1 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Hey guys, Chris Avery with you got a bonus segment 2 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: for you here on Chargers Weekly in week ten. I 3 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: caught it with Good Morning Football's Kay Adams this morning 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: and we talked all things Chargers. We talked Melvin Gordon, 5 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: we talked to Keenan Allen. Plus Kay made an early 6 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: case for Philip Rivers as league MVP. It was a 7 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: lot of fun. Kay's the best, and I hope you 8 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: enjoy all right on the line, one of the co 9 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: hosts of Good Morning Football on NFL Network, and I 10 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: know for a fact she's a fan favorite among Chargers fans. 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: Kay Adams joins me here on Chargers Weekly. Kay, I 12 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: can't thank you enough for your time. How are you? 13 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 1: I'm wonderful. I don't know how I became a Chargers fan, 14 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: but I am in it to win it. How did 15 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: it start? Can you remember? I always liked Keenan Allen 16 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: and then I had Melvin Gordon on my team for 17 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: several years, and to me, they just never get talked 18 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 1: about ever, and I don't understand why. Obviously there's some 19 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: bad endings and some bad juju and a curse that 20 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: was on them, but the fact that they're so talented 21 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: right now, I'm loving to rub it in everybody's face 22 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: at their current record. Well, you're right, there's six and 23 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: two right now. That one is a five straight looking 24 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: to make it six in Oakland. So far, there is 25 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: a lot to like. But where do you start k 26 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: in talking about this football team. I mean, I start 27 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: with Philip Rivers and I would if you would have 28 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: let me make my case for him for MVP this year, 29 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: then I will take this time to do that because 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 1: he's really having one of the best years in his career. 31 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: Right Nineteen typesdowns just three interception was past rating in 32 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: the wild and I feel like, yes, you've seen him 33 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: put up big lossy numbers. They are the touchsdowns, they've 34 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: always been there. But I feel like along with that, 35 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: he's made mistakes. Right, They've always had those built in 36 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: interception that comes along with the numbers. That's not the 37 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: case this year, lowest rate for interceptions in his career. 38 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: He's crushing it. Offensive line is amazing, adding pounty on 39 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: a win when you already had a good offensive line, 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: such a faller move, and I'm loving everything about it. 41 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: And been is of course the defense. Yeah, the defense, 42 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: there's a hero every single week. It was that picks 43 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: six in Seattle, Desmond King, Adrian Phillips had that tip 44 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: in London. I mean, without Joey Bosa, this defense has 45 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: really started to kind of get their groove. And I 46 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: think when Bosa eventually does come back, you have guys 47 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: stepping in like Isaac Rachelle. I know a friend of 48 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: the program. He has three sacks in his last four games. 49 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: Well look at Duran James. I mean he has three 50 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: and a half sacks this season. So this kid, and 51 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: I said, that's wild that his position to do in 52 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: Melvin Ingram has I think close to five, he's got 53 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: four and a half. I mean, the only reason I 54 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: gotta tell you, Chris that I came up to pass 55 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: so I could get insider info on a win. The 56 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: heck Joey Bosa is coming back. I wish I knew. Okay, 57 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: I mean you're there, no listen, I wish I knew. 58 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: I hope sooner than later. But the fact that Gus 59 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: Bradley has these guys going, you know, Melvin Ingram three 60 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: sacks in his last four games, and you've got a 61 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: Raiders team who obviously has struggled a little bit as 62 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: of late, they gave up eight sacks to the forty 63 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: niners last week, so hopefully, you know, Darwin gets another sack, 64 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: they'll have the most sacks of any rookie defensive back 65 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: in the history of the league. That's wild. Yeah, And 66 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: Dante Jackson got burned on Thursday Night football against the 67 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,119 Speaker 1: Steelers over and over again. Grants, he was Antonio Brown, 68 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: but Donte Jackson is the guy who's getting a ton 69 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: of love for a defensive Rookie of the Year accolades. 70 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: And I'm in there marching for Derwin James, who looked amazing. 71 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: And the defense with the Chargers, I mean, Chris, They're 72 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: allowing the few points per game in the entire league 73 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: over this five game win streak that we're talking about, 74 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: less than eighteen points a game without Bosa. It's pretty amazing. 