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Speaker 1: The late fifteen ten Touchdown. It's a free agency edition

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Speaker 1: of Chargers Weekly, as always, joined by Matt Mney Smith Money.

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Speaker 1: It's raining on this Wednesday morning in southern California. There's

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Speaker 1: so much to get into, and I guess the caveat

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Speaker 1: with this podcast, guys, as we are taping this on

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Speaker 1: a Wednesday morning, news will probably break as we're speaking.

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Speaker 1: There's so much to get into, from Eric Kendricks becoming

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Speaker 1: a Charger, to Austin Eckler potentially on his way out

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Speaker 1: of the Chargers organization. Maybe not. Trey Pipkins is coming back. Money,

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Speaker 1: I guess I'll give you the honor. So where do

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Speaker 1: you want to start with all of this news that

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Speaker 1: he seems to be coming in really every hour? Well, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean, look, the most impactful for the Chargers is

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Speaker 1: a guy who scored thirty eight touchdowns the last two years, right,

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Speaker 1: and whether or not he's going to be on the

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Speaker 1: roster next year, Yeah, I think the idea is very

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Speaker 1: similar to the one and look we discussed this last week, right,

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Speaker 1: Like this, the guys, in the last year of his deal,

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Speaker 1: he's making sick. He's the ninth highest paid running back

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Speaker 1: and he scored twelve more touchdowns than the next highest

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Speaker 1: guy in the NFL, so you knew this was coming.

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Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm not privy to what they're asking for.

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Speaker 1: I've heard there's some rumors that it's more in step

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Speaker 1: with touchdowns and receiving than running back, which makes sense

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Speaker 1: if you're Austin's agent, and it's, well, the guy's top

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Speaker 1: five in receptions and he's number one in touchdowns, So

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Speaker 1: why are we paying him like a running back when

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Speaker 1: he catches the ball as much as he does? And

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Speaker 1: you know, I think that leads to some you know,

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Speaker 1: I don't want to say acrimony, but just tough negotiations

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Speaker 1: and trying to figure out, you know, what's what's the

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Speaker 1: right number, what are the right number of years most

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Speaker 1: you know, as we tape this right now, there's a

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Speaker 1: report that Zeke Elliott's going to be cut today, you know.

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Speaker 1: And that's the largest running back contract ever handed out,

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Speaker 1: ninety million dollars. It didn't work out. He's been the

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Speaker 1: second best running back on that team for three years.

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Speaker 1: You know, maybe they I don't know what they offered.

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Speaker 1: If they offered to negotiate and tack a few onto

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Speaker 1: the back end of this and give them a little

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Speaker 1: you know, where Aaron Jones or Nick Chubb is. I

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Speaker 1: don't know. I do think. I do think if the

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Speaker 1: right deal is given to them, that they'll take it.

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Speaker 1: I just I think the league has moved in that direction.

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Speaker 1: It's moved way too much in that direction for teams

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Speaker 1: You just don't see it. And now, the one thing

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Speaker 1: I'll say is it goes back to our draft conversation, right,

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Speaker 1: which is, if you feel as though you're a piece away,

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Speaker 1: then dropt the running back draft b Jean Robinson if

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Speaker 1: you drop him in and that's the piece. So losing

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Speaker 1: that piece, you know, runs to my argument of, hey,

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Speaker 1: if your clothes, make sure your offense is firing man,

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Speaker 1: and that you've got every piece possible to put points

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Speaker 1: on the board. And when you lose thirty eight touchdowns

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Speaker 1: over two seasons, that runs a little bit countered to

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Speaker 1: what I think is the right thing to do. Unfortunately,

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Speaker 1: there's a reason why the league is so popular, and

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Speaker 1: the reason the league is so popular is because a

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Speaker 1: it's enjoyable to watch it's a fun sport to watch,

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Speaker 1: but be parody. And the reason there's parodies because of

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Speaker 1: exactly what we're seeing, you know, players on the move

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Speaker 1: from Super Bowl, you know, the Bengals losing their starting

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Speaker 1: They're cutting Darius Slay out of today, Like, it's just

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Speaker 1: the way the league operates. It has to operate that way,

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Speaker 1: and that's why it's so popular. So, yes, the Chargers

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Speaker 1: are going to lose some players, some players I would

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Speaker 1: really like to see them keep, but you can't. You

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Speaker 1: just you can't keep everyone. So Austin's going to be

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Speaker 1: interesting because I think if they don't get what they're

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Speaker 1: Austin has been durable. I look at the Christian McCaffrey

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Speaker 1: business of the NFL. This is where it gets tough

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Speaker 1: because you gotta take care of a lot of people.

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Speaker 1: If you're the Chargers, right, you got to take care

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Speaker 1: of Justin Herbert coming up. He just took care of

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Speaker 1: only have a certain window to get your money, right,

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Speaker 1: and so he's looking throughout the league and we talked

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Speaker 1: it's it's ironic that we talked about the running back

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Speaker 1: like Bijon or whoever, whoever any team drafts this year

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Speaker 1: So here's like, I'll play both sides of it. Right.

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Speaker 1: If you're Austin's agent, you have to do this, you

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Speaker 1: know you that's your responsibility. And here's what my presentation is.

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Speaker 1: If I'm Austin's agent, You've given all this money to

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Speaker 1: That's what he's played. So I don't want to hear it.

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Speaker 1: That would, you know, be point number one? If they say,

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Speaker 1: for me too. Production Find me thirty eight touchdowns? Where

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Speaker 1: the charger side of things. Okay, go show me the contract.

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Speaker 1: Show me the contract. You know, what is it that

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Speaker 1: it's McCaffrey, I'll point out, well, listen, he's a little

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Speaker 1: is what happens when you go to arbitration. Right, every

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Speaker 1: have a job. And that's where negotiations create acrimony and

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Speaker 1: create problems because you don't you don't mean to devalue

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Speaker 1: So it's gonna be interesting. As I said, you know,

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Speaker 1: If if anything breaks, just just come in and let

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Speaker 1: us know. I just saw Aaron Rodgers says he intends

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Speaker 1: Love Pat, give him the credit. He's at it himself.

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Speaker 1: I don't know how many Pro Bowls he's been too

423
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Speaker 1: in Minnesota, but like all of him, it feels like

424
00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,080
Speaker 1: he's a really really good in So what I looked

425
00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,720
Speaker 1: that up money he's only been to one? Is that right?

426
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,280
Speaker 1: Just one? But he's been, but he's been like the

427
00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,760
Speaker 1: models because I thought the same thing, and I look

428
00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,600
Speaker 1: yesterday and I was like, he's only been a one

429
00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,239
Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. He's at all pro that you like it

430
00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:45,760
Speaker 1: was more yeah, yeah. So I think this illustrates how

431
00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:51,000
Speaker 1: hard it is to roster construct in the NFL, like

432
00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:55,160
Speaker 1: Drew is probably gonna get. I think based on kind

433
00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,600
Speaker 1: of what the numbers have been for inside linebackers. I mean,

434
00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,240
Speaker 1: you look at the Tremaine Edmunds contract, the Edwards Contra track,

435
00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:04,919
Speaker 1: like those are big numbers. So you know, Drew, you

436
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,920
Speaker 1: never know, Like Drew, I think they probably figured was

437
00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,320
Speaker 1: in the eight to nine million range per season. He's

438
00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,640
Speaker 1: really good and he's an as sending player and he's

439
00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:18,200
Speaker 1: getting better every year. And I think they were like, Okay,

440
00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:22,000
Speaker 1: Drew's gonna cost us eight to nine, Kendricks is going

441
00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,359
Speaker 1: to cost us five to seven. What do we do here?

442
00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,200
Speaker 1: And that's how important those three million dollars are on

443
00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,480
Speaker 1: a two hundred and twenty five million dollars salary cap.

444
00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,119
Speaker 1: You've got to figure out how to shave two or

445
00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,639
Speaker 1: three million bucks at a position so you can figure

446
00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:39,360
Speaker 1: out the rest of your roster. And I think that's

447
00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:43,680
Speaker 1: ultimately what it came down to. You know, it's one

448
00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,639
Speaker 1: of the I can't remember who which GM it was

449
00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:50,240
Speaker 1: that said it, but you know, I think Tom has

450
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,240
Speaker 1: probably said it as well, and if he hasn't, because

451
00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:53,639
Speaker 1: he's not the kind of guy that pats himself on

452
00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,360
Speaker 1: the back, But you know, we'll do it here. That's

453
00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,639
Speaker 1: what happens when you draft well. You know, when you

454
00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,639
Speaker 1: draft well, you can't pay all your guys. Hunter Henry's

455
00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:02,840
Speaker 1: gonna leave, Drew Trank was gonna leave, Chenna A wos

456
00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,920
Speaker 1: who's gonna leave? Now? The one thing I would say

457
00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:09,960
Speaker 1: is when the market doesn't deliver what the player hopes

458
00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,359
Speaker 1: the market's going to deliver, that's when you got to

459
00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:13,760
Speaker 1: get in there and try to figure out if you

460
00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,800
Speaker 1: can make something happen. Like when Chenna. I thought Chenna

461
00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:18,720
Speaker 1: was going to get one of those sixty seventy million

462
00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,679
Speaker 1: dollar deals and when it didn't show up and it

463
00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,680
Speaker 1: became ten million per year, and it was I think

464
00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,280
Speaker 1: it's like a three year, twenty eight million figure it out, man,

