Jaguars Happy Hour: Thursday, December 10

Mike Glennan gets the start at quarterback for a third straight week. A defensive challenge this week against this Titans offfense. Derrick Henry leads away. Tannehill the quarterback playing well with the weapons outside. Tony bose Elliott for thirty today joining us and the Doug Barone Show at five o'clock on

the Jaguars Radio Network. Jeff Logman with US now logs It's part to Part one featured a big rally for the Jags the tie the game thirty thirty back in week two, but the late field goal for the Titans won that one and since then these franchises have gone in opposite directions. The Jaguars lost not only that one, but the next ten straight. The law the losing streak continues. The Titans are eight and four there in first place in the division, with hopes and dreams of a playoff

run here in December. It's two different organizations right now, well certainly, and I think I think Mike Rabel and John Robinson have done a really good job in Tennessee with that football team because they have a great back and they're really leaning on the great back for them to be competitive. You know, their defense is not great, and I think the Jaguars ought to be able to score some points on them. I mean, look at what the Cleveland Browns were able to do last week. So

I think it's gonna be a good match up. A lot of people around the nation and fans of football are predicting that the Tennessee Titans are gonna walk all over the Jaguars, and I just don't see it. I think this is gonna be a very competitive game and I think it will come down to the wire. So like it. I like that we're doing. We've We've had a few of those feelings lately, but just unable to

finish them. Let's start, though, with the Derrick Henry conversation, because that's where it really begins for the Tennessee Titans. He's the leading rusher in the NFL this year, the most carries, the most yardage, the second most rushing touchdowns, and back in Week two, the Jags did a pretty good job of bottling him up, only three point four

yards per carry. That was in the early part of the season, of course, when the Jaguars are really focused on stopping the run after everything that had happened in the season before against the run for this defense, well, we all know that his three Derrick Henry has against the Jaguars organization with stiff arms and long runs and Todd wash. Today, Jaguars defensive coordinator said, that is in

the practice plan this week. He's got a hell of a stiff arm, and we worked drill specifically obviously um this week when we go against Derek every every time we play him, so his stiff arm is something that we work on each week when we play him. All right, eyes to thighs, he said a little bit later in the press conference today. That's really the plan you don't want to go high on this guy because he's gonna swatch you away. Well, I mean, I don't. I wouldn't

say that. I think he just you have to have a tackling plan and depends on who you are jp if if you're a quarterback, then obviously you don't want to take him up high because he's a two fifty pound back and it's just very rare to see a running back in the National Football League of that side. And Todd's talking about how they have drills that are cific to the stiff arm, and and you gotta have

him because he does. He's got a great stiff arm and and the and the drills for the stiff arm are are kind of two different ways in which you work on it, and that you literally lift the arm up as he's coming out with it, or you chop your arm down on it in a chopping motion to knock at all. And and that's not easy to do because he's really good. He's really long, and a lot of times when you're trying to do that, you're not even reaching him yet. And that's why his stiff arm

is so good because of his length. But he's a great back. And you know, if I think the circumstances also dictate where you're gonna tackle him if you're a defensive tackle or if I'm a defensive end, I'm tackling Derrick Henry. If I'm coming from the front, I'm probably gonna go low. But if I'm coming from the side, I'm staying high because I'm big enough to be able to bring him down. And I'm also going for that ball. And he is great with ball security, but he's not immune.

He had his fur bumble lost this past week against the Cleveland Browns, and hopefully the Jaguars can find a way to get him to call for another one up. But the guy's a fantastic back JP and and you better be ready. I mean nine games against the Jaguars that he's played, and I would say the first five, four or five of those games that he's played he was kind of in a in a split time role at running back. So you're talking about nine games with

like seven yards rushing. That's a pretty good number for Derrick Henry, no doubt. And as you know, you gotta get your shots in on him early in the play. Obviously, if he gets rolling and gets outside of contain and out against those little guys and gets that head of steam going. That's when he's the freight train outside and really hard to handle. So you gotta keep him contained. So the edge to your point, the defensive line, they've gotta hold that edge this week and keep him on

the interiors. That pretty accurate assessment. Well, the Titans do a great job and that first of all, every back once they get rolling, is really that much tougher. And now I think it's it's it's probably more so the case for Derrick Henry because you're talking about two hundred fifty pounds. It gets rolling and all of a sudden, when you're a h nine pound defensive back and you're starting to think about, oh my goodness, how am I

going to tackle the guy that's coming at me. There's a little bit of a factor there to where you you sit there and go, um, do I want to take the punishment? So defensive backs don't do very well. And the Tennessee Titans like to get him outside. He's the great back at bouncing to the outside. They attack the outside. The Tennessee Titans have excellent blocking tight ends

that allow them to do that. To get outside but you're right when when he gets rolling like he did against the Jaguars a few years ago, with this ninety nine yeard run that we're looking at, I mean, it was I mean, I hate to say this because it was against the Jaguars, but I mean it was one of the greatest runs in NFL history, and because of the individual effort of of Derrick Henry JP and I don't want to say it was a thing of beauty, but I mean it's right up there with the Marshawn

