1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: The late fifteen ten touchdown. What's up, guys, Welcome into 2 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: a week four edition of Chargers Weekly, as always, joined 3 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: by Matt Money, Smith and Money. This is a turn 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: the page episode to Houston. After Sunday's thirty eight to 5 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: ten defeats to Jacksonville. I was just saying, I haven't 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: talked to you since since Sunday. Um, before the game, 7 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: I talked to you, so I figured get your thoughts, um, 8 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: figured out what went wrong Sunday and what needs to 9 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: be corrected come this Sunday of Houston. Well, you know, 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: I think he easy answers everything. You know, everything went 11 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: wrong on Sunday. You know, they they went into a 12 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: game down key pieces again with no Lindsley and keenan 13 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: uh in j C. And that was apparent. Um, the 14 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: fact that Joey, you know, the second Joey went out, 15 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: you just saw the pass rush to disappear. They started 16 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: Dublin Khalil. We saw a really stout run defense the 17 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: first two weeks that disappeared. In that game, run defense 18 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: got gashed, really got pushed around up front on both 19 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. I thought Jacksonville was way more physical, 20 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: way more urgent. Than the Chargers were, and it was 21 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: just you know, and we've seen it. Look, we've seen 22 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: it with this team and they still won nine games 23 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: last year. We've just seen these sort of blips. You know, 24 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: what happened last year to the Texans. It happened last 25 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: year against the Ravens where it just seemingly everything goes 26 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: wrong and it's just hard for this team to reset 27 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: and recover. They did a good job of it. You know, 28 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: the defense held strong that first half. The fact that 29 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: it was a sixteen ten game in the third quarter 30 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: I think was a testament to how well the defense 31 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: was playing. You know, I should have been a three 32 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: touchdown game, you know by the middle of the third quarter. 33 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: But the facts that they were able to blow up, 34 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: you know, on those goal to goals and just give 35 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: up a couple of field goals was huge. And I 36 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: think that, you know, kind of speaks to some of 37 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: the you know, sort of hope and a positive that 38 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: you can maybe carry through the rest of the season. 39 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: You know, after finding out that Joey's having growing surgery 40 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: is going to be out quite some time. So you know, 41 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: I think this is you put it best, You flush it, 42 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: you move on. From this game, because really, there could 43 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: not be more things that went wrong in a single contest. 44 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: You know, Justin clearly was not feeling it was dealing 45 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: with the rib fracture, and you could just see him 46 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: opening up on a lot of throws. His accuracy wasn't there. 47 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: But then there were those Justin plays, you know, the 48 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 1: wild moments, the touchdown throw, the fifty four yard or 49 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: Jalen guiton. So you know, it's good to see that 50 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: those flashes are still there. So you know it's he's 51 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: still capable of doing. It's just starting to get comfortable 52 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: with that injury, because that's gonna take a while. You know, 53 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna be like a month probably before he's starting 54 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: to feel like he's on the rebound. So I you know, 55 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: I think I think the lingering concerns from that game 56 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: are certainly the offensive line. You know, if you were 57 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: to ask me to rank the most important players on 58 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: the Chargers, obviously it starts with Justin. I would I 59 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: would put Slater at number two. When you have a 60 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: left tackle that you don't have to worry about, and 61 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: you don't have to send help, and you don't need 62 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: tight ends and you don't need running backs to ship. 63 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: It changes everything when you only have to worry about 64 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: one side. So now they're down what I believe is 65 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: their number two most important player of the season, and 66 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: I would probably put Joey at three, three or four. 67 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: You know, it would be Joey or Derwin in that 68 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: three or four spot. So now you're talking about being 69 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: down two of your top four players for the rest 70 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: of the season, or at least most of it in 71 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: the case of Joey, And you know, time to rally in, 72 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: time to find some depth, and time to find out, 73 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: you know, kind of what what Brandon Staley and his 74 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: coordinators and Tom Talesco and his staff are able to 75 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: do with some depth pieces to salvage you know, what 76 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: is a promising roster otherwise for the rest of the season. Yeah, 77 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: so you'll learn a lot about this team, I think 78 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday after what happened last Sunday. To your point 79 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: about the defense, I agree with you. When you run 80 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: seventy five plays like Jacksonville ran, I mean that's a 81 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: that's a huge volume of plays, and the defense hung 82 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: in there in the first half. They were on the 83 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: field for almost thirty nine minutes of the game. I 84 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: mean that's how they were double Yeah. I mean at 85 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: some point you're gonna wear down. Uh Justin clearly is 86 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: not going to be himself. I mean we knew that 87 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: going into this, Like he's not going to be the 88 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert from last year with this ributary, so you 89 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: have to pick him up. Um. You know, Micha only 90 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: had one catch. The offense was just at a sink. 91 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: You mentioned that we saw the flashes, right, we saw 92 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: like that fifty four yard or to jail In and 93 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: some of some of these throws. But uh, by in 94 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: large part, Justin was a little off and with good reason. 95 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: The offensive line I agree with you. I think Rashawn 96 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: Slater and Corey Linsley like it. Just it kind of 97 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: sucks that now when Lindsley maybe comes back, you're taking 98 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: Rashawn away, right, and now they got to figure out 99 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: kind of a new combination on that line. It looks 100 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: like Jamari Sawyer is going to be the left tackle Sunday. 101 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: And you know, I'm good with this. Yeah, I think 102 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: that's I think that's a great sign. Storm had a 103 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: rough go. He had a really rough go. I know 104 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: on PFF it was you know, seven pressures on twenty 105 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: five snaps. I counted fewer than that. I kind of essentially, 106 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: you know, not so much twenty five, but like kind 107 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: of eighteen legitimate drop backs. Seven pressures on eighteen legit 108 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: drop backs. The other seven were kind of just quick 109 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: outs and there was just never any threat of pressure. 