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Press Pass | Doug Pederson on Confidence in His Players and Division Game · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Says he's playing, Is he gonna play someday or yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I mean he's had a good week.
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  Speaker 2: You know, he's he's obviously done some really good things
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  Speaker 2: this week. I I would I would say as of
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  Speaker 2: right now, yes, I mean he he will play and
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  Speaker 2: and you know we get through today, Friday, Saturday.
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  Speaker 1: But uh, he's he's had a good week. Is that
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  Speaker 1: Is that an.
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  Speaker 2: Emotional lift for the scene sometimes when the guy that
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  Speaker 2: you Yeah, I think when anytime you get your your
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  Speaker 2: starting quarterback back out there, you know, I mean that
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  Speaker 2: gives you.
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  Speaker 1: A little little energy and and and all of that.
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  Speaker 1: So it's a positive yes with him? Is it running
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  Speaker 1: with it?
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  Speaker 2: Could just get hit on the shoulder at that point,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, you don't want your quarterback to get hit anyway,
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  Speaker 2: uh you know, but yeah, I mean you you just
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  Speaker 2: gotta be conscious of uh you know, moving around or
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  Speaker 2: you know, too many design runs or anything like that.
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  Speaker 2: But hey, look, if he's if he's cleared to play,
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  Speaker 2: we go play and can't can't worry about you know,
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  Speaker 2: getting hit or you know, taking a shot or anything
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  Speaker 2: like that. So back up overseas, did you feel like
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  Speaker 2: you need to alter anything of the game plan?
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  Speaker 1: Burn him or is he full will go.
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  Speaker 2: Now he's full go, you know, put a full game
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  Speaker 2: plan together, you know, basically, uh, just things that that
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  Speaker 2: he you know, he wants, he likes, good for our offense,
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  Speaker 2: and and uh you know, let him go play.
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  Speaker 1: So nothing, nothing's held back the bye week last week,
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  Speaker 1: coming at the right time, coming off that by week.
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  Speaker 2: Now, have you seen maybe some extra energy or anything
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  Speaker 2: from the team out of the practice.
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  Speaker 1: With the weak Yeah, I have, I have.
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  Speaker 2: I've seen the guys you know, respond to the time
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  Speaker 2: away and and come back a little a little focused
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  Speaker 2: and energized and and you know, excited about what's ahead really.
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  Speaker 1: And just the opportunity to play this weekend.
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  Speaker 2: What's what's the paper shout bringing him back at this
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  Speaker 2: point the Slayer? Is that just wear a lots of
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  Speaker 2: injuries or depth on the offensive line or no?
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  Speaker 1: I think I think you know, you know, all along.
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  Speaker 2: We we we felt like we wanted, you know, we
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  Speaker 2: wanted to keep Tyler around.
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  Speaker 1: You know it.
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  Speaker 2: He's meant a lot to this organization. Obviously, he's done
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  Speaker 2: some great things for us, even in the last couple
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  Speaker 2: of years. Having to play and step in and feel
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  Speaker 2: fill a role and and you know, it's just a
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  Speaker 2: it's a way to you know, getting back on the
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  Speaker 2: getting back on the team. And and obviously it gives us,
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  Speaker 2: you know, depth at the offensive somebody we're familiar with,
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  Speaker 2: gives us center guard, you know, flex there.
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  Speaker 1: But also an opportunity.
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  Speaker 2: That uh, if this were to be his last year,
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  Speaker 2: you know, I'm not putting words in his mouth, but
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  Speaker 2: but it gives him an opportunity to to be a
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  Speaker 2: part of the organization that gave him a chance played.
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  Speaker 1: It elevate him off the practice spot, to get him
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  Speaker 1: the service time only only if we needed to Gab
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  Speaker 1: Sus and Gabe Davis, who do you look at the
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  Speaker 1: step of.
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  Speaker 2: All Yeah, I mean, you know, Parker, Parker takes a
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  Speaker 2: big step forward. Obviously a big role for him. You know,
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  Speaker 2: Devin dubernety increase his role. But you know, you know,
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  Speaker 2: we've got Elijah Cooks, you know, Joshua Cephis, you know,
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  Speaker 2: Austin Trammel has been elevated, you know, a couple of times.
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  Speaker 2: So you know, those any of those guys can can
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  Speaker 2: can step up. You know, Tim Jones can can obviously
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  Speaker 2: increase his role a little bit more offensively. But really,
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  Speaker 2: Parker is the guy that kind of steps into that role.
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  Speaker 1: Have you seen from Parker this year?
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  Speaker 2: I mean you talked about the growth during the offseason,
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  Speaker 2: but now and getting opportunities out of the field, how
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  Speaker 2: much have you've been able to see? For Yeah, I've
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  Speaker 2: seen a lot his growth, maturity, understanding, you know, what
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  Speaker 2: what we are asking of him, what he what he
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  Speaker 2: can do within the system, his you know, he and
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  Speaker 2: Trevor being on the same page. Just the growth, you know,
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  Speaker 2: the growth that he's he's made and this is it
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  Speaker 2: will be a great opportunity, you know, much like the
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  Speaker 2: end of last season where he stepped up big, you know,
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  Speaker 2: in Christian's absence. He's he's got to do it again.
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  Speaker 2: And that's you know, part of being a backup. And
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  Speaker 2: and really he doesn't and I and I can understand this.
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  Speaker 2: He doesn't think of himself as a backup, you know,
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  Speaker 2: which is great and I can understand that. But now
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  Speaker 2: now he gets an opportunity to be the guy. So
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  Speaker 2: a lot of confidence in him and and a lot
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  Speaker 2: of trust in him.
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  Speaker 1: It's it's been hard to get in a rhythm in
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  Speaker 1: the room, back room. Just I made it was Travis
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  Speaker 1: and then.
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  Speaker 2: Obviously take came on and then both have been injured
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  Speaker 2: a little bit. And now do you feel because they're healthy,
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  Speaker 2: it looks like, yeah, those guys are both guys are
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  Speaker 2: are i mean real healthy, which is great. But yeah,
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  Speaker 2: there was some you know, the inconsistency of one guy
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  Speaker 2: up and one guy banged up and then kind of
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  Speaker 2: flipped and and just getting that continuity in that room.
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  Speaker 2: But uh, it's good to have both guys where they
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  Speaker 2: are right now.
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  Speaker 1: You know.
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  Speaker 2: It does give us a lift health wise in that
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  Speaker 2: in that room, and obviously can give us a boost
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  Speaker 2: in the run game.
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  Speaker 1: Are you concerned about Tyson Campbell to the shoulder him
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  Speaker 1: playing Sunday. No,