1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: I was walking Bruce Smanto his car in the parking lot. 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: I mentioned to Delhi and Uh, it was not a 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: happy compic. Guys, Bruce the Big Man. Welcome to Jaguars 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: Reporters presented by t I A A Bank with Brian Sexton, 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: John Osher, Ashlyn Sullivan and j P. Shadri. Presended by 6 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: t I A A Bank. Starts right now. Welcome into 7 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: the Jaguars Reporters podcast on Monday, February fourteen, JAP Shadrick, 8 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: Brian Sexton, Ashman Sullivan, John Osier and Pritty To get 9 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: to today reaction of Tony Basselli heading to the Pro 10 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: Football Hall of Fame Assistant Coaching Staff announcement company coming 11 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: this week. We'll break down some of the big names 12 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: and our final thoughts of Super Bowl fIF Well. Tony 13 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: Basselli elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 14 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: announcement came Thursday night at NFL Honors. John, you were 15 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: on the ground in Los Angeles. The reaction here in 16 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: Jacksonville is as you would expect, certainly very excited. You 17 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,559 Speaker 1: were there with him. What was the scene in l A. Well, 18 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: it was It's an odd scene. Now, I mean all 19 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: I'll share that I did know going out there that 20 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: he had gotten in because you have to plan and 21 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: you have to figure it out. So they now it 22 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: used to be that they found out hours after the vote. 23 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: You could keep it secret. Now I think some people 24 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville had an idea. But I would have been 25 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: confident anyway. I thought all along, this is going to 26 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: be his year. So when he did tell me, I 27 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: wasn't surprised. I'll be honest with you. You know, it's 28 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: probably the first time I've ever hugged a player, you know, 29 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: and and uh, you know, I won't get into the habit, 30 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: but you know I was. I had tears of my 31 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: eyes when he told me, because you know, it's been 32 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: a long road for him. And I think if it 33 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: was a normal player, I probably wouldn't have felt that way. 34 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: Meaning somebody who would played out his career and had 35 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: the entire career he should have the way his career ended, 36 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: only playing six and seven years, knowing him, knowing what 37 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: the game meant to him. Brian, you and I watched 38 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: him play his entire career. Uh, he wasn't just great. 39 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: He played the game with a passion that, uh, everybody 40 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: always talks about to play against Cincinnati where he ran 41 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: down Atrell Hawkins. Uh. An amazing play for a offensive 42 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 1: lineman to make. He played with a passion. He deserved 43 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: this moment. I thought. The coolest thing that was a 44 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: surprise was when Bruce Smith announced him. That was really 45 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: cool because you know, I can share this story as well. 46 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: In I went up to do a story on Rob Johnson, 47 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: who was playing with the Bills, and I also went 48 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: and talked to Bruce Smith about BASSELLI. It was not 49 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: a happy topic. It was. I was walking Bruce to 50 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: his car in the parking lot, I mentioned bessellly and 51 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: and uh, guys, Bruce is a big man, and uh, 52 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: there was there was not pr around two break up, 53 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: a crushing blow to the ozone that day. He obviously 54 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: didn't get physical, but he was. He didn't like the question. Uh, 55 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: and for a long time he didn't like the question. 56 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: I think it was Ashlan a couple of years ago 57 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: and and sort of broke the ice. So it was 58 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 1: cool to see that. And I'll shut up about it, 59 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: but uh, you know, I don't get very emotional about 60 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: players and events anymore. But that was really cool to 61 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: see you guys. So the thing that said. Two things 62 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: stood out to me. One is just the passion the 63 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: way he played the game. Um, you know, whether it 64 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: was what what John mentioned with that Cincinnati game. Also 65 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: a night on Monday Night football, Monday Night Football brought 66 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: a camera to Ice, so a left tackle an offensive 67 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: lineman for the first time in the storied history of 68 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: Monday night football. And you know that caught everyone's attention. 69 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: And there was that play where you know, the Jaggers 70 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: hit the long touchdown. He's doing this come on back, 71 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: come on back act to um to Jason Taylor, who 72 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's a Hall of Fame pass rusher who's asked. 