1 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody. Chris Hary with you on Chargers Weekly. As 2 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: we moved towards training camp in about ten days, we 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: thought we'd play some of the best interviews from the offseason. 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah, head coach of Oregon, Mario Christoval Notre Dame 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: head coach, Brian Kelly coming up a little bit later, 6 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: but first lights out, Sean Merriman. So much has happened 7 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: this offseason. Let's just start with the uniforms. Because you 8 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: were one of the few that got a sneak peek 9 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: ahead of time. What was your reaction when you saw them? 10 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: And then what was your reaction to everyone else's reaction 11 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: was they were released to the world. Well, you know, initially, man, 12 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: I was you know, I was nervous, right because I'm 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: such an honest person. I'm up front, so if I 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: don't like something, I'm like, oh, you know, they were okay. 15 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: But you know you always go yo, you can't go 16 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: wrong with the pot of blues, right, so you can't 17 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: mess those up. I knew those are gonna be top 18 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: notch number one. Yeah, but I was I was surprisingly shocked, man, 19 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: that every single color combination. If someone wants to ask 20 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: me just direct, what do you think about the charge uniform? Right? 21 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: Not even being biased, I would tell them that every uniform, 22 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: every set of uniforms they have is the best in 23 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: the NFL, right, like just straight up, And I truly 24 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: believe that because you have a little bit of the 25 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: old school in that mix. And so you start with 26 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: the numbers on the helmet, you have the some of 27 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: the old goals they had back in the day, and 28 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: then you have like a new transformation of the New 29 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: School and like the how it pops off of the 30 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: color line. You can tell the seeming and I get 31 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: back into like my apperil what kind of my apparel background, 32 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: But you can just tell the way the seams and 33 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: everything was cutting. And they really really spent a lot 34 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: of time going over these uniforms and how they were, 35 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: how they were just built. So I can't wait, man, 36 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: because that was always a thing, right as a player, 37 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: when you got the best uniforms in NFL and you 38 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: come out, whether it's a Sunday night on Monday night football, man, 39 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: a game and you're the only showing twent and your 40 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: uniforms that just popping the way they are. I mean, 41 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: that's that's an automatic win and in the player's eyes. 42 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: And the thing is they were already the best in 43 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: the NFL, argued already, So to make it better and 44 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: just really by making it in a way simpler and 45 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: then panemage to the past. Uh the numbers on the 46 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: helmet was it was like the cherry on top for me. 47 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: But uh, you see what you said. It wasn't just 48 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: the powd of blues like like the Whites, the Navies, 49 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: I mean, all of them are just so clean. And 50 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: these guys you got, you gotta feel good when you're 51 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: going out on to the field of so Far Stadium. 52 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 1: These guys are gonna feel good. Where in those new unitis, Oh, 53 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: no question about it. I mean, like I said before, 54 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 1: you you look good, you play good, you feel good, 55 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: and all those things go together. All those things stand true. Hey, 56 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: So I think the biggest thing when we go into 57 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty is the quarterbacks room is completely different. Now 58 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: you know, Philip didn't missus. Starts is two thousand and six. 59 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: You got Ty Rode, you got Justin Herbert, who the 60 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: team of drafted the six overall, you got Easton stick 61 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: in there. But the quarterbacks room, I look at the 62 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: positives moving forward. You know, ty Rod is an established 63 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: guy in his league. He went to a Pro Bowl. 64 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: He doesn't turn the football over. And then with Justin Herbert, 65 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: this kid had forty two starts at Oregon. So I 66 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: think that's gonna help him. You see his intelligence on 67 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: display already. What do you make of this new little 68 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: quarterbacks room as we get into twenty twenty showing, Well, 69 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: it's gonna be exciting, and one of the most exciting 70 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: parts of it is the competition level that's gonna be 71 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: that's gonna be happening. You know what. Even myself in 72 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: the offseason when we're talking about so many other options 73 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: or so many different quarterbacks that could could have come 74 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: to the team. UM, yeah, I've always said, like, hey, 75 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: Tyrock can go type people you know, don't don't overlook Tyrod. 76 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: Ty Rock can play, and he's established veteran. Um, he's 77 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: gonna go out better when you s some football games. 78 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: I thought the team was smart into building something for 79 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: the future and having somebody there who's gonna be there 80 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: for the next five years. And Tyrod is gonna go 81 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: out there and he's gonna push Justin. You know, he's 82 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: gonna push Herbert. He's gonna push him a lot, and 83 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: that's what you need in order to uh, you know, 84 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: grow the team and have it going in the right 85 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: direction because without that competition there there's no one behind 86 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: this is pushing each other. And if you don't think 87 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: that both of these guys are gonna make each other, 88 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: won't make each other better, you know you're you're wrong. 89 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: You know there's there's gonna be a competition every single 90 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: day and that's gonna push Herbert and that's going to 91 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: make Tyrod just that much better because he can go 92 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: out and runt some football games for you. He can 93 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: and I've said this a few times during the off season. 94 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: You know, he had stops in Baltimore, in Buffalo, in Cleveland. 95 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: Tyrode has never had a set of weapons like this. 96 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: When we talked to Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Hunter, Henry 97 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: Eckler in the backfield, Um, Justin Jackson, Joshua Kelly, I 98 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: don't think Tyrode has ever played with with a set 99 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: of weapons like this. And you look at a revamped 100 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,559 Speaker 1: offensive line two Sean, this will be the perfect stage 101 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: for ty right to show what he's all about. Yeah, 102 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,679 Speaker 1: and you know this. The NFL is about opportunity, um, 103 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: and it's about situation. Sometimes you have, uh, you know, 104 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: a coaching staff to come in. It doesn't necessarily mesh 105 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: with what you what a player does. And the time 106 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: you don't have the tools. You maybe an offensive line 107 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: and maybe have one or two good wide receivers, you 108 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: don't have a great offensive line of block for you 109 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: that longer. You don't have an established running back who 110 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: could do multiple things like Ecla can and catch the 111 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: ball out the backfield. And if you ever get and distress, 112 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: you can't dump it off to a certain guy. So 113 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: all these things now Tyrod has and this will be 114 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: the best team and the best opportunity he's had in 115 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: the National Football League all the way around, not just 116 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: from the offense side of the ball, on the defense 117 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: side of the ball. You're you know, the charge of 118 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: defense is the top five defense. Yeah, they're they're top 119 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: five defense. And so you're gonna have more opportunities now 120 