1 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Chris Harry with you on a week 2 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: twelve edition of Chargers Weekly. Happy Thanksgiving to all the 3 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Chargers fans out there. Bolts headed east to take on 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. A bit later, we're gonna get this 5 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: week's opposing view from Buffalo. Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic 6 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: will join me. But first we're gonna see what's on 7 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: the menu powered by Subway with the Voice of the 8 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: Chargers Matt Money Smith. And before we get to money, 9 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: access to school meals is more important than ever. As 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: one enforced students are now facing food in security. 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Happy Thanksgiving week to you as well, 21 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: Chris and everybody that's listening. We certainly appreciate you downloading 22 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: and sucking back the podcast every single week. I know 23 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: I appreciate you having me. I always enjoy the conversation. 24 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: I hope people are enjoying a little pumpkin pie or stuff. 25 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: Thinks Welle potatoes listening to this thing. Yeah, yams, you 26 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: know yams apple pie. I think, yeah, I think Thanksgiving, 27 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: you know, the pumpkins delicious. But to me, it's just 28 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: it's a green light for pie. You know. I got 29 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: three daughters, and YouTube of them would make a pie. 30 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: I'd make a pie with them. And I was like, yeah, whatever, man, 31 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: let's go let's go chocolate pudding, let's go apple, let's 32 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: go pumpkin. Just get a lemon meringue, get after it, 33 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: get the variety going. Man, Hey, Sunday, less about being 34 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: beating a No. And ten team, more about just saying, okay, 35 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: this is justin Herbert richis quarterback for the next decade 36 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: or so, throwing to wide receiver who's having an all 37 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: Pro year, point blank and Buddy, if I told you 38 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: that Philip Rivers would be leaving Keenan Allen, his career 39 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 1: highs would all be smashed in twenty twenty. What would 40 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: you say, Well, you know, I'll tell you what's funny 41 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: is like, there's these football cliches, you know, right like a, oh, 42 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: a young quarterbacks best friends, the tight ends, it's middle 43 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: of the field, it's an easier throw if he got 44 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: a good one. It tends to be a mismatch. Or 45 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: oh those checkdowns to the running backs or quarter young 46 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: quarterbacks best friend. You know, well, Keenan Allen's a young 47 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: quarterbacks best friend. I mean just because he dusts anybody 48 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: that tries to check him in route running. I mean, 49 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: he'll tell you where he's gonna be and you better 50 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: believe he's gonna be there. And and you know it's funny. 51 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: There was that one play where there was a penalty 52 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: where Keenan had the drop and you saw him just 53 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: kind of looking his hands like no, because he had 54 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: no drops all season long. Ended up getting one anyway 55 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: and in the game. But there's look that it's it's 56 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: a it's a quality that you hear sometimes, you know, 57 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: from the scouts during the draft process or from the 58 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: analyst as they try to describe who the best receivers 59 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: are in the league. But I think you know, far 60 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: too often Keenan has overlooked because he's the best at it. 61 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: Nobody runs better more crisp routes van Keenan, and I 62 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: think Herbert It has accelerated his development and his production 63 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: exponentially by having that guy on this team. And just 64 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: think it's not like he was taking reps with the 65 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: ones he had, you know, the smallest, your shortest i 66 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: should say, training camp of any rookie ever, and yet 67 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: these two look like they've been together for ten years. 68 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: It's crazy. It's crazy. And you know, you know what 69 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: I appreciate most about it too. Keenan just got paid, right, 70 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: so he's he's elevating his play after getting the big 71 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: pay day. And you don't see that around the league 72 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: every day. When when you get paid, sometimes your your 73 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: production maybe stays here, maybe it teeters down a little bit. 74 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: Keenan is on the up and up, and you're right. 75 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: I mean the fact that Justin had really no off 76 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: season with him, He didn't get reps with the ones 77 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: in training camp for the most part, he was throwing 78 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: to t Billy and Jalen Guiden. You're seeing that that 79 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: chemistry yeah. But but Justine's a smart kid, and he's like, Okay, 80 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: this is one of the best route runners in the league. 81 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: I'm going to become his best friend. And I remember, 82 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: I think it was in Hard Knocks where he said 83 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: to Keenan, my job is to make sure you get 84 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: the football. And that's certainly what he's done. Man, It's awesome. Yeah, 85 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: and it is. And I think the other thing to 86 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: kind of remember about Keenan for those that you know, 87 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: you mentioned the contract, but I think the signal has 88 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: been there his whole career because he's one of the 89 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: best blocking wide receivers on run plays. Keenan's relentless, and 90 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: this is someone who wants to lead the league and 91 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: yardage and receptions and touchdown. You know, he's he's got 92 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: that wide receiver I hate to use the word, but 93 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: he's got that deba quality. Right He's on Twitter right 94 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: now going, you know, put some respect on my name. 95 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: I hired it, you got you know, so he's got that. 96 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: You know, like all wide receivers do. The further away 97 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: you get from the ball and where it's snapped, you 98 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: tend to start barking a little bit more. But at 99 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: the same time. He also does the dirty work that 100 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: other guys just aren't willing to do. I mean he is. 101 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: He is awesome in the run game. If you go 102 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: back and watch film and watch some of these runs 103 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: and you'll see him clean you know, a safety or 104 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: a defensive back out and it'll result in two or 105 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: three extra yards. And that's one of the things you 106 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: certainly appreciate about him. He's not you know, he's not 107 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: just out there catching balls. He's out there helping the offense. 