1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to jas Drive with John Oshers and Brian sex It. 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: Sexton James Drive starts right now herein Core. Come on 3 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: Fixed Games playing the Drive. It started at the four 4 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: yard line. They're on four quarterback sneak times for the 5 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: touchdown pick Nacks got a game and that's nine. He said, 6 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: what you doing blood? Start the Christmas weekend off that 7 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 1: Christma Jamal Agnew miked up on Thursday Night football at 8 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: New York is entertaining. It appears on the mic as 9 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: he is on the field. Hello and welcome to a 10 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: Wednesday edition of Jags Drive Time Brian sex It along 11 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: with John Osier heading into week seventeen and showdown with 12 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: the Hughes Con Texans on Sunday. One little bit of 13 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: news to share with you. Riley Patterson named the a 14 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: f C Special Teams Player of the Week and for 15 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: the Jaguars, this is the first That is, they had 16 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago the a f C Offensive 17 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: Player of the Week Lawrence and then the a f 18 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: C Defensive Player of the Week Gray Shawn Jenkins. Now 19 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: for a third consecutive week they have a player of 20 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: the Week. It's Special Teams the first time in the 21 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: history of the franchise. They've hit the trifecta of all 22 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: three positional awards in three consecutive weeks. It's impressive. And 23 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: and I approached Riley after the game on on Thursday, 24 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: and I think he may have thought that I was 25 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: sort of coming toward him for a negative story, because 26 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: because you were coming at him to talk about anything, Well, yeah, 27 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: and that's when you talked to kickers. When I talked 28 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: to him, he was sort of kicking himself for the miss, 29 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: and I was going to him because I thought hitting 30 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: four out of five in those conditions, considering the game 31 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: nineteen to thirteen, and every kick, unlike some games in 32 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: the NFL these days, every field goal in that game 33 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: felt like it was shifting what the Jets had to 34 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: do to get back in it significantly. I mean, it 35 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: was shaping the game. So I thought it was an 36 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: impressive game. And he's a yet, he's a young kid, 37 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 1: hasn't dealt with a ton of media. And it was 38 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: part of me that wondered if he thought that I 39 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: was like trying to get it a negative anger um. 40 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: But I thought it was a really, really impressive effort. 41 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,119 Speaker 1: And it's worth noting that they brought him in here 42 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: right before the season began, remember kicker gate. I do, 43 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: I do, And since then, I think he's fourth in 44 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 1: the a f c's in scoring, in the ninth or 45 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: tenth in the league in overall scoring, just quietly is 46 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: going about his business and has made most big kicks 47 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: this season. There's been a few um but overall he 48 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: had a little kick up. Missed three or four somewhere 49 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: around mid season and one in London that he missed. Yeah, 50 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: every email, oh we need to get you know, uh 51 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: settled in. He settled in and I think Doug Peterson 52 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: and Trent ball Key said, Okay, we're gonna give this 53 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: guy a chance to show us over a multi game stretch. 54 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: Can he come back from this? And again that was 55 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: a hiccup. I'm overplaying even mentioning it. But he's done 56 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: an impressive job for somebody who was, you know, at 57 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,839 Speaker 1: a position where people were panicking and training camp and 58 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: it was kind of funny. Remember multiple times Doug said, 59 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: we've been through this, this is you can get a 60 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: kicker this way. It's not a big deal. And it 61 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: turned out it wasn't a big deal. And with two 62 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: games left and potentially the playoffs. Expect to hear or 63 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: see more from Roddy Patterson in the coming weeks. Now 64 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: that we're all settled in, let's hit big things on 65 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: Wednesday morning here from t I A bank Field, and 66 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: we'll start with there's for the taking. The AFC South 67 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: is right for the taking this season, and beyond is 68 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: it stacks up with a young quarterback, things are looking good. 69 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: I think that the foundation of who we are has 70 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: already been set in place. Um. Doug did a great 71 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: job alluding to what he put up in training camp, 72 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: