Jaguars Happy Hour: Thursday, April 2

the big SEC prospects. Coming up. Three weeks from today, the NFL Draft gets underway and Jaguars analyst Jeff Logaman will close out the show with us Today we are simulcast right now currently one point five FM on the Frank Franzie Show as well. And the Reason Why is our first guest our co host this show. A couple of weeks ago, our friend and colleague Tony Boselli was diagnosed with the coronavirus COVID nineteen, sent to the Mayo Clinic here in Jacksonville. He's gone through it all, he's

back home now and he's back on Jaguars Happy Hour Today. Tony, it is good to hear that voice again. How are you, sir? Well, I'm doing better, JP, and I appreciate you. Um, it's it's been quite a few weeks and uh, but I'm feeling better home from the hospital and uh, I'm on the right side of this thing. Now, Tony, we're gonna break some of this down. We'll talk a little football to This is a football show. I don't you know, it's been a while. We'll get to that. There's been

a lot going on between now and then. Um, how did this start? When was your initial reaction to it? The symptoms, When did you find out? When were you tested? And then all of a sudden, when were you at Mayo? Yeah, so uh two weeks ago, I guess they would, uh two weeks ago from yesterdays when I got tested. And uh the reason I got tested. I started feeling, uh first, just like a cold. I didn't think anything of it

and uh and maybe some allergies or something. But woke up a Wednesday morning feeling really lousy, and uh that same morning I got a phone call saying that I was around and individual that it tested positive. And so at that point, I uh called my doctor at Mayo and I said, hey, here's what's going on, and feel great, and I just found out that I've been around somebody.

So they got me in and I got tested that Wednesday, and uh, I stayed at home and just kind of hung out waiting, and then found out Friday, UM, two weeks from tomorrow, that I was positive. And uh, at that point was still feeling okay, but I started going down a little downhill. Over the weekend. I thought I was getting better, and then Tuesday, UM of last week, UM really started feeling bad and and uh, throughout the

day was going the wrong direction. And Wednesday mid morning called my doctor again and told him what was going on, and he sent me to the hospital. I thought I was just going into and he gets in fluids and some medicine, and uh, the next thing I knew, I was there five days the Yeah, when you get in there, Um, how did they greet you at the door? I mean, this has to be obviously they know that you have it at this point, and then you're in the hospital.

What happened the next few days after that? Yeah, So I'm really fortunate. I mean the people were great, um throughout the healthcare, you know, Syamir and Jacksonville, and I

was fortunate to be at Mayo the great people. So they called ahead, they knew I was coming, and uh so I was greed with you know, an individual who at the er, who was where I was coming, and was in the full um mask and uh, you know out you know, making sure they're completely covered head to toe and they will be into the emergency room, into private room away from everybody, and uh start doing tests

and next raising my chest and everything. And that's when uh, Puma Allo just came in and said, U, you're not going anywhere. We're gonna stay. We're gonna put you in the ICU for a while. And that was a little bit of a shock obviously. I mean, you don't number one, you don't think it's gonna ever be you. You're gonna get it. And then when you do get it, you think I'll just you know, I'm young, only forty seven years old and completely healthy, have no health issues. This

will be kind of a quick thing. Turn it around and uh get back right to it, and uh, next thing you know, you're in Nice to you and I had a bunch of machines hooked up to you, and you're an oxygen and and uh, it was quite an interesting time. So I was there, ended up being at Mayo for five days. Half of that time SEU and then uh Monday, UM, I was able to kind of uh turned the corner and get good enough to come

back home. And then I've been at home the last few days and really starting to head in the right direction. Tony Boselli with us on Jaguars Happy Hour, his first radio appearance since returning home from the hospital. We're also simulcast on The Frank Franzie Show currently on ninety two point five FM. What goes through your mind, Tony when you're in intensive care and you're by yourself and that's really all you have time to do is think about things. Yeah,