Lynch run. That was just amazing. No doubt he's He's got a few of them on his resume, the big long touchdown runs. And let's hope that the Jaguars can contain him a bit now. Of course, when the Titans get rolling, they have the run game going, but then they play off the run game as well through the air. And Ryan Tannehill has put together a really solid season at quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. Last week three touchdowns

when they tried to rally back. A couple of those were late in the game, but twenty six touchdowns for the season, five interceptions. He's been over a hundred rating in eight games this year. Log so they have the weapons outside. When jon O Smith the tight end is healthy, he's among the best in the league, and they can do some damage when they are balanced out on offense. Yeah, because they have their playmakers that all the positions and

first and foremost give Bryan Tannehill credit. I mean, here was a guy that was considered a throwaway quarterback by the Miami to off fens and and he kind of gets reborn in Tennessee. And it helps to be reborn when you've got a running back like Derrick Henry, So that doesn't hurt. But the fact of the matter is is that Ryan Tannehill on his own court, is still a very good pastor and he's he's a sixth rated

pass from the National Football League this year. When you look at his numbers against the Jaguars historically, he completes almost seventy of his passes. Uh. He's an outstanding quarterback that does a great job at distributing the ball. And he has a little bit of an X factor too, that he has mobility, and that's something that a lot

of quarterbacks don't have, but he has. And everybody talks about him being a former wide receiver and that's great and fine and dandy, and it does show that he's got some mobility, but he also has the it's not like he is willy nilly when he decides to run. I mean he it's a it's a planned thing where he sees coverage that gives him an opportunity to find something down the field. So he's a smart quarterback, you know. And he gives his team the ability to come back.

In some ball games, they scored a lot of points and nearly came back. I can made the game somewhat competitive against the Cleveland Browns. I watched the game last night, and they got it close. It wasn't like it was in the all of a sudden they were gonna score and win. But but he closed the gap. So he's capable and the weapons that he has are are really good. You're talking about Corey Davis is coming off a career

best game this past week. Now. A J. Brown, who we think as a marvelous player, and he's big, and he's fast and can run the go route. He had two fumbles his past game and he's had some drops and that's been a big issue with him. And he's a he's a great vertical threat, I mean a great vertical threat. And they talked about a big dude. I mean, I know that the guy in Seattle, his teammate from college, is a lot bigger and more freakishly big. But a J. Brown as big in his own right now, Uh, he's

a big cat. Now. The Titans lost Adam Humphreys, who was kind of their third guy, kind of a possession type of receiver. So that's gonna hurt a little bit. But they've got some other guys that are gonna be able to step up. But the two big big dogs or a J. Brown, John hu Smith or a J. Brown and Corey Davison. And when you had a John hu Smith and there, if he's healthy, that's a dangerous combination when you have all that behind or win the passing game with Derrick Henry in the running game. We're

anxiously awaiting the injury report today. John hu Smith was limited yesterday with a knee issue, and Todd Wash said today he was really looking at that just to see, but has not come out officially yet. We'll keep you posted if it pops up here in the next hour or so. On Jaguar's Happy Hour, I bought the Jags defense logs last week. It felt like they played a really solid game. I know, the big three in Minnesota

got their numbers at the end of the day. Dalvin Cook took thirty two carries to get to his total last week. And you had some some solid play on the defensive line from guys that in reality are probably rotational type players. But Dwan Smooth his best game in a long time, a couple of sacks, and you know, considering the personnel that's on the field on defense right now, I thought they played a pretty good game last week.

Now the challenge, of course this week against Tennessee, sure, it's a bigger challenge in Minnesota's doesn't have a strong offensive line, so you expected the Jaguars defensive line to play a little bit better, and they did. But I think they found some stability. And when I say stability, I'm talking stability for the Jaguars, and that Daniel equally and cost In in the middle at the defensive tackle spots,

and then as the defensive vents Adam got. That's playing the strong side and then Smooth playing kind of the open side or what we call the eagle nd. And I think it's a good combination. I think it gives you your best chance to win. And are these rotational type guys as far as on any other roster they backup. So I mean, you could make the argument that most teams would probably replace two of those guys. And I'm

not saying that any particular too that it is. I'm just saying take your pick out of the two, because you'd like to upgrade somewhere and have a don and a player. But I think they're solid. They do their job, they don't get out of their gap, and and that gives you a chance. And I think it reflects also in the linebacker play. If you look at the performance of Joe Schobert, Miles Jack last week, which is pretty dog gone good, and especially Joe Schoberg, it was doing

large part to the performance of the defensive line. They had a really good outing. I thought, can they build on that this week against Tennessee Titans. Offensive line we'll see, But the Tennessee Titans, this is not the same offensive line that we've been talking about for the last couple of years, going, oh my goodness, they're so good and

Taylor Lawan is the best left tackle. Will tell Lawan is out with a significant knee injury, and quiz Quizinberry is playing left tackle, a kind of a journeyman player that overcame cancer. And they've got some other players in there that are that are good, but they're not the kind of offensive line that strikes fear in anybody's eyes.

