WEBVTT - Publix Tailgate Show: Beth Mowins, CBS Sports

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<v Speaker 1>With the call of today's game on CBS Sports, Beth

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<v Speaker 1>Moens joining us now. And I believe Beth is the

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<v Speaker 1>first time we've had you on a Jaguars game. It's

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<v Speaker 1>good to talk to you. Yeah. The I when I

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<v Speaker 1>was prepping for Monday Night Football several years ago, we

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<v Speaker 1>actually had a Jags pregame, uh that we broadcast to

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<v Speaker 1>no one but ourselves, a preseason game. So wow. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm anxious to actually be heard and have one in

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<v Speaker 1>the regular season. You are the first woman to call

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<v Speaker 1>a Jaguars game. I know that. And you know, do

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<v Speaker 1>you consider yourself a pioneer of sorts or is that

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<v Speaker 1>too too heavy of a burden? You know? I I

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<v Speaker 1>know that it means a lot um to other people

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<v Speaker 1>and and hopefully is inspiring. Uh, two young boys and

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<v Speaker 1>girls that want to get into this business. And and

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<v Speaker 1>I do realize, um that the significance of it, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm proud of that. Um. But from my perspective, it's

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<v Speaker 1>always been my day to day. It's always been my

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<v Speaker 1>dream job and and something that I've pursued with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of vigor ever since i was young. So uh,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know what, while you're in it and and

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<v Speaker 1>you're focused on the task at hand. That does make

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<v Speaker 1>it a little easier sometimes to to block out a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the noise. And then uh, perhaps JP go

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<v Speaker 1>back afterwards and sort of embraced those moments and and

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<v Speaker 1>sort of relish in the history of it a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you first realize that you wanted to do

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<v Speaker 1>play by play? And how? I mean it's obviously difficult

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<v Speaker 1>for anybody to move up the ladder, but what was

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest challenge you've faced when you first got in

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<v Speaker 1>the business. Well, I always, uh like sports and I

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<v Speaker 1>like talking, So there was a perfect blend. Um lucky

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<v Speaker 1>enough that I grew up as a coach's kid, and

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<v Speaker 1>I had three brothers and a neighborhood full of little

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<v Speaker 1>kids that loved kickball and whiffleball and football and basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>So there was an always, always a game going on,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was always yacking away. I I wasn't a

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<v Speaker 1>trash talker. I preferred to be much more descriptive in

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<v Speaker 1>my verbage. And so I knew from a young age.

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<v Speaker 1>And then uh, mid seventies, the old NFL Today Show

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<v Speaker 1>with Phyllis George. That was the first time, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the the old adage if you see it, then you

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<v Speaker 1>can believe it and and figure out a way to

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<v Speaker 1>make it happen. And watching Phillis was the first indicator

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<v Speaker 1>for me that it was something that I could do.

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<v Speaker 1>And then it's just a matter of, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>plowing forward with everything you've got it the the other

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<v Speaker 1>lucky break for better or worse. Um. I never had

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<v Speaker 1>anything else I wanted to do j B. So if

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<v Speaker 1>there was a roadblock thrown in my way, it was

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<v Speaker 1>just a matter of figuring out how to get under it,

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<v Speaker 1>around it, through it, or over it and and continue

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<v Speaker 1>on my way. Um I was. I was blessed to

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of great role models, most of them

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<v Speaker 1>men when I was first coming up that took a

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<v Speaker 1>shine to me and wanted to share a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge and information with me. That that was greatly beneficial.

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<v Speaker 1>Beth Mullins with us CBS Sports, what is your balance

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<v Speaker 1>of duties? Now? Are you still doing ESPN stuff as well?

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<v Speaker 1>And you're jumping on CBS this week? How often are

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<v Speaker 1>you on the Columbia Broadcast System? Now? This uh, this

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<v Speaker 1>is always the crazy time of year. That there was

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<v Speaker 1>a while where I was doing UM volleyball championships, soccer championships,

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<v Speaker 1>college football, NFL men's basketball, women's basketball. I've been able

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<v Speaker 1>to pare that down and narrow it down a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>so UM have had some basketball games on the schedule

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<v Speaker 1>and have been UH doing college football with ESPN. I

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<v Speaker 1>get an opportunity to enjoy some friends with the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>on CBS this week and and possibly again at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the regular season. So UH been fortunate to

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<v Speaker 1>to have my hand in a lot of different things.

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<v Speaker 1>And I understand they replayed my prices right episode from

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<v Speaker 1>last week, so I'll be expecting that royalties check anytime

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<v Speaker 1>anytime now. I love it. Beths with us as the

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<v Speaker 1>play by play at the game on CBS today. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get to the game now, Beth. I mean, the

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<v Speaker 1>Jaguars have started some significant change. They fired the GM

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<v Speaker 1>after last week's game. Dave Caldwell is out. That search

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<v Speaker 1>will begin, if it hasn't begun already, it will officially

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<v Speaker 1>begin after the season is over. Doug Marone trying to

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<v Speaker 1>keep this team fighting. He's safe through the season. After that,

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<v Speaker 1>who knows. It's a great challenge for Doug because they're

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<v Speaker 1>out of the race. It's a young, beat up football

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<v Speaker 1>team really both sides of the ball. They're on the

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<v Speaker 1>third quarterback and you know they're one intent. I get it,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're fighting in some of these games, Beth, and

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<v Speaker 1>and I think Doug is a big reason why this

