1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: With the call of the game for the Jaguars and 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: the Chiefs on CBS Sports. It's the CBS lead NFL 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: played by play announcers since two thousand four. Three time 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: Emmy winner, five time National Sportscaster of the Year, Jim Nance, 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: it's great to see you. Great to have you on 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: the broadcast this week. It's been a little while, I 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: think for you on a Jags game. It has you know, 8 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: we had a nice little run there with the Jags 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: the year they went to the a f T Championship 10 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: Game and then the following season we had a week 11 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: to hosting New England on a national doubleheader game. So 12 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 1: I think this is the start. I'm not saying it's 13 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: going to be an onslaught of every week coverage, but 14 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: I think we're this It's a build here with the 15 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: parts that are in place to the Jags becoming something 16 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: will be seeing quite often in the future. I look 17 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: forward to it. Jim, what was your view of what 18 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: happened last year under the previous regime and now moving 19 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: forward going to the lowest of lows really last year 20 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: to now bringing in a guy who's been around the 21 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: league since the early nineties as a player in Peterson. 22 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: It's it's night and day. It feels like from last 23 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: season and now. But what's your view from the outside 24 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: looking at I've always been a great admirer of Dougs 25 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: I and I had the occasion to cover him a 26 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: lot in Philadelphia, and I like the way he ran 27 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: that team, and of course it led to a Super 28 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: Bowl title, and I thought it was a tremendous higher. 29 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: I mean, the pieces are in place now, we just 30 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: have to let time take its course. It's just neat 31 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: to see, though. But in the off season they made 32 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: a commitment to building this offensive line. Obviously that is 33 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: already showing some real benefit there. And Trevor is now 34 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: in games into his career, and I think we're going 35 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: to see him in this game coming off probably the 36 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: most important win he's had, you know, and in the 37 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: games stretch, and and it's just it's it's an exciting 38 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: time to see that the Jags are are rising. I 39 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: know that coming off a five game losing streak, and 40 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: there's a several of those games were very winnable games. 41 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: But they're close. They're close. Jp they're really close. Jim 42 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: nance with us. Let's stay on the head coach is 43 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: the jaguars fifth full time head coach in the last 44 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: eleven seasons. But as you mentioned, his calming nature around 45 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: the quarterback, and the guy won a Super Bowl with 46 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: a backup quarterback. So Doug understands the position. He understands 47 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: how to relate to the player and then can manage 48 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: the team if things are breaking down and not going well. 49 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: So even in these stretch of one score losses that 50 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: they've had and then the win last week, it'll be 51 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: the same dog weekend and week out. It feels like No. 52 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: I think there's a consistency and and there's there's also 53 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: a quiet confidence that that he exudes, but that the 54 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: players and everybody in the organization can definitely feed off 55 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: of that. They can feel it. There's something about his presence. 56 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: I've got this is kind of what he says with 57 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: his body language and he does. I've always thought he 58 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: was not given enough credit for his innovation some of 59 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: the cool things that he's done as a head coach, 60 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: Just the imagination and he's come up with offensively and 61 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: learning from Andy Reid, of course, from seeing with him 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: in Philadelphia at the Kansas City and on and on. Listen, 63 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: the Jacks have their man. They've got the right guy 64 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 1: onto the signline. There's no question. You know, you mentioned 65 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: Andy Reid there, and we were talking about this on 66 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: a show earlier this week. Obviously, read comes from the 67 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: Green Bay thing. Of course, Doug was there as a player, 68 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: and then in Philadelphia Donovan McNabb to run that offense, 69 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: and now in Kansas City the offense is running at 70 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: as high as level with Mahomes there. But it's really 71 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: opened a new era of scoring and execution in the 72 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: NFL on offense. Bill Belichick set the standard on defense. 73 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: You know, for the last twenty years. It feels like 74 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: is Andy read that on the offensive side of the NFL. 75 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: I think that's a very well phrased comment you just made. 76 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: I haven't had anybody quite stitch it together the way 77 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: you just did. But I don't think there's any question 78 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: that his influence is being felt throughout throughout the league. 79 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: Of course he's got I'm not taking nothing away from this. 80 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: This is an amazing coach, a Hall of Fame coach, 81 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: and he's got all the parts in place. You know, 82 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: you've got to have the right guys to be able 83 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: to to execute when you're when you're doing new things. 84 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: And they definitely have that talent level, but it starts, 85 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: it starts with a creative mind. JP. Let's let's put 86 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: it that way. And and Andy is as interesting. We 87 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: get a lot of their games. And I just spoke 88 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: about this yesterday to a friend of mine. And he 89 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:34,119 Speaker 1: comes from a home as a young kid where creativity 90 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: was emphasized. His father was a set designer in Hollywood. 91 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: His father worked in film and television. He found ways to, 92 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: you know, build backgrounds and the imaginary places. And in 93 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: golf we talk about people being either a scientist or 94 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: an artist. You've got the people that grind over all 95 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: the analytics and and the track man and the feedback 96 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: you get out of that. And they've got people that 97 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: just stand over a shot and say it looks like this, 98 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: I want it, kind of carve something and they see 99 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: it in their head. They can follow the ball, they 100 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: can imagine it. Andy Reid is an artist. He's the 101 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: son of an artist. And now he is the father, 102 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 1: if you will, of this imaginative way in the NFL 103 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: to play offensive football, and its effects are being felt 104 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: in a lot of places. And listen, Doug Peterson is 105 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: one of the first disciples, if not the first. So 106 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to that matchup. I'm looking forward to 107 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: having a chance to see it all unfold. And now 108 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: that we're twenty five games into into Lawrence's career, I mean, 109 