December 4, 2020 • 9 mins
CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins visits with J.P. Shadrick for the Publix Tailgate Show to discuss her career in television and becoming the first woman to call a Jaguars game in the Week 13 matchup against the Vikings.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
With the call of today's game on CBS Sports, Beth
Moens joining us now. And I believe Beth is the
first time we've had you on a Jaguars game. It's
good to talk to you. Yeah. The I when I
was prepping for Monday Night Football several years ago, we
actually had a Jags pregame, uh that we broadcast to
no one but ourselves, a preseason game. So wow. So
(00:24):
I'm anxious to actually be heard and have one in
the regular season. You are the first woman to call
a Jaguars game. I know that. And you know, do
you consider yourself a pioneer of sorts or is that
too too heavy of a burden? You know? I I
know that it means a lot um to other people
(00:44):
and and hopefully is inspiring. Uh, two young boys and
girls that want to get into this business. And and
I do realize, um that the significance of it, and
I'm proud of that. Um. But from my perspective, it's
always been my day to day. It's always been my
dream job and and something that I've pursued with a
(01:05):
lot of vigor ever since i was young. So uh,
as you know what, while you're in it and and
you're focused on the task at hand. That does make
it a little easier sometimes to to block out a
lot of the noise. And then uh, perhaps JP go
back afterwards and sort of embraced those moments and and
sort of relish in the history of it a little bit.
(01:27):
What did you first realize that you wanted to do
play by play? And how? I mean it's obviously difficult
for anybody to move up the ladder, but what was
the greatest challenge you've faced when you first got in
the business. Well, I always, uh like sports and I
like talking, So there was a perfect blend. Um lucky
enough that I grew up as a coach's kid, and
(01:49):
I had three brothers and a neighborhood full of little
kids that loved kickball and whiffleball and football and basketball.
So there was an always, always a game going on,
and I was always yacking away. I I wasn't a
trash talker. I preferred to be much more descriptive in
my verbage. And so I knew from a young age.
(02:11):
And then uh, mid seventies, the old NFL Today Show
with Phyllis George. That was the first time, you know,
the the old adage if you see it, then you
can believe it and and figure out a way to
make it happen. And watching Phillis was the first indicator
for me that it was something that I could do.
And then it's just a matter of, um, you know,
(02:32):
plowing forward with everything you've got it the the other
lucky break for better or worse. Um. I never had
anything else I wanted to do j B. So if
there was a roadblock thrown in my way, it was
just a matter of figuring out how to get under it,
around it, through it, or over it and and continue
on my way. Um I was. I was blessed to
have a lot of great role models, most of them
(02:53):
men when I was first coming up that took a
shine to me and wanted to share a lot of
knowledge and information with me. That that was greatly beneficial.
Beth Mullins with us CBS Sports, what is your balance
of duties? Now? Are you still doing ESPN stuff as well?
And you're jumping on CBS this week? How often are
you on the Columbia Broadcast System? Now? This uh, this
(03:15):
is always the crazy time of year. That there was
a while where I was doing UM volleyball championships, soccer championships,
college football, NFL men's basketball, women's basketball. I've been able
to pare that down and narrow it down a little bit,
so UM have had some basketball games on the schedule
(03:35):
and have been UH doing college football with ESPN. I
get an opportunity to enjoy some friends with the NFL
on CBS this week and and possibly again at the
end of the regular season. So UH been fortunate to
to have my hand in a lot of different things.
