1 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: All right, guys, Before we get started today, a big 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: thank you to our partner, Microsoft Surface, celebrating ten years 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: of partnership with the NFL as the official laptop, tablet, 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: and sideline technology provider for the LA Chargers. Microsoft Surface 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: provides players and coaches with the tools to succeed both 6 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: on and off the field every day. Learn more about 7 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: Surface at surface dot com and welcome into the Final Drive, 8 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: a playoff edition or taping this Monday afternoon. It's been 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 1: a winding road, but the Chargers in their regular season 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: ten and seven, they're gonna take on the Jacksonville Jaguars 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: on Saturday night on NBC as always, joined by team 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: reporter haleeol Wood and senior writer Eric Smith. And guys, 13 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: we knew before the Chargers kicked off in Denver that 14 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: they were the five seed. It was fun to watch 15 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: that Tennessee Jacksonville game because you kind of knew that 16 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: one of those two teams were going to be the opponent. 17 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: Here we go, Hailey, it's the Jags and the Chargers. 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: Got a Week three rematch here on deck. I actually 19 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: saw a tweet I think correct me. If I'm mistaken, 20 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: then that I might look when I get a chance. 21 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: I think every single one of these games this weekend 22 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: is a rematch from the entire season. Eric Shakings or 23 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: not his head, So we're good, so I think, yeah, 24 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: which is crazy when you think about it. We have 25 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: a couple obviously, the Bengals and Ravens or a divisional rivalry, 26 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: but every single one of these matchups Bengal or I'm sorry, 27 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: Bills and Dolphins, they've seen each other, they know some 28 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: obviously a little more familiar than the Chargers and the Jags. 29 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 1: But yeah, I know that there's a lot to cover 30 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: all just sort of, you know, lay out kind of 31 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: the broad picture, and I'm sure we'll dive more into it. Obviously, 32 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: Week three was the Ribs game. It was the game 33 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: that everyone's on the field waiting for Justin Herbert. Is 34 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: he gonna play? Is he not going to play? He did. 35 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: The Chargers lost that game big time. That was not 36 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: a great performance offensively, defensively. You can say a lot 37 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: had to do with obviously maybe Justin Herbert coming back 38 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: for that game after the rib cartilage injury in Week two. 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: To me, a bigger thing though, when I was kind 40 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: of going back to this game was the fact that 41 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: Corey Lindsley didn't play in it, and we know that 42 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: he is going to obviously play this weekend and be 43 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: on the field with the Chargers, and that to me 44 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: is almost a bigger thing. Keenan didn't play obviously we know, 45 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: but Mike was there in Week three. To me, the 46 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: Corey factor is huge because we have seen throughout this 47 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: entire season what it's like when he's not in these 48 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: games and what happens to this Chargers team. So I 49 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: think just having that steady presence getting maybe a second 50 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: crack at it is going to be great. But I 51 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: think this is going to be a really fun matchup. 52 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: You know, we talked a lot all week and Pundence 53 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: talked a lot about oh, it's going to be the 54 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: Saturday afternoon game, because the AFC South always played Saturday 55 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: afternoon for the last decade. Whatever it is. But you 56 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: got the good flow game, as we mentioned, you got 57 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: two really young, awesome quarterbacks and the AFC who are 58 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: going to get the chance to go at it. And 59 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: obviously I know it's never quarterback versus quarterback, but there 60 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: was that other tweet, the stat that Patrick Mahomes is 61 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: the oldest quarterback in the AFC in the playoffs at 62 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: twenty seven years old, which is absolutely insane when you 63 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: think about it. So you have this young new generation 64 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: of quarterbacks and this is just gonna be a great 65 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: matchup purely from that standpoint as well. Yeah, you go 66 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: back to that matchup thirty eight ten and you mentioned it. 67 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:21,399 Speaker 1: I think Corey Lindsley was the biggest that combination with 68 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: justin his first game back after a broken rib cartilage. 69 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: You know, we didn't even know if he was going 70 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: to play in that football game. And then you mentioned 71 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: Keenan and I are playing. That's the game where Joey 72 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: Bosa goes out, Rashaun Slater goes out for this season. 