1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Biser middle of the field, intercepting and Desmond King tells 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: Adrian Phillips to get down and here goes the defensive 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: backgroup as Ray Shawn Jenkins comes off the bench for 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 1: their corner celebration. Hey, everybody, Chris Harry with you on 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: the week fourteen edition of Chargers Weekly. That was Matt 6 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: money Smith's call of last Sunday's win against the Cleveland Browns, 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: a win that has put the Chargers in a three 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: way tie atop the AFC West. A bit later, I'll 9 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: be joined by Super Bowl champion Doc Walker for an 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: in depth blook at this week's opponent, the Washington Redskins. 11 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: But first a preview of Sunday's game and a conversation 12 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: about the chargers remarkable turnaround with Iron Eagle of CBS Sports. 13 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: My first guest will be on the call this Sunday 14 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: on CBS when the Chargers take on the Redskins and 15 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: StubHub Center. The Great Ion Eagle joins me on Chargers 16 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: Weekly and I we got a three way tie for 17 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: first place in the AFC West. What do you make 18 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: of this division? Realizing that Kansas City was five than 19 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: oh just two months ago? Yeah, pretty insane to think 20 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: that we're at this point. At this stage of the season, 21 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: Kansas City was rolling. They were a team Chris that 22 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: was getting a lot of attention in the first five 23 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: weeks of the year, and rightfully so. Offense was dynamic. 24 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: Defensively they looked to be ferocious, and it was a 25 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: nice combination. I think there were people that were seeking 26 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: out who could contend with the Patriots, and that seems 27 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: to be the feeling every year in the AFC. You're 28 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: looking for the teams that could pose a threat, and 29 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: Kansas City certainly was in that category. But it's been 30 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: a free fall. I saw them in firston last week. 31 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: I had them a couple of weeks ago as well 32 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: against the Giants, and now they're just searching for answers. 33 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: And I don't know if they're easily fixable. If you 34 00:01:54,560 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: look at their setup, it's not irreparable. But morale has 35 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: certainly taken a hit and they just haven't had any answers. 36 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: So Kansas City is struggling, and meanwhile, the Chargers are 37 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: the talk of the town. They've they've amazed people around 38 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: the NFL based on how they started at oh and four. 39 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: But I can tell you from just personal experience, had 40 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: that game, that Week five game again to the Giants. 41 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: I was amazed, Dan fout seven Washburn and I are 42 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: broadcast where we sat down for our interviews in the 43 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: production meeting, and you never would have known it was 44 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: an OH and four team. It was still very encouraging. 45 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: Their energy was positive, the mood was positive, and when 46 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: they beat the Giants, I thought to myself, Okay, this 47 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: team's a lot better than their record says they are. 48 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: I don't know how it's going to shake out, and 49 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: as the smoke is clear, they have a chance to 50 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: move over the five hundred malk late in the year. 51 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: That's pretty incredible turnaround. And I can't overstate this enough, 52 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: just the calming force that Anthony Lynn was through those 53 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: first four games, being a rookie head coach and losing 54 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: four games and losing really at the last second in 55 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: some of them. When you talk about the Dolphins missing 56 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: two field goals and getting a field goal blocked in 57 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,119 Speaker 1: the final seconds against the Broncos, for him to kind 58 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: of write the ship here. I think the last time 59 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,119 Speaker 1: that you called a Chargers game was against the Patriots 60 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: and we gat off. I'm not mistaken and correct. When 61 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 1: you see how this team has played recently, what do 62 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: you think the biggest difference is for that turnaround after 63 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: that olden force start in your eyes, well, I think 64 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: explosive plays more than anything else. This Rivers to Allen 65 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: connection has been very special, and I think for a 66 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: lot of us that followed the league closely, Keenan Allen 67 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: has been one of those players that if he could 68 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: stay healthy, the question was whether or not he could 69 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: be an a league receiver. And we're getting that answer 70 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: this year. We're seeing it out on the field week 71 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: in week out. It's not a moment or a game, 72 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: it's a series of games. It's consecutive weeks. This three 73 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: game stretch has been as good, if not better than 74 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: any Charger in franchise history. That's saying a lot when 75 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: you talk about some of the great players that have 76 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: suited up for this organization, and when I sit next 77 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: to Dan Fouts in the broadcast booth and he can 78 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: bring up the likes of Jefferson and Joiner and Winslow 79 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: and the history that really tells you what Keenan Allen 80 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: has done. So to me, that's been the biggest standout 81 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: watching the film, He's been unstoppable and Rivers and he 82 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: have a real special connection right now. Yeah, thirty three 83 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: catches for her thirty six yards, four touchdowns in the 84 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: last three games. He just he seems to get open eye. 85 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,799 Speaker 1: And what can you say about Philip Rivers right now? 86 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: The new NFL Iron Man. Really no fault to Eli Manning, 87 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: But I think more than ever with some of the 88 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: quarterback play that you're seeing around the league, the importance 89 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: of this position has been magnified in twenty seventeen, especially 90 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: when you talk about the leadership that Philip Rivers provides. Yeah, 91 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: there's a toughness there, there's a professionalism, there's an upbeat attitude. 92 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: No matter what's going on. Philip Rivers believes that his 93 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 1: team has a chance to win. If that's leading up 94 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: to the game the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, prior to 95 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: the game, if it's in the game when they're down 96 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: fourteen or twenty one, it doesn't matter. It's the same guy. 97 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: And I think that consistency has been a hallmark of 98 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: his fourteen year NFL career. You know what you're getting 99 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: with Philip Rivers. He doesn't always have the best talent 100 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: around him. He doesn't always have the best day that 101 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: there are days where where Philip could be off his 102 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: game a bit, but the attitude is always there and 103 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,559 Speaker 1: the belief is always there. To me, that's always stood 104 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: out from the first time I met with him to 105 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: all these years later, that has never altered, and I 106 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: think that highly competitive attitude is a big part of 107 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: why this team has turned the season around. I'm with you. 108 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: I think Anthony Lynn's calming influenced the fact that he 109 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: didn't overreact. He didn't try to change everything, He didn't 110 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: try to change how he was doing things after the 111 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: Owen four start. He