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Speaker 1: The league fifteen ten touchdowns. What's up, guys? Welcome into

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Speaker 1: a week eleven edition of Chargers weekly back to back

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Speaker 1: Sunday night football games, as always, joined by Matt Muney

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Speaker 1: Smith Money. Probably the biggest one so far to date.

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Speaker 1: Charges to five and four, an opportunity to get to

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Speaker 1: six and four, three and one in the division, but

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Speaker 1: it won't be easy against the Chiefs. Let's rewind just

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Speaker 1: for a few minutes. Back in Santa Clarup. They played

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Speaker 1: really good football for three and a half quarters in

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Speaker 1: terms of just holding onto the lead, playing with the

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Speaker 1: guys they had. I think in the end, just you're

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Speaker 1: ran out of bodies, You're ran out of guys. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I think you you ran out of guys, and ultimately

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Speaker 1: the talent of the forty nine Ers defense overcame, you know,

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Speaker 1: just the struggles of the players that the Chargers had

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Speaker 1: out there on the field that day, you know, I think, again,

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Speaker 1: huge tip of the cap. There's no moral victories in

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Speaker 1: a seventeen game season because each win is so important

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Speaker 1: to get into the tournament. But I thought it was

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Speaker 1: one of the best games, if not the best game,

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Speaker 1: that the defense had played. Considering the circumstances, you know,

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Speaker 1: to have Sebastian Joseph Day play his career high snap count,

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Speaker 1: To have Brandon Fojoko comes straight from the practice squad

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Speaker 1: and playing every snap in the fourth quarter against that

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Speaker 1: physical front, you know, to have you know, Khalil or

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Speaker 1: Van Noy or Morgan Fox or whoever it was that

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Speaker 1: for all those snaps, you know, when you're down and

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Speaker 1: you can't rotate guys, you know, because Joey and Rump

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Speaker 1: for out, I thought they played really, really well, and

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Speaker 1: I thought it was going to be an ugly night.

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Speaker 1: I'll be honest with you, Chris, I just said, man,

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Speaker 1: the forty nine ers are getting healthy at the worst

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Speaker 1: time for the Chargers, as they are the least healthy

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Speaker 1: that they've been, and it got worse during the game.

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Speaker 1: And man, you just feel terrible for someone like Tito,

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Speaker 1: who really, as a fifth round pick, started coming on.

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Speaker 1: I mean, he really started playing good football, and there

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Speaker 1: was a reason why you were starting to see his

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Speaker 1: he progressed and became an important part in integral part

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Speaker 1: I think when Austin Johnson went down, who had been

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Speaker 1: their best run defender, you know, the coaches look, we

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Speaker 1: were all like, man, what's this team going to do?

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Speaker 1: And I think the coaches were excited about the opportunity

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Speaker 1: that had presented Tito, and man, it just it's such

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Speaker 1: a bummer for that young man to not be able

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Speaker 1: to get the rest of the reps this year that

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Speaker 1: he had earned. So I think all things considered, you know, defensively, incredible,

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Speaker 1: Derwin had an incredible game. I think the linebackers played

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Speaker 1: really well, you know, and again there were just a

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Speaker 1: couple missed assignments, you know, crashing instead of setting the

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Speaker 1: And that was the difference in the game, you know,

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Speaker 1: the the inability to get off the field. You know,

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Speaker 1: you had some some well timed blitzes that just did

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Speaker 1: not get home. You know, just way too many third

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Speaker 1: and score on that drive. And I think that ultimately

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Speaker 1: later offensively, you know, I think the the old line, Look,

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Speaker 1: And I think, you know, ultimately it caught up to him.

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Speaker 1: unfortunately a couple of those turnovers turned into threes instead

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Speaker 1: I don't know if you can expect this Charger's offense

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Speaker 1: Everett was really getting after him UM, and it looked like, okay,

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Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Do you think that that's an element that

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Speaker 1: you have to consider considering Keenan and Mike's status right now.

427
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Speaker 1: So I to me, it's not so much playing keepaway.

428
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Speaker 1: It's well, it is, but it's just it's not necessarily

429
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Speaker 1: running the ball. It's just however you have to do it,

430
00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,359
Speaker 1: you gotta do it. You've got to score touchdowns on drive,

431
00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:40,960
Speaker 1: so if that means you know, look, they scored twenty

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Speaker 1: four against the Chiefs, and you know, Herbert threw at

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Speaker 1: forty eight times and they ran at twenty four. So however,

434
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Speaker 1: you got to do it to keep it away. That's

435
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Speaker 1: just the key, you know, It's it's not necessarily the

436
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Speaker 1: manner in which you do it. You just have to

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Speaker 1: do it. And you know the health of Keenan and

438
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Speaker 1: Mike is a big part of that. And Gerald. You know,

439
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Speaker 1: if those if Everett, Williams and Allen are all coming back,

440
00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,240
Speaker 1: or if you can get two of those three, you know,

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Speaker 1: I feel dramatically better, considerably better than I do if

442
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Speaker 1: they're not coming back. I think Trey is a huge

443
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Speaker 1: ad because again, look tip of the cap to Sarah,

444
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Speaker 1: he I thought, considering the circumstances, he did a heck

445
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Speaker 1: of a job. But again, you know it's to be expected.

446
00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,920
Speaker 1: You know, there's some issues there of trying to figure

447
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Speaker 1: out what your assignments are specifically in the run game,

448
00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,080
Speaker 1: and you know you're trying to my falling back. Am

449
00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,160
Speaker 1: I pushing forward? Am I dive it down to block

450
00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,480
Speaker 1: this guy with Zion? Am I supposed to be kicking

451
00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,160
Speaker 1: out to block this guy? Am I looking for someone

452
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Speaker 1: to the next loot? That's a lot. That's a lot

453
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Speaker 1: to ask a guy that was, you know, essentially signed

454
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Speaker 1: to be a break glass in case of emergency type player.

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Speaker 1: So I think getting Trey is going to be a

456
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Speaker 1: big help, certainly, and it sounds like he's going to

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Speaker 1: be back there. But I also think you've got to

458
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Speaker 1: be as close to, you know, as close to full

459
00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,280
Speaker 1: strength as possible just to be able to score touchdowns

460
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Speaker 1: and not field goals against this team with the defense

461
00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,600
Speaker 1: that you have right now. You know, I know the

462
00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,600
Speaker 1: Titans were able to shut them out again. That's in

463
00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,679
Speaker 1: the conversation, is the best defense in football with how

464
00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,080
Speaker 1: well they've been playing and they're healthy. So to me,

465
00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,199
Speaker 1: it's kind of goes back to the offense. You know,

466
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Speaker 1: you've got to be able to put points on the board,

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Speaker 1: and I think ultimately that's the way this season's gonna

468
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Speaker 1: work out, Chris. They're gonna get healthy on the offensive

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Speaker 1: side before the defensive side. Yeah, you know, based on

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Speaker 1: the way coach was talking yesterday and the presser. You know,

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Speaker 1: I don't know when Joey's coming back. We obviously know

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Speaker 1: what the secondary looks like, what the interior the defensive

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Speaker 1: line looks like. You know, so I think as you

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Speaker 1: as Trey gets back, as you've got Mike Williams, Keenan Allen,

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Speaker 1: Gerald Everett, you know we've seen Isaiah take that next step.

