WEBVTT - Countdown to Kickoff: Fred Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>Countdown, the kickoff rolls along. The Lions and the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>tea it up today at one o'clock in week six.

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<v Speaker 1>Pride of the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor joins us

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<v Speaker 1>every week on this program, and he's here with us

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<v Speaker 1>again today. Good after the Fred, JP, what's up, boss?

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<v Speaker 1>I know I got I guarantee to win last week,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh I now do it again this week. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't care because I gotta be optimistic. Man. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>they'll get one sooner or later. Well, this is one.

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<v Speaker 1>It kind of feels like, Fred, that they have to

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<v Speaker 1>have considering the way things have gone the last few weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a younger football team that needs to have some

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<v Speaker 1>confidence going into l A next week, and then the

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<v Speaker 1>bye week, and then the schedule of course gets really

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<v Speaker 1>tough after that. But this feels like one they really

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<v Speaker 1>have to have to keep things together and keep that

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<v Speaker 1>confidence going. I mean, in the perfect world, obviously, that's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the feeling. And I'm pretty sure the guys are

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<v Speaker 1>optimistic in the locker room saying, hey, we're gonna get one.

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<v Speaker 1>Last week felt that way. You had a team that

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<v Speaker 1>was owing for and a week before that, felt that

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<v Speaker 1>way when when they faced off with the Bengals. Unfortunately

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<v Speaker 1>need to need the one ended up with with the

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<v Speaker 1>Jaguars victorious. But again, this is a new week, new team,

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<v Speaker 1>new opportunity, and the opportunity for a lot of guys

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<v Speaker 1>that hadn't played a lot of football to get out

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<v Speaker 1>there and play and make a name for themselves. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm optimistic. I would always be that way because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a Jaguar lifer. But it doesn't matter. I can talk

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<v Speaker 1>all I want to talk behind his microphone. Those guys

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<v Speaker 1>got to get out there and play, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>that we'll see some good things happening. They just got

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<v Speaker 1>to find a way to to provoke consistency and in

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<v Speaker 1>in every aspect, and I think they'll find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to win a game. Let's get to the offensive side,

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<v Speaker 1>and a talking point this week Fred has been the

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<v Speaker 1>balance or lack thereof on the offensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Gardner mint, you through the ball forty nine times last week,

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<v Speaker 1>and Jake Gruden himself said that's way too many. And

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<v Speaker 1>of course, every game that he's thrown more than forty

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<v Speaker 1>times this year, the Jaguars have loss. That's the last

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<v Speaker 1>four James Robinson only had thirteen carries last week in

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<v Speaker 1>the game. A balanced offense is the one j Gruden

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<v Speaker 1>feels like can get the most success. H No, I agree, JP. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's calling the plays, so I mean he's he has

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<v Speaker 1>full control of it. Uh, the opportunity to be as

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<v Speaker 1>balanced as as they're gonna be. He's the man that's

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<v Speaker 1>calling the shots. Just looking at the game last week

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<v Speaker 1>for example, and it's really been the theme of the season. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the slow starts. You know, Jane Robinson, he comes out,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he had eleven yard run, an eight yard run,

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<v Speaker 1>a seven yard run, four yard, four yard and a

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<v Speaker 1>few no games. But that doesn't mean go away from

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<v Speaker 1>the run game. That means dig in there and try

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<v Speaker 1>to have some patience with it and hopefully some good

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<v Speaker 1>things will happen. But he has shown early in the

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<v Speaker 1>game feed me I want the rock. They gotta find

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<v Speaker 1>a way to stick with it, which means the defense,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they got to play better on their side.

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<v Speaker 1>They can't allow the other team to convience the field

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<v Speaker 1>and win the field position battle, uh and and outscore

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<v Speaker 1>our offense. So if the defense isn't playing great, it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to find that balance on the offensive side. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's a combination of things. Defense, special teams, offense. They

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<v Speaker 1>all got to be firing on all cylinders and on

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<v Speaker 1>the same page. So hopefully again this is the week. Detroit,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't do a very good job at stopping the

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<v Speaker 1>run as the other teams the past two weeks, uh

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<v Speaker 1>they were the same. So that means that Jaguar's offense

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<v Speaker 1>got to go out there and force the issue sort

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<v Speaker 1>of and hopefully have a few big plays, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>within that within those calls. UH. And and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I expect. I think James Robinson he's fired up, he's

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<v Speaker 1>geared up, ready to have a big week show. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna say he's gonna get a hundred on the ground

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<v Speaker 1>this week. This is the week. This is the week.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to add to UH. And my my

