1 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Jags Am today. 2 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 2: I'm Kindannie Stephens, John Sex, John Oser, Brian sexsoner with 3 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: me today. 4 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: I'm almost there. I'm almost there, you guys, I'm a 5 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: I'm a little off. All right. 6 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: We're gonna start things over. Let's go for our big things. 7 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: They're all about quarterbacks today. We're gonna start off with 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 2: our first big thing, which is our quarterback and that 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: revolves around Trevor Lawrence. He's in the concussion protocol as 10 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: we know, and things are a little more complicated than 11 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 2: just trying to play through an injury, which he's done 12 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: earlier this season. And Doug Peterson is taking that into account. 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 3: And CJ does a great job of preparation. You know, 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 3: he knows the situation. It's the life of a backup, 15 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 3: you know, spent eight years behind a guy that he 16 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 3: never knew. You know, he gets hurt, but bounce back 17 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 3: and see him to play the next week, you know, 18 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 3: And so I get it, and it's tough, but you know, 19 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 3: the guys know, I think you know. Then they prepare 20 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 3: no differently, Ran. 21 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: It's a little bit different than trying to play with 22 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 2: then knee injury and ankle injury. Obviously, the kercushion protocol 23 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 2: will play out as it will, But I mean, CJ 24 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 2: better has to be ready no matter what. 25 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 4: Well, there's no doubt that he will be. And I 26 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 4: asked the question, is there an advantage to just naming 27 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 4: him the starter this early in the week, John, Because 28 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 4: the last time that Trevor Lawrence missed an entire week 29 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 4: of practice was the week of the Browns game, and 30 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 4: he had a tough day and through a couple of interceptions. 31 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,639 Speaker 4: You know, koters to him for playing on a bad wheel, 32 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 4: but you know, now you're talking about knee ankle and 33 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 4: concussion and missing the whole week, And I'm just wondering 34 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 4: it's at some point it makes more sense, even though 35 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 4: you'd like to have your starter in, to just go 36 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 4: ahead and name the backup and then see what happens. 37 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 5: Well, my inclination from just sort of listening to guys 38 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 5: in the locker room yesterday, I think this is more 39 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 5: of a case where they're pretty sure CJ is going 40 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 5: to go. I don't think they expect Trevor to ride 41 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 5: in on the white horse, so to speak, because this 42 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 5: is one of those cases. It's the only injury in 43 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 5: the NFL really where you really just don't know. You know, 44 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 5: you can't get your way through this because the entire 45 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 5: system is set up for Trevor not to try to 46 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 5: be a hero. So I think it's less of a 47 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 5: factor of that sort of letdown. But I do think 48 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 5: if Friday rolls around and all of a sudden he's 49 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 5: out of the concussion protocol, I still think even with 50 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 5: what you're talking about Brian, that you know he's the starter, 51 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 5: he's the dynamic one, and I think they feel like 52 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,119 Speaker 5: he still probably gives them a better chance overall to win. 53 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 4: I get it makes sense. You know it's a big game. 54 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 4: You want to win it, so it's just a consideration. 55 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 2: Yes, I don't know if we'll get to that point though, 56 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: because our big thing, Number two is our backup quarterback, 57 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: Tja beat there. He'll be prep to go, and as 58 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 2: we mentioned, with concussion protocol, you never know. But Beth says, 59 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: this is something he prepares for every single week, and. 60 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 6: You're just preparing the same way. You're not getting over excited. 61 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 6: You're just trying to do the best that you can 62 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 6: to help help us win the next game, whether it's 63 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 6: today in practice, tomorrow in practice, or being out there 64 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 6: on Sunday, whatever that is. I know practicing today will 65 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 6: help us win on Sunday, even if. 66 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: It's not me and they're playing, but. 67 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 6: To some extent, it's going to help us, you know, 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 6: get a victory on Sunday. So that's I take pride 69 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 6: in that for sure. 70 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: John, How helpful is it that Bethard's been around. He 71 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: understands this offense and he knows what they want to 72 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 2: do well. 73 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 5: It certainly helps in terms of knowledge of the offense. 74 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 5: He's been He has seen everything that Trevor has ever 75 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 5: seen here. He's been his backup. He saw the bad 76 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 5: year in twenty twenty one. He has seen this offense. 