And I understand they replayed my prices right episode from
(03:58):
last week, so I'll be expecting that royalties check anytime
anytime now. I love it. Beths with us as the
play by play at the game on CBS today. All right,
let's get to the game now, Beth. I mean, the
Jaguars have started some significant change. They fired the GM
after last week's game. Dave Caldwell is out. That search
(04:19):
will begin, if it hasn't begun already, it will officially
begin after the season is over. Doug Marone trying to
keep this team fighting. He's safe through the season. After that,
who knows. It's a great challenge for Doug because they're
out of the race. It's a young, beat up football
team really both sides of the ball. They're on the
third quarterback and you know they're one intent. I get it,
(04:41):
but they're fighting in some of these games, Beth, and
and I think Doug is a big reason why this
group has stayed as close as they have this part
of the season. Yeah, you know, you look at the schedule,
it's three of the last four games that are within
four points UM And you know, you hate to to
talk about moral victories, Uh, those don't necessarily count in
(05:02):
the NFL, but that does I think show that the
guys are still fighting. You know, the shelf life in
the NFL is so short that you know, even if
you've got to turn to your backups or bring guys
off the practice squad, there is such a hunger and uh,
such a desire to prove that you belong that I
think Doug and the coaching staff have been able to
(05:24):
get the most out of those guys. Um And you know,
tip of the cap to some of these veterans that
are are making the most of an opportunity, and certainly
to these young rookies that are coming in and having
an impact. I mean, you know, James Robinson is one
of the feel good stories of the season. We're certainly
going to make a big deal on on the broadcast
(05:46):
today about Robinson and Justin Jefferson trying to wrestle that
Rookie of the Year honor away from another quarterback is
as good as Justin Herbert has been with the Chargers.
But I think there are some positives to take um
and I think that you know, what other option do
you have? It's not in anybody's DNA. I don't think
(06:07):
too to call it quits before the season comes to
its conclusion. You mentioned James Robinson and his running style
is just fantastic to watch. He's hard to hit, he
hits the whole uh, he's decisive and in fact, he
only has eleven negative runs this entire season. To write
that one down, you might want to take a note
on that, and it's a it's an impressive stat I mean,
(06:28):
because the guy's always falling forward, and if they didn't
have James Robinson, I don't know what they would be
on offense. Ben. Yeah, and it's one of those stories.
It's just amazing how everybody kept missing how good this
kid was coming out of high school and coming out
of college and and you know, credit to the Jags
for finding this guy. Um, he's so uh compact and
(06:52):
so powerful and you just see him able to run
around guys and run past guys, but also when necessary,
you know, run right through people. And it's been a
real pleasure to watch him on tape and and some
of the games that I've been looking at for the Jags.
And and hopefully he can keep it up. It's uh,
you know something that he's chasing that scrimmage rookie record,
(07:14):
and hopefully he can continue to flirt with that and
and make that a big story moving forward. Beth Bowens
with Us from CBS has the play by play of
the Jaguars Vikings game today at one o'clock. On the
other side, it's a Jaguars defense that is just beat
up all over the field. The linebackers are about the
only guys who've been out there most of the year,
(07:34):
Miles Jack and Joe Schobert. But you look in the
secondary is a lot of young guys, guys getting an
opportunity because other players are injured, and this is not
the week for that. With Jefferson and Feeling and those
guys and Kirk Cousins slinging it around pretty well lately.
It's a Minnesota offense. You mentioned Jefferson, but they've got
guys outside that can match up very well, it feels
(07:57):
like against this Jaguars secondary. Unfortunately for the Jaguars this week. Yeah,
it's a I think a tough time to come up
against the likes of Feeling and Jefferson and Cousins. You
could make the case he's been the best quarterback in
the league since thereby, uh, you know, over the last
five weeks or so, So it's definitely gonna be a
(08:17):
big challenge. Uh. It's a really a calling card for
Shobourd and Miles Jack to just have monster afternoons and
hope that those guys in the bat can rise up.
Tough matchup for the Jags on the defensive side today.
It's a Vikings team that needs it. Obviously, they're they're
in the wild card race, but they won't be for
long if they lose games like this. So you know
(08:41):
they're gonna be up for this game. There's no letdown
game as certainly at this point of the year. If
you're in the race in the NFL in December, there's
no such thing as a letdown game or there shouldn't
be no And I think probably they were, uh, you know,
hit pretty hard in the face with that one in
five start. And so this is some magic coming out
of that I week, and and according to our research,
(09:02):
a win for the Vikings and a loss for the
Cardinals moves Minnesota into that seven spot. Next week they
face Tampa Bay, so an opportunity to pass Tampa Bay
with the head to head if they get a win
next week, and Detroit and Chicago, which you would think
would be winnable, and then depending on New Orleans and
what's going on, whether they've clinched or not, or whether
(09:24):
Drew Brees is back, an opportunity for them to do
some damage down the stretch. So I would imagine, uh,
they would be fired up and ready to roll. That's
great stuff. I truly appreciate the visit and have a
great call today of the Jacks. Appreciate it.