110 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: But with the rib injury, you just can't get those 111 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: quick beats, and that's what Storm was allowing. You know, 112 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: it was just if it was arden Key or Trey 113 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: Von or josh Alan, they were just blowing by him 114 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,559 Speaker 1: so fast. And even though Herbert's so good at feeling 115 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: pressure and recognizing it in its periphery and getting rid 116 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: of the ball, it's the rib injury, like you can't 117 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: afford to let him take those hits. So kudos to 118 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: the coaching staff to say, yeah, look we could probably 119 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: do this. Storm did it last year. Let's just say, 120 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: you know it's bad, go for him and trust that 121 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,559 Speaker 1: he'll have a bounce back. So I give them props 122 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: for saying, now we can't do that again. You know, 123 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: Storm's great as a swing. You know, we can put 124 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: him in there for a few plays at a time 125 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: if we need be but we got to try something else. 126 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: And you know, there were a lot of people in 127 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: the media, you know that that cover the draft, former 128 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: scouts or draft experts, that were incredibly surprised to see 129 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: Jamari drop like he did, you know, especially considering he 130 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: was the best old lineman for Georgia all season. You know, 131 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: one that that the Kirby smart was willing to move 132 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: around that line for whatever they needed. Kick him inside 133 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: when they need to slow down interior rush, put him 134 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: at left tack when they need to slow down edge 135 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: rush all season long. So let's see it. You know, 136 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: he's a strong, dudem limited a little bit athletic league, 137 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: which is why he dropped, you know, the measurables. He's 138 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: not quite as big as you might like your left 139 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: tackle to be. But you know that's why Rashawn dropped 140 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: a thirteen, even though the best technique of anyone in 141 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: the draft. So we've seen that be a success for 142 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: the Chargers, and you know, the hope is that that 143 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: that's gonna work. You know that that he can at 144 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: least slow down people enough. And I think if you 145 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: get Corey back, you know, and you have that interior. Look, 146 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: Matt's had a rough go this year. Matt Filers had 147 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: a rough go. So if you can get that's what 148 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: I mean. I think if you get Lindsley back for 149 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: this game and now you have that interior, you feel 150 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: great about Zion he had He really only had one 151 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: busted legit pressure uh in that game, and otherwise I 152 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: thought he played really well. So I think if you 153 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: can get that three man back on the interior, at 154 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: least Justin knows he can climb the pocket. If there's 155 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: edge pressure coming, he can step up and deliver strikes, 156 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: you know, to make and keenan and and get this 157 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: thing moving. So look, it's a lot of hope that 158 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: there's Jerry Hughes having a good year. You know, he 159 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: might be an old man in his in his thirteenth season, 160 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: but he's still at damn good pass rushers. So either 161 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: Trey or Jamar you're gonna have to deal with that, 162 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: and um, it's not gonna be easy. You know, the 163 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: Texans probably on paper, have you know, one of the 164 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: lesser rosters in the NFL. They are still in full 165 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: on rebuild mode, but you know they can still make 166 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: plays and that defense has played pretty darn well through 167 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: three games this season. Place is gonna be a lot 168 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: louder than it was on December twenty six of last 169 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: year too. I mean there's still there's still some excitement 170 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: and a little bit of hope with that with that 171 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: franchise here in September, and they played the Colts very 172 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: well for three quarters, three and a half quarters in 173 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: week one and home. They were on the road the 174 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: last two weeks, kept it close in Denver. Uh, probably 175 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: should have won in Chicago. Now they're coming back home 176 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: and two picks, you know, in Chicago, like you said, 177 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: probably should have won that game. They were in the 178 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: game till the final five minutes against the Broncos, and 179 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: and then you have a Colts game that somehow they 180 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: led a twenty to three lead in the fourth quarter 181 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: just slip away. So this Love, he's a good coach man. Love. 182 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: He can coach d you know, for for whatever people 183 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: want to say about you know, him being sort of 184 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: an a retread and why is he getting another chance? 185 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: And you know what, what what are the Texans thinking? Look, 186 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: he can coach defense. He has always been able to 187 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: do that. And uh, it's considering all the injuries on offense. 188 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: I think, you know, today when we're doing this, we'll 189 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: know a lot more, you know, when Sunday comes around 190 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: of who's available. But man, we talked to Brandon on 191 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: Monday on Petros and money, and I thought he made 192 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: a good point. I just said, you know, trying to 193 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: overcome all of this adversity, you know, what's what's the 194 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: message of the team. How you doing? He said, well, look, 195 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: we're looking for some good news as well. Yeah, we 196 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: got bad news, but we're hoping there's good news you 197 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: know that can help, you know, sort of stem the 198 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: tide to the bad news. And I think that's, you 199 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: know what, what you can hope for. And I think 200 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: that's what they need. They've got to have some good 201 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: news on the JC Jackson, Corey Linsley, Keenan Allen front 202 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: at least one of those pieces and hopefully all three. Yeah, 203 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: no question, and just go back to the offensive line 204 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: real quick. Sawyer's the best option. He's the best option 205 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: at this point on the roster at left tackle. What's 206 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: concerning to me, money is just the inability to run 207 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: the football, especially when you know your your quarterback is ailing, 208 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: and that's the best way to help them, and they 209 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: couldn't do it. I mean that that first half, Austin 210 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 1: had two rushes for zero yards. I think they are 211 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: averaging two point six or two point eight on the year, 212 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 1: which is last in the league by a wide margin. Um. 213 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: You know, we didn't see Josh Kelly in this game 214 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: at all. And I just wonder, is it they can't 215 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: run it with Corey being out, or they're they're having difficulty, 216 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: or they're not sticking with it or something else. I 217 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: don't know, but I just feel like a running game 218 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: against especially if the Texans are last in the league 219 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: against the run, I feel like that has to show 220 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 1: up on Sunday. Well, I think there's a lot there, um, 221 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 1: you know, And and just I kind of think back 222 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: to you know, and I'm sure it's two years ago. 223 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: You know, just how how much we saw Keenan and 224 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: Mike involved in the run game. You know, it's just 225 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: a ton of motion and those guys are moving, you know, 226 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: pre snap and you're seeing Austin behind Keenan and Austin 227 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: behind Mike, and just how willing of blockers, you know, 228 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: and Hunter Henry was here and