1 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Chris Harry with you on a brand 2 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: new episode of Chargers Weekly, the third one of the week. 3 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: When you hire a new head coach, you get a 4 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: lot of episodes. Eric Williams on Sunday, Robert May's on Monday. 5 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: In this episode, spectacular Sam Acho, former linebacker of the Bears, 6 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: spend twenty seventeen and twenty eighteen under Brandon Staley. Some 7 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: incredible insight and great stories about coach Staley. But first, 8 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football's Peter Schreger joins me to talk coach 9 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: Staley and Justin Herbert now caveat. We taped this on Tuesday, 10 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: so this was before Philip Rivers announced his retirement from 11 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: the NFL. So much more on Philip please go to 12 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: Chargers dot com. We'll have a Chargers Weekly over the 13 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: next week or two talking more about Philip in his 14 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: retirement from the NFL. But without further ado, here's Peter Schreeger. 15 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: All right, let's bring all one of the best in 16 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: this business, Peter Schreiger, Good Morning Football, Fox Sports, and 17 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: Peter will get right to it. Man, I don't think 18 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: this hiring caught you by surprise. Brandon'stely getting a head 19 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: coaching job. What do you think of the fit with 20 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: the Chargers. Well, I actually was surprize a little bit 21 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: on this were yours, I'll be honest, because I had 22 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: a feeling that he would be a great fit for 23 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: the Chargers. But I was reading the tea leaves, but 24 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: everyone else was reading and it was Brian Dabo, Brian Dabo, 25 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: Brian Dable. But it's one of those things. Fool me 26 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: once with the La Chargers, fool me twice, and I 27 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: Tom Telesco in the Spanos family, they keep things so 28 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: close to the vest that you never know what they're doing. 29 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: And just the lesson is, do not listen to the 30 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: media reports. Yeah, listen to what exactly they're gonna do 31 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: when they announce it. And I remember when when when 32 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa was drafted. I've told the story plenty times before. 33 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody had to Chargers taking Joey Bosa 34 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: a third overall. I was remember covering that draft and 35 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: everyone had Jalen Ramsey or Laramie Tunzel or Ronnie Staley 36 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: or Ezekiel Elliott and they took Joey Bosa a third overall. 37 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: I remember talking to Tom to LESCo afterwards, and he said, well, 38 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: it does me no good to tell everybody what's going 39 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: to happen. Don't read the media reports when it comes 40 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: to the Chargers. I appreciate it. So I was surprised, 41 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: not with the fit or the higher but just that 42 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: everyone was so in on that day Bowl and then 43 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: it turns out it's going to be Staley. To your 44 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: original question, the fit, I love it. He stays in 45 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: southern California. I've gotten to know that Ram staff really well, 46 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: but I did not know Brandon until this past season 47 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: when they brought him aboard and talking to Sean McVeigh 48 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: over the course of this year, the head coach of 49 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: the Rams, he has been so complimentary of Brandon Staley. 50 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: It was almost like the yang to his yang. It 51 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: was the perfect fit for what he was looking for 52 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: to fill in for Wade Phillips after Wade stepped away. 53 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: And Sky brings intensity, he brings leadership, he brings experience 54 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball, and I think more 55 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: than anything, he brings a youthful enthusiasm. I love Anthony Lynn. 56 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: I think Anthony Lynn was a fantastic Chargers coach. Brandon 57 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: Stanley is going to be a great hire because he's 58 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: going to grow his own thing. Nothing against coach Lynn. 59 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: It's just going to be a new era and it's 60 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: going to be a totally different feel. For better or worse, 61 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: we shall see. But I love the fit and I 62 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: love the higher And when I said surprise, it was 63 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: no surprise that he was in demand right The Eagles 64 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: wanted to talk to him. I think he talked to 65 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: the Texans earlier that day. The Chargers didn't want him 66 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: to leave the building. They got him and immediately we 67 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: could talk about defense, but offensively, you get the coach 68 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: justin Herbert. How much do you think being with Sean 69 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: McVeigh for a year prepares you to take on such 70 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: a big task And really, you know you're seeing this 71 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: guy's career through right now. Yeah, and it's it's the 72 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: coolest deal. And I think that played a major rolling 73 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: And I also think the Spano's family made a good 74 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: cell and pitch to Staley. This was the day after 75 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: they had just lost in the NFC Divisional round, and 76 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: there was the second time obviously they were having conversations, 77 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: but he had that Eagles interview waiting, and you look 78 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: at Philadelphia, and I honestly do believe he was high 79 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: on Philadelphia's list and it might have been the same deal. 80 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: But they're like, we're not letting you leave because he 81 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: didn't even interview with Philadelphia. So you have to think 82 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: in that room, the pitch was great, fan base, great 83 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: new stadium that you know, and you will be opening 84 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: up to fans and Justin Herbert, Justin Herbert's everything. This 85 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: guy is a four oh student who excelled at the 86 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: NFL in a way that no one expected. He's the 87 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: offensive Rookie of the Year. He might win it unanimously, 88 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: that's how good he was. And that includes a wide 89 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: receiver in Minnesota who was an All Pro in his 90 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: first season. I think Herbert is such an attraction, and 91 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,239 Speaker 1: I think Staley's gonna have success. I know he's labeled 92 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: as a defensive coach. I tweeted this it got a 93 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: lot of play. He was a really good high school 94 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: quarterback in the state of Ohio up in Lake County. 