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: because you know they're gonna get turnovers, you know they're 121 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: gonna put the ball back in your hand. You know 122 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: they're gonna give you a great field position. So all 123 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: these things are going to help out Tyrod to give 124 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: him the best opportunity to be successful. And it doesn't 125 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: matter at that point because now you know, justin Herberg 126 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: and sit back and watch, and there's nothing wrong with that. 127 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: You there's nothing wrong with taking your time learning how 128 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: the NFL goes, learning the speed of the game, learning 129 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: your surroundings, and just getting comfortable your first year. And 130 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: you know, tyro Tyrock can hold him all for a 131 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: year or so then right, you know, and then just 132 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: will come into play when he's ready. Especially in an 133 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: unconventional off season like this, Ben, where you don't have 134 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: the off season program that you're typically accustomed to as 135 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: a rookie. You're doing everything like we're doing via zoom 136 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: right now, trying to learn the playbook. Um, it's gonna 137 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: take some time for I think all of these rookies 138 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: to get accustomed to life in the NFL right now, 139 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: because what they're doing right now, Sean, is they're doing 140 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: what you and I are doing, what we're at home 141 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: on zoom, you know, and they're just trying to learn 142 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: the playbook and trying to learn as much as they 143 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: can remotely. Yeah, and you know what, you can pick 144 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: up a lot of that mentally, you can have those 145 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: mental reps where you go over the playbook over and 146 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: over and over again. But we all know what's completely different. 147 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: When you got fire coming at you, when you got 148 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: you got to move out to pocket and throwing the run. 149 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: You know, things happening, and we're showing different blitzes on 150 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: defense and guys showing different blitzes, and you have to 151 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: be able to make those quick checks and have a 152 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: mythical pacity to do it in game action. Right now, 153 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: it's fine because he's picking up the mental reps. It's great, 154 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: and he'll he'll walk in at least understand and here 155 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: the terminology enough where he's not too far behind the curve. 156 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: But the real action is going to be when you 157 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: get on the field and you see how fast that 158 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: the NFL is. You see how fast you know, you 159 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: see a Melvin Ingram come running at you see a 160 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa come running at your Derwin James and him, 161 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: you know, showing one coverage and being able to pick 162 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: the ball off somewhere else. That's where you're really gonna 163 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: get the best learning experience. But right now, it's fine 164 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: to pick up those mental reps and we talked about 165 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: the defense a little bit. Kenneth Murray, you get in 166 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 1: the first round and you had a cool comment. I thought, 167 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: I saw an article about retired jerseys and you said, 168 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 1: I'm against I'm all for passing it to the next generation. 169 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see that fifty six in action because 170 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: Kenneth Murray's a beast. I want to get your thoughts on, Kenneth. 171 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: But also seeing fifty six back in the limelight, it's 172 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: so far stadium. It's got to be kind of a 173 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: cool thing for you too. Yeah, it's cool, especially when 174 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: you got a guy that can make some play. You know, 175 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: that's always a good thing. And and Mary, um, you know, 176 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: we got a chance to talk. We're going back and 177 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: forth over over Instagram and direct message or whatnot. And um, 178 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: you know, I've always he's explosive, man, And that's the 179 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: fun part. It's gonna be. And you look at these 180 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: guys and I always a value especially linebackers at his position, 181 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: and how their how their mental approaches and how they 182 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: lay it all out in the field. Right. Yeah, some 183 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: guys just get to the ball. I want to make 184 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: a tackle. You know, he's running through guys and you 185 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: know he and that's when you see this explosive movement 186 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: coming and him finishing guys and swarm into tackles and 187 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: being relentless. This is what I see from him, and um, 188 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: you know, without jumping a gun, because you know, the 189 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: NFL is obviously much different in college, I can see 190 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: right now he's gonna be a player. He's gonna be 191 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: a star in the NFL. And that was a hell 192 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: of a draft pick for many different reasons, and not 193 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: just as a letic ability. He's a tone setter. He's 194 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: gonna he's that spark plug. And I think that if 195 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: you want to make any comparisons to what I did 196 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: and what he's, what he's gonna do is he's going 197 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: to initiate that spark that the defense need and they 198 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: all and really the team needs. He's gonna be that 199 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: spark plug because he's exciting as hell. And that's the 200 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: part that I can't wait to see it. And he's 201 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: gonna have to learn a lot. That's gonna have to 202 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 1: pick up this game speed and he's he's got he's 203 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: gonna have to learn the ins and out so to 204 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: be a pro in the NFL. But I can tell 205 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: you right now, he's gonna be a guy that's gonna 206 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: get on the field and you're gonna say, wow, right away, 207 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: he's gonna do something to flash and let you know 208 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: that what he's going to be in the next you know, 209 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: for the next five or ten years. He has that 210 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: flash and that explosiveness and I can't wait to watch. 211 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: I always feel like it's similar to Durwin his rookie 212 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 1: year when you so right off the battle like, oh man, 213 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: this guy's gonna be a player. And Sean, now you 214 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: have and we've talked about this throughout the all season, 215 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: until you have your bossa Murray and dr when you 216 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 1: have a guy on each level of your defense that 217 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: that is a potential blue chip player. We know Joey 218 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: and derwin Er. I think Kenneth has that potential as well. 219 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: But to have a Pro Bowl, All Pro blue chip 220 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: type player on each level of your defense speak to 221 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: how important that is for a team. It's very important 222 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: because you know, everybody at every level has to be 223 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,319 Speaker 1: the tone setter. Um you got you got the d 224 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: line up there, and you know Inger and Bolsa coming 225 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 1: off the edge and they're going to flush things up 226 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: the middle. To the d tackles. You have you know, 227 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: Murray there, and you got you know, still a solid 228 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 1: linebacker corps, and you have a third level that is 229 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: bringing just that much impact back there. So you have 230 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: a different level of accountability on every level of the defense. 231 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: And let me, it's infectious. Man, I can't say it enough. 