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Speaker 1: Josh Kelly should be back by Arizona, Like you're gonna

477
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Speaker 1: have to start scoring points. This a team that's going

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Speaker 1: to have to start scoring points to win games. And

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Speaker 1: I'm talking about twenty eight thirty five is what we

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Speaker 1: got to start seeing from this offense when they start

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Speaker 1: getting healthy. So just to give you a snapshot out

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Speaker 1: with the Chiefs did last week, Mahomes twenty six thirty

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Speaker 1: five touchdowns and interception. You talked about how they spread

484
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Speaker 1: the ball around. Now Kelsey six or eighty one, lads

485
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Speaker 1: scantling McKinnon out of the backfield six or fifty six,

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Speaker 1: Schuster two for thirty three. How about this Kadarius Tony

487
00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,400
Speaker 1: though this pick up for them four for fifty seven

488
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Speaker 1: and a touchdown. He had this incredible grab on the

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Speaker 1: sidelines and then the running game Clyde Edwards Hilari has

490
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Speaker 1: kind of been phased out. It's Yea Pacheco's show. Now

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Speaker 1: sixteen for eighty two, five point one to pop Mahomes

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Speaker 1: with his legs forty yards, very balanced, And I talked

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Speaker 1: to DJ about this. He did a film room Mahomes

494
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Speaker 1: versus Herbert and just how different the offense looks without

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Speaker 1: Tyree Kill and you alluded to it. They're spreading the

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Speaker 1: ball around to a bunch of different dudes. Yeah. Look,

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Speaker 1: and they want to be a physical team with Pacheco.

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Speaker 1: That's why he's getting all those carries, you know, and

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Speaker 1: then they're running some play action off of that once

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Speaker 1: he gets established. You're not used to seeing it with

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Speaker 1: the Chiefs, but that's what it's what it's become. And

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Speaker 1: you know what their offensive line is probably better suited

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00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,280
Speaker 1: the run block then pass block. We know that with

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Speaker 1: Orlando Brown, he's not a real good pass blocker. He's

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Speaker 1: darn good run blocker, and so you're seeing a lot

506
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Speaker 1: of runs going his way, and that's helping extract value

507
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Speaker 1: from him because that's the way he played in Baltimore.

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Speaker 1: That's why he ended up fetching a first round pick.

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Speaker 1: You know, all the big grades that they were putting

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Speaker 1: on Orlando Brown, it's like, oh, yeah, it doesn't really

511
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Speaker 1: have to hold his blocks at all the pass and

512
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Speaker 1: then I think they learned that the hard way last

513
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Speaker 1: year and now they're starting to find a sweet spot

514
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Speaker 1: for you know, what's the best way to use Orlando.

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Speaker 1: So I expect a lot of that because again the

516
00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,719
Speaker 1: Chargers defense has been suspect against the run, and then

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Speaker 1: you're gonna see Mahomes make plays off of that. So

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Speaker 1: I think you'll see a very similar game plan from

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Speaker 1: Kansas City. The big difference is, like I said, offense

520
00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:51,239
Speaker 1: has to come through. You know, the the Jaguars in

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00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:55,040
Speaker 1: that game, they missed two field goals in the first half.

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Speaker 1: They had a couple of three and outs, so you know,

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Speaker 1: they kind of did themselves in. You know, if it's

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Speaker 1: instead of being twenty to seven at the half of

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Speaker 1: it's twenty thirteen and then you get a field goal

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Speaker 1: on their opening drive of the second half, well okay,

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Speaker 1: now it's twenty sixteen. Now you got a little pressure there,

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Speaker 1: you know, and you can get a little bit more

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Speaker 1: aggressive defensively. So again, I think the que with the

530
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Speaker 1: Chiefs is taking advantage of your opportunities, be it on

531
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Speaker 1: defense and getting those turnovers, be it on offense and

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Speaker 1: making sure I thought I thought coach made a really

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Speaker 1: good point and I thought it was a fair question.

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Speaker 1: I think Papa asked it. I think it's completely fair question,

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Speaker 1: you know, because of the answer that Fred Warner gave

536
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Speaker 1: and the fact that it gets some traction on social

537
00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,080
Speaker 1: media of him saying, yeah, we just called the same

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00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,120
Speaker 1: play over and over and over again in the second half.

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Speaker 1: And I thought coach, you know, made a great point.

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Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, they did because they were doing in

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Speaker 1: the first half, we were getting them and when they

542
00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:51,159
Speaker 1: ended up changing, the guys just didn't get wins, you know.

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Speaker 1: And ultimately, and I appreciate Coach saying, and we couldn't

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Speaker 1: get anything on first down, and that goes back to

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Speaker 1: kind of what what I was talking about with the runs.

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Speaker 1: You know, I think there were six first down run

547
00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,679
Speaker 1: calls in the second half, if I remember right, and

548
00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,480
Speaker 1: not a one of them did anything. So it's like

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00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:14,040
Speaker 1: you've got you can't okay, one, okay, two, uh all right, three, four, five, six,

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Speaker 1: Let's not do that. Let's you know. And one of

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00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,920
Speaker 1: those was that quick pitch to DeAndre Carter, which is

552
00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:21,359
Speaker 1: why are you running that at nick Bosa? And I

553
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,240
Speaker 1: think everybody pointed that out, you know, that's you're running

554
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Speaker 1: at nick Bosa and Foster Sarah, what are we doing here?

555
00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,679
Speaker 1: Or actually know it was Nick Bosa. Yeah, it was

556
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Speaker 1: Nick Bosa and Foster, Sarah, why are you doing that?

557
00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,479
Speaker 1: So I think it's I do think there there is.

558
00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,600
Speaker 1: I think some of the incoming is warranted for that.

559
00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,440
Speaker 1: But at the same time and watching it back, they're

560
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,359
Speaker 1: just there were no there weren't plays to be made,

561
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Speaker 1: and I don't think they're gonna face that gnarrowly of

562
00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,600
Speaker 1: a defense this time around. Look that Chiefs front is good.

563
00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:49,760
Speaker 1: We know, Chris Jones is the best pass rushing interior

564
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Speaker 1: defensive lineman this year. He's actually been better than Aaron

565
00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,000
Speaker 1: Donald this year. You know, Frank Clark is good. I

566
00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,240
Speaker 1: like Karl Loftie's We've talked about that before. So they're good,

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Speaker 1: you know. I mean, it's it's a good fun It's

568
00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:04,120
Speaker 1: gonna be tough to run against. But again with Herbert,

569
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Speaker 1: I think you take advantage of some of those openings

570
00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:07,800
Speaker 1: and you use his legs as your weapon, and I

571
00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:09,359
Speaker 1: think that's how you get to be a little bit

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Speaker 1: more effective. And I would love to see them change

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Speaker 1: it up. You know. I'm actually just gonna while we're talking,

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Speaker 1: pop into there because I want to make sure. I'm

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Speaker 1: I'm right on that when I look at the play

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00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:25,680
Speaker 1: by play sheet with the Chargers, So let's see five plays. Yeah,

577
00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:27,960
Speaker 1: Austin Eckler up the middle for two yards on a

578
00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,560
Speaker 1: first and twenty five. Austin Nuckler left for two yards.

