1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Late fifteen to ten touched up. 2 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 2: What's some guys welcome into a playoff edition of Chargers 3 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 2: Weekly as always, joined by the voice of the Chargers, 4 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 2: Matt money Smith. Obviously Money very excited for this game, 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 2: but can't help but just think about what's going on 6 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: in our city the last forty eight hours. 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. Look, the city's rallied around each other. We're trying 8 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: to lift up the people that are dealing with things 9 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: that could have never possibly fathomed was going to be 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: in their life. I think because where the Bolt is 11 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: where it is, the Chargers are where they are. I 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: assume there's a lot of people at the facility today 13 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: where we're sitting that are like me. I've got two 14 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: to three friends that have lost homes. I've got four 15 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: to five co workers that have lost their homes. The 16 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: Palisades is a huge community of entertainment people, and having 17 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: come from the music business and working in radio, a 18 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: lot of people live there, and a lot of people 19 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: and the kids who are in schools there because they're 20 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: great schools, are now without a home, and certainly our 21 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: thoughts are with them and what they're going through. And 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: I think, like anybody, if you're you know, you may 23 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: think that they've gotten god knows how many you know offers, 24 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: but still offer it. Hey, our house is open whatever 25 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: you need, and it's appreciated because that's essentially what we've done, 26 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: and even though no one's taken us up on it, 27 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: they tell you how genuinely appreciative they are. That. So 28 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: if you do have friends that or family or co 29 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: workers that are dealing with it, please let them know 30 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: they got a place to put their head, they got 31 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: a place to eat, they got a place to put 32 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: their kids, because that's what we do. You know, we're 33 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: used to it in Los Angeles. Sadly, you know, I 34 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: lived through the Malibu fires in ninety three when I 35 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: was evacuated and our entire neighborhood burned down, and it 36 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: truly was a damn shame that our house stood, considering 37 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: we were for idiot college kids that live there, and 38 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: all the houses behind us were families with kids, and 39 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: we watch them go through the rubble of nothing but 40 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: foundations and fireplaces and you know, holding each other and crying. 41 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: It's just terrible, but it's an opportunity to you know, 42 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: show the best of us and to be the best 43 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: person you can be to those that are dealing with it. 44 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: And and obviously you know we're wearing our l A 45 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: f D hats. Yeah, it's a it's a tiny little 46 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: show of support to what they're doing out there. But man, 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 1: just true heroes you know that are that are helping 48 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: everyone out. 49 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, you see the players and coaches rock these today 50 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: is we get set to to fly to Houston and 51 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 2: just driving in, Man, I come from the two ten 52 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: and just the cloud of smoke in Altadena, a city 53 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: that is destroyed, mal destroyed Pacific Palisades. So uh, hopefully 54 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: we provide a little bit of an escape as we 55 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: get you ready. 56 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 3: For for charges football on Saturday. 57 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 2: But just our hearts with everybody that's affected by by 58 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 2: this and this, you know, the firefighters here, man, just 59 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: the heroes. Man just going into this thing, attacking this 60 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 2: and hopefully getting this out. 61 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, just saying it's it's all anecdotal, but it's just 62 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's what I'm living through right now. Seal 63 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: Beach is a huge fireman community. For whatever reason, we 64 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: just got a ton of firemen in our city and 65 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: was talking with someone who knows the chief of one 66 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: of the units and said it's the first time, and 67 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: I think he was saying maybe since the Malibu fire, 68 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: he's like that. It's say an all hands on deck 69 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: where they are digging as deep as they can San 70 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: Diego things like that to get everyone they can, get 71 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 1: everybody they can up there and all rallying around each other. 72 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: And yeah, that's what they do. You know, instead of 73 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: running from danger, they run into it. And we certainly 74 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: appreciate it. And I know they get I know they 75 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: feel it because they feel it every day in our community, 76 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: you know, because they're around us all the time, and 77 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: everybody tells them how much we appreciate what they do. 78 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: But I think it's you know, when you see the 79 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: images and you see the flames and you see where 80 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: they're standing and where they're you know, they're drawing their 81 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: line of defense, putting themselves in harm's way. We certainly 82 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: appreciate it. But like you said, Chris, we're here. You 83 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: know that there are we're in LA there's plenty of 84 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: outlets for people to get great coverage of this, much 85 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: better than we can do, and we're here to provide 86 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: that distraction because you know it can when you keep 87 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: looking at the bottom of that screen and you see 88 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: zero percent contained, it can be a real punch in 89 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: the gut. So we'll try to take you away from 90 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: that for a little while. 91 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, our crew at kykew New has done a remarkable job. 92 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 2: And you said firefighters, Man, just they're a different breed. 93 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: You know, my dad's a firefighter, he was for thirty 94 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 2: years on the East Coast. My brothers a firefighter, and 95 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 2: just can't say enough about what those guys do on 96 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: a daily basis. But I do want to mention, depending 97 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: on when you're listening or watching this, the Chargers are 98 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 2: doing just a ton of great things as we get 99 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 2: you ready for the playoffs. January ninth, which is today Thursday, 100 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,599 Speaker 2: Ranch A Cuckamonga, there's going to be a supply drive 101 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: for the La wildfire evacuees. Same on the eleventh at 102 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: the watch party, the moros appear. 103 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 3: So Chargers are. 104 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 2: Doing a lot to try to bring attention to this. 105 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: And you know, if you're going to be in Rancho, 106 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: if you're in the Ie, or if you're gonna be 107 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 2: at the Hermosa Peer for the Wildcard watch party, there's 108 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 2: a supply drive for all the wildfire evacuee So. 109 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: Something to keep in mind obviously, you know, the Spanos 110 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: family always very generous when it comes to taking care 111 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: of the community. So you know they scratched out a 112 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: big check to help the cause as well. And don't 113 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: be afraid to do that because man, they're gonna need it. 114 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: Like you said, it's not just the Palisades, but you 115 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: know the Eating fire, the Woodley fire, the Hollywood Hills 116 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: fire that you know up by Running Canyon that broke out. 117 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 1: So the whole community can need help. And it's great 118 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: to rally together, especially if you can rally together around 119 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: a Charge of football game. Yeah, you know, for the 120 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: wild Card week and all the watch parties that we have, 121 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: and not just show up with your community with the 122 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: Bolt fam, but also show up with a little something 123 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: in your hand if you can afford to whatever you 124 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: might be able to provide to help. 125 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: We're taping this on a Thursday. We're getting sit to 126 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 2: go to Houston here in a couple of hours Monday. 