WEBVTT - Countdown to Kickoff: Fred Taylor - Texans vs. Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>Count down. The kickoff continues. The Jags and the Houston

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<v Speaker 1>Texans coming up today at one o'clock at t i

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<v Speaker 1>A Bank Field in Jacksonville, and we welcome in prior

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<v Speaker 1>to the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor. The second half

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<v Speaker 1>is underway, Fred, how are you, j P. I'm good, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm good. I'm just hoping that guys can get on track,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, find a way to do something positive at

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<v Speaker 1>least where they're confident, if nothing else. So it won't

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<v Speaker 1>be easy. As we said earlier in the season, UM

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<v Speaker 1>help isn't coming from anywhere, and that is shown unless

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<v Speaker 1>um Jake lu Luton I pronounced his did It's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to even pronounce it. Man, I mean I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>the guy. I'm not in the building enough. But hopefully,

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<v Speaker 1>um we can, we can see what he has. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's a bright spot. Who knows well, you said you

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<v Speaker 1>don't know him at all. Well, nobody really knows him

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<v Speaker 1>at all. He's a rookie. Nobody has been around the building,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody has been in the locker room in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>the media that to really get to know this guy.

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<v Speaker 1>And then we'll find out on Sunday what he looks

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<v Speaker 1>like on the NFL game field for the first time,

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<v Speaker 1>no preseason, no offseason workouts except for the training camp periods.

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<v Speaker 1>A big unknown here and things can change from positive

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<v Speaker 1>training camp practices to NFL real lights of the study

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<v Speaker 1>with J. J. Watt and others lined up on the

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<v Speaker 1>other side, things can change, Like you know, the first

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<v Speaker 1>meeting that the Texans have force acts. This meeting, it

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<v Speaker 1>could double, it could be eight. Um. But I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to be the pessimist, you know, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that um, all things considered, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just the offense as a whole. Hopefully they can get

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<v Speaker 1>out there and do some good things for the kid,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because it's gonna be frightening. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>have merciless over there, you have what over there, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have a Texans team who's won in six

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<v Speaker 1>only win was against the jack So I'm pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>that confidence in sky high in this matchup near liking

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<v Speaker 1>their chops, knowing that Menshoe isn't out there, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna not gonna be easy for for Jake. But more

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<v Speaker 1>more than that, you know, the defense, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>defense has to find a way to step it up

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<v Speaker 1>to even give him a chance. Even even Gardner out there,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't outscore them. You're giving up thirty plus points

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<v Speaker 1>a game. It's hard for any quarterback in the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>to get a victory when the defense is given up

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<v Speaker 1>so much. Let's continue that defensive conversation now, Fred, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they haven't had much of a pass rush. I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>really had any pass rush this year. Um, They've struggled

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<v Speaker 1>in moments stopping the run though that was a big

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<v Speaker 1>emphasis earlier in the year. They're banged up a good bit,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of young guys are out there playing and

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<v Speaker 1>as you said, helps not on the way on the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive side. What can they do to get everything going

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<v Speaker 1>in the right direction with all that happening. Still, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>considering JP they're they're giving up over thirty points a game. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>team is one in six year in start of rookie quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you just got to try to get creative

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<v Speaker 1>as a defense coordinator. You know, takes some chances, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>dial up some pressure packages, things that other teams hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>seen on film. You know, go back and look at

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<v Speaker 1>what other teams have had success against the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>let's say the Texans use them, for example, because the

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<v Speaker 1>game that they're playing. Now, uh, let's let's see who

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<v Speaker 1>has success against them. You know, create some opportunities for

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<v Speaker 1>the guys to make plays. Pressure the quarterback, do some

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<v Speaker 1>exotic packages, develop some zero bitches, uh for man and

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<v Speaker 1>man coverages. Challenge your cornerbacks. You know, let those linebackers blips.

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<v Speaker 1>You got Miles Jacks back out, you know you sent him.

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<v Speaker 1>Use the team speed that you have, the draft picks,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, put them on the edge. Just turn them loose,

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<v Speaker 1>man and say, you know, like the coach used to

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<v Speaker 1>do back in the day, rush the passer every play,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, play the run by way of rushing the passer.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just get anxiety. Let's see what happens again. Help

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<v Speaker 1>isn't coming. Things aren't necessarily gonna get any better doing

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<v Speaker 1>what you've been doing. So you got to try to

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<v Speaker 1>get creative, get anxiety, and hopefully you guys will make

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<v Speaker 1>plays for you. Fred Taylor with US Pride of the

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<v Speaker 1>jaguarris running back back to the offensive side. Now, how

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<v Speaker 1>can a veteran player, how can any player, I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>help out a young quarterback at his first start. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you ever have something like this in your career where

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<v Speaker 1>you had here we go, a rookie coming again to

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<v Speaker 1>start this first ever moment in the NFL. Has that

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<v Speaker 1>ever happened with you? Yeah? Yeah, without a doubt. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>when Byron left was replaced Mark Brunell. You know, as

