year. All Right, their defense very good. Obviously, 134 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: what does Jamie Collins mean to them? He's got all 135 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: the sacks and everything, But it's a community effort with that. Yeah, 136 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: they played great team defense, that's exactly right. But Jamie 137 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: is uh, you know, he's a great athlete. He's got 138 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: good size, good movement skills, he can bend, he can blitz, 139 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: he can cover, He's very instinctive. High towers the same way. 140 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: Different types of players, but you know, have some of 141 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: the same qualities when it comes to thinks. They've been 142 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: playing in that defense for a long time. Even though um, 143 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: you know Jamie went to Cleveland for a little bit, 144 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: he's been in the defense before. And so they've got 145 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: a lot of guys in the secondary of the mccordy's, uh, 146 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: you know, Stefan Gilmour that have played a lot of 147 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: football together. Patrick Chung has been there forever. Um, So 148 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: you know, a very good defense. I think we've had 149 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: a good week of practice and I think our guys 150 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: are up to the challenge. Your top two in the 151 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: league and in big plays on offense. Yet you're very balanced. 152 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: You'd like to run the football, So how difficult is 153 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: it to balance that? Yeah, I think I think that 154 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: we have to be able to run the ball. I 155 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: think that they're they're gonna be very discipline and coverage. 156 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that we can't get anything down the field, 157 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: but we've got to be able to run the football. 158 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: We've got to be able to do a good job 159 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: up front. With our with our blocking schemes, and we've 160 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: got good backs Carlos and Duke that are running hard, 161 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: and uh yeah, I think running games is gonna be 162 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: a big part of the game. What about that chess 163 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: match on special teams, Yeah, it's it's very good. I 164 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: mean they've got professional special teams players. We've got professional 165 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: special teams players. So you know, I think, uh, you know, 166 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: our specialists have to play well. You know, they are 167 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: their punter, the guy they drafted in the fifth round, 168 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: Bailey is punting very well. So you know we have 169 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: to when we have to punt, you know, Brian's got 170 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: to do a good job for us. And then you know, 171 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: just overall, our coverage players have done a great job 172 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: all year. They need to come up big on a 173 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: Sunday night. Coach, thanks a lot, good luck, Thanks Fanning, 174 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: good stuff there from coach and Bill O'Brien. And now 175 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: it's not for our next hot read. That is the 176 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:29,119 Speaker 1: all important injury report. Now I tell you this because 177 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: I'm about to give you there's maybe some bad news 178 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: this year. When I have seen a player doubtful on 179 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: the injury report, that one hundred percent of a time 180 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: has that player has been out. I have not seen 181 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: anyone doubtful on the injury report and then become and 182 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: then play. I don't think the Texas to put anybody 183 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: in the doubtful so could be different, but this week 184 00:08:55,600 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: they did, and that, unfortunately is Titus Howard dealing with 185 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: that knee issue. He is doubtful for this one against 186 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots. Carlos Watkins deal with that hamstring 187 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: that he injured against Annapolis Colt He is out. So 188 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: Carlos Watkins out, Titus Howard dealing with that knee doubtful, questionable, 189 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: Brendan Scarlett, Garrion Conley, Angelo Blackson, and there are a 190 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: few names that I didn't mention in there, names like 191 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: Bradley Roby. He's in, Justin Reid, in, Lonnie Johnson, in 192 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: Will four the fifth in Mike Adams in. Those guys 193 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: are all full participants at practice. They are all in 194 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: again questionable for your Texans, Angelo Blackson, Garrion, Conley, Brendon Scarlett, 195 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: Titus Howard doubtful, Carlos Watkins out. So if Titus unable 196 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:57,559 Speaker 1: to go, that would mean either Chris Clark Rod Johnson 197 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: would step over to that right tackle position if Titus 198 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: is fully and completely out learn more obviously ninety minutes 199 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: before kickoff. But hate seeing that because Titus has had 200 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: a really really good rookie year and he is a 201 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: big time player and gonna be for this team for 202 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: a long time. For the Patriots, let me just tell 203 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: you this right away. Tom Brady the old elbow. He's 204 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: a full participant. He said in his press conference today 205 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: that he feels really good, that he truly honestly feels good. 206 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: I'm happy for him. He feels good. Out for the Patriots. 207 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:44,439 Speaker 1: Tight end Ryan Izzo questionable for the Patriots. Here we go, 208 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: Kyle Vanoy, Juwan Bentley, Marcus Cannon, Patrick Chung, Jamie Collins, 209 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: Byron Cowart, Filk door Set, Nate Abner, Julian Edelman, Jermaine 210 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: and Luminour, Stefan Gilmore, Dante high Tower, Jason mccordy, Mohammed Sanu, 211 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: Matthew Slater, Joan Williams, Isaiah Wynn. What I mean. I 212 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: think I counted sixteen players limited participants in practice today 213 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: and questionable now. Of those one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, 214 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: eight have been dealing with the illness now. Izzo and 215 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: Vanoy did not practice on Friday. Izzo is out, Vanoy 216 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: is questionable. Vanoy did practice. He does not show up 217 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,839 Speaker 1: on the injury report until today. He was one of 218 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: my favorite players coming out of college, and I hate 219 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: seeing him with the Patriots because he fits that place 220 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: and in glove with his skills the number of different 221 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: things that he can do with the linebacker position. So 222 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: Vanoy questionable did not participate today. It's the first time 223 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: that he showed up on the injury report this week. 224 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: Dealing with that illness. Now, if you haven't been following along, 225 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: the Patriots have had apparently the flew going through the 226 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: building up there in Gillette and Marcus Cannon dealt with 227 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: it last week and they didn't know whether they were 228 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: going to have him before the game. He did not 229 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: warm up. He did go out in that driving rainstorm 230 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: they had and he played, and Bill Belichick talked about 231 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: it afterwards and gave him all kinds of kudos for 232 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: finding a way to get through that game because they 233 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: did not think he was gonna play. He is still 234 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: listened as questionable now. Every other injury, I mean, they 235 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: don't really have any other major injuries. I suppose it 236 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: is pretty much illness. You got a hamstring with Slater 237 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 1: and ankle snow a growing up mccordy, Jason mccordy concussion 238 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: with Dorisset. But it sounds like he being a limited 239 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: participant participant in practice today, would imagine he'll be ready 240 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: to go. So main thanks Brady, ready to go flew 241 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: essentially running through that place. And the entire Patriots roster 242 00:12:55,760 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: is questionable ending into this game. And I'm sure that 243 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: doesn't shock anybody. I don't know that I've ever seen 244 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: an injury report like that. I mean, Mark texted to 245 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: me a couple hours ago. It was just like huh, 246 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: and then he texted and said, at LL. I mean, 247 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: it seems like in some cases a very bell at 248 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: Checkian thing to do. But with that many people sick, 249 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: I mean, if you take those those guys that have 250 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: been ill out of there, it looks like a normal report. 251 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: It looks like a normal report. So I don't think 252 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 1: there's anything nefarious. The big news to come out of 253 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: that is that Kyle Vanoy, one of the key linebackers 254 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: for the Patriots, did not practice today, so he is questionable. 255 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: Ryan is of the tight end. Not a huge loss, 256 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: but he is out, Tom Brady's ready to go before 257 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: your Texans. The big news Titus Howard is doubtful why 258 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: while Carlos Watkins is out. The good news is Adams Johnson, 259 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: Read and Robie All out of last week's game against 260 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: Indianapolis All in in addition to Will Fuller, and those 261 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: guys were all full participants at practice today. All right, 262 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: those are your hot reads, presented you by Geico. It's 263 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: time to go with our Deep Interview of the week, 264 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: a one on one with DBC. This week it is 265 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: rookie guard Max Sharping. That's for you next right here 266 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: at Texans All Access. Welcome back to a Friday edition 267 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. 268 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: I am your host, John Harris, Football analyst, sideline reporter, 269 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: former math teacher, also Tough Physics two. But this pertains 270 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: to my math teachers out there. You want to bring 271 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: a little Texans football to your classroom, then sign up 272 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: for Toros Matris presented by Conico Phillips. Toros Matros, a 273 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: video series designed to help third fourth graders learn how 274 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: to tackle math in the classroom. Go to Houston Texans 275 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: dot com slash Toros math drills to learn more. Now 276 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: it's time for our deep Slant one on one interview 277 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: the week, presented by Xfinity, and this week it's the 278 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: rookie from Green Bay, Wisconsin. One of my favorite players 279 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: to talk to on this team. And he doesn't say 280 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: a whole lot in the media obviously's rookie kind of 281 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: knows this place. But Max Sharping has done a really 282 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: nice job for this football team, playing left guard in 283 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: between Nick Martin and Laramy Tunsil, and he's phenomenal. I 284 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: would love to get to know more about Max. I 285 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: think he's a very intriguing guy. Smart, smarter than I 286 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: think anybody in this building. He is brilliant, knows this 287 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: offense inside now. It probably had that down within two 288 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: weeks of being here as a rookie. And heep be 289 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: caught up with Max earlier. This week, it's a deep 290 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: plant one on one percent of Ixpini joining us this week. 291 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: You're starting left guard, Max Sharping, And I had all 292 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: these questions, but I just heard you say over the 293 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: bye week you went deer hunting up in Wisconsin. We 294 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: have to start there. So how was the bye week 295 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: for you? Was it cold and how long you've been 296 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: doing this? Yeah, so I've have been hunting for forever. Really. 297 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: My family is a big, big hunting group. I have 298 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: a an a pointer in mountain in my room even so, 299 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 1: I've been doing it for a long time and just 300 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: happened to line up with opening weekend in Wisconsin, so 301 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: I got to go see my family and kind of 302 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: surprise some of my uncles. So it was cool. I've 303 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: met some of your family when we were up in 304 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: Wisconsin for the Green Bay Joint Training camp and the practices. 305 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: Does everybody go like mom, dad, everybody? Or is it 306 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: more just like dad and uncle's So my sister does go, yeah, 307 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: and she was the first female from the family to 308 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: do so. Actually, But we have a couple more cousins 309 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: now that came up this year, but for the most 310 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: part it's mostly uncle's cousins, male cousins, stuff like that. 311 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: But it's it's a good time. Is it just deer 312 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: or anything else? Just dear when we go up Yeah. Okay, 313 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: have you done any hunting in Texas? Are you plan 314 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: on plan on? I plan on going. I was invited 315 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,359 Speaker 1: and it didn't work out one time with Colin Gillespia 316 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: a great guy to go. Yeah, exactly, so, so we'll 317 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: figure it out. I'll definitely be there. All right, Let's 318 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: talk about your rookie season. How's it going for you 319 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: so far? I mean, is it about what you expected 320 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: adjusting to life in the NFL. What's been the trickiest part, 321 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: what's surprised you about it? I think it's been fairly 322 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: good so far. Obviously as never as good as as 323 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: I think it can be in my own mind. But 324 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: you know, playing next to Nick and Lt kind of 325 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: helps you out a lot. You know, those guys are great, 326 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: and then Havin, Zach and Mance, you know, kind of 327 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: helped me out with who they've played before, certain moves 328 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: that guys have, just what to expect from certain defenses. 