1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Countdown to kickoff continues the Jaguars and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: It is Week sixteen, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, the site 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: for a battle of first place teams, the AFC and 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: NFC South. Matchup. Man, it's Kevin Harlan with the call 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: on CBS joining us now, and you know, hey, first 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 1: place team's going at it. Jaguars in a three way tie, 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: Buccaneers a two way tie in the NFC South. And 8 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: it doesn't get much better than this on Christmas weekend? Kevin, 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: how are you now? 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: It doesn't jpfore. I hear your voice and I think 11 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 2: of NFL football. It's great to be on with you, 12 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 2: and you're right. I mean, this is a terrific matchup 13 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 2: two teams that are in desperate need of wins, clearly 14 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: at this stage of the season. I'm here talking December 15 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 2: football now, late December football. It's like if you're a 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 2: college team trying to get one of those four bids 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 2: for the national Championship and getting that playoffs, you've got 18 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 2: to win. 19 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 3: You cannot lose. 20 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 2: And I think especially for the Jaguars who have staggered 21 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: here just a bit, and I guess still unknown about 22 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 2: the quarterback. Now we're talking, you know, not not that 23 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 2: far before kickoff, and I think there's still kind of 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: a wait and see approach. But if it is Bethard, 25 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: I think the team feels like he is up to 26 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 2: speed and knows what he's doing. And of course if 27 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: it's Trevor, we know that that they'll be in good hands. 28 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 2: So either way, I think they're going to be fine. 29 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 2: But this seems like a game that will go beyond 30 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 2: just what each quarterback can do, not just the Jaguar quarterbacks, 31 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 2: but Mayfield over on the Tampa Bay side JPI. I 32 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 2: think that that it'll be at whoever wins, it will 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 2: truly be a total team effort. You can't win with 34 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 2: just one side of the ball in a game with 35 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 2: this kind of you know, situation, with this much at 36 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 2: stake at this point of the season. 37 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: Kevin Harlan and CBS Sports with us. You know, you 38 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: mentioned the quarterbacks and if it is Trevor that goes 39 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: and it was trending the right way by the end 40 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: of the week at least, you know, it's the third 41 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: time this year he would have been on the injury 42 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: report and then played on that Sunday he had the 43 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: knee injury of the left knee and then the high ink 44 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: will spraining on the right side, and now coming off 45 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: a concussion protocol that has to rally a locker room 46 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: somehow when your franchise guy is battling through and getting 47 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: back out there. 48 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: I totally agree the kids never missed a game. I mean, 49 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 2: he's you know that better than anyone. Just you know, 50 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: his durability has been one of his strengths. Is availability 51 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: has been one of his best abilities. And and he 52 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: has certainly shown that with with the different things. We 53 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 2: were down there on that Monday night JP doing that 54 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 2: Cincinnati game. He walked off the field like they're going 55 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 2: to cut off his leg. I mean, like like as 56 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: you saw, I mean, it was it looked like a 57 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: real bad injury. And the kid pops up and he 58 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: plays the next week, and like he's amazing, and he's 59 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: got a he's a quick healer. 60 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 3: Clearly, uh hopefully that's the case. 61 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: And and and you know, just knowing the way Doug 62 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: is and and and the way that medical staff is, 63 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: the athletic training staff of the Jaguars, there's not an 64 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: ounce of caution that they are not looking at and 65 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 2: and a by. They are going to make sure that 66 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 2: he checks every box, maybe double checks each box to 67 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: make sure he is ready to go. They're not going 68 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: to put him out there in harm's way whatsoever. If 69 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: he's fit and they say he's ready to go, then 70 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: you can rest his shirt as a Jags fan that 71 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: he's you know, he has been completely cleared. Everything is fine, 72 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 2: and he's set, and that is reassuring. That's one thing 73 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: the league has done well is they've really stuck to 74 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 2: the protocol of making sure that concussions are handled in 75 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 2: the right way and clearly with the franchise a foundational 76 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: player like he is, a franchise player that Trevor is, 77 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 2: they'll make sure that they've taken every warning sign and 78 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 2: knocked it to the side if they clear them. 79 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: Kevin Harlan's CBS Sports has to call the Jaguars and 80 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: the bucceteers, you know, December pressure. The Jaguars right now 81 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: are not handling that very well. They've lost three in 82 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: a row and some self inflicted mistakes the last three weeks. 