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

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<v Speaker 1>Countdown to kickoff continues the Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>in Week fifteen in the National Football League. The Jags

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<v Speaker 1>are headed to the Inner Harbor and we're headed for

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<v Speaker 1>our visit with pride of the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor.

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<v Speaker 1>He joins us this time each week, what's up? Fred? Football? Football? Football? Football?

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<v Speaker 1>What we got week the week? Fourteen fifteen, fifteen fifteen. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been that type of season. I'm even forgetting what

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<v Speaker 1>week it is. It it's been all over the place.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad we're having this many weeks. Who would have

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<v Speaker 1>thought this in June? Right, Yes, sir, I, I totally agree.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're fortunate to be here. Unfortunately, though, the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>have lost the last twelve football games to go one

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve. They're headed up to Baltimore team that is

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<v Speaker 1>right on the cut line for the playoff race. They

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<v Speaker 1>got a big win on Monday night and they're led

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<v Speaker 1>really by that outstanding running attack. It's a different running

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<v Speaker 1>attack though Lamar Jackson can run all over the yard.

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<v Speaker 1>They've got multiple running backs, a stable of guys in

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<v Speaker 1>that backfield, and baltom Or and it feels like a

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<v Speaker 1>little different set up from last week when he had

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<v Speaker 1>one main guy in Derrick Henry, who's a freight trade

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<v Speaker 1>here in Baltimore. They've got a bunch of different ways

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<v Speaker 1>to hit you. Yeah. I mean it starts with Lamar Jackson.

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<v Speaker 1>He's so dynamic, you know, and he was pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>written off coming out of the draft. You know, that's

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<v Speaker 1>just a guy who's gonna run around in college football.

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<v Speaker 1>In his second year, he's in League MVP. They've slowed

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<v Speaker 1>down a little bit this year, but it's the same

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar Jackson. You know, he's out there. He's still making

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of plays with his feet. What he did

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<v Speaker 1>with the Cleveland Browns last week on Monday Night, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that was something that was so exciting to watch. High scoring,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of running, running all over the place. So

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<v Speaker 1>our defense has to make sure they maintain gap integrity.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Uh Doug mentioned last week after the game,

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<v Speaker 1>guys getting out of their positions and it looked like

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<v Speaker 1>it'll look as if they're not playing hard. And this week,

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you that that quarterback is usually unaccounted

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<v Speaker 1>for in the run game. That's why you have a

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<v Speaker 1>free safety on the other side. The defense He's the

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<v Speaker 1>one guy that's supposed to be hat perhaps on the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>but he also has to worry about the receivers down

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<v Speaker 1>the field. If you don't maintain your gap integrity and

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<v Speaker 1>at least slow Lamar down, it's gonna be a long day,

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<v Speaker 1>right God for sure. And then you throw in a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Gus Edwards and J. K. Dobbins and mark

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<v Speaker 1>Ingram still on the team. He's not quite as effective

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<v Speaker 1>as he has been in the past. But that's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's those are three names you don't want to get

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<v Speaker 1>tangled up with if you're the Jags defense, right what

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<v Speaker 1>without a doubt? And you you mentioned mark Ingram. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a guy, you know, just a year ago he showed

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<v Speaker 1>you that he still had juice. You know, he's still

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<v Speaker 1>out there running it hard and he's gonna pound it.

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<v Speaker 1>He's there slash hammer. He's gonna pound and pound and

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<v Speaker 1>pound you. Those other guys are younger guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're they're they're very elusive, you know. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>they bring to the table. So they want to wear

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<v Speaker 1>you down. Ingram in there. They they're gonna you know,

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<v Speaker 1>do something tackle stuff. They're gonna do some razzle, dazzle

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<v Speaker 1>with Lamark, the ball faking, you know, trail running, the

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<v Speaker 1>tight end that motions, tight end sets in the backfield,

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<v Speaker 1>criss cross run. It's it's gonna be a lot that

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<v Speaker 1>comes out at the defense today. But again, maintaining your

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<v Speaker 1>lane assignment, your gap integrity is one thing, but also

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<v Speaker 1>tackling those guys and trying your best to bring them down. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and I allow them to get a full head of them.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking forward to this. The Jacks gave up a

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks ago. You gave up over two hundred to Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 1>You turn around, you give up another two hundred to

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<v Speaker 1>one guy and Derrick Henry. And now this team is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna tell you we want to run the ball first.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no secret about it. So you gotta buckle down

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<v Speaker 1>from a defensive standpoint to try and keep yourself in

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<v Speaker 1>this ball game. Fred Taylor with US PROD of the

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<v Speaker 1>Jaguars running back Gardner Minshew is getting the start at quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll I think I said this on the show

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<v Speaker 1>this week, Fred, when you're one and twelve and have

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<v Speaker 1>lost twelve in a row, there's really no such thing

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<v Speaker 1>as a quarterback controversy because none of the quarterbacks have

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<v Speaker 1>really played well. So Gardner got a little something going

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<v Speaker 1>late in the game. It's a late game situation last week.

