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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What's happening everybody.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Welcome into a Wednesday edition of Texans All Access to
kind of two hours of Texans All Access. We are
in full season mode and man, do we have plenty
for you tonight.

Speaker 3 (00:15):
Welcome in. I'm John Harris Foot playing out sideline reporter.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
I've been doing Wednesday All Access shows since the beginning
of time, sitting next to the voice of the Texans,
Mark Vandry Mark Goody Evening. We're getting ever so close.
See I mark time with went on a road game.
When do we take off? When do we fly out?
That's when I start marking time. And we we fly
out on Friday, yeah, early, so that's when that's when

(00:38):
I start thinking about. All right, that's when we're going.
And then Sunday kick off through twenty five.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
So we have a busy day Friday because there will
be a practice and we will have media stuff to
do and a radio show to do and a bus
to hop on to get to the airport. It'll be
a shorter radio show because we are going to have
the Brazilian game, which sounds weird to say about the
Brazilian game. It's going to be the Chargers and the Chiefs, right,
it's gonna be cool to hear that one on Sports

(01:04):
Radio six'. Ten AND i wanted to ask you. This
this is beginning completely out of. Order in, FACT i
wasn't even going to bring it. Up BUT i do
that In Flight mini pregame show On instagram and On
twitter x. Right so it's two days, before not a day.
BEFORE i Think i'm still doing it anyway though we're
hitting the road in an airplane with the team not

(01:25):
to play a regular season. GAME i Think i'm doing
inflight mini pregame. Show, OKAY i have the.

Speaker 3 (01:29):
People the people will demand.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
It the people want to, Know, yes they want to. Know, yeah,
Good JUST i might post it. LATER i don't. KNOW
i might post it when we land instead OF i don't.
Know i'll think about.

Speaker 3 (01:39):
It but we gotta do.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
It we gotta do. IT i, mean it's a tradition
as old as. Time it's the best forty five seconds in,
media that's what it.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Is, variably you always catch, Me, johnny let's. Go AND
i got peanut butter and jelly. Stuff they're, like, well,
yeah what's the key this? Week blowroom.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
ROAD i know what the key. IS i know what
the key.

Speaker 4 (01:59):
Is.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
Already, Yeah and in, Fact andre AND i are have
in the matchup of the. Game this is gonna be
a big battle to see who gets the offensive line
against their defensive. Front that's the matchup of the.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
Game, yeah and there's And and to, me it's funny
BECAUSE i did my my know your foe today and
so kind of thinking through all the DIFFERENT i think
there are a lot of different keys to. It obviously
that's the one that a lot of people are going
to point, to BUT i think it's probably a different
aspect of the offensive, line that being can they run the?
Ball can't run the ball against The. RAMS i think

(02:29):
that's gonna end up playing a significant. Role now we'll
hear from. Tonight in, fact later segment we're here From Demiko.
Ryans we will also hear From Nick, kisario but a
little later in the show because you, know he jumped
On sean It seth this, morning so you heard from,
him but you got to hear him with.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Us, plus it's a weird. Week we didn't have The
Demiko ryans, show but we Have, demiko so we're gonna
Put tamiko one, first that's.

Speaker 2 (02:50):
Right, Yeah daria goombwal is going to join the. Show
just recently named. Captain if you, missed The texans name five.
Captains and WHEN i Say, TEXANS i mean. Players players
voted on. It five. Guys they went WITH. Cj, Stroud Nico,
Collins Will, Anderson Is Zizel shier and Darry A. Goombawally
so for all the people out there that Would John

(03:13):
darr's not making his, Team he's not gonna be on his. Team, like,
man open your eyes and pay. Attention that was one
of the more valuable dudes on this. ROSTER i can
promise you. That So darigwally will join. Us we'll offer
our congratulations to him for being named. Captain he was
named captain In Tampa bay in twenty. Nineteen it was

(03:34):
six years.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
Ago that's.

Speaker 3 (03:35):
Amazing it's. Wild nine years in the. League this is ninth.

Speaker 1 (03:38):
Year think about this, Though think about. This he started,
here started here twenty, seven goes To, tampa Then, washington
then back To tampa and his name captain in twenty. Nineteen,
Yeah Jameis Winston Tampa Bay buckett.

Speaker 3 (03:51):
Thirty and, thirty thirty, touchdowns thirty.

Speaker 1 (03:53):
Interceptions did he play that game with The? Texans clintch
THE Afc south and. Nineteen pretty Sure Tampa. Bay i'm
pretty sure he. Did, boy we don't go there. Much, No,
no we've been there three times in our. History that's.
It elevel three three level. Eventeen, yeah that's. It we'll
go there in twenty. Seven, gosh incredible unless we played.

Speaker 3 (04:15):
International.

Speaker 1 (04:15):
Right so who started the game AT o three and
what does he have to do with this? Weekend Dave
ragone started for The. Texans oh it Is david going
to quarterbacks coach for The. Rams he is the quarterbacks
for The. Rams really is, wow because you, KNOW i
always looked to see who's in The federal witness.

Speaker 3 (04:30):
Program you always do that.

Speaker 1 (04:31):
Of assistant coaching. Rosters, Yeah ragone is on The rams
staff for. Sure And Chris, shula by the, way their defensive,
coordinator is the grandson Of Don. Shula he had no
connection to The. Texas david's, son no, connection no connection
other than his uncle Is Mike, shula who Is demico's
college coach At. Alabama, okay following, this, Yeaheah, yeah there's

(04:52):
a lot of doughts to connect right.

Speaker 4 (04:54):
There.

Speaker 2 (04:54):
Yeah that's one of my favorite things to do is
WHEN i get the flip card is to look, At,
okay how many form, player how many Former texans are
on the roster on the other, side how many? Coaches
and then obviously you run this league, enough you're gonna
end up, Seeing oh, yeah this guy went To, detroit
or this guy went To, minnesota or this, guy like you,
said is with The.

Speaker 3 (05:13):
RAMS i didn't know whe we're, going was with The.

Speaker 1 (05:14):
Rams, yeah he ended up there. Somehow it's a good. Place. Coach, yeah,
yeah Because Michae, lafleur Baby. Lafleur yeah, yeah he's the
offense corn's been in the. LEAGUE i MEAN i was
looking up these nows.

Speaker 3 (05:25):
As you call him Baby.

Speaker 1 (05:26):
Lafleur he he's the offensive, coordinator but not the play.

Speaker 3 (05:29):
Caller that's, Yeah Nick.

Speaker 1 (05:30):
Bay yes, right he's one of these offensive. Coordinators and
there's nothing wrong with. That but think about. This he's
Got Nick keley underneath him in the, hierarchy the depth
chart of organizational structure at The. Rams But kelly comes
here as THE, oc Not Michael, lafleur who already had
his crack at it with The jets didn't work. Out

(05:52):
BUT i will say, THIS i think he deserves another
chance somewhere and somehow it gets, one he'll get. It we'll.

Speaker 2 (05:58):
See, YEAH i, MEAN i think if The rams have to,
EXCESS i, mean look The. Rams O'Connor was the offense,
coordinator didn't call, plays became the head coach of The Minnesota. Vikings,
Yeah kaylee tight ends coach. Here he gets the opportunity
to be offensive coordinator with The. Texans if you are
blessed by the hands Of sean, McVay more than likely
you're gonna get an opportunity at some point to. Coordinate

(06:21):
Zach robinson was his quarterback. CORS i Think Zach robinson
may have be an offense coordinator.

Speaker 3 (06:25):
Too with The. Rams didn't call. Plays none of the
guys called.

Speaker 2 (06:28):
Plays they've gone other places to call plays or to,
be you, know to be the play. Caller but but
McVeigh has always called plays with The, rams which will
be interesting if at one point he'll give that up
to but to WHOM i don't, know and.

Speaker 1 (06:41):
We don't know How kale's gonna be until he actually does.

Speaker 4 (06:43):
It.

Speaker 1 (06:43):
Right but let me ask you something because you mentioned
a key. Matchup we talk about the offensive front versus defensive,
front but you, said can they run the? Ball is
this or is it not an encouraging statistic from last?
Year and how does it translate to this? Year because
obviously The rams are a way that they were twenty
fourth in the league against the run last, year as

(07:04):
well as they did, overall and they go To philadelphia
and there they are late in the game with a
chance to pull it out and they don't do. It
but they gave up one hundred and thirty a game
on the ground last, year and.

Speaker 3 (07:14):
So did they give up to The eagles in that?

Speaker 5 (07:16):
Game do you?

Speaker 1 (07:17):
REMEMBER i don't, know But i'm feeling like it was
a lash.

Speaker 2 (07:20):
Number, yeah it's two hundred and eighty five yards.

Speaker 1 (07:24):
In AN nfl. Game that's. Sick in any, game that's.
Sick but in, college weird things. Happened, yeah got a
week but Yards. Now Jalen hurts had a forty four
yard run for a. TOUCHDOWN i don't know if it sport.
Touchdown he had a long.

Speaker 2 (07:37):
Run saquan had a touchdown of about. Seventy so you're gonna.

Speaker 1 (07:41):
Go Full Dom caper's on me now you pull out
those those three or four long. Runs, No i'm.

Speaker 2 (07:47):
Not i'm actually gonna, Well i'm gonna use that philosophy
or ye thought. Process you could take those two long runs,
out they still gave up one hundred and sixty plus.

Speaker 1 (07:56):
Yards, yeah, yeah that's frightening for.

Speaker 3 (07:58):
Them and it's.

Speaker 2 (07:59):
Got a really good. Front So i'm curious How Chris
shula will. Adapt and, look The texans this not breaking.
News Sakwe barkley was voted the number one player in the.
League texans don't Have Sakwe. Barkley, okay, yeah like that's
we we know that we got to. Get, however what
The eagles did was hit The rams right in the.

(08:20):
Mouth and The rams are coming off a game in
which they had ten sacks of The vikings in the
playoffs ten, sacks so they got The vikings. Behind now
The vikings gotta, throw and that's playing right into that.

Speaker 1 (08:33):
Front.

Speaker 2 (08:33):
Yep if they know you're gonna, throw and you got
to throw to go back of the, game they're gonna
pin their ears back and.

Speaker 5 (08:39):
Way hey you go.

Speaker 2 (08:40):
Talking so if you are two, three, five, seven three,
six your your positive yardage when you run the, football
you're gonna be in a much better. Situation just all all,
told you've got too undrafted right, now as it appears
you've got too undrafted line back as starters Got Omar,

(09:02):
spates AND i Am i'm completely.

Speaker 3 (09:04):
Blanking on the Other ram who that.

Speaker 2 (09:07):
Is on the other, Side But Omar, spates we Want
Tom now he should have been, drafted but he. Wasn't
you Got Nate, Landman Nate, lamon who they got from
The Atlanta. Falcons so he got two undrafted. Guys Now
laman is gonna BE i think better Than Christian, roseboom
who we saw with The. Panthers those two live actors
in a playoff game looked. AWFUL i mean it was
for The. Rams they looked. Awful hence Rose boom going

(09:29):
to The panthers bringing In Nate, lamon WHO i think
they're probably gonna like a little bit. Better that said to,
me it comes down to controlling that. Front if you
can control the front and just, hammer, hammer, hammer they
will wear. Down they will wear. Down it's a good,
front but you've got a, hammer and stay with, it

(09:50):
stay consistent and be physical and Let nick And damian
and all the guys just keep taking a piece of those. Guys,
look this run was only for two, Yards, okay second
eight better than second and.

Speaker 1 (10:02):
TWELVE i, Know i'm happy with. That in the, PRESEASON
i was happy with second and. SEVEN i, thought let's
let's live like. This, YEAH i want, more but for now, now, yes,
yes post, now.

Speaker 2 (10:12):
Yes when you talk to play callers and you're, like,
hey let me see your you, know play callers that
got their their play card kind of mapped out for
these are the plays we like on The, denson all
the situations first and, ten second and, five. Whatever go
look at the column they've got for second and. Twelve
it's not a long column the. Place there's not a
whole lot. There and now you get the second and,

(10:34):
twelve you're, like, man let me just get it back
to third and. Seven if i'm second and, EIGHT i
can stay aggressive of my play calls because, yeah.

Speaker 3 (10:41):
All, Right i've thrown in completion on second.

Speaker 2 (10:43):
Down it's third and, eight third and, EIGHT i don't
LOVE i love it a lot better than third and, fifteen.

Speaker 1 (10:49):
Right and second and, eight second and. Nine even you
got to respect the. Run, sure you have to respect,
absolutely not just, oh it's second and ten and they're
gonna do one of. Those first didn't work, out so
let's get a little chunk and try to get it
to third and. Six or. Something, yeah you know we
talk like. This it's also gonna come down to big.
Plays you, know we haven't seen this year's version of The.

(11:11):
Texans we saw little titbits of it throughout the. Preseason
we haven't seen The Houston texans yet exactly what this
offense is going to. Be that's WHY i Asked Amico
ryan's the other, day have we seen the twenty twenty five?
Attack have we really seen?

Speaker 4 (11:26):
It?

Speaker 1 (11:26):
Coach AND i don't remember what kind of answer he,
dame but it Wasn't.

Speaker 5 (11:30):
No you.

