1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Countdown, the kickoff rolls along. It's a four kickoff time 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: today for the Jags and the Chargers. It's so Fie 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: Stadium in Los Angeles. Each week we visit with Pride 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: of the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor, and we do 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: it again this week. Good afternoon, Fred, JP. How's it going, both, man? 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: It's going. It's a five game skid though, so I 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: can't say it's going well. It's uh five game losing skids. 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: So as a young football team, as a team that's 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: had some injuries as of late, trying to get guys back, 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: how difficult is it to keep a team locked in 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: focused when they've had this skid so early in the season. 12 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: I talked to someone the other day, former player. We 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: brought up the team in conversation and what they said 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: to me, which is totally opposite in out of spectrum 15 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: on how I usually am and what I usually say 16 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: here on the show. They said, I've learned to keep 17 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: my expectations low when it comes to the Jaguars, and 18 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: anything else is a surprise and a treat. So, um, 19 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: you know, I think that in game, if we take 20 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: that game out the equation, you know, we're gonna look 21 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: at this season with everything that's going on, and we're 22 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: gonna say, well, that's what we expected. Look at the 23 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: moves that were made. You know, we went young. Uh, 24 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: we didn't necessarily know what's gonna happen. You know, you 25 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: have a lot of people saying, we were trying to 26 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,119 Speaker 1: jog you for position to get the number one picked 27 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: this year. So it's a whole lot going on. Just 28 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: put my helmet back on. As a player, I can't 29 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: see myself having that thought process and everything that's going 30 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: on in the locker room right now, I'm pretty sure 31 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: the mentality is the same amongst those yo, young guys. 32 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: They're just happy to be here. The guys that are injured, 33 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: I'm sure they want to be back out there on 34 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: the field with their teammates in the midst of everything 35 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: that's been crazy, it's been even crazier in that locker room. 36 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: So you got guys injured in and out the lineup, 37 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: guys that are out there, they're just doing the best 38 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: that can do and the end result is what it is. 39 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: There's no way to run from it. And uh, quite frankly, 40 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: I don't see how how it could get better. As 41 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: we said in the post game. With the upcoming schedule, 42 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: at least on paper, I don't see how to get better. 43 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: But they they have an opportunity today against the Charges 44 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: team who hasn't played great. They've lost some close games. 45 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: They do have a pretty decent defense though, however, and 46 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: they've inserted their rookie quarterback who looked amazing against uh 47 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: the Saints two weeks ago before they're bye week. Man, 48 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: it'll be a tough one. Let's just see how it unfolds. 49 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: Jackson the Churches coming up at fives today. Fred Taylor 50 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: with US Pride of the Jaguars running back. This Jaguars 51 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: offense has seemed to have come off track, let's say, 52 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: the last few weeks. It's been tough. The balance has 53 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: been the buzzword. They haven't had that the last couple 54 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: of weeks, a few weeks really, because they've been behind 55 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: and they've had to throw to catch up and they 56 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: haven't been able to catch up. Obviously, even then when 57 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: throwing to try to catch up, it just seems off 58 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: track as well. That it's not it's not really on point. 59 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: Throws are behind or can't get it down field enough 60 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: and on target. How do you work through that as 61 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: an offense. You know, those are what some people call 62 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: the petty plays. You know, we're gonna we're gonna critique 63 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: and analyze everything right now at the moment, because when 64 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: it's bad, it's bad, and you're looking for something good. 65 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: So you're gonna try and search and dig till you 66 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: find something. And uh, when it's out of sync, when 67 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: the runs aren't matching, and when the passes aren't matching 68 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: or things aren't adding up, then you're gonna say, oh, well, 69 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: maybe they should have run here, or maybe they should 70 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: have passed here. And that's just the way it goes. 71 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: I was critical in my assessment last week when I said, 72 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: you know, just because they're facing the worst defense against 73 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: the run, uh in the Lions a week ago. Uh, 74 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: and in the previous two weeks they pretty much had 75 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: the same thing. UH. And then you automatically you come 76 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: out and you run the ball, running ball, and you're 77 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: go get nowhere. I said, you shouldn't force the issue, 78 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: maybe you should play actually do some other things. So 79 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: that was me being critical and trying to find something. 80 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: But the game is the game. You know, it's gonna 81 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: give you what it gives. You. You know, you might 82 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: have the luck of the bounce of the ball here 83 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: and there. They just gotta keep grinding, you know. We 84 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: know that the run game has been okay in spurts. 85 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: Same thing with the passing game. When you're not taking 86 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: full advantage of what the other teams are giving you 87 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: really just equates to missed opportunities. And usually that's what 88 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: happens with bad teams. They're not a good team. I 89 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: can say that I've seen good teams. Uh. They just 90 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,559 Speaker 1: gotta keep grinding, keep believing on themselves in the locker 91 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: room until something pops open and something happens. Who knows 92 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: they might turn the corner second half of the season. 93 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't necessaries expected, but who knows. 