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John McClain - who's covered the NFL in Houston for 49 years AND has been an NFL Hall of Fame voter for 33 - explained the more likely reasons that Bill Belichick isn't a Hall of Famer in his first year of eligibility. Be sure to check out John's upcoming documentary about the PVIL: The PVIL Story. It’s about the Prairie View Interscholastic League and high school football in Texas before integration. It's powerful, painful, historical and fascinating. We spent 16 months on it. Among those we interviewed who'll be there are Joe Greene, Ken Houston, Super Bill Bradley, Johnny Roland, Elmo Wright, Warren Moon, Andre Ware and Jacob Green.

Sam Darnold - starting for the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX - is proof for SOME that a QB can improve after his first 3 seasons. Does that apply to C.J. Stroud?

1: We can finally agree THIS wasn't a big deal, & 2: EVERYONE now knows how much THIS GUY stinks!

I've seen A LOT of excuses made for C.J. Stroud's playoff performanceS over the past week +. Which are valid...and which are 💩??

Based on the results of conference championship week, do you feel the Houston Texans TRULY belonged in Super Bowl 60? And what lessons do you think they learned from the Patriots 10 - 7 W over the Broncos / Seahawks 31 - 27 W over the Rams?

Astros beat writer Chandler Rome of The Athletic & The Crush City Territory Podcast joined me to talk about EVERY move the Astros have made this offseason, rumors on what they might do next, and about a couple of ex Astros too.

CJ Stroud has been CRUSHED for the past week by JUST ABOUT EVERY blabbing sports pundit under the sun . . . has it reached the point of being unfair?? At least ONE analyst thinks so…

Ime Udoka's handling of Reed Sheppard last night was confusing...is it the reason the Rockets lost??

I know it's tough for many to accept with the way C.J. Stroud played in the Texans last game of the season. But the Texans ARE rolling forward with him. At least that's what I took from GM Nick Caserio's press conference yesterday. Plus, let's laugh at the misfortunes of ANOTHER NFL franchise to make us feel better! And, another person is entering a world they probably shouldn't...

WHAT A W. Reed Sheppard, Alperen Sengun, and the Rockets pulled off an INCREDIBLE 111 - 106 comeback W over Wemby and the Spurs last night. Plus, the Texans won't be hiring THIS GUY to fix their offense...

For better or worse, the Texans are going to be tied to C.J. Stroud for the next two seasons. That's not necessarily a bad things, but we've now got REAL questions about if he's reached his ceiling. Since he's going to be here for a bit...is there ANY WAY that the Texans can help him find his '23 form again??

Yesterday was brutal. The Texans season is over, and worse...it feels like they're stuck with the guy we all believed was special just a couple of years ago. What's next? Plus, more thoughts on yesterday's game, and takes on everything else that went down over the weekend in the NFL.

It's all about what C.J. Stroud COULDN'T do in today's game. What's next for this team with him under center? Plus, reaction to everything Stroud and DeMeco Ryans said after the game...

THIS is the biggest key to the Houston Texans taking down the New England Patriots Sunday. Plus, some more bulletin board material for the Swarm. And...who the hell am I going to end up rooting for???

For the Texans to pull off the upset Sunday, they're going to need to overcome what the Patriots INTIMATELY know about them...