he was a great 229 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 1: all around tight end and you know they need to 230 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: get back to that, you know, they're they're just there 231 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: needs to be more and I you know, I don't 232 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:17,559 Speaker 1: know how this is gonna come off sign him, but 233 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: he's got to be more creative. There has got to 234 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: be more creativity in the run game. You know. You 235 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: gotta say, like DeAndre Carter on jet sweeps, like you 236 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: just hand them up the reverse. They were down twenty 237 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: one points when they tossed in the reverse. Yes, you 238 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,319 Speaker 1: know on Sunday, Like that's that that that's not the time, 239 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: you know, when that's gonna to have a legitimate shot 240 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: at success, Like I wanna you can't have Sony carrying 241 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: in the ball more than than Austin. You just like 242 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: to me that that doesn't make sense to me. Um, 243 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: you know, commit to it, get creative if you can't 244 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: run to the right, you know. And Trey has really 245 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: struggled and run blocking this year. He's just getting beat 246 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: and missing assignments and guys are in the backfield way 247 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: too quick. Um, you know. So there's there's a lot 248 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: that goes into it. I think it's one play design, 249 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: two blocking, and three you know, I do think it's 250 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: running back, you know, ability. I just haven't seen enough 251 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: carries from Austin too, that you can't have four carries 252 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: for five yards. Guy's got to carry it more, especially 253 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: when it was a sixteen to ten game in the 254 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,719 Speaker 1: third quarter. Like, I get it, it's it's twenty. We 255 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 1: didn't get off script till late. You know. Yeah, So 256 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: like that doesn't work for me, And I don't need 257 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, I don't think I need to see Sony 258 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: getting more reps running the ball than than Austin. I 259 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 1: just that that doesn't That also doesn't work for me. 260 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: So I think there's a lot that I would assume 261 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: I'm gonna that. I think we'll see different in the game. Um, 262 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: you know, we saw it last year. Look, we saw 263 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 1: Austin and put up fifteen hundred combined yards and twenty touchdowns. 264 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: We know Lombardi can scheme it up and he can 265 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: call a hell of a game. You know in the 266 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: run game, he had nearly a thousand yards rushing. He 267 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 1: had what eight rushing touchdowns, I think twelve receiving touchdowns 268 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: or was reverse maybe twelve and eight whatever. It's there. 269 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: We know it's there. We know what can be called. 270 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 1: We know it can be drawn up. We know they're 271 00:12:58,120 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: certainly capable of it. Just gotta do it, got to 272 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: go out and execute it, got to call it, got 273 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 1: to execute it. And and I think they're gonna I 274 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: think we're gonna see it, like I legit, think we're 275 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 1: gonna see the return of the run game, just kind 276 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: of knowing the situation they're in, the defense that they're facing. 277 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: And I'm excited to see that, you know, I'm excited 278 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: to see, you know, more again, more opportunities for Austin 279 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: and more availability of Austin in this game. Yeah, and Josh, listen, 280 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: Josh Kelly. I feel like in the limited touches he 281 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: had in the first two weeks, he looked really good 282 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: running the ball. He only had one carry last week. 283 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: I asked coach Staley about just the development of Isaiah 284 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: Spiller yesterday and he said, Isaiah's come along. Um, you know, 285 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: obviously he's gonna have to beat out Sony and Josh 286 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: for a chance to get on the roster, and the 287 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: kicking game has has a part in that. So we'll see. 288 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: I don't I don't know. It doesn't sound like we'll 289 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: see Isaiah this week, but you know, maybe in the 290 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: near future if he can do that. But at the 291 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: same time, I'd like to see Josh get in there 292 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: and get into a little bit of a group, because 293 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: there were some stretches in that that Vegas game. In particular, 294 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: there was where was one drive where he was really 295 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: kind of pacing the offense getting some tough yards, and uh, 296 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: I'd like to see him in the first half maybe 297 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: have that opportunity. Yeah, I think, Um, I think all 298 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: three of those guys can look, all three of them 299 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: can play. You know, we saw Sony get some tough yards. Um. 300 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: But you know, like I just kind of go back 301 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: to the interception, like if that's Austin, that ball's not 302 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: popping off his hands and popping up and turn it 303 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: into a pick. You know it did for sure handed 304 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: back in the league. Exactly, It's like that's that's that's 305 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: a pick. That's on Sony. It's not on Justin. It's 306 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: to me, and it's it's not even you know, sixty 307 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: forty seventy thirties, one hundred percent on Sony. Um, So 308 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: like it's it's and look to me, I think with 309 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: this roster, with the confidence they have in this roster, 310 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: with how they looked the first two weeks against against 311 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: Vegas and you know, and and the Chiefs. I think 312 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: the idea was, hey, Austin takes a beating and we're 313 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: making a Super Bowl run, and we have got to 314 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: make sure that we do not run him into the 315 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: ground by week ten, you know, to some degree like 316 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: he has been because he takes so much contact. He 317 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: doesn't want to go down. I say it repeatedly. He 318 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: bounces off initial contact and he is all about yards 319 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: after initial contact, yards after contact, and you know, after 320 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: the catch, he does it all. So my guess is 321 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: that calculus is now changed. It's gone from hey, we 322 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: need to keep him safe and healthy as possible for 323 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: a sustained playoff run too. We gotta make the playoffs, 324 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: you know, we got to win some games, you know, 325 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: while we're waiting for some of these injured players to 326 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: come back. And I think that's the shift in the 327 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: calculus as well. And while you're going to see a 328 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: lot more Austin this week against Houston and Bunny, you 329 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: know what things changed too When Mike Williams gets the 330 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: football and you know, a week one, two catches, last 331 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: week one catch for fifteen yards, a touchdown, Kid's City 332 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: eight for one thirteen. He was targeted ten times. So 333 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: without Keenan, Mice got to be the guy. So what 334 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: I saw in week two is if you throw it 335 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: in his vicinity, he's probably going to catch the ball. 336 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: So a little bit more Mike Williams too, I think 337 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: in this game. Yeah, I'll take it's It's been an 338 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: interesting start to the season, you know, just right from 339 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: what we were coming off last year, top five offense 340 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: in every category to now an offense that total yards 341 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: that you know, where however you want to look at it, 342 