Speaker 1: Countdown to Kickoff continues the Jaguars and the Cleveland Browns
Speaker 1: in Week twelve, and as always on this program, we
Speaker 1: visit with pride of the Jaguars running back in Hall
Speaker 1: of Fame semifinalist Fred Taylor. Congratulations Fred, thanks boss, I
Speaker 1: appreciate you man some more football, enjoyed a great Thanksgiving holiday.
Speaker 1: More football here today, looking forward to it. Well, we're
Speaker 1: not gonna get to the football yet. We're gonna talk
Speaker 1: about you a little bit more. We've got to get
Speaker 1: you into that final group, to get you in that
Speaker 1: room the day before the super Bowl to be discussed
Speaker 1: among the selectors. That's really the next step. This is
Speaker 1: a great honor, certainly to be among twenty five. But
Speaker 1: at some point you're gonna be in that room, Fred,
Speaker 1: and I know you can't wait to be in the conversation. Finally. Yeah,
Speaker 1: you know, it's certainly a great honor to be in
Speaker 1: the twenty five. I think we started at one thirty
Speaker 1: uh sating here in the row, So I mean there
Speaker 1: is some something good that's brewing, right Um. I think
Speaker 1: the one thing that set out to me to be
Speaker 1: a month to twenty five this year is I'm the
Speaker 1: only running back on the list, so I don't know
Speaker 1: if that gives me an opportunity, a better opportunity, but
Speaker 1: the other running backs aren't there, so let's just say, uh,
Speaker 1: I am getting closer, but I really really need to
Speaker 1: get in that room. Final fifteen and eventually the next
Speaker 1: step in the next step, We're just gonna stay praying up,
Speaker 1: stay hopeful. We did everything, you know, we did everything
Speaker 1: when we played related all out on the field, and
Speaker 1: it's up to the selectors and hopefully, um I get
Speaker 1: enough yeays, you know, versus the nays, and eventually Ago Jackisonday.
Speaker 1: That's gonna be one heck of a party. Let's put
Speaker 1: that way. Fred Taylor with us, friend of the Let's
Speaker 1: get to the game today. A handful of defensive coaches
Speaker 1: are out, including Todd wash COVID nineteen situation for the
Speaker 1: Jaguars this week. Kickers out as well because of that
Speaker 1: he's on the list, So a lot of changes there.
Speaker 1: They weren't on the practice field this week. Some of
Speaker 1: those coaches they're doing virtual meetings, so that just changes
Speaker 1: the way things operate in the building. That has to
Speaker 1: be a big shake up, and considering the attrition on defense,
Speaker 1: there's so many new faces, young guys. It's a lot
Speaker 1: of change in one week. You know, it is a
Speaker 1: lot of change. There's definitely a lot of change. The
Speaker 1: hardest party is with the young guy. You know, how
Speaker 1: receptive they're gonna be, you know to this virtual of teaching.
Speaker 1: You know, in coaching for the veterans, it doesn't change.
Speaker 1: You're veteran, You're a sound veteran. You know, it's it's
Speaker 1: come to work. Get the game plan as the all
Speaker 1: of it, and no matter who's calling the place, I
Speaker 1: have a job to do. So the hardest part is
Speaker 1: gonna be whether the younger guys that you know, the
Speaker 1: rookies and the guys that are you know, they're being
Speaker 1: thrown into the fire because of all of them moving around,
Speaker 1: through the injuries and these other things. How will they
Speaker 1: receive the message and the information? So that would be
Speaker 1: the biggest challenge I think when it when it comes
Speaker 1: to the communication part is gonna be big at kickoff.
Speaker 1: But you know, the coaching style won't change much because
Speaker 1: those coaches they're around each other so much, so much
Speaker 1: throughout the year or so much throughout the week. Uh,
Speaker 1: and they understand each other's post you know, and maybe
Speaker 1: I don't know what the team has mustard up. This
Speaker 1: is an opportunity for them, from the young coaches, to
Speaker 1: get in there, you know, and make a name for themselves.
