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Get a quote today at 11 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: Mercury Insurance dot com. Savings info based on twenty nineteen 12 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: California Department of Insurance Rate Comparison Profile thirty eight eight. 13 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: Individual savings may vary. What's up, guys, Welcome to the 14 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: Final Final Drive, presented by Mercury Insurance. The season is 15 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: a rap joined by Hellio Wood and ESPN's Eric Williams. 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: Chargers finish five and eleven fall into the Kansas City 17 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: Chiefs at Arrowhead on Sunday, and guys, I don't really 18 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: know what to say. It just wasn't the Chargers year. No, 19 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: it wasn't. You know, first losing season of the Anthony 20 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: Lynn era, first losing season in three years. You know, 21 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: I think it was a situation where they had a 22 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: lot of things go right last year and they just 23 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: didn't get those similar type breaks. I think they were 24 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: two and nine in one score games this year, and 25 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: I think that's kind of tells you the story right there. 26 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: Their inability to win close games, you know, taking care 27 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: of the football obviously was an issue. But I mean, 28 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: I think as a person that covers the team on 29 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: a regular basis, I'm kind of excited for the offseason 30 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: because I want to see what happens. You know, you 31 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: deal with this adversity in a year where everything goes 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: is about as bad as it can go, and so 33 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: how do you respond and what are the moves that 34 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: you're going to make to get back to where you 35 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: were two years ago. I'm really interested to see what 36 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: the front office is evaluation of the roster is, what 37 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: the coaching staff's evaluation of the roster is, and then 38 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: what are the moves that they're going to make to 39 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: try to get this team back to where they think 40 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: it should be. Haley, I go back to each season 41 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: is a new kind of its own new deal, and 42 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: the only thing that when guys lose their jobs, you 43 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: never want to see that in our players move and 44 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: things like that. But it is fun to see the 45 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: league kind of reset, and the Chargers certainly are going 46 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: to have a lot of questions that need to be 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: answered over the next couple of months for their twenty 48 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: twenty reset. They absolutely do. And I think over these 49 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: last two years, we've seen so much consistency and coordinators 50 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: back and pretty much the same coaching staff has been 51 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: back from last year from seventeen to eighteen and eighteen 52 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: to nineteen, and it's been so consistent. So, yeah, a 53 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: lot of questions to be answered. But this is really, 54 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: like to Eric's point, kind of the first time in 55 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: a while where there will be likely a lot of 56 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: change in probably a lot of different areas from this 57 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: team heading into this offseason. Yeah, five and eleven, and 58 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: I think turnovers and turnover differential is one of the 59 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: main things you can point to. Obviously injuries. There's a 60 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: number of factors throughout the course of a season that 61 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: is going to lead you to a five and eleven record, 62 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: but that was the one thing that just stood out 63 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: to be you weren't able to get out to fast starts, 64 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: and the turnovers came at inopportune times. Really, there's no 65 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: opportunity time for a turnover, let's be honest. Yeah, but 66 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: it was just uncharacteristic of the twenty eighteen version of 67 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: this twelve and fourth Chargers scene. We saw, sure, and 68 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: like you said, just the turnovers obviously where were a 69 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: significant issue and just being consistent, you know, from the 70 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: first quarter through the fourth quarter that didn't seem to happen. 71 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: They did had some some inopportune injuries, and for me, 72 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: I don't think injuries are excused because you still see 73 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: teams that are able to overcome injuries. Just points to 74 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: the Saints and their ability to go undefeated without Drew Brees, 75 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: you know at quarterback. That lets you know that it 76 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: can still happen. But you know, you have a guy 77 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: like Mount Mike Pouncey and Russell Holcom, two Pro Bowl 78 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: players in the offensive line, your offensive line's going to 79 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: take take a dip in production, and certainly we saw 80 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: that and that affected the offense. Um. I don't think 81 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: they still move the ball between the twenties, but it 82 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: was really the red sum where you saw it. You know, 83 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: they weren't really able to kind of, um, you know, 84 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: assert their will in the run game and run like 85 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: they they did previously last year. And then I think defensively, 86 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: you know, not having Derwin James, you know, third down defense. 87 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they just really struggled to get off the field. 