1 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Welcome into a brand new episode of 2 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: Chargers Weekly as always, joined by Matt money Smith, fresh 3 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: off of a groundbreaking ceremony in El Segundo Money I 4 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: wasn't able to attend, but it looked awesome and it's 5 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: just a new era of Chargers football. Yeah, you know, 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: when you when you roll up there, and you know, 7 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: I was fortunate that the Chargers asked me to to 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: sort of em see it and get old Mayor Chris 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: Pimentel out there, and the guy that's running the whole 10 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 1: show from whatever construction it is, she's now. I'm already 11 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: blanking on his name, Roberts, his first name, but I 12 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: don't want to call him Roberts. Seemed like he had 13 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: a much more formal title than that. Dame Spanos was 14 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: there obviously and spoke, and Justin derwent all out. It was. 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: It was a heck of a celebration. A lot of folks, 16 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: Jennie Buss, Linda Rambis came out, Luke Roboti came out. 17 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Of course, they're just right up the block, the King's facility, 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: right up the block from the Lakers facility, and sort 19 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: of my theme was, as I, you know, just kind 20 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: of opened the ceremony. You know, I've been covering sports 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: here for twenty six years and I've spent a lot 22 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: of time in El Segundo. You know, when they opened 23 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: Health South as it was called in ninety nine for 24 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: the Lakers, you had those back to back to back 25 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: titles that immediately followed, and we're at practice every day 26 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: in El Segundo and then the King's kind of get 27 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: on their little mini role there. It wasn't Stanley Cup run, 28 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: but you know, with the debt or lappy kind of crew, 29 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: and they knock off the Red Wings in the playoffs, 30 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: and so Elsa Gundo was kind of a spot, you know, 31 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: where where things happened and now it still is. And 32 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: to kind of have I think, that support and to 33 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: see Genie there and to see Luke Robotie there and 34 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: and just sort of the connection between the professional franchises 35 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: here in town was was really neat. And the other 36 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: thing that stood out to me, Chris, was just proximity 37 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: and to have a what I believe is logistical advantage. 38 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: You know, we've we've traveled with the team. You know, 39 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: they're in Costa Mesa, and when you're going up to Lax. 40 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 1: Sometimes the four or five is not being too kind 41 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: to you, and you can sit on that smiling because 42 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: it's logistics off the rif baby again. Right, So I 43 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: just think about you know, players sitting on the bus 44 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: for an hour sometimes you know, hour and a half 45 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: of trap. It's really bad. Even though we got the 46 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: police escort. Nothing you can do. Um, this is a 47 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: mile away. I mean you shoot straight up Nash and 48 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: you're at the Atlantic Terminal and um or Sepulvada and 49 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: you're at the Atlantic Terminal sou logistically seven miles. I 50 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: think it is from so far three from Lax. And 51 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: it's just a giant It is a giant parcel of land. 52 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: I mean it is three full football fields and a 53 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: state of the art training facility that's gonna be built there. 54 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: And is you know, gonna be with these Chargers. Probably 55 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: be for I would I don't know, at least a 56 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: quarter century, three decades. Yeah, it's a big deal. And 57 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: to your point with El Segundo man the Lakers. I 58 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: worked for the Lakers for nine years. Grand Avenue, Nash 59 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: were the Kings and Lakers have the facilit OLITYUM just 60 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: to have that association with those teams be up closer 61 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: to Inglewood, closer to Sofi. Orange County is beautiful, don't 62 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: get me wrong, but I don't think players will mind 63 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: living in the South Bay, maybe in Hermo submit at Beach. 64 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: But you're right, getting to Lax is like five minutes. 65 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: So logistically, if you get on the road, you hop on, 66 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: you hop on, what is it century or whatever, and 67 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: you're there like two minutes. Yeah, it's just your height 68 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: up up, You'll you'll pull out a Hughes Way and 69 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: you'll you'll head up Spulvida and you'll be at Lax. 70 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: I mean, you're there. It's it's it's that easy when 71 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: you can. Plus, you know, look, I know this isn't 72 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: the most sizzling you know of conversations, but you come 73 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: home and you land at Lax at two am, because 74 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: so many of our games are on the East Coast, 75 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: and you know, it's a long flight back. It's tough 76 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: playing football on the West Coast. It's a heck of 77 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: a lot tougher than playing in the Midwest or on 78 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: the Eastern Seaboard. Those teams have so many short trips, 79 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: you know, forty minutes from New York to you know, 80 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: twenty five thirty minutes on a flight from New York 81 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: to Philly to DC to Buffalo Chicago. You're centralized, you know, 82 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: for the West Coast. You know, you wear it. And 83 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: it's why when you look at the travel for all 84 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: these teams year in and year out, it's either the Seahawks, 85 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: the Rams, the forty nine Ers, or the Chargers that 86 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: end up with the most miles traveled year in and 87 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: year out. So to have a bus trip after you 88 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: land at two am back to a facility that's two 89 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: minutes away instead of forty five minutes away before you 90 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: get in your car and you can head home when 91 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: you're putting head to pillow at four am, Now now 92 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: you know you get an extra hour. I think that 93 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: you end up saving. Now that's going to help a lot. 94 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: I think. You know, we've learned so much about you know, 95 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: sort of taking care of your body and what rest 96 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: does for you and things like that that that this 97 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: is this is a big upright you said it. I 98 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: love Orange County. You know that I've lived here for 99 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: twenty two years. I love love this part of the 100 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: Greater Los Angeles area. Certainly would never leave it but 101 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: for the Chargers. This makes a ton of sense. Yeah, 102 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,679 Speaker 1: there was. I asked for questions. One of the questions 103 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: and I don't know if you know this or not. Well, 104 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers to be able to have training camp there. 105 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: I know we're a couple of years out, but I 106 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: means big enough for sure. Right, that's the plan, you know, 107 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: that's the plan they in terms of I think they're 108 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: talking about close to four hundred parking spots and the 109 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: way they they talked about doing the field for training camp, 110 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: it would be um, it would be fan accessible, They'd 111 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: be able to build bleachers in there. They have plenty 112 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: of parking where they would be able to accommodate fans 113 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: come in. And so I think that is the plan. Yeah, 114 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: training camp will be held on site in al Segundo. 