1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, this is Backstage Chargers presented by your Southern 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: California Toyo to dealers on the Chargers podcast network. Hello, Yeah, Isaac, 3 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to be your true guy. Okays Mexico, thank you, 4 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: thank you. That's welcome to Mexico. Yeah. When you find 5 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: the news that you are going to play in Mexico, 6 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: what was the answer? Yeah, I mean everyone was excited. 7 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: I know, I was super excited because I've just always 8 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: wanted to come to Mexico City because I know there's 9 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: tons of culture. So I was really excited. What's what's 10 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: it is? Your first time here in Mexico. Yeah? Have 11 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: you guys been to La Yes? I love La. So 12 00:00:55,320 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: in this market you can find everything. I don't nice 13 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: Mexican money. I mean, I'm not gonna make it out 14 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: of here. I'm gonna I'm gonna be asleep because I 15 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: ate so much. I've been surprised. It's just like I 16 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: think Mexico City is such a melting pot that there's 17 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: so many different cultures, vibes. They said that El Pastora 18 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: Taco it's like the best you can get, oh, the 19 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: most important techic in Mexico City because it's part of 20 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: our fiber. It's very traditional and they don't make it 21 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: anywhere in the world as good as in Mexico City. 22 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: Nico Taco really good. How is it moving in? We 23 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: should be connecting. It's like, let's make this global and 24 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: let's connect with other people in other places. The Chargers 25 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: brand is set to go global. A Stadio Estecca at 26 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: Mexico City will host the next chapter of the Chiefs 27 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: Chargers rivalry in front of an international audience. The fact 28 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,279 Speaker 1: that we'll be down here in Mexico City with people 29 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: that are like waiting and excited for football in their city, Like, 30 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: I can't imagine it being anything less than one of 31 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: the top environments that we've been in, So I'm super excited. 32 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: In one week, the Chargers will face a familiar opponent 33 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: in a foreign environment on Monday Night. The Chiefs won't 34 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 1: be the only challenge to overcome. Mexico City sits over 35 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: seven thousand, three hundred feet above sea level. To prepare 36 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: for the demands of playing in high altitude, the Chargers 37 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: will relocate their football operations to the Rockies for a 38 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 1: week of training at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. 39 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,559 Speaker 1: The majority of my responsibility is to manage the logistics 40 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: of the operation for this. We've had Oakland last week, 41 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: We're in Colorado Springs all week, and then we're off 42 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: to Mexico City, which is an international game which brings 43 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: its own challenges. How many lockers you guys have total 44 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: in here? Okay, that's more than enough. Coach made a 45 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: decision and towards the end of the off season program, 46 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: maybe a couple of months after the schedules out, this 47 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: is what he wanted to do, and from there you 48 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: just really have to get it done. Snacks or up 49 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: against that wall. The main buffet is here. This is 50 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: where we'll set up to have our meals breakfast, lunch, dinner, 51 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: and a snack. They want to be able to come in, 52 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: take a seat and feel like they can. They've got 53 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: no restrictions like they're in the office back at the facilities. 54 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: In each of these meeting rooms, it's a bit of 55 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: a process to get ready. We've got to get the 56 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: classrooms set up in a whiteboard, a screen, a projectors. 57 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: Come in with the team tomorrow. This will also double 58 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: as their office. While we're here in Colorado Springs. We're 59 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: down to about twenty four hours before the team arrival. 60 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: We're trying to finalize some of the minor details. It's 61 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: along twenty four hours there where you don't get much sleep, 62 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: just making sure everything's prapped and ready for them when 63 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: they come in. We really appreciate you letting us use 64 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: it here. We're happy to at you. Let make as 65 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: soon as we can for you guys, because obviously we 66 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: we know you guys have a job to do something, yeah, 67 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: and our job is to make it as as possible 68 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: for that they can focused on football. That's good. What's 69 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: up any time we go up? That's roll man. Obviously, 70 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: let's look at the schedule. Getting used to this altitude, 71 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: that's that's why we're here. I definitely wanted to give 72 