remained true to himself and his 112 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 1: beliefs that got him to this position. Couple that with 113 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: the coaching staff and then the veteran leadership of Philip 114 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: Rivers that that really was the antidote for the slow 115 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: start and now a chance to possibly win this division 116 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: and be a playoff team in the AFC. It's wild 117 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: that we're talking about this now in December. As we 118 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: mentioned September, he started Owen four. But you look at 119 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: the landscape now in the AFC, with the Patriots and 120 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: the Steelers already settling into those top two seeds. That 121 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: seems like then there's a pack of teams trying to 122 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: position themselves to get in. How do you think or 123 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: how large do you think that gap is between the 124 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: Steelers and Patriots and everyone else in the AFC. Yeah, 125 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: I think there is a big drop off with Jacksonville 126 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: in that next level. Tennessee would be mentioned in that 127 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: group as well. Then you put the AFC West teams 128 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: in that conversation, but there is a drop off. New 129 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: England is supremely confident. They have the experience to lean on. 130 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: There's a frame of reference. The core group is still there, 131 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: the coaching staff is still there, they have a blueprint, 132 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: they have the formula. Pittsburgh a lot of success with 133 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: that team clearly now dealing with some serious injuries. But 134 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure the Steelers have played their best football. 135 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is just who they are. 136 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: Close games, finding ways to win, and that can empower you, 137 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: but it also can come back to haunt you if 138 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: you get into a playoff scenario where you just can't 139 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: find the magic. That would be my one concern with 140 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: the Steelers. After that, there is a big drop off, 141 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: and a lot of it has to do with experience 142 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: or lack thereof, and the fact that we still don't 143 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: really know what Jacksonville and Tennessee are. If Kansas City 144 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: can rally back and really get back into this thing 145 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: and rediscover what they were able to drum up the 146 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: first five weeks of the year. Oakland another head scratcher, 147 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: a team that had very high hopes. They were to 148 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 1: me the clear cut favorite in the AFC West along 149 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: with Kansas City when the season started, and it's been 150 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,959 Speaker 1: a roller coaster ride for the Raiders where I don't 151 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: know if the personnel is quite as good as what 152 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: we thought it was when the season started. I heard 153 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: you talk about this earlier last month, kind of these worst, 154 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: the first teams, the parody in the NFL. You really 155 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: don't know, because at the end of the year, we 156 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 1: were crowning Oakland as the far and away the best 157 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: team in the AFC West. Kansas City always in that mix. 158 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: But there's always a team, there's always a team that 159 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: was fourth place because a fourth place schedule and the 160 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: difference between six and ten and ten and six in 161 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 1: this league, and as you all know, it could be 162 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 1: a player two or an injury or two and thus 163 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: I think the turnover is just remarkable from year to ear. 164 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: It is, and it's unparalleled in major sports. You look 165 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: at the NBA and Chris I know you've worked in 166 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: the NBA. It just doesn't happen. It takes a long 167 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: time to build your team. You can get one great 168 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:43,839 Speaker 1: player in the draft, he can't just change everything. There 169 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: just aren't enough Lebron James to go around. So in 170 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,319 Speaker 1: the NBA it's a rarity. I could tell you from 171 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: personal experience having called Nets games for the last twenty 172 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: four years, it did happen when Jason Kidd came to 173 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: the Nets in two thous in one. They basically pulled 174 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: off the worst to first scenario. But it is so unlikely. 175 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:13,359 Speaker 1: It is so rare. NHL maybe a bit more latitude, 176 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: just based on the personnel turnover, based on getting a 177 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: hot goalie who just stands on his head and has 178 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: a career year, maybe you might see it. They're baseball again. 179 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: It's it's something that has to build over time. Football, boy, 180 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: if you hit it right in the NFL draft, if 181 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: you nail a few free agents, if some of your 182 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: young players step forward, if a young quarterback blossoms quickly, 183 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: you can pull off the worst to first. And this 184 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: isn't just coincidence anymore. It's thirteen they'll last fourteen years, Chris, 185 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: Where this has happened. This has become the new normal 186 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: in the NFL. It's hard to believe. And obviously injuries 187 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: are a big part of that. Catching breaks with injuries, 188 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: and that's something that charges opponent. The Redskins. They've been 189 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: decimated by injuries. Really. You called their game on Thanksgiving 190 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: Night for Westwood One and they've all but been eliminated 191 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 1: from playoff contention. But their quarterback, Kirk Cousins, he has 192 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: kept them in seemingly every single game this season, especially 193 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: on the road. You know, he has a lot of 194 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: similarities to Philip Rivers in his demeanor, in his positive approach, 195 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 1: the work ethic. Not saying that they're the same player, 196 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: they're definitely not. They go about their business in different ways. 197 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: And Philip came in as a big name, he was 198 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: expected to be a starting quarterback in this league going 199 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: to start. Kirk Cousins was not. So part of that 200 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: is the motivation that pushes him. He's a gym rat 201 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: and if you watch him play, you can see that 202 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,199 Speaker 1: that's just how he carries himself. But he's been very 203 00:11:53,240 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 1: efficient for them, is extremely accurate. He has a certain 204 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,959 Speaker 1: resolve to him. He doesn't have the best supporting cast 205 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: right now. You alluded to the injuries. Their offensive line 206 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: has been completely crushed. The running back position, they've taken 207 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: huge hits. Wide receiver spot, they lost a weapon or two, 208 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: and the tight end. Jordan Reid, who is one of 209 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: the best at his position in the NFL, is going 210 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: to miss his sixth consecutive game. So he's not dealing 211 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: with the variety that he normally would have at his disposal. 212 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: So what he's done in the interim is he's made 213 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: Jamison Crowder a better receiver and good Crowder credit as well. 214 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: In his third year in the NFL, he's gotten better 215 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: every year. People just assumed he would be a special 216 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: teams guy return specialist that he's become. Kirk Cousins go 217 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: to guy. Josh Dockson is beginning to develop and evolve. 218 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: In his second year. They had high hopes for him. 219 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: You're starting to see signs of the light going on 220 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: for Dockson. Vernon Davis is an age of us wonder. 