1 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: What's up, guys. Chris Harry with you on a brand 2 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: new episode of Chargers Weekly. A bit later, Daniel Popper 3 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: of The Athletic and enjoin me recap Week three of 4 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: OTAs from the Podium. But my first guests haven't seen 5 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: my guy at a while, Daniel Jeremiah moved the sticks 6 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: Chargers radio analyst DJ I promise you. I was in 7 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: my room. I'm like, I'm gonna get my Jeremiah Brooks 8 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: T shirt out for this podcast. I wore it last week. 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: It's dirty, it's not available, Okay. I was thinking of you, brother, No, 10 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: I appreciate that, and you're you know what, that be 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: a very proud of that because those shirts run small. 12 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: And the fact that post pandemic or you know, as 13 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: we're winding down with the pandemic, that it fits is 14 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: that's a that's a big win. That's a big win 15 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: for you, and it's comfortable, like you should you gotta 16 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 1: come up with another design for twenty twenty one. Now, 17 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: that's uh, that's on the to do list now. I 18 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: gotta do that. I pay for the production of it, 19 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: and I don't make any money off the sale of it, 20 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: so it's a brilliant business strategy that I've that I've developed, 21 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: but they're great giveaway gifts. So yeah, we got another 22 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: one comment. I gotta think of one. Good. How are 23 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: you doing? You wrested from the draft. Yeah, man, it's 24 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: like kind of recovery time for me. Um, just kind 25 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: of rest and recovering. I've I've got my notes here, 26 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: and my first player that I watched for for next 27 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: year's draft, I did him yesterday. So Sam Howe from 28 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: North Carolina is the first one I've picked at. And 29 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: it's hard to believe, you know, as we're gonna talk 30 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: today about the draft, we just had that. It's already 31 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: starting again. Like you know, uh I remember, remember what 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 1: what does the Rivers hat say? Uh? He had that 33 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: the hat new Chapi beget again? Right, Yeah, that's like 34 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm Rivers, I'm in a new chapion. Here here we 35 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: go again starting. You're already looking at the twenty twenty 36 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: two Yeah yeah, I mean so the charges dand nine picks. 37 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna get into those picks. But I haven't even 38 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: talked to you about the staff. Brandon Staley, this new 39 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:05,279 Speaker 1: coaching staff. Just first impressions, it seems it's a staff 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: with a combination of youth experience, and these guys are 41 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: teachers first and foremost, and they're really bringing this competitive 42 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: environment to all sides of the football. Yeah. You know, 43 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: I've had a chances to talk with coach stealing the phone, 44 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: you know, for thirty minutes, and we've not had a 45 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: chance to meet face to face. Sht. I've yet to 46 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: see him, you know, run a practice. So I'm excited 47 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: to be around him more. We have a lot of 48 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: mutual friends and everybody says, you know, you're just gonna 49 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: love this guy just with the energy, the passion that 50 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: he brings, but also highly intelligent. So um, yeah, man, 51 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: I'm excited to get out around this team once you 52 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: get the training camp and uh and see this young, 53 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: energetic coaching staff at work here because it's a it's 54 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: a good roster. As we've talked about over the last 55 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: few years. There's a lot of good young players on 56 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: this team, but you feel like there's there's so much 57 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: room for growth, like they have come nowhere close to 58 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: the potential of this football team. So having a team 59 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: a coaching staff of young, energetic teacher I think is 60 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: a great fit. So they added to it with nine picks, 61 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: and I just go back to the last few years. DJ. 62 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: You stick and pick and get Derwin James at seventeen 63 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: overall and eighteen, stick and pick Burrow two to go 64 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: off to board. You get Justin Herbert your patient again 65 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: at thirteen, and you get who you said from jump 66 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: was the best tackle on the draft. And Rashawn Slater, 67 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: what did you think when the Chargers stood or lax 68 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: took a deep breath and selected a wildcat. Yeah. I 69 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: mean once they were on the clock and you looked 70 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: at the board, I was like, well, this ain't gonna 71 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: take long because look, the Chargers, if they want somebody 72 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: to put on dynamic you know, visual displays, they're gonna 73 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: go get Chris Harry for Northwestern. If you want somebody 74 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: to be able to protect the blindside of your franchise quarterback, 75 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: you just go back to Northwestern. It's been good to you, 76 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: so no. Look, I I was a big Slater guy 77 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: from the beginning, from when I first watched him. One 78 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: of the first tapes I watched was that Ohio State 79 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: tape that everybody referenced throughout the whole process with him 80 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: against Chase and more than held his own, But it 81 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: wasn't just that game. He was very consistent throughout. Um, 82 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: he's a dominant player in the run game. I think 83 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: a lot of people, you know, talking about how he's 84 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: gonna help Justin Herbert. Now, this is gonna be a 85 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: running backs best friend too, now because of what he 86 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: can do climbing up to the second level with his athleticism. Yeah, 87 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: and when you have guys like Austin Eckler, Joshua Kelly 88 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: in year two, Justin Jackson, who you hope stay healthy, 89 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: another wildcat, and Larry Raultree the third another back added 90 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: to that that charges running backs through ral two, Asante 91 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: Samuel Junior. Did you see him kind of falling in 92 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: that that territory in the second round? Was he like 93 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: the fifth of the sixth dB to go off the board? 