and now Mike's [Music] thoughts what is good manour Nation as we Trek through the ways of here of the wonderful AFC South we've already talked about the Jacksonville Jaguars we've already talked about the tenness Titans but today we are going to talk about the one and the only the Houston Texans that's right Today's Show we're going to break down each and every game for the Houston Texans we're going to talk a little bit offseason we're going to talk a little bit about midseason we're going to we're going to talk a lot of Houston Texas today but if you guys are new here my name is Michael Bucker and this is the only truly place where you get live Raw and Uncut NFL talk every Monday through Friday at 2:30 East Coast time right here Facebook Tom and course youtube.com but if you are new here consider subscribing to the channel liking it and sharing with a couple of friends but but but but before we get into some Houston Texans talk we have to talk about some news and some transactions that are going across the NFL landscape we have to talk about some news that is coming out of Philly and that is that Brandon Graham legendary defensive event for the Philadelphia Eagles said this is his final year and a pressure today right before or after the uh first training camp first first aads out there at Philly he said I'm just out here soaking it all in because this is my final year paraphrased it but that's basically what what he said so when we got to sit back and I got to think I got I got to look at him doing doing some digging and I'm like man Brandon Graham seems to have been there forever Brandon Graham seems to be have been with the Philadelphia Eagles forever it seems It's like it seems like and he has he got drafted by them by in 2010 he has spent all of his NFL career going into his 15th year in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and I got to be reading some stuff back from 2011 2010 and people like oh this guy's going to be a bust this guy's going to be a bust but then he started to turn it on got some sacks became a staple of the Philadelphia Eagles defense so the reason why I'm bringing this up the the reason why we're talking about this is I got to I personally never had the opportunity to be be like this is my final year I'm going to give it it all whatever do you guys in the chat here today over here at facebook.com and of course youtube.com do you guys think that putting a time limit on your season motivates you more or motivates you less now I can say you know because I coach high school ball and I see a lot of seniors right they really don't grasp grasp the the idea like hey this could be the last time ever that I strap stra on the pads because you know you do have those five six eight kids that are going on to the next level going on to college to J colleges division two division three whatever right but you have those handful of guys that were just never really good enough to really really make it and they they seem to kind of take at the hardest so Brandon Graham has said this is his final year of the NFL and I think this is kind of of a good thing for NFL players when they can say hey this is my final year this is what I'm going to do ride with me right when we think of quote the final ride on a lot of people Jerome Bennis comes to mind I don't think he announced it beginning of the year but I think he announced it when the pittsbur Steelers made the playoffs right he like like he said hey guys this is my last ride let's make it memorable let's get to the top obviously the Pittsburgh Steelers did ultimately what they they were 60 I think they rattled off wins in Wild Card division championship game made it to the Super Bowl ultimately won the Super Bowl so the question is out there is it a good thing to put a time limit on the rest of your career is it a bad thing to put a time time limit on the end of your career but if you guys are just joining us here Brandon Graham said this is his final year of the NFL SE or of his NFL career so hopefully he ends out on on on tops and comes out healthy speaking of final final years Michael Gallop six-year wide receiver many times with the Dallas Cowboys the last six years were with the Dallas Cowboys but this season he went to the Las Vegas Raiders said hey let's make a run and Michael lab's like nope sorry Raider fans I'm done sorry Raider fans I don't want you guys no more Michael Gallop has officially announced his his hisory his his retirement today from the NFL sparring his little 10 year with the Las Vegas Raiders now I had every anticipation of sitting here dogging the Las Vegas Raiders organization I had every intention of sitting here saying hey Michael Gallop is a top receiver in the NFL he could have gone to probably 15 or 17 teams in the NFL and been the number one receiver Carolina New England Denver uh La the like the let's goes on he he was a top receiver I feel in the NFL for a pretty long time I'm not saying top 10 but he was a good solid number two guy on the on the Dallas highways for many many many years what's up Mark D so when when when I look at Michael gallup's career six years in the in the NFL he call out it quits