The Matt Thomas Show with Ross - Rockets Take Down the Mavericks, Will Texans Make A Move Before the Deadline?

Episode Date: November 4, 2025

Rockets Take Down the Mavericks, Will Texans Make A Move Before the Deadline?

This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. 101 in H-Town. Good morning and welcome to a Tuesday edition of the Matt Thomas show at Ross. This is Sports Talk 790s. Always thinking about a song where we always like to play with wins and we'll play some songs a couple of times over and over because it's, there's not an infinite number of songs. But this kind of just fit last night. Feels good. Wasn't one of those amazing, dominant, oh my gosh, game. but it was a game that, as you said, moments ago before it on the year,

the Rockets never were in doubt. Dahl's had a little lead, the second half, not much, but talent over rules everything. A man Thompson and Alperin Schengoon were working assist to assist, and then they flipped it and assisted to each other. Katie had a couple of threes late. Rockets lived without Jabari Smith last night. Rockets have now won four consecutive games.

And Rossi, I simply say to you, it feels good. It does feel good. song from 1990 on the program. I like this. We're getting there. We're getting there. We're working our way back to modern times, baby. I love it.

Love the pick. And yes, as we were talking off air, it's one of those things, you know, they call the eye test. You can call it the gut test. Like, how confident are you in your team will kind of tell you in theory how great they are. And I was, my confidence was never shaken in the rockets last night against the Mavericks. I was like, they're going to pull this out. They're going to win. It's fine.

even a couple years past, I'd be like, okay, they're going to try to blow this game. They need to start making some shots. They need to get their act together. I was like, eh, they're going to be fine. They got this guy, Kevin Duran, he's pretty good. All-Star Alpern Shingoon, he's pretty good as well. A man Thompson was playing very well last night also.

So I wasn't, my confidence was not shaken, and they rewarded all of us Houston Rockets fans with a victory. Yeah, some of the numbers were not great. Three-point shot for a team that entered the game at 45% from distance when only 8 of 29. Again, regression. We kind of knew that. 20 of 30 from the free-thal line.

That doesn't need to regress. We would like that not to regress, but also... Who is the big culprit? Oh, you mean 6 for 11 Alper and Shingun. And are we shocked with that? It's been a trend. Who is the second biggest culprit? Man Thompson.

Who are we shocked with that? Four of seven. Those guys combined for 10 of 18 from the line. Tigers can change their shooting stripes in the NBA, but it can be rare. Just saying. All to say this. Dallas is a decent team.

They'd be a better team if they had Anthony Davis on the floor, clearly. And they would be a really good team if Kyrie Irving was able to go. Derek Clively, they were missing, they were wounded. Even a, even a guy like Dante Exum is a guy that comes off a better scores for them. But the Rockets won, 46% from the floor. Hey, they didn't have Jabari's a junior. It's true. That is true.

Rockets won't at their 4-2 after 0-2 start, which two good, man, you don't want to say good losses. Because I was talking to Tar East end up the game, you know they have an ugly, winning a good loss. That's the old standby phrase. Of course. You had good losses against Oklahoma City. Detroit not as much because you can shoot. It was kind of ugly. Yeah, 38.6 from the field that game. If they'd have made a couple easy bunnies, they would have won.

Yep. But four wins against look, the Mavericks, as long as Anton Davis is in on the lineup, it's not going to be very good, and Kyrie doesn't put him in the elite category. First, live look at the Cooper flag. Yes. Okay. Athletic.

scored a couple of buckets. Was taking Reed Shepherd off the dribble, but a lot of the NBA's been doing that. Well, I think E. May and Doca noticed that because he put in Aaron Holiday for a long sort of time because he did. And a lot of times when Reed Shepard is on the floor, an astute observation by Gerard in the post game,

and it is true that Reed Shepard is, they use zone when Reed is out there as well. They're worried about his defense. So, Flagg to me, and the guys before us, the morning show, we're talking about this. Cooper Flagg could have probably used one more year of Maturason, maturation.

maturation in the college game just to kind of get all the kinks out. I mean, he's young. He's very talented. He was worthy of the first overall pick. Yes. But he's going to be a guy that's going to have to learn on the fly a little bit.

Probably more minutes he probably would want to as an NBA player in his rookie season. The running point at 34 minutes. I will say this, and this is kind of nice to finally say. Clay Thompson, I believe, his fifth all time and three-pointers made in the history of the NBA.

I'm correct on that. He's completely washed. a non-factor last night. And how many times in our lifetime, you and I, Ross, have come on this radio and shit. Oh, man, Clay Thompson wasn't a factor in a game in Houston, Texas. Zero. I've been fearing Clay Thompson since I can remember him being a Golden State warrior,

so it was nice to not be super scared of Clay Thompson. He was even pretty good for the Mavericks last year. Yeah. And he had a big game against the Rockets last year, didn't he? I think. We're just knocking down a bunch of threes. It's at least once a year. Yeah.

So I did ask some of my friends in the Dallas side. I said, hey, is, is it? just Clay not giving up and you know Clay works hard, he's putting in the time. Father time just does undefeated. It always is. He's had ACL injuries, Achilles injuries, I think. So it's yeah, he's 35 and he's

doesn't have the luxury of being as tall and lengthy as Kevin Durant. No, no defense there whatsoever. And the shooting touch is not there. And he was eating in some open looks. I mean, the Rocks were giving him some open looks. He won for eight from three points. I think the shots will fall for him, but the athleticism is just, it's completely

gone from his body due to all the injuries that he suffered. So, all right. So if you want to chime in on the Rockets last night, I will say this. I really hope. Now, what's the cliched term, hope in one hand, what's the other hand? Bleep in the other and see which one fills up first. I mean, we have to be realistic.

How do I put this? Not the most feverish NBA town? Yeah, that's pretty good. Okay. It's going to have to take a serious two-round playoff. I mean, for almost, I think, multiple years. Super run. This team's going to have to get to the Western Finals.

It's going to really get crazy. Multiple years. I'm sorry. Even the James Harden great days with Chris Paul, those crowds were not even full until 30 minutes into the game. Yeah. And we have that recent example. I'm not going to go to your, you know,

when you were the PA and the championship years to win it was really, really, really rocking. Right, right, right. And I don't want it to get to that. I mean, I wanted to get to that level. This was an NBA town. But I don't want it to have to go all the way just to get to that level. This was not a baseball town until 2015-ish. That's right.

That's right. So you've got to win in this town. I will just say this. And again, take it for what it's worth. We're just friends hanging out. I'm just trying to tell you about my great new cardio I got on my Twitter account this morning. This is a really fun team. It's going to be a really, really good team.

It's going to team that's probably going to be north of 50 wins, which is so funny because I think the NBA naysayers when as soon as Van Vleet went down like, oh, it's over. Now, that very, I mean, they don't have to win 50 to win a championship because it's so super competitive in the West. They may have to ultimately decide what they want to do with the point guard position if they don't think Reed's can do it over the long term. But that's stuff down the road. They do have Durant is still a superstar, despite the fact he did not shoot well last

night. Tarisen has been a awesome six man started last night. Alperin Shingoon wakes up with almost a triple double, despite that sometimes you get frustrated by some of his performance. Josh Kogi's been suitable as an off guard. And then I'm in. Thompson continues to be a guy that can play a four or five different positions and has done a really good job and shot very well. And actually got another three point last night and had 27 points.

I'm going to tell you Houston, Texas, if you are down on the Texans and you are nervous about the future of the Astros, there's a certain basketball team in this town that wouldn't mind you putting your eyeballs on them. You don't have to go buy season tickets. You don't mean they'd like for you to do that. But my point is it. just to say wake me up at a certain time, but Christmas time is always the cliche and NBA term.

That's true. I think you're doing yourself a disservice because it's a good basketball team. It's running through the competition right now. It's fun. And right now, it is, we, of course, continue to have to use these caveats. It's early in the season.

They have the best offense in the NBA. Offensive rating points per game. They are the best. And the scary thing is, as you mentioned, I would think we've used the words sloppy, plunky, disjointed. It's silly. They haven't looked.

completely fluid. They turned the ball over 17 times again yesterday and gave up 17 points off of that. They're going to get even better and they're the number one offense in the NBA right now. And some of that will come down because the three-point shooting, I don't think, is going to continue as hot as it has. But as far as the actions they get into and the shots they're going to take and make and getting better chemistry, that's going to get even better. So I would just say, a little public service announcement, if you are down on the Texans for yet another reason. And by the way, I want to make sure I mentioned, They're coming back, maybe. I have amended my, the Texans will never win a Super Bowl as long as McNair is on it.

It's going to be the Texans will never win a Super Bowl as long as Nick Casero is running the front office. So you're extinguishing their previous claim. It's gone. I think I'm a recanting it. I think I'm allowed to do that. You're recanting it. That's good. It's really, the only decisions they have to make as an owner is who their general manager is and their coaches. Those are the two most important things. I know. So if you make bad decisions there, it's going to cost you.

I think both guys are safe. I mean, I know for a fact, the Miko is safe. I think Yserio is going to have one more goal around at this. I think the team doesn't make the playoffs. There will be some soul searching in that building over there on energy. But I think he'll be given one more draft to go fix some things and get more aggressive in for agency

and certainly address the offensive line in the draft. But I feel like we're a broken record on that. We'll get to that. We will get to another survey is out about the top for agents in baseball. It's almost like they're just intentionally sending me emails to piss me off. And frankly, Ross's belly is getting bigger as every one of these emails comes to us.

An NBA owner is being sued and it has to do with Kauai Leonard. Oh yeah, this is a mess. That is a hot mess on that. We have gut feelings coming up today at 1130. The news at noon is coming up. Also, Rossel of the NFL

Rewind at 120. I'm going to hang out with you to 1 o'clock and head off with the Rockets to Memphis. So we want you to be a part of the radio program. How do you do it? You simply say, hey, I got something to tell Matt and Ross. It could be sports lawyer. It could be not a sports lawyer. We don't really care.

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You're welcome. Big love to my crypto coach, whatever her name is. Can't they find this person and tie the account to that? I sent another email today with two photos to whoever it is. I don't think they particularly care.

I sent them two photos of two tweets that I did not send. I said I have been hacked. Those are not my tweets. This should be cut and dry. But apparently from what people have told me is that, first of all, Twitter, I think, doesn't really care that it's been compromised. Secondly, there's so many people that are getting hacked, Ross, that I'm on a list of probably 15,000 deep that have to get my account fixed up again.

So if anybody has any friends at work at Twitter, if there's such a thing as at Twitter that works? You know, you should send any new and free SportsMT on your Twitter account. Get that going on. Get that Twitter going. Honestly, it's a fool me want shame on you. situation for me the third time you've been hacked shame on me you should have two-factor so you're you're flat out saying this is my fault shame on me if what if you want to say that's fine you're looking you're looking like you're mad at me for saying that i'm not i'm not mad a little man

well i'm gonna do it from now yeah i'm gonna you know what it's shame on me i should have set you up with some two-factor authentication because my password my password is very difficult i thought you did yeah i'll do it from now i mean i've learned my lesson it's price is right one two three isn't it or RIP, six. I'm going to set you up a two-factor. I do feel some responsibility. But I'll say this. I'm sorry. I use my Wave Busters account to see what's going on.

Okay. But ultimately, if this takes a week or a month, I'm going to be fine. I... Okay. But I want to get it going because I want to be able to promote the show and take some pictures and talk about stuff with you guys. But I'm just not going to do it off of wavebusters.

Because that's a pristine count, just for those of us that are trying to stop the damn way. Yeah, pristine account. 713-212-5-790. 10-15 of the Mets. Thomas show with Ross with a word right here for Sitter Pro Painter. Shout out to Kelvin Sampson, winning 800 college basketball games yesterday. He went 801 game. He won the 800th of his career.

Now, is that with the ones that were vacated taken off? How does that work? Are there vacated wins at Indiana? Is that what it is? I'm asking. Why are you looking at me like that? It's an honest question. Well, first of all, I don't know if they were vacated.

Okay. But I see your tone. I'm just asking an honest question. No, you're not. What? That wasn't one of the things that crossed my mind at all under any circumstances. My mind? That's because your mind is demented.

Okay. Did he not get wins vacated? I'm not sure. I don't know. He had multiple runs within with the NCAA. I'm just asking. And by the well, all the things he got in trouble for are not legal. That is correct.

But at the time, they weren't. So I'm just asking. there was anything vacated. By the way. Jeez. Yeah. We know where your tenure was and you're just mean. By the way, a quick check of the college basketball scoreboard yesterday.

Let me just give you some finals. Would you like some finals? St. John's beat Kennepeiac 108-74. Okay. Houston, as I mentioned, winning over Lehigh 7557. Huge. Lehigh School. Yukon over New Haven, 7955.

Arkansas beat Southern 109-77. North Carolina in a tussle with Central Arkansas 9454 Alabama beat North Dakota 91 62 Iowa State beat Fairley Dickinson 8870 Kansas beat Doug Gottlieb's

Green Bay Squad 94 51 Wisconsin over Campbell 96 to 64 Michigan beat the University of Oakland 121 to 78 You scored 121 points in 40 minutes My God are you running up and down the court Illinois put up 113 to Jackson States 55.

Wow. Louisville, 104 points to South Carolina State's 45. A local game of interest. TSU, drop one to Gonzaga last night. Oh, 9843. Oof. Did they have to go to Spokane for that asswhip? That's called getting a paycheck.

They had zero problem with that. Yeah, that's the middle of nowhere. Yeah, well, if you're getting $100,000, you'll do it. Get you 10,000. to get up there and like mirror it up there and take the right eye back. Well, Texas is making their debut on ESPN. In the DigVite Town Classic today. Yes.

They're playing some private school from North Carolina. Yeah, I can't remember. Is it like UNC Wilmington or something like that? Lines up to nine and a half. Yesterday, it was seven and a half. Now, will you be the only Houstonian to watch that game? Probably. I will be watching the game.

And, you know, college basketball, it was kind of hard to day into year after year. I don't know who's on the team. I know Kendall Weaver is there. I know maybe like one or two other players. If it give me a second to think about it. Don't worry about it. There's so many transfer.

It's like five people of the transfer portal came in. So I'll learn about the team tonight. Here's the thing about college basketball. And as much as I love college basketball, the pageantry, it is even more of a sport that split up among its fan bases. A lot of people won't even. stare at a basketball game until after the bowl season is done. And frankly, 90% of anybody that's a basketball fan of a particular school,

with the exception of maybe Kentucky and Kansas and a few others, doesn't even bother paying attention to school until the Marchman and his bracket is announced. And then he became always been this diehard fan. Yeah. So that's just, it's what college basketball is. College, it is the greatest one month in sports, but the other five months are rather boring, frankly. Mattias Vokia taitis. Who is this brother?

Well, I don't think Craig Ways says it that way. Is that what he says when he introduced him? No, I don't think he poachers the name like you did. A seven-footer from Lithuania. I'm feeling good. Let's go. Oh, yeah, Tremont Mark is still there. I remember that.

Tremah Mark, former Houston Cougar. A cougar legend. Tremah Mark. That was five schools ago for him. Yeah. Yeah, I don't know any of these guys for them. I know like three of these guys. All right.

Well, I'll learn tonight when they're getting their ass-wipped by Duke. Manuel Sharp 24 last night. Mottosuzon. 12 points. Joseph Tugler, Jojo 11 points. Cougar shot 43% for the game. Yo, they got this guy from the Ivory Coast, Lithuania, England. This is an international squad. Nobody wants to go to Austin. Oh, shut up. The traffic is too bad.

All right. Don't you wait. Watch out now. Sean Millie going to build a powerhouse. You'll be scared. Yeah, it's fine. You can't fix 35. Munich, Germany. You can't fix I. You can't fix I have 35. They have a German, a Lithuanian, a dude from England. Who's the best baller from England? Oh, I can't even name one. But yeah, so this will conclude our college basketball talk for the conversation for probably today in the next month.

