1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: All right, this is Darwin James and you listen to 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers Podcast Network. What's up, guys. Chris Hayry with 3 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: you on a week seventeen edition of Chargers Weekly on 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: the Chargers Podcast Network. Very happy Holidays to all of 5 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: our listeners out there. Coming up right now are Beat 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: Writers Round Table Season finale presented by Mercury Insurance. Jeff 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: Miller of the La Times and Gilbert Menzano of Southern 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: California News Group joined me to get you ready for 9 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:36,279 Speaker 1: Sunday's season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs. Well, it's 10 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: hard to believe. This is our Beat Writers Round Table 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: Finale twenty nineteen with Jeff Miller, La Time, Skilbra Menzano 12 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: Southern California News Group. Notably missing is Daniel Popper, not pictured, 13 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: not pictured, or is not heard not pictured? Better yeah, 14 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: better yet not heard from. I don't know where he is. 15 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: I can't find them. I feel like he's taking this 16 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: week's having teen off. You know we still got one game, blift. 17 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: Where is that guy? Gotta play all sixteen exactly? He 18 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: did not sign up for sixteen. He didn't sign up 19 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: for sixteen. He apparently signed up for fifteen. Well, Daniel 20 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: Popper is inactive today, Jeff Miller doing a lot of 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: media all day. You've been doing multimedia. You're a camera, 22 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: you're doing podcast, you're writing. What don't you do? You know? 23 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: It's just, uh, it's it's been a crazy time, Chris. 24 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: You know, my soaring popularity and it has become almost 25 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: a detriment to my just having a regular life. Frankly, well, 26 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, call for a publicist for you? Uh, you 27 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: know what, that's not a bad idea. So I think actually, 28 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 1: let's start right now on this this podcast. Let's let's 29 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: throw it out there. I'm looking I'm taking applications to 30 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: be my publicist at Jeff Miller on on Twitter. If 31 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: you want to be as publicist, we're gonna have to 32 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: take a picture in Kansas City of the round table, 33 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: maybe after after a barbecue dinner. I think that's a 34 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: tremendous idea. Think it's a good idea. That's a good idea. Well, 35 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: they're supposed to be a picture of Popper and Miller 36 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: right having a drink together. That is supposedly the picture 37 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: that that he's certainly waiting for. He's waiting for that 38 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: one well, we'll see if that actually happened. We'll see 39 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: if it happens, stay tuned for the weekend. But guys, 40 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: the finale of twenty nineteen Chargers five and ten playing 41 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: to Kansas City Chiefs. You looked at this in September 42 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: AFC West title. Maybe playoff positioning certainly has not gone 43 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers way. It sounds cliche, but they just finished 44 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: strong and looked to twenty twenty. That's kind of what 45 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: the marching orders are at this point. Yeah, that's about 46 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: it all there is. You can't really do anything else. 47 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: And yeah, I think when this schedule came up, we 48 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: all looked at this game and thought it'd be probably 49 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: similar to the game late last season in Kansas City 50 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: and they had, you know, the huge game at night, 51 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: and it was all kinds of things were on the 52 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: line and there was a lot happening. It was a 53 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: end up being a great game and the great game 54 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: for the Chargers certainly, and there was a lot of 55 00:02:55,840 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: excitement and they but this the aletely different situation this 56 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: year where you've got these guys just kind of limping 57 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: into the finale the Chiefs have There's still some seating 58 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: there they're playing for. So we'll see how the rest 59 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: of the games go Sunday. But they're they're certainly, uh, 60 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: you'd expect them to be trying to win this game 61 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: because they couldn't impact there's their playoff seat. And for 62 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers, you're right, they just you just want to 63 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: go out, and I think they they really don't want to. Um, 64 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: you know, they're limping into the end here. I think 65 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: even if I you know, going into this game, do 66 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: you think they're uh, the chances I'm winning this game 67 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: probably aren't great, But I think they want to go 68 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: out at least go out, go out fighting and not 69 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: not have a game where they just kind of limp 70 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: through the thing and get beat pretty bad at the end. Yeah, 71 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: and just to get a win, and and casey a 72 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: Airhood Stadium, a place they don't really win much. They 73 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: want to last year, but make it two years in 74 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: a row. You get some momentum, you know, going into 75 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, and and just to get a division the 76 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: division will win. They're on five in the AFC West. 77 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: I'm brought up to and they gonna end on Monday. 78 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: And he's like, thanks for bringing it up, but I'm sure, 79 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: he wants to get that one win and they av 80 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,119 Speaker 1: C West. They haven't gone winning since twenty fifteen. I think, 81 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: so you know, get some amount. I know guys say 82 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: it's a new year every year, but to win in 83 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: case like a team like that with Andreid and Patrick Mahomes, 84 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: it's got to be some kind of momentum for them 85 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: show which you're capable of going into twenty twenty. And 86 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,119 Speaker 1: that interaction with coach Lynn, I enjoyed what he said. 87 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: He's I don't plan to do this again, by the way, 88 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: but first losing season as a head coach, I don't 89 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: plan to do it again, and his first year nine 90 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: at seven, twelve and four. There's a lot of things 91 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: you can point to. I think, turnovers, injuries, penalties, There's 92 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things a team. It may be 93 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: inconvenient times for this team, but all that being said, 94 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. 