1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: I believe in this team. This team is gonna play 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: very well. This team is gonna be pretty good after 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: that performance tonight. You might not think so, but I'm 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: just telling you, I'll see this team every day. When 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: we put that start in twenty two at this teams 6 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: will be pretty good. That was head coach Anthony Lynn 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: after Sunday's thirteen seven lost to the New Orleans Saints 8 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: at StubHub Center. Hey, everybody, Chris Harry with you on 9 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: the Chargers Training Camp podcast today. I'm joined by the 10 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: managing editor of Chargers dot Com, Ricky Henny. But first, 11 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: a recap of Sunday's game and a look ahead to 12 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: Ram's week with Dan Wike of the Los Angeles Times. 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: All right, here with the La Times is Dan Woike, 14 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: the day after the Chargers fall to the Saints thirteen 15 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: seven in preseason and Dan, before we get to football, 16 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: do we have any clips update? We're just talking about it. Yeah, 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: it happened. I'm fairly confident that it has occurred, that 18 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: science has prevailed, and I don't know. I mean, judging 19 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: by the spots that I'm currently seeing, I'd say it 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: was a successful eclipse. You're good, So you didn't get 21 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: the eclipse glasses though. You're just kind of winging it. No, No, 22 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 1: I went. I went via cell phone, which I think, Um, 23 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: I think it's safe. I don't know. I'll let you know. 24 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: I'll see you in practice tomorrow. We could talk about 25 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: it and see what's see the aftermath. But Dad, the 26 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: usual progression of preseason is that in that second preseason game, 27 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: you tend to see the starting quarterback for a couple 28 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: of series, maybe even a quarter. But this wasn't a 29 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: typical week. It coast to Masa. Philip Rivers got some 30 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: good working against the Saints on Thursday and Friday, so 31 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: really no need to see him on Sunday, And we 32 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: didn't see much from the offense in general yesterday. But 33 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: you were out at practice last week, and I'm sure 34 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: that you saw what I saw. The first unit looked 35 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: pretty sharp against the Saints. Yeah, I mean that's that's 36 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: what I wrote, you know, in Today's faith or kind 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: of what I alluded to was that, you know, Rivers 38 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: looked great. Drew Breese. I think, you know, it's fun 39 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: watching those two guys battle. You know. The problem was 40 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: that it happened, you know, a couple of days ago 41 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: and Coast to Masa. Yeah, that that that that's where 42 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: the real action was. Um. Yeah, I thought Rivers looked 43 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: really really sharp against Drew Brees. Um. And I know 44 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: he's not facing Breeze, but if you go back and 45 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 1: you kind of look at his career against New Orleans, 46 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 1: he's always played well against them. Um. I think he's 47 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: thrown for over three hundred yards in every game that 48 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: he's played against Drew Brees. And you know, maybe it's 49 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: just seeing an old an old familiar friend that that 50 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: brings out the best in Philip. But he looked very 51 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: locked in on Thursday. The best that I've seen him 52 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: perform um this camp, I think was on Thursday, just 53 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: really really sharp. Keenan Allen looked great. Um, you know, 54 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: he was finding his tight ends. It was just really 55 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 1: quick decision making and you know, and they won a 56 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: bunch of quarterback challenges afterwards too. This was this was 57 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: a big week for the quarterback group. Um, at least 58 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: in Coast to Masa. Yeah, they had a lot of 59 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: fun of that quarterback challenge. I think that I think 60 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: the Chargers ended up winning winning at all. They did 61 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: some like American Gladiators style situation. I think on a 62 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: Rivers did amazing in the joust. He was he was 63 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: top notch of the joust. But you know, I think 64 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: it's a shame because we saw what Rivers did on 65 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 1: Thursday specifically, and then you see the game in front 66 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: of the fans Sunday and you know it was kind 67 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: of a lackluster preseason game. What did you take away 68 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 1: from what you saw? I think offensively, because it's it's 69 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: one thing to have a majority of the backups in 70 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: They at least took care of the ball, save for 71 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: that that interception from Cardell Jones at the end. But 72 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: at some point you do want to generate a little 73 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: bit of momentum, sustaining some drives because you know, knock 74 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: on wood should should anything happen, and a backup quarterback 75 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: have to go in there and wants someone that can 76 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: that can run the offense well. So so I think 77 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: there are two things that kind of stood out to me, 78 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: and they're obviously they're intertwined. I think number one, the 79 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: offensive line has to be better. And I know they 80 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: were playing without Joe Barksdale Russello Kung, but but that 81 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: group has to give their quarterbacks more time to make plays. 