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00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:36,080
Speaker 1: Justin Herbert passed short middle for That's that when I

580
00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,360
Speaker 1: was talking about the carter. So it's really a sweep

581
00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:46,520
Speaker 1: minus six yards. This one next drive is that's right

582
00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,160
Speaker 1: DeAndre hit That was when they were at the one.

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00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:52,040
Speaker 1: So it was four consecutive first down runs that went nowhere.

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00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,400
Speaker 1: And I think if you go back to the first half,

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Speaker 1: even that's a pass to Eckler that does well short right, yeah,

586
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Speaker 1: pass pass right end for minus one yards on first down,

587
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,760
Speaker 1: and this is a Herbert scrambles for two yards. So yeah,

588
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,680
Speaker 1: they were much better on the first half. Second half

589
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:13,360
Speaker 1: it was just run, run, run, and it was fail fail,

590
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:17,160
Speaker 1: fail fail four times in a row. Yeah. The momentum

591
00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:21,040
Speaker 1: that they would get awful win against the Chiefs is

592
00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:22,800
Speaker 1: one thing. They get the six and four and you

593
00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,440
Speaker 1: get so much in front of you. But like we

594
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,479
Speaker 1: can look ahead, like you said, you're looking for like

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00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:32,600
Speaker 1: the path to ten wins and it's there, like whether

596
00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:36,720
Speaker 1: or not you get the one against the Chiefs on Sunday, Cardinals, Raiders,

597
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:40,440
Speaker 1: and then I see Dolphins Titans at home. Those are

598
00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,000
Speaker 1: gonna be You're probably your two toughest games. Then you

599
00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,320
Speaker 1: have the Colts Monday Night Football, the Rams who are

600
00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,840
Speaker 1: struggling at three and six right now, and the Broncos

601
00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:53,080
Speaker 1: to close the season. You keep getting guys back money.

602
00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,880
Speaker 1: The path to ten wins is there, even if you

603
00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,000
Speaker 1: drop this one this Sunday they got five and three. Yeah,

604
00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,680
Speaker 1: but if you get this one on Sunday, Man, I

605
00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,479
Speaker 1: tell you this, this team could this could be like

606
00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:09,360
Speaker 1: that that point where, like you said, offensively you start

607
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:13,360
Speaker 1: scoring points. If Keenan or Mike comes back, at least

608
00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,400
Speaker 1: you have something in the passing game that you can

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Speaker 1: rely upon. Tight end is what scares me a little bit,

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00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:22,200
Speaker 1: especially with Gerald being down, palms already down, um you know,

611
00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:27,160
Speaker 1: relying on McKitty and Rogers to get offensive production. There's

612
00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,800
Speaker 1: not something I would count on this Sunday because there's

613
00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:31,360
Speaker 1: nothing there. That's why I said you got to get

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Speaker 1: two of those three back, you know, and I'm hoping

615
00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,880
Speaker 1: it's Look, I'd love to get three or three back.

616
00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:37,480
Speaker 1: But I think you really got to get two or

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Speaker 1: three back. If it's Keenan and Everett, if it's Keenan

618
00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,160
Speaker 1: and Mike, if it's Mike and Everett, I think, you know,

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Speaker 1: I'm hoping you can get two of those three guys

620
00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:50,840
Speaker 1: back because you need it, you know, you absolutely need it.

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Speaker 1: It is too hard for those other guys to win.

622
00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,600
Speaker 1: There's a reason why you carry him on their practice

623
00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,640
Speaker 1: squad and you know, you use him in the pinch

624
00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,920
Speaker 1: and you can drop a great you know, set up

625
00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:02,480
Speaker 1: plays for them, you know, in one game. All right,

626
00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,120
Speaker 1: we're gonna get you four targets. Let's hope you catch

627
00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:08,840
Speaker 1: three of them. Michael Bandy, Jason Moore, you know, and

628
00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:11,880
Speaker 1: that's what it should be, you know. But if you

629
00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,800
Speaker 1: can get Keenan, Mike and Josh Palmer out there, you know,

630
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:18,239
Speaker 1: and Gerald Everett and Austin Eckler, now we're cooking. Now

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00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,240
Speaker 1: we're cooking with gas. And that's what I'm talking about.

632
00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,520
Speaker 1: So the one issue with the way we're playing, the

633
00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,520
Speaker 1: schedule and the path to five wins there, you know,

634
00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,800
Speaker 1: the opponents that you feel best about are all on

635
00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:33,840
Speaker 1: the road. That's that's the one issue. It's Colts Road,

636
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Speaker 1: it's Raiders Road, it's Cardinals Road, it's Broncos road. It's like,

637
00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:43,280
Speaker 1: that's the issue. And look, there are no easy opponents.

638
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:46,200
Speaker 1: We know that the Jets are six and three. You

639
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,920
Speaker 1: know there are no easy opponents in the NFL. The Dolphins.

640
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,360
Speaker 1: The Dolphins have put themselves in a nice situation. The

641
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,200
Speaker 1: AFC East right now seven and three with a win

642
00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:57,160
Speaker 1: against the Bills. Yeah, I mean, look, the AFC has

643
00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:00,240
Speaker 1: got four teams in the playoffs. They've got four teams

644
00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,600
Speaker 1: in the playoffs right now, the Bills, the Patriots, the Dolphins,

645
00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,520
Speaker 1: the Jets. They're all in the playoffs right now, four teams.

646
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,680
Speaker 1: And it was supposed to be one of the weakest divisions,

647
00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,880
Speaker 1: and the AFC West was supposed to be the best division,

648
00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,000
Speaker 1: and they've got one the Chiefs and the Raiders are

649
00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:16,960
Speaker 1: the second worst team in football behind the Texans. So

650
00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:20,360
Speaker 1: the Bronco the Broncos aren't too far behind. No. I mean,

651
00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:24,000
Speaker 1: that's how weird this game is and how quickly it

652
00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:28,680
Speaker 1: can change. So I'm with you. Look, it's that's why

653
00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,600
Speaker 1: we said it, and I keep repeating it. The win

654
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:34,400
Speaker 1: in Atlanta was huge, It was huge to get that one.

655
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:36,560
Speaker 1: So if you got to play, you don't dip under

656
00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:40,280
Speaker 1: five hundred if you lose to Currently, you know, two

657
00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,320
Speaker 1: of the favorites to make the Super Bowl right now,

658
00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:44,800
Speaker 1: the forty nine ers in the Chiefs. You win against

659
00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,800
Speaker 1: the Chiefs, and you talk about getting some equity, you know,

660
00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,200
Speaker 1: and a little bit of a you know, a little

661
00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,680
Speaker 1: bit of leeway there. It's a big game, Don't get

662
00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,520
Speaker 1: me wrong. It is a huge game because you can split,

663
00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,720
Speaker 1: and now you got a shot at the division. You know,

664
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Speaker 1: you split with them, you're only a game behind, and

665
00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,920
Speaker 1: you have and at least you have the split. You

666
00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:07,520
Speaker 1: improved to three and one in the division. And next thing,

667
00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:09,120
Speaker 1: you know, you can go four and one, five and one.

