WEBVTT - Countdown to Kickoff: Fred Taylor, Jaguars-Vikings

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<v Speaker 1>Countdown to kickoff continues as the Jaguars visit the Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>Vikings today at one o'clock kickoff time j P. Shadrick

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<v Speaker 1>each week joined by a pride of the Jaguars running

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<v Speaker 1>back Fred Taylor. Hello, Fred, what's up? JP? More football man?

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<v Speaker 1>Gotta love it, gotta love it. Let's keep having football.

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<v Speaker 1>I know there's some games that have been in question

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of weeks, but so far, so good

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<v Speaker 1>for the Jacksonville Jaguars in terms of getting these games played.

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<v Speaker 1>Biggest news of the week Dave Colrell out as a

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<v Speaker 1>general manager. He started here in he had a playoff

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<v Speaker 1>rount in teen. There was some success in the later

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<v Speaker 1>rounds of the draft, not as much success at the

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<v Speaker 1>top of the draft, and I think that's the big key.

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<v Speaker 1>Now what for the Jaguars, you know, now what they

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<v Speaker 1>bring someone in and bring someone else in to call

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<v Speaker 1>the shots. You know, hopefully someone that will work in

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<v Speaker 1>a joint coordinated effort with the head coach to get

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<v Speaker 1>the type of players they need to fill the roster

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<v Speaker 1>and fill their philosophy. You know, a lot of times

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<v Speaker 1>uh gms and head coaches that have different ideologies and

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<v Speaker 1>philosophies and they don't mesh well. And I can put

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<v Speaker 1>a strain on the organization top down as it relates

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<v Speaker 1>to to to Dave Caldwell, I I really I like

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<v Speaker 1>Dave a lot. I think he's an awesome person. The

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<v Speaker 1>NFL is a business, more business than personal. The quarterback position,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that sort of hurt uh Dave earlier on

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the whole Blake borders that thing there. Although

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<v Speaker 1>they did have the one that run three years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>the defense was amazing. They built an amazing defense, so

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<v Speaker 1>I do give them credit for that, having one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best defenses, uh, statistically in the history of the

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<v Speaker 1>game at different points throughout that season. You're not measured

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<v Speaker 1>on one shot. It's about consistency in the NFL. UH.

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<v Speaker 1>And usually that comes from the quarterback position. First. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be a team that's in it every year,

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<v Speaker 1>look at the successful teams around the NFL is the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback position. And then you build out from there. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And you pretty much can do anything through draft, through

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<v Speaker 1>free agency. And unfortunately one of Dave's first picks was

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback position and that didn't pan out. So it

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<v Speaker 1>created this trickle down effect and this is what we

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<v Speaker 1>have now. Hopefully going forward, uh shot Uh, the decision

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<v Speaker 1>makers in the front office, they can find somebody out

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<v Speaker 1>to get in there, and that would be solid, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>get us some solid picks in work coordination with with

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<v Speaker 1>the head coach whatever they're gonna do there. Uh and

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<v Speaker 1>and and hopefully that will all translate to wins for

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguar fan base. And really that's all that matters.

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<v Speaker 1>The fans don't care about all this stuff. They just

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<v Speaker 1>want to see wins. The one way to get in

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<v Speaker 1>the stadium enjoy you know, spending their hard earned money,

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<v Speaker 1>seeing a great product on the field and enjoying their Sundays.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all they care about. Fred Taylor with us to

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars running back. So now it's on the Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>and a really good battle of running backs here, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>James Robinson, the rookie for the Jaguars, and then Dalvin

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<v Speaker 1>Cook for Minnesota, the second best running back in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of yardage in the league this year. You gotta love

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<v Speaker 1>this matchup, Fred, You know, I do love the match up.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been a fan of Dalvin since his his days

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<v Speaker 1>at Florida State. Although he was a seminar but I

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<v Speaker 1>was still a fan. I my you know, his style

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<v Speaker 1>of run. I thought I always thought that he was

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<v Speaker 1>getting the NFL to have a successful career, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not so much earlier on. You know, they they compared

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<v Speaker 1>him to a lot of the other guys around the league,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was slowed due to a few injuries. When

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<v Speaker 1>coach Kennedy Poland my old position coach, when they got

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<v Speaker 1>up there in Minnesota, and they adapted that that style

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<v Speaker 1>of play they had here under with under coach Pola

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<v Speaker 1>in the run game coordinator with myself from our reice,

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<v Speaker 1>we were very successful. Kp he reached out a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to me, you know, he talked about Dalvin and what

