1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: CBS Sports play by play announcer Andrew Catalan back with us. 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: The tour of the a f C South is underway 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: for twenty two for you and James Lofton, it's nice 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: to talk with you again, Andrew. What's up so much? 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: A f C South in my blood, JP, and it 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: feels good. It's good to be back with you, and 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: I'm excited for this game. What is the state of 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: the a f C South right now? Going into week six? 9 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: What's the what's the power rankings? For Andrew Catalan, It's 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: hard to figure. I did see the Titans last week 11 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: in Washington, found a way to get it done late. 12 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: Some positive signs as they're on there by this week, 13 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 1: but still, you know, digging out of that O two 14 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: holes not easy. They have won three in a row. 15 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: See if they can keep it going. They don't have 16 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: trailing Burke's I think that their offense outside of Derrick Henry, 17 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: lacks a playmaker right now, so I think that could 18 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: be an issue for them. But then if you look 19 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: around this division and you know, you can make a 20 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: case for the Jags. The way they looked against the 21 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: Chargers was phenomenal. The Colts, it's not been pretty, but 22 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: they're finding ways to figure it out. You know, I've 23 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: seen the Texans a bunch too, and obviously the record 24 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: is what it is, but a defense is pretty good. 25 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: We saw that against Jacksonville last week. So I think 26 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: it's a very open division right now. You can make 27 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: a case, I think, for all four teams at this 28 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: juncture of the season. Andrew, you mentioned the Jaguars game 29 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: in l A against the Chargers probably their best outing 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: of the season overall, and then last week's game not 31 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: the best outing on offense. They only scored two field goals, 32 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: they were over three in the red zone. But that's 33 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: what can happen with a young team sometimes and a 34 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: new group together. You're gonna have some highs and lows. 35 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: But you need the temperament of Doug Peterson to keep 36 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: this team managed and moving forward. And I think it 37 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: bounce back this week and be just fine and two 38 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: and one of the in the division. Yeah. I think 39 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: that's what makes them dangerous. That if they went to 40 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: Indianapolis and won by a couple of touchdowns, you know, 41 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: you'd be impressed, but you you wouldn't be shocked. I 42 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: wouldn't be shocked. Um, but you're also going to have 43 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: those loads because they're young, as you point out, and 44 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: they're not consistent, and that's what it takes in this league. 45 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: You need to find that consistency and you need to 46 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: find ways to finish. I mean, you look at the Texans. 47 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: They were in all of their their losses for the 48 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: most part, they just couldn't get it done at the 49 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: end of the game. And I think when you have 50 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: a young team and a young quarterback, that happens at times. 51 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: So you know, for this Jacksonville group you pointed out, 52 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: you know that the Chargers game is one of their 53 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: best games out of the season, but the last few years, 54 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: I know they beat the Bills and that was that 55 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: was a great win. But you know, that was a 56 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: great performance by them, and they're certainly capable of that. 57 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: But then you you look at last week, and you know, 58 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: that surprised me that they couldn't, you know, get some 59 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: momentum going. And that's what it's gonna take. Put a 60 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: couple of wins together and get some momentum to get 61 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: these young guys feeling good. Andrew Catalan with us, I 62 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I kind of was 63 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: after last week's game when we got phone calls from 64 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: fans and the call in show, which, let me tell 65 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: you that can sometimes be an interesting program. They wanted 66 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: to bench the quarterback. UM No, Well, he's got to 67 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: play and fight through some of this stuff, right, I mean, 68 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: I can't even believe that was a thought. Um There's 69 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: there's no way that that should be on the radar 70 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: right now, and I can't imagine it is. Um. Look, 71 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: he's learning a new offense again. He had a roller 72 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: coaster first year, as we all know, and we've seen 73 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: what he's capable of doing, especially against the Colts. I 74 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: mean it's two best games of his career, probably against Indie. UM. 75 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: And and that's what he's capable of. I mean, you 76 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: look at Matt Ryan on the other side of the 77 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: ball in this game. He's turned the ball over, you know, 78 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: seven picks, eleven fumbles. He's thirty seven years old. I mean, 79 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: you know, it's a tough position to play, and I 80 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: think Trevor will be just fine. All right, Andrew. Let's 81 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: flip it around to the Jaguars defense, and this does 82 