1 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Welcome into another episode of Chargers Weekly 2 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: June second June edition, second week of OTA's underway and money. 3 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: You know, I've heard other people talk about this. It's 4 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: all thirty two teams are loving what's going on in 5 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: their building right now. Right everybody's happy, everybody's gonna have 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: a good year. So I think in an effort to 7 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: like get past just the cliche stuff, we can talk 8 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: about what's really going on at Chargers camp. And you know, 9 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: I think the big thing when Joey Bosa shows up 10 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: to OTA's and there's a bunch of stars and big 11 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: names there, I think it's a good sign that your 12 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 1: culture is headed in the right direction. And we got 13 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: to see Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack on the field 14 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: together for the first time yesterday. Yeah, you know, you 15 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: don't want to put too much into it. At the 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: same time, it's it's better than the alternative, right And 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: I think, you know, if you if you really boil 18 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: it down and see is having you know, Joey and 19 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: Khalil and and justin at Ota voluntary OTAs and early 20 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: June late may gonna win you a Super Bowl. No, 21 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: But is it going to prevent you from winning a 22 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. No, you know, I'd rather have him here. 23 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: I'd rather have Justin Herbert out there, you know, throwing passes, uh, 24 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: while assante Samuel Junior is miked up and he's talking 25 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: about how hard he's throwing and that's why I didn't 26 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: pick it off and it was a pass break up. Instead, 27 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,199 Speaker 1: then have him, you know, on T and T playing 28 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: golf against Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. 29 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, I just I think you hit it on 30 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: the head when you said culture. You know, I think 31 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: you Joey never comes to this Ota. Joey always shows 32 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: up in exceptional shape. We know, he's got his guys 33 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: in Florida that he likes working out with and they 34 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: bust their tails, uh, and he's there's there's never an 35 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: issue there. But yeah, the fact that he decided to 36 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: roll out to California and kind of hang out with 37 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: his teammates. You know, you saw it on all the 38 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: great social media posts that that Jason and Megan and 39 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: the team puts up there. You know, derwin like, oh snap, 40 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: Joey's here, you know, like it's I think there is 41 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: something to be taken away from that. You know that 42 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: here's a team. Every team believes they're going to win 43 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl every year. If they didn't, why would they, 44 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: Well they take the field because they get paid a 45 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: lot of money. But you know, I think it signals that, yeah, 46 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: this team believes this is a special roster. The roster, 47 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: I should say, the players believe this is a special 48 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: roster that that is going to try to do everything 49 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: they can to maximize the talent that has been assembled 50 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,839 Speaker 1: this particular year because they feel like that they got 51 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: a real legit shot. And I think that speaks to 52 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: you know, I get out there, I'll put on some 53 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: shorts in a helmet and walk around a little bit 54 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: and see if it if it helps the cause. Yeah, 55 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not concerned with what's happening on the 56 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: grass right now. We know justin Herbert's in a league quarterback. 57 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: We know what Joey Boza Khalil Mack are capable of. 58 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: You know, you're seeing just even around the AFC West, 59 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: how how good Russell Wilson looks in practice and the 60 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: Chiefs defense, and you know Josh McDaniels and his new 61 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: offense in Las Vegas. That's all fine and good, wait 62 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: till they get the pads on it. I think I 63 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: think what you want to glean out of this is 64 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: just how the team's coming together. And when you hear 65 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen talk about the culture, and Keenan is such 66 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: a big part of it. Keenan said, Mike doesn't have 67 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: to be here, Durwin doesn't have to be here, Joey 68 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be here. You know, Khalil doesn't have 69 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: to be here. Everybody's here because they sense that something 70 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: big is going to happen this upcoming season. And I 71 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: think it started last year with the foundation that Staley 72 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: kind of laid u nine and eight. It's debatable if 73 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: that was a successful season or not. But this year 74 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: you show up a lot of positions, and I think 75 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: it's refreshing when your veterans are saying, we want to 76 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: be here right now, because that's not the case in 77 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: all thirty two camps. There may be hope and optimism, 78 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: but your league guy aren't necessarily there and all in 79 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: the way that I think some of these guys are 80 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: right now. Well, you know, I think the way last 81 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: year ended for so many teams leads to that feeling of, man, 82 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: we left it on the table. You know, it was 83 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: nine and eight is successful season. Look it's better than 84 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: seven and nine, But I don't think it was successful, 85 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: not the way it closed, not losing three or four 86 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: to close the season, and then watching you know what 87 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: I thought was a pretty unimpressive Super Bowl where I've 88 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: got to believe the Chargers are sitting at home, the 89 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: Bills especially are sitting at home, and the Chiefs going 90 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: what the hell, man, boy, did we just p that 91 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: one away? You know, and in the you know, the 92 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: Bucks as well. You know, it just it wasn't It 93 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: didn't feel like those were the two best teams on 94 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: the field competing for the Lombardi And look, that's not 95 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: how it always works out. You know, you got to 96 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: have some breaks go your way. You have to execute 97 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: when it's time to execute and make plays. The Chiefs 98 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: had a miserable second half against the Bengals. I'm not 99 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: trying to take anything away from the Rams who won 100 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl or the Bengals who represented the AFC. 101 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: I'm just saying I think seeing those two teams out 102 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: there performed the way they did on the biggest stage 103 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: has led to a lot of guys and a lot 104 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: of teams