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Speaker 1: Countdown to Kickoff continues, the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville

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Speaker 1: Jaguars coming up in Week three. Chris Myers has the

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Speaker 1: call of the game on the NFL on Fox, and

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Speaker 1: it's nice to speak with you. It's you know, this

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Speaker 1: whole TV change is a little different. We don't see

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Speaker 1: a lot of the Fox cruise, especially on an AFC game.

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Speaker 1: There are no rules anymore, Chris, what's up.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, So it's a wide open with double games on

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Speaker 2: Monday night and Thursday on Amazon and it's it has

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Speaker 2: it's effected the inventory the way we used to see it.

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Speaker 2: But the you know, the playoffs will still have mostly

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Speaker 2: AFC on CBS, NFC on Fox and then the Super Bowl,

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Speaker 2: but even that could could shift and change with with

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Speaker 2: certain streaming devices. But hey, it's a lot of money.

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Speaker 2: Good for the NFL. It opens up more viewing opportunities

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Speaker 2: in different ways, I think for fans to see games.

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Speaker 2: But you know, originally from Florida, so I always enjoy,

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Speaker 2: you know, getting getting back to Florida to do a game.

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Speaker 2: But I actually did you know, did the game last

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Speaker 2: year with the Jags. It was it was a rough

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Speaker 2: one for them when they went to Detroit. We were

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Speaker 2: expecting big things and after that. Obviously didn't play well

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Speaker 2: in that game, but after that they took off and

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Speaker 2: then and then really changed their view nationally when they

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Speaker 2: had that that playoff win and that comeback against the Chargers.

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Speaker 1: You know, that really was the wake up call down

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Speaker 1: the stretch for this team last season. It might be

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Speaker 1: too early for that kind of wake up call, but

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Speaker 1: last week Mike qualify against the Chiefs. So you don't

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Speaker 1: score a touchdown for an offense that's so widely regarded

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Speaker 1: coming in, They've got to get it together pretty quick.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that well was shocking a little at it is.

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Speaker 2: It's only a couple of games, so the teams are

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Speaker 2: sorting things out. But I would say this offense will

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Speaker 2: come around, especially having been around Doug Peterson and I

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Speaker 2: was the field sideline reporter when he was the coach

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Speaker 2: with the Eagles and had that you know, amazing run

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Speaker 2: to the to the to the Super Bowl in titles.

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Speaker 2: So it was a part of that and around him,

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Speaker 2: and so I'm not surprised he's doing well with Jacksonville

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Speaker 2: at his quick his quick inprint here. But I would

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Speaker 2: say the good news is the defense, which which I

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Speaker 2: think everybody has questions, or at least did coming in

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Speaker 2: the year. Even with all that talent right that they're

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Speaker 2: supposed to have, they've been very impressive, and I think

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Speaker 2: that's the positive in the Chiefs game. I'm just surprised

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Speaker 2: because I don't think the Chiefs have an outstanding defense

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Speaker 2: that the Jags couldn't put up more points. I mean,

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Speaker 2: I followed the notes that heard the comments about a

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Speaker 2: week of practice and that type of thing and certain

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Speaker 2: things that didn't work out, but I would expect the

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Speaker 2: offense to come around. I mean, I you know, if

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Speaker 2: the defense could keep playing like they're playing and improving

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Speaker 2: because that's still on there on their minds, then that

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Speaker 2: I think the Jags are going to be okay.

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Speaker 1: Chris Myers NFL on Fox with Us. You know, there's

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Speaker 1: too many smart people around here for it to be

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Speaker 1: that bad, right, I mean, Peterson, prest Taylor, Mike McCoy

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Speaker 1: as the quarterbacks coach Trevor has his say. I mean,

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Speaker 1: they're going to figure this thing out. That's the at

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Speaker 1: least the hope is if they can block it. That

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Speaker 1: wasn't that wasn't the They didn't get it that done

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Speaker 2: Yeah, JP, And I'm telling you, I just I've seen

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Speaker 2: that even doing pre season around the league. The offensive line.

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Speaker 2: And you guys, you know we cover it because we

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Speaker 2: But finding those you know, there's five solid offensive linemen

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Speaker 2: that more and more with the very good teams. That

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Speaker 2: if that comes together for and you know, we saw

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Speaker 2: it last year. And I think there's some things too

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Speaker 2: because you've got you know, with sheriff you Fordner coming

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Speaker 2: just like us media guys. We know everything until it

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Speaker 2: comes down to being on the field and playing it.

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Speaker 2: But I would say that's that's a common thread I've

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Speaker 1: Chris Meyer's NFL on Fox. How tough a climb is

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Speaker 1: this for Jamico Ryans in Houston, and it helps when

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Speaker 1: you have a second and third overall pick to really

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Speaker 1: jump start your franchise.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, big lead for him. We did their Colts game there,

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Speaker 2: Robert Smith and I called that and I they just

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Speaker 2: I mean it's and I know, I know they have

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Speaker 2: Houston team is going through a major transition, and Demiko

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Speaker 2: that was here once before. So you can respect him

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Speaker 2: Stroud showed us something in the second half over two

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Speaker 2: a very good defense, very underrated defense with some talented

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Speaker 2: Not that their offense is going to light it up.

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Speaker 2: But Stroud can throw the ball. He's he's I mean,

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Speaker 1: If he doesn't get beat up. And we talked about

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Speaker 1: the Jaguars blocking it on the offensive line. The Texans

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Speaker 2: Yeah, And not to interruptive, but he you know his shoulder,

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Speaker 2: he played through it. You couldn't tell. And we saw

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Speaker 2: see how that goes and if that helps the Stroud

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Speaker 2: I you know, you know, Damian appears to a nice job.

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Speaker 2: Last year. They added single Teary's got some popit. There's

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Speaker 2: just nowhere for those guys to run. And so the

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Speaker 2: But Stroud is still able to put up some some

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