465
00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,480
Speaker 1: figure out way to get him back. It's like, hey,

466
00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,320
Speaker 1: you know, we wish you well, we wanted you to

467
00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,560
Speaker 1: get that big money deal. Okay, how about not having

468
00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,639
Speaker 1: to pull up stakes and take off. Let's maybe do

469
00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,440
Speaker 1: something here and see if you can either get back

470
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,840
Speaker 1: into the market next year and make all that money

471
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Speaker 1: for yourself, and you know, we'll protect you on the

472
00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:46,800
Speaker 1: back end with a couple of years in case it

473
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Speaker 1: doesn't work out for you know, Like I would love

474
00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,000
Speaker 1: to see more of that. Like think about if they've

475
00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:51,880
Speaker 1: just been able to keep Chenna last year for ten

476
00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,199
Speaker 1: million bucks, to be able to have him in that

477
00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,880
Speaker 1: depth at the edge. Like That's what I'm thinking with

478
00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:01,119
Speaker 1: Drew is you know, Kendricks is in his prime, you

479
00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,080
Speaker 1: know he is, he's starting to get after I don't

480
00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,399
Speaker 1: know right now, I think he is still in his prime,

481
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,919
Speaker 1: but Drew was just starting to get into it. So

482
00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:11,359
Speaker 1: I think That's one of the things you have to

483
00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,199
Speaker 1: think about if you're Tom if the market does not

484
00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,040
Speaker 1: give Drew what he's looking for. You know, we know

485
00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,120
Speaker 1: how much he loves it here. Can you figure out

486
00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,520
Speaker 1: a way to keep him and keep that depth on

487
00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:25,080
Speaker 1: this team. Yeah. John Johnson is another name that's been

488
00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:30,600
Speaker 1: swirling around Twitter and obviously nothing official, obviously, but that

489
00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,840
Speaker 1: surprised me just because I think they like Alloie so

490
00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,200
Speaker 1: much and he's so affordable. You know, you're talking about

491
00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,080
Speaker 1: John Johnson is probably gonna want a few million bucks

492
00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,399
Speaker 1: and a Looe's making like eight hundred grand, you know,

493
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Speaker 1: as a sixth round pick or whatever he was. So

494
00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,680
Speaker 1: that's that's the one thing for people that are getting

495
00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,399
Speaker 1: all excited and they're trying to connect that and look,

496
00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:51,000
Speaker 1: maybe it will happen, you know, maybe Johnson doesn't have

497
00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,440
Speaker 1: him Again, I think it's all what is the market bear,

498
00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:57,000
Speaker 1: It's all about the more. But yeah, if it's me,

499
00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,840
Speaker 1: like if if I'm the one with the purse strings

500
00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:02,760
Speaker 1: and I'm the one, if I'm if I'm John Spanos

501
00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:06,280
Speaker 1: and I'm writing the check, get me Dalton Schultz, he

502
00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,440
Speaker 1: wants to come here. It's clear you can see through

503
00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,240
Speaker 1: social media, there are so many seeds being planted rumors

504
00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,280
Speaker 1: Chargers are interested. Dalton Schultz might want to reunite with

505
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,600
Speaker 1: his Okay, that's his agent. He wants to be a Charger.

506
00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:22,600
Speaker 1: He loves playing for Kellen Moore. The guy's been incredibly productive.

507
00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,119
Speaker 1: Get done, like, go, get that done that way. You

508
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,520
Speaker 1: don't have to be a slave to your draft pick.

509
00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,640
Speaker 1: You know what I mean, you you can now draft that. Look,

510
00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,800
Speaker 1: if there's a tight end there, God knows, two tight

511
00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,880
Speaker 1: end sets, nothing wrong with that. It's gonna it's gonna

512
00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:41,680
Speaker 1: ruin our Dalton Kincaid content. It's gonna ruin our Mayor content.

513
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:45,000
Speaker 1: You know, if we bring what if what? It would

514
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,200
Speaker 1: be awesome? So what if you bring in Dalton Schultz

515
00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,439
Speaker 1: and you draft Washington and now you've got that sixth

516
00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:55,400
Speaker 1: offensive lineman tight end and Dalton Schultz is kicked outside

517
00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:56,960
Speaker 1: and you can't cover him with a safety and you

518
00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:00,240
Speaker 1: can't cover him with a linebacker. Come on, I mean,

519
00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,920
Speaker 1: it's all right, it's all it's all numbers. It's all

520
00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,520
Speaker 1: the numbers games. So if that, like, that's the one

521
00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,600
Speaker 1: thing that's interesting about him is he kind of fits

522
00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:12,000
Speaker 1: that Travis Kelsey mode. More than he does that full

523
00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,520
Speaker 1: service tight end. He's a really hard cover. Now he

524
00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,399
Speaker 1: blocks too, Don't get me wrong, he can block his

525
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,280
Speaker 1: ass off if you you know, if he's asked to.

526
00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,520
Speaker 1: But and I think the thing is Chris, he's a

527
00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,600
Speaker 1: really he's a really good player. Dalt shows a really

528
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,320
Speaker 1: good player. So that's if that's how you fill your

529
00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,760
Speaker 1: tight end, that's a win. You know, that's that's a win.

530
00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:33,679
Speaker 1: The more the more guys you could bring in that

531
00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:35,919
Speaker 1: are familiar with what Kelly Moore likes to do too,

532
00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:40,560
Speaker 1: especially for Justin Herbert, I think the better the running

533
00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,160
Speaker 1: game under Kelly Moore's just going to be so fascinating

534
00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:46,280
Speaker 1: now as we wait to see what happens with Austin Ekeler.

535
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:50,400
Speaker 1: So you know, if Austin Ekeler stays, what do they

536
00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,960
Speaker 1: do to compliment Austin If if he goes, we're talking

537
00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,000
Speaker 1: about a whole new running game. I don't know if

538
00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:57,840
Speaker 1: it's gonna be a more of a power running game.

539
00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,680
Speaker 1: Do they try to identify you know, I know is

540
00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,320
Speaker 1: at the tail in his career, even he's only twenty seven.

541
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,080
Speaker 1: But you know there's gonna be some guys out there

542
00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,480
Speaker 1: that may make sense for what Kelly Moore may want

543
00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,760
Speaker 1: to do running the football. So those are the things

544
00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:13,720
Speaker 1: I think over the next forty eight hours, Bunny, that

545
00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,600
Speaker 1: that we're going to have a clear picture of. Is Hey,

546
00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,720
Speaker 1: if Austin's here, what do they do? Do they do

547
00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:21,200
Speaker 1: they just roll with Kelly and Spiller and maybe add

548
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,480
Speaker 1: a guy in the draft? Or if Austin goes, do

549
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,600
Speaker 1: you look to the draft exclusively to find your bell? Cow?

550
00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,320
Speaker 1: Is Isaiah Spiller your bell? Cow? Is there another guy

551
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,840
Speaker 1: a veteran like uh Is? Like cream Hunt is cream Hunter?

552
00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,680
Speaker 1: Interstick to free agent a guy Kreme Hunts and us.

553
00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,040
Speaker 1: So I'm looking at it right now. By the way,

554
00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,680
Speaker 1: I pulled up the credit to spot racku dot com.

555
00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,760
Speaker 1: If you want to check out all these numbers market value,

556
00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,120
Speaker 1: they have Dalton Schultz pegged at fifteen million a year.

557
00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:46,760
Speaker 1: So that's gonna be tough. But that's how good of

558
00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:48,120
Speaker 1: a tight Endy is. Just to kind of put it

559
00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,280
Speaker 1: in context. Um, they're putting him up there with the

560
00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,880
Speaker 1: Dallas Goddards, the Dawson Knoxes, you know those guys that

561
00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,520
Speaker 1: just got those contracts in the fifty sixty million dollar range.

562
00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,719
Speaker 1: So here's the thing, that's working against Austin, right is

563
00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,600
Speaker 1: the Here are the deals that have been handed out.

564
00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,480
Speaker 1: And I know Rashad Penny has not been able to

565
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,239
Speaker 1: stay healthy, but man, if he's healthy, look the hell

566
00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,880
Speaker 1: out because he can run. He gets a one year,

567
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:12,000
Speaker 1: one point three million dollar deal. Matt Breta one for

568
00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:16,440
Speaker 1: one point four, Raheem Moster two for five point six.

569
00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:19,880
Speaker 1: So you're looking at about two and you know two

570
00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:23,479
Speaker 1: and chain two point seven per year, Jeff Wilson in

571
00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,440
Speaker 1: Miami two for six three million a year, Samaja p Ryan,

572
00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,600
Speaker 1: you know three and a three seven five a year

573
00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,600
Speaker 1: to stay in cincinn he goes to Denver, and David

574
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,240
Speaker 1: Montgomery goes from Chicago to Detroit and he's making six

575
00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:39,680
Speaker 1: million a year. So now on the market, and this

576
00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:44,280
Speaker 1: could be kind of what what Tom Tolesco and Ed

577
00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,000
Speaker 1: McGuire and all those guys are thinking is if we

578
00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,800
Speaker 1: get what we want from Austin. Here's who's out there

579
00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:53,959
Speaker 1: right now. You have Kareem Hunt. You have Jamal Williams,

580
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,880
Speaker 1: who broke Barry Sanders record for touchdowns in a single

581
00:29:56,920 --> 00:30:01,160
Speaker 1: season an Alliance uniform. You have Deonta Form who once

582
00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,959
Speaker 1: they traded Christian McCaffrey freaking lit it up for the

583
00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,640
Speaker 1: Panthers as a bruising back between the tackles. How about

584
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:12,880
Speaker 1: Miles Sanders, who we talked about last year. He was

585
00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:16,560
Speaker 1: incredible this year, thirteen hundred yards, like the quietest thirteen

586
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,680
Speaker 1: hundred yards and nine touchdowns or whatever you had. You know,

587
00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,959
Speaker 1: what is his market value now that he's out? I mean,

588
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,560
Speaker 1: they've got his average annuals. The spot Rock has it

589
00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:28,600
Speaker 1: at seven point two. They think it's a two year,

590
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:31,720
Speaker 1: fourteen million dollar deals money money. Sanders is a guy

591
00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,920
Speaker 1: who Kellen Moore saw a close twice twice a year.

