WEBVTT - Countdown to Kickoff: Fred Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>Countdown, the kickoff rolls along. It's a four kickoff time

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<v Speaker 1>today for the Jags and the Chargers. It's so Fie

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<v Speaker 1>Stadium in Los Angeles. Each week we visit with Pride

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<v Speaker 1>of the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor, and we do

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<v Speaker 1>it again this week. Good afternoon, Fred, JP. How's it going, both, man?

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<v Speaker 1>It's going. It's a five game skid though, so I

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<v Speaker 1>can't say it's going well. It's uh five game losing skids.

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<v Speaker 1>So as a young football team, as a team that's

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<v Speaker 1>had some injuries as of late, trying to get guys back,

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<v Speaker 1>how difficult is it to keep a team locked in

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<v Speaker 1>focused when they've had this skid so early in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>I talked to someone the other day, former player. We

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<v Speaker 1>brought up the team in conversation and what they said

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<v Speaker 1>to me, which is totally opposite in out of spectrum

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<v Speaker 1>on how I usually am and what I usually say

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<v Speaker 1>here on the show. They said, I've learned to keep

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<v Speaker 1>my expectations low when it comes to the Jaguars, and

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<v Speaker 1>anything else is a surprise and a treat. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think that in game, if we take

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<v Speaker 1>that game out the equation, you know, we're gonna look

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<v Speaker 1>at this season with everything that's going on, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna say, well, that's what we expected. Look at the

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<v Speaker 1>moves that were made. You know, we went young. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't necessarily know what's gonna happen. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of people saying, we were trying to

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<v Speaker 1>jog you for position to get the number one picked

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<v Speaker 1>this year. So it's a whole lot going on. Just

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<v Speaker 1>put my helmet back on. As a player, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>see myself having that thought process and everything that's going

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<v Speaker 1>on in the locker room right now, I'm pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>the mentality is the same amongst those yo, young guys.

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<v Speaker 1>They're just happy to be here. The guys that are injured,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure they want to be back out there on

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<v Speaker 1>the field with their teammates in the midst of everything

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<v Speaker 1>that's been crazy, it's been even crazier in that locker room.

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<v Speaker 1>So you got guys injured in and out the lineup,

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<v Speaker 1>guys that are out there, they're just doing the best

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<v Speaker 1>that can do and the end result is what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no way to run from it. And uh, quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see how how it could get better. As

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<v Speaker 1>we said in the post game. With the upcoming schedule,

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<v Speaker 1>at least on paper, I don't see how to get better.

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<v Speaker 1>But they they have an opportunity today against the Charges

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<v Speaker 1>team who hasn't played great. They've lost some close games.

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<v Speaker 1>They do have a pretty decent defense though, however, and

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<v Speaker 1>they've inserted their rookie quarterback who looked amazing against uh

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<v Speaker 1>the Saints two weeks ago before they're bye week. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be a tough one. Let's just see how it unfolds.

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson the Churches coming up at fives today. Fred Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>with US Pride of the Jaguars running back. This Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>offense has seemed to have come off track, let's say,

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<v Speaker 1>the last few weeks. It's been tough. The balance has

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<v Speaker 1>been the buzzword. They haven't had that the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of weeks, a few weeks really, because they've been behind

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<v Speaker 1>and they've had to throw to catch up and they

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been able to catch up. Obviously, even then when

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<v Speaker 1>throwing to try to catch up, it just seems off

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<v Speaker 1>track as well. That it's not it's not really on point.

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<v Speaker 1>Throws are behind or can't get it down field enough

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<v Speaker 1>and on target. How do you work through that as

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<v Speaker 1>an offense. You know, those are what some people call

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<v Speaker 1>the petty plays. You know, we're gonna we're gonna critique

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<v Speaker 1>and analyze everything right now at the moment, because when

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<v Speaker 1>it's bad, it's bad, and you're looking for something good.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're gonna try and search and dig till you

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<v Speaker 1>find something. And uh, when it's out of sync, when

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<v Speaker 1>the runs aren't matching, and when the passes aren't matching

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<v Speaker 1>or things aren't adding up, then you're gonna say, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they should have run here, or maybe they should

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<v Speaker 1>have passed here. And that's just the way it goes.

