WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:12.119 Welcomeboard, Welcome to another Space City Saturday on Sports Talk 2 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:16.600 seven ninety Dad Matthews Live and local h town breakdown 3 00:00:16.879 --> 00:00:21.559 of the world that matters to you, the Houston sports world. 4 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:23.960 All these great Houston fans here. We love you all. 5 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:27.640 So finish up on that to do list. 6 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:31.559 Lout up the cooler because you can't drink in talk 7 00:00:31.640 --> 00:00:34.960 sports all day if you don't start. Now bear me 8 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:39.439 in the eight This is Space City Saturday's ine. 9 00:00:40.119 --> 00:00:42.399 Here's seven nineties Dad Matthews. 10 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:51.960 In a way we go here on Space City Saturday. 11 00:00:52.079 --> 00:00:53.600 Dean Matthews here with you. 12 00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:56.840 For the next couple of hours, looking forward to being 13 00:00:56.880 --> 00:01:00.119 able to cover it all soup to nuts right here 14 00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:02.640 as you heard, Doug Pike kind of lead me into 15 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:05.200 it right there where by the way too. I've got 16 00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:09.319 a merchandising item for Doug Pike. An idea for Doug 17 00:01:09.359 --> 00:01:12.040 Pike is you know I heard one of his promos 18 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:14.280 yesterday and he had a good line in it where 19 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:19.239 he goes, if you drive him, shoot him or spool him. So, Doug, 20 00:01:19.400 --> 00:01:21.640 if you're still out there listening, I think we need 21 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:23.920 to create a shirt for the Doug Pike Show where 22 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:27.120 the front of it says, drive them, shoot him or 23 00:01:27.159 --> 00:01:29.400 spool them, and then on the back have the time 24 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:31.920 of the show and on Sports Talk seven to ninety 25 00:01:31.959 --> 00:01:34.560 and Doug Pike Show, I'm thinking that maybe there's a 26 00:01:34.599 --> 00:01:37.840 merchandising opportunity there, Doug. So anyway, just wanted to get 27 00:01:37.840 --> 00:01:39.599 that out of the way off the top of the show. 28 00:01:39.719 --> 00:01:42.760 But as I mentioned, we got a lot to be 29 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:45.599 able to chew on today. I mean, even though the 30 00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:49.359 Astros are not in the postseason, we're not gonna talk 31 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:52.359 much postseason because I'm sure most of you are casual 32 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:55.079 at best in terms of watching it. I mean, I 33 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:57.879 know that I have been. It's been pretty much with me. 34 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:01.480 If I have almost any thing else to be able 35 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:03.879 to watch, then I say, yeah, I'm not gonna watch 36 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:06.840 Dodgers Mets. I'm not gonna watch the Yankees Guardians. Although 37 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:08.879 I mean the other night we were treated to a 38 00:02:08.879 --> 00:02:13.120 pretty classic finish in the Guardians game, which again, you 39 00:02:13.159 --> 00:02:16.840 know I was able to catch as highlights. But I mean, 40 00:02:16.919 --> 00:02:19.199 you know, there's still excitement, there's still fun, there's all 41 00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:21.199 of that, and you know it's funny. Last night having 42 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:24.319 dinner at a place up here in the Woodlands area, 43 00:02:24.439 --> 00:02:28.919 with my fiance and I said, you know what, I'll 44 00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:32.159 be very honest, this is much more relaxing to watch. 45 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:35.319 But I kind of miss that, like, you know, hanging 46 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:38.360 on every pitch, hanging on every play. So hopefully the 47 00:02:38.439 --> 00:02:41.759 Astros can get that back for us next season. But 48 00:02:42.080 --> 00:02:44.800 as it stands right now, the Yankees as painful as 49 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:46.960 it is to hear, and painful enough for me to 50 00:02:47.039 --> 00:02:51.240 say the Yankees one went away from moving on to 51 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:55.360 the World Series and look talked about a little bit 52 00:02:55.360 --> 00:02:57.599 earlier in the week with Ross villar Real, and I 53 00:02:57.599 --> 00:03:00.919 threw out the hashtag on Twitter, hashtag shot or stabbed, 54 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:03.240 because you kind of feel like, if it is the 55 00:03:03.280 --> 00:03:05.639 World Series, then I'm sure that Fox really wants in 56 00:03:05.719 --> 00:03:08.639 Major League Baseball. Really once again, if you put him 57 00:03:08.680 --> 00:03:11.439 in that room of truth, I mean, it is kind 58 00:03:11.439 --> 00:03:13.400 of a little bit of a deal of would you 59 00:03:13.479 --> 00:03:16.159 rather be shot or would you rather be stabbed? And 60 00:03:16.599 --> 00:03:18.400 in this case right here, it's kind of like you 61 00:03:18.439 --> 00:03:19.719 start to play through it in your mind. 62 00:03:19.719 --> 00:03:22.680 You're like, well, you know, if. 63 00:03:22.479 --> 00:03:25.599 This happens, I mean, you know, that's somewhat okay, and 64 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:28.960 if that happens, but you know, we're not going to 65 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:31.479 talk much about that. I've spent more time on it 66 00:03:31.560 --> 00:03:34.879 than we needed to spend, which, by the way, too, 67 00:03:34.960 --> 00:03:37.560 is I'm talking you know this through right now. 68 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:39.439 I'm loving that. You know. 69 00:03:39.479 --> 00:03:41.599 One of my favorite things every single week on college 70 00:03:41.639 --> 00:03:45.000 game day is the kids kicking the football. And the 71 00:03:45.039 --> 00:03:48.560 one kid who just kicked it from Texas absolutely hit 72 00:03:48.560 --> 00:03:51.960 a worm burner, and he's asking for another chance because 73 00:03:51.960 --> 00:03:54.560 I think if he makes this kick, it's for ninety 74 00:03:54.599 --> 00:03:57.479 thousand dollars. He's got Tony Hinchcliffe in his face too, 75 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:00.000 making fun of him. If you watch the Tom Brady 76 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:02.520 roast or if you know about Kill Tony, which, by 77 00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:04.400 the way, shout out with the Kill Tony. 78 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:07.280 You guys remember Trey Trey Campbell. 79 00:04:06.919 --> 00:04:09.879 The guy that used to be one of our producers 80 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:12.719 here at Sports Talk seven ninety. He's a regular contributor 81 00:04:12.759 --> 00:04:15.639 on Kill Tony. Pretty good comedian, So if you're ever 82 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:20.439 in the Austin area, look up Trey. But anyway, Hinchcliffe 83 00:04:20.560 --> 00:04:23.720 one of the best roasters out there, and I think 84 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:26.399 they are going to give this Texas kid another chance, 85 00:04:26.639 --> 00:04:29.560 which I mean I think after that, which, by the 86 00:04:29.560 --> 00:04:32.959 way too, it's also as well. I understand it's hard 87 00:04:33.040 --> 00:04:35.759 enough to be able to make. But as McAfee gets 88 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:38.240 into like the one hundred thousand dollars range and like 89 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:41.120 the ninety thousand dollars range, I kind of feel like, oh, 90 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:43.319 and they didn't need to give him another chance, brutal. 91 00:04:45.480 --> 00:04:47.040 I kind of feel like like you need to like 92 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:49.920 make it, like, hey, if you're going to make this kick, 93 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:52.000 like you know, kind of like in basketball you go 94 00:04:52.040 --> 00:04:53.680 to a rocket scheme, you know how they do like 95 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:56.680 the thirty second challenge or I can't remember exactly what 96 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:58.639 they call it, but you get the layup, you get 97 00:04:58.680 --> 00:05:01.240 the free throw, you get the three, and then of 98 00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:03.600 course if you run out of time on those, or 99 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:06.079 even if you make all three of them, you get 100 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:09.079 the one shot. For I believe it's ten grand is 101 00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:11.160 what they do at the Rockets games. 102 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:12.079 I mean, it's a. 103 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:13.800 Good chunk of change, and you got to make a 104 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:18.519 half court shot. So I think that, you know, it's 105 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:20.120 one of those things that you got to make people 106 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:22.240 work for their money on that. But anyway, that's a 107 00:05:22.399 --> 00:05:25.399 side note on that. We'll get into plenty of Texans 108 00:05:25.480 --> 00:05:29.000 talk in this show today because Texan's up. 109 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:31.639 In Green Bay and you're gonna hear from somebody. 110 00:05:31.680 --> 00:05:34.079 A little bit later on, as a matter of fact, 111 00:05:34.160 --> 00:05:37.600 about thirty minutes from now, Mike Heller from ninety seven 112 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:40.720 to three up there in Milwaukee joined us on the 113 00:05:40.759 --> 00:05:43.160 A team earlier this week, and he was talking about 114 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:46.439 this is gonna be the Packers' biggest challenge this season. 115 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:47.600 Now, I know some of you out. 116 00:05:47.439 --> 00:05:49.240 There might be listening and saying, well, wait a minute, 117 00:05:49.319 --> 00:05:53.040 didn't Green Bay play against Minnesota and he seemed to 118 00:05:53.040 --> 00:05:56.199 believe that the Texans might be able to put together 119 00:05:56.240 --> 00:05:58.800 a better test for them than the Vikings did. I 120 00:05:58.839 --> 00:06:01.519 think that a lot of just don't believe in Sam 121 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:04.480 Darnold right now. And I mean, I know he's played 122 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:06.759 incredibly well. I know that it's one of those things 123 00:06:06.800 --> 00:06:09.199 with him where you're looking at him and saying, this 124 00:06:09.279 --> 00:06:11.399 is the guy that I think the Jets thought they 125 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:13.920 were getting coming out of USC. Just took him a 126 00:06:13.920 --> 00:06:15.759 little longer to kind of get to this point. And 127 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:17.959 who knows. I mean, since we're in the business of 128 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:22.399 always making comparisons, maybe Minnesota is to him like what 129 00:06:22.519 --> 00:06:25.519 Sean Payton and New Orleans was to Drew Brees. 130 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:27.279 I mean, remember, Brees was. 131 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:28.920 Kind of a guy that I don't think had a 132 00:06:29.040 --> 00:06:32.120 ton of expectations when he was with San Diego and 133 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:34.759 at the time, yes, it was the young kids out there. 134 00:06:34.800 --> 00:06:37.639 It was the San Diego Chargers, not the LA Chargers. 135 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:41.319 But when he was there and finally replaced by Philip Rivers, 136 00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:43.279 he was kind of thought of. I mean remember too 137 00:06:43.319 --> 00:06:46.240 as well, it's the old story that Nick Saban has 138 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:48.920 told numerous times. They thought they were gonna get Drew 139 00:06:48.959 --> 00:06:52.120 Brees there in Miami and he failed as physical because 140 00:06:52.160 --> 00:06:54.680 he had a shoulder issue, and then I guess had 141 00:06:54.680 --> 00:06:59.120 that shoulder issue corrected and then was able to go 142 00:06:59.120 --> 00:07:03.000 to New Orleans and it was a marriage and a 143 00:07:03.040 --> 00:07:05.839 match made in Heaven for Sean Payton and the Saints. 144 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:08.240 So that might be the case with Sam Darnold. But 145 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:11.439 I also though think too as well that no matter 146 00:07:11.439 --> 00:07:13.879 how good you are, there is a regression that comes. 147 00:07:14.360 --> 00:07:17.439 I think it comes this weekend against the Detroit Lions. 148 00:07:17.480 --> 00:07:21.160 I get no Aiden Hutchinson for Dan Campbell's team, but 149 00:07:21.480 --> 00:07:24.199 also too at the same time, I do think that 150 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:27.439 that is a Lions team that is playing really, really 151 00:07:27.439 --> 00:07:29.519 good football. And by the way, too, they'll factor in 152 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:32.040 a little bit later on in the show. And we've 153 00:07:32.079 --> 00:07:35.279 got some audio to play from somebody who was not 154 00:07:35.439 --> 00:07:39.800 too pleased about the Lions and how they handled the 155 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:43.759 end of that game last weekend. And oh yes, oh yes, 156 00:07:43.959 --> 00:07:45.839 you know that we're going to get into Jerry Jones 157 00:07:45.959 --> 00:07:47.560 with my good buddy R. 158 00:07:47.639 --> 00:07:47.879 JH. 159 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:52.839 Choppie and Sean Sharief up there in Dallas earlier this week. 160 00:07:52.920 --> 00:07:54.800 And I mean, I think that there is a comparable 161 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:58.079 angle here as well, because you all listen. You know 162 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:01.000 that during Rocket season, for example, every single week on 163 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:02.319 the Matt Thomas Show, you're. 164 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:03.639 Gonna hear Emai Udoka on. 165 00:08:03.959 --> 00:08:07.519 And during Astro season, you know that on the Sean 166 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:11.000 Salisbury Show, we're gonna get the general manager, which, by 167 00:08:11.040 --> 00:08:13.079 the way too, you know some people out there might 168 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:15.920 be confused of why does Jerry Jones go on the radio? 169 00:08:16.079 --> 00:08:18.680 No owner goes on the radio. Well, it's also the 170 00:08:18.759 --> 00:08:21.680 GM of the football team. So the GM usually does 171 00:08:21.759 --> 00:08:25.759 join teams who have the broadcast rights, says the flagship 172 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:27.600 stations usually does join them weekly. 173 00:08:27.720 --> 00:08:29.879 So that's what the case is up there. 174 00:08:30.279 --> 00:08:32.600 Like I said, down here in Houston, we get Dana 175 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:35.320 Brown every single week, and then of course Joe Spot 176 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:37.000 every single week on the Matt Thomas Show. 177 00:08:37.120 --> 00:08:39.799 So that's the beauty of being a flagship station. 178 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:43.559 Excuse me getting choked up kind of talking about it, 179 00:08:43.559 --> 00:08:45.799 But I am going to talk us through just a 180 00:08:45.799 --> 00:08:47.919 little bit of you know, kind of you know what 181 00:08:47.960 --> 00:08:50.320 that's all about. I mean, I think that there is 182 00:08:50.440 --> 00:08:53.200 kind of a little bit of a thought that because 183 00:08:53.240 --> 00:08:55.159 you're the flagship station, that means you have to carry 184 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:56.200 the water for the team. 185 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:57.360 I mean, I. 186 00:08:57.320 --> 00:08:59.200 Think that, and I don't want to give away too 187 00:08:59.240 --> 00:09:01.960 much of it right now now, but I mean there 188 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:04.360 is a little bit of a fine line to kind 189 00:09:04.399 --> 00:09:07.080 of work. Yes, you are business partners. That is the 190 00:09:07.080 --> 00:09:10.480 reality of it all. You are business partners. And when 191 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:13.480 you are in a partnership with somebody, you kind of 192 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:16.039 try to look out for them, but then also too, 193 00:09:16.159 --> 00:09:18.480 you want them to look out for you as well, 194 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:21.039 but also too as well. We're in a business that 195 00:09:21.559 --> 00:09:23.759 criticism is part of the game, and it is part 196 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:24.399 of the business. 