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Jaguars Starting Spots Up For Grabs? · Duval Daily: A Jacksonville Jaguars Podcast

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jacksonville, Jack Wars fans, welcome in to Dove All Daily Prisoner by Jinjag.com.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Jordan Delugher.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks so much for being here Friday, July eighteenth, the final Friday before we get into training camp only two more weekdays.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Monday and Tuesday of next week before we hit the field.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Cannot wait for it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I really can't.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And right now, get y'all through the weekend, thinking about some position battles.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This video is going to be focused specifically on starting jobs, high impact jobs.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We can do and we'll do next week position battles that are more like making the roster, right?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is going to be
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Specifically, five positions that I think there's legitimate competition for starting spots.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're gonna dive into it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm excited for it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Try to provide the best Jacksonville Jaguar's content that I possibly can.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So, first position we're looking at is right tackle.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't think it should be.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I do not think that we should be sitting here talking about right tackle.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But the Jacksonville Jaguar signed Chuma Adoga this off season.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Anton Harrison, going into year three, they're trying to push him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They're trying to get the most out of him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: They're trying to get him to play his best ball.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He is, in my opinion, the most talented offensive linemen they have.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But they want him to show that consistently.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I guess in their minds, he hasn't done that yet.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I'm not sitting here trying to tell you all he's been an entirely consistent player for the Jack Wars over the first two years of his career.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He hasn't.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: No one on the offensive line has been entirely consistent.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Walker little at left tackle probably has been the most consistent guy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And you know, with Walker little size and athleticism, maybe he is the most talented offensive line in the Jack Wars half.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But to me, it's Anton Harrison.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think Anton Harrison has that potential to be a big time.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Like top ten player is position.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But he's got to earn it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Tumodoga, who is a veteran, who's played a lot of ball, who's been around the block, who has played on good offensive lines, who has filled in on good offensive lines for the Cowboys.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, he's not going to go down without a fight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And so that's, that's number one because if Anton Harrison is not in the starting lineup for the Jaguars in week one and whenever he is healthy, I'm not saying he's injured right now, but I'm just saying if he is healthy, he should be in the lineup bottom line.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And if he's not, that's a major problem.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's either to me Anton Harrison
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  [SPEAKER_00]: in pushing hard enough for it, or it's a coaching error.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: One of those two, because he's too talented to not be on the field, bottom line.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The second one is left guard specifically.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think that's the only position up for grabs on the interior of the offensive line, but
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  [SPEAKER_00]: possible.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You could see some movement, some moving pieces here and there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think it's left guard though, so that's what we're going to talk about.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's Ezra Cleveland and Wyam Island and now to me Ezra Cleveland has been one of the guys that has really just gotten thrown onto the bus for no reason here in Jacksonville.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I really like what he's done since he's been here overall at left guard.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he's been efficient in past protection.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he's been efficient in the run game.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's athletic.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He has a demeanor about him that was finished through the whistle that's tough that gets after it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I like Ezra Cleveland, but
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Also like why I'm Island, I really do.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And he had a tremendous college career plan left tackle for the West Virginia mountaineers.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Can he push as we're Cleveland in year one?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think there's no question he's pushing him for next year.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Is he pushing him right now?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Is he going to contend for a starting job on the offensive line right now?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's the question.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Can't wait to see how that plays out.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Can't wait to see these guys once they get pads on.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Really cannot.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: My third group to watch.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's CB-II slash three.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's intriguing because, you know, Tyson Campbell is your CB-I.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jordan Lewis is going to be on the field a lot.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: ton, like he's your starting nickel, how much is Travis Hunter going to be on the field at corner?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's the biggest question here, because if they view Travis Hunter as a starting outside corner, and he's on the field more often than not, then he's your CB-II.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jordan Lowe's is your nickel.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Tyson Campbell's your CB-One.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Travis Hunter could very easily quickly become the CB-One, not insinuating they couldn't be.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But those are your two starting outside corners with Jordan Lowe's and the nickel.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But if the Jag wars wanna play him some at corner, but a lot more at wide receiver, which we still don't know the plan there.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Then it's like, okay, who is the top three?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Tyson Campbell,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If it was up to me, it would be Tyson Campbell.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And then when you have three corners on the field, it would be Tyson Campbell, Jordan Lewis, and the nickel, Jarian Jones opposite Tyson Campbell.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And I know Boston Brown has more experience in his own coverage.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think Jarian Jones is a much better player.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I would much rather have him on the field.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And in two corner backsets, I would probably have Tyson and Jordan.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jordan Lewis has a lot of experience playing outside.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He has shown he can do that at a high level.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Again, I want to have Travis on the field as much as possible, as much as makes sense.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm not going to be in those meetings, though, where they're talking about, like, how he's doing, energy-wise, endurance-wise, stamina, all that stuff.
