1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: It's a huge game for both teams. The NFC's crazy 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: right now with all the winning records over there, and 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: then we're kind of fought ourselves right back into what 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: could be in the mix and getting this one's huge 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: before two home games. So it's a big game for 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: both teams. Everybody. Chris Harry with you on a Thanksgiving 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: edition of Chargers Weekly. That was Philip Rivers ahead of 8 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: the Chargers first game on Thanksgiving in forty eight years. 9 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: A bit later we'll be joined by Ricky Henny of 10 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: Chargers dot Com. But first the MMQBS Peter King gets 11 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: us ready for Thanksgiving Day in Dallas. Peter King joins 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: me on Chargers Weekly, and Peter the Chargers route the 13 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: Bills after a very difficult loss in Jacksonville. The rest 14 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: of the division loses in Week eleven, and just like that, 15 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: the Chargers sit just two games back of the Kansas 16 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: City Chiefs. What do you make of the AFC West 17 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: and really the AFC in general as we enter Week twelve. Well, 18 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I never could have envisioned me saying this 19 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: even a month ago, but it's it's incredible to me. 20 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: But I mean, I think if you look at this 21 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: division right now and the way teams are playing right now, 22 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: I think the Los Angeles Chargers are the best team 23 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: in the division, and I don't think that it's an 24 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: impossible dream to think that they could win this division 25 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 1: now to do that, in my opinion, the Thursday game 26 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: in Dallas is vital, and the last two games of 27 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: the year are vital, you know, the games with the 28 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: Jets in New York or in New Jersey and the 29 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: home game of Oakland. But I can see a scenario 30 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: where the Kansas City Chiefs continue to struggle and the 31 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: Chargers play the way they've played. Look, I mean, I 32 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: thought it was really interesting. I talked to Anthony Lynn 33 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: after the game against Buffalo, and he said that that 34 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: game in Jacksonville was basically the the biggest nightmare of 35 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: his career, you know, the worst game of his NFL career. 36 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: And I think he said that because that's a game 37 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: that if the Chargers do not you know, make it 38 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: all the way back and do not make it to 39 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: the playoffs, I think that's a game that would haunt 40 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: them because absolutely, unequivocally, you know, if Trey Boston does 41 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: the right thing and tries to advance the football. You 42 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: know the Chargers likely likely, not certainly, but likely would 43 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: win that game. So you have ad and you know 44 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: you have obviously the you know the first couple of 45 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: games where missed field goals, really heard them, and look, 46 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: I think this is a team that that has you know, 47 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: whether they can make it all the way back, I 48 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: don't know. I just think right now they're the best 49 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: team in the division. They've dug themselves. It's such a 50 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: whole two Peter, going oh and four, and you talked 51 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,839 Speaker 1: about that game against the Miami Dolphins where you missed 52 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: two field goals. You'll lose by two. You'll lose by 53 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: two to the Eagles earlier in the year, you'll lose 54 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: on a block field goal, or to the Broncos in 55 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: Week one, and that Jacksonville game. If someone just put 56 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: the stats in front of you and saw Leonard Fournette 57 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: thirty three yards rushing, Chargers don't allow a sack, Blake 58 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: Bortles throws fifty one times two interceptions. That was probably 59 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: the wackiest game that I had seen this NFL season. Well, 60 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: it's you know, a lot of teams really study the 61 00:03:55,080 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: officials before a game of Dallas Cowboys, do you know? 62 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: And I know teams do that, and the reason they 63 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: do that is they want you to know if let's 64 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: say that you're a corner or your safety and you're 65 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: going to play a deep safety during the course of 66 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: the game. They want to know if the back judge, 67 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: if say Dino Paganelli, who's probably the best back judge 68 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: in football, they want to know what his percentage of calling, 69 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: you know, pass interference, you know, is versus other officials 70 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: in the game. So to me, I just kind of 71 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: look at it and I say it's a part of 72 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: their study. But I also think that that most teams 73 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: right now, when you look at the way the game 74 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: has played, you have to study officials. So all I 75 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: can say is that to me, I think most teams 76 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: would do what you know what the Chargers will be 77 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: doing this week, which is not only to study the Cowboys, 78 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: but also to study the officials. Peter, I have to 79 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: ask you what was going through your mind when you 80 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: were watching the first half of the Bills Chargers game. 81 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: It's the Hub Center. What I was thinking, basically was 82 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: that I found myself dying to know what the head 83 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: coach of the Buffalo Bills was thinking Sean McDermott, because 84 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: to me, if I'm Sean McDermott, I'm thinking, even though 85 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: two of the interceptions were tipped, I'm thinking very clearly 86 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: that this guy just really isn't ready. He didn't really 87 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: have the presence of mind to be you know, to 88 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: be in there in my opinion, But look, I mean, 89 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: Sean mcdero has made it very very clear everything that 90 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: we're doing is not necessarily about two seventeen. It's about 91 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen and beyond Peter, let's get to Thursday. The 92 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: Chargers haven't played on Thanksgiving in forty eight years, and 93 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: there's something about there's something about Philip Rivers too, playing 94 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: on Thursday or playing on Thanksgiving rather for some reason, 95 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: it just feels right, doesn't it. Well, he's kind of 96 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: a traditional football guy, Yeah, and I would think that 97 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers, growing up in the Deep South would have 98 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: played I mean where I grew up. I grew up 99 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: in Connecticut, and every single Thanksgiving ten am was a 100 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: rivalry game in my hometown. And so I don't I 101 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: don't know exactly how most people in America view Thanksgiving, 102 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: but you know, in my life, saying Thanksgiving was, you know, 103 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: a great meal at about two o'clock in the afternoon, 104 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: but every Thanksgiving at ten o'clock in the morning, it 105 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: was football. And I bet and it'd be interesting to 106 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: see what Philip Rivers would have thought of a Thanksgiving 107 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: morning game, because I would bet a lot of money 108 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: that he's played in a bunch of them. Oh, I'm 109 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: sure he has. I feel like this is the type 110 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: of game that he lives for. You you're on a 111 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: national stage against a team like the Dallas Cowboys with 112 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: a great opportunity to Peter to really capitalize on the 113 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: Chiefs losing. You know, this is a This is a 114 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: game I think that is vital to both teams. And 115 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: let's get to the Cowboys because Dak Prescott he's been 116 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: sacked twelve times in the last two games. And here 117 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: comes Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram, who have nineteen sacks 118 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: combined so far this season. I have to ask you, 119 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: have you at all been surprised by how dominant this 120 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: ten him has been the season, especially because Bosa has 121 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: only played in twenty two regular season games. I think 122 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: the thing about Bosa is that he reminds me as 123 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: an outside rusher. And I don't know how many of 124 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: your listeners would sort of would would be familiar all 125 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:25,119 Speaker 1: that familiar with John Randall. Clearly you've heard of John Randall. 126 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: He's a Hall of famersive tackle who. To me, what 127 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: I always used to love about watching John Randall play 128 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: and covering John Randall, what I always used to really 129 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: really love about him is that every play could be 130 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: a home run. You know, He's like watching you know, 131 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: Aaron Judge that because every time he gets a pitch 132 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 1: or he sees a pitch, something really exciting could happen. 133 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: And that's the way I feel with Bosa. It's the 134 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 1: way I felt with John Randall as a three technique 135 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: defensive tackle. That that I love watching Bosa because you know, 136 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: he doesn't only play one way. A lot of defensive 137 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: ends are just speed rushers and that's their mom that's 138 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: their game, Okay. But but Bosa I think has a 139 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: lot of different ways to get to the quarterback. And 140 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: in my opinion, I think that that if I am 141 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: looking at Uh, if I'm Dak Prescott in this game, 142 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: I am basically looking at not only Bosa, but Ingram 143 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: and the entire front seven. Because in my opinion, there 144 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: is no team right now that is as scary um 145 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: in that defensive front as the San Diego Chargers. I 146 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: think this is going to be a fascinating, fascinating game 147 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: both teams. They have to have it. And you talk 148 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: about his defense, Gus Bradley's defense. They struggled against the 149 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: run earlier in the year. They've really tightened that up. 150 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:10,079 Speaker 1: And I think Denzel Perriman coming back at linebacker has 151 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: really really just brought some energy to this unit. Peter, 152 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about coach Lynn too, because 153 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 1: you talk about a homecoming week for coach len It's 154 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 1: really been a homecoming month coming off this by so. 155 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: He used to coach in Jacksonville. They played the Jaguars 156 