592
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,000
Speaker 1: And he's also a guy who was in an offense

593
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:41,280
Speaker 1: with Jalen Hurtz, Gainwell and Boston Scott and still rushed

594
00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:45,280
Speaker 1: for thirteen hundred yards, right, I mean, geez. So that's

595
00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,960
Speaker 1: what I'm getting at, Like, that's that's what makes it

596
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,600
Speaker 1: tough for Austin Eckler is that you heard the contracts

597
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,640
Speaker 1: I just ripped off. The most expensive one was six

598
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,200
Speaker 1: a year. Austin makes more than that. It's David Montgomery

599
00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,880
Speaker 1: who was the Bell kiland Chicago and goes to Detroit.

600
00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,040
Speaker 1: Outside of that, these guys are going three four million Bucks,

601
00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:06,280
Speaker 1: productive guys, Jeff Wilson, productive guy, Rain Boaster, productive runner.

602
00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:11,040
Speaker 1: You know, Rashad Penny's the upside flyer guy that's rushed

603
00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,040
Speaker 1: for two hundred plus yards and a couple different games

604
00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:14,640
Speaker 1: in his career because he's so freaking good, he just

605
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,760
Speaker 1: can't stay healthy. So there are so many different ways

606
00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:22,720
Speaker 1: to build this thing out. And we know last year, Look,

607
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:25,880
Speaker 1: I know, I'm kind of just all over the place,

608
00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:29,600
Speaker 1: but like, think about all the splash signings the Chargers

609
00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,280
Speaker 1: made last year and how did it work out? They

610
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,040
Speaker 1: got the number one corner guy played less than a

611
00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,800
Speaker 1: quarter of the season. You know, they got two of

612
00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:41,640
Speaker 1: the most desired interior linemen for the defense that they run,

613
00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:45,120
Speaker 1: Austin Johnson, Sebastian Joseph Day. Both were great, you know,

614
00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:49,160
Speaker 1: and one ends up getting hurt. Yeah, exactly. So it's like,

615
00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:52,280
Speaker 1: you know, they get a really good slot corner, you know,

616
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,120
Speaker 1: and he gets banked, like it happens. You know, you

617
00:31:55,240 --> 00:32:00,200
Speaker 1: sign these guys and it doesn't guarantee you anything. So like,

618
00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:05,160
Speaker 1: to me, the most important thing is just you gotta

619
00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:09,440
Speaker 1: create depth. You absolutely have to create depth, you know,

620
00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,800
Speaker 1: because we see it every year. Guys go down. You know,

621
00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:19,280
Speaker 1: and so if you can find those value signings that

622
00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,520
Speaker 1: help your team out, you know, I think it's so important.

623
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:26,560
Speaker 1: You know, that's why, like they're small, it's small tidbits

624
00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:31,840
Speaker 1: of news, but like you know, Fohoko Parum, like, look

625
00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,240
Speaker 1: at what a great depth piece for Hooko was last

626
00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:37,479
Speaker 1: year to have that guy, Like, how valuable that was.

627
00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,400
Speaker 1: You know, they've get time. And it's not easy, man.

628
00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:42,440
Speaker 1: It's why it's hard to be a GM in this league.

629
00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:45,760
Speaker 1: You're constantly being asked to just Hey, I know, Fohoco,

630
00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,320
Speaker 1: he's gonna get we can't afford to pay him three million,

631
00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:50,719
Speaker 1: two and a half million bucks. We can't so go

632
00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:54,360
Speaker 1: draft another one. Sorry, figure it out, you know. And

633
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,680
Speaker 1: so that's that's Hey, that's why you make the big

634
00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,520
Speaker 1: bucks man. That's why it's why you and I, you know,

635
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:02,880
Speaker 1: we live on scraps. We live on the crush that

636
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:04,800
Speaker 1: was cut off of the PB and jade that's being

637
00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,520
Speaker 1: eaten by time Leo. You know, because we are not

638
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,400
Speaker 1: tasked with being held accountable for those moves. We just

639
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,080
Speaker 1: get to talk about it. Yeah, we just get to

640
00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:14,800
Speaker 1: talk about it. You know, you've mentioned a guy like

641
00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,200
Speaker 1: jac Jackson, who's gonna take up some cap space here

642
00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,280
Speaker 1: over the next couple of years. You know, if it

643
00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:22,440
Speaker 1: wasn't from Michael Davis, charge wouldn't be in the playoffs, right,

644
00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,280
Speaker 1: Jamari saw your six round pick. You know, a year

645
00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,120
Speaker 1: ago we're talking about the trade of Khalil Mack and yes,

646
00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:31,600
Speaker 1: Khalil had a good year, the signing of j C. Jackson,

647
00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,680
Speaker 1: and we were expecting a lot from j C and

648
00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:38,719
Speaker 1: more turnovers. Uh, it's whatever you see in March, it

649
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:43,640
Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily show itself in September through February. And that's

650
00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,200
Speaker 1: the mark of a team that. Yeah, like if you

651
00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:50,080
Speaker 1: have a team with depth, um, those pieces they're gonna

652
00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,480
Speaker 1: show up late in the year. I remember, like I

653
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,400
Speaker 1: remember watching in Money you called the game. It was

654
00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,480
Speaker 1: the Sunday night game against San Francisco and seeing all

655
00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:03,040
Speaker 1: these guys like like Herbert is playing without everybody right,

656
00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:05,600
Speaker 1: and they're still making a work with DeAndre Carter, who

657
00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:07,720
Speaker 1: who was just a free agent signing for like a

658
00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:11,120
Speaker 1: million bucks. Right. Uh, you know, Tito Bonia goes down,

659
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:13,960
Speaker 1: Christian Covington goes down, so all these guys. That's kind

660
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,400
Speaker 1: of when Fajoko and then Gaziano goes in and then

661
00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:20,040
Speaker 1: he goes out, so all these pieces that kind of

662
00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:23,440
Speaker 1: showed themselves in November December, those are the pieces that

663
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,799
Speaker 1: helped the Chargers get to the playoffs, not the big

664
00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:28,399
Speaker 1: name free agents that we see in March necessarily. Well,

665
00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:32,279
Speaker 1: I think also too is you know you have to

666
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:35,200
Speaker 1: remember and this goes to I can't remember who I

667
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,320
Speaker 1: was talking to you, but I was. When I was

668
00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:40,160
Speaker 1: at the combine last week, I was chatting with somebody.

669
00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:44,240
Speaker 1: It was a front office guy, and he was talking

670
00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:46,000
Speaker 1: about a couple of players and he's like, you know,

671
00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:48,040
Speaker 1: one of the things I use. Okay, I remember who

672
00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:49,960
Speaker 1: it was. He's former GM a couple of different teams,

673
00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:51,920
Speaker 1: and he said, you know, one of the things I

674
00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,640
Speaker 1: always had to remind my staff of is what can

675
00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,040
Speaker 1: they do? Because all we would sit there and do

676
00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,320
Speaker 1: we fell into this rut where we just picked apart

677
00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:03,359
Speaker 1: what they can't do, and it led to us just

678
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,320
Speaker 1: probably passing over some guys that we should have drafted

679
00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:11,399
Speaker 1: because we just focused on okay, essentially worst case scenario, like, hey,

680
00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,080
Speaker 1: we're gonna get into a game and look at this

681
00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,880
Speaker 1: guy's gonna be a liability and this one particular facet

682
00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:17,520
Speaker 1: of his game and it's going to cost us a win,

683
00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,799
Speaker 1: he was, instead of, Hey, this guy's gonna help us

684
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,439
Speaker 1: win because he can do this, this and this. So

685
00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,839
Speaker 1: here's the parallel I'm drawing. Even if Austin goes, even

686
00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,560
Speaker 1: if Drew goes, if let's just go like, you know,

687
00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:32,239
Speaker 1: all of these guys get signed elsewhere. You've got a

688
00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,600
Speaker 1: roster with the offensive line we talked about with Justin Herbert,

689
00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,759
Speaker 1: Mike Williams, Keenan Allen, with a defense with Joey Bosa,

690
00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:43,120
Speaker 1: Khalil mack with with Derwin James, with Asante and Michael

691
00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:46,879
Speaker 1: will and Mike David. This team is still stacked. Like

692
00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:50,719
Speaker 1: the team is still stacked on both sides, to have

693
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:54,480
Speaker 1: those two pass rushers, to have Derwin James, you know,

694
00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:57,279
Speaker 1: to have a secondary that we saw show out last

695
00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,400
Speaker 1: year with Asante and Mike Davis, and hopeful at some

696
00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:04,640
Speaker 1: point jac Jackson will be back. Like teams still really good.

