1 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Welcome into a week twelve edition of 2 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: Chargers Weekly. Saping this on a Friday morning. I hope 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving with family, including you, 4 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: Matt Muney Smith. How was your Thanksgiving? Bro? I was great. 5 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: You know that It's one of my favorite holidays. My 6 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: daughter's in town from college, so it's great to have 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: her home and family together, eating way too much. Oh yeah, 8 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: napping at least three times throughout the day, waking up 9 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: late to break out the pies. It was an awesome holiday. 10 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: I hope yours was great too, Chris, it was and 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: leftovers all weekend until until we get to Denver. Right, 12 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: exactly what it's all about? What it's all about? No question? Well, Hey, 13 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: the Chargers improved to six and four against Pittsburgh Steelers 14 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: on Sunday Night Football. A little bit later, we'll have 15 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: Ryan o'haller and of the Denver Post to break down 16 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: this matchup against the Broncos on Sunday. But money, let's 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: just rewind to that fourth quarter. I remember after the 18 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: Cleveland game just asking you what that fourth quarter was like. 19 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: It was almost the same thing, but in reverse. The 20 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: Chargers had to lead this time and they held on. 21 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: They barely held on, but they did enough to win. Yeah, 22 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: it was that same magic number, right, forty one point, 23 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: very strange combined forty one points. That's what we had 24 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: in the Browns Chargers game. That's what we had in 25 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: the Steelers Chargers game. And look the difference is the Chargers. Look, 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: they had back to back possessions. Right. So justin Herbert 27 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: with I think it was his sixth fourth quarter comeback 28 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: to win a game of his career. And then and 29 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: we saw this a lot last year and it did 30 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: not go the Chargers way. Where Herbert did enough, he 31 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: should have more than that on his resume, right, how 32 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: many of those games we saw where he did enough 33 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: to get a fourth quarter win and the defense just 34 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: couldn't hold. This time around. Not only did they hold, 35 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: I mean they held in emphatic fashion. That was probably 36 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: my biggest takeaway is you know, you take the body 37 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: blows the Steelers not able to throw that haymaker, and 38 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: the Chargers on both sides of the ball, you know, 39 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: And again I cannot stress that enough for people that 40 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: follow this team. I know they know, but you would 41 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: get it on one side and then it was hard 42 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: to put it together on the other and that's how 43 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: you had so many of those one score losses over 44 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. And in this one, you know, 45 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: both sides really flex their muscles in those final two 46 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: two and a half minutes. I think it was a 47 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. I'm running around the stadium and I hear 48 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: you and DJ throughout the speakers, right, and I caught 49 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: when you said, listen, this team has never really had 50 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: a blowout game, or you know, even the Raiders game 51 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: was a little bit close in that third quarter, and 52 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: here we go and get it in the fourth. But 53 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: I look at the guys that were down on the 54 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: defensive line, the way that they played against the run, 55 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: kind of forcing Pittsburgh to you know, Pittsburgh was down too, 56 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: so they had to throw a little bit more. But 57 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: it was a gutty performance. Never wanted to be that close. 58 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: And I think this team still has time to figure 59 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: out how to close these games so we're not having 60 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: to have wild drama in the fourth quarter. But the 61 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: biggest thing that stuck out to me money, And I'm 62 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: curious you're take watching the game justin Herbert in his 63 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: wheels man ninety yards on the ground a career high, 64 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: and I know it was in large parts of Pittsburgh 65 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: kind of you dictate, you know, the defense what they're doing, 66 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: and Justin is just so instinctive. But my goodness, man, 67 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: if he runs it a little bit more each week, 68 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: I just feel like it unlocks a lot of possibilities 69 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: for this offense, even if it's just a couple of 70 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: design runs and listen, I don't want Justin running all 71 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: over the yard, but if he does it in a 72 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: manner where he knows how to slide, he knows when 73 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: to run and when to get out of bounds, then 74 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: I just think it's another dimension to this offense that 75 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: we haven't really even seen yet. Yeah. I mean, certainly, 76 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: you know, Justin gets all the credit, as he should. 77 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: He's the one that's got to execute it, and he 78 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: gets himself and the Player of the Week award, but 79 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: I think he really got to tip your cap to 80 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: the coaches and the coaching staff because you know, after 81 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: the game, and you know, we talked to coach Staley, 82 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: and we talked Tom Palesco on the on the radio 83 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: show with Petros, and you know, they both said exactly 84 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: the same thing, which leads me to believe they saw 85 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: the coverages that that the Steelers have been playing with 86 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: their too high and their man under, and they told 87 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: Justin you're going to have a lot of opportunities with 88 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: the style of defense that they're going to deploy. Not 89 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: to mention the players that they're without and who they're down, 90 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: that the T. J. Watt isn't up there wreaking havoc 91 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: and Minka back. They're diagnosing, you know, what's happening and 92 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: trying to make plays take advantage of it. And it's 93 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: clear he got the message. It feels like, you know, 94 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: over the course of Herbert's career, this short career, this 95 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: season and a half of a quarterback and that he's 96 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 1: played so far, you know, I can just for whatever reason, 97 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: remember DJ saying, Hey, by the way, you know there's 98 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: a there's a lane on the left side there. Justin 99 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: could have probably had a good twenty yards or hey, 100 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:57,799 Speaker 1: there's a you know, if he would have just tucked 101 00:04:57,800 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: it and ran, he probably easily would have got the 102 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: first down. I think it's something that from our spot 103 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: high in the sky there when we're looking down on 104 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: the field, Daniel Jeremiah has certainly seen it. I'd say 105 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: multiple times in the game, and I think this was 106 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: the one game where I'm guessing they've really preached to justin. 