73 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: So this Chargers team, I remember Austin Ekeler said yesterday, 74 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: He's like, I don't think I ran for a yard 75 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: in that game. It was just it was one of 76 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: those games in September where they were just at a sink, 77 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: they were injured, and now eric an opportunity to get 78 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: a little revenge. Yeah, someone else who got injured, Jalen Giton. 79 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: That's the game of utoria acl I mean, like just 80 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: the or a right of injuries that the Chargers endured 81 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: in that game. Yeah, it's weird though, because, like I know, 82 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: we're all gonna look back at that game and analyzed it, 83 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: but to me, it feels like that game was like 84 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: five years ago, Like it really does. Like I think 85 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: the Chargers are a much different team than they were. 86 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: I think Jacksonville even then are a much different team 87 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: than than they were back then. Two because after the 88 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: Jags won that game, they were two and one and 89 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: everyone thought, oh man, they're like on the upswing here. 90 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: Then they lost five in a row and then they 91 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: obviously rallied late, you know, to win the AFC South 92 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: and obviously a five game win tread to in the season. 93 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: I just think it's it's a new season. I think 94 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: that's like my biggest thought and takeaway right now on 95 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: on Monday afternoon is I'm sure we're gonna, like I said, 96 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna look back and there's stuff to take from 97 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: that game for sure. Like one thing all I want 98 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: to look is like how fast did Trevor Lawrence get 99 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: rid of the ball, Because I know, like it seems 100 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: like his time to release, which just like a second half, 101 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: it felt like it was right. But I just think 102 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: like overall, both teams are just so different. It's a 103 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: it's a new it's a new year, like you know, 104 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: like the playoffs is such a different like animal, like 105 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: you just kind of start fresh. Yeah, I'm excited. I 106 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: think like Hayley said, I think it's going to be 107 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: a great game. Like two young like fun quarterback too 108 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: young like fun teams. But I'm not really putting much 109 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: into Week three. To me, that was like a long, 110 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: long time ago. Yeah, obviously, there's been a lot of 111 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: talk about the Chargers in the starters playing a majority 112 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: of Week eighteen. They lose that game to Denver. I 113 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: think the good news that we took from Brandon Siley's 114 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: press conference today is it was a bad contusion for 115 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: Mike Williams and he is expected to practice this week, 116 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: which Haley is paramount for this team. I mean, we 117 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: see what Mike means to this offense, what he's done 118 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: during this winning streak. He means just about everything to 119 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: what they do as far as the passing game is concerned. 120 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: It was good to see Keen, and Keena said he 121 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: needed the time. He needed the reps. In Week eighteen. 122 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: He had a pair of touchdowns and the fact that 123 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: he's only played he said, six or seven games. It 124 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: was good for him to get a full game in. 125 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: But I look at the defense and so so many 126 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: good vibes going into that Denver game. They gave up 127 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: some big plays to Russell Wilson and company with the 128 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: majority of the starters out there. So I wonder if 129 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: they can take some some things from that Week eighteen 130 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: loss and apply it to, you know, to this upcoming 131 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: week versus Jacksonville. Also recognizing that, you know, Trevor Lawrence 132 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: kind of had his way with his secondary in Week three. 133 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: He really did, and that was something too. I mean, 134 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: you mentioned the big chunk plays that they gave up 135 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: against against Denver, but they also gave up two hundred 136 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: five on the ground and had been doing a really 137 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: great job sort of containing the run to a certain 138 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: extent and just got gashed at that point. I do think. 139 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: I do think this defense, though in many ways, is 140 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: very different. And whatever you want to say about Week eighteen, 141 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: it happened, it's in the books, it's done. I think, 142 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: to Eric's point, this is a new sort of chapter, 143 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: or a new sort of era, if you will, of 144 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two season as it extends into twenty 145 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: twenty three, and I think, yeah, you know, there's some 146 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: things that you certainly have to clean up. I you know, 147 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: even offensively, there's some things that you have to clean up. 148 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: But I think, you know, this is kind of the 149 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:30,559 Speaker 1: time that you put everything that's happened in the past 150 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: behind you and you kind of just move forward. It's funny. 