232 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: And you know, I'll just I'll love to get me 233 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: going out there and make a big play. And I 234 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: can two, three, four plays later. Sean Phillips is going 235 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: to make a big play, Louise Castillo's making a big play. 236 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: Joxy's their Jamal, you know. So it's it's infectious because 237 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: everybody wants to be in on making that big play. 238 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: And you have somebody at every level that's going out 239 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: and setting a tone. It's gonna set the tone for 240 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: the entire team because everybody wants to go out there 241 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: and make a big play. Yeah, you know, I mentioned Bosa, 242 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: Derwin and Murray, but unless I forget about Melvin Ingram, 243 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: Casey Hayward, Chris Harris, Junior, lid Van Joseph. I mean, 244 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: like the list goes on and on. Sean and some 245 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: of these guys are free agents. Talking about Chris Harris 246 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: Junior and Limbaugh. The Chargers no doubt had the best 247 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: off season in football. I mean, there's no doubt about it. 248 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: This is probably in my in my opinion and just 249 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: being around the organization, it's probably the best off season 250 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: they've ever had us as far as the draft class, 251 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: as far as the who they brought in, the key 252 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 1: people they've brought in, big, the big offense lineman there 253 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: from Carolina, from the Panthers. Um they've made they filled 254 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: every gap that they had missing last in order to 255 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: be a championship team. That's what happened. Every hole that 256 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: they needed to feel in order to take the team 257 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: to the next level, they did that. So I know 258 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: it looks going on paper and you got these names, 259 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,599 Speaker 1: you got these guys could play. So they still have 260 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: to go out and execute. But this isn't a situation 261 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: where you're talking about a team who just just a 262 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, they're at twelve and four, right, 263 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: this is this is practically in a sense, the same 264 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: the same team, you know, minus a couple of guys. 265 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:31,719 Speaker 1: But they've also made some great additions. So um, of 266 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: course they got to go out and worry about you know, 267 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: the preseason and game one and get through it. Uh. 268 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: And I don't want to talk for them and talk 269 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: too fast because they still have to go out and 270 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: handle business. But you can't help to be excited for 271 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 1: what's to come. You know. You know what these guys 272 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 1: are capable of, so the expectations are going to be high. 273 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: And Sean you mention two years ago twelve and four, 274 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: you didn't lose a game on the road until the 275 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: Patriots game in the playoffs last year. The biggest things, 276 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: no mistake about the fact that it was turnovers and 277 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: actually getting the ball turning it over. On defense, when 278 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: you bring over Chris Harris, when you when you have 279 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: a guy maybe like Tyrode who has been very good 280 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: with taking care of the football, those are two things 281 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: that they really need to concentrate on to get back 282 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: to who they were in twenty eighteen. Yeah. Absolutely, And 283 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: we go back to talking about the defense, right. I mean, 284 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: when you have this type of defense and these players 285 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: who can get you the ball, it's not going to 286 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: give up a lot of points. They're gonna give you 287 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: great field position. As an offense, that has to make 288 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: you feel good because you don't have to go out 289 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: and hit a home run every play. You don't, you 290 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: have to go out and not even manage. You just don't, 291 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: don't do anything. And that's going to shoot yourselves in 292 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: the foot, That's what that's going to be about, especially 293 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: when you have this kind of team and you have 294 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: ty Rock that already has a great history of not 295 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: doing that right, He already has a great history of 296 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: doing it. And then you know, any any point in time, 297 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: he can go make plays with his legs if certain 298 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: things not there, and you dump it down to Eclo 299 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: who does his best work in space. So you know, 300 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: if you look around it just the parts of this 301 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: team and how they're built, you can't you can't help 302 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: to be excited for what's to come. So I know, 303 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: you got to get to the gym, man. The last 304 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: thing for you with everything going on this offseason, the 305 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: importance of veteran leadership and having guys And I even 306 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: look at the Chargers draft man, all the guys that 307 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: they selected, you know, were senior Bowl guys, Guys who 308 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: are captains on their team, who who have a large 309 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: body of working college. How important is veteran leadership and 310 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: familiarity with the coaches and all all those sorts of 311 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: things in a season like this where everybody's gonna be 312 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: playing from frankly a disadvantage with the lack of an 313 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: off season program. Yeah, well, like you said, that veteran 314 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: leadership has to step up and what they have to 315 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: do is whole everybody accountable. I mean accountability. I think 316 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: in my opinion, looking at this team from the outside, 317 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: end's going to is accountability. You know, these veterans that 318 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: has been around, has been there. Any of these rookies 319 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: or guys is coming to the team. You have to 320 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: hold people accountable that they're going to do what they're 321 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: supposed to do. Because it was such a weird offseason. 322 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: Your workouts aren't the same, you're the team camaraderie isn't 323 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: the same, and you have you're not You weren't able 324 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: to do the things you would normally do. So you 325 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: have to be able to hold everybody accountable to get 326 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: back on the same page and work hireslely to catch 327 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: up on all the things you missed out on this 328 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: all season. All right, very please be joined by Daniel Jeremiah. 329 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: Yes he's the Chargers radio analysts, but he's also the 330 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: lead draft analysts for NFL Network and it was ESPN 331 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago. DJ, you did an amazing job. 332 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: What was it like to do all of this remotely 333 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: and doing it with ESPN? It was it was a 334 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: really cool deal. Yeah, it was ended up being and 335 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: something that was really positive. You know, you didn't know 336 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: how it was all going to come together because we're 337 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: all in a unique situation that we're all home, and 338 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 1: then you add into the fact that we're working with 339 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: you know, different producers, different you know, different guys on 340 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: the talent side. But the good news is, you know, 341 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: we've all known each other, We've all been friends for 342 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 1: a long time. So I was happy, you know, with 343 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: the way it all came out with you know, technically 344 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: not having many bwitches and the teams were able to 345 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: stay right on pace as we went to the draft, 346 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: and it ended up being just a lot of fun. 347 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: I think it was something that we all needed just 348 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: to kind of feel sports, you know, in some capacity, 349 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: which we were able to do during the draft. It 350 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: was a lot of fun. Yeah, it was fun. It 351 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 1: was fun to see the gms and coaches and kids 352 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: and dogs and families. You know, it's it's not something 353 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: you see every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Easier during the draft, Yeah, 354 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: no doubt. And to LESCo, I mean, I mean, I 355 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't think he has an interior decorating, 356 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: but it's nicely done. I was gonna put it to 357 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: you that way topic. That is a very nice looking 358 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: spot he's got there, so very nicely done. Dob has 359 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: some good background and he selected number six overall. Justin 