73 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: He was kicking mercilessly that night, um. And it was 74 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: just it was so much fun to watch Tony Basselli play. 75 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: And you guys, I know you read Peter King's column 76 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: that's now in Pro Football Talk. I mean it's it's 77 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: the it's the Bible of the NFL on Monday mornings 78 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: during the season, and he always spends time, you know, 79 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: going through the methodology of of the Hall of Fame process, 80 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: you know what they considered and matching guys up and 81 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: looking at numbers. I'll say this, you didn't need any 82 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: of that. When you watched Tony BASSELLI you knew you 83 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: were watching a Hall of Fame player. I mean, it's 84 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: just it's just obvious. It was obvious to anybody that watched. 85 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: You could have grabbed five people from the stands. We 86 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: were there for that game on Monday night against the 87 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: Dolphins and said vote, and they would said Hall of 88 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 1: Fame and player. Uh. The other thing was his rookies 89 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: the weekend they drafted him, right, So back then the 90 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: draft was Friday, Saturday Sunday. Um no, then the draft 91 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: was Saturday Sunday. So they flew him in on from 92 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: New York because the draft was only in New York 93 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: in and they flew him down on Sunday morning. And 94 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: I was going to the stadium that we're doing a 95 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 1: long radio program, and someone tapping me on the shoulder said, hey, 96 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: come on, you're gonna interview the first round pick. I said, 97 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: Bissell's here. Uh huh. So we've only been in the 98 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: offices for six weeks at that point. I barely knew 99 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: my way to the weight room. So we're running, you know, 100 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,799 Speaker 1: it's out of the stadiums under construction, and we're dodging 101 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: people who were working, and I walked into the weight 102 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: room and there's Tony Basselli, right, a young Tony Basselli 103 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: and Angie who was pretty tall as well, wearing this 104 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: brilliant red coat, and all you could think of is 105 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: that's the future of the Jaguars. And as they both 106 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: turned around with these million mega watts smiles, I realized 107 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: that they got their guy. And it was sort of 108 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: full circle for me JP when he walked out into 109 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: that stage last week, because it was the same thing. 110 00:05:55,640 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: That's the Jaguars guy, Ashlyan. We know how close Tony 111 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: is with his family, and just seeing the reaction of 112 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: of Angie and and the kids and and everyone around 113 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: it when it all went down, and seeing the reaction 114 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: on social media and the videos and the photos that 115 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: are going up. You know, we all know Tony very well, 116 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: but just to see that smile and the entire family 117 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: is going in the Hall of Fame too. As he said, yeah, 118 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: it's cool. They just released I think it'll come out today. 119 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: NFL Films was in the house when he got the 120 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: knock from Anthony Munos, and Tony is not necessarily an 121 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: emotional guy, but when I saw his wife and his 122 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: kids crying. That made me cry because Tony he said, 123 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: these past years, you know, his wife would cry, his 124 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: kids would cry. When he went to get in, He's like, 125 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: what are you crying for? This is an incredible honor 126 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: that I'm even mentioned. But from to finally get in 127 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: and finally show that emotion was was really cool. So 128 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: I encourage people to watch it. It It was a really 129 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 1: cool feature that NFL networked in on it. Yes, John, Yeah, 130 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: I had been uh fortunate or unfortunate enough to be 131 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: in the hotel room think three or four times when 132 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,479 Speaker 1: Tony got the wrong call, And there were a couple 133 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: of times where I was you know those rooms you 134 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: would wait for like an hour, hour and fifteen minutes 135 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: because you didn't know when they were actually going to 136 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: call the guy. And uh, I remember one year I 137 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: was actually sitting right next to him talking because he 138 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: would sort of separate from the family a little bit 139 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: at times. He took different approaches different years because he 140 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: was just trying to sort of maintain his his composure 141 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: during it. And I remember the one time I was 142 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: sitting right near him, he looked at the phone and 143 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: he saw the can't know Ohio number, and he said, well, 144 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: I'm not getting in because you know, they sort of 145 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: knew