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: you know, whatever numbers you want to check out and 343 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: where that slots. The charger's fine. I'm just saying from 344 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: an eyeball test, there's just no explosive plays. The ball 345 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: is not getting pushed down field. You know that that 346 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: was Jalen Guyton's second target of the season, and it 347 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: was his first reception, and you saw what he was 348 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: capable of doing. Now, unfortunately he's gone for the year, 349 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: you know, and that fourth three speed has gone with it. 350 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: So you know, but the signing of High Tower and 351 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: the elevation of Jason Moore, like they've got to find 352 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: that speed. But we've talked about Mike. Mike may be 353 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: a four or five guy, but Mike's a ninety ten 354 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: guy instead of a fifty fifty guys. So you can 355 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: push that ball down field and especially challenge these corners, 356 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: challenged Desmond King and the rookie Derek Stingley, you know, 357 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: challenge these Houston corners to make a play on one 358 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: of the best wide receivers in the league. You know, 359 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: get get Justin to push this ball. And that's the 360 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: other problem you know with the with the run game. 361 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: You know, teams just they should fear Justin's arm, and 362 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: instead they're creeping up. You know, they're creeping up because 363 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: they just don't see it. It's I think they're last 364 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: in explosive plays. I think they've had one explosive run 365 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: or no, I think they've had zero explosive runs and 366 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 1: like two explosive passes this season. They are dead last 367 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: in the league. And you know passes over twenty yards, 368 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: runs over ten yards that the Chargers are last. That's crazy, 369 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: Like that is just crazy through three games to see. 370 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: So you know that even if you just take the shot, 371 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: and I'll be honest, like I don't care if it 372 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,719 Speaker 1: ends an interception. I just you know, I don't If 373 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: you want to just get that fear of Justin Herbert's 374 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: arm and Mike Williams catch radius planted into the head 375 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: of the defensive coordinator and the defensive players, so they're 376 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: not creeping so much just because it hasn't been there. 377 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: It has not been there all season, and I think 378 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: they have to get that to show up, and that's 379 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: going to open up things for the run game to 380 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: be more successful. I mean, you watch when they snap 381 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: the ball and they hand it off. There's eight guys 382 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: firing at the line of scrimmage and making tackles, and 383 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: they just they have to they have to lighten that box, 384 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: flip it to the defense. And we talked about Sawyer said, 385 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 1: Chris rump is gonna get that shot on the other 386 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: side of khalilin back for Joey Bosa, and there's not 387 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: a ton of depth behind those guys. Now you got 388 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: him and Kyle van Noy, so it changes everything money. 389 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: You know, we talked about the pass rush, but you 390 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: said it repeatedly here that you think Joey's maybe the 391 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: overall best defensive end in the game because of his 392 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: ability to stop the run. And we certainly saw what 393 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: happened when he went out of the game, and that's 394 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: gonna be a problem win. You know, Damian Pierce, this 395 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: rookie is having a pretty good start to the season, 396 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,120 Speaker 1: and we know what Rex Burkhead did to this team 397 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: last year. And he's the number two guy and he 398 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: gets some run. Yeah, I mean, you know, Damian's been 399 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: up and down, but but he's a solid back. He's 400 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: a big back. I liked him at Florida. Um. I 401 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: thought he was a legit option for the Chargers in 402 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: one of those middle rounds. You know, he's got a 403 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: hip injury, but I think he's he's practicing today. He's 404 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: practicing today. Yeah, So you know, I think you just 405 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: said it. You know, I think that a big part 406 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,679 Speaker 1: of the Chargers success through that first half was Joey 407 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: and Khalil against the run on the edges and Austin 408 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,439 Speaker 1: and Sebati and Sebastian had a great game. You know, 409 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: I know, you see thirty eight points and it's like, 410 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: what do you mean. It's like, yeah, that dude was active, 411 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: he was in the backfield, he was stuff and run. 412 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: So look, you still have Austin Sebastian in the middle 413 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: of that, and you still have you know Drew Trank 414 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: will with who's exceptional at run fits. So the key 415 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: is gonna be that other edge, you know, if it's 416 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: Van Noy or if it's Rump. And it's great to 417 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: see that Chris put on that weight in the offseason 418 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: because that's gonna be a big part of setting that 419 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: edge and containing the run. And we saw that in 420 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: the preseason. You know, Chris didn't just rush the passer 421 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: and gets sacked, but he had a couple of tackles 422 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: for loss. He set the edge pretty well. And that's 423 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot. I mean, look, you're talking about 424 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa and the drop off from Joey Bosa. It's 425 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 1: nothing against Kyle Van Noy or Derek Tusk if he's 426 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: gonna get in there, or or Chris Rump, but it's 427 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: going to be a significant drop because, as I've said, 428 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: Joey is the best all around defensive end in the 429 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: NFL when you combine pass rushing and run stopping. So 430 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: they that's something they're gonna have to figure out. And 431 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: I would assume you're going to see a heavy dose 432 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: of Damion Pierce and rex Burg had run in the 433 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 1: direction of Rump, or Van Noy and that's gonna be 434 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: up there. And you know, and I think another thing 435 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: that came out of that game is just the offense 436 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 1: that Doug Peterson was running with Trevor Lawrence all those 437 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: RPOs and you got a diagnose and you got to attack, 438 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: and they repeatedly went after Kenneth and it's like, hey man, 439 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: you got to decide and go. And I think you 440 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 1: just saw some of that hesitation from Kenneth in those 441 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 1: RPOs and that's why they were constantly running them in 442 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,639 Speaker 1: his direction. So I think you're going to see some 443 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: of that with Davis Mills as well this week, with 444 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: with Damien or with Burkehead. And like you said, we 445 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: saw it last year, now considerably different interior or the line. 446 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 1: I remember last year they had like fifteen guys out 447 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: with COVID as well, So you know, it was a 448 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: disaster of a game from a personnel standpoint. I don't 449 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: expect to see that again. Burkhead's not getting a lot 450 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: of carries. He's getting a few here and there. I 451 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: think he had a handful of carries against the Colts, 452 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: but otherwise it was like zero against the Broncos. And 453 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: I think he just had a couple against the Bears, 454 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, they gotta they gotta bottle up because Davis 455 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: has been shaky. You know, Davis mill has been shaky. 