Speaker 1 (11:30):
Haven't we are going to unveil this whole new. Thing
we're running the run and, shoot, no we're running the.
Wishbone SO i know there are no guarantees In week.

Speaker 2 (11:40):
ONE i can give you an absolute thousand percent lock
it in no doubt guarantee On.

Speaker 1 (11:48):
Sunday, okay what is?

Speaker 2 (11:50):
It we will hear the, words whether it's on air
or in a. Break they don't play anybody in the
preseason and that's gonna hurt.

Speaker 3 (11:59):
Them.

Speaker 2 (12:00):
Yeah from our Partner Andre, ware it's.

Speaker 1 (12:02):
Coming, no he's leading off the. Show this, guy it's.

Speaker 3 (12:05):
Coming this is the.

Speaker 1 (12:06):
Open, yeah AND i want to be the. Statement they'll
be like they haven't played, anybody.

Speaker 2 (12:12):
Nobody they haven't played. Anybody the quarterbacks thirty seven years.
Old the back, problem the left tackle is dealing with blood.
Clotts finally got himself on the, field and it sounds
Like Alaric jackson is going to. Play but that's a big.
Problem and they've not played. Altogether Matt stafford's only thrown
To Demanta adams in. Practice AND i say that in

(12:35):
jes About andre saying that he's gonna say, it and
for good, reason BECAUSE i think it's gonna end up being.
TRUE i think that The rams have started off in
the past not as good as they've been down the
road because they start getting a. RHYTHM i remember twenty twenty,
one but we saw them here. Now the game ended
up being like thirty six twenty, two, Right but that
was because they had their backup saying we scored in

(12:55):
the fourth.

Speaker 3 (12:56):
Quarter they were a.

Speaker 2 (12:57):
Machine a, machine and that's what they had gotten almost
of that year With Matt. Stafford SO i think catching
The rams in week, one what do we want to?
LOSE i think this is the right time to have
caught them to be that.

Speaker 1 (13:10):
Game i'll never forget that game because it was a monster,
blowout and Then mills started to get hot yep against the, backups, reserves,
whatever and, okay now you get it to twenty two
points and we're. Driving, yep we're driving and down two
scores if we somehow get the ball in the end zone.
Again now you're lining up for onside and The rams

(13:34):
must be, thinking, wait what we? Had this thing totally
won up five? Touchdowns what are we doing? Here and
that almost, Happened AND i just wanted to see that
on side. KICK i would with whatever it was going to,
be BUT i just wanted to see them sweat a
little tiny bit at the very least in that situation
for those three quarters before they pulled everybody. Out that

(13:55):
was the year of the, blowout Lost, johnny because we
look at what was it For, wednesday it was four.
Wins we got four. Wins, yeah four wins in twenty twenty,
one but some of the losses were. Horrific Buffalo buffaloes
what there were three blowouts in a row at one point.

Speaker 2 (14:10):
Below, Arizona, Buffalo arizona and maybe The.

Speaker 1 (14:14):
Rams that was the worst stretch in the history of
the franchise by, far by. Far it was. Awful it
was three monster blowouts in a. Row and then they
kind of got it together a little bit later in
the season Beating jacksonville To.

Speaker 2 (14:25):
Chargers do you want to be reminded of what it?

Speaker 1 (14:27):
Was, okay go. Ahead so we went To.

Speaker 2 (14:30):
Buffalo got beat forty to, nothing forty to nothing in
the ring. Rain, yeah that was. Painful the next week
we played The patriots at home and we had to.
Lead we had the game like under, control little.

Speaker 1 (14:41):
Clock management and game, decision late game decision. Situation they are, going.

Speaker 2 (14:45):
Yeah then we went To indianapolis lost thirty one to.

Speaker 5 (14:49):
Three.

Speaker 2 (14:50):
Okay then we went To arizona and lost thirty one to.

Speaker 3 (14:53):
Five.

Speaker 1 (14:54):
Okay then we played The rams and got blown out
again and we really got blown. Back george your way
into WHAT i just. Described but so that's four out
of five in which you were not in the. Game
and then lost to The dolphins seventeen to, nine and
that was bad. Too that was at their, place.

Speaker 2 (15:11):
Right so after we Beat jacksonville thirty seven to twenty,
one we scored, WELL i don't even. Know we scored
twenty one nine, zero twenty, two, three, five twenty two
and fourth quarter Nine.

Speaker 1 (15:27):
Okay but now to the end of the. Season now the.

Speaker 2 (15:30):
Inn, season it started picking up a little. Bit tennessee
would beat came out of the by and Beat tennessee
right then lost to The. Jets god for some, reason
Since i'm gonna saw that we can't beat The.

Speaker 1 (15:39):
Jets it's. Ridiculous that game was.

Speaker 2 (15:40):
Awful and then The colts thirty. One nothing that.

Speaker 5 (15:43):
Was that was all.

Speaker 2 (15:44):
Despicable that In seattle we gave seventeen to second, half
lost thirty three. Thirteen then we go too in a,
row beat The jags at The jags in the, rain
then came back and beat The chargers the day After.

Speaker 1 (15:54):
Christmas, right then went To San francisco and we're in
the ball game in the ball against the forty nine.
Ers and then the last game of the season good
a game.

Speaker 3 (16:00):
That we saw all, year number one Seed Tennessee.

Speaker 1 (16:03):
Tennessee but we gam and, doola we put up points
And davis threw the ball around the yards very. Well
that gave us hope going into twenty twenty. Two mills
is the. Starter we might have found the quarterback of the.
Future let's go, yep and obviously didn't work. Out in
twenty twenty. Two but good For mills to re sign
and get that deal done because you need a quality backup.
Quarterback The mills could probably start for some teams in this,

(16:26):
league no. Doubt but you've got them in your. Stable very.
Nice good for The Houston texans to have them in the.
Organization and we'll take it from. There reliving some of
that only because The texans played The rams in twenty twenty.
One that was the last. Time you don't see them very.
Much it's AN nfc. Squad, yeah this IS.

Speaker 2 (16:40):
I did the math on. This we've only played this
will be the third regular season game in the city, LIMITS,
la depending on how you Classify carson twenty, seventeenth The
coliseum twenty nineteen against The.

Speaker 3 (16:53):
Chargers, yeah and then this.

Speaker 1 (16:55):
One that's.

Speaker 2 (16:56):
It so now we're one and one against The, chargers
but we've only one twice In Southern. California, gosh The
chargers in, thirteen The chargers in. Nineteen still they never
beating The rams out IN.

Speaker 1 (17:07):
La it's still weird that The chargers are. THERE i
don't belong.

Speaker 5 (17:09):
There it's.

Speaker 2 (17:10):
TERRIBLE i don't even want to say the Word San
diego Because i'll start calling With San Diego chargers at that.
Point is an absolute god awful shame that The chargers
are IN.

Speaker 1 (17:19):
La i'm, sorry you know, WHAT i don't, Understand and
this had to have. Happened why didn't they do a
little flirt With Saint louis and, say listen with The. Chargers,
yes Because Saint louis Made kronky a nice. Offer wasn't
as nice as what he ended up with IN. La
but he built that right with his own, money chargely
right he. Did So Saint louis had a good, deal

(17:41):
but it just Wasn't. La it Wasn't AND i know
it's Not la to The chargers, either but they're the co,
tenant and it's they're really the tenant to The. Rams,
yeah they're really all, right you want to play, Here,
fine we need to fill the building on some other.
Dates i'm sure it's a sweet deal for The. RAMS
i don't know how they set it. Up and, yeah
you get to beat in Southern. California, still you move
From San. Diego but you could have owned the city

(18:03):
Of Saint. Louis you could. Have absolutely you could. Have
but why Leave San, Diego god dang, it why Leave San?
Diego you know, Someday OH i bet they go back, someday,
somehow some, way it gets.

Speaker 2 (18:14):
Done i'm only driven Through San. Diego i've not been.
THERE i know you have for covered The texas. Games
why in the hell do you Leave San? Diego it's
a hard place to. LEAVE i don't, know it's a
difficult place to. Leave, well a guy who doesn't want
to Leave, houston or at LEAST i hope he doesn't
want to Leave houston Is. Demico ryans head coach came
and sat With mark AND.

Speaker 3 (18:33):
I we discussed all things.

Speaker 2 (18:35):
Preseason the, opener and we got an update on his.

Speaker 3 (18:39):
Kids right here.

Speaker 1 (18:41):
And here we are in the brand New Hyundai texans radio. Studio,
Coach welcome to the, season and here we. Are first of,
all what do you make of the new digs ome looking?

Speaker 6 (18:50):
Nice, Guys i'll do yourself with the place really.

Speaker 1 (18:53):
Nice, well here we are a week. One take us
through how you're feeling coming out of. Camp the guys
off there feet for a few, days jumping back into,
practice getting ready for the, rams And.

Speaker 5 (19:03):
I'm feeling rechars.

Speaker 6 (19:05):
REFRESHED i was able to take a weekend off just
hanging around the, house be dad for a little bit
watch some college. Football So I'm i'm, Rechars i'm ready
to roll for the. Season i'm fired, up as you could,
Tell i'm fired up man to get ready to go
out to la and against The.

Speaker 2 (19:20):
Rams coach train. Camp we went to The Green, brier
then we went To. Detroit we got out of the
heat for a little. Bit how important was it to
break things up a little, bit but then have those
two traveling opportunities where guys could be, together like you
talked about it last year when we went To, ohio
having those opportunities for, camaraderie, chemistry et. Cetera how did looking,
back how did you see that came to be for
the Team and how was that it was.

Speaker 6 (19:41):
Huge for our team when it came to team building
and building that chemistry. Camaraderie and that's WHAT i set
out to. DO i feel like when you get, away
you were In West, virginia you don't have anywhere to,
go and nobody's getting in a car going. Anywhere you
have to sit, down forced guys to eat, together, communicate talk,
together play. Cards guys just start to hang around each other.

(20:03):
More and when you start to hang around each other,
more you try to ask, guys, hey what's.

Speaker 5 (20:08):
Your, why why do you do what you? Do what's
your family?

Speaker 6 (20:10):
Background and so when you get to know more your
teammates on a more personal, level more, deeper deeper connection
that you can deal with.

Speaker 5 (20:19):
Guys so when we go through those.

Speaker 6 (20:21):
Rough patches in the, season it brings you back to
that moment you, Remember, OH i know what this guy
is fighting. FOR i know what he's sacrificing to be,
HERE i know what this means to. HIM i probably
gotta dig a little bit deeper because of the man
next to me and not just getting out of myself
and What i'm trying to.

Speaker 5 (20:38):
ACCOMPLISH i can truly do this for my.

Speaker 1 (20:40):
Teammates, coach during training, camp the fans saw a lot
of iron, sharpens Iron ones Against, Ones texans Against. Texans
what can you tell the fans about how practice is
different now that you're in game week mode.

Speaker 5 (20:52):
And practicing gear down a little.

Speaker 6 (20:54):
Bit so now as we're in game week, mode now
there are no ones versus one a. Lot we'll do
competitive periods or we may have three reps where it's
good on good.

Speaker 5 (21:05):
For wednesday And thursdays.

Speaker 6 (21:07):
Practices after that we break practice up where we have
a scout team period where we have guys who are
really practice squad guys or guys that have been in
our second group through our training. Camp those guys will
run what we call the cars or the show. Team
so the coaches will hold up a card of a
play offens or, defense and those guys have to run

(21:27):
that particular car versus our first defense and first, offense
making sure we get as detailed a look as possible
as we think our opponent will. Run we try to
put guys in those positions where they see the exact
plays as many times as they can we replicate it
in our offense well if we, Can we'll try to
put the play in their terminology where they can line

(21:50):
up and go. Faster saying for the, defense put it
in our terminology so guys can line up and play.
Fast so we want our, guys how many times can
we give our one to oh, one the the exact
look that we feel the opponent is going to give
us and how they try to attack.

Speaker 2 (22:05):
Us, coach what do you remember about your first game
as a player as a rookie that you can that
you learned from that you can share with your young
guys going out on AN nfl regular season game for
the first. Time what is it that that you remember
from your first game that you can share with.

Speaker 6 (22:21):
Them maybe at my first, GAME i was, SAYING i,
MEAN i remember my first preseason. Game it was versus
The Kansas City, chiefs and we play here right here
IN Nrg, stadium AND i just remember just telling, myself, like,
man don't overthink because it can be.

Speaker 5 (22:38):
Overwhelming that moment hits.

Speaker 6 (22:40):
You it's, like, Man i'm putting ON nfl uniform on
THE nfl, team and those butterflies started rumbling his stomach
a little, bit AND i just remember minded reminded, myself, Like,
miko it's it's just, Football, like just go. Play probably
gonna miss some stuff, up it doesn't, matter but go play,
fast go, Play go make some. Plays and in that

(23:02):
preseason game my first, game remember making probably about six
or eight tackles and it took me out of the games,
like oh, okay maybe Maybe i'm. Good MAYBE i can
become a starter for this. Team but that's the one
THING i try to encourage rookies is it's easy to
like overthink it and allow that moment to become too.

Speaker 5 (23:25):
Big for.