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<v Speaker 1>the young man brought to the table. He put us

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<v Speaker 1>on the phone together. He allowed myself to share my

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<v Speaker 1>experiences with with d C with Dalvin, and Dalvin started

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<v Speaker 1>training at my facility with coach Pete Bamrito here in

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<v Speaker 1>South Florida, and his career skyrocketed. I mean, he's having

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<v Speaker 1>a great last two years. He's been running really well,

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<v Speaker 1>really efficient, and he's learning how to stay healthy. And

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<v Speaker 1>and and James Robinson he'll do the same. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>He's having a pretty solid rookie campaign. He's really the

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<v Speaker 1>highlight of the entire team, you know, more than anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>That's usually what you're gonna get from the running back position, though,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we we were that spark that the entire

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<v Speaker 1>ball club needs. But he's doing his job. Uh, he's

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<v Speaker 1>making the guys up front excited about blocking again in

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<v Speaker 1>the run game. He's doing it in the past game.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, he's definitely been a great find for the Jaguars.

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<v Speaker 1>And again all the days out of the building, you

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<v Speaker 1>know that decision was made between he and coach Marone,

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<v Speaker 1>but again, um it wasn't through the draft. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>still a solid player, never the case, whatever the case

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<v Speaker 1>may be, and luckily he's on our side. Fred Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>with a final thoughts here, Fred, you know there's five

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<v Speaker 1>games left. The team's officially eliminated from postseason contention. They've

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<v Speaker 1>already made a change in the front office. Who knows

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<v Speaker 1>what other changes could come down the line here, but

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<v Speaker 1>there's still five football games left to be played. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Doug Brone is trying to go out and get the

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<v Speaker 1>best out of this team that he can and still

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<v Speaker 1>try to win games. How difficult is it to to

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<v Speaker 1>stay motivated, to stay locked in, first as a football

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<v Speaker 1>team and then as an individual player when you know

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, you're you're not going anywhere,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I want to start from the individual side

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<v Speaker 1>and then look at it from the team aspect. I

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<v Speaker 1>think from an individual side, the guys are motivated from.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, some guys may have, you know, certain incentives

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<v Speaker 1>that they're close to hitting. Uh. Some guys just want

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<v Speaker 1>to put something on tape. You know, you got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of young guys out there due to injuries that

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<v Speaker 1>they they understand that, hey, this might be my last shot.

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows, So I have to put some film on

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<v Speaker 1>tape and give myself an opportunity. And I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>a motivating factor. And how hungry these guys are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be throughout the remaindering, pushed portion of the season. And

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<v Speaker 1>then now I want to talk about the team effort.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the key part for that is how well

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<v Speaker 1>they're communicating in the building throughout all of this madness

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<v Speaker 1>with COVID UH this whole season, UH, dealing with their

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<v Speaker 1>injuries and their personal frustrations. How well they're communicating these

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<v Speaker 1>these last five weeks, you know, how important it is

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<v Speaker 1>to them, uh from an individual standpoint, and now I

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<v Speaker 1>think that all bill on the team side, uh, the coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>The coaches want to finish for the bank. They don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to lose. You know. People tend to joke and say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>they're jockeying for position to to get the number one pick.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how true that is, because when you're

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<v Speaker 1>between the choke, you just want to go out there

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<v Speaker 1>and play your butts off. Coaches want to coach their

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<v Speaker 1>tails off, you know, because they know it's about opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for them as well. So, UM, I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna you know, how it translates to the overall

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<v Speaker 1>team picture, but I do know that you have guys

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<v Speaker 1>in the building definitely. Over the last couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 1>have shown that they're hungry, they're still passionate about football.

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<v Speaker 1>The end result hadn't been great, it's not what they've wanted,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're out there playing their butts off. They're playing

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<v Speaker 1>hard down to the last whistle, and that's what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>excited to see. I'm excited to see the young guys

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<v Speaker 1>out there scrapping and hopefully those are building blocks that

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<v Speaker 1>will get us to where we want to be. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>where we were three years ago and hopefully where we

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<v Speaker 1>can be within the next three year window. As the

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<v Speaker 1>entire French Fred, great stuff. As always, We will talk

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<v Speaker 1>to you again in the post game coming up a

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<v Speaker 1>little later. I'm gonna see you there, Fred Taylor, pride

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<v Speaker 1>of the Jaguars running back and up next, the final

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<v Speaker 1>Word with head coach Doug Brone ahead of the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>and the Vikings in Week thirteen. This is countdown to

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<v Speaker 1>Kickoff on Jaguars Radio.