WEBVTT - Countdown to Kickoff: Fred Taylor - Jaguars vs. Colts

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<v Speaker 1>Countdown to Kickoff continues the Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts

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<v Speaker 1>at four five Eastern time today in week seventeen. As

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<v Speaker 1>always on the program, it's Pride of the Jaguars running

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<v Speaker 1>back Fred Taylor. Good afternoon, Fred, JP is a little

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<v Speaker 1>odd to UH have a fof especially just late in

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Hopefully going forward in a fuge rafters skiing

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<v Speaker 1>their first pick and UH drafting a Trevor Lawrence if

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<v Speaker 1>that's the guy you know, hopefully we can have a

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<v Speaker 1>few more of these games. You wanted to play meaningful

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<v Speaker 1>games in December. This is not quite what we were

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<v Speaker 1>thinking of, but that's what happens. Games get flexed, and yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're right. If the team is better in

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<v Speaker 1>the future, then you get better time slots and Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>Night football and Monday Night football and four o'clock CBS games.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the one o'clock special, at least in for

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<v Speaker 1>the Jacksonville Jaguars, because they haven't proven anything over the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years too to earn those spots, and

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<v Speaker 1>this year they certainly have a fourteen game losing skid

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<v Speaker 1>now one and four team record, just trying to wrap

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<v Speaker 1>up the season. It's Week seventeen, finally here, but they're

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<v Speaker 1>playing a Colts team today that has to win. They

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<v Speaker 1>are up against it in the playoff chase. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>odd that that Week one win for the Jaguars is

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<v Speaker 1>what's really holding them back right now, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>few losses they've had this year. But it comes down

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<v Speaker 1>to Week seventeen for the Colts, and the Jags have

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to spoil the Colts playoff chances and and

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<v Speaker 1>that has to be something to hang your hat on.

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<v Speaker 1>That's exactly what this game is about today. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>other than guys getting out there naturally competing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to leave one last vision, you know in the

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<v Speaker 1>eyes of the of the front office, the people that

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<v Speaker 1>are making decisions and determining who's gonna be back next year,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the building. So this is a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one shot for these guys that go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>just put everything on tape. You know, no matter what

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<v Speaker 1>it is. You've got a lot of young guys that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, are excited that one the season is about

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<v Speaker 1>to be over. Let's let's be realistic. There's no playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>in their future. But they can you know, play spoiler

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<v Speaker 1>and and and uh with the confidence knowing that they

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<v Speaker 1>beat this team in week one, you know that's sitting

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<v Speaker 1>in the back of their mind and hopefully, uh they

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<v Speaker 1>can get that done today. Uh, the Coats aren't going

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<v Speaker 1>to back down. You know a lot of guys over

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<v Speaker 1>there saying, man, this team hasn't won the game since

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<v Speaker 1>they beat us. We gotta be better. And then there

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<v Speaker 1>are a group couple of guys over there saying, um,

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<v Speaker 1>this team is sorry. Maybe they're looking past Jacksonville, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>looking past Jacksonville. Uh, getting ready for next week. Who knows,

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<v Speaker 1>But this won't be an easy game. Uh the guys,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're gonna get after them, and uh try

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<v Speaker 1>to close this thing out with a win. The first

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<v Speaker 1>pickets occurred, so there's no need to not play solve,

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<v Speaker 1>no need to not have gadgets lined up, there's no

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<v Speaker 1>need to not blitz the you know, mess out of

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<v Speaker 1>Philip Rivers. So just just throw the kitchen table to sink,

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<v Speaker 1>everything you can imagine, throw it at those guys and

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<v Speaker 1>try to keep them out of the playoffs. The table

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<v Speaker 1>to sink, the dining room table, the chairs, everything dishes

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<v Speaker 1>solverwhere we're throwing everything at Philip Rivers today Fred Taylor

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<v Speaker 1>with us prior to the Jaguars running back. But it

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<v Speaker 1>has to be only natural for certainly a player in

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<v Speaker 1>for the Jaguars. What is a game that doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of meaning in terms of standings and all

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<v Speaker 1>that to look ahead to the off season because Monday

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<v Speaker 1>is the start of really one season in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of ways. As a player's mindset, at what point do

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<v Speaker 1>you take some time away, When do you get back

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<v Speaker 1>in the weight room, When do you get back in

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<v Speaker 1>football mode? If you will? For you know, I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 1>pretty sure j P. There are some guys in the building,

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<v Speaker 1>you know for the past two weeks at least maybe three, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that have to travel away, Guys that don't

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<v Speaker 1>live local, or maybe some of the veteran guys that

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<v Speaker 1>have homes and you know, other states. For me, what

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<v Speaker 1>I would do two days prior to that last game