based on that call what the routine was. And uh, 146 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: Tony ever cried during that, but you could obviously see 147 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: the disappointment when it didn't happen. But being there and 148 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: seeing the disappointment of his kids during those times, his 149 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: daughters and Angie, it was. It was very cool. The 150 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: other night, I happened to be able to go to 151 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: the event that Shod Khan had for Tony. Rob Johnson 152 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: was there, an old Jaguars name, Pete Prisco, Sam Covaris, 153 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: a lot of Jaguars people, and to see Tony walk 154 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: in with the usc fight song playing. Uh, you know 155 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: it was. Andy did a great job planning that and 156 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: seeing that again. Brian keeps using the word for full 157 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: circle for those of us who covered him at the time, 158 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: it really was full circle. And one final thing I'll 159 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: say about it, it's a rare thing to have the 160 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: first pick ever in the franchise history become the first 161 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: player to be inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars, 162 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: and Brian you can speak to this. There was no 163 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: doubt he was gonna be the first player he was 164 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: the right guy to have at that. UM. I love 165 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: Fred Taylor, I love Jimmy Smith, I love a lot 166 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: of those players. I covered the Sally to me was 167 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 1: the best player on those teams with Fred right there 168 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: by a hair. But you know Tony dominated his position. Uh, 169 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: he was the right guy to have this. He usually 170 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: doesn't come full circle like that where your best, your 171 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: first pick works out. How many busts are there to 172 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: have worked out to that degree is an unbelievable story, 173 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: and it does sort of tie the knot on a 174 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: career that was too short, but that was unbelievable. Jaguars 175 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: fans can count all the busts. I'll just say this, 176 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: Tony Basselli was the unquestioned leader of those Jaguars in 177 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: the first five years when they had all that playoff success. 178 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: It wasn't Mark and Marco point to him and say no, 179 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: it was Tony, Jimmy, Fred, all the great players that 180 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: were here, all of them followed Tony Basselli. When he 181 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: walked into the room. There was no doubt. You know 182 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: you're going to war with this guy on Sunday afternoon. 183 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: And I'll say this in the closing of the Tony 184 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: basse Portion. We're talking about his family and the kids 185 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: and and interesting we see all everybody's all happy, everybody's together. 186 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: It's a tight group. But you have it lived until 187 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: you spend a Christmas at the Bissell House. I was 188 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: fortunate enough to do that one year. And yes, the 189 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: cuse the boys are grown a little older now and 190 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: that the girls are a little bit older, but uh, 191 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: it is still mayhem and bedlam, and uh, it's it's 192 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: a it's a treat and it's uh, it's a pleasure 193 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: to have him as a friend and a colleague. For sure. 194 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,479 Speaker 1: We're all excited for a Tony Bossely to be elected 195 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: and and we'll soon be inducted and forever inshrined to 196 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Plenty ahead on the 197 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: Jaguars Reporters podcast will discuss the assistant coaching staff. When 198 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: we return on Jaguars Reporters, Welcome back to the Jaguars 199 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: Reporters Podcast. J P. Shadrick, John Osier, Ashlan Sullivan and 200 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: Brian Sexton. Well, we've seen all the reports over the 201 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: last a couple of weeks, a week or so since 202 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson has been hired as head coach. All these 203 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: names are being reported. Nothing official from the Jaguars yet, 204 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: but there's a feeling that would come. I would say 205 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: earlier in the week. This week, there could be an 206 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: official announcement of the assistant coaching staff. That's at least 207 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: my gut on it. Let's talk through some of the 208 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: big positions here, and you know, I would argue Ashlan 209 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: the defensive coordinator is the big one because there's so 210 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: many offensive names. Doug Peterson's going to call the plays. 211 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: We've seen all the offensive names reported. But hey, Mike Caldwell, 212 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator, you're kind of on your own over there. 