360 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: Herbert Justin's draft evaluation process. You go Senior Bowl, you 361 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: have a great Senior Bowl, the Combine, and then his 362 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: Pro Day, which you were at. What was it about 363 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 1: Justin's kind of draft offseason that you think kind of 364 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: propelled him into the top six. Well, I don't know 365 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: if you could have done any better. And that's just 366 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: the stuff we saw on the field and the workouts, 367 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: you know, and then the Senior Bowl. What actually helped 368 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: him even more was meeting with teams and they came 369 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: away just impressed out obviously how smart he was. We 370 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: knew he was going to be smart, but the passion 371 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: that he had for the game, and I think he's 372 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 1: got kind of a little bit of that reserve persona 373 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: when you're from the outside, and I think as people 374 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: got to know him, they realized he's got a little 375 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: more juice to him than maybe you anticipated. So I 376 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: think that helped him. And then when you watched him 377 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 1: during the season, I thought you saw somebody that was 378 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 1: just getting better and better as the year one along. 379 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 1: So everything kind of built up to that crescendo to 380 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: get him to where he ended up in the draft. 381 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 1: How do you think he's gonna fit into this offense? DJ? 382 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: With Shane Steiken as the offensive coordinator now permanently, Anthony 383 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 1: Lynn obviously has some some West Coast offense ties, and 384 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: then you bring in a guy like pet Hamilton to 385 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: be your quarterbacks coach. How do you think Justin's gonna 386 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: fit in with this group? I think he's gonna be fine. 387 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: You know. I think it's it's a little bit naive 388 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 1: for any of us to say, like, how is he 389 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: fit into this offense? I don't know, we've seen this offense, right. 390 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: I think the a combination of some of the things 391 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: we've seen in the past with you know, Philip Rivers 392 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: and that version of this Chargers offense. I think Anthony Lynn, 393 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: coach Lynn, what he's been around go back to those 394 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 1: Broncos teams, you know, bringing in some of the wide 395 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: zone game that you're going to see come over with 396 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: coach Campin coming over to coach the offensive line, and 397 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: then you sprinkle in the mobility you have now with 398 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: Tyrod Taylor. You know, starting at the beginning of the season, 399 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: it looks like with Justin Herbert pushing him, it's going 400 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: to allow you a lot more movement and some design 401 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: quarterback run games. So I think everything on paper looks 402 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 1: like Justin Herbert is going to be a beautiful fit 403 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: with what they want to do. But I'm excited just 404 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: to see what offense looks like period, even if it's 405 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: with Tyroder or with Justin Herbert, because I think it's 406 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 1: gonna be a little different than what Charger fans are 407 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: used to. It definitely is. And you know, Draft night, 408 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: so I was doing all my prep work on Justin 409 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: getting ready for his press conference everything. I look up 410 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: Chargers back on the clock at number twenty three overall 411 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: and they get Kenneth Murray from Oklahoma. This was a 412 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: guy Coach Lynn really watered on this football team. And 413 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 1: now you have Joey Bosa, Darwin James, and Kenneth Murray 414 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: is kind of the leaders on each unit of the defense. Yeah, 415 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: I like the way you describe it, because really it's 416 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: three levels, right. You want to have impact, difference making 417 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,880 Speaker 1: players at all three levels. And the cool thing about 418 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: it is when you look at some of the things 419 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: they can do on third down, you're gonna have an 420 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: opportunity where at times you're gonna see, you know, Bosa 421 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: kick inside and then if you look down the middle 422 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 1: of that defense for the charges, you could be going 423 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: Bosa Murray, Darwin James, you know at different times how 424 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: you can align them in so many different ways or 425 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: all versatile players, but just think about that athleticism to 426 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: not only pressure the quarterback up in the middle, but 427 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: anything that goes to the sideline at different levels of 428 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: the defense. Having Kenneth Murray, who's you know, who runs 429 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: you know, low four five high four four sprinting sideline 430 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: to sideline, Derwin James with his four four speed sprinting 431 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: sideline to sideline, you can really really branch out from 432 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: the middle of the field and cover a lot of 433 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: grass with that group. So it's gonna be exciting to 434 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: watch and as good of a player as he is. 435 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, Chris, like, this is not just a 436 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: Charger thing. Talking to their coaches, everybody I talked to 437 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: around the league said, best interview process we've ever had 438 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 1: with a player like he was off the charts. So 439 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: that leadership, that personality, you're gonna feel Kenneth Murray on 440 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: that defense. Yeah, And that was the big thing Coach 441 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 1: Lynn said, is like, this was a guy that just 442 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: was off the charts, impressive at the combine, in the interviews, 443 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: and to move up to give up a second in 444 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: a third round, it just shows you how much they 445 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: value what Kenneth Murray can do on the football field, 446 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,919 Speaker 1: but also in the locker room, because you're gonna need 447 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: leaders like Dad to kind of look at and it 448 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 1: may not be in your one or two is Tom 449 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,920 Speaker 1: was saying, but you look at projecting leadership. This is 450 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 1: the guy who could do that for a long time. Yeah. 451 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: And I don't want to put the comparison on him, 452 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: but I mean, if you follow the Chargers in their history, 453 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 1: think about the leadership they've had at that position, the 454 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,479 Speaker 1: energy that a guy like junior, Sayale Broad, It's not 455 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: just what you're saying with your words, it's with the 456 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,400 Speaker 1: way that you play with your hair on fire, just 457 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 1: playing like a maniac with passion, and I think Kenneth 458 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: Murray plays that way. So that's gonna just that's really 459 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: gonna feed into this defense. And you know, really, Derwin James, 460 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 1: I would make the case not only is the best 461 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: safety in the NFL. I think he brings the most energy, 462 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: the most juice to his group. And now you get 463 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: another guy that brings that and then we know what 464 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,239 Speaker 1: with with botha and Ingram what they can do up 465 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: front end. Hopefully you're gonna see Jerry Tillery now with 466 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 1: a weird offseason, mind you, but a full offseason to 467 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: train and get healthy and get out there and have 468 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: an impact on this defense. I mean, like Drew Trenk 469 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: will think about that when you're gonna when you're gonna 470 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: be able to go. Nobody around the country knows about 471 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: this kid, by the way, and that's common, I mean, 472 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: and that's something that you know, we see it every 473 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: week watching these games. But nationally, people are gonna see 474 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 1: how good Drew Trank is going to be in this 475 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: defense and him and Keneth Murray is gonna be fun 476 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 1: to watch. Yeah, it's gonna be exciting to see what 477 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 1: this defense is gonna look like home Week one. All right, 478 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 1: fourth round. I had to give you credit because you 479 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: brought up some great points about Joshua Kelly from UCLA. 480 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 1: Obviously he was the bell call at UCLA, but at 481 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl he kind of showcased his ability to 482 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: catch the ball out of the backfield some past protection stuff. 