668
00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:10,840
Speaker 1: Now if you beat the Raiders and the Broncos and

669
00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:15,080
Speaker 1: now that's your tiebreaker. You know that, you hope, you know.

670
00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,400
Speaker 1: And I'm gonna go look at the standings and know

671
00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,120
Speaker 1: I'm doing a lot of flipping around right now. I'd

672
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,520
Speaker 1: be better prepped for the people listening right now. My

673
00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:24,120
Speaker 1: great apologies, but I look at the Chiefs. So they

674
00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:25,880
Speaker 1: are two and zero in division. You hand them their

675
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,680
Speaker 1: first one, they're they're first lost there, they're four and

676
00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,920
Speaker 1: two in conference. Right now, the Chargers are four and

677
00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,680
Speaker 1: two in conference, two and one in the division. They

678
00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:35,720
Speaker 1: would improve to three and one in the division. The

679
00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,040
Speaker 1: Chiefs would be two and one. They would improve to

680
00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,280
Speaker 1: five and two in the conference. The Chiefs would be

681
00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:43,440
Speaker 1: four and three. Now you've got the tiebreaker. You know

682
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,640
Speaker 1: you've got the tiebreaker, you're a game behind. Start getting

683
00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,400
Speaker 1: guys back, win your games, and see if you can

684
00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,080
Speaker 1: win this division and get a little bit of traction

685
00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,920
Speaker 1: here and independent of the division if you're just looking

686
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,920
Speaker 1: at a wildcard tiebreakers too. Look at Cincinnati. They're owing

687
00:33:58,040 --> 00:34:01,320
Speaker 1: three in the division, they're two three in conference right

688
00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:03,440
Speaker 1: and if you look at their schedule, it is not

689
00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:06,520
Speaker 1: easy and they're still down Jamar Chase. The Patriots are

690
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:08,000
Speaker 1: the one team i'd be able maybe a little bit

691
00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:10,520
Speaker 1: more concerned about their four and two in conference. They're

692
00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:12,839
Speaker 1: coached by Bill Belichick. They're five and four right now.

693
00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:15,680
Speaker 1: They have a game against the Jets this Sunday, which

694
00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:18,160
Speaker 1: I think is huge in just the AFC playoff picture

695
00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,960
Speaker 1: in general, because the Jets. Can the Jets sustain this.

696
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:23,680
Speaker 1: That's the one for me, Chris, That's the ones that

697
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,279
Speaker 1: I think is going to fall out just because of

698
00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:27,799
Speaker 1: all the injuries they've had to deal with. And you're

699
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:31,920
Speaker 1: talking about going to New England this week, two Minnesota,

700
00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:36,719
Speaker 1: traveling to Buffalo, traveling to Seattle, traveling to Miami. They've

701
00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:38,840
Speaker 1: got a pretty rough stretch ahead of them. But I

702
00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:40,920
Speaker 1: think they're a good team. I think they're well coached.

703
00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:45,239
Speaker 1: I love their defense, their secondary. You could argue it's

704
00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:47,120
Speaker 1: the best pair of corners in the league right now.

705
00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:50,400
Speaker 1: Quinnon Williams is an absolute nightmare to deal with on

706
00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,200
Speaker 1: the interior. So I'm not saying that they're going to

707
00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:55,160
Speaker 1: get blown out or they're a pushover, but they've got

708
00:34:55,200 --> 00:35:00,000
Speaker 1: a pretty rough schedule because of the road games they have, Dolphins, Seahawks, Bills, Vikings, Patriots.

709
00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:03,600
Speaker 1: It's all on the road. And you could maybe see

710
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,359
Speaker 1: that slide back a little bit here. You know. It's

711
00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:08,759
Speaker 1: interesting to listen. The Colts are four or five and one,

712
00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:13,360
Speaker 1: and Jonathan Taylor. I think the healthier he gets, and

713
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,839
Speaker 1: maybe the better the offensive line gets, maybe the better

714
00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:18,239
Speaker 1: the Colts are. But their schedules pretty brutal. They got

715
00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:21,560
Speaker 1: the Eagles, they got the Cowboys, the Vikings, the seven

716
00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:23,920
Speaker 1: and two Giants, and look how different the Steelers. Look,

717
00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,919
Speaker 1: with TJ. Watback, they're a different team. Like that's a thing.

718
00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:29,160
Speaker 1: You know. It's like anybody that was able to play

719
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,080
Speaker 1: the Steelers before Watt was back, you got a bonus.

720
00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:35,399
Speaker 1: Now I know Minka's down, but like he just watch

721
00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:39,520
Speaker 1: changes everything changes everything for that team. So you know,

722
00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:44,000
Speaker 1: the Colts, congratulations you beat the Raiders. You got to

723
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,520
Speaker 1: shut up all the sanctimonious people that were, you know,

724
00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:50,880
Speaker 1: crying about Jeff Saturday getting that job. But now it

725
00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:54,320
Speaker 1: gets Now, like you said, okay, now what happens. Eagles,

726
00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:59,479
Speaker 1: Steelers with Watt, Cowboys, Vikings, Chargers. There you go. Let's

727
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:03,240
Speaker 1: now let's see what you got. And then at Giants

728
00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:06,680
Speaker 1: you know, so again it's it's there. It is there

729
00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:08,359
Speaker 1: for the Chargers, which is why I think it's so

730
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,120
Speaker 1: smart and and look every coach does it, but I

731
00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:13,959
Speaker 1: do think you know, they pound that message. I don't

732
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,440
Speaker 1: care about anything else but what's in this room. You know,

733
00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:20,120
Speaker 1: take care of what we got and you'll get in

734
00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,200
Speaker 1: the tournament. And if you get in the tournament, and

735
00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,120
Speaker 1: now you're fine. Now we're hearing if they make the playoffs,

736
00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,200
Speaker 1: Slater could be available. Joey's coming back. I think Joey's

737
00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:31,440
Speaker 1: probably coming back that Miami game. That's the one I'm figuring.

738
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Speaker 1: I don't think it's you know, some people were talking

739
00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,319
Speaker 1: about Arizona. I don't think that's going to be the case.

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00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:38,799
Speaker 1: I think if you look at that Miami game, you know,

741
00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:42,200
Speaker 1: December eleventh, it's about a month from now, I think

742
00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,719
Speaker 1: that looks about right. If you can get him back there.

743
00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,239
Speaker 1: You want to talk about changing your defense. You know,

744
00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:49,400
Speaker 1: we know what that looked like, you know, through a

745
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,520
Speaker 1: game and a half with Joey and Khalil out there

746
00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:56,600
Speaker 1: against Kansas City and against Vegas. So now you're now

747
00:36:56,640 --> 00:37:00,440
Speaker 1: you're loaded for Miami, Tennessee, Indie, the Rams, and the Broncos.

748
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,040
Speaker 1: If that's the spot where Joey comes back, and by

749
00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:05,440
Speaker 1: then the offense should be completely healthy. So that's what

750
00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:10,400
Speaker 1: I'm talking about. Like if you're six and five, seven

751
00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:12,399
Speaker 1: and five, when you're coming out of the Raider game,

752
00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,560
Speaker 1: and now you've got five games left and you're healthy,

753
00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:21,560
Speaker 1: you know, just get in. There's no juggernaut team this year.

