Hey, what's up everybody?

Welcome into Tom Carnes Talk Podcast.

Boy, another fun one we're going to get into today because the Patriots have a divisional round opponent now.

It is the Houston Texans.

You know that?

How does this one shape up?

Phil Perry is alongside.

We're going to dive right into it.

Monday night, Steelers, Houston, that was a bad regular season game.

Never mind playoffs, Phil.

You expect to see an elevated level of play, and we will hit the defense that the Texans bring out there, but playoffs are about quarterback play, and C.J. Stroud did not do the job that you're looking for. You don't need a Josh Allen. You don't need a Superman. But for God's sake, hands at 10 and 2. Don't put your team in peril.

you don't need a Superman when your defense is that good.

Like, CJ Stroud does not have to be, to your point, Josh Allen,

he doesn't have to be Drake May from the 2025 regular season,

but he's got to be better than that.

He's got to be able to catch a snap, Tom.

I mean, poor Jake Andrews, former Patriot, Jake Andrews,

just lofted him back there and he can't even hold on to the thing.

So between those miscues between the regular... I mean, poor Jake Andrews, former patriot, Jake Andrews, just lofted him back there and he can't even hold on to the thing.

So between those miscues, between the Red Zone interception, which I thought was abominable and just inexcusable,

those are the types of errors that when you're playing a better team than the Pittsburgh Steelers,

you might not be able to come back from as good as your defenses. And as our friend Tom Giles would say in an instance like that, and those guys

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