1 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 1: What's up, guys, Welcome into a week one edition of 2 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: Chargers Weekly Money. We've been talking about this season at 3 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: nauseum since it ended. It's finally back. What are the 4 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: emotions for you, my friend? You know, it's just been 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: a busy week, which is great. You know, I love 6 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: the work. I love love doing this with you every week. 7 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: I was on with with Kay Adams on Up and 8 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: Adams her new show over there on fan Duel TV 9 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, talking Chargers, doing Jim Rome later today talking Chargers. 10 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: You know, I've gotten calls from like all of our opponents, like, hey, 11 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: can we do a season preview? We're doing all of 12 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: our opponents, you know, all that stuff that you know 13 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: reminds you, and I say it just because it reminds 14 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: the seasons here. Like that's how geeked people get is 15 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: when the when Week one arrives, my phone just goes 16 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: crazy and it's and I love it. I you know, 17 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to say, oh, everybody wants to talk 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: to me, know that that happens to everybody. It just 19 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: so happens that I'm the play by play voice for 20 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: the Chargers, and you know that's that's what happens, people 21 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: get freaking geeked, and I'm no different and I can 22 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: only imagine what the players are feeling right now, because, 23 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: like you said, I mean, we had done what have 24 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: we done sixteen of these? Twenty of these? You know, 25 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: just kind of projecting and wondering. And I know that's 26 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: still kind of what the theme of this is going 27 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: to because we don't know what it's going to look like. 28 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: Coach Staley mentioned that, But yeah, I mean, we got 29 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: a specific game to talk about, a specific opponent that 30 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: will be with us in a couple of days at 31 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: the time of this taping, and that's exciting. I always 32 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: love doing this podcast with you, but when it's in 33 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: season and we're talking games and we actually have concrete 34 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: stuff to talk about rather than project if Zion Johnson's 35 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: going to be the seventeenth overall picker, Javison Williams or whatever, 36 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: this is where it really counts. And later on Trent Greene, 37 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: who's on the call with Kevin Harlan, going to join 38 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: us pop in here in the next fifteen minutes or so. 39 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: So excited to get Trent's perspective on this big time matchup. 40 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: And I'd tell you I think that this is the 41 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: game of the week. I'm not just saying that because 42 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: this is the Chargers podcast. I mean we were both 43 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: there in Las Vegas and perhaps the craziest regular season 44 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: game in league history, and these two teams gonna pick 45 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: up where they left off, but in Los Angeles. The 46 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: Chargers have never opened a season at home against the 47 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: Raiders since they've been the Chargers in nineteen sixty, so 48 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: first time this has ever happened, which is crazy to me. 49 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 1: And there's so many storylines, and I think somebody asked 50 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: coach Daley yesterday money about the like the revenge factor, 51 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: and he said, like, this is this is two different operations, 52 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: two completely different teams, a new coaching staff over there. 53 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: So for some of the guys, maybe there's a little 54 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: revenge on their mind, maybe they're gonna think about that 55 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: Week eighteen game and Laws Vegas. But for the most part, 56 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: this is a completely new operation and we're gonna see, 57 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: especially this this remad defense for the first time together 58 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: on the grass Sunday. Yeah. I just I opened up 59 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: the card to my right just because I want to 60 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: make sure. And it's funny you started with that because 61 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: it's the exact point I'm gonna make is so many 62 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: fans like and I'm not trying to take a shot 63 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: at the fans. It's not the point of this. Like 64 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: for fans, yes, this is a revenge game. It's it's 65 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: you've been you know, your your buddies that are your 66 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: Raider fans have been giving you the business all off season. 67 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: You've been given the Raider fans the business because of 68 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: all the offseason projections of what the Chargers are going 69 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: to be and everyone's picking the Raiders to finish fourth 70 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: in the division or whatever like that does not affect 71 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: the players at all. Football it's hard, man, It's a hard, violent, physical, 72 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: nasty sport. And the idea of revenge because oh I 73 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: can't believe they did this to us back in week eighteen. Now, 74 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: that has nothing to do with what's going to be 75 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: out there when they kick it off at one twenty 76 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: five on Sunday. And as I'm looking at the card, 77 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: like I'm just looking at the offensive line. You know 78 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: of Colton Miller, who's there at left tackle, but then 79 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: you've got John Simpson, Andre James, Lester Cotton and illuminoires 80 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: like it's it's just like that's the game, Like, that 81 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: is the game. That's it right there. It is that 82 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: versus Joey Bosa, Austin Johnson, Sebastian, Joseph Day, Khalil Mack, 83 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: that's Kyle van Noy. That is the game right there. 84 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: You know that to me, is is what we're gonna 85 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: be talking about. And I think the flip side of that, 86 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: because of how that Week eighteen ended, Max Crosby versus 87 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: Storm Norton, just wreck in the game is going to 88 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: be the other side of it. You know, just Trey 89 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: hold up at right tackle. Let's Trey McKitty on his outside. 90 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: How much is Gerald Edward playing because of Max Crosby 91 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: and Chandler Jones. Is Rashaan Slater picking up where he 92 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: left off as an all pro? That's the game, Like, 93 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: that's that's what we're going to be focused on, not 94 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: what happened in Week eight in January, you know, eight 95 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: months ago. I was thinking about this last night, like 96 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: what are the keys to this game? Especially in Week 97 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: one where there's so much unknown. We have no idea 98 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: how Josh mcdannel's is going to come out. But the 99 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: one thing that that stuck with me was Brandon Staley 100 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,559 Speaker 1: talking about being a dominant team and a physical team, 101 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 1: and you're gonna have to impose your will on this 102 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 1: Raiders offensive line. If you're Khalil mc and Joey Bosa 103 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: and Austin Johnson, Sebastan, Joseph Day, Morgan Fox and Jerry Tilbory, 104 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: all these guys, you have the more dominant defensive line, 105 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: and then frankly the offensive line, You're gonna have to 106 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: impose your will there. And we know Justin Herbert is 107 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: going to score. I have very little doubt that that's 108 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: going to have a percent. But I think that they're 109 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: gonna have to run the football too money and they're 110 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to show that they are a physical team 111 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: running the football. You don't want to take the ball 112 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: out of Justin Herbert's hands, but Layton games late and 113 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 1: a half when you have to sustain drives like I 114 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: want to see Austin and Sony Michelle and Josh Kelly, 115 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: whoever it's gonna be Spiller who's now full participant in 116 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: practice this week. I want to see those guys getting 117 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: four yards of pop chewing' clock when you have to. 118 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: That was the missing element to this, So I one 119 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: hundred percent agree with you. In the trenches is where 120 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: this game is going to be one a week one. Yeah, 121 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 1: you know it's I mentioned you know, and I'm not 122 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: trying to plug it, but it's just because it's top 123 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: of mind. I just did it yesterday. But I do 124 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: power rankings for Fan Duel, and like, when I was 125 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: putting it together, I'm like, Okay, how am I going 126 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: to do this one through thirty two? We haven't seen 127 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: any games. Rosters change every year. You know, some people 128 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: are like, Wow, the defending Super Bowl champs deserve to 129 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: be at number one, and I'm like, well, you know, 130 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: look at the difference that that Whitworth