Rob Parker of Fox Sports Radio joins Next Up to defend his latest comments regarding the Houston Texans led by quarterback C.J. Stroud. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are at the top of the AFC after winning back-to-back Super Bowls. With a playoff appearance in the AFC Divisional Round last season and and an improved roster ahead of the 2024-25 season, many have high expectations for the Texans; however, "people nowadays are prisoners of the moment," Parker said. Who can dethrone Mahomes in the AFC? "I don't think it's C.J. [Stroud] in year two."
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(00:00):
Staton Or Fleets and Chris Cordy.This is next up on Sports Tuck seven
ninety but I'm sorry, count meout. Has this idea that he's the
only guy, he's the main threatto Patrick Mahomes. Count me out because
(00:20):
I'm not buying it as good andas well as he played. My money's
still on two quarterbacks in the AFCwho I think can dethrone Patrick Mahomes before
CJ. Stroud Because I need tosee one more year. I need to
see more of the Texans before I'mready to stamp their approval that they've arrived.
(00:44):
People have one year cut it.Welcome back into next up here on
a Thursday, halfway through our one, Stan Fleet Gordi alongside that was the
voice of that's my guy. That'sRob Parker, Fox Sports Radio, the
odd couple. He and Chris Boussan. They go at it like me and
Gordon. At least I thought hewas my guy. Let's go to the
(01:06):
guest line now somewhere in California,maybe Calabasa, somewhere up Pacific Coast Highway.
Living good, Rob park again,one half of the yond Copra,
Rob Pe appreciate you. Good morning, Good morning, what's happening. Guys?
Come on, man, Stan,I'm your guys about that. Rob
stop saying explain yourself. You disrespectfulto my young quarterback offensive rookie of the
(01:30):
Year. You see where the MVPodds are. I need you to qualify
why you would be disrespectful to oneyoung Cole Ridge Bernard Stroud Jr. I'm
just not ready to jump down.People nowadays are prisoners of the moment,
and you've gotta have for me abigger sample size. The first year was
(01:53):
tremendous. I thought, I lovewatching them play, but you're not gonna
sit here and tell me that JoeBurrow and Lamar Jackson, who's won two
mbps and only missed one vote inthose two mbs, almost had two unanimous
that I don't think that. Idon't think that those two guys are in
(02:15):
front of him. I get it. CJ's the flavor of the month.
He's the new hotness for stopping JoeBurrow three and one against Patrick Mahomes and
the one game that he lost,Patrick Mahomes got a gift penalty on the
sidelines that set up the game winningfield goal. I mean, what do
they call it? Burrowhead we namedthe stadium down there at Kansas. I
(02:38):
kind of am with you Rob alittle a little bit because I think back
to twenty twelve. Do you rememberwe were talking about Andrew Luck and RG
three and going, oh my god, look at these two studs. We
are set up for the next Imean, these two guys might be playing
against each other for decades to come. Is the greatest, you know,
rookie season at like RG three wasgot to the p obull as a rookie,
(03:00):
was named NFL Offensive Rookie the Monthseveral times, and then fast forward
two years later he was out inWashington. Now part of that was coaching
ran him into the ground, butman, we were ready to crown both
him and Luck Kings of the NFLafter that rookie season. There's no doubt
about it. And you just gottabe very careful Trevor Lawrence. After the
tremendous playoff comeback victory, right,people went crazy over over him and thought
(03:25):
that they would take a next step. He didn't take a next step.
So I can just say that youcan see where sometimes a player can have
a lot of potential and you thinkthey're going to take the next step and
be great for the next length ofamount of years. And that's not to
say that CJ can't get there.I'm just saying, if you're honestly asking
(03:49):
me, who do I think youknow will be able to throw? Because
throw on Patrick Mahomes. I justthink there are two other guys who are
ahead of them. And that's allI'm saying. It's not a disrespect to
him, and I'll give you oneother guys. Justin Herbert took a step
back last year for the Chargers.Let's just be honest. Go look,
(04:09):
go look at the interceptions and theelating games that cost them games. Everybody
likes him his size and arm strength. Oh my god, this guy is
a prototypical quarterback. They were badlast year, and he was bad before
he got hurt. That's all I'msaying. And congratulations, Rob. You've
been in this game over thirty yearsdoing sports talk radio specifically, and I
(04:30):
want to make sure that I commendyou on that and also respect the work
that you do in founding MLB BRO, which we all follow as well.