94 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: So he Yeah, he was. Asante Samuel was my thirty 95 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: ninth player. So what pick was he? What pick was he? Chris, 96 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: do you remember it was? Was he forty seven? I 97 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: want to say I think he was forty seventh? So 98 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: that was right, you know, we're wor in the same 99 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 1: language there. That's kind of where I thought he would 100 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: he would be. I thought there was a chance he 101 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: could sneak into the back of the first round, wouldn't 102 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: have shocked me. Um, somebody, that's just he's you know, 103 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: I was around his dad when I was with the 104 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: with the Eagles, and they're so similar and how they 105 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: see things and how they trust their eyes and play 106 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: aggressively to go attack the football. So, UM, getting some playmakers. 107 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: You know, watch this this charter scene. Over the last 108 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: several years, the pass rush has been pretty darn good. Um. 109 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: They haven't made as many plays on the back end 110 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: as you'd as you'd like to see with the type 111 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: of pass rush that they possessed. So this is somebody 112 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: that's a playmaker, that's got tremendous ball skills. Um. And 113 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: you know, kind of the corners in this in this 114 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: class had some of the big heightweight speed guys you 115 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: saw go off the board early. Um, but I think 116 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: he might be the most polished guy. In other words, 117 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: just put him in. You know exactly what he can do, 118 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: and I think he'll jump at it right from the beginning. 119 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: And you just hope number thirty three is healthy for 120 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: sixteen games. Oh my god, get some opportun You have 121 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: some opportunistic guys in that secondary when you talk about 122 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: Samuel and Derwin, and you know, is he gonna keep 123 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: his number? By the way, you know, I've kind of unplugged, 124 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: so three, I think. So, although you know it's funny 125 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: you say that, I just saw uh, mister Jalen Ramsey 126 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: roll out with a number five Jersey to RAMS practice. 127 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: So I don't know if if that's just for Mini 128 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: Kemp or if he's telling us something there. Yeah, that maybe. 129 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: And you know, I remember, gosh, was it last year 130 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: the year before when Bosa made the switch? Olsa made 131 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: the switch? Yeah, so he was I think last year 132 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: was his first year at ninety seven. Kenneth Murray is 133 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: going to nine K nine, Oh he is. Oh, I 134 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: didn't know that. Wow, that's he looks great in at 135 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: number nine. That's good. He looks great at nine. And 136 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: you know another guy, Joshua Palmer, he gets to just 137 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: pick five right off the rim, straight from Tennessee and 138 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: he was the guy. It's it was so weird, these 139 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: like these connections with these Chargers draft picks DJ So 140 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: they both went to Saint Thomas Aquinas and Joshua Paul. 141 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: But Palmer said his first rep ever in high school 142 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 1: was against the side day Samuel and there were so 143 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: many wide receivers we talked about throughout this process. I 144 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: don't know if we got with the charges deep enough. 145 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: Talking about a guy like Joshua Palmer, a lot of 146 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: people have raved about the player he could be in 147 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: the right system. What did you make of what you 148 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: saw from him at Tennessee and the Senior Bowl. Well, 149 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's interesting you talk about the high school 150 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: he came from and all the talent there. It was 151 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: watching him against Alabama and Patrick's Urtan was one of 152 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: the first tapes that I watched. Think about Patrick Zurtan 153 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: in his high school. Tyson Campbell, another big time corner, 154 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: went the top of the second round. It seems like 155 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: these same high schools are producing all these players each 156 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,559 Speaker 1: and every year. But no, look to me, he's tall, 157 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: he's long, he's rangy. You saw that in the Senior 158 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: Bowl week of practices, you know, playing above the ram. 159 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: And you think about what Mike Williams has done for 160 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: this team forever. I think you put somebody like this 161 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: in there that kind of gives you a lot of 162 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: those same type of skills in terms of being able 163 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: to really go up and get it. I think when 164 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: you get down inside the red zone, he's gonna be 165 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: a fun weapon to deploy, and not just outside. They 166 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: played him inside as well there at Tennessee, so you've 167 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: got some versatility there. You know, he's not gonna blow 168 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: you away, which is you know, blow your doors off speed. 169 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: But he's a guy that doesn't have to create a 170 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: ton of separation to make plays because he's gonna pluck 171 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: the ball off your head. Yeah. In that room now 172 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: with guys like Jalen Guden and t Billy who emerged 173 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: last year, you're kind of rounding out that room still, 174 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: Joe Reid, kJ Hill, So it's it's a crowded room. 175 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: Probably a lot of storylines coming out of training camp. 176 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: As regards to the wide receivers, Trey McKitty is another 177 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: interesting player who started at Florida State was I think 178 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: he was teamates with Durwin Gay, neighbors, Sante Samuel. These 179 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: connections are crazy Georgia. Yeah, and you know with with 180 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: Hunter gone, Jared Cook comes in Tray McKitty. How do 181 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: you view him in terms of is he more of 182 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: a blocking specialist who has the potential in the pass game? 183 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: How do you view Trey. I mean, look, he's fascinating, 184 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: but he caught six balls last year, so there's not 185 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: a lot of production to go off of. You talk 186 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: about the run game, he's very aggressive and physical in 187 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: the run game. You know that effort's going to be there. 