1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: With the call of the game on CBS Sports. It's 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: our good friend Tom McCarthy and it's crossover season, Tom, 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: your favorite. I'm doing great, Jap. I mean it's uh, 4 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: it's I like this time of year. It keeps my 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: mind kind of rolling a little bit. Uh. This is 6 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: a little heavier though. I got two football games this weekend, 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: you know, the Jags obviously in the Colts, and then Monday, 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: I've got the Bills and the Titans on radio. So uh, 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: combining that with baseball, it's a it's a cool, hectic nous, 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: no doubt. Philly's in a wildcard position. That's good news. Yeah, 11 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: pretty good spot. You know, we're playing really well. I mean, 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: it's amazing. What what a you know, it's such a 13 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: long year. I mean, I'm telling you people left the 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: Phillies for dead back in June, and then they made 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: a managerial change, which I didn't think was the reason 16 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: they needed. I didn't think they needed to do it, 17 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: but it is definitely paid off. I don't know what 18 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: Rob Thompson has done, but man he is. He's got 19 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: some magic potion he's been sprinkling all over. Tom McCarthy 20 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: with us from CBS Sports it is it again a 21 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: new world around the Jacksonville Jaguars. Doug Peterson has been 22 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: at this for a long time though in the NFL. 23 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: He's got the experience of a player, of the assistant 24 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: coach of a head coach who has won a Super Bowl. 25 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: So we're starting to just see glimpses of that in 26 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: the regular season, how he operates day to day, how 27 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: he works with the locker room, how he deals with 28 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: his coaching staff. Um. And it seems like a total 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: one eighty obviously from last year. What do we expect 30 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: as the season digs deeper from a Doug Peterson led organization. Well, 31 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: I think you just described it perfectly, JP. I think 32 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: you know we were we were in Houston last week 33 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 1: for the Colts in the Texans, and we were talking 34 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: about Lovey Smith taking home for the for the Texans. 35 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: And I don't know if this is the right term 36 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: that I I should use, but I've used it before 37 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: with baseball. There's an adult kind of in the room 38 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: now and the stability that that brings, just the ease 39 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: that that brings is so important, and I think you're 40 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: probably seeing a little of that right now. I know 41 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: it was disappointing not getting the first weekend win, but 42 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: I think that the results will follow the foundation that 43 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: he's building. And I know Jacksonville fans have heard that before. 44 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: Um they heard it so long with Gus Bradley and 45 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: it was almost there, Like it was almost there. And 46 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: I just think that you're gonna find a little bit 47 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: more of a smooth function with Doug. And I think, 48 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 1: like you said, the relationship part of this is really 49 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: important in sports, and I think he's got that down 50 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 1: on the the offensive side of things, sees the play caller. 51 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: Obviously on the sideline press Taylor is up in the booth. 52 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: But the way they attacked the game, think about it statistically, 53 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: In some instances it's a gut decision for Doug, but 54 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: he'll go for it a lot. And he said earlier 55 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: this week his his philosophy mainly is throw to score 56 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: and run to win. And you know, there was some 57 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: questions around in the twenty yard line at the at 58 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: the red zone. They got away from the run a 59 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: litt a bit last week, but there were some plays open. 60 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: It might feel a little different offensively around here, just 61 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 1: the way they approached the game. Yeah, And I think 62 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: that the past that that that Trevor missed with E. 63 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: T N. I mean, I think that's an indication of 64 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: what's there if you pass and you know he terms 65 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: just gotta hit, He's just gotta hit that pass. I mean, 66 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: he's got a gifted athlete who he knows very well. 67 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 1: But I do think that you're going to see I 68 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: think you can just see a comfort level too with 69 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: with with Lawrence that that he'll that he didn't have 70 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: last year quite frankly, because you do have a former 71 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:37,559 Speaker 1: quarterback as your head coach who knows how to handle quarterbacks. 72 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: And I think that's going to really help. You know, 73 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: I got the sense last week watching the game back 74 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: that that E. T N is he's gonna be. He's 75 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: gonna be involved big time in this offense. And I 76 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: think they'd like to involve him even more. So that's 77 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: pretty cool if he could, if he could evolve into 78 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,119 Speaker 1: the back that they thought he was when they picked 79 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: them good different style backs. He's the guy who can 80 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: go outside and then play. And then he got James Robinson. 81 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: If you need four yards and he's probably gonna get 82 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: four yards. That's this is what he does. And then 83 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,119 Speaker 1: veteran receivers. That helps a young quarterback to all these 84 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: guys at least the starters are on their second at 85 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: least their second contract in the NFL. Not that that 86 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: really matters, but experience is a big thing for a 87 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: young quarterback. Those guys will be where they need to be. 88 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you that when when they signed Christian Kirk, 89 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: I thought this was that was a huge pickup for them, um, 90 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: and I think you saw that in Game one. I 91 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: think that he can really develop into you know, not 92 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: that Marvin's not, but Marvin's little older, so Kirk can 93 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: be able to mold himself into that go to wide receiver. Then. 94 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: I think he really wanted to be consistently in Arizona, 95 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: but you know, they just there was not always enough 96 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: room in the in the wide receiver room. So I 97 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: like him a lot. I think you're gonna see his 98 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: focal point be even you know, spotlighted more. Tom McCarthy 99 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: with us from CBS has the call of the Colts 100 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: and the Jaguars in Week two. The defense is new 101 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: all over a place. Well, they're taking the ball away 102 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: to three of them. Last week against Washington, a season 103 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: after they had only nine all that's good for business. 