1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Jets Drive to with Jon Hooshers and Bryan 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: sex It Sexton. James Drive starts right now, JA takes 3 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: the day one more time to two teaople shake hands. 4 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: That's gonna do it from Men Life Stadium. What what 5 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: I love about you guys right now is that's what 6 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: it takes. It takes a little sacrifice. You talked about 7 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: it way back in the off season. What are you 8 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: willing to sacrifice for this football team. I'm so proud 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: of this group. You hang them, You're hanging there and 10 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: your battle You guys, you gotta listen. You're doing the 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: right thing at the right time of the season. Great. Thanks, 12 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: You're gonna continue to having a football team, right Alrighty 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: christ is President, all say we'll go. We've got two 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: games left in our division. Your mind is right, get 15 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: ready to put the work in, put the time in, 16 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: and let's finish this thing the right way. And the 17 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: Jaguars are in birth place in the division. They've done it. 18 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: They have walked down the two type. Good morning and 19 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: welcome you to Jack's Drive Time on a Thursday morning. 20 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: Brian Sexton and John Owes you with you as we 21 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: get set for big game again standings not necessarily, but 22 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: for the Jaguars, this has the field of a big game, 23 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: and John talking to guys in the locker room yesterday, 24 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: you couldn't convince them that nothing was on the line 25 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: on Sunday, even though apparently nothing is on the line 26 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Well, there are small things on the line, meaning, 27 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: depending on the outcome of the Cowboys Titans game tonight, 28 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: winning on Sunday could give the Jaguars that tie advantage 29 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. I mean at the 30 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: end of season, meaning if if they tie the Titans, 31 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: they get in the wild card. Uh, it's sort of 32 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: an insurance policy. And the wild card scenario is not 33 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: that extreme. Uh. All the things you need to happen 34 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: for the Gator wild Card, if they would happen to 35 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: lose Tennessee, are a sort of favored to happen. So now, 36 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: usually that doesn't work out that way. But it's not 37 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: a third It's not like you're playing college football where 38 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: you got Division three teams again, you know so, But 39 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: even beyond that, UM, I think Doug Peterson has done 40 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: a great job of realizing you have three games where 41 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 1: you have an energy and you have a focus, and 42 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: you've got a young team stepping each week in the 43 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: right way and the way he wants it. I don't 44 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: think he wants them to get out of step, and 45 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: I think he's done a nice job of selling that. 46 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: All right, let's go right into big things. And included 47 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: in this is the answer to a question that you 48 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: asked me yesterday if I knew, hold on, here we go, hey, 49 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: Doug's decision. It was yesterday in Nashville. The story was 50 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: that Mike Brabil was declaring eight players, many of them 51 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: starters out already and a couple of guys are doubtful. 52 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: So their strategy there is to rest their players and 53 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: get them healthy and ready for the season finale. Doug 54 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: was asked about his strategy and he said his decision 55 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: was every game is significant. They're never a meaningless game, 56 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: never ever, ever ever. Um, you play, you play to 57 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: win every game, UM and and UM. You know the 58 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: only way I rest players as if they're hurt and 59 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: can't go. Big thing too, And here's your answer. The 60 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: Jaguars have not beaten the Colts, the Titans, and the 61 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: Texans all in the same season since two thousand and ten, 62 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: twelve years since they have beaten every other team in 63 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: the same season. That is preposterous, ludicrous, ridiculous. The South matters. 64 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: As you guys know, I don't put a lot of 65 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: stock in those types of things. We still have to 66 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: go play and play good football team, you know, on Sunday, 67 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: So you know, I just gotta I just gotta make 68 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: sure our guys are in the right you know, mind 69 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: space this week and and ready for this football uh, 70 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: this football team, because I mean you just just put 71 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: on the tape and really what they've done here in 72 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: the last month they're playing. They're playing pretty good, even 73 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: though they've lost a couple of close ones. But I mean, yeah, 74 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: I mean that's something that I think the coaches may 75 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: talk about but but I don't. And finally, bring it on, 76 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: Doug was asked about being the hunted instead of the hunter. 