95 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: Then he goes to the University of Dayton where he 96 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: plays quarterback there. And I don't know the specifics, and 97 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: I think this might be good for you guys to 98 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: look into but he was at Hutchinson Community College and 99 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: then he goes to Tennessee. Cordaryl Patterson was the star 100 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: player at Hutchinson Community College and then went to Tennessee 101 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: at the same time as Brandon Staley. Someone told me, 102 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: and this might not be true, and this is again 103 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: me talking on the Chargers website, that he roommate he 104 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: was roommates with Cordarrell Patterson at Tennessee. That might be possible. 105 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: It might actually definitely, they definitely traveled together. But like 106 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: you think about Cordarrell Patterson, who still to me is 107 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: a very relatively young player, offensive player. If he's got 108 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: that connection with Cordarrell Patterson and not a defensive lineman 109 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: in or outside linebacker or safety, it tells me he 110 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: can speak to offensive players and he can connect with 111 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: the youth on a team. You know, just talking about 112 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: the higher this week. You know, I was talking with 113 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: Robert May's yesterday for the Athletic and he brought up 114 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: a great point. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady they met 115 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: several times a week, and Tom is bouncing off ideas 116 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: against the probably the greatest defensive mind ever. Right, So 117 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: he says, picture justin Herbert and Brandon Staley doing the 118 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: same thing. You know, he can bounce ideas off at 119 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: Justin and vice versa. And when we talk about the AFC, 120 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: you gotta beat the Chiefs, right, you got to slow 121 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and those explosive plays, the Rams didn't allow 122 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: a lot of them. When we talk about Josh Allen 123 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: and Lamar Jackson and and Patrick Mahomes, these are the 124 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: teams you're gonna have to slow in the a f C. 125 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: I said yesterday too. I think Justin Herbert, he throw 126 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: any offense out him, he's gonna he's gonna pick it 127 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: up in Rome with it. Defensively though, That's what's interesting 128 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: to me is you have the individual pieces on defense 129 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: with Derwin James and Joey Bosa, Kenneth Murray, Drew Tranquillum. 130 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: I'm just fascinated to see how that's gonna come together, 131 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: being with what he did with Rams in just a season. Yeah. So, 132 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: so it's a great point Chris philosophically thought. Now in 133 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 1: the NFL, as you pair offensive head coach with a quarterback, 134 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: and you pair them together, and they're gonna be together 135 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: for the next ten years, and he won't be leaving 136 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: for another job because he's a hot name as an 137 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: offensive coordinat he's already the head coach, which is why 138 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: you see such success with Alla Flora and Rodgers, or 139 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: or McVeigh and Golf, or you go down the list. 140 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: But there was once upon a time where Mike Tomlin 141 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: was a good coach and Sean McDermott was a good coach, 142 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: and Bill Belichick's was a good coach, and Pete Carroll 143 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: was going like, to me, that's such a way too 144 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: new age thinking. Defensive coaches can be head coaches, and 145 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: special teams coaches can be head coaches, and if anything, 146 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: Brandon Staley can pop in the quarterbacks room and talk 147 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: to the players and then go and maybe wander over 148 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: to the outside linebackers, and then maybe go wander over 149 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: to the nose tackles and then maybe go see hey, 150 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: what's up in the safeties room and be the CEO 151 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: and not be so ingrained in every snap of the quarterback. 152 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: I look at some of these teams that have on 153 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: all in on pairing the court, Sam Darnold and and 154 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: Adam Gays has got done with two years where Adam 155 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: Gays was supposed to be the quarterback guy. It doesn't 156 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: necessarily always work like that. So to just think you 157 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: need the offensive coach because Justin Herbert's a young player, 158 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: I think that's shortsighted. I think a CEO who could 159 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: be in every room and then you hire an offensive coordinator, 160 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: you hire a quarterbacks coach. I think that might be 161 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: a better model. And it's working right now. You look 162 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: at Brian Flores and Sean McDermott. I think those teams 163 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: are doing just fine, even though the coaches aren't traditionally 164 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: offensive coaches. That's right. And as we tape this, you know, 165 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: we're still trying to figure out what coach Daley's staff 166 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: is going to look like offensively. But you know you 167 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: said at Justin Herbert, man, if you have an opportunity 168 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: to coach this kid in his second