I'll tell you it's Uh, it's scary, that's for sure. Um. Uh, you know, your mind runs and obviously you know that people are dying from this, and and you're in the hospital and you're in the I see you, and you know no one can cut you can't leave the room, and no one come see you unless you're in a fool you know, a protective suit and all the protective equipment. Um, So it's really scary. Your mind runs and you just you know, you know, you know, you can't see your

family or anybody until you get better. Um, thankfully, I'll tell you the people, you know, the doctors, you know, the p a's, the nurses, I mean, the tacks. I mean, everybody that I dealt with was unbelievable. And they you know, they they take their own you know, they know they're at risk and thankfully they have the right equipment, but they're still at risk and they come in there and serve you, and so they made it a lot better. I mean even all the way to the individuals have

to come in every day to clean the room. And um, so that was I mean, seeing somebody and you know, these individuals that are taking care of you and talking to you and trying to encourage you. That was helpful. Um. But it was pretty experience, pretty interesting experience, and uh there's a lot of times to kind of lay there and uh, just you and your thoughts, Tony ball with us. You get moved back into a general room and now

you're obviously back home. At what point did you see or find out that the story was on social media? Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report had tweeted out your situation it was known around town. It wasn't a public media thing yet though, but at that moment it changed. When did you find out about it and what was your

reaction to see it? Yeah, first of all, I want to thank all my all the good you know, all the media in Jacksonville and a lot more of my friends and and uh, and they knew obviously, you know, and I'm closer to some than others, and and some of them that I talked to, they knew I was sick, and and uh, and I wasn't responding to any of the media at all, um from that standpoint of wanting to talk to anybody, and in each of them really

respected my privacy. Um, you know, I got sick, and I knew it was a big deal, you know, out there publicly, but I was feeling pretty lousy and a lot of going on and and the family to will worry about and everything else, and so I just wasn't ready to talk. And so thank you to all the Jacksonal media and a lot of the national media that's friends of mine that they kind of knew something was

going on, and we're respectful of my privacy. So I was purposely not saying anything not that I would never, just when you're that sick and you're not doing good. He just wasn't the right time. And the fact that, you know, Mike Freeman decided on his own without ever even trying to reach out to me, um, to do what he did. I thought, you know, last what do

you want to call it ethics or morality? I don't know what the exact term is, but it was sure wasn't true to feel very good as you're laying in the hospital and you're get to learn on your phone that someone's talking about you, uh, and especially when you're you know, that sick. So that was tough. UM. I mean, I like, I couldn't even tell my friends that I was that sick, and so a lot of them found out through him and uh and I didn't like that, and I was pretty upset. But it'll want him and

he made a decision to do what he did. Um. I completely disagree with that. I think it wacks specials M. But that's his choice and that's what he ended up doing. Has he reached out since no, I we never you stopped before to ask, you know, at least have the decency to ask me if you know, and find out we talk to maybe some of my family, what was really going on? You know, God forbid, what if I was dying in there and you're out there reporting this thing. Um,

I just think it's unfair to me. It's a personal matter, you know, and UH, to do that without even trying to reach out, it was really really disappointing. Tony Basselli with US Pride of the Jaguars Left Tackle, co host of this show Jaguars Happy Hour, his first radio appearance since returning home. Glad to hear that voice again. UM, now moving ahead, you're back home. Are you in the clear? Now? How far away are you from being in the clear?

And what's your appeal to everybody listening today? Yeah? You know, I'm I'm took a test yesterday, UM to see if the virus is there. It was negative, was gone so UM. But because I was in the hospital and taking you know, back to that back to back test, I'll take I took another one today assuming that comes back negative as well, and I'll be clear. Um. Well, I guess one of the silver linings in this deal for me is I'm probably the safest, you know, person to be around because

I can't get it. I got all the antibodies, but I can't obviously give it to anybody because you know, I can't get it any longer. So that's the one positive that once I get through this, I'll be uh the only go out and be safe and and uh and so that's a good thing. So um, even then, you know, the overall messages, you know, this is real. Obviously, I think sometimes, um, we all do it. I'm no different.

You hear about these things in the news, as you hear of people that you don't know, maybe it feels like it's a far long way away every different place, and you kind of question it and you're like, oh, this it's not gonna happen to me. Or I'm young, I'm healthy. You know, this is something that only affects somebody's old or as other diseases, you know, a comprom minds, immune system, whatever, and it's just it's just not true. It is real. It can affect any of us. Um,

you know seven healthy. I got. It took me down pretty good. But even if I got and I guess their thing is even if it doesn't, you know, maybe you are fortunate in the odds or in your favor because you're you know, you're healthy and young, but you can still give it to somebody else. And so I think it's a you know, time right now to listen to the health care professionals and the experts of what they're telling us, because it is real. They're not making

this up. And don't really think about our community. Let's think about each other and uh, everyone around us, Tony Boselli with us. People have been distancing for me for a long time. Anyway, Tony, Yeah, don't really have toat you right. Sounds like another another week, Um, Tony, let's talk a little football, shall we? And wrapping up our conversation here. I don't know how much um you were following in intensive care obviously, UM, but you know he can has been in the news the last week or

