Bucky Brooks
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And because you no longer can put poison pills in the contract, it's pretty clean when it comes to a here's the number.
Either we want to get up to the number and match it or we don't.
They decided that he was such a vital part of their operation as a special teams player, as a backup receiver, that they want to retain him.
And if you go back, if you talk to people up there, they would say he was so valuable because he pushed everyone around him.
oftentimes Bobo was so solid as a practice player that he put pressure on DK Metcalf when DK Metcalf was there to practice and perform at that level.
There is something, too, and we talked about it going all the way back to when Gladstone and Cohen talked over, they talked about
The culture in the program changing organically by the people that you bring in.
Well, if you want a team that plays hard and practice hard, what you do is go get a bunch of players that play hard and practice hard.
Bobo would have been one of those guys that did that for them.
And it would continue to elevate the energy and the vibes in the building because you have another high level competitor with the Jacks.
Yeah, I think the big thing when it comes to special teams, so we're trying to find extra advantages.
Liam always talks about finding an edge.
Well, one of the edges that the Jaguars can continue to expand on is the special teams area.
Being able to dominate the game on special teams, the hidden yardage when we talk about flipping fields, the punt exchanges, being able to return kicks and cover kicks really well.
Bobo is a guy that can help you in so many different ways.
And now it's about finding other guys that can do it.
Special teams are the final frontier.
If you're going to be a team that we want to be, where we're always in the conversation, not only being a playoff contender, but eventually a title contender,
You've got to be solid in each of the three areas, offense, defense, and special teams.
So I would expect us to continue to look at how we can enhance the bottom third of the roster to make sure we're great in those areas, particularly in the kicking game.