1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Welcome Jets Drive Time with John Hosier and Bryan Sex 2 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: Days sextan. It starts right now, Good morning, and Welcome 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: the Jags Drive Time on a Wednesday, and it feels 4 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: like a playoff week in Jacksonville. As you pull into 5 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: the stadium or come down by the stadium at any 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: point in the next day or two, you'll see dozens 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: of trucks, most of them with ESPN Monday Night Football, 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: all across the parking lot that is known as jay 9 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: They're here, They're getting set, We're getting set. It's a 10 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: big week in Jacksonville. Welcome in presented today by our 11 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: friends at the Fields Auto Group John O's you're alongside. 12 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: How are you this morning? Great? Great? Getting ready for 13 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: this thing? Yeah, it's um No matter where you go 14 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: in the city, you see people wearing their Jaguars gear. 15 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: I saw a flag up in front of a neighbor's house. 16 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: The neighbor is ann avowed New York Jets fan, right, 17 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: grew up in New York, longtime fan, and there's a 18 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: flag in front of his house this morning. I thought, okay, Well, 19 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: that to me showed everything. How people are jumping on 20 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: and why not. It's it's the biggest story in Jacksonville, 21 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: and it's got people energized for the fresh first time 22 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: really since two thousand and seventeen. Well, it's the biggest, 23 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: UH debate all, I mean a debate whether this one's 24 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: bigger than that, But as we talked about Monday, it's 25 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: it's the biggest game in this stadium since and I 26 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: mean the biggest regular game in this in the same 27 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: and it's got the energy, uh of the biggest game since. 28 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: I mean it's the Bills playoff game was huge. It 29 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: was incredible, energy, was cool. But I don't think that 30 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: game is going to be any more energetic or mattering 31 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: to the fans that are there than this. Uh. And 32 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: the fun thing about it is it's against Tennessee. So 33 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: let's go let's start with big things series this morning 34 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: to kick it off, and we'll go with the obvious, 35 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: and that is winner take all the a f C South, 36 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: the guaranteed spot to a out. You've probably seen all 37 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: the scenarios if the Jaguar should lose on Saturday, but 38 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: the Browns beat the Steelers, the Jets beat the Dolphins, 39 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 1: and the Bills Patriots beat the Bills. Uh, then the 40 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: Jaguars could slide in. Hey, winner take all. That's the mentality, 41 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: and Brandon Sheriff said yesterday that he and his teammates 42 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: are ready for it. Just continue to to focus on 43 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: the details. You know. Obviously the games on Saturday, so 44 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: you gotta you gotta speed it up a little bit. 45 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: But Doug's gonna dug into all. The coaching staff has 46 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: done a great job, you know, throughout the year. You know, 47 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: we had that three game stretch in twelve days, so 48 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: they did a great job to take care of our 49 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: bodies and uh, we got we got four or five days, 50 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: so we're we're I can feel that the energy and 51 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: the excitement from a bunch of guys, you know, because 52 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: this is a huge game for us, and we're we're excited. 53 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: You probably have heard ad nauseum that this is a 54 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: young football team, and when you look at the average age, 55 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: I think it's the third youngest football team in the league. 56 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: And throughout the season, especially during that five games stretch 57 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: when his team wasn't winning, Doug Peterson and new staff, 58 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 1: we're coaxing this team through coaching and pushing and prodding 59 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: to get them up to speed. But don doesn't need 60 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 1: to really say much this week. At this point of 61 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: the season. They've learned everything they need to learn. They 62 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: know what this game is about. We understand this is 63 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: a this is a huge game. We we understand Tennessee 64 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: is the same way I understand this is a huge 65 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: football game. And you know, so we don't have to 66 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: preach that. You know that, that's the message that doesn't 67 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: have to be taught. The message is just continue to 68 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: to build upon what we've done for seventeen weeks and 69 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: and that's improving each week. That's just you know, staying 70 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: the course, trusting the process. You know. Um, my job 71 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: is to make sure the guys are as fresh and 72 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: healthy and all that, you know by the time we 73 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: get to to Saturday this week. And and it's their 74 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: job to study the game plan. So that's all part 75 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: of the that's all part of the process. And uh, 76 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: you know again, you don't have to you don't have 77 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: to go you know, too far overboard to to let 78 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: them know that this is a this is a pretty 79 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: big game. And finally to round how big things here 80 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: on a Wednesday morning, With all due respect to Dewey Winger, 81 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: it's always about Derrick Hendry it's always Derrick Henry when 82 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: you play the Titans, even when they had a j Brown, 83 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: even when Tannehill was playing at a Pro Bowl level. 