1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Time for the Countdown to kickoff interviews ahead of the 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: week ten AFC South Showdown between the Jacksonville Jaguars and 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans. JP Shadwick with you, and let's start 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: with the Voice of the Texans, Mark Vandermere, with an 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: inside look at a team up against the wall. Now 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: at three and five, Mark Vandermere, the voice of the 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. The Jags and the Texans for the second time, 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: the Jaguars trying to sweep the season series for the 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: first time since twenty seventeen. Both teams banged up, right now, Mark, 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: I mean, let's let's dig into this Houston team and 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: what is the Davis Mills experience going to be like? 12 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 2: Well, this is a Class of twenty one reunion. JP. 13 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 3: You know you got Trevor Lawrence and Davis Mills going 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 3: at it now. Mills was a third round pick, of course, 15 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 3: not the fanfare of Trevor Lawrence. But Mills is four 16 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 3: five and one versus the AFC South in his career, 17 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 3: so there's something. I mean, it's not a great record, 18 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 3: it's not a winning record, but it's a record and 19 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 3: Mills has twenty five starts in his career. This will 20 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 3: be starting number twenty, so he's played a lot of football. 21 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 2: When he came into the game last Sunday, it had 22 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: been a while. 23 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 4: You know. 24 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 3: He played well in the finale against Tennessee last year. 25 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 3: Didn't play the first drive of the game. They just 26 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 3: want to get CJ going in that game, and then 27 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 3: Mills played well the rest of the way pretty well, 28 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 3: And I think that Mills has got a lot going 29 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 3: for him when he's got the full cup of soup, 30 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 3: you know, a full week of practice prep all of it. 31 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 3: He talked about, Yeah, he's mentally ready every week, but 32 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 3: the speed of the game is just something that he's 33 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 3: got to get used to. So he wasn't able to 34 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 3: be at his best against the Broncos. So maybe it's 35 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 3: a lot better against the Jaguars. But he's not the 36 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 3: only guy who's backed up, So we'll see how it goes. 37 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: Can they run the football to help him? How's the 38 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: offensive line play been and all that? 39 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, and Chubbs started the week hurt, so you don't 40 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: know about him. 41 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 3: Woody Marx has been really good for them, and I 42 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 3: like Woody marks getting more touches. Actually after that there's 43 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 3: a drop off, but Damian Pierce. 44 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: You know, we've seen some good things. 45 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 3: The best run of his career is against the Jags, 46 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 3: as you know, in twenty twenty two, So it wasn't 47 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 3: long run, but it was an angry run. It one 48 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 3: angry run of the year on NFL Network. So you 49 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 3: never know how this is going to go with the 50 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 3: running game. I think that they'll be committed to try it. 51 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,119 Speaker 3: It's tough against the Jaguars, but they have to try 52 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: it because if it's just Mills throwing all the time, 53 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: and I thought they might have thrown it a little 54 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 3: too much down the stretch against Denver because it was 55 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 3: just a slim margin you were dealing with. They were 56 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 3: never down more than three points in that one in 57 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 3: the second half. So I think that they'll attempt to 58 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: run the ball well JP and you know, maybe Damien's 59 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 3: got something left, but what he has a whole lot 60 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 3: to offer. They just have to find a way to 61 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 3: pave some holes for him, to make some holes for 62 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 3: him with the guys up front, and they've got injuries 63 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: there too, so we'll see how it goes. 64 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: Dag Wrz couldn't cover bruck Bowers last week, tied end 65 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: for the Raiders had three touchdowns. So how's Dalton Schultz 66 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: feeling going into the game. 67 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 3: You know, he's been playing with all sorts of ailments, 68 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 3: but he's been out there and he's been good for 69 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 3: them and leading them and receiving many of the weeks. 70 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 3: And I think that he's probably, you know, outside of 71 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 3: Nico Collins, he's their best receiving weapon for sure, so 72 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 3: they'll look to lean on him. 73 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: You know, he's a good target. 74 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 3: He's not Brock Bowers, but he's definitely useful out there. 75 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 3: They got Nico back last week after he missed the 76 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 3: forty nine ers game the week before, And it was 77 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 3: interesting in that forty nine Ers game JP because no 78 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 3: Nico Collins, no Christian Kirk yet they were dealing CJ 79 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: threw for over three hundred yards against a good defense. 80 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 3: Now they had some guys out too, but the Texans 81 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 3: were without Nico Collins and Christian Kirk, so and this 82 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 3: was a Texans team that had been challenged to throw 83 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 3: the football against good teams and they did it well. 84 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 3: So I think if all the guys can work well together, 85 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 3: they can get some things done. It was interesting with 86 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 3: Kirk coming back in because Kirk's been good, and you 87 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 3: know Kirk is a good player, But this Jael and 88 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 3: Knowle who they have the rookie from Iowa State. I 89 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 3: know they drafted Jayden Higgins higher, but I think Nol 90 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 3: is really good. You have to get him the ball somehow. 