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Speaker 1: This is Jaguars Post Game, presented by GEHA. Join Brian Sexton, Mike Dempsey, and Pride of the Jaguars' Fred Taylor as they break down today's game. Jaguars Post Game is brought to you by Farrah & Farrah, the University of Florida, Whataburger, and by EverBank. Jaguars Post Game, presented by GEHA, starts right now.
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Speaker 2: All right, here we go. Jaguars postgame. Brian Sexton, Mike Dempsey, Mark Dupner, and we anticipate Fred Taylor joining us at some point. We're here for the next hour on the UF Health Jaguars radio network to break down this game, give you some perspective. To be honest with you, Mike, the numbers, the superlatives, as the fancy broadcasters would say, are just, they're just overwhelming. Where do you want to start? Takeaways, touchdowns. How about point differential? the Jaguars have scored 108 more points than they have allowed this year. That is an astounding number.
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Speaker 3: And well, when you consider to put it in perspective right now, and the Jags have played, uh, one more game than the 49ers have right now, but the 49ers are the next best having outscored their opponents by 58 points. So 50 more points margin of victory, the Jaguars have than any other NFL team going right now, coach Duff. And, uh, I mean, the guys were talking about it in the end of the broadcast there. You don't blow teams out like this. Even a team like the Ravens like this, you might get a team that's beaten up a little bit and catch them and beat them by a few scores on occasion.
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Speaker 4: But they've done it four times now this year.
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Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, it's incredible. I've never seen anything like that. I mean, again. Four games where it's 20 points difference in eight so far, 50% of the games.
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Speaker 2: Heading into the weekend, no other team had more than one.
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Speaker 5: Yeah.
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Speaker 2: The Jags are sitting at four.
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Speaker 4: I mean, you just.
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Speaker 2: It's an abundance of riches. Everything is just turning up gold for this football team right now. And think about it.
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Speaker 3: Tonight, Liam Cohen's going to be mad about some late-game execution or lack thereof, settling for field goals. I mean, they got a lot of field goals. They scored a lot tonight. They scored, what, three touchdowns, four field goals, so seven scoring drives. I'm not upset with it at all, but there's enough little things in here. Coach Duff was getting frustrated with some of the The play is towards the end, and you've got a lot to dig into as a coaching staff still.
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Speaker 5: We do, but I'll tell you this. Again, I talked about before the game started that play to our standard in all three phases, when you can do what they did, four field goals, get a fumble caused on the kickoff coverage, which is an area we had to get better at, offense and defense playing like they did. They played to their standard tonight.
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Speaker 2: Now, you're not going to want to hear this because you're a football coach. But it's Thursday night. You're on the road in the rain.
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Speaker 6: Yeah.
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Speaker 2: And you've got your second team in late in the ballgame. Is there a little bit of grace for him? You know, listen, you hate to give up the 65-yard run and give them anything at the end. See the streak end. If you just evaluate your starting team, which... I mean, don't you feel really good about this?
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Speaker 5: Oh, you feel really good about this. And as you just said, one of the key components to play like they did in the rain, to get a victory, a dominant victory in the rain, protecting the football as they did, superb.
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Speaker 2: John Ogier and I talked on Jags AM all week long. Just find a way to win this one. It doesn't matter whether it's one point or it turned out to be 23 points. Plus, you came into the game without Devon Hamilton and Eric Murray. That's two starters missing. on your defense, and you also had two starters, one on offense and one on defense, that were questionable coming into the game. You just find a way to win. You feel good. 33-10, I feel great.
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Speaker 5: Well, yeah, and when you can get in the fourth quarter, your backup guys continuing to get experience right now, game experience, that's priceless. So, again, a lot of positives today.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I agree with you, Brian. Like, I'm not a coach. So I was very satisfied with the performance tonight.
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Speaker 2: So you're overruled.
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Speaker 7: Yeah.
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Speaker 5: That's happened many times.
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Speaker 2: It happens at home every night, I'm sure.
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Speaker 3: But the point you make about Trayvon and Tootin, right, they seem to come through the game fine, and nobody else really picked up anything. And now you've got a few extra days. So the short week is over. You dealt with it, and now you can sit back and– you know, reap the benefits of that by getting a little extra rest.
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Speaker 2: Cam Little had four field goals. The Jaguars had three takeaways. And Trevor Lawrence had two 50-yard completions, one for a touchdown. Let's go to.
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Speaker 2: Where are we going to?
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Speaker 9: Baltimore. Right.
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Speaker 2: I was looking for the Everbank vault, Mike. Thanks very much. Bucky Brooks is with one of the two guys who had an interception tonight. Monteric Buster Brown. Everbank, advantage you. Other banks talk a big game. We deliver big results.
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Speaker 9: Buck?
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Speaker 5: Hey, Buster.
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Speaker 6: Talk about that defensive performance. Did a great job shutting down. Derek Henry in coverage for most of the game. And you got a pick.
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Speaker 3: Oh, yeah, man.
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Speaker 10: It was a great week of practice. And we had a great plan coming in. We know we had to stop the run. You know, we wanted to make them throw the ball. And, you know, once they threw the
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ball, we had chances to have opportunities to get the ball back. And that's what happened.
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Speaker 6: So it's so weird to play against an unusual offense, Wildcat offense, the entire time. They're doing a bunch of different things early. They've got a backup quarterback that you don't know. How long did it take you guys to kind of settle in and then kind of figure out, okay, this is what they're doing. This is what we need to take away.
