1 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Welcome to a bye week edition of 2 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: Chargers Weekly and Unexpected By. But here we are and 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: coming up a beat Writer's Roundtable. Daniel Popper of The Athletic, 4 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: Jeff Miller, LA Times, Gilbert Menzano Southern California News Group. 5 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 1: We're gonna look back at the first five weeks of 6 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: the season and what the Chargers need to do to 7 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: get back on track coming out of the bye starting 8 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: against the Jacksonville Jaguars. So let's get right to it. 9 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: Here's our beat writer's roundtable. Well, we haven't done it 10 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: all season. Beat Writer's Roundtable Daniel Popper, The Athletic, Jeff Miller, 11 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: LA Times, Gilbert Manzano, OC Register, Southern California News Group. Gentlemen, 12 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: I wanted to do this during a bye week. I 13 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: didn't think the bye week was gonna come in week 14 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: six though. How are we doing doing well? I kind 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: of heathes a bye week myself. I'm ready to go 16 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: on vacation already. Chris, did you do you have plants? Though? 17 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: That's the thing it crept up on. Everybody didn't give 18 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: people time to make plants. You know, it's twenty and twenty. 19 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: You can't make a plane. I was. I was supposed 20 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: to go home and see my family for the first 21 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: time since January over the bye week, week whatever, week nine, 22 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: whenever it was supposed to be, and now I can't 23 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: go see my family. So thank you NFL. Jeff, what 24 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: do you have? Were you going to Cabo turned to buy? 25 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: What's going on? I was gonna go see Pop's family too. 26 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: That was weird thing. He didn't know I was gonna 27 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: be surprise. He was always well, I was gonna, I 28 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: was gonna open the door. It really is surprised. So 29 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: people should be traveling far and wide to have my 30 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: mom's eight plant parmer genre. It's that good. Everybody's going 31 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: to Pop's family's houses at some point. Guys. Two things. 32 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: I guess nobody really expected the charges to be one 33 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: and four at this point, I think it's safe to say. 34 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: And then justin Herbert, I think they found themselves a 35 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: franchise quarterback. Let's go just around the horn here, Pop, 36 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: just your your overall thoughts through the first five weeks. Yeah, 37 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's my biggest takeaways, that they found 38 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: a franchise quarterback. I don't think there's any doubt about that, 39 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: and he's only going to continue to get better from 40 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: here on out. The one thing that has surprised me 41 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: about Justin Herbert is just and we talk about it 42 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: in the press conferences and when we're just chatting among 43 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: the media. You know, he has been outstanding against pressure 44 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: and outstanding against the blitz. And that was the biggest 45 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: knock on him coming out of college from all of 46 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: these draft experts that scouted him. You know, he had 47 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: a tendency to his decision making would diminish and deteriorate 48 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: a bit when he was under pressure and under duress 49 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: in college. So he's gone ahead and turned what many 50 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: believed to be his biggest weakness into what has been 51 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: his biggest strength so far as an NFL quarterback. I 52 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: think you have to give a ton of credit to 53 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: Justin himself for putting himself in a position to make 54 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: those plays and obviously doing it on the field, avoiding pressure, 55 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: rolling out and making plays to his feet. And but 56 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: also I think the Chargers coaching staff also deserves a 57 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: ton of credit. You know, quarterbacks coach Pet Hamilton, offensive 58 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: coordinator Shane Steiken, for you know, putting him in a 59 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: position to be success well this early in his career 60 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: in a part of his game that maybe he wasn't 61 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: as good at in college. Gil the fact that he's 62 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 1: spreading the ball around too. I mean, obviously you see 63 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: Keenan and Mike Williams and Hunter Henry on Monday Night, 64 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: but the week before, guys who had never played in 65 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: a game, right, Tyrand Johnson, Donald Parham, Jalen Guyt and 66 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: the guy who hadn't played up until this year. He's 67 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: elevating to play those guys. And he's also hitting the 68 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: pro bowlers. Yeah, that's the impressive apart from me that 69 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: he's kind of getting everybody involved. He's kind of point 70 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: guard out there with all the injuries. Next man up, 71 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: He's gonna get those guys that contribute, Parham, Tyran Johnson 72 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: there getting their first career touchdown. I think Jeff tweeted out, 73 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: who else wants to touchdown? I got you just justin Herbert. 