697
00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:07,239
Speaker 1: Like it is a really good I would imagine if

698
00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:09,799
Speaker 1: you were to go through the league and just line

699
00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,640
Speaker 1: up all thirty two teams. I don't know how many

700
00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,400
Speaker 1: are saying we'd rather have our roster than yours. You know,

701
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,839
Speaker 1: there's gonna be a lot of teams, you know, it's

702
00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:22,040
Speaker 1: probably gonna be twenty five or more that are like, yeah,

703
00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:26,080
Speaker 1: we'll take that roster with Justin Herbert and Keenan and

704
00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:29,319
Speaker 1: Mike Williams and Derwin James and Joey Bosa. Yeah, we'll

705
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,640
Speaker 1: take that roster. That's that's the one we want. So

706
00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:35,080
Speaker 1: just keep that in mind. You know, Yes, it's gonna

707
00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:37,279
Speaker 1: suck to lose Dustin Ekeler if he leaves. It's gonna

708
00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:41,600
Speaker 1: it's stinks to lose Drew Tranquil, you know, and some

709
00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:44,439
Speaker 1: of the guys. And that's one of the great things

710
00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:47,680
Speaker 1: about a team and cheering for a team is watching

711
00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:53,200
Speaker 1: young men realize their potential and realize their dream and

712
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:56,719
Speaker 1: go from being undrafted out of Western Colorado to the

713
00:36:56,840 --> 00:37:00,279
Speaker 1: NFL's touchdown leader and back to back seasons. It's a

714
00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:03,640
Speaker 1: great story. It makes us feel great because, you know,

715
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:08,080
Speaker 1: we're not Derwin James. We're not like, I'm not saying

716
00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:11,400
Speaker 1: we're Austin Eckler. Hell no, we're not Austin Eckler, but

717
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:15,680
Speaker 1: he's an NFL player, But we feel we identify more

718
00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:19,319
Speaker 1: with Austin Eckler with Braden Fojoko. You know, you saw

719
00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:24,879
Speaker 1: Braden's story on uh, come on, what the hell's it called?

720
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:28,959
Speaker 1: HBO hard Knocks, you know, and you saw the joy

721
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,880
Speaker 1: and the tears you know in his family when he

722
00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:34,839
Speaker 1: when he made the team, Like, we all relate to that,

723
00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:39,640
Speaker 1: and we become attached emotionally to these players. And it's

724
00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:43,279
Speaker 1: you know, it's something that that you know, I was

725
00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,279
Speaker 1: taught early when I worked for the Lakers. You know,

726
00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:47,320
Speaker 1: I had one of the people on the training staff

727
00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:51,680
Speaker 1: that just said, nod, there there, you're a likable guy.

728
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:54,759
Speaker 1: You're great. You know, I enjoy conversing with you. The

729
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:58,800
Speaker 1: players are certainly gonna like talking to you. Don't don't

730
00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:03,480
Speaker 1: be their friend, you know, be nice, be cordial, you know,

731
00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:07,200
Speaker 1: be a great colleague, but do not get emotionally caught

732
00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:09,399
Speaker 1: up in these guys. It's just it's not worth it.

733
00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:12,279
Speaker 1: And that's something I've always so I've always kept in

734
00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:16,279
Speaker 1: arm's length always, you know, enjoyed my conversations with them.

735
00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:19,520
Speaker 1: You want to be cordial, you know, by no means

736
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:21,960
Speaker 1: them I ever standoffish. I say hi, I'll chat with

737
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,879
Speaker 1: the guys and snack and you know, meals and all

738
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,359
Speaker 1: that sort of stuff. Or if we're walking around but

739
00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:32,720
Speaker 1: they go, they leave. It's it's it's a short, capricious business,

740
00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:36,000
Speaker 1: and they have to take care of themselves financially because

741
00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:41,680
Speaker 1: their window, their earning window is from three to fifteen

742
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:45,120
Speaker 1: years if they're incredibly lucky. Yeah, it's the business. And

743
00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:49,200
Speaker 1: you know, I look at the Chiefs too, money think

744
00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:51,600
Speaker 1: of all the players who have come and gone with

745
00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:55,480
Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey, right, Tyreek Hills gone. Now

746
00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:59,760
Speaker 1: they bring in Kadarius Tony and Jujusmith Schuster, Clyde Edwards

747
00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:03,920
Speaker 1: Air you know is now Isaiah paiceco. You know the

748
00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:07,840
Speaker 1: offensive line, they bring in Creed Humphrey and now Orlando

749
00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:11,120
Speaker 1: Brown's gone, they bring in Taylor. If you have the

750
00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:15,120
Speaker 1: franchise quarterback and then you have a staple with him,

751
00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:19,000
Speaker 1: like a Kelsey, you can build around. Right. So the

752
00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:22,319
Speaker 1: big piece here obviously is Justin Herbert, and you know,

753
00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:24,960
Speaker 1: Keenan and Mike have been with Justin. You know, we'll

754
00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:27,919
Speaker 1: see how much longer, but we know twenty twenty three

755
00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:32,000
Speaker 1: those guys are back. Justin Herbert's back, Corey Lindsley's back,

756
00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:36,120
Speaker 1: Rashawn Slater's back. So you can make things work around

757
00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:40,000
Speaker 1: a franchise quarterback and have sustained success in the NFL.

758
00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:42,400
Speaker 1: Now they have to they have to get past the

759
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,479
Speaker 1: wildcard round. Now they have to now that we're justin

760
00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:48,480
Speaker 1: Herbert's fourth season, they have to get past that wildcard round.

761
00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,000
Speaker 1: They got to get to the division round. They gotta

762
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:53,319
Speaker 1: get to an AFC championship and continue to build. But

763
00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:56,840
Speaker 1: when you have those two or three pieces, you know

764
00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,000
Speaker 1: you're gonna be in good shape for a long period

765
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,360
Speaker 1: of time. It's a great point. You know, it's a

766
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,759
Speaker 1: great point because when the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill, what

767
00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:09,400
Speaker 1: did we all say? It changes everything. That that is

768
00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:12,239
Speaker 1: the that that is the queen on the chessboard, you know,

769
00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,440
Speaker 1: outside of a quarterback position that every defense had to

770
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:16,080
Speaker 1: account for and now you don't, and it's going to

771
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:19,400
Speaker 1: be so much easier to play the Chiefs. And it was.

772
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:21,560
Speaker 1: But they still figured out how to win because they

773
00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:24,600
Speaker 1: had enough. You know, it wasn't as dominant, it wasn't

774
00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:27,959
Speaker 1: as explosive. They had to win tight games when before

775
00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:30,560
Speaker 1: they were blown people out, you know, by ten fourteen

776
00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:33,920
Speaker 1: points because of the explosive play availability of Tyreek Hill.

777
00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:38,080
Speaker 1: But they figured it out, and yeah, look, the Chargers

778
00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:40,239
Speaker 1: are up twenty eight nothing in a playoff game and

779
00:40:40,280 --> 00:40:46,120
Speaker 1: lost it. Like you know, that can't happen. It shouldn't

780
00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:48,759
Speaker 1: have happened. It's it's the greatest playoff collapse, you know,

781
00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:51,800
Speaker 1: one of the greatest playoff collapses in the history the NFL.

782
00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:54,520
Speaker 1: So you would like to think that history isn't going

783
00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:59,000
Speaker 1: to repeat itself. But I think when something like that

784
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:02,440
Speaker 1: does happen, you do have to take inventory and you

785
00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:05,120
Speaker 1: have to ask yourself, Okay, why did it happen, and

786
00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:08,719
Speaker 1: do we have the right people. And that's top down.

787
00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:12,200
Speaker 1: I'm not talking about just players, talking about coaches. That's

788
00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:14,399
Speaker 1: why we got a new offensive coordinator on a quarterback coach,

789
00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:17,759
Speaker 1: you know, because they couldn't get a first down, they

790
00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:19,920
Speaker 1: could not convert third downs in the second half, they

791
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:22,279
Speaker 1: could not run the four minute drill, they had no

792
00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:24,960
Speaker 1: ability to run the ball on designed runs. So they

793
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,440
Speaker 1: went out and got a guy that does it better

794
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:29,640
Speaker 1: than almost anybody else in Dallas and what he's done

795
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:32,160
Speaker 1: with Tony Pollard, you know, and Zeke Elliott and that

796
00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:34,319
Speaker 1: running game in Dallas these last five years. So they

797
00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:37,960
Speaker 1: went on got him. You know. Defensively, Ronaldo Hill is

798
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:41,839
Speaker 1: out you know, Derek Hansley's elevated Brandon. I'm sure coach

799
00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:44,719
Speaker 1: Staley is doing some self evaluation. He says he does

800
00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:46,279
Speaker 1: all the time, that you've got to be honest with

801
00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:49,080
Speaker 1: yourself and they've got to fix that because they couldn't

802
00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:51,319
Speaker 1: get off the field. They could not stop a team

803
00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:53,640
Speaker 1: on third down that was twenty eight nothing in the

804
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,359
Speaker 1: hole and was essentially passing the ball over and over

805
00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:58,879
Speaker 1: and over again. And they could not figure that out. So,

806
00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:01,319
Speaker 1: you know, the things that you have to improve upon

807
00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:03,320
Speaker 1: year to year, and so that could be a reason.

