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Texans vs. Jaguars Preview w/ Fred Taylor | Week 3 | Countdown to Kickoff · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Countdown to Kickoff continues. The Houston Texans and the Jacksonville
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  Speaker 1: Jaguars coming up. It's Week three at EverBank Stadium and
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  Speaker 1: it's time for our weekly conversation with Pride of the
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  Speaker 1: Jaguars running back Fred Taylor. And here we are one
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  Speaker 1: in one, coming back home divisional game at the Bank.
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  Speaker 2: Fred, what's up? All is good? JP, All is good?
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  Speaker 3: Man?
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  Speaker 2: One in one?
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  Speaker 3: You know, we thought we'd be two and oh, but hey,
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  Speaker 3: it's early season, early part of the season.
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  Speaker 2: Back to back home games. You gotta love that.
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  Speaker 3: And none other than a team I like to think
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  Speaker 3: of as the little brother.
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  Speaker 2: You know.
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  Speaker 3: We had our fights and our bouts against the Titans.
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  Speaker 3: Somehow they became the big brother of the division, and
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  Speaker 3: we wanted to knock those guys off after the Coats
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  Speaker 3: and it seemed like the Texans were always the little
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  Speaker 3: brother in my mind, and he would upset me so
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  Speaker 3: much because when they beat us, I felt like they
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  Speaker 3: didn't deserve it. But they became a good team, and
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  Speaker 3: you know, a year ago, the last couple of years
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  Speaker 3: they had fallen off. But I think they've done some
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  Speaker 3: moves into drafts which will make them, you know, a
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  Speaker 3: team that a very competitive team going forward. So Jacksonville
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  Speaker 3: is gonna have to get out there and really give
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  Speaker 3: it there.
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  Speaker 2: All. I wouldn't overlook this team.
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  Speaker 1: All right, we'll get to those Texans coming up in
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  Speaker 1: some of those new pieces, including the new head coach.
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  Speaker 1: But hey, it's all about the Jaguars this week. And
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  Speaker 1: you said it's early. Well, Doug Peterson isn't really buying
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  Speaker 1: that anymore. Yeah, he said this week it's early, but
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  Speaker 1: we're running out of the early.
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  Speaker 2: Hey.
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  Speaker 1: The offense has to get going. They've got to start executing,
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  Speaker 1: and they can't leave these opportunities on the table in
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  Speaker 1: the red zone, the goal line and third down. That's
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  Speaker 1: gonna lose your football games.
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  Speaker 2: No, I agree with coach on that.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, those opportunities you do want to take advantage
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  Speaker 3: of them. Naturally, it is early. I don't agree with
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  Speaker 3: him on that part of it. We're only on week
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  Speaker 3: three now, it's seventeen weeks or eighteen weeks in the season,
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  Speaker 3: seventeen games, so I mean that since it's early, But
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  Speaker 3: you know, he sees it every day. You know what
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  Speaker 3: this theme is capable of, and the sense of urgency
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  Speaker 3: is there for him and he wants his players to
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  Speaker 3: match that, you know, match it with execution, taking advantage
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  Speaker 3: of those opportunities first and goal at the one, you
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  Speaker 3: gotta punch it in. You know, analytics are going to
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  Speaker 3: say you're supposed to score x amount of percent of
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  Speaker 3: the times. I don't know that number, but you're not
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  Speaker 3: supposed to lose three yards on first down when you're
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  Speaker 3: at the one. So plays like that, plays like the
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  Speaker 3: play calling plays at the fifty. You know, fourth and
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  Speaker 3: five at the fifty. You live by it, you die
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  Speaker 3: by it. I mean the percentages are low on that
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  Speaker 3: in my opinion, but you have to take advantage of
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  Speaker 3: those opportunities that are directly in front of you, and
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  Speaker 3: having the ball on the one is one of those opportunities.
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  Speaker 3: Having the ball in the reddit in the red zone
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  Speaker 3: and not coming away with touchdowns zero for three in
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  Speaker 3: the red zone as a bad sign. So he want
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  Speaker 3: those guys to capitalize and take advantage of those opportunities.
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  Speaker 3: So if you see that in build confidence now. Later
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  Speaker 3: on in the season when it's more grueling, when the
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  Speaker 3: injuries mount, you might not have your entire roster together.
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  Speaker 3: You have to, you know, replace guys with the backups.