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: I think we're starting to see the signs that he's 110 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,799 Speaker 1: going to be an elite quarterback. Of course, at ten 111 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: is going to be an elite running back. So um, 112 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: it's exciting. I think for Jacks fans, this is a 113 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: very good time to be If you jumped off the 114 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: bandwagon before, uh, you better jump on right now because 115 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: the seats are gonna be filled here pretty quickly. Jim 116 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: nance with us. Hey, you mentioned Trevor Lawrence, and yes, 117 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: there are some really good signs. Um, some throws that 118 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: he makes that not a lot of other guys can make. 119 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: But then there's some head scratching moments still in the 120 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: red zone, goal to ghost situation, interceptions in the end zone, 121 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: things like that. But you just got to fight through 122 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: some of that learning curve if you're a Jaguar fan 123 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: and and stick with it. We had calls earlier in 124 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: the year, Jim that fans wanted to sit him down. 125 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the most insane thing I've heard. He's 126 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: got to go play and fight through some of these mistakes. 127 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: Of course he does, and there aren't many players in 128 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: the league who don't go through this growing process. I mean, 129 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: I'm talking not just current I'm talking about the history 130 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: of the league, the growing pains. And listen, we know 131 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: the stats of what it looked like when Peyton Manning 132 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 1: was a rookie in the NFL, and we know this 133 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: is a second year for Trevor. But the point is, 134 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: you gotta get the game to slow down. I think 135 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: it is slowing down, and I've watched a lot of 136 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,040 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville games this year. I think the one on 137 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: that everyone would like to have back the most is 138 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: the one from the one yard line over in London 139 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: and that interception. But it happens Aaron Rodgers through two 140 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: interceptions last week in the red zone, and he's Aaron 141 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: Rodgers and they're floundering. So it happens to the best 142 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: of them. But I also know that last week there 143 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: was a stretch where Trevor one eighteen out of nineteen 144 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: for a couple of hundred yards and he looked like 145 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: a world beater. And the more he plays the more 146 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: often he's gonna look like a world beater. Jim, how 147 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: do you cover Travis Kelsey? Slow him down? Can you? 148 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: I thought I thought you were asking, how do I 149 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: cover him? As a broad? No? No, no, no no no. 150 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: As a defense jagglars defense he is. There's a lot 151 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: of coordinators around the league that like to have that answer, 152 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: trust me, and he hasn't. He hasn't slowed down at all. 153 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he's been around now ten years and he's 154 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: as automatic as they come for figuring out ways to 155 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: create separation. He uses as his body brilliantly to box 156 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: out guys and in the middle of the field he 157 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: can turn, turn around and catch, turn and catch. But 158 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: the best of them pick up an easy ten at 159 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: crucial times. But he's a very rare talent list. He's 160 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: gonna he's gonna shatter like almost every type end record 161 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: when it's all set and done. So we're talking first 162 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: ballot Hall of Famer right there. But I don't think 163 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: anybody with my limited skills of coaching football would ever 164 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: expect me to be able to have that answer. There's 165 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: some great minds out there that's never figured that one out. 166 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: Guess one way you could JP as you you's put 167 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: three guys on him and just go ahead and say 168 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: the other two guys McCole, harmon, name, name your chief, 169 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: white out. Just go ahead and let him just be 170 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: wide open. You know, there's the only way you can 171 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: stop us. But about I think you need three guys 172 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: on him, and that's just not possible. Hit him at 173 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,719 Speaker 1: the line, hit him down the field, double cover him, 174 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: and see what happens. Pray after that. He's still he's still, 175 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: He's still gonna go over a hundred. That's right, Jim 176 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: nance with his final couple of moments here, let's talk 177 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: big picture here. AFC South seems gettable still. The Titans 178 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: are not running away with this thing. The Colts are 179 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: what they are right now, of course. Um and if 180 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: the Jaguars can get a couple of wins here in 181 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: the middle of the schedule, stay in and after Thanksgiving 182 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: they have two head to head games against Tennessee. I 183 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: know we're putting the cart before the horse. There's some 184 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: things that still need to be done for the Jaguars, 185 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: but the a f C South is gettable for any team, 186 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: especially the Jaguars. Right now. Well, here's how I look 187 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: at it. Houston is not gonna win the division. So 188 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 1: down the three teams. I mean, Tennessee did just the 189 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: five game win streak before the lost case, and they're 190 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: gonna be the team to beat. But there are two matchups, 191 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: like you said, between Jacksonville and Tennessee is still become. 192 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: I mean, this Jacksonville record, I know everybody can say 193 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: we could have been, should have been, but it very 194 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: easily could have been. With all these fourth quarter losses 195 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 1: and relinquishing the leads late this this could have very 196 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: easily been. Let's call it six and three instead of 197 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: three and six. It could have been. It really could 198 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,559 Speaker 1: have been. So it's a team that you know, it's 199 00:09:57,559 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: going to have to take some games that people don't 200 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: expl at them too, like this one right here. This 201 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 1: this would be such a statement win for the franchise 202 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: if they could go into Arrowhead and beat this team. 203 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: But it's the NFL, you know, you don't rule anything out, 204 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: and this team is fearless. They're coming in and riding 205 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: a high that comeback win against the Raiders. So yeah, 206 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: I mean Tennessee is clearly the team to beat. I 207 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: don't think Indianapolis is a threat now that they've gone 208 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: through this mid season change, so it's Tennessee and it's 209 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: their division to lose, and if anybody's gonna catch them, 210 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: it's gonna be this team. Jim, thanks to the time. 211 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: Really appreciate it. Looking forward to hearing you on Sunday 212 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: and Arrowhead for the Jaguars and the Chiefs, and best 213 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: of luck to you. Appreciate it jp my pleasure and 214 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: hopefully we'll have a chance to visit more often down 215 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 1: the road.