WEBVTT - Publix Tailgate Show: NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks

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<v Speaker 1>NFL network analysts and Jaguars Happy Our co host Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>Scoreboard show co hosts Lucky Brooks joining us now and uh, Bucky,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for taking the time. You know, it's it's a

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<v Speaker 1>strange week obviously in Jaguar's Twitter land and on sports

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<v Speaker 1>talk radio and local media here in Jacksonville. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>fan base that loves to see Trevor Lawrence on the

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<v Speaker 1>television screen then in the stadium. But there's a football team,

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<v Speaker 1>the players and coaches that want to snap a thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>game losing skin. That's quite a balance to to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with this week. Yeah, it is a balance, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a balance because it's a bit of a distraction from

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<v Speaker 1>the coaches because the coaches and the players they obviously

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<v Speaker 1>want to win. No one wants to I mean, Endo

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<v Speaker 1>her thirteen straight losses and potentially looking at fourteen, and

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<v Speaker 1>so as a coach and as a player, you're doing

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<v Speaker 1>everything in your power to put yourself in the winning column.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it. You're you're looking around the fan base and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean even in the front office is like there's

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of excitement because you see what could potentially

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<v Speaker 1>be around the corner and what's behind door. Number one

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<v Speaker 1>is a terrific prospect, a guy who was a transcendent

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<v Speaker 1>talent and a game changer. And so I can't blame

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<v Speaker 1>the fans for being excited about the prospect of um

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<v Speaker 1>a quarterback from Clempson Trevor Lawrence potentially being the number

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<v Speaker 1>one overall pick if the Jaguars finished with the number

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<v Speaker 1>one pick. But Bucky, there's all this talk about you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, bench guys tank do it right, But that's unethical.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to go play the game still at some

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<v Speaker 1>point because that would affect the Bears of the NFC

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<v Speaker 1>playoff race as well. There's a lot going on here

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<v Speaker 1>with that game. So you you want to pick, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>but you go out and play. It just happens that

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<v Speaker 1>this team is probably not good enough to win anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw what happened last week when everybody was out there. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and the thing I think that's that's scary

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<v Speaker 1>about it, right, because you can sit here and say, um,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not good enough to win. But we're seeing any

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<v Speaker 1>given Sunday, any given Monday, we said, and they saw

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<v Speaker 1>the Jazz knock off, the Rams, we saw since the

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<v Speaker 1>NATI beingo Palm of the Pittsburgh Stillers, and so you

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know, And I think it is their duty

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<v Speaker 1>as coach and his players to get ready to play,

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<v Speaker 1>to put them the best performance that they can put

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<v Speaker 1>on in between the lines, and then you just kinda

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<v Speaker 1>have to see what happens. But I do understand the

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<v Speaker 1>anticipation and the excitement of potentially having the number one

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<v Speaker 1>overall pick because you see this quarterback who has been

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<v Speaker 1>lightened up for years at Clempson, who has led them

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<v Speaker 1>to a national title, who has this team back in

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<v Speaker 1>the football playoff. I mean, there is a level of

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<v Speaker 1>entry because you're just saying, man, if you get a

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<v Speaker 1>player like that, what could that do for the franchise?

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<v Speaker 1>As you think about this branchise having to undergo a rebuild,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a huge piece. Of course, there's still a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of other things to do, but you get that quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and it changes a lot of Bucky Brooks with us

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<v Speaker 1>NFL Network analysts, speaking of quarterbacks, this football team this

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<v Speaker 1>week had a quarterback competition in Week sixteen, Mike Glennon

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<v Speaker 1>and Gardner met show. I don't think I've ever heard

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<v Speaker 1>of that, especially at a one in thirteen football team. Yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I've never I've never heard of that, and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>how you do that in practices that are scripted in

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<v Speaker 1>those things. But everybody is always under evaluation. I think

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<v Speaker 1>for Doug Moron, he's trying to figure out, man, who

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<v Speaker 1>is the best guy that can give me an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to win when they've charted out Mike Lennon, he has

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<v Speaker 1>been fine at times, but the more that he played,

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<v Speaker 1>the more that he kind of showed who he is

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<v Speaker 1>as a player. And if we're going to ment you

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<v Speaker 1>who started out as a starter, I think everyone knows

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<v Speaker 1>exactly who he is. And as a coach, you're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out what is the right combination uh at

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<v Speaker 1>the position to allow us to play our best in

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<v Speaker 1>the potensity knock off a Bears team, Um that has

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<v Speaker 1>been playing pretty well, all right, Bucky. On top of

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<v Speaker 1>all that, general manager interviews reportedly have started this week,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. On Jaguars dot com this week you

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<v Speaker 1>had some writing about some of the candidates and what