188 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: He's gonna be able to help you there. But it's 189 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: sounding weird when I go back and look through my 190 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: notes because I talk about, you know, the limited production. Obviously, 191 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: six catches, one hundred and eight yards, one touchdown, but 192 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: this guy's got big time juice and burst down the seam. 193 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: He's physical with the ball in his hands after the catch. 194 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,679 Speaker 1: You know, to me, you know, the senior boy had 195 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: a really good week down there. He's an aggressive blocker, 196 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: He's a little bit of a body catcher at time, 197 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 1: something he can improve on. But I actually you really 198 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: liked him. When it's one of those deals when you 199 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: kind of look at your notes and then you look 200 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: at the production in the grade and you're like, guys, 201 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: what happened? How did I get How did I end 202 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: up so high on this guy? He caught six passes, 203 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 1: but no, to me, the tight end position, and this 204 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: goes to really kind of the George Kittle rule is 205 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: the tight end position when you're scouting and evaluating now 206 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: is more about athleticism in production. It's more about traits 207 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: than what you've seen in a box score. Because you 208 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: can funnel footballs to a tight end college and inflate 209 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: their production, that doesn't all necessarily translate to the next level. 210 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: Whereas a guy like George Kittle, who had very limited 211 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: production to Io was a little bit hurt as well 212 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: that last year there. But you bought on the toughness, 213 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: the quickness, the explosiveness, all that showed up in the testing, 214 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: and you had the intelligence on top of that that 215 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: you gambled and you won on that. It's it's a 216 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: reason why you see somebody like Waller with the Raiders, 217 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: who hadn't played the position coming out of college has 218 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: emerged one of the top guys. It's a traits position, 219 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: and Trey mcquide has those traits. We go to the 220 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,599 Speaker 1: day three guys in DJ I look at guys like 221 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: Chris Romp, higmus, Nick Neeman, Larry Rountree, Mark Webb special teams. 222 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: These guys are gonna have to make their mark in 223 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: that area of the football. But on either offense or defense. 224 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: Is there any one of these guys that you could 225 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: envision having a meaningful role this year? Well, I think 226 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: Rump's gonna have a shot at it. You know, like 227 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: his big things just needed to get stronger, just physical stronger. 228 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: But he's really narrow, he's very long, but he's got 229 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 1: juice as a rusher. So when you get and we 230 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: call him a scout and we put him in the 231 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: DPR category like designated pass rusher, I don't know that 232 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: he's going to have a home on early downs early 233 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: on in his career, but I think he is going 234 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: to have a chance to get out there in some 235 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: of those sub packages to be able to rush and 236 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: not just coming off the edge. He's real good as 237 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: a looper. You can run games with him and do 238 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: different things like that. He's a really good finisher for 239 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 1: somebody who might not just be as strong as you'd like. Obviously, 240 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: his dad's a coach, so he's got all that background 241 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: and knowledge to go along with it. But plays hard 242 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 1: and he's got big time juice. So you know, look, 243 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: there's there's no Melvin Ingram on this team anymore, Chenna. 244 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: We are excited to see what he can do with 245 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: this new opportunity. I know you and I have talked 246 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 1: about him for a couple of years now, how much 247 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: we believe in Chenna and what he can do. But 248 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: you need another guy, and to me at your fact, 249 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: Roll's got to have a chance to fill that role. 250 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: But I think you're gonna give Rump a chance here 251 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: to compete and see if he can't fight for a 252 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:00,079 Speaker 1: spot when you get in those subsituations. Yeah, fact, a 253 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 1: guy who ten and a half sacks a couple of 254 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: years ago. You lose Isaac Rochelle, no Melbourne Ingram coming back, 255 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: So it gonna be a lot of new faces on 256 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: defense and DJ. As you kind of survey the landscape 257 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: of the AFC, you get you out of here on 258 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: this seeing what teams like the Chiefs and the Ravens 259 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: and the Bills, what they did to upgrade their rosters 260 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: both in free agency and through the draft. You know 261 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: the charges we talked about every year. You have all 262 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: the talent in the world. It's hard to know exactly 263 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: how this season is going to shake out with the 264 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: new coaching staff, but the energy is there, the talents there. 265 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: It's always comes down to really health, right that's been 266 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: the story. I mean, that's been the story for as 267 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: long as you can remember. Here with this Charters team, 268 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: you have health the one year they've had, you know, 269 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: really good health over the last five years. What do 270 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, they go out and rip off twelve wins 271 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: or whatever it was and then knock off the Ravens 272 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: in the playoffs and go up to New England. So 273 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: this team they can stay healthy. I do think this 274 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: is a playoff roster that Tom Telesco is put in place. 