Jaguars Happy Hour: Wednesday, October 7

NURG Stadium in Houston. They have fired their head coach in Houston. Bill O'Brien is gone. Romeo Cornell is the interim head coach. We'll get to what's going on there. The Jaguars, though, as the quarterbacks so eloquently said today, have their own stuff to figure out. He didn't say stuff though, uniform unveiling. We'll get to Jimmy Luck, head equipment manager for the Jags. A scout's view from Bucky Brooks on the Jags wide receiver corps so far. And

we'll play big game. Jaguar will pick our Jaguars to have a big game. In Houston this Sunday. Bucky Brooks, John Ojan with us. Now, Bucky, what's going on out in l A Man. Everything is good. Looking forward to a very positive week from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hope we can go one to notice week. Yeah, week to week, John week to week and JP. If that happens, you will dance, dance, dance the night away. Oh. I like that reference there, Yeah, I like that reference there. Yeah,

that's pretty good, pretty good. Nothing gets by Johnny. Oh, let's get to the injury report today. We'll start with that. That's one of the biggest storylines this week for the Jags. By the way, a bunch of guys didn't practice today. C J. Henderson was not out there with a shoulder issue, Josh Allen was not out there with what is listed as a knee issue. Miles jack with his ankle. He came out of the game last week. Tyler Shatley not

injury related. Cam Robinson with a knee did not practice today, Will Richardson Jr. With an illness, and Tyler Effort with a scheduled day off. But Josh Allen is on that list. That one kind of surprised me. A little bit. John, I must say, Yeah, he didn't shock me. He left and came back on Sunday, and you know, he's your prize possession, so to speak. You know, you don't want that jewel to break. So my sense is that was a little more precautionary. He wasn't a guy that Doug

had talked about Monday. Um, I think you're gonna be real careful with Josh Allen. I think in if he's like during camp early in the season he had one where they sort of held him out a little bit. Be very careful with Josh. He's pretty good, Bucky, he is pretty good. You want to make sure that we're able to get him available on game day. He is the one pass rusher that the Jacks have upfront, so it's very important that you take care of him and get him right so we can be at his best

on Sunday. All right, So that's the biggest storyline. How healthy will this team be going into Sunday's game? And Maroon said earlier a week that everybody has a chance to play this week, even the guys that that probably didn't practice today said earlier today, except d J. Hayden, who is now of course on injured reserve. We'll see how the week goes in practice and see who's up

and ready. The Jacks, though, guys are facing a team that has started oh and four down in Houston, and they have fired their head coach, Bill O'Brien gone after that oh and four starts, Bucky, is there anything to a team circling the wagons, if you will, after a moment like that and and playing a little bit better? Is that over sold? You know? I think there's something to it. I think you can expect the Texan to have a little burst or shot of energy with Bill

O'Ryan being let go. Some of that will be due to is a brace of style. Um, guys will kind of welcome a different voice in the front of the room in Romeo Prenell. Romeo Crenell will try and get them to kind of pull together and say, look, this this is where we are. We're owing for, but this division is still attainable. And so I already expect the Texans to really be up for a very game fight. And so this is one where the Jaguars have to be careful. They can't take them lightly because their coach

was recently dismissed John. This is one where they haven't played a division game yet in Houston, so as Bucky said, this is all out in front of them. Still now they've played a bet every good team outside the division of themes like in front of him. I'm sure that will be the message that Doc Carnell gives to them. And I agree with Bucky. You know, I always go

back JP. We saw it here. The Jaguars were in the midst of a miserable losing streak when they filed when they fired Gus Bradley in two thousand sixt Doug Marone came in and from watching that team before, you wouldn't have thought this team is gonna win any games. They came out and rolled Tennessee when Tennessee had a lot to play for that day, if you remember, that was the day where the Titans had playoffs scenario on the line out of playoffs, never beat playoff scenario team

in the NFL, and the Jaguars beat them bad. I do think there's an adrenaline and there's a refocus. Guys are a little bit more on edge because they know that it's a new set of eyes on them. So yes, for the Jaguars. That is the biggest factor in favor of the Texans, who aren't playing as well as I thought they would Normally, I would say this is the game the Jaguars can win. They've got to watch that adrenaline issue. So um, as Gardner Minshew said today, we've