95 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: But there is a nucleus here of young guys that 96 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: did I really want to see, starting with with Durrowin 97 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: and Trank Will and even it got like Jerry Tillery, 98 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,119 Speaker 1: who Coach Lyn said head his best game of twenty 99 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: nineteen last week. Yeah, I think, you know, you look 100 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: at it, and I think especially on defense, they there's 101 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: some really there's some good young as they can build 102 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: around and and I don't think this team is terribly 103 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: far off there there. I think they're going to be 104 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: one of these teams that they're going to finish five 105 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: and eleven or six and ten, right either one. And 106 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: I don't think they're that bad. I don't think their 107 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: record is that bad. It's just they they just made 108 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: so many critical mistakes at the worst times, and they 109 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: lost so many games that they could have won, and so, uh, 110 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: there there's definitely a core here to work with, and 111 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: I suspect there's going to be changes, though I think 112 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: Anthony made that pretty clear that he um, you know, 113 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: Anthony is a lot of times, uh he does sort 114 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: of talk in a threatening tone and there's only so 115 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: much he can really do. But I think he's he 116 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: means that when he says, you know, there's gonna be 117 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: some adjustments, and we'll see how many there are. I 118 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: suspect there'll be. There'll be a lot more than we 119 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: saw last offseason. We're not a ton changed either on 120 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: the you know, person on the roster and even the 121 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: coaching staff, there wasn't very There was very little change. 122 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: So we've already seen Keniz is gone, and so there's 123 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: gonna be a new going into the offseason, will be 124 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: a new offensive coordinator wasn't there last off seasons. It 125 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: might be Shane who's finishing right now, or it could 126 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: be somebody else. But I think I suspect there's going 127 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: to be there will be more changes, both on the 128 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: roster and the coaching staff, and certainly there was last year. Gil. 129 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: There's a fine line with continuity and then making calculated 130 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: decisions in an effort to better your team for the 131 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: next season. And you look around in the league. Sometimes 132 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: you have coaches and players who were there for a 133 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: couple of years and have instant success. Sometimes it takes 134 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: a little bit longer. Sometimes you have teams like the 135 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: Patriots and the Ravens who have coaches in place who 136 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: have done it for decades and have found ways to 137 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: adapt to their roster. I think this coach and this roster, 138 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: there is so much to work with, especially when you 139 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: look at the first two years of coach Lynn going 140 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: nine and seven to twelve and four. Yeah, like we 141 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: brought up, it's it's gonna be the first losing to 142 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: see as a head coach. He say he doesn't plan 143 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: on doing that again, and that kind of tells you 144 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: right there. You know there's rumors is he in the 145 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: hot teat or not. I don't think it's in the 146 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: hot teat. I always gonna be here. I think the 147 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: Chargers origentation likes them. He's a he's a player's coach. 148 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: In the lock crew, in front office, they all like 149 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: Anthony LLN. But like Jeff was saying, I think they 150 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: probably will be more personnel changes, coaching changes. Like when 151 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: you when you win in the first two years, you 152 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: don't have to do much. You know it's going in 153 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: the right path. And you have a season like you 154 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: have in twenty nineteen where you only win five or 155 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: six games, you got to change something. And you'd be 156 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: a lot of free agents too, so a lot of 157 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: the guys on the roster. You know, it could be 158 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: a whole new look. You got Melvin Gordon as a 159 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: free agent, you got Hunter Henry Is a free agent. 160 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: You got Philip Brewers a free agent. Uh, it's gonna 161 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: be a lot of changes, so you might not see 162 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: the same Chargers group but I think still, you know, 163 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: the core guys like Derwin James and Joey Boss at 164 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: least on defense, and Keenan Allen on offense, they're all 165 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: going to be back, but I think they're gonna be 166 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: a big shake up coming up this offseason. You got 167 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: Mike Williams and Austin Ekeler, two who are both very 168 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: close to a thousand yards or seating on the season. 169 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: And just to put that in context, I think only 170 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: five teams in NFL history have had three guys go 171 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: for a thousand yards or more receiving. Keenan's already done it, 172 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: Mike and Austin are close to doing it. And then 173 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: you mentioned a guy like Hunter who's an understrictive free 174 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: agent next year. There's so many pieces on this offense, 175 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: and really, I think it's just a matter of Shane 176 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: was talking about it in his press conference. The last 177 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: time they played this Chief's team, Jeff over three hundred 178 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: total yards in the first half, he got a score 179 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: in the red zone, touchdowns, no field goals. Yeah, it's 180 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: crazy that we're talking about, you know, this three thousand 181 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: yard receivers thing, and how rare that is, and yet 182 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: one of the problems of this team, we all would agree, 183 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: is they've they've had issues on offense, yet they're doing 184 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: they're producing that kind of a stat potentially producing that 185 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: kind of a stat, and it just it just speaks 186 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: to those those critical mistakes that they've made. Red zone 187 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 1: they've had red zone issues, the turnovers at the goal line, 188 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: the interceptions in the end zone. We've we've spent, unfortunately 189 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: for Charger fans, we spent all season talking about this stuff. 