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: last week. We know about his time in Buffalo. He's 157 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: going to Dallas this week. He worked under Bill Parcels 158 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: Cleveland in week thirteen, another stop of coach Lenz. But 159 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: what do you think this means to him personally? He 160 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: has a national stage with an opportunity to beat his 161 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: former team. Well, I think there's a lot there's a 162 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: lot of emotions that are going through Anthony Lynn's head 163 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:56,839 Speaker 1: during this game. Okay, one is going to be. You know, 164 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: probably of all the stops he's aid as an assistant coach, 165 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: the place where he learned the most was under Bill 166 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: Parcels and that was in Dallas. And you know, look, 167 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: I don't know how many of your listeners are going 168 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: to be familiar with the story in two thousand and 169 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:20,719 Speaker 1: five of Anthony Lynn. When camp was breaking with the 170 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys in California, up in Oxnard, he and Todd Haley, 171 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: one of the offensive coaches, went out to have a 172 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 1: meal at the close of training camp and when they 173 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: were on their way back to their car, Anthony Lynn 174 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: was hit in the street, was hit by a drunk 175 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: driver and was catapulted about fifty feet into the air 176 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: and he landed on he landed on a Volkswagen and 177 00:11:53,720 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: basically he totalled the Volkswagen and essentially Anthony Lynn and 178 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: this is I mean, it's bizarre to even think about it. 179 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: You know, Anthony Lynn is lucky to be alive. And 180 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: so when that happened, Jerry Jones, the owner of the Cowboys, 181 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:20,239 Speaker 1: had everybody in Anthony Lynn's family flown to his bedside 182 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: on his private jet. And that is something that sticks 183 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: in Anthony Anthony Lynn's head to this day. And you know, 184 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: so not only is his mom from you know, from Texas, 185 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: and is his mom a huge and when he grew 186 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: up was he a huge Cowboys fan, But the Cowboys, 187 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: through Jerry Jones, really helped keep him alive and was 188 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: a very big support group after that horrible thing happened. 189 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: So and again, look, you know, he wants to be 190 00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones fifty three to nothing on Thursday, But Jerry 191 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: Jones was really really good to Anthony Lynn and to 192 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: his family. So he's going to remember that for the 193 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: rest of his life. And certainly he'll remember that before 194 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: the game if he sees Jerry Jones and a bunch 195 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: of the people he worked with in Dallas. And I 196 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 1: know Coach Lynn delivered a very heartfelt message to folks 197 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: on a new episode of your podcast, Peter, which I 198 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: think drops on Wednesday. You've had some amazing guests from 199 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: Pete Manning to Chris Bourtson to Jason Witten this season, 200 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: but if you could share with us what this upcoming 201 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: episode is going to be about, Well, I you know, 202 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 1: I'm a Thanksgivings, my favorite holiday, and last year on 203 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: my podcast, a former NFL coach Sam White had recently 204 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: at a heart transplant, and I did an episode of 205 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: the podcast with Sam White talking about how basically he 206 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: was really happy to still be alive, and we talked 207 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:07,479 Speaker 1: about it for a long time that day on that podcast. 208 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: But essentially, this one I wanted to hear from a 209 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: bunch of people around the NFL, and I'm actually leading 210 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: the podcast with Anthony Lynn to talk about why he's 211 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: so grateful to be alive this particular Thanksgiving and why 212 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving as a whole means a lot to him. So 213 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: he'll be on the podcast this week, and I'm really 214 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: really glad to have him. Look, I've I think Anthony 215 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: Lynn is one of those guys, whether you like the Chargers, 216 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: whether you like football, I think he's one of those 217 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: guys who it's so easy to root for and who 218 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: I like to root for. You know, for years I 219 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: have seen him at things like the scouting combine or 220 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: you know, on a sideline at an NFL game or 221 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: in a locker room, and he was a guy who 222 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: basically revered the game, just revered the game. And I 223 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: never thought and I actually told him this in the summer. 224 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: I think I got him a little bit upset, But 225 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: I never thought he was going to have a chance 226 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: to be a head coach because so many guys like 227 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn get pegged as a position coach. And I 228 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: saw how what a leader of men he was Eddie 229 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: continues to be, and I saw how important he was 230 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: the people in his career like Sean Green and the 231 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: Jets and you know, like last year with Lashawn McCoy 232 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: in Buffalo, and I just I watched this and I 233 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: look at this as I as I go about my travels, 234 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: and I would always think to myself, this guy really 235 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: really deserves a chance. And so I'm just glad he's 236 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: got one, and I'm glad that America is going to 237 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,239 Speaker 1: get to see him, maybe for the first time Thursday 238 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: in Dallas in what is you know, a very very 239 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: traditional game and free Emptony Lynn a very meaningful game 240 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: this year. And Peter, he's taken his opportunity and ran 241 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: with it. And I think when I knew, I knew 242 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: Coach Lin was going to be a star in this league. 