808
00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:06,920
Speaker 1: You know, maybe they hold Drew responsible for some of that,

809
00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:09,680
Speaker 1: you know, the way you know that the calls are

810
00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:11,439
Speaker 1: coming in and maybe he's not getting them guys lined

811
00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:15,000
Speaker 1: up right, you know, I don't know, And that's why

812
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:17,400
Speaker 1: they felt better with a veteran like Kendricks, you know. So,

813
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:19,759
Speaker 1: but I think it's important to to keep all of it.

814
00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:23,000
Speaker 1: It's not a vacuum, you know, it's important to keep

815
00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:28,640
Speaker 1: everything in context from what happened last year. What do

816
00:42:28,719 --> 00:42:31,320
Speaker 1: they need? What do they still have? How do we

817
00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:34,080
Speaker 1: get to a super Bowl? You know? How how do

818
00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:35,680
Speaker 1: we get to I think it's Tampa, right, How do

819
00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:38,879
Speaker 1: you get to or wherever Vegas? How do we get

820
00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:42,280
Speaker 1: to Vegas in two thousand and twenty four in February

821
00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:46,080
Speaker 1: twenty and twenty four? And that's and do it under

822
00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:50,440
Speaker 1: the rules presented? Not easy? So yeah, that's why anything

823
00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:53,479
Speaker 1: else breaks. Since we've been talking. No, I was gonna say, Greg,

824
00:42:53,480 --> 00:42:58,359
Speaker 1: what do we got we gonna have? Right? All right? Nothing?

825
00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:01,640
Speaker 1: That's good? We like that. Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers told

826
00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:04,200
Speaker 1: Adam Schefter to lose his number. Good try though, when

827
00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:10,160
Speaker 1: he was confirming the report. That's funny, Thanks Aaron. You know,

828
00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:13,279
Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know if you're aware of this,

829
00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:16,080
Speaker 1: but the guy's got a job, you know, they believe

830
00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:17,840
Speaker 1: it or not. There are other people that have jobs

831
00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:20,680
Speaker 1: in this business, and it's a big job because people

832
00:43:20,719 --> 00:43:24,320
Speaker 1: want to know people and they're not content. The people

833
00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:29,879
Speaker 1: that watch ESPN, the people that consume Chargers dot Com

834
00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:34,080
Speaker 1: that they want to know, they're interested. It's so for

835
00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:37,200
Speaker 1: you know, forgive them their sins of daring to project

836
00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:42,120
Speaker 1: where you're going. God forbid somebody not do things exactly

837
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:44,680
Speaker 1: like you want. I'll tell you right now what I'll

838
00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:50,120
Speaker 1: be rooting for when they play the Jets unbelievable, guys.

839
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:55,759
Speaker 1: An absolute nightmare, complete nightmare. And you know what, I'll

840
00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:57,560
Speaker 1: be honest Chris, like I think it's a terrible match.

841
00:43:57,640 --> 00:44:00,600
Speaker 1: I'll just say it, you know, and whatever due to

842
00:44:00,640 --> 00:44:02,360
Speaker 1: me what they did with Patrick Mahomes when I was

843
00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:04,560
Speaker 1: talking about him coming into the league. It happens. It

844
00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:08,000
Speaker 1: is not a good match as a team. The press

845
00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:11,439
Speaker 1: conferences are going to be incredible, Like the Green Bay

846
00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:15,160
Speaker 1: media and the New York media are a little bit different,

847
00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:17,040
Speaker 1: Like like, listen, the green Bay media is awesome and

848
00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:20,840
Speaker 1: they know their football, but times that by ten in

849
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:26,840
Speaker 1: New York who cannot wait to make you a headline

850
00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:29,759
Speaker 1: the next day? I mean it's the headlines? Are they

851
00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:33,680
Speaker 1: right themselves already? So for me, I'm just like from

852
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:37,000
Speaker 1: a football standpoint, this is a team with a dominant

853
00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:41,520
Speaker 1: defense and a really good run game and a struggle

854
00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:45,400
Speaker 1: to protect the past, a struggle to pass, protect offensive line.

855
00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:48,360
Speaker 1: Like we know how Aaron Rodgers likes to operate small,

856
00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:50,799
Speaker 1: way too long. It takes way too many sacks. He's

857
00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:53,400
Speaker 1: always going for the kill shot like that is not

858
00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:57,160
Speaker 1: a good match with this team, you know. I I

859
00:44:57,320 --> 00:45:02,200
Speaker 1: believe that there was serious debate inside the Bill like, hey, yes,

860
00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:05,520
Speaker 1: it's the shiny toy and it's the four time former MVP.

861
00:45:05,719 --> 00:45:08,919
Speaker 1: But you can make a case that like Derek Carr

862
00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:11,000
Speaker 1: might be the better guy, like the guy that wants

863
00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:12,840
Speaker 1: to get rid of it quick, the guy that's content

864
00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:15,080
Speaker 1: to take the check down and just protect the ball

865
00:45:15,120 --> 00:45:18,600
Speaker 1: at all costs and just let's just chunk our way

866
00:45:18,640 --> 00:45:21,440
Speaker 1: down the field and not have it like that's I

867
00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:24,480
Speaker 1: just don't. I don't think it's a great fit. I

868
00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:27,799
Speaker 1: think I think with the way that Robert Salo wants

869
00:45:27,800 --> 00:45:33,080
Speaker 1: to play, it doesn't And just his impatience, you know,

870
00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:36,600
Speaker 1: his incredulousness with young receivers and the way he treated

871
00:45:36,600 --> 00:45:38,799
Speaker 1: those guys last year after not working out with them

872
00:45:38,840 --> 00:45:40,960
Speaker 1: after they'd been drafted. It's like, you've got all these

873
00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:43,760
Speaker 1: guys that just came in, Robo Dubbs and the Christian Watson,

874
00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:45,440
Speaker 1: Like you're not gonna work out with them all summer long.

875
00:45:45,440 --> 00:45:47,080
Speaker 1: You're just gonna show up in training camp and be like,

876
00:45:47,120 --> 00:45:49,520
Speaker 1: all right, let's figure each other out. Plus what is

877
00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:53,000
Speaker 1: what is Garrett Wilson thinking when he sees his wish

878
00:45:53,080 --> 00:45:58,520
Speaker 1: list of Lazard and Cobb and Odell Beckham and what

879
00:45:58,680 --> 00:46:01,399
Speaker 1: she says is all byes, I'm the wide receiver one.

880
00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:04,520
Speaker 1: Elijah Moore was already upset he wasn't getting the football

881
00:46:05,080 --> 00:46:07,480
Speaker 1: and you you're bringing it all. Aaron Wilson's better than

882
00:46:07,480 --> 00:46:09,800
Speaker 1: all those guys. He's better than all those guys. I

883
00:46:09,880 --> 00:46:13,839
Speaker 1: know is Denze. Listen if I were tom it like,

884
00:46:13,960 --> 00:46:17,239
Speaker 1: I'm on the phone right now. I am on the

885
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:20,319
Speaker 1: phone right What do you want for Denzel Mims? What

886
00:46:20,360 --> 00:46:23,080
Speaker 1: do you want? Because clearly the coaching staff doesn't like him.

887
00:46:23,320 --> 00:46:25,040
Speaker 1: I can tell you right now, Aaron Rodgers ain't gonna

888
00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:27,560
Speaker 1: like him, becase he's already asking you for Lazard and

889
00:46:27,640 --> 00:46:33,400
Speaker 1: Cobb and Odell Beckham I think was involved, got your Zamba,

890
00:46:33,480 --> 00:46:34,759
Speaker 1: Like what are you? What are you talking about? And

891
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:37,640
Speaker 1: I love Mercedes Lewis. He's one of my favorite players ever,

892
00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:40,400
Speaker 1: Freaking long beach Polly Taken on Morey's Jones, Drew and

893
00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:43,719
Speaker 1: Dala sal in that epic game at Veteran Stadium, Like

894
00:46:45,680 --> 00:46:48,319
Speaker 1: it's just that, like just to spin it to the

895
00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:50,760
Speaker 1: Chargers and not what I think is a very popular

896
00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:52,719
Speaker 1: position now on Aaron Rodgers. I've held it for a

897
00:46:52,760 --> 00:46:58,040
Speaker 1: long time, but I would be calling Joe Douglas right now.

898
00:46:58,680 --> 00:47:01,920
Speaker 1: You need speed. I don't know what their problem is

899
00:47:02,040 --> 00:47:07,359
Speaker 1: with playing Denzel Mims. Go get them Rogers like eight.

900
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:10,960
Speaker 1: Unwant them, We'll take them. Here's a third. We will

901
00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:13,200
Speaker 1: take a guy that's got almost no production in his

902
00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:15,839
Speaker 1: NFL career. We will send you a third round pick

903
00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:18,279
Speaker 1: for him right now. Take it and we'll take him.

904
00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:21,239
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922
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Speaker 1: we talked about the Jets. How about Darren Waller going

923
00:48:26,760 --> 00:48:31,520
Speaker 1: to the Giants leaving the AFC West and Kelsey Plum

924
00:48:31,600 --> 00:48:34,960
Speaker 1: coming out that McDaniels wasn't invited to the wedding, So

925
00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:38,880
Speaker 1: maybe that was a reason why was shipped out? Feel terrible.