197 00:09:24.440 --> 00:09:25.879 But we'll get into it all. 198 00:09:25.759 --> 00:09:28.639 A little bit later on, And you know, it's kind 199 00:09:28.679 --> 00:09:30.720 of a I think we can all agree who everybody 200 00:09:30.720 --> 00:09:34.000 believes was in the wrong in that scenario, but we'll 201 00:09:34.039 --> 00:09:35.879 play it for you a little bit later on in 202 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:38.399 the show. Probably second hour of the show is when 203 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:39.320 we'll get into all of that. 204 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:40.960 But we will do that. 205 00:09:41.240 --> 00:09:43.840 And like I mentioned at the top of the show, 206 00:09:43.960 --> 00:09:46.919 Dusty Baker, he was on with Joel Sherman and John 207 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:50.159 Hayman talking about his time with the Astros. Would he 208 00:09:50.200 --> 00:09:52.279 maybe want to try to give it one more go 209 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:55.440 at being a manager, why he stepped away, and also 210 00:09:55.480 --> 00:09:59.080 to some interesting thoughts about the future of the Astros 211 00:09:59.159 --> 00:10:01.679 that I think has a lot of credence from him 212 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:05.279 because obviously he knows about this phase of where the 213 00:10:05.320 --> 00:10:08.440 Astros are right now, and he was the last manager 214 00:10:08.480 --> 00:10:11.039 to lead him to the LCS. I mean, you know, 215 00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:14.080 just a year one of Joe Spota. But I just 216 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:17.559 thought he had some interesting comments. I know at first, 217 00:10:17.720 --> 00:10:20.039 I'm sure some of you when you read the comments, 218 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:22.960 if you did the Chronicle threw him up there. I'm 219 00:10:23.000 --> 00:10:25.000 sure you were probably like, wait a minute, Dusty, like, 220 00:10:25.440 --> 00:10:28.080 you know, do you feel like you have like an axt. 221 00:10:27.799 --> 00:10:29.240 To grind against this team. 222 00:10:29.679 --> 00:10:31.480 I didn't take it that way at all, and I 223 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:32.679 think that you're going to listen to it, and I 224 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:34.759 think you're going to hear that that's not the case. 225 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:38.279 There are some things that I think probably raises a 226 00:10:38.320 --> 00:10:40.840 little bit of attention for some of you because you're 227 00:10:40.919 --> 00:10:43.240 kind of like, well, you know, why wasn't this brought 228 00:10:43.320 --> 00:10:45.200 up when you were there? Who's to say it wasn't 229 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:46.960 brought up? But anyway, I don't want to give away 230 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:48.879 too much of the surprise. I'm gonna let you hear 231 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:52.960 from Dusty himself and we will do that a little 232 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:57.840 bit later on as well. Also to get into just 233 00:10:57.960 --> 00:11:01.399 a small amount of Rockets talk on this show today, 234 00:11:01.399 --> 00:11:04.480 because yes, the season starts on Wednesday. Gonna be an 235 00:11:04.480 --> 00:11:07.240 exciting season. Looking forward to it definitely. I want to 236 00:11:07.279 --> 00:11:10.639 see how, you know, how deep this roster truly is, 237 00:11:11.279 --> 00:11:13.639 and just some scenarios that I could kind of see 238 00:11:13.759 --> 00:11:16.120 playing out this season for the Rockets. I was actually 239 00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:18.279 talking about it with a good buddy of mine. It's 240 00:11:18.279 --> 00:11:20.639 a huge Rocket fan, and you know, of course, there's 241 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:23.559 a lot of questions about this team. Number One, can 242 00:11:23.600 --> 00:11:26.039 you kick in that door? Can you at least make 243 00:11:26.080 --> 00:11:27.840 the play in Round this year? Or can you be 244 00:11:27.879 --> 00:11:29.919 one of those top six teams in the Western Conference 245 00:11:30.399 --> 00:11:32.519 and find your way out of the play In Round 246 00:11:32.679 --> 00:11:35.360 and waiting for one of those play in teams to 247 00:11:35.440 --> 00:11:37.759 come in and be able to be part of that 248 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:40.480 group of eight that in Earnest gets a chance to 249 00:11:40.799 --> 00:11:44.840 go for the Ilari O'Brian Trophy this season. But it's 250 00:11:44.840 --> 00:11:46.759 going to be an exciting year looking forward to it. 251 00:11:46.799 --> 00:11:50.240 I know that Matt Thomas and the interchanging group of 252 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:53.200 Adam Clanton and Adam Wesler bringing you the games this year, 253 00:11:53.279 --> 00:11:54.039 looking forward to that. 254 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:56.080 Of course, me and Ross. 255 00:11:55.799 --> 00:11:59.080 And a cast of others also going to have rocket 256 00:11:59.159 --> 00:12:02.960 launch pads and postgame shows for you this season, so 257 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:06.240 definitely looking forward to that. Definitely looking forward to seeing 258 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:09.000 what does Reed Shepherd look like this year. I know that, 259 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:11.440 even though it's the preseason, you had to really like 260 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:14.440 what you saw at alprin Shingoon and also out of 261 00:12:14.519 --> 00:12:18.159 Jalen Green as well, Men Thompson another year in the league, 262 00:12:18.159 --> 00:12:21.240 Tarry Eason coming back. You saw how much of a 263 00:12:21.279 --> 00:12:24.600 factor he was for this team last year. So definitely 264 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:27.480 want to see what those guys have this year. But 265 00:12:27.759 --> 00:12:30.159 coming up next we'll get into some Texans. 266 00:12:29.759 --> 00:12:31.320 Conversation in Earnest. 267 00:12:31.480 --> 00:12:34.679 Because a path to a win for the Texans, I 268 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:37.799 do think it's pretty simple, but it's just how well 269 00:12:37.840 --> 00:12:39.559 they can do that is another issue. 270 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:40.519 We'll talk about that. 271 00:12:40.679 --> 00:12:43.440 On the other side, It's Dan Matthews here on Space 272 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:44.159 City Saturday. 273 00:12:44.159 --> 00:12:46.480 What's you until noon? On your Home of the Astros 274 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:48.159 and the Rockets Sports Talk seven ninety. 275 00:12:50.440 --> 00:12:54.919 Welcome back to Space City Saturday on Sports Talk seven ninety. 276 00:12:56.120 --> 00:12:57.440 Sports Talks seven ninety. 277 00:12:57.879 --> 00:13:00.799 Dan Matthews here with you and your home the Astros 278 00:13:00.879 --> 00:13:04.679 and the Rockets. As you can always count on, Melvin 279 00:13:04.720 --> 00:13:08.879 Brown will always find the right tone to introduce the 280 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:12.440 segment here on Space City Saturday. And maybe a little 281 00:13:12.440 --> 00:13:15.480 bit of foreshadowing right there, Melvin, you say, and another 282 00:13:15.519 --> 00:13:18.720 one bites the dust in terms of a Texans victim 283 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:20.759 this year, because well, at least five out of six 284 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:21.639 weeks this year. 285 00:13:21.559 --> 00:13:23.559 That has been the case. They're trying to make it 286 00:13:23.639 --> 00:13:25.000 six out of seven. 287 00:13:25.320 --> 00:13:28.559 They get the Green Bay Packers tomorrow up there at Landbow. 288 00:13:28.960 --> 00:13:31.120 And I know that probably some of you if you 289 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:33.799 are packing your bags this week, you know you're doing 290 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:36.559 like I think most of us do. Whenever you're packing 291 00:13:36.639 --> 00:13:39.840 up for a trip, You're looking at your phone, checking 292 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:42.039 the weather. What does the weather app say? And the 293 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:46.960 weather app saying Chamber of Commerce day. So even though 294 00:13:47.039 --> 00:13:49.399 it is the middle of October, which I don't think 295 00:13:49.399 --> 00:13:52.399 it's fully cold there yet. I mean it's not necessarily 296 00:13:52.720 --> 00:13:56.159 that way much of anywhere around the country at this point. 297 00:13:56.200 --> 00:14:00.120 But supposed to be high sixties, low seventies tomorrow, so 298 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:03.600 the frozen tundra it will not be there at Lambeau. 299 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:08.000 So Texan's going to have a nice weather day to 300 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:13.480 be able to work with. They're in the in the 301 00:14:13.480 --> 00:14:17.000 Great North there in Green Bay. If you want to 302 00:14:17.240 --> 00:14:19.399 weigh in on the Texans conversation, you can do so. 303 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:23.519 Phone lines are open, readily available as well. Someone three 304 00:14:23.600 --> 00:14:26.080 two one two five seven ninety. Once again, that's someone 305 00:14:26.159 --> 00:14:29.759 three two one two five seven ninety. I know, you know, 306 00:14:29.879 --> 00:14:33.480 not everybody is huge on calling in. That's fine if 307 00:14:33.519 --> 00:14:37.200 that's the case. My Twitter account is always a great 308 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:39.440 place where you can interact with us here on Space 309 00:14:39.480 --> 00:14:43.440 City Saturday, and I'm at Dan Matthews h O U 310 00:14:43.840 --> 00:14:47.840 one t in Matthews at Dan Matthews hou is where 311 00:14:47.919 --> 00:14:49.120 you can find me there. 312 00:14:49.639 --> 00:14:50.879 As I've seen. 313 00:14:50.919 --> 00:14:56.399 Some people already weighing in, one person, Ashley saying that 314 00:14:56.759 --> 00:15:00.919 she has watched more WNBA Finals than she has watched 315 00:15:01.080 --> 00:15:04.679 the MLB postseason. I mean, I never really thought that 316 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:08.799 I would get into the show Vampire Diaries. But fiance 317 00:15:09.000 --> 00:15:12.679 is a huge fan of Vampire Diaries, you know, Stepan Damien. 318 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:16.480 They have a bourbon too. By the way, if I'm 319 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:19.679 not mistaken, I think that Adam's wife Teresa did an 320 00:15:19.679 --> 00:15:22.000 event with them a couple of years ago at one 321 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:26.919 of our great sponsors, Specs. But anyway, that's that's that's 322 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:30.120 been on the TV a lot more than the NLCS 323 00:15:30.240 --> 00:15:33.200 or the Alcs have been on And of course if 324 00:15:33.440 --> 00:15:36.120 the blue and orange of the Astros is not part 325 00:15:36.159 --> 00:15:39.559 of the Alcs, well then yeah, our attention is elsewhere. 326 00:15:40.200 --> 00:15:44.720 But anyway, it is, you know, just part of a 327 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:49.120 new way of the Astros, you know, just kind of 328 00:15:49.519 --> 00:15:52.840 navigating through the end of this season, but also too 329 00:15:53.000 --> 00:15:55.720 as well getting ready for the next season when hopefully 330 00:15:55.720 --> 00:15:58.240 they can tee it up and get it going again. 331 00:15:59.120 --> 00:16:01.600 One thing though, before get into my Texans conversation, I 332 00:16:01.600 --> 00:16:03.759 threw this out on Twitter as well, and I see 333 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:07.600 Eric has waited on it. Where right before I joined 334 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:09.720 you all on the show today, I guess Nick Saban 335 00:16:09.879 --> 00:16:13.000 was kind of putting the crowd there at Texas through 336 00:16:13.039 --> 00:16:15.639 a little bit of kind of a locker room speech 337 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:17.799 of like he was speaking to his team and it 338 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:20.080 was firing everybody up. I gotta be honest, you know, 339 00:16:20.080 --> 00:16:21.879 it's one of those things. It's kind of firing me 340 00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:24.679 up too as well. But threw it on Twitter. Who 341 00:16:24.759 --> 00:16:28.799 knew that Nick Saban would absolutely relish being on college 342 00:16:28.840 --> 00:16:33.720 game day And one Eric, who I know is in 343 00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:35.919 the business, said, I did, if you talked to him 344 00:16:35.919 --> 00:16:38.799 one on one talk about life, very kind, very charming, 345 00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:41.080 And yeah, I found that to be the case as well. 346 00:16:41.279 --> 00:16:44.720 But anyway, he's having fun. Looks like a fun atmosphere 347 00:16:44.879 --> 00:16:48.399 up there at Texas today, got the signs going, I 348 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:51.399 mean seeing that almost every single sign is pretty much 349 00:16:51.720 --> 00:16:55.399 getting after Georgia for the legal issues they've had off 350 00:16:55.399 --> 00:16:59.720 the field. But no, it's looking like a fun time there. 351 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:01.559 There's set up right there in front of the tower 352 00:17:01.600 --> 00:17:05.759 at ut SO looking like a pretty awesome atmosphere up there. 353 00:17:05.799 --> 00:17:07.680 And you know what, Hey, if. 354 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:09.240 Any of you are heading up to the game right now, 355 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:11.720 you got us on either the app, if you're outside 356 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:14.000 the listening area, or if you're still in the listening 357 00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:18.240 area and making your drive either up ten to seventy 358 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:21.160 one or up to ninety, give us a shout out. 359 00:17:21.400 --> 00:17:25.039 So you know, we'll definitely be getting into some Texas 360 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:27.640 Georgia conversation a little bit later on. Like I said, 361 00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:29.920 coming up here in about ten minutes, we're gonna hear 362 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:34.039 from Mike Heller from ninety seven to three in Milwaukee. 363 00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:35.839 He joined us on the A team to give us 364 00:17:35.880 --> 00:17:39.720 the Packers side of tomorrow's game against the Texans, and 365 00:17:39.799 --> 00:17:43.000 then bottom of next hour we're gonna hear from Craig Way, 366 00:17:43.440 --> 00:17:47.759 of course, who you hear mostly here on Sports Talk 367 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:51.240 seven to ninety for Longhorn games, but for this one today, 368 00:17:51.599 --> 00:17:55.079 little PSA for you, a little programming notes. It's gonna 369 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:58.160 be over on news Radio seven forty k TRH tonight 370 00:17:58.279 --> 00:18:02.720 because in terms of pregame shows and broadcasts starting before 371 00:18:03.039 --> 00:18:07.519 the other one, LSU's is actually starting before the Texas one. 372 00:18:07.839 --> 00:18:10.480 So we're gonna have right here on Sports Talk seven 373 00:18:10.599 --> 00:18:13.319 ninety we're gonna have LSU and Arkansas, which is gonna 374 00:18:13.319 --> 00:18:15.119 be a really good game in its own right. And 375 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:17.279 I know that some of you out there might be saying, well, 376 00:18:17.279 --> 00:18:19.519 of course you think so, Dan, I'm sure that you 377 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:22.119 and Gordy are probably fired up about that, and we are, 378 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:25.400 but it's also too I mean, you know, LSU had 379 00:18:25.400 --> 00:18:28.960 a tough one last week. Their games against Arkansas are 380 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:32.400 always very tough, and as you've seen the Hawks this year, 381 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:34.799 they've already gotten one team on their home field. They're 382 00:18:34.799 --> 00:18:36.960 hoping to make it two in a row of being 383 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:41.200 able to add another loss to a team's season, as 384 00:18:41.559 --> 00:18:44.440 LSU in a little bit of a tough stretch this 385 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:46.599 season right here. I mean, I think, if I'm not mistaken, 386 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:50.279 it's Arkansas today, which is no easy shakes. You come 387 00:18:50.480 --> 00:18:54.480 to College Station next weekend against the Aggies, and then 388 00:18:55.319 --> 00:19:00.000 you go to or excuse me, Alabama comes to play 389 00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:04.759 them in Baton Rouge. So if LSU is going to 390 00:19:04.960 --> 00:19:08.319 try to remain a one loss team this season, they're 391 00:19:08.319 --> 00:19:10.319 going to have earned it because all three of those 392 00:19:10.359 --> 00:19:13.200 tests going to be incredibly tough for them. So we'll 393 00:19:13.200 --> 00:19:15.759 see what Brian Kelly's team is made of. But for 394 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:20.359 the Texans tomorrow taking on this Green Bay Packers, I 395 00:19:20.359 --> 00:19:22.640 was about say Minnesota Vikings team, Now they already did 396 00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:25.480 that and that one was a little bit of a 397 00:19:25.519 --> 00:19:28.480 tough day for them. It is going to be a 398 00:19:28.839 --> 00:19:32.559 situation where you're facing a team that is pretty decent 399 00:19:32.720 --> 00:19:36.920 against the run, green Bay's run defense gives up four 400 00:19:36.920 --> 00:19:41.200 point three yards per run. They've given up six hundred 401 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:44.720 and sixty yards on the ground this season. But also too, 402 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:48.160 this is a team that will also cause you to 403 00:19:48.240 --> 00:19:51.920 turn the football over. They forced five fumbles this season 404 00:19:52.119 --> 00:19:55.799 in the run game, and they are actually the best 405 00:19:55.880 --> 00:19:59.440 in the NFL at punching out the football for ball 406 00:19:59.480 --> 00:20:02.799 carriers out the backfield. So that is something to keep 407 00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:05.319 an eye on it for this team. I mean, you know, 408 00:20:05.440 --> 00:20:07.640 that's one thing that you've heard Demiko Ryans talk about 409 00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:11.119 all week, and even you know, other players on this 410 00:20:11.160 --> 00:20:14.359 team have talked about the fact that the Texans are 411 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:16.759 going to need to be mindful of that that this 412 00:20:16.920 --> 00:20:20.480 is a Green Bay team that is very turnover conscious. 413 00:20:20.519 --> 00:20:23.359 They will try to punch the football out either in 414 00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:25.960 the run or in the passing game. And also too, 415 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:30.039 they'll intercept the footballs as well, and they will get you. 416 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:30.839 In that regard. 