1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: The late fifteen ten touchdown. What's up, guys, Welcome into 2 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: a week nine edition of Chargers Weekly. Back from the 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: buye here with Matt money Smith. Why do you think 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: everybody needed to buy? How was your buying? Well? My 5 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: by selfishly was great. It happened to land on my 6 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: daughter's homecoming out on the East Coast, so we had 7 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 1: a Monday night game or no, we had a home 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: game for my middle daughter's parents weekend up at cal 9 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: Poly Slow and then ended up having to buy a 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: week for my oldest daughter who goes to Dartmouth. So 11 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: that's a heck of a long trip. So it's nice 12 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: to squeeze those two in on back to back weekends. 13 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: Really enjoyed it. I assume you had a great weekend 14 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: as well. I saw all the photos of you and 15 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: the twins, and obviously with it being Halloween and stuff, 16 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: worked out very well selfishly for those of us that 17 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: work for the team and lose all of our weekends 18 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: for a team of nineteen weeks, Sundays are at a premium, right, 19 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: so it was nice to It's like the it's like 20 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: the one Sunday year you get to sit on the 21 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: couch and watch red zone and and be a fan 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: for a day. And uh, we're back at it now. 23 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: Man um back from the by Chargers four and three 24 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: Falcons on deck speaking a red zone that that Falcons 25 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: Panthers game was insane last week. It looked like the 26 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: Panthers were gonna win it. Uh, Eddie Panaro didn't Eddie 27 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: Pannero miss a field goal against the Chargers when he 28 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: was a member of the Bears in Yeah, yeah, he 29 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 1: misses that forty eight yard extra point after the fifteen 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: yard penalty, then he misses a thirty three yard or 31 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: in regulation that would have put the Panthers really right 32 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: in the mix in the NFC South. But now the 33 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: Falcons four and four, they're alone in that division place. Yeah, 34 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: not a very good division. But um, we'll get into 35 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: that matchup. But I want to start with this trade 36 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: deadline money. Were you surprised the Chargers didn't make a move? 37 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: Did you think it was necessary that they had to 38 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: make a move or is it just a matter of 39 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: getting guys back towards the end of the year and 40 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: trying to play good football with what you got. Um, 41 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: you know, I think there's so much nuanced to that question, 42 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: not knowing you know what you know. And and look, 43 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: I've said this before, like you can make the finances work, 44 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: you know you And that's like Brandon Cooks, you got 45 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: to take on eighteen million bucks guaranteed money next year. 46 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: You know, So there's things like that. But you know, 47 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 1: you can convert salary to signing bonus, you can extend, 48 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: like there's ways to work that. You know. You look 49 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: at what the Dolphins did trading for Bradley Chubb and 50 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: immediately handing him one hundred and ten million dollar contract, 51 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: after giving Tyreek Kill the richest wide receiver contract, after 52 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: you know, after all those free agent signings they had 53 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: in the offseason. So you can do it. I mean, 54 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: it can be done. And then you got to ask 55 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: what's the draft capital that's required in order? Like you know, 56 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: there's a couple names that, yeah, I thought would really 57 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: help this team. And Cooks we talked about it before 58 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: the Houston game. Like, to me, he's just a you 59 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: need speed on this team. You know. We talked about 60 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: it last week on the bye week and just what's 61 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: inhibiting this offense. There's no speed. It's just every defense 62 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 1: is content to hey, if you're gonna beat us deep 63 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: go ahead, we don't. We don't think you can. So 64 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: I think, you know, with Robbie Anderson going to the 65 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals a couple of weeks ago for a sixth and 66 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: a seventh, you know you gotta worry about injury guarantees 67 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: the following year if he gets hurt, twelve million bucks 68 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: kicks in all that stuff. But you can make all 69 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: that work, So I guess you know. Ultimately, to answer 70 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: your question, yes, I think, considering Mike is down for 71 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: a while, Keenan's hamstring has proven to be a real 72 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: issue instead of a minor injury, I would have really 73 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: liked to see them. I would really have liked to 74 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: have seen them acquire a receiver, particularly someone with speed. 75 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: And again that's just me not knowing. You know what 76 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: what was being you know, requested in a giveback. You 77 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: know what trade picks are you sending back to Houston 78 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: for cooks or you know what kind of injury guarantees 79 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: or what kind of contract demands is Robbie Anderson making 80 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: if he's going to come to your team, you know, 81 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: considering he was a bit of a malcontent in Carolina, 82 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: like all that stuff. I'm not privy too. But just 83 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: to answer your question, Yeah, I would really have liked 84 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: to have seen them acquired a pass rusher and a 85 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver. I think this team is good enough. I 86 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: think they're I think they are good enough to get 87 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: into the playoffs, and if they are getting healthy by 88 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: the end of the year, I would hate to see 89 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: them miss the postseason because this middle stretch where they 90 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: have just been ravaged by injuries, has cost them a 91 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: couple of games and they end up missing the playoffs 92 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: by a game or two. And then you know, we're 93 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: sitting in Week eighteen and Joey Bose is healthy, and 94 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: Keenan's healthy, and Mike's healthy, and Rashaun Slater is ready 95 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: to come back, and it's like, you know, it's just 96 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: I think that's where the frustration comes in. It's like, man, 97 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: they need help these next three four weeks to try 98 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: to go five hundred over the next four games. Yeah, 99 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 1: these next three games at Atlanta, at San Francisco and 100 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: then home for Kansas City. Money this offense, right, it 101 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: doesn't sound good with Keenan um for this week. We 102 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: know Mike's gonna be out, so the wide receiving corps. 103 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: If Josh Palmer plays who just got out of concussion protocol. 104 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: It's Palmer, It's DeAndre Carter, it's Michael Bandy, it's Jason Moore. 105 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: You mentioned the speed a couple of weeks ago and 106 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: last week too, and there's no speed on the field. 