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: the guys some experience or running around and practicing in 73 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 1: this type of environment. Being out here for weeks big 74 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: for us and you. I'm kind of everybody on their own. 75 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: You kind of come together, I think, and this is 76 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: a big time that we need to come together. We go, 77 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: let's go, let's go the rep. We have let's six 78 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: games left. You know these are super important because of 79 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: the position we put ourselves in. So I like that 80 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: we're out here. Just focus on just this game. Nice work, 81 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: nice work. If that corner has that fallen, the live 82 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: screamers crown that cut. Hey, how are you? How are you? Coach, 83 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: Ja Silverias, nice screach and nice to meet you. Anything. 84 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: What can I What can I do for you? And 85 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: we love it? Can talk to you, Yeah, talk a 86 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: little bit about what we do here and you know, yeah, leader, Yeah, 87 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: let me just touch a breathing right, Yeah, that's right, 88 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: that's right. It's it is the same things, same things, teamwork, determination, Yeah, exactly, yeah, yeah, 89 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: Ja Silveria. I've I've been here almost, I mean my 90 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: third year in this place. We've got about four thousand, 91 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: two hundred cadets for me. I have been in about 92 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: thirty five years. I graduated from here in nineteen eighty five, 93 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: and I've been a long time fighter pilot. I flew 94 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: F fifteens and then I flew F thirty five's lots 95 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: of time in the Middle East, lots of time deployed 96 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: with a lot of our army and Navy counterparts. So 97 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: it's a real honor to be back at my alma 98 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: mater leading that. So in like I said, in my 99 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: third year, your opinion. What's you think the most important 100 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: traders for a successful team for you as successful for 101 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: soon on the battlefield, right, It's that every member of 102 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: the team has to be valued. That way you bring 103 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: out the best in each other. I mean, you know, 104 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: it has to be about that. Everybody has to see 105 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 1: themselves at part of something bigger, you know, not about 106 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: what they're doing, but the fact that they owe something 107 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: to something bigger. That so that then when you're selfless 108 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: and you're giving to something that's larger, that's when I 109 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: see that we're at our best. You guys are about 110 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: winning football game. In the last two teams have been 111 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: here are two and oh coming from here? So please 112 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: take that out on Monday nights, all right, all right, 113 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: So it's got to be beat Army on three? What 114 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: dude three? Wisdom from a decorated Air Force general's priceless 115 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: as his time spent with family for a defensive tackle 116 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: Isaac Rochelle, a week training in Colorado Springs provides an 117 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: opportunity for a reunion with an airman of special significance. 118 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: This is like the cliche Colorado Springs. It's kind of weird, 119 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: how it's just like kind of random. How did that 120 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: guy get up there? I mean, can we get a 121 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: zooming on that guy? Guys, Joan isn't Jeans? Yeah, Jean, 122 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: how do you? Jean? This is my brother, Matt Rochelle. 123 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: He's a first lieutenant in the Air Force. He went 124 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: to the Air Force Academy. We've been brothers our whole 125 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: lives and now we're here. We actually came here when 126 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: he was playing for the Air Force Academy and that 127 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: was the first time I had been here. You came 128 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: here by yourself. I came here by myself with your 129 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: photography has some really good pictures while it was here. Yeah, 130 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: there were guys were climbing like right over there. Got 131 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,119 Speaker 1: some pictures of them. For me, it's like I feel 132 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: like I shut off everything during the season, Like when 133 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: I say shut off everything, my opportunity to see family, 134 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: my opportunity to engage in some hobbies I have, and 135 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: so to randomly be able to come out here during 136 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: the season and know, like, all right, I'll be done 137 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 1: at four and I can go hang out with my brother. 138 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: Super excited about it. Yeah, it's crazy and it's like 139 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes away. I mean, it's like perfect situation. Buying 140 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: him with shoot Pike speak looks unreal right now. It's crazy. 141 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: We went up there. You were always really good at sports. 