74 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: You know, it just shows that he's kind of playing 75 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: like like a veteran. I'm like, I'm kind of with pop. 76 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: I'm surprised how well he's playing against pressure. His accuracy, 77 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: his timing, the rhythm, everything he's doing has really surprised me. 78 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: We all know about the tools, the arm, strength and mobility, 79 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: but could have read a defense and he's a proved 80 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: right away. It's achieved, and it just crazy how far 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: he's come from training camp where I thought he wasn't 82 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: really ready yet. I thought Tyrod Taylor was the right 83 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: way to go, but obviously I was wrong. Jeff, what 84 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: about you? Man? First five weeks? What's it's just been 85 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: incredible that he's played so well and they can't win. 86 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: It'd be one thing if they were even two and three, 87 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: but I mean they it's almost that game the other night, 88 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: It's almost how does that happened? How does this team 89 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: keep having these games? It's remarkable that he has been 90 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 1: this revelation literally around the league. He's been the rookie 91 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 1: sensation more than Joe Burrow, more than anybody, and they 92 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: haven't won a game. Yes, he's zone for it's it's 93 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: it's really incredible, and it's you know, it's the old thing. 94 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: People want to say, let's the Chargers being the Chargers, 95 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: but it is sort of that idea of like, how 96 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: how does this happen? And it's really remarkable he's played 97 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: so well and yet they still have not won a 98 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 1: game for him with him as the quarter not for 99 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: him with him as the quarterback. It's it's incredible, really. Yeah. 100 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: You know, you could talk about the competition playing Brady 101 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: and Breeze and Mahomes, but the fact is you had 102 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: two seventeen point leads in back to back games against 103 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,799 Speaker 1: opponents on the road, and it's been these second halves 104 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: where they just haven't been able to close. And you know, 105 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: we saw this last year, but we didn't see it 106 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen. They won all those games in twenty eighteen. So, Jeff, 107 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: I guess I'll go back to you. We'll go back 108 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: around the horn. What do you think they need to 109 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: do Because we saw it two years ago, whether it 110 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: was in Seattle or Thursday night football in Arrowhead, they 111 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: found a way to win close games London, Tennessee. We 112 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: just haven't seen it the last year and a half. Well, 113 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: Joeybosa said it this week. It's probably just as simple 114 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: as they're not making plays. And I know that's a 115 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: kind of a it sounds stupid or it sounds really simplistic, 116 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: but that really is what it comes down to. It's 117 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: like a in the NBA if a guy if they're 118 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: not making the shot at the end, if a guy 119 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: can't make that shot, you're not gonna win. And the 120 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: guy that makes a shot, all of a sudden, you're 121 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: a clutch team and a clutch player. They just have 122 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: not been able to find somebody to make those plays. 123 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: If you remember twenty eighteen, a lot of those games, 124 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: it was a different guy. It was a different guy 125 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: tipping the ball at the end. There, it was a 126 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: different guy making the key first down. They had a 127 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: lot of contributors, and it was a lot. It wasn't 128 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 1: always one guy doing it. It It was a bunch of 129 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: different people. And right now they can't find one guy 130 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: to do that. The other night it could have been 131 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: Michael Badgeley. If he makes that kick, you know who 132 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: knows where the season might go from there, you know who. 133 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: It's just it's just I think it really is that 134 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: simple that they just have not had anybody able to 135 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: just make that one play. And the other night it 136 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: almost looked like a touchdown too. Mike Williams, maybe that 137 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: was it. Maybe that's gonna be the play. And of 138 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: course they just they just can't finish. And I really 139 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: do I don't think it's any I don't think it's 140 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: any great mystery. I think it's just they need somebody 141 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: to make a play. And I do believe there is 142 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: a sense of if they can, you know, I do. 143 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: I do buy that if they can get one of these, 144 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: and maybe they start to feel a little better about 145 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: themselves and maybe they react differently the next time. Yeah, 146 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: they say winning comes in bunches. But but Gil, you 147 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: know he mentioned badually. Uh, that was four points left 148 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: on the field the week before, that fumble right before 149 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: halftime from seventeen to ten. Um that one play in 150 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: the Kansas City game that they led until the final gun, 151 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: had Justin Hunt thrown that interception and just ran for 152 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: the first down. Maybe we're talking about them beating the 153 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: Chiefs in week two as well. Yeah, And that's the 154 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: thing about Monday night. There weren't any turnovers. It was 155 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: it was a missfield go a miss extra point. So 156 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: it kind of feels like it's something new every week, 157 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: and for a while it was those turnovers, those crucial ones. 158 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: But for Justin Herbert, it was nice to see that 159 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: he didn't commit any turnovers. I know Jeff asked about 160 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: that one reckless play before halftime, but there wasn't an interception, 161 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: so he's kind of learning on that. But it's just 162 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: these key crucial times. In the Chiefs game, Patrick Mahomes 163 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: ran on thirty and twenty one and thirty twenty converted 164 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: against Drew Breesey converted a couple of key third downs. 