108 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: You know, in totality, you have to take the overall 109 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: offensive performance. I think in context here, this was a 110 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: Jets team now oh and ten, and Jesice Herbert had 111 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,119 Speaker 1: his way with them. I think he had two hundred 112 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 1: and seventy seven yards in the first half alone through 113 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: the ball forty nine times the run to pass ratio. 114 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: I like the fact that they're getting a ball in 115 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: Justin's hands more. I do think that the running game 116 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: I was just telling you, it's just it has to 117 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: be a little bit more efficient, so it opens things 118 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: up for when you play a defense like the Buffalo Bills, 119 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: who are much better than the Jets. Let's just say, yeah, 120 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: you know, the one good thing is that the Bills 121 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: have not been good against the run um save an 122 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: opportunity to try to churn some clock and you know, 123 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: try to keep that offense off the field because the 124 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: offense has been darned good and it's freaking scary. Um. 125 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: I'm sure we'll get to that. But as far as 126 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: the running end goes, you know, there's there's an easy fix, 127 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: and it's Austin Eckler, you know, And I think you're 128 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: just kind of seeing the gap and talent, you know, 129 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: and when you have and you pay Eckler, then I 130 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: think you got to recognize the guys that are behind 131 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: him are gonna be Klin Blage, who's on his third team, 132 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: was released by the team that drafted him. You know, 133 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: Josh Kelly, who was drafted not in the first but 134 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: in the fourth round, and you know, did some great 135 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: things that UCLA, but also I think some teams had 136 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: some issues with them and they're just trying to figure 137 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: it out, you know, or trying to kind of find 138 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: that that that great fit and belages run hard U 139 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: and Josh has certainly run hard and gotten you know, 140 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: kind of those short yardage carries that you need to 141 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: keep moving the chains. But at the same time, I 142 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: think there's just, you know, for lack of a better term, 143 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of juice missing from the Running game. 144 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: I think the only time that I really feel like 145 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: we've seen it since Eculer went down was the game 146 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: that Troy Mayne Pope ended up getting the call, that 147 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: Justin Harts and Troy Mayne Pope game. You know, they 148 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:25,119 Speaker 1: that those two together, you know, had had a great outing. 149 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: But outside of that, I think we're just kind of 150 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: you know, watching those those Twitter videos and the instagrams 151 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: of Austin climate underneath four hundred pounds, like, okay, that 152 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: that looks like that could fit into a football uniform 153 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: in Buffalo and get out there and run. Yeah, we 154 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: talk We talked about okay, you've got to be more 155 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: official with your touches. But the bottom line is when 156 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: you have thirty out there, the Running Game is completely different. 157 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens with Austin. One thing I'll 158 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: say too, christ is I just want to see I 159 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: want to see Justin keep it more on the RPOs 160 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: man because he's just you know, and look, we're watching 161 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: it from you know, six stories up, but they're there 162 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: I mean, those runs are there, and I think he 163 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: just you know, hopefully, I'm sure he's seeing it. And 164 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if, like I said, if he just 165 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: doesn't want to be selfish and and kind of run 166 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: too much of the offense. But I'd love to see 167 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: him pull that more and keep it or at least 168 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: like sometimes the mash it's just execute it's it's executed 169 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: too quickly, you know, just kind of hold that match 170 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: there for that mash point for a beat longer to 171 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: see where that end is going. Is he is he? 172 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: Is he you know, kind of bailing out or is 173 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: he crashing and kind of I think that's just something 174 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,599 Speaker 1: that can also help this run game, get it a 175 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: little more fine tuned where you're given, you know, either 176 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: kalin Or or Joshua a head start or yourself a 177 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: head start, you know at that mash point. Well, it's 178 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: a great segue into the Bills offense because josh Allen 179 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: not only does he have an awesome set of receivers 180 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: led by Stefan Diggs, get cold Beasley in the slot. Yeah, 181 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: you got a deep threatened John Brown, but he does 182 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: that too. He runs the football. He's got five rushing 183 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: touchdowns this year, he's super athletic money. We saw him 184 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, week two, first career start. He's a different 185 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: player from two years ago, and he's a big reason 186 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: why the Bills are seven and three. Yeah, you know, 187 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: the one the one thing about about Josh this year 188 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: is started out MVP pace right and then he kind 189 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: of had that lull, that like three game lull. And 190 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: as I'm trying to get to it right now so 191 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: i can actually accurately describe what I'm what I'm trying 192 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: to get after here is you know, when you look 193 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: at the way those teams were playing him, and here 194 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: it is, so let me go to his game log. 195 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: This is compelling podcasts right here. It is so New 196 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: England and then the Chiefs. So the Chiefs want to 197 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: get after you with four. New England's running that Amba 198 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: defense where they're typically you know, throwing six up at 199 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: the line rushing for dropping guys into that zone coverage. 