83 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: It can't seem to get out of their own way 84 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: and get over the top and some of these games. 85 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: But if anybody can turn a team like that. I 86 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: feel like it's Doug Peterson, Kevin and then you know 87 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: a guy who's been at it for a while. He 88 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: has a pelt on the wall. He knows how to 89 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: get a team up and ready. But at some point, 90 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: the team that's up and ready has to go on 91 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: the field between the white lines and execute and not 92 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: hurt themselves. I'm sure Doug at this point it feels like, 93 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: you know, I can only do so much, guys, But 94 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: the leadership of Doug Peterson and this coaching staff, how 95 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: can that help them get over the top the last three. 96 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 2: Weeks, Well, I think you've get on the main core 97 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 2: and the theme is that they know what's around every corner. 98 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 3: They've been down this road multiple times. 99 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 2: And listen, every good team in the league, and I'm 100 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 2: including the Jaguars clearly in that as a first place team. 101 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 2: Every good team has stumbled this season. We know that 102 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 2: San Francisco at one time lost three straight games. We 103 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 2: know that Philadelphia is stangering right now. Kansas City has 104 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: not half the season they imagined has been offending league champion. 105 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: I mean, Baltimore may be the only team that has 106 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 2: kind of sidestepped any kind of direct enemy fire and fallen. 107 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 2: They have been a team that has really survived week 108 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,119 Speaker 2: to week, and they've done it in unconventional ways, maybe 109 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: in very fortunate bounds of the ballways, but they've done it. 110 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 2: And and they're the kind of the one team. You know, 111 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 2: Dallas has struggled on the road. Miami cannot beat a 112 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: winning team. Like every team, and that includes Jacksonville. They've 113 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 2: all had, you know, the imperfect season. But that's kind 114 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 2: of what this season overall JP is, I think you 115 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 2: degree has been. This has been a season league wide 116 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 2: of imperfection, and and we don't have the clearly dominant 117 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 2: team like San Francisco. I know people are putting that 118 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 2: in that category. And certainly they got a huge game 119 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 2: coming up against Baltimore this weekend. But but they had, 120 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: you know, when they lost their starting left tackle and 121 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 2: they lost s Deebo Samuel, the jack of all trades. 122 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 2: They they struggled, and I watched it first hand up 123 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 2: in Minnesota. So so this is a team when a 124 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 2: Monday night game, So this is a team that has 125 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 2: h that is really you know, uh come back and 126 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 2: finished strong. 127 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 3: The Niners. 128 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 2: Right now, I kind of believe that that that the 129 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: Jaguars have that same feel to them. I think that 130 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 2: that you've you've got to hit a trough to understand 131 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 2: what it means to maintain where you are. Seems to 132 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: me like with Doug in charge and instilling the confidence 133 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: and all the different different mechanisms they need to climb 134 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 2: out of this, he's the right voice at the right time. 135 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 2: And uh and it could show here this afternoon in Tampa. 136 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: Kevin Harlan and CBS Sports. It doesn't have to look perfect. 