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Speaker 10: No, me personally, I feel like we settled in like the first two drives. You know, we got a feel for what they wanted to do. You know, we did a great job.
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Speaker 6: Yeah, y'all actually have done a great job all year long. In this league, you don't dominate people like this. You don't win by 20-plus points. It's a one-score lead. Why have you guys been so good at being able to separate from teams when you know that you've got them down?
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Speaker 10: You know, as a locker room, you know, all the guys are close. You know, that means a lot to us. You know, we all bind it together. And, you know, we always practice hard and execute and, you know, do our job every day and talk about everything. So, you know, we've got a great group of guys. You know, what is really good, and this is the last thing, you guys have 11 interceptions. Like, how often do you guys talk about in the DB room about getting your hands on tips and overthrows and how important it is to get those turnovers? Every day. You know, we talk about our opportunities to get the ball back, you know, punching the ball, intercepting the ball, tips and overthrows, all that. So, you know, that's a daily emphasis for our defense. And, you know, any chance we get, you know, we capitalize on it.
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Speaker 5: Well, look, man, enjoy the long weekend.
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Speaker 6: Enjoy the kind of mini-bye that you get.
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Speaker 9: Man, great win.
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Speaker 5: Look forward to seeing you guys next week.
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Speaker 9: Yes, sir.
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Speaker 6: Thank you.
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Speaker 2: Monteric Brown with one of three takeaways for the Jaguars. He also finished with four tackles. Good to see him back on the field. He struggled with a hamstring for a couple of weeks there. But he's back. Jaguars secondary. Again, playing without Eric Murray tonight. A couple of takeaways. Played pretty solid football.
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Speaker 3: Oh, no question about it, right? Good to have that. And let's get a few more of these guys that are nicked up a little bit. The Jags, you know, particularly Trayvon and Tootin, as we talked about, they came through seemingly unscathed, but now let's get them back to 100%. All right, the Jaguars win 33-10.
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Speaker 2: They are 6-2 on the season, and we are heading to a break. When we come back, more Jaguars postgame, and we are endeavoring to get Fred Taylor onto this program.
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Speaker 11: 33-10.
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Speaker 2: Score on Jaguars postgame on Jaguars Radio. Jaguars postgame rolls
along here as we head towards the conclusion of Thursday and into Friday. Brian Sexton along with Mike Dempsey and coach Mark Duffner. Fred Taylor now joins us. Hello, Fred.
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Speaker 9: Hey, how's it going, gentlemen?
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Speaker 2: Nice to have you, my friend.
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Speaker 3: How are you?
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Speaker 9: I am doing amazing, man. Always good when the squad get a W. You know that.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, let's talk about this. Where do you want to start? The fourth 20-point-plus victory for this football team. Three more than any other team in professional football. They also have four games in which they've held their opponent to 10 points or fewer, which is now the most in football. Anywhere you want to go, Fred, what are your initial impressions of Liam Cohen's team on a short week on the road in prime time?
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Speaker 11: At first, I want to say good job to the guys of bouncing back. Had a few injuries Sunday, the big one to Devon. But to be able to get out there and sort of have some patience and break down and see through what the Ravens were trying to do early on, which was slow the tempo of the game down, leave Trevor and the offense off the field, and really just run at the Jaguars with some looks they haven't shown a lot of. You know, they didn't even care much to utilize, you know, one of their best players on the field in Zay Flowers. They were just going to try to punch the Jags in the mouth, and that was short-lived. That, along with thanking the Buccaneers again for Liam Cohen. You know, he's an amazing coach, man. And, you know, last year wasn't a fluke, and they're proving that. Trevor's proven that last year wasn't a fluke.
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Speaker 9: Coach Cohen.
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Speaker 11: Coach Campanelli, the guys on the defense, this entire squad is proving that we're here to stay. You know, they've been consistent week in and week out in that sense, in the big scheme of things, I would say that. And I think the one negative, if I had to pull something out of this game, it was that 65-yarder that they allowed at the end right there. 33-3 looks much better than 33-10. But even in the stat column, it looks a lot better. to not have that 65-yarder. And when you subtract what the Ravens had as a team, I think they were at 110 total yards or something like that. So if you take that 60-yarder, this is total domination and a great game by the Jaguars as a unit.
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Speaker 3: Yeah, you're right about that, Fred. I mean, I think most people who watched it will get that coming through. One guy who's seeing his role grow seems to be Nate Borkature. Went to him early, kind of set the tone with that deep shot down the field. What are you seeing from the rookie?
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Speaker 11: Again, just getting these reps and gaining more experience. which allows the play callers to gain more confidence in his ability. You know, I was thinking, you know, on draft night, everybody was pretty shocked at, you know, the Jaguars taking a leap and getting.
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Speaker 9: Him that early.
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Speaker 11: But when you see his films, You see a lot of Gronkowski in him, and I'll give it to Brian, and I'll finish the thought.
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Speaker 9: All right.
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Speaker 2: I forgot you can see me, Fred. We've got the head coach, so let's go to Bucky Brooks at the Everbank Vault inside M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
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Speaker 9: Buck? Coach, thoughts on a great win on Thursday.