200 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: He struggled, you know, and it happened against Arizona as 201 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: well a little bit where they were doing the same thing, 202 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: you know, and Advance was doing the same thing where 203 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: he's showing six at line rushing for bailing two guys 204 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: back and playing seven guys in the pattern and Alan 205 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: is struggling, and we know that's Look, we've talked about 206 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: how much we'd like to see, you know, Gus send 207 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: that extra rusher and get after the quarterback a little more, 208 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: but voss back. You know, you can get after it 209 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: with four and you can maybe you know, get Josh 210 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: Allen as kryptonite where you've got that zone out there, 211 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: and for whatever reason, he's just struggled with that a 212 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: little bit. So I'm hoping that's a mash. You know, 213 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, I don't know what the hell the 214 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: Seahawks were thinking and just run and cover zero or 215 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: cover won the entire game and blitz in him. I 216 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: think they blitzed him like thirty plus times. They just 217 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: torched him in that man coverage. So maybe it's maybe 218 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: it's a good fit. But look, he's been great. I mean, 219 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: he when he talks and runs. I don't know, you know, 220 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: because Cam Newton is not what he used to be. 221 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: I don't think there's a more physical runner in the 222 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: league right now that just can put it head down 223 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: and blow through a linebacker obviously through a safety and 224 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: a defensive back and can even take on some defensive 225 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: lineman and shake some tackles there and get after it. 226 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: So you've got to commit, you know, those resources, Like 227 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: we mentioned the Bills did to Kyler Murray, you have 228 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: to commit resources to spying him or following him. And 229 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: it's just always in linebackers. You know. It's such a 230 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: tough gig man being a linebacker, you know, and especially 231 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: if it's like Kenneth Murray when you're trying to figure 232 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: it out your rookie year and you've got all these 233 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that can run. You've got so many freaking exotic 234 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: packages in the passing game now, so many concepts from 235 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: college that are being brought over in the RPOs. You 236 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: got to run with these crazy athletic tight ends sometimes 237 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: slot receivers. It's just, you know, and that's one of 238 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: the things the Bills do, is they pressure you because 239 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: of how good he is athletically when he wants to 240 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: keep the ball and run with it. Yeah, and when 241 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 1: you couple that with a guy like Cole Beasley and 242 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: the deep threat in John Brown and Stefan Diggs who 243 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: next to Keenan Allen and Davante Adams, you talk about 244 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: route running. We'll probably see a route running clinic on 245 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: Sunday with both of those guys. Of the the addition 246 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 1: of digs. You know, when we first saw it, or 247 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: at least when I first saw him, like, all right, 248 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: they got Josh Allen a weapon, I didn't realize that 249 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: it was going to make this offense as dynamic as 250 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: it's been. Um, what do you think the Chargers have 251 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: to do defensively? Because you mentioned it when you have 252 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 1: listen Joe Flacco last week. You know he's just gonna 253 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: sit back there, Josh Allen, you have to account for 254 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: him running on the football, and then he has these 255 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 1: complimented weapons, you know the Jets head Mims, Perryman and 256 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: h and Crowder. Uh. These guys are on a different 257 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: level from those guys. And this is what the Chargers 258 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: have to face Sunday in Buffalo on the road. Man. 259 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 1: I mean, look, I you know clearly there's something out 260 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 1: right with Casey. Um. You know, of all the defensive backs, 261 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: he's the one that's been getting burned deep repeatedly. I 262 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: know it was his fifth touchdown aloud this year, and 263 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: most of them have been you know, explosed to plays. Um. 264 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: So that's a major concern. John Rounds one of the 265 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: fastest players in the league. You can get on top 266 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: of you in a hurry. I'd like to see him 267 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: commit more resources. You know, I said this on the 268 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: broadcast against the Jets. I said, you're running You're running 269 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: four at the quarterback. There's seven guys behind him. Where 270 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: are they? Why am I looking at all this man 271 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: coverage on the outside with no help, you know, and 272 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: they're just constantly playing you know, nasir high there, you know, 273 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 1: and you just have that single high against the Bills, 274 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: I'd be running two high. I mean, I just I 275 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: think you're you're better off doing that and keeping it 276 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: in front of you. And because it's just Casey has 277 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: not looked like himself all season, you know, and look, 278 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: Michael Davis is playing well. Divine Campbell obviously had a 279 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: great game against the Jets, and you hope he can 280 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: repeat that performance because they're gonna need it. Like you said, 281 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: I mean, you're gonna have to commit. You need three 282 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: top that. This might be the best receiving core in 283 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 1: the league. You know, You've got John Brown to take 284 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: the top off the defense with a giant arm, probably 285 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: the strongest arm in the league at quarterback. That terrifying. 286 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 1: And you got you know, a precise route runner who's 287 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: also lightning quick and Stefon Diggs, you know, and that's 288 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: where you would think you'd be committing your Casey Hayward resource. 