82 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: Talking to the guys after the game, they are very 83 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: aware that Kenny Wiggins and Ksaras Bolt's very disappointed with 84 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: how the group played. And I think that'll be a 85 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: huge thing of emphasis this weekends. They already play the 86 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: Rams and I think secondly, and it's kind of along 87 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: on those lines, is that when you do have your 88 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: stars out, I mean, I think in the preseason, what 89 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: you're looking for is you want guys to flash, and 90 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: you know, I Alvin Kamara is a great example of this, right, 91 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: I mean he is their third string running back behind 92 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: you know Ingraman Adrian Peterson, and first play of the 93 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: game there's a whole boom. He's gone fifty yards and 94 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: I thought he was very good in the second drive too. 95 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: You know, having a young guy like that, once given 96 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: an opportunity kind of stubs make plays. That's what you 97 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: want to see. And maybe it's because there aren't a 98 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: lot of time, maybe it's because the quarterback plays and 99 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: then what it needs to be. But for whatever reason, 100 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: kind of when the Chargers first unit offense, like the 101 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: total first unit offense hasman on the field, I haven't 102 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: seen really a guy kind of really flash in a 103 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 1: game yet offensively. Now we'll talk about defense, and I 104 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: think it's a very different story on that side of 105 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: the ball. But I don't know if you noticed that too, Chris, 106 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: that there really just hasn't been a guy that you're like, 107 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: oh wow, man, that guy's making play after play after play. No, 108 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: it's safe for the typical, you know, for the Keenan 109 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: Allens and the Hunter Henry's that we see in practice. 110 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: You talk, you talk about the running game, you take 111 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: out a few of the Kellen Clemens scrambles. Yesterday running 112 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: backs twenty six carries for forty yards and that's that's 113 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: under two yards of pop. I know Anthony Lynn wants 114 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: balance in this offense, and again you have to put 115 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: it in context a little bit. You know, Melvin Gordon 116 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: gets five carries. I think his first carry he lost 117 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: nine yards on. So it's very difficult too. I think 118 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: sometimes evaluate certain positions. But with the running game, do 119 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: you think we're just kind of seeing a vanilla game 120 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: plan at this point and then this running game is 121 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: going to pop later on. I guess the tricky thing 122 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 1: is you don't want to over evaluate preseason, but at 123 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: the same time you have to see, Okay, what areas 124 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: do they really need to improve on? The running game 125 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: is something that I'm going to be taking a long 126 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: look at this week to see what they can do 127 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: not only in practice this week, but also Saturday against 128 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: the Rams. Yeah, ierson agree with you. I think when 129 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: I go back and watch the film from Sunday, that's 130 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: what I'm going to spend a lot of time looking at, 131 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: kind of especially those Melvin Gordon carries, to kind of 132 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: see where the breakdowns were. I think, look, it's twofold. Yeah, 133 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: they are being very basic in their in their play 134 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: calling and in their schemes. But at the same time, 135 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: you have to be good at that stuff to do 136 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: the other stuff. And I think that's kind of what 137 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn said, is like, we're not building the foundation 138 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: the way we want to build it right now. We 139 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: need to be great at these core principles, and right 140 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: now we're not. I do think over time it will 141 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: get better. I mean, there's every reason in the world 142 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: right to think that this will be a good running 143 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: football team. It starts with Anthony Lynn. You've got Melvin Gordon, 144 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: a really good running back, and you've got, you know, 145 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: some pretty good interior alignment. So I think those things 146 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: point to a successful running It's like you've got a 147 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: good quarterback that that is a huge partuct of being 148 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: able to run football right. Just at thread of throwing, 149 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: the issue is just so far and they just it 150 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: seems like when I've watched there's just no real rhythm. 151 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: And part of that is the preseason. Part of that 152 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: is you know, you only play one or two series 153 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: and maybe you're not as excited or as locked in 154 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: as you need to be because of that. But you 155 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: want your team to kind of be past that, and 156 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: you want your team to be you know, I guess 157 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: the word is professionalism. You want to see that out 158 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: of your team, and I think that's where they're going 159 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: to find. Next week is huge, right, I mean this 160 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: is this is sort of the dress rehearsal for the 161 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: regular season, and you know, if you come out flat, 162 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: if you're not able to run the ball again, I 163 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: think there'll be more red flags for me. At this point, 164 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: we're still kind of in that area. You can kind 165 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: of chalk it up as well, well, it's the preseason. 