142 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: I think you just played with the older kids. He 143 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: was usually playing with the older kids, and I think 144 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: that helped with sports, just out of like living in 145 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: a random house with like ten dudes at Notre Dame 146 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: to being like on his own playing against grown men. Yeah, 147 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: the people that you go against are the same people 148 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: that von Miller and all these other people go against. 149 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: And these are dudes that we were watching like in college. 150 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: So it's just crazy. And you you are proud because 151 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: you're like, man, this dude is like literally a professional 152 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: at his skill. Yeah, it's awesome. First Lieutenant Rochelle will 153 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: join a global audience on Monday night when his brother 154 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: takes the field in Mexico City. It's a cool opportunity 155 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: for us to go down to Mexico City and then 156 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: for me to go back there after visiting. You know, 157 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: like I appreciate the culture, I appreciate how excited the 158 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: Mexico City fans are. But I mean, at the end 159 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: of the day, I'm super excited and like you said, 160 00:09:41,000 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 1: must win. Hello and welcome to the manning hour. I'm 161 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: joined by Keenan Allen of the Los Angeles Chargers of 162 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,719 Speaker 1: Colorado Springs, who's playing in Mexico City. What is the 163 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: significance of the charters being in We're here for the altitude, 164 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: getting used to the altitude before we go to Mexico. 165 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: What's the proper way to say Los Angeles in Spanish? 166 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: Los Angeles? Correct, Yes, I know, we're playing a trivia game. 167 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: We're onto it. I like it. And then so Patrick Mahomes. 168 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: That would be Patrick Macassa Massa Mahomes pronounced Mahomes in 169 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: both English and Spanish, the reigning MVP for the Kansas 170 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: City Chiefs, will undoubtedly be the focus of the boat's 171 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: defense in Mexico City as the MVP for a reason. 172 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: I mean, he had a fantastic season last year. He 173 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: started out hot this year. I mean, the young man 174 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: is is very, very talented. They have so much arm talent. 175 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: I mean they can drift a ten yards, they can 176 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 1: float outside of the pocket and then throw a laser 177 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: back cansa city touchdown. You know, he can make every 178 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: throw the side on, all the top down the field, 179 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: and I'm really impressed with how quickly he can find 180 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: his target and no words along with the ball. I mean, 181 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: even when there's good pass rush, he seems to make 182 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: something happen. It might be a tough ass to limit 183 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: him too much, because you know, obviously he's such a 184 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: great player and drop all plays it across the pocket. 185 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: You have to limit their possessions. He goes, no one 186 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: has stopped him, and you can only slow them down. 187 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: It's really keeping leverage, brush lanes and balance of that 188 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: that's going to be critical for us and the opportunities 189 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: that you get to make the play. You can't miss him. 190 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: Pressuring Mahomes will be key on Monday night. The task 191 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: of bringing the chiefs off back to Earth will fall 192 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: to a man born far from it. We just had 193 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: Keenan in here and he doesn't really how to describe you. 194 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: You can do everything on the field, Yeah, it's hard. 195 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: I ain't from this planet. If I told you, you you 196 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: think I'll run the extra terrestrial coming off the edge 197 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: is pro bowler Melvin Ingram, a man who never shies 198 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: away from a microphone. A s squat at this place. 199 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: We want any smoke and that's how we that's what 200 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: we bout. Ingram talks bluntly, and he backs it up. 201 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: You already know folk, gang of don't bank. It don't 202 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: matter where we're at, home, away and spaith Square, any 203 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: place we boutful help well. He doesn't like confidence as 204 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:43,960 Speaker 1: a person. I can tell you that it's nothing that 205 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: Melvin can believe that he can't do. He is tremendously 206 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: football smart, one of the smartest players I've ever been around, 207 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: and he does a lot of things help organizing on 208 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: the field. He can see things coming beforehand. But Melvin 209 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: know he can DISSI come right out of the locker room. 210 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: It's been down a couple of times, and he's ready 211 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: to roll by Ingram and Rogers. Here comes Ingram has 212 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: him drops ave and Ingram with a sack. Every game, 213 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: I'll say how you feeling, he says the same way 214 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: I look claim where I'm look amazing. Hey have fun, baby, 215 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: have fun, bang of baby, Let's do it. It's just 216 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 1: kind of bar deal that we say to each other. 