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Press Pass | Coach Pederson on Improving Deep Threat, De'Antre Prince Playing Time · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Right, you're still lead off. I know you said the
• 0:04
  Speaker 1: guys are limited, Uh, and they should be those that still.
• 0:08
  Speaker 2: Yeah, they're they're they're all fine. Yeah they're good. Yeah,
• 0:14
  Speaker 2: Yeah they're good.
• 0:15
  Speaker 1: What what does Mac have to do to be a little.
• 0:18
  Speaker 2: Bit better throwing the ball down in the field other
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  Speaker 2: than be accurate?
• 0:33
  Speaker 1: Uh, you know, part of part of the offense, part
• 0:44
  Speaker 1: of you know, playing the position. We're gonna you know,
• 0:47
  Speaker 1: we have the ability to shoot the ball down the field,
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  Speaker 1: obviously with BT and and some of the guys, and
• 0:53
  Speaker 1: I I think it one it's a it's a it's
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  Speaker 1: a mindset, right, it's a mindset that we're gonna stay aggressive.
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  Speaker 2: We're gonna be aggressive, We're gonna take our shots.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, it's it's got to be that touchdown
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  Speaker 1: to check down mentality, meaning if the shot is there,
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  Speaker 1: take it obviously. Yeah, accuracy and putting the ball where
• 1:13
  Speaker 1: it needs to be where you want to put the ball.
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  Speaker 1: As a quarterback, that's part of it too. But I
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  Speaker 1: don't ever want the quarterback to shy.
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  Speaker 2: Away or you know, be hesitant.
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  Speaker 1: When there's opportunities to put the ball down the field,
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  Speaker 1: if that makes sense. Now, the accuracy part yeah, we can.
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  Speaker 1: We can control that and we can help them with
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  Speaker 1: that obviously, and we can work on that.
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  Speaker 2: And again, playing the.
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  Speaker 1: Position, you know you want to put the ball, You
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  Speaker 1: got control, right, so put the ball where you want
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  Speaker 1: the ball.
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  Speaker 2: And that's something that we talk about with all our quarterbacks.
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  Speaker 2: You've talked about Trey France this week. How important can
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  Speaker 2: it be for a guy going to get too.
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  Speaker 1: Is offseason having some game experience under his belt, but
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  Speaker 1: he's about to gain I think it's gonna be great
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  Speaker 1: for him, regardless the number of snaps. Hopefully he gets
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  Speaker 1: the next couple of games, he gets quite a few.
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  Speaker 1: And it gives us, you know, an insight to who
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  Speaker 1: the player is and to who Trey is.
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  Speaker 2: He he works obviously hard in practice.
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  Speaker 1: And and it's an opportunity to uh to go play,
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  Speaker 1: you know, and and so yeah, it's it gives gives
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  Speaker 1: the player a lot of confidence if he can go
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  Speaker 1: out and play, play well right and do some good things.
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  Speaker 1: And then for us too, it it kind of gives
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  Speaker 1: us again that insight too. You know, how can this
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  Speaker 1: player help us, you know, in Tray's case, you know,
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  Speaker 1: in the future, and where can we where can we
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  Speaker 1: use him on defense. So these next few weeks for
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  Speaker 1: a lot of our young players, it is just that
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  Speaker 1: great opportunity for him is a good example of that.
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  Speaker 2: You know, work Buster, Yeah, I think that's a great example.
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  Speaker 1: A guy that's it's worked hard, you know, was kind
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  Speaker 1: of thrust into action, you know, and and it's really
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  Speaker 1: embraced it. And he's another one that's i think elevated
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  Speaker 1: his game, you know, and and and.
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  Speaker 2: But he but again, it just doesn't it just doesn't happen. Right.
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  Speaker 2: Buster works at it. He works at it hard in practice,
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  Speaker 2: and and he's he's hard on himself. He's coachable, and
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  Speaker 2: that's what's made him a really good player for us.
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  Speaker 1: And and I think he just is going to continue
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  Speaker 1: to learn, continue to grow, continue to get better. And
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  Speaker 1: that's that's a good sign for young players. Darby handled
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  Speaker 1: you know the switch, I'm sure, I mean, I you know,
• 3:43
  Speaker 1: I'm sure disappointed. You know, it's a player you want
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  Speaker 1: to play, you know, and and and look it's it's
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  Speaker 1: it's tough, but but again, you know, you end up,
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  Speaker 1: you know, at the end of the day, you're gonna
• 3:58
  Speaker 1: put guys on the field, and and and and really
• 4:03
  Speaker 1: we've had such a good combination of of defensive backs.
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  Speaker 1: I think the corner position, we've had five each week,
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  Speaker 1: and and it's been a rotation with he and Buster
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  Speaker 1: and and look it's sometimes it's Buster has played well. Right,
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  Speaker 1: So you you you play the guy that's the hot hands, right,
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  Speaker 1: I mean that that's what you end up doing. But
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  Speaker 1: I think, you know, for Darby, I think it's you know, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: you'd you'd you'd wanna the competitor in you, uh would
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  Speaker 1: wanna be on the field and and that and that's good.
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  Speaker 2: That's that's that's a good thing. That's positive as healthy
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  Speaker 2: and uh uh. It just makes you
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  Speaker 1: Better when you get an opportunity to go back on
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  Speaker 1: the field and help your team.