75 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: I'm a little I'm not going to say I'm worried 76 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: about this Raiders game, because I'm not, but I feel 77 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: like this is a sort of game they really have 78 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: to be on their p's and ques and they cannot 79 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: lose this game. Well, you know, okay, Coach Lynn even 80 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: talking about his press conference, he was on that Denver 81 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: Broncos team that was I think undefeated going into late 82 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: in the year. I think they're like thirteen to oz. 83 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: They went up to New York to play a three 84 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: win Giants team and that Giants team beat them, So 85 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: I think he's put these guys on notice. And you 86 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: look at this locker room. These guys play the same 87 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: way every single week. And one of the things I 88 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: thought was so cool that Schrager outline was just that 89 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: forty one day road trip that we're kind of in 90 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: the midst of right now. And shout out to Brock 91 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: for all the good information Brock and pr here, but 92 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: you know Cleveland, London, I mean Brock and Stars crunching numbers, 93 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: yeah Brock, Yeah, Brocks on his game here in Coachta Masa, 94 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: no doubt. But they find ways to win twenties like 95 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: the magic number here because they're one of four teams 96 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 1: who have scored twenty points in every game this year, 97 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: this four game winning streak or actually their five game 98 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: winning streak, four of them. Yeah, you hold them under 99 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: twenty points. I love that, and I feel like there's 100 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: something to the adversity or the challenge that works in 101 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: their favor. Obviously, they're coaches are so much credit for 102 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: everything he's done, but even just to right having to move, 103 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: having to have a new coach, dealing with so many 104 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: injuries last year, that gave you the opportunity for Tyroll 105 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: Williams to step up to get reps with the first team, 106 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: take get chemistry and let's have develop with this quarterback, 107 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers. And now you see with Keenan Allen back, 108 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: he started doing the nitty gritty while he's letting other 109 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: guys shine. But it's all working together and I feel 110 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: like it literally all happened for a reason. And now 111 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: it is clicking when Philip Rivers needs it to click 112 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: because time's running out. You mentioned culture two k. You know, 113 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: the Charger started Owen four under Anthony Lynn since then 114 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 1: fifteen and five, and I think with any football team, 115 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: it takes a while to build a culture and sustain 116 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: that culture. I think you're certainly starting to see that 117 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: now with coach Lynn. What can you say about the 118 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: job that Coach Lynn has done over the last two seasons. 119 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I wish I was closer to coach to 120 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: Mason where I could be, you know, closer to the 121 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: coach and ask him the questions that I want to 122 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: ask him. But you can just tell from advantage point 123 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: where I'm all the way on the other side of 124 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: the coast and I'm keeping track of what thirty two 125 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: coaches are saying and thirty two gms all of their players, 126 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: and every time there's a sound clip or anytime there's 127 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: anything with him, especially after the loss of the Standus family, 128 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: all of it, how he handles himself in this locker room, 129 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: you can just tell he's got all the respects in 130 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: the world. They don't have off the field issues. It's 131 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: tight end up and it's quiet, and that's why I 132 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: have nothing the respects with this wild turnaround where they're 133 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: not only you know, they started hot, obviously, which is 134 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: not the case last year. They won last six of 135 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: their last seven, I think once they got acclimated and 136 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: one keenan Allen stort of going off at the end 137 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: of last season. But now they just picked up where 138 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: they left off and they're not they're not even complaining, 139 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: Like do you hear the Titans complain. Nobody's talking about us. 140 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: We don't get any love. If you're concerned with that, 141 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: it's going to affect your locker room. The Chargers never 142 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: say that, and it's part of why I love that. 143 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon, for instance, has every reason to go out 144 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: there and talk about how disrespected he is as he's 145 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: playing just as well as the best running backs in 146 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: the game right now. So I feel like that that 147 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: kind of culture, of the focused culture, is what it 148 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: seems like to be. Yeah, you know, Melvin Gordon missed 149 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: that game against the Titans in London. Kay. By the way, 150 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 1: how was London for you guys? I think we missed 151 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,239 Speaker 1: you just like by a day or two. I mean Coast, 152 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: I mean La and Coasta, Mesa and the West Coast 153 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: is probably the best place to live, but I could, 154 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: I could live in London. We had an absolute blast. 155 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: You were on the field. I saw it the boy, yes, 156 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: which must have been fun. It was fun. They brought 157 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: me back. They brought me back one of the Chargers 158 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: banners because they knew how much I would love that. 159 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: And I'm such a such a fan. I wish I 160 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: could have been there for that. But the entire week 161 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: was electric. There's so many NFL fans there, it's incredible stuff. Yeah, 162 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon did not play in that game, but even 163 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: seven games in Kay, you look at his numbers first 164 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: seven this year versus last year, he has eight hundred 165 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: and sixty eight yards from scrimmage and tent total touchdowns. 