127 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 2: Let's just rewind to Sunday and just it was important 128 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: to win to get the fifth seed, but it's important 129 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 2: to be playing your best football and the Chargers of 130 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 2: doing that right now. 131 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it was even more the latter, Chris, 132 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: what you said, just keep it going, man. You had 133 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: it in that second half against the Broncos, and then 134 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: you did it for four quarters against the Patriots. So 135 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: do it for another four quarters against the Raiders. And 136 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: I think you saw it and you continue to see 137 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: the identity of this team and what they want to do. 138 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: And DJ brought it up in the post, and I'll 139 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: credit him because it's a perfect point. He's like, nothing. 140 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: You know, coaches always want buying, right, how do I 141 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: get the buy and how do we get the buying 142 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: with action? And the fact that they had on their 143 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: open I want to say it was the opening drive 144 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 1: if I remember right now, it was the opening drive. 145 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: And they've got a fourth in inches, not a fourth 146 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: and one fourth and maybe less than a football. And 147 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: a different coach might have been like, you know what, 148 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: time to get aggressive, time to just get Herbert under center, 149 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: and let's just let's go get it man, and nope, 150 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: punt it, because that's what they do. They're like, we're fine, man, 151 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: We're good. This is the game we play. We play 152 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: field position, we lean on the number one scoring defense 153 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: in the league. We run the football, We churn the 154 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: clock and we don't have to freak out, we don't 155 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: have to break character. Ever, that's not what we do. 156 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: When that just sets the tone. And you know, I 157 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: think you can see coaches maybe get away from it 158 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: when the stakes change and maybe they change and you 159 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: just you don't get that sense from this staff at all. 160 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: It's what we've said for eighteen weeks. Now, you know, 161 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: it's tread water, get to the deep end, pull you 162 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: under and win a game. And that that that's something 163 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: you can pack and you can take into the playoffs 164 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: because there's just there's eighteen games of you know, of proof. 165 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:49,559 Speaker 1: That's that's what this team does. 166 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 2: Quentin Johnson thirteen catches, one hundred and eighty six yards. 167 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 2: You and Julia spoke to him before that game. I 168 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: mean coincidentally, how about that for timing good luck coming 169 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 2: on charges weekly. 170 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, good for him, man. And look, that's what 171 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: is that a product of. You watch that game and 172 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: Lad's getting bracketed. You know, they are focused on Lad McConkey, 173 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: and they are trying to take him away. And Herbert said, 174 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: all right, well I got number one over here, so 175 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: let's just go down that road and it's no different 176 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: than what he did with Keenan in Minnesota when they 177 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: were running zero blitzes and he's like, well, I know 178 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: Keenan's going to be able to beat his guy immediately 179 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: off press, so let's just do that all game. And 180 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: they never adjusted and the Raiders never adjusted. And look, 181 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: those were not easy catches. You know, Quinnin took some 182 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: freaking shots. He made that one handed grab on the 183 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: left sideline while surviving the ground as well. 184 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 3: He was into zone. 185 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: He was, man, he absolutely was, and good for him 186 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: to do it going into the playoffs and to put 187 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: that goes it's like, you know, two weeks ago, what 188 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: did we say. We said, hey, man, I love that 189 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: you got Darius Davis on film. Now for people to 190 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: think about, oh, I love that you got Stones Smart 191 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: on film. Now, this defensive coordinator's got to figure this out, 192 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: and you know, look out for Tucker Fisk leaking out 193 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: of the backfield because he's gonna burn you for ten 194 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: yards on one of these catches as well. And now 195 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: you've got well, we can we can double lad, we 196 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: can bracket laud. Okay, go ahead, because here's here's thirteen 197 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: catches on fourteen targets and really the fourteenth target was 198 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: a little behind them, so you could almost say a 199 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: perfect thirteen to thirteen for one eighty six. Go ahead 200 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: and cut that film up. 201 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been great to see Quintin really pick things up. 202 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 2: And you mentioned mclonkey five for ninety five. Let's just 203 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 2: look at Justin's nubbers twenty to thirty six, three hundred 204 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 2: and forty six yards pair of touchdowns. 205 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 3: But also just to see JK. Dobbins get rolled in 206 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 3: the last two weeks. 207 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 2: Knowing that you're gonna need him starting on Saturday, it's 208 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 2: been good to see the running game kind of compliment 209 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 2: with Justin's been able to do it. 210 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: I mean that's a key word, Chris complimentary football. Right, 211 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: the Chargers offense is at its peak performance level when 212 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 1: you have a run game because it's play action. I mean, 213 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: Justin is operating, you know, with play action more than 214 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 1: he ever has in his career and more than almost 215 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: any other quarterback in the league. So when you have 216 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: the threat of Dobbins, who's one of the best explosive 217 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 1: run rate runners in the league, so you have to 218 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: be careful because if he busts through that first line 219 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 1: and your second line isn't ready, that thing's gonna get 220 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: ripped off for twenty thirty yards. And he's got enough 221 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: of those on tape this year that now teams can't 222 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: be on their toes and it changes everything because now 223 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: play action's working. When they see the play action, they're 224 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: biting and that's when you start getting these looks downfield. 