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Press Pass | Christian Kirk on Bears Defense, Evan's Impact, Building Momentum · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Hey, Christian, how much does having made this trip so
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  Speaker 1: many times with the Jags sort of help the young guys.
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  Speaker 2: There's so many veterans in that room that have made it.
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  Speaker 3: Does it make it.
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  Speaker 4: Easier on them that they don't have to worry about
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  Speaker 4: any of the the stuff if you're just making this
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  Speaker 4: for the first time.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think, you know, just the training staff and
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  Speaker 1: you know, everybody in place has a great plan for
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  Speaker 1: us that has worked over you know, the past couple
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  Speaker 1: of years too, you know, do everything they can to
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  Speaker 1: help mitigate you know, whether it's jet lag or you know,
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  Speaker 1: guys when it comes to you know, flushing their legs
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  Speaker 1: and just getting their bodies ready to go. So, you know,
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  Speaker 1: I always thought, you know, ever since I've gotten here
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  Speaker 1: and playing over in London, that they've had a great
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  Speaker 1: plan in place, and uh, you know, as long as
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  Speaker 1: you know, whether it's your first time or not, as
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  Speaker 1: long as you follow that plan, you know, you should
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  Speaker 1: be set up, you know, pretty well to be able
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  Speaker 1: to go out there and perform, you know, on Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: thank you.
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  Speaker 3: Yep, all right, We're gonna go to John Shipley and
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  Speaker 3: then hey, Christian, thanks for doing this. I hope you
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  Speaker 3: guys are staying safe.
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  Speaker 5: Just what have you seen kind of out of this
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  Speaker 5: Browns defense in their secondary? It seems like to like
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  Speaker 5: point last year till now, they've really been out of
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  Speaker 5: on top of their stuff.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think it starts up front with them.
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  Speaker 1: Obviously, the addition of Montes Whatt you know, has really
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  Speaker 1: helped them in their front. You know, but they have
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  Speaker 1: a lot of talented guys up there, and then you
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  Speaker 1: know they're back end. You know, it's really talented two
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  Speaker 1: corners and safeties as well. You know, I guess you know,
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  Speaker 1: Brisker will see you know, if he'll be out there
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  Speaker 1: or not. I know, he's a really talented young safety.
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  Speaker 1: But you know, they have Kevin Byrott as well. You know,
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  Speaker 1: just just a lot of guys back there that are
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  Speaker 1: very opportunistic. They got great ball skills and you know,
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  Speaker 1: they're sticking coverage. So definitely a challenge for us on
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  Speaker 1: the perimeter. But you know, there's there's definitely areas that
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  Speaker 1: we feel like we can manipulate and you know, just
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  Speaker 1: got to hone into the game.
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  Speaker 3: Plan and go out and execute. Thanks Christian, Thanks.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks again for doing this Christian for you guys, if
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  Speaker 2: you could evaluate how you feel you guys have attacked
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  Speaker 2: the middle of the field twenty twenty three versus twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty four so far.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's just one of those things where
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  Speaker 1: the run game really helps us. You know, in my opinion,
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  Speaker 1: the run game really helps kind of you know, open
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  Speaker 1: up the middle of the field for us, because when
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  Speaker 1: you talk about you know, being successful in the run game,
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  Speaker 1: especially against light boxes, you know helps kind of open
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  Speaker 1: those things up, helps the linebackers get a little bit
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  Speaker 1: more aggressive and being able to step up to the
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  Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, and then you're able to take those
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  Speaker 1: opportunities over the.
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  Speaker 3: Middle of the field.
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  Speaker 1: So I thought we'd done a good job of you know,
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  Speaker 1: being able to diversify, you know how we're able to
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  Speaker 1: spread the ball out outside of.
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  Speaker 3: The numbers and over the middle of the field.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, I know it's something that we want
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  Speaker 1: to do a little more of too, because you know,
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  Speaker 1: we're really good at it.
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  Speaker 3: You know when we're doing it successfully.
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  Speaker 2: What could Evan coming back do for not only that
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  Speaker 2: area of the field, but ensuring that you're getting the
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  Speaker 2: ball to him, you're attacking that middle part of the
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  Speaker 2: field and also not forgetting about stretching the outside boundary
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  Speaker 2: as well.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, heaven does a lot. You know, he's
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  Speaker 1: a mismatch, He's a matchup nightmare.
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  Speaker 3: You know.
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  Speaker 1: We saw that obviously last year with the season that
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  Speaker 1: he had, and obviously he hasn't had many opportunities this
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  Speaker 1: year with only one game play, but we're really excited
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  Speaker 1: to get him back, just with his physicality, his presence,
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  Speaker 1: and then obviously with what he's able to do with
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  Speaker 1: his routes. He runs routes like a receiver. So, like
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  Speaker 1: I said, he's a mismatch, my nightmare. So I'm just
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  Speaker 1: really happy that he's going to be back over there.