107 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: You know, this is an opportunity for you, but more 108 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: importantly for us, for the offense to really take advantage 109 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: of what we think is a mismatch. And look, there's 110 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: a flip side to that, right, there's the well, I'd 111 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: love to see him do that more. But the flip 112 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: side of that is, well, now teams have to prepare 113 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: for it and they cannot play that coverage, you know, 114 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: or they can try, and then they'll immediately have to 115 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: adjust if he takes advantage of it again. So the 116 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: great thing about it is it's not just him doing 117 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: it in the game, it's him forcing defenses to be 118 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: cognizant of it, aware that it's not just a small 119 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: threat but a serious threat if they don't pay attention 120 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: to it, and that hurts them. It hurts their practice schedule, 121 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: it affects what they're able to run and maybe take 122 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: them out of their comfort zone. Yeah, it's a great point, 123 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: and it's so funny you and I've harked on all right, 124 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: we gotta identify this running back too, who's the second 125 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: running back. It was justin Herbert, yes today night right, Paul, Right. 126 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: But but Austin. I mean the way that Austin is deployed. 127 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,119 Speaker 1: Four total touchdowns, two receiving, two rushing. He has really 128 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: come into his own money. And we've talked about him 129 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,119 Speaker 1: countless times this twenty seventeen, his rise. Everybody knows about 130 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: where he's come from in Colorado going home this Sunday. 131 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: But my goodness, man, when when he gets rolling the 132 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: way he gets rolling, and it was almost perfect because 133 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: you know, Keenan has his whole home nine for one, twelve, 134 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: Mike Williams gets rolling in you can play back in 135 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: the end zone, and then you get thirty in the 136 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: backfield home and like that, when all three of those 137 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: guys are clicking like that, this team is very hard 138 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: to stop. Well, you know, we used to hear it 139 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: regularly when we go down on the field, and I 140 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: think I've probably said it here before, but you know, 141 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 1: when I'm standing next to DJ and he's got so 142 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: many friends around every single team he knows, it seems 143 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: like five ten people, you know, and we get walk 144 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: around the field their pregame and he's chatting with them 145 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: and anytime we were talking to a front office person 146 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: or a defensive coach, they Austin ecl would be the 147 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: first name out of their mouth. You know, this guy 148 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: is a problem. He is a problem to cover because 149 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: of how effective he is, how good his hands are, 150 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: how great his routes are, the fact that he never 151 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: which is funny, right, the one thing about Austin if 152 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: he never goes down on first contact, and what happens 153 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: the Steelers get that perfect play on the fourth and 154 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: a half yard and stop him to get the game, 155 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: you know, leading field goals there. But it doesn't need 156 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: to be said, right, He's the only back in the 157 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: NFL with five rushing tds and five receiving tds. He 158 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: and Jonathan Taylor are in a category unto themselves. That's 159 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: when it comes to scrimmage yards. So the numbers tell 160 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: you he's been effective. Your eyeballs telling he's been effective. 161 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: I'm going to go back to the first thing you said, though, 162 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: and that's the Justin Herbert's the second runner. And not 163 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: to be negative, you know, celebrating a game that really 164 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: ought to be celebrated. But I think we saw it 165 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: again and Austin Ekel has talked about it. Anytime he 166 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: was not on the field. There was an issue. You know, 167 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: there was an issue with the running game. You know, 168 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: Justin had a huge drop in that game on a 169 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: third I think it was on a third down if 170 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: I remember right. So I think that search still continues. 171 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: And I think that's why you saw in the fourth quarter. 172 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: You know, they like to get Austin his breaders and 173 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: keep him fresh. And it was like, no, you're you're 174 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: on the field. We gotta roll with you. We cannot 175 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: afford to have you on the sideline moving forward. So 176 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: I mean, and again you can see the type of 177 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: damage he can. He can just reek havoc on an opponent, 178 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: no doubt, but you certainly want to see him stay fresh. 179 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: So in those game clinching moments like he had looked 180 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: that pass to Mike Williams, it doesn't happen if it's 181 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: not for Austin hopping from the right hip of Herbert 182 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,599 Speaker 1: cut down, you know, the blitz and slot that was 183 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: probably going to get to Herbert maybe a beat before 184 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: he was able to get his full force behind that 185 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: throw on the busted covered so or on the midst 186 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: of Simon, I should say so again, it's not just 187 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: the four tds, but it's also the most important play 188 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: of the game winning drive, and that is picking up 189 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: that block so Herbert can make that throw to Mike Williams. 190 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: That does it all. That's it, that's it, And you're right, 191 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: you know, as we there's six and four, there's seven 192 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: games to go. At some point the running game is 193 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: gonna need to be relied upon in the second half 194 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: to ice games and to close out games. And maybe 195 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: they actually just set the tone for a game. And 196 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: we know what we got here at number thirty. But again, 197 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: justin Jackson, Kelly Rountree, we're gonna have to see something 198 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: from those guys back half of the year pushing this 199 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: thing forward to Denver. We're taping this on a Friday. 