1 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: Everybody. Chris Harry with you on a new Chargers Weekly 2 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: a bit later and early starts your fantasy football prep. 3 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: NFL Networks James Coe tells you when to select your 4 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: favorite Chargers in fantasy drafts. But first, by one on 5 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,279 Speaker 1: one interview with safety Jalila Die. We talk fatherhood, year 6 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: two in Gus Bradley's defense, and high expectations for the secondary. 7 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: All right here with Julia Die on Chargers Weekly. Sheila, 8 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: thanks for joining me. Man, How are you doing good? 9 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: How are you doing due well? Man? First off, congrats 10 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 1: a couple of months ago, welcome a baby boy? Yes, sir? Yeah? Man? 11 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: How his fatherhood been? Fatherhood's awesome right now? He's just 12 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: growing about Zion quick who would die? My friends? One son? 13 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: He'll be two months in about a Week's biggest blessing 14 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: to my life so far. So it's it's a it's 15 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: a beautiful thing. You know. I've talked to so many 16 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: of my friends who have had kids, and they're like, 17 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: it's an indescribable feeling once you have a kid. If 18 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: you can't describe with the two last two months have 19 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: been for you, it is indescribable. I mean, but it's 20 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: it's the best thing that happened to me. It tightens 21 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: you down in so many ways. That motivates you. It 22 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 1: focuses you. You know, life isn't about you anymore about 23 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: your little one. Um. So me and my fiance lindsay 24 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: ums and think about it, honestly. It brings your relationship 25 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: closer to you know, you gotta work as a team. 26 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: It's not about you two anymore. Um. It's one common 27 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: gold and it's for the It's for the good of 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: the of your child. It probably homes your focus too, 29 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: just as an athlete and realizing that you're doing this 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: for more than just yourself. Exactly before I had a child, 31 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: you know, it was it was me, my girlfriend. I'm 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: now my fiance and you know the support of my family. 33 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: But now it's I gotta take care of a life. 34 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: I gotta take care of a human. Um. And it's 35 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: and he's part of me. He is me, you know. 36 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: So it's my little guy. So it focus you in, man, 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: It locks you in, um. Like I said, it motivates 38 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: you to be the best you cannot hear at your job. Yeah, 39 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: speaking the best year? Can you had your best season 40 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: last year? You're coming off You're entering your sixth season, 41 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: rather ninety six tackles. Last year you led the team. 42 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: You're playing all sixteen games. How do you attribute that 43 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 1: success elevating your play from the first four years to 44 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: last year. First, I just got to give thanks to God, 45 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,839 Speaker 1: you know, keep you healthy for sixteen games while I play. 46 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: No you know, I played aggressive, I played physical, but 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: I just think taking care of my body, me being 48 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: able to be on the field allowed me to finally 49 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: showcase my talent. You know, I was always capable. I've 50 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: shown flashes in the past, but I was nicked. You know, 51 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: I was tearing there, hiccup here, hiccup there. So I 52 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: was able to showcase my talents more. You know, just 53 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: grown with the game. The game slowed down a ton 54 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: of ton being more of a student, you know, letting 55 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: the game come to me and not trying to force things. 56 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: Coach Bradley year two in his defense too, When did 57 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: it click for you in Coach Bradley's defense And how 58 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: much more comfortable are you in twenty eighteen than twenty seventeen. 59 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: Unbelieve it or not, it kind of clipped for me, 60 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: I'd say in the training camp. You know, last year 61 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: at this time, just trying to get to know it 62 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: and see how things go in the communication, in the scheme. 63 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: But it's it's it's not a difficult defense. We don't 64 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: do much, but we execute at a high level. And 65 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: right now I just see even the young guys are 66 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: picking it up. Well. I see the ones and twos 67 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: were jelling, we're communicating. We're patting a little personality to 68 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: the defense with the disguising, and I feel good right now. 69 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: I feel good. Um not there yet, you know, there's 70 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: always room for growth. So that's what we're here for. 71 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: Describe how that defense it caters to your strengths as 72 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 1: a player. We're playing in the box, you know, Yeah, 73 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: I get to play in the box. I get to 74 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: be around action. I love tackling enough hitting. I play fast. 75 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: I'm physical, but you know I could play free too. 76 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: You know, I've been getting a little bit of reps 77 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: that free. I've done that in my first four years. 78 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: I'm infortunate in the middle of the field, you know, 79 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: post digs um, I bring to pain and I can 80 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: also go get the wrong. On the podcast last week, 81 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: I had someone on from Pro Football Focus and we're 82 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: just talking about the depth in the secondary, the ability 83 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: to go four deep at cornerback around you with Jason 84 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: rec coming back, your versatility as well as Derwin's versatility. 85 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,839 Speaker 1: I know we're only in OTAs, but as you serve 86 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: the secondary, what is it capable of? When you when 87 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: you talk about the depth, the versatility, and just the 88 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: ability to give multiple looks to an offense. Um, it's 89 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: it's undescribable, actually, you know, because it's rare. You don't 90 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: see that in the NFL, don't. You can go to 91 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: our threes. You can go to our threes and any 92 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: of those guys can start an NFL roster um. But 93 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: it's awesome because it gives coach Bradley a lot of weapons. 94 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: It gives him a lot of versatility and allows us 95 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: to play to our strengths. You know, he's out of 96 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: us even w strengths and everybody you can go. We 97 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: got four corners. Obviously there's not enough spots on the field, 98 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: you know, which is a tough thing. But coach Gush 99 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: has shown in the past that he can get it done, 100 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: make certain packages and get us all in the field. 