WEBVTT - Chargers Weekly Fan Q&A: How Will New Weapons Help Herbert? 0:00:01.040 --> 0:00:03.680 Late fifteen ten touched up. 0:00:11.320 --> 0:00:14.080 What's Up, guys, Welcome into a brand new episode of 0:00:14.240 --> 0:00:17.000 Chargers Weekly. Chris Hayrey here with you, along with the 0:00:17.040 --> 0:00:20.560 Voice of the Chargers Matt money Smith and Buddy. First, 0:00:20.720 --> 0:00:23.240 I just want to say that Jesse Mitzer interview last 0:00:23.239 --> 0:00:27.160 week was awesome. It was good man, next level football 0:00:27.200 --> 0:00:32.159 conversation and just a really detailed breakdown of this incoming 0:00:32.200 --> 0:00:33.800 defensive draft class. I loved it. 0:00:34.280 --> 0:00:36.680 Thanks man, Yeah, and a huge thanks to Josh and 0:00:36.760 --> 0:00:40.200 Ricky and everyone over there for helping out. And that's 0:00:40.280 --> 0:00:42.320 just the first. You know, we're gonna get coach Roman, 0:00:42.360 --> 0:00:44.120 We're gonna get Coach Ficken, so we'll get all the 0:00:44.120 --> 0:00:46.360 coordinators in there, and you know, they kind of laid 0:00:46.400 --> 0:00:48.880 out our schedule with everything kind of ramping up and 0:00:49.440 --> 0:00:52.519 getting rolling now Phase two and rookie camp and all 0:00:52.520 --> 0:00:55.280 that that's happening this week. It's exciting we get you know, 0:00:55.280 --> 0:00:59.600 we have football back. It's back, and you certainly got 0:00:59.600 --> 0:01:02.240 that cent at the facility and talking to coach and 0:01:02.680 --> 0:01:05.639 bringing in the draft class and getting excited about getting 0:01:05.680 --> 0:01:08.160 his hands on these guys and coaching them up. So 0:01:08.920 --> 0:01:12.520 it certainly feels different. I felt like these last couple 0:01:12.560 --> 0:01:15.240 of weeks, Chris, It's it's had a different feel the 0:01:15.360 --> 0:01:18.039 Chargers weekly, Like, yeah, we're we're kind of back in 0:01:18.120 --> 0:01:20.399 this thing. Man, it's the off season, but it's not, 0:01:20.520 --> 0:01:22.320 you know what I mean, Like it's not the off 0:01:22.360 --> 0:01:24.480 season anymore. Like stuff's happening. 0:01:25.200 --> 0:01:28.000 Stuff's happening. Especially next week too. We have the schedule 0:01:28.080 --> 0:01:30.760 release next week, and if I'm not mistaken, I think 0:01:30.840 --> 0:01:33.360 Joe Ortiz is going to join the program next week too. 0:01:33.480 --> 0:01:35.720 So you mentioned the coaches, we'll get the GM next 0:01:35.720 --> 0:01:39.640 week to talk about some of these rookies and undrafted 0:01:39.680 --> 0:01:42.120 free agents, and you know, obviously I think top of 0:01:42.160 --> 0:01:46.200 mind this weekend is a rookie mini camp and I 0:01:46.240 --> 0:01:48.320 got a bunch of questions that we'll go through over 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:51.040 the next hour or so. But just kind of your 0:01:51.040 --> 0:01:54.480 thoughts on rookie mini camp this upcoming weekend and maybe 0:01:54.680 --> 0:01:56.240 a couple of guys that you're excited to see out 0:01:56.240 --> 0:01:57.000 there on the grass. 0:01:57.200 --> 0:01:59.120 Well, I think just starts with the number one pick, 0:01:59.160 --> 0:02:02.480 you know, with with Amarion and what he looks like, 0:02:02.520 --> 0:02:05.720 because he's you know, there's guys that you want getting 0:02:05.760 --> 0:02:07.720 off the bus first, and a Marion is one of 0:02:07.720 --> 0:02:10.480 those guys. The way he's built, how well he moves 0:02:10.639 --> 0:02:13.359 at that size, it's going to be fun to see 0:02:13.440 --> 0:02:15.560 him out there. And you know, we remember we were 0:02:15.560 --> 0:02:17.880 out on the field last year, Chris at training camp, 0:02:17.960 --> 0:02:20.040 and it was funny just to see jk and and 0:02:20.120 --> 0:02:22.119 Gus standing next to each other and you're like, yeah, 0:02:22.320 --> 0:02:25.920 they come in different sizes, and you know, Lamaran's in 0:02:25.960 --> 0:02:30.200 the Gus mold, only