217 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: But he is a very confident guy. But he is 218 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: an extremely teammate guy first, and I think sometimes he 219 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,719 Speaker 1: doesn't get noticed for that. But the guys gravitate toward him, 220 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: and he still has the love of the game at 221 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: him after a week of training in the mountains, the 222 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: highly anticipated trip to Mexico City. He's here kick off 223 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,239 Speaker 1: under the lights at a studio as Teca will culminate 224 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: a year of preparation for a host city for NFL football. 225 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 1: We've been preparing for a year. Takes a while, It 226 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: takes a whole group of people bring this together. It's special. 227 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: We're obviously in a historic stadium here in Mexico City, 228 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: at a Stadios Techa. So to be able to celebrate 229 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: the hundred season with the game in such a historic 230 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: site is very special for the NFL and our friends 231 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: here in Mexico City. So we're really proud to be 232 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: the whole of Chargers headquarters this weekend. This place represents 233 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: the friendship in the relationship between the United States and Mexico. 234 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: I had no idea, like I wish I knew that 235 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: when I was playing, that we had this kind of 236 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: support deep in Mexico. The fact that the Chargers are 237 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: making a headquarters and throwing parties to include the fans 238 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: that they've got here in Mexico City and all around Mexico, 239 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: to me, it's just tremendous and it's really fun to 240 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: be a part of it. It's amazing, it's unbelievable. It's 241 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: like a dream for us. Helly in my country, in 242 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: my stadium is going to be amazing. Something that unites 243 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: US Americans and Mexicans is football, and the fact that 244 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: everybody's coming to see same game together is what's beautiful 245 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: about our two countries. We are so excited to be 246 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: in Mexico City at the famed Escanio Esteca for a 247 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: big time showdown in the a f C West in 248 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: the Kansas, the Chiefs and the LA Chargers. Let's go 249 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: get it, man, Let's go get it. Let's put the 250 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: squad on the back. Man. There's a lot of people 251 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: watching the world watching. He's just us today. It's just 252 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: us today. Let's go seine man. Let's go shine, man, 253 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: like we know how to do. Let's go shine. Let's 254 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: go get it. Bro. Might be your brothers today. That's 255 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: what it's about. I'm low. We're here, man, y'all know. 256 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: We gotta have everything in front of us. BRO. Sixty 257 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: minutes a held beat the man asks for sixty minutes. 258 00:15:58,400 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: We'll see what happens at the end of the night. 259 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: Been saying, look, hey, man, doing your time. Let's do 260 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: set the dome man, you'll get that taste out of 261 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: our mouth. The aggressive allday t let's go back to school. 262 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: We are set for a Monday night football game here 263 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: in Mexico City, a stadio estecca, home to all time 264 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: classic World Cups. And for the second time Monday night 265 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: football has come to this federable venue. Here is Philip 266 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: Rivers at thirty seven years old, sixteenth season, and we 267 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: are underway, and they bring the extra man out to 268 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: Eckler light sideline. He's got a thirty five thirty cuts 269 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: in side mix. And then in twenty thirty seven yards 270 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: Rivers to Heckler as the corner of fifty forty puts 271 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: inside thirty still on his feed, Rivers w the time 272 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: MN goes underneath and look at all the yards. After 273 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: catched by keenan allahans to Gordon. On the reverse, here 274 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: comes Eckler Rivers eating the way twenty fifteen stand skip 275 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: bar to the seven eighteen years of a verse on 276 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: that pay. We'll probably make it perfect. Now, I'll trust 277 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: you in spaces, just cross out of spaces. The boats 278 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,439 Speaker 1: dominated time of possession early, but touchdowns were hard to 279 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: come by. Luckily, a stout defensive effort led by Melvin 280 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 1: Ingram kept a potent Chief's offense at Bay. Fasts were 281 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: gotten the fast you didn't go killing. What's up? What hey? 282 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 1: We got something coming over here? Pulls it on the 283 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: got a coin downfield coast my homes and that ball 284 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 1: is inaccepted. That is chickens coming up outen, get right 285 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: on the I was nash to right do They wouldn't 286 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: have gotten that defense took center stage in the first 287 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: half of a prime time divisional battle coming out of admission. 