190 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: But it does speak to the fact that there there 191 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: is talent on this roster and and even some of 192 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 1: these guys if they're not back and they're not all 193 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: going to be back, uh, they're still gonna be talent. 194 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: It's not like they're These aren't the Jaguars or the 195 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: Bengals or somebody who you're you're looking at, going, wow, 196 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: this this team's got nothing. I mean, just look at 197 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: you look at the Broncos and the Chargers. You know, 198 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: I think the Chargers have more talent than Denver had. 199 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: They've lost twice, but they've the Broncos have won't beat 200 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: them twice, so you can't. You know, it's hard to 201 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: it's hard to make that argument. And with any kind 202 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: of proof because they on the field. The Broncos have won, 203 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: But the Chargers are very talented and they've got some 204 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: really good players. They just had a season where they 205 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: had some key guys get hurt for long stretches, and 206 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: then they just had games where that were just they 207 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:56,319 Speaker 1: absolutely killed themselves at the worst possible times. And I mean, 208 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: it's discouraging, it's disappointing for Charger fans, but I wouldn't 209 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: be on this franchise of this team. I do think 210 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 1: they're They're as quickly as this went south compared to 211 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: last year, next year could go to the exact opposite direction. 212 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: And it wouldn't shock me one bit if they're right 213 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: back in the middle of it next year with a 214 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: tweaked roster and and could be some fairly sweeping changes. 215 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: But I think they're still going to be They're gonna 216 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: go into the I suspect we'll go into training camp, Minister, 217 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: with high expectations again for this team. Each season is 218 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: independent and this season versus last, the close games that 219 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: they won last year at twelve and four, and the 220 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: close games that they lost this year, and then you 221 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:35,599 Speaker 1: look at teams again, Well, I'll go back to the 222 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: Ravens as an example, a team who the Chargers beat 223 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: pretty soundly in the playoffs with Lamar Jackson who's now 224 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 1: an MVP less than a year later. Each year is different. 225 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: It comes down to certain plays and I think moving 226 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: forward for this team, taking care of the football, and 227 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: then you always have to have a little bit of 228 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: luck in the NFL on the injury front, and Darwin James, 229 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: Mike Pouncey were also those three guys, Adrian Phillips. There 230 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: was a lot of players there that that really helped 231 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: last year. They just weren't available to be in this season. Yeah, 232 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: I was telling jeffs this the other day. Like last year, 233 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,079 Speaker 1: philipp has kept saying, yeah, we're kind of lucky to 234 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: be twelve and before we could have lost this game 235 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: in that game, in that game. And now this year 236 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: we saw the other side that Phil was talking about 237 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: with the nine one score losses, because you know, sometimes 238 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: it just comes down to that one last drive and 239 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 1: you're not gonna execute and go down the field and 240 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: get that game win and drive, you're probably gonna miss 241 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs. And like what you were saying, it's a 242 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: year to year league. Look at the forty nine ers. 243 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 1: A year ago, I think they were probably the same 244 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: record as as the Charges are right now. I think 245 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: they were like four and twelve or something. Now that 246 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna be probably the number one seed in the NFC. 247 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:42,199 Speaker 1: Look at the Rams a year ago, they were in 248 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. They're gonna miss the playoffs like the Charges. 249 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: So things. It's always a turnover league. There's always a 250 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,199 Speaker 1: team that goes from last to first. And like we 251 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: we've been saying, it's a good roster. There's there's some 252 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: few pieces that might be gone here and there. But 253 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: I just I just think when you go five and 254 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: ten or or five eleven or six and ten, you 255 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: got to change something. And I just feel like it 256 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: might be with the coaching staff. I feel like, you know, 257 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: Anthony Land, he's at that running backs coach and we've 258 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: got the Bills as the number one rushing team in 259 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: the NFL. I feel like we're gonna be more of 260 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 1: you know, the old school smash matter with some kind 261 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: of you know, Lamar Jackson kind of feel. I don't 262 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: know how yet, but I feel like there's gonna be 263 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: something with Anthony A. Land that he's probably cooking up 264 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: right now and trying to figure out because they got 265 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: the yards, but they couldn't finish it. And I feel 266 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: like for Anthonland that's probably a balling him a lot 267 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: right now. I look at