84 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: In order to stop the Titans and guarantee a win, 85 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: you had to stop big number twenty two Peters and 86 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: understands that in this week eighteen of the regular season, 87 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: there are no secrets between division rivals. You know what 88 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: you gotta do. You know, Josh did some nice things, 89 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, in that last game, and I would I 90 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: would anticipate that they would lean towards him and being 91 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: the starter, you know in this game, and and um, 92 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: you know, so that's how you prepare. But obviously you 93 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: gotta be ready for both guys. And you know, um again, 94 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna have a You're gonna have a rest to 95 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry too, you know, and in we know what 96 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: he did in the first half of our game, you know, 97 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: the last time here about four weeks ago. So um, 98 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: great challenge for our defense, great challenge for our football 99 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: team and looking forward to it. And those are big things. 100 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: On a Wednesday Morning center a Night, Jaguars and Titans 101 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: for the a f C South Title on ESPN eight 102 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: fifteen for the kickoff. We'll have Mike Keith, longtime voice 103 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: of the Tennessee Titans and a good friend, on in 104 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: the next segment to talk a little bit about it. 105 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: But really, when you look at this roster, I think 106 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: the Titans lead the NFL in most games lost by 107 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: starters this year, whereas the Jaguars are one eighty degrees. 108 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: The other end of that, they have the least the 109 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: fewest games lost two starters. They have the most players 110 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: on I are this whole thing is all about Derrick 111 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: Henry on Sunday as far as I'm concerned. I guess 112 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: you could make the cases all about Josh Dobbs. But 113 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: I think if you stopped Derrick Henry, you beat the Titans. Yeah. 114 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: And this is my uh this or that later in 115 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,359 Speaker 1: the show, so I'm not gonna say too much in it, 116 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 1: but obviously I have stopped Derrick Henry. Uh. The remarkable 117 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: thing about the Week fourteen game where the Jaguars one 118 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: two is they really didn't stop Derrick Henry. I I 119 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 1: know the defense deserves credit for slowing him down in 120 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: the second half, but he had two kires on three 121 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: yards or or three on two whatever was um, So 122 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: they stopped Derrick Henry by changing the game so that 123 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: they were up enough where the Titans really couldn't use 124 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. The Titans have changed on that front a 125 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: little bit. I don't I'm not sure that they can 126 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: run their way back into games with Derrick Henry the 127 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: way they did when this thing that they have going 128 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: was really in its prime. There was a time where 129 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: they could be down seventeen and they would still turn 130 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: hand the ball and know that they could get back 131 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: in doing that. Uh. They didn't do that against Jacksonville 132 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: and Week fourteen. That was significant to me. Um, but 133 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: stop him, But I think you need to stop him 134 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: better than you did in that game. I don't know 135 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: that you can give up a buck twenty two in 136 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: the first half and expect to be ahead and have 137 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: the breaks that the Jaguars got in that game. They 138 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: got turnovers that helped them out of that way of 139 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: playing for a little while. And then credit to him, 140 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: in the second half, they they ran the table with it. 141 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: I gotta stop better, didn't well he had hundred yards 142 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: in the first quarter. Yeah. Uh. Takeaways were also the 143 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: big story of that game because the Jaguars were able 144 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: to get the ball back short fields, put their offense 145 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: in a position to succeed. Take possessions away from at 146 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: that point was Ryan Tannehill, and take them away from 147 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. At that moment, they couldn't afford to stick 148 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: with the running game, and that day they did not 149 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: have Treylon Burke's their exciting rookie wide receiver. So it 150 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: just it was a worst case scenario for the Titans 151 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: on that Sunday afternoon. It'll be interesting to see how 152 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: they position that we had Josh Dobbs here in twenty 153 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: nineteen after Nick Foles got hurt. Smart guy has not 154 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: played a lot of football, seemed to play pretty well 155 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: the other night. We'll see how much more they can 156 