1
00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,000
Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Chris Harry with you on a week

2
00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,880
Speaker 1: thirteen edition of Chargers Weekly Bolts taken on the New

3
00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,560
Speaker 1: England Patriots from SOFI Stadium. Coming up a bit later,

4
00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,760
Speaker 1: we'll get this week's opposing view from New England. Megan O'Brien,

5
00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,120
Speaker 1: Patriot's team reporter, will join me. But first time to

6
00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,840
Speaker 1: see what's on the menu with the Voice of the

7
00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:33,080
Speaker 1: Chargers Matt money Smith. All right, guys, time to see

8
00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,199
Speaker 1: what's on the menu powered by Subway. As always, the

9
00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,879
Speaker 1: Voice of the Chargers, Matt money Smith joins me and

10
00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,160
Speaker 1: money we try to keep the dream alive. Last week

11
00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,200
Speaker 1: possible a possible winout situation. Charges get back in the mix,

12
00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,199
Speaker 1: but it's just not in the cards this year. Man.

13
00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,480
Speaker 1: You got the Patriots on deck. Pats have won three

14
00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,960
Speaker 1: or four, albeit not pretty. It was ugly last week.

15
00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,120
Speaker 1: It gets the Cardinals, but they're still getting it done.

16
00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,840
Speaker 1: Cam not his best game last week, but you look

17
00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:02,360
Speaker 1: at two weeks before he throws with three hundred sixty

18
00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,760
Speaker 1: five yards against the Texans. So I don't know what

19
00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,880
Speaker 1: to expect, but probably a discipline team coming into to

20
00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,880
Speaker 1: play the Bulls. Well. I think you know you kind

21
00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,000
Speaker 1: of look at the two teams, and you know, they're

22
00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,200
Speaker 1: they're quite different, right. I think you have, you know,

23
00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,560
Speaker 1: on one side, a roster that everybody looks on paper

24
00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,920
Speaker 1: and says, wow, this this roster looks a lot better

25
00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,000
Speaker 1: than three and eight. And on the other side, you've

26
00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,720
Speaker 1: got a roster where you're like, wow, how are they

27
00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,040
Speaker 1: doing this? How are they still in contention? I'll be it,

28
00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,800
Speaker 1: you know, I'd be very surprised if they made it.

29
00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,280
Speaker 1: But at the same time, they just figure out ways

30
00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,160
Speaker 1: to win, while the Chargers have figured out ways to lose.

31
00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,839
Speaker 1: And I think that's just kind of the difference between

32
00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,039
Speaker 1: these two teams, you know what I mean. Look at

33
00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,640
Speaker 1: last week. Last week, they had no business beating the Cardinals.

34
00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,720
Speaker 1: You know, Cam basically gave that game away with that

35
00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,080
Speaker 1: late interception and Gonzalez just misses a field goal and

36
00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,600
Speaker 1: next thing, you know, a flag later, you get the

37
00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,840
Speaker 1: extra fifteen yards on the late hit out of bounds,

38
00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,640
Speaker 1: and all of a sudden was zeros on the clock.

39
00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,600
Speaker 1: You're in field goal range and you win a game,

40
00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,880
Speaker 1: you know, And I think that's you know, that's that's unfortunate,

41
00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,480
Speaker 1: you know, and for the and I'm by unfortunate. I mean,

42
00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,080
Speaker 1: like that's unfortunate for the Chargers that, like their late

43
00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,560
Speaker 1: game execution or lock or breaks or whatever you want

44
00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,720
Speaker 1: to call it, has been the antithesis of kind of

45
00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,120
Speaker 1: what the Patriots had experienced, right. I think about the

46
00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,440
Speaker 1: Ravens game, you know, Ravens with the ball to win

47
00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,600
Speaker 1: a game on a final drive, all of a sudden,

48
00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,359
Speaker 1: the monsoon shows up, you know, and then the game ends,

49
00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,520
Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, the mon soon disappears. It's

50
00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,119
Speaker 1: just like the weird stuff, yeah, has happened. And look,

51
00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,680
Speaker 1: I think also, I don't think there's any question that

52
00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,600
Speaker 1: this coaching staff has been in battled for much of

53
00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,000
Speaker 1: the year. You know, Coach Stewart got got reassigned from

54
00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,120
Speaker 1: special teams. I think Gus has been you know, under fire. Obviously,

55
00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,400
Speaker 1: we know what that the national narrative has been about

56
00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,200
Speaker 1: Coach Land. I mean, these are all people that we know,

57
00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,560
Speaker 1: and you know, we like an awful lot and you

58
00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,919
Speaker 1: hate to see that. But on the flip side of that,

59
00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,640
Speaker 1: look the Patriots, and you know, I don't think anyone's

60
00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,639
Speaker 1: gonna argue that Bill Belichick. You know, maybe it's Bill

61
00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,919
Speaker 1: Walsher or Vince Lombard, whoever you want to pick. But

62
00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:05,880
Speaker 1: Belichick's in that conversation. He's a great coach, and he's

63
00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,240
Speaker 1: doing a great job this year with with what limited

64
00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:12,040
Speaker 1: resources he has. And I think you know what it

65
00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,800
Speaker 1: reminds you is that no matter what a team looks

66
00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,680
Speaker 1: like on paper, you better be you better be ready

67
00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,119
Speaker 1: to execute, and you better not make mistakes because there's

68
00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,240
Speaker 1: teams out there that might not be as talented as

69
00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,519
Speaker 1: you that are going to capitalize on those mistakes and

70
00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,400
Speaker 1: they're going to make you pay, and make you pay

71
00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,280
Speaker 1: with a loss. And I think that's what you've seen

72
00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,480
Speaker 1: for the Ravens, for the Cardinals, which again teams on

73
00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,440
Speaker 1: paper that looked like they had a much better roster

74
00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,680
Speaker 1: than the Patriots, and they walk out of there with losses.