221 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: He's still contributing he's not the player he once was, 222 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: but he's still on Adonis. He still can go out 223 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: and make plays down field. So the point is they're 224 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: a threat. I think the way the Chargers are playing 225 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: right now, they're a confident group. Washington because of the 226 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: landscape in the NFC, has little to no chance although 227 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: they're not mathematically eliminated, they have little to no chance 228 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 1: of making the playoffs. The Chargers, considering the way they've 229 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: been playing, this is set up for them to continue 230 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: the run and see if they can ride this way 231 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: of all the way to the playoffs. And I look 232 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: at the tackle position for the Redskins, and we don't 233 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: know if Morgan Moses and Trump Williams. We don't know 234 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: if they're going to play on Sunday as we tape this, 235 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: but they both are hobbled and if they're not playing 236 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: or if they are limited, they're going to have a 237 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: heck of a time trying to slow down Melvin Ingram 238 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: Joey Boza. They've combined for twenty sacks five forced fumbles 239 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: this season. In the last three games, the charges are 240 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 1: plus ten in turnover differential. Philip Rivers taking care of 241 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: the football but this defense led by those defensive ends, 242 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: they're getting the football as well. Chris I would say 243 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 1: and go on record as saying that this would be 244 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: the potential worst matchup they could possibly have given their 245 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: issues at the tackle positions. Trent Williams is an elite 246 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: left tackle. Morgan Moses has become a very good player 247 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: in this league. So when healthy, Washington had a group 248 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: that they felt comfortable with this year, having called the 249 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: last two Redskins games on radio against the Giants and 250 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: against the Dallas Cowboys, they just don't have the reserves 251 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: in place to handle the kind of onslaught that the 252 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: Chargers will bring. They've had to mix and match, move 253 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: some pieces around, and it hasn't worked. Dallas got to 254 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: the quarterback last week four times, Cousins was harassed most 255 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: of the night. They had problems the previous week on 256 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving against the New York Giants, who I believe had 257 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: seven sacks that night. This is not the recipe that 258 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:14,239 Speaker 1: Washington would be looking forward to go against two bookend 259 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: hedge rushers that confine your years back and get after 260 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: the QB. I always find these AFC NFC matchups intriguing, 261 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: especially late in the year because you're just not familiar 262 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: with one another. When you talk to these coaches and 263 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: players in these production meetings, does that ever come up? 264 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: Just preparing for teams that they see once every four 265 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: years as opposed to know the Chargers, know the Raiders 266 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: like the back of their hand. They know the Chiefs 267 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: and Broncos like the back of their hand. When you 268 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: play a team once every four years, you're just not 269 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: as familiar. Yeah, I think it's a bit of a 270 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: storyline in that you don't have that live action field 271 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: that you would have against division rivals or even conference 272 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: rivals that you might see every couple of years. The 273 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: difference now, as we know, is so much information is 274 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: available to these coaches and these players, the one who 275 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: want to put the time in and most two in 276 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: the NFL. You want film, you can get cut ups 277 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: of every single step of the guy you're going against. 278 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: You want scouting reports, they'll be fully prepared. So I 279 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: think now the familiarity aspect of it is a little 280 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: different than it used to be because these head coaches 281 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: are global, They go league wide in their preparation. In 282 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: addition to the fact that they're preparing each week for 283 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: their given opponent. They're also following trends and tendencies. They 284 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: have to stay so current of what's working in this 285 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: league and what's not, and the adjustment period has to 286 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: be so much quicker than it used to be. You've 287 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: got defensive coordinators and offensive coordinators that are operating at 288 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: such a high level, genius level in football terms, that 289 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: if you're not ready, you can get embarrassed on any 290 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: given Sunday. So I do think more than ever before, 291 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: there's been more crossover and because of that, it hasn't 292 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: been as big a topic as it used to be. 293 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,199 Speaker 1: We'll get you out here on this what's going to 294 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: decide Sunday's game. Obviously, this is a big one for 295 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: the Chargers. They get the Chiefs, the Jets, and the 296 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: Raiders to close out the season. But you got to 297 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: take care of this one first against the Redskins team that, hey, 298 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: they're all but eliminated, but this is a team that 299 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: has been in every single road game they've played this year. Yeah, 300 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: you know, from a play by play man standpoint, I 301 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 1: will look at numbers that are germane to the matchup. 302 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: I'm not on numbers happy announcer that has to give 303 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,120 Speaker 1: a stat on every single play, but if there are 304 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: certain statistics that stand out, you can't avoid them. You 305 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: have to incorporate them into your coverage. The one thing 306 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: that you can't just toss to the side is turnovers. 307 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,360 Speaker 1: And the fact of the matter is the Chargers turn 308 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 1: the ball over. And during this stretch, since the Owen 309 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: four start, they have been as good as anybody in 310 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: the NFL and holding on for football and not shooting 311 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,360 Speaker 1: themselves in the foot. They haven't turned the ball over 312 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: in three straight games. They do it again against Washington, 313 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: it'll be a new franchise record four straight games. Meanwhile, 314 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: the Redskins, who have dropped three of their last four, 315 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: they've been turnover happy, a bunch of fumbles, and that 316 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: for a team that's margin of error is so slim, 317 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: can be so defleating. And that's what I've seen from 318 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: the Redskins flashes where it's an offense that can still 319 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: move the ball, that Cousins can make plays down the field. 320 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,959 Speaker 1: P Ryan has actually done a very good job at 321 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: the running back position with the injuries to Kelly and Thompson. 