165 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: Is just when it when it gets it, when crunch 166 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: time is going and you need the best play, you're 167 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: not getting it done. Thee is kind of a gain, 168 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: a little tired. It just seemed like it's a lot 169 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: justin Herbert, but also it's a lot of injuries that 170 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: I hate to make excuses, but the injuries are going 171 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: to catch up and they have the last couple of weeks. 172 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: We talked about offline about the bye week coming now 173 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: versus h whenever it was was it week ten week 174 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: eleven for the Chargers. Was it supposed to be? Yeah, 175 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: I think it's a week time week ten, so so 176 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: it comes earlier. But when you have this many injuries, 177 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: I guess it's a good thing to to get some 178 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: guys back during what has looked at as a as 179 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: a softer part of the schedule. But you have two 180 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: division games coming up in the next three weeks, and 181 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: this team has a won a division game in a while, 182 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: so coming back, what does this team need to do 183 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: to regroup and and kind of get back to some 184 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,599 Speaker 1: winning ways here starting against Jacksonville? Man, I mean, it 185 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: starts getting healthy, right. I mean when overtime started on 186 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: Monday night, there were thirteen starters that were either out 187 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: or in Joey boats. And what Mike Williams case limited 188 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: on a snap frustration the NFL, it's about winning. An 189 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: NFL's about two things. Okay, starts with talent, and you 190 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: have to have talent on the field to win, and 191 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: the Chargers don't have their best talent on the field 192 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 1: right now. And the second thing is what Jeff and 193 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: Gill have both alluded to. You have to make key 194 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: plays and key moments, and that includes avoiding mistakes in 195 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: key moments. And you can go down the list from 196 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: and Gil did it a little bit of just all 197 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: the times in key moments where they just haven't made 198 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: plays or they made huge mistakes. I mean, if Michael 199 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: basually hits from fifty yards, We're not having this conversation. 200 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: It's over. We're having a completely different conversation right now. 201 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: We're talking about how they won the turnover battle. They 202 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: did everything Anthony Lynn wanted, They executed, and they won 203 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: the game. And but it's that it's the narrative will 204 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: switch that quickly when you when you don't make a 205 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: play in that key moment, another key play. And Justin 206 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: has played outstanding football. And I want to I want 207 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: to preface it with this, but he had kJ Hill 208 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: wide open on that third down throw and he missed him. 209 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: He just straight up missed the throw. If he puts 210 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 1: that throw out in front of kJ Hill, he probably 211 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: runs into field goal range and maybe they tie it 212 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: up and they extend over time, and you know, you 213 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 1: go back to the turnover in the Bucks game, you 214 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: go back to the turnover in the Chiefs game, the 215 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 1: near pick six at the end of the first half 216 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: against the Panthers. I mean, it's just all these mistakes 217 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: or not making plays in key moments, and it's exasperated 218 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: by just the lack of talent on the field right now. 219 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: When you have inexperienced players on the field, you're just 220 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: not going to have the same type of execution, whether 221 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: that's along the offensive line, whether it's on the back 222 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: end on defense, and that's why you're seeing these mistakes 223 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: because you have inexperience and less talented players in the field, 224 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: and it's learning how to win too. I thought Coach 225 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: Lynn brought up something interesting. He said Linval Joseph talked 226 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: to the team and in twenty eleven, the Giants they 227 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: had lost four in a row in November and December. 228 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: They ended up being a wildcard team. What nine to seven? 229 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: What did the Super Bowl beat the Patriots. I'm certainly 230 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: not saying the Chargers are gonna have that same formula, 231 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: but I think it's just a reminder that there's eleven 232 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: more games than this season. There's a mandosable part of 233 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: the schedule left, and you just have to seize the opportunity. 