In The Loop
In The Loop delivers smart, opinionated Houston sports talk with a sharp focus on the teams and headlines driving conversation across H-Town.
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Full Show - Wednesday, September 23rd (opens the original)
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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 Gian
HR 1 – What’s Affecting The Texans Defense? Chris Long Rips Nick Caley & QOTD (opens the original)
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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 Hous
HR 2 – Around The NFL, Rockets vs. KD On His Minutes & What’s Popping (opens the original)
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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 pre
HR 3 – Would Ya Rather? Lunch-Time Confessions & Judge John Lopez (opens the original)
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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
HR 4 – Is Jonathan Taylor The Biggest Threat To The Texans? & Figgy’s Mixtape (opens the original)
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In The Loop turns its attention toward the Texans’ upcoming matchup with the Indianapolis Colts and asks what Houston should fear the most. Jonathan Taylor has been a problem for the Texans in the past, so history might say he’s the obvious answer. But is there something else about this Colts team that should concern Houston even more? The guys discuss the biggest threat facing the Texans as they try to get their first win of the season. Then Figgy’s Mixtape takes over with the “Lego Bandit” lea
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