No, we're all in on Longhorn Basketball this year, Maddie? I don't think so. Okay. Well, it's just me, I guess. I mean, we can do that. No, it's okay. I don't mind Texas v. Houston in a first round matchup in a 15 versus two. A big game against Duke and then the next three games, Lafayette, Fairley Dickinson, Kansas City, and Ryder.

That's the next four. Well, we've got a powerhouse known as Townsend on the next schedule next. Why would you schedule an asshole versus Duke in the opener? Like, can't you play Lafayette and Fairley Dickinson in the boys? Don't you think there's a financial part of it? Yeah, the Dickie V. Invitational, they're getting some cash. I mean, at worst case, it helps your schedule. Second of all, they probably don't pay for the trip, right?

Do you think? It's got to be a real confidence builder. You'll be fine. You're going to be fine. All these guys on the roster, by the way, they have a dollar sign icon. Me and go get money. And it goes to open indoors, NIL marketplace. Yeah, most of the, um,

websites, I can say all, but a lot of Division I websites, matter of fact, one of the schools Carly was being recruited by for volleyball had dollar signs next to the girls next to you know, and again, whether they were getting any, I don't know, but point being is you could, if you saw an athlete you wanted to endorse, you could hit the dollar sign, and

you could connect, not directly through the school, but through the collective, which is kind of a subgroup of the school. Matas Volkatias. That's my dog. Oh, he's came from Florida Atlantic. Born in Lithuania. I'm ready. Why do you feel like the need to learn about your team live on the radio?

I'm sorry. Go ahead. What are we doing? What are we talking about? Oh, it's time for a break. Yeah, we, we, the show has come to a crashing halt. What do you mean? Everybody doesn't want to talk Longhorn basketball?

Listen, winning and transfers from FAU? All right, watch this. That's how we break down like nobody's business. Watch this. Shut up. I'm going to. I can't do this as a serious face. No, you can't.

I'm going to openly ask for one person that listens to our show. Shut up. Just stay. Let's stay with me on this. One person that listens to show on a semi-regular basis, or maybe you listen every day, to call in and let's talk Texas basketball. One person, and you get one segment. I have asked a lot of our audience.

I've asked you to support our sponsors. I've asked you to listen to our show. I've asked you to go to our events. I've asked you to support charities. This is perhaps the greatest charitable thing I've asked of you. Please, please, please. call Ross right now with any sort of Texas basketball question. And it can't be involved past players.

It must be on the current state of affairs. Oh, we can't talk about Brian Botaker or Kevin Durant. And Brad Buckman? None of those people. Kenton Paulino? No. Okay. Was it BJ Tyler?

No, PJ Tucker? No, PJ Tucker would be one. Oh, T.J. Ford, I was thinking about. T.J. Ford? Yeah. By the way, Monis Votayas is his major, is physical culture in sports. Okay. Okay. So one person out of potentially six million people in our metropolitan area, can you call in the next segment and talk some Texas basketball?

I mean, legitimate, not like self-serving, not a goofy. I mean, a legitimate like, man, that's a good insight kind of call. 713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-212-5-790. Welcome back to Longhorn Basketball Talk here on Sports Talk 790. Phone lines are like. Waiting up, people wanted to get in, talk some laws and what. All right. So let me rephrase then. Stay with me in this. Okay, go ahead.

713-212-5-790. Call literally with anything you want to talk about. Literally anything. Okay, anything. Like your mother's pumpkin bread recipe. Ooh, she's not giving that away lately. Well, the key is a lot of butter. Texas basketball.

Rockets basketball. Texas trade deadline. Yes. How to fix a flat tire. What's the perfect gift? You get you on that. What's a perfect gift for your wife this holiday season? Like I say, go to Sethi's fine jewelry.

But literally, anybody call with anything you want. Talk about some Rockets Ball. I'm in Thompson. Somebody sitting in, I'll call in with the Google AI response. They ask Google AI about the Longhorn season. You know what you could do? You could actually ask questions to Google AI and just recite them back to us. That's true.

That'll be great radio. All right. So let me get, we'll go back to the Rock at a minute. But it is the trade deadline day in the NFL. Yes, it is. We had another trade just made. And the, the jaguars have traded for Jacobi Myers, the wide receiver from the Raiders. Oh, really?

He had been wanting a trade. So that'll be someone to keep an eye on. All right. Texans are not going to be trading for a wide receiver. Is it? Now, you are Battle Red. Yes. Better Red Ross.

Yes. Is it malpractice if the Texans do not go get a lineman by today's deadline? Malpractice? A disservice? Injustice? Whatever you want to say? How long is Titus Howard going to be out? He's got a concussion, right? Yeah. My guess is he's out. My guess is C.J. Strata's out at least this week. I... But even if Titus Howard was available, I mean, you're... Don't you want depth? Don't you want somebody that you feel a little bit more secure than having to rotate, get guard?

malpractice because I don't know what the markets are. And Casario doesn't like trading away picks for players. He likes trading way picks for other picks. Okay. He's like, I got a steak. I'll trade you for two hamburgers. Because here's a thing. When it's trade deadline in baseball, we have so many people, granted, maybe just because we have a larger baseball audience, we have so many people call and say, hey, Dana's got to do something. Or before that, it was got to be, Jeff's got to do something. Yeah, but there's, now trade deadline is bigger in the NFL than it used to be. For sure.

But it's still nowhere close to baseball. Or basketball for that matter. But there are diehards that say, look, I love my team. I want them to be successful. I would like for some, I'd like for them to get better. And you in theory can get better by making a trade. Now, I don't know what the market is. People don't sit around and go, what's the O-line market out there?

Yeah, Jacoby Myers was for a fourth and a sixth. But that's a skill position player. It's harder for us to judge that deal. Yeah, I don't know how many offensive linemen have been traded. I can go look that up. The Ravens have traded for two defensive linemen. So you think the general public that are the Texans fans that got to Energy Stadium in the second quarter are going to be the ones that are like, yeah, I get it, Nick.

There wasn't anybody out there you try, we appreciate you. I think they're checked out, general public. I don't know. Are people banging the drum saying something must be done this trade deadline? I'm not getting that feeling either. We never get that feeling. But I'm not huge on the Texans' Twitter streets. I'm not on huge anybody's Twitter streets because I'm locked out.

Hey, Gordon, don't laugh. Not my fault. Yes. So, go ahead. Hi, Gordy. We need this on. There we go. We're good.

It's on now. It's on. Where are you on that? Because you're posting picks of Mercedes Benzes. And they're not sponsors either. Don't click on the links from Matt Thomas's Twitter account. I sent a second Twitter. You know what?

Just unfollow him to be safe. Stop. I sent a second request by kind of being hacked and they've not responded. You guys neglected to mention that the Longhorn game is here on 790 tonight. You talked about the game. You were like, I'm going to watch it. I'm going to watch it. I'm like, Ross, how about some plug that it's going to be right here?

Greg Way on the call. And that guy that's not very good with him, right? Yeah. Something I can't remember his name. Oh, I know what it is. You want that job. He sounds like a mouthful of chaw. I can get you out there if you want.

I would love it. I think you do better. Are you would do a better job. I would love to break that down. Are you kidding me? But it's just, it's a tough lesson. I'll let them know. You're your fourth string.

If three other people call in. I will never get a basketball color job because I'm not a former player, but that'd be a dream. You can talk the game pretty well. You do it here. Thank you, Matt. You're okay with it. All right. What are we going with this?

Back to the trade deadline. Thanks, Gordy, for the 7-90 plug on that. Texas. Don't go out tonight with your friends and family. We'll listen to Texas basketball instead. Yes. It's a good game. We're not trying to promote Texas versus Nickel State or something.

Let's see if they can cover the nine and a half. Is that what it is? Yeah. down to that? Okay, so I ask of you Texans fans, if they don't make a trade and don't improve their offensive line, or for that matter, go get maybe like a Breece Hall away from the New York Jetapolitans. Is that a disservice?

Or do you say that Nick is here in the back of his mind's like, you know what, bra? The season wasn't meant to be. Because they're going to have to put together, Rossi, they're three and five right now. They're going to have to go seven and two. I think it's going to take at least ten wins to get to the. the playoffs this year. I agree. And so 9 and 8 ain't going to cut it. 7 and 2. They have to go 7 and 2 the rest

that's not happening. But that schedules too with Kansas City, Buffalo, two Indianapolises. I think you just laid out three losses minimum. Same out there. All right, Jimmy and Tomball is calling it. It does not mention what he wants to discuss. And for this matter, I don't really care.

We love Jimmy. Jimmy, it's literally what do you want to discuss with us. We'll be ready to do it. James? Sorry about that Sure Second off, you know First, no, no, you can't have a second off. You have to have a first off first.

My first off was, I was sorry, you're locked out of Twitter. Yeah, thank you very much. I appreciate that. I mean, I kind of think it's funny, but I'm still sorry. Second off, I just wanted to talk about that U of H football game on Saturday. You know, U of H can't really get anybody to come to the game. Correct. They're ranked.

Correct. to see, man, I could have gone to the game, was offered free tickets, but ultimately I just, you know, I just decided I'd rather stay home because home's more fun. But anyway, just wanted to call in and offer you a few condolences and hope next week's better for you. Thank you very much. Certainly a very inspiring call from Jimmy. Great call, Jimmy, thank you.

So Jimmy, first of all, says I'm sorry. But he doesn't, he thinks it's actually kind of funny, as he said, his own words, not mine, and I'm locked out. And then number two, we had nobody in our building. 25,000 strong It wasn't 25,000 25,000 announced accurate

for a ranked team on a beautiful Saturday perfect weather I wasn't here but the weather was good right and a massive enrollment massive alumni base in the city so well this is a feel like a loaded question

if we were to take the pie of blame okay approximately 70% of the Houston's 315,000 living alumni reside in the greater Houston area. About 220,000 alumni. So if you add that up with 50,000 enrolled, that's 270,000. Yes. So that's one out of 10 cooks in the building.

Actually, it's not true. There were 269,999,999,000 available because I was in Boston. Right, okay. But I would have been there. Yes. Well, not in the stands. No, but I mean, I would have been there. So in the pie of blame, I blame probably.

30% of it on the student body, wasn't there. I mean, they get in for free. Or, you know, they get like an athletic pass. You know, like,

you get like 100 bucks for everything you possibly want. I blame, I mean, obviously the other 70% has to go to the people that would give a damn about you of H football, right?

I can't blend the general public. I'd like to be able to say, come on, you A&M graduate of 2006, or come on, you Hornfrog Gradge of 1999, or you Baylor grad of 2002, but you don't care.

And I'm sad about that. I'm sad that college football in Houston can't translate to people that don't have a direct relationship with the school. That you just can't say, look, because I've talked about it last week. You get $20 in tickets. You got to get in the building for $20 and $15.

Now, I don't know about the parking situation. I know people have complained about that. I don't think it's great. It's a continuing process to get that resolve somehow, somehow, somewhere. again, that's out of my frame of reference or knowledge. But to literally get in the building, it was $20. This was.

And so, you know, again, people pay for parking and everything. People pay to park downtown to go out drinking. People pay to park to park to go to the rodeo. People, I mean, parking is just a pay-life. You could park somewhere and take the light rail. You could do that too. I mean, there is light rail that's a job for rodeo. Right next to TDC's who same.

So it's, I mean, it's just everybody had an excuse. You know, I had a great friend of mine who was a U of A. alum and he's a diehard and he's like Matt we know we're a city of Houston 11 o'clock on a beautiful Saturday people are doing other things I'm like okay that means 5.3 million people can do something else I can't get 40,000 people in my building can't don't even comment I'll let me let me do the heavy lifting on this yeah Steve stay out of this sorry we're just we just can't we just or the only time we've ever been able to fill up TDCU Stadium is the year that we went to the peach bowl beat Louisville on national television play for the

the conference championship game. We had a great crowd for the Texas Tech game, which was awesome because I was deathly afraid that the Red Raider fans were going to fill the building up, and they had some fans there for sure. But we had blue shirts that day, and 75% of the stadium had blue shirts on. So if you're a Red Raider fan,

you're not putting the blue shirt on, you're not. I took a photo of it to prove, I knew that we could do it. So it basically comes down to, if you're a U of H fan, you got to have a halfway sexy opponent. If you don't have something that has close to anything interesting, you're not going to go.

So I'm sorry, I know the Big 12 is good, but you can't rely on Texas Tech to fill your building up. You just can't. Because TCU's not going to do it. Baylor's not going to do it. Maybe Texas Tech is a large public institution. But, I mean, BYU, frankly, would do it because BYU travels very well.

BYU probably travels better than anybody else in the conference. Really? Oh, yeah. Well, first of all, the religious faith has, I mean, you can get the LDS here in town to just go to the game. Mormons are spread out. I didn't know that. Well, I mean, what is it?

It's got to be a top five in terms of denomination, right? In the country, I think. I don't know. I don't know. I'll put my power rankings together next week. No, you skip the Rotten Five last week, so you can't, you're not getting a new listing. You did skip that right and five. Three people called in and told you I did the Rotten Five.

They gave you three different rotten five. That's not true. And what of them said you put the bills in there? They were saying. I was confused. No, he was on Shrooms. But he was correct that I did the segment. No.

That's a lie. 1046. It's a Matt Thomas show with Ross. Gut feelings coming up in 45 minutes here on 790. 1052. B.A.m. here on Sports Talk 790. Matt Thomas Show with Ross. Coming up at 1130, we have gut feelings.

I think we locked in one. From you last week. I think you gave one before you left. I did. I didn't remember what it was. I don't remember. I can't remember either. We'll figure it out.

We'll check the archives. Yeah. By the way, we'll have e-mail. doco with us on Thursday this week. A Thursday. Yeah. It helps out a little bit. That sounds great. Wait. You just gnawed your teeth. That's not true. I saw you do it.

I didn't know. I got a cut on my lip earlier from last week. From a. We'll do with us on Thursday. Thursday, that sounds great. So are you doing Friday's launch pad? I think I'm just doing, I did yesterday. I'm doing Wednesday. Okay. Put me down for two a week, baby. That's what I said. Yeah.

Wednesday, Memphis, Friday, San Antonio, Sunday, Milwaukee. The NBA geography didn't do us any favors. Is San Antonio at home? No, they're all on the road. Oh, okay. Three-shirt road games, so. That's a big clash. It's a group play game.

It's a strange court game. Oh, great. Hopefully Wimby plays like he did against Phoenix. Yes, a off night for him as the Phoenix Suns won. One. So, all right, we got that to get to. What else we got? Oh, we have, okay, so.

I think people at the athletic know about our bet. I think they send me emails multiple times in a row. You're speaking of our Kyle Tucker bet where you have under seven and a half years and I have over seven and a half. So they always say today's listing on the athletic story. And by way, it's a great piece. It's a great journalism. Our friend Chandler-Rome is a writer for them. He was at the Rockets game last night.

I said hi to him. Did you? Okay. So they don't give you the A team scored B team. They give you the behind the scene stuff, which I always appreciate. They're great journalists. That's why the whole thing was started. And then they got by the New York Times. And I don't know if they're in it for the long term.

I hope they... Hey, they've lasted this long. Hey, you don't have to say that. What? Has it been 10 years, you think? It doesn't feel like 10. I'm going to say 6 or 7? Okay.

So Kyle Tucker, I don't know. The spring projection. Hopefully it's a winter projection is much lower than the current spring projection. Nine years, so it's 2016. They launched January. Tucker is being comped to the Juan Soto and the Vlad Guerrero deals. What you said? I'm sorry, could you say that one more time?

Soto was $765 million. Vladiro is $500 million. The deal in the article says that the Carrero deals that does get, I knew this is coming. What? The Guerrero deal is especially helpful as it removes a comparable bat from his winter market and sets a very sturdy baseline for valuing Tucker. Deal that the athletic has it at.

I appreciate you powering through that. That was very brave of you. Ten years, $350 million. So I'm going to be off by two years. What's that? 10 years or what? 10, 350. Woo!