166 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: But as we move along, you know, you want to 167 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: start seeing improvement, and I think in practice that they've looked, 168 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: they've looked good. Melvin Gordon has run the ball well. 169 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: But again that's in practice. They're not tackling to the ground, 170 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. When you're not in the 171 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: joint practice, you're not tackling at all. It's it's to me, 172 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: at least, it's really hard to evaluate to really know 173 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: exactly where they stand. I sat down with Russell Coon 174 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: last week on the podcast, and he said that this 175 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: offensive line wants to be the best unit, and they 176 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: strive to be the best unit on this football team. 177 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: But of course it's a new look offensive line. You 178 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: bring Gokung over from Denver. How long do you think 179 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: it's going to take for these guys to get comfortable 180 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: with each other because it is a certainly it's a 181 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: unit that you have to gain chemistry with the other 182 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: guys on the line. How long do you think that's 183 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: going to take? Knowing that you know they're getting kind 184 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: of some sporadic time in preseason and it really it's 185 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: all about preparing for September eleventh against the Broncos. Yeah, 186 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: I mean, I think, Chris, I mean, that's that's a 187 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: the like the million dollar question, right, And I think 188 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: the cop out answers. I don't know how long it's 189 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: going to take, but but I do think in talking 190 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: to guys yesterday, you know, it is kind of one 191 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: of those things. It is a group that I think 192 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: more so as a unit that it's the slowest. It 193 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: feels like it's the slowest kind of unit to gel 194 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: because you know, in the summer, in your off season 195 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: workouts and stuff like that, you know, the receivers can 196 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 1: kind of work together. They can run their route so 197 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: they can work on time with quarterbacks and put pads 198 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: on it. It changes a little bit, there's a little 199 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: more contact, but but ultimately it's it's largely the same thing, 200 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: and you know, the same goes I think for you know, 201 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: the dbs and and when you're working pass coverage and stuff, 202 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: and you can work technique and stuff like that, and 203 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: you're the linebackers you can put yourself in the right 204 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: positions and stuff like that, and you're just not finishing 205 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: plays start as a lineman go though, I mean, that 206 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: is so contact driven, and you don't you don't get 207 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: to hit people till you know, into camp, and even 208 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: still that's not happening a ton And so I mean 209 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 1: I do think that there is like a slower kind 210 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: of progression curve with that group. They talked a lot yesterday, guys, 211 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: I spoke to Kenny Wiggains, Chris Harrison talked a lot 212 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: about how you have to have all five guys have 213 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: to be doing the right thing, the right job at 214 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: the same time, and four guys are doing it, the 215 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,719 Speaker 1: play is not going to work. And I think they 216 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: had a lot of you know, I think Chris Harrison 217 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: called it a lot of four man blocking skeets yesterday 218 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: and that they need to correct that they need to 219 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: and that's jelling and that's having everybody on the same page. 220 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 1: Part of that, I think is you've got guys out 221 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: there playing with units that they're now used to be 222 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: playing with, because you know, in camp you see a 223 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: lot of the ones with the ones, the twos with 224 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: the twos, et cetera, et cetera. But I think the 225 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: other part of it, though, is just that it's just 226 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: kind of a slow, longer process for offensive lineman and 227 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, they need to get better because to me 228 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: that that is such a crucial part of this football team. 229 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: That was the thing Philip Rivers and Caplic this is 230 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: the most stepped on offensive line that we ever had. Well, 231 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: injuries have already tested that depth, and so now we 232 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: need to see guys start to step up and you know, 233 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: allow quarterbacks to make plays, allowed receivers to get open, 234 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: allowed running backs to have holes, so we can kind 235 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: of see, you know, where the playmakers are on this team. 236 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: That's what makes Saturday so intriguing. When when you go 237 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 1: up against against the Rams and still without Aaron Donald, 238 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: a pretty good defense. Let's move to defense, the