456 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: Had a good game against the Chargers last year. But 457 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: you know, if you can get JC back out there 458 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: with Assante and Derwin's on the field and nas, you know, 459 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: they should be able to deal with the pass catchers. 460 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: You know, Brandon Cooks isn't really having a great year 461 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: thus far, even though he played really well last year. 462 00:21:55,600 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: So this defense, you know, this defense anything, the best 463 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: way to put it, they better be able to slow 464 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: down the Texans offense. It's it's not a great offense. Yeah, 465 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 1: you know, thirty eight to ten. I'm not saying JC 466 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: Jackson would have made the difference in the game by 467 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: any stretch. But what helped, what helped what it helped, right, 468 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: And you know we'll see as of now as we 469 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: taped is we don't know whether or not he's gonna 470 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: play on Sunday. But it's just been tough because he 471 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: hasn't been in there for the last or for i 472 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 1: guess two of the three games. And you know that 473 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: was a game where you said it made Doug Peterson. 474 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: I think he put on just an offensive clinic the 475 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: way that he used Trevor and just listen, the Jags 476 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: are good. The Jacks are good. Trevor Lawrence is exceptional. 477 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: Everyone was laughing at the Christian Kirk deal and the 478 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: z A. Jones deal and the Evan Ingraham deal. They 479 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: all seem to be playing as a team. Et n 480 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 1: is back Robinson had that fifty yard touchdown, and then 481 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: defensively that that front seven pretty darn good. So I'm 482 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: not saying the Chargers underestimated the Jags, but I think 483 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: as a whole that loss may not look as bad 484 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: as it is it felt on Sunday. Maybe later on 485 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 1: in the year, when you see the Jax continuing to 486 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 1: win games, Yeah, I think, you know, I think coach 487 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: Daley and he's he's so great with this this first thing. 488 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: He said, He's like, look, I gotta do a better job. 489 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,120 Speaker 1: He's like, they got me, they got us in this one. 490 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,959 Speaker 1: And and like you said, Doug, just man, he had 491 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 1: a plan. And that there's he's a great coach. Guy 492 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: won a Super Bowl. You know, it's like he's he's 493 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: part of you know, he was Andy Reid's number one 494 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: guy for whatever seven eight years. You know, he's learning 495 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: under the best offensive play caller in the league. He 496 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: carried that over to Philadelphia. He made Carson Wentz a 497 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: legit MVP candidate, He made Nick Foles a Super Bowl MVP. 498 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: Doug Peterson can frequent coach, And like I said, I 499 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 1: think that's kind of some of the creativity that we're 500 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: talking about. I mean, when you were watching, you saw 501 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: all the pre snap motion with Christian Kirk, with tight 502 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: ends with Zay Jones, with Marvin you know, running both 503 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 1: Nten and and James Robinson flankin Trevor on those RPOs, 504 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: not knowing where the mesh was going to be on 505 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: those and then recognizing, Okay, I got something. This RPO 506 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: is not working for Kenneth right now. Let's just ride it. 507 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: Let's ride it. And they wrote it all the way 508 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: down the field for a touchdown. So I think that's again, 509 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: I think there were I think there was a macro 510 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: and a micro for the Chargers because of how good 511 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: they felt about this team, especially through the first two weeks, 512 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 1: and I think now it is just exclusively micro. What 513 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: do we need to do to win this game? Preservation, 514 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: all that sort of stuff, reps, are we bound? Are 515 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: we putting too much on this player? And that's all 516 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: out the window. And that's why I do think. I 517 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: think Sunday you're going to see a considerably different looking 518 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: offensive game plan than we've seen in the first three games. 519 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: I said this on Monday. And obviously the team is 520 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: only focused on Houston, but I'm almost looking at the 521 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: next two weeks on the road as being such a 522 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: pivotal part to get in the season back on a 523 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: track with games at Houston at Cleveland. You know how 524 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: Cleveland runs the football, you know how they chew clock, 525 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: and you know all about Miles Garrett and Jadavid Annie. 526 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: I guess we'll know more about Garrett's status this week. 527 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: And I think I said he's gonna play. Probably I 528 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: think they said they think he's gonna play. So he 529 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 1: seems like, you know, good you hear you hate to 530 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: hear about a guy freaking flipping a sports do so 531 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: especially won that big, not the car that big, a 532 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: guy that big in a car that small, you know, 533 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: and all the stuff that can go wrong with that. 534 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: So happy to hear that that he's okay. But look, 535 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: Miles Garrett's he's in the conversation is the most indomitable 536 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: force in the NFL, along with Aaron Donald. I mean 537 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: so and Clowney has been solid on the other side. 538 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: You know, they've got as I'm pulling up. You know, 539 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: just like you said, you don't want to look too 540 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: far ahead and focus on the Texans. But man, when 541 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,360 Speaker 1: you look at that off that defense and you think 542 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: about you know, Jay Okay wusukre More and how just 543 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: what a heat seeking missile he is in the middle, 544 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: you know, this the secondary struggle a little bit. You know, 545 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: for all of the celebration of denzil Ward, it's been 546 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of a struggle there. So I think 547 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: maybe you know there's some availability there, but you gotta 548 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: have time, you know. And you're talking about Jamari Sawyer 549 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: and Trey Pipkins going up against Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Client. 550 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: That's what makes this game so important. You know that 551 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: that may be a huge ask on defense combined with 552 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: an offense that's just going to run the heck out 553 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: of it with two of the best backs in the 554 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: league in Kareem Hunt and Nick Chubb and just Chern 555 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,679 Speaker 1: Clock and try to wear your defense down. So that 556 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 1: that's why this week is so important, you know, it's 557 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 1: all you're too, like, get get that start under your 558 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: belt before Miles Garrett right, exactly hundred percent before it's 559 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: Myles Garrett and Jadavian Clowney deal with Jonathan Grainyard and 560 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes. You know, let's let's try to use that 561 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:33,880 Speaker 1: as a as a warm up and a ramp up 562 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: to next week. And I think it's, you know, again, 563 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: the calculus for everyone has changed, so I think it's 564 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: just little victories. Think about, Okay, Corey Keenan and j 565 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: c are week to week, So if you can get 566 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 1: to the point where they're healthy, where Herbert's ribs are 567 