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  Speaker 1: And yeah, just his presence in the middle of the field,
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  Speaker 1: short intermediate routes, it's gonna be big for us. And
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  Speaker 1: I know he's big for Trevor when it comes to
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  Speaker 1: just you know, having that that security and just another piece,
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  Speaker 1: you know, part of our offense, a huge part of
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  Speaker 1: our offense.
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  Speaker 3: You know, getting him back will be will be big.
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  Speaker 3: All right, go ahead, Dimetrius.
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  Speaker 5: Hey, Christian, how have you seen the team sort of
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  Speaker 5: respond to the win? And then what's what's been the
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  Speaker 5: message moving forward? Before you guys had the London.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, I think it said after the game,
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  Speaker 1: you know, definitely we're going to enjoy it. Came in
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  Speaker 1: here Monday and I thought everybody had the right attitude,
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  Speaker 1: you know, proud of what we did.
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  Speaker 3: But there's a lot of areas where we can get better.
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  Speaker 1: You know, there's still some areas that feel like, you know,
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  Speaker 1: could have resulted in the game going the other way.
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  Speaker 3: And you know, we're we're we're critical of that and
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  Speaker 3: we understand that. But we're just getting one week better.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, we can't get all four games that
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  Speaker 1: we dropped back and one. We got to take it
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  Speaker 1: one week at a time, and so it's just another week.
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  Speaker 1: You know, it's a it's a big week because it's
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  Speaker 1: the next one. And uh, you know, we got a
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  Speaker 1: good team that we're playing over there in London, and
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  Speaker 1: so you know, we're just focused on taking it one
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  Speaker 1: day at a time and just building on this momentum.
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  Speaker 5: And how big has it been to have a one
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  Speaker 5: to two punch like Tank Bigsby and and and Travis
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  Speaker 5: just so far the season.
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  Speaker 3: It's been huge.
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  Speaker 1: I mean they're both dynamic players with obviously with what
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  Speaker 1: they're able to do handing them the ball off. You
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  Speaker 1: know in the run game, you know inside the tackles
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  Speaker 1: and you know even on the perimeter and then in
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  Speaker 1: the past game as well screens and you know, Travis
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  Speaker 1: is a great route runner out the backfield, and Tank
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  Speaker 1: is you know, becoming increasingly better as well. And just
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  Speaker 1: with what they're able to do after contact. They're both
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  Speaker 1: physical backs, great contact balance. So they're just huge and
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  Speaker 1: you know for for us as receivers in our room,
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  Speaker 1: it's even bigger for us because we know we have
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  Speaker 1: to get to the second level and we got to
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  Speaker 1: make our blocks because we know those two can spring
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  Speaker 1: it at any time. So we take a lot of
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  Speaker 1: pride and you know, making sure we get those guys,
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  Speaker 1: you know, to the next level because when it comes
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  Speaker 1: to pass protection and blitz pick up, you know they're
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  Speaker 1: back there sticking their head in there. So you know,
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  Speaker 1: we we take a lot of pride in being a
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  Speaker 1: part of the run game and we want to get
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  Speaker 1: those two going even more.
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  Speaker 3: Appreciate you have a good one, Yeah you too, Go ahead.
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  Speaker 4: Mark, thank Christian, thanks for doing this. Do you do
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  Speaker 4: you guys feel like you have an advantage now in London?
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  Speaker 4: Like that is a legitimate thing that you guys go
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  Speaker 4: over there and you're just better prepared than maybe opponents.
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  Speaker 1: I wouldn't necessarily say an advantage, you know, I think
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  Speaker 1: both teams have to deal with, you know, some of
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  Speaker 1: the elements and everything that comes with traveling over to London.
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  Speaker 3: Obviously it poses you know a lot of different things.
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  Speaker 1: You know, you're overseas, time change, the whole nine.
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  Speaker 3: Everybody's got to deal with it. So it's just all about.
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  Speaker 1: Going out there and executing and playing our game. At
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  Speaker 1: the end of the day, you know, when that whistle blows,
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  Speaker 1: it's an even playing field.
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  Speaker 3: In my opinion.
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  Speaker 1: So, like I said, I'd just say that you have
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  Speaker 1: to go through the week of preparation the same way
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  Speaker 1: you would any other game, and uh, you know, just
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  Speaker 1: go out there and like I said, come out fast
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  Speaker 1: and you know, and be efficient with what we're doing.
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  Speaker 3: Appreciate it all right, Thanks Christian, Thanks guys,