754
00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:24,239
Speaker 1: There isn't There is no team that you should be

755
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,160
Speaker 1: afraid of, you know, this season, So all you gotta

756
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:29,399
Speaker 1: do is get in because at this point, money, Like,

757
00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:32,359
Speaker 1: who's the number one seed in the Santas City Right now,

758
00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:35,520
Speaker 1: it's Kansas City, But if Kansas City takes a little

759
00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,839
Speaker 1: bit of a tumble, it could be Baltimore, it could

760
00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:41,440
Speaker 1: be Miami. So you're you're looking at you know, let's say,

761
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:43,720
Speaker 1: if you're like the six or seven seed in the AFC,

762
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,640
Speaker 1: you could play anybody. You could play Miami, you could

763
00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:52,200
Speaker 1: play Baltimore, you could play Tennessee. If Kansa City's the

764
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:54,880
Speaker 1: number one overall seeds, I think the three teams outside

765
00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:57,120
Speaker 1: of Kansas City the Chargers fans should have their eyes

766
00:37:57,160 --> 00:38:00,880
Speaker 1: on right now is Cincinnati, New England and the Jets.

767
00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:02,920
Speaker 1: Those are the basically I think the three teams that

768
00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:06,360
Speaker 1: you're competing for as far as the wildcards concerned. And

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00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,200
Speaker 1: then heck, like you said, if they beat the Chiefs,

770
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:11,920
Speaker 1: then then we're talking, all right, where are we in

771
00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,440
Speaker 1: the division right now? Now? You want to try to

772
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,959
Speaker 1: make a run at the division. Now you're talking about

773
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,880
Speaker 1: making a run of the division and not having to

774
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:20,640
Speaker 1: be a wildcard team that has to win three road

775
00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,799
Speaker 1: games in order to get in to the Super Bowl.

776
00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:26,640
Speaker 1: So you know, at the same time, that wouldn't worry me,

777
00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:30,320
Speaker 1: Like there are issues with all of these teams, every

778
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:33,080
Speaker 1: single team. Kansas City is not as explosive as they were.

779
00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:35,960
Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes gives the ball away. They still have defensive issues.

780
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,880
Speaker 1: Miami's defense is a mess. Yes, their offense is a

781
00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:43,440
Speaker 1: nightmare to contend with no doubt about it. But I

782
00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:46,680
Speaker 1: think the way that Brandon Staley is coached, and you

783
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,000
Speaker 1: talk about just keeping everything in front of you, playing

784
00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:52,640
Speaker 1: that too high, you know, can you take it away?

785
00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:55,000
Speaker 1: Can you force them to try to be you know

786
00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:57,879
Speaker 1: more that, can you force them out of their comfort zone?

787
00:38:57,880 --> 00:39:02,520
Speaker 1: Because the defense has been terrible Tennessee, the offense it's

788
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:05,400
Speaker 1: one dimensional right now. They have no pass catchers whatsoever.

789
00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:07,680
Speaker 1: You know, now Ryan Tannhill's coming back, that'll change a

790
00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:09,279
Speaker 1: little bit. I expect to see that get a little

791
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,520
Speaker 1: bit better. We know what happens to Baltimore if they

792
00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:14,360
Speaker 1: fall behind in the playoffs. You know, they struggle to

793
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:18,760
Speaker 1: pass the ball. You know, in Buffalo, we've just seen mistakes,

794
00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:22,200
Speaker 1: critical mistakes from Josh Allen. The inability to have an

795
00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:25,879
Speaker 1: offense that isn't Josh Allen centric. Every one of those

796
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:29,720
Speaker 1: teams are gettable. Last year, I felt like the Chiefs.

797
00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:31,440
Speaker 1: It's funny like last year, I felt like the Chiefs

798
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:33,799
Speaker 1: and the Bills were so far ahead of everybody else,

799
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,640
Speaker 1: and the Bengals end up going to the super Bowl,

800
00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:37,960
Speaker 1: which is funny, but I think it's just weird how

801
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,160
Speaker 1: that worked out. It was almost felt like a quirk

802
00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:43,719
Speaker 1: in the matrix, you know. But this year I do

803
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:45,640
Speaker 1: not feel that way about the Bills and the Chiefs

804
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,520
Speaker 1: like I did last year. Yeah, hey, let's take a

805
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:51,120
Speaker 1: quick break. We'll answer a few fan questions and get

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Speaker 1: Let's kick it off of our boys from the Charger

817
00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:31,520
Speaker 1: Chat podcast. Do you think this team has been galvanized

818
00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,520
Speaker 1: having to fight through these injuries. In which one player

819
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,879
Speaker 1: do you think will make the biggest difference to our

820
00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:41,800
Speaker 1: team when they return from injury? You answer that first,

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Speaker 1: you sure, yeah, I mean last one first, I mean Bosa.

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00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:47,520
Speaker 1: I think that's there's no question. You know, Joey changes

823
00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:49,640
Speaker 1: the defense. We have not been we have not seen

824
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:54,120
Speaker 1: a pass rush opposite Khalil Mack. So teams are able

825
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:56,600
Speaker 1: to chip in shade and run away you know, his

826
00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:58,879
Speaker 1: direction with extra protection, and they're able to run away

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Speaker 1: from him and there's nothing their way and for him.

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00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:04,879
Speaker 1: So Joey's gonna change everything. You know, credit Kyle van

829
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:06,440
Speaker 1: Noy for giving it a go, but I think it's

830
00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:09,360
Speaker 1: been a real struggle for him playing edge. So getting

831
00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:14,000
Speaker 1: Bosa back will change everything everything. And I think and

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00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:18,120
Speaker 1: just about think about what coach did last week. And

833
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:21,040
Speaker 1: I loved I loved seeing j T. Woods out there

834
00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:24,160
Speaker 1: because it just cut Durwin loose. Drwin played edge last week.

835
00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:26,880
Speaker 1: Derwin played a lot of line that money linebacker spot.

836
00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:29,920
Speaker 1: Like you look at his snap distribution. He played in

837
00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:32,440
Speaker 1: the slot, he played outside corner, he played high safety,

838
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,399
Speaker 1: he played linebacker, he played edge, you get Joey back,

839
00:41:35,880 --> 00:41:38,280
Speaker 1: and now you're getting a little more comfortable, maybe JT's

840
00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:40,200
Speaker 1: getting some more reps, and you're like, this is what

841
00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:44,600
Speaker 1: I envisioned, JT and nas High, Joey and Khalil coming

842
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,719
Speaker 1: off the edges, Drew quarterback on that defense from the

843
00:41:47,719 --> 00:41:52,040
Speaker 1: middle linebacker spot, and Derwin wrecking shop from all over

844
00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:54,919
Speaker 1: the place. So that's that's the key. You know, they've

845
00:41:55,200 --> 00:41:57,359
Speaker 1: the sooner they get Joey back, the sooner this thing

846
00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:02,080
Speaker 1: changes dramatically. As far as galvinized, I don't. I don't

847
00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:04,839
Speaker 1: necessarily buy into that. I've just been around too many

848
00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:09,279
Speaker 1: football players to see what a nightmare this life is.

