WEBVTT - Countdown to Kickoff: Fred Taylor - Jaguars vs. Packers

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<v Speaker 1>Countdown to kickoff continues, the Jags and the Packers coming

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<v Speaker 1>up at one o'clock at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 1>Pride of the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor with us

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<v Speaker 1>now as we head into week ten. What's up Fred, JP,

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<v Speaker 1>same thing? Man, got some football on the radar. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how that matters today. Jags are now one and seven.

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<v Speaker 1>They're facing a six and two Packers team and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of this football team for the Jags will be

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<v Speaker 1>going to Green Bay and the Lambeau Field for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time. I went for the first time in twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not playing, of course, but just to see the

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<v Speaker 1>names on the wall and everything you're you're walking through

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<v Speaker 1>the building and hearing the NFL films and your ears

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<v Speaker 1>when you're walking in there, it feels like is there

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<v Speaker 1>anything to that as a player as well? And and

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<v Speaker 1>what place where you really fired up to see when

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<v Speaker 1>you first got in the league. You know, JP um,

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<v Speaker 1>the home mystique behind Lambo, you know the tradition, you

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<v Speaker 1>know and uh just everything you know you hear about

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<v Speaker 1>about the game, Well, the game of football is so

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<v Speaker 1>you know Sta Mecca, you see the Lambo leap, you

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<v Speaker 1>know when you haven't played there, And I think I

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned on the production last week on television those guys

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<v Speaker 1>leaping on the you know, leaping on the fence there.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you think to yourself, oh, that thing is

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<v Speaker 1>six or seven ft high, you know, especially the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that leap up there and kind of fall off of it.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's only hedge high. It's just uh, you know

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<v Speaker 1>for maybe four ft highs or it's kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>lambo baby leap, uh you know. But still, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just one of those things that you're waiting to do.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're praying that you score a touchdown so

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<v Speaker 1>you can participate and you know, upset their fans by

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<v Speaker 1>doing their thing. Now I had an opportunity, I believe

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<v Speaker 1>it was two thousand three, first time in my career

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<v Speaker 1>to go up there. It was so cold. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a cold, cold game and the tundra was frozen. And man,

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<v Speaker 1>when I tell you, just that feeling in that moment,

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<v Speaker 1>just being in Green Bay, looking around, absorbing the fan.

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<v Speaker 1>You know here in the stories about the season tickets,

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<v Speaker 1>how they passed down from generation to generation. Now this

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<v Speaker 1>is the opportunity to play under these lights, in front

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<v Speaker 1>of all these people. Uh, it was amazing just to

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<v Speaker 1>the intensity that um, the added motivation for me. So

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<v Speaker 1>these guys, it's a lot that they have to look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to in a sense of that tradition, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>being able to soak that in even though the fan

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<v Speaker 1>experience won't be there because of what we're dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>in the pandemic, the ghosts of Lambo. Just to have

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<v Speaker 1>those thoughts in your mind, I think it's an amazing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, special feeling. Fred Taylor, Well, it's pride of

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars running back. They better shake it off quick though,

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<v Speaker 1>because Aaron Rodgers is on the other side. He has

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<v Speaker 1>weapons around him. This is an offense and a football

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<v Speaker 1>team that is fully loaded and ready for the stretch run.

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<v Speaker 1>He does everything right. There's nothing he really does wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>And how do you defend Aaron Rodgers. Well, you know

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<v Speaker 1>he is a hard defense. You know at thirty seven

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<v Speaker 1>years of age. Uh, you know, he's playing some of

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<v Speaker 1>the best football in his entire career. You know, he

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<v Speaker 1>has twenty four touchdowns. The two interceptions. The crazy thing

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<v Speaker 1>is those two interceptions came in one game against the

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<v Speaker 1>Tampa Bay defense that had been okay until they were

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<v Speaker 1>carved up a week ago was still Aaron Rodgers, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite quarterbacks. Yeah, the guy that I

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<v Speaker 1>love talking about, you know, a guy who's embraced one

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<v Speaker 1>of my former teammates. And Mercedes Lewis just the things

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<v Speaker 1>that he's done. You know, a year ago, they were

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<v Speaker 1>they were trying to count him out. They were trying

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<v Speaker 1>to count him out. You know, they drafted a quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, they thought it was gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>it for him. But he's ascended this year and he's

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<v Speaker 1>playing lights out. I almost wanted to say the package

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<v Speaker 1>don't deserve him. I wish he was down in Jacksonville.