defensive 239 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: side of the ball for the Chargers, Dan and you know, 240 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: you give up that fifty yard a run to Alvin 241 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: Kamara right off the bat, But then they settled down. 242 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: And then a guy that we've talked about a lot 243 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: during camp and a guy you wrote about a couple 244 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: of days ago, Desmond King. He just continues to make plays, man, 245 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: just very instinctive. He had another sack. He has a 246 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: nose for the football, and I'm really confident that he's 247 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: going to see some time on the field this year, 248 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: whether it's safety, nickel, whatever the case may be. Gus 249 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: Bradley is going to find a spot for him in 250 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: crucial moments. What do you make of what Desmond King 251 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: has done and how he's progressed from the beginning of 252 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: training camp to now, well, I mean I think, you know, 253 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: kind of to me, it starts all the way back 254 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: and you know the rookie mini camp and where you know, 255 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: from talking to guys, they weren't that impressed what they 256 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: saw the Desmond King man. You know, maybe he didn't 257 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: move as well as they would want it, and that 258 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: you know, i'd heard things like, oh, he's not fast, 259 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: not just you know, he's smaller than than you think 260 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: he is. And you hear all of these things. Then 261 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: you put path on the guy, and you put him 262 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: out on the football fielding game situations, and you can't 263 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: help but notice him. And I think that's he's just 264 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: that kind of a football player. He's just a guy 265 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: who makes your team batter. And you know, I mean 266 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: this is a silly basketball analogy, but like you take 267 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: a look at a guy like Dreamond Green right where 268 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: it's like, what's the one thing he does great? Nothing? 269 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: I mean, but he does all these things really well, 270 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 1: and he's always in the right position. He's got a 271 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: great basketball mindment makes up for his deficiencies. And I'm 272 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: not saying that Desmond King is going to have a 273 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: dreamond green impact on the Chargers defense. But it does 274 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: seem like he's got a great mind for football. I 275 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: talked to him. He's been playing since he was six 276 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: years old. He's been playing tackle football since he was 277 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: six years old. And this is a guy who's you know, 278 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: a lot. I know, it's crazy. There's a guy who's 279 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: seeing a lot of snaps. There's the guy who seems 280 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: to know where the ball is going to be and 281 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: is quick enough to kind of negate some of me 282 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 1: the speed concerns. He's very quick and he's able to 283 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: get in position. I think one of the most interesting 284 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: interesting things about Desmond is that for a guy who 285 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,719 Speaker 1: people say is slow, I mean, teams want to put 286 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands in the return game, you know, 287 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: and it's like, how slow can he really be? You know, 288 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: you don't put slow guys back there. So he's not 289 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: slow per se. It's maybe he doesn't run the forty 290 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 1: the way Scott's would like, but he's very quick. He's 291 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: got great that first step is very good, and he's 292 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: a willing tact and he's tough, and I think that 293 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: he's someone that it just seems like, like you said, 294 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: always around the ball, always making plays. He's a guy 295 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: to me when I talk about guys popping, he's popped 296 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: so far. And training camp he's just he's just so 297 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: instinctive too. Dan, And this Gus Bradley defense, it's predicated 298 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: on getting pressure up front, and they're certainly gonna be 299 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: able to do that with Ingram and Bosa, but also 300 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: getting to the football. And I'm just trying to envision 301 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: a secondary with Varette and Hayward together healthy, and then 302 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,080 Speaker 1: you put a guy like Desmond King. I mean, Hayward 303 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: led led the league in interceptions last season. You get 304 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 1: a guy like King in there to just get to 305 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: the football. I mean, this is a nice fit for 306 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: what Gus Bradley likes to do. Yeah, you're I mean, 307 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: you're you're dead on I think. I mean, look, they're 308 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: guys that might not kind of his sort of physical templant, 309 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, the big kind of tall, strong cornerbacks. But 310 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: you know, and and the other thing too about Dozmon King. 311 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not just getting the ball. I mean 312 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: he's a tackler. He's a guy who wrestled in high 313 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: school too. I mean this is a tough guy, not 314 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: afraid of contact. He had a great tackle yesterday. I 315 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: think he had, you know, finished with a couple of tackles, 316 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: tackle for a loss, the sack, broke up a pass. 317 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: He just seems to always kind of be in the 318 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: mix when when there's a play that needs to be made, 319 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: and I think he will, because of his versatility, will 320 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: compliment their defense. And I think he's gonna be a 321 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: guy that's gonna be on the field for this football team. 322 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: I'm fairly confident that, you know, if things kind of 323 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: continue on this arc, that he will be playing a 324 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of funds for them in sub packages. 