Now, if I'm not I mean I like Kyle Tucker I hope he gets as much money as possible because he's earned it but I just want the years to be limited like seven seven for two billion dollars let's go he's 29 I mean can I be honest with you and I've been very consistent about this I don't think you I don't want to pay 10 10 year contracts anymore not for guys that are 29 I don't want to do it I can't do it I can't pay I can buy out arbitration years Ross and you know give the Bobby Wood Jr. Captain Tond. type deals with the Kansas City Royals. If you want a mega deal that bad boy, I can do that all day. But I'm not paying for 10 years for a guy who's a free agent for the very first time. You're paying for a couple things. You're paying for the premium for the prime years, knowing that you're going to lose on the back end. You're also hoping that contracts and revenues go up and contracts continue to inflate to where

$30 million a year now isn't as much in 10 years to where that's kind of a lower high end. contract and not as much as it is now. And so that's what you're betting on. And you want to win. And it's going to cost you the premium to win. Well, the only thing I got going for me. The Dodgers are not regretting the $700 million deal to show you Otani right now. They're not regretting it.

No, no. Because again, that's deferred until, I believe, the year 2436. That's true. All I'm hoping for is there's a very limited base of people that can do this. Three or four teams. There's nobody in not even the Cardinals, a great baseball organization. They're like, you know what, can we put this together? No, you can't. The Braves aren't even thinking about this.

This work stoppage is coming. These owners are going to want, I mean, what is going to be the big crux? Are they going to want a full salary cap? Salary cap. They ain't going to hide it either. And this is going to be the 25 owners telling the Dodgers, you can't defer this money like you've been deferring.

You've got to put some money in the box. That has to happen. You can't. They can't defer all the money to where a high percentage of it comes off the books towards luxury tax. And they're also going to do. That's ridiculous. You know what they're also going to do too, which is going to be a real

sticking point, I think, Ross. They're going to pool their local TV money together is what they're going to do. That's, yeah, that's because the Dodgers, and the Dodgers want no part of that. They're playing a different ballgame. So the Dodgers are getting this hellaciously large deal from a cable company. Meanwhile, the Padres didn't have anybody.

So Major League Baseball is producing their broadcasts, and Major League Baseball is selling. Padres television. Yeah. And they're also going to limit rosters only three Japanese phenoms per roster. That affects three teams.

I'm sure that will really make a difference maker. The Dodgers, too many Japanese phenoms. They're too good. These Japanese players are too good. And they can't pitch you every day. Even the World Series. They're going to put innings limits. No.

To me, they're not going to be unified. The owners are not going to be unified. And that's what the players have a chance to really dig in because they're going to say all of you all have different agendas. This is, it feels like every time there's a baseball work stoppage, we say the same thing. The Miami Marlins have different interests than New York Yankees.

The Cincinnati Reds have different interests than the Los Angeles Dodgers. And at least in the NFL and at least in the NBA, when those owners get grumpy, they're a unified front. They're not going to be unified in baseball. And I'm telling you, if I'm the Colorado Rockies and I get $50 to broadcast my games, or as compared to the Los Angeles Dodgers get $100 million, the Rockies are going to be like, we can't compete with this. So are they going to pull the TV money together? Are they going to force a salary cap?

That's the easiest way you can salary cap is by saying, hey, the Dodgers spend all this money because they have it. But if you put a threshold on them, no matter how much money they're making from their outside TV deals, you can only spend so much per season. That's how you probably do it. The Dodgers have no interest in giving the Rockies any TV money, But they would probably say, okay, if we need a salary cap this to make sure that we at least stay even on one regard, we can do that.

This is going to be interesting. It is going to be long, exhaustive, and frustrating. There's going to be big division between the owners and the players, but also, I think, big division between the owners. Absolutely. Like I said before, you've got the local television deals are such a seismic difference between the haves and the have-nots. even the Astros got screwed because AT&T said, we're not going to pay you anymore. Here's the network.

Here are the cameras. Here's your direct TV deal. You can have it. 11 o'clock. Got feelings in one half hour on Sports Talk 790. Matt Thomas show with Ross. Matt and Ross with 1104. We did not give the proper attention to the Dallas Cowboys who lost last night to Arizona.

as the Cardinals snap a five-game losing streak. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What? We had the guy call yesterday. Cowboys were going to put up 40 points. How can we, you know, the Texans are our little brother and farm system.

Give us Will Anderson for George Pickens. Right. Where's that guy? Dak Prescott 24 or 39 for 250 yards. A touchdown on I-N-T. Cowboys were down 90% of the game, got close a little bit down the stretch. they let Jacoby Brissette beat them.

I mean, seriously, if you're a Dallas Cowboy fan, do you just want to be kicked in the testicles repeatedly for like a half an hour? Oof. I mean, it wasn't Larry Fitzgerald out there, was it? One Kurt Warner. Well, Marvin Harrison Jr., did you see he had, who was the, was it Doron Bland? Who was the DB fellow? He broke his ankles?

Blan, I think. Yeah, yeah, Duran Bland. Marvin Harrison shook him off like a bad habit. He broke his ankles. He crossed him up like Alan Iverson. And the Cowboys kept turning the ball over yesterday. Yeah. What?

At least three turnovers that I counted. Giovante Williams turned the ball over? I can't remember exactly. Three, five, and I saw this. You got the Texans are three and six. No, they're four and four. What's the Texans record? Three and five.

Three and five. The Cowboys are three, five, and one. Yes, add a tie on. One has television ratings that are in the 70s in terms of share. one's a got in them in the 20s. If you combined the teams with the Cowboys' offense and the Texans defense, you'd have the best team in football problem. That you would.

You know, the USFL back in the 80s merged teams, why can't the NFL do it? The Eagles and the Steelers did in the 40s when World War II was happening. They became the Stiegel's. See, there is a precedent for it. All we need is a world war.

That's a bad idea. Nice, Russ. Nice. Thank you, Jonathan. battle in their football reference. Okay. I would not go on that direction, but that's to each other. I mean, that's what happened. You were talking about combining teams. Yeah. Cowboys.

That's crazy. You think we're helpless here with Nick Casario, Nicky C. How do you think Dallas fan feels is Jerry Jones and things? You had Troy Aigman taking shots at him last night of the broadcast, apparently? By the way, I always thought Troy was just okay. He has taken up his analysis up a

notch. I think he's given the zero-f's factor now. I agree with it. I think he was measured probably in his first 10 years. He didn't want to step on toes. Yeah. And I think ultimately, Tom Brady will be that kind of person. Brady's been getting better, I think. Yeah, I like Tom. I didn't think he was as bad as people

thought he was early on, and I think he's steadily improving. Agree. I mean, he was a little stiff at first. But anybody was. Yeah, I'm sorry. This show started in 2010. God, Ross. Oh, you should have heard me talking. You were like an iron board. Oh, Lord. That is true.

One time you were on location and we went off air and I was like, Hello, it is Ross back at the station. We're off air back in a minute. You know, I had a producer in Salt Lake City that was that way. Yeah. And so what I did to open him up is I would write the introductions for the show each of the three hours. Okay. And I would say, hey, everybody, it's one o'clock.

It's the Matt Thomas show here on sports. We called ourselves Hot Tamp. I got 700 back then. Hot ticket? Yeah. It was a real bad, bad format. Sorry. And on the show today, this, this, this, and this.

And at the very end, it would be a jab at me. And now here's a man who thinks Stephen, that Jerry Jones is in the prime of his GM career, Matt Thomas. So it kind of opened him up. He got used to the microphone. That's beautiful, man. That's great. I told you very early on, I said, hey, if you ever hear anything you don't like, feel free to take a jab at me. Oh, yeah.

You've done it quite well. You've been very nurturing. You've carved a career out of yourself because of it. Yeah. You probably have some regrets and that's okay. It's fine. We were doing good. Hey.

Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. You're all out there? What's up? People couldn't see your intro to your tweet about what the show's going to be about. Yeah, I have nothing to repost and everything.

It's crazy. All we got is Mercedes. That's what's happening. By the way, how about Twitter not even responding to me? by the way i had a friend of the show j listens who sends me emails a lot of time he says why don't you get the rockets to tweet at twitter would that thing that would make a difference maybe you know the social team i do know the social team and they've got how many twitter followers of rockets have millions right four or five million so hmm i got to have i got to have a serious heart to heart with the social team and think i can do it hashtag free mr texas oh right that's enough that has a nice one to what three point one million don't even See, you're just trying to make me angry and it works every time. What if I got a new account and called myself Mr. Texas?

Yeah, you should do that. And keep that account. With me with a cowboy hat on? See, you don't own a cowboy hat. Do you own boots? No. Or a hat? No.

A butt buckle? A butt buckle? A belt buckle. A belt buckle? A belt buckle? No. I'm not going honky talking. Yeah, you're not Mr. Texas.

Yeah, I am. I'll be in San Antonio on Wednesday and Thursday and Friday. Not eating enchiladas or tamales. But eating great text. X? What do you have? Just tacos? No.

Oh, fajitas. Chalupas. That makes sense. The cheap piece of meat that became overpriced due to marketing. Go tell Mama Nita about them as she rests. Mama Nita knows. She knows skirt steak was cheap.

Don't besmirch Moena. I always tell the story. My dad and his live with his grandma and she was the greatest cook ever lived in our family and he said, why don't we eat fajita's grandma? And she said because we're broke, but we're not that broke. But now it's in, Like there are some restaurants.

I won't mention where they are, that you go there and you look at the price. It's like a quarter pound, not a half. Usually when Phoenis first came around, everybody used to eat a half pound individually. Now it's a quarter pound because the half pound is like $50. Yeah, it's ridiculous. I don't care. I don't need $50 worth of cilantro flavored rice and beans and your tortillas that you get all mad when I ask for a second round of. Ooh, what about tamales, man?

You like tamales? No. No. Those are actually originated in the valley. See, he's not Mr. Texas. Go ahead and say it. Go ahead and say it. You've gone there and then you spit at their food.

I like tequitos. Tokitos, Matt. I'm going to be nice. Let's move on. You're not. I'm nice every day on this show. Believe it or not. Not.

Not. Hit the head and a hundred times. Not. Not. Not. Not. Oh, man. Hey, Cowboy fan.

Seriously, can that guy call it? What was his name? I don't remember. I think he was Skeeter. You let Jacoby Preset beat you. Jacoby Preset. Jacobi Brissette was bawling. He got the sneak. He got three touchdowns. Do you ever beat the Texans as a member of the Colts? Yes.

No, as a Patriots. Oh, as a Patriots. Was it a playoff? Was it a playoff game? Jacobi Preset started? Or was it a regular season? It was a big regular season game. I think we would have known it if Brissette would have beat us in the count.

beat him in the playoff game. All right. I'll look it up. But you know, he's carved out a nice little NFL career. He knows who he is. His brain isn't scrambled like eggs because of being hit too many times.

Yeah, he's like in the backup Hall of Fame. Who is in a backup Hall of Fame? Colt McCoy. Gary Kubiak? Nick Foles? Gary Kubiak? But when I think about

Case Keenham? Hold on. When I think of backup quarterbacks, I don't, I think attendance is only half the grade. The limited times you get out there, have you done something special? Berset would be in that group.

Would Chase Daniel be in that group? Case Keenham? Case Keenham, maybe in that group. Chase Daniel. Chase Daniel, right? He's an all-time backup because he just never played and he made like $50 million. So that doesn't really count.

I'm talking about backups who came into ledger stuff. Not necessarily legend. Would Steve Berline back in the day? Oh, would Jason Garrett be in the backup hall of fame? I think Nick Folescal qualifies that Jonathan Allen said. He won a Super Bowl. Yeah.

Then that would be, what's his name? Jeff Hostelterler? Hossettler backing up Phil Sims. He won a Super Bowl, right? Yeah. Who else has been a backup quarterback that really has kicked some ass? Oliver Luck, no. Hey.

Sean Salisbury had some big games. Sean did. Sean did okay for himself. Mm-hmm. Davis Mills, no. you'll see that Sunday Jake DeLome I think more Jake Deloam is more of a starter

with the Panthers or anything else Wasn't He wouldn't call Kurt Warner that Wasn't John Unitas the backup to somebody? Yeah but he got the chance I mean they'd be like calling Tom Brady a backup to Drew Bloods out What he was I know Who's the greatest backup then?

But when I say the greatest backup Going back to his normal spot as a backup Steve Young doesn't count then? No. Steve Young was a hall of famer because of his work with him. Ryan Fitzpatrick? Fitzmagics certainly would be in the mix. I mean, he did get a couple starting opportunities. One here, one in Buffalo, big contract.

I mean, I made a lot of money. I mean, those commercials, Teddy Bridgewater comes in as the backup. Teddy Bridgewater is a good example. I'm telling me who else would be a good example of a backup been around forever. He's called on two or three times. Oh, you know what? I got one for you. I think it's got to be Nick Foles.

Andy Dalton. Oh, I was just thinking that. Oh, Andy Dalton's his backup his entire life. He started years with the bingles though. Yeah, but I think I think he spent the last nine years as a backup with like six different teams. Yeah, but he was a starter for several years with the bingles before they finally were like, well, very good. It wasn't very good though.

713-212-790. 7-1-3-212-5-790. It's Madden Ross, and we are with you today until 2 p.m. 7-13-212-5-7-9. We've got gut feelings coming up at the bottom of the hour where you get to make your predictions. 7-13-2-2-5-7-90. All right.

713-212-5-7-9. We've got a lot of you trying to give examples. When I think of backup quarterbacks, I think of guys that would be starters less than three years in the NFL. Okay. That have always been right place, right time. Now, maybe, I guess Andy Dalton would not be a...

How many years did he start in Cincinnati? Nine. He was a nine-year starter? Yeah, remember he used... They were trying to convince him. themselves, he was good forever. Wow. Maybe there's no such thing.

And that was the Marvin Lewis. It was the Marvin Lewis and Andy Dalton Blaine era. Well, now it's just they can't stop a nosebleed era. Nine and seven every year. No, it looks like they went 10 and 6. 10 and 5. I guess the greatest example would be, I mean, not the greatest, but a good example

what I'm speaking of is Kaye-Skeenum. Case started less than three years of his NFL career. Okay. What would you say? but 90% of your appearances are as a backup, would that be fair to say? 80%, something like that, 75%. I mean, like I got somebody in the line here. Like, I'm going to get to Travis here,

because Travis are going to prove my point a little bit on this. Travis, good morning to you. Fellas. Yes, sir. Doug Williams, Washington, Redskine, fellas. Now, now see. But Travis, Doug Williams, as you know, because you sound like your wise football man

was a long time starter for the Buccaneer. You do the dishes? Yeah. Yeah, no, no, I'm listening to you. Okay, good. Yeah. No, I'm listening to me. I mean, he was a backup, yes, I understand that.

But when I think of Doug Williams, I think of as two things. One, a longtime Buccaneer quarterback and a guy that left to go to play in the U.S.FL and then came back as a backup. But I'm talking about the true epitome of it. And it's not terrible. Thank you, Travis, for the phone call. Just never, was never considered QB1 regularly. Five-year starter for the Buccaneers. And then, yeah, from 83, 8045, he was...

USFL. Okay. And then he came back to him was the backup in Washington, but then won a Super Bowl. Yeah. That's a great backup role. I mean, that's great backup performances. But like, who, like, when you look at a debt chart, you never saw this guy on the first line. But he was almost in the second line.

And he wound up happening out a little bit here and there. I think it's got to be. Maybe it is Nick Foles. Could be Nick Foles. Because he was only a, well, no, he was a full-time start. I wouldn't even use the guy that's playing this year that's playing well for two different teams or at least did. I wouldn't even use, and I hate to say this to you, Chris, but Chris, I think of Joe Flacko as a starter in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens, Chris. Do you want to fight me on this?

What I'll say is between him and Foles, they actually do have Super Bowl rings and they were backups quite a while. I mean, wouldn't that actually the fact that you won a championship? Big Foles has a statue outside of their stadiums as a backup. because of one play. Come on. It's true. Wait, he does have a statue outside of the Eagle Stadium? I didn't know that. Nick Falls, yeah. Next to Ron Jaworski and November Montgomery.