A lot of changes up front there in Tennessee, for sure, and we'll see if the Jaguars defense can take advantage this week and get something done up front against this Titans offense. We've got plenty more ahead on Jaguars Happy Hour, including Mike glennon getting a third start and what's up with Gardner Minshew. We'll hear about that coming up for thirty. Tony Vaselli joining us on the program. We'll go around the National Football League a little later as well the

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position is uh really important. It's uh critical to have success. Uh you have to have consistency of that position. Talking to one guy speaking the same language, cater into their strengths, and when we're changing weekend and week out, Uh, it's hard to get a gauge on what they like, what they're comfortable with. UM, so that's the most difficult thing. So you know, I think we're we're dealing with three great kids, UH, guys that want to be great. They

work extremely hard. But as a play caller, get to know what they like and them getting to know me a little bit. That's the biggest challenge that we have. And and now us will be the third week with Mike. Hopefully, Uh I'm starting getting his head a little bit and he understands, uh where we're going and what I what I think he likes, So it will hopefully be beneficial.

Defensive coordinator yesterday discussing the quarterback position and welcome back to Jaguars Happy Hour j P. Shadrick with Jeff Loghuman Tony Boselli coming up in about twelve minutes at four or thirty the Doug Brones Show at five o'clock. And yeah, he said it there, Consistency is keith the quarterback position. You can't just keep changing starting quarterbacks every week just

because and expect results. You know, having a consistent starter week to week helps with the communication, the play calling and all of the above. As he said there, that's a lot of quarterbacks in the last three years for him, by the way logs. Yeah, a little bit of a

Quartermack quarterback nightmare for Jay Gruten, no doubt. And I also enjoyed listening to his comments today when he talked about Alex Smith and and how he just thought he isn't such an amazing person and what a great comeback that he's had this year for the Washington football team, because what Alex Smith went through was obviously when Jay Gruden was their head coach. So I know that he's got a uh, certainly he's a rooting interest with Alex

Smith and the Washington football team there. I mean, even though he lost his job from from the team, but you can really tell that he's got an affinity for for Alex and and how how and I think he said at what at one point today said, you know, because I couldn't have come back from what Alex did, which says a lot and uh but pretty cool. But yeah, I mean he he's had a lot of quarterbacks and that's just the way it is. And and could you

change quarterbacks every week? JP? You actually could. I mean, I don't think it's gonna give you much a chance to win any football game, but you could change him every week just because you can do it. But this week it's gonna be Mike Lennon again. And uh, I find it interesting that that Gardner Minshew comes out and talks about how he was begging to come, you know, to be back in the lineup and play and all

that kind of stuff. But yet when you hear the coaches talk, especially Jay Gruden, he pretty much said that Gardner Minshew have from talking to whoever, he has not thrown the ball as much as he needs to to show that he is ready to be back. So I'm not quite understanding how you can say that you're begging to be playing again, but at the same token, you're not taking the reps required to play. So I'm a little confused with that. But anyway, I'm glad to see

that Mike Lennon is going to get another opportunity. And for the same reason that when Jake Luton faced the Pittsburgh Steelers, I wanted to see him play the next week because I wanted to see how he would bounce back. I want to see how Mike Lennon bounces back against the Minnesota Vikings team that he didn't have a great performance. He had two interceptions and he also had the fumble. And when you commit three turnovers yourself and then you put the Connley one in there, you don't have much

of a chance to win. Because the reality is is that this football team has been in many games, and it's been in the games to where their turnover differential has been favorable, and when it's not been favorable, they haven't been in games. And well, in fact, they bill in the past game against the Minnesota Vikings, but the

outcome certainly hasn't been favorable. You know. The The amazing thing to JP the Jaguars every game this year, They've only had one where they've been plus two and turnover differential, and that was the very first one against Colet. About that, Yeah, Philip rivers through the couple in that game in week one.