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  Speaker 3: It gets tougher. The NFL is only going to get tougher.
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  Speaker 3: So I understand him in a certain sense, and on
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  Speaker 3: the other sense, I also understand him, but naturally it
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  Speaker 3: is early. And also defending coach, they should take advantage
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  Speaker 3: of those opportunities.
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  Speaker 1: Fred Taylor with us, what was a little concerning was that,
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  Speaker 1: you know, he said the Jaguars didn't really practice that
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  Speaker 1: well going into week number two. They didn't have the
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  Speaker 1: cleanest practices. They were just a little off and it
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  Speaker 1: carried over into the game obviously. So how concerning is that?
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  Speaker 1: And you gotta nip that in the bud right now.
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  Speaker 1: I mean it's week three and you got to get
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  Speaker 1: this team back to focus and doing things the right way.
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  Speaker 2: During the week.
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  Speaker 3: You know, hindsight is a beautiful man, It's such a
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  Speaker 3: beautiful thing.
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  Speaker 2: If I can go back.
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  Speaker 3: And redo, you know, part of my career where I've
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  Speaker 3: mounted my injuries, you know, I would know exactly what
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  Speaker 3: to do. And it's like that second golf shot, right,
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  Speaker 3: that's a beautiful thing as well, looking back at it.
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  Speaker 2: He can go back and assess it and say, you
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  Speaker 2: know what, we didn't have the best week. It's easier
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  Speaker 2: to do that after a loss.
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  Speaker 3: Sometimes after when you kind of sweep it under the butt,
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  Speaker 3: keep it to yourself, or sweep it under the rug.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sorry, and keep it to yourself.
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  Speaker 3: But you go back out there and you push your team,
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  Speaker 3: You try and get them to refocus.
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  Speaker 2: And maybe in their mind they didn't think they were.
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  Speaker 3: They had a bad practice, but thankfully he recognized it.
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  Speaker 3: It's one of those things he can grasp of right
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  Speaker 3: now and going forward. This is how we have to prepare,
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  Speaker 3: this is how we have to practice, and they got
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  Speaker 3: to see if the team is going to respond.
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  Speaker 1: Pretending with us proud of the Jaguars running back. The
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  Speaker 1: defense is playing well, they're not. You know, they're tied
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  Speaker 1: for second in the league and takeaway so far, they're
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  Speaker 1: still not really getting to the quarterback a whole lot.
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  Speaker 1: They've had two mobile style quarterbacks the first couple of
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  Speaker 1: weeks as part of it. But they're playing good defense,
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  Speaker 1: good team defense, good winning team defense.
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  Speaker 2: Is big.
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  Speaker 1: If they can just keep that up and then maybe
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  Speaker 1: build upon that with some of these impact plays on
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  Speaker 1: the quarterback, then he got something.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, they're playing good defense, they're playing playing that Jaguar
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  Speaker 3: two thousand and four or five six seven defense that
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  Speaker 3: been but don't break defense. But they have to also
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  Speaker 3: be opportunistic those turnovers that they're getting, you know, they
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  Speaker 3: have to try and find a way to capitalize, and
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  Speaker 3: that part involves, you know, the offense more so than
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  Speaker 3: the defense. Is their job to get those stops, and
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  Speaker 3: they've done that. Much like yourself. I'd like to see
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  Speaker 3: more pressure from the front four, you know, but they
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  Speaker 3: are getting They're close. They're close, and that's encouraging to see.
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  Speaker 3: But more importantly being able to get those stops all
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  Speaker 3: around all facets, even special teams that point returned the
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  Speaker 3: muff punt, they're able to get on top of that one. Again,
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  Speaker 3: you got to capitalize on those opportunities.
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  Speaker 2: But to not go out there and allow a.
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  Speaker 3: Team who is as dangerous as Kansas City is typically
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  Speaker 3: only hold them to seventeen points, that's encouraging. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: that's a great start, you know, But now you speak
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  Speaker 3: to the other side of the ball, who's supposed to
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  Speaker 3: you know, have been the highlight or the expectations will
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  Speaker 3: hired for the offense this offseason. Now they have to
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  Speaker 3: come and when they put those two fastests together, we
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  Speaker 3: shouldn't see this team really as sin and start winning
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  Speaker 3: a lot of ball games.
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  Speaker 1: Bret Taylor with us. Let's get to the Houston Texans now,
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  Speaker 1: and there is a lot of new down in Houston.