75
00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,560
Speaker 1: This is the one team where self inflicted mistakes equals

76
00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,760
Speaker 1: a loss. You can't you can't hurt yourself against the

77
00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,760
Speaker 1: New England Patriots. You know, Bill Belichick's heason the Tories

78
00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,400
Speaker 1: for taking out the team's best player. You know, let's

79
00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,680
Speaker 1: just say it's Keenan Allen. Let's say that they slow

80
00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,320
Speaker 1: Keenan Allen and make sure that he doesn't make an

81
00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,000
Speaker 1: impact in the game that he's made in previous games.

82
00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,080
Speaker 1: Justin has a lot of weapons on the outside. I

83
00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,840
Speaker 1: look at Mike Williams and honestly, man, I'm still blown

84
00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,800
Speaker 1: away by the fact that Tyran Johnson has five catches

85
00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,440
Speaker 1: and four of them have gone for fifty plus yards.

86
00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,080
Speaker 1: I mean, you have, you have a deep threat in

87
00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,440
Speaker 1: him and Guyton, you have Mike Williams, you have Hunter Henry.

88
00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,040
Speaker 1: The Chargers are gonna have to figure out other ways

89
00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,120
Speaker 1: to maybe get the football to their playmakers. If Bill

90
00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,600
Speaker 1: Belichick does what we think he's gonna do and try

91
00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,120
Speaker 1: to take Keenan out of the game, you know, it's

92
00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,440
Speaker 1: it's interesting because I think, you know, I look, there's

93
00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,039
Speaker 1: no question that Keenan's you know, having the best the

94
00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,559
Speaker 1: best season of anybody on the team on offense, along

95
00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,080
Speaker 1: with Justin Herbert obviously. But I almost wonder, if you

96
00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,560
Speaker 1: really kind of got a little fly on the wall moment,

97
00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,359
Speaker 1: if that's not Austin Eckler. I think, I think a

98
00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,760
Speaker 1: healthy Austin Eckler changes everything. And and there's a look,

99
00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,119
Speaker 1: the guy had eleven catches last week for goodness sakes,

100
00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,280
Speaker 1: you know, and I think that's you know, that's something

101
00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,320
Speaker 1: that we were reminded of. It was a loss, and

102
00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,680
Speaker 1: then they weren't big gainers. But you know what, they

103
00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,640
Speaker 1: weren't losses. They weren't carries for a loss of two

104
00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,480
Speaker 1: getting you off schedule. Those were carries where there's a

105
00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,760
Speaker 1: dude waiting for him three yards behind the line of

106
00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,359
Speaker 1: scrimmage and it's a four yard game, and that's you know,

107
00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,480
Speaker 1: what Austin does. So I think if you know, if

108
00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,800
Speaker 1: coach Steikin's scheming this thing up, that's what you want.

109
00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,640
Speaker 1: You want, you know, you want Eckler out there on

110
00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,080
Speaker 1: a linebacker on a safety and take advantage of that.

111
00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,440
Speaker 1: I think that is the bigger mismatch because, like you said,

112
00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,560
Speaker 1: if they take away Keenan, you got Hunter, you got guiding,

113
00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,880
Speaker 1: you've got the deep shots to you know, you got

114
00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,120
Speaker 1: Mike Williams win in fifty fifty balls because he's now

115
00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,240
Speaker 1: in single coverage. So I wouldn't be surprised if he

116
00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:42,760
Speaker 1: wants to commit resources to making sure that Herbert doesn't have.

117
00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,640
Speaker 1: You know that that running game to lean on and

118
00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,200
Speaker 1: those checkdowns and those just quick hitters to Eckler, that

119
00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,440
Speaker 1: that could end up going for big place because man,

120
00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:55,120
Speaker 1: he is just deadly in open space. Um, and I

121
00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,279
Speaker 1: think that's like you said when you know, but Justin's

122
00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,440
Speaker 1: got a lot of weapons, so it will be interesting

123
00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,479
Speaker 1: to see what he decides to do to try to

124
00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:06,840
Speaker 1: slow down the offense. Money was the Joey Bosa miked

125
00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,680
Speaker 1: up the best micd up of all time or top three,

126
00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:13,560
Speaker 1: top five? I mean, come on, well, remember you know

127
00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,320
Speaker 1: you're you're talking to a group of folks listening that

128
00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,680
Speaker 1: have heard Philip Rivers micd ups, you know, and those

129
00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,400
Speaker 1: are those were always great to hear. It's awesome. And

130
00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,240
Speaker 1: I think it's also because you know, if you're around

131
00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,000
Speaker 1: you know, like like we are, or at least you are,

132
00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,080
Speaker 1: much more than I am this year, neither of us are.