483 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,199 Speaker 1: We talked to him about that and he said, just 484 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: because you weren't asked to do it, doesn't mean you 485 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: can't do it. What are the Chargers getting in Joshua 486 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: Kelly kind of a guy to I don't want to 487 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: say replace Melvin Gordon, but to really compliment Austin Ekeler. Well, 488 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: I think some of the things we talked about personality 489 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: wise with Kenneth Murray and you see the same things 490 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: when you look at Joshua Kelly. Joshua Kelly's always going 491 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: to smile on his face. Talk to Chip Kelly about him. 492 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: He said, look, we're giving him so many carries. We 493 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: had to give him a break. So that's why we 494 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 1: didn't involve him and use him as much in the 495 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,880 Speaker 1: passing game. But he said, we did it every day 496 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: in practice. He's actually really good at it, I said coach. 497 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: I was at the Senior Bowl. He was fantastic in 498 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:13,719 Speaker 1: the past game, Like, I know what he could do 499 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: these things. So he's going to get a chance to 500 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: show off that side of his game. But then he 501 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: just runs so hard and he's just so tough. So um, 502 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's going to be a perfect fit. 503 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: When you look at the collection of backs now that 504 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: you have not one with Austin, but with Justin, and 505 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,400 Speaker 1: now you throw Josh in there, like that's that's three 506 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:32,959 Speaker 1: guys you can all get out and the route can 507 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: all catch the ball. They're all tough. So there's gonna 508 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: be a nice mix there with the committee, I think 509 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: this coming season. And we saw it earlier in the 510 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: year last year DJ when Melvin wasn't there, when Justin 511 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: was healthy, him and Austin, they had some success running 512 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: the football and catching the ball out of the backfield. 513 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: If Justin can stay healthy, this kind of three headed 514 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: attack could be the way to go. Yeah, I think so, 515 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: And I think that's what a lot of the league 516 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: has gone to. You know. I'm just I thought it 517 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: was mark by Tom to get Austin locked in you know, 518 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: to get that contract done and really know you can 519 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: build around him in the future. But I think you're 520 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: going to see a lot of opportunities for these guys 521 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: to be on the field at the same time. You know, 522 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: get two of those guys on the field, and we 523 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: saw it last year be pretty successful, especially early in 524 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: the season. And now you can roll Josh into that. 525 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,959 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be fun to see what Shane can 526 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: do creatively. Now when you add what we talked about 527 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: previously with the really mobile quarterback that you have to 528 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: you know, react to and account for on the back 529 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 1: night in case he pulls it. And now you could 530 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: be in a situation where Austin's lined up in the slot, 531 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: Josh's in the backfield and do a lot of different 532 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: things there as well as justin Mixon and doing his 533 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: thing all right. In the fifth round, we know about 534 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 1: Mike Williams and Keenan Allen, you get another wide receiver 535 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: and Joe Reid, someone who can kind of take the 536 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:49,719 Speaker 1: top off the defense, can really good in the kick 537 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 1: return game and the special teams game. I talked to 538 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: Bronco Mendenhall right after the he was selected, and he 539 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: said this is a guy that really can do it 540 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: all for us. Kind of a Swiss Army knife type receiver. 541 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: How do you see him kind of fitting into this 542 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: offense potentially? Now. We talked about it on the Movie 543 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 1: six podcast with our buddy Bucky Brooks. We talk about, 544 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: you know, kind of that wingback right, that's kind of 545 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: like that Deebo Samuel role. Somebody that you line up, 546 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 1: get him the fly sweeps, somebody you could put in 547 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 1: the backfield even and just get the ball in his hands. 548 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 1: For what he does after the catch, obviously, his return 549 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: ability speaks for itself. So he's just a guy. You 550 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,159 Speaker 1: just want to get the ball in his hands and 551 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 1: then let him go. I know the time, and I 552 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 1: think people look at the forty time and think, oh, 553 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: you know, take the top off the defense and a 554 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: vertical stretch receiver. I think he's more of a run 555 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: after the catch. Get the ball in his hands and 556 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,400 Speaker 1: let him create and make some things happen. So that's 557 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 1: a quarterback's best friend. When you can throw a five 558 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: yard pass, it ends up going fifty sixty yards. Like, 559 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 1: he gives you some of that ability. Six round. Alohi Gilman, 560 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: another member of the Irish going on this defense only 561 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:55,719 Speaker 1: have four guys from Notre Dame. When you lose guys 562 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: like Derek Watt and Adrian Phillips from a special team standpoint, 563 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: think alo he can help in that regard. But also 564 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: bry Kelly was talking about just he was an inspirational 565 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: leader in that locker room. Just another guy to add 566 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: to this secondary DJ. Yeah, I think you know you 567 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: kind of target that Adrian Phillips role. You know, that's 568 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: what he's got to, you know, try and go after 569 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: when he gets a chance to get into camp and compete. 570 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: That's the spot you're hoping to be where you can 571 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: have an impact on third and fourth down. And this 572 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: is somebody that I got better closer to the line 573 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. He plays bigger than his size. He's a 574 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: really good tackler in that regard, so and he flies around. 575 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: So to me, that's kind of his perfect role. He's 576 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: going to find his niche kind of playing those subt 577 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: packages and then out there covering kicks and again, another 578 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 1: guy energy. You know, I'm big on that, and I 579 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: think they've did a nice job throughout this draft class 580 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 1: getting guys that really bring a lot of energy. And 581 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: finally kJ Hill in the seventh round, a guy that 582 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: was at the Senior Bowl, the all time receptions leader 583 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: at Ohio State. Were you surprised that kJ Hill went 584 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: in the seventh round? Yeah, I mean I would have 585 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 1: thought he would have gone, you know, much earlier than that. 586 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,679 Speaker 1: But we had much depth in this classic quality players 587 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: that would would kind of slip down the board. And 588 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: h I mean you talk about I would say, probably 589 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: the top three or four in the entire draft class. 