year, how he 169 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: was kind of thrust into action in week two. I 170 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: just want to get your overall thoughts on what you 171 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: saw from Justin, how he had no offseason program on 172 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: the grass he gets tapped on his shoulders, said, hey, 173 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: by the way, so if I stadium home opener gets 174 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: Super Bowl Champs, you're in eight place, seventy nine yards 175 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: touchdown on the first driven unbelievable. I'd say this. I 176 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: was at the Combine. I wasn't at the Senior Bowl 177 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: where he won MVP and all that. And I wasn't 178 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: at the Rose Bowl where he want MVP and all that. 179 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: So maybe those two things we should have known, like, oh, 180 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: maybe this guy's gonna be good. Yeah, I said the 181 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: combine though, and he lit it up. You know, those 182 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: other quarterbacks weren't throwing, and Herbert looked a part. And 183 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: I'll never forget talking to an NFL general manager who said, 184 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: to me, Justin Herbert is that guy that if you 185 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: were on a beach and you saw all the quarterbacks 186 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: in the world throwing, you would draw them to look 187 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: like Justin Herbert, and you would draw them to throw 188 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: a football like Justin Herbert. And I said, okay, but 189 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: then what's the knock? He said, I don't know the 190 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: knock because he's smart as hell. He clearly is a leader. 191 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: And I think there starting to be a storyline of 192 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: Herbert isn't as vocal, or Herbert isn't a dog, or 193 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: Herbert might not be a charismatic guy. Garbage. You asked 194 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: around all those Oregon guys rapped about him. You asked 195 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: about the Senior Bowl. They said that this guy was 196 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: the pied piper there, and now you've talked to the 197 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: Chargers players, they'll follow him. So to me, it's everything, 198 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 1: and I'm not a scout. I don't have any eye 199 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: for that. I really don't. Troy Aikman that Thursday night 200 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: game when they played the Raiders. I've never heard Troy 201 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: Aikman fall over himself. Fawn be just completely a guess 202 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: at how impressed he was with a rookie quarterback. Then 203 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: I heard him with Justin Herbert this year. I would 204 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:34,959 Speaker 1: go watch that broadcast back, turn the volume up, and 205 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: if you're a Chargers fan hearing Aikman just salivate over 206 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert. That's all you need to know. Aikman sees 207 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: all the young quarterbacks and he was treating Herbert like 208 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,599 Speaker 1: he was a specimen he had not seen yet. Yeah, 209 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,839 Speaker 1: Aikman and Romo in Week two said the same thing. 210 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 1: When you hear guys like that who see the game 211 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: of the way they see it is pretty impressive. Peter. 212 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: Last thing for you, Buddy, the off season for the Chargers, 213 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: what do they need to do to get back to 214 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: the postseason Obviously special teams was kind of their achilles 215 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: heel of this year, closing games. But when you have 216 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: a guy like Brandon Staley coming in, what do they 217 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: need to do? What are the first two or three 218 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: items on Brandon Staley's checklist to get this team back 219 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: to the postseason. You know, it's interesting because a lot 220 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: of these teams, and I'll throw hims out there, the Texans, 221 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: the Eagles, the Jets, I would say they have fractured 222 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: cultures right now where they need to have a new 223 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: person come in and be like, all right, here's what 224 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: we're about. Here's what I'm about as a coach. I 225 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: don't think the Chargers have that. They finished the season strong. 226 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn was a beloved coach. It's not like they're 227 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: coming out of some messy divorce where everyone ended up 228 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 1: hating the offenses of defense. Steven, there's no questions at quarterback. 229 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: This is a good, good job and it's a great 230 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: spot for a young coach. So for me, culture is 231 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: not the biggest problem. You gotta establish your own voice 232 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. The things that I would look 233 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: to one who he's bringing in, what's his staff? I 234 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 1: think it's import and you got to mold Herbert. However, 235 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: that's gonna go because after year one, what Pep and 236 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: what we saw from Shane and of course what we 237 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: tell were Anthony and like, it was working. So you 238 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: can't take a step back. That's number one. Number two, 239 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: stay healthy. You need Derwin James, like that's a really 240 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: good player. You need to have Bio and Derwin James, Peter. 241 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: We have not seen them together healthy for that's all 242 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: I mean, It's it's just it's as simple, is that. Man, 243 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 1: You get to get thirty three O field. I know, 244 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: I know. And my last point to your point, just 245 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: like tightening up the screws a little bit. I feel 246 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: like the Chargers were so close in so many games 247 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: in the first half of the season, and then it 248 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 1: was either clock management, or it was special teams, or 249 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: it was a costly turnover, or it was a mistackle 250 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: that costs him. This team is good. They're good right now. 251 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert is maybe the best of all these rookie quarterbacks. 