225 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: And then on top of that, you got a career 226 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: long rush forty one yards. You know, besting is thirty 227 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: seven yarder, and now that's on tape. So like it's 228 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: all I feel great for coach Roman because Giro's taking 229 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: a ton of incoming this year and it just look, 230 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: I get this is Chargers weekly. We're sitting in the bolt, 231 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: so of course we're going to stick up for our guy. 232 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: But he's got Justin Herbert who's in a boot for 233 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: three weeks of training camp, then high ankle spring in 234 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: week two. Then he's got Gus Edwards who's not ready 235 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: at the start of the season. Then when he gets 236 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: ready and the two of them are kind of starting 237 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: to go, JK goes down and it's like you got 238 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: to have some patience for these, you know, play callers 239 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: to recognize that they don't have everything, that they're trying 240 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 1: to make things work with one arm tied behind their 241 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: back to some degree. And now that it's all coming together, Look, 242 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 1: I think you saw what the Lions did to Justin Jefferson, right, 243 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: They were like, Hey, we're gonna blitz the hell out 244 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: of you, and we're gonna play man, and we're gonna 245 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: commit two resources to Justin Jefferson and if you can 246 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: beat us outside of that, then great. It's almost kind 247 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: of look what I like to have Justin Jefferson in 248 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: the charge. Sure, but you don't know where it's coming from. 249 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: With Herbert Will, he will give you a dose of 250 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: Disley for sixty five yards and a touchdown. You know, 251 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: he's a Greg Roman has been using those tight end 252 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: screens so effectively, and now you got to account for that. 253 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: And when you double Lad, he's got c And then 254 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 1: look at against the Raiders. You got DJ Shark with 255 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: his first touchdown, a beautiful grab and a ridiculous throw 256 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: you know, below a defender, a little side arm action, 257 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: and then finally Lad gets the score with the two 258 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: point convert on just one of the most incredible throw 259 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: route receiver quarterback in sync moments that we've seen this year. 260 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: Like if I were a defensive coordinator, you know, I say, okay, 261 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: where do I want to start? Like where you know, 262 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 1: obviously want to start with slowing down the run. But 263 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: if you're going to commit those resources and lads playing 264 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: one on one and you're not playing too high or 265 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: you're putting an extra man in the box and you're 266 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: Darren lad to beat you, man, He's going to beat you. Yeah, 267 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 1: So that's where that thing's going to start. 268 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 3: So well, that's that's what's interesting. 269 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 2: We'll get into like Derek Stingley for instance, like is 270 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 2: he going to travel? Is he going to stay on 271 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 2: one side of the field? And I guess to your point, 272 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 2: if you don't have a Justin Jefferson, you don't know 273 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 2: where Justin Hurbert's. 274 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 3: Going to go with the football. 275 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 2: So yet you can have a certain or a Stingley 276 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 2: have one side of the ball, but on the other side, 277 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 2: Quinton Lad, we don't know what Justin's going to do 278 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 2: on a week the week basis, And I think that's 279 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 2: what makes this offense so dangerous. I was actually doing 280 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 2: Houston Radio this morning. They were talking about how, you know, 281 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 2: maybe the numbers weren't there for Justin. What do you 282 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 2: see out of the offense? Exactly what you said, Like, 283 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 2: it's it's a brand new offense. There's no Keenan, there's 284 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:07,599 Speaker 2: no Mike, there's no Austin Eckler. So the beginning of 285 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 2: the year, Justin has that ankle injury. You're not gonna 286 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 2: look like you look now. And I think it's taken 287 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 2: an entire season for Justin to build that chemistry. Keep 288 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 2: in mind he missed it was a training camp too, right, right, 289 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 2: So you gain the chemistry with Quinton, with lad with Palmer, 290 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 2: with Chark, with Disley, and now we're seeing kind of 291 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 2: the fruits of this offense kind of come to like 292 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 2: that second half of the Denver game to now money 293 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 2: the offense hasn't played better, Like this is the exact 294 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 2: type of football you want to be playing going into 295 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 2: the wildcard round. 296 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know you mentioned Stingley. Look, it's a 297 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: it's a good defense man. It's a really all three levels, yes, 298 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: all three levels. Up front, it might be the best 299 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: pair of edge rushers in the league. I think you 300 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: can make a pretty compelling case it is with Daniel 301 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: Hunter and will Anderson guess what though, The Chargers' strength 302 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: is their tackles. So now Tim Siittle's also got a 303 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: lot of push. I was watching a lot of his pressures, 304 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: and man, he can just lift the dude up and 305 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: put them on skates. So that's something you got to 306 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: be aware of as well. But you mentioned Stingley, man, 307 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: they got a young secondary that is playing their tails off. Yeah, 308 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,559 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting to see how because they lost Petres, 309 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: you know, he's down. They've lost basically two nickels, so 310 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: they move last there, which would be kind of fun 311 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: because he and mccauckie of course Georgia together if that's 312 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: what they're gonna do. But then they moved him back 313 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: outside because that just wasn't working. I can't remember who 314 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: that I know they were talking about putting Brian in there. 315 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: But point being, look, Lad, I wish I had my 316 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: notes actually real quick. It's just like dig into it 317 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: because we've already talked about the slot stats on Lad, 318 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: and you're gonna have to commit a valuable resource to 319 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: the slot. It's just the reality. Uh second most yards 320 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: and receptions over expected of all slot receivers. We've talked 321 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: about it. It's he and CD Lamb eight hundred and 322 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: one receiving yards from the slot plus four point eight 323 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: yards or should say plus four point eight receptions over 324 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: act it in his seven ten point seven yards per 325 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: target and the slot is fourth best of any wide 326 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: receiver in the league. So what I'm what I you know, 327 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if those numbers make sense to people 328 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: listening or watch it. But are you gonna put a 329 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: Coupda outside because he's been getting He's really struggled this year. 330 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: So if you're going to Coupda outside with Stingley on 331 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: the other side, because you have to put Lassiter in there, well, 332 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: now you've got that outside opportunity. You put a team 333 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: in crisis because it's attrition. Their secondary has been hurt 334 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: a little bit. It's been one of the strengths this season. 335 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: You know, Lassiter stingly each or No, I think it's 336 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: actually I don't think it's uh. I think Lassiter has 337 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: three picks if if I'm right, I think Kaitaln Bullock 338 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: has the five picks as well. He's a great. Yeah, 339 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: So Bullock and Stingley have the UH have the interceptions. 