243 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: But after that owen force start, the way he was 244 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: such a calming force in that locker room, he didn't 245 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: get too high and get too low. He stayed the 246 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: course and this team started playing Anthony Lynn football. They 247 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: certainly have a heck of an opportunity to get back 248 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: into this AFC West Hunt, Peter, I want to ask 249 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: you because I had Adam Schefter on earlier on in 250 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: the year and he started a podcast recently, and obviously 251 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: you two are probably the most well renowned and respected 252 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: writers in this business. How have you enjoyed the podcast 253 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: medium as opposed to writing and just kind of this 254 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: new wave of technology and the way the people consume football. 255 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: You know, the reason why I like the podcasting is that, 256 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 1: you know, most of what is done in football today 257 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: is done in a very brief, very quick, very Twitter 258 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: esque one hundred and forty two hundred and eighty characters. 259 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: Whatever it is that you have, it's done very very quickly. 260 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: And there aren't many incidents right now where you have 261 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: an opportunity to uh sit there and have a conversation 262 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: with you know, with with with somebody who you know, 263 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:41,239 Speaker 1: who you cover, who you're around a lot um, you know, 264 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: with a big newsmaker with a big you know, somebody 265 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: in the game, and so I mean, like, you know, 266 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:53,199 Speaker 1: probably the best example of this is that, you know, 267 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: a week after the Super Bowl this past year, I'm 268 00:17:56,320 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: sitting in Montana talking to Tom Brady, you know, for 269 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: my podcast for seventy six minutes, asking him everything about 270 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: the game, and not only about the game, but about 271 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 1: his life in football and about his future. And you know, 272 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: it wasn't you know. What I say is the reason 273 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: why I love doing this so much is that it 274 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: wasn't press conference Tom. And that's what you hear almost 275 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: all the time. You hear press conference Tom. And that's 276 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: one of the reasons why I love doing it so much, 277 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: because you heard a different side of Tom Brady. And 278 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: in my opinion, that is what the podcast allows you 279 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: to do. It allows you to I mean I probably 280 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: talked to Chris Mortenson for an hour a month or 281 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: so ago about his cancer treatment, his cancer diagnosis, his 282 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 1: you know, his determination and what and And one of 283 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: the reasons why stuff like that I think is important 284 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: is that most often, and I mean most often, you 285 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: don't have an opportunity to sit down with a guy 286 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: and have a good conversation. You have an opportunity to 287 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: get a sound bite. And I think this is so 288 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: much more fun. Chris Mortensen, that episode is next to 289 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: my listen. I can't wait to dive into that. Peter, 290 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: I can't thank you enough for your time. I know 291 00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: you have a lot going on, and I hope you 292 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,880 Speaker 1: and your family have a very happy Thanksgiving and appreciate 293 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: you sharing some time with us today. Hey, all the best. 294 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: I really appreciate the opportunity. 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So go with a trusted source and 311 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: our official partner, and no, you're going to the game, Ricky. 312 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: Henny joins me on Chargers Weekly a few days after 313 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: the Chargers beat the Bills fifty four twenty four, Ricky, 314 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: a quick turnaround before Thanksgiving. But let's get into the 315 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 1: Bills game just for a few minutes. What were your 316 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: main takeaways from Sunday. I mean, the Chargers did what 317 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: they had to do, which was you have Nathan Pierman 318 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: out there. He make them pay right one, two, three, four. 319 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm Lebron James right now, not one, 320 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: not two, not three, all those interceptions, and then you 321 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,919 Speaker 1: look on offense and this him got back to what 322 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: they were so successful a couple of years ago when 323 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 1: Keenan was rolling feed Keenan feeding. He thrives on the 324 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: quantity of balls thrown his way. And he even said, 325 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 1: he pointed to their sideling goes, you can't stop me, 326 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 1: and they couldn't. You just you can't stop me exactly. 