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: give him after ten extra days to get ready for 157 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: this one. But you'd figure Dobbs is going to be 158 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: a caretaker, a game manager. Well, you want to make 159 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: sure he is. And to me, the key for the 160 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: Jaguars is stop Derrick Henry enough to make Josh Dobbs 161 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: not be a game manager. And then when they're putting 162 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: him in situations that they don't want to put him into, 163 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,239 Speaker 1: get the turnovers that you got off of Derrick Henry, 164 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: which I'm not sure you're gonna do two times in 165 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: a row get those turnovers off of a quarterback who 166 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: you would think has not seen what you're trying to 167 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: do and has not been as who has not been 168 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: on this stage yet. This is a hot team surging 169 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: towards the playoffs. The Titans are the exact opposite of 170 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: the hot team. What I think is interesting is just 171 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: go back to last January, almost a year to the day, 172 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 1: where the Colts came in just needing to win to 173 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: get into the playoffs. I think this Jacksonville team has 174 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: recent memory that they can lean on. They understand that 175 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: just because this team is coming down with six consecutive 176 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: losses and and all their players injured and playing with 177 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: a quarterback who was on someone else's practice squad, doesn't 178 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: mean that they can't be shaking their heads after the 179 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: game like the Colts were on this very same field 180 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: a year ago. Yeah, it's uh, it's funny. Uh. It's 181 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: why you love the NFL is because you truly never 182 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: know and games like that can happen. So it's why 183 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: you watch. If if this, if you knew this was 184 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: gonna play the script, there would be no drama and 185 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: no tension because if it played the script, the Jaguars 186 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: beaten by twenty points because they've won, uh, four of six, 187 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: they've made up three and a half games. They're the 188 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: hot team. If this was a video game, you know, 189 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: and you were simming it, it would be sim Jackson 190 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: every time. But the Titans are really well coached, they 191 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: know how they want to play, they're getting healthier, and 192 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: you have an X factor of a quarterback that you 193 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: would think should be advantaged Jaguars. But sometimes when a 194 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: new quarterback you haven't seen and they throw a wrinkle, 195 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: takes time to adjust and all of a sudden you're 196 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: behind the eight ball. Uh. It's always dangerous in the 197 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: NFL in these games. So, UH, you cannot sim this, 198 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: so it is not a huge advantage Jaguars and the 199 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: Titans have history on this team, so it is a it. 200 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: It is a huge, huge moment, even beyond the postseason stuff. 201 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: For the older fans who were watching. Uh, the Titans 202 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: were the Oilers and they cost the Jaguars the very 203 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: first game here opening Day, and then of course in 204 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: the Titans were the Oilers, but they were playing in 205 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: Nashville at that time and they cost the Jaguars the 206 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: chance to claim the very first division title here in 207 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: late December, and then we all know what happened with 208 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: the a f C Championship game the next season. So 209 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: there's a lot of history between these two franchises. So 210 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: throw the records out at this point and play the 211 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: game on Saturday night. Uh. To say the least, It's 212 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: been an eventful few days in the NFL, and we 213 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: had our own um moment on Monday when those of 214 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: us who knew UCA win Nary were told of his 215 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: passing at age of thirty six. Uncovered him. I covered 216 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: him from his rookie season, and he passed on Monday. 217 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: I saw a lot of former teammates commenting on social 218 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: media about their time with the former fifth round pick 219 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: who took over for Chris Naoli and was a stalwart 220 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: in the middle of that line next to Brad Meester. Um. 221 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: He's the second member of that group to pass, because 222 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: a few years ago Vinni Manawai passed away. And I 223 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: just good player, good teammate, good interview in the locker room, 224 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: a good person and a valuable member of some good 225 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: teams in Jacksonville. Yeah, I don't know that I covered 226 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: huch In in his best years, meaning oh, seven through 227 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: ten when this team was really going. I missed. I 228 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: got back in twoth asand eleven. Uh, So I don't 229 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: know that that was really at that time? Is how 230 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: fans remember? I guess what I'm getting at, But I 231 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,719 Speaker 1: remember hucha Is off of those teams early. I got 232 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: to know Scobie pretty well because Scobie was very easy 233 