849
00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:13,840
Speaker 1: Playing professional football. You get the crap kicked attie every

850
00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:15,920
Speaker 1: single day. It's just you know, you I've heard I

851
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:17,719
Speaker 1: don't remember who I heard it say at first. It's

852
00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:19,840
Speaker 1: been around forever though, but it's like it's like getting

853
00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:23,239
Speaker 1: into multiple car crashes every single Sunday. It takes such

854
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:26,799
Speaker 1: a physical toll that you're already galvanized that. It's why

855
00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:29,319
Speaker 1: if you've ever been around football players, and this is

856
00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:32,759
Speaker 1: this is at every level. It's high school, it's college,

857
00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:35,279
Speaker 1: it's you know, but the higher you get obviously the

858
00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:38,920
Speaker 1: more physically punishing. It is, like if you see, guys, oh,

859
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:40,680
Speaker 1: you know what we played against each other back in

860
00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:44,200
Speaker 1: ninety four. I was. It's just there's this connection because

861
00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:47,040
Speaker 1: you've lived that. You've lived that experience. So you don't

862
00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:52,200
Speaker 1: need any extra adversity to galvanize a football team. They're

863
00:42:52,239 --> 00:42:56,080
Speaker 1: already galvanized because of the sacrifices they're willing to make. Yeah,

864
00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:59,319
Speaker 1: agreed on that, and I one thousand percent agree with

865
00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:02,520
Speaker 1: you on boasts. I'd add Keenan Allen to that mix

866
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:05,120
Speaker 1: because we have not seen him all year, and you

867
00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:08,279
Speaker 1: saw how the offense moved with him last year when

868
00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:10,400
Speaker 1: he was one hundred percent. And it may take Keenan

869
00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:11,960
Speaker 1: if he comes back this week, it may take him

870
00:43:11,960 --> 00:43:13,640
Speaker 1: a couple of weeks to get to one hundred percent.

871
00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:18,080
Speaker 1: But when he is, that's the chain mover for this offense,

872
00:43:18,320 --> 00:43:21,080
Speaker 1: you know. And I think you'll just see the complexion

873
00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:23,920
Speaker 1: of the offense change when Keenan gets back into it.

874
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:27,839
Speaker 1: So both your questions here, Hey, Justin has thrown three

875
00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:30,680
Speaker 1: hundred plus yards twice this season, do you attribute that

876
00:43:30,719 --> 00:43:34,279
Speaker 1: to injuries defense is faced or pushing more of a

877
00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:38,959
Speaker 1: run game that's from bolt Up fifteen eighty four. I mean, really,

878
00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:41,040
Speaker 1: I think it's just injuries. It's it's kind of what

879
00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:42,640
Speaker 1: it is, right if you don't have your host on

880
00:43:42,680 --> 00:43:46,800
Speaker 1: the outside, both his own. It's injuries at every level.

881
00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:50,320
Speaker 1: It's wide receivers that aren't creating separation and getting open.

882
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:54,560
Speaker 1: It's Justin's ribs, where clearly we've seen a different Justin

883
00:43:54,600 --> 00:43:57,440
Speaker 1: Herbert these last two weeks than we saw immediate in

884
00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,520
Speaker 1: the immediate aftermath of that injury the second half of

885
00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:02,399
Speaker 1: Week two. And it's the offensive line. You know, it's

886
00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:04,960
Speaker 1: just protection upfront, and Justin's done a great look. The

887
00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:08,440
Speaker 1: sack numbers aren't there. He's you know, the Chargers are

888
00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:10,960
Speaker 1: leading the league in least sacks allowed, but they're also

889
00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:13,440
Speaker 1: lasting the league in most pressures. So that goes to

890
00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:15,359
Speaker 1: tell you he's got to get rid of the ball

891
00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:17,720
Speaker 1: quick because he's under pressure, or he's gonna take sacks.

892
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:19,960
Speaker 1: He's not taking sacks because he's getting rid of the ball.

893
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:22,280
Speaker 1: And now we're starting to see a little bit more

894
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,080
Speaker 1: holding the ball, willing to push it, willing to take

895
00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:27,120
Speaker 1: the punishment because he feels better. So I think, well,

896
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:29,399
Speaker 1: I thought we had a shot at that three hundred

897
00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:33,400
Speaker 1: yard game last week, and then it fell apart. You know,

898
00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:35,960
Speaker 1: it just fell apart, and and you know, the adjustments

899
00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:39,560
Speaker 1: were made and guys just couldn't get open from Dodge

900
00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:42,279
Speaker 1: Bolt King. A lot of talk about putting grass in

901
00:44:42,320 --> 00:44:45,160
Speaker 1: all NFL stadiums is so far capable of having grass

902
00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:48,160
Speaker 1: based on the roof and the way it's built. You

903
00:44:48,200 --> 00:44:52,000
Speaker 1: know what. I remember in August the MLS put in

904
00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:55,960
Speaker 1: grass for like a friendly, like a Galaxy Friendly. But

905
00:44:56,120 --> 00:44:58,840
Speaker 1: there's been a ton of talk about grass and NFL

906
00:44:58,920 --> 00:45:01,840
Speaker 1: stadiums in the injuries, and I think you're starting to

907
00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:05,239
Speaker 1: see players a little bit more vocal about this topic. Money. Look,

908
00:45:05,239 --> 00:45:09,359
Speaker 1: I think every stadium should have grass. You know, I've

909
00:45:09,360 --> 00:45:11,799
Speaker 1: just talked to way too many people and heard what

910
00:45:11,840 --> 00:45:13,919
Speaker 1: they've set players, and heard what they've said about turf

911
00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:15,239
Speaker 1: and what it does do them, even if it's not

912
00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:17,120
Speaker 1: an injury, just the way they feel after a game

913
00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:19,960
Speaker 1: on turf versus a game on grass. The thing with

914
00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:24,440
Speaker 1: SOFI is that it is a six billion dollar investment,

915
00:45:24,760 --> 00:45:26,959
Speaker 1: and in order for Stan Cronky to get his money back,

916
00:45:27,120 --> 00:45:28,560
Speaker 1: he's got to have a lot of events there. He's

917
00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:30,239
Speaker 1: got to have a lot of concerts, he's got to

918
00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:33,080
Speaker 1: have Supercross, he's got all that stuff that's hard with

919
00:45:33,120 --> 00:45:35,440
Speaker 1: grass kills the grass you know when you put the

920
00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:37,080
Speaker 1: floor down and you put the stage down, when now

921
00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:38,439
Speaker 1: your grass is dead and now you got to bring

922
00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:41,719
Speaker 1: a new sod and now that's a fortune. So that's

923
00:45:42,040 --> 00:45:46,439
Speaker 1: that's why SOFI has turf, because you know, they want

924
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:48,960
Speaker 1: to have two hundred events a year or one hundred

925
00:45:48,960 --> 00:45:51,560
Speaker 1: and fifty events a year instead of just the ten

926
00:45:51,640 --> 00:45:54,240
Speaker 1: football you know, twenty football games between the two teams.