88 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: And that was one of the things that was kind 89 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: of a glaring thing that they'll look out in the 90 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: offseason and Gus will try to figure out, how how 91 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: do we how do we get better in that area. 92 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: M So, definitely a lot of places where they can improve, UM. 93 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: But I also think, you know, um, there were some 94 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: guys that were able to show what they could do 95 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: because of those injuries. Scott Quisenberry. You know, we didn't 96 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: know if he would be able to step in there 97 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: and play like he did and so very solid. Now 98 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: you see that, you're like, Okay, well there's a guy 99 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: that we know can if we need him, can come 100 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: in and play winning football and be productive, and so 101 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: you feel good about that. There were other guys that 102 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: were able to step in and show that they belonged 103 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: on the defensive fight of the ball. Drew Trankle was 104 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: one of those guys, a rookie that that played well 105 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: when given an opportunity. Jalen Watkins, I thought a play 106 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: played well and filled in nice for Adrian Phillips when 107 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: he went down. Um, So there were guys that that 108 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: that showed they could fill roles and that you need 109 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: in order to have depths so that you can make 110 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: it through an entire season and into the playoffs and 111 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: and and and hopefully compete for a Super Bowl. I think, 112 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: just to kind of tag off of that, I mean, 113 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: another guy who certainly stepped up this year would be 114 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: Austin Eckler and just what he did, and not just 115 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: only in the absence of Melvin Gordon, but what he 116 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: was able to do throughout the rest of the season. 117 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: This was this really was his coming out party. This 118 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: was his really really his year, and I think it 119 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: was so impressive and you could tell that throughout that year, 120 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: throughout the whole year, Rivers trusted him too to make 121 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: those plays and to get the job done, and this 122 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: team was really successful when he was, you know, being 123 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: targeted a lot. We saw games where he had huge 124 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: amounts of targets and the little short passes here and there, 125 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: and he was just he was definitely a bright spot 126 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: in a key cog in the games that they had 127 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: success what he was able to do. Yeah, I thought 128 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,239 Speaker 1: Austin was the MVP of the offense. Yeah. And I think, 129 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: you know, there's this whole argument on charge of Twitter. 130 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: Is he a workhorse back? Is he not a workhorse back? 131 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: He's just a playmaker. He's a workhorse player. He's a 132 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: player unique guys like him for your offense effective. Yeah, 133 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: he's not a guy who's going to carry it twenty 134 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: twenty five times and who cares? You don't you don't 135 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: want that from him now, you're kind of limiting him 136 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: and putting him in a box. He's just a guy 137 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: that you want to get fifteen to twenty touches. However 138 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: you do it, whether he's a guy that's lining up 139 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: in the dot as your eyeback or you're you're, you're, 140 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: you're putting him out as a receiver. Um, you just 141 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: want to use him. Um. And I think he's a 142 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: guy that certainly earned a pay day, you know, whenever 143 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: that comes. I believe he's going to be restricted for 144 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: agent after this year, so you know, I don't see 145 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: him going anywhere. He finished the twenty nineteen season ninth 146 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: in the NFL and yards for scrimmage. Seven of the 147 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: eight guys in front of him or first or second 148 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: round picks. Just that's pretty impressive an undrafted guy from 149 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: Western Colorado, I mean, to do what he did this year. 150 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: And really, whether it's Melvin Gordon or another running back, 151 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: he works great in tandem with another guy. And I 152 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: think Melvin honestly is the perfect back to work in 153 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: tandem with. Right he is, But you know, we shall 154 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: see me was gonna be a free agent, and I think, 155 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: you know, I just talked to Melvin. He would love 156 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: to be here, and I think the franchise loves Melvin. 157 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: You know, they drafted in the first round, they moved 158 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: up to get him. Obviously they they value him. But 159 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a business, and Melvin understands that this 160 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,679 Speaker 1: really is his one bite at the apple in terms 161 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: of making the type of kind of money that will 162 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: set up set up his family and beyond that. So 163 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: he needs to make the most out of this opportunity. 164 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see what happens once free 165 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: agency hits. You know, I'm assuming he's going to get 166 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: the free agency and just see what the market bears. 