he's got that explosive athleticism to 0:02:30.280 --> 0:02:32.960 go with with that kind of size. So that's going 0:02:33.040 --> 0:02:35.600 to be fun. I think kind of, you know, skill 0:02:35.680 --> 0:02:37.720 position players are the ones that are always sort of 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:40.040 the most fun to look at just because of how 0:02:40.160 --> 0:02:43.120 different you can be built and still operate at a 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:46.680 high level. You know, Trey Harris and Keandrey Lambert Smith, 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:49.280 they're going to look totally different standing next to each other. 0:02:50.600 --> 0:02:53.160 But at the same time, that's you know, just kind 0:02:53.160 --> 0:02:54.840 of what's the And I'm sure there's questions, so I 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:56.560 don't want to jump the gun here, but you know, 0:02:56.639 --> 0:03:00.120 what's the makeup of that wide receiver room? You know 0:03:00.320 --> 0:03:03.240 that'd be and yeah, it's exciting. I think the undrafted 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:05.520 free agents, you know, we've talked about him before, but 0:03:05.560 --> 0:03:07.960 Steve Oclott seeing him get out there, you know, having 0:03:07.960 --> 0:03:10.280 an actual fullback, being a team that wants to bring 0:03:10.320 --> 0:03:13.080 in a full back and get a look at that 0:03:13.480 --> 0:03:14.880 is going to be great as well. 0:03:15.600 --> 0:03:20.320 We have a UDFA question in our mail bag today too, 0:03:20.360 --> 0:03:22.840 but let's just get right into him first. One is 0:03:22.880 --> 0:03:26.520 from Noami Money. Georgie said on the Up and Adams 0:03:26.520 --> 0:03:28.760 Show that they are still looking to add to all 0:03:28.800 --> 0:03:32.079 position groups. What is one position group that you both 0:03:32.120 --> 0:03:34.840 think is not obvious to us fans that needs more 0:03:34.840 --> 0:03:38.120 at tension, more additions rather, who would you like to 0:03:38.160 --> 0:03:41.000 see added to the group? I'll start with you, man, 0:03:41.000 --> 0:03:41.520 what do you think? 0:03:42.440 --> 0:03:45.560 Well, I think just kind of trying to build out 0:03:45.560 --> 0:03:49.559 the fifty three and thinking about how many backs, wide receivers, 0:03:50.240 --> 0:03:54.000 tight ends O line, and I feel like those are 0:03:54.000 --> 0:03:56.040 all full. You know, like we're going to be talking 0:03:56.080 --> 0:03:58.040 about guys that you wouldn't think around the bubble that 0:03:58.080 --> 0:04:00.400 are probably on the bubble in all and each of 0:04:00.440 --> 0:04:02.080 those groups. I know a lot of people are thinking 0:04:02.120 --> 0:04:04.720 about the lack of addressing the interior offensive line, but man, 0:04:04.720 --> 0:04:06.480 they got a lot of guys there, you know, I mean, 0:04:06.520 --> 0:04:10.160 you're talking about the guys they signed in James brought 0:04:10.200 --> 0:04:15.680 back Bozeman Zion Trey played guard last year, like, so 0:04:15.760 --> 0:04:18.320 they're pretty well covered there. They brought in back in 0:04:18.400 --> 0:04:20.160 So like that's one that I think people would think 0:04:20.240 --> 0:04:22.240 is the obvious answer. I just pulled up the r lads. Like, 0:04:22.279 --> 0:04:26.960 to me, it's probably Corner. I think Corner would be 0:04:26.960 --> 0:04:30.320 the one if there's a just you know, I think 0:04:30.680 --> 0:04:32.880 because to me, that's based on the deals they signed, 0:04:33.000 --> 0:04:35.640 right the deal that they signed for Dante Jackson, for 0:04:35.680 --> 0:04:39.080 Benjamin Saint just and then you know they draft those 0:04:39.120 --> 0:04:41.839 guys at the back end and Mickens and try Bridges, 0:04:41.880 --> 0:04:44.360 but those are special teams guys. You know, that's that's 0:04:44.440 --> 0:04:46.120 kind of where they're going to be. So that might 0:04:46.160 --> 0:04:49.880 be I think that might be the one that I 0:04:49.920 --> 0:04:53.920 could see having, you know that I could see them 0:04:53.960 --> 0:04:55.240 doing something with. How about you? 0:04:56.320 --> 0:04:58.440 I was gonna say that the Edge group just for 0:04:58.480 --> 0:05:01.560 the sole reason that that Joey's gone, and I think 0:05:01.560 --> 0:05:04.880 if you can add a seasoned vet to that room. 0:05:05.279 --> 0:05:08.839 You know, obviously, listening to to Jesse talk about Canard 0:05:08.839 --> 0:05:11.400 and just his production at South Carolina, you're hoping that 0:05:11.440 --> 0:05:13.760 he makes an immediate impact. And we know about Touley 0:05:13.800 --> 0:05:17.440 and Khalil obviously and Bud. But you know there's some 0:05:17.480 --> 0:05:21.480 guys like Zadaria Smith, von Miller, Matthew Judon. Judon was 0:05:21.520 --> 0:05:24.200 a raven, you know, so Joe Ortiz has familiarity with him. 0:05:24.200 --> 0:05:28.279 So I'm thinking of just like like a veteran in 0:05:28.600 --> 0:05:31.320 kind of the same mold of Bud Dupree last year 0:05:31.320 --> 0:05:34.200 when they got Bud, I think post draft and a 0:05:34.320 --> 0:05:37.320 veteran that you can maybe count on throughout the course 0:05:37.360 --> 0:05:39.520 of a seventeen game season that doesn't have to play 0:05:39.560 --> 0:05:42.160 a ton, but can it kind of add that veteran 0:05:42.279 --> 0:05:44.680 leadership to the room. And there are some guys out 0:05:44.720 --> 0:05:47.240 there now, I do think that over. 0:05:47.120 --> 0:05:49.680 The next couple of mourners out there still right, aren't there? 0:05:49.920 --> 0:05:53.560 I felt the same way kind of about because like 0:05:53.600 --> 0:05:55.760 it's interesting, right, you still got Amari Cooper and Gabe 0:05:55.800 --> 0:05:58.359 Davis just got cut, and Keenan Allen's out there, Agalore's 0:05:58.400 --> 0:06:00.599 out there. I mean, you still got dudes out there 0:06:00.680 --> 0:06:04.040 at at wide receiver. That's probably the one that's that's 0:06:04.080 --> 0:06:06.120 got I mean, well you look in teior line and 0:06:06.160 --> 0:06:09.240 you got Brandon Scherff still out there. You know, Will Hernandez, 0:06:09.680 --> 0:06:11.680 Jack Mason. I mean there's guys that are veterans, but 0:06:12.800 --> 0:06:13.160 and you. 0:06:13.080 --> 0:06:15.560 Mentioned that he's surprising to me, Money Sheriff is surprising 0:06:15.560 --> 0:06:18.440 because he's been he's been pretty durable, like you know, 0:06:18.520 --> 0:06:19.760 pro Bowl caliber guard. 0:06:20.200 --> 0:06:21.839 Yeah, I mean look at corners, right, obviously we know 0:06:21.839 --> 0:06:25.320 a Sante junior, but Rasoul Douglas, Mike Hilton, Steph Gilmore, 0:06:25.400 --> 0:06:28.400 Kendall Fuller, Like there's a lot of dude Jack Jones there, 0:06:28.480 --> 0:06:32.240 you know, all with different issues, but like, to me, 0:06:32.440 --> 0:06:35.200 that's one where I could totally see them, you know, 0:06:35.320 --> 0:06:38.920 plucking a guy on a on a low number and 0:06:39.440 --> 0:06:41.279 you know they just like the culture, want to work 0:06:41.279 --> 0:06:43.800 with Clink and coach Minner and coach Clink and coach 0:06:43.880 --> 0:06:46.479 Minner and and Harbaugh, and I could I could see 0:06:46.480 --> 0:06:47.039 that being one. 0:06:47.839 --> 0:06:50.159 It reminds me of the I think the points you 0:06:50.200 --> 0:06:53.760 brought up to Jesse about just kind of using that 0:06:53.760 --> 0:06:57.040 that recruiting chip to use Puna Ford as that example 0:06:57.080 --> 0:06:59.599 of like, hey, you know, we can we can get 0:06:59.640 --> 0:07:01.920 you your next deal here, we can develop you, we 0:07:01.960 --> 0:07:05.320 can maximize your potential. And I think at this stage 0:07:05.480 --> 0:07:09.080 in free agency, guys are looking for that, right they're 0:07:09.120 --> 0:07:11.080 on the streets right now for a reason, and you know, 0:07:11.120 --> 0:07:13.360 they want to go into a program