590 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: You're just talking about hands, like, he's got unbelievable hands, 591 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: catches everything. You can make a highlight rule of just 592 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: his one handed catches at a highway. Tremendous value being 593 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: able to get him where you did. And I think 594 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,959 Speaker 1: somebody that can, you know, hopefully Keenan Allen can kind 595 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: of take him under his wing, because he's somebody that man. 596 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 1: He's the really good route, phenomenal hands and that's you know, 597 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 1: that's the that's the standard. Right if you're if you're 598 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 1: coming in and you have that skill set that kJ 599 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: Hill has, man, just follow around Keenan and mirror him 600 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: and watch him and study him, because that's the type 601 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: of receiver you want to become. If you're kJ Hill, 602 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: somebody that runs Christine routes and catches everything. DJ final 603 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: Fife for you, because we didn't get to talk to 604 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: you about the three agent class and how this class 605 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: may kind of help bolster this team is they look 606 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: to get back into the playoffs in twenty twenty. Talk 607 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: about guys like Brian Bulaga, trade Turner, you get in 608 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: a trade, Lindvall, Joseph Chris Harris Jr. Would you make 609 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: of some of the guys that they brought in? Well, 610 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: I thought it was I thought it was a really 611 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: good haul. And I think you get guys that not 612 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: only kind of fill some needs, but I think fit 613 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 1: You know, I think about that defense and adding Harris, 614 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: this defense needed to make more plays on the ball, 615 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: and now you bring in somebody that's got outstanding ball skills, 616 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: that can play inside, that can play outside. I think 617 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: he's going to fit in beautifully. And quite honestly, I 618 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: just hope we get a training camp practices with him 619 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: and Keenan. You know their history. You get a chance 620 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: to watch those guys compete. Would be a lot of fun, 621 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: selfishly speaking, But and then Lindvall is somebody that can 622 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: come in there. When you're gonna be playing a team 623 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: like the Raiders that want to, you know, get in 624 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: two backs and try and try and jam the ball 625 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: down your throat. He's going to really come into play 626 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: with what he can do. And then you get the 627 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: two new pieces you mentioned on the offensive line that 628 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: are veterans that have been through a lot of battles, 629 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: and I think when you look at those guys being 630 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: able to hopefully groom and mentor some of the young 631 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: talent that you have on that offensive line, the biggest 632 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: challenge really in this kind of unprecedented time is for 633 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: this offensive line to find a way to come together 634 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: and gel. That can be a little bit difficult with 635 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: the you know, with the lack of the off season, 636 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: but I think you got some some real smart, real 637 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: tough for a productive veterans. Can't wait to see these 638 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,479 Speaker 1: guys on the grass bad. We're spoiled to have you 639 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: in the Chargers family breaking down the draft class for 640 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: us band. Hopefully you get some rest over the next 641 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. No, I appreciate you, brother. I would 642 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: just give you one bit of advice. If I graduated 643 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: from Northwestern, I'm putting that thing on the top shelf 644 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: so that I don't get cut off by half the 645 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: body there. I mean, that's something that you're proud of. 646 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: Don't hide it. I feel like you're trying to scoot 647 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: over and hide that Northwestern I'm trying to get. I'm 648 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 1: just trying to get selling Joe to get Sullivan is 649 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: a little more Carrot's a good looking That is a 650 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: good looking dog. You are easily the second prettiest face 651 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: I'm looking at right now. I can tell you that 652 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: DJ appreciated brother to anybody. All right, very pleased to 653 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: be joined by Notre Dame Hey, coach Brian Kelly and 654 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: coach I was just joking with you, Notre Dame West 655 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: out here in southern California. How does it feel to 656 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: see all your guys coming to the Chargers. Well, I 657 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: just wish I had tickets to some of the games, 658 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, to be able to get out and watch 659 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: him play with the weather here in South ben But 660 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 1: we're excited for him, no doubt. Started with Alohi Gilman, 661 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: he's the he's the latest Charger. You tweeted out that 662 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 1: he was one of the more inspirational leaders in your 663 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: locker room. What are the Chargers getting in Alohi coach passion, 664 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: a passion that you'll see it both on and off 665 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 1: the field. He'll be active in the community. He'll be 666 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: somebody that immediately shows himself on the field and the 667 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: way that he makes plays just great instincts for the game. 668 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: Some people have made to play the game of football. 669 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: God made him to play this game of football. It's 670 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: just great instincts, a love and passion for the game. 671 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: And then again, as I mentioned, somebody that just his 672 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: personality rubs off on everybody. That's right. You know another guy, 673 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: Drew Trankul. Last year, Chargers get him in the fourth round. 674 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: I talked to your defensive coordinator, Clerk Lee, and he 675 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: said that Drew will not relent until he's an NFL starter. 676 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: He made his market on special teams to start the year, 677 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: worked his way into the starting lineup. Are you surprised 678 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: with how quickly Drews made his mark in the NFL? No, 679 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: I think I echo the same sentiments We've seen him 680 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: overcome so much, you know, two acls, being told that 681 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: he wasn't good enough, coming from you know, from the 682 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: state of Indiana in terms of high school football. I 683 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: just think that he's that guy that has such great determination, 684 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 1: such a core belief system that he's going to be successful. 685 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: And I think we've seen that in a very short 686 00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 1: period of time where he's made his mark with the 687 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: LA charges that you know, he's going to find his role, 688 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: and you know, I think that's you know, Coach Bradley, 689 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 1: and he wants those guys on defense that have a 690 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: chip on their shoulder, that have something to prove, and 691 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: I think Drew carries that with them every single day. 692 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 1: And it's the more you can do as well to 693 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: be a standout special teamer his rookie year, just finding 694 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: a way to get onto the football field and then 695 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: kind of parlaying that into a role on the defense. 696 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: Those are the types of guys that you want in 697 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 1: your locker room because they sit an example for the others. Well. 698 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: If you notice one thing about the guys that have 699 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: been drafted, you know, Kevin Kelly does a great job of, 700 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, assessing the versatility of the players as well. 701 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: We talked about Drew. Although he's an outstanding special teams player, 702 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: you're even going to see with the free agents that 703 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 1: you have, they're guys that have great versatility that it 704 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:56,040 Speaker 1: will have a chance to make the roster because they 705 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 1: can do so many jobs and will make it very 706 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 1: difficult for LA got to keep them because they can 707 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 1: do so many things other than playing the position. So 708 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: it's just again I'm biased because you know I've recruited 709 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: him and we developed him. But there is definitely a 710 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: plan in taking them because they have great versatility and 711 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:22,719 Speaker 1: can stretch your roster if in fact they do make 712 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:25,760 Speaker 1: your team. Coach. Another guy looking to make that leap 713 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: in year two is the first rounder from last year, 714 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,840 Speaker 1: Jerry Tillery. And Jerry had had a shoulder injury. He 715 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: missed a lot of the offseason workouts last year, a 716 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 1: little bit of training camp showed some flashes at the 717 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: end of the year, and coach Bradley just spoke yesterday 718 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 1: said Jerry has made it a point to get stronger 719 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: this year and to really work. He said he hasn't 720 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:46,799 Speaker 1: been doing anything but working this offseason. What do you 721 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 1: look to see from Jerry in year two after getting 722 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 1: the taste of the NFL in year one, So Jerry 723 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: is very smart. One thing that Jerry has his self 724 00:34:56,560 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: awareness and he's very aware of his situation. Knows that 725 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 1: he did not perform at the level that the expectations 726 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,839 Speaker 1: had had set for him, and You're right, a lot 727 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,759 Speaker 1: of that had to do with the injury. But he's 728 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,399 Speaker 1: never been a guy to make excuses. He won't use 729 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 1: as an excuse, and so I think you'll see a 730 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 1: guy that is wanting to live up to maybe some 731 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: of the expectations that were set with where he was drafted. 