saying, man, I wish that could have been 105 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 1: us on the other on that sideline, because you know, 106 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: you feel like just the way it played out, the 107 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: Lombardi was there for the taken and it's just a 108 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 1: reminder of how slim the margins are. You know, that 109 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: that a hiccup against the fight where I should say, 110 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, we talked about this with Popper last week, 111 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: that that secondary injuries at inopportune times against beatable teams, 112 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: you know, the Patriots, the Minnesota Vikings, you know, the 113 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: COVID game against the Texans, that just sort of the slow, 114 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: sloppy start against the Raiders, you know, after such a 115 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: huge rally at the end of Week eighteen, like all 116 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: of those things add up, you know, I think to 117 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: presenting a case to this roster of let's make sure 118 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: that there's no stone left unturned, you know, let's make 119 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 1: sure there is nothing left on the table that we 120 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: can point to to say, man, if only you know 121 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: this or if only that, then this could have been us. 122 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: And I think that probably speaks to the reason why 123 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: you have such a great turnout and really a lot 124 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: of enthusiasm at OTA's And that's the other thing. You know, again, 125 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: if you don't file, I'm sure if you're listening to this, 126 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: you follow the Charger social media, but man, there's just 127 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: so much cool content coming out of there about how 128 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, just jazz the players are to be out 129 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: there and to be with one another of the old 130 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: Bolt fam is kind of just a phrase you hear 131 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: repeatedly from any of these guys when they're miked up, 132 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: when they're caught by whoever happens to be miked up. 133 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: It's you know, Brandon Staley and Tom Talasco and company 134 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: have really created. But I think a pretty darn impressive 135 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 1: culture that these players certainly seem to be leaning into. 136 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: Starts with the quarterback, and I want to get into 137 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: some of the things that Joe Lombardi said on Wednesday, 138 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: but I was thinking about this bunny, like which quarterback 139 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: in the A C West has the most approved right 140 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: You could look at Denver and say, oh, Russell Wilson 141 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: or Derek Carr with a new coach and trying to 142 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: prove himself and get that big deal and show that 143 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: he's the guy in Vegas. You could think Mahomes for 144 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: how the the AFC Championship ended. But I think it's 145 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: Justin Man. I think Justin maybe the most talented quarterback 146 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: in the division, but he's got the most approved. I mean, 147 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: Russell has a ring, Mahomes has a ring. You know, 148 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: Carr has led his team to the playoffs twice. Justin 149 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: needs to prove that he can win and get into 150 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: the postseason. We know he could put up the numbers, 151 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: but you look around the AFC West and how competitive 152 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: it's gotten. I think when you have a talented young 153 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: quarterback who also feels like he has maybe the most 154 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: approved in the division, that could be a recipe for success. 155 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: And we've talked about, you know, the fact that this 156 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: is his second year in the same offense. Joe Lobardy 157 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: talked about how this year has been like offense two 158 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: o two as as supposed to last year, where it's 159 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: football one oh one, just learning the terminology. This offense 160 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: may take another leap this upcoming season. Yeah, I think, 161 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: you know, as you kind of did the AFCUS roll call, 162 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: you just look, they all have something, not something small 163 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: to prove, but something big to prove. You know, you look, 164 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert fair or not has been coronated like like 165 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: he has. There has been a coronation this is the 166 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: best quarterback in football. And I'm that's not me saying it. 167 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: That's a lot of people out there. They're like, if 168 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: you tell me, I get to pick one of these 169 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: thirty two, this is my guy. There have been a 170 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: lot of national talking heads football writers that have tabbed 171 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: Herbert as the guy. And it's understandable, you know, when 172 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: you put together the physical stature, the athleticism, the numbers, 173 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: the fact that he's twenty four and he's only played 174 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: two seasons, and what he's been able to accomplish. Yeah, 175 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: I get it. So he's got to prove those people right. 176 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: He's got to prove that, you know, saying the name 177 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: justin Herbert instead of Tom Brady or Russell Wilson or 178 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes or Aaron Rodgers. You know, it's not pressure 179 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: he brought upon himself, but it's pressure that's been put 180 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 1: upon him. Make the postseason, you know, win a playoff game. 181 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: I mean we you know, we look, we live in 182 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: southern California and it's been the knock on Mike Trout, 183 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: you know. Now, look, baseball is a supremely individual game, 184 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: and Mike Trout can't pitch, and Mike Trout can't climb 185 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: into the bullpen, and Mike Trout can't knock himself in 186 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: when he's standing on second base, so it's not quite fair. 187 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: But you know, Trout, he's been cited as the best 188 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: player in baseball for five seven years now, and the 189 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: guys never won a playoff game. So you can still 190 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: have those conversations and say, look, the defense let him 191 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: down or whatever, you know, pick your you know, it's 192 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: not like it's all on Herbert. So he's got that 193 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: pressure right well, Patrick Mahomes now has an offense that 194 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: no longer possesses the most lethal weapon in football outside 195 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: of the quarterback position. You know, Tyree Hill is a nightmare, 196 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: a complete game changing nightmare for defenses. So he is 197 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: not going to see what he used to seem not, 198 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: so the pressures on him to prove, hey, this is 199 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: you know, this is not me executing. Because the field 200 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: is so much more wide open because of how terrified 201 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: teams are of Tyreek Hill getting behind them, So maybe 202 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: I have a little bit more room to operate. So 203 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: I think that pressure is on him, you know, Derek 204 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: carr Is. I think he has done a masterful job 205 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: of creating