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: to get to know. Uh. But it was a team 234 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: at the time that was sort of breaking up a 235 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: little bit. It it it had its run from O 236 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: four through two thousand ten under Jack and there was 237 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: a core there. Uh, but Fred was gone and a 238 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: lot of guys who I think fans really associate with 239 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: that time, uh, Henderson, Stroud, et cetera. They were gone. Uh. 240 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: I got to know ch A a a little bit, and 241 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: he was always a guy who was warm, uh who 242 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: when you talk to him off the record, UH didn't Yeah, 243 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: it was easy to talk to and didn't act like 244 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: he was separate from the fans. I guess. And I 245 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: mentioned that because he had been very active on social 246 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: media with the fans for two or three four years, 247 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: and I really since the time he left. So I know, 248 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: fans have a great uh affection for uch and I 249 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: think that was real. I think when a guy stayed 250 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: in touch like that, it's a real thing. So uh well, 251 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,119 Speaker 1: apparently he became a good paste, good guy, a good businessman. 252 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: I had a pre correspondence with him in the spring. 253 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: We were gonna do a story this next offseason about 254 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: his tattoo artist shop and where he was headed with that. 255 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: So our condolences to his family. When we come back 256 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: on Jack's Drive Time, Mike Keith from the Titans Radio 257 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: Network will join us. 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And we're back with Mike Keith right 264 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: after this, and welcome back Bryan Sexton, John Owes, you're 265 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: with you here on Jack's Drive Time on a Wednesday morning, 266 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: presented by our friends at Publis Publis, where as you know, 267 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: shopping is a pleasure. Man. We bring onto the phone 268 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: lines now a long time friend in a long time 269 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: Titans observer, the voice of the Titans, my Keith. Hello, Michael, 270 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: how are you this morning? Good morning, Nice to have 271 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: you things good? Did you have a good holiday? I did. 272 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: I hope you did as well? Yeah, certainly did. Hey 273 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: give us a sense of where the Titans are mentally 274 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: right now? Uh? You know, with the quarterback issue, having 275 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: to play with so many guys along the offensive front. 276 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: Are they stealed up for this effort on on Saturday night? 277 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: Are they having to work through some things understanding that 278 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: their team has been so injured this year? You know 279 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: what's funny there there are two things that really jump 280 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: out to me about this club. But so I'm going 281 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: to watch him practice last Monday, and they're getting ready 282 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: to play a Thursday night game. It was Tuesday, actually, 283 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: they're getting ready to play a Thursday night game with Dallas. 284 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: And there there there's a lot of energy, there's a 285 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: lot of excitement, and you're saying, Wow, they've just lost 286 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: to Houston and this didn't go well and they've lost 287 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: five in a row, and how in the world are 288 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: they gonna sort of get back up to play Thursday 289 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: night against Dallas, knowing that for them the game doesn't 290 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: really have a lot of meeting and knowing that they're 291 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: going to be without a lot of their main guys, 292 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: and what jumps out when you look at the roster 293 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: is they've played a lot of people this year that 294 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: were on their practice squad or somebody else's practice squad, 295 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: and so these guys are excited to get the opportunity. 296 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: And then they went out Thursday night against Dallas and 297 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: gave a really nice effort in a in a pretty 298 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: tough situation. And then the second part of it is 299 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: Joshua Dobbs really gave them a lift offensively and defensively 300 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: as well. And so I think it's kind of funny 301 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: to have been in the circle stance they've been in. 302 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: These are a lot of guys who feel like, now, hey, 303 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: you've got something to play for this week, You've got 304 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: an opportunity. You feel like you have a quarterback who 305 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: can sort of take care of the business of running 306 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: the offense. And so as I watched him practice yesterday, 307 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: I again saw the same thing they are. They are 308 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: not the lifeless team that looks like they're They've got 309 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: the surfboards on the car and and the cars already 310 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: running for the off season. We'll see if it carries 311 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: over means anything, but it's it's very surprising when you 312 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: consider where they are, having lost six in a row, 313 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: and what they look like when they work and how 314 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: they played last Thursday night. It does not look like 315 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: a team that is given