329 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: They've all been a great help for you. You played 330 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: tackle at Northern Illinois, correct, and then you come in 331 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: here and you sort of did a little bit of 332 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: everything during the offseason and training camp. Was the adjustment 333 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: to guard a little bit easier than playing tackle in 334 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: the NFL? Or I mean, what was that like for 335 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: you to play different position on the offensive line? Yeah? 336 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 1: So I actually did play guard for one year in college, 337 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: where that was a long time ago. Okay, so it 338 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: was a little bit of a transition, Blake. He said, 339 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: I played a lot of guard during during OTAs during 340 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: training camp, so it kind of that definitely helped out 341 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 1: getting used to play next to those guys. And then, 342 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: like I said, when you're when you're playing next to 343 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: a couple, uh, pretty good players like Nick and Eltie, 344 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: and it helps you out a lot. Yeah, you're in 345 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,479 Speaker 1: between those two. How much did it help? I mean, 346 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: Eltie was not here the entire offseason and then he 347 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: showed up prior to the start of the season. How 348 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: much has he helped you in your growth? Obviously he 349 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: wasn't a rookie too long ago, but he's got quite 350 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 1: a bit of experience under his build. Yeah. I mean 351 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: he's one of the best left tackles in the league. 352 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: I think anybody can see that just based on his film. 353 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: So anytime you have a guy like that out there, 354 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: it just kind of helps build your trust. You know, 355 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: you got good guys next to you, and as long 356 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: as you don't screw up too bad, they're gonna make 357 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: you look good. You guys all are very calm, and 358 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: maybe this is just me interpreting it, but it seems 359 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: like you guys are very very calm, collected, poised manner 360 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 1: about you. Is that the case for the five of 361 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: you across the line, or is there some a different 362 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: side of you that when you guys are not out there. Well, 363 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: I think Man's is the craziest one. I think you 364 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: can see that as peches, but no, I think for 365 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: the most part, we try to take it as it comes, 366 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: kind of discuss what happens, and just try not to 367 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: let too much affect you, you know, because as offensive 368 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: lineman you have to kind of be ready for anything 369 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: during a game. You know you're not going to win 370 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: every single matchup. There's there's good guys across the ball 371 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: from me. So as long as you can keep your cool, 372 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: don't let one play effect the next, then you'll be okay. Yeah, 373 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: and you are here during the offseason, so you obviously 374 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: heard all the chatter about the offensive line and the 375 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: O line and how much it needed to improve to 376 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,879 Speaker 1: keep Deshaun Watson up right, and it seems like just 377 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: through this first part of the season, you guys had 378 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: a couple of games with a clean pocket for him, 379 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: no sacks, a few games with just one sack, and 380 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: I believe you're four and oh in games where you've 381 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: allowed two sacks or fewer. So what has been the 382 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: turning point or what was really the difference in getting 383 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: that chemistry across the line for all of you? Well, 384 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: I think that's just it. You just got to play 385 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: together a little bit more or learn how everybody communicates, 386 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: and once you build that chemistry, it kind of makes 387 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 1: everything a little bit easier because you know what one 388 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: guy's thinking. The communication becomes easier between different guys if 389 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: you've played next to him for a little bit longer. 390 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,880 Speaker 1: So just getting reps with each other. They I've heard 391 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: offensive linemen say that when they've played you a guy 392 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 1: for a long time, they don't even really need to speak. 393 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 1: Just a look or grunt or whatever it can just 394 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: communicate it. Do you feel like you're getting to that 395 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: level or you're quickly approaching it or are you already 396 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: there or anything? I think you know, I obviously you 397 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: always have to keep working on it, but I think 398 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:33,880 Speaker 1: we're we're we're working there. Hopefully we'll be there pretty soon. 399 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: All right. What about the guy behind you, Deshaun Watson, 400 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: the one that you're protecting for what's it like being 401 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: with him in the huddle and pass protecting for him. 402 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: I mean, he's amazing. I think everybody can see that. 403 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: The play is never over with him, and you you 404 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: just want to keep him up right, like you said, 405 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: because he makes special things happen. So I think personally 406 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 1: one of the best quarterbacks in the league, and we 407 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 1: take that to heart on the offensive line. We want 408 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 1: to keep him up right, make sure he's healthy, and 409 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: get the ball to our other playmakers. Is there any 410 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: I mean, he's made so many spectacular plays on the field, 411 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: but has there been any one particular play that's really 412 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: stood out to you? Are you able to sort of 413 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 1: see what he's doing when he's doing all these magical, 414 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: magician like moves on the field. I think the one, 415 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: the one that really stands out is that that Raiders 416 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: Game one because I was kind of right in front 417 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: of him when it was going on, Like he rolled 418 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: out to his right there and I was kind of 419 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: like looking at him like this, and I just see 420 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: him like a justice face asking then throw at the fells. 421 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: It was amazing. Yeah, he's had quite is that the 422 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: one where he fumbled, picked up the first down and ran. 423 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: It was that was a different one. Yeah, that was 424 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: I didn't see that one, and I heard about it afterwards. 425 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: I was like, wait, he did what, Yeah, it's Bill 426 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: Lebrian about it, and and he said, yeah, that's exactly how 427 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: we drew it out, of course, exactly how we practice it. 428 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 1: Of course. What about your O line dinners you guys, 429 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: You guys are well known for your big dinners and 430 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,119 Speaker 1: eating eating out. What has that been like for you? 431 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: Who eats the most? I've gotten a couple of answers. 432 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: I want to see. If who eats the most? I 433 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 1: would say I think Titus goes crazy on the appetizers. 434 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 1: Oh for sure, Okay, he's he's the appetizer king. Okay, 435 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: but I think overall might be Rick Leonard. Oh interesting, 436 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,880 Speaker 1: I've heard Titus's name as well as being quite the eater. 437 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,439 Speaker 1: I mean, he did put on one hundred pounds in college, 438 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, got some good practice for sure, for sure 439 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: going for him. How about playing it in Northern Illinois? 440 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: I mean, how much did that prepare you for sort 441 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: of the scheme that you're in here with the Texans 442 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: Because you've done a lot of RPO stuff there, did 443 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: you not? Yeah, we used the quarterback a lot, you know, 444 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: with the zone reads and stuff like that. So I 445 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: guess I'm pretty used to a mobile quarterback and that 446 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 1: helps knowing, you know, the plays never over, like I 447 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: said with the Sean, So I think that that helps 448 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: for sure. But when you have guys like this around you, 449 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: everything's a little bit different once you make the jump 450 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 1: to this level. Yeah, and Bill O'Brien, remember early on, 451 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 1: I mean, he does not like to have a lot 452 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: of praise for rookies, rookies or rookies, but it seemed 453 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: like he early on sort of recognized what you brought 454 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: to the table, and he talked a lot about your 455 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: intelligence and your work ethic and the routine that you 456 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: had and how you came in every single day and 457 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: that your preparation really helped get you up to speed faster. 458 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 1: Where where does that work ethic come from for you? 459 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: I think always been like that, Yeah, I just I 460 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: don't I don't know. I think probably for my parents 461 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: they're probably install it to me. And I think I 462 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: have an older sister, so I was always competing with her, 463 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: trying to be better than she was at whatever she 464 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: was doing. So I think that kind of helped a 465 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: little competitive streak. But yeah, I think it was just 466 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to let anybody down, and 467 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,719 Speaker 1: so I just try to get into my work and 468 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: do it to the best my ability. All right. I 469 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: asked offensive coordinator Tim Kelly about this. His brother scored 470 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,199 Speaker 1: a touchdown with the Titans. He's an offensive lineman, and 471 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: it seems like this is a little bit of a 472 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 1: trend even in the AFC South. Quentin Nelson did it 473 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago for the Colts as offensive lineman. 474 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: Have you guys been rolling a little bit for a 475 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: touchdown catch up your own? I think it's always in 476 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: the back of our minds. No, not really A yeah, 477 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: definitely a celebration just in case. No, but I think 478 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: I mean, with the guys that we have around us, 479 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: I think we just want to score as many points 480 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: as possible, and to be honest, they're a lot better 481 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: at it than I would be, so we can we 482 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 1: can save save the celebrations and everything for them. Well, 483 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 1: I'm rooting for you guys in because I think that'd 484 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: be a lot of fun to watch. All right, best 485 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: of luck for the rest of the season. Max, Thank 486 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: you very much. That guy's gonna be around this building 487 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: for a very long time. And that's a good thing. 488 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: That is a tremendous thing. I think he does tremendous 489 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: work on the offensive line. I think he's gonna be 490 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 1: great in community. And we were talking a little bit 491 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: before the h that interview started as I was in 492 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 1: studio here before Deep started an interview and we were 493 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: talking about, you know, green Bay and having snow, and 494 00:24:56,680 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: my parents live about forty five minutes north of Green Bay, 495 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 1: and he said he went back and had a chance 496 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 1: to spend some time with the family, which I think 497 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: that's gotta be pretty cool because you don't get a 498 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: chance to do in college in the NFL. He a 499 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: little more money in your pocket, you got a free weekend, 500 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: you know, you get back home to see the folks. 501 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: I think that's pretty cool. And my uncle was a 502 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: counselor in the Green Bay school system in which Max 503 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,479 Speaker 1: was in. So we kind of touch based on that. 504 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: So great guy, great player, going to be here for 505 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: a very very long time, and glad that he is here. 506 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: All Right, we get back, We've got to dive into 507 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: the keys to this win over the New England Patriots. 508 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: What's it going to take our first community creator Union, 509 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: First Glance Keys to the game Next on Texans All Access, 510 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: What's going on, everybody? Welcome back to a Friday edition 511 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: of Texans All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. 512 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst and Salam reporter. 513 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: Glad to be back with you after Thanksgiving yesterday. Plenty 514 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: of things going on in the world of football. Alliance 515 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:57,479 Speaker 1: Bears game was really entertaining, really entertaining. David Blow, who 516 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: played quarterback for the Troyit Lions, getting his first start. 