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: feel like a week that they should get that pass 83 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: rush going again. They got five sacks of Matt Ryan 84 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: and the week to match up five of the ten 85 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: for the season. It's an old line group in Indy 86 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: that's beat up. As you mentioned, the old man. Ryan 87 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: is thirty seven, doesn't move necessarily well and fumbles the 88 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: ball and does all that. So this is Trayvon Walker, 89 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. Hey, guys, get after him. Go do it. 90 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: The running backs are dinged up to It's not like 91 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: the big running game is gonna be there. This is 92 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: one where they gotta get home. It's amazing to me 93 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: in studying for this game, how poor the Colts offensive 94 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: line has has played. I mean, it's I think it's 95 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: one of the more underrated stories of the division right now. 96 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: And a lot could go on Matt Ryan, but I 97 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: put more on this offensive line. I mean, look at 98 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor's numbers. Even when he's healthy, He's not even 99 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: running the ball nearly as well as he did last year. 100 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: And I think it's a lot on this line. So 101 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: there's a lot of pressure on Frank Reich and the 102 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: Colts to get the line combination correct this week, because 103 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: you're right, the Jaguar should be teeing off on this 104 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 1: offensive line. And on Matt Ryan. With all the injuries 105 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: the Colts have, not knowing if some really key players 106 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: are going to be able to go in this game. 107 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: This is an opportunity for that Jacksonville defense not only 108 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: to make some plays, but maybe score some points. I mean, 109 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: you know, put some put some take some back for 110 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: a touchdown. That could be a big key in this game. 111 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: They haven't done a lot of that yet. They had 112 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: one return for a touchdown this year, an interception. And 113 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: we talked about this young team right well, this is 114 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: a totally new defense, new scheme, new coordinator, personnel, the 115 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: free agent signings, the draft picks, most of them are 116 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: on defense this year, and there was really at the 117 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: start of the season, you know, not really an idea 118 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: of what this thing was going to look like. I 119 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: think they're starting to come into their own. They're tied 120 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: for fourth and scoring defense in the NFL, so they're 121 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,559 Speaker 1: keeping people out of the end zone. The next step, 122 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: I think you're right, is getting some scores of their own. 123 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: But you know, let's focus in on Devin Lloyd, first 124 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: round pick, linebacker from Utah, always around the ball. It 125 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: seems like that was a ZMO in college and him 126 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: and Trayvon Walker in the first round. So far, so good. 127 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: I think, no no doubt about it. And I'm not 128 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: gonna go back to that Jags defense that went to 129 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: the playoffs a few years ago, but there was some 130 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: personalities and playmakers on that Jacksonville d when they went 131 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: all the way to the n f C Championship game. 132 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: And I think that these young players have a chance 133 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: to to make some plays like that group. Now, time 134 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: will tell. It's still very early, but even as you 135 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: mention insistent taking one back against Philly, he's in his 136 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: second year. I mean, there's guys on his defense that 137 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: can make plays, and it's exciting. I think it's exciting. 138 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: You know a lot of Jaguars game, You've been at 139 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: a lot of them, JP. This is a group that, um, 140 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: you know, they've been flowing and scratching for a while 141 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: and it's good to see them have towent on both 142 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. And I think this defense has 143 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: a chance to really make some plays, not only this week, 144 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: but going forward for years to come. What are your 145 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: impressions of Doug Peterson as a leader, coach, play caller, 146 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: play designer, all the above. You know, I've never met him. 147 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: I didn't have him when he did the Eagles UM. 148 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: But when the when the search was going on in 149 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: the off season and I was here and some of 150 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: the names connected to this Jacksonville job, he was the 151 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: guy that I thought would be a perfect fit and 152 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: I'm glad they hired him. I think he's the right hire. 153 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: I think it's what Trevor Lawrence needs. I think it's 154 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: what the entire organization needs. You know, some of these 155 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: young coordinators who have not been in the head spot before, 156 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: we're seeing them really have some growing pains early, including 157 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Hackett UM. I like the makeup and the experience 158 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: that Doug Peterson has, and I think he was the 159 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: right guy for this job. Always a pleasure and I 160 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: hopefully get to see a good bit coming up in 161 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: the weeks ahead. I have a great call, my man, 162 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: j P. Thank you.