137 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: I'm sure that whoever's holding the Lombardi Trophy at the 138 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 1: end doesn't matter how perfect they were. I mean, they 139 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: they've won the super Bowl at that point. That's that's 140 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: kind of how it works in the league. Heys has 141 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, for lack of a better turn term turned 142 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: the corner? Is he is this the real Baker Mayfield 143 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: or is this kind of a one off situation right now? 144 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 2: Well, I've always thought he was a terrific quarterback quite 145 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 2: frankly from college and on into the NFL. I think 146 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 2: when you're a number one overall pick, and you certainly 147 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 2: know that with Trevor and Jacksonville, the number one overall 148 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 2: pick is held in a completely different grading system, and 149 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 2: it's got to be can't miss, basically perfect first day starter, 150 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 2: Like all these things are attached to a number one 151 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: overall pick. So you come into the league with that. 152 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 2: He and as he told us the other day, JP said, 153 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 2: you say, you know, the problem with being a number 154 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 2: one pick is you're going into a situation that's got 155 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 2: a lot of issues. Right, You're going to a team 156 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: more times than not that is a losing team and 157 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: is trying to change the culture. And then you were 158 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 2: kind of the focus in the center of all that attention. 159 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: And so if that's the case, you know, I think 160 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 2: that you know, in a lot of ways, a lot 161 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 2: was heaped on him. But Cleveland was dysfunctional, and maybe 162 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 2: still to a degree they are a bit dysfunctional, although 163 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 2: they're winning and got a they've got a shot here 164 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: certainly getting past the regular season. 165 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: Uh. 166 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 2: But but just when they got to Sean Watson, the 167 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 2: riding was on the wall and he moved on. We 168 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: know he went to Carolina, then he went to the 169 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 2: Rams and uh and and now of course he's with 170 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 2: the Buccaneers and so resurrected is is I think a 171 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 2: pretty good word to use. But but I've kind of 172 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 2: always thought when healthy, all the things were there, the 173 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: leadership qualities, the ability to connect to his teammates, the 174 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 2: understanding of the offense, making good decisions at the line. 175 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 2: Arm strength has always basically been there. The ability to 176 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 2: do the off schedule plays, move outside the pocket, make 177 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 2: things happen, you know, make bad plays good. The ability 178 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: to run when he needs to on his own. So 179 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 2: like all these things have always been present. I'm just 180 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 2: wondering if this is kind of the right connection for him. 181 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 2: The intersection of a first time offensive coordinator, you know, 182 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 2: getting his his you know, feet wet, so to speak, 183 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 2: at that position, calling plays with the quarterback that's looking 184 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 2: for a little bit of redemption and a chance to 185 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 2: really show what he can do, tailoring the offense to 186 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 2: not necessarily what the offensive coordinator abides by, but but says, 187 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 2: let's let's be it. Let's be at a joint force you, 188 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 2: let's let's connect our thoughts and come up with our 189 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 2: own offense, you and me, and I think they've done 190 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: that to a degree. And Is Baker was telling us 191 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 2: the other day at CBS, he feels like his fingerprints 192 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 2: are on it yet doing what the coordinator wants, and 193 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 2: that combination has proven very successful. What is it twenty 194 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 2: four touchdowns, eight picks and the teams won three in 195 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 2: a row. And he had the perfect rating at lambeau 196 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: Field last week in a place which is hard to 197 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 2: do for the first time ever in the history of 198 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 2: lambeau Field, the oldest NFL stadium. He a continuous NFL state. 199 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 2: He's had that perfect rating. So I like everything about 200 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 2: his story. He's a very engaging kid. He's a man 201 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 2: of faith, he's a husband and father. So off the 202 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 2: field he is he has, you know, got everything button down. 203 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 2: Not that that's a necessity, but it just adds to 204 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 2: what I think at quarterback's got a show and that 205 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 2: is kind of the complete package. It's hard, it is 206 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 2: very hard to have that in this day and age 207 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 2: with everything going on, but he has navigated it well. 208 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 2: Sure he's had bumps in the road, but I really 209 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 2: think that that he is, you know, in the wake 210 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 2: of Tom Brady. Now think of this, how about taking 211 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 2: Tom Brady's spot, And you really can't because of everything 212 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 2: that historically Brady has done, but he has he has 213 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 2: really answered the call for who's going to be the 214 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 2: next guy you know under center. And he's done it, 215 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 2: you know, in a very very impressive way. 216 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: Final thought with the