made. You know 131 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: when he showed up at left tackle. How much that 132 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: changed everything for Sean McVay. When he was able to 133 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: get saffled and Whitworth and havenstein Stein and all those 134 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: guys like that changed everything for that team. It was 135 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: nothing before they had that settled. So as I'm looking through, 136 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: I'm thinking about the Packers last year who lost BAXTR 137 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: and never missed a step. I'm thinking about the bills 138 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 1: and protection that they gave Josh Allen to distribute to 139 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: gave Davis and make him a star and Stefan Thiggs, 140 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: And then I think about the Chiefs and how you know, 141 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: between Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith, they were able to 142 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: revamp that entire offensive line that was not good in 143 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: the early season but came on late. Like that's that's 144 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: so important, and that's why I think so many people 145 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: are picking the Saints, like everyone's got this sleeper team. 146 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: Look out for the Saints. Yeah, because Tom Brady lost 147 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: four fits of his offensive line. He lost all three 148 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: guys that are in front of him, his center and 149 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: his two guards, and those guys were all pros. So like, 150 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: I don't think that's a coincidence, Like that's that's that 151 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: there's there's a reason why people are picking the Eagles 152 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: to win the East because of their offensive line and 153 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: their defensive line. Why they're picking the you know, if 154 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: they are picking the Bucks, they're looking at that defensive line. 155 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: You know, that's what this ultimately comes down to. The 156 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: Bills the second that the second string of their defensive 157 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: line would start for probably twenty NFL teams on a 158 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: defensive line, like that's how deep they are up front. 159 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: And I think that's the other thing with the chargers 160 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: is the emergence of Chris Rump, the ability to put 161 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: Van Noy as a backup edge rusher, you know, and 162 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: have Tranquil Man in the middle. If you have to 163 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: get Tillery out there on an edge or Kenneth Murray 164 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: on it. Like when you can bring waves of pressure, 165 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: it changes everything. And I think that's the one thing 166 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: that was overlooked with the Bengals and their magical run 167 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: last year to the Super Bowl was how good that 168 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: defensive front played and then the back end secondary. You know, 169 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: as we tape this, coach Daley mentioned that JC Jackson 170 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: is out of his boot. He's running. He's day to day. 171 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: He's a game time decision. So as we are closer, 172 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: I'm sure we'll know more about JC and his status. 173 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: But if he doesn't go, you still have Michael Davison inside, 174 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: they Samuel Junior, you're bringing Bryce Callahan. Obviously we're gonna 175 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: see the debut of Derwin James wearing that number three 176 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 1: next to Nazier Adderlie. They're gonna have a tall task though. 177 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: Um Davante, Adams, Hunter, Renfro, Darren Waller. That's about as 178 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: good as you get in terms of offensive weapons. And 179 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: a route running. And I know you could speak to 180 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: this because you've talked about the fact that Derek car 181 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: He's gonna have to get the ball out of his 182 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: hands very quickly with Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa breathing 183 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: down his neck on Sunday. Yeah, I mean, look, Derek 184 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: does not want to hold the ball, and you know 185 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: that he's he doesn't like it. You know, he finally 186 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: came up to get rid of it. Was like, hey man, 187 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: you gotta hold the ball. We gotta get some downfield shots. 188 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: Open this thing up. But he doesn't like to do it. 189 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: And it was interesting, you know, as you go through 190 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: social media. I think it was Pro Football Focus, their 191 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: fantasy feed put it up and it had best receiver 192 00:09:56,160 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: corner matchups and Davante Adams was on there, and they're 193 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: projecting probably that j. C. Jackson's going to be out 194 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: and you're gonna have either Mikey Davis or Assante Samuel 195 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:12,079 Speaker 1: on Davante and yeah, okay, that's advantage Davante. Problem with 196 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: that is goes back to what we talked about. You 197 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: gotta have time to throw the football like you can't. 198 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: And that's where I think people get frustrated with fantasy 199 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: players and people that try to project what's going to 200 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: happen in a football game. From a fantasy standpoint, it's like, okay, yeah, 201 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: on paper, if jac doesn't go, it does look like 202 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: an advantage for Davante Adams. But I just gave you 203 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: that offensive line of the Raiders. If they're not slowing 204 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: down Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa, it doesn't matter. Like 205 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter, and an average secondary becomes an elite 206 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: secondary because there's no separation, you don't have time to 207 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: have development in your routes. So that's that's where it's 208 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: going to come come into play. It Now, having said that, 209 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 1: this is as good of the three three man you know, 210 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: receiving crew that we're going to see all season, I 211 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: don't know if there's anyone better out there than DeVante Adams, 212 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: who might be the best all around receiver in the game, 213 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: Darren Waller, who's an absolute load to contend with and 214 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: is probably gonna draw Derwin James for the entirety of 215 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: the contest, and Hunter Renfro who's as slippery as it gets. 216 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: I mean, look, no one runs routes like Keenan Allen, 217 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: you know, Ord Hop or DeVante, but man Hunter Renfro 218 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: is slippery and Bryce Callan's gonna have his hands full. 219 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: It almost kind of plays into I guess Car's hands 220 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,559 Speaker 1: with what the game plans should be. Right, he gets 221 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: the ball, he gets all out of his hands very quickly, 222 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: and this may be the game where he's gonna have 223 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: to do that often with Renfro and Waller and Adams 224 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: and you don't want to give him those extra few 225 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: seconds down the field. With Davante Adams, I think he 226 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: spoke yesterday about the fact that, hey, the first time 227 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: that me and DeVante connect as Raiders, they're gonna look 228 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: at this connection to be like, oh wow, look at 229 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: this new connection. He's like, We've been doing it for 230 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: thirteen years. So there is chemistry there between car in Adams, 231 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: and I think that's just another wrinkle to this game, really, 232 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: the route running ability of both Adams and Keenan, And 233 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: then you look at tomorrow or tonight rather with with 234 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: Cup and uh and Stefan Diggs. It's like a route 235 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 1: running clinic at so Vice Stadium this week. Yeah, I'll 236 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: tell you the thing that you know, if I if 237 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: I if I were to say, Okay, what concerns you 238 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 1: about this game? I think back to twenty eighteen and 239 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: the Patriots game and the Patriots playoff contest, when you know, 240 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: you got Melvin and you got Derwin and you got 241 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: Joey and you just wrecked the Ravens. You know, it 242 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: wrecked him. Lamar Jackson didn't have a chance, fumbled the 243 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: ball over the place they were in the backfield. Chenna 244 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: had a monster game and they just couldn't. They got 245 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: no time to you know, he had no time to pass. 246 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden, you get to New England, 247 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 1: they win the coin toss and they take the ball. 248 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: You know, like, what the heck? And it's just ball 249 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: was out. Rush didn't matter. It's like and you could 250 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: just see the frustration on Joey's face, like, dude, I 251 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 1: the ball is gone. It's it's snapped. Ball's gone. And 252 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: I think that's that's the Josh McDaniels. I think if 253 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: you're if you're worried about something, you know, as a 254 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: Charger fan, of your concern, that to me is I 255 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: think about that blueprint of how they played Joey Bosa 256 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: and Melvin Ingram in that playoff game and how quickly 257 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: that ball was out. Now I feel like a fool 258 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,599 Speaker 1: doing analysis with Trent Green on the screen because with 259 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: the heck, am I to talk about what the game 260 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 1: plan is gonna be from coach McDaniels. Hey, I was looking. 