usually when players call it quits it is not because their ability is slacking it is not because they don't want to play on Sundays it is not because they don't think that they can still put up the numbers and the production right it's usually beyond that right the mental preparation between Tuesdays and Saturdays is just tough the wear and tear on the body the mental strain the studying the consistent traveling across the world right the consistency of missing of your family so I wanted to jump on here and I wanted to dog the Las Vegas Raiders or Organization for sucking the fun out of life but Michael Gallop I have to respect your decision because there have been players out there that have beaten themselves up when their heart really isn't right Barry standard right his his final year he's like I'm done Prime of his career he gone right there are many times when players hang on a little too long and Michael gallet maybe saved himself from embarrassment from getting cut from the Las Vegas Raiders because his heart's not in it because his mindsets not in it Darren Waller just just retired what a few weeks ago right who was the receiver um for the Buffalo Bills are retired right before the season start like what that's kind of weird I mean players do it all the time we have to respect the concept like this is the time of year where if if your heart if you have one foot out you might as well just hang it up hang it up Derek's in the chat what's up Derek he says I think it's a personal personal decision for him and his family the travel the intensity and the body has to match I think he's good from the outside looking in yes and I agree Derek I think Michael Gallup is a really really good receiver but we have to understand the mo this the mental strain of an NFL season or a a season in general baseball football basketball soccer The Strain on your body and mindset through any type of season it is tough right now in my high school we are going through the dog days of summer let's just be honest we have been at it for about 3 weeks now we're getting a little banged up we're getting tired of hitting hitting each hitting e hitting each each other it's 100 De outside tensions are getting a little short fused starts fights are starting to break out but there's just there there's just sometimes you just you just right but Michael Gallop has officially retired from the NFL and speaking of retirement WB an is no longer retired he is back here as the every day every day right here at NFL talk man our NFL talk guys so we are live every Monday through Friday 2:30 East Coast time be sure to join us anytime you guys chance of course we got Clips every 3 hours we up we upload the clips we got the forms as well so go over there and talk your [ __ ] if you want to speaking of talking [ __ ] Mr Tyreek Hill Mr Tyreek Hill was asked about his 2,000 yard goal from last season Mr Tyreek Hill last season said I'm going to go for two ,000 yards I'm going to get 2,000 yards and I'm going to break the record this year he has a different mindset this year he's like ah it's it'll be selfish of me selfish selfish did I say right selfish of me to go for 2,000 yards it'll be selfish of me to be worried about the individual tat it would be selfish of me to worried about me me me when we have an ultimate Big Goal as in winning the championship obviously T Tyreek Hill guys was very very close of breaking the 2,000 yard Mark last season I think he ended up with what 1,700 yards off the top my head but he missed a couple couple games if he would have played all 17 games he would have very easily have broken the record so for everybody in the chat simple yes or no question does t Tyreek Hill excuse me break the 2,000 yard mark this season and if he does break the 2,000 mark this season do you have to put a asri by it do you have to put an asri by because of the 17 Game season obviously nobody has ever done that in the NFL it's been close couple 1900 yard seasons right Calvin Johnson I believe is the highest one I should have checked that before I jumped on but I think Calvin Johnson is the one that holds the record for the most yardage in the season but does he break the 2,000 yard Mark let me know let me know let me know let me know but guys that is enough bantering back and forth about news that's going across the NFL that is enough bantering about 2000 yards and retirement and a little bit of this and a little bit of that it is time to talk about the Houston Texans that's right s the Houston Texans guys before I move on to 2024 we have to talk about 2023 2023 the Houston Texas kind of quote shocked the world right they had a rookie quarterback in CJ strad they had a rookie head coach in Deo Deo Ryan and the Houston Texans weren't weren't really slated to do anything at all right they s they even started out the season pretty sluggish with losses over to the Ravens and then the Colts and then they started to Rattle off some wins they started to get hot wins over Jacksonville and Pittsburgh uh the Saints wins over the Bucks Bengals and Cardinals the and the list just keeps going on on they laded off a lot of wins C CJ SC looked like a very very