289 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: But clearly, like I said, something is not quite right 290 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: there with him. I think health wise. You won't say it, 291 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: but that's what I'm guessing because it's not looked like 292 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: the Casey we're used to seeing. And then you got 293 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: cold Beasley in the slot, you know, and it's it's 294 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough. They're gonna be in nickel or dime, 295 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: I think most of the day. And we know that 296 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: Kenneth Murray has struggled mightily in coverage. You know, he's 297 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: gotten one of the lowest DBOA grades of any linebacker 298 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: in coverage. I think the quarterback rating against is north 299 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: a one twenty right now. So that's that's what they're 300 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: gonna have to figure out. I think that means that 301 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: chess match of Okay, where am I bringing that extra guy? 302 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: Where's the help going to be coming from? And you 303 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: better get to him? Like you said, it's saying Joe 304 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: Flacco is standing back there like a statue. You better 305 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: get to him quick because if he can extend and 306 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: you want your guys to stick to those three receivers, man, 307 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: that's gonna be tough. Well, if ever, there was a 308 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: week toge a guy like Chris Harris Junior back, which 309 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: it looks like Sunday, that's gonna be key. And whether 310 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: you play him inside or outside, you may need to 311 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: play Chris outside in some instances on Sunday, but to 312 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: get him back, man, you haven't seen him since Carolina. 313 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: I mean that this is a big deal for the Chargers. Yeah. Huge, 314 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: they need I mean they just need it. You know. 315 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: Defensive I think they you know, look, I don't like 316 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: saying it, but they've just been getting torched. You know, 317 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: the Backs have been getting beat and you credit the 318 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: coaching staff because you know, they do such a good 319 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: job of kind of at least kind of answering the 320 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: question and not calling out individuals. But you know what 321 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: they're talking about. You know, when when you're in the 322 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: Raider game and you see Agloor get on top of 323 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: a Casey, it's like, man, that just does not look 324 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: like Casey um, and he won't make excuses because you know, 325 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: he's too much of a pro. But you know, and 326 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: then he saw it again, Denzel Mims seemed like he 327 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: got past you know, got over him anytime you wanted. 328 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: And obviously he left the game a little bit late 329 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: with that, with that injury. So hopefully he's healthy, you know, 330 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: and he's gonna go because they're gonna need him. And 331 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: you said, you get Chris Harris back, and now you 332 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: start feeling pretty good, you know, And Tavon Campbell's got 333 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: those reps. And like I said, he played pretty darn 334 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: well last week. Had the pick six which was gifted, 335 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: but that play against Mems to end the game was fantastic. 336 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: I mean, that was a great, great bit of coverage 337 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: from from Campbell. Money Special teams hate to talk about 338 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: it every week, but it looks like Keith Burne's gonna 339 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: take over special teams. George Stewart gonna be an offensive analyst. 340 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: The block punt at the beginning of the game on 341 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: the first possession back to back weeks, putting your your 342 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: offense in a hole against the New York Jets. Obviously, 343 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert more than enough to get out of that hole. 344 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: But it's just one of those things that just cannot happen, 345 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: and you go up to Buffalo. You have to play 346 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: clean game on special teams if you're gonna have any 347 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: chance of beating the Bills. Yeah, you know, it's looked 348 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: Joshua Kelly just whiffed that. I mean, they weren't. They 349 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: weren't even coming after it. They weren't punt safe. I mean, 350 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: that was Anderson out there. That was a defensive ends. 351 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: It's out there, you know, looking like you saying bold, 352 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: blowing through the line and getting back to block that punt. 353 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: I mean, and that's you know, like you said, you 354 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: hate to say it. Everybody loves coach Sto, but man, 355 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: there were just so many missed assignments, and I think 356 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: also just kind of a mediocre it's been a mediocre 357 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: not even mediocre, it's been. It's been a bad year 358 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 1: for Tai Long. You know, the punts aren't hanging in 359 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: and obviously, look one hand's got to wash the other, right, 360 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: you need protection to hold up so you don't feel 361 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: like you gotta quick kick everything. But I also feel 362 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 1: like there have been those moments when the production has 363 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: held up and he's just the Paul's not getting high enough, 364 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 1: and when it's not getting high enough, it's not going 365 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: far enough. It's not going far enough. When it's not 366 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: gonna the next thing, you know, you're looking at fifteen 367 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: eighteen yard returns when you do get the punt off 368 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: and you just can't flip a field. And that's that 369 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: is imperative in this league if you can, if you can, 370 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: you know, manage to at least get two or three 371 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: first downs. You know, you gotta pin that team back 372 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: inside their own ten, you know, to at least flip 373 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: the field and gain a victory on a possession that way, 374 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: if you're not getting points out of it. And I 375 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: just don't feel like we've done that. I mean, I'm 376 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: sure they have done it once this year, but it 377 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: feels like it's never happened. So, you know, hopefully with 378 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: coach Burns, I mean, look, he's on the staff, he's 379 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: the assistant assistant special team's coat. So I feel like 380 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: you got to say, Okay, you're partially responsible for this too. 381 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: You know, you're not the final words. So maybe it's 382 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 1: gonna do some things different, but um, I'm hopeful because Nan, 383 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: if you go back and watch that pump block, it's 384 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: just you look at it, Kelly and you're like, what 385 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: are you doing? Like you know you got them anyway? Yeah, 386 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it was just it was just it was 387 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: hard to believe that it happened. Same exact team, fun 388 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: Safe and fun Safe. It's the defense anyway, money, final 389 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: thing for you, the psyche of this team. Listen to 390 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: three wins have come against the Jags, the Jets, in 391 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: the Bengals. How important do you think it is to 392 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: beat a playoff caliber team in the Bills or just 393 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: you know, we look at the schedule these next six weeks. 