Speaker 6 (23:25):
You but, man you just break it all. Down, hey
you've been playing football for a long. Time just remember
why you play the, game who you're playing it, for
what's your, reason what's your?

Speaker 5 (23:36):
Why and go play with? Passion are you play with?

Speaker 6 (23:40):
Passion you do what your coaches have been training you
on doing for the past couple of. Months you're gonna
make the plays you're supposed to. Make don't press to make.
Plays just, relaxed beer you're supposed to be and you're
gonna make the plays that you need to.

Speaker 1 (23:52):
Make and you won that game against The. Chiefs but
do you remember? That, yes? Coach without giving away strategy secrets,
here how much have we've seen of the twenty twenty
five textans how you're gonna look offensively and? Defensively we've
seen the defense before and look really. Good now with
The Nick careley, offense what Surprises well you don't have
to reveal exactly, what but how different could it look

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once we get to the.

Speaker 6 (24:14):
Game, well when you get to the game week, right
there's so much preparation that goes into so many wrinkles
with the. Play so throughout training camp At OTA's you're
really just establishing your base. Plays you're just fundamental staples
of the offense and, defense just where you can teach, Guys,
hey this is how we're gonna show a double team.
Block this is how we're gonna play a cover three.

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Defense and now we get the opportunity to really game
plan and go against opponent as. Well hey we got
to put a wrinkle on this. Route we got to
add in a new run concept like and so you
just go back and you draw from things you've taught
in training, camp, like, hey remember we ran this gap scheme. Play,
hey we're gonna do it this, week but we're gonna

(24:57):
do it a little. Different we're gonna put the receive
you're on a little, motion or we're gonna put the
tight end on a fast motion that try to put
a little window dress into. It but, hey we're running
that same play we taught IN ota.

Speaker 5 (25:10):
Three and so you.

Speaker 6 (25:12):
Just draw from all the fundamentals the techniques from training
camp OTAs and you put as many wrinkles in it as.
Possible so the defense are always on their. Toes they're
always kind of guessing and they don't know exactly what you're.

Speaker 2 (25:26):
Doing speaking of being on your, toes week, ones always
fascinating to. Me sometimes happens in week, two week, three
but by then you've established. Tendencies you get unscouted looks
and making the, adjustments whether it's, offensive, defense special. Teams,
hey that's not something we saw from, them, Coach how
important is to take those nonscripted, looks get on the,
sidelines look at the pictures and, go, okay wait a,
second we got to make an adjustment.

Speaker 3 (25:46):
Here we can't let this go any.

Speaker 1 (25:48):
Further if we see this, again we do.

Speaker 2 (25:50):
This how important is it making those adjustments early on
to nonscripted looks you might.

Speaker 5 (25:54):
See it's very, important especially the first.

Speaker 6 (25:57):
Game you can try to look at pass games all
you want, to but the first game is teams can
throw out all kind of, plays all kind of. Wrinkles so,
yeah you got to be ready to. Adjust you got
to be ready to see how our team's trying to
attack you, strategically offensively and, defensively and you have to
be ready to.

Speaker 5 (26:14):
Counter so what's your counter? Move?

Speaker 6 (26:16):
Right and you have to be thinking about that in,
advance so guys are prepared for whatever you. Call but
the one thing about first games is you don't know
what people are going TO i can sit here watching The,
rams watching a lot of old tape of The. Rams
none of their guys have played in the, preseason so
they Add Davante adams to the.

Speaker 5 (26:36):
Mix how are they using? Him where would they align?

Speaker 6 (26:38):
HIM i have no, Idea so he had to go
out and make sure just we play as sound as.
Possible on the defensive side of the football and, offense
you have an idea of what their structure will be
from their coordinators past and how he's going against this.
Scheme but, now like who, knows they're going to try
to throw some wrinkles to try to create some negative.

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Plays same thing with their. Offense they're gonna try to
throw some wrinkles to create some. Explosives so how can
you really survive those? Plays and you're gonna survive it
by going back when falling back on your, fundamentals you're
training all the reps you got in training camp when
you weren't, scouting you didn't know what was. Coming did
you just trust your rules and did your rules hold

(27:20):
up and did they allow you to be in a
position you needed to be?

Speaker 1 (27:22):
In all, right it's your third. Season we have yet
to have an opening game at home in your. Head
coaching career on the road, again first two times Were
east coast time zone. Games now you're going to The west.
Coast how does that affect you if at?

Speaker 6 (27:35):
All, yeah it affects us from a standpoint of it's
just entirely, different you, know call it biological clock or
whatever they. Like so now we're two hours. Early so for,
us strategy being, like let's get out. Early so we'll
leave earlier than. Normal we'll leave On, friday going out
TO la to try to get guys on That pacific

(27:58):
Time so hopefully by the time the game, come guys
are ready ready to roll and they're not feeling, groggy
they're not feeling off from a timing. Standpoint SO i
want to make sure our guys that are as prepared
as possible for this time zone.

Speaker 2 (28:11):
Change my daughter would like to thank you because she
gets your father out there a day. Earlier so my daughter,
says thank.

Speaker 3 (28:18):
You you're.

Speaker 2 (28:18):
Well but you, know along the lines of facing the,
rams you face the rams.

Speaker 1 (28:23):
Before but it was a few years.

Speaker 2 (28:25):
Ago there are some parts that are still the. Same
can you draw anything from your experiences before going into, now,
coach or is IT i got to look at the
twenty twenty Five rams with the new personnel and just
go with what they've.

Speaker 6 (28:37):
Got, YEAH i. DO i do look back AND i
draw on my experiences with The. Rams played against these
guys a, time you, know two times a, year actually
played them three times in The Playoff, Cup so seeing
him a Lot. Sean one THING i would say about,
Him he is constantly, evolving, Right he's constantly changing things,
up adding some different. Wrinkles so you always have to

(28:59):
be be ready to adjust and adapt To sean because
it's never gonna stay exactly the. Same he has some
core principles that he will stick, to but he has
a lot of nice plays THAT i look, like, wow,
man how do you think of? That so definitely getting
them with some of the things that he, does and
have a ton of respect for him and how he
runs his. Program great great, coach very, detail high, energy

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and their guys are gonna be ready to row all.

Speaker 1 (29:26):
Right The Amergy Bank Ask Coach question of The Week
Coach week one fall us here At. September we Need
Jamiico ryan's family Sports? Update what are the kids up?
To what are they? Playing where are we at r Family?

Speaker 5 (29:39):
Update, well my OLDEST.

Speaker 6 (29:40):
Mj he's playing football for the first, time so he's
middle school.

Speaker 5 (29:44):
Football. Wow he actually has his first game tomorrow.

Speaker 6 (29:49):
Tomorrow first game, Tomorrow, yeah so looking forward to hopefully
going and be able to check him. Out he's playing
safety and playing a little wide receiver as, well So
i'm excited to see, him you, know catch a few,
passes hopefully make some big plays on defense as. Well
but it's always cool to see as your kids grow
and how they kind of come into their own.

Speaker 5 (30:10):
Right he really enjoys.

Speaker 6 (30:12):
Football he has a passion for, us So i'm excited
to see him just do what they love. Doing my Daughter,
zea she's into, gymnastics so she's doing the gymnastics. Thing
and then my Youngest, micah he's he's loving some basketball right,
now tossing the football. Around get him in, football BUT
i think he's going to be a. Quarterback he has
nice little arm on him.

Speaker 1 (30:32):
For six year, olds very.

Speaker 2 (30:34):
Good so more anxious as a, player as a coach
or as a father watching your kids.

Speaker 5 (30:41):
Play, oh definitely a father trying not to be.

Speaker 6 (30:45):
Coach me go to my trying to be, bad but
it's so hard for me not the coach and just
have to really hold back as much as.

Speaker 1 (30:53):
POSSIBLE i know it's most stressful, though gymnastics competition over everything.
Else watching that, Stuff, wow that's major set, coach thanks
a lot for joining. Us good luck to this.

Speaker 2 (31:04):
Guys all, right great stuff there From Dimico Ryans. NOW
a couple days, Ago dimiko stood in front of the
team and said we need five.

Speaker 3 (31:11):
Captains go ahead and.

Speaker 2 (31:12):
Vote one of the five turned out to be our next,
guest Dari A.

Speaker 3 (31:17):
Goombu walle right here In Texans All.

Speaker 2 (31:19):
Access what's happened, everybody and welcome back To Wednesday thistionar
Of Texans All access from The Monday Texans Radio. Studio
i'm your, Host John, Harris FOOTBALL nl sideline. Reporter we
got you up till eight. O'clock area forty five will
take over after. That but we are in season mode
and that is really fun to say. That we're in the,

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season getting ready For week one against The Los Angeles
rams out IN la kickoff three twenty Five Central time
one twenty Five Pacific coast. Time team will fly out On,
Friday so you know, Me i'm looking forward to that
BECAUSE i could see my daughter for an extra. Day
so it'll be kind of. Fun so you heard, me
thank to me go for, That so thank you To.

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Miko but hopefully more importantly what it means Is texans
are going to go get a. Win they'll be, rested
they'll be ready to, go uh taking On sean, McVay Matt,
Stafford Puka tokua And DeVante Adams man looking forward to
it now one of the guys that will play a
key role on both offense and special teams in this

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contest against The.

Speaker 3 (32:22):
Rams as a man just voted.

Speaker 2 (32:24):
Captain texans voted for five Captains and AFTER i saw
the five return to market AND i, said this team gets.
It they understand what captain c is all. About they PICKED. Cj,
Strodd Nico, collins and they also Picked Will, anderson Azizel
shire and they added Darre A goombawale. Captain now he's

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been captain, before he's captain in. College he's captain with
The Tampa Bay buccaneers back in twenty. Nineteen but WHEN
i saw the five AND i looked at those names
and definitely Including, darien thought, yeah they got it.

Speaker 1 (32:58):
Right they definitely got a.

Speaker 2 (32:59):
Right these guys ARE i think perfect leaders for this particular.
Team So Daria Hopton studio with us earlier today and
it was fantastic as usual.

Speaker 1 (33:09):
Here with us in The Hundai Texans radio. Studio running
Back daria Gon.

Speaker 2 (33:14):
Dary welcome year nine for you in the.

Speaker 1 (33:16):
League about to get. Rolling how's it going?

Speaker 7 (33:18):
Great i'm, great, man feeling, good, excited excited the seasons. Here,
man it's a long, offseason but it's. Fun, man we're
back rolling.

Speaker 2 (33:27):
And, Captain, Dar now you've been captain in other places,
before but what's that like when coaching?

Speaker 3 (33:35):
Nows, hey we got five guys that are captain and then
you hear your? Name what's? That how's that?

Speaker 8 (33:38):
Feel?

Speaker 5 (33:38):
Special?

Speaker 7 (33:39):
Man it's always, special ESPECIALLY i mean the teammates are
the ones that voted you, know so that's that's what
always means the, most just being voted captain by your. Peers, Man,
guys see how you, work how you, attack how you
attack this job that we. Have it's it's always, special.
MAN i never never take it for. Granted and it's a.

Speaker 1 (33:55):
Blessing.

Speaker 7 (33:56):
Man i'm glad those guys were able to want, it
wanted me to represent, them and it's a it's a.

Speaker 1 (34:01):
Blessing we'll get into the, season the game and everything.
Else but you were captain In tampa in twenty, nineteen,
right how is this different for you this time than
it was with The.

Speaker 7 (34:12):
Buccaneers it's, DIFFERENT i, MEAN i GUESS i don't know
why or how is. Different when we win some games
here So tampa we won't winning too. Much but, nah it's, different.
Man it's just being the ROLE i have, now as
being an older guy in the league and having some
more experience under my belt and having the, guys LIKE i,
said vote for me the way they, did it means a.

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Lot SO i will say that it is. Different just
LIKE i, SAID i know THAT i bring some a
different element to the to the team, now just with
my experience as well as being able to make. Plays
So i'm definitely a different experience, though.

Speaker 2 (34:46):
Darr it felt like on most, teams almost every TEAM
i played, on the best captains we are the ones
death to work. At it was just it was just,
natural like they could gravitate towards. You it feels like young,
guys especially the running, backs kind of gravitate towards. You
want your, thoughts want your. Opinion how do you kind
of look at that as being a. Captain if you're just, yourself,

(35:06):
obviously that's kind of put you where you. Are is
that kind of what it, Is you're gonna be, yourself
just help where needed, to counsel where, needed to put
an arm around somebody when needed.

Speaker 3 (35:14):
To that's just natural to your human just your nature for.

Speaker 5 (35:17):
Sure.

Speaker 7 (35:17):
Man it's like you, said especially in my, ROOM i
JUST i know it takes to be a successful runner
back in the, league you, Know so just being able
to be that that that kind of like you, said
that shoulder for guys to come and talk to and
come and kind of get little tidbits and then as
well as special teams, Obviously i'm just being able to
make plays in that in that realm of the. Game
it's it's something that's been big for. Me So i'm

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never really wanting to shy away from helping out the
young guys and even older, guys you know What i'm.
SAYING i just at the end of the, DAY i
want our team to, win AND i know THAT i
know what it takes to, win you know What i'm,
Saying and so guys being able to come to me
and ask me questions and just count on me to
make those plays that'll help win.