275 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: Keep these guys healthy. And I think that was the 276 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: you know, the thought process behind what he did in 277 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: free agency, going out and spending money and investing, and 278 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: that did it in the first round as well in 279 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: that offensive line. If this team can keep Justin Herbert 280 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: healthy and he continues to progress, as we assume that 281 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: he will into really a superstar in this league, Chargers 282 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 1: are going to be in every single football game that 283 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: they play. And then it comes down to just finding 284 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 1: ways to finish games. You finish games with pass rush. 285 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: So then that looks at Bosa. Can you keep Bosa 286 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 1: healthy and run him out there? You know, even if 287 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: it's you know, fifteen to the seventeen games keep him 288 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: out there from majority of the time. He's your closer. 289 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: He's going to be able to close out games. Derwin 290 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: James can finish games on the defensive side of the ball. 291 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think you're right. I think the roster's 292 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: in good shape. I think there's a great energy. I'm 293 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: excited to get a chance to be around it. I 294 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: know you've had a chance to do that. And I think, again, 295 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,319 Speaker 1: just keep these guys healthy. I think it could be 296 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: a special year. Week one, man, the first guy we 297 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: talked about, Shaw Slater gets Chase Young right off the river. 298 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: Look this new look offensive line. How about that for 299 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: a test This This Washington defensive line. The guy on 300 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: the other side ain't too shabby either. Now it's not 301 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 1: too bad. Mantes sweat pretty darn good. That's a good front. 302 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: So that'll be a great test um. And what a 303 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: way to start though. Man, it's Look, it's the year 304 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: of Chris Harry. I mean, we've got we've got babies 305 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: on the way. We're going back to Washington Week one. 306 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: I mean, this is this is your year. Pal. There's 307 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: taken Northwestern. I mean there's no two first rounders from Northwestern, 308 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: one of which goes to the Chargers. I mean, this 309 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: is your year, Mud, I think all we need Justin 310 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: Jackson needs to go for fifteen hundred and ten touchdowns 311 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: and it's a rap twenty. I'm sure I haven't kept 312 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: up with him. And I'm sure Julia Louis Dreyfus is 313 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: winning another Emmy. I mean, I'm sure that's just the 314 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: Northwestern thing. Yes, Veep coming back is back this year. 315 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: Dj I love it, man, I can't wait to see 316 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: a camp and be ill get this thing rolling. No, 317 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: I am Look, I am fired up for this football season. 318 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: I'm always football season, but after last year, this year, 319 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: fans in the stands, hopefully we're seeing a lot more 320 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: of each other in person. I could not be more excited. Man, 321 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a great, great twenty twenty one. Just 322 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: get that T shirt? Ready, give me the twenty twenty 323 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: one to nine. I know, I know, I got I 324 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: gotta go. I gotta go most some lines and raise 325 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: some money. See event, budd. All right, guys, as we 326 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: roll on here on Chargers Weekly, now joined by Daniel 327 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: Popper of the Athletic and Poper, we're getting ready for 328 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: mini camp. But at least these last few weeks, it's 329 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: almost like a get to know you session with these 330 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: coordinators and coaches. And this week Shane Day, the quarterbacks coach, 331 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: Derek Ansley, secondary coach, Frank Smith offensive line run game coordinator. 332 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: We all got to hear from those guys, and let's 333 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: just start with Shane Day because he comes from this 334 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: unique background with the San Francisco forty nine Ers. We 335 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: just talked about it. The fact that Justin Herbert was 336 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: gonna be his guy pretty appealing. Yeah. Absolutely, I think 337 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: that was my biggest takeaway from our conversation with Shane 338 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: Day was just that Justin Herbert is drawing coaches and 339 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: drawingsive minds to the Chargers. He's very appealing in terms 340 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: of coaches and where they want to go. We talk 341 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: about Shane Day coming over from the forty nine ers. 342 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: He specifically said yesterday that the most appealing part of 343 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: the job was getting to coach Justin Herbert. And that's 344 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: getting a great coach from a great tree to come 345 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: over and be your past game quarter and quarterbacks coach. 346 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: And you also talk about Joe Lomba. He had a 347 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: chance to go be the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions. 348 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: It didn't go that great, but he has spent a 349 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: lot of time in Carlins and had a really cushy 350 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: gig there. He's coaching Drew Brees, it was Brees obviously 351 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: before he retired, and then coaching under one of the 352 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: greatest offensive minds in football, and Sean Payton has a 353 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: chance to win a Super Bowl every single year. It's 354 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: a great environment to coaching and so he's not going 355 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: to leave for just any opportunity. The reason that appealed 356 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: to him was the chance to coach Justin Herbert. Obviously 357 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: has a history with Brandon Staley, but when you have 358 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: a quarterback as talented as smart as Justin Herbert to 359 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: make the Chargers a very appealing place to be and 360 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 1: I think that was one of the biggest takeaways from 361 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: from talking with yesterday. Yep. Whether it was Joe Lombardi 362 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: or Shane Day, one thing was clear. Justin Herbert is 363 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: a smart guy and he's picking pigs up pretty quickly. 