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Speaker 7: Yeah, just proud of the guys' mental and physical toughness throughout the week. It was one of the best short weeks I've ever been a part of from the group, from the guys, from the staff. They were locked in from Monday. I mean, that Monday was a long day that they came in, had to get rehab, treatment, watch the film, then go do two walkthroughs and an entire normal down-the-distance game plan install. The guys just handled the week perfectly. professionally, the process was clean. I think that's what led us to go and execute the way we did tonight.
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Speaker 4: It's funny.
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Speaker 6: After the game, I talked to Jordan Lewis. He said, I don't think the coach is asleep.
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Speaker 9: He talked about you guys, their air matches.
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Speaker 6: He said they felt like they were so prepared for this game that they weren't surprised with the wildcat or.
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Speaker 9: Any of those things.
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Speaker 6: So talk about what went into it for you guys to get prepared for.
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Speaker 7: A short week like that.
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Speaker 12: Yeah.
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Speaker 7: You know, challenging. But we were working on Baltimore during the– you know, on the bye game. Like that was what was, you know, obviously we had a bye, but we also had a short week coming off the bye. So we had to do a lot of work on Baltimore prior to Indy.
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Speaker 9: Right.
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Speaker 7: And a lot of it, the coaching staff did a phenomenal job of getting the game plan together, dialed it in very detailed, very, you know, trimmed inventory and, and tried to just do what our guys do best, right? And we were prepared for the Wildcat. I mean, we practiced a ton of Wildcat yesterday, a ton of it today in our walkthrough. So kudos to those guys for being on the screws.
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Speaker 6: Offensively, pass game was on point. Working over the middle, it was really nice to see everybody get involved. Number 16 is playing at an unbelievable level. Just talk about his growth and maturity over the course of the year.
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Speaker 7: It was great to start fast, right? Something that we've been harping on, harping on. Last week, 98-yard drive. This week, 70-plus-yard drive. We wanted to take the ball to try to steal an early drive possession knowing the rain was coming and to see them go and execute that way, get a big explosive, go down the field, score a touchdown. That's just a sign of maturity. It's a sign that we are maturing, hopefully, and can continue to handle
more and more, right? And so You know, very pleased with Trevor right now. I mean, he's playing accurate. He's playing with great feel, anticipation, timing. His footwork's really clean right now, so been very pleased with him.
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Speaker 6: Getting to know you a little bit, I know you have high standards for the offense, and I can see you kind of crossed your arms. You look disappointed that you guys left some points on the field, particularly after those turnovers. Going back into next week, how do you work on that?
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Speaker 4: What do you talk to the guys about?
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Speaker 7: I got to watch it, but I didn't feel like we were maybe sustaining blocks for as long as we could. I don't know if we were running with our best patience and vision and feel in some of those runs, but I got to go watch it. I was frustrated that to not end the game on our terms at some points there. To continue to nip and get points, great. It's awesome, but When you can score 50, we got to go score 50.
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Speaker 9: Yes, I get that.
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Speaker 6: So now people talk about the short week, but the benefit is kind of like a mini buy. So how do you handle coming off a Thursday game with a few more days to prepare and kind of rest up?
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Speaker 7: Yeah, the players will be off for the next few days. We'll see them on Monday, do a bonus day on Monday to prepare. Then their normal day off will be on Tuesday. And then we'll get back right into the work week on Wednesday.
00:14:24
Speaker 9: Well, look, man, enjoy the weekend. Enjoy another win.
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Speaker 6: We look forward to seeing you next week.
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Speaker 4: Thanks, Bob.
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Speaker 10: All right.
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Speaker 2: Normally after this, I would go to a break. I would say that the coach's interview was brought to you by GEHA, Government Employees Health Association, benefits for federal employees and retirees. But I have to ask you about that last quote. My goodness, did I love it. If you can score 50, Fred, you have to go and get 50.
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Speaker 11: Hey, listen, Coach Cohen can do no wrong in my book. And again and again and again. Thank you, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You are the best.
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Speaker 9: I mean, that's the mentality you want to have.
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Speaker 11: But as a coach who, you know, his life is the game. You know, you heard Bucky say what Jordan Lewis said, that coaches pretty much sleep in the building. And when you're that committed, you understand, you know, how well your team is performing when they're on and when they're not. And he wants to go back and assess everything. But if he can look at it and say, hey, we left 50 out there, that means it's possibly even 60. So they're going to look at this film and see how they can improve in each area. And I think in a nutshell, to sort of narrow it down, Brian, that's all he was saying. You know, there are some areas we can clean up and just play better, regardless of the point.
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Speaker 2: Which is scary for the rest of the league. Let's just be honest. I don't care how bad or how not good– The Ravens are. The Jaguars are good. And everyone has to deal with that. Let's take a break. We've got much more with Fred. Mark Duffner is here. Mike Dempsey is sitting here. And we'll continue with Jaguars postgame on the Jaguars Radio Network. We are rolling through Jaguars postgame. 33-10 winners on Thursday night football in Baltimore. Brian, Mike, I can't point into your screens. Mark is over there. Wave your hand, Mark.
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Speaker 7: Right here.
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Speaker 2: And then everybody knows the great Fred Taylor, pride of the Jaguars. Fred, what's on your mind, my friend?
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Speaker 11: You know, just again, man, just more excitement, man, and just proud of these guys.
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Speaker 9: You know, football isn't isn't easy.
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Speaker 11: And see, as Liam said, Coach Cohen said, the mental toughness that they display, which for me, people take mental toughness and say, oh, it's tough. But it's really just saying that these guys are mentally aware, mentally focused. They're resilient. They're disciplined. And I think that's the standard. You know, I just sit here thinking about what Coach Cohen said and, you know, how it would have been a joy just to be in the building and just kind of follow them around and see how.