261 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: I believe me. I'm listening. Hey, I, um you you were, Uh, 262 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: you know right on point. It's there. There's a lot 263 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: to dive into when when trying to prepare for this game. Uh, 264 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: Tred Green joining us now he'll be on the call 265 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: with Kevin Harland this Sunday. Trent, it's a it's a 266 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: privilege to have you on here. Man, Thank you so 267 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 1: much for taking some time. Um, we were saying this 268 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: at the beginning, I think you and Kevin have the 269 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: best game of the of the week. Uh, well we're biased, 270 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: but yes, we agree with you on one. Uh. We 271 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: were keeping our fingers crossed that this was a game. 272 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: You know, you start to see how it lays out 273 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 1: and you kind of haven't been in it long enough 274 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,959 Speaker 1: you kind of see who's gonna go where and um, 275 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: you know how the how the different cruise will and 276 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,199 Speaker 1: so it's it's kind of funny because we all take 277 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: our guesses, and this is the one that we guess 278 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: we would get, and we're very happy to have this game. 279 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: I was just, um, I don't know how much you 280 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: caught of it on the back end Trump, but I 281 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: brought up, you know what Josh McDaniels and Bill Belichick 282 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: drew up in that twenty eighteen playoff game. The Chargers 283 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: were coming off that big win against the Ravens. They 284 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: made a mess of the backfield, a bunch of sacks, 285 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: some strip sacks and fumbles, and then they get to 286 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: New England and the ball is out so fast and 287 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: you could just see the frustration from from Joey and 288 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: Melvin Ingram and it wasn't going the same way as 289 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: it was in Baltimore. Can you share with us in 290 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: the people watching and listening, like how fast is fast? 291 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: How quick does that ball have to be out? If 292 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: the Raiders have O line issues and Khalil Mack and 293 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: Joey are really getting after it, well, you know that's 294 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: that's the thing. You know. I think there's a stat 295 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: when when Brady was in New England, his success and 296 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: completion percentage and what he was able to do when 297 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: he got the ball out and under two seconds. His 298 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: success and completion percentage when he got the ball out 299 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: between two and two and a half seconds and then 300 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: the drastic drop off it was once it was over 301 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: two and a half seconds. So so you're right on 302 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: point that that was the way it was designed. He 303 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: was trying to get quick throws. You know, it wasn't 304 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: the uh you know, the era of Randy Moss and 305 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: you know him throwing for five thousand yards and throwing 306 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: the ball down field. It was all about quick release 307 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: getting to the underneath throws. And you know, that's one 308 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: way to look at it. But then you also look 309 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: at the fact that Josh McDaniels and the Raiders went 310 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: out and got Davante Adams. So if you're gonna bring 311 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: in Davante Adams, you're not going to just throw him 312 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: five and ten yard throws. You're you're gonna take those 313 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: opportunities to take some shots. But I do think there 314 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: is a blueprint there. When you have edge rushers like 315 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: the Chargers, do you better get that ball out quick 316 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: because they're gonna gonna creates some having trick you flip 317 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: it to the charges offense. And justin Herbert and his 318 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: development over the first two years and just all the 319 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: records he's set and it's year two for him and 320 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: this Joe Lombardi offense. I don't know if you could 321 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: just speak to what you've seen at a justin and 322 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: how he progressed in this offense this past year and 323 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: what to expect maybe in twenty twenty two. Well, I 324 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: think there were big jumps for him from year one 325 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: to year two. First off, the numbers he's put up 326 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: over the first two seasons are are ridiculous, and I 327 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: thought highly of him coming out of college. What he 328 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: was able to do is rookie year really impressed me 329 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: quite a bit. Changing offensive coordinators, changing staffs, offenses, those 330 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: kinds of things that always worries you with a young quarterback, 331 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: and I thought he handled it very well. I thought 332 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: he played better as the season progressed, as he got 333 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: more and more comfortable in what Lombardi was trying to 334 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: get done. And I expect him to, you know, I 335 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: expect him to just keep going. You know. I think 336 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: that he's got a good grasp on things. He's obviously 337 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: surrounded with a bunch of talents in terms of his weapons, 338 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: and he's not afraid to stand in there. You know, 339 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,679 Speaker 1: I went back and I watched a few games from 340 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: last season just to kind of get, you know, just 341 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: kind of get ready for this game. I forget, and 342 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,719 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people forget how mobile he is, 343 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 1: you know, because he's such a big guy. He has 344 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: such a big arm, you know he I was laughing 345 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: at this one play he goes to roll out, he's 346 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: getting pressure. He literally takes his left hand while while 347 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: he's sitting there holding the ball, he takes his left hand, 348 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: grabs onto the defender that's chasing him. He throws him by, 349 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: and then he throws the ball. It's like, not only 350 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: is he big and strong, but then you know when 351 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: he when he needs to take off and running can 352 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,199 Speaker 1: so his development what he's been able to do the 353 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: first two years. I do think it's just a going 354 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: to continue to grow. And you know, you don't want 355 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 1: to put too much pressure on the guy. But I 356 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: know you guys have talked to him. I know you've 357 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: been around him. He doesn't seem like the moments too big. 358 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 1: And I thought that was the first impression I got 359 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: him got from him as a rookie when we had 360 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: a chance to talk to him. He just was like, 361 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: this is what I do. This is you know what 362 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: I'm focused on doing. And you know, I just think 363 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: he handles it all really well and I expect him 364 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: to have a long and successful career. Trent share the 365 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: difference between size versus speed in receivers, and I'm not 366 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 1: saying like pick which one's better and stuff, but you 367 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 1: just kind of you look at the Chargers receiving core 368 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: and oh, they need to get a speed guy, but 369 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: they would push back and say, no, Mike's a vertical 370 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: threat and when that ball's in the air, corners have 371 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: no chance against him. That the Kansas City Chiefs remade 372 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: their receiving core and it looked like they prioritize size 373 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: over speed. What are the benefits for each And when 374 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 1: you look at the receiving core of the Chargers, how 375 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: does that? You know? What kind of impression do you 376 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: get from what they have for targets? From Justin and 377 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: the way he likes to distribute the ball, well, I 378 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: just think a lot of it. You mentioned Mike and 379 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 1: obviously the way he's able to stretch the field. Keenan 380 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: has been phenomenal his entire career. The number he's been 381 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: able to put up what he does on third down, 382 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 1: what he does in the red zone. I was really 383 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: impressed with Palmer as the priest as the season progressed 384 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: a year ago. So I'm looking for him to make 385 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: a jump that would be that would be great for Herbert. 386 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: I think Austin Eckler staying healthy is a big factor. 