325 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: You know. I don't know that he will be a 326 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: starting safety. I don't know that he will be on 327 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: the outside. I don't think so. But I think it's 328 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: a nickel corner. I think we're gonna see a lot 329 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: of Dozmen, King Dextra mccoile quickly want to touch on him. 330 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: That ninety nine yard touchdown was really the highlight of Sunday. 331 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: He's a big dude, man, I mean, this is this 332 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: is a guy that that looks like the old school 333 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: Legion of Boom type safety corner. When you talk about 334 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: like Brandon Browner and Camp Chancellor. You know, he's some 335 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: some combination of of that, you know football. He looked Ceciliano. 336 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: I talked to him yesterday or no Friday rather, and 337 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: we were just talking. He goes, dude, Dex mccoil looks 338 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: like he's six nine in pads right now. I know, 339 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: I know. I think I think it took a fifteen 340 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: steps around that ninety nine years. That's it. What do 341 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: you think his prospects are to make this football team? 342 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: And it's a it's a crowded secondary, a lot of guys, 343 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: and I know that the charge is gonna have some 344 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: decisions to make after that fourth preseason game. No, I mean, 345 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: I think he projects really well because of you know, 346 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: his uniqueness, and I think he's been he's been a 347 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: guy who has been around the ball. Even before that 348 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: that interception, had a really nice tackle on space. I 349 00:15:55,320 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: think he moves well for someone his size, and uh, 350 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: you know, he's a good special teams player and I 351 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: think that's those are important things. I think he's got 352 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: a pretty good shot to make the Stle team again 353 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: just because he's different. And I think when as you 354 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: kind of build a football team. You know, you look 355 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: for guys that have unique skill sets, and he's definitely 356 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: a guy that's getting better, and I think that's important. 357 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: I mean, he's been around a little bit. He's not 358 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: the youngest guy in the world, but but I think 359 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: that he is, you know, with his size and with 360 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: his anginess, he could be a guy that could develop 361 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: into sort of one of those Gus Bredley prototypical secondary guys. 362 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: And that's why I think uptimal he'll be around Dah. 363 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: To get you out here on this, I heard coach 364 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: Lintill Nick Hardwick last night that they're gonna game plan 365 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: a little bit more for the Rams, and really this 366 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: is going to be the last time we see the 367 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: starters before Monday night football against the Broncos. What do 368 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: you want to see from both this first team offense 369 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: and defense this week in practice and then obviously on 370 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: Sunday before it starts to get real here. I mean, 371 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I think, you know, the ability to run 372 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: the football is the biggest thing. I mean, to be 373 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: able to put the ball on the ground and kind 374 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 1: of you know, build these long drives, sustain three four 375 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: or five yard runs and kind of you know, to 376 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,160 Speaker 1: grind through drives that way. We haven't really seen much 377 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: of that. I don't feel like so far this h 378 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: this preseason. And then I think from the defense, you know, 379 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: I'd like to see Bosa really, really really have a 380 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: great game. I mean, I thought Melvin Ingram played very 381 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: well on Sunday that you know, a pretty pretty big presence. 382 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,199 Speaker 1: He had a sack, had another win negated by a 383 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: horse collar, but you know it drew a holding kind 384 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: of league with a just a six spin move. He 385 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: was in the backfield a lot. I want I think 386 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: I want to see more of Bosa back there too, 387 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: and kind of see those two guys really kind of 388 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: work in tandem and forced Jared Golf into uncomfortable decisions, 389 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,439 Speaker 1: you know, and maybe create some turnovers that way. I 390 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: think that's kind of the one thing I'm looking for 391 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: from the starting defense. But the starting offense, to me, 392 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: that the big questions just start. You know, is this 393 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 1: line good enough to kind of to allow for you know, 394 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: holes from Melvin Gordon at this point, because so far 395 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: this pre season they just have not run the ball 396 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: very well. Saturday is gonna be fun because these guys 397 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: got a little chippy with each other during the previous 398 