I had no idea about that. I don't know that. I think he's making that up. I think they were talking about it. See, you sold it as a truth, Chris. Come on now. You'd be better than that. Hey, confidence counts, right? That's true.

Hey, you know what? You sold it. Let me tell you some, Chris. When a lot of people, I sell it very well. Apparently they're... Hmm. Is this real or fake? Bud Light statue, Philly Special statue?

Maybe Chris was telling the truth. Look, to me, Jason Garrett's a great example of that. I think Nick Foles might have to be the goat. He really almost started two years. Yeah. Nick Foles would be a great example. He started a full year basically with the St. Louis Rams. And then that year he won the Super Bowl, he was the backup to Carson Wentz, right? And Carson Wentz got hurt.

And then went on one. the Super Bowl. Yep. Yeah. I'm going with Case Keenham. I'm going with Nick Foles, Jason Garrett's on my short list,

and of course the great Texan backup Tony Banks. Tony Banks was... With OG. Now, Tony Banks did start for the Rams for a couple of years,

I want to say. But he basically lived his life as an NFL backup quarterback. Right? It's somewhat. Yeah, it was that of St. Louis. Was it anywhere else to? I'm trying to think of...

Let me get to Woody here online, too. Is this... Hi, Woodrow. Woody? Yeah, Baltimore, I think of... Yes, guys. You're on. Yes.

There's only one, guys. You've missed it. The only one of the greatest all-time backup quarterback, Don Moral of the Miami Dolphins, Bob Greasy's backup. Yeah, Matt. It's not Don Moral.

Earl Moral. Earl Moral. Yeah. Earl Moral. Don's... Don is his second. Don's... Don is his second cousin. I think of Don Shula.

Yeah, I know it was yours. You sold it on Don Morrill, so stay with you. Stay true to it, Woody. We'll see you later. Thanks for the phone call. Yeah, that's good. It's good point. Back of quarterback, yeah.

But that's basically your Doug Williams. But that was, it wasn't he, Earl Moral was in the, yeah, that's what I was thinking of when it was, I was trying to think of Earl Moral when I was thinking of Unitas. Weren't they on the same team in the Baltimore Colts? And Earl Moral, he won the MVP in 68. But he's talking about Earl Moral. backing up Don Greasy in Miami.

But Earl Morrill, but he was the backup to Unitas or something like that too, right? And Unitas got her or something? Maybe it's the Earl Moral Rourd. Or his brother Don. He's the OG. That's great. You guys are forgetting.

I can't believe you didn't talk about Don Morrell. Don Moral. Don Moral's beef barn, Don in West Bowen. You're getting out somebody for forgetting somebody and you can't even get their name right. Yeah, yeah. Good times.

No, I actually knew, I was thinking of Earl Moral. I just didn't know how many, how many games these started. that 72 season. In 72, he started nine games. Yeah, because that was the perfect season for the Miami Dolphins. Okay. At 38 years old.

I'm trying to think of guys that are like 40-something that backed up over there. I mean, what, like Vinnie Testaverte? Yeah, well, Tessi-Overty started a lot in his NFL career. I mean, he started with Cleveland. He started with the Jets. He started with the Buccaneers. He was a prolific backup, though. He did, you didn't.

Part of being a great backup is being able to stay a backup for as long as he was. Like Case came him I mean I think Case is not retired I think he's still active On the injured list I think But he's

I think he's still active On a football team Wait case I think yeah He's still in the league I think so Let's see He's with the bears

Yeah I know I knew that Is this real? It's not fake He's not on the practice squad I don't think he's not a player coach I don't think he's suiting up I think he's doing color commentary

I think he's doing a son on the phone He's got a parabolic mic on the side He's the fourth string quarterback and also on the sidelines. One year, $3 million deal. He'll be a great analyst if he wants to. I think he's going on being a coach, but I think he'd be a great television analyst. He's third string behind Tyson Baygett. Who?

Tyson Bayton. He came in for a game like last year. Did any of you, I know the answer to this is no. But did some of you see what Chicago did to Cincinnati on Sunday? They scored a touchdown with 40 seconds left to go in the game. All Cincinnati to do was prevent something from not happening. And they didn't prevent it. And Chase Brown was calling out the defense afterwards.

You see that? Yeah. He was at his locker room saying, finish the bleeping game. That was bad. That was pretty bad. He's right, though. Hope he doesn't get benched.

I'm a fantasy team. You should give up on your fantasy team. No. Oh, the work league, I just lost. I'm two and seven. That one's done. But I'm going to make the playoffs in two of the league. I've never said this before in the history of you and I being the same football league.

I have a five game lead on you. I am the Colts and you are the Texans. That's fine. Suck. We got a win out to make the playoffs. So I don't think it's going to work out, but we're going to try our damned us. We're hitting the waivers hard this week, Matt. All right.

Starting Bam Night and Woody Marks didn't work out for us. Woody Marks. Yeah. Like him. Durable. Times is tough. Working hard. Not an RV one.

Times is tough. Yeah, thanks, Matt. I'm aware. I don't want them to be hard. I just wanted to further aggravate you. I appreciate it. It's working well. Thank you.

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Girls and Matt Thomas. Yo, they got a good feeling. This is their gut feeling on the Matt Thomas show. All right. Last week I was off on a Tuesday because I was doing the college schedule for a week. And which means I think I called in with one prediction. You and Jonathan had to take over. Now, you didn't do the rotten five.

I have proof of that because I got a great email from a listener of ours that listened to your lies. A liar. And he says the final. It's from Robert. Ross and under the Rotten 5 last week. I was highly disappointed because I knew the Saints would be in the Rotten 5 and we would hear the Chris Gordy Cajun Cajun Cawfish drop. Shea and Ross. Shame on Ross.

Ha ha. That's from Robert. So Robert out of you. Robert, you're a snitch. Nobody likes you. I'm going to reply to him. Thanks for the honesty. We don't get enough honesty on this show.

713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-21-2-5-7-90. How did you guys do last weekend or gut feelings? Well, let's go with, well, your gut feeling. Oh, I forgot about it, this is random. No NFL games at 9 p.m. next year? Yeah. Stay with that.

We'll see. We'll come check back then next year. I mean, if there's any chance that will happen to probably be on the week one, like a double-header. I said that the Texans would defeat the Broncos 23 to 19. I would have been right if C.J. Strave weren't knocked out by dirty, reckless hits for the Denver Broncos defense. It was a 100% clean play. That's fine. So the Texans did not beat the Broncos.

I was also off on this. I said Dodgers in six. It was the Dodgers in seven. You know what? You get more credit because I want to. I think I said Dodgers in five, honestly. I didn't think it was going to be a series. And, you know, they gave us a great series. That's why, again, it takes money to get to the playoffs. You have to still be excellent in the playoffs.

Well, also, lest we forget, the Blue Jays had the number five payroll in baseball. It's not like they're these plucky underdogs with a small payroll in a small market. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm not saying you're saying that. But Vlad and George are a lot of money. Vlad Guerrero signed like a half a billion dollar contract, which is worth $600 million on the States. It's not like this upstart, you know, nobody, but team of nobody's. group. The Blue Jays had a big payroll, too. But I will say this. Aren't you think I'm fair in saying that

98% of North America are rooted for the Blue Jays? I don't know about 98% sure. Why not? By the way, ratings for the World Series astronomically high. Yes. Which is saying something because usually when you include a Canadian team in said NBA sports finals, you don't get to draw any of their TV numbers from there. Well, it was also seven games and a lot of the games are extremely compelling. Because baseball is good. Baseball's in a good spot. Playoff baseball is good. And I think I saw 47% of Canada watched the game 7 at some point. Think about that for a second. For every 100 households that you have been knocking the door and say,

hi, I'm Ross, 47 of them are watching the game, which made me think what are the other 53 watch? Hockey, of course. Yeah, probably hockey. Hockey was on. You know, Canada's a sports crazy country. I mean, I know we're sports crazy, but they're really sports crazy. Oh, so they stay indoors. You got to watch sports.

They even watch curling, too, which I've been trying to. negative 20 outside. You're not going to go out there and go play some pickleball. That's true. All right. What else you got? Jonathan, so I said that. I said Dodgers is six.

Texans beat the Broncos. Jonathan said the Astros will sign Dylan cease. Okay. To be determined on that. I think the projections are around a five-year deal for him. So that's within the realm of possibility. This could be a nice hit for Jonathan Allen. Jonathan, if you hit down that one, that'll be, that's to give yourself like multiple round of applause.

Yeah. You know, I have to give a little, I got a little nudge. from our man over there, Gordy, so I'm not going to take it. Oh, I mean, you're still in Gordy's bit? You don't have to tell me. No, no, no, it was a team-up. It was team-up. You know. Oh, okay. You just want to take, give him the blame if you're wrong. I got you. I see who you're working. He also said the Blue Jays, now when we did this, they were down to 1. He said they were going to win three straight and win the World Series in six.

He was almost there. Yeah, until the ball got stuck in the... Yeah. But as Brandy Norwood tells us, almost doesn't count. Let me ask you this. Can we... Can we go to every baseball stadium and make sure that never happens again? Or is that just some time is going to happen? That because the outfield wall is made of obviously soft material that you're going to have stuff stuck. I mean, we're in 2025, Ross. How can we not?

We need to make sure that doesn't happen again. We'll get some people right on it. People at the Rogers Center. People everywhere. You mean like physicist? Yeah, sure. Why not? Chemist?

Uh-huh. Mathematicians? Everybody. Profile focus? All of our best. Yeah. The Poonhounds? They are the Poonhounds, that's for sure.

All right. Can I go to my predictions here? Sure, why not? Number one, Texans do not make the playoffs. That's not on a gut feeling. Oh, okay, yeah, cool. It's like you have like a 1% chance. Number two, Nick Cayley gets relieved of his duties at the end of this year.

Oh, come on. Number three, if Mike McDaniel becomes available, which he will be, the Texans will grab him as the offensive coordinator. I mean, he was with San Francisco while D'Amico was there. Is it his turn to pick? are they alternating offensive coordinator picks? All right, D'Amico, you got Slowick. Kaley was my guy, now it's your turn. Here's how it's going to go down.

Hannah and D'Meca are going to have lunch at the Neiman Marcus cafe. You know, they have a cafe in Neiman Marcus. They do? Oh, absolutely. It's the most shishi place in town. Really? You can have lunch at the department store. And that's where Domeko's like, you sure you want to meet it?

We can go eat it like a big city. No, we meet at Neiman Marcus. She's like, I got to pick up. I got to go there anyways. I got a black card to pick. You know, I got them a new black card, platinum card. he's like, you let Nikki see to this, it's my turn now. I want a guy I can trust.

So that's my third one. And my fourth one is much more on the immediate. The Houston Cougars will defeat UCF by at least 10 points on Friday night. Boom. Where's that game? In Orlando. Friday? Friday night.

Prime time. A lot of Friday night. Houston, Central Florida. America waits. A lot of sting is taken out of that last week. A lot of sting. The entire thing. It's nude.

What's the line on that one? I don't know. I don't care about lines. You're saying by at least 10? At least 10. I'm just curious, you know. Just seeing what it is relative to the line. Ooh.

You're, okay. Central Florida favorites in that one. You heard me. I didn't stutter. Minus 1.5. It's a close one. Cougars by at least 10. Put it on the board.

I'm going to go with the UCF Knights win. What are they called? The Southern Knights? The Golden Knights. The Platinum Knights. Or they're just the night They used to be the Golden Knights, right? Now they're just the Knights.

UCF is just the Knights. Okay. The Golden Knights are in Las Vegas. Sure, why not? UCF Knights win. That'll be my prediction. Okay. And a big one.

You hear that, KookFans.com? And the University of Texas Basketball Squad in Charlotte. They're going to brave the elements. And cover the night and a half. I knew you were going to say they were going to win. I knew that was coming. Matas

Mutazakis and the boys are ready to pounce and cover the nine and a half. Jonathan, floor is yours. Next time we come back to the show, Rockets will be on an eight-game win trick. Eight games.

Eight games? Yeah, they won five, right now, right? No, they're four. Oh, okay, so seven. Okay, so let's see how smart you are in this. It's not too difficult, I don't think. At Memphis? at San Antonio.

That's the only one. Actually. No, this is going to be a feather in the cap. And at Milwaukee. Okay, that's tough. So I see we're going with this because after that it's Washington at home, Portland at home, and Orlando who's been disappointing so far. Portland's been good, though.

Did they win last night? I know they were locked up in a tussle with the Lakers. Okay, I see where you're going with this. I mean tough. I feel tough. That'd be a nice feather in the cap if that works out. The Lakers beat the Blazers. Okay. DeAndre Aiden had 29 and 10.

Does he care about basketball again? That's actually good for the Lakers if he's actually caring about basketball. The second oldest player ever to play in the NBA behind Greg Oden. That's not true. He just looks like your uncle. It looks like he was a character in an Eddie Murphy movie. Hmm. Okay.

With Eddie Murphy and makeup? Eddie Murphy is actually DeAndre Aten. And Austin Reeves is balling, averaging 31 a game. Yeah, it's like, LeBron got the way. Is his glute still hurt? I've not checked on his glute. You haven't?

No. He's got a gluteous injury. I don't check on men's glutes, do you? Are the Lakers for real? This is a problem because I was looking at the standings last night, Matt Thomas, on the Rockets Rapp Call-in Show. Wait a minute. You can't look at standings this early. Well, somebody on the Rockets Rapp Collin Show was saying, hey, do you think they have a shot at the championship?

I'm saying, you watch this team on the floor, their championship caliber. But you have to do it. There's not the only team in the NBA. Thunder are tough. Are the Spurs and Lakers going to be real? Nuggets are there right now. You're the fifth seed. Timberwolves are back-to-back Western Conference finalists and they're getting Anthony Edwards back from his hamstring injury.

Golden State Warriors, I haven't even mentioned. The unction with the clippers are actually not that bad. Peking Western Conference is ridiculous. Let's ask the Commissioner for a mid-conference change. You know what? Rocket's finished top three, though. I'm saying it. There you go. I believe. That's a gut feeling I'm putting that down. Listen to me, ladies gentlemen. We have Alan Dave.

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You don't want to. Why would you want to do such a thing? I don't want you to do that. What? Breaking news? Yes, not Houston-related. Save it. Now, you guys got to discuss how many sounders?

This is two to three. Okay, I don't have Twitter. Don't look. You're locked out. I'm locked out. I can't see it. Don't go on Wave Busters. Listen up, girls and more than Matt Thomas. Yo, they got a good feeling.

This is their gut feeling on the Matt Thomas show. All right, according to Ross, we got some breaking news. That's one. That's two. Are you going to go a third? Yes. Can I try to guess? Absolutely, sure.

What sport? I got texted to you. NFL. Trade. I'm going to, you know what? There's 32 teams. I couldn't do it. It's not anything Texans related, is it?

Not really. Please. vision. Go ahead. Sauce Gardner. Thomas Sports Enterprises traded to the Indianapolis Colts. Oh, hell yeah! Let's go sauce! Let's go! Oh, sorry.

Why are you saying, oh, hell yeah? Because I'm a sauce gardener guy. What does it matter to you what team he's on? Thomas Sports Enterprises remains bullish and has always been bullish on sauce gardener. Oh, oh, this is not good for the Texans. Two first round picks. Ooh, damn! Ian Rappaport, first on the scene.

By the way, another trade. This is probably one. Rashid Shaheed to the Seahawks. New Orleans Saints wide receiver. Okay. I don't care about that. Breeze Hall needs to be a Houston Texan in two hours. Wow

Sauce Gardner's already going to get big money, by the way. I don't think it kicks in until next year. Yep. They are paying his premium cornerback price contract and two first round picks because he's worth it. Colts are going all in. Yeah, they want to win the AMC. Oh, my God.

You were such a sauce lover just because you randomly thought he'd be good because he played for Cincinnati. I didn't randomly think about it. I saw him play in person. What's a dog in college. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. And I saw him play in person twice.