this image of ride or die Raiders. I'm 206 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: your guy, you know, because look, you can't deny that 207 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: the Raiders said he wasn't going to play anywhere else, 208 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: and that's been very smart. We know, Raiders Nation always 209 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: feels like it's it's us against everyone. The league got 210 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: it out for us, the refs got it out for us. 211 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 1: Nobody wants, you know, L Davis created this culture that 212 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:01,199 Speaker 1: led to a you know, to league, you know, wanting 213 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: us to fail in perpetuity. So like car has really 214 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: leaned into that. He really hasn't produced, you know. So 215 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: you mentioned he's made the playoffs twice. The one year 216 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: he was having a hell of a year, unfortunately, you know, 217 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: he got hurt right before that playoff contest against the 218 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: Texans last tear. I thought he played really well, and 219 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: I think he's been getting better. So I think it's 220 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: time for him. You're making forty million bucks a year, 221 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: you know, and this is a team that repeatedly has 222 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: been sniffing around and just was not ready to pull 223 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: the trigger on an Aaron Rodgers or a Matthew Stafford 224 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: or reportedly they were, and the deals just weren't enough, 225 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: you know, they didn't offer enough for Russell Wilson or 226 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: whatever it may be. You know, Russell Wilson's coming for 227 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: his job. He mentioned the Raiders is one of the 228 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: teams he wanted to be traded too. So I think 229 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: Cars got a lot to prove on that front. Obviously, Russell, 230 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: you know, had a miserable season last year. You heard 231 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: about how embattled he was, you know, in the locker room, 232 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: that it was a divided locker room, that the defense 233 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: felt like Russ was trying to take over the team 234 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: when it was a defensive led team, and that he 235 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: got way too much credit for their success instead of 236 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: you know what that side of the ball was capable 237 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: of doing along with a strong running game, and Russ 238 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: was supposed to essentially kind of be the ground in 239 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 1: between all that tile um. And now he's got to 240 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: put this team on his back, you know, and think 241 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: about the assets they gave up, you know, two ones, 242 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: two twos, three, you know, all of those picks and 243 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: really good players like Noah Fanton. So you know, every 244 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: quarterback I think is you know, whichever one of the 245 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: and one of these quarterbacks, maybe two, maybe three are 246 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: gonna stumble out of the gate. You know, it's just 247 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: it's just the way the NFL is, and it'll be 248 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: interesting to see what the what the narrative is around 249 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: them m and how much of it is placed upon 250 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: their shoulders. So look, quarterbacks get too much credit, quarterbacks 251 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: received too much play blame, same as head coaches. So 252 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: if it goes great, you know, way to go. You're 253 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: you're the best. Let's rank the AFC West quarterbacks. If 254 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: it goes horribly, you know you're going to have those 255 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: those screaming and yelling faces on your TV calling out 256 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: you know, the guy that's taken snap. You mentioned quarterbacks 257 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: who may stumble out of the gate. It's a great 258 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: segue into some of what Joe Lombardi said yesterday. I'm 259 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: just gonna read a few lines here and we could 260 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: talk about it. He said, Justin's bandwidth is a lot 261 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 1: wider for everything, so we can focus on some football 262 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: two types of stuff rather than just getting in and 263 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: out of the huddle. So it's real nice, and then 264 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: he talked about that increased bandwidth. First and foremost, it's 265 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: just familiarity with all the play calls. Last year, at 266 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: this time, it was just hearing the play, repeating it 267 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,839 Speaker 1: in the huddle and understanding what the play is. That 268 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: was a lot of calories burnt last year. This year 269 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: he has that part down. He can focus on what 270 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: the defense is doing a little bit more. It is 271 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: timing down with the receivers and all of that. It's everything. 272 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: And he also talked about how, you know, maybe there 273 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: were some plays that he called and he's like, oh, 274 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 1: I did a bad job of calling that play because 275 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: maybe he just didn't have enough time on task with that. 276 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: Now he does. So when you talk about stumbling out 277 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: of the gate, hopefully Justin's not one of those guys 278 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,319 Speaker 1: who does stumble out of the gate. He has a 279 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: year two in this offense and they can kind of 280 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: hit the ground run. That was kind of the theme 281 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: of yesterday to me, money was that these guys can 282 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: focus a lot more on building on what they did 283 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: last year as opposed to just learning everything for the 284 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 1: first time, and it's a big difference. It's the reason 285 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: why first year head coaches get get an extra week 286 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: or so in the offseason to to kind of get 287 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: acclimated to everything. I think that's a good thing for 288 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: the Chargers, no, no doubt. And you know, I think 289 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: beyond justin to me, it has not been focused on 290 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: enough that that also affects the receivers you know, that 291 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: are also learning the playbook, that are also learning their routes. 