got enough turmoil of our own. We've got to figure our stuff out first, um, and let's get to the Jaguars stuff. And there's plenty of it, of course, starting with last week's game in Cincinnati. Let's start with the offense, though uh you know, Gardnerment Show's spreading it around a

little bit still. DJ Chark was back in the lineup last week in in Week four and had a good game in Cincinnati statistically with a couple of touchdowns, including that nice toe drag in the back line and he stole another one away from a guy Leabisco Chanlt is still a factor, though he left the game with a hamstring issue and he's on the report this week. Keel

and Cole with a handful of catches. James Robinson doing his thing again and as we say, lucky most weeks in the offense has moments where it's doing things pretty well, and that's a positive. That is a positive. There's certainly some things to build on. With the offense. James Robinson has really been a legitimate number one playmaker for them and running back, and you just don't expect to see an undrafted player come in and have that kind of success.

So that is a feather in the cap in terms of being a to find someone off the grid and have success. The wide receivers have done a really good job of making the plays. We saw Laviska Chanault have a bigger role and make some plays. Dj Chart continues to be the number one and Keilan Cole makes plays on third down. And so when you think about their

main weapons, their weapons are there. The one thing, even though Gardner miss you had three and fifty yards uh in that game, some of that still feels like a little padded almost empty calories at the end of the game. I need. I would like to see him be a little more productive when they really needed that third quarter stretch when the Beagles went on a seventeen old run. We needed to see Garner mints you make some plays to kind of get the Jaguars out of that rut.

He has to kind of take that next step to be the franchise quarterback to some are hoping that he can be. John would you make in the group last week in Cincinnati the receivers anchor five? I mean the receivers are what they are. I think we know what they are. Isn't above XS and OHS guy? And I think he's he's turning into, if not already turned into an elite number one receiver. I wondered I thought he

still had a step to take after last season. I think he's taking that step when he's in there scoring twenty five or more points when he was out there had thirteen. Beyond that, I think Channault still has NFL stuff to learn, NFL route running stuff to learn, but he's clear is going to be fine. Uh you know those are really there too. And I think beyond that, it's going to be trying to figure out if Keeling Cole's that guy. But they've been fine this year. I

agree with Bucky. The third quarter of the Bengals game, to me is the concern about Minshew. When they really needed it, it wasn't there. And I'm just curious, if we have time for Bucky what went wrong there? Was that a major concern or is that a blip? You know? It's funny, John, Like, it's one of those things where big time players make plays in those moments. And I feel like those elite franchise quarterbacks they seize an opportunity

when is there. They can feel the momentum of the game kind of shifting and they're able to insert themselves and make a play. And for whatever reason, Garner hasn't

been able to do that. He hasn't been able to make those plays in the past two weeks in particular, he hasn't been able to make those plays when you're counting on him to make a play, And so you just wanted does he have that in his bag or is he a guy that's destined to be a guy that can look he can be a solid manager, and you can have all the talent around him, but you're not able to necessarily put the game on his shoulders. And so there's certainly a stilling when you have that

kind of quarterback. Alright, we've got a lot of season left to to see if he can improve in that area. Went on this week, they're playing a Texans defense that still has J. J. Watt on the roster. In case you forgot, three time Defensive Player of the Year has been a little bit since he's been at that type of level, Um, Bucky, is J. J. Watt still j A J. Watt that we all know and remember. No, he's not playing like the three time Defensive Player of the Year, but he's that that kg Vett who can

still flash in moments. He can't take over the entire game, but he can take it over in segments. He can have splash plays on back and back plays in the drive, he can dominate accord and maybe in that brief lips of dominance he can create a strip sack, phone bloor, pressure quarterback and create an interception. So he is still dangerous. He's not as dangerous as he once was, but he's

still someone that you have to keep an eye on. Yeah, John, if you underestimate him, all of a sudden, you'll be looking at him standing in the end zone with the football. That's kind of the way he plays. Yeah, it's almost not fair after what he's he's in his tenth year, I think if I remember that, or it's almost not fair to ask is he J. J. Watt? Because for three or four years he was almost a defense by himself.