322 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: He's a bruiser, He's a bigger back, thick and has 323 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 1: some moves. When all of that said, the turnovers of 324 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: the Ultimate tell to me and the way Washington has 325 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: turned it over in the way that the Chargers have 326 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 1: avoided it that that's still going to be a big 327 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: part of the narrative. Big game for the Chargers will 328 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: see if they can make it four in a row 329 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: Sunday at stub Up Center. Is this You're gonna be 330 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: your first game at stub Up Center? It is? It is? 331 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: You call it from Dan? Yeah, you guys called the 332 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 1: coliseum the Rams charge game. The call seem in the preseason, 333 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, we did, we did so, 334 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: Dan said, excellent view from the broadcast position, here you go. 335 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: Not not the roomiest. So that's the early sound. Not 336 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: that this should concern any fan, it's of no concern, 337 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: but from the broadcast ten point Yeah, a couple of 338 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: things that you like to check off. A large broadcast booths, 339 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: so you can spread your stuff out, you get the 340 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: monitors going and everybody's got their own space. And then 341 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: the added bonus when they tell you there's a restroom 342 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: in the broadcast booth. That's next level we're not going 343 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: to be getting at this week. It could be even 344 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:02,880 Speaker 1: then it would be a little close, a little close 345 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Well tight, yeah, type quarters, type quarters. But 346 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: we're okay. If it's our eighth year together, we're very 347 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: familiar with one another. There's no there's no need to 348 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: go deep into the scouting report, Dan and I'll we'll 349 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: be fine. Well, I'm between NETS games and NFL games 350 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: on TV and radio. I know how busy you are. 351 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: I can't thank you enough for joining us today, and 352 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: I really look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Yeah, 353 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: meet me as well, Chris. My pleasure. Great speaking with you, 354 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: and we'll do it again down the road. Hey, fans, 355 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: be there live to support the LA Chargers this season. 356 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: Always buy your Chargers tickets from our official ticketing partner, 357 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 1: Ticketmaster and the NFL Ticket Exchange. Only. Ticketmaster has verified 358 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: tickets that are one hundred percent guaranteed to get you 359 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 1: in every time. 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It is absolutely awesome, Department. We 370 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: played in the Coliseum and I got to go standing 371 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: at South End Zone where forty or so years ago 372 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: I was able to catch my first collegiate pass in 373 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: my first college game at UCLA against Michigan State. And 374 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: so I'm telling these guys that say, dude, I go, 375 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:49,639 Speaker 1: It's amazing to look up and see the coliseum. Of 376 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: course we played it was our home stadium as well, 377 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: back in the Stone Ages, but just the memories that 378 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: go on with it that are hard to beat. And 379 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: this would be cool because I've never in to Charger 380 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: Stadium and so I'm excited, you know about that. And again, 381 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: you know, being a Southern cow kid seeing those lightning bolts, 382 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: a boy Hank Bauer, you know, and all the tradition 383 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: that is represents the Charger. So it'll be fun. Let's 384 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 1: get to the Skins because they come off a thirty 385 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: eight fourteen loss of the Cowboys. What are the players 386 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 1: and coaches saying about playing the Chargers this Sunday, Well, 387 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: they recognize that it may be the best front that 388 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: we've seen all season, and we played the Minnesota Vikings 389 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 1: as well, which I think. I think of the Chargers 390 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: and I think of the Vikings. It's a terrific job. 391 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: Even when they were in September and they weren't winning games, 392 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 1: I was watching how they competed Nikita to the NFL 393 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: is you have to have highly competitive people. It doesn't 394 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: always work out for you. But if you have people 395 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: that compete hard, and you have a Hall of Famer 396 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: at quarterback, your chances are if you stick to it enough, 397 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: it's going to turn. And that's exactly what it's done 398 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 1: and put them right, you know, in the hunt as 399 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: a playoff team and as a potential champion because they 400 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: have the most important components to football in my opinion, 401 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: covered and that is pressure on the quarterback, and a 402 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: quarterback they can handle pressure. Right now, doctor this three 403 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: game winning street, they're a plus ten in turnover differential, 404 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: Phillips not turned the ball over and they are creating turnovers, 405 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 1: starting with Bosa and Ingram. But as far as Riskins 406 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 1: are concerned, Doctor, they've been in almost every game they 407 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,360 Speaker 1: played on the road this year. You mentioned the game 408 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: at the college team they beat the Rams earlier this 409 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 1: year they went to Seattle and one. They probably should 410 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: have won in Kansas City, and they definitely should have 411 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 1: won in New Orleans. They definitely should have won in 412 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: New Orleans. How do you explain that letdown in Dallas 413 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: last Thursday. Well, one thing about it is that would have, 414 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: could have should all words of losers, yea. And so 415 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: we have to learn how to win. And if you 416 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 1: can't win, it doesn't matter if you play to be 417 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: competitive and you play a good game. When you're in 418 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: high school, you know everybody's hey man, great effort. In college, 419 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: hey man, you're playing for the old alma materit this 420 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: is pro ball. This is money. You got to play. 421 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 1: You win or you lose, or you get out, or 422 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: you're done. You're done. This is a disposable industry. And 423 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: right now, it's highly disappointing that the manner in which 424 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: we lost in Dallas, because it was an epic collapse 425 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: in the second half and yeah, shorthanded. Everybody's shorthand. I 426 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: don't I don't play that card. I play the card 427 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: to lack of execution, lack of discipline. If we just 428 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: stick to the fundamentals of the game, we're hard to beat. 429 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: We have enough talent to beat anybody now. But if 430 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: we help you beat us, it's done. Stick a forking 431 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 1: us and I say the same thing every pregame warm up. 432 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: What's the hugest game that's not helping the opponent beat us? 433 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: And you mentioned the injuries happened to every team in 434 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: the end of fell. But I think from a national perspective, 435 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: people look at the Redskins and just shake your head 436 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: because that offensive line has been absolutely decimated. Your running game, 437 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: your running backs are going down. The defense has had 438 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: a lot of key injuries. I don't know if you 439 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 1: could explain just how hard the injury Buggets hit the 440 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 1: Redskins on both sides of the ball this year, recognizing 441 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 1: that it's not an excuse in the NFL bad see 442 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: them hard. But what did they give you for it? 443 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: You don't get you don't get a metal, They'll give 444 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: you a trophy. I have nobody cared. I don't care 445 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: I mean, it's like we have backups for a reason. 446 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: It's now I see, I look at every injury as 447 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 1: an opportunity for some guy to become a Pro Bowl 448 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,160 Speaker 1: player in Hall of Famer. Do you have many people 449 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 1: in this league because some guy got hurt. That's what 450 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: the league is all about. It's the next man up business. 