364 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,959 Speaker 1: That was the one thing that you take away from that. 365 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: It also you know the fact that Shane Day comes 366 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: from San Francisco. These collaboration of ideas, whether it's from 367 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: New Orleans or Frank Smith was in New Orleans, but 368 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: he was also in what is now Las Vegas. Shade 369 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: Day comes from the school of Kyle Shanahan. So I 370 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 1: think the kind of like the no ego approach, that like, hey, 371 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: no idea is a bad idea in an effort to 372 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: make Justin Herbert in this offense the best version of itself. 373 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: That's a refreshing element in my eyes as well. Absolutely, 374 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: And that was something that Brandon Staley talked about his 375 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: introductory press conference, is that he really wanted to create 376 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,239 Speaker 1: a environment. It's one thing to say and it's one 377 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 1: thing to actually do it. And I think in talking 378 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: to these coaches this week, you're realizing that he's actually 379 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: building that he means it. It's not just words, he's 380 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: putting it in action, and I think you're seeing it 381 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: first off, you know, with bringing in guys who were 382 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: a part of the Saints system, you know, and Frank 383 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: Smith obviously, as we said, we're both there. That is 384 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 1: a key tenant of what Sean Payton does. No idea 385 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: is too crazy. He wants when when they sit down 386 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the week to make their game plan, 387 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: you can bring anything to the table, and he's not 388 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: going to just write it off. He's going to consider everything. 389 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: He creates a really collaborative environment, especially with his offensive 390 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: game planning, and I think Brandon Stilly saw that in 391 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: two thousand and nine when he was still, you know, 392 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: in the college ranks as a young coach. Because of 393 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 1: his relationship with Joe Lombardi, he got a chance to 394 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: go sit in the quarterback's room in two thousand and 395 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: nine with the Saints and stating with Drew Brees and 396 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: Joe Lombardi and Sean Payton. I think he saw what 397 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,360 Speaker 1: they did in terms of that collaborative environment. I think 398 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: that strongly influenced his approach to that and you can 399 00:18:57,840 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: see it in how he's building the staff. They're going 400 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: to take ideas from everywhere, including in the college game. Right. 401 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: They have Chamlion Ridmer in here from Clemson, Derek Ansley, 402 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: who we talked to on Monday, obviously from Tennessee, has 403 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: coached with Nick Stabans. So they're going to draw ideas 404 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: from everywhere, and primarily with this offense, it's going to 405 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: be from the Saints. And then they wanted to bring 406 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: in some of these Kyle Shanahan elements, specifically in the 407 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: run game, because that's something that he does at a 408 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: very high level in terms of his play calling and scheming. 409 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: So they bring in Shane Day to bring that element 410 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: to the offense, and I think with the way Shane 411 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: Day was talking about it, you're really sensing that they're 412 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: they're collaborating, they're discussing, and they're going to create something 413 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: very unique here that is tailored to Justin herbert skill set. 414 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:34,919 Speaker 1: And that was one of the things heading into this 415 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: season when they were doing this coaching search, Okay, how 416 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 1: are they going to build this thing for Justin Herbert? 417 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: Brand Still he said initially, Hey, we're going to build 418 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: this thing for Justin Herbert. We're gonna tailor it to 419 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: him specifically. And you're starting, you know, through these conversations 420 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 1: with coaching staff. I encourage if you're listening to this 421 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: or watching this on YouTube, watch the press conferences because 422 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: they are very insight You learn a lot about these 423 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 1: coaches and these coordinators and kind of where they come from. 424 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: Um they're very open about, you know, what they want 425 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: to accomplish. It was really cool to listen to Frank 426 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: Smith talk about his time in New Orleans getting a 427 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: PhD in football, learning from guys like Sean Payton and 428 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Cromer and obviously Joe Lombardi, Pete Carmichael. To hear 429 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: the kind of the journey of these coaches and all 430 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,640 Speaker 1: the information. Just think, all the information that you collect 431 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: at each stop during each week of a meeting with 432 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: Sean Payton and a coaching staff down in New Orleans. 433 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: Frank Smith is another guy who obviously had that time 434 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: with the Saints, but also uh, you know the running 435 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: game in Oakland which is now Las Vegas. He's He's 436 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: another interesting guy who I think is really going to 437 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: get the best out of his players across the offensive line. 438 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: The two things that Brandon stally talked about is introduction 439 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: to press commerce. He sort of hammered home, is you 440 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 1: want guys that are relationships and guys that have a 441 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: very high capacity. And you hear those things and they 442 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: sound like buzzwords initially, but you get a chance to 443 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: talk to these guys and you really understand exactly what 444 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: brand Silly was looking for in his coaches. These are 445 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,400 Speaker 1: guys that are very easy to talk to, very open, 446 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: like you said, you know, very smart, have a clear 447 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: ability to communicate their plans and ideas, and I think 448 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: that leans into those two primary themes. You know, these 449 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: are guys that are very personable, very approachable, and are 450 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: going to have an ability to build relationships with their players, 451 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: and they have a very high capacity in terms of 452 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: being able to explain what they want and distill information 453 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: with their players, which are two very very important things 454 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: in building a football team. And I think those two 455 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: things have really come across with all of the coaches 456 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: that were during OTAs. The collection of coaches too, Papa. 457 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: You mentioned Derek Annesley, the fact that he comes from 458 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: the college game and he's familiar with a lot of 459 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: the young players on this Charger's roster, specifically in the secondary. 