732 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: So he's again very self aware of his situation. He 733 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:32,399 Speaker 1: doesn't walk around not knowing what is expected of him. 734 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 1: And I'm very confident that he will deliver big in 735 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:41,000 Speaker 1: his second year with the LA Chargers. You know, Isaacrishell's 736 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 1: the older statesman here. I told him I was talking 737 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 1: to you. He was pumped, he says, Toby Queza high 738 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: and Uh, I know how much he appreciated being a 739 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 1: part of your program. Uh. He's been a steady presence, 740 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: compliment in Joey Bose and Melvin Ingram, But I think 741 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 1: most importantly, Coach, he's just a great human being and 742 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: he's a chance in this community in Los Angeles. Just 743 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 1: started a nonprofit to help folks during this pandemic. He's 744 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 1: always thinking about others, and again, he's a heck of 745 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:12,400 Speaker 1: a football player. But just speak to the person that 746 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:16,759 Speaker 1: Isaac rochell is. Well, again, I go back to when 747 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: I recruited Isaac. You know, comes from a rural area. 748 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:28,760 Speaker 1: I remember the home visit and the assortment of different 749 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 1: farm animals that I had to go through just to 750 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:36,920 Speaker 1: get to his front door. Just unassuming, unassuming, blue collar 751 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 1: and always somebody that you could trust and trust in 752 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: every fashion. Trust in the classroom, trust on the football field, 753 00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: trust in the community. And man, I'll tell you what 754 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:55,560 Speaker 1: I love Isaac Rochelle. You can't have enough of them. 755 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: And look, he's developed himself too, Let's make no mistake 756 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: about it. You know, he was a young man that 757 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,800 Speaker 1: came in that had to earn his way as well, 758 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 1: and has put himself in a position through hard work 759 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:13,399 Speaker 1: and through an incredible drive to want to be successful. Yeah, 760 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 1: he's a core player in the locker room. If I 761 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,320 Speaker 1: don't think for your coach, I mentioned all these guys. 762 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:23,040 Speaker 1: To have four players contribute to one defense in the NFL, 763 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,440 Speaker 1: it has to make you feel good about your program. 764 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:29,840 Speaker 1: How NFL teams they're taking notice of guys on Notre 765 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: Dame because of the whole package, because they're excellent football players, 766 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: but you're going to get the complete package in the 767 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,600 Speaker 1: locker room as well. Yeah, and so I think, you know, 768 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: sometimes we get caught up with Hey, we got drafted 769 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,279 Speaker 1: or we've got guys going in the NFL. It's not 770 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,560 Speaker 1: about going to the NFL. It's about what happens when 771 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: you get there, and how do you represent your university? 772 00:37:51,719 --> 00:37:54,239 Speaker 1: How do you represent yourself in the locker room, in 773 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:57,880 Speaker 1: the community. And I think that those that have left 774 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:01,880 Speaker 1: our program have done a great job in that. And 775 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: I think that that's the reputation that these men from 776 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: Notre Dame are caring, and I think that that's only 777 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 1: going to get better. You got you got a message 778 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: for your guys that I could pass along to him. Yeah, 779 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 1: I would say that be safe, where are your face masks? 780 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: And keep working out, man, because somebody's after your job. 781 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:26,319 Speaker 1: It's never easy in the NFL. That's what I call it, 782 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: the NFL, not for long, that's right. Well, Hey, bry Kelly, 783 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,640 Speaker 1: head coach Notre Dame. I can't thank you though, for 784 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 1: taking a few minutes to talk with us about your guys, 785 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:39,560 Speaker 1: and I wish you health, happiness and success this year 786 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 1: in South Ben, thanks us, thanks for having me on. 787 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Our Chargers fans, we got our guy 788 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:48,880 Speaker 1: at number six overall. Justin Herbert please be joined by 789 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:52,279 Speaker 1: his college head coach, Mario Crystal Ball. Coach, how are 790 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 1: you extremely happy and excited for both your organization and 791 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,839 Speaker 1: for Justin Herbert? Man, you guys got yourself an unbelievable one. 792 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: I know you just spoke to him at his house. 793 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: What was that conversation like for you? Oh? Man? It 794 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 1: was everybody's so happy for him. He couldn't write a 795 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:12,400 Speaker 1: better script, the story for a guy that grew up 796 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:15,360 Speaker 1: loving football and wanted to play for the Ducks to 797 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,759 Speaker 1: getting that opportunity, now getting his opportunity to play for 798 00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:20,759 Speaker 1: such a great franchise like the San Diego Chargers. Man, 799 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:23,360 Speaker 1: this thing is a Hollywood script, is what it is. 800 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,600 Speaker 1: And I think what you're going to find out really, 801 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: really soon is that this guy, from head to toe 802 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 1: is exactly what you want as a competitor, as a quarterback, 803 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:34,880 Speaker 1: as a human being. What are the Chargers getting in 804 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:38,480 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert in coming back for his senior year? Coach, 805 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:41,399 Speaker 1: how big was that to prepare him for the next level? 806 00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:44,880 Speaker 1: It was monstrous for him. I mean a couple of 807 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:47,000 Speaker 1: things go with that. You know, remember when this guy 808 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 1: loves the game, he really does. He is an absolute 809 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:53,280 Speaker 1: football junkie, and he loves his teammates, and he knew 810 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,560 Speaker 1: that he was going to be surrounded by some really 811 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 1: good guys and he felt like, you know what, as 812 00:39:57,080 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 1: a junior, we came up to the short of some 813 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: of our goals, and he not want to leave here 814 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:05,480 Speaker 1: without cementing those goals and make them with them a 815 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:08,279 Speaker 1: reality and also making sure that he did whatever he 816 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:10,200 Speaker 1: could to help his teammates get there, because that's what 817 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:13,719 Speaker 1: he is. He is a completely unselfish guy, does not 818 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:15,959 Speaker 1: care about personal accolades, just wants to see the guys 819 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:19,040 Speaker 1: around him do really well. But his leadership and whatnot 820 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:22,960 Speaker 1: and his performances have made him an Oregon legend. And 821 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:24,879 Speaker 1: I know he doesn't like to talk about that kind 822 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: of stuff because he's a humble guy. But you want 823 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:30,560 Speaker 1: to talk about just the ultimate competitor and field general man, 824 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 1: that's what Justin Herbert is. He was asked so many 825 00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:36,680 Speaker 1: times throughout