up. Derrick Henry's obviously always 316 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: the topic when a team plays the Titans. Um, he 317 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: looked find me in the first half of their UH 318 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: in Week fourteen. But you've seen this guy put his 319 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: whole career, see him playing. Now, where is he in 320 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: terms of explosiveness, in terms of the kind of running 321 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: back he is? John, He's still the same guy. Um. 322 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: And I think that's been the most impressive thing about 323 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,199 Speaker 1: his return this year. And it was really sort of 324 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: a fortunate thing for where where the injury happened last 325 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: year's when he came back for the playoffs, he was 326 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: healed and so he got to spend the off season 327 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: not rehabbing but getting in shape doing what Derrick Henry does. 328 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: And he's come back and been Derrick Henry again. UM. 329 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: I think what's gonna be nice for for him is 330 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 1: that he's had the week off to sort of let 331 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: whatever bumps and bruises that you normally have this time 332 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: of year healed, and so that's a good thing for 333 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: the Titans. The key with him and that game was 334 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: the primary example, is they can't get in a situation 335 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: where he can't play in the second half meeting. He's 336 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: not a third down back. We all know the at 337 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: if you get the lead on the Titans and you 338 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: put them in a difficult spot in the second half, 339 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: he is essentially not a factor. And so can they 340 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 1: get in a game where they can keep using him 341 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: all four quarters? And that's that's gonna be one of 342 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: the keys in all of this because John, if you can, 343 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: he's still got the pop to do what he does. 344 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 1: And that's that's one of the biggest keys for Saturday 345 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: Night for the Titans be able to use Derrick Henry 346 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: for all four quarters. You know, Mike, I know we 347 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: talk a lot about quinnin Williams is being one of 348 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 1: the best defensive tackles in football for the New York Jets, 349 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 1: and he's certainly great, But when I watch your guy, 350 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons. I watched him walk back guard after guard 351 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: after guard. In looking at the tape of the Titans 352 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: playing this season, how much has it hampered the defensive 353 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:56,239 Speaker 1: line to have him struggling with that ankle injury and 354 00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: what's his status for Saturday night. It's a remarkable old 355 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: that he has played the second half of the season 356 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: the way he has with that ankle. He missed UH 357 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: the game on November thirteen, and that was because they 358 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: wanted to try to have him ready. They were in 359 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: one of the two eleven days stretches where they had 360 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: three games, so they sat him there and obviously then 361 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: they sat him Thursday night could get him ready. Uh. 362 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how close he is to a hundred 363 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 1: percent Brian, but he has played remarkably well considering the 364 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: injury that he has had for over two weeks, and 365 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: and when he's good, I don't know that outside of 366 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald, there's anybody better he is. He is physically 367 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: so dominant um and is able to do so many 368 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: different things. You know, if he were if he were 369 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: a baseball player, you'd call him a five tool player 370 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: because he can essentially do everything that you need a 371 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:00,160 Speaker 1: defensive lineman to do and most importantly to Brian it 372 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 1: is he plays about eight to eighty five to ninety 373 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 1: of the snaps, which is remarkable for a big man. 374 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 1: Every team deals with injuries over the course of the season, 375 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: every team. Um, and then there's the Titans. Have you 376 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: this year in last? Have you in all your years? There? 377 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: And and for folks who don't know, Mike's been with 378 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: the Titans since they showed up in Tennessee as the Oilers, 379 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: have you ever seen it like this? No? No, that 380 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: mean it's it's been crazy. The Titans have used a 381 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy seven players in the last two years 382 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: in games and it's just been, um, it's been crazy town, 383 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: you know. And and there have been all these fire 384 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 1: drills at different times. I mean, they went three straight 385 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: weeks the day before games making seven roster moves to 386 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: get to the game, and you know, they've begun it. 387 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: For us as broadcasters, it's been a little like calling 388 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 1: a preseason game every week of the year because it's like, 389 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:08,159 Speaker 1: who is this guy again? Now? You know? Yeah, we 390 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 1: made the joke that that if you'd have told me 391 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 1: before the season, if you'd asked me who Andrew Adams was. 392 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: I'd have thought he was one of the guys who 