451 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: So all this stuff about why they dropped means nothing 452 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: to me. I'm disappointed that we don't have enough guys 453 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: that have tried to see you the moment. Now, if 454 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: you lose a Pro Bowl player in that that you 455 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: lose a couple of Pro Bowl guy you feel that's 456 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: more of an impact because they're exceptional players. Most guys 457 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 1: are just as good as the next guy, so you 458 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: just replace them with another guy. But when you lose, 459 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: and when Trim Williams has been hot, we you know 460 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: we got some premium guys. But so what the PD 461 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagle has lost Peters, one of the best left 462 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: tackles in football, and they just lost their first game 463 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: in a long time. Because it's an opportunity for somebody 464 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: to step up. These guys don't go to class. All 465 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: you do is play football. That they eat it. They 466 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 1: sleep it day. Hell, we're talking about get somebody else in. 467 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: And see I'm also the league is so greedy this 468 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 1: this roster should be expanded by five players per team 469 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 1: so that you can have more people readily available to 470 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:55,880 Speaker 1: train them. The problem is they're not enough good coaches 471 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: in my opinion, because you get the good coaches, they 472 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: get you pretty, they coach him up. You give me 473 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: a guy that with an opportunity who's played college football, 474 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: and you coach him up if they gets a job done. 475 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: But you got a lot of buddies and buddies and 476 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: friends of friends in this league. Now it's pathetic. So 477 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: you're not getting production because the guy coaching them doesn't 478 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: know what the hell he's doing. So now you get 479 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: a guy who's in the two were young, underdeveloped, and 480 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: that's what you get. You get a flat line. Do 481 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: you see the Patriots falling off on their injuries? No? No, 482 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: you never do. Never do. Their offensive line coach retired 483 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago, and they were horrible. Guess what, 484 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 1: They made it to the AFC Championship game in Denver 485 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,880 Speaker 1: and Bill brought in back and got him back. Yeah, 486 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: I see, so I don't buy that that's a conditioning. 487 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,679 Speaker 1: You know, we're so weak now from a societal standpoint, 488 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: and everything's an excuse and everything we want to get 489 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: it quick. We wanted Michael Waved. You know, nobody has 490 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: patience and I don't. I don't buy that. Doctor Eli 491 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: Manning Street of two hundred and ten consecutive regular season 492 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 1: games ended in the loss of the Skins on Thanksgiving Day, 493 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: and the next man up we talked about him, Philip Rivers. 494 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: I think it's one ninety eight straight on Sunday against 495 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 1: the Skins, and Phillis been taking care of the football 496 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 1: this year. He hadn't had a turn over the last 497 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,919 Speaker 1: three games. How do the Redskins try to slow this 498 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: offense right now? That's clicking and has a lot of 499 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: complimentary pieces to go with Keenan Allen. I think I 500 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: started this interview off by addressing him as a Hall 501 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: of Famer. I love him. I love him. I did 502 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, it's work. I did the 503 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: ACC for fourteen years and at mc Stadies of God. 504 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: He's so competitive, I mean, and he's the antithesis of 505 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: what all these quote fake quarterback gurus are out selling 506 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: fourteen year olds on their services about the perfect way 507 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 1: to pass is set up. He does none of that. Yeah, 508 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 1: but what he does he gets the ball to the 509 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 1: guys open and he knows how to do it. I 510 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: love him because he's a throwback. You know, he's not running, 511 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: he's not dodging people. He's playing the position of quarterback. 512 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,959 Speaker 1: And he's probably one of the best leaders in the league. 513 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 1: And so doing that, and then knowing his family situation 514 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: and the fact that he's basically commuting, he's commuting daily, 515 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: I think it's fantastic. The matchup I'm most excited to 516 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 1: see Sunday Doc. I don't know about you, but Keenan 517 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: Allen versus Josh Norman now now Alan. The last three games, 518 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: thirty three catches, the four hundred and thirty six yards, 519 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: four touchdowns, and we know Josh Norman never backs down 520 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 1: from a challenge. Being around him the last two seasons, 521 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: how does he prepare himself for playing against these elite 522 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: wide receivers. I know he gets up for him. Well, 523 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: he's a pro. I mean he's a consummate pro. Josh 524 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: will be ready. Unfortunately, Josh is dependent upon pressure, and 525 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: Josh is not just your receiver. He's got to deal 526 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: with the quarterba back as well. So you know, I 527 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: don't praise corners. I don't treat this as if it's 528 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: a one on one between him and the receiver, because 529 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: I don't believe that's true. Because I think that one 530 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: of the biggest reasons the Lesion of Doom was the 531 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: Legion of Doom is that the defensive line was dooming. 532 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: They linebackers blitzing I've never seen. I've seen one guy 533 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 1: and maybe if I gave it thought more. Lamar Parish 534 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: one of the best corners to me ever I played 535 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati. Leaping Lamar had to do, he said, Leaping 536 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: Lamar the best by far. If we didn't have a 537 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 1: good pass for us, he's still locking people down. When 538 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: Corey Bacon had twenty six sacks that season, he's the 539 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: best in the world because again, you give him pressure, 540 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,239 Speaker 1: a good one like beon. You know, tell me the 541 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: time beyond playing on a real bad team, he had pressure, 542 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: and I think he's phenomenal as a player. But let 543 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 1: me see beyond in Cleveland and see how they're able 544 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: to worked out. So I think corners are attached to 545 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: schemes pressure, and Josh is one of the best. You're 546 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: gonn see him. He's a pro. But if we don't 547 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: get more pressure on the quarterback then we did against Dax, 548 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: then I don't care who's out of the corner, it's 549 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: gonna be it's gonna get ugg Do you talking about 550 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 1: pressure to Kirk Kirk Cousins has been sacked thirty five 551 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: times this year and both of his starting tackles. We 552 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: talked about it at the top, Trump Wayams, Morgan Mos 553 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: beat up pretty good and here comes Bosa and Ingram. 