133
00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:35,280
Speaker 1: But when you're around Joey, he's such just a mellow, dry,

134
00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,840
Speaker 1: you know, sense of humor, quick witted, you know, just

135
00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,520
Speaker 1: really kind of understated guy. And so you all of

136
00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,440
Speaker 1: a sudden you just get the mic on the field

137
00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,640
Speaker 1: and you see what a psychopath he turns into, and

138
00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,840
Speaker 1: it lets you know why he's so freaking good. And

139
00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,599
Speaker 1: that's what you you know, you always hear about motor right, Oh,

140
00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,240
Speaker 1: guy's got a great motor or he's just got great

141
00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,280
Speaker 1: you know it never tried, switch, never turns off. I

142
00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,440
Speaker 1: mean that's both the second he's on the field. The

143
00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,120
Speaker 1: guys just go one hundred an hour all the time.

144
00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,640
Speaker 1: And I think that's one of the things that makes

145
00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,400
Speaker 1: him one of the best in the league. What was

146
00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:08,279
Speaker 1: it like watching his performance you and DJ on Sunday

147
00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,520
Speaker 1: and to do it without Melvin Ingram and Chenoosu on

148
00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,400
Speaker 1: the other side. I mean, I think that that was

149
00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,320
Speaker 1: just as impressive as like the fact that you're doing

150
00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:22,440
Speaker 1: it and they know it's coming, you can't stop it. Yeah, look,

151
00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,280
Speaker 1: he's that. We say it, We've said it. It It wasn't before,

152
00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,640
Speaker 1: you know, we didn't. We didn't wait till yesterday's performance

153
00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,040
Speaker 1: to say it, but we said it repeatedly on the broadcast.

154
00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,200
Speaker 1: There isn't a better complete defensive player in the league.

155
00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,360
Speaker 1: You know, there's not a better complete defensive lineman. One

156
00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,400
Speaker 1: that defends the run, one that can chase down from

157
00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:43,600
Speaker 1: the backside, one that will contain, one that seals an edge,

158
00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,120
Speaker 1: and then also one that is going to wreck your

159
00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,600
Speaker 1: quarterback if you dare single cover him and not double him.

160
00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,360
Speaker 1: So like to me, that's the difference between Joey and

161
00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,080
Speaker 1: the other great pass rushers in the league. You know,

162
00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,160
Speaker 1: the Miles Garretts, the Von miller Is, the Aaron Donalds,

163
00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,640
Speaker 1: you know. I mean they are awesome players. I mean

164
00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,320
Speaker 1: donald might be the best player in football right now.

165
00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,080
Speaker 1: But in terms of, hey, can this guy do everything?

166
00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,720
Speaker 1: I think Joey's the best in the business. And you know,

167
00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,160
Speaker 1: he got that giant contract and is the highest paid

168
00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,840
Speaker 1: defensive player in the league and it still probably isn't enough.

169
00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,360
Speaker 1: I mean, he's just that good. I'm sure Tom Telesco

170
00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,640
Speaker 1: didn't want to hear that, but he's just that good.

171
00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,720
Speaker 1: I mean, he's a one man wrecking I think that's

172
00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,000
Speaker 1: a Bill Belichick said, right, He's a one man wrecking crew.

173
00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,400
Speaker 1: You're right. I'm sure Tom's happy the ink is dry

174
00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:34,280
Speaker 1: on that contract. Joey's locked in. Hey, final thing for you,

175
00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,720
Speaker 1: what do you want to see from Justin Herbert? These

176
00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,760
Speaker 1: last five games, we've seen him. He and Patrick Mahomes

177
00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,559
Speaker 1: the only quarterbacks in NFL history with three thousand plus

178
00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,040
Speaker 1: yards in the first ten starts. We've seen him do

179
00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,520
Speaker 1: at all. But to have a Bill Belichick led defense

180
00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,440
Speaker 1: come in here. We talk about the discipline and what

181
00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,280
Speaker 1: he does the rookie quarterbacks, not just this game, but

182
00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,360
Speaker 1: also moving forward as we get into some of these

183
00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:01,720
Speaker 1: these AFC West What do you want to see from

184
00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,000
Speaker 1: Justin herbert Um in terms of just consistency or maybe

185
00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,400
Speaker 1: something else that we haven't seen. Well, I'll tell you

186
00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,440
Speaker 1: it is something that we haven't seen in its wins.

187
00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,120
Speaker 1: You know, I think it's important. You know, I was,

188
00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,760
Speaker 1: I was doing another interview and someone had said, Hey,

189
00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:19,120
Speaker 1: what's what's best case scenario for the remainder of the season,

190
00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,600
Speaker 1: and they brought up, you know, and need offensive line help. Sure,

191
00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,079
Speaker 1: it would be nice to get you know, Evans or

192
00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,000
Speaker 1: Sewell or one of those big tackles there at the

193
00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:28,880
Speaker 1: top of the draft if you kind of keep this

194
00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,760
Speaker 1: this slot here, or you know Certant or one of

195
00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,679
Speaker 1: those top corners in the top of the draft, when

196
00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,440
Speaker 1: you kind of look at the way that you know

197
00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,080
Speaker 1: what the team needs are And I said, you know,

198
00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,640
Speaker 1: I get that, and I and I understand, especially if

199
00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:45,320
Speaker 1: the Chargers were to find themselves in a position where

200
00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,000
Speaker 1: one of the quarterbacks are there and a team falls

201
00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,160
Speaker 1: in love with that quarterback and you can find yourself

202
00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,079
Speaker 1: with a draft call. I mean, I'm a roster that