393 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: originally signed the constitution more than a guy who would 394 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: start twelve games at safety for US. I didn't know 395 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: who he was, and you know, they bring him in 396 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: off a practice squad because they have to get somebody. Um. 397 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: But they've done you know, they've done a pretty good job. 398 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: I think what you've seen the second half of the year, though, 399 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: is some of that has shown up and and that's 400 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: been the difficulty in it. It's not everything, but it 401 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: has shown up in a in a very difficult way. 402 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 1: The Titans have a patchwork offensive line that's no secret, um, 403 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: But there are some guys coming back. You know, having 404 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: Traylan Burke's back is a big factor in the passing game. 405 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: And you know, we'll see if some of these guys 406 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,400 Speaker 1: can make a difference on defense, because I do think 407 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: several of them will have a chance to be back 408 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: for Saturday Night seventies seven players. You had the number 409 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: one seed last year and you're fighting for the playoffs 410 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 1: on the final Sunday of the regular season. Someone's done 411 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: something right up there. Mike, Thanks so much for your time, 412 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: as as always, thanks for having me on Gay look 413 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: forward to it, Michael, all right, we'll take a break, 414 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: come back with this or that on Jack's Drive Time 415 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: Presenter on a Wednesday morning by our friends at the 416 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: Fields Auto Group. On a Friends Advice Star, Credit Union 417 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: reminds you that they are proud sponsors of Game Day 418 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: Radio by Start Credit Union, Do good, Bank Better, Welcome 419 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: back Drive Time on a Wednesday morning, Brian and John, 420 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 1: will you be with you here on the Thursday morning 421 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: as well? Even though today is Wednesday and Thursday tomorrow 422 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: is Friday. That's what happens when you play a Saturday night. 423 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: Things get adjusted, and this team has learned to adjust. 424 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: Brings us to this or that or that this or 425 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 1: that And it's brought to you by Price dot Com, 426 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: the easiest way to save money with comparison shopping, cash 427 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 1: back coupons, all in one, It's free. Try price dot 428 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: Com today. John, you hinted that you had something good 429 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 1: in this or that earlier. Well, I've got it this 430 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 1: or that. I don't know how good it is, but uh, 431 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: who's the most important player for the Titans this weekend? 432 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: Is it Derrick Henry or Joshua Dobbs? And it's sort of. 433 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: The answer is it's it's it's an intertwined question because 434 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 1: I believe you have to stop Derrick Henry to make 435 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:46,120 Speaker 1: Josh Dobbs matter. But assuming that you can hold Derrick 436 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: Henry to eight yards ish, then I think Josh Dobbs 437 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: is the important factor because if he plays a clean game, 438 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: if he's not rattled, if the Jaguars can't make him 439 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: look like a guy who is playing in his first 440 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 1: game or in his second game, in the biggest game 441 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: of his career, if you don't have that flustered quarterback 442 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: look which we've all seen, then I think the Titans 443 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: have a real chance at the end of the game. 444 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 1: Uh So they must make Josh Dobbs look like a 445 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 1: guy who hasn't played a lot of NFL football, and 446 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: you do that by stopping Derrick Henry. Right. So that's 447 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: why I'm saying it's it's a tough question, because if 448 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 1: you don't stop Derrick Henry, well, then Josh Hobbs can 449 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: just hand off all game. The other side didn't matter. 450 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: The other side of that is is that you know 451 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: the Daggons are gonna stack the box. I mean, they're 452 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: gonna be ready for Henry. So at some point Joshua 453 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: Dobbs has to make a couple of throws. He's got 454 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: to find his tight end. He's got to find Treylon 455 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 1: Burke's woods good down in distant situations. Young quarterbacks can 456 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: do that. If you get Derrick Henry, if you stop 457 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 1: him first second down and get in just third and eight, 458 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: then you can start doing things that make josh Dobbs 459 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: look like fans think he ought to look uh. If 460 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: he's thrown on third and one, it's harder to do that, 461 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: all right. So I went with the obvious, and that 462 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: was Saturday night or Sunday night. I was on a 463 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 1: couple of radio shows yesterday and everyone wanted to talk 464 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: about this where the Jaguars getting screwed by being put 465 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,239 Speaker 1: on Saturday night versus Sunday night. I don't think so. 466 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 1: I don't think it matters there in prime time. They've 467 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 1: got a game. If they've been put at one o'clock 468 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: on Sunday, people I think would rightfully feel that they 469 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: had been slided. But getting the Saturday night, this team 470 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: has figured out how to get ready in short weeks before. 