1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: With the call of the game on NBC Sports. It's 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: the great Mike Tarrico back with us. It has been 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: a while since Canton, Ohio and the Hall of Fame game, 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: but here we are in mid January. Mike, what's up? 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Was that this season or ten seasons ago? You know, 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: was Baselly planning back then or did he go in 7 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame? What what a long year it's been. 8 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: And you know, we always know the length of our season, 9 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: but for Jaguar fans to start at the very first 10 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: game to be here as one of the final seven 11 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: games of the season, that's pretty damn cool. I don't 12 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: know if we've seen, obviously historically many comebacks like that. 13 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: There's only been two others that are bigger in the playoffs. 14 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: And but what happened last week is just unimaginable down 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: minus five turnover margin that has never happened in the NFL. 16 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: This is an all timer for them to be in 17 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: the divisional round, no doubt, no doubt. The picts are 18 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: one thing. You know, the ball bouncing off the head 19 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: of the gunner in special teams to force the fifth turnover. 20 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: Then you're like, okay, it's it's not our night. Let's 21 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: let's remember we want on the division, put a banner 22 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: at the start of next season. Here we go, and 23 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: then then the comeback begins. Which no, it's interesting when 24 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: you really start to look at it now, JP over 25 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: this season, a lot of comebacks have happened in the NFL, 26 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: and I think that's an awareness with players. I think 27 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: they know we can do this. We can get hot 28 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 1: and maybe as much as any sport, even though it 29 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: takes so long to score, and you really feel momentum 30 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: build on a team, and when you get conservative on 31 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: offense and you throw the ball as much as the 32 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: Chargers do, it allows a comeback like Saturday night to happen. 33 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: And Jackson Will took advantage of all of its opportunities 34 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: all the way through the very end. It was a 35 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: perfect storm, and the Tailors the beneficiaries of that. Now 36 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: playing the Kansas City Chiefs, Mike to Rico with us 37 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,559 Speaker 1: from NBC, not only in that game but for the season. 38 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: I mean, this team was three and seven after Week 39 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: eleven and four games back in the division. It took 40 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: not only them figuring it out on their own and 41 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: the quarterback play and all that, but an epic collapsed 42 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: by the Titans in the process. All that was a 43 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: perfect storm. But like we talked about in the Hall 44 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: of Fame game, when we before that game, Doug Peterson's 45 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: impact on this team and the culture around here, there's 46 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: nothing better to prove that the culture is right is 47 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: these guys were out of it and they stayed. Stay 48 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: to that, and to look at that in a more 49 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: recent and granular way, I was looking at Doug Peterson's 50 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: face when Trevor had interception three and then interception four, 51 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: and Doug didn't panic. He didn't look angry, He wasn't huming, 52 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: He wasn't, you know, TERFy, He wasn't you know, looking 53 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,119 Speaker 1: over saying we get c J warmed up here. It 54 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: was a professional calmness, and that comes from being the 55 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: guy who's played the position and knows that you've got 56 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: to let the last one go and get to the 57 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: next one. All time invested in football on what just 58 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: happened takes away from full attention know what's going to happen, 59 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: and ends up hurting you. So I really thought that 60 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: was a great manifestation of what we talked about in 61 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: the preseason. People talking about with Doug over the years, 62 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: a professional, experienced former quarterback. Most of the heck he's 63 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 1: doing and knows that when rough waters come, you've got 64 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: to be even more calm. And that transmits itself to 65 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: this team. And I think he saw that on Saturday 66 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: night Mictko with us. Well, A lot of that comes 67 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: from Andy Reid to Obviously, the connection of these two 68 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: goes back to the mid nineties in Green Bay. We've 69 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: talked about it week ten obviously, but here they are 70 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: again matching what's in the playoffs. It's the best, you know, 71 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: it's one thing. Yeah, you know this guy played for him, 72 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: he coached on his staff. That's cool, It's great. This 73 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: is so real And I'll tell you why. I think 74 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: it's more real than most of these nice stories JP 75 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: when you think about it. Andy Reid became head coach 76 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL for the first time. Who did he 77 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: trust to be his quarterback and to get his system going? 78 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson. Andy Reid comes to Kansas City. Who's the 79 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: one guy and all the assistance he had through all 80 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: those places, Who's the one guy he trusted to be 81 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator? Doug Peterson. So the most important positions 82 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: for a head coach. When you talk about offense, quarterback, 83 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator. Both times Andy Reid's gotten a head coaching job, 84 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: He's chosen Doug Peterson. And you think Andy Reid's good. 85 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: He stopped five all time and wins in history of 86 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: the league. Guy knows what he's doing. So to me, 87 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: it's twenty three, twenty four years of a relationship. But 88 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: it's also a long term trust pattern that is similar 89 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: when you look at each guy for how they treat 90 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: their players, how they go about their job, what their 91 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: teams do on the field. It's one of the better 92 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: teacher pupil deals that we've had in quite some time. 93 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: And Mike, this is the kind of the front end 94 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: of what could be a golden era of quarterback play 95 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: in the NFL. And all these guys in the playoffs 96 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: are twenty nine years older, younger, all eight of them. 97 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: And it feels like Patrick Mahomes about forty years old already. 