327 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: So that worked out well and they've got things rolling, 328 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: the confidence and the biggest the big thing too was 329 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: third down conversions that had crushed this team all year 330 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: and they were able to get that first, the big 331 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: one after the first three and out. And once that happened, 332 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: they scored on like seven straight possessions or something that 333 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: was ridiculous. So those are the things that really stood 334 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 1: out to me. Yeah. And then no penalties really yeah, 335 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: one penalty in the in the fourth quarter at least 336 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 1: since twenty eleven for this team. And that's what coach 337 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: Lynn after the game said. You could talk about the 338 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: fifty four points and the records with the pigs and 339 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 1: the YadA YadA YadA, he looked at the penalties because 340 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: that's playing smart football. Yeah, and that's what he wanted. 341 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: And he also made an emphasis to these guys earlier 342 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: in the week, it's all about turnovers, right, you take 343 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: care of the football, you get six. That's that's what 344 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: they're looking for. That's winning football. Right there. He said, 345 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: I'll take six. I'll take six every single I don't 346 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 1: think he was expecting six. Yeah, but he'll take six. 347 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: But you mentioned Keenan Allen twelve catches, one hundred fifty 348 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: nine yards, on thirteen targets, so but he basically caught 349 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: everything and he didn't even play the fourth quarter. He 350 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: didn't play the fourth quarter. And Ricky, I just I 351 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: looked at the statue. You know, you throw it thirty 352 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: seven times, you run at thirty five times. That offensive balance, 353 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,479 Speaker 1: make no mistake Keenan Allen being in the middle of it. 354 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: That was a big reason why they were so successful 355 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: one percent. And like you mentioned the balances there, and 356 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,439 Speaker 1: it's not just run pass balance, it's different types of 357 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,640 Speaker 1: passes and different types of runs too. With Eckler, Eckler's 358 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 1: really emerged. I give this guy all the credit in 359 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 1: the world. I mean, honestly, look at this kid, came 360 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 1: from nowhere and he's established himself as a legit player 361 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: in this league and someone who I think he has 362 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: about five touchdowns already. I mean, look at Melvin Gordon, 363 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: who's one of the most prolific touchdown makers the last 364 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: two years. He had zero as a rookie and Eckler 365 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: has five already. Oh yeah, so all credit to him. 366 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: And you know, this offense fifty four points. I mean, 367 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: they hadn't scored over thirty all year, and they had 368 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: over thirty in the first half, so hopefully this carry. 369 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers says he does not believe a momentum, but 370 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,479 Speaker 1: if you do, this is the week where it can 371 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 1: happen because you are playing two games into short period 372 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 1: of time. This is almost the type of game where 373 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: you score fifty four points like you want to play 374 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: the next day, right because you're so hyped. But you 375 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: bring a Beckler and I think coach Lin's done a 376 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: great job of making sure that two headed attacks stays 377 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: intact without taking the volume away from Melvin. Melvin still 378 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: he didn't play the fourth quarter. He said, it's still 379 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: a twenty carries and they have carved out a role 380 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: for Eckler that doesn't really impede on what Melvin does best. 381 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: And I think what Wiz said on Tuesday is completely accurate. 382 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: One of the most impressive things about Melvin Gordon last 383 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 1: year he was so effective with such a big workload, 384 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: but you don't necessarily want that much of a workload 385 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: right now. This year, they've been able to give him 386 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: a breather here and there. You have someone who they 387 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: come in and is able to be effective, So that 388 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: keeps Melvin a little bit fresher, and so you can't 389 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: overlook just how big that is, especially as we go 390 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: on the stretch run exactly as we entered December. Yeah, 391 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: what do the defensive guys have to say after this 392 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,919 Speaker 1: performance in the locker room? I know, I think he 393 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: caught up with Casey Hayward and some of those guys. 394 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: He made me a little quote unquote disrespected. The kiss 395 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: is always good for a quote. I mean earlier this 396 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: week he even said, you know, he play on the 397 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: national stage, it's great, but if he suck, don't go 398 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: on Twitter. You know he'll read don't read the as 399 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: exactly exactly Chris um No. But they were awesome and 400 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: they talked about how you know, the pass rush also 401 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: feeds into the back end. Because