So I accept your apology. My scouting services were saw him right there at Nippert Stadium. Nippert. That's NIPP-E-R team. Watch your language, Matt. All right, we got people to talk to here. Now, remember the rule is, the longer you call in, T-N-P, it's already on his wiki page that he's a colt.

Love it. I don't love it for the Texans. Crazy. Yeah, Saus Garner. It's spectacular. The cults are going all in. Colts are going all in. Imagine that, France.

An NFL team in the United. the AMC South's going all in. Yeah, but two first-round picks for a cornerback and you're paying him big money. That's pretty wild. He's elite. Alan Conroe, what's in your gut this week? Hey, my gut feeling is that the Texas daughters just reach out to Chase Keenum for the rest of the season. He's the only one that's available that's led the NFL team to the NFC championship.

He's on the Bears. He's on the Bears. He has to trade for him. Yeah, I know he's with the Bears, but not using them. Yeah, but you can't just reach out to him. You've got to trade for him. Oh, so he's not available. Not available.

Well, then the Texans do that when Keenan was with St. Louis Cardinals and they pulled him and we won two games to make the playoffs. Yeah, he was never a Cardinal. He was with some other team and he was like on the third string quarterback and he led the Texas to win their last two games of the season to make the playoffs. Was any Minnesota Viking that is what it was? Wasn't any Minnesota Viking? He was good with the Vikings, I think, for brief. Yeah, we're going to end this. And then he's been a backup at like four different stops.

Yeah. I forgot he was with Buffalo. And his career earnings astronomical, correct? For a guy, well, relative to you and I, yes. Or you, I should say. Me, yes. I'm in a school. All right, next up.

I can find his career earnings if it's like. Matt, can I try to guess? Sure, when I want to get within a million dollars. Within one million? Within one million dollars. That'd be tough. Go ahead. How about two million dollars?

I'll give you within five. That's nice. Dave on 790. Dave, what's in your gut? Here's what in my gut. This weekend we saw an NFL kicker on the Jaguar set a record with a 68-yard field goal. And I'm going to tell you that based on what I'm seeing, the leg strength of today's kickers, that record's not going to last long. And before this season's over, we are going to see a 70-yard field goal from somebody. What do you think? That is not a crazy thought. We were just talking about the other day.

And I want to know, Ross, is it because today's kickers are bigger, faster, strong? Or is it because they get to choose the ball and they put a bottle rocket in there? The ball is helpful. But yeah, it's just, I mean, people have kicking coaches and this is what they work on their entire lives. And, I mean, you still have some bad kickers. The Falcons are on their third kicker, I think, at this point. The SpotTrak is trying to make me make an account. Don't do that. We don't need that.

Google AI says, oh, do you want to guess? You give them within $5 million? Yeah. 26 million. 55.7 million. Case Keenham has made $56 million, ladies and gentlemen. 56 million. Not bad.

Not bad for one of the greatest college quarterbacks of all time. Roger. Roger was in your gut. Oh, man, I'm just going to tell a rocket related. I really think that the rocket, first of all, a game like that yesterday would have been easily lost. Yes, last year, last season. The shot making just wasn't there.

And if we're hitting perridden shots last year, it would easily lost that game. But I got a feeling we're going to have two All-Stars. We're going to have three all-sars. We're going to have, of course, KD, going to have Shangoon. And I'm in. And you're going to have a sixth man of the year in Tarry Easton. And two guys, two players.

I'm not sure which players will be top five, defensive player of the year. Two? Two? Two? Two? Two. Two. Two. Two to the top five. Was it man? And one's Jabari probably. It's going to be insane. But that'd be great. Jabari may not have the type of name or condition that's going to get him to that spot. You got to get him up there, though. Alperin Shingoon's already pushing it. He said D.P.O.Y. I could see him on the second team. Okay. I mean, it'd be nice if he got the first team.

but I don't know. It's going to be hard for a guy that doesn't get the kind of limelight that frankly a man, Thompson gets. But you know what you keep defending the way that you do? Then you can definitely have a man for the room. Let's go to Koso. What's in your Chile can gut, Koso? Hey, guys.

I got a couple of things. For the Rockets, I feel like the offense will take a slight dip here as the season goes on. I just think with Al P and Katie having a lot of the heavy load, that it's just eventually that time is going to kind of come back down to Earth. But I do expect the defense to ramp up. I think they're ranked 19th right now, which compared to last year when there are five, it's a pretty big slide.

So I think things will come back down to Earth. And then my second gut is I think the Rockets go and get a Band-Aid this year for a point guard. I don't know what, who, but I think. I want to know what you guys think as not a major haul, but just a small upgrade to help that point guard position. Thanks. Okay. Thanks to the phone call. I think the Rockets will kick the tires of the trade deadline if they don't, if they feel like that Reed is not progressed to that level.

And again, I feel stupid doing this, but damn it, I listened to the Rockets rap yesterday. You did? That a 6-7 point guard is going to have more turnover prone because of the size of being 6-7 and dribble on the ball. all. Made me sick to hear that and agree with it. This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. Straight away, Holiday, down the heart of the lane. He's a smallest guy on the floor.

It doesn't matter. He's got an A-1 coming up as he drops a lamp in for two. Played some good minutes here in the second half. Thompson between the rings, the bounce pass to the top of the key for shaking with his back to that top. Pace the double team Gaffer comes out by himself back up behind him to Durant giving a go Changoon pump fakes once twice window goes owes over PJ Washington for two Moments that we share special time behind him in Durant

Durant top of the key Kevin looking for his first three is going to try right here and nail it It took him seven attempts for the three ball gives the rocket support point lead in 96 92 Now Gafford one-on-one against Trent. How about back-to-back threes for King! It took him to the fourth quarter, but it works. Five-point lead, 99-94 Houston. Alpy just dribble in the basketball at mid-court R, shot clock at 10, game clock at 140.

Alpy crossover dribble, left-hand against Grappert, turns, spins, floater, five-footer. That's the best move that Alpi's had all night long, went one-on-one against Daniel. one against Daniel Gafford he went left spun right hit the eight footer rockets up by 105 102 score I was holding you so tight and I just made making my wife and a try contested three that's blocked by men Thompson my goodness a Kogi lobs to east and gathers dunks seals a rocket victory 15 seconds remaining 110 to 102 Sports Talk 790 it is madden Ross

Let's get right to it. Time now for the Edward R. Murrell of sports news headline journalism. It's, well, he's not here, so it's Ross. Thank you, Matt. I appreciate it. Yes, your Houston Rockets holding off the Dallas Mavericks

with the 110 to 105, excuse me, 102 victory. To improve to four and two on the season, fourth straight victory, a men, Thompson leading the team in scoring. He had 27 points. Now, he was just 4 of 7 from the free throw line.

On a night where they did not play their best, just 27.6% from 3, just 66.7% from the free throw line, turned the ball over 17 times, 17 points off of those given to the Mavericks, a lot of fast break points for the Mavs as well. The Rockets are able to get the victory when they're fourth straight,

when they don't have their best, the mark of a good team, even though, of course, the Dallas Mavericks were down several key players. Rockets play at Memphis tomorrow night. John Moran after the game last night as they lost to the Detroit Piston says he's got no joy. So that should be a real fun atmosphere for the folks in the mid-south. And he's already been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team, correct?

Yeah, one game. Okay, well, he's back. Maybe he'll be angry or maybe he'll be completely checked out. That'd be nice to see for the Houston Rockets in action Wednesday and then a big game coming up Friday against the 5-1 San Antonio Spurs. Net rating, which you know, Matthew, is the offensive. rating points per possession minus the defensive rating points per possession given up.

Huh? Rockets second in the NBA. Thunder, the best team in the league? Houston Rockets, number two. There is a very strong correlation between net rating and the best teams in the NBA year after year. So the Rockets number two, early on, in that metric. Nice to see.

Elsewhere, you have the news that we talked about recently, Soss Gardner. Full details coming in about the trade. The Jets trading Sauce Gardner who signed the four-year $120 million extension this offseason that does not kick in until next year. Sauce Gardner going to the Indianapolis Colts on the way back.

Two first round picks and wide receiver A.D. Mitchell going to the Jets. Jets are building for 2026, clearly. This is a great deal for the Jets. It absolutely is. You get off the hook of that big contract to play a cornerback. Now, of course, you have to pay cornerbacks. money, but they're not necessarily

the premium position like quarterback or defensive end or left tackle or anything like that. You get back two picks, two first round picks, and you take a fire on A.D. Mitchell. A.D. Mitchell hasn't been good early on in his NFL career, but he was a first round pick or beginning of the

second round pick, I believe. Out of course, out of course the University of Texas. Let me see. Yeah, second round. No, the middle of the second round. Fifty-second overall pick. in 2024, has yet to score a receiving touchdown. Of course, famously dropped the ball in that game earlier this year.

Colts have been fed up with A.D. Mitchell. One of about seven people that have dropped the ball. Yeah. So A.D. Mitchell could already be wide receiver two if he's going to get the playing time. Garrett Wilson has been hurt the last couple of weeks. Yes. Knee injury, but he is practicing this week. Probably going to be back is Garrett Wilson. But still, I'd say a bit of an overpay for the Colts, but they're going all in trying to win a champion. You understand. AFC is very tough.

You don't think Indianapolis radio is going bonkers over this? Ah, I mean, I think it's a steep price to pay. Even just the two first round picks. Not worried about A.D. Mitchell necessarily. He didn't factor into their offense. But let me ask you this. Is the AFC absolutely winnable this year? Kansas City looks human.

Buffalo still looks like Buffalo. The Chargers haven't done any postseason six. The Ravens are coming on. The Patriots are playing well. But nobody is striking intense fear. You know what? I applaud the cults for this. I just do.

Now, am I scared of death that Daniel Jones is going to regress? Remember how Sam Darnel was awesome last year for Minnesota? Two first rounders? Remember how great he was? And then he failed the last couple weeks and he was the old Sam Darnel. If I'm a cult fan, I'm thinking, when is the slipper going to fall off of Daniel Jones? Two first rounders from Micah Parsons is steep. But, I mean, pass rusher is extremely valuable.

And you're getting the number one best pass rusher on the planet. Yep. I'm just telling you, you win a Super Bowl and Sauce Garner is... No, you're not going to care. Is locking down the best Kansas City receivers or the best Buffalo receivers? You're going to be very happy you made this decision. But that's basically the only way that it's completely worth it. Because you have to pay... Because you're paying him and you're paying him big money, which the Packers did too.

They signed Michael Parsons to a historic contract. Well, I'll say this. What it does do is it does make things a little awkward when it comes to what value is for elite players. You're telling me that Sauce Garner is worth... two first rounds. Now, that's going to be a tough ratio with other players that are good players too. Maybe not as good as Sauce Garner, but giving up the two for a top five

the guy in his position? Is that now the bar? If you're top five at something, it's going to cost you two first rounds? Yeah, but cornerback, it's just not, the value's not there relative to pass rush it. It's just not. Unless you be on Zanders. Lockdown cornerback is great. Yeah. I'm not going to say

there's no value. I'm not saying like they traded for a punter. Like, it's great value. you. Tommy Towns is available? Yeah, but it's not Micah Parsons. I get it. In my opinion. All right, what else? Well, it's time to go unless you want this weird off color story that I found. It is sports kind of sports related.

Do you see the Tom Brady story? I did not. Oh yeah, but the dogs? Tom Brady had a beloved family dog named Lua, who unfortunately passed in 2023. Well, on Tuesday, Tom Brady revealed that his new dog Junie is a clone of his dog that died in

2023, Lua. May I ask how much this cost? He is an investor in a company called Colossal Biosciences that he paid with or worked with to clone his dog Lua. According to an interview with People magazine,

I love my animals. They meet the world to me and my family. A few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leverage their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family's elderly dog before he passed. She passed. Excuse me. So they can do, wait, they do equine pets too? Or that can be serious with horse racing. Can you get some secretariat DNA?

How does that work? Do you know that if it was reasonable, I would clone my Sadie? I fully admit it. But I don't think the cost is probably something I could afford. Okay, see, that's what I was going to ask. Is this fair or foul? So you say fair. Yeah.

doesn't seem like I know first of all I have a Labradoodle I have a Labradoodle I will own if the next dog I get in my life once Sadie and we're getting a little time to heal whenever Miss Sadie's still with us and she's doing great

but Labradoodle is my favorite breed of dog because they don't shed they don't bark they're very very friendly and they're just the nicest dog I've only had one in my life and Sadie's been awesome for me for 15 years I would absolutely clone her if I could

but I just only can afford it Okay. Where do you draw the line? Would you clone a child? Yes. This is crazy. This is getting wild. Yeah, this is extiracial. This is getting wild on a Wednesday.

Yeah. Or Tuesday, whatever today is. Would I clone you? No chance. You're right. I'm unclonable, baby. One of one. Woo! 1224 on Sports Talk 790.

Real quick, JJ Watt is going to do his second text. game on CBS this week. He did Houston, Baltimore, and he is going to do Texans Jaguars. We're in the number two crew to come in for this one? Texans of Jags? Must be a light week. Well, a lot of buys. I just reached out to Ian Eagle to try to get him on Friday because I think, I think Ion's going to do the Rocket Spurs on Amazon on Friday. So it's kind of a two-tofer. So we're trying to get him on. I'm just calling to see if he's going to do that game. What was I going to tell you? Oh, so. You've got New England, Tampa Bay is the main game.

I'm getting two playoff teams. Jim Nance, Tony Romer doing that. The other games at noon would be Buffalo at Miami, Cleveland at the Jets. That's the worst game on the slate. That's Spir Odetus calling that one. The Browns and the Jets. Spiro Detus is very talented. Good guy.

He's probably thinking of himself, can I get a good game? Can I get one Jim Nance game? Can we do one flipsies per year? total on that game is 36 and a half. On Brown's Jets. That's ugly. Honestly, if I'm CBS, I probably would have sent them to Buffalo, Miami, but maybe because I ends in San Antonio on Friday, if he is, that maybe they're saying, hey, you're right

on the corner, you can just come to Houston. Miami's terrible. Well, the reality is this. New England, Tampa Bay is going to be seen by most of the country. I mean, that's just the big game. people in New England I was in Boston this weekend people are losing their mind

they finally get a gym dance game they haven't had a Jim Nance New England game since Tom Brady was a quarterback Is that true? I don't know if it's true but they feel it's true I never thought to myself

oh man it's big time we get this crew are the Panthers are the most anonymous five and four team in football let me tell you sports RV they went to Green Bay and won do you know how hard it is

to win in Green Bay period yeah and I did not start Rico Donald. And I made a mistake and that will not be done again. You talk to Dr. Roto about that. I don't even want to hear it. Well, I got a bunch of guys on off week so it's going to be, he'll be playing.

He's going to go rumble-bumble-dust-dumblin. Let's go to... I'm going to the airport. I know you are. Jay, North Side at 1226. Hi, Jay. Oh, Dad, Jay. Jay.

Jay. Oh, Jay. Jay, you think our show's the best. ever? Yeah, I agree. You listen every day. You support all our advertisers. Thank you, Jay. Appreciate the phone call, Jay. Awesome. Great stuff. Can somebody be better than Jay? Can somebody be better than Jay and

worse than Brad? Think about that combination. Better than Jay, worse than Brad, better than Jay. Okay, Jay didn't speak. Right? Yeah. So I mean, I heard everything you said, Jonathan. I know what you're talking about. As a baseline, he's better than Brad. Silence is better than Brad. Sometimes deaf air is better than a deaf air

He was giving us He was giving us misinformation saying Rich Gannon won a Super Bowl You guys forgot Rick Gain and he won a Super Bowl And he sold me on it Because I always thought that Kevin Harlan was a partner of Rich Gans He used to always say Super Bowl champion You know what he does?

He said that about Kurt Warner When he works game with Kurt Warner Super Bowl And Trent Green did he also win a Super Bowl With Kansas City? No No No no they went

No They ever go Was he the Was Trent Green the backup on the 99 team or is Mark Bulger? Mark Bulger. You just dropped that name out of nowhere. Mark Bulger?