101 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: But I'm not gonna speak too soon, but we could 102 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: be the best secondary in the league. Yeah, well, certainly 103 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: the deepest. You know, we talk about Jacksonville. There's not 104 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: many teams that can go four deeper cornerback and then 105 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: have safeties like you and Durwin. And speaking of Durwin, 106 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: how is he progressing in the first two plucks? Do 107 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: you like what you see? I love what I see? Yeah, 108 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: you know, first of all, he's a floor to boy, 109 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: so that's that's important. That's yeah. But no, man, he's big, 110 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: he's fast, he's physical, and he's smart. You know, he 111 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: knows both the free end the strong. He's made a 112 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: lot of flashes and made a lot of play since 113 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: we've been out hearing OTA's and he's just willing to learn. 114 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: That's the biggest thing. You know, as a rookie coming 115 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: in as a first round draft pick, there's a lot 116 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: of expectation or sometimes guys could you know, maybe think 117 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: they know too much. But he's not like that. He's 118 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: willing to learn. He's coachable, and he makes corrections on 119 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: his mistakes when he does make them. But the sky's 120 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: a living for him. He's a dog. What's the biggest 121 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: piece of advice you've given him in his short time here? 122 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: Just play ball. It's it's ball at the end of 123 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: the day. You know, um, don't let the lights, don't 124 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: let the NFL logo, or don't let you know. Being 125 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: drafted high with expectations, you know, low, slow your feet down, 126 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: be who you are. You've even picked it that high 127 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: for a reason. You've shown that you could do it. 128 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: If there's any questions or anything, you need to ask me, 129 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: ask me, you know, because when I came in the league, 130 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: I was I was fortunate to have a guy like 131 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: Eric Weddle, Marcus Gilchris, you know, to show me the ropes, 132 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: and I was able to lean on them. So it's 133 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: only right that I do back. It's crazy that you're 134 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: like an elder statesman at twenty eight, right, right, right, right, 135 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: It's pretty wild. It's crazy because right I'm still my prime, 136 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: you know. So yeah, but to some I'm looked at 137 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: as a vet, you know, And I guess that's that's 138 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: a good thing. It's a blessing it going to be 139 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: in this league going into my six year. But yeah, man, 140 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: and I'm still in my prime. But at the same time, 141 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: I know, I played a lot of ball around here, 142 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: so I can I can give my experience to those 143 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: who are younger than me. Do you feel at a 144 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: responsibility as a leader in one of the older statesman 145 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: in the secondary or is it just kind of everybody's 146 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: a one unit. I think everyone's one unit. But I 147 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: know that, you know, I have some respect around here 148 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: from what I've done, and at the same time, I 149 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: don't feel any pressure. I just always feel like I've 150 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: been a leader, but I lead more of how I play, 151 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: you know, how I go about my business, how I 152 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: have a love and passion for the game. Vocals here 153 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: and there, more vocal of trash talking to the other team. 154 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm a little trash talker, But I mean 155 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: not really, man. I'm enjoying it, enjoining. I'm probably the 156 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: most happiest I've been in my career right now, you know, 157 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: just playing ball and feeling comfortable and just loving this team. 158 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: You know, we talked so much about the secondary, the 159 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: pass rush. Can you describe what it's like having book 160 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: and pass rushers like that and how it helps the secondary. 161 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: I don't think people understand how it goes hand in hand, 162 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: Russian cover works together. Coach always talks about that. But 163 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: you know, we have two edge rushers in the top 164 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: one hundred, Um, you don't see that. I don't think 165 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: that was even I think we're on the team that'd 166 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: done that this year. Two elite pass rushers, and you 167 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: know with them, you don't have to cover it on 168 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: the ball is gonna come out now, and it creates 169 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: opportunities for turnovers, you know, tips and overthrows, you know. 170 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: So I mean having an elite pass rush like that, Man, 171 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: it's it's a dominant doesn't you got to appreciate it? 172 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: Would you think of this draft? We talked about dark 173 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: one at the top, but the first four picks round defense. 174 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: You Chenna Kaisie, your wife who plays safety in college, 175 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: is gonna probably play linebacker here, and then Justin Jones 176 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: another piece on that defensive line. How would you assess 177 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: what we did in the draft here? We did a 178 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: phenomenal job. Honestly. You know, it's a little early. You 179 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: gotta you gotta see how those guys pan out in pass. 180 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: But from what we've seen, every single last one of 181 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: them have made flashes. Every single one of them looked 182 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: like they would be ready to ball on Sunday. That 183 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: it's important, you know, because we're only good as our 184 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: weakest link. We're only good as the next man up, 185 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: and those guys are going to contribute to us, whether 186 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: it's on defense, whether it's on special teams. But you 187 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: just tip your hat to the front office, you know, 188 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: on what they did and how they addressed the draft 189 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: this year. You know the thing with the Julia two. 190 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: I mean, Durwin was special as a true freshman a 191 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: Florida State. But the other three guys, I was in Mobile, 192 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: Alabama for the Senior Bowl. They're all at the Senior Bowl. 193 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: They were all leaders on their team. They have a 194 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: lot of experience playing big roles for their college football programs. 195 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: I just think that's that's a huge check mark for 196 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: this defense, bringing in young guys who actually had that 197 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: experience playing a big games. Yeah, no, for sure. And 198 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: you can see it. They have confidence. You know, sometimes 199 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: rookies come in and they're trying to dip their toes 200 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: in the water, and know, these guys are head first. 