1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: All those things are still out there. It starts really 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: this week. It's it's a key week for us, coming 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: off of bye, playing against the hot Jacksonville team who's 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: also going to be in the thick of both their 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: division race and the playoff race. So it's obviously a 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: big week. Hey, everybody, welcome into the Week ten edition 7 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: of Chargers Weekly. That was Philip Rivers with the media 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: this week, discussing the tough challenge ahead this Sunday against 9 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars. Later, we'll be joined by Ryan o'hallerin 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: of the Florida Times Union to learn more about these 11 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: upstart Jags. The host of NFL Fantasy Live, James co 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: will also stop in to help fill out your fantasy 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: rosters for Week ten. But first we check in with 14 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 1: ESPN's Chargers reporter Eric Williams at the halfway point of 15 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: the season, Eric, how are you man? Did you find 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: some time to enjoy the bye week? Yeah? I did, 17 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: had opportunities spend some time with family and just kind 18 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: of get away for a little bit, so it was nice. Yeah, man, 19 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: recharge batteries. I know you spoke to some some Chargers 20 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: players about there by week what were some of the 21 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: guys doing. Yeah, you know, it's a little bit of everything. 22 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: You know. Some guys like Casey Hayward went back home. 23 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: You know, Casey's from Atlanta, and he said he just 24 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 1: kind of, you know, went back and didn't do anything really, 25 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: just kind of got off the feet. Others like Brandon 26 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: Meban and you know, Brandon's from Los Angeles, had a 27 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: little bit of a staycation, you know, spent some time 28 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: with family, away from their home and again just kind 29 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: of get away from everything and and get off their feet, 30 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: make sure they rest rehab injuries if they have any injuries. 31 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: I believe Melvin Gordon went back to Wisconsin. Um, you know, 32 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: so for for some it's an opportunity really to just 33 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: you know, see friends and family for that week. Yeah, 34 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: it was good. Coach Lynne just gave those guys the 35 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: complete week off to just focus on everything but football. 36 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: But now it's all eyes on the Jags. But before 37 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: we get into Jacksonville, I want to look back to 38 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: the first half of the season. Eric, tough start, last 39 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: four games, we saw some things kind of get put 40 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: back in place. Where were some the key takeaways for 41 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: you from those first eight games? Well, For me, I 42 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: thought it was good that coach Lynn through some tough 43 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: times early and showed some resiliency with you know, kind 44 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: of keeping together the team through those first four games. 45 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: You know, they were in every game but unable to 46 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: get a win through those first four, and I think 47 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: that paid dividends over those next four where you're able 48 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: to to work through some stuff and have some victories 49 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: and then finish, you know, going into the buy, you know, 50 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: on a positive note, obviously you want to get a win, 51 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: but you're going to New England where not a lot 52 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: of teams get victories, facing the defending Super Bowl champs. 53 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: You play, you know solid obviously could have played better. 54 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: You know that they could have corrected some of those 55 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: mistakes during the game, but you're right in there and 56 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: you have a chance to tie that game and perhaps 57 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: push it into overtime if you get a touchdown. And 58 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: so I think that showed well for that team that 59 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: they're able to play against team like the Patriots on 60 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: the road and still be close. And now you have 61 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: eight more to go. Like you mentioned, second half of 62 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: the season, I think a little easier schedule and that 63 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: should build well for the Charge. You know, Eric you 64 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: were in Boxboro. What were some of the lessons from 65 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: that Patriots game that you think these guys took himTo 66 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: the bye week because, like you said, I think that 67 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: there was something to be said about playing the Patriots 68 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: tough at their place and really, you know, being a 69 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: touchdown away from from getting that win. Yeah. Well, you 70 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: have to remember this is a pretty young team. A 71 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: lot of these guys haven't played the Patriots before, you know, 72 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: It's true unless they're playing Madden, Yeah, exactly. To go 73 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: in that stadium and kind of get a feel for 74 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: what it's like in the intensity level, you know, anytime 75 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: you play the Patriots the big game. I remember when 76 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: I was covering the Seahawks, you know, back in twenty twelve, 77 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: that was Russell Wilson's rookie season, and they were able 78 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: to beat the Patriots at home, and that was a 79 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: big moment for that that team. You know, it was 80 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: kind of the early start of the Legion of Boom 81 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: and that team was really forging its identity and to 82 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: be able to beat the Patriots at home was a 83 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: big moment for that team kind of showed kind of 84 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: what they could do. And again, although the Chargers didn't 85 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: win this game, they still played them tough, and again 86 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: it kind of kind of shows them, Hey, we didn't 87 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: really even play that well and we were in this game. 88 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: So I think they can get a lot of confidence 89 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: from that, particularly defense side of the football, you know, 90 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: to hold the pages just one touchdown Tom Brady, even 91 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: though he's forty, still playing like twenty five of the 92 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 1: way he moves inside pocket to keep them the field 93 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: goals and to keep the game close. Again, I think 94 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: that bodes well for this defense and what they want 95 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: to accomplish for the rest of the year. You know, Eric, 96 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: They've also tightened up a little bit against the run 97 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: of the past few weeks, and there's a good chance 98 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: we may see Denzel Perriman on Sunday, you know. So 99 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a huge lift for this defense, especially 100 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: when you look at the other side you see Leonard Fournette. 