Joey Bosa, I think 402 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: he would look on the stat sheet he had like 403 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,199 Speaker 1: I think one tackle which was a sack. Yeah, that 404 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: sack happened to be a forced fumble that led to 405 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: a touchdown. But beyond that, I think he count like 406 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: three or four of those picks were with Bosa getting 407 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: pressure on real they tipping the ball. Credible. Yeah, So 408 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: I mean he could just you cannot look at the 409 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: statue with this guy. He is such a dynamic player 410 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: that poor Nathan Peterman is gonna have nightmares of Joey 411 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 1: Bosa for the rest of his career. He's not the 412 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: only quarterback either, so but hopefully Dak press Guy will also. Hayward, 413 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 1: according to Pro Football Focus, allowed a passer rating of 414 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 1: zero point zero zero to quote Larry David, pretty good, 415 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: pretty good. Hopefully you can keep that going Thursday, and 416 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: let's get to Thursdays short week, and the Cowboys struggled 417 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: on Sunday, especially in that second half. Dak's been hit 418 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: a lot Tyren smith Head and played the last two games. 419 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: It looks like he may play on Thursday. But I 420 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,640 Speaker 1: think regardless, the Chargers should be able to get pressure 421 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: with their front four and get the Prescott mean you 422 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: hope so right? I mean, that's the key to this 423 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: Chargers team is pressuring the quarterback. And you look at 424 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: this Cowboys team. They're without Zeke Elliott, right, There's still 425 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: it's a really good running back and Alfred Mars, but 426 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 1: this team is different right now. It is different. Look 427 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: at what they're putting up points wise, before Zeke went out, right, 428 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: they had forty points against the forty nine Ers, thirty 429 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: three against the Redskins, twenty six against the Chiefs the 430 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:42,160 Speaker 1: last two weeks, seven against the Falcons, nine against the Eagles. Yeah, 431 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: and Zeke makes it go. And I think that combination 432 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: of Zeke and Tyrant Smith, if you don't have that, 433 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,879 Speaker 1: like you can almost take those two players. And I 434 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: don't want to say it's as drastic because like Aaron 435 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,479 Speaker 1: Rodgers for instance, not being in the Packers offense, but 436 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: those guys are so important to what Dak does in 437 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: that whole offs in general, You're absolutely right, and the 438 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: Chargers cannot take it for granted. I mean, this is 439 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: the thirty second ranked rush defense. Gus brought. These defense 440 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,359 Speaker 1: is top ten a number of stats, including points against, 441 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: and they're so good against the pass, but thirty two 442 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,639 Speaker 1: against the rush. So, I mean, Alfred Mars, you have 443 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 1: to you cannot take it to say, oh, Zeke sile 444 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: you know, no, this offensive line's a monster and these 445 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: backs can do damage. Yeah, and after Bars is a 446 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,640 Speaker 1: fine running back. The thing about him, he's not great 447 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 1: out of the backfield. He's not going to catch a 448 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: tunnel balls. I think that's where they lose that dimension 449 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,719 Speaker 1: with Zeke is that he's not really a threat in 450 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: the passing game, but you flip it over the heart 451 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: and soul of this Cowboys defense. We talked about it 452 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: before we went on there. Shaan Lee when he doesn't play, 453 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: that Cowboys defense really struggles. He saw it in the 454 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: second half. The Eagles had two hundred fifteen yards rushing 455 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: in that game. I mean, and when you look at 456 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: Sean Lee, he's been in and out of the lineup 457 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: for a couple of years. But like you said, if 458 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: there's ever a heart and soul player for a team's unit, 459 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: it's Sean Lee. And though the Chargers, you have to 460 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: take advantage. You have to, you know, will the Chargers 461 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 1: be without some players maybe you know that's the National 462 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: Football League. Every single week people are without some of 463 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: their star players. But the key is you take advantage 464 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: of it. And that's exactly what the Chargers should do. 465 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: With Smith may come back. You can't control that, but 466 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: you have to use Melvin Gordon has to be a 467 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: fact that you have to hate to say it, but 468 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,120 Speaker 1: you have to attack the other team's weaknesses. And when 469 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: Shaun Lee's not there, that's one of the best players 470 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 1: in the league, not in the lineup, and that's when 471 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: I think that balance comes into play, because, as you mentioned, 472 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: the Chargers ran all types of players, They went deep, 473 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 1: they ran the football effectively. The short passing game was 474 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,159 Speaker 1: going and I think that's where guys like Gordon and 475 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: Eckler can thrive, especially with Lee being out. Another thing 476 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: that Wiz mentioned, which I think is so important is swagger. 