91 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 3: And I believe they'll look at that game tape against 92 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 3: Denver and say, we got to find a way to 93 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 3: get jalen O some touches. 94 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: I don't care who's on the team. 95 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 3: We got to find a way to get this guy 96 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 3: in the ball at least four or five times as 97 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: a receiver. He had a big punt return in the 98 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 3: Denver game to give him great field position in plus territory. 99 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: They only got a field goal out of that. 100 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 3: But I think you're with me that in this upcoming game, 101 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 3: field goals are going to be worth plenty. This is 102 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 3: a low scoring affair shaping up to be in all likelihood. 103 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: Mark Vandermer, voice of the Houston Texans with us and 104 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: a big reason why it could be a low scoring 105 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: affair as it was last time. Is this Texans defense 106 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: ranked number one in the National Football League. How different 107 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: are they from Week three? 108 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 3: They've really found their stride and they played good defense 109 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 3: against the Jags. I really feel that way. I know 110 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: the final drive it wasn't there. But this Texans offense 111 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 3: has been really challenged and the defense is on the 112 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 3: field a lot. The Texans offense against the Jags the 113 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 3: first meeting, you know, it was turnover city in the 114 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 3: fourth quarter of me my gosh. You know, if you 115 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 3: just hang out out of the ball and kick a 116 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 3: field goal or two, you might win that game as 117 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 3: opposed to just coughing it up and donating it back 118 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 3: to the Jaguars. 119 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 2: And they know that. 120 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 3: But this defense last week against Denver got off the 121 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 3: field again and again and again and again, and with 122 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 3: the Davis Mills led offense, they look pretty good. When 123 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 3: CJ first went out in the first half, Mills was 124 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 3: moving the team a little bit, but it was field goals, 125 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 3: not touchdowns. And then in the second half you had 126 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 3: zero for seven and third down a lot of three 127 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,119 Speaker 3: and outs. It just didn't work, and it just felt 128 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 3: like a monumental task to get first downs. So I 129 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 3: believe that this is definitely one of the best defenses 130 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 3: in the league. You're right number one points in yards 131 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 3: and this is the deepest end of the season of 132 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 3: Texans offense has ever been this good at scoring, defense 133 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 3: at holding the opponent down, And I believe they'll be 134 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 3: able to do that against virtually anybody, including the Chiefs 135 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 3: when they get there in December. But the question is 136 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 3: can you match them on the offensive side of the football. 137 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 3: And this week with no CJ. Stroud and possibly no 138 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 3: Chubb and Titus Howard and the concussion protocol, you got 139 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 3: a lot of challenges there. But they'll have to do 140 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 3: their best and try to get it going because if 141 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 3: they don't get this one JP, it's three and six 142 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 3: and it's gonna be really tough. 143 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, up against the wall for the Texans. Last game, 144 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 1: first half, Texans defense showed a look and stop the 145 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: Jags running attack in the first half. Jags adjusted at 146 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: halftime and got the job done with the ground game. 147 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: How's the run defense been as of late, especially in 148 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: the front seven. 149 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 3: Well, they played Derek Henry and they shut him down completely. 150 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 3: They played Christian McCaffrey and they basically shut him down. 151 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 3: And last week, you know they're going up against JK. Dobbins, 152 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 3: who's third in the league coming in and they did 153 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 3: a good job on him. So I believe that they're better. 154 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 3: They'll swarm on the running back. They'll figure out a 155 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 3: way to slow the running back down at the very least. 156 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 3: Now it becomes can you get to the quarterback on 157 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 3: third down? Can you force in completions? They're so good 158 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: in coverage on the edges with Kamari Lassiter and Derek 159 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 3: Stingley Junior. Now he's in the concussion protocol. He'd a 160 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 3: pick against the Jags last time. That's a big deal 161 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 3: for them because Petrie, I think Sean Payton went over 162 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 3: to talk to him directly after the game and talk 163 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 3: about how well he played. And this is a team 164 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 3: that has Derek Stingley Junior All Pro and Lasseter, who 165 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 3: I think people are finally starting to notice. So the secondary, 166 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 3: when everybody's healthy, is one of the best, if not 167 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 3: the best, in the league, and that enables I think 168 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: it really helps the pass rushers get to the quarterback. 