Kevin Harlan CBS Sports. It helps 217 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: a quarterback when you have a guy like Mike Evans 218 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: to throw to. And I think this is the matchup 219 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: of the game, Evans against a secondary and two starters 220 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: in that secondary coming back off injury this week to 221 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: get back in the lineup. How is Tyson Campbell, how 222 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: is Andre Cisco over the top, and how do they 223 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: cover Mike Evans Because every time you look up on 224 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: the highlights, Kevin, I mean, like Evans is running forty 225 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: yards down the field for a touchdown, it seems like. 226 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I agree, and and he and he's over 227 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 2: a thousand yards again, I mean, he's doing historic things 228 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 2: at that position, and he's incredibly consistent. It's going to 229 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 2: rely a lot on your edge rushers, and we know 230 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 2: all about them. They they make waves around the NFL, 231 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 2: and certainly the secondary is going to be called upon. 232 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 2: But you may take a BELICHICKI in a view of 233 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 2: this and say stop. Their strength and their strength seems 234 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 2: to be not only Mike at the receiver position, but 235 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 2: also Rashad White in the backfield, who is kind of 236 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 2: the Christian McCaffrey etn. Type of guy, like he does 237 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 2: it all, catches the ball well, he can pass block, 238 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 2: he's a three down running back. He handles all these things, 239 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 2: you know, with greater plumb and and that to me, 240 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 2: I guess if I'm called well, those are the things 241 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 2: that kind of stand out. How do I go about 242 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 2: limiting what these two terrific weapons, this receiver and this 243 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 2: running back do and if they can do that, and 244 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 2: I think it will be a combination of the press off, 245 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 2: the pressure coming off the edge as we talked about, 246 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 2: and certainly some very sound secondary play by the Jags. 247 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 2: To me, the feeling is this game is incredibly even. 248 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 2: I watched twice their game last week in Green Bay 249 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 2: in the week before during this Tampa Bay winning streak. 250 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 2: I mean, listen, they give a lot. There's a lot there, 251 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 2: and they're a sound team and well coached in their defense. Really, 252 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 2: you know, answers the bell and the quarterback is playing 253 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: maybe at an all time high. He had that great 254 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 2: twenty twenty season for Cleveland when he won the playoff 255 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 2: game in Pittsburgh, and then he came close to beating 256 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: the Chiefs and Arrowhead Mayfield did when he was quarterback 257 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 2: in the Browns. 258 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 3: But I like this match. 259 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 2: I think it's incredibly even, very very even, And of 260 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 2: course Lawrence may be a bit of the tipping point, 261 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 2: just because then you can really say, really, you know, 262 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 2: matchup per matchup, this thing really really comes out as 263 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 2: a pick them, as a flip of a coin. 264 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 3: It's gonna be. 265 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be everything as advertised as you 266 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 2: began the conversation. With two first place teams going at 267 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 2: it in a must win situation. 268 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: Nobody better to call it on TV than Kevin Harlan. 269 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: Always a pleasure, Kevin. Thanks for the. 270 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:24,719 Speaker 3: Time, JP, thank you. 271 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 2: Happy holidays to you, your family and all your great listeners. 272 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 2: As you may know or remember, I was the first 273 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 2: preseason voice for the Jaguars back in the mid nineties 274 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 2: when they became a franchise, me and Mike Golick and 275 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 2: then later Paul maguire, and so I've always had a 276 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 2: soft spot in my heart for the Jacksonville Jaguars because 277 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 2: of that and my three years doing the preseason. Wonderful memories, 278 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 2: fond memories. Tom coffin the whole thing and really enjoyed 279 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 2: those years doing it and wish you and your fans 280 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 2: the very best and a wonderful new year coming up. 281 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: Well, I won't tell the stories that Golick told me 282 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: last week. I'll leave those out. 283 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 3: Golic is a piece of work. 284 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 2: Listen, Mike Golick is one of the best people in 285 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 2: this business as you can attest. And I'm sure you 286 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 2: had a great broadcast from Detroit on the international goal 287 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 2: for Westwood One, but great to be with the JP 288 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 2: Take care, my very best to you.