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<v Speaker 1>much as we all fell in love with Byron the person,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, based on the potential, you know, the heroic

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<v Speaker 1>efforts that he just played back at Marshall. He's a fighter,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he played with tenacity. Uh he just didn't

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<v Speaker 1>quite you know, get it for for the high draft

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<v Speaker 1>pick in which he was selected. But nevertheless, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you look over to the side, here's a guy in

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<v Speaker 1>Brunell who you know, old faithful brew man. He still

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot in his tank, but you had a

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<v Speaker 1>new regime in there. They brought in their draft pick

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously they wanted to see what he was made of,

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<v Speaker 1>and they made the change. It was a solid feeling

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of our you know, solid taste in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of our miles. It could be similar. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>who knows, but Mark was a lot more proven than

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<v Speaker 1>Gardner Minshire, you know, So for for me, it was

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger change when that came in. A guy who

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't played beside Mark for for five years leading up

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<v Speaker 1>to that change. So, I mean, but I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>You have a lot of young guys in that locker

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<v Speaker 1>room now. I think the only veteran UH guy in

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<v Speaker 1>there really Um, with the exception of the offensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>but when you look at the receiver position, um, it's

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Chris. Chris Connelly is the only bat guy

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<v Speaker 1>in there. So these other guys just want the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pretty sure they just want the ball, even though

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<v Speaker 1>they've established some sort of relationship with Gardner, they just

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<v Speaker 1>want the ball. You know, he doesn't know any better.

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<v Speaker 1>Chart is year two. He's he just wants to go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and perform well. So maybe he can post

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit on Instagram and killing Cole who has

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<v Speaker 1>been making some plays. I'm sure he just wants to

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<v Speaker 1>get continue to make plays, no matter who's throwing him

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, so he can uh get that you get

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger contract at some point. So this is all

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<v Speaker 1>the experiment for everybody. We don't know what the end

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<v Speaker 1>result is gonna be. I'm hoping, you know, from the

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<v Speaker 1>optimistic point of view, that he goes out there and

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<v Speaker 1>do well the same that I would hope for Gardner,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean, who knows. I know, Jack's Nation. They're

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<v Speaker 1>hoping that we can get somewhere in that quarterback lottery

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<v Speaker 1>and that Trevor Lawrence lottery if if that's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>still option at the end of the year. The follow

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<v Speaker 1>up question to this will be about the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>this year. And we know things have not gone well

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<v Speaker 1>so far. It's a six game losing skits currently. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of injuries. Obviously the quarterback position is checking

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<v Speaker 1>up now due to injury. Uh. The schedule coming up

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<v Speaker 1>is definitely cold too. There's a lot of really good,

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<v Speaker 1>talented football teams on that schedule coming up. If things

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<v Speaker 1>don't go well and this young football team continues to

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<v Speaker 1>come to work every day, how do you continue to

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<v Speaker 1>motivate a young team like the jaguarris to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>do things the right way, to teach them how to

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<v Speaker 1>go about business in the NFL? Is that a hard

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<v Speaker 1>thing to do in the environment this team could be

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<v Speaker 1>in the later in the year. You know that follows

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<v Speaker 1>on the headman's lap. You know, Coach Marone, you know

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna have to continue. You know, I hate to

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<v Speaker 1>use this term, but he's gonna have to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>go down with the ship, go down swinging or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it may be. You know, teach these guys what the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL is all about. That is getting getting up every day,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what it is, going out there, being the

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<v Speaker 1>best that you could be, you know, displaying some character,

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<v Speaker 1>maintaining a sense of integrity, even since of urgency. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know it all sounds cliche out on the surface,

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<v Speaker 1>but for me, even our in our losing years, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>my motivation came from within. It came from loving to compete,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not even the money was a byproduct of

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<v Speaker 1>of me competing in that hard in that passion for

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<v Speaker 1>the game. So a lot of these young guys should

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<v Speaker 1>just be wanting to get out there to play. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they have a roster full of young guys who you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they want to take advantage of their opportunity, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>just getting out there to play, no matter the record.

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<v Speaker 1>At some point, you got to toss that out. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>pretty sure they're not gonna make the playoffs this year

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<v Speaker 1>unless they run off nine in row, and that's a

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<v Speaker 1>doubt that will happen. So just get out there, be

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<v Speaker 1>excited about going to work, excited about being around teammate,

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<v Speaker 1>Excited about wearing a uniform and competing and beating your

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<v Speaker 1>guy in the one on one matchup. Well, the matchup

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<v Speaker 1>this week for the Jags the Houston Texans and kickoff

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<v Speaker 1>coming up at one o'clock. We will talk to you

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<v Speaker 1>in the post game, Fred no doubt man looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to a JP when we returned the final word with

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<v Speaker 1>head coach Doug Brown before kickoff Jags Texans at one o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is countdown to kickoff on Jaguars Radio