417 00:20:30.839 --> 00:20:32.319 But I talked about this a little bit last night 418 00:20:32.359 --> 00:20:35.640 with Ross on the Nightcap, and you know, I think 419 00:20:35.640 --> 00:20:37.640 that the key to the Texans win is going to 420 00:20:37.640 --> 00:20:39.799 be kind of the way that they've gotten two of 421 00:20:39.880 --> 00:20:42.599 them this season, and in both of those games, the 422 00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:45.599 factor was you had Joe Mixon being able to make 423 00:20:45.680 --> 00:20:49.079 plays for you last week, yet Damian Pierce also being 424 00:20:49.119 --> 00:20:51.200 able to help out for you in the explosive plays 425 00:20:51.240 --> 00:20:54.039 for the Texans in that win over New England came 426 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:56.240 in the run game. As you got Joe Mixon with 427 00:20:56.240 --> 00:20:59.599 a long touchdown run. You got you know, Damian Pierce 428 00:20:59.680 --> 00:21:03.160 as well well with a long touchdown run for the Texans, 429 00:21:03.240 --> 00:21:05.640 And those are parts of the game that's going to 430 00:21:05.680 --> 00:21:08.000 be huge for this team tomorrow. So I think that 431 00:21:08.039 --> 00:21:10.119 there are three factors for the Texans to be able 432 00:21:10.119 --> 00:21:12.519 to come away with a win tomorrow. Number One, you've 433 00:21:12.559 --> 00:21:15.359 got to be able to establish the run and it 434 00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:17.480 is gettable right there. I mean, as I talked about, 435 00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:20.519 I mean teams averaging about four yards of carry, and 436 00:21:20.759 --> 00:21:22.079 I mean you come out of it. If you run 437 00:21:22.079 --> 00:21:24.240 on first down, you get it to second and six, 438 00:21:24.400 --> 00:21:26.160 maybe you can run again. Then you're in third and 439 00:21:26.200 --> 00:21:29.839 short and maybe it's a possibility right there. So that's 440 00:21:29.839 --> 00:21:34.000 something that is definitely in the back pocket of Bobby Slowick, 441 00:21:34.480 --> 00:21:36.440 and that's a huge part of it. The second part 442 00:21:36.480 --> 00:21:39.039 of it as well, you cannot turn the football over 443 00:21:39.160 --> 00:21:41.759 in this game. I mean, this has been a Texans 444 00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:44.359 defense that for a couple of games this season has 445 00:21:44.440 --> 00:21:47.000 been very good at being able to force takeaways. And 446 00:21:47.480 --> 00:21:49.799 what was also the constant in being able to force 447 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:52.480 those takeaways. They did it against two rookie quarterbacks. You 448 00:21:52.519 --> 00:21:56.000 did it earlier this season against Caleb Williams, and you're 449 00:21:56.039 --> 00:21:59.839 going to excuse me. Last week you faced Drake may As, 450 00:22:00.160 --> 00:22:03.640 another rookie quarterback who was making his first start. And 451 00:22:03.799 --> 00:22:06.200 you're not facing a rookie quarterback, but you are facing 452 00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:07.160 a young one in. 453 00:22:09.920 --> 00:22:10.559 Jordan Love. 454 00:22:10.920 --> 00:22:13.559 As you know, yesterday I was listening to the Matt 455 00:22:13.559 --> 00:22:16.599 Thomas Show, and I believe it was the Packers play 456 00:22:16.640 --> 00:22:19.319 by play man who talked about that Love sometimes will 457 00:22:19.319 --> 00:22:22.319 be a little reckless with the football. So that's something 458 00:22:22.359 --> 00:22:24.640 else that, you know, kind of trying to cheat the 459 00:22:24.680 --> 00:22:27.079 angle here a little bit if you're the Texans, is 460 00:22:27.480 --> 00:22:29.519 maybe you can be able to force a takeaway or 461 00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:32.400 two and that helps you out. So the turnover margin 462 00:22:32.519 --> 00:22:34.759 is going to be huge in this game tomorrow and 463 00:22:34.839 --> 00:22:38.240 the final one. I think that probably we can point 464 00:22:38.279 --> 00:22:43.160 to the Buffalo game. Even into last week, the Texans 465 00:22:43.200 --> 00:22:45.480 have started to kind of cool it on the penalty front, 466 00:22:45.680 --> 00:22:47.759 and this is going to be interesting tomorrow. You're going 467 00:22:47.799 --> 00:22:50.880 into a hostile environment. I mean, lambeau Field is a 468 00:22:50.920 --> 00:22:53.400 tough place to play, it's even tougher when it is 469 00:22:53.440 --> 00:22:56.480 the frozen tundra. It's not going to be that, but still, 470 00:22:56.599 --> 00:22:58.960 I mean, that's a rally fan base, that is a 471 00:22:59.000 --> 00:23:01.960 fan base that shows up and supports their team. And 472 00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:04.559 I mean that's something that you know, you went into 473 00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:07.079 a hostile environment in Minnesota and you had a lot 474 00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:09.799 of pre snat penalties. You just had a sloppy afternoon 475 00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:12.440 in that game and ended up not going your direction 476 00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:14.480 and you came out of there with your first loss 477 00:23:14.480 --> 00:23:16.880 of the season. So I think that's going to be 478 00:23:16.920 --> 00:23:19.359 a huge part of a discipline part of this game 479 00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:22.960 tomorrow is not only the pre snat penalties, but also too. 480 00:23:23.000 --> 00:23:25.400 I mean we've also seen after the play penalties with 481 00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:29.680 this Texans team of you know, unnecessary roughness or you know, 482 00:23:29.839 --> 00:23:33.799 even unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, any of those things. That's going 483 00:23:33.839 --> 00:23:36.000 to be something to keep an eye on for this 484 00:23:36.079 --> 00:23:38.160 Texans team tomorrow. And I think those are the three 485 00:23:38.160 --> 00:23:40.440 ways that this team is able to come out with 486 00:23:40.519 --> 00:23:42.640 a really good win. If you are able to do 487 00:23:42.680 --> 00:23:45.519 that and you come into a situation where next week 488 00:23:45.559 --> 00:23:48.960 you come back home for the Colts, as you know, 489 00:23:49.039 --> 00:23:50.559 that's going to be a team that's gonna be looking 490 00:23:50.559 --> 00:23:53.400 to try to get revenge for the first week's loss. 491 00:23:53.400 --> 00:23:55.759 I mean kind of like I think the Texans were 492 00:23:56.359 --> 00:23:58.920 ripping and ready to go for that game against the 493 00:23:58.920 --> 00:24:00.880 Colts last year for a has to go to the playoffs, 494 00:24:00.920 --> 00:24:02.400 where I think they kind of came out of that 495 00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:05.160 Week two game last year saying, hey, you know we 496 00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:07.440 should have beaten those guys. How do you think Anthony 497 00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:10.759 Richardson and the coltsfield coming into this game this next week. 498 00:24:10.839 --> 00:24:13.960 So you're getting into where we've talked about, you know, 499 00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:16.880 this being a tough schedule for this team, and it 500 00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:19.920 is going to be a you know, tough stretch that 501 00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:22.119 you're going to be entering into right now that pretty 502 00:24:22.200 --> 00:24:24.240 much every single team you're going to see for about 503 00:24:24.279 --> 00:24:26.359 the next five or six weeks is going to be 504 00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:29.720 a playoff potential team. So you know, if you feel 505 00:24:29.720 --> 00:24:31.759 like you're one of the best in the AFC, you've 506 00:24:31.799 --> 00:24:33.880 got to be able to prove it. And it starts tomorrow. 507 00:24:34.039 --> 00:24:36.839 And those are the three parts of the team. I mean, 508 00:24:36.839 --> 00:24:39.880 you've heard Tamiko Ryan say it numerous times, you cannot 509 00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:43.279 beat yourself. And at least in that Minnesota game, the 510 00:24:43.319 --> 00:24:46.880 Texans beat themselves, and they nearly beat themselves, and the 511 00:24:46.920 --> 00:24:51.559 wins over Indianapolis and over Chicago as well, and nearly 512 00:24:51.599 --> 00:24:56.079 did it against the Jacksonville Jaguars as well. But again, 513 00:24:56.240 --> 00:24:57.960 I mean, five out of the six weeks this year, 514 00:24:58.119 --> 00:25:01.440 you've been able to You've been able to come out 515 00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:03.880 on the right side of the game because you've been 516 00:25:03.880 --> 00:25:06.079 able to close it out there in those close games 517 00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:08.839 late in the ballgame. And that's gonna be something else 518 00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:12.680 to be able to hopefully have go your way again tomorrow. 519 00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:14.680 So we'll see how it all goes. And we'll also 520 00:25:14.839 --> 00:25:18.319 hear about the Packers side of the game tomorrow because, 521 00:25:18.359 --> 00:25:20.319 like I said earlier this week on the A team, 522 00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:22.079 we had a chance to be joined by Mike Heller, 523 00:25:22.359 --> 00:25:25.480 who is also part of the Packers radio pregame show 524 00:25:25.640 --> 00:25:29.319 up there in Wisconsin, as he joined us from ninety 525 00:25:29.359 --> 00:25:31.960 seven at three ninety seven to three of the game 526 00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:35.359 up there in Milwaukee. As we will hear from him 527 00:25:35.599 --> 00:25:37.599 next right here as we continue to roll along here 528 00:25:37.599 --> 00:25:40.039 on Space City Saturday. Dan Matthews here on your home 529 00:25:40.079 --> 00:25:46.119 of the Astros and the Rockets Sports Talks seven ninety. 530 00:25:45.079 --> 00:25:49.359 This is Space City Saturday. On Sports Talk seven ninety. 531 00:25:53.720 --> 00:25:55.240 Seven ninety Space City Saturday. 532 00:25:55.319 --> 00:25:57.640 Dan Matthews here with you on your home of the 533 00:25:57.680 --> 00:26:00.759 Astros and the Rockets. Like I said, we're gonna hear 534 00:26:00.799 --> 00:26:04.359 from Mike Keller here in just a second, but real quick, 535 00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:06.559 Martin and Angleton wants to weigh in on Sports Talk 536 00:26:06.559 --> 00:26:07.160 seventy ninety. 537 00:26:07.160 --> 00:26:07.920 Martin, what's going on? 538 00:26:08.880 --> 00:26:11.519 Yeah, Dan, before I had to say, I'm a big 539 00:26:12.160 --> 00:26:16.319 Oilers Texans fan. All the way you said that the 540 00:26:18.200 --> 00:26:23.480 Texans beat themselves against the Vikings, I totally disagree with that. 541 00:26:23.519 --> 00:26:27.359 The Vikings just beat the h E double chopsticked out 542 00:26:27.400 --> 00:26:29.519 of the Texans in every way. 543 00:26:32.079 --> 00:26:34.079 I mean, I think it was a combination of the 544 00:26:34.119 --> 00:26:36.680 two Martin. I mean, yeah, I'm not taking anything away 545 00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:39.680 from the Vikings. I'm not going Lane Kiffin and Jackson 546 00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:42.680 Dart for Ole miss against LSU last week of saying, oh, 547 00:26:42.759 --> 00:26:44.960 you know, we lost the game, they didn't win it. No, 548 00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:47.359 that's not what I'm saying. But I mean you even 549 00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:50.160 heard Demiko Ryans after the game say we have to 550 00:26:50.160 --> 00:26:54.839 stop beating ourselves. So it was a combination of both 551 00:26:54.880 --> 00:26:57.799 of those things in that game, and the Texans being 552 00:26:57.920 --> 00:27:01.160 on discipline pre snap was a huge part of why 553 00:27:01.200 --> 00:27:02.680 they didn't come out of that game with a win. 554 00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:08.720 Well, yes, the Texans made mistakes, but it was because 555 00:27:08.720 --> 00:27:12.799 of the Vikings that they made mistakes. That's my point. 556 00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:18.319 The Vikings just kick the living kick the living ass 557 00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:20.240 out of them, and as simple as that. For me, 558 00:27:20.440 --> 00:27:22.880 that's that's the way I look at it. It was 559 00:27:22.920 --> 00:27:24.599 the Vikings, not the Texans. 560 00:27:26.160 --> 00:27:27.559 I appreciate the call, Martin. 561 00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:30.200 I mean yes, I mean, like we said, you know, 562 00:27:30.319 --> 00:27:33.400 it was a great effort in that game. And also 563 00:27:33.480 --> 00:27:36.720 too as well. I mean the Vikings had you know, 564 00:27:36.920 --> 00:27:38.960 we're playing really good football that day. They were able 565 00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:42.000 to convert third downs, they were able to you know, 566 00:27:42.079 --> 00:27:44.559 keep the Texans off the field, turn the Texans over. 567 00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:47.519 So no, I'm with you on that, but I mean 568 00:27:47.599 --> 00:27:50.240 it is also too as well. Again, I mean it's 569 00:27:50.359 --> 00:27:54.079 a mutual relationship in that part right there where. I 570 00:27:54.119 --> 00:27:56.440 mean I think the you know, Texans could have been 571 00:27:56.440 --> 00:27:59.319 able to allow things to go a different direction had 572 00:27:59.359 --> 00:28:01.359 they been a little bit more cleaner on their side. 573 00:28:01.400 --> 00:28:02.640 But that was weeks ago. 574 00:28:02.880 --> 00:28:04.559 Don't have to worry about it now, and hopefully you've 575 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:07.319 learned from it too as well, because I mean that's 576 00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:09.599 something else that can come out of a football seasons. 577 00:28:09.799 --> 00:28:12.279 A week doesn't go your way, Well, what did we 578 00:28:12.319 --> 00:28:14.799 do wrong? All right, let's take inventory of that, and 579 00:28:14.839 --> 00:28:16.680 then let's be able to try to make sure we 580 00:28:16.720 --> 00:28:19.920 don't repeat those same mistakes again to allow for a 581 00:28:19.960 --> 00:28:22.359 game to spiral out of control like it did that 582 00:28:22.440 --> 00:28:26.720 afternoon in Minnesota. And that's indeed what happened against the Vikings, 583 00:28:26.720 --> 00:28:29.480 so hoping that's not gonna be the case again tomorrow 584 00:28:29.599 --> 00:28:33.200 against the Packers. Speaking of the Packers on the Green 585 00:28:33.240 --> 00:28:35.680 Bay side of things, we had a chance to catch 586 00:28:35.759 --> 00:28:39.039 up with Mike Heller of ninety seven to three up 587 00:28:39.079 --> 00:28:45.400 there in Milwaukee, as they are the flagship of the Packers, 588 00:28:45.480 --> 00:28:48.440 as he joined us on the A team. He's also 589 00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:52.000 too part of the Packers pregame show up there, but anyway, 590 00:28:52.039 --> 00:28:54.279 he joined us on the A team this week, and 591 00:28:54.480 --> 00:28:55.839 let's hear that visit right now. 592 00:28:56.519 --> 00:29:00.319 Mike Heller joins us from the Mike Heller Show seven 593 00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:03.960 to three the game they're in Milwaukee. I really appreciate 594 00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:06.160 the opportunity to catch up with you, Mike, talk about 595 00:29:06.160 --> 00:29:08.000 this matchup and kind of where things stand for these 596 00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:10.119 two teams, And there are a lot of reasons why 597 00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:12.799 I think they can be tied together kind of from 598 00:29:12.839 --> 00:29:15.640 the timeline of each of their quarterbacks making their twenty 599 00:29:15.640 --> 00:29:18.680 second start. Both became full time starters at the beginning 600 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:22.000 of this past season. Obviously, Jordan Love had been there 601 00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:24.839 for a bit before that happened, but late last season 602 00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:28.359 it seemed like they were consistently producing eye popping numbers 603 00:29:28.400 --> 00:29:31.599 week after week after week as both of these franchises 604 00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:34.519 were charging towards playoffs, and then they each won their 605 00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:37.519 opening playoff game before falling the following week. 606 00:29:37.559 --> 00:29:39.559 Do you believe in is there any sense. 607 00:29:39.359 --> 00:29:43.039 Of that there in Green Bay in Packerland that these 608 00:29:43.039 --> 00:29:45.880 two quarterbacks are going to be quote unquote kind of 609 00:29:45.880 --> 00:29:48.079 with each other over the next handful of years. 610 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:51.000 Yeah, I sure think so. I think they're going to 611 00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:56.039 be compared favorably towards one another, even though they weren't 612 00:29:56.039 --> 00:29:58.440 in the same draft class. To your point, they began 613 00:29:58.880 --> 00:30:03.079 starting at the same time, and the numbers that both 614 00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:07.039 have put up have been pretty extraordinary, maybe more so 615 00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:09.880 for Stroud because he was doing so in his rookie season. 616 00:30:09.920 --> 00:30:12.480 But I looked at Jordan Love the back half of 617 00:30:12.599 --> 00:30:15.279 last year when he was going on an eighteen touchdown 618 00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:21.200 one interception run. It was just really impressive. And that 619 00:30:21.400 --> 00:30:25.759 Packers' mantra, their marching orders, as it seems, has been 620 00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:29.279 now for more than thirty years, is to put the 621 00:30:29.359 --> 00:30:32.640 quarterback in waiting. You know, they did it with Aaron 622 00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:35.119 Rodgers for three years. They did it with Jordan Love 623 00:30:35.200 --> 00:30:38.680 for three years, and that model has worked really well. 624 00:30:38.720 --> 00:30:42.559 And Stroud's just really impressive every time I see him 625 00:30:42.720 --> 00:30:46.279 do his work. I'm impressed. The quarterbacks are pretty similar too, 626 00:30:46.319 --> 00:30:49.440 aren't they. I mean, neither one wants to run. They can, 627 00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:51.839 but they want to beat you with their legs to 628 00:30:51.920 --> 00:30:53.720 their arm rather than just their legs. 629 00:30:53.960 --> 00:30:55.119 There's no question about it. 630 00:30:55.119 --> 00:30:58.240 I'm curious what you think happened during that run of 631 00:30:58.759 --> 00:31:02.240 Love's excellency was clearly good. Prior to that, the record 632 00:31:02.359 --> 00:31:05.319 wasn't as good, and he obviously was making more mistakes. 633 00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:07.920 So in that pocket of games where things went so 634 00:31:08.039 --> 00:31:10.880 well for him and obviously for the team, and I'm 635 00:31:10.880 --> 00:31:12.839 not sure how you view his four games this year 636 00:31:12.880 --> 00:31:15.440 compared to like the first six, seven, eight, games last year, Like, 637 00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:18.359 what's the real difference and when he was so incredibly 638 00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:21.559 sharp during that last you know, really eight games of 639 00:31:21.559 --> 00:31:22.079 the season. 640 00:31:23.000 --> 00:31:26.319 Well, I think in part Adam Matt Lafleur deserves a 641 00:31:26.359 --> 00:31:32.240 lot of credit because he what he told us were 642 00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:34.599 the Packers flagship. What he told us is he just 643 00:31:34.640 --> 00:31:37.079 told him to let it go, let it fly, stop 644 00:31:37.200 --> 00:31:41.480 worrying so much, just play, stop thinking so much. I 645 00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:44.400 think that's an oversimplification of what they really told him. 646 00:31:44.640 --> 00:31:47.920 But I think at that point he just began to 647 00:31:48.039 --> 00:31:52.039 trust what he had learned and stopped worrying so much 648 00:31:52.079 --> 00:31:55.240 about what he was doing. Plus, I also give credit 649 00:31:55.359 --> 00:31:58.519 to the head coach and the bodies around him that 650 00:31:58.599 --> 00:32:01.720 he young. The Packers got a really young receiving corps, 651 00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:04.759 including the tight end Tucker Kraft and Luke Musk. Gravy 652 00:32:04.880 --> 00:32:07.680 was hurt right now, but the wide receivers, you know, 653 00:32:07.759 --> 00:32:12.039 Romeo Dobbs is relatively new to the to the NFL, 654 00:32:12.319 --> 00:32:15.160 had you know, the third fourth year in the league. 655 00:32:15.200 --> 00:32:17.680 Then you look at the Jayden Reid. Last year was 656 00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:21.000 his rookie season. Christian Watson hasn't been healthy, but one 657 00:32:21.079 --> 00:32:23.559 he is, he can take the top off the defense, 658 00:32:23.920 --> 00:32:26.799 the Packers just had a ton of weapons in I 659 00:32:26.799 --> 00:32:29.839 think at some point last year, back half of the season, 660 00:32:30.279 --> 00:32:32.920 Love let it go. I think, look for there are 661 00:32:32.920 --> 00:32:35.680 some things there that are deeper than just let it fly. 662 00:32:36.359 --> 00:32:40.319 And then this year, I think the difference is Jordan 663 00:32:40.359 --> 00:32:43.839 Love had a sloppy first game and he didn't play. 664 00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:46.519 He played one series three plays in the preseason. He 665 00:32:46.519 --> 00:32:49.480 had a sloppy first game, then had the MCL on 666 00:32:49.599 --> 00:32:52.759 the last offensive drive of that game. This two games, 667 00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:56.000 came back, wasn't sharp, and then in week two that 668 00:32:56.079 --> 00:32:59.200 he was back, he was much better. And then last 669 00:32:59.200 --> 00:33:01.119 week being back, he was fantastic. 