203
00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,520
Speaker 1: is this deep and was just not healthy and didn't

204
00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,959
Speaker 1: execute this year. To be able to trade out of

205
00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,560
Speaker 1: that spot back in the middle of the first round

206
00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,520
Speaker 1: to pick up an extra second and the one next

207
00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,520
Speaker 1: year or something like that. I mean, yeah, that's great,

208
00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,080
Speaker 1: But I just think it's so important for Justin Herbert

209
00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:11,520
Speaker 1: to get wins, to execute, to get a fourth quarter

210
00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,960
Speaker 1: come from behind win, to lead a game winning drive,

211
00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,920
Speaker 1: to not only take a two touchdown lead, but turn

212
00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,640
Speaker 1: that into a four touchdown lead against a division opponent

213
00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,599
Speaker 1: like the Raiders, to beat the Chiefs, you know, to

214
00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,640
Speaker 1: go toe to toe and take swings with Patrick Mahomes Like,

215
00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,240
Speaker 1: to me, that's I think that's so important. And look,

216
00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,559
Speaker 1: it's is it mandatory? No, What did Peyton Manning have

217
00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,760
Speaker 1: his first year one win? What if troya can have

218
00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,160
Speaker 1: his rookie season one win? So we know that it's

219
00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,280
Speaker 1: you know, it doesn't equate success, you know, getting wins

220
00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,560
Speaker 1: your rookie year when you have an exceptional outlier season.

221
00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,840
Speaker 1: We know that that's not something that has has been

222
00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,959
Speaker 1: mandatory for future success. At the same time, I think

223
00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,800
Speaker 1: he's just played so well and I do think he's

224
00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,360
Speaker 1: going to end up with the rookie of the year

225
00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,080
Speaker 1: and less you know, Justin Jefferson really goes off and

226
00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,640
Speaker 1: helps carry the Vikings into the playoffs. I think that's

227
00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,079
Speaker 1: maybe the only one, the only other player that has

228
00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:10,320
Speaker 1: a shot at it. So I think, you know, I

229
00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,720
Speaker 1: think it's I think it'd be great. I know that

230
00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,559
Speaker 1: people want draft picks and they want that that great

231
00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,920
Speaker 1: blue chip prospect that the media folks are already talking about.

232
00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,160
Speaker 1: But I think better than that is seeing if you

233
00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:25,240
Speaker 1: can finish this thing at eight and eight, you know,

234
00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,760
Speaker 1: or close to it as possible, and just win a

235
00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,400
Speaker 1: bunch of games, especially like and I know I'm kind

236
00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,080
Speaker 1: of rambling here, but you know, if you can, like

237
00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,480
Speaker 1: to me the way to win this season now with

238
00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,840
Speaker 1: what's left, knock the Pats out of the playoffs, knock

239
00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,520
Speaker 1: the Falcons out of the playoffs, knock the Raiders out

240
00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:47,160
Speaker 1: of the playoffs, and prevent the Chiefs from getting the

241
00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,439
Speaker 1: number two slot or the number one slot at the

242
00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,400
Speaker 1: Steelers lose. Like, just look at what the Dolphins did

243
00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,720
Speaker 1: last year, and I think how much that meant for

244
00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,360
Speaker 1: them to close strong and to beat the Patriots so

245
00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,280
Speaker 1: they didn't get the buy on the final week and

246
00:11:58,320 --> 00:11:59,840
Speaker 1: look at what it's kind of set up to, just

247
00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,160
Speaker 1: the belief in Brian Flores and the feeling around that

248
00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,959
Speaker 1: organization of oh no, this isn't this isn't a rebuilding here.

249
00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,160
Speaker 1: We think we got a shot to make the playoffs. Um.

250
00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,200
Speaker 1: I think that's that's what I'd like to see. You know,

251
00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,520
Speaker 1: whatever the stats, maybe, you know, just figure out a

252
00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,280
Speaker 1: way to get this kid some wins, because he's freaking

253
00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,040
Speaker 1: earned it. I couldn't agree more. And he's been at

254
00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,000
Speaker 1: the doorstep of all of these things you've mentioned. You know,

255
00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,880
Speaker 1: we talk about the game in New Orleans, a field

256
00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,080
Speaker 1: goal away from winning that game, He'll drove him all

257
00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:30,199
Speaker 1: the way down the field. The Raiders game final play,

258
00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,560
Speaker 1: he did it, perfect passes, you know. So, so he's

259
00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,920
Speaker 1: been there. He's at the doorstep wire to wire against

260
00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,680
Speaker 1: the Chiefs if he can get a few wins. I think,

261
00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,520
Speaker 1: just for for his psyche, for the team's psyche, had

262
00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:45,040
Speaker 1: that confidence going into twenty twenty one. I couldn't agree more.

263
00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,559
Speaker 1: And you're right, you look at these next five opponents,

264
00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,640
Speaker 1: there's something with all of them. Knock the Patriots out

265
00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,880
Speaker 1: of the playoffs. Falcons are hot right now, Cool them down. Um,

266
00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,000
Speaker 1: the Raiders make sure they don't get into the postseason

267
00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,120
Speaker 1: and then and then get a little pay back on

268
00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:03,120
Speaker 1: the Broncos have to to listen than games. So you're right, man,

269
00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,720
Speaker 1: I couldn't agree more. I think there's a lot to

270
00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,880
Speaker 1: play for, just for the future of this team in

271
00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:12,720
Speaker 1: twenty twenty one. My dog's barking again, Guinea Hero, exactly.