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 1: back to at least close to being back to normal 568 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: where it's not really crushing them as much, and I 569 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,439 Speaker 1: just kind of think about about that bye week for 570 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: the most part, Like Chris as I'm looking at the 571 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: schedule and it's like, Okay, Houston, Cleveland, Denver, Seattle, that's 572 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: what we're looking at. If you can you know, I 573 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: know it's not with people in here, but if you 574 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: can go two and two, you know, if you can 575 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: be sitting at three and four and We're five weeks 576 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: down the road and now everybody's feeling healthy, and you 577 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: get the Falcons, who I think are a lot more 578 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: frisky than people think. Arthur Smith's so good at calling 579 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: offense and why that team's got to win and has 580 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,679 Speaker 1: been in every game they've played in. But you know, 581 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: if you can get to that point and maybe be 582 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: four and four after that Atlanta game, Okay, we're halfway 583 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 1: through the season at five hundred. Team is healthy. There's 584 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: still a ton of talent on this team. I mean, yes, 585 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,439 Speaker 1: you've lost some blue chips, no doubt, but there is 586 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:47,880 Speaker 1: still a ton of talent on this roster. So that's 587 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: kind of how I'm looking like you said, if we're 588 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,479 Speaker 1: we can do it, team can't. They got to focus 589 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,360 Speaker 1: on one week. But here just talking out of our 590 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 1: rear ends we can talk in chunks like that, and 591 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: I think that's to me, that should be a realistic goal. 592 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 1: Win two of these next four and hopefully win three 593 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: of these next four, so you're four and three instead 594 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 1: of three and four going into that bye week, and 595 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: everybody's feeling better starting that second half of the season, 596 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,160 Speaker 1: and that's when you can start to make that push 597 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: and you know what. We were talking about this before, Chris, 598 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: and you know you can expand on it. But look, 599 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,199 Speaker 1: there's a reason why people don't make predictions in the 600 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 1: NFL at the start of the season, because it's stupid. Yeah, 601 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:30,199 Speaker 1: the AFC West is has got the most losses in 602 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: the AFC. Five and seven division has the most losses 603 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: of any division in the AFC. Right now that what 604 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: was supposed to be the greatest division in the history 605 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: of football, all four teams are going to make the 606 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: playoffs now has more law has a team that is 607 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: two and one, and two teams at two and one 608 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: in first place, a one and two team in third place, 609 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: and has zero and three team in fourth place. And 610 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken, there's only been one division game. 611 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: It was Chiefs Chargers, like the Raiders and Broncos will 612 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: play this week, right, I don't think the Ronco's and 613 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: the Raiders have played any other division games, so they 614 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: have not There's been one game. So we talked about 615 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: beating each other up and losing games. That hasn't happened yet. 616 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: They're five and seven combined exactly. And look, the Chiefs 617 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 1: we set it after week two. Ain't the same Chiefs 618 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: and the Colts showed you and our old friend Gus. 619 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: I mocked him on the pod last week, Sander, what 620 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: are you doing saying that they gashed you eighty seven 621 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: to fourteen with the Raiders. Well, they ain't no Tyreek 622 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: Hill to put on a linebacker, which is what they 623 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: would routinely do to Gus because we saw it with 624 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: freaking Hayes Pollard and Tyreek Hill over and over again. 625 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: But like Gus had it, and every team's gonna do it. 626 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: They're just gonna play. They're gonna play with everything in 627 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: front of them. Let's see you, let's see you do 628 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: it down the field, and they get frustrated and they 629 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: make mistakes, and they're gonna see it against the Bucks, 630 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 1: and they're gonna see it every single week. And there's 631 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: a reason why the Dolphins are three and zero with 632 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill out there, because he is terrifying and the 633 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: Chiefs offense is no longer as scary as it once 634 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: was without that guy out there. So that's the other 635 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: that's I'm glad you brought it up because I forgot 636 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: about that that we were talking about it. You know, 637 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: that's the other portion of this you're not gonna have 638 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: to go, you know, twelve and five to win the 639 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: AFC West. You know, ten and seven's probably gonna get 640 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: it done. You know, with the way things are looking, 641 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 1: you know, ten and seven, eleven and six very well 642 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: could win you the AFC West. And that's why I 643 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:24,719 Speaker 1: said it's it's okay to say, hey, can we get 644 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: through this at three and four and four and three 645 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: and get to the buy and get all these guys 646 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: feeling really good? And now you've got an offense with 647 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: Keenan and Mike and Gerald Everett who's kicking ass out there, 648 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: and Austin and you know, and and Herbert feels good. Yeah, 649 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: now we can do it now, ten and six, eleven 650 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: and five, you know, ten and six is a possibility. 651 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: You know, maybe nine and seven gets your wild card 652 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: at this point, you know there's there nine and nine 653 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: and eight, like, ten and seven's a real possibility now 654 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: to win this division. And and I think that's why 655 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: you just kind of change your expectations and what you 656 00:30:57,040 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 1: want to see from this team. We tend to everybody 657 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: over reacts after a win or a loss, and you know, 658 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: especially after a loss like this, when you lose by 659 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: four scores to the Jags. Everybody's upset. I get that, 660 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 1: but I want to go back to what you just said, 661 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: because I think these little victories. If you can get 662 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: a win in Houston, get to two and two, find 663 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: a way to win in Cleveland without the Shawn Watson 664 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 1: under center, get to three and two, all of a sudden, 665 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: guess what, You're three and two with a Monday night 666 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: football game against the Broncos, and things change, their narrative shifts, 667 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: and you're gonna look back at this moment of adversity 668 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: and be like, hey, you know what, we got through it, 669 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: and it wasn't easy. We lost a lot of guys, 670 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: but we found the confidence to win again. So I'm 671 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: not saying that's gonna happen, but this is I think 672 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: a team with guys with a lot of pride, and 673 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: you know they don't want to go down to Houston 674 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: and lose a week four, right, I think? And yeah, 675 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: by no means, if you look at all four of 676 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: those games, you know, I'm just saying. I guess I 677 00:31:55,680 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: was playing like worst case you know reality maybe sort 678 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: of thing, but yeah, best case kopi Ber sat his 679 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. He's not great. He's you know, 680 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: he's asked to manage games. You know, they don't have 681 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: a lot of dominant weapons at receiver. You can you 682 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 1: can play the run and say, you know what if 683 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: you want to beat us by taking the top off 684 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: and you beat our guys on the outside, Okay, fine, 685 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 1: so you you can scheme for the Browns like you 686 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 1: can do that. It's they do not have a full 687 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: service offense. So if you can manage and take advantage, 688 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: you know, create some turnovers and slow down that rush attack, 689 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 1: absolutely they can win that game. In Cleveland. The Broncos 690 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: offense has been terrible. Russell Wilson has been wildly uncomfortable. 