In The Loop

DeMeco got a little snippy yesterday, but was he actually frustrated with the questions he was being asked? ITL wonders whether his reaction was really about something bigger going on with the Texans.

Former Texan N.D. Kalu joins In The Loop for his weekly visit to give his perspective on the Texans, what he’s seeing around the league and more.

ITL goes around the league with Jerry Jones’ thoughts on the possibility of NFL expansion into Europe, Brian Flores’ aggressive approach to bringing pressure on defense, and more of the biggest NFL stories of the day.

Maybe it’s somebody famous you know, somewhere you’ve been, something you own or just an accomplishment you’ll bring up whenever you get the chance. What’s your biggest flex?

Don’t play the blame game with yesterday’s Astros loss, but the result certainly didn’t help their chances of winning the division. ITL looks at where Houston stands and how much tougher the road has become.

The conversation around C.J. Stroud may be starting to shift. With everything surrounding him on offense, are you beginning to understand Stroud’s situation a little more? ITL asks whether he’s becoming the guy fans should have the most sympathy for inside the Texans building.

In The Loop opens the show turning the attention to the Texans defense and trying to figure out what has affected a unit that entered the season with huge expectations. Is it personnel, scheme, injuries, pressure created by the offense or something else? Then the guys react to former NFL player Chris Long’s criticism of Nick Caley and the Texans offense before wrapping the hour with the Question of the Day: What’s your biggest time-sink or rabbit hole? ITL goes Around The NFL, including the Giants losing Jaxson Dart for the season with a knee injury, before shifting to the Rockets and Kevin Durant. Houston wants to reduce KD’s minutes this season, but Durant doesn’t necessarily agree, so who has the better approach? That’s followed by What’s Popping in sports and entertainment. Later, it’s time for Would Ya Rather?, including choosing between Yordan Alvarez winning the Triple Crown or the Astros making the playoffs, and Nick Caley calling plays all season or dealing with bad special teams all year. The guys then get a few things off their chest with Lunch-Time Confessions before court is back in session with Judge John Lopez. The show wraps by looking ahead to Texans-Colts and asking whether Jonathan Taylor is really the scariest thing Houston has to worry about, or if there’s an even bigger concern waiting for them in Indianapolis. Then Figgy’s Mixtape takes over with the “Lego Bandit” leading police on a high-speed chase in Florida, DaBaby selling $45 waffles, and more.

In The Loop opens the show turning the attention to the Texans defense. There’s been plenty of conjecture about what has affected a unit that entered the season with huge expectations, so what’s really behind it? Is it personnel, scheme, injuries, the offense putting added pressure on the defense, or something else entirely? Then the guys get into former NFL defensive lineman Chris Long’s assessment of Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley, and Long was not impressed with what he saw from Houston’s offense. What stood out about his criticism, and how much of it matches what we’ve seen through the first two weeks? The hour wraps with the Question of the Day: What’s your biggest time-sink or rabbit hole?

In The Loop goes Around The NFL with some major news out of New York, as Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart is expected to undergo season-ending knee surgery after suffering the injury Monday night against the Rams. The guys hit that and more of the biggest stories from around the league before turning their attention to the Rockets and Kevin Durant. The Rockets want to reduce Durant’s minutes this season, but KD doesn’t necessarily agree with that approach. So who’s right: the Rockets trying to preserve KD or Durant wanting to play as much as the game requires? The hour wraps with What’s Popping, covering the biggest stories from sports and entertainment.

In The Loop plays another round of Would Ya Rather? with some tough choices across Houston sports. Would you rather see Yordan Alvarez win the Triple Crown or the Astros make the playoffs? Would you rather have Nick Caley calling plays for the rest of the season or deal with bad special teams for the rest of the year? The guys make their picks and tackle even more Would Ya Rather scenarios. Then it’s time for ITL Lunch-Time Confessions, as the crew gets a few things off their chest, before Judge John Lopez puts on the robe and brings court back into session.