The B-Block

In this episode, Brandon Scott reacts to Bobby Slowik and Jerrod Johnson remaining with the Texans as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, respectively; the unfortunate news of John McClain being laid off by SportsRadio 610; and enjoying the 2024 Houston Sports Awards with some shenanigans from the VIP section.

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The B-Block Podcast with Brandon Scott is back reacting to the NFL championship Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs showed why they are defending Super Bowl champions with their 17-10 road win over the Baltimore Ravens, who cratered with mental errors in this game. The San Francisco 49ers took advantage of the Detroit Lions' missteps to make another Super Bowl appearance. 

B.Scott is joined by his SportsRadio 610 colleague Ron Hughley, a Kansas City native and podcaster for Arrowhead Pride, to discuss the games.

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Brandon Scott talks about the Astros' start to the season, his concerns about watching them early and the Texans meeting with CJ Stroud ahead of the NFL Draft.

Also, Braden Surprenant of 97.3 The Fan in San Diego joins the show to discuss San Diego State's run in the NCAA tournament, how it became one of college basketball's better programs and the loss to UConn in the national championship game. Braden is also a fan of San Diego State eventually joining the Big 12, so they discussed that as well.

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The Texans have added some decent players in free agency, while holding the No. 2 and No. 12 overall picks in free agency. 

Brandon Scott and Cole Thompson, who covers the Texans and college sports for Sports Illustrated's FanNation and hosts "Just Sayin It" on the SportsMap Radio Network, discuss the Texans' offseason that's been and the offseason that's to come. 

They start the show discussing the Lamar Jackson trade request, which continues to be one of the more fascinating stories in sports. 

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The Colts seem interested trading for Lamar Jackson, the Baltimore Ravens quarterback who is at a standstill in contract negotiations with his team. 

This would drastically impact the AFC South as we know it, and reminds Brandon Scott of a hypothetical he posed weeks ago while on the radio. He revisits the idea here in this edition of The Block podcast. 

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The Texans hired DeMeco Ryans to become their sixth coach in franchise history. It's an organization with a lot to prove, hiring a first-year head coach who used to be a star player there. 

Brandon Scott discusses the opportunity in front of Ryans and the Texans. 

- Why the sins of the past have never mattered less
- Ryans' six-year commitment and how it was reported signaling his role as an authority within the organizational power structure
- And questions for Ryans at his introductory press conference Thursday. 

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The Texans have seven candidates for head coach and Brandon Scott is here to rank each of them. 

Why San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator and former Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans is at the top of the list and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator is a close second. 

What makes New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka is intriguing but underwhelming; Sean Payton is the best candidate, but doesn't seem realistic; and why Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero over Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.

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The Houston Texans squandered the No. 1 overall pick by winning against Colts in the season-finale. They also fired head coach Lovie Smith before the night was over, ensuring they pick their third head coach in as many years under general manager Nick Caserio. 

Brandon Scott reacts to all of this, explains why this was such an odd football watching experience: at a bar with Dennis Rodman, as another Chicago sports icon Lovie Smith relinquishes Houston's No. 1 pick on his way out. 

Plus:

• A few directions Texans can go with No. 2; still a chance Bryce Young is available
• What these last two seasons do to Texans' reputation around the league

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The Jacksonville Jaguars secured the AFC South title with a 20-16 win over the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night. Jacksonville is just a year removed from back-to-back seasons with the No. 1 overall pick and not even a full season with Urban Meyer as head coach. 

In this episode, Brandon Scott talks about how quickly things can turn if the right personnel moves are made. He also dives into a report from the NFL Network saying Texans head coach Lovie Smith has been meeting with CEO Cal McNair to state his case for a second season. 

B.Scott explains why Lovie Smith should be fired, but also his own reluctance to pound the table for it. The Texans have accountability and trust issues extending beyond Smith's failures as head coach this year. 

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The Texans have played watchable, competitive football the past two week's in close losses to the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs. 

Brandon Scott is here to give the coaches and players credit. But it doesn't negate how poorly the team has played overall, or the importance of making sure the team has some kind of direction with the No. 1 overall pick coming in 2023. 

After all, the most recent home games, with opposing fans showing more energy than Texans fans, show how much goodwill they've lost.

Let's have multiple Texans conversations at once.

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