554 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 1: How much do the Redskins have to alter their offensive 555 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: game plan if those guys can't go Sunday or are 556 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: extremely limited. Well, I mean again, because we played you know, 557 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 1: we played the Giants and we played that we played 558 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: in Dallas. I mean we played the area. These guys 559 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: you have I think are at the top. But excuse me, 560 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: but you know, people rush the passion in this league 561 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: and if they can't handle it, they shouldn't be on 562 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 1: our team. Now, if we don't, you know, we'll chip 563 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: and they'll put a tight end to do the things 564 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: everybody else does. Everybody does that to him. Here's what 565 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: we gotta do. We gotta not be behind by twenty points. See, 566 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 1: we can block him if we're leading, because now we 567 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: can run it, we can keep it, we can keep 568 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: it to our advantage. The worst thing to happen against 569 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,959 Speaker 1: a great pass rushing team is to be trailing and 570 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 1: then we become predictable. Now that could get real ugly, 571 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: and that's what happened last week. Doc. How is Kirk 572 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: handled this season? Because all you hear nationally, you know, 573 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: out here in southern California, is about his contract and 574 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,960 Speaker 1: his feature with the team. But he seems to be 575 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: a guy that does a really good job of just 576 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 1: blocking out the noise, being a leader and showing up 577 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: on Sundays. Well, um, again, I think that Kirk is 578 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: again he's a pro. I don't think he's underpaid. He's 579 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 1: definitely not underpaid. No, And so why why shouldn't he 580 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: be doing what he's doing? Yeah again, I'm mean, dude, 581 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: I'm not you know, I'm not your average guy. I 582 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 1: don't I don't buy into all this drama people acting 583 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: like he's being deprived, like he's in the third world country. 584 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: He's making twenty five million dollars a year and we 585 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: haven't been to the playoffs. So I think he's making 586 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: good money. I think he's a terrific player. He's tough 587 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: as nails. He's available every week, every down. We have 588 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 1: our receivers compared to the receivers we had or not 589 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: even close we had a receivers now and I think 590 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: the group and I looked them in their face and 591 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:28,720 Speaker 1: tell them collectively, they're performing at a D level. So 592 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins is the beast, but you know that's what 593 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: they pay him to be. Now. They were paying him 594 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: six hundred grand like they were once upon a time, 595 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: like three years ago, that he'd be getting hosed. But 596 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 1: right now he's doing very well and he can even 597 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: do better. And if he can pull out three or 598 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: four wins, I mean it'd be extremely I couldn't be 599 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: happier for him. I mean, no matter what happens, you 600 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: can never say this dude doesn't show up to compete 601 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: and you'll just have to deal with it. Doc, what's 602 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: going to decide to him on Sunday. The skin is 603 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 1: all but eliminated from the NC playoffs, but that doesn't 604 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: seem to matter on Sundays. And I think you learn 605 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: a lot about a locker room in games like this 606 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 1: when there may not be much to play for except 607 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: for the guy next to you. Well, we have a 608 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 1: I like this team because they play hard, they practice hard, 609 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 1: they were they're really into football, which a lot of 610 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 1: teams aren't, a lot of players in this league now 611 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: are no longer because they don't have to be you know, 612 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,239 Speaker 1: I look at this the NFL to meet with a 613 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,840 Speaker 1: lot of like pro boxing now one of my favorite 614 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 1: athletes of boxers because it's the only sport where your 615 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: millionaire gets hit in the face and practice, you know, 616 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 1: and they just keep coming at it. And you know, 617 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,759 Speaker 1: so a guy like Floyd maybe was up. I mean 618 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: he trained getting hit in the face and he's a 619 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: billionaire and he's ripped six pack. They train. I mean, 620 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 1: it's the Vikings Wells NFL. You got a lot of 621 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 1: guys that are already been in great shape. There are 622 00:34:57,160 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: a lot of guys that don't understand how to be professionals. Well, 623 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 1: we got guys they're in shape. I mean, they get 624 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: it and they go after it hard. They may not 625 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: have enough talent to beat you if they give you points. Again, 626 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,759 Speaker 1: we can't spot anybody points. We just can't do it. 627 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: I mean, we just threw up all over said, we 628 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: had red zone interception against Dallas, with fumbling punts, were 629 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 1: dropping passes, we're running short routes. We had to I mean, 630 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,239 Speaker 1: if we played the game right, then you know we 631 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:33,000 Speaker 1: can win. And I expect them to win. But if 632 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: they give it away, then no, they won't. Doc I 633 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 1: think Chargers fans realized two. I go back to Week 634 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:42,360 Speaker 1: three when this team had all of its horses, and again, 635 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:45,359 Speaker 1: I know injuries are not an excuse, but what they 636 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: did to the Oakland Raiders in Week three was probably 637 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: Granted I'm from the Washington, DC area, I've watched this 638 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: team for as long as I can remember, that was 639 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 1: the most dominant performance I'd seen it in a couple 640 00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 1: of decades. In Week three against the Oakland Raiders. They 641 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:03,720 Speaker 1: embarrassed them. So this team, make no mistake, The Chargers 642 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,399 Speaker 1: know that this team is going to be bringing it 643 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 1: and can be really any team in the NFL if 644 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: you allow them to it. Well, I mean again, at 645 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: the time, it was impressive. Looking further here, the Raiders 646 00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:21,920 Speaker 1: have been a disappointment to me. I mean, they're not 647 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:24,440 Speaker 1: as good as I thought they would be. And but 648 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 1: on that, because that's why you can't go back. You 649 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: can't go forward in this league. In my opinion, it 650 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,359 Speaker 1: is what it is on that particular time. Yeah, they 651 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:36,640 Speaker 1: dominated them and then we go to Kansas City and 652 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 1: let them off the hooks and then you go. So 653 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: it doesn't really give you don't get residual value in 654 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 1: my life for it. That's what. Then we did it, 655 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: and they haven't done it since so and now Alan 656 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:51,279 Speaker 1: is out and now we get back to well, why 657 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:54,280 Speaker 1: aren't they doing it well? Because the two best inside 658 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: tackle the pressure guys were out well. But Stephy McGee 659 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:01,279 Speaker 1: is playing his butt off now. So now we gotta 660 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:05,000 Speaker 1: get Alflem laneer to elevate his game. We gotta get 661 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: people to step their games up because now it's an 662 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:11,319 Speaker 1: opportunity of a lifetime and if they got it in them, 663 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 1: they'll do it. If they don't, then we got to 664 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,879 Speaker 1: find somebody that can. That's just how I look at 665 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:20,799 Speaker 1: I don't I don't. I don't get what's going on now, 666 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: how everybody's talking about what it should have cut us 667 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,840 Speaker 1: not Bible Capulu doctor before I let you go. Former 668 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: Chargers coach Don Corriel. He's a semi finalist for the 669 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:33,560 Speaker 1: Pro Football Hall of fame again. And I know you 670 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:36,240 Speaker 1: grew up. I know you grew up watching those Chargers 671 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:38,600 Speaker 1: teams you played under the Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs, 672 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: who obviously came for that chore coaching tree. Knowing what 673 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 1: you know about that offense and the impact that Koreo 674 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: has had on the game of football, why isn't he 675 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 1: already in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Are Yeah, 676 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 1: NFL man a lot of jealousy, um coach Cooreo? Man, Wow, 677 00:37:55,320 --> 00:38:01,439 Speaker 1: I mean you said Gilman to Corel, give all these 678 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: p innovators, Manu Zampez, Ernie Zampez, And we're talking about 679 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: and I'll probably miss some people that have come out 680 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 1: of the system. Well, yeah, the defensive side, defense side, 681 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:21,440 Speaker 1: I didn't some of an offensive standpoint. The influence of 682 00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 1: that brain trial and that that group of people, it's unmatched. 