169 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 3: They're not great in sacks as a whole as a team, 170 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 3: but Hunter and Will Anderson Jr. 171 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 2: I mean, this is one of the best tandems in the. 172 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 3: NFL, and the guys who rotate at defensive tackle, that 173 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 3: mix is really good. 174 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 2: Sheldon Rankins and friends. 175 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 3: They get after it as well, so they find a 176 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 3: way to slow down the run. There's no question I'm 177 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 3: fine with this defense. There's no question there are a 178 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 3: good defense. When you look at the numbers, when you 179 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 3: look at where they are in turnover margin and points 180 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 3: per game allowed and all that, you cannot believe they're 181 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 3: three and five. 182 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 2: Yet here they are. 183 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: It could be the Matthew Wright revenge game this week. 184 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 4: To the Texans. 185 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know it's these kickers, man, I mean, how 186 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 3: about your kicker? This is unbelievable. You get to the fifty, 187 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 3: you're like, we're good. You know, it's crazy. It's crazy, 188 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 3: and I don't know how you see it, but I'm 189 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 3: sure you guys talk about this all the time. Field 190 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 3: position in this league. I was talking with Andre Davis 191 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 3: who played for the Texans and the O's and he 192 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 3: had two kickoff returns for a touchdown in one game 193 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 3: against the Jaguars in the seven finale, and he was 194 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 3: amazing in that era. But back then, a touchback was 195 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 3: at the twenty and it just felt normal. Now, if 196 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 3: you're at the twenty, it feels like what a punishment. 197 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 3: We didn't get to the thirty thirty five or forty 198 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 3: if they don't hit the landing zone and then you're 199 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 3: at field goal range just crossing to fifty these days, 200 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 3: it feels like with so many of these kickers, So 201 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 3: it becomes more important than ever to be great on 202 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 3: third and fourth down because now you feel like we 203 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 3: better be aggressive because of field goal. What does it 204 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 3: really do for us, because they're going to be in 205 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 3: range in a moment anyway, so you need the touch 206 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 3: downs more than ever. Now, this game could play out 207 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 3: differently because you have two. You have the Texans defense, 208 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 3: you know, the Jags defense against the depleted Texans offense. 209 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 3: So it could be one of those thirteen, ten, seventeen, 210 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 3: fourteen kind of games. 211 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 2: But we'll see. 212 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, we've we've seen a lot of those over the 213 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: years between the Texans and the Jags. 214 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 4: Maybe another one coming up. 215 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: Mark always a pleasure man, great to visit and. 216 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 4: Have a great game. 217 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:22,719 Speaker 2: Thanks JP you two. 218 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: Each week, Mike Dempse catches up with CBS Sports senior 219 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: writer Pete Frisco. 220 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 5: Well, I think it's a good one for him. You 221 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 5: look at a true veteran doesn't drop the football, which 222 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 5: is different than some of the guys that they've had 223 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 5: around for the past, you know, eight games, and so 224 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 5: that's a step in the right direction. But he's a 225 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 5: pros pro from everything you hear from people around the league. 226 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 5: He gets it, he understands how to play, and he's 227 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 5: a physical guy going in the middle of the field. 228 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 5: So I think it's a really good move by them 229 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 5: to get a guy. Look, Deammy Brown's been you know, 230 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 5: one of those guys that's probably on a one year deal, 231 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 5: not going to come back, so you might as well 232 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,599 Speaker 5: get a guy who can plug and play as a 233 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 5: veteran player, and I think it makes sense. It's a 234 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 5: good for this football team. 235 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 6: Everything you hear about Jacobe Myers is that he is 236 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 6: a pros pro. He will fit in well in any 237 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 6: locker room, goes about his business the right way. Pete, 238 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 6: is this a guy that if he clicks with Trevor Lawrence, 239 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 6: the Jaguars will prioritize trying to keep him around. 240 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 5: I think they will. You never know how it's going 241 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 5: to work until you get out on the field, but 242 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 5: judging by past history and they know him and so 243 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 5: I do think it's something that you'd like to keep 244 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 5: him around for the long run. So yeah, to answer 245 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 5: your question, yes, I think that the next eight games 246 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 5: in nine games are going to be big for him. 247 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 5: He's got to prove to people that he can be 248 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 5: a productive player in their offense, which, again, if you 249 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 5: can get that going, that's a big step in the 250 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 5: right director. We know they need receiver help, so it 251 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 5: makes sense, all right. 252 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 6: Well, the running game was a big aspect of the 253 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 6: offense that helped them get that win last week against 254 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 6: the Raiders Pete. They had about a three week period 255 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 6: where the numbers weren't great, but Travis etn had one 256 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 6: of his most impressive performances. Even though it was only 257 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 6: eighty four yards. I thought he ran very physically last week. 258 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 6: Is this what the offense needs to lean into now 259 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 6: going forward? 