115 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: There you go and like I said, it's a it's 116 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: a great place for fans to come out. You got 117 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: the beach there, go to training. You can. You can 118 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: do everything in a in a in an afternoon money, 119 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: go to practice and then hit up Manhattan Beach and 120 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: there you go go to Simsey's and call it a 121 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: call it a day surfel Portal and get your aspect 122 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: and have a great, great time surf s pipe. If 123 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: it's January and you know, maybe contract something that you 124 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: don't want. I'll say this though, you know, living on 125 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: the you know, living in very close proximity to the beach, 126 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: and also Gundo's no different. May be talking about some 127 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 1: early morning practices out there because you know, the wind 128 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: gets whipping so the afternoon that that win. You know, 129 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: like yesterday everybody out there was like, oh I didn't. 130 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: I didn't realize it got this winning. It's like, oh yeah, 131 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: it's it's it's three thirty and the wind gets whipping 132 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: and get layer in the morning too. We get you know, 133 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: don't you don't have the set, It'll be fine, great, 134 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: be good. Get used to some morning practices. Um, hey, 135 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: last week was was awesome. We had a we had 136 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 1: a great podcast breaking down the schedule. I think you 137 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: guys liked it and we appreciate the feedback. Um. One 138 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: of the things that they asked us, Buddy, and we 139 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: just didn't have an opportunity to do it because we 140 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: taped the podcast before the schedule came out. Right now, 141 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: like why didn't you break down the the anime schedule release? 142 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: And I felt terrible. I'm like, listen, it's not like 143 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: we ignored it. Believe me, if we would have seen it, 144 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 1: we would have talked about it. We had access to 145 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: the schedule before all you foods had it. Yeah, we 146 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: were able to knock it out and get that thing 147 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: fired off the second it was released. Then, yes, they 148 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: they had the the anime embargoed. They would not let 149 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: us see it because they knew how darned excited i'd 150 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: have been. And I can't keep my mouth shut. I 151 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: got loose lips. There's nothing I would have been. You 152 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: know therese if you haven't seen it, I'm sure you 153 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: have if you're listening to this podcast, But you know, 154 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: if you haven't seen it twenty times, you've likely missed 155 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: something because there are so many little nuggets in there. 156 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: And props to the Chargers for signing off on it 157 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: and throwing shade at all their opponents. You know, nobody 158 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: was safe. Everybody except forbody was safe. I think the 159 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: Texans I still have not. I didn't find anything on 160 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: the Texans. What about the dolphins. The dolphins seem pretty tan. 161 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: You're just kind of you know, you're riding a dolphin. 162 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: I guess that's yeah, there was nothing subtle. There were 163 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: no subtle digs there, so but outside of that, there's plenty. 164 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: Family trust. That's my favorite. Family trust. Respect was my favorite. 165 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: Moving forward, there's no radar week already, there's no rivalry 166 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: between the Jags and Chargers that I know of, But 167 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: that was my favorite slide. Well, just incredible even at 168 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: that The subtlety of that one. We know, we know 169 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: who was underneath that that Jaguar mask, right, but oh yeah, 170 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: the TVs had Phillips ninety yard touchdown when he's yelling 171 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: at Yannick and Dockway from years ago. I mean, those 172 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: are the subtleties at each slide is incredible. It was, 173 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: It was Graham glad. Everybody was entertained by it. I 174 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: say it repeatedly. I'll say it again. It's the best 175 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: social media team and all of sports, not football, all 176 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: of sports, and it's not you know, Jason and Megan 177 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: and everybody that that you know, Andrew you obviously had 178 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: a big part of that. Who contributed to it. Just 179 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: what a heck of a job. Yeah, it was awesome. 180 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's push it forward and lost in I 181 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: think the schedule released, Buddy, were some pretty big signings 182 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 1: for the Chargers on defense and Bryce Callahan and Kyle 183 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: van Noy, and you know, I'm looking at what this 184 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: defense looks like right now. It's a completely different operation, man, 185 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: it is a completely different unit. Um. There's a mix 186 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: of of some guys who were here last year when 187 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: you talk about the elite players and Derwin James and 188 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa, and you know, I think we're all hoping 189 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: Kenneth Murray takes that leap in year three. A few 190 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: other guys in asan the CM junior Michael Davis nasattterly, 191 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: but Brandon Staley made a concerted effort to get guys 192 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: who he knows and who knows his system. Kyle van 193 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: Noyd the exception, but a veteran who brings some versatility. 194 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 1: Just your thoughts on those two guys specifically, and just 195 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: how remade this unit is right now. Yeah, I'll start 196 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: with Kyle. I do this thing with NFL Network called 197 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 1: Broadcast boot Camp, and it's it's all the football players, 198 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: some former, some current that are interested in getting into 199 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: the media. And Kyle was there this year, and so 200 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: I do the radio play by play and you know, 201 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: they sit down and they they play the role of 202 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: analysts and you kind of talk them through, you know, 203 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: how you become a radio analyst and what the mechanics 204 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: are of that. Kyle was one of them. And I'll 205 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: tell you, man, there's a couple like Cam Hayward was another, 206 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: And there's a few people that when they're next to you, 207 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: you just see the size and like the way that 208 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: that Kyle's built, just the heaviness of his hands, the 209 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: thickness that he carries. He is. Um, that's a that's 210 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: a physical player right there. Um. You know when when 211 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: you see the measurables and it's you know, six three 212 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: two fifty, it's like, oh, a two fifty edge, and 213 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: it's like, now this guy is a brick, you know what, 214 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: and he's look at thirty one. You go through his 215 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: statistical measures year in and year out. It was weird 216 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: that Miami got rid of him. That was such a 217 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: strength because he had a heck of a year for 218 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,719 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. Um, I got a pulled up here him 219 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: a lot of money right as, they paid him a 220 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: bunch of money. But he had six sacks, They had 221 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: a bunch of quarterback hits. He had a couple of 222 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: forced fumbles. Uh, you know last year New England he 223 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,679 Speaker 1: has another five sacks, you know, three years ago six 224 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 1: and a half sacks. Like the guy is always in 225 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: that you know, three and a half to seven sack range, 226 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: and he's just a game racker man, the guy is. 227 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 1: So that's a like, I'll just start with that one 228 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: because then they know, then we do the big picture 229 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 1: of hey, I need guys that so you know that 230 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: know the system that I can run and feel like, 231 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: you know, we can run effectively. And so that brings 232 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: you to Callahan who was with him in Chicago and Denver. 233 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: You know, we already talked about Sebastian, Joseph Dan now 234 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,079 Speaker 1: Morgan Fox, you know, and these are like, these are 235 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: important signings. And I bring it up because they're not 236 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: going to be listed number one. You know, Kyle van 237 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: Noy is not going to start ahead of Joey Bosa 238 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: or Khalil Mack on the edge. But when those guys 239 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: are getting a breather, and we know sometimes Joey will 240 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: take an entire series off and I'm sure they're gonna 241 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: want to do that with with Khalil as well. I 242 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: mean that he's on the other side of thirty now, 243 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: so to be able to plug in a Kyle van 244 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: Noy and now you know, Chris Rump can can perhaps 245 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: be even more fresh and instead of getting three or 246 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: four series, he gets one or two and he's incredibly fresh. 