where you can 0:07:13.760 --> 0:07:16.880 develop and maybe get that next contract, whether it's with 0:07:17.000 --> 0:07:19.600 the Chargers or somewhere else. And I think that they 0:07:19.600 --> 0:07:22.960 have proven with guys like Fulton and Ford and you know, 0:07:23.000 --> 0:07:26.280 Elijah getting that deal, that this is a program that 0:07:26.320 --> 0:07:28.560 can really maximize your potential. Yeah. 0:07:28.560 --> 0:07:30.360 I think for the free agents too, it's you got 0:07:30.400 --> 0:07:32.600 to remember that's a two way street. So they're going 0:07:32.640 --> 0:07:36.080 to be looking at all of their potential opportunities and 0:07:36.320 --> 0:07:40.320 probably an incentive laden contract and where am I going 0:07:40.360 --> 0:07:42.680 to have the best shot to win a job? Or 0:07:42.720 --> 0:07:45.800 I can get my snaps, I can work on getting 0:07:45.800 --> 0:07:49.200 my production. And if I'm signing a low base number 0:07:49.440 --> 0:07:52.400 with you know, a couple million bucks and incentives like 0:07:52.480 --> 0:07:54.880 that's you know, how do I get those incentives by 0:07:54.880 --> 0:07:56.640 getting on the field. And I think when you look 0:07:56.640 --> 0:07:59.640 at the corner room, think about the injury to you know, 0:07:59.680 --> 0:08:03.080 the reason that Cam was dealing with last year, and 0:08:03.120 --> 0:08:05.560 then you look at the deals that were signed in 0:08:05.680 --> 0:08:08.880 Saint Jus and Jackson and you're like, okay, I could 0:08:09.040 --> 0:08:11.200 I could pop in there, and I feel like I 0:08:11.240 --> 0:08:14.200 get a real fair shake at at getting some meaningful 0:08:14.240 --> 0:08:17.600 snaps and maybe even earning an outside you know or 0:08:17.880 --> 0:08:20.720 you know, in an outside corner slot starting position. If 0:08:20.760 --> 0:08:21.640 things really work. 0:08:21.440 --> 0:08:24.400 Out, sure it makes a ton of sense. And then 0:08:24.440 --> 0:08:26.400 some of these veterans, you know, some of these guys 0:08:26.400 --> 0:08:28.240 want to win a ring and they're looking for the 0:08:28.280 --> 0:08:31.080 best situation where they can actually contend for a Super Bowl, 0:08:31.280 --> 0:08:33.120 and I think some Vets may view the Chargers as 0:08:33.160 --> 0:08:38.600 one of those teams. Let's move on here to Forest Price. Obviously, 0:08:38.640 --> 0:08:41.240 there are Bolts fans all over the world. We have 0:08:41.280 --> 0:08:44.760 the Diehard Bolt Club, Bolt Pride that are passionate about 0:08:44.760 --> 0:08:47.320 our beloved Chargers. How do you think the club interacts 0:08:47.360 --> 0:08:49.599 with its out of state fans and what do you 0:08:49.640 --> 0:08:52.800 think could be done to bring us closer to you? Well, 0:08:52.920 --> 0:08:56.319 it's a good question. I see Chargers fans at all 0:08:56.360 --> 0:08:59.839 these away games. We do a segment on CBS Bolts 0:08:59.840 --> 0:09:01.760 on Road and a couple of times, I think it 0:09:01.760 --> 0:09:05.080 was Denver and Vegas, maybe a couple other places. There 0:09:05.120 --> 0:09:09.440 are these these fan clubs that are from Denver or 0:09:09.480 --> 0:09:12.120 from Las Vegas, and they are there for the game. 0:09:12.840 --> 0:09:14.760 So I do think that the team does as much 0:09:14.760 --> 0:09:17.920 as they possibly can, and these these opposing markets, we 0:09:17.960 --> 0:09:20.559 obviously feel the love. I know, like I remember Arizona 0:09:20.600 --> 0:09:22.480 a couple of years ago, Bunny where they had won 0:09:22.600 --> 0:09:25.120 in the last second and it felt like the entire 0:09:25.640 --> 0:09:28.000 State Farm Stadium was filled the powder blue. 0:09:28.880 --> 0:09:32.480 Yeah, you know, now in twenty twenty five, it's a 0:09:32.480 --> 0:09:35.480 lot easier for people to do it on their own, right. 