a couple of the power point slides that he had 73 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: actually Um demonstrated to us in the beginning. So when 74 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: we laid that foundation, and now we don't deviate just 75 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: because we are, you know, the number one spot now. 76 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: So we stay the course of who we are. We 77 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: practice our habits, and we execute what we do. And 78 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: I feel like um come game, Tom Mayo show. One 79 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: of the staples of this season has been the elimination 80 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: of some nasty lingering streaks, like the Jaguars four years 81 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: without having a win against an NFC team, or the 82 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: long losing streak on the road, or the inability to 83 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: put back to back wins together. We're winning in Nashville. 84 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: This is the next one, and that is they have 85 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: lost nine consecutive games to these Houston Texans and they're 86 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: ready to put this one to bed. They remember what 87 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: happened here in October. There's a lot to play for 88 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: it this week. Any beat us last time, so any motivation, 89 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: Like everybody wants to keep it un momentum going from 90 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: the past couple of weeks, these wins, So do whatever 91 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: we need to do to keep that going. That by 92 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: being in Houston, So everything right now and being putting 93 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: that game play of Houston and whatever happens after that 94 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: is what we'll take care of when that comes. And 95 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: Big Thing three is so it now what I think 96 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: it's the most used big thing this season and truthfully 97 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: we could probably put it in here every single week. 98 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: All right, next move on to the next big thing 99 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: for this football team. As Gus Bradley used to say, 100 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: treat adversity and prosperity as the same. Both are impostors. 101 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: Evan Ingram is a guy who's had a lot of 102 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: prosperity in recent weeks. He's not letting it get to 103 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,119 Speaker 1: his head. He doesn't see that coming to this team. 104 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 1: Either we're gonna get singing to work, We're gonna continue 105 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: to get better and try to improve him matter how 106 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: many points going on, how many games you win, and 107 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: say there by day trying to try to maximize that day. 108 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: So choose the story line you want to start with. UM. 109 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: I think the division is interesting because it has turned 110 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: so quickly from mid season when they were third place 111 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: and the only team they were ahead of was the 112 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: team that everybody assumes it's going to pick number one overall. 113 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: And it feels like a reboot to where now you 114 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: really are in control of it, and uh, they are 115 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: going to be the team quarterback wise that the rest 116 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: of the division has to go find the guy to 117 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: catch at this point. And I don't think that's uh 118 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: getting too far ahead of yourselves. With Trevor Lawrence, I 119 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: think he's about to become a top five seven quarterback 120 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: right now. He's playing like it unless he's unless what 121 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: I'm seeing as a fluke. He's gonna be a top five. 122 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: He's gonna be a Pro Bowl. Build your franchise around 123 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: the guy. The rest of the division doesn't have that. No, no, 124 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: they don't have it on the roster. I don't think 125 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: now Malik Willis might evolve into that, but from what 126 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: we've seen to him him so far, he's a long 127 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: way from being there. And the Colts have been playing 128 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: rent a quarterback, whether it was Philip Rivers or Carson Wentz. 129 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: This year it's Matt Ryan. Uh. The Texans obviously will 130 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: start over at the top of the draft. That's why 131 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: I started with the fact is that this division is 132 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: the Jaguars for the taking. I remember the great Colts 133 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: teams that you covered in in the early part of 134 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: the two thousands. It got started, and then every single year, John, 135 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: they were either in the hunt for the a f 136 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: C championship or they were at least division champions right 137 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: and they were at ten eleven, thirteen win team. It 138 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: feels like and a lot of things have to go 139 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: right and right, and you gotta stay healthy. Um, but 140 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: it feels like that's the window that's opening for this 141 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: team right now. And it's it's way, way, way too 142 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: difficult to predict that it will be like that, but 143 