00:17:04
Speaker 9: They kind of maneuver.
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Speaker 11: You know, on the outside looking in, you hear all of the cliche and all these things, but I kind of get it. But I just kind of want to drive it to the fans and give them sort.
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Speaker 9: Of a sense of what he's really saying.
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Speaker 11: And I was dead wrong when I said they weren't, they hadn't seen the Wildcat.
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Speaker 9: I stand corrected. They were ready. They were ready for it, man, and it showed.
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Speaker 3: Freddie, what do you make of the Jags' own running game tonight? I mean, the fact that Basil Tootin played shows you how much those guys want to be out there. He didn't have to go short week, test it in pregame warm-ups.
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Speaker 4: He was good to go.
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Speaker 3: Obviously, the way to attack this Ravens defense is down the field, which the Jags did, but never really got to play off of that and have a lot of success in the run game tonight.
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Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean, you know, that's how the run game goes. Some nights you'll have You know, big, big numbers and great output. And sometimes you want, you won't. But I think as long as there's a threat of it, you know, there was some beautiful play action fakes that got a few guys open behind them. And those teams know that the Jaguars are a very balanced team. So they have to honor that. And you have an opportunity to get your shots in. So teams are going to have to definitely pick their poison when they play the Jaguars. Because they know Basial can rip it. They know Chris is going to be tough, you know, and bang his head on the
goalpost whenever he gets an opportunity to run it.
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Speaker 9: So, yeah, you just have to play them on.
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Speaker 11: And the numbers won't always be there, but the threat of, you know, the run will be there. It's just going to continue to give them that balance.
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Speaker 2: Coach, let's get your thoughts on Tootin, who we didn't even know would play until right up before kickoff. He's a guy who had a big day last week, was nicked up, didn't practice, but on a wet night in prime time, he wanted to play.
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Speaker 5: Oh, yeah. I mean, you got to love this guy's competitive spirit right now and what the contributions he's made as a player, running the ball, catching the football, attitudinally tremendous. And You know, a wise man said before the game, I hope they throw the football to set up the run game. And let me say this to you. They did that in a big, big way. How about the opening drive? Two opening drives in a row now, week after week right now, where we take it down the field and score. I mean, open the game and 13 personnel come out throwing the ball the first two plays of the game, 52 yards to Borgeshire, plus four to Cozio. I mean, Excellent stuff in terms of opening drives for touchdowns.
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Speaker 2: Did you bring that up? I mean, what a perfect. We called it an A-plus. Beginning to a game, you're on the road with a quarterback making his first start. You want to knock it. him backwards mike and let him know hey this is not going to go your way tonight.
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Speaker 3: Right you want to do that just to set the tone but also you know fred if you get up early on this football team they're not going to have the ability to throw the ball down the field very effectively with their quarterback situation so You know, you look up and you're the Baltimore Ravens and you're down seven. Okay, we can go to the Wildcat. We can keep it close. They get an opening drive field goal. They're feeling pretty good about themselves. But by the time they hit 17 points, you know, the game plan that they brought into the game, the Baltimore Ravens, just simply wasn't going to work against this team.
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Speaker 5: Yeah, no, you know, there's no question about that. I think you said that really well. Fred, what do you think on that?
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Speaker 11: I totally agree with Mike. I was just sorry waiting for you guys to chime in. I agree with Mike on that, man. Certainly a fast start was the key. It goes back to their preparation and just being ready for this game and not, they weren't going to allow the lame duck to sort of just kind of hang in there with them.
00:20:50
Speaker 9: So that fast start was needed.
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Speaker 11: And, you know, the Jaguars continue to impress me each and every week with how they just, their approach, man. And, I don't expect they're going to allow a lot of teams to sneak up on them. They're going to always be prepared. They're going to always come out there and play their best.
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Speaker 2: Have a little nugget for you. Tonight, Basial Tootin and Chris Rodriguez each had at least 10 rushing attempts and scored a rushing touchdown. Over the last 15 seasons, they've only done that one other time. Week 11 last year when Travis Etienne Jr. and Basial Tootin both had more than 10 carries and a rushing touchdown. So, And that was against the Chargers here in the wind that just exploded and got the Jags on this run. It goes back to Liam Cullen. I mean, they're doing things that they've never done here at Jacksonville.
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Speaker 4: What is he, 19-6 now?
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Speaker 2: Yeah, pretty good start in his first 25 games.
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Speaker 3: In the regular season, at least. I mean, he's playing over 750 ball. I don't know what else you could possibly want at this point.
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Speaker 2: He wants 50.
00:21:49
Speaker 9: We know that.
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Speaker 4: He wants 50, and that's good.
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Speaker 3: And that's why they're as successful as they are because we can be satisfied.
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Speaker 4: Brian, as we talked about.
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Speaker 2: I am very satisfied tonight.
00:21:58
Speaker 4: I won't lie to you.
00:21:59
Speaker 7: So am I.
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Speaker 3: I love this performance by the Jags tonight. But from a coaching staff standpoint, Fred, you've been in those meetings, and they love to have a few mistakes to pick you guys apart. Even in victory, they want to keep you kind of even keeled and want your head to get too big.
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Speaker 9: Yeah, 100% on that, Mike. These coaches, man, they're.