so tweeting about the Jaguars business practices lately. Um. The Jaguars, as of the last week heard, don't have any official offers from any teams for him, and I don't think they're planning right now to send him away. I think they wanted to be here, but it sounds like he's willing to sit down and I think he's had enough of the Jaguars. It feels like, well, I mean, here's here's here's the reality. I mean, they got him under

contract because of the franchise tag. And I've been you know, reading Twitter, you know, through Twitter and stuff a little bit here and there, and obviously you know, he's a big deal and he's a very good player and his guy that's done a lot of really good things, and the Jaguars user leverage. They have it, and Yahn's got to make a decision and I can't imagine him not playing if it comes to, you know, making nineteen million

dollars or nothing. Um, And uh, I know he wants to be traded, but you have to find a partner who's willing to give you what you want. And I think the Jags are gonna sit back and be very patient because they do have the leverage. And I think they're probably pretty confident that he would play if pushed games to show because you know, he wants to make his money. Um, it's unfortunate it's come to this. You know, it's obviously if a guy who's upset mad, and that's

what happens a lot of times. Organizations you feel like you've been cheenies are done wrong. It gets emotional and a lot of feelings comes up, and a lot of bad you know, bad feelings come up and those are hard to overcome. Um, but this is the business side of it, and a lot of times in these situations, no one side is not happy, and right now it's

it's not happy and we'll see where it goes. But my guess is, at some point in the next two weeks, I think the Jags will probably get an offer that they want that makes sense to them, and then uh, you'll probably see a unique trade it. But with that said, you have to find somebody's willing to pay you one million dollars a year, you know, that's what it's reported

he wants. There has to be a trade partner and that's not only willing to give you the draft pick, but it's willing to pay the long term deal that Yawn it's looking for. So I have to find the right trade partner. I think they will. Uh. And my guest is before the draft that Yahn equal be on a different team, Tony. It's uh weird that football seems so irrelevant compared to what you've been through the last couple of weeks. But yeah, I tell you, JP it

puts things in perspective. That's for siophoria and uh and uh you know, and I think when I know, for me going through something like that to try to find you know, what can you learn from it? You know what? What can I tell you? And I think for me, what it's done is more than anything. It's reminded me of.

You know, how many great people have my life and great friends and I cannot I mean I talked about the healthcare workers and they're just complete stud I mean the people that dealt with me, your studs, there's no other way to say, there's no regard for themselves and

to take care of me like that's awesome. But also I mean this the people I have my life and my family, so many good friends, to the Jaguars organization and people at my church, and um, I can't tell you how many people drop meals off and taking care of my family when I would be really sick, and making sure we have everything we need from medicine to everything else because everyone's been quarantined here. So UM, really thankful for you know, I feel pretty blessed by God.

You know, we're a great life. But part of that is the great friends and the great people, um that he's put in my life. I mean that, so many people reaching out to me and still do by text and asking what they do and bring food over and everything else. Um, it's just been amazing. So I've got great friends and that all those things you look back and you're thankful for it. And I get to work for a great organization, do you know, like the Jaguars.

Also my other company that worked with has been great of them. You feel pretty blessed to have that many people care about you and I really kind of take care of you at a time like this. Tony Boselli first radio appearance since we're turning home. We love you, man, and glad you're getting healthier by the day and I can't wait to see you soon. Man, thanks for your good news. As soon as I get this last test back to worry about social Thank you. So what we

can do the show? Will do the show together, Come on over the house next time, Tony BASSELLI j wanting us. We'll talk to you soon, Manu. The pride of the Jaguars left tackle you wanting us on the phone back in a moment. Great visit there with Tony obviously good to hear that voice. I'm glad he's doing well. Um you'll hear the podcast of that coming up on Jaguars dot Com and the Jaguars official podcast pages as well. Back in a moment, John Ozan joins us with more.