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: I think it's gounda be like that. Well, it's it's 144 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: got a chance to be like that. I think bare 145 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: minimum it is going to be a situation where every 146 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: year with Trevor Lawrence, you go in believe and you 147 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: have a chance. And I always have to take you 148 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: to say you're gonna go to run like that because 149 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: it's really hard to do and it's really rare um 150 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: but and it can change so fast. Two years ago, 151 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: even when they drafted Trevor Lawrence, I don't think anybody 152 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: was saying, Okay, the Jaguars are going to be that. 153 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: You know, it can change really fast. The team gets 154 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: a quarterback, you get an injury, boom, it's changed like that. 155 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: But he gives you a chance to to be to 156 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: start at eight and eight every year if you want, 157 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: you know, to reach that point and then decide, Okay, 158 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: how healthy we're gonna be is this year? We can 159 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 1: put the roster together, this year, we get the right 160 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: matchups in the postseason, you can get to that point 161 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: of feeling that way because that's really what great quarterbacks 162 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: do it. I'm not a big believer in judging quarterback 163 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: careers on Super Bowls that I mean the minority there, 164 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: but I do believe the great ones get you there 165 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: every year. If you have a ten year period with 166 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 1: a great one you're gonna be there eight, eight or 167 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: nine times and let the chips fall where they may. Uh, 168 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, Brett Farve, Brady Man, you know all these guys, 169 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: and Jim Kelly is a great example of a guy 170 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: there every year. If you get there every year for 171 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: ten years, you're gonna roll the dice and win a couple. 172 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: Allow me just a moment of a shameless self promotion. 173 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: The story I wrote this week for historical perspective. Yeah, 174 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: I know it is, isn't it? Um? Mr ozone? The 175 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,319 Speaker 1: In two thousand five, the Jaguars went on Christmas Eve 176 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: to play these Houston Texans, and the situations are so similar. 177 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: The Jaguars were ten and four and still fighting for 178 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: wild card because those great Colts teams were way ahead 179 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: of them in the division standings, and that particular team 180 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: in Houston was looking at the number one overall pick 181 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: in the draft, which they ended up with. They took 182 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: Alfred Williams in two thousand and six, and yet it 183 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: took the Jaguars three touchdown drives in the recorded overcome 184 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans that Sunday afternoon. That's a little bit different. 185 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: They had David Carr a young quarterback, and they had 186 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 1: um uh Andre Johnson, the great wide receiver. But it 187 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: don't think that Sunday's game. And the Jaguars, by the way, 188 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: don't write. They remember that Detroit game a few weeks ago. 189 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: And and to a man, the guys that I talked 190 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: to in the locker room the other day said that 191 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: Detroit game flipped a switch in this team. They're not 192 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: going to overlook these Texans. History has an interesting way 193 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: of repeating itself, like like a very close game, not 194 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: just because the Texans beat the Titans last week, but 195 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: the way that they played both the Cowboys and the 196 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs well. And they also rightly believe. You know, NFL 197 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: players typically don't look at schedule and record as much 198 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: as fans and observers do. The Texans have a bunch 199 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: of guys who have always beaten the Jaguars, so when 200 00:10:58,240 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: they're preparing, when they go down on the field, they 201 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: don't see any great shakes over here. You know, you 202 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,719 Speaker 1: always had to prove that away, and that's a big 203 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: task this week. The key for the Texans the last 204 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 1: three weeks and being competitive with great teams and then 205 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 1: of course beating the Titans takeaways. They have eight takeaways 206 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: in the last three games. By the way, the Jaguars 207 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: also have eight takeaways in the last three games. Let's 208 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: take a break. We'll talk Texans Withdrew Doherty, the television 209 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: host for those Texans. When we return on a Wednesday 210 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: morning to Jacks Drive Time. Brian Sexton John Osire with 211 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: you from Jacksonville. Back after this. We're back on Jacks 212 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: Drive Time, brought to you this Wednesday morning by our 213 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: friends at Public's. Public says, you know is where shopping 214 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: is of pleasure. Brian and John here on Jacks Drive Time, 215 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: talking Jaguars and Texans in week seventeen. And to do 216 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: that we bring in our friend Drew Doherty from Houston 217 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: Texans dot Com Texans TV. He does a little bit 218 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: of everything in covering that football team. Drew, Good morning, 219 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: Good morning to you guys. How you doing it good, 220 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 1: Nice to see you hey. Last January, the Jaguars were 221 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: finishing up a horrid season. Obviously, they had fired the coach. 