683 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:28,319 Speaker 1: And so this league is political. I mean it is, 684 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 1: and we know the whole country is. So if you 685 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 1: think that you know Pat Boland, who was a world champion, 686 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:39,480 Speaker 1: what happened in Denver and that whole AFC continuously was 687 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 1: Al Davis. Uh, you know the Chargers radar, that whole 688 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:46,839 Speaker 1: group in Kansas City. You know we hunt Man. Those 689 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:51,440 Speaker 1: guys easily could be on the Mount Rushmore because not 690 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 1: only they ended, were innovative. I mean, they changed a 691 00:38:56,680 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: lot of the game. And it's my content that they're 692 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:04,040 Speaker 1: just some of these old timers in the NFL blue blood, 693 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:07,799 Speaker 1: that they're haters. You can't explain it. And to put 694 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones, who I listen as a financier, as an entrepreneur, 695 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,880 Speaker 1: he's the best ever, but the Pro Football Hall of 696 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:24,359 Speaker 1: Fame from a football standpoint, I don't get it. I mean, 697 00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:27,320 Speaker 1: Bobby Beth orself Night I laugh at It's comical to me, 698 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:32,239 Speaker 1: they're ignorance. It never it never surprises me. But that's 699 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:35,840 Speaker 1: this selfishness and that's hated. That's when you do not 700 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:43,200 Speaker 1: acknowledge greatness at that level. And because that doesn't represent 701 00:39:43,239 --> 00:39:47,520 Speaker 1: the quote old guard or whatever, then to me, you're spiteful. 702 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:50,960 Speaker 1: And this is the same league that pretends that it 703 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:55,839 Speaker 1: cares about safety and has Thursday night games. I mean, 704 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:59,359 Speaker 1: so this whole thing, it's just a it's just one 705 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:04,160 Speaker 1: issue after another. My opinion to wor of inconsistency and 706 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:08,160 Speaker 1: greed and jealousy, and this is what goes on. So 707 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:13,040 Speaker 1: that's my opinion. I appreciate your opinion, Doc, and it's 708 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:15,040 Speaker 1: one of those things where you hope he gets in 709 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:19,600 Speaker 1: this year, but you just scratch your head at Monk. 710 00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:23,320 Speaker 1: He's all learned about our Monk. The thing I loved 711 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:27,160 Speaker 1: about James Arthur Monk is that when he was not 712 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:30,439 Speaker 1: being passed over to the Hall of Fame, he could 713 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:34,680 Speaker 1: have cared less because he wasn't defined by the game. 714 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:38,800 Speaker 1: And he really didn't care. I trust me, he couldn't. 715 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:40,840 Speaker 1: Mean it didn't change his life at all from that 716 00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:43,480 Speaker 1: standpoint had he not made it. But we all knew 717 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:45,560 Speaker 1: he was a Hall of Famer. I think we all 718 00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:48,760 Speaker 1: know the coach coach c is a Hall of Famer. 719 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:53,439 Speaker 1: You know. It's just it's it to me. I can 720 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:56,440 Speaker 1: rest on the fact that he is a Hall of Famer, 721 00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:59,279 Speaker 1: that was or not these people acknowledge him and that 722 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:01,560 Speaker 1: I hope he didn't care, but I'm sure he does 723 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:05,479 Speaker 1: because he put his life into it, and I really 724 00:41:05,480 --> 00:41:08,200 Speaker 1: do hope it happens. But dude, I could we could 725 00:41:08,239 --> 00:41:12,000 Speaker 1: go on forever if we start talking about the inconsistencies, 726 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:14,799 Speaker 1: and all I'm saying is that just be just just 727 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:18,640 Speaker 1: keep it real, quit faking don't say one thing and 728 00:41:18,719 --> 00:41:22,000 Speaker 1: do another thing. And that you know, the fake broadcast 729 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:27,000 Speaker 1: last night about everybody that's violent. It's a violent game. 730 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:31,200 Speaker 1: It's the Stillers and the Bengals. I mean, what are you? 731 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:34,799 Speaker 1: Are you serious? They showed us that in the in 732 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:39,200 Speaker 1: the AFC Wildcard last year, Doc that Hey, I'll tell 733 00:41:39,239 --> 00:41:41,440 Speaker 1: you what. And I know I don't speak for everybody, 734 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:44,000 Speaker 1: and I don't want to, but I'll tell you this. 735 00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:49,560 Speaker 1: Everybody at my age around it thought last night was 736 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:52,480 Speaker 1: as good a football game as I've seen a long time. 737 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:56,640 Speaker 1: And next Sunday or this upcoming Sunday night when the 738 00:41:56,719 --> 00:42:00,200 Speaker 1: Ravens still go at it because to me, I mean, 739 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:02,919 Speaker 1: it's old school football. Now I'm not in for head 740 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:05,480 Speaker 1: injuries and some of the things you have to your 741 00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: launch point. But let me see them explain this how 742 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:15,680 Speaker 1: now guys are much better and it's for the long haul. 743 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:18,880 Speaker 1: It is better. You should not drop your heads, prown 744 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:21,880 Speaker 1: your head, don't want to target. But it's like Nascar. 745 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:25,800 Speaker 1: They're two things that happened really fast, and they're violent 746 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:28,759 Speaker 1: and people love it and a lot of times it's 747 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 1: about the impact, and so you know it's not maybe 748 00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:36,400 Speaker 1: not the majority anymore. But as far as I'm concerned, 749 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:39,240 Speaker 1: I don't know anybody ever played the game that didn't 750 00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:42,759 Speaker 1: look at that last night's smile. Rivalries, that's what it is. 751 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:45,839 Speaker 1: The rivalries. Yeah, that's a good thing. I mean, the 752 00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:48,600 Speaker 1: tradition of the game, and it's just how they play. 753 00:42:48,640 --> 00:42:51,879 Speaker 1: But it's also the Bengals just have to I mean, 754 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:56,359 Speaker 1: if you talk about bad luck, and I like Marvin 755 00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,239 Speaker 1: los a lot, I don't understand it, but you do 756 00:42:58,320 --> 00:42:59,719 Speaker 1: have to look at this and go what happens to 757 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:03,400 Speaker 1: them more so than the other guy it happens to us. 758 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,120 Speaker 1: I look at art Techo, what why are we losing 759 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:09,239 Speaker 1: tight games? And did we lose the more sole than 760 00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:11,920 Speaker 1: other people? And why did the Patriots seem to win 761 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:14,759 Speaker 1: all of them or most of them? You just kind 762 00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:17,160 Speaker 1: of felt, didn't I didn't you just feel that Bengals 763 00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:19,120 Speaker 1: are gonna lose that game? Like at the beginning of 764 00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:21,520 Speaker 1: the third quarter, he' say no no, when they were 765 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:23,640 Speaker 1: seventeen o at the half, I thought, well, I'll be 766 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:27,880 Speaker 1: dark on Andy Dalton, Margaret Lived. They finally they're finally 767 00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:31,960 Speaker 1: gonna out. I thought, I thought they maybe know if 768 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:36,600 Speaker 1: the Steelers dough are notorious I mean the notorious for 769 00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:39,600 Speaker 1: coming back, but I didn't think the Bengals would allow it. 770 00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:43,080 Speaker 1: And then sure enough, because I didn't even want to 771 00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:45,640 Speaker 1: watch the game like that, I said, I'll tape it 772 00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:47,160 Speaker 1: and if it's good, I'll come back and watch it. 773 00:43:47,239 --> 00:43:51,239 Speaker 1: But I I couldn't get away from it. They I'll 774 00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:55,000 