926
00:48:41,560 --> 00:48:44,000
Speaker 1: Wife lives in Vegas. You know, she's a player for

927
00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:46,759
Speaker 1: the Las Vegas as W NBA team. They just get

928
00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:48,319
Speaker 1: married and now he gets shipped to the other side

929
00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:51,480
Speaker 1: of the country and he's a New York Giant. Look,

930
00:48:51,600 --> 00:48:55,400
Speaker 1: I don't get it, you know, I don't. I'm having

931
00:48:55,440 --> 00:48:58,799
Speaker 1: to having to deal with them. Well that's what I mean.

932
00:48:58,840 --> 00:49:01,800
Speaker 1: You have to deal with Waller at tight end, Davante

933
00:49:01,840 --> 00:49:05,960
Speaker 1: Adams on the outside, Hunter renfro in the slot. No,

934
00:49:06,160 --> 00:49:08,440
Speaker 1: thank you, right for the Chargers and they brought you

935
00:49:08,520 --> 00:49:11,160
Speaker 1: Kobe Myerson. Yeah, great for the Chargers. Get him out

936
00:49:11,160 --> 00:49:13,480
Speaker 1: of here, Get get get Darren Waller. Out of here

937
00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:16,840
Speaker 1: because the idea they had to assign, you know, Derwin

938
00:49:16,920 --> 00:49:19,120
Speaker 1: James to him the whole game. It's like Derwin, there

939
00:49:19,120 --> 00:49:21,839
Speaker 1: you go, and now you've neutralized Derwin because he's got

940
00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:24,400
Speaker 1: a neutralize Darren Waller. Now he's not flying all over

941
00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:26,279
Speaker 1: the field and doing a million different things. Now we

942
00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:30,239
Speaker 1: can do that. So you know that, it really was

943
00:49:30,280 --> 00:49:34,440
Speaker 1: a head scratcher for me. I think he is the

944
00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:37,120
Speaker 1: second best pass catching tight end in the league behind

945
00:49:37,160 --> 00:49:41,719
Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey. And to remove that, what it tells me

946
00:49:41,880 --> 00:49:47,520
Speaker 1: is that, you know, Josh McDaniels has full confidence of

947
00:49:47,560 --> 00:49:50,720
Speaker 1: Mark Davis. You're gonna ship out a guy in Derek

948
00:49:50,719 --> 00:49:53,480
Speaker 1: Carr that you know. I'm not a huge fan, but

949
00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:55,719
Speaker 1: the fans love him. You sold a ton of number

950
00:49:55,719 --> 00:49:58,680
Speaker 1: four jerseys. He's the all time leading passer. He wasn't terrible.

951
00:49:58,760 --> 00:50:02,839
Speaker 1: He was league average maybe fifteen to twenty quarterback. That's

952
00:50:02,840 --> 00:50:06,920
Speaker 1: exactly what Garoppolo is. He's a little bit cheaper, you know. So,

953
00:50:07,239 --> 00:50:10,880
Speaker 1: but you gave Josh his guy. He's Josh's guy, you know, Waller,

954
00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:15,520
Speaker 1: not his guy. Charcobi Meyers his guy. Okay, they believe

955
00:50:15,719 --> 00:50:19,600
Speaker 1: they are one sold on Josh McDaniels. So they are

956
00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:23,440
Speaker 1: allowing him to construct the roster in his image, and

957
00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:25,320
Speaker 1: that's what he's doing, and it's either gonna work or

958
00:50:25,400 --> 00:50:29,360
Speaker 1: it's not. And guess what, show me the Bill Belichick

959
00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:31,759
Speaker 1: disciple that's worked. I'd love to see it, because it

960
00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:34,360
Speaker 1: hadn't happened. Didn't have him for Charlie Weiss, didn't have

961
00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:36,920
Speaker 1: him for Romeo Cornell, didn't have him for Bill O'Brien.

962
00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,080
Speaker 1: Has not happened for Josh McDaniels had Like none of

963
00:50:40,080 --> 00:50:44,840
Speaker 1: the Joe Judge, Matt Patricia, there is not one. The

964
00:50:44,840 --> 00:50:49,600
Speaker 1: majority of them fail spectacularly. They don't just fail like

965
00:50:49,760 --> 00:50:54,319
Speaker 1: they fail spectacularly. So that's not what I'm saying Josh

966
00:50:54,400 --> 00:50:56,719
Speaker 1: McDaniels is gonna do. But I'm saying it that's that's

967
00:50:56,760 --> 00:50:58,560
Speaker 1: a hell of a risk to take if you're Mark

968
00:50:58,680 --> 00:51:01,760
Speaker 1: Davis and you're gonna him to tear apart your team

969
00:51:02,280 --> 00:51:05,520
Speaker 1: and build it up in the vision in which he

970
00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:08,920
Speaker 1: sees it should be built. Now, you know, it's not

971
00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:10,600
Speaker 1: like the Raiders have had any success. They have not

972
00:51:10,600 --> 00:51:13,719
Speaker 1: won a playoff game in twenty years, twenty one years,

973
00:51:13,840 --> 00:51:17,160
Speaker 1: So you know, okay, what the hell I figure it out,

974
00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:19,880
Speaker 1: They're gonna get their defense right too. I mean, yeah,

975
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:24,360
Speaker 1: so how about this. By the way, Denzel Mims zero

976
00:51:24,440 --> 00:51:30,399
Speaker 1: career touchdowns, has barely played for the Jets. Four three

977
00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:37,280
Speaker 1: eight forty four three eight forty vertical, thirty nine broad

978
00:51:37,360 --> 00:51:45,400
Speaker 1: jump nearly eleven feet. This dude freaking flies. He flies,

979
00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:49,360
Speaker 1: you know, he's what is he? He's at two hundred

980
00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:55,719
Speaker 1: and ten pounds, he's six foot three. Go get him,

981
00:51:56,320 --> 00:52:02,560
Speaker 1: Go get him? But Elijah Boys another guy? Who which

982
00:52:02,600 --> 00:52:05,280
Speaker 1: which is? It's crazy to me that if these listen,

983
00:52:05,320 --> 00:52:09,680
Speaker 1: these are reports that Rogers wants these, you know, these Packers,

984
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:12,480
Speaker 1: former packers to come in and play in Odell Beckham.

985
00:52:12,560 --> 00:52:16,600
Speaker 1: But it's it's just I think it's a complete disrespect

986
00:52:16,719 --> 00:52:19,600
Speaker 1: to the on the roster. Elijah Moore is a good player,

987
00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:23,879
Speaker 1: well like the thing. But Denzel Is they haven't played him,

988
00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:27,640
Speaker 1: They have not played him. He's got a career forty

989
00:52:27,680 --> 00:52:31,360
Speaker 1: two catches. Think about Josh Palmer, right, Denzel MIM's been

990
00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:34,040
Speaker 1: in the league for three years. He's got forty two catches,

991
00:52:34,040 --> 00:52:36,200
Speaker 1: six hundred and seventy six yards and no touchdowns. Palmer

992
00:52:36,200 --> 00:52:38,640
Speaker 1: had more than that this year. I don't think you

993
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:40,440
Speaker 1: even need to have up a third round pick, right,

994
00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:43,920
Speaker 1: maybe a problem. I think the problem is Joe Douglas

995
00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:46,560
Speaker 1: loves him and he can't you know. That's that's my

996
00:52:46,640 --> 00:52:50,600
Speaker 1: guess is he's like, why won't you play this guy?

997
00:52:50,920 --> 00:52:53,640
Speaker 1: He's six three, two hundred and ten pounds and he

998
00:52:53,719 --> 00:52:55,759
Speaker 1: runs a four three forty? Why is he not on

999
00:52:55,800 --> 00:52:59,280
Speaker 1: the field? Get him out there? And for some reason

1000
00:53:00,120 --> 00:53:02,800
Speaker 1: they won't, you know, so go get him. He was

1001
00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:06,600
Speaker 1: drafted in the second round, Like you said, maybe give

1002
00:53:06,680 --> 00:53:09,680
Speaker 1: up before. Who knows this, This may be a time

1003
00:53:09,719 --> 00:53:12,399
Speaker 1: to get them because you know, Joe Douglas is busy

1004
00:53:12,440 --> 00:53:16,319
Speaker 1: now signing Lazard and trying to get this Aaron Rodgerston. Right,

1005
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:19,799
Speaker 1: So you can't keep all these receivers because they're not

1006
00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:21,640
Speaker 1: all going to touch the football. He said, Mims doesn't

1007
00:53:21,680 --> 00:53:25,359
Speaker 1: even touch the football. Now, Ums, I want to ask

1008
00:53:25,360 --> 00:53:28,640
Speaker 1: you about it was Jalen Ramsey going to Miami. Um,

1009
00:53:28,880 --> 00:53:32,279
Speaker 1: it's it's another team, Chargers. Chargers play the Dolphins again

1010
00:53:32,360 --> 00:53:35,799
Speaker 1: this year too. That that defense is gonna be really good. Uh,

1011
00:53:35,840 --> 00:53:38,120
Speaker 1: we know what what that offense is all about. If

1012
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:41,440
Speaker 1: Ta can stay healthy. Just yet another contender or in

1013
00:53:41,480 --> 00:53:45,279
Speaker 1: the AFC, it's a look it's a it's a grind, man,

1014
00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:48,880
Speaker 1: it's a you want to if you're if you're a

1015
00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:51,960
Speaker 1: Chargers coach or in the front office, just go ahead

1016
00:53:51,960 --> 00:53:54,759
Speaker 1: and I'll google it for you right now too. Go

1017
00:53:54,800 --> 00:53:59,120
Speaker 1: into Chargers Opponents two thousand, twenty three, UM and and

1018
00:53:59,200 --> 00:54:02,239
Speaker 1: get a look at what that looks like. And it's

1019
00:54:02,360 --> 00:54:06,160
Speaker 1: obviously Sean Payton with the Broncos. Now it's you know,

1020
00:54:06,320 --> 00:54:09,520
Speaker 1: the Raiders, and two with the Raiders, two with the Broncos.