00:22:18
Speaker 2: Going to coach you no more.
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Speaker 11: That's part of the game. We welcome it. We understand mistakes happen, but you got to be coachable. If you want to be great, you want to be the best, you want to be able to compete in this league, you have to be coachable.
00:22:36
Speaker 9: Again, you have to be resilient and you have to be ready to play.
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Speaker 11: And this team, they checked the box on Each of those areas, man, they're a joy to watch and even more to talk about.
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Speaker 2: All right, listen, they brought the home, the W tonight, 33-10 over the Baltimore Ravens. And when they do that, when the Jags win, you win a free Whataburger. 33-10, the final score in Baltimore, Jaguars 6-2. We've got a lot more to talk about. You're listening to Jaguars Postgame on Jaguars Radio. And welcome back. This is Jaguars Post Game on Jaguars Radio, presented by GEHA. Brian, Mark, Mike, and Fred Taylor from the Hyundai Studios. So tonight, let's talk a little defense, shall we?
00:23:24
Speaker 4: Yeah, let's.
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Speaker 3: Let's talk about this linebacking core, Fred. I thought the second consecutive game, Foye-Lewickin really stood out. And you could tell Ventrell brings the heat when he comes up and knocks a ball carrier. I'd like to get your thoughts and Coach Duff as a linebacker's coach by trade as well. What kind of added pressure or responsibility are on them when you've got that big space-eating guy out of your defense like Devon Hamilton? How much more does that put on the shoulders of Foye, Luke, and Ventrell Miller.
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Speaker 9: If at all?
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Speaker 11: It really starts with the communication. He's the quarterback of the defense. He has to make sure everybody's lined up properly in their gap. Defense is a game of eight-man spacing, so everybody has a lane assignment or a gap to cover. If those guys are lined up and correct, they're already behind the eight ball.
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Speaker 9: So Foye's job is to make sure.
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Speaker 11: Each of those guys are lined up properly and they understand what their assignments is on top of whatever the play call is. And, and then trails role is just, just, just go be, you know, just go be the stunt dummy.
00:24:33
Speaker 9: You're right.
00:24:33
Speaker 11: Like your job is to just go smash, right? You want to make sure you get the, the, the, the runner, the ball carrier to, to your amazing tackler and Foye Oluokun who's been leading the NFL in tackling for years, and they continue to disrespect him and not honor him with a Pro Bowl, but he continues to show up and just does his role.
00:24:58
Speaker 9: Those guys are great role players. They accept their jobs.
00:25:02
Speaker 11: And they go out there, and they do it to the best of their ability, and that's why this defense is as good as it is, especially in a run game, because those guys are unselfish. They just do their job, and they make it tough on offenses.
00:25:15
Speaker 5: Hey, Fred, well stated to the fans here. I'm telling you, excellent. And that's one of the reasons you were such a great runner. I mean, you knew what the job of the opponent was there. That was very well done. But as you mentioned, Mike, Foye consistently making plays. He gets the big sack tonight in terms of pressure in the quarterback. And Ventrell Miller, time after time, physical plays around the football. Even Combs. Combs making big plays. Last week he made them. with the interception in the game, coverage in the game, special teams plays. These guys are showing up. So everybody has a responsibility to take the slack up from the loss of Deham as far as up inside. And so it puts a little more stress on those linebackers. They've gotten accustomed to him using up blockers and knocking the offensive line back. And now to not have some of that with his absence in the lineup, everybody has to step their game up.
00:26:05
Speaker 3: That being said, Fred, we've got about four and a half days until that trade deadline. How much would you like to hear the news that the Jaguars have acquired another piece to help stuff the run in the middle of that D-line?
00:26:17
Speaker 11: I know that group, that front office, and Gladstone, Buscelli, along with Coach Cohen, they're always up to something. I wouldn't be surprised if they go out there and grab a player that will supplement and fill that void for Devon.
00:26:37
Speaker 9: So, again, I won't be surprised.
00:26:40
Speaker 11: And if it doesn't happen, again, it goes back to next man up mentality. The guys that are in the building, they have to just prepare even harder and make sure that if they do lack something in the physicality department, because it's tough to replace Devon, but if they happen to lack something in that physicality department, they better damn sure make it up.
00:27:04
Speaker 9: And knowing their assignment.
00:27:05
Speaker 11: Because if you don't know what you've got to do, you shouldn't be in the game to begin with.
00:27:10
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00:29:11
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00:29:13
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Speaker 8: Tradition matters jaguars post game is presented by geha brian mike mark and fred from the hyundai studios before we get to the everbank status check Tonight is the third consecutive game in which the Jaguars have scored 30 points or more.
00:30:01
Speaker 2: 31 in the loss to Houston, 42 last week, and obviously 33 this evening. They did it last year. They had a three-week stretch where they scored at least 30 points in wins against the Colts and the Jets here and out in Denver. Now, in the 30 seasons before Liam Cohen arrived, how many times did the Jaguars score 30 points or more In three consecutive games.
00:30:25
Speaker 3: You already told us the answer, so I'm not going to try to look smart.
00:30:29
Speaker 12: Once.
00:30:30
Speaker 2: They did it in 2017. If you remember, they came home in a critical stretch after the loss in Arizona and beat the Colts, Seahawks, and Texans in consecutive weeks. That's the only time. The great teams of the 90s never did it. The 2017, which set all the scoring records under Dirk Kutter, never did it. They've done it twice in the Liam Cohen era.