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couple of weeks battling COVID nineteen. The replay of that coming up at the end of this show on ten today m and then also on the podcast a little later. John Oshan joins us now senior writer Jaguars dot Com and John Good afternoon. First off, how are you well? Thanks for having me follow this JP. I appreciate it. The the best player and franchise history, the face of the franchise for years, Uh with that kind of story, and now now people get to listen to me. So

I couldn't be happier that. Uh, he's healthy, and I couldn't be happier these sounds like he's recovering. I'm oh does that makes fun and Tony a lot we all do. But thank goodness, great to hear that voice today, wasn't it? Uh? Yes? And in in a month I'll be tired of hearing it again. For today I was ecstatic to hear, no doubt. Um, the biggest I guess national news around the Jaguars right

now is unique in Gockway. And he's got an itchy Twitter finger these days, and he has a lot of uh well, I don't even know how to describe it. He's upset obviously with the organization and how they've gone about this thing. What is the at the end game hasn't changed as of right now. I mean, as of right now, the Jaguars still on him back, and I think they can find a deal, but it's seemingly by the day. Um, it feels like that in Gota has just had enough, no matter the number. Yeah, I guess,

And you know, I think it's too bad. And I think, you know, nobody really knows what was off outside of a few parties. It certainly sounds to me like and got Way last year really was hurt by whatever happened last offseason and kind of moving forward, and I don't know if he was rightfully to be hurt. And you know, if January's really did something that was insulting or you know, wrong, or if it was taken that way. All that I know, people are gonna take sides on this. That's so hard

to know. Unless you're a privat conversation, all you can do is really speculate. But clearly, no matter how we got here, it feels like we're here, and uh, I sort of agree with Tony. It's it's it's harder and harder to see in god way playing for the team next year, um, because it seems like somebody will call

and make a deal. The only tricky part with that, JP is you know, it still goes back to somebody's got to be willing to give up a draft pick, yes, but also evidently pay him whatever number did he want, And I don't know. If that happens, then you have to assume that the Jaguars misread the market and are offering him a lot less than anybody else would, if that makes sense what I just said. So you know, at some point some team say the numbers one million

a year for five years. I don't know what the number is to say that's it, and say that Jaguars offered that, or offered twenty whatever it is, is some other team really want him that much more to offer him more than that in a first round pick. I think that's what's still gonna be tricky. And I'm sure the Jaguars would not want to give him up for like a you know pick in the draft, right. I want to as high of a pick as they can get,

at least one pick. Yeah, And I keep hearing people, well, why don't they just trade it for whatever they can? Yet look at their asses, you know, and this is not a case they don't feel if people have to talk to, they don't remotely feel like they've done this player wrong. So there's not a sense I wouldn't think of, well, let's do him a favor and just ship him off to a team, or he'll be happier for a third round pick. Man, That's not what this is. Because they

feel like they offered a fair deal last year. More than that, they feel like they did that a year before they had so um, you know, I think it's gonna take I would think at least a first round pick. Um. And then again, it keeps going back to This is a guy who has had ten sacks one So I don't know what the overall market value outside of Jacksonville is. First round pick maybe, but then on top of that to pay the yeah, five years, hundred million or whatever

you want. You know, I suppose it could happen, but I just don't think it's going to be as easy as some people thought it was going to be three or four months ago. I tricky because it just felt like a resolution was a long way away. I didn't think it could be this. It's become tricky quickly and it will continue to beat tricky. And yeah, keep an

eye on Twitter for the latest, you know. Earlier the week, Doug Marone, John Osian's with US Jaguars dot Com senior writer Doug Maron did a media conference video with local media. We've heard from him on on our shows a couple of times. It was the first time he sat down with the group as a whole, and I found it interesting that I think Me O'Brien from First Coast snows to ask him about playmakers on offense do you have enough?

And he's kind of took a second, and then Johnny said, you know, I think the answer would be no, there aren't enough playmakers on office. Where do they find playmakers on offense? Well, um, I think anybody who watched him last year would think, you know, I sort of don't have enough. Um, I don't think you can ever have enough in this league right now. But I just start a wide receiver and then the other wide receivers are are capable, but are they are they playmakers on that level?

That sort of changed my thinking. I you know, I have been thinking all along in terms of the draft, that wide receiver was really possible, especially as deep as the draft classes. I was thinking, Okay, third or fourth round makes a lot of sense for a receiver. It's so deep that it is said that you can get a guy there. But listening to Doug on Tuesday made me think, if Festival is available, what are your guys from Alabama? Are their duty or rug somebody like that

at twenty? Could that be incentive for them to wait on corner until the second round and go ahead and take that playmaker Because the bottom line is for this offense, they had trouble scoring touchdowns last year and if if you can get a rookie, who can get you four or five special touchdown, meaning turn a twenty yard passed into a sixty yard touchdown. That's a lot to ask,

but you know what I'm saying. The guy who can make an impact on the scoreboard, you know, and get a couple of more wins out of it, Maybe that's a route they go, but I think they've got to see special and wide receiver to take it at twenty or else you would see them go ahead and be content to get in the third round, our fourth round, right sure, Um, And we're only three weeks away from the opening round of the NFL Draft, at least for now,

and it's going to be an interesting three weeks ahead, John, Um. We enjoy your writing right now on Jaguars dot com. I know a lot of the content on the website is getting eaten alive because everybody's at home right now. So this is a good time to check out Jaguars content, including your writing, and we appreciate your time today. As always, John, I'm gonna talk to you is always, buddy. Everybody stay safe. Thank you. There is John Osier, senior writer Jaguars dot Com,