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: two joy practice that excited. No, it's gonna be fun. 399 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: He's Dan Wake you follow him on Twitter at Dan 400 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: Woiki Sports. Dan appreciate you joining me, but I will 401 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: see you tomorrow. Sounds good all right here with Ricky 402 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: Henny putting a bow on this thirteen seven loss to 403 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: the New Orleans Saints at StubHub Center, and Ricky we 404 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: talked about it before we came on. Really one play 405 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,399 Speaker 1: kind of did them in and set the tone for 406 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: the rest of the game. Yeah, you're absolutely right. This 407 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: defense after that first play from a scrimmage really settled 408 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: down and did a nice job. But in the end 409 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: they got behind the a ball right away. One play, 410 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: one mistake, not have the energy right off the bat 411 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 1: and boom a fifty yard touchdown for the Saints and 412 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers were behind the apall the rest of the way. 413 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 1: But this is a game, and that as a play 414 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: that Joey Boza, Kyle Emmanuel Jalila Die taking to them 415 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 1: in the locker room said look, we could learn from this. 416 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: We're just happy this happened in the priests. Isn't not 417 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 1: the regular season, because you know what two months from now, 418 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: when we come out in this field, we're gonna say, hey, 419 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: remember that Saanes game. Remember what happened. We cannot let 420 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: that happen again. It's not your typical preseason game. Really. 421 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: I mean, Drew Brees didn't start, Philip Rivers didn't start. 422 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: You didn't see Adrian Peterson and Mark Ingram. I told 423 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: you about Alvin Kamar though. Yeah, you sat there, he said, 424 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: watched this kid, and now I remember seeing him at 425 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:27,880 Speaker 1: the combine laying it up. But but you were onto 426 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: something there. I mean, he looked pretty special out there. 427 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 1: He has he has a lot of speed, and we 428 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: saw that on display. But to your point, the Charger 429 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: settled down on defense that first half. Offensively, Kelly clements 430 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: ten of seventeen ninety nine yards. He was sacked four times. 431 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 1: I think people need to put this in context. Philip 432 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: Rivers wasn't out there. You're two starting tackles were not 433 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,400 Speaker 1: out there. And then on defense, no Varette, no Hayward. 434 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: But I think the silver lining in that Ricky that 435 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: second quarter, Desmond King continues to make plays. I saw 436 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: him with a key third down stop and then the 437 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: next position a sack of Chase Daniel. This guy's a 438 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:07,679 Speaker 1: nose for the football and he's going to earn his 439 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: way on the field this year. Oh absolutely. I mean 440 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 1: it is hard not to be impressed by what the 441 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: former Jim Thorpe Award winner is doing. And you just 442 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: sit in wonder how did this guy last the fifth round? 443 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: I mean I at least be putting mock drafts, but 444 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: mock drafts had him going in the second round. I 445 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 1: THINKY actually knew what they were talking about in this case. Yeah, 446 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: I actually want to get back to something you said earlier. 447 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: No Rivers, you know, no Varete, no hay Or, no 448 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,199 Speaker 1: a Coup, no Barxdale. But to that I kind of say, no, no, 449 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: no excuse, Like this is still the Chargers out there. 450 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: You cannot give up seven sacks. You cannot go out 451 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: there and run the ball and average what was at 452 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: two point three yards per carry? And I think that's 453 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: something that this team's going to realize that. Look, our 454 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: starters here, they're pretty top notch, but everyone plays a 455 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 1: role here and they know they need to produce at 456 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: a higher level. Yeah, this is a big week for 457 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: the Chargers. They have two more training camp practices. One 458 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: is open to the public on Tuesday at the Jackhambin 459 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: Sports Complex, and then you go up against the crosstown team, 460 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday. And Ricky, this third 461 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 1: preseason game is that dress rehearsal game. I think we're 462 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 1: going to see extended time from the offensive starters. Obviously 463 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: Anthony little confirm how much we'll see them later in 464 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: the week, but this third preseason game is going to 465 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 1: be important to kind of set the tone because that 466 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: fourth preseason game, I doubt anybody will play, and this 467 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: is really your last shot to get into a groove 468 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: before September eleventh against the Denver Broncos. Jobs are one 469 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,479 Speaker 1: and lost. Roles are one. In lost, you have some 470 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: of these players, you have eight more quarters to prove 471 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: what you can do, and like you said, this dress 472 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 1: rehearsal coming up, that's usually when the starters play a 473 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: little bit more. Now, Anthony Linna has not been head 474 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: coach year, so we don't know how he tends to 475 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 1: do things, how he likes to