340 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: But Lassiter has been great, so just fantastic. So It's 341 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: really kind of a where you're gonna commit the resource 342 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: because we know what you want to do. You want 343 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: to play man. You want to get up there, and 344 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: if you do, you're gonna have to be able to 345 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: check every box. And I think that's that's going to 346 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: be fun to see how they decide, because you know, 347 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: we talked about going into New England, right, are they 348 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: going to have Christian Gonzales travel with ladd and they 349 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: really didn't. What happened, Lad's got two touchdowns and he 350 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: eats the Patriots defense up, So you know, that's that's 351 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: what you want to do. You want to put a 352 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: team's unit in conflict and cause them to think to 353 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: try to figure out how can we solve this problem. 354 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 3: It was fun to hear Demiko O. 355 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 2: Ryan talk about this Chargers offense and Lad McConkie specifically 356 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 2: saying like, how can I get a guy like that? 357 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 2: So he obviously ladd Is has done enough to get 358 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 2: the attention of Demiko Ryan and he mentioned Justin Herbert 359 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 2: in saying that he's not like Josh Allen or Lamar 360 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 2: Jackson or mahomes in that he wants to be in 361 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 2: the pocket. He wants to kind of figure out what 362 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 2: you're throwing at him, and that leads me to believe 363 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 2: that they're going to try to trick Justin. But there's 364 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: not many defensive coordinators in defense the defenses rather that 365 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 2: can trick a Justin Herbert who has three interceptions on 366 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 2: the year. 367 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 3: Money. 368 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 2: I think that that's really the key to the game, is, 369 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 2: like you, everything that they've done throughout the year, you 370 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 2: want to show up in the postseason. 371 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: Right. 372 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 2: The hallmark of this team has been just great red 373 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 2: zone defense, great on third down, no turnovers, and that's 374 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 2: what you're hoping carries over into basically a one game 375 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 2: elimination winner, go home. 376 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. Coach Harbag I thought it was such a great 377 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: way to describe it when he said, you know, you're 378 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: facing football death. It's like that we want to stay alive, 379 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: we want to keep breathing. You know, the playoffs are 380 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: football death. That's what's you know, staring you in the face. 381 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: If you can't get this thing right, Look that the 382 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: key is probably going to be running the ball, just 383 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: from the Chargers offense versus the Texans defense. If they 384 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: can run the ball and they can get that play 385 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 1: action working, they've been susceptible to explosives, and I don't 386 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: think there's a better downfield passer than Justin Herbert. And 387 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about sixty five yard bombs over the shoulder. 388 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: I'm talking about fifteen plus right, your guys, fifteen yards 389 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: twenty yards of air downfield, hitting them in rhythm and 390 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: in a fifteen yard completion becomes a thirty eight yard gain. Like, 391 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: no one is better than Justin at that. And the 392 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: way the Texans play, I've got it right here. Second 393 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: highest pressure rate, the only team with two edge defenders 394 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: and top ten pressure rates. So what does that mean. 395 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: It means that they're comfortable playing man, because we're gonna 396 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: get home before you guys have a chance to get 397 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: off this coverage. Our guys will hold coverage and now 398 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: we can get after you. And they blitz on forty 399 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: percent of third downs that is third fifth highest in 400 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: the NFL. And they're good at it, man, they are 401 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 1: really really good at it. So if you can get 402 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: that run game working and they can't come downhill and 403 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: they can and they've got to commit more resources and 404 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 1: man's not working outside, then you can really start to 405 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: get this thing going. Because I'm assuming they're gonna commit 406 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: resources to the box and they're gonna play man, and 407 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: they'll play a single high and they'll run man across 408 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: the board, and they're gonna say, go ahead, and let's 409 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: see if you can beat us with your run game, 410 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: and then we'll adjust. And if you can't, it's gonna 411 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,959 Speaker 1: make for a bit of a tough day. And if 412 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: you can, then you can really kind of get this 413 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: thing humming. 414 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 2: One of the keys of the game, JK Dobbins against 415 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 2: those linebackers Christian Harris and Aziz al Shah here, who's 416 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 2: back in the lineup after that big hit that he 417 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 2: delivered on Trevor Lawrence. What do you see from those 418 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 2: linebackers against this running game. You know, we mentioned JK 419 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 2: coming back at the right time. We didn't even mention 420 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 2: Ezekiel Elliott. It's on the Chargers, by the way. We 421 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 2: don't know his status, but it's just it's kind of 422 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 2: hard to believe him wearing number twenty four out there. 423 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's wild. It's because it's Zeke. You know, he 424 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: was at a time, you know, when the conversation is 425 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: the best running back in the league. And it's also 426 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: weird that he's just twenty nine. I know, it just 427 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: feels like he's been around for fifteen years or well. 428 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 2: In twenty sixteen he was drafted four overall. 429 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 3: Joey Bosa was three overall. 430 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 2: So we got teammates, Yeah, teammates exactly in twenty sixteen 431 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 2: NFL drafts. 432 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, And look if I hope Gus was able to go. 433 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: You know, he's put in the work, He's busted his 434 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: tail to try to get out there, he's played hurt. 435 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: You'd love for him to have the reward of a 436 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: playoff game and to be able to contribute and help 437 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: this team win. You can argue his forty three yard 438 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: run against the Broncos was kind of that spark that 439 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 1: really got this thing going. So I think for all 440 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: the people that are just excited by the name and 441 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: they should be, Zeek's great. You know, Zeke can run. 442 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: You know that they can. They can. Greg Roman is 443 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 1: so good at dialing up and drawing up run concepts 444 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: and designed runs that he knows what Zeke does. He 445 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: knows that if he wants to run power, or he 446 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: runs to run, or he wants to run duo and 447 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 1: let Zeke read that linebacker and get after it. It's 448 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 1: gonna work. He can. Zeke can sleepwalk through that stuff. 