Speaker 5 (35:55):
Games it means a, lot LIKE i, Said.

Speaker 1 (35:57):
Dariy like we, said it's year nine for you and
in this, offense noticing the way you're running the football
through the, preseason training camp, practices the preseason, games it
looks like you're as good as ever running the ball
that phase of your, game if not better than. Ever
what is it about running in this offense for?

Speaker 5 (36:15):
YOU i appreciate.

Speaker 7 (36:16):
That for, one it was definitely a point of emphasis
for me this offseason just to make sure that.

Speaker 8 (36:23):
In the.

Speaker 7 (36:23):
League THE nfl is a big role you know What i'm,
SAYING a big role, league and my role hasn't really
been running the ball throughout my, career BUT i didn't
want it to kind of fall behind all the other
THINGS i do. Well SO i did want to make
it a point of emphasis this offseason just kind of
get back to what it takes to be a running,
back and that's running the ball. Well so this PRESEASON
i was able to show that a bit and that paired,

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with like you, said With kley's, offense kind of just
the what we focus.

Speaker 5 (36:47):
On and getting getting gone.

Speaker 7 (36:49):
Downhill it is something THAT i have been good at
throughout my, Career so those two things coming, together it's been.
Good it was a very good camp for, me good
preseason for me and for the for the. Offense you,
know we WERE i feel like we're running the ball really.
Well the running backs and the tight ends are really
syncd up with the old. Line so it feels, Good.

Speaker 2 (37:06):
Darry we Asked, Nick ACTUALLY i did Ask nick And
demko about The greenbrier trip And detroit. Trip, now from their,
perspective it can Always, man we, look we got a
lot of work.

Speaker 5 (37:15):
Done it was.

Speaker 2 (37:16):
GREAT i know from a player's, perspective it's, like, yo,
Man i'd like to be. Home it's still going through
workouts all that kind of, Stuff but there is some
camaraderie because some chemistry that you guys can.

Speaker 3 (37:25):
Build what were those trips like for you?

Speaker 2 (37:27):
Guys did you were you guys able to do that
and get a little closer from Bond.

Speaker 5 (37:30):
No those, trips no.

Speaker 7 (37:31):
QUESTION i, mean at the end of the, day when
you guys are, together when teammates are, together you're always
gonna find ways and find things to bond. Over So
i'm being at The greenbrier being In. Detroit they were
great for. Us you, know we had. Fun we got good,
working but we were able to, chill you, know bond
as a, team go to some some offensive, dinner some team,
dinners have team events and stuff like, that and just

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guys just hanging, out you know What i'm.

Speaker 5 (37:53):
Saying.

Speaker 7 (37:53):
Guy at times where we'd be at home with our,
families you, know we were all together in the cafetia playing,
games Playing huno In.

Speaker 1 (38:00):
It don't know if you, mean, yeah you want any more?

Speaker 2 (38:02):
Games, man this has been bothering me that you hadn't.

Speaker 5 (38:04):
Won it's been.

Speaker 7 (38:05):
Rough what's going? ON i don't know what's going. ON
i think that's Why davids got, paid because he wins every.

Speaker 5 (38:09):
Game but, no it's it.

Speaker 7 (38:11):
Was it was great trips, man and, guys LIKE i,
said came together and and kind of massed at the offense.

Speaker 5 (38:16):
Too while we were on the. Road so it was
very very successful trips for.

Speaker 1 (38:20):
Us very important part of what you do is past.
Protection and what we noticed, was, hey The dari effect
is rubbing off on some of the other. Guys Woody
marks pass protecting, Well Jerward jordan pass protecting. Well i'm,
thinking what's going on? Here you help those guys out
with that because you're a mentor to.

Speaker 7 (38:35):
THEM i, mean it's it's it's an important part of
being a running. Back AND i, myself you, know being
in my ninth, year the young guys see, That, OKAY
i could have a lot of success in this league
just from protecting a. Quarterbacks SO i made SURE i
echoed that To woody And, jaws that that you can
you can play in this, league LIKE i, said by
having a good role in protecting the. Quarterback when you

(38:56):
got a quarterback as good as, seven it's an important
role to, have you know What i'm. Saying so those
guys had a great camp protecting the quarterback in pass,
pro being very, violent very, physical AND i, can't LIKE i,
SAID i can't wait to see what he play this.
Season he's a very good player and it's gonna be
fun to watch.

Speaker 1 (39:10):
Him but you're, like leave the field goals to, me,
right that's hard.

Speaker 3 (39:14):
WAY i got a bone to pick With Hard.

Speaker 2 (39:16):
Knocks by the, WAY i don't know if you Watched
Hard knocks at all this, year but Apparently Ray davis Played.
Kentucky they let him kick an extra point in their,
scrimmage and they spent fifteen minutes talking About Ray davis
kicking extra. Points running back kicking extra. Points i'm, like come, on,
man we had a running back that kicked a field
goal in one of our biggest wins in the fourth.

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Quarter what are we talking about? Here SO i got
a little HARD i GOT.

Speaker 7 (39:41):
I ain't worried about it though they, know they they,
know they definitely.

Speaker 2 (39:45):
Know orry last last, weekend as you start getting ready for,
preparation you go through the fifty three man, cutdown and
that's always a tough weekend for a lot of. People
and you've been at different, points you, know at a
mix where you were gonna be in a fifty three
man roster no matter. What and there were times where you,
know early in your career you didn't really know, chuse

(40:06):
how did you kind of help guys like you are
because you are randomall really? Well in training camp we
talked about. IT i, MEAN i don't know how long
we talked about running, backs like how many are you gonna?
Keep we can't keep eight of, them you, know but
in the end there's five them in total Keeping jaar
on practice. Squad what was that kind of like going
through that process with the guys, like, hey you, know
just keep your head. Up you never, know there might

(40:27):
be practice. Squad, hey they're thirty one of the teams
watching just in. Case what was that kind of like
for you and the guys going through that.

Speaker 7 (40:34):
PROCESS i, mean the Way i've always looked at is
just control what you, can. Man i've always been a
believer in that cream will always rise to the.

Speaker 5 (40:42):
Top and it sucks.

Speaker 7 (40:45):
Obviously like you, said we have a very good running
back room and guys make, plays guys, have guys have,
roles and it's, hard you, know it's. Hard like my
rookie year was in the same. Situation just a bunch
of running, backs a bunch of good, players and a
bunch of good. Roles but at the end of the,
day like you, said there's thirty one teams out there
and these careers. Along, Man i've my first two, YEARS
i was bouncing, around you know What i'm, saying so

(41:07):
being able to figure it. Out he's got plenty of.
Time those guys got plenty of. Time AND i was
an undrafted, guy you know What i'm. SAYING i was
an undrafted. GUY a lot of undrafted guys late round
guys have to deal with. It but it's it's all
about how you, stay you persevere through it and just
keep controlling what you.

Speaker 1 (41:23):
Can what you like being Around Nick? Chubb what is
he like in the?

Speaker 7 (41:26):
Room, Nicks, Nixon, Chiller. Bro nick's cool as. Hell bro
one of my favorite teammates. Already you, Know he's just
a cool. Guy stays very poised at all. Times and
then when he runs the, ball he runs the, ball
you know What i'm. Saying So i'm excited to see
him play this. Season Just he's got a lot to
prove to. HIMSELF i can see the hunger in his
eyes And i'm very excited to watch him run the.

(41:48):
Ball But nicks a very very good. Teammate been able
to hang out with him a, bit and, YEAH i like.

Speaker 5 (41:54):
Him he's a great.

Speaker 2 (41:55):
Guy week one, Here the biggest thing about week one
is the preparation getting ready for. That what do you,
Do darry both like getting your body, ready get your mind?

Speaker 3 (42:05):
Ready what do you do during a?

Speaker 2 (42:07):
Week, like what are some of the things that you
have to be able to do to get yourself ready
to play On? SUNDAY i know you're sharpened. Off it's a,
playbook special team. Stuff having to know where that game plan,
is what's it like kind of going through the prep
to get ready to play game On.

Speaker 7 (42:20):
Sunday it's just like you, SAID i always start with
making sure my body's feeling right By. Wednesday you, KNOW
i want to make Sure i'm feeling, good so going
through my modalities and getting need, le getting, stretched all that,
stuff and after, that it's just a lot of film.

Speaker 5 (42:33):
Prep.

Speaker 7 (42:33):
Man So i'm a big watch watch tape on. Guys
i'll specific GUYS i want to see on the other,
team watch them specific six. SCHEMES i want to see
certain kick returns that they, run or certain blitz as
they run on third. Down you, know JUST i just
kind of just watch tape, that just watch it over
and over and see IF i can find different, things you,
know pick different things. Out and then after we, practice

(42:56):
watch our. Tape you, Know i'm a big film, junkie
and it's me so far toroughout my. Career but that's
really just how my routine throughout the week.

Speaker 1 (43:04):
Goes one more thoughts on THE rams front that you'll
be facing On.

Speaker 7 (43:07):
Sunday good talents in, front very talented. Front definitely the
strength of their, team strength of their. Defense so it's
gonna be a challenge for, us and we got some
good things plan to kind of keep them at.

Speaker 5 (43:18):
Bay and they got good.

Speaker 7 (43:20):
Players they got good, players and that's just one thing
we got to make sure we go out there and
try to know the.

Speaker 5 (43:24):
Five they're good.

Speaker 1 (43:25):
Players, Awesome, darry thanks a lot for being with us college.

Speaker 5 (43:27):
As a pleasure.

Speaker 2 (43:27):
Fella as, always that guy is an absolute. Dude CAPITAL
d CAPITAL u CAPITAL d CAPITAL e capital. Dude love
having that guy on this. Team glad that he is a.
Captain that is well. Deserved and if there's anybody that's building,
it you just want wisdom from just to sit and
talk and feel good about yourself everything you're, doing it's that, Man,

(43:50):
darry or Goomble. Wally all, right let's go around the.
League plenty of things happening as we approach kickoff On,
sunday but we played football.

Speaker 3 (44:00):
Tomorrow we got football.

Speaker 2 (44:02):
Tomorrow we got The eagles and The Micah parsons Less.
Cowboys let's hit some news from around the. League next
right here In Texas All access step and everybody walking
back To, wednesday the issue Of Texans All access from
The Texans radio. Studio i'm Your John Harris football on a,
sideline reporter for Your Houston.

Speaker 3 (44:20):
Texans let's go around the league with some.

Speaker 2 (44:22):
News The, chargers who The texas will play later in the,
year play The rams, First chargers way. Later, well it
looks like The chargers are gonna Get Najie harris back
because he had an eye.

Speaker 3 (44:34):
Injury remember with.

Speaker 2 (44:36):
FIREWORKS i think it was on the fourth Of. JULY
i think it's what it. Was, yeah so a fourth
Of july fireworks. Accident he has been cleared and it
looks like he's ready to go for the game In
brazil against The Kansas city Chief Jim harborough talked about
it as press, conference but it does look like he's
ready to go against The chiefs for The.

Speaker 3 (44:59):
Brazil it'll match.

Speaker 2 (45:01):
Up eagles are taking on The cowboys On thursday.

Speaker 3 (45:04):
Night they'll raise a.

Speaker 2 (45:06):
BANNER i think they already got their, rings but they'll
celebrate the championship from the previous. Year that's what you
do in the, opener and it looks like on both
sides it's pretty good. Status The cowboys will be Without
perry On winfree defensive. Tackle eagles Without tanner. McKee no
big news. There everybody good to go For week one

(45:26):
For eagles The, cowboys Including michael Oh, no he's In Green,
Bay so that's gonna be it'll be. Interesting it'll be,
interesting to say the, least how that all goes out
In Green.

Speaker 3 (45:41):
Band The texans had some.

Speaker 2 (45:42):
Transactions now these transactions don't involve anybody on the, roster
the fifty three man, roster but they do impact the practice.
Squad and as you Heard nick talk about it earlier with,
us that practice squad is hugely important to The. Texans
they look at that practice squad as as part of the,
team as part of the fifty three man. Roster they

(46:03):
look at as a seventy man roster and not a
fifty three man. Roster so these moves are gonna end
up being key waved from or released from the practice.
Squad Reed, holsky who just got here from out Of, Miami.
Ohio he's a. Rookie and then the guy thought had
a really good camp Was. Caseyosi he was released from
the practice. Squad Jackson woodard, stays But caseyosi is released

(46:27):
And Jalen thomas.

Speaker 3 (46:28):
Off it's a lineman from MY.

Speaker 2 (46:30):
SMU i just had higher ropes For, jalen and, look
you never, know might come. BACK i always think Of
James harrison at times like this where guys are, waved brought,
back waved brought. Back James harrison was one of those
guys with The steelers and eventually it clicked and he
he was one of the great pass rushers of the
two thousands twenty tens with The Pittsburgh. Steelers The texans
then signed the following players to the practice Squad Silas,

(46:53):
bolden which we talked about in the broadcast as remember The.
Vikings he was also a teammate of ONCE. Cj stroud
in high. School so he signs the practice Squad. City
so former offensive lineman with The. PATRIOTS i think it
was a second or third round pick out Of Eastern.
Michigan he signs with the practice squad as. Well and
D'Angelo ross De lowe is. Back D'anzelo ross on the practice.