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<v Speaker 1>group has stayed as close as they have this part

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. Yeah, you know, you look at the schedule,

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<v Speaker 1>it's three of the last four games that are within

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<v Speaker 1>four points UM And you know, you hate to to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about moral victories, Uh, those don't necessarily count in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL, but that does I think show that the

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<v Speaker 1>guys are still fighting. You know, the shelf life in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL is so short that you know, even if

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to turn to your backups or bring guys

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<v Speaker 1>off the practice squad, there is such a hunger and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>such a desire to prove that you belong that I

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<v Speaker 1>think Doug and the coaching staff have been able to

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<v Speaker 1>get the most out of those guys. Um And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>tip of the cap to some of these veterans that

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<v Speaker 1>are are making the most of an opportunity, and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>to these young rookies that are coming in and having

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<v Speaker 1>an impact. I mean, you know, James Robinson is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the feel good stories of the season. We're certainly

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<v Speaker 1>going to make a big deal on on the broadcast

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<v Speaker 1>today about Robinson and Justin Jefferson trying to wrestle that

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<v Speaker 1>Rookie of the Year honor away from another quarterback is

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<v Speaker 1>as good as Justin Herbert has been with the Chargers.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think there are some positives to take um

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that you know, what other option do

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<v Speaker 1>you have? It's not in anybody's DNA. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>too to call it quits before the season comes to

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<v Speaker 1>its conclusion. You mentioned James Robinson and his running style

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<v Speaker 1>is just fantastic to watch. He's hard to hit, he

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<v Speaker 1>hits the whole uh, he's decisive and in fact, he

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<v Speaker 1>only has eleven negative runs this entire season. To write

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<v Speaker 1>that one down, you might want to take a note

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<v Speaker 1>on that, and it's a it's an impressive stat I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>because the guy's always falling forward, and if they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have James Robinson, I don't know what they would be

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<v Speaker 1>on offense. Ben. Yeah, and it's one of those stories.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just amazing how everybody kept missing how good this

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<v Speaker 1>kid was coming out of high school and coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of college and and you know, credit to the Jags

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<v Speaker 1>for finding this guy. Um, he's so uh compact and

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<v Speaker 1>so powerful and you just see him able to run

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<v Speaker 1>around guys and run past guys, but also when necessary,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, run right through people. And it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>real pleasure to watch him on tape and and some

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<v Speaker 1>of the games that I've been looking at for the Jags.

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<v Speaker 1>And and hopefully he can keep it up. It's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know something that he's chasing that scrimmage rookie record,

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully he can continue to flirt with that and

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<v Speaker 1>and make that a big story moving forward. Beth Bowens

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<v Speaker 1>with Us from CBS has the play by play of

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<v Speaker 1>the Jaguars Vikings game today at one o'clock. On the

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<v Speaker 1>other side, it's a Jaguars defense that is just beat

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<v Speaker 1>up all over the field. The linebackers are about the

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<v Speaker 1>only guys who've been out there most of the year,

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<v Speaker 1>Miles Jack and Joe Schobert. But you look in the

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<v Speaker 1>secondary is a lot of young guys, guys getting an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity because other players are injured, and this is not

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<v Speaker 1>the week for that. With Jefferson and Feeling and those

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<v Speaker 1>guys and Kirk Cousins slinging it around pretty well lately.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a Minnesota offense. You mentioned Jefferson, but they've got

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<v Speaker 1>guys outside that can match up very well, it feels

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<v Speaker 1>like against this Jaguars secondary. Unfortunately for the Jaguars this week. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a I think a tough time to come up

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<v Speaker 1>against the likes of Feeling and Jefferson and Cousins. You

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<v Speaker 1>could make the case he's been the best quarterback in

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<v Speaker 1>the league since thereby, uh, you know, over the last

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<v Speaker 1>five weeks or so, So it's definitely gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>big challenge. Uh. It's a really a calling card for

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<v Speaker 1>Shobourd and Miles Jack to just have monster afternoons and

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<v Speaker 1>hope that those guys in the bat can rise up.

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<v Speaker 1>Tough matchup for the Jags on the defensive side today.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a Vikings team that needs it. Obviously, they're they're

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<v Speaker 1>in the wild card race, but they won't be for

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<v Speaker 1>long if they lose games like this. So you know

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna be up for this game. There's no letdown

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<v Speaker 1>game as certainly at this point of the year. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're in the race in the NFL in December, there's

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<v Speaker 1>no such thing as a letdown game or there shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be no And I think probably they were, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>hit pretty hard in the face with that one in

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<v Speaker 1>five start. And so this is some magic coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of that I week, and and according to our research,

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<v Speaker 1>a win for the Vikings and a loss for the

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<v Speaker 1>Cardinals moves Minnesota into that seven spot. Next week they

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<v Speaker 1>face Tampa Bay, so an opportunity to pass Tampa Bay

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<v Speaker 1>with the head to head if they get a win

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<v Speaker 1>next week, and Detroit and Chicago, which you would think

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<v Speaker 1>would be winnable, and then depending on New Orleans and

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on, whether they've clinched or not, or whether

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<v Speaker 1>Drew Brees is back, an opportunity for them to do

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<v Speaker 1>some damage down the stretch. So I would imagine, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>they would be fired up and ready to roll. That's

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<v Speaker 1>great stuff. I truly appreciate the visit and have a

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<v Speaker 1>great call today of the Jacks. Appreciate it.