200 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: We saw the Raiders beat to Cowboys. This division is 201 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: as tight as ever as you talk if you've talked 202 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: about money, this is an interesting game. Everyone's gonna point 203 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 1: to Staley and Fangio, but I really kind of look 204 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 1: at this as all right, the Charges got a couple 205 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: of guys back on the defensive line. You gotta make 206 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 1: sure Melvin Gordon and Javonte Williams, who DJ did a 207 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: great film breakdown on I mean, that dude is really 208 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: hard to tackle and if you try to tackle them 209 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: with an arm, he's gonna run right through you. So 210 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: like that, that running game, I think is the biggest 211 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: thing that they're gonna have to stop Sunday. Yeah, look, 212 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: I'm I'm anxious to see how they play it, you know, 213 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:21,559 Speaker 1: because I thought I thought Bojoko and Godziano were fantastic Pittsburgh. 214 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: I mean they were great, and look, they provide something 215 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: a little bit different than Hillary. Hillary is a pass rusher. 216 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: That's just kind of the way that he's he's wired 217 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 1: and he plays when it comes to run films and 218 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, kind of providing that first line of defense 219 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: at the gaps. He has not been great this year. 220 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: So with two guys like that that are extremely strong 221 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: and powerful, I am anxious to see kind of what 222 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,599 Speaker 1: who's active, what this defensive line is going to look like. 223 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: And as to mention, you know, Joey had his best 224 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: game of the year, you know, and they were playing 225 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: Joey on the inside for a lot of that game, 226 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: especially in the fourth cour when he really started to 227 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: make noise and they had backrel and Chenna on the outside. 228 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm I'm interested to see how they 229 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: how they rotate. You know, those those players even money, right, 230 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: Gaziano and Failca, they've earned some reps after well. And 231 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: I think there's also another component to it that if 232 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: you send them back to the practice squad their fair game, 233 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: you know, someone can come grab them. So I think 234 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: that's what you got it, you know, just like it 235 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: happened with base and when when the Raiders needed a 236 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: corner and Gus Bradley came and got him off that 237 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: practice squad, you know, and they could probably use basing 238 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: right now a little bit of depth of that corner 239 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: position considering what you know, the charges have gone through 240 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: with Michael Davis and now Assante Samuel with his second issue, uh, 241 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: you know, with that head injury. So I think we're 242 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think that's something that's there. I would 243 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 1: imagine really trying to sort through and trying to figure 244 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: out because of what you just you know, pointed out. 245 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: You know, they want this this offense to run through 246 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon and Jarvonte Williams. You know, that is their preference. 247 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: Now there's a flip side of that, and there's a 248 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: reason why all these contracts were just handed out patch 249 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: Rick and Courtland Sutton because they are fantastic. And then 250 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: you had Jerry Judy who's just gotten better every week 251 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: and a little bit more healthy every week, and that 252 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: receiving cores in the conversation is the best in the league. 253 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 1: So you're talking with Noah fan and Albert oh It 254 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 1: tied end Man. It's a nasty, nasty group to have 255 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: to contend with, especially when you're not at full strength 256 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 1: in your secondary or on your defensive front, to try 257 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: to slow that run game. The one thing I will 258 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: point out that I think, you know, it was very 259 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: evident that that maybe you take for granted. And I'll 260 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: give DJ credit on this too, because he's the first 261 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: one that pointed out to me and certainly it ended up, 262 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: you know, leading to my eyes going there. And that's 263 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: just how good Nazier Adderley has been and how important 264 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: he's been. And you saw the difference on the back 265 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: end of that defense when he was out versus when 266 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: he came back last week. And that's going to be 267 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: a big help in trying to slow that, you know, 268 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: trying to maybe keep them a little bit more one dimensional. 269 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: If he can help slow that that passing game down, 270 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: because we know Teddy Bridgewater doesn't really take a lot 271 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: of chances. He sort of did when they were on 272 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: that three and old winning streak to start the season. 273 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: But man, if you can, you can try to make 274 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 1: them one dimensional, if you want to commit those resources 275 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: like they did with Derwin against Pittsburgh up on the 276 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage a lot. You know, you feel a 277 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: little bit better with Nas back there if that's the 278 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: way you want to play it and keep in Derwin 279 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: closer to the ball. We heard Rave reviews about Nas 280 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: in the off season, and you hear about Rave reviews 281 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: with almost every player. It seems like, oh, he's having 282 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: a great offseason. He's having a great offseason. But I 283 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: mean the way that Renado Hill and Coach Staley talked 284 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: about how he was engaged in learning this new system 285 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: and kind of being kind of one of the leaders 286 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: in them in the defensive room, and you're seeing it 287 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: translate out into the field. We had not seen Durwin 288 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: and Nas together on the field ever until this year, 289 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: and you're starting to see what that looks like, which 290 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 1: is really encouraging. Going back to the Broncos, and you 291 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: know Jerry Judy. They're three and one when Jerry Judy's 292 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: in the lineup and you've mentioned that he's getting healthier. 