last year four and two 268 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: in the Division one five in the division, you have 269 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to win these games against 270 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: the Broncos, Chiefs and Raiders next year, and I think 271 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: a lot of the focus needs to be on, Okay, 272 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: how do we win in our division? Because if you're 273 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: going to be successful and make the playoffs, winning your 274 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 1: division or at least having success in the division is 275 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: probably the top priority. And I think sometimes you see 276 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: how rosters are constructed based on who else is in 277 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: your division. Patrick Mahoe, you know you have a Raiders 278 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: team with aut a young talent. M You're starting to 279 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: see what the Broncos are becoming under Vic Fangio going 280 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: into year two. So not only is it the other 281 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: games on the schedule, it's it's that AFC West slate 282 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: that this team's gonna have to take care of next year. Yeah, 283 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: I think it's really easy to forget about that and 284 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: just look at the more bigger picture and look at 285 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: the conference. But remember the season before we're in training camp, 286 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: before the season even started, and somebody asked Anthony about 287 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: being the team to beat and his response was, we 288 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: haven't even won the division. We need to win the 289 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: division before we can worry about anything else. And so 290 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: that you know, these guys think that way, they think 291 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: about they think more about the Hey, those three opponents 292 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:42,079 Speaker 1: and specific they have to face twice this season more 293 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: than we do. Like I tend to look at more 294 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: of the bigger picture of and of just you know, 295 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: to me, it seems more like it's a conference thing, 296 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: but it really is a division thing, and the and 297 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: with a good reason. I mean, look at the you know, 298 00:13:55,400 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 1: the NFC East, you know the NFC least is that 299 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: where Yeah, yeah, the nfcast is a terrible one, right, 300 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: So I mean look at that like they have for 301 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:08,959 Speaker 1: some reason, I got I had a brain cramp there 302 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: that I didn't think that was the right that was 303 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: right division. But look at that division where you have 304 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: a team it's gonna have a terrible record, that's gonna 305 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: win that division. And how important that is going into 306 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: the what it means going into the playoffs. It doesn't 307 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: matter what your record is if you win that division. 308 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: So those games are huge, and it's funny to think 309 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: that the Chargers, I don't know how many teams in 310 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: the history of this league have won five games. If 311 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: if they were to lose something, they would have five 312 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: wins and they'd have no division wins, which is if 313 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: you think about it, it's kind of weird that the 314 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: team would do that. And it's not like they're in 315 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: a real, real difficult division. I mean, the Chiefs are 316 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, but the other three teams in the division 317 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: are pretty close, and so it would really be a 318 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: weird anomaly. I think if they were to if they 319 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: did lose somebody to be able to be a team 320 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: that went owen six in a division yet still won 321 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: five games. Usually team goes oh and six, they're gonna 322 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: be they're gonna have one or two wins, and so 323 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: that also speaks to what this kind of weird season 324 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: has been. But uh, yeah, those division games, you know, 325 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: you've you've got to win those games. They're they're enormous 326 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: and they have so much you know, they're almost like 327 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: two games. You know, each one's almost like a double game. 328 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: You're one of four teams, right, and if you break 329 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: it down in the simplest terms like that, Like, like 330 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: you say, the coaches likely do you're one of four 331 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: teams that's your path to get to the playoffs, and 332 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: you're getting the best of those four teams. You win, 333 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: you win the division, you're guaranteed to get in the 334 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: playoff no matter what else happened. So you've got to 335 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: win those games. And the fact that they're sitting on 336 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: the verge of being owned six is there's no question 337 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: in mind. I mean, that's that's going to be very discouraging. 338 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: And uh, even if they win and they go one 339 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: in five, they're still going to go into the offseason. 340 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure Anthony and his coaches are going to go 341 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: into that offseason thinking, Wow, we've got to be better 342 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: obviously in the division, and they're probably gonna kind of 343 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: be looking in the mirror of thinking, how in the 344 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: world did we just have so much Why do you know, 345 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: why were we so bad and have such a difficult 346 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: time in our own division? Yeah, And the other part 347 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: that it's been a stranger overall. They lost to Drew 348 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: Luck one time and Joe Flacco, and then you look 349 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: at you know, Devlon Hodges, all these quarterbacks that you 350 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: you kind of figure that you you could, you know, 351 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: have your way with it and beat them, and for somehow, 352 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: some reason, they couldn't get it done. And even in 353 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: that game a week ago against the Raiders, it was 354 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: a one score game, but it just felt like they 355 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: were never in the game. Something just has been missing 356 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: all year that I just can't put my finger on. 357 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: Because