252 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: And that includes a great burrow and a good tam. 253 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: I feel like it's a really good spot and I 254 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: don't have a laundry list of things to like check 255 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: check check check. I hope and praying that the fans 256 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: are allowed um and that we have an audience because 257 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: I think with what the Rams have going on and 258 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: they've got McVeigh and all that thing, I think the 259 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: Chargers have a cool deal also, and I think the 260 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: fans are gonna be really psyched to walk into Sofi 261 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: Stadium and see this team play. Two young dynamic coaches 262 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,199 Speaker 1: in LA playing a Sofi stadium. Man, it's great. I 263 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: can't be for twenty twenty one. Get the fans in there. 264 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: Always appreciate your time, man. I got Good Morning fo 265 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: It's like automatic brother, got it on everybody. What else 266 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: you got go on these couple of weeks. Yeah, So 267 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football is on every day from seven to 268 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: ten in the morning, and then I will be on 269 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: Sunday morning. This week Fox NFL Kickoff on your local 270 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: Fox affiliate. Pregame to the of course, amazing championship weekend 271 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: we have it. Hopefully someday the Chargers can get back 272 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: to I still remember Stan Humphreeze and hanging off to 273 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: Natron means we'll get back there. There we go, Alfred 274 00:13:56,280 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: Poppunu opening that pineapple and drinking it. I remember love it, Peter, 275 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: you are the man. I appreciate your time. Man, thanks 276 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: so much. Chris. A reminder Thursday noon Pacific the introductory 277 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: press conference for head coach Brandon Staley, and it's streaming 278 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 1: exclusively on the Chargers App. So ay, if you haven't 279 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: downloaded the app, make sure to do it for iOS 280 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: or Android and once you get into the app, register 281 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: to create an account again. Head Coach Brandon Staley's press 282 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: conference tomorrow streaming exclusively on the Chargers App. All right, 283 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: as we learn more about Brandon Staley as the new 284 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: head coach of the LA Chargers, one of his former 285 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: players joints me now, sam Acho, say, you played for 286 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: Coach Staley in twenty seventeen with the Bears first and foremost. 287 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for being here now, glad to be here. 288 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me, Chris. So, I'm looking at some 289 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: of your tweets when Coach Staley was announced as the coach. 290 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: You had a lot of great things to say. What 291 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: was it like being in that linebacker's room with Coach 292 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: Day in seventeen? What was great? See? I played with 293 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: him in seventeen and eighteen, And what people don't realize 294 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: is that twenty seventeen was my seventh year in the NFL, 295 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: maybe seventh or eighth year in the NFL, and I had, 296 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: for lack of better terms, or resurgence. That year my 297 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: rookie year, had seven sacks with the Cardinals, tied the 298 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: Cardinals sack record. Did well my second year as an 299 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: outside linebacker, four sacks, three interceptions, third year having an 300 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: injury in Arizona, and like you know, still recovering well. 301 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: Fast forward three four years later, I meet up with 302 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: this coach named Brandon Staley, who, for lack of better terms, 303 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: he saw the best in me, and he saw not 304 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: only the best in me, sees the best in all 305 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: of his players, and then he started pulling it out 306 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: of me. And that's what a great coach does. Like 307 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: a great coach sees the best in his players and 308 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: then he pulls the best out instead of making excuses 309 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: and saying, well, this guy's just uncoachable. So he was 310 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: there for two seasons with you goes to with coach 311 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: Fangio and then overseas the Rams defense number one in 312 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: the NFL, and all of a sudden, a head coach. 313 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: When you flashback to seventeen and eighteen. Did you expect 314 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: this kind of mediorc rise to head coach for Brandon 315 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: Stanley and really just his fourth year in the NFL. Well, 316 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: I actually expected the rise to come faster. And here's 317 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: why I say that the NFL is very archaic in 318 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: a lot of ways. People just do things the way 319 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: that they've always been done. It's how it is. It's 320 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: just the way it is. And coach Staley immediately came 321 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: in and started changing things, and not in a way 322 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: that was overly disruptive to his superiors. He still respected 323 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: Vic and respected the head coach and respect he still 324 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: respected people, but he started just bringing a new kind 325 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: of energy to our meeting rooms, bringing a new kind 326 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: of energy to the team meeting, bringing a new kind 327 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: of energy to the practice field and also on game band. 328 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: So I expected a quicker rise in it. Then you 329 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: saw the success we had not only twenty seventeen, but 330 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen where in Chicago we have the number 331 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: one ranked defense in the entire NFL. Not only were 332 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: number one there, but that's the best defense the NFL 333 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: is seen in almost twenty years. And so after that season, 334 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: he actually had opportunities to go to other places to 335 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: to be a coach, but unfortunately some of those other 336 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: opportunities were blocked. That's you know, some of these rules 337 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: in the NFL, they actually can block you from interviewing 338 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: with certain teams. He got blocked from interviewing with certain 339 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 1: teams that he could have gone and coached at otherwise. 