98 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: But he's right, right, right, He's not going on anytime soon. No, 99 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 1: I'm worried that Patrick's and be able to make it 100 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: through the game at his advanced stage. You know, I hope, 101 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: I hope that they're able to kind of go easy 102 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: to be able to hand the ball off because I 103 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: think can make it four quarters is the old guy? Yeah, 104 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: I started looking. It's the first time in twenty years 105 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: we've gotten to this point. We always say divisional weekend 106 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: is the best weekend of the year. The best teams 107 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: end up here, right, either had to win your division 108 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: or win a playoff game. No flukes get here. Well, 109 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: when you look around this weekend, for the last twenty years, 110 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: we've had Manning or Rogers or Brady, and this is 111 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: the first time we have none of them. So we 112 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: know this generation has arrived and is coming. And this 113 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: weekend is symbolic to me because this generation is now 114 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: taken over the stage and Mahomes is great in so 115 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: many ways. An m v P this year in all likelihood, 116 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: and what you saw in Trevor's second rookie year this 117 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: year was a guy who is figuring it out and 118 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: learning like Josh Allen, Jo Burrow, Patrick Mahomes justin Herbert. 119 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: You guys saw a person in the first half look great. 120 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: I mean, man, we are very fortunate the NFC. We're 121 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: gonna have some really, really good football with some horrific 122 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: young quarterbacks. For many years to come. Mike Riko with 123 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: his final thought here with you. There's been some talk 124 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: this week, a lot of comparisons about the nineties six 125 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: Jaguars around here, the way they rallied back and all that. 126 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: But if they are able to pull this off in 127 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: Kansas City, the nineties six team right went to Denver. 128 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: That was the first time I think Denver had to 129 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: defend in a long time, first time they were a 130 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: number one seed and had to defend. They go up 131 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: there and beat him, right. Uh, then they won the 132 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: Super Bowls after that. This kid's the city team has 133 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: been here before. They know what it's like to be 134 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: a number one seed in the divisional round and defend Arrowhead. 135 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: What kind of ripples would this send around the NFL 136 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: If the Jaguars can pull this off? Oh my gosh, Well, 137 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: I just remember I remember the game, you know, when 138 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: we go back to Doug Morone to the team to 139 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: the conference championship game and and that second game against Pittsburgh. 140 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: That was like because the first game against Buffalo was 141 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: one of the worst playoff games. So the mad bad 142 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: playoff game. They're ugly, they're good, you win, and it 143 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: was one of the worst games you'll ever see in 144 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and there was no way this team was 145 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: going to go back and win. And that Pittsburgh game 146 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: was ah wow, and we're all still like, canch me, 147 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: is this real in the third quarter of the game 148 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: in Foxborough the next weekend, so it can be done. 149 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: I was thinking about the Jaguars championship game appearances and 150 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: they look back at the three and what's the common thread? Man? 151 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: There were teams that had a real tight confidence with 152 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: the group and a grip to them that you know, 153 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: you're Jacksonville. You're not one of the longtime powers of 154 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: the league. The other team and this big venue where 155 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: we're so dominant it will take over. Never happens. I 156 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: don't know what it is. They're all different teams, all 157 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: different areas, different coaches. Obviously with Coughlin, Maron a couple 158 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: of sercise a Lums I'll point out real quick and 159 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: now Doug and you lease have a sycuse guy on 160 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: this team with Andre Cisco, so it'll count for the 161 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: thread through it all. But you know what, there's something 162 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: about the Jaguars when they get in the playoffs that 163 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: there's a belief and I love that about this team 164 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: and this franchise, and I know they're playing with quote 165 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: house money, but this is a dangerous team to have 166 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: all all the cards in their hand deal them all out. 167 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: So I'm excited for them. If they would come in 168 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: here and knock the Chiefs out and deny them from 169 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: a fifth straight appearance in the NFC Championship Game, it 170 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: will be one of the great upsets to follow one 171 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: of the great comebacks in the NFL playoff history. And 172 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: I wouldn't put it past past this team to have 173 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: it happened. This is that kind of group right now. 174 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: My great stuff, have a great call, and I'm sure 175 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: we'll be seeing a lot of you down the line here. Yeah. 176 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: The good the good news about this is the Jaguars 177 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: will be on the schedule a little bit more, some 178 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: more trips down to upon a fature beach comes to 179 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: the TPC during football season. So it's all good. We're 180 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: excited about it. Uh, it's great to be on with 181 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: the JP. Good luck to all the Jaguar fans and 182 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: well we'll see all for the players in UH in March. 183 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: Look Florid to being back down that way.