77 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: They're sitting in the first place in the a f 78 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: C South. They're the team that the Titans are shooting 79 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: for at the season finale to win the a f 80 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: C South, and how will they handle this young team, 81 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: third youngest in the NFL. As if today the pressure 82 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: of being the hunted, you kind of want it, you know, honestly, 83 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: you want it. You want to see how we're gonna respond. Um, 84 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: you know, coaches and players and and um, you know, 85 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: it just starts. It starts in practice, starts today. But 86 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: you know, you worked hard to get in this position 87 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: and and a lot of ups and downs, but you know, 88 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: you guys have seen the sort of the incremental progress 89 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: throughout the course of the year. And you know that's 90 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: why you that's why you play these games and each 91 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: each game matters and so um, yeah, you want to see, 92 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: you know, how the guys will respond in moments like this. 93 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: And so let's got a big thing too in the 94 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: ANFC South, because we were talking about it yesterday. In 95 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: two thousand seventeen, the only time the Jaguars have ever 96 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: won the South, they were swept by the Titans. And 97 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: after the season and after the game the season finale 98 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: in Nashville that year, the Titans were crowing about who 99 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: the best team in the a f C South really was, Uh, 100 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. You just want to get the division, but 101 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: you still want to make a statement about, hey, we're 102 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: here to play, and the Jaguars in the division have 103 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: not for most of the eighteen years twenty years now 104 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: that the division has been together. Yeah, and they have 105 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: a chance. If you win the South, you're the best team. 106 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: The Jaggars are the best team in the South and 107 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: seventeen because they went to the a FC Championship game 108 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: and they want it. But the Titans, the Jaguars that 109 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: season gave them room to beat their chest, much like 110 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: in ninety the Jaguars beat you know, uh, gave the 111 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: Titans room to beat their chest and beat him in 112 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: the in the postseason. Um, if you beat if you 113 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: win the next two games as the Jaguars, you not 114 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: only win the division, you sweep the Nemesis. And you what, 115 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: you finished four and two, and I think that gives 116 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: you the best record in the division, in the division, 117 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: meaning there four and two, and then the Titans in 118 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: necenarily would be three and three, every to be below. 119 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 1: So you, amazingly quickly within about a half a season, 120 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: have a chance to turn this thing. Uh. I think 121 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: these things are important to Doug Peterson, meaning a chance 122 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: to finish with a winning record. He mentioned it right 123 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: after the Jets game. I a chance to go into 124 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 1: the postseason with five wins in a row as the 125 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: legitimate hot team, A chance to win the South a 126 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: chance to sweep you know, all these things. Mentally, Uh 127 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: does it mean it won't be good next year if 128 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: they don't do it, No, but it it gives you. 129 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: I think he said this in the last couple of weeks. 130 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: When you're trying to change culture some of those things 131 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: somewhere that gets in the water and the players, we're 132 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: the we're the guys. We're doing that and we're gonna 133 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: go to a big thing one, So I'll do the 134 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: Segway big thing. Um, yeah, radio professional that broadcast school 135 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: is really paying off. And what was the big thing 136 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: one decision? It will and it is remarkable how Vrabels move, 137 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: which I think for them is the right move because 138 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: they're so beat up. If if the situation is reversed, 139 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: I would say Doug absolutely needed to do that because 140 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: they are a beat up team trying desperately. Now I 141 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: doubt they'll beat Dallas with this sort of line up, 142 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:04,239 Speaker 1: So they're gonna have six six games in a row loss. 143 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: Hail Mary, that was your Remember that this is a 144 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: hail Mary for the Titans. They are a team sliding. 145 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: They have one shot at this. They to come down 146 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: here healthy give it their best shot and somehow turn 147 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: a season that's lost for them into a division title season. 148 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: It's their only hope. It's it's a move that in 149 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: a way smacks of desperation. Um, but at the same time, 150 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: it's very Abel saying, uh, doing a Belichick thing, what 151 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: is my best chance? I don't care people think, what 152 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: is my best chance? A good move by very well. 153 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: You know. I can recall walking down the hallway with 154 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: Doug after his news conference on the Wednesday before the 155 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: first Texans game. So that was said when they were 156 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: two and two and just talking about what was there 157 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,599 Speaker 1: in the division. Right, this is a year where you're balancing, 158 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: you know, building the culture, a brand new coaching staff, 159 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: a brand new program, and yet the division is wide open. 160 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: There was no dominant team at that time. Jaguars looked 161 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: as good as any and look at how it's unfolded. Right. 