460 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: He referenced Nazi or adelaie A's Senior Bowl and Brandon 461 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: face On and you know Derwin Asante, Samuel, you know, 462 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,679 Speaker 1: just from Florida State. I think it's really cool to 463 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: have this combination of pro experience college experience, and you know, 464 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: it's such a relation based business too. I mean the 465 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: fact that that coach Ansley knows some of these guys. 466 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: And when we talk about Joshua Palmer too, you know 467 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: a guy that he knows from his time at Tennessee. 468 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: I like the mix of experience in the NFL up 469 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: and coming coaches from the college game and kind of 470 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: collecting all of these guys together and coming up with 471 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: the best ideas right. And I think one of the 472 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 1: things that we took away from the from the transition 473 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,959 Speaker 1: from Anthony Lynn to Brandsdale Turners as an organization, we're 474 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 1: trying to be more forward thinking. They were trying to 475 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: be outside the box. They were trying to be ahead 476 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: of the curve in terms of their schematics, in terms 477 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: of how they ran their organization right. And we think 478 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: about how friends happen in the NFL. They typically start 479 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: in high school and then they moved to the college game, 480 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: and then they moved to the NFL. You think about 481 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 1: how the spread offense moved through football, right, that was 482 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 1: initially a college thing and then it moved to the 483 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: NFL and now the NFL is varies. So Brandon dlay 484 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: is thinking about that is all right, where can I 485 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,359 Speaker 1: get new ideas from? How can I always stay ahead 486 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 1: of the curve. And one way to do that is 487 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: to coach some really great college coaches and find things 488 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: that are happening in bringing the end that might be 489 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: new and different. It might allow you to be outside 490 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: the box and be ahead of the curve. Another guy 491 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: we haven't talked to you has been a great college 492 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: coach for a long time as Chris Beatie, the wide 493 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: receivers coach who has been all over college and was 494 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: most recently at Maryland, my alma mater. Shout out to 495 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: the Terps and and so you know you have where 496 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: like we mentioned earlier, Derek Ansley, and so you're you're 497 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: taking some college guys because you want new ideas, and 498 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: these guys are typically young and in some cases getting 499 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 1: their first chance in the NFL right and so things 500 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: to accept new ideas, encouraging new ideas and identify them 501 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: and actually pursue them. And I think that's kind of 502 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 1: refreshing because you're looking for you're looking ahead, and you're 503 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: trying to be ahead of the curve. And I think 504 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: that the coaching STA have as an indication of that 505 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: sort of entire thought process. From from Brandon Staley and 506 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: speak of the wide receivers. We did hear from Mike 507 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: Williams on Monday, and I probably want to get you 508 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: your just opinion on the group as a whole. Right, 509 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: we obviously have Keenan, if Mike, you draft Joshua Palmer, 510 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: Tyrn Johnson, m Jalen Guiton, kJ Hill, Joe Read. This 511 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: is a crowded room, and it's it's a good thing, right, 512 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you have guys with different skill sets. But 513 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm intrigued come training camp, how this position 514 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: group is going to shake out when we're all done 515 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: here at the end of August, because, um, it's a 516 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 1: it's a crowded position group and some of these guys 517 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: are really gonna have to make their mark on special teams. Yeah. 518 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,119 Speaker 1: I think the key with the wide receivers in this 519 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: new scheme is, you know, previously there was a clear 520 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: pecking order, right one, two, three, They all had clear positions, 521 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: you know in the Chargers with that wide receiver three 522 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 1: obviously after Mike and Keenan, we're looking for speed like 523 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: that's what they wanted there, and that's why they had 524 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: Jalen Guidon and Tyron Johnson. It's not going to be 525 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: a set in stone. There's gonna be a ton of 526 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: different personnel packages, a ton of different formations, a ton 527 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 1: of different route combinations, and so you're gonna need different 528 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: skill sets, and so you're gonna see guys moving all 529 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: over and a lot of guys rotating in and out. 530 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: I don't think you're gonna have a clear wide receiver three. 531 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: I think in certain situations, you're gonna want a bigger, 532 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: better route runner, and that's when you go with Josh Palmer. 533 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 1: Some situations you're gonna want to burner on the field 534 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: and you're gonna go with Jalen Guiden, or you're gonna 535 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: go with Tyron Johnson. You know, some cases, Keenan will 536 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: be in the slot, in some cases will be outside. 537 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna move Mike Williams around too, because 538 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a matchup driven scheme. So it's not 539 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: just gonna be Mike Williams on the outside running go routes. 540 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: You know, if they feel like they can get a 541 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: matchup on the inside with Mike Williams, they're gonna put 542 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: them in there, and they're gonna do whatever they can 543 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:05,360 Speaker 1: to sort of find these matchups that will allow them 544 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: to have the most success and be the most efficient offensively. 