670 00:33:02.039 --> 00:33:04.319 It definitely seemed like that was a major uptick, just 671 00:33:04.400 --> 00:33:07.480 quickly before you get into the additional analysis from the 672 00:33:08.119 --> 00:33:10.799 practice report, with three of those four receivers you mentioned 673 00:33:10.799 --> 00:33:14.440 all Butt Dobbs listed is limited and Jyle Alexander there 674 00:33:14.759 --> 00:33:17.359 and Kraft as well, is there real concern that some 675 00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:19.759 of these players will not be available for the game. 676 00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:20.720 It didn't seem like it. 677 00:33:21.640 --> 00:33:25.400 I don't think so. Reid's injuried. He would be the 678 00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:29.440 one I would worry about. From a Houston perspective, I 679 00:33:29.480 --> 00:33:33.920 think that the defensive coordinator I think defensively, Houston and 680 00:33:33.960 --> 00:33:37.160 everybody else the Packers play have to account for Jaden Reid. 681 00:33:37.200 --> 00:33:39.400 He lines up a lot in the slot, but he 682 00:33:39.559 --> 00:33:43.799 is very much their best player in space once you 683 00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:45.680 get the ball in his hands, and he's got great 684 00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:49.920 hands and great instincts. Christian Watson is the speed component, 685 00:33:50.400 --> 00:33:53.279 and he is healthy and if you don't roll safety 686 00:33:53.319 --> 00:33:56.119 help to him, he can run by defenders. He's a 687 00:33:56.200 --> 00:34:00.160 very talented player. And Romeo Dobbs is the combination. He 688 00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:04.359 is probably the best receiver. He's had an off field 689 00:34:04.480 --> 00:34:08.960 issue that we're not exactly certain what the base of 690 00:34:09.039 --> 00:34:11.920 the basis of it was, but he was suspended for 691 00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:14.880 a game, then last week came back and caught two 692 00:34:14.960 --> 00:34:18.519 touchdown passes. I think they're healthy enough, and I think 693 00:34:18.559 --> 00:34:21.360 Crap is healthy and he's a difference maker at the 694 00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:22.679 tight end position as well. 695 00:34:22.960 --> 00:34:24.079 Yeah, definitely a good group. 696 00:34:24.119 --> 00:34:26.760 Mike Heller talking with us here on Sports Talk seven 697 00:34:26.800 --> 00:34:30.559 to ninety on the A team yesterday. On our show 698 00:34:30.639 --> 00:34:33.000 just we were talking about off season moves and I 699 00:34:33.039 --> 00:34:35.159 thought one of the moves in the AFC that kind 700 00:34:35.159 --> 00:34:37.559 of shifted things in a positive direction maybe the best 701 00:34:37.599 --> 00:34:40.960 move addition was Derrick Henry going to the Baltimore Ravens, 702 00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:42.639 and if I was flipping it over to the NFC, 703 00:34:42.679 --> 00:34:44.880 I think two names stand out as maybe the most 704 00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:48.840 significant additions in the offseason. Clearly Kirk Cousins in Atlanta 705 00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:52.760 is one. Xavier McKinney in the defensive backfield for the Packers. 706 00:34:53.000 --> 00:34:56.320 I can't imagine isn't the other or one of the others. 707 00:34:56.800 --> 00:35:00.559 I'm sure it's surprised everyone of how many plays he's made, 708 00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:03.199 But I think the expectations you tell me if I'm wrong, 709 00:35:03.199 --> 00:35:06.159 were that he would be a difference maker, regardless of 710 00:35:06.320 --> 00:35:10.000 whether it showed itself in interception after interception after interception. 711 00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:15.599 Yeah, and dude's been great. He had interceptions in six 712 00:35:15.639 --> 00:35:18.280 straight games, the last game for the Giants a year 713 00:35:18.320 --> 00:35:21.679 ago and the first five games for the Packers this year. 714 00:35:21.679 --> 00:35:24.880 He didn't have one last Sunday. But he's always around 715 00:35:24.880 --> 00:35:27.440 the ball. He's a difference maker on the back end. 716 00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:30.039 He's got good corners in front of him, especially in 717 00:35:30.159 --> 00:35:33.400 Jayra Alexander, and he trusts them and he trusts to 718 00:35:33.440 --> 00:35:36.159 put them in the right positions, and then he's allowed 719 00:35:36.159 --> 00:35:39.719 to truly roam and do what a free safety does best, 720 00:35:39.760 --> 00:35:41.320 and he has played the ball. 721 00:35:41.400 --> 00:35:42.320 Last week, Kyler. 722 00:35:42.159 --> 00:35:46.679 Murray didn't threaten him, didn't challenge anything deep over the middle, 723 00:35:47.239 --> 00:35:50.360 which is where McKinney has made his hay so far 724 00:35:50.480 --> 00:35:53.880 this year. But he has been you're dead on. I 725 00:35:53.880 --> 00:35:57.800 think he has been the most significant offseason edition of 726 00:35:58.280 --> 00:36:01.280 any team in the NFC, with some credit to Kirk 727 00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:04.360 Cousins as well, but he's been a difference maker without 728 00:36:04.400 --> 00:36:09.000 a question. The Packers also are faster defensively than they've 729 00:36:09.039 --> 00:36:12.599 been in recent years. Eger and Cooper, a linebacker Koy 730 00:36:12.599 --> 00:36:15.440 Walker and his third year as a linebacker. Their speed 731 00:36:16.639 --> 00:36:19.719 reduced what Kyler Murray could do a week ago. They 732 00:36:19.800 --> 00:36:23.679 held Jalen Hurts in some check in the opening game. 733 00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:27.000 They've they've been really good. So the Packers' defense, with 734 00:36:27.079 --> 00:36:30.280 a new defensive coordinator this year, Jeff Athlete, who came 735 00:36:30.440 --> 00:36:33.800 from Boston College as their head coach, has been a 736 00:36:33.840 --> 00:36:36.840 breath of fresh air. The Packers are more aggressive defensively. 737 00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:41.400 They play more pressman and they've taken taken some opportunity 738 00:36:41.440 --> 00:36:45.119 to get after him turn the ball over seventeen times already. 739 00:36:45.159 --> 00:36:48.119 The Packers have gotten turnovers this year, and that's in 740 00:36:48.239 --> 00:36:51.960 six games. Last year, in seventeen games, they had eighteen turnovers, 741 00:36:52.360 --> 00:36:55.079 so they have been fantastic in taking. 742 00:36:54.800 --> 00:36:55.400 The ball away. 743 00:36:55.599 --> 00:36:58.519 Yeah, I think that number seventeen struck me as most impressive, 744 00:36:58.519 --> 00:37:00.880 and that no other team even has fourteen. They've got 745 00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:04.760 four more takeaways than every team, any team in the NFL. 746 00:37:04.800 --> 00:37:07.119 I've been asking this question throughout the week and really 747 00:37:07.119 --> 00:37:09.280 throughout the offseason, because I didn't really have a good 748 00:37:09.320 --> 00:37:09.840 answer for it. 749 00:37:09.880 --> 00:37:10.800 I'm curious if you do. 750 00:37:10.960 --> 00:37:15.440 Why did the Packers offensively decide to move on from 751 00:37:15.480 --> 00:37:18.360 Aaron Jones so they could move forward with Josh Jacobs. 752 00:37:19.199 --> 00:37:22.480 I think the biggest reason is they traded years. They 753 00:37:22.480 --> 00:37:26.719 traded years for similar money and they got I think 754 00:37:26.760 --> 00:37:29.800 about well, he's three or four years younger, depending on 755 00:37:29.800 --> 00:37:32.199 where you look at the calendar. That they just got 756 00:37:32.320 --> 00:37:36.360 younger from Aaron Jones, who also last year his finish 757 00:37:36.559 --> 00:37:39.679 was fantastic and when he's on the field, he's a 758 00:37:39.800 --> 00:37:44.199 difference maker. However, he has not been on the field enough. 759 00:37:44.519 --> 00:37:47.920 He was loved in Green Bay. But they traded youth 760 00:37:48.400 --> 00:37:51.599 for about the same amount of overall money that they 761 00:37:51.639 --> 00:37:54.559 were investing in Aaron Jones. And in this league, the 762 00:37:54.679 --> 00:37:58.159 goal is to always be young, and certainly Brian Goodikunz 763 00:37:58.199 --> 00:38:01.719 the Packers GM has embraced that model because they are 764 00:38:01.800 --> 00:38:04.800 again and I think it's the third straight year that 765 00:38:04.840 --> 00:38:07.159 the Packers are the youngest team in the NFL. 766 00:38:08.239 --> 00:38:10.519 Yes, the rest of their division, which is very good, 767 00:38:10.639 --> 00:38:12.800 and the rest of the NFC, I definitely think, is 768 00:38:12.920 --> 00:38:14.519 very unhappy about that fact. 769 00:38:14.519 --> 00:38:16.239 And we've been talking about it all week. 770 00:38:16.239 --> 00:38:19.239 I'm curious in this final minute here, what's been your 771 00:38:19.360 --> 00:38:22.519 view and what's been the talk about facing CJ. 772 00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:23.960 Stroud in this Texans offense. 773 00:38:25.039 --> 00:38:25.239 Yeah. 774 00:38:25.280 --> 00:38:28.119 I think it's the best team that Green Bay has 775 00:38:28.280 --> 00:38:32.280 played this year. And I say that with some level 776 00:38:32.400 --> 00:38:37.119 of understanding that I'm sliding by Minnesota, who beat you, 777 00:38:37.480 --> 00:38:39.960 who beat Houston in their head to head match up. 778 00:38:40.360 --> 00:38:43.000 The Packers lost to Minnesota, and the Vikings are five 779 00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:46.000 and oher so I get it. But I think Houston 780 00:38:46.199 --> 00:38:48.880 is the best overall team that the Packers will have 781 00:38:48.920 --> 00:38:51.519 seen so far. They'll get Detroit in a couple of 782 00:38:51.519 --> 00:38:55.039 weeks and maybe that will be in that mode. This 783 00:38:55.079 --> 00:38:56.840 is kind of for a lot of us, This is 784 00:38:56.920 --> 00:39:00.000 kind of a prove it game for the Packers there 785 00:39:00.000 --> 00:39:02.880 they're foreign to They won a couple of games with 786 00:39:03.000 --> 00:39:06.239 Malik Willis and then with Jordan Love. Last week was 787 00:39:06.360 --> 00:39:09.239 easily his best performance, and I think Packers fans think 788 00:39:09.519 --> 00:39:12.320 that he has now found that rhythm again. But this 789 00:39:12.400 --> 00:39:15.719 is a prove it game for a lot of Packers 790 00:39:15.760 --> 00:39:19.119 fans to see if this team that's foreign too, is 791 00:39:19.199 --> 00:39:21.760 ready to make their run and truly be a Super 792 00:39:21.800 --> 00:39:22.480 Bowl contender. 793 00:39:22.599 --> 00:39:25.000 I tend to believe fans here in Houston feel similarly 794 00:39:25.000 --> 00:39:26.960 about it being a prove it game on the road 795 00:39:27.000 --> 00:39:29.480 for the Texans. Mike really appreciate the time, Mike Heller, 796 00:39:29.519 --> 00:39:33.039 you can find him on the X platform at Heller Sports. 797 00:39:33.079 --> 00:39:34.400 Really appreciate you joining us. 798 00:39:35.159 --> 00:39:37.800 You're welcome, Adam, thank you all. 799 00:39:37.800 --> 00:39:41.360 Right, there you go, And to echo what West through 800 00:39:41.400 --> 00:39:43.920 in there at the end of the interview with Mike, 801 00:39:43.960 --> 00:39:45.719 I mean interesting to hear him say that from the 802 00:39:45.719 --> 00:39:48.280 Packers perspective as well. I mean, he kind of feel like, 803 00:39:48.880 --> 00:39:51.400 you know, they've been a team that's played good football 804 00:39:51.440 --> 00:39:53.400 to this point. But funny enough, did you know that 805 00:39:53.440 --> 00:39:56.639 the Green Bay Packers are actually last place at the 806 00:39:56.679 --> 00:39:59.559 moment in the NFC North. That's tough division this year. 807 00:39:59.559 --> 00:40:03.000 I mean, because you've got an improved Chicago team. You've 808 00:40:03.000 --> 00:40:05.960 got a Minnesota team that obviously is playing incredibly well, 809 00:40:06.199 --> 00:40:08.440 and the top two teams in the division gonna be 810 00:40:08.440 --> 00:40:12.960 playing each other tomorrow. It's gonna be Detroit against Minnesota. 811 00:40:13.039 --> 00:40:16.199 Believe that game is in Minnesota, so it'd be interesting 812 00:40:16.280 --> 00:40:18.960 to see who is able to take that one when 813 00:40:19.000 --> 00:40:22.280 it's all said and done. But Texans trying to pick 814 00:40:22.360 --> 00:40:24.719 up their six win of this season, it will not 815 00:40:24.840 --> 00:40:27.280 be any easy shakes. And as a matter of fact, 816 00:40:27.400 --> 00:40:30.519 what you hear from both Tamiko Ryans and CJ Stroud 817 00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:33.880 on being able to try to pick up this win tomorrow. 818 00:40:33.960 --> 00:40:36.599 As we close out the ten o'clock hour here on 819 00:40:36.840 --> 00:40:38.920 Space City Saturday, if you want to weigh in, you 820 00:40:38.960 --> 00:40:41.320 can do so someone three two one two five seven 821 00:40:41.400 --> 00:40:44.079 ninety Once again, that's Sebon one three two one two 822 00:40:44.360 --> 00:40:47.639 five seven nine zero. As we continue to roll along 823 00:40:47.679 --> 00:40:49.880 here on Space City Saturday, on your home of the 824 00:40:49.920 --> 00:40:52.000 Astros and the Rockets, Sports Talk seven. 825 00:40:51.920 --> 00:40:58.960 Ninety Space City Saturday continues on Sports Talk seven ninety 826 00:40:59.519 --> 00:41:01.159 seven ninety. 827 00:41:01.599 --> 00:41:04.320 Dan Matthews here with you about another ten minutes left 828 00:41:04.320 --> 00:41:07.239 to go here in the first hour of the show. 829 00:41:07.280 --> 00:41:09.239 I mean, I think you all pretty much have a 830 00:41:09.239 --> 00:41:11.639 good theme of how the show goes. I mean during 831 00:41:11.760 --> 00:41:14.800 Astro's season, it's a lot of the first hour being 832 00:41:14.800 --> 00:41:18.400 about the Stros. Of course Stros not playing right now. 833 00:41:18.519 --> 00:41:22.480 Texans season is in, so get into a lot of 834 00:41:22.639 --> 00:41:25.000 Texans talk. So you want to do that, you can 835 00:41:25.039 --> 00:41:27.599 do so some one three, two, one, two five seven ninety. 836 00:41:27.639 --> 00:41:30.159 Dan Matthews here with you, Melvin Brown back in our 837 00:41:30.239 --> 00:41:36.000 uptown GALLERYA Studios with us until noon. As next hour 838 00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:38.239 we'll get into a little bit of the Texas and 839 00:41:38.599 --> 00:41:40.880 Georgia game that's gonna be happening as well. I know 840 00:41:40.960 --> 00:41:43.559 that's gonna have a lot of people's attention. I mean 841 00:41:43.599 --> 00:41:45.760 I talked about it last week, how we were getting 842 00:41:45.800 --> 00:41:49.800 set up for a great weekend of football. I mean 843 00:41:49.840 --> 00:41:52.159 where you had some great games. You had Texas, so 844 00:41:52.320 --> 00:41:56.559 you you had also too as well. You know that 845 00:41:56.719 --> 00:41:59.440 LSU ol Miss game. You know we focused on those 846 00:42:00.079 --> 00:42:03.000 in last week's show and of course getting you ready 847 00:42:03.000 --> 00:42:06.239 for the Texans getting that win against the Patriots and 848 00:42:06.360 --> 00:42:08.920 this week same deal. I mean, you've got a great 849 00:42:09.000 --> 00:42:11.480 day at college football, can have some great games tonight, 850 00:42:11.639 --> 00:42:14.960 Like I said, the Texas Georgia game, which again will 851 00:42:15.000 --> 00:42:19.000 be over on News Radio seven k TRH and the 852 00:42:19.119 --> 00:42:23.920 LSU Arkansas game is going to be on here Sports 853 00:42:23.960 --> 00:42:26.440 Talk seven to ninety. But like I said, we were 854 00:42:26.480 --> 00:42:31.800 going to talk about the Texans and Packers tomorrow and 855 00:42:31.880 --> 00:42:35.639 let you hear from Demiico, Ryans and also CJ. Stroud 856 00:42:36.159 --> 00:42:39.840 as they both had some thoughts about this Texans team 857 00:42:39.920 --> 00:42:43.599 heading into the game. This was from earlier this week 858 00:42:43.639 --> 00:42:46.360 on Wednesday, when Dimiko met with the media. That's the 859 00:42:46.599 --> 00:42:49.519 first full day of practice to get ready for the game, 860 00:42:49.880 --> 00:42:53.960 but also to the first chance for the Demiico to 861 00:42:54.159 --> 00:42:58.760 address injury concerns. And Henry Toto, we knew that he 862 00:42:58.880 --> 00:43:00.920 was going to be out with the concussion, or at 863 00:43:01.000 --> 00:43:03.039 least had a good idea that probably he was going 864 00:43:03.079 --> 00:43:06.599 to be out. We were wondering about Aziz al Shaier well. 865 00:43:06.719 --> 00:43:10.719 With the injury report coming out yesterday. Both players are out, 866 00:43:11.079 --> 00:43:13.199 so it's gonna be up to Neville Hewitt and Jake 867 00:43:13.360 --> 00:43:17.679 Hansen to make plays at the linebacker spot, and Demiko 868 00:43:17.920 --> 00:43:20.920 talked about the prospect of that being the case now 869 00:43:21.039 --> 00:43:21.960 that it's a reality. 870 00:43:22.840 --> 00:43:25.800 Nevill and Jacob they've been here with us for a while, 871 00:43:25.880 --> 00:43:29.719 They've gotten a lot of reps. They know what, they 872 00:43:29.760 --> 00:43:32.960 know how we play, they know you know what to expect, 873 00:43:32.960 --> 00:43:35.800 they know how to communicate, so there's nothing new to 874 00:43:35.840 --> 00:43:38.000 them if they have to go out and get snaps. 875 00:43:38.119 --> 00:43:40.400 Feel confident in those guys being able to step up 876 00:43:40.440 --> 00:43:41.239 and help us. 877 00:43:42.079 --> 00:43:44.679 And that's been a kind of a constant that Demiko 878 00:43:44.760 --> 00:43:46.960 has had all throughout his tenure. I mean, he's seemingly 879 00:43:47.039 --> 00:43:48.440 is a guy that is going to have the same 880 00:43:48.480 --> 00:43:51.639 answer whenever he is asked about an injured player, and 881 00:43:51.719 --> 00:43:53.400 he's going to say, yeah, you know, we'd love to 882 00:43:53.440 --> 00:43:55.480 have him, but we don't, and we've got to go 883 00:43:55.480 --> 00:43:57.280 out there and make plays with the guys we've got. 884 00:43:57.320 --> 00:43:59.800 And that's the same, you know, similar tone that he 885 00:43:59.920 --> 00:44:02.559 just struck right there by talking about nevill Hewitt and 886 00:44:02.800 --> 00:44:05.880 Jake Hanson. I mean, are they as good as as 887 00:44:05.960 --> 00:44:10.719 Ziz Alshaier and Henry Totou. No, because well they would 888 00:44:10.760 --> 00:44:13.320 be on the field if indeed that were the case. 889 00:44:13.440 --> 00:44:16.159 But in this case right here, it's going to be 890 00:44:16.599 --> 00:44:19.119 a lot of plays for them. You've seen he would 891 00:44:19.119 --> 00:44:21.239 be able to make some good plays on special teams. 892 00:44:21.599 --> 00:44:25.000 And Hanson is somebody else that I think, you know, 893 00:44:25.239 --> 00:44:28.639 players and coaches alike, we're excited about coming out of 894 00:44:28.679 --> 00:44:31.360 a training camp this year, so they will get their chance. 895 00:44:31.440 --> 00:44:32.960 And you know, I think there's two things that you 896 00:44:32.960 --> 00:44:36.360 have to look out for on this Packers team. One 897 00:44:36.719 --> 00:44:39.320 is the play action game. But what also sets up 898 00:44:39.440 --> 00:44:42.079 the play action game for the Packers is a strong 899 00:44:42.320 --> 00:44:46.239 run game and former Raider Josh Jacobs is a huge 900 00:44:46.239 --> 00:44:49.440 part of that, and Demiko Ryans says Jacobs is tough. 901 00:44:50.599 --> 00:44:52.280 Thank It's been a nice addition for them. 902 00:44:52.400 --> 00:44:54.599 I know Matt wants to run the football. 903 00:44:54.719 --> 00:44:56.920 That's where they want to thrive, that's where they want 904 00:44:56.920 --> 00:44:59.199 to live first, names first. They want to establish a 905 00:44:59.280 --> 00:45:01.880 run game and it as much as they can. And 906 00:45:01.920 --> 00:45:06.400 so with Jacobs, he's a strong, powerful runner, great contact balance. 907 00:45:06.760 --> 00:45:09.039 You know, one guy doesn't take him down a lot, 908 00:45:09.239 --> 00:45:12.719 So it has to be a collective effort from our 909 00:45:12.800 --> 00:45:16.920 defense or backside guys, everybody getting off of blocks, closing, 910 00:45:16.960 --> 00:45:20.480 and we have to swarm and corral Jacobs because he's 911 00:45:20.519 --> 00:45:21.400 such a tough runner. 