(47:16):
Squad saw him at practice, Today So Silas Bolden. City
so D'anzelo ross added to the practice. Squad Reid, Hoole Ski,
Caseoside Jalen thomas removed from the practice. Squad those are
your transactions for today in your news around THE nfl coming.
Up Nick, Cassario Executi vice, president general, manager a lot

(47:37):
of airtime. Today you heard him On sean And seth's
show earlier. Today he joined us On, tuesday as he always,
Does so check out the YouTube if you haven't, already
and then listen to what he has to. Say we
always have a good time catching up With. Nick he
kicks off the second hour of this edition Of Texans All.

Speaker 3 (47:54):
Access we got one hour, down one hour left to.

Speaker 2 (47:58):
Go right here on A wednesday edition Is All access
from The Hyundai Texans radio.

Speaker 3 (48:02):
Studio i'm your, Host John.

Speaker 2 (48:03):
Harris football, analyst sideline reporter for Your Houston texans and
It's nick Ca sario.

Speaker 3 (48:09):
Time But nick's had a lot of airtime.

Speaker 2 (48:11):
Today he was on earlier With sean And. Seth now
he normally joins us On tuesdays and we played On.

Speaker 3 (48:17):
Wednesdays so if you want to hear that.

Speaker 2 (48:19):
Beforehand go to YouTube and you will see the YouTube
video Of nick joining. Us BUT i love it when
we get into season Because nick and His Scouty report
is always one of my favorite. THINGS i think it's
rare for a general manager to know as much intricate
detail about an opponent the way That nick.

Speaker 3 (48:38):
Does so we had a lot to talk about With.

Speaker 2 (48:40):
Nick so here it is kick it off the second
Hour executive vice president general Manager Nick asaria With mark
and myself.

Speaker 1 (48:47):
And joining us now in the brand New Hyundai texans
radio studio is executive vice president and general Manager Nick. Cassario,
nick great to see, him fellas great to be. Here
you like the new, Studio it's.

Speaker 8 (48:56):
Awesome we're searching for compliments.

Speaker 1 (48:59):
HERE i like, That he congratulates us with the, yeah of.

Speaker 8 (49:03):
Course of.

Speaker 1 (49:03):
Course well after camp is, over, preseason, over initial fifty three,
set how do you feel going into week one with
everything that's been?

Speaker 9 (49:11):
Done productive, offseason productive. Preseason hopefully we got a lot
of work done here in training. Camp the team is
in place for the time. Being as you all, know
there will likely be a number of moving parts throughout
the course of the. Year but as far as the
players that are in the, building between the roster and
the practice, squad feel pretty good about the group we've,
assembled and hopefully it gives ourselves a decent opportunity to

(49:33):
get ready for a really GOOD rams team that we'll
talk about in a few.

Speaker 2 (49:36):
Minutes, nick one of the THINGS i asked to, Me,
Coden i'll ask you going, away getting to The Green
brier for a, week kind of being away from, everything
getting joint practice With detroit before we played the preseason,
game those those time frames getting.

Speaker 1 (49:49):
Away how valuable were those two instances for this.

Speaker 8 (49:52):
Team we felt.

Speaker 9 (49:53):
They were tremendously, productive and they were each kind of.
Different the whole notion behind The greenbrier was just to
kind of, relocate kind of give us a, week not an,
isolation but just kind of a way we have to
deal with the heat In.

Speaker 8 (50:04):
Houston it's, real.

Speaker 9 (50:05):
We all know, that but in an effort to make
sure that we optimize the player's performance and give them
recovery and some of the other.

Speaker 8 (50:11):
Things and The greenbrier has enough.

Speaker 9 (50:13):
Facilities a lot of resources that are available to, us
we're able to kind of simulate the processes that we
have in. Place and when you're out there by, yourself,
literally that's all you have is one another to be
around and rely. On so you, meet you, practice you eat,
together you're doing things collectively as a. Team it's an
opportunity for the team to. Grow dimiko has talked about
that it's vitally. Important and then with The lion, situation

(50:36):
similar but a little bit different with shorter, timeframe went
out there simulate the travel we practice with another, team
got really really good work done to professional teams and
organizations that have similar.

Speaker 8 (50:47):
Mindset had a good day's.

Speaker 9 (50:49):
Work we kind of knew going into the game that
the practice was going to be for a certain cohort of,
players and there was another group that was going to
play in the game On. Saturday had a really good
day of, practice and then kind of had the off day.

Speaker 8 (51:00):
And then kind of the day before game or.

Speaker 9 (51:01):
Routine but we felt, overall but though both of those
opportunities are really productive for our team on a lot
of different.

Speaker 1 (51:07):
Levels and the offensive line made progress throughout the, Preseason,
nick is it safe to say week one we don't
see the finished product quite. Yet it takes a few
more weeks to gel as an offensive, line especially a
newly constructed. One in many, Ways.

Speaker 9 (51:21):
Yeah as a, team you're always gonna have moving parts
in training camp and the spring is one component of
the team building and working with one, another but you're
really not, practicing and then once you get the training,
camp it's an opportunity for different people to work with one.
Another the big thing on the offensive line is consistent
communication on a snap to snap, basis you're gonna have
sixty five seventy plays, offensively the more that whoever's gonna
be on the field can work. Together but by the same,

(51:43):
token we know if something happens in a, game if
you lose a, player somebody else is gonna go have
to go in. There so you're trying to mix in
match and simulate as best you can what's gonna happen
when a group is playing. Together so work through practice
here this. Week we put five out there On sunday
against The. Rams whether or not that's the same group
at the end of the.

Speaker 8 (52:01):
Year we'll.

Speaker 9 (52:01):
See i'm sure there's gonna be some changes and things
that we're gonna have to deal with during the course
of the, year but overall feel like we're in a
pretty good spot with that.

Speaker 2 (52:08):
GROUP i hardly ever ask you about somebody THAT i
don't think is gonna, play BUT i hope we never
see this young man on the field yet he made
to fifty three man, roster and That's Graham. MERTZ i
feel like That minnesota game AND i set it off In.
Nick The minnesota game not really, emblematic but what he
did throughout training. Camp what did you see From graham
throughout the entire training camp that made you feel comfortable

(52:28):
keeping him on the.

Speaker 9 (52:28):
Sure, really from the time he walked in the building
In may to kind of this point here has been very.
Consistent he was in a situation where his season was
cut short At florida last year with the injury pretty well.
DOCUMENTED i think they actually talked about it on The
Whole Sec show In, netflix which happened to, watch and
it was a good snapshot of where he, was some
of the things that he had to go through from

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the injury to the time that we drafted him and
then when he walked in the.

Speaker 8 (52:51):
Building graham is a really smart. Katy it works very.
Hard the big thing from.

Speaker 9 (52:55):
His standpoint is working on his lower body strength and
flexibility and just playing. Football when you haven't been hit
in a, while when that's the first time you're playing,
football there's gonna be an adjustment period that we all
have to go, through that all the players.

Speaker 8 (53:07):
Have to go.

Speaker 9 (53:08):
Through but he's handled. Everything he understands kind of what
his role is on the, team and he's. Prepared he's,
smart he works, hard and then when he went out
there against The lions took advantage of his, Opportunity but
you as a, player we drafted him for a reason
because we felt this is a player that we wanted
to work with on our. Program and he's certainly made
progress and glad he's.

Speaker 1 (53:25):
Here nixt some of the new additions when you acquire,
Them Christian, KIRK. Cj, Gardner, johnson players like. That do
you know automatically he's gonna play in this spot and
this is what he's gonna, do or is it let's
get everybody together and figure it out sort of as we.

Speaker 9 (53:39):
Go, well that's a great question mark in some, cases,
yes some cases not. Necessarily as an, example what safeties
do they have multi position?

Speaker 8 (53:48):
Flexibility are they a safety?

Speaker 9 (53:49):
Only we've SEEN cj play a lot of, football he played,
safety he's actually played some, nickel he's played some, dime
and then In, kirk he's played inside the, formation outside the. Formation,
really what we try to do is say who are the,
players how do we best allocate our resources and put
them in a position where they can maximize their overall skills.
Set BUT i would say both players have a certain
degree of. Flexibility how we actually deploy them will probably

(54:11):
change during the course of the.

Speaker 2 (54:13):
Year So i've waited this. LONG i can't Believe i've
made it this long without talking about a little. Longer
AND i, know BUT i just feel like it's. TIME i,
mean we've been talking about this for a. While we're
talking about twenty twenty. Five the schedule comes, out it's
The Rams week.

Speaker 3 (54:27):
One.

Speaker 2 (54:28):
Okay it's AN nfc, team which is always kind of
fun in a sense because we don't get to see
this team, often which makes the scouting report for The
rams all the more. Interesting it starts With Matt, stafford we,
think deal with the back, issue but one of the
best defensive lines in the, league offensive line.

Speaker 1 (54:44):
That's worked together a couple of really good.

Speaker 2 (54:46):
Backs what are your thoughts about The rams and what
you'll see the scouting report for The rams here we.

Speaker 9 (54:50):
Go, sure great program top to, bottom significant challenge in
front of. Us it starts to the, top you, know
with coach McVeigh and unless they put together an unbelievable,
team they've had a program that's been in place for
a number of. Years Kevin demoff is involved in in
their program as, well so they have really good leadership
on the top, end a good, coordinator they have a
lot of continuity and a lot of stability that's been

(55:11):
put in place on the defensive side of. All Chris
shulos defensive, coordinator reverly, good really good, coach And chris
kind of bought his time and did a really good
job last year with his opportunity happen to coach one
year At John carroll as, well so he has a
feather in his. Cap And Chase blackburn and the kicking,
game you, know played in the league and it's done
a good job in a kicking. Game so really good coaching,

(55:32):
staff really good, coordinators and offensively and, defensively they have
a lot of good football. Players you started you mentioned
the defensive side of the. Football probably we'll see how it.
Goes we're going to see a number of good fronts
throughout the course of the. Year but really one through,
four in one through, five if you Include Poona ford
who they signed in the. Offseason he was kind of
a little i'd, say an underrated not really talked about very,

(55:52):
much but he's gonna help their. Team Between, Fisk, kobe you,
Know young And verse And, ford everything starts with the.
FRONT i, mean have done an unbelievable. Job they cause
a lot of, problems SO i mean it's going to
be a big part of the. Game have a number
of players at the linebacker and secondary, level very, instinctive
some younger, players some veteran. PLAYERS i Think landman who
they signed In atlanta From atlanta have been a very

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productive football. Player sounds like he's the start at mike
and be the signal. Caller and it's funny when you
look at the actual composition of the linebacker, room all
those players are. Undrafted so it's a great job by
their group finding players who maybe aren't highly thought, of
but are good football players and have found a way to.
Stick curle is going to make a big, impact made
a good impact for. Him they draft The kitchens last,

(56:35):
year so good safety. Group and THEN i would Say
lake kind of fills some of the roles That petrie
does for, us kind of nickel to, safety another undrafted
or late round, player AND i have his experience at
corner With witherspoon And. Williams so this is a pretty
deep football team on a defensive side of the, ball and.
Offensively you mentioned, It, johnny everything starts With. MATTHEW i,
mean one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the,

(56:56):
league Borderline hall Of. Famer he's going to be. There
he's as tough as a player in the. League and
if he can't, GO i, mean they basically have another
starting quarterback In Jimmy. Garoppolo adams is obviously a big
signing for them this. Offseason i'd say The adams, acquisition
along with the drafting Of ferguson at tight, end it's
going to make a big imprint on the. Offense and
they Drafted hunter in the fourth. Round similar we Drafted

(57:17):
Woody marx AND i think he's probably gonna make a
little bit of impact for him at some. Point Understanding
kyron's is good of an all round back in the,
league but deep at tight, end good receiver, group and
you throw A puka in, there WHO i, Mean puka's
career kind of speaks for himself to this. Point and
then they have some players in the kicking game that
can be a. Factor so this is a very good football.
Team they won THE Nfc, west they made it to
the divisional, round Had philly on a, rope so we

(57:39):
understand a challenge in front of us on a road opening,
day so which brings some challenges in and of, itself
but hopefully our team will be ready to.

Speaker 1 (57:46):
GO a lot of people talk, about, Well dimiko has
seen them before as a defensive, coordinator but can you
discuss the way they've evolved running the. Football they've changed
things a little.

Speaker 8 (57:54):
Bit, yeah for.

Speaker 9 (57:54):
Sure it really goes back to When kyle when they drafted,
kyrone Then kyron is playing a little bit, more or
they started to go to a little bit more gun
pistol not necessarily under. Center you saw that evolved and
Something shawn had talked, about not this, year but previous,
years how they made a subtle. Tweak AND i think
that's kind of the brilliance Of sean is just his
ability to kind of see things and make some.

Speaker 8 (58:16):
Adjustments and all good coaches do.

Speaker 9 (58:17):
That you kind of have some core things that you believe,
in some things in, place but then at some point
you have to evolve and make an adjustment or make a,
change and they did that. Offensively so the run game
certainly has evolved over the course of.