0:09:35.559 --> 0:09:39.240 You can get that word out through social media and 0:09:39.320 --> 0:09:43.360 everybody can meet up somewhere. I think the one challenge is, 0:09:43.920 --> 0:09:46.439 you know, it's it's a business trip, and it's an 0:09:46.440 --> 0:09:49.760 incredibly important business trip for the Chargers, so it's hard 0:09:49.760 --> 0:09:51.319 for them to be like, hey, yeah, we'll come out 0:09:51.360 --> 0:09:52.960 on a Friday night and bring a player with us. 0:09:53.000 --> 0:09:54.920 Like that's not going to happen. These guys have a 0:09:54.960 --> 0:10:01.200 regimented schedule, meetings, treatment, meal, curfew, know, Friday and Saturday. 0:10:01.280 --> 0:10:03.800 So it's not like they're just kind of hanging out 0:10:03.800 --> 0:10:06.600 and running around town. It's it's a full on, forty 0:10:06.600 --> 0:10:11.040 eight hour in out, win a football game, stay healthy, 0:10:11.160 --> 0:10:13.640 get home. So as far as the front off, you know, 0:10:13.800 --> 0:10:18.720 like the as far as like the folks that do 0:10:18.840 --> 0:10:23.280 social media, those departments and community interaction, Yeah, I suppose 0:10:23.280 --> 0:10:25.640 there's stuff, and I'm always happy, you know. I always 0:10:25.679 --> 0:10:28.719 try to engage before we go out somewhere. If if 0:10:28.760 --> 0:10:31.200 we can find someone's like, oh I'll be here, We'll 0:10:31.200 --> 0:10:34.040 be there. Like you said, Chris, we always walked the 0:10:34.080 --> 0:10:37.800 field before and chat with folks. But in terms of 0:10:37.840 --> 0:10:41.520 setting up an official event, I think it's harder. Like 0:10:41.559 --> 0:10:43.600 when we went to when we went to England, right, 0:10:43.679 --> 0:10:47.079 we had that huge Chargers party with like four thousand 0:10:47.120 --> 0:10:50.480 people because it was it was on like Thursday, you know, 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:52.559 we didn't play till Sunday. I think that was Thursday 0:10:52.640 --> 0:10:55.120 night if I remember right. So it's like, yeah, that works. 0:10:55.640 --> 0:10:57.600 You know, you can get away with that because you've 0:10:57.640 --> 0:11:01.319 got three days before or you're actually kicking off and 0:11:01.360 --> 0:11:02.280 playing a football game. 0:11:02.720 --> 0:11:05.079 Yeah. I remember in Mexico City too, we had that 0:11:05.160 --> 0:11:07.600 awesome fan party. It was great. I'm sure Brazil will 0:11:07.600 --> 0:11:11.560 be similar in week one, but it's it's just it 0:11:11.679 --> 0:11:15.480 is fun to see Charger fans in different parts of 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:19.040 the country, and it's great fascinating to see how many 0:11:19.120 --> 0:11:21.360 there are in certain parts of the country too. They 0:11:21.400 --> 0:11:24.920 go down to like South Florida or Arizona. Always a 0:11:24.960 --> 0:11:29.920 lot of powder Blue. So let's go to Jake, Jake Karence. 0:11:30.320 --> 0:11:33.160 What's taking the Rashawn extension so long to get sorted 0:11:33.200 --> 0:11:35.400 out and what are the chances of the NFL giving 0:11:35.480 --> 0:11:39.360 US Rams Chargers in Australia next year. Well, the schedule 0:11:39.400 --> 0:11:41.680 lines up as the Chargers of the Road team, so 0:11:42.080 --> 0:11:45.080 it's certainly one of the possibilities. It'd be pretty funny 0:11:45.120 --> 0:11:47.600 and ironic that the two teams playing it's so by 0:11:47.880 --> 0:11:51.560 going to Australia. But the Rashawn I don't know about you, buddy, 0:11:51.559 --> 0:11:54.520 I'm not really worried about the Rashawn Slater extension. He's 0:11:54.559 --> 0:11:56.120 one of the best left tackles in football. I think 0:11:56.200 --> 0:11:58.800 Joe Ortiz and company are well aware of that, and 0:11:58.880 --> 0:12:00.000 I'm sure that will get sorted out. 