517 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: I thought that was really fun to watch. He had 518 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: a great ball game. I thought there's a little period 519 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 1: of of I guess inactivity, I guess if you will 520 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: maybe down a successful but beginning and in of that game, 521 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 1: I thought David Blow was great. The Lions should have 522 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 1: won that game. Jad McKissick tried to turn a run 523 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: on third and one into bouncing it into a touchdown 524 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 1: instead of just picking up the third and one first down. 525 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: They would have score a touchdown. That would have been 526 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 1: a difference in that game. But the Lions lose. Bears win. 527 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: Bills put it on the Cowboys put it on them. 528 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: That was It's kind of fun to watch. I'll be 529 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: honest with you. That Buffalo team is pretty good. Now 530 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: I got to thinking about that. We can help out Buffalo, 531 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: and Buffalo can help us. We knock off the Patriots. 532 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: That helps Buffalo. Then Buffalo can beat New England in Jula. Okay, 533 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: now that's stretching it a little bit. Not many. How 534 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: many AFC teams have beaten New England in New England 535 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: the last team that I can remember doing it? How 536 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: about this twenty sixteen Buffalo did it the week after 537 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: we went up on a Thursday night lost. Jacoby brisk 538 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: got another start, and Buffalo beat them in week four. 539 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: Now that Buffalo team in twenty seventeen ended up, Sorry, 540 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen didn't do a whole lot. And actually they 541 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: went to the playoffs and or Sean McDermott. But there's 542 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: not many ac T AFC East teams that win. That 543 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:32,360 Speaker 1: Buffalo team might be constructed as such to go do that. 544 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: And how would that be? If we knock off the Patriots, 545 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 1: then the Bills knock off the Patriots, maybe the Bills 546 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,919 Speaker 1: can take over that AFC. Okay, now I'm dreaming a 547 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: little bit, but I let these things play out, but 548 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: it could be kind of interesting, could be very interesting. 549 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: But the Bills put it on the Cowboys in Dallas. 550 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: It's amazing. Didn't really pay too much attention to the 551 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 1: Saint Falcons other than the fact that the Saints sack 552 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan nearly every time he went back to throw. 553 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: I was busy watching Old Miss and Mississippi State Egg 554 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 1: Bowl was crazy, and you talk about p and one 555 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: away Ole Miss did that pun intended wild weekend of 556 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: football already, and Sunday night it gets cranked up to 557 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 1: a whole different level. So it's time to dive into 558 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: our first Week Credit Union First Glance Keys to the 559 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: Game FCCU, the Official Credit Union of the Houston Texans. 560 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: Now each and every week, I give you five keys. 561 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 1: Five but I'm gonna give five for each side of 562 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 1: the ball, so that's ten. I'm gonna give you an 563 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: extra one tonight. This is my gift to you, my 564 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving gift. I give thanks for you, guys, for listening 565 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: and paying attention and reading my stuff and watching my 566 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: VIDs and all that kind of stuff. I got a 567 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: little special one for you, Oh special special teams. This 568 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: one's pretty simple to new England Patriots prey on your 569 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: special team's mistakes. They prey on them, not pr a 570 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: y like prey to the Good Lord above or to 571 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: whatever dt you pray too. I'm talking to p r 572 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: e y like you are prey to them. In special teams, 573 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: you cannot make the stupid mistakes. Your blocking has to 574 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: be on point. Your punts have to have hang time 575 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: because you got to be able to protect to get 576 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: the ball off and then you got to get down 577 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: or to cover. You cannot allow mistake in the kicking 578 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: game to kill you. And I just think back to 579 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: the years that we have been at Gillette and I 580 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: think of the Thursday night game in twenty sixteen and 581 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: they kicked off and Charles James ran it back and fumbled, 582 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: and then Tyler irv and ran it back and fumbled. 583 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:40,959 Speaker 1: I mean that was really the only way they were 584 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: going to beat us twenty seven to nothing. We gave 585 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: them two touchdowns because he fumbled on kickoffs punts that 586 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: they pan inside the five last week against Dallas. A 587 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: block punt special teams. You don't have to be extraordinary. 588 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: You just can't be stupid. You can't You just can't 589 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: be on discipline. Don't let a block punt, don't let 590 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: illegal formation, don't let a ball leak into the end 591 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 1: zone when you can down outside the five. Minding your 592 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: business on special teams is absolutely paramount, and it's just 593 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: doing the discipline things. That's your gift. That's special teams. 594 00:30:19,600 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: Now let's get to the Texans. What are we going 595 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: to start. We'll start with the Texans defense facing the 596 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: Patriots offense. Now you know the particulars. Tom Brady throws 597 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 1: the ball to Julian Edelman. He throws the ball to 598 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: the backfield to James White, he hands it to Rex 599 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: Birkhead and Sony Michelle. There's no Gronk, There's no Brandon Cooks. 600 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,719 Speaker 1: There is no Danny Amendolar's no Chris Hogan. Those are 601 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: guys that have all killed the Texans over the last 602 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: four meetings since twenty fifteen. So I guess I would 603 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: make five meetings going back to fifteen. Grant killed him 604 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: in fifteen, Grant killed him in seventeen. He hurt them 605 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: last year. Hogan killed them in sixteen, killed him in 606 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: seventeen last year. Wasn't really anybody that killed him. The 607 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: backs did. James White was enormously huge in that game, 608 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: So let's get to it. Key number one. With the 609 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: Patriots offense, you best beware that the screens are coming. 610 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: When you start to show here comes blitz, here comes pressure, 611 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: They're going to go to the screens. They want the 612 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: ball in the hands of James White. They want the 613 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 1: ball in the hands of Rex Burken, Sony Michelle out 614 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: in space with blockers in front, and the one way 615 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: to slow down the pass rush pressure is with screens. 616 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: They are coming. Beware mind your keys, especially with the 617 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 1: running backs out of the backfield. Number two. When the 618 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: Patriots offense struggles, you can guarantee that ball is going 619 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:46,239 Speaker 1: to Julian Edelman. I promise you that ball will go 620 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: to Julian Edelman and it's going there now every struggle. 621 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 1: Do not allow him to be on his own. Oh 622 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: you might hear that in a little bit. Key number three. 623 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 1: Patriot's offensive line struggle a bunch vptially against the Eagles 624 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: with some twists up inside. Ted Carriss at center missed 625 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: a couple of twists and guys were able to get 626 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: right in Brady's face, and the Texans have had most 627 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: of their defensive success getting up in Brady's face up inside. 628 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 1: I think in a playoff game, clowning up the middle. 629 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: Twenty seventeen, they were Whitney in the middle. Twenty fifteen, 630 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 1: Whitney coming in the middle of spin moves, Clowney up 631 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: the middle. They had a lot of their success coming 632 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: up in the middle. And if they're not picking up 633 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: those twists, keep twisting, twist and shout all night long. 634 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: Number four expect the unexpected against Eagles. Double pass edelmanted 635 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: doorset touchdown. They've come up with those. I don't know that. 636 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think if they've pulled one against the 637 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 1: Texans at some point. But when they feel squeezed, when 638 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: they feel like things are going badly, they need something 639 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: they've always got that. They've got the double pass, They've 640 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 1: got the flee flicker, flip back to Brady, throw it 641 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: down the field. This is an ultra ultra discipline day needed. 642 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: This is one of those where you can't get caught. Okay, well, 643 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: I've got to make this player. You've got to read keys, 644 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: and you've got to be sound every single day because 645 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: they will run that double pass on you. They will 646 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: run a reverse on you. I want to say they 647 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 1: ran a reverse Accordill Patterson in seventeen or eighteen, they 648 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: will go to the trick play. They're not scared. Josh 649 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: McDaniels will pull that out. He's the OFFENSI according for 650 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 1: the Patriots, flee flickers, running back, toss back, double pass. 651 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 1: I mean, they'll run anything they've had success with. And 652 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 1: really lately they've had success with Julian Edelman throwing that 653 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 1: double pass and Keen number five. And this kind of 654 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: goes with number two. Keen number two was Edelman's getting 655 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:56,600 Speaker 1: the ball in a tough situation, guaranteed Keen number five. 656 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: Don't let Edelman live on his own. The Patriots always 657 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: always double DeAndre Hopkins first down, second down, third down, 658 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:11,759 Speaker 1: doesn't matter, any situation where the throw is imminent, a 659 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:15,720 Speaker 1: throw is imminent, they will double him. Now, the double 660 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,640 Speaker 1: looks different in different schemes and sets and things, and 661 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: depending on where DeAndre linz they're going to Dublin. Take 662 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,520 Speaker 1: a page out of that book when it comes to 663 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:26,839 Speaker 1: Julian Edelman. You know Edelman will be inside. You can 664 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 1: bracket the money inside. Do not allow that joker to 665 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: just get loose because it's one guy covering him spin 666 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: the dial. Maybe have it one guy one time, a 667 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 1: different guy, two different guys. Maybe it's this time, you know, 668 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:42,920 Speaker 1: he gets pinballed by a linebacker and an inside corner. 669 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:45,040 Speaker 1: You know, maybe it's a safety with help from a corner. 670 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: I don't a corner with help from sady. I don't know. 671 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 1: But whatever you do, do not allow Julian Edelman to 672 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: live on his own. This does not need to be 673 00:34:52,640 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: Julian Edelman island. That cannot happen. Do all that. You 674 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 1: got an opportunity to stop the Patriots, at least enough 675 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: to a point where you can get your offense on 676 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:08,760 Speaker 1: the field. So let's flip it over to the offensive 677 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:14,400 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Key number one. The Texans struggled 678 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:18,400 Speaker 1: against the Baltimore Ravens when it came to the physicality 679 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:24,879 Speaker 1: of the Ravens defensive backs. The Ravens defensive backs mauled 680 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 1: the Texans, and they're going to Now there were times 681 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:32,440 Speaker 1: where Deander Hopkins got free and he made catches and 682 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:34,920 Speaker 1: he made first downs. That's going to be something the 683 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:38,360 Speaker 1: Texans are able to do. These wide receivers are gonna 684 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:42,959 Speaker 1: have to get physical, especially with Stefan Gilmour Gilmour loves 685 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: to play catch technique. Essentially, what he does instead of 686 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: kind of running with guys is he lets him get seven, eight, 687 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 1: nine yards down field and then he sort of catches them, 688 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: not to the point where he grabs her holds blatantly, 689 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 1: but he just sort of catches them and then he's 690 00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:59,960 Speaker 1: able to run with them. It should be a flag. 691 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 1: They won't call it, but the Texans are gonna have 692 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: to be ultra ultra physical at the top of the 693 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: routes and catching the football, especially when you face the 694 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:13,480 Speaker 1: guy like Stefan Gilmour number two. The timing on throws 695 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:17,959 Speaker 1: is hugely important because of the way that these guys cover. 696 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 1: These guys cover as well as any group the Texans 697 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 1: are gonna face this year. They are in the hip pocket. 698 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: They read routes, they study film as well as anybody. 699 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:30,320 Speaker 1: They anticipate routes, so they are in the hip pocket. 