151 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: I was I filmed something at the facility today. I 152 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: was driving back home and I was listening to Serious 153 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: X and NFL Radio and our good buddy Rashon Jenkins 154 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: was on, and they asked him about excuse me, they 155 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: asked him about this game and going back to Week three, 156 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: and he said, He's like, you know, part of me 157 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: almost thinks that in Week three, the Chargers may have 158 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: underestimated us as the Jaguars just a little bit, and 159 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: maybe that is true. At that point. These are not 160 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: your same old Jags though, as we have now learned, 161 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: and defensively on their side of the ball, they really 162 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: won that game for the team against the Tennessee Titans 163 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: just a couple of weeks ago. So ray Sean did mention, 164 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: he goes, honestly, like we had our way with them, 165 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: But He's like, something tells me this game is going 166 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: to come down to the wire, and the three of 167 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: us will sit here on this chat, on this goal 168 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: and probably say, yeah, that's likely going to happen, that 169 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: this is probably going to be a tough one on 170 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: all sides. But but yeah, I think that, Um, excuse 171 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: me again, You've seen now an entire season of Trevor 172 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: Lawrence and what he's been able to do in this 173 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: second year with Doug Peterson, and just the phenomenal leaps 174 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: and bounds that he took defensively. You know, I think 175 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: back to what Brandon Staley said last week about guys 176 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: like Kyle Vannoy, Morgan Fox, they're just more comfortable now 177 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: having been through this Chargers defensive system. So will that 178 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: maybe even now, will they maybe sort of I don't 179 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 1: know if I necessarily want to call it a revenge game, 180 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: if you will, but maybe sort of correct some things 181 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: that went wrong in that Week three match to hopefully 182 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: flip the script and end up on the other side 183 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: of it this week. Eric, I look at turnovers and 184 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: I feel like you could point to that almost every 185 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: game as a deciding factor. But when I see the 186 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: Chargers fumble the ball a couple of times against Denver. 187 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: That can't happen in the postseason. And on the other side, 188 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: I look at a guy like Trevor Lawrence. Um, he's 189 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: had some fumbles throughout the course of this season. You 190 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: get Joey Bosa back, you have Khalil mack to the 191 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: best strip sac artists in football. Turnovers could decide this game. 192 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: And I just I wonder if Joey and Khalil can 193 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: get to Trevor before he gets the ball out of 194 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: his hands so quickly, that could be something that that 195 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: potentially could decide this game. Frankly, yeah, for sure. And 196 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: I think, like I think we saw flashes from from 197 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: Joey yesterday and Denver. It seems like he's starting to 198 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: kind of get his grew back. I know he didn't 199 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: play a ton, but um, you know, to me, he 200 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: had like a little bit more like pass rushing juice 201 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: than I saw the week before. Yeah, So if he 202 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: can I need to grow that that's great And him 203 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: and Khalil teaming up together. I think we're still kind 204 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: of waiting. I mean we thought like week one, week two, 205 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: we're still kind of waiting for those two to really 206 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: like connect and really like bring it together, and I 207 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: think they can. But it's funny you mentioned turnovers. I mean, 208 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 1: Brandon Daily talked about that earlier this afternoon. Two Just 209 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: how like taking care of the ball with paramount in 210 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: a regular season game. Yeah, you can't even overstate it 211 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: in a playoff game because one fumble and that could 212 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: be the difference between a winner loss. After he said that, 213 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: I went and looked up where the Chargers finished overall, 214 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: and they were tied for seventh with a with a 215 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: plus five turnover margin. The team they tied with is Jacksonville, 216 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: of course, which is kind of makes here a fun 217 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: little side note going into the game, because both team 218 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: were relatively good at protecting the ball. You are right 219 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: about the fumbles, though, because I think I can't. I 220 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: think Jacksonville had thirteen fumbles loss this year. I don't 221 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: know how many Laurens, you know how how many of 222 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: those that Lawrence had. But yeah, you're right, if they 223 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: can get one, right, that's all it takes. Just get 224 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: one drip sack on him, get the ball you know 225 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: at the thirty yard line, get it in good, good 226 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: field position. We know right that that could be the 227 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 1: difference between a winner of loss, And then you wonder 228 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: how much experience factors into these games. Haley obviously, Doug 229 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: Peterson's won a Super Bowl. This will be Brandon Saley's 230 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: first time in the playoffs as a head coach. But 231 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: then you look at some of the Chargers players. I mean, 232 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: we were here in twenty eighteen when Durwin was a rookie. 