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joined us from the opening segment. John Ozer, Jaguars dot com senior writer. To help families and businesses during this difficult time, Atlantic Self Storage is offering off up to six months on both the dules until further notice called eight seven seven we store or visit the Atlantic Self Storage webs for details. The draft is three weeks away from tonight. That is hard to believe. The opening round. Uh still, the details of how that will be presented

have not been announced. Yeah, I think the league office is working through that, but it's not not well, it's it's just in time, in fact, to start talking about some of the prospects, some of the top prospects from the Southeastern Conference. In fact, that's where a lot of the names on these mock drafts are being linked to the Jaguars or mocked to the Jaguars, including Javon kin Law and Derek Brown. And even c. J. Henderson, the

cornerback from Florida. So we visit with Cole cub Lake from SEC Network and w j o X Radio in Birmingham also covered the XFL on ABC until the XFL had to quit operations a few weeks ago. Good visit today this morning over Skype. The full video coming out next week on Jaguars dot Com, but part of our visit today discussing some of those notable former SEC players with the Jaguars now and some thoughts about some big name prospects that are coming up in the NFL Draft.

Let's discuss some of the former SEC players now with the Jacksonville Jaguars. I know you're pretty close to Josh Allen, Jaguars defensive end and outside linebacker from the University of Kentucky. An outstanding rookie season for him, but that really is not unexpected for you. I think you saw this one coming with Josh. Yeah, he's a young man, the first and foremost. Physically, when you stand next to him after you've watched him on film, you kind of don't believe

what you have. He's like a he's like a flex tight end. Uh, he's like a small forward in the NBA, and when you get up next to him and then you see how flexible he is. You see how he can bend, you see the wingspan, and then you just get to know his personality and get to know him as a human being, and you realize what a good guy is. I was thrilled to see him have the year that he did last year. Um got a chance

to visit with him actually during the season. He was in Lexington same time we were on the Jacksonville Jaguars by week, so I wasn't surprised. You know, he has all the physical tools to be a great pass rusher in the league, has the personality, has the demeanor, has the maturity to already be a professional, and I thought he carried himself that way. On the offensive line, Joan

Taylor had his rookie season last year. He was the second round pick for the Jaguars out of the University of Florida, and they love him at right tackle here really stood out, big, strong, physical guy on the right side. Remember I told you about him and told you how much I liked him, and I thought he could have benefited from another year. But I also kind of understood that he was gonna go ahead and come out with what was happening and just situationally, um, but he gave

you flashes of really being a solid NFL player. He has the physicality, he has the demeanor of the attitude. He's got a little bit of nasty inside of him, and being over on that right side, I think is something that will benefit him. He obviously has the frame, has the physical side us to be able to handle things. So I thought he was a great value pick where

Jacksonville was able to get him. You knew there would need to be a little bit of development, but all the ability, all the talent, the ceiling was high with with Wannie Taylor and uh. I think that ended up being a pretty good pick for the Jugs. DJ Charks Jr. His second year, he finally you know, the first year he just didn't make an impact at wide receiver, was really good on special teams and was a team player

and did everything was asked. But then last season finally came through over a thousand yards, eight touchdowns and you got a glimpse of what he can be. I think moving ahead, yeah, I think the special team's aspect is something you really saw with him at l s U and he's one of those guys that's just gonna be able to run by you. And if you can find a way to tweak your system to give you that deep threat and to take those chances down the field. DJ somebody that is going to be able to help

stretch the field. That's valuable in any system. I don't care if you're a dinking dunk offense pro style offense, because you're gonna run play action, You're gonna get safeties that come to the line of scrimmage, whether that's to take away some of the quick throws or to try to take away the run, and you're gonna have to have somebody who can get behind the defense at times, and DJ is absolutely that guy. Look with us from SEC Network and w j o X Radio in Birmingham, Alabama.