293 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: Just point blank, what do you make of this Broncos team? 294 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: They they're up thirty nothing in Dallas. A few weeks ago, 295 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: they lose to the to the Eagles. Last week, they 296 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: lost to the Raiders earlier this year. I can't put 297 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: my finger on what they are and what Broncos team's 298 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: gonna show up on Sunday morning. I think they're the 299 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: NFL in twenty twenty one. You know, you just you can't. 300 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: It's it's one week you feel great about him, the 301 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: next week you're like, oh, yeah, that's that's who the 302 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: Broncos are. You know that's uh. And you don't know 303 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: the defense is that good? You know that it's that talented. Now, 304 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: you know, I'm interest to see what's going on with 305 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: Kareem Jackson. I know he's been out. You mentioned we're 306 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: doing this on Friday. I don't know if they'll be 307 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: listed it out, but he hasn't practice, So I think 308 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: that's a big loss, just because he's such a stout 309 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: run defender, and really just as he's really good. You know, 310 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: he is just a really good player and always seems 311 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: to do damage against the Chargers. There's those certain players 312 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: that end up playing a certain opponent really well, and 313 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: he seems to be one of them. Um, their secondary 314 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: is it's sensational. At the same time, it's a very 315 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: similar defense to what we've seen in years past, and 316 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: I just kind of think back to last year and 317 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: man Herbert had cuts them to ribbons. So I'm anxious 318 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: to kind of see if he's able to do that, 319 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: if he's able to do that again, or if the 320 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: addition of Patrick Sutan is gonna you know, adjust a 321 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: little bit because an Kendall Fuller looked they've gotten a 322 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: little bit stronger in that secondary. But I think without 323 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: Jackson there's some opportunities there. Offensively, I think is where 324 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: the big question mark is. And I think it's why 325 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: you know, and look, this is this is not something 326 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: that's the Charger fan. Well, I guess maybe they do. 327 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: You know, we're focused on this year thinking that this 328 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: team is good enough to make a Super Bowl run. 329 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: But to me signing Courtland Sutton sign and Tim Patrick, 330 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: you know, the way that they've built that defense, it's 331 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: just a help wanted sign for the offseason for Aaron 332 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: Rodgers if he's out of Green Bay, or for Russell 333 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: Wilson if he continues to have issues with the Seattle 334 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: front office and the way that that team is going. 335 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: That's the way this sets up, just because Teddy he's 336 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: had his highs and he's had some really low lows, 337 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: and I think that's just kind of what you get 338 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: from a quarterback like that. That's probably a better backup, 339 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: a high end backup that you're willing to pay a 340 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: lot of money to protect yourself because you have a 341 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: super Bowl caliber roster and if the quarterback goes down, 342 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: you don't want to be completely left out like the 343 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: Saints had, you know, when he did have to step 344 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: in for those few games. So, you know, I think 345 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: if if you can, if you can limit the damage 346 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: in one facet of their offense, that's where I think 347 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: you can be effective. But look, if they're able to 348 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: get a run game going, Teddy Bridgemater is plenty capable 349 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: of cutting me up, you know, with all those weapons 350 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: that he has. So I think it's a much more 351 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: dangerous Broncos team from that aspect. I don't think we 352 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: were really worried about Drew Lock last year, and that's 353 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: obviously been exposed, you know, with kind of where that 354 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: whole thing stands now moving forward, could you imagine the 355 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: AFCUS for the Culie Rogers or Wilson with homes and 356 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 1: I mean the division would be a prime time every week, 357 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: exactly week. I mean, to me, that's just what it 358 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: looks like. When you get all those contracts out there, 359 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: you're just kind of saying, hey, look, this is your team. 360 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,360 Speaker 1: You're moving forward. We got these guys locked up, You've 361 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: got all these weapons. What's a better place for you 362 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 1: to go than here? Maybe you know they need a 363 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: little old line help, that's for sure, but who doesn't. 364 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: So you know, to me, it's it's set up for that. 365 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 1: And at the same time, you know they're still five 366 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 1: and five. They still jumped out to a thirty nothing 367 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: lead over the Cowboys and kind of started this streak 368 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: of misery for them, you know, a few weeks back 369 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: money before we get to Ryan O'Halloran to dig more 370 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: into this matchup. A lot has been made about Fangio 371 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 1: versus Staion, deservedly so, because these guys know each other 372 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: so well, like what's what's going to be that like 373 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: one percent that that tilts the scales, you know. I mean, 374 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: obviously personnel, it plays a plays a huge role, and 375 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: what both of these guys do. But I mean, when 376 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: you know your opponent so well, like the Chargers know 377 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: the Broncos so well anyway, and then you add in 378 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: the fact that that Staley and Fangio, you know, shared 379 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 1: a defensive room for a number of years, I mean, 380 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: what's the deciding factor at all that? Yeah, you know, look, 381 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: I hate to do it, and I don't know. You know, 382 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: obviously Brandon is you know, coach Staley's a bright guy. 383 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. And he's had success that 384 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: every one of his stops, but every one of his 385 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: defensive stops, you know, prior to the Rams last year, 386 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: when he finally got a chance to run it himself. 