292 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: Where am I supposed to be, especially in a lot 293 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: of these option routes when it's a new offense, Like 294 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: you know, I was. I was happy to hear it 295 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: from Keenan yesterday, you know he was. It was It 296 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: was coach Lombardi and Keenan and Mike Williams that were 297 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: made available yesterday and Keenan pointed out drops. You know, 298 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: Keenan had a rough year last year. You know, I 299 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: think I don't think he would hesitate to acknowledge that. 300 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: You know, he had a solid year, But man, he 301 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: had a he might. Man, I don't want to put 302 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: it on him, but he was up there. He was 303 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: at the top of the league and drops and it 304 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: was uncharacteristic. And man, he had some big ones. I 305 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: think about that Raider game in Week eighteen where he 306 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: had a big one that would have gone for a 307 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: first time. I think about that Patriots game he might 308 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: have taken that one to the house that he dropped 309 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: outside the numbers right side when he was kind of 310 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: in stride and just lost his concentration. I think that, 311 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: you know, it was also part of the offense. You 312 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: know that that's that it affects receivers as well. You know, 313 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: what was the play call? You know, like that's some 314 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: of the times when you hear, you know, when things 315 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: go well, they'll say, oh, yeah, we had that play, 316 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: you know, holstered, and we just decided to dust that 317 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: one off here. Well, that's the first time these guys 318 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: are running that play, you know. Like I think about 319 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: Mike in overtime against the Raiders, you know, was it 320 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: a listen, I'm a I'm a freaking guy talking. I'm 321 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: not out there with bullets flying and bodies hanging all 322 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: over me trying to catch it justin Herbert pass that's 323 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: traveling at forty miles an hour, you know, when my 324 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: body's contorted. But I think you can make a case 325 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: that that was a catchable ball for Mike in the 326 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: end zone, you know. And I think those are the 327 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: things that that we don't maybe acknowledge enough that it's 328 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: all on Justin. Oh, another year for Justin and he's 329 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: more comfortable, and well, look, man, these receivers are trying 330 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: to remember where they're supposed to be and where Justin's 331 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: going to be looking as well. So you know, it's 332 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: offense two o two for them as well. And I 333 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: think it's you know, there's two sides to that pass 334 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: and catch execution and that play. And you know, to 335 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: hear Keenan talk about drops, I was really happy to 336 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: hear him acknowledge that because, like I said, I thought 337 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: last year was really uncharacteristic for him. I mean, that's 338 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: one of those some of the best hands in the league, 339 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: and for whatever reason, it just got away from him 340 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: last year. And I'm anxious to see if that was 341 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: a big part of it, you know, that it was 342 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: a new offense and maybe just thinking. You know what 343 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: they always say, you know, you're supposed to think in 344 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: practice and just play when the game arrives, you know, 345 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: and I think maybe there wasn't enough just playing and 346 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: there was a little bit too much thinking and and 347 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: that could have led to some of those issues last year. 348 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 1: And despite all those issues, they're still like a top 349 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: five offense. That's that's what's that's what's crazy is it 350 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: is it if you clean you know what, Chris, I 351 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: think that's that's where stats get you in trouble, right, 352 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: because you're a top five offense, but you've got to 353 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: make the play and there's a drop or you got 354 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: to make a play and maybe your quarterbacks like a 355 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: couple drops out there earlier in this game, I'm gonna 356 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,959 Speaker 1: go over here instead, Like that's the difference. Like stats 357 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: are great, but nine and eight's not, you know what 358 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: I mean? And I think those are the plays that 359 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: and I think and I think that's the one thing 360 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: where you know, I've seen Justin's numbers get thrown around 361 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: and you know, the best best of all quarterbacks in 362 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: the first two years and all these crazy things joe 363 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: what Joey and Khalil have done in the past, and 364 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: these stats. The only stat that matters is if you 365 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: get into the postseason, right, if you get ten and 366 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: eleven wins, right, And I think everybody recognizes that. I 367 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: don't care if Justin has has a year that's down 368 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: compared to let year numbers wise, so long as Isaiah 369 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: Spiller and Austin Eckler get there as and the team 370 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: wins eleven games or twelve games. You know what I mean. 371 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: But you're right, it's it's you know, I remember when 372 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: Justin first got thrust in action, and then Keenan was 373 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: his guy. Keenan was his guy all of his rookie year, 374 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: and Kenan continued to be his guy last year. But 375 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: then you saw Mike really become more of the focus 376 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:28,400 Speaker 1: towards the back half of the year. And Mike talked 377 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 1: about Joshua Palmer. He had a quote who said he's 378 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 1: a lot more calm. He knows this now, he knows 379 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: the offense, he knows every spot to be in. He's 380 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: playing a lot more smooth. He puts in the extra 381 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: work with us. So that's another guy too that I 382 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: think Justin became comfortable with. Towards the end of last year. 383 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 1: Lombardi talked about the tight ends, how he feels good 384 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: about Gerald Everett and param and McKitty. So you're right, 385 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: I think it's just as much on the receivers in 386 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: the offensive line as it is just and when it 387 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: comes to knowing where to be in all situations. Barty 388 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: also talks about the right tackle situation and I'm gonna 389 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: get real quick. I want to jump in there on 390 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: Palmer Chris because look, I think one of the things 391 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 1: that's it's overlooked just because I think it's it could 392 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: be a good theme here because Keenan kind of you know, 393 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: broke that seal for us. But it's drops, right, and look, 394 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: Mike had seven last year. That's a lot, you know, Jared, 395 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: but the big one was Jared Cook. Jared Cook had 396 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: a lot of drops, a lot of those big drops. 397 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 1: And when you're talking about target versus reception percentage versus 398 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: drop percentage, you know, look, Keenan Allen had one hundred 399 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 1: and sixty one targets and one hundred and ten receptions 400 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: and ten drops. Okay, you know, Mike had one hundred 401 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: and thirty two targets, eighty receptions and seven drops. It's 402 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: a lot, but that's a lot of volume. Now you 403 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: go to Jared Cook and you see eighty five targets, 404 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: fifty three receptions and seven drops. That's an incredible amount 405 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: of drops and high clip that's that's an incredible amount 406 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: and something that you hope is cleaned up with Jared Everett, 407 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: with Gerald Everetts, you know, and Donald Palm only had one. Now, 408 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: look he only had thirty targets twenty two receptions. But 409 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: you know, Josh Palmer now is a rookie. Now you're 410 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: talking and how about this ratio forty six targets, No 411 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 1: this for Palmer. Palmer forty six targets, thirty three receptions. 