222 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: They were going to start the process of starting over again. 223 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: The Colts rolled in here just needing to win last 224 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: January and they didn't. Some could argue that their season 225 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: this year was off the rails because of that loss 226 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: that they had here in January. So I guess my 227 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: question is last January the Jaguars had Trevor Lawrence who 228 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: would not let his team go to sleep at the 229 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: end of the season. Who's doing that for the Texans 230 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: because they're wide awake with the way that you've played 231 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, the Chiefs, and the Titans. Yeah, for sure. 232 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: And it's it's definitely the defense, because you just mentioned 233 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 1: it before the break. You know, eight takeaways the last 234 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: three games, their plus six in turnover differential in those 235 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: last three games. I mean they were minus six on 236 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: the season going into that that Cowboys game, and then 237 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: they come out of it, uh, you know on Tuesday 238 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: after getting all that that that that flurry of takeaways 239 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: and their plus two and they're you know, they're kind 240 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: of on their way back up. That had been one 241 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: of the few things that a love you Smith defense 242 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: and love you Smith football team had done well last year. 243 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: They were actually positive um in takeaway turnover differential despite 244 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: what the record was. So they've been getting the ball back, 245 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: they've been getting the ball away. And then this wacky 246 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: two quarterback system, which I've never really seen work as 247 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: successfully as this, and you can't really say it's too 248 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: successful because they're one and two since I started doing it. 249 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: But it just gives teams a different thing that they've 250 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: got to prepare for. With Jeff dress School, who you 251 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,839 Speaker 1: guys know a little bit about, um, you know a 252 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: little bit of a time there at Florida. But it's 253 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: mainly been the takeaways, and then just kind of a 254 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:51,599 Speaker 1: different offense with the two uh two QB system and 255 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: it's a really good special teams plays. I mean, they're 256 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 1: at the end of the Titans game on Saturday, they 257 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: down a punt inside the five and that made tough 258 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: on Malik Willis. You know, he's still learning the game 259 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: as a rookie quarterback. So kind of those three things. 260 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 1: But like you said, the defense getting the takeaways mainly, uh, 261 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: dig down a little bit offensively for me, what when 262 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: this team's moving the ball, what can they do? Well, 263 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: it's that's what That's what it is. They move the ball. 264 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: You know, they're not gonna hit you with quick strikes 265 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: stuff and end to drive after two or three plays. 266 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna be a methodical thing which works, 267 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: which is good. Um, But you're gonna get some runs 268 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: when you know when when Damian Pierce is not on 269 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: the field because this season is done, he's on the 270 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: injured reserve. But you're gonna get a kind of a 271 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: committee of guys, Daria Boomba, Wally Royce Freeman. Last weekend, 272 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: he got you about three yards per carry, whether you 273 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: needed one yard, whether you needed ten yards. It's kind 274 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: of like the old Wolf Garrison joke for like the 275 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: Cowboys in the sixties. But it's just one of those 276 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: offenses that they'll utilize the tight ends and it will 277 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: be a different tight end each week. You know, last 278 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: week it was Brevin Jordan's coming up with a big past. 279 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: Jordan Nakins has been the most consistent of the tight 280 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: ends and he's kind of had his best season as 281 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: a professional who's drafted in twenty eighteen. So