213 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: But um, get this thing going on defense? Yeah, that's 214 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: the That's the I guess thought we had after listening 215 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: to Doug Peterson's introductory press conference when he said he 216 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: was going to call the plays. That wasn't a surprise, 217 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: but it very much was the motto that defensive coordinator, 218 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: it would have to be a guy that could completely 219 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: control the defense. And I think we're seeing with all 220 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: these reported names, just the relationships that Doug Peterson has. 221 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: He said, firstly, he wanted guys that were good guys 222 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: in this building. I think you're seeing that with those 223 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: reported names and and guys that have a long time 224 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: connection to Doug Peterson, he isn't necessarily taking any chances. 225 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: He trust these guys. So I agree, we're gonna see 226 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: a big announcement of all these names, and I would 227 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: think Wednesday to Friday that's happening. But we all know 228 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: he's been working tires lee to get this staff together. 229 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: We saw him with the introductory press conference. We haven't 230 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: seen him since because he's doing all these interviews, so 231 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: working really hard to get these names together. And yeah, 232 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: I think within the next few days we'll have a 233 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: final announcement. He was supremely confident when I when I asked, 234 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: I think Mark Long asked the question, are you you know? Yes, 235 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna be okay? And this is good to hear 236 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: from Peterson. And you know, Mike called well John fourteen 237 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: years as a defensive assistant, his first coordinator, gig and uh, 238 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 1: we'll see what else he builds around that. It's a 239 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: it's a young staff, Press Taylor, a young guy the 240 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: offensive line coach whose name is escaping you right now. 241 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: I was just writing about him last night. Uh, also 242 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: a young guy. Um, if if you wanted sort of 243 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: a fresh look in a fresh field. You got it. Uh, 244 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of synergy the lines up. UM. I 245 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: haven't done a deep dive into the coaching staff yet, 246 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: having been in l A last week, but it will 247 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how the defense approaches it. It 248 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 1: sounds like they're gonna stick with three four basics to 249 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: this UM. To me, it's intriguing on a experience level. 250 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: For Doug Peterson, how quickly he put this staff together. 251 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:32,239 Speaker 1: I you know, I think it speaks to the contrast 252 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:33,959 Speaker 1: again and I hate to keep bringing up Urban Meyer, 253 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: but we're just right off of that took a long time, 254 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: and looking back, had to study a little bit how 255 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: to put together a staff during the process, and it 256 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: took a while. Doug Peterson, the reason you hired him 257 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: is he knows the NFL. He has relationships already. It was. 258 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: It's pretty clear from the speed of it to me, Brian, 259 00:13:54,400 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: he knew guys he wanted. He probably had every position, uh, one, two, three, 260 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: probably went over that was shot during the interview. Whenever 261 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: there tlent balky during the interview. No real interviews necessary, 262 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: as much as calling a guy and saying, hey, you're 263 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: my guy, can you come or you're available, let's go. 264 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: You know, the night that Doug was hired, I picked 265 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: up the phone and I called a couple of people 266 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: who know him, uh, some who have coached with him 267 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: or played with him, and they were able to tell 268 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: me the guys he was going to hire. I mean, Doug, 269 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: he had a list, right. The great coaches keep track 270 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: of the great young coaches and they know who the 271 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: guys are that they want to bring along. Press Taylor, 272 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: as people are reading about, is young Zach Taylor's brother. 273 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: But he coached with Doug for a number of years 274 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia and then he went with Frank Bright to Indianapolis. 275 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: So these guys keep track with one another. You look 276 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: at a guy like Caldwell, who he played with in Philadelphia, 277 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: and then who he had on his staff in Philadelphia. Uh, 278 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: he's a guy he was on Andy Reid's staff when 279 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: Doug was a coach on Andy reid staff in Philadelphia. 280 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: So they had a list, they knew who they wanted. 281 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: And that's that's the difference between a college coach who's 282 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: coming in and figuring it out and a professional coach. 