polished professional quarterback I don't think he threw his first interception to like week 13 and it's not like he was nickeling Diamond down the field they were pushing the ball down the field he had a 300 yard game he had 250 yard games hell he almost had a 400 yard game versus the Indianapolis Colts they let's just be honest the Houston Texans guys kind of came out of nowhere and kind of shocked the world they shocked the world because week 18 the Indianapolis Colts running back dropped a gimme pass for the Colts for the chance to win the game uh and ultimately they won that game and the Houston Texas finished the season 10- seven getting into the wild card game playing the mighty mighty Cleveland Browns in the wild card game destroying Joe flacko and the clevand Browns and ultimately losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round this season this off season they had a pretty good offseason let's just be honest they added pieces like Joe Mixon they just picked up cam Acres they signed or they traded for Stefon Diggs which is now on a career or or on a uh a contract year they combined his last three years of of his contract gave him all the money say hey this is your prove of year man prove it to us also picked up denal Hunter guys the Houston Texans added all the right pieces this off season the Houston Texans got better on the offense by age and experience the Houston Texans got better in the front office by by hiring a a coach like Deo Ryans right the Houston Texans guys are arguably in the conversation for AFC championship Super Bowl winning the South that argument is right there week after week day after day on many of the platforms that I follow and listen to but but I got to say it here first I got to say it here first the Houston Texans guys are going to take a couple of steps back this season the Houston Texans are not only going to take a couple steps backs this season they're going to digress the whole team as a whole I'm not saying that they are a bad team I'm not saying that they're not well coached I'm not saying CJ st's a bust I'm not saying Stefon digs is a cancer in the locker room I'm not saying all that I'm actually saying they got better on every aspect of the ball but their schedule this season is tough the Houston Texans arguably have one of the hardest schedules in the 2024 NFL season they play the Ravens they play the Chiefs they play the Titans right um they play the Buffalo Bills they play the Miami Dolphins they have a very very tough schedule they have a tough schedule and we're going to break down each and every game for you for you guys right here right now but first we got talked to my man wbn he says Odell will get 30 to 40 catches so I agree he won't reach a 2,000 yards James chamers in the chat speaking of every dayers James isn't here he says I think wad gets more catches this year and will cause Hill not to reach 2,000 yards in 17 games very very true Casey also says I read something where Hill averages one kid for every 800 yards I shared that on her Facebook page and my wife wasn't very happy about it but it is it is it is what it is but let's talk about some Houston Texans guy get that off there get that off there week number one a game that I have circled on my calendar this Sunday afternoon game I am pretty excited to watch this game I'm actually thinking about getting tickets to go to this game Houston Texans um season tickets are sold out but this game's at Indie their tickets are sold out as well it's it's going to be tough to get a ticket to this game cuz I think this game ultimately might decide might decide the division but bucket it's week one there's so much more to play I I get it but when you start a division game week one two of the top teams in the AFC South battling this game could two could decide the division right out right off the bat right off the bat I've seen Texans practice the last four or five days the defense looks pretty good the defense looks flying around the defense is is having fun scheme looks really really good danal Hunter seems like an excellent fit for the Houston Texans right now offense has seemed a little sluggish granted they do have Joe Mixon Out Tank Dell hasn't really played John Mei is still kind of in and out in and out right I do think the Texans defense will step up average 24 25 points a game I think the defense will be a top 15 defense in the in the NFL but week number one W Houston Texans lose to the Anapolis Colts week one Anthony Richardson Richards is is a really good athlete really really really good the Colts look damn near Unstoppable with him in the game for three games last season I think the Colts get the better of the Houston Texans come week one and this this just might decide the division I understand it's week one I get it I I I get it but this game might decide the division James says this game definitely sets a tone for the AFC South right off the rip and and especially since this is the only AFC South division we see in like until week nine I like I like I think it is and the coltson Texans play again and then you have a bunch of games toward the very end like you just I I'm not going