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:03.280 When it gets sorted out, Yeah, you know, it's Look, 0:12:03.280 --> 0:12:05.560 it's probably going to be a market changing deal, right, 0:12:05.720 --> 0:12:08.560 he sees an all pro and when you're at that level, 0:12:09.080 --> 0:12:11.920 typically what your agent wants is I mean, look, I 0:12:11.920 --> 0:12:15.720 think it's a tough position for both sides. Right, You've 0:12:15.760 --> 0:12:19.960 got market setting deals, you've got a salary cap that 0:12:20.000 --> 0:12:24.520 took a huge jump, and you've got now players that 0:12:24.559 --> 0:12:28.440 are making a much larger percentage of the cap than 0:12:28.520 --> 0:12:31.280 we had just last year, Like the Jamar Chase deal 0:12:31.440 --> 0:12:36.880 just dwarfed the previous wide receiver deal. So I think 0:12:37.000 --> 0:12:40.920 that's so you have agents and that's their job that say, Okay, 0:12:40.960 --> 0:12:44.240 well here's the percentage that the top wide receiver is taking. 0:12:44.840 --> 0:12:47.079 And if we look at what the top wide receiver 0:12:47.160 --> 0:12:49.360 had when Tristan Wurst signed his deal, this is what 0:12:49.480 --> 0:12:52.400 he got. So now the deal isn't twenty eight, it's 0:12:52.440 --> 0:12:56.160 thirty two. And I think when you're in Ed maguire 0:12:56.200 --> 0:12:58.960 and Georg t situations like, well, yeah, but the top 0:12:59.040 --> 0:13:03.720 deal is still you know, twenty nine, and that's hard 0:13:03.800 --> 0:13:06.079 to get around. It's, you know, when you're talking about 0:13:06.120 --> 0:13:10.960 that much money and then one side wants still a 0:13:11.000 --> 0:13:15.000 couple million more, it just gets tricky. Do I feel 0:13:15.000 --> 0:13:17.360 great about it? I don't. I wish it were done 0:13:17.400 --> 0:13:19.880 already because I just feel like Rashan's the kind of 0:13:19.880 --> 0:13:21.560 guy that would just say, hey, man, just get it done. 0:13:21.960 --> 0:13:24.480 Like you know, he and Herbert are so close. I 0:13:24.559 --> 0:13:28.440 feel like he loves it here, and I would assume 0:13:28.559 --> 0:13:31.719 just kind of knowing, you know, you look at Baltimore 0:13:32.120 --> 0:13:34.160 and the fact that they had Jonathan Ogden for all 0:13:34.200 --> 0:13:36.520 those years they now just you know, everybody thought Ronnie 0:13:36.520 --> 0:13:38.160 Stanley was going to get out of the building and 0:13:38.240 --> 0:13:41.160 sign a massive deal with New England because they had 0:13:41.160 --> 0:13:42.599 all that money in need of the left tackle, and 0:13:42.600 --> 0:13:44.960 they were like, absolutely not, You're not going anywhere. So 0:13:45.080 --> 0:13:47.640 it's he comes from an organization where offensive line is 0:13:47.679 --> 0:13:51.920 incredibly important. It's a head coach that has preached offensive 0:13:51.960 --> 0:13:55.680 line is a weapon, tip of the spear, and it's like, okay, 0:13:56.160 --> 0:14:00.400 you know this, let's figure this out. Man. I So 0:14:00.520 --> 0:14:02.480 I don't know, but I would assume that that's the 0:14:02.520 --> 0:14:05.520 hang up is it's a few million bucks because of 0:14:05.559 --> 0:14:09.200 the big jump in cap the huge jump in wide receive. 0:14:09.280 --> 0:14:13.560 You know, non quarterback salaries took a massive jump this 0:14:13.640 --> 0:14:17.600 year with Miles Garrett and with Jamar Chase, and because 0:14:17.640 --> 0:14:20.760 that happened, it changes the economics. And I'm sure each 0:14:20.800 --> 0:14:24.240 side is kind of digging in like, no, this is sorry, man, 0:14:24.800 --> 0:14:26.760 this is the business of the NFL, and this is 0:14:26.760 --> 0:14:29.200 how we do it. And you've got one side and 0:14:29.280 --> 0:14:32.800 Rashaan and his agent that are you know, holding that 0:14:32.920 --> 0:14:36.000 number according to that calculus, and then you've probably got 0:14:36.080 --> 0:14:40.120 Joe Ortiz and Ed and that front office that are saying, well, 0:14:40.880 --> 0:14:43.360 you know, this is a little more in line with 0:14:43.360 --> 0:14:46.200 with where he is. Look at what fill in the blank, 0:14:46.800 --> 0:14:49.200 you know, Werf's and Williams and all these guys are 0:14:49.200 --> 0:14:52.000 making and I think that's how you get hung up. 0:14:52.040 --> 0:14:55.600 But remember this happened with Joey, this happened with Derwin, 0:14:56.160 --> 0:14:58.840 like and those were market setting deals, right, Joey became 0:14:58.880 --> 0:15:01.400 the highest paid non quotquarterback in the league. Derwin became 0:15:01.440 --> 0:15:04.600 the highest paid safety by a pretty good margin. And 0:15:04.640 --> 0:15:06.560 it took a minute, and so I think it's probably 0:15:06.600 --> 0:15:07.600 just going to take a minute. 