• 7:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I know that guy can run for days, but this training camp is going to be a little bit of a different animal for him, and it's going to be interesting to see how it plays out.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think the Jaguars want Travis Hunter to be a starting corner and a starting receiver.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's what I want.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We're going to see here very soon, exactly what's going down at CB-II, CB-III.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's very possible, though, that if Travis Hunter's not on the field, that it's Tyson, Buster Brown on the outside, Jordan Lewis at Nickel, and then in two corner-back situations, that it's Tyson and Buster.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And that's not the way I would roll, but I would not surprise me.
• 7:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: Safety is just going to be really fascinating.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Jason, my boy, if Jack Wars United was on with the Duval dive podcast earlier this week and he was talking about safety is really fascinating because like one through five or six, you could make the argument that
• 8:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: Eric Murray and Andrew Wingard are your top two guys.
• 8:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: You can make the argument that Eric Murray and Darnell Savage are your top two guys.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm putting Eric Murray in the top because they paid him to come here and start football games.
• 8:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think he's going to be a starter for them, which is the same reason I'm not questioning anything at center.
• 8:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think Robert Haynes is the starter at center because they paid him to come in and start games.
• 8:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: You could also say Eric Murray and Caleb Branson.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You could say Eric Murray and Antonio Johnson.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: There's just so many guys, even Ray online.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But to me, the highest ceiling group would be, well, highest ceiling.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Honestly, would actually probably be, I know this is not going to be popular to say.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But probably the highest ceiling would be Antonio Johnson as strong safety and Caleb Ransal at free safety.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But that's also probably the lowest floor group because you just don't know how those guys are going to perform.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Antonio Johnson and his third system in three years did not play very well last year on the back end, news flash, no one did.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And then Caleb Ransal transitioning from nickel to safety.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But those are your best athlete.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Biggest playmaker type of guys, but it'll be fascinating to see again.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think Eric Murray is going to be one of those starting safeties.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Who is going to be the other starting safety?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Finally, we have got running back.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Running back.
• 9:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In my heart of hearts and analysis wise, I think Travis ETN makes the most sense as the Jaguars RB-One.
• 9:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think you give him some space.
• 10:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: We've talked about that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We've shown how Liam Cohen can create space with his offense.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Give him the ball.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let him go.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And he's proven, again, last year, every single Jack Wars running back had their worst pass protection year by far.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Travis Tank and Dianna Johnson.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Before that, Travis ETN was not a good pass protecting back, but he was an adequate pass protecting back.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He was somebody who you could keep on the field because he is so dangerous as a runner and receiver.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And so he's a major plus and space.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's a major plus as a receiver, and he's adequate when it comes to passpro.
• 10:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: Tank Bigsby might be the best pure runner just in between the tackles and just hand him the football and let him go.
• 10:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: But he has never proven to be adequate in pass protection.
• 10:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: He has fumbling issues, and he is not a good receiver.
• 10:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: Bacial tuton.
• 11:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: Fumbling issues.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Lee Quant Allen.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Really good in Paspro and as a receiver, but probably the least exciting with the ball in his hands of the group.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So I see that there could be competition here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I would still say Travis ETN should have the upper hand.
• 11:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: But then I think I've said this a lot.
• 11:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think ETN and Bigsby could have similar amount of carries this year.
• 11:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think Bigsby might actually have more carries.
• 11:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think ETN will have the most touches.
• 11:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: Right out of this group because I think he's going to be a big part of the receiving game.
• 11:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't think there's really a competition for Widersy for three even though some folks have heard talk about that.
• 11:45
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think Diamie Brown is the Widersy for three for sure.
• 11:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't think there's anything to speak of at tight end.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: quarterback, obviously, anything on special teams, linebacker, edge into your defensive line.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So that's where we're at.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Y'all have a good one.