He was as good as any strong defensive and what do you call his position, He was as good as there was. He it's not really a quote sack position. And yet he was getting six years eventeen sex he was super human. He's not that. But as you said, if you ignore him, can he make plays that normal defensive ends make? Absolutely other pieces of this defense guys, Zack Cunningham has a big contract now at linebacker, and Bradley Roby came over last year in fact from Denver,

and he's playing pretty well at the cornerback position. Uh, They've they've really put a lot of stock into Cunningham down there, Bucky, and they're gonna ride with him for a little while. Yeah, they are going right with him for a little role. He's a physical player, guy that really exhales in the box. And when you saw him coming out of Vanderbilt, he was someone that could gobble up ball care he's in the hole. He's continued to be that um for the Texas. He's outstanding from his

instinct standpoint. Love the physicality that he brings to the table, and so he's someone that should certainly have to be a where and if I'm James Robinson. I have to know where he is because if the Jaguars are going to run the ball consistently, he is going to have to find a way to run through Zack Cunningham a time or two to really set the tone John this it's always kind of feels like a game that's you know, twenty two, ten, four, two, you know, thirteen kind of thing.

It never really feels like it's up and down the field. It's always kind of a running and defense kind of day. Is at least that's been the field over the last few years to me. Yeah. Unfortunately, the last time the team's played it was it was the Texans running up and down the field in London, and it's the Texans have too long a streak in this series. It it's four games since the glory year of two thousand and seventeen when the Jaguars drummed him and the Texans head

quarterback problems. They need to turn that. It's really more of a heck jp against team then the team everybody loves to hate, which is the Titans. They actually they beat the Titans last year if you remember on a Thursday night. They haven't gotten over the hump in a long time against Texans. I thought the Texans were gonna be a team to beat this year. I was wrong. They need to turn that around and this is the year they should beyond the adrenaline thing. The Texans have

not been particularly strong. They've been bad against the run for about eleven or twelve games. Now. The Jaguars defense must keep this thing close enough to where James Robinson. I feel like a broken record, Bucky, but they've got to keep this thing close enough where James Robinson can be a factor of the entire game except for two and a half quarters. Yeah, this is this is a tough You need everybody on deck. This is a game

that really requires complimentary football. It requires the defense to be able to prop up the offense and the special teams, the kicking game. They need to provide some opportunities for the offense. This team is difficult because you look at them, they're owing for but they played four really good teams. Uh, you know. The challenge there to have Deshaun Watson. They have some playmakers. The defense still has some talent, but they haven't put it all together. What has to happen

early with the momentum that they have. Jaguars have to jump on them right away. You have to put them in a hold. You can't let them get any confidence because this is a game that I'm sure they're looking at the Jaguars as Hey, this is a get right

game for us. We can get a division game against the team that we feel strongly that we can be And John to your point, the Jacks have dropped four in a row against the Texans, and fifteen of the last nineteen meetings have gone Houston's way in this series. Let's come back. You've touched on the defense briefly. We will go in depth for this group that's had another struggle last week in Cincinnati and see if we can figure some things out on the defensive side. Farah and

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Jaguar is happy our rules along. On this Wednesday of Week five, the Jags and the Texans coming up in urg Stadium. The site want o'clock kickoff time this week is the Jags trying to snap a three game slide. Well, let's move along now to the defensive side and the big storylines going into last week's game, where hey, you gotta get pressure on Joe Burrow, you gotta continue to stop the run. Joe Mixon hadn't done a lot yet in the season. Um, well, neither one of those happened.

Part of that was some of the front line players went out in the second half. That's when Joe Mixon got most of his yardage on the ground. He went for a hundred and twenty one of his one fifty one in the second half of the game. Joe Burrow had one official sack. It was a slide down to the line of scrimmage touchdown by Josh Allen and he was only hit five times. So, John, none of the things that we discussed going into the game really worked

out for the Jaguars defense last week. You know, nothing did. And the only sliver that you can hang on to is they weren't very good. And I don't think they're going to be dominated all this year. I think that's sort of out of the realm of possibility unless they prove us incredibly wrong. But they were hanging around and they were managing it, if you will, when Miles Jack was in the game, so you know, if he comes back, can they be a defense that treads water enough to

keep the offense in the game. You know, it all went away against Joe Mixing when Myles went out. Had it not, you probably don't see those easy third quarter touchdown drive and they're still in the fourth quarter. So you know, that's my sliver of hope, Bucky, I'm hanging on over here. There's a thread here and I'm hanging

on by it. But that's my hope. No, it's tough because the defense just hasn't generated enough big plays and the two blue chip players that we know about a Josh Allen Miles Jack and I will now begin to throw Josh Jones into that category because he has been a very productive player for the Jaguars coming out of the safety position. But those guys have to make all of the plays and it's just so tough for them to have everything on their shoulders. So you do need