It seems like an eternity ago because it was you mentioned, is it just are you Are you feeling this vibe from Gardner Minshire and it's it's kind of weird, right, I mean to where well, he's saying he's you know, he's begging to play, but then he's not taking the rest. I mean, I don't get that. Well, let's hear from Doug Moron on it first, and the head coach this week was asked about that and gardnerment Show's comments that he was begging to get back in and all the above,

and Doug Marone here's what he had to say. Let's just put it that way. I think you get a little bit worried if it's the other way. You know what I'm saying, where someone doesn't want to get out there, Uh, he's not a competitor. He's comfortable in his role of

maybe not playing. So um, you know, you can have all these emotions as a player and sometimes on the outside you'll look at it and say, oh, man, he must be really upset that he's not doing this or that or you know, but you know, at the end of the day, that's not how they are around their teammates and how they practice and they're still working to get better and do it. So um, and there's some guys that you would know that you know what I'm saying. I mean, you can get a sense to that. But

we don't have that issue at all. So you know, we're all trying to communicate, we're all trying to work through things. Um, you know, journeys tough times. So we're just gonna keep working on these guys and keeping keep getting better. So let's Doug Maron's take on it. Lugs. And you know, there's only so many reps to go around on the practice field during the regular season and an actual practice action, right, I mean, you're on the scout team and the starter is getting the reps. That's

kind of how that works. So you know, yeah, you maybe you want to be out there, but this is this is the NFL, this is real life. You don't always get what you want because the other guys starting and that's how I was working right now. No, I hear you, but I mean I just kinda I kind of got the feeling from listening to Jay Gruden's comments that um that it was Gardner, that Gardner didn't want to take the reps or didn't want to make as

many throws. I mean, I mean, maybe I'm I'm misunderstanding that, but I don't know. I just I just think that's kind of odd that the player is gonna say, hey, I'm begging to play, but but yet the way that he's talking is that the reps that he was offered he didn't want to take. At least that's the impression I'm getting JP. And maybe I'm reading it wrong. I

don't know, but it's kind of odd to me. I I just think, and this is this is me thinking out loud, but I think we're talking about a lot of nothing because Mike Glennon is the starting quarterback and I think he's going to be the starter until the wheels fall off of this thing. And that's my thought

about it. So we're talking about the back up. Totally get what you're saying, and the reality is that he's going to be the starter as long as he plays okay, But in the bigger picture of that, even but he didn't play okay, it doesn't matter. He pays, it doesn't matter. Yeah, the future, the future at quarterback is somewhere else. And you can say it's in the draft, you can say

that it's in free agency wherever it may be. But the future of the quarterback room for the Jacksonville Jaguars is not anywhere even remotely close to where it is right now. It's going to be vastly different in the future. And this football team needs to find a quarterback talent that it can win with and and and be consistent with. And that's you know, you look back at the history of the Jaguars organization and to look at the number

of swings that you've taken at the quarterback position. There's not a lot. I mean, you've taken some swings in sixth round, in fourth round and and such. But this team, besides Mark Brunel, has not had a franchise type guy. And you've drafted three in the first round and you didn't hit on any of the three, which is surprising because given twenty six years, if you've tried it three

times and you're not doing you're not hitting it. You would think that there would be a lot more than three because if you're gonna have a chance to win, and we've kind of talked about this, gosh so many different times. It kind of gets to be repetitive and my numbing, but the reality is you have to keep trying, and it's not to where you can't win without a quarterback, but it gives you the best chance to win year in the year out consistently if you can find the guy.

And this franchise has passed up the opportunity recently under general manager Dave Caldwell, when you could have acknowledged that Blake Bortles was not the guy and could have taken a swing at one of these other guys that we're seeing on a regular basis now, either DeShawn Watson or Patrick Mahomes or I mean whoever. I mean, you just it was just shortsighted, I thought, in the recent history of this franchise too, to not admit that we don't you don't have the guy, and then to continue to

try to find a guy. Well, we're If you you think we're talking a lot about it, now, just wait until February at March at a wire leading into the draft, because that's all the conversation will be with the Jacksonville Jaguars now. Matter who the quarterback is next year, it's a pretty good feeling that the running back behind him will be James Robinson. He's Fenn had a fantastic season, of course, and just continues to build and build and

hopefully he gets some of that Pro Bowl momentum. It'll be tough and undrafted rookie on a one and eleven football team, but his four point six yard per carry average is considering that he doesn't have long breakaway runs, he doesn't lose yardage much either, so he is as consistent as can be, and he is he is the future of the running back position here. Well, he's part of it. You know when I say he's part of it, Look,