247 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: For those like that's that's what they're doing now. They're 248 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: getting valued depth signings on that interior. Lying if you 249 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: feel comfortable about all those players and you can run 250 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: them in waves and you can constantly rotate in the Gazianos, 251 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 1: the Morgan Fox, you know, with Johnson, with Joseph Day, 252 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: with Forrest Merrill, with Jerry Tillery. Like, freshness is important, 253 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: man depth is super important, especially as the season wears on. 254 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: So I think, you know, that's kind of what you're 255 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: seeing now, are these depth signings and and players that 256 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:30,319 Speaker 1: Brandon Staley knows have succeeded in his scheme um and 257 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: for him as a coach. I think the biggest difference 258 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: going into twenty twenty two versus last season was there 259 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 1: one guy? Was there one guy on defense that was 260 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: in Brandon's Stalley system before last year that played for 261 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: the Chargers. I can't think you know that, I'm thinking 262 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: and a victim. I guess yeah, Harris technically, but he 263 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: was with Fangia. He wasn't. Yeah, I mean I think 264 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: it's more of the Fangio system. Uh, you know that's 265 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: where that's the foundation. You know. It's kind of like 266 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: Sean McVay is, Yeah, it's Sean McVay, no doubt, but 267 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: it's it's really you know, Kyle Shannon, which is really 268 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: Mike Shanahan. It's really that you know, which is really 269 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: Gary Kubiak, right, Like, it's you know that stuff. You 270 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 1: can get lost in that in that maze, and I mean, heck, 271 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: we can go all the way back to Air Correale 272 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: when it comes to throwing the thing around and trace 273 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 1: it all the way back to there. So um, but yeah, 274 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: I see what you're saying. Yeah, I don't think, um, 275 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: Chris played Yeah, I think Chris did play with Chris 276 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 1: definitely played with Brandon. I mean he was you know, 277 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: the outside but yeah, outside livebackers. But I guess I 278 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: guess My point is is, Okay, everybody returning has one 279 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 1: year right under branded Staley's great point. The guys that 280 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: he brought in Morgan Fox Rams had six sex under 281 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: Staley his career high Uh, Troy Reader Rams Sebastin, Joseph Day, Ramps, 282 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: Khalil Mack. We know that relationship, um Bryce Kyllahan. You 283 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: mentioned you mentioned Bears and Broncos with Bryce Callahan. So 284 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: the guys that they've brought in no branded Stanley system, 285 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: and some of them have intimate knowledge of it because 286 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: they were he was their defensive coordinator with the Ramps. 287 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: So I just feel like there's a great deal of 288 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: familiarity this year as opposed to last year, where you 289 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: you got you have guys that either a maybe weren't 290 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: the right fit for what he wanted to accomplish or 291 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: b just didn't know it and it took time to 292 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: learn it. So you know, this complete revamp slash having 293 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: a year under your belt, I think is a big 294 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: deal for this defense. Well, I think the comments from 295 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: from Assante Samuel from I don't know if it was 296 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: earlier last week, Orf, it was two weeks ago. I 297 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: don't think we brought him up. But you know when 298 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: he had his media day and he was asked, you know, 299 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: with the difference between last year and this year, and 300 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: I mean he didn't even hesitate. He's I guess not 301 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: even close. It was like last year. You know, all 302 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: I thought about was where am I supposed to be? 303 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: And am I in the right place? I think I'm 304 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: in the right place. I'm not sure, but I think 305 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: he goes. Now he goes, I'm looking around the defense 306 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: and I'm like, okay, I'm here, Hey, he's there, So 307 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: you know what, he might go here, which means if 308 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: he does, then I'm gonna move here. He's like I 309 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: am on the three levels ahead. I'm thinking about different 310 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: scenarios inside of each play and what I'm going to 311 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: do based on what these other people around me are doing. 312 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: Last year was just what is my single assignment and 313 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: can I execute it? So to have that sort of 314 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: familiar look we know, and it's one of the reasons 315 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: why football's, you know, the number one sport in America 316 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: because it's chess. You know, it's eleven pieces moving in 317 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: concert and trying to maximize their movements together to make 318 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: a play successful. You know, basketball can be a one 319 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: on five, or a one on three, or a three 320 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: on one endeavor where other members aren't even involved in 321 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: a play. We know, for the most part, baseball is 322 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: a one versus one batter versus pitcher until the ball 323 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: is put into play and then it might involve one 324 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: or two others. But football's twenty two. I mean it 325 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: is twenty two people that are involved in the execution 326 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: of a play. And man, when you're trying to learn 327 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: a new system and one you've never played in before, 328 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: and one that is as complicated as the one that 329 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: Brandon Staley runs, it can be tough. Now. I think 330 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: the one thing to point to is, look, when he 331 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: came in and took over for Wade Phillips, the Rams 332 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: got it right away, I mean clearly. And I think 333 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: that maybe speaks to what you're alluding to, which is, 334 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: you know, they just had the personnel that worked out 335 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: for the gap and a half that he wanted to 336 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: play up front, the corners to be able to play, 337 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: you know, either man or zone press or just kind 338 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: of running quarters like he likes to run a lot of. 339 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 1: So I think now that he's able to play, okay, 340 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: I need guys that can play this way. You know, 341 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: they couldn't do it last year, but just because of 342 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: the financial situation, just the way that the team was 343 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: was built, you know, by the time he arrived. So 344 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: it's it's a different team, man, It's a way different 345 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: team on defense. Especially, Yeah, that was a that was 346 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: a Gus Bradley personnel cover. Three years, Gus play has 347 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: playing Gus is going to play it in Indianapolis. It's 348 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: that he is never played it in the Las Vegas 349 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: last year. Absolutely right. Could not be more I shouldn't 350 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: say it could not be more different still defense, but 351 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: it's just it's a lot different, a lot different with 352 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: what you're at it. And somebody like Michael Davis, who 353 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: you know, was groomed by Ron Milis and kind of 354 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: worked his way up and learned to play a specific way, 355 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a natural adjustment. So just to have 356 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: a year under his belt, I hope that he gets 357 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: even more confidence in twenty twenty two. But you know, 358 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: I want to give Poper credit because he tweeted those 359 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: guys and basically saying that all three levels of defense, 360 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: there's familiarity in the scheme with guys that they brought in. 361 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: So I think that that's cool. Um. I got some 362 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: questions too, money I wanted to run if you buy 363 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: you with all the additions on the D line, is 364 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: any of the few returning players jobs really safe? And 365 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: I guess not. I mean I think that's a good question. 