About this episode

The episode discusses Chris Ballard's press conference, features an interview with John McClain about the Houston Texans, and includes commentary on the New England Patriots and fantasy football.

(00:00-23:57) – Query & Company opens on a Hump Day Wednesday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison discussing Chris Ballard’s press conference yesterday now that Jake has had some more time to process everything. Jake pinpoints one specific player that Chris Ballard talked about that stood out.   (27:14-42:48) – Pro Football Hall of Fame & Texas Sports Hall of Fame member, John McClain , joins Jake Query to celebrate his 50th season covering the NFL and preview the Houston Texans season. Their conversation starts by highlighting the major differences between the NFL 50 years ago to today and then start discussing the areas of concern for the Texans and how C.J. Stroud should be viewed going into year four. Finally, Jake asks him for his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts going into the season. (42:48-47:27) – Jake Query concludes the first hour of the show by sharing his the story about why he doesn’t like Green Day.   (47:27-1:14:22) – Hour two of Query & Company starts with Jake Query highlighting a story about the New England Patriots that is starting to gain traction on social media because it’s just…

People in this episode

Host: Jake Query

Guests: John McClain, Kainani Stevens, Joel Erickson

Topics covered

• AFC South
• NFL
• Chris Ballard
• Houston Texans
• fantasy football
• press conference
• C.J. Stroud

Keywords

• Chris Ballard
• NFL
• Houston Texans
• fantasy football
• C.J. Stroud
• Indianapolis Colts
• press conference

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, New England Patriots

Places: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts

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