283 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: And by the way, I think it's the difference between 284 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: Byron left, which is candidacy, and Doug Peterson's because a 285 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: young coach like Byron, he's never done it before. He's 286 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: gonna have to really grind to get guys and compete 287 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: for guys. Whereas Doug picks up the phone and says, hey, 288 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: Press Taylor, Mike Caldwell, I want you to come and 289 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: work with me. Yep. Done. It's a known quantity and 290 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: it allows this thing to spin up even faster. Obviously, 291 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: the number one priority is the quarterback position and getting 292 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence right and getting guys around him. How about 293 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: the names around him now? Of course, Doug Peterson will 294 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: call the plays on offense. Mike McCoy's the quarterbacks coach. 295 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: Press Taylor is the offensive coordinator. Jim Bob Cooter is 296 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: the passing game coordinator, and he worked with Peyton and 297 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: with Stafford over his time as an assistant in the NFL. 298 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: Like McCoy is a former head coach. As you mentioned, 299 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: Brian Press Taylor has has been around this system for 300 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: a long time. Those are some significant names around the cornerback. 301 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: They're not missing the assignment, which is the quarterback has 302 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: to develop, but Coyyer recall, was with the Broncos when 303 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning went there and was the offensive coordinator there, 304 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: So they touched a lot of pieces in places. They'll 305 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: get him right now. You have to work to put 306 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: some weapons around him. The draft is seventy three days away, 307 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: like free agencies a month away, so that's gonna become very, 308 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: very critical. But these guys who are coming in to 309 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: work with the passing game, to work with the quarterback, 310 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: they have a pedigree, they have a resume that speaks 311 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: to their success, and that's critical. I've gotten some emails 312 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: some people wondering why, if if Doug's gonna call plays, 313 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: why you have an offensive coordinator Press Taylor, And just 314 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: to clarify for people, everybody on on his call and 315 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: knows um most head coaches who called plays, they still 316 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: have an offensive coordinator. He writes the game playing during 317 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: the week, he goes over it. I think it's significant 318 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: that Press Taylor is right out of the Andy Reid, 319 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson tree. I don't think there's gonna be any 320 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 1: philosophical arguments during the week about what to do offensively. 321 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: Press Taylor can lay out the game plan with input 322 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: from Doug. It allows Doug to be to go be 323 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: a head coach during the week and sort of pick 324 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: up the game plan and call plays on Sunday. It's 325 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: not that simplistic. Obviously Doug will have an idea before Sunday. 326 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: But you know, Nate Hackett and Green Bay did this. 327 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: It's very common. The enemy did it in Kansas City 328 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: with Andy Reid. Uh. For the coaches you called the play. 329 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: They need a good coordinator and that guy remains important 330 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: even though he's not doing the active play calling on Sunday. 331 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: I think sometimes that gets lost a little bit and 332 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: they think a coordinator who doesn't have play calling duties 333 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: is just sort of sitting there playing Madden all week. 334 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: It's not that what. Yeah, And Doug also mentioned that 335 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: he didn't close the door that if things get to 336 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: have Dick or something happens where he just takes that 337 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 1: play call and hands it off to the offensive coordinators. 338 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: So he did wasn't an egotistical thing or slamming the 339 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: fifth that I'm calling the place from now on forever. 340 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: He he left the door open that things could change. 341 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: It just was for now. Yeah, and Ashton, you you 342 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: spoke with Trevor right after the announcement or the day 343 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: of the announcement and presentation of Doug Peterson. And I 344 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,719 Speaker 1: just kind of got the vibe from him, and you know, 345 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: you know him better I think than any of us 346 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 1: on this podcast, um that he's going to be excited 347 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:35,719 Speaker 1: to have some real, a full staff of experience around him. 348 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: He had some experienced assistance around him last year, yes, 349 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: but to really kind of move this thing forward. It 350 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 1: just kind of got a sense of disappointment from last 351 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: season the way things were going. Is the second half 352 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: of the season came along. Now we can reset move forward. 353 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: I think Trevor will probably be in a good mind frame. Absolutely. 