167 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: The one thing he did say, though, you know, maybe 168 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: the holdout didn't go exactly how he wanted. But he 169 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: is healthy for the first time in three or four 170 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: years at the end of the year. So when he 171 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: hits the market, he's not going to be hobbled dealing 172 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: with any kind of injury. He'll be healthy back out 173 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: there in the free agent market, and and you know, 174 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: hopefully from Melvin that that helps boost his value. Nine 175 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: total touchdowns this year from Melvin in a shortened season 176 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: for him, so he played well. And I think the 177 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: receivers you talk about Keenan Allen setting a career high 178 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: in catches, Mike Williams going over a thousand yards in 179 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: Week seventeen, that tandem is among the best in football, 180 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: which is you've been further puzzling how you win five 181 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:57,839 Speaker 1: games when you have weapons like that and the tight 182 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: ends pretty good team, he's pretty good, He's pretty good. 183 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: Who happens to be will be a free agent? Yeah, 184 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: you just look at the weapons, You're like, wow, like, 185 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: how did they not just just do more in terms 186 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: of scoring points. It'll be interest to see what happens 187 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: with Hunter because obviously I think he has value and 188 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: I think the organization would love to have him back. 189 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: But I'm looking forward to see how Keenan and Mike 190 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: Williams evolve as a tandem because I really think they 191 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: have the ability to be a top five receiving duel 192 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: in the league. And maybe they're already there, but you know, 193 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: once they do something like that, you're kind of like, well, 194 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: let's see you do it again. You know, like you know, 195 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: you think of Jerry, Rice and Taylor back when San 196 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: Francisco and Marvin Harrison and Wayne with the Colts. I 197 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: think they could be that tandem for the Chargers moving forward, 198 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: you know, if they get still healthy. I think if 199 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: there's one wish I had this year with then Mike 200 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: Williams saw the end zone more. I mean he had 201 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: eleven total touchdowns in eighteen. What did he end up 202 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: with this year? For? Yeah, maybe four? I think you 203 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: only add two or three. Okay, Okay, So you know 204 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: that that's a bummer in that sense. I mean, the 205 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: guy had a thousand yards on the season. But to me, 206 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 1: it's like third down, chuck it up to Mike and 207 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: you know who's gonna come down with it because he's 208 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: got the amazing skills but I would love as good 209 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: as he is and as good as Keenan is to really, 210 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: like you said, Eric, work together and become that solid 211 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: one two punch. I think that's really That's one of 212 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: the things I'll be keeping my eye on as we 213 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: head into twenty twenty. There was an embarrassment of riches 214 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: on offense, but I do think if there was one 215 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: thing missing, it was that that wide receiver three, that 216 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: guy who could stretch the field, the speech of the 217 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: Travis Benjamin type that you're hoping Travis could deliver and 218 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: be that guy. This year, Thank Austin kind of gave 219 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: you that production. He gave you that production in terms 220 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: of the catches, But yeah, you probably want to see 221 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: that next year. Who's gonna evolve into take the top 222 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: off a little bit? You know? Is it gonna be 223 00:10:55,840 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: pattent um? They tried a number of guys there. Maybe 224 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: it's a guy that they end up drafting, they bring 225 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: in that they like, But yeah, I agree that there 226 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: needs to be another person that kind of fills that role. 227 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: That isn't gonna show you just how fleeting the NFL is. 228 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: The lyric. I mean, you've been covering this team for 229 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: seven years, has been covering the NFL for a long time. 230 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: For a team to go twelve and four and five 231 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: and eleven having a lot of the same pieces in 232 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: place shows you the parody in the league and just 233 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: how one or two plays can dictate how the rest 234 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: of your season goes. That's what makes it fun. Yeah, 235 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: what makes it the number one, you know, sports league 236 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: in America because you don't know what's gonna happen. I mean, 237 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: the last week of the season, all the Patriots seem 238 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: to do is beat the Dolphins at home to secure 239 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: a week off and they lose. I mean that to 240 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: me is that's the league. That's the league. You really 241 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean you think that you know, but 242 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: then something like that happens. You're like, wow, okay, So 243 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: you know, year to year, teams rise and teams fall. Um, 244 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: And I think that's what makes it fun and intriguing 245 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: to watch and to cover. You know, the Bills this year, 246 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: nobody expected the Bills to be the Bills. Yeah. Um. 247 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: So there's always one team or two teams like that 248 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 1: that jump up every year, and the charges are a 249 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: wholeful of that. Twenty twenty, then get back to that 250 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: there'll be the team that jumps up. Let's go to 251 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: the locker room real quick. Drew Tranquil and Derek Watt 252 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: had a chance to talk to them after the game, 253 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: and