77 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 5: I think something he also mentioned on Wednesday, he's practiced 78 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 5: more this year than at any point since he's been here, 79 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 5: because Trevor has had the two weeks where it didn't 80 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 5: look like or it was un certain if he would play. 81 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 5: So I do think he has more reps than usual 82 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 5: with the first team, getting used to working with Calvin Ridley, 83 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 5: just sort of those moments on task, if you will. 84 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 5: I think all those things add up to him being 85 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 5: more prepared. And frankly, when he played against it was Cincinnati, 86 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 5: late it looked okay, So I think the team does 87 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 5: have confidence in him. It has been a league of 88 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 5: backup quarterbacks this year, and there's something to me that 89 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 5: makes me think players see that and they see other 90 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 5: backup quarterbacks have done this. So it's less of a hey, 91 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 5: well we can't go in with our backup. There's more 92 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 5: of a case of why not us. 93 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 4: I think the Texans Titans game last week where case 94 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 4: Keenum went into the ball game and started in place 95 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 4: of CJ. Stroud and was able to pull out a win, 96 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 4: was because the defense kept it close. 97 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 3: Right. 98 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 4: It was a sixteen to sixteen ball game, and he 99 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 4: was able to go in and get that thing done. 100 00:04:58,400 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 4: That's what this defense is going to have to do 101 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 4: if Bethard is the starter guy to keep this game close. 102 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 4: Because you're talking about Baker Mayfield coming up here, who's 103 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 4: coming off of a really big gay. 104 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: We've seen quite a few backup quarterbacks be very successful 105 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 2: so far this season, so. 106 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: Why not us. Our final big thing. 107 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 2: This today, I should say, is their quarterback Baker Mayfield. 108 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 2: He's coming off one of the best games of his 109 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: career for touchdowns and the Pearson talked a little bit 110 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 2: about their game plan. 111 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 3: He's gotten better as the season's gone on some of 112 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 3: his you know, statistical numbers. He's getting the ball out 113 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 3: of his hand extremely fast. It does slow down pass 114 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 3: rush when you can do that, you know, especially in 115 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 3: the third and short medium range. And you know, he's 116 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: trusting his guys you know, down the field and they're 117 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 3: making plays for him. So and he's not turning the 118 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 3: ball over, you know. So all those things are in 119 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 3: his favor and are helping and he's playing playing good. 120 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 2: Brian, the defense didn't have too much trouble that. You 121 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: actually played Lamar Jackson pretty well last week. But this 122 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 2: is a different situation with Baker. He's still playing quite 123 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: well for Baker Mayfield so far this season, but different 124 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 2: kind of quarterback. 125 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 4: First vision quarterback to go into lambeau Field and post 126 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 4: a one to fifty eight point three perfect passer rating, 127 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 4: four touchdowns, three hundred and eighty one yards. But here's 128 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 4: the impressive part. 129 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: He was still. 130 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 4: Sacked five times and put up that kind of a day, 131 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 4: which means that he's mentally tough too. He didn't let 132 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 4: it get to them. The Jaguars defense is gonna have to 133 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 4: be on point. 134 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 5: John, Yeah, it is. At the same time, he's having 135 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 5: a good season. He also I don't think he's gonna 136 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 5: have two hundred and fifty eight point three games in 137 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 5: a row. He has been vulnerable in the past. He moves, 138 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 5: he doesn't move as well as Lamar Jackson, and he 139 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:47,239 Speaker 5: depends on that mobility a little bit. I just can't 140 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,239 Speaker 5: help think that the Jaguars defense, the way they play, 141 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 5: the way they create turnovers, I think maybe they can 142 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 5: bring Baker down to earth a little bit. That's certainly 143 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 5: the hope for the Jaguars this week. 144 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: It's definitely gonna be the plan. Stay with us. 145 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: We're gonna talk to our Buccaneers inside a little bit 146 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 2: about Sunday's matchup. Welcome back to jags Am, presented by 147 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 2: Fields Auto Group, Jacksonville. You can step up to luxury 148 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 2: at Fieldsauto dot com. We're back here on jags Am 149 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: December twenty. First, if I can get the days right 150 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 2: today on a Thursday, as well as we're preparing for 151 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 2: that matchup with Tampa on Christmasy, we want to talk 152 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 2: to our Buccaneers insider, Scott Smith, senior writer and editor 153 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: with the team. Scott, you guys are kind of in 154 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 2: your own division race, division race, but in a different direction, 155 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 2: because you guys have won three straight. We've lost three straight, 156 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 2: So things must be feeling good in Tampa, I would 157 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 2: imagine for you guys right now. 158 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, we had to pull out of tailspin there. We 159 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 7: lost six to seven games and we're all the way 160 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 7: down to four, four and seven. But Coach Bowles told 161 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 7: the team before our Week thirteen game against Carolina that 162 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 7: in eight days that could be in first place. That 163 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 7: required wins over Caroline in Atlanta, and that came to pass. 164 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 7: And then last week's big winning, green Bay has in 165 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 7: a pretty good position. It didn't seem possible three weeks ago, 166 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 7: but now the Buccaneers are really in the thick of 167 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 7: it and probably well, we control our own destiny in 168 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 7: terms of winning the division. 