Now to the NFL Draft. A lot of big time names coming out of the SEC. I gotta start with quarterback though that's the big question mark everybody has. I don't know if the Jaguars are going that way at nine or twenty, but I'm gonna ask you to a or Burrow and why I'm taking Joe Burrow. Um. I when I watched two a tongue of violo and throw the football. There's nothing not to like about it. Um it is. It is artwork. To be able to see the way he levels the football, the accuracy, the anticipation

it is. It's just a beautiful thing to witness. I think my main question would be how much will I be witnessing this in NFL games for the next five years. That's my only problem. And it's not just a history

of injuries. It's a consecutive history of injuries, and even some of the things in spring ball that have happened to him that haven't really been documented and talked about, and some of the smaller things where two years ago, the amount of time that he just came off the field and spent in the injury tent, those things are concerning to me. I know what I'm getting with Joe Burrow. Tough, physical competitor, selfless, a guy that's got a chip on his shoulder and has had to prove people wrong his

entire life. Not maybe not his entire life, but once he stepped on campus in Columbus, I think there were a lot of a lot of doubters with Joe Burrow, and he still has those people fueling him on a day to day basis. Joe Burrow doesn't have maybe as strong of an arm as a lot of people would want out of it, out of a number one overall pick at quarterback. But he's got accuracy, he's got anticipation, he's got great pocket presents, great feeling the pocket. I

think he has underrated mobility. He's got great accuracy on the run. And I think there's a lot of people jp that take what he got with Joe Brady last year and say, well, it was a system deal and he just was able to utilize the system. I actually think there's value in that because ed Orgeron brings in Joe Brady last January drops this brand new playbook on the table, and I sat down with Joe and he told me he turned the first page and he said, oh,

this is different. He turned the next page. This is different. He said, I got pages in and the whole thing was different. And he said, Okay, this is not a remodel. This is a complete makeover. And he liked it. Well. He was able to take that in January and then run it in in September and look what he did with it, throwing sixty touchdowns and blow it away the

single season sec passing yardage marked by yards. So I think it shows that he can adapt, he could take something new and he can make it his own, and he's not gonna have an issue changing morphine doing different things during his professional career. So for me, Joe Burrow is a guy that I know I can plug and go with. Right now, there's all actually gonna be a

learning curvets NFL. But I don't think you're gonna go back and watch the hits Heachs took from Derek Brown in the Auburn game this year, the hits he took from Central Forard in the Bowl game last year. And tell me that you've got injury concerns with Joe Burrow, they're just not real. You're not gonna have him. I have serious doubts that to a tongue of voloa is gonna be healthy for a consistent period of time during

his NFL career. And with the way offensive coordinators are shuffled around to the NFL, offense has changed quite a bit. And that's a good note about Burrow. There. You mentioned Derek Brown, and we've seen him. He really took over the SEC last year. The guy was unstoppable at times, even in the Georgia game. They lost that game. Uh, I called that game on radio. There were moments in that game where that good Georgia offensive line couldn't hold him back. When he gets going, Where is he at

his best? And how do you slow him down as an offensive lineman? Uh, you gotta get the ball away from him. But then he actually tracked plays down to extremely well. It's something one of one of the parts of his games that I like the most is you've got a three pounder that when the ball runs away from him, you see him tracking those plays down, often coming from the backside to be able to help make tackles. The energy is there, the hustle is there, the motor

is there, Finishing plays is there. You're not gonna be able to just double team and get away with it. You can't single him up. He's loose enough to win one on one passed rush situations and obviously has the power to be able to withstand just about anything. It's gonna be a be thrown at him. So I don't think you can go wrong with Derek Brown. Um, he's mature, he's not gonna be a behavioral problem once you get him into your facility. He's got a little boy, uh.

You know, he loves to play video games, so he's gonna be in the house doing that. So I think he can be a dominant, disruptive force on the interior of any NFL defensive line because I think he has versatility something that helps him. You've seen him as a stand up outside rusher. You've seen him as a three technique, you see him as a nose hard, you've seen him out playing the five technique. He can do a lot

of different things. And I think no matter who select him or where they play him, you're gonna get value. With Derek Brown, Cold Cublic with this from SEC Network and w j o X Radio in Birmingham. Another name unmocked drafts that could be headed to the Jaguars if you buy into that stuff is Javon ken Law from South Carolina. And I heard him talk at the press conference at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, and his background story is unbelievable, the way he came back from basically

a homeless situation, working his way up. Now he's gonna be a first round pick in the NFL draft. Just hearing him talk lets you know that he's seen a lot more than just a football field. It's the young man that lived in his his his father's automobile for an extended period of time. He was homeless, and it

took him a wild open up to that. Some of the some of the South Carolina coaching staff actually told us that a few years ago, and you know, they just they said, man, his background, you wouldn't believe it, and sort of led us into it. But I didn't think he was ready to talk about it. Last year, he was and he came in in our meetings and sat down with us, and he laid it all out for us, and we could not believe what we were hearing.