With the call of today's game on CBS Sports, Beth
Moens joining us now. And I believe Beth is the
first time we've had you on a Jaguars game. It's
good to talk to you. Yeah. The I when I
was prepping for Monday Night Football several years ago, we
actually had a Jags pregame, uh that we broadcast to
no one but ourselves, a preseason game. So wow. So
(00:24):
I'm anxious to actually be heard and have one in
the regular season. You are the first woman to call
a Jaguars game. I know that. And you know, do
you consider yourself a pioneer of sorts or is that
too too heavy of a burden? You know? I I
know that it means a lot um to other people
(00:44):
and and hopefully is inspiring. Uh, two young boys and
girls that want to get into this business. And and
I do realize, um that the significance of it, and
I'm proud of that. Um. But from my perspective, it's
always been my day to day. It's always been my
dream job and and something that I've pursued with a
(01:05):
lot of vigor ever since i was young. So uh,
as you know what, while you're in it and and
you're focused on the task at hand. That does make
it a little easier sometimes to to block out a
lot of the noise. And then uh, perhaps JP go
back afterwards and sort of embraced those moments and and
sort of relish in the history of it a little bit.
(01:27):
What did you first realize that you wanted to do
play by play? And how? I mean it's obviously difficult
for anybody to move up the ladder, but what was
the greatest challenge you've faced when you first got in
the business. Well, I always, uh like sports and I
like talking, So there was a perfect blend. Um lucky
enough that I grew up as a coach's kid, and
(01:49):
I had three brothers and a neighborhood full of little
kids that loved kickball and whiffleball and football and basketball.
So there was an always, always a game going on,
and I was always yacking away. I I wasn't a
trash talker. I preferred to be much more descriptive in
my verbage. And so I knew from a young age.
(02:11):
And then uh, mid seventies, the old NFL Today Show
with Phyllis George. That was the first time, you know,
the the old adage if you see it, then you
can believe it and and figure out a way to
make it happen. And watching Phillis was the first indicator
for me that it was something that I could do.
And then it's just a matter of, um, you know,
(02:32):
plowing forward with everything you've got it the the other
lucky break for better or worse. Um. I never had
anything else I wanted to do j B. So if
there was a roadblock thrown in my way, it was
just a matter of figuring out how to get under it,
around it, through it, or over it and and continue
on my way. Um I was. I was blessed to
have a lot of great role models, most of them
(02:53):
men when I was first coming up that took a
shine to me and wanted to share a lot of
knowledge and information with me. That that was greatly beneficial.
Beth Mullins with us CBS Sports, what is your balance
of duties? Now? Are you still doing ESPN stuff as well?
And you're jumping on CBS this week? How often are
you on the Columbia Broadcast System? Now? This uh, this
(03:15):
is always the crazy time of year. That there was
a while where I was doing UM volleyball championships, soccer championships,
college football, NFL men's basketball, women's basketball. I've been able
to pare that down and narrow it down a little bit,
so UM have had some basketball games on the schedule
(03:35):
and have been UH doing college football with ESPN. I
get an opportunity to enjoy some friends with the NFL
on CBS this week and and possibly again at the
end of the regular season. So UH been fortunate to
to have my hand in a lot of different things.
And I understand they replayed my prices right episode from
(03:58):
last week, so I'll be expecting that royalties check anytime
anytime now. I love it. Beths with us as the
play by play at the game on CBS today. All right,
let's get to the game now, Beth. I mean, the
Jaguars have started some significant change. They fired the GM
after last week's game. Dave Caldwell is out. That search
(04:19):
will begin, if it hasn't begun already, it will officially
begin after the season is over. Doug Marone trying to
keep this team fighting. He's safe through the season. After that,
who knows. It's a great challenge for Doug because they're
out of the race. It's a young, beat up football
team really both sides of the ball. They're on the
third quarterback and you know they're one intent. I get it,
(04:41):
but they're fighting in some of these games, Beth, and
and I think Doug is a big reason why this
group has stayed as close as they have this part
of the season. Yeah, you know, you look at the schedule,
it's three of the last four games that are within
four points UM And you know, you hate to to
talk about moral victories, Uh, those don't necessarily count in
(05:02):
the NFL, but that does I think show that the
guys are still fighting. You know, the shelf life in
the NFL is so short that you know, even if
you've got to turn to your backups or bring guys
off the practice squad, there is such a hunger and uh,
such a desire to prove that you belong that I
think Doug and the coaching staff have been able to
(05:24):
get the most out of those guys. Um And you know,
tip of the cap to some of these veterans that
are are making the most of an opportunity, and certainly
to these young rookies that are coming in and having
an impact. I mean, you know, James Robinson is one
of the feel good stories of the season. We're certainly
going to make a big deal on on the broadcast
(05:46):
today about Robinson and Justin Jefferson trying to wrestle that
Rookie of the Year honor away from another quarterback is
as good as Justin Herbert has been with the Chargers.