912 00:45:22.760 --> 00:45:23.800 And that's also too. 913 00:45:23.880 --> 00:45:26.480 I mean, you know a huge thing that the Texan's 914 00:45:26.559 --> 00:45:29.119 going to have to look out for tomorrow in terms 915 00:45:29.280 --> 00:45:33.760 of defending him, because you're not going to have Mario 916 00:45:33.840 --> 00:45:35.920 Edwards Junior is not going to be on the field 917 00:45:36.079 --> 00:45:38.320 for this one. You've had a couple of other guys 918 00:45:38.360 --> 00:45:41.280 go down. I mean fully, Photocossi is questionable for the game. 919 00:45:41.360 --> 00:45:44.880 Limited in practice yesterday with the shoulder. But I mean 920 00:45:44.920 --> 00:45:47.599 it does help that you get Derek Barnett back last 921 00:45:47.639 --> 00:45:50.119 week and he's going to be available to you. Obviously, 922 00:45:50.159 --> 00:45:54.159 you know what Willie Anderson Junior and also what you 923 00:45:54.159 --> 00:45:56.960 know the Daniel Hunter are capable of on the edges, 924 00:45:57.039 --> 00:46:00.320 and also this week you get Denico Autry back. But 925 00:46:00.480 --> 00:46:03.360 I think the question is with Autrey is how much 926 00:46:03.440 --> 00:46:04.719 is he can be able to play in this game. 927 00:46:04.760 --> 00:46:07.280 I mean, he's missed the first six weeks of the season. 928 00:46:07.320 --> 00:46:10.599 You can do as many hill sprints, straight sprints, everything 929 00:46:10.639 --> 00:46:12.039 of the sort to be able to try to get 930 00:46:12.280 --> 00:46:14.639 as much air in those lungs as possible. But we 931 00:46:14.679 --> 00:46:17.719 all know that, you know, the training for games and 932 00:46:17.800 --> 00:46:21.159 actually being in game shape are two different things. So 933 00:46:21.440 --> 00:46:23.559 I think that's something new keep an eye on with 934 00:46:23.639 --> 00:46:27.599 Autrey tomorrow. But in terms of guys that can help 935 00:46:27.639 --> 00:46:30.119 on the offensive end, I mean, we've talked about it. 936 00:46:30.119 --> 00:46:32.559 You're not going to have Nico Collins at least for 937 00:46:32.559 --> 00:46:33.519 the next couple of. 938 00:46:33.480 --> 00:46:35.639 Weeks, so he's out for it tomorrow. 939 00:46:35.800 --> 00:46:38.079 You do have Joe Mixon on the field, you do 940 00:46:38.159 --> 00:46:41.480 have Damian Pierce, and you also do have Daldon Schultz, 941 00:46:41.559 --> 00:46:43.960 Stefan Diggs, and Tank Dell C. J. 942 00:46:44.079 --> 00:46:44.519 Stroud. 943 00:46:44.840 --> 00:46:47.599 Speaking about a couple of those guys this week, the 944 00:46:47.719 --> 00:46:51.800 veterans of that group, Joe Mixon and Stefan Diggs, he 945 00:46:51.840 --> 00:46:54.280 says having them on the field definitely gives them confidence. 946 00:46:55.000 --> 00:46:58.559 And Stephan Joe came here, they were just like, man, 947 00:46:58.679 --> 00:47:01.719 you got it, bro, You just you had what it 948 00:47:01.800 --> 00:47:04.000 takes because we've been around it, you know, these past 949 00:47:04.039 --> 00:47:06.800 couple of years, being around Borrow and Josh Allen, so 950 00:47:07.960 --> 00:47:09.639 you know, and they're not comparing me to those guys, 951 00:47:09.679 --> 00:47:11.480 I don't think, but you know, they're just telling me 952 00:47:11.519 --> 00:47:14.760 like I have that or I have that that way 953 00:47:14.800 --> 00:47:17.159 I carry myself, you know. And so I thought that 954 00:47:17.199 --> 00:47:18.960 was pretty cool because I never really heard that before, 955 00:47:19.480 --> 00:47:21.719 especially with two guys who've been around some some really 956 00:47:21.760 --> 00:47:25.599 successful quarterbacks. So I thought that was pretty cool. 957 00:47:26.119 --> 00:47:28.360 And I mean, you know that's the thing as well. 958 00:47:28.360 --> 00:47:30.079 I mean, you want to have as much confidence as 959 00:47:30.119 --> 00:47:33.280 possible playing the quarterback position and c. J. Stroud definitely 960 00:47:33.280 --> 00:47:36.360 doesn't lack that, but also too, no matter how confident 961 00:47:36.400 --> 00:47:37.840 you are, it's nice to be able to hear from 962 00:47:37.840 --> 00:47:40.400 people of saying, hey, you got this, you can do this, 963 00:47:40.440 --> 00:47:42.760 You're pretty good at this, so keep going with it. 964 00:47:42.920 --> 00:47:47.119 So that's what obviously Joe Mixon and Stefan Diggs with 965 00:47:47.159 --> 00:47:50.079 their words show him, but they also can show it 966 00:47:50.119 --> 00:47:52.559 on the field with their play as well. Trying to 967 00:47:52.559 --> 00:47:55.079 be able to do that again tomorrow. All right, coming 968 00:47:55.159 --> 00:47:58.119 up next, we will continue the Texans Conversation. If you 969 00:47:58.159 --> 00:47:59.960 want to weigh in, you can do so someone three 970 00:48:00.159 --> 00:48:03.119 two one two five seven ninety. I mentioned one player 971 00:48:03.280 --> 00:48:06.440 during this segment that could factor tomorrow. Let you hear 972 00:48:06.559 --> 00:48:09.599 about him from a player, but also from a coach 973 00:48:09.760 --> 00:48:14.079 as well as we will continue the Texans Conversation as 974 00:48:14.119 --> 00:48:16.159 we start the eleven o'clock hour right here on Space 975 00:48:16.199 --> 00:48:19.519 City Saturday, Dan Matthews here with you until noon on 976 00:48:19.719 --> 00:48:24.199 Sports Talk seven ninety. 977 00:48:28.800 --> 00:48:32.920 Welcome aboard, Welcome to another Space City Saturday. On Sports 978 00:48:32.960 --> 00:48:36.800 Talk seven ninety, Dad Matthews Live and local h Town 979 00:48:36.960 --> 00:48:41.239 breakdown of the world that matters to you, the Houston 980 00:48:41.480 --> 00:48:42.559 sports world. 981 00:48:42.280 --> 00:48:44.000 All these great Houston fans here. 982 00:48:44.199 --> 00:48:48.039 We love you all, so finish up on that to 983 00:48:48.119 --> 00:48:52.159 do list. Flute up the cooler because you can't drink 984 00:48:52.199 --> 00:48:55.960 in talk sports all day if you don't start now bear. 985 00:48:55.920 --> 00:48:56.440 Me in the eight. 986 00:48:57.000 --> 00:49:03.400 This is Space City Saturday. Here's seven nineties, Dad Matthews. 987 00:49:09.239 --> 00:49:11.559 Indeed, we are Space City Saturday. 988 00:49:11.840 --> 00:49:15.320 Dan Matthews here with you as we roll along here 989 00:49:15.519 --> 00:49:19.199 in our two of the show, continuing the Texans conversation 990 00:49:19.880 --> 00:49:21.480 right here. If you want to weigh in, do so. 991 00:49:21.599 --> 00:49:24.440 Sebon one three two one two five seven ninety. Once again, 992 00:49:24.440 --> 00:49:28.280 that's sub one three two one two five seven nine zero. 993 00:49:29.079 --> 00:49:32.880 A huge part of this Texans effort tomorrow is going 994 00:49:32.920 --> 00:49:36.119 to be the defensive effort and without some key players 995 00:49:36.119 --> 00:49:39.480 both up front but also to the linebacker corps, and 996 00:49:39.559 --> 00:49:43.960 I talked about Al Shaier and also too too, both 997 00:49:44.159 --> 00:49:46.320 going to be down for this one. So it's the 998 00:49:46.360 --> 00:49:50.440 Neville Hewitt and Jake Hanson show for the Texans. And 999 00:49:50.679 --> 00:49:52.599 you know it's also to this the defense that kind 1000 00:49:52.639 --> 00:49:55.519 of runs a four two five if you will, of 1001 00:49:55.920 --> 00:49:58.800 four down linemen. Obviously we know who those guys are 1002 00:49:58.840 --> 00:50:02.039 for the most part, two linebackers, because I mean you 1003 00:50:02.079 --> 00:50:05.559 do have Jalen Petrie. That star position almost kind of 1004 00:50:05.559 --> 00:50:10.360 as like a pseudo hybrid linebackers slash safety for the 1005 00:50:10.400 --> 00:50:13.960 Texans still, but that is pretty much what they've been 1006 00:50:14.000 --> 00:50:16.679 running all season. You haven't had Christian Harris for much 1007 00:50:16.719 --> 00:50:19.199 of the season. And also too, you haven't had the 1008 00:50:19.199 --> 00:50:21.760 guy we want to talk about right now, Denico Autrey 1009 00:50:21.800 --> 00:50:24.760 and what he can do. And you remember too, Audrey 1010 00:50:24.800 --> 00:50:27.559 was one of the key signings for the Texans this offseason. 1011 00:50:27.599 --> 00:50:28.800 This was an off season. 1012 00:50:28.519 --> 00:50:30.480 Where I think we knew they were going to be 1013 00:50:30.559 --> 00:50:33.360 pretty active in terms of being able to add to 1014 00:50:33.639 --> 00:50:38.199 this this team because I mean, the beauty of it, 1015 00:50:38.239 --> 00:50:40.079 and I've talked about it numerous times. You got a 1016 00:50:40.119 --> 00:50:42.440 rookie quarterback right now that you don't have to make 1017 00:50:42.480 --> 00:50:44.559 one of the highest paid in the league and is 1018 00:50:44.599 --> 00:50:46.840 not going to chew up a large amount of your 1019 00:50:46.880 --> 00:50:49.679 salary caps. So while you have a rookie quarterback, that's 1020 00:50:49.719 --> 00:50:52.960 when you go get Stefan Diggs and Daniel Hunter and 1021 00:50:53.079 --> 00:50:58.039 Joe Mixon and also to Denico Autrey. So Audrey on 1022 00:50:58.039 --> 00:51:01.960 that defensive line, a guy that is known as somebody 1023 00:51:02.000 --> 00:51:04.440 that even from the interior of the line when put 1024 00:51:04.480 --> 00:51:07.320 there at times can be able to make some really 1025 00:51:07.400 --> 00:51:10.480 huge plays for you, and that is something that the 1026 00:51:10.559 --> 00:51:14.039 Texans counting on tomorrow again facing a quarterback that, much 1027 00:51:14.079 --> 00:51:16.840 like c J. Stroud, does have the ability to take 1028 00:51:16.880 --> 00:51:20.119 off and run, but they do prefer to stay in 1029 00:51:20.119 --> 00:51:23.079 the pocket and try to look downfield for throws and 1030 00:51:23.119 --> 00:51:24.440 that's what Jordan Love tries to do. 1031 00:51:24.599 --> 00:51:26.159 That's what c J. Stroud tries to do. 1032 00:51:26.559 --> 00:51:28.840 But also too he's elusive enough to be able to 1033 00:51:28.880 --> 00:51:31.519 get away from you and also you know, setting up 1034 00:51:31.679 --> 00:51:34.599 the play action passing game which we talked about what 1035 00:51:34.719 --> 00:51:37.599 Josh Jacobs is a huge reason why they are able 1036 00:51:37.639 --> 00:51:41.559 to make that happen. So that is something that Texans 1037 00:51:41.599 --> 00:51:44.639 will be keeping an eye on tomorrow, and Denico Autrey 1038 00:51:44.840 --> 00:51:47.760 is somebody that will try to make Jordan Love's day 1039 00:51:48.320 --> 00:51:52.159 tough on him. As we had a chance earlier this 1040 00:51:52.199 --> 00:51:55.719 week to have Adam Wesler out there in the locker 1041 00:51:55.800 --> 00:52:01.000 room after one of the Texans practices, And'll Anderson was 1042 00:52:01.239 --> 00:52:04.880 one of the players talking with the media after practice, 1043 00:52:04.960 --> 00:52:08.559 and he talked about Daniko Autrey and what he has 1044 00:52:08.639 --> 00:52:12.360 already gleaned from him through training camp, but also now 1045 00:52:12.360 --> 00:52:15.679 getting him back in the fold after coming back from suspension, 1046 00:52:15.800 --> 00:52:17.599 Anderson a huge fan of Autrey. 1047 00:52:18.239 --> 00:52:20.440 They got everybody in the d LA roll for real. 1048 00:52:20.480 --> 00:52:22.840 For like, I really look him as a big brother, 1049 00:52:22.960 --> 00:52:25.599 like we just I think we just have that relationship now. 1050 00:52:25.679 --> 00:52:26.440 Like he was. 1051 00:52:26.440 --> 00:52:28.880 Quiet when we first got here, like me mug everything. 1052 00:52:28.920 --> 00:52:30.880 But like the more I staid pick on pig on 1053 00:52:30.920 --> 00:52:32.239 the mess when he opened up a little bit. 1054 00:52:32.239 --> 00:52:32.400 Man. 1055 00:52:32.440 --> 00:52:34.840 But he's great having him there, man, Like I told him, 1056 00:52:34.840 --> 00:52:37.039 I was watching his highide I think he celebrated until 1057 00:52:37.039 --> 00:52:38.679 I watched his highlights and I seen him jumping up 1058 00:52:38.679 --> 00:52:40.119 and down and he got me ready to play with him. 1059 00:52:40.159 --> 00:52:40.320 Man. 1060 00:52:40.320 --> 00:52:43.119 But he's gonna bring something different, like just his physical 1061 00:52:43.119 --> 00:52:46.280 playing style, his relentless effort to get to the quarterback, 1062 00:52:46.519 --> 00:52:47.920 even on the edge and side. 1063 00:52:50.239 --> 00:52:52.760 And you know that's the thing that you know, we've 1064 00:52:52.760 --> 00:52:56.320 talked about the versatility there that the Texans can run 1065 00:52:56.360 --> 00:52:59.840 in terms of being able to kind of have him 1066 00:53:00.039 --> 00:53:02.559 all over the defensive line. And he's somebody that can 1067 00:53:02.639 --> 00:53:05.039 rush from the interior. He's somebody that if you need 1068 00:53:05.079 --> 00:53:06.840 him to rush from the outside, he can do that 1069 00:53:06.920 --> 00:53:10.039 as well. I mean, remember two when the Texans signed him, 1070 00:53:10.199 --> 00:53:12.559 Remember it was Jeffrey Simmons of the Titans. I think 1071 00:53:12.559 --> 00:53:16.360 his tweet was just simply damn in terms of being 1072 00:53:16.440 --> 00:53:22.039 upset about losing him to the Texans and what you know, 1073 00:53:22.079 --> 00:53:24.840 he brought to that Titans defensive front while he was there, 1074 00:53:25.199 --> 00:53:27.239 and now it's here in Houston and the Texans are 1075 00:53:27.239 --> 00:53:29.880 hoping that he can be able to make those havoc 1076 00:53:29.920 --> 00:53:33.280 plays upfront much like he did during his time there 1077 00:53:33.599 --> 00:53:37.039 and joining Will Anderson. In terms of the chorus of 1078 00:53:37.119 --> 00:53:41.320 praise for Autrey is his defensive coordinator Matt Burke talking 1079 00:53:41.320 --> 00:53:44.280 about Audrey and what he brings to this defensive line, 1080 00:53:44.320 --> 00:53:47.119 saying kind of in that same vein, he's a huge 1081 00:53:47.119 --> 00:53:48.159 ad to this team. 1082 00:53:48.639 --> 00:53:49.920 Toughness first and foremost. 1083 00:53:51.360 --> 00:53:56.639 I would say he's a very unique rusher just as 1084 00:53:56.679 --> 00:53:58.599 a sort of not really want to say hybrid, but 1085 00:53:58.760 --> 00:54:01.239 as a big, big in an inside rusher. I mean, 1086 00:54:01.239 --> 00:54:04.320 he's had successful spots, so it's uh, he just offers 1087 00:54:04.320 --> 00:54:07.599 some different pitches in terms of or this. He rushes 1088 00:54:07.639 --> 00:54:10.599 like an end inside, which is hard sometimes regards He's 1089 00:54:10.639 --> 00:54:14.440 not a lot of times offensive lineman interior can there's 1090 00:54:14.480 --> 00:54:16.239 not a lot of space. It's close quarters combat when 1091 00:54:16.239 --> 00:54:18.519 you're rushing inside, right and so sometimes there's not a 1092 00:54:18.519 --> 00:54:20.559 lot of room for moves or things. You got to 1093 00:54:20.559 --> 00:54:22.719 be a little bit more direct. Somehow he's able to 1094 00:54:22.760 --> 00:54:23.639 create some space. 1095 00:54:26.000 --> 00:54:29.880 And I mean that's something too, like I talked about 1096 00:54:29.880 --> 00:54:32.119 with some of the injured players on this team, of 1097 00:54:32.159 --> 00:54:34.079 being able to add some of that versatility. 1098 00:54:34.599 --> 00:54:35.280 It's huge. 1099 00:54:35.440 --> 00:54:37.880 But you know, I think that it all comes down 1100 00:54:37.920 --> 00:54:40.760 to exactly what I've talked about earlier with him, is 1101 00:54:40.840 --> 00:54:43.440 that he is somebody that has been down. He has 1102 00:54:43.480 --> 00:54:46.800 not played, he has not you know, taken on those blocks, 1103 00:54:46.800 --> 00:54:49.559 he has not taken on that physicality that he is 1104 00:54:49.599 --> 00:54:51.679 going to be facing on the field. And also too, 1105 00:54:51.719 --> 00:54:54.000 I mean just going through those plays, I mean, you know, 1106 00:54:54.079 --> 00:54:57.679 this is something of a Green Bay Packer offense that 1107 00:54:57.800 --> 00:54:59.760 likes to use a lot of pre snapp motion, likes 1108 00:54:59.800 --> 00:55:01.880 to be able to try to kind of you know, 1109 00:55:02.039 --> 00:55:05.079 have your eyes going different directions and you know, have 1110 00:55:05.159 --> 00:55:07.079 your eyes being caught in the wrong spot. That's how 1111 00:55:07.119 --> 00:55:08.760 they're able to make plays down the field. I mean, 1112 00:55:08.760 --> 00:55:12.360 we've seen it all throughout Matt Lafleur's time with this team. 1113 00:55:12.440 --> 00:55:14.960 And I mean remember last year in the playoffs against 1114 00:55:15.159 --> 00:55:17.719 the Cowboys, that was something that the Cowboys just could 1115 00:55:17.760 --> 00:55:20.599 not adjust to and that's why you saw so many 1116 00:55:20.840 --> 00:55:24.519 huge plays downfield for the Packer offense in that game. 1117 00:55:24.880 --> 00:55:26.719 And we also saw a playout too as well. 1118 00:55:26.800 --> 00:55:28.920 Of what I talked about earlier is something this team 1119 00:55:29.000 --> 00:55:31.920 has to stay out of, and that is being able 1120 00:55:31.960 --> 00:55:35.960 to stay out of turnover prone situations. And you know, 1121 00:55:36.000 --> 00:55:38.800 if you're down in a game, they're trying to force 1122 00:55:38.880 --> 00:55:41.079 throws down the field, that's when they can turn the 1123 00:55:41.079 --> 00:55:43.880 football over. And also too as well, Like I said, 1124 00:55:43.960 --> 00:55:46.400 I mean, they forced five fumbles in the run game 1125 00:55:46.440 --> 00:55:48.840 this season. It's the best in the NFL. That's something 1126 00:55:48.920 --> 00:55:50.800 else they're going to try to do. So, you know, 1127 00:55:50.840 --> 00:55:53.400 being able to have him out there. I know that 1128 00:55:53.719 --> 00:55:57.039 Dylan Orton has done some good things since coming back 1129 00:55:57.440 --> 00:56:01.000 on the field. Jerry Hughes as at times done some 1130 00:56:01.039 --> 00:56:03.400 good things for you as well, and you've gotten good 1131 00:56:03.440 --> 00:56:07.800 plays out of the defensive line as a whole. Where 1132 00:56:07.920 --> 00:56:09.920 I think that it was a part of this team 1133 00:56:10.039 --> 00:56:12.239 that had a little bit of concern. I mean, you know, 1134 00:56:12.519 --> 00:56:15.400 there's two parts of you know, just the concern that 1135 00:56:15.440 --> 00:56:19.280 goes into this this season is coming off of last year. 1136 00:56:19.360 --> 00:56:21.320 I mean, you saw in the second half of that 1137 00:56:21.400 --> 00:56:24.960 game against the Baltimore Ravens. This was a team that 1138 00:56:25.480 --> 00:56:29.119 was getting beaten upfront physically by the Ravens and being 1139 00:56:29.159 --> 00:56:31.960 blown off the ball in certain cases, and they were 1140 00:56:32.000 --> 00:56:35.119 able to, you know, pick up a huge chunksy yards 1141 00:56:35.159 --> 00:56:36.719 on the ground in that game, and that was a 1142 00:56:36.719 --> 00:56:38.800 difference in the game. And the other part of it is, 1143 00:56:39.519 --> 00:56:41.639 you know, a couple of days after that game, it 1144 00:56:41.679 --> 00:56:45.199 was Demiko Ryans at the podium for his postseason, you know, 1145 00:56:45.360 --> 00:56:48.079 end of year wrap up press conference, and he talked about, 1146 00:56:48.199 --> 00:56:50.840 we've got to we've got to get better up front, 1147 00:56:50.880 --> 00:56:53.679 We've got to get stronger, we've got to get bigger. 