449 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: And if you can block it up, you know, And 450 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: that's what this is. It's hey, you know, just to 451 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: the Zeke thing to get off on that that tangent, 452 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: like it just shows you we're in a playoff week 453 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: and Jewel Ortiz is still churning still like can I 454 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: get can I get in incrementally better? If Gus can't go. 455 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: As much as I love having a san and as 456 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: good as he is in pass prosic is exceptional in 457 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: pass pro, as is JK. And so that's that's priority 458 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: number one. If you're gonna take if you're gonna be 459 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: in the backfield with us, you better be able to block, 460 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: and you better be able to read it. You better 461 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: be able to see it, you better be able to 462 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: react to it. And it's not easy, man. You've got 463 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: to do all that, and then you've got to take 464 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: on a guy that might be twenty thirty pounds heavier 465 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: than you running downhill while you're holding your ground like 466 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: it is not easy pass pro. So I don't want 467 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: to make light of it, but to me, that's sort 468 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: of the Okay, where where are we at? And if 469 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 1: we're here, can we get to hear? And if if 470 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: we can get to hear, then I'm gonna do it 471 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 1: and let's let's get after And it just it's been 472 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 1: such a theme this season where these guys have been 473 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: signed and three days later, Eddie Jackson's getting forty snaps 474 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 1: so Derwin can stay at the big nickel against the 475 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: Patriots and he's blowing up two fourth. 476 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 2: Downs, you know, And that's the defensive player of the 477 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 2: month exactly, James exactly. 478 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: And that's and like, that's that's a practice squad award 479 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: because you're Elijah Molden goes down. Okay, well we don't 480 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: have I have to put Drwin there, drop Eddy Jackson there. 481 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: We just sign him four days ago. He'll mark before 482 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: exactly right. And yeah, and so I think that's the 483 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 1: Zeke thing is a continuation of of that. It's it's 484 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: not about finding the next undrafted free agent pro bowler, 485 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: it's can we get from one to one point two? 486 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: And if I can get to one point two, then 487 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: let's get to one point two. It's better than one. 488 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: So and that's kind of what we're talking about. 489 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 2: And even if it's not this week, if they're lucky 490 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 2: enough to get to the to the next round. 491 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 3: Maybe that's when Zeke makes his debut in Powder Blue. 492 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 3: And you know that's That's another thing I want. 493 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 2: To talk about because it's the noise around Los Angeles 494 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,680 Speaker 2: isn't uh oh, the Chargers are going to run away 495 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 2: with this one. But it seems like, you know, Rex 496 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 2: Ryan called it a bye week for the Chargers and 497 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 2: not true. And it's it's I think a product of 498 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: thirty one to two on Christmas Day with the whole 499 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 2: world watching and not the whole body of work. 500 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: With the worst uniforms in the history of the NFL. 501 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 3: By the way, are they wearing those on Saturday? 502 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: Better or not? I have called game. I called the 503 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 1: game in just ridiculously dense fog on the farm at 504 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 1: Stanford and it was Stanford versus Oregon. Stanford was in 505 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: their cardinal and white pant and Oregon was in white top, 506 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: neon silver pants. Oh no, I wish it was neon, 507 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: white top, silver pants, silver numbers. Couldn't see it, just 508 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: could you couldn't see numbers. I'm basically called Massoli back 509 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: to throw completes it to somebody. Yeah, and it's for 510 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: eight yards lay by play guys worse than Nightmare and 511 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: those Texans uniforms all black with maroon numbers and dark 512 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 1: blue lining. It's like, what are you doing? Why are 513 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: you what? And our booth at the taxi listened to me. 514 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 1: It's all about me. And I'm all the way up, 515 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,199 Speaker 1: you know, seven stories high, and now I've got to 516 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 1: figure out sod will is that fifty one or is 517 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: that fifty five? I think it's fifty. No, it's fifty one. 518 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: Oh no, it's not, it's sixty eight? Like, hey, can 519 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: I shidebar? Can I can? I all right? 520 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 2: Speaking to sidebars? I think I've hit the statute of limitations. 521 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 2: I used to work for the Redskins in two thousand 522 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 2: and five. They came up to me. I was like 523 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 2: a marketing assistant and they said, hey, hey, Chris, can 524 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 2: you stand up for a second. They're like, yeah, you'll do. 525 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 2: He goes be a FedEx field tomorrow. I said, okay. 526 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 2: They had me model black uniforms that they were like 527 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,120 Speaker 2: trying to get approved through by the league, right, And 528 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 2: it was the coolest day I've ever experienced. 529 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 3: I was wearing pads. 530 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 2: I'm in pads. I'm in pads. I'm doing outs. I'm 531 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 2: going in three point stances. And what they did was 532 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 2: they put NFL Films music to it and they sent 533 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 2: it to Paul Techicli for approval. It's it's like a 534 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 2: DVD rom. I can't it's hope it's in storage because 535 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 2: it's it's one of the more hilarious things that you've 536 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 2: ever seen. 537 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 1: Absolutely on that. 538 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 3: But they wanted to see. 539 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 2: What the numbers would look like, you know, for for 540 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 2: people like yourself called the game. It was one of 541 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 2: the more embarrassing things in hindsight. But if we're if 542 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 2: we're on the tangent of numbers, Hello. 543 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:06,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, Josh got it. Josh's you're not going on 544 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 1: the trip. Go to the storage unit and find the DVD. 545 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: Have it ready for next week. That's the most important 546 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: development here. 547 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 3: It is I hope I have it. 548 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: I hope I have you better have it? Yeah. I 549 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: can tell you what would happen if they walked into 550 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: the room and I was sitting there. They would look 551 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: at me and go, Nope, next one, what's gonna buy 552 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: that? That guy is a football player. I don't know where 553 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: we're were we were talking Texans and I derailed it. 554 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: It was the Christmas Day game that everybody's. 555 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 2: Everyone's thinking about thirty one to two Texans and not 556 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 2: the ten win Texans. 557 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 3: You know, and listen. 558 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 2: C J. 559 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 3: Stroud has struggled a little bit this year. He's been 560 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 3: hit a lot. I think he only Caleb Williams. 561 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: Has been sacked more fifty two sacksots. And it's weird 562 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: because Larabie Tunsel is one of the best tackles in 563 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: the league. I mean, he still is. He's fantastic. 564 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 3: It sounds like his penalties. 