they're getting the yards or you know, they're they're 358 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: keeping it close, but sometimes it just feels like they 359 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: didn't have a chance. And I don't know what it 360 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: is that I know Melvin Gred was trying to say, 361 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: and that was saying that there was like a lack 362 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: of passion the other week, or or maybe something new 363 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: every week. But it's just been a very mysterious Charger team. 364 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: And and besides that Minnesota game, they've been they've been close, 365 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: but it feels like every every every week they found 366 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: a different way to lose. And maybe that's the part, 367 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: the mental part, where you you're so close and you 368 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: you fall short. So may after a while I say, Okay, 369 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: the same old story, and you can't, you know, get 370 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: that next step. So I think, if you're Anthony, let 371 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: you look at you look how close you are actually 372 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,360 Speaker 1: an anything, keeps saying that, you know, there's still passionate, 373 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: there's a still fight, he keeps saying, the guys are competing. 374 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:11,919 Speaker 1: So I man for him. You see something there that 375 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: he could probably fix for next year and kind of 376 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,479 Speaker 1: build off, but overall just kind of been maybe a 377 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: frustrating in a very weird year for his Chargers team. 378 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to these questions. Y'all, boys, jack boys, 379 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: How do you get the girls? What do he says 380 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: to get the girls? No? 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Don't wait, get a 397 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: quote today in Mercury Insurance dot com. Savings info based 398 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: on twenty nineteen California Department of Insurance Rate Comparison Profile 399 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: thirty eight eight individual savings made very all right, Let's 400 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: get back to our beat Writers round Table presented by 401 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: Mercury Insurance. You could point to a lot of different 402 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: parts of the season as maybe a turning point. I 403 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: think for me, you go to Chicago, a game where 404 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: you could have easily lost on that field goal, You'll 405 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: win it. You turn around, you beat Aaron Rodgers. You 406 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 1: talk about guys like Drew lock and Joe Flacco and 407 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: some of the quarterbacks they lost you Duck Hodges. You 408 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: beat Aaron Rodgers pretty soundly, twenty six to eleven. At 409 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: that point, Okay, three straight divisional games against the Raiders, 410 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:57,719 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, and the Broncos. That Raiders game, you know, 411 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: the turnovers were the story. That last drive. You go 412 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: to Kansas City, you have over three hundred total yards 413 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 1: in the first half. You just couldn't punch it in. 414 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: You couldn't you just get in threes instead of sevens. 415 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,400 Speaker 1: And then Denver we also went happened on that last drive. 416 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: So just think about those three games. I think that 417 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 1: kind of told the overall story of the season, just 418 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: kind of in a nutshell, three straight division games. It 419 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: could have gone the other way. Yeah, absolutely, I think 420 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: that that Raiders game up in Oakland was really the 421 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 1: game that if if you look back on the season 422 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 1: that I mean, they had not only the way how 423 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: poorly it started, but you know, they had gone in 424 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 1: and they're playing well. As you had mentioned, it looks like, okay, 425 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 1: maybe they've turned it around. Now they're going into a 426 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: place where they've had some success, they've they've won there before, 427 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: and they're going against a team that you know, the 428 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: Raiders were kind of a similar boat where they're kind 429 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: of there's seasons sort of teetering which ways they're going 430 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: to go, and they fall behind and then they have 431 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 1: that awful last drive where if they go down and 432 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: kick a field goal and win that game. This season, 433 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: that could have been they could have turned right there 434 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:02,360 Speaker 1: and they could have they could have kept going upward. Instead, 435 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 1: we know what happened. It was a disaster, and the 436 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: way the game ended was a disaster. And I remember 437 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 1: after that game in the locker room, Philip Rivers just seemed, uh, 438 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: he was, that's as down as I've really seen him. 439 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: He really was bummed about that last the whole game, 440 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: but then especially the way it ended, and they had 441 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: that that two minute drive that that went nowhere. Um 442 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: that really you know, that night, when looking back on 443 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: it now, was probably where there's that was probably the 444 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: signal that this is the season's not gonna just not 445 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: gonna happen for him. And then, as you mentioned, the 446 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 1: division games right after it just everything kind of began 447 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: to spiral down and and and that was, you know, 448 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: that's kind of been the story of the season. I 449 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 1: think that that night in Oakland is when it really 450 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: that kind of determined ultimately where their fate was going 451 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: to go. Momentum is such a real thing, and these 452 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: guys were preaching it to us that a twelve or 453 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: fourth season doesn't carry over to twenty nineteen. They were 454 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: preaching that all offseason, and they were right because that 455 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,199 Speaker 1: twelve and four magic for some reason, just has not 456 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: transferred over. Had they beaten the Raiders at three in 457 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 1: a row, you got a lot of momentum going up 458 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 1: against Kansas City Chiefs. And by the way, just to 459 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: give you an example, the