But I appreciate this opportunity to educateyou as well. Okay, let me
hear Jalen Hurt second year as astarter pro bo, Justin Herbert, second
year as a starter pro bo,Joe Burrow second year as a starter Super
(04:53):
Bowl, Andrew Look second year asa starter pro bo. I'm sorry,
my guy CJ. Can't get thatdone. See we act like the problem
is that there are two quarterbacks.The problem is there are two quarterbacks in
the AFC. Do I think allbetter than them? I'm getting that,
okay, But last season, didnot our guy c J. Stroud go
(05:16):
into the jungle head to head withJoe Burrow not want a. CJ's best
game turning the ball. I thinkhe had three turnovers that afternoon, and
he went in there against Joe Burrow, went head the head, had better
numbers and won the game. Thatdoesn't count short counts, but that doesn't
mean one game is not going todetermine. You're asking me who do I
think it dethroned Patrick Mahomes in theAFC. I don't. It's CJ.
(05:41):
In the year two. I thinkit's good, just like and I'll give
you the Lamar things. Lamar peoplediscount because obviously they had that terrible game
and they lost enough lost the right. But my contention is just like Jason
and the Celtics, who people thought, oh, you can't win this,
(06:03):
that and the other thing. Youcan't win until you win, you know
what I mean? And all ittakes to me is for that Ravens team
to win and move forward and thenpeople will have a different look on him.
I agree with that what Lamar hasdone, and he's not that far
away. That game plan last yearwas the worst game plan I ever saw,
(06:23):
where they ran the ball six timesby running backs all year, when
they led the league in rushing andled the league in rushing attempts, they
totally abandoned everything that they did inthat game. Talking with Rob Parker,
one half of the dynamic duo theOdd Couple on Fox Sports Radio, you
can actually hear that here on sevenninety on days that we don't have Astros
(06:44):
or Rockets following him on social atRob Parker MLB bro speaking of the MLB,
I want to actually them to digress. One thing I will agree with
you. I'm putting CJ above Burrow. I'm putting CJ above Josh Allen.
They got to beat the Ravens andgo ahead to head with Lamar Lamar to
your point is nearly a two timeunanimous MVP. He's better than CJ.
(07:08):
Right now, that's correct, No, no, real, So I'll give
you Lamar Jackson. But but myman cjup all right, real quick,
last one and we'll get you outof here. We know on Monday we
get the Home Run Derby, weget the All Star Game festivities up here
and down here, should say inArlington. And we believe our guy Rondiel
Blanco was snubbed from a pitching standpoint. We understand that piece. Gordon and
(07:30):
I got into it earlier. Doyou know that the Astros have never had
anyone win the Home Run Derby,one of the few franchises that that is
the case. Also, Jordan Alvarezhas been an All Star three times and
has yet to participate in the HomeRun Derby. I'm a little bit in
my fields, and I put achallenge to Jordan. If you want to
be considered one of the best nowand of all time, I need you
(07:55):
to go do what boppers have donethroughout the entirety of this game. You're
with the Pro Baseball it is inI off my rocker by saying that not
at all, you're done I agreewith you because he is a slugger and
it would be great to see himget up there and swing that bat.
And there's something about a home runderby and you know it's a it's a
(08:15):
marquee event. I mean, itgets eyeballs. People like to see it.
We know that everybody can't hit theball out of the ballpark, even
when they're tossing it to you,you know what I mean, and think
that easy. So to see aguy with your Don's power and his sweet
swing, I'm with you. Iwant to see him participate, don't cheat
us like Lebron did in the SlamDunkle. Exactly what I said. That's
(08:39):
exactly what I said. Rob quickAstro's question for I mean they started to
see you saw this team earlier inthe year. I think you were here
for what the Yankee Series to startthe season. Yes, they start opening
Day, they start, that's right. You had some big city wings.
Well hooked you up seven and nine, seven and nineteen out of the gates
to start the year. I meaneverybody was ready to fire the manager,
the general manager, cut the rosterand start to rebuild. Yeah, here
(09:01):
they are since then, forty oneand twenty five, one of the best
records in baseball, and they're closingon the AL West or a couple of
games above five hundred. What doyou make of how they've turned this thing
around? And should the rest ofMajor League Baseball or the AL be scared
head into the second half of theAstros? Yeah, you know what,
I thought they were dead. Iburied them. I'm not even going to
(09:22):
sit here and pretend I said it. On MLB Network, Brian Kenny pushed
back on me, So I'm goingto come clean. But even a couple
of games over five hundred, there'sstill a long way to go. I'm
still not buying into the Astros.I know they've had a nice run to
kind of get themselves out of it, I think, and I'm not saying
(09:43):
that they should be sellers at thispoint because they have turned it around.
But do I think they're going tomake some sort of miraculous run into the
postseason and get to another World Series. No? I think those days are
over, but I'll give them creditsto fight back and to get back into
of the season. The voice ofRob Parker Fox Sports Radio, mlbbro dot
(10:05):
com founder. You can follow himas we all do at Rob Parker MLB.