233 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: Keena was out there, Joey was out there, Austin was 234 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: out there, and a couple other guys. And then I 235 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: think about the players that were brought in this offseason, 236 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: the Sebastian Joseph Days, the Morgan Foxes, the Kyle van 237 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: Noys with that championship caliber experience, and you wonder well 238 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: that factor ran at all. I mean, we've seen Kyle 239 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: van Noy really every single week during the last five 240 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: games where they won four of these last five, have 241 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: some sort of impact play, whether it's a strip sack 242 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: or an interception or just a big tackle for lost. 243 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: He's been everywhere and I would expect that to continue 244 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: this Saturday. Yeah I would too. And it's funny. I'm 245 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: going back to Week three right now. The Chargers defense 246 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: had no sacks on Trevor Lawrence in that game, so 247 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: that obviously also needs to change to just have an 248 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: impact and be able to affect him. I absolutely think 249 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,959 Speaker 1: that that that sort of dominance will continue. I mean, 250 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: we heard a lot in the offseason about bringing in 251 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: guys who have championship pedigrees and it not being a 252 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: you know, it's not a coincidence like it it was 253 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: deliberate and it was bringing in guys who have that 254 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: experience and who have been there before and know what 255 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: it's like. It is funny though, because I think today 256 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 1: Brian Dable from the Giants said experiences are experience is overrated. 257 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: It's about how you prepare. And sure there's probably something 258 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 1: to that too, and I think that's something that Jacksonville 259 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: is talking about. In that same rati on interview, he 260 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: talked about how they are an extremely young team. I 261 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: think he said he's one of the oldest guys on 262 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: there with six years experience, which is crazy to think that, 263 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, six like six years gets you to be 264 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: like sort of the top of the food chain there 265 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville because they are just so young. But they've 266 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: got a lot of playmakers. I mean, they've had a 267 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: bajillion first round first overall picks, if you will, to 268 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: get that team to where he needs to be now. 269 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,839 Speaker 1: But I think some of these guys, I think you'll 270 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: see that leadership, I think, and I think you've seen 271 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: it sort of step up. But over the last couple weeks, 272 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: with the emergence of Kyle van Noy, with what Morgan 273 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: Fox has done. He's had Super Bowl experience before playing 274 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: with the Rams back in the twenty what is that 275 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: the eighteen after the eighteen season, So I think, excuse me, 276 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: I absolutely think that you will see that, and I 277 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: think that's what you need, especially to guide some of 278 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: these guys along, even someone again like Corey Lindsley who 279 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,559 Speaker 1: didn't play in the Super Bowl necessarily but has playoff 280 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: experience to help guide someone like Justin Herbert even through 281 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: that experience of getting to now this new phase of football, 282 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: which again, it's just a game, we know that, but 283 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: the magnitude of it is much much larger, in the 284 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: stakes are obviously much higher. Eric, I don't want to 285 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: get too far into it. Yesterday's game and the results 286 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: and the stats, but you know, the Chargers didn't run 287 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 1: the ball particularly well against the Broncos. I'm just pulling 288 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: up the stats from this from this game against the 289 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: Jags on the ground twelve for twenty six, Austin Eckler 290 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: four carries five yards, Joshua Kelly one for negative three, 291 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: DeAndre Carter one for negative five. Sony Michelle was the 292 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: leading rusher five for twenty two. So when you average 293 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: two point two yards to pop on the ground, that 294 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: will not get it done. We've seen the Chargers in 295 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: the running game, especially in the red zone, kind of 296 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: come to life here in December and into January, and 297 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: Austin knows that he's gonna have to have a pretty 298 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: big game for the Chargers to win on Saturday. Yeah, 299 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: and that's why I kind of said earlier, like I'm 300 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: you can there's stuff to take away from Week three, 301 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: but it's so long ago that I think that you 302 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: can't really like because too much on that. I mean, 303 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: one thing to take away is that the Chargers could 304 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: not run the ball. And Austin Eckler, I mean, he 305 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: talked about that last night in the locker room in Denver. 