691 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: Their receivers are suffering from drops. They got fumbles all 692 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: over the field. So like, the offense has not had 693 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: a good game yet in Denver. So well, I shouldn't 694 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:52,000 Speaker 1: say that they played well and they fumbled twice inside 695 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 1: the five in Seattle. Like the defense played pretty well 696 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: in Seattle, but outside of that, they did not play well. 697 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: Against Houston. They scored freaking eleven points in one of 698 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: the other last games I've ever Actually they didn't. The 699 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: Robs got nine points because it was a safety that 700 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: got them the eleven points. Um in uh in um Houston. 701 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: So I mean against the forty nine ers. So like 702 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: the Denver offense can be had. It's absolutely they can 703 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: go four and oh over this stretch of games. They 704 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 1: just need to get healthy. They need as as Brandon 705 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: stay as I mentioned, as Brandon Staley said, as they 706 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: need some good news. They got a lot of bad 707 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 1: news on Sunday. Be great to get some good news 708 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: for for those four games. Yeah, a win, it's just 709 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: the vasel winner races so much, is so much, and 710 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: as because the Jacksonville also was so ugly, and that's 711 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: why maybe I'm I'm overreacting a little bit, you know, 712 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: And and and just kind of seeing the way they 713 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 1: got pushed around, seeing the pressure that was in Justine's 714 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: lap the entire game. Uh that the fact that they 715 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: were firing through every gap anytime they tried to run 716 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 1: the ball. It was just it was it was pretty gnarly. 717 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 1: And I'm just yeah, exactly. So I'm gonna just pull 718 00:33:58,160 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 1: up the schedule from last year because I want to 719 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 1: see what happened after the Baltimore game. So yeah, so 720 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: the Baltimore game, it was just so. They had just 721 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,800 Speaker 1: put up that twenty eight point fourth quarter against Cleveland. 722 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 1: You're feeling great. Then you lose thirty four to six 723 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 1: to the Ravens. Then the New England gets them. They 724 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 1: go to Philly, win a tough one, lose one in Minnesota, 725 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:20,879 Speaker 1: win the incredible game against Pittsburgh, lose a weird one 726 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:23,040 Speaker 1: to Denver. Then you go out to Cincinnati and smash 727 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 1: the Bengals. I mean, it's like they can bounce back. 728 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:27,719 Speaker 1: They did it all last year, you know, and they 729 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: were darned close. They were you know, one tackle, there's 730 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: a second and eleven and if you can stop them 731 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:37,479 Speaker 1: on or a first whatever it was the two runs 732 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,319 Speaker 1: by Josh Jacobs, they're going to the playoffs. It was 733 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 1: that close last year. For all the ups and downs 734 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: they had. This team's resilient. Herbert's incredible. When you have 735 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: a quarterback like that, anything is possible. I mean, that's 736 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: that's the one thing to mention, you know, if like 737 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 1: that's that's the funny thing about all there's Chris. If 738 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: there's no rib cartilage fracture to Justin Herbert, we're not 739 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: having this conversation. They're like, whatever, dude, Herbert will just 740 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 1: throw the team on his back and they'll win. He 741 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 1: was able to do it behind an offensive line two 742 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:10,760 Speaker 1: years ago that had Sam Tavy, Dan Feeney, m Forrest Lamp, 743 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: Michael Scofield, and I can't even remember who was in 744 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 1: for Brian Bulaga because he got hurt, oh Trey Pipkins, 745 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:19,560 Speaker 1: and he was able to throw for almost five thousand 746 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: yards behind that line. He can be behind this line. 747 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 1: His rookie season, he proved that he can do it 748 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 1: behind any line. Absolutely, it doesn't matter. None of those 749 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:30,360 Speaker 1: guys are playing none. The one touchdown drive money to 750 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,879 Speaker 1: all seventy five yards were on the arm of Herbert. Now, 751 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:36,759 Speaker 1: there was not one rushing yard in that. So help 752 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: him out with a running game on Sunday against the Texans. 753 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 1: I'm hopeful Austin could get things rolling on the ground, man, 754 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,880 Speaker 1: just and it has to be one of those like 755 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:49,839 Speaker 1: first drive statement situations in the first quarter two where 756 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 1: you're like, all right, we're gonna establish it, we're gonna 757 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,799 Speaker 1: get up early, and we're gonna make sure that this 758 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 1: crowd doesn't get into it and the Texans know that 759 00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:58,960 Speaker 1: we're here to play. And I feel like that that 760 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: hot start obviously was lacking last week, and you know 761 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,240 Speaker 1: they need that. I think they need to get confidence 762 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:07,839 Speaker 1: early in this game and make sure they get the dub. Yeah. 763 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 1: First two offensive drives are miserable against the Jacks, you know, 764 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: and I did just you could see it was just 765 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,359 Speaker 1: a little bit of a lack of energy, just quick 766 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,200 Speaker 1: underdeep throws that didn't go anywhere in completes runs that 767 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 1: didn't do anything. Like I said, man, let's just get 768 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 1: I want to see that motion. I want to get creative. 769 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: I want to see DeAndre Carter in a jet suit, 770 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,799 Speaker 1: just to threaten it right away. Plant that seed. So 771 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:29,839 Speaker 1: every time he goes in motion, they're like, ooh boy, 772 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: he's slippery. He's not. You know, just get it going, 773 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: you know, throw down the scene deep to Carter. He's 774 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 1: so good at a Justin he's been great entifying he 775 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 1: has like get it going, you know, open things up, 776 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 1: get that energy, get some juice in the offense, like 777 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:46,399 Speaker 1: you said, get the bounce in their step because they're 778 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: getting big plays and chunk yards down field. And remind 779 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,840 Speaker 1: them that Justin Herbert's got the greatest arm in the league, 780 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: and you got one of the best quarterbacks back there, 781 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 1: and I think it's gonna happen. I really do. Like 782 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: I mean, for all of the you know, I get, 783 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: I don't want to. Don't feel like I've had a 784 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 1: negative tone. I feel like it's just been a very 785 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 1: real tone. But like understand, I believe they're going to 786 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 1: come home from Houston with a win like this is 787 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: this is an immensely winnable game. Um, I truly believe that, 788 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 1: and I expect them to come home with a win. 789 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: And I expect the offense to perform and the defense 790 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:19,360 Speaker 1: to create turnovers and Davis Mills to have a miserable 791 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,280 Speaker 1: afternoon in Houston, and then we're going to be excited. 