272
00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,320
Speaker 1: It's fine, you know what my dogs. Uh. I know

273
00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,720
Speaker 1: Skeeter's not in here. He usually just kind of hangs out.

274
00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,839
Speaker 1: Although if the doorbell rang, which I'm sure is what happened,

275
00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,440
Speaker 1: it's you ordering something online for the holiday season, That's

276
00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,480
Speaker 1: what happened. I think the Amazon guy maybe outside. But yeah,

277
00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,400
Speaker 1: well I always appreciate her brother exactly. And by the way,

278
00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,520
Speaker 1: I know that you're pulling for your your Northwestern Wildcats.

279
00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,800
Speaker 1: Somehow old mister Vans to find his way to this

280
00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,280
Speaker 1: roster in twenty twenty one, even though he's not playing

281
00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,200
Speaker 1: this year. It'd be a mutually beneficial situation because I

282
00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,680
Speaker 1: know that it would help. The charge is a great deal.

283
00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:45,640
Speaker 1: I'd be good to have another Wildcat here at Coast

284
00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,960
Speaker 1: to Base, so I'll roode forward. But I you know,

285
00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,680
Speaker 1: there's a lot of dudes. Like you said, I wouldn't

286
00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,920
Speaker 1: mind if if the Bolts had to trade out. Yet

287
00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,120
Speaker 1: there's a there's a lot of good corners in this

288
00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,839
Speaker 1: first round offensive lineman, so a lot of you can look,

289
00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,959
Speaker 1: I'm done. Tom's done a good job at a draft,

290
00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,760
Speaker 1: and I think you know the one the one thing

291
00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:05,640
Speaker 1: they got to sort through those old line when when

292
00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,760
Speaker 1: you think about Gene Lamp, they're all you know, Tabby,

293
00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,440
Speaker 1: they're all up for contracts and free agents. You got

294
00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:11,720
Speaker 1: to figure out, you know, is that is that the

295
00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,160
Speaker 1: direction we're going or are we you know, going some

296
00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:18,520
Speaker 1: other direction and drafting? So it's um, the draft is fine.

297
00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,640
Speaker 1: There's a reason why guys that are six round picks

298
00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:23,440
Speaker 1: and seventh round picks and fifth round picks make your roster,

299
00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:25,840
Speaker 1: and undrafted free agents like Austin Ekeler might be the

300
00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,520
Speaker 1: guy that Bill Belichick decides is the person he has

301
00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:30,720
Speaker 1: to stop on the Chargers offense. So don't get caught

302
00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:34,720
Speaker 1: up with picking fourth versus eighth, versus thirteenth or whatever

303
00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,640
Speaker 1: it may mean. Yeah, it doesn't matter that much. Before

304
00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,400
Speaker 1: the draft, before the Cobb, before the Senior Bowl. Five

305
00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,560
Speaker 1: more weeks and I'll see it so far on Sunday, Buddy,

306
00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,400
Speaker 1: exactly right, looking forward to Chris. All Right, guys, before

307
00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,120
Speaker 1: we get to Megan O'Brien, this season, Pizza Hut, they're

308
00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,240
Speaker 1: hooking Nut with the Bolts of the Hut bundle deal

309
00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:56,400
Speaker 1: that includes an exclusive Chargers poster for fourteen ninety nine

310
00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:00,080
Speaker 1: Chargers fans will receive a large three topping pizza and

311
00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,440
Speaker 1: a Chargers poster. Right now. It's the Casey Hayward Junior

312
00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:07,440
Speaker 1: poster that's available collect all six player posters throughout the season.

313
00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:11,160
Speaker 1: Visit Pizza hut dot com slash deals, enter your zip

314
00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,440
Speaker 1: go to see if your local Pizza Hut is participating

315
00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,160
Speaker 1: in the Greater LA area. Offers available for pickupboard delivery

316
00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:21,960
Speaker 1: while supplies last. All right, to get this week's opposing

317
00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:25,400
Speaker 1: view from New England, let's bring in Meghan O'Brien, Patriots

318
00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,880
Speaker 1: team reporter, and Meghan, we got a good one on Sunday,

319
00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:32,200
Speaker 1: Pat's coming to the West Coast to take on the Chargers.

320
00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:35,000
Speaker 1: What are they saying about the Bolts? Well, because this

321
00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,000
Speaker 1: is kind of a bummer, because I think this was

322
00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,360
Speaker 1: a trip that we both had circled on our calendars.

323
00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:40,880
Speaker 1: It was going to be a week in LA for

324
00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,560
Speaker 1: the Patriots and a week in LA for both of us,

325
00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,520
Speaker 1: but obviously things things have changed there. The main thing

326
00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:53,200
Speaker 1: that was highlighted was today offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels talked

327
00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,080
Speaker 1: about Joey Bosa and how he is the biggest threat

328
00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,360
Speaker 1: that the Patriots have faced on defense so far this season.

329
00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,000
Speaker 1: So we know that the Patriots like to run the

330
00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:04,680
Speaker 1: ball on offense and Joey Bose is going to do

331
00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,520
Speaker 1: everything that he can't to stop it. And the Patriots

332
00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,840
Speaker 1: have had their struggles on offense the past couple of games,

333
00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,320
Speaker 1: so it will be interesting to see that matchup. Yeah,

334
00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,600
Speaker 1: Joey was a one man wrecking crew these last two weeks.