412 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: One drop. That's a nice clip, you know, that is 413 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: a nice clip for a rookie. And look, a lot 414 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: of it's route. What's the route? Is it a smoke route, 415 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: is it a quick slant? You know what's But I 416 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: feel like Josh Palmer was out there kind of running 417 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: the whole route tree. You know, he had some deep catches, 418 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: he had some contested catches. We think about the fourth 419 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: down catch and how incredible that was in a high 420 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: pressure situation. So you know, drops are important, you know, 421 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: when as accurate as Herbert is, as exceptional as he 422 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: is under pressure when he's delivering the ball, guy's got 423 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 1: to catch it. And so that's one of the things 424 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: I'm excited about, and I think was overlooked about Josh 425 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: and and how reliable, you know, how important that has 426 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: Guyton had four drops, you know, so like do you 427 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: have Eckler's up there, because actually usually didn't drop anything, 428 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: and he had five, you know, and typically, you know, 429 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 1: Eckler's routes are running back routes, you know. And now 430 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: he is plenty talented enough where he's running some wheels 431 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: and he's getting down the field and a half on 432 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: a handful of these. But yeah, five drops is a 433 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: lot for a running back. But I think it's I 434 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:27,479 Speaker 1: just think that speaks to um, you know, how they 435 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: feel about Josh and why they didn't feel the need 436 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: to have to invest high draft capital or a lot 437 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: of money in free agency on that third wide receiver. 438 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: Um Herbert. Look, Herbert's going to deliver it to the 439 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: open man. He does not care. I just mentioned it, 440 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: you know, fourth and twenty one. Who gets to pass 441 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 1: Josh Palmer. You know, it's like, I think about, what 442 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: was it the Cleveland game. I think that he threw 443 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: it to Guyton on the fourth down where he got 444 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: the past interference. He doesn't care. You know, he was 445 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: the mic down the field. I think that was the 446 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: mike down the field. I thought, yeah, there was one 447 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:01,879 Speaker 1: though that he threw to Git and I remember that 448 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: it was like a high pressure fourth down. Maybe it 449 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: was in the Raider game. Whatever it was, but you know, 450 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: he doesn't care. I don't care who it doesn't care 451 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 1: who it is, you know. And I think that's why 452 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:16,400 Speaker 1: drops are just so important. I think that's something I'm 453 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: not saying, Hey, wide receivers, clean it up. What I'm 454 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: saying is it's their second year in the offense too, 455 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: and they can think a lot less about where they're 456 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: supposed to be and what the play is and just 457 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: go out and play catch the ball and freaking score touchdowns. 458 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: You know, it would be a good offseason project. Maybe 459 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 1: I'll do this like in the dog Days in July, 460 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 1: is we look at those drops and we see what 461 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: are those drops on third down? Look like? You know, 462 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: like or drops out would have been first downs. Ye, 463 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: drops out would have been touchdowns. Drop drops out would 464 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,679 Speaker 1: have extended drives. Yeah, because you know if there's a 465 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 1: ton of them, I mean, I can tell you right now, Chris. 466 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: You know Jared Cook had one on third down. Keenan 467 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 1: had a few big ones. Um. He had a big 468 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: one against the Raiders that would have gone for a 469 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: big gain on a second and three. He had one, two, three, 470 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: four on third down. Yeah. Big. The one against the 471 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: Patriots was a big one. They were trailing by a touchdown. 472 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,640 Speaker 1: It's in the fourth quarter, it's twenty four seventeen, and man, 473 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: he might have taken that thing to the house. He 474 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: was running a crosser and he's outside the numbers in 475 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 1: the safeties, way deep middle of the field, and he 476 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:23,959 Speaker 1: would have turned it for a big game and it 477 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: was just a flat drop. So those are again I'm 478 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: not trying to at the point out saying that's like, listen, 479 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 1: this is this is a good exercise because this is 480 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 1: the difference between winning the division and going nine and eight, 481 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: you know, right, it's these are the little things that 482 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: that are gonna have to get cleaned up if the 483 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: Chargers want to go where they want to go. And 484 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: I think the fact that Keena brought up he brought 485 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 1: up third downs two in addition to drops, So I 486 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: think some of that goes hand in hand. Though. Yeah, 487 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm looking at I'm watching Jalen's right now. 488 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: He of his four, two of them were in the 489 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 1: fourth quarter against the Raiders on third down and they're 490 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: you know, right to them, yeah, and it's just you know, 491 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: it's it's a third and ten, and it's a third 492 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: and nine and they're trailing twenty nine. Twenty ten. I granted, 493 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: you know, we remember what those drives where they were 494 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,919 Speaker 1: freaking complete mayhem. So I'm not saying that it's like 495 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 1: easy to catch these balls, but they're catchable balls. So 496 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: there you go. Well there's so much for that offseason project. 497 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: We did it. Yeah three minutes, Hey, shout out to 498 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 1: the PFF ultimate where I can just kind of pull 499 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: up drops and quick video and I can watch the plays. 500 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's such a huge advantage to have 501 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: to be able to pull that up and to watch 502 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: you know, contested catches, drop passes, yards after catch, and 503 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,479 Speaker 1: it's fun to watch it is, I mean it really. 504 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: There's the thing about the Chargers, man, it's nine and 505 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: eight wasn't fun, But there's a lot of eye candy 506 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 1: from last season. Man, it's a lot of fun to 507 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: watch this offense operating some of these incredible catch look 508 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: ten drops out of a and one hundred and ten receptions. 