394 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: You have three division games obviously, oh and three in 395 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: the Division this year and six last year. Just to 396 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: get a win against teams that are going to be 397 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: playing in January. I think it's so important to have 398 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: a little bit of mo going into twenty twenty one, 399 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: knowing that you can hang with these teams. We've seen 400 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: them hang with the Bucks and the Saints. But it's 401 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: one thing to hang, it's another thing to actually beat 402 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: one of these teams. Look, you know, people listening and 403 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: call it what they want, they should win out If 404 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: you're telling me that they're going to get Chris Harris 405 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: back and Joey Bose is healthy and out there, and 406 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: Austin Eckler is going to be in that backfield based 407 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 1: on what they've been able to do without those guys, 408 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 1: And Trey Turner is back and healthy, and Brian Balaga 409 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: is playing right now. I mean they're healthy. So if 410 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: those guys are out there, this team should win out 411 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: And and I say that with you know, the caveat 412 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: of I get they play the Chiefs in week seventeen, 413 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: and I'm just kind of looking at what are the 414 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: Chiefs going to be doing, you know, or are they 415 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: may not need to be playing anybody, That's what I mean. Yeah, 416 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: so you know, what are they going to be doing? 417 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: Because they got a pretty rough stretch here through the 418 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: Chiefs these next few So but I look at it, 419 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: like I said, Alan has been flummixed by by zone 420 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: coverage and trying to find anticipatory throws and tight windows 421 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: to throw into. If you can get there with your 422 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: front four and Chris Harris's back, win that game. You know, 423 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: they're not good against the run. You get Austin Neckler back, 424 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: they're terrible against the run. As a matter of fact, 425 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: they allowed like one hundred and thirty yards per game. 426 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: Go win the game. You know you better. You better 427 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: beat the Falcons, and you better beat the Patriots. Patriots 428 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: are not good this year. I know Bill Belichick can 429 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: coach the heck out of a defense, but that offense 430 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: is not good. You gotta win that game. You gotta 431 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 1: win the Falcons game, and then you're better. You're better 432 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: than the Broncos. They gave that away. They lost the 433 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: Raider game on two drop passes in the end zone, 434 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: you know where you just couldn't complete the catch, but 435 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: it was there for the winning you know. And they 436 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 1: lost the Chiefs game on a fifty eight yard or 437 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: in overtime. So you know, in Justin's first start, where 438 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: he was when he was rolling, and you know he 439 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: just threw a rookie. You didn't trail. You didn't trail 440 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 1: the entire game exactly exactly until Zeros. So I like 441 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:03,479 Speaker 1: to me, went out, go nine and seven. Maybe some 442 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: things break your way. I don't. I think it's gonna 443 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: be ten and six to get in, and it's gonna 444 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: be tough to squeeze in at nine and seven. But 445 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: you know, every one of these, you know, five of 446 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: the six are AFC games. So you can improve your 447 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: AFC record. All their wins are against AFC teams, the Jets, 448 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: the Jags, and the and the Bengals. So they went 449 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: all six. They're gonna have nine wins in the AFC. 450 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: And when you have a three way tie, that's what 451 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: it comes down to, is AFC wins. That might end 452 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 1: up being a difference there, like it was when they 453 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,199 Speaker 1: got squeezed out in twenty seventeen and Buffalo beat them 454 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 1: in because they had one more even though the Chargers 455 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: went head to head, it went to the AFC wins 456 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 1: and they had one more AFC win then the Chargers did, 457 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: so went out, see if you get in, man, if 458 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: everyone's healthy, that's what they should do. I like the optimism. 459 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: It's all about just stacking bricks though. The first one 460 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: is Buffalo. And if you can beat Buffalo on the road, 461 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: I mean talking about a momentum builder, right then you 462 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: then you actually have the belief. Look we can. You 463 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: look at Buffalo and it's you know, they barely beat 464 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: the Patriots. They needed six field goals to beat the Jets. 465 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: You know, it was a touchdown win over the Raiders. 466 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: They jumped out of that huge leading and the Raiders 467 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: came roaring back in that one. Um, you know, Miami 468 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: was a three point game. The first time they played 469 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: the Jets, it was tight until the fourth quarter. Like 470 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: teams gettable, I think this team is gettable. I like 471 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: the optimism money h keep it going into Sunday. See 472 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: if the Charges can make sure you block this pod 473 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: from Bill's mafia too. I don't feel like hearing from them. Okay, 474 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm gonna add you and then two of 475 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: their fan clubs, and they're relentless. They are the most 476 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: relentless fan base. I can't even get it, tell you, 477 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: because I do the Power ranking show on NFL Network. 478 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: They get after you. Oh you can't say a negative 479 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: thing about them, or they lose their mind. It's hilarious, 480 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: Like I love it. It cracks me up, you know 481 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 1: what I have. I hope one of the Hope one 482 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: of the Bills fan websites listens to this and takes 483 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: something you said way on a context it's in a headline. 484 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: Always appreciate it. I always appreciate it, Bunny, I love it. Brother. 