101 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: How much of an impact I think Denzel is gonna 102 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: make on this defense, well, hopefully Hughes. As you mentioned, 103 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: I think they're given up just over ninety yards the 104 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: game in the last three games, so they've done a 105 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: better job. They're Leonard Fournette is a big, fast guy. 106 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: You know, six foot two hundred and forty pounds and 107 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: think he ran a four or five one at the 108 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: Combine a good rookie season. And yeah, he doesn't shy away. 109 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: You know. I think some people have compared him the 110 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: Earl Campbell. I think it's a little too soon to 111 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: throw that out there. To me, he kind of reminds 112 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: me a little bit of Corey Dillon or perhaps with 113 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: Garrett Bunt Blunt with a little more speed. Um. But yeah, 114 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: I get in Denzillin there's going to be important just 115 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: because of the way he plays, not only as a 116 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 1: as a tackler and as as a thumper in the 117 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: run game, he's also a tone center. He's a guy 118 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: that's gonna, you know, make that big hit and that 119 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: kind of echoes throughout the rest of the defense and 120 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: guy's feed off of that. Um. So when you get 121 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: a guy in there and they struggle a little bit 122 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: on the second level of defense, I think Hayes Pard 123 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: has done a nice job of kind of solidifying things 124 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: there and being able to get guys lined up, and 125 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: guys like Adrian Phillips and Jalil have been asked to 126 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: play close to the line of scrimmers and they've done 127 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: a nice job. But that certainly it kind of takes 128 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of load off of him in terms 129 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: of the run game. He put Denzel in there, but 130 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: you also have to be concerned that you don't give 131 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: Denzel too much too soon and ask him to go 132 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: out there and play sixty snaps. I don't think that's 133 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: fair to him. You know. Another big storyline Sunday, obviously 134 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: is Gus Bradley. In our next segment, we're gonna be 135 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: joined by Ryan O'Halleran from the Florida Times Union to 136 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: get his thoughts from Gus's homecoming, which is gonna be cool. 137 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, and he does a great job in Jacksonville. 138 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: But you know Gus from your time in Seattle, and 139 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: I know you had a chance to talk to him 140 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: about Sunday's game. What did he have to say. Yeah, 141 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's torn a little bit. Obviously. 142 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: He knows a lot of those guys pretty well, and 143 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: he was hoping that he would be there when they 144 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: turned things around, and you know that didn't happen. He 145 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: was let go a couple of games, you know, before 146 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: the seasons over last year, and I think he still 147 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: kind of keeps in touch with a lot of the 148 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: folks that are in Jacksonville's if the family still lives 149 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville, So he's dealing with that as well. Todd 150 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: wash is the defensive coordinator, and those guys are I 151 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: believe Bud. He's going back to North Dakota State a 152 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: coach together or played together and college and Todd was 153 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: in Seattle as well, and so I think he's happy 154 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: for Todd that the defense is performing as well as 155 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: they're performing. So you know, it's gonna be a little 156 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: a little odd for him. I think he said all 157 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: the right things when I talk to him, you know 158 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: about you know, happy that the team is having a 159 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: lot of success and are playing well. But also, you know, 160 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: he's a competitor, so he certainly wants to win. And 161 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: I think it's going to help the fact that he 162 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: knows that that ross so well both on the offenses 163 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: in the defense side of the football. I think he 164 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: should be able to give the Chargers this week some 165 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: nuggets that are going to help them on game day. 166 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: I was going to ask you, what kind of advantage 167 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: do you think that the Chargers have, if any, Being 168 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: that Gus knows that personnel pretty well because the Jaguars 169 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: no gust too, But you know, knowing the personel both 170 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: sides of the football and being the head coach there 171 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: for as long as he was, I have to imagine 172 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: he can give coaching and like he said, some nuggets. Yeah, 173 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: I think not only nuggets, but but tendencies, particularly quarterbacks 174 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: like Bortles, and what he likes to do in certain situations, 175 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: whether it's third down or in the red zone. And 176 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: then also too, the Chargers have played at Leave Jacksonville 177 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: four straight times, so they know the guys well and 178 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,679 Speaker 1: they know what they like to do and what they 179 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: don't like to do. So I think that helps, and 180 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: I think Bradley could just kind of confirm some things 181 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: that maybe the Chargers know going into it, and I 182 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: think it really helps honing in your game plan for 183 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: the week, not only having Gusts there and what he knows, 184 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: but going back and be able to look at film 185 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: in the last couple of years and seeing what they've 186 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: done well, maybe what they struggled against, kind of honing 187 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: your game plan. Now, what's going to be new, obviously 188 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: is Leonard at running back, and then you know you 189 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: have a new head coach in Doug Moron, and he 190 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 1: has a certain way of doing things, and maybe he's 191 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: going to do some things differently, So that's going to 192 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: be a changeup. You know, this secondary or that secondary. Jacksonville, 193 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: they're playing as well as anybody in the NFL, and 194 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: you look at guys like Mike Williams. We're starting to 195 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: see his snaps increase week by week. Do you think 196 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna see Do you think we'll start to see 197 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: him rather in a more featured role over the next 198 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: few weeks. Yeah, I don't think so yet, although certainly 199 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: having the bye week gives him another week or two 200 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: to really get familiar with the playbook. I still think 201 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: we're going to see maybe the last