201 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: You know, they play with swag, they play with confidence, 202 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: you know, and they're picking up on the scheme and 203 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: you can see that they've been able to play at 204 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: a high level since a young age. Yeah, and it's 205 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: not just a coincidence that they're out here doing what 206 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: they're doing. You know, there's so many markers in the 207 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 1: off season. We talk about free agency, the draft, the combine. 208 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 1: Then there's the schedule release. When the schedule was released, 209 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: the regular season schedule, what was your first reaction when 210 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: you saw it. It's gonna be fun. It's gonna be fun. Yeah. 211 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: We start off with Kansas City Division, you know, Ribalt 212 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: week one. You know, it's gonna be a lot, it's 213 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: gonna be an electrifying, it's gonna be super mail, Oh Blues, 214 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 1: Supermo Blues singer. It's gonna um, it's gonna be fun. Man. 215 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: We got a lot, a lot of big time games. 216 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: We get to put our best um up up against 217 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: their best man, and it's gonna be excited the season. 218 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: But as can't jump too early. We still got to 219 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 1: finish off OTAs. We got mini camping and we got 220 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:27,839 Speaker 1: training camp. But looking at that schedule, it's gonna be 221 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: a funny. Absolutely, And like you said, we can't, we 222 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: can't look ahead. But week thirteen, man, you go to 223 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and you got a guy there, one of your guys, right, Yeah, 224 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: it's a b Yeah, that's my boy. Yeah. People know 225 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 1: about him, right, Yeah, they do. Describe your relationship with 226 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: the Brown, that's my boy. I was coming in rigon 227 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 1: Nels committed to West Virginia. I d committed last last 228 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: minute where which Jones was the receiver coach at West Virginia, 229 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: got the head coaching job at Central. I took a 230 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: visit there and he paired me up with this guy 231 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: named Antonio Brown. I didn't know much about him, Yeah, 232 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: but at my visit, I learned that he was a 233 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: freshman All American punt return wide receiver and from Florida. 234 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: It was a coincidence from he's from my amen from Tampa, 235 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: and we just clicked. Since then, I played three years 236 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: with them, hung out with them, trained with them. He 237 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: introduced me to Boba study on campus. Um a real, 238 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:12,599 Speaker 1: a real like big brother to me when I was 239 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: at Central, Michigan's excellent. And just to see his success, 240 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: you know, at this level, it really doesn't blow me 241 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: because I've seen it. It just wasn't on the national stage. 242 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: But I've seen it from day one, so you know, 243 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: week thirteen, I'm at it. I'm at I'm at him. Now, 244 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: did you guys talk about it when it came out. 245 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: Now we haven't spoken about it, but I remember last 246 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: time we played and when we talked pre game. We 247 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: talked before. But he sees me and I see him. 248 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: But how many times if you guys faced off in 249 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: your career. Just want number two second time? It could 250 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: be a big game. It's gonna be a big game, 251 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: a game, good atmosphere. Mino, we mino best against best. 252 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: You know they're talented over there, um, not just a 253 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:45,559 Speaker 1: B but all around on offense, and they're defense and 254 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 1: they're known for their hard nosed, blue collar football. So 255 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: we got to bring it. Yeah, you got Filer versus 256 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: Ben in Classic two thousand and four, a lot of story, 257 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: last game, Classic Founcy Brothers. Yeah, you know it's good stuff. 258 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: I want to close with this um. By the time 259 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: this post, I think Game three will have been played. 260 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: I need to get your I know you're Lebron James guy, right, 261 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: I need to get your assessment of the first two games. 262 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: What you saw, especially Game one man Game one just 263 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: a lack of no one, what the situation is. I mean, 264 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: you could point a lot of fingers, but I mean 265 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: I'm a Lebron fan and he's handled it well. Yeah. Um, 266 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: the press tried to pick and paul at him to 267 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: see what he feel, blame important finger, which he didn't. 268 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: I think we all know what happened. Yeah, you know. 269 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: Game two just too much, too much splash brothers, too 270 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: much power. You know, Braun still had a dominant game. 271 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: I love played well. Um. I just think that the 272 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: three headed monsters on their team, adding Draymond with his 273 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 1: rebounding and his tenacity and his block shots in the past, 274 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: and he brings you're just a little bit too much 275 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: for the cash unbeatable. When all four of those games, 276 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: all one for thirty, all three went for thirty, Jamal 277 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: probably dropped the thing twelve and the role players came 278 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: in McGee, bald, Livingston, Ballda. But you know they're down 279 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: O two. But I think Broun could even the staying 280 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: up and in the land. So we'll see what's happened. 281 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,959 Speaker 1: Did you see did you see the video after the 282 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: buzzer sound after the fourth quarter in game one, It's 283 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: like a bird's eye view video of Lebron walk into 284 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: the sidelines and he sits down. J R. Smith is 285 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: like two season from him, and he looks down and 286 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: he's like processing something and he looks up at the 287 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: score board. I think he realized that they had a 288 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: time out and he asked Loui. He's like, did we 289 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:18,679 Speaker 1: have a time out? And I think Louser like yeah, 290 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: and he's just like mad. He's like, I can't win 291 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: right now. He tried to call time out, but it 292 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: was too late, too late. But I feel like, you know, 293 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: coach who as a caz fan because of Lebron. I 294 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, players might brain might be scattered 295 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: in the midst of the chaos, and I feel like 296 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: Lucia to call a time out. Yeah, I mean, but 297 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 1: it is what it is. It isn't what it is. 298 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: I talked to Justin Jackson about it last week. We 299 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: talked about where Lebron could be in a couple of months. 