545 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: So I think you're going to see more of a 546 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 1: rotation at receiver than you've seen recently. But one thing 547 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 1: that I'll say about Josh Palmer is in the same offense, 548 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: they're looking for very smart, polished receivers, not necessarily the 549 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: best athletes, the freak athletes. They're really looking for guys 550 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: that know what they're doing because of all the different 551 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 1: movie parts with the personal packages and formations, and they're 552 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: looking for guys who are polished in terms of their 553 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: route running, who are going to be exactly where they 554 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: need to because some of these route combinations it's down 555 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 1: to the inch in terms of where you need to 556 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: be coming out of your break. And I think that's 557 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: what they saw in Josh Palmer is a guy who's 558 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: really going to fit well into the system, which is 559 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: something that Brandon Silius that after they drafted, Yeah, I 560 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: mean and Joe Lombardi's head guys from Marcus Colston to 561 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,199 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas who they got the second round, and I 562 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: just you know, I talked to Doug Farr last week 563 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: about just the backfield in Austin Eckler and the type 564 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: of back that Joe Lombardi has had of the past, 565 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:04,640 Speaker 1: whether it was Alvin Kamara or Reggie Bush, right, I 566 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: think Austin Eckler two in this system, you can move 567 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: him all over the place. And you know, I think 568 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: we talked about at the beginning of this interview, it's 569 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: like each week is going to be different, right, They're 570 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: gonna have a game plan, and I think they have 571 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: the personnel two popper four each week too, Like, okay, 572 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,640 Speaker 1: we got five or six receivers here, but hey, let's 573 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: get Donald Palm involved in the red zone this week. 574 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: Let's get Jared Cookbourne involved. Let's move Austin Ekeler around. 575 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: Let's pound the rock with Larry Rowntree or Justin Jackson 576 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: or Joshua Kelly, whoever wins that battle. So they have 577 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:43,159 Speaker 1: the pieces on offense, and obviously they they beefed up 578 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: the offensive line for a reason. Right now. I think 579 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: that's what it always comes back to, right because I 580 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 1: think the Chargers have position players. That's never been an 581 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: turn heading into a season. It's can the offensive line 582 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: stay healthy and can they can perform at a high level. 583 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: Um If opens, then you're talking about a really good offense. Obviously, 584 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,719 Speaker 1: they beat it up, like you said, regressive. In free agency. 585 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: They brought in Rashaan Slater is going to be outstanding immediately, 586 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,120 Speaker 1: but a lot of it is going to rely on health, 587 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 1: and I think that is going to key part of okay. 588 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: Can the Chargers now become a team that instead of 589 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 1: being in the bottom five and the justice games lost 590 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 1: every year, can they just be in the middle of 591 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: the pack. Can they avoid some of these injuries, especially 592 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: on the line, that take some of their best players 593 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: off the field and force you to bring in players 594 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: that that, you know, decrease the efficiency of the overall year. 595 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 1: In terms of the skill position players, they have everything 596 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 1: they need. I thought they had everything they needed before 597 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 1: they drafted Josh Palmer, but bringing in another skilled wide 598 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: receiver brings in a different kind I think brings them 599 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 1: to a new level. And then the running back room specifically, 600 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: I mean Austin Eckler is one of the most versatile 601 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: players and he's done in his whole career really, you know, 602 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: he's just carved out more and more playing time. But 603 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: he's a polished route run, great hands, he's excellent through contact. 604 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: I mean, just going back and watching some of his 605 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: um his highlights. I know he was doing something for 606 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: NFL Network where you know, what went back and watched 607 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: that screen path they took to the house against the 608 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: Colts in twenty nineteen. Just his ability to run over 609 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: guys and run through contact and and not be brought 610 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: down by the first defender. It's so it's so honestly 611 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: fun to watch because he's not the biggest guy. Um, 612 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: but he's going to be all over the place. He 613 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: has been doing that in the past. Um. But I 614 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: think you know, screen game in the slot Outlaw oceaning 615 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: using him as kind of that chess piece to create mismatches, 616 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: whether it's against safeties against linebackers. Um, he has the 617 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: ability to do that. Um. And I'm fascinated to see 618 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: sort of how he offense. And I think, you know, 619 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: the prototype for him would be Alvin Kamara, as you mentioned, 620 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: similar skill set in terms of their ability to be 621 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: a receiver and a runner. Hey, lasting football wise, you 622 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: chin in Wou's it's weird to me that he's entering 623 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: his fourth season. You know, it's like he's quietly becoming 624 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,959 Speaker 1: this this veteran and he's going to get an opportunity 625 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: too with Bill Melvin Ingram to get a lot of 626 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: reps alongside Joey Bosa. I found it interesting that you know, 627 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: of all the guys that Staley's coach, from Khalil Mack 628 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: to Von Miller, Bradley Chub, he's staying recent and he's 629 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: watched a lot of Leonard Floyd tape with the Rams, 630 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: which makes a lot of sense. It was it was 631 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: Staley's last stop and if he could equal the production 632 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: of Leonard Floyd last year. The Chargers in good shape, right, 633 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: and you look at sort of their statistics, they're very comparable, 634 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: right Leonard, you know, four sacks back to back years. 