166 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: He only had six hundred and twenty two yards from 167 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: scrimmage and seven touchdowns during the same amount of games 168 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: last year. He's hitting the holes. And you mentioned the 169 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: guy who I think is kind of making it all 170 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: go up there as Mike pouncing. Oh yeah, well we 171 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: taught I forget who we talked to over in the 172 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: front office with the char how did this pouncing thing 173 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: come about? Because you have a nice line, you're getting 174 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: blant out all of that, and they said that it 175 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: was like a not random, but it came across as 176 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: a guy who might be available, And they looked at 177 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: themselves and said, why not in that kind of a 178 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: decision to sort of shore that up and understand the 179 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: importance of what a line can use. For Philip Rivers, 180 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: who you know, had a lot of bad lines he's 181 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: played beyond it was so huge, and it's obviously huge 182 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: for Melvin Gordon. You look at him and you know, 183 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: I love fantasy football, Chris, so I look at you know, 184 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: the numbers quite a bit, and when he's right now 185 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: averaging more yards protects than Todd Gurley six point three 186 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: to five six I think it is. And the one 187 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: hundred twenty four total yards a game. The touchdowns, which 188 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: you mentioned obviously, that has an impact because with Melvin Gordon, 189 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: I feel like people slept on him. Not from a 190 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: touchdown perspective. This is a guy who's got ten now. 191 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: He had twelve last year, twelve a year before. But 192 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: this is a guy who never averaged going on to 193 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: carry on the season. Right, the efficiency wasn't there, but 194 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: neither was the offensive line. So the faccause he's running 195 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: so efficiently and his yards for carrying now at five 196 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: points four that's amazing because his car average is always 197 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: tend to point nine. Wow. Yeah, I mean, let's flip 198 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: the fantasy k because Melvin Gordon, Philip Rivers, even Keenan 199 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: Allen his touchdown production down a little bit. I think 200 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: that could change maybe the back half of the year. 201 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: You're starting those guys every week. I think that's pretty obvious. 202 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: But we got these Williams brothers on the outside. They 203 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:19,599 Speaker 1: have forty catches combined, but ten of them are touchdowns, 204 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: So basically one out of every four times they touched 205 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: the ball, they're scoring. How do you see them in 206 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: fantasy lineups each and every week? Are you putting them 207 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: as your your wide receiver three, your flex or you 208 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: kind of kind of wait and see him based on 209 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: the matchup. Oh yeah, I've started tyroll Williams as a 210 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: wide receiver too. Fair from a week that I had 211 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: six teams on by like we did last week, folk 212 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: must start. Let me get to the wide receiver three spot. 213 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: It's a little bit frustrating, obviously good for the team 214 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: that you don't know who's going to score on a 215 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: given day. And Keenan Allen owners, I mean this is 216 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: now that you know Julio Jones scored a touchdown last week, 217 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 1: So this is the new thing. The new thing is 218 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 1: get Keenan Allen and other touchdowns if he only has 219 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: one and he's on the big skid of not scoring. 220 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: But you know the best remedy for that is going 221 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: up against the Raiders. Yeah, well we'll see you know 222 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: Keenan something similar happened last year too, Okay, where he 223 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: had one touchdown through like the first eight or nine weeks. 224 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 1: I want to say, I'm just kind of guessing here, 225 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: but it was around that and then he went on 226 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: that ridiculous run where he had like a hundred yards 227 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: in like three or four straight games and a touchdown. 228 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: So he may be just getting rolled reving the second 229 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: half of the year. Yeah, exactly, it was. It was 230 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: a ridiculous run. I think he's had a franchise record 231 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: for receiving yards, but I'll think you take fantasy out 232 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: of it. Just the fact that this team is so balanced, 233 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: it's really hard to defend them, whether you're the Raiders, 234 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: the Broncos, the Cardinals coming up, and then of course 235 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: the Steelers next month. Yeah, health is always going to 236 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: be a concern. I feel like they have the depth 237 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: so now to kind of figure that out and make 238 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: their way through, especially with the offensive line. You of 239 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:51,599 Speaker 1: Austin Eckler, who sort of came out of nowhere, is 240 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: definitely a force out there. Also, you have next They've 241 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: got the Raiders, the Broncos, the Cardinals, and then they've 242 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: got a couple of tough ones. Challenge got a week 243 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: third team showdown with a Steelers team that looks like 244 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: they can beat absolutely anybody, and then you know they've 245 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: got to go into Arrowhead and get business done. They 246 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: can make the playoffs. Of course, people keep coming to 247 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: me and saying, well, they can't be the Chiefs, they 248 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: can't be the Chiefs, but they can get it done. 249 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: And get that. I mean they're if I'm looking at 250 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: the playoffs position here, I mean, who's gonna who's gonna 251 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: come after them? Who's gonna is it? The Ravens who 252 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: are done a downslope, the Bengals who are gonna fall 253 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: to the Saints likely this Sunday. They're in a great 254 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,959 Speaker 1: group spot, and I just cannot wait to just really 255 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,199 Speaker 1: rub it in everyone's state. And I've got to get 256 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,559 Speaker 1: to a playoffs. Yeah, I hope you're right. Yeah, we 257 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: gotta get you at the StubHub Center, and I hope 258 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: it is for the playoff game you mentioned the Bengals 259 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: and Ravens. Chargers play both of those teams in December 260 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: as well, in addition to the Chiefs and Steelers. So 261 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: it's not the easiest of Decembers, but certainly those are 262 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: the teams you're gonna have to compete with to get 263 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. We'll get you out here on this 264 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: just biggest surprises. We're at the midway point. What are 265 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: the biggest surprises, biggest storylines, not only in the AFC, 266 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: but the NFC as well. Oh man, I think on 267 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: my show especially, we like the new, flashy things, and 268 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: I'm sort of the old school person who loves the 269 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: older guys and the veterans that are getting down, like 270 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: Frank Gore, and I just think it's a great in 271 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: an era where we have all these rookie quarterbacks, such 272 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: a great class and they all wait, you know number one. 273 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: Over All these young guys are struggling, and it is 274 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: the Big Bens, the Philip Rivers, the True Breezes, the 275 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: Tom Bradies that are just like, nope, we are still here. 276 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: We are still at the top of the mountain, and 277 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: you've got to go through us. So I've been really 278 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: excited to sort of see this old school vibe in 279 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: the NFL maintain given the fact that it's still they're 280 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: trying to you know, their rule changing and offense is 281 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: going crazy, it's still I mean, it's paramount still, which 282 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: I appreciate. Kay Adams skod boarding football. Kay, Honestly, we 283 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: do have to get you to a game. I think 284 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: there's an NFL Network game in December. I think it's 285 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: the Ravens. I think it's the Saturday. I don't know 286 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: what your schedule is. We've got to get you guys 287 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: out there. It's on a Saturday. It's on a Saturday. Yeah, 288 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: it's I think it's like the twenty second play the Ravens. 289 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: It's on NFL Network, and it's at Stubhope Center. I'm 290 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: going to go ahead and say I might be there. 291 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: I'm just putting it out there. So, I mean, it's 292 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: a month and a half, month and a half planning. 293 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: Let's go. I'll have my people talk to your people quickly. 294 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: Let me ask you, does this team feel different to you? 295 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: You know, I've been here for two seasons, and I 296 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: tell you, as soon as they got their first win 297 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: against the New York Giants last year one nine to twelve, 298 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: and you carry it over to this year, it does 299 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: feel different. And the quarterbacks always been here. You've always 300 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,479 Speaker 1: had these these skill position players. But you know, especially defensively, 301 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: you lose Joey Bosa for the beginning of this season, 302 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: and it seems like everybody has been able to step 303 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: up and make a play. I mean, I go back 304 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: to Melvin Ingram, with that interception of car in the 305 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: end zone a few weeks ago. Isaac Rochelle had an 306 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: interception the week before, Adrian Phillips had that tip in London, 307 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: Desmond King had to pick six. There's been a different 308 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: hero on defense each and every week, so they're not 309 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,320 Speaker 1: just relying on one guy. And then I don't think 310 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: I've seen a more balanced Chargers team than this one. 311 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,719 Speaker 1: When you talk about Gordon and Neckler in the backfield, 312 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: who were really they were putting up numbers like Kamara 313 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: and Ingram like the first four weeks. And then you 314 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: have this wide receiver crew with the Williams brothers and 315 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen and even Travis Benjamin who hasn't played a 316 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: ton this year. So it's all about healthcare in this league. 317 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: As you know, if they can stay healthy, keep that 318 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: offensive line going, big things could potentially happen here in 319 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: coast of Masa. That's right. I will hopefully be there 320 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: to enjoy it with you. Thanks so much for having me, Chris, Okay, 321 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: I appreciate it.