387 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: You look at what he did last year, Um, you know, 388 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: over fifteen hundred yards and the twenty touchdowns, which I'm 389 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: sure you guys have talked about because it's phenomenal what 390 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,199 Speaker 1: he was able to do when staying healthy. So I 391 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: think he's got plenty of weapons around him. I don't 392 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: think you necessarily need that, you know, over the top, 393 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: big threat guy, which which they do have in Mike Williams. 394 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: So um, I you know, speed is hard to find. 395 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 1: I mean, it'll be interesting to see how the Chiefs 396 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: make an adjustment without Tyreek Hill. Um, they've got a lot, 397 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: They've got a couple of good guys that they brought 398 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: in and Dudu Smith Schuster and Marquez Valdes Scantling. But 399 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 1: they're gonna change up their offense, you know, and if 400 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: you look at this whole division, what the Chargers have done, 401 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,719 Speaker 1: what the Raiders have done, what the Broncos have done, 402 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 1: you know, trying to chase the Chiefs and get to 403 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 1: where they've been, and what Andy and Patrick and made 404 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: to do over the last few years. I think the 405 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: Chargers are right on pace with that, and that's why 406 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: you go out and you make the acquisitions and do 407 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: what you do on the defensive side of the ball. 408 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 1: If you're you know, Brandon Staley and Tom Talsco so um, 409 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: you know, to answer your questions speed versus uh, you know, 410 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: route running and those kinds of things, I think it's 411 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: always nice to have a fast guy, but you need 412 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: guys that can get open and that makes the job 413 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 1: a lot easier for the quarterback. You know, Trent, it's 414 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: always hard to get a read on Week one anyway. 415 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: And then yet in Josh McDaniels and kind of the 416 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: unknown there, Uh, what's it like for you preparing for 417 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: a Week one game, both as as a player and 418 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: as a broadcaster, because I feel like week one is 419 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: a It's just it's such a different it's a different 420 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: Sunday than really any other during the regular season. Well, 421 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: it definitely is, and I'm you know not to crush 422 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 1: the spirit of fans out there everywhere, but I don't. 423 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: I don't watch a lot of the preseason. I don't, 424 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: you know, because I know that's not you know, it's 425 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: really an evaluation period for young players. Coaches are trying 426 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: to put the young guys, keep it simple for them 427 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: so that they can play fast. They want to evaluate 428 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: football players, not guys that are out there thinking and 429 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: running slow. So I don't put a lot of merit 430 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: into the preseason. I think preparing for this game, you've 431 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: got to go back and look at what Josh McDaniels 432 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: did when he had you know, Mac Jones, and then 433 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 1: he had Tom Brady, but then he had Tom Brady 434 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,479 Speaker 1: with certain receivers, and then he had Tom Brady with 435 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: other receivers. I mean, I think I think they've adjusted 436 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: that offense based on the personnel that he had in 437 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: New England. And uh and and you look at you know, 438 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: you look at all the weapons. Um you know that 439 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: that now Derek Carr has and what they're doing with 440 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: Waller and obviously Davante Adams and you know, Hunter Rimfro 441 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: put up a phenomenal year a year ago, and so uh, 442 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: you look at those things and it's like, Okay, how 443 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: how Sam they're going to prepare for what Josh McDaniel 444 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: is going to do? What do you go back and study? Well, 445 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: for me, I kind of look at all those different phases, 446 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: how did how did he handle you know, the different quarterbacks, 447 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: the different system, and then what receivers and people were 448 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 1: surrounding them. So it does make it a lot harder. 449 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 1: But as you can tell from my voice and the 450 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: speed with which I'm talking, I'm excited about this. I'm 451 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: excited about this Matchou offensive line is so important. We 452 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: saw the difference and what Justin was able to do 453 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: last year when the left side just held up and 454 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: and then you saw, you know, the the exploitation of 455 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: that right tackle in week eighteen with Max Crosby just 456 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,479 Speaker 1: having a heck of a day, you know, with what 457 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: they have now and it's going to be Trey pimp 458 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 1: kids and now Storms a swing tackle, which I would 459 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: assume it's nice to have, you know, someone that's got 460 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 1: that kind of experience that can be a swing But 461 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 1: how do you you know when you're going into a 462 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: game trend? What what are you looking at with Trey 463 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: at the right tackle and kind of the rest of 464 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,679 Speaker 1: that line and trying to slow down Chandler Jones and 465 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: Max Crosby. What's the most effective way to attack that 466 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: pass rush. Well, I think, you know, when I go 467 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: back to my kind of my old school mentality, as 468 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: if you have those big, you know, up the field 469 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,679 Speaker 1: pass rusher guys, what we were generally try and do 470 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: is get physical with them, which me running downhill, right, 471 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: You just want to get physical with them, wear them 472 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: out early, get the run game going, get those guys 473 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: to slow down a little bit, which can get the 474 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: play action pass going, which once again slows them down 475 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: a little bit. Those are those are kind of things. 476 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's necessarily you know what, uh, 477 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 1: you know what they want to do. Um, you know, 478 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,199 Speaker 1: it's it's nice to have, you know. I'm kind of 479 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,959 Speaker 1: impartial to Slater. He played at Northwestern with my with 480 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: my older sons, so I watched him all through college. 481 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 1: I'm a big fan of his. I think this is 482 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: a this is a very big year for Pipkins. You 483 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: mentioned the fact that you know he'll be on the 484 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: right side. I think that, uh, you know, it's a 485 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 1: huge year. If you're hear him and what and what 486 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,239 Speaker 1: a great challenge coming out in Week one, and uh, 487 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: it's going to be a challenge start the whole season. 488 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: As as we know, the AFC West is stacked, but 489 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: the AFC West schedule is stacked for every single team 490 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 1: in the Vision in terms of strength of schedule and 491 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: who they have to play. So from an offensive line standpoint, 492 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: to get back to your original question, I think what 493 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: I always went into it and looked at it was, Okay, 494 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: can we run the football, can we get physical with them? 495 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,640 Speaker 1: Can we slow him down and get the play action passed? 496 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: And then the other thing is from a passing game standpoint, 497 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: you know, move that landmark, you know, move the quarterback around, 498 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: get the ball out of his hands quick. You got 499 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: to sprinkle in some play action. You got to move 500 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: him around. You don't want him to just stand back 501 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: there and be a target. And I've always said a 502 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: good play caller can help the quarterback out, but the 503 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: good play caller can really help his offensive line out. 504 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 1: And how he's able to do that and protect him 505 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: if they think there are some deficiencies somewhere along the front. 506 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: But you know, that's that's what you know. You look 507 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 1: at this matchup and what the Raiders have done. You know, 508 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: both these teams have really changed quite a bit defensively. 