Uh motel to motel in the automobile, and you hear the story about him coming from junior college to South Carolina and essentially just needing meals one of the reasons that he kept playing football because he thought about giving it up for a while. Um. He's a remarkable story. He's very driven. He's another guy that that recently has had a child. I think the maturity is there, has a chip on his shoulder, has a lot to prove, has a lot of people that he wants to help

and somebody. It's interesting that the defensive lineman that just left Jacksonville, you almost have a clone in Javon Kinlaw coming in uh big, long, tall range e. I think kin Law's wingspan is right around eight feet, so he's got legitimately an NBA wing span. And I remember when Clais Campbell was coming out of Miami, one of the things that I thought was gonna be an issue for him in the NFL was leverage. I thought maybe he's too long, too tall, and he obviously figured out how

to work around that. Ken Law did a great job with that last year at South Carolina, and I don't think that'll be an issue with him in the NFL. When you shake his hand, he's just he's got monstrous paws and he's got big time power. Put the Georgia game on and put the Alabama game on, and you will see an individual disruptive force on the interior of that South Carolina defensive line. I think he's gonna be a great prod from network. I think probably can get

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How are you hey? JF doing good? Uh? Enjoined the son and UH really enjoyed listening to Tony talk at the beginning of the show. It's good to hear his voice. Wasn't that something? I mean, his Uh, the last couple of weeks for him have been so crazy. Obviously described a little bit of that um And to have him back home and back on the air is I think good for everybody to hear that voice and hear the story. I think it it really hits home. That was the first person I had heard about that I knew that

had the coronavirus. And that's when it really hit home for me. Changes the game, doesn't it? Yeah, I mean it it really it really did for us too, you know, and uh, you know, and and stayed in touch with Tony via tech cough and on throughout the process and and uh you know, and obviously was was very scared for a while. I mean, look, when when you're in ICU, that's that's no joke, you know, I mean that's life

and death. And uh, you know, so I could I can't understand what he went through because I didn't go through that. But at the same token, I mean, that's probably got to be one of the one of the scariest things that people that are dealing with this virus that do get very sick, is that you know, you're sitting there thinking because you have a lot of time to think, and that your thoughts take you too. Am I going to die alone? Because that's where you're at.

It's not like you're in a hospital room and you have friends and family by you. You're by yourself, you know. So I'm pretty carry saw it. Glad he's getting better and very close to being fully cleared. Jeff Lagman is with us now on the phone line on Jaguar's Happy are We. We mentioned this with John a little while ago and at the very end of Tony's conversation the

Unique and got Way stuff. I know you're a huge Twitter guy, logs it's funny how the world has changed over the last seven eight nine years or so, and that has become the medium to put news or put info out, and certainly it is for Unique and Gockway right now. Yeah, And look, uh, I call myself kind of a Twitter troll. You know, it's not so much active on it and tweeting and all that. I mean occasionally go on it and kind of see what's going

on in the world. And I've seen some of a unique tweets and and uh okay, I've got nothing but blowing things to stay about. A got way the football player. I mean, he's I mean the only negative that you could probably say that is he as great as a run defender as he is a pass rusher. No, but he is. He's a great player. He's committed what he did last year on a well blown market contract. In the commitment, the way he's throwing his body around, I

got much respect for him and his game. I'm not a fan though, of really playing politics or playing games or we're trying to make things happen via social media, and I just don't think it helps. I don't think it helps the team if they were to do anything of that nature. I don't think it helps the individual player and trying to get in or out of a situation that he may be in. And uh so I think that John could probably learn some things there, um, because I just don't think at the end of the day,

that helps you as a as a professional. But he's entitled to it. He can do whatever he wants, you know, and at some point he's gonna be somewhere and he's gonna be a really good football player for somebody. It's interesting because no matter what happens on that front, the Twitter front and all that, it doesn't really change anything, right, I mean, that's kind of that's kind of my point

about the social media thing. I mean, you can tweet all you want, but at the end of the day, if the Jaguars, or if in Gockway, if it's if it's vice versa, they don't have to react to it. They don't have to respond to it, they don't have to do anything. So at the end of the day,

it's really it's wasted or energy. And so from that aspect of it, I don't understand so, and and it's a shame that that something's happened to where in Gockway has now fallen out of favor of wanting to play for the Jaguars, and I don't I don't understand why.