Speaker 1: swatch some man almost Monday, Salon, just watch swat And 775 00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:58,680 Speaker 1: I'm thinking, wait a minute, this thing is really good 776 00:43:59,120 --> 00:44:02,600 Speaker 1: because they had enough runs, enough balanced, Bernard was running well. 777 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:08,040 Speaker 1: Kid from Oklahoma got hurt. Now, yeah, it just had 778 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:10,520 Speaker 1: a lot of them. And you know what this notion 779 00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:15,000 Speaker 1: that you can't be physical because you pass, they defy it. 780 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:18,680 Speaker 1: I hate it when people you can be hardcore and 781 00:44:18,760 --> 00:44:21,879 Speaker 1: throw the football, you're not soft just because you throw 782 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:28,919 Speaker 1: a lot you can throw. They prove it. They got us. Yeah, Houston, man, 783 00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:32,040 Speaker 1: tell you what, man, the trojan was mean, lowered the boom. 784 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:34,440 Speaker 1: I thought it was a great hit. I thought he 785 00:44:34,520 --> 00:44:36,960 Speaker 1: was a jerk to stand over him. I remember, receiver 786 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:39,359 Speaker 1: can't can of a linebacker because he's gonna just put 787 00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:42,640 Speaker 1: himself on a You talk about being a marked man, 788 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:45,880 Speaker 1: but I just like the fact that as a receiver 789 00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:49,840 Speaker 1: he's a football player. Yeah, he's a football player. He is, 790 00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:53,399 Speaker 1: he is seeing that's what you know. I just love 791 00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:56,120 Speaker 1: it when I see guys play the game the way 792 00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:59,080 Speaker 1: they played. Man, but you can't cross the line yard. 793 00:44:59,480 --> 00:45:04,040 Speaker 1: I'm not completely insane understand safety, but I just think 794 00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:09,040 Speaker 1: these the calls are reactionary. You know, if it's that 795 00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:12,120 Speaker 1: wasn't endangered, hit the dude United, it was stupid to 796 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:14,680 Speaker 1: stand over me. Should be fine. It's like Ronkowski still, 797 00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:19,680 Speaker 1: I mean that's stupid. Yeah, they should be fine to that. Yeah. Yeah, Well, 798 00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:22,520 Speaker 1: Schus is the trojan. You're a brewing Chip Kelly. What 799 00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:26,279 Speaker 1: do you think of the new hire in Westwood? Doctor, Well, 800 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:29,239 Speaker 1: I don't think anything of it. Tisn'ty win, but I 801 00:45:29,239 --> 00:45:34,920 Speaker 1: think Chips worked body of work in Oregon. He was dominant. Uh. 802 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: The NFL didn't always worked for everybody. I mean Nick 803 00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:41,680 Speaker 1: Saban didn't win in Miami. I think if you're Stade 804 00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:45,480 Speaker 1: the one, you know, I think, uh, And I think 805 00:45:45,560 --> 00:45:48,359 Speaker 1: Chip was in our division, so I saw everything. It 806 00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:51,120 Speaker 1: was intriguing. I think it's first year. I mean it 807 00:45:51,160 --> 00:45:55,319 Speaker 1: was unbelievable just watching how it came together. Um, and 808 00:45:55,360 --> 00:46:00,000 Speaker 1: then I think learned personnel, which he should be better 809 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:01,799 Speaker 1: or at maybe you know, maybe you learn from this. 810 00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:07,000 Speaker 1: I know he looks as a great guy and the UCLA, UM, 811 00:46:07,080 --> 00:46:09,279 Speaker 1: I just don't know. We didn't stop anybody. And the 812 00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:12,919 Speaker 1: most disappointing thing is to see people cram the ball 813 00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:15,040 Speaker 1: down your throat every week. I'm going, well, what the 814 00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:17,560 Speaker 1: hell is going on? Detensively, it's not about offense. You're 815 00:46:17,560 --> 00:46:21,440 Speaker 1: talking about Rosen that's great, but if you're always coming 816 00:46:21,480 --> 00:46:24,440 Speaker 1: from behind, then he's going to be subject to jan 817 00:46:24,920 --> 00:46:28,200 Speaker 1: It doesn't work. And I'm wondering why in the world 818 00:46:28,239 --> 00:46:31,839 Speaker 1: you can't get anybody to stop people. You look at 819 00:46:31,840 --> 00:46:34,080 Speaker 1: the every roster, every you can always look at how 820 00:46:34,120 --> 00:46:37,160 Speaker 1: many Bruins I come up to and congratulate in the 821 00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:40,439 Speaker 1: national Football all these guys going to the pros. Well, 822 00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:44,000 Speaker 1: you got all these pros, but you're not winning collegiate games. 823 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:49,759 Speaker 1: And that's unacceptable. And so I do yea Moreau, you 824 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:51,960 Speaker 1: know who was it? Oh, he's gonna be a monster. 825 00:46:52,200 --> 00:46:55,040 Speaker 1: He's gonna be a monster. I think he could have 826 00:46:55,080 --> 00:46:56,920 Speaker 1: been a first rounder had he not got hurt of 827 00:46:56,960 --> 00:47:00,040 Speaker 1: his pro day. Yeah, yeah, he see he's special. And 828 00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:04,040 Speaker 1: the thing about Fatement is that he's this hardcore he 829 00:47:04,200 --> 00:47:08,480 Speaker 1: covers kicks, he's tough, he's fast, he's hey, he's got 830 00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:11,680 Speaker 1: the whole package. But I just want to see the bruin. Listen, 831 00:47:12,280 --> 00:47:13,960 Speaker 1: it's um you know. I think the way they're going 832 00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:18,280 Speaker 1: to cact Us Bowl or somebody, they have them um slated. 833 00:47:18,719 --> 00:47:21,440 Speaker 1: You know, I don't even know what bowl they're in. 834 00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:27,000 Speaker 1: It's unacceptable. It's unacceptable. I mean it's like Rose Bowl 835 00:47:27,080 --> 00:47:29,359 Speaker 1: or No Bowl. I mean, now they've got this Final 836 00:47:29,440 --> 00:47:31,480 Speaker 1: four going. They got to get into Final four. I 837 00:47:31,520 --> 00:47:35,000 Speaker 1: mean get into final I mean the facility on campus 838 00:47:35,080 --> 00:47:39,080 Speaker 1: last last year, this year rather, I mean beautiful, the 839 00:47:39,160 --> 00:47:42,359 Speaker 1: under armored thing, I mean everything, the facilities. There's no 840 00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:46,319 Speaker 1: excuses other than their mindset. And for the life of me, 841 00:47:47,000 --> 00:47:50,440 Speaker 1: I cannot figure it out. And so hopefully this is 842 00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:54,839 Speaker 1: a turn to UM to get back and be competitive 843 00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:58,120 Speaker 1: and you know, and and and compete. Man, it's about competing. 844 00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:00,759 Speaker 1: And then right now I think all of it they 845 00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:04,600 Speaker 1: should be embarrassed based on what is going on. Man. Well, Doc, 846 00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:06,360 Speaker 1: I can't thank you enough for your time. Man, I'm 847 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:08,680 Speaker 1: really looking forward to Senior. It's been a while and 848 00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:11,960 Speaker 1: I'm glad you get to come home for a long weekend. 849 00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:15,120 Speaker 1: And check out the Skins and Chargers. Well, you know, 850 00:48:15,320 --> 00:48:18,000 Speaker 1: home is where you lay your head. I'm coming back 851 00:48:18,040 --> 00:48:21,160 Speaker 1: to La Yeah, and uh yeah, I've been here long 852 00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:24,160 Speaker 1: enough there and that's what happens man. You know it's 853 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:27,279 Speaker 1: but that's a special joint, man. I you know, get 854 00:48:27,280 --> 00:48:30,520 Speaker 1: to see moms and the family down and over Orange 855 00:48:30,560 --> 00:48:33,879 Speaker 1: County in sant Anna. That's always fun. I came back 856 00:48:33,920 --> 00:48:37,520 Speaker 1: out to go see my guy, Frank Stevens Brewing, who's 857 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,040 Speaker 1: uh he's coaching in high school football. And so I 858 00:48:40,040 --> 00:48:43,000 Speaker 1: got to come back last time ramp game and then 859 00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:47,200 Speaker 1: go down Friday night lights man, and and you know 860 00:48:47,200 --> 00:48:50,080 Speaker 1: and watch you know, his group, the Aztecs and they 861 00:48:50,080 --> 00:48:53,520 Speaker 1: went to the playoffs down to Norange County and and uh, 862 00:48:53,600 --> 00:48:56,480 Speaker 1: it's about football for me, man, every level. The high 863 00:48:56,520 --> 00:48:59,600 Speaker 1: school is my favorite, and so you know I look 864 00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:02,120 Speaker 1: forward to and back. That's great. Man. Well, hey, thank 865 00:49:02,160 --> 00:49:03,719 Speaker 1: you so much for your time. I will see you 866 00:49:03,719 --> 00:49:06,320 Speaker 1: with stub Hub Center on Sunday. Doc. Yeah, maybe we 867 00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:08,839 Speaker 1: did it, man, And shout out to U Frescan Nation 868 00:49:09,080 --> 00:49:12,120 Speaker 1: HQTR because I know we'll be jam pack. We had 869 00:49:12,120 --> 00:49:14,640 Speaker 1: a big time rally when we were there for the 870 00:49:14,760 --> 00:49:17,240 Speaker 1: Rams and it. Don't stop man, It's twenty post seven, 871 00:49:17,600 --> 00:49:19,680 Speaker 1: so I'll help you see all of our Burgundy and 872 00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:24,400 Speaker 1: Goal folks out at our rally. Thanks man, and that'll 873 00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:26,359 Speaker 1: do it for this week's episode. By thanks to Doc 874 00:49:26,440 --> 00:49:28,879 Speaker 1: Walker and I and Eagle for joining me, and thanks 875 00:49:28,920 --> 00:49:31,759 Speaker 1: you all for listening. Be sure to download and subscribe 876 00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:34,319 Speaker 1: to Chargers Weekly. Where have you listen to podcasts? And 877 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:36,520 Speaker 1: if you could, please leave a review in iTunes. It 878 00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:38,319 Speaker 1: helps us spread the words. We can get this to 879 00:49:38,360 --> 00:49:41,640 Speaker 1: as many Chargers fans as possible, especially in December with 880 00:49:41,760 --> 00:49:44,279 Speaker 1: just four games to play, enjoy the game Sunday is 881 00:49:44,320 --> 00:49:46,120 Speaker 1: the Bolts look to make it four in a row. 882 00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:57,520 Speaker 1: And until next time, I'm Chris Hayry