485 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,200 Speaker 1: I will see you soon, say I usually see you 486 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: on Sunday at a game, but not on away game. 487 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 1: So yeah, I know exactly. Normally we'd be well, actually 488 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: this would have been our bye week, right, I think 489 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: we're not for COVID, that's right, right, I think so, 490 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: I think it will Yeah, all right anymore, man, I 491 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: don't even exactly anyway, Happy, thanks for giving. Having a 492 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: great holiday you too, brother, Thanks again. All right, all right, guys, 493 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: before we get to Matthew Fairburn, this season, Pizza Hut, 494 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:32,360 Speaker 1: they're hooking it up with the Volt to the Hut 495 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: Bundle deal that includes an exclusive Chargers poster. 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To get 503 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: this week's opposing view from Buffalo, let's bring in Matthew 504 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: Fairburn of The Athletic does a great job covering the 505 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 1: bills and Matthew the Chargers come to town. It gets 506 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: the seven and three Bills. What's Buffalo is saying about 507 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: the Bolts. Yeah, they definitely respect this team. I mean, 508 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: I think it starts at the top with Anthony Lynn. 509 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:24,120 Speaker 1: He's two and oh against Sean McDermott. Since they took 510 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: over these respective teams, obviously, circumstances have changed a little bit. 511 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: The last time the Chargers played the Bills, Josh Allen 512 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: was making his first career start. The time before that, 513 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: Nathan Peterman was making his first career start, so a 514 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: little bit different this time around. But they know that 515 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: there's a lot of talent on this team. They're gushing 516 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: about justin Herbert and what he brings to the table 517 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,479 Speaker 1: and just how he's transformed that offense and given them 518 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: that big playability. So there's a lot of respect for 519 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 1: what they do. And Brian Dabele, the offensive coordinator for 520 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: the Bills, mentioned those pass rushers and the ability to 521 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: get after the quarterback as something that they're mindful of 522 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: in their game plan. So a lot of respect for 523 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: the talent and recognizing how close the Chargers have been 524 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 1: to breaking through despite what the record says. In the 525 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: Bills record seven and three a couple of weeks ago, 526 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: just a really crushing loss to the Cardinals. What's the 527 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: mindset of the team. Honestly, you look at it, the 528 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 1: bye probably came at a good time for them just 529 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: to reset. Yeah, it really did. And they had some 530 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: guys that were injured and they needed to get healthy, 531 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: and they're fairly healthy coming out of the bye week. 532 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: And I think the time off, coming right after a 533 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: loss like that really helped them put it into perspective. 534 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: There was this thought among some people that oh, man, 535 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: you'd want to get right back out there and erase 536 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: it really quickly. But I think having the week off 537 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 1: helped them realize, you know, they played a really good game. 538 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: They were one play away from winning that game. And yeah, 539 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: that play, you know, was a crushing play, a play 540 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: that they shouldn't have let happen on a number of 541 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: different levels, But it was one play over the course 542 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: of a game that they played well enough to win. 543 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: And I think they try to keep that perspective, and 544 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: they also look around and they you know, the Dolphins 545 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: lost to the Broncos on Sunday, they got a little 546 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: help in their division there. Everything they want is still 547 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: in front of them, and so I think you're right, 548 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: the buy came at a good time for them to 549 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 1: be able to forget about that and really put it 550 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: in perspective and you know, keep that focus on the 551 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 1: long term. So twenty eighteen, Week two, you mentioned it, 552 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: that was Josh Allen's first career NFL start, A much 553 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 1: different player than he was a couple of years ago. 554 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: Just riding off some of his stats here twenty one 555 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns over twenty one hundred passing yards and then 556 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: five touchdowns on the ground two hundred and seventy nine 557 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: rushing yards. One of the biggest areas of improvement that 558 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: you've seen from Allen from from last year to where 559 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: we are now. Yeah, there's there's a ton even from yeah, 560 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: even just from last year. The accuracy seems much more consistent. 561 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: It's not that he was ever incapable of throwing an 562 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: accurate pass. It was the easy throws that seemed to 563 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: escape them, the shorter stuff, the quick screens, the you know, 564 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: the checkdowns that are open. And he's done a really 565 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: good job this year of taking what the defense is 566 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: giving him and not trying to do it all at once. 567 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 1: And it's easy to see why that's happening because he 568 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: has great players around him. I think the four wide 569 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: receivers they have, you know, four deep is probably the 570 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: best four deep depth chart at receiver, at least in 571 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: the AFC and probably in the NFL. Stefan Diggs has 572 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: changed this passing game in a huge way. John Brown, 573 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: you know, was already a big time threat last year, 574 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley one of the better slot receivers in the NFL. 575 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: And they added rookie Gabriel Davis as their number four. 576 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: So they've gone to a lot of four wide receivers sets. 577 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: They've spread things out, and they've given him easy answers 578 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,120 Speaker 1: in a lot of places. And it's not to discredit 579 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: any of the work Josh Allan has done himself, because 580 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: we've seen what he can do as an athlete. He 581 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: buys time, he's always looking downfield, trying to use that 582 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: strong arm of his. Now he just has more answers, 583 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: and you can tell he trusts everybody around him so 584 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,120 Speaker 1: much more than he did last