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  Speaker 1: New head coach, quarterback, new defensive end. There's a rookie
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  Speaker 1: linebacker playing. I mean, there's a lot going on in
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  Speaker 1: Houston these days. Let's but the quarterback is really where
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  Speaker 1: this thing's gonna go. We can get to Damiko Ryans
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  Speaker 1: in a minute. Obviously defensive minded head coach was a
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  Speaker 1: linebacker for a long time, worked his way up to
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  Speaker 1: San Francisco system. So that's really kind of where the
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  Speaker 1: bread and butter is going to be in Houston. But
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  Speaker 1: when you have a second overall pick quarterback, he's your guy.
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  Speaker 2: CJ.
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  Speaker 1: Stroud was a two time Heisman finalist at Ohio State,
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  Speaker 1: and when he had time to throw, which most of
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  Speaker 1: the times he did in Columbus, he was tough to stop.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, he had great weapons around him. He was
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  Speaker 1: pinpoint accurate, big army, had everything you wanted. And so far,
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  Speaker 1: he's putting up some numbers. He's getting hit a lot,
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  Speaker 1: though it's not his fault. The offensive lines beat up
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  Speaker 1: the mindset of Stroud. I know you guys talked to
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  Speaker 1: him in the draft process, what kind of quarterback of
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  Speaker 1: the Texans getting?
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  Speaker 3: Listen, and I tell you JP off top he has
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  Speaker 3: all the tools to make it happen on the field.
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  Speaker 3: I think for me, the you know, his greatest asset
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  Speaker 3: is just who he is as a person, as a
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  Speaker 3: young man.
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  Speaker 2: He is absolutely phenomenal.
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  Speaker 3: He understands life, he understands the business, he understands the game.
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  Speaker 3: I think in the interview process the Texans they saw
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  Speaker 3: that too. They knew they were going to get a
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  Speaker 3: very mature player, you know, not someone who's gonna be
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  Speaker 3: out there in the street, not someone who's gonna get
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  Speaker 3: all that negative media attention.
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  Speaker 2: Someone who really, really really.
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  Speaker 3: Wants to win. He is a winner at heart, and
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  Speaker 3: that's what you need. He recognizes his opportunity and after
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  Speaker 3: every guy. He's only played two pro games, but you
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  Speaker 3: can just see if you stared at him, you can
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  Speaker 3: see the passion.
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  Speaker 2: You know.
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  Speaker 3: He doesn't like to lose. He's not used to losing,
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  Speaker 3: you know. And I don't think that's gonna break his confidence.
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  Speaker 3: He is putting up the number. The offensive line got
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  Speaker 3: to play better, maybe the play call has got to
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  Speaker 3: figure out a way where they can get the ball out,
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  Speaker 3: maybe just a tap bit quicker or sort of design
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  Speaker 3: up some things. They have a pretty good running back
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  Speaker 3: back there in Pierce, Like, how can they find a
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  Speaker 3: certain balance. At the end of the day, it is
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  Speaker 3: going to go through CJ. Stroud uh their success. But
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  Speaker 3: also they've built for the future. I think they're gonna
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  Speaker 3: have a very good defense in the next two or
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  Speaker 3: three years with the calibory players that they brought. I
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  Speaker 3: think if they create a certain balance with a certain
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  Speaker 3: group of bringing in some bettering guys, some true leadership,
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  Speaker 3: it'll help that that team get better in a heartbeat.
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  Speaker 3: But CJ is gonna be a player. I firmly believe
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  Speaker 3: he's gonna be a great player. And again, I think
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  Speaker 3: they've put done a great job of putting the small
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  Speaker 3: pieces in place that will lead to, you know, a
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  Speaker 3: bigger prize at the end.
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  Speaker 2: Of the day. You like Damiko Ryans do I?
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  Speaker 3: Hey, listen, we saw what he did with the forty
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  Speaker 3: nine ers defense that has some really good players, but
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  Speaker 3: it was his scheme in his system. As a player,
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  Speaker 3: I didn't always like the Miko. We matched up several
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  Speaker 3: times he was a young linebacker Alabama and he brought it.