354 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: We saw him on he was on NFL Total Access, 355 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: I think, and he kind of repeated what he said 356 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: in our Jaguars dot Com interview. We we talked about 357 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: the coach of Doug Peterson and and the history behind it, 358 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: but he kept going back to Doug Peterson playing at 359 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: this level and he said, yes, he's accomplished so much 360 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: as a coach, but to have a coach that's played 361 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 1: this position and understands what I'm going through. He keeps 362 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: talking about that. So I think something we should hone 363 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: in on is it's very rare. I think that you 364 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 1: have a coach right now in the NFL who's also 365 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 1: played quarterback in the NFL, So it's he just gets it, 366 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: and I think that's gonna be really helpful for Trevor 367 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: in his young career. Yeah. I want to go back 368 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: to something that John said, and that is there won't 369 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 1: be philosophical differences between the head coach and the offensive coordinator. Look, 370 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: people didn't hear this last year, but there were philosophical 371 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: differences between the NFL coaches on that staff and the 372 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: college coaches last year who wanted to do more things 373 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: from the Clemson playbook than from an NFL playbook. You're 374 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: coming in now with NFL coaches who the quarterback can 375 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,120 Speaker 1: trust to put him in the right spot where they're 376 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: all going to be of the same mindset working together. 377 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: For Doug, that really matters. It's critical for the quarterbacks 378 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: development that he trusts Mike McCoy, Jim Bob Cooter, Press Taylor, 379 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson to all be in alignment. And because Doug is, 380 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,719 Speaker 1: as Ashley just said, has played the position and understands 381 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: the quarterback development cycle, they're all going to be in 382 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: alignment in his best interests, and that wasn't always the 383 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,719 Speaker 1: case last year. We'll take your time out when we 384 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: return our thoughts of Super Bowl fifty six and what's 385 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: ahead this week. This is the Jaguars Reporters Podcast. Welcome 386 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: back to the Jaguars Reporters Podcast. J P. Shadrick, Ashlyn Sullivan, 387 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: Bryan Sexton, John Osier. The day after Super Bowl fifty six, 388 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: the Rams rally to beat the Bengals of fifteen plays, 389 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: seventy nine yard touchdown drive that took four minutes and 390 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: forty eight seconds. Matthew Stafford a Cooper Cup with a 391 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: minute twenty five remaining for the win. Cups the m 392 00:20:56,040 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: v P. What a game, What a What a season 393 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: for the Rams? This was really the big season. They 394 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: went all in, as they tweeted in November, and traded 395 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: a bunch of people in, They got the quarterback, and 396 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: it paid off with a Super Bowl championship. Bryan, It's 397 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,439 Speaker 1: a style that not a lot of people are familiar with. 398 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: It's sort of against the grain in NFL circles to 399 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: trade away first round picks, and they haven't had one 400 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: since and they're not gonna have one. Right they throw 401 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: salary cap dollars around. I mean like like they're souven airs. 402 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: You know, you're something for you, for you, for you. 403 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 1: But last night, in the fourth quarter, especially that last drive, 404 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: all the guys that they traded for came up with 405 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: big plays. Jalen Ramsey, who gave up those two big 406 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: plays early in the game. Was money locked those guys down. 407 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: Von Miller, Aaron Donald, Cooper Cup, Matt Stafford. The money 408 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: they spent, the draft picks they spent, all came through 409 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: with five minutes left to play. And I know less 410 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: Need he was, you know, with the Jaguars in the 411 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,239 Speaker 1: early days of his career, and he was always an 412 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 1: aggressive guy. Congratulated today less Snet because his aggressive style 413 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: paid off handsomely. And you know they'll be in contention 414 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: again next year because this team will still be together 415 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,719 Speaker 1: and if they win two Super Bowls, they don't care 416 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: if they have a couple of down years. You're exactly right, Brian. 417 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: They did go all into the trades. Um, there are 418 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: two best players are still guys they drafted. So you know, 419 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup and Aaron Donald are the two best players 420 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: on that team. They were draft picks. So if you're 421 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: gonna play the way the Rams do meeting, go after 422 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: and be aggressive in free agency. You still need to 423 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: hit on your guys. Those are still their core guys, 424 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: so um, you still got to do both. In credits 425 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: him doing both. I I was sort of pulling for 426 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: the Bengals because I just like the way Joe Burrow plays. 