387 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: You know, he's he's a Fangio guy. You know, it's 388 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: the Bears under Fangio, the Broncos under Fangio. Then he 389 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 1: gets a chance to do it on his own, lights 390 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: it up with the Rams, ends up landing the head 391 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: coaching job. But you know, I kind of think of 392 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: the parallel to me, is is Shanahan McVay. Right, McVeigh 393 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: is able to run rough shot over the league with 394 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: his offense, and anytime he has to go up against 395 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: you know, the master, his mentor the guy that taught him, 396 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 1: you know, so much of what he knows, Shanahan just 397 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: gets the best of him and is able to shut 398 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: that offense down because he knows exactly how it goes. 399 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: So you know that the that the flip side of 400 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: that would be that that Fangio knows how to beat 401 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: his own defense, that he knows exactly what the call 402 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 1: from whatever he sees out there formation wise, because he's 403 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: been doing it for thirty years as opposed to you know, 404 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: five or six. And that's the same thing with Shanahan 405 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: and McVay. Like Kyle has been doing it for twenty 406 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: five years, McVay has been doing it for five so 407 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: or six. So I think that's the you know, if 408 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: I were to give an edge, I would have to 409 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: give it to coach Fangio because it's just look, it's 410 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,400 Speaker 1: his defense. It's it's kind of the principles that too high, 411 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 1: the quarters that that that Brandon believes him as sort 412 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: of the foundation of what he wants to do out there, 413 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: the gap and a half up front, those are all 414 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: Fangio staples. A chance for the Chargers is to go 415 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,360 Speaker 1: three and oz in the division for the first time 416 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: since nineteen ninety six. I had to do a double 417 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 1: take looking at up the Seattle Seahawks were the division. 418 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: I think at that point Bobby Ross was your your 419 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: head coach, right, Stan Humphreys was the quarterback. I mean 420 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 1: that was a log I mean just think about that. 421 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: Marty Shot and Hira, Philip Rivers, Ladanya Thomason. None of 422 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: those guys started three and oh in the AFC West 423 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: Chargers have a chance to do it, no doubt. I 424 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: think it speaks to just, you know, historically how competitive, 425 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: you know this division has been. Yeah, you've got your 426 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 1: peaks and valleys with individual teams like the Chargers being 427 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: down the previous two years, but now they've bounced that. 428 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: You know, no team saved the Raiders, you know, who 429 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: were miserable for about a decade straight, but you know 430 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: now they're back up where they're a formidable opponent and 431 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: typically finish at least around five hundred. I think it 432 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: just speaks to the division and how challenging it's always been, 433 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: you know, no matter you know, if it was Jake 434 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: Plumber with the Broncos or Peyton Manning with the Broncos. 435 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: Following with John Elway. You know, you kind of have 436 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: that little dip there with Trevor Simeon and Tim Tebow 437 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: maybe for the half season there. The Chiefs obviously have 438 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: been competitive seemingly for the last thirty years. It feels like, 439 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 1: you know, save the one hiccup of a season and 440 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: then you know, you got the Chargers, like you said, 441 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: you know, the Marty Schottenheimer, the team that was winning. 442 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 1: However many divisions they won in a row four I 443 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: think straight, and you know you couldn't start three and zero. 444 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,479 Speaker 1: It's just I think it speaks to the history of 445 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: this division and also I think just division play in general, 446 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,640 Speaker 1: and how hard it is to win games inside your 447 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: division when you know each other so well. And look, 448 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: there's a reason why the records are what they are. 449 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 1: You know, the Chiefs are a top by a half game. 450 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: The Chargers will be in first place if they win 451 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: this game because of the head to head win already, 452 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 1: and here you are, your last place team is five 453 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: and five. It's just it's crazy how stacked it is 454 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: this year. 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It's 472 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: you know, you don't have to make this one up. 473 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: It's uh. You know, Vic Fangio gave Brandon Stalio's first 474 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: NFL shot in Chicago just a couple of years ago, 475 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: hired up from John Carroll the Vision three and U. 476 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: And one thing Brandon has talked about this week and 477 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: also last year is, you know, the interview process with 478 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: Vic just just sat there says he had nothing to say. 479 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,360 Speaker 1: He thought it was going awful, and then a couple 480 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: of assistant coaches said, hey, you're doing great. If he 481 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: doesn't say anything, that means you're on the right track. 482 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: And you know, the meteoric rise of Brandon Staley to 483 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: his current spot really started in Chicago with Vic Fangio. 484 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: You know, Ryan, as you look at the big Fangio defense, 485 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 1: kind of give us an idea of what's different from 486 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: last year. If anything, we were kind of talking about 487 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: a little bit earlier that the fact that Chargers seemed 488 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: to have control in both of those games before their 489 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: defense led up a little bit, but maybe Herbert felt 490 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: a little comfortable out there. How much different is this 491 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: addition of the defense versus what we saw in those 492 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: two games last year. Well, a lot of different personnels. 493 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 1: Von Miller was injured last year. Now he's traded. But 494 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 1: one thing that the Broncos are doing three ten games 495 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: this year, is there there blitzing more the six seven 496 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: percent more for the season total, which says Hey does 497 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,479 Speaker 1: he trust his corners Pat Sir Tanna Ronald Darby who 498 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: are due to the roster this year. But also this 499 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 1: probably means has four man rush with the three defensive 500 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: line hasn't created enough pressure. So I think that's the 501 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:08,479 Speaker 1: biggest uh sign. The biggest difference, excuse me, is he 502 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: is sending more blitzers. But you know one thing, one 503 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: thing that looks to be different between the Brandon Staley 504 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: Chargers defense and the big Fangio Broncos defense is that 505 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: two shell. The Chargers are playing the Broncos right now 506 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: still like dropping Cream Jackson into that box. He may 507 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: not play Sunday. So you know, let's you can have 508 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: like the foundation in that scheme, but each coach is 509 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 1: going to put their own stamp on it based on 510 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: their personnel. Ryan simply put, who are the Denver Broncos 511 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: right now? Five or five? I mean, can you put 512 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: your finger on it? Each week is different. You have 513 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: thirty nothing in Dallas. You lose to the to the Eagles. 