169 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: Scott, we talked a little bit about it. But what 170 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 2: was it like to see Baker's big day in Lambeau 171 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: Because obviously for him to have a performance like that 172 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: was impressive. 173 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 7: Well, well, it was very heartening for all of us 174 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 7: because I could tell you this, Baker Mayfield has won 175 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 7: everybody over, from players to coaches to staff. Everybody loves 176 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 7: the guy his play, But what he does off the field, 177 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 7: so to see him have such a performance, he was 178 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 7: in control the Packers played. The Packers decided to play 179 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 7: almost completely zone coverage, mostly cover free looks, and Baker 180 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 7: and offensive coordinator Dave Canalis had answers for that, and 181 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 7: Baker was decisive and he was accurate and when he 182 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 7: wasn't pressured. I heard you guys talking about that earlier. 183 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 7: He took five sacks, but he also threw twenty three 184 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 7: passes where he wasn't pressured and was almost flawless on 185 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 7: those plays, just because we had the answers for it. 186 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 4: If you can take five sacks and still post a 187 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 4: perfect passer rating, you're a mentally tough guy. I mean 188 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 4: that just stands out. Timmy, did you see this coming 189 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 4: from him? I mean, when you're four and seven and 190 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 4: have lost six of seven, did you still see the 191 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 4: quarterback making progress in his first year in Tampa? Obviously, 192 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 4: it takes time to develop those relationships in the timing 193 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 4: with receivers. You never expect a one fifty eight point three, 194 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 4: But did you see this coming in a sense? 195 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean that's only a third one we've ever 196 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 7: had in our team history, so we certainly didn't see 197 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 7: it coming, and as you mentioned, it was the first 198 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,679 Speaker 7: one for a Disney in Lambeau, so I don't think 199 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 7: you could have bet any money on that happening. But 200 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 7: he's had enough games this year where he's been sharp. 201 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 7: You know, There's been some up and downs, and I 202 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 7: think that's largely because we have a new offensive coordinator 203 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 7: and we're still developing this scheme and find out what 204 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 7: we do best, what works best, what doesn't, how can 205 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 7: we fix the little issues that we've had. And we 206 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 7: didn't have a very effective run game for most of 207 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 7: the season. So now that that's turned around a little 208 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 7: bit the last month, the running game has been very good. 209 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 7: That has really kind of helped it all come together. 210 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 7: And then you see on last Sunday in Green Bay 211 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 7: what it's capable of and what Baker can do in 212 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 7: this system when everything is clicking will. 213 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:10,719 Speaker 4: Be flip the field on you real quick. Because we 214 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 4: had a conversation yesterday with Travis Etn the Jaguars running 215 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 4: game has not been clicking, and the conversation turned to 216 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 4: Vitaveya in the middle of that defense. We don't see 217 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 4: a lot of Bucks games over here. Understand what Vita 218 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 4: is a big man with quick feet. Can he give 219 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 4: us a sense of what he means in the middle 220 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 4: of that defense to how Todd Bowles runs the Bucks defense. 221 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 7: Yeah, if you look at our more advanced stats every 222 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 7: single year that Pete has been here, when he's on 223 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 7: the field and when he's off the field, the difference 224 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 7: in the yards per carry that we allow and how 225 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 7: soon the running back gets hit after the line of 226 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 7: scrimmage is remarkably better when he's on the field. Some 227 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 7: of that has to do with him commonly taking up 228 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 7: double teams. He's strong, he's hard to move, and he 229 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 7: was very, very questionable before last week's game in Green Bay. 230 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 7: Has a toe injury. He's still dealing with that now. 231 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 7: Tried it out for the game. They decided he could go, 232 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 7: and the Buccaneers held a pretty decent Packers rushing attack 233 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 7: to sixty yards. They got a couple big plays early 234 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 7: and then after that they shut him down. And I 235 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 7: think Vita had an awful lot to do with that, 236 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 7: So it was really it was really good news for 237 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 7: the Bucks when he was fourth game. 238 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: Scott, thank you so much for joining us. 239 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 2: We look forward to seeing you on Christmas Eve and 240 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 2: Hopefully things go well for both teams. 241 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: I guess, but one of us will go to win. 242 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 1: So we'll see you on Sunday. 243 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 7: Thank you, my pleasure. 