260 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 5: No question. And if you go back to the second 261 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,559 Speaker 5: half of the Texans game, the last time they ran 262 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 5: the ball on them, and I think that's something you 263 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 5: want to be able to do, and I think it's 264 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 5: something you can do. You don't want to get in 265 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 5: situations where they turn their pass rushers loose. You want 266 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 5: to be able to run the football and I think 267 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 5: this is one of those games where you try and 268 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 5: do that. And I'm glad you mentioned ETM because look, 269 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 5: there were a lot of us, myself included, who kind 270 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 5: of counted him out this year, not counted him out, 271 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 5: but didn't think he'd be the factor he's been. And 272 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 5: he's been a guy that's been great in the locker room, 273 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 5: and he shows up the weekend and week out and 274 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 5: he runs tough. I mean, you saw that last week. 275 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 5: So kudos to him. I don't know if it's enough 276 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 5: to keep him around for the next year, but he's 277 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 5: done a nice job and I think the ideally they 278 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 5: like to continue to do that against the Texans. 279 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, well, and like you said, if you can run 280 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 6: the ball against those pass rushers slow him down, that 281 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 6: would be great. The Jags offensive won did a pretty 282 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 6: good job because it was a close game the first 283 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 6: time and they only allowed two sacks in the game. 284 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: In that game. 285 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 6: On the other side, for the Jacks pass rush, Josh 286 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 6: heinz Allen had a half sack and three quarterback hits. 287 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 6: Now he'll be going up against Davis Mills as we 288 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 6: know that CJ. Strout has been ruled out. Pete, I 289 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 6: feel like the pass rush could have a big effect 290 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 6: in this game. With hinz Allen and even though Trayvon's 291 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 6: not one hundred percent that this is one where you've 292 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 6: got to rattle Mills. 293 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 5: No question about it. And the Texans offensive line has 294 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 5: improved in the last couple of weeks. It's been better. 295 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 5: It's still not good, but it's been better, and it 296 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 5: was one of the worst. So yeah, I think it's 297 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 5: you got to get after that quarterback and they got 298 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 5: to get him on the ground, and you know, not 299 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 5: just Josh heinz Allen. I think other guys have to 300 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 5: get him on the ground. And you know, Trayvon Walker 301 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 5: needs to play better. I know he's got the club 302 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 5: on his hands, but you know, he hasn't been a 303 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 5: factor and he needs to be better. So I get it. 304 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 5: I think ideally you'd like to be able to pressure 305 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 5: the quarterback, and it's a lot easier to pressure a 306 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 5: guy like Mills, I think than it is a guy 307 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 5: like c J. Strout, even though CJ. Strout isn't a 308 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 5: guy who runs, but he can move around and he 309 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 5: makes throws while moving around. I think this is a 310 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 5: big advantage playing Davis Mills. 311 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, and look, any quarterback in the national football should 312 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 6: be able to complete passes when given time so let's 313 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 6: not let have Davis Mills have all day sitting back there, Pete, 314 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 6: because you know Geno Smith did go out and throw 315 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 6: four touchdowns. And I understand brock Bowers is an exceptional talent, 316 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 6: but Nico Collins is not. Chopped Liver and Jaguars have 317 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 6: a lot of injuries in the secondary as a whether 318 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 6: it's this week or just moving forward, How concerning is 319 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 6: that group of safeties and corners because they have thinned 320 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 6: out a little bit with injury. 321 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, and they show up. I mean the injuries show up. 322 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 5: You saw Antonio Johnson playing last week and it made 323 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 5: some blunders and didn't play very well. And if it 324 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 5: wasn't for the batted down ball by Devon Hamilton, it 325 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 5: would have been a blunder by Antonio Johnson that cost 326 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 5: him the game on. 327 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 4: The last play. 328 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 5: So I think the injuries have added up in the secondary, 329 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 5: and I think you're seeing guys getting caught in situations 330 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 5: they necessarily don't need to be in. And Andrew Wingert 331 00:13:58,600 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 5: is another one. You get him in a one on 332 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 5: one situation. He's had problems the last month of the season. 333 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 5: So they're limited athletically on the back end at times, 334 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 5: and I think teams have started to take advantage of that. 335 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 5: So it'll be interesting to see what they do to 336 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 5: kind of compensate for that. You know, Campinelli's a good 337 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 5: defensive coordinator, but sometimes when you call him plays and 338 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 5: you're dealing with limited guys in terms of talent and 339 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 5: their athletic ability, you got to be a little bit 340 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 5: more conservative than maybe you'd like to be. 341 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 6: All Right, all that being said, Pete, how do you 342 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 6: see it going down today? 