You remember him? I do for different reasons. Why? Because, I mean, kind of a presumptive name. Oh, because he's the Bulger? Oh, you think that was his name at LaBeer? That's the nickname he got when he was in high school. All right.

That's enough. See, this is what happens in the Texans. suck. Y'all check out. You're all mad on Monday and you check out the rest of the week. It's funny though. When the Texans win, you don't even bother calling

on Monday either. So it's, Dan, if you do, Dan, if you don't. We're doing good, Matt. We're all good. We got rockets. We got rockets playing well.

We got Kyle Tucker about to get a mega deal. It's going to get you some free food. Woo! That's, you forget, by the way. You wanted to add on. We upgraded. I think it was fast casual.

You upgraded to Abachi. And then you upgraded again to the cherry on top, which was fast food for us three. Yes. Yeah, you did upgrade it twice. He upgraded it twice. That's why I'm trying to leverage here. I mean, we can shave off the fast food meal. I'll just be nice. But you're going to order dessert at the Hibachi, aren't you?

Oh, I'm upgrading to fried rice. I told you. Yeah, but the difference is... Fried onions. Fried rice and white rice. The white rice does you find. You don't need the fried rice. You don't need the extra calories. Yeah, I'd go on... Upgrade to the fried rice, please. Hey, Ross, come to try a little bit. Hey, you want green onions on your fried rice?

Are you good? You know what? Actually, yes. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, put some of that ginger sauce on there. Yeah, that looks good.

Thanks, Matt. By the way, Iron Eagle just texts it back. He's doing both games, so he'll withdraw on us on Friday. Oh, love it. Yeah. What a sweetheart. He's a good guy. He is.

There are some national people that are puds. He's not one of them. A pud. Yeah. Okay. I'm going to just figure it out. Go look at Urban Diction. 1229 on urban that is urban 713 212 5 790

Peptic ulcer disease That's what a pud would be yep 713 212 5790 There are you know I don't want to go to that list 713 2125790 with a word for uptown appliance repair I believe that if you're going to be bringing your leftovers home and your Abachi after you eat you're going to want a cold refrigerator make sure everything's taken care of right What's the matter with you? I went to Urban Dictionary and

looked up Pudd. Hmm. All right. I'll have to say this when we come back. Back to Uptown. 281. Use the anatomical phrase to keep it kosher. Would you read it to me off air what it really is?

12.34 and a p.m. here on Sports Talk 790. The Matt Thomas show with Ross. Continuing along till 2 o'clock. You were going to say something and I stopped you mid-sentence. What was it about coming back from this break? Oh. Oh, about what, by looking at PUD?

Yeah. I will just read the... The clean version. I mean, it's... I mean, it's... human males penis. I'm sorry. Okay.

That's what the urban dictionary says for the definition of pud. So I was going to say some of the national guys are puds. Yeah. Also, a definition, a lazy, is lazy, useless, or very weak person. Yep. Keeps going. Usually there's Syracuse graduates. Used in a sentence, he just sits around all day like a little pud.

All right, we've gotten a drift of this. We try to be educational on the show, Matt. We like entertain and inform. I'm sorry, but people want to know about four three defenses, not about what a definition of a putt is. Okay. Yeah, we can break that down. All right, let's go.

Okay, so the trade deadline, when is, we have an official ending on this, on this trade deadline sometime tonight, right? I think it's four o'clock. I thought it was four o'clock, yeah. Okay, so, tennis is it a halfway dark here. Could be a big trade landing in the lap of the A-team.

What does your cut say? The Texas is making move in the next three and a half hours? No. what precedent do we have under nick casario for deadline deals my guess is if we looked at the transaction list there's been something that's been done but it would be nothing that would shake things up for a lot of this is a question for adam wexler oh he'd have a doubt i mean he's got the snap counts going so he's got it yeah snap counts are important matt i've never really worried about snap counts i sure you're worried about should i start amari demarcato or bam knight no but he does he gives me snap counts of like like secondary people. It doesn't affect my fantasy numbers. Okay. It's true. It's important. It's important. It's information. Well, then you know what? Why don't you do a snap count

next week? Okay. Don't let Waxford have a little bit of him by himself. Why don't you? He's got it. I'll just retweet him. Okay, I can't retweet. By the way, for those of you think I can't tweet at all. I'm not going to open up a burner account. I've already got my two. I'm very happy. I'm not going to add. And I'm going to wait for Twitter to reinstate

my account. I've given them the evidence on two straight days. Okay. And like I said, I can use my wavebusters to kind of see what's going on in the world. They haven't replied to you. Yeah, good. In the meantime, follow at Sports RV. I'd appreciate it.

Now, look, because here's the thing that's the key to all this. Because my Twitter account is down doesn't mean my Instagram is not free-flown and vibrant. At SportsMT on Instagram. It's Instagram IG. I'm not on Snap. I am not on TikTok, but you can follow me on Instagram at SportsMT. Or you can follow me there. I am 22 away.

from 1,300. 22 away. We were, we were struggling to get to a thousand for a while. I know, I'm glad. You're welcome. We're growing. I mean, the content creation,

you know, it's going up, getting slapped up, getting some likes and comments. And we're doing great. Okay. All right. So we have...

I put a poll up, by the way, on my Twitter account. Please. I know you haven't seen it because you're not. I can't see it. Tom Brady cloning is dead dog. Now, my presumption is that people

were thinking it's disgusting. I put fair or foul? That's it. And? 61% foul, 39% fair. If you'd like to weigh in on that, you could find my Twitter at SportsRV. Now you did. It strikes me as weird.

It could be, but. Because apparently it costs 50, somebody tweeted me, it costs 50K. They're also very rude. I wouldn't do it for $50,000. Trey says, looked up cloning dogs approximately 50K to clone Ross $39.99 on sale. That's rude. That's not nice at all. That's a steal.

Let's see. Tall, handsome, smart, humble, giving, has no filter. Caring. Rude. Condescending. If you want all that, you can have it. You can clone all that. 40 bucks, that's a deal.

Point being is this, and we'll get back to sports here. We've had two dogs in our life. Sorry, go ahead. Since the kids that we moved to Texas. And, you know, Sadie's been with us since we moved in the house. So it's 50,000. I literally can't afford that. But if I really needed to get $5,000, I probably could do it.

I don't know. Apparently it's $50K. Yeah, that's way out of my price. And then Sam says, if Matt ever has the opportunity to clone an adult, Lauren Shahati, this will be his response. And it's a gift saying shut up and take my money. I'm going to try to get Shahati to a Knicks or a Nets game. What do you mean?

Invited a gum. Introduce myself. It's all. That's it. Nice simple. Would you like to come to a Rockets game? How's your wife feel about this? I don't think she knows. And as long as you guys don't say anything?

I was saying Rossi, you're going to snitch? Are you going to snitch? My name's Paul and it's between y'all. All right? I'm just saying. It's making sure you're covering your bases. Well, I mean, I'm on a public airways here. I would hope none of you would call her or text or reach out.

It's like, Matt likes Lauren Shihadi. So people are already snitching on me about Fantasy Fire or whatever. was rotten five they did snitch on you that because because you portrayed a lie let's talk to you're speaking your truth that's true larry in spring at 1240 the matt thomas show at ross larry good afternoon let's talk some sports please please please hey mt uh rose say man you know i turned 70 years old last week right and i've been listening to you all for the last 10 years of when bros first started. Yes. And, man, I love you guys.

Well, Larry, first of all, thank you very much. I haven't heard from you in a while. Second of all, Larry, you sound like you're 65, so congratulations on sounding English that you really are. Hey, hey, don't judge a book bag as cover. There you go. That's what I'm talking about. That's all I said all the people around town.

Say, man, you all great. You care of me for 10 years. I just want you to carry me for another 10. I love you guys. Thank you, Larry. All right, thank you, man. Thank you very much. All right, thank you.

All right, how about that? Happy birthday, Larry, turn in 70. Sounds bright. Appreciate him. He's been calling us for a while. By the way, Ian Eagle just said 11 o'clock Friday morning. Our time. Our time. He's going to be in San Antonio, too, so.

I wonder for me. He can go to my hotel, but I don't think he's going to. Do you ask you for tamale and enchilada recommendations? I'm an East Coast guy. I'd have to ask him if he wants. that. I don't know if he'd be in for it. Hmm. I feel like mild might be too spicy for him. I don't know why. I'm just getting that gut feeling.

He's like a northeast guy. He's got such a good sense of humor. Do you think there's... Now, how tall is JJ Watt? 6.5 or 6.6? Ion's got to be maybe 5.8. J.J. Watt listed at 6 foot 5 inches. How tall is Ion listed as?

I don't think he's normally in the... I don't know. I want to go is combine numbers. I mean, I guess you could look up how tall is it. I'll put an eye on Eagle Heights, see what comes out. Yeah. This says six feet tall. That's, there's no chance. That's AI being wrong.

That is 100% wrong. Look at this picture next to each other. So let's say Ion's five eight. He's listed at six, just like Hakeem Olaugent was listed at seven. You always go back to that. Well, that's because you are perpetrating lies. So I was given, I was told to say seven feet tall. How about this picture of J.J.

Yat and I and next to each other. So it's got to be about a nine. difference between his height and JJ's height. Excuse me? You heard me. Nine inch height difference. Now, the angle. The angle's important, man. Ryan Hollins is seven feet. Craig, how tall

you say Craig is? Craig's not taller than me. He's around six, Sydney? I don't know. I don't pay attention to these things. I don't notice people's height unless they're extremely tall or extremely short. Am I weird? But it's weird, but it is funny that they make kind of a running gag out of the fact that Ian is so much shorter than JJ is.

Yes. And he's doing another Texans game. Hey, the Texans are 1 and 0. Who's on prime with him? I don't know. Usually I get the releases of who the announcers are, but I don't know. They rotate their guys all around. It could be Stan Van Gundy.

It could be... Oh, they got Stan? I forgot about that. Who else could it be on there? It could be Blake Griffin. There's a bunch of different guys to do it. Blake Griffin's good. Yeah. I've not watched one Amazon or one Peacock broadcast yet.

Lead color commentator is Stan Van Gundy. Oh, they got Brent Berry, Jim Jackson, Del Curry, Dwayne Wade, Steve Nash, Candace Parker. It's funny because Dwayne Wade was, we're doing all the Olympic stuff on NBC, and NBC said, we don't need you. With the NBA. Was it a little stiff? Yeah.

I mean, great, great player. I mean, we're trying to, Don Graham's... She kind of said the same cliche, like five times. I can't remember what it was. You know, it's crazy, is that these athletes are the best of what they do in their sport. but you get to network television level, these network executives have zero problem cutting you. It's hard. There's a standard to be held to.

And that it almost feels like when you watch a broad... This is the same thing can be said for NFL broadcast. Maybe the mid-level guy? Like Tony Romo, good quarterback, but not Hall of Fame. It's very good. But he's not going to the Hall of Fame. No. J.J. Watt maybe...

Now, J.J. Watt is on a pedestal to get to the Hall of Fame. He's going to go to the Hall of Fame. He may be a great analyst. The number three guys, Trent Green, good player, but nothing spectacular. Look at NFL on Fox. You got Tom Brady, okay, that's, that's Bucks the trend. He has star power. Greg Olson is probably the best in the business today, and he's going to go to the Hall of Fame as a tight end.

Oh, yeah. Greg Olson is going to the High Hall of Fame. Borderline. Really? Oh, let me look this up. It's going to take a while. He's going to. You got to shoot me down?

Got feeling is no, but we can look it up. Three-time Pro Bowl. How many receptions? 14 years. not even 10,000 reception nerds. It may take him a while. He's going to get in. He's not getting it. Okay. Jonathan Vilma is one of their analysts.

Yes. Daryl Johnson was a nice fullback. By no means, was three-time Super Bowl champion. But I mean, that was, I mean, it was part of it, but it wasn't the all-time great nickname. Moose Johnson. But I mean, you're talking about the super, super elite players don't always trying to be, like Michael Jordan ever did a game. He didn't care. He didn't need to. Madge Johnson was not a great commentator.

You know what I mean? I mean, just. Yeah, it's hard. It's a hard thing. Everybody thinks our jobs are easy, Matt. They're hard. Oh, my God. Yes.

That's why us. We were never exceptional on anything. That's true. That's what we're good to talk about on a daily basis. That's what makes me mad when somebody's good on air and they were like an all-time great. J.J. Watt? Yeah. Jackass.

He's going to be really good. I know. He's pretty good. And Tragman is outstanding on that. You can be both. Pick a lane. Yeah. Be mid at something.

713-212-5-7. We've got another hour plus to go. Ross is going to go solo for an hour. because I got to head off with the boys to Memphis. I know. Oh, I forgot. But you're going to take off where to go to the airport Friday. And by the way, you're leaving at 1 o'clock regardless of the airline situation.

Because I want to see how what's going on with TSA. Okay, I'm going to call in. Can you get there? Can you get to hobby and a half an hour after Roto? It'd be kind of fun for a live report from the airport. Okay. A little man on the street, if you will. How long have you been waiting?

By the way, you can't do. The TSA clear and all that stuff. You're way too late for that. That's fine. I'm not worried about. All right. Let's talk about... I have a pretense. I don't want to pay for some... You are inept at your jobs and I have to stay in a long line and I have to pay to get a better line for something that should be free?

No. No. I'm drawing a line in the sand, Matt. It's ridiculous. I don't even know how much TSA pre-check is and I don't want to pay for it. I have an airport experience from last Friday that I'll be using on Shut Your Bumass up and I hope it doesn't get in trouble. It's like toll roads. Y'all should be building roads that we can use. Oh, they use them all right. There's once you're charging a surcharge. Yeah. Shut your bum asses up. It's called convenience. Ridiculous.

Say the trip. All right, tonight we're going to get our first college football playoff rankings. I got news for you. And I know you've not been over pleased with your beloved Longhorns this year because they've struggled. But they've been winning lately, Matt. They're seven and two. Yes. They're right now in the Associated Press poll.

They're number 13. Now, you do have to include a group of five in the, group in that 12 group. So if you're holding to this, you're going to be your two, you would theory be on two spots out of on the outside looking in. But that can all

change. You run the table. You're going to be in the SEC championship game and you'll have a chance to get that automatic spot. I'm not worried about it. Yeah, there's some Longhorn fan talking to me. It's like, okay, the games are still to be played. I don't care if they're in or out this week. I really don't. To be fair, BYU plays Texas Tech this week. One of those two

teams is going to lose, which means you're going to knock one of those teams, I would think, out of the top. Right now, they're at 8 and 9. Mm-hmm. So, I have been startled by a lot of things in sports. I don't know if there's anything more startling to me than seeing Indiana number two in the Associated Press top 25. It's crazy. I mean, you're telling me that crotchety old Kirk Signetti goes to there in Indiana after winning games.

What was he, was it, was it Old Dominion or something like that, some small school? I don't remember. It was. William and Mary or somebody really, it wasn't something big. Yeah, but he's a, he's a safe. Saban disciple, though. Yeah, he does have the Saban roots, for sure. Yeah, James Madison. James Madison. He goes from James Madison to a mid-level Indiana and turns Indiana into a national title contender. And I'll say the same thing about A&M. Mike Elko has got the Aggies at number three in this country.

Was there a world Ross in your mind when this show began back in 2010 that you ever thought you'd have Indiana and A&M in the top five of anything? A&M. less surprising. I mean, yeah, they've been shelling out millions and millions and millions and millions and millions of dollars every year. Did Indiana do this? Did I miss something? When did Indiana all of a sudden? No. I signed this huge deal now, too. We'll see how long that lasts. It'll be interesting.

Good for them. Their rest of our schedule, by the way, they're going undefeated in the regular season. And it's the crazy, here's the craziest part of it. Is that Indiana was asked before the start of the season with the big, 10 many days. Hey, Indiana, you haven't played anybody. And he's like, yeah, we're not going to play anybody. We're going to get out to a very fast start and we're going to see

where we go and if we don't win, we don't win. But I'm not going to suffer a loss and perhaps ruin my chances of taking my team to a top 12 spot. Indiana's non-conference schedule was Old Dominion, Kennesaw State, and Indiana State. They beat those two

teams. 129 and 57. Take your time. 129. 166. 166 to 23. The old Dominion game was close and we're like, oh, Indiana sucks. Yeah, it was 2714.