244 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: Thanks all right, stay with us. 245 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 2: We're going to go over who we think might be 246 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: some game changers for the matchup against the Bucks on 247 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 2: Christmas Eve. 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You know, I was out 257 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 4: in the practice field yesterday at the end of practice 258 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 4: getting ready to do with some radio interviews, and it 259 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 4: was his birthday, and the way that the whole team 260 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 4: reacted to him and saying him happy birthday, and the 261 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 4: guys in the locker room were saying happy birthday. There 262 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 4: was an energy about him anyway. But I think and 263 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 4: watching him walk off the field with CJ. Bethard, I 264 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 4: think he's really dialed in. I think he's grabbed a 265 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 4: hold of this role of having to be the guy 266 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 4: and especially to help the backup quarterback. So I think 267 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 4: he'll have a big day. I don't know that it 268 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 4: will necessarily translate into one hundred plus yards or three touchdowns, 269 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 4: but I think he'll make catches that make the difference. 270 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 4: And I think he might be, you know, in the 271 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 4: mode of one of those show me games, right, I 272 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 4: mean everybody that you talk about, they're like Calvin Ridley. 273 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 4: We thought he'd do more based on training camp, so 274 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 4: good where is he. I think he's got big games 275 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 4: in him down the stretch here challenge to prove it, 276 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 4: and I think he might. 277 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, I still think he's very underappreciated by fans. I 278 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 5: get that there's been some miscues and the production hadn't 279 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 5: been there. I can also point to three or four 280 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 5: games and I'm not sure they win if he's not 281 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 5: on the field, and I think this might be one. 282 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 5: You're right, and we're both thinking sort of the same way. 283 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 5: Brian looking for something offensively that they can count on, 284 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 5: So I went with tight end Evin Ingram. He will 285 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 5: be critical to the game plan because there's really no choice. 286 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 5: You have to use both him and Calvin and have 287 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 5: him integral, not that he already hasn't been, but without 288 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 5: Zay Jones and Christian Kirk, the passing game has to 289 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 5: run through those two. He won't have big yards down field. 290 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 5: That really hasn't been his role this year. To me, guys, 291 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 5: it feels like they have almost substituted some of their 292 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 5: lack of running game with short passes. Devin Ingram. There's 293 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 5: been many cases where I felt like second and not 294 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 5: and it's been a here Evan, get us seven and 295 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 5: get us back around the sticks. And he's been incredibly 296 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 5: valued for incredibly valuable to that he might be the 297 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 5: guy in the red zone this week when they really 298 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 5: need points that they have to depend on. He started 299 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 5: that he has three red zone touchdowns in the last 300 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 5: three games, so he started moving in that direction. They 301 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 5: need somebody to step up. So it's either my guy, 302 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 5: Evan or Brian's guy Calvin Ridley. 303 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 4: And you know that the Bucks defense is gonna be 304 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 4: looking at both of those guys. So indeed, it may 305 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 4: be another player. I mean, it could be Parker Washington, 306 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 4: it could be Elijah Cooks, whoever they put on the field. 307 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 4: Those two guys are gonna have to make some plays, 308 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 4: but someone else is gonna step up to Do you 309 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 4: have that person? Is that yours? 310 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 2: I'm going defense because I think they are gonna need 311 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 2: a big effort from the defense and some help from 312 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 2: the defensive side of the football if they want to 313 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 2: win this game. And I'm going with Josh Allen because 314 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 2: he's a game rerecor in every game, so I think 315 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: he's gonna actually get the sack record this week. That's 316 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 2: something that's been kind of over his head the last 317 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 2: couple of and I know he says he doesn't focus 318 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 2: on it, but then it won't be over his head 319 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: for the rest of the season going forward once he 320 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 2: gets to that point, and I think he might be 321 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 2: able to will this team to a win with his presence. 322 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: When he's on, he can just really wreck a quarterback's day. 323 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 2: And as you mentioned, Baker Mayfield sacked five times in 324 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 2: their last matchup, so Josh can certainly get to the quarterback. 325 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 2: I'm hoping that either a strip sack some sort of 326 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 2: turnover force turnover will help get some short field and 327 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 2: make things a little bit easier on this offense. All right, 328 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 2: stay with us after the break, we're gonna go over 329 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 2: our predictions for this Christmas Eve matchup and what else 330 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 2: is going on the rest of the week. Jags fans, 331 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 2: if you want customize Daguars furniture for your home, you 332 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 2: can check out zipchair dot com to browse all customizable options. 