366 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 1: You spoke to it. It's a very healthy rotation, and 367 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: I think you have a lot of fresh bodies. But 368 00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: when you bring in Sebastid, Joseph Day and Austin Johnson, 369 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 1: I assume those guys are going to play, yeah, quite 370 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: a bit. Those guys will start, they'll they'll play the 371 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: majority of the snaps, and I think Tillare will start, 372 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's going to get a crack 373 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: at it, even though they didn't pick up his fifth 374 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: year option and certainly his future is in question with 375 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: the team. I think he shows enough flashes. But the 376 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 1: second there's a slip up, that's the difference, you know, 377 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 1: is now if it's if it's not Jerry, it can 378 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: be you know, Fojoko, who I thought played great last year, 379 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: Christian Covington who was resigned, who had great moments you 380 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: know last year. You know, I feel about Forrest Merrill, 381 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: about Morgan Fox, about you know, coming in. So yeah, 382 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: I think I think it's less. I think the snaps 383 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: are less important, as weird as that sounds, because it 384 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: just feels different with the depth that they have. You know, 385 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 1: I think, you know, like you mentioned what pop are 386 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: alluded to that all the guys they brought in have 387 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 1: experience at each level. Well so do the guys that 388 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: played last year. I mean, that's the thing is, like 389 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 1: all of these guys now have a year of experienced 390 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: Gaziano and Meryl and Fojoko and Covington and Hillary, they 391 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: all now have. You know, the only one that doesn't 392 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: really in that whole group is a Bonya, the rookie. 393 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: You know, Tito so but he's it wouldn't surprise me 394 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: if he worked his way in there, I mean as 395 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 1: well as he played for UCLA. Another point about the 396 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 1: about the the rookie class, the dB battles are gonna 397 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: be fierce, man like, they're bringing dbs in, Like it's 398 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 1: not just Callahan and J. C. Jackson guys who are 399 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: gonna start. I mean, they brought in a lot of 400 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: young dbs that I think are gonna be hungry and 401 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: gonna push some of these guys. Mark Webb's another guy 402 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 1: from last year who got hurt who I think is 403 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: gonna be in the mix. Yeah, and I think you 404 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: know so much of that, and we've heard coach Daley 405 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: talk about it repeatedly. You know, it's gonna be interesting 406 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: to see which of those guys ends up making and 407 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: only fifty three can make it, They're not all gonna 408 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 1: make it somewhere gonna be practice squad guys, especially with 409 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: how wide, you know, the practice squad roster is now. 410 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 1: But he likes DBS on specialty, you know, that's what 411 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: he is all about. He believes they are the best 412 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: special teams players. So to me, that's kind of where 413 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: because they had a number of picks, you know, the 414 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:11,879 Speaker 1: most multiple picks in the sixth and the seventh, So 415 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: I think that's where you're going to see the Jeser Taylors, 416 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: the Dean Leonards, those players. They're going to be battling 417 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 1: for those final spots. You know. I think less in 418 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: the defensive back rotation and a little bit more in 419 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: the special teams impact that they can make, you know, 420 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: And I think that goes with you know, a lot 421 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: of those we talked about. Troy Reader. Is he gonna 422 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: play snaps, Yeah, absolutely, but he's gonna probably be He's 423 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: gonna be a core for special teams guy, and he's 424 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: going to be expected to be one of the best 425 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: special teams players. I think that's where where Xander Horvath 426 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: is going to make the team. If he's going to 427 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: make the team, is you know, their last pick in 428 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: the draft, late in that seventh round. If he makes it, 429 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: it's it's because he's going to be another one of 430 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: those great special teams players. You know, that's going to 431 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: be a battle to keep an eye on two I 432 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: think between he and Gabe Game neighbors, because they're not 433 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: going to carry two fullbacks. It's gonna be one of 434 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: those two, I think. So that's gonna be one to 435 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: keep an eye on. You mentioned, you know, Mark Webb, 436 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: who's I think probably going to slide behind J. T. Woods. 437 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: I just I really get excited about what he brings 438 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 1: in terms of getting a lot of snaps and playing 439 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: those two high with nas and his ability to cover 440 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: and just kind of keep the top on of a 441 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: defense and allowing Derwin to move around a lot more. 442 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: We talked about that last week or the week before, 443 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 1: you know, following the draft. So yeah, all those I 444 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:35,199 Speaker 1: think are interesting. O Looie Gilman, who's you know, you know, 445 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: what's his future? You know, again, he certainly had great 446 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: flashes and moments, but is he going to be pushed 447 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: out by Webb or Woods, and you know some of 448 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: the players that made it his undrafted free agents a 449 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. Come on haul the Tavan. Campbell's like, 450 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: what is their future? It's hey, it's a great problem. 451 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: It's a it's a great problem to have because last 452 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: year was a problem, you know, and I think we 453 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: saw it. We saw it in what game was at 454 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: Chris That was the home game. It was the Chiefs 455 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: game on Thursday night. Um, when when Tavan had to 456 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: come in and immediately Patrick Mahomes is like, there he is, 457 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 1: let's go get them. And they picked on them. Um, 458 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: they picked on them all game long, and Sam with 459 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: come on Hall. I think it was a come on 460 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: Hall that was out there is Tavon and somebody else 461 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: I can't remember who, but they had both backup corners 462 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: in and it's kind of when it started slipping away 463 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: from them. Yeah, that was the game where Durwin tried 464 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: to go, couldn't go. Um exactly, that's what it was. Yeah, 465 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: it was Mark Webb and Tavon that that got burned 466 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: on the Travis Kelsey overtime touchdown play. So for fans 467 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: training camp in preseason, like the battle in the secondary, 468 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: Like I'm I can't wait to watch J. T. Woods 469 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: in the preseason, like like some of these young guys 470 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: going against the Cowboys and the Saints, and I think 471 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: it's the rams Um British boats on the road Rams 472 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: Cowboys and they'll do joint practices with the Cowboys, that's 473 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: no doubt. Yeah, I mean, come on, you know, occ 474 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: is gonna be crazy when the Cowboys are there for 475 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: joint practices for those that don't make the trip up 476 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: the ox Yards. So that's gonna be a high come 477 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. It was fun with the forty 478 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: nine ers. It's always fun, you know, sayings forty nine ers, 479 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: all the players that ALDO teams we've had out, but 480 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 1: having the Cowboys is going to be pretty darn special. 