to get into the to the to to the how I hate it too much but yeah definitely musty TV and ant says it best strad versus AR is musty TV think about this guys wrap this around your head the veteran in the AFC South in the quarterback realm is Trevor Lawrence and he's going what in his fifth year like the AFC South guys has an opportunity to be good for a very very long time Texans and Colts aren't going anywhere anytime soon Jaguars could potentially get better the Titans are up and coming we talked about them yesterday they're a 10- win team the AC South is really really really good guys and yes CJ stad and AR is going to be must TV for the next 10 years right they are going to be good James says I like the pick Texans going to need a couple games to work out the Kings on all their new pieces this is facts this is 100% facts but lucky for for them they play a team in the Chicago Bears at home in week two now I have spoke highly of the Chicago Bears I said they're they they're going to be competitive in every game this season however I only have them winning six games this season seven tops I I don't think the Bears record is going to reflect of how actually good and actually how talented they are on the off or on the team in general but the Houston Texans they start working out the Kinks right the the offense starts looking really high powerered Stefon Diggs is starting to eat Mei is getting his right tank Dell is starting to find his find his spot as a number two number three receiver in this office Joe Mixon and um Damien Pierce is really starting to get that nice onew punch going week number two I think the Texans get their first win of the season it's a good game it's a 217 2421 type of score it's a one- score game but the Houston Texas come out on top in this week two giving them worst first win of the Season moving us on to week number three week number three Houston Texans traveled to miniapolis to take on the Vikings and Sam darnold now I have heard Rumblings between my Vikings Insider group that I'm in so guys I have a lot of insiders there or I mean I guess C credential people that go to these uh practices and inside the locker room so they hear a lot of things and I'm not for sure if they can report it or not but I asked them hey how does Sam darnold look at camp and they said Sam darnold looks ter terrible they said Sam darnold acts like he doesn't want to be there they said JJ McCarthy's on this Cloud9 and they would not Shock them one bit if JJ McCarthy does take the starting position now as Sam Don starts week three for the Minnesota Vikings versus the Houston Texans the Texans are going to walk all over the Minnesota Vikings hell let's just let's just be honest if JJ McCarthy starts week three for the for the Minnesota Vikings the Houston T are going to walk all over the Minnesota Vikings denal Hunter wants to get his old team denil Hunter wants to embarrass the Minnesota Vikings play play after play drive after Drive quarter after quarter this is going to be a long game for the Minnesota Vikings this is going to be a long game for the Minnesota Vikings let let's just be flat and honest it's going to be a long game and the Houston Texans get their second win of the Season back-to-back wins going into week four now we talked about week one how this could potentially be the deciding factor of the AFC South the Colts versus the um uh uh Texans right this this week four game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars this game is very intriguing to me because when we spoke about the Jaguars a couple days ago Monday right I told you guys that I don't like them I don't like what they did this off season I don't like their Stadium I don't like their owner I don't like nothing about the Jacksonville Jaguars this season but somehow someway they always seem to win in Houston they always seem to kind of come in and spoil a homecoming spoil a good game for the Houston Texans the Texans right now on a two game winning streak obviously over the uh Vikings and the bears looking like a really good team offense is jelling Stefon Diggs is eatting the the whole team is eaten defense is playing lights out and it doesn't stop week four it doesn't stop week four they continue into the drama into week four smacking the Jacksonville Jaguars around giving them the third win of the Season giving us the week five week five test game a measuring stick game as some people like to call it Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen coming to NRG Stadium to take on the Houston Texans and CJ strap potentially an ASC Championship preview a potential win or take all this game could potentially be for the number one overall seed in the AFC Buffalo Bills did trade Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans this season Stefon digs I feel kind of wanted out a flow for a while finally got his wish Stefon Diggs gets his bread in this game Stefon Diggs earns his $25 million that he's getting paid this season in this game Stefon Diggs goes off in week five for five Tes Stefon Diggs is probably going to be untouched from the week week from the day this snap starts to the very final whistle he's going