three or four 202 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: games him start to get more of an expanded role. 203 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: Certainly he'll be out there for more snaps. I think, 204 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: I think maybe twenty five or thirty snaps, and maybe 205 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: you start to create some packages where you feel like 206 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: he can have some success. But I still think it 207 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: comes down the reps, and he needs to get a 208 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: lot more reps so he can get more comfortable in 209 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: the offense in terms of you know, route changes, you know, 210 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: based on what the defense has given them, and then 211 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: Philip trusting that you know, Mike is seeing the same 212 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: thing that he's seen him from the defense is going 213 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: to make the right adjustments. Certainly, you know that he's 214 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: a playmaker based on what he was able to do 215 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: at Cleanson. But again, he didn't have a training camp, 216 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: he didn't have all those those snaps in the offseason 217 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: that you would have liked to have because of the 218 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 1: back issue. And you also have guys in front of 219 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: them that are playing pretty well. When when you talk 220 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: about Keenan Allen and Tyler Williams, Travis Benjamin in terms 221 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: of a vertical threat and his ability to create great 222 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: plays with his speed. Um, I just think there's a 223 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: lot of other guys that you have to get to you 224 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 1: you that are already familiar in the offense. Uh, and 225 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: that's gonna you know, put Mike, you know behind in 226 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: terms of you know, playmakers you know on the on 227 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: the depth, Eric, you look at the landscape of the AFC, 228 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: the AFC West specifically, and man, it's it's still wide open. 229 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: The Chargers got some breaks over the bye week when 230 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: you talk about the Chiefs losing and the Broncos and 231 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: kind of a tailspin right now. Obviously, the Raiders won 232 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: on Sunday night, but I have to imagine these guys 233 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: know that they have a real shot not only Dave c. West, 234 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: but but really just a wildcard spot in general. And 235 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: you have some teams upcoming with the Jaguars and Bills 236 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 1: that they're going to be competing with for a potential 237 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: wildcard spot. Yeah, definitely a lot to play for these 238 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: next eight games. You mentioned it. You know, the Chiefs 239 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: are now six and three. I think the Raiders are 240 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: four and five, and and Denver, you know, scuffland and 241 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 1: really struggling at the quarterback position. So you know, really 242 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 1: the destinies in their their hands right now. You know, 243 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: they get to play the Chiefs one more time. The 244 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs obviously has some other tough games that are coming up, 245 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: so they really just have to focus on their opponents 246 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: that they're going to be facing one week at a time. 247 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: You know, Jacksonville and Buffalo are playoff teams as it 248 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: stands right now, so they have a chance to knock 249 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: those teams off and bring them back to them. Yeah. 250 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: I think if they can get these next two games 251 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: and get to five hundred and you go into Dallas 252 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: and Thanksgiving and that'll be a big game for them again, 253 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: kind of like the Patriots, you know, before the bye week. 254 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: But they have to win these these first two games first, 255 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 1: and really they got to take care of Jackson the first. 256 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: You know, it's crazy, Eric, because they've already played four 257 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: divisional games, and it's you know, you know, for the 258 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: first eight or divisional games, you go two and two, 259 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: and I guess you take two and two and like 260 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: you said, you have a chance to avenge loss a 261 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: loss to the Chiefs and then potentially sweep the Raiders 262 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: in week seventeen. But how crazy is it that you 263 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: have four division games already in the books and we're 264 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 1: not even a week ten yet and you're already done 265 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: playing the Broncos. There it's a rapod. Yeah, So yeah, 266 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: it's odd. Although obviously with the way that the schedule 267 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: is set up and for most NFL teams, you're still 268 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: going to play a couple of those division opponents late 269 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: in the year, and that's going to be important that 270 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: you're able to get those games in terms of where 271 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: you stand in the ASC West and really in the 272 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: ASC Conference, because that's going to affect whether or not 273 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: you're a wild card team potentially, but it is strange 274 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: to have four of those games already behind you and 275 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: really the Denver Broncos behind you. But it also puts 276 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: more focus on those two ASC West games that you'll 277 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: play later in the year. And also these conference games 278 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: you know you talked about playing, you know, Jacksonville and Buffalo, 279 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 1: you play Cleveland. Still those are important games as well 280 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: because where you're at in the conference could decide whether 281 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: or not you make the playoffs. Eric, you had a 282 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: chance to get away from the Chargers and the Beat 283 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: for a week. What were some of your observations from 284 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: around the league in Week Nine's the wild games? I 285 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 1: think just the parody. Um, yeah, a bunch of wild games. 286 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: Obviously this weekend, you know a lot of lopsided games. 