1148 00:56:53.719 --> 00:56:56.000 We also have to have more guys that can roll 1149 00:56:56.159 --> 00:56:58.679 through those spots. And it was a little bit of 1150 00:56:58.719 --> 00:57:01.880 an interesting offseason in that regard. I mean, where, yes, 1151 00:57:01.960 --> 00:57:05.199 you do add Deniko Autry, you added Mario Edwards Junior, 1152 00:57:05.719 --> 00:57:09.039 but also too as well. I mean, you lost Malite Collins, 1153 00:57:09.079 --> 00:57:10.639 a guy that was huge for you last year, you 1154 00:57:10.679 --> 00:57:13.760 lost Sheldon Rankins. Didn't really do much to address it 1155 00:57:13.800 --> 00:57:15.840 in the draft, which I thought was kind of interesting 1156 00:57:15.880 --> 00:57:18.760 from Nick Cassario and his crew. I mean, I definitely 1157 00:57:18.840 --> 00:57:20.760 thought that, you know, maybe they would have gone that 1158 00:57:20.840 --> 00:57:23.719 route but ended up not. But you know you're gonna 1159 00:57:23.719 --> 00:57:27.119 have Kurt Heinish elevated for this game as well, so 1160 00:57:27.199 --> 00:57:29.079 I mean he's somebody else that can roll for you 1161 00:57:29.159 --> 00:57:32.360 in this game. So I mean, if you're able to 1162 00:57:32.400 --> 00:57:34.960 continue the good play that you've had so far this season, 1163 00:57:35.400 --> 00:57:37.639 you know Minnesota was able to make it tough on 1164 00:57:37.679 --> 00:57:40.320 you in that game. I mean, nothing went right that day, 1165 00:57:40.360 --> 00:57:42.480 as you know talked about earlier with Martin and Angleton, 1166 00:57:43.199 --> 00:57:45.480 that just across the board was not a good day. 1167 00:57:45.519 --> 00:57:48.079 It was more about what they did and you didn't do. 1168 00:57:48.199 --> 00:57:49.800 But what you did do is you made it hard 1169 00:57:49.800 --> 00:57:53.079 on yourself with penalties as well. So that's something else 1170 00:57:53.119 --> 00:57:56.239 that this team hopefully has buried in the past, and 1171 00:57:56.320 --> 00:57:58.960 having a guy like Autry out there can hopefully help 1172 00:57:59.000 --> 00:58:03.119 them get to that point of being able to play 1173 00:58:03.199 --> 00:58:05.119 a clean enough game to be able to come out 1174 00:58:05.159 --> 00:58:07.320 of here with a win tomorrow. If the Texans do 1175 00:58:07.400 --> 00:58:09.880 win this game, which again, even though I've given you 1176 00:58:09.920 --> 00:58:12.679 the reasons why they could talked about it last night, 1177 00:58:12.679 --> 00:58:15.079 if you were listening to us on the nightcap that 1178 00:58:15.440 --> 00:58:18.079 I mean, it just for me, seems like with these 1179 00:58:18.079 --> 00:58:20.960 injuries it might be too much to overcome. For the 1180 00:58:21.000 --> 00:58:23.599 Texans tomorrow, I mean, this is a Green Bay team 1181 00:58:23.679 --> 00:58:25.519 that badly needs a win. 1182 00:58:25.599 --> 00:58:26.960 And and not say that you don't. 1183 00:58:27.079 --> 00:58:28.920 I mean, every single week in the NFL, you're going 1184 00:58:28.920 --> 00:58:31.880 out there with the express purpose of tried to win 1185 00:58:31.960 --> 00:58:34.159 the game. But two, at the same time, I mean, 1186 00:58:34.239 --> 00:58:36.320 this is a Green Bay team that is trying to 1187 00:58:36.360 --> 00:58:39.800 not fall further behind in the NFC race. 1188 00:58:40.000 --> 00:58:43.320 And I mean this is a NFC you. 1189 00:58:43.280 --> 00:58:45.519 Know, North Division that is probably going to have at 1190 00:58:45.599 --> 00:58:49.079 least as currently constructed right now, three teams make the postseason, 1191 00:58:49.360 --> 00:58:52.920 and that is something that they're on the outside looking 1192 00:58:52.960 --> 00:58:56.119 in at right now. And you know, that's a huge 1193 00:58:56.119 --> 00:58:58.400 part of this game that they're going to be, you know, 1194 00:58:58.480 --> 00:59:01.079 trying to you know, take control of the game and 1195 00:59:01.159 --> 00:59:03.880 win this game because i mean, again at four and two, 1196 00:59:04.119 --> 00:59:06.920 they're in last place at the moment, so that's a 1197 00:59:06.960 --> 00:59:09.400 huge part of it tomorrow. But also two, I mean, 1198 00:59:09.760 --> 00:59:12.360 when you're facing a team that is so good in 1199 00:59:12.440 --> 00:59:15.920 their pre snap motion running the football play action game, 1200 00:59:16.079 --> 00:59:18.639 I mean, first and foremost, for the Texans tomorrow, it's 1201 00:59:18.639 --> 00:59:20.760 going to have to be you have to limit Josh 1202 00:59:20.840 --> 00:59:22.199 Jacobs as much as possible. 1203 00:59:22.239 --> 00:59:22.679 If you're not. 1204 00:59:22.800 --> 00:59:25.239 If he's able to get five six yards a carry 1205 00:59:25.360 --> 00:59:28.559 or close to it, then you're really setting yourself up 1206 00:59:28.639 --> 00:59:32.119 for a tough day against that packer, you know, receiving 1207 00:59:32.159 --> 00:59:35.039 corps that does have a lot of really good options. 1208 00:59:35.079 --> 00:59:37.480 I mean, it's not necessarily a team that has a 1209 00:59:37.519 --> 00:59:40.519 true number one. They seemingly have three or four guys 1210 00:59:40.559 --> 00:59:43.800 that they feel very comfortable with making plays downfield. So 1211 00:59:44.119 --> 00:59:45.960 that's going to be another part of it as well. 1212 00:59:46.159 --> 00:59:49.159 And without having you know, a z z Aushai here 1213 00:59:49.599 --> 00:59:52.360 and being beaten up there at the linebacker spot, being 1214 00:59:52.360 --> 00:59:54.960 beaten up up front on the defensive line, I just 1215 00:59:55.000 --> 00:59:57.840 think that it could be a tough ask for those guys. 1216 00:59:57.840 --> 00:59:59.760 But again, you just need it for one game and 1217 01:00:00.039 --> 01:00:02.559 you hopefully start to get some guys back next week 1218 01:00:02.599 --> 01:00:05.159 and the week's going forward where this team can hopefully 1219 01:00:05.159 --> 01:00:08.760 continue to play good football and continue winning as well. 1220 01:00:08.880 --> 01:00:11.320 So we'll see how it all breaks out tomorrow. But 1221 01:00:11.639 --> 01:00:16.159 having Denico Autry back definitely a huge plus for the Texans, 1222 01:00:16.199 --> 01:00:19.159 and we'll see how much heat factors in the game tomorrow. 1223 01:00:19.599 --> 01:00:21.719 All right, coming up next, we will get into a 1224 01:00:21.719 --> 01:00:25.480 little bit of college football. Texas hosting Georgia in Austin. 1225 01:00:25.519 --> 01:00:27.960 The game day crew, by the way, they feel a 1226 01:00:27.960 --> 01:00:30.360 certain way about this game. How does this game all 1227 01:00:30.360 --> 01:00:32.800 play out tonight? We will get into that so you 1228 01:00:32.840 --> 01:00:34.719 can weigh in on that if you want to. I 1229 01:00:34.760 --> 01:00:36.800 know a lot of you probably on your way to 1230 01:00:36.840 --> 01:00:39.440 Austin or either there in Austin, or who knows, maybe 1231 01:00:39.440 --> 01:00:42.480 you're like me, gonna be watching it in Section HD tonight. 1232 01:00:43.199 --> 01:00:45.599 All of the above that you are all welcome. If 1233 01:00:45.599 --> 01:00:47.400 you want to weigh in, do so seven one three 1234 01:00:47.480 --> 01:00:49.679 two one two five seven ninety. Once again that SEB 1235 01:00:49.679 --> 01:00:52.440 one three two on two five seven ninety. We'll do 1236 01:00:52.480 --> 01:00:54.840 that on the other side. Right here on Sports Talk 1237 01:00:54.880 --> 01:00:55.840 seven ninety. 1238 01:00:57.960 --> 01:01:01.920 It's Space City Saturday one, Sports Talk seven ninety. 1239 01:01:02.360 --> 01:01:05.599 Sports Talk seven ninety, Dan Matthews. 1240 01:01:05.079 --> 01:01:09.760 Here with you until noon again, programming notes for you 1241 01:01:09.840 --> 01:01:14.079 if you want to catch the games all afternoon here 1242 01:01:14.400 --> 01:01:17.239 the U of H in Kansas game, which I believe 1243 01:01:17.239 --> 01:01:19.920 coverage is gonna get going at about one thirty over 1244 01:01:20.480 --> 01:01:24.880 on KPRC nine fifty five o'clock. Right here on Sports 1245 01:01:24.880 --> 01:01:28.800 Talk seven ninety, you're gonna get to LSU and Arkansas 1246 01:01:28.960 --> 01:01:31.760 coverage get going for that one so I know that 1247 01:01:32.159 --> 01:01:35.519 Tiger fans out there fired up for this one today 1248 01:01:36.239 --> 01:01:40.719 as well as the Texas and Georgia game. Gonna be 1249 01:01:40.760 --> 01:01:42.800 five thirty is when Craig Way and the crew and 1250 01:01:42.800 --> 01:01:46.920 the Longhorn Sports Network get things going at five thirty 1251 01:01:47.039 --> 01:01:51.519 over on News Radio seven forty KTRH. So that's going 1252 01:01:51.599 --> 01:01:55.239 to be where you can find everything you want to 1253 01:01:55.239 --> 01:01:58.719 weigh in on the I mean, you know, even Texans conversation. 1254 01:01:58.840 --> 01:02:00.760 If you want to get into the that too as well. 1255 01:02:00.800 --> 01:02:02.760 We can continue that here on this side. But I 1256 01:02:02.760 --> 01:02:05.119 do want to get into this Texas Georgia game, which, 1257 01:02:05.119 --> 01:02:07.159 by the way, coming up here in about ten minutes, 1258 01:02:07.199 --> 01:02:09.320 we're gonna hear from the voice of the Longhorns. 1259 01:02:09.519 --> 01:02:11.119 Just mentioned his name, but I'll mention it again. 1260 01:02:11.239 --> 01:02:15.199 Craig Way joining next up with Stan Northfleet Chris Gordy 1261 01:02:15.280 --> 01:02:18.800 earlier this week to preview this matchup, So we'll hear 1262 01:02:18.840 --> 01:02:22.719 from Craig as he'll get us going for this one. 1263 01:02:22.760 --> 01:02:24.960 But this is a game for Texas. 1264 01:02:24.960 --> 01:02:26.639 That kind of like I was talking about with the 1265 01:02:26.920 --> 01:02:29.519 Texans in the page, or Texas and the Patriots, Texans 1266 01:02:29.519 --> 01:02:33.199 and the Packers tomorrow that Green Bay badly in need 1267 01:02:33.239 --> 01:02:35.280 of will win. This is a Georgia team that comes 1268 01:02:35.280 --> 01:02:38.639 in incredibly hungry for a win, especially after the way 1269 01:02:38.679 --> 01:02:41.599 that their trip to Tuscaloosa went a couple of weeks ago. 1270 01:02:41.840 --> 01:02:44.920 I mean, you know them like LSU now, like Ohio State, 1271 01:02:45.400 --> 01:02:48.719 many teams all throughout college football where I think we 1272 01:02:48.760 --> 01:02:52.440 can agree that with the expanded playoff to twelve teams, 1273 01:02:53.159 --> 01:02:55.440 that you know, losing more than one game is not 1274 01:02:55.559 --> 01:02:57.679 fatal to your chances. As a matter of fact, we're 1275 01:02:57.719 --> 01:03:01.679 probably gonna see two three with at least two losses, 1276 01:03:01.719 --> 01:03:05.639 maybe even more getting their way into the playoff this season, 1277 01:03:05.719 --> 01:03:08.519 because I mean, you've got more expanded spots for that 1278 01:03:08.599 --> 01:03:10.800 to happen, and you find your way in there, and 1279 01:03:10.840 --> 01:03:12.920 we'll see what happens with Army and Navy. I mean, 1280 01:03:12.960 --> 01:03:16.000 it looks like we could possibly be talking about. You know, 1281 01:03:16.039 --> 01:03:18.360 that's the other thing as well. I mean, obviously, if 1282 01:03:18.440 --> 01:03:20.800 you follow the college football season, you know how it goes. 1283 01:03:20.840 --> 01:03:25.400 Thanksgiving weekend obviously is the final weekend of the regular season. 1284 01:03:25.719 --> 01:03:31.320 Then the following weekend you get championship games, SEC, Big twelve, ACC, 1285 01:03:31.800 --> 01:03:34.880 Big Ten, everybody like that, you know, playing in their 1286 01:03:34.920 --> 01:03:39.000 respective championship games that same weekend the American Conference, which 1287 01:03:39.039 --> 01:03:42.360 both Army and Navy are in, they could both possibly 1288 01:03:42.360 --> 01:03:45.440 be undefeated playing for that, and whoever wins that one 1289 01:03:45.639 --> 01:03:49.519 obviously would get themselves in position to make the college 1290 01:03:49.519 --> 01:03:52.480 football playoff because then the following day you would have 1291 01:03:52.519 --> 01:03:53.400 the playoff selection. 1292 01:03:54.000 --> 01:03:56.440 Then the next week would be the Army Navy game 1293 01:03:56.599 --> 01:03:57.280 in earnest. 1294 01:03:57.519 --> 01:04:00.960 So aren't we all for interesting is playing out in 1295 01:04:00.960 --> 01:04:03.559 college football? Some people will call it chaos, whatever you 1296 01:04:03.639 --> 01:04:06.760 might be, But in this case right here, I mean, 1297 01:04:06.840 --> 01:04:08.519 it's a game that you know, I think we all 1298 01:04:08.559 --> 01:04:11.880 watch just because of what it represents and who the 1299 01:04:11.880 --> 01:04:15.119 players on the field represent, but also too, I mean 1300 01:04:15.119 --> 01:04:19.199 it's one that's always exciting, and it's a respectful rivalry 1301 01:04:19.519 --> 01:04:22.719 and one that we love to be able to peek 1302 01:04:22.760 --> 01:04:27.480 in on. So anyway, the Texas Georgia game today, as 1303 01:04:28.039 --> 01:04:30.760 we were talking about earlier on in the show, College 1304 01:04:30.760 --> 01:04:34.719 Game Day there in Austin, And if you're a Longhorn fan, 1305 01:04:34.840 --> 01:04:38.079 you got to feel good with what the crew. Herbie 1306 01:04:38.760 --> 01:04:42.159 refrained from picking in this one because of course he's 1307 01:04:42.159 --> 01:04:44.880 calling the game tonight with Chris Vaalor so it's kind 1308 01:04:44.880 --> 01:04:48.199 of a faux pas to pick as you're on the call, 1309 01:04:48.280 --> 01:04:50.880 because then of course you make a pick, then you 1310 01:04:50.920 --> 01:04:53.679 know the audience out there if they feel slighted and 1311 01:04:53.719 --> 01:04:57.159 you're speaking, you know, positively about the team that you picked, 1312 01:04:57.239 --> 01:04:59.559 and you know they start saying, oh, you know you're 1313 01:04:59.599 --> 01:05:01.239 rooting for the that team in the booth. All those 1314 01:05:01.239 --> 01:05:03.719 different types of things. The Herbie's are pro. I mean, 1315 01:05:03.719 --> 01:05:06.519 he doesn't do any of those things. But two at 1316 01:05:06.519 --> 01:05:08.960 the same time, you know, you just you just want 1317 01:05:08.960 --> 01:05:12.920 to be able to just have a you know, unabated 1318 01:05:13.519 --> 01:05:16.920 call of the game and not have any distractions of 1319 01:05:16.960 --> 01:05:19.559 the sort going into a calling said games. 1320 01:05:19.559 --> 01:05:21.599 So that's why he stays out of it. 1321 01:05:21.719 --> 01:05:26.599 But to a man, you had Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, 1322 01:05:26.920 --> 01:05:30.599 Desmond Howard, and Lee Corso all picking Texas for this 1323 01:05:30.639 --> 01:05:34.039 one tonight, which the line at one point had gotten 1324 01:05:34.119 --> 01:05:35.960 up to five and a half Texas. 1325 01:05:36.119 --> 01:05:37.480 Now it's down the four and a half. 1326 01:05:37.559 --> 01:05:39.599 So maybe you're starting to see some sharp money coming 1327 01:05:39.639 --> 01:05:42.519 in on the dogs. We'll see if maybe that even 1328 01:05:42.559 --> 01:05:46.000 creeps down to you know, probably I would probably guess 1329 01:05:46.039 --> 01:05:48.239 it's not going to go any lower than four for 1330 01:05:48.320 --> 01:05:50.800 this game. But if you get enough money in, maybe 1331 01:05:50.800 --> 01:05:52.920 it goes back to the original three and a half 1332 01:05:52.920 --> 01:05:54.800 for Texas in this one. 1333 01:05:55.039 --> 01:05:57.400 But it's gonna be a fun one, no doubt about it. 1334 01:05:57.440 --> 01:05:59.760 And as you're watching the game tonight, you're probably gonna 1335 01:05:59.760 --> 01:06:01.480 be looking down on the sideline, you're going to be 1336 01:06:01.519 --> 01:06:05.000 seeing a guy wearing his normal get up that he's got, 1337 01:06:05.119 --> 01:06:08.840 you know, the the long sleeve, white shirt, sleeves rolled up. 1338 01:06:09.079 --> 01:06:13.079 He's got his own cowboy hat on. Of course, you 1339 01:06:13.119 --> 01:06:16.800 know I'm talking about the top Longhorn himself. Matthew McConaughey 1340 01:06:17.239 --> 01:06:21.280 and the famous Texas X taken to social media earlier 1341 01:06:21.320 --> 01:06:24.639 this week to share his thoughts on tonight's game. 1342 01:06:25.480 --> 01:06:29.760 In October the twenty four, he got a little team 1343 01:06:29.800 --> 01:06:32.360 called Georgia bile doll such him in there over days 1344 01:06:32.440 --> 01:06:35.400 US and warms up stadium. That's a night game. Oo 1345 01:06:35.760 --> 01:06:41.199 fasted the fact everyone's gonna as copyment you Precats season, 1346 01:06:42.039 --> 01:06:46.079 did Edison correct? I mean best the teams we got 1347 01:06:46.119 --> 01:06:49.960 there and handled that. He continuous play against how nearly 1348 01:06:50.039 --> 01:06:53.599 we can be. That's too add ETHNI can play while 1349 01:06:53.599 --> 01:06:56.480 playing them and given them fullish facts, taking no time 1350 01:06:56.559 --> 01:06:59.000 for long. There's no time for exhale. 1351 01:06:59.280 --> 01:07:02.039 Yeah, obviously that one is to be hyped up. We 1352 01:07:02.119 --> 01:07:05.119 will be way up to this game. Just got to play. 1353 01:07:05.159 --> 01:07:09.639 As Coach Parkes, you say, play smart intelligion and then. 1354 01:07:12.039 --> 01:07:18.559 Shout said, there you go. Matthew McConaughey doing it. The 1355 01:07:18.599 --> 01:07:21.360 only way he knows how is to just put it 1356 01:07:21.400 --> 01:07:25.400 in his own words. And I mean, you know the philosophy, 1357 01:07:25.719 --> 01:07:29.519 the philosophies that are out of Matthew McConaughey, well, you know, 1358 01:07:29.679 --> 01:07:32.199 whenever he speaks, I guess, so we definitely want to 1359 01:07:32.400 --> 01:07:35.400 be able to keep an ear out and listen for 1360 01:07:35.679 --> 01:07:38.239 whenever he speaks. But in this case, I mean, for 1361 01:07:38.440 --> 01:07:40.159 you know, Texas and I I mean, I've told you 1362 01:07:40.239 --> 01:07:42.280 the Georgia side of it and how badly they need 1363 01:07:42.280 --> 01:07:45.719 this one tonight. But for Texas, I mean, I think 1364 01:07:45.760 --> 01:07:48.320 that it's kind of another step in the direction of 1365 01:07:48.360 --> 01:07:51.239 getting this program back to where it was when Mac 1366 01:07:51.320 --> 01:07:53.719 Brown had it rolling from two thousand and four to 1367 01:07:53.880 --> 01:07:57.119 two thousand and nine. I mean, this was probably the 1368 01:07:57.440 --> 01:08:02.039 you know, best, most consistent, you know, performing program. 1369 01:08:01.639 --> 01:08:02.480 During that time. 1370 01:08:02.599 --> 01:08:04.880 I mean, you know, you had a season or two 1371 01:08:05.000 --> 01:08:07.760 where it didn't end necessarily the way they had hoped. 1372 01:08:07.840 --> 01:08:11.400 Losses to Oklahoma ten and three seasons but still at 1373 01:08:11.480 --> 01:08:14.840 least ten wins during those times and being able to 1374 01:08:15.079 --> 01:08:17.439 make it to BCS Bowl games, if not the BCS 1375 01:08:17.520 --> 01:08:19.560 National Championship twice during that period. 1376 01:08:19.640 --> 01:08:21.920 I mean, two thousand and four, get to the Rose Bowl, 1377 01:08:21.960 --> 01:08:22.399 you win it. 1378 01:08:22.560 --> 01:08:25.439 That sets up the momentum for you to be able 1379 01:08:25.439 --> 01:08:27.399 to carry over into the next season where you add 1380 01:08:27.439 --> 01:08:29.800 Jamal Charles and of course you go back to the 1381 01:08:29.880 --> 01:08:34.000 Rose Bowl and win the National Championship that season. Two 1382 01:08:34.039 --> 01:08:37.000 thousand and nine, you go undefeed it through the regular season, 1383 01:08:37.199 --> 01:08:40.920 get to the BCS Championship game and an SEC team 1384 01:08:41.000 --> 01:08:43.279 was right there waiting for you and the Alabama Crimson Tide, 1385 01:08:43.279 --> 01:08:44.840 and they took care of you in that game. But 1386 01:08:45.439 --> 01:08:47.760 I think that what we've seen the transformation of this 1387 01:08:47.840 --> 01:08:51.399 program under Steve Sarkisian is something that you know, for 1388 01:08:51.439 --> 01:08:53.840 the longest time, Texas had been trying to do a 1389 01:08:53.840 --> 01:08:55.960 little bit kind of like what I've talked about before, 1390 01:08:56.119 --> 01:08:58.319 that they do a lot they're in college station, and 1391 01:08:58.800 --> 01:09:01.720 I think, you know, it's a you know, rare time 1392 01:09:01.920 --> 01:09:05.199 where both programs seemingly have gotten it right with not 1393 01:09:05.279 --> 01:09:09.319 necessarily the sexiest option at coach that they could have had. 1394 01:09:09.399 --> 01:09:11.159 I mean, for the longest time that had been kind 1395 01:09:11.199 --> 01:09:13.520 of A and m's calling card of you know, we're 1396 01:09:13.560 --> 01:09:16.319 A and M. This job is is not for a coordinator. 