509 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Keenan caught the ball one hundred and ten times. 510 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: So you know, we're we're kind of pointing out, you know, 511 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: we're picking knits at some point. Yeah, Keenan has earned 512 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: the right to have a few drops in his career, 513 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,959 Speaker 1: and I know he'll bounce back from it, but he 514 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: pointed it out. That's why I brought it up. He's 515 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: the guy that brought it up, you know, and said, look, 516 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: we got to clean up the drops and and that'll 517 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: help second year in offensive help right tackle. Uh Storm 518 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: and Trey. It looks like those are the two guys 519 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: competing right now for that that right tackle spot, and 520 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: Lobardi said he just expects flat out better play from 521 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: that position in year two. And um, whether that's Trey 522 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: or Storm, I don't know. I can't really get a 523 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: great read on it, but I think July will obviously 524 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: give us a better idea of what that it's going 525 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: to look like. Yeah, you know the interesting thing about 526 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 1: about coach Lanbardi talking about you know, they brought in 527 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: a new old line coach Just Frank got hired by 528 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: the by the Dolphins, So Brandon Nugent comes in, whom 529 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: he worked with in New Orleans for all those years. 530 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: I think if you were going to tab a team 531 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: that has had the best offensive line play over the 532 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:06,199 Speaker 1: last decade, it's the Saints. Yeah. You know, they have drafted, 533 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: they have developed, you know, they make Pro Bowlers Toront 534 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: Armstead has obviously gone. They drafted Penning in the first 535 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: round to replace him. But you know, they found Armstead 536 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: in the third round at Arkansas Pine Bluff and made 537 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: him into one of the best left tackles in the league. 538 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: They invested A one and Andrews Pete a two and 539 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: Eric McCoy a one in Caesar Ruise moving him from 540 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,199 Speaker 1: senator guard a one, and Ryan Ramchick. So, you know, 541 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: it's one of the good things is Lombardi knows what 542 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: good offensive line play looks like and how it comes together. 543 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: And he made it an interesting point he said, and 544 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: I had never heard this, but he had said, you know, 545 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: right tackle is the one spot on the offensive line 546 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: that you can really take a jump that with good coaching. 547 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: You know, that is a position where he's seen guys 548 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: take big jumps from year to year. And maybe that's 549 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: you know why we're we're still talking about Trey Pipkins 550 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: and Storm Norton because they just feel like there was 551 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 1: enough there that that they can help those guys. But 552 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,160 Speaker 1: you're right, because everybody's saying the same thing. You know. Uh, 553 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: but you know, last week, what were we talking about? 554 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: Last week? We were talking to Bopper brought it up. 555 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: He's like, you know, for a while it was oh, no, 556 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: we're not messing with that left side of the line, 557 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: and then last week Brandon say, He's like, you know, 558 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,399 Speaker 1: we got a lot of flexibility there and you can 559 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 1: always kick Matt out to the right. Um. And I 560 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: know at the moment we're taping this, I forgot to um, 561 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: I want to look it up right now because I 562 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: know O Day tweeted out twenty hours ago, what up La? Okay, Oh, 563 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of people with the eyeballs 564 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: on the what up La? Like, Hey, wait a minute, 565 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: what's that? What's that supposed to? Uh? What's that supposed 566 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: to mean? Yeah? Are you you going a thousand oaks? 567 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: You coming back to the OC? Exactly? Because I think, 568 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: you know, look, if you talk about a bushie coming back, 569 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: if he's completely healthy and now you can again put 570 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: Zion at his spot where he played his entire college 571 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: career football. He didn't he moved all over these but 572 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 1: he was a left guard, you know. Put Zion xt 573 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,880 Speaker 1: to Slater between Slater and Lanzy, a Bushie there at 574 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: right guard and Filer at right tackle, and hey, now 575 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: you know you're feeling pretty good. So it's more you know, 576 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: we talked about the competition with with cornerbacks, Um, it's 577 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 1: more competition in the offensive line room too, with with 578 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,919 Speaker 1: Himas and some of these young guys that they brought in. Yeah. Um, 579 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: you know, if you do bring a bush, that could 580 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: be that could be something that that just another guy 581 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: in that room to compete and elevate the play of 582 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: guys like Storm and Tray. Well, I think that's you know, 583 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: that's where we're at right now in free agency. You know, 584 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: these are veteran minimum deals, you know, or you know, 585 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: you know you're bidding against maybe another team, but their 586 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: their deals. Not trying to point out their their low 587 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: money deal, their deals that can fit under the cap, 588 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: you know, even with a new Drwin deal, you know, 589 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: or however they you know, the cap is easy to manage, 590 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: you know. I'm sure Ed doesn't like hearing me say that, 591 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: but you know, you can redo deals, you can do 592 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: signing bonus from salary, you can always make room. And 593 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: I am I am completely convinced that they are going 594 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: to get a Darwin deal done, you know, before July, 595 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: and that's going to be settled and they'll figure things out. 596 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: So you know, what I'm bringing up is vib bringing 597 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 1: up because O Day, I think is one of those where, yeah, 598 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: you can you can fit him in under the capy, 599 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 1: someone you're familiar with, someone who excelled in your in 600 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: your scheme, in your system, and why not even if 601 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: he's not ready for a few weeks, you know, why 602 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: not get him on on the roster because you know 603 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: he can perform in your you know, in your offense 604 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: and has excelled in your offense. Yeah, dude has something 605 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: to prove too, man. I mean he's he's been rehabbing 606 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: and getting getting after it, I know, in the offseason 607 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: and wherever he lands. I know this. That's a big year. Man, 608 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: when when you put all that work in, you want 609 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,320 Speaker 1: to make sure you're in tiptop shape and you're performing 610 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: at your best. So it's good to have hungry guys 611 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: in a room like that. I'm gonna quote tweet that 612 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: right now and put some lightning bold emojis middle aged 613 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: man that's behaving like a child right now. So let 614 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: me just Oh, by the way, we're talking about social media. 