Chiefs lost to the Titans 460 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: the week before they played the Chargers in Mexico City. 461 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: Just being the Chargers, they haven't lost, They've won five 462 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,360 Speaker 1: in a row, So that tells you everything you need 463 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: to know. Yeah, once you have a good week, sometimes 464 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: you keep it rolling in the rest of the year 465 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: and you probably want to lose again. But I think 466 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: for the Charger you're kind of kicking yourself because if 467 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: the Raiders somehow get into the playoffs at eight and eight, 468 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: that could have been them. If they would have, you know, 469 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: got some of those one score losses or returned to wins, 470 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 1: they could probably be in the playoffs. And they and 471 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: everybody kept saying, we're waiting for Doran James to come back, 472 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: and when he came back, people felt like it was 473 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 1: too late. I think it was it was a week 474 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: eleven or a week twelve in Denver, but they still 475 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: had a shot. If they somehow go four and O, 476 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: there'll be eight and eight and in contention for the 477 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:01,160 Speaker 1: playoffs spot. So you never know, and in this weird 478 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: NFL league, and they you know, that's why people can 479 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: saying you fight to the end. But I think for 480 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 1: the Charges that there's always something the injury or the 481 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: close losses and also nothing I think about it. They 482 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: felt they felt behind a lot, and I think the 483 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: first game against them where they were down ten zero Pittsburgh, 484 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: they were down ten zero a week ago there, they 485 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,360 Speaker 1: were down pretty early. So just playing catch up a lot. 486 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: That kind of so hard to do. Hard, it's hard 487 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: to do, and it kind of changed their whole game plan, 488 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: your whole script. And but I feel like, you know, 489 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: if they somehow get a good lead on Casey this 490 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: week and you jump out to a big lead and 491 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,119 Speaker 1: win that game, that's momentum there again. But it's just 492 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 1: so many misopportunities for the Charges in twenty nineteen. The 493 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 1: roster this year, I feel like it was really constructed too. 494 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: If you did get up on teams, you had a 495 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: running game to rely on, especially when Melvin came back 496 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: to have a kind of that two headed attack, and 497 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: then Justin Jackson when he was available to get up 498 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,360 Speaker 1: on teams and then run the football, which coach Lynn 499 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 1: loves to do. So independent of all these free agents 500 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: that are they're gonna be up at twenty twenty, there's 501 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: still a pretty good core here when you talk about 502 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: guys like Eckler and Williams and Alan Obviously Hunter is unrestricted, 503 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: but there is talent here to play that way and 504 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: be successful. Yeah, and I think I'm sure you know, 505 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: Gil had mentioned that, you know, Anthony style and the 506 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: way he likes to run the ball. I'm sure it's 507 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: killing him that they How many games have they had 508 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: that where they've been able to kind of pound the 509 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: ball at the end. They haven't. You know, they've played 510 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: great against as we know, they played a great game 511 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 1: against the Packers. That was a game where they got 512 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: up early and they were able to kind of dictate 513 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: the terms of that and do what they do and 514 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 1: they kept the ball away from Aaron Rodgers and uh 515 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: took that whole Packer crowd out of it completely. I mean, 516 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: that was that was their you know, that was their 517 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: best win of the year. You know, no question they've 518 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: really played well in that game, but they just haven't 519 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: had chances to do that. They you know, they obviously 520 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: killed the Jaguars and they took the Dolphins you know, 521 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: out of that game, you know, in the second half completely. 522 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: But I mean those are two teams that are you know, struggling. 523 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: But it just, uh, there's no question that Anthony wants 524 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,159 Speaker 1: to play that way, and I think most coaches in 525 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 1: the NFL want to. They want to get up and 526 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: just kind of pound the ball and just and just 527 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: like slowly you know, you know, bleed the clock and 528 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: just just keep the keep the other team offense off 529 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,360 Speaker 1: the field. And you know, you mentioned the guys who 530 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: they have who who maybe next year could do that. 531 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 1: Justin Jackson is a guy who has not we haven't 532 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: seen much this year, and we didn't see him much 533 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: until the latter stages of last year because of injuries. 534 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: If he can stay healthy, I don't know who has 535 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: watched that guy play at all and wouldn't be encouraged. 536 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: But what you've seen him, he gained yards, He gets fantastic. 