340 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,959 Speaker 1: And so anyways, I'm just saying that to say that 341 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: everyone has seen his abilities and the not only the ability, 342 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: but also just the demeanor that he has as a coach, 343 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: and so I'm not surprised at all. Sai. You also 344 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: said he's the smartest dude in the room, but he 345 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: doesn't act like it. What do you mean by that? 346 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: He's yeah, I mean he's actually the smartest dude in 347 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: the room. He has a I believe he has a genius. 348 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: I Q. You're gonna have to ask him on that. 349 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: But I know you have a photographic I know he 350 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 1: has a photographic memory. He's not going to tell people 351 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: about that either. He's he's brilliant. He's brilliant. And then 352 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 1: I don't use that as a just as a word 353 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: to throw around. He actually is brilliant. He could have 354 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: gone and done any whatever he want to do. He 355 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: has a twin brother. I think it's twin brother is 356 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: a doctor or something. He could have been in any 357 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: field he wanted to be, but his passion was football. 358 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: So he's the smartest guy in the room, but he 359 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 1: doesn't act like it. Some people are the smartest in 360 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: the room and they have this like air of superiority 361 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: or about them, like you can't talk, And he's not 362 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: that way. He actually will. He's super humble. He's super humble. 363 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: So he'll teach you, he'll listen to you, he'll learn 364 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 1: from you, and then he'll give you information in a 365 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: way that you can digest it, not in a way 366 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: that just only makes sense to him. I want to 367 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,400 Speaker 1: get into defense, but I want to bring this home 368 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: to with Justin Herbert. I think a lot of folks thought, oh, 369 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna bring in an offensive minded coach to coach Herbert? 370 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: In what ways will Brandon Staley benefit Justin Herbert coming 371 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: off that record setting rookie year. Really, this is gonna 372 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: be his guy for the next several years and beyond. 373 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: What will Brandon Staley to Justin Herbert at the quarterback position. 374 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: Brandon's so to answer your question, Brandon Staley played quarterback 375 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: in college. He is an offensive minded coach. Yes he's 376 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: been playing, yes he's been coordinating defense in the NFL, 377 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: but he played quarterback. He's a quarterback, and so even 378 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: as a linebacker my first year, his first year in 379 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: the NFL, I'm sitting here like, why is this quarterback 380 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 1: coaching defense? That was my mindset And so now it's 381 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: funny how the roles have reversed. People are saying, why 382 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: is this defensive coach coaching a quarterback? But no, no, no no, no, 383 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: he has the best of both worlds. He's a quarterback. 384 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: He has the offensive mindset, but he has the experience 385 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: on the defense as well, and so as he coaches 386 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: defensive players, he actually coaches us from a quarterbacks perspective, 387 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: from a quarterbacks vision, and so I'm sure he would 388 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: have loved to be an offensive coach coming in, but 389 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: the opportunity was for defense. And not only was it 390 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: any defense, it was under like we mentioned earlier, the 391 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 1: best defense in the NFL. And so so the reason 392 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: I say that he's a perfect that Brandon Staley is 393 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: a perfect fit for the LA Chargers and for Justin 394 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: Herb is that Justin Herbert is a phenomenal quarterback, a 395 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: phenomenal talent. But like any player, by any person, you 396 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: need coaching, You need tutelage. You don't need someone who's 397 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: gonna just throwing under the bus and say you weren't 398 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 1: good enough. You need someone who's gonna bring out your best. 399 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: And Brandon Staley has all their credentials, the intelligence, the ability, 400 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: and then the We use this word moxie for describing quarterbacks, 401 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: but I think you can. I think you can use 402 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: that same word to describe coaches. He has this moxie, 403 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: this personality, this fire, this vigor inside of him that 404 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: everyone is attracted to. And that's why and that's why 405 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey played so well. That's why Aaron Donald played 406 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: so well. That's why all these players that you've never 407 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: heard of in LA played so well. There's so many 408 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: players who played so well because he brings out the best. 409 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: It's him. It's a perfect segue into the defense because 410 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: you look at this Chargers defense, all the individual pieces, right, 411 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa, Durwin, James Casey Hayward, and then I look 412 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: at the linebacking corps, Drew trankwill coming back from injury, 413 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: Kenneth Murray, the first round pick who led the team 414 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: in tackles. What is he going to bring to these pieces? 415 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 1: And you know, we've talked to so many different people. 416 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: How you know Jalen Rams and Aaron Donald. He's put 417 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: them in positions to be the best version of themselves. 