335
00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:17,520
Speaker 1: I guess the Jets a couple of weeks ago, and

336
00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,200
Speaker 1: then without Melvin Ingram and you Channon the Woso on

337
00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,760
Speaker 1: the other side, I don't think I've seen a better

338
00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:27,040
Speaker 1: performance from a Charger in quite some time. But I

339
00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,880
Speaker 1: look at the way the Patriots are playing right now,

340
00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:33,440
Speaker 1: winners of three or four too slow quarterbacks like Kyler

341
00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:37,960
Speaker 1: Murray and Lamar Jackson down the way they have. What

342
00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,520
Speaker 1: is their defense doing these last few weeks that they

343
00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,560
Speaker 1: have really kind of got them back into the conversation.

344
00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:46,360
Speaker 1: Mechan Yeah, Chris, and I look more at that game

345
00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,280
Speaker 1: against the Ravens because I think that was the best

346
00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,840
Speaker 1: Patriots performance that we've seen this season, especially on the

347
00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:56,160
Speaker 1: defensive side. Now, the Cardinals game, it seemed like neither

348
00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,760
Speaker 1: team really wanted to win that one, and it was

349
00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,320
Speaker 1: sloppy on both sides of the ball. But there's no

350
00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,000
Speaker 1: question whenever you stop a team on the goal line,

351
00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,480
Speaker 1: that's an impressive performance for your defense. I really think

352
00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:11,160
Speaker 1: it's been stepping up of Lawrence guy. Juwan Bentley had

353
00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,240
Speaker 1: another good game this past week, and Adam Butler had

354
00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,480
Speaker 1: arguably his best game as a Patriot. So I think

355
00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:21,040
Speaker 1: it's just the young guys learning their new roles buying in.

356
00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,720
Speaker 1: Kyle Dugger is a guy that he was the Patriots

357
00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:28,000
Speaker 1: second round draft pick this year, and he struggled a

358
00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,800
Speaker 1: little bit integrating into the league. Now comes from a

359
00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,639
Speaker 1: Division two school and Lenora rhyme, so that's quite the

360
00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,439
Speaker 1: jump to go from Division two all the way to

361
00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:40,240
Speaker 1: the NFL. But we've gotten to see Dugger evolve a

362
00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:43,680
Speaker 1: little bit now. He struggled in coverage somewhat, but he's

363
00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,800
Speaker 1: made up for that and as the younger players chase

364
00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,920
Speaker 1: one of its josh Uce Kyle Dugger who I mentioned,

365
00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,920
Speaker 1: established their roles, it's making things look a lot better

366
00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,400
Speaker 1: on defense. So I think this is a growing defense

367
00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,199
Speaker 1: that will continue to improve throughout the rest of the season.

368
00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,040
Speaker 1: Another guy on defense, Chargers fans are very familiar with

369
00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:07,199
Speaker 1: Adrian Phillips. Levin starts this year for the Pats. He

370
00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,520
Speaker 1: was a special team standout for the Chargers Pro Bowler

371
00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,920
Speaker 1: All Pro in A twenty eighteen. What do you think

372
00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:18,680
Speaker 1: Adrian has meant to the Patriots defense? Coming over from

373
00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,600
Speaker 1: the Chargers and kind of fitting in right away, He's

374
00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,680
Speaker 1: meant just about everything. I think he's been the most

375
00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:29,480
Speaker 1: consistent defender for this new England defense. Obviously, Stephan Gilmore

376
00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,240
Speaker 1: is coming off a year where he was named the

377
00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,120
Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year. He missed three games due

378
00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,280
Speaker 1: to a knee injury and then recently return He's been

379
00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:41,520
Speaker 1: active the last two games, but Phillips has really filled

380
00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,560
Speaker 1: in some voids. There were some significant opt outs for

381
00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,640
Speaker 1: the Patriots. They lost Dante Hietower, they lost Patrick Chung,

382
00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,760
Speaker 1: and then they lost some guys due to free agency,

383
00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,960
Speaker 1: so they were really decimated in terms of linebackers and

384
00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:57,439
Speaker 1: Phillips has come in. They've used his speed in different

385
00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,480
Speaker 1: ways and he's been able to make up for some

386
00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,720
Speaker 1: of those and it just for while those rookies and

387
00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,479
Speaker 1: younger players continue to develop. You flip it to the

388
00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,840
Speaker 1: Patriots offense. Obviously, Cam Newton comes over and again with

389
00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,840
Speaker 1: any offense and a new quarterback obviously used to be

390
00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,560
Speaker 1: a work in progress. What have you seen from Cam

391
00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,120
Speaker 1: this season? I know you mentioned it last week. Offensively,

392
00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,800
Speaker 1: they really couldn't get things going, but they did enough

393
00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,359
Speaker 1: to win and beat the Cardinals. They did, and Newton

394
00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:30,600
Speaker 1: really wasn't a part of that win. He had one

395
00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,960
Speaker 1: of his worst games as a Patriot. He threw for

396
00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,600
Speaker 1: only eighty four yards, He had two interceptions, he had

397
00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,040
Speaker 1: several sacks. He didn't look like Cam Newton, and many

398
00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,040
Speaker 1: people in New England are wondering when will the Patriots

399
00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:46,000
Speaker 1: Colin Jared Stidham, is the Cam Newton experiment over. I

400
00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,119
Speaker 1: think Cam's a tremendous athlete and I think the Patriots

401
00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,120
Speaker 1: have really bought in to Cam Newton. But a lot

402
00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:56,320
Speaker 1: of people have been questioning his play and especially the inconsistency.