306 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: He said he had no rushing yards, So I mean 307 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: you have to give him some credit. He had what 308 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: five five. Yeah, okay, all right, but yeah, that's not much. 309 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I think that's the game where we had 310 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: some turnovers early, we got down early, and we really 311 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: just didn't run the ball hardly at all in the 312 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: second half. But yeah, I mean, the Chargers have shown 313 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: a little bit more pop running the ball in the 314 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: last like four or five weeks, you know, And we've 315 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: talked a lot on this podcast about just the balance 316 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: that offers that the like we said, we don't expect 317 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: the run game to go for two hundred yards, but 318 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: you know, eighty to one hundred yards or so, like 319 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: one hundred and ten yards. That just provides a little 320 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: bit of pressure off of off of Herbert and provides 321 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: a more balanced attack. We'll have to see if they 322 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: can do it. Because one thing that I came away 323 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: pressed with Saturday night watching the Jagged and tightened with it. 324 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: The Jags run defense looked pretty good again. Derrick Henry 325 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: it seemed like he was getting hit before or at 326 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage a lot. So that's definitely a 327 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: key storyline for for Saturday night looking at these stats too. 328 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: James Robinson isn't on this ball club anymore either. He 329 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: had seventeen for one hundred and or fifty yard touchdown. 330 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: ETN has kind of been their bell cow, and they're 331 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: a much different team than they were in September. But 332 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: I can't help but think about when that game started. 333 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: We weren't sure, Haley, if Justin was even gonna play 334 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: in the game. We had, we had no idea. We 335 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: thought it was gonna be Chase Daniel. Frankly, it was 336 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: a Thursday night game against Kansas City where Justin hurt 337 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: his ribs. Corey went out in that second half. So 338 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: you're not only is Justin playing probably when he was 339 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: probably hurt at its peak in the season, but he's 340 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: doing it without his all pro center, like you said, 341 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: And though Keenan a so these I think these seventeen 342 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: game seasons have really revealed that they're just they're way 343 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: too long, right. It could like you could be like 344 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: two or three iterations of yourself in a season, right, 345 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: And you know, the Chargers I think really found themselves defensively. 346 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: I loved what I saw that that first drive of 347 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: the game, marching down the field less than four minutes 348 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: touchdown to Keenan in Denver. So I think the offense 349 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: has kind of found its rhythm with with Mike and 350 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: Keener on the field at the same time. Yeah, And 351 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: you know, it's funny because I went back and looked 352 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 1: at week three two because I wanted to see, with 353 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: no keenan Allen, what was Mike Williams impact in that game. 354 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: He had won reception for fifteen yards. It was a touchdown, 355 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: but it was really the the Joshua Palmer Jalen Guiten show. 356 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: And obviously we mentioned Eric mentioned that get the Guyden 357 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: had gotten hurt in that game. But um, you know, 358 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: I think that that one stat that the Chargers had 359 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: six receivers hit five hundred yards this year was just crazy, 360 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: making them the second team and in NFL history to 361 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: do so, because you've seen the general compliment of what 362 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert has had to do this entire year with 363 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: guys out, guys in oh, these two are out all right, 364 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: Palmer and Carter like you're up, and to spread it 365 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: that evenly essentially and have all those guys hit, that's 366 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: just bananas to an extent. I do think though, and 367 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: we said this last week in the Rams game, Mike Williams, man, 368 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,199 Speaker 1: he is just the straw that stirs the drink on 369 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: this Chargers offense, and he just really adds another dimension 370 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: with the contested catches, and his impact cannot be overstated. 