year or two years ago, 585 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: because you know, why wouldn't he. Stefan Diggs is an 586 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: incredible receiver. You know, all those guys I mentioned have 587 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: a ton of talent, so you can see the confidence 588 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: he's playing with, and I think a lot of it 589 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: has to do with the guys around him. Well, Sunday, 590 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: one of the things I'm really excited about is basically 591 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: a route running clinic. When it comes to stuff on 592 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: Diggs and Keenan Alan Keenan coming off a sixteen catch, 593 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty five yard performance and a touchdown, 594 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: and you mentioned Diggs. Just how vital has he been 595 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: to not only Alan's success, I know you alluded to it, 596 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: but just the overall team success. I think when they 597 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,239 Speaker 1: acquired him for a first round picker, like, all right, 598 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 1: well it's good you get you get Alan a weapon, 599 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: but it seems to be much more than that, Matthew, 600 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: It really is. It's a good observation because you know, 601 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: Stefan Diggs had a certain reputation in Minnesota, right the 602 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: personality wasn't going to mesh or you know, he he 603 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: had some some incidents on the sideline where the passion 604 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: got confused for something else. But they he's really become 605 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: a leader on this team in a short period of time. 606 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: He brings a real energy and a real edge to practice. 607 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: You know, always competing. He's always competing on the field 608 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: and in that room, and so I think not only 609 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: has he changed how defenses, you know, cover these bills 610 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: receivers and open things up for John Brown and Cole Beasley, 611 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: but he's kind of raised the bar for everybody on offense, 612 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: on defense every time he steps on the field. You know, 613 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 1: guys know that they have to bring it. And he's 614 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: become a real leader of a guy that Josh Allen 615 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: can lean on, communicate with, and trust in big situations. 616 00:29:57,720 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: So it's been a lot more than just a guy 617 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: how to you know, chuck the ball up to, which 618 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: occasionally that's what he is. But he's gotten on the 619 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: same page with Allen very quickly, and I think he's 620 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: won over his teammates really quickly, which considering there wasn't 621 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: much of an off season, there was no preseason, it's 622 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 1: pretty impressive the way he's he's kind of ingrained himself 623 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: in this locker room in such a short period of time. 624 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: So Matthew for the Chargers obviously a down year three 625 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: and seven. Every game has been decided by a possession 626 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: or less in their losses, but you look at the 627 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: really the biggest rights by Justin Herbert. What do you 628 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: think the biggest challenges are for this Bill's defense when 629 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: you look at what Herbert has done in the depassing game. 630 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: Also really the ability to find Keenan Allen and also 631 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: get out of the pocket and make plays with his feet. Yeah, 632 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 1: I think, you know, in talking to Leslie Frasier, the 633 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: Bill's defensive coordinator, what Keenan Allen does when he's lined 634 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: up in the slot could be a real problem for 635 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: the Bills because they've had some trouble defending slot players 636 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: throughout the season. And not every week, but it's occasionally 637 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: popped up as an issue because they're nickel corner Tarn Johnson, 638 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: He's been up and down in coverage. He started to 639 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: settle in in recent weeks, but it's been a little 640 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: bit of an issue for him. So, you know, I 641 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: think that will be Justin Herbert's best friend, you know, 642 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: on Sunday, because they will do a really good job 643 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: of disguising coverage. They'll make him think he's seeing one 644 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: thing when he's really seeing another thing. And that's tough 645 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: on any young quarterback, and I'm sure it'll be tough 646 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: on Justin Herbert, you know, in his first season, He's 647 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 1: probably going to see some things that defenses haven't thrown 648 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: at him before, because this is a secondary that, while 649 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: it got off to a slow start, they've always been 650 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: one of the best at disguising what they do. They've 651 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: all played together for so long, played utter Sean McDermott 652 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: and Leslie Frasier for so long. So I think you 653 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 1: know the ability to lean on Keenan Allen, like he said, 654 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 1: buy some time, and you know, be able to extend plays, 655 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 1: escape from sacks because the Bills haven't been a consistent 656 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: pass rushing team this season. And then there are big 657 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: plays to be had on some of these corners. You know, 658 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: when you put the ball up there. I mean, look 659 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,160 Speaker 1: at that last play against the Cardinals. If you're willing 660 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: to put the ball up there. In the NFL this year, 661 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: lots of pass interferences being called. There's big plays to 662 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: be had, but typically they're not on Micah Hyde side 663 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: of the field. He's the guy that really does a 664 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: good job of limiting the deep ball. So I'll be 665 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,239 Speaker 1: interested to see how Herbert navigates it because he's been 666 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: so impressive as a rookie. But this Bill's defense has 667 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: made some really good quarterbacks look pretty ordinary, including Russell 668 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 1: Wilson a few weeks ago. It's gonna be fascinating because 669 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, Miami did a good job 670 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: of kind of getting Herbert I don't want to see rattled, 671 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: but a little maybe confused with some of the things 672 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 1: that they were doing. And he bounced back last week, 673 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: although it was against the New York Jets. So Bill's, 674 00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 1: like I said on Sunday after the game, a much 675 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: different animal than the Jets. Matthew. A couple of guys 676 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: that maybe under the radar that Chargers fans should know about. 