00:30:51
Speaker 9: Twice. In fact.
00:30:53
Speaker 2: If we go back and count the number of weeks, there have been, what, nine weeks this year? And so you go back 10, 11, 12, 13, in the last 14 weeks. They've done it twice.
00:31:05
Speaker 5: It's incredible. Really.
00:31:06
Speaker 2: The scoring is epic. Why don't you give us the Everbank stats check? Brought to you by Everbank. Advantage you.
00:31:13
Speaker 4: Well, you're going to like a lot of these as well.
00:31:15
Speaker 3: First downs, Jags had 16 to only 10 for the Ravens tonight.
00:31:21
Speaker 4: And third down efficiency, not so great.
00:31:23
Speaker 3: Four out of 12, but they held the Ravens to five out of 16 attempts on third and fourth down combined.
00:31:29
Speaker 4: Jags gaining 319 total yards. This is where Fred is absolutely right.
00:31:33
Speaker 3: That 65-yard run kind of skews things with these final stats here. 227 for the Ravens, but that's not really representative of how this game went. But 242-55 in the passing department. Jags only had four penalties as a team tonight, so pretty clean there. But it was Emmanuel Pregnon with the false start, so let's hope that doesn't become... an ongoing thing. Seven for 46 for Baltimore tonight. Jags had a plus two turnover margin individually. Trevor Lawrence, once again, with a passer rating over 100, 105 tonight.
00:32:07
Speaker 4: His total QBR, by the way, 88.6.
00:32:08
Speaker 3: That's on a 100-point scale, so that's pretty good. 242 through the air, average 9.3 per attempt with a touchdown, no interceptions tonight for Trevor. They held Joe
Finano to 10 of 18 for 60 yards. Derrick Henry did attempt one little shovel pass in there, and it didn't go anywhere. Amir Abdullah actually led the Jags. with 30 rushing yards tonight. But Basil Tootin and Chris Rodriguez each got into the end zone. Justice Hill led the way on the other side, 9 for 85 with that breakaway run really accounting for most of that. Derrick Henry, 3.4 yards to carry. That's more reflective of who he's been this year than anything. He's been under 4 yards to carry, I think, now in 5 out of 9 games this season. Jacoby Myers caught 4 for 65. Parker Washington caught 2 for 61 in a touchdown. Borkature at 61 yards receiving, including that 52-yard grab. Just spreading it all over the place. We talked about this at halftime, I think. Six different receivers with two or more receptions for the Jags tonight. Mark Andrews led the way, if you want to call it that, for Baltimore. Two catches for 19 yards. 7 total tackles, 6 solo, and the lone sack for Jacksonville tonight.
00:33:27
Speaker 5: Yeah, and I want to jump on Brian's scoring statement relative to the offense. Just for our team right now, we were fifth in the league going in and scoring on offense with 28 points a game. Well, that's going to go up. So we're going to be fourth or third or whatever now in terms of ranking. But also the defense was second in the league in scoring defense with 15.9. And with 10 points tonight, that's going to get better. So, again, this team has– offense and defensive scoring top five or less, probably top four in the league. That's incredible.
00:34:00
Speaker 2: You know, it stood out early on. And Fred, maybe you felt this way too. It felt like Derrick Henry in the early going was carrying the ball more than he did. I mean, it just felt like he was more of a factor. And then middle of the second quarter, it kind of fell off. But Derrick Henry, you've known him for so long. Watched him when he was in high school here and your son played against him in a highly publicized game up at Uli years ago. He has been a great back. He appears to be a first ballot Hall of Fame kind of guy. Your thoughts on where Derrick Henry might go from here. There has been some talk that perhaps he'll be traded to a contender before Tuesday.
00:34:39
Speaker 11: Derrick's an amazing human being. He's an amazing player still. He put so much time and investment into his body. And wants to continue to climb the ladder to be one of the greats. I certainly believe he's the first Ballet Hall of Famer. But what I think about the Hall of Fame has, over the years, never mind.
00:35:01
Speaker 9: I digress. You guys know where I'm going, right?
00:35:03
Speaker 2: Yeah, we know where you belong too, pal.
00:35:05
Speaker 9: Speaking of Derek, he's an amazing player.
00:35:09
Speaker 11: And I think if Baltimore wants to get something in return, now is the time to try and deal him.
00:35:15
Speaker 9: He still has a lot left in his tank, in my opinion.
00:35:18
Speaker 11: He hasn't sustained any major injuries, even throughout his career. Even with the so-called wear and tear, the game has changed. He's as big as the linebackers and the defensive ends. So he doesn't really get any big shots. But again, he's an amazing player. And to your thought, Brian, they try to lean on him. When their best player is out, and LJ, Lamar Jackson, Obviously, the next best player to go to is, excuse me, Derek, sorry. So the defense did a great job of being patient and wearing him down and not letting him break off a big one.
00:35:57
Speaker 2: 17 carries, 57 yards for him. Before we take a break, let's pause 10 seconds for station identification. You're listening to Jaguars Post Game on the UF Health Jaguars Radio Network. All right, up next, the Jaguars Radio Network Player of the Game voting. Jaguars win 33-10 on Thursday night football in Baltimore, but we are tearing it up in Jacksonville, and we'll return after this on Jaguars Radio. Time for the Jaguars Radio Network Player of the Game here on Jaguars Postgame, brought to you by GEHA, Government Employees Health Association. Brian, Mike, Mark, we each get one vote. Fred Taylor gets a vote and a half to break any ties. So here in the Hyundai Studios. We start with age before beauty. You go before Mike.