300 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: He could be up the street, no doubt. And I'll 301 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 1: be at every game. Yeah, we get staples, make that 302 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: a fixture, no doubt. Jili, you got any plans after 303 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:51,200 Speaker 1: after mini camp? No, I'm relaxing. Yeah, family, man, I'm chilling, good, 304 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: taking it easy. Good. So hey man, thank you so 305 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: much for joining us. We're excited for your success. Man. 306 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: Congratulations on fatherhood and we'll be in touch. Brother, all right, 307 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: take care blas. Thank you. So the Los Angeles Chargers 308 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: schedule is out, and boy, it's nice to finally know 309 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: how we'll be spending our Sundays this fall. How many 310 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: Charger games did you make last year? Matt? I made 311 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 1: twenty four preseason games in sixteen regular season games last year. 312 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 1: Which are you circling for this season? This season, I'll 313 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: circle the Niners and Cardinals as they play the NFC West, 314 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: and let's not forget about those rivalry games. Pee. You 315 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: seriously don't want to miss this. Visit fight for La 316 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: dot com or call eight seven seven Chargers to share 317 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: Matt's experience. Season tickets on sale now. Please to bring 318 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: on my guy, James co of NFL Network to Chargers Weekly. 319 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: James a real triple threat over there in Culver City. 320 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: He's an anchor, he's the host of NFL Fantasy Live, 321 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: a really good writer. James. What's up, brother? Hey man? 322 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. I'm pumped to talk some fantasy football 323 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: with you. And if you're listening to this, you may 324 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: be thinking to yourself, wait, hold on, it's the first 325 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: week of June. Let's pump the brakes on fantasy football. 326 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: But this is exactly the time you should be preparing 327 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 1: for your draft, James tell fans. Why, well, man, I mean, 328 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: the mock drafts are open on the website NFL dot 329 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: com h slash mock Drafts, and then we just dropped 330 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: our draft kit as well, and that can be found 331 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: at NFL dot com slash draft Kit. But look, man, 332 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: you can get a lot of mock drafting done, and 333 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: you guys starn't really thinking about, you know, where guys 334 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: are valued, where you think your league mats are going 335 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: to take certain people, and just basically doing your homework 336 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: right now. You know a lot of drafts are going 337 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: to start, you know, late July, early August, and that's 338 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: gonna come up on a lot quicker than you think 339 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: it might be. I think there's been so much player 340 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: movement that you know, there are certainly opportunities where the 341 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: fantasy land It's true every year, but the fantasy landscape 342 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: will certainly be significantly different going to twenty eighteen. Well, dude, 343 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: my head is spinning from all the player movement. I 344 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: think this is the perfect time to actually get going 345 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: because you got mini camp here on couple of weeks. 346 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: We had that break before training camp, but I think 347 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: it's important to get up to speed on just the 348 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: different coordinators, the different head coaches, and all that player movement, 349 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Yeah, absolutely, not only offensive coordinators, 350 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: but I mean we saw a lot of quarterback movement too, 351 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: and not just you know, we're not just talking like 352 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: replacement level guys, and we're talking a really good players. 353 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins in a new home, Alex Smith in a 354 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: new home. Denver's got a new quarterback, Arizona's got a 355 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: new quarterback. So I mean, I just there's so many more, 356 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: you know, moving pieces and how it impacts fantasy. You've 357 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: really got to get your mind. You gotta get your 358 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: mind right, baby, gotta get your mind right. James, the 359 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: AFC West. You mentioned the quarterback change in Denver. What 360 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: about Kansas City too? We got Patrick Mahomes under center 361 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: in Kansas City. That offense is gonna look very different. 362 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: I think some more deep shots with Mahomes under center. 363 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: I'm really intrigued just by this division alone, all the 364 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: movement up and down. Yeah, I mean, we didn't even 365 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: talk about John Gruden now being the new head coach 366 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: there in Oakland. Yeah, the AFC West has so many 367 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: moving parts. And you know who hasn't had a lot 368 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: of moving parts. The LH Chargers. Man. I mean, that's 369 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: what makes me really excited about the prospects for the 370 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: Chargers going into twenty eighteen. I really feel as if 371 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers next season, I think they're the class of 372 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: the AFC West. I mean, there's gonna be a lot 373 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: of talk about Kansas City and what Patrick Mahomes and 374 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: Andy Reidon and all that are going to do up 375 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: there at Arrowhead, and I think certainly they will be 376 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: a very good ball club. But I think there's gonna 377 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: be some growing But how could there not be growing 378 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: pains with a quarterback, a huge quarterback change like they had, 379 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: and also a quarterback that only has one career start. 380 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: So I mean, to me, you look at the stability 381 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: that the Chargers have coming into twenty eighteen, I really 382 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: feel as if this is in ten eleven, potentially at 383 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: twelve win ball club in an AFC West right now, 384 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: that is shifting a lot. Yeah, well, listen, expectations are 385 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: high here. I think a lot of pundits, a lot 386 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: of writers have been pegging the Charges as that it team. 387 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: They have to prove it on the field this year. 388 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: But you mentioned Mahomes his second career starts going to 389 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: come Week one against his Chargers defense with opportunistic players 390 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: like Casey Hayward and hopefully Jason Verrett back in the mix. 391 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: Irwin James and that past rush of Bosa and Ingram 392 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: so quite the test for Mahomes in Week one. But James, 393 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 1: you had a great piece on NFL dot Com this 394 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: week breaking down your fantasy bargains in twenty eighteen. You 395 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: had a few Chargers on the list. I thought it'd 396 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: be fun to go through the entire Chargers offense today, 397 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: including those bargains, give fans an idea of where some 398 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: of their favorite players are going to drafts. And we'll 399 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: start in the first round, because I think you can 400 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 1: make an argument for two Chargers at the end of 401 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: the first Melvin Gordon and Keenan Allen. It depends on 402 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: what format you play. PR Keenan Allen right, PPR Keenan 403 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 1: Allen all day long. I think Melvin