it's one 282 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: of those type of things. And now they sprinkled back 283 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: in Brandon Cooks, he was out for about a month 284 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: he had he went on the field, so he caught 285 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass late in that game on Saturday. So 286 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: they're getting help from all different types, but there's nobody 287 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: they're feeding. There's no DeAndre Hopkins clearly on this team. 288 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: There's no Andre Johnson, there's no Arian Foster. Now that 289 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: Damian appearces on the on the sidelines. So it's kind 290 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: of a group effort, and it's starting at quarterback. A 291 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: group effort quarterback and Drew it was flipping over the 292 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: defensive side every time I looked up the other day, 293 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: Jonathan Grennard was in the quarterback space. Yeah, so where 294 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: else is pressure coming from our plays coming from on 295 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: the defensive side the ball? Because there's not the Jadeveon 296 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: Clowney and the JJ Watt over there that used to 297 00:15:56,560 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: wreck game plans. It looks like that's by committee. Also, Yeah, 298 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: quiet giant in the middle is Malik Collins. He's a 299 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: defensive tackle. You know, when the Texans are at there, 300 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: very very worst the season, it's been a bad season. 301 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: You have a dozen losses, it's been a bad year. 302 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: But when they're at their worst, at their lowest, they 303 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: were getting smoked on the ground and that's when he 304 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: was out. He was injured early on in the Raiders game, 305 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: right after the by and missed about two three four 306 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: games and the Texans just had no answer for anybody 307 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: on the ground. He's back. He's playing really really well, 308 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: and he's getting after the quarterback. He's plugging things up 309 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: in the middle. You know, Lovey Smith said in the 310 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: off season, this guy's the engine of our defense. He's 311 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: the three technique defensive tackle and he's been playing really, 312 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: really well. But also guys getting some pressure. Some some 313 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: guys who have are pretty long in the tooth, like 314 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes, he's got eight sacks. You've got Mario Addison. 315 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: He'll contribute a little bit. He was inactive last Saturday, 316 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: but he's he's had some some games. He had the 317 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: bills and sacks last year up in Buffalo, So you're 318 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: getting it from all over. And then also in the 319 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: front seven, Christian Harris, the rookie linebacker. You guys didn't 320 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: see him the first time around. He's he's playing lights 321 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: out and just keeps getting better each game. Does this team? 322 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: I mean the Texans um they've beating the Jaguars nine 323 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: games in a row. Yeah, But I also have experience 324 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: with seasons like the Texans are going through. There's so 325 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: much going on. Maybe that's sort of a thing doesn't 326 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: uh hold much water as a game approaches. What's your 327 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: take on how they feel about this game. It is 328 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: that streak important to them or is just too much 329 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: else going on to worry about it? You guys know, 330 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I think they can hardly remember what they 331 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: ate yesterday at lunch. I mean, let alone a streak. Um. 332 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: I think they're just trying to put a great film 333 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: on tape. And you know, they're great play on tape. Um. 334 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: You know, they're professionals. And some of them don't know 335 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: if they're gonna play football ever again, and they don't 336 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: want that to happen. Some of them don't know if 337 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna play for the Texans, but they do want 338 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: to play here next year. So they're just trying to 339 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: put put great film on tape or play on film. 340 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: I'm mixing these things up. It. You know, they're just pros. 341 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: I I don't think that streak means anything to them. 342 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: I don't know how much it means to the Jags. 343 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: But um, you gotta you gotta remember a lot of 344 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: these guys weren't even here last year, let alone to 345 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: three years ago, and that thing was really churning. Yeah, 346 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 1: that's the same thing here. There are some players who 347 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: have been around enough to kind of understand they haven't 348 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: beaten the Texans, but overall they're not worried. They just 349 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: want to keep rolling towards what they hope is a 350 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: division title. They're tired of being asked the question to 351 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: be