00:36:54
Speaker 5: Okay, good.
00:36:55
Speaker 2: How's that?
00:36:55
Speaker 5: That's good. I think it's accurate.
00:36:57
Speaker 2: I thought you'd like that.
00:36:57
Speaker 5: Very good. Yeah, good statistics there.
00:36:59
Speaker 2: Head coach here. You're our head coach, Mark Duffner.
00:37:01
Speaker 5: So, no, I'm going to go with a lot of good candidates, but I'm going to go with Trevor Lawrence. Again, I think he continues the hot hand, not only in production in terms of passing and touchdowns and what have you, but just in moving this football team. And a couple of the big plays in the game, especially early on, They're backed up. It's a third and seven versus full blitz. He hits Myers with a 14-yard strike that was a big, big play at the time. And then second and eight, 50-yarder versus full blitz to Parker Washington for the touchdown. So I just say, you know, I think he continues the hot hand. I'm going with Trevor Lawrence.
00:37:37
Speaker 9: All right.
00:37:37
Speaker 2: Mike Dempsey.
00:37:38
Speaker 4: Fair enough.
00:37:39
Speaker 3: And I think that's a very valid vote. I'm going to go off the board here because sometimes it's clear cut. I think we have some good candidates. We're going with Cam Little tonight. On a wet field, not ideal conditions to kick in. He was 7 of 7 on his kicks. And really nothing was close to not being good.
00:37:55
Speaker 4: I mean, he put up. What was that?
00:37:58
Speaker 3: 15 points just off of his foot tonight, which easily outpaced the Ravens total. So, you know, again, a lot of good candidates. He didn't kick a game winner, but he was really solid tonight. I'm going to go a different direction as well.
00:38:12
Speaker 2: I was going with Foye Aluokun, who I thought was all over the field leading the run defense. Fred, seven tackles and a sack. It felt like, much like Derrick Henry felt like he had a bigger impact than the 57 yards, it felt like Oluokun had a bigger impact than just seven tackles. So you've got one, one, and one. What say you? Whoever it is, you win.
00:38:34
Speaker 11: I do want to acknowledge the guys that Mike and Coach Duff mentioned, but my initial.
00:38:40
Speaker 9: Thought was to go with Foye Oluokun.
00:38:42
Speaker 11: Just looking at what the Ravens did from an offensive standpoint, yes, they did not have you know, a quarterback, a formidable force at the position, but the defense still went out there and did their job holding the Ravens to, you know, the one big run on the back end and really two shutouts in the second and third quarter. I think more importantly, what the Jaguars is doing good as a whole, as a unit, is their turnover margin, the ratio. With two more turnovers tonight, they're at plus nine and number one in the NFL, so And Foyer is one of the big reasons for that. But his performance tonight, I think, speaks for itself. Not completely sexy, but enough to get the job done. And I want to vote for him.
00:39:27
Speaker 2: I'm not telling him that you said he was not completely sexy.
00:39:30
Speaker 9: Oh, no, the game.
00:39:32
Speaker 2: No, no, I know.
00:39:33
Speaker 11: Stat-wise, it wasn't so sexy, right? Usually he's a double-digit tackle guy.
00:39:38
Speaker 2: But Foye likes to think of himself that way.
00:39:41
Speaker 9: Right? And a sack. You know what I mean.
00:39:42
Speaker 2: I did. I totally did. Fred, I'm just screwing with you, by the way.
00:39:45
Speaker 9: I know. I know.
00:39:46
Speaker 2: For a nine-year veteran in eight games, two sacks, two interceptions, not bad for a middle linebacker that some people thought was maybe a little bit beaten down. But he is our Jaguars radio network player of the game. We've got to be able to get him a Whataburger and cheese curds at the very least.
00:40:02
Speaker 4: At a minimum.
00:40:03
Speaker 2: At the very least. He's got to get something more than just our undying gratitude for him. And thanks for a strong performance.
00:40:09
Speaker 5: Yeah, I'll bet you he's leading the league right now in sacks and in interceptions at the linebacker position. So production, that's what it's all about.
00:40:16
Speaker 4: Certainly in both.
00:40:17
Speaker 2: All right, so somebody get him a Whataburger, please. We'll take a break and come back. More to come here, including a UF health injury update and pretty good news tonight on a wet field in Baltimore. Back with more with Fred, Mark, Mike, and you on Jaguars Radio.
00:40:37
Speaker 10: Federer.
00:40:39
Speaker 2: Jaguars postgame presented by GEHA, Brian Sexton, Mike Dempsey, Fred Taylor, and Mark Duffner from the Hyundai Studios in Jacksonville. Time for the injury report presented by
UF Health, the official healthcare partner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. And I'm looking down at the names that I wrote down, so this is unofficial, leaving the field, being helped into the tent for the Jaguars, and after last week, none.
00:41:02
Speaker 9: Zero.
00:41:03
Speaker 2: Zero.
00:41:04
Speaker 9: Beauty.
00:41:04
Speaker 2: So there's a chance. Now, you know how this one goes, Fred. There's someone comes in, you know, early next week and something's sore. But overall, it appears the Jaguars got out of this game on this wet field on a short week healthy.
00:41:19
Speaker 11: Yeah, when the Toradol and the adrenaline wear off, that's when the guys show up in the training room.