371 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: And so we mentioned we get the good news today 372 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: essentially that he should be back in practice this week. 373 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: The indication Staley said is that he would play on 374 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: Saturday against the Jaguars. But you know, is he one 375 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: hundred percent? How healthy is He's just such a huge, huge, 376 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,239 Speaker 1: huge difference maker. And I think when obviously you have 377 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: the tandem, you get that extra element on this offense 378 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: and in this passing game, and so that is just 379 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: something that it's really hard to defend. You know, we 380 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: talk about Mike Williams all the time. His contested catches, 381 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: they're not fifty fifties, they're usually eighty twenties because he 382 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: just finds this way to not only make the catch, 383 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: but get both feet and bounced, do these crazy things. 384 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: You know that Rams game, Chris, you were like, hello, Hi, 385 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: you had two of these and they were insane. So 386 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: um So I think offensively, yeah, they have been able 387 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: to find their groove, you know, will they be able 388 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:22,719 Speaker 1: to kind of take it to this next level this 389 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: week when it really matters because now it's win or 390 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: go home, and it would be pure speculation to know, 391 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: you know what Mice is gonna look like on Saturday. 392 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: You hope he's full go along with Keenan, but Eric. 393 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: One of the things I think we've started to see 394 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: in December is Justin leaning on the tight end a 395 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: little bit more, whether it be in the red zone 396 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: with Gerald or kind of a big play from Donald 397 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 1: here or there. The tight ends could maybe be the 398 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: sneaky X factor in this game when you consider all 399 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: the weapons that Justin has at his disposal, and let's say, 400 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: you know, let's Mike may not be one hundred percent. 401 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: You hope that he is, but but if he's not, 402 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: you have two big tight ends that you can get 403 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: the ball too. Yeah. I think that's a great point 404 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: and we've sort of hit on this a little bit 405 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:15,199 Speaker 1: before um on the podcast. Is when you get to 406 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs, the other team is gonna like try to 407 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 1: lock down your best guys, right And for us that Keenan, 408 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: Mike and Austin. We thought, you know, Mike, like you 409 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: said one catch in Week three, Keena didn't play that. 410 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: They shut down Austin in the run game they're gonna 411 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: try to try to do that, do that, do that again. 412 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: So that the way you counter that you need other 413 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 1: people to step up. You know, the Chargers have talked 414 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: all year long about how they like the depth, you know, 415 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: and the guys that can step up in a pinch 416 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: and get the job done. You're gonna need that in 417 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: the playoff because you know, so after so many games 418 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: that you're how many time did we hear Brandon Daily 419 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: say it took everybody in this locker room to win, 420 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: everybody you know, from one to fifty three. And that's 421 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: what it takes. And that's what you're gonna have to 422 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: do in the playoff. Like I'm not saying Gerald ever 423 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: it need to go out and have ten catches for 424 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 1: one fifty and three scores, but like you know, fifty 425 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 1: sixty receiving yards, a couple of first downs, just like 426 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: keep the offense on the field. You have to do it. 427 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 1: You know, Gerald another guy. I think he has some 428 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: good playoff experience with the Rams. So yeah, I mean 429 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,640 Speaker 1: I think param is starting to come on a little bit. 430 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: You know, we saw that big play touchdown obviously against 431 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: the Ram, but he had that nice diving catch yesterday, 432 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: So again, no one that's going these guys to carry 433 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: the offense. You know, a sort of like an all 434 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:40,959 Speaker 1: hands on deck approach. That certainly what the Chargers are 435 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: gonna need. Hilly. They're five and four on the road 436 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: this year. They had some tough contests too. You know, 437 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: you had a three point game in Kansas City, you 438 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: have the close defeat to the forty nine Ers, really 439 00:21:55,840 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: really shorthanded. But do you think that the experience that 440 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: day've kind of garnered here during the season on the 441 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 1: road can help them against the Jacksonville team that is 442 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: much younger than the Chargers. Frankly, right, you know, they 443 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: get into this. I'm not saying they're just happy to 444 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: be here, because you know they're gonna want to win 445 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: and advance here. But like, this is a team that 446 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: you know, we looked at in October Tennessee was running 447 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: away with this division and it was not even close. 