427 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: I like that if if the Jaguars can sort of 428 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 1: emulate that, and boy, what a team they must be 429 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: to follow. I kind of came away from this season 430 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: credit the Rams because they went and got it done. 431 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,959 Speaker 1: But I didn't really get the feeling this year. This 432 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: seemed like a weird year to me. I didn't feel 433 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,199 Speaker 1: like at any point in the playoffs, I thought we 434 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: were watching great games. I never got the feeling we 435 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 1: were watching a great team play. I still don't feel 436 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: that way this This kind of feels like a year 437 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: that you're looking that you look back and say, well, 438 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: the Rams won it. I if they win it again 439 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: next year, then I guess this year all of a 440 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: sudden becomes sort of feels like a team of greatness. 441 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: Just felt like a transition year in the NFL to me, 442 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 1: and and the Rams went and got one when it 443 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 1: was sort of a wide open field. I guess if 444 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: you will. I mean they wanted the fourth seed. The 445 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 1: Niners were the sixth seed. In the FC Championship game, 446 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: the Bengals came out of nowhere. Um. It made for 447 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: a fun year. I wonder if this year will be 448 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: remembered as a great year or one where the Rams won. 449 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 1: But you know they'll take it. I'm not saying that, 450 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: you know, you take that ring, but it's uh, you know, 451 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: just sort of my thought in the playoffs, that's true. 452 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: I never thought about that there was one team that 453 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: really separated themselves by a mile. And you see the 454 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: closeness of all those playoff games, and it was awesome 455 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 1: to watch and it made it really entertaining. But it 456 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: is true. It was so close through the the neck 457 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: of it, and I thought it was really impressive. With 458 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham Jr. Going down, I thought the Rams were 459 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: in trouble. You shall, the shakiness of the offense Matt Stafford. 460 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: I was like, I don't know if they can pull 461 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: this off without him, and they came back, so credit 462 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: to him, and he solved the clutchness of Cooper Cup 463 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: in that final drive. It shows why you pay the 464 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: good guys a lot of money to keep them around 465 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: because those guys come up clutch in big moments. What 466 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: we've got in this league is now, if you have 467 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: a quarterback who is playing great, you have a chance 468 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,959 Speaker 1: to win. I don't know if there is a roster 469 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 1: that is destined for greatness in terms of being a 470 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: powerhouse team, like some of the teams that we've seen 471 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 1: in you know, almost thirty years of doing this. Um, 472 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: it's all about the quarterback now, and if you've got 473 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: one playing well, you have a chance to go take one. 474 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 1: But I think free agency and the salary cap have 475 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: leveled the playing field in many ways to the point 476 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: that you don't need to have a powerhouse team if 477 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: you of a powerhouse quarterback. Yeah. And maybe I'll feel 478 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:06,199 Speaker 1: differently as we go on, but I've completely turned. I 479 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 1: would not draft a corner in the top fifteen anymore. 480 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, good for Jaalen, he got the 481 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,919 Speaker 1: he got his ring. I'm glad his back held up 482 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: throughout the whole game. I was concerned about that, but 483 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: you know, uh, it's it. It's pressure up up front, 484 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,959 Speaker 1: it's quarterback play, and it's wide receiver play, right now 485 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: the Bengals got to Super Bowl. Uh, it finally bad 486 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: him a little bit. Their offensive line play last night. 487 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: I thought they got the Super Bowl. Given up a 488 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: lot of sacks, but the Bengals could pressure. You saw 489 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: that last night. The Bengals front was a very disruptive front. 490 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: Build your defensive front, get a quarterback and some wide 491 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: receivers and roll the dice. That feels like the way 492 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: the league's playing right now, and uh, I'm not sure 493 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: it's gonna change. Hey real quick, last night proved anything. 