107 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: I wonder what Joe Lombardi can do to kind of 108 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: maybe change how they play offense over these next couple 109 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: of weeks, knowing that you don't have your best deep 110 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: threat and maybe your best receiver and Mike Williams and 111 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: you're you're one and one in Keenan Allen and you 112 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: can give Austin the ball a bunch of times, but 113 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't give it to him thirty five times, right, 114 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: So so how do you make this offense work? Do 115 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: you make Spiller more featured? Do you give Michelle Moore carries? 116 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: Do you try to be a run head the offense? 117 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: And you know, take your shots when when you can. 118 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: It's kind of tricky based on the current personnel that 119 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: they have. Yeah, you know, I think, Look, I wish 120 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: I had the answer to that, And I feel bad 121 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: for Joe because I have no idea how you do it. 122 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: You know, this is a defense and you saw, you know, PJ. 123 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: Walker last week, light him up for three hundred fifty yards, 124 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: you know, and DJ Moore I have a career day. 125 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: So it's a bad pass defense and you've got Justin 126 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: Herbert back there. But now Justin's trying to develop chemistry 127 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season with Jason Moore and 128 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: Michael Bandy DeAndre Carter, you know, without his two go 129 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: to guys out there, you know, without Mike Williams and 130 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen, two dudes he implicitly trusts. And I think 131 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: we saw that in the Seattle game where Bandy's getting open, 132 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: but it's just it's something's off, you know, like the 133 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: pass is either too far in front of him, or 134 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: Bandy's not able to come back, or like he's just 135 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: flat he's not flatten out the route enough or he 136 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: is flattening out. Like it just seemed like something was 137 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: a little bit off with those two. And I think 138 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: that's a chemistry thing that he clearly has with Keenan 139 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: and Mike Williams. So with Gerald Everett, it's just it's 140 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: like there's an issue every week. You know, there's a 141 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: drop or there's just like a misread or there. You know, 142 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: you think about the pick six against you know, against 143 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: Kansas City, Like every game there's been something like that 144 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: ball ricochet's off his hands for the interception. You know 145 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: that quite that relationship hasn't quite materialized. So I think 146 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: that's what people don't quite understand is, you know, you 147 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: can't just throw guys out there and they're ready to go. 148 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: You know, it takes a second for a quarterback and 149 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: a receiver to get into sync. And you know, and 150 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: I guess that's flies into the face of me saying, hey, 151 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: go get a receiver. Well I'm talking about getting a 152 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: speed receiver. I'm done, like getting someone who can just 153 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: go and Herbert Killed, yeah, yeah, and open things up 154 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: for Austin, for Gerald Everett, for those underneath routs and you. 155 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: And then that's the thing, like, yes, is DeAndre Carter fast, Yes, 156 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: but he's not a physical receiver. You can't same thing 157 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: with Andy. Like when you watch when Joe tries to 158 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: play them on the outside, when Coach Lombardi tries to 159 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: play on the outside, they can't get off press. That's 160 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: just not the kind of receivers they are. They're not 161 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: big enough, they're not strong enough. So that's where the 162 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: problem comes in. You know, we're still talking about Josh 163 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: Palmer's single game last year when he filled in for Keenan. 164 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: You know, we're still waiting for Josh to emerge. We 165 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: thought this was going to be the year, especially as 166 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: the third receiver, and he looks so darned good in 167 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: the preseason and training I should say in training camp. 168 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: So there's just so many questions around, and I don't 169 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: think people realized what that injury to Jalen Guyton meant 170 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: for this team and how dramatically it would affect the 171 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: way their offense looks. I mean, like when you look 172 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: at it, it's crazy to think you have Justin Herbert 173 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: as your quarterback and what Chris. When I go completion 174 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: completed air yards per completion, Justin Herbert is thirty second 175 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: in the league. Four point for to put that in perspective. 176 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: Two is at eight point four, Josh Allen is at 177 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,959 Speaker 1: seven point four. The guy we're going to see, Marcus 178 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: Mariote is at seven point one. Jacoby Brissette is at 179 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 1: six point nine. You know, like Russell Wilson is at 180 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: six point Like four point four is annemiic Like that 181 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: is like that and that speaks to the issue they're 182 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: having with lack of explosive plays. You know, completed air 183 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 1: yards per pass attempt. He's thirty second, you know, and 184 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: you look at Jalen Hurts, you know he's got double 185 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: the you know, the completed air yards per pass attempt, 186 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: like Gino Smith is in the top five. Josh Allen 187 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: to it, like those are the guys who are up there, 188 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: and you think about those offenses and how many points 189 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: they're putting up on what they look like, and then 190 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: how far back And the other thing that's weird is, 191 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: you know, Herbert's I getting sacked. It's the number one 192 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: team in the league in sacks. It's like, so, what's 193 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: not happening? You know, like that, what do you attribute 194 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: it to? Is it? Is it speed of wide receiver? 195 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: Is it Justin and his injury? Maybe? Is it the 196 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: offensive line shake ups week in and week out? Like 197 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: where would you go in turn? Maybe? Probably maybe the 198 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: speed at receiver number one? And I just feel like 199 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: Justin's still battling through something. We don't really hear about 200 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: it much, but we were told when when this injury occurred, 201 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: that this was going to be something that that's not 202 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: going to go away anytime soon. I think the answer 203 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: to that is yes, all of those. Yeah, it's all 204 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: of them, you know. And yet look, Justin doesn't look right. 205 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: There's just no two ways about it. He doesn't look right. 206 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: And I think it's you know, it's not trying to say, hey, 207 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: what's going on. I think we know what's going on. 208 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: The guy took a shot and he's got fractured rib 209 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,599 Speaker 1: cartilage and it probably hurts to throw every time he 210 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: drops back there. He lost his left tackle. His interior 211 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: line has been you know, his center, his most trusted 212 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: offensive lineman has been dealing with knee issues and had 213 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: a vicious bout of food poisoning that kept him out 214 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: a week and then clearly was not himself in the 215 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 1: game against Seattle. You know, Zion has kind of regressed 216 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: a little bit after starting out the season strong. Matt 217 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: Feiler I don't think has played as well as he 218 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: had as he did last year, you know. And Trey 219 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: has the MCL, like every single offensive lineman as an issue. 