162 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,359 Speaker 1: You went from just trying to instill that winning mindset, 163 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: the way that you work, the way that you play, 164 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: to now being in in the position at the end 165 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: of the year, I mean to really hit a home run. 166 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,719 Speaker 1: You win the division in your first year. When you're 167 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: just talking about Remember in the spring, they were just 168 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: talking about fixing the toxic culture that was here last year. 169 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: What was here talking about guys needed to heal well, Hell, 170 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: I mean, they're about to win the division, or at 171 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: least they're in the position to be about to win 172 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: the division. And at uh, I know the way ahead 173 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: of ourselves best what we do in these shows at 174 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: nine and eight, um, you get in as a team 175 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: with the winning record, with five wins in a row 176 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: at the end of the season, much like in nineties six. UM, 177 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: as we went on from ninety six, as people who 178 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: analyzed it, it didn't feel like a nine and seven 179 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: season five years later when you talked about it, it 180 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: felt like the beginning ing of something and a team 181 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: that had started slow and showed at the end what 182 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: it really was. And I think that sort of thing. Uh. 183 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: Doug's got a nice feel for history and perception and 184 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: how that sort of thing matters. And I think that's 185 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: why right after the game the other night, when people 186 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: talked about it was resting or whatever, I forget what 187 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: the topic of the question was, but he immediately said, 188 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: we get chance fishing the winning record that matters to him, 189 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: he said, he might as well have shouted it. I 190 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: mean it was that loud of a statement, you know 191 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: the fact that you said going nine and eight would 192 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: be big um, but you couldn't miss how important it 193 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: was to him. So yeah, that's where the Jaguars find themselves, 194 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: and we find ourselves into position to take our first 195 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: break and to return with a look around the locker room. 196 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,599 Speaker 1: But first, there is no better time to become a 197 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: Daily's Place Blue member than right now. Enjoyed the best 198 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,599 Speaker 1: live music around with access to the best seats and amenities, 199 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: premium parking and more. Reserve your spot for three season today. 200 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: For more information email ticketing at old Events dot com 201 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 1: or nine oh four six three three two thousand. When 202 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: we return, we go around the locker room and share 203 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: the stories that we're making news in there. On Wednesday, 204 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: back after this what a program to Day is brought 205 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: to you by the Fields Auto Group. Fields Auto Groups 206 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: step up to luxury Fields Auto dot com. Fields matters 207 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: because you matter, and let's go around the locker room 208 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: provides you with some of the big stories that we're 209 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 1: making news in there yesterday. And Juwan Taylor is up 210 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: first and he talked about being in first place in 211 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: the a f C South. Those business man you know, 212 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna keep going out and doing our job and 213 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: getting better every week. Um, you know, we just can't 214 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: get comfortable. Uh you know because teams still you got 215 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: the target on you and when you were number one, 216 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: I feel like so I usually gotta keep going your 217 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: job and keep getting better every week. You know, what 218 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: I really like about Juan Taylor is that he's playing 219 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: good football, but also he's willing to step up and 220 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,719 Speaker 1: take on the leadership role now with Cam gone. He's 221 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,079 Speaker 1: standing in front of his locker waiting for the media 222 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: to come. He was never that guy. He was always 223 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: sort of the quiet guy in the background. Yeah, he's 224 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 1: always been, uh, very good kid. He's he's always had 225 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: the right attitude for an offensive lineman. Of Um, the 226 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: nature of that position is is that you get criticized, 227 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: often unfairly. It's the hardest position to play in terms 228 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: of fans understanding, uh, whether somebody's playing well or not. 229 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: And he's taking a lot of crisis, but he has 230 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: never let that affect how he treats people, which is, 231 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: you know, I don't think I would handle that that 232 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: well as a young person. So I've always thought that 233 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 1: he did a great job with that, and I've always 234 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 1: thought that it spoke to his maturity and being the 235 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: kind of guy that you want to be around and 236 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: have on your team. And since we're talking about shameless promotion, 237 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: or we were yesterday, he's the guest tonight on Jaguars 238 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: All Access of Its Strings Sports Brewery on North Main Street, 239 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: seven o'clock on uh CBS four seven. So don't miss 240 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: that one. Okay, Next Christian Kirk on the Jaguars and 241 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: their focus, and not surprisingly it's on Sunday's game against 242 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: the Texans and not next Sunday's game against the Titans. 243 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: This really week out of time. You know, you don't 244 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 1: get there skipping through weeks. You know, you've got to 245 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: go through all the games that you know are out 246 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: in front of you. And like you said, any given Sunday, um, 247 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, and and it's also about, you know, the 248 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: type of team you want to portare yourself as a 249 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: type of team you want to be, and you know, 250 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: for us, it's established that winning culture. So you know 251 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: that that's what it's gonna be for us until we 252 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: can get into the playoffs. Christian Kirk yesterday was named 253 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: the two thousand, twenty two media good guy, which UH 254 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: is it is a little bit of a hockey name 255 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: for what I consider a very important award. UH basically 256 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: means the guy who, in tough times is willing to 257 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: stand and talk to the media, be helpful, do a 258 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: part of the job that people assume is like a given, 259 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: and many players don't like to do it. The reason 260 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: it's significant for Christian Kurk to win that is this 261 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: is the locker room of good guys, and UH so 262 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: to be the best at that and the I guess 263 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: most professional on that front of a locker room of 264 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: very very professional people. Credit to him and appreciate christ 265 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,239 Speaker 1: and all year for that. And he's also the ringleader 266 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: of three really good guys at the top of the 267 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: receiving group, which is interesting enough because the Jaguars have 268 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: three guys who were all in range of career highs. 269 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk has already said all three of his career 270 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: highs receptions, yards, and touchdowns. Uh Z Jones has the 271 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: most catches in most yards. He needs three touchdowns for 272 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: the most touchdowns in the next two games have an 273 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: ingram the same situation. Most catches most yards needs three 274 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: touchdowns in that category as well. And we heard something 275 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: yesterday that since n the Jaguars would become the only 276 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: team to have three acquisitions in free ag agency all 277 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: gain more than seven hundred yards in the same season, 278 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: right which they've the Cowboys had that, I think they'd 279 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: be the first one to do that and possibly could 280 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: be the only one to ever go over eight hundred yards. 281 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: And think about if you had Travis et into that, 282 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: who was not an acquisition but was out on the 283 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: roster last year and almost yards from scrimmage. Yeah, it's 284 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: it's uh and adding really into that, which you can 285 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: do in the next year, it's got a chance to 286 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: be potent for a long time. And really, if you 287 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: think about it, the three receivers Kirk started hot Um 288 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: the other two to me, Brian feel like thousand yard players. 289 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: In the second half of the season, they played like 290 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: that has been a trio and if you throw e 291 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: t in there, it's been a foursome that are all 292 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: thousand yard players and it's pretty impressive. It's hard to 293 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: do and with the quarterbackers playing well, they're a very 294 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: dangerous offense when they get rolling. Let's turn to the defense. 295 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: One of their best players to want smooth, who leads 296 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: the team, er is tied for the lead with Sacks 297 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: is gone for the years, you know, with the torn 298 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: achilles tendon that he suffered on that Thursday night in 299 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: New York, that means someone else has got to step 300 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: into the fire. What we've seen Art and Key step 301 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: up and do it with Trayvon Walker down? Could it 302 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: be calebon Chase on the former number one pick, talked 303 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: yesterday about taking advantage of the opportunity that has been 304 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: offered to him. I'm excited most definitely. But at the 305 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: same time, we gotta keep out, we gotta keep buck composed, 306 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: we gotta play this game and the ultimate team goal. 307 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: Let's you know what I'm saying. To get the wind 308 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: throughout the week, we can't get anymore catching anywhere else. 309 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: So it's definitely exciting, Uh, just the opportunity that I'm giving. 