1021
00:54:09,520 --> 00:54:11,319
Speaker 1: Two with the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes and defending Super

1022
00:54:11,320 --> 00:54:13,440
Speaker 1: Bowl champs. On top of that, you got the Bills

1023
00:54:13,840 --> 00:54:16,560
Speaker 1: Josh Allen second in the MVP voting last year. The

1024
00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:20,240
Speaker 1: Dolphins just added Vic Fangio for defense and Jalen Ramsey.

1025
00:54:20,239 --> 00:54:23,759
Speaker 1: And we already know Zavian Howard And is he still

1026
00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:24,840
Speaker 1: on the team or they let him go? Yeah? No,

1027
00:54:24,880 --> 00:54:28,960
Speaker 1: they let up Jones, so Xavin's still there, Christian Watson upfront,

1028
00:54:29,120 --> 00:54:31,799
Speaker 1: Jalen Phillips, all that length that end. Like that's a

1029
00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:34,440
Speaker 1: really good defense. And now Vick gets to coordinate that.

1030
00:54:35,800 --> 00:54:39,280
Speaker 1: You get the Ravens. Please get rid of Lamar Jackson.

1031
00:54:39,320 --> 00:54:42,040
Speaker 1: Let him go to the NFC. You know, the Cowboys,

1032
00:54:42,320 --> 00:54:44,759
Speaker 1: the Lions, the Bears. Okay, you know, Lions on the

1033
00:54:44,840 --> 00:54:49,200
Speaker 1: on the upswing away at Patriots, at Jets at the

1034
00:54:49,280 --> 00:54:52,560
Speaker 1: Jordan Love quarterback Packers, who I hope take a step

1035
00:54:52,600 --> 00:54:55,560
Speaker 1: without Aaron Rodgers except when they play the Chargers just

1036
00:54:55,600 --> 00:54:59,160
Speaker 1: to rub it in his stupid face, and the Vikings

1037
00:54:59,719 --> 00:55:04,040
Speaker 1: and Titans. It's a tough schedule, man, it's a tough schedule.

1038
00:55:04,960 --> 00:55:07,040
Speaker 1: Remember they were talking about Jordan Love ahead at Justin

1039
00:55:07,080 --> 00:55:09,600
Speaker 1: Herbert in that draft, after that season he put together

1040
00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:12,279
Speaker 1: at Utah State. And I've heard the Packers really like him.

1041
00:55:12,320 --> 00:55:14,960
Speaker 1: You know, he was being described as Mahomesy in his

1042
00:55:15,040 --> 00:55:18,160
Speaker 1: off platform throws, the cannon of an arm. You know,

1043
00:55:18,200 --> 00:55:20,000
Speaker 1: there was a conversation that he should be the third

1044
00:55:20,080 --> 00:55:24,160
Speaker 1: quarterback drafted ahead of Herbert because if some of those

1045
00:55:24,200 --> 00:55:26,480
Speaker 1: splash plays that he put together at Utah State. So

1046
00:55:26,560 --> 00:55:30,200
Speaker 1: don't forget he's a talent. Love and Herbert worked out

1047
00:55:30,239 --> 00:55:32,799
Speaker 1: together in Coastabasa leading up to the draft, prepared for

1048
00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:35,920
Speaker 1: the combine. And that's what's funny. He's like, imagine Justin

1049
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Speaker 1: Herbert and not really seeing him at all until twenty

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00:55:40,120 --> 00:55:42,719
Speaker 1: twenty three, right, Like, imagine having him just wrapped up

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00:55:43,360 --> 00:55:44,880
Speaker 1: and not playing at all, and this is kind of

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00:55:44,920 --> 00:55:46,959
Speaker 1: what we're gonna get with Jordan Love. But it looks

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00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:49,440
Speaker 1: like Jordan Love has taking some strides, and I'm with you.

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Speaker 1: I hope the Packers do take a step forward with

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00:55:51,480 --> 00:55:54,640
Speaker 1: Love and he has a good just not against the charactors.

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Speaker 1: That's we get to go to Lambeau. Yeah, you know,

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Speaker 1: I can't wait for that. That's gonna be Yeah, it's great.

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00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:02,120
Speaker 1: I've called a handful of games there before I got

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00:56:02,120 --> 00:56:03,759
Speaker 1: the Chargers job. I used to call for people that

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00:56:03,840 --> 00:56:08,720
Speaker 1: don't know games nationally for syndicated Compass Media and probably

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00:56:08,760 --> 00:56:12,680
Speaker 1: did three or four Lambeau games and it's just awesome.

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Speaker 1: It's it's awesome, like one of my favorite, one of

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00:56:15,719 --> 00:56:18,919
Speaker 1: the I've told the story before, but you know, they

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00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:22,160
Speaker 1: have such a great pr team, just the great people.

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00:56:22,320 --> 00:56:24,680
Speaker 1: And one of them picked me up from the airport,

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Speaker 1: found out it was my first game there, you know,

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00:56:27,680 --> 00:56:29,719
Speaker 1: and kind of said, hey, where you want to go out?

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00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:32,280
Speaker 1: And I was like, yeah, whatever, man, take me wherever

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Speaker 1: you want to take me. And there was this place

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00:56:34,840 --> 00:56:36,440
Speaker 1: kind of up the road from our hotel where we

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00:56:36,440 --> 00:56:39,399
Speaker 1: were staying. Obviously it's not a huge place, and it

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Speaker 1: was they said, every Saturday night, it's place just Talma.

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Speaker 1: Four thousand people in the middle of the winner packed

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00:56:45,239 --> 00:56:48,799
Speaker 1: in to this like bar that's three stories tall and

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00:56:48,920 --> 00:56:52,320
Speaker 1: just having a great time. And it was awesome and

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00:56:52,480 --> 00:56:56,080
Speaker 1: everyone was incredibly friendly and it's such a cool play.

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Speaker 1: And then I remember going to the stadium that day

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00:56:58,520 --> 00:57:01,000
Speaker 1: and to get to the stadium, you know, I'm driving

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Speaker 1: through a neighborhood. It's just I don't get on a

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00:57:03,239 --> 00:57:06,560
Speaker 1: freeway to go there. I'm taking neighborhood streets as all

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00:57:06,600 --> 00:57:10,640
Speaker 1: these houses along this line are, you know, using their

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00:57:10,719 --> 00:57:13,440
Speaker 1: lawns is parking for people. I looked to my right,

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00:57:13,480 --> 00:57:17,040
Speaker 1: I'm at a stoplight and it's a funeral home and

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00:57:17,240 --> 00:57:20,040
Speaker 1: people are tailgating on the lawn of this funeral home,

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00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:22,600
Speaker 1: which is hilarious. And then I go through the light

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00:57:22,760 --> 00:57:25,080
Speaker 1: as Lambo was on my I remember like it was yesterday,

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00:57:25,080 --> 00:57:26,680
Speaker 1: the first time I did at Lambo's on my left.

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00:57:26,680 --> 00:57:28,920
Speaker 1: There's like a gas station, a giant parking lot on

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00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:30,600
Speaker 1: my right, and where the media parking was. I have

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00:57:30,600 --> 00:57:34,760
Speaker 1: to go around the backside of Lambo and there's a

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00:57:34,800 --> 00:57:38,880
Speaker 1: Catholic church right behind Lambo and a neighborhood right Lambo's

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00:57:38,920 --> 00:57:40,600
Speaker 1: just dropped right in the middle of this neighborhood. So

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00:57:40,600 --> 00:57:43,320
Speaker 1: there's houses, and here's a Catholic church. And in the

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00:57:43,400 --> 00:57:49,000
Speaker 1: Catholic church is a is a stage and a band.

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00:57:49,120 --> 00:57:50,840
Speaker 1: And remember I'm getting there early, you know, because I

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00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:53,240
Speaker 1: gotta call the game. So I'm there probably two three

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00:57:53,280 --> 00:57:56,080
Speaker 1: hour probably two and a half hours before kickoff. And

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00:57:56,640 --> 00:58:00,280
Speaker 1: here's a band on stage banging out Zeppelin Rocket Role

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00:58:00,320 --> 00:58:02,400
Speaker 1: and just on the on the lawn of a Catholic church.

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00:58:02,640 --> 00:58:05,800
Speaker 1: I'm like, this is great. What's better than this? It's

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00:58:05,840 --> 00:58:08,240
Speaker 1: such an awesome you know, if you're a Charger fan,

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00:58:08,320 --> 00:58:10,640
Speaker 1: and you guys do a great job speaking to you

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00:58:10,680 --> 00:58:12,280
Speaker 1: fans when we go on the road. We've seen you

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00:58:12,440 --> 00:58:14,400
Speaker 1: all over and it's fun to see when we hit

1105
00:58:14,440 --> 00:58:17,200
Speaker 1: the road. Um, some of some really great fans that

1106
00:58:17,360 --> 00:58:20,160
Speaker 1: end up getting out Obviously, this is one you circle.