then we'll wrap things up with Haley and Eric 254 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 1: all right here in the locker room with Derek Watt. Derek, obviously, 255 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: this isn't the way you guys wanted to finish. What 256 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: can you guys take going into twenty twenty from this season? Yeah, 257 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: I'm just definitely not all around the season we wanted 258 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: to have. But there's a lot of positives within it. 259 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of guys played well. Um, we 260 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: just couldn't put it together as a full team enough, 261 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: and we couldn't finish games and um get the wall 262 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: the end zone enough obviously, and um, you know, there's 263 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: there's always positive to take. There's definitely a lot we 264 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: can learn from and that's that's encouraging. So you know, 265 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: we got to look at the tape and and um, 266 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: you know we're gonna have a you know, we're gonna 267 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: have a different team that not everybody here is that's 268 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: here right now. I was gonna be here next year, 269 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: So uh, you know it'll be a learning experience for 270 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: us for sure. You know, five and eleven is not 271 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: where we thought we would have been, you know early 272 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: in the year, for sure. Um, but a lot of 273 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: close games that could have gone either way and we 274 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: just weren't on the right end of those. Is it 275 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: a reminder just how quick things could change in the NFL? 276 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: This team is twelve and four, a lot of the 277 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: same guys back and you guys were here a year ago. 278 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: One of the biggest wins in this franchise's history here 279 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: in Kansas City. Yeah for sure. I mean, yeah, it's 280 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,439 Speaker 1: the NFL. Everybody, you know, teams, teams draft guys in 281 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: the offseason, guys getting guys improved. Um, and and some 282 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: teams and guys regrets. So you know, definitely, Um, like 283 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,439 Speaker 1: you said, it's you never know in the NFL. I mean, 284 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: any anybody, any team can win on any day. You 285 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: got to come to play every single game. Finally, I 286 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: knew motivation every year when the season is well, when 287 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: it ends is disappointing. Is this one I met? You 288 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: want to get back at it as soon as possible. Yeah, 289 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 1: for sure. Um, you know, I got a lot of 290 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: our bodies recover, you know, there's definitely guys beat up. Um, 291 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: you gotta take some time away. You know, it's it's 292 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: a long, long season to grind. So you know I'm 293 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: gonna I'm gonna take some time off and and for 294 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: me see whether or not I'm gonna be going to 295 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl or not. And if not, I'll be 296 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: hanging out and relaxing a little bit and getting away 297 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: from things, and and um, seeing what my feature looks like. 298 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: I hope to see you new Orlando man. All right, 299 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: thank you, appreciate it. All right here with Drew trenk 300 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: Will after the Charger's regularly season finale. Drew, I know 301 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: this is not how any of you guys wanted this 302 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: to end. What can you take from a season like this? Well, 303 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of learning opportunities, a lot 304 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: of close games, a lot of games decided by two 305 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: minute drives. So we'll certainly be able to tighten those 306 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: things up and learn from them. I mean, we had 307 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: so many of them, so many opportunities, and we'll watch 308 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: the film, we'll get better and we'll continue to grow 309 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: for him from it. But a lot of two minute drives, 310 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: a lot of opportunities On third down to get the 311 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: ball back to our offense. On defense, got to be 312 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: better in special teams in regards to coverage there, especially 313 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: heading in the second half there. So there's there's opportunities 314 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: in all three phases. You're gonna be one of the 315 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: foundational pieces to this defense for a long time. What 316 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: did you learn about yourself personally your first year in 317 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: the NFL UM I don't know if I learned so 318 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: much about myself as as much as I learned from 319 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: some of the guys in my room. Having a veteran 320 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: like Thomas Davis who's played fifteen years, a guy like 321 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: Denzel jb, all those guys that have played a really 322 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: long time, I learned more from them, and then maybe 323 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: I learned from myself. I think in your rookie year 324 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: it's less introspective and it's more like trying to be 325 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: a sponge and learn and soak things up. And so 326 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: I credit those guys just for walking with me and 327 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: helping me throughout the rookie year. Finally, I know you 328 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: weren't here a year ago, but this team went twelve 329 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: and four. They didn't lose on the road. They had 330 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: a big win here in Kansas City, a lot of 331 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: the same guys in this locker room. Is last year, 332 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: had you guys become that twelve and four team that 333 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: you were in twenty eighteen, Well, I mean we're up 334 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: fourteen ten and the third quarter and bang you have 335 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: a special team touchdown and then you have an eighty 336 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: four yard touchdown run in which we had him dead 337 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: to rights and so um, it's just tightening up those 338 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: small things. That's what winning football teams do. They make 339 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: those plays. They make the routine plays look simple, and 340 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: we got to do that in order to become better. 