448 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,959 Speaker 1: I mean, for Jacksonville just to be in this position 449 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: right now is remarkable, and so so I wonder if 450 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: the Chargers kind of kind of used some of the 451 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: experience that they've got from the road this year and 452 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: apply this head on on Saturday night, Are you gonna 453 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: make me go, Melvin Ingram on you right now and 454 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: bust out an asap any squad any place from please 455 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: do it exactly like Melvin did it too. Oh no, no, no, 456 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: I cannot. That number fifty four is him for a reason, 457 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 1: And shout out to Melvin Ingram also in the playoffs. 458 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: Congratulations Melviotte. The Miami Dolphins. Um, yeah, I think I 459 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: think I think this team had you know, I make 460 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: the joke, but it's kind of true, and it's sort 461 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: of an identity that they've they've formed even a few 462 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: years ago, to an extent, you know, just going on 463 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: the road, attacking it, doing what you can. I do 464 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: think though, that Jacksonville game looked really freaking fun against 465 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: the Titans, and I think that environment, I think, putting 466 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: it at night, Jacksonville's a wild place. We've been there before. 467 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: It's it's just their pools. There's a lot of things 468 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: that happened, jack mascots, my guy Jacksonville. But I expect 469 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: a really, really great atmosphere and I think it's one 470 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: that the Chargers will be ready for. But I do 471 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 1: agree with you. I think it's one that the Jaguars 472 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: are going to be ready for They feel that they 473 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: have earned this and they did. They got the win 474 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: to get here, and I think when you talk about 475 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: veteran leadership and you talk about experience, their head coach 476 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson, he's not going to just let this team 477 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: kind of like lay down and be like, yeay, we 478 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:56,879 Speaker 1: made it to the dance, all right, good on to 479 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. I do expect it to be a fight, 480 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 1: but I do think that the Chargers experience of playing 481 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: some really really tough road games will come into it. 482 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: You know, it's an interesting travel schedule though. The fact 483 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: that you're going to leave on a Friday, You're going 484 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: to head out there for a Saturday game. That's it 485 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: what eight fifteen pm Eastern time? That is I mean, hey, 486 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: at least you're not playing like the early game, which 487 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: is essentially I mean, that's just so early in that regard. 488 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: But you know, that's like a long kind of hurry 489 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 1: up and wait sort of situation. And I know Brandon 490 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 1: Staley talked about the preparation in this week and sort 491 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: of getting guys acclimated to a schedule, because I think 492 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: that is going to be huge too. But this team 493 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 1: has never sort of let East Coast trips long distance trips, 494 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 1: and they haven't had a ton of them this year, 495 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: but they've never used that as an excuse, So I 496 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 1: think it'll be I think it'll be really interesting, but 497 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 1: I do expect a really fun, fun environment, fun game 498 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: out there. Chris, one quick note about East Coast, so 499 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: I think I looked it up. We've had three Eastern 500 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:59,479 Speaker 1: time zone game this year with Atlanta, Indian, Cleveland, and 501 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: we're three, so just a note there, you go. They 502 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: could be four oh around midnight on Saturday, potentially, and 503 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: that would lead to the divisional playoffs, which would be 504 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: a whole other conversation that we're not quite prepared to 505 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 1: talk about yet. But we're not looking ahead. We're not 506 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,199 Speaker 1: gonna look ahead. Y. Yeah, we're not looking at ahead here. 507 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: But I will ask Keyley for her Doppler three thousand. 