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00:58:20,280 --> 00:58:23,520
Speaker 1: You get to do it every what Chris eight years,

1108
00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:26,640
Speaker 1: get out out there. Man, I've never been. It's it's

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00:58:26,720 --> 00:58:28,680
Speaker 1: it's one of the handful of stadiums I've never been to.

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00:58:28,840 --> 00:58:30,560
Speaker 1: So money that means you're gonna have to pay it

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00:58:30,600 --> 00:58:32,400
Speaker 1: forward and you're gonna have to take me to that

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00:58:32,600 --> 00:58:36,320
Speaker 1: three story Barn Bar where there's four thousand people on

1113
00:58:36,320 --> 00:58:38,600
Speaker 1: a Saturday night before Packard game. I need to be there.

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Speaker 1: You know, I have no problem doing that, So yeah,

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00:58:43,160 --> 00:58:47,760
Speaker 1: it'll it's it's a really cool spot. Um, I get

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00:58:47,800 --> 00:58:49,600
Speaker 1: the check a box. This year, I only have two

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00:58:49,600 --> 00:58:53,200
Speaker 1: stadiums I have not called a game in. I've been

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00:58:53,240 --> 00:58:55,280
Speaker 1: to US Bank Stadium for the Super Bowl, but I

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00:58:55,320 --> 00:58:57,920
Speaker 1: haven't called the game there since they got the new stadium.

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Speaker 1: So that's one and then all. I'll have leftist Carolina

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Speaker 1: because I believe we were in the pandemic when we

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00:59:04,240 --> 00:59:07,280
Speaker 1: went there, so I did not get to travel with

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Speaker 1: the team to Carolina, and that's it. Once that happens,

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Speaker 1: I'll have checked every box in the Uh. Oh, actually no,

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Speaker 1: because I had a COVID last year with our two

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00:59:18,520 --> 00:59:21,680
Speaker 1: years ago with Philadelphia, so I still link the link.

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00:59:21,760 --> 00:59:23,479
Speaker 1: I did the VAT, but I never did the link,

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Speaker 1: so I got to uh, I gotta figure that one

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Speaker 1: out somewhere down the road. I've been to Carolina. I

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Speaker 1: went to Carolina when Steve Spurrier was the coach of

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00:59:30,560 --> 00:59:36,120
Speaker 1: the the reds now Command. Risks Um and Jake Delme

1132
00:59:37,200 --> 00:59:40,960
Speaker 1: beat them on a final drive in Carolina, me and

1133
00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:43,360
Speaker 1: my buddies. We took like this big like RV down

1134
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Speaker 1: to Carolina from Nice, from Virginia, from from college. It

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00:59:47,240 --> 00:59:51,000
Speaker 1: was awesome. I've been a Yeah, Charlotte's a good time.

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00:59:52,000 --> 00:59:55,200
Speaker 1: A good time for sure. Really is. People don't realize

1137
00:59:55,280 --> 00:59:58,800
Speaker 1: like how big of a city that is. Just banking

1138
00:59:58,840 --> 01:00:01,760
Speaker 1: industry obviously tobacco, you know, it is huge there. It's

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01:00:01,840 --> 01:00:04,280
Speaker 1: it's like a it's a big city. Like it's got

1140
01:00:04,320 --> 01:00:06,640
Speaker 1: some big city vibes to it as well. I don't

1141
01:00:06,680 --> 01:00:10,480
Speaker 1: think people realize that. So anyway, yeah, next year Minnesota.

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Speaker 1: The stadium's beautiful. I've just never called a game there,

1143
01:00:12,800 --> 01:00:15,600
Speaker 1: but the stadium is incredible. In Minnesota. We're going back

1144
01:00:15,600 --> 01:00:19,080
Speaker 1: to Nashville, which of course I have no problem with whatsoever.

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01:00:19,280 --> 01:00:20,960
Speaker 1: That was that was so much fun. We went a

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01:00:20,960 --> 01:00:23,920
Speaker 1: couple of years ago. Was it a It was twenty nineteen.

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Speaker 1: I think that was the game they lost on the

1148
01:00:26,440 --> 01:00:30,360
Speaker 1: fumbles Melvin Gordon's two fumbles. Yeah, back to back fumbles

1149
01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:33,280
Speaker 1: at the goal line when Austin Ecklers should have been

1150
01:00:33,280 --> 01:00:35,800
Speaker 1: given the touchdown, but they took it off the board

1151
01:00:36,360 --> 01:00:40,160
Speaker 1: and didn't review it, which was weird. So or maybe

1152
01:00:40,160 --> 01:00:41,760
Speaker 1: they did and they just came to the conclusion that

1153
01:00:41,840 --> 01:00:45,440
Speaker 1: call on the field stands as opposed to is confirmed. Yep.

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01:00:45,560 --> 01:00:48,320
Speaker 1: That was Ryan Tannehill's first start with the Titans, and

1155
01:00:48,600 --> 01:00:51,479
Speaker 1: and uh, both teams. I think we're like five and five.

1156
01:00:51,560 --> 01:00:54,800
Speaker 1: I think it was Jeffrey Simmons's first NFL game. He

1157
01:00:54,840 --> 01:00:59,120
Speaker 1: rereaked havoc and has been and uh, and we had

1158
01:00:59,120 --> 01:01:00,880
Speaker 1: a good time at Luke Yons. And what was that

1159
01:01:00,920 --> 01:01:05,000
Speaker 1: barbecue place we do It was Franklin, Franklin, Franklin, Yeah,

1160
01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:08,640
Speaker 1: Franklin where they had the Yeah, that's another one, folks.

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Speaker 1: You got a lot of spots to go to next year.

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01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:13,800
Speaker 1: A lot of great spots, really cool stadium in Minnesota,

1163
01:01:14,520 --> 01:01:19,200
Speaker 1: incredibly cool towns in Green Bay and our special place

1164
01:01:19,200 --> 01:01:21,560
Speaker 1: in the NFL and Green Bay and in a great

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01:01:21,600 --> 01:01:24,560
Speaker 1: town to party all weekend long in Nashville, and perhaps

1166
01:01:24,560 --> 01:01:26,600
Speaker 1: it overseas trip. Like you said, you never know. I

1167
01:01:26,800 --> 01:01:30,919
Speaker 1: think that's gonna happen. Tom, call Joe Douglas, go get

1168
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Speaker 1: Denzel Mims. Time that happened out of this podcast is

1169
01:01:34,520 --> 01:01:40,560
Speaker 1: why Denzel Mims should be in La Charger. Figure out

1170
01:01:40,600 --> 01:01:46,040
Speaker 1: what the draft compensation is, go make it happen and

1171
01:01:46,160 --> 01:01:49,080
Speaker 1: party Dalton Schultz. Dalton Schultz too, it would be good

1172
01:01:49,080 --> 01:01:51,880
Speaker 1: to get him. Um. I'm going to Sacramento tomorrow for

1173
01:01:52,040 --> 01:01:55,560
Speaker 1: March Badness UCLA. UM. I think when we do this

1174
01:01:55,600 --> 01:01:58,960
Speaker 1: podcast next week, money a lot will be different. UM.

1175
01:01:59,720 --> 01:02:02,200
Speaker 1: Maybe you will know a lot more about what this

1176
01:02:02,240 --> 01:02:06,000
Speaker 1: team looks like and can maybe answer more answer to

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01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:08,760
Speaker 1: more fan questions. I think you guys remembers go ahead.

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01:02:09,160 --> 01:02:10,800
Speaker 1: I think the I think the one thing remembers the

1179
01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:13,919
Speaker 1: charters rarely do the strike first, you know, strike hard,

1180
01:02:13,960 --> 01:02:17,440
Speaker 1: no mercy. Approaching free agency, they tend to be the secondary.

1181
01:02:17,840 --> 01:02:21,000
Speaker 1: They want to resign their own, they want to draft, develop, resign.

1182
01:02:21,240 --> 01:02:23,320
Speaker 1: You know, that's what they did with Pipkins. So I

1183
01:02:23,360 --> 01:02:25,440
Speaker 1: think the thing to remember is they tend to be

1184
01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:28,439
Speaker 1: the let's find some value. There's a reason why teams

1185
01:02:28,440 --> 01:02:31,120
Speaker 1: are letting these guys go. But I think you're right.

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01:02:31,160 --> 01:02:33,560
Speaker 1: I think we'll have. I think we'll have figured some

1187
01:02:33,600 --> 01:02:35,920
Speaker 1: stuff out on the Austin ecler front, because I'm sure

1188
01:02:35,960 --> 01:02:38,080
Speaker 1: they want to figure that out because if it ain't

1189
01:02:38,080 --> 01:02:40,560
Speaker 1: gonna be Austin, there's some really good backs on the market.

1190
01:02:40,680 --> 01:02:43,360
Speaker 1: Sanders is the one that comes to mind. Like you said, Kellen,

1191
01:02:43,400 --> 01:02:46,240
Speaker 1: Moore's as a great point. Kellen Moore's got familiarity with

1192
01:02:46,360 --> 01:02:48,880
Speaker 1: him two times a year, multiple years with the Cowboys,

1193
01:02:49,640 --> 01:02:51,960
Speaker 1: So I think you're right. Well, we'll have a lot

1194
01:02:52,040 --> 01:02:55,760
Speaker 1: more sorted out. Yea. All right, guys, always appreciate you. Listen.

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Speaker 1: We'll get this up quick so you can listen for money.

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