287 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: But still when you look at you know, the records, 288 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: I think Philadelphia obviously stand out as that team that's 289 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: really having a good season just one loss on the year. 290 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: The Patriots, you know, year in and and year out, there 291 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: they're up at the top, and certainly that's the case 292 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: this year. And also you know the Steelers year in 293 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: a year out, they're up top and you see them 294 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: in terms of leading the ASC North, But I still 295 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: think it's it's it's one of those years where there 296 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: isn't that one team that's just heading shoulders about everybody else. 297 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: I think everybody's beatable, you know, depending on how they're 298 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: playing that week. And again, I think that lends itself 299 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: to the Chargers working their way back into it, because 300 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: they're certainly capable of beating any of these teams are 301 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: going to face over the next eight weeks. If they 302 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: play to their potential, they just have to go out 303 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: and again, take them one week at a time and 304 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: see if they can climb back into it. Eric, how 305 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: do they get win number four on Sunday in Jacksonville? Well, 306 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: I think it's it's kind of like, you know, every week, 307 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: they got to be able to run the football, you know, 308 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon, hopefully he's healthy and ready to go, be 309 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: able to control tempo. And then I think on the 310 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: defensive side, you have to stop the run. You know, 311 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette. They want to take some pressure off Bortals 312 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: by running the football. If you're able to stop Fournette 313 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: and force Bortals to make plays both on third down 314 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: and in the red zone, I think you have a 315 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: pretty good shot, particularly with the way that their past 316 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: defense has been. They've done a nice job in the 317 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: back end, and obviously with Bosa and Ingram they can 318 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: create pressure with just what their front for. So again 319 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: they gotta stop stop four net early and that they're 320 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: able to do that and get into obvious passing situations. 321 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: I like their chances on the road to Jacksonville. He's 322 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: Eric Williams. Follow him on Twitter at Eric Underscore d 323 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: Underscore Williams. Eric, appreciate your time, buddy. I will see 324 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: down Coastomas on Friday. Cool sounds good. Thanks for having me. Hey, fans, 325 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: be there live to support the LA Chargers this season. 326 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: Always buy your Chargers tickets from our official ticketing partner, 327 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: Ticketmaster and the NFL Ticket Exchange. Only. 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I think people are starting to realize this 338 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: defense is a real problem for opponents. Yeah, they are, 339 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: and thanks for having me and glad to talk to you. 340 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: This defense had a lot of first round picks, a 341 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: lot of free agent editions. They were great on paper 342 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: in the preseason. Well that's turned out to be great 343 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: on tape and great on pretty great in person for 344 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: the first half of the year. They lead the league 345 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: in sacks, They live the league in pass defense and 346 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: scoring defense. And what they really do is is put 347 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: teams into a by script. If they can stop the 348 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: run on first and second down, they can do a 349 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: lot of great things. If their offense can give them 350 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: a lead, they can do a lot of great things. 351 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: And that's been a pretty good formula. They've won each 352 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: of their five games by at least sixteen points. Yeah, 353 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: that's pretty amazing when you talk about beating the Ravens 354 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: and the Steelers as resounding as they did, and then 355 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: beat another a scene with opponent the Bengals on Sunday 356 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: and they see me get in the opponent's head. Ryan, 357 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: what happened last Sunday between Jayalen Ramsey and AJ Green. 358 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: So we'll try to figure that out. But I think 359 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: it was It's interesting to see frustration boil over in 360 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: a player one half into a game. It's not like 361 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: they'd faced each other before college or pro. But AJ 362 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: Green was targeted twice in that game. One of the 363 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: passes he clearly beat Jalen Ramsey, Andy Dalton just overthrew him. 364 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: He had a six yard reception on third down that 365 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: was short of the first down. All of a sudden, 366 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: Ramsey gives them a little bit of a job. Green 367 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: goes down to one knee and then mayhem ensued. Both 368 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,880 Speaker 1: players were ejected from the game. Jayla Ramsey liked to talk, 369 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: but you knows how to back it up, and you 370 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: know from his perspective, does he have to dial that 371 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: down now because you gotta think officials are going to 372 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: be looking for him on Sunday and then moving forward 373 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: as well. But I think teams to come to Jackson 374 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: and they faced the Jaguars knowing that they fall behind 375 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: by ten fourteen points It's gonna be a long afternoon. Oh, 376 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 1: no doubt about that. Ryan. What's the weakness on this 377 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: defense if you can even point to one, because you 378 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: look at the back end there is stout as any 379 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 1: secondary in the league. And then upfront, starting with clay 380 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,719 Speaker 1: As Campbell who has eleven sacks. You talked about it. 381 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: This defensive front can get to the quarterback. They can. 382 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: And if there was a weakness in the first seven 383 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: games before thereby it was run defense. They were a 384 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: last in the league after a week eight. After their 385 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: seven games, then they go get Marcel Darius. He is 386 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 1: a big, big body to play nose tackle and the 387 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: three technique. They held Cincinnati to twenty nine yards rushing 388 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: on Sunday, then moved them up to twenty six and 389 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: the rankies, So I mean it really at this point 390 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: with this Jaguar defense, you really have to nitpick to 391 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: find a weakness. But that's one thing they addressed was 392 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: stopping the run. And then, of course, on the other 393 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: side of the football, A big part of this team, 394 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: although he was absent on Sunday, has been the rookie 395 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: running back Leonard Fournette. First of all, what happened with 396 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: him being a last minute in active Sunday, you saw 397 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: some reports about not being able to make the team 398 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: picture or something. What went down there, Well, that's that's 399 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: probably the first straw. You know. There was some other 400 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: speculation about, you know, he had an ancle injury, maybe 401 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 1: he was not president an appointment for treatment, that kind 402 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: of thing. But it's not just one straw when you 403 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: talk about deactivating your best player on offense. So I 404 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: think it was Doug Morone sending him a message, Hey, 405 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: you're you're a part of this team. You're not you know, 406 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: you're not going to be immune to discipline, and I 407 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 1: get showed the rest of the locker room that this 408 