700 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:34,840 Speaker 1: It doesn't mean that Sean can't throw it, but it 701 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 1: just means that the timing of throws has got to 702 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:40,799 Speaker 1: be on point. That separation may be there right at 703 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,320 Speaker 1: the break or right at a certain moment, and the 704 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: ball's gotta be delivered. The receiver's gotta be ready. There 705 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:50,840 Speaker 1: may not be much separation gained at all in routes, 706 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 1: but when there is, the ball's got to be delivered 707 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 1: on time and the receivers are gotta be ready. They 708 00:36:55,440 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: gotta make catches, and they've got to go key number three. 709 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 1: First and second down production is imperative. I know that 710 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 1: sounds obvious, but let me explain. If you get the 711 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:13,239 Speaker 1: third down and long against these guys, they will dictate 712 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: to you what they want to do based on their personnel. 713 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,799 Speaker 1: They would like to on third and long put in 714 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 1: Jamie Collins at one rush outside backer, John Simon or 715 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:26,279 Speaker 1: Dante Hai Tower at the other rushbacker. Then they want 716 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: to put Adam Butler in the middle, and they want 717 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 1: to have Kyle van Oi on the field. They will 718 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:35,239 Speaker 1: put four linebackers along with Adam Butler, who is their 719 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:40,240 Speaker 1: lightest interior defensive lineman, and they're gonna put Peel Ears 720 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 1: back and go and they're gonna go rush to quarterback. 721 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:47,800 Speaker 1: That's what they want to do. When they get in 722 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 1: third and long, they'll play six dbs. They'll double team Hopkins, 723 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:53,400 Speaker 1: they'll probably double team Fuller. When they got six dbs 724 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 1: out on the field, forced to go somewhere else, and 725 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: they'll rush those four guys up front with one linebacker 726 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:01,799 Speaker 1: remaining to kind of take any other traffic or take 727 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,680 Speaker 1: a running back out of the backfield. But that's how 728 00:38:04,719 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: they live. Once you get the third and eight, third, nine. Now, 729 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 1: when you get the third and three, third and four 730 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 1: against the Eagles, they had a decision to make and 731 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,440 Speaker 1: they went with that group. That's a lineup and a 732 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:23,399 Speaker 1: personnel grouping that you can pound the rock against. If 733 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 1: you don't, but you still pick up a first down 734 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:29,279 Speaker 1: throw in the football, get right up and get an 735 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: up tempo, and then run the rock. Because Butler, like 736 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:35,239 Speaker 1: I said, is the lightest defensive linement. They'll have four 737 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:39,200 Speaker 1: linebackers on the field. They do not have the size 738 00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:42,439 Speaker 1: to be able to take a pounding once you get 739 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:44,799 Speaker 1: that first down. But if you live in third eight, 740 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 1: third and nine, third and ten, they're gonna dictate to 741 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:52,520 Speaker 1: you with that group. That's the group you would like 742 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:55,759 Speaker 1: to see when you're third and five or less because 743 00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 1: you can run against that. So you've got to have 744 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:03,480 Speaker 1: production first and second down to get into third and short, 745 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:07,720 Speaker 1: third and medium. But you're living third and eight plus, 746 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,239 Speaker 1: they're dictating to you you don't want it to be 747 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:13,000 Speaker 1: that way. Number four, and this kind of goes with 748 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: number three in some sense. The Patriots do a heck 749 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:20,680 Speaker 1: of a job working their twists up front, even with 750 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,879 Speaker 1: that group. I've seen Dante High Tower. I can't tell 751 00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:26,880 Speaker 1: you how many times start outside and then take a 752 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:31,080 Speaker 1: b line for the guard. So the guard will be 753 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:35,600 Speaker 1: engaged on a Patriots defensive linement or linebacker, and High 754 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:39,040 Speaker 1: Tower just runs right in and he just nails that guard. 755 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:43,600 Speaker 1: That frees up the other Patriot to then loop and 756 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,439 Speaker 1: go get the quarterback. There have been times where high 757 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:51,120 Speaker 1: Tower is coming and hammered that guard. The guard loses contact, 758 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,880 Speaker 1: but the tackle then picks up the looping defensive linement, 759 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:57,000 Speaker 1: but now High Tower is free to go to the quarterback. 760 00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,279 Speaker 1: Those twist stunts that they work, especially with high power, 761 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:03,719 Speaker 1: I don't say they're magical, they're really kind of fun 762 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:06,479 Speaker 1: to watch, and they scheme it up really, really well. 763 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:09,799 Speaker 1: So the offensive line has got to be able to 764 00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:13,080 Speaker 1: pick up those stunts and work together two on two 765 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 1: and keep those stunts from really having an impact. And 766 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:21,319 Speaker 1: when High Tower takes a dead bead on the guard 767 00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:23,439 Speaker 1: on the inside when he's outside to try and pick 768 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 1: that guard off. The guards to got to be able 769 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 1: to turn get shoulders there, pass off that inside rusher 770 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 1: to the tackle and tackle that twist. No pun attended 771 00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:34,319 Speaker 1: to be able to give the sean time to throw 772 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: the football. That's key number four. Key number five. You 773 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:43,560 Speaker 1: can live with physical mistakes by challenging them. If you're 774 00:40:43,640 --> 00:40:46,160 Speaker 1: challenging them, you're throwing the ball down the field and 775 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 1: you're attacking. I can live with the physical mistakes. You 776 00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:52,160 Speaker 1: can live with it, but you have to eliminate the 777 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:55,080 Speaker 1: mental mistakes. You cannot give things to them. You can't 778 00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:57,000 Speaker 1: give them a cheap five yards because you didn't get 779 00:40:57,040 --> 00:40:59,000 Speaker 1: lined up right. You can't give them a cheap five 780 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:03,279 Speaker 1: yards because you fall started. Do not give things to 781 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:10,279 Speaker 1: the Patriots. They take things and then utilize that against you. 782 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:13,799 Speaker 1: Don't give it to them. Now, if you go up 783 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:15,880 Speaker 1: try and make a catch and you drop in, they're 784 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:19,000 Speaker 1: contesting it and things are gonna happen. Physical mistakes are 785 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:23,160 Speaker 1: going to happen, but the mental mistakes cannot. The five 786 00:41:23,239 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 1: yard penalties, delay at games, coming out of time out, 787 00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:28,080 Speaker 1: making sure that you're lining up properly. All the things 788 00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:33,920 Speaker 1: that can you know that can be eliminated from a 789 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:39,120 Speaker 1: mental standpoint, have to be eliminated. They must be. The 790 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:42,200 Speaker 1: Patriots thrive on that. They're like the gremlins. When you 791 00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 1: put water on them, it's like this is I mean 792 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:47,640 Speaker 1: you fall start, Give them five yards and turn it 793 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:53,600 Speaker 1: into first and fifteen. The Patriots salivate. They multiply, They 794 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:57,160 Speaker 1: have good depth. Defensively, they throw everybody out on the field. 795 00:41:57,680 --> 00:42:00,439 Speaker 1: Everybody gets out on ned field. They've all got varied 796 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:03,000 Speaker 1: skill sets. You're gonna see groupings of players out there 797 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:05,640 Speaker 1: that you're like, Wow, they've got five linebackers and no 798 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:08,360 Speaker 1: defensive lineman. And they're doing that because I got to 799 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,920 Speaker 1: slow down to Shaw Watson. Be ready for the unexpected, 800 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:15,520 Speaker 1: sort of like their offense. Be ready for a trick play. Defensively, 801 00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:18,400 Speaker 1: they're gonna see personnel groups that maybe haven't seen before. 802 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:22,920 Speaker 1: Don't panic, don't give them anything. If you do that, 803 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:24,520 Speaker 1: you're got an opportunity to go win this football game, 804 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:26,319 Speaker 1: all right? Those are you? First Community Credit Union, First 805 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:29,560 Speaker 1: Glance Keys to the Game actually cut Official credit Union 806 00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:32,279 Speaker 1: of the Houston Texans. We get back sucking Voice of 807 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:35,480 Speaker 1: the Texans get his thoughts on this one against New 808 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:39,360 Speaker 1: England Mark Vandimer. Next, we got one hour in books 809 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:41,640 Speaker 1: right here on a Friday edition of Texans All Access 810 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:44,000 Speaker 1: from the hundred Texans Radio Studio. I am your host, 811 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:47,840 Speaker 1: John Harris, joined now by my good friend, as he 812 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:51,120 Speaker 1: is each and every Friday, a boss, my partner on Sundays, 813 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:53,839 Speaker 1: the voice of Texans, Mark Vandemir. Mark. First of all, 814 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:56,480 Speaker 1: Happy Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to you, John, I Ope, it 815 00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:58,839 Speaker 1: was good. Second of all, how are you doing. I'm 816 00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:01,360 Speaker 1: doing great. You know. Look, this is a huge game again, 817 00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:05,200 Speaker 1: another one we talked about, this three game stretch. Baltimore 818 00:43:05,239 --> 00:43:07,360 Speaker 1: did not go according to plan. We know what happened 819 00:43:07,360 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 1: against the Cold's a real gutty victory that feels like 820 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:12,480 Speaker 1: so long ago. Right now, it just feels like eons. 821 00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:15,360 Speaker 1: I'm watching Thanksgiving Day football and thinking when did the 822 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:17,480 Speaker 1: Texans play again, because it feels like it's been Oh yeah, 823 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:20,520 Speaker 1: it's a week ago as of Thanksgiving, and here we 824 00:43:20,560 --> 00:43:24,319 Speaker 1: are leading into this one. And it's a weird week 825 00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:26,719 Speaker 1: for us because you have that Thanksgiving Day off. Sort 826 00:43:26,719 --> 00:43:28,759 Speaker 1: of we had some content, but it really was an 827 00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:31,200 Speaker 1: off day for us, a rare one. And now I'm 828 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:33,480 Speaker 1: thinking what day is it? What week is it? But 829 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,680 Speaker 1: You have the Patriots here, and you got the NBC 830 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:38,520 Speaker 1: crew in here. Al Michael's is next door with Chris 831 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,520 Speaker 1: Collinsworth and they're talking to guys, and you've got every 832 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:44,480 Speaker 1: truck in the universe here from NBC Television, and it 833 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:48,080 Speaker 1: just it gives you the sense of the magnitude of 834 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:51,640 Speaker 1: the situation that you are going to play the premier 835 00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:55,279 Speaker 1: team in the National Football League, a team that I 836 00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:58,480 Speaker 1: can't even describe how many articles I've read about what's 837 00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:01,879 Speaker 1: wrong with the Patriots. They're ten and one. They're ten 838 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:04,279 Speaker 1: and one, which leads me to my next point. And 839 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:07,200 Speaker 1: I'm sure you agree with this. It doesn't matter who 840 00:44:07,239 --> 00:44:09,719 Speaker 1: they've got, what they've got. We've seen it before up 841 00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:12,359 Speaker 1: close and personal. Week three, twenty sixteen. Oh they're down 842 00:44:12,360 --> 00:44:15,239 Speaker 1: to their third string quarterback. This should not be Look, 843 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:17,279 Speaker 1: I wasn't expecting a win that night, but I was 844 00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:19,840 Speaker 1: expecting a very close performance at the very least, and 845 00:44:20,040 --> 00:44:24,319 Speaker 1: probably a win. And it didn't happen because they manufactured. Yeah, 846 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:26,280 Speaker 1: they found a way to beat you with Jacoby Bricaid. 847 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:29,080 Speaker 1: So anybody looks at Brady's numbers and I get it, 848 00:44:29,120 --> 00:44:31,759 Speaker 1: they're not the same or whatever else they have or 849 00:44:31,800 --> 00:44:34,600 Speaker 1: don't have going on for themselves. They find a way 850 00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:37,520 Speaker 1: to win. That's what they do. They do it way 851 00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 1: more often than not, and that's why they are who 852 00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:41,800 Speaker 1: they are, and that's what their plan is on Sunday. 853 00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:46,280 Speaker 1: Play great defense, try to manufacture points somehow, maybe off turnovers. 854 00:44:46,280 --> 00:44:48,799 Speaker 1: If you don't get the turnovers, matriculate the ball down 855 00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:51,480 Speaker 1: the field. I think Brady has the ability to do that. 856 00:44:51,640 --> 00:44:53,799 Speaker 1: This just in and you're gonna have to find a 857 00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:56,120 Speaker 1: way to stop it. And it feels very two thousand 858 00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:58,640 Speaker 1: and one ish, because that's the way the two thousand 859 00:44:58,680 --> 00:45:04,200 Speaker 1: and one team was. That defense had mcguinnis, Fifer, Bruskie, 860 00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:09,879 Speaker 1: Ted j ty law Ye, Richard Seymour. Was Seymour there yet? 861 00:45:10,360 --> 00:45:13,920 Speaker 1: I think he was. I think Seymour was there Vrabel. 862 00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:17,200 Speaker 1: They got after it, and that team we look back 863 00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:18,719 Speaker 1: on it now and think why that team was a 864 00:45:18,719 --> 00:45:20,600 Speaker 1: whole lot better maybe than we thought at the time. 865 00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:26,280 Speaker 1: But it was a team that was defensively oriented around 866 00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:30,879 Speaker 1: you know, Belchick and Rack and the offense did enough. 