343 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 5: You know, when I thought Stroud was going to play, 344 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 5: I thought the Texans would win the game. But Stroud 345 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 5: isn't play, and I think Jacksonville could run the ball 346 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 5: and limit what Davisville's does. I think Jacksonville go in there. 347 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 7: And win the game. 348 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: Moving on to the Jaguars now, of course, and wide receivers. 349 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: Coach Edgar Bennett has been busy the last few weeks 350 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: with injury issues, but he's coaching back in his hometown. 351 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: Something he told Brian Sexton this week is still hard 352 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: to believe. 353 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 8: It really is a dream come true. And the only 354 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 8: thing I wish was my mom and dad was here 355 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 8: to see it, because my dad would just be going 356 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 8: head over heels, right now and how excited he was 357 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 8: supporting this team and me being home and being a 358 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 8: part of this team, this organization. Oh my gosh, words 359 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 8: can't even I can't even express it. 360 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 9: You're not just home in your city. I heard that, 361 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 9: you're you're in your parents' home. You're remodeling it. That 362 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 9: what a great feeling that must be. 363 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 8: Yeah, because it's still it's still a big part of us, 364 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 8: and I can still their presence as far as being 365 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 8: in there. But yeah, we renovated it and and and 366 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 8: you know, my brothers have been there, my sister, they've 367 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 8: all helped out, and so it's been great. 368 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 9: All Right. Professional football is about adjusting week to week. 369 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 9: Last week, Travis goes down for a couple of weeks, 370 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 9: Brian gets hurt in the game, and now you've got 371 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 9: Jacoby Myers who you had in Vegas. Just give me 372 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 9: an overview of the week before we talk about Jacoby 373 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 9: and what it's been like for you. 374 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 8: Well, just you know, having guys that come in with 375 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 8: the right mindset and prepared the way they prepare. And 376 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 8: even last week going into that game, because we had 377 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 8: a couple of guys with all Sun and Tim jumping 378 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 8: there and played critical roles for us at the end. 379 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 8: Their preparation can't say enough positive about him and how 380 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 8: they approach to the game. And so when you're working 381 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 8: with guys like that, it makes it fun. It makes 382 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 8: it fun because that's what it's about. That's what it's about, 383 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 8: you know, getting in those type situations, certain adverse situations, 384 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 8: and just coming out on top based on what we 385 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 8: did in practice and what we talked about when we 386 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 8: get in those situations, how we'll handle ourselves. 387 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 9: So people who are listening to this don't know a 388 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 9: lot about Jacoby Myers. You had him eighty seven catches 389 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 9: a thousand yard season last year. Give us scouting report 390 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 9: on Jacoby. 391 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 8: I'll just say this, when it comes to Kobes, you're 392 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 8: going to get a guy that loves football, loves football, 393 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 8: loves competing. He's an extremely competitor. I'm not going to 394 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 8: get into all of the details as far as some 395 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 8: of the things that make him stand out as a 396 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,359 Speaker 8: wide receiver, but obviously his hands, his ability to create separation, 397 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 8: all those things, run after the catch, everything that you 398 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 8: would look for in a Jag is Jacoby Myers. 399 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 9: Here's what I've heard is that he's a pro he's 400 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 9: a top competitor, and that he showed up here ready 401 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 9: to go. I mean, talk about a challenge. Take me 402 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 9: back to your playing days that you didn't you were 403 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 9: never traded mid season. 404 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 2: But but you have to understand how hard that must be. 405 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 8: It is because you get you get so caught up 406 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 8: into a routine, and then when something throws your routine off, 407 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 8: like being traded and flying into the next team at 408 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 8: ten thirty at night and going over the playbook until 409 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 8: maybe twelve o'clock at night till midnight, and then you 410 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 8: come in take your physical the next morning at six 411 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 8: thirty in the morning. Then you got to dive right 412 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 8: back into meetings and just get right back into the 413 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 8: preparation part of things. So you just you have to 414 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 8: be meintly strong. And that's again you you're talking about 415 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 8: Jakobe Meyers, a god that's mainly strong. He's going to 416 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 8: be well prepared and he's going to make the most 417 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 8: of his opportunities. But definitely the work week, you know, 418 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 8: when you're when you're kind of throwing out of your 419 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 8: routine a little bit, you know, it takes a lot 420 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:57,479 Speaker 8: to get back into it. 421 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 9: And since we can't really talk about Brian or Drivis 422 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 9: because they're not going right now. Tell me about Parker Washington. 