this process about his leadership and he said, 826 00:40:36,719 --> 00:40:39,360 Speaker 1: you know it, just asked the guys in Eugene about 827 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:42,799 Speaker 1: my leadership. People lead in different ways. This is a 828 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,480 Speaker 1: bright kid, a smart kid with a high i Q. 829 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:50,000 Speaker 1: From a leadership perspective, sometimes you just lead by example 830 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:53,520 Speaker 1: on many ways. I'll tell you what. This guy does 831 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:55,759 Speaker 1: it in every single way possible. And you look at 832 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:57,919 Speaker 1: the look at the entire body of work. You're looking 833 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:00,239 Speaker 1: at a guy that walked in as a freshman and 834 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:02,719 Speaker 1: had to just he was thrown to the fire, complete 835 00:41:02,719 --> 00:41:05,520 Speaker 1: baptism of fire on a team that was four and eight, 836 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,200 Speaker 1: surrounded by a lot of new guys, a lot of 837 00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:11,480 Speaker 1: new positions, and then going through three head coaching changes, 838 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:15,600 Speaker 1: a couple of coordinator changes as well, and just basically 839 00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 1: him and his boys putting their foot in the ground 840 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: and saying, you know what, We're going to bring Oregon 841 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,960 Speaker 1: back to what Oregon is all about, what Oregon is 842 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:24,799 Speaker 1: known for. And to take a team from being four 843 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:27,880 Speaker 1: and eight and that steady climb right which you know, 844 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:31,160 Speaker 1: those wins from four to seven, seven to nine, nine 845 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,960 Speaker 1: to twelve, is exponentially harder to be able to do 846 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: that in the fashion that he and his teammates did 847 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,120 Speaker 1: that with him being the leader. I mean, if I'm 848 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:42,000 Speaker 1: looking for a quarterback. I would want him to have 849 00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:45,279 Speaker 1: that experience going to the next level knowing that he 850 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:47,680 Speaker 1: knows how to tackle and take on adversity and come 851 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 1: up a winner on the other side. Your last game 852 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:53,960 Speaker 1: together with Justin at the Rose Bowl about twenty one 853 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:55,880 Speaker 1: miles from where he's going to play in Los Angeles 854 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:58,719 Speaker 1: and so far stadium, what do you remember about that day? 855 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:01,920 Speaker 1: And you talk about at criticism, Justin won that with 856 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:05,399 Speaker 1: his legs. He sure did. I mean, we felt that 857 00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:08,120 Speaker 1: it was our responsibility to do our best keep him 858 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,120 Speaker 1: upright all year, you know, and if we got to 859 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:11,680 Speaker 1: the end of the year, we were in a position 860 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:14,200 Speaker 1: and we were playing for a championship and we're just 861 00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 1: gonna cut him loose. And you know, in that PacTel 862 00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:19,959 Speaker 1: Championship game, he changed the entire dynamic of the entire 863 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:23,439 Speaker 1: competition by running the football, tucking her away a couple 864 00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: of times in the first three plays and ends up 865 00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:28,120 Speaker 1: winning the Pack Towel Championship. And then in that Rose 866 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,399 Speaker 1: Bowl game, I mean, who would have thought the only 867 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:33,000 Speaker 1: game he doesn't throw a touchdown and he wrote three. 868 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,160 Speaker 1: And it wasn't only that he he ran for the 869 00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:36,960 Speaker 1: That's how he did it. I mean he made a 870 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:40,360 Speaker 1: guy in this. He made a great decision. He outran 871 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:43,120 Speaker 1: guys that had angles on him. I mean he put 872 00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,239 Speaker 1: that all on display, all at six foot six and 873 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:47,680 Speaker 1: some change at two hundred and thirty five pounds. So 874 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:52,400 Speaker 1: I promise you you you are going to be extremely please, 875 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:54,640 Speaker 1: excited and fired up about it. And this guy's going 876 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:57,279 Speaker 1: to bring your program, Coach, how is justin going to 877 00:42:57,360 --> 00:42:59,600 Speaker 1: fit in with this offense? Right? You bring in a 878 00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:03,160 Speaker 1: guy like Trey Turner, a pro Bowl guard Brian Bulaga, 879 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,200 Speaker 1: and the weapons on the outside, the Keenan Allen's, big 880 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:09,759 Speaker 1: play guy like Mike Williams, dependable tight end like Hunter 881 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:12,680 Speaker 1: Henry Austin Ekeler in the backfield. When you have weapons 882 00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:15,920 Speaker 1: like that and a couple that with everything that Jesser 883 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,160 Speaker 1: brings to the table and the fact that he can 884 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:22,320 Speaker 1: be mobile as well, how is that going to mesh? 885 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:26,120 Speaker 1: You're gonna love it. I really, I have absolutely zero 886 00:43:26,239 --> 00:43:28,600 Speaker 1: doubt that he is going to exceed expectation. I'll tell 887 00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:31,319 Speaker 1: you why. He can do things that other guys can 888 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:33,719 Speaker 1: train their entire lives and go to specialist for him 889 00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:36,239 Speaker 1: and they'll never be able to do he can. He 890 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:38,600 Speaker 1: can make every throw and he can make it better 891 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:43,360 Speaker 1: than everybody else. His decision making, his football IQ, his 892 00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:47,520 Speaker 1: ability to learn and process, his courage, his toughness, his 893 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:50,839 Speaker 1: desire to win. I mean, it's a total package. Man. 894 00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:52,600 Speaker 1: It's what you want your own son to be. It's 895 00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:55,560 Speaker 1: what you want your quarterback of your franchise to be. 896 00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: It's he's going to excel and all that stuff. And 897 00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:00,560 Speaker 1: I think the guys around them are going to absolutely 898 00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:04,120 Speaker 1: love his character and the fact that he's all about 899 00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:07,800 Speaker 1: making sure that he does best by those guys. Hey, coach, 900 00:44:07,880 --> 00:44:10,360 Speaker 1: we just found a picture we put it up on 901 00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:14,400 Speaker 1: our Instagram of Justin wearing a Charger shirt when he 902 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:16,520 Speaker 1: was a kid, and maybe this was meant to be. No, 903 00:44:19,719 --> 00:44:24,080 Speaker 1: I think it is. I really do. Where Selfishly, I'm 904 00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:27,360 Speaker 1: extremely happy that he's on the West Coast and somehow, 905 00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:29,759 Speaker 1: some way we'll be able to see him at some 906 00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:32,359 Speaker 1: point in time during the season on a bye week 907 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:34,799 Speaker 1: or whatnot, and maybe we'll fly over there and watch 908 00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:39,520 Speaker 1: him on a bye week. But sometimes his family, his 909 00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:43,080 Speaker 1: brother who's tied end with us right now, Justin himself. 910 00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:46,200 Speaker 1: I can't say enough about this guy. And I get it. Look, 911 00:44:46,280 --> 00:44:48,800 Speaker 1: when you get guys on your show to talk about 912 00:44:48,840 --> 00:44:51,319 Speaker 1: their former players and how they're getting drafted. I'm sure 913 00:44:51,320 --> 00:44:54,520 Speaker 1: they all gush about them, but I take a good 914 00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:58,160 Speaker 1: hard look at what this young man has done academically 915 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,440 Speaker 1: on the field, yet she's had to overcome between the 916 00:45:01,480 --> 00:45:04,640 Speaker 1: coaching changes, the injuries, and what he's been able to 917 00:45:04,680 --> 00:45:07,200 Speaker 1: do with all that stuff, and the fact that he's 918 00:45:07,239 --> 00:45:10,160 Speaker 1: just getting started. He's just scratched in the surface. I mean, 919 00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:15,520 Speaker 1: I couldn't I couldn't ask for a better coaching opportunity 920 00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:17,320 Speaker 1: to be around a guy like him, And I couldn't 921 00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:20,040 Speaker 1: wish a better situation for any NFL team than a 922 00:45:20,040 --> 00:45:23,120 Speaker 1: guy like Justin Herbert to be on that team. Well, Coach, 923 00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:25,759 Speaker 1: we were jacked up before, we're even more jacked up 924 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:28,560 Speaker 1: now after talking to you. I can't thank you enough 925 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:30,239 Speaker 1: for your time. I know how busy this is. I 926 00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:32,320 Speaker 1: know you had a chance to go hang with Justin, 927 00:45:32,520 --> 00:45:35,399 Speaker 1: and heck, we may see you in the Rose Bowl 928 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:37,719 Speaker 1: next year. Maybe. Why why Justin's in a playoff game? 929 00:45:37,719 --> 00:45:40,879 Speaker 1: It's so far that's always a goal, So I hope 930 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:43,320 Speaker 1: to see you there. All right, guys, that's going to 931 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:46,040 Speaker 1: do it for us. Be sure to download and subscribe 932 00:45:46,040 --> 00:45:49,200 Speaker 1: to the Chargers Podcast Network wherever you listen to podcasts. 933 00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:52,840 Speaker 1: We'll be talking training camp next week. Have a great weekend, 934 00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:55,080 Speaker 1: and until next time, I'm Chris Harriot.