565 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: And the rest of the line has been bad. So 566 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 1: that's kind of what they're what they're running into is 567 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: offensive line is basically, you can't have a you can't 568 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: have a I don't I'm just trying to think of 569 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: the best way to put it, because they're all good players, 570 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: they're in the NFL. But let's just say, if it's 571 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: a one through a five, you can't have any ones. Man, 572 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: you can get by with you can get by with 573 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: five threes. You know, you can get by with two fives, 574 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: or you can get by with a five, a four 575 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,959 Speaker 1: and three twos. You cannot get by with four fives 576 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 1: and a one, Like, you just can't it doesn't. They 577 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: will attack it relentlessly and you can do that. So 578 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 1: I think that's essentially what's happened is they have too 579 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 1: many ones or twos that are still trying to get 580 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: it figured out. And I think they've gone through ten 581 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: or eleven different combinations as well, and that's not good. 582 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: Like the Chargers, they're starting five has played together sixty 583 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: five percent of the snaps. It's top five in the NFL, 584 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: and it shows. And that's why while it was a 585 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: little leaky at the start of the season, here we 586 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: are late and it's the lowest pressure rate in the 587 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: league these last two and a half weeks, going back 588 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,360 Speaker 1: to even the Bronco game. So I know you could 589 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: say Raiders and Patriots and all that, but it includes 590 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: the second half of that that Bronco game as well. 591 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, the strength or strength to of Slater and all 592 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 2: versus Anderson and Hunter, I think it's a big and 593 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 2: hopefully you can just neutralize those guys, but I do 594 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 2: think that this is gonna be a Bosa Mac game, 595 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 2: Like if those guys can get home on CJ. Stroud 596 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 2: and you know, even derwin at the line of scrimmage, 597 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 2: making life hard on those guys on Stroud and the 598 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 2: fact that you don't have Diggs, you don't have Tank Dell. 599 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 2: It's really kind of like a Joe Mixon Nico Collins 600 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,439 Speaker 2: are like the two guys you can't let beat you 601 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 2: on Saturday. 602 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: I'll tell you it's funny. I'm gonna go sort of 603 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: not opposite that, but complimentary to that. This to me, 604 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 1: could be a Tier Tart game. This gonna be a 605 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: Tier Tart Morgan Fox game because I assume they're gonna 606 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: commit resources. They'll let Larremie, you know, sit on the 607 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: island and see if he can operate on the island, 608 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 1: and then they'll commit resources over to the right side 609 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: to Fisher And that's kind of what they'll do, and 610 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 1: that's going to leave the middle vulnerable. And the middle 611 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: has not been good. It's been soft. So Tierre's been 612 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 1: so good. And we don't talk about him enough because 613 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,479 Speaker 1: he's more of a rotation player. He's not out there 614 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: as many snaps where he can pile up some gaudy stats. 615 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: But this guy that can blow up plays man. He 616 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:24,400 Speaker 1: can get back there in a hurry, he can get 617 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: his hand on the ball, he can pop it up 618 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: in the air, for an interception, he can track down 619 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: you know, CJ, because he's right in his lap immediately 620 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: and he looks up and there's you know, Khalil or 621 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: Joey coming there and then he gets stuck in a 622 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:36,919 Speaker 1: sandwich and you can strip that ball out like I 623 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: could see it being that Morgan Fox Tier Tart defensive 624 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: tackle upfield kind of deal, because it's just the way 625 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: that that line has been operating this season where they've 626 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: been real leaky inside. 627 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 2: I like that, And you know that's a guy who, 628 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 2: again not necessarily a household name. But what have we 629 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 2: seen every single week, whether it's on offense defense, somebody's 630 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 2: stepping up and you don't know if it's your And that, 631 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 2: I think is what the playoffs is all about, is 632 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 2: finding the guys who may not contribute on a week 633 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 2: to week basis. 634 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 3: In terms of like a Pro Bowl impact, but like. 635 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 2: We've seen it offensively, money like every single week Justin 636 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,959 Speaker 2: has been able to identify somebody who helps win a 637 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 2: football game. And I think offensively, you know, you talk 638 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 2: about the tight ends, you know, like Disley Stone's smart, 639 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 2: like there's gonna be someone in this game who maybe 640 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 2: we're not talking about that could end up being the 641 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 2: reason why they win. 642 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's you know, it's kind of something that Justin 643 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: has done his whole career, right, He's made Charger fans 644 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: familiar with the likes of t Billy and Jalen Geigan 645 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: and Tucker Fisk and Stone Smart this. You know, this 646 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 1: season it's been Will Disley, who's never really been a 647 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: pass catching tight end. I can pull that. I mean, like, 648 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: the numbers on Disley are hilarious. He coming into this season, 649 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 1: where is it? 650 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 3: So It's like, I'm gonna make you a pass catching tight. 651 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: End exactly here. It is so previous highs Disley thirty 652 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: four receptions this year, fifty previous high end yardage three 653 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: forty nine, four hundred and eighty one. And he missed 654 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: a few games, and he missed a couple of games. 655 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: And on top of that, the guy's got three hundred 656 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: and three yards of yak sixty three percent. He's a 657 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: giant tight end. Normally, what do they do. They run 658 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 1: down the scene, they catch the ball and they fall 659 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: on the ground, you know, And here's a guy who's 660 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: like doing jump cuts and jukeing guys on their shoes, 661 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: and he's got all this yak like it's hilarious how 662 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: it's all worked out, and I mean and by hilarious, 663 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: I mean it's just it's incredible. What what it means 664 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: and football we say it all the time. Football is circumstance. 665 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: The circumstance of Will Disley playing with a quarterback like 666 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:46,479 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert is is this? It produces this? And I 667 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: love that Tucker Fisk was standing in the end zone like, 668 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: ooh is this Oh it could be? It went and 669 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,160 Speaker 1: it went behind him at Disley and then for a 670 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: secondary thought. 671 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 3: I'm wide open. 672 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: This could be my target. Now he's taking every he is. 673 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: Appreciate Tucker, He's blocked his tap off. He's done a 674 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: great job this year. He had those catches in seven 675 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: consecutive games at least one. But that's this least t 676 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: Let's get him. Let's get him number two. And by 677 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: the way, the other thing on that, let's get this 678 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: one in there, because I do love this. They have played, 679 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: they have run. This is my favorite stat of the week. 680 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: This is like, what do you get when you hire 681 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,720 Speaker 1: Jim Harbaugh and what do you get when you bring 682 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: Greg Roman into be your offensive coordinator? The Chargers have 683 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 1: run one hundred and forty three plays this season on 684 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: offense with at least seven two hundred and eighty five 685 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 1: pound plus players on the field. Seven. So to put 686 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: that in perspective, the team that's second, I'm sure everyone 687 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 1: can guess what team is second, right, the Ravens of course? Yeah, 688 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: how many plays do you think they've run with seven 689 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: two hundred and eighty five pound plus guys less than 690 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: one hundred