220 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: So I get it. Man, you got fractured rib cartilage. 221 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: You don't want to be taking shots, you know, because 222 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: you want to keep playing so I think I think 223 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: there's myriad issues that have led to one of the 224 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: most explosive offenses in the NFL since Justin took over 225 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: in week two, you know, two plus seasons ago to 226 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,199 Speaker 1: now becoming one of the most check down heavy offenses, 227 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: least explosive offenses in the league. And and I'm assuming 228 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: they did some serious self scouting, you know, through this 229 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: two week window to try to figure out, Okay, do 230 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: you have to scheme it up? What do we have 231 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: to just show just in the film to say, hey, look, 232 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: you're all right, you know, you're I know you're where 233 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: the clock is in your head because of who's in 234 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: front of you. But here, let's watch this together. You know, 235 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,199 Speaker 1: here's this route Deandres coming open here if you just 236 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: kind of climb a little bit and shift there, you know, 237 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: or let's use your legs a little bit more, let's 238 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: roll out, let's do some designed runs to keep the 239 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: you know, because Justin has not runned all this year. 240 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: Like you think about what Josh Allen is doing and 241 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: how his legs are just a ridiculous threat. And obviously 242 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: what Marcus Mariota is doing Atlanta for Arthur Smith. We're 243 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 1: going to see that firsthand, like Justin can do that. 244 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: So I think that's maybe that Pittsburgh game money. Yeah, 245 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: they gave it to him and he took it every time. 246 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: Every time he took it every time, you know, Mahomes 247 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: does it like that's and that's one of the greatest 248 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 1: weapons that Justin has. I mean, he's an incredible athlete, 249 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: he's fast, he's elusive, and he just so happens to 250 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: be six six, two hundred forty pounds. So like that's 251 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 1: got to come into play. I think some of those are. 252 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: I think, you know a lot more of those RPOs 253 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: have got to come into play, you know, where you're 254 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: using that threat at his legs to maybe maybe that's 255 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: how you know you can get the defense to be 256 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: on their heels, because to me, defenses have been on 257 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: their toes, you know all season long. You know, since 258 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: the second half of the Kansas City game and the 259 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: rib injury. There has to be a response coming out 260 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: of the bi offensively, and we just don't know what 261 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 1: that's gonna be. How are they gonna come out against 262 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 1: the Falcons? Do you try to match the Falcons with 263 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: the running game with you know, Austin and Sony similar 264 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: to what you did in Cleveland maybe a few weeks ago. 265 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's the answer. Josh Palmer being 266 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: relied upon to be the number one guy when you 267 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: don't have a Keenan and Mike on the field, that's 268 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: something that we just don't know about. And then you 269 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: flip it to the Falcons man. Arthur Smith is a 270 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: wizard offensive calling plays. Mariota is using his legs. DJ 271 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: did a great film room on just for Mariota running 272 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: plays and and how Derwin is gonna have to be 273 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: that guy to kind of sniff those out and stop him. Plus, 274 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: you know they haven't used Kyle Pitts very well or 275 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: Drake g. London very well. Pitts in particular, but I 276 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: think Pitts had five for eighty in a touchdown last week. 277 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: You don't want to see him get going against the Chargers. Yeah, 278 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: he's come on, he's definitely come on. I'm a huge 279 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith guy. Absolutely love what he was able to 280 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: do in Tennessee. You think about, you know, just the 281 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: career of both Ryan Tannehill and and Derrick Henry. You know, 282 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: Henry was being to some degree labeled as a bust 283 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: before Arthur really got his hands on him. When Lafleur 284 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: went to Green Bay and Arthur took over as OC, 285 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: that's when you really saw the emergence of the King 286 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: Henry version of Derrick Henry. Ryan Tannehill's career was resurrected 287 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: under Arthur Smith. Now you're seeing Marcus Mariota and his career. 288 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: I met was just the offensive player of the week. 289 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: You know he's got when you look at you know, 290 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: when I'm doing my game prep, I just saw it. 291 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: I gotta go back to it. Like you think about 292 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: now that he's getting comfortable and settling in to this 293 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: offense and getting sort of his head around it and 294 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: figuring out what Arthur, what Coach Smith is asking him 295 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: to do. Mariota is in the last four weeks, his 296 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: passer rating two was number one, Josh Allen number two, 297 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow number three, Jalen Hurts, number four, Marcus five, 298 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: like he's Kyle Pitts has emerged as a legitimate weapon. 299 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: So like they're they're starting to figure it out. They're 300 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: starting to get comfortable with what, you know, Coach Smith 301 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: is asking them to do. And the fact that Cordarrol 302 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: Patterson's coming back, and you've got Algier who really kind 303 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: of got was able to get his feet wet. He's 304 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: a bruising back. And we obviously know what this Chargers 305 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: defense has looked like against the run, you know, as 306 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: there was a temporary fix there for the first couple 307 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: of weeks and it has since completely fallen apart back 308 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: to the dregs, you know, twenty seventh against the run, 309 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: and they've pretty much allowed an explosive run in every 310 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: single game they've played this season. Look at just the 311 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: distribution here of rushing yards. Because so Patterson was out 312 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: for the last few weeks, he still needs a team 313 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: with three hundred and forty rushing yards Algier three twenty four, 314 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: Mariota two eighty, Huntley two sixty five. So you don't 315 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: know who's getting the ball, and they're all running it 316 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: pretty efficiently. Five point nine, three point nine, five point one, 317 00:15:54,960 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: four point six A pop, Mariota something his click. He 318 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: looks like Oregon Duck Mariota. And I know that Arthur 319 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: Smith and him had a relationship in Tennessee. We saw 320 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: Mariota a couple of years ago on Thursday Night Football 