looking live at the bank where
quarterbacks will report to training
camp today there's the training field
teams rookies and first-year players
reported Wednesday veterans show up next
Wednesday mr. Jack's Jaguars analyst
Mark Brunell here with us on the morning
show to talk about the keys to camp
usually when I go to the bank I make a
withdrawal these guys head to the bank
they make a huge investment think of how
far this team has come in just 12 months
last year going into to the season there
were a lot of concerns some uncertainty
at the quarterback position that new
running back in Leonard fournette how
was he going to adjust to the NFL
offensive line defensive line we pretty
much knew the defense was going to be
solid but we far exceeded our
expectations by going to the AFC
Championship game going into this season
we know Bruce we have a good football
team which means we're gonna win a lot
of football games so the players are
excited the quarterback says you said
report today so good things are
happening back let me expand on that a
little bit because you and I chatted
about this yesterday roster solid the
schedule is tough that is that is going
to be a challenge because you've got the
Patriots you have the Steelers the
Washington Redskins have an upgrade at
quarterback you face the world champion
Philadelphia Eagles unfortunately you
know not at our in our home stadium here
in Jacksonville but there's no secrets
everyone knows the Jacksonville Jaguars
are are a contender that they're a good
football team and every Sunday they're
going to bring their best and they're
gonna be a challenge for a lot of teams
the schedule is tough and so but that's
good I think that's at what the players
want when I was a player that's exactly
what we wanted we wanted to face the
better teams because if you want to be
the best you have to beat the best Malik
said 16 and no smack-talk I don't know
if it's smack talk I don't know how
serious he was about that we're all for
16 I know but for the players right now
Bruce to be thinking 16 to know and
maybe that's just Malik I don't really
want them to be thinking 16 to know I
want them to think want to know one game
at a time think today think about your
first opponent and then from there after
you beat the Giants in the opener you go
to the second game then you get to to a
no but if
you want to be a championship team
you've got to win games in September
you've got to win early like I said the
season is that the schedule is very
tough you take them one game at a time
and that has to be the mentality when
you approach a football season take you
back to your first training camp you're
walking in you're a family guy you know
you know for the next six months you're
dedicated to football but you got four
kids going to training camp was always
bittersweet
now you're excited about the season high
expectations looking forward to working
with your teammates and building a
championship team at the same time you
know most of my career Bruce I had four
children so you go to the season
thrilled about it it's your work it's
what you do but you realize you're
really not gonna see your family a lot
for the next six months so and that's
that's just part that's part of the
drill that's just football but I
absolutely loved it going into training
camp you know there's gonna be a lot of
work ahead it was going to be a grind it
was going to be a strain a lot of
pressure a lot of stress but I loved
playing the game I loved building
something with my teammates I was
surrounded by some very good teammates
you know your job is pretty easy when
you've got Fred Taylor in the background
in the backfield I should say you've got
Keane McArdle Jimmy Smith Tony Boselli
this offensive line
Leon Searcy the list goes on and on I
was very fortunate to have a very good
supporting cast that many times me Mike
my job a lot easier that's gonna be the
key to the Jag success this year
absolute team as a bunch as opposed to a
bunch of individuals who play really and
that's what it's about you know Doug
Marrone has talked repeatedly about this
is this is a team effort it's never
about one guy and that's if you have
that approach you're gonna win a lot of
games understanding that you that you
can't do anything without the guy next
to you so and you know they're that guy
right there Blake bortles he understands
that full well he knows he has a good
supporting cast he's a much improved
quarterback it's time for him to take
his his play on the field to the next
level his leadership has improved and so
good things ahead for Blake bortles and
this football team and we'll find out
starting today since he reports whether
he brings it