some guys to step up. We do need to see Joe Schulbert make some plays, particularly against the run game. You need some of the guys up front to be able to occupy those blockers so they can run and chase. But it's a collaborative effort. The defense as a whole needs to play better. They have to be able to take care of business on early downs, so maybe you can back up the quarterback and have a chance to

get off the field on third down. Now, historically Watson does hold the ball a little bit, but you can also take off and run like a deer around and through the defense too, Bucky. So that's the issue this week. That is the issue. He's a fantastic playmaker, but jp you pointed out something that is his achilles hell. He does hold onto the ball for an extended period of time. And if you do have pass rushers, he gives them

opportunities to get home. He also has a problem when you can move him around and kind of get him out of the pocket, he will make some haphazard throws and there are some turnover opportunities that should be available. And so he is a fantastic player. He's definitely on the rise and beginning to knock on the door and that elite category when it comes to be in a

top five quarterback. But the Jaguars could have an opportunity to force them into some turnovers if they can just find a way to generate some kind of pressure at the point of attack. You know, John, It's interesting looking at the final results and and what Deshaun Watson has

done against the Jags. It's not like a pinball machine in terms of statistics for Deshaun when he plays the Jaguars, he's effective though they get winning results, but the results are twenty to seven, twenty to three, thirteen to twelve to three. In London last year, he threw a couple of touchdowns in that game, but it's not like he's

throwing for four hundred yards every time. Yeah, London felt like forty though I mean, I'm not I'm not trying to jump on everything, but that felt like an absolute blowout. I guess it wasn't from the score, but it felt like the Texans had can role. But saying that, I'll give you a clue into my ten things this week, JP, and you look forward to my ten things on Friday morning. Ten things the Jaguars must do to beat the Texans. One is pressuring Shaun Wat, but the biggest one is

tackling Deshaun Wat. And that's what really defined the London game last year. So the last time the two teams played, they got all sorts of pressure, and it feels like there were ten times where they had him. He spun away and made play. That's his m Oh, they've got a pressure, but you must tackle this man and too off. He has made the three or four plays a game by escaping pressure against the Jaguars. So can you stop that? Can you actually get him down when you get the sack.

There would be nothing more frustrating for this team, meaning the Jaguars, than to get great pressure and have Deshaun Watson beat them the way he's beaten them the last few times, which is escaping it breaking a tackle and making a playdown field. It's funny, John, I want to piggyback off that point because you talk about the pressure in being able to stay after him. It's a it's a concerted effort from the back end to plaster the

receivers when Deshaun Watson leaves the pocket. A lot of times with Deshaun Watson, when he's moving around, somehow his guys are uncovered and he'll launch a bomb down the field. So it's really important this week in practice that the coaches are harping on the dbs. Stay with your guy, even if Deshaun Watson is running around. You let the rush and the linebackers take care of number four. You

make sure you stay with your guy. Cannot see these big plays happen because this is a game that should be very, very competitive, and you just don't want to see the explosive place particular off or broken play become one of the deciding factors. One other note on on Watson. We were talking about his pensiant for holding the ball a little long. Remember a few years ago he had

sixty He was sacked sixty two times. I was a league under that year eighteen and so far this year six team sacks of us and that is a league high for how's the old line holding up in Houston, Bucket? I mean you said he's been batted around a lot of it. Some of it is due to his own um desire to hold onto the ball waiting for the big play to develop. But this offensive line they have, they have pieces up front. Landrytowns is one of the best left tackles that you can find, um, But there's

some vulnerabilities there. The problem that you have a few time watched. How do I go about attacking this offensive line? If I bring extra defenders? Am I confident enough that my guys can cover? I would say this week they may have an opportunity to be able to cover on the outside. Not an entire game of one like cover Warner Man free coverage, But I think you can man

up a little bit and come after them. I think he has to pick his spots, but he cannot allow the Shan Watson to sit back in the pocket like a toy soldier and have his way when he wants to throw the wall. All right, let's get to this the running game of Hughes and David Johnson came in in the trade obviously from from Arizona. You know in the past down there, they've had some some big name backs over the years, but Johnson had most of his