481 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,640 Speaker 1: At British fault, who won the team needs to take 482 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: the greatest leap forward this year and subsequently, who do 483 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: you think will take that lead? All right? Let me think, um, well, 484 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: I'll start defensively and and I'll go as well as 485 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: he played last year. I think it's a sante. You know, 486 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: I think you feel really good about about J. C. Jackson. 487 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: I think you talked about you know, Mike Davis was 488 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 1: was up and down, and I think, you know, if 489 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: you can get that third corner settled, um, the second 490 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 1: you know, if if the sante is going to play 491 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: outside and can play outside to have he and in JC, 492 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, that's phenomenal. So like, that's that's one. Um. 493 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: I'm still waiting for Kenneth Murray, you know, just because 494 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,159 Speaker 1: I know it's there. Yeah, sorry, I took good from you, 495 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: So I know it's there. We just haven't seen it yet. 496 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,360 Speaker 1: That's one. I think, you know, I'll give him multiple ones. 497 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: I think Jerry Tillery or he's not gonna be on 498 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: his team. You know, he's shown flashes, you know, and 499 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: flashes are great because you know it's in there. It's 500 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: just consistency. And I think for Jerry it's you know, 501 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: not just being an up the field defensive interior defensive lineman. 502 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: But you've got to be able to stop the run. 503 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,120 Speaker 1: You've got to be able to identify where your gap 504 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: is and fill that gap. And that's been a bit 505 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: of a struggle for him. And as big as he is, 506 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 1: as long as he is, he ought to be really 507 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: good at it. So I'd love to see a jumper 508 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: amount of defense on offense, I think you know Josh Palmer, right, 509 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: we talked about who's that third who's that third receiver? 510 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: And I think between Palmer and Guiton, you know, you 511 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: would just love to see a little bit of progression there. 512 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: I think for everybody clamoring for receiver in the first round, 513 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: Josh Palmer may have something for you in twenty twenty two. 514 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: The way he closed the year and the way that 515 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: Justin frankly found him towards the end of the year two. 516 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: I think this is an offensive a set of offensive 517 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: weapons for Justin that he's he's gonna find anybody who's 518 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: open man. And you know, there was a question about 519 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 1: the tight ends too, about the fact that maybe there's 520 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: a little bit more speed with param and Gerald Everett, 521 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: if if Justin will look more to the tight end 522 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: this year, and I think it's certainly a possibility. But 523 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: if you take the tight ends out of it, and 524 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: you say, okay, we got Keenan, Mike Josh Jalen is 525 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: the d threat in Austin coming out of the backfield. 526 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: I mean there's like six or seven guys that Justin 527 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: will not be afraid to throw the football too. Yeah, 528 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: you know, you mentioned Palmer and it's like, look, one 529 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: of the great one of the great things about Justin 530 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: Herbert and it's not the case with a lot of quarterbacks. 531 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: You know, they find their comfort zone and their security 532 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: blanket and that's where they're going. Just doesn't care, you know, 533 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: unless you prove him the care. He I'm a fourth 534 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: and twenty one who caught it. Josh Palmer, you know, 535 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: doesn't care. If you're open, you're gonna get the ball. 536 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: So I think to you know, to me, I think 537 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: maybe it spoke a little bit to Jared Cook's age, 538 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: you know, last year. But yeah, to have some athletes 539 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: at that because we saw it, right, we saw it 540 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: two years ago at the tight end position. Everybody eight, 541 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: you know, everybody, Hunter, Henry Donald, Palum, Steven Anderson, like 542 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: everybody has some actions. So i'm you know, and you know, 543 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,199 Speaker 1: there you go. There's another name, Trey McKitty, you know, 544 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: to see him maybe blossom in more of a full service, 545 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: you know, pass catching tight end because he's the best 546 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: there right it's there, Yeah, I mean, he's he's incredible. 547 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: He didn't get a lot of passes thrown the way 548 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: that you know that Kirby ran his offense in Georgia, 549 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: it was take care of the ball. The defense is 550 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 1: gonna win us games. So there wasn't a lot of 551 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: opportunities for him, you know, but he's a heck of 552 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 1: a blocker. And if you can get yourself a full 553 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: service tight end, that's you know, tied and you know 554 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: that's just getting that why, that would be huge. That 555 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: would be huge. But I'm anxious to see. I think 556 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: with Gerald Evert, you got a little bit more at 557 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: not a little bit, you had a lot more athleticism 558 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: jump up there from Jared Cook. You know, he's had 559 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:52,959 Speaker 1: a heck of a career. But I do think there 560 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 1: were some drop issues with Jared last year. I do 561 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: think there might have been a little bit, a little 562 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: bit of trust, you know, sort of things or just 563 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 1: note and like we're entirely on the same page with 564 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: Jared last year. So to have jar Old instead of Jared, hopefully, 565 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 1: like you said, we'll see some of that tight end production. 566 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: Because remember how you know Hunter, I'm trying to remember 567 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: if it was it was one or the other. I 568 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 1: want to say Hunter had a lot of touchdown action, 569 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 1: but did not have a lot of third down action 570 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: two years ago when Justin was a he was one 571 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 1: of those two I can't remember. So I'm anxious to 572 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:22,879 Speaker 1: kind of, like, you know, just building on what you 573 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 1: were saying there, you know, seeing that Errold's younger, Jerald's younger, 574 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: and he's ascending. I mean each year he's gotten, he's 575 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 1: gotten better and better and better. H he had an 576 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: uneven quarterback situation last year with Russell Wilson being hurt 577 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: and then Geno Smith and then Golf kind of relied 578 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 1: on Higbee, I think more than than Evert during their 579 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: first few years. But I'm one hundred percent with you, 580 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: like Justin's does not care if Gerald Evert's open. Jerold 581 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: ever could have a Pro Bowl type season if if 582 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: Justin continues to find them. So I think that that's 583 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: another guy that you know, just some of these underrated 584 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: signings money, Like I talked about ESJ. We did a 585 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: piece DeAndre Carter. I just I think that he's such 586 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: an underrated signing and kind of gets lost in the 587 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: Khalio Max and the JC Jacksons. I mean, this guy 588 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: was one of the best return specialists in the NFL 589 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:13,879 Speaker 1: S year, and he's got some juice as a receiver. 590 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: I mean he caught He caught quite a few balls 591 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,120 Speaker 1: and had three touchdowns on offense for the now Commanders. 