honest with you about games dating back way beyond them. 352 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: How about just a final thought, Drew, You've covered that 353 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: team for a long time, and I would imagine there 354 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: was probably no one more fun to cover than J. J. 355 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: Watty announced his retirement yesterday. Can you just give us 356 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: a little soliloquy on what what met to the Texans 357 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: and and anything you want to share about him? Greatest 358 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: player in franchise history. Uh, his play has the greatest 359 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 1: play in franchise history with that pick six in a 360 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: missile at his face from point blank range, Andy Dalton, 361 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: he catches it, rumbles into the end zone, and it 362 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: was an absolute party the rest of the way through 363 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,959 Speaker 1: that game. And then he said, you know, I did. 364 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: I've done some you know, events with him off the 365 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: clock and where he's spoken to folks and he kind 366 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: of takes any question, and he said his best game 367 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: was the next week when the Texans actually lost in 368 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs to the Ravens. And he had multiple sacks, 369 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: multiple tackles for loss. This was a you know, a 370 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: knockdown drag out. But he really set the tone. I 371 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 1: met him at the airport the morning after he was drafted, 372 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: and he set the tone for what he was gonna 373 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: do because we're following him, got him miked up where 374 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: in the limo he gets out, he comes up to 375 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: the offices, he meets Wade Phillips and the defensive line 376 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 1: coach and the rest of the defensive staff. And after 377 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: they exchange pleasantries, Wades like, well, you want to go 378 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: downstairs and get some food, and he's like, no, I know, 379 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: my time is limited. Because this is in the middle 380 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: of the lockout. They had that one day where everybody 381 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:53,679 Speaker 1: was in the building and then they were locked out 382 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: and they didn't know when they were coming back. He said, no, 383 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: I I know, my time is limited. Can we just 384 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: go in the play look and see what I need 385 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,919 Speaker 1: to start working on? And they were kind of like okay, 386 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: and they went into the defensive meeting room. They got 387 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: some sandwiches up there. Anyway, he got fed. But it 388 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: really set that tone because you knew this guy was different, 389 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: and boy, howdy was he different. I mean, who knows 390 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: what he's gonna do next. I imagine there's gonna be 391 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:20,440 Speaker 1: some Hollywood and mm he's hosted Saturday Night Live. So 392 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 1: he was just a terrific, terrific performer on and off 393 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: the field, and um, you know, salute to a phenomenal career. 394 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: And I imagine the Texans will waste no time and 395 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 1: put him in the Ring of Honor and get him going. 396 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: You would think, so, yeah, there's there's not been any 397 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: uh not been anything said yet, but yeah, he I 398 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: would I would imagine he goes in next season. You know, 399 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: I don't think there's gonna be any hesitation on our part. 400 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty, We certainly appreciate your time's gonna be with you, guys, 401 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: obvious see Sunday, Yes sir, Yes, Sir Drew Doherty from 402 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: Houston Texans dot Com the television host for those folks 403 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: down there in Texans Land. We'll take a break, come 404 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: back with this or that. By the way, Jagonars Game 405 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: Day Ray, which is coming up on Sunday, is brought 406 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: to you by the folks at Vice. Star by Star 407 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 1: reminds you to do good and bank better. 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You know it's generally speaking, I'm for 417 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,439 Speaker 1: arresting when you can, because I'm not a big believer 418 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: in the you know, people like to say, well, if 419 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: you rest them, then all of a sudden, you're talking 420 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: about let down the next week. And my theory on 421 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: that is the quote letdowns they happened in the postseason. 