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<v Speaker 1>I was critical in my assessment last week when I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just because they're facing the worst defense against

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<v Speaker 1>the run, uh in the Lions a week ago. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and in the previous two weeks they pretty much had

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing. UH. And then you automatically you come

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<v Speaker 1>out and you run the ball, running ball, and you're

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<v Speaker 1>go get nowhere. I said, you shouldn't force the issue,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you should play actually do some other things. So

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<v Speaker 1>that was me being critical and trying to find something.

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<v Speaker 1>But the game is the game. You know, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>give you what it gives. You. You know, you might

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<v Speaker 1>have the luck of the bounce of the ball here

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<v Speaker 1>and there. They just gotta keep grinding, you know. We

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<v Speaker 1>know that the run game has been okay in spurts.

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<v Speaker 1>Same thing with the passing game. When you're not taking

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<v Speaker 1>full advantage of what the other teams are giving you

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<v Speaker 1>really just equates to missed opportunities. And usually that's what

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<v Speaker 1>happens with bad teams. They're not a good team. I

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<v Speaker 1>can say that I've seen good teams. Uh. They just

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<v Speaker 1>gotta keep grinding, keep believing on themselves in the locker

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<v Speaker 1>room until something pops open and something happens. Who knows

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<v Speaker 1>they might turn the corner second half of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I don't necessaries expected, but who knows.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm just throwing stuff on the board hoping

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<v Speaker 1>something stick. I am a Jaguar lifer, so I'm sinking

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<v Speaker 1>with the ship. But again, like I said last week,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to be open and unders at some point

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<v Speaker 1>and realist they So they just got to keep grinding

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<v Speaker 1>though and see what happens. Fred Taylor with us defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a struggle all around. Obviously, giving up three points

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<v Speaker 1>or more a week and in different ways. Struggled against

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<v Speaker 1>the run. Last week. Obviously, Jandre Swift took off for

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<v Speaker 1>the Lions. They've had a lot of guys hurt. Now

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds like Josh Allen could be coming back and

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<v Speaker 1>some others this week. We'll see how the week of

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<v Speaker 1>practice goes. But you know, where do you start here?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they haven't been able to get any pass

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<v Speaker 1>rush consistently, and they're having issue stopping the run, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're not really taking the ball away a lot either,

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<v Speaker 1>So they're over on the defensive side. It feels like, yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>they are over JP. We talked about fast start for

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<v Speaker 1>the first couple of weeks that hasn't happened. And then

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<v Speaker 1>the offense that they're not matching that, you know that

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<v Speaker 1>they're not having a fast start either. So again, just

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<v Speaker 1>all signs pointing to just a bad team, a team

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna struggle. A lot of young players though that

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<v Speaker 1>are gaining experience. Uh, you don't want to completely just

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<v Speaker 1>right this season off, but with the injuries, with the

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<v Speaker 1>youth that's out there, with the fact that we are

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<v Speaker 1>almost at midpoint, so the free agent market, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that are on the street can't come in

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<v Speaker 1>and really do a whole lot to save you know

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on out there now, Man, it's tough. They

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<v Speaker 1>have to play so sharp in order to make anything happen.

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<v Speaker 1>The margin of error is so thin for this team.

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<v Speaker 1>You just gotta keep going and work on themselves. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, Man, each guy just got to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>show up and uh do whatever it takes to stay motivated.