333 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: Zip Cherry is furniture made for fans. 334 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 2: We also want to recognize our Florida Lottery High School 335 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 2: Scholar Athlete of the Month, Kyle Brown. He's a proven 336 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 2: academic excellence, dedication to the community, and demonstrated leaderships. The 337 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 2: Bright Future Scholarship program is primarily funded by the Florida Lottery, 338 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 2: assisting students in pursuing post secondary education and career goals. 339 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 2: Skyle is a AP and duel enrollment scholar is hoping 340 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 2: to wrestle in college as well. 341 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: So congrats to him. 342 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 8: How we gotta go, We gotta go? 343 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, Yeah. 344 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 8: First third down of the game from Baltimore, third down ten, 345 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 8: maybe about nine and a half. 346 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 4: He dropped the throw looking he's getting it. 347 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 8: Hits that's an excellent play by Josh. I mean, that's 348 00:16:52,000 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 8: an excellent rush come home. 349 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 2: That was Josh Allen miked up against the Ravens. DiDia 350 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 2: anybody going? I swear he's just like right, John's ready 351 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: to run through a brick wall right now. 352 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 4: He was great in the locker room yesterday too. You know, 353 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 4: he was great on the podium Monday when when he 354 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 4: was asked about how you work your way through tough 355 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 4: stretches and leadership and uh, he's my pregame interview in 356 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 4: the first hour of radio on Sunday afternoon, and he 357 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 4: was just terrific. I just almost handed the micts to 358 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 4: just talk about whatever you want. 359 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: Yes, you can definitely just handle for sure. 360 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 5: And he's been reliable this year. I mean, you saw 361 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 5: I didn't have a sack, and we're so sack centric, 362 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 5: think where was he? 363 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 2: Uh? 364 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 5: He impacts games even when he doesn't have sacks this year. 365 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: And drive sacks Trayvon's way. He got a sack in 366 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: that game against three. Yeah, and those two. 367 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 4: I mean I was talking with Bill Shouey yesterday and 368 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 4: those two are coming right. I Mean, Trayvon is starting 369 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 4: to get it. It's clicking for him, and you've got 370 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 4: nineteen and a half sacks between the two of them 371 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 4: with three games to play. They are formed combination, and 372 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 4: you just you think that's a base to build this 373 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 4: defense on. 374 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 2: All right, I don't think any of us know for sure, 375 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 2: but let's go over our picks for Sunday. What do 376 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 2: we think is gonna go down? 377 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 4: Well, I mean, you've got a team that's lost three 378 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 4: going to a team that's won three. You got a 379 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 4: team that's probably gonna be playing with a backup quarterback, 380 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 4: and you got a quarterback coming off his best game 381 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 4: of his career. Right, I don't know how you go, Yeah, 382 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 4: JAG's got this one. But if the defense plays well 383 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 4: and create short fields, extra possessions. C. J. Bethard is 384 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 4: more than capable and this defense can do that, so 385 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 4: you know it's fort the coin. Can they do that. 386 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 4: If they do that, the Jags can win. 387 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 5: Last year's team was remembered for the five game losing streak, 388 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 5: I mean a five game winning streak at the end. 389 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 5: If you're gonna make the playoffs in this league, you 390 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 5: should have some memorable games that you look back on 391 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 5: in five years and think that was that was impressive. 392 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 5: That was special. This should be one of those games 393 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 5: if you're gonna make it. Hey, remember the time they 394 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 5: went down to Tampa with a backup quarterback and went 395 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 5: and won, went and got one that you didn't expect. 396 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 5: It needs to be that kind of a game where 397 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 5: somebody steps up that you're talking about in four or 398 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 5: five years as that was their game. 399 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: Uh. 400 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,120 Speaker 5: I can't predict that they have a chance to It's 401 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 5: only a one point spread, so you know, t people 402 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 5: believe this is gonna be close. I don't love it, 403 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 5: but it has to be that kind of a game. 404 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:22,719 Speaker 5: So I'm gonna pick that they They're not gonna get it, 405 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 5: but it it's not like I thought they had very 406 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 5: little chance against the Ravens cause the matchup this one's 407 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 5: not that it's just tough without Trevor. 408 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 2: It's a winnable game. We've certainly seen what backup quarterbacks 409 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 2: can do. We've been the victim of it. The This 410 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 2: team has been the victim of a couple backup quarterbacks 411 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 2: so far this season. So it can be done. Here's 412 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 2: hoping they can figure that out. Either way, We'll be 413 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 2: back here on jag Dam next week to go over 414 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 2: what goes down and of course enjoy your holiday as well.