234 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: Paill go back to you, Yeah, I'll go I'll go ahead, Yeah, 235 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: absolutely resolutely. I mean, you know, and I keep going 236 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: back to just just getting healthy, you know, because right 237 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: now that the protection issues are are just not having 238 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,559 Speaker 1: three of your starting offensive lineman. If you protect a 239 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: little bit better, maybe you can throw a little bit 240 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 1: more on first down and you're not playing that type 241 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: of ball control offense in the second half that allowed 242 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: you know, the Saints to get back into this game, um, 243 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: and so you know it starts there. Get these guys 244 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: healthy and back. And you know, Anthony Lynn has proved 245 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: as a leader in this league that he can avoid 246 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: sort of a team devolving into you know, a negative 247 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: a negative record and getting into that four in twelve 248 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: and five and eleven range. He's proven the ability to 249 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: end losing streaks and turn a team around. But it 250 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: comes back to getting your talent back and executing. Gil 251 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: I interrupted your ankle ahead, Oh you're good. I was 252 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:45,719 Speaker 1: just gonna say the schedule, I kind of lost check 253 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 1: of the schedule. I got rearranged. But I think the 254 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: Saint team are still coming up. The Jaguars, the Dolphins, 255 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: the Jets, the Broncos, all teams you could beat, so 256 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: he could potentially, you know, go you know, five hundred, 257 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: four and four. I think Joe Bosa said today all 258 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: they got to do with get the five hundred. So 259 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: it's possible they should have won that game. As the Panthers, 260 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: that was a winnable game. I know the Pets are 261 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: a little better now, but it just seems like these 262 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 1: games that you must when you need to win, they 263 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: got to do it in the next month. And lucky 264 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: for them to have a Buybay to do it Starry 265 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 1: with the Jacksonville Jaguars. And one thing I'll add here though, 266 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: is that I'm not too worried about who their opponents are. 267 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: Like that to me is not a big deal because 268 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 1: they're going out and they're competing with really, really good 269 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: football teams. I mean, they should have beat the Bucks, 270 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,439 Speaker 1: they should have beat the Chiefs, they should have beat 271 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: the Saints. This is the Krem della Krem of the NFL, 272 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: and so you know, I don't look at it as 273 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 1: they need they need to play weaker opponents. It's all 274 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: on the Chargers. Can they turn this around and start 275 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: executing in key moments, because if they do, they can 276 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: beat anyone in the league. They've proven that, Jeff. They've 277 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: lost these four games by combined eighteen points and pop 278 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: art that stat. I mean, it's amazing when you think 279 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: about that, thirteen starters who were either out or limited 280 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: going into overtime. I know that there's injuries across the league, 281 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,599 Speaker 1: and the last thing coaches and players want is to 282 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: use that as an excuse. But my goodness, man, Like 283 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: we were just at Jackhammet Sports Complex watching Drew Trank, 284 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 1: will flying around making tackles, watching Darwin James just making 285 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 1: ridiculous plays, Melvin Ingram intercepting Justin Herbert. All these guys 286 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: have been out and I just wonder if they get 287 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: a couple of these guys bag, they win a game, 288 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 1: they get a couple more guys back, they start to 289 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: stack these wins, maybe this season can be turned around. 290 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: I think you guys are all right, and it's, uh, 291 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: it is interesting because you want to think, you know, 292 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: this team we won five games last year. They're won 293 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: and four O my god, they're gonna you know this, 294 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: this could end up being three and thirteen. But they 295 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: were hammering Tampa Bay in Tampa Bay, they were hammering 296 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: the Ram, the Saints in New Orleans. I mean, they 297 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: were just being they were. They were crushing them. And 298 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: you have to finish the game, obviously. But one my 299 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 1: point is I don't think you get leads like that 300 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 1: against those two teams just by chance, and if just 301 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: by some weird random you know, it's not randomness. These 302 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: guys are good. I mean, they actually have a pretty 303 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: good team, and we we just they're not getting the results. 304 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: And I think the one thing that everyone's kind of 305 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 1: alluded to is these guys will keep playing hard for 306 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,599 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn. I they don't. They don't quit for this 307 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: on this guy. So I think they're going to continue 308 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: to play hard, and I think I do think there's 309 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: a chance they can turn this around. I don't think 310 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna be a playoff team, but I don't think 311 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: this isn't a I don't think this is a three 312 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: win team either. I mean they have just look at 313 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: the other night. They they still were in that game 314 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: once keenan Ellen went down. They were really limited on offense. 