509 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,880 Speaker 1: They weren't happy with where they were defensively. Uh And 510 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: I want to say each team is going to have 511 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: at least five new starters. I know, I know the 512 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: Chargers aren't gonna have Eric doesn't look like Jacy Jackson's 513 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: gonna play, so that would be that would be the 514 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: fifth new starter for them. But um, you know, both 515 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: teams are trying to change it up, which which once 516 00:24:58,040 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: again makes it a little more difficult to prepare for 517 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 1: or I'm not knowing what exactly they have confidence in 518 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: doing such a big game for for both teams a 519 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: week one Trent and then you know, if I could 520 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: fast forward just four days later, they're going to Arrowhead 521 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs home open or Thursday eight football. This division, 522 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: we've talked so much about it this offseason from someone 523 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: who has direct knowledge with the Chiefs and you're you're there, 524 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: you see the Raiders, you see what the Broncos have done, 525 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: and you see what the Chargers have done. How would 526 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: you sum up what this division may look like this 527 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: upcoming season? You know, it's interesting to see what different 528 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: predictions are around the country, and there are several people 529 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 1: predicting three teams from this division to make the playoffs, 530 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: and I wouldn't be shocked. I think I think, you know, 531 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: three of the better teams, if not four of the 532 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:50,879 Speaker 1: better teams in the NFL or in this division. The 533 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: hard part is going to be just the schedule and 534 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,719 Speaker 1: the fact that the teams are beating each other up. 535 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: I mean, they're playing each other twice and it's you know, 536 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: that takes its toll. So who's going to be the 537 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: healthiest down the stretch the schedules. Like I said, we've 538 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 1: talked about it, it's tough for every team in the division. 539 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's it's gonna be a lot of fun. 540 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: There's the reason there's so much attention placed on the NFC, 541 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,199 Speaker 1: or so much attention placed on the AFC, and so 542 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: much attention placed on the AFC West, just because of 543 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: all the shaking up that's going on this offseason. Last 544 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: thing for me, Trent, and we certainly appreciate the time 545 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: Game one coming up on Sunday. You'll be on the 546 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: call with with Kevin Harlan. Would love to know because 547 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's going to come up in the broadcast, 548 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: and obviously we're partial, and we're biased because we work 549 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: with the Chargers, But like, I love the fourth down stuff, man, 550 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: and I could feel it when when he would kick 551 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: long field goals and some of those games against the 552 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: Vikings comes to mind, the Texans comes to mind. You 553 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: just felt kind of air let out of the balloon 554 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:52,439 Speaker 1: a little bit of this team, Like it felt like 555 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: the team really galvanized and identified with that aggressive mentality 556 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: of Brandon Staley. As as someone who played and knows 557 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,159 Speaker 1: what that juice feels like when you get that that 558 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,120 Speaker 1: green light from your coach, kind of walk us through 559 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: your thoughts of how brandon approach coach daily approached last 560 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: year with fourth downs and and sort of you know, 561 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 1: your thoughts of how he might adjust this year. And 562 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: now that he's got a better defense and a better 563 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: special teams unit. Well, better defense, better special teams means 564 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: he's going to be even more aggressive, don't you think. 565 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: I mean, which may make it a little scary for opponents, 566 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 1: But I'm I'm all in on what he was doing. 567 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: I you know, I'm i'd like the analytics part of it. 568 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:32,639 Speaker 1: I think you do also have to have a feel 569 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: part of it and understand it. I really enjoyed the 570 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: conversation that we had with him last year. I'm looking 571 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 1: forward to the conversation I'm going to have with him 572 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: this year prior to the game. But um, you know, 573 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: he was very calm in explaining what it was he 574 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,200 Speaker 1: was trying to get done, and his approach and how 575 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: he studies the numbers and the percentages and you know, 576 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: you just go down the line. And I know a 577 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 1: lot was made about the call last year, but look 578 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 1: at I mean, the defense came on the field, held 579 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: him to a goal, you know, and if you look 580 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: at the fourth down conversions that the Chargers had in 581 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 1: that game, what they were able to do to keep 582 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: drives a lot. I mean, all the numbers point in 583 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,159 Speaker 1: his favor. It's just everybody wants to talk about that 584 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: one call, you know, And and I'm a fan of it. 585 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: As a as a quarterback, as an offensive guy, I'm 586 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: I'm all in for going on, you know, never putting, 587 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: you know, uh, As a as a head coach, I 588 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:26,439 Speaker 1: don't know if I would have that same mentality, but 589 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: as a quarterback and as a you know, a competitor, uh, I, 590 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 1: you know, going back to what you what you stated 591 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: in your question. It does fire the guys up. It 592 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: fires the offensive guys up. You know, you go into 593 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 1: the mindset and you hear a coach talking about You're like, yeah, 594 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: we were really not going to do that. Then all 595 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: of a sudden he does it. You're like, man, this 596 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 1: guy believes in this and believes in what we can do. 597 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: And some people are like, well what does the defense think? Well, 598 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,239 Speaker 1: that's got to fire the defense up too, because you know, 599 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: the coach has competency in you, uh, you know, stopping 600 00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: him if something would happen. So I do think, you know, 601 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 1: I do think he's gonna stick with what he's done. 602 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 1: He may even be more aggressive based on you know, 603 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: the changes on defense, but I'm sure his philosophy is 604 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: gonna be his philosophy. Trent, you're the best. We can't 605 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: wait to see you on Sunday and money. I'd be 606 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: remiss if I didn't mention this to Trent. It was 607 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety eight, all right. I'm from the Washington, DC area. 608 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: I was in Ashburne. I was a junior in high school. 609 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: Jay Brunetti, the equipment manager, took me up to the 610 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: Ashburn Pavilion to play pickup ball. You were playing and 611 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: you were bawling. So I pick up basketball with you 612 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety eight. I figured twenty four years later 613 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 1: I would give you your props. Thank you for a 614 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: beast on the court, Trent. You know, Jay Bird's the best. 615 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: He's uh yeah, he's now with the forty nine ers, 616 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: so he's you know, he was after Washington went to 617 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: Houston and then now with the forty nine ers. Yeah, 618 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: he's unbelievable equipment manager. And you're right back in the Uh. 619 00:29:56,200 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: I guess the old days, right, Um, it's everybody out. 620 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: You know, most of the guys lived where the team was. 621 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: Most of the guys went to the complex. You know, 622 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: when the season ended, it wasn't like everybody took off. 623 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: It was you know, I would go up to the complex, 624 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: play racquetball, play basketball. Was whenever guys were around. We 625 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: would just uh, you know, try and get in workouts 626 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: whatever we could do in the offseason. So how about that? It? Uh? 627 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: You know, I I tell people all the time, I 628 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: was a basketball junkie. Wait, before I was a football junkie. 629 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: I always wanted to basketball was my thing. I didn't 630 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: play football until seventh grade. I didn't start playing quarterback 631 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: until eighth grade. And and you know, I just my 632 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: sophomore year of high school. Things kind of went all 633 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 1: right for me football wise. And next thing, you know, 634 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: I'm like, wait, somebody's gonna pay for my school by 635 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: playing football. Hey guess what? Ball is my favorite sport? 636 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 1: So um, but I was. I was always a basketball 637 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: junkie and loved it. So uh, I'm I'm glad you 638 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: have that good memory, and uh always remember how good 639 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: of a basketball player I was. I appreciate that I was. 640 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: I was a die hard miss. I was like, listen, 641 00:30:57,040 --> 00:30:59,959 Speaker 1: I'm playing pickupball with Trent Crean and Ashburne right now. 642 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: That was like, that was a highlight for me. So 643 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. That's awesome. That's awesome. Hey, you guys 644 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: have a good one. I'm sure we'll talk again throughout 645 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: the season. For sure. We appreciate try and have a 646 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: great call. We appreciate you man, Trey Green CBS. We'll 647 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: see him Sunday, he'll be calling the game. Matt money Smith, 648 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:25,479 Speaker 1: the Freaking City Palm Tree Patrol decided to show up 649 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 1: outside my window right in the middle of that. So 650 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if can you hear the bars and 651 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: the chain saws and all of that. I didn't hear it. Okay, good, 652 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: all right, I can hear a little Now, I can 653 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: hear a little bit. Okay, let me you keep talking. 