423 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 9: He's been here for a couple of years. I've always 424 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 9: been impressed with his intensity, with the way he plays 425 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 9: the game. What have you learned from him in the 426 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 9: time you've had him? 427 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 8: What really stands out the most and what I really 428 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 8: really love about him is just some of the things 429 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 8: that you just said, his intensity and just his work ethic. 430 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,719 Speaker 8: This guy he puts in the work and when you 431 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 8: when you work like that, good things abound to happen. 432 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 8: I mean you see it on the field, off the field, 433 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:29,479 Speaker 8: I mean, he goes that that extra mile in his 434 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 8: preparation to be at the best that he could possibly be. 435 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 4: And I love that about him. 436 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 9: Let's wrap it with this. You want it, Lee, not 437 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 9: Riverside High. You wanted Florida State. But whatd it mean 438 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 9: to you to win here? To bring a championship to 439 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 9: your hometown. 440 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 4: Wow, that's what it's about. 441 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 8: That's what it's about, you know, getting this opportunity Coach 442 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 8: Kryn bringing me here with Tony La Sally and James 443 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 8: being a part of this, That's what it's about. That's 444 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 8: what it's about. Coming home and being a part of 445 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 8: something special so this city can celebrate. Oh my god, 446 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 8: I mean that's that's that's the mission. 447 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 2: Best of luck today against the Houston Texans. 448 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 4: Appreciate you. 449 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: Cornerback Greg Newsom is getting settled into his position after 450 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: the trade from Cleveland a few weeks back. 451 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 10: Yeah, nah, it takes it takes a minute, But I 452 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 10: think a lot of it is is the mental part. Like, mentally, 453 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 10: you have to put yourself into a new system, into 454 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 10: a new group of guys, and you got to kind 455 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 10: of learn guys, you know quick. I feel like obviously 456 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 10: leaving mid season of a team that you're comfortable with 457 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,879 Speaker 10: is definitely hard. But I think that BI week was 458 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 10: at the right time for me. I'm just being able 459 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 10: to go back see my family, regroup, recenter, and refocus. 460 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 9: Coming to a team that has playoff expectations. How much 461 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 9: does that energize you considering that the Browns are still 462 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 9: kind of bouncing around trying to get their season started, 463 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 9: and what does it mean for a guy like Jacobe 464 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,640 Speaker 9: who's coming in here from a similar situation. 465 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 10: Yeah, not's huge for me. It's just like you got 466 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 10: to take your play up another level. 467 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:02,880 Speaker 11: This is a playoff team. 468 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 10: Obviously, getting traded to a playoff team that means they 469 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 10: want you here, they think that you can help, you know, 470 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 10: raise them to that next level. So there's definitely some 471 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 10: pressure put on you. But you know, for me, I 472 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 10: live for pressure. So it's definitely like a guy like him, 473 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 10: I know he'll be ready to go. I know he's 474 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 10: going to be super excited and he's going to do 475 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 10: great things. 476 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 2: You seem very comfortable last week. 477 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 9: Now you go into a divisional matchup against the Texans 478 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 9: team that this team has had a nice little rub with. 479 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 9: How do you acclimate yourself to a new rivalry. 480 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,560 Speaker 11: Yeah, see, it's crazy. 481 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 10: I played the Texans and the playoffs in twenty twenty 482 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 10: three and they got the better the better of us. 483 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 11: So I'm super excited for this matchup. 484 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 10: But as I said, in division games like they're always 485 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 10: the most important games those normally the division winners are 486 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 10: obviously the guys. 487 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 11: That go to the playoffs. 488 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 10: So you got to really set the foundation and I 489 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 10: think this game is going. 490 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 11: To be huge for us and we'll do a great job. 491 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 9: I heard you talking earlier. This is that moment of 492 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 9: the season where everything changes and the contenders emerge and 493 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 9: the pretenders kind of fall back. What's the mindset of 494 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 9: this locker room, best as you can tell, and what's 495 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 9: it take to be successful? 496 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 10: Yeah, the mindset of us is just taking day by day, 497 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 10: keep stacking wins. Like I said, no game is going 498 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 10: to finish the same. You're gonna need different parts of 499 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 10: the team, whether a special teams, offense, defensive, step up 500 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 10: in certain moments. So really it's just capture the moment 501 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 10: when it's your time to shine, when it's your time 502 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,959 Speaker 10: to make a stop or score a touchdown, do that 503 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,160 Speaker 10: for the team. And like you said, this is where 504 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 10: contenders come. And I think, like I said, getting a 505 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 10: guy like Jacobe shows where we're headed. 