927
00:45:54,320 --> 00:45:57,360
Speaker 1: So that's I mean, ultimately, that's what we're talking about

928
00:45:57,440 --> 00:45:59,919
Speaker 1: why SOFI doesn't have grass. So until you can get

929
00:46:00,680 --> 00:46:03,120
Speaker 1: you know, operations and Cronky and the people that own

930
00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:06,279
Speaker 1: the building to sign off on that, which I think

931
00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:09,200
Speaker 1: is the longest of long shots, you're going to continue

932
00:46:09,239 --> 00:46:12,840
Speaker 1: to see turf in that building. This is from Mason

933
00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:16,680
Speaker 1: eisen Zimmer. Do you think the Mahomes Herbert yearly matchup

934
00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:21,160
Speaker 1: not talked about enough? I think I think with Alan

935
00:46:21,320 --> 00:46:24,400
Speaker 1: and Mahomes, those guys played in the playoffs, and when

936
00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:26,880
Speaker 1: you play each other in the playoffs, I think the

937
00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:30,800
Speaker 1: regular season matchups get more amplified. So I think until

938
00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:33,440
Speaker 1: maybe these guys meet in the playoffs and it's more

939
00:46:33,480 --> 00:46:35,960
Speaker 1: of a national story and the charges get on that

940
00:46:36,080 --> 00:46:38,799
Speaker 1: level of the chiefs more consistently. It's probably what it's

941
00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:41,560
Speaker 1: going to be. I mean, look, this will be This

942
00:46:41,600 --> 00:46:44,640
Speaker 1: will be the sixth time they have played each other,

943
00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:47,160
Speaker 1: and it will be the fourth time it's in primetime.

944
00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:49,760
Speaker 1: So I think that should tell you all. Yes, it's

945
00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:53,080
Speaker 1: getting the attention. They've played three Thursday nights in a

946
00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:57,840
Speaker 1: Sunday night, so the Amazon launched their relationship with the

947
00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:01,719
Speaker 1: NFL with Herbert and mahomes o U I get what

948
00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:05,120
Speaker 1: he's saying. Yes, it's getting the attention that the people

949
00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:08,279
Speaker 1: that know and the people that you know are are

950
00:47:08,320 --> 00:47:10,640
Speaker 1: financially invested in this. They're like, yeah, we like this one.

951
00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:12,560
Speaker 1: This is a good one for us. Let's keep getting

952
00:47:12,600 --> 00:47:14,560
Speaker 1: more of this and the more you have And like

953
00:47:14,600 --> 00:47:16,759
Speaker 1: you said, Chris, when when Herbert makes the playoffs and

954
00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:18,600
Speaker 1: makes a run in the playoffs and ultimately wins a

955
00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:20,520
Speaker 1: super Bowl, yes, then that will take it to the

956
00:47:20,560 --> 00:47:24,799
Speaker 1: next level. Andrew a couple more here. If Gerald ever

957
00:47:24,880 --> 00:47:28,160
Speaker 1: camp play on Sunday, which practice squad player could be

958
00:47:28,239 --> 00:47:31,200
Speaker 1: called up and replicate his efficiency the most. I feel

959
00:47:31,239 --> 00:47:33,880
Speaker 1: like McKitty and Rodgers don't have enough juice in the

960
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:35,839
Speaker 1: passing game. I don't know if there is a guy

961
00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:38,160
Speaker 1: on the president right right camp camp Moore is the

962
00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:40,520
Speaker 1: only at the tight end, and then a hunter Camp Moyer.

963
00:47:40,680 --> 00:47:44,440
Speaker 1: They let go a stone smart he get really they

964
00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:46,880
Speaker 1: may He mentioned a couple of these receivers, high Tower

965
00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,920
Speaker 1: and Doss. I mean high Tier's got speed, but I

966
00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:52,239
Speaker 1: don't know if he's what Gerald ever does. I like

967
00:47:52,400 --> 00:47:55,480
Speaker 1: Heelan Doss a lot. I was surprised that that, you know,

968
00:47:55,560 --> 00:47:58,560
Speaker 1: he wasn't kind of plugged in there though, just kind

969
00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:01,480
Speaker 1: of one of the more curious things that I couldn't

970
00:48:01,600 --> 00:48:04,120
Speaker 1: quite get my head around. I didn't know why Larry

971
00:48:04,239 --> 00:48:07,120
Speaker 1: was active against the forty nine ers. I was trying

972
00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:09,480
Speaker 1: to figure that out, like why is there is somebody hurt?

973
00:48:09,840 --> 00:48:13,239
Speaker 1: I initially I initially up. Yeah, I initially thought it

974
00:48:13,280 --> 00:48:16,040
Speaker 1: was going to be to spell DeAndre Carter because his

975
00:48:16,160 --> 00:48:18,239
Speaker 1: offensive workload was going to be a lot. But that

976
00:48:18,440 --> 00:48:22,080
Speaker 1: wasn't the case. Yeah, I mean that was interesting, Like

977
00:48:22,120 --> 00:48:25,520
Speaker 1: I was, I truly was surprised that Gaziana wasn't active.

978
00:48:25,560 --> 00:48:27,440
Speaker 1: I was like, why would Joe not be active for

979
00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:32,200
Speaker 1: this game? With considering you know Austin's down and in

980
00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:36,200
Speaker 1: Jerry was wave like, That's what surprised me. So, m no,

981
00:48:36,360 --> 00:48:39,920
Speaker 1: there's those are their options, and I think that's something

982
00:48:39,960 --> 00:48:42,520
Speaker 1: that will be explored this offseason. To me, that will

983
00:48:42,560 --> 00:48:46,799
Speaker 1: be priority number one, and I would have loved to

984
00:48:46,920 --> 00:48:49,120
Speaker 1: have seen it addressed at the trade deadline. You know,

985
00:48:49,160 --> 00:48:52,040
Speaker 1: the Hockinson deal that the Vikings got from Detroit. I

986
00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:54,840
Speaker 1: so desperately wish that would have been the Charters that

987
00:48:54,880 --> 00:48:56,759
Speaker 1: acquired him instead of the Vikings because he would have

988
00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:59,520
Speaker 1: been exactly what this team needed. All Right. It's a

989
00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:01,840
Speaker 1: great sick into our final question from Karen. I know

990
00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:04,520
Speaker 1: the draft isn't coming up anytime soon, but what will

991
00:49:04,600 --> 00:49:06,919
Speaker 1: be more important to the Chargers? Do it all tight

992
00:49:07,040 --> 00:49:13,319
Speaker 1: end or an explosive wide receiver? Both? Well, you know, yeah,

993
00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:14,799
Speaker 1: I think the look to do it all tight ends

994
00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:17,839
Speaker 1: are hard to find. I think if you can find one,

995
00:49:17,880 --> 00:49:21,440
Speaker 1: that is, if you can find a really good pass

996
00:49:21,560 --> 00:49:24,399
Speaker 1: catching tight end, get him, and I mean really good.