792 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: Like I said about slowing down a one dimensional offense 793 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:29,880 Speaker 1: in Cleveland and finding you know, the winning side of 794 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 1: the Ledger at three and two through five games, I said, 795 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,919 Speaker 1: final running game and last thing I'll say in terms 796 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: of keys the victory. Get some turnovers, right, you know, 797 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:42,920 Speaker 1: you get three turnovers against the Raiders. You had maybe 798 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 1: four interceptions on Patrick Mahomes that either got called back 799 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 1: or were dropped or well they had two that the 800 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 1: officials took away. Yeah they had to. Yeah, like they weren't. 801 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:53,800 Speaker 1: Those weren't dropped interceptions. Those were interceptions that were negated 802 00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:57,359 Speaker 1: by bad officiating. So they did have the two turnovers there. 803 00:37:57,600 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 1: Derwin almost had one against Trevor. I mean, it would 804 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:02,440 Speaker 1: have been an incredible interception. He was totally laid out, 805 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,760 Speaker 1: but he did get his hands on that ball. Um, 806 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,120 Speaker 1: so you're getting the bat of his hand so quick. 807 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:09,440 Speaker 1: There was really not many opportunities except for maybe that 808 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:11,560 Speaker 1: when you've mentioned Yeah, and like you said, you know, 809 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: the with the Doug Peterson play calling, just the RPOs 810 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: were frustrating the you know in terms of the defense 811 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,360 Speaker 1: just identifying key and trying to get a jump on it. 812 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:23,919 Speaker 1: So it, uh, it was frustrating. Game. Flush it, man, 813 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: just flush it. Get back after it. With with the Texans, 814 00:38:27,080 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: their old line, Look, Laramy Tunssel's really good left tackle. Um, 815 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:33,759 Speaker 1: Titus Howard's pretty good. So they have some talent up front. 816 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:35,400 Speaker 1: They don't have a lot of talent up front. They 817 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:37,439 Speaker 1: they can be had. I know they signed j Cannon 818 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:41,160 Speaker 1: the in the offseason. Um, you know our old friend. 819 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 1: I love Scott. You know, quest and Burry was center. 820 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,320 Speaker 1: You know, he's a good player. I thought he played 821 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:48,520 Speaker 1: really well you know, when he was pressed into action. 822 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 1: So they're all right, you know, they're they're okay up front, 823 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: They're just not great and they can be had. Khalil 824 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:56,200 Speaker 1: can have a Khalil game, you know. And I believe 825 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:59,120 Speaker 1: in Chris Rump, I believe in Kyle van noy Um. 826 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:01,359 Speaker 1: I think there's enough against this Houston team where we're 827 00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,560 Speaker 1: gonna be feeling pretty darn good when we're having this 828 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:06,919 Speaker 1: conversation next week. All right, hanging there, guys, it's gonna 829 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 1: be all right, exactly right, you're right on Sunday, right, 830 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:14,160 Speaker 1: I'm calling a much different looking I just think you're 831 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:17,399 Speaker 1: gonna see us totally different box score with the number 832 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,800 Speaker 1: of carries that Austin gets, the number of catches he gets. 833 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:21,880 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna see a couple of carries for 834 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:24,960 Speaker 1: DeAndre Carter in there. I think you're gonna see a 835 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,520 Speaker 1: lot more targets from Mike Downfield. I think you're gonna 836 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:29,840 Speaker 1: see air yards. You know, your a dot, your average 837 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: depth of target I think is gonna jump up considerably. 838 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:35,359 Speaker 1: I just feel like this is the week where they 839 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 1: just they cut it loose, they take off, you know, 840 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,280 Speaker 1: they take off the sort of hey, let's be careful, 841 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:43,839 Speaker 1: let's try And this just goes to show you, man 842 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: the whole don't play anyone in the preseason. You don't 843 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 1: want anyone getting hurt. It doesn't matter. Like it doesn't matter. 844 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: The Bills played all of their players in the preseason 845 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,160 Speaker 1: and now their defense is decimated. They're down, you know, 846 00:39:57,239 --> 00:40:00,200 Speaker 1: one safety for the season, two safeties, you know, which 847 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:01,880 Speaker 1: is arguably the best safety tanam in the league for 848 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:05,600 Speaker 1: a considerable amount of time. Like it happens, it's football. 849 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:07,560 Speaker 1: Guys will get hurt game and they'll get hurt in 850 00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: Week one, you know, which is why I kind of 851 00:40:10,239 --> 00:40:13,120 Speaker 1: I think going forward, I do think that's a legit discussion. 852 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:15,719 Speaker 1: We were talking to Tony Bisselli before the game. He's 853 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:17,839 Speaker 1: such a great guy and is always cool with his time, 854 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:20,320 Speaker 1: and you know, I was hanging out with DJ and 855 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:23,319 Speaker 1: him and Bucky and we were just chatting, and he 856 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:25,720 Speaker 1: was saying, he's like, man, old line's got to play 857 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,560 Speaker 1: like the old line has to play together. And I 858 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 1: think moving forward in the preseason, get those guys out 859 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:36,960 Speaker 1: there with those other combinations. So Sawyer gets some reps 860 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:40,640 Speaker 1: with Rashawn at left tackle at right tackle, he gets 861 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,759 Speaker 1: reps with Trey Pipkins at left tackle. He gets reps 862 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:44,879 Speaker 1: with Corey and like, you know, you've got to get 863 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:46,799 Speaker 1: that out there. He gets reps with Justin behind him 864 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:48,480 Speaker 1: to get a feel for what the pockets like. I 865 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:51,520 Speaker 1: don't think there is anything wrong with that at all 866 00:40:51,600 --> 00:40:53,760 Speaker 1: moving forward, And it was it was a real interesting 867 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 1: point he made. He's like, I will never agree with 868 00:40:57,040 --> 00:40:59,560 Speaker 1: not playing old line in the preseason. Those guys have 869 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:04,520 Speaker 1: to play um And you know, maybe that's something that changes. 870 00:41:04,600 --> 00:41:07,040 Speaker 1: Considering we're in Week three and you look at the 871 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:09,720 Speaker 1: injuries that the Chargers are dealing with. Now, it doesn't matter. 872 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,600 Speaker 1: It's a violent game. Guys get hurt. It's not just 873 00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: on the Chargers. It's again the Super Bowl favorite Bills, 874 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:18,760 Speaker 1: or we're down I think six guys on defense against 875 00:41:18,760 --> 00:41:21,840 Speaker 1: the against the Dolphins this past week. It happens. You know, 876 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,839 Speaker 1: it's going to happen to everyone. Yeah, you look around 877 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,880 Speaker 1: the league, man, there's been a lot of devastating injuries 878 00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:31,160 Speaker 1: to a lot of players, marquee players on teams across 879 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,279 Speaker 1: the league. Charges are no different. They just they seem 880 00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:36,360 Speaker 1: to be hitting. You know, a lot of the guys 881 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:38,759 Speaker 1: in the top one hundred, right, I mean we got 882 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:45,120 Speaker 1: like the Slater, Bosa, J C Keenan, Justin So just five, 883 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:49,560 Speaker 1: just just five all pros that probably I've probably missing 884 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:54,640 Speaker 1: a couple of Cory six Cory exactly unbelievable. All right, man, Hey, 885 00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:56,719 Speaker 1: positive vibes going into Houston, see if they can get 886 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:58,640 Speaker 1: a dub, get to two and two and then play 887 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:02,080 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. Let's do it for money. I'm Chris. 888 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:13,560 Speaker 1: We'll see you guys next week. M