00:41:24
Speaker 2: Now, Fred, Toradol has been outlawed in the NFL.
00:41:28
Speaker 11: Yeah, you know, I heard some guys talking about it not too long ago on another podcast.
00:41:33
Speaker 9: So, but I, you know, I. I remember those days.
00:41:37
Speaker 11: But either case, when adrenaline wears off, guys will pop up in a locker room. You just never know, right? But hopefully it's a clear sign that this team, you know, was able to escape this game tonight and get out of there fairly healthy because coming up the next couple weeks, they're going to need to be healthy because they got road games and then they got No.
00:42:02
Speaker 9: Is it Titans?
00:42:03
Speaker 2: Tennessee, Giants.
00:42:05
Speaker 9: Giants, Tennessee. Then Tennessee again, and then the Bears.
00:42:10
Speaker 11: Right, and then Pittsburgh following that home on Monday night. So the thicker things are coming, so stay healthy. actually will help them as they continue to march this season.
00:42:19
Speaker 2: I know they're feeling good as they get ready to go home.
00:42:21
Speaker 9: Of course.
00:42:22
Speaker 2: 33-10 winners tonight. One more segment. We'll come back and wrap things up with a quick look at the bye weekend. This is Jaguars postgame on the Jaguars Radio Network. All right, back to wrap things up for Jaguars postgame, brought to you by GEHA, Government Employees Health Association, benefits for federal employees and retirees. Brian, Mike, Mark, and Fred from the Hyundai Studios. So the Jaguars are sitting at 6-2, three and a half games up in the AFC South. What do we got this weekend? You've got the Texans.
00:43:01
Speaker 4: Texans Chargers.
00:43:02
Speaker 2: Texans Chargers, right?
00:43:04
Speaker 4: Colts Cowboys.
00:43:05
Speaker 2: Yeah, who cares? It's the Texans, right? You're just watching the Texans.
00:43:10
Speaker 4: Fair enough, yeah.
00:43:11
Speaker 2: They play out there.
00:43:11
Speaker 4: Honestly, they're watching us right now. They're watching Jacksonville.
00:43:16
Speaker 2: You'd like to be four games up with 90.
00:43:18
Speaker 9: 100%.
00:43:19
Speaker 4: 100%.
00:43:19
Speaker 3: But I don't think Liam Cohen's peeking over his shoulder right now. He's focused full on ahead.
00:43:25
Speaker 2: If you can get 50, Fred, you got to go get 50.
00:43:29
Speaker 4: It's a t-shirt.
00:43:31
Speaker 1: Yeah.
00:43:32
Speaker 2: It should be a t-shirt. You have a t-shirt company?
00:43:34
Speaker 4: I do not.
00:43:35
Speaker 3: I have great t-shirt ideas. I don't have a t-shirt company. Somebody will take that from me.
00:43:39
Speaker 2: All right, Fred. Well, let's wrap this thing up. Most important thing for the Jaguars to get done in the trade market, if indeed they jump into the trade market. What do you say?
00:43:52
Speaker 9: Mike mentioned it.
00:43:53
Speaker 11: You know, trying to make sure they have enough depth right there in the interior of the defense. so they can continue to do what they're great at, which makes it easier on the guys on the back end. So I think it starts with making sure the interior defense is solid. So if there's somebody out there worth getting in terms of value for this season, for now, then, yeah, you make a move and you go get them. Otherwise, you stay put. But, again, I'm on the sideline right here, Brian. Thank God I.
00:44:28
Speaker 9: Don't get paid to make that decision.
00:44:30
Speaker 11: But those guys that we have, they're very good at their job, and I'm sure they got their eyes on somebody.
00:44:37
Speaker 2: All right, Fred, we're going to say goodnight to you. Thanks for staying up with us, Jaguars 6-2. We've got a lot of fun stuff to talk about in the weeks ahead. We hope you enjoy some time with your family this weekend. We know your travel schedule is brutal.
00:44:49
Speaker 9: You know, man, it's good to hang out with you guys, man.
00:44:51
Speaker 2: We're your Jaguars family.
00:44:54
Speaker 9: You better believe it. You see with my hat.
00:44:55
Speaker 6: I know.
00:44:56
Speaker 9: I know.
00:44:57
Speaker 2: You're family, Fred.
00:44:58
Speaker 9: Oh, yeah.
00:44:58
Speaker 2: You have been since 1998. You will be for the end of time. And we love you and we appreciate you. And we will talk to you next week.
00:45:07
Speaker 11: Hey, check out that piece that NFL Films did. I hear your voice in there, too, man. So appreciate you sharing in my highlights.
00:45:15
Speaker 9: Listen.
00:45:16
Speaker 2: Forever late, baby. 90 freaking yards. And we'll leave it at that. Yeah, I knew he was going to say that. Fred Taylor, we love you. Have a great night. And to all of you, we love you. Of course, when the Jags win, we love everyone and everything. It just makes it that much fun. For those of you on our flagship station, 1010XL in Jacksonville, stick around. The scoreboard show is next. For those of you on the network outside of Jacksonville, you can join us on Jaguars.com or the Jaguars YouTube channel. For Fred Taylor, Mike Dempsey, Mark Duffner, and our entire broadcast crew, including, yes, you, Mad Max Hockman, this is Brian Sexton saying goodnight, everybody. The Jaguars win it, 33-10 on the Jaguars Radio Network.