477 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:45,199 Speaker 1: Everyone talks about swagger, and there really is nothing like 478 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: confidence in the NFL. It isn't effectious, there's nothing like it. 479 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 1: I mean, the Chargers had struggled on third down. They 480 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: think they went three for fifteen against the Jaguars, and 481 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 1: last week Wiz was asked about third down and it's 482 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: been just appointing. They were so good on it for 483 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: so many years. This year they've struggled and they haven't 484 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: had a long drives. And then early in the game, 485 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 1: Tyroll Williams on third and twelve, it looks like he's 486 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,360 Speaker 1: gonna stopped well shut. And then a six foot five 487 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: guy leaped so high in the incredible he would not 488 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: be denied. And that that's a huge third downplay. That 489 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 1: is bread confidence, that bread swagger, and the Chargers had 490 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: their most successful third down conversions and that has been 491 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,199 Speaker 1: an achilles heel for this offense all year. So, I 492 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: mean they had to keep this swagger going to Thursday. 493 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: And but to get back to my first point, you 494 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: gotta feed Keenan. You know, the rest of us will be, 495 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, feasting on turkey. The philip Rivers need to 496 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: feed Keenan. He needed to feed Keenan. And you know 497 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: who benefits from that. Guys like Mike Williams. Yep, Mike 498 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: Williams has seen an upticking his snaps. I think he 499 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: caught four balls if I'm not mistaken on Sunday, and 500 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: he had another fifty fifty ball in the corner of 501 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 1: the end zone that he probably should have caught for 502 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:44,479 Speaker 1: a touchdown. He was mad about that, started to cut 503 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: you off. You know what did he say? He said, 504 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: I catched that ball ninety at ninety one times. Yeah, 505 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 1: that had to have killed him. That would have been 506 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: his first career touch exactly. And he catches those soul 507 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: at practice. He's doing that all the time. That's his 508 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: bread and butter. But again, you're talking about a player 509 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: who missed all of OTA's and training camp in season. 510 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: He's still getting into his groove. I think we'll see 511 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: most of those plays be successful from Mike Williams. But 512 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: I liked was just how angry he was. He made 513 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: no excuses. He was so angry that he was not 514 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: able to do what he's capable of doing, which I 515 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: think is only going to open things up more for 516 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: this offense. He's a sneaky X factor to this offense, Ricky, 517 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: because if Keenan continue, if he can continue to do 518 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: what he does and catch balls, you have one on 519 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: one situations for guys like Mike Williams. You know, Tyrrell Williams, 520 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 1: that Keith third down, we talked about him, Hunter or Henry. 521 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: It's chuck full of playmakers all over the field. And 522 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: I feel like the more snapps that Mike Williams is getting, 523 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: I think the more you're seeing what Ken Wizzen Hunt 524 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: in this offense was expecting from week one. You right. 525 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 1: In order for all that to happen, though, is a 526 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,959 Speaker 1: player we haven't talked about yet, which is DeMarcus Lawrence. 527 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,239 Speaker 1: I mean, if Philip Rivers does not have time to 528 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: get the ball to Keenan and Hunter and so on, 529 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: game over, and DeMarcus Lawrence leads the NFL with eleven 530 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: and a half sacks, one more than Joey Bosa. This 531 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 1: offense needs to let me block him. I mean, his 532 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: wizness can say how long he is. He's having a 533 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: career years probably getting better and better. So I mean, honestly, 534 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: you need to give Philip time. What are your keys 535 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 1: to getting a dub in Dallas? Give Philip time. Just 536 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: to repeat myself, I mean, he is executing at his 537 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: best level last week, and he was excellent, so efficient 538 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: with what he was doing getting the ball. Like we said, 539 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: Allen and all them and not to cut you up 540 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: with the charges. Offensive line has done a good job 541 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:27,479 Speaker 1: protecting Philip. You know the Jags although they hit Philip 542 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: and they pressured him, they didn't allow sacks to the Jags, right, 543 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: and they and they played well last week as we're right. 