403
00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,280
Speaker 1: But the one thing about Cam Newton is he's one

404
00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,359
Speaker 1: of the leaders in the locker room, and with a

405
00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,440
Speaker 1: young team, they all feed off that energy and feed

406
00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:09,240
Speaker 1: off that leadership. But Newton has definitely not been one

407
00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,680
Speaker 1: of the strong points of this Patriots team and the

408
00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,600
Speaker 1: charges they played a guy in a similar skill set

409
00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,919
Speaker 1: to Cam last week, And Josh Allen, what do you

410
00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:23,760
Speaker 1: think Cam needs to do moving forward with this team

411
00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,280
Speaker 1: at five and six to bring a little more spark

412
00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,000
Speaker 1: to that Patriots offense in an effort to maybe get

413
00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,000
Speaker 1: one of those wildcare spots. Yeah, it's going to be

414
00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,200
Speaker 1: pretty tough for the Patriots to make the playoffs at

415
00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,959
Speaker 1: this point. They would essentially have to win out in

416
00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,399
Speaker 1: order to do so. But you're right, Josh Allen is

417
00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:43,440
Speaker 1: a very good comparison to Cam Newton. Both similar sizes,

418
00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:47,880
Speaker 1: both offenses have designed runs for each quarterback. I think

419
00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:51,720
Speaker 1: for Newton he's got to stop thinking he's taking too

420
00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,680
Speaker 1: long to get the ball out. He is so focused

421
00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,160
Speaker 1: on not making a mistake that he takes too long

422
00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:02,119
Speaker 1: and gets sacked. But a big problem for this Patriots

423
00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:04,679
Speaker 1: team this season has been turnovers, and a lot of

424
00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,840
Speaker 1: them have been on Cam Newton, and I think he's

425
00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,640
Speaker 1: just been trying so hard to not turn over the ball.

426
00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,600
Speaker 1: Then in turn, he's taking too long and getting sacked,

427
00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,439
Speaker 1: and then when he's not thinking, heithers the ball and

428
00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,760
Speaker 1: we'll get intercepted. It also doesn't help that he doesn't

429
00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,160
Speaker 1: have the best weapons to work with. But I think

430
00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,520
Speaker 1: for Cam Newton, the main thing will be stop thinking

431
00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,359
Speaker 1: and just play. It's been a difficult year for the

432
00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,680
Speaker 1: Chargers here in La bright Spot, though Justin Herbert, the

433
00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:35,040
Speaker 1: rookie quarterback he to Keenan Allen, has been one of

434
00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,320
Speaker 1: the best duos in the league. Keenan leads the NFL

435
00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,879
Speaker 1: and targets and receptions. What are the Pats saying about

436
00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,359
Speaker 1: the young quarterback in a guy like Keenan Allen one

437
00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:47,840
Speaker 1: of the best rout runners in the NFL. There are

438
00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,600
Speaker 1: a lot of questions during media availability this week about

439
00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:55,440
Speaker 1: the Patriots and the way they scouted Justin Herbert coming

440
00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,320
Speaker 1: out of last year's draft class. And I think just

441
00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,639
Speaker 1: among New England there's maybe there's been a little bit

442
00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:04,480
Speaker 1: of envy because after Tom Brady departed, everyone is looking

443
00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,880
Speaker 1: for the next air apparent, and collectively I've decided that

444
00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:10,879
Speaker 1: it's not Cam Newton. So looking at Justin Herbert. I

445
00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,320
Speaker 1: think there is some envy among New England fans, but

446
00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,320
Speaker 1: everyone has just been blown away by how impressive Justin

447
00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:21,520
Speaker 1: Herbert has looked. And obviously for the Chargers, the record

448
00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,600
Speaker 1: isn't where Herbert would want it to be or where

449
00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,840
Speaker 1: the team would want it to be, but the guy's

450
00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,159
Speaker 1: been impressive, especially to get thrown into game action his

451
00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,600
Speaker 1: rookie year in the way that he did, in his

452
00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,200
Speaker 1: ability to step up. And obviously coach Bill Belichick is

453
00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,920
Speaker 1: one to always praise the opponent, and I'm sure when

454
00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,560
Speaker 1: he speaks to the media on Wednesday at his press conference,

455
00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,720
Speaker 1: will hear nothing but glowing things about Keenan Allen. He's

456
00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,560
Speaker 1: a guy that they're going to need to shut down.

457
00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,880
Speaker 1: But the guys up front for the Patriots have been

458
00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,720
Speaker 1: creating pressure and making life a little bit easier on

459
00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,680
Speaker 1: the secondary. Yeah, there's no question, Megan, you have Keenan,

460
00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:55,520
Speaker 1: but you also have Mike Williams and some of these

461
00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:59,040
Speaker 1: other big play threats. But but Gilmore Allen. I mean,

462
00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,160
Speaker 1: those are one of those matchups where it's it's price

463
00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,080
Speaker 1: of admission, Like that's the game within the game that

464
00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,760
Speaker 1: we're all looking forward to. Seeing on Sunday a couple

465
00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,720
Speaker 1: more for you, A couple under the radar guys on

466
00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,520
Speaker 1: offense or defense for the Patriots. You know, we know

467
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,800
Speaker 1: some of the household names, but maybe a couple of

468
00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,960
Speaker 1: names the Chargers fans don't know that have made an

469
00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:22,040
Speaker 1: impact on this team in twenty twenty. Jacoby Myers has

470
00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,679
Speaker 1: certainly been one. He was an undrafted guy and he

471
00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,280
Speaker 1: threw a touchdown pass a couple of weeks ago. He

472
00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,720
Speaker 1: was a quarterback in high school and actually attended cam

473
00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:33,520
Speaker 1: Newton seven on seven tournament. Seems like every talented quarterback

474
00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,639
Speaker 1: in the league attended that camp at some point or another.