508 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: Do we have a weather update in Jacksonville? We do 509 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: as of right now. It is a high you know, 510 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: a little little chili, little chili for h What is 511 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 1: this North Florida. I'm not good at geography, guys. Um, yeah, Florida, 512 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: Georgia line there if that's that area? Oh shoot, I 513 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 1: just lost it. I think it's a high of fifty 514 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: four and a low of thirty five, So that is 515 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: actually a little cool pool covered. I'm not don't get 516 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 1: me wrong. There's probably gonna be some people in the pool. 517 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: Maybe Jackson Deville we'll also get in the pool. But 518 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 1: I'm a little chili. But hey, you know, good experience 519 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,479 Speaker 1: anything that can. I know Brandon Staley was not on 520 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: via the weather train in regards to the Denver game 521 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 1: and playing in the cold. I get it, it's a 522 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,640 Speaker 1: game he just got to play, but you know, hey, 523 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: it's not there's no rain on the schedule, and that 524 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: could in Florida that could obviously impact a lot as well. 525 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 1: We're obviously gonna know so much more throughout the week 526 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: with updates at practice and pressors with coach Staley and 527 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 1: and the coordinators and some of the players in the 528 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: locker room. But we can look ahead a little bit. 529 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: I'll put you guys on the spot. Maybe just a player, 530 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: Eric that you think could have an impact on this game, 531 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: that that isn't your your typical Darwin justin Mike type player. Yeah, 532 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 1: that's a good question. Um, you know, from what I 533 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,439 Speaker 1: saw Saturday night and the jag tightened. It looks like 534 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville edge rushers looked really good coming off the edge, 535 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: both run and path. So I'm gonna pick Jamari Sawyer. Um, 536 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: I think we've talked about him. He's kind of been 537 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,880 Speaker 1: an underrated guy all year. Um, you know, maybe think 538 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: of where the Chargers would be if he hadn't played 539 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: as well. They might they frankly might not be in 540 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,880 Speaker 1: the playoffs really, So I'm gonna keep my eye on him. 541 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: And one thing with him will as we say this 542 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: on the day where Georgia is trying to go back 543 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: to back, I don't think he will be faith at 544 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: all by the playoffs, right because he has played in 545 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:24,199 Speaker 1: huge games in college. I think he'll use that experience. Well, 546 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: he hasn't been faithed all year, right, being thrown into 547 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: the starting left tackle trying to protect Justin. So yeah, 548 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep an eye on Jamari and Holle. He 549 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 1: continues with the great rookie year. He may have some 550 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: he may have some plays against his old teammate tray 551 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: Vaul Walker potentially, Right, Kelly, what about you anybody either 552 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:49,120 Speaker 1: on offense or defense that isn't that all pro premium 553 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl type player we always talk about. Yeah, I'm 554 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: gonna go with Michael Davis. I mentioned him last week too. 555 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 1: He had a really nice last defense in the Denver game. 556 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: And I think when you look at the Jacksonville receiving corps, 557 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,719 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk in that season finale, he had you know, 558 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 1: six receptions for ninety nine yards and a touchdown. He really, 559 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he came alive in that game. And I 560 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: think there are other receivers A Jones, Marvin Jones Junior. 561 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 1: There's a lot to go around when you look at 562 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: that group right there, and I think Michael Davis obviously 563 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: he I mean, I can't remember. I don't know if 564 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:21,959 Speaker 1: he started in that game necessarily, but he certainly started, 565 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 1: you know, when he fell into that role after JC 566 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: Jackson got injured midway through the season or so. He's 567 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,159 Speaker 1: really come along. And I said this last week and 568 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 1: I'll say it again. He talked a lot about just 569 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: really kind of focusing this year and really sort of 570 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: honing in and being again more comfortable in this scheme, 571 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: which we've heard a lot of guys talk about is 572 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 1: not necessarily the easiest defensive scheme to learn, but once 573 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: you're sort of ce cerebral with it. It definitely seems 574 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: to come to you. So I think he's been playing 575 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: some really good football as of late, and this secondary 576 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: is going to need to shore some things up if 577 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: they want to have a chance and play better this 578 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: week too. Man, it's gonna be fun. I'll say this. 579 00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: NBC loves the Chargers. They love the Charge get their 580 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: fourth NBC game, seventh primetime game this season, you know, 581 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: counting counting the six games in the regular season. So 582 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: a battle of two young quarterbacks. A lot of fun 583 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: storylines that we covered. We covered a bunch of them here, 584 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: but they will all continue to unfold as this week progresses. Guys, 585 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: always fun. We'll do it again next Monday on the 586 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: Final Drive. Give us a maybe twenty four hours to 587 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: take a breath either which way on Sunday because we'll 588 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: have that day off and get into it on Monday morning. 589 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: So for Haley Elwood and Eric Smith, I'm Chris Harry, 590 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: this has been the Final Drive