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  Speaker 3: He brought the intensity, fast, smart, and he's carried that
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  Speaker 3: over to his coaching style. Very intense, very smart, and
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  Speaker 3: I think he's going to do an amazing job for
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  Speaker 3: that organization. It's going to take some time, you know,
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  Speaker 3: all those pieces you mentioned, It is going to take
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  Speaker 3: some time. But I think Nick Serio, their GM, they're
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  Speaker 3: going to do a great job working together. I liked
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  Speaker 3: Nick a lot. We developed a relationship when I was
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  Speaker 3: in New England when he was just a young intern,
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  Speaker 3: just kind of bouncing around. But he's put the grind
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  Speaker 3: in and he's deserving of that GM position, and Demico
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  Speaker 3: is deserving of ahead with you an opportunity, and I
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  Speaker 3: hope that he does well, just.
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  Speaker 2: Not this game.
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  Speaker 3: You know, any do great coach, but versus the Jags
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  Speaker 3: do great, but lose, You know that that that's okay.
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  Speaker 3: But I'm expecting a good game. This isn't gonna be
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  Speaker 3: a pushover game. At some point the Texans are going
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  Speaker 3: to win. I just hope it's not this game.
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  Speaker 1: Damika Ryan's the pride of jess Laanier High School in Bessemer, Alabama.
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  Speaker 1: That school is no longer by the way, but yeah,
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  Speaker 1: it just worked his way up in coaching and now
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  Speaker 1: getting his opportunity in Houston. It's too early for a
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  Speaker 1: must win, Fred, it's week three. It would be nice
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  Speaker 1: to have this one, though.
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  Speaker 2: I disagree JP.
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  Speaker 3: Every every week is a must win, like you you
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  Speaker 3: want to win those games, Like yeah, we said is
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  Speaker 3: it's early, But that doesn't mean, you know, you kind
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  Speaker 3: of lay off the gas. It doesn't mean you don't
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  Speaker 3: have that sense of urgency. It doesn't mean it's okay,
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  Speaker 3: you know, you still every week it's a must win,
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  Speaker 3: like you. You put in so much work in the
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  Speaker 3: off season. The coaches are stressed, the front office is stressed.
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  Speaker 3: You're building a roster. You got to make these hard decisions,
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  Speaker 3: make cuts all to just go out there and say
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  Speaker 3: we win today. It's okay, No, it doesn't work that way.
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  Speaker 3: It's a must win now. There are must must wins
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  Speaker 3: later in the season. But I like to think of
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  Speaker 3: these games as must wins because you got division involved,
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  Speaker 3: you got h tie breakers involved, you got points per
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  Speaker 3: game tiebreakers, you got the playoff.
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  Speaker 2: Like, it's so.
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  Speaker 3: Much stuff that when you look back, you're like, man,
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  Speaker 3: if we had just done this this week. So but Now,
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  Speaker 3: if you have that must win, that extreme sense of
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  Speaker 3: urgency mentality each and every week, starting with practice, then
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  Speaker 3: you give yourself an opportunity to be successful. So for me,
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  Speaker 3: it's a must win each week. And it's not gonna
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  Speaker 3: always work that way, but at least if you have
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  Speaker 3: that mindset, you shouldn't have any letdowns. You know, mentally,
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  Speaker 3: you shouldn't have mental letdowns. Knowing you you went out
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  Speaker 3: there with an extreme approach and you gave it your all.
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  Speaker 1: Great answer, Fred, Well, we see you in London next week.
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  Speaker 3: Of course, of course we'll be pub hopping, you know,
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  Speaker 3: we do our thing, You and I Saturday that I
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  Speaker 3: can't think the name of the pub, but we will.
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  Speaker 1: Be there the Pavilion End Pub.
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  Speaker 3: We will be at the Pavilion cheering on, rooting on
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  Speaker 3: all of the our our Jag fans across the pond.
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  Speaker 3: So that'll be fun. That's always fun. And I'm looking
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  Speaker 3: forward to some other stuff. I got a Thursday night
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  Speaker 3: event with military families, h so that should be great.
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  Speaker 2: I gotta get suited and booted.
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  Speaker 3: I got a fresh suit ready for that, and I'm
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  Speaker 3: ready for the game, you know, ready to see see
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  Speaker 3: the Falcons. Ready to see Bijon in person. He's a
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  Speaker 3: great player. He's showing that he has a lot of potential.
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  Speaker 3: So yeah, looking forward to the London trip.
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  Speaker 1: He always bespoke. Fred Taylor joining us on countdown to kickoff.
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  Speaker 1: We'll talk to you again next week.
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  Speaker 2: Looking forward to it. JPC in a minute