341 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: Appreciate your time. Yeah, thanks so much. You know, the 342 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: draft class, I think Jerry Tillery, Nazia Adelie, there's still 343 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: some potential there we haven't seen yet. Drew schreik Will, though, 344 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: was the one guy who really delivered, not only on defense, 345 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: with special teams as well. Yeah. I think he certainly 346 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: earned a consistent role in this defense by the way 347 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: he played where his game kind of evolved. The one 348 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: thing I was impressed with Drew was was not only um, 349 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: you know, his ability to pick up the scheme quickly, 350 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: but then the play fast. You know, to have that 351 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: ability to understand what he's doing show up in terms 352 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: of production, and so I'm interested to see kind of, 353 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: you know, what he can do another year in the 354 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: system and and see what kind of role he has 355 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: on a consistent and base it. You know, is it 356 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: going to be with Thomas Davison, those two guys playing together, Um? 357 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 1: Is it going to be more in sub packages? Um? 358 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: Just interesting to see, you know, the more he can do. 359 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: And then I think the guy that we didn't get 360 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: to see, who I got a chance of talking lost room, 361 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: is this Nazir Utterly who had a very frustration frustrating 362 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: season dealt with a hamstring injury, something that he suffered 363 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: in his pro day and just never got better. You know, 364 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: he tried to work through it and ended up being 365 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: a lot worse injury than maybe they suspected early on. 366 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: And so kind of a red shirt year for a Nazier. 367 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: But a guy that when you look at him, you 368 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 1: know he's talented. You know, we saw it and flashes 369 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: that last preseason game to think against San Francisco, Yeah, 370 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: he made a bunch of players like, oh okay, I 371 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,199 Speaker 1: get it. So it's there. Um. The one thing that 372 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,439 Speaker 1: he talked about is obviously he wants to get healthy, 373 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: but he wants to be versatile like Adrian Phillips and 374 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: Jalen Wonkins. He wants to be able to play a 375 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: number of different positions. And he said, you know, by 376 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: being able to kind of watch and see those guys play, 377 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: he kind of, you know, understands the scheme, but now 378 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: he has to go out there and get the physical 379 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: reps so he can he can get better that way. Haley, 380 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: I think there's no doubt when you only see Derwin 381 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: James for five games, you think about what could have 382 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: been sixteen games with number thirty three. All three of 383 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: us know what he meant to that locker room last 384 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,360 Speaker 1: year as a rookie. I think he is the ultimate 385 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: difference maker for this defense. He is, and I think 386 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: and he knows that too. We posted that message on 387 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 1: Instagram too. You know, things happen and it is what 388 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: it is, and we're sitting here today just kind of going, yeah, 389 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: that's all we got out of Derwin. But we know 390 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: he knows what he's capable of. That they that they 391 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: know that when he's on the field, really really good 392 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: things happen. And also off the field too. Again, you 393 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: mentioned as a rookie the leadership quality that he brought, 394 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: and I think that's only grown. I was talking to 395 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: him and he was telling me know, even when he 396 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: was here not playing, he was still with these guys. 397 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: He was in meeting rooms, he was learning, he was 398 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: doing all of that, and that is so great to 399 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 1: not have a player just check out when they're injured, 400 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: especially a young guy. And I think this guy's the 401 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: limit for him, and I think that's going to be 402 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,439 Speaker 1: really exciting to see where he can go. And luckily 403 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: he is ending the season healthy. He said he feels great, 404 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: so you know, big things for twenty twenty for him. 405 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: I think that's one of the things I'm looking for Derwin. 406 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: Having covered the legion of Boom and been around guys 407 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: like Cam Chancellor Earl Thomas and seeing them grow from 408 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: young players to older players, I'm really interest to see 409 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: how Derwin evolves as a leader of that defense. Yeah, 410 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,399 Speaker 1: I think he needs to kind of be the camp 411 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 1: Chancellor Earl Thomas as a leader of that group because 412 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: his energy is so infectious in fact way he plays. 