0:15:08.200 --> 0:15:11.080 Also, there's no urgency right now, you know, with training 0:15:11.120 --> 0:15:13.840 camp and those types of deadlines. I think Breed a 0:15:13.840 --> 0:15:16.080 little bit more urgency because you want the guys in camp. 0:15:16.120 --> 0:15:19.200 But for Shawn right now, he's a proven commodity, you 0:15:19.280 --> 0:15:22.120 know who he is. If he misses some time in 0:15:22.160 --> 0:15:24.400 the off season, then it is what it is. But 0:15:24.600 --> 0:15:28.280 I do think that once training camp gets closer and 0:15:28.280 --> 0:15:30.720 then you think about this, this is another reason why 0:15:30.880 --> 0:15:32.920 you know, you look at free agency, why there wasn't 0:15:33.120 --> 0:15:36.720 this spending spree by the Chargers, Like they know that 0:15:36.760 --> 0:15:39.680 they have to pay for Shaun Slater. They know that 0:15:39.720 --> 0:15:42.560 they have to eventually pay Derwin James his next deal, 0:15:42.680 --> 0:15:46.040 So I do think that all that figures in. I 0:15:46.160 --> 0:15:49.200 just I can't see a guy that is that good 0:15:49.920 --> 0:15:53.120 at a position that coach Harball values so much ever 0:15:53.240 --> 0:15:54.920 leaving Los Angeles. 0:15:55.280 --> 0:15:58.320 And yeah, I'm with you. I just it doesn't make sense. 0:15:58.560 --> 0:16:01.840 It doesn't make sense. You've got Justin Herbert's your quarterback. 0:16:01.920 --> 0:16:03.800 The last thing you want to do is is have 0:16:03.880 --> 0:16:07.440 an issue with his left tackle, of course, And you 0:16:07.480 --> 0:16:10.080 know what, I'll be honest, like, I considering how much 0:16:10.120 --> 0:16:13.240 flux there is at those two positions center and left guard, Like, 0:16:13.280 --> 0:16:15.240 I think you got to get him in there, man, Like, 0:16:15.320 --> 0:16:17.760 this is not a guy you want missing. You want 0:16:17.760 --> 0:16:19.600 to get all five of those guys so you can 0:16:19.640 --> 0:16:23.040 figure out, you know, like George, he's has talked about, 0:16:23.200 --> 0:16:25.080 you know, we were just going to play the best five. 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:26.960 He's like guard tackle. That was kind of what they 0:16:27.000 --> 0:16:29.360 preached last year, right with Trey, and is he going 0:16:29.400 --> 0:16:30.840 to be your right guard? And he's like, they like, 0:16:30.960 --> 0:16:32.920 we just want the best five. So if you're going 0:16:32.960 --> 0:16:36.240 to be working through all those combinations, I'm sure you 0:16:36.280 --> 0:16:40.320 know that that they're gonna want to They're gonna want 0:16:40.320 --> 0:16:42.640 to get that. They're gonna want to do it with Rashawan. 0:16:42.800 --> 0:16:44.440 You know, they want to figure out who slots in 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:46.840 best next to him, if Zion's moving to center. Like, 0:16:47.280 --> 0:16:50.320 there's so many moving parts just with those two positions 0:16:50.360 --> 0:16:53.600 that I think having Rashawn in there is it's got 0:16:53.600 --> 0:16:55.840 to be a you know, coach dev and coach Hardwick. 