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: head coach means business. They got away with it, I'll 409 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: say that, and you know I expect for it to 410 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: play Sunday against the Chargers. Well, they certainly got away 411 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 1: with it, but I have to imagine winning in that 412 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: fashion without Fournette. How much confidence do you think it 413 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: gives this Jaguars team on both sides of the football, 414 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: that you can still go out there and beat an 415 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: opponent the way they did on Sunday. Yeah, that's a 416 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: good point, and I think they built that confidence because 417 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: he didn't play against Indianapolis in Week seven because that 418 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: had ankle injury, so that was a legitimate scratch and 419 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 1: they won twenty seven nothing. You know, they have depth 420 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 1: at running back Chris Ivory, t J. Eldon, but they're 421 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,120 Speaker 1: not Leonard Fournette. So I think it showed the offense, Hey, 422 00:19:58,200 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: you have to throw it a little bit more and 423 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: you have to take shots down field. You up to 424 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 1: get some more big plays because you're not going to 425 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: be able to lean on Leonard Fourgette. So they've won 426 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,479 Speaker 1: with them, they've won without them, but I think they 427 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: prefer to win with them. Ryan, Let's move on to 428 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: this Sunday's game. The Chargers come to town and a 429 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: big storyline is Gus Bradley's return to Jacksonville. What are 430 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: some of his former players saying about seeing him across 431 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: the field on Sunday. Well, I think, you know, you know, 432 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: he was a great mentor for a lot of these 433 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,880 Speaker 1: young players, you know, throughout his tenure here the Jaguars, 434 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: they're one of the youngest teams in Pro football, and 435 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: now you've got Telvin Smith, Jalen Ramsey, Miles jack Abrey Jones, 436 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: players like that on defense who are getting their second contracts, 437 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: and you know they have Gus Bradley to thank. You know, 438 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: Todd Washers, the current coordinator. So I think there's gonna 439 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: be a lot of good feelings from a lot of 440 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: players in his locker room because they went through some 441 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 1: lean years here and now they're seeing some of the 442 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: fruits of that labor, and now Gust is coming in 443 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: as the Chargers defensive coordinator. Yeah, I'm sure he wants 444 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 1: to show off his guys as well, that he's made 445 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: a nice transition to LA. What are some of your 446 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: fond memories of covering Gus. I know you're down there 447 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: for a while, and you know he just knowing him 448 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: for just a short period of time here in Los Angeles. 449 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: The imprint that he's made, and he's so well liked 450 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: among the players, I have to imagine that you had 451 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: some good feelings around us as well. I mean, I've 452 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: been doing the sports writing thing since I was seventeen 453 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: years old, so let's just say that's a long time ago. 454 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: He's on my top five of people, not that I've 455 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: ever met, never got to know he is. I'll never 456 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 1: cover anybody else like that as a head coach that 457 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: knew the role of the beat writer, you know, knew 458 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: how to provide insight, knew how to point me in 459 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: the right direction. So I think, you know, that was 460 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: a good relationship. And I visited with him a couple 461 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: of days ago for a story that's going to run 462 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: on game day, and it was a great conversation. So 463 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: I can see why the Charger players, you know, followed 464 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: his lead with their defense, because you know, when things 465 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,479 Speaker 1: don't go well to the team, invariably you hear players 466 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,959 Speaker 1: start chirping that, you know, the coaches and doing his 467 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: job and not putting this position to win. You did 468 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: not hear that one time about Gus Browley. The sad 469 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: enough to have enough horses in the stable, and they 470 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: did not win enough games last year specifically, so the 471 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 1: Jaguars made their decision, which happened with two games to 472 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: go last year. Ryan, how would you evaluate the Chargers 473 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: defense at this point? Of course, Gus is two of 474 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: the best pass rushers in football. It starts with Melvin 475 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: Ingram and Joey Bosa, but they've been able to do 476 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: some stuff on the back end as well. When you 477 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,880 Speaker 1: talk about not having Jason Vrette, Trevor Williams comes in 478 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 1: and Casey Hayward, how would you assess what Gus has 479 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: done with his Chargers defense. Well, he's got two pass 480 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: rushers that he didn't have here. You know, you know 481 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: he plays that leo, he plays that big end, so 482 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: he has Ingram at the leo. He has Bosa, not 483 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 1: the prototypical big end that he had in Seattle and Jacksonville, 484 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: but just Roulette less pass rusher. It looks like they've 485 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: gotten a little bit better. I guess the run in 486 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 1: recent weeks. But you know one thing that stood out 487 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: watching their Patriot game is the injuries forced them to 488 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 1: play die. You know, with the six defensive backs and 489 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: one linebacker. That's something that Jaguars did not do the 490 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: last couple of years. So he could tell he's had 491 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: to adjust his personnel a little bit. But Hayes Pollard 492 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: leading the team and tackles, he was with the Jaguars 493 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: for a couple of years. He was cut in training camp. 494 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: A lot of people disagreed with that move because he 495 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: was a depth linebacker who could play special teams. Sand 496 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: or excuse the LA scooped him up, and you know 497 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 1: he's one of the top tacklers so that it looks like, 498 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: you know, they are playing better after that rough start. 499 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:38,959 Speaker 1: They lost a couple of heartbreakers. But I think it's 500 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: gonna be a challenge for this Jaguars offensive line. And 501 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: then you look at the Chargers offensive side of the 502 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: ball Ryan obviously led by Philip Rivers, but you got 503 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon in the backfield. He's really been the centerpiece 504 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: of this offense through the first half of the season. 