315 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: Let's be honest. Okay, they they were. They justin Herbert, 316 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: I will guarantee you it was in that third quarter 317 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: thinging where am I going like, who can I who 318 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: can I trust? Who's gonna make a play here? And 319 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: they were still in that game and they still could have. 320 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: They still could have won that game with as limited 321 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: as they were. So I there is there is hope there. 322 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're a Charger fan, is this isn't 323 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: a situation where where you're in you know it's the 324 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: Jets or somebody where you're just the team's giving up. 325 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: It's over, forget it. Let's just get to the draft. 326 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: I mean, they these guys win lose, it's gonna stay 327 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: interesting and they're gonna they're gonna compete, and they're gonna 328 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: play a lot of close games. And I do think 329 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: that it's gonna they're gonna continue to be a story 330 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: even if they they don't have the success that their 331 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: fans hope they would have. Yeah, I was just gonna say, 332 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: like this team. You could look at the one and 333 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: four and oh and five records around the league, Well, 334 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: one of the things that this team has is they 335 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: are fighting, and they are in every game where you 336 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: look at some of these other teams, like the two 337 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: New York teams, where you know, it seems like those 338 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: guys are just you know, they're playing for twenty twenty 339 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: one already. I mean, I think there's enough veterans on 340 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: this team that have been through some adversity, whether it 341 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: was twenty seventeen or a guy like Len Ball who's 342 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: on a team that lost some games during a stretch. Heck, 343 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: everybody during the NFL is these games sometimes, don't they 344 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: feel like? And I feel like for the writers too, Man, 345 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: it feels like a loss on one NY football is 346 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: like a ten game losing streak in like the NBA, right, 347 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: I mean because you because you hear about it all 348 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: week long from from fans and the players have to 349 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: answer questions about what the coaches up. It's just it's 350 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: crazy how the the NFL each week feels like it's 351 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: just a huge weight on your shoulders, especially when you 352 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: when you stack forward in a row like this, you know, 353 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: and all of them have been one score games. I mean, 354 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, this is a mystery 355 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: that that people have been trying to solve in sports 356 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: for centuries. You know, what does it mean to be clutch? 357 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: You know, how does how does a team become clutch? 358 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: How do they how do you get a team to 359 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: perform in key moments? Some guys are just good at it, 360 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: but no one knows, like is it is it a 361 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: player's mentality? Do some guys just just meet those, you know, 362 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: situations head on ways Other guys don't. But that's why 363 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: you when you ask the coach why, you know, when 364 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: we ask Anthony, why are you losing close games? He's like, 365 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know, but you know it's probably execution. 366 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, like This is 367 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: something people have been trying to solve forever, and I 368 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: think part of it is just a cultural thing, you know, 369 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: like when guys talk about twenty eighteen and just I 370 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: remember talking to guys last year in the locker room 371 00:16:58,240 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: about what was different in twenty eighteen why they were 372 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: in close games and they were losing them in twenty nineteen, 373 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: and they said, it's like a mentally. Austin would say 374 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: this all the time. You know, we felt like in 375 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen when we were in those close games, we 376 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: were going to make them play and win the game. 377 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: It wasn't as if it was we were going to 378 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: do it, And so maybe it's a mentality thing. But 379 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 1: if it was, if it was as easy as sort 380 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: of pinpointing one thing, as Anthony said, then people would 381 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: have been doing this in sports forever and they would 382 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 1: and there would be, you know, a simple solution to 383 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: winning close games and performing in club situations. The problem 384 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: is there isn't, and it's a loser, all right. 