418 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: It seems like Darwin and Joey will benefit from having 419 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: coach Staley. But also I've intrigued to get your thoughts 420 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: on the linebackers that the Chargers have from Denzel, Perry m, 421 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 1: Kenneth Murray, and Drew Trankill. Absolutely well, I'm most excited 422 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: about Drew Trankwill just because he was a Warful Trophy 423 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 1: I believe winner, if not a finalist, and I was 424 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,239 Speaker 1: an award that I won in college. So I got 425 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: a chance to know Drew a little bit and we've 426 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: texted a little bit since his injury, and so I'm 427 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: excited about Drew. Obviously, Perryman can ball, and Kenneth Murray, 428 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: I haven't got a chance to watch him too much, 429 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: but first round pick, leading tackler. There's not too much 430 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: more you need to say. Every position group on the 431 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: offensive and defensive side of the ball will benefit from 432 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: Brandon Staley as head coach. Start with linebackers. Brandon Staley 433 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: coached if you'll recall Khalil Mack and Khalil Mack bald 434 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: right like he and then I'm not talking like the 435 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: Khalil Mack you've seen the last few years where he's 436 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: had eight and a half and nine and a half sacks. 437 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: I'm talking to Khalil Mack that was like twelve and 438 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: a half sacks, five and a half forced fumbles, you know, 439 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: fifteen tackles for lost, twenty some tackles. That Khalil Mack. 440 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: He coached that Khalil Mack as at a linebacker. He 441 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: also coached a guy named Von Miller right, who also 442 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 1: balled under it like so so and I'm talking the 443 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: big names, but also he coached guys like me coach 444 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: Sam Macho, who hasn't had one of his best years 445 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: in years. He helps everyone elevate. That's a linebacker position 446 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: and then go to defensive line. Obviously, Joey Bosa, I've 447 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: said the names already, right, Joey Bosa fits in those 448 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: same categories. Derwin James as well, during James phenomenal player. Well, 449 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: who else is Brandon Staley, coach, Jalen Ramsey. The list 450 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 1: goes on and on and on and on and on. 451 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,959 Speaker 1: Casey Hayward. All these guys are going to benefit defensively 452 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: from Brandon Staley and his scheme and his style of defense. 453 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: You're going to see a lot of what we call 454 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: Cover nine. Gonna see a lot of mismatches when it 455 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: comes to pressure. It's gonna see a lot of linebacker 456 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: blitz his linebacker on running back. Right, so we call 457 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: him whip. I'm not gonna give away too much of 458 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: his of his uh play calls, but you're just gonna 459 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: see a lot of mismatches. You're gonna see running backs 460 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: have to block linebackers and they don't like that. You're 461 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 1: gonna see that. Schematically speaking, you're not gonna see so 462 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: much many. You're gonna see his zone. You're gonna but 463 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: you're also gonna he's gonna call plays according to what 464 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 1: the offense is presenting him defensively the offensively as well. 465 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: Justsin Herbert setting records as a rookie already, right, Imagine 466 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: having the mind of Brandon Staley. Yeah, plus spending in 467 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 1: a year with Sean McVeigh, who's one of the best 468 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: offensive minds too in football, just just picking up knowledge 469 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 1: along the way. I think it's just so important, and 470 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: you're getting Chargers fans very excited about coach Staley. One 471 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: more before we get to your book. Do you have 472 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: a memory from seventeen or eighteen that that stands out, 473 00:23:56,119 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: just a personal story regarding coach Stanley that you'll never forget. 474 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: I think one of the stories when he first came 475 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: to Chicago. We had some characters on our defense. We 476 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 1: had some interesting personalities, some guys who didn't really want 477 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 1: him there. They We had a guy named la Mark Houston, 478 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: Willie Young, Prudell McPhee, we had me as well. We 479 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: sign a guy named Aaron Lynch. We had all these 480 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: different personalities who all of us came from a different coordinator, 481 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: a different position. Coach Clint Hurt was a position coaching 482 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: and Hurt was close with all these guys. So all 483 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: of a sudden, hurts, you know, this big three hundred 484 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: pound defensive lineman went to the You went to the 485 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 1: U right like he could black guy, he could relate. 486 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 1: And so when this you know, young almost slim quarterback 487 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: looking guy, white guy comes to our room, we're thinking 488 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: who is this guy? And I remember all the conversations 489 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: that coach Staleywood and I would have about about, man, 490 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: how not necessarily, how can I relate to these guys? 491 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 1: Was like, man, I'm trying any way you can help, 492 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,679 Speaker 1: or what would you think? Or how's it going? Right? 493 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: You'd actually ask for feedback. Yeah, it was interesting he'd 494 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: ask for feedback, and that that blew my mind because 495 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: so many coaches don't relate and they don't make the effort. 