Speaker 2 (58:28):
Time, nick what's the biggest challenge In week one from
a preparation, Standpoint because you don't want to overdo, it
but you don't want to make sure that you want
to make sure you got everything in that you want
to have in for this.

Speaker 1 (58:40):
Plictar how tough is that in week?

Speaker 2 (58:42):
One and also on that the non scouted look something they,
show you're, like, whoa we haven't seen? That how quick
do you have to be able to adapt to those
things and get them taken care of so they don't
fester throughout the?

Speaker 8 (58:52):
Game, really that's what week one is about across the.

Speaker 9 (58:55):
LEAGUE a lot of unknowns from a personnel, standpoint schematic,
standpoint what are some of the tweaks the team have?
Made so really you have to go back to your
fundamentals and your, foundation your core, principle some of the
things that you've been doing going all the way back
to the, spring and then once you get into the,
game the game will start to. Evolve then you can
figure out how do we need to adjust or a
little bit less of, this a little bit more of,
this and just kind of figure out how the game

(59:15):
is being. PLAYED i think the big thing is from
a personnel, standpoint how are they going to deploy some
of the new, players where are they going to line?

Speaker 8 (59:22):
Up what's their role.

Speaker 9 (59:23):
In the Offense between ferguson Between, adams does that Affect?

Speaker 8 (59:26):
Puka are they going to use multiple?

Speaker 9 (59:28):
Backs so there's always some unknowns that take, place especially
the opening, game and in THE rams, case none of
these players that we're going to see On sunday have
seen a snap in a, preseason.

Speaker 8 (59:36):
So we have to be prepared for a number of.

Speaker 9 (59:38):
Things but it just goes back to basic fundamentals and
hopefully communication and making sure that we're doing the right things.

Speaker 1 (59:43):
Playing on The West, coast And demiko told us going
out early for, that what is the key or a
few of the keys in A West coast, game, bodyclock
whatever else comes into.

Speaker 9 (59:52):
Play it's just acclimating to the overall. Climate so just
gives us an extra. Date it kind of gets, simulated get,
situated get maximize the, rest go through a Normal saturday.
Preparation the game is, later it's, early but it's late
depending on the time zone that you're, In so all
those things kind of factor into the. Calculus and we

(01:00:13):
felt that was the best thing for the. Team and
we've always talked about whatever we can do to help
the players to maximize their performance On, Sunday we're gonna
look at and if we have to make a tweak
along the.

Speaker 8 (01:00:22):
Way then then we'll do.

Speaker 2 (01:00:22):
That because it's AN nfc, team a team we see
every four, years and last time we saw them twenty,
ONE i guess was, here does it make the preparation
more difficult because you.

Speaker 3 (01:00:34):
Haven't seen them at?

Speaker 2 (01:00:35):
All how does it kind of make the preparation because
this is not team we face all the.

Speaker 9 (01:00:39):
Time, yeah with THE Nfc west in, particular we haven't
seen this group since three or four years, ago whatever it,
Was so that game is probably not going to be.
Relevant what you have to go back through and go
back through the twenty four, season what, Happened what are
some of the things they, did and then evaluate their,
personnel look at the. Preseason who are the new, personnel
how are they using, them what are they? Doing the
preseason is really not a big scheme sort of that's

(01:01:02):
not the. Theme it's just more about getting the players to.
Execute so they'll be an adjustment period like we just talked,
about and we'll have to be ready to handle something
without a.

Speaker 1 (01:01:10):
Doubt, well so much talk in the preseason about getting
down to the initial fifty three and you always talk
about the practice, squad and you got so many of
your guys coming back to which is. Great how tough
is it? Now who is going to dress On? Sunday
and the guys that don't dress are good? Players whoever it,
is they're really good, players and that's going to be
tough to lay that news on, them if you, will

(01:01:31):
and just get ready to play.

Speaker 9 (01:01:32):
For, Sure, MARK i, mean we have anywhere from five
to seven inactive players based on if there's. Elevation so
if you don't elevate, anybody then you go from fifty.
Three you can only take forty eight to the. Game
so you're gonna have to tell somebody you're not. Playing
that is a pretty good football. Player so you just
have to be honest with, them just to communicate with.
Them their role could change revolve during the course of the.
Year part of their responsibilities to prepare as if they're

(01:01:54):
going to, play including the practice squad players like we've talked,
about and whoever we whatever decision we make for that,
game then we have to deal with. It and then
once we get through The rams, game then what's our
preparation look like for The tampa for The tampa?

Speaker 8 (01:02:06):
Game and are we using the same.

Speaker 9 (01:02:08):
Group there's always a lot of moving parts and it's never,
easy especially if a player has earned the opportunity to.
Play but per the, rules you can't take everybody of the,
game so sometimes you have to make some difficult.

Speaker 2 (01:02:18):
Decisions, nick you mentioned one of the MOST i think
on heralded assets Of Matt stafford's, game and that's his.
Toughness beyond that and including that what makes him so
difficult to, face especially In week.

Speaker 9 (01:02:29):
ONE a gifted thrower can get the ball to any
parts of the. Field he probably hasn't seen. It you're
not going to show him anything that he hasn't. Seen
he's been in the league over many. Years he's been
in the, league so his ability to understand and process
information at a high rate of speed is one of his.
Strengths and he can literally get the ball to any
part of the. Field he can kind of adjust his
arm angle on his arm, slot and it's hard to

(01:02:52):
get to. HIM i, mean he gets rid of the,
ball is a quick, release and he's willing to hang
in the pocket and take a hit to deliver the
ball under. Duress massive amount respect For matthew and what he's,
done and he's earned all the accolades that he's received week.

Speaker 1 (01:03:06):
One when you look at all the, analytics all the
data you have medically or whatever else on guys going
the full distance in a game versus whatever they've done
in the. PRESEASON i felt like there were a lot
of reps in that joint practice with The, lions a
lot of reps for the ones and the. Twos but
this is a full. Game, now how does that come into?
Play AND i got to think it really Affects week
two as.

Speaker 9 (01:03:26):
Well, yeah we really the first three to four weeks
of the, season you're kind of, all, right where are the?
Players they have they built up enough capacity to make
it through an entire. Game, defensively we rotate a lot
of players in on the front, anyway so you're probably
gonna we're gonna use our, Depth we're gonna use, everybody
but nobody's played a full game to this. Point so sixty,

(01:03:46):
seven sixty, five seventy plays and he decided the. Ball
nobody has played that amount in a real game in
twenty twenty, five and they've done it, previously, sure so
we're gonna have to monitor that and see what their loads,
are what are their, speeds and then their recovery after the.
Game but the first, week the first few weeks are
all kind of tied together because then you might have
to look at. Practice how do we just practice and
then we're gonna be so it's gonna be a long,

(01:04:08):
week but then it's gonna be a short. Week so
how you handle that in nearly part of the, season you,
know will be important part of our.

Speaker 2 (01:04:14):
Process, nick right before the roster is unveiled, Announced joe's
gonna be out of at least the first four. Weeks
how do you like that running back? Room what do
you like about that running back? Room starting With nick
and what you got in?

Speaker 8 (01:04:25):
There, yeah we think it's a pretty versatile.

Speaker 9 (01:04:27):
Room they've all played other Than, woody have all played
good football at different points of their. Career they've all
helped their respective, teams you, know when they've been called.
Upon so we're gonna need everybody not only in that
room but throughout the team as. Well BUT i feel
like we have pretty good. Depth they're all kind of
different in terms of what they bring to the. Table
nick is his own, ENTITY dp has the things that

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he brings to the. Table daara probably has the most
comprehensive role because he has a role offensively and in
a kicking game as.

Speaker 8 (01:04:54):
Well and Then woody has a pretty good skill.

Speaker 9 (01:04:57):
Set so how we're actually able to incorporate that with
any offense kind of have to see how it.

Speaker 1 (01:05:00):
Unfolds SO i know there's a whole thing going on
in this building with you and your staff deploying guys
out to watch college and start. Scouting we'll, start you've already, started.

Speaker 5 (01:05:10):
But for the.

Speaker 1 (01:05:12):
DRAFT i don't want to bog us down in draft,
talk but that's. Underway people do. It, OH i know
you like, this you like this, part but you're already
examining everything there is.

Speaker 9 (01:05:21):
Too, yeah for, sure we've we've had folks out of
training camp over the Month, august and then the first
real weekend of college football was this past, weekend so
we had area, scouts national, scouts scouting directors at different.
Games there was a number of good games over the
course of the, weekend so that information is starting to
come back to. US i get a weekly update Usually
monday Or tuesday from what everybody saw that particular, week

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and it started to start to build.

Speaker 8 (01:05:45):
Up you know my document as. Well so done a.

Speaker 9 (01:05:48):
Lot of work on a lot of players over the
course of the, spring and then we'll be selective here,
picking you, know picking the spots here during the course
of the during the course of the season might be
an opportunity to get over THE sc game they're, PLAYING
i want to, Say saturday night or something like. That
so we'll try to maximize our opportunities and try to
utilize our resources as best we.

Speaker 2 (01:06:06):
Can so this happened in week zero At. Stanford i'm
going somewhere with, This Stanford. Hawaii stanford kicked the ball
off and the ball hit the ground and it popped
up in the air and it keep was standing at
the one yard line and he then waved a fair
catch and caught the, ball thinking, well the ball should
go to the twenty five yard. Line and it got
me thinking about have they talked about?

Speaker 3 (01:06:25):
That do you?

Speaker 2 (01:06:27):
Do you do you guys as a staff sit and
talk with the players about particular new rules or new
things that have popped up that they should be aware.
Of because he didn't realize, it AND i don't know
if you ever knew, It but is that something that
you guys talk about as a.

Speaker 9 (01:06:38):
Staff, Nick, yeah there's so many rules you have to
be careful. Of inundated with too much, information but what
are the ones that are relevant and what are the
ones that are kind of germane maybe that are new
or new ish really in THE, nfl to kickoff sort
of adjustment or rules probably the biggest. Thing there's some
other minor tweaks that they've, made but just understanding the.
Rules what happens where the ball is. Kicked if it's kicked,

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here here's what. Happens or if this action takes, place
here's what. Happens so you prepare for. It, inevitably there's
going to be things that come up in the. Game
maybe we haven't talked about or that we haven't, practiced
but it's a learning. Opportunity so you take the information
and the next time that you're put in a, position
hopefully you make the right the right.

Speaker 8 (01:07:16):
Decision the thirty.

Speaker 1 (01:07:17):
Five yard line touchback feels radical in that everything's going
to be returned now because you don't want to give
up the thirty five yard. Lines so we're going to
see a lot more. Action and the Way emy kicks
the ball off a lot of bad hops off his.
Kickoffs if he can get it to squib inside the, twenty.

Speaker 9 (01:07:32):
Yeah everybody'll probably have a philosophy that they're going to
go with ur in a, year the ball handling will
be important and the kicker's ability to change his dijectory
and put the turner in a difficult. Spot that'll probably
be a part of the strategy and the calculus that's.
Involved so something that we spend time on here in the.
Spring once you get into the, game kind of see
how it. Evolves but really the line of demarcation there

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is the twenty yard. Line so whatever you're going to,
do better make sure it gets past the twenty because
if it, doesn't then balls at the forty then you
basically cut the field in half at that.

Speaker 2 (01:08:03):
Point with what we would think is going to be
more returns in the, game does, that as you're talking
about kind of bridging the gap the conversation of you,
know the twenty twenty SIX Nfl, draft because we're gonna
have more, returns does that add that other wrinkle to
it that you want to see From hey, man this
guy returns, kicks you, know Like ancepsion for a and
m he returned to punt the other. Night hey he

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becomes maybe a little bit more valuable because now the
return game is that much more value because we have
more returns than we've ever.

Speaker 9 (01:08:30):
Had, no it's a good, Question. Johnny let's say case by,
case more than likely ball. Handling the ball, handlers they're
probably gonna put a premium on. That BUT i would
say kickoff return through the, years sometimes it's a trainable.
Skill maybe you have a player that hasn't handled the,
ball but you try him back. There i'd Say pierce
is a really good example of. That we didn't Draft
piers because we thought he was going to be a

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kickoff return he's kind of evolved in that because of
his ability to make plays with the ball in his.
Hand punt return is a teachable skill or trainable. Skill
you've seen a number of players that hadn't done it
before they learn it once they get in THE. Nfl
so it depends on the player's capacity and ability to
take coaching and. Learn if they've done, it they have
experience doing, it we certainly make a note and then
we're going to evaluate it and if it's something that

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we can incorporate to our, advantage and we'll certainly look.

Speaker 1 (01:09:14):
At i've got one more so quick family, Update, nick
because this is your fifth season that you are starting,
here with The Houston texans. Organization that means your girls
have grown up. Here They're texans now does it feel like?

Speaker 3 (01:09:25):
It how are they?

Speaker 1 (01:09:25):
Doing give us an? Update, no they're doing.

Speaker 8 (01:09:27):
Great we've been rock and rolling for the last couple
of weeks at.