544 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: And one guy who I think has not gotten the 545 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: credit and he's been limited in practice according at their 546 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: Patrick's reports, is Russell Kom. I think he's playing at 547 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl level. I mean he's kind of man. 548 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: I think he's given up two sacks all year and 549 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: you're talking about some of the best ed rushers in 550 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: the NFL. He's going up against UM, so Russell and 551 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: company need to keep Philip to allow him to get 552 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: that swagger going and let everything going in um A 553 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: point you mentioned earlier on offensive balance, you have you 554 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: have to you know, Gordon Eckler gotta keep him guests 555 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 1: absolutely the end with Lee out, I mean, that could 556 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 1: be an area if the Chargers can really you know, 557 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: hit an attack. And then on the defensive side of 558 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: the ball is you know, da Dak is so good 559 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: with his legs and he could make room for himself 560 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: and you know, can Melvin and Joey get there, and 561 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: not just that the interior pass rush for the Chargers especially, 562 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: I got like Darius Pylon has been really effective and 563 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 1: has let Bosa and Ingram been so effective. But they 564 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: have to get Dak and you cannot let him extend place. 565 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: You just can't let it happen. Tyrode got loose a 566 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: little bit in the second half. You know, it's it's 567 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: hard to gauge Europe by so much. But again that's 568 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: that's a point of emphasis. You get keep Dak in 569 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: the pocket, especially if he struggles throwing the football. You know, 570 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: that's that kind of that last line of the defense 571 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: and It's one of those things where you could practice, 572 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: you could prepare for it, but until you see it, 573 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: you know that could that could potentially affect the game. 574 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: You're right. And another thing that's kind of a weird 575 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: X factor that I really thought about until for some 576 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:57,920 Speaker 1: reason just this moment is the Chargers have been really 577 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: good at keep at a limited the offense to field 578 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: goals and not touchdowns. Right, Yeah, there's a chance that 579 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: the Cowboys get Dan Bailey back, and he's one of 580 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 1: the best field goal kickers in the league, and so 581 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: if it comes down to one of those long kicks, 582 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: it's like, you know, I'm just kind of curious, is 583 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: Dan Bailey healthy? And can Dann Bailey get you know, 584 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: when he went out, the outrage of Cowboys Nation was like, 585 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: you don't see that often from a kicker, but like money, 586 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 1: that's why exactly. So you're talking about a high pressure situation, 587 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: a high stakes thing. It's like, I don't know, I'm 588 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: getting this feeling right now. This might come down to 589 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: the kicking game a little bit too, So we'll see. 590 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:31,959 Speaker 1: I get you here to here on this because I 591 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: talked to Peter King about this in our first segment 592 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers on Thanksgiving Day just sounds right, and we 593 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 1: haven't seen it before. Obviously, the Chargers haven't played on 594 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving nearly fifty years, forty eight years. I believe what 595 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 1: has Phillips said about playing on a stage like this, 596 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: because I don't know. Man, he's like one of those 597 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: players in this league that I just feel like him 598 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 1: and playing on thanks HIV, they just they just match. 599 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: It's funny because I think back to I think it 600 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: was April twentieth when the schedule comes out, and year 601 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: I've talked to Philip get has taken the schedule. So uh, 602 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: it's funny how I remember sitting in my office and 603 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 1: my phone rings, it's Philip Rivers. I pick up, Let's 604 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: go hello, and he goes, that's a heck of my schedule. Okay, 605 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,719 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving's like thanks Giving. Everyone thanks He starts talking Philip 606 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: Rivers like, you know what this is back in April, 607 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: and he's he's right, like he said it then and 608 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: he said it now. Outside of the Super Bowl and 609 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,719 Speaker 1: some playoff games, there is no bigger game than Thanksgiving 610 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 1: in Dallas. Football fans are watching, non football fans are watching. 611 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: Everyone's around there with their families, and it's the Chargers 612 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,320 Speaker 1: and it's the Cowboys. There's nothing better. And for a 613 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 1: guy like Philip Rivers, it's really special for him. And 614 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: but you know what, make the most of it. Go 615 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: out there, put in a performance, because at the end 616 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 1: of the day, the most important thing is get that 617 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: fifth win, narrow that gap and continue this playoff. Push, 618 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: enjoy your trip, have a safe trip, and do me 619 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:54,600 Speaker 1: a favor. Bring home with w and do me a favor. 620 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: Save me a drumstick see if bye. That'll do it 621 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 1: for this week's episode. My thanks to Ricky, Henny and 622 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: Peter King for joining me, and thanks to you all 623 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: for listening, download and subscribe Chargers Weekly wherever you listen 624 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: to podcasts, and if you listen on iTunes, please leave 625 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 1: a review. It really helps us move up the charts. 626 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 1: Get this to as many Chargers fans as possible. Happy Thanksgiving, 627 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,320 Speaker 1: and until next time, I'm Chris Harry