496 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: Whereas coach Stayley, he did invite guys to his house, right, 497 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: no matter where you were from it bring it. He 498 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: always every week before the game, he'd bring a handmade card, 499 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: handmade by his son. Right he has two You know 500 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: he had two sons. I think he has three now 501 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: he'd bring these handmade cards. Right. He always talked about 502 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:27,120 Speaker 1: his wife Amy. I mean this guy. As a young man, 503 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: you look at this guy and say, man, I want 504 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: to be like this guy when I grow up. And 505 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: so I saw it firsthand by his humility, by the 506 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: way he would ask questions or want to get to 507 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: know players, and also the way he wouldn't just write 508 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 1: people off. He would he would want to get to 509 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: know you. He'd ask for feedback, and he really he 510 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: wasn't afraid to to say he was wrong. What we've 511 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 1: heard does far. We talk about communicator and but family 512 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 1: man and somebody who loves his family, and you know, 513 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:01,919 Speaker 1: that's the type of culture I think the Chargers are building. 514 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 1: It's great to have somebody like that in the building. Say, 515 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 1: I want to talk about this book, Let the World 516 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: See You. I was thinking last night and we just 517 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: talked offline about it. You can apply this to really 518 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: any line of work, your passion, and just life in general. 519 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: But I was thinking last night about Coach Staley and 520 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,880 Speaker 1: just like a head coach, how if you're not your 521 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: authentic self, players see right through it. And that's just 522 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: one example of countless that applies to this book. How 523 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: did this book come to me? Why did you write it? 524 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: And what has been the feedback on it this past year? Well, 525 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: this book was written. Funny enough, the stories from this 526 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: book happened while I was with Coach Staley. Many of them, 527 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: many of these stories from from my book Let the 528 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: World See You, How to Be Real and a World 529 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: Full of Fakes. It just came out a few not 530 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 1: long ago, and it's on Amazon it's on you know, 531 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: you can go to sam achobook dot com and find 532 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: audible too. I got a audible Yep, it's on audible 533 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: as well. Yes, I love it. This book is about 534 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: what it means to be seen and to be known 535 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 1: for who you really are. And I think that's who 536 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: I always wanted to be. I didn't want to be fake. 537 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: I didn't want to pretend, whether I was on the 538 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: football field or off the football field, in the classroom, 539 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: in media, I didn't. I didn't and I don't want 540 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: to pretend and don't want to be fake even on 541 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 1: social media. I want to be me. I want to 542 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: be real. I want to be seen, I want to 543 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: be known, I want to be loved. And this book 544 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: is about that journey of being seen, known and loved. 545 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: And going to Coach Staley, I say many of the 546 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: words from this book happened while we were together. He 547 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: really helped teach me how to be real because he 548 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: walked in to this. You know, this building in the 549 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: NFL is like this. It's like we're all like this, 550 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 1: and he kind of came in like this, and he permeated, 551 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 1: he permeated through, and it really encouraged me to say, 552 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: you know what I can be me? He was him, 553 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 1: He was him, and yes it was rocky at first, 554 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 1: but guys saw that he was real, He's authentic and 555 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,120 Speaker 1: he care and that my story as well. It's about 556 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: what it means to be seen, to be known, to 557 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: be left. So really, anybody who's ever had any who's 558 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 1: ever felt like they didn't fit in or when they 559 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: try to fit in, or man, why do I pretend? 560 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: Or why am I hiding from something? And what am 561 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: I hiding from? This book is for you because it's 562 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: going to help answer the questions of why we hide, 563 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: what we hide from, and what are ways we can 564 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: come out of our hiding and let the world see 565 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: us and the benefits that come when we do. I 566 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: was I was watching the trailer for the book too, 567 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 1: and you know, you talked about just getting emotional right, 568 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: just letting people see who you are, and then it 569 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: actually disarms the other person and you're like, Okay, this 570 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 1: guy's just being his authentic self. And that just that 571 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: resonated with me, Sam because I think sometimes people try 572 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: to put it on the front because that's what they 573 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: think they need to do, when in actuality, being yourself 574 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: is going to get you to where you're striving to 575 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: get to exactly. And that's one thing I say in 576 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: the book. I say, pretending, well, we'll get you in 577 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: the door. I'm sure it will. Pretending he'll get you 578 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: in the door, but being you will open up doors 579 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: you could have never imagined. And that's what I saw firsthand. 