But I think there are some positives to take um
and I think that you know, what other option do
you have? It's not in anybody's DNA. I don't think
(06:07):
too to call it quits before the season comes to
its conclusion. You mentioned James Robinson and his running style
is just fantastic to watch. He's hard to hit, he
hits the whole uh, he's decisive and in fact, he
only has eleven negative runs this entire season. To write
that one down, you might want to take a note
on that, and it's a it's an impressive stat I mean,
(06:28):
because the guy's always falling forward, and if they didn't
have James Robinson, I don't know what they would be
on offense. Ben. Yeah, and it's one of those stories.
It's just amazing how everybody kept missing how good this
kid was coming out of high school and coming out
of college and and you know, credit to the Jags
for finding this guy. Um, he's so uh compact and
(06:52):
so powerful and you just see him able to run
around guys and run past guys, but also when necessary,
you know, run right through people. And it's been a
real pleasure to watch him on tape and and some
of the games that I've been looking at for the Jags.
And and hopefully he can keep it up. It's uh,
you know something that he's chasing that scrimmage rookie record,
(07:14):
and hopefully he can continue to flirt with that and
and make that a big story moving forward. Beth Bowens
with Us from CBS has the play by play of
the Jaguars Vikings game today at one o'clock. On the
other side, it's a Jaguars defense that is just beat
up all over the field. The linebackers are about the
only guys who've been out there most of the year,
(07:34):
Miles Jack and Joe Schobert. But you look in the
secondary is a lot of young guys, guys getting an
opportunity because other players are injured, and this is not
the week for that. With Jefferson and Feeling and those
guys and Kirk Cousins slinging it around pretty well lately.
It's a Minnesota offense. You mentioned Jefferson, but they've got
guys outside that can match up very well, it feels
(07:57):
like against this Jaguars secondary. Unfortunately for the Jaguars this week. Yeah,
it's a I think a tough time to come up
against the likes of Feeling and Jefferson and Cousins. You
could make the case he's been the best quarterback in
the league since thereby, uh, you know, over the last
five weeks or so, So it's definitely gonna be a
(08:17):
big challenge. Uh. It's a really a calling card for
Shobourd and Miles Jack to just have monster afternoons and
hope that those guys in the bat can rise up.
Tough matchup for the Jags on the defensive side today.
It's a Vikings team that needs it. Obviously, they're they're
in the wild card race, but they won't be for
long if they lose games like this. So you know
(08:41):
they're gonna be up for this game. There's no letdown
game as certainly at this point of the year. If
you're in the race in the NFL in December, there's
no such thing as a letdown game or there shouldn't
be no And I think probably they were, uh, you know,
hit pretty hard in the face with that one in
five start. And so this is some magic coming out
of that I week, and and according to our research,
(09:02):
a win for the Vikings and a loss for the
Cardinals moves Minnesota into that seven spot. Next week they
face Tampa Bay, so an opportunity to pass Tampa Bay
with the head to head if they get a win
next week, and Detroit and Chicago, which you would think
would be winnable, and then depending on New Orleans and
what's going on, whether they've clinched or not, or whether
(09:24):
Drew Brees is back, an opportunity for them to do
some damage down the stretch. So I would imagine, uh,
they would be fired up and ready to roll. That's
great stuff. I truly appreciate the visit and have a
great call today of the Jacks. Appreciate it.
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