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<v Speaker 1>they bring to the table. Let's go through them. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>start off with Lewis Riddick, who has been reported to

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<v Speaker 1>have interviewed with the Jaguars Monday, Night Football analysts tell

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<v Speaker 1>us about his past. So Lewis Ridick is funny because

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<v Speaker 1>Lewis and our teammates with the Oakland Raiders back in

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<v Speaker 1>the day. And I would say is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>brightest minds in football. Obviously, you hear how he conveys

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<v Speaker 1>and teaches the game to fans on Monday Night Football

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<v Speaker 1>during the telecasts and also on ESPN. He certainly gets

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<v Speaker 1>it from a big picture perspective. He has been influenced

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<v Speaker 1>the right way having played in Cleveland under Bill Belichick

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<v Speaker 1>and Nick Saban. He understands how football should be played.

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<v Speaker 1>He is more the type that we're leaning towards an

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<v Speaker 1>old school tent in terms of smart, fast, physical football.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to have a team that is strong down

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<v Speaker 1>the middle, and I think he has said that on

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<v Speaker 1>numerous occasions when he's had the opportunity to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>team building on TV. And so he is obviously someone

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<v Speaker 1>who has worked in a couple of different front offices,

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<v Speaker 1>the Washington Football Team, the Philadelphia Eagles as a pro director,

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<v Speaker 1>and so what he doesn't have and top end experience,

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<v Speaker 1>he makes up for in his expertise and how he's

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<v Speaker 1>been influenced by those who have been very very successful

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<v Speaker 1>in the league. Next name, I'm Trent and Bunky. He

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<v Speaker 1>is the in the house option at least at the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>the interim GM right now. He came on in January

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<v Speaker 1>of this year. We know his track record with the

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<v Speaker 1>forty Niners. They had some success when he was there. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he had a lot of success. He is a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who kind of worked up the ranks as a scout.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been with a few different organizations, the Jets

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<v Speaker 1>Washington before making his way to San Francisco. Uh really

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<v Speaker 1>worked with the guy that I'm really uh familiar found

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<v Speaker 1>within that's Scott mccloyin and they built that forty Niners

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<v Speaker 1>team into a juggernaut. Um. You see some of the

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<v Speaker 1>picks and some of the things that they were able

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<v Speaker 1>to do the way they played. They certainly, um were

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<v Speaker 1>a star studied group who had a lot of success.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think uh if he had an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>really put his inmfort on the Jackson Jaguars, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you would see some of those things play out. Big

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<v Speaker 1>and strong in the trenches. Defense that really has pass

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<v Speaker 1>for uss as just able to control it fast at

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<v Speaker 1>the second level on defense and then if you flip

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<v Speaker 1>the offense, playmakers, running game, quarterback, that's dynamic. He understands

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<v Speaker 1>how to build that. And so if he had his opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>with all the picks and the things that are set

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<v Speaker 1>up for whoever takes over the role UM, he certainly

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<v Speaker 1>would be able to build this team in the vision

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<v Speaker 1>of a fast, physical football team that should have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of success, Bucky. The final name will discuss today

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<v Speaker 1>that has been mentioned as an interviewee is Rick Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>the guy we know well in the a f C

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<v Speaker 1>South with his time down in Houston. Yeah, Rick Smith

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<v Speaker 1>has been very, very successful as a general manager UM.

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<v Speaker 1>In twelve seasons in Houston, he had eight teams that

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<v Speaker 1>were five hundred better. Uh they won four division titles,

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<v Speaker 1>three or four playoff mark and then I think when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the draft record, the draft record is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty impressive. J. J. Watt, Deshaun Watson, Jadevian Clowney, uh

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<v Speaker 1>DeAndre Hopkins all were guys that came in were cornerstone

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<v Speaker 1>players for their franchise. I think with Rick Smith, what

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<v Speaker 1>you're getting is a very experienced guy who is a

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<v Speaker 1>great communicator. I think if you look at his relationships,

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<v Speaker 1>not only with scouts, but with the head coaches. He

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<v Speaker 1>has been able to get along and try and create

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<v Speaker 1>a cooperation that allows the team to kind have one

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<v Speaker 1>voice in one vision. And so when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars in the situation with the number of draft picks,

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<v Speaker 1>the sellary cap space, the young talent that's available, I

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<v Speaker 1>would like to think that Rick Smith would be able

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<v Speaker 1>to hit the ground running, particularly because he has a

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<v Speaker 1>familiarity with the division that should give him an edge

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<v Speaker 1>over some candidates. Great stuff is always Bucky. This is

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<v Speaker 1>just the beginning, So get ready. Moving back with you

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<v Speaker 1>a lot in the coming week. So we'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you in the post game. How about it? How about it, man,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's do it.