635 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 1: He had won seven sack year, but he hadn't really 636 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 1: into that like top flight pass rusher that you were 637 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: looking for. And then he absolutely explodes in Brandon Staley's 638 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: defense in contract season and ends up getting a big 639 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: pay day. So that's exactly what Chenney Nuosi is looking 640 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: to do. Right. He's entering the last year of his deal. 641 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: He hasn't really gotten the production because he's been playing 642 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:56,720 Speaker 1: behind Melvin Ingram got snaps, but this is really his opportunity. 643 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: But the one thing I would say the differences between 644 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: Leonard Floyd and is guess who Chenna Nuos who has 645 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 1: rushing from the other side Joey Bosa. Yeah, an all 646 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 1: pro level edge rusher. So teams when they're going up 647 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: the Rams obviously got to focus on at but in 648 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: terms of edge rushing, Leonard Floyd was their top guy. 649 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: Chenna NWOSU teams are going to be obviously focusing on 650 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: Joey Boss as their top edge rusher, and he's going 651 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: to have some real opportunities here. You know, you've seen 652 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: flashes from from Chenna year after year after year, but 653 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 1: he just hasn't been able to get consistent playing time 654 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 1: because Melvin Ingram has been there. I mean, he's gotten 655 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: some because Melvin has been has been injured in the past. 656 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: But this is his real opportunity. I mean, this is 657 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: this is your contract year. You are a starter. The 658 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: organization is putting a lot of trust in him. They 659 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: did not go out and sign an edge rusher, a 660 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: big time addresser. They obviously brought Collar fac rolling for depth. 661 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: They got Chris rumpl fifth round pick, but they're saying, 662 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: listen to Chenna, this is your time, go out and 663 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 1: be the player that we know you can be. He's 664 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: an incredibly skilled player. He's a great pass rusher, and 665 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: I think we're going to see a huge season from him, 666 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 1: primarily because teams will be focusing in on Joey Bosa 667 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 1: and I think he's gonna have a lot of opportunities 668 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: to get after the quarterbacks. I'm expecting big things from 669 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 1: Chenna and Wilson, and people have been asking me, you know, 670 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: who's who's the breakout candidate, Who's the breakout candidate? It's 671 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 1: him every time. For me, I'm excited about about Chenna. 672 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: And you know, we've talked about so many of these 673 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: guys who could be potential breakout candidates this year on defense, 674 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: like like listen, Jerry Tilory could be one of those 675 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: guys too. It's the realm of possibilities. Nasiere Addelie could 676 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 1: be another guy who you know, he's never played with 677 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: Durwin James m So that'll be another guy that I'll 678 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: have my eye on. Obviously, we have mini camp and 679 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: then things get real quiet, and Dude, I have to 680 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: mention this because anytime long Beach Island gets brought up 681 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 1: to me, I just smile because I going to LBI. 682 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 1: So Popper, what's to Maryland? And we're at camp the 683 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: other day and I'm like, you know, we talked about 684 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 1: going going back home and whatever. And you're like, yeah, 685 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: I'm going to Long Beach Island and I'm like, what, 686 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 1: South Jersey. Most people listening to this have no idea 687 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:00,880 Speaker 1: what we're talking about, but I don't air. It's fine. 688 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: If you're ever on the East Coast, you gotta go 689 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: to LBI Poppa. Absolutely go to the singing ice cream 690 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: parlor in Long Beach Island where you go get a 691 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: Sunday and they sing you songs. What's better than that? 692 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: It's beautifully Yeah, I can't wait to get back east. Obviously, 693 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 1: I grew up going down the shore. I sound like 694 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: I'm from Jersey now down the shore, and so my 695 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: girlfriend says, but yeah, I'm really excited to get some 696 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: time away. Honestly, it's been a grind here getting through 697 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 1: free agency in the drafts, but we got a little 698 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: quiet time. Get home, go to the beach. Get off Twitter. Yes, 699 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 1: I know you guys won't be happy about that, but 700 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try and get off Twitter for a little bit. 701 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: But yeah, really looking forward to getting back home, seeing 702 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 1: my family and spending so much needed time at the beach. 703 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: And you know it, fans, you should also get off 704 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: Twitter for a little bit yourselves and go to the 705 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:47,959 Speaker 1: beach too, right, I mean like as soon as minikips over, 706 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: there's no reason. Just take some time. Check in every 707 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: now and again, but enjoyed your summer and we'll have 708 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 1: you covered. Come trained kid. Popper always has you covered 709 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 1: four takeaways if you haven't read it on the Athletic, 710 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: so always appreciate the time. Brother. I will see you 711 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:06,400 Speaker 1: out at Midicamp next week and we got another season 712 00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 1: ahead of us. Man to be Blanket will be end 713 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: of July. Absolutely. Thanks for having me, Chris, and that's 714 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 1: gonna do it for us, so big thanks to Daniel 715 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 1: Popper and Daniel Jeremiah for joining me. Be shore to 716 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: download and subscribe to the Chargers Podcast Network wherever you 717 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 1: listen to podcasts. We're also on YouTube, so if you're 718 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:26,400 Speaker 1: watching this, thank you for watching. Keep watching every Thursday. 719 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: Have a great weekend. Until next time, I'm Chris Harry