321 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: when Carr went out early in that game. Late in 322 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: the season, he's played really good ball right now. And 323 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: you know, I think when we saw the schedule come 324 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: out and coming out of the by going to Atlanta, 325 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: it's like, all right, man, this is a game you 326 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: absolutely need to take care of. This is gonna be 327 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: very tough football game for the Chargers defensively when you 328 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: know you're down Rump and Bosam, Kyle van noy on 329 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: one side, Khalil Mack on the other. Every single week 330 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: it seems like there's been a big explosive run for 331 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: a touchdown and they got a bunch of guys who 332 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: are capable of doing that. Yeah, you know, I mean 333 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: it's you mentioned it, you know, and even pretty much 334 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: since Joey went down, they've really struggled to find that 335 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: pass rush. You know, it's really only come on Drew Trank, 336 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: Will Blitzes, Derwin, James Blitzes, you know, Rump, you know, 337 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 1: Rump nor Van noym have been able to fill that 338 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: void and give you any pass rush whatsoever. We've seen 339 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: it from Morgan Fox. I thought, I think he's played 340 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: very well on the interior in terms of, you know, 341 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: providing some pass rush. Um you know, The problem is 342 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,719 Speaker 1: with Mariota. Now you've got to set an edge. You've 343 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: got to keep him contained because like you said, he's 344 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: got two hundred in rush yard, you know, two hundred 345 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: eighty rush yards, So you know you got issues there. Um, 346 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: this is not going to be an easy team to defend, 347 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: you know, not with the threat of their run game. 348 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: So it's you know, it's you gotta and we know, 349 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: like I said, the issues that this defense has had 350 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: against the run. So you've got to play that stout. 351 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to have their win in the box. 352 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: And now you're talking about Drake London and that big 353 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: body you're down j C. Jackson. You know Kyle Pitts, who, 354 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: like I said, has emerged, and the idea would be 355 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: just to do what you do with Travis Kelsey right 356 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 1: all right there. When there's Kyle Pitts, go get them. 357 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: But I think because of the issues they've had against 358 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: the run, you know, you've you my guess is they're 359 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: gonna probably play And like that's the thing, like you 360 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: can't play a lot of time. It's it's hard to 361 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: put a lowie out there, you know, and try to 362 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,719 Speaker 1: sort of put a shell on it that way, Just 363 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: that's not gonna work. Like So that's it's a it's 364 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 1: a tough matchup. It's a really tough matchup for this 365 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: Chargers defense. And you know what, it's been a tough 366 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: matchup for every defense. Look what they did, and granted 367 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers were down like darn near their 368 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: whole team, but I mean, you know, they doubled up 369 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. Um, you know they were able 370 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: to put up some you know, the points weren't there, 371 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 1: but they put up some serious yards against the Bengals. 372 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: Like those are good defenses that the Saints they put 373 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: up twenty six on the Rams, they put up twenty seven, 374 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: Like this is an offense that can move the ball 375 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: and score points. Say to me, like beat Seattle too, 376 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: didn't they? Yeah, absolutely went up there, beat them twenty 377 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: seven twenty Like, put twenty seven on them. So I 378 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: think I think, to your point, Chris, what I think 379 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 1: this game? Charge are gonna win this game. I think 380 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: it's gonna look like Cleveland. I think this is gonna 381 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: have to be like a thirty one twenty. This is 382 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: gonna have to be a Justin Herbert special. This is 383 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, that's that's I think that's just the only 384 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 1: that's the path to victory that I see is that 385 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: this is a Hey, Justin got two weeks to rest 386 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,439 Speaker 1: those ribs. You know, he's a lot more comfortable, and 387 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: even though he's down as receivers, he's just such a 388 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: special quarterback. We talked about it. You make you know, 389 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: average receivers good, good receivers great, you know, And I 390 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: think it's a game where he makes average receivers good 391 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 1: and and does some special things to get this team 392 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: a win with Austin Eckler, you know, again, like a 393 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: twenty eight twenty five, a thirty one twenty eight, thirty five, 394 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: thirty one style game is what this thing is probably 395 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: gonna have to look like for the Chargers to come back, 396 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: you know, with a victory. So coming out of this 397 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 1: by four and three and money, I'm just looking at 398 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: the conference right now and things are kind of clearing 399 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 1: up already. Right then. We're only in week nine. I mean, Chargers, 400 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: if the season ended today, you're the seventh seed. You 401 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:57,719 Speaker 1: got Miami in New York in front of you at 402 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,479 Speaker 1: five and three. Baltimore is looking pretty good right now 403 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: with this Jamar Chase injury, I could see them maybe 404 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:04,879 Speaker 1: pulling away. I think they have a pretty soft schedule 405 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: coming up. Case five and two, Tennessee five and two, 406 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: who you play later? Six and one, Bills and then 407 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: the wild Cards, the Patriots, the Bengals. I mean, the 408 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: Colts do not look good the three four and one, 409 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 1: But you beat Cleveland, you beat Denver. These next three 410 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,239 Speaker 1: games are so important for the Chargers. Man too. If 411 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: you can go two and one and get to like 412 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: six and four and just kind of hit Arizona, hit 413 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 1: the Raiders, and then you get into that stretch with 414 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: Tennessee in Miami, you're in good shape. But like you know, 415 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: typically we say, oh, these NFC games, if you drop them, 416 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: not the worst thing in the world. Now, when you're 417 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: four and three and you're kind of in this jumbled 418 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 1: mix in the AFC, you need everyone you can get. 419 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,479 Speaker 1: I think you you know when you look at it. 420 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: So let's just look at the you know, the way 421 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: that the conference is shaken out, right, So your division leaders, 422 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: Bills in the East, Titans in the South, Chiefs in 423 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: the West, Ravens in the North. All right, so those 424 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: four and I feel comfortable saying I think that holds. 