422 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:15,199 Speaker 1: When you're playing good teams, you're more apt to have 423 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: a letdown because the other team is good too. Uh. 424 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: Teams have good games and bad games. Uh. There was 425 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: always debate when I was covering the Colts because they 426 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: would you know, most years, they would have stuff clinched 427 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: by the end of the season and they would pull 428 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: their starters to get them rest for the playoffs. And 429 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: they lost some playoff games, but they were also playing 430 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 1: much better teams than they usually did during the regular season, 431 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: so sometimes they lost. Uh, this week, I don't think 432 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 1: you rest stars this week if you're the Jags, because 433 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 1: there are wild card possibilities out there. Most likely, Uh, 434 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: it would depend on end of game. But by the 435 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: time you're done playing the game, you know all that 436 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: it's gonna be alive. But mostly because if you win Sunday, 437 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 1: then you set yourself up to not only get in 438 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: as a a f C South champion by beating Tennessee, 439 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: but by tying Tennessee. Do you do's the Tennessee Cowboys 440 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: game tomorrow? I'd have any bearing at all on your decision. 441 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: What what the Titans doing it? I meaning of the 442 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: Titans are beaten? No real incentive there. Well, does that 443 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: impact you at all? The only thing you might play 444 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 1: into it is if the Titans rest all their guys, 445 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, they've got two weeks rest 446 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: coming in. But I don't think you can worry about 447 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 1: that they're playing. They're playing so many backups right now anyway, 448 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 1: it's not like they can rest them. Yeah. Uh, Mathematically, 449 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: from what I can tell and from what I've read 450 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: that game doesn't matter in terms of the a f 451 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: C South, it doesn't have anything anything to do with it. 452 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 1: But um, and it may be one thing with a tie. 453 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: But my understanding is it's the tie part that's intriguing 454 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: to me, because meaning, if you win this week against 455 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: the Texans, then tying Tennessee it can get you in 456 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: as well. That may not seem like a big deal 457 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: because games aren't using d in ties, but if that 458 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 1: game is close and you're in overtime and and all 459 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you know you can get in by 460 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 1: playing for a tie that's not that extreme. Possibly games 461 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: going overtime, and if that can help your strategy somehow, 462 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,360 Speaker 1: by by killing o'clock nine having to take a chance. Um, 463 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: I my sense is the Doug he the first time 464 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,959 Speaker 1: he asked about this, he mentioned getting nine wins. I 465 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: think there's such a momentum here that that's gonna trump 466 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: everything else. And my sense is also if there's one 467 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: guy or two that's really beat up, uh, then you 468 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: might pull one guy maybe maybe sheriff who's been who's 469 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: really been dealing with stuff, somebody like that. Maybe I 470 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 1: don't think you're gonna have a baseball hat game. I 471 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,120 Speaker 1: can't really add a lot to it other than this, 472 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: if you happen to have a lead in the third quarter, well, 473 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: let's see literally old college game, right, let's see see 474 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,400 Speaker 1: j Beeth Throd in the game. Let's give Trevor out, 475 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: you know. But again, in the NFL, you can only 476 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: send so many guys because on an active roster of 477 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: forty five teams come back. Absolutely do. Yeah, but only 478 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: if you find yourself in that situation. Okay, here's mine, 479 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: and this is Doug Peterson or Trevor Lawrence, who right 480 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: now is more difficult to plan for. And I say 481 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: this because I really I've always enjoyed watching Kyle Shanahan 482 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: and the way he sets up offense, isn't his father 483 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: Mike before that? And to watch Doug Peterson right now 484 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: is to watch a master. And of course Trevor Lawrence 485 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: is playing at such a high level. Scratching your head, going, 486 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 1: who's more difficult for me to plan for? If I'm 487 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: the head coach, the quarterback or the other head coach. Yeah, 488 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: it's it's it's tough because it's so intertwined. I mean, it's, uh, 489 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: it's not as hard to know if you're planning for 490 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence or Doug Peterson sort of one and the same. 491 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: I think the I think the bigger point is they're 492 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,040 Speaker 1: really hard to game plan for right now, and he is. 493 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: You know, for seven weeks I'm getting questions about what 494 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: I thought they were going to use the tight end? 495 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: Why aren't they using the tight end? Moore and Doug 496 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 1: kept saying it's not about a single position, and you 497 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: could almost hear him saying, we'll get to it. It's there, 498 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna happen. And sure enough, the tight ends a 499 