310 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: But like I said, I'm just happy to be back 311 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: out of the field. Man. Just something like I said, 312 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: it could have been much worse than what it is. 313 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: So to have a mine injury like that and to 314 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: be touching the field again, it's exciting. Would you call 315 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: it a measure of depth that the Jaguars have lost 316 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: Cam Robinson and have a second round pick in Trayvon 317 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: walk Our pardoning Walker Little to step into the lineup, 318 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: and he played well last week. By the way, Now 319 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: you lose to want smooth, but here's Caleb and Chason 320 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 1: who's underperformed. Get it, former first round pick. But it's 321 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: not like you're grabbing a guy off of your practice 322 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: squad and elevating him. You've got a guy with all 323 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: the physical attributes to be able to play the position 324 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 1: at a high level. Well, I thought all all preseason. Remember, 325 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: the the drumbeat was no depth, no depth, no depth, 326 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: and I really didn't buy into that. I looked at 327 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: the offensive line and saw an offensive line head Shatley 328 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: and Walker Little, and thought, how many more guys are 329 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: they gonna need? Uh? I thought the wide receiver corps, 330 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, has proven to be pretty deep with what 331 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: they want to do. You know, you have Marvin Jones 332 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: as as the next guy in. I like having Marvin 333 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: Jones as your third guy production wise, Yeah, James Robinson. 334 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: The beginning the season in ETN, I thought they had 335 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 1: some depth there. I think they're at the they're probably 336 00:17:56,440 --> 00:18:00,239 Speaker 1: at the outer edges of it. Um and I do 337 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:04,719 Speaker 1: think they're deep along the defensive line in terms of numbers, 338 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: and again I think they're probably at their outer edge 339 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: of being able to withstand losses and not feel a loss. 340 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: I think it's something about that Calebin Chason. I don't 341 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: know him that well because he hasn't been a guy 342 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: because of the profile that you really interviewed a lot 343 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: um what's impressive to me about him. Sometimes first round 344 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: picks who don't work out and so far he hasn't 345 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: worked out to his potential sort of disappear and brood 346 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 1: and you don't get the feeling that they're into it anymore. 347 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: Whatever has happened with this kid, he's not that Uh. 348 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: The first clip today after the you know on the 349 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: side as as as broadcast continued to benefits, was Caleb 350 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,120 Speaker 1: and Chason celebrating in front of the camera. Clearly into 351 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: the victory the other night. You wouldn't blame Cale and 352 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,640 Speaker 1: Jason after three difficult years to just sort of come 353 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 1: in and be doing his job and not be but 354 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 1: he is stayed in touch with the team, clearly has 355 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: embraced his role. Uh. I would anticipate him playing well. 356 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: I don't know that he's going to be impact guy, 357 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 1: but I think he will be fine in places Smith. 358 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: I think he'll see a minimal drop off. But just 359 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: like with obvisive tackle, I don't think it's gonna be 360 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 1: a disaster. Hey. By the way, both of those guys 361 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: Walker Little and Caleb and Jason are from Houston. In fact, 362 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: they play high school football together at the Episcopal School 363 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: of Houston. So there's a motivation for them to have 364 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: a big game on Sunday. If the IFC South title 365 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: isn't enough, playing in front of friends and family at 366 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: Energy Stadium certainly will be a draw the Texans the 367 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: biggest of those draws for these Jaguars. Andre Cisco shares 368 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,159 Speaker 1: his thoughts, Yeah, you understand, it's gonna be a battle 369 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: division battle and it's the same time, the same thing 370 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,919 Speaker 1: every time, you know, tough fight. And so that's what 371 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: we're looking forward to. Was a long car fall game, 372 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: um and come out with the win. Then a day 373 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: like you said, we lost in Week five to him, 374 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: so you know that's in the back of our head, 375 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: but we focus on, you know, taking a one step 376 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: forward this weekend and they and then our way for 377 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 1: a lot of these players. John Week five seems like 378 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: a lifetime ago. Young players like Andre Cisco, who as 379 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: the season has gone along, has really become and and 380 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: other players as well, but he in particular has become 381 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: a very instrumental part of this defense, and those two 382 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: weeks that he was out with the shoulder, they missed him. Yeah, 383 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: there was definitely a vibe in the locker room. I'm 384 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: not gonna say it was something that they were beating 385 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: their chest out, uh say, we're gonna prove it. But 386 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: they feel like they're a different team than they played 387 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: the Texans in in Week five, and I think there's 388 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 1: definitely a feeling of they not want to talk it 389 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: up too much before the game, but I feeling of 390 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,120 Speaker 1: wanting to go out and show, Okay, we were here 391 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: in week five, now we're here, and you know, I'll 392 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: save what I think about the game for the headline. 