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<v Speaker 1>rookie year in Jacksonville could have been your two. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember another great Detroit Lion running back that came to town,

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<v Speaker 1>Barry Sanders, and there was a rookie on the other

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<v Speaker 1>side I believe was my rookie year JP. I have

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<v Speaker 1>a duel Barry Sanders, and I'm pretty sure James Robinson

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<v Speaker 1>he's looking he's gonna be looking over on the other

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<v Speaker 1>sideline looking at Adrian Peterson, thinking that the same thing,

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<v Speaker 1>same thoughts that I had back in the day when

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to out rush uh Barry that day, and

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<v Speaker 1>I did. I think I had a hundred eighty three yards.

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<v Speaker 1>But who's counting? Who's counting? Uh? And I'm hoping that

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<v Speaker 1>we have the same output today. Fred Taylor with a

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<v Speaker 1>speaking of a P, how much juice does Adrian Peterson

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<v Speaker 1>still have the steep into his career? Oh? Man, he

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<v Speaker 1>looks good. I can see those knees aren't bending the

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<v Speaker 1>same way they used to. But still he's running the

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<v Speaker 1>ball effectively, very efficiently. So I mean, as long as

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<v Speaker 1>he's putting up, you know, four yards a walk, we

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<v Speaker 1>can accept that. You know, he's the top five Russia

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<v Speaker 1>all time, so you gotta respect that. You still gotta

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<v Speaker 1>respect his ability what we saw him doing just a

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<v Speaker 1>year ago in Washington, still ripping off some long runs

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<v Speaker 1>and he still has that ability. Otherwise he wouldn't be

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL because he's definitely a young man's game,

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<v Speaker 1>and the teams can find any young guy to get

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<v Speaker 1>out there and put up some numbers. So a P

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<v Speaker 1>still has a lot of juice in his tank man

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, I think his motivation is passing Barry Sanders,

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<v Speaker 1>which he is about eight hundred yards shy of that

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<v Speaker 1>to be number four all the time, Joe, you can't

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<v Speaker 1>fall to sleep on him. Out their defense, Fred, Let's

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<v Speaker 1>get to the Jaguars defense now. Of course, last week

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<v Speaker 1>a handful of starters did not play, and it sounds

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<v Speaker 1>pretty positive this week that the Jags will have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of those guys back. But the guys who stepped

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<v Speaker 1>in and played last week played pretty well, especially to

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<v Speaker 1>a guy liked one, Smoot and Sydney Jones. Smoots, a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who's been around here for a few years. Draft pick,

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of working his way up. Sydney Jones had

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<v Speaker 1>an injury in the free draft process, was with the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles that didn't work out. The Jags claimed him this year.

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<v Speaker 1>But those two guys had nice performances and they might

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<v Speaker 1>have a role moving ahead. And that's good news for

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<v Speaker 1>this defense. It's good news for the organization across the board.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they the Jaguars front office, they said, look,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna get younger. You know, we're gonna do some

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<v Speaker 1>things through the draft. We're gonna release a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that were heavy on our salary cap, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting rid of Klaish boy A, even you know the

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<v Speaker 1>Ramsey trade in gock Way. They made it known that

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<v Speaker 1>they were gonna get young and started almost pressed the

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<v Speaker 1>reset button. So what that's gonna do at least for

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<v Speaker 1>years ahead, if not this year. Uh, it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>give guys an opportunity to get out there and get

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<v Speaker 1>on the trail. The Jaguars Um front office, they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be able to evaluate your fans might not always agree

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<v Speaker 1>with it, but hopefully they can evaluate this talent. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that they drafted, the guys that are getting opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know Sydney and those guys in smooth Um,

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<v Speaker 1>they're getting opportunities now. So uh, the team, they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have an opportunity see what we have. And Uh, the

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<v Speaker 1>more that guys are injured, the more other guys are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be able to play. And hopefully we can find

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some future Pro Bowlers or some some some

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<v Speaker 1>guys that will bring some wins to Jacksonville in the

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<v Speaker 1>years to come. Well, let's try to get a win

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<v Speaker 1>today first, and today faced the Detroit Lions in Week

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<v Speaker 1>six and Fred, let's get a w and we'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>to you in the post game. I'm looking forward to that.

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<v Speaker 1>JP back at the moment, the final word with head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Doug Moron ahead of the Lions and the Jaguars.

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<v Speaker 1>Or a one o'clock kickoff time at t I A A.

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<v Speaker 1>Bank Field and let's just countdown the kickoff on Jaguars Radio.