In The Loop

ITL reacts to Monday Night Football and hits more of the biggest stories and conversations from around the NFL.

Why is all of this happening to the Texans? After everything Houston football fans have already been through, ITL asks whether this is somehow payback. What did we do to deserve this?

DeMeco Ryans says the Texans offense needs to execute better and could use some tweaks, but what do the numbers say? ITL digs into whether Houston’s offensive problems are really about execution or if the issues run deeper than a few adjustments.

Usually, if you’re the Astros, you’d feel pretty good about a short three-game series. But with this particular team, should we really feel that way? ITL discusses whether three games actually works in Houston’s favor.

After a frustrating 19–17 loss to the Colts dropped the Houston Texans to 0–3, tension mounts over head coach DeMeco Ryans' clock management and conservative play-calling. With C.J. Stroud publicly calling for a more aggressive attack, the crew debates whether coaching decisions are actively holding back their franchise quarterback.

In The Loop opens Reaction Monday asking what DeMeco Ryans does next after another frustrating Texans performance. If DeMeco continues to see the same problems and doesn’t make a change, is he becoming complicit in what’s going wrong, and was the loss to the Colts his worst game as Texans head coach? The hour wraps with the Question of the Day: What’s something you weren’t sure about at first but eventually came around to? ITL then goes Around The NFL to react to the biggest stories from Sunday before DeMeco Ryans speaks during his Monday press conference following the Texans’ 0-3 start, followed by What’s Popping in sports and entertainment. Later, the guys react to C.J. Stroud making it clear he doesn’t want the Texans offense to be conservative and discuss what his comments could mean moving forward. That’s followed by Lunch-Time Confessions and Winners and Losers of the Weekend. The show wraps with OG Passing Thoughts, as John Lopez gives his lingering thoughts on Texans-Colts and what’s still bothering him after the loss. Then Figgy’s Mixtape takes over as Figgy recaps his weekend, a UK fruit farm faces backlash over a Titanic-themed slip-and-slide for kids, Scott Hanson delivers a wild NFL RedZone call, and more.

In The Loop opens Reaction Monday asking what DeMeco Ryans does next after another frustrating Texans performance. At this point, if DeMeco sees the same problems and doesn’t make some kind of change, is he becoming complicit in what’s going wrong? The guys discuss what responsibility falls on the head coach and whether continuing down the same path is still acceptable. Then ITL asks whether yesterday’s game against the Colts was DeMeco’s worst performance as a head coach. The hour wraps with the Question of the Day: What’s something you weren’t sure about at first but eventually came around to?

In The Loop goes Around The NFL to react to the biggest stories and results from Sunday across the league. Then the attention turns back to Houston as DeMeco Ryans speaks to the media during his Monday press conference following the Texans’ loss to the Colts. What did DeMeco have to say about what went wrong, the state of his team and where the Texans go from here? The hour wraps with What’s Popping, covering the biggest stories from the worlds of sports and entertainment.

In The Loop reacts to C.J. Stroud’s comments following the Colts game, where the Texans quarterback made it clear he doesn’t want the offense to be conservative. With Houston now 0-3 and the offense continuing to struggle, what do Stroud’s comments tell us about what he wants from this offense moving forward? Then it’s time for ITL Lunch-Time Confessions, as the guys get a few things off their chest. The hour wraps with Winners and Losers of the Weekend, highlighting who had a great weekend and who would probably like a do-over.

In The Loop closes out Reaction Monday with OG Passing Thoughts, as John Lopez gives his final thoughts on the Texans’ loss to the Colts. What’s still bothering the OG after another frustrating performance, and what continues to stick with him as Houston sits at 0-3? Then Figgy’s Mixtape takes over as Figgy recaps his weekend, a UK fruit farm catches backlash for a Titanic-themed slip-and-slide for kids, Scott Hanson delivers a wild NFL RedZone call, and more.