592 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:20,719 Speaker 1: So I'm not saying he's going to get a lot 593 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,399 Speaker 1: of run at receiver, but he's a potential option. Is 594 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: like a wide receiver five if let's say you want 595 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: to keep four or in kind of lean on Carter, yeah, 596 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: or you know, like we saw with Andre Roberts last year, 597 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: you know, some of those creative jet sweeps motion, you know, 598 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: things like that he can be used for. But look, 599 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: I think for just for Carter, even if he doesn't 600 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: do a lick on offense, we saw the difference when 601 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: Roberts rolled in on special teams. I mean how much 602 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: different this team was once he got back there and 603 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: started returning kicks and could set the tone and just 604 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: the juice it gives an offense when they're jogging on 605 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 1: the field. You know, on the plus side, you know, 606 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: because he's had a forty five yard kickoff return or 607 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: you know, a sixty yard punt return or seven. If 608 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: he doesn't score, there's just man, it just juices up 609 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: the offense so much. So you know that and hopefully 610 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: JK Scott's the answer, you know, at punter, because I 611 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: think that's with all this talent that we've listed on defense, 612 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: you know, to be able to win the field position 613 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: battle pin some teams deep. When you've got Bosa and 614 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: Matt coming off the edges, that's how you create serious 615 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: issues for offenses. You know, they're pin deep, they're trying 616 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: to be conservative because they're so far in their own 617 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: you know, on their own end of the field. And 618 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: next thing you know, you got a third and eight 619 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: and you got Bosa and Mac flying off the edges. 620 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: You know, that's that's how you get tilt games. You know, 621 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: it's a it's a it's an old cliche, but right, 622 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's the old game of inches. The margins 623 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: are slim, and so to have you know, an advantage 624 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: on special teams, you know, with Carter now coming in 625 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: as the return or Scott as the punter, then that's 626 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 1: you know, I think that's something that needs to be 627 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: acknowledged as well. Yeah, and these are all the things 628 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: we're talking on. I mean, this team was nine and 629 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: eight last year, should have been in the playoffs. You 630 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: improve the special teams, you improve field position, and you 631 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: you get guys in the know the system on defense, 632 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: he stopped to run a little bit better. I mean, 633 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: nine wins becomes eleven wins pretty quickly. Um, So you know, 634 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 1: these are the things that the team's trying to address 635 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: a lot of questions Bunny about this right tackle solution 636 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: and uh, somebody says Pip a salad death piece but 637 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: doesn't see him as a starter. I think that that's 638 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: where they're gonna go. We talked about this a couple 639 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 1: of weeks ago. Right, it's going to be a full 640 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: on competition, and say, you know, that's it. It's as 641 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: it stands right now. I don't see anyone else out there. Um, 642 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: you know that, you know. I guess you can continue 643 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: to just sort of wait it out, see if you 644 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: can get a veteran minimum. I can't remember, Um, who's 645 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think of who's out there? There's somebody 646 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: out there that uh, oh, Fisher's out there. Yeah, Fisher's 647 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 1: out there. Who was coming off? You know? But he's 648 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 1: played solely left his entire career, so I don't know 649 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 1: if he's interested in flipping to ride it, you know what. 650 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: However old he is thirty three or something, But yeah, 651 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: I think you're you're talking about, you know, Storm versus 652 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 1: Pip because Sawyer's going to be a guard. They've already 653 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: talked about that. With his his you know, sort of 654 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: the way he moves and you know, maybe some of 655 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: the issues they're concerned about with his feet at the 656 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: tackle position at this level, but you know, he's proved 657 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: people wrong. I've played in the SEC, had played Alabama, 658 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: you know, twice, and seem to do all right there. 659 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: But that to me is probably what it is. It's 660 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: it's a Pipkins versus Norton. And look when you can help, 661 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: you know, when it's when when you've got Slater on 662 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: the other side, it's much and you have a lock, 663 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: you know, and you have it locked down inside with 664 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: you know, Johnson, Lindsley and Filer, then you can help. 665 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 1: You know, you can just plant mckittie over there running 666 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: back pass pro. We know how good Austin is on 667 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 1: that front, so you can help out one tackle position. 668 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: It's much easier to help out a tackle than it 669 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: is a guard if you got to turns down. I 670 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: think that's why they're more interested in keeping Filer there. Um, 671 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: you know at left guard just you know what, that's 672 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: that's a strength of this team. Why would you break 673 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: it up. You know they feel great about Zion a 674 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: right guard. So you've got four fifths of the line 675 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: that you feel really really good about. If the right 676 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: tackle is the question mark, just shade your help there. 677 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: You know, you got a lot of tight end help 678 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: and you got some running back pass pro over there. 679 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: It's May nineteenth too. I mean, like, I remember a 680 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: month ago, what are we gonna do a returner? We 681 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: don't have a return right you get DeAndre Carter, So 682 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: it's it's not over that. That third wave of free 683 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 1: agencies pretty long, and you don't know what's going to 684 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: happen in training camp. You pick up guys last minute 685 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: and then make a big impact. Is I know there's 686 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: somebody out there, Oh, Dwayne Brown's out there. I'm just 687 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: going through Yeah. I was like, so, so yeah, let's 688 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 1: just say these guys are holding out for a bigger 689 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: deal and you just offer them the veteran minimum and 690 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: they feel like, you know what, if I can go 691 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: play tackle on an offense that's going to be one 692 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: of the top five offenses in the league, and I 693 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: can protect Justin Herbert maybe I get a bigger contract 694 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: next year, so I'll come in and take the minimum. Yeah. 695 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: So there's Dwayne Brown again, another another left tackle we 696 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 1: already taught O'Reilly Reef. That's who I was thinking of. 697 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: Reef is out there who got hurt last year. But 698 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: he's he's a career right tackle, So that maybe one 699 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: to keep an eye on. I mean, Melvin Ingram just 700 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: signed with the Dolphins like two days ago, and he'll 701 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: probably make an impact in by himyum, Hey, this is 702 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: an interesting question from Beckham Browning. Uh, what or who 703 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: do the Chargers need to change the culture. On balance, 704 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 1: they have one of the best rosters, a coach going 705 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 1: for broke, Yet people naturally have more faith than the 706 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 1: Broncos because of their intangible culture slash franchise. I'd argue 707 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: that that the culture has has shifted the last couple 708 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: of years. And you know, when you have a team 709 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 1: that buys into what coach Stanley's doing in a second year, 710 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: I don't think it matters what the Broncos did in 711 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 1: the mid two tens or I would I would just 712 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: roundly disagree with that. Um. Yeah, just because of Derwin 713 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 1: and Justin I think when you talk about both sides 714 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: of the ball. You've got a leader that his you know, 715 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 1: the players on this team are ready to follow them 716 00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 1: into battle. That's how you established culture. Number one. Do 717 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 1: you have the leaf you know in what you're trying 718 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: to execute? And Derwin sets the tone on defense. I'd 719 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: argue he's, you know, one of one of the best 720 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL at establishing culture on the defensive side 721 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: of the ball and having guys wanting to follow him, 722 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: and as is Justin. I mean, you go out on 723 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: the field with Justin You're like, we're gonna score. You 724 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 1: know a might be me that ends up getting the 725 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: ball and I'm gonna score. This guy's been here for 726 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:26,080 Speaker 1: two years. Yeah, so like to me. And then you know, 727 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: I think they've established I think there's a difference between 728 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: culture and identity, right, so maybe maybe they're talking about identity. 