867 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:33,799 Speaker 1: Then in two thousand and three you started seeing some 868 00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:36,000 Speaker 1: of the elements of Okay, the offense is starting to 869 00:45:36,040 --> 00:45:38,319 Speaker 1: expand a little bit because Brady's been there a little bit, 870 00:45:38,719 --> 00:45:40,440 Speaker 1: and then over the years we've seen that offense be 871 00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:43,120 Speaker 1: so so good. It feels very two thousand and one ish, 872 00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:46,080 Speaker 1: where they've got the defense of the names. Now you recognize, 873 00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:49,480 Speaker 1: maybe you don't appreciate, but the high Towers, the Jamie 874 00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:53,120 Speaker 1: Collins Is, the Lawrence guys, Danny Shelton, you know, the 875 00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:55,040 Speaker 1: guys that maybe you don't recognize what they fit very 876 00:45:55,080 --> 00:45:58,440 Speaker 1: well together and they're so smart and all it takes 877 00:45:58,520 --> 00:46:00,560 Speaker 1: is And I was watching a little bit. I saw 878 00:46:00,600 --> 00:46:05,440 Speaker 1: this on the twitters earlier today. There was a clip 879 00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:07,920 Speaker 1: that somebody had posted and it was Devin mccordy at 880 00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:12,120 Speaker 1: safety and it was against Cowboys, and so mccordy's kind 881 00:46:12,120 --> 00:46:16,560 Speaker 1: of messing around with Dak Prescott, and so mccordy was 882 00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:19,200 Speaker 1: gonna play cover two and so he backed he backed 883 00:46:19,320 --> 00:46:25,200 Speaker 1: up before Dak called hut. Dak then changes the play. 884 00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:28,279 Speaker 1: Mccordy realizes he changes the play, so he looks out 885 00:46:28,320 --> 00:46:32,120 Speaker 1: to his left and he tells Gilmore, hey, take take 886 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:33,480 Speaker 1: the deep path. All he's got to do is get 887 00:46:33,520 --> 00:46:35,279 Speaker 1: him a look in and do this just and just 888 00:46:35,320 --> 00:46:38,640 Speaker 1: give him like hand signal and they'll switch spots. Gilmore 889 00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:41,080 Speaker 1: go to the safety spot essentially, and then mccordy would 890 00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:42,480 Speaker 1: go out to the flat if it's a pass. Why 891 00:46:42,520 --> 00:46:45,120 Speaker 1: because he sees something. Because he saw Dak change the 892 00:46:45,120 --> 00:46:47,640 Speaker 1: play when he backed up, so he knew that Dak 893 00:46:47,719 --> 00:46:50,600 Speaker 1: had checked to a run. So then he looks out 894 00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:53,600 Speaker 1: to Gilmore. He's like, hey, and better me than you 895 00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:56,719 Speaker 1: to go stop it, says mccorty. And mccordy went mid 896 00:46:56,760 --> 00:46:59,480 Speaker 1: the tackle for no game. And it's it's that kind 897 00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:02,400 Speaker 1: of thing where you have this synergy because you've played together. 898 00:47:02,719 --> 00:47:05,440 Speaker 1: Mccordy and Gilmore have been together since seventeen, so now 899 00:47:05,440 --> 00:47:06,960 Speaker 1: that they can just look at each other like hey, 900 00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, they know what they're doing. It just a 901 00:47:08,920 --> 00:47:11,000 Speaker 1: little simple him and And that's the thing when it 902 00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:14,040 Speaker 1: comes to continuity. I think when the NFL, we see 903 00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:16,480 Speaker 1: and we talk about this a lot, the changes teams make. 904 00:47:16,560 --> 00:47:18,319 Speaker 1: You know, this team went got two three free agent, 905 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:20,359 Speaker 1: this team went got three four free agent. These guys 906 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:22,359 Speaker 1: have draft picks and this well, when you look up 907 00:47:22,360 --> 00:47:24,919 Speaker 1: and you see Devin mccordy's still there, with Patrick Chung 908 00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:28,560 Speaker 1: still there, with Gilmore still there with high Tower, you 909 00:47:28,600 --> 00:47:31,960 Speaker 1: realize those guys are not annual Pro bowlers. They don't 910 00:47:31,960 --> 00:47:34,680 Speaker 1: get the hype at certain positions. Like mccordy doesn't get 911 00:47:34,680 --> 00:47:38,000 Speaker 1: the hype that Harrison Smith of the Vikings gets. He 912 00:47:38,040 --> 00:47:41,000 Speaker 1: doesn't get the hype that Earl Thomas gets. But Devin 913 00:47:41,080 --> 00:47:44,160 Speaker 1: mccordy's is important to what the Patriots do as anybody 914 00:47:44,320 --> 00:47:46,400 Speaker 1: because he gets everybody lined up, He knows where everybody's 915 00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:48,960 Speaker 1: gonna be, he knows what you're doing defensively, and he 916 00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:51,759 Speaker 1: has been a thorn in the Texans side ever since 917 00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:54,440 Speaker 1: he took over in twenty ten, twenty eleven when he 918 00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:56,360 Speaker 1: moved to safety. That was the big move when he 919 00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:59,560 Speaker 1: moved from corner. But it's just that continuity that makes 920 00:47:59,560 --> 00:48:01,320 Speaker 1: it so difficult to beat them. But I got to 921 00:48:01,320 --> 00:48:05,439 Speaker 1: think about something you said. It's about the mistakes last year. 922 00:48:06,280 --> 00:48:08,719 Speaker 1: We start the game of the three and out that three, 923 00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:11,359 Speaker 1: out them off the field, like, oh, okay, it's gonna 924 00:48:11,360 --> 00:48:13,719 Speaker 1: be a different game today. And then and then what 925 00:48:13,800 --> 00:48:15,920 Speaker 1: do we do? Punt and then funnel on the first 926 00:48:16,040 --> 00:48:18,960 Speaker 1: nap funible in the first snap. Yeah, they punted, and 927 00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:21,120 Speaker 1: they punted, and we FuMB on the first and then 928 00:48:21,160 --> 00:48:22,960 Speaker 1: they get to gronk in the end zone, and at 929 00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:25,239 Speaker 1: least they don't have Gronk this time. It's seven to 930 00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:27,600 Speaker 1: nothing before you blank, and then what did you lose? 931 00:48:27,719 --> 00:48:30,160 Speaker 1: Your uphill you lose by seven, you'll lose by seven, 932 00:48:30,200 --> 00:48:32,960 Speaker 1: but you're playing uphill the remainder of that right that 933 00:48:33,239 --> 00:48:35,319 Speaker 1: that's something that cannot happen in this one. Now back 934 00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:36,880 Speaker 1: to the roster for a moment. You mentioned some of 935 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:38,880 Speaker 1: the names you know with the Patriots and some that 936 00:48:38,920 --> 00:48:42,520 Speaker 1: are less familiar. Look, you know, my favorite page and 937 00:48:42,560 --> 00:48:46,360 Speaker 1: the release is how the whatever the team is, we're built. 938 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:48,480 Speaker 1: How the Patriots were built, how the Texas were built. Now, 939 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:50,600 Speaker 1: the Texans do pretty well in this category, which is 940 00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:53,200 Speaker 1: when you look at the vast majority. We talk about 941 00:48:53,200 --> 00:48:55,680 Speaker 1: this from time to time. Regular listeners will know, when 942 00:48:55,719 --> 00:48:58,600 Speaker 1: you look at the majority of NFL teams, the majority 943 00:48:58,640 --> 00:49:01,520 Speaker 1: of players are from the last three years of acquisition, 944 00:49:01,560 --> 00:49:03,760 Speaker 1: whether it be free agent or draft, and the last 945 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:06,400 Speaker 1: four at the outside. Okay, but you go back to 946 00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:09,760 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen and earlier, and the Texans have thirteen position 947 00:49:09,840 --> 00:49:13,040 Speaker 1: players from that time, maybe twelve when I get John 948 00:49:13,040 --> 00:49:17,400 Speaker 1: Weeks out of there. So twelve position players from twenty 949 00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:20,520 Speaker 1: sixteen or before, right, And that is an unusual number 950 00:49:20,520 --> 00:49:22,920 Speaker 1: to be. That's pretty high. That's a very high high 951 00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:26,320 Speaker 1: because you DeAndre Hopkins, a Whitney merciless, and Jonathan Joseph 952 00:49:26,360 --> 00:49:29,640 Speaker 1: and McKinney and Brandon Don who they acquired in twenty 953 00:49:29,680 --> 00:49:31,600 Speaker 1: fifteen for the first time. But he's bounced around a 954 00:49:31,640 --> 00:49:34,200 Speaker 1: little bit. But anyway, that's what you have there now 955 00:49:34,239 --> 00:49:37,640 Speaker 1: with the Patriots seventeen, Johnny, I didn't even have to look. 956 00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:40,760 Speaker 1: I know that least seventeen seventeen from twenty sixteen or before. 957 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:43,160 Speaker 1: How about this, I'll go twenty fifteen or before. That 958 00:49:43,200 --> 00:49:45,880 Speaker 1: means all the rookies are cleaned out right. But the 959 00:49:45,880 --> 00:49:48,959 Speaker 1: guys on their rookie deals twenty fifteen and before they've 960 00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:53,200 Speaker 1: got eleven eleven. That is a ton because guys you 961 00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:58,080 Speaker 1: mentioned Devin mccordy, Nate Ebner, Matthew Slater, people like that. 962 00:49:58,280 --> 00:49:59,759 Speaker 1: Look Slater, I think it's going to be a head 963 00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:02,680 Speaker 1: coach in this league someday. He has that gravitas about 964 00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:05,480 Speaker 1: him when you listen to him, and that's a professional. 965 00:50:05,560 --> 00:50:07,600 Speaker 1: And Bill O'Brien, we had him on the show. He 966 00:50:07,880 --> 00:50:11,520 Speaker 1: called the Patriots special teamers, many of them professional special 967 00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:13,680 Speaker 1: teams players and that's what they're trying to build here. 968 00:50:13,840 --> 00:50:17,799 Speaker 1: Aj Moore, Dylan Cole unfortunately out for the season. But 969 00:50:18,040 --> 00:50:20,440 Speaker 1: guys like that, and Cole's more than that, I get it, 970 00:50:20,480 --> 00:50:22,520 Speaker 1: and more can play safety for you as well. But 971 00:50:22,560 --> 00:50:26,560 Speaker 1: these guys are special teams demons and they know that 972 00:50:26,560 --> 00:50:28,960 Speaker 1: that's the bulk of their job. Cole probably not a 973 00:50:28,960 --> 00:50:30,839 Speaker 1: fair example of that, A little bit more expected from 974 00:50:30,920 --> 00:50:33,560 Speaker 1: him as a position player. The point is this, they 975 00:50:33,560 --> 00:50:35,600 Speaker 1: are loaded with guys who have been on that roster 976 00:50:35,640 --> 00:50:37,960 Speaker 1: for a long time. And what happens is and if 977 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,440 Speaker 1: they do that here, it's gonna be great, because what 978 00:50:40,560 --> 00:50:42,600 Speaker 1: happens is you bring in new guys and you have 979 00:50:42,680 --> 00:50:45,239 Speaker 1: enough guys who have been around long enough at all 980 00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:47,480 Speaker 1: the levels, not just the star levels, but at all 981 00:50:47,520 --> 00:50:50,000 Speaker 1: the levels where oh, I gotta watch him. I gotta 982 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:52,319 Speaker 1: watch Matthew Slater and see how he's doing it. And 983 00:50:52,360 --> 00:50:54,160 Speaker 1: maybe someday it'll be a J. Moore here. I gotta 984 00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:56,200 Speaker 1: watch a J. Moore and see how he's doing it. Buddy, 985 00:50:56,280 --> 00:50:58,920 Speaker 1: how see how he's doing it. And that's the kind 986 00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:00,920 Speaker 1: of thing they can create here. That's the kind of 987 00:51:00,960 --> 00:51:04,200 Speaker 1: thing the Patriots having a huge reason those things generate 988 00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:08,200 Speaker 1: wins field positions. Special teams play, and even beyond special 989 00:51:08,200 --> 00:51:10,800 Speaker 1: teams play guys who play their roles as position players. 990 00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:12,279 Speaker 1: You know, it's interesting you bring it up about how 991 00:51:12,320 --> 00:51:16,600 Speaker 1: they're built. Of those players of the draft picks, very 992 00:51:16,640 --> 00:51:20,960 Speaker 1: few of them are first rounders, very few. Mccordy's one, obviously, 993 00:51:21,120 --> 00:51:23,759 Speaker 1: High Towers and other but other than that. And the 994 00:51:23,760 --> 00:51:27,360 Speaker 1: thing is, the Patriots didn't draft very high in the 995 00:51:27,400 --> 00:51:32,120 Speaker 1: first round, as it were, so even more like second rounders, right, right, 996 00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:36,200 Speaker 1: So I think they ended up getting mccordy at I'm 997 00:51:36,239 --> 00:51:38,520 Speaker 1: trying to think he was in the twenties, high towers 998 00:51:38,520 --> 00:51:41,239 Speaker 1: in the twenties. Mccordy was the Kareem Jackson draft, as 999 00:51:41,280 --> 00:51:43,680 Speaker 1: I recall, and the Texans could have had mccordy, right. 1000 00:51:43,960 --> 00:51:46,279 Speaker 1: Jackson was not a bad pick. I remember at the time, 1001 00:51:46,280 --> 00:51:48,920 Speaker 1: that was kind of a wait. You have Kareem Jackson there, 1002 00:51:48,920 --> 00:51:51,080 Speaker 1: and you had Kyle Wilson and Devin mccordy and some 1003 00:51:51,120 --> 00:51:54,239 Speaker 1: of these other guys. And obviously Kareem way better pick 1004 00:51:54,280 --> 00:51:57,000 Speaker 1: than Kyle Wilson and mccordy, you could argue, but Jackson 1005 00:51:57,200 --> 00:51:59,120 Speaker 1: just as good in his own way. So there you have. 1006 00:51:59,160 --> 00:52:01,319 Speaker 1: How about this question. So here's one for you. So 1007 00:52:01,440 --> 00:52:05,040 Speaker 1: mccordy is phenomenal right in twenty ten as a corner. Yep, 1008 00:52:06,040 --> 00:52:09,080 Speaker 1: Belichick moves him in twenty eleven to safety. So soon 1009 00:52:09,120 --> 00:52:11,399 Speaker 1: in his career do you think Belichick would have moved 1010 00:52:11,480 --> 00:52:15,279 Speaker 1: Kareem m I should put it this way. He would 1011 00:52:15,320 --> 00:52:18,439 Speaker 1: have moved Kareem. But when would he have done it? Yeah, 1012 00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:20,440 Speaker 1: it's a good question. I don't know. I mean, the 1013 00:52:20,480 --> 00:52:22,640 Speaker 1: Texans did it a little bit later, of course, but 1014 00:52:22,680 --> 00:52:24,239 Speaker 1: I think they wanted to do it earlier. I think 1015 00:52:24,320 --> 00:52:27,279 Speaker 1: just not having the corner, to have the corner on 1016 00:52:27,360 --> 00:52:29,040 Speaker 1: the place them. They didn't even have it here last 1017 00:52:29,120 --> 00:52:32,160 Speaker 1: year the way they wanted it, right, So they had 1018 00:52:32,160 --> 00:52:34,600 Speaker 1: to kind of push him back over and have him 1019 00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:36,360 Speaker 1: played both sides of the fence, if you will. And 1020 00:52:36,480 --> 00:52:38,840 Speaker 1: depending on the matchup and the game and who was available. 1021 00:52:39,120 --> 00:52:41,120 Speaker 1: So a lot of it depends on that you know 1022 00:52:41,160 --> 00:52:43,440 Speaker 1: who you have them. I forget who their corners were 1023 00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:45,839 Speaker 1: in eleven and twelve and all that, but they were 1024 00:52:45,880 --> 00:52:48,239 Speaker 1: good enough for it day we saw. We saw them 1025 00:52:48,280 --> 00:52:50,279 Speaker 1: a couple of times in twenty and twelve, and they 1026 00:52:50,280 --> 00:52:52,480 Speaker 1: were really good. What don't you remember about two thousand 1027 00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:55,799 Speaker 1: and nine. I remember being down two touchdowns in the 1028 00:52:55,800 --> 00:52:58,160 Speaker 1: fourth and I remember how badly they needed that game. 1029 00:52:58,200 --> 00:53:00,359 Speaker 1: The Texans needed it to have a chance to make 1030 00:53:00,360 --> 00:53:03,120 Speaker 1: the postseason, and I just wanted the winning season as well, 1031 00:53:03,160 --> 00:53:06,840 Speaker 1: if nothing else today, Let's drive, Like I remember saying 1032 00:53:06,840 --> 00:53:08,640 Speaker 1: that when the Texas were five and seven that year, 1033 00:53:08,680 --> 00:53:11,920 Speaker 1: I said, give me a drive to the stadium, like 1034 00:53:12,040 --> 00:53:14,080 Speaker 1: as I'm in my car on my way to RG 1035 00:53:14,600 --> 00:53:16,759 Speaker 1: give me a chance to get into the postseason and 1036 00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:18,919 Speaker 1: a chance for a winning season. And that's what they got. Yeah. 1037 00:53:18,960 --> 00:53:20,600 Speaker 1: So there they are on the fourth quarter, down two 1038 00:53:20,640 --> 00:53:23,839 Speaker 1: touchdowns and Arion Foster goes nuts shop throws the ball well, 1039 00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:26,319 Speaker 1: the defense plays well, Bernard Pothered with a couple of 1040 00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:29,200 Speaker 1: big plays Mario Williams, and they came out on top 1041 00:53:29,200 --> 00:53:30,759 Speaker 1: of It. Was a great feeling at the time, and 1042 00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:34,240 Speaker 1: I remember just having that chance to make the postseason. Ultimately, 1043 00:53:34,239 --> 00:53:36,440 Speaker 1: couldn't get it done that day, couldn't get the help 1044 00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:39,120 Speaker 1: you needed, but it was it was at the time 1045 00:53:39,239 --> 00:53:41,799 Speaker 1: an accomplishment to have your first winning season. Let's be honest, 1046 00:53:41,840 --> 00:53:44,040 Speaker 1: I mean that was great. So that was the last 1047 00:53:44,040 --> 00:53:46,000 Speaker 1: time they beat them, and look, we all know the 1048 00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:48,840 Speaker 1: other times and you've talked about them the twenty seventeen game, 1049 00:53:48,920 --> 00:53:51,120 Speaker 1: and is that the biggest That's gotta be the biggest guy, 1050 00:53:51,440 --> 00:53:53,879 Speaker 1: because that I never felt like it was in the bag. 1051 00:53:53,920 --> 00:53:56,080 Speaker 1: But I felt like, oh, this is one of those 1052 00:53:56,280 --> 00:53:59,919 Speaker 1: you could get them. But the Patriots, the Saints this year. 1053 00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:02,440 Speaker 1: You know, we don't have to, you know, the Eagles 1054 00:54:02,520 --> 00:54:05,880 Speaker 1: last year. But but those two teams in particular, you 1055 00:54:05,960 --> 00:54:09,560 Speaker 1: just feel like, Breeze Brady, you have to. It's it's 1056 00:54:09,560 --> 00:54:12,160 Speaker 1: a horror movie. You have to kill them. You think 1057 00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:14,600 Speaker 1: they're dead, but oh, they're still alive. It is a 1058 00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:16,920 Speaker 1: horror movie like when the villain, whether it's Jason in 1059 00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:21,000 Speaker 1: the Lake or we'll pick your poison here, Freddie Sugar 1060 00:54:21,040 --> 00:54:23,719 Speaker 1: or whatever, they're still alive. So give you a little 1061 00:54:23,719 --> 00:54:27,000 Speaker 1: peep behind a curtain. Okay, you know this, but for 1062 00:54:27,120 --> 00:54:30,440 Speaker 1: listeners they may not know this. So obviously, being down 1063 00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:32,759 Speaker 1: on the sidelines, I always get a player in the 1064 00:54:32,800 --> 00:54:38,320 Speaker 1: locker room after the game, and it's they Usually Nathan 1065 00:54:38,360 --> 00:54:40,239 Speaker 1: will come over to me, Nate Edwards, who's part our 1066 00:54:40,320 --> 00:54:43,680 Speaker 1: PR group. He comes over to me, usually late in 1067 00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:46,799 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, and you asked me, who do you 1068 00:54:46,840 --> 00:54:48,879 Speaker 1: want to get in the locker room, and it can 1069 