1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Countdown to kickoff continues, the Jags and the Packers coming 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: up at one o'clock at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Pride of the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor with us 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: now as we head into week ten. What's up Fred, JP, 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: same thing? Man, got some football on the radar. That's 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: how that matters today. Jags are now one and seven. 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: They're facing a six and two Packers team and a 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: lot of this football team for the Jags will be 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: going to Green Bay and the Lambeau Field for the 10 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: first time. I went for the first time in twelve. 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: I'm not playing, of course, but just to see the 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: names on the wall and everything you're you're walking through 13 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: the building and hearing the NFL films and your ears 14 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: when you're walking in there, it feels like is there 15 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: anything to that as a player as well? And and 16 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 1: what place where you really fired up to see when 17 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: you first got in the league. You know, JP um, 18 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: the home mystique behind Lambo, you know the tradition, you 19 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: know and uh just everything you know you hear about 20 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: about the game, Well, the game of football is so 21 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: you know Sta Mecca, you see the Lambo leap, you 22 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: know when you haven't played there, And I think I 23 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: mentioned on the production last week on television those guys 24 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: leaping on the you know, leaping on the fence there. 25 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: You know, you think to yourself, oh, that thing is 26 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: six or seven ft high, you know, especially the guys 27 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: that leap up there and kind of fall off of it. 28 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: But it's only hedge high. It's just uh, you know 29 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,199 Speaker 1: for maybe four ft highs or it's kind of a 30 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: lambo baby leap, uh you know. But still, you know, 31 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: it's just one of those things that you're waiting to do. 32 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: You know, you're praying that you score a touchdown so 33 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: you can participate and you know, upset their fans by 34 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: doing their thing. Now I had an opportunity, I believe 35 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: it was two thousand three, first time in my career 36 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: to go up there. It was so cold. It was 37 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: a cold, cold game and the tundra was frozen. And man, 38 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: when I tell you, just that feeling in that moment, 39 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: just being in Green Bay, looking around, absorbing the fan. 40 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: You know here in the stories about the season tickets, 41 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: how they passed down from generation to generation. Now this 42 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: is the opportunity to play under these lights, in front 43 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: of all these people. Uh, it was amazing just to 44 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: the intensity that um, the added motivation for me. So 45 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: these guys, it's a lot that they have to look 46 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: forward to in a sense of that tradition, you know, 47 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: being able to soak that in even though the fan 48 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: experience won't be there because of what we're dealing with 49 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: in the pandemic, the ghosts of Lambo. Just to have 50 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: those thoughts in your mind, I think it's an amazing, 51 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: you know, special feeling. Fred Taylor, Well, it's pride of 52 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: the Jaguars running back. They better shake it off quick though, 53 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: because Aaron Rodgers is on the other side. He has 54 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: weapons around him. This is an offense and a football 55 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: team that is fully loaded and ready for the stretch run. 56 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: He does everything right. There's nothing he really does wrong. 57 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: And how do you defend Aaron Rodgers. Well, you know 58 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: he is a hard defense. You know at thirty seven 59 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: years of age. Uh, you know, he's playing some of 60 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: the best football in his entire career. You know, he 61 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: has twenty four touchdowns. The two interceptions. The crazy thing 62 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: is those two interceptions came in one game against the 63 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay defense that had been okay until they were 64 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: carved up a week ago was still Aaron Rodgers, you know, 65 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: one of my favorite quarterbacks. Yeah, the guy that I 66 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: love talking about, you know, a guy who's embraced one 67 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: of my former teammates. And Mercedes Lewis just the things 68 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: that he's done. You know, a year ago, they were 69 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: they were trying to count him out. They were trying 70 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: to count him out. You know, they drafted a quarterback 71 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, they thought it was gonna be 72 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: it for him. But he's ascended this year and he's 73 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: playing lights out. I almost wanted to say the package 74 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: don't deserve him. I wish he was down in Jacksonville. 75 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: But we got a young guy, a couple of young 76 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: guys with some upside. But Aaron Rodgers is a guy 77 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: that the defense has to look out or or else 78 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: they're they're gonna get carved up if they don't get 79 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: pressure on him. How motivated is Mercedes Lewis in this 80 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: game today? Come on? You know, Uh, Mercedes, you know 81 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: he he never wanted to leave Jacksonville, you know, but 82 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: he understands the business of football and uh, looking at things, 83 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: you go sometimes, man, you know, they could have used 84 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 1: you know, eighty nine to block and you know, uh, 85 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: get get Leonard when Nanna was there, you know, on 86 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: the outside and around the corner and all those different things. 87 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: Just looking back, I'm sure he's motivated a week ago, 88 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: you know he called a touchdown on Thursday Night Football. 89 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure he's you know, licking his chop, hoping 90 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: that he can get one on the team that on 91 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: his former team today. As I was motivated when I 92 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: was in New England, just wanted to get out there 93 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: and see the guys you know, in that experiences. So 94 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: this is sweet feeler. Fred Taylor with us. You mentioned that, 95 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: we mentioned Aaron Rodgers, you mentioned the young quarterbacks with 96 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: the Jacks. Jake got his first NFL start last week. 97 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: A little little difference in experience than a lot of difference. 98 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: There is about to go to eleventh of the all 99 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: time passing yardage list this week and Jake Luton played 100 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: sixty NFL snaps in his career. So how did he 101 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: look last week to you? And he said he got 102 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: his stiff arm and his spin moved from you. Yeah 103 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: he did say that, man, And uh, you know, I 104 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: don't know what game he saw then, but you know 105 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: it made me feel good for him to acknowledge that 106 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: he was a fan. Uh and it makes me feel, 107 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: you know, just a day older. So that's all good. 108 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, for me, I thought he looked well, 109 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: a big, tall guy who was able to just stand 110 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: over there and see over the lyne and scrimmin so, 111 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: you know, his awareness and being able to scan to 112 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: feel the trajectory in which he delivers the ball, all 113 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: of that stuff comes natural because of his height. His 114 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: arm stream that looked good. You know, I saw velss 115 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: of a lot of zip on his passes. I thought 116 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: he made some you know, for the most part, he 117 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: made some good decision His poise was there. Uh, he 118 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: had a few um errant throws, but you know that happens. 119 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: That happens too with the greats. But he has a long, long, 120 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: long way to go. You know, I think the more 121 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: repetition game repetitions, he he gets his you know, his 122 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: confidence to increase. Hell, you know, you're saying out there 123 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 1: attempting throws with that bullet arm that maybe he shouldn't attempt. 124 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: But it's confidence, you know. I'm I'm hoping that the 125 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: head coach and the coach is going forward. When you 126 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: have two guys. The question was actually coach Marone. Who's 127 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: gonna be a guy. But when you have two guys, 128 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: you know, young guys, you let him compete and it 129 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: will sort itself out. For looting. I just hope he's 130 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: able to get out there show that same poise that 131 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: he's displayed last week, you know, connected with his receivers, 132 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: you know, lead the offense and keep this game competitive. Fred. 133 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: We will talk to you in the post game and 134 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: have a good day you too, j P. See soon 135 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: back in a moment. The final word before kickoff with 136 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: head coach Doug Morone ahead of the Jaguars and the 137 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: Packers at one o'clock kickoff time at Lambeau Field in 138 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: Green Bay. And this is countdown to kickoff on Jaguars Radio. 139 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: All right, buddy, let me stop the recording.