00:00Nick Casario can sound with those fellas, so stay tuned for that at 7-15.
00:04But he spoke to the media.
00:05He addressed some of the big things, including Clint.
00:08C.J. Stroud said he's our quarterback, excited to have him.
00:12That was more of a procedural thing, him picking up the fifth-year option
00:18when it comes to C.J. Stroud.
00:20This is added that the team is excited about his offseason.
00:26I think it's the biggest story in Houston that is, I would say,
00:32probably not talked about near enough.
00:33I don't listen 24-7.
00:35What specific part of it?
00:36I mean, just what does C.J. Stroud do?
00:38I mean, when you look at – Will Anderson's going to get an extension
00:43or he's not going to touch the field, not going to go to training camp.
00:47As good a guy as Will Anderson is, he is an absolute fool
00:50if he touches – if his cleats touch NRG again without life-changing money
00:57for him and all his sisters and family and everybody.
01:01When that happens, the noise, I think, is going to be really loud around,
01:09well, okay, well, C.J. must be next, especially nationally
01:12because I don't think nationally people are hip to just –
01:19bad's not the right word, but just kind of how there's been that regression.
01:22I think nationally there's still probably a little hesitation to say,
01:26hey, I don't know if C.J.'s going to be the guy in Houston long-term here.
01:32I just think as you look at this thing, man,
01:34it's going to be interesting to see what C.J. Stroud
01:38and his representation believe about C.J. Stroud, the player.
01:44No way.
01:45I mean, do they just sit tight and just understand, hey, I'm going –
01:48I've got to play year four without a new contract?
01:50Or do they make a little noise and potentially get sideways
01:54with the brass over here off NRG?
01:56I think that's a – I think it's a real possibility
01:59that they could be at a bit of a crossroads.
02:02I don't think it's going to keep him from playing,
02:04but I think there could be some real uncomfortable times.
02:07The minute that Will Anderson gets that deal,
02:09I think it's going to – I think there's going to be
02:11some uncomfortable conversations that have to be had.
02:13Well, listen, you know how they feel about him.
02:15I think they feel that he is deserving of a new contract right now
02:19comparative to his peers and other people that have been in this situation.
02:23They've got to feel that way.
02:24Now, if they play hardball or not, I don't know.
02:27But, I mean, you're hard-pressed to think
02:30they haven't looked at the other players around the league
02:32and see what guys like Trevor Lawrence recently,
02:35guys like Tua recently.
02:37Yeah, but, I mean, those two guys would be reasons
02:41for the team not to do it.
02:42Oh, I wouldn't say Trevor.
02:44Trevor finished –
02:45Well, yeah, finally.
02:46But, I mean, up until now, everybody talked about
02:49how he's a disappointment and he's not the guy and he's not –
02:51I don't know.
02:52I just – I mean, if you're the organization,
02:56like the whole he deserves it is if you feel –
02:59like this guy's the next Joe Burrow, like we've once felt.
03:02Oh, the organization feels that way.
03:05We're talking about CJ's representation.
03:06Oh, you're talking about –
03:06Okay, yeah, okay, got you, got you, got you, got you.
03:08I feel like CJ's –
03:09Yes.
03:09CJ's – we know this.
03:10CJ's people, how they feel.
03:12Like, I don't know if they're going to go hard and pursue it,
03:15but his people most definitely have to be feeling like,
03:19oh, look what happened with Trevor.
03:21You're two of the deal.
03:22I thought you were talking about the organization.
03:23I got you.
03:24You're talking about CJ.
03:24Yeah, but that's the point, right?
03:27And I think the organization feel the other way.
03:29Right.
03:29I would wait.
03:30I just wonder how that's going to feel.
03:33I wonder what that's going – how that's going to come out in the wash.
03:36I just don't think it's going to be just a –
03:38now they'll paint the picture of, oh, no big deal,
03:40kind of like that shoulder injury that he went through last year
03:43all of a sudden is kind of a crutch to talk about,
03:46well, this is the first offseason he's had
03:47where you didn't have to worry about a bunch of stuff.
03:48Well, what did he worry about last year?
03:50Oh, that shoulder injury.
03:51Oh, I thought it wasn't a big deal.
03:52Yeah, I didn't remember that.
03:54What?
03:55I don't remember when they were saying what he had to deal with.
03:57Oh, back then it wasn't no big deal and it was under wraps
04:00and it didn't hurt anything and he's going to be fine
04:03and it's not going to impact his play.
04:04And now all of a sudden when you hear D'Amico talk about CJ Stroud
04:07and Nick talk about CJ, oh, this is the first offseason
04:10where he's not had distractions or he hadn't had problems.
04:12Right?
04:12So, it obviously was a big deal.
04:15I don't know.
04:16I just think it's going to be a very, very interesting
04:19and I think the trigger to it all is when Will Anderson gets his money.
04:26I think that's going to make for some hard,
04:30and I think it's going to make for hard conversations
04:32for Nick Cassario and D'Amico Ryan to then avoid.
04:34Right?
04:35Because when Will gets his money
04:36and you're speaking nationally about the draft or about whatever,
04:43you know it's coming.
04:44The question's coming.
04:45You know, how comfortable are they to say,
04:47well, yeah, we need to see one more out of CJ?
04:48Oh, they basically have said it.
04:50Yeah.
04:50Oh, yeah, basically.
04:52I was going to say, like, CJ, David Mulgadden and his representation,
04:56they know what he's talking about.
04:56Oh, I think they got the message loud and clear.
04:59Yeah, they've said it.
04:59But it's going to get real when Will gets his money.
05:02I think the other part, because I do think CJ, this is big,
05:05I think the other part is how they seem to be dealing with CJ.
05:12It seems like not only is he going to play ball with them,
05:17but is he going to play ball with them the other way?
05:19It feels like they have taken a different approach with CJ Stroud.
05:23It seems like this is going to be much more of a tough love feel
05:28with CJ Stroud than it is.
05:30And that, to me, is the other way.
05:32Because I am really intrigued.
05:33One more thing that could backfire.
05:34I'm really intrigued in training camp and everything,
05:37how this goes about and how they talk about them.
05:40Like, I wonder, will we hear less kid gloves
05:43and more straightforward commentary about the quarterback?
05:49Because it seems like they're doing it different.
05:52All right, Gerard, get up out of here.
05:53Hey, let's go.
05:56It's that time.
05:57Ship.
05:57Here we go.
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