677 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 1: We know about Josh Allen, we know about Digs, we 678 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: know about Tradevious White. Maybe a couple of guys on 679 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: offense or defense that are a little bit under the radar. 680 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 1: I think Zach Moss on offense. He's still coming along, 681 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: had some injuries earlier in the year, but he's a 682 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: running back, third round pick that they really believe in 683 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: quite a bit. And they spent the bye week, you know, 684 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: trying to figure out what's going wrong with their running game. 685 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,959 Speaker 1: They have not been a good team running the football 686 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: this season, and a lot of that has to do 687 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: with how often they throw the ball. I mean, they're 688 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,120 Speaker 1: throwing it at one of the highest rates in the league. 689 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: But I think what they'll probably find is that those 690 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: in between the tackles runs are you know, what can 691 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: get them back on track a little bit more than 692 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 1: some of the outside stuff they're doing with Devin Singletary. 693 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:57,760 Speaker 1: So I feel like, you know, down the stretch, Zack 694 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: Moss could emerge as a player for that that you 695 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 1: know is somebody that's you know, ready to break out 696 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,400 Speaker 1: a little bit. I think on the defensive side of 697 00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:08,920 Speaker 1: the ball. I'm curious to see what happens with at 698 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,760 Speaker 1: Oliver in the final stretch of the season. Their former 699 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: top ten pick has been pretty quiet on the stat sheet. 700 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:19,760 Speaker 1: You see the occasional glimpses of impressive pass rush ability, 701 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:23,040 Speaker 1: the strength, the quickness. It hasn't resulted in a lot 702 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: of sacks. He's been inconsistent and run support. So he's 703 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:30,480 Speaker 1: a guy that I always zero in on, and particularly 704 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 1: down the stretch and against teams like this, to see 705 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 1: if he's going to rise to the challenge when it counts, 706 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,800 Speaker 1: And he's a guy that they've been they've been hoping, 707 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 1: you know, to get something out of a little bit 708 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: more than they have, and I think he's getting closer 709 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: and closer to being the guy that they want wanted 710 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 1: him to be when they drafted him. Final think, for you, 711 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 1: what are you think's going to decide this game? Obviously 712 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: the Chargers at three and seven. They're traveling east, but 713 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:01,399 Speaker 1: history has shown this year they haven't won these games, 714 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 1: but they've at least been very close. I expect a 715 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,320 Speaker 1: closer game in Buffalo, but obviously Bills coming off a 716 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,279 Speaker 1: buy with a lot to play for trying to get 717 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 1: a little bit of a breathing room in the AFC East. 718 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:17,440 Speaker 1: I think, you know, when you look at the way 719 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,040 Speaker 1: the Bills have played this year, the games that have 720 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 1: been close and not gone their way are the games 721 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:26,360 Speaker 1: that Josh Allen doesn't play particularly well. When he gets rolling. 722 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,120 Speaker 1: They're a tough team to stop, and when they get 723 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: out to an early lead, that's how they like to play. 724 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 1: They did blow a pretty big lead to the other 725 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:37,840 Speaker 1: Los Angeles team earlier in the year, but managed to 726 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: come back at the end of the game. But I 727 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:44,239 Speaker 1: think what the Chargers do defensively will you know, have 728 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 1: a big bearing on the outcome of this game. Because 729 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: if they can force Josh Allen into some turnovers or 730 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:53,120 Speaker 1: slow down the passing game in a meaningful way that 731 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:56,279 Speaker 1: forces the Bills to play left handed, because like I said, 732 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: they don't have the strongest running offense. I think the 733 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,280 Speaker 1: defense is going to be able to contain Justin Herbert 734 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,680 Speaker 1: to a for the most part, to a large degree. 735 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: He'll have his moments, but that's not the part of 736 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:12,240 Speaker 1: this game that I wonder about from a Bill's perspective. 737 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: What I wonder about is can Josh Allen have one 738 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 1: of those games like he had against the Seahawks or 739 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: is it going to be closer to what he did 740 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:22,320 Speaker 1: against the Cardinals with a few mistakes that let the 741 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: Chargers hang around. Because the Chargers, like you said, the 742 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,319 Speaker 1: record is what it is, but they've found a way 743 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 1: to hang around in a lot of games. And I 744 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,240 Speaker 1: still think it's a well coached team, a well coached 745 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 1: defense that yes, they you know, they can confuse some 746 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:41,239 Speaker 1: quarterbacks sometimes in their own right, and you know, a 747 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,759 Speaker 1: little bit shorthanded with injuries this year, but that's going 748 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:46,319 Speaker 1: to be the key because the teams that have been 749 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 1: able to beat these guys, Josh Allen's completion percentage is 750 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 1: ten ten points lower than it is in losses than 751 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: it is in wins. And you know, his yards per 752 00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: game is like eighty less, so it's not hard to 753 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,879 Speaker 1: figure out where this team runs. It's all on Josh 754 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,279 Speaker 1: Allen a lot of the times, and when he gets rolling, 755 00:37:06,680 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 1: they're a tough team to beat because that defense loves 756 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 1: playing with the lead. Matthew Fairburn, the athletic, awesome information man. 757 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:17,680 Speaker 1: Really appreciate you joining us and taking some time. Stay safe, 758 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 1: stay healthy, and we look forward to Sunday. Absolutely enjoy 759 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: the game, Chris, all right, that's gonna do it for us. 760 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:27,279 Speaker 1: A big thanks to Matthew Fairburn and matt money Smith 761 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: for joining me, and of course thanks to you all 762 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 1: for listening. Be sure to download and subscribe to the 763 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:35,560 Speaker 1: Chargers Podcast networked wherever you listen to podcasts. Have a 764 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:38,520 Speaker 1: very happy Thanksgiving. We'll see you after the game. The 765 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:42,719 Speaker 1: Final Drive presented by Microsoft Service. Until then, I'm Chris 766 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:43,120 Speaker 1: Hayry