537 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: You know, he had a great college career playing in 538 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: the Big Ten. He never never seemed to get hurt 539 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: at Northwestern, then he's been hurt here a lot, which 540 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 1: is you know, in that part of it, you can't 541 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: really count on the guy because he hasn't been around, 542 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 1: hasn't been available. But if they could keep him healthy, 543 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: and if Melvin Gordon has gone somewhere next year, if 544 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 1: you take it, you just if if you don't change 545 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: anything else, you have Eckler and Jackson, those are that's 546 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: a pretty good one too, duo in that backfield, and 547 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: they could they could do those things. I suspect if 548 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: Melvine isn't here, we're going to see another running back 549 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,200 Speaker 1: or two are going to be brought in and try 550 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: to work worked in as well. But they could definitely 551 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: play that way with you know, those two guys would 552 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: be a good, good foundation to start with, and them 553 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 1: being able to play that way isn't inconceivable. I could 554 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 1: see that happening. But the key is you've got to 555 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 1: get ahead of You've got to get ahead early and 556 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: you can't fall behind like they've done so often this year. 557 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: And you've got to get up on teams. And I'm 558 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 1: sure if in the perfect world that's how Anthony would 559 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: love to play every week, that's right. An independent of 560 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,639 Speaker 1: the record, I really do think coach Slynn in his 561 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: third season has built a culture and an identity for 562 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 1: this team that maybe had not shown up in certain 563 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: games due to mistakes. But I tell you it's there. 564 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: And I don't think there's thirty two teams in this 565 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 1: league to have a pure leader at the position. I 566 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: think there's very few. And I think the Chargers are wonderful. Yeah, 567 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: I keep saying, Anthon Ellen likes to be old school 568 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 1: and run the ball, but he knows how to get 569 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: these players, motivate these younger players, the new generation guys. 570 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: So he knows how to motivate these guys. And sometimes 571 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 1: when you're like the old school guy, you don't know 572 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,399 Speaker 1: how to connect with your players, and Anthon Ellen knows how. 573 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: It's a nice blend that, Yeah, so you got the 574 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: little bit best of both. And that's why I keep thinking, like, 575 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: you know, I think Line's gonna be a guy here 576 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: for a while. But people really like him. The front 577 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: offers of players as coaching staff, they all really like him. 578 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: But I think now with you know, year four, you 579 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: know you've kind of, you know, been trying to learn 580 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: here and there you know how to be a head coach, 581 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: and I think now he's probably gonna know you're gonna 582 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: see more of anthonelland kind of taking the reins a 583 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:42,959 Speaker 1: little more. I don't know how he's gonna do that, 584 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:45,400 Speaker 1: but so far he's proving it. He's earned it, having 585 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: having that playoff season too, winning seasons to start the year, 586 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: having the guys still competing now. And I know it 587 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,239 Speaker 1: was ugly and the Minnesota game, but other than that, 588 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: they've been competitive. So I think Anthon Ellen he kind 589 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: of deserves to keep put more an imprint this organization 590 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: and kind of see how it goes for the future 591 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: moving forward. But yeah, you're right, people really like Anton Atlanta. 592 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 1: He's good to us two of the media, so overall 593 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: he's doing something right. Arrowhead Stadium season finale. What are 594 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: you guys looking for as we wrap this season up 595 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: put a bow on twenty nineteen. Well, the first thing 596 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 1: is the press box food is really good if I 597 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: remember correct me in Kansas City, right good. I am 598 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 1: looking forward to some quality food and I'm sure Popper 599 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: is too. If he was here, he would since we 600 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: know what a food he is. I would like I 601 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: think if you're a Charger fan or you follow this team, 602 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: you just we'd like to see him play hard, play competitive, 603 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: take it down to the wire, have a chance to 604 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: win at the end, which you know, there's no moral victories. 605 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: Nobody cares about you. You almost won this game. They 606 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: all that matters is winning and losing. And I'll be frank, 607 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: I don't think the Chargers are gonna win Sunday because 608 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:54,679 Speaker 1: I just think the Chiefs are playing so well right now, 609 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: and they're going into the playoffs and they've got all there. 610 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: They've got a million reasons to win this game, and 611 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:01,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers, other than just playing for pride, don't really 612 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: have a ton of reasons. U The Patriots are playing 613 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: alongside this window, right, Yeah, this is for a potential 614 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: first round by for the Kansas exactly right, So you 615 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: know there'll be some scoreboard watching from the from the 616 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: Kansas City side of it. But I think if the 617 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 1: Chargers can show up and play hard and like I said, 618 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 1: go take it into the fourth quarter and have a 619 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: chance to win at the end, I think that would 620 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 1: be that that would be something at least they can 621 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: go into the offseason. And like Gil said, they were 622 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: other than the Minnesota game. They were competitive and in 623 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: all these games, although I agree with Gil last week 624 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:36,640 Speaker 1: it had a weird feeling like you never really thought 625 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: they were gonna win that game, were a lot of 626 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 1: these other ones, you thought they were gonna win at 627 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: a sink only from the beginning. And it goes back 628 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: to the running game part. Sixteen nineteen yards of sixteen carries. Yeah, 629 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: it was. It was weird. Uh and they I mean 630 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: they only ran about three times after halftime, never ran 631 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, which is you know, just when 632 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: you think about that, status just weird. But uh, they 633 00:28:57,920 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: given them where the way that game was, that's what 634 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: they had to do. So I think I think the 635 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: Chargers