WEBVTT - Countdown to Kickoff: Fred Taylor - Jaguars vs. Texans

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<v Speaker 1>Countdown to kickoff continues, the Jags and the Texans coming

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<v Speaker 1>up at one o'clock Eastern at NRG Stadium in Houston,

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<v Speaker 1>and pride of the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor joins

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<v Speaker 1>us now as the Jags get back on the road. Fred,

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<v Speaker 1>are you ready for this Houston game? JP? I am

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<v Speaker 1>definitely ready. Man. I hope the guys are ready, but

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<v Speaker 1>they they better be because this Houston team is coming

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<v Speaker 1>off a week where they fired their head coach Bill

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<v Speaker 1>O'Brien after an old and four start. In your experience

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<v Speaker 1>around and seeing this in the league, this might be

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<v Speaker 1>one of the earliest in a long time in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>But how does a team respond to something like this?

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a boost that comes to a team that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe everybody kind of has their act together a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more? Man, and you you in the perfect world,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you hope and look for. Coach Cornell, who

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<v Speaker 1>who's stepping stepping as from coach is his overall record

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<v Speaker 1>as a head coaches and impressive at all. I started

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<v Speaker 1>eight and fifty five, so I don't think that posed

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<v Speaker 1>as much of a threat. So really it comes down

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<v Speaker 1>to the guys getting out there. Uh and making plays,

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<v Speaker 1>making things happen today. Uh, and it really for me.

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<v Speaker 1>JP is is gonna start with our offense playing well. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Coach O'Brien used to play caller. They didn't put up

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of points. They don't put up twenty points

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<v Speaker 1>a game while giving up thirty one points a game,

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<v Speaker 1>so I can understand why they they fired him. But

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive coordinator who steps in as the head coach

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<v Speaker 1>now he wasn't impressive either, So I mean on that

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<v Speaker 1>side of for the texts, they have some issues. It's

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<v Speaker 1>perfect timing for the Jaguars and hopefully translate to a

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<v Speaker 1>W so we can stop this light uh and get

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<v Speaker 1>get out of the L column and put something in win.

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<v Speaker 1>College have three straight losses for the Jags. We'll get

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<v Speaker 1>back to the Shaguars team coming up in a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>But around the league this week, some more COVID nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>positive tests spread. A handful of teams had more positives

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<v Speaker 1>this week, and it brings up obviously you nique challenges

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<v Speaker 1>and logistics for the NFL moving ahead. What is your

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<v Speaker 1>confidence level right now of how the league has has

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<v Speaker 1>handled it so far and what to expect moving ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess besides the unexpected. Really, I'm very impressed to

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<v Speaker 1>how they handled it to date. I mean, going through camp,

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<v Speaker 1>keeping the numbers down because they're they're they're micromanaging tons,

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<v Speaker 1>tons and tons of players. You're talking about the administrators, staff,

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<v Speaker 1>coaching a lot of people in and out of the buildings,

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<v Speaker 1>the players, you know, even the young guys that excited

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<v Speaker 1>to be in an NFL for the rookies, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and and a lot of guys that can have an

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<v Speaker 1>extremely high immaturity level. You know, they're telling them you

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<v Speaker 1>can't do this, so the protocol is tight. I'm really

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<v Speaker 1>impressed by how the teams have managed. I think on

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<v Speaker 1>a big skeller thing, if there is a fifteen players

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the International Football League, the percentages are

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<v Speaker 1>really small. Going forward, I'd like to see football. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure everyone around the would like to see football. But

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<v Speaker 1>going forward, you know, it's sketchy. I know they just

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<v Speaker 1>released a new protocol. You know, I still keep in

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<v Speaker 1>touch with Mercedes Lewis. The Packers are on the bye week. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>They can't leave town. You can't leave your your city

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<v Speaker 1>for for bye week. Uh. And I know when I

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<v Speaker 1>play uh. And even now, a lot of guys want

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<v Speaker 1>to get out of town and sort of hit that

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<v Speaker 1>refresh button. They have to test every day during the

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<v Speaker 1>bye week, so that's extremely tight. First missed test is

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<v Speaker 1>the dollar fine. So the NFL isn't playing around. They're

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<v Speaker 1>taking this thing extremely serious, and if the number spiked,

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<v Speaker 1>we might not see football. I hope we can avoid that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I hope we can follow strict quarantine rules

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<v Speaker 1>much like they have been so we can continue to

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the best board in the world. Fred Taylor with

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<v Speaker 1>US proud of the Jaguars running back Well said, Fred,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get to the Jags last week. The Jaguars defense

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<v Speaker 1>struggled in the second half, especially played pretty well the

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<v Speaker 1>st half, gotta turnover in the end zone, but then

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<v Speaker 1>in the second half, Joe Mixon ran all over them.