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<v Speaker 1>He's getting the start today. But in the grand scheme

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<v Speaker 1>of things, they're gonna have to reset after the season. Anyway. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with you totally. JP. Uh, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Gardner was what one in six before he exited with

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<v Speaker 1>his thumb injury, and then they gave other guys an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to get out there. Uh, what we saw with

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<v Speaker 1>Loving at first, we saw some potential young guys, strong arm,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, amazing arm, big body Glenn and a veteran

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<v Speaker 1>guy who's been around. Uh, he had an opportunity then

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<v Speaker 1>farewell for him. So you had you were pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>forced to reinsert Gardener minshoot uh and um last minute

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<v Speaker 1>against a lot of prevent defenses all that stuff. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't buy it, but again, it was good to

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<v Speaker 1>see him back out there trying to rally the troop.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he has the hardest, biggest Jacksonville, right and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's the guy who's gonna play. He's gonna play his

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<v Speaker 1>butt off. But you know, it's just tough, man, It's

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<v Speaker 1>tough you're gonna play a Ravens team who's trying to

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<v Speaker 1>make it to the playoffs. They're eight and five and

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<v Speaker 1>they're they're fighting, you know, to get one of those

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<v Speaker 1>wild card spots. Uh. They're gonna come after him, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But the good thing is they did give up what

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<v Speaker 1>was it forty two a week ago against Cleveland, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>their defense hasn't been lights out. But who knows, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>we can sneak a win today. Maybe Gardener can have

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<v Speaker 1>one of those Menstrumania performances that made the people love

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<v Speaker 1>him uh today and if he can, uh, we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>able to squeak out of wind and probably upset some

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<v Speaker 1>fans that we won't get the second pick. If we do,

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<v Speaker 1>you play the game to win. Fred Taylor with a

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<v Speaker 1>prod of the Jaguars running back. Final thought here, Fred

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<v Speaker 1>James Robinson up to a thousand, thirty five yards. He

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<v Speaker 1>has come then hot on your rookie rushing record of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three yards back. I think you mentioned this in

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<v Speaker 1>the postgame show when when he was on with all

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<v Speaker 1>of us last week. You want him to go get

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<v Speaker 1>that record. That means good things for the franchise. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>without a doubt, man. You know, I've always been for

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<v Speaker 1>me franchise first, even when I was a player. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I could have had more touchdowns if I you know,

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<v Speaker 1>complain like a lot of other guys around the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I could have forced myself into a few

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<v Speaker 1>more ball games when I was asked to sit out

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<v Speaker 1>and rest due to my health. But I've always been

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<v Speaker 1>franchised first, always been about winning. And here I am,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, rooting for a guy to break my record,

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<v Speaker 1>as I did when I came in, and as guys

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna do throughout the history, you know, as this

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<v Speaker 1>game evolved. Well, here's the guy who was undrafted, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth guy in the history of the NFL to

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<v Speaker 1>achieve a thousand yards Russian to go over that milestone.

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<v Speaker 1>Not only that he did it the fastest of those

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<v Speaker 1>guys in the history. Why not continue to ride that wave?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think it's a hundred and he's about

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred eighty nine yards. Offer so uh for for

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<v Speaker 1>for for beating the record. I think he should get it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. Uh, God forbid any you know, anything out

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<v Speaker 1>of ordinary, but he should get it. I would like

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<v Speaker 1>for when to get it in a major fashion. Big

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<v Speaker 1>run or maybe even half a day where he gets

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred and you in the game and actually pushes

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<v Speaker 1>that thing up and set the bar even higher for

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<v Speaker 1>the next guy. Well, the way these teams run the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>it should be one of the fastest games of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>So we will see you shortly in the post game show.

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<v Speaker 1>Fred Shortly, I like that of the Jaguars running back

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<v Speaker 1>Fred Taylor. We're back in a moment, the final word

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<v Speaker 1>with head coach Doug Broone ahead of the Jags and

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens, and it's countdown to kickoff on Jaguars Radio.