514 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: Hot start, Um, what's the what's the deal? Uh, they're 515 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: even steven literally because what they are, they're a streaky team. 516 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,919 Speaker 1: They won three, they lost four, they won two, now 517 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:00,160 Speaker 1: they've lost one. They just they just are not wis 518 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: enough offensively defensively. Let's start on offense. Is they're averaging 519 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: twenty points a game. That's not going to be good 520 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: enough to win consistently in this division with these quarterbacks 521 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: and these skill position players. Teddy Bridgewater is shown a 522 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: little bit of a heasty hasn't been seen up pushed 523 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: the ball down the field. He's got to get over that. 524 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: And with the running game, Melvin Gordon is starting all 525 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: these games. He has more carries Jivante Williams, but the 526 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: rookie Javonte Williams has more explosive carries, more eye popping runs. 527 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: I would go to Williams the start in this week, 528 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: say hey, this is a stretch run. Get ready, kid, 529 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: But doesn't seem like they're going to do that. On defense, 530 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: the big thing that stood out is they sunk a 531 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: ton of resources in this secondary and they're giving a 532 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: big plays. Is a communication is a bad fundamentals, etc. 533 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: It's been something different. So if I'm the Chargers, is 534 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: I just I test these corners, Pats or Tarn's a 535 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 1: rookie having a good year. Ronald Darby a big free 536 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:57,640 Speaker 1: agent signing no interceptions. Kyle Fuller may have to play 537 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 1: the nickel this week. He's a traditionally an outside eye corner. 538 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: So it's uh their stats to fit their record is 539 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 1: they get excited, then they have a letdown. They get excited, 540 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: then they get blown out. So the Philadelphia game was 541 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,640 Speaker 1: it was an eyesore. The Eagles did whatever they wanted 542 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: to do with the run game and then had the 543 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: defensive touchdown. I'm gonna go back to what you said 544 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: at the start there, Ryan, because it's something that that 545 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,679 Speaker 1: Charger fans lived with for a couple of years, and 546 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: that is Austin Eckler is clearly the better back. Melvin 547 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: Gordon is starting and getting more touches. Why is that 548 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,719 Speaker 1: the case? Like, what have you been able to figure out? 549 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: What is it? Is it just a personality? Is it leadership? 550 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,200 Speaker 1: Because I see the same thing you see. Javante looks 551 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: to be the much better back than Melvin Gordon, but 552 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 1: he's still getting out, he's still out touching him. It's strange. Yes, 553 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 1: there's a common thread here. So you know, my cynical 554 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: view is they are saving Javanta to take over that 555 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: feature role next year. They don't want to totally run 556 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: him into the ground as a rookie because at North 557 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: Carolina he was mostly a split carries guy with Michael Carter, 558 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: who's now with the Jets. So I think I think 559 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: that's part of it, is they don't want to overload 560 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: a rookie who's playing a seventeen game season that worked 561 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: the first half of the season. Now it's time to 562 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: start winning some games. The idea was keep both guys 563 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: fresh going into December. Here's my main reason for moving 564 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: toward Williams and away from Gordon. Outside of those big plays, 565 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 1: Matt Melbourne has lost two fundles in the last two 566 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 1: home games, almost cost a Washington game and helped the 567 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: Eagles put away that game, made it at twenty seven 568 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: thirteen game like that. So you know that's one of 569 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: the reasons is you know, Melbourne's been a little careless 570 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: with the football in that respect. But I just think 571 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: right now this is the Bronco team that on their 572 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: home field have not done well. They're two and three. 573 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 1: They've been favored in every game. Putting Javonte Williams out 574 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: there to start the game, give that crowd a spark, 575 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,360 Speaker 1: try and give that offensive Sparking's not opening drives this year. 576 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: This offense has been totally pathetic. Right. We talked about 577 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: the wide receivers too and money. Reference the big deals 578 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 1: that Patrick and Sutton got. And you know Jerry Judy 579 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: when he's in the lineup their three and one this year. 580 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: How does the offense change when Jerry Judy's in the lineup. Yeah, 581 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: he's their best receiver right now. He has twenty one 582 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: catches in his three games since coming back from that 583 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: high ankle. He was uncoverable, if that's a word against 584 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: the Giants before he got hurt. He just I think 585 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: they're trying, they're learning how to use him. And starting 586 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: in that Dallas game, they used them on jet motion, 587 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:31,719 Speaker 1: they used them on a couple of tunnel screens. Just 588 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: get it to him, see what he can do with 589 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,360 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands. That is not really Tim 590 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,479 Speaker 1: Patrick and Courtland Sutton's game because they are such big guys. 591 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: Get him down the field. Tim as a bulldog Courtland 592 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: can win that fifty fifty contested catch. So the thing 593 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: that Broncos had to figure out this week is since 594 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: Judy came back, Sutton's activity has gone way down, like 595 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: five catches in three games. So how can they get 596 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: both those guys involved at the same time. If they do, 597 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: they may have a shot and convert some of those 598 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: third downs. They may have a better shot of being 599 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: more than fifty percent in the red zone. But you 600 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: know where those contracts jump out is that's for probably 601 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: mean Judy when healthy is there number one? I think 602 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: so you're really splurging on secondary, second and third receivers 603 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: who are very good. But I think that's where the 604 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: league is going. We were talking again stuff that we 605 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: were kind of setting up for you to join us, Ryan, 606 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: and I'm curious about how you're covering it because I 607 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: would assume, you know, nationally they see contracts like that, 608 