580 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: I saw that specifically, even with Coach Staley pretending the 581 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: way this book starts people. People don't know this, but 582 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: if you've listened to it already, Chris released the introduction, 583 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: it starts with me losing a friend and a mentor 584 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: of mine, actually a guy named Jerry Price. He passed 585 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: away from cancer. And I didn't say this explicitly in 586 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: the book, but if you read it, and anybody who 587 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:37,000 Speaker 1: reads it, you'll put the dots together. When he passed, 588 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: I wanted to go and see him. But when he 589 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: was before he died, he was getting sick and I 590 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: was scared. I was scared. We were in season, we 591 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: had practice, we had meetings, and yes, I had I 592 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 1: was on I R I had an injury, but I 593 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: didn't want to miss and is I got a call 594 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: from his wife saying, hey, if you want to say 595 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: you're a goodbyas here's the time, right. It was that 596 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:00,959 Speaker 1: one of those kind of calls, and I hung up. 597 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: I'm in tears. I just left a meeting with Coach Staley. 598 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 1: We were doing some pre you're helping one of the 599 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: younger guys get ready. I left the meeting to take 600 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: the call. I walk out of the room and no 601 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: one knows the story're the only person you know, anyone 602 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: who's listening to breaking news or you want to call 603 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: it in a brand news story. But I walk out 604 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: of the room wiping tears from my eyes because my 605 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: friend's about to pass away. And I see Coach Staley. 606 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: I see Coach Staley and mind you he you know, 607 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: he just finished, you know, getting this guy ready, and 608 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: he feels like we're ready and we're excited. And he 609 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: looks at me. He's like, what's going on? And I 610 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: was like, man, my friend, my friend, Jerry's not doing 611 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: so well. I said, what do you mean? I said, 612 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:46,320 Speaker 1: he's about to die. And he's like what. He's like, Sam, 613 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry. I was like, Coach, I need to 614 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: go see him. I have to go see him. And 615 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: moment of truth. Moment of truth many coaches would have said, well, Sam, 616 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: it's Friday, we got practice. You know, we got a meeting, 617 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: we travel tomorrow, the games on Sunday. Just go on 618 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: Monday or Tuesday on our off day. They don't want it. 619 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: They don't want them to look bad or they don't 620 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: want to have to answer any questions. Coach looked at 621 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: me and said, do what you gotta do, what you 622 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: gotta do. He's like, I'll let I'll let vic no. Vick, 623 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: who was a defensive coordinator'll let Vicno come. He's like, 624 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: come to this quick. We got a five minute team meeting. 625 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: Just popp into the meeting. I'll let vic no. And 626 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: so I did. I popped into the meeting five minutes 627 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: and then I actually popped into the defensive meeting as well. 628 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: I turned around and looked the coach. He gave me 629 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 1: the thumbs up to get out of there, and so 630 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 1: I did, and I got a chance to to be 631 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: with the family. By the time I got to Jerry, 632 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:37,719 Speaker 1: Jerry was living in Arizona. I was in Chicago. By 633 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: the time I got there, he had just passed. We 634 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 1: had just missed him. And this book is actually dedicated 635 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: to Jerry. But in that same vein. My coach being 636 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 1: himself allowed me to be me as well. And that's 637 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: what that's what I'm talking about. When you're you, you 638 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: will allow people. He could have easily said, hey, Sam, 639 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: like let's let's let's finish this day of practice. Let's 640 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 1: just go. We got a game tomorrow, let's we'll talk 641 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: about it. Or he could have easily said, we'll shoot. 642 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 1: You're on your own, man, you figure it out. You 643 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: go go talk to the head coach and see if 644 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 1: he says yes. But he said no. Man, this is 645 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: most of this is what's most important. So when I 646 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: talk about my book, let the world see you. When 647 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: I talk about Coach Staley talk about me, even Chris 648 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: talk about you. We're people who see the bigger picture, 649 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 1: and so like this book is for people who want 650 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: to see a bigger picture. It's it's so important, you know, 651 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: especially in today's world with social media. Being you will 652 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 1: get you to where you want to be. So let 653 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: the world see you, Sam. Macho, Sam, I can't thank 654 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: you enough for your time and your insight. Man. It 655 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: was such a great conversation. And what I'm hoping is 656 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 1: that we get a fans in the stands and be 657 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: you're coming to SOFI Stadium to watch coach Stale coach 658 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 1: c LA Chargers in twenty twenty one. Man, Thank you 659 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: so much for your time. Now I'm excited, man, and 660 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 1: every Chargers fan be excited. Be excited, because if they 661 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 1: give him the keys. If I'll say it like that, 662 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: if they give him the keys, that's a that's an 663 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: euphemism and way of saying, if they give him the 664 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: opportunity to lead the way he's capable of leading. Oh, 665 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna be. It's gonna be amazing. Right, do you 666 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: talk somebody talked to Dean Spanos, talk to whoever we 667 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 1: need to talk to. Let this coach coach, because you're 668 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: gonna see a huge turnaround. Sam, thank you so much. Awesome, 669 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: Thanks Chris. All Right, guys, that's gonna do it. A 670 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 1: big thanks to Sam Acho and Peter Schreger for joining me, 671 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: and of course thanks to you all for listening. We 672 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: should have download and subscribe to the Chargers podcast Network 673 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to podcasts. Have a great week and 674 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 1: until next time, I'm Chris Harry