425 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:09,959 Speaker 1: I think that ends upholding. I think those are your 426 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,959 Speaker 1: division winners. Now you ask yourself, are you better than 427 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: the Jets? You know, I feel especially since they lost 428 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 1: Breet Hall, you know, their offensive line. They just lost 429 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: a Laja vera Tech Tucker. There's so many questions about 430 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: Zach Wilson and decision making. You got disgruntled Denzel Mimbs 431 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: and Elijah Moore who would wanted to be traded at 432 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: the deadline and weren't. So yeah, I think obviously the 433 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: Jets are in play. Do you feel like you're better 434 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: than the Dolphins? No, I think just if we're being 435 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: honest with one another. No, you know that's that's the 436 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: most explosive offense going right now. That's not in Buffalo, 437 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 1: and they just added brand. You'd prove us wrong in 438 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: a month, right when they No, I just mean right now, 439 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: I mean right now, you know, when when they're healthy. 440 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: It's a different conversation. I'm just talking about right now. 441 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: Can you maintain your slot? That's kind of what I'm 442 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: getting at. If they're the number seven right now, can 443 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: you maintain this slot? Can you move up or do 444 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: you slide back? You look what's behind you. You know, 445 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: Patriots are interesting. You know, it's they're they're they're frisky. 446 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 1: I think you feel comfortable saying that the Bengals are 447 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: after a slow starter, starting to hit a little bit 448 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: of a rhythm. But then you see, I think the 449 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: Bengals are very similar to the Chargers. You know, they 450 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: have a great week and you're like, okay, here we go, 451 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: now they're back, and then all of a sudden, they 452 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: have a game like they had against the Browns and 453 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: you're like, what the hell was that at. So I 454 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: think the Bengals and the Chargers are in that exact 455 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: same conversation you brought up the Colts, the one that's 456 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: you know, the win against the Browns is going to 457 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 1: prove to be huge because now you're two weeks away 458 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 1: from getting to Shaun Watson back and you know what 459 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: that run game looks like. The defense has been a 460 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 1: mass for the most part. But like that's where we 461 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: now start going, Okay, if they're in the seven spot, 462 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: the Jets slide back. Well, now let's see, you got 463 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: two slots to play with, and we're talking about the Browns, 464 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: the Bengals, the Patriots, the Dolphins, and the Chargers. Like 465 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: that's I think that's where we start to kind of 466 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: have this conversation of you know, how do they hang 467 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: on right now? They're it is fingernails on that cliff, 468 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: hanging onto that seven spot, you know, just a half 469 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:09,919 Speaker 1: a game ahead of the Patriots right now, so and 470 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: a minus twenty five point differential. Patriots and Bengals both 471 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: have plus differentials, you know, and had really slow starts 472 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,359 Speaker 1: to the season. The Chargers, you know, have had that 473 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 1: three game win streak. Can they rediscover some of that magic? 474 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: And you know, fans may be frustrated with the way 475 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: that they're winning or the way they're losing frankly right now, 476 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: But if you hang on, you can win ugly in Atlanta, 477 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: you can win up in San Francisco if you're in 478 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: the mix and Keenan Allen is back at full strength, 479 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 1: and Mike Williams is back at full strength, and Joey 480 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 1: Bosa comes back at full strength, which I think would 481 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 1: be huge for this defense. It's a seventeen game season 482 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: for a reason. Man, there's ebbs and flows. If you 483 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: can get these guys back towards the back half of 484 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: the year, this team, frankly, played a lot better last 485 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: year than their playing right now and missed the playoffs. 486 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: It could be eight and nine, nine and eight not 487 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: playing their best ball. It's still make the playoffs and 488 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: still get some of these guys back. So that's why 489 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: I find it so fascinating about this this year money, 490 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: because outside Buffalo and Philly and and maybe you put 491 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: Casey in Dallas right right below that, it's a very 492 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: average NFL in twenty twenty two. Parody. It's been a 493 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: it's been a year of parody, no doubt. I think 494 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: the one and I think just kind of going back 495 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,439 Speaker 1: to the trade you know question, I think you look 496 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: at the teams that believe their contenders. You know, the 497 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: Vikings ad Hockinson, The Eagles add Robert Quinn. You know, 498 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: the Dolphins add Bradley Chubb, the Bills ad Naheim Hines. 499 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 1: The Chiefs go out and get Kdarius Tony, the Ravens 500 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: get Roquan Smith. You know, the Jets get James Robinson 501 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: to fill in for Breece Hall. Like I think that's 502 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: you know, sort of where I go back to your 503 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: trade question. You know, I think that's that's where, like, hey, 504 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: it would be would have been pretty cool to see 505 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 1: them say, you know what, it's a good team through 506 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: six quarters. Man, we were feeling good about this. Square're 507 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: actually feeling good after eight quarters, even though they lost 508 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: that game to the Chiefs. Felt like the refs completely 509 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: robbed them of two interceptions in that game. So not 510 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,159 Speaker 1: even six quarters through eight quarters, they're like, hey, man, 511 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: this is a good team. This looks like one of 512 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: the best teams in football. And then injuries just hit, 513 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: and like you said, it's it's all about sustaining until 514 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: those guys start coming back, you know. And if boss 515 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: is going to be eight weeks, well that's gonna be 516 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 1: by Arizona, you know. And like you said, these next 517 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 1: three games, if you can figure out, you know, the 518 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 1: San Francisco games, the one that I'm really concerned about, 519 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 1: just because they're healthy on the defensive front, and with 520 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey now and Trent Williams is back like that, 521 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,440 Speaker 1: they're they're getting healthy. Had a bad time for the Chargers. 522 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: I think it's the best way to put it. So 523 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: that's why I just think this Atlanta game is so critical. 