505 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,159 Speaker 1: You got Hunter, Henry Keenan Allen, Travis Benjamin, a lot 506 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: of weapons on the outside. How do you think this 507 00:23:56,119 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 1: Chargers offense matches up with this Jaguars defense. Well, I 508 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a good matchup. You know, Melvin Gordon, 509 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: you gotta think the bibleek will help him with that 510 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: turf toobe. He'll be back at full strength. With the receivers. 511 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: You know, I look at any receiver group in the 512 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: league right now against these top three corners of Ramsey, 513 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: Boy and Colvin, and you gotta like their chances. Philpriver 514 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: is gonna be a monkey in the back of the Jaguars. 515 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: He has, He has crippled them in the last couple 516 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 1: of years, and he's native lookies and he's just played 517 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: pitching catch regardless of who's the coordinator, regardless of who's 518 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: playing on defense for the Jaguars. So I think this 519 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 1: is this is uh, this is a you know, sort 520 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 1: of a turning in the corner game. You know, the 521 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: Juars they went at home finally this past week. They 522 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: can finally beat the Chargers. I think that would be 523 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: another kind of breakthrough for them. Ryan, what can you 524 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: point to with this Jaguars team that has really seen 525 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: them turn the corner? Was it? Is it tom Coflin 526 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: coming in and really making his imprint. M just the culture, 527 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: I mean, moves like making Fournet inactive and you still 528 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: go out and win, not being bigger than the team. 529 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,199 Speaker 1: It seems like something is being built in Jacksonville that's 530 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 1: pretty special right now. Well they have they have better players, 531 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: um and you know, just to go back to Guss 532 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,719 Speaker 1: real quick. You know, they had a plan here that 533 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: their year mark in twenty seventeen off season, the save 534 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: that cap space to extend some of their own draft picks. 535 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: But also they feel, okay, you're close to being really 536 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: really competitive. Add some veterans to push you to the 537 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: push you you know, over the top. You know, Unfortunately 538 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: for Gus it didn't you know, he wasn't here about 539 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: a coach that team this year because they didn't win 540 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:34,679 Speaker 1: enough games of the year four. But you know the 541 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: plan has continued. But here's the Tom Coughlin in print. 542 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: It's drafted Leonard Fernett, a tailback fourth overall. That means 543 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 1: Tom is looking for immediate results and us. It was 544 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: also a free agency assigning Barry Church in Clay's Campbell 545 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: older free agents. Usually this team as signing guys on 546 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 1: their second contracts, you know, fourth, fifth year players. So 547 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: you know that that gave everybody that the clue that 548 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: you know, they want to see really a lot of 549 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: improvement this year and you know then they'll worry about 550 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: the future in twenty nineteen. So so far, so good. 551 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: At five and three, they've been five and three and 552 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: ten years. Let's see if they keep it up. Ryan 553 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: with Blake Bortles, I have to imagine, you know, teams 554 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: trying to stop the run. How is he adjusted to 555 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 1: really being a run heavy team with eight men in 556 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: the box and you see some blitzes. How is how 557 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 1: is Bortles responded to kind of his role in this offense. Well, 558 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: I think he's I think he's you know, he's played 559 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: service of well, I mean the bar is the bar 560 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: was set solo for Blake after last year where he regressed, 561 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,200 Speaker 1: where he regressed, and it's like, Okay, can they get 562 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: for a net going, can they be a run heavy team, 563 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 1: and can the quarterback make some plays on third down 564 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: and quite frankly, just stay out of the way not 565 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 1: turn it over. He's done a little bit more than 566 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:49,440 Speaker 1: that if he's played, you know, the passing game really 567 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: had to hit the reset button in week one. Allen 568 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: Robinson the top receiver towards ACL in the third player 569 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: the game. He was gonna get one hundred and fifty targets. 570 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: Let's face he was the best guys. It took some 571 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: time for the passing game to adjust. Took some time 572 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 1: for Blake to adjust. Okay, Marquis Lee, Alan Hearns Heal 573 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: and Cole going to the tight ends a little bit 574 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: more so. In the last three games, they've passed for 575 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 1: just as many arts as they did in the first five. 576 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 1: So I think for Blake's perspective, it's okay, help the 577 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: team win the game, but sure, if that don't lose 578 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: it for him with pick sixes and cost of turnovers. Ryan, 579 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: we get you at here on this. Knowing this Jaguars 580 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: seem like you do. Knowing the Chargers and Gus Bradley's defense, 581 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: what do you think is going to decide Sunday's game. 582 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be turnovers and that's like 583 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: the easiest cliches answer answer. But you know the Jaguars 584 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,640 Speaker 1: or plus eight scup me plus seven and turnover ratio. 585 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: They create turnovers, they score on defense, they get short fields. 586 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: Can they finally solve the mystery that's Philip Rivers and 587 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 1: help this Jaguar offense back. I mean, Leonard Fournette's gonna 588 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: have a month between games because he's missed two and 589 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:56,919 Speaker 1: had to buy, so I think he'll be ready to go, 590 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: and so I think it'll be okay. Can the Jaguars 591 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: silver version in the stakes because you're probably not going 592 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: to sack in the lock if he's so smart, But 593 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: can you force some turnovers to create some short fields 594 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: for your offense? This is a big game, Sunday could 595 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 1: have Wildcard implications. He's Ryan O. Haller and you can 596 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: follow him on Twitter at Ryan o'hller and right, great stuff. 597 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: I really appreciate you joining me. Man, all right, I 598 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Take care of now. 