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<v Speaker 1>if we didn't make the playoffs, I would just make

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<v Speaker 1>U haul reservations for my wardrobe and and just thrown

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<v Speaker 1>on the back of my truck back there. We would

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<v Speaker 1>drive down here to Miami for five hours and that

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<v Speaker 1>would be the start of my off season. But I

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<v Speaker 1>would I would typically do that about two days after

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<v Speaker 1>the exit physical, which will take place tomorrow. For these guys. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna suck for the guys that are injured because

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<v Speaker 1>they can't check out. They have to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>they're fully recovered before they signed that release form uh

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<v Speaker 1>stating that they're okay. So they're gonna have to stay

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<v Speaker 1>behind and rehab. And it's not the end of the world.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, some guys want to hurry up and get out.

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<v Speaker 1>Some guys they realized, look, this is an opportunity for

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<v Speaker 1>me to hit the ground running. I'm ready to get

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<v Speaker 1>back training. And as I got older and when I

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<v Speaker 1>as I became more tuned in with this being my job,

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<v Speaker 1>I did everything in my power to treat it as such.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was training with my trainer here. I rushed

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<v Speaker 1>to get here because I wanted to hurry up and

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<v Speaker 1>get to Pete by Merito so I can get my

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<v Speaker 1>body back and tiptop recovery mode. I would also get

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<v Speaker 1>my massages chiropractice. I would just realign my body so

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<v Speaker 1>I can get strong again because the season takes it told. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm pretty sure a lot of these guys are

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<v Speaker 1>ready to get back to their whatever their destinations are,

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<v Speaker 1>rebuild themselves and look forward to the next season. Because

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<v Speaker 1>this season is done. Season is done for sure, and

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<v Speaker 1>it feels that that way a lot of ways to

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously in the standings it's officially done really out of race,

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<v Speaker 1>but in the front office side of things too, they're

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<v Speaker 1>already interviewing general manager candidates for paying and beyond. And

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I would expect Fred for something in that

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<v Speaker 1>realm to be announced fairly quick if they're already doing interviews,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, and this is just me thinking that you'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to have some leadership in place very soon in

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<v Speaker 1>the offseason to set a course and set a direction

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<v Speaker 1>for the future. Well, without a doubt, JP, I can

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<v Speaker 1>tell you that the meetings aren't done until I get

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<v Speaker 1>my interview. Wink wink, uh. But no, seriously, I I

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being that you know, Shot is all business.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's been in it long enough to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of understand the process, you know, understand the timing of things.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to make sure they have somebody in place now.

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<v Speaker 1>The draft isn't gonna wait on anyone. Uh. Looking at

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<v Speaker 1>roster collegiate rosters to see, you know, who's who's announcing. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to look at you know, the senior guys

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<v Speaker 1>that are out there. It's such a big uh piece

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<v Speaker 1>of evaluation that these guys have to do that at

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<v Speaker 1>g M will have to do. Uh so making sure

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<v Speaker 1>Uh the GM. I don't know if they're gonna decide

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<v Speaker 1>if you know, the GYM is gonna hire a coach,

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<v Speaker 1>or if they're gonna retain Doug. You know, I I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what's going on in that room, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think you make a decision here possibly within the next

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<v Speaker 1>uh two weeks, um, and you get them in, get

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<v Speaker 1>them comfortable, get them familiar with everything, with everybody in

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<v Speaker 1>the building, so they can feel comfortable knowing this is

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<v Speaker 1>my job, and this is the job that I have

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<v Speaker 1>in front of me. Uh, this is the challenge. They

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<v Speaker 1>need to learn the roster. If they don't know the

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<v Speaker 1>roster already, I'd be surprised if the GM comes in

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<v Speaker 1>and not know the roster. That's just not being prepared.

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<v Speaker 1>But they have to make sure that they're just on

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<v Speaker 1>point with everything and now it's the time to get

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<v Speaker 1>it done. So uh, it's a sense of urgency so

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<v Speaker 1>we can get back to what we need to be

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<v Speaker 1>what was that for four or five years ago? All right?

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<v Speaker 1>When they make the a f C Championship, Bryan, So,

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<v Speaker 1>I think all the pieces of the pubs will need

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<v Speaker 1>to get in place now, Fred, great stuff. As always,

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<v Speaker 1>We will talk to you in the post game after

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<v Speaker 1>Week seventeen, looking forward to as always JP Back in

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<v Speaker 1>a moment, we'll have the final word with head coach

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<v Speaker 1>Doug Baron before kickoff. The Jaguars and the Colts coming

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<v Speaker 1>up at Lucas Oil Stadium, and this is countdown to

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<v Speaker 1>kickoff on Jaguars Radio.