to be untouched running up and down on the field give the man the ball in this week five game over and over and over again the Houston Texans not only beat the Buffalo Bills week five they dominate the Buffalo Bills week five the Buffalo Bills are kind of like acting like the way they they played the Dallas Cowboys last season anything they could they could do they could not do wrong that's how the Houston Texas will look against the Buffalo Bills week five four game winning streak at this part particular Point week number six riding Sky High wins off the Jaguars and Buffalo Bills and the Vikings and the Bears back to back to back weeks Let's Travel to Massachusetts Foxboro Massachusetts take on the New England Patriot and Kobe brette we talked about yesterday how potentially Drake may could start for the New England Patriots week one if that were to happen the New England Patriots have no shot in this game if Drake May starts for the New England Patriots week week week six give me the Houston Texans plus 50 they're going to run all over the Patriots but jacobe brassette gives a whole new Dynamic to the New England Patriots jacobe Brett is the type of player that is not going to wow you by stats he's not going to lose you a game he's not going to win you a game but he's he is going to be a size solid quarterback he's going to be a nice game managing quarterback in this game the Patriots defense is not bad running back's not bad rest the rest of the team kind of sucks and that's exactly where the Houston Texans win this game their front four wins this game for them in this week six game giving them a five-game winning streak denil Hunter could get a couple sack in this game denil hunter is a type of player that doesn't wue a stats either right you know he is like he he he doesn't make a lot of huge plays but when you look at him at the end of the day you're like damn this guy had 12 tackles two sacks I don't re I don't re remember any of that but right now I got the Houston Texas on a five-game winning streak they go into Foxboro and they beat the New England Pat and right now like like my man says it's Houston all day baby it's Houston all day baby but slow it down pump the brakes add it up Sima plus down plus now equals simma down now and that's what the Houston Texas fan base needs to do right now yes I do understand the Houston Texans right now are six and one or sorry five and one yes I do understand right now the Houston Texans look Unstoppable yes I understand right now that that defense can't nobody can move the ball on the on the defense right now I get it but Jordan love and the Green Bay Packers are a different breed this season Jordan love is going to be the highest paid quarterback in the NFL in the next few days we're we're going to be talking about it I'm sure probably by Monday of next week we're going to see him 57 Mill doll deal we're going to see it but the Green Bay Packers rain on the Houston Texans parade rain on the Parade Houston Texans have been clicking five games in a row wins over the Bears the Vikings the Jaguars the Buffalo Bills and the Patriots but Jordan love and the Green Bay Packers put a Reign on that parade the Green Bay Packers went at home stopping the Houston Texans winning streak James Frank is an everyday as well he says CJ strad is him he knows this year is going to be hard that boy will put in the work he coach knows too well listen I'm not saying CJ stad is not going to put in the work I'm not saying that the Houston Texans as a whole is not going to put in the work but their tough schedule is tough baby lose to the Packers week number eight week number eight back at home fresh off the second loss of the Season Indianapolis Colts com into town flashback to week one great game Colts come out on on top week number eight I think is a different story week number eight we see a ground and pound game we arguably have two top 10 running backs in this game in Jonathan Taylor and Joe Mixon I feel this is a type of game that we're going to see a lot of rushing yards not because the passing games are just not very good just because the running games are just going to go off in this game you hear it all the time when other receivers other quarterbacks play against somebody that is equal or Superior to their level they want to step up and they want to show out Joe Mixon wants to step up and show out that he's better than J JT JT wants to step up and show that he's better than Joe Mixon we want to see it they want to see it I think week eight the Houston Texans come out on top splitting the series with the Colts this season week number nine week number nine Thursday Night Football CJ strad versus Aaron roders in the big Nots so Apple in New Jersey what right Houston Texans are are still kind of they were on a roll they were hot we've been talking about them a lot ESPN CBS FOX NBC manau Luke G whoever you want to listen to Wayne G on the NFL ex experts with with uh uh Mark they'll be talking a lot of Houston Texans and I'm not for sure the Houston Texans are ready for that Spotlight I'm not for sure if the Houston Texans are ready for that additional pressure I'm not for sure