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00:00Let's take a look at some of the highlights.
00:06Start with the Texans.
00:07Maybe the most optimistic team
00:10there is right now in the AFC.
00:13In your estimation, Casey, as we get ready for 2024,
00:16what does success look like this season for Houston?
00:21I've got a lot riding on Houston.
00:22Like I mentioned, they were a massive surprise last year
00:25to get all the way to the Divisional
00:26and fall short to the Ravens should speak volumes.
00:29You know, their rookie QB and CJ Stroud.
00:32I mean, he's one of the few rookies
00:33to break over 4,000 yards in his opening season.
00:36His demeanor, his composure,
00:38he was able to come in command and conduct the team.
00:40And so just imagine the build off from that.
00:43Not to mention is that this was an aggressive off season
00:46for the Texans.
00:47You don't get a guy like Stefan Diggs
00:49to buy into your roster, to buy into being a Texan
00:52if he doesn't see success in the near future.
00:55And I think that that speaks volumes.
00:57Also, you got Joe Mixon.
00:59Texans didn't have much of a consistent run game last year.
01:01So there's going to be a lot on Mixon
01:02to kind of get that going and be successful in that asset.
01:06So they found the right keys.
01:08They found the right plugs
01:09and they shaped their roster beautifully.
01:11I mean, this is a team that could really sneak
01:13into maybe a Super Bowl conversation.
01:15No one bite my head off for that,
01:17but it's a great looking roster.
01:19Their defense showed up tremendously last year.
01:21And then you get Hunter and you get these edge rushers
01:24that are just going to add that much more pressure.
01:25You've got guys that are going to protect Stroud
01:28and you've got so much versatility
01:29in that pass hedge group
01:31that this is going to be one of the most exciting teams
01:33to watch in my personal opinion.
01:36If we take a look at that quarterback matchup
01:38and also there is a lot of talent,
01:40no doubt about it, C.J. Stroud and Caleb Williams.
01:43You saw last year, C.J. Stroud, 4,100 yards passing,
01:4623 touchdown passes, only five interceptions.
01:49Peyton Manning, I think through close
01:50to 30 interceptions his rookie year.
01:52Are we going to have unfair expectations
01:54on Caleb Williams compared to what C.J. Stroud
01:57did last year?
01:58And is that fair?
02:00I think that there's already some unfair conversations
02:02taking place, but you cannot compare the two.
02:04C.J. Stroud is coming out of a system
02:06that prepared him for pro style and more NFL pace.
02:09Caleb Williams is going to have some adjustments.
02:11He's not going to be able to run as high tempo,
02:13even though the system's going to try to compliment him.
02:15But I think this is kind of an apple and oranges thing.
02:18What you want to look for out of Caleb Williams
02:20is his leadership and his ability to adapt to the playbook
02:22and let him take this one game at a time.
02:24The buy-in is there.
02:26Veteran players are backing him, loving him,
02:29supporting him, and listening to him.
02:31So I think that's a big start.