big time in Arizona earlier in his career. So far, you see on your screen what he has done here. And how about that he has not played Jacksonville ever. He was out the year the Jags played the Cardinals out there, so he did not play in that game. What do you make of Johnson so far? He'll he'll have his moments, Bucky, Yeah, he had his moments. Man. He looked like he was getting off to a great stary the first game of the year against the Keen City Chiefs opening drive man. They fed it to him,

they gave it to him. He was running, he was catching. He looked like David Johnson vol who almost getting the one thousand, one thousand club um. Since that point in the year, they just haven't been able to do it. But you now wonder, without Bill O'Brien on the sideline, Tim Kelly being able to really put his stamp on this offense, do they find a way to feature David Johnson. I think that is probably the best course of action for them because the alleviate some of the pressure on

Deshaun Watson, no doubt about that. And John of course they have deep threat and Will Fuller, who when healthy, can be productive on the outside. And given what's going on in the secondary these days for the Jags, that could be something that the Texans could exploit. Yeah, and h Fuller has played well this year. Their receivers haven't been a problem. But since we have the scout on I want to ask out his take on this because I just don't know it. How much does the offense,

especially Deshaun Watson. We all talked about the Hopkins factor when he left. How different is it and how different a quarterback does Watson have to be because of hopkins absent hows that really played out. So so here's the thing with the DeAndre Hopkins. He's one of the funnest playmakers in football, that wide received, maybe the best wide

receiver in the game. The problem that you have when you had DeAndre Hopkins in Houston with Deshaun Watson, he had a crush so in every critical situation he would throw the all the number ten, which is fine, but

it prevented him from fully expanding his game. Well, now, when you have these other guys around the Cob and Brandon Cooks and Will Fuller, you really have a series of catch and run playmakers, guys that you can throw the underneath stuff and it enables you, in theory to protect the Shan Watson from taking those hits if you will get the ball out of his hands. And so it hasn't come together yet, but certainly he could be

dangerous with those guys. And Will Fuller is typically the guy that makes it go because he is the vertical stretch. He's the big play player. He can make it happen. And also, I forgot to mention Kenny Steels. Kenny Steel is also another player that can make things happen on the perimeter. All Right, there's a look at the Texans offense against the Jaguars defense that that needs a good effort. They need they give the effort. That's not what I meant. They need a good result this week from all of

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That music each week means it's time to hear from head equipment manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Jimmy Luck, who joins us from t I A. A. Bank Field and the Jimmy Good afternoon. What's up man? What's going on? How you guys doing. We're hanging in there, getting ready to go to Houston another road trip. Back to back road games. How difficult of a stretch is that for

you and your crew? I know this, this whole thing is a little more difficult than normal this year, but in terms of back to back road games, it just adds a little more to what what is on your plate.

I'm sure. Well, we just it's kind of we get back and we restocked the trunks and get them ready to head back out and put back on the truck and uh, the drive truck will head out tomorrow, so um, we get them all, make sure we got I'm ready to go tonight and put it on the road and back up the player bag Saturday and off we go. It's interesting what goes that it's just part of your day. I mean, is it adding that much anymore or is it? I mean something how overwhelming it is for the staff.

It's gotta be tough. Yeah, But we've kind of we've kind of gotten our routine down. I mean, we've done it since training camp with the extra cleaning and some of the other little things we do here and there. Um, So it's kind of just become part of the daily routine. And you know, we might get here a few minutes earlier and stay a few minutes later, but it's you know, it's kind of just the routine now, you know, because we all like working and playing, so that's what we

gotta do, no doubt about that. Hey, Jimmy, what's the big difference this year that we haven't seen a lot of or any of because it's against the rules this year is the postgame jersey exchange between players on the field. Of course, the focus the last day or so has been to find Gilmore talking close with Patrick Mahomes. But in those circumstances in the past, a lot of times guys would take the jerseys off exchange and get photos and do all that. Um, how is that different this year?

Our guy is still exchanging them through mail. How's that happening and how does that affect you? Yeah, so that it really hasn't stopped them from trading jerseys. It just happens, uh, kind of behind closed doors now, um, which I'm not a big fan of it, just because it's puts a little bit more work on us. But at least if they did it on the field, then I don't have to worry about it later it's already done. Um. But now with the new product calls, it's you know, like

you said, it's just another thing we do. We bring them back, we sanitize them, and then the guys will normally want to sign them, and then I'll send a package with, you know, a couple of jerseys up there, and their equipment guy will just send me a package with a couple of jerseys. So, um, it just goes longer into the week where if it's right there on the field, it's kind of over and done with Bucky. I don't remember that being a thing except for recent history.