Bro. Rob, we appreciate Iknow this early on the West coast
man. Thank you so much,God bless you. We'll talk to you
down the road. My guys appreciateit. Yep, have a great day.
Do the same, Bro. Thankyou.
Staton Or Fleets and Chris Cordy.This is next up on Sports Tuck seven
ninety but I'm sorry, count meout. Has this idea that he's the
only guy, he's the main threatto Patrick Mahomes. Count me out because
(00:20):
I'm not buying it as good andas well as he played. My money's
still on two quarterbacks in the AFCwho I think can dethrone Patrick Mahomes before
CJ. Stroud Because I need tosee one more year. I need to
see more of the Texans before I'mready to stamp their approval that they've arrived.
(00:44):
People have one year cut it.Welcome back into next up here on
a Thursday, halfway through our one, Stan Fleet Gordi alongside that was the
voice of that's my guy. That'sRob Parker, Fox Sports Radio, the
odd couple. He and Chris Boussan. They go at it like me and
Gordon. At least I thought hewas my guy. Let's go to the
(01:06):
guest line now somewhere in California,maybe Calabasa, somewhere up Pacific Coast Highway.
Living good, Rob park again,one half of the yond Copra,
Rob Pe appreciate you. Good morning, Good morning, what's happening. Guys?
Come on, man, Stan,I'm your guys about that. Rob
stop saying explain yourself. You disrespectfulto my young quarterback offensive rookie of the
(01:30):
Year. You see where the MVPodds are. I need you to qualify
why you would be disrespectful to oneyoung Cole Ridge Bernard Stroud Jr. I'm
just not ready to jump down.People nowadays are prisoners of the moment,
and you've gotta have for me abigger sample size. The first year was
(01:53):
tremendous. I thought, I lovewatching them play, but you're not gonna
sit here and tell me that JoeBurrow and Lamar Jackson, who's won two
mbps and only missed one vote inthose two mbs, almost had two unanimous
that I don't think that. Idon't think that those two guys are in
(02:15):
front of him. I get it. CJ's the flavor of the month.
He's the new hotness for stopping JoeBurrow three and one against Patrick Mahomes and
the one game that he lost,Patrick Mahomes got a gift penalty on the
sidelines that set up the game winningfield goal. I mean, what do
they call it? Burrowhead we namedthe stadium down there at Kansas. I
(02:38):
kind of am with you Rob alittle a little bit because I think back
to twenty twelve. Do you rememberwe were talking about Andrew Luck and RG
three and going, oh my god, look at these two studs. We
are set up for the next Imean, these two guys might be playing
against each other for decades to come. Is the greatest, you know,
rookie season at like RG three wasgot to the p obull as a rookie,
(03:00):
was named NFL Offensive Rookie the Monthseveral times, and then fast forward
two years later he was out inWashington. Now part of that was coaching
ran him into the ground, butman, we were ready to crown both
him and Luck Kings of the NFLafter that rookie season. There's no doubt
about it. And you just gottabe very careful Trevor Lawrence. After the
tremendous playoff comeback victory, right,people went crazy over over him and thought
(03:25):
that they would take a next step. He didn't take a next step.
So I can just say that youcan see where sometimes a player can have
a lot of potential and you thinkthey're going to take the next step and
be great for the next length ofamount of years. And that's not to
say that CJ can't get there.I'm just saying, if you're honestly asking
(03:49):
me, who do I think youknow will be able to throw? Because
throw on Patrick Mahomes. I justthink there are two other guys who are
ahead of them. And that's allI'm saying. It's not a disrespect to
him, and I'll give you oneother guys. Justin Herbert took a step
back last year for the Chargers.Let's just be honest. Go look,
(04:09):
go look at the interceptions and theelating games that cost them games. Everybody
likes him his size and arm strength. Oh my god, this guy is
a prototypical quarterback. They were badlast year, and he was bad before
he got hurt. That's all I'msaying. And congratulations, Rob. You've
been in this game over thirty yearsdoing sports talk radio specifically, and I
(04:30):
want to make sure that I commendyou on that and also respect the work
that you do in founding MLB BRO, which we all follow as well.
But I appreciate this opportunity to educateyou as well. Okay, let me
hear Jalen Hurt second year as astarter pro bo, Justin Herbert, second
year as a starter pro bo,Joe Burrow second year as a starter Super
(04:53):
Bowl, Andrew Look second year asa starter pro bo. I'm sorry,
my guy CJ. Can't get thatdone. See we act like the problem
is that there are two quarterbacks.The problem is there are two quarterbacks in
the AFC. Do I think allbetter than them? I'm getting that,
okay, But last season, didnot our guy c J. Stroud go
(05:16):
into the jungle head to head withJoe Burrow not want a. CJ's best
game turning the ball. I thinkhe had three turnovers that afternoon, and
he went in there against Joe Burrow, went head the head, had better
numbers and won the game. Thatdoesn't count short counts, but that doesn't
mean one game is not going todetermine. You're asking me who do I
think it dethroned Patrick Mahomes in theAFC. I don't. It's CJ.
