1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: Countdown to Kickoff rolls along as the Jaguars host the 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers in week eleven, a one o'clock kick time. 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: Every week in this program, we visit with pride of 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor. What's up? Fred? JP Man? 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: Just happy to be uh, be a part of this 6 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: thing again. Hopefully we'll get a win in the process. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: It will be a tough one. Today, the Pittsburgh Steelers 8 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: are nine and oh undefeated, the only undefeated team in 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: the NFL. Well, before we get into this matchup today, 10 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: let's talk a little bit about your history against the Steelers. 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: We touched on this in the postgame show last week 12 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,639 Speaker 1: a bit. You've had some big games against the Steelers 13 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: in your past. Would you consider them the biggest rival 14 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: for you? Close to the Titans? Where do they sit 15 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: in the rankings? You know, again, as I mentioned the 16 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: Stiller is just uh, they brought something out of you. 17 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: You know, they always brought out of me the same 18 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: letter level of competitive fire as as the Titans did. 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: Early in my career, we were in the same division 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: and I had two opportunities to face those guys, and 21 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: I would always get myself fired and geared up ready 22 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: for those challenges with with the Titans. I'm still upset 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: to this day. The closest opportunity I had to make 24 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: it to the super Bowl was taken away by the Titans. 25 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: So for that reason, you know, I'm still pissed at 26 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: the Titans to this day. But I guess to answer 27 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: your question, JP, I put them on the same level. Man, 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: I have to put them on the same level. You know, 29 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: you try to dissect who's the go Payton or Tom Brady, 30 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: you know, Michael Jordan or Lebron James. These guys in 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: my head and my brain, they feel the same hatred, 32 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: you know, for a team. Even just watching them, I 33 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: get upset when our guys don't beat them to this day. Story, 34 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: but that's what being a fanatic is all about, right, 35 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: So it still is right there, correct answers by the way, 36 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: or Tom Brady and Michael Jordan's Hey do see see 37 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying. So everybody has their opinion. On 38 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: my left shoulder is saying, Fred, it's the Titans. The 39 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: little guy on my right is saying, no, man, it's 40 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: the Steelers. So I mean, you know, you weigh it 41 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: how you weigh it, you deal with it. Fred Taylor 42 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: with his front of the Jaguars running back Let's get 43 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: to this game today and the Jaguars offensive matchup against 44 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: the Steelers defense. Shake Lewton's third career start. Brandon Lender 45 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: is going to be back in the lineup. That's good news. 46 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: It's a front seven that if they have a lead, 47 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: especially if a couple of scores, look out because they 48 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: can get home on the quarterback. And this is a 49 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: great challenge this week for the Jaguars offensive Live. Yeah, 50 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: it's it's not enough to to to have to go 51 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: against the J. J. Watt twice a year. Now you 52 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: gotta deal with his younger brother, T. J. Watt. By 53 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: what I'm looking at here, he has nine sacks uh 54 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,119 Speaker 1: in nine games, so I mean a sack of game. 55 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: He's a sacking machine. Uh. And then they have to 56 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: deal with Vince Williams, you know, on the other side, 57 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: who has three sacks on the other side over there. So, 58 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: I mean, the Stealers have always been known for their defense. 59 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: That's why for me, they were a team that you know, 60 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: I always wanted to get after. You know, I just 61 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: admired playing those guys. But it's gonna be a tough challenge. 62 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: But looking at them, you know, I'm just looking at 63 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: going back looking at their schedule. If you take the 64 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 1: Ravens out and then the Titans, those were their too 65 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: closest games, and everybody else has been bad teams, you know, 66 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: but some of those games have been close games against 67 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: bad teams. So, I mean, they're beautiful, but they are 68 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: a team that if you let them get up pot 69 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: I mean, if you get down, uh, and they get 70 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: up on you, they can build long day for you. 71 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: You mentioned the nine sacks for what he also has 72 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: fourteen tackles for loss and twenty eight quarterback hits. That's 73 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: a league high pressure. It is pressure for sure, and 74 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: uh a challenge this week for the Jaguars offensive line 75 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let's continue our conversation about this game, 76 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: Fred on the other side here Jaguars defense against Big 77 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: Ben and all the weapons on that other side. Ben's 78 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: been at this for a long time. You're not going 79 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: to surprise Ben Roethlisberger, much like last week Aaron Rodgers. 80 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: You're not gonna surprise him much either. So what's the 81 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: approach with Big Ben? They have the running game to 82 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: go with the passing game and everything combined on offense. 83 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: I mean that the big Ben, he's been a staple 84 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh for years, goes back to my playing days. 85 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: You know. Uh, I don't know how Jaguar Nation feels about. 86 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: You know, we had opportunity to draft a big fellow. 87 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: But he's been what he's been. He's still tough, he's 88 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: still out there grinding along and he's getting it done. Uh. 89 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: You know, in years past, you would see have Ben Roethlisberger, 90 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: who would have a game their interceptions right about now, 91 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: you know, but Ben twenty two touchdowns, the four interceptions, 92 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: He's been sacked ten times, so he has QB rating 93 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: of one oh three late in his career. That's what 94 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: you would consider having a great season. You know. That's 95 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: pretty much where Aaron Rodgers was close to just a 96 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: week ago before we faced the charges. And they have 97 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: James Conner, you know, a guy who's who's a great 98 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: running back. He actually pushed another great running back out 99 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: of town. And let's not forget about ju Ju Smith. 100 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: You know, he's a guy who's hard, hard to guard 101 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: out there. But they received a receiving corps with Claypool, 102 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: Deante Johnson. They brought in Eric Ebram so, I mean 103 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: they have a lot more weapons around Big Ben than 104 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: they've had in the past. So it's a hell of 105 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: a challenge for the defense, to say the less. This 106 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: is probably as good as offense that they from a 107 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: position standpoint that they faced all year. But the good 108 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: thing for me, J P the way they played Green 109 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: Bay a week ago. They were up for the task 110 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: and I hope they're not deflated today when they faced 111 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: the Stillers and Uh. If they can get out there 112 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: and show that same effort as they did a week ago, 113 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: I think they'll be okay. Just be in the fight, 114 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: that's all I'm asking them. Be in the fight. And 115 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: if we get lucky enough to pull it out and 116 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: walk away with a victory, then that's just icing on 117 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: the cake. Fred Taylor prior to the Jaguars running back 118 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: with us every week on countdown to kickoff, We'll catch 119 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: you in the post game, Fred, can I say what 120 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: a victory you can? I think you just did well. 121 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: They fought last week. JP man, Uh, I'm gonna give 122 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: him an opportunity. It still to play a lot of 123 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: close m and I know they can be beatable at times, 124 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: so let's go with a dove I see you then, 125 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: when we return the final word before kickoff with head 126 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: coach Doug Barone the Jaguars and the Steelers at one o'clock. 127 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: Let's just countdown to kickoff on Jaguars Radio.