413 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 1: So I really want to see him kind of take 414 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: ownership next year once he's healthy, and to see how 415 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: the defense kind of takes another step with him kind 416 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: of at the front of it. I did a ride 417 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: along with that guy, and I was ready to run 418 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: through a brick wall. You don't. But just again, that 419 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: quality ability for everybody, everybody involved up the brakes, guys. 420 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this to it all seriousness. This upcoming season, 421 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: there needs to be a priority on winning in the division. Yeah, 422 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: you know, you go four and two last year, you 423 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 1: go win six this year. You look at the Chiefs, 424 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: They're not going anywhere with Patrick Mahomes. The Raiders are 425 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: going to be better. They got cap space and some picks. 426 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: Uh Denver's got Broccos, seemed like they have a quarterback 427 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: and Bradley Chubb coming back alongside Vn Miller. You have 428 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: to keep up in the AFC West, and a priority 429 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: needs to be placed on winning those division games because 430 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: that's the easiest path to get into the playoffs is 431 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: taking care of those three teams in your division. You 432 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: saw how sorry, Eric, I was gonna say, you saw 433 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: how crazy it was in twenty eighteen when you have 434 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: the same record and then one of you leads the division, 435 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: the others wild cards. So yeah, I mean it does 436 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: start there and it'll be interesting again, a lot of 437 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: question marks heading into this offseason, but we'll see question 438 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: marks at quarterback. To have addressed kind of the elephant 439 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: in the room, uh, you know seventeen. I mean, you know, 440 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: is he gonna be background? Obviously, he's going to be 441 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: a free agent, wants to continue to play as as 442 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 1: has stated that um wants to find finish his career here. 443 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: So you know, they have some some some questions to 444 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: answer in terms of whether or not they're going to 445 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: be bring Philip back. And then I think around the division. 446 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: I mean, we know Mahomes isn't going anywhere for the 447 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: next decade, so that's what we have to deal with. 448 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: The Chiefs. Drew Locke is either guy or not. He 449 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 1: certainly looked pretty good the limited amount that we saw 450 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: him this year. And then one of the Raiders gonna 451 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: do Are they gonna continue to ride with Derek Carr 452 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 1: or is Gruden going to decide, you know, I want 453 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: my own guy and draft somebody or bring somebody in 454 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 1: as a free agent. So I think just kind of 455 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: what happens at the quarterback position at the other teams 456 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: in the SEUs, Chargers, Raiders, Broncos, and we know what's 457 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,679 Speaker 1: going on with the Chiefs, and that's really kind of 458 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: where you need to be. Yeah, and Mahomes is setting 459 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: the standard for the division. That's right. Next few months 460 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: are gonna be fascinating. We're gonna have you covered here. 461 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: I know Eric's gonna have you covered on the ESPN. 462 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: The Charge is select number six overall in the twenty 463 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: twenty drafts, so you're gonna get a really good player there, 464 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: and maybe it's a starting quality player, maybe it's a quarterback. 465 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: We don't know what's what it's gonna be, but number six. 466 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: You didn't think in September if the Charge would be 467 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 1: selected in the top six. But yet here we are. 468 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: And that's what makes it so important that you get 469 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,439 Speaker 1: it right because you're you're hopefully you're so rarely up 470 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: here where you're drafting at six that you can kind 471 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: of get the kind of player that you get at 472 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: that spot. And they've done pretty good the last couple 473 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: of times they're up there. Obviously Bosa in sixteen and 474 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: then um Mike Williams. The believe the year after that, 475 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: two quality players that you know, hopefully for the franchise 476 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: is going to be around for years to come. So 477 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: if you're able to get another solid player like that, 478 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: another you know, fringe Pro Bowl caliber player regardless of 479 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 1: the position, I think you're happy with the charge well, 480 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: and that even extends past the first round, even into 481 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: the second round, like the BOS A year to get 482 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: BOS and then to get Hunter Henry in the second round, 483 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: so you know you're still going to get a quality 484 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: guy when you pick in the second round and be 485 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 1: on top of the second round, top of the second round, 486 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: maybe at the top of the board every round when 487 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: you go through. That's a good point. Yeah, we're going 488 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,399 Speaker 1: to dive into all the position groups and best available 489 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl combine plenty of time. If we got plenty 490 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,400 Speaker 1: of time, plenty of time, maybe I should slow down here. 491 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: All right, guys, we appreciate you listening all season long. Eric, 492 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: thank you so much for your time. While you Man, 493 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: thanks very gracious with you on best in the business. 494 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: This is the final Drive presented by Mercury Insurance.