if the Houston Texans are ready to be in to be them week number nine Thursday night football shows it they go into MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and they [ __ ] the bed versus the Jets they [ __ ] the bed versus the Jets they just kind of just forget to show up whether they're tired whether they're they're kind of maybe overlooking the Jets for some reason I just think they forget to show up in this game and the Jets give them their third loss on the season then week number 10 rolls around week number 10 rolls around fresh off of a mini by week the Detroit Lions are probably Fresh Off with loss as well if not two in a row at this part particular Point many people are probably hyping this game up as a potential Super Bowl matchup many people are hyping this game up as hey the winner of this game wins the Super Bowl what I got to say that slow it down baby slow it down pump those breaks but this is the keys to the to the ignition hot and fret out the kitchen if if you know you know if you know you know but the Houston Texans bounce back off of off of a embarrassing loss to the two of the New York Jets and they beat the Detroit Lions they beat the Detroit Lions CJ stad steps up and all of a sudden we're talking to him about MVP all of a sudden we are talking about comeback player every award is coming to the Houston Texans after they beat the Detroit Lions in this week 10 game because they look that dominant they look that good a mini bye is what the team needed right to get to kind of get right they got a week what 14 by it's tough It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp Houston Texans beat the Detroit Lions James says nope no Detroit Lions win flashback to the Jets game wbn says if the Rogers isn't playing Texans wins but if Rogers is playing look out baby look out look out look out but I do think the Houston Texans boun Backs from the Jets win and beat the Detroit Lines and then we got the battle of the Lone Star State on Monday Night Football you have the Houston Texans traveling to the Dallas Cowboys America's Team to take on Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys this game gonna be a lot of eyes on it right going to be a lot of eyes on this particular game Dallas Cowboys always start the first half of the Season super hot Houston Texans were super hot at some point they kind of simmer down right now but they're kind of back up on the train up right kind of back up on the train up my man Jim pow is in the chat pig skin Pit himself say DJ St is him is he though cuz the Dallas Cowboys are going to smack the little boys of the big of the big state of Texas the big country of Texas as they like to 2xa and the Dallas Cowboys walk all over the Houston Texas on Monday night foot football trayon digs a couple pick sixes sorry j stad it's time for you to get your um initiation Diggs takes you to the pick six Zeke Elliot where because he flashes of old Zeke Elliott he he he wants to show up and show Joe Mixon hey I'm still him brother Dak Prescott top three quarterback in the NFL himself shows it why in in this game going to put up those stats yards 400 patties two 400 passing yards three three three or four Tes Zeke finds the end zone Houston Texas are like I don't know what to do with my hands Jim pal says CJ smokes dax's replacement as in tre Lance not going to happen James Frank says Texans beat the Dallas cowards at home by a field goal okay if you are a script writer I like it Monday night foot football makes tune in to the very end cat those commercials and James thinks is going to whoever has the ball last wins the game he thinks is it's it's going to be a shootout I think week 11 that the Dallas Cowboys embarrassed the Houston Texans put out the blueprint to beat them and this is where the wheels fall off the wagon for the Houston Texans week number four Tennessee Titans comeing into town a much improved a really underrated Tennessee Titans they come in and they embarrass the Houston Texans the blueprint is out there the Tennessee Titans follow it to a T and they beat the Houston Texans 12 13 points two game losing streak two game losing streak man they they they need a bye-week and they need a quick well guess what week 13 isn't a bye-week either probably some Nicks and aches and pains are starting to add up man we got to play another division team Florida sucks to play in Jacksonville Jaguars newly highest paid quarterback in the NFL Trevor Lawrence finally gets a dub Houston Texas lose three games in a row after starting Skyhigh to the Moon baby they have come crashing back down they have said oh we are an average team now they're still a good team they're still a good team very very deep very very skilled but their schedule is tough week 14 by week is a blessing and a curse all at the same time the blessing is you only have what five games to the playoffs right the curse is we just played 13 games in a row and we needed a byee about two weeks ago they're tired they're wor out buy week as needed collect your thoughts get back on track because you're going to need to be get back on track CU week 15 the Miami Dolphins and Tua come into town if you talk