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All right, 608 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 1: the host of NFL Fantasy Live, my guy James, co 609 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: joins me on Chargers Weekly and James, we got four 610 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: teams on a buy man, a ton of injuries, and 611 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: a lot of unsettled fantasy rosters this week. Man, help 612 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: me out. Yeah, well, what position do you want to 613 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 1: help with? I mean, that's the thing. It's it's kind 614 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: of an interesting situation this week because you know, we 615 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,479 Speaker 1: get a lot of our studs back. But but you're right, 616 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: a lot of teams I don't buy. I kind of 617 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: feel like there's not a lot of great quarterback plays 618 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: this week, and so I kind of feel as if 619 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 1: you get if you get a strong quarterback performance this week, you'll, 620 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: I think you'll be in good shape to win your matchup. Yeah, 621 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: let's go position by position here, because obviously, if you're 622 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 1: a Carson Wentz owner, you're an Alex Smith owner, you're 623 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: a Jamis Winston owner, you're in trouble this week. You 624 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: need some streaming options. So who are a few guys 625 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: that could possibly be worth adding this week? Well, you know, 626 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: I Matt Stafford if he's available, although I think he's 627 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: you know, pretty much gone everywhere. But obviously Detroit take 628 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: it on Cleveland. That's a pretty prime matchup. I gosh, 629 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: And it's like I said, I look up and down 630 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 1: and it's just kind of like, man, do I do 631 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: I want to trust Andy Dalton? Yeah? I mean, I 632 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:09,360 Speaker 1: don't think Philip Rivers is playable against Jacksonville. It's just, man, 633 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: it's it's hard out there. There's not a whole hell 634 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: of a lot of streaming options. That's the crazy thing. 635 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't want to touch anyone in the 636 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: in San Francisco. It's just, man, it's a mess, Jane. 637 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: Like I said, I look around and I'm not sure 638 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 1: why I want to get done. What about Like I'm 639 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: being dead serious here, Josh McCown or Ryan Fitzpatrick. I 640 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: almost feel like you gotta dig that deep this weekend 641 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: if you're out of luck with quarterbacks. Yeah. Yeah, it's 642 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: funny because it's a it's a little bit of a 643 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: double revenge game. But I don't man, Ran Fitzpatrick, the 644 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: Jet secondary. I think they've been playing, you know, obviously 645 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: better than anyone had anticipated. That. Being said, Tampa Bay 646 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: still got quite a few weapons. I'm actually really excited 647 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: to see what Chris Godwin can do this. They're draft 648 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 1: pick they picked up at a Penn State, But um, 649 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: you know, overall, they've got two good tight ends out 650 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 1: just doing Cameron Braton, j Howard DeShawn Jackson constructs the 651 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: field and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets fed 652 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: four or five, four or five six targets that if 653 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: he can bust one big. It's just to me, I 654 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: think it's um. You know, Fitzpatrick, if you're rolling them 655 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: out there, you have to be prepared to take you know, 656 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: six or seven points, but also certainly if he gets hot, 657 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: he is one of the streakiest quarterbacks out there, and 658 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 1: I don't hate it. Now. On the flip side, McCown 659 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: has been underrated man for whatever reason, you know, Okay, 660 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: and I get he plays for the Jets, and we 661 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 1: all came in into the year thinking the Jets are 662 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: just going to be just a mess. They have absolutely 663 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 1: outperformed expectations, no doubt about it. I mean, there were 664 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: a lot of punments thinking the Jets might not win 665 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: a game, and certainly they have proven everyone wrong. So 666 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: they have played way better than a lot of people 667 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: have expected. That being said, you know, it really starts 668 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: a quarterback. I've been surprised by how well McCown has 669 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 1: been playing. I know, he doesn't have any Markey guys 670 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: on the outside. I mean, Jermaine Curse, Robbie Anderson, these 671 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: guys are. They're fine signal players, but only anybody's confusing 672 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 1: them with true, you know, number one elite wide receiver status. 673 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: So he's just kind of been making it worth. And 674 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: it's funny because I think what they've been doing is 675 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: really feeding their trio of running backs. I don't think 676 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: that the running backs necessarily helped that many folks in fantasy. 677 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: I know Matt Forte had a big game, but it's 678 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: hard to predict who's gonna go off week to week. 679 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 1: But the trio of Matt Forte, Elijah McGuire, Balal Powell, 680 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: these guys are been doing decent work down there and 681 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 1: catching balls out of the backfield, you know, be able 682 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 1: to create yards on their own on the ground. So 683 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 1: I think that's kind of how the Jets offense has 684 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 1: been staying a floating account has been the beneficiary. James, 685 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: I think these four minutes talking to you, I just 686 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:55,720 Speaker 1: talked myself into Josh McCown as a streaming option here 687 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 1: in week ten. Man, But it's we're up to a 688 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 1: rousing start. But let's go to it's got a running back, 689 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt Jagi. Those owners are scrambling this week. Who's 690 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: out there on the waiver wire that could maybe make 691 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: some noise this week. Obviously you're just kind of hoping 692 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: for a cheap touch to have from somebody. I wouldn't 693 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: be surprised if Orleans dark Wall continues to have good performances, 694 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: and obviously this week's matchup is prime, you know that. 695 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:27,080 Speaker 1: Being said, I just he has been a surprising fine 696 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: and I wrote about it this week on NFL dot com. 697 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: But he's really done a really great blob of being 698 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: able to create yards on his own per next gent staffs, 699 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 1: he's averaging actually five point one yards after a defender 700 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: closes in, So after a defender gets within one yard 701 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: of him, he's on per carry averaging five point one yards. 702 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 1: That is incredible considering that he's played Denver and Seattle, 703 00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 1: and considering that the Giant's offense is an abject dumpster fire, 704 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: So it's individually he's playing extremely well. Yeah, it's one 705 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: of those things too. You look at the Giants and 706 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: you're like, do I want to start anybody on that roster? 