James Robinson is amazing. I mean, thirty two yards away from from hitting a thousand yards and he's on pace to do or to have the best season by an undrafted rookies, surpassing Philip Lindsay and and others. I mean, that's an amazing job. And with two d and fifty five yards, he's gonna tie Fred Taylor for the Jaguars rookie rushing record. I mean, those are all incredible things, and I think he's gonna surpass Fred Taylor's record and

in the future. JP though this year he has carried the load by himself and you really haven't had any debt And that's kind of been an issue recently with the Jaguars running back position period. I mean, when Leonard Fournette was the guy, you didn't have any depth behind Leonard Fournette. It was almost as if the position kind of got ignored or neglected. And James Robinson is the guy this year, But what do you have behind somebody

that can share the load? I do know this, when James Robinson leaves the field, where he leaves the Jaguars offensive huddle, there is a significant significant drop in the performance of other running backs when James is not in there, and that's not what you want. I mean, look, you

can't have what the Cleveland Browns have. Not every team can have that, And I'm not saying that you have to have that, but you need to have somebody that you feel good about coming in and not somebody that every time that somebody is in you're sitting there going put James Robinson back in because he's so much better. And you've got to have a guy that you can you feel good about spelling your main guy or spelling

James Robinson in this case. So in the in the future, you gotta find you gotta find depth, and you gotta have more than one guy. And if you don't have more than one guy at the running back position when you're when you don't have that guy, and then you're

gonna get exposed. And right now that Jaguars have one guy from what we've seen, and I think that if they had some other people that were that were really good, then I think that they would certainly be getting more reps and what we have seen from them would be better. All right, let's come back. Tony Boselli is standing by a hill. Join us. We need to talk about the receivers as well. Colin Johnson surging, and how do we get j Chark back on track. Game day is just

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seeing on film, you know, than in pass pro. Because sometimes some guys are just athletically gifted better than than everyone else. Um, and then some guys, you know where they get away with things technically, and in the NFL, you're gonna face someone that's better than us sometime and technically you're going to be in trouble. So but I have seen improvement problem John, you know what I'm saying. I mean, I think he did a much better job in protection last week, and I think, you know, so

he's trended in the right direction. So you know, I'm happy with him that goes Doug Marone discussing Big Bart's the rookie guard out of St. John's in Minnesota, and Welcome Back Jaguars, Happy Our j P Shadrick, Jeff Logman, and Pride of the Jaguars Left tackle Tony Vasselli joins us on the program. Good afternoon, Tony. What's up? What's up? Fellas? Did I just hear Doug called ben Bart's John? He

said John? That was that was John? Shipley asked the question, right, like, yeah, but you could actually call you can actually call ben Bart's Johnny if you wanted to, because that's the nickname of the mascot at the small school that he played at Boat. That's right. I know that. I knew that. That's where I thought maybe he was his nickname or something like that. That's why I was confused. Yeah, it was interesting. I mean his thoughts on Ben Barts. I mean, uh,

and I know Logs and not you. You don't have talked about it. I mean he has real I don't know, I guess issues struggles in the past game right now. I mean as far as past walking, Um, definitely more comfortable run walking. He's a physical guy. Um, he tried he gets after. I like his tenacity, I like his you know, desire, but boy, he's a liability one on

one right now. You know, when he's in the game, I'm watching him, I'm like, man, I'm hoping they're sliding left because um, a decent pass rusher gives in problems right now. Yeah, Tony, I think you're dead on. And uh, I think you could probably say that he got better this pass game because it was the Minnesota Vikings and they don't have any great pass rushers number one but also number two for the most part of the game. Once he had to play a lot. Let's when Leonard

went out and Shatley moved the center. Then all of a sudden, ben Barts didn't have a lot of one on ones to where he had to block a guy in a in a pass rush situation and he was on an island with no help. He was only blocking partial guys and so when he struggled is when he's had to block a guy one on one. And and for me, the praise should all be about Tyler Shatley this week. And Tony, I know you watched the film.

Here's a guy that first of all was having one of his best games at the Garden again against the Viking, but then when Lennard goes out and he switches over the center, he still performs at an incredibly high level. Tyler Shatley is a good football player. Somebody's gonna recognize it. Somebody's gonna sign him to be at their starting center next year, because if I'm correct, he is on a

one year deal. I thought he did outstanding and the Jaguars are very fortunate to have him because Brandon Lender has shown in the past that he has had some issues staying completely healthy. Jeff, is it just me or is this like by far Shatley's best year, like by far?

Because I like he's like he always felt good with him at center, like not great, but good, But when he had to play guard in the past, you were like his length sometimes got him in trouble with you know, especially in the in the past game, Like he's playing the high level football right now. I've been wildly impressed, Like to the point someone was asking me about Shatley and with Lynda getting hurt and everything else, and I've said, I'll be honestly, watching the film, it's not like there's

much of a drop off when Shatley plays. Um, he I've been really impressed with him, Jeff, and I agree with you. Somebody's gonna somebody's gonna ask him to come be a startup center because he's had a good year. And good for him because he's one of the best guys on the team too. If you've ever been around him, I know you have, Jeff, but anyone who's ever been around Tyler Shatley is just a good dude. Yeah, so you have it. Hey. By the way, the injury report

has just come out. We promised that when it came out we would pass along some of the info. John new Smith, the tight end for the Titans for the knee issue, limited yesterday but full practice today, so that is trending in the right direction for him. And of course johnni Smith had two touchdowns against the Jaguars back in Week two. A couple of notes also, A J. Brown is not practiced this week for the Titans with an ankle issue, and that's Wednesday and Thursday for the Jaguar.