Gordon still will 404 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: slide into the second round, although I do believe you know, 405 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: again with Wizzen Hunt's offense, that, you know, they'll they'll 406 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: still throw to him quite a bit. I wonder whether 407 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 1: or not they will, you know, kind of lessen his 408 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: workload a little bit, just because he has gotten so 409 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: much work over these past few seasons. Right. So that 410 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 1: being said, they didn't really address running back in the draft, 411 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: really not really anyway. So the seventh round they got 412 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: a guy James Justin Jackson from Northwestern who was Northwestern's 413 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: all time leading rusher, had a thousand yards in all 414 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: four years at Northwestern. I like him a lot, but 415 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: again this is very early. It's really hard to get 416 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: a gauge on running backs in OTAs anyway. Ken wizzen 417 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: Haud talked about that. But Melvin Gordon, you're right, he's 418 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: in line to be the bell cow again. But you 419 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: wonder how those targets get distributed in the backfield. Keenan 420 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: Allen all day long. You know, if you're playing at 421 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 1: CPR and you're sitting there at the end of the 422 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:53,439 Speaker 1: first round, I mean, maybe you don't want to make 423 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: him a ceremonial first round pick. Let's say you're picking 424 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: ten out of twelve. You could stretch him, I think 425 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: into the second round if you want to do that again. 426 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 1: I think Melvin Gordon probably has better value somewhere, you know, 427 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: in certainly late first round, but anywhere in the second 428 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,239 Speaker 1: round you're getting Melvin Gordon. Yeah, sure, absolutely. I think 429 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: this is gonna be an offense. The charges are gonna 430 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: put on the field that could potentially score a lot 431 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: of points. So, yeah, you want a bell cow back 432 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: in a good offense, signed me up for Melvin Gordon. Yeah. 433 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: Gordon caught fifty eight balls last year and then Keenan Allen, 434 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: we talked about him. One hundred fifty nine targets on 435 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: hundred two catches, almost fourteen hundred yards, receiving six touchdowns. 436 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 1: I can see those numbers in the touchdown department going 437 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: up next year. And James. The next player up was 438 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: easily going to be Hunter Henry. He was gonna get 439 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: all the work at tight end. He was set up 440 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 1: for a monster season. Man, he probably would have been 441 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: in that tier right under Kelsey and Gronk and zach Ertz. 442 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: But now that we know Hunter is out, who's the 443 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: next Chargers player that you'd have eyes on at this point? 444 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: I mean, from a value standpoint, I think the three 445 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: guys that I've targeted, and again you can get these 446 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: guys way late. M Phil Rivers, Mike Williams, Altchackler's not 447 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: even being drafted, and I just I'm baffled by it. 448 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: But anyways, probably the next guy off the board will 449 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: most likely be Mike Williams. I think we're going to 450 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: see his ADP rise. His average draft position right now 451 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: somewhere between one ten and two hundred, right, so he's 452 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: going you know, we're talking double digit rounds, eleventh round 453 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: or later in some drafts. He's not even being drafted 454 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: because I think, quite frankly, a lot of people just 455 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: I forgot about Mike Williams. He was injured last year. Man. 456 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: I know he played some games, but you know he 457 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: was riding that preseason back injury and he just didn't 458 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: look like himself. I think with Hunter Henry gone, look, 459 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: Mike Williams is that prototypical, big body wide receiver that 460 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: can get downfield. Phil Rivers his entire career throw so 461 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: I don't I mean to me, Mike Williams is a 462 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 1: lock to be a thirty Fantasy wide receiver, and he 463 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: has the talent level and he has the opportunity now 464 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: to really explode onto the scene. I hope he's healthy. 465 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: I hope he's right. And I just think Mike Williams. 466 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: I just think the world of Mike Williams. Man. I 467 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: really like him. And again, you're getting this guy in 468 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: the double digit rounds. Sign me up. So, James, I 469 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: like what you're saying here. You think Mike Williams could 470 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: be a top thirty lock wide receiver this year? Is 471 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: he going to be one of those players that we 472 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 1: look back and maybe week six or week seven and 473 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: be like, you know what, in hindsight, maybe I should 474 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: have scooped him up a little bit earlier. Yeah. I mean, look, 475 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: I think I think right now, if you're taking him 476 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: in the ninth round, you're you're still doing really really well. Look, 477 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: I have him as a top one hundred player going 478 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: into twenty eighteen. So a top one hundred player. Why 479 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: does that mean, well, you got to take him in 480 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: the ninth round, right, So yeah, we're still seeing his 481 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:57,120 Speaker 1: value somewhere in the twelfth round on average. Okay, again, yeah, 482 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: you have to know your league mates. If you're playing 483 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: with a bunch of Charger fans during my going to 484 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: seventh round, I don't know maybe I don't quite like 485 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: him there in round seven, but if you're getting them 486 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: in round nine, yeah, I mean the target share is 487 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 1: gonna be there. Again, Hunter Henry's not there, So who's 488 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: gonna be that big, body, wide receiver there in the 489 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 1: red zone. It's got to be Mike Williams, right so, 490 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: and he was a proven touchdown maker at Clemson as well. 491 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: I just feel as if year number two for Mike 492 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 1: Williams could be one of those breakout seasons for him. 493 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: You know, if we're talking projections, I have them down 494 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: for around you know, seventy to seventy five catches. I 495 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: think eleven hundred yards is absolutely doable. I think that's 496 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: probably on the high end for him. But a thousand 497 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: and the yard campaign one hundred percent, I think that's 498 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: absolutely within range. And again we're talking about a guy 499 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: that can potentially get you six to eight touchdowns as well, 500 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 1: So we're gonna walk seventy receptions, a thousand yards eight touchdowns. 