524 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 1: I think it is so critical where you're not looking 525 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: at a losing streak, you know, and sliding back and 526 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: falling under five hundred and stuff. You know, you get 527 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 1: to five and three and now you got two games 528 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 1: to play with, just to stay at five hundred until 529 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: you start getting those reinforcements back and adding you know 530 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 1: some you know, just and it's not even necessarily adding 531 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: guys that aren't out there. But now Trey Pitkins feels 532 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: back to his normal self at the beginning of the 533 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: year when he was, you know, really just playing really 534 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,520 Speaker 1: good right tackle. You know, Corey Linsley is back to 535 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: one hundred percent. Justin Herbert is back to a hundred percent, 536 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: Josh Kelly is back out there. Like that's what I'm 537 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: getting at. You know, it's not I know, I'm maybe 538 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: I sound like a broken record and I'm talking in 539 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: circles a little bit on the pod, But like, that's 540 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 1: why these next three weeks are so critical, because we 541 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: know these guys are coming back, and as long as 542 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: you can stay in the fight and in the hunt 543 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: for the playoffs until they get back, I feel good. 544 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,160 Speaker 1: You know, we're talking about, Oh, this is a gnarly stretch, Okay, Well, 545 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: if you can make it through it, you know, then 546 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: you get Arizona and then you get Vegas and you 547 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,719 Speaker 1: get Tennessee at home, you get the Colts. You know, 548 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: where are the Rams going to be in week seventeen 549 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: with all the tumult they're they're in Tampa this week. 550 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: They could be three and five, you know by the time, 551 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 1: you know, at this time next week and three games 552 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 1: back after having been swept in the division by the 553 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 1: forty nine ers and not having played the Seahawks yet, like, 554 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: like the back end of the season could really work 555 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: in the chargers favor if they can just figure out 556 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: a way. And they did. Look, they figured out how 557 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: to win ugly against Denver. They figured out how to 558 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: win a shootout in Cleveland, they figured out how to 559 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 1: hang on, you know, after blowing a twenty four point 560 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 1: lead in Houston, Like they were able to win ugly. 561 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,359 Speaker 1: So win pretty. You know when Pretty in Atlanta score 562 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: thirty one points, have everybody say that's the Justin Herbert 563 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: we remember and we have not seen in four or 564 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 1: five weeks. You know, I'm so glad you mentioned some 565 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: of these other guys because we seem to focus in 566 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 1: on Keenan and Mike and Rashawn for good reason, and 567 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:00,080 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa, j c. Jackson, all of these big names 568 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: that have been out, but um, you know, Pipkin's gutted 569 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 1: it out in Cleveland, and um, Corey has been in 570 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 1: and out of the lineup and has gutted it out, 571 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: you know. So there's guys who Josh Kelly another one 572 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,119 Speaker 1: who was who was a great number two to Austin 573 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: in that Cleveland game. These are pieces that have been 574 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 1: in and out of the lineup or having been one 575 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,160 Speaker 1: hundred percent that you're hoping we'll get to full strength 576 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: in coordination with these guys coming back that you know, 577 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 1: the big names that we talk about. So it's not 578 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: just the big names. There's been guys that have been 579 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: playing through injury, um that may not be at full 580 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: strength or have been in and out of the lineup, 581 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: which causes further I think maybe disruption on our offense 582 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: or a defense. So you know, right now, you know, 583 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: Chris Rump is another example a guy who, um, depth 584 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: is gonna be tested now with just Van Noy and 585 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: uh In Khalil as your starters on the edge, Yeah yeah, 586 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: I mean I think that's and again no reinforcements, you know, 587 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 1: and that's kind of where the whole whole. Robert Quinn 588 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: was traded for a six or whatever it was. It 589 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: set like that's sort of where that that trade deadline, 590 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: I think for fans comes in, like how you know, okay, 591 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 1: let's go through your draft picks this year. Your most 592 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 1: successful draft pick out there is the second you traded 593 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: for Khalil Mack. You know, I know it costs you 594 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 1: twenty two million bucks. But like J T. Woods has 595 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: not been active for a game, Isaiah Spiller has one 596 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: carry on the year. You know, Jamari Sawyer has played great, 597 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: your sixth round pick, but you know Xander Horbath has 598 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: been you know, touchdowns back to back weeks to start 599 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: the season, but not necessarily integral part. You know, Dean 600 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: and Jassier have you know, had one critical play together 601 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 1: against the Broncos that led them to the win. But 602 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: Kennesa's saying, you gotta be careful. You don't value your 603 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: draft picks too much. You know that, expecting all seven 604 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: of those to make an impact, you know, for a 605 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 1: team that's really built to win right now. And I 606 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: think that's where maybe some of that frustration came from. 607 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 1: But again, it takes two, you know, it takes two. 608 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: It takes a partner. You know, you've got to find 609 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: that partner that wants to work with you. And you know, unfortunately, 610 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,959 Speaker 1: it's not like there were thirty trades and the Chargers 611 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: were the only team that didn't do it. I think 612 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 1: there were eleven, you know, and so it's not like 613 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: and look some of them I didn't even like, you know, 614 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: like the the idea of expending uh, you know, a 615 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: second for Chase Claypool that was awfully rich um. But 616 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: at the same time, I get it. They need to 617 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: develop justin fields, you know, wins and losses be damned 618 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: in Chicago this year, you've got to develop that quarterback 619 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: you've traded to firsts. He's shown you flashes. You've got 620 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: to give him opportunities. So like when you say, oh, 621 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: what about Chase Claypool, Yeah, they paid a premium because 622 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: their quarterback needs wide receivers. They have to evaluate him, 623 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: you know, and figure out, you know, where he is. 624 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: So like, each each exchange is, you know, is its 625 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: own entity. It's not like it's you know that the 626 00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:58,960 Speaker 1: Chargers aren't in this vacum where oh, well they could 627 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: have gotten Claypool for that second or what you know, 628 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: that's not not how it works. It's not necessarily how 629 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: it works. So you know, it's again they're going into 630 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: Atlanta with Jason Moore, DeAndre Carter, Michael Bandy, and Josh Palmer. 