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Speaker 1: We head out to the Kiawa Kamaspurit Health Hotline right

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Speaker 1: now to check in with Shannon Farren Chargers Sideline Reporttion.

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Speaker 1: It's great to have you back on the program. Thank

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Speaker 1: you so much for the time.

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Speaker 2: How are you, hey, Ryan?

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Speaker 3: Where's Dave there?

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Speaker 1: It is yees see, exactly exactly.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I get about thirty Texas today during the show. No

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Speaker 1: times we said it and they'd be like, well, where

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Speaker 1: is he. He's going to come in later, Oh, he's

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Speaker 1: taking some time. Anyways, It's really good to I catch

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Speaker 1: up with you. And obviously a big day in the

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Speaker 1: news for the Chargers as your coach Jim Harbaugh announced

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Speaker 1: that the quarterback is not going to play Justin Herbert,

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Speaker 1: what was your reaction.

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Speaker 3: To that sign of across?

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Speaker 2: I mean, you all remember what happened back in twenty

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Speaker 2: twenty three when the Chargers had already locked up the

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Speaker 2: five seed going into the playoffs. We came to Denver,

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Speaker 2: the grand stay at the coach at the time, made

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Speaker 2: the decision to play the starters. Wanted to keep the

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Speaker 2: momentum going into the playoffs, and we lost Mike Williams

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Speaker 2: late in that game to a season ending back injury,

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Speaker 2: went on the following week to play the wildcard game

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Speaker 2: in Jacksonville, justin Herbert only had anyway, it was a disaster, let's.

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Speaker 3: Not relive it.

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Speaker 2: We are very happy as a Chargers people that this

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Speaker 2: is the decision. The key starters will sit in Denver,

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Speaker 2: which will make your pathway to the number one seed

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Speaker 2: that much better. So I'm sure that everybody in Denver

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Speaker 2: is just as happy as we are.

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Speaker 4: Yes, everyone in Denver here is happy. But I know

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Speaker 4: there's another guy in charge of the country who is

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Speaker 4: definitely happy, and that is Durwin James. How was this

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Speaker 4: kind of relationship between Jesse Mentor and Duren James really

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Speaker 2: Player, Derwin James will tell you that Jesse Mintor and

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Speaker 2: the defense that he runs well. First of all, it's

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Speaker 2: if Derwin James wasn't here, Jesse Mintor specializes looking at

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Speaker 3: Not trying to take a player and fit it into

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Speaker 2: and that is working out for this defense. It's why

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Speaker 2: Jesse Mincher's name has been batted around as head coach

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Speaker 2: next year in the NFL. He has taken this team

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Speaker 2: changed it completely. He says that he learned that lesson

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Speaker 2: back when he was at Michigan and they lost to TCU,

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Speaker 2: And they.

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Speaker 3: Lost to TCU by enlarged.

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Speaker 2: By a very hot young receiver by the name of

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Speaker 2: But he was on that plane ride home when he said,

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Speaker 2: this defense is so good. What am I missing? And

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Speaker 2: he went back to fundamentals and he went back to

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Speaker 2: just physicality, and that is what he has brought from

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Speaker 2: Michigan to Los Angeles. This is a team that plays physical.

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Speaker 2: It is what John Jim Harboff used me and John

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Speaker 3: About a defense, you know.

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Speaker 2: And unfortunately for us, Denzel Perriman, who has been playing

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Speaker 3: And it showed, and we're not going to have him

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Speaker 1: Shannon Farren join us here a Chargers sideline report. I

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Speaker 1: want to go back to the first part of what

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Speaker 1: Does It seem like a lot of Chargers fans are

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Speaker 2: But I know we would very much prefer the Patriots

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Speaker 2: of all, the Chargers have beat the Patriots. This Patriots

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Speaker 2: We can run the ball, but we don't have to

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Speaker 2: Then going back to Jacksonville, nobody wants to go back

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Speaker 3: Chargers Nation out here in Los Angeles. Well, I'm not.

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Speaker 4: Sure if Quinn Johnson is going to play in the

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Speaker 4: And the reason I asked that question is because obviously

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Speaker 3: I would respectfully disagree about Q.

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Speaker 2: The only times he has not played up to his

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Speaker 2: Justin Herbert has spread it around this season. Like I mentioned,

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Speaker 3: Than it was last year. Yeah, Q had some early.

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Speaker 2: He's a fast or, he's a big body. He's great

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Speaker 2: there really is a lot of people for Justin to

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Speaker 1: One I have for you, Shanon, really appreciate the time

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Speaker 1: helping us preview this game. For Justin Herbert and postseason

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Speaker 1: success that has so far eluded him, this is an opportunity.

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Speaker 1: This is kind of a moment in his careers. This

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Speaker 1: has been a very good Chargers team. They've been relatively

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Speaker 2: I think we're far away from talking about what justin

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Speaker 2: this season it's been the offensive line that you know,

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Speaker 3: When you look at last season.

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Speaker 2: We'll discuss the playoffs there with Jacksonville, he was missing

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Speaker 2: He's missing any sort of any sort of receivers running game.

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Speaker 3: This time around, he's gonna have to.

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Speaker 2: Do with an without an offensive line.

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Speaker 3: You guys have looked at the tape.

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Speaker 2: What he's been able to do with no protection has

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Speaker 2: I mean, it's incredible what Justin Herbert has been able

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Speaker 2: I mean, bo Nix is so much fun to watch

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Speaker 4: Well said Jean, and stay with quarterbacks for a quick second.

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Speaker 4: With Herbert expected to be out, obviously the star is

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Speaker 4: going to go to Trey Lance. Expectations for him in

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Speaker 2: Yeah, don't sleep on Trey Lance. I mean, this was

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Speaker 3: He kind of.

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Speaker 2: Didn't get a fair shake in San Francisco with injuries

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Speaker 3: So don't sleep on him.

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Speaker 2: It's not like a lot of backups that we have

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Speaker 3: Trey Lance is the real deal.

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Speaker 2: So he, like I said, he's mobile, so when he

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Speaker 2: gets out of the pocket, he is dangerous, no.

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Speaker 1: Doubt about it. Shan really appreciate the time, great insight.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much.

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Speaker 2: Thanks guys, Take care.

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Speaker 3: Ryan and Nick all right, sounds good.

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