393 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 1: So Okay, back to you, Brian, thank you very much, 394 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 1: and we'll leave it at that. When we return here 395 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 1: on Jack's drive time on a Thursday morning, he will 396 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: he won't. He might coming up. Soneth is Jacksonville's trusted 397 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: and reliable moving companies. So if it's probably the official 398 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: moving company the Jacksonville Jaguars to get a stress free 399 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 1: quote called nine oh four seven five three six. That's 400 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 1: nine oh four seven five three six, Or you can 401 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: visit son dot com aid Don for an anticipated segment 402 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: here on Jack's Drive time. He will, he won't. He might. 403 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: We call it he three John. Yours is Travis EPM. Well, 404 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: he will be really important to the game plan because 405 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: I think they need to run with with a covered 406 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: two defense. They are about keeping anything in front of you. 407 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,919 Speaker 1: You need to run against this team to have a 408 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: chance to set up anything that you want to do 409 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 1: in play action, and it's still very hard to do. Uh. 410 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: He won't. He won't fumble Bran because because it's been 411 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: a topic understandably so with Travis. Um. I mean, he 412 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: needs to work out. I can't quite figure out why 413 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: it happens so much. There doesn't seem to be a trend. Uh. 414 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: He seems to be focused on it, and I think 415 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: he will get it. Uh And I don't think it 416 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 1: will happen this week, and he might get back to 417 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: the breakaway guy that he was for a while, meaning 418 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 1: he's been productive the last two games and has mattered 419 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 1: the last two games. But I don't know that he 420 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: has felt the way that he did in the four 421 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 1: or five games were ripping off four yard runs. Yeah, 422 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: and that was special. And he's got that in him, 423 00:22:56,440 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: and I think the Texans defense could present opportunity need 424 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: to do that, because my guess is the Texans defense 425 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 1: be very concerned about stopping his passing game at this point. 426 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 1: Guarding against that, you might see him break those off. 427 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: And I still say, when this offense is functioning at 428 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: its highest level, E. T n Is breaking off one 429 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: or two of those an easy field flipper. It's what 430 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: makes him special. He's got that in him. I think 431 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: we'll see it this week at least well. And the 432 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: Texans have the worst run defense in the league. They 433 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: really have struggled against the run this year. I think 434 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: in the last two weeks they've given up an average 435 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,360 Speaker 1: about eight yards rushing per game. So there's a big 436 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: opportunity for him there if he can find that whole. 437 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:37,919 Speaker 1: What's amazing is when you watch him run, you know, 438 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: you've seen the big runs and then you've seen the 439 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: two yard runs and the shorter runs. He's averaging almost 440 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 1: five yards per carre. That is not a small number. 441 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 1: It's it's it's impressive. It's down a little bit from 442 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 1: when he first sort of burst onto the scene, which 443 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: it's gonna be. He was averaging six point eight or 444 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: something at some point, which is absurd. You can't do 445 00:23:55,920 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: that in the NFL. Um but he's Uh. It's been 446 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: interesting to watch how he's developed and how they have 447 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: used him, and I think there will be more on 448 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 1: that front next year. And my guess is the coaches 449 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,679 Speaker 1: after this season will look and see everything that he 450 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 1: did well and exactly how to use him. And a 451 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: great job so far, but it just seems to me 452 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: that there is is more consistency there h to be 453 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: gotten out of him, and I'm I'm excited to see 454 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: how they game plan him. And he's been remarkable for 455 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: what he's been through in a huge part of this team. 456 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it's interesting that there is so much more 457 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 1: there alright. Mine is Josh Allen, and I say Josh 458 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: Allen will have his best game since the Buffalo game 459 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: here in November last year where that Josh Allen got 460 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,919 Speaker 1: the other at Josh Allen all day long. It's zacks, 461 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 1: he had hits, he had an interception. He will have 462 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: his best game he just feels like he's ready to 463 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: have one of those days. He's been frustrated in the 464 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 1: locker room all season, not that you see it from 465 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: him all that much, but in you know, more private 466 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: moments you can just it's got that grimace on his 467 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: face because he knows that he hasn't played up to 468 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: the standard that he expects to play too. So I 469 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:17,640 Speaker 1: say that comes on Sunday, he won't miss the opportunity 470 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,239 Speaker 1: to help his team. And that's the part about this 471 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: that has gotten him the most is he knows that 472 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,919 Speaker 1: if he had had bigger games along the route of 473 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: the road there in that five game losing streak, that 474 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: he might have helped his team more. He won't miss 475 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: the chance to help his team this week, and he 476 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 1: might score a touchdown this week. I just think, you know, 477 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: it just feels like it's a balloon that's ready to 478 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: burst and he's gonna come out on the other side 479 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: of this. I just feel a game changing play from 480 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 1: Josh Allen on Sunday. Look, Larry Tunsil is a very 481 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: good left tackle, but you can trade on Walker back 482 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: and you can move Josh Allen around a bit um 483 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: the other side. Titis Howard's miss practiced this week. This 484 00:25:54,760 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: is a an anemic offense from the Texans, and now 485 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: they've lost Damon Pierce, he's on injured reserve. I think 486 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: this just sets up to be the kind of game 487 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 1: where Josh Allen and Trayvon Walker can get after the quarterback. 488 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: And Josh is such an interesting guy to me because, again, 489 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 1: much like Jowan Taylor we talked about, different players have 490 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: been criticized over the years for the teams they haven't won. Uh. 491 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 1: Josh being criticized this year and has gone through a lot, 492 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:28,199 Speaker 1: and yet you still never get any sort of vibe 493 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: that he's not the absolute leader of the defense, doesn't 494 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: absolutely embrace that role. Players look to him on the 495 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:42,159 Speaker 1: on the race Sean Jenkins interception against Dallas if if 496 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: you rewatch that, Josh Allen is right with them and celebrating, 497 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: which you'd expect on a play with that to celebrate. 498 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 1: But every time you look at the sideline, whenever a 499 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: defensive player makes a player offensive makes a play, Josh 500 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: is first guy there. He's is into it is important 501 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: in terms of what this team is about. UH. And 502 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,199 Speaker 1: again credit to him because in a tough year, that 503 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: kind of thing can get sideways and uh on this team, 504 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 1: there's something about the players on this team. Uh, they 505 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:17,639 Speaker 1: have kind of kept everything going in the right direction. 506 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 1: I think Josh a big part of that. It just 507 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: feels like it's time for him to come through with 508 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: a big game, and I know he's ready for it 509 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: talking to him in the locker room this week. He 510 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: is certainly primed and ready to go. We'll take a 511 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: break when we return Monday's headlines Today Here on a 512 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: Thursday morning from t I A A Field in Jacksonville. 513 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: This is Jags Drive Time, presented by the Fields Auto Group, 514 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: and we're excited to bring you our Florida Lottery High 515 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: School scholar athlete this week. It's Jason Lester, a senior 516 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: at Orange Park High School who competes in track and field, 517 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: across country and has proven academic excellence with a four 518 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: point six g p A. He's dedicated was community and 519 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: demonstrated leadership on and off the field. He is a 520 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,919 Speaker 1: member of the class of and hopes to attend Florida's 521 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: State The Bright Future Scholarship program is primarily funded by 522 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:15,640 Speaker 1: the Florida Lottery and assist students in pursuing post secondary, 523 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 1: educational and career goals. But now it's a matter of, 524 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: you know, just letting those guys go. There's there's a 525 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 1: lot of talent there. You're seeing Davon, You're seeing Roy 526 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks have a really good push in 527 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: the interior in the pocket. And then you know, you've 528 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: seen Arden, You've seen Trayvon and unfortunately smooth you know, 529 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: coming off and Josh coming off the edge and making 530 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: plays or you know, t e stunts things of that nature. 