494 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: Draguars should address offensive line with their first pick because 495 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: that quarterback in the fourth quarter, Uh, he was hobbling 496 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: around because of the hits that he was taking. I mean, 497 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: if you don't go get a big guy and fortify upfront, 498 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,400 Speaker 1: I think you're missing the point. A guy like Evan 499 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: Neil from Alabama, the kid from North Carolina State, if 500 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: that's who you think is the best, would go and 501 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: give more big bodies because you better protect these quarterbacks. Finally, 502 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: halftime show, best song California Love Slynn? What do you 503 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: think Mary J. Blige? My mom loves her and she 504 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: was freaking out, so I thought she was a hit. 505 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: I just thought it was cool to see the collaboration 506 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: and everything together and in the NFL really taking a chance, 507 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: and I think it paid off. We think John I 508 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: like the show. I, Um, you know, I love Here's 509 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 1: what I love. I'm not a hardcore hip hop guy, 510 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: believe it or not, but but I do have an 511 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 1: appreciation of music. I watched a lot of music documentaries. 512 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: I always try to watch documentaries on n w A. Uh, 513 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: you know Dr Dre. Their story is always fascinating to me. 514 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,679 Speaker 1: What an unbelievable moment for those two guys. This is 515 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: what I took away from And I was talking to 516 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 1: my son Jake about it, who does like a lot 517 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: of the music that I'm just too old to understand. Um, 518 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 1: what an unbelievable moment for those two growing up in 519 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,439 Speaker 1: l A not too far away from that stadium. Um, 520 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: it's safe to say, if you know those kids stories, 521 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: that was not where they thought they were going to 522 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: be when they were coming up. So what an unbelievable 523 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 1: symbolic moment, uh for the hip hop genre, which again, 524 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: you know, not my you know, it's not my core 525 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: on my iPad, but I thought that was really really 526 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: cool and the way they did it. Uh, you know 527 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: what a moment for that style of music which has 528 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: come along in the last thirty years and become American music. 529 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 1: A very cool moment. And uh, I can't imagine what 530 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: those guys were thinking as they were walking on. That 531 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 1: had to be really cool. Yeah, I mean that neighborhood 532 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 1: is what about three miles from the stadium where a 533 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: lot of those drives grew up, which is pretty incredible. 534 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: All right, So what's coming up Brian? This week? We 535 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 1: got drive Time back? Is that I heard rumors there's 536 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: rumblings on the building coming back that there's drivetime tomorrow. 537 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: Is that right? We always have things to say JP, 538 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:18,640 Speaker 1: and once again now there's a venue to say it. Yeah, 539 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: Drivetime come back Tuesday tomorrow and it's a weekly thing now. 540 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: So because as I mentioned, the draft is um at 541 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: the draft free agencies thirty days away and we're gonna 542 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 1: have coaching now. It's gonna get busy here really quickly. 543 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: Thirty days away. Oh my gosh, that's crazy. Can we 544 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: talk about I forgot to mention this. How weird? The 545 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: rock at the beginning of the Super Bowl was I 546 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: hate to be a Debbie Downer, but that was so weird. 547 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: I hated every minute of it. The players like, let's 548 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: wrap this up, let's go, we have a game to play. 549 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 1: It was just weird. I didn't like it one bite. 550 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: Sometimes when you try so hard, you miss and with Yeah, 551 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: the NFL has turned into such a mega production that 552 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 1: you you try a million things, um, and not all 553 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: of them exactly work. And when you're putting it out 554 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: there on the national and international stage, sometimes when you win, 555 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: it's gonna look strange. And that, yeah, that did look 556 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: a little strange, but it's a you know, the the 557 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: old man in me would have preferred a lot less 558 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: of a lot of things yesterday, but that air is 559 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: not coming back for us. Brian. That was a case 560 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: of too many ingredients, right, I mean, when you're when 561 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: you're cooking and you have this at your hands and 562 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: you can go grab this and this and this, you 563 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: can use too many ingredients. Because they were in l 564 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: A with all the the stars and all of the 565 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: entertainers there, they just that was one too many. At 566 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 1: some point. It is the Super Bowl. Just roll the 567 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: ball out and kick it off, and I'm glad that 568 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: it's a draft. Spec feel better now, Thank you, Ashley, 569 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: appreciate that. Thank you for joining to say on Jaguars Reporters, 570 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 1: John Osier, Ashton Sullivan, Brian Sexton, I'm J P. Shadrick. 571 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: We'll catch you next time on the Jaguars Reporters podcast