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<v Speaker 1>But we got a young guy, a couple of young

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<v Speaker 1>guys with some upside. But Aaron Rodgers is a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that the defense has to look out or or else

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<v Speaker 1>they're they're gonna get carved up if they don't get

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on him. How motivated is Mercedes Lewis in this

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<v Speaker 1>game today? Come on? You know, Uh, Mercedes, you know

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<v Speaker 1>he he never wanted to leave Jacksonville, you know, but

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<v Speaker 1>he understands the business of football and uh, looking at things,

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<v Speaker 1>you go sometimes, man, you know, they could have used

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<v Speaker 1>you know, eighty nine to block and you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>get get Leonard when Nanna was there, you know, on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside and around the corner and all those different things.

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<v Speaker 1>Just looking back, I'm sure he's motivated a week ago,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he called a touchdown on Thursday Night Football.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pretty sure he's you know, licking his chop, hoping

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<v Speaker 1>that he can get one on the team that on

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<v Speaker 1>his former team today. As I was motivated when I

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<v Speaker 1>was in New England, just wanted to get out there

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<v Speaker 1>and see the guys you know, in that experiences. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is sweet feeler. Fred Taylor with us. You mentioned that,

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<v Speaker 1>we mentioned Aaron Rodgers, you mentioned the young quarterbacks with

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<v Speaker 1>the Jacks. Jake got his first NFL start last week.

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<v Speaker 1>A little little difference in experience than a lot of difference.

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<v Speaker 1>There is about to go to eleventh of the all

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<v Speaker 1>time passing yardage list this week and Jake Luton played

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<v Speaker 1>sixty NFL snaps in his career. So how did he

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<v Speaker 1>look last week to you? And he said he got

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<v Speaker 1>his stiff arm and his spin moved from you. Yeah

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<v Speaker 1>he did say that, man, And uh, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what game he saw then, but you know

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<v Speaker 1>it made me feel good for him to acknowledge that

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<v Speaker 1>he was a fan. Uh and it makes me feel,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just a day older. So that's all good.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, you know, for me, I thought he looked well,

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<v Speaker 1>a big, tall guy who was able to just stand

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<v Speaker 1>over there and see over the lyne and scrimmin so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, his awareness and being able to scan to

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<v Speaker 1>feel the trajectory in which he delivers the ball, all

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<v Speaker 1>of that stuff comes natural because of his height. His

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<v Speaker 1>arm stream that looked good. You know, I saw velss

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<v Speaker 1>of a lot of zip on his passes. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>he made some you know, for the most part, he

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<v Speaker 1>made some good decision His poise was there. Uh, he

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<v Speaker 1>had a few um errant throws, but you know that happens.

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<v Speaker 1>That happens too with the greats. But he has a long, long,

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<v Speaker 1>long way to go. You know, I think the more

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<v Speaker 1>repetition game repetitions, he he gets his you know, his

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<v Speaker 1>confidence to increase. Hell, you know, you're saying out there

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<v Speaker 1>attempting throws with that bullet arm that maybe he shouldn't attempt.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's confidence, you know. I'm I'm hoping that the

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<v Speaker 1>head coach and the coach is going forward. When you

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<v Speaker 1>have two guys. The question was actually coach Marone. Who's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a guy. But when you have two guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, young guys, you let him compete and it

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<v Speaker 1>will sort itself out. For looting. I just hope he's

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<v Speaker 1>able to get out there show that same poise that

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<v Speaker 1>he's displayed last week, you know, connected with his receivers,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, lead the offense and keep this game competitive. Fred.

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<v Speaker 1>We will talk to you in the post game and

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<v Speaker 1>have a good day you too, j P. See soon

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<v Speaker 1>back in a moment. The final word before kickoff with

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<v Speaker 1>head coach Doug Morone ahead of the Jaguars and the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers at one o'clock kickoff time at Lambeau Field in

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<v Speaker 1>Green Bay. And this is countdown to kickoff on Jaguars Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, buddy, let me stop the recording.