I mean, there's something that happened when he said that, uh, he's never gonna forge that and he said bad business you know what I mean, he said, it's not about the money anymore, right, Yeah, I mean I don't know what happened that led to that, and that's something that you know. And and here's the thing. If you're gonna make those kind of tweets and obviously you're not gonna release that information, or if you're not gonna make people privy to that information, then then don't. Then don't put

a tweet out like that, you know. It just it just doesn't serve any purpose, you know, uh, I mean, just because you're expecting people to have blind staith to believe that what you're saying there's something more to it and that you're being upfront and honest and that there is really something there, and you would react the same way. Well, I mean a lot of people are like, well wait a minute, if you're not gonna tell us, then they

don't say anything, you know. So I don't know. It's it's a tough situation because a good football player, and you'd love to be able to have Josh Allen and a gock Way for many years to come in a defense that would have great flexibility of need to play at four three or three four because I mean, these two guys are are legitimate three four outside linebackers, and they also are good enough to where they can play with their hand in the ground and plays defensive ends

and and having a defense that would have the flexibility to kind of go both ways for you, you know, a few years to come, because you have a cheap contract and Josh Allen as a rookie and you would have a very expensive contract within God Clay, I mean, it would be nice, but I don't know. I don't know if that's gonna be able to happen or not. We'll see. We're three weeks away. Jeff Loghaman is with US Jaguars analysts. Three weeks away now from the start

of the NFL Draft. I know you've been digging in looking at tape of all these prospects lives where if you had to pick tonight, if tonight was that you're on the clock at number nine overall and everybody's available, hypothetically, where are you going right now? Well, I mean, look, uh, there's and I don't I even looked at the guys honestly, JP,

because the social distancing thing. I know, you're being kind of facetious there, Uh, with all this, but I was able to get my hands on, thank you very much, Jaguars Football I P Department, get my hands on the an iPad where I can now watch some film on some college prospects, so that when you get closer to the draft. Yes, I'll be able to kind of speak eloquently on that. But here's the thing I will tell you. There are positions that are at a premium and there's

no question about that. And and some of the positions, obviously quarterback cornerback being two of them, and obviously the Jaguars I think I have a need at both of them. And uh, and I'm not saying that they should draft the quarterback and I'm not saying that they will draft the quarterback. I'm just saying that until you know you have a guy, you gotta still think that under consideration.

Cornerback is a big hole with his football team right now, and so I would not be surprised if they go there and I with the young man at Ohio State, Okuda, I guess is very high a lot of people's boards, so you know, so we'll see what happens. But uh, but here's the one thing that's for certain. You got a lot of picks, and you got you got the ability to improve your football team with the draft this year.

And this is as a critical of moment that's ever been seen in Jaguar's history, because you need to change the direction of this franchise of where it's been to where it's going to go in the future. Twelve draft picks, did they all make the team? Lives feel like, well, here's the thing. If all twelve draft picks make it,

then they're making it just because they're draft picks. You got to earn the right to be on the squad, and so that that should prohibit some from making the football team because you're not going to bat a thousand when it comes to picking in the draft. Nobody does. Yeah, I mean very few have ever done. I mean, you go back, what is it the great draft of Pittsburgh Steelers. What year was at that they had Hall of Fame seventy?

Was that early seventies before my time I can played, Well, I was young too, so, but I mean one of those if you could have one of those drafts I mean, which hasn't never been replicated in NFL history. But my point being is that this can change the direction of your franchise, and certainly sometimes you have the ability to change that direction with just one pick, and that's by drafting a quarterback, certainly, and that's why I say you never take that option off the table, and if you do,

you're a fool. All right, Locks, great stuff is always stay safe this week and we'll catch up with you next week. Log. It's good talking to you, okay, Thank you, Jeff, Jeff Locking with Jaguars Analyst are thanks to John Osier as well, Cool public from SEC Network and the great Tony Boselli who was back home getting healthy by the day. For everyone involved, This is J. P. Shadrick. We'll catch you next time. It's Jaguars Happy Hour on the Jaguars Digital Network w j X L, A M and F

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