1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: ESPN analyst Dan Orlovski with us at Jaguars practice Friday 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: ahead of the Falcons Jaguars matchup at Wimbley. All right, so, 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: first off, this is a Jaguars team that all of 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: a sudden coming into the season, had expectations for the 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: first time in a long time, and so far a 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: one and two record, some question marks last week about 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: how this team played so handling the expectations. 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,159 Speaker 2: How does a team learn how to do that? 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 3: I mean, the NFL teaches you and kind of wires 10 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 3: you in many ways to become a creature of habit 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 3: and go week to week, and you know, you can 12 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 3: fall into the trap of it's a long season because 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 3: eventually those games run out, and so it's you know, 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 3: it's having the understanding that there's no need to panic 15 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 3: because there are plenty of games left. But also you 16 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 3: can't just think just because it's Tuesday or Wednesday or 17 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 3: Thursday of game week that what needs to get corrected 18 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 3: from last week is going to just because And so 19 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 3: I think focusing on some of the things that are 20 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 3: showing up. 21 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 4: You know, I learned this early in my career from 22 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 4: Gary Koback. You said, winning covers everything. 23 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 3: Not cures everything, and so when you win last year 24 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 3: and the expectations, it might cover up some of the 25 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 3: things that you aren't doing well habit wise. 26 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 4: On a daily basis. 27 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 3: And you know, I think last week's game is in 28 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 3: many ways inn avorition for anybody, let alone them. 29 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 4: You know, how many different ways can you beat yourself? 30 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 3: So it's certainly learning from that, but also being aware 31 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 3: like more than likely. 32 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 4: That's not going to be the case on a consistent basis. 33 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: Quarterback play Trevor Lawrence year three, year two in this system. 34 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: We know what he did down the stretch last year. 35 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: He kind of flipped the switch after the London game. 36 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: Last year we threw the goal to go interception here 37 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,919 Speaker 1: against Denver, then realized, hey, we got to stop doing that. 38 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: That's what happened down the stretch without carrying it over 39 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: into year three. 40 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 2: There's a lot of pressure on Trevor Lawrence, but you 41 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: have to be able to handle that. 42 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think we're where that pressure showing up is 43 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 3: in those moments where you want him instinctually to be 44 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 3: his natural self. You know, some of the third down 45 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 3: and red zone throws you could almost feel. 46 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 4: Watching the tape. 47 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 3: I'm trying to be so perfect here because you know, 48 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 3: of those expectations, and he'll run very similar plays versus 49 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: relatively similar defenses on first or second downs, and you know, yep, 50 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 3: that's awesome. And then he'll run, you know, stuff very 51 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 3: similar on third downs or red zones and why are. 52 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 4: You waiting just a moment to throw that ball? 53 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 3: Or I saw you cut that very similar concept loose 54 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 3: in the first quarter with nine minutes to go. So 55 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 3: I think it's just getting him to that point, and 56 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 3: he's got to get himself there of you know, kind 57 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 3: of making sure that he's you know, obviously those those 58 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 3: plays matter, but trying to just rely on his talent 59 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 3: and his instincts a little bit more than forcing the 60 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: ball to be perfect. 61 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: Daniel Lowski with us ESPN. 62 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: Big game for Calvin Ridley coming off last week's performing 63 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: first of all right, two drops, two full starts, but 64 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: then playing his former team this week as well, and 65 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: it's a contract to hear everything that. 66 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 2: Goes with it. 67 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: He just wants to be so perfect all the time. 68 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: But Doug Peterson said this week he just has to 69 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: be Calvin. Well, what is a true Calvin Ridley? 70 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 3: Performing one of the top you know, seven wide receivers 71 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 3: in the NFL, certainly one of the elite route runners 72 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 3: and separators in the NFL. And so you know it, 73 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 3: when you watch the ball go from Trevor to Calvin, 74 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 3: you go, yeah, that's that's a duo. That's one of 75 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 3: the league's best at duos. And obviously the drops last 76 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: week showed, I mean, to be honest, the team leads 77 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 3: the NFL and drops, so I think that's it's not just. 78 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 4: A Calvin thing. 