Houtopia Football Podcast

Sean Pendergast and John McClain put together the back end of the Houston Texans' 53 man roster with a special roster building edition of "FOUR STOCKS UP, FOUR STOCKS DOWN". We launch a new segment called "FOR REAL or FUGAZI" in which we determine which preseason stats actually mean something for the regular season. Also, a bonus baseball segment with a breakdown of Justin Verlander's calf injury...

Sean and John predict which bubble guys are making the Texans' roster, and which players time has run out on. Hint -- bye bye, Blacklock!  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does a Justin Verlander injury mean for the rest of the regular season and potentially the postseason for the Astros? Sean and John break it down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean and John determine which of the Texans' preseason stats will hold up in the regular season, and which ones are FAKE, i.e. FUGAZI. Bonus points for McClain's Italian accent in this segment!  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Pendergast and John McClain give you a PREGAME SIX PACK of things to watch in the Texans' final preseason game at home against the 49ers. Does Dameon Pierce play with the starters, and is Davis Mills making us nervous? We also preview the battles for the final roster spots, and remember the late Jamey Rootes' impact on the Texans franchise.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy p...

Sean and John give you six things to watch for Thursday night's game, including the debut of Kenyon Green and two position groups we need to watch very closely.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean and John play some "either / or" with positions like fullback, wide receiver, defensive line, and defensive back.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean and John discuss the impact the late Jamey Rootes had on the Houston Texans and the Houston sports landscape.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Deshaun Wtason coming to town on 12/4, Sean and John power rank which Texans home games will be the hottest tickets on the open market this season.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean and John give out four players whose stock is rising, including one whose stock shot through the roof without playing a single snap. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Pendergast and John McClain recap the Texans' 24-20 last-minute preseason win over the Rams with a session of STOCK UP and STOCK DOWN. How nervous are we about Davis Mills' performance, and who has played their way onto and off of the 53-man roster? Also, in the wake of rising ticket prices for the 12/4 game against Cleveland, they power rank which Texans home games are the hottest tickets. D...

Sean and John name four players whose stocks are falling, including one whose Texans career may finally be coming to a painful end.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Pendergast and John McClain give immediate reaction to the revised suspension for Deshaun Watson. Were 11 games fair, and how excited are we that Watson will play the Texans in Week 13? Also, they preview the Texans-Rams preseason game this Friday with a PREGAME SIX PACK of things to watch. Finally, John discusses the new finalists for the Hall of Fame, including his boyhood here, Cowboys All...

Sean and John discuss Deshaun Watson's revised suspension, and how his Thursday press conference revealed what a sham his apology last week was.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A pregame SIX PACK of things to watch for Friday's game, including Davis Mills, Kenyon Green, and some clogged up positions on the depth chart.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John shares his emotions on successfully presenting Chuck Howley to become a finalist for the Pro Football HOF, and why Andre Johnson is the one candidate that he's been nervous about presenting to the committee.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Pendergast and the HOFer John McClain break down the Texans' 17-13 preseason Week 1 win over the New Orleans Saints, with four STOCK UP players, and four STOCK DOWN players. If you're looking to get on the DAMEON PIERCE and JALEN PITRE bandwagons, you've downloaded the right podcast!  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy L...

Four STOCK UP and four STOCK DOWN for the Texans' 17-13 win over the Saints, in which Dameon Pierce and Jalen Pitre get some love, and Marlon Mack and Eric Murray are put on notice.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Too little, too late. Does his "remorse" affect the punishment the NFL hands down?  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kenny Pickett thrives, Zach Wilson is injured, and Malik Willis is intriguing!  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Pendergast and the Hall of Famer John McClain take you inside the Houston Texans and the NFL. This week they ended off with the Browns' decision to start Deshaun Watson and speculate if this could speed up the final decision on his suspension. From there, Sean and John go back and forth with a SIX PACK of things to watch for in Saints-Texans on Saturday. (At the end of the SIX PACK, John tell...

Six things to look for in Saturday's matchup between the Saints and the Texans, three apiece from Sean and John., including a bonus hysterical Peyton Manning story from McClain  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Latest thoughts on DESHAUN WATSON starting in Friday's preseason opener for the Browns, and what it means for the NFL's decision timeline on his suspension.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Brady leaves Bucs camp, nobody wants Tua in Miami, and Carson Wentz is getting support from Ron Rivera, but is it just a case of "love the one you're with"? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In EPISODE 3 of HOUTOPIA, Sean Pendergast and John McClain discuss the Texans running game, and how important it is to Davis Mills to shock the world in 2022. Also, they lay out the rapid increase in talent Under-25 years old, the rise of the sophomore class, and which rookies are separating themselves from the pack. Finally, the latest on the Deshaun Watson appeal, the time frame, and the chances...