They destroyed Illinois. How has Illinois been since they were in the top 10? Or they're 6 and 3. Losing to Ohio State and Washington. They lost 63 to 10. And again, I don't know if nobody's going to feel bad for CBS. Those guys making big money, but Brad Nessler's sitting there calling Indiana games. I mean, just one ass kicking after the other.

at Penn State, home for Wisconsin at Purdue. They're going to defeat it. Win, win, win. So even if they lose Ohio State in the Big Ten title game, it's not going to happen. They're in. Into freaking, again, I don't even know. I'll have to ask Vanessa because we're going to be on the planet. She's going to have to know what happened?

Because when you think of the power brokers financially in sports the last five years, Texas Tech's top of the list, right? SMU super high in the list who else has been known for throwing a bunch of cash of people Oregon well Oregon always has yeah but they weren't

they're not a traditional power no no no who else is throwing a lot of money that's all of a sudden on the on the well you need to look at the standings there's anybody that's in that group that normally isn't in that group I just like that their quarterback is named Fernando Fernando

Mendoza I mean they are ranked higher than Alabama Georgia, Oregon. Oh, by the way, BYU also has some money to throw with people. But BYU's had a top 20 program.

Recruit in basketball. Yeah. Basketball team's going to be good, right? Yeah. Oh, they're going to be very good. Oh, is Vanderbilt throw money in people? Seven and two? Vanderbilt usually, remember when Vanderbilt was the gimme?

Remember Vanderbilt was the, well, if they really do create a mega conference, they're going to have to kick Vanderbilt out because Vanderbilt doesn't spend money in athletics? They're doing it. I don't know what they're doing. Well, they lost Texas. I know that.

They covered. They did. Thanks to the referees. Oh, a little referee driven there, huh? Okay. All right. Hey.

Hi. By the way, how is Oklahoma ranked higher than Texas in the AP poll? Well, that's subjective. I can't tell you the reason why. They beat them head to head. Who has more impressive victories overall? Probably Texas? This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross.

3 p.m. here on the Sports Talk. 790, the Matt Thomas show with Ross. Without Matt Thomas, he is ducking out early as he is heading off with your Houston Rockets, who will be taking on the Memphis Grizzlies tomorrow. 7 o'clock start here on Sports Talk 790. In the meantime, I will be hanging out with you. Jonathan Allen is here as well. Jonathan's going to bring us an NFL rewind as I just sprung that on him like 10 minutes ago.

It's fine. There's a ton of news. There's been like five different trades. We can just run through those and go through that. So we'll get the NFL rewind coming up in about 15 minutes. In the meantime, or actually the entire time, you can get in as well on the phone lines if you would like at 713. 212-5-790. 7-13-212-5-7-90.

The big trade that we will talk about in that segment. The Colts adding Sauce Gardner in a blockbuster trade, two first-round picks and ADM. Mitchell, the second round wide receiver out of Texas they took last year in the draft, all for a lockdown corner. I mean, this is Micah Parsons' prices. So a bit of an overpay

if you ask me, because you're also going to have to pay Soss Gardner, the four-year $120 million extension that he signed this offseason with the New York Jets. That hasn't kicked in yet. Jets win on this deal. Colts could win too. I mean, if Soss Gardner is there and he's locking everybody down and that defense

is really good, we know how great that offense has been with Jonathan Taylor as far as an MVP candidate, Daniel Jones resurrecting his career, and a really good Colts team that is going, I mean, they're going to run away with the AFC South right now. It's seven and two. Jaguars and Texans playing each other. Jacksonville in second place at five and three.

The Texans are able to win that game this week as they are favored in that game. So if the Vegas line holds, I think it's just, what is it, one and a half? I haven't checked recently. then you're probably going to have a situation where you have the five and four Jaguars, four and five Texans, yeah. AFC South champs, it's already going to be the Indianapolis Colts. We're basically already there. So I understand why the Colts did what they did,

a bit of a premium overpay, and it begs the question at what point do you say that this is a successful trade? I mean, do they have to win the Super Bowl this year? Probably not. Within the next couple of years, get out of the AFC. It's going to be tough. but if you have a team that's good and close, which the Colts are and you're not necessarily the caliber of,

where I think the Chiefs will be, where I think the Buffalo Bills will be, even though the Chiefs are just five and four, and you've got to make some moves. So Chris Ballard, who've been much maligned there in Indianapolis, a lot of people wanted him gone the last couple of years. Jim Ersei, before his passing, sticking to his guns and sticking with Chris Ballard,

through the whole Anthony Richardson debacle, and the old, I mean, it's been a bunch of debacles a quarterback over there. Carson Wins and Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers and all the backup dudes. It's been crazy over there with what the Indianapolis Colts got going on. So big trade, not a direct impact to the Houston Texans, but impact to the AFC South, which is already pretty much out of the Texans grass, but they still have two games left with the Indianapolis Colts, but some tough games with the Chiefs, Bills. I'm not going to call it a must-win game, Jonathan, because you know I don't, you know how I feel

about must-win games. I don't know, man. It seems like it's going to have to be a mess-win. It's getting pretty close. No, no, we've already had must-win games earlier in the season. And they lost them. People said Jaguars was a must-win game in week three. People said the Titans, the Ravens game was a must-win game in like

week five. Nobody said the Seahawks game was a must-win. Broncos game would have been nice to have. I mean, you should have won that game against the Broncos. You basically say that about every Texans loss that they've had so far. Not necessarily that they should have won on the road against the Seahawks. They were getting vastly outplayed in that game.

But every other one, every other loss, they should have, could have, would have won those games. The one-score games against the Rams, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Seahawks, and Broncos. They have been in five one-score games this year.

They are 0-and-five in one-score games. So they just could have won a couple of those. They'd be in much better position as far as making the playoffs. Now they're down. to, I mean, just a few chips left on the table. And if they lose against the Jaguars, it's going to be really bad.

They can rip off a bunch of wins after that if they get C.J. Stroud back and he's healthy and this offensive line was looking better. The offense had been looking better. And the defense, of course, we know is one of the best units in football. It's tough. But like that one call, I think it was yesterday, he was saying that he was just checked out of everything. And I'm almost at that point. A C.J. Stroud is checked?

Oh, the Texans fans always check out. But like, look, go ahead. No, but I'm saying like if we lose again, what is there to really even hope for at that point? Because right now, like Matt said earlier, nothing's going to happen on this deadline. You'll be three and six. You have lost three of your last four.

Nice win against the 49ers. An ugly, ugly game. And that's another thing, too. When people are checking out of the Texans, I get it. Like, I look at the board. I look at the spreads every week. I look at the biggest smallest spreads. I look at the totals, biggest smallest totals.

Like a good, fun NFL game is going to have a total of like 50-52 plus. The Texans are always at or near the bottom of the league. This week you're not the worst. Jets and Browns? I mean, you want to claw your eyes out or you want to watch Jets and Browns? 36 and a half in an NFL game. That basically implies like if these teams can score 18 points, they're lucky.

that's how bad that is. What is that? Like 18, yeah. Basically an 18 to 16 game at this point. Or I guess a 19 to 19, 20 to 18 game. Yeah. That's nasty. Nobody wants to watch that. That's what the Texans have.

They're at 37 and a half. They're one point better than that. Jaguar's Texans. This is ugly football. At least if you're going to be bad, like the Cowboys, now they didn't score a ton of points against the Cardinals yesterday. I think it was like 17. But for the most part,

they've been in some fun neck down, knock down, rock them sock them, drag it out, last team that gets the ball wins because we have a horrible defense. Like that's at least entertaining. Like for the most part, these games are just bad and they come down to these marginal calls

at Damico Ryan's continues to fumble as far as decisions on when to kick, what to do in this short-down situation. Like they get to the one-yard-long. how often they get to the one or two yard line and they cannot punch in a touchdown. That is not fun football. That is not entertainment. The NFL is supposed to be entertaining sports to where we're seeing all these crazy touchdowns and plays.

And oh my gosh, did you see that? And you're on the group chat and you're like, oh, my goodness. Did you see that Nico Collins catch? Did you see that CJ Stroud throw? Did you see, I don't know, Woody Marks is catch in his stiff arm into the end zone? They're not getting into the end zone. It's not been entertaining. So I understand what people are saying they're checked out.

And they're going to further check out if you watch this Jaguars game. Because it's not going to be. Trevor Lawrence versus Davis Mills is not appetizing. And CJ still, we don't have any update on CJ still. No, he's probably, I'm going to get, just in general, when you leave the game with a concussion, that means you already failed concussion protocol. And then they generally hold you out a week from there. for your own safety.

So my guess, without knowing for sure, is that C.J. Stroud is going to miss this week, and then he'll be back next week. Normally, if it's the first one of the year, you miss a week. If it's multiples, then you're probably going to miss multiple weeks in the NFL. That's just kind of been the general rule of thumb. Of course, there have been exceptions to that.

So, yeah, get ready to learn Davis Mills, Ian Eagle and J.J. Watt? Not pretty. So I get it. I'm Battle Red Ross, though. I'm a Texans fan now, continue to root for them. Okay, we're going to take quick break here on the Matt Thomas show with Ross. We're talking some Texans football as they have the big game coming up against the Jaguars.

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All right, you know what that music means. It is time for the NFL Rewind here on the Matt Thomas show with Ross. Where we had to start off, we got some breaking news. I would say it's at least. two. Now, if you're a Cowboys fan, it's like a four, but most of us, I would say, in the Houston area, not Cowboys fan. I'm going to stick with two. Still a pretty big blockbuster trade. The Jets, you know what, give a three. Give a three. Why not? Quinnon Williams is a baller. The Jets are trading three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Quinn and Williams to the Cowboys.

Wait, let me make sure this is the, see, this is how, it used to be, you see a blue check and you're good. That's what I'm saying. Tom Pelliserro, Tom Pelliserro, 791 followers. This has got 600 retweets. Quinn and Williams to the Cowboys, Tom Pelliserro says, New York getting a 2026 first round pick and more for Williams.

Oh yeah, Adam Sheple, just, uh, okay. Okay, Shephty's got it. Pelisero, I mean, Pelliserro is very reliable, too. but if Shefti's got it, we're definitely in the clear. Okay, so Jets is clean the house. So you had, Jerry Jones was talking about a possible trade being made or that there was already a trade lined up. Quinn and Williams, three-time pro bowler,

been one of the best on the interior. Isn't this a guy who blessed himself on that interview when he came into the league? This is the same dude? Did he? You know what I'm talking about? No. Wasn't he the one that concussed CJ Stroud or hurt him on that turf, that MetLife turf?

Quentin Williams is a bad man. He's good. He's 27 years old. I don't know what his contract situation is, but that's good for the Cowboys who are three and five and one. Excuse me. I don't want to forget their tie for a first-round pick. So they gave away,

they got two first-round picks for Micah Parsons. They're giving one away to get Quinny Williams. Interesting stuff. So the Jets, it's Jets fire cell. How do you feel right now if you're Aaron Glenn? I need to say. How can they disgrace Nimitz Cougar legend Aaron Glenn like this? If you're Aaron Glenn and you're looking like this, like, hmm.

So they traded away. So I mean, you are a defensive-minded coach, by the way. The defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions who was hired away to helm the New York Jets. They just traded away your best cornerback and your best defensive lineman. your team isn't a fire sale and Justin Fields or Terad Taylor are your quarterbacks and Breece Hall might be going away as well

and oh by the way you're still winless who he needs to start looking for real estate man I hope he isn't it? Well he probably didn't buy in New York anyway it's too expensive out there it's New York though so you are you are one in seven on the season

and they're trading away your best players yikes all right sorry Jonathan. I was going to have you bring us. No, that was good. The NFL rewomen. This is huge. Yeah, no, you're fine.

This is some meaty news. Also as well, moving for, Oh. You found something else? Yes, somebody, somebody tweeted. Somebody tagged. Thank you to Stro's, Stroh, Stro's. Yes, Quinny Williams blessed himself in his interview.

I knew. I knew that's, dude. I was like, he looks familiar. Oh, my gosh. He looks so young. He's got braces. It looks like he's 22 years old. And now he's just this big, menacing three-time pro-ball defensive tackle

who was in wreaking havoc on NFL offensive lines for the last three years. He was a bad man in Alabama. Yeah, I was going to say Georgia, but I was like, no, he didn't go to Georgia. I know he was somewhere else. It had to be one of the last two. Now it was sixth year or seventh year in the NFL. Are you serious? 21 is in his seven, did he?

Seven year? He slipped. He's, no, never mind. He didn't slip in the draft. He was third overall. Yeah. I'm getting old. Beast.

Yeah, you are getting old, Jonathan. Gosh, we're going to get you a wheelchair. In high school? Get you a walker. I interviewed, like last week. 2019, apparently. Okay, so I was junior. Yeah, I was junior.

All right, nobody cares. All right, what else you got in the? What else are you? Shut up. Shut up. Hey, so Seahawks also got another weapon out of the, out of the Saints with Rashid Shaheed. I don't know what else he's got out of here, but. What was the trade for?

Rashid Shahid, now a Seattle. Seahawks. Seahawks. Then I tell me what it got from. I'm telling you, folks. Bad journalism. I apologize. I've got to tell you a little secret.

Seattle is sending their 26th and fifth round picks to New Orleans for Rashid Shahid. That's kind of cheap if you ask me to add another weapon over to the Seahawks. Seahawks are legit. NFC contenders. I'm just going to tell you right now. They're dogs. They look like a fine team. The Eagles are great.

The Rams are really good. Seahawks Buccaneers. That's your top four. Maybe you put the Green Bay Packers. in there. I'm buying in on the Seahawks. They're legit. Sam Darnel's been great. Jackson Smith and Jigba is maybe

the best receiver on the planet right now, honestly. I mean, he's up for that. I mean, Jamar Chase, certainly. Justin Jefferson, certainly. He's getting in that conversation. Like, if you told me Daniel Jones and Sam Darnold in the year 2025 going to 2026, we're going to be

somebody and be like this. They have a one score loss to the Niners, a one score loss of the Buccaneers in a shoot. shootout. I mean, they were very, they lost, they only beat the Texas by eight, but they were very clearly the better team in that, in that game. They got up like 28 to nothing on the commanders. Seahawks are legit and Rashid Shaheed is going to be good. Raiders are also trading for dealing Jacobi Myers to the Jaguars for its fourth and six pick. What are the Jaguars doing?

You know, has Brian Thomas been that bad? I guess he has. Hey, that's not too good for the- He's been hurt and disinterested. man yeah Jacoby Myers is good Jacobi Myers has been one out there he's been disgruntled

and I forgot that Travis Hunter was hurt as well so that means a good addition Travis Hunter's missed a couple of games Brian Thomas had been bad

so this is a good trade for the Jaguars Jacoby Myers hasn't had a great season for the Raiders but I think a lot of that is he's in a bad situation he don't want to be there

I would expect him to him to produce more in a Jaguars uniform even though I don't think Trevor Lawrence I don't think Trevor Lawrence I don't think Trevor Lawrence is a bad quarterback

He's just mid I think he's gotten Watching some of the games this year I think he's gotten a little better He's a little more comfortable You know what I mean? I think he's going to be a guy Who's around like the 14th to 18th

Best quarterback in the league at any given moment And that's okay Because he was just all world prospects Sometimes all world prospects don't work out Yeah I mean And guys can hit their ceilings at certain age You know There's child prodigies who are geniuses at 12

Who don't develop and they just develop into regular people I've seen them in my Just people I grew up with You see him now. Exactly. It's crazy to think about that. I don't know. If you think of child proddies, he's at the age of 12 in chess, like, oh, he's the best in the world.

And they don't develop necessarily to one of the best. Everybody hits the ceiling at some point. Or they lose a passion. I'm not saying that happened for Trevor Lawrence. But he's just, he's not going to be a tier one quarterback. I don't think in his NFL career. Did you mention the other Cowboys trade with Logan Wilson? I did not.