79 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 3: You know. It's interesting because we called the Monday night 80 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 3: game against Cincinnati and the Rams and Jamar Chase had 81 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 3: been very quiet to start this season, and Joe Burrow 82 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 3: gonna play, and Jamar was just like, just get me 83 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 3: the ball, you know, and I'll figure out ways that 84 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 3: we win. And I think it feels a little bit 85 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 3: like that coming off of last week, where you know, 86 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 3: Calvin got to have one of those hey, just throw 87 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 3: them the football type of games, and if I get 88 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 3: fourteen or fifteen targets, I'll make sure most of them 89 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 3: are in my hands and it's good for our offense. 90 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 3: So you know, sometimes I'm the king of loving creativity 91 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 3: when it comes to offense. I also am the king 92 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 3: of hating, trying to do too much and you know, 93 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: trying to overcomplicate things. 94 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 4: And there's a simplicity when. 95 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 3: You have elite talent, you know, and you can kind 96 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 3: of put those guys by themselves and see if that 97 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 3: is a one on one match of you love and 98 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 3: if not, you've got plenty of other talent to work 99 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 3: away from. So there's a little bit of go back 100 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 3: to kind of the simple aspects of my guy better 101 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 3: than your guy. 102 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 2: Dan. Let's slip it to this Jaguars defense. 103 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: Now, it's a group that pretty much everybody came back 104 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: from last season. 105 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 2: That's one thing the continuity helps. 106 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: However, they're facing a running attack today and v Jon 107 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: Robinson and a tight end group that can play without 108 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: Devin Woyd. He's he didn't even travel for the trip. 109 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: So the challenges of Robinson. First of all, not many 110 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: offenses in the league are geared up like this with 111 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: a heavy run attack with tight ends. 112 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 4: Yeah. 113 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 3: I think the first thing is they they got to 114 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 3: be so good before the snap. You know, Atlanta is 115 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 3: and Arthur are so creative with their motions and their 116 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 3: shifts and their personnels, and you know they'll take one 117 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 3: personnel say called twenty one two back, one tight end 118 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 3: and it'll look like eleven with with like three wide 119 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 3: receivers out there. And then they'll take like, you know, 120 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 3: twenty two personnel and it'll look spread out, or they'll 121 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 3: they'll take eleven personnel, one back, one tight end and 122 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 3: it'll look like a run formation. So making sure they're 123 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 3: really good pre snap, you know, in disciplined is going 124 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 3: to be a big deal. And then handling the diversity 125 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 3: of the run game is gonna be a big deal. 126 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: Arthur throws a lot of different looks at you in 127 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 3: the run game. It's not just the zone concept. So 128 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 3: that'd be a big thing, I think, you know, for 129 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 3: them that have a lot of success defensively, the interior, 130 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 3: the defensive line's got to be great in the past 131 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 3: rush game. That's been a weakness for Atlanta, specifically in 132 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 3: their play action game. And Desmond Ritter, and I'm a 133 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 3: fan of Desmond. Desmond's gonna he has three plays a 134 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 3: game where you sit there and go, did you not 135 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 3: see the guy? You know, he'll he will give them 136 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 3: the opportunity to get hands on the football. 137 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 4: They gotta make those plays. 138 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: And finally, special teams you can't have those gaps like 139 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: last week that that can lose you a football game 140 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: almost faster than anything else. When you're missing a field goal, 141 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: getting one blocked, they get a touchdown after that, and 142 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: then the kickoff return that's got to clean up. 143 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 3: N Yeah, absolutely, And I think that's again like a 144 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,679 Speaker 3: hopefully for them, an outlier. You know, anytime you play 145 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 3: a game that's so unique like this, when everything travels 146 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 3: and you're in a different country and all that stuff, 147 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 3: you always get worried about that because there is there 148 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 3: a lack of focus potentially. But I would imagine coming 149 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: off last week, it's gonna be a little bit more 150 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 3: of the opposite, a little hyper focus.