531 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: And I just think it's just it's just allowed them 532 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: to kind of free up and just play a tax 533 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: style of football of front. Well, you know, k c 534 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: will get more Calebon, we'll get more, We'll get more 535 00:28:56,320 --> 00:29:00,960 Speaker 1: time obviously, you know, Josh Arden Um, get Trayvon back, 536 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, optimistic of that. You know. So we've got 537 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: you know, we've got those four guys that can and 538 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to you know, fill that role. Following 539 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: up on the conversation about Josh Allen and earlier we 540 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: were talking about Caleb and Jason really the last couple 541 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: of weeks that interior or three, Roy Roberts and Harris 542 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: who had a couple of big plays on Thursday Night Football, 543 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: Devon Hamilton's Adam Gotsis when he's been in there. They're also, 544 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: by the way, getting fully fought Kasi back this week, 545 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: so it's good to see this defensive line with a 546 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: little bit of steam heading into the final two games. Yeah, 547 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: things are you know, Uh, things are coming together. Uh, 548 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: and it feels like it's it's getting better. It sounds 549 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: almost absurd to say that because you lost Smooth, but 550 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: generally speaking, you have to withstand an injury or two 551 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You're not gonna get to the super Bowl, 552 00:29:53,800 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: playoffs whatever. Uh, completely clean. So again, and I think 553 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: they've lost Smooth, They've lost a set. Griffin, BArch and uh, 554 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: camera all all important, but that level of loss, you know, 555 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:16,239 Speaker 1: I think you're supposed to be able to overcome. Uh, 556 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: particularly think on the defensive line, losing one guys is 557 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: important as Smooth is. I think they can withstand it 558 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: because these other guys are are playing well and the 559 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: water is rising the boats, if you will. And by 560 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 1: the way, it's worth mentioning that the Jaguars have been 561 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: the healthiest team in football this year in terms of 562 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: fewest losses of starts by starters. Right, They've had the 563 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: fewest games lost to injury by starters this team has had, 564 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: so they're relatively healthy as they get set for this 565 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: final two game run. And it brings us to Monday's 566 00:30:55,760 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: headlines right now, John, what's gone snap steady, which which 567 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: makes no sense except that they're gonna snap this losing 568 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: I mean they're gonna they're gonna snap this losing streak 569 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: to the Texans because they're starting to get steady, meaning 570 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 1: this team now, I think they're gonna win in Houston, 571 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: a solid game. I would think something ish, uh, I 572 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: expect to feel okay about it about the seven minute 573 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 1: mark of the fourth quarter. That sort of game they do. 574 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: That that would be two in a row of games 575 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: where you didn't need cardiac moments to come back, and 576 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 1: it would feel like a team that is finding itself, 577 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: learning how to win, learning how to put teams away, 578 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: and getting ready for that final uh, very big game 579 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 1: at t I Bank next week. And by the way, 580 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: there's been a season of breaking streaks, whether it's soon 581 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: was twenty straight losses to NFC teams, and they hadn't 582 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,239 Speaker 1: won on the road in three years and had one 583 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 1: back to back games in three years. They've done that 584 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: a lot. This season, I'm going with clash with the Titans. 585 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 1: Jaguars will win. Not that the wind sets up the 586 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 1: clash with the Titans, it's already there, but everyone's focus 587 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: is on that season finale here against the Titans on 588 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: either January the seventh or the eighth, and we'll find 589 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: out on Monday, you know, whether it's prime time or 590 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: whether it's Saturday or Sunday. Um. But finally we get 591 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: to the clash with the Titans be big weight it should. Yeah, 592 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun and I go back again. 593 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: We talked in June, we talked in July and August 594 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: about meaningful games around Thanksgiving, not knowing, especially not when 595 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: they were two and six, that we would be talking 596 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 1: about this well into January. And yet we're almost there. 597 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: And the cool thing for him is they've played their 598 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: way into it against good teams. Uh. And that's why 599 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: every bath things is important to go in this game, 600 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 1: even though it's not technically important, and your quarterback is 601 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: playing at a very high level and that is biggest 602 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: reason for excitement in Jacksonville right now. That'll do it 603 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: for our program. We will be back with you on 604 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: Monday to recap the Texans game and of course start 605 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: previewing the clash with the Titans four Jags Drive time 606 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: in our entire crew, we wish you a very nice 607 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: day and a great rest of your week.