1397 01:09:16.359 --> 01:09:18.880 It's not for a guy that coached at Duke. Come on, 1398 01:09:19.079 --> 01:09:21.520 we were a program that needs to go and steal 1399 01:09:21.640 --> 01:09:23.960 a coach from someone. I mean, we're good enough, we 1400 01:09:23.960 --> 01:09:26.880 can go and steal Dennis Francioni and he was so 1401 01:09:26.880 --> 01:09:29.119 so then they had to settle a little bit and 1402 01:09:29.119 --> 01:09:31.880 ad Mike Sherman. But Sherman was probably one of their 1403 01:09:32.000 --> 01:09:34.960 better performing head coaches in terms of being able to 1404 01:09:35.000 --> 01:09:37.199 prepare guys for the next level. I mean Von Miller 1405 01:09:37.199 --> 01:09:40.079 coming through the program at that time. You know Ryan 1406 01:09:40.119 --> 01:09:43.000 Tannehill also coming through the program at that time. I 1407 01:09:43.079 --> 01:09:47.760 believe it was Sherman that were recruited Mike Evans. I'm 1408 01:09:47.760 --> 01:09:51.079 trying to remember if if Evans was already there when 1409 01:09:51.159 --> 01:09:53.319 someone got there. But of course, I mean we saw 1410 01:09:53.399 --> 01:09:55.720 what Kevin someone was able to do during that time 1411 01:09:56.079 --> 01:09:59.359 with Johnny Manziel. But then post Johnny Manziel, you started 1412 01:09:59.359 --> 01:10:01.800 to see signific regressions. So you go out and get 1413 01:10:02.159 --> 01:10:04.880 Jimbo Fisher and you're thinking to yourself, oh, man, look 1414 01:10:04.920 --> 01:10:06.720 what he did at Florida State. Of course he's going 1415 01:10:06.760 --> 01:10:09.079 to bring that over here. It just never clicked. And 1416 01:10:09.159 --> 01:10:11.279 now you had a guy who I think, you know, 1417 01:10:11.720 --> 01:10:15.279 all across the board gets what the job is in 1418 01:10:15.359 --> 01:10:16.840 Mike Elko. I mean, one of the first things he 1419 01:10:16.880 --> 01:10:18.680 did when he got the job was he went to 1420 01:10:18.680 --> 01:10:21.720 the Texas high school football coaches breakfast that they have 1421 01:10:21.800 --> 01:10:24.640 every year after the season and kind of let him know, like, hey, 1422 01:10:24.720 --> 01:10:26.560 you've got a friend in college station. And I know 1423 01:10:26.600 --> 01:10:29.600 that Steve Sarkisian does the same things as well. But 1424 01:10:29.640 --> 01:10:32.239 where I'm going with this is sometimes, you know, having 1425 01:10:32.359 --> 01:10:36.039 the you know, hot named head coach out there a 1426 01:10:36.039 --> 01:10:38.600 lot of times does not meet the expectations. It's about 1427 01:10:38.600 --> 01:10:41.000 making the right hire for a guy that can be 1428 01:10:41.039 --> 01:10:44.239 able to implement a culture, and that is something that 1429 01:10:44.279 --> 01:10:46.680 Sarkisian has been able to do. I mean, he brought 1430 01:10:46.720 --> 01:10:48.720 over a lot of what he learned from Nick Saban 1431 01:10:48.800 --> 01:10:51.520 there at Alabama. He learned obviously a ton from Pete 1432 01:10:51.560 --> 01:10:54.520 Carroll during his time when he was at USC and 1433 01:10:54.560 --> 01:10:56.520 he got another chance of being a head coach again 1434 01:10:56.720 --> 01:10:59.119 and he was I think kind of taking some of 1435 01:10:59.119 --> 01:11:01.680 those lessons and some of the hard lessons that he 1436 01:11:01.800 --> 01:11:05.119 learned during his failures, you know, when he was at 1437 01:11:05.479 --> 01:11:08.279 SC that got him out of a job and trying 1438 01:11:08.319 --> 01:11:10.039 to make good on it this time. But I think 1439 01:11:10.079 --> 01:11:11.960 one of the best things he did was number one, 1440 01:11:12.199 --> 01:11:15.800 hired an outstanding staff, but number two of really implementing 1441 01:11:15.800 --> 01:11:17.880 a culture of you've got to earn it here, and 1442 01:11:17.920 --> 01:11:20.039 that's something that I think in Austin had not been 1443 01:11:20.079 --> 01:11:22.840 there for a really long time. I think that you 1444 01:11:22.920 --> 01:11:25.880 continuously heard, oh, we're going to win because we're Texas. 1445 01:11:26.039 --> 01:11:27.560 Why are you going to win because you're Texas? 1446 01:11:27.640 --> 01:11:30.439 Nobody thinks that, And the results on the field showed, 1447 01:11:30.680 --> 01:11:32.520 and I think that that was kind of a little 1448 01:11:32.520 --> 01:11:34.159 bit of a brick wall that he had to, little 1449 01:11:34.199 --> 01:11:37.159 by little try to chisel away at of letting these 1450 01:11:37.199 --> 01:11:39.760 guys know you're not just going to win because you 1451 01:11:39.800 --> 01:11:42.159 show up in your Texas. We have to be a 1452 01:11:42.159 --> 01:11:45.279 physically stronger program. We have to be a lot more 1453 01:11:45.319 --> 01:11:47.840 athletic than we are right now. And also too, you 1454 01:11:47.960 --> 01:11:50.439 have to be able to try to put all of 1455 01:11:50.479 --> 01:11:54.920 those together on game day and have good discipline performances 1456 01:11:55.199 --> 01:11:57.239 to be able to win on game day. And this 1457 01:11:57.319 --> 01:11:59.359 is I think, you know, one of those things as 1458 01:11:59.359 --> 01:12:02.079 well as a program that even if you lose tonight, 1459 01:12:02.199 --> 01:12:04.479 there's still a lesson to be gleaned from that because 1460 01:12:04.920 --> 01:12:07.680 it's you have one loss, your season is not over. 1461 01:12:08.079 --> 01:12:10.319 You've got a really good path to be able to 1462 01:12:10.359 --> 01:12:13.079 try to still get to Atlanta for the SEC Championship 1463 01:12:13.119 --> 01:12:16.079 game and be able to be in prime position to 1464 01:12:16.239 --> 01:12:18.479 make the College Football Playoff. But if you win this 1465 01:12:18.560 --> 01:12:22.600 game tonight, that again is I think the final straw, 1466 01:12:22.760 --> 01:12:25.319 well not the final I think it's the you know one, 1467 01:12:25.640 --> 01:12:28.760 It's the second to last straw for this team to 1468 01:12:28.800 --> 01:12:31.359 be able to truly let you know, yeah, this program 1469 01:12:31.439 --> 01:12:34.399 is back. This program is in position to compete for 1470 01:12:34.479 --> 01:12:36.560 national titles year in and year out. I think the 1471 01:12:36.600 --> 01:12:38.640 next one is being able to get there and win 1472 01:12:39.119 --> 01:12:42.479 the national title, and Texas is definitely in position to 1473 01:12:42.479 --> 01:12:44.600 be able to do that. So this is a huge 1474 01:12:44.640 --> 01:12:46.960 step for the Longhorns tonight. I don't think there's any 1475 01:12:47.000 --> 01:12:49.439 doubt about that. I mean, this is a program. You've 1476 01:12:49.439 --> 01:12:51.920 heard people talking about them all week. They are physical, 1477 01:12:52.039 --> 01:12:55.159 they are tough. They are a team that has a 1478 01:12:55.199 --> 01:12:58.159 deep enough roster to be able to beat teams like Georgia, 1479 01:12:58.199 --> 01:13:01.359 who has won a couple of national titles in the 1480 01:13:01.760 --> 01:13:05.239 recent years under Kirby Smart and a program that has 1481 01:13:05.279 --> 01:13:08.279 been able to build up a recruiting juggernaut and also 1482 01:13:08.399 --> 01:13:10.880 to a team that you know gets the benefit of 1483 01:13:10.920 --> 01:13:13.359 the doubt in games like this, but at least this weekend, 1484 01:13:13.520 --> 01:13:15.159 I mean, I think you know, just the way that 1485 01:13:15.199 --> 01:13:17.560 you're looking at it from the betting odds and also 1486 01:13:17.720 --> 01:13:20.560 too from you know, just the experts out there. I mean, 1487 01:13:20.640 --> 01:13:23.119 talked about it on game day, everybody thinking that Texas 1488 01:13:23.520 --> 01:13:26.039 and the atmosphere tonight's going to be too much for Georgia. 1489 01:13:26.199 --> 01:13:28.159 But we will see it's going to be a lot 1490 01:13:28.199 --> 01:13:31.319 of fun to be able to watch as a man 1491 01:13:31.359 --> 01:13:33.399 who is going to be on the call of said 1492 01:13:33.439 --> 01:13:36.119 game is somebody that joined us earlier this week on 1493 01:13:36.600 --> 01:13:39.439 Next Up with stand Northfleet and Chris Gordy craig Way 1494 01:13:39.640 --> 01:13:41.359 joining the guys earlier this week. Want to let you 1495 01:13:41.439 --> 01:13:44.079 hear that visit as he was able to catch up 1496 01:13:44.119 --> 01:13:45.960 with them. So we'll do that on the other side 1497 01:13:46.119 --> 01:13:48.239 right here on Space City Saturday. 1498 01:13:48.359 --> 01:13:50.399 Dan Matthews here with you for about. 1499 01:13:50.199 --> 01:13:52.159 Another thirty minutes on your home of the Astros and 1500 01:13:52.199 --> 01:13:55.399 the Rockets and Longhorns at Football and Basketball as well 1501 01:13:55.399 --> 01:14:05.680 as LSU here in Houston Sports Talk seven to ninety. 1502 01:14:03.279 --> 01:14:08.079 Space City Saturday on Sports Talk seven ninety. I like it, 1503 01:14:08.159 --> 01:14:09.600 Milton Brown, I like it. 1504 01:14:09.760 --> 01:14:13.359 Melvin Brown always keeping us on air at our uptown 1505 01:14:13.680 --> 01:14:19.479 Galeria studios. As like I said, huge college football weekend 1506 01:14:19.960 --> 01:14:24.359 that is already underway. The eleven o'clock games going right now, 1507 01:14:24.399 --> 01:14:27.600 also too, got a good two thirty one's coming up 1508 01:14:27.680 --> 01:14:29.920 a little bit later today. By the way, Dan Matthews here, 1509 01:14:29.960 --> 01:14:32.119 Space City Saturday, home of the Astros and the Rockets 1510 01:14:32.119 --> 01:14:36.720 Sports Talk seven ninety as you'll get the third Saturday 1511 01:14:36.840 --> 01:14:38.720 in October as it is called. 1512 01:14:38.720 --> 01:14:40.199 That's a thing too as well. 1513 01:14:40.319 --> 01:14:43.960 For Texas fans that are new to the SEC, you 1514 01:14:44.039 --> 01:14:47.800 have to note that almost every single rivalry game is 1515 01:14:47.840 --> 01:14:51.319 not just called the whoever against whoever game. It's always 1516 01:14:51.399 --> 01:14:54.199 some sort of game. The third Saturday in October clean 1517 01:14:54.239 --> 01:14:57.960 old fashioned hate, although that one's SEC and ACC. 1518 01:14:58.439 --> 01:15:02.000 Paul Meadow Bowl Bowl. What's it? 1519 01:15:02.399 --> 01:15:06.119 I mean, unofficially it's the world's largest outdoor cocktail party. 1520 01:15:06.319 --> 01:15:08.840 But of course, you know, my god, we can't bring 1521 01:15:08.920 --> 01:15:12.119 drinking to college football games, and we've got underage kids here. 1522 01:15:12.319 --> 01:15:14.640 There's no way we could ever do that, So of 1523 01:15:14.640 --> 01:15:15.840 course that goes out the window. 1524 01:15:15.880 --> 01:15:17.560 I mean, you've already understood it a little bit. 1525 01:15:17.600 --> 01:15:19.840 I guess you were prepared for it with Red River 1526 01:15:20.079 --> 01:15:25.880 coming into the SEC. But anyway, the Alabama and Tennessee 1527 01:15:25.920 --> 01:15:29.880 game always called the third Saturday in October, so oddly 1528 01:15:29.960 --> 01:15:32.159 enough third Saturday in October here we are, so that 1529 01:15:32.159 --> 01:15:35.840 one coming up at two thirty falls against Alabama, so 1530 01:15:35.880 --> 01:15:36.600 we'll be watching that. 1531 01:15:36.640 --> 01:15:36.800 Then. 1532 01:15:36.800 --> 01:15:39.640 Of course tonight the one that most of us, if 1533 01:15:39.640 --> 01:15:41.159 not all of us around here are going to be 1534 01:15:41.159 --> 01:15:43.800 paying attention to, that's number one against number five. Number 1535 01:15:43.840 --> 01:15:47.000 one being Texas, number five being Georgia. And you will 1536 01:15:47.000 --> 01:15:49.800 hear it over on news radio seven forty KTRH. And 1537 01:15:49.840 --> 01:15:51.720 the man who's gonna be on the call for that. 1538 01:15:51.720 --> 01:15:53.079 Game is Craig Way. 1539 01:15:53.159 --> 01:15:55.880 He joined at stan Northfleet Chris Gordy earlier this week 1540 01:15:55.960 --> 01:15:58.439 on next up, let's hear that visit right now. 1541 01:15:59.119 --> 01:16:02.359 I'm stupid excited. I got to do some volunteer work 1542 01:16:02.399 --> 01:16:06.119 over at Acres Homes courtesy of the good people at Tomac. 1543 01:16:06.199 --> 01:16:08.119 I'll be up there a Greater Commission Church doing some 1544 01:16:08.199 --> 01:16:12.520 volunteer work open to the public. Texans Astros rockets coming out, 1545 01:16:12.680 --> 01:16:13.880 So if you want to pull up on me, I'll 1546 01:16:13.920 --> 01:16:15.840 be over there, but I'm going to be leaving man 1547 01:16:15.920 --> 01:16:18.760 site to get home in time to cut on the 1548 01:16:18.800 --> 01:16:21.039 screen as the number one team in the land in Austin, 1549 01:16:21.079 --> 01:16:24.000 where Burnt Orange and White will welcome in that black 1550 01:16:24.000 --> 01:16:26.560 and red crew from down in Athens to help us 1551 01:16:27.039 --> 01:16:31.239 pass through how this action might go. Voice of the Horns, 1552 01:16:31.279 --> 01:16:35.000 courtesy of our sister station thirteen hundred to Zone in Austin. 1553 01:16:35.039 --> 01:16:37.840 Good morning, Craig Wade, welcome back in the next up, my. 1554 01:16:37.800 --> 01:16:41.840 Friend, Hey, Dan, Gordy Grace, visit with you guys again. 1555 01:16:42.520 --> 01:16:44.880 All right, So I was a little bit peeved that 1556 01:16:44.920 --> 01:16:46.840 we couldn't get you own last week because I thought 1557 01:16:47.119 --> 01:16:50.680 it's bleeping Texas and OU in Dallas and they're both 1558 01:16:50.720 --> 01:16:53.119 in the s SEC and it's the State Fair and 1559 01:16:53.159 --> 01:16:55.960 it's a big deal. But you made me feel good. 1560 01:16:56.039 --> 01:16:58.640 You say, stay, come down. The dogs are coming to Athens, 1561 01:16:58.680 --> 01:17:01.319 Coming to Athens, Lord, the Dogs coming to Austin next Saturday. 1562 01:17:01.359 --> 01:17:05.560 I got you, okay, rig Uh point spread has gone 1563 01:17:05.760 --> 01:17:09.520 up in favor of the Horns. Tell me why. 1564 01:17:11.640 --> 01:17:16.439 I have no ideas? And by the way, I did 1565 01:17:16.600 --> 01:17:18.199 mention to you last week when we were going to 1566 01:17:18.279 --> 01:17:21.439 I said, there's the chance that Texas O you could 1567 01:17:21.720 --> 01:17:24.600 wind up being nearly the undercard, and it's kind of 1568 01:17:24.600 --> 01:17:26.119 turned out that way. And I would never think of 1569 01:17:26.159 --> 01:17:29.479 the Texas ou Red River Rivalry gate as an undercard anything. 1570 01:17:29.520 --> 01:17:33.840 It has its own special style and significance, obviously, but 1571 01:17:34.399 --> 01:17:38.159 clearly coming off of that now it's the number five 1572 01:17:38.159 --> 01:17:42.680 team in the country, a perennial national power in Georgia. 1573 01:17:43.119 --> 01:17:47.199 And then of all weekends for this to be happening, 1574 01:17:47.199 --> 01:17:49.560 when you got the Formula one race going on as 1575 01:17:49.560 --> 01:17:52.920 well on Sunday, so it's F one mania also, So 1576 01:17:53.039 --> 01:17:56.520 it's it's crazy right here to your question, I think 1577 01:17:56.920 --> 01:17:59.359 you know, I'm I'm not the best authority on this, 1578 01:17:59.479 --> 01:18:01.560 but I've always been told that the boys in the 1579 01:18:01.560 --> 01:18:04.319 desert are setting those numbers to try to make sure 1580 01:18:04.319 --> 01:18:06.840 they get equal action on both sides of the line. 1581 01:18:06.840 --> 01:18:10.199 And maybe the original Texas line seemed a little bit 1582 01:18:10.239 --> 01:18:15.119 elevated for the wagerers, so they come back and put 1583 01:18:15.680 --> 01:18:17.039 put their wagers on the. 1584 01:18:16.960 --> 01:18:17.920 Other side line. 1585 01:18:18.359 --> 01:18:20.880 Maybe, you know, maybe that's the reason, I don't know, 1586 01:18:21.000 --> 01:18:22.800 or it was a little lower, and then you know 1587 01:18:22.880 --> 01:18:25.640 that sort of thing so not sure about that, but 1588 01:18:25.680 --> 01:18:27.960 I do know this, these are two really good football 1589 01:18:27.960 --> 01:18:29.159 teams to getting ready to get it on. 1590 01:18:29.760 --> 01:18:32.479 It's interesting Craig talking with people about this game this week. 1591 01:18:32.520 --> 01:18:35.199 I've asked people and look, Texas can only play who's 1592 01:18:35.239 --> 01:18:37.840 on their schedule. Schedules made, it's pre ordained. You can't 1593 01:18:37.840 --> 01:18:41.319 do anything about it. But most people I say what's 1594 01:18:41.359 --> 01:18:43.880 Texas's best win, they say Michigan, And then I look 1595 01:18:43.880 --> 01:18:45.920 at the numbers and say, I see Michigan. Now their 1596 01:18:45.960 --> 01:18:49.640 offense is ranked one nineteenth in the country, and obviously 1597 01:18:49.640 --> 01:18:52.359 Oklahoma's offense is putrid, and you know some of these 1598 01:18:52.359 --> 01:18:54.199 other teams. I started to look at it and go, 1599 01:18:54.279 --> 01:18:57.439 is you all Munroe their best win? They're five and one. 1600 01:18:57.600 --> 01:19:00.960 It's just an interesting angle of I think, hands down, 1601 01:19:01.000 --> 01:19:04.359 this will be the best offense and best quarterback they've 1602 01:19:04.359 --> 01:19:06.279 seen to this point this season. 1603 01:19:06.039 --> 01:19:10.760 Though, without question. And I think it'll be the best defense. Now, 1604 01:19:10.920 --> 01:19:14.039 you know, Michigan had pretty solid defense and Oklahoma has 1605 01:19:14.079 --> 01:19:16.560 a pretty good defense as well, but I think it'll 1606 01:19:16.600 --> 01:19:19.760 be the best defense, but easily the best offense they 1607 01:19:19.760 --> 01:19:24.560 will have seen. With ETN in the backfield, and in 1608 01:19:24.560 --> 01:19:27.680 addition to Trevor etn Carson Beck will easily be the 1609 01:19:27.680 --> 01:19:31.960 best quarterback they will have faced. And there's that championship 1610 01:19:32.479 --> 01:19:36.560 aura that surrounds Georgia and they know. And to listen 1611 01:19:36.600 --> 01:19:39.239 to Kirby Smart this week here and him say we 1612 01:19:39.319 --> 01:19:43.359 just haven't put a full game together yet. And to 1613 01:19:43.439 --> 01:19:45.680 think about that, I mean, it was the second half 1614 01:19:45.720 --> 01:19:47.760 of that game against Alabama when they spotted in the 1615 01:19:47.760 --> 01:19:49.800 big lead and came back and actually had the lead 1616 01:19:49.920 --> 01:19:52.600 and a chance to win late. This is still a 1617 01:19:52.640 --> 01:19:54.640 really good Georgia team that they're going to face. It's 1618 01:19:54.720 --> 01:19:56.880 definitely the best team they will have seen to this point. 1619 01:19:57.039 --> 01:20:00.000 That's the voice of Craig Way play by play voice 1620 01:20:00.119 --> 01:20:02.479 for the Horns. You can catch them on social at 1621 01:20:02.600 --> 01:20:07.199 Horn singular Horn voice again. Our family there in Austin 1622 01:20:07.279 --> 01:20:11.000 thirteen hundred is Zion all right? Quinn Ewiz doesn't get 1623 01:20:11.000 --> 01:20:13.560 wally pipped. He goes back into the starter, puts up 1624 01:20:13.600 --> 01:20:16.920 a ton of bleeping points. Any concern there from the 1625 01:20:16.960 --> 01:20:22.159 faithful that maybe they got distracted emotional win over ou 1626 01:20:22.399 --> 01:20:25.159 or I can't imagine Sarkas gonna have these boys not 1627 01:20:25.239 --> 01:20:28.000 emotionally ready to go when Georgia comes to town. But 1628 01:20:28.039 --> 01:20:30.159 do you get concerned when you have back to back 1629 01:20:30.199 --> 01:20:32.760 weeks and you're gonna need all your own emotion? What 1630 01:20:32.800 --> 01:20:35.560 does Dabbo say, bring your own guts those type of games. 1631 01:20:36.159 --> 01:20:40.600 Yeah, I think it was it's more about the physical 1632 01:20:41.199 --> 01:20:45.239 and mental grind that ensues playing these kinds of games 1633 01:20:45.239 --> 01:20:48.119 back to backstand and less about you know, not being 1634 01:20:48.159 --> 01:20:50.399 fought for a team or anything like that. I can't 1635 01:20:50.399 --> 01:20:52.600 get up for playing Georgia. Can You can't get up 1636 01:20:52.640 --> 01:20:54.560 and think about Oklahoma? 1637 01:20:54.680 --> 01:20:54.920 Yeah? 1638 01:20:55.159 --> 01:20:57.399 Yeah, And folks did the same thing going in the 1639 01:20:57.479 --> 01:20:59.560 know you game, well, you know they're only ranked eighteenth. 1640 01:20:59.680 --> 01:21:02.880 You know that doesn't matter. None of that stuff matters, 1641 01:21:02.880 --> 01:21:05.439 And it didn't matter last Saturday, and I don't think 1642 01:21:05.439 --> 01:21:08.600 it'll matter this Saturday. But we did say before the 1643 01:21:08.600 --> 01:21:10.560 start of the year, this was going to be the 1644 01:21:10.560 --> 01:21:12.439 belly of the beast, This was going to be the 1645 01:21:12.479 --> 01:21:15.399 grind getting through this. And at the time, at the 1646 01:21:15.439 --> 01:21:19.239 time stand, we were talking about two games, Texas OU 1647 01:21:19.319 --> 01:21:22.560 and Texas Georgia. Oh, by the way, what's next? Venderbill 1648 01:21:22.800 --> 01:21:26.199 on the road Alabama and Nashville, so that the grind 1649 01:21:26.239 --> 01:21:29.039 will continue, and then they would have an open day 1650 01:21:29.039 --> 01:21:30.520 to buy week so they can find a way to 1651 01:21:30.520 --> 01:21:33.359 get through these next two weeks, then I'm not going 1652 01:21:33.439 --> 01:21:36.159 to necessarily say it's a down. He'll run to Atlanta 1653 01:21:36.239 --> 01:21:38.720 and the SEC Championship, but they will have been passed 1654 01:21:38.720 --> 01:21:40.520 the most difficult part of their schedule. 