501 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, you're getting this guy in the 502 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: double digit miles right now. That tremendous value. Take that 503 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: any day of the week, is especially when you consider 504 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: Hunter Henry being out those targets have to go somewhere too, though, James, 505 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: you know we have Tyroll Williams on the other side, 506 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: Travis Benjamin obviously a speedster. But I can certainly see 507 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 1: a big body receiver like Mike Williams getting a lion's 508 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 1: share of the targets that probably we're going to be 509 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: intended for Henry. That's right, That's exactly right. You look, 510 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,679 Speaker 1: you think about what role in the offense he's gonna play, 511 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: And I think to your point, I think Keenan Allen 512 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: was seeing uptick in touchdowns this year as well. I mean, 513 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: I get this guy in Gold to Go and put 514 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: him in the slot. How are you going to cover 515 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 1: this guy? You know what I mean, You're gonna you 516 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: have to bracket this guy. And if that's the case, 517 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:40,439 Speaker 1: I don't know how you stop him Gold to Go, 518 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying now, that being said, if 519 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: it was Hunter Henry down there, yeah of course, Okay, great. 520 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: I mean you can you know, slip block him or 521 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,640 Speaker 1: whatever it might be and get him into a lot 522 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: of adavantageous positions. But as it stands today, Keenan Allen 523 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: in the slot Goal to Go, you got big Mike 524 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: Williams on the outside, potentially running a fade as well, 525 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: right over the top of a smaller dB. I mean, 526 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what prospects look pretty good. Melvin Gordon's 527 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: still there, Austinckler is still there. I mean, gold to god, 528 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: it's a very dangerous team, James, you know, make no 529 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: mistake about it. Losing Hunter Henry it's a huge blow. 530 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: I think he's a top five tight end. I think 531 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: he's one of the best young tight ends in the game. 532 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 1: But when you have a guy like Keenan Allen who 533 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: you mentioned, can run any route and you can line 534 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: him up anywhere, and he presents a matchup problem on 535 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: the inside on the outside. A couple that with a 536 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 1: guy that went number seven overall a year ago. I 537 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: think Philip Rivers still has no shortage of weapons. And 538 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 1: you mentioned another guy, Austin Eckler, who I believe you 539 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: guys had on your NFL Fantasy Live podcast this week. 540 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: I can't I look at OTA's right, It's hard to determine, 541 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: you know, whether a running back looks good in OTAs. 542 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: But I just tell you the ability to make you 543 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: miss an open space. Eckler just has that it. He 544 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: just looks even quicker to me this year than he 545 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,399 Speaker 1: did last year. You know, this is the his thing 546 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: about Austin Ekeler right now, and I get it. He 547 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: has small school's credentials. He comes from Western State, Colorado, 548 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: located in Gunnison, Colorado, population like six thousand, right, so tiny, 549 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: tiny place. If you think of Austin Eckler as purely 550 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 1: a scatback, that's see, that's how he makes you miss, 551 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: because not only can he go laterally, but actually, what 552 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: I saw on tape his rookie season, the power is 553 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: so underrated. Man. He's fives ten, one hundred and ninety 554 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,120 Speaker 1: five pounds. I don't know, I don't know how much 555 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: you know weight he's put on this offseason, but the 556 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 1: power to me was shockingly apparent on tape in twenty seventeen. 557 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: He's taken on NFL sideline backers and he's either a 558 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: making a miss or be going right through him. And 559 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 1: if he's getting tackled, he's moving forward. So he will 560 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: get you that you know, positive half yard, that positive 561 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: yard two yards, three yards down field, because again he's 562 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: an explosive athlete. He ran a four four three forty 563 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: he's got a forty and a half inch vertical. This 564 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: guy absolutely is an NFL caliber athlete, and not only 565 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: an NFL caliber, he's an elite NFL athlete given those 566 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: traits and given those numbers. So to me, he really popped. 567 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: I loved what wizen Hunt did with him in the 568 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: offense last year. I don't think the Chargers knew what 569 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: they had in Effler until you know, Week four when 570 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,920 Speaker 1: he broke off. Now got people gotta remember one touch 571 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: one touchdown at first NFL kerry thirty five yards to 572 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 1: the house against the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles. 573 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: And how did he do it? Well, I'll tell you 574 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: he's got great vision and he's got great speed. He 575 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: took a thirty five yards right into the end zone. 576 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: Is first NFL carry. That's all you need to know 577 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: about the playmaking abilities of Austin Neckler. So this is 578 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 1: a guy that in fantasy I think highside projections eight 579 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: hundred total yards. You can remind Charger fans so much 580 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: of Danny woodhead man. I mean, he looks like Danny 581 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: woodhead out there. You know Sprowls too. You know, Philip 582 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 1: has always had that guy. I talk to Daniel Jeremiah 583 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 1: about that during the twenty seventeen season. Rivers has always 584 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: had a guy like a Sprowls or a Woodhead, and 585 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 1: Eckler is that guy for this offense, especially on third down. 586 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: I tell you it's a luxury to have a player 587 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 1: like that to go with all these other weapons. They 588 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 1: do different things. Austin Eckler just does different things for 589 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:46,959 Speaker 1: your offense. We saw those flashes in preseason in twenty 590 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: seventeen and like you mentioned, you know, first touch touchdown. 591 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: You know, this is a guy who I think that 592 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: you can go into the twenty eighteen season confidently saying, hey, 593 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: we can count on him. Yeah, no doubt about it. 594 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: I think a four hundred receiving yard four hundred rush 595 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: yard season is doable. Again, that's probably on the high side, 596 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: but you know, again, we're talking about a guy last 597 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: year that had what, you know, something close to thirty 598 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: receptions and five hundred and fifty yards. So in PPR, 599 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: if you're getting thirty five receptions, eight hundred total yards 600 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, again, five to eight touchdowns, 601 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 1: absolutely doable. What Ken wizzen Hunt has him doing on offense, 602 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: He's everywhere man, he's in the backfield, he's in the slot, 603 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: he's lined up out. Why he's everywhere in this offense. 