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: huge part of the offense. And I thought early in 500 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: the in the first half against New York, um, I 501 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: texted a friend of mine, said, he he is game planning. Man. 502 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: See you know what out of this game U not 503 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: a knock on solid. But I thought you saw Doug 504 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 1: Peterson's experience four days rest. He knew exactly what to 505 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: go forward to, exactly what to go after. Um. He 506 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,919 Speaker 1: really coach the little drag route with Evan Ingram with 507 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: a quick read. I mean, I'm enjoying watching him set 508 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: the tone for the game, the game within the game. 509 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: Right to watch the way that Doug is playing the chessboard. 510 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: And by the way, talking to guys in the locker 511 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,880 Speaker 1: room this week, Uh, they all know it. They all 512 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: know what advantage they have with this coach. And Jamal 513 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: Agnew said to me on Mond Day he can't wait 514 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: to get in here on Wednesdays and get his look 515 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: at the playbook and the game plan to understand what 516 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: Doug has got planned for that week's opponent. I'm always 517 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: a big believer Brian that, uh, for the most part, 518 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: it's players, not plays, um And that most coaches, many 519 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: many coaches sort of all are in the in a 520 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: big group. That's intertime intertwined also, right, But well, and 521 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,640 Speaker 1: we're all in a big group, you know. But as 522 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: in anything in life, the top two or three and 523 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: the and the bottom two or three. Sometimes the bottom 524 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 1: two here are really bad. Sometimes the top two or 525 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: three are really good. Doug Peterson might be one of 526 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: those top two or three in terms of play calling. 527 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 1: That makes a big difference. All right, when we come back, 528 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: we'll wrap up Wednesday shotal preview of Thursday action as 529 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: we approach a very pivotal game for the Jaguars. Okay, 530 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: I get it, it's not as pivotal as winning the division, 531 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: but in terms of momentum and playing well and breaking 532 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: a nine game streak, it's meaningful break. And then we 533 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 1: come back and wrap up the show after this. 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Bryan 547 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: and John back to wrap it up all right, kind 548 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 1: of flooded as we went to the last break, staying 549 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: a pivotal game and it isn't really in the pure 550 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: sense of the word, because we just got done explaining 551 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: how it's not going to decide that much. But it 552 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:10,959 Speaker 1: feels pivotal John because this franchise has not beaten that franchise, 553 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: because when they've had opportunities before to stake a claim 554 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: to something like the division, they haven't quite got it done. Yeah, 555 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: and and uh again, Doug will talk to him thirty 556 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: and I'm sure he'll get in a little bit of 557 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: his thoughts on how to approach this game, but I'd 558 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: be surprised if he approaches it much different with a 559 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: with a more veteran team than maybe you say, Okay, 560 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna pull back and know they can get it 561 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: going again. But this team, you know, it seem hasn't 562 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: won that long. You know, like up until a month ago, 563 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: we were talking about this team as a struggling team. 564 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: Couldn't figure out. Uh, momentum is often the next day 565 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 1: starting pitcher of the old thing. But I think with 566 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: this team there is the momentum. And Uh, there's a 567 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: little bit of a a feeling amongst some emailers to 568 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 1: me of well, I've gotten many emails. A matter of fact, 569 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: what we got this Tennessee is not playing well, we're 570 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, and yeah, that's not well no, because 571 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: that game, if it's for everything, is gonna be tough. 572 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: I mean, that team knows how to play, they have 573 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: veteran players, and I think Dick Peterson is thinking that way, 574 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: and I don't think he wants any of that to 575 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: seep in. So I think the pedal will stay down 576 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 1: all right, And that'll do it for our show tomorrow. 577 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: We'll be back with a Thursday edition. We'll have big things, 578 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: we'll have around the locker room. We'll have you Willie, 579 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: won't he might? At a preview of Sunday's showdown at 580 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium in Houston. Thanks for joining us this morning. 581 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: Have a great wine to text