104 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: You take the ball away, that's, um, that's gonna give 105 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: your team a lot of opportunities to win, and it 106 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 1: did actually give them an opportunity to win last week. 107 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: You know, there's a theory that I I think that 108 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson had when he was with the Eagles that 109 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: you have to have good linebackers, um, like, really good linebackers, 110 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: really athletic linebackers. And I think I don't know if 111 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: it's if. If it's if, it's why you have what 112 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: you have right now. I mean, obviously had Josh Allen before, 113 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: so but that then you add you know, Walker with 114 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: the first pick overall. Um, you know that's only part 115 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: of it. So I think that that that's fun man, 116 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: when I mean you had Miles Jack for all these years, 117 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: but these guys are a little different, like there's a 118 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: little more season to the middle. Um. And I think 119 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: that the youthfulness of Walker, I mean he I thought 120 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: he shined pretty good on film watching it just the 121 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: other day. I think he's gonna be pretty good, and 122 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: he think he's gonna be pretty good. The take away 123 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: as it's it's so important and particularly in the other 124 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: team's end, Um, and that's really what hurt the Colts 125 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: Last week with the Texans, they had a couple all 126 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: takeaways or giveaways that really hurt. There were twenty one 127 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: points in that game off turnovers for both teams combined. 128 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: So well, the Colts have that salty veteran quarterback now 129 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: they've been they've been kind of playing that game the 130 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: last few years. Obviously, Philip papers Carson wins wasn't the answer. 131 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: And is Matt Ryan the answer for them? They've got 132 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: a lot of other pieces on that team. They feel 133 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: like they're kind of knocking on the door. Is this 134 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: the one that gets them over the top. Well, it's funny, um. 135 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: I mean, they should have scored forty points the other 136 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: day against the Texas. They really should have. I mean 137 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: they had a drop in the end zone. You know, 138 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: they had a fourth down inside the five. They decided 139 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: to go for it and it was snuffed out. He 140 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: looked he looked really good. He it looked like he 141 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: was thirty seven years old. It's funny JP when he 142 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: walks into a room. I hadn't seen him about ten 143 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: years in person, and he's a Philly guy, so I 144 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: saw him often back when he was younger. He looks 145 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: like a movie star like he is. He he looks 146 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: like Brady like. He's tall and he's trim, and he's 147 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: in great shape. I thought he looked really good. He 148 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: through through through fifty two yards. You know, the the 149 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: rub is they don't want to run Jonathan tail Or 150 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: thirty one times, but they needed to run Jonathan tail 151 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: Or thirty one times. You guys are gonna have to 152 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: stop the run. I mean, that's the biggest thing that 153 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: Jaguars are gonna have to stop the run and make 154 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: them a one dimensional team. And that's really hard to 155 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: do against the cults. But you have Hey, listen, they 156 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: have one in Jacksonville in six seven years, right in 157 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: six and a row. It's weird. It's weird how those 158 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: things roll. And they've got a horseshoe in their helmet 159 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: and everything exactly, and it's up and it's the right 160 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: way too, it's not the other way, right, uh, Tom. 161 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: You know it's a strange schedule for Indy two. Five 162 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: of the first seven are in the division, so you know, 163 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: they tied the first one. If they come out and 164 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: lose a couple of these early ones, then Mr Urstay 165 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: is getting upset and that's not good for business for 166 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: those guys, no, no doubt. And plus they have the 167 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: Chiefs in that mix as well. I mean, it's not 168 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: an easy run two games against the type. Um, it's 169 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,679 Speaker 1: not an easy run for them. I still think though, 170 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: that they're really good team. Um. I think that the 171 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: part of it is, you know, can they do enough defensively? 172 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: And I think they can to give their offense enough 173 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: and they've got to sustained drives and I know they 174 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: don't want to run Tower thirty times a game. But man, 175 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: he is he's a special dude. He is a special dude. You. 176 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: He grew up in Jersey, this town called Salem, New Jersey, 177 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: and it's a little town and it's a little high school. 178 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: And he looked like he was playing that he was 179 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: a oversized twelve year old playing and Pop Warner against 180 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: like five but seven or eight year old when he 181 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: played high school football. It's kind of like Derrick Henry Yuley, right, 182 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: kind of like that's exactly I think. I was just 183 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 1: thinking it's exactly like that. It's exactly. And they're both 184 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: in the division. Right. Yeah, Yeah, good for you guys, Hey, Tom, 185 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: it's great to visit with you. Thanks for taking the time. 186 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: I know you have a busy schedule. We'll have a 187 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 1: great game on Sunday. Yeah, we'll see on Sunday.