1655 01:21:40.840 --> 01:21:43.880 Let's suck a little personnel here. Craig obviously, Kelvin Banks, 1656 01:21:43.880 --> 01:21:46.640 he's been fantastic. He's named SDC Offensive Lineman of the 1657 01:21:46.640 --> 01:21:49.680 Week there. But they do lose Derek Williams of safety 1658 01:21:49.720 --> 01:21:51.720 for the season, and he was really good at a 1659 01:21:51.760 --> 01:21:54.439 pick against Michigan, had to force fumble this past week 1660 01:21:54.479 --> 01:21:58.039 against Oklahoma. But it also sounds like Isaiah Bond he 1661 01:21:58.079 --> 01:21:59.800 was banged up. It sounds like he's gonna go, is 1662 01:22:00.000 --> 01:22:00.840 what it sounds like to you. 1663 01:22:02.000 --> 01:22:04.800 He's been better and he's he's he's been getting a 1664 01:22:04.840 --> 01:22:07.960 little bit better as the week's gone on. Uh, Tuesday 1665 01:22:07.960 --> 01:22:11.600 and yesterday where the big you know, load in heavy 1666 01:22:11.680 --> 01:22:13.800 days in terms of the work, and he's been able 1667 01:22:13.840 --> 01:22:16.359 to work. I think they're still going to just kind 1668 01:22:16.359 --> 01:22:19.479 of watch him very carefully through the practice today and 1669 01:22:19.520 --> 01:22:21.800 the walk through tomorrow to see if he's ready to go. 1670 01:22:21.800 --> 01:22:23.880 But I would expect that he'll be ready to play. 1671 01:22:25.159 --> 01:22:29.479 Craig rough Start, what he got sacked? It wasn't that 1672 01:22:29.640 --> 01:22:32.399 what first drive? Maybe I think the first play and 1673 01:22:32.439 --> 01:22:35.239 then he throws the pick on his first pass. Rough 1674 01:22:35.239 --> 01:22:39.680 Start think he worked out the kinks, uhs in these 1675 01:22:39.880 --> 01:22:44.159 big boy games. Is there any concern physically or his 1676 01:22:44.319 --> 01:22:46.560 resume and being ready to take advantage you know what 1677 01:22:46.640 --> 01:22:48.880 Kurvey's gonna do defensively with his dogs. 1678 01:22:49.960 --> 01:22:52.079 Well, I think his resume shows he's pretty good in 1679 01:22:52.159 --> 01:22:55.479 these big games at Alabama last year and and uh 1680 01:22:55.640 --> 01:22:58.760 obviously in the big CULP championship game. It's a big game, 1681 01:22:58.840 --> 01:23:02.439 and and I think Quinn Ewers is going to be 1682 01:23:02.439 --> 01:23:05.000 fine on those kinds of things. It was a little 1683 01:23:05.000 --> 01:23:07.760 bit sluggish last week, and Quinn, by his own admission, 1684 01:23:08.039 --> 01:23:11.359 said he didn't play his best. They had a misprotection 1685 01:23:11.479 --> 01:23:13.520 of one play and then they had a couple of 1686 01:23:13.560 --> 01:23:16.399 receivers have a difficult time getting off the line initially, 1687 01:23:16.520 --> 01:23:18.760 so they were timing. I think was a little bit 1688 01:23:18.760 --> 01:23:21.279 of an issue that not remedy, I believe after the 1689 01:23:21.319 --> 01:23:25.359 first quarter. And yes, an offensive line played well enough 1690 01:23:25.399 --> 01:23:27.880 after that, so I think he's back in the rhythm 1691 01:23:27.880 --> 01:23:30.359 and a group. But I do think he needed that game, 1692 01:23:30.399 --> 01:23:32.920 and he needed that first quarter to try to get 1693 01:23:32.960 --> 01:23:33.680 back on track. 1694 01:23:34.880 --> 01:23:38.359 I've been so oppressed with Anthony Hill. He's been fantastic 1695 01:23:38.399 --> 01:23:40.920 for them so far. Defensively, I think back to he 1696 01:23:40.960 --> 01:23:42.680 was he was like a fifty to fifty yard cruit 1697 01:23:42.680 --> 01:23:44.319 between A and M and Texas, and he chose the 1698 01:23:44.359 --> 01:23:47.760 long horns. Colin Simmons was between Texas and LSU. He 1699 01:23:47.840 --> 01:23:49.880 chose the long horns, and just so many of those 1700 01:23:49.880 --> 01:23:52.199 guys in that defense, Craig are starting to merge us 1701 01:23:52.239 --> 01:23:55.119 big time playmakers. But what do you see from Anthony Hill. 1702 01:23:55.159 --> 01:23:58.920 I know he made the Lot Trophy you know watch 1703 01:23:59.000 --> 01:23:59.640 list this week. 1704 01:24:00.720 --> 01:24:03.960 Yeah, the progress that he made really from his freshman 1705 01:24:04.039 --> 01:24:06.359 year to a sophomore year has been most impressive. He 1706 01:24:07.439 --> 01:24:10.239 would tell you that last year he was kind of 1707 01:24:10.279 --> 01:24:13.319 a seaball get ball, you know, just go after something, 1708 01:24:13.319 --> 01:24:16.880 and it wasn't as much technique sounds as he needed 1709 01:24:16.920 --> 01:24:18.640 to be over time, But that was going to come 1710 01:24:19.079 --> 01:24:23.960 with time and working under Peacock Kowski's defense. Colin Simmons 1711 01:24:24.000 --> 01:24:25.600 I had a chance to call both of his state 1712 01:24:25.640 --> 01:24:28.359 championship games for television last two years, and I remember thinking, 1713 01:24:28.520 --> 01:24:30.880 what a beast this guy is. If his game can 1714 01:24:30.920 --> 01:24:35.239 translate and transition out quickly to the collegiate level. How 1715 01:24:35.279 --> 01:24:37.920 special might he be? And we're starting to see signs 1716 01:24:37.920 --> 01:24:40.159 of that with what he's doing. He's still learning the game, 1717 01:24:40.600 --> 01:24:43.800 but getting off the line of scrimmage and harassing quarterbacks 1718 01:24:43.800 --> 01:24:45.159 has been really impressive to watch. 1719 01:24:45.600 --> 01:24:45.720 II. 1720 01:24:45.800 --> 01:24:48.600 Greg, last one, what do you think happens here? I 1721 01:24:48.640 --> 01:24:51.560 don't know if you're able to give a prediction, but 1722 01:24:51.720 --> 01:24:54.079 certainly talk us through this one and what you think 1723 01:24:54.119 --> 01:24:56.760 we can expect the hot this win ends well. 1724 01:24:56.960 --> 01:25:00.159 Sark is fond of saying the key is the ball 1725 01:25:00.279 --> 01:25:03.399 When we do our pregame interview two hours before kickoff. 1726 01:25:03.399 --> 01:25:06.960 He likes to say the bo meaning getting turnovers and 1727 01:25:07.000 --> 01:25:10.279 preventing turnovers. Georgia is a minus one in the turnover category, 1728 01:25:10.319 --> 01:25:13.600 mainly because they don't get and create and haven't been 1729 01:25:13.680 --> 01:25:17.399 anyway creating a lot of turnovers. If that trend continues 1730 01:25:17.680 --> 01:25:20.199 and the log Worns can get Carson back to throway 1731 01:25:20.279 --> 01:25:23.520 sixth interception of the season or seventh something like that, 1732 01:25:23.800 --> 01:25:27.359 continue to slam down the running gag George's thirteenth in 1733 01:25:27.399 --> 01:25:31.319 the SEC and rushing events. I know you wouldn't think 1734 01:25:31.319 --> 01:25:34.239 about that, but if they can. If they can limit 1735 01:25:34.439 --> 01:25:37.840 them on that make them one dimensional like they did 1736 01:25:37.880 --> 01:25:39.920 Oklahoma last week, then it makes a big difference. 1737 01:25:40.520 --> 01:25:42.720 Hey, one last one real quick, Craig, do you want 1738 01:25:42.720 --> 01:25:44.840 to rent out your home for Airbnb this weekend? I 1739 01:25:44.880 --> 01:25:46.439 hear it's pretty hard to get a hotel room this 1740 01:25:46.520 --> 01:25:47.279 weekend at Austin. 1741 01:25:47.760 --> 01:25:50.680 You know, I probably should have given it more thought. 1742 01:25:50.720 --> 01:25:53.920 And here's why you got the game Saturday night. I mean, 1743 01:25:53.920 --> 01:25:55.760 I go up the Dallas to the high school show Friday, 1744 01:25:55.760 --> 01:25:57.319 so I wouldn't going to be here anyway. I just 1745 01:25:57.359 --> 01:26:00.399 had to relocate my wife, you know, And then you 1746 01:26:00.399 --> 01:26:03.119 got the football game. Sunday morning. Linda and I are 1747 01:26:03.119 --> 01:26:05.359 flying to Los Angeles. We're going to see Joni Mitchell 1748 01:26:05.359 --> 01:26:09.239 perform at the Hollywood Bowl. Back on the Red Eye. 1749 01:26:09.359 --> 01:26:11.319 So I mean, again, the home would have been available 1750 01:26:11.319 --> 01:26:13.199 if I have been thinking about it, it could have taken 1751 01:26:13.239 --> 01:26:15.960 care of it. But I wouldn't get that foreign advance. 1752 01:26:16.479 --> 01:26:19.479 Not only did he deny me an appearance last week, 1753 01:26:19.520 --> 01:26:23.439 he did not need the gate the gatecode to his home. 1754 01:26:23.760 --> 01:26:27.039 Craig wait, voice of a horn, being selfish, being a 1755 01:26:27.079 --> 01:26:30.479 bit up bitty if you will, No, great dude, does 1756 01:26:30.520 --> 01:26:32.720 a great job there. We'll all be watching and listening 1757 01:26:33.000 --> 01:26:35.880 courtesy of thirteen hundred am is own there in Austin. 1758 01:26:35.960 --> 01:26:38.000 No one does it better played by play Man for 1759 01:26:38.039 --> 01:26:39.760 the Horns. We appreciate your Craig, have a great call, 1760 01:26:39.840 --> 01:26:41.399 State Travels. Enjoyed that show. 1761 01:26:42.399 --> 01:26:44.560 Thank you, Stan, Guardy. Good to be on with you guys. 1762 01:26:44.640 --> 01:26:46.439 All right, take care my guy, Craig Way. 1763 01:26:47.600 --> 01:26:48.479 Good to be Craig Way. 1764 01:26:48.520 --> 01:26:50.640 I guess, like he said, going to see Joni Mitchell 1765 01:26:50.640 --> 01:26:53.479 at the Hollywood Bowl that's on the list. Not necessarily 1766 01:26:53.520 --> 01:26:56.000 the Joni Mitchell Park, but go see a show at 1767 01:26:56.000 --> 01:26:58.960 the Hollywood Bowl. You know they're red rocks places like that. 1768 01:26:59.039 --> 01:27:01.960 But good point brought up there by Stan and Gordy. 1769 01:27:02.119 --> 01:27:04.479 I mean, if you or any of your friends had 1770 01:27:04.479 --> 01:27:07.520 a property in the Austin area this weekend, you probably 1771 01:27:07.520 --> 01:27:12.119 would have been pretty smart to say, yeah, hey, you 1772 01:27:12.159 --> 01:27:15.880 can airbnb it, you can do whatever in terms of 1773 01:27:15.920 --> 01:27:17.760 being able to rent it, just to make sure you 1774 01:27:18.199 --> 01:27:21.359 return it in the condition that you found it when 1775 01:27:21.359 --> 01:27:22.319 you went in there to stay. 1776 01:27:22.439 --> 01:27:25.479 So it's gonna be a great atmosphere there. 1777 01:27:25.520 --> 01:27:28.000 I mean, of course, you got the game tonight, got 1778 01:27:28.439 --> 01:27:32.760 the F one race tomorrow, going on. So definitely a 1779 01:27:32.800 --> 01:27:36.399 clashing of crowds for sure in Austin this weekend, so 1780 01:27:37.079 --> 01:27:38.560 a lot of fun. I know, a lot of people 1781 01:27:38.680 --> 01:27:41.960 are there, and you have a lot of friends who 1782 01:27:42.199 --> 01:27:44.760 came in from Georgia for this game. But also too 1783 01:27:44.880 --> 01:27:46.560 as well a lot of friends from down here making 1784 01:27:46.600 --> 01:27:49.279 their way up to Austin. So gonna be fun, no 1785 01:27:49.560 --> 01:27:50.439 doubt about. 1786 01:27:50.199 --> 01:27:50.600 It all right. 1787 01:27:50.640 --> 01:27:53.520 Coming up next, close it out on the show, an 1788 01:27:53.600 --> 01:27:57.680 interesting event happened on sports radio this week here in 1789 01:27:57.720 --> 01:27:59.600 this state. I think you know what I'm talking about, 1790 01:28:00.119 --> 01:28:03.359 so too kind of breaking it down of what led 1791 01:28:03.439 --> 01:28:07.199 up to it and also to what comes of it afterwards, 1792 01:28:07.279 --> 01:28:09.800 as we'll discuss that on the other side. Right here 1793 01:28:09.840 --> 01:28:12.279 on your home of the Astros and the Rockets, Sports 1794 01:28:12.279 --> 01:28:13.199 Talk seven ninety. 1795 01:28:15.319 --> 01:28:19.079 We now return to Face City Saturday on Sports Talk 1796 01:28:19.159 --> 01:28:20.840 seven ninety Sports Talk. 1797 01:28:20.760 --> 01:28:22.800 Seven ninety, Space City Saturday. 1798 01:28:23.079 --> 01:28:26.960 More seconds to go with you here this afternoon Again 1799 01:28:27.079 --> 01:28:29.399 a little bit later on right here on Sports Talk 1800 01:28:29.439 --> 01:28:31.439 seven ninety, you're gonna be able to hear the call 1801 01:28:31.520 --> 01:28:35.680 of LSU and Arkansas starting at five thirty. The man 1802 01:28:35.840 --> 01:28:37.800 who you just heard from in the last segment with 1803 01:28:38.039 --> 01:28:41.560 stand Northfleet, Chris Gordy on. Next up, Craig wa gonna 1804 01:28:41.560 --> 01:28:44.640 be on the Call of Texas and Georgia. That's gonna 1805 01:28:44.640 --> 01:28:47.720 be over on News Radio seven forty KTRH tonight. So 1806 01:28:48.199 --> 01:28:50.520 if you're looking for either of those games, making your 1807 01:28:50.520 --> 01:28:52.600 way back home, making your way to wherever you're going 1808 01:28:52.640 --> 01:28:56.319 to catch the game, those are where you can listen. 1809 01:28:56.479 --> 01:29:00.840 So that is a little program reminder. Were you all here, 1810 01:29:01.520 --> 01:29:03.920 if you want to weigh in on anything we've talked 1811 01:29:03.920 --> 01:29:06.279 about to this point, we've gotten it's been a football 1812 01:29:06.319 --> 01:29:08.039 heavy show today. Didn't even have a chance to get 1813 01:29:08.039 --> 01:29:10.199 into the rockets. As a matter of fact, too, I 1814 01:29:10.279 --> 01:29:12.760 mean I told Melvin Brown as we were setting up 1815 01:29:12.800 --> 01:29:16.239 the audio for this final segment of the show today, 1816 01:29:17.000 --> 01:29:19.680 we're gonna be talking, of course about the Jerry Jones 1817 01:29:19.880 --> 01:29:23.560 radio interview. I'm sure that's been listened to over and 1818 01:29:23.600 --> 01:29:25.800 over again by many of you out there today, but 1819 01:29:26.039 --> 01:29:28.319 also didn't have a chance to get into the Dusty 1820 01:29:28.359 --> 01:29:31.560 Baker audio that we had. So if you were listening 1821 01:29:31.560 --> 01:29:33.359 to any of our shows this week, I'm sure you 1822 01:29:33.399 --> 01:29:37.119 probably heard his visit with Joel Sherman and John Hayman 1823 01:29:37.359 --> 01:29:40.600 about his time with the Astros and any regrets that 1824 01:29:40.640 --> 01:29:44.720 he had or anything of this such, But anyway, for 1825 01:29:44.920 --> 01:29:47.199 this one right now, like I talked about at the 1826 01:29:47.239 --> 01:29:50.319 beginning of the show, Jerry Jones on with the Cowboys 1827 01:29:50.319 --> 01:29:54.560 flagship station there in DFW one five to three, the Fan, 1828 01:29:55.279 --> 01:29:58.039 Shawn and RJ in the morning, Sean Cherief and r 1829 01:29:58.159 --> 01:30:01.760 J Choppy, who, by the way, if you remember RJ 1830 01:30:01.880 --> 01:30:05.560 actually joining this very show last year, has had him 1831 01:30:05.560 --> 01:30:09.520 on as a preview to the Alcs before the Astros 1832 01:30:09.520 --> 01:30:12.920 and Rangers got tangled up last year, and so he's 1833 01:30:12.960 --> 01:30:15.000 a friend of the show we can call him. But 1834 01:30:15.600 --> 01:30:17.960 he was part of this interview the other day, and 1835 01:30:18.000 --> 01:30:20.880 of course it was a weekly hit that they do 1836 01:30:21.000 --> 01:30:25.039 with Jerry Jones that you know listening to. RJ talked 1837 01:30:25.039 --> 01:30:27.960 about it afterwards, saying, they've never really had a contentious 1838 01:30:28.000 --> 01:30:31.279 relationship with Jerry whatsoever. I mean, they only you know, 1839 01:30:31.760 --> 01:30:36.840 had one time. It was the Colin Kaepernick kneeling when 1840 01:30:37.079 --> 01:30:40.760 he was doing that for the national anthem that the 1841 01:30:41.039 --> 01:30:42.760 team had asked him like, hey, you know, I think 1842 01:30:42.760 --> 01:30:45.319 we've kind of hammered on that enough. Let's move on, 1843 01:30:45.399 --> 01:30:48.159 let's talk football. But aside from that, he said that 1844 01:30:48.199 --> 01:30:50.479 they've never really had parameters of what they can or 1845 01:30:50.520 --> 01:30:53.399 cannot talk about on the show. That Jerry is pretty 1846 01:30:53.600 --> 01:30:57.119 open and transparent with them, and this was really on 1847 01:30:57.159 --> 01:30:59.720 the surface. I feel, as you're not going to hear 1848 01:30:59.760 --> 01:31:02.960 Sean's question to him, but a pretty innocuous question, because, 1849 01:31:03.000 --> 01:31:04.880 I mean, let's talk about it, you know, from the 1850 01:31:05.119 --> 01:31:07.239 Cowboy fan perspective, I mean, I know that you had 1851 01:31:07.319 --> 01:31:10.640 Jerry Jones and Mike McCarthy telling everybody, hey, we're all 1852 01:31:10.640 --> 01:31:13.239 in for this season, and they did not go out 1853 01:31:13.239 --> 01:31:15.520 and get Derrick Henry. They did not really add in 1854 01:31:15.640 --> 01:31:17.439 free agency. I mean, I know that they had some 1855 01:31:17.880 --> 01:31:21.399 cap constraints and also too, I mean, we're on the 1856 01:31:21.800 --> 01:31:26.399 verge of signing both Ceedee Lamb and also Dak Prescott 1857 01:31:26.479 --> 01:31:29.399 to contract extensions. But you know, it was kind of 1858 01:31:29.439 --> 01:31:31.159 one of those things that I'm sure the media and 1859 01:31:31.239 --> 01:31:34.640 fan base alike talking about the Cowboys were like, well, 1860 01:31:34.680 --> 01:31:36.439 wait a minute, does that necessarily say. 1861 01:31:36.279 --> 01:31:38.079 That you're all in when you're not adding to. 1862 01:31:38.079 --> 01:31:40.399 This roster that clearly is not good enough to be 1863 01:31:40.399 --> 01:31:42.960 able to get out of the divisional round. So that 1864 01:31:43.079 --> 01:31:45.279 was the question I was asked to Jerry Jones, and 1865 01:31:45.640 --> 01:31:48.560 let's just say it fired up the team's owner and GM. 1866 01:31:49.760 --> 01:31:54.359 Yeah, a few think I'm interested in a phone call 1867 01:31:54.439 --> 01:31:58.039 with you over radio and sitting here and throwing all 1868 01:31:58.159 --> 01:32:01.279 the good ap with the dishwater. You have got to 1869 01:32:01.319 --> 01:32:04.319 be smoking something over there this morning. I'm not, and 1870 01:32:04.399 --> 01:32:07.199 I really don't, and I don't need want our listeners 1871 01:32:07.199 --> 01:32:10.920 to listen to me to talk about this is not 1872 01:32:11.079 --> 01:32:14.159 your job. Your job is to let me go over 1873 01:32:14.239 --> 01:32:17.000 all the reasons that I did something and I'm sorry 1874 01:32:17.079 --> 01:32:19.479 that I did it. That's not your job. I'll get 1875 01:32:19.520 --> 01:32:21.119 somebody else to ask these questions. 1876 01:32:21.159 --> 01:32:24.039 Man, Jerry, We're just we're trying to figure out why 1877 01:32:24.079 --> 01:32:24.600 the team out. 1878 01:32:25.119 --> 01:32:27.359 I'm not kidding it. I'm not kidding it. You're not 1879 01:32:27.479 --> 01:32:30.760 going to figure out what the team is doing right 1880 01:32:30.880 --> 01:32:34.920 or wrong. If you are are any five or ten 1881 01:32:35.199 --> 01:32:37.760 like you, you need to come to this meeting I'm 1882 01:32:37.760 --> 01:32:40.840 going to today. There are thirty two teams here, your geniuses. 1883 01:32:41.399 --> 01:32:44.439 So there you go a little bit of patronizing tone 1884 01:32:44.479 --> 01:32:47.760 from Jerry Jones at the end. And look, it's a playbook. 1885 01:32:47.840 --> 01:32:50.000 And you see this a lot in the NFL of 1886 01:32:50.239 --> 01:32:52.199 people trying to tell the media you don't know what 1887 01:32:52.239 --> 01:32:54.319 you're talking about. You don't know what the play call is. 1888 01:32:54.640 --> 01:32:56.960 We're the experts here, not you. And how many times 1889 01:32:57.000 --> 01:32:59.039 during the draft have we seen teams try to tell 1890 01:32:59.079 --> 01:33:02.000 us that, you know, when they try to reach for 1891 01:33:02.039 --> 01:33:04.159 a player in the second round or something like that, 1892 01:33:04.239 --> 01:33:06.000 and you just ask them about it and then they 1893 01:33:06.039 --> 01:33:09.359 give you that defensive, angry tone back to you. But 1894 01:33:09.399 --> 01:33:11.359 the truth of the matter is, especially when it comes 1895 01:33:11.399 --> 01:33:13.840 to the draft, most of these teams are guessing just 1896 01:33:13.880 --> 01:33:17.079 like you are. It's an educated guess at best, it's 1897 01:33:17.079 --> 01:33:19.760 a hypothesis of how you think that player is going 1898 01:33:19.800 --> 01:33:23.239 to be. So there's been time and time again proven 1899 01:33:23.399 --> 01:33:26.119 that people who want to tell us that they're experts, 1900 01:33:26.239 --> 01:33:28.840 they're really not. And I think in this case right here, 1901 01:33:29.279 --> 01:33:33.520 it comes down to, you know, situation of are you know, 1902 01:33:33.640 --> 01:33:36.880 are you making it personal when it comes to, you know, 1903 01:33:37.000 --> 01:33:39.680 discussions like this, And I know for a fact of 1904 01:33:39.720 --> 01:33:41.920 listening to that interview, Sean and RJ were not. 1905 01:33:42.039 --> 01:33:43.159 We never make it personal. 1906 01:33:43.560 --> 01:33:46.439 But whenever you know, Sean Salisbury has Dana Brown on, 1907 01:33:46.479 --> 01:33:49.880 he'll ask him pointed questions, but it's not personal. And 1908 01:33:50.279 --> 01:33:52.600 same deal whenever Matt Thomas has Joe a spot on, 1909 01:33:53.079 --> 01:33:55.920 it's it's the same deal. There So the moral of 1910 01:33:55.920 --> 01:33:59.359 the story is, when you have relationships like this, you 1911 01:33:59.399 --> 01:34:02.479 can have your takes, you can have whatever opinions you 1912 01:34:02.520 --> 01:34:04.720 want to have of the teams. Just when you make 1913 01:34:04.760 --> 01:34:07.600 it personal, that's when it oversteps the line. And I 1914 01:34:07.600 --> 01:34:10.600 think that the wrong party there was Jerry, and people 1915 01:34:10.600 --> 01:34:13.039 have let him know that, and then some didn't have 1916 01:34:13.039 --> 01:34:14.840 as much time to talk about this as I wanted to. 1917 01:34:14.960 --> 01:34:17.199 But that's all good. I want to thank Melvin Brown 1918 01:34:17.399 --> 01:34:18.960 back in the studio. I want to think all of 1919 01:34:19.000 --> 01:34:21.840 you who tuned in to us here on this Space 1920 01:34:21.880 --> 01:34:24.840 City Saturday. Dan Matthews, we'll talk to you next week 1921 01:34:24.880 --> 01:34:26.640 right here on your home of the Astros and the Rockets, 1922 01:34:26.640 --> 01:34:27.800 Sports Talk seven to ninety