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How about this, with many injuries on this team, 395 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: which player is the most important in coming back? And 396 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: I know there's multiple guys. If you can only pick 397 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: one starting against Jacksonville in a couple of weeks, Gill, 398 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: who do they need to get back? There's so many, 399 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: you know, I will say Austin Eckler, But the offense 400 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: is doing pretty well, so I'll go Mevin Ingram. I 401 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: think once Ingram went out, Jerry Tillery and you Chin 402 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: to Loosa weren't as effective. You need it, that that 403 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: second wave, you need it, that depth you needed Melbourne, 404 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: Ingram and Joy both creating a havoc in the trenches. 405 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: I think once Ingram comes back, and also hopefully Justin Jones, 406 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: you bring that the eight man rotation again and you start, 407 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: you know, pressuring guys like Joe Burrow and h and 408 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. I think you really need Melvin Ingram to 409 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: kind of help you out up top. That's a good one, Jeff, 410 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: for about you. Yeah, that Gill is right. There's so 411 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: many I think right now the Chargers would take anyone. 412 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: Just give me one. You know, it doesn't matter who 413 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: I get. I don't know. Gill's right, I mean the 414 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: offensive joy. I'm gonna say Eckler though, just because he 415 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: can do so much and he's he's you know, he's 416 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: the one guy on this team that we've seen. You know, 417 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: you can give them that little screen past so you 418 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: can bust it and be gone. So I would I 419 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 1: would say Eckler. But like you know, honestly, I offer 420 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: up any of those guys right now, and I think 421 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: the Chargers would say, well, we'll take any one of them, 422 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: anyone who can come back. There's still question, Poper, what 423 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: about you? Yeah, you know, I would lean Eckler, but 424 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna answer with with Brian Bulaga. Um, they need 425 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: to protect the quarterback that it's influencing so much of 426 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: what they do on offense because if you can protect 427 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: usin Herbert, that gives the ability to maybe have some 428 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: more drop back passes on first down and be a 429 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 1: little more creative, move the pocket, more play action. You 430 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: can trust that your protection is going to hold up. 431 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: Right now, they don't. They don't trust the protection, and 432 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: that means they're gonna run the ball on first down 433 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 1: every single time, and they're gonna be very predictable and 434 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: they're gonna, you know, it's gonna happen. What happened, And 435 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: on Monday night, you're gonna average one point one one 436 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: yards per carry on your first down. So it's like now, 437 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: because the teams are expecting it, you need to be 438 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: able to mix things up more. In order to mix 439 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 1: things up more, you need the protection. And Brian Blaga 440 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: was playing at a really high level before he got injured. 441 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 1: I think you know he only allowed one pressure before 442 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: he got injured. So you're talking about a sturdy presence 443 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: on the right side there that will protect Justin Herbert 444 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: and open up this offense for me. That's the guy, 445 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: either him or Trade Turner. You know in the Chargers 446 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: case that you know in their opinion, they just want 447 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: both of those guys back. So they can get some 448 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 1: seblance of a starting line here and get some Cohesian 449 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: to get some pass protection. But for me, it starts 450 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: in the trenches on offensive side and getting that protection 451 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: back and Brown Blaga. Yeah, one on one a with 452 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: with Turner and Bolaga. Herbert was hit twelve times too. 453 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: You just you don't want him to get hit as 454 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 1: many touch first mobile as he is and how he 455 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: got out of the pocket and made place, he still 456 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: was hit that many times, so you want to eliminate 457 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: that as much as possible. But but all of those 458 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: guys that you mentioned, you know the charges. We are 459 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 1: hoping to get them back here over the next few weeks. 460 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,679 Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens as the As the season 461 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: rolls on, this team tries to get some wins and 462 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: get some guys back in the process. Daniel Popper, Gio Manzano, 463 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: Jeff Miller. The first of the regular season. But this 464 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: will not be the last, my friends. We will do this. Uh. 465 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna try to do this every week. 466 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 1: Is we get rolling, the fans want it, I'm going 467 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: to deliver it. So appreciate you guys joining it. Looking 468 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: forward to it. Thank Chris sounds good. All right, that's 469 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: gonna do it for us. A big thanks to my 470 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: guys Jeff Miller, Gio Manzano, Daniel Popper for joining me, 471 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: and of course thanks to you all for listening. Be 472 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: sure to download and subscribe to the Chargers Podcast Network 473 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to podcasts. A new episode of Better 474 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: Half up this week. Also playmakers Haleyo would interviews Judy 475 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: Batista check that one out as well. Have a great weekend. 476 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: We'll see you next time. I'm Chris Harry