0:16:55.840 --> 0:16:57.920 I'm sure like, come on, guys, let's let's get this 0:16:58.000 --> 0:16:58.480 sort of out. 0:16:59.520 --> 0:17:01.880 You want that time on task, especially in training camp 0:17:01.880 --> 0:17:04.159 with those starting five guys, whoever they're going to be. 0:17:04.400 --> 0:17:07.800 All right, let's go to Peter Padre. From your perspective, 0:17:07.840 --> 0:17:10.960 where does Herbert need to improve? Understanding he needs to 0:17:11.000 --> 0:17:14.000 help around him, where he can stand to where can 0:17:14.080 --> 0:17:17.720 he stand to improve? I struggle between games like the 0:17:17.800 --> 0:17:19.520 Raiders four years ago where he put the team on 0:17:19.560 --> 0:17:24.680 his back and the Houston playoff loss. So I was 0:17:24.720 --> 0:17:29.679 thinking about this one, buddy, and I heard Porties in 0:17:29.760 --> 0:17:33.920 Hardball loud and clear after that playoff loss and really 0:17:34.000 --> 0:17:35.919 kind of going into the off season, and really their 0:17:35.920 --> 0:17:37.640 actions have done the talkies like we need to give 0:17:37.760 --> 0:17:41.480 Justin Herbert more help, and they did that with Harris 0:17:41.480 --> 0:17:44.000 and Hampton in the backfield, and drafting Trey Harris and 0:17:44.440 --> 0:17:47.959 bringing back Mike Williams and adding Tyler Conklin and Makai 0:17:48.040 --> 0:17:51.840 Becton to kind of further boltster that offensive line. 0:17:52.240 --> 0:17:53.560 So yeah, I do. 0:17:53.720 --> 0:17:57.359 Yeah, Herbert, like anybody, probably needs to improve. But I 0:17:57.480 --> 0:18:00.560 just he's so good and he had a tough playoff 0:18:00.600 --> 0:18:03.280 game in Houston and the only other playoff game he's 0:18:03.280 --> 0:18:05.640 been in Jacksonville, there have twenty seven nothing could run 0:18:05.640 --> 0:18:09.000 the football in the second half. So it's hard for 0:18:09.040 --> 0:18:11.480 me to say exactly where Justin can improve. I'd like 0:18:11.560 --> 0:18:14.000 to just see year two of Jim Harball with this 0:18:14.080 --> 0:18:17.359 running game that was I think according to PFF twenty 0:18:17.440 --> 0:18:21.080 ninth in the NFL last year. They've completely remade it, 0:18:21.119 --> 0:18:22.360 and I think that's gonna help Justin. 0:18:22.800 --> 0:18:25.199 Yeah, look at this point, if we're talking about what 0:18:25.240 --> 0:18:29.280 can he improve, we're picking nets, right. Yeah, he's incredible 0:18:29.320 --> 0:18:33.320 and he's created everything. And I know that sounds like, Oh, 0:18:33.359 --> 0:18:35.600 it's the Chargers Weekly podcast, so of course they're going 0:18:35.640 --> 0:18:36.760 to say that. So yeah, if you want me to 0:18:36.800 --> 0:18:39.200 pick something, it's running the ball. It's you know, I 0:18:39.240 --> 0:18:40.720 think a lot of times when you see him at 0:18:40.760 --> 0:18:44.879 that mesh point. I feel like there's been some real 0:18:44.960 --> 0:18:48.080 opportunity for him to pull it, keep it and go, 0:18:48.920 --> 0:18:51.560 and I'd love to see more of that. I think 0:18:51.600 --> 0:18:54.399 that's to me, that's it, Like that's truly the only 0:18:54.440 --> 0:18:57.920 thing I've always talked about, the quarterback sneak. But I 0:18:57.960 --> 0:19:01.280 think some some quarterbacks are with it, some don't like it, 0:19:01.320 --> 0:19:04.480 which I totally understand. I've said that repeatedly. You know, 0:19:04.560 --> 0:19:07.560 I know there's some folks out there that that view 0:19:07.600 --> 0:19:10.760 it as mandatory. I don't, just because I've talked to 0:19:10.840 --> 0:19:14.800 quarterbacks and I kind of know what, you know, what 0:19:14.840 --> 0:19:18.720 they what they say about that play and what a 0:19:18.760 --> 0:19:21.040 pain in the ass it can be, and how much 0:19:21.280 --> 0:19:23.480 pounding you're taking when you get in there because guys 0:19:23.520 --> 0:19:25.360 are getting the tee off on you and taking free 0:19:25.359 --> 0:19:27.560 shots on you. So I get that part of it. 0:19:27.600 --> 0:19:29.960 But yeah, I think if I had a point to 0:19:29.960 --> 0:19:32.080 one thing, it's like, yeah, those on those mesh point, 0:19:32.400 --> 0:19:34.320 on those options, I'd love to see him just kind 0:19:34.320 --> 0:19:36.199 of keep it, you know, and just to get the 0:19:36.240 --> 0:19:38.200 defense on their heels a little bit more. I feel 0:19:38.200 --> 0:19:40.240