00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:53,080 Speaker 1: be kind of tricky because games in doubt. Games games 1070 00:54:53,120 --> 00:54:57,479 Speaker 1: are in doubt, you just don't know. Um, some guys 1071 00:54:57,520 --> 00:54:59,880 Speaker 1: don't like doing it. So I try to take all 1072 00:55:00,080 --> 00:55:05,520 Speaker 1: that into account. So we're in We're in New England 1073 00:55:05,560 --> 00:55:09,160 Speaker 1: for that game, and he comes down to me, like 1074 00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:15,440 Speaker 1: probably the player two before Brady fumbled, Marcus Gilchris blitzes 1075 00:55:16,840 --> 00:55:19,799 Speaker 1: and knocks the ball out of Brady's hands and the 1076 00:55:19,880 --> 00:55:22,880 Speaker 1: ball comes free and we can't get it. Well about 1077 00:55:22,880 --> 00:55:24,560 Speaker 1: two plays prior to that. He came over to me 1078 00:55:24,640 --> 00:55:28,040 Speaker 1: and I just immediately distinctively said I want Clowney because 1079 00:55:28,080 --> 00:55:30,360 Speaker 1: remember that game, Clownie is sack. He had picked up 1080 00:55:30,360 --> 00:55:33,000 Speaker 1: the fumble and ran it back. I always liked dealing 1081 00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:36,279 Speaker 1: with j D after games that they've won, and he's 1082 00:55:36,280 --> 00:55:41,719 Speaker 1: played well, he's phenomenal, So I immediately tell him Clowney 1083 00:55:42,440 --> 00:55:47,040 Speaker 1: and so usually I will couch it. I'm like, I'm 1084 00:55:47,080 --> 00:55:48,719 Speaker 1: not sure yet, I want to wait, I want to wait, 1085 00:55:49,400 --> 00:55:50,840 Speaker 1: but this one I was sure about it. I was like, 1086 00:55:50,880 --> 00:55:55,600 Speaker 1: I want Clowney. They come down and they score, and 1087 00:55:55,719 --> 00:55:59,080 Speaker 1: I'm just like, not Clowney anymore. And I don't know 1088 00:55:59,080 --> 00:56:01,160 Speaker 1: if you probably you didn't hear this because you were 1089 00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:03,759 Speaker 1: calling it. I just remember almost falling to my knees 1090 00:56:03,800 --> 00:56:05,520 Speaker 1: and dropping my mic on the ground, just like I 1091 00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:08,399 Speaker 1: can't believe this just happened. I picked my mic back up. 1092 00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:12,319 Speaker 1: I look up and right next to these Nathan, he's 1093 00:56:12,320 --> 00:56:15,240 Speaker 1: staying there, and who do you want to have now? 1094 00:56:15,520 --> 00:56:18,560 Speaker 1: And I'm like, I don't even know, bro, I have 1095 00:56:18,719 --> 00:56:20,839 Speaker 1: no idea, Like I'm now, I'm stumped. I have no 1096 00:56:20,920 --> 00:56:24,040 Speaker 1: idea what i want to do. And finally I'm like 1097 00:56:24,800 --> 00:56:27,239 Speaker 1: Ryan Griffin, he's got a bunch of family here and 1098 00:56:27,239 --> 00:56:29,640 Speaker 1: he had touchdown. Let's go Ryan Griffin. And then I'm 1099 00:56:29,680 --> 00:56:32,520 Speaker 1: just praying, like, can somebody make a play to win 1100 00:56:32,560 --> 00:56:34,200 Speaker 1: this game, because maybe I would get clowning back, And 1101 00:56:34,200 --> 00:56:36,560 Speaker 1: of course it didn't happen. But now I've just got 1102 00:56:36,719 --> 00:56:38,080 Speaker 1: to a point where if it's close at the end 1103 00:56:38,080 --> 00:56:41,239 Speaker 1: where they've been close, I'm like, Nathan, brother, I love you, 1104 00:56:41,280 --> 00:56:45,080 Speaker 1: but I can't talk to you right YOUNTI We're totally done. 1105 00:56:45,239 --> 00:56:48,160 Speaker 1: But that was one I was sure, Oh yeah, I 1106 00:56:48,200 --> 00:56:49,840 Speaker 1: was sure. I told him planning. I was like, they're not. 1107 00:56:49,960 --> 00:56:51,680 Speaker 1: I was like, they've got to go down to score touchdown. 1108 00:56:51,840 --> 00:56:54,399 Speaker 1: We won't give up a touchdown. I just I was sure, 1109 00:56:54,480 --> 00:56:57,920 Speaker 1: and i'd I'd been to Gillette twice in sixteen. I 1110 00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:02,200 Speaker 1: had been there, but not enough to become like totally jaded, 1111 00:57:02,280 --> 00:57:05,840 Speaker 1: like yeah, yeah, like I'll only believe this one. I 1112 00:57:05,880 --> 00:57:09,680 Speaker 1: see it. Give me a shot this year to go back, 1113 00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:12,000 Speaker 1: and I'll tell yeah, I'll take that shot. I'll take 1114 00:57:12,040 --> 00:57:14,000 Speaker 1: that chance. It would be it would be lovely to 1115 00:57:14,040 --> 00:57:16,200 Speaker 1: be able to get it done. To walk out of 1116 00:57:16,200 --> 00:57:18,640 Speaker 1: that stadium someday of with a win of any kind, 1117 00:57:18,720 --> 00:57:22,080 Speaker 1: not reising, but of any kind other than preseason, would 1118 00:57:22,080 --> 00:57:27,520 Speaker 1: be so ecstatic, especially obviously knocking them out, and that 1119 00:57:27,520 --> 00:57:31,040 Speaker 1: that year week it was Week three, right, that would 1120 00:57:31,040 --> 00:57:33,040 Speaker 1: have been great. But you know whatever, Look here, you 1121 00:57:33,080 --> 00:57:34,880 Speaker 1: have them in your building, and I think that you know, 1122 00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:36,480 Speaker 1: we talk about the past a lot, but you haven't 1123 00:57:36,520 --> 00:57:38,560 Speaker 1: had them here since twenty fifteen. We've talked about not 1124 00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:42,280 Speaker 1: having Fuller and Watson together potentially and all the other stuff. 1125 00:57:42,920 --> 00:57:45,400 Speaker 1: But I just like them here, and I like this 1126 00:57:45,560 --> 00:57:47,960 Speaker 1: version of the Patriots. Oh, by the way, I was 1127 00:57:47,960 --> 00:57:50,360 Speaker 1: going to text you yesterday because all these Patriots out 1128 00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:52,560 Speaker 1: with the flu and everything. I was like, I don't 1129 00:57:52,600 --> 00:57:56,360 Speaker 1: want this game to have a nickname. We had Hasselbeck 1130 00:57:56,400 --> 00:58:00,680 Speaker 1: in a diaper. I don't want hats and diapers, Patriots 1131 00:58:00,680 --> 00:58:04,680 Speaker 1: and Huggies. I don't want Patriots and pampers. I do 1132 00:58:04,760 --> 00:58:08,040 Speaker 1: not want the Patriots. I do not want that either. 1133 00:58:08,120 --> 00:58:09,760 Speaker 1: But I happen to think about that from a different 1134 00:58:09,760 --> 00:58:13,400 Speaker 1: perspective because I was like, you know, I had this 1135 00:58:13,440 --> 00:58:15,120 Speaker 1: whole conversation in my head as I was running the 1136 00:58:15,120 --> 00:58:16,960 Speaker 1: other day, and I was like, Oh, you know, they're 1137 00:58:16,960 --> 00:58:18,840 Speaker 1: gonna be some cynics that are saying, oh, you only 1138 00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:21,200 Speaker 1: beat the Texans because the Patriots had the food. They're like, 1139 00:58:21,200 --> 00:58:23,680 Speaker 1: ten guys out. I'm like, I don't care if every 1140 00:58:23,680 --> 00:58:26,200 Speaker 1: single one of those guys is out. Yeah, it doesn't matter. 1141 00:58:26,200 --> 00:58:27,720 Speaker 1: If we get a win over them, I don't care. 1142 00:58:27,840 --> 00:58:30,800 Speaker 1: Put Steve Brogan under center if you win, I don't care. 1143 00:58:30,840 --> 00:58:33,320 Speaker 1: It's fine with I don't care. Just to get it done. 1144 00:58:33,360 --> 00:58:37,240 Speaker 1: Mark appreciate it, Thanks Johnny. Coming up next, thirteen NFL 1145 00:58:37,320 --> 00:58:40,360 Speaker 1: games remained this weekend. I will pick twelve of them. Twelve. Yeah, 1146 00:58:40,360 --> 00:58:42,440 Speaker 1: I don't pick the Texas Patriots. I will do that 1147 00:58:42,480 --> 00:58:44,680 Speaker 1: straight up and against the Spreadnext on Texans All Access, 1148 00:58:45,280 --> 00:58:49,040 Speaker 1: It's time to dive right back into Texans All Access 1149 00:58:49,840 --> 00:58:54,960 Speaker 1: with my weekly NFL game predictions. That's right, Welcome back, everybody. 1150 00:58:55,000 --> 00:58:58,640 Speaker 1: I am John Harris, your host, football analysts and sideline 1151 00:58:58,680 --> 00:59:02,600 Speaker 1: reporter for your Houston Texans and got a chance to 1152 00:59:02,720 --> 00:59:08,560 Speaker 1: spend the day just watching football on Thursday, Oh my goodness, 1153 00:59:08,600 --> 00:59:13,520 Speaker 1: Thursday football, Friday football, Saturday football, Sunday football, and of 1154 00:59:13,560 --> 00:59:15,120 Speaker 1: course Monday football is gonna be a heck of a 1155 00:59:15,120 --> 00:59:18,880 Speaker 1: Monday night game. This week, Vikings travel out to Seattle, 1156 00:59:19,280 --> 00:59:21,640 Speaker 1: so we gotta predict all of them. I don't know 1157 00:59:21,640 --> 00:59:23,680 Speaker 1: how I did on the games on Wednesday that took 1158 00:59:23,680 --> 00:59:26,520 Speaker 1: place Thursday. The Bears won on the road. I had 1159 00:59:26,520 --> 00:59:29,320 Speaker 1: the Bears winning, the Cowboys winning, and the Saints winning, 1160 00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:32,120 Speaker 1: so straight up, I was tune one. I know, I 1161 00:59:32,120 --> 00:59:34,200 Speaker 1: had the States covering, and I think the States covered, 1162 00:59:34,880 --> 00:59:38,160 Speaker 1: I don't believe. And I kept thinking Dallas was gonna 1163 00:59:38,200 --> 00:59:41,400 Speaker 1: knock off Buffalo. I will tell you this after watching Buffalo. 1164 00:59:42,400 --> 00:59:44,840 Speaker 1: My buddy Salacabacco is a salary reporter there and so 1165 00:59:45,040 --> 00:59:47,920 Speaker 1: we've texted throughout the year that team's legit. There are 1166 00:59:47,920 --> 00:59:50,520 Speaker 1: a lot of people taking shots at Buffalo this week 1167 00:59:50,560 --> 00:59:52,680 Speaker 1: on social media a lot, and some people that I 1168 00:59:53,080 --> 00:59:57,320 Speaker 1: trust with football nows that Buffalo team is good. Now. 1169 00:59:57,720 --> 01:00:02,160 Speaker 1: Dallas is a wreck, is a mess, but Buffalo's got 1170 01:00:02,680 --> 01:00:06,120 Speaker 1: a solid pass defense, Rundy, I think you can run 1171 01:00:06,160 --> 01:00:08,480 Speaker 1: on them. I don't think you could do that last year, 1172 01:00:08,520 --> 01:00:10,000 Speaker 1: but this year, I think you can run on them 1173 01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:12,440 Speaker 1: a little bit. But you're not gonna have a ton 1174 01:00:12,480 --> 01:00:16,480 Speaker 1: of success. Josh Allen was a complete, total dude on Thursday. 1175 01:00:16,640 --> 01:00:20,000 Speaker 1: All this talk about Baker and Sam and you know, 1176 01:00:20,160 --> 01:00:23,440 Speaker 1: even Josh Rosen. I mean Josh Allen and Baker Lamar 1177 01:00:23,520 --> 01:00:26,640 Speaker 1: Jackson turned out to be the two most ready pro 1178 01:00:26,760 --> 01:00:30,520 Speaker 1: quarterbacks right now. I mean, which you're taking Baker Mayfield 1179 01:00:30,560 --> 01:00:33,440 Speaker 1: over Josh Allen right now? Josh Allen's been a dude. 1180 01:00:33,720 --> 01:00:35,720 Speaker 1: He made throws in that game. Wow. He made one 1181 01:00:35,760 --> 01:00:38,200 Speaker 1: throw coming out of his own end zone on the 1182 01:00:38,320 --> 01:00:42,160 Speaker 1: run to the right, about seventeen to twenty yard throw 1183 01:00:42,640 --> 01:00:45,920 Speaker 1: on a rope, split two cowboy defenders and hit his 1184 01:00:45,960 --> 01:00:49,680 Speaker 1: receiver in stride for a first down. Just phenomenal, tremendous 1185 01:00:49,680 --> 01:00:52,040 Speaker 1: win for the Bill. So I know I definitely missed 1186 01:00:52,080 --> 01:00:56,040 Speaker 1: that one. Now, we've got plenty of games the rest 1187 01:00:56,280 --> 01:00:59,200 Speaker 1: of this weekend. I believe everybody's back off the by 1188 01:00:59,400 --> 01:01:02,600 Speaker 1: So we've got thirteen games, actually twelve because I won't 1189 01:01:02,600 --> 01:01:05,720 Speaker 1: pick Texas Patriots right now. The Patriots are three and 1190 01:01:05,720 --> 01:01:11,120 Speaker 1: a half point favorite here at Energy Stadium. But we 1191 01:01:11,200 --> 01:01:14,240 Speaker 1: all that thing goes. We've seen that happen before, well, 1192 01:01:14,320 --> 01:01:17,280 Speaker 1: especially with the Patriots are always favorite, and unfortunately, since 1193 01:01:17,360 --> 01:01:19,800 Speaker 1: two thousand and nine, they have always won. I don't 1194 01:01:19,840 --> 01:01:22,640 Speaker 1: know if I love that. But let's get into these games, 1195 01:01:22,800 --> 01:01:28,680 Speaker 1: and let's start with Oh my music, maestro, please give 1196 01:01:28,680 --> 01:01:32,439 Speaker 1: me your music. There it is. Let's start with the 1197 01:01:32,480 --> 01:01:34,760 Speaker 1: game of the day Jets and Bengals. No, not really, 1198 01:01:35,080 --> 01:01:40,240 Speaker 1: since Cincinnati. Cincinnati will go back to Andy Dalton. That's right, 1199 01:01:40,280 --> 01:01:43,840 Speaker 1: the one eleven Bengals are gonna go back to their 1200 01:01:43,840 --> 01:01:47,560 Speaker 1: starter since twenty eleven, Andy Dalton. Knowing with Andy Dalton, 1201 01:01:48,040 --> 01:01:51,840 Speaker 1: they probably beat the Steelers. But Duck Hodges through that 1202 01:01:51,960 --> 01:01:54,920 Speaker 1: deep post touchdown the James Washington, the Steelers got to 1203 01:01:54,920 --> 01:01:58,200 Speaker 1: win that day. The Bengals are three point dog at 1204 01:01:58,240 --> 01:02:00,520 Speaker 1: home against the Jets, and the Jets have won three 1205 01:02:00,520 --> 01:02:03,800 Speaker 1: in a row. Don't look down, but no, the Jets, 1206 01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:07,360 Speaker 1: you never do. They could they win the next five? No, 1207 01:02:07,680 --> 01:02:12,040 Speaker 1: that's not gonna happen there. They've already played the Patriots twice, 1208 01:02:13,000 --> 01:02:16,200 Speaker 1: but I just don't think the Jets can get on 1209 01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:19,480 Speaker 1: that kind of run, not at this point. Now. They 1210 01:02:19,840 --> 01:02:23,040 Speaker 1: beat up Oakland pretty good, but they've scored thirty four 1211 01:02:23,160 --> 01:02:27,040 Speaker 1: points in three straight weeks. And the Jets are at Sincy, 1212 01:02:27,280 --> 01:02:31,120 Speaker 1: the Miamian, home at Baltimore, home to Pittsburgh and an 1213 01:02:31,120 --> 01:02:33,440 Speaker 1: apt Buffalo. So the streak will come to an end 1214 01:02:33,480 --> 01:02:35,840 Speaker 1: at some point, but it won't come to an end here. 1215 01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:38,680 Speaker 1: The Jets stay hot. They do not score thirty four, 1216 01:02:38,840 --> 01:02:41,280 Speaker 1: but they score enough to beat the Bengals and win 1217 01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:44,640 Speaker 1: by more than three. And then this one will keep 1218 01:02:44,680 --> 01:02:49,200 Speaker 1: an eye on throughout the afternoon. On Sunday, the six 1219 01:02:49,280 --> 01:02:52,560 Speaker 1: and five Titans in a hot Titans team, six and 1220 01:02:52,600 --> 01:02:56,560 Speaker 1: five Colts, kind of cold Colts team, having lost three 1221 01:02:56,600 --> 01:03:00,000 Speaker 1: to four in Indianapolis. Indianapolis is a two point favorite, 1222 01:03:00,560 --> 01:03:03,680 Speaker 1: which I have, man, I don't know about that because 1223 01:03:04,200 --> 01:03:08,560 Speaker 1: no Marlin Matt, no t Y Hilt, no Eric Ebron 1224 01:03:08,760 --> 01:03:14,040 Speaker 1: for the Colts. That said, the Colts own the Titans, 1225 01:03:14,680 --> 01:03:15,960 Speaker 1: and I think they will do it again. I think 1226 01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:18,439 Speaker 1: the Colts get to seven and five. I think it's 1227 01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:21,360 Speaker 1: very very close. I mean, I'm worried about the two, 1228 01:03:21,760 --> 01:03:24,160 Speaker 1: but I think this is a three point win for 1229 01:03:24,360 --> 01:03:28,040 Speaker 1: the Colts at home. So let's lay the two. Pick 1230 01:03:28,120 --> 01:03:30,320 Speaker 1: the Colts to win this thing. Colts go to seven 1231 01:03:30,320 --> 01:03:32,280 Speaker 1: and five, Titans fall to six and six, and then 1232 01:03:32,320 --> 01:03:35,000 Speaker 1: the Titans have They got to Oakland next week. Who 1233 01:03:35,640 --> 01:03:39,200 Speaker 1: Titans schedule down the stretch is not easy. Eagles go 1234 01:03:39,320 --> 01:03:41,760 Speaker 1: to the Dolphins. Eagles five and six. They need this 1235 01:03:41,800 --> 01:03:44,400 Speaker 1: one over the Dolphins. Let's make this easy. Philadelphia win 1236 01:03:44,480 --> 01:03:47,200 Speaker 1: this by two touchdowns. They're favored by ten, so Eagles 1237 01:03:47,240 --> 01:03:51,400 Speaker 1: to win and to cover that ten. The Packers, coming 1238 01:03:51,400 --> 01:03:55,040 Speaker 1: off that loss to the San Francisco forty nine Ers 1239 01:03:55,080 --> 01:03:58,040 Speaker 1: are eight and three. Giants are two and nine. The 1240 01:03:58,080 --> 01:04:01,960 Speaker 1: Giants are not very good. To play harder, it won't matter. 1241 01:04:02,080 --> 01:04:03,920 Speaker 1: The Packers are gonna win this by a touchdowner or more. 1242 01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:05,840 Speaker 1: They're favored by six and a half, so Packers to 1243 01:04:05,920 --> 01:04:09,800 Speaker 1: win and cover. I don't like road dogs. I'm sorry 1244 01:04:09,840 --> 01:04:12,680 Speaker 1: Rode favorites, especially coming up a loss like the one 1245 01:04:12,680 --> 01:04:14,240 Speaker 1: they had last week. But I do think the Packers 1246 01:04:14,280 --> 01:04:16,160 Speaker 1: will rebound and they're gonna win this thing by seven 1247 01:04:16,240 --> 01:04:18,479 Speaker 1: or more. To take the Packers to win and to cover. 1248 01:04:18,800 --> 01:04:22,320 Speaker 1: The Browns how about this. The Browns are five and six, 1249 01:04:22,600 --> 01:04:24,680 Speaker 1: the Steelers are six and five. They met a couple 1250 01:04:24,680 --> 01:04:28,000 Speaker 1: of weeks ago. We know how that one went down. 1251 01:04:28,560 --> 01:04:32,400 Speaker 1: Everybody saw Miles Garrett swinging helmets and doing what he 1252 01:04:32,480 --> 01:04:35,600 Speaker 1: was doing. But Cleveland's favored by two. On the road, 1253 01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:38,240 Speaker 1: Duck Hodges is gonna get to start for the Steelers. 1254 01:04:38,880 --> 01:04:43,360 Speaker 1: I think the Steelers follow Hodges's lead and get a win. 1255 01:04:45,120 --> 01:04:47,400 Speaker 1: It's an upset win because they're not favored, but I 1256 01:04:47,400 --> 01:04:48,920 Speaker 1: think the tech the Steelers are gonna get the win. 1257 01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:51,280 Speaker 1: So they'll get the win and the cover at home. 1258 01:04:51,720 --> 01:04:55,720 Speaker 1: This will be a raucous Steelers crowd and the Steels 1259 01:04:55,720 --> 01:04:58,160 Speaker 1: are gonna get the win. In the upset Redskins take 1260 01:04:58,200 --> 01:05:01,000 Speaker 1: on the Panthers, I would tell you it's Josh Norman Bowl. 1261 01:05:01,240 --> 01:05:03,800 Speaker 1: I think Josh Norman Bowl number four. But Norman's not 1262 01:05:03,800 --> 01:05:06,040 Speaker 1: even playing for the Redskins at this point. He has 1263 01:05:06,080 --> 01:05:09,400 Speaker 1: been benched. Carolina favored by ten. Kind of been a 1264 01:05:09,480 --> 01:05:11,920 Speaker 1: rough go for the Panthers last week. Should have won 1265 01:05:11,920 --> 01:05:14,840 Speaker 1: the ball game at first down and goal inside the 1266 01:05:14,920 --> 01:05:19,320 Speaker 1: five and got nothing because Joey slips the field goal 1267 01:05:19,360 --> 01:05:21,440 Speaker 1: of the Saints marched back down kicked the field goal 1268 01:05:21,560 --> 01:05:23,920 Speaker 1: one at game thirty four thirty one. I do think 1269 01:05:23,960 --> 01:05:26,760 Speaker 1: playing at home, the Panthers will win this football game. 1270 01:05:27,320 --> 01:05:30,880 Speaker 1: The Redskins skill a little that I don't know, Dwayne Haskins. 1271 01:05:30,920 --> 01:05:33,880 Speaker 1: I'm not buying that. So take the Panthers to win 1272 01:05:34,080 --> 01:05:36,160 Speaker 1: and let's cover that ten. With the Panthers at home, 1273 01:05:36,280 --> 01:05:38,080 Speaker 1: the Bucks go to the Jags. The Bucks are favored 1274 01:05:38,080 --> 01:05:40,640 Speaker 1: by two. The Jags are just a hot mess if 1275 01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:43,520 Speaker 1: you don't want the God's honest true. But Tampa Bay, 1276 01:05:43,560 --> 01:05:46,000 Speaker 1: you never know what to expect. Last week, Godwin and 1277 01:05:46,080 --> 01:05:49,120 Speaker 1: Evans go off and they get a win over the 1278 01:05:49,120 --> 01:05:53,480 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons. That's the Falcons. Falcons Devens had not been great, 1279 01:05:53,480 --> 01:05:55,320 Speaker 1: even though they had a two game run where they 1280 01:05:55,760 --> 01:05:59,920 Speaker 1: realized they were a completely different team. But the Buccaneers 1281 01:06:00,040 --> 01:06:01,760 Speaker 1: lift them up like a Christmas tree. I think the 1282 01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:03,960 Speaker 1: Buccaneers will light up the Jacks. Now here's the thing. 