to my man Arthur Brown this is a AFC Championship preview if you talk to a more realistic fan this is a potential Wild Card preview if this game was in Miami it would be Miami Dolphins all day every day but this game is in Houston granted it is inside in a dome but the Houston Texans are going to come back they're going to bounce back fresh off of a byee fresh off a three-game losing streak they bounce back and they beat the Miami Dolphins at the week 15 game they bounce back and they battle them it's a close game it could it could potentially be a shootout Houston Texans are built to win a shootout and I think they win this game James Chamberlain says my Dolphins GNA light them Texans up baby and James Frank says damn there's a lot of James here hey I appreciate you guys all you every dayers I appreciate y'all appreciate especially especially my man Casey Casey yesterday right after the show was over he's like hey Amari Cooper just got signed a do bills yo nice little nice little discussion shout out to Casey week 16 Houston Texans think they're uh top dogs again the Houston Texans think that hey we beaten the Dolphins we beaten the bills we beaten the Detroit Lions put us up there with those with those conversations and Patrick Holmes and the Kansas he's like ah not so fast my friend nah n n n n n you're coming into Arrowhead in December thinking you can upset us thinking you can beat us who do you think you are the Las Vegas Raiders not going to happen Houston Texas droing egg to the Kansas City cheese Kansas City cheese are them right now they're that damn good week 17 Baltimore Ravens come into town Baltimore Ravens come into town last season Houston Texas lost twice to the Baltimore Ravens One to begin the season one to end the season the Baltimore Ravens right now are probably in a position where they're basically battling for the first overall seed the Baltimore Ravens probably got the afoc north locked up the Baltimore Ravens really aren't playing for a whole lot you're going to probably see a vanilla defense a vanilla offense hell Lamar Jackson man I even play this game let's let's just be honest but I think the Houston Texans beat the Baltimore Ravens now if this was a playoff game Houston or Baltimore all day Baltimore is better in every aspect on the field versus the Houston Texans but Texans are at home Texans are right now are battling for a playoff spot a potential AFC North spot they have everything to play for everything to lose the Baltimore Ravens just basically have everything to like things to lose injuries to Derrick Henry injuries to to Lamar Jackson Houston Tex come out on top that gives me an eight or a 9 and8 record going into week 18 gives me a nine and8 record going into week 18 we potentially have a three-way tie in the AFC South going going into week 18 tie between the Titans Colts and Texans all sitting at nine wins right now all sitting at nine wins battling for the division battling for a playoff spot and the Houston Texans all they got to do is beat the Tennessee Titans in Nashville week 18 guys I have been high on the Tennessee Titans all off season I like the coaching changes I like the uh uh naming will Levis the starting quarterback I like their uh adding Sneed there I like the addition of um Calvin Ridley Houston Texans also did really well this off season Stefon Diggs denil Hunter Joe Mixon also added a linebacker can't think of his name right now but I think the Tennessee ultimately sweep that's right sweep the Houston Texans in this division giving the Houston Texans a weak 18 loss for a total record of 9 and8 I think the Houston Texans take a couple steps back this season not because they're a worst team because their schedule sucks look at their schedule guys especially the back half of it after the byee Dolphins Chiefs Ravens Titans is there any harder stretch of the NFL right now than those last four games of the season besid I guess Ste got a pretty tough schedule the last half but when you get a first place division when you're not ready for you get a schedule like this you get a schedule that is tough so I think the Houston Texans dropped from 10 wins last last season down to nine wins ultimately giving them a 9 and8 record on the season let me know what you guys think am I spot on Am I Wrong Am I a 100% right let me know let me know in let let me know in the comments I'll post this on facebook.com/ hour as soon as the show is over we can have a discussion about it but let me get to some these comments that I missed James Frank says I don't like the contract but at least he's playing in the land another year here talking about Amari Cooper basically what uh so I looked into Amari Cooper's contract thanks to Casey I had no idea it was happening until after like till like after the show I read about it basically what is happening is he got a $5 million raise right and or a opportunity to make five extra million dollar this season with incentives right catches yards Etc but that $20 million he has owed is now all guaranted money so instead of all being I think it's like a $10 million base that that like he had that $20 million is now guaranteed money he got