288 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: The offenses would respone. Chief's offense is humming right now. 289 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 1: You've got to go and get some points and just 290 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 1: get back to the basis and treat it as zip. 291 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: At zero zero third down in five now per Rivers 292 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: and rivers middle of the field, caught by Keenan Allen. 293 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: What a crap by Keenan Eckler. Back in and Rivers 294 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: rose per Austin Ekeler and a flag comes in at 295 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: the end of that interfert, I LL play for the 296 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: bubot it first down. It's not a big opportunity for 297 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: the Chargers. Need a touchdown here to the end zone 298 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 1: Rivers and for the score is Kenana touchdown Chargers Keenan 299 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: Allen with a catch and a little sulsa to celebrate. 300 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: It's like, are they gonna go for two? Right here? 301 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: They're gonna go for two to make it a seven 302 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: point game. Chargers haven't gone for two this entire season. 303 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: Now trying to make it just a touchdown margin. There's Rivers, 304 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: the end zone wide open is Hunter Henry and la 305 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: Is within seven. They came up big when they needed to. 306 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 1: But if you come come there one time, I ain't broke. 307 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: I would get right back broke. We're gonna go right 308 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: back and say we'll go on the ground. Them to 309 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: Terrell Williams, who was met right at the line of 310 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 1: scrimmage from an Angryce melp At Ingram that time. He 311 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: can do it all. He's been doing it for a 312 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: long time. Here's my Homes, look up to the first down, 313 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: batter it out the line of scrimmage. How was Melvin 314 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: Ingram going up and denying it? So third down and 315 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: four is the biggest better games they get this first 316 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: down they essentially with no time about lf he the 317 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 1: fuck up Mahomes now stops Ingram hass him, so they 318 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: stop him down forty four. It'll be a tackle for loss. 319 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: That's to stop that. The charges needed. Now, can Philip 320 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: Rivers in his offense? Can they mount a drive so 321 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: it'll be ninety one yards for the Chargers to travel. 322 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: You gotta have it. You call players thirteen and eighty six. 323 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: Here it is fourth down. Chargers to stay alive, and 324 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: they do for the moment with Hunter Henry, and you've 325 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 1: got to get a chump play here pretty soon. And 326 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: then when they get ready to take a shot, look 327 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: for eighty one. Mike Williams down the field. Rivers pucks 328 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: once launches deeper and what ever that time? Why c Williams, 329 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: what a keft? My Mike Williams. My goodness, that's one 330 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 1: of the best catches I've ever seen. And the Chargers 331 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 1: now with a first and ten rumped the Chiefs twenty 332 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 1: five Eckler to the left of Rivers. Everybody on their 333 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 1: feet in a studio stack up takes the snapple, River 334 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: sets up the scream. Here's that clerk. Afterwards to the 335 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: outside that clock and the clock's gonna run here they 336 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 1: have a first down, but the clock's gonna run after 337 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 1: an eleventh yard. The scream pass free to the line. 338 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: Despite he does twenty four seconds left trying to tie 339 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: the game. They bring an extra man rivers looking left, 340 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 1: growing to the end zone for Heckler leaves intercepted game over. Philip. 341 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: In regards to the turnovers, obviously that was something that 342 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: you did a good job of limiting last year. Quite 343 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: so many of them this year. You think if you 344 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: could just pick and choose and never throw home ever, 345 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: I'd choose to throw zero, you know, obviously in hindsight, 346 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: shouldn't throw it, or throw it a little further. And 347 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: I just thought I saw I didn't get fooled. I 348 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: just uh, mid fourth row. How do you kind of 349 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: go about regrouping from here? Well, I mean this is 350 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: what we do. I mean, we fight. You know, no 351 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: one's gonna take that football and go home. You know, 352 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:50,919 Speaker 1: we're gonna take some time off next week when I 353 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: buy get some guys healthy, we're gonna come back and 354 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,439 Speaker 1: we're gonna fight, you know. And that's what I expect 355 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: every man and every coach and the lock for him 356 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: to do. You've been listening to Backstage Chargers presented by 357 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 1: your Southern California Toyota dealers on the Chargers podcast network.