631 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: The good part of that is the quarterbacks, Justin Herbert 632 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: and as long as Joe Lombardi and Justin and Shane 633 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: Day and you know, Chris Batty are all able to 634 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: get on the same page because they had two weeks 635 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: to prepare for it and get some chemistry, then I've 636 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: got more faith in it than I would where somebody 637 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: else playing quarterback, you know, and then hopefully, you know, Mike, 638 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: this is week two. Now you're talking about maybe Mike 639 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: getting back for the Arizona game. Hopefully Keenan gets three 640 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: weeks arrest here if he's not going to play in Atlanta, 641 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: and that hamstring is finally ready to go, and you 642 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: can try to hit some rhythm, you know, and close 643 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: out the season strong and just get into the tournament 644 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: and now all of a sudden you're healthy, and that 645 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers become the proverbial team that nobody wants to 646 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: play because everybody's not back out there and we look like, 647 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: you know, they look like they did in Week two 648 00:31:57,040 --> 00:32:00,479 Speaker 1: against Kansas City like a freaking buzz saw. Let's get 649 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: to the rookie conversation real quick, because you're right. Threason 650 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: four is should be making an impact on a football team, 651 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: J T. Woods. We haven't seen Isaiah Spiller got one 652 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: touch in that Seattle game. And I'm looking at the 653 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: other side of Seattle and seeing guys like Terke Woollin 654 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: and Kobe Bryant and the two tackles and Kenneth Walker. 655 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 1: These guys are all contributing right now. Do you think J. T. 656 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: Woods can make a difference at some point during the 657 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 1: second half of the season, especially with the deaf being 658 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 1: tested in the secondary? And is it time to give 659 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: Isaiah Spiller a little bit more run, especially when you 660 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 1: know you're down speed at the receiver position and you're 661 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 1: down Joshua Kelly and you saw the success that you 662 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: had running the football a few weeks ago. Maybe Spiller 663 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 1: can fill that void. And by the way, he can 664 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: catch the ball out of the backfield too. Yeah, he's 665 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: gonna have to, Chris, I mean, because because really, Sony 666 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: has been good at short yardage. You know that's really it. 667 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: Sony has not been explosive. He's not been really a 668 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 1: threat in the passing game. He's had a couple us 669 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: options that have been you know, solid receptions. But to me, 670 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 1: you know, he is it's third and one and let's 671 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: go get two yards, Like that's when they really used him. 672 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 1: So Isaiah has has got to become a part of 673 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: this running attack, you know, he just he has to 674 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: like Josh Kelly was and how he had emerged and 675 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: how much better it looked with him out there. But like, 676 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:21,360 Speaker 1: to me, it's so much bigger than that. I think 677 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: it's a blocking it. The front is getting no push, 678 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: They're getting pushed back, and that's the issue with running 679 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: the ball one two. I think it's scheme. I would 680 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 1: love to see, Like give me some DeAndre Carter in motion, 681 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: just flip him some some of those you know Patrick 682 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: Mahomes special shovel passes when he's kind of streaking across, 683 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,719 Speaker 1: or give him some jet sweeps just to show it, 684 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: you know, just to put it out there, you know. 685 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: So I think that's the sort of stuff that I 686 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: expect to see in Atlanta with the extra week of 687 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 1: prep and just kind of and that's the other thing, 688 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: like when you watch when you're watching these other teams, 689 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 1: you know, when you get the week off and you 690 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:58,560 Speaker 1: see what the Cowboys are doing with Tony Pollard and 691 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 1: what Dack's doing from a running standpoint at the quarterback position, 692 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 1: or you know what what the Eagles are doing with 693 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: a J. Brown and how how Nick our old friends 694 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: Nick and Shane are scheming it up, you know out there, 695 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: um with Jalen Hurts, like you you're seeing some of 696 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,919 Speaker 1: these teams and you're like, man, that's like, okay, let's 697 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:19,879 Speaker 1: see some of that. Let's get some of that going here, 698 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 1: you know. And you know what Gino and and and 699 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll are doing up in Seattle, you know what, 700 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:28,640 Speaker 1: Like you said, it's all rookies, um. And it's amazing 701 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: what one rookie class can do for a team, you know, 702 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:34,960 Speaker 1: because you think about the the Richard Sherman class with 703 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: Bobby Wagner and Richard like you know, and and and 704 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: what that can mean for a team, and like you 705 00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: see it, um. You know. Now, look, some classes take 706 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 1: longer to develop, takes two three years. Maybe they have 707 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: players in front of them. You know. I think the 708 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 1: idea with JT was, you know, you allow Derwin to 709 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:58,840 Speaker 1: play that money that star and JT and and Nas 710 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: can both play in that too high shell up top, 711 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 1: and so you end up playing a lot of dime 712 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,880 Speaker 1: with Derwin as that you know, that dime backer. But 713 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 1: you know, with how badly it's been against the run, 714 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,399 Speaker 1: and just the inability to get pushed against the run, 715 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,359 Speaker 1: and just the way Kenneth Walker ran over him last week, 716 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: I think is certainly alarming, and it's it's hard to 717 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 1: envision that. So I think, you know, going back to 718 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,719 Speaker 1: your original point of you know, should these rookies be 719 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:28,319 Speaker 1: making more of an impact? I think when you look 720 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,879 Speaker 1: at some other teams, yeah, but also who's in front 721 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: of him? You know? And I think when when Josh 722 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:37,799 Speaker 1: was healthy, we felt good about Austin and Josh being 723 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: your one two punch, When when Kelly had found that 724 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: rhythm again, I you know, I feel like, yeah, Sony 725 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: has not quite shown what we had hoped he might 726 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:49,839 Speaker 1: show when he was signed as a free agent. So 727 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 1: I might have put Spiller in there and just given 728 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 1: him a look a little bit. But um, you know, 729 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,359 Speaker 1: Corners might be asked to do something now, you know, 730 00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: Dean Leonard and Joss here with the injury to you know, 731 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: did j C. They may be asked to get out 732 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 1: there for a couple of reps and you know that's 733 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:06,359 Speaker 1: where we may see them to come into play. But again, 734 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 1: Xander Horvath had touchdowns the first two weeks, and Jamar 735 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: Sawyer has been great. You know, it's been great as 736 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:14,200 Speaker 1: a fill in sixth rounder for Rashawn Slater and not 737 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,839 Speaker 1: getting too leaky and having the line completely break down. 738 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 1: So that's been a great pick as well. Yeah, you're right. 