Speaker 9 (01:09:30):
School they're active as all get, up so between cross, country, soccer, field.
Hockey our youngest is a big cheer, fan so she's
immersed in that. Process so she's actually. Decent so we'll
see how far that. Goes but, no it's hard to.
BELIEVE i, mean they love being. Here we've been. Here
it's like you, mentioned it's our fifth. Season so grateful

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for the, opportunity excited to get. Started and, yeah they're
immersed in the. Culture they don't have a, choice but
they're happy to be.

Speaker 8 (01:09:58):
Here very.

Speaker 10 (01:09:59):
Good all, Right thanks a, lot good, Luck thanks. Fellas
love that, man glad he is In houston. Now the
man IN la who does What Mark vandermier. Does the
voice of The, RAMS. Jb Long man behind The. MIKES
i Gave mark this task about ten years. Ago he
has continued each and Every wednesday to provide the two,

(01:10:19):
voices getting together to discuss the game coming up On, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
sunday any one of those, days Even.

Speaker 3 (01:10:26):
MONDAY.

Speaker 2 (01:10:27):
Jb long The voice of The rams with our Own
mark vandiverernext right here In Texans All. Access, yes, sir
here we Go, Wednesday, Nation Texans All. Access we've got
a couple. Hours we'll take you right up to eight.
O'clock Demiko ryans on the. Show we've already Had Nick
cassario on the. Show we Had Dary goombawally on the.
Show now it's time for men behind the. Mics the

(01:10:47):
two men will be making the radio calls On sunday
for their respective. Teams you know the voice That, Texans
mark Vandermir but how about the voice of The, RAMS.

Speaker 3 (01:10:55):
Jb.

Speaker 2 (01:10:56):
Long we don't get together with The rams. Much this
was Fun mark AND jb discussing this On.

Speaker 3 (01:11:00):
Sunday all, right J.

Speaker 1 (01:11:01):
B characterize the preseason for. Me The nation from the
outside looking in sees No Matthew stafford for a huge
chunk of this. Preseason is that how you saw it
from the. Inside it's just one of the THINGS i,
know because you have a whole team to get ready.
For but can you just sort of sum up what
you saw in the preseason training camp from THE La.

Speaker 4 (01:11:22):
Rams, yeah there's a lot in there and it's good
to be with, You. MARK i would say the, preseason
in terms of the three games that they actually played
IN nfl, stadiums probably give credence to the fact that
this is one of the deepest and most built out
rosters That sean McVay has been treated to in his
eight years with the. Franchise THE jv, team if you,

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will looks pretty. Good as we, know McVeigh does not
play top line guys In, august and so those that
you'll see AT Sofi stadium this weekend did not dress
largely for those preseason. GAMES i would, say with respect To,
stafford that there is cautious optimism right now and really
in the trailing month since the disc issue in his

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back was, announced AND i would say that, issue combined
with starting left Tackle Alaric jackson having a blood clot
recurrence that has also prevented him from playing at full
speed to this, point though he is expected to start this,
WEEKEND i would say those two things temper what would
be just outrageous abundant optimism and leave it right now

(01:12:26):
in that cautious optimism. Category in terms of what this
team is capable.

Speaker 1 (01:12:30):
Of all, right so tell me about the running attack
Because williams looks so good and fourteen touchdowns last, year
what is that fifth in the. League they like to
run the. Rocket it's different from a few years. Ago
so can you talk about the evolution of the running
game and how it helps them?

Speaker 4 (01:12:46):
Out, yeah that's. RIGHT i mean it's no longer an
outside zone based running. ATTACK i think they've built this
offensive line through a couple of different, iterations with a
couple of intentions in. Mind one being more stout guard
to guard in front of an Agent Matthew, stafford who's
clearly not the most mobile quarterback that he's not statue.
Esque and THEN i think playing to kyen, strings which,

(01:13:07):
is you, know kind of running behind some downhill duo double,
teams manipulating, linebackers taking what's been blocked for. Him so
it's taken a few swings at it to get this.
RIGHT i think Bringing Coleman shelton back From chicago to
place center is a really big piece. There the thing
mark with The rams running game is that it was

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efficient but not, explosive and in addition to some fumbling,
Woes Kyron williams basically just ran into the end zone
almost all of his touches from the five or, In
AND i think a real key to this season is
can the rams be more explosive with the running. Game.
Now he's not going to transform Into Emmett smith at
age twenty. Five he's not suddenly just going to Be Chris.

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Johnson but WHAT i do Think kyron is going to
benefit from this year is feasting on light boxes the
way he did at the end of the twenty three,
season when he probably won a bunch of your listeners
Some fantasy foot ball championships last. YEAR i just don't
think the skill group here In Los angeles struck much
fear in. DEFENSES i think defense were able to just

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play this team straight up now At DeVante, adams a
Healthy Tyler higbee at tight, end a drafted tight end
In Terrence ferguson going into his rookie campaign who can
run slot fades and run like a. GAZELLE i think
that changes the math for, defenses AND i think you'll
see them react, accordingly which Allows, nickveigh the offensive architect

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and play, caller to manipulate those tendencies.

Speaker 1 (01:14:33):
Well put STUFF i was gonna ask you About adams
because it almost seems. Unfair you Have cooper cupp and
he's no longer. There now you slide In Devontae. Adams
you get everybody healthy and it looks pretty. Good are
you happy with the rest of the offensive line the
way it's laid out right? Now you talked about the,
Center you talked about the tackle. Situation if there's one through.

Speaker 4 (01:14:54):
Line to success or failure in the McVay, era its
offensive line. Continuity in seventeen, eighteen when he was hot
on the, scene he was able to start the same
five up front without fail and it led them to
A Super. BOWL a lot of the same was true
in twenty twenty. One in the intervening, years when they've
had injury woes along their offensive, line it looks pretty

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tenuous and the whole operation has been. Disrupted BUT i
Think sean operates on two. Premises playing quarterback is the
hardest thing to do athletically in the. Planet so anything
you can do to make the quarterbacks life, easier including
pre snap motion and play fakes and play action, game
that's what his sole focus is all week. Long and
then the second toughest thing to do in football is

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probably block these freak athletes that are now pass, rushers
not just on the edge but on the. Interior And
houston's got as many good ones as any team in the.
League and so anything you can do to help your offensive,
line either with your play design or your pass protection,
schemes or devoting an extra to your blocking, surface that's
really WHERE i think the focus of this year's offense will.

(01:15:59):
Be how quickly can you get it out Of Matthew stafford's?
Hand how many extra beats can you give him in
pass protection when he's operating from the clean pocket Mark
he's still one of the five best arms on the
planet throwing a football when it's muddy in front of,
Him he's average at, Best AND i think last year
really drove that point.

Speaker 1 (01:16:16):
Home All, RIGHT. Jb long joining us voice of THE La,
rams tell me about verse and this. Defense you Got,
fisk you got a really tough, front and a lot
of people here are looking at that part of the
matchup as the biggest one as far as The texans chances,
go because they have a, revamped, improving but revamped offensive.

Speaker 4 (01:16:36):
Line, YEAH i Think Damiico ryan's probably just said it
best this week that this game hinges on two ferocious
pass rushes and offensive lines that hope to be better
equipped to stop them In week, One And i'm not
sure that there is a defense THAT i would less
like to see Than, houston's given the state Of Matthew

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stafford's back and his age thirty. Seven and, Conversely i'm
not sure that there's a worse matchup for The Houston
texans as they look to retool up front than what
The rams, have which Ered verse And Byron young on
the opposite edge And Kobe, turner who was right, there you,
know with your guy for Defensive rookie of The year
a couple of seasons. Ago Brayden fisk led all rookies

(01:17:20):
in sacks last, year which is incredible considering his teammate
one Defensive rookie Of. YEAR i, mean how about the
fact That verse one Defensive rookie of the year in
the league with four and a half. Sacks how good
do you have to be to finish with less than
five sacks and win that? Honor. Yep so, yeah that's
all arriving at The Houston texans doorstep this. Week BUT
i don't say, that you, know in any form of

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bravado BECAUSE i know it's coming the other direction.

Speaker 1 (01:17:44):
Too, yeah, absolutely it's going to be interesting both sides
of the. Football tell me a little bit about McVeigh
and how he's evolved as a head coach a few years,
Ago again this is outside looking in, stuff but there
was talk ABOUT tv career and things like. That but
here so it's still, coaching still doing a great. Job
where do you think he's at professionally personally in this

(01:18:06):
profession of being a head coach in THE. Nfl, well he's.

Speaker 4 (01:18:09):
Earned the privilege that very few in his profession get,
right which is to continue to reinvent himself and to
have multiple. Chapters let's face, it a lot of coaches
barely get past year one and are fortunate to survive two,
years and if they don't succeed right, away they may
forget another. Chance so because of the rocket ship ascension
and taking this team from four wins to a couple
Of Super, bowls migveagh has earned that. Opportunity and it's

(01:18:33):
been really enjoyable to grow alongside him because we're age
peers and to see him go from his thirties until
hopefully soon into his forties and there was definitely a
window of time WHERE i thought his first coaching stint
might have been tied To Aaron donald And Cooper cup
And Matthew. Stafford that made sense given the roster. Construction

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but lo and, behold they Lost Aaron donald and got
better as a pass rush last. Season they Lose Cooper,
CUP i think intentionally by, design and are going to
be better as a passing attack this. SEASON i can
almost guarantee it If stafford's, healthy and SO i THINK
i can confidently say that there is a future with
The rams For sean McVay that will surpass not Just

(01:19:15):
aaron And, cooper But matthew as. WELL i think he
will see the next quarterback of The Los Angeles, rams
and then he's going to be an amazing broadcaster. Someday
but that's no surprise because WHAT i like to tell people, is,
yes he's a football, savants and he's got the great
x's and, o's he's super high, functioning but he's a
great people person and he's an elite, communicator and he's

(01:19:35):
a true. Leader AND i don't think there's a company
in The fortune five hundred that he couldn't step right
into and be a PRODUCTIVE ceo within within a very
short amount of. Time he's that.

Speaker 1 (01:19:46):
Talented good stuff. There, wow that's. Tremendous AND i remember
a few years. Ago, hey The rams they you, know
the f them picks and all of, that and they're
going to get in salary cap. Jail they're never going
to be able to dig themselves out of. It there
you are at the doorstep against The Philadelphia eagles in
the playoffs with a chance to knock them, out but
couldn't do. That still ten and seven when a playoff.

(01:20:08):
Game very nice, campaign couple of double digit win seasons
in a. Row they've weathered that. Storm and you pointed
out the pass rush even better Without Aaron donald.

Speaker 4 (01:20:16):
Statistically, Yeah, Mark i'll let you in on a little
Inside rams here BECAUSE i trust much of my audience
will not catch this. Show promise you won't draw their
attention to. It but we kind of do like a
weekly hype, video right that's on the front end of the,
season more of a catch. Off it's less about the
matchup more about you, know what is the zeitgeist for this? Season?
Right like what is the ethos for this? Year and

(01:20:37):
for me thinking a lot about, it it's that all
these years gone, by the tractors have, Said, wow The
rams win all, in they mortgage their future to chase a,
championship and good on, them they got. It but there's
gonna be some lean years. Ahead and there. Was there
was One Super bowl hangover, year an injury plagued twenty two,
season but then double digit wins in a playoff spot

(01:20:59):
in twenty, three double digit wins in a division title
and a playoff win last. Year and so my framing
of that is because they hit on so Many day
two And day three. Picks rather than mortgaging their, future
what they've actually done is build one of the nicest
houses on the. Block AND i think that they're poised
for the. Present they're a real contender right. Now But

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i'm not sure that twenty six and twenty seven might
not be even brighter for The Los Angeles. Rams and
who would have said that given the things they were
doing to get That Lombardi trophy just a few short years.

Speaker 1 (01:21:33):
Ago you, know it's interesting with the golf TRADE. Jb,
long voice of The rams joining, us because all too
often in a trade we wanted to declare a. Loser
this team got fleece this team got. Taken but that's
one that worked out really well for both teams and
is still very much in progress as far as the
results of that. Trade your thoughts.

Speaker 4 (01:21:51):
Agree, completely and that should happen more often than, not,
right because there's a lot of really smart operators making these,
decisions and so for a trade to be, transacted it
should be pretty level. UNBALANCED i think what we saw
there is just a difference in time. Horizon, now the
most recent one That i'm sure has made waves in
your neck of the woods is This Micah parsons deal

(01:22:13):
To Green, bay and, that to me is a different
sort of. Calculus but who knows if those picks coming
back might lead to a next iteration Of Jerry Young Dallas.
Cowboys i'm skeptical because the best case scenario for me
is probably getting A micah type piece with one of those,
picks And i'm not sure that that was necessarily the

(01:22:35):
case with The Rams lions trade because you got an
elite quarterback In Matthew stafford who got you over the,
mountain and credit To Brad holmes and The lions who
played a role In Jared goss's early. Years seeing a
future as a top, notch if not elite starter in this. League,
now can he do it beyond the infrastructure of his

(01:22:57):
coordinators and all those other. Things, PROBABLY i think he's
built to. Succeed but, YEAH i think that probably sets
a mold almost WHERE i think we'll see more of
that high leverage trade, deals more along the lines of
what you see in baseball or THE, nba where for
so long THE nfl was reluctant to trade players of that,

(01:23:18):
stature especially. Quarterbacks there's a reason that one ones had
never been swapped. Before you know That gonf And stafford
were one of the. KIND i don't know that we'll
receive that, again BUT i think teams are less hesitant
to make those types of deals so long as they
have the job security to ultimately win with the picks
that they're. ACQUIRING.