729 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,239 Speaker 1: It's possible. I don't know, but you know, to have 730 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 1: Lombardi back to put together a top five offense last year, 731 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: to have Justin b you know, sort of floating around 732 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: in the periphery of the MVP conversation, h you know, 733 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 1: in his second year and throwing for five thousand yards 734 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:51,120 Speaker 1: and thirty plus touchdowns and think, you know, that's that's that. 735 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: I think it's identity that maybe they're trying to allude to. 736 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: You know, Denver has the no fly zone and that 737 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: secondary is held. They keep drafting defensive back, they keep 738 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 1: drafting pass rushers like that. I get um so that 739 00:35:04,239 --> 00:35:05,799 Speaker 1: I guess that part of it I understand. But I 740 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, the the defensive identity can be 741 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,320 Speaker 1: you know, can be shown and defined this year because 742 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: of a year in the system, some players were not 743 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: comfortable in it last year, the free agents they brought in. 744 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 1: I don't think that's necessarily culture. I think that's identity. 745 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 1: You know, do you do you believe in what you're doing? 746 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:26,879 Speaker 1: Are you comfortable in what you're doing and being asked 747 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 1: to execute um And so I think that's that's gonna 748 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 1: that's gonna take a big step this year. Yeah, it's 749 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 1: a great point too. I mean, and by the way, 750 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: of all the teams, like I would say, it's the 751 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 1: Chiefs that would have the ultimate culture and identity, you know, 752 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 1: of any of the teams in the AFC West, it's 753 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: not the Broncos. It's it's the Chiefs that have the 754 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: hey Man congratulations. Just we're done fourteen. We're gonna win 755 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 1: by seven. Like that's that's the Chiefs. You know, culture 756 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 1: and identity and it's it's as good as any in 757 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: the NFL. Yeah, Broncos starting from scratch with a new 758 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 1: coach in a new quarterback. I mean, I know that 759 00:35:58,040 --> 00:35:59,600 Speaker 1: they have a lot of pieces and you gotta put 760 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:02,440 Speaker 1: it together. But um, same with the Raiders. Brand new coach, 761 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: brand new culture. And by the way, Russell Wilson is 762 00:36:08,239 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 1: great and celebrated as he is by some polarizing heard 763 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,400 Speaker 1: enough stories from from players in Seattle that did not 764 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: like him that just were not that that thought it was, 765 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: you know, not genuine that you know, that defensive side 766 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: of the ball was not crazy about about Russell in Seattle. 767 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 1: So be a little careful about you know, hey, this 768 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:30,400 Speaker 1: is this is a great culture. I don't know, you know, 769 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:33,880 Speaker 1: sometimes especially when the identity of the Broncos is defense. 770 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:36,919 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see it's very similar. We'll see how 771 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 1: that how that goes over. Yeah, that's a great point. Uh, Connor, 772 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: this is a good question too. At this point, what's 773 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 1: going to be seen as a failure for the season 774 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,720 Speaker 1: or really success? Should it be Super Bowl or bust. 775 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 1: This year, I would argue going from nine to eight 776 00:36:52,239 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: to maybe eleven to twelve wins and making noise in 777 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: the AFC, A loaded AFC with Buffalo and Cincinnati and 778 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,319 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and the Colts and the Patriots, and I'm 779 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:06,799 Speaker 1: missing three or four other teams making noise. Maybe winning 780 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:09,799 Speaker 1: a game or two in the AFC playoffs I think 781 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 1: would be a huge step in the right direction in 782 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:17,839 Speaker 1: getting to a super Bowl. Yeah. To me, it's it's 783 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:21,759 Speaker 1: less wins and you know, advancement in the playoffs that 784 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:25,239 Speaker 1: I would allude to for success, and it's more. You know, 785 00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:28,319 Speaker 1: we were concerned about the offense last year. Hey we 786 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: got a whole Newton that Now this is Justin's fifth 787 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,560 Speaker 1: new offense in five years. What are we doing to 788 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 1: this kid? Let's please not ruin the great rookie season 789 00:37:37,239 --> 00:37:40,040 Speaker 1: we had. Well, he got better. The offense was better, 790 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,600 Speaker 1: so to put together. You know, the offensive line was 791 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:44,759 Speaker 1: brutal his rookie year, and yet he was able to 792 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 1: overcome the worst pressure numbers in the NFL to produce 793 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,600 Speaker 1: the best pressure passing numbers that we've seen in decades. 794 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 1: So that was like the goal from for like when 795 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 1: I think we were asked the same question on the 796 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 1: pod last year, I was like, hey, man, let's let's 797 00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: see this offensive line gets fixed. Let's see you pass 798 00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:03,160 Speaker 1: on time and not having to deal with it under 799 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: pressure all the time, and whether or not they can 800 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:07,399 Speaker 1: take the next step. So for me, successful look, wins 801 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 1: are weird. Wins and losses are weird in this league. 802 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 1: You know, injuries are a big part, Attrition's a big part. 803 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:18,719 Speaker 1: Teams and players that take huge leaps from year to 804 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 1: year and create much better teams than you had anticipated. 805 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:25,319 Speaker 1: That can lead to losses. Or guy's fallen off because 806 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:27,839 Speaker 1: they're getting old can lead to wins. So it's less 807 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: about that. So for me, like a successful season is 808 00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: offense stays where it was top five offense. Justin Herbert 809 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 1: is in the MVP conversation two A thousand yard receivers, 810 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:42,040 Speaker 1: you know, Austin Ekeler as sniff in fifteen hundred seventeen hundred. 811 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 1: That's successful to me. The defense taking the jump and 812 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:48,640 Speaker 1: joining the offense as an elite unit. You know, with 813 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 1: all this talent they have, with all the money they've spent, 814 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,960 Speaker 1: with the belief and knowing that Brandon Staley is an 815 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:58,840 Speaker 1: exceptional defensive coordinator because he's done it on multiple occasions. 816 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:01,719 Speaker 1: Let's see that the show up and then made the 817 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:05,080 Speaker 1: wins and losses fall where they do, because you know, 818 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:08,280 Speaker 1: if the defenses is ready to take that jump, that's 819 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,480 Speaker 1: a successful year to me. Yeah, then they'll be in 820 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,239 Speaker 1: the playoffs because I do think, I mean, you got 821 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:14,400 Speaker 1: to make the playoffs right with this, with this talent 822 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:17,440 Speaker 1: on both sides of the football. I mean, I think 823 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 1: that next step for Justice, especially in year three, getting 824 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: to the postseason and and then let the chips fall 825 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:25,719 Speaker 1: because there's a lot of good teams, but I think 826 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:29,000 Speaker 1: Justin can score with anybody. And hopefully this defense, this 827 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:33,280 Speaker 1: revamped defense can stop a lot of offenses. Yeah, no doubt. 