654 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: You talk, chargers, Chris. I'm gonna shut these windows so 655 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: we can get rid of the chainsaws and the freaking 656 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: wood chippers. You know what, buddy, I love getting Trent's perspective, 657 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: not only is a broadcaster, but as a quarterback um. 658 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 1: And I found it interesting that he said that maybe 659 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: Coach Staley will go for it even more with the 660 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: better special teams in defense, I would think the opposite, 661 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: but hey, you never know. Yeah, that's well, it's and 662 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: I think that's the I'm glad he made the point too, 663 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: because so many people say, oh, well, it's it's an 664 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: insult to the it's a slap on the face of 665 00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: the defense. No, no, it's not. It's it's actually a 666 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 1: I believe in you to both sides of the ball. 667 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: I believe the offense is going to convert. And I'm 668 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: not worried because if they don't, I've got a defense 669 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 1: that I believe it's going to hold them to at 670 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 1: worst three or you know, three and out and they'll 671 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: punt and they'll flip the field and we'll get the 672 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: ball back and get after it. Um. There's good. Look, 673 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: it's not a topic you can avoid. It's going to 674 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 1: be talked about by every single then it's interesting. Like 675 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 1: I remember, I can't remember if it was when I 676 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: was working with the Lakers or who it was with, 677 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: but I would have fans like get after me when 678 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: teams would come to town or and and you know, 679 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: they we'd interview someone and it was an event that 680 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: it happened a little while ago, and we would ask 681 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: them about it and they're like, you know, that's old news. 682 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: It's like, well, it's not old news for you though, 683 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: Like it's it hasn't been discussed with the Los Angeles 684 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: Lakers in relation to what this team did X day. 685 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: And I think that's what people have to remember. If 686 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: you're tired of hearing people ask Brandon Staley about the 687 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 1: fourth down stuff. We'll remember every town he goes to, 688 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: that's the headline when we show up in Kansas City, 689 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: it's up here comes the fourth Down team and the 690 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: Kansas City beat writers are going to ask him about 691 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: it in the press conference and ask the players about it. 692 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 1: And that's just how it is, you know. It's it's 693 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: uh And I don't think he he doesn't run from it. 694 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's part of this team's identity. It's 695 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,239 Speaker 1: an important part of this team's identity, you know. I 696 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 1: know I think it was coach Salah got credit for it, 697 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: But I mean it's a phrase that I've heard around 698 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:38,440 Speaker 1: football forever, all gas, no brakes, you know, And I 699 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 1: think that's it's a winning To me, that's a winning mentality. 700 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: That players are too good, offenses are too good, rules 701 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,479 Speaker 1: are skewed in their favor way too much to not 702 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: have an all gas, no brakes mentality on that side 703 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: of the ball. And I'm stoked that we got to 704 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: coach the beliefs in it. It won the game in 705 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 1: Kansas City in Week three last year, exactly right. The Browns. Again, 706 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: it's the Browns. They were they were. If they didn't 707 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: convert that fourth down, they would have gone down what 708 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: seventeen I think or something. And I think it's interesting 709 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 1: that that Trent brought it up that way, that they 710 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 1: might go for it more I would. I would push 711 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: back and say no, probably less, just because I would 712 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,439 Speaker 1: you can flip the field with a really good punter 713 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: and J K. Scott and better special teams and coverage 714 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:22,319 Speaker 1: and fair catches and things like that, and then get 715 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: a three and out, you know, and just get right 716 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,759 Speaker 1: back after it with your offense um. And so I 717 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: think I think that plays into it. You know, we've 718 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: talked about that. You know, why do you get a 719 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 1: great punter, you know, because you have a great defense 720 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 1: and you want to pin a team back and you 721 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: want to flip the field. And so to me, that's 722 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: not the same time. I think, you know, when you're 723 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:46,399 Speaker 1: at the plus what plus thirty eight and you're looking 724 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,839 Speaker 1: at a you know, forty eight yard field goal or something, yeah, 725 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,359 Speaker 1: I think they'll go for it. I think I think 726 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 1: in those situations you go for on the plus side 727 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: of the field. I think that you know, when you're 728 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 1: looking at a field goal of fifty plus and you 729 00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:59,919 Speaker 1: got a fourth and short and you feel good about 730 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,799 Speaker 1: the way your offense is playing, I still think that's 731 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 1: all Gas. I don't think that's going to change at 732 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 1: all with the advantage he feels he has. You know, 733 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:10,360 Speaker 1: when justin Herbert's taking snaps under center or in shotgun. 734 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:12,840 Speaker 1: And I don't think we should discount the fact that 735 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 1: this defense was constructed to take the ball away and 736 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:17,920 Speaker 1: score two. I mean, Joey Bosa led the NFL in 737 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: strip sax last year. He's got Khalil Mack on the 738 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 1: other side. Who Who's that's a specialty. Jac Jackson more 739 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 1: interceptions than anybody the last two or three years. Derwin 740 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 1: James can take the ball away. We know nos can 741 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 1: take the ball away. I'm hoping that he puts it 742 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: together this year. You know, until we get about Van Noy. 743 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 1: You look at Van Noys stat lines every year, there's 744 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:37,919 Speaker 1: always a couple of sacks, a couple forced fumbles. Every 745 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:39,879 Speaker 1: now and then there's an interception like that's someone that's 746 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: got a nose for the ball as well. And I'm expecting, 747 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,439 Speaker 1: like I think Drew is going to have a year two. 748 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:49,120 Speaker 1: I think you're going to see a couple of turnovers 749 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 1: from from Drew Trankl. He's just got such a nose 750 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,239 Speaker 1: for the ball in his run fits like you know, 751 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: those are just the that's got forced fumble written all 752 00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: over it. When you think you see a hole and 753 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,359 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, dam, it's just filled and 754 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:03,840 Speaker 1: you get you get a lick, you know right away. 755 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 1: That's how you pop a ball out. And so I 756 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:07,919 Speaker 1: think you're going to see that as well. Look, that's 757 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question that that went into 758 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: what they wanted to do this offseason. You gotta get 759 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 1: the ball more, you know, you have got to create 760 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 1: more turnovers. So I think we're both on the same 761 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:21,359 Speaker 1: page in terms of keys at the game. I think 762 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:25,439 Speaker 1: it dominate the lines, both offensively and defensively. I'd add 763 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: special teams, um, we just we we want to see 764 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 1: an improve special teams unit from last year. I think 765 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: you take out the Cowboys game. It was a preseason um, 766 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: but that's that could be a deciding factor frankly in 767 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 1: this division. UM field position, making your field goals, UM, 768 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:46,319 Speaker 1: punt coverage, all those things that that I think they 769 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: address this offseason. We just got to see it now. Yeah, 770 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,399 Speaker 1: I'll tell you. I think that's the one thing that's 771 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:55,800 Speaker 1: overlooked in the in the Raider game from Week eighteen 772 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: is you know Dustin Hopkins missed a fifty one yard 773 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: field goal. Yeah, you know, at the start of the 774 00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: second half, like that's not Riveren's like, oh, you know, 775 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: you went for it and they got that field goal 776 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:06,440 Speaker 1: when you went forward on fourth and two. And I'm 777 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,319 Speaker 1: not trying to rehash and debate the play call there. 