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: And I said, it's just to help want to sign. 609 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: It's like, hey, Aaron Rodgers, you come here and we 610 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: got these guys locked up, Russell Wilson, go ahead forst 611 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: that trade. Are you covering that? Are you guys? Kind 612 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: of it was that just because they're five and five 613 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: and still in this playoff mix, it's more about this team, 614 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: like what the big picture versus right now? That's half 615 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: and half and I'll say a third or third or 616 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: third because I think this team is going to have 617 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: a new owner after the season, so we can wait 618 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: for that. But hey, that's that is. That was my 619 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 1: number one thought when those deals got done last week, 620 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: is they are lining up the decks to pursue a 621 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: quarterback because they don't have to draft a receiver. Now. 622 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: They got their top four guys coming back and they 623 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: have a first, two seconds and two thirds. A team 624 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: like Seattle needs those needs those picks because they haven't 625 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: drafted all and they've traded picks. So I think the 626 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: debate we had in the paper this week myself and 627 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: Colin miss Mark Kislo, was who do you prefer Wilson 628 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: or Rodgers? To me, I would lean toward Wilson because 629 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: he's younger, probably get more of a shelf life, and 630 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: I don't care what it costs. Quite frankly is if 631 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: this team did have consistent quarterback play, I think they 632 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: would be a contender. I posed this the money too. 633 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: Could you imagine you've been covering a lot of night 634 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: games in the AFC West. If Russell Wilson was under 635 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: centered for the Broncos, what are you making this division 636 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: right now? Ryan? I mean, we knew it was going 637 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: to be tight, but I mean this thing is I mean, 638 00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: games like Sunday are really gonna determine, you know, who's 639 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: going to the postseason. Yeah, and I think this is 640 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: this is a critical game for the Broncos. They're oh 641 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: and one in the division. At home, they got lost 642 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 1: to Las Vegas. They go to the Chiefs next week 643 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: on a Sunday night. So I think if the Broncos 644 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: can win Sunday, you're sort of playing with you know, 645 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: house money, so to speak, in terms of going to 646 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: Kansas City. Then you had Detroit and Cincinnati at home, 647 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: so then you're in it. You know. I have sort 648 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: of a forecast going in Sunday's paper. I picked the 649 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: Chargers win the division. I have them going twelve and 650 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: five Kansas City. They are rolling right now, but it 651 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: just feels like they're turn it out over too much. 652 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: They tend to complicate things and we're really sort of 653 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 1: bucked up. The division. Was the Raiders winning yesterday? Who 654 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: I thought they were done so I still have the 655 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,719 Speaker 1: Raiders finishing fourth. But I think if the Chargers can 656 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: win Sunday, that goes you know two and Old Division 657 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: road games, that's going to count so much coming down 658 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: the stretch, and if they can take care of business 659 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: at home. So it's if I had to like rank 660 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: them right now, I would go Chargers, Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders. 661 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 1: I'll just finish with this. Ryan, And it's not even 662 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: really a question. Just for whatever reason, pop back into 663 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: my head. You said, you know they got to get 664 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: Courtland Sutton going. I would just say, just remind him 665 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: the Chargers are coming at time, like I had absolutely 666 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 1: crushed the Chargers in his career. Yeah, and I you 667 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: know I would prioritize. I would prioritize him on that 668 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 1: first drive, say hey, we know, you know what Jerry 669 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 1: can do. You know what Tim Patrick can do. Let's 670 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: get number fourteen going a little bit. Let's try and 671 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 1: create a matchup that benefits him. Let's see if he 672 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: can get some mojo going. Ryan, last thing for me 673 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 1: to Ronaldo Hill. You know that's kind of the the 674 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 1: unsung homecoming. We got what was it like covering Ronaldo? 675 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: And you know he was he was with VIC, he 676 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:52,520 Speaker 1: was with coach Staley in those defensive rooms. Yeah, and 677 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:55,720 Speaker 1: I think I probably interviewed him three or four times 678 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: and it was really good. It was really cool to 679 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 1: get to know him because he you know, this was 680 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 1: a big opportunity for him with the Broncos because Ed 681 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: Donna Tell the coordinator, is widely respected as a secondary 682 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: coach and sort of sort of to learn under him 683 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: got him ready for this opportunity with the Chargers. And 684 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: you know he had, you know, he had to develop 685 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: some younger guys. Uh, and he had some veterans like 686 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: a J. Boye. He had Chris Harris two years ago now, 687 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: but with the Chargers. So it's, uh, that's sort of 688 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: the under the radar homecoming, but it is. It is 689 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: another branch of that Fangio coaching trade. Okay, Ryan, Uh, 690 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 1: as we get you at here, what do you think's 691 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 1: going to decide it? Well, uh, yeah, the easy answer 692 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: will be turnovers, But yeah, I'll dig a little deeper. 693 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: Is the Broncos are not built to come from behind. 