506 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 9: You're an excellent communicator and you're obviously a fan of 507 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 9: the game. Where does it come from? Are you a 508 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 9: coach's son? Where did this innate understanding of how it 509 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 9: all fits together come from? 510 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 11: Yeah? 511 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 10: I just think it's just from just being a kid. 512 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,120 Speaker 10: I love the game of football from a young age. 513 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 10: One of my best friends in high school his uncle 514 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 10: was Kelvin Hayden, so I was always around, you know, 515 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 10: great football players and just even going to IMG Academy 516 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 10: as a senior just shows the level of football that 517 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 10: I wanted to play going to Northwestern. You got to 518 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 10: be very smart to get into a school like that. 519 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 10: So it's just fun really knowing the ends and outs 520 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,959 Speaker 10: of the game. It makes it a lot easier. It 521 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 10: makes it a lot more fun too, So that's just 522 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 10: something as a young kid, I just prided myself on being, 523 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 10: you know, being very cerebral out there. 524 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: And finally, of course, as always, Pride of the Jaguars 525 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 1: running back Fred Taylor. Time for our weekly conversation with 526 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 1: Pride of the Jaguars running back Fred Taylor. Week ten 527 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: Divisional play Jaguars at Detexans. The Jags trying to sweep 528 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 1: Detectionans for the first time since twenty seventeen. Since then, 529 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: the Texans are twelve and three against the Jags. It's 530 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,719 Speaker 1: all in the rear view, Fred, it's all about this week. 531 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's a great time. It's a great time to 532 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 7: erase all of that JP. You know, I hated two 533 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 7: teams throughout my career. Obviously everyone knows the number one 534 00:22:56,240 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 7: team will be the Tennessee Titans. Two team is the 535 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,880 Speaker 7: Houston Texans because when they came into existence, I. 536 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 4: Believe it was around like five or something like that. 537 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,879 Speaker 7: What was it, you know the history, Yeah, yeah, that's 538 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 7: about right, yep, something like that as an expansion team. 539 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 7: And then I thought we would just beat them all 540 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 7: the time. Right, They're supposed to be your back, the 541 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 7: person that you're taking your two shit and just bully. 542 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,719 Speaker 7: I thought they were supposed to be that team, but 543 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 7: they weren't. They found a way to eventually beat us. 544 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 7: And I've said it, as you just mentioned twelve and 545 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 7: three since twenty seventeen. We gotta find a way to 546 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 7: change all of that, and I think it happens here today. 547 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: Bread the last game Week three, just a physical battle 548 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: in the trenches. Jaguars won the game seventeen to ten, 549 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: but I mean this was slugfest. Jacks couldn't run in 550 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: the first half, but then found a way to run 551 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: enough of the second half. Defense had three takeaways in 552 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: that game. So is it a similar feel. I mean, 553 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: it's always going to be a physical matchup of the 554 00:23:58,400 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 1: trenches when the Texans are. 555 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 7: Here, right, Yeah, It's always that's what they want to play, 556 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 7: you know. Obviously it comes down from their head coach, 557 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,440 Speaker 7: Tamiko Rians, a guy who I played against a guy 558 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 7: who's physical, competitive, fiery, like, he's energetic, he's everything, and 559 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 7: that's the way he's coaching his defense. Especially coming over 560 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 7: from San fran they had defenses that wanted to be physical, 561 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 7: they wanted to be fast, and they played lights out 562 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 7: each and every snap. So you're gonna get that from 563 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 7: their defense each and every time you match up with 564 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 7: them on the flip side. Offensively, they're gonna be without CJ. Stroud, 565 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 7: Davis Mills, someone who's come in the game who's actually 566 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 7: played pretty well as a backup, so you can't sleep 567 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 7: or blink on him because he'll put up plays. So 568 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 7: the key is JP gonna have to get pressure. We're 569 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 7: gonna have to simply dominate the line of scrimmage from 570 00:24:55,320 --> 00:25:01,719 Speaker 7: a defensive standpoint and from the Jaguars offensive standpoint, based 571 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 7: on you know, the guys that are up. They're gonna 572 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 7: have to play well and we're gonna have to be 573 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 7: able to establish the run and also protect Trevor Lawrence 574 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 7: against a pretty good Texans pass rush. 575 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: Fred Taylor with US Earlier this season, the Jaguars made 576 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: an end season trade to get Greg Newsoman here at cornerback. 577 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: Now they've executed another in season trade. Which of Kobe 578 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: Meyers coming in from Vegas is the wide receiver, So 579 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: you know which one's more difficult, corner getting ready to 580 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: play or this wide receiver tree and all the possibilities 581 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: for Liam Cohen. 582 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 4: JP, I would probably say. 583 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 7: The receiver coming in to get ready to play, because 584 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 7: if you think about it, for the most part, defenses, cornerback, 585 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 7: it's all universal. How many times can you say, all right, 586 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 7: Mandy Man cover one, cover three, cover two. I mean, 587 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 7: it's all pretty much the same stuff. You know, each 588 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 7: coordinator they might have different variations of it or a 589 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 7: different technique that they want their corners or you know, 590 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 7: guys to play, but it's it's pretty much the same, uh, 591 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 7: And I think it's easier to learn defensively than it 592 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 7: is offensively. Now on the other side, as a as 593 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 7: a receiver, you have to move and play very variable, 594 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 7: varying positions. So you have X, you have Y, you 595 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 7: have the F, you know, you have Z. So it 596 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 7: all depends on where you're going to be, the route 597 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 7: you have to run, versus you know, alternations in those routes, 598 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:48,360 Speaker 7: versus different coverages. So the big receiver is a lot 599 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 7: harder to learn than cornerback. 