Speaker 1: So let's see how it goes. I know, if they
Speaker 1: keep him under twenty, the spotlight is gonna be on
Speaker 1: a new play color. I don't think they on anybody
Speaker 1: on the twenty. Maybe throughout the entire season, yeah, they
Speaker 1: have it. It has been a rough year defensively, Fred
Speaker 1: Taylor with us Mike Glennon is getting the start, and
Speaker 1: I never thought we'd say that word this this year.
Speaker 1: I'll be with you know, um JP. I don't know
Speaker 1: a whole lot about Mike Gannon other than he's from
Speaker 1: played at NC State. He was a third round draft
Speaker 1: pick in two thousand, you know. Other than that, I mean,
Speaker 1: I'm I'm I'm still pretty much like everyone else. But
Speaker 1: whoever was out there, you know, they he's gonna arrost
Speaker 1: for a reason. I mean, he has some ability. Let's
Speaker 1: just see how well he does today. All right. On
Speaker 1: the other side, a stable of running backs in Cleveland
Speaker 1: one of the really good running offensive teams in football.
Speaker 1: On the defensive side, I think their third in the
Speaker 1: league and takeaways their opportunistic Uh. And they beat teams
Speaker 1: they're supposed to be. They are undefeated I think six
Speaker 1: and oh against teams with a record below five hundred.
Speaker 1: They take care of business when they're supposed to most
Speaker 1: of the times. And this is a challenge today, especially
Speaker 1: against these running backs Chubb and Kareem Hunt. Different soulenge.
Speaker 1: I guess just listening to that statistic, it doesn't bold
Speaker 1: well for the Jaguars. Uh, but again, here's an opportunity
Speaker 1: to get out there and and and show people what
Speaker 1: you had. No matter if you're veteran, a young guy,
Speaker 1: you gotta get out there. You gotta play the game. Uh.
Speaker 1: It's not gonna be an easy task. Welcome back, Nick Chubb,
Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt, their entire school, running backs, the offensive line,
Speaker 1: they're playing well. As you mentioned, their defense, it is
Speaker 1: playing lights out in previous years. You know, seeing a
Speaker 1: seven and three Cleveland Brown team, you know that'll make
Speaker 1: your head pop, you know. Uh, but they're in a
Speaker 1: division with the Pittsburgh Steelers were attending. Oh, so it
Speaker 1: doesn't look so sexy, but it's still a seven and
Speaker 1: three team with an opportunity to Uh, come in here
Speaker 1: and they're trying to make themselves eight and three and
Speaker 1: eventually clinch a playoff wild card spot. So it's gonna
Speaker 1: be a challenge. It's not gonna be easy. You gotta
Speaker 1: do your best against the run. I sell out against
Speaker 1: the run. I'll sell out against the run and on
Speaker 1: my way to rushing the pastor Baker Mayfield, he will
Speaker 1: give you a ball. He will throw it. That's why
Speaker 1: they're taking They're taking it out of his hands and
Speaker 1: put it in the hands of the running back because
Speaker 1: they know he he was wanting to turn That's what
Speaker 1: you want to do. Try to get him in third
Speaker 1: and long and hopefully get after Mayfield when it's time
Speaker 1: for him to pass the ball and give yourselves a
Speaker 1: few opportunities and the takeaway department. From a defensive standpoint, offensively,
Speaker 1: you gotta run the ball. James Robinson happy. He has
Speaker 1: to have a big day, minimized the turnover opportunities for
Speaker 1: the Cleveland Brown defense, and hopefully make it a ball game. Fred,
Speaker 1: great stuff. As always, we will talk to you in
Speaker 1: the post game a little bit later. Thanks looking forward
Speaker 1: to a boss. Fred Taylor Hall of Fame semifinalist prior
Speaker 1: to the Jaguars running back. Yes, yes, yeah, I said it.
Speaker 1: We're back in a moment. The final word with head
Speaker 1: coach Doug Broone before kickoff of the Browns and the
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