604 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: And I think Wizzen Hunt his creativity. I think he 605 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: really loves a player like Austin Neckler that you can 606 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: move everywhere. He's got great hands, got good speed, got 607 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: good power. I mean, this is a utility player that 608 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: man every offense would love to have. You know. Speaking 609 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: of the offense, the offensive line got better this offseason 610 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: with the additional Mike Pouncey at center for Slamps. Coming 611 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: back Dan Feeney had nine starts last year, a year 612 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: under his belt. Of course, the Pro bowler on the 613 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: left side, Russell Okog. How much better or do you 614 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: think this offense can be? In the numbers we talked 615 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 1: about Philip Rivers' numbers. I mean, the guy has had 616 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: a four thousand yards season in nine of his last 617 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: ten years. Mister consistency, how much better do you think 618 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: this offense can be? Yeah, you know you talk about 619 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: Mike Downcy and I know that you know he did 620 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: not necessarily grade well per you know, Pro Football Focus 621 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 1: or whatever it was, But forget about that, man. I 622 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: mean he was playing on a team that was going nowhere. 623 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:25,960 Speaker 1: I think he's going to be in playoff contention. I 624 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 1: think he'll be motivated. Mike Counsel is a three time 625 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: Pro Bowler and you're getting him at center. People I 626 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 1: don't think appreciate truly how important that position is on 627 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line. Clearly, left tackle certainly is your premier, 628 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: high profile piece on the offensive line, but center, to 629 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: me is the next most important piece. We saw it 630 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: when Alex Mack went from Cleveland to Atlanta. That offensive 631 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: line there in Atlanta stabilized to the point where you 632 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: know Matt Ryan is putting on a potential MVP season, 633 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: DeVante Freeman, Tevin Coleman, these guys are just breaking out 634 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: huge runs. I mean, adding Mike Pounty to the mix. 635 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: And again, Forced lamp is going to be back. He's 636 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: a second rounder that you know got injured last year. 637 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: I don't know what he's got, but I tell you what. 638 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 1: The potential is certainly there, and I just look, I 639 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: really think the offensive line for the Chargers is going 640 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: to be much improved next year. I'm really excited about 641 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: what this offense poses, especially up front. I think they're 642 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: gonna be able to get some push Melvin Gordon's good 643 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: back again. We talked Ad Naseum about Austin Eckler, so 644 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: their run game is gonna be good. Then the pass 645 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 1: came too. And from a fantasy perspective, you know you've 646 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: got Philip Rivers last year, was you know, a quarterback 647 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,479 Speaker 1: eight in fantasy last year? What am I missing here? 648 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: I don't I don't get it. You know, people are 649 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: drafting him as a as a quarterback twenty right now. 650 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: I don't understand it. I don't understand it, James, We're 651 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: undervaluing him, and I listen, I get it, man. I 652 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: mean there's Aaron Rodgers, there's you know, people like Kirk Cousins, 653 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: you got the Bradies of the world. But this guy 654 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: has just done it year in a year out. And 655 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: I think just with improved offensive line play, even with 656 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: Hunter Henry going down, you get an extra weapon and 657 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: Mike Williams and I think you'll be able to deploy 658 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 1: some of these running backs too to pick up some 659 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: completions as well. So I'm with you, man. Anybody who's 660 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: drafting him outside like the top twelve, I just don't 661 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: understand it. He's got to be a top twelve quarterback 662 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: period yeah, don and done. He's got to be a 663 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: top twelve quarterback period. I mean again, forty five hundred 664 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: yards last year, twenty eight toshdowns and eleven total turnovers. Look, 665 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: he's got he's got all the pieces in place. And 666 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 1: what I really like, I really really like the fact 667 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: that Ken Wison Hunt is the offensive coordinator. I think 668 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:52,479 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers is starting to thrive in that system, and 669 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: he has all the weapons. He's got all the weapons 670 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: in the world. I don't care that Hunter Henry went down. 671 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: I mean it sucks from a real life perspective, and 672 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: certainly if you're a fan of the Chargers, yeah, no question, man, brutal, brutal. 673 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: But that being said, I mean you look at the 674 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 1: riches that he has, Philip Rivers has on the offensive 675 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 1: side of the ball, You're gonna be tough to stop. 676 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: And who in this division, I mean who in this 677 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: division right now scares you from a defensive standpoint. Oakland 678 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: doesn't scare me, Kansas City doesn't scare me. Denver I 679 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 1: think is vastly overrated. I mean they made some certainly 680 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: it's made some improvements on defense, but still I think 681 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 1: that's a team that's in transition. Look, the Chargers are 682 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: gonna be able to put some points up. And you 683 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 1: know what, I'll like to the fact the Chargers defense 684 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 1: in the offense, they'll work together. They're gonna this Chargers 685 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: defense is going to create so many great short field 686 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: opportunities for the offense. That's what I'm excited. So, you know, 687 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I think this is a team that isn't 688 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: gonna have to martch eighty yards down field very often, 689 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So they'll beat in scoring 690 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: position quite a bit. Oh, it's a good segue, and 691 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 1: we'll get you out of here on this James. The 692 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: Chargers defense from a fantasy perspective, I mentioned just the 693 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: opportunistic players that they have. With Bosa and Ingram getting 694 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: pressure on the quarterback up front, they can go for 695 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: deep a quarter now with vretton the mix, Yeah, Casey Hayward, 696 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: Desmond King who had a great year. Trevor Williams started 697 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 1: fifteen games last year. Drwin James, by the way, is 698 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: now in the mix. You chann into Os who can 699 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: get his hands on the football. He's very athletic, a 700 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: lot of deflections. I just think that if you're looking 701 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 1: for turnovers if you're looking for touchdowns, I think you've 702 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: come to the right place in LA. Yeah. And again 703 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: this is where you know, especially in terms of fantasy, 704 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: the offense have to work well with the defense as well. 705 00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 1: You don't want a unit that struggles to score. Why, 706 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: because it puts the defense in you know, disadvantageous positions, 707 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. So you want you want 708 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: the other team to be chasing. That's when you get 709 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,640 Speaker 1: sacks because the other team has to pass the ball. 710 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 1: When the team has to throw the ball, that's when 711 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 1: you get fantasy scoring. You get sacks, you get interceptions, 712 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: you get fumble recoveries for turnovers, strip sack fumbles. You 713 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. That is where fantasy points are 714 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:14,680 Speaker 1: to be had. The days of fantasy defenses shutting other 715 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,919 Speaker 1: teams out and getting that ten point bonus or whatever. 716 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 1: Those days are dead man in the NFL are too good. 717 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:26,320 Speaker 1: You gotta get fantasy points from your defense off of 718 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:29,879 Speaker 1: turnovers and sacks. And the best way to do that 719 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: is if that the opposing team is forced to play 720 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,720 Speaker 1: catch up and they have to take more high risk throws. 721 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: That's when you get the turnovers. That's when you get 722 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 1: the sacks, and this is a unit that's built for that. Man, 723 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: you got two great edge rushers. As you mentioned, the 724 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 1: secondary play is going to be fuhenomenal, or at least 725 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,760 Speaker 1: on paper, it should be. You know what I'm saying. 726 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 1: So I mean, yeah, one hundred percent. I mean the 727 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: Chargers to me, I mean, look, you're gonna get You're 728 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 1: gonna get the rams to come off the board. The 729 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 1: Vikings will be coming off the board. The Jacksonville Jaguars 730 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 1: will probably be your first fantasy defense off the board 731 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: when those three teams go. Well, who am I left with? 732 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: I think you talk about great value and that that's 733 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: what my piece was about bargain players in the NFL. 734 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 1: I didn't write about the Chargers defense, but certainly the 735 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:25,360 Speaker 1: Chargers defense I think will be a pretty good bargain. 736 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: I mean, this is and again I want to I 737 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 1: want to caution people, man, don't take your defense before 738 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: you know round eleven. Just don't do it. We should 739 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:36,239 Speaker 1: mention that that's that's the PSA for today. Don't don't 740 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 1: take a defense out right, don't take a defense there. 741 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: If you're taking a defense in the in the single digits, 742 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:45,879 Speaker 1: that you just you're not should be in league. Get 743 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:48,399 Speaker 1: out of my league, right, I mean, yeah, I mean 744 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: you know, and I know there's gonna be a lot 745 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,960 Speaker 1: as well. You know I did, and I want seventeen champion. Okay, brother, 746 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: look I get it. But the we're playing the numbers here, okay, 747 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 1: and the numbers tell you. I mean, you could hit 748 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:01,839 Speaker 1: on seventeen too. You get hit on seventeen all day, 749 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: and yeah you've wont some hands, all right. But I 750 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 1: say that's not a good strategy, brother. That's that's all 751 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 1: I'm saying. That the numbers are against you when you 752 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 1: take the defense of the single digit That's all I'm saying. Now. 753 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 1: I think that the Chargers in the double digit round 754 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:19,319 Speaker 1: after round eleven. Yeah, it's a team that you know 755 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 1: if you're taking them in rounds twelfth, thirteen. Oh man, 756 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 1: hold on, hold on, pick. I love that pick, James. 757 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,560 Speaker 1: You got me hype, man. It's it's June six, we're 758 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:32,200 Speaker 1: taping this. This will be out tomorrow. But I'm hype 759 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: for fantasy football already. I don't think it's too early. 760 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,640 Speaker 1: I think this is something you got to be thinking about. Well, 761 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 1: have you on? As the season gets closer, maybe talk 762 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 1: about some of these rookies and everything else going on 763 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 1: around the league. In the meantime. Link to your piece. 764 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,760 Speaker 1: The title of it is Jagi Leads twenty eighteen Fantasy 765 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 1: Football Draft Bargains. We'll put it up on the website 766 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:52,640 Speaker 1: later this week. Go check that out, James. What else 767 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 1: you got going on? Man? You know again, we got 768 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:58,919 Speaker 1: that podcast going. Austin Eckler was gracious enough to join 769 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,480 Speaker 1: us this week him. He's a great interview. He's got 770 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 1: a great backstory, man, And if you don't know about it, 771 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:08,440 Speaker 1: you know he talks about his mentality. Again. Look, man, 772 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,319 Speaker 1: if you listen to our podcast, you know you're gonna 773 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 1: get hides because that's that's just what I do. I 774 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:16,160 Speaker 1: bring the energy. Man, Yes, you're doing it. And from 775 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 1: Austin Eckler, I was hyped to get him on and 776 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 1: he shares some of his great, you know, philosophical insight 777 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: on how he made it from small town with Colorado 778 00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:29,839 Speaker 1: to now the big stage and how he's been doing well. 779 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,439 Speaker 1: It's a great story, it's a great backstory. I'm really 780 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: excited to share his story with our listeners as well. 781 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: He's a great guy. He does a lot in the 782 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,760 Speaker 1: community too in his short time here, so we're really 783 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,400 Speaker 1: excited to have him as part of this organization. And 784 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:47,759 Speaker 1: James can't thank you for your time, dude. Like I said, 785 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:51,239 Speaker 1: triple threat, your host, your anchor, You're right, what can't 786 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: you do? Bro? Well, listen, man, I do appreciate you 787 00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: bringing me on it. Anytime you need somebody just giving 788 00:37:57,600 --> 00:37:59,080 Speaker 1: me a call, be more than happy to join it 789 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,319 Speaker 1: a everybuddy catch up soon, all right, sound good and 790 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: that'll do it. My thanks to James and Jalila Died 791 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:06,920 Speaker 1: for joining me, and of course thanks to you all 792 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:09,799 Speaker 1: for listening. Find us on Apple Podcasts and while you're there, 793 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:12,640 Speaker 1: please leave a review, help spread the word. We hope 794 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: you enjoyed this episode and until next time, I'm Chris 795 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:17,399 Speaker 1: Harry