Is a bunch of guys limited. Brandon Lender has not practiced this week with an ankle he missed came out of last week's game. So those are the latest on the injury report. Let's touch on receivers here for the Jags. We promised that earlier as well. You know, Colin Johnson's surging in a positive way the last couple of weeks. Is his play has really improved. DJ Chark had seven targets last week, only a couple of catches. Two guys

that not going on the opposite directions. I don't want to say it that bluntly, but how do you get chart back on track and how do you keep riding the way for Colin Johnson? A great question, JP, And and you know, everybody keeps saying that DJ is the number one receiver and we got to get him the ball and we gotta get them more targets. Well, I mean, you're you're you're getting them a lot of targets. I think the opportunity is going to play the quarterback has

got to be better. And so until that kind of gets a lot better than that's gonna be what it is. But I think sometimes that that conversation needs to just be hey, look, we just need to find the open guys. And and DJ is a great, big part of our offense and we feel like he's one of our best guys.

But but you know, when you continually say that we gotta get on the ball, we gotta get on the ball, I think that sometimes can put undue pressure sometimes on a quarterback or an offense to where sometimes it's you got to find the open guy. If if if that's Colin Johnson, it's Colin Johnson, if it's Keeling Cole, it's Keeling Cole, if it's you know, whoever is whoever? And so uh. I like DJ Tchark obviously, and I think he's a really good football player. And I also really

like Colin Johnson. I think he's gonna be a marvelous player in the future just with his size, and he gets great separation, and I think that's one of his talents that he's does get great separation. But JP, I don't I don't think. I don't see that there's a fix for fixing seven targets and two catches us for d J Chark like what he had this past week. Well, I'll go a little bit further on that log because, like I'm with you, I think DJ Chark's a fabulous player.

I mean a guy, by the way, who you probably want to try to sign before he gets to a trade of year next year. I mean that's a he's a building walk. But when I think about forcing the ball to anyone, which I think is problematic in any offense, I don't care, especially when you're talking about playing your third quarterback of the year. Um, that becomes real issues

that developed. And if you're getting like four like you think, I think about that, it's like one a'ce like there's and there's a handful of those guys in the entire league that like this guy can go win all the time. He's a like just he's one of the best players in the NFL. Think back, um like Antonio Brown when he's with the Steelers and they used to force the ball to him because he was dynamic and he got going. He was just a nightmare. Um. I douse dj K.

He's definitely the number one receiver on this team. But it's not like he's like to start and I think what you have to do, And I think where DJs at his best when it's in the normal flow of the offense, because he can win one on one and he can create serious matchups and he is good deep and he's across them. I mean, he's a really good receiver, but I think you do the offensive disservice when you're saying, well, we gotta get him involved and we gotta get him

the ball. Um. And again, especially when you're talking about down the line quarterbacks, your third quarterback, because just you start putting under pressure and you start trying to force things, and I think you get out of a rhythm. I ain't the best offenses and where you really see good flow, uh and offenses in a rhythm is when guys are just within the confines of the play winning and the

quarterbacks making the right read. And I promise you they're calling plays where DJ Charki is the first read and so just getting to the confines of the offense, run to play, go win and then you know, take advantage of the opportunities, which I know DJ will. So I'm with Logs. I think I don't think there's like some magic like levery you poll and then all of a

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j P. Shadrick, Jeff Logging, and Tony Boselli. The Doug Moron Show coming up in a little less than fifteen minutes. The top of the hour on the Jaguars Radio networker, we'll hear from headfield struggle Moron from his office at t I A. A. Bank Field. We touched on this earlier Tony, before you joined us. But the Titans offensive line is not quite the offensive line that we have grown accustomed to over the years in Nashville. They have

not all kinds of injuries a lot. You know, they lost Conquin in free agency, so that that's not injury, but they lost him. They drafted the guy, Isaiah Wilson in the first UH round to be the starter. He hasn't been if he hasn't done anything he had I think a d U I. He's had multiple COVID issues, which is obviously not his fault. You know, ended up on the list, had some suspension last week that is, you know, we're breaking some rule and now he's put

