Jags A.M. Podcast Ep. 210 | Home Underdogs, Focus on Containing Josh Allen and James Cook
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What are the Jaguars' playoff prospects against the Buffalo Bills?
Welcome into Jags AM. I'm kind of Stevens, Brian Sexton, John Osier with me today as the Jaguars are playoff bound. We're preparing for the wildcard matchup against the Buffalo Bills this week as we look ahead to that opponent and also look a little bit about where this team came from about a year ago. Let's go over our big things for you today. Brought to you by GEHA Government Employees Health Association. 365 days ago, the Jaguars didn't have a head coach because they just released Doug Peterson, and there were so many question marks. About three or four weeks after that, Liam Cohen became the new head coach of these Jags. John, we've kind of talked about this and how far this team has come in a year, but to see what Liam Cohen has been able to do with this team, it becomes even more impressive when you look at it in terms of what he's done in such a short amount of time.
Well, it's remarkable. And, you know, as you do this, being around the NFL for a long, long time, you get an appreciation as time goes by of how much structure and belief matter around an organization.
How has the Jaguars' coaching changed over the past year?
And I think that, you know, everything else, Trevor's development, all the stuff on the field has stemmed from the fact that very quickly you realize that between Tony Buscelli and James Gladstone and Liam Cohen and no particular order there, that there was going to be structure. there was going to be doing things the right way. And above all, Brian, the players were going to, over time, believe strongly in the direction. And I think that's why you have the feeling that you have all the other stuff, but I think it started there.
What bears that out is the fact that Antonio Johnson, Monteric Brown, look at all the players who are playing at a really high level who we doubted. Devin Lloyd is another name that comes to mind. You look at the players who were here who didn't play like they are right now, and you can understand the depth and the breadth of what these men have done. They took what was here and made it better. They brought in some guys and added. But the biggest story to this season is the way that guys who were here that didn't play very well are all of a sudden playing their best football.
What historical playoff matchups have the Jaguars had with the Bills?
And I think that speaks loudly about the coach, about the general manager, and about what Tony Buscelli has done. They have created a system that took what was here and made it better. And of course, thinking forward about what they're going to do, you can see that they could be successful there also.
Liam Cohen, certainly our coach of the year. I think he'll be considered nationally for that as well. As we go into our second big thing today, we're going to look ahead to the Bills game. Wild history. We talk about the two wild card playoff matchups against the Bills in the past. Brian, I know you love to be our history buff here, but they've played the Bills two times in the playoffs, and the Jags have gotten two wins out of it, and they were pretty notable games.
Yeah, listen, a lot of people will remember the 2017 game, so I'll leave that alone.
Why is Josh Allen considered a key player for the Bills?
Suffice to say, it was one touchdown pass that beat the Bills, and it was Blake Bortles to Ben Koyak. But if you go back to 1996 and the Jaguars' first ever playoff appearance, they went into Orchard Park and it was Rich Stadium back then. And that particular Buffalo Bills team still had all the Hall of Famers playing. Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, Andre Reid. The list is long and distinguished. And the Jaguars did something that nobody thought they could do. be the first team to win a game on the road at Ridge Stadium. This play to me signifies as much as anything what the Jaguars did. They got big plays. That's playing above the X's and O's.
What strategies should the Jaguars use to contain James Cook?
That's Clyde Simmons who snatched that ball out of the air and tied the game at seven. Kai, the context here is that the Jaguars were down 7-0 already at that point, had gone three and out on the ensuing possession, and it just felt like the momentum was building. And then there's Natron Means. Listen, he had a brilliant run through the playoffs that year.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the Jaguars' playoff prospects against the Buffalo Bills?
0:16–1:15
2
How has the Jaguars' coaching changed over the past year?
1:15–2:22
3
What historical playoff matchups have the Jaguars had with the Bills?
2:22–3:00
4
Why is Josh Allen considered a key player for the Bills?
3:00–3:40
5
What strategies should the Jaguars use to contain James Cook?
3:40–4:16
6
How can the Jaguars' defense prepare for Josh Allen's running ability?
4:16–4:39
7
What are the implications of being home underdogs in this playoff game?
4:39–5:22
8
What are the predictions for the Jaguars' performance in the playoffs?
5:22–28:07
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