1283 01:06:04,560 --> 01:06:06,760 Speaker 1: If the Jacks do have something, it's a pass rush 1284 01:06:06,840 --> 01:06:09,280 Speaker 1: and they've got a secondary. The Buccaneers better find a 1285 01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:10,600 Speaker 1: way to run the ball in them or it's gonna 1286 01:06:10,600 --> 01:06:13,880 Speaker 1: be tough. I'm talking myself into this. I think it 1287 01:06:14,000 --> 01:06:16,280 Speaker 1: is must win for the Jags. I think the Jags 1288 01:06:16,280 --> 01:06:18,160 Speaker 1: are gonna win this. It's because the Jags a home 1289 01:06:18,280 --> 01:06:23,360 Speaker 1: upset over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Then your game of 1290 01:06:23,400 --> 01:06:26,440 Speaker 1: the day outside of Patriots Texas, of course, the forty 1291 01:06:26,520 --> 01:06:29,600 Speaker 1: nine Ers and the Ravens. The ten in one forty 1292 01:06:29,680 --> 01:06:33,479 Speaker 1: nine Ers the nine and two Baltimore Ravens will play 1293 01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:38,000 Speaker 1: this game at one o'clock Eastern. That's a twelve ten 1294 01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:40,880 Speaker 1: o'clock body clock game for the forty nine Ers. Baltimore 1295 01:06:40,920 --> 01:06:43,080 Speaker 1: is fairy by five and a half. I think Baltimore 1296 01:06:43,120 --> 01:06:45,680 Speaker 1: wins this and spanks the forty nine Ers a good one. 1297 01:06:45,720 --> 01:06:48,160 Speaker 1: I think there's a two touchdown win for the Ravens. 1298 01:06:48,400 --> 01:06:51,360 Speaker 1: This feels like thirty one seventeen. I do think the 1299 01:06:51,400 --> 01:06:53,680 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers defense will slow Lamar a little bit, 1300 01:06:54,640 --> 01:06:57,600 Speaker 1: but not that much. I think the Ravens get a win. 1301 01:06:57,640 --> 01:06:59,920 Speaker 1: They'll cover that five and a half and they keep 1302 01:07:00,040 --> 01:07:04,240 Speaker 1: ball roll in in the AFC Rams take on the Cardinals. 1303 01:07:04,240 --> 01:07:06,000 Speaker 1: The Rams are favored by just two and a half. 1304 01:07:06,200 --> 01:07:08,520 Speaker 1: The Cardinals have always for some reason given the Rams issue, 1305 01:07:09,320 --> 01:07:12,439 Speaker 1: and the Rams defense was a mess against the Ravens. Now, 1306 01:07:12,920 --> 01:07:15,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens have a way of doing that scored thirty 1307 01:07:15,520 --> 01:07:18,000 Speaker 1: seven against the Pats, forty one against US in forty five. 1308 01:07:18,080 --> 01:07:21,000 Speaker 1: They just keep escalating with the Ravens. I don't think 1309 01:07:21,040 --> 01:07:23,400 Speaker 1: the Raves are scored forty nine against the Niners, but 1310 01:07:23,400 --> 01:07:26,560 Speaker 1: then again, crazier things are possible. I do think the 1311 01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:28,240 Speaker 1: Rams are gonna win this by more than two and 1312 01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:30,840 Speaker 1: a half. It is desperation time for the Rams. I 1313 01:07:30,880 --> 01:07:34,280 Speaker 1: think the Cardinals are playing hard for Cliff Kingsbury. I 1314 01:07:34,280 --> 01:07:36,200 Speaker 1: think they put up numbers. They're not tapping into a 1315 01:07:36,200 --> 01:07:39,920 Speaker 1: little bit more the innovation that is there. But I 1316 01:07:39,960 --> 01:07:41,440 Speaker 1: think the Rams are gonna find a way to win 1317 01:07:41,480 --> 01:07:43,400 Speaker 1: this thing. It stays closed for a while on into 1318 01:07:43,400 --> 01:07:46,120 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, but the Rams get the win and 1319 01:07:46,240 --> 01:07:50,440 Speaker 1: cover that two and a half. Chargers the Bronchos. It 1320 01:07:50,560 --> 01:07:53,120 Speaker 1: appears it will be rookie Drew Locks starting for the 1321 01:07:53,160 --> 01:07:56,080 Speaker 1: Broncos and the Chargers are favored by three. As a result, 1322 01:07:56,080 --> 01:07:58,600 Speaker 1: I'm taking the Chargers to win. I think Locke will 1323 01:07:58,600 --> 01:08:02,200 Speaker 1: struggle this week on into next, hopefully to meetings the Texans. 1324 01:08:02,440 --> 01:08:04,280 Speaker 1: I think the Chargers get the win and win it 1325 01:08:04,320 --> 01:08:07,800 Speaker 1: by more than three. The Raiders in chiefs one game 1326 01:08:07,840 --> 01:08:10,160 Speaker 1: separates them. The Raiders are six and five. The Chiefs 1327 01:08:10,200 --> 01:08:12,520 Speaker 1: are seven and four. In the game. Earlier this year 1328 01:08:12,600 --> 01:08:18,560 Speaker 1: at Oakland, the Raiders blank the Chiefs in three quarters. Unfortunately, 1329 01:08:18,600 --> 01:08:21,360 Speaker 1: they gave up twenty eight in the second quarter. I 1330 01:08:21,439 --> 01:08:23,639 Speaker 1: do think the Chiefs having Tyreek Hill back is huge. 1331 01:08:23,640 --> 01:08:25,640 Speaker 1: It does appear as if he's going to play. I 1332 01:08:25,680 --> 01:08:28,120 Speaker 1: do think the Chiefs are gonna win, but the Raiders 1333 01:08:28,120 --> 01:08:30,200 Speaker 1: are gonna make this closer than a ten point spread. 1334 01:08:30,840 --> 01:08:33,639 Speaker 1: The Raiders stepped all over themselves in New York last 1335 01:08:33,680 --> 01:08:37,719 Speaker 1: week New Jersey against the Jets. That will not happen again. 1336 01:08:37,800 --> 01:08:40,000 Speaker 1: Gruden will not allow that to happen in Kansas City. 1337 01:08:40,360 --> 01:08:42,200 Speaker 1: They will keep this thing close for a while, and 1338 01:08:42,479 --> 01:08:44,120 Speaker 1: I do think the Raiders will get inside the ten, 1339 01:08:44,160 --> 01:08:47,479 Speaker 1: but the Chiefs get the win. Sunday Night Football Patriots Texans. 1340 01:08:47,760 --> 01:08:51,759 Speaker 1: Patriots are three and a half point favorite at this point. 1341 01:08:51,840 --> 01:08:54,040 Speaker 1: You know how I feel about that, Texans. I will 1342 01:08:54,040 --> 01:08:56,760 Speaker 1: always pick to win and to cover. Monday Night, the 1343 01:08:56,880 --> 01:09:02,200 Speaker 1: Vikings travel to Seattle. Seattle is only a three point favorite. 1344 01:09:02,240 --> 01:09:05,840 Speaker 1: These teams one game in the standings, and that becomes 1345 01:09:05,880 --> 01:09:09,599 Speaker 1: important due to wild cards. Now for the Vikings, they've 1346 01:09:09,640 --> 01:09:12,000 Speaker 1: got an opportunity to catch the Packers. They're right there 1347 01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:15,519 Speaker 1: on the Packers heels. The Packers are eight and three, 1348 01:09:15,720 --> 01:09:17,920 Speaker 1: the Vikings are eight in three. But I believe the 1349 01:09:17,960 --> 01:09:22,000 Speaker 1: Packers have the tiebreaker due to the Packers victory earlier 1350 01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:25,280 Speaker 1: this year in Lambo. I believe. I believe that is right. 1351 01:09:25,560 --> 01:09:29,760 Speaker 1: They get the Seahawks out in Seattle, now Seattle mister 1352 01:09:29,880 --> 01:09:32,599 Speaker 1: Dewon Clowney last week, and that seemed to have an 1353 01:09:32,600 --> 01:09:37,600 Speaker 1: impact for them that that much because they ended up 1354 01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:40,640 Speaker 1: holding the Eagles for three points. I think the Seahawks 1355 01:09:40,680 --> 01:09:43,679 Speaker 1: will win this game at home. They have been roaded Warriors. 1356 01:09:43,960 --> 01:09:47,360 Speaker 1: I don't think they've played as well at home. They've 1357 01:09:47,400 --> 01:09:49,880 Speaker 1: lost a couple of games at home. Didn't play seedingly 1358 01:09:49,960 --> 01:09:52,719 Speaker 1: well against Cincinnati. They didn't play well against the Rams, 1359 01:09:52,760 --> 01:09:55,040 Speaker 1: but caught a break when greg'slim missed a field goal 1360 01:09:55,200 --> 01:09:56,920 Speaker 1: at the end and give them a win against the Rams. 1361 01:09:57,439 --> 01:09:59,000 Speaker 1: But I don't think the Vikings can go in there 1362 01:09:59,000 --> 01:10:01,439 Speaker 1: and win. I don't think Kirk Cousins can keep it 1363 01:10:01,479 --> 01:10:04,880 Speaker 1: together against good defenses consistently, and I think that's what 1364 01:10:04,960 --> 01:10:07,479 Speaker 1: he runs into a good defense. The Seahawks get to 1365 01:10:07,520 --> 01:10:12,560 Speaker 1: win and the cover there You go, there, your predictions 1366 01:10:12,720 --> 01:10:15,479 Speaker 1: straight up and against the spread throughout the NFL. All right, 1367 01:10:15,479 --> 01:10:19,240 Speaker 1: we get back. It's time for our players segment. Yeah, 1368 01:10:19,360 --> 01:10:23,559 Speaker 1: our tick sponsoring our player Reporter, and you've also got 1369 01:10:23,600 --> 01:10:25,760 Speaker 1: the final road. But Drew Doherty turn it over to 1370 01:10:25,800 --> 01:10:30,840 Speaker 1: the players next. Right here in Texans All Access, we 1371 01:10:30,920 --> 01:10:33,120 Speaker 1: got one final segment of Texas All Access from the 1372 01:10:33,200 --> 01:10:36,519 Speaker 1: Hyunday Texans Radio Studio. I am your host, John Harris, 1373 01:10:36,600 --> 01:10:38,639 Speaker 1: glad to be with you, and this is a segment 1374 01:10:38,760 --> 01:10:43,200 Speaker 1: we turn over to the players, and in small part 1375 01:10:43,280 --> 01:10:45,519 Speaker 1: tonight Drew Dorty as well. And you'll see what I'm 1376 01:10:45,560 --> 01:10:48,320 Speaker 1: talking about. But we gotta kick it off as we 1377 01:10:48,439 --> 01:10:52,720 Speaker 1: always do with Player Reporter, Player Reporter, brought to you 1378 01:10:53,000 --> 01:10:56,680 Speaker 1: by our tick, the official Coolers and Tumblers of the 1379 01:10:56,720 --> 01:11:01,800 Speaker 1: Houston Texans visit r T. I see coolers dot Arctic coolers, overbuilt, 1380 01:11:02,080 --> 01:11:05,439 Speaker 1: not overpriced this week, and I always think about this. 1381 01:11:06,000 --> 01:11:10,400 Speaker 1: Now I have the fortune opportunity of seeing our players. 1382 01:11:10,640 --> 01:11:13,080 Speaker 1: Those two me or those guys are celebrities, there's no question. 1383 01:11:13,200 --> 01:11:16,000 Speaker 1: So in fact, I've you knowing them, not just meeting them. 1384 01:11:16,040 --> 01:11:19,719 Speaker 1: But it's always cool to see people you didn't expect 1385 01:11:19,760 --> 01:11:23,400 Speaker 1: to see, and celebrities at that well, b SCAR TV. 1386 01:11:24,000 --> 01:11:27,120 Speaker 1: What was your most famous run in with a celebrity? 1387 01:11:27,160 --> 01:11:30,639 Speaker 1: And we are back with another segment of b SCAR TV, 1388 01:11:30,760 --> 01:11:34,799 Speaker 1: And I'm here with a very very special guest, mister 1389 01:11:35,080 --> 01:11:42,280 Speaker 1: Bradley robi Ak a rob Robe. How are we feeling? Brother? 1390 01:11:42,400 --> 01:11:44,880 Speaker 1: I feeling great? Man? How are you feeling? Oh? Man, 1391 01:11:44,920 --> 01:11:47,080 Speaker 1: I'm better now that we have you on b SCAR TV. 1392 01:11:47,439 --> 01:11:49,400 Speaker 1: How are you feeling top and feeling good? Man? I'm 1393 01:11:49,439 --> 01:11:51,680 Speaker 1: just thankful to have you on your show. Man. You 1394 01:11:51,800 --> 01:11:55,120 Speaker 1: vibe me. You got the rockets, Jersey on Beard, Hey many, 1395 01:11:55,320 --> 01:11:57,120 Speaker 1: Jane harry Man my favorite player. I may know how 1396 01:11:57,200 --> 01:11:59,479 Speaker 1: we're coming. How long do you think it takes to 1397 01:11:59,479 --> 01:12:02,760 Speaker 1: get a bear like that? Like like Jane, I think 1398 01:12:02,800 --> 01:12:05,160 Speaker 1: I got another year before a beer like that man. 1399 01:12:05,640 --> 01:12:07,880 Speaker 1: But he put some quality time in that beer, man, 1400 01:12:07,880 --> 01:12:09,120 Speaker 1: so I think I got a little while to go 1401 01:12:09,120 --> 01:12:11,760 Speaker 1: to catch up with it. What's the best or the 1402 01:12:11,880 --> 01:12:16,960 Speaker 1: funniest celebrity celebrity encounter you've ever had? Michael Blackston man 1403 01:12:17,520 --> 01:12:23,679 Speaker 1: um funding my African brother. That's a hard one. Next 1404 01:12:23,720 --> 01:12:27,720 Speaker 1: question that that is a very tough question. Bradley is 1405 01:12:27,760 --> 01:12:30,439 Speaker 1: a is a huge star himself, so it's hard to 1406 01:12:30,520 --> 01:12:33,880 Speaker 1: think back to somebody who's even biggest starting telling the 1407 01:12:33,920 --> 01:12:37,080 Speaker 1: people they just regular people. That's all. Granted you are 1408 01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:40,519 Speaker 1: celebrity yourself, you are start yourself. But an encounter with 1409 01:12:40,600 --> 01:12:43,800 Speaker 1: another start. I met good you had the Super Bowl 1410 01:12:44,360 --> 01:12:47,760 Speaker 1: and there was a like an NFL Network event. He 1411 01:12:47,800 --> 01:12:49,599 Speaker 1: was dapping everybody else. I want to go say what's 1412 01:12:49,640 --> 01:12:55,479 Speaker 1: up to him? And he just was like kept him moving. 1413 01:12:56,080 --> 01:13:00,439 Speaker 1: I gotta say DC on Fly, Uh, he can't coming. 1414 01:13:00,520 --> 01:13:04,320 Speaker 1: One year and I had my friend and he's about 1415 01:13:04,320 --> 01:13:07,360 Speaker 1: four hundred pounds. Man, He's standing in the crowd and 1416 01:13:07,439 --> 01:13:09,559 Speaker 1: we're just sitting there. Man, he'd laugh and stuff. DC 1417 01:13:09,760 --> 01:13:12,479 Speaker 1: on Fly walked through the crowd and just come right 1418 01:13:12,560 --> 01:13:14,200 Speaker 1: up to him and just pick him out of everybody 1419 01:13:14,200 --> 01:13:16,479 Speaker 1: and just started jelling him in front of area. But 1420 01:13:16,520 --> 01:13:20,080 Speaker 1: I'm to my man's most hilarious thing I ever seen. Roll. 1421 01:13:20,439 --> 01:13:24,599 Speaker 1: It's been a pleasure having you man town. Yeah, yeah, 1422 01:13:24,720 --> 01:13:26,400 Speaker 1: see it. All people got in touch and then we 1423 01:13:26,520 --> 01:13:30,400 Speaker 1: made this happen. Man shout out to but we're here. 1424 01:13:30,960 --> 01:13:38,960 Speaker 1: Li'm like, be scaring TV. That's hit and we're moving on. 1425 01:13:41,040 --> 01:13:46,720 Speaker 1: I was trying to think of my most famous celebrity. 1426 01:13:46,840 --> 01:13:48,439 Speaker 1: I don't know. I always think a fun question is 1427 01:13:48,479 --> 01:13:51,080 Speaker 1: what's the most famous person in your cell phone? Always 1428 01:13:51,120 --> 01:13:53,960 Speaker 1: think that's kind of an interesting answer. I guess most 1429 01:13:54,000 --> 01:13:56,080 Speaker 1: of mine ended up being Texans in Subway. I guess 1430 01:13:56,080 --> 01:14:00,639 Speaker 1: probably coach O'Brien. That's probably Andre ware Has Trophy winner. 1431 01:14:00,640 --> 01:14:02,719 Speaker 1: I gotta couplies. I got Brian Bosworth in my phone. 1432 01:14:02,720 --> 01:14:05,799 Speaker 1: That's I don't know. Those are all celebrities related to football, 1433 01:14:05,840 --> 01:14:08,080 Speaker 1: but so be it. Go with it. Now. A guy 1434 01:14:08,080 --> 01:14:10,599 Speaker 1: who's really good at football and was good at football 1435 01:14:10,600 --> 01:14:13,040 Speaker 1: at Eastern Washington found his way into the NFL and 1436 01:14:13,080 --> 01:14:15,280 Speaker 1: his been here for almost a decade. That's Taiwan Jones. 1437 01:14:15,680 --> 01:14:20,679 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty did a Drew's Dirty Dozen with Taiwan Jones. 1438 01:14:20,680 --> 01:14:24,800 Speaker 1: This is fun. Pickle listen, pizza or burgers? Pizza? What's 1439 01:14:24,840 --> 01:14:28,799 Speaker 1: on the pizza? The perfect pizza, Pepperoni pizza, green Bell peppers, 1440 01:14:28,920 --> 01:14:31,360 Speaker 1: green Bell peppers, nothing else besides that in pepperoni. I 1441 01:14:31,400 --> 01:14:34,120 Speaker 1: gotta have my rants dipper sauce for the cruster for 1442 01:14:34,200 --> 01:14:39,240 Speaker 1: everything for everybody. It's Thanksgiving week. What is the perfect plate? 1443 01:14:39,600 --> 01:14:42,200 Speaker 1: And then your desserts afterwards, because you don't want to 1444 01:14:42,240 --> 01:14:45,200 Speaker 1: mingle the two fried turkey Fried turkey, all right? Deep 1445 01:14:45,240 --> 01:14:49,880 Speaker 1: fried turkey, macaroni cheese, dressing greens. Yea, as long as 1446 01:14:49,880 --> 01:14:52,000 Speaker 1: I got those, I'm good. You're set, okay. And what's 1447 01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:55,599 Speaker 1: for dessert afterwards? For dessert? Piece cobbler with vanilla ice 1448 01:14:55,600 --> 01:14:59,120 Speaker 1: cream or sweet potato pie? Not and sweet potato pie? 1449 01:15:00,479 --> 01:15:02,600 Speaker 1: Yeah one. I'm feeling good. Yeah, all right? So do 1450 01:15:02,640 --> 01:15:05,240 Speaker 1: you get to eat like that this week during a 1451 01:15:05,640 --> 01:15:08,920 Speaker 1: season or is that like kind of another time. I'm 1452 01:15:08,960 --> 01:15:11,400 Speaker 1: definitely eating like that good. I'm glad to hear that. 1453 01:15:12,040 --> 01:15:16,320 Speaker 1: Switching gears. Who's your favorite retired NFL player? They gotta 1454 01:15:16,360 --> 01:15:21,439 Speaker 1: be out of Barry Centers, Jim Brown centers. Jim Brown 1455 01:15:21,560 --> 01:15:24,360 Speaker 1: is kind of a throwback. That's interesting, Like that's my dad. 1456 01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:26,960 Speaker 1: He said, that's the greatest football player of all time. 1457 01:15:27,400 --> 01:15:28,920 Speaker 1: Why do you choose that? You know? What do you 1458 01:15:28,920 --> 01:15:30,559 Speaker 1: know about him? I grew up watching a lot of 1459 01:15:30,600 --> 01:15:33,759 Speaker 1: his highlights. This from like my dad or my Peers 1460 01:15:33,920 --> 01:15:36,519 Speaker 1: or Darren McFadden. He showed me some clips of him 1461 01:15:36,640 --> 01:15:38,880 Speaker 1: before when I played with him. I watched some of 1462 01:15:38,920 --> 01:15:41,920 Speaker 1: his movies. Even though you know, he wasn't the greatest actor, 1463 01:15:43,120 --> 01:15:45,960 Speaker 1: I always thought it was pretty pretty cool to watch him. Man. 1464 01:15:46,320 --> 01:15:49,000 Speaker 1: I always appreciate what he stood up for. It's pretty 1465 01:15:49,000 --> 01:15:51,360 Speaker 1: sweet and the dirty doesn't right, all right? Were you 1466 01:15:51,400 --> 01:15:53,920 Speaker 1: a Niners or an Oakland Raiders guy? Growing up in 1467 01:15:53,960 --> 01:15:56,760 Speaker 1: northern California? So, I actually grew up a Niners fan. 1468 01:15:56,840 --> 01:15:59,519 Speaker 1: Where I'm from is literally right across the street from 1469 01:15:59,560 --> 01:16:02,800 Speaker 1: the old Niners stadium. My mom she lived on Third 1470 01:16:02,840 --> 01:16:05,240 Speaker 1: Street in Pulu, so when I was younger, I got 1471 01:16:05,240 --> 01:16:08,880 Speaker 1: to see some of the parades and watch them drive past. 1472 01:16:09,040 --> 01:16:12,000 Speaker 1: I grew up originally a Niner fan, and of course 1473 01:16:12,040 --> 01:16:14,200 Speaker 1: that team, all right, so you know about all that stuff. 1474 01:16:14,360 --> 01:16:16,439 Speaker 1: Favorite TV show as a kid when you're growing up. 1475 01:16:16,600 --> 01:16:20,520 Speaker 1: Favorite TV so I like The rug Rats, Tom and Jerry, 1476 01:16:20,760 --> 01:16:24,240 Speaker 1: Ninja Turtles. Of course, favorite Ninja Turtle was Donna Tullow. 1477 01:16:24,280 --> 01:16:26,400 Speaker 1: What's your favorite TV show now? My favorite TV show 1478 01:16:26,439 --> 01:16:29,240 Speaker 1: now Game of Thrones, Big Game of Thrones fan. Yeary. 1479 01:16:29,320 --> 01:16:32,519 Speaker 1: You bummed by the ending? I know I was. I 1480 01:16:32,600 --> 01:16:34,840 Speaker 1: had high hopes for the ending and it kind of 1481 01:16:34,880 --> 01:16:37,639 Speaker 1: disappoint me a little. I'm sorry, man, I still haven't 1482 01:16:37,640 --> 01:16:39,439 Speaker 1: seen it. I'm one of those weirdos. It's not seen it. 1483 01:16:39,760 --> 01:16:41,600 Speaker 1: I was pretty good. I was a little weary of 1484 01:16:41,680 --> 01:16:44,040 Speaker 1: getting into it, but once I started watching it, I 1485 01:16:44,080 --> 01:16:46,479 Speaker 1: couldn't stop. That's what I've heard. Enough people that I 1486 01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:48,840 Speaker 1: trust have loved it, so I think I'm gonna check 1487 01:16:48,880 --> 01:16:50,320 Speaker 1: it out someday. All right, do you have a go 1488 01:16:50,400 --> 01:16:54,160 Speaker 1: to karaoke song? I go to karaoke, so I don't 1489 01:16:54,280 --> 01:16:57,600 Speaker 1: you know. I always thought that I wouldn't like karaoke 1490 01:16:57,920 --> 01:17:00,599 Speaker 1: until I went for my first time and they couldn't 1491 01:17:00,640 --> 01:17:03,760 Speaker 1: take the mic from it before? Are you singing? Just 1492 01:17:03,800 --> 01:17:05,680 Speaker 1: whatever it was on the board? All right? You just 1493 01:17:05,720 --> 01:17:08,000 Speaker 1: were up for a good time of singing it. Yeah, 1494 01:17:08,040 --> 01:17:10,920 Speaker 1: I like it, all right. What animals scares you? What 1495 01:17:11,160 --> 01:17:15,760 Speaker 1: animals scares me? Raight? Coons are pretty sneaky. Yeah, yeah, 1496 01:17:15,840 --> 01:17:18,280 Speaker 1: you never know where they've been and stuff they've been eating. 