WEBVTT - Publix Tailgate Show: TE coach Ron Middleton

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with two weeks to go a thirteen game

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<v Speaker 1>skid and trying to keep guys going down the stretch here,

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<v Speaker 1>not worry about all the outside noise there's plenty of that,

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<v Speaker 1>we know, but focusing on the task at hand, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's going out and performing against the Bears this week.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gotta be tough to say it was easy. I

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<v Speaker 1>would be lying to you. But you know, the one

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<v Speaker 1>thing that that you have to lean on is the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that that that you're professional and you remind your

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<v Speaker 1>players that they are professionals, and that on the whole,

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys wish they would be in the position

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<v Speaker 1>that they're in. You know, we get paid to do

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<v Speaker 1>a job. We can't guarantee the outcome, but what you

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<v Speaker 1>can guarantee is that you're gonna prepare yourself the very

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<v Speaker 1>best of your ability. You're gonna go out there, You're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna you're gonna play to the very best of your

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<v Speaker 1>ability and let the chips fall what they may. If

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<v Speaker 1>you do that, then you can look at yourself in

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<v Speaker 1>the mirror, regardless of the outcome, and live with Rod

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<v Speaker 1>Lton with the Jaguars tight ends. Coach, Let's get into

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<v Speaker 1>your room and Tyler Eiffort. It feels like the last

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<v Speaker 1>three four weeks or so, I think he's only missed

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<v Speaker 1>two targets at that time, and you knew he was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be productive as this year kind of went along.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a veteran, he's been around the league for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Has there been anything different over the last month with Tyler?

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<v Speaker 1>Our plan for him? You know, he's his career has

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<v Speaker 1>been plagued with injuries here and there, and um, whether

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<v Speaker 1>nagging or season ending. He came in with the right

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<v Speaker 1>attitude first and foremost, and I think UM coach Marone

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<v Speaker 1>and the training staff but sat down and they had

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<v Speaker 1>a plant that got a plan for him as far

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<v Speaker 1>as we know what his strengths are, we know what

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<v Speaker 1>his weaknesses are, we know why we got him here,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're not gonna try to ask him to do

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<v Speaker 1>things that you know that that that we have other

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<v Speaker 1>people to do. Therefore we can get the best out

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<v Speaker 1>of his abilities. So I think that's first and foremost

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<v Speaker 1>the plan that we have for him, as far as

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<v Speaker 1>um not asking him to do everything, but to concentrate

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<v Speaker 1>on the things that he's really good at. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>worked out, you know, he's cone frotable. He knows his role.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that's that's I went the long way of

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<v Speaker 1>saying that that he plays his role. He's playing his

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<v Speaker 1>role and he's comfortable with that. If we asked him

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<v Speaker 1>to do a couple of things here and there that

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<v Speaker 1>everybody is not expecting him to do, he has over

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<v Speaker 1>delivered in every phase in my opinion. Yes, Ron Middleton

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<v Speaker 1>with a Jaguars tight ends. Coach James O'Shaughnessy came into

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<v Speaker 1>the year with the knee thing, trying to work his

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<v Speaker 1>way back to productivity. We're seeing him on the field

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more as of late. It's been a

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<v Speaker 1>difficult year for most everybody, but tell us about James

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<v Speaker 1>and how his progression has gone. Now at this point,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's not he's not healthy yet. He's still working,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's he's out up busting it. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's done some good things for us this year. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't wait to see him completely healthy to see where

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<v Speaker 1>he can go from there. You've got some young bucks.

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Sobert's tight end, Uh, he's a third year player.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Tyler Davis is really a youngster. He was out

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<v Speaker 1>there holding last week of all things and strangest of circumstances.

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<v Speaker 1>But will those guys get any time. There's one of

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<v Speaker 1>those where it's kind of a little late in the

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<v Speaker 1>season here. Well, you know, Eric, when when we lost

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<v Speaker 1>we lost Bruce a fullback, Eric stepped up. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he came to me and said, hey, coach, I can

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<v Speaker 1>I can play that fullback spot. Like get out of here.

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<v Speaker 1>You're narrow your narrow hill. But you know he's like coaching,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll tell you what. He has done extremely well

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<v Speaker 1>at the fullback position. I told him to day say,

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<v Speaker 1>hey man, that's that's what separates you from everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>So you can, um, you can play that fullback position.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're not gonna just overdo it with him back there.

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<v Speaker 1>But to sprinkling in enough, I was six snaps a

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<v Speaker 1>game with spot. He's done really really well at that

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<v Speaker 1>at that fullback spot. Tyler is uh, the arrow is

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<v Speaker 1>still up on Tyler. I think the injury set him

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<v Speaker 1>back a little bit way back. And uh, we we

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<v Speaker 1>got to remember he's still learning the position. But as

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<v Speaker 1>far as size and speed and um strength, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to develop into a productive tight end in

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<v Speaker 1>this league. It's you know, it just hadn't all clicked

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<v Speaker 1>for him yet. And um, you know, converted quarterback, that's

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<v Speaker 1>what he did in college. Held, he held the ball

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, holding for for he was the holder.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm glad he was here to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do that with U with almost not having cooking out there.

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<v Speaker 1>So he came through big time for us last week