778 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: You know, when you're inside your own thirty and you're 779 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:13,919 Speaker 1: going forward on fourth down and they get three points 780 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,239 Speaker 1: out of it, let's not forget missed field goal. So 781 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:18,319 Speaker 1: there's your difference of three points as well, you know, 782 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:23,040 Speaker 1: and and that game, so you know, I think there's 783 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 1: so many moving parts. Again, it's not basketball, it's not baseball, 784 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,719 Speaker 1: it's football, and there are so many things that happen 785 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,680 Speaker 1: on each individual playing throughout the course of the game 786 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: that dictate, you know, whether you win or you lose. 787 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,120 Speaker 1: And I thought justin put it best and it actually 788 00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:39,720 Speaker 1: just kind of make it to make it full circle, Chris, 789 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,360 Speaker 1: what you started with. It's not just a two minute drill, 790 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: it's four minute drill. And you know you've got to 791 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,200 Speaker 1: have a four minute drill in this league to keep 792 00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:53,799 Speaker 1: offenses off the field because they're just especially in this division. Man. 793 00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not trying to I'm not I will 794 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:00,320 Speaker 1: not discount the Raiders as much as the fans listening 795 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:03,120 Speaker 1: might want us to you know, that is a nasty offense. 796 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:05,239 Speaker 1: The offensive line I'm not crazy about, and I think 797 00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: it's going to have some issues and that's where the 798 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:09,479 Speaker 1: charges is going to get their advantage. But boy, trying 799 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,799 Speaker 1: to slow down those three DeVante, Darren Waller and Hunter 800 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:16,759 Speaker 1: renfro was gonna be tough. And so I think it's 801 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,919 Speaker 1: it's important to keep them off the field. And it's 802 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:21,719 Speaker 1: why they went out and got Sony Michelle and of 803 00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:26,040 Speaker 1: all the positions and players and waivers and and players 804 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:28,400 Speaker 1: that were made available after cutdown Day, it was a 805 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 1: running back that they went out and got. And I 806 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,399 Speaker 1: think that should be a signal to people that yeah, 807 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 1: they they need and they want that four minute drill 808 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:38,560 Speaker 1: to work better. Last year they could only run left, 809 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: they couldn't run right. I'm sure they're going to try 810 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 1: to get that going this year with the drafting Hission 811 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 1: and and uh and hopefully with Trey in another year 812 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:49,440 Speaker 1: as a blocking tight end and Gerald Everard who kind 813 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,000 Speaker 1: of does both. He's not just a dude that's going 814 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:52,759 Speaker 1: to line up out wide and catch passes as a 815 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:55,960 Speaker 1: tight end. So you know, I think that's that's a huge, 816 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: huge priority for this team if they're gonna, you know, 817 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:01,400 Speaker 1: win this division and make her running the playoffs. I 818 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:03,560 Speaker 1: feel pretty good about this running backs room this year. 819 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:07,080 Speaker 1: Everybody's healthy. You bring it, Sony, Michelle. We liked what 820 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:09,480 Speaker 1: we saw it at Joshua Kelly and I think we 821 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:11,759 Speaker 1: all have high host Frisaiah Spiller. So I think there's 822 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,360 Speaker 1: a nice h the needed complimentary of backs behind Austin 823 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:17,800 Speaker 1: this year. Yeah, they need it. Look, he cannot continue 824 00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:21,000 Speaker 1: to take the pounding. He just he's he's too stubborn. 825 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:23,640 Speaker 1: He won't go down on first contact because he's too good, 826 00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:25,799 Speaker 1: because he gets hit and he'll get you another you know, 827 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: I've never seen a running back turn more say, you know, 828 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:30,799 Speaker 1: like the Barry Sanders. But you know what I'm saying, 829 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 1: Like there's a there's a two yard loss Darren Austin 830 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,760 Speaker 1: in the face and he just bounces off a contact 831 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,520 Speaker 1: and turns it into a three yard game. Like he's 832 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:39,760 Speaker 1: just so good that way. But you can't keep asking 833 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:43,120 Speaker 1: him to do it. And I think that's why, you know, 834 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,280 Speaker 1: getting Sony was so important to this team and making 835 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:48,640 Speaker 1: sure you know, and I thought Tom put it best. 836 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:53,759 Speaker 1: He joined Petros and me earlier this week or was 837 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,520 Speaker 1: it earlier this week? Yeah, I think it might have 838 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:57,920 Speaker 1: been anyway, Yeah, it's earlier this week. And he said, 839 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:01,600 Speaker 1: you know the thing with the running back room, and 840 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,800 Speaker 1: you can't wait until it's too late. It's it's a 841 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:06,799 Speaker 1: position of attrition. So when you're trying to fill it 842 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:09,360 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season, it ain't easy. But 843 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: when you now have Larry on the practice squad and 844 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: you've got three four you know, you have four backs, 845 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:16,719 Speaker 1: you feel really good about now you feel better about 846 00:40:16,719 --> 00:40:20,520 Speaker 1: that room. Um, and what you got going into a season. Yeah, 847 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:22,879 Speaker 1: and just you know, the continuity of the offensive line. 848 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:26,600 Speaker 1: To just add those two factors, Um, I think we 849 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:28,520 Speaker 1: are going to see a physical running team, but at 850 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:32,439 Speaker 1: some points throughout this season for Trey. Yeah, big, big 851 00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:35,400 Speaker 1: year for Trey for sure. Um, But I hope it 852 00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:38,520 Speaker 1: starts Sunday and listen, I want to see Justin throw 853 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:41,440 Speaker 1: it around the yard as much as anybody in the stands. 854 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:45,040 Speaker 1: But um, if I see Sony Michelle break off a 855 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:48,319 Speaker 1: seven yard run and it helps to sustain a eight 856 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:51,919 Speaker 1: and a half minute drive, that's gonna win ball games, man, 857 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 1: And that's gonna keep Justin fresh too. And it's gonna 858 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 1: it's gonna add another dimension to this offense that maybe 859 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:01,279 Speaker 1: was lacking a little bit of times year. Yeah, I think, 860 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:04,040 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's important to remember too, is 861 00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:06,640 Speaker 1: you know there's look, Austin Eclo had twenty touchdowns, he 862 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:09,759 Speaker 1: didn't have twenty rushing touchdowns. Yea. The extension and those 863 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:12,960 Speaker 1: smoke routes and screens. We saw some screens set up 864 00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:16,759 Speaker 1: in the preseason. You know, those are runs essentially, you know, 865 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:19,200 Speaker 1: some of those tunnel tunnel screens to Keenan and stuff, 866 00:41:19,239 --> 00:41:22,399 Speaker 1: those are essentially extended runs. So there's ways to keep 867 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:26,239 Speaker 1: the clock churning even though you're throwing the ball. And 868 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:28,799 Speaker 1: I think that's you know, that's the one thing is 869 00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:31,799 Speaker 1: you can't you can't cheat your identity. You know, this 870 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,359 Speaker 1: was a top five offense last year because Austin's better 871 00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:37,600 Speaker 1: at throwing the ball around than almost every single quarterback 872 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:39,480 Speaker 1: in the league. You know, he's in the conversation as 873 00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:43,640 Speaker 1: the best quarterback, the best thrower. Um, he's one of 874 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:46,600 Speaker 1: the most accurate passers. There was a thing that went 875 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:51,480 Speaker 1: up shoot who put it up? Tarn I wish I 876 00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:54,680 Speaker 1: could give the person credit because it was fascinating to see. 877 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,279 Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw it, maybe you can 878 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:59,279 Speaker 1: help me out. But they were talking about progressions and 879 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:03,800 Speaker 1: how many how many times Justin got to his fifth 880 00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:06,480 Speaker 1: option and it was more than I saw that and 881 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:08,719 Speaker 1: I'm it's escaping me too. Yeah, I want him give 882 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:12,160 Speaker 1: them credit because it was really cool to see and 883 00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:14,160 Speaker 1: it was more than any quarterback in the league. And 884 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:16,239 Speaker 1: they were talking about, yeah, everybody talking and look, Trent 885 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:17,719 Speaker 1: came on and he talked about, man, this guy's so 886 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:19,880 Speaker 1: big and he's athletic and we see that and everything, 887 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:23,560 Speaker 1: and this person was like, what really separates him is 888 00:42:23,719 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: look at this. This guy's in the red zone and 889 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:30,440 Speaker 1: he makes it through five progressions and under two seconds. 