his dollar dollar bill bill bills y'all with an opportunity to make five extra million dollars a season still a unrestricted unrestricted free agent at the end of the season so like it or hate it basically he got a $5 million raise and that's about it uh so we'll see what happens for the uh for Amari Cooper and the Cleveland Browns at the end of the 2024 NFL season and see if he signs another big deal maybe a couple Pro itye deals I mean he's got to be getting older right I think he still has some left in the tank probably not a number one um guy by any stretch of the imagination but still got some left in him James says where's Cleveland getting all this money for guaranteed contracts so that's the great thing about having a great financial adviser right James so a lot of Deshawn Watson's money was signing bonus up front right A lot of it was like first year hey here's $180 million guaranteed money signing bonus if I remember correctly DeShaun Watson falls off the books at the end of this season so basically he's in a roundabout way playing for free yes he has all that guaranteed money that he got paid but now he's just paying for free basically it's not against the satday cap so a smart general manager or whoever makes the contracts right they are starting to learn to make these in make make these in into guaranteed contracts I.E signing bonuses or backloaded contracts right when we look at Patrick Mahomes when he signed that 10 year $500 million deal right sounds like a lot of money right sounds like man they're going to break the bank but the first three or four years of that contract he was making still only like $12 million a season I say only he like he was making very much less of his $50 million that that you know averaged out a lot of Patrick Mahomes contract is backloaded so years seven eight or be 8 n 10 that's when he was really going to make a lot of his money but as you see now the Chiefs are still kind of just kicking the can down the road they extended him for an extra two years or or whatever it was so that big cap hit kind of got kicked down the road a little bit that's how the Chiefs can sign Chris Jones and sign the next big wide receiver and give Travis Kelce his money kind of Kick the Can down the road Cleveland is kind of of the same way wbn says Chiefs will lose this game where they realize that sne was very important to that defense meaning what was it the week 16 game Texans versus Chief so obviously guys the Chiefs had have had a top 10 defense the last couple Seasons now last year 2023 they had a top five defense all season long years prior defense didn't really come on to about week nine week 10 and then they got hot and then they kind of carried on jerus sne was a very big part of the Kansas City Chiefs defense last season or the last last three seasons actually but the Kansas City Chiefs have drafted very very well ant the Kansas City Chiefs have really built depth on their team very very well just like when we lost Tyreek Hill a couple years ago people like oh you guys want to be [ __ ] without him yada y y they go out and win the Super Bowl addition by subtraction for the Kansas City Chiefs is a very very good thing Josh Williams and Trent Trent McDuffy are really going to have to step up this season for the Kansas City Chiefs really going to have to step up but secondary is a big question mark I'm not I'm not going to try to front not I'm not going to try to front it is a very very big question he also says the Titans wide receiver core is very underrated dehop Ridley and let's not forget about uh Burks as well right the Tennessee Titans guys once they added Ridley and added Tony Pard and lerus sne to that team they got a hell of a lot better hell of a lot better also naming a quarterback like will Levis bringing in a offensive minded head coach and Brian Callahan getting out pretty much everything old right Derrik Henry yes we loved you in Tennessee but it's time for a new regime we're no longer going to be a pound it down your throat type of team that's why they uh fired their um head coach for getting his name right now that's why they decided to let Derrick Henry basically get traded slw walk the Tennessee Titans guys are going to be high-powered offense this season and they still got a pretty good defense we need stop sleeping on the on the Tennessee Titans right now cuz the Tennessee Titans are potentially going to win the AC South potentially Mike Fel thank you James Mike Fel is his name now right now we have the Houston Texas at nine wins and we got the uh Tennessee Titans at 10 wins can the Indianapolis Colts get 11 wins who knows but right now if you guys have been fall following along Monday Tuesday Wednesday right now the Titans are on top of the a AFC South but that's going to be it for today's show guys we are going to break down the Indianapolis Colts tomorrow and then do a full recap of the AFC West or sorry the AFC South on Friday so if you got any birdie questions that you just want answered you need something to fuel your thing let me know let me know let me know let me know but that is it for the today guys till next time tomorrow 2:30 East go time we out