Gallant Says

Harris County Treasurer Dr. Carla Wyatt has bigger balls than you.

The Astros finally moved on from general manager Dana Brown after a disastrous weekend—but does firing him actually fix anything?

Apollo Dez joins me to discuss why Jim Crane made the move now, Joe Espada’s uncertain future, who is really calling the shots in Houston and where the Astros go from here.

Plus:

🏈 The Texans trade for Kayshon Boutte

🙄 Deshaun Watson “apologizes” and gets named Cleveland’s starter

🚔 Houston police commandeer an Uber during a foot chase

💰 Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt gets rewarded with a massive raise

I thought he might get CUT after that press conference Saturday. Instead, he's now their starting QB??? And on top of that, he ACTUALLY APOLOGIZED FOR SOMETHING??!?!?!?!

Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte only cost the Texans a 7th round pick and a backup safety?

Apollo Dez of Apollo Media and Astros Beyond the Diamond joins me after a wild few days for the Houston Astros.

We get into the decision to move on from Dana Brown, how much control Brown really had as GM, Jim Crane’s influence, Jeff Bagwell’s role in the organization, and why the Astros’ biggest issue may be less about spending money and more about how they’re spending it.

Plus, we break down the holes on the roster, the strain on the pitching staff, Joe Espada’s uncertain future, and why Dez still believes this bizarre Astros team will somehow be in the playoff race until the very end.

We all knew Astros GM Dana Brown was unlikely to be back next season. But why did the Astros push him out the door with over a month left this season? And is Joe Espada indeed sticking around?

Jayden Higgins is out for the season, and Texans fans are already wondering what it means for C.J. Stroud and an offense that had plenty of questions BEFORE losing its No. 2 receiver.

But are we worried about the wrong thing?

I get into why the Texans’ offensive line and running game still matter more than replacing Higgins, my growing obsession with Keelan Rutledge, and whether C.J. Stroud’s supporting cast is actually as bad as people are making it out to be. At some point, injuries and personnel can’t become an excuse for everything that goes wrong around the quarterback.

Then Ross Bolen joins the show to talk all things Houston: the Higgins injury and expectations for the Texans, the Astros somehow continuing to hang around, the Rockets’ recent run of horrible injury luck, and the general experience of being a Houston sports fan right now.

Then we change kingdoms entirely and get into House of the Dragon Season 3, the Game of Thrones universe, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, what HOTD got right this season, and why TV fandom might be just as irrational as sports fandom.

Plus: Texans-Raiders reactions, terrible trade ideas, internet brain rot and more.

!!!House of the Dragon spoilers included!!!

How bad is C.J. Stroud's supporting cast, really?

The Jayden Higgins injury hurts, but the idea that Stroud suddenly has nothing around him feels like an overreaction. Nico Collins is one of the NFL's best receivers, Dalton Schultz is a proven target, David Montgomery and Woody Marks give Houston options in the backfield, and there are still receivers capable of filling roles around them.

I compare Stroud's situation to quarterbacks like Sam Darnold, Drake Maye, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson - and explain why "C.J. doesn't have enough help" can't become a built-in excuse if the Texans offense struggles this season.

I can't believe what happened this week at Texans Training Camp. I'm not sure I'll ever get over it...

Jayden Higgins tearing his ACL is a BRUTAL loss for the Texans, but does it merit panic?

The bigger question for C.J. Stroud this season isn’t whether the Texans can replace Higgins at receiver. It’s whether the offensive line can finally give Stroud a clean pocket, create a real running game, and let this offense function the way it’s supposed to.