on the non football injury UH illness list. So do you lose that? So you now you're playing a backup in Kelly, You're right tackle position. I got a second year player who was okay last year at right guard. Um, the center is decent, Um Saffole I think is a good player, and then you lose your your you know, all pro or at least Pro Bowl caliber left tackle. So they've got all kinds of injuries and because of it, they're not the same group. Yet they still average over

points a game offensively. So, um the offense is line is not living up to what it was last year and in the past where they were pretty physically dominating, still doing enough to score a bunch of points every week. Yeah, the uh Isaiah Roilson is now on the reserve non football illness list, so yeah, he hasn't done some good things on that list. Yeah, not the list you want

to be on there. And so the Jags defense has a task ahead of them this week against this starry interrupted But here's an amazing logs j P all the injuries, all that you talked about. I just said to score I think the third in the NFL in scoring offense, and they have one of the top rushers in the NFL and Derrick Henry with a like mash unit in

front of them. I got tys Ombrella playing left tackle, who was a former second round pick for the Broncos, who got cut and bounced around and ended up there and was really, what, if you think about it, he's really their fourth tackle going into camp because Dennis Kelly is is the swing guy. If Isaiah Wilson the first rounder, that's what they expected to be the starter. And so

I give him credit. You know, give Arthur Smith and in that offensive staff a bunch of credit because they're still functioning pretty well in both the past in the run with a group that you know they were they did not imagine this would be the five guys they'd be playing with. Well, Sambrello, Tony ended up on injured reserve, and tackle last week was Quasenberry, who was former Texan and also spent time with Tennessee SO and and he's a he's a answer survivor. That was his first start.

I believe that I forgot all about that Logs that was there was this second second start, non Hodgkins win Foma. That's right, great story, but I'm not sure what that's what they planned at the beginning of the year. No and and trying to block Myles Garrett is not an easy task, he struggled to say the least. Well, listen, you put you put, you put an all pro out there, you know, or probo cob or trust me, it's been a great matchup. Um, you know if they had their

front line. But it's still not I don't care who you are this league, walk of Miles Garrett. Um, it's not easy and uh you know he uh one of the better players in the NFL. Alright, guys, So four games to go, it's an eleven game losing skid now and a few of the last stretch here have been relatively close. The Jacksons haven't been able to finish and get that elusive W. So you know what's left this year? You can wreck some other team's playoff chances, Tony, if you can go get a W or two down the

stretch here and rally the troops, that's what's left. You just want to Yeah, it's all to left and we just want to win. I mean, as a player, you're working hard. You're working all week is coaching deff, You're spending you're burning the midnight you know, you know, the midnight hours of trying to get ready and prepare your guys, and so everyone's working harder. When you lose, there's no payoff, And so yeah, I'm not sure you think about, hey,

let's ruin someone's playoff chances. It's a nice storyline. You just want to win. Like losing stinks, It is awful, like in all the hard work, you don't get that payoff. In my concern, and we said it last week and it didn't happen. I'm worried about like the damned burst where you see like just the injuries and the young players and the wear and tear of this team and not having a ton of talent or difference makers as well.

When does that catch up? Because it hasn't yet. And the reason it has is because these guys play so hard. You gotta give Doug and the staff credit, the players credit because they do play hard every week. And when you play hard in the NFL, you're gonna stay in games. But boy, Jeff, you and I talked about it in the pregame. When's the damn break and you have one of those weeks where just everything adds up and it just goes the wrong way. Yeah, and right now it

hasn't broke, So that's amazing. I mean, I think the

players deserve a lot of credit. Like you said, the coaches deserve credit because they're coming out and they're fighting their butts all and it's easy to not and so the look, if this team comes out and fights like crazy against Tennessee, kudos to them, and I hope that they get a win, because you know what the reality is is that even though its short lived as far as the enjoyment of winning in the National Football League, at least you get some enjoyment in the year that's

just been absolutely painful. When I say painful from the standpoint of there's been so many challenges this year with OVID and the way things have been going as far as the way you got to conduct your business. You almost feel like that this team should deserves to have some positive feeling because they've worked hard and they fought hard. It seems like almost every game, I mean, the only game that hasn't been competitive for the most part, has

been the Pittsburgh Steelers game. But you go back and you look at the past number of five, six, seven games this team has been in it, and they've had opportunities to darn there win every game. Yeah, and I think the guys and I don't know if it's gonna be this week, um, but I really believe this team is gonna win again this year if they keep on playing as hard as they do. It's just how, in my opinion, the NFL works. If you play hard and you compete every week, you're going the ball is gonna

pounce your way sooner or later. And um, hopefully it's this week. But I really do think and I'll just echo what Jeff said, kudos the guys to do the coaches, and I just hope they continue to find, hopefully enough guys to continue they don't keep on having these injuries. Um, but guys keep on showing up the way they are because they will win a game. They keep doing this weekend and week out. Yeah, this is uh. I think the Jaguars have had the most players to play a