Is that true? I didn't have like, yeah, that's that's a that's a that's a recent thing. JP is is new. I think the only thing I was trying to do is trying to swipe the jersey at the end of the year, my own jersey, not get somebody else's. Like that was always the big thing. Can I get my own jersey in my helmet and that stuff? Um, Jimmy with with with all of the things that are going on, how how are the guys responding to like just the differences when it comes to like the different uniforms and

those things whatever. How responsible had they been to the designs that you put out there for them eating every week? Um? Well, I try to get their feedback. Um. Obviously the jerseys and things like that, what we wear are dictated by who's the home team and kind of what our marketing plans are and and all that, and then whatever the visiting team desides, we basically do the opposite. So jerseys

are pretty much set. Um. But we do go in and talk to some of the players and say, hey, you know, what paints do you like, what color you want to wear, what color socks you want to wear? So well, we'll try to get their feedback on it. Um, nobody's always happy no matter what we wear. Somebody's always on me. But you know, it's part of the deal, and we like giving people a hard time about it.

Uh Abriy was just in there a minute ago, asking, um, you know why we're wearing this, and I said, well, we went around and ask all the really good players what their opinion. He said, well, nobody asked me. There you go. I don't know so, but that's but that's kind of some of the ribbing we give in you know, Cam Cam thinks he's a big fashion guy, so we'll ask him a little bit. So, but it's all in good fun in there, I would I would think so it's it's it's not for the weak hearted, that's for sure.

When you walk in that equipment room, everybody is is open and fair game in that room. All right, Jimmy, are you ready to unveil the uniforms if you would? Sir? What are the Jaguars wearing this Sunday against the Texans at NRG Stadium. So we're going with the white jerseys. We got Jason he's he's actually from Houston, so when we got him, got him going there. And then even though it kind of looks the same, we're going white pants,

but we're gonna wear the black socks with it. So and Jason does a little neat thing where we take some tights and sew it on there so he doesn't get fined and then skin, so we we'll wear the white jerseys, white pants with black socks. Whoa, that's that's quite the contraption right there. Those pants. Now the tights are sewn into the bottom of the thing, so so

he doesn't get in trouble for showing his skin, that's right. Yeah, So it gives the appearance of that is box are pulled up and then he can kind of wear like midcalf socks and not have to worry about it. So it's still things. I think that's why I kind of brought that. I thought that was kind of a neat little thing for everybody to see that you don't really notice on the field. But um, you know, we try to help those guys out with some of that stuff. So they they've taken a trick. We used to cut

off the bottom of the socks. So you wear two fair of socks, you would cut off the bottom and put that on over top of your second layer, so you could wear the booties or the footies or whatever it is that you wanted to wear. But now the equipment team is all on it. Look at you guys. Yeah, it just says that because sometimes guys, you know, like some of these guys have giant calves, and even when you cut the socks, it's just so tight on them that that makes it easier just to take a pair

of types and do that. So, Um, there's all sorts of little tricks we try to do. You know, if they want to leave their shirt on tuck, we try to give them the same color shirt as the pants at least so it's not as noticeable, you know. So there's some things that we try to do to help them so they don't get fined. Look at that ingenuity in the equipment room. I remember this was when Brad Measter played Look how you'll remember this when he had his jersey but it had like a button underneath between

his legs. The jersey went all the way down there and that's kind of high a ward. Yeah, there's a he did that. He did that his whole career. And there was another jag that um that did that that we had in Atlanta. Um, Grady Jackson and sometimes those big guys not the greatest thing to help him get in and out of that. But you know, it keeps her shirt tucked in and um, but it's kind of a neat thing, you know, and it's did you build a little bond with him when you help him like that?