694 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: It's just they're just not. They don't they don't do 695 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,880 Speaker 1: enough on offense. So if they can survive the first quarter, 696 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 1: can survive the first quarter and a half, you know, 697 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 1: then it gives him a puncher's chance, keeps that crowd 698 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: in the game, because right now this is a fan 699 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 1: base that's equal parts not showing up and aesthetic. Yeah, 700 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 1: they have reason too. So I just think the Chargers 701 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: right now, with Ekeler and Herbert and Alan Williams just 702 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: have a little bit too much firepower for the Broccos 703 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:13,440 Speaker 1: to win, to win this kind of shootout. And then 704 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: I think about that comeback last year, which I think 705 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: was the worst loss for the Chargers, since that one 706 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 1: was absolutely brutal. Almost among a lot of bad losses, 707 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: that one probably number one. Right, do we have a 708 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 1: weather report for me and Money? Do we need to 709 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: bring a heavy coat? Will there be? I think you 710 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 1: guys gonna be a good shape. Let me check real quick, 711 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:35,520 Speaker 1: high US sixty four. We always, you know what, we 712 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 1: always bring good weather with us to Denver. It's the 713 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: craziest thing. I don't know why, but I think we've 714 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: had one in the last five years. It's just been 715 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: somewhat cold. It's the craziest thing. Yeah, because I think 716 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: that one was like week seventeen Money, where it's supposed 717 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 1: to be cooling. It's like January. But every time we 718 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:53,320 Speaker 1: go it's been awesome. Yeah, so it makes it a 719 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: little nippy by halftime when it gets dark, but yeah, 720 00:34:56,280 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 1: you can. You cannot complain about high sixty four at all. 721 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: Over it. Love it, love it. Ryan, You're the best man. 722 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:05,959 Speaker 1: Look forward seeing you on Sunday. But all right, thanks fellas, 723 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: take care now, all right, thanks Ryan, all right, buddy, 724 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: Always appreciate Ryan. And you know, it just kind of 725 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:14,800 Speaker 1: reaffirms the fact that this is a this is a 726 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: huge game for the Chargers. If you go to three 727 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,359 Speaker 1: and oh in the division, you're seven and four with 728 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and the Giants on deck. Man, you're looking good 729 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:27,439 Speaker 1: going into that Thursday night game because the Chiefs, Yeah, 730 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:29,719 Speaker 1: you know, just kind of going back to when you 731 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 1: asked them what's going to decide the game and he said, 732 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,920 Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to say turnovers, but you know, 733 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 1: you look at that offensive line. I think as I 734 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 1: wrap it, and I look at what maybe the pivotal 735 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 1: matchups are. It's it's making sure you get that defensive 736 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:45,600 Speaker 1: front combination right again, just kind of based on guys 737 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 1: that weren't there and players that were put in and 738 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 1: you saw how effective it was, especially in the most 739 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: critical moments. Look, I know what the score said, and 740 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: I know that the Steelers scored over thirty points, but 741 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 1: I mean they had seventeen points off drives that went 742 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 1: three yards, eleven yards, seven yards. So it wasn't on 743 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 1: the defense. They were good, especially up front. And I 744 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: think when you look at US, I look at the 745 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 1: numbers for the Broncos here just off my screen, twenty 746 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: eighth on third down, twenty ninth in sacks, twenty ninth 747 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:18,320 Speaker 1: in red zone. You gotta take advantage of those numbers. 748 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: Get them off the field on third down, Get after 749 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:24,279 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater so's his clock is even quicker than it 750 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 1: already is, which is ridiculously fast. Not to let those 751 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 1: big plays develop down field and then do what they've 752 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: done for the most part all season. You think about 753 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 1: that fourth down stand, that goal line stand on fourth 754 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 1: down against the Steelers, and that's Ben. Don't break if 755 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,880 Speaker 1: you're gonna bend, Ben, but make sure you don't break. 756 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 1: Trade touchdowns for field goals. Like Ryan said, get up 757 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:45,799 Speaker 1: two touchdowns and see if you can just turn the 758 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:47,840 Speaker 1: fans against them. Put your foot on the gas and 759 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:49,759 Speaker 1: get the heck out of their three and zero in 760 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:52,319 Speaker 1: the division. And one thing I'd add that, you know, 761 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:56,240 Speaker 1: as you do fact finding getting ready for a game, 762 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: this Javonte Williams. Man I did the film room with 763 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 1: DJ and he just showing just how powerful this guy 764 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: is in the fact that he's only getting ten carries 765 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 1: a game. The Chargers will be lucky if he doesn't 766 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:09,960 Speaker 1: get more than ten carries a game, and if he 767 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:12,360 Speaker 1: does get rolling, that could be a problem. So I 768 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: think stopping him and you know, obviously Melvin Gordon too, 769 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: but specifically Williams and the way he runs, that's gonna 770 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 1: be very important. Now you're just saying that to be 771 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: nice to Melbourne because we like him. Um, like Ryan's 772 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:29,319 Speaker 1: on it, Javant looks like think about Derrick Henry like 773 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:33,400 Speaker 1: Javante's in that conversation. He is a load to bring 774 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: down if he gets some steam, you know, and he's 775 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,279 Speaker 1: coming through that line and he missed first contact and 776 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,319 Speaker 1: he's five yards downfield, He's going another five He's just 777 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,840 Speaker 1: that big, that strong, that good at shedding tacklers. For 778 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 1: those folks that that maybe watch Kyle brand on Good 779 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,719 Speaker 1: Morning Football, there's a reason why the guys won the 780 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:52,480 Speaker 1: Angry Run of the Week. I think a couple of 781 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: times already should just hold on to that that award 782 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:59,359 Speaker 1: for the entire season. He's that good. So you're you're right, 783 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 1: that's look, that's that's gonna be it. You know, how 784 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:03,840 Speaker 1: do they decide to call that game? And man, I 785 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:05,840 Speaker 1: sure as I hope we don't see a lot of him. 786 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: Man I tell you if you guys, if you haven't 787 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 1: seen it, go to go to our film room on 788 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:12,959 Speaker 1: our YouTube channel, DJ broke it down the third run 789 00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: in Dallas where he just keeps his legs going and 790 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: breaks out like three times. I mean, it's it's wild. 791 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,480 Speaker 1: Just go watch it. And that's I think that was 792 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:25,279 Speaker 1: the one play that said, oh, if you don't wrap him, 793 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 1: it's trouble. It's trouble, but a big opportunity, no money 794 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 1: for the Chargers. On Sunday, get to three and Oz 795 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,520 Speaker 1: in the Division. Looking forward to it, Looking forward to 796 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: seeing you. Be sure to download subscribe to the Chargers 797 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 1: podcast Network wherever you listen to podcasts. Running for History 798 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: Episode four out today as well for Matt Muddy Smith. 799 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: I'm Chris Harry. This has been Chargers Weekly week twelve,