It’s always a pleasure to get to catch up with my man Phil Smith of the Touchdown Jaguars Podcast. Phil’s our go-to correspondent for all things Jacksonville Jaguars, and when it was time to start previewing the 2022 season in the AFC South, we had to call him up to come talk about these Jags.
From the top down, the vibe surrounding Jacksonville is a lot different than it was a year ago. Doug Pederson takes over at head coach for the catastrophic blaze-of-glory failure that was Urban Meyer. There were some rumblings coming out of Philadelphia that Pederson had begun losing his last Eagles locker room as he was on the way out there, but let’s face it – any professional presence in Jacksonville is going to be an upgrade over what they had in Meyer. I ask Phil how Pederson has approached the culture change in Jacksonville, and then we dive into the offense – how is Trevor Lawrence coming along? Who’s going to make the plays for this Jags offense? How many talented running backs do they actually need? Why are they hoarding them? That sort of thing.
On defense, the Jags were a little more competitive in 2021 than folks might’ve realized because of their record, and it kept ’em in some games they really had no business winning (see: Buffalo, for example). After drafting Travon Walker and Devin Lloyd in the first round, Phil and I talk about how this defense improves and builds upon the foundation it laid last season. And of course, I had to work in a Gregory Junior question…
I think people are sleeping on how feisty this team could be. With a little stability at the top, some added depth on defense, and what figures to be an offense that will want to run the ball and make plays off of that, this Jags team could be a tough out in 2022.
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Listen to “Ep. 111: Previewing the 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars with Phil Smith” on Spreaker.Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley
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