997
00:49:24,800 --> 00:49:26,920
Speaker 1: You know, I'm not talking about Jared Cook one year,

998
00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:30,600
Speaker 1: you know, Gerald Everett the next. I'm talking about like, look,

999
00:49:30,640 --> 00:49:33,320
Speaker 1: Mike Gisiki is not going back to Miami. They franchise

1000
00:49:33,400 --> 00:49:37,080
Speaker 1: tagged him. They were talking about trading him at the deadline. Maybe, Like,

1001
00:49:37,160 --> 00:49:39,600
Speaker 1: that's a fit to me, free agent wise, go get

1002
00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:43,120
Speaker 1: that big target, athletic target that Herbert can really take

1003
00:49:43,120 --> 00:49:47,040
Speaker 1: advantage of in the middle of the field. If it

1004
00:49:47,080 --> 00:49:49,799
Speaker 1: were up to me in the draft, it's OH line

1005
00:49:49,880 --> 00:49:53,359
Speaker 1: D line, O line, D line, O line, D secondary,

1006
00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:56,279
Speaker 1: O line, D line secondary, OH line, D line second theary,

1007
00:49:56,320 --> 00:49:59,600
Speaker 1: Like that's we've seen it. You just you need that.

1008
00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:02,520
Speaker 1: You've got to have players at those positions. You just

1009
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:06,000
Speaker 1: gotta have waves of them. Um. Hey, we haven't mentioned

1010
00:50:06,040 --> 00:50:08,600
Speaker 1: his name in a while. Jalen Guiden has been a

1011
00:50:08,600 --> 00:50:12,640
Speaker 1: big blow. Not having him stretched in the field. You

1012
00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:16,080
Speaker 1: need speed, you know, you've got to get speed. Um,

1013
00:50:16,520 --> 00:50:19,520
Speaker 1: So yeah, that's that's certainly something to think about. But look,

1014
00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:24,160
Speaker 1: I think we're now seeing with the Rams who spend

1015
00:50:24,640 --> 00:50:28,960
Speaker 1: and draft skill position players, like they the Allen Robinson

1016
00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:30,520
Speaker 1: contract might have been the worst one to hand it

1017
00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:33,600
Speaker 1: out this offseason. They need a lineman and they're dropping

1018
00:50:33,640 --> 00:50:36,560
Speaker 1: fifty million bucks on Alan Robinson. They need a lineman

1019
00:50:36,560 --> 00:50:40,560
Speaker 1: and they're drafting two two at well in the second round. Like, no,

1020
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:44,279
Speaker 1: that's not the path. The path is the lines make

1021
00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:48,240
Speaker 1: sure your lines are right. Um, I know people don't

1022
00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:52,319
Speaker 1: know defensive lineman or offensive lineman like they know you

1023
00:50:52,360 --> 00:50:55,200
Speaker 1: know Jordan Addison and you know these other players in

1024
00:50:55,239 --> 00:50:59,640
Speaker 1: the in college football draft, O lineman and D lineman.

1025
00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:03,520
Speaker 1: What you need to do, well said, Let's get out

1026
00:51:03,520 --> 00:51:06,879
Speaker 1: of here with your key to victory. For me, it's

1027
00:51:06,920 --> 00:51:09,120
Speaker 1: it's simple. I'm gonna kind of home in on on

1028
00:51:09,280 --> 00:51:12,799
Speaker 1: third down defense for the Chargers. The Chiefs second best

1029
00:51:12,840 --> 00:51:15,040
Speaker 1: in the league on third down. You got to give

1030
00:51:15,080 --> 00:51:16,360
Speaker 1: the homes off the field so you can get a

1031
00:51:16,360 --> 00:51:19,799
Speaker 1: Herbert on it. And if they can limit what the

1032
00:51:19,880 --> 00:51:22,120
Speaker 1: Chiefs do on third down, you put yourself in a

1033
00:51:22,239 --> 00:51:26,839
Speaker 1: nice position. Yeah. You know, look, it's it's boring. Get

1034
00:51:26,840 --> 00:51:29,520
Speaker 1: them turnovers. Man, he's gonna give them to you. He's

1035
00:51:29,560 --> 00:51:31,480
Speaker 1: going to give them to you, and you gotta cash

1036
00:51:31,560 --> 00:51:37,120
Speaker 1: him in. Asante, Mikey Davis, Drwin, you know Khalil, Like,

1037
00:51:37,320 --> 00:51:38,959
Speaker 1: I think that's a fun I like what Eric Smith,

1038
00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:41,160
Speaker 1: our friend at a Chargers dot com posted that Khalil's

1039
00:51:41,160 --> 00:51:42,960
Speaker 1: had at least a half sack and I think sixth

1040
00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:46,880
Speaker 1: straight or seventh straight against the Chiefs. So Kalil, get

1041
00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:48,840
Speaker 1: another one, get another one, make it a strip, sack,

1042
00:51:49,160 --> 00:51:52,200
Speaker 1: scoop that thing up and cash in turnovers. That to

1043
00:51:52,239 --> 00:51:54,520
Speaker 1: me is priority one, Priority two. You already said it.

1044
00:51:54,880 --> 00:51:57,279
Speaker 1: Get off the field on third down. Do not give

1045
00:51:57,320 --> 00:52:01,840
Speaker 1: these guys second chances. Mahomas is so good at at

1046
00:52:02,080 --> 00:52:05,279
Speaker 1: you know, extending plays and overcoming third and twelves and

1047
00:52:05,360 --> 00:52:07,400
Speaker 1: third and fifteen. He's the best in the league at it.

1048
00:52:07,400 --> 00:52:09,480
Speaker 1: You can't allow him to do it. To you. That

1049
00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:11,480
Speaker 1: was the death knell from the forty nine ers. They

1050
00:52:11,520 --> 00:52:13,719
Speaker 1: had so many third and longs and the Chargers just

1051
00:52:13,800 --> 00:52:15,560
Speaker 1: could not get off the field. So that's going to

1052
00:52:15,640 --> 00:52:19,120
Speaker 1: be the key back to Beck. Sunday night football games. Money.

1053
00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:21,719
Speaker 1: You gotta love calling games on Sunday night. It's great.

1054
00:52:22,239 --> 00:52:25,800
Speaker 1: It's great. I love it. I love the primetime. Yeah,

1055
00:52:25,880 --> 00:52:28,399
Speaker 1: I'm all about it. I dig it. It's it's nice

1056
00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:30,600
Speaker 1: knowing that you're you're you're doing the one game that

1057
00:52:30,680 --> 00:52:34,839
Speaker 1: every single person in America's watching that watches football. There

1058
00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:37,799
Speaker 1: it's not split. They're watching your game and you get

1059
00:52:37,800 --> 00:52:39,560
Speaker 1: to call it. It was fun calling it last week

1060
00:52:39,600 --> 00:52:42,080
Speaker 1: and I look forward to it again. It's been a

1061
00:52:42,080 --> 00:52:45,080
Speaker 1: minute since we've been at Sofi Stadium, so be good.

1062
00:52:45,360 --> 00:52:47,239
Speaker 1: Good to get home for a Sunday night football game,

1063
00:52:47,680 --> 00:52:50,400
Speaker 1: and we look forward to seeing you guys there. Money

1064
00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:53,000
Speaker 1: always appreciate her brother, I will see you on Sunday.

1065
00:52:53,120 --> 00:52:55,719
Speaker 1: I'll see you guys on Sunday. For money, I'm Chris

1066
00:52:55,920 --> 00:53:01,560
Speaker 1: has been Chargers Weekly The sh