615 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: I saw the thing you put on your Graham story 616 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: of the dramatic girl. Uh with the toys right, it's dying. 617 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: It's it's not a learned behavior. Who knew it was genetic? Right? 618 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: Look like a look like an NBA playoff game, exactly. 619 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: One more thing with the line, Um, Lombardi said that 620 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: in many ways, you know, we all know Frank Smith 621 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: did a great job last year and is in Miami now. 622 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: But but Nugent was most recently with Lombardi and said, 623 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: it's almost been more seamless with Nugent because he knows 624 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: exactly how I want to operate, too. So I don't 625 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: think there'll be much of a learning curve or much 626 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 1: of a change in that offensive line room. I think 627 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: that that having that that continuity, like you said, New 628 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: Orleans has has had some of the best line play 629 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: in the NFL over the last decade. Um, So I 630 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 1: think that that's a good thing as well. Yeah, no doubt, 631 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: I think Um. Look, I think you can't argue. Um, 632 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: you know what Frank and Sean did, Um, they were exceptional. 633 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: The offensive line was great last year, you know, especially 634 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 1: consider Arene Bulaga goes down in the first game and 635 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: Aboushi goes down midway through the season, and instead of 636 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: having a Bushe and Bilaga, You're you know, now operating 637 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: with Scofield and Storm Norton, and your offense, you know, 638 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: still is a top five offense in the league. Herbert 639 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: puts up five thousand yards thirty five touchdowns, like that's 640 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: a testament to them. So I don't want to minimize, 641 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, what losing Frank means, but I think having 642 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: you know, Sean stick around and bringing in someone that is, 643 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: like you said, familiar with with coach Lombardi's scheme. Uh, 644 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: you hope it's as seamless as as possible, but man, 645 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: he's it's I just think about it, Chris, you know, 646 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: I think about what it looked like in seventeen eighteen nineteen, 647 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 1: you know twenty that offensive line. I mean, we were 648 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: we were sweating bullets there on quite a few of 649 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 1: those snaps. So to have what what the Chargers have now, 650 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,719 Speaker 1: it is I mean, they flipped the script in one season, 651 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: and it's so impressive because it is one of the 652 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 1: most important position groups and it's one of the hardest 653 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: to get right. Ironically, the one thing I think about is, 654 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: you know, Justin's rookie year where he was kind of 655 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 1: running for his life. The one play that always sticks 656 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: in my mind is at the Superdome, I think early 657 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 1: in the game where he rolls right running for his life, 658 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 1: finds Keenan in the end zone and like that was 659 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: kind of a microcosm of some of the pressure that 660 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: he had to endure that year. So yeah, to see 661 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:27,479 Speaker 1: to see how this offensive line has been remade, and um, 662 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: you know a lot a lot of positive reports from 663 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: Ziona Johnson too. Again, this is all this is all 664 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: stuff that you know you're gonna hear right now. But 665 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: I have no doubt that Zion Johnson's going to be 666 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 1: a nice plug and play piece. And Rashaun Slater said 667 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 1: his rookie tape made a cringe and he was the 668 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: first team All Pro. That's a's a pretty funny statement. 669 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: And you know, like you said, Filer can can move around. 670 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: Lindsley's kind of the general that offensive line. And there's 671 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 1: a lot of young guys there too, So I think 672 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 1: a lot to be encouraged there across the line. Yeah, 673 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 1: I think also, you know, Lombardi pointed out because we're 674 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: constantly talking and about Gerald Everett and run after the 675 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: catch and athleticism and he's like, look, I think he's 676 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: a full service tight end. I think he can block. So, 677 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: you know, I think there's you know, there's an expectation 678 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: that hey, look our tight end is gonna you know, 679 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: if that's the case, if it if it plays out 680 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: where it's storm or it's tray and and maybe they 681 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: you do need a little bit of help. We got it. 682 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: You know, we can put Gerald there and he can 683 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: help block, but he's also a threat to to chip 684 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: and get out in the route and the defense is 685 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: gonna have to think about that. And you hope to 686 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: put him on their heels, you know, with that kind 687 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: of stressor so you know, mckittye, we know we're hoping 688 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: can take that next step into the I'm excited you've 689 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 1: mentioned him a week or two ago. I'm excited about 690 00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 1: him developing too. I think I just think that's another 691 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: guy who came on late last year and show what 692 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,840 Speaker 1: he can do as a as a blocker. But um, 693 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: he's got juice as a as a pass catch. You 694 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: mentioned just the fact that in that Kirby Smart offense 695 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: he didn't really have to do much of that. I 696 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: think that that's in his bag. Yeah, No, doubt, Um, 697 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: no doubt. It's you know, you're projecting, and you know 698 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: what do we do here? We project, you know, the 699 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,360 Speaker 1: ceiling for everyone and it doesn't Unfortunately, it doesn't always 700 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:11,520 Speaker 1: work out that way. But um, but like mckitty's a 701 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 1: really like like thing about Trey McKitty is like, uh, 702 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:17,360 Speaker 1: we're fortunate where we get to walk on the field, 703 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,839 Speaker 1: you know, and there's some players that you stand next 704 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,960 Speaker 1: to and you're just like, damn, you know, you recognize 705 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:26,400 Speaker 1: that's that's what a professional football player looks like, you know, 706 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: And mckitty's one of those. Like McKitty is, when you 707 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 1: stand next to him, you're like, that's a big dude. Man. 708 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: That is a big dude that can move. Um, you know, 709 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: a big strong guy