use that game. But 476 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,439 Speaker 1: if that's the case, some of these role players may 477 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: only have, you know, even less time. So these weeks 478 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 1: of practice is I encourage every fan to come out 479 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: to Jack hammet and watch the last open practice, see 480 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: these Chargers up close. But I also want to get 481 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: into something that I want to see next week. And 482 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: I then we're kind of moving away from the recap 483 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: of this game. But again, Anthony Lynda is known for 484 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: Russian to the football. This team is not going to 485 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: average two point three yards per carry. Then again, it 486 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: was kind of jaded, but you know Melvin Gordon was 487 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: a nine yard loss right away. Yeah, I think the 488 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,240 Speaker 1: first play right, You're absolutely right, And to me that 489 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: just shows again right off the bat, one plate put 490 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: it behind the eight ball. Which is why I'm bringing 491 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 1: that up. Is you have to come out with energy 492 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: and you have to set the tone, and that is 493 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: what I want to see Saturday against the Rams. Of course, 494 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: the Stars weren't in no excuse, but at the same time, 495 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: we have to put some things into context. These starters. 496 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,360 Speaker 1: It's tough to get into a rhythm, you know, when 497 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: when Melvin Gordon rushes five times, you're not getting into 498 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: a rhythm. When when you're not sustaining drives, it's very 499 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: difficult to see the full picture. But Saturday is going 500 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: to be a nice test. The first quote unquote road 501 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,719 Speaker 1: game of the year when you go to the Coliseums 502 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: gets a good Rams defense even without Aaron donald. So 503 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: it's something I'm looking forward to. Play of the Night 504 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: goes to mccoil has gotta be Oh my god, this 505 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 1: guy ninety nine yards intercepts a Ryan Nasset pass. Ricky. 506 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: To me, he looks like a hand and glove fit 507 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: for the Legion of Boom. You know he has. He 508 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: absolutely has that size and those are some of the 509 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: longest strides I've seen you running ninety nine yards for 510 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: a pick six. Uh, that safety grew. That's gonna be 511 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: some tough choices because you have guys like Trey Boston, 512 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 1: Jalila Die, Dwight Lowry, A j McDonald, ray, Sean Jenkins you, 513 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: like you mentioned Dexter's making plays, and again it comes 514 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: down to you have two more games to really show out. 515 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: Another thing that I kind of want to see going 516 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: forward is um You know, the offense did move the 517 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:33,959 Speaker 1: ball a little bit. The sacks kind of killed them, 518 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: but you have to finish. This team was moving down 519 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: at the end of the first half, fourth and one, 520 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: don't get the conversion. Then early in the second half, 521 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: moving down third down fumble like, when you get those opportunities, 522 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: you have to convert this game. Really, football comes down 523 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: to certain plays, swing plays, momentum, place, and hopefully just 524 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: like it was talking about having to get up to 525 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: a fast star, it's and energy. It's the same thing 526 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: the money down, fourth down. This team needs to learn 527 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: from this game and realize you need to convert. Yeah, 528 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: it wasn't pretty today, but I do want to emphasize 529 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,640 Speaker 1: Thursday and Friday, especially Philip Rivers in the offense day 530 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: the ball didn't hit the ground Nope, and they looked 531 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: like they were in in a nice rhythm and ready 532 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: for the regular season. So again thirteen seven, the Chargers 533 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: lose to the Saints. We will be a jackhambet on Tuesday. 534 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 1: We hope to see you there, Ricky. Thanks for the time, 535 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: but no problem. It's kind of funny you said this 536 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: game didn't have an usual preseason field, but talking about 537 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: this it did. No. Philip is first season, right, No, 538 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: it is, it is. But but to not have Philip 539 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: and Breeze at least for a quarter? Yeah here, Yeah, 540 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 1: usually a starter, the starters will play for a quarter 541 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit more. You know, I was watching 542 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: so the preseason games yesterday and Kirk Cousins in the 543 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: whole first half. Certain certain starters, I mean, Philip Rivers 544 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 1: has earned the right to not play in a preseason game. 545 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 1: We don't, we know that, but and he did get 546 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:54,640 Speaker 1: a lot of good working against the Saints, like you're saying, 547 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: so yeah, thirteen thirteen seven. Though, we'll move on from 548 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: this one and we'll see a Jack Hambert this week. Thanks, Ricky, 549 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: thank you. That'll do it for today's Chargers Training Camp podcast. 550 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: My thanks to Dan Woiki and Ricky Henny and Chargers fans. 551 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: Remember that Tuesday is the last public training camp practice 552 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: that the Jackhammet Sports Complex. 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