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<v Speaker 1>They had some frontline guys go down with injury. That

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<v Speaker 1>brings younger and actually more just inexperienced players on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>How did they work out of this? On the defensive side,

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<v Speaker 1>they shouldn't have a big issue against the run. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't even average and hundred yards a game. That's awful,

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<v Speaker 1>and they have a running quarterback, so you would think

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<v Speaker 1>they would implement some plays to get him in both

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<v Speaker 1>after paying him that much money. But their issues are

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<v Speaker 1>their issues. Let's talk about the defense. Our defense. You

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<v Speaker 1>know they're they're not playing great. They are out there

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<v Speaker 1>with the young guys that they have out there trying

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<v Speaker 1>to make some things happen. Last week, I expected them

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to get after quarterback, a guy who

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<v Speaker 1>had been hit so many times in two weeks, hit

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<v Speaker 1>so many times and sacked just as much. This week,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a different field because you have a guy who's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna run the ball if the play breaks down. Burrow,

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<v Speaker 1>he he didn't move move about, he didn't scramble a

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<v Speaker 1>ton I should say. But this week you have a

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<v Speaker 1>guy You're gonna have to be a lot more discipline.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna have to play in your lane. Uh, you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to react, You're gonna have to get after him.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think strip drills this week are important for

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive guys um the secondary. Uh. The Texans hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>done a whole lot in the area either. It could

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<v Speaker 1>be a week for the Jaguars to get a win

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<v Speaker 1>to to fine tune some some play on the back

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<v Speaker 1>end of the defense as well as upfront. So hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>those go guys can go out there and execute, create

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<v Speaker 1>some opportunities for the offense and thrill position. Fred Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>with US James Robinson is a weekly segment of this interview,

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<v Speaker 1>and he deserves he's playing well and it's a big

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<v Speaker 1>week for him after four weeks of really stellar play

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<v Speaker 1>for the rookie. Yeah, you know, I again, I was

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<v Speaker 1>looking up his numbers. JP sixty carries to eighty five,

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<v Speaker 1>four point seven yard average and three touchdown. The four

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<v Speaker 1>point seven yard is what I'm most impressed with. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he has some good runs early eight yard,

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<v Speaker 1>four yards, seven yard. They had to go away from

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<v Speaker 1>it after interception. They tried to come back to it. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not able to sustain because they find themselves down

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<v Speaker 1>at some point during the game. So I believe that

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<v Speaker 1>if we can get him going early, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>and put up some points in the process in the

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<v Speaker 1>first quarter, in the third quarter, because that's where the

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<v Speaker 1>offense has been pretty bad in the first and third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>If we can get him going and being able to

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<v Speaker 1>sustains and drives, put some touchdowns on the board, and

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<v Speaker 1>if the defense can get a stopper two early on

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<v Speaker 1>then I think it gives him an opportunity to get

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<v Speaker 1>you know, fifteen carries, uh, twenty carries even I would

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<v Speaker 1>love to see what he can do with twenty carries.

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<v Speaker 1>The first game of the year, he got stronger, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>against the Titaness. He got stronger when he had an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to get the ball in his hand. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is an opportunity for the Jaguars offensive line of the

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<v Speaker 1>play caller to say, we're gonna commit to this. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully the defense can stop some drives and give us

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity to commit to this and uh see what

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<v Speaker 1>we could do. Because it'll be a good thing to

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<v Speaker 1>put it on tape because I think this young guy,

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<v Speaker 1>he's definitely a bright spot on the offense along with

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<v Speaker 1>DJ Chart, Fred Taylor with us. You mentioned the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>star wide receiver who returned to the line up last week,

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<v Speaker 1>Fred with two touchdowns too spectacular players really the toe

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<v Speaker 1>drag in the back of the end zone and they

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<v Speaker 1>ripped the ball away from the defender on the second one.

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<v Speaker 1>And he makes a difference. Obviously. When he's back in

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<v Speaker 1>the lineup, you can spread some things out and and

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<v Speaker 1>do some different things as a play caller offensively, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be good to get him going. DJ Chart going on.

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<v Speaker 1>It helps out Robinson and vice versa. Much like myself,

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Keenan. Those guys out there, you know you played

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<v Speaker 1>off each other. But I really think that if they

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<v Speaker 1>can come out get Chart going early, makes some connections

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<v Speaker 1>early in the first quarter, I would like to see

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<v Speaker 1>them feed the ball to enforce those targets. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>big guy, you know, worst k' you know. Allow him

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<v Speaker 1>to jump ball opportunities so he can fight for maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even get some passing appearances the Texans secondary, but they've

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<v Speaker 1>they've been good, but they haven't been great. I should

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<v Speaker 1>say DJ involved early, get Gardner, you know, um in

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<v Speaker 1>a position where he's confident that his guys are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>bring in those catches, and then I think it will

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<v Speaker 1>open up the run game and the team will come

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<v Speaker 1>back home with a victory. Good stuff, Red. We will

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you in the post game, hopefully after the

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<v Speaker 1>Jaguars snapped this three game skid. How about it? As always,

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<v Speaker 1>JP man, I stay looking forward to it, but this

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<v Speaker 1>week I want to have some fun with him, and

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<v Speaker 1>I want to have some manager and that only happens

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<v Speaker 1>if we win. Coming up the final word with head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Doug Moron the Jaguars and the Texans coming up

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<v Speaker 1>at one o'clock in Houston, and this is count Out

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<v Speaker 1>the kickoff on Jaguars Radio