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Interview: Andrew Catalon, CBS Sports · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Big swing game in the a f C South, and
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  Speaker 1: for those big swing games in the a f C South,
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  Speaker 1: Andrew Catalan has the call on CBS most of the times.
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  Speaker 1: He's with us again. What's up, Andrew? How you doing JP?
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  Speaker 1: Always good talking with you, man, How are you doing well?
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  Speaker 1: It's Week eleven, Jaguars coming off to buy they're healthy.
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  Speaker 1: The Colts lost somehow to the Dolphins last week. They
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  Speaker 1: had a lot of guys banged up, but now they've
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  Speaker 1: kind of come back down to the Jaguars and all
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  Speaker 1: of a sudden, if the Jags win, they can be
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  Speaker 1: in second place in the division there four and five
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  Speaker 1: and in last place going into this week. It's a
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  Speaker 1: huge turn of events here in November. If things go
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  Speaker 1: well for the Jaguars in question, there's a huge opportunity
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  Speaker 1: in front of them, in front of all the a
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  Speaker 1: f C South teams. There's not really a lot of separation.
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  Speaker 1: As we know, Houston with a very tough game against Baltimore,
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  Speaker 1: so that's a tough spot to the Texans and they
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  Speaker 1: have a tricky schedule down the stretch. So I think
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  Speaker 1: that it's wide open in this division, and there's no
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  Speaker 1: doubt that the Colts Jaguars game is certainly going to
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  Speaker 1: play a big pardon who comes out on top at
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  Speaker 1: the end of week seventeen. No, No, it's it's mid
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  Speaker 1: November and you look at the in the hunt graphic
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  Speaker 1: on TV and there are just a load of teams
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  Speaker 1: at four and five, five and five, five and four
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  Speaker 1: that could sneak in as a wild card here. Which
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  Speaker 1: of those teams do you think has the best chance
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  Speaker 1: to make a run here in November and December. It's
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  Speaker 1: wild right now. I mean it's just I think you
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  Speaker 1: can't really rule out almost anyone. There's a couple of
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  Speaker 1: teams as we know, the Bengals, the Jets, the Dolphins
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  Speaker 1: that you know probably aren't going there. But I mean
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  Speaker 1: you can make a case for for so many other
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  Speaker 1: teams to to sneak into the playoffs. The Bills have
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  Speaker 1: been in that driver's seat. I had them last Sunday
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  Speaker 1: in Cleveland. That was a tough loss for them. They've
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  Speaker 1: got some issues with their offense right now. They have
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  Speaker 1: to get that corrected. A team that I really like
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  Speaker 1: is the Raiders. Um they are playing great football. I
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  Speaker 1: had them in Houston in Week eight and even though
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  Speaker 1: the Texans won with the crazy Deshaun Watson touchdown pass
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  Speaker 1: with a foot in his face. The Raiders showed me
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  Speaker 1: a lot that day, and they've gone home to win
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  Speaker 1: too straight. They take on Cincinnati here in week eleven,
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  Speaker 1: So I think there's a lot of positive momentum for
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  Speaker 1: the Raiders. But as you said, JP, I mean, there's
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  Speaker 1: so many teams in that mix. It's going to be
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  Speaker 1: a fascinating finish in the a f C. Andrew Cantalan
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  Speaker 1: with us from CBS Sports. He has the call of
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  Speaker 1: the Jags and the Colts today at one o'clock on CBS.
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  Speaker 1: Nick Foles is back and the talk around the building
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  Speaker 1: this week it was a little bit of the boost
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  Speaker 1: on offense. He's back for the first time since Week one,
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  Speaker 1: he's been around the building. But to have him back
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  Speaker 1: on the practice field, um, is a huge opportunity for
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  Speaker 1: this football team. And now going into the stretch run here, Um,
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  Speaker 1: do you believe in that? Can that be a boost
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  Speaker 1: for this offense? No question? And I think it all
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  Speaker 1: starts with what Gardner Minshew did when he was in there,
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  Speaker 1: going for and for giving the Jaguars a chance to
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  Speaker 1: be in this position. With now Nick Foles coming back,
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  Speaker 1: and I think it's absolutely the right call to go
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  Speaker 1: back to Nick Foles. I think that he's gonna definitely
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  Speaker 1: provide a spark here for Jacksonville. They certainly could use one,
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  Speaker 1: especially in the red zone. Going back and watching the
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  Speaker 1: film from the London game, it just didn't seem like
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  Speaker 1: the offense ever found a rhythm, and you know, falls
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  Speaker 1: being around the building so much, you know, staying involved
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  Speaker 1: with game planning, helping Minshew on the sideline, learning about
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  Speaker 1: the receivers, even though he wasn't able to play. I
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  Speaker 1: think it's going to put him in a position to
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  Speaker 1: kind of hit the ground running. And let's face a JP,
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  Speaker 1: the Jaguars need that. They can't afford for him to
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  Speaker 1: come in and be a little bit rusty. They need
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  Speaker 1: him to, you know, put the foot on the gas
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  Speaker 1: right here. Against the Colts, Yeah, they're gonna win, and
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  Speaker 1: they have to win right now, especially the next two
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  Speaker 1: weeks in the a f C South. Jacoby Brissette is back.