So that was a seventh round pick up after this loss, man. Jerry Jones. Jerry Jones and you make some trades now. I don't know why I talk like this. Um, hmm. Hmm. I don't know. I mean, I don't have time to jack with you today.

Let me try to find this. I got some of these. I don't have the patience to jack with you today. I can't jack with you today. All right, Jerry. Thank you. Appreciate you. This was yesterday as well.

Raven's acquiring edge rock. There's a whole bunch of time when I have to bull to the hell out of you. Hmm. Okay. This is Jerry Jones to his defense Get your damn act together All right, there you go What was the name of the linebacker?

Logan Wilson Logan Wilson from the Bengals You can't be that good That's what I don't I think that's why he doubled up And got somebody else But Quinny Williams is a great acquisition So that Cowboys defense is going to be a little bit better

I still think they're on the outside looking in As far as those contenders that I mentioned in the NFC But they're trying to get something done Meanwhile Any updates on the Texans, Jonathan? Do we have any big Texans trade news? Let's see. They could use a pass catcher.

They could use a running back. They could use an offensive lineman. Defense is pretty good. But, I mean, you could still, I don't even know, a linebacker or maybe some secondary help anywhere in there. Any big news? I've been refreshing my page the last five minutes in the last hour. We haven't got anybody. Okay.

Don't be disappointed. Maybe something happened. So it's a first rounder and a second rounder from the Cowboys and Mazzie Smith who is a defensive lineman for the Cowboys. So a D-Lyman, a second rounder, and a first rounder going to the Jets are loading up, dude. Wow. I hope they keep Aaron Glenn there.

I think he's a good coach. They're not going to. I know. It's New York. He's a fall guy. All right. Anything else in the NFL rewind, Jonathan? We're going to clear now.

There's a bunch of other trades we can cover. A bunch of little small trades, especially like with the Ravens and Germante Jones. We've got to trade Hendrickson, right? Are the Bengals, are they giving up? I don't think they should be giving up right now. They traded for Flacco. Joe Flacco's been good, but they're three and six. You've got to be realistic.

And it doesn't seem like Joe Borough is coming back anytime from that turf toe. He had that turf toe surgery. What is it even is a turf toe? It's like a ligament damage in your toes. It sounds like the most harmless. injury. Yeah. It's the most harmless sounding injury that's pretty serious.

I think you can have like ligament, like multiple ligaments turn in your toe and they just call it turf toe. But what's the actual, is the injury just called turf toe? Like how Tommy John is, or, you know. You want me to get you the actual name? Well, I don't know. Like what? It's called metatarsophilangeal.

All right. I shouldn't have asked. I did it. It's a metatarsapalangeal joint sprain. There you go. That's why they just call it. Like, yeah, let's call it turf toe. It's good. We're good.

Don't confuse anybody. Well, you know the meditarsals? That's foots. And the phalangeal? That just means the toe, right? I don't know. You know what? This is your fault, John.

I'm going to take a break. I'm going to go get out. I'm going to dust off a medical book out of the medical library up here. And then we're going to go and we're going to dive into that. Okay. Big trades made in the NFL. Texans not being a part of it. If Nick Casario sits on his hands, is that general managing malpractice?

Yes. Or do you say it's giving up too much in the draft or does it depend? What do you think? 713, 212 5790. I'm getting like, I'm getting trade envy. Cowboys are making multiple trades. Jets are unloading stuff. But the Seahawks have traded for players.

The Jaguars and the Colts, the two teams that are ahead of you in the AFC South have made trades. How do you feel about it? 713-212-5-790. Is it a must-trade a trade? Trade deadline for Nick Casario and the Texans 713-212-5-7-90. All right, my head is spinning. I'm trying to keep up from all these trades happening in the NFL. Jets are going to be a really good spot.

Really good spot. I hope they don't do my boy Aaron Glenn dirty. Don't shake your head at me, Jonathan. It's fine. All right, welcome back to the Matt Thomas show. He's gone. Well, okay, if you thought he was this great coach, he was a hot name, defensive coordinator. Wasn't there a franchise he turned down to go to the Jets?

I can't remember where he'd like told them thanks but no thanks, maybe the cycle before or something like that. Like a really good defensive coordinator with the Detroit Lions held in high esteem, was a Pro Bowl player, was a Texans legend for a couple of years. and of course and then it's Cougar and Texas A&M right? It's an Aggie graduate I think

or at least the Aggie player? Yeah So we'll see I'm just saying like if you like this is our guy and you give him Justin Fields and a team that is completely falling apart

and you're saying he can't win it's tough I mean if they're giving away all these people That means Breece Hall is definitely Breast Hall's got to get moved right? They're talking about it doing it right now And there's no way Texans aren't putting their first foot forward to get him. I don't know.

I just don't. It just hasn't been in Nick Cassero. If somebody could bring to my attention, Nick Casario, like blockbuster deadline deals, I just, I can't think of any. What time is the, is it 4 o'clock Eastern? I think it's 4 o'clock Eastern. Okay, so 3 o'clock hour time is the deadline. So we're coming down to like the final 90 minutes.

This has felt like, this has felt like the Major League Base. or the basketball trade deadline. We've talked about how normally in years past, I mean, teams don't want to, they don't want to give up draft capital for the most part. But you got a lot of draft capital being given up and maybe just people getting in Winnow mode. Because these general managers, you know, the leashes are shorter.

If you're going out there and you're losing all these games and your job is on the line, you're going to have to do whatever you can to try to at least give your fan base and your ownership, a semblance of hope that, hey, I'm doing something. I'm not sitting on my hands. Yeah, look at this trade I made. Look, I got us into the playoffs or look, I got us a division championship.

Maybe that's what's happening. Maybe it's just more urgency from people why we've seen more trades in the last several years because I don't care about trading a first round pick in two years from now. I could be gone if I don't make the playoffs. I could be gone if we don't win the making the divisional round or the AFC or NFC championship game or something like that. because this is crazy. And the Jets are cleaning up, quite frankly. They have five first round picks in the next two years, the New York Jets.

They have next year they have theirs. Then the Indianapolis pick in 27. They have a Dallas pick and Indianapolis pick and then their own. And by the way, in case you were wondering, that Dallas pick that the Jets are getting, it's going to be whatever is the highest between their pick and the Green Bay Packers. So they get to choose. Whichever one is the best pick in 27

between Dallas's own pick and the one that they have from the Michael Parsons trade, that's going to the Jets. That's a great trade for them. Quinn and Williams, Big Miss, sauce gardener, great cornerback. But you got five first round picks in the next two years. And they have two first round picks next year as well.

in that deal. Jets are cleaning up. Let's go ahead and check. Any news? Anything on the Texans? I'm still looking. Nick Casario? I'm hit refresh. I'm hitting F5. Breece Hall to the Houston Texans makes perfect sense. That would also signal to us. I mean, we haven't heard anything from as far as an update on what's happening with Joe Mixing. He's got to be gone for the year. But wouldn't that help as well getting Breece Hall would just pass blocking? Just, you know, having an extra background person in the backfield? I mean, yeah, Nick Chubb and Woody Marks, they're fine pass blocking.

They just can't, they're just not very good runners, but also you have to ask yourself, okay, we can have these great running backs, but if we can't block for them, and we don't have a good offensive line, the run blocking's been a lot better for the Texans, especially Ed Ingram's been good, Titus Howard has been good, but he's out of concussion. Offensive line running game. That's what I would like to see. If you don't, if, you know, if you're saying, okay, we're okay with Nico Collins. We got Dalton Schultz and Jalen Knowles made some plays. Christian Kirk, as long as he's healthy, I'm okay with that. Not necessarily needing pass catcher. Offensive line is also difficult to make those types of trades because guys don't want to give up good offensive linemen. I don't think you're going to be getting some kind of Pro Bowl caliber guy. Not anyone of the caliber of what Quinny Williams is to the defensive line or what Micah Parsons is, of course, that type of stuff. But, I mean, if you get somebody just a plus starter, that'd be nice.

but Nick Casario is from that kind of old school Patriots where for the most part they like to accumulate draft picks he has made some deals especially of course the Will Anderson deal where they wanted to get C.J. Stroud and Will Anderson and they gave up some premium draft capital for that

but for the most part it's been we want to hoard picks and we're going to trust the process and all that type of stuff and it just seems to me just in general Nick Casario is not one to quickly admit a mistake.

They've built this offensive line. They drafted Arionte Ursary. They made a couple of those signings. The Lake and Tomlinson signing. The Ed Ingram signing did admit a mistake, admit a mistake getting rid of Cam Robinson, saying we got too many guys. Or maybe that's saying,

well, we didn't need him anyways because Arionte Ursuli is so good, which he's been mid as a second round rookie. So, yes. Not a lot of precedent for Nick Casario making a bunch of moves at the deadline. Be nice to see something. Got an hour and 20 minutes to go. Will the Texans be making a move before now and the trade deadline? I just keep refreshing Ian Rappaport and Adam Schaefter at this point.

And we'll see what happens. We get a little bit of time left. One segment to go here on this show. And then, of course, Adam and Adam on the. the A team will have all the NFL trade deadline coverage for you as well. Of course, we have Houston Rocket stuff to get to college football stories, anything you guys want to get to. We're going to hit a quick break here on the Matt Thomas show with Ross. You guys want to get in.

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Jonathan okay and sometimes too honest but I don't say white lies help you know good good for you I just I'm talking I've been a bad liar since I was like a kid like I can't agree Oh you cannot agree I cannot agree

My mom and dad They knew exactly They're like you're lying Ross Like why are you even trying I am very kind of I have like an expressive face And I'm just a bad I'm just a bad liar

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Is out for the final hour He is traveling with the Houston Rockets. They won last night against the Dallas Mavericks. And your Houston Rockets, number two, in net rating. I try to explain. I think it's very simple. I know sometimes the metrics go over everybody's head,

but net rating's very easy. Points per possession, offense minus defense. Net rating, that means who's the best in basketball? Oklahoma City Thunder by that metric are number one. There's seven and freaking O. The Houston Rockets, who almost beat the Thunder on opening night. They were there. You can argue could have should have would have won that game.

Tar Easton would have shut up and Rees Shepard games throw every possession away. Wow. You said it. Not me, Jonathan. Appreciate you. Yes. And by the way, there are some folks unhappy with Reed Sheper. We can talk about that in a second.

But the Rockets number two in net rating. Problem is the top four teams are on the freaking Western Conference. The West is so tough. Thunder, Rockets, Nuggets, and Spurs. Your top four teams in net rating. Of course, shall say short sample size only six games played for the rocket's only seven for the oklahoma city thunder so that will all shake out and quite frankly i think the rocket's offense can get even better

the three point shooting is going to cool somewhat from how hot it has been started the season but hey kevin durant was two for eight last night and how many of those looks were open for him i would say the two that he made were like the toughest ones he's like all right i'm taking this game over i'm going to hit threes at the top of the key and that's just how it's going to go which is why they got him you need somebody like that it was awesome I'm going to tell you. I was sitting there at the Toyota Center doing pre and post game show. And I was like, dude, this is awesome to watch in person. I know, folks, this is a city that we are.

And I don't even want to say bandwagon or front work because that has more of a negative connotation. Because I get it. Like you have to say, people get mad when they're fans. And when the Astros got all good and everybody hopped on the bandwagon and they became, at Stroz Fan for Life on Twitter, and their account was created in November of 2017. Like, I get it. People like, hey, I stood all this time with this team

and you come show up when they're winning. But doesn't that kind of make sense? Doesn't that make sense to only spend your money and your time and bring your family? Now, to the game, even when they're losing, you can have a good time. It's a better time when the team's good. Well, especially in Houston when you've got to go through 16,

got to go to 59, do all this traffic and everything. downtown traffic's tough. And we're a spread out city because you have people all the way west in Katie and Cinco Ranch and Fulcher or whatever, people all the way north and spring woodlands, people all the way southwest. And, you know, we can go everywhere, every corner in Pearland and Sugarland and Batown. I don't want to leave anybody out. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's tough. And this traffic is halacious.

And getting downtown to the arena at Toyota Center, getting downtown to the stadium at Minutemade and parking and figuring it out. And then it's going to be another hour commute for you to get home once you get through. all that traffic? It's difficult. So I get it. I really, when I say we're a front running town, I really don't mean that to be as negative as it sounds. Like, I get it. But this

rocket team is fun to watch, man. Kevin freaking Durant. He is one of the 12 at the worst, 15, best players to ever walk the planet as far as a basketball player. And he is on your team right now.

And he's fun to watch. And Al Pishingoon and Wynne Thompson and this Rocket Squad, who is number one in offensive rating and basketball right now, they're going to get even better offensively. They're going to get more cohesive. They're going to get better chemistry. And I think the turnovers are going to be limited. Ball handling turnovers,

I don't know how much those are going to get better, just because you got a bunch of tall guys who aren't great ball handlers, who aren't elite ball handlers, like Alpi Shingoon, for a seven footer, center? He's a good ball handler, but he's not elite. Same thing for Kevin Durant, Men Thompson, Tartisan, like these guys,

how often do you see them just kind of just dribble in the lane? Ball goes off their foot or gets ripped. I mean, it just happens. So, Rockets, though, going to be real fun to watch. Next in action Wednesday, 7 o'clock tip here on Sports Talk 790. It'll be a 6 o'clock of launchpad with yours truly.

All right, John and Periland has gotten real quick, only a couple minutes left in the show, so let's get him real fast. What's up, John? How much, man. Just buzzed me out, seeing all this stuff going on over the NFL trade deadline. I know, you get deadline envy, don't you? Yeah.

Oh, great. Texas is not going to do anything, of course. Yeah. Yeah. Nick Cacario. Sorry, Nick Caterio is just so arrogant and sorry, but he's a prick and he's not going to do anything because he actually thinks our offensive line. is good and they just need to

execute a little better in key situations but honestly they're horrible and he has a terrible job building it and he's not going to trade for any boost in the offensive line or in the run game. I'll leave you out to it. All right. Thanks a lot John. Look, I hope you're wrong.

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I'm going to hold out hope that something happens. Because I'm with John. I'm getting like trade envy. Everybody else is making all these cool trades and this feels like this happens with the Houston Texans always and there's been more and more and more deadline deals. Maybe he's not feeling the heat. Maybe he's

feeling very secure in his job. Maybe there is a thin line. between urgency and desperation and he doesn't need to be I don't think he needs to be desperate but I think he needs to be urgent I think especially when you when you've added in the fact that it's not only

that the team can get better internally it's that your divisional opponents are getting better the teams that you are trying to beat the team you have two games against the Indianapolis Colts and they're improving you have the do you have the Jaguars in town this week and they got better with Jacoby Myers

don't know what kind of impact he's going to have with only a couple of days practice and going out there and getting a feel for the offense, but you're battling it out with them, not only for the division, which you're probably lost already to the Colts, but for an AFC wild card. So, yeah, I would like to see something happen here because this is a not complete team. If you say, we're going to dance with who brung you, well, yeah, you're going to end up 7 and 9 then. if you're dancing with this is who got brought right now on this roster. So they need to improve.

This is not, you are not anywhere close to the Colts. You're not anywhere close to the bills or the chiefs, in my opinion. You're close to the Broncos who were seven and two. We saw that this last week. So I understand. But then we're talking about the Steelers. Are the Ravens going to come back with Lamar Jackson? What about the New England Patriots?

How legit are they? They've won six games in a row. Now, it's been a fairly soft schedule as of late. Saints, Titans, Browns, Falcons weren't great. But they beat the bills. They beat the Panthers who were five and four. So, yeah, not only improving internally, but keeping up with those other teams in the AFC who are improving as well.

That's why I would like to see a trade. in the next hour from Nick Casario and the Houston Texans. You want to continue talking about it. You can do it with Adam and Adam. They are coming up next. That's going to do it for the Matt Thomas show with Ross here on Sports Talk 790. Ross v. Real saying, thank you so much for listening to the program. I do appreciate you.

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