Texans All Access

The Texans come out of the bye and head to Los Angeles, and Thursday's Texans All-Access sets up a Sunday that could start a run. Marc Vandermeer and John Harris welcome Hall of Fame sportswriter John McClain, who explains why he likes Houston against a Chargers team still searching for its first win. He also names the one problem area he sees year after year, and says what he'd like OC Nick Caley to lean on with QB C.J. Stroud. The General also covers the Nov. 10 trade deadline, his NFL power pick, and K Ka'imi Fairbairn being named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October. In the questions-and-answers segment, Harris explains how new RB Emari Demercado could fit in, why WR Tank Dell looks like his old self, and how the hosts rank the five coaches up for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2027. That includes a Texans connection to Dan Reeves. The show closes with a Houston Methodist Minute on the mental side of returning from injury with Dr. Larry Balle, plus a preview of Friday's show with HC DeMeco Ryans and LB coach Bill Davis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Harris and Marc Vandermeer reset the Texans’ bye week, size up Justin Herbert and the Chargers, and break down a wild weekend across the NFL and college football.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off the bye week, Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans joins Marc Vandermeer and John Harris in the Hyundai Texans Radio Studio to break down what the Texans learned about themselves before Sunday’s trip to SoFi Stadium to face the Los Angeles Chargers. Coach Ryans explains why he had his offensive coaches study the defense (and vice versa) in a brutally honest self-scout. He also covers how the Texans are rethinking the jumbo package and the back-to-basics plan to clean up tackling. He also names TE Dalton Schultz as a future coach on his radar, shares lessons from Mike Shula at Alabama and Kyle Shanahan’s “whatever it takes” mindset, welcomes back DT Naquan Jones, and explains how he tunes out trade-deadline noise. Plus, he looks back on a bye-week reset with family, including his daughter’s first volleyball match, and remembers the Bessemer, Alabama teachers who shaped him. The show also includes podium highlights on T Braden Smith, rookie C/G Keylan Rutledge, T Aireontae Ersery, DE Will Anderson Jr.’s leadership, and the loss of WR Jaylin Noel for the season. The DeMeco Ryans Show is presented by Amegy Bank.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John McClain weighs in on the Jeffery Simmons trade, the Colts and Titans, and what the Texans can work on over the bye on Texans All-Access.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Texans are on their bye, but Texans All-Access isn’t. John Harris and Marc Vandermeer open Friday’s show on 95.7 The Fan with the strange feel of a weekend without a game. They also look at whether London travel played a part in the loss to the Giants and why the Chargers, Browns and Colts stretch could still flip the season. Tight ends coach James Ferentz makes his first studio visit. The former Texans offensive lineman describes the path from a warehouse job to a decade-long playing career and two Super Bowl rings. He explains how a Bill Belichick assignment to develop a young center gave him the coaching bug, and what makes the Texans room of Dalton Schultz, Foster Moreau, Cade Stover, Brevin Jordan and rookie Marlin Klein special. Plus, Ka’imi Fairbairn tells former Texans CB Johnathan Joseph what was going through his mind before the game-winner in London. Head coach DeMeco Ryans closes the show on Feel Good Friday. He covers the bye week self-scout, Tank Dell’s return and his message to rookies. He also explains why the Texans believe a run is still possible over the final 10 games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texans HC DeMeco Ryans sits down with Marc Vandermeer and John Harris on tackling, self-scouting and a one-week-at-a-time push over the final 10 games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texans All-Access breaks down the Giants loss, Tank Dell's return and the Texans' bye-week fixes, with John McClain's case for opening up C.J. Stroud.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DeMeco Ryans confirms Tank Dell's return, QB coach Jerry Schuplinski goes inside C.J. Stroud's hot streak, and M.J. Stewart talks comeback joy ahead of Battle Red Day vs. the Giants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Texans are riding back-to-back wins into Battle Red Day, and Hall of Famer John McClain kicks off this Thursday edition of Texans All-Access with Marc Vandermeer and John Harris. "The General" says the win over Jacksonville has fans fired up like "uncaged lions," credits the run game and the offensive line for the second-half surge, and singles out K Ka'imi Fairbairn for the game-winner. The crew digs into a crowded WR room. Nico Collins, Jaylin Noel, Marvin Harrison Jr., Kayshon Boutte, Xavier Hutchinson and the returning Tank Dell give OC Nick Caley a range of 11-personnel combinations. McClain makes the case for Noel as the clear No. 2 and praises T Blake Fisher's growth. On defense, he looks at the Giants' new starting QB, J.J. McCarthy, and how much LB Azeez Al-Shaair and S Jalen Pitre matter when they're on the field. Around the league, McClain reacts to the Colts firing GM Chris Ballard, reviews The Athletic's top trade-bait list (his pick: Derwin James), weighs a possible Peyton Manning role in Indianapolis, tells a classic Mike Ditka story and reflects on J.J. Watt's rise to CBS's top booth. He closes with a story about the late Bob McNair watching Giants practice alongside Wellington Mara. Johnny and Marc then make their Tank Dell stat-line and sack predictions, debate Colts-Vikings and Titans-Browns, ask whether Tennessee would have been better off keeping Will Levis, and pick next year's Amazon Thursday Night Football booth. The show wraps with Tank Dell in his own words on his first game back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marc Vandermeer and John Harris recap the Texans' London win, break down the Colts firing Chris Ballard and preview the Giants' Winston vs. McCarthy QB call.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.