94 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm just throwing stuff on the board hoping 95 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: something stick. I am a Jaguar lifer, so I'm sinking 96 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: with the ship. But again, like I said last week, 97 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: I have to be open and unders at some point 98 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: and realist they So they just got to keep grinding 99 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: though and see what happens. Fred Taylor with us defensively, 100 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: it's a struggle all around. Obviously, giving up three points 101 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: or more a week and in different ways. Struggled against 102 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: the run. Last week. Obviously, Jandre Swift took off for 103 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: the Lions. They've had a lot of guys hurt. Now 104 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: it sounds like Josh Allen could be coming back and 105 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: some others this week. We'll see how the week of 106 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: practice goes. But you know, where do you start here? 107 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: I mean, they haven't been able to get any pass 108 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: rush consistently, and they're having issue stopping the run, and 109 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: they're not really taking the ball away a lot either, 110 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: So they're over on the defensive side. It feels like, yeah, no, 111 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: they are over JP. We talked about fast start for 112 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: the first couple of weeks that hasn't happened. And then 113 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: the offense that they're not matching that, you know that 114 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: they're not having a fast start either. So again, just 115 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: all signs pointing to just a bad team, a team 116 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: that's gonna struggle. A lot of young players though that 117 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: are gaining experience. Uh, you don't want to completely just 118 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: right this season off, but with the injuries, with the 119 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: youth that's out there, with the fact that we are 120 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: almost at midpoint, so the free agent market, you know, 121 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: the guys that are on the street can't come in 122 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: and really do a whole lot to save you know 123 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: what's going on out there now, Man, it's tough. They 124 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: have to play so sharp in order to make anything happen. 125 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: The margin of error is so thin for this team. 126 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: You just gotta keep going and work on themselves. Like 127 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: I said, Man, each guy just got to continue to 128 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: show up and uh do whatever it takes to stay motivated. 129 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: For me, it was just the competing. I didn't care 130 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: if we were freaking three and eleven, which at some 131 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: point we were. When I play, I just wanted to 132 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: compete against whoever was on the opposite side of the ball. 133 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: And I think that's the mindset. The end result. You 134 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: want to win, but at the end of the day, 135 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: you want to walk away and say I kick my 136 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 1: man's ass at the very end of the day. And 137 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: and that's where it boils down to. That should be 138 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: their focus going out there and try and win their 139 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: one on one battle and that might equate to a 140 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: team win at the end of a ball game. Yeah, 141 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: last I checked, they did not give hums of MyD 142 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: the travel coordinator the week off. The hotel is still 143 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: booked in l A. The game is on the flight 144 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: is still on the schedule, and they're gonna go out 145 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: to Los Angeles and play the football game. There's a 146 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: lot of people who counting this team out, probably rightfully, 147 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: so they haven't played that well, but they can still 148 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: can play the games for a reason. I mean, you 149 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: go out and compete. That that the beauty of the 150 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:37,119 Speaker 1: NFL is. Uh, you're here, this is the ultimate level, 151 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: and uh, you don't want to be embarrassed. You get 152 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: sick and tired of that crap of being embarrassed. The 153 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: fans get sick and tired of being a laughing stock. 154 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: You gotta go out there. You gotta compete in normal 155 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: times pre pre COVID, the fans are gonna show up. 156 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,239 Speaker 1: You know, you're a fanatic of a team, You're gonna 157 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: show up because the player is gonna show up and 158 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: they gotta play. Nobody's gonna feel sorry for you. The 159 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: players understand that everything still go you know, and the 160 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: other team's gonna show up. I haven't seen a team 161 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: not in my time since I've been watching football forfeit. 162 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: You know, they just do not not show up. So 163 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: you still gotta go out there and play. Everything is 164 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna go to kick the ball will be kicked 165 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: off at four pm Eastern time, and uh, somebody's gotta win, 166 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: somebody's gotta lose. That's just the way it goes. You 167 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: gotta go out there and you gotta play hard and 168 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: whatever it is at the end of the game to 169 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: deal with it and get ready for the next one. 170 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: They could tie it to Fred Well, yeah, no, no, no, no, no, yeah, 171 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: this is true. This is true. But in my mind, 172 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: the way my big head work is, uh, somebody gotta win, 173 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: and somebody to players, you'll say, damn, we should have 174 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: won that, even though it's a tiing record book. In 175 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: my mind it's winning lost ties just don't cut it 176 00:08:54,880 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: for me. But on paper they do. You're right, it's true. 177 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:02,839 Speaker 1: What are they gonna do with the tiebreaker at the 178 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: end of the year. I mean, somebody has the what 179 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: is it gonna do if it's a situation where it's 180 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: trying to decide the playoffs here and there, Maybe not 181 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: for this team, So maybe we get to have that 182 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 1: conversation somewhere else because I don't see the playoffs and 183 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: this team future right, well not future, but this year 184 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: I should say that the tiebreaker. What doesn't really do. 185 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. You throw it out right, you gotta 186 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: throw it out right. Does it come back to points? Well? No, 187 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: the tie is a half win and a half lost 188 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: in the standing. So if you have a tie, you 189 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: are ahead of somebody who would have a loss. See 190 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: that's the thing. I just kept my head down and 191 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: I played. I let all that stuff sort itself out. 192 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: When I was a rookie, I didn't have a clue 193 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: what it took to get to the playoffs. That's how 194 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: much I followed NFL ball before I got in the NFL. Like, 195 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: when you're winning most games, that's how you get in 196 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs. And then this division stuff? What division are 197 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: we in? Like? I didn't know that until year three almost. 198 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: I was just playing ball. J beat. That's the way 199 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: it was. I love Red Taylor. Proud of the Jaguars 200 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: running back. Always enjoy our weekly conversations, Pal, And we'll 201 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: talk to you in the postgame, looking forward to a 202 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: man season. We'll come back in a moment. We'll have 203 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: the final word with head coach Doug Maroon. Before kickoff. 204 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: It's a four kickoff time today. It's so Fi Stadium 205 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: in l A. As the Chargers entertain the Jaguars, and 206 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: this is countdown to Kickoff on Jaguars Radio.