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Speaker 1: The Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts coming up in Week five.

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Speaker 1: Spiroddas has the call on CBS Sports. Good to see you, Hey,

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Speaker 1: the Jags are owing for I don't think anybody saw

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Speaker 1: this coming. The Jags is the only winless team in football.

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Speaker 1: What's up, Spiro A JP. Always good to hear your voice.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, every time we talk, it's something exciting, whether it's

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Speaker 2: positive or negative going on down there with this team,

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Speaker 2: the Urban Meyer season, which I'm sure is something that

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Speaker 2: everyone wants to forget down there a couple of years ago.

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Speaker 2: Then they turn a corner with Doug ep and then

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Speaker 2: I gotta say, I'm not surprised as anyone else. You know,

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Speaker 2: we talked about this team at the end of last year,

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Speaker 2: obviously with a disappointing kind of second half to their season,

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Speaker 2: but I thought that they addressed some areas of need

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Speaker 2: in the offseason, and so all of us, like many

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Speaker 2: people down there, the fan base down in Florida, thought

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Speaker 2: that this was a team that was turning a corner

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Speaker 2: and it solidified itself. But this start, to me is

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Speaker 2: one of the big surprises around the league. Through the

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Speaker 2: first four weeks in the season, there's no doubt.

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Speaker 1: We know the investment in the offseason that the ownership

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Speaker 1: and the personnel office made. I mean they paid the quarterback,

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Speaker 1: defensive end. Josh Heines Allen of course got the big contract,

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Speaker 1: Tyson Campbell, Foyer Lucan got an extension. I mean, all

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Speaker 1: these guys, well a lot of them are not on

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Speaker 1: the field right now. I mean Tyson Campbell hasn't played,

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Speaker 1: Josh hens Allen was in the protocol this week, Foyer

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Speaker 1: Lucan's out for a number of weeks, and the quarterback's

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Speaker 1: not playing well. So your big players have to play

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Speaker 1: and play well, and that's not happening right now. So

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Speaker 1: the only one out there right now, at least is

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Speaker 1: the quarterback. His performance have of gears this whole thing.

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Speaker 1: How does he take that step and become the guy

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Speaker 1: that can overcome some deficiencies.

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Speaker 2: Well, I mean there's two schools of thought. One is

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Speaker 2: that you can't really evaluate where this team is right

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Speaker 2: now because of the injuries. And the other school of thought,

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Speaker 2: of course, is, well, look, if we're going to pay

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Speaker 2: our supposed franchise quarter back two hundred and seventy five million,

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Speaker 2: he's got to elevate the team in these moments where

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Speaker 2: maybe everything around him is not ideal, is not you know,

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Speaker 2: where you want it to be. I think the truth

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Speaker 2: is probably somewhere in the middle, you know. I know

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Speaker 2: my partner out of Marcialletto was breaking down some of

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Speaker 2: the film this week, and it's something we'll talk about,

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Speaker 2: I'm sure during the game on Sunday, is that you know,

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Speaker 2: Trevor has had some opportunities despite all the stuff around him,

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Speaker 2: despite all the instability, He's had chances to make plays

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Speaker 2: and he hasn't necessarily been at his best. So yes,

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Speaker 2: there are some built in excuses with the injuries. You know, Yes,

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Speaker 2: they're missing some key guys. Defensively, obviously a Luken is

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Speaker 2: a monster. Hopefully heinz Allen is okay. But just in

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Speaker 2: terms of the offense, despite all that other stuff, I

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Speaker 2: think that there have been up some opportunities and Trevor's

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Speaker 2: just got to play better. I mean, this is not

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Speaker 2: a good start for him. You go back to last

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Speaker 2: year JP he was he was so good. I think

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Speaker 2: it was like a sixteen a team game stretch where

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Speaker 2: he was like thirteen and four. He was really starting

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Speaker 2: to trend upwards towards the upper echelon of quarterbacks, but

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Speaker 2: on eight to nine games and you just look at

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Speaker 2: his numbers, he's just not the same quarterback. So there's

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Speaker 2: something going on with Trevor. They got to figure it out.

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Speaker 2: And now with this contract, that just adds another layer

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Speaker 2: of pressure on him, on Doug Peterson. And when your

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Speaker 2: to win now, that changes everything. The tenor of everything

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Speaker 2: has changed, and now you know these guys are The

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Speaker 1: It's been spirodidas CBS Sports with us. Yeah, the pressure

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Speaker 1: on the coaching staff as well. Of course Doug Peterson

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Speaker 1: now owen for it's his worst starting as a head coach.

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Speaker 1: And we've seen what he's done in the past. He's

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Speaker 1: turned teams around from unlikely places here in Jacksonville, he

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Speaker 2: Well? It was interesting to see and hear Doug's postgame

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Speaker 2: history of the league, very few teams. Maybe I have

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Speaker 2: got into the playoffs. Okay, so if there's a risk

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Speaker 2: thought they performed well last week all things considered, to

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Speaker 2: you lose this week and things could get ugly there quickly.

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Speaker 1: Nineteen ninety two San Diego Chargers the only er all

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Speaker 1: Anthony richardson surprise, is injured again. We'll see a status

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Speaker 2: We actually had their game against the Steelers last week.

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Speaker 2: Joe Flacco guy is just unbelievable. He's like, I think

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Speaker 2: changed considerably. Obviously much different style quarterback than Anthony Richardson.

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Speaker 2: how they're going to handle Anthony Richardson when they play.

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Speaker 2: Shane Steiken's play calling, all of those things that I

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Speaker 2: when he plays number two? How does the offense now change,

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Speaker 2: this is a tough week I think for Jacksonville's defense.

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Speaker 2: Prepare you don't know which of these guys are playing.

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Speaker 2: Flacco drastically changes who they are offensively, but I'll say this,

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Speaker 1: The Jaguars have had some pass rush issues for guys

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Speaker 1: that's what Anthony Richardson might do defensively. What's the strength

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Speaker 2: Well, the strength is one of them is your old

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Speaker 2: We visit with Gus. He's one of our all time

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Speaker 2: we had to build them back up spiritually after that game.

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Speaker 2: and very efficient. Uh, they were. They were incredible last week,

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Speaker 2: they didn't have him. You know, they've already been without

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Speaker 2: the Forest Buckner Samson Ebukam who led him in sacks

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Speaker 2: last year. So all those things considered to hold it

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Speaker 2: it's a testament to Gus and his defensive staff what

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Speaker 2: I think there's a potential for this defense to be

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Speaker 1: All right, real quick power rankings AFC South. I know

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Speaker 2: You know man obviously Houston at the top. Tennessee a

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Speaker 2: they are still figuring some things out. You know, Indianapolis,

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Speaker 2: I guess number two would potentially what they can be.

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Speaker 2: And if Jacksonville figures it out, JP, I mean, who knows.

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Speaker 2: Maybe they don't make the playoffs, but maybe they make

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Speaker 2: So man, it's a tough it's a tough division. You know.

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Speaker 2: the way up, some of these teams kind of have

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Speaker 2: some issues. So we're all hoping they figure it out because,

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Speaker 2: as you know, my my buddy out of March Letta

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Speaker 2: and I kind of live in the a FC South,

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Speaker 2: So we're rooting for these teams to to to get

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Speaker 2: into some smooth waters and to hopefully have a decent season.

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Speaker 1: Never lacks for entertainment down here, and we always enjoy

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Speaker 1: getting to visit with you as well. Spireau. Thanks for

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Speaker 1: the time, man, We'll see you next time.

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Speaker 2: Thanks, JP. Always a pleasure.