because that that can move, you know, 710 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:39,879 Speaker 1: and when you can combine that, we know how hard 711 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,880 Speaker 1: it is to find a true why um, you know, 712 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 1: at that position, it's just it's hard, you know, it's 713 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:49,720 Speaker 1: and that's why guys like Kittle are so valued because 714 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:52,400 Speaker 1: there's not a lot that can do it. And Gronk especially, 715 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's why he's in the conversation is the 716 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,399 Speaker 1: greatest tight end of all time because of how good 717 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: he was as a blocker and now incredibly he was 718 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: as a receiver. They just don't come along very often, 719 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: so hopefully, you know, the receiving part can develop for 720 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: Trey Money. That's all I got today, man, I I 721 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: just wanted to let charges fans to listen. Everybody has 722 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,720 Speaker 1: hope this time of year. But I think the things 723 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,920 Speaker 1: that you're seeing not necessarily on the grass because the 724 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:20,239 Speaker 1: culture that's being built. Actually seeing these guys together now, 725 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 1: it's like a nice little appetizer before it gets real. 726 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:27,880 Speaker 1: At Jackhammet Sports Complex late late July and you can 727 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: get out there, boys and cowboys and rams. We got 728 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 1: cowboys and rams this year, trying progresses, looking forward to 729 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:36,839 Speaker 1: and you know what, I'll leave you with this. If 730 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 1: you're not familiar team photographer, our dear friend tynol Uh. 731 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: He's got a great photo that he posted yesterday of 732 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,879 Speaker 1: of Bosa and Mac. I'm glad you mentioned it followed Tie. 733 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: Such a great photo, it's amazing. I think his caption 734 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,759 Speaker 1: was just like, you know, whatever you thought it looked like, 735 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,000 Speaker 1: it's that's what it is. I think I think it 736 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:58,440 Speaker 1: just says, oh indeed, oh indeed, it's just those two 737 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,239 Speaker 1: dudes kneeling next to each other, and you're like, yeah, 738 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,399 Speaker 1: that's it's a reality, Like somehow these two guys are 739 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 1: on the same team. And uh, you know what, I 740 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:07,840 Speaker 1: thought Pop did a good job last week if you 741 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:11,719 Speaker 1: missed that episode of the pod that what did he have? 742 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 1: I think he said he had six sacks and seven games, 743 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,359 Speaker 1: so you know he was dealing with a serious foot 744 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 1: injury and you hope he's over that. But even though 745 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: he was hurt last year, and Khalil had mentioned that 746 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 1: after the injury, you know, after you had the season 747 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: ending surgeries, like like, I've been playing hurt all years. 748 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: So guy was playing hurt all year. He still had 749 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 1: six sacks and seven games. So so there's that. So 750 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 1: you're you know, you string that out and you project it, 751 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 1: and you're talking about a thirteen fourteen sacks season for 752 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 1: Khalil mack on the Bears, let alone on a team 753 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:41,800 Speaker 1: opposite Joey Bosa. Seeing those guys like on one knee 754 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: talking to each other, it's just like, I'd love to 755 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: be a fly on the wall and that guy the 756 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:49,800 Speaker 1: picture that tide took tie, So tie. Now, Mike Noak 757 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:53,120 Speaker 1: and Mackenzie Hudson Like, obviously get great pictures on charges 758 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: dot com, but but follow those all three of them 759 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 1: on Instagram too because you get some things that may 760 00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: maybe not make the site and it's cool to see that, 761 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:03,760 Speaker 1: especially getting you through the summer. As we get closer 762 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:07,439 Speaker 1: to training camp exactly, all right, money exactly. Hey, we're 763 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 1: off next week. M Mini camp is in two weeks, 764 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 1: so we'll have a little uh recap of Mini Camp went, 765 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 1: Mini Camp start. Mini Camp is the I think it's 766 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: the Tuesday and Wednesday of its like the fourteenth or something. Yeah, 767 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:28,239 Speaker 1: hold on, perfect, let me h, fourteenth and fifteenth, So 768 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,439 Speaker 1: today's a second. We'll be back on the sixteenth. We'll 769 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:35,759 Speaker 1: recap Mini Camp and we'll be with you throughout the summer. Um, 770 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 1: I have to get another offseason project now that we 771 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:40,719 Speaker 1: cleaned the drops thing in three you do it make 772 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:43,160 Speaker 1: an official you know. The mine was the dish the 773 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 1: quick look over there at the at the quick video 774 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 1: from PFF Ultimate, the show that comes to you. On 775 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: the twenty fourth, we'll be live from Hawaii, so uh yeah, 776 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:57,200 Speaker 1: my candy, we'll do a I have no problem. Carbonada 777 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 1: a half hour forty minutes from the shores, white kiky. 778 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:03,640 Speaker 1: Maybe I'll find a zip lock bag and just do 779 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:08,160 Speaker 1: it from the wave something. We'll do a Hawaii home 780 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:10,000 Speaker 1: at home. I'm going to wi for a few days 781 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 1: in July. There we go. I think I'll be there. 782 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:17,560 Speaker 1: So where are you? Where are you going? Going to wakiki? Yeah, 783 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 1: going to a waiho for for six days. Had to 784 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,319 Speaker 1: cut it off last year, had it all planned, had 785 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:26,240 Speaker 1: it ready to go, and training camp uh NFL network 786 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:29,400 Speaker 1: did the uh you know, all thirty two teams starting 787 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,960 Speaker 1: training camp on that Saturday, and they were like, hey, 788 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:34,319 Speaker 1: you gotta be here. And I was like, all right, 789 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,920 Speaker 1: I guess I'll fly back from Hawaii do the one day. 790 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:38,320 Speaker 1: They're like yeah, and then we need you the Cowboys 791 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,720 Speaker 1: on Monday, and then we need you the Charters on Tuesday. 792 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, so much for Hawaii. So this year 793 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:47,399 Speaker 1: I managed to push it up into June, just after 794 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:49,239 Speaker 1: mini camps so I can squeeze in it. We can 795 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:50,880 Speaker 1: give you a vacation day, buddy. You don't have to 796 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,759 Speaker 1: get up a h six am. And I'll let the 797 00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:56,840 Speaker 1: u I'll let the folks get their eyeballs on it. 798 00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:59,239 Speaker 1: No problem, no problem. At I'll do it from the 799 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:01,480 Speaker 1: balcony or something. We won't talk any football. We'll just 800 00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:03,960 Speaker 1: talk about your trip, you're tinner, or you're playing for that. 801 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:08,040 Speaker 1: That's what everybody wants to hear, all right, guys, I 802 00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:11,160 Speaker 1: always appreciate you listening and watching for money. I'm Chris. 803 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: This has been charges with you. H