coaches would they that's what they want to see. 636 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: They want to see these guys show up and play 637 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: hard and have a chance to win. And if that happens, 638 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 1: I think they could at least go into the offseason 639 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: and think, hey, you know, we played to the end 640 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: and we played hard and we we you know, we 641 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 1: made it, we made it tough for these teams that 642 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: we lost too. But then also knowing that that's what 643 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: happens is unacceptable and you can't do it again or 644 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: you know if this happens again next year, they're this 645 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: podcast will be who knows what we'll be talking about, 646 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: because that then we can basically get a lot of 647 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 1: guys losing their jobs and a lot of changes. It's 648 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 1: kind of a weird situation because I'm sure the players 649 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 1: and some fans want to see this team fight, you know, 650 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: for the final game, but you're thinking about the draft 651 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: in April twenty twenty draft, so maybe you want to 652 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: see this team fight, but they have a you know, 653 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: lose the outcome and you get a better pick. I 654 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: think they're number seven right now in the first round. 655 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: If you lose, you probably move up to number six 656 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: or five. But I know Anton Lenz does not want 657 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 1: to tank for a better draft pick, so he's gonna 658 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: get those guys motivated and fire it up. But it's 659 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting to see how, you know, at those 660 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: final minutes, how things are gonna work out. But yeah, 661 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: to look forward to the future, to have a top 662 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:09,760 Speaker 1: ten pick like that, it's gonna be very valuable for them. Yeah, 663 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: it's been a tough year on the field, and I 664 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: think this month, knowing when when you get eliminated from 665 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs, it's always kind of this tough limbo period. 666 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: But this team's gonna fight on Sunday, and then twenty 667 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: twenty we'll have another conversation. There'll be another time to 668 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 1: talk about everything that is going to kind of shake 669 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:28,719 Speaker 1: out here at the beginning months of twenty twenty, with 670 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: the combine and free agency, in the draft. There's gonna 671 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: be a lot of things over the next four months 672 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: that will further shape this roster and teams as they 673 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: move into Sofi Stadium. But guys, it's been an absolute 674 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: pleasure all year long. I'm sorry Popper wasn't here for 675 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: the finale, but we'll make it up to him in 676 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. Any any parting shots for the fans, Well, 677 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 1: I would say, if you're a Charger fan, don't be discouraged. 678 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: You know that I don't think. I know. It's hard 679 00:30:56,720 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: to to not not be down on so many things here, 680 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: and I think, uh um, whatever happens with that quarterback 681 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 1: is going to is going to determine a lot of 682 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: a lot of the direction that that things are going 683 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: to go, and not only in the in the offseason, 684 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: but in the draft and everything else. But I would 685 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: just I wouldn't be discouraged. I would say, hey, it 686 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: was just one of those years. And I know the 687 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: Chargers had a lot of those years, as Philip talked 688 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: about this week. If you know they're gonna miss the playoffs, 689 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: what five is six years now, and so there's been 690 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 1: a lot of these years. But I don't think this 691 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: is a situation where you should be discouraged and think 692 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: that while this team's going nowhere there they need to 693 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: make drastic changes, because I I think they are. They're 694 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: a good core, there's a good, good group there. I agree. 695 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: I think Anthony is the right guy, and I um, 696 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 1: I think they have they have a chance to go 697 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 1: in the exact opposite direction next year and turn the 698 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: singer right around. Yeah, I think for me, I would 699 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: tell the fans, you know, embrace Anthony and Lynn and 700 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 1: embrace changed that there's gonna be a little bit of 701 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 1: a shakeup. And I know, right now, fans, are you 702 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 1: know one thing what Anthony is gonna do because he's 703 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: five and ten, and but a year ago he was 704 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: twelve and four, So you know, see what anything is 705 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: gonna do for for the future, and kind of hope 706 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: for the best and like Jeff was saying, they're they're 707 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: not there. They still have pretty time, said Roster, I 708 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: know guys are gonna be in and out. You don't 709 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: know some of these futures, especially at quarterback. I still 710 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: feel like Phil's gonna come back for one more year. 711 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: And I know there's a lot of fans are kind 712 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: of against Phil also, but again, look at the one 713 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 1: score losses they've been close. He's cast three thousand, I 714 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 1: mean three guys gonna be a thousand receiving yards. So 715 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: Phil is doing something right. So just you know, in Braceville, 716 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 1: embrace anthing, Lynn and see what chains they kind of 717 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: come out of it and hope for the best. And 718 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: I know it's been some rocky years for Charger fans 719 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: and they go from one one good year and then 720 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: back to the same stuff again. But like we keep saying, 721 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:44,160 Speaker 1: so year to year league, and you never know what 722 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: could happen in twenty and twenty. That's right, guys, appreciate 723 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: you listening in all season long for Jeff Miller, Gil Manzano. 724 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: I'm Chris Harry. This has been Chargers Week.