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  Speaker 1: He missed last week's game against the Dolphins for the Colts,
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  Speaker 1: but overall, how has he seemingly settled in as distorter,
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  Speaker 1: succeeding um Andrew luck here yea and I think all
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  Speaker 1: you have to do to really appreciate what Pursette has
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  Speaker 1: done is turn on the film from last week against Miami.
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  Speaker 1: And that's no dis respect to Brian Hoyer, but they
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  Speaker 1: just could not do anything against that Miami defense. Hoyer
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  Speaker 1: through three interceptions. Brisette has thrown three interceptions all year.
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  Speaker 1: So you know, I really think that he works so
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  Speaker 1: well with Frank Reich, the head coach obviously, as we know,
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  Speaker 1: has been in that position before and to me as
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  Speaker 1: a tremendous, tremendous coach in the NFL, and I think
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  Speaker 1: they really missed him, and he knows how to win
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  Speaker 1: football games. It's not always gonna be He's not gonna
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  Speaker 1: be a superstar and fantasy football per se, But I
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  Speaker 1: think that Jacoby Brissette gives the Colts a chance to
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  Speaker 1: win each and every week. And you know they're a
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  Speaker 1: little banged up there with t Y Hilton not sure
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  Speaker 1: about him, and you know Devin Funches is trying to
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  Speaker 1: get back, but you know they're trying to piece it
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  Speaker 1: together a little bit and and certainly a big piece
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  Speaker 1: will be having Bursset back against Jacksonville. They can run
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  Speaker 1: the ball Andrew. I mean Marlon Mack is one of
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  Speaker 1: the top of the a f C right now. They
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  Speaker 1: have a big, physical offensive line, so they can kind
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  Speaker 1: of hang their hat on that if other things aren't
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  Speaker 1: going well. Yeah, I mean everybody of their old line.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, you see all the the highlight clips of
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  Speaker 1: Quentin Nelson blowing people up, and there's no no doubt
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  Speaker 1: one of the best, if not the best guard in
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  Speaker 1: the National Football League. And they do rely on that.
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  Speaker 1: But as you know JP teams, they're not fooled by that.
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  Speaker 1: They're they're ready to sell out, you know, for that run.
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  Speaker 1: And and then you know that Jacob Wilkins, who's giving
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  Speaker 1: him a little bit of a spark as a backup
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  Speaker 1: running back, he's a little bit nicked up, so it
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  Speaker 1: falls more on Mac and Hines and and we'll see
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  Speaker 1: how they handle this Jacksonville defense, which coming off of bye,
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  Speaker 1: as you pointed out, should be healthy and ready to go.
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  Speaker 1: Andrew Catalan with us speaking of that Jaguars defense, Josh
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  Speaker 1: Allen is a sack away from tying the franchise rookie
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  Speaker 1: record of a T S seven of course so far
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  Speaker 1: this year, but if this offense can get going for
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  Speaker 1: the Jaguars, get some leads in a game and get
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  Speaker 1: that pass rush group going again. I think that's when
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  Speaker 1: this Jaguars defense is at its best. And then you
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  Speaker 1: could see a guy like can got Quay's numbers go up,
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  Speaker 1: and then Josh Allen not only contend for the franchise
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  Speaker 1: single season record, but maybe the NFL single season rookie
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  Speaker 1: record for sex as well. It takes a team effort,
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  Speaker 1: I think to get this Jaguars defense going on all cylinders. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I think it's a great point. And then you know,
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  Speaker 1: I met with Josh Allen. I believe it was before
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  Speaker 1: the Denver game where I got with him. Uh, maybe
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  Speaker 1: it was actually the Carolina game, because I did a
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  Speaker 1: couple of Jaguars games already here. And you know, as
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  Speaker 1: you pointed out, uh, but um, I was really impressed.
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  Speaker 1: And I think the biggest takeaway I have from Josh
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  Speaker 1: Allen is just how much he follows the lead of
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  Speaker 1: Calais Campbell. And who better to to to follow a
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  Speaker 1: lead from. And you know, I think that I was
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  Speaker 1: really impressed with with Josh Allen as a person and
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  Speaker 1: as a player. And to your bigger question about just
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  Speaker 1: the defense on a hold there's no doubt. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: you know, if they can pin their ears back on
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  Speaker 1: third down. We know how dangerous they are with all
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  Speaker 1: those big sack games they've had over the last few years.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, if I'm not mistaken, one was against the Colts.
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  Speaker 1: So I believe that they could, uh, you know, they
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  Speaker 1: could put up some big numbers if they're able, you know,
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  Speaker 1: to get get into an Apolis and third and long
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  Speaker 1: and and and try to go after Pat from there.
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  Speaker 1: All right, Andrew, good stuff. As always. We'll look forward
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  Speaker 1: to seeing you and have a great call this week,
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  Speaker 1: all right, j P, Thanks so much, man,