(05:41):
In the year two. I thinkit's good, just like and I'll give
you the Lamar things. Lamar peoplediscount because obviously they had that terrible game
and they lost enough lost the right. But my contention is just like Jason
and the Celtics, who people thought, oh, you can't win this,
(06:03):
that and the other thing. Youcan't win until you win, you know
what I mean? And all ittakes to me is for that Ravens team
to win and move forward and thenpeople will have a different look on him.
I agree with that what Lamar hasdone, and he's not that far
away. That game plan last yearwas the worst game plan I ever saw,
(06:23):
where they ran the ball six timesby running backs all year, when
they led the league in rushing andled the league in rushing attempts, they
totally abandoned everything that they did inthat game. Talking with Rob Parker,
one half of the dynamic duo theOdd Couple on Fox Sports Radio, you
can actually hear that here on sevenninety on days that we don't have Astros
(06:44):
or Rockets following him on social atRob Parker MLB bro speaking of the MLB,
I want to actually them to digress. One thing I will agree with
you. I'm putting CJ above Burrow. I'm putting CJ above Josh Allen.
They got to beat the Ravens andgo ahead to head with Lamar Lamar to
your point is nearly a two timeunanimous MVP. He's better than CJ.
(07:08):
Right now, that's correct, No, no, real, So I'll give
you Lamar Jackson. But but myman cjup all right, real quick,
last one and we'll get you outof here. We know on Monday we
get the Home Run Derby, weget the All Star Game festivities up here
and down here, should say inArlington. And we believe our guy Rondiel
Blanco was snubbed from a pitching standpoint. We understand that piece. Gordon and
(07:30):
I got into it earlier. Doyou know that the Astros have never had
anyone win the Home Run Derby,one of the few franchises that that is
the case. Also, Jordan Alvarezhas been an All Star three times and
has yet to participate in the HomeRun Derby. I'm a little bit in
my fields, and I put achallenge to Jordan. If you want to
be considered one of the best nowand of all time, I need you
(07:55):
to go do what boppers have donethroughout the entirety of this game. You're
with the Pro Baseball it is inI off my rocker by saying that not
at all, you're done I agreewith you because he is a slugger and
it would be great to see himget up there and swing that bat.
And there's something about a home runderby and you know it's a it's a
(08:15):
marquee event. I mean, itgets eyeballs. People like to see it.
We know that everybody can't hit theball out of the ballpark, even
when they're tossing it to you,you know what I mean, and think
that easy. So to see aguy with your Don's power and his sweet
swing, I'm with you. Iwant to see him participate, don't cheat
us like Lebron did in the SlamDunkle. Exactly what I said. That's
(08:39):
exactly what I said. Rob quickAstro's question for I mean they started to
see you saw this team earlier inthe year. I think you were here
for what the Yankee Series to startthe season. Yes, they start opening
Day, they start, that's right. You had some big city wings.
Well hooked you up seven and nine, seven and nineteen out of the gates
to start the year. I meaneverybody was ready to fire the manager,
the general manager, cut the rosterand start to rebuild. Yeah, here
(09:01):
they are since then, forty oneand twenty five, one of the best
records in baseball, and they're closingon the AL West or a couple of
games above five hundred. What doyou make of how they've turned this thing
around? And should the rest ofMajor League Baseball or the AL be scared
head into the second half of theAstros? Yeah, you know what,
I thought they were dead. Iburied them. I'm not even going to
(09:22):
sit here and pretend I said it. On MLB Network, Brian Kenny pushed
back on me, So I'm goingto come clean. But even a couple
of games over five hundred, there'sstill a long way to go. I'm
still not buying into the Astros.I know they've had a nice run to
kind of get themselves out of it, I think, and I'm not saying
(09:43):
that they should be sellers at thispoint because they have turned it around.
But do I think they're going tomake some sort of miraculous run into the
postseason and get to another World Series. No? I think those days are
over, but I'll give them creditsto fight back and to get back into
of the season. The voice ofRob Parker Fox Sports Radio, mlbbro dot
(10:05):
com founder. You can follow himas we all do at Rob Parker MLB.
Bro. Rob, we appreciate Iknow this early on the West coast
man. Thank you so much,God bless you. We'll talk to you
down the road. My guys appreciateit. Yep, have a great day.
Do the same, Bro. Thankyou.
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