snap in a game in the NFL this year. I think seventy seven different players have played this year. I mean it's the most in the league. And that tells you what this team has gone through, the turnover, the attrition and everything. So I mean you're literally signing guys on Tuesday and making sure they passed COVID showing up on Friday or Saturday and playing on Sunday. That's how it's been a few times this year. And to keep everything together for what it's been has been pretty remarkable

so far, and there have been some good storylines. Some of these young guys are improving as this year goes along, right, I mean, especially we talked about it earlier, Jeff be Tony on the defensive line. Some of those guys are starting to play a little bit better as the year goes on. We've seen the improvement of a guy like Colin Johnson step in and and get an opportunity later in the year and he stepped up, played well. James Robinson just continues to grow. So there are some positives.

I know, it's one and eleven. It's eleven straight losses. That's what the wins and losses are, the the ultimate thing you look at. But there are some things, you know, very few things you can hang your hat on and say that are getting better around here. I'm cautious when I say that, but no, but JP, you're right. I mean, listen all the I mean the fans care about and what everyone everyone cares about the end of the days wins and losses and point we're on the wrong side

of that ledger right now. But if you look at let's take it a step below and look at the younger some of the young players, what they've been put into and what they how they've developed. James Robinson, we don't need to talk about him. I mean, he's one of the better running backs in the n f C, in the in the NFL. Um but I'll just call

one guy out. You already talked about Colin Johnson Done Coston, an undrafted rookie free agent from Miami of Ohio, and he has come in and is one and earned a starting john up beating out of the past first rounder and Tavn Bryant. And not just because there's no one else, and maybe if there there isn't anybody else, but if you watch them, they've gotten better as a defense and a run defense with him playing that three technique, and that's impressive. And guess what, I believe he's a guy.

But he's gonna come back into camp next year. I'm not saying he's the starter, but boy, he's a rotation guy that you feel good about putting in the game, and he's shown that he has the ability to compete at this level. That's a win. I mean, that's a good stuff right there. And guys like Doug Constant are are developing, and uh, that's a little bit of good news. You gotta hang your hat on something, don't you. Good news. But at the same token, it's kind of bad news.

And that you now have a first round pick who's a bubble guy, and that's been hurting this football team for many years, is that you're you're missing and a first round pick who right now doesn't even deserve a second look at another contract. Act. That's a problem. I agree with you. Was trying to be positive as we end this before you go to the coach, I agree to. Yeah, we're trying to finish on the up slope here. That's okay. We're wrapping up. Sorry guys, Titans. Happy holidays to you

as well. So the Jags and the Titans come up Week four, team second time around. I mean, obviously, guys, these organizations are these teams have gone in totally different directions since Week two. Um, you know it was the first loss for the Jaguars. They haven't won since then. The Titans are in first place, toning quickly. Are the Titans sustainable? Can they go win this thing? Oh? The division? Yeah? I think they can. Um, I don't think. I mean,

their defense is so bad. They can't get up the field, they can't rush the passer. Um. They're really not good anywhere on the defense if you really look at it, And I just don't think it's sustainable in the playoffs. They have a good offense, they have good skill players obviously dear kenry Um, good run game, but I just think they're not good enough defensively to make a deep run in the playoffs. Logs thinks it's gonna be a

tight game. What do you think bo I did too, because they showed this team shows up, Jaxviel shows up. They play hard, they play physical. Um, I think you know they're gonna give Tennessee all they want. I like it tight ball games. If the Jags can finish it this week against the Tennessee Titans and bo we will talk to you on Sunday and Week four team looking forward to guys, don't tell Dougus hello, I think you

just did. He listens to the last segment usually every week from his office at T I A bank Field. Tony Vasselli out of here prior to the Jaguars left tackle joining us each week. Alright, logs final thoughts here. Uh, it's a long losing skin, a division rival coming in in first place that you know very well, and it's a matchup that you think he's gonna be pretty tight. Yeah, I do. I think it's I think it's gonna be

tyke ball game. I think the Jaguars have done a pretty good job against some of the running backs that they faced. Cleveland, they kind of held them down for a while, and then obviously with Dalvin Cook, I thought they did a pretty good job against him. He had to have a lot of touches to get where he was at. And this week's a big challenge with Derrick Henry and Cleveland Browns did a good job stopping him, so the Jaguars can hopefully do a good job stopping

him as well. All Right, Stick Around Network coverage starts next the Doug Morone Show. The Jaguars head coach joins us from his office at t I A A bank Field. Our thanks to Tony Baselby and for our entire crew and Jeff Logoman. I'm j P. Shadrick, thank you for listening and for watching. It's Jaguars Happy Hour on the Jaguars Digital Network.