890 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:34,640 Speaker 1: Was it? Was it from the Ringer? Like I said, 891 00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:36,759 Speaker 1: I wish I could give it credit. I don't know, 892 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:39,160 Speaker 1: but man, was it great. It might have been It 893 00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:41,600 Speaker 1: might have been a big Ringer article and it had 894 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:45,360 Speaker 1: those little you know, it showed the progressions that he 895 00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:49,400 Speaker 1: was working through and how quickly he processes. And the 896 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:53,200 Speaker 1: way it was described is Joe Lombardi has a quarterback 897 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:56,920 Speaker 1: that processes as quickly as Drew Brees with the physical 898 00:42:56,960 --> 00:43:00,239 Speaker 1: gifts that Justin Herbert possesses and it is lethal when 899 00:43:00,239 --> 00:43:03,120 Speaker 1: you think about, you know, what Drew's career looked like, 900 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:06,520 Speaker 1: you know, with not as big of an arm, you know, 901 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:11,239 Speaker 1: by all quarterback standards, smaller stature quarterback. And now you've 902 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:14,000 Speaker 1: got a guy that's six six, two thirty plus with 903 00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:18,200 Speaker 1: that process or holy hell, look out, And I think 904 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:20,040 Speaker 1: you might be right. I think I think it was. 905 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 1: Stephen Ruiz wrote this piece for The Ringer. There you go, 906 00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:25,440 Speaker 1: so look that up because it's really cool to see 907 00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:28,320 Speaker 1: the video that he pulls and how Justin is working 908 00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,879 Speaker 1: through progressions and when you can do that, someone's gonna 909 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:34,480 Speaker 1: be open. When when you're able to process that quickly, 910 00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:38,759 Speaker 1: work your progressions for five options in under two two 911 00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:41,719 Speaker 1: and a half seconds, as Trent mentioned earlier, you know 912 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:44,759 Speaker 1: the numbers for Tom Brady, you know, under two, under 913 00:43:44,760 --> 00:43:46,279 Speaker 1: two and a half, and then the difference in the 914 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:50,920 Speaker 1: falloffs success wise after over two and a half. You just, 915 00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:53,960 Speaker 1: you know, play to your strengths. So in this piece, 916 00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:57,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you remember Shane Day Shane Yeah, 917 00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,360 Speaker 1: who talked about his favorite throw, his favorite throw and 918 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:01,640 Speaker 1: it was a four year touchdown on the opening drive 919 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,560 Speaker 1: of the Bengals game Week thirteen, a four yard throw, 920 00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:06,560 Speaker 1: and he kind of went through why that was his 921 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:08,840 Speaker 1: best throw of the year. It wasn't the Giants game, 922 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:12,800 Speaker 1: it wasn't all these crazy bombs that he's through throughout 923 00:44:12,800 --> 00:44:15,960 Speaker 1: the course of the season. It was the Bengals a 924 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:18,640 Speaker 1: four yard touchdown. So, yeah, that was a great read. 925 00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:21,680 Speaker 1: I retweeted that last week, so I'd be sure to 926 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:23,880 Speaker 1: check that out. There's a three weeks There was a 927 00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:26,320 Speaker 1: cool piece in there too that Shane was talking about. 928 00:44:26,320 --> 00:44:30,320 Speaker 1: Shane Day, the quarterbacks coach of the Chargers, was everybody 929 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:34,040 Speaker 1: thought the touchdown to Mike Williams against the Steelers after 930 00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:35,640 Speaker 1: they had just taken the lead and then it was 931 00:44:35,680 --> 00:44:38,640 Speaker 1: just a one play drive seventy five yards touchdown was 932 00:44:38,680 --> 00:44:41,080 Speaker 1: a busted coverage. He's like, that was not a busted coverage. 933 00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:45,600 Speaker 1: That was justin Herbert's big brain, his pre med degree 934 00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:48,080 Speaker 1: brain that he's got working, and he's like, it was 935 00:44:48,120 --> 00:44:50,480 Speaker 1: something that we talked about maybe two days before, and 936 00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:53,400 Speaker 1: he saw it immediately. He saw the safety cheat, he 937 00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:55,560 Speaker 1: knew exactly where to put his eyes and put the 938 00:44:55,560 --> 00:44:58,840 Speaker 1: fake and the second that safety bit, that ball was 939 00:44:58,840 --> 00:45:03,560 Speaker 1: out and Mike was gone and man, when when you 940 00:45:03,640 --> 00:45:08,239 Speaker 1: have that at quarterback, it changes everything. And so it's 941 00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:10,160 Speaker 1: gonna be fun. I mean, it is. It is gonna 942 00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:14,280 Speaker 1: be a fun five days starting on Sunday, culminating Thursday 943 00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:17,600 Speaker 1: night with the first ever Amazon Prime Thursday Night football 944 00:45:17,640 --> 00:45:20,000 Speaker 1: game and a mahomes Herbert showdown. It is. It is 945 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:23,960 Speaker 1: gonna be freaking awesome. I cannot wait, man, I cannot 946 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:26,719 Speaker 1: wait for Sunday and then to turn around get to 947 00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:30,680 Speaker 1: Kansas City. We'll know so much about how this season 948 00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:33,920 Speaker 1: is going to start a week from Thursday night. So 949 00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:35,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna figure out how to do this, Like did 950 00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:39,680 Speaker 1: we do a It's kind of weird, like do we 951 00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:43,200 Speaker 1: do a Thursday post? Mind about it? Why don't we 952 00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:45,279 Speaker 1: work shopping right now? Why don't we do? You want 953 00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:48,080 Speaker 1: to do it Thursday morning from the lobby of the 954 00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:53,920 Speaker 1: Kansas City We can do that, um or I mean 955 00:45:54,440 --> 00:45:58,680 Speaker 1: like DJ or Hailey or Francisco, whoever's around pop in 956 00:45:58,760 --> 00:46:02,040 Speaker 1: with us might be able to do that. Adrian might 957 00:46:02,080 --> 00:46:05,000 Speaker 1: be able to do that. Yeah, I think that probably 958 00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:07,560 Speaker 1: makes sense. We do it Thursday from Kansas City. Yeah, 959 00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:09,800 Speaker 1: I gotta see, though, I maybe selfishly we got to 960 00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:11,720 Speaker 1: figure out of time because it could be Thursday afternoon. 961 00:46:11,719 --> 00:46:15,399 Speaker 1: As we're workshopping this on the air. I'm hopeful as 962 00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:17,839 Speaker 1: we can recommend things outside of football, because we're not 963 00:46:17,880 --> 00:46:21,239 Speaker 1: just freaking meatheads that got big pigskin for brains. But 964 00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:25,120 Speaker 1: the World War One Museum is in Kansas City and 965 00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:28,320 Speaker 1: Dan Carlin, who is one of my favorite historians and 966 00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:31,760 Speaker 1: has an incredible podcast I can't recommend enough called Hardcore History. 967 00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:35,719 Speaker 1: He has got this immersive interactive not interactive, it's an 968 00:46:35,719 --> 00:46:39,000 Speaker 1: immersive experience where you put on VR goggles and they 969 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:42,640 Speaker 1: take it ever done, and it's just supposed to be 970 00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:47,120 Speaker 1: crazy doing that Thursday, I'm trying to I'm a little 971 00:46:47,160 --> 00:46:50,120 Speaker 1: nervous that it's pulling up stakes and leaving town because 972 00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:52,759 Speaker 1: there's no tickets for that date that we're there, and 973 00:46:52,760 --> 00:46:54,680 Speaker 1: I'm like, Okay, are they just not on sale yet 974 00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:57,319 Speaker 1: or is it actually closed. If it's closed, I'm gonna 975 00:46:57,320 --> 00:47:01,440 Speaker 1: be heartbroken. And this has probably been I've been discussing 976 00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:04,759 Speaker 1: this too long already, But Hardcore History, Dan Carlin, He's 977 00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:07,600 Speaker 1: a freaking genius. You will absolutely love it. Wrath of 978 00:47:07,640 --> 00:47:10,280 Speaker 1: the cons is one of the greatest bits of audio 979 00:47:10,320 --> 00:47:12,279 Speaker 1: I've ever listened to in my entire life about the 980 00:47:12,280 --> 00:47:14,920 Speaker 1: emergence of Genghis Connor as he calls him, because he 981 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:18,239 Speaker 1: says it is the correct pronunciation Jengis con which I 982 00:47:18,280 --> 00:47:19,600 Speaker 1: never knew. But hey, I'm not going to say it 983 00:47:19,600 --> 00:47:22,080 Speaker 1: because I'm not a history guy. He is. But check 984 00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:25,319 Speaker 1: that out. And yes, we will do it Thursday from 985 00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:28,480 Speaker 1: Kansas City. If we got to do it early, we'll 986 00:47:28,520 --> 00:47:30,440 Speaker 1: do it early. You know, we'll knock it out. Or 987 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:34,040 Speaker 1: remember it's Thursday night. Football could be late. We give everybody. 988 00:47:34,120 --> 00:47:37,279 Speaker 1: We give everybody time to either watch it live or 989 00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:39,440 Speaker 1: you know, listen to it in your car and on 990 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:41,480 Speaker 1: your way into work or going to the so Far 991 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:44,880 Speaker 1: or going to coming home to watch it on Amazon Prime. 992 00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:49,080 Speaker 1: So there you go. Money, anything else to add for Sunday, 993 00:47:49,120 --> 00:47:54,200 Speaker 1: bro where your powder blues? Man? I want to see 994 00:47:54,239 --> 00:47:57,560 Speaker 1: a nice crowd in so Far. We know. Look, there's 995 00:47:57,600 --> 00:47:59,840 Speaker 1: no walk, there's no getting away from how big you 996 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:03,440 Speaker 1: know the Raider nation is and how how many times 997 00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:06,120 Speaker 1: they have they have shown up, and you know, be 998 00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:08,360 Speaker 1: it in San Diego or in Los Angeles, and what 999 00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:11,600 Speaker 1: the stadium looks like when Chargers Raiders tangle. So it 1000 00:48:11,600 --> 00:48:13,720 Speaker 1: looked good last year, man, it was a nice fifty 1001 00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:15,759 Speaker 1: fifty split last year. I'd like to see that again 1002 00:48:15,800 --> 00:48:17,719 Speaker 1: this year. You know, a lot of powder blues out, 1003 00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:19,600 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement about this team, and let's get 1004 00:48:19,600 --> 00:48:22,960 Speaker 1: that juice in that stadium and get after it. Let's go. 1005 00:48:23,239 --> 00:48:25,600 Speaker 1: Can't wait to hear you on the call on Sunday, 1006 00:48:25,640 --> 00:48:27,960 Speaker 1: my friend, Um, And can't wait to see everybody at 1007 00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:31,040 Speaker 1: SOFI Stadium. Man, we are jacked for this twenty twenty 1008 00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:34,160 Speaker 1: two season. For money. I'm Chris. This has been Chargers 1009 00:48:34,160 --> 00:48:34,480 Speaker 1: Weekly