1497 01:17:18,360 --> 01:17:20,439 Speaker 1: All that, say, I don't blame me. What's the first 1498 01:17:20,520 --> 01:17:23,519 Speaker 1: job you ever had? The first job I ever had. 1499 01:17:23,840 --> 01:17:26,439 Speaker 1: It was on a farm. Actually it was in college. 1500 01:17:26,520 --> 01:17:28,720 Speaker 1: It was one of my summer jobs. And I never 1501 01:17:28,760 --> 01:17:31,000 Speaker 1: forget it. They wake me up early in the morning, 1502 01:17:31,000 --> 01:17:32,920 Speaker 1: about four in the morning, drive me out to the 1503 01:17:32,960 --> 01:17:35,559 Speaker 1: middle of nowhere. They opened his big fence and it 1504 01:17:35,680 --> 01:17:39,160 Speaker 1: was like a hundred of cows and bulls and they 1505 01:17:39,240 --> 01:17:42,000 Speaker 1: was like, all right, just don't let them get past you, 1506 01:17:42,320 --> 01:17:45,000 Speaker 1: and I'm looking at them like I'm scared. How am 1507 01:17:45,000 --> 01:17:48,280 Speaker 1: I gonna like keep these from getting past me? Here? Oh? 1508 01:17:48,320 --> 01:17:51,120 Speaker 1: I just scare them. Get big, make noise and already 1509 01:17:51,120 --> 01:17:53,280 Speaker 1: got a small voice, and so I'm just trying to 1510 01:17:53,360 --> 01:17:56,840 Speaker 1: scare them when I'm more terrified than them. But it 1511 01:17:56,880 --> 01:17:59,719 Speaker 1: was working on a farm. It was helped them running 1512 01:17:59,800 --> 01:18:02,240 Speaker 1: up cattle, I think so they can brand them and 1513 01:18:02,400 --> 01:18:06,200 Speaker 1: also tarpa. Hey, where was this farm somewhere out in 1514 01:18:06,280 --> 01:18:09,000 Speaker 1: eastern Washington? Eastern Washington? Okay, because that's where, Yeah, you 1515 01:18:09,040 --> 01:18:12,160 Speaker 1: went went to eastern Washington. Wow, the way you started that. 1516 01:18:12,280 --> 01:18:14,439 Speaker 1: They woke me up. They drove me the middle of nowhere, 1517 01:18:14,800 --> 01:18:17,040 Speaker 1: and they opened a fence and said, don't let the kick. 1518 01:18:17,240 --> 01:18:21,120 Speaker 1: That sounds like a form of torture. Maybe a futuristic 1519 01:18:21,280 --> 01:18:23,519 Speaker 1: movie like The Running Man, the Schwartzneakers. And I was 1520 01:18:23,560 --> 01:18:26,000 Speaker 1: worried where you're taking that? Man? I think they got 1521 01:18:26,040 --> 01:18:29,120 Speaker 1: a good kick out of watching me being very terrified. 1522 01:18:29,680 --> 01:18:31,840 Speaker 1: All right, that's the first job you ever had? Is 1523 01:18:31,880 --> 01:18:34,800 Speaker 1: that the worst job you've ever had? No, Actually, wasn't 1524 01:18:34,840 --> 01:18:38,559 Speaker 1: that bad. Do you have a worst job ever? I don't. 1525 01:18:38,880 --> 01:18:41,000 Speaker 1: All right, that's that's a good diplomatic answer. You're not 1526 01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:43,599 Speaker 1: gonna throw anybody under the bus. Who is the first 1527 01:18:43,640 --> 01:18:46,840 Speaker 1: person that's not a teammateer coach that you talk with 1528 01:18:46,880 --> 01:18:49,680 Speaker 1: after a game? My brother? Yeah, probably one of my 1529 01:18:49,760 --> 01:18:52,400 Speaker 1: one of my younger brothers. Okay, how many brothers sisters 1530 01:18:52,439 --> 01:18:56,599 Speaker 1: you have? I got six brothers on Holy cow? Wow? 1531 01:18:57,320 --> 01:18:59,280 Speaker 1: So which one is this? Which younger brother is this 1532 01:18:59,320 --> 01:19:01,800 Speaker 1: the one you talked to you? He's the next under me. 1533 01:19:02,240 --> 01:19:04,839 Speaker 1: He sends me a video every day. I can always 1534 01:19:04,880 --> 01:19:09,280 Speaker 1: count on seeing his video of encouragement before the game. Man, 1535 01:19:09,600 --> 01:19:11,920 Speaker 1: I usually always apply to it once I get to 1536 01:19:11,960 --> 01:19:14,080 Speaker 1: the locker room. That's pretty cool. That's pretty cool to 1537 01:19:14,240 --> 01:19:15,960 Speaker 1: too here. So where are you guys in the pecking 1538 01:19:16,040 --> 01:19:19,320 Speaker 1: order of oldest to youngest. I'm the second oldest. I 1539 01:19:19,360 --> 01:19:22,400 Speaker 1: have older brother that's thirty, brother that I usually talked 1540 01:19:22,400 --> 01:19:26,800 Speaker 1: to he's twenty seven, twenty six, or brother that's twenty two, 1541 01:19:27,320 --> 01:19:30,320 Speaker 1: twenty one. I don't know where everybody. Wow, that's a 1542 01:19:30,360 --> 01:19:33,160 Speaker 1: big family, man, that's a big family. What is your 1543 01:19:33,160 --> 01:19:36,559 Speaker 1: favorite football movie of all time? Remember the Titans? What's 1544 01:19:36,560 --> 01:19:40,320 Speaker 1: your best football trade? My best football trade? I'm fast. 1545 01:19:40,800 --> 01:19:45,200 Speaker 1: What's the last thing that you cooked? The last time 1546 01:19:45,280 --> 01:19:47,960 Speaker 1: I cooked was about three years ago and I cooked 1547 01:19:48,040 --> 01:19:51,120 Speaker 1: some steak lobster as saute spinnings and it was a 1548 01:19:51,280 --> 01:19:54,080 Speaker 1: Mother's day. Not bad. So it's been three years. It's 1549 01:19:54,080 --> 01:19:56,080 Speaker 1: just about, oh man, do you have a plan to 1550 01:19:56,120 --> 01:19:58,120 Speaker 1: like when you're gonna cook next, or you're gonna try 1551 01:19:58,120 --> 01:20:00,200 Speaker 1: to put that off as long as you can, to 1552 01:20:00,240 --> 01:20:02,320 Speaker 1: put it off as long as I can. All right, 1553 01:20:02,320 --> 01:20:05,000 Speaker 1: Taiwan Jones, thanks so much. This has been the dirty dozen, 1554 01:20:05,240 --> 01:20:08,000 Speaker 1: but Taiwan is really fun to have around this building. 1555 01:20:08,160 --> 01:20:11,240 Speaker 1: And one Tuesday, I think it was, I was coming 1556 01:20:11,240 --> 01:20:13,600 Speaker 1: on the studio. I just recorded Texans replays coming on 1557 01:20:13,720 --> 01:20:16,080 Speaker 1: the studio, and I was going down to go get 1558 01:20:16,400 --> 01:20:18,360 Speaker 1: a lunch out of the cafeteria and as I do, 1559 01:20:18,400 --> 01:20:23,639 Speaker 1: I turned a corner and I see this ormous dog, 1560 01:20:24,479 --> 01:20:29,280 Speaker 1: enormous I mean huge dog walking the service level and 1561 01:20:29,320 --> 01:20:33,719 Speaker 1: I'm thinking, oh my god, huge. And as I get closer, 1562 01:20:33,760 --> 01:20:35,920 Speaker 1: I can tell, or at least I think it's a 1563 01:20:35,960 --> 01:20:38,519 Speaker 1: pit bull. And I get a little closer and I 1564 01:20:38,560 --> 01:20:41,320 Speaker 1: see Taiwan. I was like, Taiwan is the first question 1565 01:20:41,760 --> 01:20:44,000 Speaker 1: I always ask what dogs? Is he friendly? And he's like, 1566 01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:46,240 Speaker 1: oh yeah, he's very friendly, and he let me pet 1567 01:20:46,320 --> 01:20:48,840 Speaker 1: him and I mean, I'm talking this dog was muscled 1568 01:20:49,479 --> 01:20:53,719 Speaker 1: up and he was so sweet, I mean, so so sweet. 1569 01:20:53,920 --> 01:20:56,719 Speaker 1: But this dog had to go one eighty two hundred pounds, 1570 01:20:56,800 --> 01:20:59,800 Speaker 1: I mean, just massive dog. And I said, how many 1571 01:20:59,800 --> 01:21:02,280 Speaker 1: dogs havings? Oh, I don't know, A couple dozen? I 1572 01:21:02,439 --> 01:21:06,080 Speaker 1: was like, no, anglees, Yeah, back at home on his ranch, 1573 01:21:06,280 --> 01:21:10,320 Speaker 1: he's got he's got like twenty something dogs and they're 1574 01:21:10,320 --> 01:21:14,200 Speaker 1: all bullies, as he called, not like bullying, not like 1575 01:21:14,240 --> 01:21:16,920 Speaker 1: a pit bull, but a style of pit bull called 1576 01:21:16,920 --> 01:21:20,200 Speaker 1: a bully, and just a sweet, sweet dog. So I'm 1577 01:21:20,200 --> 01:21:22,559 Speaker 1: a huge dog fan, So that was really cool to 1578 01:21:22,640 --> 01:21:25,160 Speaker 1: have Taiwan Jones come in talk about his dogs and 1579 01:21:25,240 --> 01:21:28,040 Speaker 1: talk about other great things with Drew's a Dirty Dozen. 1580 01:21:28,240 --> 01:21:30,599 Speaker 1: Now we'll stick with Drew for the final word with 1581 01:21:30,720 --> 01:21:34,120 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty, and this week it goes to Jordan Aikins, 1582 01:21:34,240 --> 01:21:37,560 Speaker 1: tight end in his second year now facing the Patriots. 1583 01:21:37,680 --> 01:21:39,760 Speaker 1: Drew taken away, thank you very much. We've got tight 1584 01:21:39,840 --> 01:21:43,360 Speaker 1: end Jordan Aikins with us and Jordan, A big challenge 1585 01:21:43,400 --> 01:21:47,360 Speaker 1: awaits in the New England Patriots. This defense is rather salty, 1586 01:21:47,400 --> 01:21:50,679 Speaker 1: it's playing at an historic level. What's the big challenge 1587 01:21:50,720 --> 01:21:52,760 Speaker 1: you see? From that front seven. When you look at 1588 01:21:52,760 --> 01:21:55,360 Speaker 1: them on paper, very discipline. Now they come to play, 1589 01:21:55,479 --> 01:21:57,880 Speaker 1: they play every down, so you knows, no plays off, 1590 01:21:58,080 --> 01:22:01,360 Speaker 1: very fundamentally sound some athletes, and you know, we're just 1591 01:22:01,400 --> 01:22:03,040 Speaker 1: gonna have to bring out a game. What do you 1592 01:22:03,040 --> 01:22:05,200 Speaker 1: think of that secondary? The guy who gets kind of 1593 01:22:05,240 --> 01:22:07,120 Speaker 1: the lion share of the attention these days is to 1594 01:22:07,200 --> 01:22:09,280 Speaker 1: fund Gilmore and he's likely going to cover a receiver. 1595 01:22:09,400 --> 01:22:11,400 Speaker 1: But the rest of those guys can still make some plays, 1596 01:22:11,400 --> 01:22:13,400 Speaker 1: can't they? Right? Yeah, I definitely can make some plays. 1597 01:22:13,680 --> 01:22:15,600 Speaker 1: You have Chong, you have you know, a couple of 1598 01:22:15,640 --> 01:22:18,360 Speaker 1: other players as well as some cover cover linebackers. So 1599 01:22:18,840 --> 01:22:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, everyone have to win the match they plays on. 1600 01:22:21,320 --> 01:22:23,120 Speaker 1: You know, you just do your job, play man. You know, 1601 01:22:23,160 --> 01:22:26,280 Speaker 1: when you're out, every year is different, every team within 1602 01:22:26,400 --> 01:22:29,200 Speaker 1: that year is different. You, however, played against this team 1603 01:22:29,280 --> 01:22:32,840 Speaker 1: very very early last season. What's the difference looking at 1604 01:22:32,840 --> 01:22:36,320 Speaker 1: them now on film versus a year or so ago? Really, 1605 01:22:36,320 --> 01:22:38,479 Speaker 1: when that's one of your first games as an NFL player, 1606 01:22:38,560 --> 01:22:40,880 Speaker 1: right right? I would say now that I'm just more 1607 01:22:40,920 --> 01:22:43,720 Speaker 1: aware of my surrounding, more aware of my assignment. You know, 1608 01:22:43,840 --> 01:22:45,439 Speaker 1: last year, you know, just coming in it's kind of 1609 01:22:45,439 --> 01:22:47,479 Speaker 1: like just being thrown into wildfire and you know, just 1610 01:22:47,560 --> 01:22:48,960 Speaker 1: kind of trying to pick up with the tempo of 1611 01:22:49,000 --> 01:22:50,840 Speaker 1: the game and the speed of the game. So now 1612 01:22:50,880 --> 01:22:52,640 Speaker 1: you're doing well to wear a lot better I mean 1613 01:22:52,720 --> 01:22:55,360 Speaker 1: coverages and you know they can get they're gonna get 1614 01:22:55,360 --> 01:22:57,200 Speaker 1: my best. One of the things you talked about with 1615 01:22:57,280 --> 01:22:59,680 Speaker 1: us during the offseason and the goals you had was 1616 01:22:59,720 --> 01:23:02,000 Speaker 1: get a little bit bigger, bulking up, so to speak. 1617 01:23:02,280 --> 01:23:03,920 Speaker 1: How much did you get to do of that this 1618 01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:05,680 Speaker 1: off season and how much has that paid off for 1619 01:23:05,720 --> 01:23:08,439 Speaker 1: you so far this year? I did a lot. I 1620 01:23:08,560 --> 01:23:11,479 Speaker 1: definitely like gained a little weight, but it was muscle 1621 01:23:12,240 --> 01:23:14,679 Speaker 1: and it got a lot stronger. It shows on the field, 1622 01:23:14,880 --> 01:23:17,720 Speaker 1: you know, breaking tackles as well, it's blocking and I 1623 01:23:17,720 --> 01:23:19,439 Speaker 1: feel a lot more comfortable in my hand in the dirt. 1624 01:23:19,800 --> 01:23:21,760 Speaker 1: You and Darren Fells have been a nice one to 1625 01:23:21,920 --> 01:23:26,080 Speaker 1: punch this year. Over five hundred yards, fifty receptions, You're 1626 01:23:26,160 --> 01:23:29,080 Speaker 1: you're moving the chains, eight touchdowns between the two of you. 1627 01:23:29,479 --> 01:23:31,599 Speaker 1: What's it been like being that bigger part of an 1628 01:23:31,600 --> 01:23:34,320 Speaker 1: offense this year? You know, it's just a blessing, I said, 1629 01:23:34,400 --> 01:23:36,040 Speaker 1: as an honor, just to come in, you know and 1630 01:23:36,120 --> 01:23:38,120 Speaker 1: work works so hard last year, you know, to not 1631 01:23:38,240 --> 01:23:40,040 Speaker 1: get an end zone it made me even hungrier. So 1632 01:23:40,120 --> 01:23:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, the offseason, just grinding and you know, getting 1633 01:23:42,880 --> 01:23:45,479 Speaker 1: into my playbook and just building that trust with Deshan. 1634 01:23:45,640 --> 01:23:47,519 Speaker 1: It definitely is paying off. And to be playing with 1635 01:23:47,560 --> 01:23:49,880 Speaker 1: a great vet beside me and you know, he definitely 1636 01:23:49,880 --> 01:23:52,040 Speaker 1: taught me a lot, so starting to pay off and 1637 01:23:52,040 --> 01:23:53,680 Speaker 1: you're trying to keep his train going. You bring up 1638 01:23:53,680 --> 01:23:55,400 Speaker 1: building trust with de Sean, how do you go about 1639 01:23:55,400 --> 01:23:57,080 Speaker 1: doing that? Just being in the right spot at the 1640 01:23:57,120 --> 01:23:59,880 Speaker 1: right tom certain certain ways he want you run around, 1641 01:24:00,000 --> 01:24:03,040 Speaker 1: certain spots he expect you to be in. He expects 1642 01:24:03,040 --> 01:24:05,080 Speaker 1: you to be an athlete as well, you know, if 1643 01:24:05,080 --> 01:24:07,160 Speaker 1: you have to convert. So just being on that one 1644 01:24:07,160 --> 01:24:10,120 Speaker 1: accord and I would say repetition, repetition and watching film 1645 01:24:10,200 --> 01:24:12,280 Speaker 1: together and building the bond off the field as well 1646 01:24:12,439 --> 01:24:14,439 Speaker 1: being an athlete as well as something you just said. 1647 01:24:14,439 --> 01:24:17,240 Speaker 1: And that's that's a trait that everybody in that tight 1648 01:24:17,320 --> 01:24:19,880 Speaker 1: Ends room can can hang their hat on, is it not. 1649 01:24:19,960 --> 01:24:22,639 Speaker 1: I mean, you're a former professional baseball player. Fells played 1650 01:24:22,680 --> 01:24:26,720 Speaker 1: professional basketball. Jordan Thomas is enormous and can do just 1651 01:24:26,760 --> 01:24:29,120 Speaker 1: so many different things. The Holly Wearing. You know, you 1652 01:24:29,120 --> 01:24:31,080 Speaker 1: could keep going on and on and on and on. 1653 01:24:31,280 --> 01:24:34,160 Speaker 1: What's that tight ends room? Like now Jordan Thomas has 1654 01:24:34,160 --> 01:24:36,240 Speaker 1: gotten added to the fifty three. I mean, that's that's 1655 01:24:36,280 --> 01:24:38,240 Speaker 1: got to be an exciting time for all of you guys, right, 1656 01:24:38,320 --> 01:24:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, definitely coming in and get some fresh legs, 1657 01:24:40,280 --> 01:24:42,720 Speaker 1: and he brings something different, always brings something different to 1658 01:24:42,760 --> 01:24:45,160 Speaker 1: the table. But it brings us together as one. We're 1659 01:24:45,160 --> 01:24:47,559 Speaker 1: on one accord, you know, always ready to go out 1660 01:24:47,600 --> 01:24:50,040 Speaker 1: and make plays. And that room is incredible. You know, 1661 01:24:50,080 --> 01:24:52,080 Speaker 1: you gotta come to work every day. You gotta the 1662 01:24:52,160 --> 01:24:54,479 Speaker 1: camp every year and you never know what you're gonna be. 1663 01:24:54,520 --> 01:24:56,519 Speaker 1: Who's ever active. We just know they're gonna get the 1664 01:24:56,560 --> 01:24:58,559 Speaker 1: job done. I know it's only year two for you 1665 01:24:58,680 --> 01:25:01,439 Speaker 1: as an NFL professional, but you've played professional sports now 1666 01:25:01,479 --> 01:25:04,320 Speaker 1: for six years. Do you and fellas kind of have 1667 01:25:04,320 --> 01:25:07,880 Speaker 1: a good chuckle sometimes in the room there when Thomas 1668 01:25:08,000 --> 01:25:10,040 Speaker 1: and and Wearing and some of the other guys speak 1669 01:25:10,080 --> 01:25:13,880 Speaker 1: up all the time, all the time. Man, it's a 1670 01:25:13,880 --> 01:25:15,720 Speaker 1: lot of life in that room. Yeah, it doesn't matter 1671 01:25:15,800 --> 01:25:17,960 Speaker 1: what situation you're going through, you know, in life or whatever. 1672 01:25:18,200 --> 01:25:20,400 Speaker 1: You know, it's a strong brotherhood in that room, and 1673 01:25:20,640 --> 01:25:22,679 Speaker 1: we pick each other up, and of course we bust 1674 01:25:22,680 --> 01:25:25,479 Speaker 1: each other a lot, We test each other a lot. 1675 01:25:25,520 --> 01:25:27,400 Speaker 1: You know, we just want to see where we are 1676 01:25:27,479 --> 01:25:29,400 Speaker 1: and you know, who's at their best and who's a 1677 01:25:29,520 --> 01:25:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, we're trying to get on fails level, you know, 1678 01:25:32,560 --> 01:25:34,639 Speaker 1: just be able to break down fronts, the whole none 1679 01:25:34,680 --> 01:25:37,559 Speaker 1: and so we definitely make each other better. Iron sharpening, 1680 01:25:37,560 --> 01:25:40,120 Speaker 1: iron right, definitely. Well, last thing, you get to play 1681 01:25:40,200 --> 01:25:42,240 Speaker 1: in front of the home crowd yet again, and it's 1682 01:25:42,360 --> 01:25:45,080 Speaker 1: the second of three straight home games. How nice was 1683 01:25:45,080 --> 01:25:46,960 Speaker 1: it a to be back in front of the Energy 1684 01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:49,360 Speaker 1: Stadium crowd last week? And how nice is it just 1685 01:25:49,400 --> 01:25:51,120 Speaker 1: to have that bit of a stretch where you're here. 1686 01:25:51,200 --> 01:25:53,320 Speaker 1: It's wonderful just to bring it back to Houston and 1687 01:25:53,520 --> 01:25:55,960 Speaker 1: you know, to be on the field that we're familiar 1688 01:25:56,000 --> 01:25:58,000 Speaker 1: with and the crowd that we're familiar with, and you know, 1689 01:25:58,320 --> 01:26:00,200 Speaker 1: it's just great to put on for you know, your 1690 01:26:00,200 --> 01:26:02,200 Speaker 1: home team and some reason, you know, you seem to 1691 01:26:02,240 --> 01:26:04,240 Speaker 1: go harder and you give it, you know, you just 1692 01:26:04,400 --> 01:26:07,120 Speaker 1: give us you all being here. You know, family comes in. 1693 01:26:07,240 --> 01:26:09,599 Speaker 1: Oh we get to see spend time with our family. 1694 01:26:09,600 --> 01:26:11,720 Speaker 1: You know, I have a daughter. Houston is just a 1695 01:26:11,720 --> 01:26:13,960 Speaker 1: great city man, you know, love putting off for the city. 1696 01:26:14,080 --> 01:26:15,800 Speaker 1: All right, well, we love to see you guys pick 1697 01:26:15,840 --> 01:26:17,759 Speaker 1: up a win on Sunday night. Best to luck against 1698 01:26:17,800 --> 01:26:19,280 Speaker 1: the Patriots, Best to luck the rest of the season. 1699 01:26:19,360 --> 01:26:21,840 Speaker 1: Jordan Nakins appreciate that, all right, thanks so much, Thank 1700 01:26:21,840 --> 01:26:24,040 Speaker 1: you for having now I'll do it, folks, A big show, 1701 01:26:24,080 --> 01:26:26,360 Speaker 1: A big thanks to everybody who participated. Big thanks to 1702 01:26:26,400 --> 01:26:29,360 Speaker 1: you guys for listening. We will see you on Sunday 1703 01:26:29,520 --> 01:26:31,559 Speaker 1: to go get this w over the New England Patriots. 1704 01:26:31,760 --> 01:26:33,519 Speaker 1: Have a great weekend and go Texas.