600 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: But the guy's been at it for a long time. 601 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 1: Apparently very reliable, clearly can catch the football and from 602 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: all accounts, is a pretty sharp guy. He was impressive 603 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 1: of the media conference the other day. 604 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 4: Fred, Yeah, he's hungry, JP. 605 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 7: I can tell you this undrafted out of North Carolina State, 606 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 7: played in New England for a few years, got some 607 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 7: really good coaching on the coach Belichick there. So he 608 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 7: understands what it takes to be a pro and that's 609 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 7: how he moves with the sense of urgency, understanding that, 610 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 7: you know, this is my job. So being undrafted, understanding 611 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 7: that this is my job, learning from one of the 612 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 7: best coaches ever, being able to go with the Vegas 613 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 7: to play with the Raiders, and then to be able 614 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 7: to see the differences and organizations coming from New England 615 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:36,120 Speaker 7: going to the Raiders. 616 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 4: Hey, that's night and day right. 617 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:42,640 Speaker 7: So, and now he's down in Jacksonville with the opportunity 618 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 7: to help these younger receivers from what he's seen and 619 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 7: also hopefully helped the team with his playmaking ability because 620 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 7: he has shown that he has extremely great run after 621 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 7: the catch. He can go get it the deep ball 622 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 7: I think he's all around talent, So hopefully that'll win 623 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 7: and go in the Jaguars favor. 624 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 1: Pret Taylor With US Jaguars defensively, some injuries in the 625 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: back end, Jordan Lewis unavailable, Eric Murray's and I are, 626 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: so you're gonna see some different faces out there in 627 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: the back end. One face that's back on the field though, 628 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: it is Devin Lloyd Jaguars linebackers set to play after 629 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks down. What will his impact be 630 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: for this defense coming back? And what do you do 631 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 1: in the back end with all these. 632 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 7: Changes, I mean, just one with Devin, I'm sure the 633 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 7: guys will appreciate him out there. 634 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 4: He's one of them. 635 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 7: He's an original starter, he's a guy who's made plays. 636 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 7: You're talking about awareness, energy, and just really the confident 637 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 7: like confidence. You know, me, if I had Tony Boselli 638 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 7: out there, I feel better because I know what Tony 639 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 7: brings to the table. I know Tony's not gonna let 640 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 7: me down. He's gonna play hard every snap, and this 641 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 7: is what you're gonna get out of Devin Lower and 642 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 7: the guys know that, so they're gonna be excited to 643 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 7: have him back when the back end, you cross your 644 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 7: fingers and pray because the Texans they have a guy 645 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 7: in Nico Collins who can make plays from anywhere on 646 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 7: the field, and I'm pretty sure they're gonna have some 647 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 7: shot opportunities lined. 648 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 4: Up and they're gonna attempt them. 649 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 7: So hopefully the guys were able to get the playbook 650 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 7: down throughout the week, and you know, whatever they run, 651 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 7: they just gotta be ready to play. 652 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 4: That's what you get paid for. 653 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 7: You get paid the big bucks to show up and 654 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 7: show out, all. 655 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: Right, fred An opportunity, Yes, to move to six and three, 656 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: but to pretty much knock the Texans out. 657 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 4: That's a double dip. That'd be a nice win. 658 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 7: I'd be a double dip dipper, very nice win. When 659 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 7: the last time we say six and three maybe, but 660 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 7: two years ago. 661 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's been a minute. 662 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's the twenty two twenty three season. 663 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 4: I think before it collapsed was the last time. Yeah, 664 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 4: so that would be two years ago. Yeah. 665 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: I mean there's a winning record through eight games for 666 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: the third time in the last ten years for the Jacks. 667 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, I gotta keep it going regardless, No, got 668 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 4: gotta keep it going. 669 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 7: And it starts with a divisional opponent, you know, one 670 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 7: who's been a thrown on your side for quite some time, 671 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 7: so you know, if this is a down year for him, 672 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 7: keep them down. 673 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 4: Got to step on their necks. Can I say that 674 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 4: you just did? Yeah? I did, and I agree. Right, 675 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 4: I have a good one. 676 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you in the post. 677 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 4: Game, Ahi, JP, I'll see you. 678 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: The Jaguars visit the Texans Sunday at one o'clock. Enjoy 679 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: the game.