I think so you might have to go button that yourself, sir. All right, Jimmy, well done. That's what the Jaguars are wearing this Sunday in Houston. And let's go get a w down of the NRG Stadium. How about it, Jimmy, all right, let's do it. Let's do it. Jimmy Luck, let's play him out here, the head equipment manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars. We're back in a moment. We will get the scouts view from Bucky Brooks about the Jaguars

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Jags at one and three, they dropped three straight, the Texans at oh and four and no head coach, well, the interim head coach is now Romeo Cornell after they fired Bill O'Brien on Monday. So turmoil in Houston. But we heard what Gardner Minshew had to say about that earlier today. If you didn't check out his press conference on Jaguars dot com. The Jags have introduced Jags at Home, an interactive second screen experience on Jaguars game days that

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in the air. But apparently reports now guys, that they broke protocols and gathering for a workout off site at some point last week. This is not This is not going away in Tennessee, Bucky, very easily. No, it's not going away. And sometimes you have to protect players against themselves. And so they're sitting there and they're trying to when everyone would tell you to get extra workouts in and the camaraderie of coming together whatever in this climate, that

is not what you want to do. And so Yeah, they're probably gonna get hefty fines, they're going to be penalized, and they may miss another game because the COVID testing has turned up a couple more positive tests and and John is happening another one in New England. Of course with the Guildmore we've heard about, and that domino effect is not quite started to fall as of yet. We

hope it doesn't. But that's another big name. Yeah, it is, And I don't know what's gonna You don't know how the Gilmore thing is going to expand, so it's impossible to really comment on that yet. But getting back to the Tennessee thing, and you know, rivalry aside, this is between matter what team we're talking about. When the Saints got punished for was it bounty gate way back when the hefty punishment was sort of about a blatant disregard

for what was right in the NFL. This is going to be that same thing if they find out, if the league indeed does find out that there was a blatant disregard for COVID rule and for just sort of flaunting when you're told not to when you go ahead and do it. It's like when I was raising my son. It's one of you made a mistake. If I said, Jake, don't do that and he went and did it, that was different. And as you know, JP, he did that a lot. But this is gonna be a real deal

in terms of punishment. I don't know if it's draft picks or forfeiting or what, but this feels like not a slap on the wrist. It feels like a message is going to be saying a hard message. And I'm fascinated to see how it's going to play out. Because if it indeed was a blatant thing where they said we're going to go practice after the commissioner told us

not to, wow, can be bad. Yeah, and this one, this story is obviously just beginning to boil over and we'll follow it as the rest of you will throughout the coming days and weeks. And by the way, Jake is a a as a perfect angel. John. They didn't do anything wrong? Well fair still paying for it? Right, that's okay, I mean that happens. Let's get the Scouts view this week. Guys and Buckey, we want to hear your take on the Jaguars Wide Receiver Corps. It was

a heralding group coming into this season. There was a lot of high hopes I think for that for that unit, Um, what is your take so far on them? Have they lived up to that expectation? I think they have. JP, I think you should be pleasantly surprised by the work that we're seeing from the Jaguars wide receiver corps. UM. D Jhark has has been solid when he's been on the field. You see Leabiscus Chanf has come on like game busters, and keenly Cold is still the chain mover

that you want. I think the big disappointment for me would be Chris Conney because he's had some drops that have plagued his play. But right now, I think the strength of the Jaguars squad would be the consistency of the wide receiver corps and the diversity that they have a month to core. I think this is something that you certainly can build on and going forward as they continue to rebuild this team, I think they should feel good about the pass catches that they have on the perimeter. John,

what are your thoughts about this group so far? Obviously was should not jumping in and playing well. That's an added booze chart. We knew was going to be very good, but um, it's been nice so far to see these guys actually playing pretty well. You would say it's it's as expected. I mean, I thought d J again, I thought he was going to develop. I didn't know if he was going to be an elite one. I think

he's showing he's that. To me. Channault's far ahead of what I expect from a rookie receiver because I I just don't expect much out of rookies. I think he's going to get better and better as he learns more about the nuances of the game. And Keenan Keenan McCard al, the Jaguars wide receivers coach, he's going to teach him that.