471 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson certainly knows how to get this done for 472 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: everything that's on the line. To me, it doesn't matter 473 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: whether it's Saturday night or Sunday night. And of course, 474 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: if you win and you got a playoff game, you 475 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: now have a full week, or if they get a 476 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:51,360 Speaker 1: Sunday game an extra day. I think I would rather 477 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 1: have the short week here against an opponent that, you know, 478 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: one that's beat up, and then more time to get 479 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: ready next week. I certainly think they got the reason 480 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 1: they're on Saturday is because the league didn't want to 481 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: put Jacksonville in Tennessee on Sunday night. I certainly think 482 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: there's an element of that. So did they get jobbed 483 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: a little bit? Probably? My other side of that is, look, 484 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: you've got a playoff game against a beat up team 485 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 1: with a young quarterback you're hot, go in the game 486 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 1: if they if they played it the next day, go 487 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 1: in the game. So um. I also think it's important 488 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:36,360 Speaker 1: to remember the Jaguars, with Trevor Lawrence and Doug Peterson, 489 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: the way this team plays, they can earn their way 490 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: out of this lack of respect thing. When Sunday be 491 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: good next year, and you can, I mean, I'm sorry, 492 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 1: when Saturday be good next year, you'll start having primetime games. 493 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: You can start being that small market team that's cool 494 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 1: that people want to see on TV. That can happen 495 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: very quickly because this kid their rock star. Well, Green 496 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: Bay is a small market team that they've won over time, 497 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:08,360 Speaker 1: and so people don't see them as thing anymore. They 498 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: had quarterbacks that came along that won championships. That's as 499 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: you just said, what this kid can do for Jacksonville, 500 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: so that someday you never say that's Jacksonville is one 501 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 1: of the smallest markets in the league. Of course they're 502 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: going to be on Saturday night. It's just oh it's 503 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. Oh yeah, they go on Sunday night. Two things. 504 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,239 Speaker 1: I got to Indian two thousand one. As people know, 505 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: Uh at the time, they had played a couple of 506 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: Monday night games. Uh, because Monday Night was the only 507 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 1: big deal back then. Uh, they played a couple in 508 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:43,360 Speaker 1: Peyton's first couple of years, but before I think they 509 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: had had one Monday night game in like fourteen years there. Uh, 510 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 1: So they were ignored well within two years of me 511 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,479 Speaker 1: being there. And it wasn't because John Osier was there. 512 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: Is because Peyton was there there on Monday all the time. 513 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: They're hosting Sunday night games. The whole thing. Buckle up, 514 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 1: it's coming. Also, one final thought inference to the league. 515 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 1: We're very excited about Jacksonville and it's a great story. 516 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: It's an eight and eight team playing a seven and 517 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: nine team. I think if this game was a twelve 518 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: and four team playing eleven five team with the playoffs 519 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: on the line, I think it would be different. So 520 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: there's still some earning to do to get into that 521 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: stratosphere of Yeah, they're gonna be prime time all the time. 522 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: And of course it starts on Saturday night with a 523 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,920 Speaker 1: win over the Titans and a chance to get into 524 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs. All right, we'll take a break. When we 525 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: come back. We'll wrap up the Wednesday morning show, preview 526 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: Thursday and the rest of the week here on Jags 527 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: Drive Time, presented by the Fields Auto Group. Well, for 528 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: nine years, dream Finders Homes has been proud to call 529 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: themselves the official home builder of the Jacksonville Jaguars because 530 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: at dream finders homes dot Com for all the available inventory, 531 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: dream finders Homes says, go jackson right very well on this, 532 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: oh haven't it? And then it goes to the South 533 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:05,479 Speaker 1: row go y'all, come on, come on, we don't relax. 534 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: We don't relax. Yeah vo yeah bo yeah, Pope, let's go. 535 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 1: Let's go. Phone game over any night, man I hunted Moe. 536 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 1: It is about to be the best environment we've ever 537 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: played in. Hey, and you know what makes it even 538 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: there's more. We'll make this as more the sweet we're 539 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: at home. Jaguar's strong safety Ray Shawn Jenkins miked up 540 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: last week at Energy Stadium in Houston. That'll be up 541 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: on the web later, It'll be on Jack's Wired, be 542 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: all over social media. Uh. It's cool to see how 543 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: excited the players are for what's coming on Saturday night. 