twenty eight Chargers one hundred and forty three 691 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: and the Ravens twenty eight for second place? So what 692 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 1: does that tell me? Get up in the playoffs and 693 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: guess what's coming downhill? Here comes Scott Mattlock three hundred 694 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 1: plus pounds, Here comes Sam Mustafer and jumbo package. Here 695 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: comes Tucker Fist like you are going to wear it 696 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: if you if you fall behind, God help you defense, 697 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 1: because here comes one hundred and forty three plays of 698 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: seven guys that are two hundred and eighty five pounds 699 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: or more. 700 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 3: That's what Demiko Ryan said. 701 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 2: It's like, Hey, the Charge will play you close in 702 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 2: the first half, and if they get you in the second, 703 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 2: it's over. Like if they get a lead on you 704 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:36,479 Speaker 2: and they pull away, it's over because oh, exactly, that's 705 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 2: stat that's what would you get. 706 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: That statu I think that was NFL. I want to 707 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: say that came from the NFL, folks. I don't get 708 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 1: paid by them. As a matter of fact, I was 709 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: fired by them. Yet I will still plug their product 710 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: because it's that good. That is from the NFL Pro 711 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: subscription where they have all the Amazon next Gen stats 712 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: and all that stuff in there. 713 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 2: And that just illustrates Buddy Jim Harball's not doing what 714 00:32:58,120 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 2: anybody in the league is doing. 715 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 1: Hundred, there's three. 716 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 2: There's no copycat anything like nobody's doing what this offense 717 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 2: is doing. Yeah, and we've seen it from the beginning 718 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 2: with just the emergency of Scott Matt Locke and what 719 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 2: he's meant to this offense. And I do think the 720 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 2: running game, it's you're gonna have to pack it. You're 721 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:18,040 Speaker 2: gonna have to pack a JK. Dobbins cut him coming back, 722 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 2: and I think him getting those two games against the 723 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 2: Patriots and Raiders, I think is huge for this offense. 724 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 2: Get him round him into playoff shape and ready to go. 725 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. I think the you know, the key to that 726 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: stat really is Tucker Fisk is that that Tucker is 727 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: exactly two hundred and eighty five pounds, so that's where 728 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: it comes. And the fact that you've got a three 729 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: hundred pound full back that's really rounded into form and 730 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: isn't just some big, lumbering body. But man, matt Lock's 731 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,719 Speaker 1: in motion non stop. They typically run right behind him. 732 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 1: Wherever he ends up is where it's going, and for 733 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 1: good reason, because he's he's paving the way. But that's 734 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: really what that stat is. It's the five offensive lineman 735 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: Fisk who's on whichever side they decide to put him on, 736 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: and then matt Lock in the backfield. And it's like, 737 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: all right, here's us even of R eleven, good luck 738 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: with that. I just noticed your your defensive ends, while 739 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:09,280 Speaker 1: they are incredibly talented, are Let's see what Will Anderson. 740 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: Daniel Hunter is two sixty and Will Anderson is two 741 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:16,919 Speaker 1: forty three, so that's that's what you're looking. And look 742 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: they're in speed, Like that's what's interesting, right, It's styles 743 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: make the fight, right, it's power versus speed. That Texans 744 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: defense is built on speed. Everybody is lightning quick for 745 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:32,839 Speaker 1: their position. So it'll be interesting to see you know 746 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 1: how that how how it works you know, are those 747 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:40,280 Speaker 1: guys quick enough to get around Slater and Alt because 748 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:41,600 Speaker 1: that's how they're gonna do it. They're gonna do it. 749 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 1: They're certainly not gonna do with power, not with those 750 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: two guys. They get their hands on you, it's over 751 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: when you're two forty and two sixty. But they can 752 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: get around you, and they've done it all season long, 753 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:52,879 Speaker 1: so that's what it'll come down to. But it's nice 754 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 1: to have that extra two hundred and eighty five pound 755 00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:55,439 Speaker 1: body out there as well. 756 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 3: Some of the intangils, just you know, the home crowd. 757 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 2: I think it's so important for the Chargers to not 758 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:04,240 Speaker 2: get this crowd into it early and give them a shot. 759 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 2: I think when you're on the road, especially, you got 760 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 2: to score first. 761 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 3: You got to get to that fast start to make 762 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 3: sure that there's no momentum. 763 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 2: Because a playoff game, it's different, the energy is different. 764 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 2: It's more intense. The crowds in it, and the crowd 765 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:22,239 Speaker 2: can can really will a team to victory. And I 766 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:24,839 Speaker 2: think the Chargers have the guys, and I think being 767 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 2: on the road the last two weeks has been helpful. 768 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 1: It has and look, they've set an NFL record. It's 769 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,560 Speaker 1: the first team in NFL history now granted because the 770 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:35,000 Speaker 1: seventeen game season is relatively new, but it's the first 771 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: team that's allowed twenty or fewer points in every single 772 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 1: road game in nine games. I should say there have 773 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: been teams that have done it in a sixteen game season, 774 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:44,239 Speaker 1: but now they're the first to do it. You know, 775 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: in a seventeen game season with nine road games, they're undefeated. 776 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:50,720 Speaker 1: When they allow seventeen points or less, they don't lose, 777 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: So you kind of know what those numbers are. I 778 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 1: think the one thing about about the get up early 779 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:00,880 Speaker 1: and port on, I just I know that the numbers 780 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: will will certainly, you know, show that I'm in the 781 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 1: wrong here. But I always going to the playoff games 782 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: and feel like it's gonna be tight. These are good teams, 783 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 1: they're all playoff teams. Man, it's gonna be tight. And 784 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:14,880 Speaker 1: I want a team that's built to win a tight game. 785 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 1: And that's it's. I know for a lot of Charger 786 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:21,240 Speaker 1: fans watching or listening, they're like, huh what us us? Yeah, 787 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: this team, this team, this definition of the Chargers is 788 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 1: built to win tight games. They are comfortable, they don't 789 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: flinch when it's twenty one seventeen in the fourth quarter, 790 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:33,800 Speaker 1: and the other teams got the ball with seven minutes, Like, 791 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: they don't flinch. They're like, yeah, whatever, we'll force the 792 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,000 Speaker 1: punt and then our team's gonna run the four minute offense 793 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: and we're gonna win the game. Like it's just to me, 794 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,440 Speaker 1: that's that's the benefit of having a team like this 795 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 1: in a matchup like this. You know, this is not 796 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,759 Speaker 1: the Ravens that average thirty one points per game. It's 797 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 1: not the Bills that average thirty one points per game. 798 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: This is a Texans team that averages twenty one per game. 799 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 1: It's a Chiefs team if they advance, that averages twenty 800 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:00,840 Speaker 1: two and change per game. These are teams that play 801 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: similar styles off you know, in terms of scoring offensively 802 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 1: to the Chargers. And if if the heat is real 803 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 1: that we've seen these last ten quarters, then feel pretty 804 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 1: darn good about you know, the way this team is 805 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:13,840 Speaker 1: operating head into the postseason. 