475
00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,680
Speaker 1: But Jacobe Myers has been a guy who's really stood out.

476
00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,080
Speaker 1: But now that he's been getting more attention from defenses,

477
00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:47,679
Speaker 1: he's taken a small step back, but he's still been

478
00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:51,200
Speaker 1: a key contributor for the Patriots. Damian Harris is another guy,

479
00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,920
Speaker 1: the second year running back who's stood up this year,

480
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,480
Speaker 1: and he hasn't had a good game. The last week.

481
00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:01,200
Speaker 1: He had some flashes but still just just over fifty

482
00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,800
Speaker 1: yards for Harris had had a lot to do with

483
00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,639
Speaker 1: the way that the Cardinals were stacking the box. The

484
00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,240
Speaker 1: Patriots have seen a lot of that defense this year,

485
00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,800
Speaker 1: just because they have a strong desire to run the ball.

486
00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,159
Speaker 1: But I would say Damien Harris is another guy to

487
00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,879
Speaker 1: keep an eye on. Also Sony Michelle. He was the

488
00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,760
Speaker 1: first round pick for the Patriots and he was their

489
00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,440
Speaker 1: lead back in twenty eighteen when they won the Super Bowl.

490
00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,679
Speaker 1: He's been injured, he's been beat up, he had a

491
00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:28,359
Speaker 1: disappointing season last year. But he's back. He only played

492
00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,679
Speaker 1: one snap last week, but I think this will be

493
00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,080
Speaker 1: an opportunity for him to make a step forward and

494
00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,720
Speaker 1: maybe emerge. Patriots loss Rex burkehead part of that running

495
00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,359
Speaker 1: back crew, and they need someone to step up in

496
00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:43,159
Speaker 1: that area. I'm looking to see if what Sony can do. Yeah, Chargers, no,

497
00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,960
Speaker 1: Sony Michelle pretty well from the playoff game in twenty eighteen.

498
00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,239
Speaker 1: Final thing for you, what are you think is going

499
00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,680
Speaker 1: to decide this game? Based on the way the Patriots

500
00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,000
Speaker 1: have played this year, how they're playing now, and obviously

501
00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,280
Speaker 1: you look at the Chargers. They've been in every single

502
00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,240
Speaker 1: game this year. They haven't been able to close these games,

503
00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,040
Speaker 1: unfortunately for the Bolts. But what do you think could

504
00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,080
Speaker 1: decide this game on Sunday? I think it's going to

505
00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:09,040
Speaker 1: be playing clean football. You look at that game against

506
00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:12,120
Speaker 1: the Cardinals, and the Patriots won because they were tough,

507
00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:16,440
Speaker 1: They had contributions on special teams, and their defense played really,

508
00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,600
Speaker 1: really well. I think for the Patriots, in order to

509
00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,000
Speaker 1: be in every game, they're going to have to play tough,

510
00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:27,280
Speaker 1: clean football. Whoever doesn't make stupid mistakes stupid penalties is

511
00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,600
Speaker 1: going to be the winner. But I think for the Patriots,

512
00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,439
Speaker 1: they could slip up with just about any team, and

513
00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,280
Speaker 1: they really need to put together a full sixty minutes

514
00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,480
Speaker 1: of clean football. Megan O'Brien Patriots supporter, and she's also

515
00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,760
Speaker 1: a Wildcat freciate you joining me and I wish you

516
00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,960
Speaker 1: were coming out the sofa. You would have had two

517
00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,560
Speaker 1: games in five days, two games in five days. We

518
00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,000
Speaker 1: would have been able to talk plenty about how we

519
00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:57,879
Speaker 1: are frustrated with the Wildcats after that disappointing against the Spartans.

520
00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,000
Speaker 1: What a leftdown. But hopefully they can be dlne I

521
00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,160
Speaker 1: in and get us to Indie. But wishing you the past,

522
00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:05,919
Speaker 1: wish we were in so far, but we'll have to

523
00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,840
Speaker 1: do it again some other time, no question, Megan, Thank

524
00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,359
Speaker 1: you so much. All right, guys, that's gonna do it

525
00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,560
Speaker 1: for us. A big thanks to Megan O'Brien Matt money

526
00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,040
Speaker 1: Smith for joining me, and of course thanks to you

527
00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,760
Speaker 1: all for listening. Be sure to download and subscribe to

528
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:22,360
Speaker 1: the Chargers Podcast Network wherever you listen to podcasts. We'll

529
00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:24,600
Speaker 1: see you on Monday for the Final Drive, presented by

530
00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:28,160
Speaker 1: Microsoft Surface. Have a great weekend and until next time,

531
00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:29,439
Speaker 1: I'm Chris Harry