Uh So, I think they've got two guys they can go build around, and then beyond that, I'm not really surprised at the rest of it, because I think the guys are what we thought they were, So, you know, I absolutely think it's a good group. I think it's almost unfair or it's hard to gauge them incredibly well because when you're so far down all the time, the opponent knows what kind of routes you're going to have

to run. I would love to see the entire offense play a couple of games where they have a three point lead or they're in it, because then the defense doesn't know what you're gonna play. So I think in that sense, Shark is able to thrive because no matter what you do against him, he's gonna thrive. Most receivers need some sort of scheming and help. It's harder to do that when you're so far behind the way the game goes. Yeah, there's no doubt about that. So there's

our scouts tech. Thank you very much for that. This week. Let's get now to our big game Jaguar of the Week, where we pick our Jaguar to have a big game for the Jags this week against the Houston Texas. We're gonna switch up the order this throw a curveball at you guys. I'm going first, and I'm going with James Robinson, the Jaguars wide are running back. He's been fantastic. Of course, the most scrimmage yards through four games were undrafted rookie

in league history. He's fantastic so far. Can they run the ball a bit more? Can they balance out this offense? To the point we just kind of made there and heard from John and Bucky. It would help if they were in a second half where they had a tie or a lead or were close and could stick with that running game and see how he can really play in that scenario. But I think they're going to give him the ball and I think he's my big game Jaguar for this week in Houston, especially considering that the

Texans have struggled a bit against the run this year. Johnny, Oh, what do you have for us? Well, maybe you could just go again, JPM I, since you're going first, now, I just go. You take It's uh. I'm a bitter man. I'm a bitter, bitter person. I think she is intriguing this week. He needs to have a big game because you need somebody aside from d Jhark in the passing game. What I wonder about Chinald and I don't know the answer to it. How will he continue to develop? He

had five catches Brady sick last week. I think it was or he was in that rain. That's enough to make coordinators really watch him now. He still needs developing. He still doesn't He's not a great route runner, not great with his hands. Yet how quickly is he developing on that front? Can he back up a very productive week last week with another productive week this week? Starts

showing consistency that veteran receivers usually start showing. But he's going to figure out a way to contribute somehow because he's so athletic and can do so many things. Alright, I started this all strong, osure kind of got us through the middle of the race. But now the anchor leg, Bucky Brooks, is gonna bring us on home with his what do you yeah, I'm gonna bring you home. And I'm gonna say that Garner Minshew has the big sombrero

this he has to wear the big head. He needs to be the big game Jaguar because they needed to play at a high level. I know we saw and we've talked about him throwing for over fifty yards against the Bengals, but I want to see him do it when it really matters. This is the week for them to be able to do it, because I do believe James Robinson should have success running the ball. That should enable Garner mensh you to be able to throw the ball in favorable situations. He has shown that he can

do that. Let's see him do it at a high level. This is the week for him to do so. All right, there you have it. I've got Robinson, Osha has shan All, Bucky has Gardner Minshew with the big sombrero. I like that reference. Very nice, well done, Bucky. Alright, final thought here feel for this game this week. It's a combined one and seven record between the teams, so it's not the ideal on paper matchup that's gonna get a lot of national buzz. But obviously both teams need this game

for really similar reasons. The Texans are in turmoil. The Jaguars have dropped three straight. John, how's this when gonna of feel on Sunday? Well, I feel better about it than I did last week. I've had a bad feeling all last week about the Cincinnati game because it felt like they were ready to break out. So I don't necessarily feel the way about the Texans until they fired O'Brien, and I worry about the adrenaline thing a little bit. Uh,

They're not that bad the Texans. They're not owing for bad. They play to have schedule, but they're also not playing up to what they were supposed to play too, So I'm gonna go with the Jags, but it's going to take what Bucky just talked about. Gardeners got to wear the sombrero for me to feel great about the Jags. I think he does it this week. You know, this is a tough one, JP, because I feel like this game is going to play out like the other games,

particularly in the first half. I feel like the momentum from the Texans early, they probably come hot off the gate. But I do believe because the Jaguars are played in so many of these games, the offense will get them back in and then it's up to the defense us to find a couple of stops in the third and fourth quarter. Don't expect them to dominate the game, but just a couple of time, almost like an arena ball game.

If they can just get two or three stops, I think that is more than enough for them to be able to win. Because the offense should have their way against the Texans defense. Yeah, they forced one point last week. That was on the opening drive against Cincinnati. He had the interception after the drive, but they didn't stop them the rest of the day. Stop a turnover, something to to get the Texans off the field. Was certainly humped there.

A guy's well done. We got through another program. Johnny Oh will talk to you a little later in the week, and Bucky, we will talk to you on post game this coming Sunday. Appreciate it, guys, all right, John Os, Bucky Brooks. For our entire crew, I'm J. P. Shandrick. Thank you for watching this Wednesday edition of Jaguars Happy Hour, presented by the Fields Auto Group from the Jaguars Digital Network.