806 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 2: The way you could descill it down, it's and it's 807 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:20,120 Speaker 2: so easy. It's like the the head coach in the quarterback. Yeah, 808 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 2: like the quarterback is playing elite football. The head coach 809 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 2: won a national championship in this building exactly a year ago. 810 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 2: To have the edge, I think, and that's no shot 811 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:32,239 Speaker 2: is c J. Strouded Tobiko Ryan, who I think are 812 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:36,080 Speaker 2: both excellent in their respective position, but to have a 813 00:37:36,239 --> 00:37:40,840 Speaker 2: horriball Herbert combination on the road, And to your point, 814 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 2: just how good they've been in close games this year 815 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:47,800 Speaker 2: and how they haven't flinched. Like the Raiders game started 816 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:51,000 Speaker 2: slow and you're like, Okay, well, what kind of game 817 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,840 Speaker 2: is this going to be? And then slowly, slowly built 818 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:57,000 Speaker 2: it day on with that huge interception before halftime to 819 00:37:57,080 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 2: kind of flip things on its head, and that's when 820 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,600 Speaker 2: you kind of knew it was a yeah. 821 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:03,560 Speaker 1: And that's that's what they're comfortable doing, like we know 822 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:05,160 Speaker 1: you're going to make a mistake, and when you do, 823 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 1: we'll capitalize on it, and that's what will turn the game. 824 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:10,480 Speaker 1: It's a one score game till it's not, and it's 825 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:13,799 Speaker 1: not when you create that turnover or when you know 826 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:16,799 Speaker 1: it's I don't think they're the highest three and out 827 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:20,279 Speaker 1: team anymore. They were for a pretty good chunk of 828 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:22,920 Speaker 1: the season, but I don't think they're there right now. 829 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: Fifth in the league right now three and outs, and 830 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:27,319 Speaker 1: that's what they'll do. It's a turnover. Three outs kind 831 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:29,239 Speaker 1: of like a turnover, right, especially if there's one, maybe 832 00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:31,680 Speaker 1: two passes in there. It takes less than two minutes 833 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:34,120 Speaker 1: off the clock. Maybe pop one with Darius Davis gets 834 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:36,040 Speaker 1: some good feel position and it feels like a turnover. 835 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 1: So it's kind of what this team has done and 836 00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:41,560 Speaker 1: they don't. It goes back to my opening point. I 837 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 1: guess it's full circle here. Maybe this is where we'll 838 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:47,000 Speaker 1: you know, kind of call it. But like it's a 839 00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:50,880 Speaker 1: team that doesn't flinch, and that's so important in the 840 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,279 Speaker 1: postseason because things are gonna get weird and things are 841 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,680 Speaker 1: going to go wrong because everybody's good and their defense 842 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:00,799 Speaker 1: is good, and it's opportunistic and it's got a ton 843 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:04,680 Speaker 1: of freaking sacks and a ton of interceptions and maybe 844 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 1: they create them, but they don't flinch. You know, when 845 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 1: we were talking to Quinton, it was brought up about, 846 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:15,200 Speaker 1: you know, the drop in the Baltimore game, and he 847 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,279 Speaker 1: brought up Herbert and he's like, yeah, you know, or no, 848 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:18,960 Speaker 1: that's not what it was. Someone brought it up to 849 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:22,080 Speaker 1: Justin in the presser and said, you know, where's q 850 00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:24,719 Speaker 1: at now compared to where it was in that Baltimore game, 851 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:27,400 Speaker 1: and of course Justin's never gonna ding the guy for 852 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: dropping the ball, and the Baltimore goes, he goes, Look, 853 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 1: I just try to convey to everybody else the way 854 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:34,440 Speaker 1: I operate, and that's onto the next play, if I 855 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 1: thorow pick, onto the next play, if you drop a ball, 856 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:38,839 Speaker 1: onto the next play. And it's something we've talked about 857 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:41,080 Speaker 1: with Q quite a bit, like he gets too he's 858 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 1: too hard on himself when he drops a ball, and 859 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:44,359 Speaker 1: it just kind of sticks with him. And I think 860 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,640 Speaker 1: this year he started to get better about just cutting bait. 861 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: Whatever dude dropped it, I'm gonna make an incredible catch 862 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:51,480 Speaker 1: in the next play and we'll win the game. And 863 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: it's fine, Like you can't stick on a play. And 864 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 1: so I think that's something this team is really really 865 00:39:57,120 --> 00:40:01,280 Speaker 1: good at. Is just Derwin James halftime against the Broncos. 866 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:04,799 Speaker 1: Hey man, that sucked, but that was that. Now we're 867 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,799 Speaker 1: going to point this way and we're gonna go get 868 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:08,640 Speaker 1: it because that's what we do. And I think that's 869 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:12,120 Speaker 1: it's something this team is great at. And that again, 870 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:15,319 Speaker 1: to repeat myself, that you can pack and travel and 871 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:16,359 Speaker 1: you can take that on the road. 872 00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 2: I'll end it on the guy you just mentioned, and 873 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:21,640 Speaker 2: I think that this is probably the reason why this 874 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:23,880 Speaker 2: team could make a deep playoff for US, Irwin James. 875 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:26,360 Speaker 2: Irwin James has been here since twenty eighteen. He was 876 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:28,799 Speaker 2: an All pros rookie season they were twelve and four. 877 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,600 Speaker 2: He is seeing the highs early in his career and 878 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:37,080 Speaker 2: he's seeing some tough lows with this team. To come 879 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:41,120 Speaker 2: off AFC Defensive Player of the Month playing his best football, 880 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:43,799 Speaker 2: somebody you can rely on, somebody who just has this 881 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:47,920 Speaker 2: infectious energy all three phases feet off the guy I 882 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,760 Speaker 2: look for him to be at his absolute best on Saturday. 883 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:55,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, you hit it on the head that there's you know, 884 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:57,319 Speaker 1: give me one player you want to circle. I think 885 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,640 Speaker 1: more often than not you'll circle the quarterback. And that's 886 00:40:59,719 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 1: very to do here. I could have done that. It's 887 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 1: fifty zero point one percent versus forty nine point nine percent. 888 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:10,160 Speaker 1: But there's just something about Derwin Man. There's been something 889 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:15,400 Speaker 1: about him this year and the focus, the swagger, the belief, 890 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:19,799 Speaker 1: the lead, there's just I'm with you. It feels like 891 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:23,000 Speaker 1: I don't feel like they can lose with him out there. Man, 892 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:24,759 Speaker 1: Like he just walks out of that locker room and 893 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:27,719 Speaker 1: he's like, Yeah, that's that's right. We're gonna win, and 894 00:41:28,120 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 1: you're all gonna follow me and I'm gonna lead you 895 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:32,680 Speaker 1: to where we want to go. And that's just it's 896 00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:34,359 Speaker 1: kind of how we felt all year and I can't 897 00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:35,440 Speaker 1: wait to see it in the playoffs. 898 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,239 Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll end it there. I can't wait. 899 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:41,560 Speaker 2: Appreciate you guys checking in with us, and again, stay 900 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:45,120 Speaker 2: safe Los Angeles. We're headed to Houston now, big wild 901 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 2: Card game, and we'll see you next week for money, Chris. 902 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:49,640 Speaker 2: This has been charged quickly