707 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,360 Speaker 1: But Ortlean's dark one. I'm telling you, in a in 708 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: a week like this, when you do have guys like 709 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:18,359 Speaker 1: a Gie and Collins and Hunt on a buy, I 710 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: think he could make a lot of sense and then 711 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: we'll get to tight end in a minute. But I mean, 712 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 1: Evan Ingram, I look at you look at the rankings. 713 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:26,439 Speaker 1: This guy's like a top three tight end this week. 714 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 1: I mean, the bottom line is he's just seeing volume. 715 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 1: You just can't shy away now. I mean, he's seeing 716 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:37,360 Speaker 1: extraordinary volume. And he's a good receiving tight end, not 717 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: a great blocking guy, but that's okay for fantasy purposes, 718 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: that really doesn't matter. So right now, this guy, I mean, 719 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: we're talking about a tight end that's seeing you know, 720 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: double digit targets. You know, any given week, you can't 721 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:55,319 Speaker 1: you just can't turn your nose to that. So he's 722 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:59,399 Speaker 1: a volume play for me, regardless of the matchup. I mean, 723 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: and and obviously they've got a terrific matchup this week, 724 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 1: so who chas you want to roll him out there? 725 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:07,920 Speaker 1: But but yeah, he's been he's been a fine for fantasy, 726 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 1: especially in the year with tight end has been really, 727 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:13,280 Speaker 1: really tough. James wide receiver is probably the most intriguing 728 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:15,839 Speaker 1: position for me at this point in the season. Just 729 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 1: for this conversation, Week ten, Tyreek Hills out, Alshon Jeffreys out, 730 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 1: Michael Crabtree, he's on a buy. Mike Evans is suspended. 731 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: But then we talked about injuries to Aaron Rodgers and 732 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:30,880 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson and the values of guys like Jordy Nelson, 733 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb, DeVante Adams, Will Fuller, Hopkins, They're all crushed. 734 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: How do you manage this? I don't know what to 735 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:41,920 Speaker 1: do with guys like Jordy Nelson. YEA, honestly, I don't 736 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:46,439 Speaker 1: because he's a great player, and I think we saw 737 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,240 Speaker 1: a little bit, you know, I think we saw his talent, 738 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,479 Speaker 1: you know, obviously throughout his career. But even with Brett Helly, 739 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: I feel like he's, you know, doing the same things 740 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:59,600 Speaker 1: that Jordy Nelson always does. But what do you do? 741 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 1: I'm mean, the bottom line me is he's not getting 742 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:03,719 Speaker 1: a great quarterback play. Um. I think Bret Hunley, first 743 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:05,719 Speaker 1: of all, he got I think Bret Hunley has been 744 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 1: unfairly skewered. Um. I mean we're talking about a guy 745 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:11,720 Speaker 1: who's what this is the third start of the season 746 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: there for him. I don't know. I wasn't. I didn't 747 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 1: come away from that game thinking that Bret Hunley can't 748 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:21,640 Speaker 1: play in this league. Um, so I think he's been 749 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 1: unfairly skewered. That being said, the stats didn't really add up, 750 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:27,279 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? So, but what do you 751 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:28,880 Speaker 1: do with Jordy Nelson? What do you got? What do 752 00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: you do with a guy like DeVante Adams for me personally, 753 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 1: and I have I'm invested in green Bay's offense, um heavily, heavily, 754 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: I'm invested in green Bay's offense. And I am just 755 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:43,440 Speaker 1: I'm running these guys out there, and whatever they give me, 756 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna give me because quite honestly, even if I 757 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:47,399 Speaker 1: wanted to move them, what am I going to really get? 758 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: People are giving me low ball off I mean, I 759 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:54,440 Speaker 1: got a Tarik Cohen for Jordy Nelson trade offer, like 760 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:59,279 Speaker 1: and that was a legitimate offer. That's when you know 761 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:02,320 Speaker 1: what you think are not good, That's what I'm saying, 762 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And then the guy you know, 763 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:06,480 Speaker 1: and it's if you look at if you look at 764 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,839 Speaker 1: actually the fantasy points that are being accumulated, I mean, 765 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:13,239 Speaker 1: it's not a terrible trade That's what's that's what's kind 766 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 1: of sucks about it is that it's really not a 767 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 1: terrible trade offer. And I know that, Um, the guy 768 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:21,960 Speaker 1: who's getting Jordy Nelson back would love to see some upside. 769 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:26,560 Speaker 1: But that being said, if week bi week production tere 770 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 1: Collin and Jordian Nelson might be the same, they could 771 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:31,800 Speaker 1: be crazy. But you know, it's your point though, James 772 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:36,319 Speaker 1: to your point about Brett Hunley, Daniel Jeremiah was talking 773 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 1: about this early in the week, how his performance wasn't 774 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,319 Speaker 1: as bad as people said it was, And this is 775 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: a guy who I think will get better with each start. 776 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:47,200 Speaker 1: So I think guys like Jordy Nelson, you have to 777 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:49,319 Speaker 1: just roll him out there and hope for the best. Um. 778 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,120 Speaker 1: The guys I'm concerned about are the guys at Houston, 779 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:54,839 Speaker 1: like will Fuller was on that ridiculous clip of just 780 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:57,640 Speaker 1: every everything he did was just you catch a touchdown 781 00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: and it's a wrap. DeAndre Hopkins, I mean that was insane. 782 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:06,280 Speaker 1: But with Tom Savage under center, I mean DeAndre Hopkins 783 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 1: is a guy similar to Nelson that you're probably going 784 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,359 Speaker 1: to roll out there regardless. But what about a guy 785 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:13,839 Speaker 1: like Wolf Fuller, who you were pretty confident in putting in. 786 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 1: Is your wide receiver three your flex with With Watson 787 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 1: under center? Is he can you even play him? Now? No? 788 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,600 Speaker 1: I don't think ken Um and you know, the touchdown 789 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: upside is just not there. I mean, that's what you 790 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 1: were banking on. He was a low volume, high touchdown 791 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:32,399 Speaker 1: play and and that's fine. You know, wilf Fuller, He's 792 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 1: got the great speed on the outside and but the 793 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,680 Speaker 1: crazy thing was for whatever reason, and maybe the speed 794 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:39,800 Speaker 1: plays into this as well, but Deshaun Watson looked for 795 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 1: him in the red zone, you know what I mean. 796 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:44,319 Speaker 1: I don't think necessarily that you know, Tom Savage is 797 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:48,279 Speaker 1: looking that way, as we've seen with in both in 798 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:51,839 Speaker 1: week one and in week nine where New Hopkins saw 799 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:52,200 Speaker 1: you know,