And our road trip takes us to, I believe, the third largest city in the United States of America,

certainly one of the largest metroplexes in terms of sprawling area.

I think it's a fantastic city.

People are unbelievably hospitable.

And the Houston Texans are, of course, one that is a team that is anticipated to be the frontrunner in the AFC, one of them, certainly in the AFC South.

The guy that will be calling their games on radio, Mark Vannermere joins us now on the Express Pro Tire and Auto Guest Line.

Mark, I appreciate the time, the voice of the Houston Texans, and I will get right to this question, and that is, C.J. Strad last year was outstanding. No question about it.

I don't have any reason to believe that there would be drop off there, but you do see sometimes that quarterbacks go through like a sophomore slump, especially once there's plenty of tape to be assessed on them.

What do you see in terms of the mental approach of C.J. Stroud of now going in, kind of being

the hunted as opposed to the hunter from a year ago?

It's a great question, but I think he was hunted as the season went along last year because

they saw how good he was. And so these guys, you know, week to week, you know how much tape, video, they pour over.

They have staff members galore, all these teams to go over everything with a fine-tooth comb.

And they saw how good he was.

And they were throwing different stuff at him toward the end of the year.

And I think that you're dealing with an individual who's a real student of the game,

and I don't say that in a cliche way.

I mean, he loves football, wants to learn more all the time.

He definitely was celebrated this offseason, one offensive rookie of the year.

It was on a lot of podcasts, a lot of appearances.

But, you know, that's just being young and enjoying it. I think that you're dealing with a guy who's got a great head

on his shoulders as well. You know, he's centered and he's fired up for this season. So, look,

...