Speaker 1 (01:23:35):
Jb Long voice of The rams joining Us OKAY la, Landscape, Dodgers.
Lakers obviously The chargers are co tenants of the, building
or really your tenant, Maybe but where do The rams
and how do The rams fit in to the landscape right?
Now with the, success it's coming back To Los. Angeles
you mentioned the hiccup year of five to twelve and

(01:23:57):
twenty twenty. Two but, overall how's it going IN LA.
Jb you, KNOW i have.

Speaker 4 (01:24:02):
To Admit i'm probably more dialed into THE ayso and
you flag football scene THAN i am necessarily all the
professional and college goings on here In Los. Angeles it
is a very busy scene, too of. Everything everything played in.
Pairs but you, know WHEN i drop my kids off at,
SCHOOL i do see MORE rams hats AND t shirts
and license plate. HOLDERS i do think a generational project

(01:24:27):
is well ahead of, schedule and the personalities that The
rams have won with and the wins that they've racked
up in my now decade on the job has accelerated
that growth. Curve BUT i do think it will take
until my sons are season ticket holders for them to
be as entrenched as some of the OTHER nfl fan,
bases if they ever get to that. POINT la as you,

(01:24:49):
know is a unique, place and WHAT i love about
it is you can meet people from every walk of,
life and you can dine on cuisine from all over the,
planet and people from all around The United states and
the world come to live and raise their families, here
and so WHAT i love about that as a melting.
POT i can't bend the moon as a broadcaster for

(01:25:10):
the local football team because all those people are going
to bring all their various fandoms To Sofi. Stadium and
When pittsburgh comes to town once every eight, years guess
What steeler fans are going to spend their year long
savings and resources to make sure they're. There AND i
don't belittle that or regret that one. Bit every game
is a bowl type game At Sofi.

Speaker 1 (01:25:32):
Stadium, YEAH i was going to ask you about, that
because sometimes that happens.

Speaker 3 (01:25:35):
Here of.

Speaker 1 (01:25:36):
Course, Well steelers they travel, everywhere they invade every. Building
they're kind of an anomaly that. Way but there are
a lot of teams with great traveling fan. Bases, buffalo et.
Cetera texans have a good traveling fan base pretty, good
so the Traveling texans will be. There but The rams
are used to this kind of thing in a good. Way.
Right you know that this is going to happen in your,
building and obviously they've dealt with it pretty well more

(01:25:57):
often than.

Speaker 4 (01:25:58):
Not you know WHERE i think it plays in is
for the full front half of the. Schedule last, year
The rams were on a silent. Count homer Away Matthew
stafford was on a silent, count AND i do feel
bad for like the tackles and the offensive linemen who
have to contend with that in their own stadium depending

(01:26:18):
on how the schedule, breaks and especially in games where
that really is the tipping. Point AND i would say
this is definitely one of them coming our Way. Sunday you,
know a false start here or a quick get off,
there or a tackle beaten outside or inside could affect
not only the outcome Of week, one but the course
of your entire. Season should your quarterback get, decked THAT

(01:26:42):
i do think is a real competitive dynamic that home
and away broadcasters alike need to be aware, of because
that is.

Speaker 8 (01:26:49):
Real you.

Speaker 4 (01:26:49):
Know weighing terrible towels is one, thing having lot draped
all over your quarterback is, another if that makes.

Speaker 1 (01:26:55):
Sense so you have kids and you said flag? Football
are you?

Speaker 4 (01:26:57):
COACHING i wish the spring is my, time but my
lovely dear wife, is for all intents and, purposes a
single mother four out of seven days in the. FALL
i think you have a sense of how that. Goes
BUT i do my level. BEST i try and pick
up and drop off as much AS i can and thank,
GOODNESS i live in a FaceTime era.

Speaker 1 (01:27:18):
Generation give me one more thing ABOUT la that people
either don't understand that you want them to, know that gets,
underplayed some aspect of Southern california that you love that
you think doesn't get the pub it. Deserves, wow so.

Speaker 4 (01:27:33):
Many avenues to go. THERE i touched on the food
and the, weather of, course but you, KNOW i was born, Here,
mark BUT i was raised mostly in Northern, california and
just like you know various pockets Of, Texas i'm sure
there are stereotypes and rivalries about how we're similar or,
Different and so my perception OF la moving here in

(01:27:54):
my early thirties compared to reality is. Staggering we have phenomenal,
community great, friends a wonderful, church a wonderful, school and
a lot of that is. Privileged you, Know i'm, blessed
and don't get me wrong IF i say anything, otherwise
BUT i do Think Los, angeles those sprawling is also

(01:28:15):
intimate and diverse enough that if you, look you can
find your, pocket your, people and it can be a
wonderful place to raise the family and. Kids AND i
don't know that people From afar necessarily see, that but
it's certainly been my experience.

Speaker 1 (01:28:30):
Here sounds, GREAT, jb thanks so much for joining, us
and let's have some fun On.

Speaker 4 (01:28:33):
Sunday i'm so glad you guys are coming. In wouldn't
it be fun to look back In february and say
this was A Super bowl.

Speaker 1 (01:28:39):
Preview let's do.

Speaker 2 (01:28:40):
It hell, yeah let's do. It my, goodness, yeah let's do.

Speaker 4 (01:28:43):
It.

Speaker 2 (01:28:44):
Okay coming up next in our final, Segment mark AND
i give You sleepers the game and three things to
watch On sunday against The. Rams that's next To Texas.
Auxes we're going one final segment This, Wednesday nation Of
Texans All access as we inch ever so closely to
A sunday kickoff against THE La rams In week. One
Up John, harris football, analyst sideline reporter for Your Houston

(01:29:07):
texans and, man this is gonna be really fun On, Sunday, mark.

Speaker 1 (01:29:11):
Let's get into. It three big things to watch in
this one. Go what's the first.

Speaker 2 (01:29:16):
One i'm gonna start with the tackle situation Against Jared.
Verse verse is one of the most powerful defensive ends
you can. Face he creates pressure all game long because
he's so, powerful but he's got some twitch to move
inside and do some things and he. Talks is you know,

(01:29:37):
What he's gonna talk his mess and The texas can't
get caught in. That last year when we were here for,
practice he was talking all day To larrman tunsl and
then beat him badly a few. Times so he's gonna.
Talk you can't get caught up in. That you gotta
just one rep after the, next Keep Jared verse from
getting in the face OF.

Speaker 1 (01:29:55):
Cj. Strop i've Got Matthew stafford himself as somebody to
watch backp. Problems are you kidding? Me this could make
getting in and out of the car and adventure. Yep
never mind being in the backfield and Having Daniel hunter
And Will Anderson junior coming after you trying to inflict
pain and jar the ball. Loose this is worth watching
early to see if you can withstand the, pressure the,

(01:30:17):
heat the. Hits because he hasn't taken any all, Preseason
he's missed a huge chunk of it as.

Speaker 5 (01:30:23):
Well.

Speaker 2 (01:30:23):
Yeah, Absolutely AND i think to the third and final
thing is can The texans run the ball four point
zero yards per? Carry can they be consistent running the?
Ball that's something that they showed in preseason it was
four yards of. Pop five yards of. Pop it wasn't
like eighty and then zero zero minus two minus. Three
they stayed ahead of the sticks throughout the preseason by

(01:30:46):
running the ball effectively on first. Down so can they
be three four five yards of pop when they run
the ball and mine kind of go together in a
sense that if you run the ball, well now you
Put Jared verse in that really good defensive. Line come
on your heels a little. Bit oh this is gonna
be a run. Play oh, no it's passes play. Action
but you buy yourself a half second to get the

(01:31:06):
ball off because you run the ball that. Well consistency
in the run game three to five yards of.

Speaker 3 (01:31:11):
Pop if you live in that, area you'll be all.

Speaker 1 (01:31:13):
Right i've got an honorable mention thing to look out for,
here and that would be The texans SECONDARY. Cj Gardner
johnson available to. Play that's. Awesome can they stay with
these pass catchers of the? Rams they got good tight.
Ends obviously they Have DeVante Adams Pooka. Dakua it's a.
Nightmare If stafford does get some time to, Throw if

(01:31:35):
they are able to run the ball a little, bit
this could be a. Problem so can the back end
of The texans do their? Thing you know they're. Awesome
can they do it against these rams receivers on the.

Speaker 2 (01:31:45):
Road keep the ball in, front make plays on the
throws in front of, you keep it in, front make
plays on the balls in front of. You, Look stafford's
gonna complete. Passes he's gonna complete, Passes there's no question about.
That but you've got to have A you've got to
keep seven yard, completions seven yard. Plays you can't give
up a seven yard completion that turns into a forty

(01:32:07):
seven yard.

Speaker 3 (01:32:08):
Game that's what you have to. Avoid but when you
have opportunities.

Speaker 2 (01:32:11):
To go get the, football go get the, Football go
pick off a, football make a, play get the takeover train,
going as you like to, say and let's go put
the ball on the ends on if you can.

Speaker 1 (01:32:20):
Defensively, okay Our Mattress Firm sleeper of The, Game Mattress,
firm the official sleep partner of The Houston. Texans who
do you got for Your Mattress Firm sleeper of the, Game,
Johnny i'm going well well, Inside, okay guard Ed.

Speaker 2 (01:32:35):
Ingram this is as tough a front as The texas
are going to face all year and we all talk
about AS i Mentioned Jared vers, earlier but to, Me
fisk is a huge problem and Ed ingram had a
really good training camp and that is gonna be a.

Speaker 1 (01:32:50):
Battle that is one that ed has to.

Speaker 2 (01:32:52):
Win he has to go toe to toe with that
monster and he has to stare him down and win those.

Speaker 3 (01:32:57):
Matchups now he's not on his.

Speaker 2 (01:32:59):
Own there are a lot of dual blocks and combo
blocks where they'll Set fisk up and do, things But
fisk inside can ruin the game and they can't allow
him to do. That AND i think Ed ingram is
gonna be on display a lot in this, game and
he's got to play.

Speaker 1 (01:33:15):
Well i'm gonna Say Cad stover for My sley like
game Because, Caid, look he's a frontline kind of, player
but when you're talking about the pass catching threats and
who might score, touchdowns you might not think of him right.
Away yet could line up at full. Back they can
move him around a, bit catches passes for big first,
downs move the, sticks keep the drive, going that kind of.

(01:33:36):
Thing maybe Eventually nico, scores But stover had a big
part in the drive running game and passing. GAME i
Like Kate stover as my sleeper of the.

Speaker 2 (01:33:44):
Game you know What i've said About, Kate he is
my breakout. PLAYER i didn't go to him on this
one BECAUSE i feel LIKE i already talked about him
as the breakout. Player BUT i feel Like dalton and
Or caid have to provide more into passing, game and
obviously a lot in the run game as. Well but
there are ways you can manufacture some of that edge.
STUFF i talked about it earlier last week about potentially

(01:34:07):
going six offensive, linemen Bringing Cam robinson into play as
a tight end tackle next To arionte Or titus or
however they line.

Speaker 3 (01:34:14):
Up SO i think there are ways you can do.

Speaker 2 (01:34:16):
That you can manufacture some, bulk but you still have
to get good play out of both those tight. Ends
AND i just see these tight ends having a much
better year from a reception. STANDPOINT i Think dalton bounces.
BACK i Think cade takes another. Step i'm curious that
they go with a third tight end on game day
and how that's going to look and what they. Do

(01:34:37):
But i'm with, you you know HOW i feel About Kate.
STOVER i think this is gonna be a big year
For ky and it's got to start.

Speaker 1 (01:34:41):
Someday i've got a sleeper of the game phase of
the game. Too, okay the kick return ks for both. Teams,
yes this, is as we said With nick Ca asario
and our conversation with him this, week radical. STUFF i
don't think people fully realize the effect this is going to.
HAVE i think the ball is going to be out
at least once per game every game in THE nfl
at least once per, game and a. Kickoff you're gonna

(01:35:03):
have a crazy, balance a crazy thing, happen a turnover
once per game. AVERAGE i believe it's gonna happen because
that ball is gonna be in play all the time
in a way it hasn't been in maybe. Forever the
way they're gonna kick, off with the landing zone inside the,
twenty between the twenty and the goal line And Kayemi
fairbarn trying to swib the ball and create bad hops
and that kind of. Thing this is going to be

(01:35:23):
definitely something to keep your eyes.

Speaker 2 (01:35:25):
On, absolutely that is going to be a massive part
of not only this, game BUT i think games throughout the.
Year hopefully there's some baseball players back there for The
texans that can field ground, balls because that's what EVERY
nfl team is gonna need on kickoffs this. Year all,
right big thanks To mark as, Always Damiko, ryants we
Had Nick, cassario we HAD. Jb, long we Had Darya,

(01:35:45):
gumbuwallee and we had you guys. Listening thank you so very.
Much to our guys at six,' ten thank you. Very
much we'll see you, next time and, as Always, go
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