828 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I just think back to last year. You know, 829 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:38,600 Speaker 1: the Colts go down to Jacksonville and get whooped, you know, 830 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: and and they don't make the playoffs, you know, and 831 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:44,279 Speaker 1: they have just so many weird games that year, the 832 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,520 Speaker 1: overtime loss to the Titans, Like you know, in the 833 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,520 Speaker 1: Colts defensively, and I know Carson Carson Wentz did not 834 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 1: have a terrible year for whatever reason. He was just 835 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:53,200 Speaker 1: a culture you know, it was a bad culture fit 836 00:39:53,239 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: for him. Well, it's twenty seven and seven. I think 837 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 1: he had twenty seven and seven, pretty good numbers. There 838 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 1: was weird, Yeah, they were weird. You know. COVID situations 839 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:03,160 Speaker 1: with him is on willingness to get vaxed, missing games 840 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 1: there players are getting pissed off at him for that, 841 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:08,080 Speaker 1: Like that's a but I just bring it up because 842 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:10,880 Speaker 1: that's just how weird wins and losses are. The Steelers 843 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,279 Speaker 1: had no business being in the playoffs, but they had 844 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,720 Speaker 1: a weird tie and they had a couple odd wins, 845 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,359 Speaker 1: and so they sneak in, you know, But I don't 846 00:40:18,360 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: think by any stretch they would say, hey, it was 847 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,319 Speaker 1: a successful year. We made the postseason. No, they got 848 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:25,080 Speaker 1: destroyed in the first round of the playoffs and they 849 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,840 Speaker 1: did not have a good year. So like that to 850 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:30,400 Speaker 1: me is why I just always sort of hesitate to 851 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:33,399 Speaker 1: do the Is a divisional round? Is a championship round? 852 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:34,960 Speaker 1: Is it a super Bowl? But I don't know. I 853 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:36,400 Speaker 1: just want to see the team. Look, I want to 854 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:39,920 Speaker 1: see the units play well. Yeah, and also tell me 855 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:44,520 Speaker 1: who's healthy in December? Right, who's healthy? And who's rolling? 856 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:48,480 Speaker 1: Last question, money, I've been a Chargers fan my whole life. 857 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: It doesn't seem like there's been this much energy surrounding 858 00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:55,080 Speaker 1: the organization since the lt Gates era. Do you guys 859 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:57,920 Speaker 1: feel like this is our year? Does this feel different 860 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:01,000 Speaker 1: to you the our year? We don't know, right, but 861 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:03,759 Speaker 1: it does kind of feel different. Right. This is the 862 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:07,720 Speaker 1: most sizzle I've felt since I've been working with the Chargers, 863 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:10,040 Speaker 1: you know, so going back to their first year here, 864 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:14,799 Speaker 1: you know, in twenty seventeen, right within eighty unite ye 865 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:20,240 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, this is easily the most sizzle that I felt, 866 00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:23,200 Speaker 1: you know, and the most hype BI felt surrounding them. 867 00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:25,879 Speaker 1: You know, even following the year, you know that they 868 00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:29,440 Speaker 1: went twelve and four and won a wildcard game in Baltimore. 869 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:31,880 Speaker 1: That following year, it just didn't feel the same. I 870 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:33,880 Speaker 1: was like, man, that was a lot of close games 871 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:38,200 Speaker 1: they wonted weird fashion, and you know it's so this 872 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:40,839 Speaker 1: feels different. This feels like on paper, this is one 873 00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:43,719 Speaker 1: of the best rosters in the league. The offense is 874 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:46,000 Speaker 1: performed as one of the best units in the league. 875 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:48,560 Speaker 1: And if the like I just I keep repeating myself, 876 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:51,879 Speaker 1: if the defense can can match, you feel really good. 877 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:54,520 Speaker 1: About what this team can do. But it's a stacked conference, 878 00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:57,760 Speaker 1: it's a stacked division. It is not going to be easy. 879 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:00,480 Speaker 1: It will not be easy. But that's kind of what 880 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:02,759 Speaker 1: we laid out at the top is this defense is 881 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:05,799 Speaker 1: completely different. And I think that's that's a good thing 882 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:07,920 Speaker 1: when you talk about the players that they brought in, 883 00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:11,960 Speaker 1: the deficiencies they had stopping the run. And you know, 884 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,440 Speaker 1: one other player I want to talk about that we 885 00:42:14,760 --> 00:42:16,640 Speaker 1: talked a little bit about with Dane, but I think 886 00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:18,480 Speaker 1: is going to make a really big difference this year 887 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:21,839 Speaker 1: is Isaiah Spiller. I really think Isaiah Spiller in terms 888 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:25,840 Speaker 1: of controlling the clock, another weapon out of the backfield 889 00:42:25,840 --> 00:42:29,279 Speaker 1: who can catch the ball for Justin and somebody who 890 00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:33,640 Speaker 1: can consistently spell Austin Eckler and let Austin be Austin 891 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:35,920 Speaker 1: keep him as fresh as possible throughout the course of 892 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 1: a seventeen game season. We said it a few weeks 893 00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:42,400 Speaker 1: ago that that twenty eighteen class with Derway and Justin 894 00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:46,600 Speaker 1: Jackson and you Chennau, that draft class was a large 895 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:49,480 Speaker 1: reason why they got to the playoffs and they won 896 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:52,160 Speaker 1: a game. And I just feel like, you know, guys 897 00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:56,120 Speaker 1: like j T. Woods and perhaps Isaiah Spiller could be. 898 00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:00,880 Speaker 1: And well, of course Zion Johnson a plug and play guy. 899 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:02,960 Speaker 1: It's like we're we've already assumed he's the plug and 900 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,879 Speaker 1: play guard for the next ten years. But I really 901 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:09,680 Speaker 1: feel like this draft class is going to contribute. Yeah, 902 00:43:09,719 --> 00:43:11,279 Speaker 1: they're and they're gonna have to, you know. I mean, 903 00:43:11,360 --> 00:43:14,240 Speaker 1: especially Zion who's been drafted to be the starting right guard, 904 00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:17,000 Speaker 1: you know, and it looks like and you know, and 905 00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:21,480 Speaker 1: talking to everybody around the team, he's, as advertised, you know, mature, 906 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:25,040 Speaker 1: ready to go, ready, whatever you throw at him. He's 907 00:43:25,040 --> 00:43:26,920 Speaker 1: going to be a blue absorbit. He's a real smart 908 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:30,040 Speaker 1: guy and and someone that you know has proven it. 909 00:43:30,080 --> 00:43:32,640 Speaker 1: Now he's got to slip from left to right and 910 00:43:32,719 --> 00:43:34,440 Speaker 1: that's going to take a second, as he said, just 911 00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:37,200 Speaker 1: to kind of get a little more comfortable and mirroring 912 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: your footwork and stuff. But outside of that, um, I'm hopeful. 913 00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:42,920 Speaker 1: You know, we've been saying it. We said we said 914 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:44,320 Speaker 1: it last year with Round Tree, we said it the 915 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:46,440 Speaker 1: year before with Josh Kelly. So I'm hopeful that Spiller 916 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:48,919 Speaker 1: is that guy, you know, or one of those other two, 917 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:51,800 Speaker 1: or for whatever reason, if it clicks for Josh or Larry. 918 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:54,000 Speaker 1: As long as one of those three or two of 919 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,640 Speaker 1: those three are ready to take some of the load 920 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:59,360 Speaker 1: off Austin, that's gonna be a huge win for the Chargers. 921 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:01,160 Speaker 1: As like you said, you know, Austin gets beat up 922 00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:03,640 Speaker 1: because of all the contact he's willing to take and 923 00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:06,600 Speaker 1: how strong he is pound for pound with never going 924 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:08,720 Speaker 1: down on first hit. You know, he ends up getting 925 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:10,640 Speaker 1: worn out and misses a couple of games here or there. 926 00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:13,600 Speaker 1: So to be able to drop his snap count, you know, 927 00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:16,560 Speaker 1: by twenty five percent, would be huge for this team 928 00:44:16,600 --> 00:44:20,160 Speaker 1: to keep him fresh for all seventeen in the playoffs. Yeah, 929 00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:22,839 Speaker 1: we talked about the the dB competition at training camp 930 00:44:22,840 --> 00:44:25,920 Speaker 1: in preseason, the running back competition as well, um seeing 931 00:44:26,160 --> 00:44:29,480 Speaker 1: Stiller and Roundtree and Kelly. I'm not going to carry four, 932 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:32,839 Speaker 1: so it's gonna be it's gonna be. Uh, it's gonna 933 00:44:32,880 --> 00:44:36,480 Speaker 1: be interesting, all right, brother, that's it May May nineteenth. 934 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:39,080 Speaker 1: We still got a ton to talk about. Huh. Yeah, exactly. 935 00:44:39,160 --> 00:44:41,120 Speaker 1: Now two weeks we'll be talking about training camp right 936 00:44:41,239 --> 00:44:45,200 Speaker 1: so or whatever it is or our first first camp exactly, 937 00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:48,239 Speaker 1: all right, they'll do it for us. Always love doing 938 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:49,960 Speaker 1: this with you, man, and I will see you next 939 00:44:49,960 --> 00:45:00,480 Speaker 1: Thursday is charged weekly, wh