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<v Speaker 1>For me, it was just the competing. I didn't care

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<v Speaker 1>if we were freaking three and eleven, which at some

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<v Speaker 1>point we were. When I play, I just wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>compete against whoever was on the opposite side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's the mindset. The end result. You

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<v Speaker 1>want to win, but at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to walk away and say I kick my

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<v Speaker 1>man's ass at the very end of the day. And

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<v Speaker 1>and that's where it boils down to. That should be

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<v Speaker 1>their focus going out there and try and win their

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<v Speaker 1>one on one battle and that might equate to a

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<v Speaker 1>team win at the end of a ball game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>last I checked, they did not give hums of MyD

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<v Speaker 1>the travel coordinator the week off. The hotel is still

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<v Speaker 1>booked in l A. The game is on the flight

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<v Speaker 1>is still on the schedule, and they're gonna go out

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<v Speaker 1>to Los Angeles and play the football game. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people who counting this team out, probably rightfully,

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<v Speaker 1>so they haven't played that well, but they can still

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<v Speaker 1>can play the games for a reason. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>go out and compete. That that the beauty of the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL is. Uh, you're here, this is the ultimate level,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you don't want to be embarrassed. You get

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<v Speaker 1>sick and tired of that crap of being embarrassed. The

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<v Speaker 1>fans get sick and tired of being a laughing stock.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta go out there. You gotta compete in normal

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<v Speaker 1>times pre pre COVID, the fans are gonna show up.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're a fanatic of a team, You're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>show up because the player is gonna show up and

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<v Speaker 1>they gotta play. Nobody's gonna feel sorry for you. The

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<v Speaker 1>players understand that everything still go you know, and the

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<v Speaker 1>other team's gonna show up. I haven't seen a team

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<v Speaker 1>not in my time since I've been watching football forfeit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they just do not not show up. So

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<v Speaker 1>you still gotta go out there and play. Everything is

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna go to kick the ball will be kicked

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<v Speaker 1>off at four pm Eastern time, and uh, somebody's gotta win,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody's gotta lose. That's just the way it goes. You

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<v Speaker 1>gotta go out there and you gotta play hard and

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it is at the end of the game to

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<v Speaker 1>deal with it and get ready for the next one.

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<v Speaker 1>They could tie it to Fred Well, yeah, no, no, no, no, no, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is true. This is true. But in my mind,

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<v Speaker 1>the way my big head work is, uh, somebody gotta win,

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<v Speaker 1>and somebody to players, you'll say, damn, we should have

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<v Speaker 1>won that, even though it's a tiing record book. In

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<v Speaker 1>my mind it's winning lost ties just don't cut it

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<v Speaker 1>for me. But on paper they do. You're right, it's true.

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<v Speaker 1>What are they gonna do with the tiebreaker at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the year. I mean, somebody has the what

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<v Speaker 1>is it gonna do if it's a situation where it's

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<v Speaker 1>trying to decide the playoffs here and there, Maybe not

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<v Speaker 1>for this team, So maybe we get to have that

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<v Speaker 1>conversation somewhere else because I don't see the playoffs and

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<v Speaker 1>this team future right, well not future, but this year

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<v Speaker 1>I should say that the tiebreaker. What doesn't really do.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. You throw it out right, you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>throw it out right. Does it come back to points? Well? No,

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<v Speaker 1>the tie is a half win and a half lost

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<v Speaker 1>in the standing. So if you have a tie, you

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<v Speaker 1>are ahead of somebody who would have a loss. See

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<v Speaker 1>that's the thing. I just kept my head down and

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<v Speaker 1>I played. I let all that stuff sort itself out.

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<v Speaker 1>When I was a rookie, I didn't have a clue

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<v Speaker 1>what it took to get to the playoffs. That's how

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<v Speaker 1>much I followed NFL ball before I got in the NFL. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're winning most games, that's how you get in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. And then this division stuff? What division are

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<v Speaker 1>we in? Like? I didn't know that until year three almost.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just playing ball. J beat. That's the way

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<v Speaker 1>it was. I love Red Taylor. Proud of the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>running back. Always enjoy our weekly conversations, Pal, And we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you in the postgame, looking forward to a

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<v Speaker 1>man season. We'll come back in a moment. We'll have

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<v Speaker 1>the final word with head coach Doug Maroon. Before kickoff.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a four kickoff time today. It's so Fi Stadium

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<v Speaker 1>in l A. As the Chargers entertain the Jaguars, and

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<v Speaker 1>this is countdown to Kickoff on Jaguars Radio.