544 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: And my understanding and probably everyone's, Uh, this building is 545 00:29:56,400 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: going to be near capacity, if not completely full, and 546 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: dominated by teal black and gold. It won't be like 547 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: it was for the Dallas game. As my grandfather used 548 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: to say, that we stuff like a tick and uh 549 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: uh you know, a final thought on Ray Sean Jenkins 550 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: and again what we talked about such a young roster. 551 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: There's two guys on this roster who are over ten 552 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: years experience, Corey Peters and Marvin Jones Jr. Beyond that, 553 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: it's like six of year guys and you're talking about 554 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: free agents Ray Sean Foyer, Uh, Evan Ingram, these guys 555 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: who U Sheriff who started off the show, seven or 556 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: eight guys who who mad or who came in as 557 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: free agents. And I know we talked about this point 558 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 1: in the show before. How many years have we sat 559 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: here in December and being like, well the free agent 560 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: class here we have there you go, so what a 561 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: uh you know, tribute to the people who put this 562 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: thing together and and to these guys for coming in 563 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: being healthy. You know, I talked about the Titans being healthy. 564 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: Sometimes free agents come in and you haven't scouted them 565 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: that well, and all of a sudden they're breaking down 566 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: the end of the year. You know, knock on from 567 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 1: Eco whatever this is. But you're talking about a lot 568 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 1: of guys who have been in the legal while Ingram, 569 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 1: Kurt Jones all available going into you know, pretty good 570 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: job putting together guys and not only are hyped in March, 571 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: but are available in December. But if you look to 572 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: the last two years, both free agency in the draft, 573 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: what the general manager and his staff have given to 574 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson to put on the field, and then coax through. 575 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: It's been a good partners doesn't always happen, It's worked 576 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 1: well a lot of times. These guys sit at press 577 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: conferences in March and then by January you're thinking why 578 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: did you sign him? So anyway, I don't mean to 579 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: go off on the tangent, but I think that's a 580 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: key to me on why this team is here. All right, 581 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 1: So tomorrow morning we'll have he will he won't, he 582 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: might will have a preview of Saturday nights game. Anything 583 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: interesting in Ozon podcast this week should have Evan Ingram 584 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: who is it is a repeat guest, but it uh 585 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: such a different story than when I talked to him 586 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: in March. I'm anxious talked to him about just you 587 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: know this journey, if you will, because that's what it 588 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 1: is at this point. Uh. Great guy and very interested 589 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: to hear how he views this whole path they've been. 590 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 1: And he was the guy the last time the Jaguars 591 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: faced the Titan. So it makes a lot of sense, 592 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: all right. Uh. And it goes without saying both John 593 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: and I and the entire Jaguars organization, and I'm sure 594 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: you would say the same thing as a Jaguars fan, 595 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,160 Speaker 1: as a football fan, UH, send our thoughts and our 596 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: prayers to the the folks in Cincinnati who are with 597 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: Damar Hamilton's, to the Bills organization for what happened on 598 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: Monday evening, and wish him a healthy, speedy recovery. He's 599 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: been inspiring John to see how people have donated more 600 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: than five million dollars to the young Man's UH Community Foundation, 601 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: to see how people have reached out wanting to be 602 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 1: a part of helping this guy get back on his feet. Yes, 603 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: social media doesn't always UH cast our society in the 604 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: best light, but it it has enabled in this situation 605 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: people to reach out and show the spirited people that 606 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: I think was always there. UH. And the NFL is 607 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: a community, the fans feel connected to this and UH 608 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: certainly UH an unbelievable story and how they've reached out 609 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,560 Speaker 1: shouldn't trump the fact they were still waiting to hear. 610 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 1: Health here in recovery is paramount and let's hope for 611 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 1: the best. And I believe I said Tomar Hamilton's it's 612 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 1: DeMar Hamlin. As you well know. I knew that too. Uh. 613 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: DeMar Hamlin the great story on the Athletic website about 614 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: him and his impact in the Pittsburgh community. If you'd 615 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 1: like to learn more, Jaguars, the City of Jacksonville, and 616 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:51,000 Speaker 1: Jaguars fans send our condolences and our thoughts and our 617 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: prayers and hope that he recovers fully and will take 618 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: this as the end of our show and be with 619 00:33:56,680 --> 00:34:10,439 Speaker 1: you tomorrow here on Jags Drive Time. Think that there