739 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: I mean Sawyer goes in for a reason because Slater's 740 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:26,879 Speaker 1: out and Spiller. We may see maybe this back half 741 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 1: of the season is going to be the the impact 742 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 1: that this team needs. I guess we'll get out of 743 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 1: here on keys of the game, and you kind of 744 00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:35,880 Speaker 1: said it like this needs to be a Justin Herbert 745 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 1: special offensively. Defensively, it don't have to be a Derwin 746 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:42,120 Speaker 1: James special. I told you DJ kind of broke down 747 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,279 Speaker 1: plays of of Derwin kind of sniffing out the run. 748 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: But with Kyle Pitts there too, I mean you may 749 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: have to play Dirwin everywhere. I mean, what do you 750 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: think the key is defensively because the run game, it 751 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 1: starts there. But when you have weapons like Drake Leonard 752 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: and Kyle Pitts just out there, you always have to 753 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 1: account for him. Yeah, to me, it's it's kind of 754 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 1: the same thing with the Seattle game. You know, it's, hey, 755 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:12,279 Speaker 1: let's just get some pressure on Gino, Like, okay, if 756 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: he can, if he can get the reads, if you're 757 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:17,680 Speaker 1: blitzing and it's Drew or it's Kenneth or it's Derwin, 758 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 1: and he's able to get the ball out and they 759 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:22,960 Speaker 1: beat you, fine, But I just felt like defensively, they 760 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:26,200 Speaker 1: allowed him a clean pocket and all kinds of time 761 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: and they weren't able to slow down Kenneth Walker, and 762 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:33,799 Speaker 1: Gino was just taking those ten twelve I mean, think 763 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: about those third downs. They had third and twelves, third 764 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,640 Speaker 1: and fifteens, and they're just rushing four and no one 765 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:42,600 Speaker 1: can get home. You know, there's just no pass rush. 766 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:49,040 Speaker 1: Opposite Khalil, he's getting double team and I think, to me, defensively, 767 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,560 Speaker 1: I just like to see him get more aggressive. I would. 768 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,880 Speaker 1: I would really like to see them get more aggressive. 769 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:57,120 Speaker 1: Drew is so good at time and up his blitzes. 770 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:00,279 Speaker 1: You know, Kenneth when he's been given a single assign meant, 771 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: hey go here fast. He's been good this year, you know, 772 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: I think, you know, Derwin is exceptional at timing up 773 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:10,839 Speaker 1: his blitzes and get into the quarterback and being able 774 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:12,920 Speaker 1: to get buy chips from the tight end or the 775 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:16,040 Speaker 1: running back to get sacks or create pressures or hurries. 776 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 1: So defensively, that's what i'd like to see. I just 777 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:21,840 Speaker 1: you know, what if Mariot is able to beat you. 778 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 1: You know, he's never been the most accurate quarterback. I 779 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:26,040 Speaker 1: know his accuracy has been way up this year, but 780 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:28,560 Speaker 1: just he's got enough of a resume that he's had 781 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: some accuracy issues. You know, I would love to see that. 782 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,960 Speaker 1: Don't don't let them pick you apart, you know, don't 783 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,800 Speaker 1: let them dominate time of possession. Don't let them deflate 784 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:42,279 Speaker 1: you because they're converting third and twelves and third and 785 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: sixteens like we've seen regularly this year. Go get them, 786 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:46,880 Speaker 1: you know, and if they get you, they get you. 787 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:50,919 Speaker 1: So I think defensively, that's what I like to see. 788 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:53,480 Speaker 1: But ultimately I'm looking at it right now, Chris, I 789 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:58,560 Speaker 1: mean points, chargers thirty one, Falcons twenty nine yards, chargers 790 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:03,200 Speaker 1: twentieth the Falcons thirty first. Passing yards Falcons thirty second, 791 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:07,720 Speaker 1: UH scrimmage yards per play Chargers twenty nine, Falcons thirty first. 792 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 1: Like a score points man, get out there and take advantage, 793 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,440 Speaker 1: because they didn't take advantage. You know of the Seattle 794 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: run defense that was allowing one hundred and seventy yards 795 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:21,160 Speaker 1: per game. They did nothing. Um, you know, you gotta 796 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:24,239 Speaker 1: you gotta take advantage of a team's weakness. And through 797 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 1: eight games, that's what the Falcons are. It's halfway through 798 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:29,240 Speaker 1: the season. They've told you they cannot stop the pass. 799 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:31,839 Speaker 1: So go on out there and get it and let's 800 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:34,200 Speaker 1: see if you can win a shootout. Yeah, maybe a 801 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:36,920 Speaker 1: big day for Palmer and Gerald Everidge. Yeah, oh it's 802 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:39,200 Speaker 1: in coming to the backfield. You never know. Right on 803 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: p one hundred percent, I think that's and it's gonna 804 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:42,840 Speaker 1: have to be if they're gonna come back here with 805 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:45,600 Speaker 1: a win, and and I fully believe they can. I 806 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:49,760 Speaker 1: one hundred percent believe that this is a winnable game. You've, yes, 807 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:51,760 Speaker 1: the Falcons are four and four and in first place, 808 00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: but when you look at their season twenty seven, twenty six, 809 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,640 Speaker 1: thirty one, twenty seven, twenty seven, twenty three, twenty three, 810 00:39:57,719 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, fifteen. You see what I'm getting at there, 811 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,680 Speaker 1: all tight games because their defense can't stop anyone. So 812 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:05,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna be in this game. You know you should 813 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:08,080 Speaker 1: be in this game. And you know, Herbert with the 814 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 1: extra week to get those ribs healthy, you know, I've 815 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:14,239 Speaker 1: got I got faith that this is going to be 816 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:16,640 Speaker 1: that Justin Herbert special and he's gonna remember, he's gonna 817 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:20,160 Speaker 1: remind a lot of people, you know why he's being 818 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:21,920 Speaker 1: talked about as Hey, if you had the number one 819 00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:23,560 Speaker 1: pick of any quarterback in the league for the next 820 00:40:23,560 --> 00:40:25,359 Speaker 1: ten years, who do you want. I just I feel 821 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,240 Speaker 1: like it's going to be that kind of game. Yeah, 822 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:29,200 Speaker 1: and it's gonna have to be right without without Keenan 823 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:31,799 Speaker 1: and Mike. If Justin can show, hey, we can get 824 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:34,040 Speaker 1: this done on my shoulders. Yeah, you get to five 825 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:37,320 Speaker 1: and three in today's NFL. Five and three is pretty 826 00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:40,560 Speaker 1: good in today's NFL, especially in the NFC. We'll see 827 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:44,319 Speaker 1: what Joe Lombardi cooks up offensively money looking forward to it, man, 828 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,120 Speaker 1: I'll see you this weekend and see if the Bolts 829 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:49,680 Speaker 1: can get back in the wing column. Get to five 830 00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:53,800 Speaker 1: and three, before another NFC game, NFC West Sunday Football. 831 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:55,560 Speaker 1: Guess the Niners. We'll get into that next week. But 832 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:59,040 Speaker 1: Atlanta this Sunday exactly. Just as long as I don't 833 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,000 Speaker 1: see at the Varsity nine am with one of those 834 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:03,480 Speaker 1: greasy burgers because we stayed out too late on Saturday night, 835 00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 1: will be good. Yeah, that would be a problem, right, Yes, 836 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 1: it would be all right for fuddy up Chris. This 837 00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:10,880 Speaker 1: has been charges weekly Week nine